http://www.send2press.com/newswire/ Business, Entertainment and Technology News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:19:40 GMT http://neotrope.com 60 en-us 144 31 http://www.send2press.com/newswire/index.shtml http://www.send2press.com/XML/send2press-rss.gif http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2008-10-1027-005.shtml Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:17:53 GMT Theater and Live Events Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2008-10-1027-005.shtml Pearl River Resort Silver Star Convention Center to Host Top Artists

CHOCTAW, Miss., Oct. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- This winter Pearl River Resort will host an exciting music lineup at The Silver Star Convention Center with something for everyone's taste. Featured artists include KC & The Sunshine Band, Roberta Flack, Lorrie Morgan and Ronnie Milsap, George Jones, and the legendary Brenda Lee.

Following is a sampling of performances. All shows start at 8:00 p.m. and tickets range from $27-$37.

* KC & The Sunshine Band will perform their unique blend of disco and funk on November 14. The 1970s icons have produced more than a dozen albums and topped the charts with a long list of hits including "That's the Way I Like It," "I'm Your Boogie Man" and "Get Down Tonight." Lead singer Harry Wayne Casey has been going strong since reviving the band in the early 1990s.

* Roberta Flack will perform on November 29, 2008. With 1972's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly With His Song" in 1973, she became the first artist to win the Grammy for Record of the Year in two consecutive years, a feat matched only by U2 since then. Flack has produced 18 albums in all, including a live album released just this year.

* Lorrie Morgan and Ronnie Milsap will perform on December 6, 2008. Daughter of the Grand Ole Opry star George Morgan, Lorrie made her debut there at the age of 13. Her #1 hits include "Five Minutes," "What Part of No" and "I Didn't Know My Own Strength."

Blind since birth, country singer Ronnie Milsap received a Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for the hit single "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" as well as for the album "Lost in the Fifties Tonight."

* George Jones will perform on December 13, 2008. Jones began singing and playing guitar on a radio station at the age of 16. Jones has produced 14 #1 hits including "Walk Through This World With Me," "The Grand Tour," "Still Doin' Time" and "I Always Get Lucky With You." He has won numerous awards including nine Male Vocalist of the Year awards and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992.

* Brenda Lee will perform on December 18, 2008. Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997 and to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, Lee began her career performing regularly on an Atlanta radio station at the age of seven. Between 1973 and 1975, she had six consecutive Top 10 hits and continued to inhabit the Top 10 on country charts through the '80s and '90s with "Tell Me What It's Like," "The Cowgirl and the Dandy" and "Broken Trust."

For more information and tickets please contact the Pearl River Resort by visiting www.pearlriverresort.com or call 1.866.44PEARL. Guests must be over 21 years old to attend.

About Pearl River Resort

Pearl River Resort, located in Choctaw, Mississippi, is the Southern United States' first comprehensive luxury gaming resort. The resort features the Silver Star and Golden Moon, two exciting hotel/casinos with nearly 4,500 slot machines, more than 100 table games, 1,074 hotel rooms, 16 restaurants, European spa facilities, shopping and live entertainment. Also featured is The Dancing Rabbit Golf Club with two championship golf courses and Geyser Falls Water Theme Park.

Pearl River Resort is a development of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally recognized, self-governing tribe with approximately 9,600 members living on or near reservation land. For more information, go to www.pearlriverresort.com.

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TAGS: Pearl River Resort, Theater and Live Events, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2008-10-1016-004.shtml Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:50:21 GMT Music and Recording Industry Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2008-10-1016-004.shtml Pearl River Resorts
WHO:
Led by Dr. Alfonso Sanders, head of the Fine Arts Department at Mississippi Valley State University, and recording artist Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, the session will explore the history of Blues and be punctuated by a jam session.

Both the discussion and the jam session will provide photo opportunities.

WHEN:
7:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 16

WHERE:
Old Ellis Theatre (at the Philadelphia Arts Council)
311 Byrd Avenue
Philadelphia, MS 39350

WHY:
Mississippi is widely known as the birthplace of the Blues, and Pearl River Resort's Golden Moon Hotel & Casino is celebrating with its first annual Blues at the Moon Music Festival, presented by Ground Zero Blues Club October 17 and 18.

The festival features high-profile acts such as headliners The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Solomon Burke, as well as Big Jack Johnson, Deborah Coleman, Eddie Cotton, Jimmy Duck Holmes, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Bobby Rush, Ruby Wilson and Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry himself.

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TAGS: Pearl River Resorts, Music and Recording Industry, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2007-06-0618-006.shtml Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:19:00 GMT Environment and Ecology Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2007-06-0618-006.shtml National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council 'Speak Up, Plan & Protect'

BILOXI, Miss. - June 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The National Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) hosted a groundbreaking public forum in Biloxi, Mississippi on June 6, 2007 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. "We gathered more than 40 experts and ordinary citizens from around the country to share ideas, best practices and first-person accounts about flooding in New Jersey, Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf region, ice storms in the Midwest, high winds in Washington State, devastating wildfires in Georgia and California, and other storm events," said Joe Wilson, NUCFAC Council Chair.

"It was only fitting to host this event on the Mississippi Coast - still recovering from Katrina and on the eve of a new Hurricane season, - we heard from Mayors reviewing new policies, arborists highlighting poor tree care, and questions about the best role for FEMA in balancing human needs and best care for urban forests."

Representing several million consumers, registered voters and national association members, the Forum 40+ featured experts included The U.S. Forest Service, The Hawaii Urban Forest Council, Mississippi Power, The National Association of Counties, State of Alabama Emergency Management Agency, The EPA Gulf of Mexico, Seattle Department of Transportation and several congressional staffers representing Senator Trent Lott, Senator Thad Cochran and Congressman Gene Taylor. "This is a call to action and public input will continue to be recorded until August 1, 2007," according to Joe Wilson.

The Problem
A comprehensive study by American Forests on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the land and tree cover for over 50 counties of the Gulf Coast was also presented. " Our study included satellite data before and after the storm, changes in the land cover and other data on fire risk and ecosystem services lost," according to Gary Moll, Sr. Vice President Urban Ecosystem for American Forests.

Protecting the Value of Trees and Urban Forests
According to NUCFAC, urban communities represent 25% of the U.S. land mass and are home to 80% of Americans. By sharing best practices and first-hand insights, communities have a chance to develop a national strategy to protect the urban forests that reduce storm water runoff, improve air quality, remove "green-house gases" like sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide and provide important ecosystems for people and wildlife.

About NUCFAC
NUCFAC was created by Congress through the 1990 Farm Bill as an advisory council to the Secretary of Agriculture requiring NUCFAC to develop a national urban and community forestry action plan, makes recommendations regarding a challenge cost share program, produce annual reports, and make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding urban and community forestry.

For more information on visit:
www.treelink.org/nucfac

Joe Wilson, NUCFAC Chair
joewilson@greeningmilwaukee(.org)


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TAGS: National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, Environment and Ecology, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2007-05-0529-003A.shtml Tue, 29 May 2007 19:15:00 GMT Environment and Ecology Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2007-05-0529-003A.shtml National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
WHAT:
The National Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council announces a public forum in Biloxi, Mississippi on June 6, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. Public input will continue to be recorded until August 1, 2007 as part of NUCFAC's 2007 recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture.

WHEN:
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT

WHERE:
To pre-register for the media audio briefing and receive the call-in number, send the following information to Charlotte King at charlottewriter@earthlink(.net):

* Name, title
* Contact information - phone and email address
* Name of media organization

For more information about Catastrophic Storms and the Urban Forests Public Forum, visit: www.treelink.org/nucfac

WHO: The audio media briefing includes 2-3 minute expert commentary by:

* Joe Wilson, NUCFAC Chairperson - "National Impact of Catastrophic Storms and the Urban Forests"

* Gary Moll, Vice President American Forests - Satellite Data Report: "Before and after Hurricane Katrina, analysis in the tree cover including fire risk and ecosystem lost on the Gulf Coast"

* Susan Mockenhaupt, National Program Manager, U.S. Forest Service - "From Hurricanes to Wildfires, the Facts About Planning and Protecting Urban Forests"

WHY:
With millions of acres of tree lost from hurricanes, wildfires and other catastrophic events, this forum includes a national cross-section of the best experts to share best practices and first-hand insights to protect the urban forests.



NEWS SOURCE: National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
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