Bright Pink® Teams Up With Aerie® By American Eagle Outfitters For 6th Consecutive Year For The 2015 Support Your Girls Campaign

Annual Campaign Focus On Breast Health Awareness For Young Women

Aerie To Donate 100% Of Sales From Limited Edition Bright Pink Bralette

Bright Pink, the only national non-profit organization focusing on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in young women, is proud to announce an integrated initiative with Aerie, the intimates and apparel line from American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Aerie will offer a Bright Pink Limited Edition Bralette™ with 100% of sales benefiting Bright Pink, as well as customer fundraising opportunities. This will mark the sixth consecutive year for the partnership and will run both in-store and online from October 1st, 2015 – October 22nd, 2015.

Bright Pink(R) Teams Up With Aerie(R) By American Eagle Outfitters For 6th Consecutive Year For The 2015 Support Your Girls Campaign Focused On Breast Health Awareness For Young Women (PRNewsFoto/Aerie)

Bright Pink is a national non-profit focused on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in young women. The organization’s mission is to save women’s lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering them to live proactively at a young age. Bright Pink‘s innovative programs educate and equip young women to assess their risk for breast and ovarian cancer, reduce their risk, and detect these diseases at early, non life-threatening stages. Founded in 2007, Bright Pink strives to reach the 52 million women in the US between the ages of 18-45 with this life-saving education. Put Awareness In Action™ at BrightPink.org.

In addition, Aerie will introduce several opportunities for customers to help aid the cause, including inviting shoppers to donate to Bright Pink by rounding up their in-store purchase totals and offering a free gift of a bracelet with a donation of $5 or more. The goal of the partnership is to spark the conversations around the importance of breast health awareness starting at a young age and raise funds to fuel Bright Pink’s life-saving education and support programs.

“We feel so fortunate to be teaming up with Aerie for the sixth year in a row. The partnership is grounded in an authentic desire to reach young women and inspire them to be proactive with their health,” said Bright Pink Founder and CEO, Lindsay Avner. “Through Support Your Girls, Aerie will raise critical funds that support the growth and expansion of our programs while also educating their customers on breast health – a combination of efforts that will result in countless lives saved.“

THE PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES SEVERAL COMPONENTS:

– 100% of sales from the limited edition Bright Pink Bralette will be donated to Bright Pink. The bra, which is Bright Pink in color, retails at $24.95 and will be sold in stores and online at www.aerie.com beginning 10/1 through 10/22 while supplies last.

– Additionally, shoppers will be invited to donate to Bright Pink by rounding up their in-store purchase totals and offering a free gift of a bracelet with a donation of $5 or more.

– The online hub for the campaign will be found at www.Aerie.com/BrightPink where visitors can not only purchase the Bright Pink Bralette but also access breast health information.

– The partnership further extends online with a social campaign around #AerieSupports which encourages consumers to Show Their Support through twitter and instagram.

“Aerie is thrilled to continue our partnership with Bright Pink and celebrate our sixth consecutive year. This year’s “Support Your Girls” Campaign includes the launch of our limited-edition Aerie Bright Pink Bralette with 100% of all sales benefitting Bright Pink,” said Jennifer Foyle, Global Brand President of Aerie. “Our work with Bright Pink allows us to educate and empower our consumer about their health as well as share our commitment to #AerieREAL and body positivity!”

The program will be promoted by Aerie and Bright Pink through Facebook, Twitter, customer e-mails and in-store marketing. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/aerie and www.facebook.com/brightpink.

Legacy Recordings Commemorates Frank Sinatra’s 100th Birthday with…Frank Sinatra: A Voice On Air (1935-1955)

A New 4-CD Collection Featuring 100 Rare Sinatra Tracks including 91 Previously Unreleased Live Performances – Recorded During the ‘Golden Age’ of Radio

In a matter befitting the 100^th birthday of an American icon, Sony Music‘s Legacy Recordings announces the November 20th, 2015 release of Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air (1935-1955), a historic 100+ track, 4-CD deluxe box set culled from an invaluable collection of rare radio broadcasts and rehearsals – immaculately restored from the original recording masters for unprecedented high-fidelity sound. (The set is available for pre-order on Amazon here: http://smarturl.it/Sinatra_AVOA_amazon)

“Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air (1935-1955)” to be released Nov 20th (PRNewsFoto/Legacy Recordings)

Luxuriously packaged with a 60-page book, Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air (1935-1955) is an essential addition to Sinatra’s voluminous discography, offering a unique glimpse into the formative period of America’s first teen idol: Frank Sinatra, the man who became known the world over as “The Voice.” Included in the book are an introductory essay by renowned singer, pianist and archivist Michael Feinstein; a personal remembrance by Frank’s eldest daughter Nancy Sinatra and detailed essay by foremost Sinatra historian, author and box set producer Charles L. Granata. The package was designed by noted Art Director Maria Marulanda, who created the landmark 2007 Columbia/Legacy box set Frank Sinatra: A Voice in Time.

Simon Malls, The Mills® and Premium Outlets® to Participate in 2015 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Simon Goes ‘Mission Pink®‘ with Susan G. Komen® to Fight Breast Cancer

Simon, a global leader in retail real estate, today announced a national engagement with Susan G. Komen® to support the fight against breast cancer. Participating Simon Malls, The Mills® and Simon Premium Outlets® nationwide will engage employees, retailers and shoppers in ‘Mission Pink®’ Events throughout the month of October.

Simon (PRNewsFoto/Simon)

Simon is a global leader in retail real estate ownership, management and development and a S&P100 company. The industry-leading retail properties and investments across North America, Europe and Asia, Simon provide shopping experiences for millions of consumers every day and generate billions in annual retail sales.

During October 2015, Simon is proud to support Susan G. Komen through various fundraising initiatives and, along with the help of our generous customers, will guarantee a contribution of at least $250,000.

The Forum Shops at Caesars(R) is showing its support for Simon’s ‘Mission Pink’ program by lighting up in pink for the month of October (PRNewsFoto/Simon)

Visitors to participating Simon Malls, The Mills or Premium Outlets will notice the pink theme carried out at Simon Guest Services Booths and staff will be honoring National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by donning pink accessories. Other planned activities include:
– Message of Strength: Provide an opportunity for survivors, supporters and their families to visually articulate what gives them strength during their fight with breast cancer.
– Voucher Program: At select Simon Mills and Premium Outlets, $10 voucher cards, available at Guest Services, will offer 25 percent off one item at all participating retailers. One hundred percent of these donations will benefit Komen.
– Style Passes: At select Simon Malls, shoppers can purchase a Style Pass containing retailer discounts for $5 with 100 percent of these donations benefiting Komen.
– Local Programming: Simon centers will work with local Affiliates on additional events that are relevant to their market.
– Surprise and Delight: Generate awareness of Susan G. Komen’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by surprising randomly selected shoppers with ‘Mission Pink’ treats as they shop.

“As active members in the communities we serve, Simon Malls, The Mills and Premium Outlets provide an ideal backdrop for raising awareness and encouraging support in finding a cure for breast cancer, a disease we know affects many of our employees, retailers and shoppers every year,” said Krystal Zell, Simon’s Senior Vice President of Field Marketing. “Simon has supported Susan G. Komen events for years on a center by center basis and it is very exciting to raise our level of engagement so that all of our shopping centers can participate.”

Susan G. Komen is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing real-time help to those facing the disease. Since its founding in 1982, Komen has funded more than $889 million in research and provided $1.95 billion in funding to screening, education, treatment and psychosocial support programs serving millions of people in more than 30 countries worldwide. Komen was founded by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy’s life.

“We are delighted to be working with the dedicated people at Simon,” said Dr. Judy Salerno, Komen President and CEO. “With one case of breast cancer diagnosed every two minutes in the U.S., programs like Simon’s ‘Mission Pink’ play a key role in bringing our mission to people in communities across the country. The support of Simon and their customers will help us fund research, provide support to women, men and families suffering from breast cancer, and move toward a world with no breast cancer.”

For more information, visit simon.com. Visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN. Connect with the organization on social media at ww5.komen.org/social.

Mission Pink® is a registered trademark of Susan G. Komen.

‘Paradise Found’ Named 2016 Color of the Year by PPG THE VOICE OF COLOR Program

The edgy-yet-nurturing green is part of the 2016 Odyssey Color Trends Collection, representing consumers’ desire to embrace future-forward lifestyles while maintaining a thread of familiarity

PPG THE VOICE OF COLOR® program by the PPG PAINTS™ and PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS® brands today named Paradise Found – a serious, aloe green – as its 2016 Color of the Year. The green is inspired by consumers’ search for security, protection, privacy and resilience in an uncertain world. As consumers look to embrace future-forward lifestyles and designs, color experts from PPG Industries, makers of PPG Paints and PPG Pittsburgh Paints products, anticipate Paradise Found will play a prominent role in home décor trends and styles, giving homeowners a silent guard and a sturdy, reassuring color for those wary of growing threats to global, national and cyber security.

PPG Architectural Coatings, U.S. and Canada, is an industry leader in residential and commercial coatings, delivering the latest technologies and operational advancements through its strong portfolio of brands. It is a business of PPG Industries, the world’s leading coatings company, and manufactures and sells interior and exterior paints, stains, caulks, repair products, adhesives and sealants for homeowners and professionals. Its distribution network includes more than 15,000 touchpoints through company-owned stores, independent dealer locations and all major home improvement centers across the U.S. and Canada. (For more information, visit PPGAC.com.)

The 2016 Color of the Year, Paradise Found, is reminiscent of militia and natural environments and reflects our society’s increasing focus on the development of personal strength, safety and security.

Paradise Found (PPG1135-5) is reminiscent of militia and natural environments and reflects our society’s increasing focus on the development of personal strength, safety and security. The muted green is sturdy and protective, providing consumers with a sense of familiarity, helping them feel more comfortable embracing change and newness and adapting their home décor with their evolving needs and lifestyles.

“An edgy-yet-comforting green like Paradise Found hints at nature while still touching on neutrality,” said Dee Schlotter, senior color marketing manager, PPG Architectural Coatings U.S. and Canada. “The 2016 Color of the Year provides the sense of strength, energy and comforting familiarity that consumers need to feel confident embracing newness and change. The color is also inspired by the runway, where we have seen a lot of urban militia styles.”

Paradise Found is one of the featured colors presented in Odyssey, a collection of four new color palettes showcasing the 2016 color trends from the PPG The Voice of Color program.

The idea of adding newness to design styles from the past is evident in the four color palettes of the Odyssey collection, some of which were adapted from previous years’ color palettes and draw on references from the 1970s, while still representing a new direction and embracing change. The 2016 Odyssey color palettes include:

I/mPerfect is nature-inspired and slightly bohemian yet still offers both ease and elegance in contemporary interiors.

I/mPerfect

The conundrum of pronouncing this theme as “Imperfect” or “I’m Perfect” reflects consumers’ willingness to celebrate uniqueness and the beauty that can be found within so-called imperfections. This theme also draws on references revamped from the 1970s in a contemporary sense of décor. Like the name suggests, the hues in this palette are perfectly imperfect in that many of them are blends of colors rather than pure colors – such as Confidence (PPG1078-5), Apple-A-Day (PPG1051-7) and Purple Basil (PPG1046-7) – or they are heavily shaded like Carob Chip (PPG1047-7). These colors were carefully selected to convey a palette that is nature-inspired and slightly bohemian yet still offers both ease and elegance in contemporary interiors.

Meet the 2015 MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellows

(All Portrait Images courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today announced the Class of 2015 MacArthur Fellows and it’s a list rich with diversity and achievement. The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. There are three criteria for selection of Fellows: exceptional creativity, promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishment, and potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work.

The MacArthur Fellows Program is intended to encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations. In keeping with this purpose, the Foundation awards fellowships directly to individuals rather than through institutions. Recipients may be writers, scientists, artists, social scientists, humanists, teachers, entrepreneurs, or those in other fields, with or without institutional affiliations. They may use their fellowship to advance their expertise, engage in bold new work, or, if they wish, to change fields or alter the direction of their careers.

Although nominees are reviewed for their achievements, the fellowship is not a reward for past accomplishment, but rather an investment in a person’s originality, insight, and potential. Indeed, the purpose of the MacArthur Fellows Program is to enable recipients to exercise their own creative instincts for the benefit of human society.

The Foundation does not require or expect specific products or reports from MacArthur Fellows, and does not evaluate recipients’ creativity during the term of the fellowship. The MacArthur Fellowship is a “no strings attached” award in support of people, not projects. Each fellowship comes with a stipend of $625,000 to the recipient, paid out in equal quarterly installments over five years.

How Fellows are Chosen

Each year, the MacArthur Fellows Program invites new nominators on the basis of their expertise, accomplishments, and breadth of experience. They are encouraged to nominate the most creative people they know within their field and beyond. Nominators are chosen from as broad a range of fields and areas of interest as possible. At any given time, there are usually more than one hundred active nominators.

Nominations are evaluated by an independent Selection Committee composed of about a dozen leaders in the arts, sciences, humanities professions, and for-profit and nonprofit communities. Each nomination is considered with respect to the program’s selection criteria, based on the nomination letter along with original works of the nominee and evaluations from other experts collected by the program staff.

After a thorough, multi-step review, the Selection Committee makes its recommendations to the President and board of directors of the MacArthur Foundation. Announcement of the annual list is usually made in September. While there are no quotas or limits, typically 20 to 30 Fellows are selected each year. Between June of 1981 and September of 2013, 897 Fellows have been named.

Nominators, evaluators, and selectors all serve anonymously and their correspondence is kept confidential. This policy enables participants to provide their honest impressions independent of outside influence. The Fellows Program does not accept applications or unsolicited nominations.

Eligibility

There are no restrictions on becoming a Fellow, except that nominees must be either residents or citizens of the United States.

“These 24 delightfully diverse MacArthur Fellows are shedding light and making progress on critical issues, pushing the boundaries of their fields, and improving our world in imaginative, unexpected ways,” said MacArthur President Julia Stasch. “Their work, their commitment, and their creativity inspire us all.”

And the 2015 MacArthur Fellows are:

CEO of the Ashesi University College Patrick Awuah. On the day of September 17th 2015 at Brekuso in the Eastern Region of Ghana. (Credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. )

Patrick Awuah, Education Entrepreneur, Founder and President

Ashesi University College, Accra, Ghana

Age: 50

www.macfound.org/fellows/929/

Patrick Awuah is an educator and entrepreneur building a new model for higher education in Ghana. Ashesi University, which Awuah founded in 2002, is a four-year private institution that offers a core curriculum grounded in liberal arts, ethical principles, and skills for contemporary African needs and opportunities. Awuah, a native of Ghana, was educated at American universities and began a successful career as a Microsoft engineer, but a vision for better higher education in Ghana drew him home. He saw a stark contrast between his college experience, which stressed critical thinking and problem solving, and the rote learning common in Ghana’s educational system. He was also convinced that a focus on ethical leadership in the next generation of Ghana’s leaders was the best means for combating pervasive corruption.

Students at Ashesi choose among degree programs in business management, computer science, management information systems, and engineering. All students participate in a four-year leadership seminar on ethics, collaboration, and entrepreneurship that concludes with a service-learning component. Fostering ethical leadership is central to the university’s ethos, and in 2008, students established an honor code holding themselves responsible for ethical behavior, the first of its kind in African universities. In addition, Awuah places an emphasis on ethnic, economic, and gender diversity in the Ashesi community, and the recently opened school of engineering will focus on gender parity in its admissions.

In a little over a decade, Ashesi is already firmly established as one of Ghana’s premier universities. Every one of its graduates has found quality employment, and almost all remain in Africa, where many have started much-needed information technology businesses. Awuah’s innovation in higher education is not only empowering individual students; it also has the potential to transform political and civil society in Ghana and other African nations by developing a new generation of leaders and entrepreneurs.

Patrick Awuah received B.S. and B.A. degrees (1989) from Swarthmore College and an M.B.A. (1999) from the University of California at Berkeley. He was an engineer and program manager at Microsoft (1989­–1997) prior to founding Ashesi University in 2002 in Accra, Ghana. In addition to serving as president of Ashesi, he is also a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and a member of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations.

Kartik Chandran Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University, New York,NY. Photographed at Columbia University and by the Hudson river. on September 19, 2015 in New York, NY.

Kartik Chandran, Environmental Engineer

Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Columbia University, New York, New York

Age: 41

www.macfound.org/fellows/930/

Kartik Chandran is an environmental engineer integrating microbial ecology, molecular biology, and engineering to transform wastewater from a troublesome pollutant to a valuable resource. Traditional facilities for biologically treating wastewater remove pathogens, organic carbon, and nutrients (where necessary) through decades-old technology that requires vast amounts of energy and resources, releases harmful gases into the atmosphere, and leaves behind material that must be discarded. Chandran approaches wastewater treatment with the goal of producing useful resources such as fertilizers, chemicals, and energy sources, in addition to clean water, in a way that takes into account the climate, energy, and nutrient challenges we face today.

AAA Travel Names Top International Destinations

Popular European Cities and Sun Destinations Top List

Whether travelers are planning an off-season trip this fall, a memorable holiday getaway, or a dream summer vacation, now is an ideal time to plan an international vacation, according to the experts at AAA Travel. In addition to warm-weather destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean, European cities top AAA’s list of the most popular international travel destinations.

AAA’s top destinations for international travel through July 2016, are:

1. London, England

2. Rome, Italy

3. Cancun, Mexico

4. Paris, France

5. Dublin, Ireland

6. Amsterdam, Netherlands

7. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

8. Montego Bay, Jamaica

9. Vancouver, British Columbia

10. Prague, Czech Republic

“Travelers heading to Europe will enjoy favorable currency exchange rates, making now an excellent time to plan a trip overseas,” said Bill Sutherland, AAA Senior Vice President of Travel and Publishing. “Unique experiences such as river cruising are incredibly popular as well, as travelers look for opportunities to immerse themselves in a destination’s local culture while enjoying a hassle-free vacation experience abroad.“

AAA travel agents offer their top tips for international travelers:

Plan ahead to make sure travel plans are not delayed by the passport application process. It can take up to six weeks to get a new passport, so allow plenty of time to secure the necessary documents. Some countries require that a traveler’s passport be valid for at least six months beyond the dates of the trip. Passport photos can be obtained at select local AAA offices.

For travelers planning to drive overseas, an International Driving Permit (IDP) may be required.  Many countries do not recognize U.S. driver’s licenses without an accompanying IDP, and it is illegal to drive without a valid license and insurance in most places. Even for those not planning to drive internationally, an IDP is recommended to serve as an additional source of identification. AAA is one of only two private entities in the U.S. authorized by the Department of State to issue IDPs.

Refer to the U.S. Department of State’s current list of travel advisories and register all international travel plans with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). By enrolling in STEP, U.S. travelers make it easier for the local embassy or consulate to contact them in case of an emergency.

Travelers should notify their bank and credit card companies’ fraud departments before traveling internationally to let them know what countries the card will be used in to avoid service interruptions. Use a chip-embedded credit card with EMV technology, a more secure system being adopted in the U.S. that is already widely used throughout Europe.

For travelers planning to post about their trips on social media or for those who want a convenient way to stay in touch with loved ones while traveling, subscribe to an international data plan with your current cell phone company or a local provider

When traveling internationally, avoid exchanging foreign currency at the airport or train station as kiosks there often charge high exchange rates or service fees. Check with a travel agent or bank to exchange currencies before an international vacation.

Through reciprocal arrangements with motor clubs around the world, AAA members can benefit from services such as travel discounts, travel information and roadside assistance when traveling in many foreign countries. Click here for more information on available services and contact information by country.

As North America’s largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 55 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at AAA.com.

Kate Hudson Stars as Leading Lady in 2016 Campari Calendar, the ‘Bittersweet Campaign’

Campari®, the iconic red Italian bittersweet apéritif, today reveals Hollywood actress and entrepreneur Kate Hudson as the star of its 2016 Calendar, with the full unveil taking place on 18th November.

Campari 2016 Calendar The Bittersweet Campaign starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

The BitterSweet Campaign theme for the 2016 Campari Calendar is multi-faceted: first, it is inspired by the instantly recognizable iconography of a presidential election, using the classic theme as a metaphor for the duality of two opposing sides. The Calendar capitalises on the nature of any election, asking people to take a stand, express an opinion and vote for a side. With Campari’s unique taste serving as the epitome of duality, the Calendar cleverly asks people which aspect of the classic apéritif they identify with more: Bitter vs Sweet.

Campari Calendar 2016 The BitterSweet Campaign (Behind the scenes photographer: Francesco Pizzo)

This positive duality is brought to life in the Calendar’s images through a collaboration between Kate Hudson, who will embody and personify the two souls of Campari: the captivating bitterness versus a more subtle, intriguing sweetness and fashion photographer, Michelangelo Di Battista.

A unique and unmistakable recipe has characterized Campari, the aperitif par excellence, for over 150 years. The inimitable Campari recipe, used as the basis of many cocktails served worldwide, has been kept the same since its inception and remained a closely guarded secret, passed down over the years.

Campari 2016 Calendar The Bittersweet Campaign starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Campari 2016 Calendar starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Campari 2016 Calendar starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Campari 2016 Calendar starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Campari 2016 Calendar starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Campari 2016 Calendar starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Campari 2016 Calendar starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Campari was the result of Gaspare Campari’s experiments in concocting new beverages. It is still produced today with the same ingredients and following the confidential recipe which remains a secret known only to the very few people in charge of the production process.

Campari is the result of the infusion of herbs, aromatic plants and fruit in alcohol and water; these last two being the recipe‟s only known ingredients. Many have guessed simply at the number of ingredients: some say there are 20 or 60, but others list the ingredients at 80.

Over time, appreciation and respect has grown for this historic and unique brand, which is now recognised and appreciated worldwide.

The history of Campari began in Novara in 1860. About forty years later, Campari’s first production plant was opened in Sesto San Giovanni and the company began to export the brand overseas. It was the beginning of a success story that today still has no sign of stopping.

In continuous evolution, an image of fashion, international, and constantly cutting-edge, with a style that defines and precedes trends and fashions. Campari persistently follows sophisticated atmospheres that are stylish and emotional. Campari has always been distinguishable thanks to its style, class and elegance.

On starring in the 2016 Campari Calendar, Hudson comments, “I was honored to be invited to shoot the 2016 Campari Calendar. This year’s theme plays off the upcoming election, which is the perfect metaphor for the many Campari flavour choices. I loved working with Michelangelo to create two distinctive characters embodying bitter and sweet.”

2016 Campari Calendar Photographer Michaelangelo Di Battista with Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Michelangelo Di Battista also comments on his involvement in this year’s project, “Campari is a brand that has always had a clear sense of aesthetic and well-defined style, which is exactly what I pride myself on. Kate’s enthusiasm and ability to switch between the two personalities allowed me to create images I hope are fresh, inspiring and imaginative.”

Campari 2016 Calendar The Bittersweet Campaign starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Campari 2016 Calendar The Bittersweet Campaign starring Kate Hudson. Behind The Scenes images by Francesco Pizzo

Bob Kunze-Concewitz, CEO of Gruppo Campari sums it all up by adding, “Celebrating and personifying the flavor complexity of Campari and building on the bittersweet trend makes this year’s calendar unique. Each month embodies the different profiles Campari embodies, alongside Kate Hudson’s incredible talent and ability to switch from approachable, welcoming and sensual to audacious and seductive. Michelangelo’s beautiful photography and strong styling brings to life all of the different elements with ease and elegance. With all this in mind, we’re very much looking forward to unveiling it later in the year.”

Jlab Audio Debuts Flex Over-Ear Studio Headphones

JLab Audio, an award-winning designer of personal audio (Earbuds, headphones and Bluetooth speakers), has released a revolutionary new design for studio-style headphones – the Flex Headphones – featuring Form-Fit™ Earcups ergonomically shaped to the natural outline of the ear that twist and swivel to the whims of DJs, gamers and audiophiles. With a perfectly molded stainless steel metal headband lined with an ultra-plush 1/2-inch wide Cloud Foam™ cushion these headphones can be worn non-stop for hours and hours. The inside of the earcups are molded impeccably to the ear and reinforced on the outside with iodized alloy for ultimate resilience and vigorous use. This one-of-a-kind shape, combined with a 3/4-inch thick cushion earcup is so comfortable that JLab Audio is offering a 100 percent satisfaction money-back guarantee as well as a lifetime warranty on these rocking headphones.

Jlab Audio Debuts Flex Over-Ear Studio Headphones

The Flex Earcups swivel 100 degrees so DJs can flip the earcup to one ear for spinning tracks, while listening to the crowd in the other ear. The earcups also tilt 20 degrees for a plush, customized fit suited for long-term studio use. The Flex Headphones are ideal for audiophiles, gamers, or for anyone wearing headphones for long periods of time.

Form-Fit™ Earcups ergonomically shaped to the natural outline of the ear that twist and swivel to the whims of DJs, gamers and audiophiles.

JLab Audio incorporated premium materials within an affordable price of $ 69.99 for the Flex Headphones. Weighing approximately a half-pound, the Flex Headphones are lighter than most over-the-ear headphones and have industrial grade hinges to collapse the headphones into the palm of the hand or to store in the included carrying case. JLab Audio’s award-winning sound completes the package. C3™ (Crystal Clear Clarity) technology delivers a clean, crisp, immersive sound with vibrant highs, mids and drop-it-like-it’s-hot bass through pristine high performance neodymium backed 40mm drivers.

“A blend of a DJ-inspired and studio headphones, Flex is the most comfortable, versatile pair of headphones we’ve ever made,” said Win Cramer, President, JLab Audio. “The custom shape of the Form-Fit Earcups is different than any of the round shaped headphones out there.”

JLab Flex Over-Ear Studio Headphones Product Specifications includes:

– Stainless Steel Metal Headband with 1/2 inch Plush Cloud Foam™ Cushion

– 3/4 inch Cloud Foam™ Earcups with Eco Leather™

– Universal Mic with Track Control

– Carrying Case

– .52 pounds, 7.25 inches x 7 inches

– Patented C3™ (Crystal Clear Clarity) sound technology

– 40mm neodymium drivers

– JLab Audio’s world-class service and

– JLab Audio’s Limited Lifetime Warranty

To see a side-by-side competitor comparison of the FLEX Headphones and more info visit: http://www.jlabaudio.com/FlexHeadphones. The new JLab Audio Flex Headphones are now available at www.jlabaudio.com.

Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East Supports The Battle Against Breast Cancer With Unique Package

One Of The Premier Hotels In Midtown New York Will Donate $100 To Susan G. Komen® Greater NYC Every Time Select Suites Are Booked Throughout October

Highlighting Marriott’s Spirit to Serve, Courtyard by Marriott Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East (at 866 Third Avenue in New York, New York) has pledged to donate $100 to Susan G. Komen Greater New York City each time a special pink-themed suite is booked at the hotel any day in October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Along with the hotel’s charitable donation on their behalf, guests will receive deluxe overnight accommodations for prices starting at $359 a night with a choice of two Susan G. Komen promotional items. Promotional items are chosen upon guests’ arrival and will be delivered to their homes following checkout.

Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East pledges to donate $100 to Susan G. Komen Greater NYC each time a guest books one of their pink-themed suites, offered throughout October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For information, visit http://www.marriott.com/MYCME or call the hotel directly at 1-212-644-1300. (PRNewsFoto/Courtyard New York Manhattan/Mi)

Started in 1982, Susan G. Komen is the world’s largest nonprofit source of funding for the fight against breast cancer. To date, Komen has invested more than $2.6 billion in groundbreaking research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 30 countries. Komen’s efforts have helped reduce death rates from breast cancer by 34 percent since 1990; and have helped improve five-year relative survival rates for early stage cancers from 74 to 99 percent. The hotel has decided to partner with the local Affiliate, Komen Greater NYC, as a way to continue Marriott‘s tradition of community service and to help support those outside the hotel walls.

The hotel features 18 floors with 313 rooms, 4 suites, 1 meeting room with 420 square feet of space, a state-of-the-art fitness center and Table 866, open for breakfast. Positioned in the heart of Manhattan’s Midtown East, the hotel seeks to serve the surrounding community with which it shares a home. Visitors of all kinds will love the hotel’s convenience to top destinations including Radio City Music Hall, MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), Grand Central Station, Rockefeller Center and much more. Guests can also explore nearby restaurants, Times Square, Fifth Avenue or New York Botanical Gardens, as well as order tickets to an unforgettable Broadway show, just a short taxi ride away.

After action-packed days in the city, travelers will return to contemporary accommodations that are 40 percent larger than average NYC hotel rooms. Guests will enjoy sinking into Marriott’s signature bedding while connecting to complimentary wireless Internet access, available in each of the rooms, and watching their favorite shows on flat-panel TVs. Business travelers will additionally appreciate private workspaces with large desks and ergonomic chairs for a comfortable and convenient place to prepare for their next meeting.

In the mornings, visitors are invited to fuel up with healthy selections and specialty Starbucks beverages at Table 866, located on the 12^th floor of the hotel, which features inspiring skyline views of the city. The Market is also available in the lobby for guests to buy on-the-go snacks and toiletries forgotten at home.

No matter what brings them to the Big Apple, October travelers are encouraged to join the hotel’s care for the cause and book a special pink-themed suite today.

Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. For information, visit www.marriott.com/NYCME or call directly at 1-212-644-1300.

David Beckham and Kevin Hart Star in New H&M Campaign

For his new H&M campaign, David Beckham has teamed up with actor and comedian Kevin Hart to give a humorous take on the world of Beckham himself. In the campaign, for the new Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham autumn 2015 collection, Hart plays a method actor preparing to take on the role of Beckham. The video will debut on hm.com on 28 September, and in cinemas and on TV on 30 September, alongside a print and billboard campaign.

This year, as part of its long-term relationship with David, H&M launched Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham. It’s his pick of the wardrobe essentials a man needs each season, and this new autumn 2015 collection is available in every H&M store that sells menswear from the beginning of October.

“Kevin Hart is one of the funniest, smartest guys around. I love to do the unexpected for my H&M campaigns. I hope everyone enjoys watching it as much as I did making it,” says David Beckham.

Kevin Hart is one of the world’s best loved comedians. He is the star of films such as Get Hard, The Wedding Ringer and Ride Along, and his current stand-up tour “What Now?”.

Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham

Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham

Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham

Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham

Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham

Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham

Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham

David Beckham Bodywear

David Beckham Bodywear

“To be able to make fun of a global icon like David Beckham is a comedian’s dream. I love fashion as much as I love sports, which is why I was so excited to star in David’s new H&M campaign,” says Kevin Hart.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Presents Major Alberto Burri Retrospective, Alberto Burri: The Trauma Of Painting

First Exhibition in the United States in Over 35 Years Devoted to the Italian Artist

Alberto Burri in his studio in Case Nove di Morra, Città di Castello, Italy, 1982. Photo: Aurelio Amendola © Aurelio Amendola, Pistoia, Italy

From October 9, 2015, to January 6, 2016, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum ( 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York) will present a major retrospective—Alberto Burri: The Trauma Of Painting–the first in the United States in more than thirty-five years and the most comprehensive in this country—devoted to the work of Italian artist Alberto Burri (1915–1995). Exploring the beauty and complexity of Burri’s process-based works, the exhibition positions the artist as a central protagonist of post–World War II art and revises traditional narratives of the cultural exchanges between the United States and Europe in the 1950s and ’60s.

Rosso plastica (Red Plastic), 1961. Plastic (PVC), acrylic, and combustion on plastic (PE) and black fabric, 142 x 153 cm. Modern Art Foundation. © Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, Città di Castello/2015 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome. Photo: Massimo Napoli, Rome, courtesy Modern Art Foundation

Burri broke with the gestural, painted surfaces of both American Abstract Expressionism and European Art Informel by manipulating unorthodox pigments and humble, prefabricated materials. A key figure in the transition from collage to assemblage, Burri barely used paint or brush, and instead worked his surfaces with stitching and combustion, among other signal processes. With his torn and mended burlap sacks, “hunchback” canvases, and melted industrial plastics, Burri often made allusions to skin and wounds, but in a purely abstract idiom. The tactile quality of his work anticipated Post-Minimalist and feminist art of the 1960s, while his red, black, and white “material monochromes” defied notions of purity and reductive form associated with American formalist modernism. Bringing together more than one hundred works, including many that have never before been seen outside of Italy, the exhibition demonstrates how Burri blurred the line between painting and sculptural relief and created a new kind of picture-object that directly influenced Neo-Dada, Process art, and Arte Povera.

Grande cretto nero (Large Black Cretto), 1977. Acrylic and PVA on Celotex, 149.5 x 249.5 cm. Centre Pompidou, Paris, Musée national d’art moderne/Centre de création industrielle, Gift of the artist, 1978
© Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, Città di Castello/2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome. Photo: © CNAC/MNAM/Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resource, New York

Francesca Lavazza said: “Alberto Burri’s birth date of 1915 represents a major moment in Italian history, marking the nation’s entrance into World War I, but also the establishment of Lavazza’s longstanding headquarters in Turin. This year, Lavazza is proud to celebrate its own 120th birthday with support for this sweeping exhibition of one of the pioneers of modernism, and by joining the Guggenheim in showing Burri and his enduring influence upon the art world on both sides of the Atlantic.”

Grande ferro M 4 (Large Iron M 4), 1959. Welded iron sheet metal and tacks on wood framework, 199.8 x 189.9 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 60.1572. © Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, Città di Castello/2015 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome. Photo: Kristopher McKay © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York

Burri is best known for his series of Sacchi (sacks) made of stitched and patched remnants of torn burlap bags, in some cases combined with fragments of discarded clothing. Far less familiar to American audiences are the artist’s other series, which this exhibition represents in depth: Catrami (tars), Muffe (molds), Gobbi (hunchbacks, or canvases with protrusions), Bianchi (white monochromes), Legni (wood combustions), Ferri (irons, or protruding wall reliefs made from prefabricated cold-rolled steel), Combustioni plastiche (plastic combustions, or melted plastic sheeting), Cretti (induced craquelure, or cracking), and Cellotex works (flayed and peeled fiberboard).

Nero bianco e sacco (Black White and Sack), ca. 1954. Oil, fabric, burlap, pumice, and PVA on canvas, 125 x 107 cm. Courtesy Galleria Tega, Milan. © Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, Città di Castello/2015 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome. Photo: Paolo Vandrasch and Romina Bettega

The exhibition unfolds on the ramps of the Guggenheim both chronologically and organized by series, following the artist’s movement from one set of materials, processes, and colors to the next. Throughout his career, Burri also engaged with the history of painting, reflecting his deep familiarity with the Renaissance art of his native Umbria. The exhibition also reveals the dialogue with American Minimalism that informed Burri’s later Cretti and Cellotex works and features a new film on his enormous Grande cretto (Large Cretto, 1985–89), a Land art memorial to the victims of a 1968 earthquake in Gibellina, Sicily.

Born in Città di Castello, Italy, in 1915, Burri trained to be a doctor and served as a medic in the Italian army in North Africa during World War II. Following his unit’s capture in Tunisia in 1943, he was interned at a prisoner-of-war camp in Hereford, Texas, where he began painting. After his return to Italy in 1946, Burri devoted himself to art—a decision prompted by his firsthand experiences of war, deprivation, and Italy’s calamitous defeat. His first solo show, at Rome’s Galleria La Margherita in 1947, featured landscapes and still lifes. After a trip to Paris in 1948–49, he began to experiment with tarry substances, ground pumice, industrial enamel paints, and metal armatures and formed accretions and gashes that destroy the integrity of the picture plane. He then traumatized the very structure of painting by puncturing, exposing, and reconstituting the support. Instead of using the traditional cohesive piece of stretched canvas, Burri assembled his works from piecemeal rags, broken wood veneer, welded steel sheets, or layers of melted plastic—stitching, riveting, soldering, stapling, gluing, and burning his materials along the way. His work demolished and reconfigured the Western pictorial tradition, while transforming the scale and affective power of modernist collage.

Rosso gobbo (Red Hunchback), 1953. Acrylic, fabric, and resin on canvas; metal rod on verso, 56.5 x 85 cm
Private collection, Rome. © Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, Città di Castello/2015. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome

Though considered an Italian artist, Burri married an American dancer, Minsa Craig, and, beginning in 1963, resided annually in Los Angeles during the winter months. In 1978 the artist established the Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri in Città di Castello. The Fondazione Burri today operates two museums in his hometown that present artwork he personally installed, the Palazzo Albizzini and the Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco. The Fondazione is lending two pictures pulled directly from its permanent collection exhibition: Grande bianco (Large White, 1952) and Grande bianco (Large White, 1956). The former is one of three large textile collages that Robert Rauschenberg saw in Burri’s Rome studio in early 1953. Those three grand works will be reunited in the exhibition.

Installation View: Inaugural Selection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 21, 1959–June 19, 1960. Third from left: Alberto Burri’s Legno e bianco 1 (Wood and White 1, 1956). Photo: © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York

Legno e bianco I (Wood and White I), 1956. Wood veneer, combustion, acrylic, and Vinavil on canvas, 87.7 x 159 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 57.1463. © Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, Città di Castello/2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome

Lo strappo (The Rip), 1952. Oil, fabric, thread, pumice, and Vinavil, 87 x 58 cm. Collezione Beatrice Monti della Corte. © Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collezione Burri, Città di Castello/2015 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome. Photo: © Christie’s Image Ltd

In conjunction with the exhibition, the Guggenheim Museum led an in-depth conservation study of the artworks assembled for the retrospective as well as numerous other works from the various series. The study, which involved the efforts of a multidisciplinary team of curators, conservation scientists, and painting, paper, objects, and textile conservators, analyzed the wide variety of original and complex materials and working methods Burri used.

Las Vegas Sands Builds Record 200,000 Hygiene Kits for Clean the World

On September 26^th, Las Vegas Sands Corp. and international social enterprise Clean the World completed an unprecedented 24-hour global volunteer effort to build 200,000 hygiene kits that will be distributed to populations in need worldwide, including to help homeless people in the United States.

Las Vegas Sands is dedicated to being a good corporate citizen, and anchored by the core tenets of delivering a great working environment for nearly 50,000 employees worldwide, driving impact through its Sands Cares corporate citizenship program and leading innovation with the company’s award-winning Sands ECO360° global sustainability program.

More than 1,000 volunteers at The Venetian Las Vegas assemble hygiene kits as part of the Las Vegas Sands Global Hygiene Kit Build with Clean the World, a 24-hour global effort that took place sequentially at Las Vegas Sands’ Singapore, Macao, Bethlehem and Las Vegas properties. Volunteers worked around the clock and around the globe to build 200,000 hygiene kits, the most ever assembled for Clean the World, for people in need. (PRNewsFoto/Las Vegas Sands)

More than 4,000 LVS Team Members and community volunteers participated in the Las Vegas Sands Global Hygiene Build with Clean the World – which was both organizations’ largest volunteer effort to date, resulting in the most kits ever built for Clean the World at one time. The build was held at LVS’ Singapore, Macao, Bethlehem and Las Vegas properties sequentially and all within a 24-hour period on Saturday, September 26^th, starting at Marina Bay Sands, LVS’ property in Singapore, at 9 am. locally and culminating at 6 pm. Pacific Time in Las Vegas. The effort was part of LVS’s global corporate citizenship program, Sands Cares, and its ongoing partnership with Clean the World.

Clean the World is a social enterprise with the mission of saving millions of lives around the world. Clean the World is at the forefront to lead a Global Hygiene Revolution by distributing recycled soap and hygiene products to children and families in in need. Clean the World is the largest global recycler of hotel amenities with more than 4,000 hotel and resort partners, and 500 event partners, throughout North America. Since 2009, the organization has distributed more than 25 million bars of soap to children and families in 99 countries worldwide, while fulfilling an environmental mission by diverting 3,800 tons of hotel waste from polluting

“Through this ambitious global Sands Cares event, we are helping hundreds of thousands of people without access to hygiene supplies to help them stay healthy,” said Ron Reese, senior vice president of corporate communications at LVS. “Today showed the amazing impact people can have by uniting around a single mission.”

Each hygiene kit contains soap and other hygiene items collected from Clean the World’s hospitality partners, including LVS properties globally. Soap is recycled through Clean the World’s sanitation and processing equipment and packed with other amenities, such as shampoo, conditioner, a toothbrush and toothpaste, to form individual personal care kits.

The global event was underwritten by LVS and also received additional support from Sysco. LVS and Clean the World have a strong partnership built upon a collective commitment to help people in need while protecting the planet. Since 2011, LVS and Clean the World have recycled more than 50 tons of waste from LVS properties into more than 550,000 bars of soap.

“Today’s accomplishment illustrates the collective commitment of Las Vegas Sands and Clean the World to make our world healthier through sustainable solutions that address and solve social ills. A global build of this magnitude makes far-reaching impact, providing reclaimed hygiene supplies to people and places we normally can’t reach – a win for people and a win for the planet,” said Shawn Seipler, founder and CEO of Clean the World.

LVS’ partnership with Clean the World is part of the company’s global corporate citizenship program, Sands Cares. Announced in April 2014, Sands Cares manifests the company’s core corporate social responsibility focus: supporting people in the company and the hospitality industry, making local communities where LVS operates a better place to live and reducing environmental impact on the planet. Sands Cares unites corporate and property-level giving in communities where LVS operates to address the most pressing issues in local communities and make them better places to live. For more information about Sands Cares and key initiatives, please visit www.sandscares.sands.com.

Richmond Celebrates The Inaugural RVA Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival

 

On Friday, October 23, 2015, Richmond, Virginia, will celebrate the very best distilled spirits from around the world at the inaugural RVA Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival. From 6-9 PM, the John Marshall Ballroom (101 N 5th St, Richmond, VA 23219) will host 700 attendees at the one-of-a-kind spirits tasting, featuring over 100 of the finest whiskeys, scotches, vodkas, rums and tequilas. A heavy roster of the most knowledgeable brand ambassadors and industry personalities will also be on hand to help guide, inform, and entertain you. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served throughout the event. You can view the menu here. There will be a silent auction where you may bid on items of interest. All proceeds go to the evening’s designated charity.

The inaugural RVA Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival benefits FRIENDS Association for Children, a 144-year-old, Richmond-based charitable organization that provides children, ages six weeks to 17 years, with a broad array of services including critical literacy and developmental skills needed to succeed in school and in life.

David Young, Executive Director of FRIENDS Association for Children, feels an event such as this offers a unique opportunity to engage with a new audience. “When the idea of the RVA Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival came upon us, it seemed to me a no-brainer to get involved. With this type of event we will be directly engaging a non-traditional donor base,” he says. “We are very excited about the possibilities of this event, now and moving forward.”

The RVA Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival will provide a kiosk where patrons may purchase many of the spirits featured (and sampled) at the event utilizing the VA ABC’s new online ordering system. iPads will be available for you to directly make your purchase at the event. Your order will be waiting at your local ABC store for pick up.

Should you find yourself in the position of being too “spirited” and unable to drive, cabs are readily available to and from the John Marshall. Uber is also a good option for the evening. Or, you can grab a hotel room at any number of options within walking distance of the venue.

For a limited time, tickets to the event (regularly $100) will be specially priced at two-for-one.
Tickets and information can be found at RVAwhiskeyfest.com.

 

Shopbop.com Launches The Principle Collection

The Exclusive Denim Collection Features Customized Styles From The World’s Leading Brands

Shopbop.com, the premier, global shopping destination for women, announces the launch of The Principle Collection. An exclusive denim line out today, The Principle Collection is comprised of 15 unique styles, each created in partnership with a top denim brand in the industry. Working with over 1,000 brands worldwide, Shopbop.com offers women in 165 countries an assortment of ready-to-wear and accessories with fast, free global shipping worldwide and free returns in the U.S. and Canada.

Shopbop Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Shopbop.com)

Launched over 15 years ago as a denim-centric online boutique, today Shopbop continues to be a go-to resource for the most coveted denim brands worldwide, with over 1,000 jeans currently on site. The Principle Collection was born out of this extensive knowledge of the denim category and obsession with finding the perfect fit. Working closely with designers from leading labels to customize everything from silhouettes and washes to tailoring and hardware, Shopbop presents a highly curated and beloved range of styles and fits that comprise the modern dream denim wardrobe.

Ranging in price from $98 to $345, the Principle Collection features:
– 3×1 High Rise Cropped Micro Flare
– AG High Rise Ankle Skinny
– Blank Denim Vegan Leather Ankle Skinny
– Citizen of Humanity “Girlfriend” Slim Slouchy
– Current/Elliott Boyfriend Jean
– FRAME Paperbag Waist Wide Leg
– J Brand Trouser Jean
– McGuire Mid Rise Patch Pocket Flare
– MiH High Rise Super Flare
– MiH Petite High Rise Super Flare 
– MOTHER Straight Leg
– Paige Mid Rise Slim Bootcut
– Paige Petite Mid Rise Slim Bootcut
– Rag & Bone/Jean Pencil Leg Straight

– R13 Mid Rise Skinny

One key element in the collection is the standardization of rises throughout the line, with all mid-rises at 9.8″ and high-rises at 10.8″. This simplistic approach allows the Shopbop girl to know her preference after trying her first pair, even if she’s purchasing across brands. In addition, special tweaks were made to pre-existing cult-favorite styles to optimize fit, including an updated ankle length on the Blank Denim Vegan Leather Ankle Skinny to avoid bunching at the hem and giving the Paige Mid-Rise Slim Bootcut a slimmer, ultra-flattering cut. Two silhouettes, the Citizens of Humanity “Girlfriend” Slim Slouchy and the FRAME Paperbag Waist Wide Leg, are completely new introductions for the brands while MiH offers their first-ever petite option, the Petite High Rise Super Flare.

“With over 15 years of working with the top denim designers in the industry and a history of discovering new brands, we recognized an opportunity to combine our experience in the category with our deep knowledge of the Shopbop customer,” says Darcy Penick, Chief Merchandising Officer, Shopbop. “By focusing on how she shops for jeans and her preferences–and identifying the most standout qualities from some of our favorite brands– The Principle Collection offers customized pairs that particularly appeal to our shopper’s wardrobe needs and that she won’t find anywhere else.“

The Principle Collection‘s signature silhouettes are available year round, with special seasonal washes and extensions planned for the future. Shopbop offers 24/7 customer service in multiple languages, fast, free global shipping and free returns in the U.S. and Canada as well as Amazon Prime benefits for members who order within the U.S. (Shopbop is part of the Amazon.com Inc. group of companies.)

Dunkin’ Donuts To Celebrate National Coffee Day With Free Medium Hot Or Iced Dark Roast Coffee For All Guests

Dunkin’ Donuts Brews Additional Special Offers For National Coffee Day And Beyond

New Pumpkin Macchiato Now Available At Dunkin’ Donuts Restaurants Nationwide

Tomorrow, September 29, is National Coffee Day, and Dunkin’ Donuts will welcome the holiday by brewing several special offers for coffee lovers through the coming weeks. For National Coffee Day tomorrow, guests can walk into any participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant across the country and receive a free medium cup of Dunkin’ Donuts hot or iced Rainforest Alliance Certified(TM) Dark Roast Coffee, with a limit of one per guest. Made with 30% Rainforest Alliance Certified(TM) beans, Dunkin’ Donuts’ Dark Roast Coffee, which launched one year ago this month, uses a unique roasting process to create a bold flavor and smooth finish without the bitterness typically associated with most dark roast coffees.

Dunkin’ Donuts’ coffee celebration for this week and beyond also includes:

— FREE COFFEE FOR NEW AND CURRENT DD PERKS® MEMBERS: Tomorrow, Dunkin’ Donuts is giving all members of its DD Perks Rewards Program a coupon for a free coffee or any Dunkin’ Donuts beverage. The coupon is available via email or the Dunkin’ Mobile® App, and can be redeemed any time before the end of the year. For people who have yet to join the DD Perks program, Dunkin’ Donuts is offering a great incentive to do so, as anyone who enrolls in DD Perks tomorrow, September 29, will receive four free coffees. The first coupon for a free coffee or beverage will be emailed upon enrolling, with similar coupons for additional free beverages being sent by email and available in the Dunkin’ Mobile App each week during the first three weeks of October. With DD Perks, guests earn five points for every dollar they spend on qualifying purchases at Dunkin’ Donuts when they pay using an enrolled Dunkin’ Donuts Card, either plastic or via the Dunkin’ Mobile App. Once a member accrues 200 points, he or she receives a coupon for a free, any-size beverage of their choice, redeemable at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants. DD Perks members also receive a coupon for a free, any-size beverage upon enrollment and on their birthday. To enroll in DD Perks, download the Dunkin’ Mobile App or visit www.DDPerks.com.

— MACCHIATO IS NOW ON THE MENU: Dunkin’ Donuts has also added Macchiato to the menu, with its new Pumpkin Macchiato now available at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide. Served hot or iced, Dunkin’ Donuts’ Pumpkin Macchiato is a handcrafted, layered espresso beverage made with steamed milk and pumpkin flavored swirl, then topped with a double shot of Dunkin’ Donuts’ rich, freshly-brewed espresso. A permanent part of the brand’s espresso beverage lineup, a macchiato can be served on its own or be customized with any of Dunkin’ Donuts sweetened coffee flavor swirls. Starting today and continuing through November 1, all DD Perks members can enjoy the new Pumpkin Macchiato, or any other hot or iced espresso beverage, for just $1.99 when they pay with their enrolled DD Card at any participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant. In addition to the Macchiato, Dunkin’ Donuts offers a variety of classic espresso beverages including cappuccino, espresso, and hot and iced lattes. All Dunkin’ Donuts’ espresso beverages have a naturally sweet taste and rich flavor. They are made from the finest, high-quality Arabica espresso beans that are 100% Fair Trade Certified(TM).

— SNAPCHAT COFFEE FILTER: This year Dunkin’ Donuts is giving fans a new way to celebrate National Coffee Day by offering a one-day only Snapchat Geofilter design on National Coffee Day. The playful design features raining coffee beans to add even more fun to fans coming to Dunkin’ to celebrate. The Geofilter will be available September 29 only, and can be unlocked at any of Dunkin’ Donuts’ U.S. locations.

2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Amy Winehouse – The Collection Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set

Island Records/Republic/UMe will release an 8 disc, limited edition vinyl box set comprising Amy Winehouse’s three studio albums, live recordings from Win ehouse’s 2007 Shepherd’s Bush shows, including tracks available for the first time on vinyl, and an album’s worth of ‘Rarities’ featuring live session tracks dating back to 2003. Amy Winehouse – The Collection box set, to be released on December 11^th, is a lovingly assembled and beautifully packaged collection. Each LP will be pressed onto 180-gram vinyl and the box will also include a bespoke litho print and an exclusive set of photographs taken from the commissioned photo sessions for Frank and Back To Black.

Amy Winehouse – The Collection box set, to be released on December 11th, is a lovingly assembled and beautifully packaged collection. Each LP will be pressed onto 180-gram vinyl and the box will also include a bespoke litho print and an exclusive set of photographs taken from the commissioned photo sessions for Frank and Back To Black. (PRNewsFoto/Universal Music Enterprises)

The full track listing is as follows:

AMY WINEHOUSE – THE COLLECTION VINYL BOX SET

Frank (58:18)

A1) Intro / Stronger Than Me

A2) You Sent Me Flying / Cherry

A3) Know You Now

A4) F*** Me Pumps

B1) I Heard Love Is Blind

B2) Moody’s Mood For Love / Teo L

B3) (There Is) No Greater Love

B4) In My Bed

C1) Take The Box

C2) October Song

C3) What Is It About Men

D4) Amy Amy Amy / Outro

D5) Brother

D6) Mr Magic (Through The Smoke)

Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month with KitchenAid and Cook for the Cure®

October 1 marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Cook for the Cure®, a partnership between KitchenAid and Susan G. Komen®, is offering a number of ways for cooks and foodies to help support the fight against breast cancer.

KitchenAid. (PRNewsFoto/KitchenAid)

“KitchenAid is proud of our 14-year long partnership with Komen, and the tremendous success we’ve shared in raising awareness for this important cause,” notes Beth Robinson, senior manager of brand experience for KitchenAid. “As of this year, we’ve raised over $10 million for Cook for the Cure, and we continue to explore new ways to keep cooks engaged with the cause.”

10,000 Cupcakes, One Great Cause
On October 1, the brand will launch a new social media-based program called 10,000 Cupcakes, One Great Cause that encourages cooks to whip up a cupcake recipe, snap a picture of the finished product and share it on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #10000cupcakes and #donate. For of the entire month of October, KitchenAid will donate $1 for each and every cupcake photo that’s shared up to $10,000. Program details will be available here on October 1: http://cookforthecure.kitchenaid.com/10000cupcakes

KitchenAid Ceramic Bowl for Cook for the Cure (PRNewsFoto/KitchenAid)

Cook for the Cure Collection
The Cook for the Cure product collection from KitchenAid is expanding with new products, including a ceramic bowl for the 5-quart stand mixer. The white bowl is decorated with light and dark pink polka dots, adding a cheery splash of color to the kitchen. The bowl features a convenient pouring spout, is dishwasher and microwave safe and is available for $99.99. In addition, the brand recently unveiled 7- and 11-piece cutlery sets that will be available in Raspberry Ice, a bold and bright shade of pink, for a limited time only. The cutlery sets are constructed with high quality, German manufactured steel that undergoes a precise ice-hardening treatment, which uses a series of heating and cooling patterns to strengthen corrosion resistance and flexibility.

KitchenAid 11-Piece Cutlery Set in Raspberry Ice (PRNewsFoto/KitchenAid)

Suggested retail prices are $799.99 for the 7-piece set and $1,199.99 for the 11-piece set, and both will be available from October 1 to October 31. Lastly, KitchenAid launched a Cook for the Cure® cookbook, filled with more than 110 recipes and culinary inspiration for cooks. The book will be available October 1 on Amazon.com and retails for $19.99. The larger Cook for the Cure product collection, which includes stand mixers, blenders, food choppers and more, is available in a variety of pink colors and can be viewed here: https://cookforthecure.kitchenaid.com/pink-collection/.

Additional ways to get involved in the program include the Pass the Plate initiative, which invites cooks to register and pass an individually numbered Villeroy & Boch serving plate that features artwork by Chef Jacques Pepin. Each time the plate is passed to a new recipient, a $5 donation is made to Komen. The plate carries a suggested retail price of $24.95 and is available at Villeroy & Boch stores or by calling the KitchenAid Experience® Store at 1-888-886-8318.

Lastly, fundraising parties are a great way to catch up with family and friends on your own schedule and in your own home. Hosts can encourage their guests to bring a donation for the cause, in lieu of a host gift, and visit CookfortheCure.KitchenAid.com to access an information kit that includes party ideas, recipes and donation gathering information.

In 2015, KitchenAid will donate $450,000 or more to Komen through the Cook for the Cure program. Product sales will not affect this donation.

Cook for the Cure® is a registered trademark of Susan G. Komen.

* Based on a 2014 survey, KitchenAid was found to be the home kitchen appliance brand chosen most often by members of the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

The Glenlivet® Pays Homage to its Pioneering Founder with the Launch of its Latest Innovation: The Glenlivet® Founder’s Reserve

Almost 200 Years in the Making, The Glenlivet’s Newest Release in the United States Sets New Standards and Embodies the Spirit and Vision of its Founder

The Glenlivet re-introduces the world to its founder, George Smith, with the US release of Founder’s Reserve, a new, permanent benchmark expression in the brand’s core range. Founder’s Reserve is the ultimate tribute to George Smith’s original vision to craft the definitive, smooth single malt whisky: the single malt known as the original standard setter. (The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve will be available at selected retailers at a suggested price of $44.99.)

THE GLENLIVET® FOUNDER’S RESERVE Single Malt Scotch Whisky

To truly celebrate the spirit of George Smith’s vision, The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve has been created using the time-honored distillation methods that he introduced almost 200 years ago.  In the early 1800’s the whisky category was produced without age statements, and distillers like Smith selected the liquid from a variety of aged casks. The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve replicates this freedom of choice.

With Founder’s Reserve, The Glenlivet’s perfectly-balanced and fruity house style is skilfully complemented with a creaminess and sweetness from the addition of First Fill American oak casks. The result is a single malt Scotch whisky of exceptional smoothness; the very quality for which George Smith’s The Glenlivet was widely admired and appreciated for in his day.

This expression is presented in a clear glass bottle that draws attention to the quality of the pale gold whisky inside. The Georgian Blue carton is both classic and contemporary in style and features George Smith’s signature, which provides stand-out appeal on shelf and honors Smith’s original style of whisky. Inclusion of the new The Glenlivet signifier, featuring the Packhorse Bridge that crosses the River Livet, appears on both the bottle cartouche and on the lid of the carton, demonstrating the brand’s rich provenance as ‘the single malt that started it all’.

“Founder’s Reserve is the ultimate tribute to George Smith, while also remaining true to the quality that Scotch-lovers expect from The Glenlivet,” said Laurent Cutier, Director of Scotch Portfolio at Pernod Ricard USA. “We are very proud to introduce this new expression and celebrate the man who pioneered our vision as being a brand that is the original standard setter in the single malt category and beyond.”

With George Smith’s original vision in mind, current Master Distiller Alan Winchester has chosen aged oak casks and American first-fill oak casks in the process of making The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve. Selective use of these unique casks helped provide a smooth, creamy sweetness that mingles pleasantly with the subtle flavors and complex fruity tones already present in this one-of-a-kind single malt. 

The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve can be enjoyed neat, with either a splash of water or an ice cube added to taste. The Glenlivet is proud to introduce its first-ever branded cocktails, featuring Founder’s Reserve, setting a new standard for the single malt scotch category.

SPEYSIDE SPRITZER
1 1/2 parts The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve
½ part simple syrup
½ part lemon juice
Build in a Collins over ice and top with Prosecco. Garnish with lemon slice and mint sprig (optional).

1824
1 ½ parts The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve
1 part Lillet® Blanc or Cocchi® Americano
Dash of orange and Angostura® bitters
Serve in a highball glass, over ice topped with soda and garnished with an orange twist.

RIVER LIVET
1 ½ parts The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve
1 part fresh grapefruit juice
¼ part fresh lemon juice
½ part honey syrup
3-4 raspberries

Muddle raspberries and honey syrup together in a shaker tin.  Combine remaining ingredients and shake with ice. Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a fresh raspberry.

 

For additional information please visit www.TheGlenlivet.com.

Creme Of Nature Announces Breast Cancer Awareness Month Campaign Including Continued Partnership With Look Good Feel Better

Leading Hair-Care Brand Plans An Action-Packed October Filled With Ways For Consumers To Get Involved Including Participation In Five Breast Cancer Awareness Walks Across The Country

Leading hair care manufacturer Creme of Nature® is partnering with Look Good Feel Better for an informative Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign through the end of October. Look Good Feel Better is a free non-medical, national program dedicated to improving the self-esteem and quality of life of people undergoing cancer treatment. The campaign will include launching a limited-edition Creme of Nature with Argan Oil from Morocco Pink Perfect Edges; Breast Cancer Awareness walks in St. Louis, New York City, Jacksonville, Chicago and Atlanta; and a “Wear Pink Fridays” social media campaign, encouraging fans and consumers to pledge to wear pink on a Friday in October and post a photo using the hashtag #CourageousBeauty.

Creme of Nature’s Argan Oil from Morocco Pink Perfect Edges — a hair gel infused with Argan Oil that helps to control and hold down edges, without flaking, while moisturizing and adding Exotic Shine™ to the hair — will be available for purchase in October with a portion of its proceeds benefiting Look Good Feel Better.

The Look Good Feel Better program offers women step-by-step makeover sessions led by cosmetology professionals. The free two-hour, hands-on workshop includes a 12-step skin care and makeup lesson, information on nail care techniques, and advice on how to deal with hair loss, including tips on the use of wigs, hairpieces, turbans, scarves, and other accessories.

The Look Good Feel Better program is open to all women with cancer who are undergoing treatment. Since its inception, Look Good Feel Better has served more than 900,000 women with cancer, and the cosmetic industry has donated more than $188 million in product and financial support. Each year, Look Good Feel Better serves approximately 50,000 women in more than 15,000 workshops offered nationwide, delivered by 6,000 volunteers, as well as offering online and virtual services and support.

The brand’s observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month will be highlighted with participation in five walks throughout the US, where Creme of Nature staff will walk with Breast Cancer Awareness supporters and donate supplies:

• October 3, St. Louis – The Breakfast Club Inc.’s Sista Strut Breast Cancer Awareness Walk. Sign up here
• October 18, New York City – American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Awareness. Sign up here
• October 18, Washington, DC – American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Awareness. Sign up here
• October 24, Chicago, IL – American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Awareness. Sign up here
• October 24, Jacksonville, FL – American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Awareness. Sign up here

As part of Creme of Nature’s continued support, the brand will match up to $2500 raised by each Creme of Nature team of staff, beauty bloggers and consumers in each city. Fans and consumers can sign up to walk with the Creme of Nature team in their city at http://cremeofnature.com/nature/courageous_beauty.html and stay tuned to Creme of Nature’s Twitter (@cremeofnature), Facebook (facebook.com/cremeofnature) and Instagram (instagram.com/cremeofnature) accounts for more information on signing up.

“Creme of Nature is honored to support these incredible organizations and the phenomenal women that they serve,” said Teneya Gholston, Creme of Nature’s Director of Marketing. “We are now in our fifth year of partnership with Look Good Feel Better, and our first year supporting The Breakfast Club and American Cancer Society with the Breast Cancer Awareness walks, and the heroism and stories of survival continue to inspire us. Our brand is committed to helping women feel beautiful and more confident, and we consider it a privilege to celebrate the beauty and courage of all women.“

Creme of Nature will be supporting Look Good Feel Better via a social media campaign using the hashtag #CourageousBeauty. The brand will donate $1 to Look Good Feel Better for every photo posted to social media of fans and consumers wearing pink on Fridays in October using the hashtag #CourageousBeauty. Creme of Nature has also included a link to the Look Good Feel Better website on cremeofnature.com and is circulating promotional materials such as pamphlets and posters to the public at key events.

Trusted for more than 30 years with salon professionals and consumers, Creme of Nature, owned by Revlon, is a leading brand of ethnic hair care products. For more information, visit www.cremeofnature.com or follow the brand on Twitter (@cremeofnature), Facebook (facebook.com/cremeofnature) and Instagram (instagram.com/cremeofnature).

The Mary Kay Foundation Awards Grants To 150 Shelters In Advance Of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month

$3 Million In Grants To Domestic Violence Shelters Nationwide Narrows Gap Between Funding And Demand For Services

Through a 24-hour survey of domestic violence programs across the country, the National Network to End Domestic Violence discovered that more than 67,000 domestic violence victims found refuge and help on a single day, while an additional 10,000 requests for services were unmet due to lack of resources. To help narrow this critical gap and to continue its long-standing commitment to support the prevention and elimination of domestic violence, The Mary Kay Foundation℠ is awarding $3 million in grants to 150 domestic violence shelters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

The Mary Kay Foundation 2015 Shelter Grant Recipients

In advance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, all 150 shelters will receive a $20,000 grant. While more than half of the grant recipients use the unrestricted funds for basic operating expenses, others hire much needed personnel, complete repairs and facility renovations or add programs and resources based on the unique needs of their shelter and the clients they serve.

“While progress has been made in the United States in meeting the needs of the thousands of domestic violence victims who seek help each and every day, there remains a significant gap between funding and resources as more and more survivors courageously request services to escape from life-threatening situations,” said Anne Crews, board member for The Mary Kay Foundation℠ and Vice President of Public Affairs for Mary Kay Inc. “We know from our work with shelter directors across the nation that the Foundation’s annual grants are a lifeline for many shelters and continues to impact an epidemic that touches one in every four women.”

The Newhouse in Kansas City, Mo. Is using their grant from The Mary Kay Foundation℠ to support an onsite school to protect the safety of children in grades K-6. The Battered Women’s Shelter in Akron, Ohio will be able to start renovations on a 50,000 square foot facility. The Self Help Center in Casper, Wyo. offers 20 weekly support groups as part of their youth prevention program along with after school mentoring to provide positive role models to help youth heal and end the new cycle of abuse before it starts. In Dallas, Mosaic Family Services has relocated to a larger facility nearly doubling their capacity to serve women and children.

“Support from The Mary Kay Foundation℠ is invaluable as we work daily to help women and children flee abusive homes, many of them arriving with nothing but the clothes on their backs,” said Walter Nguyen, Ph.D., Executive Director of Mosaic Family Services. “With an overwhelming demand and limited funding, this grant will help fill in the gaps to not only care for our clients but also provide programs to help prevent abuse before it begins.”

Since 2000, The Mary Kay Foundation℠ has donated $35.6 million to domestic violence organizations through its annual shelter grant program. Each year, grants are awarded to at least one domestic violence shelter in every state with the remaining grants distributed based on state population. U.S. territories including Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands have also received funding through the Shelter Grant program. Approximately 625 domestic violence shelters applied for funding this year.

Home Design: Big Chill Ushers in a New Era of Style to the Kitchen

Introducing the Big Chill Classic: Industrial Style, American by Design

Charting a new course for industrial chic design, the Big Chill Classic Series mixes rugged metals, distinctive finishes and rich colors, making it easy for style-hungry cooks to turn up the heat.

Big Chill, maker of the iconic Retro Fridge, unveils the new Classic Series, a line of creatively designed appliances that unite a century of industrial design details – rugged metals, velvety colors and distinctive finishes – into a fresh, new look that’s rich with character, seamlessly modern and distinctively American in design.

Big Chill Ushers in a New Era of Style to the Kitchen: Introducing the Big Chill Classic, Industrial Style, American by Design (PRNewsFoto/Big Chill)

The Classic Series is the newest addition to the Big Chill product portfolio, which features multiple eras of style for the home kitchen, including whimsical Retro-inspired designs as well as contemporary and colorful Pro-style appliances. The new Classic Series is a fresh analysis of function and form, a new aesthetic.

Handcrafted in Reading, PA, the Classic Series is offered in a 30-inch range and a coordinating ventilation collection. Available in six colors – Matte Black, French Blue, Cabernet, White, Cream and Stainless Steel – the line also features four unique metal trim options including Brushed Brass, Polished Copper, Satin Nickel and Chrome. The Classic 1900 Series stove is characterized by rugged, textured metals and turn-of-century inspired knobs and handles.

“Design is as important as function, which is why at Big Chill we are obsessed with creating appliances that offer exceptional, unexpected style,” says Orion Creamer, co-founder and president, Big Chill. Creamer also is the company’s lead designer and the architect behind each Big Chill product, from ranges to refrigerators.

The new Big Chill Classic Series was inspired by American industrial chic design, a movement that finds beauty in aged, utilitarian design. Characterized by reclaimed woods, exposed brick, ductwork on the ceiling and worn textures mixed with hardy metals, this aesthetic works either as an all-encompassing design or just as a small accent mixed with another style.  With the Classic Series, Creamer created a new utilitarian design that is timeless, simple and natural in any type of kitchen design.

Big Chill Ushers in a New Era of Style to the Kitchen: Introducing the Big Chill Classic, Industrial Style, American by Design (PRNewsFoto/Big Chill)

“We designed the Classic line as a unique interpretation of industrial chic designs, but with a purely American feel. Neither vintage nor overly designed, the Classic fits effortlessly into a variety of different decors, from traditional to modern and everything in between,” says Creamer.

Each Classic 1900 Series stove is built to order in Pennsylvania and offers pro-style performance to match its unique design. Cooking is easy with professional level power and versatility, including up to 18,000 BTU burners. Home chefs easily can slide pots and pans from front to rear burners without lifting them, making use of the full motion, sturdy cast iron grates. Additionally, the oversized oven can accommodate a full size commercial baking sheet. The infrared broiler produces heat up to 1850 degrees, and the convection fan allows for even baking and roasting.

Big Chill Classic hoods are designed to match the stove in both color and design. Handcrafted with commercial-grade stainless steel with the largest filtered capture in the industry, these hoods are designed to perform as well as those in commercial kitchens. Big Chill’s Classic stainless steel hoods are effective and stylish, with dishwasher safe stainless steel filters, variable blower control, and commercial grade 18 gauge 300 stainless steel construction. The Classic Series features two hood styles: the Classic 1900 Series hood is available with a metal trimmed utensil rail to match the stove, and the Classic hood features a clean profile. Both are available in all six Classic series colors.

Big Chill was founded in 2001 in Boulder, Colorado and built from the ground up by Orion Creamer. Conceived as an alternative to conventional appliance design, Big Chill found a niche for products that had a retro look, but delivered modern performance. The new Classic line fits seamlessly into the Big Chill appliance portfolio, which features the iconic Retro Fridge as well as the contemporary Pro line.  The Classic Series leverages the company’s design know-how and expands its vision of offering appliances with unique design across a broad spectrum of style preferences.

The Big Chill Classic Series can be purchased online. For more information visit www.bigchill.com. Visit www.bigchill.com  to learn more.

“Soldier, Spectre, Shaman: The Figure and the Second World War” at The Museum of Modern Art

October 24, 2015–March 20, 2016

The Paul J. Sachs Drawing Galleries, third floor

The years surrounding World War II posed a creative and existential crisis, as artists struggled to respond to human, social, and cultural conditions in the wake of the horrors of combat, images of concentration camps, and the aftermath of the atomic bomb. Drawn entirely from MoMA’s collection, Soldier, Spectre, Shaman presents a range of artistic responses focused on the human figure, with the body serving as subject and object, mirror and metaphor.

Jean Fautrier (French, 1898-1964). Hostages Black Ground (Otages fond noir). 1944-47 (printed c. 1962). Etching, relief printed. Plate: 9 1/2 x 12 9/16″ (23.5 x 31.9 cm); sheet: 14 7/8 x 21 15/16″ (37.8 x 55.8 cm). Publisher: Édition Couturier, Paris. Printer: Jacques David, Paris. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Arthur B. Stanton Fund © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

The exhibition features work in a variety of mediums by more than 30 international artists, including prints by David Smith and Chimei Hamada that confront the visceral realities of the battlefield landscape; Alberto Giacometti’s and Louise Bourgeois’s sculptures of spectral, shadowed, or dissolving bodies; Shomei Tomatsu’s post-atomic bomb photographs; and visions of mystical, divine, or otherworldly forms by Henri Michaux, Henry Darger, and Jeanne Reynal.

Shomei Tomatsu (Japanese, 1930-2012). Hibakusha Tomitarō Shimotani, Nagasaki. 1961. Gelatin silver print, 13 × 18 3/4″ (33 × 47.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist © 2015 Shomei Tomatsu

Organized by Lucy Gallun, Assistant Curator, Department of Photography, and Sarah Suzuki, Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints.

Actress Kerry Washington Unveils New Purse Design and Kicks Off Campaign to Raise Funds for Domestic Violence Services

Allstate Foundation @Purple Purse and @KerryWashington unite to battle domestic violence

Allstate Foundation Purple Purse® ambassador Kerry Washington unveiled her latest purse design to bring attention to domestic violence and financial abuse before an audience of community leaders, survivors and VIPs on Sept. 24 in New York City. In so doing, she also kicked off a month-long effort to raise funds for domestic violence programs nationwide.

Since 2005, The Allstate Foundation Domestic Violence Program has helped nearly 600,000 domestic violence survivors access life-changing financial education, job training and readiness and small business programs. One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. In 98 percent of cases, victims will also suffer from financial abuse, which means their abusers will deny them access to money and financial resources. Allstate Foundation Purple Purse, a public awareness and fundraising campaign, is aimed at creating long-term safety and security for domestic violence survivors. The purse represents the center of a woman’s financial domain, and purple is the national color for domestic violence awareness.

Golden Globe and Emmy nominated Washington partnered with handbag designer, Dee Ocleppo (wife of designer Tommy Hilfiger), to create the 2015 Purple Purse. The limited-edition, on-trend clutch was created to encourage the public to talk about domestic violence and financial abuse. This year, the purple purse, retailing at $350, is available for purchase beginning Sept. 25 at select Saks Fifth Avenue locations and on Saks.com with 25 percent of proceeds supporting abuse programs.

“I am proud to be part of a movement that empowers women to take back control and to rebuild their lives,” said Washington. “Through Allstate Foundation Purple Purse, we aim to break the cycle of violence. We hope women will carry this purse to show their support, and that domestic violence victims will be inspired to reclaim their independence.”

“Domestic violence and financial abuse can happen to the women in our lives, including our sisters, mothers, girlfriends and co-workers,” said Vicky Dinges, senior vice president, corporate responsibility, Allstate Insurance Company. “Through Purple Purse, we are making the invisible weapon of financial abuse visible to the public, and we are working to ensure victims have access to services, such as legal counsel and financial assistance that can help them break free from abuse and recover.”

Recognizing not everyone can purchase Washington’s purse, Purple Purse charms are available for $10, with proceeds benefiting domestic violence programs through PurplePurse.com. Attached to gym bags, key chains and purses, Purple Purse charms are a great way for men and women to show their support for survivors. PurplePurse.com also includes Kerry Washington’s new 30-second campaign PSA and tips on how to start conversations about this important, but sensitive topic.

From Oct. 1, through Oct. 27, more than 160 nonprofits will participate in the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge. Each participating organization will rally the public to raise funds. To encourage donations, the Allstate Foundation is investing $500,000 in Challenge sweepstakes and contests. When the month-long fundraiser concludes on Oct. 27, the public can continue to donate to Purple Purse nonprofits through the end of the year at PurplePurse.com.

If you or someone you know is in a domestic violence situation, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799 SAFE (7233) or TTY 1-800-787-3224.

Established in 1952, The Allstate Foundation is an independent, charitable organization made possible by subsidiaries of The Allstate Corporation. Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations across the country, The Allstate Foundation brings the relationships, reputation and resources of Allstate to support innovative and lasting solutions that enhance people’s well-being and prosperity. With a focus on building financial independence for domestic violence survivors, empowering youth and celebrating the charitable community involvement of Allstate agency owners and employees, The Allstate Foundation works to bring out the good in people’s lives. For more information, visit www.AllstateFoundation.org.

Auberge Resorts Collection Appoints Juan Paolo Alfonso General Manager of Hacienda AltaGracia in Costa Rica, Mountain top resort in Pérez Zeledón

Auberge Resorts Collection, owner and operator of boutique luxury hotels, resorts, residences and private clubs, announced today that Jaun Paolo Alfonso has been appointed General Manager of Hacienda AltaGracia.

Hacienda AltaGracia. A Auberge Resorts

Auberge Resorts Collection, owner and operator of boutique luxury hotels, resorts, residences and private clubs, announced that Jaun Paolo Alfonso has been appointed General Manager of Hacienda AltaGracia. This intimate new resort located in the lush mountains of Pérez Zeledón in the southern region of Costa Rica opened in June 2015 and joined Auberge Resorts Collection in July 2015.

Juan Paolo Alfonso, General Manager Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection

At Hacienda AltaGracia, Alfonso will oversee the management and operations of Auberge’s first Central American boutique luxury resort, which is poised to bring a vibrant, new luxury experience to Costa Rica. Alfonso brings vast experience in luxury hospitality to this integral new role, having previously served most recently as Assistant General Manager of Amangiri in Canyon Point, Utah, where he was vital in the development of curated adventure, cultural and historical experiences in the region.

“We are delighted to welcome Juan to our growing Auberge Resorts Collection family,” said Craig T. Reid, Chief Executive Officer, Auberge Resorts Collection. “With extensive leadership experience at premier luxury resorts, Juan is the ideal general manager to oversee the introduction of Hacienda AltaGracia.”

Located in the Southern Region of the country, AltaGracia uncovers one of Costa Rica’s last hidden havens: Pérez Zeledón, a traditional agricultural town, and now, a mandatory stop in the country’s destination circuit. The region boasts all over picturesque beauty, flora and fauna, and sits close to the Cerro Chirripó, “Los Cusingos” Wildlife Bird Refuge and beautiful green valleys. The people of Pérez Zeledón are also part of its beauty as they are known for their warmth and authenticity. Nestled atop the lush mountains of Pérez Zeledón, in Costa Rica’s Southern Region, AltaGracia offers 50 estate-size Casitas, one of Central America’s finest spas, three creative dining options and an exclusive equestrian experience.

Hacienda AltaGracia features estate-size, yet intimate accommodations, with exquisite interiors amongst Costa Rica’s mountain tops. From riding rings and breed horses, to its own private natural reserve, it has all of the luxuries and comforts of good living, gourmet dining, and spa life. In the purest valley of what is the last almost unexplored area in Costa Rica, AltaGracia was born as the only “Boutique Hacienda” in the country. Like that of a true Hacienda, its house-style welcome is what defines it. The property has a total of 350 hectares of which only 38 have been used for construction, which offers trails for walking or riding with a spectacular view of the “Valle del General”.

During his tenure as Assistant General Manager of Amangiri, the luxury resort was named one of the top 20 U.S. Hideaways of 2013 by Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report and among Travel + Leisure’s T+L 500 World’s Best Hotels 2013. Alfonso formerly served as Front Office Manager for Amanyara in Turks and Caicos, where he worked closely with general managers and rooms operations managers opening the resort. He began his hospitality career with managerial positions at the lauded Amangani and Amanusa resorts.

Quintessential American Movie Musical “Oklahoma!” Returns To Cinema Screens Fully Restored For 60th Anniversary Limited Engagement

Tony and Emmy Award-winning Oklahoma Native Kristin Chenoweth Sings Songs from the Rodgers & Hammerstein Musical in Exclusive Pre-Film Bonus Featurette

Academy Award-winning Hollywood musical “Oklahoma!” returns to theaters nationwide for the first time in wide release in 60 years fully restored and with extended pre-show featurette featuring Okie native Kristin Chenoweth singing songs from the classic musical based on the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II stage production. The limited theatrical re-release, a partnership between BY Experience and Rodgers & Hammerstein, An Imagem Company, begins November 1^st with more than 800 screenings nationwide. Tickets for the “Oklahoma!” special event are available now at participating theater box offices and online at www.Oklahoma60.com.
The theatrical re-release marks the first time theater goers will see the fully restored film on cinema screens. More than 50 professionals spent more than 3,500 hours restoring the film’s 275,678 frames. The nine-month process was completed early in 2014 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

“I can remember watching ‘Oklahoma!’ and my heart soared,” said Chenoweth.  “A musical about the very place where I was growing up that has always remained special to me.  From the very first downbeat of the overture to the very last note of this score, ‘Oklahoma!’ is my favorite musical.”  The multi-hyphenate performer filmed the featurette last month while performing several songs from the film at New York City’s famed Broadway supper club Feinstein’s/54 Below for an audience of theater students from the American Theatre Wing Intern Network and SpringboardNYC programs.  Chenoweth is a passionate advocate of providing young people from all backgrounds with access to theater and is a supporter of The Kristin Chenoweth Theater at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center.

“Oklahoma!” was released October 11, 1955, but its origins date back a dozen years earlier when legendary musical writing team Rodgers & Hammerstein staged their first Broadway production “Oklahoma!.”  The stage production inspired the classic movie, which was the first feature film shot in the Todd-AO 70 mm process.  Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger and Eddie Albert starred in the Academy Award-winning film, which was inducted into the prestigious National Film Registry in 2007.  Memorable songs from the film include “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “People Will Say We’re in Love,” “I Cain’t Say No” and the iconic title song “Oklahoma!.”

BY Experience kicked off the digital revolution of live events to movie theaters and other locations globally with David Bowie‘s 2003 Reality album launch and since then, over 22 million tickets have been sold worldwide for cinema events BY Experience has distributed globally. Current cinema series credits: Distribution Representative, The Met: Live in HD (Worldwide; since 2006), the UK’s National Theatre Live (Ex-UK; since 2009), Bolshoi Ballet (North America; since 2014). BY Experience has executive produced and/or distributed several diverse programs for cinema including numerous rock concerts, radio programs, fine art exhibits other special content events.  Earlier this year, BY Experience began partnering with major motion picture studios on national theatrical re-releases of classic and in some cases fully restored films. In March, the company distributed Universal Pictures’ 30th anniversary screenings of the seminal John Hughes film “The Breakfast Club.” Upcoming theatrical re-releases include “My Fair Lady” (50th), “Oklahoma!” (60th) and “Fantasia” (75th). BY Experience distributes to over 60 countries, to over 2,000 movie screens. www.byexperience.net.

“When Rodgers and Hammerstein produced the movie version of their musical, they opted to be the first motion picture filmed in Mike Todd‘s then brand new Todd-AO technology,” explained Ted Chapin, President and Chief Creative Officer, Rodgers & Hammerstein. “That was incredibly exciting for the movie industry at the time.  The fact that Fox’s technical crew could restore the original so brilliantly is equally exciting.“

“Few movie musicals capture the American spirit more than ‘Oklahoma!,’ with cowboys and the independent women they love, in the sprawling turn-of-the-century southwest, all set to the unforgettable songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein,” said Julie Borchard-Young, co-president of BY Experience.  “We’re so proud to be partnering with Rodgers & Hammerstein on this memorable cinematic event.”

 

Play & Learn Along with Nickelodeon’s Dora and Diego in New Exhibit, Dora & Diego – Let’s Explore!

Exhibit at The Liberty Science Center October 3, 2015-January 24, 2016

Get ready to explore with Dora and Diego at the Liberty Science Center in its newest exhibit, Dora and Diego–Let’s Explore! The exhibit features beloved characters Dora and Diego from Nickelodeon‘s hit preschool series Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!, along with their friends Boots, Map, Backpack, Isa, Tico, and of course Swiper.

Children enjoying the Dora & Diego – Let’s Explore! exhibit at Liberty Science Center. (PRNewsFoto/Liberty Science Center)

Liberty Science Center (LSC.org) is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson near the Statue of Liberty. Dedicated to bringing the excitement of science to people of all ages, the Liberty Science Center houses 12 museum exhibition halls, a live animal collection with 110 species, giant aquariums, a 3D theater, the nation’s largest IMAX Dome Theater, live simulcast surgeries, tornado and hurricane-force wind simulators, K-12 classrooms and labs, and teacher-development programs. More than half a million students, teachers, and parents visit the Science Center each year, and tens of thousands more participate in the Center’s offsite and online programs. LSC is the most visited museum in New Jersey and the largest interactive science center in the New York City-New Jersey metropolitan area.

The interactive exhibit, created by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in partnership with Nickelodeon, will be available to Liberty Science Center guests from October 3, 2015, through January 24, 2016.

Dora the Explorer is a ground-breaking children’s series that follows the adventures of the 7-year-old Latina heroine Dora and her friends in an imaginative, tropical world. Go, Diego, Go! stars Dora’s 8-year-old cousin Diego, a bilingual wildlife rescuer who protects animals and their environment. The exhibit gives children and their families the opportunity to go into the worlds of Dora and Diego to engage in problem-solving and active play. Young children play along as they join an adventure and learn how to solve problems, be a good friend, and care for animals and the environment. Spanish vocabulary is incorporated throughout the exhibit to introduce Spanish-speaking skills to preschool children.

Favorite friends and places from episodes of Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Do! are incorporated in the exhibit including:
The Purple Planet – Visit the Purple Planet with Dora and Boots! A Purple Planet home invites young visitors to climb inside and slide down on the surface of the Purple Planet.

Rocket Ship – Dora’s outer-space friends want to go back to the Purple Planet and need help getting there. Aboard the Rocket Ship, preschoolers are invited to put on a spacesuit, pilot the ship, and test their memory with images of colorful planets as they help Dora and Boots take their outer-space friends home.

Constellations – On the way to the Purple Planet, Dora and Boots encounter some interesting star groupings. Children and their families are invited to help identify the patterns made out of stars by inserting star shapes to light-up a constellation.

Guggenheim and Dior Sets Dates for the 2015 Guggenheim International Gala

Guggenheim Museum and Dior Announce Dates for the 2015 Guggenheim International Gala with Performance by Grimes

Benefit Events on November 4 and 5 Honor Artists On Kawara (in memoriam), Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, and Doris Salcedo

The 2015 Guggenheim International Gala (GIG) will take place on November 4 and 5, 2015, and for the third consecutive year will be presented by Dior. The celebration will begin on Wednesday with a pre-party hosted by the Guggenheim’s Young Collectors Council (YCC) featuring a special musical performance by Canadian producer, singer, and songwriter Grimes. The pre-party will be held from 9 pm to midnight. A benefit dinner on Thursday will follow, honoring artists On Kawara (in memoriam) and Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, both the subjects of recent career-spanning exhibitions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Colombian artist Doris Salcedo, whose work is on view at the museum through October 12, 2015.

Portrait of Doris Salcedo. Photo: David Heald © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Proceeds from the GIG contribute to the Guggenheim Museum’s general operating fund, which helps to make possible a range of internationally acclaimed exhibitions and educational programs, supports stewardship of the Guggenheim’s unparalleled collections of modern and contemporary works of art, and provides for the care of the museum’s landmark building.

Portrait of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. Photo: David Heald © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Honorary chairs for the event are Christina Baker, Phyllis Mack, Raf Simons, Jennifer Blei Stockman, and Sidney Toledano. Event cochairs are Todd and Katie Boehly, Valentino D. Carlotti, and Denise Saul.

Richard Armstrong, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum said, “The Guggenheim is pleased to honor three extraordinary artists, On Kawara, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, and Doris Salcedo, whose work we have been privileged to share with museum-going audiences this year and which holds an important place in our collection. We are delighted to be working again with Dior, our invaluable collaborator in presenting the GIG, and we look forward to building on last year’s success.”

Installation view: Doris Salcedo, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, June 26–October 12, 2015
(Photo: David Heald © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation)

Installation view: On Kawara—Silence, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, February 6–May 3, 2015. Photo: David Heald © The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Tickets to the GIG Pre-Party on November 4 include the performance, a full open bar, and an opportunity to view a portion of the exhibition Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting. Tickets are $300 for YCC members and $350 general admission. A one-year membership to the YCC may be combined with an individual ticket to the pre-party for the discounted price of $750. The event has a limited capacity.

Current YCC members receive priority access to purchase discounted tickets. General admission tickets will be available beginning August 6 at 12 pm. For tickets and more information, visit guggenheim.org/gigpreparty. For further information on tickets to the GIG dinner on November 5, contact specialevents@guggenheim.org.

Grimes (Photo: John Londono)

Grimes is the multimedia project of Canadian artist Claire Boucher. Best known as a producer, singer and songwriter, “Grimes” also encompasses Boucher’s work as a director, painter and writer. In 2013 Grimes received a Webby Award for Artist of the Year and a Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year for her third record, Visions. Other albums include Halfaxa and Geidi Primes (both 2010). Grimes will release her highly anticipated fourth album this fall.

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The Toy Insider’s 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: The Toy Insider(TM) Unwraps 2015 Hottest Holiday Toys with Hot 20, Top Tech 12 and STEM 10 Lists

What’s Trending in Toyland? The Star Wars Force, Toys that Talk Back – Say Hello Barbie, Play all Day with Elmo, and Sing Along with Elsa from Disney Frozen — Cooking Up Fun with the Girl Scouts, and Toys that Come to Life

The Toy Insider 2015 Holiday Gift Guide (PRNewsFoto/The Toy Insider)

The Toy Insider unwrapped its 10^th Annual Holiday Gift Guide, including expert picks for the hottest toys and kids’ tech items of the 2015 season broken out into three lists: the Hot 20, Top Tech 12 and, new for 2015, STEM 10. With lots of options for boys and girls of all ages, these 42 items are expected to top kids’ wish lists and be hard to find or sold out by Christmas.

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The Toy Insider, the go-to source for toy and children’s product information, publishes a holiday gift guide by age category annually in Woman’s Day magazine, and is a trusted resource for parents both online and through social media all year long. Its content is produced by an editorial team with more than 30 years of experience covering the children’s products industry. The Toy Insider is published by Adventure Publishing Group, publisher of leading trade publications The Toy Book, The Toy Report, The Licensing Book and Total Licensing Report.

“This year’s hottest toys are not only going to ‘wow’ kids this holiday season, but also keep them engaged in hours of imaginary, mind-stimulating and creative play well into 2016,” says Laurie Schacht, “Toy Insider Mom” and publisher of The Toy Insider.  “This year, we also created a STEM 10 list in response to requests from parents who are looking for great playthings to reinforce important science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills.“

The Toy Insider Full Holiday Gift Guide will appear in the November issue of Woman’s Day magazine, on newsstands in mid-October, and online at TheToyInsider.com. Filled with more than 240 toys and gifts made by 110 different manufacturers, this year’s guide is the biggest ever. Parents and gift givers can easily search by child age (broken out into 0-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9+) and interest with the added assistance of a skills development key.

The Toy Insider’s Hot 20

Bright Beats Smart Touch Play Space (Fisher-Price)

Go! Go! Smart Wheels Ultimate RC Speedway (VTech)

Play All Day Elmo (Playskool)

TOMY Toddler Toys Jumbo Jamboree (TOMY)

0-2 years
Bright Beats Smart Touch Play Space (Fisher-Price)
Go! Go! Smart Wheels Ultimate RC Speedway (VTech)
Play All Day Elmo (Playskool)
TOMY Toddler Toys Jumbo Jamboree (TOMY)

Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Checkup Center (Just Play)

Minions Interactive Action Figures (Thinkway Toys)

Furreal Friends Starlily, My Magical Unicorn (Hasbro)

Giant Leonardo Playset (Playmates Toys)

Disney Frozen Sing-a-long Elsa (Jakks Pacific)

Imaginext Ultra T-Rex (Fisher-Price)

3-5 years
Disney Frozen Sing-a-long Elsa (Jakks Pacific)
Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Checkup Center (Just Play)
Furreal Friends Starlily, My Magical Unicorn (Hasbro)
Giant Leonardo Playset (Playmates Toys)
Imaginext Ultra T-Rex (Fisher-Price)
Minions Interactive Action Figures (Thinkway Toys)

Disney Descendants Signature Outfit Doll Assortment (Hasbro)

Little Live Pets Clever Keet (Moose Toys)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Battle Action Millennium Falcon (Hasbro)

Shopkins Scoops Ice Cream Truck (Moose Toys)

Skylanders SuperChargers (Activision)

Star Wars Bladebuilders Jedi Master Lightsaber (Hasbro)

6-8 years
Disney Descendants Signature Outfit Doll Assortment (Hasbro)
Little Live Pets Clever Keet (Moose Toys)
Shopkins Scoops Ice Cream Truck (Moose Toys)
Skylanders SuperChargers (Activision)
Star Wars Bladebuilders Jedi Master Lightsaber (Hasbro)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Battle Action Millennium Falcon (Hasbro)

Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition (Disney Interactive)

Girl Scouts Cookie Oven (Wicked Cool Toys)

LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

LEGO Elves: The Elves’ Treetop Hideaway (The LEGO Group)

9+
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition (Disney Interactive)
Girl Scouts Cookie Oven (Wicked Cool Toys)
LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
LEGO Elves: The Elves’ Treetop Hideaway (The LEGO Group)

Chicago’s Pritzker Military Museum & Library Unveil ‘FACES OF WAR’ Exhibit on Vietnam War

Exhibit Honors The Work of U.S. Army Combat Photographers

Alert and Alive, 1968. A soldier with the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division keeps a watchful eye for the enemy at Phu Bai Combat Base, south of Huế in central Vietnam. Photo by Sergeant First Class Howard C. “Harry” Breedlove, U.S. Army.

Captured by the Special Operations Photographers of the Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO), These Photos Provide A Unique Perspective Of The War.

Original photographs and motion pictures by the men of Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO) are at the center of a new exhibit, FACES OF WAR: Documenting the Vietnam War from the Front Lines, by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on the Vietnam War, now on view. This collection of photographs and motion pictures captures the Vietnam War as it was experienced by some of the 3.4 million Americans who served in the Southeast Asian Theater—the aggression, the misery, and the hope—as well as the millions more who attempted to carry on as the conflict waged at their doorsteps. Produced in partnership with the DASPO Combat Photographers Association, the Museum & Library’s new FACES OF WAR exhibit and permanent online gallery are largely supported by the contributions of private donors and the DASPO veterans themselves.

Rootin’ Tootin’ Raspberry, 1969. A member of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division sets smoke for a helicopter extraction near Tam Kỳ in the Quảng Tín Province. Photo by Captain Roger Hawkins, U.S. Army.

Digging In, 1965. Photo by Second Lieutenant James R. Lowell, U.S. Army.

The exhibit—titled FACES OF WAR: Documenting the Vietnam War from the Front Lines—includes dozens of rarely seen photos and motion pictures from Vietnam; a collection of artifacts, including original cameras, gear, and equipment; and an audio tour with commentary by DASPO veterans on their experiences and the legacy of their work. The men of DASPO were dedicated professionals who took pride in documenting United States Army activities around the world. Putting their lives on the line, these still photographers and motion picture cameramen covered every United States Army campaign of the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam War (1955-1975) traces its roots to the colonization of Vietnam by France in the late 19th Century. In 1884, all of Vietnam fell under French rule; in 1887, it was fully integrated into French Indochina. France developed a Western system of education throughout its colonies, propagated Roman Catholicism, and developed a plantation economy to promote the export of tobacco, indigo, tea, and coffee. French settlers moved mostly into southern Vietnam and based themselves around the city of Saigon. Independence movements against French rule developed at the start of colonization, but France maintained control of Vietnam until World War II (1941-1945), when Japan occupied the country.

Anticipation, 1968. A Huey UH-1D helicopter carrying members of A Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry Division approaches a landing zone. Photo by Specialist 5 Richard A. “Dick” Durrance, U.S. Army.

Base Camp Operations, 1968. Members of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division pass sand bags down the line at Phu Bai Combat Base, south of Huế in central Vietnam. Photo by Sergeant First Class Howard C. “Harry” Breedlove, U.S. Army.

During World War II, a national liberation movement formed under the direction of communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh to combat the French and the occupying Japanese forces. The Viet Minh, as they were known, coordinated their efforts with Allied troops fighting in the war’s Pacific Theater until the eventual defeat of Japan in 1945. After the war, the Viet Minh moved to the city of Hanoi in northern Vietnam and proclaimed national independence under a provisional government—a move that would lead to the outbreak of the First Indochina War (1946-1954) as France sought to reclaim its colony.

Captain Richard M. Griffith, U.S. Army

Private First Class Cliff Hopps, U.S. Army

Sergeant First Class Kazuo ‘Charlie’ Uchima, U.S. Army

Sergeant First Class Thomas J. Schiro, U.S. Army

Specialist 5 Gregory L. ‘Greg’ Adams, U.S. Army

Specialist 5 James E. Shaw, U.S. Army

Specialist 5 Phillip R. ‘Randy’ Smith, U.S. Army

Staff Sergeant George W. LeFever, U.S. Army

First Lieutenant Thomas H. Wilson, U.S. Army

Master Sergeant Al Chang, U.S. Army

Staff Sergeant Grant Tom Lingle, U.S. Army

Specialist 6 Lawrence ‘Larry’ Sullivan, U.S. Army

Specialist 5 John E. ‘Sandy’ Sandri, U.S. Army

Backed by communist governments in the Soviet Union and the newly formed People’s Republic of China, the Viet Minh held their ground. In 1950, the fighting escalated to a Cold War crisis as the Korean War raged to the north. At the Geneva Conference of 1954, an accord was reached with the hope of finding a peaceful resolution, calling for the separation of Vietnam at the 17th parallel with French loyalists moving to the south and communist sympathizers moving to the north. The Geneva Accords stipulated that Vietnam be reunified by a national election in 1956, but as unification efforts stalled and Cold War tensions continued to build, the United States became increasingly involved. In addition to contributing equipment and millions of dollars in financial aid, the U.S. soon deployed a contingent of non-combat personnel with its Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) to train Republic of Vietnam (RVN) forces and to oppose the spread of communism into South Vietnam.

Home Cookin’ 1967. A member of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division eats his first hot meal in five days after operating in the Quảng Ngãi Province. Photo by Specialist 5 Robert C. Lafoon, U.S. Army.

San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) Announces Winners of the Inaugural Emerging Artists Program (EAP)

In Conjunction With MoAD’s 10th Year Anniversary, Local Artists Tim Roseborough and Cheryl Derricotte Awarded Exhibition Space as First EAP Winners Beginning Nov. 11

The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) announced Tim Roseborough and Cheryl Derricotte as the winners of the museum’s inaugural Emerging Artists Program. The two San Francisco Bay Area artists were selected among 45 applicants for the opportunity to exhibit at MoAD.

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The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD, 685 Mission Street at 3rd, San Francisco, California 94105, (415) 358-7200) is an arts and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the stories of our common African heritage and sharing those stories with audiences from around the world. Situated in the heart of the Yerba Buena Arts District in San Francisco, MoAD is actively engaged in building a community that inspires, educates and connects people of all ages and backgrounds.

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MoAD‘s mission is to build a deeper understanding of the African Diaspora through art, programs and events that cultivate wonder and excitement about the ways in which our personal histories are connected. As a nonprofit organization, the museum’s operations and programs are supported by grants and contributions from public and private sources. As a Smithsonian Institution affiliate, MoAD has access to the Smithsonian Institution’s 136 million artifact collection for research, exhibits and programming. MoAD joins a network of more than 190 organizations in 45 states, Puerto Rico and Panamá with a shared goal of creating lasting experiences that educate, inspire and broaden perspectives on science, history, world culture and the arts.

Applicants submitted works that address the cultural and artistic richness of the African Diaspora which elaborated on MoAD’s four themes: Origins, Movement, Adaptation and Transformation. Roseborough is the first artist to exhibit in the museum’s multipurpose artwork space in the Salon gallery. His Four Themes exhibition is on view Nov. 11, 2015–Jan. 18, 2016. Derricotte’s exhibit, Ghost/Ships, is on view Jan. 27–April 3, 2016.

“MoAD responded to local artists’ requests to creatively address issues around the Diaspora with new and fresh perspectives,” said MoAD’s director of exhibitions, Emily Kuhlmann. “One of our key goals is to provide opportunities for the arts community to share their Diaspora story through MoAD’s mission and vision. We’re excited by the interest in this year’s program and look forward to seeing both of these exhibitions come to life.”

Panelists Kuhlmann, along with Michael Warr (MoAD’s deputy director), Dr. Sarah Ladipo Manyika (professor of literature at San Francisco State University and board member) and Melorra Green and Melonie J. Green (both local arts professionals) selected the winners of the program.

Four Themes: San Francisco-based Tim Roseborough literally leveraged MOAD’s mission and four themes by translating them into his unique Englyph writing system.

Four Themes

San Francisco-based Tim Roseborough literally leveraged MOAD’s mission and four themes by translating them into his unique Englyph writing system. Four Themes is one of the two collections of works that consists of seven digital prints and an animated video that joins all of the artwork thematically. His practice includes a series of artworks rendered in Englyph – a conflation of “English” and “hieroglyphics”.

Englyph was inspired by hieroglyphics – the hermetic language system of Egypt – whereby he weds the ancient tradition to contemporary digital culture. Englyph is a part of his ongoing effort to balance the worlds of form and idea in artworks that are both visually appealing and conceptually rigorous.

Roseborough is a digital artist whose work has been featured in numerous publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle, Artforum and SF Examiner. He has performed and showcased at the 2012 and 2010 ZERO1 New Media Biennials, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and SOMArts Cultural Center, among others. He has also been awarded residencies at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley and the School of Visual Arts in New York.

“My generation is notable for being exposed to an ever-expanding array of screens: motion pictures, televisions, computer monitors, cell-phones and hand held devices,” said Roseborough. “My work is informed by this “screen culture:” film, television, virtual reality and video games. I incorporate contemporary aesthetics into my art, but my work injects these “screens” with ambiguity, questions and challenges.”

He continued: “From paint tubes in the 19th century, to acrylic paint, silkscreen technique and portable film and video cameras in the 20th, artists have seized upon new technologies in their practices, thereby reinvigorating art for each age. Following in this tradition, I utilize a range of what is broadly termed “Digital Media,” including 2-and-3-dimensional modeling and animation, video, digital photography, Web sites and digital printing. My practice involves traditional artist’s skills including drafting, sketching and coloring, while incorporating 21st Century aptitudes such as programming and digital design and modeling. My work is informed by Minimalism, Conceptual and Video art and infuses these influences with a provocative vision and singular visual aesthetic.

In my Englyph series, I have devised a new way of writing English and other Latin alphabet based languages. This process, implemented in a variety of media including Web sites, animations and digital prints, has a distinctive style and, literally, its own visual vocabulary. My animations, installations and videos focus on events, media and cultural phenomena and artifacts that have been lost, ignored or forgotten, mining the past and the subconscious of our culture to highlight profound, yet under-recognized, notions and ideas.”

Cheryl Derricotte pays homage to Fred Wilson’s Mining the Museum by “mining the library” (the British Library) for images related to the global slave trade. This show includes approximately 20 works that reveal images of people from African descent who come from diverse locales and were involved in the trade.

Ghosts/Ships

Cheryl Derricotte pays homage to Fred Wilson’s Mining the Museum by “mining the library” (the British Library) for images related to the global slave trade. This show includes approximately 20 works that reveal images of people from African descent who come from diverse locales and were involved in the trade.