Spike Lee Honored With Sixth Annual Chrysler Award
Spike Lee, one of the most influential figures in contemporary cinema, became the sixth recipient Wednesday of the Chrysler LLC Behind the Lens Award. Some 400 guests attended the award ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California in recognition of the outstanding achievements of the director of such groundbreaking films as "Jungle Fever," "Do The Right Thing" and "Malcolm X"; who helped launch the big-screen careers of Halle Berry, Samuel L. Jackson and John Turturro, as well as numerous other actors, filmmakers and craftspeople.
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Kohl´s Donates US$1M To Milwaukee Art Museum
Kohl’s Department Stores announced a US$1 million gift to the Milwaukee Art Museum, a nationally recognized arts provider, that will support a new youth art education initiative in the community. This is the largest corporate gift to the Museum for education and outreach and will be used to launch new art education programs and develop a new outreach campaign.
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Korean Air To Launch Nonstop Flights From LA to Brazil
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced that Korean Air will launch new, nonstop service on June 2nd from Los Angeles to Sao Paulo, Brazil's economic center. The service between the commercial hubs is a direct result of the Mayor's 2006 trade mission to Asia and a reflection of his intent to re-establish Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as one of the world's great international gateway airports.
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GolTV Will Televise Matches Of German National Football Team
GolTV, the all soccer network, announced today that it has scored the exclusive US and Canada broadcast rights to all of the German National Team 2010 World Cup qualifying matches starting in September. Only GolTV will televise coverage of Germany vs. Russia, Wales, Lichtenstein, Azerbaijan and Finland to North American cable, satellite and telco subscribers. GolTV will also exclusively air six of Germany's friendly games, including live coverage of Germany's match against heated rival England.
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Perrier-Jouet Unveils Its First Tailor-Made Champagne
On March 20, the first day of spring, Perrier-Jouet unveiled its first ever tailor-made Champagne, Perrier-Jouet By and For. The bespoke Champagne, of which only 100 cases have been allocated worldwide, goes beyond the prestige cuvee to become a once-in-a-lifetime experience that exemplifies true luxury. Perrier-Jouet will offer guests a chance to go deep into the heart of the House, where they will learn its closely guarded production secrets from the Chef de Caves, Herve Deschamps -- one of only seven House Cellar Masters to hold this esteemed position in two centuries.
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Audi Unveils Custom-Painted Audi A5
Audi of America, Inc. announced it will unveil a custom-painted A5 created by New York City-based artist Hunt Slonem, at the company's kick off event for the 2008 New York International Auto Show at the Audi Forum New York City. The A5 is Audi's all new sports coupe. In addition to the special A5 unveiling, Audi will showcase the highly anticipated R8 TDI Le Mans concept.
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Save The Titanic Foundation Inks 'Z' To Helm Comic Book
The Save the Titanic Foundation announced the results of their worldwide search among artists for the Save the Titanic limited edition comic book. Zeljko "Z" Srdic, of Serbia, has been commissioned to complete the Save the Titanic Foundation's limited edition comic book. Many of "Z's" paintings are on the walls of World Financial Center's offices in New York.
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Luxury Goes Extreme With Crystal Cruises
Luxury specialist Crystal Cruises is raising its own shore-side bar with lavish, over-the-top Crystal Adventures in Europe. New "extreme luxury" tours, designed for a discerning few, boast European sports cars, helicopters and private yachts to explore European destinations in extravagantly different ways.
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Christie´s To Auction Um Kulthum´s Pearl Necklace
Christie’s is proud to announce the sale of a magnificent natural pearl necklace that belonged to Um Kulthum (1904-1975). Unquestionably the greatest Arab singer of the 20th century, Um Kulthum was known as The Shining Star of the Middle East, and her importance in the Arab countries was so great that she was received with the same ceremony as heads of state. The necklace, which was gifted to Um Kulthum by His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late ruler of the UAE, is being sold by family descendents. It is expected to fetch $80,000-120,000 when it is sold as a star lot in the forthcoming auction of Contemporary Jewels and Watches to be staged by Christie’s in Dubai on 29 April 2008.
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Zagat Releases 2008 NYC Shopping Guide
Zagat Survey launched its comprehensive 2008 New York City Shopping guide with over 7,500 shoppers weighing in on the hottest spots to shop in all five boroughs. Covering 2,463 of the city's best stores, including 167 additions, the updated guide proves once again that New York City has anything and everything available to satisfy both local and visiting shoppers.
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PGA Player Hugh Royer III Opens The Champions Golf Academy
For more than a decade, Hugh Royer III competed successfully against some of the best golfers in the world and now this renowned golf instructor will put his expertise to work at the Champions Golf Academy located at the Long Bay Club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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