THE LAST FIVE YEARS On February 13th, The Last Five Years premiered in Los Angeles and New York theaters entertaining movie goers with a big screen spin on Jason Robert Brown’s original Off-Broadway musical production. The musical was adapted for the screen and directed by Richard LaGravenese, a writer and director who is best known

 FIRST MONDAYS HARLEM On Monday, March 2nd, The Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation is hosting its monthly First Mondays event in Harlem, NY. Jelani Bauman, Foundation Advisor and New York based jazz musician, is the featured performer of the evening and the first 24 Advisors to RSVP will receive two free drinks. First Mondays is a

HUNGER VAN The Hunger Van is a multi-faith driven community service initiative sponsored by Faiths Against Hunger. Throughout the year, Jews, Christians, Muslims and Hindus come together in their communities to drive “Hunger Vans” and host Faiths Against Hunger sponsored events in their communities. Currently, the organization is raising funds for yearly operations and will soon publish their

Black Business Investment Corporation On February 18th, the Black Business Investment Corporation (BBIC) celebrated its 28th year of operation in Palm Beach, Florida. The BBIC is a 501c4 non-profit organization that provides business loans, equity capital and business services for Black business owners in St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River and Palm Beach County.  In 1987

Dialogue and Discussion By: Jill Markowitz   The Playbook for Law Enforcement and Citizen Relations On February 3, 2015, The Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation hosted its first annual educational colloquium entitled, “Dialogue and Discussion: The Playbook for Law Enforcement and Citizen Relations”. The colloquium took place at the Players Club in Manhattan and was moderated by,

POWRPLANT PowrPlnt is a digital arts learning and sharing “collaboratory” where creators of all ages can share their network and access software. Angelina Vezzetti, Founder of Powrplnt and media producer, is an artist and entrepreneur that focuses on community development through creative expression. Her past projects include opening the Body Actualized Center in Bushwick, Internet

UNMASKED THEATRE COMPANY On February 9th and 10th, Unmasked Theatre Company (UTC) presented “Everything’s Fine”, an original musical in honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. 11 company actors who have all struggled with body image developed the original musical production based on personal experiences. Unmasked Theatre Company was founded by Catherine Geller and John Bautista

AXUM COFFEE Located in Orlando, Fl, Axum Coffee gives 100% of its profits to orphan care, fresh water needs, medical care, education and more. The coffee shop sits on West Plant St. in Winter Garden, and is known not just for its coffee, smoothies, pastries and desserts, but for its welcoming environment. Axum is a place for

LEGATO GELATO By: Berchaun Nicholls Terri-Ann Nicholls, owner/maker/founder of Legato Gelato, has had a long-running love affair with frozen desserts. As a child growing up in Jamaica, Terri-Ann cherished her family visits to Kingston’s local ice creamery, Devon House. When her family moved to New York City later on in her childhood, she quickly found

GOODREADS GIVEAWAY Jane Park Smith is a Los Angeles based published author, actress and model who is on a mission to spread the word about Rocky the Rescue. Rocky and his human are GIVING BACK in an effort to rescue other pups and encourage more people to appreciate the gift of life spent together between

SPIRIT AWARDS The Spirit Awards has been named the first event to honor independent film exclusively. The Awards ceremony seeks to highlight extraordinary independent films and filmmakers that are contributing to our media driven world in an outstanding way.  Produced by Film Independent, the Spirit Awards brings together top Hollywood artists and professionals throughout independent

LOOK AT THE FISH THEATER COMPANY Look At The Fish Theater Company (LATF) seeks to establish a theatrical community between the artists and the audience. Led by Founder & Director, Thomas Lombardo, the ensemble of actors participate in an artist centered rehearsal process and provide a public platform for plays that are under-valued in commercial