CALL FOR FILMS & MUSIC ARTISTQueer Black Cinema presents the long awaited New York Black LGBTQ Film & Music Festival: QBC International Film & Music Festival October 23- 26, 2008 (NEW DATE)Queer Black Cinema International Film and Music Festival accepts film and video submissions produced, written and/or directed by filmmakers of African descent in the U.S and internationally. Films must be LGBTQ themed, highlight Black LGBTQ characters in leading roles that are seen in non-stereotypical light, forefront the significance of Black-on-Black/POC LGBTQ love/relationships and preserve the culture and history through in-depth storytelling. More than half of the key crew positions must be filled by people who identify themselves as a person of color on a daily bases.Music artist, submit your music today! We are looking for serious artist with a message behind their music to perform at our festival.Regular Deadline May 1, 2008 (postmarked) $20 entry fee.Final deadline July 1, 2008 (must be RECEIVED on or before date)Enter early and higher your chances of getting a spot in the festival.Regardless of the length all submissions requires a US postal money order $20 submission fee payable to W. Brown memo: QBC Film Submission ( US postal Money only)Download the submission form and requirements at:http://www.queerblackcinema.org/index_files/festival.htmhttp://www.queerblackcinema.orghttp://www.myspace.com/queerblackcinemainfo@queerblackcinema.orgSponsorship packages available contact: Toni Smith info@queerblackcinema.org

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The 2008 Innovative Advertising Awards will be presented on Friday, April 18, 2008 at the Samsung Experience. NYF will be honoring the most innovative and creative digital, interactive and emerging advertising and marketing the world has to offer.After party will be at nearby Providence311 W 57th St (between 8th and 9th Avenues)New York, NY 10019www.providencenyc.com9PM to 11PMOpen Bar & Hors D'oeuvres until 11PMcomplimentary tickets available for a limited time only. contact: Michael @ 212.643.4800 x 11myang@newyorkfestivals.com

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The Piers Lawrence Quartet will be performing at the New York Observer's luxury living event at the Puck Building in NYC. Come out and rub elbows with some of the biggest names in NY real estate as well as some great sophistication of jazz music.You can check out the Piers Lawrence Quartet at www.pierslawrence.com or www.myspace.com/pierslawrencequartet.For bookings, please email tsmalls@talkdatish.com. Thank you and I hope to see you at the event.

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Admission: $43.00, Designated Drivers: $10.00. Website: www.springcraftbeerfestival.com. Address: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY 11553.The 2nd Annual Spring Craft Beer Festival is a true craft beer tasting event featuring an incredible variety of beers from some of the finest brewers in the country. Local craft beers such as Blue Point Brewery and Southampton will be on hand. This is the craft beer event Long Island has been awaiting for! Two sessions will be available for attendees as well as plenty of food, great music, special demonstrations and entertaining diversions.Any Questions? E-mail Andy Calimano at andyc@starfishjunction.com or call (631)940-7290

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The Annual Asian-American Cultural Festival of Long Island, established to promote cultural awareness of the Asian community and celebrate the diversity of Long Island’s population, will be held at Stony Brook's Charles B. Wang Center, which is celebrating its 5th Anniversary in 2008. Featured will be multi-cultural booth displays, arts and crafts, live music, costumes, paintings/photo exhibits, dance presentations, movies, lectures, corporate displays, an Asian Market, a Tea Ceremony, and art and movement workshops including paper cutting, origami, basket weaving, “parol making” and Kung Fu. In the evening there will be a performance by renowned Asian artists, followed by a “Taste of Asia” VIP Reception, the Presentation of Awards, and raffle drawings for some spectacular prizes. Bring the entire family. FREE admission from 1-6 PM. Multi-cultural presentation shows begin at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Evening events begin at 6 PM with the stage performance. Admission is $10 for the performance, $20 for the "Taste of Asia" VIP Reception, Awards Presentation and Raffle Drawing. Those who purchase tickets for both will pay only $25. Seating is limited, so early reservations are recommended. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.aacfli.com or call 631.543.5768.

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The Spring Craft Beer Festival Session One will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 12:00pm-4:00 pm. Admission: $43.00, Designated Drivers: $10.00. Website: www.springcraftbeerfestival.com. Address: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY 11553.The 2nd Annual Spring Craft Beer Festival is a true craft beer tasting event featuring an incredible variety of beers from some of the finest brewers in the country. Local craft beers such as Blue Point Brewery and Southampton will be on hand. This is the craft beer event Long Island has been awaiting for! Two sessions will be available for attendees as well as plenty of food, great music, special demonstrations and entertaining diversions.Any Questions? E-mail Andy Calimano at andyc@starfishjunction.com or call (631)940-7290

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Levi Okunov’s fashion show with video projections by Melissa Shiff and a live mix by Diwon. Other musical guests include Smadar and Y-Love. Open vodka bar (21 ) generously sponsored by Christiania Vodka.Fashion designer Levi Okunov is one of the fashion industry’s rising stars. His Fall 2008 line, which features pieces inspired by The Jewish Museum’s renowned Torah Art and Hanukkah lamp collections, incorporates materials such as velvet and parchment to suggest textures and forms associated with traditional Judaica. The lining of several pieces feature stenciled and painted texts by the 13th century Persian poet Rumi translated into English, Arabic, and Yiddish. These passages represent the artist’s wish for religious tolerance and cultural co-existence.His collaborators on the project include hair stylist, Almog, fabric desinger Sharon Ascher, crown designer Käthe Wenzel, makeup artist Linda Mason, and painter Rita Ackermann.Open vodka bar (21 ) generously sponsored by Christiania Vodka.Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Levi Okunov began sewing at the age of 15 and presented his first collection at 19. A former apprentice to Marc Jacobs, Okunov’s work has been featured in Women’s Wear Daily and The New York Times.Melissa Shiff is a video, performance, and installation artist whose work has been shown at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (UK), Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Museum of Jewish Heritage, and other venues. Her work is in the Jewish Museum’s permanent collection. In collaboration with Okunov, video artist Melissa Shiff will project JAMS: The Jewish Animated Mandala Series using the Hebrew God’s seven names and imagery from the museum’s traditional Judaica collection. JAMS are a hybrid of traditional calligraphic mizrachs, Jewish ritual objects that orient the worshipper towards Jerusalem, and Tibetan mandalas, symbols of the universe that aid in meditation.Diwon is a multicultural maestro who produces a mix of Yemenite and Sephardic music blended with electro/hip-hop beats. The artist’s stage name refers to the Yemenite diwan, a book of devotional songs recited on the Sabbath and at Jewish life cycle events. He frequently collaborates with non-electronic musicians, fusing live and recorded sound. He has performed with Lou Reed, Anthony Coleman, Daniel Carter, DJ Spooky, Matisyahu, MC Paul Barman, Idan Raichel, and others. In addition to providing a live mix to Okunov’s fashion show, Diwon will premiere a new composition created during his Off the Wall residency entitled “That Yemenite Kid.”An exciting new voice emerging from the NYC world music scene, Smadar is an Israeli-Moroccan singer whose craft is best described as pan-Mediterranean music peppered with a gypsy sound. Smadar sings original and creative renditions of traditional tunes in Hebrew, Arabic, and Ladino.Describing his style as “global hip hop,” Y-Love seamlessly intertwines English, Arabic, Hebrew, Latin and ancient Aramaic. He combines ethereal scripture with gritty social consciousness, reflecting his own life-changing conversion to Hasidism. He has graced the stage with luminaries as varied and respected as Lou Reed, DJ Spooky, Hadag Nachash, Matisyahu, Steinski, and Immortal Technique.

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