Thank you for joining Young Literati Chair Samantha Hanks and Honorary Co-Chairs Busy Philipps and Constance Wu for a celebration of the literary life of our city!
The Ninth Annual Toast was held Saturday, April 1, 2017, at NeueHouse Hollywood.
Hosted by Busy Philipps and Colin Hanks.
Performers:
Andrew Bird
Chelsea Handler
Kumail Nanjiani
Retta
Timothy Simons
Constance Wu
Event Timeline
7:30 pm Red carpet opens / Check-in opens for VIP Guests
8 pm VIP pre-party
8:45 pm Doors open to General Admission Guests
9:15 pm Seated program begins
10:30 pm After-party
12:00 am Event concludes
Transportation & Parking
Parking is available for $7 (with validation) in the NeueHouse lot behind the venue. Click here for a map to the parking lot. Other lots are also available nearby, as well as limited street parking. The closest Metro stop is Hollywood/Vine, about a 10 minute walk away.
Curatorial Committee
Donick Cary & Kim Huffman Cary | Amanda & Shepard Fairey | Samantha & Colin Hanks | Courtney Lilly | Busy Philipps | Alexis Spraic | Sarah Thyre | Constance Wu
Honorary Hosts
Anthony Anderson | Fred Armisen | Kenya Barris & Rainbow Edwards-Barris | Gotham Chopra | Lena Dunham & Jack Antonoff | Walton Goggins & Nadia Conners | Ginnifer Goodwin & Josh Dallas | Gillian Jacobs | Michael B. Jordan | Josh Kun & Ceci Bastida | Zoe Lister-Jones & Daryl Wein | Katie Lowes & Adam Shapiro | Jason Mantzoukas | Demetri & Rachael Martin | Tig Notaro & Stephanie Allynne | Randall Park | Paul Scheer & June Diane Raphael | John Szabo & Nick Kuefler | Mae Whitman | Constance Zimmer
Event Sponsorship
For information about sponsoring the Annual Toast, which helps to preserve and expand the services of the Los Angeles Public Library, please click here to view the sponsor packet or reach out to Rebecca Miller, Director of Young Literati, at rebeccamiller@lfla.org or 213.292.6245.
Many Thanks to Our Sponsors
Patron
Brendon Cassidy & Brooke Rowland
Michael T.M. Jones & Dana Wallach
Visionary
Lisa & Will Mesdag / Kira & Dustin Healey
MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
The Flora L. Thornton Foundation
Advocate
AECOM
Amazon Studios
Sunita Deshmukh
The Hotchkis Foundation
Jenji Kohan & Christopher Noxon
Matt Rising
SoCalGas
Enthusiast
Nadia Allaudin
Bob & Melissa Alvarado
Eric Andersen & Jeet Sohal
Dawn & Clive Baillie
Carla J. Christofferson & Adam Shell
Bob Dawson
Edison International
Gapp, LLC / Eric Chaves
Latham & Watkins, LLC
Sarah Kate Levy & David Friedman
Gwen Miller
Cheryl Rodman
Jamie B. Sher & Marisa Matarazzo
Louisa Shipnuck
Library Lover
Ike Barinholtz & Erica Hanson
Gloria & Geezer Butler
Lisa Firestone von Winterfeldt & Caspar von Winterfeldt
Heal, Inc.
Judith Selbst Kamins & Kenneth Kamins
Mondo Tees / Trailhead Marketing, Inc.
Media Sponsor
Click below to see pics from last year’s fantastic event!
