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Pre-Season Power Rankings Are Out
The San Diego Surf have been named by the A.B.A, American Basketball Association, as the number one team in the Southern California Division of the ABA in their Pre-Season Power Rankings. The Los Angeles “Slam” was named second in the So. Cal. Division. - November 20, 2009 - San Diego Surf
Charlotte Youth Ballet
Charlotte Youth Ballet’s 2009 The Nutcracker Performance - November 19, 2009 - Charlotte Youth Ballet
The Marsh is Proud to Present Unique Derique in "Fund-Derful Holidaze," a Fun-Filled Feast of Frivolity for All Ages
This is a perfect afternoon treat for the whole family, in which amazing youth jugglers, a Hambone body music team and hip hop dancers, all “movin' and groovin'” with Unique Derique’s clowning, will leave the audience laughing and dancing into the new year. - November 14, 2009 - The Marsh
Mobile Billboard Campaign Builds Awareness for Assistance League®
Non-profit hits the streets with outdoor mobile media to build awareness and support. - November 14, 2009 - Radius Mobile Media, LLC
The Marsh is Pleased to Announce a Marsh Rising Workshop Performance of Lisa Ramirez’ Exit Cuckoo (Nanny in Motherland)
Inspired by her work as a nanny in Manhattan, Ramirez gives us a glimpse into the lives of different women, both nannies and mothers, as she takes us into their homes and sits us on park benches with them. The play guarantees that the viewer will never look at "that woman" with the stroller the same way again. - November 11, 2009 - The Marsh
Fragile Nepal | Special Event at ZSL London Zoo
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is hosting a very special one-off evening event, Fragile Nepal, at ZSL London Zoo on Tuesday 24th November to mark the 2009 year of Nepal Nature Conservation. - November 11, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Special Olympics Partners with Saks Fifth Avenue for the Second Annual Fall Fashion Event
Join five time Olympic gold medalist, Gary Hall Jr., Andy Miyares, Special Olympics world record holder, the 2010 South Florida firefighter calendar models, artist Rick Garcia and Megan Clementi, Miss Florida USA® for a spectacular afternoon of awards, surprises and fashion. - November 10, 2009 - Special Olympics Miami Dade County
The Marsh is Proud to Present Penny Arcade’s New York Values, an Autopsy on the Death of Bohemia
“Bourgeois and Bohemia are two entirely different value systems,” says Penny Arcade. ”You can no more be a bourgeois bohemian than you can be an atheist catholic." - November 07, 2009 - The Marsh
Celebrate the Holidays "Philadelphia Style" with the Independence Visitor Center Corporation
The holiday season is upon us, and the Independence Visitor Center, located at 6th & Market Streets, invites visitors and locals to get into the holiday spirit. Stop by the Visitor Center to experience a bit of holiday fun with our upcoming activities. The Independence Visitor Center wants to... - November 05, 2009 - Independence Visitor Center
Meet the New San Diego Surf ABA League Basketball Players at the First Pre-Season Game Nov 7th
SoCal's ABA basketball league 2009-2010 season begins for the San Diego Surf next Saturday, Nov 7 at the Joan Kroc Arena vs. Clayton's Showtime. Coach Terry has 8 players signed in San Diego from all over the country, with more to be named soon. The SoCal Division of the ABA includes Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Riverside, Compton, Newport Beach as well as San Diego. Season schedule, and other news is available on their website San Diego Surf Website www.sdsurfhoops.com - November 02, 2009 - San Diego Surf
Want to Beat Graffiti? London Charity Has the Answer
Urban Eye strategy helps revive some of London’s most desolate streets. Community-led environmental design charity Urban Eye is spearheading a new campaign to revive London’s neglected streets, based around the discovery that graffiti can be beaten. - October 29, 2009 - Black Book Consultancy
The Marsh, a Breeding Ground for New Performance, is Pleased to Announce a Marsh Rising Workshop Performance of Charlie Lustman’s Made Me Nuclear
Several years ago, Lustman was diagnosed with an extremely rare cancer in his upper jaw bone. Statistically, he would have won the Super Lottery three times before contracting this kind of cancer. A personal and uplifting collection of songs, the show details his journey, from ‘the call,’ through surgery, treatment, recovery and beyond - surviving cancer one song at a time. - October 29, 2009 - The Marsh
The Marsh Adds Two Performances of the Amazing Bubble Man in "The Greatest Bubble Show on Earth" on January 17 & 24
You will witness all kinds of extraordinary things such as spinning flying saucer bubbles, square bubbles filled with fog, universe bubbles with orbiting planets and bubble chains that look like centipedes. There’s lots of audience participation and some lucky kids will find themselves inside bubbles, while others will get to eat them. Warning: expect lots of excitement and laughter. - October 29, 2009 - The Marsh
Pop Culture Celebrities Appearing at New England Fan Experience
New England Fan Experience cordially invites fans to meet celebrities from TV and Movies at the Courtyard by Marriott on Tremont St. in Boston, MA, November 13-15th, 2009. Featuring special guests Leonard Nimoy, James Hong, Heather Menzies Urich, Gareth David-Lloyd, Corin Nemec, Joh De Lancie,... - October 28, 2009 - New England Fan Experience
Brazen Baboons | Flighty Females Disrupt Group Harmony
Female baboons on the look-out for love cause havoc in baboon groups by distracting males and breaking down group cohesion, reports a new study in Animal Behaviour. - October 28, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
1st Annual Benefit Concert to be Held on Packers – Cowboys Weekend
Benefit Concert for Families stricken by ailments in North East Wisconsin. November 14th at Stadium View Bar at 5pm. Night before the Green Bay Packers take on the Dallas Cowboys. Performances by Fine Line, Naked Neighbors and the Happy Schnapps Combo. - October 27, 2009 - Packerplex
Trick or Treat for Lion Cubs at ZSL London Zoo
ZSL London Zoo’s Asian lion cubs will be celebrating Halloween with their first peep at a pumpkin this week. - October 23, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
CDPE Realtor Goes Mobile to Provide Answers, Assistance
Felecia Fair, CDPE with RE/MAX Premier Group, has launched a mobile outdoor advertising campaign in North Texas to assist consumers who are struggling with mortgage payments. - October 18, 2009 - Radius Mobile Media, LLC
North Texas Kids Family Expo Goes for a ‘Hey’ Ride
A mobile billboard campaign launched by the organizers of the North Texas Kids Family Expo is building awareness for the upcoming event on October 31, 2009. The outdoor advertising campaign across Plano, Frisco, Allen and McKinney, TX is being conducted by Radius Mobile Media. “The North... - October 10, 2009 - Radius Mobile Media, LLC
No Place Like Home | Africa’s Big Cats Show Postcode Preference
Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) carried out the largest survey of Tanzania’s carnivores, using a novel approach making use of over 400 camera trap locations. - October 10, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Frisco Arts Festival Gets Rolling Across Collin County
Organizers of the first annual Frisco Arts Festival presented by Newman Village have launched an outdoor advertising campaign to build awareness for the upcoming event on October 16 - 18. Radius Mobile Media has been selected to provide mobile billboard advertising across affluent Frisco and the... - October 09, 2009 - Radius Mobile Media, LLC
Animal Adventureaaargh | at ZSL London Zoo
ZSL London Zoo’s new £2.3m exhibit, Animal Adventure, is getting a spooky makeover this half term. From Saturday 24th October until Sunday the 1st November. - October 09, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Go Boo at Whipsnade Zoo This Halloween
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has frighteningly good fun this October half term Saturday 24th October to Sunday 1st November. - October 08, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Paulie Ayala Productions presents "The New Era" Saturday October 10, 2009 LaGrave Field (home of FW Cats) 7:30 p.m. - October 06, 2009 - Paulie Ayala Productions
Strictly No Dancing for Zoo’s Rare Foal | Zsl London Zoo
The latest arrival at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is a total beginner, but just like the contestants on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing the newborn Przewalski foal is already finding his feet in the public arena. - October 06, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Pleasure Island Scores with Two Athletic Events During Shrimp Festival Weekend
During Shrimp Festival weekend (Oct 8-11), the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach community will welcome the USSSA Gulf Coast Baseball Championships and the 2009 Shrimp Festival Volleyball Invitational. - October 02, 2009 - Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission
The Marsh is Pleased to Announce That, Due to Phenomenal Ticket Sales, Charlie Varon’s Rabbi Sam Has Been Extended Again Through December 12, 2009
“One of San Francisco's more mercurial geniuses of solo performance, Varon so skillfully blends hilarity with serious food for thought in his newest show, "Rabbi Sam," that it's easy to overlook his dazzling virtuosity.” Rob Hurwitt. SF Chronicle. “Have we hired the brilliant spiritual revolutionary of our time – or is he a nut job?” – Leon Goldblatt, one of a dozen characters played by Charlie Varon in "Rabbi Sam." - October 01, 2009 - The Marsh
The Marsh, a Breeding Ground for New Performance, is Pleased to Announce a Marsh Rising Workshop of Eliot Fintushel’s "Baudelaire: Love & Lust"
Fintushel performs poems from Baudelaire’s “Flowers of Evil” in French and English (including the banned poem "Les Bijoux") on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 7.30 pm - October 01, 2009 - The Marsh
Huge Demand for Friendly Spider Programme | Extra Date Added at ZSL London Zoo
Due to phenomenal demand for ZSL London Zoo’s Friendly Spider Programme, an extra date has had to be added for 2009. - September 30, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Multiple Circuits and Distances Welcome All Cyclists to Event Benefiting Make a Wish Foundation of Ala. and Ga.
The 2009 Ride for Wishes fundraiser is set for October 2-4 in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Ala. - September 26, 2009 - Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission
The Marsh, a Breeding Ground for New Performance, Presents a Marsh Rising Performance of Rie Shontel’s "Mama Juggs: Three Generations Healing Fractured Body Images"
In this intimate one-woman show, three women face late puberty, breast-feeding, old age and breast cancer in their Oakland Housing Project living room. The play is woven together with original a’capella breastfeeding songs and laughter. - September 24, 2009 - The Marsh
Dan Hoyle Returns After His Whirlwind, US State Department Sponsored Tour of Nigeria, to Perform Eleven Extra Shows of "Tings Dey Happen" at The Marsh
Following Dan Hoyle’s return from his whirlwind, US State Department sponsored tour of Nigeria, The Marsh is presenting 11 additional performances of “Tings Dey Happen,” his Will Glickman Award winning solo show about Nigerian oil politics. Hoyle will conduct post-show talkbacks after each Thursday and Friday night performance, during which he will answer audience questions and share his experiences. Who knows, maybe an epilogue will emerge? - September 24, 2009 - The Marsh
National Fight Alliance and Hyatt Westlake Plaza Join Forces to Bring You MMA at the Hyatt 3: REDEMPTION October 16, 2009
At the beautiful Hyatt Westlake Plaza in Westlake, CA. National Fight Alliance present's Professional Mixed Martial Art's. - September 21, 2009 - National Fight Alliance
ZSL Living Conservation Poor Planet | Poor People
Biodiversity loss undermining global development goals set to alleviate extreme poverty will not be met unless we address the accelerating rate of biodiversity loss, warn leading scientists in a paper published in Science today. - September 20, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Faith Hoops Hosting All-Star Sunday for Santa Cruz County Co-Ed Basketball League
Faith Hoops, a sports ministry entity specializing in basketball leagues, camps and 3-on-3 tournaments announced today that they will host an All-Star Day for the top players in their Santa Cruz County Adult Basketball League on October 11th, 2009 at Mt. Hermon Conference Center in Felton, CA. 16... - September 19, 2009 - Faith Hoops
The Opera of Biblical Proportions: Nabucco Makes MOT Debut October 17-24, 2009 at the Detroit Opera House
Michigan Opera Theatre opens its 39th opera season entitled “Loves and Lies” with Giuseppe Verdi’s exotic and heart-rending Nabucco in a limited three performance engagement October 17-24, 2009 at the Detroit Opera House. This will mark the first time in Michigan Opera Theatre... - September 19, 2009 - Michigan Opera Theatre/Detroit Opera House
Humpback Whale Dies in Thames | ZSL Living Conservation Involved in Rescue Attempt
A 28ft (9.5m) humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was found dead in the River Thames near the Dartford Bridge early on Saturday morning. - September 17, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
A ZSL Scientist Helped Unearth a New Species of Giant Rat as Part of an Expedition to a Remote Rainforest in Papua New Guinea
Alanna Maltby, a bat expert in ZSL’s Institute of Zoology, joined the BBC's Natural History Unit on the trek that found the 1.5kg, long Bosavi Woolly Rat. The new rodent measures 82cm from nose to tail, making it one of the biggest rats in the world – as big as a domestic cat. - September 15, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
Comic Strip Live Presents "Comic Strip Live Theater"
First Comedy Club to Produce One- and Two-Person Theatrical Shows. Submissions Gladly Accepted. New York City’s Comic Strip Live, (www.comicstriplive.com) the Guinness Book of World Records’ holder of the Longest Stand Up Comedy Show, presents Comic Strip Live Theater, one- and two-person theatrical shows. Comic Strip Live Theater will host its first production, “They Call Me Mister Fry,” beginning Friday, November 6 at 8 PM. - September 15, 2009 - Comic Strip Live
Lillard Lawn & Landscaping Mows Down the Competition with Outdoor Advertising
Local landscaping company takes to the streets with mobile billboard advertising to build brand awareness and stand out in a crowded field. - September 13, 2009 - Radius Mobile Media, LLC
The Marsh Presents a Second Marsh Rising Workshop Performance of Bob Scott’s the Jade Pyramid. One Performance Only.
The Marsh, a breeding ground for new performance, is pleased to announce a second Marsh Rising workshop performance of Bob Scott’s The Jade Pyramid, on Wednesday September 23 at 7:30 pm. - September 12, 2009 - The Marsh
Athletes of All Ages and Disciplines Head to AL Gulf Coast for Multiple Events
The Alabama Gulf Coast will host the a triathlon on Saturday, September 19th and a soccer tournament on the 19th and 20th. - September 11, 2009 - Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission
Alla Kosarevskaya to Display Marquetry Veneers Composed of Wood and Metals in Idiosyncratic Expressions at Agora Gallery
Inventing an entirely unique form of artwork, Alla Kosarevskaya, adeptly melds the worlds of high art with exquisite craftsmanship in every breathtaking piece. At first glance, Kosarevskaya’s works appear as graphic, monochromatic paintings, but, upon further inspection, each reveals its true complexity and astounding construction. - September 11, 2009 - Agora Gallery
The Marsh is Proud to Host the International Czech Theater Festival, a Series of Four New Plays Developed in the Famous Physical Theater Tradition of the Czech Republic
The plays are Flush (James Donlon & Howard Lotker); Albert’s Fear (Vojta Svejda); Polaris (Vojta Svejda & Jan Benes-McGradie) and Brick Circk (Stevo Capko). This is an abbreviated on-line version of the press release. For the complete press release, email diana@themarsh.org. - September 10, 2009 - The Marsh
Tutu School Will Dance Across the Golden Gate to Open Larkspur Location
San Francisco’s favorite place for tots and twirling kids announces the grand opening of its Marin County studio just in time for the 2009 school year. - September 06, 2009 - Tutu School
Pleasure Island Caps Off Summer String of USSSA Events with Final Baseball Tournament
The USSSA Gulf Coast Border Wars Baseball Tournament is set for September 12-13, 2009 at the Orange Beach Sportsplex. - September 06, 2009 - Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission
Spend a Gay Sunday at ZSL London Zoo
Sunday 20th September 2009 - 12.00pm – 5.00pm - For the fifth time running ZSL London Zoo will be hosting the most flamboyant event of the year…Gay Sunday. - September 06, 2009 - ZSL London Zoo
New England Fan Experience 2009
An annual non-profit volunteer-run convention held in Boston, Massachusetts. This year's featured celebrities include Leonard Nimoy, Gareth David-Lloyd, James Hong, Corin Nemec, Arron Dismuke, John De Lancie, and Sonny Strait. Writers and artists include Wen Spencer and Bettina Kurkoski. Gaming guests are Vicarious Visions, Science and Technology guest is the robot Aexeous and his creator, Joe Silva. - September 05, 2009 - New England Fan Experience
Plano Balloon Festival Hits the Streets Before Taking Flight
Organizers of the 2009 EDS Credit Union Plano Balloon Festival launched an area-wide mobile outdoor advertising campaign to promote awareness for the upcoming annual event on September 18, 19 and 20. - September 02, 2009 - Radius Mobile Media, LLC
London Creative Competition Awards
The London International Creative Competition, LICC, is pleased, for the second consecutive year, to announce the 2009 finalists and shortlists of their annual competition on September 6 in Soho, London. - August 29, 2009 - London International Creative Competition