John Jennings

 This year's Eagle-Con, a virtual sci-fi and fantasy conference hosted by Cal State LA and the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800), will honor concept artist and set designer Dawn Brown, graphic novelist and comics scholar John Jennings, science fiction and fantasy writers Jaymee Goh and K. Tempest Bradford, and the 501st Legion.

The Black Angel of History: Myth-Science, Metamodernism, and the Metaverse, a special exhibition that analyzes visual culture and technology within the genre of Afrofuturism, is now on display in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall Gallery as part of the Hall’s citywide Afrofuturism festival.

The University Musical Society unveils Parable Path A2Ypsi in conjunction with the musical adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower by Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon.

Six projects and artist teams have been selected for the 2020 Sundance Institute New Frontier Story Lab, which supports independent artists working at the cutting-edge convergence of film, art, media, live performance, and technology. 

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today announced that the nonprofit organization is launching a new monthly musical presentation featuring three amazing singer-songwritersa?"the Out of the House Concert Series, presented in collaboration with RoamingtheArts.com.

For the fifth consecutive year, Rover Dramawerks is pleased to present a festival of 10-minute comedies. Selected from over 300 plays submitted blind from playwrights all over the world, nine short plays will be presented July 25 - August 10. Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. at Rover Dramawerks, located in Ruisseau Village at 221 W. Parker Rd, Suite 580, at the northwest corner of Parker and 75.

This June, renowned Irish dance practitioner and contemporary choreographer Jean Butler returns to The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts for a second year with her ever-expanding project Our Steps, Our Story: An Irish Dance Legacy Archive. A collaboration between Butler's Our Steps Foundation (OSF) and the Library's Jerome Robbins Dance Division, Our Steps, Our Story: An Irish Dance Legacy Archive is the first archive solely dedicated to preserving the solo steps and stories of Irish dance master practitioners and style influencers from An Coimisiun Le Rinci Gaelacha. Butler's residency at the Library will take place from June 3 through June 13, 2019.

Released in September of 1979, The Ruts one and only studio album 'The Crack' was an extraordinary statement of intent. As the energy and attitude of punks first wave started to dissipate, here was a band that exploded onto the scene with everything to offer. 'The Crack' had it all. Twelve power-packed songs brimming with invention and energy, it featured an outstanding run of hit singles – 'Babylon's Burning', 'Something That I Said' and 'Jah War' – alongside some of the best adrenalized rock music to emerge in that decade's closing. Malcolm Owen's snarling yet soulful vocals, Paul Fox's soaring guitar and the incredible rhythm pairing of bassist John Jennings and drummer Dave Ruffy came together in perfect harmony to create an album that is as relevant and important now as it was then. Henry Rollins isn't alone in his opinion when he frequently refers to The Crack as the “best album ever made”.

August storms in to Phoenix with a blast of incredible jazz, as local and visiting artists fill the calendar at The Nash. BIRDSEED brings an all - Charlie Parker concert, the new funky band MR. PEOPLE hit the stage for First Friday, and PAPA DEFRANCESCO shows audiences where son Joey got his chops from.

Ever hear of a soldier eating filet mignon and sipping fine French wine during his tour of duty in the Vietnam War? How about having dinner with the reigning Miss America and star athletes of the NFL during war? 'Napalm and Filet Mignon' consists of the author's contrasting journey from an army combat-infantry soldier on patrols and in firefights in the central highlands of Vietnam, to a waiter for the General's Mess Hall - serving the commanding officers gourmet meals of lobster and filet mignon. Documented by letters written and sent home to his mother and sister from 1969 to 1970, author John Jennings reflects on his time in service and the irony of war. Excerpt from the book: 'How many of us at one time or another have dreamed of time travel? H.G. Wells wrote a famous book, 'The Time Machine', and Hollywood capitalized on a series of popular movies about time travel in Back to the Future. But how many of us can? I can, because I have a 'time machine' of my own in the form of letters that I wrote and sent home from Vietnam to my mother and my sister Ann so long ago. My sister saved all the letters and gave them to me upon my return. Now, some 40 plus years later, I can travel in time to a war and the uncertainty in my life through these letters I wrote in Vietnam. I can revisit my improbable contrasting journey, from a combat-infantry soldier fighting the Viet Cong, to a support soldier, waiting tables and serving the Army Generals. A journey that takes place in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, from living in muddy-foxholes with snakes and insects and eating C-Rations, to working in an air conditioned diner, sipping wine and eating filet mignon.' This book is one of many to come from The War Writers' Campaign - a nonprofit publisher that aims to support veteran and family member programs. 100% of all proceeds, beyond a royalty to the authors, is utilized for transformative transitional programs in areas of mental health and reintegration of our military men and women and their families. John's book and others published by The Campaign are available for a donation back to the cause online at Amazon.com and through other channels by The War Writers' Campaign, Inc. About the Author John Jennings was born and raised in Chicago's Northside near Wrigley Field. He was drafted into the Army at the age of 22 in the fall of 1968, attending basic and advanced infantry training at Ft. Knox and Ft. Polk. Louisiana. John was then shipped to Vietnam, where he was assigned to the Army's 4thDivision, Bravo Company, 1/14 Infantry. Today John is happily married to his wife, Mary and they have 4 grown children and 4 grandchildren. Media Contact: Ryan Weemer, Email: ryan@warwriterscampaign.org Phone: 347-875-0091 Web: WarWritersCampaign.org Review Copies and Interviews Available

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter will make her New York Philharmonic debut in Mary Chapin Carpenter with the New York Philharmonic and Special Guests, a retrospective program featuring songs from throughout her career, some newly arranged for orchestra.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter will make her New York Philharmonic debut in Mary Chapin Carpenter with the New York Philharmonic and Special Guests, a retrospective program featuring songs from throughout her career, some newly arranged for orchestra.

Buffalo-based theatre company Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) kicks off its monumental tenth season tonight, September 13, 2013 with the world premiere of Buffalo Rises. Comprised of eight, ten-minute snapshots, Buffalo Rises honors what it is to be a Buffalonian through the exploration of our rising past, beautiful present, and hopeful future. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below!

Buffalo-based theatre company Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) kicks off its monumental tenth season September 13, 2013 with the world premiere of Buffalo Rises. Comprised of eight, ten-minute snapshots, Buffalo Rises honors what it is to be a Buffalonian through the exploration of our rising past, beautiful present, and hopeful future. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below!

Buffalo-based theatre company Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) kicks off its monumental tenth season September 13, 2013 with the world premiere of Buffalo Rises. Comprised of eight, ten-minute snapshots, Buffalo Rises honors what it is to be a Buffalonian through the exploration of our rising past, beautiful present, and hopeful future.

The Barns at Wolf Trap continues its hard-hitting spring schedule with debuts from The Bad Plus, The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, and a Tribute to the Music of Neil Finn/Crowded House.

The Barns at Wolf Trap continues its hard-hitting spring schedule with debuts from The Bad Plus, The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, and a Tribute to the Music of Neil Finn/Crowded House.

Daedalus Quartet- The Discovery Series Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8 p.m. $35