Long Island's First Island-Wide Multi-Venue Arts Festival, ARTS ALIVE LI, Debuts This October
by Kelsey Denette
- Jul 17, 2012
The arts are alive on Long Island -- and Arts Alive LI, a new island-wide multi-venue arts festival debuting October 2012, showcases Long Island's world-class arts and culture. Arts Alive LI, presented by the Long Island Arts Alliance (LIAA) and Bethpage Federal Credit Union with additional support from Long Island Community Foundation, will celebrate existing arts and culture events, as well as newly developed events, scheduled to occur during the National Arts and Humanities month of October and share them on the newly designed ArtsAliveLI.org website.
Usdan Center Workshops Begin Today, 7/17
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 17, 2012
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the acclaimed summer arts day camp now in its 45th season, will once again present on-site teacher education workshops for elementary music and classroom teachers, taught by distinguished education professionals and featuring the newest, most innovative teaching techniques.
Jane Monheit, Clint Holmes Set for FRANK & FRIENDS at Birdland Tonight, 7/16
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 16, 2012
Tonight, July 16, Broadway at Birdland presents multi-Grammy and Tony nominated composer Frank Wildhorn in his monthly concert series called "Frank & Friends." Joining Frank onstage will be gifted Grammy-nominated jazz singer Jane Monheit, and Las Vegas and Cafe Carlyle headliner Clint Holmes.
Usdan Center Workshops Begin 7/17
by Kelsey Denette
- Jul 12, 2012
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the acclaimed summer arts day camp now in its 45th season, will once again present on-site teacher education workshops for elementary music and classroom teachers, taught by distinguished education professionals and featuring the newest, most innovative teaching techniques.
Jane Monheit and Quartet Play the Blue Note, 7/31-8/5
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 11, 2012
Renowned jazz chanteuse Jane Monheit brings her longtime quartet featuringMichael Kanan (piano), Neal Miner (bass), and Rick Montalbano (drums) back to the Blue Note for a weeklong engagement this August.
Jimmy Webb to Perform at Usdan Center Day Camp, 6/28
by BWW
News Desk
- Jun 28, 2012
On Thursday, June 28 at noon, singer Jimmy Webb (Up Up And Away, By the Time I Get To Phoenix) performs at Usdan Center, renowned summer arts day camp in Long Island, located at 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights, Huntington, NY.
Jane Monheit, Clint Holmes Set for FRANK & FRIENDS at Birdland, 7/16
by Nicole Rosky
- Jun 26, 2012
On Monday, July 16, Broadway at Birdland is proud to present multi-Grammy and Tony nominated composer Frank Wildhorn in his monthly concert series called "Frank & Friends." Joining Frank onstage will be gifted Grammy-nominated jazz singer Jane Monheit, and Las Vegas and Cafe Carlyle headliner Clint Holmes.
Jimmy Webb to Perform at Usdan Center Day Camp, 6/28
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 25, 2012
On Thursday, June 28 at noon, singer Jimmy Webb (Up Up And Away, By the Time I Get To Phoenix) performs at Usdan Center, renowned summer arts day camp in Long Island, located at 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights, Huntington, NY.
Scott Alan's LIVE, with Lea Salonga, Jeremy Jordan, Caissie Levy, Laura Osnes and More, Releases Today, 6/26
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 26, 2012
Scott Alan's newest CD, which was recorded live in April at Birdland, has been released today, June 26 on a two-disc recording, which is simply titled 'Live.' The album can be purchased via iTunes, CDbaby, Amazon, Dress Circle and everywhere digital music is available.
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts Announces Festival Concerts Lineup
by Kelsey Denette
- Jun 21, 2012
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the Long Island summer arts day camp whose alumni include Mariah Carey, Natalie Portman and Olivia Thirlby, and once again chosen as a "Best Camp" for 2012 by TimeOutNY/Kids, presents its Festival Concerts lineup for its 45th season. These are a special feature of the Center: private, on-site daily educational performances by distinguished artists for students in Usdan's 1,000-seat McKinley Amphitheater. Many of the artists will also teach workshops and master classes during the season.
Peter Asher Returns to Feinstein's at Loews Regency, Now thru 6/23
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 19, 2012
Feinstein's at Loews Regency will continue its Spring 2012 season with the return engagement of pop music legend Peter Asher and his multimedia show "A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond" from tonight, June 19 through June 23. When the program made its New York debut at Feinstein's last year, it played to packed houses and critical acclaim. The two-time Grammy Award winner for "Producer of the Year" first rose to international acclaim through the global smash 'World Without Love' as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon, Peter moved effortlessly to Music Executive with The Beatles' Apple Records, then famously to producer and manager, handling the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Among his more recent projects is the upcoming Dreamworks movie Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. In addition to producing the soundtrack, he performs the film's only original song "Love Always Comes As A Surprise," co-written with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, which he will also perform at Feinstein's.
Usdan Center's USDAN UNIVERSITY Set for 7/15
by Kelsey Denette
- Jun 14, 2012
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, (www.usdan.com), will present the 9th annual Usdan University, the popular one-day summer arts camp experience for grownups, on Sunday July 15, 2012 from 9 AM to 2:30 PM.
Long Island's Usdan/Bethpage Scholars in the Arts Announced
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 13, 2012
Five talented Long Island music students will once again receive a unique opportunity to study and perform at Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts this summer, thanks to a charitable scholarship program developed by Usdan Center and Bethpage Federal Credit Union.
Colleen McHugh Returns to Birdland, 7/9
by Kelsey Denette
- Jun 11, 2012
The Broadway at Birdland concert series today announced the return of singer/comedienne Colleen McHugh to the stage on Monday, July 9 at 7pm.
Violinist Jacqueline Levine Receives Usdan's Isaac Stern Scholarship
by Kelsey Denette
- May 30, 2012
Violinist Jacqueline Levine, an 18 year-old senior at Plainview Old Bethpage-John F. Kennedy High School and a two-time scholarship award-winner of the Nassau Music Educators Association, has been awarded the new Isaac Stern String Scholarship at Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts for 2012. The scholarship, funded by a generous grant from the Linda and Isaac Stern Charitable Foundation, covers tuition for a full summer of study at Usdan Center.
The Cabaret Chronicles: Spotlight on William Blake!
by Jenna Esposito
- May 29, 2012
Cabaret chronicles author Jenna Esposito interviews rising star William Blake about his upcoming tribute to Etta James, his performance in the new Air Supply musical and more in a cabaret chronicles exclusive article!
Peter Asher Returns to Feinstein's at Loews Regency, 6/19-23
by BWW News Desk
- May 24, 2012
Feinstein's at Loews Regency will continue its Spring 2012 season with the return engagement of pop music legend Peter Asher and his multimedia show "A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond" from June 19 through June 23. When the program made its New York debut at Feinstein's last year, it played to packed houses and critical acclaim. The two-time Grammy Award winner for "Producer of the Year" first rose to international acclaim through the global smash 'World Without Love' as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon, Peter moved effortlessly to Music Executive with The Beatles' Apple Records, then famously to producer and manager, handling the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Among his more recent projects is the upcoming Dreamworks movie Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. In addition to producing the soundtrack, he performs the film's only original song "Love Always Comes As A Surprise," co-written with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, which he will also perform at Feinstein's.
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