FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:	CONTACT:	Kathy Brown

August 27, 2003	Rescue the Russell, Inc.

(614) 325-0879

OR

James Tierney, President

Rescue the Russell

(606) 564-4104

"The Clooney-Crosby Connection"

Celebrating the lives, career and friendship of Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney

WHO:	Kathryn Crosby, Dante DiPaolo, Nick Clooney, and Bob DeFlores.

WHAT:	Celebration of the careers and unique friendship of legendary entertainers Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney. Family members will take audience questions and reminisce about shared vacations, world tours, recordings, tv and radio appearances, Italian dinners and much more. Featuring Bing's widow, Kathryn Crosby; Rosemary's widower Dante DiPaolo and brother Nick Clooney; and Crosby film archivist, Bob DeFlores, who will show rare tribute films.

WHERE:	Opera Theatre, W. Second Street, Maysville, Kentucky

WHEN:	Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. as one of the many activities taking place during The Fifth Annual Rosemary Clooney Music Festival. Tickets are $20 at the door.

WHY:	To salute Bing and Rosemary's unprecedented careers and friendship in this the 100th Anniversary of his birth and the 75th Anniversary of hers. To support the Rescue the Russell restoration project which seeks to restore Maysville's historic Russell Theatre, where 50 years ago the world premiere of Rosemary's first motion picture, "The Stars are Singing" was held. 100% of the proceeds from this event will go directly to Rescue the Russell, Inc.

This event is being sponsored by Bluegrass Satellite, a satellite dish and equipment business located in Maysville, Kentucky and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Basil Mattingly. Indicating their excitement about being associated with this event, Luanne Mattingly said, "Bas and I are happy to assist Rescue the Russell in providing such a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and learn more about Maysville's own hometown girl, while helping to restore this theatre that is such an important part of our history and community."

For more information, contact Kathy Brown at 614/325/0879, e-mail admin@rosemaryclooney.com or visit www.rosemaryclooney.com or www.rescuetherussell.com.

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