An international celebrity in his lifetime, the Russian composer was invited by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie to conduct during the opening festival of what was then called the Music Hall (renamed Carnegie Hall in 1894) in May, 1891.
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This all began about two years ago when Terry Savage, Phil Thomas and Steve Latham of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity called me to discuss what more we could do for clients at the Festival.
That's exactly what happened outside the music festival in downtown Phoenix on March 23.
When I was asked by Ruby Pseudo Consultancy to blog for Converse Ltd. at the Lowlands Festival Holland, what I saw was a case study in how to do it right.
It is simply a case, says Lombardi, of checking the festival website to see what's on where and when.
To celebrate what has been described as a festival of friendship, France and Germany are issuing stamps, coins and other items of memorabilia.
What was new at the Launch Festival was License123, a license and permit service for small companies who have to deal with myriad local fees and permits to be compliant.
This event has become one of the biggest parties of the year: What began in 1987 as a music festival with 700 attendees has blossomed into a three-part expo covering music, film, and technology.
Pulling a group of ambitious MBA students together could easily turn into a festival of egos, but what was most encouraging was their ability to work in teams and bring the best out in each other.
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It had to be a good Festival otherwise people would have forgotten what it was like, and it was.
We look forward to working with the Festival to develop our ideas in what we hope is an exciting workshop in 2009.
Mr. MYERS: Canned Heat boogied the world over including an appearance at the original Woodstock Festival in 1969 where they played what else?
Use Spotify to listen to other bands playing the festival to get a feel for what you like so you can make plans for your spare time there.
Once again, as he did in the run-up to the 2007 federal election, Hicks has exposed the chasm between what might crudely be described as 'literary festival Australia' and 'talkback radio Australia' - the 'leftist urban elites', as they are often characterised, and the populist right.
You could go to exactly what you wanted, though by the time the festival rolled around almost everything had sold out, so it is worth moving quickly.
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Organizing a festival of this type has me thinking about what makes it different, what makes it special.
But as if to confound all debate about what jazz means in 2012, funk was a dominating presence at the festival.
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And no matter what time of year it is, there is bound to be a film festival going on in some part of the country.
What's the chance of signature Golden Gate fog during Sunday's festival?
The tension between what's good for the online world (and the world at large) and what products can make money is at the heart of a lot of the festival's official programming.
What is a farm owner from Australia doing with a boat at the Kumbh Mela festival in India?
"We are all very mindful of what's going on there, " she said, pointing out that one of the festival's films, Trouble in the Water, is about a poor New Orleans couple dealing with Hurricane Katrina.
One highlight of the festival was Terra Nova, a performance by CREW. I went in without a clear picture of what was to befall me, which was the perfect approach.
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