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Four-Time Grammy-Winning Blind Boys of Alabama to Perform at Atlanta’s Botanical Gardens
The Blind Boys of Alabama will perform at Atlanta’s Botanical Gardens on Wednesday, August 9, following their summer tour kick-off in Utah, performances in major U.S. Cities, Austria and Europe.
Atlanta, GA — The Blind Boys of Alabama took home the Traditional Gospel Album of the Year honor for their current release, “Atom Bomb,” at this year’s annual GMA Music Awards (formerly Dove Awards) recently held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN. That makes five consecutive albums that have been awarded Grammy’s and or GMA Music Awards in the last five years.
This legendary group will perform at Atlanta’s Botanical Gardens on Wednesday, August 9, following their summer tour kick-off in Utah, performances in major U.S. Cities, Austria and Europe. The tour repertoire includes selections from their latest album ‘Atom Bomb’ as well as uplifting traditional gospel favorites.

The Grammy-winning legends have joined Natalie Merchant, Nick Cave, the Kronos Quartet and others on ‘Catch That Train!” – Dane Zane’s first children’s album since his Grammy-nominated “House Party.” The band joins Dan on a soulful recording of “Welcome Table.”
Mojo and Rolling Stone magazines have touted ‘Atom Bomb” the Blind Boys’ “best” and “most adventurous” album yet respectively. Parade magazine said “The Blind Boys of Alabama have never been hipper…” and The New Yorker raves, “…soul-stirring…gut wrenching.” The band is also interviewed in issues of both Guideposts and American Profile magazines.
Atlanta can be proud of its own Eric “Ricky” McKinnie, drummer/vocalist and tour manager for the group who continues to represent our city well as he brings his own unique musical style and artistry to the music and leadership to the group. Eric recently performed with other Atlanta recording artists on Atlanta’s theme song “Every day is an opening day in Atlanta.”
For additional information about the group or to arrange interviews, contact:
Sylvia A. Reed
404-872-5439

June 12, 2006
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Jazz Masters Perform For Harlem Teens on June 17, 2006 For Free
Grady Tate and Sarah McLawler Headline Culminating Event for the Spring 2006 Harlem Speaks Education Initiative. This free event also features jazz museum co-directors Loren Schoenberg and Christian McBride, one of the greatest bass players in the world. A dramatic performance of Langston Hughes’s “Simple Stories” is an additional bonus.
NEW YORK, NY June 12, 2006 — In a rare free public date in Harlem, Grady Tate and Sarah McLawler will perform live on June 17, 2006 uptown at the Oberia D. Dempsey Center auditorium.
Both artists participated in the Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Harlem Speaks Education Initiative this spring at the Thurgood Marshall Academy (TMA).
A class of high school students from TMA and the neighboring Bread and Roses High School interviewed the musical living legends about their lives and career in music on two separate occasions each. They obliged the students’ questions and also gave impromptu master classes, with Tate demonstrating his drum mastery, and giving instructions to young drummers, and McLawler playing keyboard and singing for the captivated youth.
In addition to Tate, who will lead a quartet on vocals, and McLawler on solo piano and vocals, the co-executive directors of the jazz museum, saxophonist Loren Schoenberg and bassist Christian McBride, will perform for the teenagers, parents, members of the Thurgood Marshall Academy and Bread & Roses high school communities as well as the general public.
Flautist and singer Terri Davis, the music instructor who hosted the 8-week series of Saturday morning classes in TMA’s music room, will also perform.
A dramatic rendition of Langston Hughes’s The Simple Stories by actor Sandy Moore (adapted and directed Charles E. Gerber) rounds out the performances.
WHO:
Grady Tate Quartet
Sarah McLawler (piano and vocals)
Loren Schoenberg and Christian McBride
Terri Davis (vocalist, TMA music instructor)
Sandy Moore (dramatic actor)
WHAT:
Closing Celebration of the Harlem Speaks Education Initiative
WHEN:
Saturday, June 17, 2006
TIME:
11am-2pm
WHERE:

Oberia D. Dempsey Multi-Service Center
127 West 127th Street (between Lenox and 7th Avenues)
RSVP:
Wilhelmina Grant, e-mail protected from spam bots
The Harlem Speaks Education Initiative is a program of the Jazz Museum in Harlem, and is sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Press Contacts:
Wilhelmina Grant 212 348-8300

August 3, 2006
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VistaPro Contest: Build Your Own Mouse-pad or Win One
MonkeyByte.com is proud to announce an all new VistaPro Rendering contest. Render your wildest landscapes with VistaPro, upload them to our website, and be eligible for more than 20 prizes placements. Including your very own, personalized, F-Series mouse-pad.
August 3, 2006 — The MonkeyByte.com team ( the Byters ) have an all new, web-based, mouse-pad creation tool that we are looking to populate with rendered VistaPro backgrounds and in order to do so, we want to give a few pads away with a contest.
Contest entry is simple! Find our more at our website today:
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“MonkeyByte.com is back and we are stepping off our new site with this fun contest and new web tool”, says Yon Hardisty, partner at Monkey Byte Development, “The future of the web is all about offering more interactive tools, games, and services to our customers. We are going digital on demand. MonkeyByte.com is gearing up to be more than just a developer of software and offering cool new tools, like this Func mouse-pad Flash tool, is just the beginning.”
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Join our community forums and let us know how you see the future:
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VistaPro contest prizes include: Top 3 winners: 17″ pads w/ your art on it, Top 10 runners-up: A copy of DistantSuns6, Next 10 runners-up: A free GTP download. Share your rendering prowess with the world and get into the swing of things at MonkeyByte.com!
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August 2, 2006
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Keep Your Eyes And Ears On Baltimore MD For Greg Who?
For all the funky fans in Baltimore who enjoyed Greg Coleman’s performances in the 70’s & 80’s. The wait will soon be over, to hear from Dr. Funk Again.
August 2, 2006 — Baltimore Born, Funk/Rock/Guitarist/Composer: Greg Coleman, is determined to become the next major national act, from a city that rarely experiences such national success with it’s local artist.
One of Baltimore Maryland’s Best Kept Musical Secrets, Greg Coleman said that he wanted to keep it that way, until he had the support system in place, that would allow him to promote his projects into national prominence where he feels they belong. And now that he has this system in place, he is ready to release his new debut cd entitled: “Smooth Like You Like It!”
This is Greg Coleman’s anthem to the smooth jazz genre, which he considers to be the greatest ear relief on radio for adult contemporary music listeners in over 26 years.
The entire cd was written, produced, arranged, and performed in it’s entirety by this Native Baltimorean, with the exception of 1 Stevie Wonder Song, arranged for guitar by Greg Coleman.
Greg Coleman states: “This press release is for all who are interested in quality adult contemporary music, which despite the changing trends, has been, and will always be my passion. I do not, and will not, produce and distribute music to the listening public that I would not purchase and listen to myself; so I am true to what I do.”
For further information, contact Greg Coleman at: 1-800-464-9188
G.R.C. Records, LLC
939-I Beards Hill RD
Suite #205
Aberdeen MD 21001
July 31, 2006
Phone: 1-800-464-9188
Fax: 1-800-496-2406

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Clubfurniture.com’s Preston Leather Sofa Selected For FINE LIVING Network Home Design Show
Catalog This! contestants choose furnishings from leading online retailer as they attempt to merge their “colorful” and “manly” styles.
Charlotte, NC — Clubfurniture.com, (www.clubfurniture.com) a leading online retailer of high-quality, handcrafted, North Carolina-manufactured furniture and accessories, announced today that its furnishing will be featured on FINE LIVING Network’s “Catalog This!” for the second-consecutive episode. The popular show challenges two housemates to redesign their interior by merging their distinctly different styles while staying within predetermined budget parameters. If they are successful, contestants win their new interior, but if they fail to agree on a style or budget properly; they lose it all. In the second episode of the season, which airs on July 15, at 12:30 pm, Ty and Sarah Pattison select Clubfurniture.com’s Preston leather sofa for their living room as they attempt to integrate their “colorful” and “manly” styles.
“So many couples today have difficulty designing an interior that is comfortable, attractive and reflects both of their styles,” said Lori Stryer, Supervising Producer of “Catalog This!” “Clubfurniture.com’s diverse designs and high-quality furniture is a great solution for these couples, and I think that is why you consistently see our contestants turning to Clubfurniture.com for their furnishing needs.”
The second episode of Catalog This! Season 2 will re-air during July and August. Clubfurniture.com’s furnishings were also featured on the premier episode that will re-air throughout the next few months, and their furniture will appear in a third episode later this summer.
“While our faithful customers have diverse tastes and styles, they all share an appreciation for fine furnishings,” said, Darrin M. King, president of Clubfurniture.com. “The challenges contestants face on Catalog This! reflect situations we have all experienced, and that is part of the reason the show is so compelling. I hope when viewers decide to update their interiors that they will consider Clubfurniture.com.”
Catalog This! Season 2 Episode II: “Ty and Sarah Pattison Living/ Dining Room”
Network: FINE LIVING
Date/Time: July 15, at 12:30 pm
Re-airs: July and August (http://www.fineliving.com/fine/catalog_this/0,2498,FINE_22317,00.html)
Furniture Featured: Preston leather sofa
About Clubfurniture.com
Founded by brothers Darrin and Jeff King in 1998, clubfurniture.com is a leading retailer of Internet and catalog home furnishings. Clubfurniture.com offers leather, fabric and slipcover upholstered furniture and accessories that are handcrafted by skilled artisans, who have hundreds of years of combined experience in creating truly exceptional pieces. Each piece is built to order and shipped directly from our North-Carolina manufacturers.
Clubfurniture.com and its products have been featured by numerous leading media, including NBC’s “The Apprentice,” Fine Living Network’s “Catalog This! Season 1 & 2,” Inc., Entrepreneur, New York Spaces and AliBarone.com.
For more information go to www.clubfurniture.com.
About “Catalog This!”
FINE LIVING’s Catalog This! puts a pair of housemates against one another in the design challenge of a lifetime. With two different design aesthetics, merging households can be very difficult, and these couples are put to the test.
Each person orders their favorite furniture and accessories from mail order catalogs. When the items are delivered, the couple has two hours to furnish the home on a strict budget. With competing tastes, the struggle to compromise can get heated, but staying within the budget without going over is the hardest part. If a couple can get through this, they can get through anything.

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John Barbato’s Collected Poems 1964 - 2002 is Now Available On-line at Lulu.com
John Barbato’s Collected Poems 1964 - 2002 is now available online at www.lulu.com.
San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca, Oax, Mexico — Painter and Poet, John Barbato, has compiled a collection of his poems written between 1964 and 2002. The book is available exclusively on-line from lulu.com, the world’s fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books.
The 154 page perfect bound paperback sells for $13.99.
Barbato has lived in southern mexico since 1998, and before that spent many years writing and performing his poetry at various music festivals, and spoken word venues. He has been affiliated with California Poets in the Schools since 1980.
Here are some comments about his work:
“Dude, you’re a rapper.” John Ross, author, journalist
“One of my Word-Heroes.” Susan Wooldridge, author, poet
“John is a fantastic poet. Of course, he is illiterate.” Russell Ames, author
“A crackerjack writer.” U.Utah Phillips, Philosopher, Folksinger
To order visit www.lulu.com/content/290010.

May 18, 2006
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The Award Winning Independent Film “Love Trap” Hits Hollywood
The 2006 Hollywood Black Film Festival (the annual mecca for the Black Hollywood creative community) has invited the critically acclaimed feature film Love Trap to screen in competition for this year’s Best Feature Film Award.
May 18, 2006 — The 2006 Hollywood Black Film Festival (the annual mecca for the Black Hollywood creative community) has invited the critically acclaimed feature film Love Trap to screen in competition for this year’s Best Feature Film Award.
It is noteworthy that the film will come to HBFF having already won seven festivals to date, including four Best Feature Film Awards from other film festivals across the nation. This is the first feature film written, produced and directed by Florida film-maker Frank B. Goodin, II a brilliant storyteller, and great addition to the industry as his film has been nationally recognized as an outstanding example of black independent cinema.
The film screens on Saturday, June 17 at 9:00pm at the Harmony Gold Preview House (7655 Sunset Boulevard).
Several distribution companies have indicated that they will be on hand to take a look at what Film Finance Guru Brenda Z. Doby, Vice President, Senior Account Relationship Manager, Union Bank, Beverly Hills, California praised as a riveting film. She commended the film for its uniqueness, its issues, and the overall storyline. Moreover, Ms. Doby told attendees at the 2005 Houston Black Film Festival Awards Gala, “When I saw the film, I knew I had to make a phone call.” Vanessa Morman, festival founder and executive director stated, “I”m thrilled for the entire cast and crew. It’s a quality piece of work that captivates the audience. I watched in amazement during the screening as they were drawn into the flashback told story. It was so well directed, which explains Mr. Goodin II receiving the Best Director Award.”
Tyler Perry has already demonstrated quite clearly the box-office power of black dramas that balance comedy and spirituality. Love Trap is a much more polished blend of these elements and more. According to Goodin: Love Trap is simply the kind of film we all say we want to see a positive, entertaining black film that’s free of negative stereotypes and full of truth and inspiration. “I”m so excited to see young people doing this type of positive thing as this film which shows a more positive side of our young black men,” said a festival attendee, Mary Eggleston. “Love Trap” blends spirituality, trust and deep messages meant to dispel negative stereotypes about our young black men. It”s excitable. It’s dimensional, It’s about integrity!
Those who have already seen the film at other festivals all attest to the film’s power as consistently noted on several websites, such as http://www.divaskeepingitreal.com/page10.html or http://press.arrivenet.com/entertainment/article.php/662836.html.
Festival Awards garnered are, Best Feature Film Independent Black Film Festival (Atlanta) February 2005, Best Feature Film San Francisco Black Film Festival June 2005, Best Feature Film Houston Black Film Festival June 2005. Best Feature Film Urban Mediamakers Film Festival October 2005, Best Director Houston Black Film Festival June 2005, Best Actor Houston Black Film Festival June 2005, Audience Choice Award Houston Black Film Festival June 2005.
Nomination Best Independent Film of 2005 Black Reel Awards February 2006.
For additional information about “Love Trap,” please visit their website at: http://www.lovetrapmovie.com
For interviews, media request or booking information about bringing Love Trap to your city, please contact Renee Byrd at Sheba Media Group at 713-331-0357.

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City and Country Scenes Tapestries
City and Country scenes Tapestries are an integral part of the whole tapestries-tapestry.com collection. The site offers a wide range of tapestry styles to choose from, visit the site to explore the options available. Choose the one that matches or compli
— City and Country scenes Tapestries are the best way to add splendor and fascination to your dwelling place. And the best place to buy your pieces of tapestries depicting the city and country scenes is http://www.tapestries-tapestry.com.
At tapestries- tapestry, you will come across a large collection of City and Country scenes tapestries which besides magnificent wall hangings, includes some of the finest pieces of bell pulls, table covers, cushion covers and bolster covers, table throws and sofa throws. You can simply browse through them to find out what the latest trend is and which the most preferred City and Country scenes tapestries are.
City and Country scenes tapestrieshave always been in fashion. They have ruled the trends ever since the medieval times. Besides beautifying walls, kings, queens and noble men used to put them up in their castles to add a flavor of royalty.
Even today, some of the finely decorated homes have wall hanging tapestries depicting City and Country scenes, on the walls behind their sofas, settees or beds. This gives a feeling of warmth and elegance to the entire ambience of the room. It also helps you express your penchant for art and beauty in the best possible way.
If you are looking for tapestries of the best quality and at reasonable rates, then www.tapestries-tapestry.com is just the place for you. Each piece of tapestry from our collection is made out the finest quality wool and silk. Each of our tapestries is woven on the special Jacquard loom. They are woven by the efficient and highly skilled weavers who are well known for their excellent craftsmanship since decades.
Some of the pieces have even passed from generations to generations, thereby becoming heirloom in their own rights. We put not just the best quality but also the best of efforts in each of our tapestry. Tapestries so that each of them becomes a masterpiece.
It is believed that the way you decorate your physical surroundings is an insight to the way you think and live. What can a better way to express the beauty of your inner self than by decorating your environment with attractive pieces of Tapestries Log on to our website and select the one that best goes with your rooms and furniture. We will deliver your choice right to your doorstep and you do not have to move an inch away from your home.
Accentuate the beauty of your little castle with a masterpiece and see your room light up with elegance.

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K-DEF Presents Willie Boo Boo “The Fool”
Golden age Hip-Hop DJ/Producer K-DEF, releases debut instrumental album.
— Ghetto Man Beats LLC in association with Red Line Music Distribution Inc.
K-DEF presents Willie Boo Boo “The Fool” (July 16, 2006)
Golden era Hip-Hop DJ/Producer K-DEF has orchestrated funky, energetic, cinematic; and suspenseful beats for a myriad of hip-hop artists. This time, he chose to channel his talents into Willie Boo Boo “The Fool”, his debut instrumental album. Full of thick, bass laden beats; this album features 42 tracks, meant to make heads nod. A moody and uplifting offering, “The Fool” gives you heavy doses of harsh reality and beautiful lush sounds.
The album presents a welcoming alternative to the repetitive sounds
used today, in Hip-Hop music. “This album is really a project grown
out of frustration of having to deal with corporate bigwigs, who have
placed restrictive formats on our culture. These formats can constrict
creative ideas for a new or established artist. The musical platelet
of Hip-Hop has really run dry, you can’t expect classic material, if
recording artists are only receiving lifeless tracks from unskilled
producers.”
K-DEF knows he can remain relevant and help turn the tide. This album is his first offering of a wealth of new material, he’s been compiling.
Look out for a second instrumental opus, and full-length album with
former “The Artifacts” member El Da Sensei. K-Def will be contributing tracks to P-Diddy’s new album ‘Press Play’ and the
Marley Marl/KRS-ONE album on Koch.
His isn’t a household name, but if you don’t know about K-Def, you better ask somebody—like Marley Marl or Just Blaze. “He got caught up in the whole thing coming up under Marley, so he never really got a lot of the props he deserved,” says fellow New Jerseyan Blaze, “but there was a time when he was the best producer in hip-hop.” Just Blaze – www.groundlifemagazine.com
Street date: July 18th, 2006
www.kdef.biz
For press inquires please contact rich.

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Documentary “Tocar y Luchar” to Premier at the Prestigious Montreal World Film Festival
The Montréal premier will mark the beginning of the film’s North American tour.
Woodstock, NY — Explorart Films announced today that the North American premier of the memorable documentary “Tocar y Luchar” (”To Play and To Fight”) will be held at the 30th annual meeting of the prestigious Montreal World Film Festival. The documentary was accepted as official selection to the “Documentaries of the World” section of the festival. The Montreal World Film festival will take place between August 24th to September 4th in Montreal, Canada. Tocar y Luchar is a powerful documentary about the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Network, considered by many to be the most successful youth orchestra system in the world.
“We are delighted to be invited to premier this inspiring documentary at the Montreal Film Festival. We believe Montreal to be the perfect place to initiate the North America tour of “Tocar y Luchar,” said Nestor L. Lopez, vice-president of Explorart and one the producers of the film. Dr. Lopez added, “We hope that this documentary will have a real impact on the status of music education around the world and our participation at the Montreal World Film Festival will greatly facilitate our efforts in disseminating this wonderful story.”
“To Play and To Fight” presents the captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System, an incredible network of hundreds of orchestras formed within most of Venezuela’s towns and villages. Once a modest program designed to expose rural children to the wonders of music, the system has become one of the most important and beautiful social phenomena in modern history. “To Play and To Fight” presents interviews and performances by many of the world’s most renowned musicians including the great tenor Placido Domingo, Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle, Guiseppe Sinopoli, and Eduardo Mata, as they reflect on the impact of such a far-reaching social project. The documentary also presents the inspirational stories of world class musicians who have been trained by the Venezuelan system, including The Berlin Philharmonic’s youngest player Edicson Ruiz and world class conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
The documentary was produced by Venezuelan production companies Cinema SUR and Explorart Films with support from the Venezuelan National Youth Orchestra and the Venezuelan Autonomous National Center for Cinematography. It was directed by international award winning filmmaker Alberto Arvelo and edited by Explorart’s President Juan Carlos Lopez-Duran. The cinematography was provided by famed Polish/Venezuelan director of photography Cezary Jaworski.
For more information about this project please contact Explorart USA or visit the film’s website at www.tocaryluchar.com.
About Explorart Films.
Explorart Films is an independent production company with offices in the Venezuela and the USA dedicated to the production of original award-winning feature films, documentaries, and television series for worldwide distribution. Explorart Film is committed to becoming a major player in the global independent film industry. Contact Explorart at www.explorart.com.