NYC Second ChanceRescue Hosts 3rdAnnual Rescue Ball Gala

Honoring GeorginaBloomberg and Joe Gatto with the “Hero Award” and Dr. Peter Roufail, DVM for “Veterinarian of the Year”  .

NYC Second ChanceRescue will be hosting their 3rd annual Rescue Ball onThursday April 27th, 2023. The charity aims to raise critical fundsto help continue their mission of providing second chances to critically ill,injured, and abused dogs and cats.

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NYC Second ChanceRescue is proud to be honoring GeorginaBloomberg and Joe Gatto, who will be recognized with the“Hero Award” for their dedication to animal welfare, and Dr. PeterRoufail, DVM, for “Veterinarian of the Year.”

The evening will be Hosted by Tony and Grammy Award-Nominated Actress and Singer, Orfeh With SpecialGuests Melissa Gorga and Constantine Maroulis. The evening features a vegan menu, specialtycocktails, live and silent auctions, and entertainment, followed by dancing tomusic by DJ GEO ROC.

Led by its founders JenniferBrooks and Lisa Blanco and Vice President Lisa Rose, NYCSecond Chance Rescue is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit foundedin 2009 specializing in rescuing and rehabilitating discriminated breeds,critically injured, neglected, and abused dogs and cats. This year NYC SecondChance Rescue is celebrating 14 years and saving over 14,000 lives.

With support from thepublic, NYC Second Chance Rescue can continue to provide criticalSecond Chances to animals in need. Why do we do what we do? Becausethey matter.

For more details of Tickets and Tables available please visit: https://bit.ly/3mtxfzI

Membersof the Organizing Committee for the event includes; Jared Epstein (Chair), JessicaPeters (Chair), Antonio Fuccio, Avra Hart, Barry Mullineaux, Bessy Gatto,Brandon Colon, Chris Reda, Dylan Lauren, Jenné Newton-Haydon, John DiMatteo, KingsleyCrawford-Smith, Kate McEntee, Marie Moody, Nathania Nisonson, Robert CadizSaldarriaga, Richie Romero and Shouka Amirsolimani.

About NYC Second Chance Rescue: NYC Second ChanceRescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2009. With thehelp of a community of donors and supporters, the Charity has saved over 14,000lives from an unimaginable fate. NYC Second Chance Rescue concentrates itsefforts on large breed dogs and animals in need of critical life-saving care.These two criteria make up most of the euthanasias in the United States. Nineout of ten animals that enter NYC Second Chance Rescue were once set to beeuthanized at a municipal shelter.

NYC Second ChanceRescue provides all levels of medical care and a healing and safe sanctuary forall pets through our foster care system and our Rescue Center. We do notdiscriminate on age, size, breed, or medical needs. We have a soft spot forpit-bulls, seniors, and hospice patients. We also love our community andbelieve that families should not be pulled apart because of financialrestraints. The Charity offers free food and critical medical care for familiesrunning on hard times. These programs help keep families together and belovedpets out of the shelter system.

www.nycsecondchancerescue.org (http://www.nycsecondchancerescue.org) | I: @nycscr | F: @nycsecondchancerescuedogsNYC Second Chance Rescue’s 3rd Annual

Rescue Ball   48 Wall Street, New York, NY

Thursday, April 27th, 2023

Cocktail Hour 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Please join us for a lifesaving evening Honoring

Joe Gatto  –  Georgina Bloomberg  –  Dr. Peter Roufail, DVM

Hosted by Tony and Grammy Award-Nominated Actress and Singer Orfeh

With Special Guests: Melissa Gorga and Constantine Maroulis

Music by DJ GEO ROC

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NEW YORK (October 7, 2021) – Wonderama wants you to “add some meaning to your Halloween-ing” and is proud to present the “Biggest Halloween Parade in History,” taking place in New York City’s Times Square celebrating Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF on October 30, 2021 to be broadcast live at 7:00PM EDT. When we say, “big,” we mean it; this parade is 10 stories high! On Halloween Eve, Wonderama will broadcast a parade with 50 hometown Grand Marshals, music, entertainment and more featured virtually on the most recognized billboard in the world at One Times Square, New York City.

Selected Grand Marshals will be showcased as representatives of their hometowns on the bigger-than-life board in Times Square during the broadcast in their Halloween costume, representing their communities all over the world

“This year, Halloween means more than ever and Wonderama and UNICEF USA want communities to ‘add meaning to their Halloween-ing’ by helping to end the global COVID-19 pandemic through Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF,” shares Wonderama CEO Charles E. Armstrong.

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF provides a way for families, schools and all who love Halloween to support communities around the world by raising funds and safely celebrating. This year, funds raised will support UNICEF’s lifesaving work to get COVID-19 vaccines where they are needed most – for communities, healthcare workers and families.

“We are pleased to share in the holiday spirit and celebrate Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF with Wonderama in Times Square this year,” said UNICEF USA President & CEO, Michael J. Nyenhuis. “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is America’s longest running youth engagement campaign and as this beloved tradition evolves into a fully digital experience, we are excited for all to participate and support our lifesaving work to distribute COVID-19 vaccines where they are needed most.”

Throughout October, everyone can participate by virtually starting their own fundraiser or donating to support UNICEF’s efforts by visiting www.trickortreatforunicef.org/join. Spread the word on social media by using the hashtag #TOT4UNICEF.

To learn more about the parade, visit www.wonderamatv.com use the hashtag #WonderParade.

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About Wonderama

Wonderama is an award-winning family series known for showcasing kids and their amazing talents. It is a legacy media brand, with a 40+ year history in entertaining kids. Designed to entertain, educate and engage kids and families across multiple platforms through original content, Wonderama blends music performances, science experiments, cooking demos, games, and much more in each entertaining episode. For more Wonderama, visit the wonderamaTV.com, the show’s YouTube Channel, Amazon Prime or check local listings.

About UNICEF USA
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) works in more than 190 countries and territories to pursue a more equitable world for every child. UNICEF has helped save more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization, by providing health care and immunizations, safe water and sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more. UNICEF USA advances the global mission of UNICEF by rallying the American public to support the world’s most vulnerable children. Together, we are working toward a world that upholds the rights of all children and helps every child thrive. For more information, visit www.unicefusa.org.

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF began in 1950 when children across the United States collected coins in hand-painted milk cartons to help children affected by World War II. Historically, children have gone door to door on Halloween with the signature orange collection boxes, calling out, “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF!” Originally a grassroots campaign, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has now evolved into a month-long celebration of Halloween and giving back. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is the longest-running youth engagement campaign in America. Since its inception, the annual fundraising campaign has raised over $180 million to help UNICEF support children with health care, nutrition, safe water, education, emergency relief and more. To learn more and get involved, visit www.trickortreatforunicef.org/join.

For more information, please contact:

Zuhirah Khaldun-Duiarra, UNICEF USA, 347 824 3477, nmcosta@unicefusa.org

Eileen Shapiro, Wonderama, 631.506.6600, rockstarjournalist33@gmail.com

Errol Rappaport
Good Will Ambassador
Wonderamatv
www.wonderamatv.com
310-780-1170

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 AT 5 PM – 9 PM PDT
Singing in Solitude: Hot as Hell!
Details
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 5 PM – 9 PM PDT
Public · Hosted by SoCal Vocalist Relief Fund, Tiffany Ho and 2 others
Online Event
Come join us for our next benefit concert this Wednesday August 26th, HOT AS HELL! Donations made throughout the concert will go to the SoCal Vocalist Relief Fund and 10% will be given to Border Angels!
BORDER ANGELS is a non-profit organization that advocates “for human rights, humane immigration reform, and social justice.” To learn more, visit their site at https://www.borderangels.org/
STARRING:
~Audrey Pennington~ 5 p.m.
Pulled – The Addams Family
Perfect – Edges
Screw Loose – Cry-Baby
Taylor the Latte Boy

~Marcello Padilla~ 6 p.m.
I Am Aldolpho – The Drowsy Chaperone
Disaster – Drew Gasparini
It All Fades Away – Bridges of Madison County
If I Loved You – Carousel
Too Good at Goodbyes – Sam Smith
The Impossible Dream – Man of La Mancha
U Move, I Move – John Legend

~Lettrice Lawrence~ 7 p.m.
Under The Boardwalk
The Glory of Love
Wind Beneath My Wings
Lonely by: Lettrice Lawrence

~Rachel Stoughton~ 8 p.m.
“Ouvre ton coeur” – Bizet
“Extase” – Duparc
“Il est doux, il est bon” – Massenet
“I want Magic” – Previn
“St. Ita’s Vision” – Barber
“Simple Song” – Bernstein
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The Singing in Solitude benefit concert series is presented by SoCal Vocalist Relief Fund. Click the link to learn more about our fundraiser and to donate: https://www.facebook.com/donate/366064624381305/

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Paul Sladkus goes to Bethel Woods with the 50th anniversary celebration of Woodstock.

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The next project… “David Ippolito: DREAMERS LIKE ME”

Be a part of this much-requested, completely solo, acoustic night of music and laughs, stories, thoughts and feelings… with the man who has been known for over a quarter century as “That Guitar Man from Central Park”.

SATURDAY NIGHT, April 7 — THE LEONARD NIMOY THALIA (Broadway at 95th Street.)

If you can be a “producer”… GREAT! Thank you. If you just feel like helping, feel free to throw any amount, no matter how large or small at the campaign. THANKS!

“David Ippolito: That Guitar Man from Central Park” is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of “David Ippolito: That Guitar Man from Central Park” must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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The Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, and one of New York City’s official business districts. The BID area, from West 67th Street to West 82nd Street, is a continuous stretch of shops and restaurants, including the American Museum of Natural History and the New-York Historical Society. All commercial properties within the area are members of the BID. Our focus is on making our area a superb public space, so that business thrives and the quality of life for visitors and those living and working in the area is enhanced.

New Taste of the Upper West Side is an annual celebration of all the prominent chefs who have flocked to the Upper West Side in recent years. All net proceeds from this event are dedicated to neighborhood projects. Please see the Beneficiaries page to see specific projects we are working on for this year.

for more info, go to https://www.tasteuws.com/

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Sunday, June 25th 2017

Fifty years ago, on June 25, 1967, the Beatles introduced their iconic hit “All You Need is Love” in a live performance during the world’s first global satellite broadcast. The song quickly became the anthem for San Francisco’s Summer of Love. Now, on the evening of June 25th, the international Playing For Change band salutes the 50th Anniversary with a global sing-a-long of “All You Need Is Love.” The band features performers from 13 countries representing 5 continents. The sing-a-long will take place at 8:50 pm (Pacific Time) – 11:50 pm (Eastern Time.) The audience attending the concert and all the people tuning into the “All You Need” is Love live broadcast will join in the sing-a-long Raising Their Voices to Spread the Timeless Message of Love around the world creating a international Song Around The World experience. Please tune into the live broadcast at www.peacechannel.com to participate in the “All You Need is Love” sing-a-long. You are also invited to experience the entire Playing For Change Band concert which begins at 8:00 pm (Pacific Time) – 11:00 pm (Eastern Time.) The live broadcast is produced by Unity Foundation www.unityfoundation.org in association with PeaceDay365. Let’s all sing together and spread the vibration of love around the world. Because Love is needed now more than ever.

UPCOMING BROADCAST
September 21, Peace Day

The June 25th “All You Need is Love” live broadcast will introduce people around the world to the annual Peace Day Global Broadcast Celebrating the United Nations International Day of Peace on September 21st. The broadcast can be viewed on www.peacechannel.com The Peace Day Global Broadcast is produced by Unity Foundation, a non-profit organization with a 40 year history of promoting peace, cooperation and unity throughout the world.

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Statement from Masha Pearl, Executive Director of the Blue Card, on Elie Wiesel:

“Mr. Wiesel made an incredible impact on our world in his fight for freedom, justice and the memory of the Holocaust and its victims. May his words guide us all for generations to come. He continues to be an inspiration to us and we will carry on his work for Holocaust survivors knowing the difference he made for The Blue Card, Holocaust education and support.”

In addition to working with Elie, The Blue Card also presented the Richard C. Holbrooke Award for Social Justice to Professor Wiesel on November 16, 2015 at the New York Public Library.

Masha is available to speak about the instrumental role Elie Wiesel played with The Blue Card, how he helped identify Holocaust survivors who needed assistance and to elaborate on the good work they accomplished together.

Attached is a photo of Professor Elie Weisel with Kati Marton (L) and Rita Cosby (R) at The Blue Card’s Annual Benefit Dinner on November 16, 2015 held at the New York Public Library.

Best,

Stephanie van Sasse

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Return to the Apollo Stage for an Epic One Night Concert

Friday, August 5, 2016 – 8 p.m.

Tickets Go on Sale on Friday, July 8 at 10 a.m.

New York, NY, June 29, 2016 –The Apollo Theater announced today that it will present The Originals: DMX featuring N.O.R.E., Jim Jones Jadakiss & friends with DJ Scram Jones, an epic hip-hop concert featuring some of New York’s most legendary emcees – on Friday, August 5, at 8 p.m. The show will see the Theater return to its hip-hop roots. This one night only concert will see the iconic Theater returning to its hip-hop roots with all of the artists in the show having performed on the Apollo stage early in their careers and throughout.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, July 8, 2016 at 10 a.m. Apollo A-List can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wednesday, June 29 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, July 7 at 11:58 p.m.

The Apollo helped foster the careers of many legendary hip-hop artists throughout the 1980’s, 1990’s and 2000’s, including Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z and DMX. From the Cold Chillin’ record label beginning its first national tour at the Apollo in 1988 with the Juice Crew All-Stars to the Notorious B.I.G. introducing then up-and-coming artist Jay-Z to the Apollo audience to Def Jam hosting its Survival of the Illest Tour in the late 1990’s to the Apollo’s presentation of the international Hip Hop Dance Theater Festival, Breakin’ Convention in 2013 and 2015. Hip-Hop has always been a major part of the Apollo’s rich legacy.

DMX, one of rap’s most talented rappers and a founding member of Ruff Ryders, shot to stardom in 1998 with his debut Def Jam single, “Get at Me Dog,” a gold-selling smash on the rap and dance charts which paved the way for his full-length debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, to debut at number one on the pop charts. He went on to make his feature film debut co-starring in Hype Williams’ cult class Belly. DMX’s second album, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood entered the charts at number one and eventually went triple platinum. Since, the Grammy award-nominated rapper has gone down in history as the first artist to have their first four albums enter the charts at number one.

With nearly two decades under his belt, hip-hop and reggaeton artist N.O.R.E. first rose to prominence as one half of the popular East Coast hip-hop duo Capone-N-Norega. His debut solo album, N.O.R.E., is considered a hip-hop classic spewing the mega hits “Superthug” and “Banned from T.V. Today the Queens rapper continues to make music and is the host of the popular podcast, Drink Champs which launched in early 2016 along with his seventh solo project Drunk Uncle.

Harlem native Jim Jones is a founding member of the hip-hop collective The Diplomats, also known as Dipset, alongside Cam’ron, Freekey Zekey and Juelz Santana. In 2006, Jones released his third solo album, Hustler’s P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) which spawned the hit single “We Fly High.” The track reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum. He recently released his fifth studio album, The Kitchen.

Since signing with Bad Boy in the early 1990’s – during which time he was taken under The Notorious B.I.G.’s wing – Jadakiss has gone on to become one of the most respected hip-hop artists in the industry. He started his career as a founding member of the hip-hop trio, The LOX, alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch. In 1998, The LOX released their debut album “Money, Power & Respect,” which was certified Platinum. Each member would go on to achieve solo success with Jadakiss releasing his debut solo album, Kiss tha Game Goodbye, in August 2001 on the Ruff Ryders/Interscope label. Most recently, he released his fourth studio album, Top 5 Dead Or Alive.

DJ Scram Jones, of Power 105.1 and Shade 45, is a Grammy award -nominated producer and emcee from New Rochelle, New York. He has produced music for the Wu-Tang Clan, Mariah Carey, Jae Millz, Saigon and Lloyd Banks. As an emcee he has been featured alongside Nas, Saigon, Styles P, Kool G Rap and Immortal Technique. He has also been featured in The Source magazine’s “Unsigned Hype” column.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, July 8, 2016 at 10 a.m. Apollo A-List can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wednesday, June 29 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, July 7 at 11:58 p.m.

Tickets are $45, $60, $75 and $100. VIP tickets are $150. All tickets will be available at the Apollo Theater Box Office: (212) 531-5305, 253 West 125th Street. Ticketmaster at 1-800- 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

Box Office Hours:

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri – 10:00am – 6:00pm

Wednesday – 10:00am – 8:30pm

Saturday – 12:00pm – 6:00pm

Get social! For exclusive photos, updates and more, use hashtag #ApolloHipHopClassics and follow the Apollo Theater:

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About the Apollo Theater

The legendary Apollo Theater—the soul of American culture—plays a vital role in cultivating emerging talents and launching legends. Since its founding, the Apollo has served as a center of innovation and a creative catalyst for Harlem, the city of New York, and the world.

With music at its core, the Apollo’s programming extends to dance, theater, performance art, spoken word initiatives, and more. This includes the October 2014 premiere and 2015 international tour of the dance celebration project James Brown: Get on the Good Foot, the annual Africa Now! Festival, Apollo Club Harlem, and the recent New York premiere of the opera Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD. The Apollo is a presenting organization that also produces festivals, large-scale dance and music works organized around a set of core initiatives: Apollo Music Signature Programs—Amateur Night, Salon Series, Apollo Music Café; Legacy Series— work that celebrates and extends the Apollo’s legacy through a contemporary lens; Global Festivals including the Women of the World (WOW) Festival and Breakin’ Convention, international and U.S.-based artist presentations focused on a specific theme; and Special Projects, multidisciplinary work with partner organizations.

Since introducing the first Amateur Night contests in 1934, the Apollo Theater has served as a testing ground for new artists working across a variety of art forms, and has ushered in the emergence of many new musical genres—including jazz, swing, bebop, R&B, gospel, blues, soul, and hip-hop. Among the countless legendary performers who launched their careers at the Apollo are D’Angelo, Lauryn Hill, Machine Gun Kelly, Miri Ben Ari, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross, and Stevie Wonder; and the Apollo’s forward-looking artistic vision continues to build on this legacy.

The Apollo Theater is a not-for-profit organization with the mission to extend the institution’s role in fostering artistic innovation and in building appreciation of American culture around the world. For more information, visit www.apollotheater.org.

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