For full festival schedule and additional information see www.queensworldfilmfestival.org Not to be Missed 8th Annual Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) Announces 2018 Line up - "Spirit of Queens" Honorees, Venues + Sizzle Reel with Special Guests. 189 films to be screened over the course of this year's Extended Festival. When-Wednesday, Feb 14th, 9:30-11:30am (Valentines, coffee and light refreshments will be served!) Where- Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, Queens, NY Who- Queens native and this year's "Spirit of Queens" Award winner Jan Oxenberg, along with Sandra Schulberg and the Festival Directors will be in attendance joined by over 50 filmmakers from this year’s festival, Investors Bank, NY Community Bank, Jacob Riis Settlement House and Central Queens NY. … [Read more...]
Venice Beach The Musical
http://venicebeachthemusical.com https://facebook.com/venicebeachthemusical VENICE BEACH the musical A contemporary musical with various styles of music and dance from hip hop and rock to standard musical theater about American college graduates trying to survive in the post-graduate world between 2008 and 2012, a time of economic recession and high unemployment. Jesse, a native Californian, is trying to convince three of his mid-western fraternity brothers, Bradley, Michael, and Steven, to move with him to Venice, California, promise land of sun, surf, hot girls in bikinis, and plenty of jobs. During their graduation ceremony at Ohio State University, they express their doubts and concerns about what’s next after college. At the celebration party that night in their … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's top fashion designer Aslam Hussein put on a spectacular program before a packed house of celebrity media and dignitaries recently, at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York. The dynamic designer got a standing ovation for his elegant and exceptionally creative designs, and became the first Sri Lankan fashion guru ever, to be brought to America for such a show. The evening was complete with traditional dance, song, and many exquisite gowns from his magnificent Spring and Summer Collecton. Gold and Bronze ruled the event, as well as spectacular, vibrant colors on silks that glistened on the illuminated runway. Aslam has been a famed designer for a quarter of a century in his native country, with attire showcasing his complex embroidery work of beads, … [Read more...]
Phil Lindsey
MYSTIC GARDEN IS a transformational festival gathering experience which offers a taste of the West Coast, the Tribal, and the sublime! Our festival gathering offers an experience of evolutionary culture. August 16-18th. The Mission of this gathering of the Tribes event is to create a fun, inspiring and nurturing environment that is mutually supportive to uplift us and bring out the best in us all. We envision that by gathering many our circles or “tribes” together to share our gifts and experiences be it Yoga, Ecstatic Dance, Native Traditions such as Sweat Lodges, Devotional Music, Sustainability Practices, etc. that we all be expanded, experience growth and empowered to live more fulfilling lives. Join us for 3 days of Live Music, Ecstatic Dance, Yoga, Workshops and Visionary … [Read more...]
MYSTIC GARDEN
MYSTIC GARDEN IS a transformational festival gathering experience which offers a taste of the West Coast, the Tribal, and the sublime! Our festival gathering offers an experience of evolutionary culture. August 16-18th. The Mission of this gathering of the Tribes event is to create a fun, inspiring and nurturing environment that is mutually supportive to uplift us and bring out the best in us all. We envision that by gathering many our circles or “tribes” together to share our gifts and experiences be it Yoga, Ecstatic Dance, Native Traditions such as Sweat Lodges, Devotional Music, Sustainability Practices, etc. that we all be expanded, experience growth and empowered to live more fulfilling lives. Join us for 3 days of Live Music, Ecstatic Dance, Yoga, Workshops and Visionary … [Read more...]