Category: Life & Culture
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MusiCounts Announces Five Nominees for Prestigious Teacher of the Year AwardWinner to be Revealed Live on the 2022 JUNO Awards Broadcast
MusiCounts, Canada’s leading music education charity, is excited to announce five nominees for the 2022 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award, presented by the Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation. Each year, the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award recognizes an inspirational Canadian music educator’s impact on students and music education. Today, the charity is proud to highlight the five…
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Nagata Shachu presents Odd Times: Japanese Taiko Livestream Concert
NAGATA SHACHU Presents Odd Times Livestream Watch Party Nagata Shachu, Toronto’s premiere Japanese Taiko and Music Group, is pleased to present Odd Times, a livestream watch party with members of this celebrated ensemble, on March 24, 2022. Audiences can interact with members of Nagata Shachu as they view a pre-recorded performance of this latest concert together. Odd Times is a reference…
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Sundance Short HALLELUJAH and World Premiere of Short FIVE—Digital Screening Available Nationwide In celebration of Black History Month
“” HALLELUJAH Continues Festival Campaign After World Premiere at Sundance and FIVE World PremieresWHAT:HALLELUJAH screens at TBFF after its impressive debut at Sundance. Billed as a “traumedy,” HALLELUJAH is a deft, beguiling clash between darkness and light. After being stuck with the guardianship of their annoying, bookworm nephew, two brothers in Compton, California, must decide if…
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The Friends Open Mind Program, “Dopamine Nation”
Thursday, March 3 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PSTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind program with Anna Lembke, MD, author of The New York Times best-selling bookDopamine…
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Artist and illustrator Ryan Heshka, entitled Vile-O-Vision, premiering February 19th&ending March 26th, 2022-COREY HELFORD GALLERY-571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA
“Witches of the Weeds” (oil on canvas, 24” x 18”) OPENING RECEPTION February 19, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ON VIEW-February 19 – March 26, 2022 COREY HELFORD GALLERY 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm Visiting Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm(310) 287-2340 Downtown Los Angeles’…
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In Honour Of Black History Month-Black Opportunity Fund, Black Boys Code, The Black Moms Connection Financial Literacy Summit
In honour of Black History Month and as a part of its year-round commitment to helping enrich the lives of Black Canadians, here are three groups taking meaningful action to help create a more inclusive and equitable future for Black colleagues, communities, and those they serve. As we all continue to celebrate and recognizing…
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LUXURY EXPERIENCE & CO PRE SUPER BOWL GIFTING LOUNGE @ Petersen Automotive Museum Thurs.,FEB.10TH,2022
The Luxury Experience & Co Celebrity Gifting Lounge was celebrating Super Bowl 56 on Feb 10th in the hometown of the Los Angeles Rams with the who’s who in the entertainment and the sports world. The LE&Co experience combined the ultimate customized athlete experience! Luxury Experience & Co presented a luxury gifting lounge honoring celebrities…
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Join Us@SB57&Remembering SB56Taste of the NFL Presented By Frito-Lay and The PepsiCo Foundation,@Petersen Automotive Museum -Sat. February 12, 2022 During SB56,Los Angeles, California
Taste of the NFL event, presented by Frito-Lay and The PepsiCo Foundation, was held at the Petersen Automotive Museum on February 12, in Los Angeles. The event welcomed the attendees to a Culinary Joyride like no other to benefit GENYOUth’s End Student Hunger Fund. It Featured star chefs Tim Love, Carla Hall, Andrew Zimmern, Lasheeda Perry,…
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JOIN THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-DOCS, the MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE,EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SHAQUILLE O’NEAL and DIRECTOR BEN PROUDFOOTFOR A SPECIAL VIRTUAL WATCH PARTY THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 30 AT 2PM PT/4PM CT/5PM ET OFTHE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL
JOIN THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-DOCS, the MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SHAQUILLE O’NEAL and DIRECTOR BEN PROUDFOOT FOR A SPECIAL VIRTUAL WATCH PARTY THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 30 AT 2PM PT/4PM CT/5PM ET OFTHE QUEEN OF BASKETBALLhttps://watch.eventive.org/thequeenofbasketball/play/61f2d3a77c16810029b2947a LONG LIVE THE QUEEN! ABOUT THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL is a New York Times Op-Doc/Breakwater Films…
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Broken Bread: Roy Choi Fights for Social Justice
Join Chef Roy Choi in Broken Bread as he journeys through L.A. and beyond to meet inspiring people using food as a platform for activism and a catalyst for change. Discover special guests restaurateurs Wolfgang Puck and Alice Waters, artist and activist Chuck D, and more as they discuss complex issues such as gentrification, food insecurity, and climate change. A…
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Open Mind program with Nina Kraus, PhD, author of the groundbreaking new book, OF SOUND MIND: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World.
Monday, February 7–5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST Registration is required for this free live private Zoom event. Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for a fascinating Open Mind program with Nina Kraus, PhD, author of the groundbreaking new book, OF SOUND MIND: How…
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LA’s Most Popular Art Fair Returned Yesterday With Environmentally Focused Programming, Gallery Favorites, and Trends In Digital Art!
LA Art Show Returns! HOURS FOR THIS WEEK Thursday, January 20, 2022 12pm – 8pm Friday, January 21, 2022 12pm – 8pm Saturday, January 22, 2022 10am – 8pm (Early entry, VIP Red Card and Opening Night Ticket) 12pm – 8pm (General Admission) Sunday, January 23, 2022 10am – 6pm (Early entry, VIP Red Card and Opening Night…
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Filmmaker Josh Freed Looks at ‘Our Human Superpower’: Facial Recognition.
How Good Are You With Faces? Can You Recognize These Celebrities? (answers below) Premiering on CBC The Nature of Things Friday, January 21 at 9 pm and streaming free on CBC GEM beginning the same day New Documentary by Montreal filmmaker Josh Freed explores the science behind “the human superpower” of facial recognition, along with…
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Hon. Jean Augustine, Hon. Donald H. Oliver Join Canadian Congress “DISMANTLING COLONIALISM, BUILDING COHESIVENESS” Event
The Canadian Congress launch a national campaign to empower people and organizations to dismantle colonialism in their policies,systems, and culture, starting with a two-day virtual program, “DISMANTLING COLONIALISM, BUILDING COHESIVENESS”. The launch of the campaign will take place in the second annual Canadian Congress scheduled on Thursday and Friday, January 20 & 21, 2022, between 8:30 am – 4:30 pm EST…
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Students invited to Submit Short Films on Mental Health $1,000 in Prize Money Available Singer Songwriter Grace Gaustad to host
Los Angeles – How much can be said about mental health in a five-minute film? Plenty!Today, many notable personalities are stepping forward to share struggles with issues that negatively impact their lives and their mental health. High school students are invited to join this important conversation by submitting films that highlight their perspectives on mental…
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Redemptive COVID-19 Doc The Panola Project Comes to Sundance on Heels of Awards for Film and Subject Dorothy Oliver
THE PANOLA PROJECT highlights the heroic efforts of Dorothy Oliver to keep her small town of Panola, Alabama safe from COVID-19. Dorothy runs a makeshift vaccine coordination center from the convenience store she runs out of a mobile home. Today, nearly 99% of adults in her town have received the shot in a state with…
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THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS-AVAILABLE ON ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS ON FEBRUARY 8 !
1091 MediaPresents THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS Directed by Dante BascoWritten by Dante Basco and Darion BascoStarring Dante Basco, Derek Basco, Dionysio Basco,Darion Basco, Arianna Basco, Solenn Heussaff, and Liza Lapira Special Theatrical Road Tour Engagement on Begins January 7thRegal Village Square in Las Vegas, NVRegal City North IMAX & 4DX in Chicago, ILRegal Edwards…
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New collaboration supports diverse filmmakers around the world and films exploring the theme of migration as a central story of our time.
IF/THEN SHORTS & EMERGENCE MAGAZINE ANNOUNCE YEARLONG LAB FOR SHORT FILMS ABOUT MIGRATION New collaboration supports diverse filmmakers around the world and films exploring the theme of migration as a central story of our time. New York, NY Emergence Magazine and IF/Then Shorts, an initiative of Field of Vision, launch today the inaugural SHIFTING LANDSCAPES…
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Award-Winning Canadian Music Therapist, Author & Speaker Jennifer Buchanan Shares ‘The Power of a Playlist’ for Health & Well-Being in New Book
Wellness, Wellplayed: The Power of a Playlist is Available Now ! Can music and a mindfully-made playlist soothe and improve health and well-being? Multi-award winning Canadian music therapist Jennifer Buchanan knows it to be so, and shares both how (and why) in her new book, Wellness, Wellplayed: The Power of a Playlist — available now! “Just…
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THIS THURSDAY IS THE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAN. 6 CAPITOL ATTACK; IS OSCAR-SHORTLISTED ‘DAY OF RAGE’ THE YEAR’S MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENTARY?
THIS THURSDAY IS THE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE JANUARY 6 CAPITOL ATTACK Is the Oscar-shortlisted short documentary Day of Rage the year’s most important documentary film? Produced by The New York Times’ Visual Investigations team, the critically-acclaimed film on the January 6 Capitol attack was nominated for the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, shortlisted for the IDA Documentary Awards, and is a finalist for…
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