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We Write, Sing, Stand Up For, Tweet & Unite For Ukraine
4 years ago

We Write, Sing, Stand Up For, Tweet & Unite For Ukraine

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We write, sing, stand up for, tweet and unite for Ukraine. Actually and to be politically correct, it is “We Write For”, “We Sing For”, “We Stand Up For”, “We …
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Gypsy Jazz and Django A Gogo
4 years ago

Gypsy Jazz and Django A Gogo

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Gypsy Jazz comes front and center to NYC this weekend when guitarist/composer Stéphane Wrembel brings his annual Django A Gogo Music Festival to The Town Hall on March 5th. The …
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Audiences Will Return for 2022 Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert
4 years ago

Audiences Will Return for 2022 Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Audiences will return for the 2022 Love Rocks NYC annual benefit concert on tap for March 10th. The 6th annual fundraising extravaganza is back at the iconic Beacon Theatre after …
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Broadway Week Gets Extension for 15 Shows
4 years ago

Broadway Week Gets Extension for 15 Shows

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Broadway Week gets an extension for its 2-for-1 Tickets program for 15 shows! Beginning February 13th thru the 27th, theater lovers will still be able to purchase up to two …
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Restaurant Week Returns to NYC Despite Omicron
4 years ago

Restaurant Week Returns to NYC Despite Omicron

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Restaurant Week returns to New York City despite the omicron variant’s presence. The city’s flagship dining program runs this winter from January 18th thru February 13th. Foodies and non-foodies alike …
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Remembering John Lennon 1940-1980
5 years ago

Remembering John Lennon 1940-1980

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Remembering John Lennon 40 years later. (1940 – 1980). Forty years ago on that fateful day of December 8th, we lost music legend John Lennon to senseless gun violence when …
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Reimagining NYC Venues to Keep Live Performance Alive
5 years ago

Reimagining NYC Venues to Keep Live Performance Alive

NYC larger venues and cultural institutions are reimagining their spaces to keep live performance alive. The pandemic continues to shake the performing arts and music world to its core with …
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Giving Regards to Broadway as Shut Down Extends
5 years ago

Giving Regards to Broadway as Shut Down Extends

We’re giving our regards to Broadway as the news of extending the shut down sets in. Broadway curtains will now remain on pause thru May 2021 says The Broadway League. …
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Reimagined New York Film Festival Opens Sept. 17th
5 years ago

Reimagined New York Film Festival Opens Sept. 17th

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A reimagined New York Film Festival (NYFF) opens September 17 and runs thru October 11, 2020 with a an adjusted format and covid-19 protocals in place. The 58th edition will …
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We Will Never Forget September 11th
5 years ago

We Will Never Forget September 11th

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We Will Never Forget September 11th! This is one terrorist tragedy Americans will never forget and one that reminds us that life is short.  Nineteen years later we must sadly …
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NYC’s Little Italy Feast of San Gennaro On Pause
5 years ago

NYC’s Little Italy Feast of San Gennaro On Pause

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NYC’s Little Italy Feast of San Gennaro must go on pause for 2020, but celebrations will never be stopped. This September marks the 94th annual celebration of the Patron Saint …
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9/11 Life Lesson No Time For Hate: Quote of the Week
5 years ago

9/11 Life Lesson No Time For Hate: Quote of the Week

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This week’s inspirational quote of the week stems from the 9/11 terrorist attack on America and the life lesson learned from that horrific day. This is one tragedy Americans will …
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The NYC Beat Stays on Pause: Save Our Stages
5 years ago

The NYC Beat Stays on Pause: Save Our Stages

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The NYC beat stays on pause. Live music on pause, live entertainment on Pause. Indoor Dining on Pause, Favorite Independent Venues on Pause, Musicians On Pause, Club Employees on Pause, …
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Pop-Up Events Return to NYC with Masked-Up Man on the Moon
5 years ago

Pop-Up Events Return to NYC with Masked-Up Man on the Moon

Pop-Up events are making a return to NYC after nearly six months of silence. The reports of sightings of a masked-up astronaut popping up on street corners around Gotham are …
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Music Community Comes Out to Save NYC Stages & Live Entertainment
5 years ago

Music Community Comes Out to Save NYC Stages & Live Entertainment

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The New York City (NYC) music community came out Sunday morning to pose in solidarity to save our independent venues and live entertainment with the support of the newly-formed New …
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Sustainable Travel Soundbytes From Social Good Series I
5 years ago

Sustainable Travel Soundbytes From Social Good Series I

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sustainable travel is gaining favor across the globe as the pandemic continues to curtail our traveling options and forces us to remain close to home. Travel and environmental experts discussed …
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Mask Up Saying is all the Rage: Quote of the Week
6 years ago

Mask Up Saying is all the Rage: Quote of the Week

Mask Up Saying is all the rage. The two word message is as simple as its design. Mask Up awareness campaigns are cropping up around the country. The new celebrity campaign “Mask Up America” speaks to the entire country.
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Virtual Relief Benefit: Rise Up New York
6 years ago

Virtual Relief Benefit: Rise Up New York

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You say virtual relief benefit. They say virtual telethon. We say virtual benefit concert. Any way you say it, the message in the expression rings clear — Rise Up for …
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Patriotism’s Finest 4 Covid Heroes Finest
6 years ago

Patriotism’s Finest 4 Covid Heroes Finest

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Patriotism’s finest for Covid-19’s finest frontline heroes soared above the skies of New York City, Trenton, NJ and Philadelphia on Tuesday as part of Operation America Strong Salute. The U.S. …
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Shelter in Place & Poetry for NYC
6 years ago

Shelter in Place & Poetry for NYC

A poem for NYC during lockdown by our Founder, Abbe Sparks & to celebrate Poetry Month with #ShelterinPoetry
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