Gordon At The Broadway Comedy Club Marcy J. Gordon, I Can Still Do That Advisor and corporate attorney turned comedienne, will appear at the Broadway Comedy Club on Tuesday February 3rd. Gordon has been trying to escape the practice of law for nearly 30 years. To keep sane, she writes songs, plays a variety of
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Women Who Lunch February
Women Who Lunch February February 20, 2015 – 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Gossip Bar The mission of Women Who Lunch is to connect women and share ideas. The organization’s February luncheon is themed The Journey of Transformation. “Each decade of our life brings personal transformation. Learning how to recognize it and harness the changes to
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Imagine Talks
IMAGINE TALKS In collaboration with Edge Interns, the Asian American Foundation recently launched Imagine Talks, a new conference initiative that brings Miss Asian Global Delegates and Edge Interns together to focus on women’s empowerment and community activism. The conference took place on January 17th, 2015 and attendees engaged in insightful and creative conversations while enjoying
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Northeast Weather Tips
Northeast Weather Tips 1/26/2015 5:23:43 PM – RECENT NOTIFICATION Notification issued 1/26/15 at 5:25 PM. Due to impending winter weather, all NYC Subway, Metro North, Long Island Railroad, and MTA Bus service will be suspended effective 11:00 PM tonight, 1/26. NJ Transit will be suspended effective 8:00PM tonight, 1/26. Limit unnecessary travel. Stay warm and be safe! Notify
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Space Montrose
SPACE MONTROSE Carlos and Leila Peraza are the proud owners of Space Montrose, a Houston Texas based storefront on Westheimer Road that offers customers handcrafted items made in the United States. In Montrose, a neighborhood and cultural hub that is often called “The Heart of Houston”, Carlos and Leila have created a platform for artists to share their
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The Reluctant Psychic
THE RELUCTANT PSYCHIC DEBUT READING Thursday, January 29th 7:00 PM We all, as children, had our imaginary friends and monsters in the closet. But for Suzan Saxman, those friends and monsters didn’t go away—and they weren’t imaginary. From an early age, Suzan knew instinctively that she had to hide her true self. She couldn’t talk
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Dance Out Bullying
DANCE OUT BULLYING Angelique Martinez is Founder of Dance Out Bullying Inc., a 501c3 organization that seeks to encourage young people to genuinely connect with each other and stand up against bullying via dance and performance. Angelique recognizes the severity of the social pressures young people encounter and believes that social media and technology have successfully
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Women Make Movies
WOMEN MAKE MOVIES In anticipation of Martin Luther King Day on January 19, Woean Make Movies is celebrating Black History Month with our favorite African American Studies titles. Celebrate the lives of African American women and the contributions they have made to their families, communities and society from the civil rights movement to the present.
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Anti-catcalling
COMMUNITY MAN ENOUGH Ian McGregor Moran, co-owner of I to Z Photo + Video and recent graduate of the NYU Tisch Film School, is an innovative videographer and photographer based in New York City. Moran uses his videography and photography for a variety of socially conscious projects and he recently published a new anti-catcalling PSA entitled, “Man Enough”.
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The Big Apple Posse
THE BIG APPLE POSSE By: Wendy Williams “The Big Apple Posse Trilogy” is a series of action adventure novels that follow a group of teens and their expanding band of travelers after they are threatened in a terrorist attack. The teens manage to escape the terror in the Big Apple and flee the enemy in
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VOXE.ORG
VOXE.ORG is a new online platform for politics that seeks to create “new ways of democratic involvement for all”. The VOXE.ORG team is on a mission to provide citizens worldwide with the most neutral and relevant information on election candidate proposals in an effort to enable a healthy debate amongst citizens. ” We believe in
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Brahma Kumaris
Spirituality THE BRAHMA KUMARIS The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University has over 825,000 regular students, with over 8,500 centers in 100 countries. The University has initiated a spiritual movement in which students are taught a form of meditation that focuses on identity as souls. Via “soul-conscious” practices and teaching, the Brahma Kumaris establishes a global culture
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The Growing Studio
COMMUNITY THE GROWING STUDIO The Growing Studio is a studio started by actors for actors. The studio offers affordable classes, with a low student-faculty ratio helping students further their careers while growing as artists along the way.With a faculty comprised of working theater professionals, the Growing studio introduces students to leading professionals on a
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MOVE to GIVE Children of Uganda
Community MOVE to GIVE Video Challenge Madeline Rhodes is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree at NYU and has worked professionally in TV and theater for five years. In addition to her entertainment endeavors, Madeline is an active participator in international child welfare efforts. Nectar News recently published an article written by Adam- Ben David about
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Dance- The Feminism/Equality MOVEMENT
DANCE Point Park Students Contribute to the Feminist Movement Lauren Gerlowski is a former Joffrey student and current Point Park University dance major who was recently recognized at the United Nations for her viral video entitled, ” We’re Your Voice Venezuela. With her most recent work, “The Feminism/Equality MOVEMENT”, Lauren wanted to “create something that portrayed feminism in its truest
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Fiction vs. Reality
FICTION VS. REALITY By Adam Ben-David The Book of Mormon takes place in a fictional Uganda. What happens when the show’s conductor takes a trip to the actual country to share music? This is a story of how fiction met reality. I have spent my entire adult life – starting when I was 22 – working
