NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: Stephanie Mills, award-winning R&B artist and former star of the hit
Broadway show "The Wiz," will greet fans and sign autographs at the Verizon
Wireless Communications Store in Bay Plaza Shopping Center. Power 105 radio
will be on-hand giving away premiums and raffling off tickets to see Mills in
the "Thanksgiving Weekend Extravaganza" concert this weekend. Customers who
activate new lines of Verizon Wireless service this week at Bay Plaza or any
of the company's Communications Stores in the Bronx (153 E. Fordham Rd., 416
Westchester Ave. and 2150 White Plains Rd.) also will receive tickets as a
gift with purchase while supplies last. BACKGROUND: "The Thanksgiving Weekend
Extravaganza" Concert will be held at the Paradise Theatre on Saturday,
November 28, 2009. The concert will feature Stephanie Mills and Freddie
Jackson w... (more)
NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Until now the ability to attend live theatre
with family and friends or to see a Broadway show on the spur of the moment
has been a challenge for the deaf and hard of hearing who require special
signed performances or specific seats for complete enjoyment.
I-Caption(R), the new individual captioning system from Sound Associates,
Inc., allows deaf patrons to be as spontaneous as anyone else attending live
theatre. See http://www.soundassociates.com/
"So much is happening onstage during 'Wicked' that understanding dialogue and
song lyrics is crucial... (more)
CLEVELAND, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
is pleased to announce the new exhibit "TOMMY: The Amazing Journey." The
exhibit will open on April 7, 2005 at the Cleveland music museum and will
remain until March 2006.
Tommy is one of the earliest and most important rock operas. The iconic rock
opera had many incarnations, including an album, movie, soundtrack, a
Broadway play as well as an orchestral version and a ballet interpretation.
Conceived and primarily written by Pete Townshend, the Who's critically
revered concept album, Tommy, was releas... (more)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Media's EE Times today announced a
significant increase in call for entries for its Annual Creativity in
Electronics (ACE) Awards. This year's submissions are 70 percent higher, with
247 more nominations than the previous year. The awards, now in their second
year, recognize the electronics industry's rock stars -- the creators of
technology -- who every year develop products and systems that improve the
way we work, play and live our daily lives. Finalists will be announced in
early January and winners will be presented at the ACE Award... (more)
SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Pay By Touch(R), the
leader in integrated biometric authentication, personalized marketing and
payment solutions has joined forces with Paige Davis, formerly of TLC's
"Trading Spaces," to kick-off the holiday season for Chicagoans.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061116/SFTH069 )
The "Touch of Holiday Cheer" program is being launched on Nov. 17, 2006 by
Pay By Touch and Davis, who will visit a local Jewel Osco grocery store to
surprise random shoppers by paying for their groceries.
"The weekend before Thanksgiving is... (more)