CALENDAR GIRLS Galas

CALENDAR GIRLS is inspired by the British story of the Yorkshire women who set out to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund by posing nude for an alternative Women’s Institute calendar. Their courage and chutzpah turned a local story into an international media phenomenon and inspired millions of women worldwide.

Chris (Helen Mirren) and Annie (Julie Walters} are the best of friends-very different, but very close. Living in a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, their peaceful lives are shattered when Annie’s husband dies of leukemia. An active member of the local Women’s Institute, Chris enlists the support of her fellow members in an unorthodox fundraising initiative for the local hospital.

While the Calendar Girls raised over $1 million, the media spotlight changed their lives forever. A s they feel their way uncertainly in a world that is completely new to them, the story moves from Yorkshire to London to Hollywood and a funny, poignant and beguiling tale unfolds of grit, determination, celebrity, the seductive charm-and the dangers-of life in the spotlight and, ultimately, of the enduring power of love and friendship.