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Christmas in Italy with Cristina Fontanelli

Austin Tang — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:29:20 +0000

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Greenwich Polo Club, Polo Match, East Coast Open

Austin Tang — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:25:54 +0000

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Nestled in the beautiful backcountry of Connecticut, Greenwich Polo Club was established in 1981 and is recognized as one of the elite high-goal polo venues in the world. Known for its unmatched roster of legendary teams, professional players, and champion equine athletes, fondly known as polo ponies. Distinguished families, young entrepreneurs, artists, and well-known personalities are all part of the international dynamic which makes Greenwich Polo Club so unique.

Polo has been played for thousands of years and the modern game is an exhilarating thrill ride bringing out the best of man (or woman) and horse. Each match showcases eight players galloping on horseback across a 300-yard field at speeds of up to 35MPH.

The club is home to the legendary White Birch polo team, one of the most successful in history, having won the most high-goal polo tournaments of any team over the course of the past 25 years, including the US Open Polo Championship in 2005. Some of the world’s best players have played at Greenwich Polo Club, including Mariano Aguerre, Facundo Pieres, Hilario Ulloa, Nacho Figueras and many others. Each Spring these players descend on Greenwich with their strings of champion horses to compete for one of polo’s most prestigious cups.

Each Sunday match is attended by more than 2,000 spectators flocking from New York City, Fairfield and Westchester counties, to witness the highest caliber of polo while enjoying an afternoon with friends and family. Greenwich Polo Club has also hosted many dignitaries and celebrities and in 2013 Prince Harry chose Greenwich Polo Club to host the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup. The prestigious match raised funds for the Sentebale charity founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in memory of their mothers to raise funds for Lesotho’s most vulnerable children.

White Birch Championships
White Birch, one of the most successful polo teams in history, captured its first US Open Polo Championship in 2005. It was their 31st title at the 26 goal level or higher. White Birch won all three 26 goal tournaments during the 2005 season in Palm Beach. In the 1990’s White Birch dominated every major tournament at Palm Beach Polo Club in Florida. The White Birch Polo Team has won more high goal polo tournaments than any other single team in the past 25 years.

In 1979, Mr. Brant founded the White Birch Polo Team, which soon earned a reputation as a formidable opponent. Mr. Brant worked to develop a superior string of horses and sought to bring on board the most talented players—continually pushing the level of the game and elevating professional polo worldwide. With his work with Greenwich Polo Club and the White Birch polo team, Mr. Brant has arguably done more than any other Patron to mentor and promote young talent. The White Birch polo team has gained a global reputation for the strength of its organization and distinguished record of successful matches. By the time White Birch won its first U.S. Polo Championship in 2005, the team had already amassed an impressive record. To date, White Birch has won 31 championships/tournaments at the 26-goal level or above. Mr. Brant’s own performance on the team led to his becoming one of the top-ranked amateur polo players in the world. In the ten years between 1979 and 1989, he rose to a 7-goal handicap—at the time the highest in the world of amateur polo.

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Greenwich Polo East Coast Gold Cup Final, Sunday, July 24, 2022

Austin Tang — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:50:32 +0000

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Greenwich Polo Club Hosted Prestigious East Coast Gold Cup Final

Austin Tang — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 15:29:42 +0000

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Greenwich Polo Club Hosted

Prestigious East Coast Gold Cup Final

Altaris Polo Team, winners of the East Coast Gold Cup Final, photo credit Greenwich Polo Club

The Greenwich Polo Club, one of the premier polo clubs in the world, hosted the East Coast Gold Cup Final. The tournament saw six teams, up to 16 goals, compete in the East Coast Gold Cup leading to the finale. Altaris and Ellipse Polo Teams competed in the high goal tournament. Altaris defeated Ellipse by a score of 12-11. The final was the club’s last match for the June and July East Coast High Goal series. The Greenwich Polo Club will next host the East Coast Open starting Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Established in 1981, the Greenwich Polo club is considered as one of the top high-goal venues in the world. Greenwich Polo Club runs 10 matches almost every Sunday through September.

Nestled in the beautiful backcountry of Connecticut, the Greenwich Polo Club has hosted many of the top tournaments in Polo, including the esteemed East Coast Open. It is also home to the acclaimed White Birch polo team, one of the most successful teams in history, having won the most high-goal polo tournaments of any team over the course of the past 25 years, including the US Open Polo Championship in 2005. Legendary teams and players including Mariano Aguerre, Facundo Pieres, Hilario Ulloa, Nacho Figueras and many others, converge on the club every year to compete for some of Polo’s most prestigious titles.

Each Sunday match is attended by thousands of spectators flocking from New York City, Fairfield and Westchester counties, to witness the highest caliber of polo while enjoying an afternoon with friends and family. Greenwich Polo Club has also hosted many dignitaries and celebrities and in 2013 Prince Harry chose Greenwich Polo Club to host the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup.

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Ellipse Polo Team, photo credit Greenwich Polo Club

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Altaris Polo Team, winners of the East Coast Gold Cup Final, photo credit Greenwich Polo Club

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An Alternative Investment Conference Focusing On The Defining Issues Of Our Times November 5-6, 2019

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An Alternative Investment Conference Focusing
On The Defining Issues Of Our Times

November 5-6, 2019

Greenwich, CT USA

Ken Kencel

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Byron Allen

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Ambassador Craig Roberts Stapleton

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Charles Davis

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Stephen McConnell Case

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Robert Smith

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Leslie Picker, Reporter – Hedge Funds and Private Equity, CNBC. Christopher Hyzy, Managing Director and CIO Bank of America Corporation

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Marc Lasry, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, Avenue Capital Group

Anton Chan, RMB Specialist, Standard Chartered Bank

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William Ma, CIO, Noah (Hong Kong), CIO, Gopher; CEO,Gopher Redwoods

Eva Shen, Head of WFOE Client Solutions, Guotai Janan Futures

John Tan, Rgional Head, Financial Markets, East, Standard Chartered Bank

Byron Allen, Chairman and CEO, Entertainment Studios

Robert Smith, Founder and Managing Partner, IECP Ventures

David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman, The Carlyle Group

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Chuck Davis, CEO, Stone Point Capital

Julia La Roche, Correspondent, Yahoo Finance

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Steve Case, Founder, Revolution and AOL

Gerald Parsky, Founder and Chairman, Aurora Capital

Alan Patricof, Founder and Managing Director, Greycroft

Jim Aiello, Co- Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum

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Bruce McGuire, Co-Founder, Greenwich Economic Forum

Peter Tesel, First Selectman, Town of Greenwich

Ned Lamont, Governor, State of Connecticut

Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-CIO and Co-Chairman, Bridgewater Associates

Paul Tuder Jones, Co-Chairman and CIO, Tudor Investment Corp.

The Greenwich Economic Forum (GEF) is a global alternative investment industry conference that convenes some of the brightest minds in global finance for discussions on global trade, capital markets and investing. GEF is C-suite level event of 400 leaders and executives at a waterfront setting in Greenwich, CT.

2019 SAMPLE SPEAKERS

Ray Dalio
Founder, Co-CIO & Co-Chairman
Bridgewater Associates

David M. Rubenstein
Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman
The Carlyle Group

Paul Tudor Jones
Co-Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Tudor Investment Corporation

Mohamed A. El-Erian
Senior Adviser
Gramercy Funds Management

Afsaneh Beschloss
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Rockcreek

Marc Lasry
Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder
Avenue Capital Group

Gillian Tett
Editor-at-Large and Chairman of the Editorial Board
Financial Times

Steve Case
Chairman and CEO
Revolution

Byron Allen
Founder
Entertainment Studios

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2019 ATTENDING FIRMS

Abbey Capital
Abilis
ABL Consulting Group
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Affiliated Managers Group
AICA
AIMA
Albourne
Alekstra
Alera Partners
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
AllBright Law Offices
Allianz
AMB Consolidated
APG Asset Management
Archdiocese of New York
Ares Credit Group
Aspetuck Capital Management
Asymmetric Capital Management
Aurora Capital
Avenue Capital Group
Awbury
AXIS Capital
Axonic Capital
Bank of America
Banque Commerciale du Congo
Bessley Capital
Bipartisan Policy Center
BJC
Blackstone
Block Tower
Bloomberg
BLT
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich
Bridgewater Associates
Brook Lands
Bruce Museum
Bullish
Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
CalALTs
Cambridge Associates
Carlyle Group
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
China Industrial Securities Co.
China Investment Corporation (CIC)
Churchill Asset Managament
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
CNBC
CNH Finance
Connecticut China Council
ConNEXT Consulting
Cornell University
CPPIB
CT-HFA
Dalio Family Office and Philanthropies
David Lynch Foundation
DH Fund Management Co.
Doris Doo Charitable Foundation
Doubletree investment Partners
Dyal Capital Partners
Eagle Point Credit Management
Easton Capital Management
Edgewood Capital Advisors
Entertainment Studios
Episteme Capital
EQT
eRiver Consulting
Eurex
EXOR / PartnerRe
Falls Bridge
Financial Times
Flextone Capital Partners
Forbes
FS Investments
FTI Consulting
Fund Black Founders
Further Global
General Atlantic
Geneve Corp
GirlsWhoInvest.org
Gjensidige Forsikring
Global Alpha Research
Golub Capital
Gramercy Funds Management
Great Wall Fund Mgmt
Greenwich Business Institute
Greenwich Hospital Foundation
Greycroft
Guardian Life
Guotai Junan Futures
Hartford Investment Management Company
HESTA
Howard Family Office
IBM Pension Fund
IECP Ventures
Indus Capital Partners
Institute for Advanced Study
Institutional Investor
Jayaram Law

Jefferies
Jennison Associates
Jersey Finance
JUST Capital
K2 Advisors
Kactus Capital
Kokino
Labaton Sucharow
Lattice Capital Management
Liberty Mutual
Lockheed Investment Management Corp
Louisiana State Employees Retirement
Lucern Capital
Marcum
MassMutual Investment Management
MassPRIM
MediaTECH Capital Partners
Merrill Lynch
Molecular Electricity
Mutual of Omaha
Nasdaq Private Market
Nationwide
Nazarov Collection
NBK Capital
Neuberger Berman
New Holland Capital
Nuveen
NYS Common Retirement Fund
Oak HC/FT
Olympus Hedge Fund Investments
Owl Rock Capital Partners
P/E Investments
PartnerRe
PAXIS Key Holdings
Peak Ten Capital
Penghua Fund Management
Pennington Partners
Perestroika AS
Pfizer
Podomus Capital Partners
Q-Search & Advisory
QP Global Family Offices
R-Squared Consulting
Rayliant Global Advisors
Revolution
RFA
RockCreek
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation
Ropes & Gray
RYZZ Capital Management
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Sarissa Capital Management
Sen Family Office
Shanghai Dongjia Culture
Shenkman Capital Management
Shenzhen Angle Wing Capital
Shenzhen Asset Mgmt Assn
Shenzhen Pusu Mgmt
Shenzhen Shangyuan Capital
Sina China News
Soho Properties
Sompo International
Soros Fund Management
Sotheby’s International Realty
State of Connecticut
Sterling Valuation
Stone Point Capital
Stony Brook Foundation
Strategas
Sunrise Capital Partners
Swiss Re
T5 Equity Partners
Texas Alternative Investments Association
Texas Tech University System
Textron
tFOSE Group Holdings
Titan Advisors
The Economist
The Wall Street Journal/Pensions & Investments
ThyssenKrupp
TIAA
Tudor Investment Corporation
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Universa Investments
University of Miami
University of Pennsylvania
Vanguard
Warburg Pincus
Welton Investment Partners
Wharton Property Advisors
Wilton Re
Winton
Wolfson Group
Yahoo Finance
Yale Investment Office
Yarra Capital
Yinhua Fund Management
ZRG Partners

Venue:

Delamar Greenwich Harbor Hotel
500 Steamboat Rd
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-661-9800

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ARCHDUCHESS ISABELLA MARIA LUISA VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN TO DEBUT AT THE INTERNATIONAL DEBUTANTE BALL

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Archduchess Isabella Maria Luisa von Habsburg-Lothringen, daughter of Archduke Geza and Archduchess Elizabeth von Habsburg-Lothringen of Austria, will make her debut at The 60th International Debutante Ball on Monday, December 29th, 2014, in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

Isabella is a student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. As a high school student at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, Connecticut, she was the Senior Editor and Executive Director for the Broadcast Journalism Course and received many journalism awards including Finalist at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth in Seattle, Washington, in 2013 for I Love You Bear. She also created four public service announcements, and two documentaries: Natural Disasters: Haiti and Striving For Greatness: Twin Lakes Farm. She is fluent in French and received the La Comtesse Nathalie d’Esterno Prix d’Excellence 2014 for excellence in French Studies. In addition, she has won many equitation awards including Champion, Saugerties Children’s Hunter Division, Saugerties, New York, and Top Ten, Low Hunter Division and Top Five Children’s Equitation Division, Fairfield-Westchester Professional Horseman’s Association. Isabella was also the President of the Cleats for Kids Club at Convent of the Sacred Heart and a volunteer at the Padre Pio Shelter, a shelter for homeless men in the Bronx.

Miss Isabella Maria Luisa von Habsburg-Lothringen’s father, the Archduke Geza von Habsburg-Lothringen is an internationally renowned author and leading authority on Fabergé. He is the son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria and Princess Anna of Saxony, the grandson of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and the great-great grandson of Emperor Franz-Joseph I of Austria. Her mother, the Archduchess Elizabeth von Habsburg-Lothringen is the Managing Director of the Winston Art Group. Her great-grandfather, Albert Kunstadter, founded Formfit, and her family runs the Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation, a New York-based philanthropy.
The International Debutante Ball, founded in 1954, is considered one of the most prestigious debutante presentations. Young women of distinction from all over the country and around the globe are brought together at the ball and the surrounding parties with daughters of Diplomats, titled Europeans, Ambassadors, Governors and Presidents of the United States. Over the years, the ball has benefited numerous charities through the International Debutante Ball Foundation, including one of its major beneficiaries, the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club of New York, which provides a home away from home for the men and women of our Armed Services

FORTY-SIX WOMEN MADE THEIR BOWS AT THE 60th INTERNATIONAL DEBUTANTE BALL Monday, December 29th, 2014

Forty-six women of distinction from the United States and abroad made their bows to society at the 60th Anniversary of the International Debutante Ball. The debutantes represented Austria, China, England, Hong Kong, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and twelve American states. Each debutante was accompanied by her own escort in white tie and tails, and a military cadet who carried the flag of the country or state which she represented. This year there were five sets of sisters.

Sponsored by Piaget, and The Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation the Ball benefits go to The International Debutante Ball Foundation which supports numerous charities. The primary charity is The Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club, a home away from home for the military and their families. Partial support will go to the American Ballet Theater, Friends of Versailles and the American Theater Wing among others.

The ball was founded in 1954 by Beatrice Dinsmore Joyce as a charity and the tradition continues today directed by her niece, Mrs. Gregory Scott Hedberg, Director and General Chairman. This year the Honorary Chairmen were Ms. Anne Eisenhower, Mrs. David R. Hamilton and Ms. Julia Irene Kauffman and Ball Chairmen included Mrs. Andrew E. Beer, Mrs. Spencer Neville Brown, Mrs. Ryland E.D. Chase, Mrs. D. David Eisenhower, Ms. Susan Eisenhower, and Mrs. William Dean McNaughton

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DAVID AMRAM meets THE AMIGOS- Thursday, April 17 at 8:00 pm

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Part of The Café au Go Go Revisited Music Series Running Thursdays through April 24 atGreenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow St. NYC

A Two Month Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Iconic Venue

at Greenwich House Music School

Thursday, April 17, 2014 DAVID AMRAM Meets THE AMIGOS

at Greenwich House Music School – 46 Barrow Street, NYC

Showtime: 8:00 pm

Tickets: $18

INCLUDES FREE OPEN WINE BAR ALL NIGHT

David Amram, the “Renaissance Man of American Music” (Boston Globe), was a frequent performer and friend of the Cafe au Go Go since its opening 50 years ago. As a multi-instrumental musician who plays more than 35 instruments, he introduced the French horn to jazz (along with Julius Watkins) more than sixty years ago while playing with many of the 1950`s jazz legends, such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton and Oscar Pettiford. Some of his other musical collaborators include Bob Dylan, Tito Puente, Pete Seeger, Willie Nelson, Jack Kerouac, Odetta, Leonard Bernstein, Richie Havens, Arthur Miller, Langston Hughes, Joe Papp, Elia Kazan, Antonio Carolos Jobim, Patti Smith, Paddy Chayefsky, Steve Martin, Archibald MacLeish, John McEuen and Johnny Depp. Amram has conducted 75 of the world’s great orchestras, and composed more than 100 orchestral and chamber music works, 2 operas, 23 Broadway scores, and 21 film scores, including the classic films Splendor in the Grass, The Manchurian Candidate, and Pull My Daisy. He is also a progenitor of international indigenous folk music to America over the past half century and has been referred to as the “Father of World Music.” Amram has authored three books, and has written the forewords to new biographies of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Andrew Zuckerman’s book and feature film documentary Wisdom: The Greatest Gift One Generation Can Give to Another, features David as one of the World’s 50 Elder Thinkers and Doers. The symphonic live recording of Amram’s composition THIS LAND: Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie, as conducted by David Amram with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra will be released in April 2014, along with the DVD release of Lawrence Kraman’s feature length documentary film, DAVID AMRAM: the First 80 Years.

Website: http://david-amram.blogspot.com

The Amigos Band (formerly The Tres Amigos) is a collective built on the belief that all genres of American music are branches of the same tree. They blend forms from country to zydeco, bluegrass to jazz, with intricate vocal harmony and a style all their own. The Amigos Band has appeared in recent performances with Pete Seeger, David Amram, New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and Nellie McKay. They recently gave sold-out performances at New York City’s Lincoln Center. In 2013, the Amigos were chosen to serve as American cultural ambassadors for the American Music Abroad program by the U.S. Department of State. Their multi-country cultural exchange program will include public concerts, interactive performances with local traditional musicians, lecture demonstrations, workshops, jam sessions and media interviews and performances. They recently released their first album, Diner in the Sky, a mix of original and traditional American songs.

Website: http://theamigosband.bandcamp.com

All Tickets to Upcoming Concerts are $20 or Less – Available Now Online by Clicking Here

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Let your friends know about the Café au Go Go Revisited Series on Twitter: #cafeaugogorevisitedFor a complete schedule of upcoming shows as part of the Cafe au Go Go Revisited series, more information about the Café au Go Go’s fiftieth anniversary, photos and interview opportunities, contact GreenHousePublicity@gmail.com

Greenwich House Music School is a program of Greenwich House which was founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help Greenwich Village’s immigrant population adjust to life in NYC. Today, the staff remains true to its founder’s mission to help individuals and families lead more fulfilling lives by offering social and health services, cultural and education programs and opportunities for civic involvement to nearly 15,000 New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds annually. For more information about Greenwich House, contact Parisa Esmaili at pesmaili@greenwichhouse.org

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The Café au Go Go Revisited Music Series

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Celebrating The 50th Anniversary of the Legendary Village Venue

at Greenwich House Music School

**Opening night**

Monday, February 24, 2014

Scenes from a Café with DAVID AMRAM,

TERRI THAL, MATT UMANOV and moderator ASHLEY KAHN

Live Performance by STEVE CUIFFO as LENNY BRUCE

at Greenwich House Music School – 46 Barrow Street, NYC

Showtime: 8:00pm

Tickets: $20

Join us as we celebrate the would-be 50th anniversary of Café au Go Go, with original footage of artists performing at the Café in ‘Seven Years Underground: A 60s Tale’ directed by Jason Solomon, son of the original Café owners, Howard and Elly Solomon. A panel discussion will follow about the origination and history of the Café as music venue with David Amram, Terri Thal, Matt Umanov and moderator Ashley Kahn. Following a brief intermission,Steve Cuiffo performs Café alum Lenny Bruce’s material verbatim and in character.David Amram, the “Renaissance Man of American Music” (Boston Globe), was a frequent performer and friend of Café au Go Go since its opening 50 years ago. As a multi-instrumental musician versed in over 35 instruments, he introduced the French horn to jazz (along with Julius Watkins) more than sixty years ago while playing with many of the 1950`s jazz legends, such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton and Oscar Pettiford. Some of his other musical collaborators include Bob Dylan, Tito Puente, Pete Seeger, Willie Nelson, Jack Kerouac, Odetta, Leonard Bernstein, Richie Havens, Arthur Miller, Langston Hughes, Joe Papp, Elia Kazan, Antonio Carolos Jobim, Patti Smith, Paddy Chayefsky, Steve Martin, Archibald MacLeish, John McEuen and Johnny Depp. Amram has conducted 75 of the world’s great orchestras, and composed more than 100 orchestral and chamber music works, two operas, 23 Broadway scores, and 21 film scores, including the classic films Splendor in the Grass, The Manchurian Candidate, and Pull My Daisy. He is also a progenitor of international indigenous folk music to America over the past half century and has been referred to as the “Father of World Music.” Amram has authored three books, and has written the forewords to new biographies of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Andrew Zuckerman’s book and feature film documentary Wisdom: The Greatest Gift One Generation Can Give to Another, features Mr. Amram as one of the World’s 50 Elder Thinkers and Doers. The symphonic live recording of Amram’s composition THIS LAND: Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie, as conducted by David Amram with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra will be released in April 2014, along with the DVD release of Lawrence Kraman’s feature length documentary film, DAVID AMRAM: The First 80 Years. Website: http://david-amram.blogspot.com

Ashley Kahn is an author, educator, music journalist, and concert producer. A professor of music history and criticism at New York University who lectures at other institutions as well, his books include A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album, and Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece. Kahn’s writing has generated two Grammy nominations, three ASCAP/Deems Taylor Awards, and two Book of the Year distinctions from the Jazz Journalists Association.

Website: http://www.npr.org/people/4847621/ashley-kahn

Terri Thal was well known in the vibrant Greenwich Village art scene of the 1960s. During that time, she was married to (and managed) Village folk legend Dave Van Ronk, who is the inspiration behind Joel and Ethan Coen’s movie Inside Llewyn Davis. She also managed other folksingers, including Bob Dylan (for a year), the Holy Modal Rounders, Maggie and Terre Roche and Paul Geremia. A recent article Thal wrote on Inside Llewyn Davis generated intense discussion in the music and film worlds about whether the movie accurately reflected the folk music scene of the 60s.

Matt Umanov is the founder of Matt Umanov Guitars on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. Since 1965, his store has been a must-visit for any guitarist passing through New York City who can explore his eclectic collection of guitars, amps, pedals, and other accessories. Over the years, Umanov has become equally well known for his deep knowledge of the guitar and the history behind the instrument.

Website: http://umanovguitars.com

Celebrated performer Steve Cuiffo has immersed himself in the work of Lenny Bruce, delivering sublime, hyper-real, verbatim resurrections of the great American thinker’s monologues. Fifty years after his death, Bruce’s often prophetic, freedom-loving skewering of American culture is as dazzling, hilarious and insightful as ever.

Website: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2011/01/24/110124ta_talk_friend

Upcoming Shows in The

Café au Go Go Revisited

Series:

March 6 – DOM FLEMONS and ELI “PAPERBOY” REED
March 13 – FALU
March 20 – PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER
March 27 – MICHAEL DAVES and TONY TRISCHKA
April 3 – JULIA HALTIGAN
April 10 – Getz Au Go Go Revisited: Another Look at Bossa Nova in the 1960’s
with VITOR GONCALVES, CESAR GARABINI, MARCOS KUZKA,
SERGIO KRAKOWSKI, EDUARDO BELO and FERNANDA BRAVO
April 17 – DAVID AMRAM meets THE AMIGOS
April 24 – DEVA MAHAL

All Tickets to Upcoming Concerts are $20 or Less – Available Now Online by Clicking Here

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For a complete schedule of upcoming shows as part of the Cafe au Go Go Revisited series, more information about the Café au Go Go’s fiftieth anniversary, photos and interview opportunities, contact GreenHousePublicity@gmail.com

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“Pete Seeger Potluck & Circle of Song” in Greenwich Village

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ALOHA again.. “Our” Monthly 2nd Friday in Greenrwich Village is happening TONIGHT..

Wow -> This is “our” 18th consecutive month of gathering for “our” Pete Seeger Potluck & Circle of Song @ the http://www.ChristopherStreetCoffeeHouse.org

NOTE: “Thunderhearts Spirit” the all women Mohawk Native American Indian Drummers

will be opening “our” evening with a “Water Not Weapons” tribute.. They are an amazing

performance group that will be coming with alot of drums.. Also this evening will be videoed by 2 very well known videographers for an upcoming TV special.. Now that is NEAT !!

Your welcome to join “us” anytime during the evening.. It’s FREE.. Doors open @ 6pm.. The Potluck & “Open Mic” Circle of Song goes all evening until at least 11pm..

Address -> 83 Christopher Street -> between 7th & Bleecker in Greenwich Village..

Great News -> Pete Seeger’s NEW “Forever Young” Single on YouTube is now up to 69,312 “hits” -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezyd40kJFq0

NOTE -> Today June 8th is “World Oceans Day” ~ http://www.WorldOceansDay.org

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