Ken Pellman: TEA Party 2012 Takes over Disneyland Hotel
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Saturday, March 17 was the black-tie Thea Awards Gala in the Disneyland Hotel Grand Ballroom. The reception, networking, and silent auction began at 5:00 p.m. Dinner was at 6:30, with the awards presentation starting at 7:10. Dessert & coffee, backslapping and more handshakes, followed. Executive producer is Ron Miziker and his team put together quite the show.
To enter the reception, attendees walked a red carpet complete with cheering fans.
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Bob Gurr and John Lasseter could have been discussing how they both, in their own ways, make things move.
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Once in the reception area, in addition to mingling, attendees could make bids on a silent auction benefitting the TEA Foundation, a nonprofit educational foundation formed last year. Aside from artwork, some of the auction items included these separate experiences with TEA Lifetime Achievement honorees:
- Lunch with Disney Legend Marty Sklar
- Dinner with Disney Legend Bob Gurr
- A visit & tour of Walt Disney Imagineering with Tony Baxter, and lunch with Tony at the Rotunda, the private executive dining room at The Walt Disney Studios.
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After some dinner and some comments about the foundation, the show kicked off with a live band, singers, and dancers.
The printed program features information about each project and extensive credit lists.
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