Midsummer Night Swing

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Do you prefer Classic Swing, Disco, Cajun, or Salsa? This NYC open-air participatory dance festival is organized by Lincoln Center and has something for everyone.

The 26th year old three-week festival will spark a new love and features a different live act each night with a dance instructor on hand to teach you a few moves.

Some of the highlights include a disco night with the Loser’s Lounge performing the music of ABBA, the Hot Sardines serving up New Orleans’s jazz, and the fabulous Willie Rosario y Su Orquesta dishing out the salsa on July 4th.

http://midsummernightswing.org/

FREE FISHING WEEKEND

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Free Fishing Weekend
June 28-29, 2014

During the last weekend in June, anyone can fish the fresh or marine waters of New York State and no license is required!
Ideas for Free Fishing Weekend

Try fishing for the first time.

Haven't fished in a while? Remember the joy of catching a fish again for free!

Become an ambassador to the sport; take a friend fishing for the first time.

Invite a friend to New York to fish.

Take a spouse or significant other fishing.

Take the family fishing...and don't forget the grandparents!

WAR ON HEROIN

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NY Governor Cuomo today signed into law a series of bills to help address the growing heroin and opioid epidemic, as well as prescription drug abuse, in New York State.

Included in the legislation:

New programs and insurance reforms to improve treatment options for individuals suffering from heroin and opioid addiction;

Measures to strengthen penalties and put in place additional tools for law enforcement to crack down on the distribution of illegal drugs;

Provisions to ensure the proper and safe use of naloxone; and

PRIMARY VOTING DAY

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Voters head to the polls in several states on this Primary Day, as new conservatives are taking on incumbents who have consistently served their districts.

Among them are candidates in Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma and Utah. These include two of the longest-running members of Congress, US Sen. Thad Cochran, Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party and US Representative Charles Rangel, Democrat, NY.

These are two of the longest serving members in Congress who face challenges that could basically end their careers.

CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION

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An exclusive offering for media executives and professors who are part of the Center for Communication community. To receive this offer, you must sign up by Wednesday, June 25th.

http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/11011202635…

You are invited to attend free of charge The State and Future of the Media & Entertainment Industry, a day-long conference featuring top CEOs and media academics, which takes place on July 1, 2014, at the IESE Business School, 165 West 57th Street.

NY FEEDS 400,000 CHILDREN

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Thousands of children in NY remain eligible for free, nutritious meals at hundreds of sites this summer. State agencies are working with nonprofit and private partners to increase awareness of the Summer Food Service Program, which fills a gap for families that rely on free and reduced-price school meals during the school year to help feed their children. Governor Cuomo issued a proclamation marking July as Summer Meals Month in New York State to highlight the issue.

ACADEMIC GHETTO

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The word ghetto can be used to describe non-geographic, but similarly cut off situations where an individual gets stuck in an academic ghetto. Too many higher education level faculty members are contingent employees, who work on a yearly contract, or worse yet semester to semester. Some of these contingent employees are full-time lecturers, and more are adjunct instructors: part-time employees, paid per class, often without health insurance or retirement benefits.

Bronx Council on The Arts

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Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, http://www.bronxarts.org/

Bronx Museum of the Arts, http://www.bronxmuseum.org/

Bronx River Art Center at Bronx Art Space. http://www.bronxriverart.org/

Click venue names for their information. Admission to venues is free and all are welcome to hop on board and enjoy them.

The Bronx Trolley: First Wednesday Arts & Culture Tour will return. Visit BCA’s website for information on Bronx Culture Trolley as well as other programs and activities of the Bronx Council on the Arts, or call 718-931-9500 x33.

ASSORTED INTERESTING EVENTS

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Event: NPF’s Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship
When: June 23, 2014, 5:00pm EDT (deadline)
Where: Washington, D.C.
The Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship is NPF’s signature Washington education program for DC-based journalists. In nine day-long sessions—once a month from September through June—journalists get to know and learn from Washington officials, experts and seasoned journalists. The application Deadline is Monday, June 23, 2014 at 5:00PM EDT. Details can be found by watching this VIDEO and the APPLICATION is on our website. Questions? Contact Reyna Levine at reyna@nationalpress.org

Event: 2014 Mid-Atlantic Azbee Award Banquet
When: June 24, 2014, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Where: Kora Restaurant & Lounge, Arlington, VA
Please join us on June 24 to honor the Mid-Atlantic Regional Winners of the 2014 Azbee Awards of Excellence! Hosted by the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE), the awards banquet will take place at Kora Restaurant & Lounge in Arlington, Virginia, from 6 – 8pm on Tuesday, June 24. Kent Kiser, Publisher of Scrap, the bimonthly magazine of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, will be giving a brief talk about his own award nomination and how one never knows where great editorial ideas may come from! Awards will be handed out to the winners and fun will be had by all. Register here

USA * PORTUGAL 2-2 TIED SCORE

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PORTUGAL vs US tied 2-2, since Germany and Ghana tied 2-2 yesterday, the situation now becomes a bit sticky.

Here's how USA could still advance since we did not win today:
- USA draws with Portugal and then go on to beat, or tie Germany.

USA is seeing a football renaissance. Our team apparel is in style and has sold more than 2010 World Cup total. www.doseofnews.com