PRESS CONTACTS: Benjamin Ferguson, Sixthman PH: 404-526-3525 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Schatzi Hageman, Hot Schatz PR PH: 615-782-0078 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   ALABAMA ANNOUNCES STAR-STUDDED LINEUP FOR THEIR FIRST-EVER MUSIC FESTIVAL AT SEA   Diamond Rio, Craig Morgan, Randy Travis and many more to join country legends for luxury cruise aboard the Norwegian Pearl October 24-28, 2013   Atlanta, GA (May 23, 2013) - Country music legends ALABAMA, in conjunction with Atlanta-based company, Sixthman, are inviting fans to join them for their first ALABAMA & Friends Festival at Sea, a musical extravaganza aboard the Norwegian Pearl. The four night luxury cruise will...

May 22, 2013   TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF GODFREY REGGIO’S VISITORS WITH LIVE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE PHILIP GLASS SCORE; FILM IS PRESENTED BY STEVEN SODERBERGH   Toronto – The Toronto International Film Festival®today announced that Godfrey Reggio’s Visitors, with an original score by Philip Glass and presented by Steven Soderbergh, will have its world premiere at the Festival in September in stunning 4K digital projection with live accompaniment by Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Michael Riesman. This unique cinematic event takes place on Sunday,...

Pierre-Laurent Aimard Returns as Artistic Director of Aldeburgh Festival (June 7 – 23), Performing Works from Britten to Boulez       “Aimard has virtually turned the festival on its head ... Suddenly, Aldeburgh feels…very international” — Financial Times       Artistic Director of the Aldeburgh Festival since 2009, Pierre-Laurent Aimard – the Grammy Award-winning French pianist – returns to lead the beloved UK institution in its 66th year, which is also the centenary year of founder Benjamin Britten. The festival’s programming ranges from Bach and Byrd to Stravinsky and Shostakovich and to premieres by Elliott Carter, Jonathan Harvey, Judith Weir,...

FIRST: The Story of the London 2012 Olympic Games Thursday, May 30th 7:30 p.m. (local time) In Select Cinemas Nationwide Twitter | Facebook | YouTube Every two years, the most talented athletes from around the world prepare to follow their dreams and take their place in history at the Olympic Games. In one week relive the greatest sporting event in the world as FIRST: The Story of the London 2012 Olympic Games, comes to select cinemas nationwide.  Follow 12 first-time Olympic athletes on their journey from their homes in different corners of the globe to meet their fate in London....

THE OFFICIAL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF ASOLO REP   The cast of Pulse. Photo by John Revisky. “I believe that Pulse is one of the most electrifying projects to ever appear on the American musical stage, and everyone at this theatre is so incredibly excited to be having its world premiere at Asolo Rep.” —Michael Donald Edwards, Producing Artistic Director “I’m constantly surprised by Noah’s attention to detail and his ability to continue refining the routines. Just when I think a number is finished, Noah adds a small detail that inevitably heightens and deepens the work. It’s been a joy watching Noah...

  May 2013 IN THIS ISSUE: 2013 Athena Scholars Graduate John Gerzerma Becomes Athena Fellow Athena Summer Programs at Barnard Athena Center Events UPCOMING EVENTS RECENT EVENTS   Facebook   Twitter   Forward to a friend           2013 Athena Scholars Graduate Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2013 and the 34 Athena Scholars. On May 7, 2013, the graduating Athena Scholars joined the Athena staff for dinner to celebrate completion of the program and their upcoming graduation. This graduating class is particularly special, as they were the first to have been with the Athena Center throughout their...

    GRANT COMMUNICATIONSMassachusetts - New YorkMay 23, 2013   Mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught joins musicians Zubin Mehta, Ann Sophie Mutter, Edith Wiens, and Hans-Jurgen Buchner in being recognized by Bavarian Government for her outstanding contribution to the arts Young Irish singer, member of Bavarian State Opera, is the second singer and fifth musician  to receive  the Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum, in history of award   In just a little over two years, Irish mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught has made the transition from young singer to an emerging artist whose talent has captured the attention of the international opera public.  Since February...

Happy almost Memorial Day!!! Before you head off for some rest and relaxation I wanted to reach out to see if you were planning any last minute cocktail features around the holiday?  Sauza® Tequila http://www.sauzatequila.com If so, I’d love for you to consider including Sauza® Tequila in your story because there’s nothing more refreshing than sipping an ice-cold margarita on a hot day at the beach.  Sauza has whipped up a few recipes, the Sauza® Cucumber Margarita and the Sauza® Blueberry Margarita that couldn’t be better – they’re quick, easy to make and delicious!   We’ve also just released a new...

May 22, 2013 myBSO|Contact Us PRESS CONTACT: Bernadette Horgan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 617-638-9280 TANGLEWOOD 2013 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT(all updates to the original November 27, 2012 announcement appear in green) BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SUMMER SEASON OPENS JULY 5 WITH RAFAEL FRHBECK DE BURGOS LEADING AN ALL-TCHAIKOVSKY PROGRAM FEATURING VIOLINIST JOSHUA BELL, AND CLOSES WITH BERNARD HAITINK LEADING BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY ON AUGUST 25; TICKETS ON SALE AT 888-266-1200 AND WWW.TANGLEWOOD.ORG 2013 TANGLEWOOD SEASON WILL SHINE A SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT ONANDRIS NELSONS, WHO LEADS VERDI’S REQUIEM ON JULY 27, MAKING HIS FIRST APPEARANCE WITH THE ORCHESTRA SINCE BEING APPOINTED THE NEXT BSO MUSIC DIRECTOR SPECIAL EVENTS...

May 22, 2013   Venice Theatre hosts Theatre Winter Haven’s award-winning production of Golda’s Balcony One woman show will be presented locally before heading to national competition   (Venice, FL) Venice Theatre is pleased to welcome Theatre Winter Haven’s 60-minute production of William Gibson’s acclaimed drama, Golda’s Balcony. This one-woman show recently won top honors - including best actress and best director - at the Florida State Theatre Festival and the Southeastern Theatre Conference. In preparation for the national competition in Carmel, Indiana in June, an encore performance will be presented on Venice Theatre’s MainStage Monday, June 10, 2013 at 7:30...

BOZ SCAGGS   TO PERFORM WITH THE ROOTS ON   “LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON” TONIGHT       Rock/Blues Legend’s New Album ‘Memphis’   Recently Debuted @ #17 On ‘Billboard Top 200’ Maintains @ #1 On   ‘Billboard Blues Chart’       Scaggs Continues To Tour Throughout 2013       “The singer/songwriter's first album in five years oozes with the soul of the title city. His vocals are sublime.” --USA Today       GRAMMY Award winning rock legend Boz Scaggs is celebrating the debut of his latest studio album, MEMPHIS, with a confirmed appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” tonight and an extensive...

DATE: MAY 23, 2013 JOHN FOGERTYEARNS ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE’SHIGHEST RATING—A RARE FIVE STARS—FOR HIS NEW ALBUM‘WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE’OUT THIS TUESDAY, MAY 28   “Welcome to guitar paradise: Fogerty nails it with a high-voltage revival of his CCR hit.” – Rolling Stone Rolling Stone magazine has awarded JOHN FOGERTY’s much-anticipated new album WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE its very highest rating—a rare 5 stars—and tags the lead review on the cover, “John Fogerty’s All-Star Revival.” The album is due out this Tuesday, May 28, the same day FOGERTY--one of rock’s most important artists and a national treasure who’s sold...

:: In This Issue: Commencement, Overtones, Curtis launches an online stage, Clip of the month, Did you know?:: Quick action: Watch a performance of Paganini's Quartet in A minor Events Calendar Visit us online for complete performance details. Join the curtis community Members of these Curtis groups can view more details  about important events and more, below. ALUMNI We’re striving for 800 alumni donors by May 31. Would you be one? PARENTS We’re striving for 160 parent donors by May 31. Would you be one? FRIENDS OF CURTIS Join by May 31 to receive exclusive benefits. LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI SOCIETY Join...

  Reach A Captive Audience  Advertise In The Players Theatre Playbill!    How do you reach a captive audience in your market? Advertise with The Players! The Bottom Line:  The majority of the Players Theatre patrons are well-educated, affluent, and influential members of the Sarasota community.  They make decisions in their organizations and are leaders in their social circles.  Our corporate sponsors have the unique opportunity to have their messages presented to this captive audience of more than 75,000 VIPs.  We hope you'll consider advertising in our next playbill! Download a Rate Sheet & Contract Download a Sample Playbill For...

  May 23, 2013 Contact:Jennifer Horn                     CRN Digital Talk Radio 818.352.7152   CRN Digital Talk Radio Host Bodie Stroud from In the Garage to co-star with Bret Michaels on Rock My RV     Celebrity auto builder and car expert joins rock personality Michaels to help make over people's RVs into incredible "mobile mansions."       LOS ANGELES, CA - CRN Digital Talk Radio's Bodie Stroud joins rocker and RV enthusiast Bret Michaels on the new Travel Channel series "Rock My RV with Bret Michaels," premiering Sunday, May 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT....

The students were awarded $3,000 to pursue their music dreams in college.     Sarasota Chorus of the Keys Awards Two Scholarships towards Music Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Veronica Pastore 941.330.4838 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.     [May 23, 2013 — Sarasota, Fla.] The award-winning Sarasota Chorus of the Keys, Sarasota’s oldest continuous arts organization, awarded two local high school students the Sheridan E. Brown Memorial Barbershop Scholarships, amounting to $3,000, on Tues., May 14 at their regular rehearsal. The Scholarship program was started in the late '70s to help graduating seniors with their college expenses in the field of music.  ...

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  GRANT COMMUNICATIONSMassachusetts - New YorkMay 23, 2013   Opera Music Broadcast Webcasts the InsightALT Festival, Live from NYC     Starting May 28th at 7PM EST, operamusicbroadcast.com will present a live webcast of InsightALT, a new festival that offers an intimate, inside look into American Lyric Theater's process of creating new creating new operas at all stages of their development.   "not only efficiently reached a much broader audience than what is possible in the house, but the webcast also distributed an operatic experience of the highest artistic quality." Bravo! - GRAYDON ROYCE, Star-Tribune Public readings of three new...

    For More Information, Please Contact:   Lynn Rasys, Phone # 941.366.2404   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   www.catdepot.org       Cat Depot STAFF RECEIVES CPR CERTIFICATION Sarasota, Florida – (May 23, 2013) – Yesterday, two local organizations partnered to save lives. Affairs of the Heart provided full CPR/AED certification to the staff of Cat Depot. After a two-hour on-site class, Cat Depot staff members are now equipped to handle human emergencies -- in addition to the feline variety.       Affairs of the Heart (AOTH) was founded by 17-year-old Georgia Kossoff in 2011. After witnessing a small child drown and...

THE RINGLING PARTICIPATES IN BLUE STAR MUSEUMS The Ringling is one of more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense   The Ringling is participating in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense. More than 1,800 museums across America, including The Ringling, are offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013....

LA’s largest, longest running and most anticipated bohemian festival and country fair returns this Memorial Day Weekend with live music, gourmet, organic and downhome food and beverages from local vendors, arts and crafts and fun-filled activities the entire family   Musical Headliners include: VENICE (recently seen on NBC’s THE VOICE), LEE ROCKER, CECILIA NOËL, THE STYLETONES CLORIS LEACHMAN is Queen of the Famous Annual Memorial Day Parade Click here for the official 40th Annual Topanga Days Website   Los Angeles - Over forty years of tradition will be celebrated this Memorial Day Weekend as the Topanga Community Club puts on the highly anticipated...

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...