Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the full lineup of artists performing at Intersect, a brand new music festival put on by AWS celebrating creativity, innovation, and community, that will debut December 6-7 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas. Foo Fighters, Kacey Musgraves, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Beck, Brandi Carlile, Leon Bridges, H.E.R., Jamie xx, will be joined by newly added artists, including Toro Y Moi, SOPHIE, Kelsey Lu, JPEGMAFIA, The Black Madonna, Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, Japanese Breakfast, and more.
The Overland Park Convention Center and General Manager, Brett C. Mitchell today announced it has been named a top 20 convention center in the nation by EXHIBITOR Magazine, a leading industry publication honoring the best in meeting and event venues. It's second national recognition of the year, the convention center was also named a Best Convention Center in North America by Business View Magazine.
Downtown's premier food festival, Taste of the Seaport, will return for the 10th year of food, fun and fundraising on Saturday, October 19th from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. at Pier 16 and 17 in the Seaport District of New York City.
Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, announced today that award winning country music group Little Big Town will be performing at “The Centennial Gala: Changing The World for Children” gala in New York City on September 12.
Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, today announced that Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Camila Cabello will be honored at “The Centennial Gala: Changing The World for Children” in New York City, while Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company's Robert A. Iger will be honored at the “Centennial Celebration: Once in a Lifetime” in Los Angeles. Both events are a culmination of the organization's 100th year anniversary and will celebrate Save the Children's mission to do whatever it takes for the most vulnerable children in the United States and around the world.
Keep Memory Alive hosted 'An Extraordinary Evening with Andrea Bocelli,' an intimate concert experience at Shakespeare Ranch, a private Lake Tahoe estate in Glenbrook, Nev. Proceeds from the evening benefitted Keep Memory Alive, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, and the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the first wave of guest presenters who will celebrate Denzel Washington at the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award on June 6, 2019, at a Gala Tribute in Los Angeles. Chadwick Boseman, Jodie Foster, Jamie Foxx, Morgan Freeman (2011 honoree), Michael B. Jordan, Issa Rae, Julia Roberts and Cicely Tyson will all be in attendance to pay tribute to Washington's life and work. In addition, multitalented film, television and music video artist Melina Matsoukas (AFI Class of 2005) will receive the 2019 Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal, recognizing her extraordinary creative talents.
Cheap Trick, Juliette Lewis, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Willa Amai and more will come together at Linda Perry & Friends: A Night At The GRAMMY Museum® on Saturday, June 29. Proceeds from the benefit gala honoring Perry will provide essential support for the GRAMMY Museum Foundation®, a nonprofit organization dedicated to music education and preservation initiatives. More performers and guest artists to be announced soon. The gala will begin with a reception and silent auction that will take place on all four floors of the GRAMMY Museum.
Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy and Chef Hillary Sterling of Vic's will host New York City's Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry on April 17, 2019. The evening brings together dozens of the city's best chefs and mixologists - all to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger in New York and across the US.
Keep Memory Alive's 23rd annual Power of Love® gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, March 16, brought top artists and cultural icons Shania Twain, Snoop Dogg, Anthony Anderson, NE-YO, Anthony Mackie, Miguel, Leona Lewis, Bernie Williams, John O'Hurley, Pedro Capó, Greg Phillinganes, Peta Murgatroyd, and more together to honor music legend Lionel Richie and raise crucial funds and awareness for Cleveland Clinic Nevada.
Global Superstar Shania Twain will present Lionel Richie with an honorable award at Keep Memory Alive's 23rd Annual Power of Love® Gala on Saturday, March 16, at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The pair duetted on a re-recording of 'Endless Love' in 2012, hitting the top of the Billboard U.S. Hot Singles Sales charts. Twain will present Richie with an award in honor of his impactful musical contributions to the world and his support of Keep Memory Alive and its mission to find a cure for memory disorders by raising necessary funds for Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) announced winners of its 6th Annual MUAHS Awards in 21 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater, during a formal gala at the Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live Downtown on Saturday night, February 16, 2019. Winners in the Feature Motion Pictures categories include A Star is Born, Vice,Crazy Rich Asians and Mary Queen of Scots. Television winners included The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Westworld and Dancing with the Stars. For the categories of Motion Picture Made for Television, winners include King Lear, Cocaine Godmother and Jesus Christ Superstar: Live and in Concert.
The Overland Park Convention Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Freeman as the venue's new executive chef. An award winning chef, he brings a dynamic, innovative energy to the dining experience at the convention center.
David Lynch is announced as the latest instructor for MasterClass in 2019. The Twin Peaks Director joins fellow Instructors Natalie Portman, Jodie Foster, Timbaland, and Neil Gaiman slated to launch classes in early 2019.
MasterClass, the online education company that enables anyone to learn from the best in the world, announced today that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair will offer her first ever online class exclusively through its platform. In her new class on independent filmmaking, Nair will share her methods for directing powerful performances, maximizing budgets, and bringing authentic stories to life. Nair's class is now available at www.masterclass.com/mn. Enrollment for the class is $90 for lifetime access, or $180 per year for the All-Access Pass, which grants unlimited access to all new and existing classes.
The Dallas Opera is proud to present three of the most sought-after tenors of the 21st century as they perform a tremendously exciting program of classic opera arias, Broadway favorites and American standards.
3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, is honored to award 20 Chicago artists with unrestricted grants at the 11th annual 3Arts Awards Celebration, taking place tonight, November 5 at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The celebration will honor the ten annual 3Arts Awards recipients along with ten recipients of Make a Wave-an unprecedented artist-to-artist giving initiative.
The Gift Theatre is pleased to present its 17th annual benefit, Gift Gala 2018: The Next Chapter, an evening of literature and libations, Wednesday, November 14, 2018 from 6 pm - 9:30 pm at one of Chicago's most exciting new cultural institutions: American Writers Museum
Shoppers are already searching for unique, show-stopping gifts for this holiday season. This year trend reports are showing that gifting is less about stuff and more about experiences. Gifters are now looking for something more memorable and participatory. Interactive dining is the new buzz-phrase in the restaurant world and trip experiences are now standard offerings from travel services like Airbnb.
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