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.
Bernie Pearl Back on Radio
Blues musician and broadcaster returns to radio to host an authentic blues show on WPMD.org - January 21, 2009 - Bernie Pearl Productions
Madison & Mulholland Creates Official Celebrity VIP Gift Bags for the Creative Coalition’s 2009 Inaugural Ball
Madison & Mulholland creates coveted celebrity gift bags for the Creative Coalition’s 2009 Inaugural Ball presented by Pepsi, January 20th, 2009 in Washington, DC. The gift bag includes innovative, entrepreneurial products which echo the progressiveness of the new administration. - January 20, 2009 - Madison & Mulholland, Inc.
Juliette Fairley Stars in Mulatto Solo Show
Bi-Racial Actress launches her 2nd solo show about being a mixed race person in honor of United States President Barack Obama. - January 20, 2009 - Juliette Fairley
President Obama's Youth Celebration “Chooses to be King” Come to D.C., Washington with G.O.O.D music artist Tony Williams as He Performs Alongside Jay Z and Kanye West
Come to D.C., Washington with G.O.O.D music artist Tony Williams as he performs alongside Jay Z and Kanye West. - January 20, 2009 - Tony Williams
American Heritage Trading Cards Giving Away Free Autographed Barack Obama Trading Card Sets Online
American Heritage trading Cards Giving Away Free Autographed Barack Obama Trading Card Sets Online. www.FreeObamacards.com flooded with requests. Tough economic times have everyone looking for a bargain, but look no further. American Heritage Memorabilia is offering a Limited Edition Autographed... - January 20, 2009 - FreeObamaCards.com
The 2009 Conscious Life Expo Announces BrandU's Conscious Entrepreneur Experience at February Event
The 7th Annual Los Angeles Conscious Life Expo added an innovative symposium to the February event. BrandU’s Conscious Entrepreneur Experience, an edutainment workshop held February 13th, will be instructed by business experts and BrandU co-creators Kim Castle and Vito Montone. Via unique processes, the symposium will teach business owners skills necessary to thrive a business while impacting lives. Learn about BrandU’s Conscious Entrepreneur Experience at www.consciouslifeexpo.com. - January 20, 2009 - Intention Products, LLC
New Video: Terrorism and the Maritime Transportation System, Highlights the Interrelation Between Maritime Shipping and Infrastructure Systems
Anthony M. Davis, author of the book, Terrorism and the Maritime Transportation System, has created a new promotional video that provides a visual overview of his acclaimed text. Since its publication in late April of 2008, the book has reached the number three spot on the Amazon Law Enforcement Bestseller list. - January 20, 2009 - Anthony M. Davis
Famed Director John Tucker Brings Hollywood to Houston for 5th Annual H.B.C.U Film Festival
Director John Tucker set to host his Non Profit Foundation's 5th Annual HBCU Film Festival, and is enlisting the help of his celebrity friends to host panel discussions and select the winning student film. - January 19, 2009 - H.B.C.U. Film Festival & Seminars
Academy of Broadcasting Launches New Website
The freshly designed website of Academy of Broadcasting promises a unique experience. - January 19, 2009 - Academy of Broadcasting
TravelBlogExchange.com Offers Travel Bloggers an Online Home
Galavanting Productions, the travel media company behind GoGalavanting.com, announced the creation of an all-encompassing travel network, based on the NING platform, yesterday to a core group of thirty industry bloggers. In less than 24 hours, travel writers, bloggers and photojournalists from all... - January 18, 2009 - Galavanting Productions, LLC
Sparta, NJ the Biryukov Academy of Art & Music, a Private Art and Music School Offering Classes in Violin, Vocal, Piano, Guitar and Art Hires New Art Teacher
Jennifer Kucher has been hired by The Biryukov Academy of Art & Music in Sparta, NJ to teach evening art classes. Ms. Kucher has over 7 years art teaching experience. In addition to teaching Art at the Biryukov Academy, Ms Kucher also teachs Art at the local Sparta High School. Ms. Kucher... - January 18, 2009 - The Biryukov Academy of Arts & Music
Spring is Coming -- So is HeartShare's Gala
HeartShare Human Services of New York announces the honorees for its annual Gala. - January 18, 2009 - HeartShare Human Services of NY
Peter Rofé Doles Out Some Voice Over Therapy on New Podcast
NYC Voice talent and trainer, Peter Rofé, sits voice over talent down for a chat, going over the ins and outs of the business through some group therapy. - January 18, 2009 - Voices.com
Online Photo Filer
JMKDomains makes building an online photo album easy. Online Photo Sharing Made Simple. JMKDomains offers yet another way for you to use your domain name with Online Photo Filer, an affordable, easy-to-use method for sharing photos on the World Wide Web. Whether you're a shutterbug or an Internet... - January 17, 2009 - JMKDomains
Martial Arts Business Daily Launches
January 2009 marks a new era in martial arts business journalism with the launch of MartialArtsBusinessDaily.com. - January 17, 2009 - MartialArtsBusinessDaily.com
What's Next Online in 2009? Idaho Entrepreneur Offers Insights in New Online Business Trends Book
Susan Daffron Reveals Web Development Trends. - January 17, 2009 - Logical Expressions, Inc.
Skateboarding Legend Mike Vallely Makes Big Screen Debut in Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Mike Vallely (AKA Mike V) is a cultural icon. He is a professional skateboarder, musician, TV personality, stuntman and actor. He is a hero and a legend to fans young and old alike all over the world. Paul Blart: Mall Cop marks his big screen debut. - January 17, 2009 - MikeVallely
Artist Magnet LLC Launches It's Capital Campaign to Begin Building It's New International Theater Network Website
ArtistMagnet.ning.com will launch it's capital campaign on Tuesday Jan 20, 2009 to build it's International Theater Network (ArtistMagnet.com) that will connect Artist, Producers, Venues, Fans and Technicians to a virtual world of user submitted information. Enabling theater professionals and fans to connect, resource and keep up to date on the happenings in theater all over the globe. - January 17, 2009 - Wabi Sabi Productions Inc
SHD Creates Pro Bono Website for North Georgia Builder
Sydnie Horton Design, LLC, a New Orleans, LA advertising, design & marketing firm, has launched the new pro bono web site for client Horton Custom Home Builders. - January 17, 2009 - Sydnie Horton Design
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Great Opportunity for Aspiring Authors
Leading international homeschooling magazine launches creative fiction writing contest. - January 11, 2009 - The Old Schoolhouse 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
Felony Taps “The G-Man”
Mag will showcase his controversial op-eds & more. - January 11, 2009 - Felony Magazine
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
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