The City Island Theater Group is proud to offer Family ‘Play’ Day Free Theater Workshops!
Join us for a fun interactive theater workshop specially designed for young people (10+) and their parents who have a passion for creativity and want to experience the theater!
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is excited to present a sensational evening of salsa, DUELO DE EXITOS on Saturday, March 15th, 2014 at 8pm. Get ready for the great TITO ROJAS to bring down the house when he takes the stage along with Grammy Award winning LALO RODRIGUEZ in this duel of salsa giants! Produced by Lehman Center and José Raposo.
How times have changes since these good old days. Nowadays, live streaming is all the rage.
LIVE STREAM: These panel discussions will stream live:
http://media.paleycenter.org/paleyfest-live-stream/
Thurs. March 13:
Veronica Mars Reunion
Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Chris Lowell, Ryan Hansen, Percy Daggs III; and more
Live stream starts 8pm PT/11pm ET
Fri. March 14:
Orange Is the New Black
As unbelievable as it seems, weather forecasters are predicting a 40 dgree change in the temperature over the next few days....
Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tuesday Night A slight chance of rain after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Rain, mainly after noon. High near 49. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Creating Apps: Reaching Out in Real-Time
Tuesday, March 11
6:30 to 8:00 pm
With millions of apps for multiple smartphone operating systems, is there anything new under the sun? Hear from those in the vanguard of the burgeoning apps industry about the newest innovations in the social ad space: next gen real-time adaptive apps for activity-based ads. And find out what they look for in new hires!
Chris Cunningham, Co-Founder and CEO, appssavvy
Drew Breunig, VP of Strategy, PlaceIQ
Michael Bayle, SVP, Global Programmatic, xAd, Inc.
An international hunt for a missing Malaysia Airlines flight continues and new mysterious clues come up causing fear for family members.
The sudden disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and the international identities of its passengers appear to be sunk deep in the southeast Asian waters as a multinational search effort continues for the missing jet.
Navy teams from Vietnam have spotted floating objects approximately 50 miles southwest of Tho Chu Island, which is located off that country's southwest coast in the Gulf of Thailand.
The courts, news-persons and journalism educators want the public to know that cops may need to begin brushing up on case law.
Circuit judges and US Supreme Court ruled that law abiding citizens may film police in public while they're protecting and serving, providing they're not interfering with the work of police officials. They're not judge and jury whenever any citizen decides to record them.
Massachusetts Man Arrested For Videotaping Police Officer « CBS Boston http://cbsloc.al/MYZDTs
As US clocks have sprung ahead, it’s time to tell that a former New York Borough President was responsible for winding up the Daylight Saving Time movement to a national pastime.
When Marcus M. Marks died in 1934, The New York Times obituary: Above all else it will be remembered of MARCUS M. MARKS that he caused the sun to advance in its Summer course by putting forward the clocks which measure the hours of light and darkness.
This Week in History, Mar 9 - Mar 15
Mar 09, 1959
Barbie makes her debut. On this day in 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel, Inc. with her husband in 1945. After seeing her young daughter ignore her baby dolls to play make-believe with paper dolls of adult women, Handler realized there was an important niche in the market for a toy that allowed little girls to imagine the future.
Mar 10, 1959
Rebellion in Tibet. On this day in 1959, Tibetans band together in revolt, surrounding the summer palace of the Dalai Lama in defiance of Chinese occupation forces. China's occupation of Tibet began nearly a decade before, in October 1950, when troops from its People's Liberation Army (PLA) invaded the country, barely one year after the Communists gained full control of mainland China. The Tibetan government gave into Chinese pressure the following year, signing a treaty that ensured the power of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the country's spiritual leader, over Tibet's domestic affairs. Resistance to the Chinese occupation built steadily over the next several years, including a revolt in several areas of eastern Tibet in 1956. By December 1958, rebellion was simmering in Lhasa, the capital, and the PLA command threatened to bomb the city if order was not maintained.
Mar 11, 1997
Mikhail Gorbachev chosen as new Soviet leader. Capping his rapid rise through the Communist Party hierarchy, Mikhail Gorbachev is selected as the new general secretary and leader of the Soviet Union, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko the day before. Gorbachev oversaw a radical transformation of Soviet society and foreign policy during the next six years. Gorbachev was born in 1931, the son of peasant farmers near Stavropol. As a young man he joined the usual Communist Party youth groups. In 1952, he traveled to Moscow to earn his degree in law. Upon his return to his native town of Stavropol, Gorbachev became extremely active in party politics and began a rapid rise through the Communist Party bureaucracy. Part of his success was due to his intelligence, drive, and ability to see and exploit opportunities. He was also aided by his ability to attach himself to important mentors, such as Yuri Andropov, the head of the dreaded KGB—Russia's secret police. With Andropov's support, Gorbachev was elected to the Central Committee of the Communist Party in 1971.
Mar 12, 1933
FDR gives first fireside chat. On this day in 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address or "fireside chat," broadcast directly from the White House. Roosevelt began that first address simply: "I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking." He went on to explain his recent decision to close the nation's banks in order to stop a surge in mass withdrawals by panicked investors worried about possible bank failures. The banks would be reopening the next day, Roosevelt said, and he thanked the public for their "fortitude and good temper" during the "banking holiday."
Nations with gender equality have greater economic growth. Business with women leaders perform better. Peace agreements drawn up by women are more durable. Legislative assemblies with women enact legislation on important social issues such as health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. Equality for women means progress for everyone.
On this International Women’s Day, let us all reflect on the progress yet to be made for all the women of the world who will continue to play an extraordinary role in the history and well being of our planet.