The News Review:
- Festival unveils new Cruise movie
- City festival’s line-up unveiled
- Music Festival Pulling Foreigners Together
- Valleywood girls to sing in ‘Festival of Song’ Friday
- union national bank platinum sponsor of festival of thinkers
Festival unveils new Cruise movie
BBC News – Oct 23, 2007
Set in Afghanistan the political movie features an all-star cast including Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. Cruise and Redford attended the 51st London Film Festival event at the deon Leicester Square. The film about the suffering of soldiers in Afghanistan is being tipped as an scar contender because of its controversial subject matter. Cruise spent more than two hours meeting fans before the premiere opened.
City festival’s line-up unveiled
BBC News – Oct 23, 2007
The Scottish groups will join African world music star Baaba Maal and choirs from Italy and Bulgaria. King Creosote Emma Pollock Mike Scott Julie Fowlis and Shooglenifty will also perform. The winter festival has grown dramatically since it first began as a way of filling the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall’s January schedule. According to a new report by Glasgow Grows Audiences it is now worth £6. 8m to the Scottish economy more than double the figure from a previous study five years ago. Since then the festival has also had a change of director and seen its ticket sales increase by 30%… According to a new report by Glasgow Grows Audiences it is now worth £6. 8m to the Scottish economy more than double the figure from a previous study five years ago. Since then the festival has also had a change of director and seen its ticket sales increase by 30%.
Music Festival Pulling Foreigners Together
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27 the now popular Haebangchon Music Festival is putting together the Halloween party to beat them all. Named “Howlin’ Weenie” this ctober’s installment of the seasonal gathering of local expat musicians will feature over 30 live acts ranging from popular Hongdae bands to not so well known solo acts starting to make a name for themselves on the always vibrant Haebanghcon music scene. Hosted by local bars range Tree Phillies Ssen and VFW as always helping Haebangchon get geared up for another all day bonanza of music and fun! With Halloween just around the corner most people are planning the usual costume party here or perhaps to go out to one of the many venues around Seoul which have their own flavor of Halloween on show. But of course they are usually blighted by the same complaints not enough music not enough people not enough festive atmosphere or something along these lines.
Valleywood girls to sing in ‘Festival of Song’ Friday
MLive.com – Oct 23, 2007
Rather they will be on Friday when seventh- and eighth-grade choir girls from Kentwood’s Valleywood Middle School join other girls from local schools to perform “Festival of Song” a free collaborative concert at Trinity United Methodist Church 1100 Lake Drive SE. concert will be the culmination to a day-long workshop organized by the Girls’ Choral Academy during which the girls will be coached by guest conductor Dr. Emily Ellsworth nationally acclaimed conductor of the Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus in the Chicago-area.
union national bank platinum sponsor of festival of thinkers
Al-Bawaba – Oct 23, 2007
FT hosted world renowned thinkers in Abu Dhabi and will shed light on emerging issues in the areas of economy sociology philosophy and science. “We believe that this event is very important and will help us reach out to our nation’s ‘thinkers of tomorrow’. This festival is providing our youth with the inspiration and insights of the Nobel laureates who are here to share their wealth of experience and knowledge” commented Mohammad Nasr Abdeen UNB CE “As a bank we are committed to supporting the education of our future generations. We actively pursue and train talented young Emiratis in the industry and strive to develop their finance and commerce skills” he added.