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04 Jan 28th Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities Hosts Historic Eatonville at Year 130 Celebration
Eatonville, Florida (THE WIRE PRESS) - The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.), the 501(c)3 Florida-based historic preservation and cultural arts organization presents the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA!TM Festival) January 20-29, 2017. The Festival takes place throughout Orange County and will kick-off the celebration of Historic Eatonville @ Year 130. “This 28th Annual ZORA! Festival will be recognized as one of the most impressive for outstanding programming across a broad range of offerings. Whether it's the first-ever national conference on communities of color in 21st century America, or the superior offerings in arts, culture, heritage, and STEM for secondary school students, the Festival will be dynamic. This year is the inaugural ZORA! Golf Tournament as well as the Benefit Performance on behalf of the ZORA! Festival by the New York-based Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre. I believe we can expect our guests to be gushing with delight,” said N.Y. Nathiri, P.E.C. Executive Director.
04 Jan Cartoon Network Announces Steam Advisory Board
Atlanta, Georgia (THE WIRE PRESS) - Coinciding with Computer Science Education Week, Turner’s Cartoon Network announced today a new board of leading industry and academic experts who will advise, shape and inform the network’s STEAM (Science, Technology Engineering, Arts and Math) efforts.
04 Jan Comedy Sensation Kevin Hart Rocks New Year at the Laugh Factory
(THE WIRE PRESS) - Kevin Hart stopped by the Legendary Laugh Factory http://www.laughfactory.com/, on New Year's Day, where he performed two 30-minute sets of new material to an enthusiastic audience. Pookey Wigington, producer of the Sunday show said, "In my lifetime I have only seen one other comedian trying new material and a great story teller. Kevin telling a story about taking his kids skiing and how hilarious it was. The only other person who got such a wonderful reaction in this club was the legendary Richard Pryor, in my book Kevin Hart is the best comedian alive now."
04 Jan Monster Energy Announces the 2017 Toyota BMX Triple Challenge at Monster Energy Supercross
Corona, California (THE WIRE PRESS) - Monster Energy is proud to announce the 2017 Toyota BMX Triple Challenge at Monster Energy Supercross, a three-stop series that brings together the best BMX dirt riders in the world and combines the best of two worlds, on two wheels. The Toyota BMX Triple Challenge will take place during the Monster Energy Supercross events with the first event on January 6-7 in Anaheim, CA, followed up by the January 27-28 event in Glendale, AZ, and the final event will be on February 24-25 in Atlanta, GA at Motofest.
04 Jan Shefik Signs Distribution Deal With FUBU Television Network
NEW YORK (THE WIRE PRESS) - Media personality Shefik has signed a distribution deal with FUBU Television Network (FUBU TV), for content he will executive produce under his brand "Shefik presents Invocation." Under the terms of the deal, Shefik will not only produce, but also develop and direct, original video productions, for broadcast via FUBU TV's on-demand channels on cable and satellite service providers, such as Comcast, Verizon Fios, Dish Network, and Frontier Communications. FUBU TV currently has a global reach of over 250 million households.
04 Jan Rapper Teflon Don Drops New Hip Hop Dance Single “Stop n Go” ft iHeartMemphis & J Renee #StopAndGoChallenge
MEMPHIS, TN (THE WIRE PRESS) - Memphis-based rapper, artist and entertainer Teflon Don is announcing a new music single with rapper iLoveMemphis, formerly known as iHeartMemphis, who took the internet by storm with his viral hip hop and dance song "Hit the Quan."
21 Dec Young Record Label CEO and Pop Artist Jessalyn Releases Hot Debut Single “Want Me”
LOS ANGELES, CA (THE WIRE PRESS) - Rising singer and pop artist Jessalyn Gore p/k/a Jessalyn has announced the release of her debut single "Want Me." The 20-year-old New York City native and CEO of VillageBeats Records, Jessalyn is a gifted artist and talented performer who uses music to connect with those in her community and around the world. You can hear a snippet of the new single on Soundcloud.
21 Dec Sizzle Promo for “Marian,” a Dramatic Motion Picture, Debuts on the Web
NEW YORK, NY (THE WIRE PRESS) - "Marian," a feature-film-in-progress, written and directed by Monika Vega Abate, who also fills the title role, will debut a promo "sizzle reel" tomorrow on the internet, embedded at the showcase website http://marianthepromo.com/ Ms. Abate describes the coming feature film.