Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 8/28/19

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat for 8/28/19. Five Theatre Picks for Fall, CT Repertory Theatre's new season, Five College New Music Festival and arts news for WMass and No.CT.  https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-five-theatre-picks-for-fall-plus-some/

News from Mark G Auerbach Public Relations/September

September, 2019

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends,

I’m planning to take a few days off, beginning Friday, August 30. I’ll be back to work on Tuesday, September 3. Hope you all have a great Labor Day Weekend.

We’re proud to share our clients’ activities

The Big Broadcast!, the 15th annual recreation of a live 1940s radio broadcast, created an directed by Mark Gionfriddo, and performed by The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College, returns to Chapin Auditorium on March 7. Performance details and ticket information will be announced in October.

The Capitol Steps perform their new show, The Lyin’ Kings every Friday and Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. You can see them perform throughout the year at theatres coast-to-coast, including a return to New York City in November. The Capitol Steps will swing through Western New England on their Fall tour, which include stops at The Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton on October 18; The Warner Theatre in Torrington, CT on October 19, and then on to Cambridge for their annual Thanksgiving weekend performances on November 30.  http://capsteps.com/  You can now find The Capitol Steps on Instagram @thecapitolsteps

The Capitol Steps got some terrific press last month. They were featured on:

***WGBY Public Televiion for Western New England’s Magazine: Connecting Point:http://connectingpoint.wgby.org/the-capitol-steps-political-comedy-troupe/

***The Michael Harrison Wrap on WONK-FM in Washington, DC. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-the-michael-harrison-wrap-31175354/episode/a-variety-of-unpleasant-conundrums-48051539/. Portions of this interview also aired on A Touch of Grey: The Talk Show for Grownups”, the nationally-syndicated program heard in NYCon  WNYM (AM 970 The Answer 

Thanks, New England Public Radio for sponsoring the Northampton performance. For tickets:www.aomtheater.com

More Shameless Self-Promotion

Although The Westfield News Group has merged with Reminder Publications, which is owned by The Republican, my weekly ArtsBeat column runs in print on Thursdays and online Wednesdays. 

ArtsBeat Radio returns to the airwaves on 89.5fm/WSKB on September. 20 with guest actor/playwright Ben Scranton. On September 27, we preview the Bushnell's upcoming Broadway series with Paul Marte.  We’ll be originating the program from new studios at Westfield Technical Academy which will tape programs for radio and film them for Westfield Comcast 15.  

And, I’m now a weekly contributor to the internet-based Pioneer Valley Radio. Find my ArtsBeat on Brad Shepard Today, every Tuesday. http://pioneervalleyradio.com/. 

89.5fm/WSKB ran two hour-long special about The Capitol Steps.

Part 1: Anchors: Mark G. Auerbach and Dennis Akins. with Capitol Steps actorsJanet Davidson Gordon and Morgan Duncan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thr23mkrx2I

Part 2: Anchors: Mark G. Auerbach and Dennis Akins. with Capitol Steps actors Bari Biern and Evan Casey.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl7eEB8yhxQ

Finally, thanks to everyone who encouraged me and cheered me up in the days and weeks and months following my accident, surgeries, and rehab and recovery. I'm about 75% back to full-steam, and each week, I get stronger.

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/21/19

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/21/19. Playwright Ben Scranton's new play heads to Pittsburgh festival, "Julius" Caesar at Shakespeare and Company, and other arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-284/

Westfield News Group Review: Fully Committed

Westfield News Group review of Becky Mode's hilarious "Fully Committed" starring Jamison Stern as thirty plus characters working in or trying to get in to a swank restaurant. Hilarious! https://thewestfieldnews.com/review-fully-committed-at-theaterworks/

My August column for Succeeding in Small Business

My August column for Succeeding in Small Business. Include the bloggers on your media lists.
https://www.succeedinginsmallbusiness.com/when-it-comes-to-publicity-dont-forget-the-bloggers/?fbclid=IwAR3x0UgtQAYkoVzzCgAacfoVczxvwhQVIQDekHEDniLFQStYF43y0FI3QmE#.XVGGGCMrJaV

ArtsBeat Radio Specials on 89.5fm/WSKB: The Capitol Steps

89.5fm/WSKB produced and aired two hour-long specials with The Capitol Steps earlier this summer from The Cranwell Resort in Lenox, MA. Mark G. Auerbach produced the specials with Peter Cowles. Auerbach and Dennis Akin co-anchored.

Part 1: with Capitol Steps actorsJanet Davidson Gordon and Morgan Duncan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thr23mkrx2I

Part 2:with Capitol Steps actors Bari Biern and Evan Casey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl7eEB8yhxQ

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/7/19

Westfield News Group ArtsBeat 8/7/19. Hartford Fringe Festival debuts in September. Hershey Felder brings George Gershwin to The Colonial, Coriolanus at Shakespeare & Company an arts news for WMass and No.CT. https://thewestfieldnews.com/arts-beat-283/