Entertainment

Gangstagrass hip-hop/bluegrass hybrid sensation releases Nickel and Dime Blues new anticipated single on May 15th.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Mother’s Day we re-visit our Spotlight series of yore, where musician mamas and sons share how their moms Socially Sparked their lives. Click on the images below for these …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]International Jazz Day sparks will be at a social distance this year — virtually. Jazz celebrations normally abound worldwide to close out the month of April. Physical events are cancelled …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Livestream benefit concerts are soaring in the pandemic era. Saturday brings two benefits to the limelight. All Together Now LA starts at 2PM PT/5PM ET and the Band Together Benefit …
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Legendary singer Kenny Rogers is dead at 81 of natural causes. RIP.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]L’aissez les bon temps roulez is the Socially Sparked® quote of the week. Mardi Gras 2020 is in high gear through this coming Tuesday, February 25th. Known as Fat Tuesday — …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Folk singer songwriter Woody Guthrie’s legendary song ‘This Land Is Your Land’ is still made for you and me as the anthem turns 80 on February 23rd. The folk hero …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Twofers return as NYC Off-Broadway Week 2020 begins. From February 10th thru February 23rd, theatre lovers — New Yorkers and visitors alike — can seize the opportunity to take in …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This year’s pricey Super Bowl Ad spots did not deter some brands to advertise their social responsibility messages for social change. The ad spots came at the high price of …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ultimate music love-in fest is full of roots and called Folk Alliance International. This year in New Orleans, the music conference opened with a clear theme defining what Folk …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] EPILOGUE

Remembering the legendary bassist Jim Rodford today. Jim Rodford died on January 20, 2018, months after our Socially Sparked® Spotlight Interview was first published for Father’s Day 2017. …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Light of Day Foundation and its quest to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease and the Parkinsonisms (ALS and PSP) begins with the power of music. The power of …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Comedian Yakov Smirnoff and his brand of neutral humor have Socially Sparked® our lives for over four decades. We caught up with the comedian at the APAP NYC conference this …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Six Oscar® Nominee facts that Socially Sparked® and a few that had the adverse effect. The Academy Awards® reveals this year’s nominees with a few firsts and historical statistics. Yet, …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here comes Winter Broadway Week 2-for-1 Tickets in 2020! Beginning January 21st thru February 9th, theater lovers will be able to purchase up to two tickets to select Broadway shows …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NYC Restaurant Week® is a culinary mecca that is Socially Sparked®. The city’s flagship dining program returns this winter from January 21st and runs thru February 9th. Foodies and non-foodies …
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The curtain goes up for JanArtsNYC on New Year’s Day and does not come  down until the last day of January. Each year New York City becomes a performing arts …
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Down to the Roots Deep in Muddy Waters

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The NYE Crystal Ball and NYC are ready to sparkle atop One Times Square to ring in the new Decade. Each year the Times Square Alliance, NYPD and New York …
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The Socially Sparked® year in pictures returns with our annual round-up of all the people, places, events and causes that Socially Sparked® our world in 2019. SOCIALLY …
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