Free Yoga in Times Square June 21 Summer SOLSTICE

Ever thought of rolling out your yoga mat in the middle of Times Square?? Now's your chance to practice your favorite pose or flow through a sun salutation in middle of the "Crossroads of the World".. aka Times Square (or is that quote just for NYC?..).

Screenshot of Times Square Alliance website with picture from last year's evet.


The Times Square Alliance is gearing up for its annual Solstice in Times Square event featuring free yoga all day long. The celebration usually attracts lots of yoga enthusiasts. In addition to the free yoga lesson, there will be free gift bags for the first 1500 people.

Cool fact: there are over 65 partnering yoga studios from NYC and neighboring region participating in this event!! Plus YogaJournal, and other major sponsors.


Lessons will be held at :

• 8am - Instructor Douglass Stewart
• 10:30am - Instructor Paula Tursi
• 1:00pm Bikram Class - Instructor Patrick Lynch
• 3:30pm - Instructor Tim Tompkins
• 6:00pm - Instructor Elena Brower

Guest speakers are scheduled to speak in between lessons.

For a full schedule and more information, check out their website here.

Career Day at The Apollo -- June 16, 2009

Sorry for the short notice, just received an email about this event and wanted to post it for all those who are interested in a career in the music industry.

The list of panelists looks great with likes of :

• Cheryl Briggs, Former Manager and Producer for Faith Evans
• Wayne Cobham, Musician, Producer and Founder of the Cobham Coalition
• Ray Chew, Musical Director, Composer and Producer
• Vivian Scott Chew, Founder of ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards
• Shanti Das, Executive Vice President of Marketing for Universal Motown
• Nona Hendryx, Musician, Songwriter and Producer
• Jonelle Procope, President and CEO of the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.
• Thembisa S. Mshaka author of Put Your Dreams First: Handle Your [entertainment] Business (Moderator)

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM -- doors open at 6:00pm
Cost: Free
RSVP: 212-531-5363 or education@apollotheater.org


Looks like a great networking opportunity. For more information, check out the info straight from the Apollo website here (scroll down until you see the description below):



Screenshot from: http://www.apollotheater.org/upcoming_events.html#CAREER

Upcoming Event -- April 21, 2009 --"Culture Matters: Navigating Culture In The Global Marketplace"

Americans for UNFPA and Deloitte Present:

"Culture Matters: Navigating Culture In The Global Marketplace "

Details:
Deloitte Offices
1633 Broadway (between 50th and 51st Street)
Tuesday April 21, 2009 at 8:30AM

Description from Event Flyer (excerpt):

" Keynote Speaker and Moderator:

• Dr. Mari Simonen is United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for External Relations, United Nations Affairs and Management at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Panelists:

• Ms. Barbara Adachi is National Managing Principal, Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women, Deloitte LLP.
• Dr. Azza Karam serves as the Senior Culture Advisor at UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund where she coordinates global activities on culture and religion.
• Ms. Rahman, lawyer and human rights activist, is President of Americans for UNFPA. Americans for UNFPA where she is responsible for building American legislative and financial support for the promotion of women’s health and rights globally. "

Source: http://www.americansforunfpa.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=96

Registration page: https://www.americansforunfpa.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=828#

Acumen Fund Student Leaders Workshop

Application Deadline: April 10, 2009

Description from Acumen Fund's website:

"Acumen Fund is hosting its first annual workshop for student leaders on May 28th-30th, 2009 in New York City. Sessions will focus on Acumen Fund and its model, types of enterprises and investors within the social enterprise sector, ideas for skill development and career planning, and opportunities for leadership and engagement in the sector. We are particularly interested in engaging students who want to lead efforts to engage others in social enterprise on their campuses, and will provide time to explore ways of doing this.Throughout the weekend, we hope not only to develop your skills and knowledge about enterprise development and social venture capital, but also to learn from you about how Acumen Fund can be a stronger partner with young people. It will be an intimate workshop with 20-25 students, giving you the opportunity to get to know Acumen Fund, our community, and each other.Please note that to apply for this workshop, you need to complete a mini-project, so please be sure to read through this entire application as early as possible."

Source: http://www.acumenfund.org/get-involved/student-leaders-workshop.html

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