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NYNW Theatre Festival Sets Broadway & Emmy Panel
by Tyler Peterson - March 30, 2015 The New York New Works Theatre Festival has announced the 2015 group of distinguished panelists offering their expertise and guidance to this year's participants....
Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum Opens Exhibition
by Christina Mancuso - February 10, 2016 TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - The Bata Shoe Museum is excited to announce the opening of its newest exhibition, Art & Innovation:Traditional Arctic Footwear from the Bata Shoe Museum Collection.Drawing from the Bata Shoe Museum's extensive circumpolar holdings and building upon information g...
University of Michigan Acquires Archive of Filmmaker Nancy Savoca
by Caryn Robbins - February 04, 2016 The University of Michigan Library will welcome the papers of another veteran filmmaker to their growing archive of material that highlights visionaries in the genre of independent film....
Stephen Wolfram Pens IDEA MAKERS
by Christina Mancuso - July 07, 2016 CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ In his new book published today, renowned scientist and tech innovator Stephen Wolfram takes us into the minds and lives of great thinkers and creators of the past few centuries, and shows how great achievements can arise from dramatically different persona...
Marco Calvani's MASPETH Set for Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - June 29, 2016 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity helps close out Gay Pride Month with a reading of Marco Calvani's drama Maspeth, presented on Thursday, June 30 at 8pm at the Paradise Factory, located at 64 East 4th Street. The reading is directed by Shira-Lee Shalit, with a cast that includes Christina Toth, E...
CNN to Present Special Report KATRINA: THE STORM THAT NEVER STOPPED, 8/25
by Caryn Robbins - August 19, 2015 CNN Special Report KATRINA: THE STORM THAT NEVER STOPPED to air Tuesday, August 25th at 9pmET. Additionally, tune in on Friday, August 28th for live show from New Orleans....
MONSTER MAKERS Set for Old Library Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - August 20, 2015 Last year, OLT's Reader's Theatre brought you the original musical A Dream of Wings - providing patrons with the opportunity to hear an original musical in development and provide feedback to its writer/composer. This year, we're presenting our second original musical - Stephen Dolginoff's Monster M...
Mayim Bialik Among Celebrity Judges Set for New Series AMERICA'S GREATEST MAKERS
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2016 Emmy(R)-winning producer Mark Burnett (Survivor, Shark Tank, The Voice) and TBS, a division of Turner, have brought together a panel of celebrity judges for this spring's exciting new tech competition series AMERICA'S GREATEST MAKERS...
Greenwich Theatre Launches New Spring Season in Celebration of Female Theatre Makers
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2016 Greenwich Theatre's spring season is being themed for the first time to promote and celebrate young female theatre makers, some at the start of their careers but others already exceptional multi-award winners....
Call to Makers Extended for the Grand Rapids Maker Faire
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2016 Grand Rapids Mini Maker Faire announced today that the Call to Makers for the 3rd annual Grand Rapids Mini Maker Faire has been an extended!...
GRAMMY Awards Season Kicks Off with More Than 21,000 Submissions
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2015 Upon the close of The Recording Academy's annual screening committee meetings, where more than 200 experts from various musical backgrounds and disciplines listen to and categorize all entries across 83 categories and 30 fields, the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards are underway....
Ben & Jerrys Celebrates Marriage Equality Ruling with New 'I Dough, I Dough' Flavor
by Caryn Robbins - June 26, 2015 Vermont-based ice cream makers Ben & Jerrys celebrated today's U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide by temporarily changing the name of its classic flavor...
Science Channel Premieres ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 21, 2015 America's do-it-yourselfers, innovators and entrepreneurs are getting the opportunity of a lifetime – to turn their big ideas into big money on Science Channel's all-new series ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS, world premiering tonight, January 21 at 10 PM ET/PT....
Carriageworks Theatre Presents EXTRAORDINARY Today
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2015 An original production, Extraordinary opens at Carriageworks Theatre today, 26th February, at 2pm and 7:30pm. This exciting new drama is brought to you by Carriageworks Young Theatre Makers, directed by Ruth Cooper....
Eagles Band Members & Jackson Browne to Pay Tribute to Glenn Frey on GRAMMY AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - February 10, 2016 Six-time GRAMMY® winner Glenn Frey will be honored at the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards® when the late musician's bandmates join close friend and collaborator Jackson Browne to perform a classic hit from the Eagles' legendary songbook....
GSN Announces New Competition Series STEAMPUNK'D
by Caryn Robbins - June 16, 2015 GSN, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, announced today that it has started production on a new original skill-based competition series, STEAMPUNK'D....
Rihanna Joins GRAMMY AWARDS All-Star Performance Line-Up
by Caryn Robbins - February 05, 2016 Billboard reports that superstar Rihanna has just been added to the 2016 Grammys performance lineup. The awards show airs live on Monday, Feb. 15 on CBS....
Texas Christian Film Festival Sets Lineup
by Tyler Peterson - December 11, 2015 The Texas Christian Film Festival features the best in genre filmmaking and post screening discussions with fresh film makers and noted panelists. “Our goal is to help audiences discover films that will inspire, entertain, transform and stimulate dialogue,” says festival creator, Ken Bailey. ...
VIDEO: Dionne Warwick Discusses Passing of Bobbi Kristina Brown on Bravo
by Caryn Robbins - July 27, 2015 On last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE on Bravo, legendary singer Dionne Warwick, cousin to the late Whitney Houston, discussed Bobbi Kristina Brown's passing...
New Young Rising Stars will Rock the Melody Makers/MDI Annual OC Pop Concert 2015
by Caryn Robbins - April 24, 2015 On June 7, dozens of talented young people will entertain Orange County with sensational sounds and moves when Melody Makers OC's up-and-comers take to the stage for the annual OC Pop Concert. ...
Syfy to Premiere New Zombie Western Starring Boy Band Members in April
by Tyler Peterson - March 23, 2016 No fooling, Syfy's latest genre-bending original movie, DEAD 7 – a boy band zombie Western – will premiere on Friday, April 1 at 8PM ET/PT....
MTC's NEON Festival of Independent Theatre Kicks Off Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - April 29, 2015 The countdown is on to MTC's 2015 NEON Festival of Independent Theatre which makes Southbank Theatre its home from 14 May to 25 July....
Planet Connections Film Festival to be Held This Saturday
by Tyler Peterson - June 16, 2016 From a village in India untouched by the footprint of technology, to four would-be private detectives on the streets of New York, to the political situation in St. Petersburg, Russia, Planet Connections Film Festival offers a globe-spanning journey all without ever leaving your seat. This year's F...
CNN Presents Special Report KATRINA: THE STORM THAT NEVER STOPPED Tonight
by TV News Desk - August 25, 2015 CNN Special Report KATRINA: THE STORM THAT NEVER STOPPED to air tonight, August 25th at 9pmET. Additionally, tune on Friday, August 28th for live show from New Orleans....
MISTER MAKER Tour Coming to QPAC, 7-8 July
by Tyler Peterson - February 06, 2015 Mister Maker's first ever national Australian tour will bring a touch of crafty sparkle to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC's) Concert Hall on the 7 and 8 July 2015.... |