SEATTLE, July 16, 2013 - Alaska Airlines will begin new seasonal service between Seattle and Steamboat Springs/Hayden, Colo., this winter. The twice-weekly flights will operate from Dec. 18, 2013, through March 29, 2014.
Gotham Chamber Opera together with Opera Philadelphia and Music-Theatre Group is proud to announce the third track in the nation's first comprehensive, operatic Composer In Residence program. Funded initially by a $1.4 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the program has received an additional $330,000 from the foundation to provide a third professional development path for one of today's most promising opera composers, selected on a competitive basis. Applications are being accepted from June 20-July 18, 2013.
Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between Showtime Networks Inc. and the Smithsonian Institution, and Blue Ant Media are partnering to launch Smithsonian Channel in Canada this fall.
Barking Rain Press, a non-profit fiction publisher, announced the paperback and eBook release of the Fantasy novel 'The Unremarkable Squire' by Kendallville, Indiana, author Nick Hayden. Hayden's other Fantasy novels include 'Trouble on the Horizon' and 'The Remnant of Dreams.' Hayden also co-hosts 'Derailed Trains of Thought,' a monthly storytelling podcast. A squire's oath is to be of service... but to whom? In the kingdom of Basileon, an unremarkable and emotionally detached young man named Obed Kainos is about to stumble into adventurequite against his will. When the knights of the realm gather in a quest to search for the lost Armor of Arkelon, Obed is chosen at random to replace a recently deceased squire. But while trying to perform his menial tasks faithfully, the young squire becomes entangled in the plots of mages, thieves, and kings. And that's just his first week on the job. Unfortunately for Obed, his indifference cannot save him from his new oath. For despite his enigmatic personality (or perhaps because of it), he manages to attract a band of misfits to his causethe ugly, the arrogant, the clumsy, and the cowardlyputting the legendary armor within the grasp of one who never wanted anything at all.... Ask for 'The Unremarkable Squire' at your favorite bookstore, or buy it online at the Barking Rain Press website, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powells, and many other booksellers. It is also available in most eBook formats through Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, iTunes, Kobo, Overdrive, the Sony Reader Store, and many other outlets worldwide. Interested readers can view the first four chapters for free by visiting the Barking Rain Press website at barkingrainpress.org.
Elena Borstein has long been interested in architecture. 'Like Edward Hopper, I'd rather paint a patch of sunlight on a wall than a human face.' For her part, she began painting buildings while still a college student photographing abandoned houses in Saratoga Springs, and not having equipment to illuminate them, switched to painting so she could light them as she wished.
As part of its 'SUMMERTIME CLASSICS' series, the New York Philharmonic presented Holst's 'THE PLANETS - AN HD ODYSSEY' at Avery Fisher Hall
Elena Borstein has long been interested in architecture. 'Like Edward Hopper, I'd rather paint a patch of sunlight on a wall than a human face.' For her part, she began painting buildings while still a college student photographing abandoned houses in Saratoga Springs, and not having equipment to illuminate them, switched to painting so she could light them as she wished.
The Old Globe presents DOUBLE INDEMNITY, Adapted by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright, Based on the Book by James M. Cain, Directed by John Gould Rubin, July 27 - Aug. 25, 2013 at the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Ticket prices start at $29. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below.
The Old Globe today announced the cast and creative team for the San Diego Premiere of the crime classic Double Indemnity, adapted by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright from the novel by James M. Cain. Directed by John Gould Rubin, Double Indemnity will run July 27 - August 25, 2013 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run July 27 - July 31. Opening night is Thursday, Aug. 1 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.
The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) present The Music Box, An Evening of Lady Composers. Recent Tony-nominee Keala Settle (Hands on a Hardbody) is set to appear and Karen Azenberg (Artistic Director - Pioneer Theatre, Salt Lake City) will direct this special one-night-only concert event.
Casa Mañana's critically-acclaimed Apprentice Program presents the Tony Award-nominated musical Side Show at Casa Mañana Theatre, July 26-28, 2013.
As San Francisco hosts the world's most prestigious sailing competition, New Zealand the only country represented officially as a partner in an America's Cup racing team is set to celebrate the country's presence with a series of high-profile events and uniquely New Zealand activities at venues throughout the city. The program is a tribute to the Kiwi way of life, highlighting New Zealand's robust business, technology, food, wine, marine, aviation and tourism ties to the United States, in particular, California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
In second quarter 2013, most current, CBS News' FACE THE NATION WITH BOB SCHIEFFER is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show, placing first in viewers, adults 25-54
TVline reports that Chris Carmack, who appeared in the freshman season of ABC's NASHVILLE, has been promoted to a series regular.
Penguins, a new giant-screen adventure following a very special King Penguin as he returns to his birthplace in the sub-Antarctic, opens at the American Museum of Natural History, today, July 8. The film will screen at the Museum through January 9, 2014. Produced by award-winning Atlantic Productions and distributed by nWave Pictures Distribution, the film is narrated by world-renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
Lea Thompson, who stars on 'Switched at Birth' as Kathryn Kennish, and Bianca Santos, who guest stars as Jesus' girlfriend Lexi Rivera on 'The Fosters,' will participate in live Twitter chats with fans during the East Coast broadcasts of their series tonight, July 8th, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT.
Lea Thompson, who stars on “Switched at Birth” as Kathryn Kennish, and Bianca Santos, who guest stars as Jesus' girlfriend Lexi Rivera on “The Fosters,” will participate in live Twitter chats with fans during the East Coast broadcasts of their series Monday, July 8th
Lonesome George, the 100-year-old (estimated) Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis abingdoni)-the last of his kind-who died in June 2012, will be preserved for posterity by the same expert taxidermy and conservation team that worked on the acclaimed renovation of the Jill and Lewis Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History. The world-famous giant tortoise, who continues to be an icon for conservation in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, will be on display at the Museum for a limited time starting this winter. Afterwards, Lonesome George will be returned to the Galapagos. Click below to learn more about Loneseome George!
“Switched at Birth” star Constance Marie and Maia Mitchell of “The Fosters” will participate in live chats via Twitter during the East Coast feeds of their series' all-new episodes airing on Monday, July 1st on ABC Family.
Eryn Murman (Spring Awakening), Jason Hite (Bare) and Eric Namaky of the band 5j Barrow will play Ars Nova ANT FESTIVAL 2013 as part of the 54/10 CONCERT SERIES. The concert is scheduled for tonight, June 28 at 9pm. The band 5j Barrow, was recently featured at broadwayUNLOCKED.
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