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6th Annual Chicago Filipino American Film Festival Call for Submissions
The Chicago Filipino American Film Festival is now accepting submissions for Feature Length Films, Short Films, as well as Documentaries and Music Videos. Filipino filmmakers, artists and performers must have their features submitted by September 1, 2009. Unlike other Film Festivals, the CFAFF does... - August 15, 2009 - Chicago Filipino American Film Festival
WBN 1st Symposium in Ibiza, 10th -13th of September 2009
"Destination Blue - See(d) a new Dream": 3 days of Inspiration, Meditation, Communication & Celebration. How then shall we live? Strategies for living in a rapidly changing world. Sharing ideas worth spreading. - August 10, 2009 - Wholistic Business Network
IAM Global Event Featuring Makoto Fujimura and Susie Ibarra Collaboration
Commemorative performance featuring contemporary painter Fujimura and avant-garde percussionist Ibarra will be a free global webcast. - August 09, 2009 - International Arts Movement
Willow Creek Association’s Leadership Summit 2009 — CCN Edition Via Satellite. Summit Faculty to Include Tony Blair and Bono.
On August 14 and 15 leaders throughout North America will have an unprecedented opportunity to hear a world class line-up of global leaders at the Willow Creek Leadership Summit 2009 — via satellite on CCN. Willow Creek Association (WCA) has partnered with Church Communication Network (CCN)... - July 28, 2009 - Live Oak Community Church
Local Libraries Now Provide North Carolinians and Students with Health, Science, and Homework Resources at Their Fingertips
North Carolina libraries have three new online research tools to offer their library patrons, including Consumer Health Complete, Science Reference Center, and TOPICsearch. The three databases aimed at providing health, science, and homework-related information, are provided through NC LIVE (www.nclive.org), North Carolina’s consortium for the state’s nearly 200 public and academic libraries. - July 22, 2009 - NC LIVE
"Journey of Hope: Children's Visions of Our Future" to Commemorate 25th Anniversary of Universal Peace Day
In this exhibition of international art, children share their visions for the world they hope will be waiting for them when they grow up. Young people speak of their desire for a peaceful environment, free from violence whether armed conflict, crime or domestic turmoil, while expressing their anxieties about war, nuclear armaments and environmental degradation. - July 22, 2009 - Others Are Us
Delaware River Valley Churches to Host Joint Summer Education Series
Presbyterian churches in Titusville, Stockton, Mt. Airy and Ringoes, New Jersey, to host Princeton Theological Seminary Professor of Old Testament Jeremy M. Hutton for community-wide series of lectures on Old Testament prophets and prophecies and their implications for modern life. - July 21, 2009 - First Presbyterian Church of Titusville
Classic Bowie Track Set to Raise Awareness of Local Helensburgh ‘Heroes’ as Scots Community Bids for Chart Success
A Scottish community is readying itself to release a version of the classic David Bowie track 'Heroes', on 1st August 2009, which is the end product of six months hard work by over 100 local volunteer singers and musicians. - July 16, 2009 - Helensburgh Heroes
Summer Acting Program Has International Flair
John Strasberg Studios (JSS) and Accidental Repertory Theater (ART) kicked off their first summer acting program this week, presenting classes in acting technique, voice, and movement to students from around the world. “It’s something I wanted to do for myself,” said actor and... - July 12, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
Accidental Rep’s Anne Pasquale is Young Audiences of NY Teaching Artist of the Year
Accidental Rep Vice President and Director of Arts-in-Education was named Teaching Artist of the Year by Young Audiences of New York at their annual Partners In Excellence award ceremony, June 2009. - July 11, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
Children Lift Their Voices at Summer Retreat
Choral Arts Link will host the MET Summer Camp for rising fourth through 12th grade singers and the Mini MET Camp for rising second and third graders, July 20-24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, at the W. O. Smith Community Music School, 1125 8th Ave South, Nashville, TN 37203. - July 10, 2009 - Choral Arts Link, Inc
The Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs Presents “Crucibles of Leadership” Sponsored by Accenture
Cincinnati NSHMBA to Host Executive Perspective. - July 10, 2009 - National Society of Hispanic MBAs
Six California Police Departments Open Doors for Sikh American Cops
Today, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)—the oldest Sikh American civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—announced that, over the past several weeks, six California police departments have confirmed their commitment to equal employment... - July 08, 2009 - Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
NSHMBA to Host Open Membership Meeting in Rookwood Tower
Professionals Encouraged to Attend for Cincinnati Chapter Updates and Networking - June 19, 2009 - National Society of Hispanic MBAs
Castra Romana VIII Roman Army Festival, Givhans Ferry State Park, SC November 14
The Sixth Legion of Roman Army Re-enactors is proud to announce their 8th annual Castra Romana Event at Givhans Ferry State Park November 14, 2009. Featuring Roman military displays including period artillery, cavalry, infantry, and engineers. Gladiators will fight in the arena. A full scale Roman military camp for you to explore. Craftors and vendors of ancient wares will offer their unique items. Family Friendly! - June 14, 2009 - Legio VI Ferrata Fidelas Constans
Outdoor Exhibit Space at LI Children's Museum Serves as Green Model
The Long Island Children’s Museum’s “innovative use of green space” has been cited as a national model; earning praise for its “potential to change parents’ perceptions and increase children’s outdoor play across the country.” The Museum has received funding to develop an online replication toolkit by the MetLife Foundation and the Association of Children’s Museums. - June 12, 2009 - Long Island Children's Museum
Old Traditions, New Treats at Summer Solstice Spectacular from EnjoyBellevue.org
The Bellevue Summer Solstice Spectacular is four days of celebrating the season and it couldn’t be hotter. Old Traditions, New Treats…Fun for All Ages: from free swimming to duck pin bowling, a craft show to art exhibits, festival foods to side-walk savings, Celtic folklore to Martial Arts, live music and dancing to movies in the park. The Solstice runs June 18 – in Bellevue Borough, Pa. http://www.enjoybellevue.org/summer_solstice_spectacular_2009.htm. - June 11, 2009 - EnjoyBellevue.org
New Reading Recommendation Service Available to North Carolinians
After reaching a deal with online information giant Ebsco Information Services, NC LIVE, North Carolina’s consortium for the state’s nearly 200 public and academic libraries, acquired access to NoveList K-8 Plus, a readers’ advisory database designed specifically for children in... - June 11, 2009 - NC LIVE
Jewish & Palestinian Students Unite to Answer Obama’s Call to Action in Cairo by Launching Lending Site to Empower Entrepreneurs in the Middle East
A group of four Jewish and Palestinian students have recently answered Obama’s call to interfaith service by launching LendforPeace.org, a grassroots organization that promotes economic opportunity and stability in the Middle East. The organization is a not-for-profit Internet platform that allows individuals to make small loans to specific micro-entrepreneurs in the West Bank in the context of peace in the region. - June 09, 2009 - LendforPeace.org
"Making Friends with Flowers" to Reach Four Continents This Spring
On June 7, 2009, children and families will gather at Brooklyn Botanic Garden to create an autobiographical rose as part of “Making Friends With Flowers,” (MFWF) an international family art program developed by Others Are Us. MFWF brings people together at botanical gardens around the world to celebrate a shared love of nature, art and family time. Recognizing the simple things we have in common creates an empathy that unites people and bridges geographical distances and cultural differences - June 05, 2009 - Others Are Us
S.H.E. Supports Local Women’s Causes with Multi-Media Gallery Event: Renowned Pastry Chef to Unveil New Confections at Fundraiser
S.H.E. – Survive, Heal, Empower – will host a fundraiser for underserved women and female survivors at the Ven Sherrod Gallery, 1906. S. Halsted St., in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood at 6 p.m., Saturday, July 20. The event will feature music of Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan, and the unveiling of a new line of confections, "Sweet & Naro" by renowned pastry chef Alissa Narow. - June 04, 2009 - S.H.E. - Survive, Heal, Empower
Living Measure and KiRette Couture Present Threads for A Cause: A Fashion Show Benefiting GEMS
From Fashion Week to Fashion Avenue, NY has been called the fashion capital of the world. NY is also a leading entry, transit and destination point for human sex trafficking victims. On June 3, 2009, Living Measure and KiRette Couture will bring attention to this cause, through Threads For A Cause: A Fashion Show Benefiting GEMS. The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. at Boucarou lounge in the LES. - June 03, 2009 - Living Measure
American Impressionism: Paintings from the Phillips Collection
Works by Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, Augustus Vincent Tack, and John Henry Twachtman, are among other American Masters who compose some of this exhibition’s highlights. These artists’ works were among the earliest acquisitions of The Phillips Collection, established in 1921 as America's first museum of modern art. The exhibition opens at the New Mexico Museum of Art on June 5, 2009 and runs through September 13, 2009. - May 28, 2009 - New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
Apogee Awards Laureates from Four Nations Shine at Apogee Artists International Concert Series
The Apogee Foundation is presenting a series of virtuoso concert events in Odessa featuring Apogee Awards laureates from Belarus, Moldova, Switzerland and Ukraine. - May 19, 2009 - The Apogee Foundation
Collegiate Reporting Duo Nab Novak Award
Misbehaving college president and police chief provide award-winning fodder for Colorado State University journalists. - May 18, 2009 - The Fund for American Studies
New Grant Program for African Social Entreprenuers
A grant program for charities established by social entrepreneurs of African descent based in the United States that address critical issues in Africa. Apply online at http://www.forward-ever.org/fund.php by June 10, 2009. - May 16, 2009 - Black Star Collective Foundation
Accidental Rep Presents Working Sessions – Great Plays of the 20th Century
Accidental Rep presents its final working sessions as part of the Living Room Series, featuring scenes from great plays of the 20th century, drawn from our professional workshop, May 28-30 and June 4-6 at 8pm, 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 403, in New York City. - May 12, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
Casa Argentina de Colorado (CAC) is Reopening Its Doors
Casa Argentina de Colorado (CAC) is organizing a Professional Networking event in Denver. Date: May 21st at 5.30pm. - May 08, 2009 - Casa Argentina en Colorado
Cultural Homestay International - China Wave of the Fulture
Cultural Homestay International recently toured five cities in China and the results were startling. - May 04, 2009 - Cultural Homestay International
SanKritiLaya Unveils Fall 2009 Classic Concert Tour Schedule
SanKritiLaya, the budding Silicon Valley non-profit organization dedicated to the recognition & advancement of Classical finearts talent, have announced their Fall 2009 schedule. The renowned perfectionists, Hyderabad Brothers, figure in the vocal concert tour. RK Shriramkumar, a top-flight carnatic classical violinist, is on his maiden solo tour of the US, is featuring in the other, Instrumental concert & lecture-demonstration tour of North America. - May 04, 2009 - SanKritiLaya
Cirque Berzerk Returns to Downtown LA for Seven Performances per Weekend at Los Angeles State Historic Park June 18 – July 5, 2009 -- Parental Discretion is Advised
“Equal parts trippy and sinister, Cirque Berzerk seems like the sort of phantasmagoric spectacle Tim Burton would dream up, if he quit filmmaking to join the circus.” -Los Angeles Times, July 2008 - May 02, 2009 - Cirque Berzerk
Slump City
Presents the work of three emerging artists whose visionary and haunting work combines gothic fantasy, poetic social realism and psycho-geography to imagine the urban periphery. - May 01, 2009 - [ space ]
Sikhcess™ Launches ‘Feed the Homeless’ Campaign Across North America in April and May
Sikhcess™ volunteers prepare to feed homeless communities in honor of Vaisakhi, a celebration of selfless service, equality, and ‘giving back’ during India’s harvest season in the months of April and May. - April 30, 2009 - Sikhcess
Unity in Motion Inc. Granted 501(c)(3) Status
Unity in Motion, Inc. (UIM), a youth-focused social service organization in Milwaukee, WI today announced it has been granted 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. - April 30, 2009 - Unity in Motion, Inc.
4th Annual International Children’s Festival Coming to Golden Gate Park on May 9
Children and families from cultures all over the world will unite at the 4th Annual International Children’s Festival on Saturday, May 9 in Golden Gate Park. - April 29, 2009 - Pacifica Institute
Positively Inspired: South Wales’ Free-Thinkers Escape ‘Doom and Gloom’
Welsh celebrity gardener Lynne Allbutt launches programme of Uplifting Talks for Cardiff-based personal growth organization. - April 27, 2009 - Universal Growth Organisation
Hampton Roads Pride Out in the Park - Stonewall40 Celebrates LGBT History in Virginia
In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Hampton Roads Pride is holding the annual Out in the Park Event on June 28th, 2009. A LGBT history project focused on events that impacted the community in Hampton Roads, Virginia will be featured at the festival. - April 25, 2009 - Hampton Roads Pride
Frontier Fort Faire and Public Archaeology Event Scheduled for May 2
Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society Announces Launch of First Annual Frontier Fort Faire at Historic Fort Daniel in Celebration of 2009 May Archaeology Month. - April 22, 2009 - Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society
New Way for Kids & Families to Help Planet - Plant Trees in Coconut Husks
Helping to reduce global warming and learning about sustainability just got quick and easy with the PlantBest Healthy Planet Tree Planting Kit™ – a new product that uses coconut husks for planting tree seeds. Planting a tree is an important step in helping to reduce global warming. What the tree seed is planted in is important too. Hyper-renewable coir (pronounced “koi’er”) - the spent rind of coconuts - is a sustainable alternative planting medium to peat moss. http://www.plantbest.com. - April 17, 2009 - PlantBest Inc.
Michael Velliquette Opens New Show of Collages at DCKT Contemporary May 8, 2009
DCKT Contemporary is pleased to present Michael Velliquette’s second New York solo exhibition. Velliquette hand cuts and glues paper cardstock into complex dimensional assemblages reminiscent of the interiors of large-scale pop-up books or mosaics in high relief. In his current body of work Velliquette returns once again to garden and jungle settings where humorous and visually dense paper tableaux are populated with animistic spirits, beasts, goons and gods. - April 10, 2009 - DCKT Contemporary
NC LIVE Purchases 380 PBS Videos for North Carolina Schools
Several state organizations have teamed up to provide 380 educational and documentary videos from the Public Broadcasting Service, which are now permanently available online and free of charge to all North Carolina public schools. With a grant from the State Library of North Carolina and the... - April 10, 2009 - NC LIVE
On 15th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide, Greeting Cards are Rebuilding Orphaned Families
Orphaned heads of households find unique combination of work and mentorship through a Rwandan greeting card producer. - April 09, 2009 - Cards from Africa
NSHMBA to Host 2009 Connecting Firms with Hispanic Talent Event at Cintas Center
Hispanic Professionals to Gather for Roundtable Networking Event. - April 08, 2009 - National Society of Hispanic MBAs
Art Thinker's Day - Free Family Event
This special family event encourages students of all ages to use their eyes, hands, ears and imagination to explore contemporary art. Education Coordinator, Diane Sikes brings elements of Dallas Contemporary’s trademarked Art Think™ curriculum to the community through Art Thinkers’ Day. - April 06, 2009 - Dallas Contemporary
Mel Wacks, Director of Jewish-American Hall of Fame, Contributes Historic Medal Dies to Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress
In 2004, the national committee celebrating 350 Years of Jewish Life in America distributed commemorative medals throughout the country, including one to President Bush. The head of the medal committee, Mel Wacks, has now contributed the original medal dies to the Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress in the hope that they will be exhibited during the 400th anniversary celebration and beyond. - April 04, 2009 - Jewish-American Hall of Fame
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Cancer Patient Turns Music Into Modern Art During Stem Cell Transplant
While in the depths of his second stem cell transplant to treat Stage IV Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Erik Rosen discovered how to turn music into Modern Art. In the Fall 2009, Erik was locked in a “clean room” for 35 days while he underwent an Allogeneic Transplant at Memorial Sloan... - April 03, 2009 - cNoteART
Paint the Mic: In Solidarity, One Love
Ceiba Collective puts on a great artistic and entertaining event to promote unity. - March 28, 2009 - Ceiba
Accidental Rep’s "Variations on ‘A Doll’s House’" Make Work in Progress the Goal
John Strasberg's Accidental Repertory Theater presents Ibsen's "A Doll's House" in a traditional translation, and in a new version, in repertory, opening April 23, at John Strasberg Studios, 555 Eighth Avenue, NYC. - March 27, 2009 - Accidental Repertory Theater
From Mexico City to Garden City - Long Island Children's Museum Welcomes Renowned Mexican Puppet Company
Acclaimed Mexican puppet company, Marionetas de la Esquina, presents English and Spanish language performances of "Emilio and the Enchanted Cow" on April 18 and 19 at the Long Island Children's Museum in Garden City, NY. LICM performances are only East Coast appearance of award-winning company. - March 27, 2009 - Long Island Children's Museum
Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children to Premiere in Austin
To celebrate World Theatre Day, Austin Circle of Theaters teams with Cambiare Productions to present a free staged reading of Churchill’s controversial new work. - March 25, 2009 - Cambiare Productions