Nickelodeon Consumer Products (NCP) and Simon & Schuster are releasing Dora the Explorer in World School Day Adventure, the first-ever jacketed hardcover Dora the Explorer storybook, in celebration of Dora’s 10th Anniversary. Penned by Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and humanitarian Shakira, this brand-new global adventure features an animated character of the songstress herself. World School Day Adventure follows Dora, Boots and Shakira as they celebrate ‘World School Day’ with studen…

Starting today, Fred Meyer Jewelers will become the first national jeweler to offer the kathy ireland Jewelry Collection.  The popular line of bridal jewelry, diamond fashion and colored gemstone jewelry is designed by Kathy – once a supermodel, today one of the 50 most influential people in fashion – and will be available at nearly 400 Fred Meyer Jewelers and Littman Jewelers in 36 states, and online at www.FredMeyerJewelers.com and www.LittmanJewelers.com.

“The kathy ireland Jewelry Collec…

Renée Rey, Artist has a solo exhibit at the Friends of the Library West Wing Art Gallery, 650 Central Avenue, Naples, Fl during the month of November 2010. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The works included are from several mixed-media series including, “Bound by Harmony,” In.2.It, and Journey.  The common thread in these pieces are in the design decisions and the theme.  Black, white and dashes of strong color play with texture.   A strong Asian influence,  dancers …

The nation’s most cherished procession returns to the Big Apple once more for a dazzling dose of spectacle, enchantment and tradition as the 84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® kicks off the holiday season. On Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 9:00 AM at the sound of Let’s Have a Parade™, America’s favorite holiday spectacular will step off to entertain more than 3.5 million spectators lining the streets of Manhattan and more than 50 million viewers nationwide with its signature giant he…

Art. Music. Dance. Theatre. Education. Community. The Alliance for the Arts is kicking off Lee County’s cultural season at their 8th Annual Walk Through the Arts, a FREE FAMILY EVENT on October 30, 2010.

Walk through the Arts is a campus-wide event that showcases the many opportunities for community members to get involved and experience the arts. Local art organizations, theaters, galleries, museums, artists and art schools will be in attendance distributing information about their upcomin…

GiveLove, the non-profit organization supporting relief efforts for displaced victims in Haiti and The Everlon Diamond Knot Collection, came together for a private dinner on October 23 in Beverly Hills to raise immediate funding efforts for Haiti relief victims.

The benefit dinner sponsored by The Everlon Diamond Knot Collection included GiveLove co-founders *Rosetta Getty and *Patricia Arquette along with *Debra Messing, *Maria Bello, Joaquin Phoenix, Amber Valetta, *Patti Hansen, *Theodora …

Inspired by the ripped knees of her favorite jeans “JEAN JOAILLERIE” offers handmade designs using quartz crystals from Brazil, turquoise from Tibet, antique vintage coins from all over the world, fresh water pearls and one of a kind pieces and antiques found at the brocante markets in France to be worn on the knees of jeans as well as attached to belt loops .

Each piece is made by hand on gold and silver metal chains .

In addition to her own designs she also offers clients custom desi…

Camila, Pedro Fernandez , Juan Luis Guerra , Enrique Iglesias , Rosario and Wisin y Yandel are the first performers announced for the 11 th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards (www.latingrammy.com) telecast, it was announced today by The Latin Recording Academy®. Actor/comedian Eugenio Derbez and actress/singer Lucero will co-host this year’s celebration, set for Nov. 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and airing live on the Univision Network (www.univision.com) from 8 – 11 p.m. ET/PT…

Katie Couric Receives Ellen Stovall Award for Work as Cancer Advocate

Following her lung cancer diagnosis, a woman who had spent nearly 30 years in nursing felt as if her life had been “cut up, rearranged and become a different picture.”  An amateur artist, Annette Zalewski, of Peoria, Ariz., sought to express her cancer journey on canvas by using a cut-up painting technique for the first time.  Her mixed media entry, “Wild Water,” took first prize among the more than 600 submissions to the …

Activities to Celebrate “The Masters” Leonardo da Vinci & Michelangelo

Celebrate the works of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo with us during the Fine Arts Festival, October 16-November 13 … workshops, presentations, movies, and a gala party. Check the VAC events calender HERE for detailed info and don’t miss the fun!