The HRC Mile High Gala First Round of Entertainment Confirmed

An evening of music and inspiring speeches awaits on April 24, 2010

HRC Colorado just confirmed the first round of entertainment and one keynote speaker for the 2010 HRC Mile High Gala. The evening proves to be an event not to be missed with a Keynote address from actress Crystal Chappell, with a performance from slam poet and singer Andrea Gibson and a special guest appearance by Michael Manning from MTV’s The Real World, Washington DC.

An Emmy Award Winning actress, Crystal Chappell currently plays main character Gina Brogno on the web series, Venice. Chappell plays a self-made interior designer who is strong, independent and has an extremely dry wit. She exudes sexuality and confidence, but is still trying to gain the approval of her father, the Colonel. Gina also happens to be gay, but lives by the philosophy of ‘who you sleep with and why is no one else’s business.’ The plot of the web series centers on Gina’s life, family, love interests and community.

Crystal Chappell has recently reprised her role as Dr. Carly Manning on NBC-TV’s Days of Our Lives, for which she received Soap Opera Award’s Hottest Female Star. She first played Dr. Manning in the 1980s, when she quickly became one of daytime TV’s most sought- after and popular actresses.

Andrea Gibson is a powerful live performer and was the winner of the 2008 Women of The World Poetry Slam (Detroit), and has placed 3rd in the world for the last 3 years by the iWPS. She won a DIY Poetry Book of the Year and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her first book, “Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns.” She has been showcased on Free Speech TV, the documentary Slam Planet, NPR, Air America and Independent Radio Stations nationwide. Now, Gibson is distinguishing herself amongst the other performance poets by bringing her love of music into her current CD, Yellowbird.

For more information on the Gala, please visit www.milehighgala.org