Kentucky Performing Arts Reveals New Board Appointment
Kentucky Performing Arts has announced an addition to its Board of Directors. Sean Higgins brings to the table 30 years experience as an entrepreneur and technology executive with an expertise in branding, marketing, and sales.
EA Festival and Essex Book Festival to Open This Month
EA Festival has partnered with Essex Book Festival in an exciting new long-term venture to co present events in East Anglia. EA Festival’s forward-looking approach to its inaugural festival demonstrates its commitment to work with regional and local leaders in the culture sector.
EA Festival Announces Line-Up
The world-class line-up of this brand-new festival in East Anglia involves talks and panel discussions that interrogate the future of everything from meat-eating and sustainability to fashion, sex and the English language.
New HBO Asia Original Series THE HEAD to Premiere in June
WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks today announced the premiere date and released the trailer of the brand-new HBO Asia Original, The Head, produced in association with Hulu Japan and THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO. The series will premiere on 12 June at 9pm on HBO GO and HBO.
Free VR Festival Comes to Merton, London
Showcasing the latest immersive technologies, Mitcham VR Festival will be the culmination of FilmMerton, the year-long project aiming to encourage participation with film throughout the London Borough of Merton. Curated by VR industry expert Mária Rakušanová (Curator and Executive Producer, Raindance Film Festival; member of BAFTA's Immersive Entertainment Advisory Group), this special one-off community event will bring cutting-edge VR entertainment to the heart of Merton.
Jack Allison, Prestigious Theater Teacher And Director, Passes Away At 78
John M. 'Jack' Allison, prestigious theater teacher and director in the United States, Canada, and Europe, died peacefully at the age of 78 on June 16, 2019 in East Northport, New York. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, he graduated from New Jersey City University with a BA in American Literature and History before earning an MA in Speech and Drama from The Catholic University of America, and a PhD (ABD) in Theatre and Directing from the University of Denver.
Photo Flash: Boys & Girls Clubs Of America Names 2019 Pacific Youth Of The Year
Boys & Girls Clubs of America held the annual Pacific Youth of the Year Celebration on May 9, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Club alumnus Mario Lopez received the prestigious Champion of Youth Award, and Sabrina McFarland from Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, was named the 2019 Pacific Youth of the Year. Television and radio personality, Rocsi Diaz was emcee. The evening fundraiser featured vocal performances by Club members from Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice, Boys & Girls Clubs of Burbank, and a dance performance by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley. John Lynch, General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers, Steve Layton, Principal and Co-Founder of LBA Realty, and Byron Roth, Chairman and CEO of ROTH Capital Partners, co-chaired the event. Celebration attendees included Lance Bass, Jake T. Austin, Anthony Lanier II, and Camila Banus.
Randy Armstrong Performs Solo Concert at the Hatbox Theatre
On Thursday June 7 at 7:30 PM, guitarist and world music artist Randy Armstrong will perform a solo concert at the Hatbox Theatre at the Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Rd, Concord, NH 03301. Tickets are $17, $14 for members, seniors and students, $12 for senior members.
PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST Continues to Expand Across the World Easter Weekend
The new film PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST, a thrilling, epic story of the man who persecuted the early church and then became its greatest evangelist, has remained in the top ten at the domestic box office throughout its' first week. With a strong opening in theaters among a crowded field of faith-themed films and an A- CinemaScore®, PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST is expected to continue to draw audiences over the Easter weekend not only from the United States and Canada, but countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. More than two dozen additional countries are also opening in the coming weeks including France, Mexico, Brazil, and the list continues to grow. (For a full list, go to PaulMovie.com).