Tom Johnson News

The Cinema Audio Society announces the nominees for the 50th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2013 in six categories.

Online fine art and auction house, Auctionata, and well regarded antiques, vintage, and jewelry e-marketplace Ruby Lane are collaborating to expand their arts and antiques buying and selling opportunities to online auctions for audiences worldwide. On December 6th, and in time for holiday buying, the two companies will host their first auction 'Antiques & Vintage Pieces' in a planned series of regular online auctions. For sellers, Auctionata and Ruby Lane bring a new sales and distribution channel. For buyers, the two companies bring the thrill of the live auction into the home or office and offer a wide selection of significant objects.

Recognizing the essential role that writers have played in creating and elevating the medium of television since its inception, the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight announced the list of the 101 Best Written TV Series

On the heels of their 2012 Grammy Award for the recording of Steve Mackey's Lonely Motel: Music from Slide, new music ensemble eighth blackbird returns to Texas Performing Arts for ten days of residency activities, bookended by two completely different concert programs. This sextet combines the finesse of a string quartet with the energy of a rock band, delivering provocative and mind-changing performances.

On the heels of their 2012 Grammy Award for the recording of Steve Mackey's Lonely Motel: Music from Slide, new music ensemble eighth blackbird returns to Texas Performing Arts for ten days of residency activities, bookended by two completely different concert programs. This sextet combines the finesse of a string quartet with the energy of a rock band, delivering provocative and mind-changing performances.

THE 84th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS will be broadcast live on February 26th on the ABC network. Nominations were announced this morning

Jazz Violinist Barry Roseman performs 'The Music of McCoy Tyner'

Jazz Violinist Barry Roseman performs 'The Music of McCoy Tyner'

The Eugene and Elinor Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) today announced details of its Performing Arts programming for 2009/10. With an eclectic mix of dance, music, comedy, and innovative artistic expression, the program is designed to transcend social, political and religious differences, and connect to the vital multicultural fabric of the Bay Area community.

Boy Howdy Productions has announced the cast and performance dates of the new play Madonna and Child and Other Divas, written by Tom Johnson and directed by Julie Hamberg to be presented at the New York International Fringe Festival/ FringeNYC in August.