Guy Brogna of All Music Inc to be Honored at 2013 Outstanding Advocates for the Arts Awards CeremonyMarch 4, 2013All Music Inc, Long Islands Premier Guitar and Music Store with Guitars, Basses, Amps, Instrument Repairs, Lessons and more for the past 28 years, is very proud to announce that the Long Island Arts Council of Freeport has selected Owner Guy Brogna to receive one of its 2013 Outstanding Advocates for the Arts Awards at their March 13th awards reception at the Adelphi Center for Performing Arts, located at 1 South Ave in Garden City, NY 11530 call (516) 877-4000 or visit http://aupac.adelphi.edu/ for more info.
HALF THE SKY Screening Set for Berkshire Festival of Women Writers, 3/15March 4, 2013Sisters for Peace and WAM Theatre are delighted to be hosting a free screening of the PBS Documentary 'Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide' at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 15 at 7pm as part of the March Berkshire Festival of Women Writers.
Living in Sequence Comic Book Art Exhibition Extends Through March 30March 4, 2013After a popular one-month showing, the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation is pleased to announce the extension of the Living in Sequence of comic book artwork exhibition. The exhibition, organized by the Bronx Heroes comic collective, will be on view at the Poe Park Visitor Center through March 30, 2013.
AMACOM to Publish Customer Service Book by Psychotherapist Richard GallagherMarch 4, 2013AMACOM is publishing a customer service book by former customer service rep and practicing psychotherapist Richard Gallagher: The Customer Service Survival Kit: What to Say to Defuse Even the Worst Customer Situations. The book explains how to use the right words to
turn volatile situations in to calm and productive encounters. And it has the benefit that by learning how to handle worst case scenarios, frontline employees get the skills needed to deal effectively with any customer.
New Robert Joseph Foley Book Satires the American Education SystemMarch 4, 2013From author Robert Joseph Foley, who brought readers These Little Poems of Death and after Life: Tales from Lingor High, now comes a stunning collection of short stories woven into a single shocking novel. In The Consequences of Playing God, Foley takes his readers on a wicked journey through four decades of life at fictional Lingor High School.
Book Club Announces Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' as March Book of the MonthMarch 1, 2013MATILDA THE MUSICAL, with Penguin Young Readers Group, has launched a monthly book club in celebration of Roald Dahl. During March, the club's inaugural month, members can participate by enjoying Dahl's beloved story "Matilda," on which MATILDA THE MUSICAL is based. The
show begins preview on March 4 and opens on April 11 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre.
Lord of the Dance Returns to Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 3/12March 1, 2013Generations of audiences - more than 60 million people from 68 countries - have seen Lord of the Dance created by Michael Flatley. On March 12, 2013 the show will return to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Creator and Artistic Director Michael Flatley, who added fresh costumes, a visually stimulating set featuring an LED wall and revised lighting and set designs this year, still oversees all aspects of the production.
WST Presents DIARY OF A WORM, SPIDER AND A FLY, 3/30-4/13March 1, 2013Kids and their favorite grownups live a day in a big bug's world with WST for Kids' production of Diary of a Worm, a Spider and a Fly. Doreen Cronin's popular children's books come to life in an hour-long musical adaptation of Diary of a Worm… performed LIVE at Walnut Street Theatre, March 30 through April 13, 2013.
Dinner Party Heads To Chicago City WineryMarch 1, 2013April 1st Guests: Chef John Manion of La Sirina Clandestina cooks for Frank Orrall of Poi Dog Pondering, the only Artist in Residence at the Field Museum, Peggy MacNamara, comedian and Vocalo radio host Brian Babylon and all audience members before joining the conversation himself! Manion's appetizer and entree tastings will be paired with a wine tasting and chocolate from Vosges. Opening act is Chicago Ballet choreographer and dancer, Ted Seymour.
SPY Exhibition Ends New York City Run On April 7th, Leaving Discovery Times Square For PhiladelphiaMarch 1, 2013The ground-breaking Spy: The Secret Worlds of Espionage, the first-ever exhibit showcasing
collections of espionage artifacts and gadgets from the extensive vaults of the CIA, FBI and the renowned author and spy historian H. Keith Melton, is leaving New York for its next destination in Philadelphia. The critically acclaimed exhibit on U.S. clandestine affairs, seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors,will close at Discovery Times Square on April 7, 2013, and move to the renowned Franklin Institute in the City of Brotherly Love, where it will open on May 4 and run through mid-October.