DATE: MAY 8, 2013   STEVE JONES UPDATE:                                         Photo credit: Tobias Freytag   “Just thanking everyone who came along for the ride—it was a blast,” says STEVE JONES who recently (3/31/13) ended his successful run of his Sunday night weekly radio show “Jonesy’s Jukebox” on Los Angeles radio station KROQ FM (it began 10/10/10).  TheSex Pistols’ co-founder/guitarist and pop culture icon adds that it was time to move on so he could pursue his growing film/TV career; work on a new Sex Pistols release of archival performance footage; and develop his own podcast (details TBA).   In...

May 9, 2013 Venice Theatre seeks entertainers for Summer Cabaret Festival Inaugural event will feature a variety of acts in July and August  (Venice, FL) Venice Theatre is seeking entertainers for their inaugural Summer Cabaret Festival which will run July 19 through August 25, 2013. Performances will be Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons in the 90-seat Pinkerton Theatre.   The theatre’s Producing Director, Allan Kollar, is accepting submissions from interested acts through June 3, 2013. Chosen acts and a festival schedule will be announced on June 8, 2013.  Those interested in being considered for the festival should submit: A brief description of the show A sample song list A video highlighting...

AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION TO ANNOUNCE   2013 AWARD NOMINEES TUESDAY, MAY 14       AXS TV TO BROADCAST EVENT LIVE FROM   THE GRAMMY® MUSEUM 'S CLIVE DAVIS THEATRE        Musical Direction by Buddy Miller with Jim Lauderdale and the Americana All Star Band; Featuring performances by Lisa Marie Presley, Elizabeth Cook and the Milk Carton Kids with special guest T Bone Burnett           (Nashville, Tenn.)  May 8, 2013 - The Americana Music Association will announce the nominees for the 2013 Honors & Awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 14th at 2PM ET/11AM PT.  The ceremony will...

    May 5, 2013       CONTACT:  Kimberly Cedeno 713 535 3224 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Houston Ballet Gives Three Free Performances Of Madame Butterfly At Miller Outdoor Theatre May 10-12, 2013   Miller Outdoor Theatre celebrates 90th Anniversary at Performance on Sunday, May 12, 2013   HOUSTON, TEXAS – On May 10, 11, and 12, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. Houston Ballet returns to Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park to present three FREE performances of Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch’s signature work Madame Butterfly in honor of the 90th anniversary of this beloved venue. Set to Puccini’s powerful score with lavish costumes...

For Immediate Release MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA OFFERS MUSICIANS DATES FOR NEGOTIATION MEETINGS Classical subscription concerts are cancelled; Additional Summer 2014 classical concerts announced May 8, 2013 (Minneapolis, MN) - The Minnesota Orchestra Board Negotiating Committee has offered three proposed dates to the Musicians’ Union for negotiating sessions at the end of this month.  The Orchestra also announced the cancellation of two final weeks in its classical subscription season through June 2, as well as the addition of three weeks of classical concerts in July at Ted Mann Concert Hall.  (See below for further concert details.) “Although the musicians have repeated their...

MidAmerica Productions 31st Anniversary Season 132 W. 36th Street, New York, NY 10018 www.midamerica-music.com May 7, 2013 Contact: Dale Zeidman, 212-239-0205 x 204; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. James Hall, 212-239-0205 x 240; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Observe Memorial Day Weekend and Outstanding Music in NYC: Come to 3 Concerts in Carnegie Hall, May 25, 26, 27 Conductors, soloists, choruses, and instrumentalists come together to make great music in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium during Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 25, at 8PM; Sunday, May 26, at 8:30PM, and Monday, May 27, at 8PM. Saturday May 25: From Mozart to Sweet Adelines On Saturday, May 25, at 8PM,...

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today announces that it is proud to be joining the Emerging Pictures network of cinemas.  Carmike Royal Palm 20 and Emerging Pictures partner to showcase the Opera in Cinema and Ballet in Cinema series: exceptional European opera and ballet presented in HD and surround sound.   Opera – Nabucco – Royal Opera Houseon Sun, May 12 at 2pm and Tues, May 14 at 7pm (Performed live April 29, 2013) $ 15  Giuseppe Verdi | Opera in four acts Sung in Italian | Plácido Domingo, one of the...

May 7, 2013   Venice Theatre and Loveland Center pay homage to Ed Sullivan 18th Annual Loveland Follies take the stage May 30 – June 2, 2013 (Venice, FL) Students at Loveland Center will present four performances of A Really Big Shoe! The Life and Times of Ed Sullivan, on Venice Theatre’s MainStage from Thursday, May 30 through Sunday, June 2, 2013. Tickets are available for $15 at the theatre’s box office by phone at 941-488-1115 or online at      www.venicestage.com. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. The original musical variety show written...

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX AND BULGARI CELEBRATE ONE OF THE GRANDEST CINEMATIC SPECTACLES OF ALL TIME   CLEOPATRA   GLOBAL CELEBRATION INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH BULGARI, PRESTIGIOUS ITALIAN JEWELER, COLLECTED BY ELIZABETH TAYLOR AND RICHARD BURTON   Meticulously Restored Film to Premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival   Limited Engagement In More Than 200 Theaters Beginning May 22   Bulgari to Unveil Exclusive Jewelry Piece To Benefit The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation   Cleopatra 50th Anniversary Edition Arrives on Blu-ray May 28   LOS ANGELES, CA (May 6, 2013) – Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, in partnership with Bulgari, is...

WRITER/DIRECTOR SHANE BLACK TO MAKE DOC SAVAGE FOR SONY PICTURES AND ORIGINAL FILM   CULVER CITY, Calif., May 7, 2013 –Sony Pictures Entertainment has closed its deal with Shane Black to co-write and direct Doc Savage, and Black is eyeing it as his next film, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures, and Hannah Minghella, president of Production for the studio.  Black co-wrote the screenplay with Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry, based on the hero of pulp novels, films, and comic books.  Neal H. Moritz is producing the project with Ori Marmur through his Original Film banner....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6,  2013   ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE PROUDLY PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF NOAH RACEY’S PULSE New Song & Dance Spectacular is Brainchild of Hoofer/Tapper, Singer, and Choreographer Noah Racey Production is Directed by Broadway’s Jeff Calhoun (Newsies) (SARASOTA, May 3, 2013) — Extending this season’s hot streak of productions that make bold artistic statements, Asolo Repertory Theatre is thrilled to present Noah Racey’s Pulse. A song and dance celebration that harkens back to the golden age of hoofing, Pulse is written, conceived, and choreographed by Broadway song and dance man Noah Racey in collaboration with Broadway director and...

Department of Health Brings the Faces of HIV to Sarasota Mobile Art Exhibit to be in Sarasota May 18th WHAT: A mobile art exhibit which is open to the public, depicting the lives of Florida residents living with HIV and AIDS through portraits, video interviews, and journal writing. This exhibit has traversed Florida and now makes its debut in Sarasota. WHO: The Florida Department of Health (DOH) WHERE: Saturday May 18, 2013 Gospel Explosion Block Party Gore Court Apartments 1700 Gore Ct. Sarasota, FL 34234 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday May 18, 2013 Harvey Milk Festival Five Points Park Pineapple....

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Contact: Suzanne Calvin 214.443.1014                                   Or Megan Meister 214.443.1071 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.                                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.                                                   THE DALLAS OPERA PROUDLY PRESENTS “Composing Conversations” with American Composer Jennifer Higdon In Partnership with Art&Seek ~~~~ Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Hamon Hall, the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center ~~~~ Admission is FREE at dallasopera.org/rsvp                 DALLAS, MAY 7, 2013 – The Dallas Opera is thrilled to bring Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Jennifer Higdon to Dallas for our latest “Composing Conversation,” conducted in partnership with Art&Seek, KERA’s arts initiative.              Our one-night-only free...

            Like     Tweet     Forward         Now Casting: Amateur Chefs for MTV's Food School!       For the first time ever MTV and Doron Ofir Casting are seeking aspiring chefs to fulfill a lifelong dream in the culinary arts that will lead to the job of a lifetime and launch a career of epic proportions. We are seeking amateur chefs, bakers and cooking enthusiasts of all kinds (who are at least 18 years old), with the biggest personalities and a fierce appetite for competition, to live under one...

        CONTACT: Molly Clancy   Public Relations Associate   (941) 366 – 9017 ext. 338   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   DATE: May 7, 2013       AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND   Presented by Florida Studio Theatre May 31-June 23   In The Gompertz Theatre, Downtown Sarasota, FL       (Sarasota, FL) — Summer Season kicks off in the Gompertz with The World Goes ‘Round, featuring music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Filled with humor, romance, drama and non-stop melody, this revue is a thrilling celebration of life. The World Goes ‘Round will be playing...

For Immediate Release SAN FRANCISCO OPERA TO PARTNER WITH EUROARTS MUSIC INTERNATIONAL FOR TELEVISION AND HOME VIDEO DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-DEFINITION SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PRODUCTIONS SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 7, 2013) – San Francisco Opera today confirmed plans to forge a business partnership with EuroArts Music International, one of the world’s leading and most prestigious distributors of classical programming, for international television and home video distribution of high-definition San Francisco Opera productions. Initial plans include the release of six San Francisco Opera productions—recorded live in high definition at the War Memorial Opera House—over two years on DVD and Blu-ray and international television...

Contact: Andrea Safranski 248/541-4122, ext. 432 May 7, 2013 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Shrine Catholic High School and Academy Announce New Principal (Royal Oak) -- Monsignor William Easton, Pastor of National Shrine of the Little Flower Parish and President of Shrine Catholic Schools, announced today the appointment of Mr. Cormac Lynn as the new Principal of Shrine High School and Academy, located in Royal Oak, Michigan. He will succeed Mrs. Gabrielle Erken, whose retirement after 12 years of dedicated service was announced in February. Msgr. Easton said “We are extremely pleased that Cormac will be joining us at Shrine. He comes to us...

May 7, 2013 CONTACT:Catherine Hinman(407) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Sign Up Now for Free Family Tours and Films at the Morse This Summer   WINTER PARK, Fla.—Beginning in June, the Morse invites families to explore our new exhibition Lifelines—Forms and Themes of Art Nouveau through two free summer programs designed especially for elementary-school-age children.   Art Nouveau—literally “new art” in French—is the international art phenomenon of 1900 well known for its lively line and organic form. Through furniture, jewelry, ceramics, art glass, and more, Lifelines examines the interrelated elements that define the style. Space in these free family programs is limited, and...

Review by: Andrea Nierenberg May 6, 2013 Emerson String Quartet-at the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space- May 6 What a wonderful way to spend a Monday early evening listening to the Emerson String Quartet's final New York City concert with cellist David Finckel. This evening's performance was presented by WQXR at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. The Emerson String Quartet stands alone in the history of string quartets with an unparalleled list of achievements over three decades: over thirty acclaimed recordings since 1987, nine Grammy® Awards (including two for Best Classical Album, an unprecedented honor for a chamber music group),...

Date: May 7, 2013 Contact: Janet Kessin, Gloria Gottschalk, (212) 721-0965 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.     ELIZABETH HURLEY TO BECOME VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT JUILLIARD       Dr. Joseph W. Polisi, President of The Juilliard School, today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Hurley as the School’s Vice President for Development and Public Affairs. Ms. Hurley is starting at Juilliard immediately, after stepping down from her post as Vice President for Museum Development at the Art Institute of Chicago (2010-2013.)  Prior to that, she served as Executive Director of the Grant Park Music Festival (2009-2010) in Chicago’s Millennium Park. ...

CADILLAC SENDS DSO CIVIC MENTORS ON NEW YORK ROAD TRIP   Two University of Michigan music students follow the DSO to Carnegie Hall in a Cadillac ATS   (DETROIT, May 6, 2013)— At 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, two University of Michigan graduate music students—who double as Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensemble Mentors—will hit the road in a brand new Cadillac ATS to follow the DSO to Carnegie Hall for its May 10 Ives Immersion performance as part of the Spring For Music Festival.   Along the way, David Cook, first year graduate student of clarinet performance and Emily...

2013 CASTING IS COMPLETE!       Painting Churches by Tina Howe June 27 - July 14   Directed by Melliss Kenworthy   Gardner (Don Walker) and Fannie Church (Jenny Aldrich) are preparing to move out of their Beacon Hill house to their summer cottage on Cape Cod. Gardner, once a famous poet, is now retired. He slips in and out of senility as his wife Fannie valiantly tries to keep them both afloat. They have asked their daughter Mags (Olivia Williamson) to come home and help them move. Mags agrees, for she hopes as well to finally paint their portrait....

LAUREN HESS, Marketing & Communications Mgr. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 1241 Elm Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 TEL 513.744.3250 FAX 513.744.3535 www.mayfestival.com The 2013 May Festival Season is almost here. Let May Festival inspire you! MAY FESTIVAL 2013 OPENS THIS WEEKEND CINCINNATI - The May Festival is the oldest continuous choral festival in the Western Hemisphere; it is the pride of Cincinnati, one of a very few cities in the world today with an ongoing commitment to choral music. For two weekends each May the music world turns to Cincinnati for an unsurpassed experience in choral music performance. Maestro Conlon, has provided the artistic leadership...

  METAL BLADE WEBSITE | METAL BLADE FACEBOOK   THE OCEAN: Special 'Pelagial' Clip Video Hosted By Invisible OrangesWith the official release of THE OCEAN's anticipated Pelagial less than a week away, todayInvisible Oranges offers up a special video sampler featuring 30-second clips of each track with accompanying artwork.Immeasurably heavy both sonically and thematically, Pelagial was written, recorded, mixed and to-be-performed-live as one single 53-minute piece of music. Easily their most profoundly sophisticated work to date, Pelagial is an aquatic-themed audio adventure that quite literally submerses listeners as they journey with the band, beginning at the surface of the ocean and plunging through all five pelagic depth zones.Said Spin Magazine: "The...

TODAY: GIRL SCOUT COOKIES + BEER PAIRING, NELSON SULLIVAN'S NEW YORK, SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:08 PM PDT around town today6pm: build courage, confidence, and character at the girl scout cookie + beer pairing at the double windsor. there's a badge for that, right? $9 gets you a flight of four beers + cookies. >>6pm: nelson sullivan's new york: robert coddington of the 5 ninth avenue project gives a lecture and screens video artist nelson sullivan's work on '80s nyc featuring keith haring, the rock steady crew, rupaul, fran lebowitz, lady miss kier, more. nyu's einstein auditorium (34 stuyvesant st.), free. >>6pm: the fundraiser...

                                                                                                                                                                      April 24, 2013      Tonight at 7pm  in the Bishop Planetarium Theater         Experience the beauty of the night sky and take a live tour of this month's astronomical highlights with Bishop Planetarium Director Jeff Rodgers:     "When it comes to stargazing, there are hits and there are misses. All too often, you'll hear about some not-to-be-missed celestial event via the local news on a slow news night, only to be disappointed with what you actually get to see after you've dragged your weary bones out of bed in the wee hours. But, armed with a...

Press Contact: Libby Huebner (562) 799-6055 nyjazz@aol.comVINTAGE BOUQUET FOOD & WINE EVENT, HOSTED BY BEVERLY HILLS BAR ASSOCIATION,TOASTS MILESTONE 25th ANNIVERSARYSunday, April 28, 2013, Noon – 4 P.M.,at Greystone Mansion in Beverly HillsPopular Tasting Event, Open to Public, Benefits Beverly Hills Bar Foundation’s Pro Bono Legal Services ProgramsProving that good food and wine never go out of style, or demand, the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Vintage Bouquet celebrates its 25th anniversary with a very special “edition” of the al fresco food and wine tasting event open to the public on Sunday, April 28, 2013, from noon to 4 pm, at the Greystone Mansion in...

Dates: Sunday, June 23rd-Saturday, June 29 Please click here for itinerary and more information. Please contact us with any inquiries at 212-826-3074 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.     Visit us on Facebook You are Invited to The Hermitage Museum Foundation's Exclusive White Nights Tour to St. Petersburg The City of St. Petersburg, home of the State Hermitage Museum, is at its most beautiful and poetic during the “White Nights” that follow the summer solstice. Join us for an exclusive aesthetic experience as we guide you to the city’s famous sites and hidden gems. Our White Nights 2013 tour is your chance to discover...

  News ReleaseCommunications Department1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028-0198tel (212) 570-3951 fax (212) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For Immediate ReleaseContact: Elyse Topalian, Egle Zygas  Metropolitan Museum to Offer Combined Same-Week Admission to The Cloisters   Beginning May 1, in celebration of the 75th-anniversary year of The Cloisters museum and gardens, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will offer same-week admission to The Cloisters for members of the public who visit the Metropolitan Museum’s main building first. Same-week combined admission is an enhancement and expansion of the same-day admission policy that has been in effect between the buildings for decades. A visitor with an admissions receipt...

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