Heidi Firkus Case Investigated in New 48 HOURS Special
At 6:30 in the morning of April 25, 2010, Heidi Firkus called 911 after her husband, Nick Firkus, said an intruder was breaking into their home. She was shot and killed and Nick Firkus told investigators that his gun discharged when he struggled with the intruder. Jamie Yuccas reports on the investigation in the new 48 HOURS special. Watch a video.
Brantley Gilbert Teams Up With The Ones That Like Me Orchestra for Special Concert in Nashville
To most he's rough, rowdy and rocking, but Brantley Gilbert fans know the life and thought in songs like “Three Feet of Water,” “One Hell of an Amen,” “You Don't Know Her Like I Do” and “The Ones That Like Me.” Given that Nashville is a songwriters' town, the man who won the American Music Awards' Favorite Country Album for Just As I Am and was nominated for the Country Music Association's Song of the Year for “Dirt Road Anthem” wanted to give his songs a special treatment when his The Ones That Like Me Tour hit Nashville.
Chance Theater Receives Challenge Grant at Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center Dedication Ceremony
On Saturday, February 7, Chance Theater's Board of Directors, staff and resident artists held a special event to honor their major capital campaign donors and give them a literal standing ovation. The guest of honor at the event was community leader, Bette Aitken, whose husband Wylie surprised her last year with a $250,000 gift to the Chance to name the theater's new home after her.
New Museum Names Joseph Grima as Director of IDEAS CITY
Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director of the New Museum, today announced the appointment of Joseph Grima as Director of IDEAS CITY-the institution's high-profile ideas festival that explores the future of cities with culture as a driving force. Through conferences, workshops, commissions, projects, and exhibitions, DEAS CITY is a collaborative, civic, and creative enterprise that investigates key issues, proposes solutions, and seeds concrete actions. IDEAS CITY builds on the New Museum's mission of "New Art, New Ideas" by expanding the Museum beyond its walls into the civic realm.
Photo Flash: AEG & MGM Resorts International Break Ground on New Las Vegas Arena
Las Vegas Arena Company, owned by AEG and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), broke ground today on a world-class, privately funded, $375 million indoor arena set to open in spring 2016. Located west of the Las Vegas Strip, between New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts, the new 20,000-seat arena will host boxing , UFC and other sporting events, major headline entertainment, awards shows and special events.
Mayoral Panel Announced for IDEAS CITY Conference, 5/1 & 2
The New Museum and the IDEAS CITY Executive Committee announced today the full line-up of mayors who will participate in a signature panel discussion that will conclude the IDEAS City Conference at 7:30 p.m. on May 2 at the Great Hall, Cooper Union. In its inaugural year, this event drew a standing-room-only audience.
Georgia Ensemble Theatre Opens THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER Tonight, 9/6
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, will open its 2012-2013 20th anniversary season-long celebration tonight, September 6th with The Man Who Came to Dinnerby Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Artistic Director Robert J. Farley.