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The Source and Cre8 Space Studio Gallery honor The Notorious B.I.G. March 9, 2010
The Source (magazine) has partnered up with Cre8 Space Studio Gallery in Washington, DC to unveil an art exhibition honoring the life of iconic rapper, Christopher Wallace. On the anniversary of his untimely death, Cre8 will be revealing a special collection of paintings and custom tapestry honoring The Notorious BIG and Hip-Hop culture. The Hip-Hop exhibition will run from March 9th to March 13th from 8pm-12am.
Address: Cre8 Space Studio Gallery, 1314 9th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001
Free Admission, $5 suggested donation
Featured Artists: Aniekan Udofia (Painter), Alex Vallcorba (Arts & Crafts, Custom Sneakers), Matias Cuevas (Tapestry) and Moe Bradford, Jr. (Painter)
Cre8 Space is a gallery and creative collective founded by Howard and NYU alumni, engaging the community in the arts with powerful programming and exhibits, partnering with a non-profit youth leadership organization and bringing international design concepts via large scale installations to DC. For more information, visit cre8space.tumblr.com.
Ludacris selected to interview Quincy Jones at the ASCAP ” I Create Music” Expo March 5, 2010
Multi-talented rapper and actor Ludacris will interview music legend Quincy Jones about his prolific career during the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO, it was announced March 3rd by ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). The three-day EXPO will take place at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, April 22-24, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA.
Ludacris is the highest-selling Southern hip-hop solo artist of all time, with over 24 million records sold worldwide, as well as an award-winning actor who has forged a successful career spanning the studio, the stage and the screen. He will interview one of music’s greatest living legends, Quincy Jones, about his prolific career as a musician, composer, producer, arranger and conductor and his work with such entertainment giants as Count Basie, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin and many others. Ludacris will also explore Jones’s pioneering fusions of pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical and other forms of music across all mediums that have left his indelible mark on American popular music and culture.
The ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO is the premier conference for songwriters, composers and producers. It covers all genres of music and includes panels, workshops, master classes, keynotes, One-on-One sessions, song critiquing, networking events, product displays, state-of-the-art technology demonstrations, performances, and more. All music creators, producers, publishers and executives — regardless of their performing rights organization affiliation — will benefit from this unique creative event, which is designed around personal interaction, education and networking. For more information, and to register, please visit www.ascap.com/expo.
The Legal Bound Program 2010 Summer Internship Program March 3, 2010
Interviews are scheduled: Monday – Thursday until Friday, April 30,2010 (the deadline for interviews).
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office invites High School juniors and seniors to apply for the 2010 Summer Internship Program. To apply applicants must live in Manhattan.
Qualified students should send resume and an essay explaining their interest in law to the address listed below and postmarked no later then Friday, April 16, 2010.
A representative from the office will contact each student who sends these materials to schedule an interview: Interview appointments are limited.
Send resume/essay to:
Community Affairs Unit
New York County District Attorney’s Office
Attention: Ms. Carol Ragsdale
One Hogan Place, Room 824
New York , NY 10013
Telephone: (212) 335-9082
The interviews will take place at Manhattan District Attorney’s Office listed above or:
Northern Manhattan Office, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, 163 W. 125th St., Room 733, New York, NY 10027
