Press Releases by Category Arts & Culture
Culinary Artist Makes Desserts Look Too Good to Eat
Artistic Desserts hits the ground running with a logo from LogoBee
It’s interesting that artists often need the help of other artists from time to time. A recent project of LogoBee’s was to design a logo identity for Artistic Desserts. This newly established company is an invention of Michael Markwitz, whose culinary expertise inspired the idea to take cake and dessert design to the highest level. While his confectionary artistry is…
PublishAmerica Presents Painted Children by Lydia Anne Klima
Frederick, MD March 23, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Painted Children by Downers Grove, Illinois author Lydia Anne Klima. Set in Pompeii, Italy in 61 A.D., this historical fiction is the story of Lady Alexandra Marcius, a newly converted Christian, who leaves her hedonistic lifestyle to shelter street children. A woman of many regrets, her new faith is tested by a number of personal tragedies and…
PublishAmerica Presents Getting to Mommy by Diane Shilling
Frederick, MD March 23, 2007-- PublishAmerica is proud to present Getting to Mommy by Diane Shilling of New York, New York. Getting to Mommy is a reconstructed diary of people, places and events, beginning with a later-in-life marriage and an inability to conceive a child at first. Then, after coming to terms with the possibility of never becoming a parent, beating incredible odds and giving birth to a daughter…
PublishAmerica Presents Memoirs of an American Sailor by Fred Wilber
Frederick, MD March 23, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Memoirs of an American Sailor: Skivvy Waver by Oswego, New York author Fred Wilber. Young sailor Fred Wilber, from small town Minetto, New York, anesthetized by immaturity and protected by immortality, revisits Navy life from 1944 to 1946. His story is a nostalgic and sometimes poignant nautical saga, delivered in the vernacular of adolescence. His recall of sailors on…
PublishAmerica Presents The Story Behind the Story in Africa by Paul Tapang
Frederick, MD March 22, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present The Story Behind the Story in Africa: Visiting the Sins of the Fathers upon the Children unto the Second and Third Generations by Gurnee, Illinois author Paul Tapang. Tapang delves into the culture and contemporary lifestyle in Africa in an attempt to explain the apparent lack of human development on that continent. He has concentrated on the genesis…
PublishAmerica Presents Battle Scars Fade: But Never Heal
Frederick, MD March 22, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Battle Scars Fade: But Never Heal by Sgt. Jerry R. Gandy, of Laurel, MS. The American public was totally unaware of the real events that took place during the Vietnam War. The media sometimes exaggerated the facts about the battles and missions. Sgt. Gandy feels sure that most of the fighting soldiers in Vietnam did not write home and…
SEEDS Fine Arts Unveils Permanent Collection at Concordia University in Irvine, …
( EMAILWIRE.COM, March 21, 2007 ) Orange, CA -- SEEDS Fine Arts Exhibits, a Southern California fine arts organization announced the unveiling of the permanent collection in the new six story Robert Grimm Hall at Concordia University in Irvine, California.
SEEDS curators Denise Weyhrich and Cindi Zech-Rhodes stated that participants will be able to experience God’s love seen in the fine arts at the unveiling of the new…
Aspiring musicians inspired by survey to publish music on free online music libr …
A survey into talent and creativity in the UK that revealed Robbie Williams is the top musical influence for unsigned musicians, has boosted traffic to The Canopy Channel, the free online digital library that commissioned the survey.
The British think they can sing and Robbie is the main inspiration for their dreams of becoming professional musicians!
More than half of the UK population think they could compose music and sing – and…
Why can't black men and women get it together?
Author K. Alonzo Hart examines the many issues facing black couples.
As interracial dating becomes more prevalent and accepted; the black family’s reputation as being dysfunctional grows. Negative images and stereotypes of black love fill advice columns and blogs nationwide, as the black community tries to make sense of what is going wrong with our love relationships. Motivational speaker K. Alonzo Hart pens a gritty non-fiction account of issues that…
PublishAmerica Presents Mrs. Reatha Hassan O.B.E. by Jessica Temple
Frederick, MD March 21, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Mrs. Reatha Hassan O.B.E. by Beds, United Kingdom author Jessica Temple. This book is a breath-taking account of trauma caused by conflict in Northern Ireland over the past thirty-five years. Jessica Temple puts it all in verse with a sensitive nature that takes the reader on a path where other writers have not been. She explores fears while…
PublishAmerica Presents The Grave and the Figure Eight by Kenneth Tucker
Frederick, MD March 21, 2007-- PublishAmerica is proud to present The Grave and the Figure Eight: A Myth Reborn by Murray, Kentucky’s Kenneth Tucker. Set just after the first world war, Tucker’s masterfully written novel is the story of Terence Garth, who returns from France to his uncle’s Western Kentucky farm wounded in both body and soul. He learns that his uncle has recently married Isabel, a beautiful…
Latino Star Returns To Cincinnati For Bilingual Encore
Comedy Central funny man Jade Esteban Estrada to perform "Tortilla Heaven"
March 18, 2007 - New York, N.Y. - One Man. Two Languages. Three Generations. Price Hill Will Arts Community Action Team and Vicarious Productions are proud to announce the encore performance of the award-winning solo comedy TORTILLA HEAVEN, written by Celeste Angela Estrada and performed by nationally acclaimed solo theatre artist Jade Esteban Estrada (2005 Performance Artist of the Year)…
PublishAmerica Presents A Zion Chronicle by I.G. Ramsey Mabry
Frederick, MD March 20, 2007-- PublishAmerica is proud to present A Zion Chronicle: Legend of the Archangel by I.G. Ramsey Mabry of Orlando, Florida. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and it was good…until the mystery of iniquity was revealed. The archangel Lucifer has envied the power of the Lord from his beginning. When the angel of light seemingly discovers the path to divinity, he…
PublishAmerica Presents The Price of Freedom by Joe Fabel
Frederick, MD March 20, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present The Price of Freedom by Joe Fabel of Elk Grove, California. This book is a collection of original poems written by the author to recognize and honor the men and women who spend the early years of their lives in our armed forces. While there is beauty and meaning in the words, the poems delve deeply into the…
PublishAmerica Presents Poems, Prayers and Promises of an Appalachian Woman by M …
Frederick, MD March 20, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Poems, Prayers and Promises of an Appalachian Woman by Inez, Kentucky’s Mary Ellen Goble Preece. Poems, Prayers and Promises of An Appalachian Woman is meant to lift the spirit, and is intended for the whole family.
Poems, Prayers and Promises of an Appalachian Woman is Mary Ellen Goble Preece’s second PublishAmerica book, after In This Valley I Grew: Life on…
Third Time's A Charm: BGSU Welcomes Back Jade Esteban Estrada
Jade Esteban Estrada to perform award-winning ICONS 3
March 18, 2007 - New York, N.Y. - What do bibical Naomi, King James, Miss Bessie, Greg and Mary all have in common? They're all coming to Bowling Green State University - at the same time! Vision at BGSU is proud to announce the performance of the award-winning solo comedy ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 3, written and…
Artists and Galleries Plan Early to Be Discovered at the Young Art Fair in Basel
For those who consider artistic expression to be the spice of life, the Liste Young Art Fair in Basel in the benchmark event of the year. Scheduled in mid June, nearly 3 months from now, Marcel Stillekens, co-owner of EuroBookings.com, urges attendees to book Switzerland hotels early to ensure a stay close to the event activities.
“Last year there was a huge swell of activity to Switzerland hotel pages just…
Author Showcase Features Writers Passionate About Kids and Reading
Charlottesville, VA March 19, 2007. The Reading Tub, Inc. is pleased to announce its Winter Quarter Author Showcase. The current slate of authors – W. Royce Adams, Deborah Capone, and Faiz Kermani – wrote books to help change the way kids think about themselves and the world around them.
Although each of the authors came to the Reading Tub® independently, their purpose is singular: use books to help kids…
PublishAmerica Presents Backyard Burial by Janet McGuire Hendershot
Frederick, MD March 19, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Backyard Burial by Janet McGuire Hendershot of Old Town, Florida. In Hendershot’s masterfully written mystery novel, Martina McCoy, a September 11th widow, tries to exonerate a potential love interest, John Fleming, from a murder charge. Means, motive and opportunity are easily present as the body of someone John did not like was discovered in his backyard and…
Celebrating the Charms of Jonathan Philbin Bowman on St Patrick’s Day
Beverly Hills, CA-The first Irishman I can ever recall seeing was named Lucky, as in Lucky the Leprechaun the cereal frontman. Television Commercial after television commercial, the wee leprechaun was chased by kids who wanted to get a taste of his lucky charms.
Then I was introduced to the green glory of St Patrick’s Day. Admittedly, the sartorial restrictions were a turn off. My belief is that I…
PublishAmerica Presents 46-Hour Dad by Tracy Coppock and Kathy Youngblood
Frederick, MD March 16, 2007-- PublishAmerica is proud to present 46-Hour Dad by authors Tracy Coppock and Kathy Youngblood. This eye-opening nonfiction book is the story of how divorce tore a little girl and her non-custodial father apart. Both sides of their stories are told side-by-side…hers then his…to effectively convey the negative effects that divorce had on each of them.
At the age of four, Daddy’s little girl was…
Now Norbert Salzwedel copper engravings from BestNetArt Artgallery
Fantastic copper engravings by the German printmaker Norbert Salzwedel are now for sale at the Internet based BestNetArt Artgallery (bestnetart.com). The engravings are of stunning quality - they are beautiful to look at and a joy to own. Now available with world wide delivery by mail.
BestNetArt Artgallery has been on the market for some year and the Gallery represents the best printmakers in the world. The German artist Norbert Salzwedel…
Cinema Buffs Begin to Prepare For the Cannes Film Festival; the 'Granddaddy of A …
After a staggering increase in web traffic and hotel bookings last year by visitors to the May Cannes Film Festival in France, EuroBookings.com (eurobookings.com) urges travelers to book hotels and travel arrangements early.
“In May 2006 we saw an enormous increase in searches for Cannes hotels in France due to the Cannes film Festival which is getting more and more popular among travelers,” says Stillekens. The staff expects…
PublishAmerica Presents The Cultural Devastation of American Women
Frederick, MD March 15, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present The Cultural Devastation of American Women: The Strange and Frightening Decline of the American Female (and her dreadful timing) by Nancy Levant of Iron Mountain, Michigan.
The Cultural Devastation of American Women is a factual investigation into the American woman’s abuse of liberation. Levant burrows into the psyches and habits of American women. She exposes over-spending, over-decorating, obsessions with beauty,…
PublishAmerica Presents Braving the Fear: The True Story of Rowdy US Marines in …
Frederick, MD March 14, 2007-- PublishAmerica is proud to present Braving the Fear: The True Story of Rowdy US Marines in the Gulf War by Orient, Ohio author Douglas Foster.
Braving the Fear is an insightful look at the real men behind the image of Marines in dress blues with stern looks. During Desert Storm, thousands of miles away from home, in a land of tension and a shroud of…
PublishAmerica Presents Poems of Rapture by Bill Smith
Frederick, MD March 14, 2007-- PublishAmerica is proud to present Poems of Rapture by Bristol, Virginia’s Bill Smith, a religious expression of poetry dedicated mainly to the topic of the Rapture of the Church.
Bill Smith was encouraged to publish his poetry by his pastor and members of his church and has received praise for his poetry from former President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. Now retired…
VernissageTV Covers The Armory Show Week New York 2007
VernissageTV News, March 14, 2007 - The most recent and upcoming episodes on VernissageTV (VTV) video podcast cover the Armory Show Week New York 2007.
The 2007 edition of the Armory Show, the International Fair of New Art, New York, presented 148 international galleries, including many of the most important contemporary dealers. At the same time The Art Show, organized by the Art Dealers Association of America ADAA, and the art…
Jade Esteban Estrada shows his 'True Colors'
Comedy Central star brings 'hilarious' and 'poignant' gay history show to the 14th Annual True Colors Conference
Jade Esteban Estrada debuts solo show at Central Connecticut State University
Jade Esteban Estrada plays six pivotal characters the highly acclaimed solo musical ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World at the 14th Annual True Colors Conference Mar 24. Photo by PETER DIANTONI.
March 14, 2007 - New York, N.Y. - What do Sappho,…
PublishAmerica Presents 632 Broken Road by Lisa A. Street
Frederick, MD March 13, 2007 – PublishAmerica is proud to present of 632 Broken Road, the latest release by Mavisdale, Virginia author Lisa A. Street.
Street’s dramatic novel is the story of Emily Montgomery whose life had become a mirage of intangible hopes and dreams. Emily’s oldest memory was waking up in a dark room covered in a warm musty fluid and feeling very afraid. Now as…
PublishAmerica Presents Rodeo Drive to Raja Bazaar by Ayesha Ijaz Khan
Frederick, MD March 13, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Rodeo Drive to Raja Bazaar, a social and political portrait of contemporary Pakistan and its immigrant population in America, by London’s Ayesha Ijaz Khan.
Ayesha Ijaz Khan was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and educated in the United States. As an international lawyer, she worked for both Pakistani and American law firms. In addition, she spent her childhood in Saudi Arabia…
PublishAmerica Presents Meditations on Masonic Symbolism by John R. Heisner
Frederick, MD March 13, 2007-- PublishAmerica is proud to present Meditations on Masonic Symbolism by Coronado, California’s John R. Heisner.
Freemasonry has often been described as a secret society, owing to the fact that it uses certain symbols to instruct upon a deeper knowledge about mankind’s relationship with God. The variety of charities supported by this ancient fraternity comprised of millions of men and women are well known and…
MCCSA celebrates the return of Jade Esteban Estrada
Comedy Central star returns to San Antonio for encore performance of 'hilarious' and 'poignant' gay history show
Jade Esteban Estrada to perform benefit for MCCSA
Jade Esteban Estrada plays six pivotal characters the highly acclaimed solo musical ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World at MCCSA Apr 4. Photo by PETER DIANTONI.
March 9, 2007 - New York, N.Y. -. What do Sappho, Michelangelo, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein, Sylvia Rivera…
PublishAmerica Presents It’s the Devil Stupid! by Erik Rush
Frederick, MD March 12, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present It’s the Devil Stupid!: Our Real Enemy and Why We Don’t Talk About Him by Fort Collins, Colorado’s Erik Rush.
In It’s the Devil Stupid!, Rush asks Why are so many professed people of faith afraid to discuss the idea that the devil is alive and well and raising hell in America? The fear of addressing this openly…
Voice Acting Blog VOX Daily Reaches 1000 Comment Milestone
Toronto, Canada, March 12 – Voice industry leading blog VOX Daily has eclipsed the 1000 comment mark this week, a testament to the vitality of the voice community at Voices.com and relevance of articles published for discussion on a daily basis. The audience of VOX Daily is made up of predominantly professional and aspiring voice actors, audio producers, studio owners, voice over coaches, talent agents, and casting directors, a…
PublishAmerica Presents Mama Ulunda, From Alabama to the African Congo by Jennif …
Frederick, MD March 9, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present Mama Ulunda, From Alabama to the African Congo: A Tribute to Miss Annie Parker Her True Story of Courage and Self-Sacrifice by Athens, Alabama’s Jennifer E. Turner. Mama Ulunda is the true account of an amazing lady who decided at the age of eight years old that she would become a missionary. The story follows her early family…
PublishAmerica Presents Police Action in Korea by Clifford S. Gray
Frederick, MD March 8, 2007-- PublishAmerica is proud to present Police Action in Korea: The First Winter 1950-1951 by Everett, Washington’s Clifford S. Gray. Dedicated to the thousands of fighting men and women who struggled against overwhelming odds during the war in Korea, this historical fiction is based on the true experiences of three soldiers during the first year of the conflict.
Clifford Gray, a native of New…
PublishAmerica Presents What Life Is Like Living with OI by Patricia Minor
Frederick, MD March 8, 2007 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present What Life Is Like Living with OI: Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Brittle-Bones by Gunn City, Missouri’s Patricia Minor.
What Life Is Like Living with OI: Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Brittle-Bones is Patricia’s Minor’s true story of living with the bone disorder. Born in 1956, Minor has suffered approximately 100 broken bones, most of them from simply turning or moving the wrong…
Atlanta Artist Xplosion 2007
CREATIVE FINE ART HOSTS ARTISTS XPLOSION, A FINE ART SHOW IN ATLANTA ON MARCH 16, 2007. COME OUT AND ENJOY A NIGHT OF BEAUTIFUL ART AND LIVE JAZZ!
ATLANTA, GA., March 7, 2006 – Creative Fine Art invites the public to come out and enjoy a night of art and live jazz. Creative Fine Arts will host Artists Xplosion, a fine art group exhibition of emerging and established…
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra and its founder Claudio Abbado appear for two conce …
Immediately following their concert series together in South America, Claudio Abbado and the MCO begin their next joint project.
The first concert will take place on 30 March in Ferrara, one of the orchestra’s residencies, including Beethoven’s 6th Symphony, Prokofiev’s 3rd piano concerto and the rarely performed violin concerto by Kurt Weill. Soloists will be Kolja Blacher and Martha Argerich, with whom the MCO last performed in 2003 in…
Hollywood’s Legendary Sunset Gower Studios Is Reborn
Multi-Million Dollar Remodeling and New Construction Underway
( EMAILWIRE.COM, March 06, 2007 ) Beverly Hills, CA -- Hollywood’s legendary Sunset Gower Studios, originally founded by movie mogul Harry Cohn, as Columbia Pictures in 1921, is undergoing an ambitious multi-million dollar major facelift, remodeling and new construction under the leadership of its CEO, Emmy award-winning producer Robert Papazian.
The 16 acre lot is Hollywood’s largest independent studio, dubbed the “home…
MacLaren Announces Business Art Leasing Program
The MacLarenArtCentre announces a new program that brings art to people. An Art Leasing service will be launched during Administrative Professionals week, April 22-28 2007. Works from well known Canadian artists that are currently part of the MacLaren’s outreach collection are being offered for lease for a period of one year.
The outreach collection is defined as a piece of art that has been given…
Arab Culture Magazine & British Lord in Surprise Veil Debate Win at Doha Debates
Reem Maghribi, editor of Arab culture & lifestyle magazine SharqMagazine.com, and Lord Nazir Ahmed, Britain’s first Muslim peer, joined forces to win a debate in which they argued for the motion that the face veil hinders integration in the West.
The debate, to be aired on BBC World on 10 and 11 March, was conducted by the Doha Debates, a member of the Qatar Foundation, and was attended by Her…
Information Videos Now Showing on Cooking Site
The online Italian cooking resource, BruceTassone.com, has announced a new feature today which allows their growing user base to watch Italian cooking videos. Since the launch of BruceTassone.com, the web site has attracted a variety of users from the expert chefs to the home cooking enthusiast.
The web site run by the Bruce Tassone group is continually adding new recipes, articles, and information. The use of online video is the next…
PublishAmerica Presents Potty Training to Puberty - THE PITS!! by Georgia M. Saw …
Frederick, MD March 5, 2007-- PublishAmerica is proud to present Potty Training to Puberty—THE PITS!!: (With Hugs Along the Way) by Fairfield, Ohio author Georgia M. Sawhook. In her first book, Sawhook shares her fun-loving experiences of mothering seven children with a lot of love, encouragement and inspiration from the Lord. The stories of potty training and puberty will offer readers tips and survival skills to make it…
Visual communication as 'eye-catcher' and can we rescue the English tradition in …
There are only 3 weeks to go until Imagine iT opens its doors. The conference promises a compelling programme of speakers including John Walters from Eye magazine (UK), who will present a round-table discussion - along with other international journalists and designers - on how to present visual communication in a magazine in order to attract the readers eye and to make it an enjoyable piece of writing of the…
DISNEY SIGNS ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR SHANE DRAKE TO SHOOT NEW CHEETAH GIRLS MUSIC VID …
Los Angeles, CA (March 5, 2007)— Utilizing his ground-breaking visuals and imaginative presentation, Shane Drake, an MTV award-winning music video director, is rapidly progressing his career in the music video industry. Drake formally announced today that Disney has signed him on to direct their new Cheetah Girls music video for the new single “So This Is Love.” The video is shooting in two separate Los Angeles locations on March 6,…
Call for submissions to the First Annual Architecture and Design Competition in …
Munich, 28 February 2007. The Austrian artist Stephan Doesinger has begun the First Annual Architecture and Design Competition in Second Life in the virtual world of "Second Life." Spatially interesting and aesthetically independent pieces of architecture are sought from the inhabitants of the digital parallel world that has almost four million participants. The competition is open for all. Information and an online registration form are available at: www.sl-award.com
A highly qualified,…
Las Ventanas y las Puertas en el Sector Residencial en España
En esta nueva publicación, MSI analiza en detalle el mercado de las ventanas y de las puertas en España en el sector residencial durante el año 2006. El informe analiza la evolución de ese mercado desde 2002 y ofrece previsiones hasta el año 2008 y perspectivas de evolución hasta 2011.
El mercado de las ventanas y de las puertas ha sido segmentado de la manera siguiente:
· El mercado de las ventanas…
RAANDESK Presents "Filmic Flashes" by Jason Bryant
The RAANDESK GALLERY OF ART is presenting the cinematic inspirations of Jason Bryant in the show entitled “Filmic Flashes.” The paintings examine the link between film and perception, and comment upon escapism. Through large scale cropped portraits of celebrity faces and movie stills, famous subjects are depersonalized, spotlighting how all lives hold cinematic moments of their own. The close up and partial images also relate to one’s inability to fully…
Orit Zeidman Will Introduces A New Line of Fine Art Paintings Exhibition in NY A …
New York, NY, February 26, 2007 -- The international artist Orit Zeidman will introduce a new line of fine art paintings in Artexpo New York 2007. The unique works will be presented for the first time to the American crowd. NY Artexpo, the world’s largest fine and popular art fair, is being held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City from March 1 - March 5.
The…
