Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe have added eight additional shows to their upcoming spring tour schedule, including four more “Eat A Bunch Of Peaches” dates—the band’s highly regarded celebration of the Allman Brothers Band and their 1972 Eat A Peach album—throughout the Southeast in mid-April. Known for his genre-spanning excellence in tributes, the Rolling Stones saxophonist and his nineteen-year-old band will perform the music of the Allman Brothers Band in Atlanta, Memphis, Asheville, and Charlotte, in addition to the previously scheduled dates.Each of these performances will include Galactic drummer Stanton Moore joining KDTU drummer Zak Najor behind the kit on double drums, to complete the double drummer lineup original to the Allman Brothers Band. Stanton will also join KDTU for three previously announced “Eat A Bunch of Peaches” shows at Wanee Music Festival in Live Oak, FL, 420 on the Block in Denver, CO, and at The Joy Theater in New Orleans on May 5. Additionally, the “Eat A Bunch of Peaches” performances will feature acclaimed keyboardist Kenneth Crouch who has worked with such artists as Lenny Kravitz, Eric Clapton, and Lauryn Hill.In addition, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe has also added three Texas shows and another evening performance during New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in late April. For more information, head to Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe website.Whipping Post – Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe – Chicago – 11/17/17[Video: Nunu Zomot]Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe 2018 Tour Dates3/23 – New Orleans, LA – Hogs for the Cause3/24 – Longmont, CO – Hops & Handrails3/25 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen4/11 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre ^^4/12 – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theatre ^^4/13 – Asheville, NC – Salvage Station ^^4/14 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre ^^4/20 – Denver, CO – 420 On The Block ^^4/21 – Live Oak, FL – Wanee ^^4/26 – Houston, TX – Last Concert Cafe4/27 – Austin, TX – Parish4/28 – New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues +4/29 – Dallas, TX – Big Beat Dallas5/5 – New Orleans, LA – Joy Theater ^^5/26-27 – Palmer, AK – Great Alaska Music Festival6/21 & 6/28 – Rothbury, MI – Electric Forest7/14 – Alta, WY – Targhee Festival7/19-22 – Scranton, PA – Peach Festival8/3 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Town Park8/4 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Jazz Festival8/18 – Cockeysville, MD – Hot August Music Festival^^ Eat A Bunch of Peaches+ w/ Robert Walter’s 20th CongressView All Tour Dates read more
For tickets and more details on Umphrey’s McGee’s upcoming NYE run, head to the band’s website here. Umphrey’s McGee has revealed the opening acts for their upcoming New Year’s run. The Chicago rockers will head to The Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgie for four nights from December 28th through 31st. On New Year’s Eve, December 31st, the band will perform three sets with Mad Dog’s Filthy Little Secret Horn Section as they previously announced.On Friday, December 28th, Umphrey’s McGee will be joined by Memphis, TN’s rising stars Southern Avenue, who opened the evening and sat in for a Beatles cover during UM’s recent set at The Capitol Theatre. The next night, Saturday, December 29th, Umphrey’s will be joined by Brooklyn-based instrumental rock-fusion quartet TAUK. On the final evening before their three-set New Year’s Eve celebration, UM will be joined by frequent Vulfpeck cohorts Cory Wong and Atwaun Stanley.Umphrey’s McGee has also announced two late-night shows that will follow their Tabernacle shows. On Friday, December 28th, the synthwave sextet Doom Flamingo featuring Umphrey’s bassist Ryan Stasik will play Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse after the main event. The following night, Saturday, December 29th, supergroup TAUKing McGee featuring TAUK and members of Umphrey’s McGee will play the Cotton Club at The Tabernacle. Tickets for both late-night shows go on sale this Friday, October 26th at 11:00 a.m. (EST) here. read more
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University today released a comprehensive analysis of online media and social media coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign. The report, “Partisanship, Propaganda, and Disinformation: Online Media and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election,” documents how highly partisan right-wing sources helped shape mainstream press coverage and seize the public’s attention in the 18-month period leading up to the election.“In this study, we document polarization in the media ecosystem that is distinctly asymmetric. Whereas the left half of our spectrum is filled with many media sources from center to left, the right half of the spectrum has a substantial gap between center and right. The core of attention from the center-right to the left is large mainstream media organizations of the center-left. The right-wing media sphere skews to the far right and is dominated by highly partisan news organizations,” co-author and principal investigator Yochai Benkler stated. In addition to Benkler, the report was authored by Robert Faris, Hal Roberts, Bruce Etling, Nikki Bourassa, and Ethan Zuckerman.The fact that media coverage has become more polarized in general is not new, but the extent to which right-wing sites have become partisan is striking, the report says.The study found that on the conservative side, more attention was paid to pro-Trump, highly partisan media outlets. On the liberal side, by contrast, the center of gravity was made up largely of long-standing media organizations. Robert Faris, the Berkman Klein Center’s research director, noted, “Consistent with concerns over echo chambers and filter bubbles, social media users on the left and the right rarely share material from outside their respective spheres, except where they find coverage that is favorable to their choice of candidate. A key difference between the right and left is that Trump supporters found substantial coverage favorable to their side in left and center-left media, particularly coverage critical of Clinton. In contrast, the messaging from right-wing media was consistently pro-Trump.” Conservative opposition to Trump was strongest in the center-right, the portion of the political spectrum that wielded the least influence in media coverage of the election.In this recently-emerged universe, Breitbart stands at the center of a right-wing media ecosystem and is surrounded by sites like Fox News, the Daily Caller, the Gateway Pundit, the Washington Examiner, Infowars, Conservative Treehouse, and Truthfeed, according to the report’s analysis.The report finds that political clickbait sites — hyper-partisan sites that frequently engage in dubious reporting — exist on both sides of the political spectrum, but these sites played a larger role on the right than the left. On the more insular and partisan right, the “fake news,” or political clickbait sites were a more integral part of the media sphere. On the left, readers gravitated towards center-left large media organizations which moderated the impact of political clickbait on the left. Read Full Story read more
As Saint Mary’s prepares for its Dance Marathon on March 23, members of the planning committee will host a week of events to involve students in the cause. Executive fundraising chair and senior Alex Munsey said Riley Week aims to raise awareness of the Marathon, which benefits the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and has a “Rock of Ages” theme this year. Senior Meghan Cronin, a member of the fundraising committee, said the group has been planning Riley Week since November. “Everything from decorating to catering and T-shirt ideas has been bounced around in our meetings,” Cronin said. Students can contribute to the Dance Marathon by decorating records in the Student Center on Monday. The records will feature positive messages for the dancers and dedications to those served by Riley. They will hang in Angela Athletic Facility during the Dance Marathon. Munsey said an instructor from Tu Sei Bella Dance Fitness Studio will teach a Zumba class Tuesday in Angela. “It fits in with the overall theme of Dance Marathon,” Munsey said. “We do a morale dance. It’s like a fun way to tie all that in together, dancing and Zumba.” Wednesday will be Let’s Spoon Give Back Night, Munsey said. Twenty percent of each purchase made with a Riley Week coupon will go to the Dance Marathon, according to the event’s Facebook page. The Dance Marathon committee will also hold tryouts for the event’s master of ceremonies from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Vander-Vennet Theater in the Student Center, Munsey said. “We’re looking for someone who is upbeat and funny [and who will] encourage people to stay on their feet,” she said. The Dance Marathon will decorate vases to spread awareness of the event and generate interest Thursday in Reignbeaux Lounge in LeMans Hall. The week closes with coffee and doughnuts donated by Sodexo and Dunkin’ Donuts in Spes Unica Hall. There, Dance Marathon committee will discuss its “no zero-zero” policy, which encourages students to raise a least $1 for the cause. “It makes people accountable … and helps dancers to feel like they’re a part of the marathon and that they have helped out in some way,” Munsey said. Cronin said students can contribute to the Dance Marathon by registering as a dancer next week in the Student Center. She said this is the last week to register and get a T-shirt for the event. Students can also drop change in containers around South Bend. “Riley Week is a fun way to get connected with other students all while supporting a good cause,” Cronin said. The Dance Marathon is more than just a fundraiser for Munsey. She said the cause is personal because her friend received treatment from Riley. “I fell in the love with the place because of the doctors and nurses,” she said. “They didn’t treat him just like a patient, but like a real person. They went above and beyond to show him kindness.” Cronin said she became involved with the Dance Marathon after she heard stories of people who benefited from Riley’s services. She said she was moved by their motivation to beat their illnesses. “Their happiness was so genuine and their appreciation for the marathon was extremely heart warming,” Cronin said. “I felt obligated to help. Hospital expenses are astronomical and are only increasing. Every person has a right to fight for their life, and money should not be a hindrance.” read more
With the opening of the Holy Door of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at 10 a.m. Mass this Sunday, Notre Dame will kick off a year dedicated to spreading God’s mercy throughout the world.The opening of the Holy Door, also called the Door of Mercy, marks the local beginning of an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, which Pope Francis announced in his Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee last April. The official beginning of the Year of Mercy in the Vatican was observed on Tuesday with the opening of the St. Peter’s Basilica’s Holy Door.Fr. Peter Rocca, rector for the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, said this is an Extraordinary Jubilee Year because it falls out of the usual pattern of Jubilee Years, which now occur every 25 years. Michael Yu The Basilica of the Sacred Heart will open its Holy Door at Mass this Sunday, marking an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. Pope Francis announced the extraordinary jubilee last March.“[Pope Francis] chose Dec. 8 because it is the 50th anniversary of the closing days of the Second Vatican Council,” Rocca said. “I think Pope Francis sees this as a very crucial time in the history not only of the Church, but of our world, in which there is so much hatred and revenge and acts of terrorism and murder. [It highlights] how important forgiveness and mercy are in our world today, where I think many people would be inclined to revenge and [take] an eye for an eye, that sort.”Rocca said the Pope’s declaration of a Year of Mercy is a call to be mindful of recognizing God’s mercy in our own lives and showing mercy to others.“Pope Francis envisions a year when people become more merciful in their own lives and bringing God’s mercy to others,” Rocca said. “The Pope asks that each of us celebrate this year by showing to others the mercy that God constantly extends to all of us in various ways. … [A] wonderful way of experiencing and practicing works of mercy is by looking at the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy … which are kind of concrete ways of putting mercy into our daily lives during this year.”Another way of carrying out the mission of a Year of Mercy is to take a pilgrimage to a Holy Door, Rocca said.“We’re very blessed in this diocese to have three Holy Doors. One is the Cathedral in Fort Wayne, the second is the Cathedral here in South Bend, and the third is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart,” he said. “The fact that we have three Doors is probably exceptional rather than the rule. Every diocese would have at least one Holy Door. Part of this whole thing is so people would go on pilgrimage.“It takes a little extra effort to signal that they want to make the extra effort to really enter into this Year of Mercy with fully good intentions and to kind of go out of their way to do it.”Rocca also said one may experience God’s mercy by listening carefully to His word, and this year’s liturgy holds a particular significance for a Year of Mercy.“In this liturgical year, we will be hearing from the Gospel of St. Luke, who is often times called the Evangelist of Mercy,” he said. “So we will hear wonderful stories that he tells like the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, all kinds of stories where people have mercy on others in need, in whatever way that might be.”The Church will be offering specific opportunities for members of the Church to receive God’s mercy during the Jubilee Year, Rocca said.“There will also be an initiative that the Pope is encouraging all Churches to participate in, and it’s called the 24 Hours for the Lord, which Pope Francis has encouraged every diocese to celebrate on the Thursday and Friday of the third week of Lent,” he said. “He’s asking, the Pope, the we have the Basilica open for 24 hours, and one or two confessors would be available for the entire time, day and night … [to give] the sacrament of Reconciliation.”Rocca said in addition to what the Pope hopes the world will take away from this Year of Mercy, he hopes Notre Dame can grow as a community in the coming year.“If we take this to heart, then it should … help us be a better community of believers, of people who try to live the life of Jesus Christ, to follow his Gospel, to treat especially those who may be different from the way we look or are with a kind of respect and mercy that Jesus showed to everyone that he met,” Rocca said. “I think there are many, many ways in which we can do that as members of the ND community, and I think we can do it better than we do at times.“How can we become more attentive to the needs of our brothers and sisters [who] are less fortunate than ourselves? That’s fulfilling the Corporal Works of Mercy, and I think that’s something that Pope Francis would be very interested in seeing take place at places like this.”Tags: Basilica, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Holy Door, Holy Year of Mercy, Jubilee Year read more
Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline will premiere at Lincoln Center Theater this summer. Lileana Blain-Cruz will direct the new play, which was an honorable mention in The Kilroys’ 2016 list of recommended unproduced works by female and trans* authors. Performances will begin on June 15 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater; opening night is set for July 10.The play follows Nya Joseph, who teaches at an inner-city public high school whose son Omari attends a private boarding school. When Omari becomes involved in a controversial incident that could lead to expulsion, Nya must reconcile her son’s rage and her parenting.Morisseau’s previous work includes The Detroit Project, which consists of Skeleton Crew, Paradise Blue and Detroit ‘67, as well as Sunset Baby, Blood at the Root and Follow Me to Nellie’s.Casting will be announced at a later date. The production will feature sets by Matt Sunders, costumes by Montana Blanco, lighting by Yi Zhao, sound design by Justin Ellington and projections by Hannah Wasileski. View Comments Dominique Morisseau(Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images) Show Closed This production ended its run on Aug. 27, 2017 Related Shows Pipeline read more
The winners of the 31st Annual Telly Awards have been announced, with Media Solutions International (MSI), a communications strategy and design firm specializing in the healthcare industry, taking home five statuettes for distinctive creative design and execution of website development and videography.With nearly 11,000 entries submitted from all 50 states and around the world, this year’s competition has been one of the most competitive and successful in the long history of the Telly Awards.MSI received the Silver Telly Award, the highest designation (awarded to less than 10% of all entries this year) for ‘Rehab Microsite Recruitment Video’ and ‘Surgical Services Microsite Recruitment Video’ for Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN.MSI was also awarded the bronze Telly Award to honor creative video production for Elkhart General Hospital’s ‘Pharmacy Microsite Recruitment Video’, New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s ‘OR Microsite Recruitment Video’, and Foundog’s ‘Foundog Online Marketing Video.'”Our production team diligently collaborated on these various projects to create unique and engaging recruitment tools for our clients, that in turn, have contributed to the growth and value of their affiliated organizations,” said MSI President and Creative Director, Jim Curry. “The recognition we’ve received has reinforced our commitment to producing high-quality, customized solutions for our clients, and we’d like to thank the committees at The Telly Awards for granting our team this honor.”MSI currently holds 12 Telly Awards from 2008-2010. Other esteemed Silver Telly Award winners from agencies and organizations of all sizes include AEG Network LIVE, American Cancer Society, Booz Allen Hamilton, Colonial Williamsburg Productions, Cox Communications, DDB, Discovery Communications, Evans & Sutherland, Fox Soccer Channel, Grey NYC, GSD&M Idea City, Harpo Productions, HBO Latin America, IBM Digital Video Services, JWT BOOM, Keller Crescent Advertising, Laszlo Rain, Maguire Reeder, Ltd., Mercury Multimedia, Inc., Miami Dolphins, Microsoft, NBC Universal, New York Jets, NFL Films, Nickelodeon, Outdoor Channel, Penn College, Radio Television Hong Kong, Ruder Finn, Salon Films (HK) Ltd., Sony Pictures, Suddenlink, TBWA/Chiat/Day Los Angeles, The Inspiration Networks, TV Guide Network, Warner Bros., and Young & Rubicam.MSI is a full-service communications agency with experience developing award-winning websites and marketing campaigns. Over the years, MSI has built a solid reputation by focusing on client needs, formulating effective strategic plans, creating innovative solutions and delivering materials that speak to targeted audiences. Headquartered in the beautiful green mountains of Vermont, MSI has offices in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Wyoming and Michigan. For more information, visit http://www.wishtocommunicate.com(link is external).The Telly Awards, founded in 1979, honor outstanding creative work in local, regional, and cable television programs and commercials, in addition to exemplary film and video productions, web work, videos and films. Highly sought-after by industry leaders, Telly Awards represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, international firms, and production companies.Source: MSI. ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt., July 14, 2010- read more
Letting go. Olivia Wilde was spotted without her engagement ring for the first time since news broke of her split from fiancé Jason Sudeikis.The actress, 36, looked somber as she spent time at a horse stable in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 14. She sported a gray sweater, jeans, black boots and a patterned face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic. Her ring finger on her left hand was noticeably bare following her broken engagement.- Advertisement – Us Weekly confirmed Wilde’s split from Sudeikis, 45, on Friday, November 13. The exes, who parents of son Otis, 6, and daughter Daisy, 4, began dating in November 2011 and got engaged in January 2013.The Booksmart director was seen on Friday for the first time since the news broke. She exited a Los Angeles market in casual attire after doing some shopping.Prior to the revelation that the two called it quits, they showed PDA at the beach in Malibu in September. Sudeikis and Wilde splashed in the water, embraced warmly and kicked a ball around during multiple trips to visit the ocean that month.- Advertisement – – Advertisement – The O.C. alum got real in February 2019 about how she and the Saturday Night Live alum kept their romance alive after welcoming two kids. “We prioritize date night,” she exclusively told Us. “We go out and have a lot of fun. We were both really social people when we met, and we didn’t want to give that up when we became parents, so we’re really consistent about our time with them, but we also prioritize a couple of date nights a week.”She added: “We go to the theater. I love to eat food, so we go to a lot of restaurants, see shows, music — it’s New York! It’s a good thing about living here, live entertainment.”- Advertisement – The pair defended their lengthy engagement several times throughout their relationship, with Sudeikis joking during an April 2016 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen that they would not “get married until weed is legal in every state.”Wilde, meanwhile, told Net-a-Porter’s Porter Edit in February 2016 that they were “committed and promised” to each other after they had their first child.Scroll down to see more photos of Wilde without her engagement ring. read more
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A consulting firm for Tokyo’s Olympic bid committee paid around $370,000 to the son of Lamine Diack, once one of the world’s most powerful sports officials, around the time Japan was picked to host the 2020 Games, Kyodo News reported on Monday.The report comes amid French investigations into the former head of Tokyo’s bid committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, for approving around $2 million in payments to Black Tidings, a now-defunct consulting firm in Singapore.The report said the findings, based on a review of financial documents as well as reporting by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and several media organisations including Kyodo, may shed light on what happened to the $2 million. Black Tidings made multiple transfers to Diack’s son, Papa Massata Diack, including some paid into a personal account and others transferred to his company, the report said. The combined total was around $370,000, it said.Papa Massata Diack told Kyodo that the payments were not related to the Tokyo Olympics. He declined further comment in an e-mail to Reuters.French prosecutors had been looking into whether Black Tidings paid the younger Diack to influence the father, who was a member of the International Olympic Committee and believed to control votes among African members.Takeda resigned last year due to the scandal, admitting to the payments while denying wrongdoing. The Kyodo report said he denied any knowledge of money transfers from Black Tidings.”At the time, I did not know anything that happened after (making the payment to the consulting firm),” he said.Reuters could not immediately contact Takeda for comment.The older Diack, former head of world athletics’ governing body, was convicted in France on Wednesday for corruption in relation to a Russian doping scandal.The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the government planning to host the games next year instead.Topics : read more