Multi-Grammy Award Nominated Band Hiroshima to Perform at Japantown San Jose
by Caryn Robbins - April 23, 2015 After 30 years and 4 million records sold worldwide, they continue to make their unique mix of East meets West their signature sound....
COC to Bring SEMELE to Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Tyler Peterson - October 29, 2014 The Canadian Opera Company has been invited to present the U.S. premiere of Zhang Huan's theatrically transcendent production of Handel's Semele at the world-renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music in March 2015. The COC's presentation of Semele at BAM is directed by Zhang with distinguished British cond...
Christmas In Little Italy to Begin 12/7 with Tree Lighting
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2013 The Little Italy Merchants Association (LIMA) will begin its 13th Annual Christmas in Little Italy celebration on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM with a gala Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Patio of Most Precious Blood Church, 109 Mulberry Street, between Canal and Hester Streets....
Joseph Tawadros to Perform with Australian Chamber Orchestra, 9-23 Feb
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2015 East meets West in Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, 9 - 23 February, with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, featuring Joseph Tawadros....
Author JF Garrard Launches Kickstarter Campaign for New Book
by Christina Mancuso - October 29, 2013 Author JF Garrard's International House of Vampires: Book 1 - The Undead Sorceress, has been rejected by friends and publishers over the last two years, so she created a Kickstarter campaign (October 26-November 26, 2013) to prove that the market is ready for multicultural fantasy books. Characte...
Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, Welcomes SmoothChicago Jazz Series This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2015 Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, welcomes the cool crooning and killer chops of several acclaimed jazz acts as host to some of SmoothChicago's series of summer concerts. On May 23, the Grand Opening show and party features saxophonists Ray Silkman and Phil Denny, vocalist Typhanie Monique and mor...
Photo Flash: Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park Offers Red Carpet Package for 2015 OSCARS
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2015 'Drink in the View' on Hollywood's most glamorous evening, when Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, 200 North Columbus Drive, offers a Red Carpet Package on its exclusive 37th floor. Scroll down for a look at the Grand Suite!...
Dr. Andre Berger Releases eBook, 'The Beverly Hills Anti-Aging Prescription'
by Christina Mancuso - October 03, 2013 Dr. Andre Berger, a world-renowned anti-aging specialist, announces the launch of his new enhanced eBook, The Beverly Hills Anti-Aging Prescription, this month. Using unique, interactive features including video, Dr. Berger takes a different approach to anti-aging than lotions and serums, focusing o...
Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park Donates Over $45,000 to Colleagues Affected by Acapulco Flooding
by Tyler Peterson - October 29, 2013 In response to the recent devastating floods and mudslides in Acapulco, Mexico that killed at least 55 people and caused thousands to be stranded and homeless, including 210 colleagues from Fairmont properties, Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park initiated a major fundraising effort among colleagues a...
Multicultural Fantasy Book Hits Number 1 on Amazon Kindle
by Christina Mancuso - May 28, 2014 A successful Kickstarter project, 'The Undead Sorceress' is a multicultural fantasy novel which reached 135% of its campaign goal back in November 2013. During a promotional campaign via the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing program, The Undead Sorceress hit number one on May 24, 2014 in the categorie...
Film Society of Lincoln Center Announces Lineup for 2015 Film Comment Selects
by Caryn Robbins - December 22, 2014 The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for the 15th edition of Film Comment magazine's essential, eclectic festival, taking place February 20 - March 5, 2015....
Christmas In Little Italy Begins Tonight with Tree Lighting
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2013 The Little Italy Merchants Association (LIMA) will begin its 13th Annual Christmas in Little Italy celebration tonight, December 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM with a gala Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Patio of Most Precious Blood Church, 109 Mulberry Street, between Canal and Hester Streets....
Krishna Das' New Retrospective Collection 'Laughing At The Moon' Out 3/3
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2015 Layering traditional Hindu kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Grammy Nominee Krishna Das is widely regarded as yoga's “rock star.”...
South Asian Arts, Culture Celebrated at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre This Month
by Tyler Peterson - July 13, 2015 Following in the success of the Belgrade Mela 2014, JonquilsRose Events in association with Belgrade Theatre are delighted to announce the return of Coventry's annual, one-day South Asian Arts Festival on Sat 25 July....
'Losing Plum Blossom' by Eleanor Morris Wu, a compelling novel of love, intrigue and war in the Far East.
by Robert Diamond - March 22, 2014 In 'Losing Plum Blossom' a compelling novel of love, intrigue and war in the Far East, by Eleanor Morris Wu, published by BookBaby, Clarissa, a Vietnam war widow from Kansas travels to Taiwan the last place her husband was deployed before he was shot down over China. Depressed and lonely, Cl...
Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park Announces Completion of Meeting Space Renovation
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2013 This summer, Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, 200 North Columbus Drive, debuts a $2.5 million renovation of the hotel's 63,000 square feet of meeting space, which now includes 15 meeting rooms ranging from 400 to 16,000 square feet. This project is the culmination of a more than $60 million lobby-...
Dance Theatre of Tennessee to Present EAST MEETS WEST, 2/22-23
by Tyler Peterson - February 05, 2014 Dance Theatre of Tennessee offers the perfect post-valentine celebration with "East Meets West," a diverse and eclectic line-up of some of the most celebrated Asian choreographers in the world. Offering their take on a predominantly Western Art form (ballet), the evening will feature romantic duets,...
TV: Plans Announced for PEARL Musical; Set to Run at Lincoln Center in August
by Nicole Rosky - March 12, 2015 At a press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel this morning, representatives from Legend River Entertainment (Beijing) announced that they will produce a theatrical show, entitled "Pearl", based on the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck. This show is also being co-produced ...
Jazz Concert, REFLECTING THE LIGHT Art Exhibit, Closing Celebration and More Continue AfroSolo Arts Festival 20
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2013 AfroSolo Arts Festival 20 will present a Free Outdoor Jazz Concert in Yerba Buena Gardens on Saturday, August 3, 1-3 pm. The Yerba Buena Gardens are located at Mission Street between 3rd and 4th St. Admission: Free and open to the public. No pets (certified service or companion animals excepted)....
'Losing Plum Blossom' by Eleanor B. Morris Wu is Released
by Christina Mancuso - February 28, 2014 Clarissa, a Vietnam war widow from Kansas, travels to Taiwan to be in the same place her air force pilot husband was deployed before he was shot down over China. Distraught and lonely, Clarissa falls madly in love with the handsome, charismatic half Taiwanese, half Japanese doctor, Ahmed, who is tre...
CARNIVAL EATS Among Cooking Channel's August Highlights
by Caryn Robbins - July 02, 2014 Mo Rocca returns to the primetime lineup to discover treasured family recipes and stories from grandparents in their kitchens across the country in a brand new season of My Grandmother's Ravioli...
LUNAR NEW YEAR - THE YEAR OF THE SHEEP Concert and Dinner Benefits The Wallis Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2015 Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts welcomes the Lunar New Year - The Year Of The Sheep - with an immersive and festive welcome with Pre-Concert Cocktails, a Benefit Concert and Imperial Dinner and Chinese Feast. This black-tie extravaganza tonight, January 31 will take place in the Bra...
CSO, with Guest Artist Wu, to Perform PIPA CONCERTO NO. 2, 1/24
by Matt Smith - January 09, 2015 CANTON, OHIO (January 8, 2015) – The Canton Symphony Orchestra is honored to be the first orchestra in Ohio to perform China native Zhao Jiping's Pipa Concerto No. 2. Guest artist, Wu Man will perform the solo pipa. The concert, part of the CSO's MasterWorks Series, is Saturday January 24 at 8:00p...
New Theatre Production, Based on Life of Pearl S. Buck, to Premiere at Lincoln Center
by Tyler Peterson - March 11, 2015 At a press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel this morning, representatives from Legend River Entertainment (Beijing) announced that they will produce a theatrical show, entitled "Pearl", based on the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck. This show is also being co-produced ...
Vegas Uncork'd Begins Today
by Tyler Peterson - May 09, 2014 The eighth annual Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appetit began with a pop and threw the destination into a flurry of foie gras and fine wine as world-renowned chefs descend upon Las Vegas this weekend. Acclaimed chef Daniel Boulud launched the event by sabering a bottle of Mionetto Prosecco at The Venetian ... |