Special Report by Sherlene Shanklin, WHAS11 Television, ABC Louisville
(Louisville, KY) Down the Stretch with Sherlene Shanklin: The celebrity guest list for events surrounding Kentucky Derby 144 continues to grow as we are now on the fast track to the finish.
It’s always exciting to see who will attend the galas. I now have the list for the Trifecta Gala. They have previously announced Music legend Stevie Wonder as the entertainment and the host for the evening is night talk show legend Arsenio Hall. It will be held on Friday, May 4th in the Omni Hotel in downtown Louisville at 7:00 p.m. Their proceeds benefit the West End School and the University of Louisville Autism Center at Kosair Charities.
Here’s a few names that will walk the Trifecta Gala red carpet:
-Actor, comedian and star of ABC’s Blackish Anthony Anderson
-Actor, writer, director and the star of the new Avengers: Infinity War Don Cheadle
-NFL Hall of famer and Super Bowl champion Orlando Pace
-Attorney and television personality Star Jones
-Super music producer and Kentucky native Finis White
-Kentucky basketball assistant coach, former NBA player and former Louisville star Kenny Payne
-Louisville native known as Dr. Dunkenstein for the Utah Jazz and Louisville basketball Darrell Griffith
Many of these guests will also attend the Celebrity After-Party hosted by Diddy at the Louisville Palace from 11:00 pm to 4:00 am.
To learn more about both events and ticket availability go to www.trifectagala.com.
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Sherlene Shanklin also created The VIPP Report to highlight events, community affairs, entertainment, sports and client news. It also highlights the Emmy-nominated and Regional Murrow Award winner for being on the WHAS11 team for Best Newscast in the Rick Pitino and University of Louisville suspension/investigation. For projects and speaking engagements. Follow her on Facebook @SherleneShanklinmediaprpro, Twitter @Sherlenemediapr and Instagram @Sherlenemediapro.
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