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Show The Salt Lake Tribune R.S.V.P. Sunday, January 23, 3900 Gaptt Gilmore; “American Psycho" cp- screenwriter Guinevere Turmen ‘Sundance photos by Rick Bgan/The Salt Lake Tribune Stars Glitter on Sundance Opening Night Not even an eclipse of the hidder RSVP. chairman Geoffrey Gilmore. Qa $Film Festival's opening night as { independent filmmakers and ac- King Luncheon : and shakers at a gala preS 3 premiere reception Thursday at Association for the Advancement More than 550 guests attended the Salt Lake Branch National $tors mingled with Utah movers of Colored People (NAACP) Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. § the Salt Lake Art Center. ‘A paradeof actors descended Memorial luncheon Jan.17 and the woodenstairwayinto the flashing lights of a dozen photog: raphers Leading the way were g What'sCooking?” cast members s Julianna Margulies (“ER”), Alfre JUDY MAGID Sundance board memberDavid along with director Gurinder Winder, Jerre Winder, Wendy Bagleyandfestival co-director wife wrote the screenplay. husband, Jim Carlson, and Shireen Khazeni were among the § Woodard and Albie Selznick, Chadha and hus! Mayeda Berges, who with his Utah Film Commission director Leigh von der Esch was there with actor Michael Nouri (“Flashdance”) andsister Vicki Hunt and Mike Korach, Spokane, Wash. Former media director Saundra and HerschelSaperstein enjoyed Gary Vlasic’s elegant hors d'oeuvres while Sundance media director R.J. Millard directed the ia. Festival volunteers Diana Kirk and Gayle Stevens were at their usual posts welcomingfolks to theart center along with Tina Lewis and Kathryn Bise. Rita Fordham was there with Steve and Tamara Thompson and LouineHolt. Corporation for Public Broadcasting board member Winter and Carol Horton chatted with Mayor RockyAnderson, Nicole Guillemet. Guillemet’s crowd gathered to hear welcomes from Gov. Mike Leavitt andinsti- tute chairman Ken Brecher, who thanked AT&Tforits 16-year sponsorship of the opening-night reception and pledge of support for three more years. AT&Tregional director Jack Schiefer and wife Judy were there, as were Marcia Price, Sherry Shelton, Pamela Joklik, Eccles Foundation Director Lon Watson, formerUtah first lady Norma Matheson and son Jim Matheson, Steve and Lorna Matheson, Guinevere Turner(co- applauded Utah statelegislators who support changing Utah’s Hu- man Rights Day to Martin Luther King Human Rights Day. Guest speaker Raymond C. Pierce, deputy assistant secretary for civil rights, U.S. Department phage broughtgreeti: of. from President Clinton and re- minded guests to celebrate King’s life by taking a “day on” in service rather than taking a dayoff. Nostranger to the Salt Lake Branch NAACP,Pierce joked that he hasbeen a speakerfor the chapter, which includes Nevada and Idaho, so many times that his wife, Diane Pierce, wants to know whatUtah’sattractionis for him. “(Branch president Jeanetta Williams]is persistent’ She even got meto speak in Pocatello, Ida- ho,” the Alexandria,Va., resident said. she-ro.” The Rosa Parks award wentto vice president of mission services at Intermountain Health Care Pamela Atkinson, whorecalled a long-ago tussle in New Orleans when sherefused to leave the back of a segregated bus. A $1,000 Utah Jazz scholarship waspresented to Donald Brown by team owner Larry Miller, subbing for former ABA/NBAstar Ron Boone, whoplayed for the Utah Stars as well as the Jazz. Emcee Edward Lewis Jr.introduced guests including Salt Lake City Mayor Ross “Rocky” Anderson andlegislators Pete Suazo and Patrice Arent. University of Utah President Bernie Machenattended, as did U. associate vice president of academicaffairs Karen Dace, Ronald Coleman, Betty Gaines-Jones, Boyer and Pat Jarvis, Betty Mason and granddaughter Breeana Mason, Cathy Copeland and son Quincey, Davis and Willene Davis, Don Gale, Clara and Jugi Hogue, Conference for Community and Jus- tice Executive Director Joan Smith, Kilo and Melanie Zamora, Eligio White, Jeff Swinton and Winston Wilkinson. J.D. Williams was there, as The Martin Luther King Jr. Award waspresented to Jacqueline Thompson, education spe- Dave Jones and wife Cindy, cialist for the Utah State Office of Josie Valdez, former Third Dis- ell, president of TurnerOriginal Education, Educational Equity Section, whodeclared, “Dr. King Deaton, Lourdes and Cressida screenwriter on “American Psy- cho”), Peter Stevens,state Rep. 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