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Sundance Institute today announced that it will present actress and arts advocate Glenn Close with its Vanguard Leadership Award in recognition of her distinguished career in entertainment and advocacy of independent film. The award presentation will take place at the fourth annual 'Celebrate Sundance Institute' benefit, chaired by Institute Trustees Jeanne Donovan Fisher and Pat Mitchell, on June 4, 2014 in New York.

The Paley Center for Media unveiled today the agenda for its International Council Summit (IC2013) scheduled for November 21-22 in New York and additional speakers Nate Silver and Tim Armstrong, who will join the lineup of previously announced participants including Google Chairman Eric Schmidt.

Jody Williams will discuss her memoir, 'My Name is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize,' at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Brazos Bookstore. The event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the event. From her modest beginnings to becoming the tenth woman - and third American woman - to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Jody Williams takes the reader through the ups and downs of her tumultuous and remarkable life. In a voice that is at once candid, straightforward, and intimate, Williams describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies in defense of her deaf brother Stephen, her transformation from good girl to college hippie at the University of Vermont, and her protest of the war in Vietnam. She relates how, in 1981, she began her lifelong dedication to global activism as she battled to stop the U.S.-backed war in El Salvador. 'Jody Williams is a powerful woman. When she speaks, she carries the room. When she writes, she is equally clear and captivating,' writes Pat Mitchell, CEO of the Paley Center and former CEO of PBS. 'What might be the best thing about her - whether she's speaking or writing - is that she shares her power. She is tireless in her work for a better world for us all. She engages through humor and humility and makes anyone who comes in contact with her believe that they too can change the world.' Williams received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her work to ban landmines. She is the Sam and Cele Keeper Endowed Professor in Peace and Social Justice at UH GCSW where she has been teaching since 2003. She is the founding chair of the Nobel Women's Initiative, launched in January 2006. The recipient of fifteen honorary degrees, Williams was named among the 100 most powerful women in the world in 2004 by Forbes magazine. Since 1998, she has served as a campaign ambassador for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which she helped found in 1992. What: Jody Williams to Discuss Her Memoir, 'My Name is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girls Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize' When: 7 p.m., Wednesday, November 20. A book signing will follow the event. Where: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet Street, Houston, Texas 77005 Who: The event is free and open to the public. About the UH Graduate College of Social Work The UH Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) is a nationally recognized program, ranked 37 by U.S. News & World Report, educating professionals for social work practice, research and leadership. Offering master's and doctoral degrees, the GCSW is the only social work program in the world to have a Nobel laureate on its faculty. The GCSW advocates for innovative, collaborative, inclusive and humane policies and solutions that promote social, economic and political justice. A commitment to critical thinking that links rigorous scientific inquiry, ethical social work practice and community engagement generates new knowledge to the field of social work and many other disciplines. About the University of Houston The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the nation's best colleges for undergraduate education. UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning and strategic industry partnerships. Located in the nation's fourth-largest city, UH serves more than 39,500 students in the most ethnically and culturally diverse region in the country. For more information about UH, visit the university's newsroom at http://www.uh.edu/news-events/

The Women's Media Center announced its honorees for The 2013 Women's Media Awards today, October 8th at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. Lily Tomlin will host the event.

The Women's Media Center announced its honorees for The 2013 Women's Media Awards on Tuesday October 8th at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. Lily Tomlin will host the event.

The Paley Center for Media and the Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment will present the first annual PaleyFest: Made in NY on October 2-6 at the Paley Center in New York.

The second season of Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan, talk-radio with a brain, will debut on Saturday, September 14th. In its first season the show attracted listeners worldwide with Morgan's controversial commentaries and with an eclectic array of stellar guests including major news personalities, celebrities, politicians and more.

The Paley Center for Media and the Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment will present the first annual PaleyFest: Made in NY on October 2-6 at the Paley Center in New York.

The top laugh-out loud scenes from the greatest television shows of all time are celebrated in TV's FUNNIEST OF THE FUNNIEST: A Paley Center for Media Special,' airing tonight, Sept. 1 (9-11 p.m. ET) on NBC.

Seven-time Emmy Award winner Betty White will host 'TV's Funniest of the Funniest: A Paley Center for Media Special,' a star-studded salute to the top laugh-out loud scenes from the greatest television shows of yesterday and today.

The top laugh-out loud scenes from the greatest television shows of all time are celebrated in TV's FUNNIEST OF THE FUNNIEST: A Paley Center for Media Special," airing Sunday, Sept. 1 (9-11 p.m. ET) on NBC.

The Paley Center for Media will present the 9th annual PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV on September 6-13, 2013 at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, and on September 7-8 at The Paley Center for Media in New York.

The Women's Forum of New York will present The 3rd Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefitting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum today, June 25 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for Women's Forum founder Elinor 'Elly' Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders.

The Women's Forum of New York will present The 3rd Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefitting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum on Tuesday, June 25 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for Women's Forum founder Elinor 'Elly' Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders.

Sundance Institute just presented playwright and Sundance Institute Theatre Lab alum Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with the first-ever Tennessee Williams Award from the Institute's Theatre Program, which supports the development of new work for the stage. Sundance Institute Emeritus Trustee Sally Field presented the honor and accompanying $10,000 grant at the Celebrate Sundance Institute benefit for its Theatre Program last night at Stephan Weiss Studio in Greenwich Village. BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities and you can check out who was there to celebrate below!

The Paley Center has announced its upcoming events for March-April 2013, including a Marvin Hamlisch tribute concert, the New York premiere screening of the documentary 'The Stages of Edward Albee' - with Albee and Kathleen Turner in person - the Mad Men cast at Paley After Dark and more. Details below!

The Paley Center has announced its upcoming events for March-April 2013, including a Marvin Hamlisch tribute concert, the New York premiere screening of the documentary 'The Stages of Edward Albee' - with Albee and Kathleen Turner in person - the Mad Men cast at Paley After Dark and more. Details below!

The Paley Center for Media announced today that it will partner with Livestream for the second consecutive year to provide live streaming of the following series to be honored at the 30th Annual PaleyFest, which takes place March 1-15, 2013 at the Saban Theatre

Paley Center NY has announced some February 2013 programming updates, including DocuDay New York 2013 (see all the Academy Award-nominated documentaries) and more. Scroll below for details!

For The First Time ever, the stars and producers of the phenomenally successful 'The Walking Dead' and No. 1 comedy series 'The Big Bang Theory' are coming to theaters nationwide as part of the ultimate TV fan festival - PaleyFest