Aspen Film announced today that the 26th annual Aspen Shortsfest is accepting submissions. Shortsfest accepts submissions of live action, documentary and animation from the United States and around the world. Films screened will be part of the Festival’s International Competition, which will take place April 4-9, 2017 in Aspen, Colorado. Aspen Shortsfest is an Oscar®-qualifying…
Paul Marinaro, owning “one of the most beautiful vocal instruments in the business today” (Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune) will be making his long-awaited NYC debut at the world famous Birdland Jazz Club, on Sunday, October 30, 2016, 6pm.. Based on the reception and critical acclaim to his debut album ‘Without a Song’ – a carefully…
Nobody is ever just a refugee. Nobody is ever just a single thing . . . We dehumanize people when we reduce them to a single thing. – Chimamanda Adichie The United Nations’ World Humanitarian Day honors all humanitarians who have worked in the promotion of the humanitarian cause, and those who have lost their…
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Guilty Pleasures Cabaret in “The Best of Guilty Pleasures Cabaret” on Friday Sept. 9, 2016 at 11:30pm. With a speak-easy feel, a nod to pop tunes, and a sprinkle of the swinging sixties, the performers of the Guilty Pleasures Cabaret give their audience members sex appeal, spectacle and variety….
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Chicago-based vocalist Sam Fazio as he returns to Manhattan for his new show, New York State of Mind, on October 8, 2016 at 9:30pm. Sam will celebrate the people, places, and performers who make New York City one of the greatest cities in the world. Sam will perform songs…
Allison Guinn celebrates the legacy of a phenomenal woman in a night of old time country songs and wildly true stories told to her by her Appalachian grandmother. Guinn’s grandmother, Daisy Dean Erwin, survived an extraordinary life of struggles and sacrifice by using her own special brand of humor and song. Backed by a four-piece…
IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE Will be Released Theatrically in Select Cities and on VOD + Digital HD by Focus World on October 21st 2016. The short story: A mysterious drifter named Paul (Ethan Hawke) and his dog (YouTube sensation Jumpy) make their way towards Mexico through the barren desert of the old west. In an attempt…
“Please turn off thee cell phone ringing; open any candies…softly….sloooowly” These were the instructions we received from a strapping, foreign “stagehand” as lights went down in the 777 Theater for Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man…and immediately, the night was off to a sexy, silly start. This “stagehand” was soon introduced as…
Kate Mueth and the Neo-Political Cowgirls announce their upcoming world premiere production of Andromeda – playing August 25-28 at the Montauk County Park. Presenting a cast of local Hamptons and NYC actors and puppets by award-winner Liz Joyce, Andromeda is a unique, outdoor, music-filled experience that is not to be missed. Set under the stars…
Hello Beautiful People, Megan Minutillo here, founder and Editor in Chief of thewriteteachers.com. Do you love thewriteteachers.com? Is that love so strong and huge and wonderful that you’d like to contribute to our site? Well, I have some good news for you! As we head on into the new school year, I’m looking to grow…