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Next Stop Toronto Comic Con 2012
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- Published on Saturday, 31 March 2012 00:01
- Written by Joanne Choi
Fans are getting pumped up for a weekend full of anime, games, comics, tv/movies with Wizard World Toronto Comic Con at the Metro Toronto Convention Center (MTCC) Saturday (10am-7pm) through Sunday (11am-6pm), April 14 - 15 2012.
From video game distributors, cosplayers, to celebrities and many other guests/speakers will be attending the convention.
Among those appearing will be the following:
- Quantum Leap headliners Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell
- the Being Human trio of Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington and Meaghan Rath
- Star Trek star Jeri Ryan
- Paul Wesley
- WWE® Hall of Famer Edge®
- Amy Acker
Packed with informative panel discussions, Q&A, screenings, contests, workshops and much more, this con is be a must-attend experience.
Wizard World produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate graphic novels,
comic books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests.
Varieties of Biography Conference 2012
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- Published on Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:27
- Written by Brad Balfour
Varieties of Biography is an all-day conference presented by the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center on March 29, 2012.
It features 15 eminent biographers including:
- Sylvia Nasar
- Debby Applegate
- Brad Gooch
- John Matteson
Novelist E. L. Doctorow is a lead speaker and it also will present graphic artists such as underground comics innovator Kim Deitch and graphic artists
- Lauren Redniss
- Miriam Katin
- Ariel Schrag
- Matt Madden
Lectures and panel discussions will cover topics ranging from ancient biography to the uses of biography in contemporary fiction.
The full roster of eminent biographers includes:
- Gary Giddins
- Neil Baldwin
- David Evanier
- Margo Jefferson
- James Kaplan
- Nancy Milford
- James Miller
- James Romm
- Amanda Vaill
- Katharina Volk
- Geoffrey Wolff
The conference will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All events are free and open to the public.
Reservations are not required, and seating will be first-come, first-served.
For full schedule, visit: http://leonlevycenterforbiography.org/
Varieties of Biography
March 29, 2012
the Leon Levy Center for Biography
CUNY Graduate Center
New York, NY
Canadian Music Week 2012
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- Published on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 21:55
- Written by Joanne Choi
Searching for a place to meet multimedia giants? Look no further for the Canadian Music Week is just around the corner! Get ready for a week full of entertainment fun starting on March 21-25 in Toronto, Ontario. Celebrating its 30th year, the Canadian Music Week is known for presenting various music events and is sure to bring a week’s worth of music-geared information. Scheduled events for this year include: music performances, conferences, trade exhibitions, film festival/screenings, awards show, panel discussions, speakers from multiple corporate companies, etc.
CMW Music Supervisor credits include:
Film/TV: Vampire Diaries, Degrassi, My Week with Marilyn, Piranha 3DD, The Kings Speech, Scream 4, Hoodwinked 2, Submarine, and MTV Networks Creative Music Integrations
Advertising Campaigns: Toyota, Buick, Ford, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Hershey's, Bacardi, Procter & Gamble, JCPenney, General Mills, ABC, NBC, CTV and Cadbury
Games: Just announced BandFuse [starring SLASH], Guitar Heroes, MLB 2K 2012, Saints Row Call of Duty, World of Warcraft
Companies Represented: Fox Broadcasting, MTV, The Weinstein Company, Saatchi & Saatchi, Electronic Arts and Sony PlayStation to name a few.
Our SEVENTEEN Music Supervisors will meet with all attendees during this excellent two hour opportunity to develop instant professional relationship.
This is the chance to meet with musicians, songwriters, filmmakers, game programmers, television/advertisers and many more!
Don’t miss out on this exclusive event, check out: www.cmw.net
Canadian Music Week Inc.
5355 Vail Court
Mississauga, Ontario
L5M 6G9
Canada
Tel: 905-858-4747
AIPAD Photography Show 2012
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- Published on Thursday, 22 March 2012 16:44
- Written by Renzo Adler
In this era in which everyone is taking pictures, yet they have virtually vanished from the physical world, it is interesting to see how the medium of the photography is evolving 
The AIPAD Photography Show (March 29 – April 1, Park Ave Armory, 643 Park Avenue, New York, NY), arrives during this unseasonably warm and pleasant March to help everyone reassess their notions of what true, non-cell phone, photography is.
