A team of researchers has uncovered what may be the earliest known portrait of Thomas Jefferson. If the picture proves to be Jefferson, it would give historians new insights into Jefferson's thinking and appearance soon after he became the American minister to France-less than ten years after he wrote the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
The Ohio State University Department of Dance announces a series of master of fine arts (MFA) dance concerts in February and early March. Part of an ongoing series of dance performances collectively titled 10 Big Ideas, the dance concerts take place at a broad range of venues, from Thompson Library on campus to the Urban Arts Space downtown.
The Drama League's 2013 Gala Online Auction opens today, January 22 at www.biddingforgood.com/thedramaleague, featuring over fifty once-in-a-lifetime prize packages, including exclusive celebrity experiences with Tom Hanks, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, Kim Cattrall, chef Rocco Dispirito, violinist Joshua Bell, Broadway opening night parties for The Big Knife and The Trip To Bountiful; luxury vacations to Marrakech, London, Las Vegas, and Chicago; and over forty additional elegant items and elegant experiences.
Few of us will ever experience the devastating horror of living within a war zone. Yet all of us know what it means to form a life-long, sustaining connection with another human being. Together, they weave a spellbinding story ultimately affirming the possibility of peace and reconciliation. In Love and Terror in the Middle East, 3rd Edition (World Audience Publishers), readers walk the war-torn streets of Israel and the West Bank with peace activist Frank Romano, and struggle with the inevitable casualties within his personal life as it becomes caught up in his work.
59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcome four fins ink with the NY premiere of CITY LOVE SONG: HOME, written and performed by Jack Finnegan, directed Tralen Doler, CITY LOVE SONG: HOME begins performances tonight, January 8 for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 20. Press opening is Friday, January 11 at 8:30 PM. The performance schedule is Today - Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday and Saturday at 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $20 ($14 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.
COZI TV, the new 24/7 network debuting on the digital channels of NBC Owned Television Stations on January 1, today announced that the iconic 1965 Emmy award-winning adventure television series, I Spy, will be added to the network's weekday lineup. Starring a young Bill Cosby playing opposite the handsome Robert Culp, the groundbreaking NBC television series was the first American drama to feature an African-American actor in a lead role. The series was a main fixture in the wildly popular secret agent genre of the 1960s following the successful James Bond films. COZI TV will air 82 episodes of the 60-minute show every weekday at 6 p.m. EST.
Oscar Season is in full swing; the big, end-of-year releases are hitting theaters and nominations voting began Monday. From now until the awards ceremony on February 24, the film world is abuzz with Oscar predictions. The Music Box Theatre takes this opportunity to take a look at some past award winners and see how this year's crop stacks up! Oscar-Winning Filmsmatinee series features a roster of movies that have racked up at least three Academy Awards apiece. Oscar-Winning Films show weekends, December 29, 2012-February 24, 2013, 11:30 a.m. at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Tickets are $7.25 at the box office.
59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcome four fins ink with the NY premiere of CITY LOVE SONG: HOME, written and performed by Jack Finnegan, directed Tralen Doler, CITY LOVE SONG: HOME begins performances on Tuesday, January 8 for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 20. Press opening is Friday, January 11 at 8:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday and Saturday at 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $20 ($14 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.
ViewThe Hub TV Network, one of the fastest growing basic cable networks, will kick-off online voting Saturday, December 8 for the first-ever NAUGHTY OR NICE AWARDS Viewers can cast their ballot in eight categories for their favorite 'naughty' and 'nice' moments and/or characters from The Hub's 2012 programming lineup.
The 4th Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF), the annual cultural event of Doha Film Institute (DFI) tonight announced the winner of its Arab Film Competition, the region's only dedicated competition for Arab talent.
The Body Shop wants women to turn away from the bronzer and choose to achieve a natural glow with its diverse skincare ranges, designed to suit all skin types and to tackle a range of beauty problems.
Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, today announced programming for the BAM 2013 Winter/Spring season, which runs from January 17 to June 9. Season listings inside!
Crossroads Theatre Company kicks off its 2012 - 2013 season of insightful, compelling and entertaining plays with Charles Smith's acclaimed KNOCK ME A KISS, a fictionalized look at the drama surrounding the ill-fated marriage of W.E.B. Du Bois' daughter. The production is directed by Chuck Smith (no relation to the author). The play will be on stage at the New Brunswick theatre with a run beginning tonight, October 25 and continuing through November 4. Tickets are on sale now.
Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, has announced that the personal correspondence and manuscripts from the world's greatest authors will be included at their December 18 auction, The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector. Part I of The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector will take place in Los Angeles and include 300 of the most important manuscripts of the collection.
Crossroads Theatre Company kicks off its 2012 - 2013 season with Charles Smith's acclaimed KNOCK ME A KISS, a fictionalized look at the drama surrounding the ill-fated marriage of W.E.B. Du Bois' daughter. The play will be on stage at the New Brunswick theatre with a run beginning October 25 and continuing through November 4. Tickets are on sale now.
The Museum of Modern Art presents Mapping Subjectivity: Experimentation in Arab Cinema from the 1960s to Now, Part III, November 1 through 25, 2012, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters. As in the preceding editions, Mapping Subjectivity looks into the region's largely unknown heritage of auteur, personal, and sometimes experimental film, highlighting kinships in sensibilities, approaches, and poetics across generations and countries. Works selected hail from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia, and include film and video, shorts and features, documentary and fiction that reflect a diversity and richness of voices and visual languages. The exhibition is organized by Jytte Jensen, Curator, Department of Film, and Rasha Salti, Independent Curator. Presented in association with ArteEast, New York.
A record 71 countries, including first-time entrant Kenya, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 85th Academy Awards®.
This third and final installment of Mapping Subjectivity, organized around the theme 'Transgressions,' explores how filmmakers and artists from the Arab world have dealt with shifting attitudes towards sexuality and gender roles in the Middle East, and presents personal interpretations of the very real social transformations presently taking place throughout the region. Mapping Subjectivity looks into the region's largely unknown heritage of auteur, personal, and sometimes experimental film, highlighting kinships in sensibilities, approaches, and poetics across generations and countries.
Jenne Rayburn, a Boston based designer of handcrafted jewelry, will present her textile and handbag collection, Manu, and the SoWa Open Market this October. The SoWa Market is known as a place to buy items from local artisans, as well as being in The South End, one of Boston's trendiest neighborhoods.
With its hard-hitting horns, master hand-drummers, close-harmonizing vocalists, and innovative choreography, four-time Grammy-nominated Puerto Rican band Plena Libre takes the stage at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu at 7 p.m. tonight, September 30.
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