Santa Fe University of Art and Design (SFUAD) announced today that it will host author Julie Powell on campus Sept. 15-17. Powell, best known for writing the blog and bestselling memoir that inspired the film Julie & Julia, will visit classes within the Creative Writing and Literature Department, host a public reading and Q&A, and introduce a special screening of Julie & Julia at The Screen.
Ariana Grande performs live on the TODAY plaza. Betty Who performs live on TODAY. Seth Meyers, Adrien Brody, Jennifer Aniston, Patricia Clarkson also guest.
In its sixth year, InnovationErie announced the top four finalists who will move forward to the next round of competition to contend for over $30,000 in cash and assistance prizes. This is the second round of elimination, after fourteen semi-finalists exhibited their original designs at the Erie Art Museum this summer. The four finalists will present their product designs and media arts concepts to an independent panel of judges. The top finalists include Chuck Kownacki's 'Barefoot Decking,' Fran DiSanti's 'a pennelo,' Dale and Susan Hofius' 'RailRyder,' and Jill Fosco's 'Makeup SomethingTM.' 'This year's semi-finalist contestants were by far the most professional, developed, and competitive pool of entries than years past,' said InnovationErie committee chair and patent attorney at MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP, David Willoughby. 'The final round of judging in September will be very tough. We have four very-strong contestants that exemplify the spirit of our design competition. I am certain this year's grand-prize winner will go on to be successful in getting their business up and running.' The fourteen semi-finalists' designs are on view at the Erie Art Museum through August 31 in the Hagen Family Gallery. Visitors are invited to vote for the 'Best in Show,' who will receive a cash prize. The semi-finalists include Chris Firment's 'Slick Loader,' Chuck Kownacki's 'Barefoot Decking,'Eric Kinnear's 'LeveReach,' Fran DiSanti's 'a pennello,' Sara Brown's 'Upcycled Plush Toys,' Kris Wheaton's 'Cthulhu vs. The Vikings,' Andy Flatley's 'Wonderphonium,' Dale and Susan Hofius' 'RailRyder,' Gabriel Lucian Olariu's 'Locklip Mounts,' Greg Ralph's 'The Helix Extractor,' Brian Edwards' 'Battle Fear,' Brian Millspaw's 'Trillium,' Jill Fosco's 'Make Up SomethingTM' and Teri A. Milner's 'Cord Clips.' Descriptions of all product designs are available at InnovationErie.net. One of this year's semi-finalists is already receiving national attention. Sarah Brown's Upcycled Plush Toys' is a Crafts Finalist in the 2014 Martha Stewart 'American Made Awards.' The website states that the competition is 'recognizing ingenuity and excellence in the fields of crafts, design, food, and style for this year's American Made Awards.' Prizes include an opportunity to be featured in Martha Stewart Living, $10,000 to grow the winner's business, and more. Winners will be announced in October of this year. InnovationErie Design Competition was created in an effort to catalyze creative economic development in Northwest Pennsylvania by supporting an innovative community of artists, scientists, artists, manufacturers, engineers, and designers (SAM & ED). The competition invited artists, inventors and thinkers to submit their product design ideas and applied media arts concepts for a chance to win over $30,000 in cash and professional assistance prizes, including intellectual property legal consulting services from McDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP, and consulting partnerships with the Erie Technology Incubator at Gannon University, Papa Advertising, and a new high-design award from Edinboro University. The 2014 InnovationErie sponsors and partners include: Erie Art Museum, McDonald Illig Jones and Britton LLP, Papa Advertising, Franklin Technology Partners, Epic Web Studio, Erie Tech Incubator, NWIRC, Edinboro University, Eriez Magnetics, Penn State Erie The Behrend College, Adam Williams, Esq & Erie Business Law, Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, Schaffner Knigh Minnaugh & Company, Civitas, IEEE. A complete list of the winners' services and cash prizes, as well as InnovationErie sponsors, can be found on the competition's website, InnovationErie.net. The deadline for next year's competition is May 15, 2015. Interested candidates can apply at InnovationErie.net.
Wynonna--along with her band, The Big Noise--will bring A Simpler Christmas to audiences for the second year in a row
WYNONNA supplements the Martha Stewart-type qualities of the season, such as crafting homemade gift wrap, perfect bows, knitting tailored holiday sweaters and painting ornaments to adorn flawlessly manicured Christmas trees, with her one-of-a-kind powerhouse voice to interject peace, joy and the spirit of the holiday season.
The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE is offering a variety of hands-on culinary experiences and educational seminars to complement this year's program, which includes more than 100 events that take place October 16 19, 2014 throughout New York City. Featuring some of the world's greatest artisanal producers, trade professionals and wine, spirits and culinary personalities, the Festival offers vast opportunities for those passionate gourmands looking for an immersive culinary experience.
'Queen of Invention,' Joy Mangano shattered records once again at entertainment and lifestyle retailer HSN this past weekend, when she sold close to half a million of her Comfort & Joy MemoryCloud pillows. The highly successful entrepreneur sold more than 216,000 sets of her patent-pending pillows on Saturday, July 26, shattering HSN's previous record for the most units of a single item in a single day. Mangano bested her own previous record of 174,000 units sold in one day of her Forever Fragrant Odor Eliminating Set in 2010. She surpassed all expectations when she offered an affordable solution to help get a better night's sleep!
Esquire Network's new original series MY FRIENDS CALL ME JOHNNY provides a twist on the typical talk show
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston's 2014-15 Season begins September 5 with Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece SWEENEY TODD, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The musical thriller runs September 5 through October 11, 2014. The opening is set for September 7 at 3 p.m.
The stars come together and serve up some delicious competition on this week's Hollywood Game Night on NBC. The episode airs tonight, July 10, 2014 8:00 PM.
Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today that preeminent American art scholar Morrison H. Heckscher will retire on June 30, following 13 years as Lawrence A. Fleischman Chairman of The American Wing and a distinguished curatorial career at the Museum that spanned nearly five decades. He will become Curator Emeritus of The American Wing on July 1.
Hosted by Sherri Sheppard, the event featured a special performance by six-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Shebooks, a new digital publisher of short e-books by and for women, launched subscriptions to its growing library today. This week also marks the start of a Kickstarter campaign to fund female authors called 'Equal Writes.'
TVLine has revealed details on HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT's upcoming guests for May, June and beyond. Among the stars are GLEE's Darren Criss (June 5) and Matthew Morrison, as well as stage and screen actor David Alan Grier. The latter two don't have firm dates for their appearances, but BWW will be sure to let you know as soon as we do!
Today, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution announced that band leader Everett Bradley and show announcer Jon Harris have joined 'The Meredith Vieira Show' premiering in national syndication on September 8, 2014.
The 13th annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE, which took place February 20-23, 2014, featured more than 250 of the industry's leading winemakers, spirits producers, chefs, and culinary personalities who entertained and educated approximately 60,000 passionate gourmands and aficionados during this star-studded, four-day destination event. This year's Festival raised more than $2 million for the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center at Florida International University.
This week, in celebration of spring, Macy's Secret Garden campaign will be in full bloom at Macy's stores across the country, on macys.com and in local communities nationwide. Along with an infusion of spring's cheerful colors, garden-inspired merchandise, special promotions and events, Macy's customers can also support a local park through a new fundraising program - Macy's 'Heart Your Park' - kicking off on Friday, March 7.
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