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Singer, Songwriter Risks All to be Home with Fans
Rivera opts out of National Tour launch in favor of releasing his long awaited first album from his home town, Rockford Illinois. - June 23, 2011 - Solaris Entertainment, LLC
MyReviewsNow Announces NBA Fan Gear for 2011 Champion Dallas Mavericks
MyReviewsNow in affiliation with the NBA Store is pleased to announce a special Championship Pack for Dallas Mavericks fans and NBA team wear is now available for purchase. The entire 2011 team catalog of official NBA fan gear is only found at the NBA Store. - June 23, 2011 - Retail Solutions Advisors
Rapture Gags Abound on Facebook: Laser Source Lazerpoint
There have been a lot of jokes shared on the non-arrival of rapture. Find out which groups created the most buzz, what they were based on and precisely what they did. - June 23, 2011 - Lazerpoint
Howard Alan Events Presents 3rd Annual Downtown Frisco Art Fair
An abundance of color, a myriad of mediums and the country’s leading artists characterize Frisco’s premier juried summer Green art event. The 3rd Annual Downtown Frisco Green Art Festival, slated for July 2 - 3, 2011, returns to Main Street and will transform this popular retail and... - June 23, 2011 - Howard Alan Events
Look Out for Ripface Invasion’s Video Premiere on June 28, 2011
Ripface Invasion is a quartet of veteran rockers from the New Jersey punk/hardcore scene. They developed a unique bold sound for new and old generations to hear with their thrash punk/hardcore crossover style. Ripface Invasion displays their new sound and style on video with their song “The Last One On Earth.” They blend punk rock with comic art and live action. - June 22, 2011 - Ripface Invasion
There’s a New Bear in Town: Mercer University Announces Launch of New Admissions Website GoMercer.com
If there is one thing that college and university admissions departments know, it’s that all marketing communications have an expiration date. Current students graduate, degree programs grow and recruitment goals must be tweaked to stay in line with the current trends of prospective students. - June 22, 2011 - Third Wave Digital
"Palisades Park" the Musical Headed for Broadway
The famed "Palisades Amusement Park" is the subject of a new musical for Broadway. - June 22, 2011 - Palisades Park Productions
New Arts Documentary Film "Stanislavsky and the Russian Theatre" from Copernicus Films
Finally, after much tweaking and adjusting, the documentary film “Stanislavsky and the Russian Theatre” has been released on DVD after a successful launch and premiere at the Barn Theatre of the Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. The film, about the life and work of the... - June 21, 2011 - Copernicus Films
World's Original Online Poetry Bar Announces the Creation of BOOKS ON BLOG™ for Digital Poetry Chapbooks
The world’s original online poetry bar, The Camel Saloon, announces its creation of digital poetry chapbooks with the publication of its first two Books on Blog™. - June 20, 2011 - The Camel Saloon
Minor Soul Release First iTunes Single "Where We Belong" on Typhoon Records
Welcome to "Sneaker Rock." English-born Hong Kong-based group Minor Soul today release their first commercial single "Where We Belong" on Typhoon Records. The group is comprised of teenage brothers Jack and Max Wagner, who recorded the single at Downtown Studios in NY with Grammy winner Jason Goldstein mixing. It's an uplifting, intelligent and emotional Pop song that captures the essence of youth while remaining catchy and lyrically relevant. Album to follow. - June 19, 2011 - Typhoon Records
MyReviewsNow & The Franklin Mint Introduce the New Kate Middleton Collector Doll
For over forty years, the Franklin Mint has created some of the finest collectible items available. MyReviewsNow is proud to be a new affiliate of this company. A Company of Treasures The Franklin Mint is recognized worldwide for its breathtaking collectibles. Ranging from commemorative coins to... - June 19, 2011 - Retail Solutions Advisors
Abbie Rhode's Psychedelic Spectacle Adds Variety to St. Paul's Nightlife
Abbie Rhode's Psychedelic Spectacle is presenting a Steampunk-themed burlesque and variety show in July. The Spectacle is a high-energy, high-talent troupe that delivers fun, sexy and funny entertainment in the heart of St. Paul. - June 19, 2011 - Abbie Rhode's Psychedelic Spectacle
Practical Horseman Magazine Launches Practically Speaking Blog
Practical Horseman magazine announces the launch of its new blog, Practically Speaking. The magazine’s editor Sandra Oliynyk, managing editor Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore and assistant editor Traci Bryant Donatelli are main contributors, while other staff members, including interns, will also... - June 18, 2011 - Equine Network, LLC
Eva Longoria and Nuvo Lemon Sorbet Featured on Stunning New Interactive Website Designed by SmartNet Solutions
Building on the incredible success of their hit pink drink, Nuvo drops a cutting edge website designed by NYC Web Design Company SmartNet Solutions to coincide with the launch of the new Nuvo Lemon Sorbet. - June 17, 2011 - Organiq Media
MyReviewsNow Introduces a New Online Auction Service That Offers Deep Discounts on Premium Goods
MyReviewsNow is pleased to introduce BidRivals to discount buyers of premium goods. The company offers exciting online auctions in a simple format. Auctions have traditionally featured a variety of goods, but BidRivals specializes in brand name and luxury items. - June 17, 2011 - Retail Solutions Advisors
Dr. Joel Sokol and David Eckoff Join the CSA Advisory Board
Competitive Sports Analysis (www.competitivesportsanalysis.com), a software company that provides highly accurate predictive data analysis for fantasy sports players, today announced that Dr. Joel Sokol and David Eckoff have joined the Competitive Sports Analysis (CSA) Advisory Board. - June 17, 2011 - Competitive Sports Analysis
Laid Off Moms Launch The Row Webseries; Following Their Dreams and Helping Others Along the Way
Long time friends and former colleagues, Jacqueline Lisenby and Kamilyn Vannoy, have combined their talents and experience to create a web series that highlights the lighter side of human services and emphasizes the need to follow your dreams. The Row, is a mockumentary that follows the lives of four friends as they navigate through their jobs of helping the underprivileged, while searching for their own privileges in life. - June 17, 2011 - Statusj
More Than 270 Superstar Creators Making Philadelphia Comic Con Their Canvas This Weekend
Ramos, Cheung, Suydam, Sienkiewicz, Horn, Jimenez, Jones, Grell Among 270+ International, National and Local Artists and Writers On Hand Friday Through Sunday At Pennsylvania Convention Center - June 17, 2011 - Fan Expo HQ
Acort International Acquires New Leslie Easterbrook / Kane Hodder Film The Afflicted
The Afflicted slated for limited theatrical and Blu-Ray release in 2011-2012. - June 16, 2011 - Acort International
Jon Quick Select Events & The Hip Hop Loves Foundation Present "Deejays for the Cause - Southern Comfort" a Tornado/Flood Relief Benefit for the South
DJ Jon Quick's Jon Quick Select Events and The Hip Hop Loves Foundation join forces once again with their celebrity deejay friends to throw another party for a cause in NYC. This one is entitled, "Deejays for the Cause - Southern Comfort," and its being held at Taj NYC. This event will benefit the tornado and flood victims in the South. It will be hosted by writer/activist Kevin Powell. - June 15, 2011 - Jon Quick Select
Urweb.tv Offers a New Channel for Open Innovation Business Development
Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Products is the latest company to open an online Open Innovation portal as part of its business development strategy. To reach those hard-to-find inventors, entrepreneurs and garage geniuses, GSK is using MMC Productions technology marketing channel urweb.tv. - June 15, 2011 - MMC Productions Inc
Waterlogg Productions Announces the Release of The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
Radio Theater Series Parodies the Characters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rare Daws Butler, Volume One - Now Available at Audible, Amazon, ITunes and Most Online Stores. - June 15, 2011 - Waterlogg Productions
secondhalfPLAYBOOK.com Announces "Keep Dad Connected Program" for Father's Day
“Keep Dad Connected Program” taps the high internet to deliver - with not typing and not tech complexity - to Dad the latest news and reports within his favorite sports from Major League Baseball to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. - June 14, 2011 - Second Half Playbook
Book Signing to Benefit Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families
Author Teresa Bevin launches her new book, "Papaya Suite" with a book signing and reception in Santa Fe, NM to benefit Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families. "Papaya Suite" is the light-hearted account of a young woman growing up during the early years of the Cuban revolution who is sent to Spain where she explores life with gusto and to expand her romantic adventures and options when she moves to the United States. - June 14, 2011 - Teresa Bevin, Author and Educator
June 24 Gallery Show in Pasadena Celebrates Notable Contemporary Makeup Artists
Collection of portraits by Deverill Weekes highlights top names in makeup artistry over the past 50 years. - June 14, 2011 - Visionary Cinema
Harris Family Foundation 4th Annual Charity Concert & Auction to Benefit Friends of Karen
Announcing the fourth annual major charity event for Friends of Karen at the home of a private benefactor. This organization helps the families of children with life threatening illness both emotionally and financially during those trying times. In the past 12 months, they have helped over 1,300... - June 13, 2011 - Harris Family Foundation 4th annual charity concert and auction
The Key to Throwing a Great Dance Party
MyReviewsNow announces IDJ On Demand for serious instruction on how to throw a fun music and dance party the "Disk Jockey" way. DJ On Demand will take a simple "Sweet-Sixteen" birthday party and turn it into a professional music masterpiece with the participants dancing all... - June 13, 2011 - Retail Solutions Advisors
Author Janet Messner Tallon Releases Inside the Coatesville Lynching, a New Look at This Century Old Murder and Lynching in Coatesville, PA
This book is a fresh look at this crime that took place in 1911 in Coatesville, PA. A remarkable story written in a chronological sequence of events as they unfolded. Examinations of Grand Jury Testimony along with actual hearings reveal contributing factors that played a major part in the tragedy. A new paradigm begins when the motivation for the murder of the officer is found to be an attempt of avoid apprehension for a previous murder Walker had committed. - June 12, 2011 - Janet Messner Tallon
Rapper Salutes the Troops: Casino to Entertain 5,000 Service Members at the 2011 Hunter Army Airfield July 4th Celebration
Georgia-based rapper Casino will give a two hour rap concert to Service Members and families at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA on July 2nd, as part of the annual July 4th Celebration activities. - June 12, 2011 - GCM, Inc.
From The World is Our Oyster Publishing: Author Valerie Biamonte Releases Latest Novel Titled Silent Russian
Valerie Biamonte Releases New Novel: Silent Russian Though a fictional story, see a side of the 1968 Democratic National Convention riots never told before... through the eyes of a patrolman, defending his city. - June 12, 2011 - The World is Our Oyster Publishing and Screenwriting, Inc.
Village Gallery Presents Body Painter Craig Tracy in Person
Craig Tracy "Painted Alive" Show. Watch in person as Craig incorporates a human body into a canvas composition. - June 11, 2011 - Village Gallery, Inc
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First Microgaming 3D Slot now at Online Casino La Vida - June 11, 2011 - Casino La Vida
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First real 3D game from Microgaming launches at Red Flush Online Casino - June 11, 2011 - Red Flush Online Casino
Star Studded Dysfunctional Friends Gets Accepted Into the American Black Film Festival - ABFF
Kings of LA Client, Producer and Director - Datari Turner's Dysfunctional Friends, a comedy/ drama about a group of college friends who reunite after the sudden death of their larger then life friend Dennis (Keith Robinson), was recently one of five films chosen to compete in the Narrative Features category at this years ABFF held July 6th-9th in Miami. - June 11, 2011 - Kings of LA Entertainment
MyReviewNow Affiliate Wine.com Offers New $49 Annual Shipping Option for Customers
Wine.com, the nation's top-selling online wine retailer offers a broad selection of quality, affordable wines to millions of casual enthusiasts, collectors and Fortune 100 companies. In addition to delivering convenient home shopping and delivery options, Wine.com serves as a trusted resource for aficionados to buy wine online. - June 11, 2011 - Retail Solutions Advisors
Poets Labyrinth Artist, Tiffany Apan, to Release New Summer Single and Film Releases
Critically acclaimed and award winning artist of Poets Labyrinth Productions puts a new spin on the traditional, "Scarborough Fair" along with new film and soundtrack appearances. - June 11, 2011 - Poets Labyrinth Productions
4shared Opens Game Category on Its Servers
4shared.com, a file sharing service, has launched a new category for public search on its official web site. - June 11, 2011 - 4shared
Waterlogg Productions Announces the Release of Rare Comedy from the Voice of Yogi Bear
Rare Daws Butler, Volume One Now Available at Audible, Amazon, ITunes and Most Online Stores. - June 11, 2011 - Waterlogg Productions
Daily Pop Culture Podcast "Popspotting" Launched
The new show is the latest outing from a Hawaii couple that has been making media since the early days of podcasting. - June 11, 2011 - Popspotting
Winston School Student Wins Cover Art Contest
Announcement of publication of the Summer/Fall 2011 Kids Guide, New Jersey's free guidebook for families, and this edition's cover contest winner. - June 11, 2011 - Kids Guide New Jersey
Vinyl Art by Daniel Edlen Premiers at The Rock and Roll Emporium Collectors Gallery for Surf City Nights June 21, 2011
Artist Daniel Edlen will exhibit Vinyl Art, a collection of mixed media fine art Tuesday, June 21, 2011. The opening reception takes place from 5p-9p at Surf City Nights at The Rock and Roll Emporium Collectors Gallery, 205 Main Street in Huntington Beach, CA 92648. About The Artist Daniel Edlen,... - June 11, 2011 - The Rock and Roll Emporium
henderson bas kohn Helps The Gay Who Wasn’t Gay Enough
henderson bas kohn is helping Toronto’s gay rugby team – Muddy York RFC – recruit new players with an online mockumentary, The Gay Who Wasn’t Gay Enough, inspired by the players’ true stories. - June 10, 2011 - henderson bas kohn
4shared Announces the First Winner of API Program
ArlexSoft company, the author of SuperFiles for iPhone and iPad, in which the support of 4shared services has been added, has become the first winner of 4shared API Program. - June 09, 2011 - 4shared
Vietnam Veteran and Author Announces Book Signing at Welcome Home 2011
Author, John Podlaski, will be selling and signing his book, Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel at Welcome Home 2011 in Chicago June 17-19 at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. Vietnam vets and anyone who has been a young soldier in any war will relate to this unique story. It is also an opportunity for civilians to understand why many soldiers were "different" upon their return. - June 08, 2011 - John Podlaski
Carlton Hobbs Announces Participation at Masterpiece, London June 29-July 5, 2011
Carlton Hobbs, the leading specialist in museum quality 17th-19th century British and Continental furniture and decorative arts, has announced that the company will be exhibiting again at the Masterpiece Fair in London this month. “We were delighted with our results from the show in its... - June 08, 2011 - Carlton Hobbs LLC
Fans United Against ABC - Nationwide Rallies - June 20, 2011
On Monday, June 20, 2011, the group Fans United Against ABC will be holding a series of nationwide rallies to attempt to save the recently cancelled daytime and primetime soaps - June 08, 2011 - Fans United Against ABC
New iPhone App Provides Wine Buying Guidance for Non-Connoisseurs
Better Wine Guide Serves Up Scores and Tasting Notes for America’s Top Selling Wines Under $25 - June 08, 2011 - Major Fifth, Inc
Two Artists, One Name, One Exhibit... DecebalArtGallery.com
A brief description about DecebalArtGallery.com, the two artists with the same name and the surrealist, abstract, cubist and erotic oil paintings. - June 07, 2011 - DecebalArtGallery.com
Deerfields Bakery Launches New Website
Deerfields Bakery, an award winning retail and wholesale bakery, today unveiled its new website. The new website marks a milestone for the company and optimally positions it for future growth. - June 07, 2011 - Deerfields Bakery
ISKCON celebrates 37th Annual Krishna Parade and Festival on New York’s Fifth Avenue
Ratha Yatra (Festival of the Chariots), one of India’s most ancient and most popular festivals, a sacred day for Hindus worldwide, will be celebrated with a parade down New York’s Fifth Avenue, from 45th Street to West 8th Street. The parade will culminate in a festival and vegetarian feast until 7:00pm @ Washington Square Park. All are welcome and admission is free. - June 07, 2011 - NY ISKCON