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3rd All India Classical Guitar Competition 2012

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:09:47 +0000

3rd All India Classical Guitar Competition 2012

What: Calcutta Classical Guitar Society presents 3rd All India Classical Guitar Competition, 2012

Where: Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani Kolkata 73

For details visit: www.ccgs.in

When: 19th, 20th May, 2012

Carrie Underwood & Husband Mike Fisher’s First Ever Television Interview Together on ‘Oprah’s Next Chapter’ May 20

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:59:03 +0000

Carrie Underwood & Husband Mike Fisher’s First Ever Television Interview Together on ‘Oprah’s Next Chapter’

Carrie Underwood & Husband Mike Fisher Talk With Oprah Winfrey In Their First Ever Television Interview Together On ‘Oprah’s Next Chapter’ Sunday May 20 On Own

Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker To Be Featured on “Oprah’s Next Chapter” Sunday, June 10
Oprah Winfrey with Carrie Underwood in Nashville, Tennessee
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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network presents all new episodes of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” this summer beginning Sunday, May 20 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT) when Winfrey travels to Nashville, Tennessee for an intimate in-depth interview with country music superstar Carrie Underwood and her husband NHL player Mike Fisher for their first ever television interview together.

Also announced today, Winfrey will sit down with Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker to discuss his political future on June 10 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT). As previously announced, June 3 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT) will feature actor Neil Patrick Harris and his family as they open their Los Angeles home to cameras for the first time.

“Oprah’s Next Chapter” episode synopsis and images below:
Sunday, May 20 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT)

Oprah’s Next Chapter: Carrie Underwood
Oprah Winfrey travels to Nashville, Tennessee where she speaks with music superstar Carrie Underwood who is joined by her NHL husband Mike Fisher, marking the first time cameras have ever been invited inside their cabin retreat for an intimate, in-depth interview. Underwood reflects on her rise to stardom as she looks back on her journey. For theirfirst television interview together, Underwood and Fisher talk about how they balance their successful and fast-paced careers with their two year marriage. The couple also takes Winfrey to their new plot of land where they plan to build their dream home.

Underwood’s new CD Blown Away recently debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country and All-Genre sales charts. The Top Country Albums chart debut made her only the second country artist in the 47-year history of the chart to have their first four albums debut at No. 1. With more than 267,000 albums sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, Blown Away debuts at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200chart making Underwood only the second country artist in history to have three consecutive albums debut at No. 1.

Since releasing Some Hearts in 2005, Underwood has sold more than 14 million albums with Some Hearts, 2007’s Carnival Ride, and 2009’s Play On making her the best selling American Idol in the US. She’s amassed 14 No. 1 singles, six of which she co-wrote, and became the first country artist in history and the only American Idol winner ever to achieve 10 No. 1 singles from their first two albums. Underwood currently leads the nominations for the upcoming CMT Music Awards with five. She is a five-time Grammy winner, a two-time Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, a three-time Country Music Association and ACM Female Vocalist winner, and a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Photos are available at: http://press.discovery.com/us/own/programs/oprahs-next-chapter/
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Media Contacts: Chelsea Hettrick, Director, Communications Chelsea_Hettrick@own.tv

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Celebrate Paul McCartney’s 70th Birthday At Great Neck Arts Center, NY

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:54:10 +0000

Celebrate Paul McCartney’s 70th Birthday At Great Neck Arts Center, NY

For Immediate Release:

Contact: Rick Eberle | rickeberle@gmail.com

Featuring Music by Mersey Beat a Lecture by FabFree4All Radio & a Memorabilia Show

Great Neck, NY (May 10, 2012) On Saturday, June 16th, 2012 from 7:00 PM-11:00PM please join Beatles Fans of all ages from across Long Island at the Great Neck Arts Center, located at 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NY 516.829.2570 (main entrance is on Maple Drive) for a special event celebrating Paul McCartney’s 70th Birthday featuring The Beatles Tribute Band MerseyBeat, a lecture and presentation from Mitchell Axelrod of the FabFree4All Radio Show and a The Beatles centric record & memorabilia collectors show. Admission to this event costs $15 for general seating at 8:00pm, the record collectors show will open at 7pm. There will also be refreshments available for purchase.

Listen to a set by The MerseyBeat and you’ll feel like you have returned to Liverpool in the 1960’s. The sound of those vintage guitars and amps, and the legendary Beatle vocal harmonies are all there. This New York based band faithfully recreates the very best of the Beatles in the British invasion era.

The Fab4Free4All crew – Mitch Axelrod, Rob Leonard and Tony Traguardo – focuses on topics that span the Beatles’ group and solo careers. Think of any song or album, any aspect of the Beatles as a group, solo artists, musicians, songwriters, or any part of their history … and it’s probably already been covered by the guys, or is bound to be featured in a show some time down the road.

In honor of the momentous occasion of the 70th anniversary of Sir Paul’s birth, radio hosts, the Fab 4 Free 4 All will present you with the clues of Paul’s alleged demise which started with a rumor back in 1969. Rumor….or Reality! No one knows for sure, but they’ll sure have fun trying to convince you that an imposter named William Campbell is the person we will all REALLY be celebrating!

Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.greatneckarts.org, in person at the Great Neck Arts Center 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (entry on Maple Drive), or with a credit card by calling 516-829-2570. All funds raised go to support the School for the Arts, Scholarship Program, and Outreach Program, which currently serves thousands of students in the region.

For more information about Great Neck Arts Center or directions, please contact Ronni Berger at ronni@greatneckarts.org visit: http://www.greatneckarts.org

For more information on MerseyBeat, please visit: http://www.merseybeatband.com/
For more information on the FabFree4All Radio Show, please visit: http://www.fab4free4all.com/
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ABOUT THE GREAT NECK ARTS CENTER:
The Great Neck Arts Center, a vital Long Island institution for over fifteen years, is now recognized as a premiere venue for art, music, dance, drama, film and literature. Our School for the Arts, an affiliate of the Kennedy Center “Partners in Education” in Washington DC, offers classes and programs for adults and children. Students are instructed by world-class artists and teachers who utilize the latest educational strategies and tools.

Former Beatles Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr Reunite for David Lynch Benefit Concert

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:59:26 +0000

Former Beatles Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr Reunite for David Lynch Benefit Concert

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr’s David Lynch Foundation Benefit, Airing on THIRTEEN on Sunday, April 29

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunite for David Lynch benefit concert—

To be broadcast on THIRTEEN on Sunday, April 29

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited on an American stage for the first time in 17 years during this historic April 2009 Radio City Music Hall benefit concert, which will be broadcast in New York on THIRTEEN on Sunday, April 29, at 10:30 pm (check local listings for broadcast dates and times in your area).

The Beatle reunion highlights the 90-minute “Change Begins Within” concert to benefit the David Lynch Foundation, a charity set up in 2005 by the iconic filmmaker David Lynch to fund Transcendental Meditation programs for at-risk youth, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, and women who suffer from domestic abuse and violence.

McCartney performs a set of Beatles, Wings and solo classics; Starr sings his own set of Beatle and solo hits. McCartney and Starr join together on stage for “With A Little Help from My Friends,” Paul’s rarely performed “Cosmically Conscious,” and Beatle fan favorite “I Saw Her Standing There.”

Also appearing on the broadcast are comedian Jerry Seinfeld as well as musicians Sheryl Crow (“My Sweet Lord”), Eddie Vedder and Ben Harper (“Under Pressure”), Moby and Betty LaVette (“Natural Blues”), Paul Horn, newly-elected Rock-and-Roll-Hall of Famer Donovan and Jim James (“Hurdy Gurdy Man”).

The concert was co-produced by Hoosick Falls Productions and David Lynch Foundation Television with executive producers George Verschoor, David Lynch, and Bob Roth.

Press contact: Elizabeth Freund, Elizabeth@BeautifulDayMedia.com.

Information: www.DavidLynchFoundation.org • www.OperationWarriorWellness.org

FACTS

The David Lynch Foundation has provided scholarships for more than 200,000 students and veterans to learn to meditate.

Transcendental Meditation is a simple, easily learned technique, practiced for 15 to 20 minutes twice daily, sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. According to research funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, the technique reduces stress and stress-related disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disease, and substance abuse.

Prominent meditators include Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Russell Brand, Ellen DeGeneres, Clint Eastwood, Mehmet Oz, Martin Scorsese, Jerry Seinfeld, Russell Simmons, and Oprah Winfrey.

DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION

654 Madison Avenue, Suite 805, New York, NY 10065
www.DavidLynchFoundation.org • info@DavidLynchFoundation.org

Sangeet Natak Akademi Presents Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2010

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:54:14 +0000

Sangeet Natak Akademi Presents Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2010

What: Festival of Music, Dance & Drama

When: 7-13th March, 2012

Where: Kamani Auditorium and Meghdoot Theatre, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi 110001

Highlights: Kaushiki Desikan Hindustani Vocal with Suyog Kundalkar Harmonium, Yeleswarapu Srinivasulu, Kuchipudi, Ashutosh Upadhayay Pakhawaj, etc.

Entry by Invitation

Music Festival in New Delhi, India – 65th Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival 2012

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:34:56 +0000

Music Festival in New Delhi, India – 65th Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival 2012

What: Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival 2012

When: February 24th – February 26th, 2012

Where: Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi

Highlights: Vocals by Pandit Jasraj, Veena Shahasrabuddhe, Parween Sultana Khan

Stars from Gridiron Team with Starkey Hearing Foundation – Bring Gift of Hearing to indianapolis During Super Bowl Week

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:05:26 +0000

STARS FROM THE GRIDIRON team with Starkey Hearing Foundation during super bowl week to bring Gift of Hearing to indianapolis

Local 15-Year-Old To Surprise 52-Year-Old Single Mother with the Gift of Hearing at 3rd Annual Hearing Mission

What: With the help of a star-studded line up of football and entertainment legends, Starkey Hearing Foundation, which strives to change the social consciousness of hearing and hearing health care, will deliver the gift of hearing in Indianapolis during its 3rd Annual Super Bowl Week Hearing Mission.

At the event, a 15-year-old girl from Indianapolis will surprise her legally-deaf, single mom with the gift of hearing. The mom, who has six children, does not know she will receive a new digital hearing device. Starkey Hearing Foundation’s team of audiologists will fit the single mom, along with 235 under-served, hearing-impaired children and adults from the Indianapolis area with a new, custom-made hearing device.

Who:   Bill Austin, CEO and Founder, Starkey Hearing Foundation
·         Heather Whitestone – First Deaf Miss America Title Holder (1995)
·         Larry Fitzgerald Jr. – Arizona Cardinals, Wide Receiver
·         Dwight Freeney –Indianapolis Colts, Defensive End
·         Dallas Clark – Indianapolis Colts, Tight End
·         Quinton Carter – Denver Broncos, Defensive Back
·         Michael Floyd – Notre Dame, Wide Receiver

When: Friday, February 3, 2012 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Where: SportsZone – 6601 Coffman Road, Indianapolis, IN

Visual Ops:
·         Children and adults being fitted for their new hearing device; recipients will go through one-on-one testing and receive instructions on how to care for their new hearing devices.
·         Celebrity volunteers assisting with the distribution and fitting of hearing aids.
·         Interviews available with the local, 15-year-old girl who will surprise her legally-deaf mother with a new, custom-made hearing device.

Media RSVP: It is encouraged that media schedule their coverage in advance. To make special interview requests and/or advise of plans to send a reporter, photographer and/or crew, please contact Jennifer Herrera or Lindsay Ressler, M. Silver Associates, at 954-765-3636.

**MEDIA ADVISORY**
Contact: Jennifer Herrera / Lindsay Ressler
M. Silver Associates Inc. Jennifer@msilver-pr.com / LindsayR@msilver-pr.com

About Starkey Hearing Foundation:
Starkey Hearing Foundation is striving to foster greater understanding among individuals and communities through hearing care by focusing on awareness, education, protection and treatment so the world may hear. Hearing loss affects one in 10 Americans, and 63 million children worldwide, yet many do not have access to the hearing devices that can help them. From 2000 to 2010, Starkey Hearing Foundation fit more than 500,000 hearing aids to people in need in the U.S. and around the world. The Foundation has grown that commitment to more than 100,000 hearing aids annually and is dedicated to fitting 1 million hearing aids this decade. In addition to giving the gift of hearing through worldwide hearing missions, Starkey Hearing Foundation promotes hearing health awareness through the Listen Carefully initiative and provides hearing instruments to low-income Americans through the Hear Now program. For more information on Starkey Hearing Foundation, visit www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org.

Season’s Greetings – Happy New Year to all Music Fans

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:24:13 +0000

Season’s Greetings – Happy New Year to all Music Fans

Let the beautiful sounds of music fill this new year with happiness, joy and good cheer!

Happy New Year 2012!

From all of us @ www.musicalescapades.com

Flute Concert By Master Visveshwar – Live on RAJ TV

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:46:46 +0000

Flute Concert By Master Visveshwar – Live on RAJ TV

What: Visveshwar’s flute concert to be telecast on Raj TV Margazhi Isai Vizha.

When: 23.12.2011 – FRIDAY – 5.30 PM TO 6 PM

Visveshwar has performed with senior vidwans Shri Kandadevi Vijayaraghavan, Shri Kumbakonam Saravanan, Shri Adambakkam Sankar on Ghatam.

Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockfeller Center

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:28:27 +0000

Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockfeller Center

2011 ROCKEFELLER CENTER® CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

The 30,000 energy efficient LED lights on the 74-foot-tall Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be lit when New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Tishman Speyer Chairman and CEO Jerry I. Speyer flip the switch on Wednesday, November 30 at 8:55 PM (media enter from 4-6 PM at 610 Fifth Avenue, between 49th and 50th Streets, Manhattan). Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie will co-host Christmas in Rockefeller Center from 7-9 PM.

The program includes live performances by Cee Lo Green, Faith Hill, Michael Bublé, Carole King, Katharine McPhee, Javier Colon (NBC’s “The Voice”) and the Radio City Rockettes. Additional performances by Justin Bieber and Tony Bennett.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
MEDIA CHECK IN: 4 PM – 6 PM
Press must check in by 6 PM.

PROGRAM:                           7 PM – 9 PM
TREE LIGHTING:                8: 55 PM
PLACE:                                  610 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

Media Entrance: 610 Fifth Avenue, Between 49th and 50th Streets, Manhattan. Media check-in is accessible from 49th Street and Rockefeller Center Channel Gardens.

***IMPORTANT: NYPD OR FPC CREDENTIALS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY ***
ALL PRESS MUST PRE-REGISTER
*** TWO (2) CREDENTIALS PER OUTLET ONLY ***
*** NO WIRELESS MICROPHONES ALLOWED ON SITE ***
*** PRE-ASSIGNED PRESS PENS, NO ROAMING ***

Contact: Rubenstein Communications, Inc. – Public Relations
Iva Benson, ibenson@rubenstein.com
Jaclyn Benedetto, jbenedetto@rubenstein.com

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