Simon & Garfunkel

NYC PARKS & GLOBAL CITIZEN ANNOUNCE GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL WILL RETURN TO CENTRAL PARK'S GREAT LAWN ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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 NEW YORK, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Citizen Festival is set to return to the iconic Great Lawn of Central Park for the twelfth year on Saturday, September 28 to continue its mission to end extreme poverty. Tickets to Global Citizen Festival are free, and can be earned by taking action to create a world where everyone's basic needs are fulfilled, our planet is flourishing, and every person and country can prosper. This year's lineup and ticketing information to be announced in the coming months.

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  • NEW YORK, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Citizen Festival is set to return to the iconic Great Lawn of Central Park for the twelfth year on Saturday, September 28 to continue its mission to end extreme poverty.
  • "Since 2012, the Global Citizen Festival has called Central Park its home, thanks to the long-standing partnership with NYC Parks and the City of New York.
  • "Central Park's iconic Great Lawn has a long and celebrated history of hosting live events that thrill New Yorkers and visitors alike, from Simon & Garfunkel to the NY Philharmonic.
  • After heavy rain before, during, and after last year's Global Citizen Festival in September, the damage to the Great Lawn was assessed, and Global Citizen's Board of Directors paid for all repairs that were requested.

Rachael Sage "Revelation Ground" Summer Tour: Spain Debut & UK Headline Shows

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Just back from a phenomenal 6-week tour of the UK & Ireland supporting Irish Folk/Rockabilly singer Imelda May, Rachael Sage will be heading to Spain to rejoin Imelda in key cities on the Iberian Peninsula. The sold-out tour of the British Isles and Ireland garnered an immense amount of accolades in the press, with the Irish Post writing she has "a wonderful way with words...very creative and emotional." Recent coverage includes articles in IMAAI, Lock Magazine, and PopMatters.

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  • NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Just back from a phenomenal 6-week tour of the UK & Ireland supporting Irish Folk/Rockabilly singer Imelda May, Rachael Sage will be heading to Spain to rejoin Imelda in key cities on the Iberian Peninsula.
  • For Sage, who has toured many other European countries but never Spain, the opportunity to bring her original folk-pop to cities such as Zaragoza and Barcelona for the first time will be a dream come true.
  • I can't wait to take it all in, and am so grateful to my brilliantly talented friend Imelda May for this unique opportunity!"
  • Sage is also a visual artist, actor and former ballet dancer who performed with the New York City Ballet.

ASIAN HALL OF FAME RELEASES DRAGON ZOOM MOBILE GAME

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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SEATTLE, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To advance digital equity, Asian Hall of Fame releases its DRAGON ZOOM mobile game to fund Team Member Fellowships for women in tech and entertainment. The launch event is on June 18, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. PT to 3:00 at Columbia Tower Sky View Observatory in Seattle with a champagne luncheon, celebrity auction, sneak peek of new characters, and jazz concert featuring headliner Ed Roth & Friends.

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  • SEATTLE, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To advance digital equity, Asian Hall of Fame releases its DRAGON ZOOM mobile game to fund Team Member Fellowships for women in tech and entertainment.
  • DRAGON ZOOM features Aka and her twin brother Aya jumping through Asian-inspired landscapes to find their way home.
  • Asian Hall of Fame will execute game marketing and brand development of the franchise.
  • DRAGON ZOOM founders will be honored including Wilson Huynh and Leah Long, game developer Andres Rodriguez at LemonK, Hackathon volunteers and the Robert Chinn Foundation Board of Governors.Wilson Huynh, Leah Long and David Xie are recipients of the inaugural Asian Hall of Fame Fellowship Award.

100 ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS: A Retrospective by Ron Galella

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Famed celebrity photographer Ron Galella is pleased to announce the publication of his 22nd book, 100 ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS: A Retrospective by Ron Galella.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Famed celebrity photographer Ron Galella is pleased to announce the publication of his 22nd book, 100 ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS: A Retrospective by Ron Galella.
  • "A truly iconic photograph is timeless - something that is valued, honored and treasured long after the photo was taken," Ron writes in the book's introduction.
  • They are, according to Ron's manifesto, the perfect Galella photographs, iconic people caught unrehearsed, spontaneous in his inimitable style.
  • Available Now:100 ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS: A Retrospective by Ron Galella.

100 Best Rock Bands of All Time--Kick Out the Jams with AcademicInfluence.com and See Where Your Favorite Artists Rank

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Thursday, August 12, 2021
Sex Pistols, Simon & Garfunkel, History, All, Learning, Sound, Music, Sex, Tomar, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Technology, Spotify, Student, Education, Time, Nightclub

The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time: 251

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  • The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time: 251
    "There's more to learning than grades and tests," says Tomar.
  • "In fact, some of the most influential figures in the world are the musicians and artists who soundtrack our everyday lives.
  • That's why we've compiled this ranking of the Best Rock Bands of All Time.
  • Each article in the series contains a definition of the rock musical genre"What is Rock?

The Mansion Theatre For The Performing Arts Announces “The Simon and Garfunkel Story” Direct From London November 26 & 27, 2021

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Friday, May 14, 2021
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b'Following the recent news unveiling the newly defined \xe2\x80\x9cMansion Theatre For The Performing Arts\xe2\x80\x9d in Branson, Missouri, theatre representatives announced this morning the latest addition to the unprecedented line-up of world-class entertainment.\nThe internationally acclaimed hit theatrical production direct from London \xe2\x80\x9cThe Simon and Garfunkel Story\xe2\x80\x9d will take the stage at The Mansion Theatre For The Performing Arts on November 26 and 27, 2021 during the coast to coast US Tour.\nThe immersive concert theatrical production chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

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  • b'Following the recent news unveiling the newly defined \xe2\x80\x9cMansion Theatre For The Performing Arts\xe2\x80\x9d in Branson, Missouri, theatre representatives announced this morning the latest addition to the unprecedented line-up of world-class entertainment.\nThe internationally acclaimed hit theatrical production direct from London \xe2\x80\x9cThe Simon and Garfunkel Story\xe2\x80\x9d will take the stage at The Mansion Theatre For The Performing Arts on November 26 and 27, 2021 during the coast to coast US Tour.\nThe immersive concert theatrical production chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
  • It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the 60\xe2\x80\x99s to their dramatic split in 1970.
  • It culminates with the famous \xe2\x80\x9cConcert in Central Park\xe2\x80\x9d reunion in 1981 with more than a half million fans in attendance.\nUsing state-of-the-art video projection, photos and original film footage, the show also features a full live band performing all of their hits including \xe2\x80\x9cMrs.
  • Robinson\xe2\x80\x9d (featured in the 1967 film The Graduate), \xe2\x80\x9cCecilia,\xe2\x80\x9d \xe2\x80\x9cBridge Over Troubled Water,\xe2\x80\x9d \xe2\x80\x9cHomeward Bound\xe2\x80\x9d and many more.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210514005010/en/\n'

Siltanen & Partners Hits Home With Simon & Garfunkel Track In Powerful Coldwell Banker Commercial

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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The commercial will debut on March 17th and play throughout the men's college basketball's upcoming 2020 March Madness tournament.

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  • The commercial will debut on March 17th and play throughout the men's college basketball's upcoming 2020 March Madness tournament.
  • Says Rob Siltanen, agency founder and Creative Director, "The commercial was designed to be a patchwork quilt of sorts.
  • We felt there was no better way than by using Simon & Garfunkel's legendary hit from the '60s.
  • The spot also represents the first time that Coldwell Banker's new north star logo will appear in a commercial.

Paul Simon To Release New Album - In The Blue Light - On September 7 Coinciding With Final Leg Of Homeward Bound - The Farewell Tour

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Thursday, July 12, 2018
Music, Drumming, Jazz, Jazz Messengers, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Steve Gadd, Wynton Marsalis, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Frisell, Wynton

Paul Simon, July 2018

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    NEW YORK, July12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary songwriter, recording artist and performer Paul Simon will release his 14th studio album In The Blue Light on September 7.
  • Among the many musicians joining Simon on In The Blue Light are jazz icons trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, guitarist Bill Frisell, and drummers Jack DeJohnette and Steve Gadd.
  • The release of In The Blue Light on September 7 coincides with the final leg of Homeward Bound Farewell Tour in September, including four performances in the New York City area and culminating with the Final Performance on September 22 in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
  • The credits for Paul Simon's In The Blue Light are as follows: