DATELINE: April 20, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Gerry LeBlanc
413 230 8773
jahgerry@iidren.com
Upful Music in the Esselon Garden
Hadley, MA -- The May 6th debut performance of local roots reggae band, i Idren, will open the summer season at Esselon Cafe. Amidst the stone chairs, flowering bulbs and the new grass, the sounds of classic reggae hits from Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker, and Tarrus Riley mixed with original rasta riddims, horns and harmonies will make for a perfect evening of dinner and open air dancing. The performance, from 6 to 8pm, is free to the public and family friendly. In the event of rain, the performance will be cancelled.
i Idren formed in January of 2010, comprised of veteran local musicians who were brought together by lead singer and rhythm guitarist, Gerry LeBlanc. LeBlanc draws on his experience as lead singer and songwriter for the band Minibus, a rock/reggae/jam outfit born out of the 90’s UMass music scene. Sweet female vocal harmonies reminiscent of the legendary I-Threes which are integral to the i Idren sound, are beautifully rendered by Jenn Murphy and Gudrun Durham. The drum and bass combination so important to reggae is handled mightily by drummer Dave Noonan, one of the founding members of the Equalites, and bassist Dave Chalfant, known for his work with The Neilds, and many local and national recording artists. To top the solid rhythm section and multi-part vocals, saxophone player Jon Weeks, member of Viva Quetzal among other local groups, brings his vast experience in latin, jazz and rock horns, and he shines as the soloist in the spotlight.
For booking and more info about the band visit: www.iidren.com Esselon Cafe is located at 99 Russell St., Hadley, MA. 413-585-1515 www.esselon.com A full dinner menu is available as well as beer & wine, coffee, tea, and desserts.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Capitol Steps' "Liberal Shop of Horrors" is Orlando-bound
The Mike Thornton Agency and The Plaza Theatre present The Capitol Steps with their new show, “Liberal Shop of Horrors” on Saturday, May 1 at 7PM, at The Plaza Theatre, 425 North Bumby Avenue in Orlando. For tickets: 407-228-1220 or http://theplazatheatre.com/.
For a preview of “Liberal Shop of Horrors”: www.capsteps.com
For a preview of “Liberal Shop of Horrors”: www.capsteps.com
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
People We’re Glad We Know. Gerry LeBlanc
I first met Gerry when he was web designer at Gazettenet, the online presence of the Daily Hampshire Gazette. He recently started his own company, GerryLeBlanc.com where he’s an internetologist. He’s a hot musician.
Gerry LeBlanc’s new band, i Idren, premieres at the Esselon Cafe (99 Russell Street/Route 9, Hadley, MA) on Thursday, May 6th and 6PM. Details: www.iidren.com
Gerry LeBlanc’s new band, i Idren, premieres at the Esselon Cafe (99 Russell Street/Route 9, Hadley, MA) on Thursday, May 6th and 6PM. Details: www.iidren.com
Monday, April 5, 2010
Feature Coverage: David Pakman III
David Pakman featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Gazettenet, the local daily newspaper and its website serving Northampton, MA and Hampshire County
http://gazettenet.com/node/265055
http://gazettenet.com/node/265055
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Feature Coverage: David Pakman II
From the 3/23/10 Springfield, MA Republican and MassLive.com
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/northampton_david_pakman_midweek_politics.html
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/northampton_david_pakman_midweek_politics.html
Monday, March 22, 2010
Feature Coverage: David Pakman
My client David Pakman was featured in the most recent issue of the Jewish Ledger in a Q&A with columnist and feature writer Judy Polan. http://www.jewishledger.com/western_mass/
Press Release: Diane Rehm and Scott Simon Host Cross-Culture Journeys' Mediterranean Cruise
DATELINE: March 22, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
Ati Jain, Cross-Culture Journeys, 413-256-6303 or ajain@ccjourneys.com
Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations, 413-733-7095 or MGAuerbach@gmail.com
CROSS-CULTURE JOURNEYS OFFERS MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE TO GREEK, ITALIAN AND SICILIAN PORTS WITH PUBLIC RADIO HOSTS DIANE REHM AND SCOTT SIMON ON JULY 26 TO AUGUST 10
Amherst, MA---Public radio “voices” Diane Rehm and Scott Simon will accompany Cross-Culture Journeys' "Mediterranean Voyage to Antiquity"
cruise of select ports in Greece, Sicily, and Italy aboard the Aegean Odyssey. Diane Rehm, producer and host of her nationally-syndicated talk show, and Scott Simon, host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” join this one-time 16-day/14-night fully-escorted offering, departing the US on July 26, 2010 and returning on August 10, 2010.
The cruise aboard the newly-refurbished Aegean Odyssey begins in Piraeus, the Greek port serving the capital of Athens. After a guided tour of the Acropolis and the Parthenon, and other classic sites in the Greek capital, the tour sets sail for Greece, Sicily, and Italy. Among the highlights: Myceanae, capital of Agamemnon; Taormina and Siracusa, cities known for their Greco-Roman theatres; Agrigento with its Valley of the Temples; Marsala (with a wine-tasting); Palermo, Sicily’s capital; the Aeolian Islands and Salerno; the Amalfi coast, Pompeii and Capri. The tour ends in Rome.
Optional pre-cruise extensions to Athens (July 24-27, 2010 ) and post-cruise extensions to Rome (August 10-12, 2010 ) or Florence (August 10-14) are also available at additional cost.
Diane Rehm is host and executive producer of "The Diane Rehm Show" which airs nationally. Each week, more than 1.7 million listeners across the country tune in to the program, which has grown in 29 years from a local morning call-in show to a public broadcasting powerhouse distributed by NPR, NPR Worldwide and SIRIUS satellite radio. Rehm is the author of two autobiographical books. In 1999, Washingtonian Magazine named her “Washingtonian of the Year.” She and her husband, John, have traveled with Cross-Culture Journeys and public radio listeners from other stations on travel programs to the Adriatic Sea, The Danube and The Nile.
Scott Simon brings the perspective of a world correspondent to his role as host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday”. Over the last thirty years he has covered eight wars and has reported from 50 states and five continents. Closer to home, he is famously devoted to the Chicago Cubs, Bears and Bulls. Simon has been honored with many awards, including a George Foster Peabody Award, for his comprehensive and insightful reporting, essays and interviews. He has also hosted many public television programs. He is author of two books on sports, “Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan”, “Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball”, and two novels,” Pretty Birds”, set in Sarajevo during the siege, and “Windy City”, a political comedy. Simon and his wife Caroline Richard are the parents of two young daughters.
The Aegean Odyssey, newly modernized and refurbished is large enough to provide the amenities available on major cruise ships, yet small enough to dock at small-city ports. The ship can accommodate up to 350 passengers in a variety of stateroom options. The ship provides contemporary Mediterranean cuisine with carefully-selected wines; a gym, outdoor swimming pool, shop, and internet center.
Cross-Culture’s tour includes air-conditioned motorcoach tours of shore excursions, most meals, talks by guest speakers about the history of the Normands in Sicily, the scientist Archimedes, Italian wines and Greek cultural legacy in Italy. Ms. Rehm and Mr. Simon will offer discussions about their experiences with their respective public radio shows.
Prices begin at $3,995 per person, double-occupancy, plus applicable taxes and surcharges. Free airfare is available from New York (JFK and/or Newark airports) when the trip is booked and paid-in-full before April 30, 2010. Discounted airfares and reduced or free single supplement charges are available through Cross-Culture Journeys.
Cross-Culture Journeys has been offering individual and customized group tours for over 20 years. Cross Culture Journeys features all-inclusive, small-group, in-depth cultural travel programs to over 40 unique destinations from Antarctica to Zagreb by air, land and small-ship. Over the last decade, Cross-Culture has developed travel programs for alumni associations and numerous public radio stations, including NPR member stations in Western New England, Washington, DC; Virginia, Ohio, Utah, and Texas.
For further information and a detailed itinerary, visit Cross-Culture Journeys' website at www.ccjourneys.com, call 800-491-1148 or 413-256-6303, or email: travel@ccjourneys.com.
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For additional information on Diane Rehm: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101067
For additional information on Scott Simon: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3874941
For additional information on Cross-Culture Journeys: http://www.ccjourneys.com/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
Ati Jain, Cross-Culture Journeys, 413-256-6303 or ajain@ccjourneys.com
Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations, 413-733-7095 or MGAuerbach@gmail.com
CROSS-CULTURE JOURNEYS OFFERS MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE TO GREEK, ITALIAN AND SICILIAN PORTS WITH PUBLIC RADIO HOSTS DIANE REHM AND SCOTT SIMON ON JULY 26 TO AUGUST 10
Amherst, MA---Public radio “voices” Diane Rehm and Scott Simon will accompany Cross-Culture Journeys' "Mediterranean Voyage to Antiquity"
cruise of select ports in Greece, Sicily, and Italy aboard the Aegean Odyssey. Diane Rehm, producer and host of her nationally-syndicated talk show, and Scott Simon, host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” join this one-time 16-day/14-night fully-escorted offering, departing the US on July 26, 2010 and returning on August 10, 2010.
The cruise aboard the newly-refurbished Aegean Odyssey begins in Piraeus, the Greek port serving the capital of Athens. After a guided tour of the Acropolis and the Parthenon, and other classic sites in the Greek capital, the tour sets sail for Greece, Sicily, and Italy. Among the highlights: Myceanae, capital of Agamemnon; Taormina and Siracusa, cities known for their Greco-Roman theatres; Agrigento with its Valley of the Temples; Marsala (with a wine-tasting); Palermo, Sicily’s capital; the Aeolian Islands and Salerno; the Amalfi coast, Pompeii and Capri. The tour ends in Rome.
Optional pre-cruise extensions to Athens (July 24-27, 2010 ) and post-cruise extensions to Rome (August 10-12, 2010 ) or Florence (August 10-14) are also available at additional cost.
Diane Rehm is host and executive producer of "The Diane Rehm Show" which airs nationally. Each week, more than 1.7 million listeners across the country tune in to the program, which has grown in 29 years from a local morning call-in show to a public broadcasting powerhouse distributed by NPR, NPR Worldwide and SIRIUS satellite radio. Rehm is the author of two autobiographical books. In 1999, Washingtonian Magazine named her “Washingtonian of the Year.” She and her husband, John, have traveled with Cross-Culture Journeys and public radio listeners from other stations on travel programs to the Adriatic Sea, The Danube and The Nile.
Scott Simon brings the perspective of a world correspondent to his role as host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday”. Over the last thirty years he has covered eight wars and has reported from 50 states and five continents. Closer to home, he is famously devoted to the Chicago Cubs, Bears and Bulls. Simon has been honored with many awards, including a George Foster Peabody Award, for his comprehensive and insightful reporting, essays and interviews. He has also hosted many public television programs. He is author of two books on sports, “Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan”, “Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball”, and two novels,” Pretty Birds”, set in Sarajevo during the siege, and “Windy City”, a political comedy. Simon and his wife Caroline Richard are the parents of two young daughters.
The Aegean Odyssey, newly modernized and refurbished is large enough to provide the amenities available on major cruise ships, yet small enough to dock at small-city ports. The ship can accommodate up to 350 passengers in a variety of stateroom options. The ship provides contemporary Mediterranean cuisine with carefully-selected wines; a gym, outdoor swimming pool, shop, and internet center.
Cross-Culture’s tour includes air-conditioned motorcoach tours of shore excursions, most meals, talks by guest speakers about the history of the Normands in Sicily, the scientist Archimedes, Italian wines and Greek cultural legacy in Italy. Ms. Rehm and Mr. Simon will offer discussions about their experiences with their respective public radio shows.
Prices begin at $3,995 per person, double-occupancy, plus applicable taxes and surcharges. Free airfare is available from New York (JFK and/or Newark airports) when the trip is booked and paid-in-full before April 30, 2010. Discounted airfares and reduced or free single supplement charges are available through Cross-Culture Journeys.
Cross-Culture Journeys has been offering individual and customized group tours for over 20 years. Cross Culture Journeys features all-inclusive, small-group, in-depth cultural travel programs to over 40 unique destinations from Antarctica to Zagreb by air, land and small-ship. Over the last decade, Cross-Culture has developed travel programs for alumni associations and numerous public radio stations, including NPR member stations in Western New England, Washington, DC; Virginia, Ohio, Utah, and Texas.
For further information and a detailed itinerary, visit Cross-Culture Journeys' website at www.ccjourneys.com, call 800-491-1148 or 413-256-6303, or email: travel@ccjourneys.com.
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For additional information on Diane Rehm: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101067
For additional information on Scott Simon: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3874941
For additional information on Cross-Culture Journeys: http://www.ccjourneys.com/
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