In honor of Richard Wagner’s 200th birthday, WQXR presents an hour-long special tomorrow, May 22 at 7pm on 105.9 FM and at WQXR.org.   The special, CLASH OF THE TITANS: An Exploration of Verdi & Wagner hosted by WQXR’s Jeff Spurgeon, explores these two classical music icons who rose up during turbulent eras in their respective nations. The two composers were, in many ways, opposites and on the occasion of their Bicentennial year, Clash of the Titans explores those crucial differences, diving into how these two men of music, both born in the same year, flowered in completely different directions, ultimately empowered...

  Sarasota Fire Receives $20,000 Grant for Public Outreach Funding Tops $1 Million in Grants Awarded by Fireman’s Fund in Florida       SARASOTA, Fla. (May 21, 2013) – Marking $1 million in grants awarded by Fireman’s Fund to fire departments in Florida, the Sarasota County Fire Department is receiving $20,000 to purchase smoke detectors and a fire extinguisher training system that will be used to teach local residents how to safely and effectively use fire extinguishers. The grant is awarded by National Trust Insurance Services (NTIS) and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.       In addition to enabling firefighters...

Immediate: Tuesday 21 May 2013 KT Tunstall’s new album and Liverpool show • New album launched 10 June • Tickets go on sale Friday 24 May • First Liverpool show for six years • Liverpool Philharmonic debut for Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall Plus special guest Saturday 16 November, 7.30pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall £17.50, £22.50, £27.50 Tickets go on sale Friday 24 May and will be available from liverpoolphil.com and 0151 709 3789 Since scoring a worldwide hit with her debut album Eye To The Telescope in 2005, which went on to sell more than 4 million copies worldwide and over 1.8m...

On Thursday, May 23rdat 9pm ET/PT,  tune in as the Sisters of Mary, the Wagner Warriors,  and the Girls of Grace face off in a final competition on GSN's season finale of  THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE.     Gospel superstars and GRAMMY® award winning duo MARY MARY will also take the stage in a special performance of their chart topping hit "Go Get It" alongside THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE musical co-host and  multi-platinum-selling musician and producer Kirk Franklin.    Don't miss this inspiring performance and the crowning of this season’s winner on THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE finale, Thursday night, May 23rd at 9pm ET/PT only on...

Pianist Alessio Bax Wins 2013 Martin E. Segal Award       Fast-rising pianist Alessio Bax was recognized on May 20 with a 2013 Martin E. Segal Award, which carries a cash prize of $7,500. Since 1987, Lincoln Center has conferred these prestigious awards annually on two emerging young artists or ensembles in recognition of their exceptional accomplishments. The second 2013 award went to actress/singer Shalita Grant. Previous winners include pianist Jonathan Biss, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, the Brentano and Borromeo String Quartets, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, director Thomas Kail, dancer Daniel Ulbricht, choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, and conductor Xian Zhang. The announcement follows...

May 20, 2013     Name:            Mandalay Bay Beach   Address:       3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South                          Las Vegas, NV 89119   Phone:          (702) 632-7777   Toll Free:       (877) 632-7000   Website Address:  mandalaybay.com   THE INAUGURAL LP TOUR ADDED TO 2013 BEACH CONCERT SERIES AT MANDALAY BAY   Featuring Big Head Todd and Monster, Soul Asylum, The Wailers and Matthew Street;  Tickets Now on Sale   Making its debut at the Mandalay Bay Beach Friday,...

  Christopher Erk, Noah Racey, and Anthony J. Russo perform a number from Noah Racey’s PULSE. Photo by John Revisky. CALLING ALL GULF COAST TAP DANCERS! ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE TO HOST MASTER TAP CLASS WITH CHRISTOPHER ERK AND ANTHONY J. RUSSO FROM THE CAST OF NOAH RACEY’S PULSE   WHAT: An advanced tap workshop led by Christopher Erk and Anthony J. Russo, members of the cast of Noah Racey’s PULSE. Both men have toured internationally with the world famous tap shows Tap Dogs and Rasta Thomas’ Tap Stars. Erk is also the founder of The Tap Factor, a national outreach...

May 20, 2013 FORCE/COLLISION TO PARTICIPATE IN FINAL INSTALLMENT OF ARENA STAGE’S 2012/13 KOGOD CRADLE SERIES *** Mixed discipline local performance company will present and discuss new dance/theater project Trust me June 13-16, 2013 *** (Washington, D.C.) Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces that force/collision, a Washington, D.C.-based interdisciplinary performance ensemble, will participate in this year’s Kogod Cradle Series, which supports the exploration and development of new and emerging work. The company will present the U.S. premiere of Trust me, a devised dance/theater project created in collaboration with German playwright Falk Richter. Trust me explores the body...

Eastman School of Music   26 Gibbs Street   Rochester, NY  14604   www.esm.rochester.edu       Media Contacts:   For the Eastman School of Music:   Helene Snihur, 585-274-1057, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.       For the International Society of Bassists:   Madeleine Crouch, 972-233-9107 x204, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.       May 20, 2013                      Bassists Playing Together at Eastman School of Music   Annual convention brings together more than 1,000 performers, students, teachers, amateurs, and professionals from around the world       Hundreds of double bassists from some 30 countries will descend on Rochester in June, and audiences will...

DATE:             MAY 20, 2013 FROM:            TODD BRODGINSKI/MITCH SCHNEIDER   TRUTH & SALVAGE CO. TO HOST“APPALACHIAN HILLTOP FAMILY REUNION”SATURDAY, JULY 6 IN WELLSTON, OH NEW SINGLE ‘APPALACHIAN HILLTOP’SET TO HIT RADIO JUNE 11 SECOND ALBUM ‘PICK ME UP’ OUTJULY 23 ON MEGAFORCE/SONY RED Photo Credit: Sandlin Gaither TRUTH & SALVAGE CO.--Scott Kinnebrew (guitars/lap steel/mandolin/vocals), Tim Jones (guitars/vocals), Walker Young (piano/organ/accordion/vocals), Adam Grace (organ/piano/Wurlitzer/additional background vocals) Bill “Smitty” Smith (drums/percussion/vocals), and Dean Moore (bass/additional background vocals)--are hosting the first annual APPALACHIAN HILLTOP FAMILY REUNION Saturday, July 6 in “Smitty’s” Wellston, OH hometown to benefit the Wellston High School Marching Band.  Guaranteed to...

SHAPING SOUND DANCE COMPANY LAUNCHES FIRST NATIONAL TOUR   Family, Friends, Fans and Celebrities Attend Sold Out Red Carpet Premiere   Los Angeles, CA - (May 20,2013)-Shaping Sound,anew contemporary dance company,held their red carpet premiere last night at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles. Emmy®-nominated choreographers anddance visionariesTravis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance and KyleRobinson,took the stage in front of the sold out crowd withtenworld-classdancersto premiere a synergy ofsight, sound,and movement. Companymembers have beenfeatured on“SoYou Think You CanDance”, “Dancing WithThe Stars,” and toured internationally withrecording artists and award-winning dance companies.   Celebrities that turned out to support the dance company...

JON VITTI TAKES FLIGHT WITH ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE SCREENPLAY --Catherine Winder Joins Team As Producer of Upcoming Animated Feature --   Espoo, Finland, May 20, 2013 – Rovio Entertainment announced today that comedy writer Jon Vitti, a veteran of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, The Office, and The Larry Sanders Show, will write the screenplay for Angry Birds – the upcoming animated 3D film based on Rovio’s bestselling app. Additionally, veteran producer Catherine Winder is joining the production team that includes producer John Cohen (Despicable Me) and executive producer David Maisel (Iron Man) . The movie is slated for...

Media Contact: Kelly Fores Marketing Director (941) 358-8998 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Banyan Theater Company Announces Summer 2013 Casting SARASOTA, FL – The Banyan Theater Company is pleased to announce the casting for its 12th season of summer theater, which opens June 28 and closes August 25, 2013.  “Painting Churches,” by Tina Howe, features Don Walker as Gardner Church, Jenny Aldrich as Fanny Church and Olivia Williamson as Margaret (Mags) Church. Gardner and Fanny 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...

The Ensemble Theatre Celebrates the Art of Youth Registration for Summer Performing Arts Education Programs Has Begun HOUSTON, May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensemble Theatre kicks off its Young Performers Program with sessions held during the June -- August 2013 summer break. The Young Performers Program (YPP) is for young people ages (6--17) who desire to explore their creative and artistic talents. Dates for the four sessions are: Session I June 10, 2013 - July 6, 2013 Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Tuition Cost including registration fee: $600 Extended Day: $100 Session II July 8, 2013...

  Press Contact: Prentice Art Communications, (212) 228-4048 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The Pop Object: The Still Life Tradition in Pop Art  On View at Acquavella Galleries Through May 24 18 East 79th Street | New York, NY 10075   "...a great cherry-picking exhibition, most notable for a handful of unfamiliar, rarely exhibited or outstanding works." - The New York Times (NEW YORK, NY)  Acquavella Galleries is pleased to announce The Pop Object: The Still Life Tradition in Pop Art on view from April 10 to May 24 2013. Curated by renowned art historian John Wilmerding, the Pop art survey includes over 75 important works...

For Immediate Release San Francisco Opera Guild Announces Details of 91st Season Opening Night Gala, September 6, 2013 Opera Ball 2013: The Garden of Good & Evil Opera Ball 2013 Marks Bay Area Debut of Celebrity Event Planner Colin Cowie San Francisco Opera's 2013-14 Season Opens with Arrigo Boito's Mephistopheles SAN FRANCISCO (May 17, 2013)––San Francisco Opera celebrates the opening of its 91st season on September 6, 2013 with a gala opening night like none other. San Francisco Opera Guild’s 2013 Opera Ball: The Garden of Good and Evil will be created by celebrity event designer Colin Cowie to reflect the celestial and devilish themes...

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.     Ballet - Romeo and Juliet – the Bolshoi Balleton Sun, June 2 at 2pm and Tues, June 4 at 7pm (Performed live May 13, 2013) $15 Sergei Prokofiev | Ballet in Two Acts Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich | Romeo and...

Carmike Royal Palm 20 is proud to announce    Helen Mirren   in The National Theatre Live production of   The Audience from London's West End         The Audience at the Carmike Royal Palm 20 on Thursday, June 13 at 7 pm and Tuesday, June 18 at 7 pm (recorded live on June 13, 2013) ($23.00) A new play by Peter Morgan (Skyfall (co-writer), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, The Damned United, Frost/Nixon, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Last King of Scotland, The Queen. Directed by Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Reader (Academy Award nominee; BAFTA...

MICHELLE KELLY/JENNIFER GILLESPIE THE ZIMMERMAN AGENCY 850.668.2222    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  FIRST-ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL AT ALTOS DE CHAVON, CASA DE CAMPO IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – May 17, 2013 – Casa de Campo, the 7,000-acre luxury resort on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, invites guests to enjoy the best of Dominican Republic culture at Casa de Campo’s first annual Spring Festival from May 23-26 at Altos de Chavon, the artist village on resort grounds modeled after a 16th-century Mediterranean village, complete with an art gallery, an archeological museum with one of the largest collections of Taino Indians artifacts on the island,...

Local artist Nancy Hall hosts an open house in her new downtown art and clothing studio.     New Studio and Open House in Historic Downtown Village Media Contact: Veronica Pastore 941.330.4838 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   [May 17, 2013 — Sarasota, Fla.] Artist Nancy Hall will host an open house at her new art and clothing studio in downtown Sarasota from 5 to 9 p.m. on Fri., May 24. She recently relocated to Sarasota’s Historic Downtown Village at 1899 Fruitville Road and invites visitors to see her new space during the area’s monthly “Fourth Friday” festivities.   “I could not be more excited for...

  Media contact:  Danae DeShazer   May 16, 2013                                                            941-365-5118, ext. 304 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.           Arts and Cultural Alliance Announces Grant Opportunity   Accepting Nominations for JRTF Grant Panelists       Sarasota, Florida – The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County will open the grant cycle for the 2014 John Ringling Towers Fund Grants on Friday, May 24, 2013. The John Ringling Towers Fund (JRTF) Grants were established to maintain the spirit of the John Ringling Towers after they were demolished in 1998. JRTF Grants are available to individual artists in the categories of visual,...

May 17, 2013           BY Experience   To bring National Theatre Live directly to the residents of the   Actors Fund Home       Dedication & Unveiling Event scheduled for Friday, June 14 at 1:30PM   With showing of The Audience starring Helen Mirren       BY Experience (Robert & Julie Borchard-Young) announces the donation & installation of high tech digital projector equipment for their partners at The Actors Fund.  The equipment will allow the residents of The Lillian Booth Actors Hometo enjoy all National Theatre Live theatrical programming, beginning with The Audience on Friday,...

  May 6, 2013       Contact: Jayne Giroux Director of Communications 1760 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236 Office 941-954-1600 ext. 124 Cell 941-720-8177 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.         Gulf Coast Community Foundation Awards Grant   to Suncoast Communities Blood Bank   Funds to be Used forAutomated Donor Check-In Identification System       Sarasota, FL- Gulf Coast Community Foundation has awarded Suncoast Communities Blood Bank (SCBB) $26,000 toward the purchase of BIO-key TruDonor™, an automateddonorcheck-in identification system. TruDonor provides the ability to identifyblooddonors,whileprotectingprivacy, and provides a fast, convenient and reliable way for blood and platelet donors to check in...

May 17, 2013 Contact: Jayne Giroux Director of Communications 1760 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236 Office 941-954-1600 ext. 124 Cell 941-720-8177 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Pints for Play Blood Drive Has a New home Suncoast Communities Blood Bank Announces Move to University Parkway   Sarasota, FL - Suncoast Communities Blood Bank (SCBB) is moving its biggest blood drive of the year, from Westfield Southgate Mall, to the Target Plaza at I-75 and University Parkway.  The drive is taking place on May 23rd from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and is expected to collect more than 500 units of blood.   “With so...

SONY LAUNCHES NEW HEADPHONES AT MAXIM’S CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN   The 2013 Maxim Hot 100   LOS ANGELES, C.A., MAY 15, 2013 – Tonight Sony X Headphones celebrates MAXIM’s 2013 HOT 100 in the heart of Hollywood, CA with music by world renowned DJ Vice. From models and athletes to film starlets and musicians, MAXIM’s highly anticipated 2013 HOT 100 is the definitive list of the world’s most beautiful women.       “We're honored to help celebrate the latest Sony X Headphones at Maxim's annual Hot 100 Party," says Ben Madden, President of Maxim. "Between the...

    Artspace.com Selected as the 2013 Webby Award Winner in the Email Newsletter Category  WHO: Artspace.com, The Webby Awards  WHEN: The 17th Annual Webby Awards Ceremony May 21, 2013  WHERE: Cipriani Wall Street, 55 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005   WHAT: Artspace.com, the leading online marketplace for contemporary art, has been selected as a winner of the best email newsletter category in the 2013 Webby Awards. Selected by judges from The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and by voters worldwide, The Webby Awards honors the most beloved, awe-inspiring digital work from the past year. Artspace.com will accept...

DATE: MAY 16, 2013   JOHN FOGERTY SET FOR HIGH-PROFILE TV APPEARANCESTHROUGHOUT MAYIN ADVANCE OF HIS MUCH-ANTICIPATED ALBUM‘WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE’ OUT MAY 28thPERFORMANCES INCLUDE TWO CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS ONTHE “LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN” MAY 21 AND 22 JOHN FOGERTY--one of rock’s most important artists and a national treasure who’s sold over 100 million albums--will make multiple TV appearances throughout this month in advance of the May 28 release of WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE (Vanguard Records).  A celebration of FOGERTY’s iconic songbook, the much-anticipated album is a collection of 12 classics and deep tracks (Creedence Clearwater Revival and...

Bona Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results     BEIJING - May 16, 2013 -- Bona Film Group Limited ("Bona" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BONA), a leading film distributor and vertically integrated film company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.   "I am pleased with our financial and operational performance in the first quarter, which has set the stage for what I believe will be an exciting and successful year for Bona as we build upon some of the development milestones reached in 2012," said Bona founder, Chairman and CEO Mr....

Carmike Royal Palm 20 is proud to announce    Helen Mirren   in The National Theatre Live production of   The Audience from London's West End         The Audience at the Carmike Royal Palm 20 on Thursday, June 13 at 7 pm and Tuesday, June 18 at 7 pm (recorded live on June 13, 2013) ($23.00) A new play by Peter Morgan (Skyfall (co-writer), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, The Damned United, Frost/Nixon, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Last King of Scotland, The Queen. Directed by Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Reader (Academy Award nominee; BAFTA...

  “Swan Lake Mariinsky Live*” Dances On Point and into U.S. Cinemas in 3D This June   Classic Ballet Produced in 3D by CAMERON|PACE Group and Broadcast Live in RealD™ 3D from St. Petersburg to Select U.S. Theaters on June 6    Presented by NCM Fathom Events, Omniverse Vision, Cameron Pace Group, Glass Slipper and Mariinsky Theatre     Bringing Russia’s world renowned ballet company to U.S. movie theaters nationwide, Cameron Pace along with NCM Fathom Events and Omniverse Vision Ltd. present a stunning new re-interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s famous masterpiece with “Swan Lake Mariinsky Live*” from the Mariinsky Theatre. Broadcast live in...