Alec Baldwin Hosts NY Philharmonic Weekly Radio Broadcasts in FebruaryDecember 28, 2011In February 2012 The New York Philharmonic This Week - the weekly radio series of concerts by the New York Philharmonic, hosted by Alec Baldwin - begins with an encore performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah from November 2010 led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, The Yoko Nagae Ceschina Chair, with soprano Carolyn Sampson, mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, tenor Allan Clayton, bass-baritone Gerald Finley, and the New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director. The second program - from the Orchestra's EUROPE / WINTER 2010 tour - is also led by Mr. Gilbert and includes EXPO by The Marie-Josee Kravis Composer-in-Residence Magnus Lindberg; Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Yefim Bronfman as soloist; and Sibelius's Symphony No. 2 and Valse triste as performed in Cologne, Germany.
City Parks Foundation Presents 'SummerStage APAP Showcase' With Bebel Gilberto & Gregory Porter, 1/5December 28, 2011City Parks Foundation announced the SummerStage APAP Showcase, a special event taking place at the Highline Ballroom on Thursday, January 5, 2012. The showcase will feature Brazilian superstar, Bebel Gilberto and acclaimed jazz vocalist, Gregory Porter as well as other guests for a special night of performances that will offer audiences a preview of the upcoming 2012 season of SummerStage.
THE X FACTOR: The Season Finale!December 22, 2011Can I get a drum roll please? Tonight is the night, everyone! We are finally going to find out who is the winner of The X Factor! After a long journey, Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene, and Melanie Amaro have made it to the end, and one of them will have their dreams come true tonight! They all were amazing last night and it is obvious that the best and most deserving contestants are standing on stage tonight. It is so hard to decide who should be the champion, but it is all in the hands of America now. This is going to be a very close call! The votes are in and we will soon find out who has The X Factor!
THE X FACTOR: The Live Finals!December 21, 2011This is the moment you've all been waiting for- the finals! After a long road of auditions, boot camp, and the live shows, we are now just inches away from the finish line. The 3 finalists will each sing two songs for the last time for America's votes. Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene, and Melanie Amaro are performing for their lives tonight. Tomorrow, one of them will be crowned the winner of The X Factor!
Jonah Hill Joins 'Nothing But Nets' Grassroots Campaign to Fight Malaria in AfricaDecember 21, 2011This week, actor and comedian Jonah Hill is celebrating his birthday by asking his fans and supporters to send life-saving bed nets to refugees in the Horn of Africa through the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets-a global, grassroots campaign to fight malaria in Africa. As part of a new contest on fundraising site Crowdrise.com, Hill is competing against 11 other celebrities to raise money for their chosen charities. The Mozilla Corporation, hosts of the Firefox web browser, will award $25,000 to the charity to raise the most by January 11, 2012.