Arts & Entertainment News

Arts and entertainment news covering the visual and performing arts, including photography, books and publishing, electronic games, events and concerts, movies, music, television and radio as well as information, products and services pertaining to arts and entertainment industry professionals.

NYMMG’s (Model Management Group, MMG) Celebrity Division Continues to be the Industry’s Leader and Dedicates Itself to Helping Charities

NYMMG (Model Management Group, MMG), a New York-based modeling and talent management agency, continues its staggering growth rate as the best fresh faces currently starring on ABC and NBC hit prime time shows join MMG’s one year old celebrity division. This signings are a boom to advertisers... - January 17, 2009 - Model Management Group NYMMG

Trace Ltd. Event Design Specialists is Expanding During Economic Uncertainty and Hires World-Renowned Floral Designer, Cory Lonsert

“Opening Fresh – Flowers & Events is Trace Ltd.’s approach to becoming more of an open brand with our community. The concept gives us the opportunity to blend our current event design services with our flower customers, introducing our designs services (weddings, parties and corporate events) with our floral décor.” Fresh – Flowers & Events will offer design classes/seminars, and will bring the concept to retirement and educational institutions looking for new and innovative offerings. - January 16, 2009 - Trace Ltd.

Dating Site for Single Parents

Niche Dating Pro has launched the feature-rich FlirtForParents.com. Single parents now have a site of their own. They can meet others who understand the single parent dating experience. - January 16, 2009 - Ambroworks LLC

EMI Music Signs with MUZU.TV

Free music video website has signed a deal with music giant EMI, which will allow for MUZU.TV users in UK and Ireland to watch the entire EMI global music video library for free. MUZU.TV also announced that it has gone global. - January 16, 2009 - MUZU.TV

New Author Bobby R. Lathan Jr. Released His First Book

Bobby R. Lathan Jr. has released his first book. A book of poetry of his life experiences and that you and others can easily relate to. - January 15, 2009 - Bobby Lathan Jr

Eight Women Start a Group to Find Purpose and Make Dreams Come True

In Santa Rosa California, eight women have banded together to form a unique club, a club based on helping people find the purpose of their life and then going after the dream of making that purpose a reality. - January 15, 2009 - Eight Women Dream

Parallels: Moving Pixels

For “Moving Pixels,” three top interactive designers will review their best work and engage in a roundtable discussion on the interplay between art, technology and new digital landscapes in design. - January 15, 2009 - AIGA Miami

ItsAboutDance.com Launches Latin/Ballroom Dancing Directory

ItsAboutDance.com today announced the launch of its online portal for ballroom dance lovers and businesses. By helping dance-related businesses broaden their markets and by helping dancers find quality studios and services everybody wins. - January 14, 2009 - ItsAboutDance.com

IMS Launches IMSTVOnline.com, Bringing Powerful Analysis Tool to Television Marketers

Infomercial Monitoring Services, Inc. (IMS) of Philadelphia launches IMSTVOnline.com, a tool for television marketers, broadcasters and producers to obtain and analyze expenditures, media buys and details of infomercials. - January 13, 2009 - Infomercial Monitoring Service, Inc

Get Those Holiday Photos Out of the Camera and Onto the Walls

PhotoFiddle.com makes museum-quality art from digital photos. Great for Valentines. http://photofiddle-gallery.com/. - January 13, 2009 - Photofiddle.com

Shaggy and Maxi Priest to Launch Issimo Live Music’s Fusion Concert Series in the Cayman Islands

Issimo Celebrates the Start of Their 2009 Fusion Concert Series with Unprecedented Access for Fans and Concert Goers. - January 13, 2009 - ISSIMO LIVE MUSIC

CroModa.com Celebrates a Year of Work

These days the Croatian fashion portal CroModa.com celebrates a year of work. The project was launched in January 2008, with the aim of creating a strong web-presentation of all the fashion events in Croatia and the region. During the first months of existence portal was recognized as a one of the... - January 13, 2009 - CroModa.com

SFC Magazine Talks with Children’s Author Maggie Pagratis

Gayle Jacobson-Huset, Fiction/Poetry Editor at Stories for Children Magazine recently interviewed children’s author, Maggie Pagratis about her prolific career. Beyond her publishing credits of over 15 books, Maggie is the founder of Athse Publishing. Maggie shared with SFC the inspiration... - January 11, 2009 - Stories for Children Magazine

EZLearnBooks Addresses the Video Camcording Revolution by Publishing, "How to Shoot Better Camcorder Videos – Help from the Hollywood Pros"

The capture, production and distribution of motion picture images has changed so abruptly that, even though almost every citizen in the world is involved, most have hardly even noticed this astonishing revolution - there has hardly been time to realize that this power could be greatly enhanced by knowing just a little about the techniques available to produce watchable, interesting video. - January 11, 2009 - EZLearnBooks.com

Animal Radio® Adds Sunday XM Timeslot - America's Talk XM 158 Locks in Animal Radio® 5-7pm

Nationally syndicated Animal Radio® kicks-off its eighth year by adding a Sunday evening broadcast to XM Satellite Radio channel 158 (America's Talk). The weekly two-hour program continues to air on XM Saturdays at noon eastern; and starting January 18th - can be heard Sundays at 5pm... - January 11, 2009 - Animal Radio Network™ LLC

Stories for Children Magazine’s Special Announcement Revealed

Many of you have been following the Stories for Children Magazine teasers regarding a special announcement in January 2009, and the ink is finally on the page. Over the last couple of years, Stories for Children Magazine has been gaining ground as a professional Ezine and has been growing by leaps... - January 11, 2009 - Stories for Children Magazine

PTPA Media Partners with Kaboose

PTPA Media Inc. announces a content partnership with Kaboose (TSX: KAB), one of the largest family-focused new media companies in the world, under which PTPA will provide Kaboose with reviews of new products that are designed for children and families and tested by PTPA and parents. - January 11, 2009 - PTPA Media

UK Digital Firms Combat Credit Crunch with Texas Trade Tour

35 of the UK's leading SMEs from the digital industry head to Austin, Texas on the Digital Mission to South by South West Interactive (SXSWi) from 12-18 March 2009, one of the world's leading conferences for emerging media. Established in 1994, the conference provides an opportunity for the Digital... - January 11, 2009 - Chinwag

Felony Taps “The G-Man”

Mag will showcase his controversial op-eds & more. - January 11, 2009 - Felony Magazine

Great Opportunity for Aspiring Authors

Leading international homeschooling magazine launches creative fiction writing contest. - January 11, 2009 - The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

TheAct.tv Students Tackle Hollywood’s Pilot Season 2009

It's Pilot Season in Hollywood, an annual event of enormous impact for young actors wanting to secure a role on a new pilot created for a television network. TheAct.tv students are prepared and ready to audition, no matter what the outcome of the current SAG negotiations. - January 10, 2009 - ACT

Parrot Head Club of Maine to Host the 2009 Annual New England Parrot Head Convention

Tiki Time on Maine Terrain 2009 is hosted by the Parrothead Club of Maine. This is a fundraising event on March 5-8, 2009, at the Marriott Sable Oaks in South Portland, ME. Local and national performers and activities throughout the weekend to help raise money four local charities in Maine. - January 10, 2009 - Parrothead Club of Maine

The L Magazine Launches New Blog, Listicles

Popular alternative weekly The L Magazine recently launched “Listicles,” a new blog that obsessively aggregates lists from across the web and adds tons of new ones to the mix, sleeping three hours a night, at most. The best, funniest and truest lists are highlighted on Listicles... - January 10, 2009 - The L Magazine

Marc Cashman Delivers Perfect Punctuation on Voice Over Experts

Voice over trainer and award-winning narrator Marc Cashman lectures voice actors on the ins and outs of the exclamation point in his lecture on interpreting punctuation marks found in voice over scripts. - January 10, 2009 - Voices.com

MHC Announces the Opening of Pronovelist.com, Online Writing Environment and Community for Professional Novelists and Script Writers

http://pronovelist.com MHC opens ProNovelist.com Pro Novelist is an online writing environment and community for professional novelists and script writers. The web service is free to use and includes a number of features, for example an online word processor which has been adapted for novelists... - January 10, 2009 - MHC

MAYO Communications is Retained to Kicked Off the New Year on the Right Foot with the First Celebrity Charity Shoe Throwing Competition

Dubai.TV Hires MAYO Communications, LA, to promote “The Janeen Mansour Celebrity Shoe Drive” to benefit needy families of the Salvation Army. - January 09, 2009 - MAYO Communications

Voice Over Casting Director Doriane Elliott Debuts on Industry Podcast

NYC based voice over casting director, Doriane Elliott, shares insight from behind the casting curtain with voice over talent in her first podcast on Voice Over Experts. - January 09, 2009 - Voices.com

Others Are Us to Present "Making Friends with Flowers" at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Sunday, January 25

In celebration of the Lunar New Year, Others Are Us (OAU) is proud to present “Making Friends With Flowers” at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Sunday, January 25, from 12 to 4pm. This family art program is part of a day-long indoor event focused on the cultures of China, Vietnam and... - January 09, 2009 - Others Are Us

QSR Magazine’s Culinary School Challenge 2009

The Challenge: Create a no- or low-sodium condiment suitable for bulk foodservice applications. The condiment’s sodium content must meet the Food and Drug Administration’s definition of one of the following categories: Sodium-free (Less than 5 mg per reference amount and per labeled... - January 08, 2009 - QSR Magazine

The Retro Baby - Online Shopping is More Popular Than Ever

Looking for an online retailer that offers great discounts on great brands. - January 08, 2009 - The Retro Baby Inc

True Femme Launches Site and Show

The creators of the True Femme concept and brand are launching a radio show and website this month. Details are enclosed. - January 08, 2009 - True Femme

LuvIsTheAnswer.org Says You Can Catch JoyGerms

LuvIsTheAnswer.org says JoyGerms are contagious. - January 08, 2009 - LuvIsTheAnswer.org

Top Lladro Artist Comes to West Palm Beach Show January 30th to February 1st 2009

Francisco Polope, one of Lladro’s most talented artists, will be traveling from Spain to take part in the 23rd Annual Florida Antiques & Gifts Expo at the West Palm Beach Hilton from January 30th to February 1st. Mr. Polope will be demonstrating his creative skills throughout the show weekend and signing his work for collectors. - January 08, 2009 - Pascoe and Company

Vote for SFC Magazine at Preditors & Editors Readers’ Polls 2008

Voting is open for the 2008 Preditors & Editors Readers' Polls. Vote for nominees from Stories for Children Magazine today. - January 08, 2009 - Stories for Children Magazine

Dr. Gourmet Launches The Quality Calorie Diet Plan: Free Online Meal Planning Software

Free fully customizable diet plan diet plan offered by Dr. Gourmet. - January 08, 2009 - Dr. Gourmet

Terry M. Taylor Presenting Dancing 4 Kids Charity Event to Benefit Eight Local and International Charities

Eight charities from the Green Bay and Appleton areas will be co-sponsoring the Dancing 4 Kids event. It will be an evening of food and both competitive and exhibition dancing on January 23rd at the SC Grand in Green Bay, January 30th at Liberty Hall and Conference Center on Eisenhower Drive in Kimberly, with a final exhibition on February 6th at Black Forest Dining in Green Bay, WI. - January 08, 2009 - Terry M. Taylor

School of Rock Students Have Become Familiar Faces on South Florida’s Music Scene

Students at the Paul Green School of Rock Music – Coral Springs have become familiar faces on south Florida’s music scene and fans are in for yet another treat by this group of talented young musicians when they serve up a big helping of Southern rock at two All Ages shows on Friday, January 30 and Sunday, February 8. - January 07, 2009 - The Paul Green School of Rock Music

Dee Wallace, International Actress, Speaker and Author, to Guest on “Bare Naked with Nora Klaver”

Wallace will share her 5 Step Process for successfully regaining one’s personal power and calmness in today’s turbulent times. - January 07, 2009 - M. Nora Klaver Ltd.

The Next Generation of Interactive Fiction

TrueLore.com Launches User Generated Science Fiction Novel. An innovative new form of fiction, TrueLore is an interactive site where the story is created entirely by its members. - January 07, 2009 - True Lore - Where Magic Meets Truth

The Launch of Club Together - The Social Network for Groups

Club Together is a new social networking website aimed at groups, organisations, communities, associations, clubs and societies. - January 07, 2009 - Group Travel Media

Sylvia Browne's 2009 Celebrity Psychic Predictions

Jail time for Paris Hilton, trouble with Brad & Angie, and drug issues for the Olson Twins highlight Sylvia's Browne 2009 psychic predictions on celebrities. - January 07, 2009 - SpiritNow.com

New Children's Picture Book: Five Baby Swans Cross the Bundoran Road

In Stunning Photos, this picture book tells the story of how a swan mother and father overcame obstacles to get their five newly hatched babies across the busy Bundoran Road to the salt marsh on the other side. - January 06, 2009 - Jane Gilgun Books

Kids Birthday Ideas for the New Year: Make-a-Bear Parties for Boys and Girls

Stuff a Zoo® offers creative ideas for your child's birthday party. With a stuff-a-bear party at Stuff a Zoo®, kids get to stuff their favorite teddy bear or other zoo animal. For a new and creative birthday idea, try the Bake 'n Bear Birthday Bash where every child gets to bake a cake and stuff an animal. - January 06, 2009 - Stuff a Zoo

Mark McClure International's "Ruthless Entrepreneur” Set to Go Primetime

Mark McClure (www.markmcclurelive.com), creator of the Ruthless Entrepreneur system of sales and marketing for business owners, entrepreneurs and salespeople worldwide, recently wrapped the pilot for his new reality TV show aptly titled “The Ruthless Entrepreneur.” The best way to... - January 06, 2009 - Mark McClure International