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Boston Children's Museum Hosts Mini Maker Faire Event, 7/23
by Christina Mancuso - June 30, 2016

Boston Children's Museum announced that major sponsors have signed on for the first Boston Mini Maker Faire event on Saturday July 23, 2016. Sponsors include Google, CBS4 Boston, National Grid, Velcro Companies, Autodesk, Vertex, MAKE Magazine. A diverse group of 'Makers' will inspire and inform vis...


NYNW Theatre Festival Sets Broadway & Emmy Panel
by Tyler Peterson - March 30, 2015

The New York New Works Theatre Festival has announced the 2015 group of distinguished panelists offering their expertise and guidance to this year's participants....


Gary Busey and Paul Sorvino Attend Sunscreen Film Fest in St. Petersburg
by TV News Desk - April 30, 2016

Sunscreen Film Festival -- the longest running mainstream film festival in Tampa Bay -- has announced celebrity guest appearances by Gary Busey and Paul Sorvino, with other notable film MAKERS and directors from Lionsgate and other major entertainment companies expected during the 2016 Festival....


Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum Opens Exhibition
by Christina Mancuso - February 10, 2016

TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - The Bata Shoe Museum is excited to announce the opening of its newest exhibition, Art & Innovation:Traditional Arctic Footwear from the Bata Shoe Museum Collection.Drawing from the Bata Shoe Museum's extensive circumpolar holdings and building upon information g...


Carrie Underwood/Sam Hunt & More Duets Announced for 58TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - January 27, 2016

The Recording Academy® has announced a series of duets by GRAMMY nominees James Bay and Tori Kelly, nominees Andra Day and Ellie Goulding, and nominee Sam Hunt with seven-time GRAMMY Award winner and current nominee Carrie Underwood that will take place during THE 58TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS....


University of Michigan Acquires Archive of Filmmaker Nancy Savoca
by Caryn Robbins - February 04, 2016

The University of Michigan Library will welcome the papers of another veteran filmmaker to their growing archive of material that highlights visionaries in the genre of independent film....


Telemundo News Garners Six News & Documentary Emmy Award Noms
by Caryn Robbins - July 22, 2015

Telemundo News earned six News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations for 2014....


Marco Calvani's MASPETH Set for Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - June 29, 2016

Planet Connections Theatre Festivity helps close out Gay Pride Month with a reading of Marco Calvani's drama Maspeth, presented on Thursday, June 30 at 8pm at the Paradise Factory, located at 64 East 4th Street. The reading is directed by Shira-Lee Shalit, with a cast that includes Christina Toth, E...


GRAMMY Awards Season Kicks Off with More Than 21,000 Submissions
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2015

Upon the close of The Recording Academy's annual screening committee meetings, where more than 200 experts from various musical backgrounds and disciplines listen to and categorize all entries across 83 categories and 30 fields, the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards are underway....


2016 GRAMMY AWARD Nominations to Be Announced 12/7
by Caryn Robbins - November 17, 2015

The Recording Academy turned to its official Twitter page today to announce that the 2016 GRAMMY AWARD nominations will be announced on December 7!...


Stephen Wolfram Pens IDEA MAKERS
by Christina Mancuso - July 07, 2016

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ In his new book published today, renowned scientist and tech innovator Stephen Wolfram takes us into the minds and lives of great thinkers and creators of the past few centuries, and shows how great achievements can arise from dramatically different persona...


Sheen Center to Welcome Valerie Smaldone for HIT MAKERS Series
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2016

?The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture presents a new music and thought series called Hit Makers: Music Icons in Performance and Conversation with Valerie Smaldone. Kicking off Hit Makers is Tommy James of Tommy James and The Shondells on Monday, May 16 at 7:30pm at The Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker St...


CNN to Present Special Report KATRINA: THE STORM THAT NEVER STOPPED, 8/25
by Caryn Robbins - August 19, 2015

CNN Special Report KATRINA: THE STORM THAT NEVER STOPPED to air Tuesday, August 25th at 9pmET. Additionally, tune in on Friday, August 28th for live show from New Orleans....


Sticky Rice Baltimore to Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary with 'Five Weeks of Sticky'
by Tyler Peterson - August 03, 2015

Beginning September 8, 2015, Sticky Rice Baltimore (Sticky) will present 'Five Weeks of Sticky' - five weeks of five-themed events and $5 specials, celebrating the dynamic Fells Point sushi restaurant's five-year anniversary. These five-themed twists on popular weekly extravaganzas are sure to set t...


Greenwich Theatre Launches New Spring Season in Celebration of Female Theatre Makers
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2016

Greenwich Theatre's spring season is being themed for the first time to promote and celebrate young female theatre makers, some at the start of their careers but others already exceptional multi-award winners....


UCT Drama Theatre-makers Present Directing Scenes at the Arena Theatre
by David Fick - August 13, 2016

The University of Cape Town Drama Department will showcase their graduating class of theatre-makers in four nights of directing scenes. ...


Mayim Bialik Among Celebrity Judges Set for New Series AMERICA'S GREATEST MAKERS
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2016

Emmy(R)-winning producer Mark Burnett (Survivor, Shark Tank, The Voice) and TBS, a division of Turner, have brought together a panel of celebrity judges for this spring's exciting new tech competition series AMERICA'S GREATEST MAKERS...


Angry Orchard Celebrates Return of Warm Weather with New Cider: Angry Orchard Summer Honey
by Marina Kennedy - April 02, 2015

Angry Orchard today announced the national release of its new spring and summer seasonal hard cider Angry Orchard Summer Honey available now through August. For thousands of years, people have been adding honey to their food and drink, and the cider makers at Angry Orchard were inspired by this age ...


Emmy Winner Mark Burnett to Executive Produce His First-Ever Unscripted Dating Series on FOX
by Caryn Robbins - January 15, 2016

FOX has ordered 10 episodes of an unscripted dating series from Emmy Award-winning executive producer Mark Burnett (“Survivor,” “The Voice”)....


MONSTER MAKERS Set for Old Library Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - August 20, 2015

Last year, OLT's Reader's Theatre brought you the original musical A Dream of Wings - providing patrons with the opportunity to hear an original musical in development and provide feedback to its writer/composer. This year, we're presenting our second original musical - Stephen Dolginoff's Monster M...


Call to Makers Extended for the Grand Rapids Maker Faire
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2016

Grand Rapids Mini Maker Faire announced today that the Call to Makers for the 3rd annual Grand Rapids Mini Maker Faire has been an extended!...


'Start Making! A Guide to Engaging Young People in Maker Activities' is Released
by Christina Mancuso - April 13, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Start Making! offers ways to engage young people all over the world in Maker-inspired activities. Developed by the Clubhouse Network a global network of community-based centers led by Boston's Museum of Science in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab Start Making! shows you how...


Ben & Jerrys Celebrates Marriage Equality Ruling with New 'I Dough, I Dough' Flavor
by Caryn Robbins - June 26, 2015

Vermont-based ice cream makers Ben & Jerrys celebrated today's  U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide by temporarily changing the name of its classic flavor...


HAMILTON, FUN HOME, KING & I Among GRAMMY Nominees for Musical Theater Album!
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2015

The Recording Academy, CBS and Staples Center announce Music's Biggest Night®, THE 58th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS®, will return to Los Angeles' STAPLES Center on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016...


GRAMMY Awards Season Kicks Off with More Than 21,000 Submissions
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2015

Upon the close of The Recording Academy's annual screening committee meetings, where more than 200 experts from various musical backgrounds and disciplines listen to and categorize all entries across 83 categories and 30 fields, the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards are underway....






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