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Spring Ahead…Fashion Week Is Here
It‘s September, the humidity festival is winding down and you know what that means FAMERS – that’s right –it’s Fashion Week! The Spring 2013 collections are sweeping the city and Lincoln Center is the hub of all things new and trendy. Fashion Week started yesterday with Fashion’s Night Out, featuring scores of discounts and in-store events and ends on September 13. There are lots of designers that don’t show at Lincoln Center and F.A.M.E NYC’s pledges to show you its favorite shows for the upcoming season. I hope you will enjoy the slideshows and videos. Now enough chatter…Let’s Go!
Savings in the City
As we experience the last few weeks of summer in the city, the emergence of fall brings with it a chance to save on some of this season’s hottest Broadway shows and attractions. Thanks to Seasons of Savings, you can save up to 45% on new musicals like Chaplin the Musical, Broadway hits like Phantom of the Opera, Off-Broadway shows like Bullet for Adolf and famous Times Square attractions and restaurants like The Lambs Club and Madame Tussauds.
The coupon filled, special edition Playbill was placed as an insert in local newspapers last Sunday, and on August 13 Tony’s Di Napoli hosted a dinner gala to preview the Playbill. Tony’s Di Napoli is a staple in Times Square and a major supporter of the Broadway community. They are famous for their scrumptious Italian cuisine and family style portions.
If you haven’t picked up the Playbill, you can also view them online at http://www.seasonofsavings.com/. And to kick start this fall’s savings, Season of Savings is hosting an Ultimate Theatre Weekend Contest. You can enter the contest via Season of Savings’ Facebook page. Multiple entries can be earned by “sharing” the contest with their friends and followers. All winners will be chosen at random. Prizes include A Night out in New York City with tickets to a participating Season of Savings show and complimentary dinner for two at Tony’s Di Napoli. The grand prize includes tickets to War Horse, Phantom of the Opera and Mary Poppins, complimentary dinner for two at Tony’s Di Napoli, accommodations at the Hilton Hotel for one evening and a Broadway Gift Bag.
To learn more about the Season of Savings contest on Facebook or Twitter, click http://www.facebook.com/SeasonofSavingsBway or http://twitter.com/SeasonofSavings.
New York Mouth, Indie Food in Your Neighborhood
On Broadway, the changes a neighborhood witnesses over time is cleverly explored through the Tony-award winning play Clybourne Park. But while Clybourne Park touches on potential unsavory topics such as race, real estate and gentrification, a company in Brooklyn attempts to but a better taste in the mouths of New Yorkers.
New York Mouth is a Brooklyn-based e- commerce company that specializes in bringing its customers the best boutique treats. In my parents’ day, before huge supermarket chains became the standard, people purchased their food at butchers, bakeries and fruit and vegetable stands. New York Mouth is seeking to return the personal relationship between the customer and retailer by featuring a select group of indie food producers, some of whom hail from Brooklyn, all of whom share a common ingredient – quality.
On August 7, New York Mouth and Serino Coyne, Broadway’s premiere advertising and branding agency, hosted an evening out on Times Square most provocative block – Clybourne Park. As patrons left the play, now in the final weeks of its Tony-award winning run, they were received a bite-sized, chocolate sample of what New York Mouth has to offer. The chocolate was like edible silk, dissolving in your mouth as soon as it touched your tongue. I have also sampled other goodies from the makers profiled on New York Mouth and was delighted. With every bite I was aware of the passion these makers have for their food. I’ve heard that Twizzlers make mouths happy, well all I have to say to that is, watch out Twizzlers, you have some gourmet competition.
To see what products you may want to stock your fridge with, click http://www.newyorkmouth.com/.
To purchase tickets for Clybourne Park before it vacates on September 2, click http://clybournepark.com/.
Photos: New York Mouth.com
This Fall, NYC Gets Screwy Again
The Screwtape Letters is one of C.S. Lewis’ most famous works and in November, the theatrical production of this provocative novel returns to Manhattan for a limited engagement run. The Screwtape Letters rises from the pit of hell and onto the stage of NYU’s Skirball Center (566 LaGuardia Place) for five performances starting on November 16 and ending on November 18.
The Screwtape Letters centers on His Abysmal Sublimity Screwtape, brilliantly played by award-winning actor Max McLean, and his minion Toadpipe, as they mentor apprentice demon Wormwood on how to calculatingly damn a human soul.
In 2010, The Screwtape Letters had a triumphant nine-month run at the Westside Theatre. Check out what we had to say about this phenomenal production, https://famenycmagazine.com/2010/12/01/the-art-of-a-great-bamboozle/. The Screwtape Letters is a searing slice of good theatre and should not be missed. F.A.M.E NYC suggests securing your tickets today.
WIN TWO TICKETS FOR CLYBOURNE PARK
FAMERS…ready for another quickie ticket giveaway?
WELL, HERE IT IS… This Old House Ticket Giveaway! Win two tickets to see this year’s Tony Award winner for Best Play by answering the following question:
Which two Actors played the role of Walter Lee Younger in the original and revival of A Raisin in the Sun of on Broadway?
Enter as many times as you like, contest ends 7/27 at 7pm. The winner will be announced that evening.
Trust me FAMERS, this a contest you’d want to enter and a play you’d want to see! Take a look at Clybourne Park’s playwright, Bruce Norris, and lead producer, Jordan Roth, as they accept the Tony for Best Play.
Video and tickets courtesy of Serino/Coyne
The Great White Way Illuminates Bryant Park
Members of Zarkana perform at 106.7 Lite FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park
Having lunch in any one of the many parks in Manhattan is a delight that comes with summer, and on Thursdays in Bryant Park you can have lunch and a show. Now in its 12th season, 106.7 Lite FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park continues to provide New Yorkers with a glimpse of the nightly magic of Broadway and Off-Broadway’s most popular shows. The free event runs for a consecutive six week period through July and August, is sponsored by Resorts World Casino New York City and is hosted by a 106.7 Lite FM on-air personality.
Donna Vivino and Fate Fahrner perform at 106.7 Lite FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park
Yesterday’s show was hosted by Christine Nagy. The always awe-inspiring performers of Cirque du Soleil’s Zarkana kicked-off the festivities with a synchronized flag and animated feature show. Donna Vivino and Fate Fahrner gave a wickedly good rendition of “For Good”. Cast members from MEMPHIS transported the audience back to the golden era of rock and roll with “Music of My Soul”. The women of Sister Act were fierce as they sang “Fabulous Baby” and the “Unchained Melody” of the Righteous Brothers rounded out the show as Richard Fleeshman of Ghost had the audience participating in a sing-along.
106.7 Lite FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park will run from 12:30-1:30 pm every Thursday ending with its final group of performances on August16. Lawn seating is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees will also have the opportunity to win a family four pack of Broadway tickets for an entire year courtesy of Resorts World Casino New York City. Enter by visiting the Resorts World Casino New York City tent on the Bryant Park fountain terrace from 11 am – 2 pm on any of the remaining performances.
Photos courtesy of DKCNews
NYC Women’s Empowerment Summit Is Right Around The Corner
What is the key to unlocking your dream career? Find it at the NYC Women’s Empowerment Summit
The NYC Women’s Empowerment Summit will give you the opportunity to network with 20 of NYC’s most powerful women and an exclusive group of 100 attendees who have all come there for the same purpose- to meet and share best practices, stories of success, and ideas to create real change both in their careers and in the world.
You can be a part of the magic on June 23rd. Meet and share your ideas with people like 5-time Billboard winner, Valerie Smaldone.
Valerie Smaldone is well known for her unprecedented success, holding the #1 on air position in the New York radio market, as well as hosting numerous nationally syndicated programs featuring in-depth interviews with top artists such as Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, and many others. During her two decades in the business Smaldone has won numerous awards, including: The American Women in Radio and Television’s Golden Apple Award for Broadcast Excellence, The Radio and Records’ Contemporary Personality of the Year 2001 – 2006, Valerie has hosted The Clinton Global Initiative, The Emmy Awards, and The Tony Preview Concert among others.
The 2nd Annual NYC Women’s Empowerment Summit will be held June 23rd 2012 in New York City at the Downtown Community Television Center : 87 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013 10:00am till 4:00pm (Doors open at 9:30am).
Find out more about Valerie and get your tickets today before they’re sold out! Visit: http://alyciakabackempowerment2012.eventbrite.com/
Melissa Jeter, The It Factor
Simply Put…Thank You
On May 17th, F.A.M.E NYC in conjunction with The Kenkou Group hosted its annual 99 Red Balloons AIDS Walk Fundraiser. Because of this event, F.A.M.E NYC was able to meet and exceed its pledge to raise $300 for GMHC’s 2012 AIDS Walk. We were blessed with a beautiful night and when I saw those balloons ascend into the sapphire sky, I became very emotional. For me, each of those balloons represented someone that I had admired who had passed away from AIDS or are living with it. The three balloons I released from my hands were for my three brothers and their experiences were the genesis for this event.
Throughout the evening many people asked me how I came up with the concept for 99 Red Balloons. Part of the idea came from the 1984 new wave song from Nena titled, “99 Luftballons”. The other part came from the fact that by 1999 I had lost two brothers from AIDS and had another brother living with the illness. In a span of 10 years, my family had been decimated by this epidemic. AIDS had touched a third of my immediate family.
Because HIV/AIDS has been a part of our global landscape for so long, people forget how terrifying this disease was when it first began receiving media coverage. It was the equivalent ofa biblical plague and those who were diagnosed with it were the most fiendish sinners. People treated those with AIDS and their family like outcasts. I was 13 when my first brother was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988. It was my last opportunity I had to give my brother a hug and I couldn’t touch him without wearing gloves, a mask and other medical garb. A month after he was rushed to the hospital he was gone. I remember being instructed by my mother on what to say about my brother’s death. She feared being ostracized by our neighborhood as others had been. When my second passed away in 1997, I knew I had to join the fight to raise awareness and find a cure.
Although last Thursday’s event was titled 99 Red Balloons, the subtitle should’ve been “With A Little Help from My Friends”. Without them, I wouldn’t have been able to make this event happen. First, I must extend a massive thank you to The Kenkou Group for partnering with me. The Kenkou Group, http://www.thekenkougroup.com, is a concierge health care and advocacy group out of Harlem. Being from an area where its residents are at high-risk for new AIDS cases, their concern, passion and assistance were invaluable. They treated this event with the same dignity and care as one of their patients. Thank you to Joann Jimenez, Creative Director of ¡WEPA!, for your unwavering support. Thank you Jim Glaub and Serino Coyne and Jessica Porter of Porter Gallery for your wonderful donation, I truly believe the event wouldn’t have gone as well without your assistance. Thank you Gabe and everyone at Bar 13 for allowing us to have our fundraiser at your venue, you guys are the best! Thank you DJ Omar Abdallah for a blazing DJ set, you knocked my Pumas off. Most importantly, thank you to everyone who attended and donated. You are the reason this fundraiser was a success.
99 Red Balloons AIDS Walk Fundraiser was the beginning of a bittersweet weekend that culminated with today’s AIDS Walk. And as the anniversary of my brother’s death fast approaches, I firmly continue to honor my brothers by making sure I do what I can to lend my voice and energy to a cause that affects us all.
Come Join F.A.M.E NYC for Our Annual AIDS Walk Fundraiser
Where: Bar 13 35 E. 13th Street New York, NY 10003
Time: 6:00pm until 10:00pm
F.A.M.E NYC Magazine & The Kenkou Group
Present
99 RED BALLOONS AIDS WALK FUNDRAISER
Come join us after work for an event of nostalgia
as we dance to the best 80’s & 90’s house, Hip-hop, R&B & pop.
Write a message to your loved one on the balloons and watch them float into the night sky as we release the balloons from the rooftop of Bar 13.
DONATION: $10
(All Proceeds to be donated to GMHC AIDS Walk NYC)
Your donation guarantees your entry to win a pair of tickets to one of the HOTTEST shows opening on Broadway this spring!
Come out and celebrate love & life!
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