Weaver will receive $50,000 from outside sources for her appearance.
Actress Sigourney Weaver is seen at a global environmental policy conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) She'll be at the Founder's Day celebration in Auburn in 2010
Auburn NY -- Guess who’s coming to Auburn’s second annual Founder’s Day celebration?
A year after former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stole the show last June, movie star Sigourney Weaver is waiting in the wings to grace this year’s event, which will celebrate Auburn as the birthplace of talking movies.
Weaver, probably best known for her starring role in the 1986 movie, “Aliens,’’ has committed to appearing in the June 12 city celebration, City Manager Mark Palesh said today.
“I believe visiting Auburn is on Sigourney Weaver’s ‘bucket list’ and we’re going to make her dreams come true,’’ Palesh said with a laugh.
Weaver, who has appeared in dozens of movies and stage performances, will receive $50,000 for her appearance, Palesh said. Most of that money will come from outside sources, according to Palesh.
Auburn was the home of Theodore W. Case who developed and recorded the first talking movies at his home in 1916. His work is preserved at the Cayuga Museum’s Case Research Laboratory.
You can reach Scott Rapp at srapp@syracuse.com or 289-4839