The NOCCA Institute has cancelled its 2020 ART&SOUL gala, which was scheduled to take place Saturday, March 21 on the campus of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. However, the Institute will hold its silent auction and Winner's Choice Raffle as planned, with special livestreams on Facebook and Instagram.
Elia Suleiman, Asian-American Filmmaking, LA HAINE, FilmAfrica, and more announced at BAM, April-May 2020
More than 200 of Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's dedicated community leaders and philanthropists gathered for a festive evening at the Celebrating Philanthropy Dinner and reception on February 10, 2020 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The featured speaker was Michael Solomonov, a James Beard Award-Winning Chef, and the evening honored the vision and leadership of dedicated community leader and philanthropist Judith A. Levy. The event was chaired by Hope and Gene Silverman; Rita and Charles Bronfman served as Honorary Chairs.
East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District (EPABID) presents the 8th Annual East Passyunk Restaurant Week, with two dozen award-winning restaurants offering three course prix fixe lunch and/or dinner menus starting Monday February 24th through Friday March 6th.
After 17 years of dreaming, the Diego Symphony has announced the inaugural season lineup and official name for the highly-anticipated permanent outdoor concert venue, The Shell. Opening in July, The Shell-a symbolic name inspired by the venue's dramatic shape and unique waterfront location-will be an acoustically superior and architecturally captivating structure within a newly upgraded public park. The Diego Symphony's first season at The Shell expands upon its wide range of musical genres -from classical concerts to Broadway, Jazz to R&B-that highlight the city's world-class orchestra, showcase the acoustical excellence of the venue, and will attract a wider range of audiences.
Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing Chef Sampogna about his career and FREVO in Greenwich Village for our 'Chef Spotlight.'
National Pizza Day is on 2/9 and Broadwayworld.com caught up to Celebrity Chef, TV personality, restaurateur and cookbook author, Donatella Arpaia to talk about her popular NYC eatery, Prova Pizzabar.
Emerson Colonial Theatre has announced an evening of conversation with Yotam Ottolenghi. The chef, restauranteur and the best-selling food writer of 'Jerusalem' and 'Plenty' will speak at the Emerson Colonial Theatre on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 8 p.m. The evening will be moderated by Dan Souza of 'America's Test Kitchen.'
Emerson Colonial Theatre announces an evening of conversation with Yotam Ottolenghi. The chef, restauranteur and the best-selling food writer of a?oeJerusalema?? and a?oePlentya?? will speak at the Emerson Colonial Theatre on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 8 p.m. The evening will be moderated by Dan Souza of a?oeAmerica's Test Kitchen.a??
Chef Norman Van Aken and partners Tom and Kim Wood announce that they are re-opening their flagship restaurant on Sand Lake's famed Restaurant Row in the iconic Dellagio Town Center. Plans for a unique renovation of the 7,500 square foot space, revealed in first quarter 2020, will show a complete reimagining of the anchor space at the corner of Sand Lake Road and Della. Including a bold new look for 1,750 square feet of outdoor event space. The grand opening for NORMAN'S is targeted for late summer 2020. NORMAN'S will feature a contemporary menu that will be announced in late Spring but is reported to include some of Chef Van Aken's signature dishes as well as some of the legendary Chef's newest inspirations. The company is continuing to employ Yusuf Yildiz as general manager of the new restaurant and Laura Fletcher as private event manager. In August of 2019 Chef Norman Van Aken, Florida's sole chef recipient of The James Beard 'Who's Who in America' Award, celebrated the 16th anniversary of the flagship restaurant, NORMAN'S at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. He said this about the decision to move to Dellagio: 'As we enter the next part of our journey - we are activating a space that is almost twice as large as our old space. This is in alignment with our goal of creating more world-class events in Orlando. Restaurant Row's proximity to the Orange County Convention center allows us to better serve the estimated 1.4 million expected convention-goers in 2020. Dellagio is the perfect fit for our expanding vision of food and service to the community and to travelers.' NORMAN'S features Chef and decorated Cookbook Author Norman Van Aken and his culinary team. Chef Van Aken's internationally acclaimed 'New World Cuisine' is an exciting, healthful and delicious fusion of Florida with the power of Latin, Caribbean and Asian roots. 'NORMAN'S will be an anchoring presence for Dellagio. We are working closely with the team at Norman's on the stunning, genre-defining renovation taking place. We are excited about the prestige that this award-winning brand and iconic personality bring to the Dellagio collective footprint and to Restaurant Row.' - Joe LeBas, President, Managing Director and Founder, Concorde Group Holdings, LLC Dellagio - The Heart of Sand Lake - located in the Dr. Phillips area of Orlando just minutes from Central Florida's world-class theme parks and the Orange County Convention Center. Dellagio is home to some of Orlando's favorite award-winning restaurants, a full line up of wellness and beauty destinations and a host of professional service brands. Over 30 brands make up the Dellagio family. www.dellagiooralndo.com
Loghaven Artist Residency, a newly created residency for emerging and established artists in the fields of visual art, dance, music, writing, theater, and interdisciplinary work, announces its first group of artists and the completion of its campus. The launch of Loghaven Artist Residency is the culmination of years of planning, research, design, and input from artists, arts leaders, and the Alliance of Artist Communities.
One of our favorite events of the winter season is the NYC Restaurant Week that actually lasts for three weeks from January 21 to February 9.
The Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Metro Washington DC (PACC-DC), in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, is spearheading what is now being billed as the largest Philippine-American event in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area - the Fil-Am Expo 2020 on June 13 and 14, 2020, following the June 12 Philippine Independence Day.
'A TIME TO WANDER' AUTHORS CHERA THOMPSON & NF JOHNSON
An Academy Award-winning actress, a James Beard chef, best-selling authors and leaders in the global Jewish community are among the headliners of the impressive and diverse lineup of philanthropic and social events hosted by Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County in 2019-2020.
Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing Chef James Waxman about his career and the restaurants of 85th Day Food Community for our 'Chef Spotlight.'
The New School's College of Performing Arts (COPA) today announced Aaron Copland: An American Portrait, a one-of-a-kind concert and performance at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall honoring Aaron Copland's legacy as a visionary composer and citizen-artist. CoPA's Mannes Orchestra, in partnership with the university's School of Drama, will perform Copland's A Lincoln Portrait and Symphony No. 3 as well as Art in an Uneasy World, a newly devised dramatic work based on Copland's testimony during the 1953 anticommunist hearings on a?oeun-American activities.a?? The concert will take place on Saturday, October 26th at 7:30 pm.
With great excitement, Teatro ZinZanni today announced the name and chef for their new restaurant Wheelhouse, a new gathering place for both locals and visitors to experience set to open mid-October 2019 within the world-renowned wine and outdoor destination. The name is an ode to the prominence of the railway line that ran along the site and the wheelhouse is a device for switching locomotives from one track to another. Located in the heart of Woodinville's Hollywood District neighborhood, Wheelhouse will be the newest addition to the Hollywood Station campus at the former Redhook brewery site, which is also home to Teatro ZinZanni's productions and world headquarters, as well as DeLille Cellars and Sparkman Cellars.
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Samin Nosrat in Conversation with Lindy West on Sunday, October 13 at 7 p.m. at Royce Hall. Tickets for $28a?"$79 are available now at cap.ucla.edu, 310-825-2101, and the Royce Hall box office.
Kansas City Repertory Theatre (KCRep), announced the full schedule for this season's popular Monday Night Playwright Series, which opened with BURIED ROOTS, its first play of the series, on Monday. The series features a line-up of new and returning playwrights including Michelle Tyrene Johnson, Darren Canady, James Still, Migdalia Cruz, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen and Ellen McLaughlin. These free public events take place on the UMKC campus at the Spencer Theatre Donor Lounge.
