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Skechers and GRAMMY winning singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor have teamed up for a new multi-platform marketing campaign to launch the Skechers Originals retro sneaker collection.

San Francisco Opera Center presents the culminating concert of the 2015 Adler Fellowship season, The Future Is Now: Adler Fellows Gala Concert, tonight, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.

San Francisco Opera Center presents the culminating concert of the 2015 Adler Fellowship season, The Future Is Now: Adler Fellows Gala Concert, on Saturday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO (October 12, 2015) –– San Francisco Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald announced today the twelve recipients of the 2016 Adler Fellowship, a multi-year performance-oriented residency offering advanced young artists intensive individual training, coaching and professional seminars, as well as a wide range of performance opportunities. Adler Fellows are selected from the young artists who have participated in the Merola Opera Program. This prestigious training program has nurtured the development of more than 150 young artists since its inception.

SKECHERS USA, Inc., the second highest buzz ranked and buzz improver in the footwear and apparel sector in 2014*, announced that it has been named 2014 Company of the Year by the trade publication Footwear Plus at its annual Plus Awards. This marks the sixth time that SKECHERS has been honored with the top Plus Award and follows a Company of the Year win from Footwear News at the FN Achievement Awards in December.

SKECHERS USA, Inc., a global leader in the lifestyle and performance footwear industry, announced that the Company is transitioning its business in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) from third-party distributors to a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Skechers CEE, Kft.

Skechers Performance Division announced the release of a New York inspired advertising campaign and product line to celebrate the upcoming marathon in New York City on November 2, 2014. The advertising campaign highlights the new spring 2015 GOrun 4 shoe and supports the division's key athletes competing in the race, Meb Keflezighi and Kara Goucher. The launch coincides with the release of the NYC 2014 limited-edition footwear and apparel collection.

The SKECHERS Foundation announced that the 2014 SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk broke records and raised over $1.1 million for children with special needs and education. Co-sponsored by Nickelodeon, the Walk was the largest to date - with more than 11,000 participants rallied by celebrity supporters Ellen K, Brooke Burke-Charvet and Tommy Lasorda.

The world's most famous drummer-Ringo Starr-will be bringing his legendary talents and style to SKECHERS where he's set to appear in the footwear company's global marketing campaign for SKECHERS Relaxed Fit footwear. The new multimedia campaign featuring Ringo will begin in Spring 2015.

THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, directed by Oscar® winner Martin Scorsese and longtime documentary collaborator David Tedeschi, will debut TONIGHT, SEPT. 29

Directed by Oscar® winner Martin Scorsese and longtime documentary collaborator David Tedeschi, THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT profiles the provocative and influential publication The New York Review of Books

THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, directed by Oscar® winner Martin Scorsese and longtime documentary collaborator David Tedeschi, will debut MONDAY, SEPT. 29

Model, actress and television presenter Kelly Brook has signed on with SKECHERS to appear globally in the footwear company's multi-platform marketing and social media campaigns through 2015. The British-born star will become a new face for SKECHERS women's footwear collections.

Demi Lovato, multi-platinum selling recording artist and actress, has signed on with SKECHERS, and will appear in the footwear company's global marketing and social media campaigns through 2016. Lovato, known for hit singles, 'Give Your Heart a Break', 'Heart Attack' and 'Neon Lights', will make her first official appearance in a new SKECHERS television commercial and accompanying print campaign launching this year.

Continuing to ramp up its international co-production partnerships, WOWOW, Japan's leading premium pay TV broadcaster, announced today that it is partnering on Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi's documentary “The New York Review of Books: A 50 Year Argument.”

Twenty-three singers, five apprentice coaches and one apprentice stage director, representing ten countries, will participate in the 57th season of the Merola Opera Program from June 2 to August 17. More than 900 artists vied for the 29 coveted spots in the 2014 summer program. Offered free of charge for all participants, the prestigious Merola Opera program is unique in the industry in many ways. Merola is the only young artist program to provide financial support to developing artists for five years following participation. In the past year alone, more than $150,000 was distributed to more than 100 artists supporting varied needs from coaching to language classes to audition travel. In addition, only Merola graduates are considered for participation in the San Francisco Opera's Adler Fellowship program. Selected through an extensive world-wide audition and application process, nearly one third of this season's artists come from countries outside the United States, including: Canada, China, Taiwan, Italy, South Korea, Russia, Iran, Poland and Israel. This year, the program will have three returning Merola artists, Casey Candebat (Merola 2012), Sahar Nouri and Rhys Lloyd Talbot (both Merola 2013).

SKECHERS USA, Inc. announced that through the Company's charitable shoe program, BOBS from SKECHERS, it will give more than 200,000 pairs of new shoes to support the children affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. This much-needed donation will mark the Company's sixth million-pair milestone since the BOBS brand launched in 2011.

After generating buzz on the trade show circuit over the past few months, Skechers Performance Division announced the official launch of the much-anticipated Skechers Nite Owl Footwear Collection. Available in limited release for both men and women, the Skechers Nite Owl glow in the dark technology will enhance select styles of the celebrated GOrun and GOwalk product lines, illuminating streets across the globe and offering additional visibility for wearers.

Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC's popular late night Jimmy Kimmel Live!, will bring his famous wit to the stage of the 2013 SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk to help raise one million dollars and awareness for children with special needs and education. Also returning to the annual charity event are Dancing with the Stars co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet and legendary Hall of Fame baseball manager Tommy Lasorda, plus Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jacqueline Laurita who will be appearing for the first time. The all-star lineup will join Kimmel at an opening ceremony to kick off the walk on October 27.