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ANNUAL TONY AWARDS VIEWING PARTY BRINGS BROADWAY TO WEST COAST T he Annual Tony Awards viewing party, presented by The Actors Fund, was held June 9 at the Tagleyan Cultural Complex in Los Angeles and was hosted by Tony-winner Tommy Tune. The evening included a silent auction, dinner, a live broadcast of the Tony Awards and a lifetime achievement award presentation. SAG-AFTRA members, officers and staff attending included, from left, L.A. Host Committee Chair and L.A. Local Board member Vivicca Whitsett; Local Board member Kate Linder; Secretary-Treasurer Amy Aquino; then-National Board member Jeff Austin; L.A. Local Board members Iqbal Theba and Tara Radcliffe; Assistant National Executive Director, Communications Pamela Greenwalt; and Los Angeles Local Executive Director Ilyanne Morden Kichaven. Los Angeles ERIC CHARBONNEAU/SAG FOUNDATION GOLFING TO GIVE SAG Foundation Golf Classic hosts Aimee Garcia, left, and Dennis Quaid, along with SAG Foundation President JoBeth Williams, gathered with other celebrities and entertainment industry executives for a day of golfing and giving on June 10. The foundation's fourth annual charitable fundraiser brought in $320,000 to help performers facing life-threatening illnesses and severe economic hardships. NEW DIGS FOR N.Y. LOCAL T he New York Local is getting a new home. Its two current Madison Avenue offices will be moving to a single location at 1900 Broadway (63rd Street), right across from Lincoln Center. The space will be completely new, designed to suit the specific needs of the union. There will be a state-of-the-art member lounge, larger conference rooms for board and committee meetings, and classrooms for conservatory and foundation events. New York Local Executive Director Jae Je Simmons commented, "I am delighted that the New York Local will now have a unified office space for members and staff. It makes sense both practically and financially, not to mention psychologically. And to be right across the street from one of most famous performing arts centers in the world just seems perfect." The new office is expected to open in early 2014. CASTS CELEBRATED AT ANNUAL BOWLING PARTY New York On April 21, SAG-AFTRA, SAGIndie and the Tribeca Film Festival presented its sixth annual cast party at Bowlmor Lanes in Union Square. The event, hosted by Morgan Spurlock and Christopher McDonald, brought casts from all competing films together to celebrate the downtown film festival. Above, SAGIndie National Director Darrien Michele Gipson, left, shares a smile with Spurlock. SAGAFTRA.org | Summer 2013 | SAG-AFTRA OnLoc_F2.indd 31 31 8/30/13 1:03 PM