Dan Levinson News

The Antique Phonograph Society comes to Southern California for two special events in August that pay tribute to the music of the early 20th Century.

The Morris Museum kicks off the summer with a series of entertaining and educational public programs for adults. Highlights include a performance by jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein; a lecture exploring the complexity of the Indian American experience with professor Diditi Mitra; a tour of 'Musically, Made in New Jersey' with the exhibition curator, and more.

FYI's new original docuseries, “Arranged,” follows modern-American singles from across the country, whose cultural traditions include an arranged marriage, as they are united in matrimony by their families. Eight hour-long episodes are set to premiere tonight, April 14 at 10:15pm ET.

Following the success of the previous two festivals, the 3rd Annual New York Hot Jazz Festival -- produced by the impresario Michael 'Misha' Katsobashvili, performer Bria Skonberg, and composer/producer Patrick Soluri (of Prohibition Productions and The Salon) -- returns to The Players this year and promises some of the biggest stars of the Hot Jazz and swing scenes in a summit of uptown and downtown talent spanning three generations.

FYI's new original docuseries, “Arranged,” follows modern-American singles from across the country, whose cultural traditions include an arranged marriage, as they are united in matrimony by their families. Eight hour-long episodes are set to premiere on Tuesday, April 14 at 10:15pm ET.

Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz, New York's longest running jazz concert series, kicks off its 43rd season tonight, February 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at Borough Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, NY, 10007.

Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz, New York's longest running jazz concert series, kicks off its 43rd season on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at Borough Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, NY, 10007.

Join Centenary Stage Company as they wrap up their annual January Jazz Fest on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Sitnik Theater with the music of the legendary Django Reinhardt by Fete Manouche. The Sitnik Theater is located in the David and Carol Lackland Center on the campus of Centenary College.

Revealing the transformation that occurs when inmates receive not only a college diploma but also a chance at redemption and a reason to hope, the inspirational documentary THE UNIVERSITY OF SING SING debuts TONIGHT, MARCH 31 (9:45-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Revealing the transformation that occurs when inmates receive not only a college diploma but also a chance at redemption and a reason to hope, the inspirational documentary THE UNIVERSITY OF SING SING debuts MONDAY, MARCH 31 (9:45-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

There will be a 'The University of Sing Sing' Special Screening at Mercy College on March 31, 2014 in the Rotunda, Mercy Hall, Dobbs Ferry, New York. The public is welcome.

The Phantom Poodle of Rainy Pass is a new children's book that will delight readers ages 8-12 and anyone who is young at heart and loves Poodles. Two girls meet and become best friends. On a winter picnic they spot something in the woods but what could it be? Inspired by the true life adventures of John 'The Poodleman' Suter and his team of Standard Poodles who ran the Alaskan Iditarod from 1988-1991. Dan and Nancy Levinson hosted the Suters' at the end of their Iditarod campaigns. Dan Levinson loved to tell stories but this was the only one he ever wrote down. Ginger Nielson is a full time children's book illustrator who has a magic wand on her desk and a dragon in her basement. Poodle Dog Productions is the creator of the award winning 'Flying Poodles A Christmas Story.' The Phantom Poodle of Rainy Pass is available in printed and e-book format at Amazon.com or directly from www.Flying-Poodles.com A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Smile Train - Saving the World one Smile at a time.