SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a San Diego non-profit organization, has been chosen as the beneficiary for the 2nd Annual PayLease Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 9th at Riverwalk Golf Club in Mission Valley. All proceeds will help Fresh Start achieve its mission of transforming the lives of children with deformities through reconstructive surgery.

SEAL BEACH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Since 1984 Dr. Marc Spitz of the Foot Pain Center has been conducting a Shoe Drive to distribute thousands of shoes to local homeless shelters in Long Beach and Orange County. The 28th annual Shoe Drive takes place June 11-15, 2012.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — CMI’s Jean Fasching, vice president, and Laura Winn, vice president client solutions, will present ‘Where to Begin and End Your New Product Development Journey’ at LIMRA’s Marketing and Research Conference on May 31, 2012. CMI is a full-service marketing research company that serves clients in consumer and B2B markets, including insurance and financial services.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ — MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition applications are due May 31. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enter your business or business idea for the chance to gain technical assistance and cash grants to invest in your business.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — SKIM, an international market research agency, will kick-off a new series of free educational webinars for the U.S. market on May 10. Each value-packed webinar is designed to provide marketers, researchers, and product/brand managers with actionable insights they can put into practice in their own organizations.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. /eNewsChannels/ — Celebrate a decade of global education programs with World Savvy on May 17, 2012 at the RSP Architects in Minneapolis. The Celebration is the premier fundraising event in support of World Savvy’s mission to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, preparing them to learn, work and thrive as responsible global citizens in the 21st century.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — On May 12, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Friendship Community Church at 4141 Old Fairburn Rd., Atlanta, GA, where the school is housed, the Fulton Leadership Academy (FLA) will hold its 2nd Annual Walk for Excellence to raise funds for the charter school’s programs.

FRESNO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — The Central Valley Tea Party has been commissioned to hold a press conference with 100 Fresno business leaders and owners who will be affected by the imposition of the High-Speed Rail project. The 100 business owners who are on the current High-Speed Rail track line will be present in solidarity to oppose the High-Speed Rail through Fresno.

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Environmental education nonprofit Grades of Green has announced its annual awards and green fundraising evening, VERTE, will be held at the LEED Gold-certified Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, Calif. on April 27 from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. The evening will feature singer/songwriter, Gregory Alan Isakov, sharing his lyrical hit, ’3am,’ featured on the hit series ‘Brothers and Sisters.’

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that its COO, Phil Rasori, will speak on a panel at the Mortgage Insight Conference on April 26 in Sacramento, Calif. The session will analyze the future of the mortgage business and address the challenges and opportunities facing loan originators.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — CITYarts, Inc. is celebrating 44 years of empowering international children and youth through art. CITYarts brings young people and professional artists together to create Public Art. Through this creative process, CITYarts empowers youth and connects children locally and around the world to become active participants in transforming communities.

DALLAS, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — TACPA (The Texas Association of Certified Public Accountants) announced today the opening of registration for its 2012 Spring Meeting and CPE Sessions. This conference is open to all Texas-licensed CPAs and meets all Texas CPE requirements.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — World Savvy will host a 10-Year Anniversary Celebration to commemorate a decade of global education programs on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Astor Center in New York. The Celebration is the premier fundraising event in support of World Savvy’s mission to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, preparing them to learn, work, and thrive as responsible global citizens in the 21st century.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — InnoVergent, a technology consultancy firm and reseller and system integrator of cloud computing accounting software, announced today that InnoVergent founder Paul Cammisa will speak at the Information Technology Alliance (ITA) Spring Conference in a session titled ‘Adopting a Cloud Solution for Your Practice.’

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia /eNewsChannels/ — HBM Integrated Technology Inc. announced today the opening of registration for ‘A 360 Degree View of Your Business,’ an event for accounting, human resources and sales and marketing professionals who use Sage 300 ERP (formerly Sage ERP Accpac). The event will take place on April 20 at the Bayers Lake Theatres in Halifax.

SONOITA, Ariz. /eNewsChannels/ — The first-ever Southeast Arizona Wine Growers Festival, featuring 17 Arizona Wineries in one location, is slated for April 14 and 15, 2012, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kief-Joshua Vineyards in beautiful Elgin, Arizona. The day will be filled with new wine releases, fabulous winemakers, great food and live music!

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Tickets are now available for the World Savvy 10-Year Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Terra Gallery in San Francisco. With the mission to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, World Savvy is a nonprofit organization serving youth and educators nationally from offices in San Francisco, New York, and Minneapolis-St. Paul.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Former International Martial Arts champion Zak Lee Guarnaccia, of LightRow Pictures, with his strong will, is going to attempt a staggering endurance-fundraising challenge in Hollywood. On April 28, 2012 at 7 a.m., for the benefit of Homeless Not Toothless, Zak will endure the 24HX Extreme Step-A-Thon fitness challenge climbing for 24 hours up and down the popular Santa Monica stairs.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) in Arlington Heights is holding a free seminar to provide individuals with guidance and resources for expressing their healthcare wishes before an unexpected medical circumstance occurs. Join the Reverend Gwynne Wright of NCH’s Spiritual Care Services from 10-11 a.m. on Monday, April 16, in the hospital auditorium at 800 W. Central Road in Arlington Heights, as she leads ‘Making Healthcare Decisions Work for You and Your Family.’

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — A sold-out crowd of more than 750 Trojans, USC trustees, faculty and administrators, honored guests, alumni and students gathered at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel to celebrate the 38th Annual USC Latino Alumni Scholarship Gala on March 2. Executive Director Domenika Lynch announced that the dinner raised an estimated $300,000, which through USC’s two-to-one matching program will add a total $900,000 to USC Latino Alumni Association’s scholarship fund.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — Jean Fasching, vice president for CMI, a full-service marketing research company, will present ‘Marketing Through Intermediaries: Simulated Conversations Put You In the Room’ during NewMR’s ‘Putting the ‘Qual’ in Qualitative Research’ Virtual Event on March 28.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — On Wed., March 14 and Thurs., March 15, 2012, International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) will be hosting a special fundraiser at the Original Roadhouse Grill in Long Beach, located at 7391 Carson St. The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise critical funds and awareness for ISLA’s training initiatives in the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua later this month.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Cory Allen Contemporary Art (CACA) announces that ‘Fear Google’ artist XVALA will be revealing the recent dumpster dived trash of Kim Kardashian, featuring the celebrity’s collapsed basketball at a roof top event in Los Angeles this weekend.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — B2B Marketing Strategist and President of Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC, Dawn Westerberg will be presenting ‘Adding Google+ To Your Marketing Mix’ for members of The Association of Strategic Marketing on Thursday, March 15, 2012.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — CMI’s Mike Mabey, vice president, client solutions, and Jarod Ricci, senior manager, market analytics, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), will present ‘Using Information-Seeking Behavior to Drive Segment-Specific Communication Strategies’ at the 2012 PMRG (Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group) Annual National Conference.

TEMECULA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Temecula Valley Strawberry Farms, Southern California’s first commercial hydroponic urban vertical farm, partners with EnviroIngenuity to promote new production techniques. On Saturday, March 17, 2012, the public will experience the future of farming at the grand opening of Temecula Valley Strawberry Farms, Southern California’s first hydroponic vertical strawberry farm.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — 360 Mortgage Group, a privately owned wholesale mortgage bank, is sponsoring the upcoming Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals (FAMP) annual trade show on Tuesday, March 6 in Tampa, Florida.

PEORIA, Ariz. /eNewsChannels/ — MoJo Sports announced today that they have teamed up with Peoria Sports Complex, home to the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners Spring Training facility to conduct a baseball pitching contest. The contest is dubbed as the ‘American Arm’ and consists of a 55 ft. customized mobile interactive trailer that transforms into a realistic pitching environment. Inside the trailer are a life-size robotic batter and a life-size robotic catcher.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — NGDATA (www.ngdata.com) today announced that the company will showcase Lily, its big data management platform at the Strata 2012 Conference in Santa Clara, California. The O’Reilly Strata Conference is the leading event for the people and technology driving the data revolution.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP.com) president Tess Taylor leads a delegation of creative music executives from New York to London this week for meetings to create new opportunities for music whose uses contribute to the national economies of the United States, the United Kingdom and world culture.

BROCKTON, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ — Project Moves Dance Company, Inc., the resident company of The Gold School of Dance Art in Brockton, Mass., is proud to announce its inaugural season opener, One Human Race. Performances for One Human Race will be held March 17 and 18, 2012, at the Boston Center for the Arts, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion.

MANCHESTER, Vt. /eNewsChannels/ — With FFIEC compliance in force, operating efficiency paramount, and fraud evolving rapidly, CONIX Systems, Inc. (CONIX) has enabled financial institutions and payment processors to aggregate payment anomalies in a shared SaaS database. Creating a shared national duplicate and fraud detection database is imperative in meeting the challenges of today’s increasing payment alternatives.

DALLAS, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Women’s History Month celebrates triumphant women and mothers who empowered themselves through education then nurtured their daughters and paved the way for them to have access as well. A local celebration will be held on Saturday, March 3: Beauty Inside Out Fierce You is an event for professional and entrepreneurial women to attend, be empowered, gain personal and business insight through educational seminars, have fun with fashion and build their business networks.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management mortgage technology solutions, announced that its CEO, Scott Stoddard, will participate on a roundtable hosted by SourceMedia at the MBA’s National Servicing Convention and Exposition. Participants in the roundtable will address various topics, trends and concerns in today’s mortgage servicing landscape.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — The Small Business Finance Institute, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is conducting its second annual Stepping Up to Business at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta on Feb. 29, 2012. For the price of an hour with a business attorney or accountant, attendees can expect a full day of financial mentoring that could transform their enterprise by helping them with cash flow and financing challenges.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — On Thursday, February 16, The Story Project, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to furthering communication and life skills in at-risk and under-served teens, will launch its StoryTelling Series, a sequence of intimate moderated conversations with legendary filmmakers and artists. Todd Felderstein, The Story Project’s executive director, is thrilled to have such Hollywood veterans make up our inaugural event.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — B2B Marketing Strategist and President of Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC, Dawn Westerberg, has announced that she will be speaking at the Texas Association of Certified Public Accountants (TACPA) Winter Meeting on Friday, February 17, 2012.

BOSTON, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ — Treadstone 71 announced today that Jeff Bardin, Treadstone’s Chief Intelligence Officer, has been selected to deliver Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) training at all 2012 SecureWorld Expo conferences. Bardin will teach ‘Introduction to OSINT’ starting on March 28 in Boston.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — What happens when a global superpower imposes its social conventions and political practices on a smaller, less ‘civilized’ nation? ‘Utopia Limited,’ Gilbert and Sullivan’s shockingly relevant satire of imperialism and globalization, tackles this question in a fresh new edition by the Blue Hill Troupe, April 20-28, 2012 at El Teatro of El Museo del Barrio (1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street).

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — According to SUMMER SHOW LLC, summer is the season for unlimited adventures, and the ‘Summer Show’ is the place for unlimited choices! Fun seekers of all ages will discover hundreds of new and creative summer fun ideas, activities, active sports, and hobbies under one roof at the Los Angeles Convention Center from May 4 – 6, 2012.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading hedging and risk management firm, announced that its COO, Philip Rasori, will speak on a panel session on the subject of risk management advisory in the secondary market at the Texas MBA’s Southern Secondary Market Conference. The panel is being held at the Marriott Woodlands Waterway Hotel and Convention Center in Woodlands, Texas on Wednesday, January 18 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — White Glove Transportation, a leader in fine furniture logistics and delivery for the design community, is holding the first annual Winter Fine Furniture Designer Warehouse Sale, for two days on January 28 and 29. Located at The Metropolitan Pavilion at 110 West 19th Street in New York, the sale is offering over 500 pieces with a discount of up to 75 percent on select items.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Voices.com, an online marketplace connecting businesses with voice actors, is pleased to announce their sponsorship of The VoiceOver International Creative Experience (VOICE 2012). Voices.com supported VOICE 2007 and 2010 in previous years through sponsorship, social media reporting and editorial coverage, extending the reach of the conference to a global audience hungry for the latest news, information and trends observed during the industry conference.

TAVARES, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ — If you’ve always wanted a close-up view of a boat like James Bond’s or an exciting ride in a seaplane, cruise over to the Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival on Lake Dora at Wooton Park in Tavares on March 23, 24, and 25, 2012. Those are just a couple of the highlights planned for the 25th anniversary of the largest antique and classic boat show on America’s East Coast.

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Houston-based technology company Softway Solutions is giving students an inside look at the fast-paced profession of game development. In an ongoing effort to help educate the Houston community, Softway Solutions Director of 3D Animation Nathan Smith is teaching an ‘Introduction to Game Design’ class at LoneStar College System. With one semester already under Smith’s belt, another one is slated to kick off on Jan. 21, 2012. The classes are held on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — On Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 2 p.m., former USA National Team members Diana Mkhitaryan and Rebecca Terzian and the 2011 VISA USA National Qualifier Heather Chan from the Los Angeles School of Gymnastics (LASG) will perform at UCLA’s Women’s Gymnastics 7th Annual John Wooden Challenge at The John Wooden Center (221 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095). The John Wooden Challenge honors all competing teams’ academic and athletic achievements.

RALEIGH, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Massey Consulting, specializing in Intacct financial accounting implementation, sales and support, is hosting a free webcast on ‘Cloud Accounting in 2012 and Beyond’ on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 1 p.m. ET.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Professionals Guild (PGuild.com) announced today it is offering a New Year’s Eve Party at the Hilton Hotel, Arden West. Couples are also welcome to attend. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the party starts at 8:30 p.m. Magician Richard Kowaleski keeps guests entertained with magic tricks early in the evening when doors first open.

ST. PAUL, Minn. /eNewsChannels/ — On December 6, 2011, global education non-profit World Savvy, the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College, and the Minnesota Humanities Center are sponsoring Citizenship in a Sound Bite Era, a community forum among a range of individuals and organizations around Minnesota working to educate and engage young people for informed, responsible and sustained citizenship in the sound bite era.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — John Waguespack, is showcasing his new works at The McLoughlin Gallery in San Francisco December 8, 2011 through January 21, 2012. ‘Deconstructing Hollywood’ is his second solo exhibition at The McLoughlin Gallery at 49 Geary Street in San Francisco.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Mallam Mukhtar Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Senior Special Adviser to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to Travel to USA in December With World Women Trade Fair Nigeria Women Entrepreneurs, the National Poverty Eradication Program (NAPEP) and the Federal Capital Territories Social Development Officials led by Honorable Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, Minister of State Federal Capital Territories.

SEATTLE, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ — Pet owners can attend Woofstock 2011 next month, where Santa photos and a Silent Auction fund raiser for PAWS will be among the attractions. Smiley Dog, the local pet food delivery service, announced the event which will also feature a pet food bank, local pet vendors, free nail trims, pet massages, and healthy pet foods.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — KnowledgeAdvisors, which provides learning measurement software that improves the effectiveness and business impact of learning, today announced the 10th Annual Symposium with the theme ‘Engaging Executives with World-Class Reporting.’ The Symposium will be the premier event in 2012 bringing together organizations striving to develop world-class workforces through effective measurement and industry leaders in learning and talent measurement.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — National Association of Record Industry Professionals (www.NARIP.com) president Tess Taylor leads a music delegation from Hollywood to London this week for meetings to protect intellectual property, preserve creativity, and create new opportunities for music whose uses contribute to the national economies of the United States, the United Kingdom and world culture.

CARSON, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — DocMagic, Inc., the mortgage industry’s leading provider of loan document and automated compliance solutions, announced that its chief legal officer (CLO), Melanie Feliciano, will speak on a panel session that will discuss various compliance challenges and technology solutions. The panel is being held at the 13th Annual Mortgage Technology Conference by SourceMedia and Mortgage Technology magazine at the Doral Golf Resort in Miami, Florida.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. /eNewsChannels/ — Many college students do not make a connection between class instruction and the reality of practical living. However, a local professor along with his former students hopes to share their story to assist others during the economic downturn. Dr. Daryl D. Green and Ms. Noriko Chapman, of PMLA, will provide two seminars for the local community, November 15th, 5:30 p.m. at Lincoln Memorial University – Knoxville campus, and November 22th, 5:30 p.m. at Lincoln Memorial University – Harrogate campus.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — The Texas Mortgage Bankers Association (TMBA) today announced the location and dates of its annual Southern Secondary Market Conference. This year’s conference – dubbed Ingredients for Success: Education, Understanding, Execution and Results – will be hosted at the Marriott Woodlands Waterway Hotel and Convention Center in Houston, Texas on January 18-19, 2012.

DULUTH, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — Third Law Sourcing, a strategic sourcing and procurement consulting company, will sponsor Special Olympics Georgia’s 16th Annual Bob Busse Golf Tournament. Scott Drobes, a managing partner of Third Law Sourcing, has served as an honorary board member of the Special Olympics and been active with the organization for over 20 years.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — InnoVergent, a technology consultancy firm and reseller and system integrator of cloud computing accounting software, will be featuring its InnoVergent/Rx service for Intacct financial accounting customers. InnoVergent will be a sponsor of the Intacct Solution Showcase the Intacct Advantage 2011 Conference taking place in Las Vegas October 26-28, 2011.

NOVI, Mich. /eNewsChannels/ — CFO Rapid Fire, LLC announced today that it will be a sponsor of the Solution Showcase at the Intacct Advantage 2011 customer and partner conference, October 26 – 28, 2011, in Las Vegas. As a Solution Showcase sponsor, CFO Rapid Fire, LLC will be demonstrating its new business technology system, CFO Rapid Fire, a cloud-based business intelligence system for C-level executives.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — Bill Salokar, vice president of business development at CMI, a full-service marketing research company, and Kimberly Cason, senior consultant at American Cancer Society, will share important research insights from the American Cancer Society’s highly successful ‘More Birthdays’ campaign.

DENVER, Colo. /eNewsChannels/ — Altergate Publishing announces that author Dee Dee Phelps is now performing in Doo Wop Shows nationally. The release of her memoir ‘Vinyl Highway’ in 2007 initiated the Sixties recording star’s comeback, singing as Dee Dee, of Dick and Dee Dee.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ — From October 12 to 14, Southern Arc Minerals (TSX-V:SA) and New Zealand Energy Corp. (TSX-V:NZ) will be making corporate presentations to the South Florida financial community.

OCEANSIDE, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Event Media Inc., organizers of Bike The Coast – Taste The Coast, add Movie Night on Friday, November 4, between 6 and 8 p.m. at the Bandshell next to the Oceanside Pier. It will be the first U.S. outdoor showing of the classic cycling movie ‘Hell On Wheels’ presented by Visit Oceanside Conference and Visitors Bureau.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Oracle Stone Productions announces that on Oct. 26, 2011, Mayan Elder and Priest Hunbatz Men will be in New York City with a team of guardians and their crystal skulls to embark on a journey across the U.S., visiting spiritual locations as they make their way to Los Angeles to join 13 members of the Grand Council of the Maya Itza people at the 11.11.11 Crystal Skulls World Mysteries Gateway Conference.

SEATTLE, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ — This year Halloween Seattle is bringing you the ‘ULTIMATE Halloween Bash’ Halloween Party. It is the biggest Halloween Costume Party in Seattle! Tonight, you’re in control!

PALO ALTO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Cory Allen Contemporary Art (CACA) announces that Google Artist XVALA goes dumpster diving in Silicon Valley, invading tech founders’ personal trash to create a series of sculptures that has been made available to the public online and in upcoming gallery shows.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — Titan Lenders Corp., a U.S.-based domestic mortgage fulfillment outsource company, and International Document Services, Inc., a mortgage document preparation vendor, are co-sponsoring financial author Robert Stowe England’s book discussion and signing event for his recently released book ‘Black Box Casino’ (ISBN: 9780313392894) at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 98th Annual Convention and Expo in Chicago.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — The Pit Stop Players, a thirteen-member instrumental ensemble composed of veteran Broadway pit musicians, will kick off their third season with a concert at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. The critically acclaimed group will offer creepy-themed music the night before Halloween, in a program titled ‘Dark Side of the Tune.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — Blue Hill Troupe, Ltd., the only musical theater group in New York City to donate its net proceeds to charity, launches its 88th season with the musical farce ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.’ With a score by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, Forum will run from October 28 through November 5, 2011.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — Financial author Robert Stowe England will host a book discussion and signing event for his soon-to-be released tome ‘Black Box Casino’ (ISBN: 9780313392894) at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 98th Annual Convention and Expo in Chicago. The signing will take place on Oct. 10 from 6-8 p.m. in the East Tower at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Dawn Westerberg, president of Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC, will be speaking at the North Carolina Association of CPAs (NCACPA) 2011 Members in Business and Industry Conference September 22 – 23, 2011 in Asheville, N.C. One session, ‘Putting Social Media to Work for Your Business’ will focus on Social Media.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Dawn Westerberg, president of Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC, will be speaking at the North Carolina Association of CPAs (NCACPA) 2011 Members in Business and Industry Conference September 22 – 23, 2011 in Asheville, N.C. One session, ‘Putting Social Media to Work for Your Business’ will focus on Social Media.

BOULDER, Colo. /eNewsChannels/ — ‘Children of the Realm: A Fledglings Novel’ (ISBN: 978-1456748319; AuthorHouse), is the first novel of author W.L. James. Her tale paints a fun, sassy and edgy story that depicts a realistic representation into the lives of today’s youth. Meet Boulder’s newest paranormals. Peter, Alexandra, Rudy and Theroux are not your average middle schoolers.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — DeRosa Mangold Consulting, an accounting software consultancy specializing in Sage ERP MAS 90 and Sage ERP MAS 200, will host user group meetings in San Antonio, Austin, Waco and Dallas.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Bands and fans will have an exciting new opportunity for music, merriment and much more as Sheena Metal hosts ‘Carnyville: An Industry Showcase at The Other Door’ every Thursday evening. Located in the NoHo Arts District, the premiere event will take place September 8, 2011.

ATLANTA. Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — Laura Winn, qualitative research manager and ethnographer for CMI, a full-service marketing research company, will discuss how bank marketers can gain a much deeper understanding of their customers through the use of traditional and online ethnographic methods.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — Today Ligeti Artists LLC introduced updates to TheShowStore, a new, online, live entertainment booking platform. Now consumers seeking premium artists and attractions for local, regional, national and international events can easily search and book live talent.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — The Tampa Dragons, a new team in the up-and-coming national Sky Ball League, can be seen battling the Los Angeles 405′s in the Sky Ball League semi-finals (previously taped in L.A.) airing August 20 and 27 in Florida on the Fox Sports Network, on WTVT-13 in Tampa and on DIRECTV nationwide (check local listings for times).

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — ‘Nine Days that Changed the World,’ hosted by Newt and Callista Gingrich, and produced by Citizens United Productions in association with Gingrich Productions and Peace River Company, will be screened at World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain on August 17, 2011.

FARMINGTON, N.M. /eNewsChannels/ — Each Labor Day Weekend Native American craftsmen meet near the confluence of the Animas, La Plata and San Juan Rivers in Farmington, N.M. for the Totah Festival. ‘We gather for friendship,’ says George Francis, Totah Festival Foundation Board President, ‘and we come to sell arts and crafts before the winter comes to the Four Corners.’

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Roland Entertainment announced today that teen rapper Baby Jay has been invited for a second time to perform at Fort Hood for their ‘Teen Back to School Bash and Carnival’ per recommendation from the Grammys organization Texas Chapter. The event is presented by The U.S. Army Child, Youth and School Services in partnership with The USO. Baby Jay will headline the event for teens from the Fort Hood community.

LADY LAKE, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ — Naomi and Wynonna Judd, the most successful female duo in country music history, will soon take their final Florida bow on The ‘Last Encore Tour,’ as headliners for The Grand Oaks Festival featuring The Judds, Saturday, October 15, 2011. The concert will benefit the Alliance Healthcare Foundation.

BELLVUE, Colo. /eNewsChannels/ — Art lovers from all over the West will gather in a picturesque mountain valley outside Fort Collins, Colorado on Labor Day Sunday. They’re coming in hopes of acquiring original art from over 100 well-known artists that will be auctioned off to the highest bidder under the ‘Big Top’ at the 16th Annual Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Max Jacques Entertainment announces Fight Night returns to the Playboy Mansion on August 27, 2011 as sexy Girl Next Door Bridget Marquardt hosts a world-class combat and concert event.

MARSHALL, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ — The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship announced today that seven regional winners will be moving forward as finalists in the 2011 MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition, an event that will highlight new and aspiring businesses through a competitive and educational business development process.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — KnowledgeAdvisors, which provides learning measurement software that improves the effectiveness and business impact of learning, today announced that it will be an Executive Sponsor of the Fall 2011 CLO Symposium, which will explore the role of learning and workforce development in shaping the future for organizations. The CLO Fall 2011 Symposium will be held from October 12 – 14 at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.

OXNARD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Chief Investigative Correspondent for Inside Edition, award-winning broadcaster, actress and mosaic artist Lisa Guerrero is not just investigating it; she has been rehearsing for it these last 5 weeks, with a fanfare on July 31st at the Oxnard Salsa Festival Dancing With The Community Stars Contest, says Salvation Army Oxnard.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ — Dawn Westerberg, president of Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC and authorized Duct Tape Marketing consultant, will speak on B2B Marketing, ‘The New Normal: Marketing Your Organization in Today’s Economy’ at the Sage Summit on July 12, 2011.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — Nearly 120 mortgage lenders attending the Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD) annual client conference earlier this month cited the growing need for comprehensive training in light of regulatory changes, new standards for loan quality and compliance, and the need to improve profitability in a low volume marketplace.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ — Huckstep and Associates announced today that the 5th Annual High Road to Success Conference will be held September 14 – 16, 2011 in Savannah, Georgia. The conference is for nonprofit organizations that use Sage Fund Accounting, Sage Abra HRMS, and Sage FAS Nonprofit Fixed Assets.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ — Thomas A. Moretti (‘Tom’), age 71, a 26 year resident of Inverness, IL passed away due to complications from lung cancer surrounded by his daughters on June 14, 2011. Tom is survived by his loving daughters, Joette (Mark) Doran and Suzette (Jim) Roppel and his cherished grandchildren Jay and Sarah. His brother James Moretti, sisters Rita Kincess and Carol Gilio also survive him. Tom was a successful business man and renowned Packard car restorer and authority.

SEDALIA, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ — The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship announced today that the 2011 MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition, an event that will highlight new and aspiring businesses through a competitive and educational business development process, will accept preliminary submissions until June 30, 2011.

NEW ORLEANS, La. /eNewsChannels/ — Some people mark their 5-year anniversary with a wooden gift, perhaps a replica of an official Major League Baseball Louisville Slugger. Nola Bulls does it with baseball bats too, only theirs are plastic and wielded by Rolling Bulls! San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (SFNO) will release hundreds of ‘Roller Bulls’ on its streets again, led by the Big Easy Rollergirls

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ — Laura Winn Johnson, qualitative manager and ethnographer for CMI, a full-service marketing research company, will present ‘A 360 Degree Brand View: Identifying New Opportunities for Your Business’ during the NewMR Ethnography Virtual Event on May 25.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — Top 10 national AC radio charting Miami-based artist, SJ, will pre-release his freshman commercial LP, ‘Coffee,’ on May 31, 2011, following exclusive fan and press events at SoHo House (May 11, New York) and Van Dyke Cafe (May 24, Miami). Released by Acoustic Soul Records, the album channels hints of productions by Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews and Counting Crows, with SJ’s personal touch.

CARSON, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — DocMagic, Inc., the mortgage industry’s leading provider of loan document and automated compliance solutions, announced that its chief legal officer, Melanie Feliciano, will speak on a panel session that addresses various mortgage compliance trends and changes. The panel is being held at the 4th Annual Avista Solutions Customer Conference on May 10 in Charleston, S.C.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ — The Los Angeles Music Network is delighted to announce a new sponsor of its upcoming ROCK and URBAN LAMN Jam Music Contests (‘LAMN Jams’) launching June 7 in Los Angeles. Send2Press Newswire, a unit of Neotrope, will be the official press release service, helping to take LAMN Jams to a new level.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ — Big Eye Gallery in collaboration with The Kobal Collection and The Film Society Lincoln Center, announced today the details of their upcoming art exhibit of classic images from film legend Elizabeth Taylor’s life. The exhibit, at the Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery adjacent to the Walter Reade Theatre, will run from May 20 to June 9, 2011.

ISELIN, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ — ‘Renew @ The Holistic Green Expo’ with over 100 ‘Green Earth Energy’ vendors and lecturers plus ‘Holistic Natural Energy’ caregivers and psychics, will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2011, at the Woodbridge Hilton Hotel, presented by Meira Findel, the Holistic Accountant.