IN PRAISE OF TALENT AND FRIENDSHIP
Roots hosts special dinner in Ottawa for two winners of Governor General's Performing Arts Awards
Earlier this month, Roots hosted a dinner in Ottawa in honour of two longtime friends on the eve of their receiving the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards for lifetime artistic achievement. At the event held at the Beckta restaurant, Roots Co-Founder Michael Budman paid tribute to Lorne Michaels and Robbie Roberston for their huge success in their respective fields and for being such loyal friends to him and to Roots for decades.
Lorne is the creator and Executive Producer of NBC's Saturday Night Live. Launched in 1975, it is the longest-running, highest-rated late-night television show in history. He has also produced more than a dozen feature films and several Broadway shows.
Robbie is a highly acclaimed singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. One of rock music's most influential and legendary figures, he's best known as a leader of The Band which recorded many best selling albums and backed up Bob Dylan in the 1960s and 1970s. He has also provided the music for several Martin Scorsese films.
Guests at the dinner, hosted by Michael and his wife Diane Bald, included actor Michael Douglas, Onex Chairman Gerry Schwartz, Indigo Books and Music President Heather Reisman, architect Douglas Cardinal, National Arts Centre President and CEO Peter Herrndorf, XM Canada satellite radio President Steve Tapp, film producer Lidia Andich and Roots Public Relations Director Raymond Perkins.
Lorne Michaels and Robbie Robertson were two of six recipients of the prestigious 2006 Governor General Performing Arts Awards who were the focus of three days of special events in Ottawa. They began with a House of Commons luncheon and reception on Parliament Hill followed later that evening by the Roots dinner. The next day, the awards presentation ceremony and dinner took place at Rideau Hall, with the Awards Gala held the day after at the National Arts Centre in the capital.
Earlier this month, Roots hosted a dinner in Ottawa in honour of two longtime friends on the eve of their receiving the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards for lifetime artistic achievement. At the event held at the Beckta restaurant, Roots Co-Founder Michael Budman paid tribute to Lorne Michaels and Robbie Roberston for their huge success in their respective fields and for being such loyal friends to him and to Roots for decades.
Lorne is the creator and Executive Producer of NBC's Saturday Night Live. Launched in 1975, it is the longest-running, highest-rated late-night television show in history. He has also produced more than a dozen feature films and several Broadway shows.
Robbie is a highly acclaimed singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. One of rock music's most influential and legendary figures, he's best known as a leader of The Band which recorded many best selling albums and backed up Bob Dylan in the 1960s and 1970s. He has also provided the music for several Martin Scorsese films.
Guests at the dinner, hosted by Michael and his wife Diane Bald, included actor Michael Douglas, Onex Chairman Gerry Schwartz, Indigo Books and Music President Heather Reisman, architect Douglas Cardinal, National Arts Centre President and CEO Peter Herrndorf, XM Canada satellite radio President Steve Tapp, film producer Lidia Andich and Roots Public Relations Director Raymond Perkins.
Lorne Michaels and Robbie Robertson were two of six recipients of the prestigious 2006 Governor General Performing Arts Awards who were the focus of three days of special events in Ottawa. They began with a House of Commons luncheon and reception on Parliament Hill followed later that evening by the Roots dinner. The next day, the awards presentation ceremony and dinner took place at Rideau Hall, with the Awards Gala held the day after at the National Arts Centre in the capital.
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