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HELLINGS – KILL ME TO KEEP LOVING YOU

HELLINGS FEATURING SUPERGROUP BAND DROPS DEBUT SINGLE TODAY TITLED “KILL ME TO KEEP LOVING YOU”

ALICE COOPER PLAYS A HAND IN BRETT HELLINGS’ ALL-STAR BAND THAT INCLUDES TOMMY HENRIKSEN (ALICE COOPER, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, LADY GAGA, MEAT LOAF); RICHARD FORTUS (GUNS N’ ROSES); BUCK JOHNSON (AEROSMITH, HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES); BILLY SHEEHAN (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG, STEVE VAI); AND KENNY ARONOFF (JOHN MELLENCAMP, JOHN FOGERTY, SMASHING PUMPKINS)

Hellings, with lead singer Brett Hellings on vocals and an all-star supergroup including Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses), Tommy Henriksen (Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires, Warlock, Lady Gaga, Meat Loaf), Buck Johnson (Aerosmith, Hollywood Vampires), Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Steve Vai), and Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, Smashing Pumpkins) drops their debut single today titled “Kill Me To Keep Loving You,” just in time for Halloween.

Check out the music video for “Kill Me To Keep Loving You” HERE. Get the song HERE.

“Kill Me To Keep Loving You” was recorded with Brett Hellings on lead vocals, Fortus on lead guitar, Henriksen on guitars and backing vocals; Johnson on keyboards, organ and backing vocals; Sheehan on bass and backing vocals; and Aronoff on drums and percussion.

The track was mixed by Tim Palmer, who has worked his sonic magic for Pearl Jam, U2, Robert Plant and David Bowie, among others; and mastered by Grammy award winning Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Prince, Jeff Buckley, Muse).

An endorsement from Alice Cooper on his radio show, “Nights with Alice Cooper,” ultimately led Brett Hellings, a well-traveled singer-songwriter to record with a powerhouse ensemble of the industry’s top session and touring musicians. It was just a 45 second mention on a syndicated radio show, but for veteran indie rocker Hellings, who has toughed it out over the years and made his mark in NYC, L.A., Nashville and Philly, it felt like a life-changing anointing from a revered rock god.

David Davidian, tour manager for Cooper and The Hollywood Vampires, heard the show, and loved the music so much that he passed it on to some of his musician friends. Free from other commitments due to the pandemic, the new band members embraced the opportunity to work with a dynamic, still emerging frontman.

Though Brett is a prolific songwriter who has been recording his own material since his debut solo 2005 album, Restless, he was happy to make an exception when he heard the original demo for “Kill Me To Keep Loving You” – a tune written by Buck Johnson and Erik Halbig in Nashville as a potential cut for Steven Tyler’s 2016 country-flavored solo debut, We’re All Somebody From Somewhere. “Buck had given me several songs he’d written in the past, and during pre-production, he gave me the song in its raw form,” says Hellings. “The demo was intended to have a very poppy-country vibe, but I could hear its potential as a rock ballad.”

He continues, “I was just getting out of a long, toxic relationship, so the lyrics of the song about someone you love being the worst thing for you hit me hard. It’s got a bigness and is very relatable, whether it connects to a personal experience like I had or anything else in your life that’s killing you — to keep loving it.”

Other songs that Hellings will release in the future – including singles and a potential full album down the road – were written by Hellings, Johnson, Henriksen and Fortus.

Says Henriksen about Brett, “This kid’s a rockstar man, and rockstars are few and far. He’s got something and I can’t wait for people to hear it and I can’t wait for him to get on stage and sing these songs.”

Arnoff continues, “When I first met Brett, he came to my studio and I immediately liked him because he looks you right in the eye, he connects with you, he’s very transparent, he’s right there and he has an incredible loving heart. I just knew it was going to be amazing.”

Adds Johnson, “Surpassed all of my expectations.”

Says Brett, “The coolest thing about working on the Hellings project with these consummate musicians was realizing just how easy and comfortable it can be, and how much I could learn, working in the studio with truly creative people who pour everything they’ve got into making a song perfect.” He continues, “Everyone was all about getting the best of what we could bring to the art form. So many of my previous band experiences were full of drama and obstacles, but this was all about the music and camaraderie. A lot of great friendships and relationships were forged in the studio, and I’m excited to see where the journey takes us from here.”

For more information about Hellings please visit: https://hellings.band/.

Coronado Island Film Festival 2022

The 2022 Coronado Island Film Festival
Opens this week with awards hopefuls, indie fest favorites and
Leonard Maltin Industry Awards Gala Honorees

Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light is the Opening Night selection,
Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection is the Centerpiece selection,
and Maria Schrader’s She Said taking the Closing Night spot

Honorees include Geena Davis, Jacqueline Bisset,
Ron Shelton, Elegance Bratton, Charles Fox, and Vanessa Roth

The Coronado Island Film Festival (November 10-13) opens this week with an impressive lineup of films with awards-aspirations, as well as the honorees for the 2022 Leonard Maltin Industry Awards Gala. Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light is the Opening Night selection, Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection is the Centerpiece selection, and Maria Schrader’s She Said taking the Closing Night spot, along with CIFF’s traditional screening of Billy Wilder’s classic Some Like it Hot.

The impressive list of honorees will include Geena Davis, Jacqueline Bisset, Ron Shelton, Elegance Bratton, Charles Fox, and Vanessa Roth.

Coronado Island has long served as home away from home to Hollywood’s finest since the golden era of film, and continues to uphold and celebrate its chic charm and rich cinematic history even today The festival, returning as a fully in-person event, has curated a slate of immersive programming including studio and independent films, engaging panels, parties, and of course the premiere event, the Leonard Maltin Industry Tribute Awards Gala, hosted in the Hotel del Coronado’s iconic Crown Room, all of which thread together a wonderful celebration of the art and science of cinematic storytelling. The Presenting Sponsor for the evening is Ms. Carolynn Berardi Towbin, CEO of Towbin Motors.

Screening on Thursday, November 10, the Opening Night selection, Sam Mendes’s Empire of Light is a deeply personal drama starring Academy Award® -winner Olivia Colman. Also starring Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth, the film is a love story that takes place in an English coastal cinema during the 1980s. The Centerpiece screening will be Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection. The film focuses on a young, gay Black man, who decides to join the Marines to combat the rejection he has dealt with, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. The Closing Night selection of Maria Schrader’s She Said features two-time Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke the Harvey Weinstein story. Also screening on Closing Night will be Billy Wilder’s classic Some Like it Hot (1959) as audiences can revel in the film at one of its famous locations.

This year, two-time Academy Award® winner and screen icon Geena Davis will accept the Legacy Award, honoring her career as an actress and the establishment of the Geena Davis Institute of Gender in Media, whose documented research has affected significant changes within the entertainment industry. The Institute, and Geena recently received the Governor’s Award at the 2022 Emmy Awards. A hosted book promotion event taking place at Hotel del Coronado will showcase her new memoir, Dying of Politeness, and a conversation with Geena. This event is sponsored in association with the Coronado Library and Warwick’s Bookstore.

International film star, Academy Award® nominated and Golden Globe Award® winner, Jacqueline Bisset, will be honored with The Cultural Icon Award. “Actress to Icon” Jacqueline will premiere her new film, Loren & Rose, with Director Russell Brown on Friday followed by a Saturday retrospective screening of Day for Night, with preeminent film historian, Leonard Maltin where they will discuss her diverse career from ballet dancer, fashion model to award-winning actress.

Ron Shelton, American film director, screenwriter and former minor league baseball infielder will receive the Leonard Maltin Award. Ron is known for the many films he has made about sports including Bull Durham, Tin Cup, Hollywood Homicide, Play It to the Bone, and White Men Can’t Jump and his most recent work on LA’s Finest, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. CIFF will present a special screening of Bull Durham followed by a Q&A with Shelton.

Award-winning and boundary-breaking director, writer and producer, Elegance Bratton, will accept the inaugural Trailblazer Award. Bratton began making films as a US Marine after spending a decade homeless. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, his work captures stories untold with an intention to show the universal power of our shared humanity.

Multi-award-winning composer and songwriter Charles Fox will accept the Transcendent Award. His credits include the theme song and episodes of classic 1970s shows including Love, American Style, The Love Boat, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Wonder Woman, Wide World of Sports, and the original Monday Night Football. As a songwriter, his credits include the Grammy® winning hit song performed by Roberta Flack, “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “I Got a Name” performed by Jim Croce, and “Ready to Take a Chance Again” performed by Barry Manilow. His movie credits include the scores for Barbarella, 9 to 5, Oh God and many more. A documentary about Charles Fox’s life, Killing Me Softly with His Songs, will screen at CIFF, followed by a Q&A with Fox.

Academy Award® winning documentary filmmaker and social justice advocate, Vanessa Roth, will be honored with the Humanitarian Award. Vanessa has been creating and overseeing social impact international films, projects, campaigns, and companies for over 25 years with the goal of bringing our common humanity to light, to amplify the stories of marginalized people, places and forgotten narratives in history. Her films and series have been made in partnership with National Geographic, Disney, Amazon, Netflix, Discovery, PBS, HBO, A&E, ESPN, and the BBC, as well as with international non-profits, NGOs, brands, foundations, and more. CIFF will screen Roth’s documentary Anxious Nation, which will serve as one of the festival’s social impact films. The film takes a deep look into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its crippling impact on kids and families. Vanessa will partake in a discussion following the film alongside her producer and subjects from the film.

Other highlights among the Coronado Island Film Festival’s film lineup are three film festival favorites that have won awards and won over audiences in equal measure on the regional film festival tour include Ravi Kapoor’s charming Four Samosas. The film follows a happy-go-lucky, underachieving, wanna-be rapper who decides the best way to thwart his ex-girlfriend’s pending marriage to his arch-nemisis is to organize a jewery heist targeting her dowry jewels. Tom Huang’s Dealing with Dad is a crowd-pleasing comedy about a woman reluctantly heading back to her hometown to be with her brothers and deal with the sudden depression of their dad. However, they are faced with a dilemma when they discover they like him better depressed. Anna Baumgarten’s Disfluency has won numerous awards on the film festival circuit, including most recently taking Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the Newport Beach Film Festival. The film focuses on a scholar who returns home after failing her final college class, trying to put the pieces back together to come to terms with the confusing trauma that derailed her senior year.

Additional highlight among the documentaries include Denny Tedesco’s Immediate Family. The filmmaker’s follow up to his popular The Wrecking Crew documentary, Immediate Family follows the next wave of musicians who would create the Singer-Songwriter sound backing everyone from James Taylor, Carole King, Don Henley and Linda Ronstadt, to Crosby & Nash, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and Keith Richards. Brent Huff’s The Jackie Stiles Story delves into the life of the 5’8″ girl from a small Kansas town, who became a basketball legend in the Midwest. Alexandre O. Philippe’s Lynch/OZ connects the famous and eccentric film auteur with Victor Fleming‘s film The Wizard of Oz, which is one of David Lynch‘s most enduring obsessions. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A moderated by Leonard Maltin, Director/Writer Alexandre O. Philippe and Director Amy Nicholson.

Along with the films and the presentations to honorees, various special engagements will be featured throughout the festival including the “Babe and Lloyd Return to Coronado” panel featuring Babe Ruth‘s grandson and Babe Ruth historian, Tom Stevens, Suzanne Lloyd, Harold Lloyd‘s granddaughter and President of Harold Lloyd Entertainment, TV Celebrity and former announcer for the San Diego Padres, John Weisbarth, and Film historian, Tim Reid. Moderated by Leonard Maltin, they’ll discuss Babe Ruth’s pioneering history as a “sports celebrity” acting in Hollywood films, unknown facts and anecdotes, as well as Babe and Harold’s fun and fascinating connections to Coronado and San Diego.

The festival introduced Masterlabs with great success last year and this year, DANTE’S INFERNO, a Director’s MasterLab hosted by Joe Dante, will focus on his trademark cinema. PARALLEL WORLDS: ART IN FILM SERIES will feature Danish Director Andreas Koefoed, who will screen his 2022 critically acclaimed feature documentary, The Last Leonardo. Famed Australian Digital Artist and Animator, Kathryn Smith, will feature a unique presentation and exploration using 2D and 3D animation as an art form of expression with themes covering consciousness.

For passes, tickets, and more information, please visit the festival website at www.coronadofilmfest.com

2022 Coronado Island Film Festival Official Selections

OPENING NIGHT

Empire of Light
Director: Sam Mendes
Country: UK; Running Time: 113 min
Sam Mendes fills his superbly cast, deeply personal drama with surprises, all emerging from a cinema in a working-class town in 1980s England. Hilary (Olivia Colman, in another knockout performance) is a single woman who runs the ticket booth, where she meets Steven (played with stirring confidence by relative newcomer Micheal Ward). Though on its surface a love story, Empire of Light is not what you might expect, as Mendes sidesteps the expected nostalgia to instead follow the credo written on the cinema’s walls: “Find in light where darkness lies.”

CENTERPIECE

The Inspection
Director: Elegance Bratton
Country: USA; Running Time: 120 min
A young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.

CLOSING NIGHT

She Said
Director: Maria Schrader
Country: United States; Running Time: 128 min
Two-time Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, An Education) and Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America, The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation— a story that shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and altered American culture forever.

Some Like it Hot (1959)
Director: Billy Wilder
Country: USA; Running Time: 120 min
After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band’s sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Bull Durham (1988)
Director: Ron Shelton
Country: USA; Running Time: 120 min
In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team’s season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens “Nuke,” to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke’s erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher’s lead.

Day for Night (1973)
Director: François Truffaut
Country: French; Running Time: 116 min
Day for Night chronicles the production of Je Vous Présente Paméla (Meet Pamela, or literally I introduce you to Pamela), a clichéd melodrama starring aging screen icon Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Aumont), former diva Séverine (Valentina Cortese), young heartthrob Alphonse (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and a British actress, Julie Baker (Jacqueline Bisset), who is recovering from both a nervous breakdown and the controversy over her marriage to her much older doctor.

The Island of Lost Girls
Director: Ann-Marie Schmidt
Country: United States; Running Time: 103 min
This may be a family film, but it’s also one of the coolest, craziest and most intense nature thrillers ever made. It’s the story of three young girls trying to stick together as they get trapped in a sea cave filled with crashing waves, hundreds of sea lions, and monstrous elephant seals.

Women Talking
Director: Sarah Polley
Country: USA; Running Time: 104 min
In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews.

ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE FILMS

Corsage
Director: Marie Kreutzer
Country: USA; Running Time: 113 min
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Vicky Krieps) is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. But in 1877, ‘Sisi’ celebrates her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. While Elisabeth’s role has been reduced against her wishes to purely performative, her hunger for knowledge and zest for life makes her more and more restless in Vienna. She travels to England and Bavaria, visiting former lovers and old friends, seeking the excitement and purpose of her youth. With a future of strictly ceremonial duties laid out in front of her, Elisabeth rebels against the hyperbolized image of herself and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.

Dealing with Dad
Director: Tom Huang
Country: USA; Running Time: 106 min
Margaret Chang is rocked from her perfect alpha-mom-corporate-manager life when she has to go back to her hometown to deal with her overbearing dad who’s usually an outspoken jerk but is now despondent and won’t leave the house. Since she can’t deal with her parents by herself, she drags along her older sad sack brother, ROY to help her. When they arrive back to their childhood home, they discover that their mom SOPHIE (equally overbearing) and youngest angry comic book nerd brother (still living with parents) are happy with this situation, since their dad is so much more pleasant depressed than well. The siblings struggle to understand what depression is, and whether it’s worth getting their dad better. In the meantime, they reconnect as a family by bickering and reminiscing about the bad times with Dad, learning that their familial bond is stronger than they realize.

Disfluency
Director: Anna Baumgarten
Country: USA; Running Time: 100 min
After failing her final college class, Jane returns home to her family’s lake house and–with the help of her friends and family–she comes to terms with the confusing trauma that derailed her senior year.

Four Samosas
Director: Ravi Kapoor
Country: USA; Running Time: 80 min
Happy-go-lucky, underachieving, wanna-be rapper Vinny is dismayed to learn that his favorite ex-girlfriend Rina is planning to marry his smarmy arch-nemesis. Determined to disrupt the wedding as well as fund the dreams of his family and friends, he and his band of neighborhood pals concoct a plan to steal Rina’s dowry jewels from her father’s supermarket safe. But can this motley crew actually pull off a heist? Lighthearted and engaging, this film is big on charm and brimming with scrappy, indie-spirit.

Juniper
Director: Matthew J. Saville
Country: New Zealand; Running Time: 94 min
When teenager Sam (George Ferrier from TV series Dirty Laundry) is sent home from boarding school, the last thing he wants is to help his dad (The Luminaries’ Martin Csokas) care for his cranky, newly arrived, gin-swilling grandmother Ruth. The two immediately butt heads. But a bond grows between them as Ruth reveals her fearless spirit, and a desire to grab life while she still can. Ruth is played by legendary British actor Charlotte Rampling (45 Years, The Night Porter).

Last Out
Director: Ame Livingston
Country: United States; Running Time: 140 min
Army Green Beret Danny Patton is a modern-day warrior fighting battles that range from tribal Afghanistan to his own living room. As the corrosive gears of war begin to rip apart his family, his integrity, and his soul, Danny is thrust into his final, eternal mission. On the other side, with Valhalla beckoning, he discovers that combat can be fueled by vengeance or by love…it just depends which price you are willing to pay. You’ve heard the war stories of the ‘first in’. This is the untold true story of the last out.

Loren + Rose
Director: Russell Brown
Country: USA; Running Time: 83 min
A single meal frames this three-act story of the indelible bond between Loren, a promising filmmaker, and Rose, a storied actress looking to reinvigorate her career. From a lunch meeting to discuss a possible collaboration grows a years-long friendship between two people whose love of art, understanding of grief, and faith in life’s potential guide them through personal and creative hardships. Kelly Blatz and Jacqueline Bisset star with a chemistry that is at once authentic and intoxicating.

My Donkey, My Lover & I Antoinette dans les Cévennes
Director: Caroline Vignal
Country: France; Running Time: 97 min
Antoinette, a school teacher, is looking forward to her long-planned summer holidays with her secret lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When learning that Vladimir cannot come because his wife organized a surprise trekking holiday in the Cévennes National Park with their daughter and a donkey to carry their load, Antoinette decides to follow their track, by herself, with Patrick, a protective donkey.

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Anxious Nation
Directors: Vanessa Roth, Laura Morton
Country: United States; Running Time: 100 min
Anxious Nation takes a deep look into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its crippling impact on kids and families.  Over the past three decades, the biggest public health threats to teenagers in the United States came from binge drinking, drunken driving, teenage pregnancy and smoking. Today, these have been replaced by soaring rates of mental health disorders—especially anxiety. In a rare public advisory in early 2022, the U.S. surgeon general warned of a devastating mental health crisis among adolescents, creating a national emergency. Like pouring gasoline on an already out of control inferno, anxiety and its impact were intensely exacerbated by the pandemic.

The Best Chef in the World
Director: Ben Proudfoot
Country: USA; Running Time: 90 min
The French Laundry, run by legendary chef Thomas Keller, has often been recognized as the best restaurant in the world, but few know the story of its original founder, Sally Schmitt. In an emotional final interview before her passing in March 2022, Sally tells her own story as a pioneering chef of California cuisine and sets the table for another way to look at life: where balance, rather than recognition, is the ultimate prize.

Immediate Family
Director: Denny Tedesco
Country: United States; Running Time: 102 min
Directed by Denny Tedesco who made the original The Wrecking Crew documentary,  Immediate Family follows the next wave of musicians who would create the Singer-Songwriter sound backing everyone from James Taylor, Carole King, Don Henley and Linda Ronstadt, to Crosby & Nash, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and Keith Richards. This small team of players would go on to change the course of musical history, creating the sound of the 70’s and all that came after.

The Jackie Stiles Story
Director: Brent Huff
Country: United States; Running Time: 94 min
This is the story of a 5’8″ girl from a small Kansas town, population 600, who became a basketball legend in the Midwest. Against all odds, Jackie became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history, a record she held for 16 years. This feat was accomplished through hard work and unwavering determination. Jackie has beat numerous opponents throughout her career but now she is facing her biggest challenge. In 2017, Jackie was diagnosed with Ocular Melanoma cancer in her eye.

Killing Me Softly With His Songs
Director: Danny Gold
Country: USA; Running Time: 103 min
Killing Me Softly with His Songs is a musical documentary about the life and work of composer Charles Fox, known for pop hits such as “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “I Got a Name,” and “Ready to Take a Chance Again,” as well as iconic television show themes for Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat, and Wonder Woman. He is also the composer of numerous salsa records, which are so popular internationally that it is a safe bet that even as you read this, someone somewhere is dancing to a Charles Fox mambo or pachanga.

The Lost Leonardo
Director: Andreas Koefoed
Country: Denmark; Running Time: 96 min
The Lost Leonardo (2021), a documentary from Danish filmmaker, Andreas Koefoed, traces the discovery of the rare “Salvatore Mundi” by the Renaissance master, Leonardo Da Vinci; the painstaking process of vetting its veracity and uncovering the multi-layered stories and mysteries surrounding this rare art find which initially sold for $ 1,175 in 2005 and then was auctioned for $ 450 million in 2017.

Lynch/OZ
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe
Country: USA; Running Time: 108 min
Victor Fleming’s film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch’s most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch’s work.

River
Directors: Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti
Country: USA; Running Time: 75 min
A journey from source to sea, River is a cinematic and musical odyssey that explores the remarkable relationship between humans and rivers. Throughout history, rivers have shaped our landscapes and our journeys; flowed through our cultures and dreams. River takes its audience on a journey through space and time; spanning six continents, and drawing on extraordinary contemporary cinematography, including satellite filming, the film shows rivers on scales and from perspectives never seen before. Its union of image, music and sparse, poetic script will create a film that is both dream-like and powerful, honouring the wildness of rivers but also recognises their vulnerability.

Song For Hope – The Ryan Anthony Story
Director: Chris Haigh
Country: United States; Running Time: 80 min
This is the incredible story of Ryan Anthony, the renowned principal trumpet of the Canadian Brass and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Despite being diagnosed with a rare, terminal blood cancer and given just months to live, Ryan and his wife, Niki, started a charity called CancerBlows which organizes huge music concerts with the world’s greatest trumpet players, raising millions for cancer research and helping Ryan to live (and play) for another eight years! During that time, while undergoing treatment, he climbed Mt. Fuji with his oncologist to raise further funds and awareness for his disease, playing Amazing Grace at the summit as the sun rose.

SHORT FILMS

A Cartoon of a Cat Sleeping
Director: Randall Christopher
Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min

Auntie
Director: Fawzia Mirza
Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min

Battle of the Titans: 24 Hours of Spa
Director: Gray Pham
Country: United States; Running Time: 30 min

Bus Girl
Director: Jessica Henwick
Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min

Call Casting
Director: Kasper Vejlo Kristensen, Dylan Bruno
Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min

Coronado High: The Story of the Coronado Company
Director: Baxter Simpson
Country: United States; Running Time: 8 min

Croissant
Director: Iver Bostad
Country: Norway; Running Time: 2 min

Do Not Feed The Pigeons
Director: Antonin Niclass
Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 9 min

El Carrito
Director: Zahida Pirani
Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min

Family Recipe
Director: Kamari Bright
Country: United States; Running Time: 5 min

Fish Fingers (Fischknusperli)
Director: Lars Mulle
Country: Switzerland; Running Time: 8 min

Five Cents
Director: Aaron Hughes
Country: United States; Running Time: 5 min

Flat Earther
Director: Brian James Crewe
Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min

Flying Fur
Director: Alicia Wszelaki, Matthew Nothelfer
Country: United States; Running Time: 36 min

Forgetting Caroline
Director: Alexis Duran
Country: United States; Running Time: 15 min

Free to Care
Director: Chris Temple, Owen Dubeck
Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min

Freedom Swimmer
Director: Olivia Martin-McGuire
Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 15 min

Guardian Angel
Director: Tobias Kampmann
Country: Denmark; Running Time: 23 min

Hear My Voice
Director: Daniele Guerra
Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 12 min

Home
Director: Virginia Gilbert
Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 12 min

In Search of Boozers and Schmucks
Director: Hrag Yedalian
Country: United States; Running Time: 13 min

Into Dust
Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 40 min

Jeff
Director: Walter Joesph Woodman
Country: Canada; Running Time: 6 min

John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
Director: Elena Francesca Engel
Country: United States; Running Time: 26 min

Lane Five
Director: Matthew Van Sliger
Country: United States; Running Time: 17 min

Little White Shadows
Director: Ayannah Love
Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min

Lost Art
Director: Leif Ramsey
Country: United States; Running Time: 16 min

Louis I. King of the Sheep (Louis 1er Roi des Moutons)
Director: Markus Wulf
Country: Germany; Running Time: 8 min

Miyeok-Guk
Director:
Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min

Molly’s Light
Director:
Country: United States; Running Time: 7 min

My Happy Place
Director: Devin Scott
Country: United States; Running Time: 18 min

Nice To Meet You All
Director: Guen Murroni
Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 12 min

Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
Director: Michael Shevloff
Country: United States; Running Time: 20 min

Night of the Living Dread
Director: Ida Melum
Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 11 min

Notice Me
Director: Kurt Andrew Schneider
Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min

Nuisance Bear
Director: Jack Weisman, Gabriela Osio Vanden
Country: Canada; Running Time: 14 min

Pete the Pond
Director:
Country: United Kingdom; Running Time: 15 min

Runner
Director: Hanne Bruun
Country: Denmark; Running Time: 12 min

Sandstorm (Mulaqat)
Director: Seemab Gul
Country: Pakistan; Running Time: 20 min

She Dreams At Sunrise
Director: Camrus Johnson
Country: United States; Running Time: 11 min

Sole Trail
Director: Daniel M. Dyer, Petey Dyer
Country: United States; Running Time: 35 min

Steakhouse
Director: Špela Čadež
Country: Slovenia; Running Time: 10 min

Stranger at the Gate
Director: Joshua Seftel
Country: United States; Running Time: 30 min

Table for 3 (Mesa para 3)
Director: √Ålvaro G. Company, Meka Ribera
Country: Spain; Running Time: 13 min

The Bank Loan (El Crédito)
Director: Alex Escudero
Country: Spain; Running Time: 20 min

The Interview
Director: Inga Moren Tapias
Country: United States; Running Time: 9 min

The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World
Director: Damaris Zielke
Country: Germany; Running Time: 7 min

The Originals
Director: Cristina Maria Costantini, Alfie Kim Koetter
Country: United States; Running Time: 10 min

The Oubliette
Director: Max Hendrickson
Country: Ireland; Running Time: 10 min

The Pomegranate Tree
Director: Kanika Vora
Country: United States; Running Time: 18 min

The Prince and the Goblin
Director: Cory Byam
Country: United States; Running Time: 12 min

The Sentence of Michael Thompson
Director: Kyle Thrash, Haley Elizabeth Anderson
Country: United States; Running Time: 25 min

Wei-Lai
Director: Robin Wang
Country: United States; Running Time: 14 min

When I Get Grown-Reflections of a Freedom Rider
Director: Chris Preitauer
Country: United States; Running Time: 31 min

Who (Quién)
Director: Carlos Martin
Country: Spain; Running Time: 18 min

Winter of ’79
Director: Julia Elihu
Country: United States; Running Time: 21 min

Yellow Wallpaper
Director: Ricky Rhodes
Country: USA; Running Time: 18 min

ABOUT CORONADO ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) is a 501 (c)(3) charitable corporation in good standing whose mission is to welcome makers and lovers of film from all over the world to the storied seaside village of Coronado, California to celebrate the magical art of visual storytelling. Coronado’s enduring love affair with Hollywood began more than a century ago at the iconic Hotel del Coronado, our festival’s Presenting Sponsor. Launched in 2016, CIFF quickly established itself as a unique, walkable, destination film festival.

CITY CRUISES’ CHICAGO HOLIDAY

RING IN THE SEASON OF JOY WITH CITY CRUISES’ CHICAGO HOLIDAY 2022 OFFERINGS INCLUDING THANKSGIVING DINNER, CHRISTMAS EVE BRUNCH & NEW YEAR’S EVE FIREWORKS SPECIAL

Spend your holidays on the water enjoying the breathtaking Chicago skyline and NYE fireworks with a spectacular view from City Cruises’ Chicago vessels departing for every merry celebration

City Cruises Chicago invites guests to celebrate the festive holiday season cruising along the water with several themed cruises perfect for the season of joy. City Cruises Chicago presents a Thanksgiving Day Premier Plus Lunch Cruise, the Christmas Eve Premier Dinner Cruise, New Year’s Eve Signature Dinner Cruise & more.

“We are thrilled to share the beauty of Lake Michigan and the Chicago River over the winter months as well as spread some holiday cheer,” said Dan Russell, chief operating officer, City Cruises. “We offer a unique holiday experience for those who attend any of our themed cruises and cannot wait to celebrate this time of year with our guests.”

City Cruises’ Chicago holiday offerings include:

Thanksgiving Day Signature Lunch Cruise: Guests will enjoy a delectable holiday lunch buffet and creative hand-crafted cocktails. Other features include DJ entertainment, spectacular views of the Adler Planetarium and Willis Tower, climate controlled interior decks and more.

Thursday, November 24

Board: 2:00pm | Cruise: 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Thanksgiving Day Premier Lunch Cruise: This memorable event will feature a 2-course prix fixe holiday menu, full cash service bar, festive decor, the most breathtaking views of the Chicago skyline and curated music from a DJ.

Thursday, November 24
Board: 2:00pm | Cruise: 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Thanksgiving Day Premier Plus Lunch Cruise: This glass-enclosed, luxurious cruise will feature a 3-course prix fixe lunch, exquisite views of Chicago architecture, full cash service bar, and many reasons to give thanks.

Thursday, November 24
Board: 2:00pm | Cruise: 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Signature Santa Lunch Cruise: Enjoy a cruise with Santa Clause. This event features a 2-course holiday lunch, a special visit from Santa, festive cocktails, and holiday fun for the whole family.

Sunday, December 4

Board: 11:30 AM | Cruise: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Christmas Eve Premier Plus Brunch Cruise: Enjoy the most premium experience offered by City Cruises Chicago, sailing on their glass enclosed Odyssey vessel. The event includes a holiday 3-course brunch, unprecedented views from the Chicago River, holiday joy and more.

Saturday. December 24
Board: 12:00PM | Cruise: 12:30PM – 2:30PM

Christmas Eve Premier Dinner Cruise: Enjoy a Christmas Eve you won’t forget, This event features a 3-course holiday meal, DJ entertainment, festive cocktails, and holiday fun for the family with a panoramic view from Lake Michigan.

Saturday, December 24
Board: 6:00PM | Cruise: 7:00PM – 10:00PM

New Year’s Eve Signature Lunch Cruise: Ring in the New Year on City Cruises’ Chicago two-hour lunch event including an elegant lunch buffet, sparkling wine toast, exceptional views of Chicago’s skyline, festive decor and a whole bunch of cheers.

Saturday, December 31
Board: 11:00am | Cruise: 11:30am – 1:30pm

New Year’s Eve Signature Dinner Cruise: Countdown to midnight from Lake Michigan this year. Celebrate in style with a tasteful holiday dinner, full bar service, spectacular views of the festive fireworks and more.

Saturday, December 31
Board: 8:30pm | Cruise: 9:30pm – 12:30am

New Year’s Eve Premier Dinner Cruise: Cheers to 2023 overlooking a spectacular fireworks show right from Lake Michigan on this three-hour cruise event. Watch as fireworks light up the night, accompanied by a 3-course dinner, DJ entertainment, sparkling wine toast at midnight, and the best views possible.

Saturday, December 31

Board: 7:30 PM | Cruise: 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM

New Year’s Eve Premier Plus Dinner Cruise: Whether a family outing, date night or a hang out with friends, this epic cruise along the Chicago River is the perfect place to take in the Navy Pier Fireworks Show. Enjoy a sparkling wine toast at midnight, unbeatable views of Chicago’s architecture, amazing photo ops, silver/gold/platinum packages, and delicious dinner options.

Saturday, December 31
Board: 8:30pm | Cruise: 9:30pm – 12:30am

Guests can book the Early Bird special to save 15% by using the promo code NYE15, valid through November 13. For up-to-date pricing and availability, or to book an event, please click here.

About City Experiences

City Experiences represents Hornblower Group’s expansive portfolio of water and land-based experience companies and includes two sub-brands: City Cruises and City Ferry. City Cruises companies operate dining, sightseeing and private events across 22 destinations in the U.S., Canada and the UK. City Cruises companies also operate cruises on behalf of the National Park Service and the Niagara Parks Commission and currently hold service contracts to provide ferry service to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, Alcatraz Island and Niagara Falls. City Ferry companies offer specialized knowledge and expertise required to transport passengers, vehicles and other cargo safely across inland and coastal waterways, serving as operator of NYC Ferry and Puerto Rico ferry system, among others.

City Experiences’ portfolio of companies also offers a range of water- and land-based experiences including shore excursions, partner-offered experiences, multi-port packages, with companies including Cruising Excursions, ShoreTrips, Niagara Jet Adventures and Walks products. For more information visit cityexperiences.com.

Nicki Minaj × MYX Watermelon Moscato

Nicki Minaj– Now Making a Splash for the Holidays with her New Watermelon Moscato by Myx Fusions

Fresh Watermelon Infused Wine (& none of the Seeds)

THIS NEW REFRESHMENT IS “ONE IN A MELON”:

WATERMELON MOSCATO

MYX Fusions Delivers Fresh Watermelon-Infused Wine (And None of The Seeds) In Single-Serve and Full-Size Bottles- Perfect for Holiday Entertaining

Peach, Mango, Coconut, and now Watermelon! Just in time for the upcoming holiday season, MYX Beverages presents the latest variety of fruit-infused wines: MYX Fusions Watermelon Moscato. This latest flavor is full of holiday fun and makes a delicious addition to your go-to lineup of refreshments.

This clean and crisp infusion offers a perfectly balanced blend of premium Moscato wine with natural juices from fresh, ripe watermelons. Bursting with flavor, this refreshing Moscato tastes like summer in a glass.

MYX Watermelon Moscato wine is everything you want in a light-bodied, thirst-quenching summer beverage. It’s smooth, slightly effervescent, and easy to drink. The signature fruit-forward notes of Moscato shine through, while the delightful watermelon flavor provides a crisp, clean finish.

MYX Watermelon Moscato is very versatile, with a sweetness and lower alcohol level that pairs well with most foods. Serve it with fish, chicken, seafood, duck, and vegetables. It’s also a wonderful companion for your favorite ice cream, cookies, and cakes. Keep it on ice at your outdoor barbecue or beach party for easy summer refreshment.

Find MYX Fusions Watermelon Moscato at wine retailers, supermarkets, and convenience stores. It comes in 4-packs of 187ml single-serve bottles (MSRP $9.99 to $10.99) and 750ML bottles (distributed by Royal Wine Corp; MSRP of $8.99-$9.99).

5.5% alcohol by volume
Sold in 187ml 4-packs and 750ml bottles
Crafted from Gordo Australian Moscato Grapes
Gluten-free, OU Kosher certified

About MYX Beverage LLC

Refreshing and bursting with big, bold flavors, MYX Fusions offers a full range of fruit-infused Moscato wines (Peach, Mango, Coconut, and Watermelon), Sangrias (Classic and Tropical), Concord Wine, and Light Wine (Rose and Chardonnay). All wines are created from top-quality imported wines from Australia, Spain, Italy, and Argentina. Get in the Myx and follow MYX everywhere at @MYXFusions. Myx Fusions Beverage Co. was started by Nicki Minaj.

FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WHILE ON VACATION

It is energizing to explore a new place and all the excitement that comes with discovering new sights, sounds, scents, and tastes, and there are many ways to pass the time. But there’s also the time spent traveling from one place to another. And this is considerably less intriguing.

Given how interconnected the globe has grown and how simple it is to move with a WiFi connection, there are many methods to keep yourself occupied when traveling.

The more traditional activities like reading a book, people-watching, binge-watching Netflix, or spending hours scrolling through social media are fantastic. Still, you can practice your gambling skills with online games.

You want to unwind and enjoy yourself while on vacation. While you’re away from home, you shouldn’t worry about losing money. This does not imply that you should refrain from gambling while on vacation.

Suppose you are already aware of the top online casino games to play and how to calculate your chances of winning. Then you undoubtedly have a preferred casino like 888 casino Arabic as well.

Going to museums

Museums are no longer the stuffy, antiquated hangouts they once were. Or rather, individuals believed they were. Modern museums have embraced pop culture and the newest technology to create entertaining and family-friendly exhibitions. While many museums worldwide charge an entrance fee (particularly for major events like sci-fi conventions), some allow free access all year round. The Air and Space Museum, the American History Museum, and the Natural History Museum, for instance, are all free to visit at the Smithsonian Museums in Washington, D.C.

Have a picnic

You’ll probably find a park close to the location you’re visiting. There are numerous parks to explore in most cities in the world. Why not spend one day of your holiday at the park, if the weather permits? A picnic blanket is something you should ideally bring before leaving on your vacation. Another cost-effective choice is to use the extra blankets and linen that some hotels supply in the closets. Take advantage of the complimentary breakfast or buffet offered by your hotel. If not, look up the closest grocery store for snacks and drinks.

A free walking tour.

Numerous towns and cities offer free excursions. The website FreeTour.com is devoted to them and may assist you in finding a free walking tour in more than 100 different nations. Now, it’s important to remember that “free” doesn’t necessarily mean entirely free. Although they are not paid, the tour guide who shows you and your group about the city will welcome a tip.

These tours can be a pleasant way to travel and meet new people because they are safe; since the guides enjoy chatting with guests and sharing the city’s hidden gems. You’ll be surprised by the information about the location you learn.

Find some free live music in your area

On particular evenings of the week, many clubs, pubs, and even diners will book a band or other musician to increase business. The venue covers the cost of the musical act. Therefore there is no cost to you. Searching for “free live music near me” on Google will yield a list of options for locating free live music. Additionally, you may ask the locals where they like to go to hear live music. Of course, most hotel concierges will be pleased to provide you with more information.

Play a few games.

We don’t allow much time for family pleasure because we are so preoccupied with work, social media, paying bills, and other stresses of a hectic existence. Going on vacation allows you to emotionally and physically get away from these distractions. So why not take a few hours to review the fundamental games, maybe play charades or any online casino game?

Collect free mementos

Spending a few hours looking for free souvenirs you can take home is a terrific way to spend some time with the family or have alone time. The most apparent souvenirs to take home from a beach are shells, sand, rocks, etc.

If you’re in a more urban area, free matchbooks from bars and hotels are great keepsakes. Some folks even amass menus or drink coasters. Others prefer to be resourceful and inquire about free samples at confectioneries or discounted supplies at craft shops. The possibilities are endless as long as you are not stealing something of worth without authorization.

Conclusion

If your flight has been canceled or you’re waiting to board the train to reach your destination, playing casino games is a great way to pass the time. The online casino itself is the key secret to having fun while gambling. While a poor casino might provide hours of worry and hassle, a good casino can provide entertainment.

Along with all your favorite pleasures, playing arabic casino games while on vacation is a simple way to have fun.

WunderLocke Penthouse Suites

WunderLocke unveils design-led Rooftop and Penthouse Suites

Located in Sendling, Munich, newly opened aparthotel WunderLocke by pioneering lifestyle brand Locke, has unveiled its seventh floor rooftop suites and impressive Penthouse Suites. The 360-apartment destination is ideally located in the up-and-coming neighbourhood of Sendling and brings a hospitality concept like no other to the Bavarian capital. WunderLocke provides suites for leisure and business travellers alike, offering eleven one-bedroom open plan suites, three two-bedroom penthouse suites, and the WunderLocke Penthouse Suite.

The design of the seventh-floor suites was overseen by renowned interior architects Holloway Li who took advantage of the striking views of the alps. The impressive 126sqm WunderLocke Penthouse Suite boasts an expansive stand-alone bathtub, offering guests the ultimate relaxation. The colour scheme throughout is anchored by natural earth tones and rich botanical greens, with biophilic insertions and natural materials creating a feeling of serenity. Munich-based multidisciplinary artist Monika Morito was also commissioned to paint a small mural in sunset tones which features in the space. In addition, the WunderLocke Penthouse Suite features its own private terrace complete with a jacuzzi configured to maximise and amplify its unique setting, while the 100sqm Two Bedroom Penthouse Suite features spectacular city views. Both penthouse suites also feature separate living quarters, an eight-person dining table, and two king-size beds in two separate bedrooms. In signature Locke style, both penthouse suites include a fully-equipped kitchen complete with a microwave oven, dishwasher, washer/dryer and cooking gear.

“This was our first opportunity to design Penthouse suites for Locke and we were spoiled by the panoramic views the building afforded. Our design scheme for the penthouses chimed with the overall concept for WunderLocke, both paying homage to the heritage of the host building by retaining the exposed concrete shell and using natural materials as well as a thoughtful colour palette and greenery to provide a fitting counterpoint to the machine-age setting of the space. We hope the spaces provide both a sense of renewal as well as a connection to the wonderful surrounding city.”- Alex Holloway, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Holloway Li.

For the seventh-floor suites, Holloway Li mirrored the landscape of the alps in the distance to the lateral flow of the apartments. The 31m² Rooftop One Bedroom Open Plan Suites are complete with rooftop terraces, living spaces and fully equipped kitchens complete with dining tables and more.

For The WunderLocke Penthouse Suite and the Rooftop One Bedroom Open Plan Suites featuring splendid terraces, Holloway Li worked with artist Claire de Quénetain to create bespoke fabrics for each of the external terrace loungers; her painterly illustrations take inspiration from natural settings and provide the perfect counterpoint to the building’s industrial past.

All seventh floor suites along with the WunderLocke Penthouse Suite feature Locke’s signature perks, including air conditioning, a power shower with Kinsey Apothecary toiletries, blackout curtains, private, superfast Wi-Fi, a Smart HDTV with Chromecast, a separate living area and a fully-equipped kitchen, microwave oven, dishwasher, washer/dryer. The urban roof garden, opening in Spring 2023, will also be accessible from the seventh floor.

“WunderLocke’s size and location allowed us to really expand on our suite offerings, providing a private sanctuary for our guests where they can enjoy an elevated experience in our spectacular suites with unrivalled views of the alps and city.” Eric Jafari, Chief Development Officer & Creative Director, edyn.

Lifestyle aparthotel brand Locke opened WunderLocke in July 2022, continuing its European expansion. The property includes 360 spacious design-led apartments, a large co-working area, meeting and event spaces as well as an outdoor heated swimming pool, sauna and workout studio and a food and drink concept unparalleled in Germany in the form of ‘Mural Farmhouse’: five food and drink destinations spread across seven floors conceived by the founders of revered local Michelin-starred restaurant, Mural.

The Two Bedroom Penthouse Suite starts from €450, the WunderLocke Penthouse Suite starts from €520, the Two Bedroom Suites starts from €275 and the Rooftop One Bedroom Open Plan Suites starts from €150.

WunderLocke, Gmunder Straße 27, 81379 München, Germany

Follow @lockehotels on Facebook and Instagram.

For more information, please visit: www.lockeliving.com/en

About Locke:
Locke believes that life shouldn’t stop when you’re away from home, giving guests the freedom to travel on their own terms by creating spaces that are designed to adapt to travellers ever-changing lifestyles.

Since the opening of its first location in 2016 in London, the brand has expanded rapidly, currently operating 12 trading properties and 2,127 trading keys across five markets in the UK and mainland Europe.

Locke’s signature studio and one-bed suites are designed to offer business and leisure travellers more autonomy and flexibility than a typical hotel, suitable for either short or extended stays. Each Locke is designed around the local community, with unique interiors, and food and drink partners, which reflect and celebrate the culture and character of the different neighbourhoods in which they’re located.

Locke is part of the edyn family, a pioneering hospitality group which also operates bespoke serviced apartments brands, Cove and Saco.

For more information, please visit: https://www.lockeliving.com/en

About Holloway Li:

Holloway Li was founded by creative Interior Architect duo Alex Holloway and Na Li. The studio’s built work covers a diverse catalogue covering retail spaces, hospitality, and select private homes. Recently completed projects include Bermonds Locke, a brand new edition of edyn’s apartment hotel concept Locke, a rooftop extension for the boutique hotel The Hoxton and a new concept showroom for bathroom brand Coalbrook. Upcoming projects include a 280-room modular apartment hotel in Canary Wharf for Locke and a series of private houses.

For more information, visit: hollowayli.com

Rare sculpture of Big Ben on auction

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS

Rare sculpture of Big Ben heads to auction

A rare scale model of ‘Big Ben‘ commissioned by the British Travel and Holidays Association in 1965 to promote Britain in America, is to be offered at auction. The world-recognised clock tower at the Palace of Westminster was chosen as the iconic symbol of the country abroad and

The model was to be used for promotional purposes. While the tower is known colloquially as ‘Big Ben’, the name actually applies to the ‘Great Bell’ contained within the tower but is usually extended to include the tower itself. The official name of the tower in which ‘Big Ben’ is located was called the ‘Clock Tower’, until 2012 when it was renamed the ‘Elizabeth Tower’ to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The 99.5cm high model was produced by stage designer-turned model-maker Jack Inglis in his London ‘Toltec Studio’ and came complete with a working clock, light and its own bespoke travelling case. The model took six weeks to make and was entirely crafted by hand from wood and paper, with hand painted finishing.

Correspondence between the Association and the sculptor details the requested specifications, such as: “I would like it accurately to scale” and “coloured as the original”, with an “operative parliamentary light and clock”. A Daily Express article from 1972 features the sculptor with his handcrafted model, alongside the real-life ‘Big Ben’ on Westminster Bridge, where he’s introduced as creating ‘masterpieces of realism from balsa and card.’ The article goes on to say that perhaps the most flattering testimonial to his talents came from the keeper of Tower Bridge, who when shown a photograph of the model adamantly refused to believe it wasn’t the real thing.

Senior Valuer, British and European Sculpture at Dreweatts, Silas Currie Leigh-Wood says: “We are delighted to offer such a fine example of model making craftmanship, depicting one of London’s most iconic buildings”. The model was given to the current owner directly by the sculptor for his birthday 17 years ago and has remained in its’ box all of this time.

It will be offered for auction at Dreweatts in a sale titled Property from the Phillip Lucas Collection, Spitalfields House and other Properties including Garden Furniture and Statuary on December 1, 2022 and carries an estimate of £800-£1,200 (lot 655).

For more information on Dreweatts and upcoming sales, go to: www.dreweatts.com

About Dreweatts

Dreweatts auctioneers was established in 1759 and is one of the foremost auction houses in the UK. It comprises 22 specialist departments ranging from Fine Art (Old Master Paintings, British & European Pictures, Modern & Contemporary art), Jewellery and Watches, Silver, Wine, Books and Manuscripts, British & European Ceramics & Glass, Decorative Arts & Modern Design, Ephemera, Furniture, House Sales & Collections, Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments, Asian Ceramics and Works of Art and Live Steam and Model Engineering. It holds regular specialist sales from a highly-qualified expert team, totalling more than 70 sales per year including curated Interiors sales, single owner collections and house sales.

Dreweatts is a member of the Gurr Johns group of international art advisory businesses. Its’ main saleroom is Donnington Priory in Newbury, Berkshire. It has a London showroom on Pall Mall, St James’s and caters to a global clientele.

As well as auctions, the company offers valuation services for private individuals, lawyers, executors, family offices and fiduciary agents to provide the necessary advice to assist with probate and estate management and market valuations, for possible sale. Dreweatts valuation services include free online auction valuations, virtual valuations, home visits and valuation days at our salerooms, where clients can receive advice on buying and selling from Dreweatts market-leading specialists.

LHCA × Textile Exchange: Definition of “Leather”

U.S. Leather Industry Applauds Adoption of ‘Leather’ Definition by Textile Exchange

The Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA), the trade body representing the U.S. hide, skin, and leather industry, applauds fashion industry standards and certification organization Textile Exchange for its recent adoption of an official definition of “leather” as a material created from the hide or skin of an animal. LHCA encourages other organizations and companies in the fashion and footwear sectors to follow suit in order to encourage increased transparency in materials labeling.

According to a statement issued to its membership on Thursday, November 3^rd, 2022, Textile Exchange adopted widespread legal terminology for the definition of ‘leather,’ noting that it is aligning with the EU directive 94/11/EC, ISO 15115, and EN 15987:2015, which state that “leather” is defined as “a hide or skin with its original fibrous structure more or less intact and tanned so it does not rot.”

“This is a significant step forward in market transparency and consumer labeling,” said Stephen Sothmann, President of the Leather and Hide Council of America. “For too long, fashion and footwear brands have hidden the true materials profile of their products from consumers by using ambiguous and misleading terms such as ‘vegan leather.’ We thank Textile Exchange for taking such an important step to promote truth in labeling and hope the organization’s member brands will embrace increased transparency in consumer marketing.”

Textile Exchange’s notice further stated “Materials that do not meet the definition above will not be described by Textile Exchange as leather, regardless of any past designation or common usage of the term.” This decision impacts the labeling of products on the market typically described a “vegan leather,” “mushroom leather,” “fruit leather,” and other derivatives made primarily of plastics, plants, fungi, and a wide range other materials that are often not disclosed to consumers.

A July 2022 consumer survey conducted in the United Kingdom found that 54% of consumers were confused by marketing terminology such as “vegan leather” and could not properly identify the material’s composition.

ABOUT LHCA

The Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA) is a full-service industry trade association representing the entire U.S. leather supply chain, including meatpackers, hides and skins processors, traders, leather tanners, finished leather goods producers, footwear companies, and more. The association provides its members with government, public relations, and international trade assistance and support. LHCA is a cooperator organization under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s foreign market development programs, assisting U.S. firms develop new markets for U.S. agricultural exports.

Yoga Vs. Pilates

Yoga Vs. Pilates – What is the most popular fitness class in the country?

Yoga is the most popular fitness class across America, with 16 states searching for Yoga classes more than any other fitness class.
Pilates is the second most popular, with 11 states searching for ‘Pilates classes’ the most.
Zumba is the country’s third most popular fitness class, especially across the West.

New study reveals the most Googled fitness class in each state, with Yoga taking the top spot, followed by Pilates.

The research, conducted by fitness experts Fitness Volt, analyzed Google Trends data to discover the most Googled fitness classes in each state over the past year, to determine which was more popular across the country – Yoga or Pilates.

Yoga is the most popular fitness class in America by some distance, according to the research. Yoga is the most searched-for fitness class in 16 states, including Arkansas, California, and Illinois. Yoga is especially favored in the Northeast, as states such as New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts all search for Yoga more than any other fitness class.

The second most Googled fitness class across the country is Pilates. Pilates has surged in popularity over recent years and currently receives 9,000 average searches a month across the country for the phrase ‘Pilates classes’. Pilates is the most Googled fitness class in 11 different states, including Florida, Oklahoma, and Washington.

The research revealed that Zumba ranks closely behind Pilates as the country’s third most popular fitness class. A total of ten states search for Zumba classes more than any other fitness class, such as Kansas and Alabama, and the popular dancing workout also receives 12,000 average monthly searches for the term ‘Zumba classes’. Zumba classes also ranked particularly popular across the West, as states such as Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming all search for Zumba the most.

BodyPump follows as the fourth most Googled fitness class across the country, with a total of six states searching for it more than any other fitness class. BodyPump is a fast-paced, barbell-based workout specifically intended to help people get toned, lean, and fit. This workout class is most popular in the West, ranking number one in states such as Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico.

The fifth most popular fitness class across the country is Boxing. Four states search for Boxing classes more than any other fitness class and the term ‘Boxing classes’ receives a huge 20,000 average monthly searches across the country. Boxing also ranked particularly popular across the Southeast, as states such as North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia all search for Boxing classes the most.

A total of three states search for Aerobics classes more than any other class, making it the sixth most Googled fitness class across the country. These states include Michigan, Missouri, and South Carolina.

A spokesperson for Fitness Volt commented on the study: “The popularity of fitness classes first became apparent in the 1970s and are still as popular as they have ever been today, with people eager to reap the benefits of a workout in the form of organized group exercise.

This data offers an interesting insight into which fitness classes are the most popular across the country, with the unwavering popularity of Yoga showing no signs of slowing down, although the popularity of Pilates is definitely on the rise.”

This research was conducted by Fitness Volt, a comprehensive online resource dedicated to Strength Sports, from healthy eating to exercise and everything in between.

State	Most Googled fitness class
Alabama	Zumba
Alaska	Yoga
Arizona	Pilates
Arkansas	Yoga
California	Yoga
Colorado	Zumba
Connecticut	Yoga
Delaware	Zumba
Florida	Pilates
Georgia	Boxing
Hawaii	Zumba
Idaho	Zumba
Illinois	Yoga
Indiana	BodyPump
Iowa	Yoga
Kansas	Zumba
Kentucky	Zumba
Louisiana	Zumba
Maine	Boxing
Maryland	Yoga
Massachusetts	Yoga
Michigan	Aerobics
Minnesota	BodyPump
Mississippi	Pilates
Missouri	Aerobics
Montana	Pilates
Nebraska	Pilates
Nevada	BodyPump
New Hampshire	Zumba
New Jersey	Pilates
New Mexico	BodyPump
New York	Yoga
North Carolina	Boxing
North Dakota	Yoga
Ohio	Yoga
Oklahoma	Pilates
Oregon	Yoga
Pennsylvania	Yoga
Rhode Island	Pilates
South Carolina	Aerobics
South Dakota	Yoga
Tennessee	Boxing
Texas	Yoga
Utah	BodyPump
Vermont	Pilates
Virginia	Yoga
Washington	Pilates
West Virginia	Pilates
Wisconsin	BodyPump
Wyoming	Zumba

RED BULL SYMPHONIC: RICK ROSS × Orchestra Noir

RAP ICON RICK ROSS AND ACCLAIMED

ALL-BLACK SYMPHONY, ORCHESTRA NOIR RING IN U.S. DEBUT OF RED BULL SYMPHONIC IN ATLANTA

Award-Winning Violinist Mapy and Soulful Southern Ensemble Sainted Trap Choir Kicked Off the Show with a Medley of Hip-Hop Hits, followed by Rick Ross and Orchestra Noir Performing Songs from Ross’ Indelible Catalog

On Friday, November 4, Red Bull Symphonic—an unprecedented collaboration of hip-hop and classical symphony—made its stateside debut in the cultural mecca of Atlanta, Georgia with rap icon Rick Ross performing with the all-Black symphony, Orchestra Noir. The sold out, standing room only event, held at the prestigious Atlanta Symphony Hall, delivered a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of music, community, and Black excellence.

After Maestro Jason Ikeem Rodgers led the Orchestra in a traditional symphony overture written specially for the evening, award-winning Parisian violinist Mapy took to the stage to perform a medley of hits, including Rihanna’s “Rude Boy,” Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love, Sister Nancy’s “Bam Bam,” and Usher’s “You Make Me Wanna.” Next up, acclaimed ensemble Sainted Trap Choir blessed the crowd with a soulful set of hip-hop covers that paid homage to the spirit of the evening.

The biggest boss himself, multi-platinum superstar and rap icon Rick Ross, then brought the house down with an hour-long set of 26 of his greatest hits, including “Aston Martin Music,” “Devil is a Lie,” “I’m a Boss,” “Hustlin,” and “Stay Schemin,” which he dedicated to late rapper Takeoff. With DJ Sam Sneak on the tables, Ross had the crowd on their feet all night, concluding with an epic version of “God Did” that included an appearance by both Mapy and Sainted Trap Choir.

ABOUT RED BULL SYMPHONIC:

Merging classic with contemporary, Red Bull Symphonic is a groundbreaking spectacle that brings together today’s most exciting and influential artists with a full-scale symphonic orchestra. The show celebrates Red Bull Symphonic’s first-ever debut in the U.S. and pays homage to the heritage of hip-hop and the excellence of Black musicianship in the city of Atlanta. For over two decades, Red Bull has supported artists and local communities worldwide through festivals, workshops, and artist collaborations, with Red Bull Symphonic adding to a successful history of events in Atlanta (previous Atlanta-based events include: Red Bull Culture Clash 2018, Red Bull Music Festival 2019, Red Bull Zeltron World Wide 2020 and Red Bull SoundClash 2021).