UN Day Concert Tonight w/ Stevie Wonder and Friends

In celebration of the 67th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Organization, the 2012 UN Day Concert: “A Message of Peace featuring Stevie Wonder” will take place on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York. [un.org] Some of Stevie’s…

August 2012 Bookstore Events

  Probably the sleepiest month of the year at the big box stores, but some good things going on here and there. Here are some more August 2012 bookstore events that looked interesting to me for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble August 2012 Bookstore Events 08/02 Upstairs at the Square w/ Cheryl Strayed…

Partial “Hope For Haiti” Benefit Lineup Revealed

“Hope For Haiti” (01/22/10) on MTV, VH1, CNN and every major network Today, some of the acts for the Jan 22 star-studded “Hope for Haiti” telethon were announced and the lineup looks impressive (in a multi-platinum selling artist sort of way). While I know the event is taking place in New York, Los Angeles, London…

Wyclef Jean Releases A Statement on Haitian Earthquake (and How You Can Help)

Wyclef Jean is a rock star in America, but the man is famous almost beyond comprehension in his native Haiti. He released this statement today (Jan 13) concerning the recent devastating earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. January 13th, 2010 STATEMENT BY WYCLF JEAN ON HAITI EARTHQUAKE NEW YORK—The following is a statement by Wyclef Jean on…