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Hayek

Salma Hayek selected platinum jewelry by Harry Winston for the "LACMA 2012 Art + Film Gala" on October 27, 2012 in Los Angeles. She wore Platinum drop earrings with sapphire and diamonds ($1 million) and a Platinum and diamond bracelet.

The Carrie Diaries' Cast

THE CARRIE DIARIES -- coming to the CW, January 2013. Pictured (L-R): Katie Findlay as Maggie, Brendan Dooling as Walt, Ellen Wong as Mouse, AnnaSophia Robb as Carrie, Austin Butler as Sebastian, and Freema Agyeman as Larissa. Photo Credit: Nino Munoz/The CW. Image Number: CD1_Mondo_GroupWall.jpg. © 2012 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.

Brooke Shields is demure on the red carpet at the 2012 Alzheimer Association Rita Hayworth Gala wearing a lilac and yellow embroidered silk crepe gown, with a chiffon cape and open back, from the Angel Sanchez Spring 2012 collection.

Cheers' Stars Reunite

Rhea Perlman and Kirstie Alley to Reunite

Rhea Perlman will reunite with longtime friend and former “Cheers” co-star Kirstie Alley in the pilot “Giant Baby,” it was announced today by Keith Cox, executive vice president, development and original programming, TV Land. Perlman will play Thelma, Maddie’s (Alley) long-suffering assistant and best friend, who encourages her boss to form a relationship with the son she gave up for adoption, Arlo (previously known as “Owen”). The network originally announced the Alley-headlined project as a presentation last month.

“We’ve hit the jackpot getting Kirstie and Rhea back together,” said Cox. “It’s a dream to work with such talented comedic actors like these ladies and create a show for them that’s funny and has interesting characters – ‘Giant Baby’ hits all of those notes.”

“Giant Baby” revolves around Madison “Maddie” Banks, a Broadway star who finds her life turned upside down when Arlo, her long-lost son, turns up looking to connect after his adopted mother has died. However, Maddie doesn’t exactly see nerdy and schlubby Arlo fitting in with her luxurious lifestyle. When her attempt to change Arlo backfires, Maddie finds that perhaps they both could use a little change in their lives.

“Giant Baby” is written and executive produced by Marco Pennette and is also executive produced by Kirstie Alley and Jason Weinberg. Larry W. Jones and Keith Cox serve as executive producers for TV Land.

Skelly Leggings

If you  wear anything for Halloween consider these cuties. Check out these adorb skeleton leggings, from Hauler Deals (haulerdeals.com), on sale for the next week for only $25. 

Jane Fonda Always Looks Fabulous

Jane Fonda-- recent appearance on Letterman

Here are a few beauty tips on how to get your hair to look as good as Jane Fonda's

Roy Teeluck, her New York go-to stylist recommends:

1. Pre-dry the hair with your fingers, lifting from the roots
2. Concentré de Collagène *
3. Start by blow drying the front
4. Osmo Clay as a finishing touch on the tips of the hair to give it that piecier allure.

* Concentré de Collagène, Roy's signature product, is a collagen infused serum that is key to healthy hair and scalp.

About Concentré de Collagène - "Plump Up Your Hair" 

 

Marking a new age in skin care biology, Concentré de Collagène by Roy Teeluck is an innovative,

concentrated collagen serum for healthy hair and scalp. Collagen for the hair, you ask?

The results are astonishing: from shinier, healthier hair to fuller, more voluminous blow-outs.

Roy's premier signature product is a fresh, innovative hair and scalp treatment formulated with

a unique collagen delivery system enhanced with peptides and botanicals. Repeated use enriches the scalp

to create fuller, healthier, and more voluminous hair.

The product infuses much-needed collagen in its whole molecular form into the scalp, which nurtures and replenishes the skin.

Concentré de Collagène promotes an enriched environment for your hair to maintain its optimal health as it grows.

Roy's clients are enjoying dramatic results from a healthier, flake-free scalp to whompier blow-outs.

Concentré de Collagène is an easy-to-use at home treatment, penetrating in seconds into the scalp.

Those of you who live in New York, Roy offers an exclusive, luxurious, in-salon spa service that includes:

Cleansing wash

Serum application

Relaxing head massage

Clarifying warm-steam treatment

Fabulous Blow-Out  

Wearing Weitzman's

Stuart Weitzman Co-Hosts Mario Testino Exhibit in Boston

Opening Night

Alessandra Ambrosio

Erin Wasson

Olivia Palermo in Stuart Weitzman navy glitter DAGGER platforms with boyfriend Johannes Huebl

  Karlie Kloss

 Candice Swanepoel & Joan Smalls

Back to Booties

There's a chill in the air (well, seemingly everywhere but where BeansTalk's based, in Southern California). And it's time to break out the boots. Let's start light, with booties. Here are some current cuties.

Sam Edelman Booties Side-zip closure. Suede upper. Man-made lining. Lightly cushioned man-made footbed. Stacked heel. Man-made sole. Measurements: Heel Height: 1 1⁄2 in Weight: 12 oz $130 (Zappos.com)

Nine West's Sosie. Side-zip closure. Suede upper with distressed toe. Man-made lining. Lightly cushioned man-made footbed. Stacked heel. Man-made sole. Imported. Measurements: Heel Height: 1 1⁄4 in Weight: 12 oz Circumference: 12 in Shaft: 5 in. Sale, $98 (Zappos.com)

Madden Girl Carly. Side-zip closure. Faux leather upper with belted strap detail at ankle. Man-made lining. Lightly cushioned man-made footbed. Stacked heel and platform. Man-made sole. Imported. Measurements: Heel Height: 4 in Weight: 13 oz Circumference: 11 in Shaft: 5 in. $60 (Zappos.com)

Born Famke. Full-grain leather upper with dual vamp zippers that allows for easy on-and-off wear. Leather lining helps absorb moisture to keep your foot dry and fresh. Heel-to-toe padding offers lasting cushioning and comfort for extended wear. Polyurethane outsole delivers long-lasting durability on a variety of surfaces. Imported. Measurements: Heel Height: 3 1⁄4 in Weight: 14 oz Platform Height: 1 1⁄4 in. $95 (Zappos.com)

Whether it’s a ceramic dog or a painted cat, this special is chock full of appraisals featuring felines and canines — in sculpture, on canvas and in many other forms. Take a look at an original “Hush Puppy” mascot, dog portraits and one “naughty cat” bronze. Antiques Roadshow, special "Cats & Dogs," 12 November 2012. Check local listings.

Jennie Garth was honored at the Inner-City Arts Gala event and wore an ivory and gold knit cap sleeve day dress from the David Meister Signature collection. She also wore distinctive, dark cherry lipstick, adding a goth touch.

Carlos Santana & Stevie Nicks
Join Sunset Sessions
8 to 10 November 2012

Sunset Sessions alumni include: The Black Keys, Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak, Wayne Coyne, Jimmy Cliff, Melissa Etheridge, k.d. Lang, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Billy Corgan, Ryan Adams, Joss Stone, Lucinda Williams, Jewel, Fun., Richie Sambora, Five For Fighting, Dead Sara,  Ziggy Marley, Sia,  and hundreds of others.

PLEDGE MUSIC, CLARK & THE COSMPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS TEAM UP TO HELP ARTISTS HAVE A TRUE CHANCE TO BE HEARD, WHILE BENEFITING CAUSES ALL OVER THE WORLD! FOR THE FIRST TIME THE PUBLIC CAN HELP DISCOVER THE SUPERSTARS OF TOMORROW – TODAY! MAIN STAGE SUNSET SESSIONS  TICKETS HERE THAT BENEFIT CHARITIES AT THE SAME TIME!  PLEDGE NOW

The first ever sunset Sessions Tour will kick off FROM The Cosmopolitan with artists touring the country,, helping local charities as they tour.  The first tour will feature Duncan Sheik, Alpha Rev, Courrier and Laura Warshauer!  
LAS VEGAS WEEKLY AND LAS VEGAS SUN
“Sunset Sessions brings influencers and artists to Las Vegas”

FOX5 Vegas - KVVU
Cosmopolitan opening ‘Sunset Session’ to public

16TH TRIPLE A SUNSET SESSIONS
ANNOUNCED IN SAN FRANCISCO
FEBRUARY 21 – 24, 2013
 
Michele Clark’s Sunset Sessions, a music industry convention and talent showcase, is coming to the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV from November 8-10, 2012. This is the first time in Sunset Sessions’ 15-year history that it will be open to the general public. The event is a key opportunity for musicians and industry power players alike, introducing record labels, radio station programmers, music supervisors, managers, agents and others to emerging and established artists. The convention has been influential in the careers of numerous newer artists, including the Black Keys, Ryan Adams, Fun, Sia, James Blunt, Zac Browne Band, Grace Potter and Jason Mraz. Marquee names like Stevie Nicks, Richie Sambora, Lucinda Williams, Jewel, Third Eye Blind and Wayne Coyne also have participated in the event.

The Sunset Sessions main stage will be held at the Boulevard Pool and will feature 20 to 30 rising artists. The lineup thus far includes Stevie Nicks, Carlos Santana, Duncan Sheik, Susanna Hoffs, Steve Earle, Alpha Rev, Lit, Courrier, Paul Adelstein’s band Doris, Faulkner, Angels Landing, Feral Vinca, Laura Warshauer, Brooke Palsson, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, SLATER, Stellar Corpses, The NowhereNauts, Beware of Darkness, Tora, Cheating Daylight, and Elliot Root, with many more to be announced soon.

November’s Sunset Sessions Vegas at The Cosmopolitan will be the 18th event in 15 years and for the first time ever, the Main Stage shows will be open to the public to benefit charities all over the world (of the ARTISTS choices)!  CBS’s Las Vegas Radio stations 94.1 The Mix and 107.5 KXTE will host the entire event.  Other great radio stations across the country will also send winners to participate in this New Music Adventure and bring awareness to the charities each artist designates.

Although the event is available to the public, tickets cannot be purchased. Event-goers can secure tickets by committing their time or money to one of several nonprofit organizations, including Communities in Schools of Nevada, Three Square, Opportunity Village MusiCares and many more to be announced!

THE BUZZ REEL SUNSET SESSIONS FEBRUARY 2012

SUNSET SESSIONS SIZZLE REEL

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
“Sunset Sessions celebrates 15 years of musical big breaks”

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“If a weekend showcase of 55 artists and bands is any indicator, music is in healthy shape”

GRAMMY 365
“The 15th Annual Sunset Sessions, was once again a successful event.”

EXAMINER
“Sunset Sessions elevates fresh talents.”

TESTIMONTIALS:
“Michele Clark has figured out how to bring together radio programmers, artists, managers, music supervisors and record company people in a dynamic stew that re-energized my feelings about the music business again and gave me many ideas and contacts to use on behalf of my clients. The Sunset Sessions are the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.”
-Danny Goldberg President Gold Village Entertainment

Sunset Sessions is bringing together opinion leaders from radio, Film and TV music supervisors, record labels and New Media to share insight. Its most important goal is to remind all of us of our love for music. True artist development finds daylight every year at the Sunset Sessions”
-Sky Daniels, Program Director KCSN/Los Angeles

“Sunset Sessions is where music industry people who are still passionate about music gather.”
 -Mark Goodman

“Sunset Sessions is the only convention where 95% of the audience has the potential to break your band when they get home from the show”
-Bill Armstrong / Side One Dummy

Franco's Film for Weitzman

Stuart Weitzman Debuts 
'Walking After Midnight'
Directed by James Franco

Click on below link to view as well as post the film’s first vignette
on the Stuart Weitzman Facebook page
http://bit.ly/WalkOnSW

Petra Nemcova filming in the Lower East Side in New York City

James Franco & Petra Nemcova discuss direction while taking a break from filming at Le Baron Nightclub

Stuart Weitzman, the American shoe designer knows how to merge fashion, sex appeal and style into each of his designs. This ingenuity led to the decision to enlist the multi-faceted actor, author, artist, producer, screenwriter, poet and director James Franco to creatively bring the brand philosophy to life on the social media small screen. The dynamic brand film, a series of four vignettes, stars Stuart Weitzman shoes worn by supermodel Petra Nemcova.

Inspired by the ‘80s movie Mondo New York, the short film follows a young woman on a midnight fantasy stroll into the rarified underground scene of New York City. Stuart Weitzman stilettos and boots walk and explore the downtown streets and gain entry into the city’s most sought-out after party at the legendary Le Baron nightclub, Peels restaurant, the Hole gallery and Freeman’s Alley.

Set to a modern remake of the classic Patsy Cline song, “Walking After Midnight” by the band Girl in a Coma, the film captures the attributes of the Stuart Weitzman woman – independent, confident, sexy and playful – in a visually seductive and intriguing way. This chic and sophisticated woman lives in motion; she is as comfortable in her own skin as she is in her Stuart Weitzmans. The film illustrates that no matter how high the heel, Stuart Weitzman stilettos can take you from day to night – and early into the next morning.

“Walking After Midnight” will release the first of its four vignettes on Wednesday, Oct 3rd at 12:01 a.m. on the Stuart Weitzman Facebook page. Facebook and Twitter will fuel the conversation by encouraging people to engage in the ultimate viewing party, share the video, and step inside the metropolitan lifestyle of the heroine and her shoes as captured by James Franco. Because a key theme of the film is the concept of “walking,” the hashtag #WALKON will be a trending topic on Twitter. The next three episodes will be released on consecutive “Weitzman Wednesdays” and the entire film will go live on October 26, 2012.

Ellen deGeneres: The Mark Twain Prize

This special celebrates beloved television icon and entertainment pioneer Ellen DeGeneres, the latest recipient of The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. From the stage of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, some of the biggest names in comedy salute the 15th recipient of the humor prize. Premieres 30 October 2012 on PBS (Check local listings). 

Bubbly Scarlett

Scarlett Johansson wore platinum diamond stud earrings by Bulgari for the "Moet Chandon 250 Anniversary Party" in Moscow on October 4, 2012.

Ike & Tina Turner

Ike & Tina Turner
On the Road: 1971 - 1972
Available 20 November 2012

By combining soul music with an explosive stage show, complete with the high energy dance choreography of Tina Turner and the Ikettes, and an ingredient sorely missed in today's soul - gritty rock n' roll - Ike & Tina Turner gained a reputation as one of the great live acts of all-time. In the early 70's, legendary rock photographer Bob Gruen and his wife Nadya toured with Ike & Tina, filming them performing, on the road, and behind the scenes. Now for the first time ever this footage is available to the public... This is a look inside a hardworking band as well as an iconic couple

With portable video recorders not as prominent during that era as they are nowadays, no one has seen scenes like this. But with the release of Ike & Tina: On The Road: 1971-72, fans are finally treated to a must-see behind-the-scenes view of the band, at the peak of their powers. Similar to an earlier DVD set, The New York Dolls: All Dolled Up, the Gruens toured with Ike & Tina and documented everything in black and white (and some color as well). Now, 40 years later, fans get to experience what it was like to be with one of the most popular touring/recording bands of this time period.

In addition to simply awesome renditions of several Ike & Tina classics, we also get a glimpse of the group at work in the recording studio, Tina and the Ikettes practicing their dance routines (and primping their wigs!), and goofing around on airplanes and in airports. We even get to see inside Ike & Tina's house and the couple's funky retro '70s home décor, as Tina cooks dinner for her kids.

A lot has been written about Ike and Tina's relationship over the years (mostly in the negative light). But for many years, they were able to coexist together in the public eye, and in the process, created some of the most exciting and gripping soul/rock music ever recorded. Now with Ike & Tina: On The Road: 1971-72, we have a more than worthy visual accompaniment to their classic sounds.

"The film Whats Love Got To Do With It? shows why Ike and Tina Turner broke up," says Gruen. "Ike & Tina: On The Road: 1971-72 shows why Ike and Tina were together for twenty years before that."

Track Listing
River Deep, Mountain High
Pick Me Up (Take Me Where Your Home Is)
Oh Devil
Gulf Coast Blues
Shake A Tail Feather
There Was A Time
Heard It Through the Grapevine
Respect
A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Every Day)
Under The Weather
I've Been Loving You Too Long
Walking the Dog
You've Got to Get That Feeling
Try a Little Tenderness
Proud Mary
I Smell Trouble
Shine
Instrumental Theme Song
I Want to Take You Higher

To buy: http://bit.ly/RbEQvu

Actress Nicole Kidman wears a Jenny Packham Swarovski embellished ivory cocktail dress from the designer’s Spring/Summer 2012 Collection in a spread for Australian-based Who Magazine’s 20th Anniversary issue.

Emma Stone: Style

After attending Paris Fashion Week, Emma Stone takes in some of the City of Light's local culture, visiting the Musée Rodin. Check out her easy, seemingly effortless style. Get her look! 

Emma Stone: Get Her Look for Less!

Ivanka Trump™ coat, grosgrain ribbon trim throughout, Point collar, Double-breasted front button closure, Princess seams highlight curves, Straight hem, Fully lined, Shell: 38% wool, 37% polyester, 19% acrylic, 6% other fibers; Length: 35 in $59.99 6pm.com

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French Sole FS/NY cute and comfy flat feels like a slipper, Leather lining, Lightly padded footbed, Flexible rubber sole, Made in Italy, Heel Height: 3⁄8 in, Weight: 5 oz, $76.99 6pm.com

Brooks Brothers Cotton Oxford Knit Pure cotton knit with oxford placket, collar and cuffs. Signature metal gold buttons. Machine wash. Imported. $98

The Duchess & Stuart Weitzman

The Duchess in Stuart Weitzman

Kate Middleton Continued Diamond Jubilee Tour in Stuart Weitzman Wedges

Duchess Kate was spotted wearing two styles of Stuart Weitzman wedges in her travels of the Far East with Prince William.

September 17th - in Honiara, Guadalcanal Island she wore blue suede CORKSWOON wedges. She wore these shoes frequently during the London Summer Olympic Events.

September 16th - in Honiara, Guadalcanal Island she wore natural cork MINX wedges (which she had previously been spotted wearing while watching her husband Prince William play polo).

New Series: To Catch a Smuggler

Millions of dollars of contraband are seized annually by agents and officers with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the largest hubs for international travel in the United States. It’s a job where everything — from the safety of their team to the security of the nation — is at stake. Any stone left unturned is an opportunity for criminal activity that could put the country at risk. The only thing they’re often given to act on: gut instinct.

Go behind the X-ray scanners and security doors at JFK with officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the new series To Catch a Smuggler, premiering Oct. 8 at 9 PM ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel. Nothing and no one is above suspicion.

Two major agencies at JFK work together to limit the amount of illegal drugs and banned goods coming into the United States. CBP officers stand at the gates, checking passports and assessing passengers; they are the first line of defense, tasked with observing suspicious activities and making inquiries. ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents take these cases to the next level to uncover the real source of the criminal activity by exposing contraband and eliciting confessions. Now National Geographic goes where cameras are rarely allowed — into the interrogation room with agents as they identify, search, question and arrest criminals, engaging in a cat-and-mouse game for the truth.

Supervisory officer Joe Finn, who leads a team of CBP officers, says, “I love catching drugs … I mean that’s what I find more fun than anything. It’s always coming in …. It’s a hunt. And when you find it, it’s very satisfying.”

People employ numerous methods to smuggle drugs into the country. Sometimes it’s a clever form of concealment; most times, less so. In an early episode, thorough detective work causes the story of an Ecuadorian man to unravel, and despite continued protestations an X-ray reveals that he’s swallowed large pellets of liquid heroin. Later in the series, a random baggage search by CBP officers of an 18-year-old reveals cocaine in the lining of his luggage, seeping out through the cracks in his suitcase and mixing in with his clothes. After he’s arrested, HSI agents convince him to cooperate and start naming names.

Drugs aren’t the only thing these agents are looking for. Fruits, meats and other foreign produce, potentially carrying harmful pests and bacteria that could devastate the country’s agricultural industry, are confiscated and destroyed, including nearly 25,000 seizures in 2011 alone. Officers in the mail room inspect nearly 700,000 packages a day for drugs, counterfeit money, exotic animals or worse. For ICE and CBP agents, it’s all in day’s work.
 
Premiere Episodes Include:

To Catch a Smuggler: Courier to Kingpin
Premieres Monday, Oct. 8, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
At New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the largest hubs for international travel in the United States, officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are always on the hunt for contraband. When a flight arrives from South America, the CBP team sends the plane’s luggage through X-ray and then to the K-9 team, which immediately picks up on a package containing crystal meth. Next, CBP Officer Redpath interviews a traveler returning from his wedding ceremony in Bangladesh. The passenger admits to filing a false report about his kidnapped parents at the U.S. Embassy, which further intrigues Officer Redpath — is this a crime for CBP or the FBI? A Guyana flight arrives with a man making his third trip in the past year — a little too frequent, in the officers’ opinions. After inspecting the passenger’s bag, the team finds 4 kilos of cocaine. A young kid arrives from the Dominican Republic and Officer Finn has a suspicion about him. After seven calls to relatives fail to verify the young man’s story, Officer Finn decides to take him in for an X-ray.

To Catch a Smuggler: Cavity Courier
Premieres Monday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
A flight arrives from Guyana, a recent hot spot for smuggling activity, and CBP Officer Elias has his eye on a particularly nervous passenger. As soon as Officer Elias opens the man’s bag, he sees a false bottom concealing cocaine. Officer Redpath interviews a woman from Paraguay about the stamps in her passport. It takes very little coaxing to get this woman to admit to living illegally in the U.S. for seven years — and she’s not going to be admitted into the U.S. today. A Jamaican man is stopped by CBP officers and becomes very nervous. After the officers remove his shoes, they discover cocaine in the bottom worth around $60,000. On another arriving flight from Guyana, a woman in baggage claim keeps looking back at the officers — is this a dead giveaway for a smuggler? After Officer Finn’s tough interrogation proves futile, he tries a gentler approach with the woman, which ultimately leads to her confession.

To Catch a Smuggler: Hidden Heroin
Premieres Monday, Oct. 22, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
When a man arrives from Ecuador without luggage, CBP Officer Finn wastes no time meeting him at baggage claim for questioning. The team brings him into a private room for a pat-down and the traveler’s story begins to unravel, forcing the officers to do an X-ray for ingested drug pellets. CBP’s target team discovers a package containing engine pistons. When the weights of each piston begin to differ drastically, the officers decide to drill for drugs, leading them to a heroin trafficker in D.C. Later, a very nervous traveler arrives on a flight from Nigeria. As Officer Finn probes, the man seems to be stumbling over his story.

To Catch a Smuggler: Coke in the Coat
Premieres Monday, Oct. 29, at 9 p.m. ET/PT
A family arrives on a flight from Peru carrying bags full of leather jackets. After CBP officers go through the bags, they discover cocaine in the lining of the coats. The father admits to transporting the bags, but claims he never knew he was carrying drugs. In the mail room, Officer Boris identifies a package containing a photo album … and half a pound of heroin worth around $13,000. When flights arrive from Pakistan, Egypt and Kuwait simultaneously, Officer Elias is already on his toes, but when a radiation detector starts going off, the team must identify the source without causing panic among the passengers.

To Catch a Smuggler: Search & Seize
Premieres Monday, Nov. 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT
For CBP officers Ramirez and Finn, an 18-year-old trying to smuggle cocaine in the lining of his suitcase proves to be a slam dunk. When he is selected for a random baggage search, CBP officers find the narcotic seeping through cracks in his suitcase. Now they work to get him to cooperate and start naming names. Later, at immigration, an unemployed man from Nigeria claims to be in the country to purchase computer parts while traveling with just $100. Through deft ICE interrogation, his story starts to unravel, and he may be barred from the U.S. for five years. Finally, a woman from Jamaica attempts to smuggle undeclared food, and cockroaches are crawling out of her bag.

For more information, visit www.natgeotv.com or www.ngcpr.com.

To Catch A Smuggler is produced by National Geographic Television (NGT) for the National Geographic Channel (NGC). For NGT, the Executive Producer is Jerry Decker. For NGC, Executive Producer is Madeleine Carter, Vice President of Production and Development is Kevin Mohs and Executive Vice President of Production is Michael Cascio.

Check out Jennifer Aniston's latest SmartWater viral video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phpb_ssnyug

Dave Matthews Bows at No. 1

With its new album, Away From The World (RCA Records), bowing at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Dave Matthews Band reaches a new milestone, becoming the first group in chart history to have six straight studio albums debut atop the chart. Away From The World, the band's eighth studio album, sold 266,000 units in its first week of release. It is the follow-up to 2009's Platinum-certified Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, which was nominated for two GRAMMY® awards.

Dave Matthews Band celebrated the release of Away From The World with a show at the historic Hollywood Bowl last Wednesday. "'Mercy' [is] full of potential to become as captivating a pace-changer as 'The Space Between' was last night, when Matthews played a beautiful, stripped down version of the 2001 song solo under one spotlight," observed Entertainment Weekly. The Hollywood Reporter praised the band's renditions of new songs such as "the soft, melodic 'Gaucho'; 'Snow Outside'; 'Mercy,' which featured an effectively slow buildup; and 'The Riff,' a compelling standout ...after more than two decades on the road, there isn't a stage built yet he [Matthews] can't make feel like home."

Fans can check out Dave Matthews Band performing two tracks from the new album on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" at:

"Mercy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VodrFABps5Q&list=UUa6vGFO9ty8v5KZJXQxdhaw&index=1&feature=plcp
"The Riff"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zrmefTh0TA&list=UUa6vGFO9ty8v5KZJXQxdhaw&index=2&feature=plcp

"Mercy," which the band also performed on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," quickly climbed to No. 1 on the Triple A radio charts over the summer. Today "Mercy" goes to Hot AC radio while "If Only," the album's second single, is serviced to the Triple A format. You can view Dave Matthews Band's exclusive performance of "If Only" for EllenTV.com at:

http://www.ellentv.com/2012/09/12/dave-matthews-performs-if-only

"Away From The Worldnods toward both DMB's past and its future," said USA Today. "The band reunites with Steve Lillywhite, who produced its first three albums; at the same time, the horn section of trumpeter Rashawn Ross and saxophonist Jeff Coffin is evolving into the role once filled by LeRoi Moore, who died in 2008. The band achieves balance in the midst of transformation."

Rolling Stone hailed Away From The World as "their strongest album in years" while The New York Times' Jon Pareles noted: "The songs have grown-up concerns, from lifelong love to the entire sweep of human history, in settings that range from sparse intimacy to intricate folk-and-funk excursions."

Dave Matthews Band - comprising Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar) and Boyd Tinsley (violin) - was the biggest ticket seller worldwide of the past decade and has sold over 18 million tickets since its inception. The group has sold a collective 37 million CDs and DVDs combined.

Best Buddies

Best Buddies Benefit in NYC

The “Best Buddies New York” benefit concert is an annual fundraiser for the Best Buddies organization sponsored by Klingman and Associates. This year marks Elaine Kwon’s fourth year as headliner, founder, and creative director. As a result of her annual and tireless efforts for Best Buddies, the organization realizes a significant percentage of its annual operating budget, which enables BBNY to serve many thousands of New Yorkers yearly.

Guest Speaker Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Founder and CEO of Best Buddies International, Prize-winning concert pianist Elaine Kwon on piano and guest artists Grammy® and Tony® Award winner David Bryan (Bon Jovi) on piano; Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin on viola/violin; with vocalist Inna Barmash, soprano Marcy Richardson and dancer Christopher Erk. Elaine Kwon is an award-winning pianist, Lecturer/ Affiliated Artist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, martial arts champion and Wilhelmina Fitness model.


Best Buddies New York is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and part of a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Best Buddies also fosters one-to-one friendships with peer volunteers who do not have intellectual disabilities. Best Buddies is a vibrant, international organization that has grown from one original chapter to more than 1,400 college, high school and middle school campuses across the country and internationally. The New York chapter creates opportunities throughout the state of NY in middle schools, high schools, and colleges. (www.bestbuddiesnewyork.org)


Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall
881  7th Ave
New York, NY 10019
7:30 pm


The concert is Best Buddies New Yorks annual benefit with all proceeds going to the nonprofit, an organization (founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver) dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement and opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Presented by Klingman & Associates, the concert has quickly become one of Manhattans most sought after performances.

Creative Director and award-winning concert pianist Elaine Kwon back onstage to engage the audience in a series of pairs combinations of musicians, actors, and dancers that join with each other through various moods and compositions.

Elaine describes this program as a journey that connects and develops like hiking and climbing a mountain in the same ways that Best Buddies New York creates relationships, opportunities, and accomplishments.

Among the world-class artists joining Elaine are Grammy and Tony Award pianist David Bryan of Bon Jovi, Marcy Richardson, soprano, Lev Zhurbin on viola/violin, and dancer Christopher Erk. Master of Ceremonies and Buddies (people with intellectual disabilities) will present and perform on stage.

VIP cocktails, Fantastic Fathers award ceremony, and silent auction are at 6:00 before the concert begins at 7:30. Silent auction items include a luxury handmade necklace by Italian designer Maria Vittoria Albani (MVA) and a Raymond Weil mens watch.

Concert tickets, from $50 to $250, now available online and at 212-220-8551.
Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement and opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant, international organization that has grown from one original chapter to more than 1,400 college, high school and middle school campuses across the country and internationally. Best Buddies programs engage participants in each of the 50 United States. Learn more about it at Best Buddies New York