To prepare for the Harlem Globetrotters’ games at Madison Square Garden this weekend, Zeus McClurkin made an impossible 120-foot shot from the top roof at the World’s Most Famous Arena. Dubbed as “world’s most famous trick shot,” Zeus accomplished the feat this morning (Nov. 21). The footage and accompanying music below are approved for media (courtesy Harlem Globetrotters). Digital media are encourage to embed the video. Via Facebook Via YouTube NOTE: The Harlem Globetrotters will play two games at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Nov. 24 at 12 p.m. And Saturday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. Tickets are still available for both games. The Globetrotters' “Amazing Feats of Basketball” World Tour will bring eight additional games to the NYC area from Dec. 26-31, including a third game … [Read more...]
THE 13TH ANNUAL A HAMPTONS HAPPENING HONORS DIVERSE INDUSTRY LEADERS TO BENEFIT THE SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
PHILANTHROPIC FEAST ANNOUNCES NEW RESEARCH GRANTS AND SHOWCASES PERFORMANCES BY RUFUS WAINWRIGHT AND SOPHIE BEEM August 7, 2017 -- The 13th Annual A Hamptons Happening celebrated culinary excellence, philanthropy and science for a cancer cure on August 5, 2017 to benefit the research programs of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF). The event marked the announcement of two new SWCRF research grants and closed with exciting performances by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright and recording artist Sophie Beem, a protégé of Beyoncé. Set under an expansive tent at the Bridgehampton estate of Maria and Kenneth Fishel, the fundraiser featured tastings from some of the leading chefs, restaurants and food and beverage brands in New York City and the Hamptons. … [Read more...]
DR. BESSMA MOMANI (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO)
Dr. Bessma Momani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI). Dr. Momani was formerly a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University's Mortara Center. She is a 2015 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and a Fulbright Scholar. She has authored and co-edited over eight books and over 65 scholarly, peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters that have examined the IMF, the World Bank, petrodollars, the Middle East, and Arab youth. Dr. Momani has received numerous Social Sciences and Humanities Research … [Read more...]
CLEVER LITTLE LIES, Marlo Thomas
NOW OFF-BROADWAY THROUGH JANUARY 3, 2016 FOLLOWING CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SOLD-OUT RUNS AT GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE (NJ) AND GUILD HALL (EAST HAMPTON) Emmy, Grammy & Golden Globe Award® winner MARLO THOMAS returns to the stage in CLEVER LITTLE LIES, the outrageous new comedy of sex, love and secrets. For the first time since his acclaimed record-breaking run of I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, Tony Award® winner JOE DiPIETRO (Memphis) brings his newest comedy to the historic Westside Theatre, with direction by George Street Playhouse’s Artistic Director DAVID SAINT. A mother always knows when something is wrong. When Alice (THOMAS) notices her beloved husband Bill (GREG MULLAVEY) has returned home on edge after a tennis match with their son, she grows suspicious and springs into … [Read more...]
Mitzi and Frank Perdue…
FRANK PERDUE: ALL IN THE NAME OF CHARITY Written by, Lorraine Cancro-Silvetz, MSW , Edited by Jim Luce Many came from far and wide to hear Mrs. Frank Perdue or Mitzi, as she is known to so many, present her latest book on her late husband, Frank Perdue. Tough Man, Tender Chicken: Business & Life Lessons from Frank, which reached #6 on Amazon’s business biographies, brings the story of Frank’s business acumen to life through interviews with friends and foes who knew and worked with him. This is the story of how Frank Perdue built his small chicken and grain company into an international powerhouse that today employs 19,000 people and sells its products in more than 100 countries. Quote from Sara Herbert Galloway "I grew up eating Frank Perdue's chicken as have my children and … [Read more...]