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Listen to “Kemp Harris defies categorization. He is a singer and songwriter; a master weaver of American musical styles.” on Spreaker.

He’s also an actor, activist, author, and storyteller, and an award-winning educator who has taught young public school students for more than 40 years.

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Kemp has acted in numerous films and TV shows such as SMILF (Showtime), and is comfortable sharing the stage with artists such as Taj Mahal, Koko Taylor, and Gil Scott-Heron, as well as performing shows with his smokin’ band. He wrote and performed “If Loneliness Was Black” for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Complexions Dance Company. Kemp has also composed for WGBH Public Television/Boston.

Kemp’s powers of observation, his unique gift for shining a light on our modern world and what it means to be alive in these times, have only deepened over a lifetime devoted to the most basic and profound of pursuits, genuine human connection. Whether he’s in the classroom, on a film set, leading a workshop, or performing on the concert stage, at the end of the day, Kemp says, “I’m an old black man telling stories and spreading the love.”

“Thank you for sending us Kemp Harris. He is everything the world needs. And his songwriting is everything I could ever ask for.”

– Vivian Nesbit, Art Of The Song

“Kemp writes with honesty and heart. The stories and situations in his songs touch us all and makes us think. As the performance on his latest CD shows, he creates an experience for the audience that is personal and moving. ”
– Ron Olesko, WFDU

“Kemp Harris is a thief, a tease and a heartbreaker. He knows too much. And it’s all right there when he sings… beautifully there. He’ll take your breath away.”
– NPR, ‘On Point’

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The last World’s Fair was hosted in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in 1965 and was themed “Peace Through Understanding.” Millions of visitors attended the fair to explore the countries that were represented from around the world.

Now, more than 50 years later, Schneps Communications will be reimagining one of the most iconic fairs by hosting “The World’s Fare” at CitiField. Over 100 vendors will come together in New York City’s most diverse borough and unite through authentic food, drink and music curated by the city’s leading culinary advocates. The World’s Fare will be a grand celebration, advocating equality & diversity in the food industry, and promoting incredible male and female talent that make New York City’s food scene so unique.

The World’s Fare has formed a culinary committee co-chaired by renowned Danish chef Claus Meyer, American author, journalist and culinary historian Doctor Jessica B. Harris and Singapore based KF Seetoh who is the creator and curator of The World Street Food Congress. Meyer, Harris and Seetoh will champion and support chefs, restaurants, street food vendors and food businesses participating in the event.

“The World’s Fare is an opportunity to sample some of the finest flavors the world has to offer, all in one venue,” said celebrity chef, entrepreneur and philanthropist Meyer. “This is a unique opportunity, one that not only reflects the incredible diversity of Queens but is rooted in the passion of the many peoples who have traveled from across the globe to call this great borough home. I can’t wait to join the other passionate foodies. We are excited to discover and celebrate what is surely to be the culinary event of the year.”

“If you celebrate your affinity for world communities through its flavors via humble cooks that express their heritage and progressive cultures on an affordable platter, then this is a great celebration,” said Seetoh. “And The World’s Fare could become the finest festivals to experience it at. World street food is not just about eating off a street cart or truck, it is a culinary culture that 80% of the world feed on and enjoys regularly, across many platforms- because it resonates and bonds. Enjoy the food, and digest the culture.”

The Melting Pot Foundation USA, the nonprofit organization founded by Meyer, will be onsite at The World’s Fare to communicate the community culinary center’s mission of
offering delicious and accessible healthy foods and career training in the culinary arts. One dollar of every ticket sold will go to The Melting Pot Foundation USA and special VIP tickets will be sold to experience a food tour at The World’s Fare with Chef Meyer and food guru Seetoh.

A fantastic team of the City’s leading culinary voices have signed on to curate the diverse food offerings at The World’s Fare lead by:  Liza Mosquito deGuia, Founder, Chief Storyteller & TV Host for food. curated.  Joe DiStefano, Queens Food Writer & Adventurer, Chopsticks & Marrow  Curtiss Calleo – Founder of The Gastronauts, The Club for Adventurous Eaters  Fany Gerson – Founder & Chef of La NewYorkina & Dough  Chris Cheung – Chef/Owner, East Wind Snack Shop, Brooklyn, NY & Chef/Partner Tansuo, Nashville  Russell Jackson – TV Host & Chef of Subculture Dining  Chitra Agrawal – Founder of Brooklyn Delhi & Author of Vibrant India  Niko Triantafillou – Food Writer & Dessert Enthusiast  Michael Stewart – Director of Food Outreach, Kickstarter  Dave Cook – Photojournalist, Eating in Translation  Clarice Lam, Chef/Owner of The Baking Bean  Sonya Samuel, Founder & Owner, Bacchanal Sauce LLC

“When it comes to passion, diversity and creativity in food, there is nothing like New York City,” said Liza deGuia, the founder of food. curated. who is leading curations for the festival. “I wanted to assemble a team of local tastemakers who are experts or enthusiasts in specific cuisines, people who always aim to uncover the latest dishes and shine a light on small, specialty food businesses who are doing something different, something that expands our exposure to new cultures and flavors. Each tastemaker will hand-select vendors to cover a wide array of foods to showcase at The World’s Fare. We want the selection to be both affordable and unique with a main goal: to create wonder in bite sized experiences.”

The World’s Fare will be hosted Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, in the parking lot of iconic Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. The ballpark is centrally located in New York City, near the 7 line and a short distance from Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The location is intended to bring back memories of the World’s Fairs of the past, by being in the shadow of the landmarks and structures that were built around them, including the Unisphere and the New York State Pavilion.

“Our political climate has never called for a greater opportunity to embrace and celebrate ethnic and cultural diversity. The Festival embraces everything great about New York City, its people and food,” said Joshua Schneps, The World’s Fare President and Organizer.

In addition to the food and drink offerings, throughout the weekend live music will be performed by bands representing about a dozen cultures as well as a SUMO demonstration from World Champions, art installations including Lego art, 4 dimensional drawings, street art and painted scripture.
Event Highlights Chefs, restaurants and street food vendors representing as many as 100 cultures.

An expertly curated international beer garden will offer tastings of over 80 craft beers from about 45 breweries.

Scholarships to attend The World’s Fare, free of charge, for 4 food vendors selected by committee members and tastemakers.

Awards for best food determined by committee members and tastemakers.

Visitors’ choice award for top vendor determined by attendees.

Art, music and activities embracing and transcending many different cultures and age groups are an integral part of the festival.

The World’s Fare will be a family-friendly event running from 11am – 8pm on both days. Tickets are being sold for entry for access to vendors and activities as well as to the international beer garden in a separate, ticketed, over-21 area. Tickets are available online at www.theworldsfare.nyc. ;

Chefs, food vendors and others selling unique cultural items that are interested in selling and applying for the scholarship at the World’s Fare may do so online at www.theworldsfare.nyc. ;

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Schneps Communications is a media and events company with properties that dominate locally with award-winning content across community newspapers, magazines, digital assets and the most powerful group of events in New York City and Long Island.

Claus Meyer is a culinary entrepreneur, food activist, cookbook author, professor and TV host. He is the founder of the New Nordic Cuisine movement. Meyer owns and operates Great Northern Food Hall and Michelin-starred Agern, both in the Vanderbilt Hall of Grand Central Terminal. He is also co-owner of Norman in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with Swedish chef Fredrik Berselius. He is also the founder of The Melting Pot Foundation, which operates as a nonprofit in Denmark, Bolivia and Brownsville, Brooklyn.

Doctor Jessica B. Harris is an American culinary historian, cookbook author and journalist. According to Heritage Radio Network, there’s perhaps no greater expert on the food and foodways of the African Diaspora. She is the author of twelve critically acclaimed cookbooks documenting the foods and foodways of the African Diaspora including Iron Pots and Wooden Spoons: Africa’s Gifts to New World Cooking, Sky Juice and Flying Fish Traditional Caribbean Cooking, The Welcome Table: African-American Heritage Cooking, The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a Continent, Beyond Gumbo: Creole Fusion Food from the Atlantic Rim. Harris also conceptualized and organized The Black Family Reunion Cook Book. Her book, High on the
Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America, was the International Association for Culinary Professionals 2012 prize winner for culinary history. Her most recent book is My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir.

K.F. Seetoh is a prominent food consultant, photographer, writer and cable television host based in Singapore. He is best known for creating the popular hawker food guide and street food halls, Makansutra and is the creator and curator of The World Street Food Congress. He was also tapped as consultant to Anthony Bourdain, who was working to develop an international market on Manhattan’s West Side.

Liza de Guia is the Founder and Chief Storyteller of food. curated., which is an award-winning long form food documentary series launched in 2009. Liza has earned prestigious awards including a 2015 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Video Blog, a 2015 Saveur Magazine Award for Editor’s Choice: Best Use of Video, 5 James Beard Award Nominations from 2010-2015, a 2012 Webby Award for Online Film & Video: Documentary Series, a Taste Award for Best Organic or Green Program, a 2010 & 2011 Village Voice Award for food storytelling and Filmmaker of the Year at the 2012 NYC Food Film Festival.

The Melting Pot Foundation USA is a community culinary center based in Brownsville, Brooklyn. For more information visit www.meltingpotfoundation.org

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Mulan, from China, create a Peace Sign Drum Circle and perform in tribute to the International Day of Peace in the broadcast for www.peacedayparty.org September 21.

Mulan is bringing Peace, Harmony, Love and Joy to the World

Good News needs your help for the www.peacedayparty.org events for September 21, 2015. Please go to the website and participate, with your help we can get the whole world to celebrate International Peace Day. Zhen Joy Lin Dame of St. John of Jerusalem and president of World Water Rescue Foundation and Vice President of Good News Broad Cast was invited to watch Red Poppy Ladies’ production of Mulan which was invited to perform at three Olympic Games( Beijing, London and Athens) and Washington DC Kennedy Art Center, Sydney Opera House and Broad show last year and about 50 different countries.

The New York Times praised the show calling it: “Exciting, Sharp & Graceful.” The New York Times gave the show a score of 9.99 out of 10. The brilliance of Mulan is not only told in the story of how she saved her father and country but also through the themes of Peace, Harmony, Love and Joy to the World.  This is shown through her filial piety (Chinese: 孝xian) , as it is called in Confucian philosophy and through the brave, courageous, and bold Red Drum which shakes the Sky, Earth, Water, Fire and even the universe to bridge ancient and modern times, and between East and West, forming a family. Dame Zhen Joy Lin is the representation of the modern Mulan, of which is a symbol of peace, love and joy. This correlates with the United Nations International Day of Peace.

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There has been ongoing debate over the issue of immigration and refugees for many months here in the U.S. and around the world.

And in June, there is a day dedicated to refugees — to raise awareness to their needs and plight, realizing the horrors they have endured in leaving their homeland to find a safe place to live. It’s a time to try to work together to ensure every refugee child gets an education, every family has a safe place to call home and every refugee can work or learn new skills to make a positive contribution to their community.

And now, thousands of refugees are also united by one flag. An orange and black flag inspired by the life vests most all had to wear in their search for a safer land to live. It’s been designed and made by a Syrian refugee and artist who currently lives in Amsterdam.

The idea for the flag began by a group known as the The Refugee Nation, after the first ever Olympic team made up of refugees competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. While the flag has not yet been sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, The Refugee Nation wants to give those from foreign nations a symbol of unity and identity that they can call their own.

Right now, refugees are asking for the public’s support in their efforts to resettle. Everyone can help by buying and displaying this special flag and help the refugees adjust to their new surroundings in the U.S.

Our guest — Meron Semedar is an advocate of human rights, refugees and immigrants (and a refugee himself). He will address the current situation of refugees, discuss how and why this unique and special flag was created, and explain how we all can help.

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Ada is a violin virtuoso who has created her own unique genre, combining her vocal talents, violin mastery and songwriting prowess for an outstanding pop melding. Her shows are always a spectacular display of musicianship by Ada and her band of Berklee College of Music graduates.

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Publisher/editor-in-chief/author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, the #1 self-help series

Just as millions are focusing on their physical appearance in the new year, many are looking to focus on their inner beauty. Topics such as “self-improvement”, “finding inner strength”, and “the power of forgiveness” are just a few of the useful subjects that Newmark speaks about as she passes along the real-life lessons and useful tips she has picked up from reading and editing thousands of inspirational and aspirational true stories in the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.
Newmark has been a writer, speaker, financial analyst and business executive in the worlds of finance and telecommunications for over thirty years. As publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, she has edited or co-authored the last 100+ books, has a weekly syndicated column through the Hearst Corporation and a weekly column on SheKnows.com with over 40 million unique visitors a month.

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