42ND STREET, Olivia Newton-John, National Geographic Live and More Coming to MPAC This April
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2017 Mayo Performing Arts Center has announced its upcoming events for April 2017 - scroll down for details!...
'The Thinker' Wins Natural Habitat Adventures' 2016 Wildlife Photo Contest
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2016 Extreme patience and a sliver of light through the canopy created The Thinker, an intimate portrayal of a chimpanzee in repose in its jungle habitat. The animal was unaware that a talented amateur was zooming in to create an image that would win one of two top awards in Natural Habitat Adventures' (...
Darleen Johnson Releases MONITORS OF DESTRUCTION
by Christina Mancuso - March 10, 2016 Darleen Johnson, a retired high school teacher, science fiction fan, founder of the non-profit corporation Helping Other People Everywhere Inc., a devoted social activist, and a dedicated author, has completed her newest work 'Monitors of Destruction': a gripping and potent tale of humans, aliens an...
Travel App Brings National Park Road Trips to Life
by Tyler Peterson - February 26, 2015 Thanks to a new travel app from Just Ahead (http://www.justahead.com/), smartphone technology can now play a vital role on a vacation into America's national parks. In fact, it may be just the thing to turn heads away from games, music, and texting and into nature while cruising park roads this summ...
August at Bookworks Features Birding in New Mexico, Art of Forgiving and More!
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2015 August's events at Bookworks are below. For more information, visit bkwrks.com/event....
Wes Bentley, Luke Grimes & More Join Cast of Drama Series YELLOWSTONE
by Caryn Robbins - June 28, 2017 The cast for Paramount Network's first original scripted drama series YELLOWSTONE is ramping up with an impressive list of actors. Wes Bentley, Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes and Cole Hauser have joined world-renowned actor and Oscar(R)-winner Kevin Costner for the 10 one-hour episode series...
NBC's TODAY to Hit the Road for '100 Years of National Parks'
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2016 TODAY will be hitting the road next week to explore the wonder of some of the country's best national parks with “100 Years of National Parks TODAY.”...
Summer Learning Gap Bridged For Houston Youth By Royal Bank Of Canada Foundation
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2017 Young Audiences of Houston announced today it has been selected by Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Foundation as a 2017 grant recipient to pilot the Come and Explore Summer Camp, an arts-learning summer program for the children of Houston. ...
Caroline Says Signs to Western Vinyl to Reissue Debut Album
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2017 Alabama-raised, Austin-based songwriter Caroline Sallee, aka Caroline Says, has signed to Western Vinyl to reissue her originally cassette-only debut album, 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't be Wrong, on August 4, before a collection of new material, destined to be her sophomore record, arrives in early 2...
Smithsonian Channel Premieres MASS EXTINCTION: LIFE AT THE BRINK Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 30, 2014 MASS EXTINCTION: LIFE AT THE BRINK, narrated by Jeffrey Wright, a new one-hour special premiering tonight, November 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel, is produced by Tangled Bank Studios, the film and television unit of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)....
Austin Adventures Offering Custom Trips
by Tyler Peterson - June 16, 2014 Austin Adventures, world leader in small group, multisport and active travel, have shifted sales focus and operations this year to accommodate a significant uptick in requests for private and exclusive custom trips. The 2014 season is shaping up to be a banner year for independent group travel....
NOVA: WILD WAYS to Premiere on PBS 4/20
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2016 NOVA: WILD WAYS premieres Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 9:00 pm ET/ 8:00 pm CT on PBS. Four-lane highways may be a necessity to our modern society, but they can be a death traps for millions of animals that try to cross them....
Jackson Hole's Bentwood Inn Named TripAdvisor GreenLeader
by Tyler Peterson - December 21, 2015 The award-winning Bentwood Inn (http://www.bentwoodinn.com/) today proudly announced it has been accepted as a Platinum (highest level) GreenLeader into the TripAdvisor GreenLeaders program, which helps travelers around the world plan greener trips by highlighting hotels and B&Bs engaging in environ...
NOVA: WILD WAYS Premieres on PBS Today
by TV News Desk - April 20, 2016 NOVA: WILD WAYS premieres today, April 20, 2016 at 9:00 pm ET/ 8:00 pm CT on PBS....
Buffalo Bill Center of the West Curators Revise WAHB
by Christina Mancuso - September 17, 2015 After an 1899 trip to a ranch near Meeteetse, Wyoming, in the northwest part of the state, Ernest Thompson Seton published 'Wahb: The Biography of a Grizzly' through a series of three articles for 'Century Magazine,' and then the story appeared in book form in 1900....
O.A.R.S. Pledges $150K in Money, Trips to Get Kids to National Parks
by Tyler Peterson - May 19, 2015 Veteran river outfitter and adventure travel company, O.A.R.S., has introduced a new program to help open up the great outdoors for kids around the country. Starting this year, O.A.R.S. will donate one percent of company sales to the National Park Foundation—the official charity of America's nationa...
Tippet Rise Art Center Announces Highlights of Second Season
by A.A. Cristi - November 29, 2016 Tippet Rise Art Center, set beneath the big sky of Montana midway between Billings and the edge of Yellowstone National Park, has announced the dates and selected highlights of its next concert season, July 7 through September 17, 2017. The Art Center, which opened in June 2016, is located on a 10,2...
Bookworks Presents Shelf Awareness for Readers
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2015 As the classic Tony Bennett song goes, 'You Must Believe in Spring,' though some of us have nearly lost faith. Here are some of our favorite books that pay tribute to the season as we await its arrival....
Nat Geo WILD to Present 10 Days of Thanksgiving
by Caryn Robbins - November 05, 2015 Nat Geo WILD's Thanksgiving celebration is an epic lineup of animal adventures that will keep the whole family glued to the couch for 10 days straight. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26...
SWAN LAKE, The Midtown Men, WEST SIDE STORY and More Coming Up This Spring at MPAC
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2017 Scroll down for the latest list of events running April - June at Mayo Performing Arts Center. An additional event will be added in June, with details to be announce shortly!...
Trends: Where Can I Go Next Week? The New Norm
by Tyler Peterson - July 10, 2014 Travel companies must turn on a dime faster than ever these days. A leading multisport tour operator, Austin Adventures, reports that summer bookings once averaging 40 to 60 days in advance of departure are now coming in under 30 days or fewer this season....
Sneak Peek: PBS's NOVA to Premiere MAKING NORTH AMERICA, 11/4
by Caryn Robbins - October 01, 2015 Mighty, elemental forces molded North America. Fiery eruptions, titanic floods, the grinding of great ice sheets, and massive impacts from space all shaped our land....
OARS Catalog Features Adventures for the Whole Family
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2015 Veteran family adventure vacations outfitter O.A.R.S. announces the release of its new Family Adventures Catalog with its 2015 line-up of 21 all-inclusive time-for-a-break options for families....
Bear Lake, Utah's Campfire Grill Restaurant Welcomes New Chef and Updated Menus for the Summer 2016 Season
by Marina Kennedy - April 20, 2016 The Campfire Grill Restaurant, located at Conestoga Ranch, is set to open for the summer season on May 13 with a new chef and new menu creations for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Chef Vincent Liberato, who joins Bear Lake's glamping destination after having been a chef at several fine hotels and rest...
New Montana Arts Center Celebrates Classical Music and Contemporary Sculpture
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 11, 2015 In summer 2016 Tippet Rise, a brand new arts center that celebrates the union of land, art, architecture and music, will open outside Fishtail, Montana, midway between Billings and the edge of Yellowstone National Park.... |