ChromaLuxe will be sponsoring an exhibit by acclaimed rock and roll photographer Jay Blakesberg. Dark + Light, The Rock and Roll Photography of Jay Blakesberg 1978 -2017, will run Nov. 9, 2017 – Jan. 6, 2018 in San Francisco, California and will feature 142 images printed on ChromaLuxe aluminum.
Blakesberg is a San Francisco-based photographer and filmmaker who regularly contributes music photography to Rolling Stone, Guitar Player,Relix and many other magazines. He has photographed many musical artists, including the Grateful Dead, B.B. King, Phish, Radiohead, Tom Petty, Ben Harper, The Rolling Stones, Tom Waits, Neil Young and Carlos Santana to name just a few. His photography has been included in more than 200 CD packages, 100's of magazines worldwide, and he has published thirteen coffee table books of his music photography.
"When I shot my first rolls of 35mm film in 1978, I never could have imagined it would lead to this," said Blakesberg. "For 40 years I have been lucky enough to document pop culture history in the world of rock and roll. My camera has brought me in to places I could never have dreamed of. I am humbled that I have been able to make a living doing something I love so much."
The exhibition will consist of 130 images at the Harvey Milk Photo Center and another 12 at McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park. An opening reception will be held on Nov. 9 and is open to the public.
All images for the show were printed on ChromaLuxe by Metairie, Louisiana based Lakeside Camera Photoworks.
"ChromaLuxe is thrilled to partner with Jay Blakesberg on this exciting retrospective of his rock and roll photography from the past 40 years," said Steve Flores, ChromaLuxe Global Brand Manager. "While Jay is widely known for his iconic photos of the Grateful Dead, he has also worked with many more of the biggest names in music and we look forward to sharing this carefully curated selection of images with the public. We are honored that Jay chose for this exhibition to be printed entirely on ChromaLuxe and believe it is the perfect medium for these fantastic, vibrant images."
The Beatles' annual holiday tradition of recording jolly Christmas messages for fan club members was an important part of the band's relationship with their most ardent supporters, affectionately referred to by them as "Beatle People."
Spanning 1963 to 1969, The Beatles' holiday recordings were originally pressed on flexi discs and mailed to fan club members each December. Never released beyond the fan club until now, The Beatles' seven holiday messages have been newly pressed on a rainbow of seven-inch colored vinyl singles for The Christmas Records box set, to be released worldwide on December 15.
The limited edition collection presents each vinyl single with its original flexi disc sleeve artwork, accompanied by a 16-page booklet with recording notes and reproductions of the fan club's National Newsletters, which were mailed to members with the holiday flexi discs.
Trailer for The Beatles' The Christmas Records box set:
Also on December 15, the Deluxe Anniversary Edition of The Beatles' 1967 masterwork, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, will debut worldwide in high definition digital audio (96kHz/24bit).
The Deluxe Anniversary Edition features the album's acclaimed 2017 stereo mix, plus 18 additional tracks, including complete alternate takes for the groundbreaking album's 13 songs, newly mixed in stereo.
The expanded edition also features the 2017 stereo mix and an instrumental take of "Penny Lane" and the 2015 stereo mix and two complete alternate takes for "Strawberry Fields Forever."
On the same date, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band's 2017 stereo mix will be released in two distinct 1-LP vinyl editions: a 180-gram black vinyl LP and a limited, collectible picture disc vinyl LP. Produced by Giles Martin for this year's universally heralded 'Sgt. Pepper' Anniversary Edition releases, the album's new stereo mix was sourced directly from the original four-track session tapes and guided by the original, Beatles-preferred mono mix produced by Giles' father, George Martin.
Praised by fans and music critics around the world, The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper' Anniversary Edition is 2017's most celebrated historical music release and an ideal gift for Beatle People here, there, and everywhere.
Trailer for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Anniversary Edition:
On Saturday, November 25, PBS presents the U.S. television broadcast premiere of The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years, Ron Howard's Emmy Award and GRAMMY Award-winning documentary film about The Beatles' phenomenal early career.
The premiere broadcast, from 8:00-10:30 pm ET, will be followed by PBS' encore broadcast of Sgt. Pepper's Musical Revolution (10:30-Midnight ET), which continues the story beyond The Beatles' touring years, during the months the band spent creating Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years (US Review Poster)
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years is available in a Deluxe Collector's Edition with exclusive bonus features:
Trailer for The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years:
The Beatles Channel on SiriusXM will also present special programming. "The Fab Fourum," hosted by Dennis Elsas and Bill Flanagan, will air a special 'Eight Days A Week' episode on Wednesday, November 15 at 9:00-11:00 pm ET, ahead of the film's PBS broadcast premiere.
The Beatles: The Christmas Records - Cover Art (Evans, Darren)
The Beatles: The Christmas Records [limited edition box set: seven 7" colored vinyl singles]
1963: "The Beatles' Christmas Record" (one-sided, 5:00 TRT) Recorded: 17 October 1963 - Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
1964: "Another Beatles Christmas Record" (one-sided, 3:58 TRT) Recorded: 26 October 1964 - Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
1965: "The Beatles' Third Christmas Record" (one-sided, 6:20 TRT) Recorded: 8 November 1965 - Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
1966: "Pantomime - Everywhere It's Christmas: The Beatles' Fourth Christmas Record" (one-sided, 6:36 TRT) Recorded: 25 November 1966 - Dick James Music, New Oxford Street, London
1967: "Christmas Time (Is Here Again): The Beatles' Fifth Christmas Record" (one-sided, 6:06 TRT) Recorded: 28 November 1967 - Studio Three, EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London
1968: "The Beatles' Sixth Christmas Record" (two-sided, 7:48 TRT) Recorded: 1968, various locations
1969: "The Beatles' Seventh Christmas Record" (two-sided, 7:39 TRT) Recorded: 1969, various locations
Staggering numbers of children – some as young as 12 months old – are experiencing violence, often by those entrusted to take care of them, UNICEF said in a new report released today.
"The harm inflicted on children around the world is truly worrying," said UNICEF Chief of Child Protection Cornelius Williams. "Babies slapped in the face; girls and boys forced into sexual acts; adolescents murdered in their communities – violence against children spares no one and knows no boundaries."
A Familiar Face: Violence in the lives of children and adolescents uses the very latest data to show that children experience violence across all stages of childhood and in all settings: Violence against young children in their homes:
Three-quarters of the world's 2- to 4-year-old children – around 300 million – experience psychological aggression and/or physical punishment by their caregivers at home;
Around 6 in 10 one year olds in 30 countries with available data are subjected to violent discipline on a regular basis. Nearly a quarter of one-year-olds are physically shaken as punishment and nearly 1 in 10 are hit or slapped on the face, head or ears.
Worldwide, 1 in 4 children under age five – 176 million – are living with a mother who is a victim of intimate partner violence.
Sexual violence against girls and boys:
Worldwide, around 15 million adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 have experienced forced sexual intercourse or other forced sexual acts in their lifetime.
Only 1 per cent of adolescent girls who had experienced sexual violence said they reached out for professional help.
In the 28 countries with data, 90 per cent of adolescent girls who had experienced forced sex, on average, said the perpetrator of the first incident was known to them. Data from six countries reveals friends, classmates and partners were among the most frequently cited perpetrators of sexual violence against adolescent boys.
Violent deaths among adolescents:
Globally, every 7 minutes an adolescent is killed by an act of violence.
In the United States, non-Hispanic black boys aged 10 to 19 years old are almost 19 times more likely to be murdered than non-Hispanic white boys of the same age. If the homicide rate among non-Hispanic black adolescent boys is applied nationwide, the United States would be one of the top ten most deadly countries in the world.
In 2015, the risk of being killed by homicide for a non-Hispanic black adolescent boy in the United States was the same as the risk of being killed due to collective violence for an adolescent boy living in war-torn South Sudan.
Latin America and the Caribbean is the only region where adolescent homicide rates have increased; nearly half of all homicides among adolescents globally occurred in this region in 2015.
Violence in schools:
Half the population of school-age children – 732 million – live in countries where corporal punishment at school is not fully prohibited.
Three-quarters of documented school shootings that have taken place over the past 25 years occurred in the United States.
UNICEF prioritises efforts to end violence across all its work, including supporting government efforts to improve services for children affected by violence, developing policies and legislation that protect children, and helping communities, parents and children to prevent violence through practical programmes like parenting courses and actions against domestic violence.
To end violence against children, UNICEF is calling for governments to take urgent action and support the INSPIRE guidance which has been agreed and promoted by WHO, UNICEF and the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, including:
Adopting well-coordinated national action plans to end violence against children – incorporating education, social welfare, justice and health systems, as well as communities and children themselves.
Changing behaviours of adults and addressing factors that contribute to violence against children, including economic and social inequities, social and cultural norms that condone violence, inadequate policies and legislation, insufficient services for victims, and limited investments in effective systems to prevent and respond to violence.
Focussing national policies on minimizing violent behaviour, reducing inequalities, and limiting access to firearms and other weapons.
Building social service systems and training social workers to provide referrals, counselling and therapeutic services for children who have experienced violence.
Educating children, parents, teachers, and community members to recognise violence in all its many forms and empowering them to speak out and report violence safely.
Collecting better disaggregated data on violence against children and tracking progress through robust monitoring and evaluation.
About UNICEF: UNICEF has saved more children's lives than any other humanitarian organization. We work tirelessly to help children and their families, doing whatever it takes to ensure children survive. We provide children with healthcare and immunization, clean water, nutrition and food security, education, emergency relief and more.
UNICEF is supported entirely by voluntary donations and helps children regardless of race, religion or politics. As part of the UN, we are active in more than 190 countries - more than any other organization. Our determination and our reach are unparalleled. Because nowhere is too far to go to help a child survive.
For more information about UNICEF, please visit www.unicef.ca.
TEXT ON SCREEN: Unsuspecting parents walked into a furniture store Watch what happened next Customer A: Hi! Customer B: Hi how are you doing? Customer A: So, we’re looking for a bed for my five-year-old daughter. Associate: We have a brand new line of furniture that I’m really excited about. It has a really amazing feature that kids, especially, love, because you might have the creepy uncle that comes over one day and starts to chase your kid around and make him feel uncomfortable, so he wants to escape. He can run away from the uncle! Customer B: Oh….. Associate: You know what I mean? Or, like the caregiver who’s maybe hitting her a little too hard. Because a lot of times children feel unsafe in their own home. Customer C: I’m not even sure how to respond to that. Customer B: Do you get a lot of people looking for that? Associate: It’s so prevalent these days that you really need a place to escape and hide. Customer D: Why are those things happening at home? I don’t think that would happen… Associate: This crib is one of our best sellers. And I’m sure you know…you know. You get so tired, so impatient and you just shake your baby and just throw him in the crib! Customer C: The foam that comes on the crib…? Associate: Yes, it’s to protect the baby. Let me show you one other option. This is our highchair. Now sometimes, the chair will go over as you’re hitting your child. This time, the chair is secure because it’s weighted. All four legs have weights, and it won’t move. You’ve spend hours making the macaroni and cheese and what do they do? They throw it on the floor! Customer E: Well, you know what? No one is trying to hurt my child. TEXT ON SCREEN Three out of four young children worldwide are violently disciplined at home. Director: We saw you were really upset. Do you want to talk about it? Customer C: I thought I was just going to get some furniture for a five year old, and I ended up getting a reality check. Customer B: It’s hard to even hear numbers like that, you know…three out of every four… TEXT ON SCREEN Violence is closer than you think Recognize it. Report it. #ENDviolence
New interactive children's book, "What's Making Walter C. Laugh?" Available now for the holidays on Amazon.
"What's Making Walter C. Laugh?," written by new, innovative author Ginny Jordan, is a fun, interactive, whimsical story for preschoolers and elementary school-aged children that gets kids to think playfully and use their imaginations to figure out what in the world is making Walter C. laugh.
"You will literally laugh out loud with 'What's Making Walter C. Laugh?' said Lauren Rafferty, Teacher and Author of the Education Blog The Smile Lines. "From the minute we started the book, my kids were hysterically laughing with the silly phrases and vibrant illustrations. It is great having blank pages at the end of the story to add your own thoughts and imaginative ideas! We are so glad we scooped this book up!"
As children read and follow the colorful illustrations, they try to figure out what is making Walter C. laugh – is it the snowman eating pizza in the bathtub, the octopus playing soccer, or could it be the monkey skateboarding down the sidewalk? Children will be guessing until the last page and beyond while developing a love for reading along the way.
"What's Making Walter C. Laugh?" is a perfect gift for children and adults alike.
In new author Ginny Jordan's book, "What's Making Walter C. Laugh?" kids try to figure out, is it the giraffe cooking pancakes?
With an overall five-star rating on Amazon, reviewers write that the bright and boldly illustrated book is "a great way to get parents laughing with their children!" Other reviewers say, "every page brings smiles and giggles," "A MUST READ for children," "really keeps him engaged," and "the new IT book of the year!"
"What's Making Walter C. Laugh?" was written to inspire fun and bonding time between children and adults, stimulate creative thinking, encourage unlimited imagination, and to have some fun unplugged time with a child.
The bright pages will keep readers captivated looking for new details on the pages every time they read them.
"My father and son spent endless hours of fun reading together," said Ginny Jordan. "Then they would go play imagination games using the characters from the book they had just read. I wanted to re-create that happiness, closeness and fun for other kids to experience."
Ginny Jordan lives outside of New York City. She was a teacher for many years and was the only one in her school to receive the Outstanding Service Award. She is an accomplished photographer, having shown and sold her photography in Juried art shows. In addition, she enjoys reading, travel, the fine arts, and watching sports.
"What's Making Walter C. Laugh?" is available at amazon.com and at lulu.com.
Natalie Williams - Friday, November 17 at W Hotel (via Orbital Events)
Orbital Events debuts their quarterly Seasonal Sounds series with MOBO nominee soul-jazz vocalist, Natalie Williams, in her first ever Hong Kong performance.
In partnership with W Hong Kong, this unique night of firsts will be held at the glamorous and chic WOOBAR on Friday, November 17, 2017 at 7:30 pm.
A veteran of over a decade in the British jazz scene, Natalie Williams has performed as lead vocalist and named soloist on some of the UK's largest and most respected stages, having sold out her Ronnie Scott's residency, Soul Family Sundays every month for over 8 years.
In addition to jazz, Williams has touched a variety of musical styles throughout her career. To the mainstream world of commercial music, she is known for appearing on tracks by drum and bass icons such as Goldie and Nu:Tone, while it was from her youthful output of soul and R&B based tracks that she received her coveted MOBO nomination.
Having performed at major jazz festivals around the world, Williams is now ready to share her music for the first time with jazz fans in the city. "I'm bringing my band to Hong Kong! I could not be more excited!" she says about the event which will include songs from her latest album, Kaleidoscope.
The event will also feature supporting act NTBM (Not-To-Be-Missed), a jazz collective founded by Hong Kong native, Tjoe Man Cheung, who has played at top jazz venues in London like Ronnie Scott's, Southbank Centre, and Rich Mix. He's also served as leader for the house band at Hong Kong's very own Orange Peel Music Lounge.
Tickets for the event start at $280 and come with a complimentary welcome drink.
Guests with Priority Seating will be gifted a Mulberry silk handkerchief courtesy of local handkerchief brand Fractal Style.
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