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qvintcssence · 5 years

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Task || 002 — About the Mun.

01. what’s your name/alias you go by ??

Stephanie, but I go by Steph or S.

02. what’s your age ??

Well—if Dani’s ancient then I am prehistoric. If you insist on a precise number, I’m 30.

03. what’s your zodiac sign ??

Aquarius.

04. what’s your ethnicity ??

Dudes, I don’t even know my blood type let alone my heritage. What I do know is that I’m whiter than casper.

05. what’s your nationality ??

American.

06. what’s your favorite band and/or musical artist ??

Hahaha, cover your ears, Cody. It’s Taylor Swift.

07. what’s your dream job ??

My absolute dream job would be writing either as a novelist or showrunner. That said, I’m really passionate about teaching, and can’t wait have a classroom of my own.

08. what’s one place you would love to visit ??

My favorite city in the world is New York City, but I really want to visit Germany.

09. what’s your favorite tv show ??

Oh goodness... I’ve seen and loved way too many. If we’re talking ultimates though, I’m going to have to say Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

10. what’s your favorite movie ??

Remember the Titans. I am a sucker for sports films. I literally cry the whole time because they are just that moving.

11. what’s your favorite song ?

I don’t really have a favorite. I go through stages of listening to songs on repeat over and over again and then not revisiting them until some time later. Right now that includes “Don’t Throw it Away” by the Jonas Brothers and “Church” by Aly and Aj.

12. what’s your favorite sport ??

Baseball! I am a huge fan of the Cleveland Indians, though I’ve recently started stanning women’s soccer. How about that Christen Press though?

13. what’s your favorite food ??

Italian. I’m garbage for pizza and pasta.

14. what’s your favorite face claim to use ??

Hmmm. A few months ago I would have said Eliza Taylor without a doubt, but I’ve really taken to playing with Tasya Teles and Daniel Sharman as well.

15. what’s your least favorite face claim ??

I get very uncomfortable when people roleplay with child actors and/or children in general.

16. what’s your favorite character of yours to play ?? which do you think you’re most like ??

I have been with Rory for several years now, so I definitely feel like I know her the best. She’s very near and dear to my heart, so she’s probably my favorite. I love all my kids though. They’re all so different, and they provide me with such a unique perspective!

I don’t know if I’m really like any of my muses. If I had to pick one, I’d say Matt because I too cannot speak around girls. Haha I don’t have him anymore though, so maybe Ashton or Jonas.

17. what’s your sexuality ??

I’m a lesbian because women 😍

18. what’s the last movie you saw in a cinema/theater ??

Ugh. I feel so set up by this question! I took my niece and nephew to see The Secret Life of Pets 2 today, and it was pretty cute.

19. what’s the worst injury you’ve ever had ??

The summer before 7th grade, I broke my leg and shattered my growth plate sliding into home plate. I was safe though, and we won the game! Too bad my pain tolerance levels are like zero, and it was the worst pain I’d ever felt. #embarrassing

20. what’s a random or interesting fact about you ??

This is the question I struggled with the most. I’m boring, y’all... I have a baby brain tumor that I call a ‘brain buddy’ because he’s not really doing anything up there but chillin’. Also, I once wrote a feature length Power Rangers Film when I was 12. I still have it!

21. do you listen to music while you write ??

Sometimes! If I do, it has to be very mellow because I get distracted very easily. If there is a song that really fits the moment or inspired me to write the moment, I’ll listen to it on repeat to keep the vibe. Otherwise, I’ll listen to instrumentals or Sleeping At Last’s album titled “Atlas.”

22. are you a morning, day, evening, or night writer ??

It all depends on when I have time. I honestly get my best writing done on pen and paper while I’m at work with fewer distractions, but a lot of times, I get inspired at night. I also did a lot of writing while substitute teaching, so it all just depends on if the situation allows for it and how focused I can get myself.

23. have you ever roleplayed intoxicated ??

Yes, it’s embarrassing. Don’t do it!

24. what language or languages do you speak ??

I only speak English fluently, but I can read French decently well.

25. how long have you roleplayed ??

I started role playing way back in the days of message forums and MSN chat. It was power rangers, and I was 14 so... 16 years. Damn.

26. favorite roleplay genre ??

Honestly, genre isn’t important to me. Give me a story worth telling, and I’m in. I just need plot. Everything else will fall into place.

27. one sound you hate & one you love ??

I fucking hate the sound of metal against metal or metal against teeth. Anything that gets that loud screeching noise is a big no from me.

I love the sound of heavy rain and thunder storms.

28. do you believe in ghosts ??

I’m fairly certain that no less than three of my former houses have been haunted, so yes. Yes, I do.

29. do you believe in aliens ??

Sure, why not? I find it harder to believe that the galaxy exists with only us.

30. do you believe in true love ??

Yes, I do. I believe in reincarnation, and soulmates, and finding each other in each and every universe. It might not be forever, because bad things happen, but it is a constant.

31. do you hold grudges ??

Not really. I get all hopped up about something for like 10 minutes and then forget about it. No use staying angry over something you can’t change.

32. do you have any obsessions right now ??

I’m forever obsessed with Harry Potter, but I’d say I have a few other currents. The 1OO, Women’s Soccer, Cleveland Indians Baseball, and Resident Evil are the ones that come to mind.

33. do you drive & if so, have you ever been in a crash ??

Double yes. I ran over my fence post backing out of my drive a few years back, and I’ve fallen victim to the icy Ohioan roads a few times. I also side swiped a truck merging into a lane and also pulling into a parking spot, but listen... I’m not that bad of a driver! Not-So-Fun Fact: All three of the weather induced accidents occurred on February 11th—a day before my birthday. 🙃 These also all occurred before I was 25... minus the bad park job.

34. do you like the smell of gasoline ??

That’s a no. (Dani, that’s gross!)

35. do you prefer writing fluff, angst, or smut ??

Honestly, I love it all. Not a huge smut writer, just because it feels a little too personal with the person you’re writing with, but I’m not opposed to it as long as everyone is over 18 and comfortable writing it. Angst and fluff get me hook, line, and sinker though. I live for it!

36. are you in a relationship ??

I WISH.

37. grab the nearest book to you and turn to page 23, what is the 17the line ??

“I have buried one friend to-day,” he thought: “what if this should cost me another?” —The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

38. put your playlist on shuffle and list the first four songs that pop up:

“Let’s Get Married” by Bleachers, “There for You” by Martin Garrix & Troye Sivan, “Star Maps” by Aly & Aj, and “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

#pandemonium: task #task02.5 #// i was also going to do replies but i have a massive migraine as well :(

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italianexotiicbeauty · 2 years

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VERSE INFORMATION:

HUMANITY IN A BOTTLE

verse tag: v | humanity in a bottle ( human mary. ), v | humanity in a bottle ( robbery-homicide. ), v | humanity in a bottle ( dea agent. ), v | humanity in a bottle ( robbery homicide. )

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VITAL STATISTICS:

FULL NAME: Mary Elizabeth Savarese DATE OF BIRTH: August 15th, 1984 PLACE OF BIRTH: Hamden, Connecticut GENDER: Female SPECIES: Human HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 5'3" & 130 pounds HAIR & EYES: Brown & Dark Brown HERITAGE: Italian NATIONALITY: Italian-American ETHNICITY: Caucasian OCCUPATION:

TATTOO ARTIST ( locations: New Haven, Hartford, Honolulu, Jupiter [ Florida ], Chicago, Savannah, Los Angeles & London ) - ( current living situation - 2 bedroom condo. )

ROBBERY-HOMICIDE DETECTIVE ( locations: DC, Honolulu, Miami-Dade, Las Vegas Metro, Los Angeles, Manhattan. )

DEA AGENT, Special Agent - Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force ( OCDETF STRIKE FORCES -- locations: new york, baltimore, phoenix, atlanta, honolulu, district of columbia, rota, & monaco )

EDUCATION:

Hamden High School, class of 2003

Paier College Of Art ( TATTOO ARTIST ), class of 2007 - Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Albertus Magnus College ( LAW ENFORCEMENT ), class of 2007 – bachelor's degree in criminal justice

POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY ( LAW ENFORCEMENT, Connecticut - 22 weeks * 5 months - after college )

DEA TRAINING ( LAW ENFORCEMENT, Quantico - 19 weeks 4.3 months - after college )

LANGUAGES: English ( native ), Italian, Mandarin, Arabic, Portuguese, & Slavic. MEDICAL: n/a PARENT(S): Both deceased. SIBLING(S): Kelly ( older, alive ) VEHICLE(S): 2018 jeep gladiator rubicon ORIENTATION: bisexual greyromantic STATUS: verse dependent other: was 23 years old when graduating college ( May of 2007 for both ! ) other: police academy training finished after 24th birthday. ( 5 months, end of May til end of October 2007 ) other: dea agent training ( started in June of 2007 ) finished in the end of October 2007 ( she was 24 ), but the hiring process takes a YEAR ( 12 months - she was 25 when she got hired in November of 2008 ). other: PROBATION "probie" PERIOD for a federal agent of the government is two years ( Mary stopped being a "probie" and became a full fledged special agent in November of 2010 ). other: getting your detective's badge takes anywhere between 2 to 6 years, depending on experience & education. Mary got her GOLD SHIELD in October of 2012. ( * she chose to not rush the process and learn as much as she could from her fellow officers as well as more senior officers without looking for special treatment! ) other: ORGANIZED CRIME & DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE.

face claim: emmanuelle chriqui

( 01/30/2024 ) - tattoos. ( all three versions have these tattoos, only difference is that the tattoo artist most definitely designed hers on her own. )

storyline run down: coming soon - tattoo artist.

storyline run down: coming soon - Robbery-Homicide Detective. ( important headcanon. )

storyline run down: coming soon - the DEA Agent. ( the Washington, DC work partner. )

#v | humanity in a bottle ( human mary. )#v | humanity in a bottle ( robbery-homicide. )#v | humanity in a bottle ( dea agent. )#[ verse reference ]#v | humanity in a bottle ( robbery homicide. )

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newstfionline · 3 years

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated (AP) The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to essential travel, such as trade, since the earliest days of the pandemic. The new rules, to be announced Wednesday, will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the U.S. regardless of the reason for travel starting in early November, when a similar easing of restrictions is set to kick in for air travel into the country. By mid-January, even essential travelers seeking to enter the U.S., like truck drivers, will need to be fully vaccinated.

Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people (AP) Monday’s federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus is highlighting the ongoing divide between those who view the explorer as a representative of Italian American history and others horrified by an annual tribute that ignores native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism. On Friday, President Joe Biden issued the first presidential proclamation of “Indigenous Peoples Day,” the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal holiday celebrating Columbus. In May, Italian American activists complained after the Board of Education erased Christopher Columbus Day from the New York City school calendar, replacing it with “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Following the outcry, the schools changed the designation to: “Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples Day.”

Biden’s Proposal to Empower I.R.S. Rattles Banks and Their Customers (NYT) When the Biden administration looked for ways to pay for the president’s expansive social policy bill, it proposed raising revenue by cracking down on $7 trillion in unpaid taxes, mostly from wealthy Americans and businesses. To help find those funds, the administration wants banks to give the Internal Revenue Service new details on their customers and provide data for accounts with total annual deposits or withdrawals worth more than $600. That has sparked an uproar among banks and Republican lawmakers, who say giving the I.R.S. such power would be an enormous breach of privacy and government overreach. Banks already submit tax forms to the I.R.S. about the interest that customer accounts accrue. But the new proposal would require they share information about account balances so that the I.R.S. can see if there are large discrepancies between the income people and businesses report and what they have in the bank. The I.R.S. could audit or investigate the gaps to see if those taxpayers are evading their obligations.

Indian police detain hundreds amid violence in Kashmir (AP) Government forces have detained at least 500 people in a sweeping crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, local officials said Sunday, following a string of suspected militant attacks and targeted killings in the disputed region. Assailants fatally shot three Hindus and a Sikh person in the region’s main city of Srinagar this week in a sudden rise in violence against civilians that both pro- and anti-India Kashmiri politicians widely condemned. Local police blamed the spate of killings on militants fighting against Indian rule in the region for decades. Officials said they had detained in the last three days over 500 people across the Kashmir Valley for questioning.

As Evergrande collapse looms, other Chinese developers warn of default (Washington Post) China’s troubled property developer Evergrande Group appeared to miss another interest payment to bondholders on Tuesday, raising concerns of financial contagion as other companies in the sector began to show signs of distress. Evergrande, the world’s most indebted property developer, is set to formally enter default on Oct. 23, when the grace period ends for its first missed bond payment. On Tuesday, the company missed a third round of payments, bondholders confirmed to Reuters, intensifying investor jitters. Fears over an Evergrande collapse have caused Chinese property developers’ bonds to slump, as investors pull their money to safer quarters. The company’s troubles have made it harder for Chinese real estate developers to raise new funds or refinance, prompting some to announce they cannot meet their payments. The crisis has revived memories of Lehman Brothers’ collapse in 2008, which sparked a global financial crisis. Economists so far have played down the comparison, saying that while Beijing may let Evergrande fail as a warning to other Chinese companies, the government is unlikely to allow widespread economic fallout.

Mass floods hit China’s coal hub, threatening power supplies (Washington Post) China’s largest coal-producing region was hit by severe flooding, threatening the country’s already strained power supply and displacing more than 120,000 people as residents called for help from other regions. Officials in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi said on Sunday that more than 1.75 million people in 11 cities across the province had been affected, with at least 17,000 homes collapsing and almost 200,000 hectares (494,210 acres) of land destroyed. At least six people have died, according to authorities. Landslides and flooding in neighboring Shaanxi province had displaced at least 70,000 people and killed 12. The rains, which started in late September, had largely subsided on Sunday but were still causing landslides and flooding as officials warned residents, factories, schools and mines to stay on alert. Videos from Shanxi showed submerged villages, flooded farmland, drowned livestock and residents evacuating their homes with their belongings in plastic bags.

Kim vows to build ‘invincible’ military while slamming US (AP) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland, as he vowed to build an “invincible” military to cope with what he called persistent U.S. hostility, state media reported Tuesday. In an apparent continued effort to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul, Kim also used his speech at a rare exhibition of weapons systems Monday to stress that his military might isn’t targeted at South Korea and that there shouldn’t be another war pitting Korean people against each other. Calling the United States a “source” of instability on the Korean Peninsula, Kim said his country’s most important objective is possessing an “invincible military capability” that no one can dare challenge.

Power returns to Lebanon after a 24-hour blackout (NPR) Electricity was restored to Lebanon’s troubled power grid Sunday, a day after residents of the nation endured a full-on blackout amid ongoing fuel shortages. The nation’s army began providing emergency fuel supplies, offering a partial restoration of power and a glimmer of hope, despite fears of more blackouts. The nation’s power grid shut down Saturday after weeks of providing only a few hours of electricity each day. Lebanon’s two main power plants, which had become short of fuel—resulting from a years-long economic crisis—and stopped working completely, leaving fuel-powered generators as the country’s only source of power. Lebanon’s Minister of Energy and Water, Walid Fayyad, said in a statement Sunday that the army had supplied fuel from its reserves to the two power plants, Zahrani and Deir Ammar. Together, the two government-owned plants produce roughly 40% of the nation’s power, according to the BBC.

A Sinking Time Bomb (Guardian) The FSO Safer is a deteriorating oil tanker that was abandoned in the Red Sea in 2017 and is still rotting in the water. An estimated 1.1 million barrels of crude oil remain onboard, four times the amount of oil released by the Exxon Valdez in the Gulf of Alaska in 1989. Three-way talks between Houthi rebels, the U.N.-recognized government of Yemen, and the U.N. have stalled despite repeated warnings of the impact if the tanker explodes, breaks up, or starts leaking. A spill is considered increasingly probable, and according to the latest modeling published Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability, it could cause eight million people to lose access to running water. It could also lead to the closure of Red Sea ports in two weeks, and destroy Yemen’s Red Sea fishing stock within three weeks. The oil would spread well beyond Yemen and cause environmental havoc affecting Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, and Djibouti.

#headlines #news

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tasksweekly · 6 years

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[TASK 068: METIS]

Shout out to @olivaraofrph for helping compile this task in celebration of Native American Heritage Month! Metis are a distinct group of people separate from Native American or First Nations tribes, as their ancestors were early French and English colonizers who early on mixed with members of Native tribes, mostly Wabanaki, Mi'kmaq, Algonquin, Saulteaux, Cree, Ojibwe, Menominee, or Maliseet but others made their ways too. As Metis evolved, many continued to marry other mixed people, and sometimes other Europeans or Natives, to get to where it is today as a distinct native identity to be Metis. For the most part they reside in Canada, where they are recognized as one of the three groups of Aboriginal people, but to a lesser extent, they live in the US as well. There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 110+ Metis faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever character or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK - examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

Ladies:

Maria Campbell (77) Metis - author, playwright, and filmmaker.

Tantoo Cardinal (66) Metis - actress.

Allison Adelle Hedge Coke (58) Metis, Huron, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Seminole, Choctaw, Muskogee, French, Portuguese, English, and Scottish - poet and musician (Rd Kla).

Cheryl L’Hirondelle (58) Metis of Cree descent, French, German, and Polish - musician.

Laura de Jonge (56) Metis - filmmaker, magazine founder, and advocate.

Marie Clements (55) Metis - playwright, performer, and filmmaker.

Sharon Bruneau (53) Metis of Cree, Cherokee, and French descent - model and bodybuilder.

Christi Belcourt (51) Metis - artist and author.

Irene Bedard (50) Inuit, Inupiat, Yupik, Cree, and Metis - actress.

Janet Panic (47) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Leanne Poirer Greenfield (42) Metis - actress.

Holly McNarland (41) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Danis Goulet (40) Metis - filmmaker.

Inez Jasper (36) Sto:lo, Ojibwe, and Metis - singer-songwriter.

Andi Muise (30) Metis - model.

Natasha Negovanlis (27) Greek / Metis - actress.

Siera Bearchell (24) Metis - beauty pageant titleholder.

Cassidy Mann (21) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Dawn Pritchard (?) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Ashley Michaels (?) Metis - actress.

Laura Vinson (?) Metis of Cree, Cherokee, French, and English descent - musician.

Roseanne Supernault (?) Métis of Cree - actress.

Andrea Menard (born in 1971) Metis - actress, playwright, and jazz singer.

Jessica Matten (?) Metis of Cree and Saulteaux, Chinese, French, British, and Ukrainian - actress.

Madelaine McCallum (29 as of 2012) Metis - actress and model.

Sandy Scofield (?) Metis of Saulteaux and Cree descent - singer.

Shayla Stonechild (23) Metis of Blackfoot and Cree descent - actress and model.

Aleece Wilson (22) Metis, Black, Irish, Italian - model.

Nakita Kohan (20) Metis - singer and actress.

Star Slade (14) Metis - actress.

Sheena Kaine (?) Metis - rapper and boxer.

DJ Kwe (?) Metis of Cree descent - musician.

Christa Couture (?) Metis of Cree descent - singer-songwriter.

Nadia Gaudet (?) Metis - musician.

Moe Clark (?) Metis - musician.

Sonia Eidse (?) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Jaylene Johnson (?) Metis of Cree and French descent.

Bebe Buckskin (?) Metis of Woods Cree descent - singer-songwriter.

Chelsey June (early 30s) Metis of Algonquin descent - singer-songwriter.

Arlette Alcock (?) Metis of Blackfoot, Cree, and Nakoda Sioux descent - singer-songwriter.

Joanna Burt (?) Metis of Ojibwe and Cree descent - operatic soprano.

Kara “Metis Monroe” Jade (?) Metis of Plains Cree descent and Jamaican - model and musician.

Brandy McCallum (?) Blackfoot, Cree, and Metis - singer-songwriter.

Jani Lauzon (?) Metis - actress, musician, and puppeteer.

Rulan Tangen (?) Metis of Blackfoot descent - actress and dancer.

Michelle Latimer (?) Metis of Algonquin descent - actress and director.

Allyson Pratt (?) Metis of Plains Cree and French descent - actress.

Jenny Pudavick (?) Metis - actress.

Donna Lynn (?) Metis of Mi’kmaq descent - musician (Alpha).

Angel (?) Metis - musician (Alpha).

Ashley Michaels (?) Metis - actress.

Valerie Planche (?) Metis - actress and filmmaker.

Gail Maurice (?) Metis - actress and filmmaker.

Jennifer Pudavick (?) Metis - actress.

Kimberley Dawn (?) Metis - musician.

Tanis Parenteau (?) Metis - actress.

Cindy Paul (?) Metis of Cree descent - musician.

Tihemme Gagnon (?) Metis - screenwriter.

Tina House (?) Metis - APTN journalist.

Tasha Hubbard (born in 1973) Metis / Unspecified First Nations - filmmaker.

Katherena Vermette (born in 1976/1977) Metis - filmmaker and poet.

Amanda Strong (?) Metis of Cree, French, Scottish, and Irish descent - filmmaker and media artist.

Amanda Rheaume (?) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Christine Welsh (?) Metis - filmmaker.

Sara Roque (?) Metis - filmmaker.

Krystle Pederson (?) Metis - actress and singer.

Madison Thomas (?) Metis - director.

Men:

Ray St. Germain (born in 1940) Metis - musician, author, and radio show host.

John Arcand (75) Metis - fiddler.

Don Freed (born in 1949) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Steven Cree Molison (?) Metis - actor.

Matt Bernard (?) Metis - actor.

A.W. Cardinal (Blue Moon Marquee) Metis of Cree descent - musician.

Kyle Nobess (?) Metis - actor.

Jesse Nobess (?) Metis - actor.

Calvin Vollrath (57) Metis - fiddler and composer.

Donny Parenteau (?) Metis - singer-songwriter.

JJ Lavallee (?) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Matt Dorgan Project (?) Metis - musician.

Jerry Sereda (?) Metis - musician.

Ryan Cunningham (?) Metis - actor.

Shaun Anderson (?) Metis - musician.

Darren Lavallee (?) Metis - musician.

Yovan Nagwetch (?) Metis of Wabanaki descent - musician and songwriter.

Ryan McMahon (?) Ojibwe and Metis - comedian and actor.

Adam Garnet Jones (34/35) Metis, Cree, and Danish - filmmaker.

Shawn Youngchief (28) Metis - actor.

Sheldon Elter (27) Metis - actor, comedian, writer, and musician.

Cody Kearsley (26/27) Metis - actor.

Arron Asham (39) Metis - NHL player.

Joey Stylez (36) Metis of Cree descent - rapper.

Jonathan Gallant (40) Metis - bassist.

Rod Bruinooge (44) Metis - filmmaker, politician, and businessman.

Dakota House (43) Metis of Cree descent - actor.

Tom Jackson (69) Metis of Cree and English descent - actor and singer.

Niiko Soul (?) Mdewakankton Dakota Sioux / Metis - musician (Niiko Soul and Ben G.).

Ben G. (?) Metis of Cree descent - musician (Niiko Soul and Ben G.).

Don Amero (?) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Kelvin Redvers (?) Metis, Deniniu K’ue - filmmaker.

Ron E. Scott (?) Metis - tv producer, director, and writer.

Jay Cardinal Villeneuve (?) Metis of Cree descent - actor.

Trevor Duplessis (?) Metis - actor.

Matt Bernard (?) Metis - actor.

Shane Belcourt (44) Metis - filmmaker.

Wayne Wapeemukwa (?) Metis - filmmaker.

Lawrence “Teddy Boy” Houle (?) Metis of Ojibwe descent - fiddler and singer.

Jess Lee (?) Metis - singer-songwriter.

Heebz the Earthchild (?) Metis of Cree descent - rapper.

David Morin (?) Metis - musician.

NB:

Grey Gritt (?) Genderqueer - Ojibwe / Metis - musician.

Alec Butler (born in 1959) Trans Male and Two Spirit - Metis of Mi’Kmaq, French, and Irish descent - playwright and filmmaker.

Cris Derksen (?) Two Spirit - Cree, Metis / Unspecified White Mennonite - cellist.

#rph #fc list #underused fcs #indigenous fc #task: 068 #task: metis

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dakota3232-blog · 5 years

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Things to do in San Diego this Weekend

North Park Thursday Market 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., North Park Way & Granada Avenue (North Park) North Park is known for its interesting small businesses and, on Thursdays year-round, local vendors and artisans are showcased at this popular farmers market located on the corner of North Park Way and 29th Street. On the shopping list: farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, eggs, sauces, bread and even handcrafted gifts from local, small businesses. The free event also features live music. Oceanside Sunset Market 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Main Street Oceanside Each Thursday, the Oceanside Sunset Market brings about 200 local merchants together for this sunset marketplace spanning four blocks in downtown Oceanside. Shoppers can expect vendors showcasing homemade goods and tasty grub, plus live music and, of course, an incredible ocean view. The free market is located on Pier View Way; if it rains, the market usually gets canceled, so check the weather before making your plans. Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band: The Final Tour 7:30 p.m., Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl at San Diego State University Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band bring “The Final Tour” to San Diego Thursday night, playing Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl at SDSU. Tickets still available to this concert start at $75. Circus Vargas 7:30 p.m., Plaza Bonita in National City Circus Vargas – celebrating its 50th anniversary and the golden era of the circus in America – returns to San Diego bringing with it acrobats, daredevils and flying trapeze under the big top. The show started its run earlier this month at Westfield Mission Valley but on Thursday it’ll start its run at Plaza Bonita in National City, where it’ll stay through March 4. After that, the “Big One” travels to Escondido’s Westfield North County (March 7 to March 18). General admission bleacher seats start at $15, while arena seats start at $27. Kids under 2 who sit on an adult’s lap get in free. International Guitar Night 7:30 p.m., California Center for the Arts in Escondido The California Center for the Arts in Escondido hosts International Guitar Night, now in its 19th year of touring, Thursday night. This year’s guest host is Italian musician Luca Stricagnoli, who will be joined on stage by swing guitarist Antoine Boyer and Flamenco guitarist Samuelito, both of France. Turkish fretless guitarist Cenk Erdogan rounds out the lineup. Tickets to this concert start at $35. Friday, Feb. 22 Museum Month: Half-Priced Admission Museum Times and Locations Vary (Entire Month of February) Quite possibly the best part about February: the Museum Discount Pass. All month long, more than 40 museums in San Diego County – from the Birch Aquarium and the USS Midway Museum to the San Diego History Center and Whaley House – will offer half-priced admission. The Museum Discount Pass,presented by the San Diego Museum Council, is free and available for pick-up at local libraries. Bring it with you this month to select museums on this list to snag deep discounts on admission. San Diego Whale Watching Tours 9:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m., Flagship Cruises & Events Whale watching season in San Diego typically runs from December to April, when approximately 20,000 gray whales migrate along our coast. Flagship offers daily whale watching tours to catch a glimpse of the magnificent giants of the sea, led by marine experts from Birch Aquarium, who will explain the intricacies of the ocean ecosystem. The tours are aboard the two-story yacht, the Marietta, and last about three-and-a-half hours. Weekend prices cost $48 for adults and $24 for children ages 4 to 12. Check the Flagship website for departure times, depending on the day you choose to cruise. Musica En La Plaza 7 p.m., California Center for the Arts Escondido From cumbia and huapango, to salsa and norteña, the Musica en la Plaza series at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido will get you up and dancing under the stars. The concerts have been going on for a while at the center’s Lyric Court, but this year, they are happening on the last Friday of every month. This Friday, Los Montaño lends its talents to the party, a four-man band that plays cumbia, norteña, corridos and much more. The event is free; seating at bistro tables is available for $12 per seat or $40 for a table for four. Those seats are very limited, so reserve your spot ahead of time. Food trucks and the Center Bar will be open during the concerts so attendees can purchase snacks and drinks. Hops on the Harbor: Burgeon Beer Company 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Flagship Cruises & Events Enjoy a craft beer dinner cruise around the San Diego Bay paired with suds from Carlsbad’s Burgeon Beer Company, known for its Treevena American IPA. The menu from this installment of “Hops on the Harbor” includes four 6-ounce beer tastings expertly paired with four courses. For instance, Burgeon’s Burl, a nut brown brew, will be paired with Coffee-Rubbed Beef Sirloin. Also on the beer list: Burgeon’s German pilsner, Pistil, and its hoppy pale, Canopy Tour. The dinner cruise boards at 7 p.m. from 990 North Harbor Dr. and sails past the San Diego skyline, USS Midway, Star of India and other Maritime Museum ships and the Coronado Bay Bridge. Tickets cost $79.50 for adults and $47.70 for children ages 4 to 12; kids 3 and under are free. Reservations are recommended. 4th Friday Swing Dance 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Queen Bee’s Art & Cultural Center Swing Dancing San Diego brings dance lessons to the Queen Bee Art & Cultural Center on Ohio Street with this lively event Friday night. Swing dance lessons start at 7:30 p.m.; after that, a live band and a DJ will keep the dance party going so everyone can boogie, swing or freestyle. Tickets – available at the door – cost $20 for the lesson and dance party, $15 for the lesson only, or $15 for the dance party only. 'Familiar' 8 p.m., The Old Globe “Familiar” – a family-centric comedy-drama – is on stage at The Old Globe in Balboa Park now through March 3. The production is about a couple living the American Dream since emigrating from Zimbabwe and their daughter, who is getting married. Along the way, there’s a lot going on with the blending of cultures and family members. Showtimes for “Familiar” vary weekly; Friday’s performance is at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $35 all the way up to $91 premium seats. A Celebration of Frank Sinatra 8 p.m., Copley Symphony Hall Cabaret artist Michael Feinstein and his trio celebrate the magic of Frank Sinatra in this “Seasons of Sinatra” show at Copley Symphony Hall. The concert will span several decades of the swinging American standards made famous by Ol’ Blue Eyes. Tickets range from $20 to $80. 'A Star is Born' 8 p.m. (Friday & Saturday), Cinema Under the Stars The Oscar-nominated film, “A Star is Born,” starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, plays on the big screen this weekend at Cinema Under the Stars – at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The outdoor theater on Goldfinch Street is currently hosting its winter/spring screening season and, since it can be a bit chilly out, the theater offers blankets, space heaters and other amenities to keep patrons warm and cozy. Admission is $18 at the box office, or you can reserve your seat in advance for $20. Saturday, Feb. 23 9th Annual Randy Jones Run/Walk for Independence 8:30 a.m., Crown Point Park San Diego Padres legend Randy Jones and the Home of Guiding Hands join forces for the 9th annual Randy Jones Run/Walk for Independence, an event that supports 3,200 infants, adolescents and adults living with a developmental disability. Check-in and registration for the run/walk begins at 7 a.m.; participants will hit the pavement at 8 a.m. Throughout the event, participants will have a chance to meet Jones. Registration fees cost $40 for adults and $35 for students ages 6 to 21, seniors, and military. Legendary Tour: Hotel Del Coronado 10 a.m., Hotel Del Coronado San Diego history buffs, this one’s for you. The iconic Hotel Del Coronado is currently offering a daily tour at 10 a.m. dubbed the “Legendary Tour,” which explores the landmark’s rich 130-year-old heritage. Learn about the celebrities, royalty and beach-loving families who have gravitated toward The Del over the decades, and the hotel’s most notorious guest, Kate Morgan, who checked into the hotel in 1892 whom some believe never really checked out. The 90-minute tour costs $40 for adults; kids 5 and under can join for free. You must register ahead of time. Orchid Kokedama Workshop 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., San Diego Botanic Garden This workshop at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas will focus on Kokedama, a traditional Japanese living art in which moss is used as a container for a plant. Students will learn the skills behind the art and make a kokedama using an orchid. The 1.5-hour class costs $62, which includes all fees for materials. San Diego Metal Yoga 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Societe Brewing Company Offering quite the twist on yoga is San Diego Metal Yoga, a 1-hour, instructor-led class at Societe Brewing Company on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard set to music from metal icons like Slayer, Black Sabbath and Pelican. Tickets cost $15 (cash only if purchased at the door) and include a beer after the yoga session. The class is open to all levels, ages 21 and up; bring your own yoga mat. Beachtown Throwdown 2019 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Ocean Beach Brewery Five beloved San Diego craft breweries will partake in this West Coast IPA blind competition Saturday at Ocean Beach Brewery: Modern Times Beer; Amplified Ale Works; OB Brewery; Pizza Port of OB; Bay City Brewing Company. Patrons will taste 5-ounce samples from each brewery and will get a commemorative pint glass as a keepsake. Pizza Port OB is the defending champ, trying to hang on to its title from the last Beachtown Throwdown. Coasterra Tequila Fest 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Coasterra Love tequila? Well, then, this festival dedicated to tequila, mescal, tacos and paella is right up your alley. Coasterra will host its Tequila Fest on Harbor Float, where attendees can sample a variety of the good stuff, as well as partake in a blind tasting challenge and margarita-making competition. A ticket – priced at $40 in advance or $50 at the door – includes unlimited access to food stations and tequila tastings. R&B Block Party 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Quartyard Downtown’s hip hangout, Quartyard, hosts this R&B Block Party Saturday night featuring DJ sets, live entertainment and special guests. A $5 pre-sale ticket gets you guaranteed entry to the 21+ outdoor party. Stand-Up Comedy 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., American Comedy Co. and The Comedy Store Looking for a good laugh? Try a stand-up comedy show at two prime San Diego venues: downtown’s American Comedy Co. or The Comedy Store in La Jolla. On Saturday night, New York City funnyman Andrew Schulz takes the mic at American Comedy Co., with 21+ shows at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets start at $22. Over at The Comedy Store, moms may really like this show: Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley of the web series, “I Mom So Hard,” will bring their standup to the stage. The comics will discuss all of the craziness of mom life – from snot to sleepless nights. They perform at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.; tickets cost $45. Jai Ho! Bollywood Night 9 p.m., Kava Lounge Every fourth Saturday of the month, the Kava Lounge on Kettner Boulevard invites patrons to dance to Bollywood/Bhangra music. This weekend’s jams will be cranked out by Bollywood entertainer DJ Prashant, with special guest DJ Harshal. The doors open at 9 p.m.; there’s an “interactive dance lesson” at 10 p.m. If you buy your ticket ahead of time, you can score a $9 ticket good for groups of 4 or more; at the door, tickets will cost $15 per person. Sunday, Feb. 24 Guided Nature Walk 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Mission Trails Regional Park Start your Sunday with a little nature walk at Mission Trails Regional Park. A trail guide will take visitors through one of three trails -- the Oak Grove Loop, the Visitor Center Loop or the Riverside Grinding Rocks -- while talking about the plants, animals, geology, history, and ecology of the park. These weekly guided walks are free and open to the public and begin at the Visitor Center. Wear sturdy shoes and bring water, a hat, and sunscreen. Rain cancels the walk. Gaslamp Artisan Market 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Gaslamp Quarter (Fifth Avenue) Peruse more than 30 local artisans offering carefully-curated, handmade products at this weekly outdoor market in the Gaslamp Quarter. The Gaslamp Artisan Market sets up shop every Sunday on Fifth Avenue, between Market Street and Island Avenue. Live Music: The Ideas 1 p.m., Liberty Public Market The Ideas, a high-energy, vintage rock ‘n’ roll SoCal band brings its talents to this free lunchtime concert on the patio at Liberty Public Market Sunday. To make a day of it, grab a bite from one of the vendors inside Liberty Public Market, take your food to the patio and eat while enjoying the live music. San Diego Fleet vs. San Antonio Commanders 5 p.m., SDCCU Stadium San Diego Fleet – our city’s Alliance of American Football (AAF) team – squares off against the San Antonio Commanders at this Sunday evening home game at SDCCU Stadium. With the Chargers long gone, this is one way to still enjoy football in San Diego. Tickets start at $20. An Evening With Gregory Porter 7 p.m., Balboa Theatre Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter brings his band – and his pipes – to the stage at Balboa Theatre to perform songs from his highly-acclaimed five albums. Tickets start at $40. Read the full article

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This year in Memphis is packed with tons of fun events, festivals, and other things to do! Get excited, because here’s a huge list of major events so you can plan ahead for another amazing year in the Bluff City. You can use it to fill out your calendar, remind yourself to get tickets to things, or – best of all – help your family and friends plan out when to visit. Obviously, there are thousands and thousands of events and festivals in Memphis. These are just some highlights. Photo by Alex Shansky Click on the months below to skip to that month’s list of events. January February March April May June July August September October November December January Grizzlies and Tigers basketball seasons continue 3: WWE Friday Night Smackdown at FedExForum 8-11: Elvis’ Birthday Celebration at Graceland 9: Grizz Bash at FedExForum 10: Elvis 85th Birthday Pops Concert with Memphis Symphony Orchestra at the Cannon Center 14-19: Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Broadway Show at The Orpheum 17: Science of Beer at the Pink Palace 17 – Feb. 8: Memphis The Musical at Playhouse on the Square 17-19: DreamFest Weekend 9 at 1884 Lounge 18: Spillit Slam at Novel Memphis 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the National Civil Rights Museum 25: Chinese New Year Festival at the Rose Theater at of U. of Memphis 25: IRIS Orchestra Guest Artist: Conrad Tao at GPAC 26: Mardi Gras Ball at Minglewood 28- Feb. 1: International Blues Challenge on Beale Street 31: Tool: North American Tour at FedExForum February Grizzlies and Tigers basketball seasons continue Beale Street Music Festival lineup is usually announced during this month – I’ll post it! 1: Bluff City Polar Bear Plunge at Mud Island River Park 1: Harlem Globetrotters at FedExForum 4: Temple Israel Presents: An Evening With Jason Alexander at GPAC 5-9: The Play That Goes Wrong Broadway Show at The Orpheum 7: Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s Farewell Play Tour” at FedExForum 9: Celine Dion Courage World Tour at FedExForum 11: The Beach Boys at The Orpheum 14-16: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Orpheum 14 – 15: Opera Memphis’ Puccini Double Bill at GPAC 14 – 23: Ballet Memphis Winter Mix at Ballet Memphis 22: Vivaldi and Piazzolla Four Seasons at The U of M’s Harris Concert Hall 22-23: Collage Dance Collective Presents: RISE at GPAC 24: Ameripolitan Music Awards at the Guest House at Graceland 26 – March 8: Disney’s Aladdin Broadway Show at The Orpheum 28 – 29: Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Weekend at Graceland 29: Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” at The Cannon Center March Grizzlies and Tigers basketball seasons continue Memphis 901 FC Season begins at AutoZone Park TBA: Cooper Young St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Cooper St. TBA: 901 Popper Throwdown at High Cotton Feb. 16 – March 8: Disney’s Aladdin Broadway Show at The Orpheum 6: Post Malone Runaway Tour at FedExForum 6: The Orchestra Unplugged: Devil at the Crossroads at the Halloran Centre 6-8: Southern Women’s Show at the Agricenter 6-22: The Book of Will at Playhouse on the Square 7: IRIS Orchestra Guest Artist: Anne-Akikio Meyers at GPAC 8-14: Memphis Black Restaurant Week 13 – 15: Elegant Southern Style Weekend: Spring Edition at Graceland 14: Grind City Coffee Expo at the Pipkin Building 14: 47th Annual Silky O’Sullivan’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Beale Street 15: 4th Annual Soulful Food Truck Festival at Clayborn Temple 15: America 50th Anniversary Tour at The Orpheum 16: Cher Here We Go Again Tour at FedExForum 16-20: Shelby County Schools Spring Break 17: Martin Lawrence “The Lit AF 2020 Tour” at FedExForum 18: Welcome To Night Vale Live at GPAC 20-22: Mid-South Con 38 at Hilton Memphis 21: Strauss, Tchaikovsky, & Shostakovich feat. Zuill Bailey at the Cannon Center 21: Germantown Symphony: 250th Anniversary Beethoven Celebration at GPAC 23 – April 5: Midtown Opera Festival 27 – 29: Memphis International Guitar Festival at The U of M 28: Let’s Brunch Memphis! Festival at Beale Street Landing 28: That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody at Halloran Centre 28: Memphis Brewfest at the Liberty Bowl 28: Opera Memphis Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte at Playhouse on the Square 28. MuslimMEMfest Festival at The Agricenter 29: The Millennium Tour (Ying Yang Twins, Bow Wow, Soulja Boy) at FedExForum April Grizzlies basketball season continues Redbirds baseball season begins (April 9) Peabody Rooftop Parties begin TBA: Memphis Farmers Market opens for the season TBA: Lucero Family Block Party at Minglewood TBA: Overton Square Crawfish Festival in Overton Square TBA: Memphis Made’s Hopped VI Fest TBA: Edge Motor Festival in The Edge District TBA: East Buntyn Art Walk TBA: Taste the Rarity at Wiseacre TBA: Down To Earth Festival/Earth Day Celebrations at Shelby Farms TBA: Mid-South Food Truck Fest at Liberty Bowl Stadium TBA: Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival at Wagner Place (downtown) TBA: Beale Street Wine Race on Beale Street TBA: Africa In April Cultural Awareness Festival at Robert Church Park 1-4: Memphis Fashion Week 2-5: Memphis Comedy Fest 3-5: Art In The Loop on Ridgeway Loop Road 3-5: Twin Peaks 30: Official Fan Celebration at Graceland 6: Sista Strut 3K Walk in Cooper Young/Liberty Bowl 6-11: Charc Week Memphis 7-12: A Bronx Tale at The Orpheum 9: Memphis Redbirds Opening Night at AutoZone Park 11: Otis Redding III at The Halloran Centre 16: Lewis Black at Graceland Soundstage 17-19: Vintage901 Food & Wine Festival (various locations) 18: Condomonium at 1203 Poplar Ave. 18-19: Ballet Memphis’ Cinderella at The Orpheum 23: Live at the Garden 20th Anniversary Series Lineup Announcement 25: Shinedown at The Orpheum 25: World Championship Hot Wing Contest & Festival at Tiger Lane 25: V & E Greenline Art Walk in Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood 28: Opera Memphis Presents Mozart’s Così fan tutte (reprise) at Playhouse on the Square May Levitt Shell Concert Series usually begins Redbirds baseball season continues Memphis 901 FC season continues Grizzlies basketball season continues Peabody Rooftop Parties continue TBA: Memphis Greek Festival TBA: Zoo Brew at Memphis Zoo 1-3: Memphis In May International Salute to Ghana 1-3: Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival at Tom Lee Park 1-24: Little Shop of Horrors at Playhouse on the Square 2: Iris Orchestra Guest Artist: Nancy Zhou at GPAC 3: GPAC Youth Symphony Program at GPAC 7: 41st Blues Music Awards 9: MSO presents Rhapsody In Blue at the Cannon Center 13 – 16: World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Tom Lee Park 16 – 17: Cooper-Young Garden Walk 21-24: Bluff City Jazz Festival at the Shell 23: Memphis In May’s Great American River Run Downtown 28-30: Memphis Italian Festival at Marquette Park 29: David Crosby at Graceland Soundstage June Memphis 901 FC season continues Redbirds baseball season continues Peabody Rooftop Parties continue Levitt Shell Concert Series continues Grizzlies basketball season continues TBA: Juneteenth Urban Music Festival TBA: Craft Food and Wine Festival TBA: Mid-South International Festival TBA: Outdoors Inc Canoe and Kayak Race at Mud Island 2-6: Germantown Charity Horse Show 6: Feast on the Farm Gala at Agricenter 6: Memphis Flyer’s Margarita Fest at BOXLOT 11: The Dude Perfect 2020 Tour at FedExForum 13: Tour Dé Toast Memphis at the Pink Palace 19 – July 12: Something Rotten! at Playhouse on the Square 24: Journey and the Pretenders at FedExForum July July TBA: 3RDSPACE Memphis Art & Design Week TBA: WEVL’s Blues on the Bluff Independence Day Events (will be updated for 2020) Memphis 901 FC season continues Redbirds season continues Levitt Shell Concert Series continues Live at the Garden concert series continues Peabody Rooftop Parties continue June 19 – July 12: Something Rotten! at Playhouse on the Square 1-5: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at Southwind 11: Little River Band at The Orpheum 18: The Tableau of Natural Hair Expo 18: Mid-South’s Great Tomato Contest at the Agricenter 21 – 26: Come From Away Broadway musical at The Orpheum August Memphis 901 FC season continues Redbirds season continues Peabody Rooftop Parties continue Live at the Garden concert series continues Memphis Tigers Football begins TBA: Memphis Chicken & Beer Festival at Liberty Bowl TBA: Delta Fair at Agricenter 7-15: Elvis Week 2020 September Tigers Football season Memphis 901 FC season continues Redbirds season continues Live at the Garden concert series continues Levitt Shell Concert Series usually begins TBA:Delta Fair at Agricenter TBA: Millington Goat Days TBA: Zoo Rendezvous at Memphis Zoo TBA: Germantown Festival TBA: Mid-South Pride Parade & Fest 1: 901 Day celebrations around town! 10-12: Southern Heritage Classic Weekend 19: Cooper Young Festival 19: Makeda’s Block Party Downtown 24: Mid-South Fair in Southaven 24 �� 27: Gonerfest 17 26: Elixir Cocktail Party at Hilton Memphis 27: Memphis Japan Fest at Memphis Botanic Garden October Memphis 901 FC season continues Tigers Football season continues Grizzlies and Tigers basketball season begins Levitt Shell Concert Series continues TBA: Mistletoe Merchants at Agricenter TBA: Memphis Food & Wine Festival TBA: Metal Repair Days at the Metal Museum TBA: Zoo Boo begins at Memphis Zoo TBA: 11th Annual Cooper Young Beer Fest TBA: MEMPHO at Shelby Farms TBA: Bartlett Festival 17: Agricenter Harvest Festival 17: Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour at FedEx Forum 21-26: Indie Memphis Film Festival 24-25: River Arts Festival 25 – 27: Pink Palace Crafts Fair November Tigers Football season continues Grizzlies and Tigers basketball seasons continue Hustle basketball season begins TBA: India Fest TBA: Memphis Flyer’s Crafts & Drafts TBA: Grilled Cheese Festival TBA: Greenway Soiree TBA: Santa Lands at the Pink Palace TBA: Starry Nights at Shelby Farms TBA: Downtown Memphis Holiday Tree Lighting TBA: Holiday Wonders at the Garden 13 – 15: Memphis Comic & Fantasy Convention December Grizzlies, Tigers, and Hustle basketball seasons continue TBA: Downtown Memphis/Beale Street Holiday Parade TBA: Stumbling Santa Pub Crawl TBA: Memphis Farmers Market Holiday Market TBA: Liberty Bowl TBA: Zoo Lights 5: St. Jude Marathon in downtown/midtown Memphis (streets closed…also stay tuned for the ILM Cheering Section info!) 31: New Year’s Eve on Beale Street Ed. Note: All information is correct at time of publication. Dates, times, and other information are subject to change at the discretion of the event organizers. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of every single event in Memphis, just an overview. Check out the calendar throughout the year and weekend lists of things to do (published every week) for more updates. Did we leave off your favorite events? Need to add a date? No worries, just submit it here, leave a comment, and I’ll add it to the blog’s calendar. Are you a home owner in Memphis, with a broken garage door? Call ASAP garage door today at 901-461-0385 or checkout https://ift.tt/1B5z3Pc

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Dante Alighieri | Inferno

canto iv A hard thunder broke my sleep. As if roused by a god, I stood straight up; my rested eyes moved about, seeking acquaintance with place. I found myself on the edge of a chasm; a sinkhole of anguish; one that welcomes infinite grief. So dark and deep, so hazy that even my penetrating vision couldn’t make out a thing. We descend now into this sightless world, my guide, totally…

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New Mexico officially drops Columbus Day for Indigenous People’s Day

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico has officially gotten rid of Columbus Day, replacing the holiday with Indigenous People’s Day.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill Tuesday to replace the holiday honoring the Italian explorer with a day celebrating members of the indigenous community, her office confirmed.

The holiday will still be a legal public holiday and fall on the second Monday of October.

Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, said in a statement Wednesday she was “proud” to legalize the new holiday.

“This new holiday will mark a celebration of New Mexico’s 23 sovereign indigenous nations and the essential place of honor native citizens hold in the fabric of our great state,” she said. “Enacting Indigenous People’s Day sends an important message of reconciliation and will serve as a reminder of our state’s proud native history.”

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez praised the bill’s passage and thanked Lujan Grisham for her support.

“For many years, Indigenous people have protested Columbus Day because it celebrates colonialism, oppression, and injustice inflicted on Indigenous peoples,” Nez said in a statement posted on Facebook Tuesday. “Observing Indigenous Peoples’ Day allows citizens to recognize our rich heritage and represents a step toward healing and growth.”

The New Mexico state Senate passed the measure last month, after it passed in the state House of Representatives with widespread support. The state’s population is 10.9% Native American, according to 2018 estimates from the United States Census.

New Mexico joins Minnesota, Alaska, Vermont and Oregon in replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day, while other states celebrate unique alternatives — Hawaii celebrates Discoverers’ Day, while South Dakota celebrates Native American Day. Dozens of cities, including San Francisco and Cincinnati, have also opted to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day.

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Dear Americans: This Law Makes It Possible to Arrest and Jail You Indefinitely Anytime

Steve Mariotti, Contributor Steve Mariotti is the founder of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and an advocate for entrepreneurs worldwide. Dear Americans: This Law Makes It Possible to Arrest and Jail You Indefinitely Anytime Terrorism may not be the worst threat to freedom that we face. 09/02/2016 02:25 pm ET Updated Sep 27, 2016 The frightening implications of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) In 2014 alone, terrorism killed nearly 30,000 men, women and children. As horrible as this is, terrorism may not be the worst threat to freedom that we face. The real threat is how quickly we Americans have given our government carte blanche to fight the War on Terror. This has already caused far greater damage to our civil liberties than the terrorists themselves could ever hope to achieve. In 2012, the U.S. Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with relatively little attention from the media―despite the freedoms it obliterated. The NDAA was enacted to empower the U.S. military to fight the war on terror. But buried in this law are two provisions (Sections 1021 and 1022) that authorize the indefinite military detention, without charge or trial, of any person labeled a “belligerent”―including an American citizen. These NDAA provisions (which have been re-approved by Congress and signed by President Obama every year since 2012) override habeas corpus―the essence of our justice system. Habeas corpus is the vital legal procedure that prevents the government from detaining you indefinitely without showing just cause. When you challenge your detention by filing a writ of habeas corpus, you must be promptly brought before a judge or into court, where lawful grounds must be shown for your detention or you must be released. Under Section 1021, however, anyone who has committed a “belligerent act,” can be detained indefinitely, without charges or trial, as a “suspected terrorist.” This is a direct violation of the U.S. Constitution and our Bill or Rights. In the Federalist No. 84, Alexander Hamilton stressed the importance of the writ of habeas corpus to protect against “the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.” Only 13 senators voted against the NDAA in 2012, including Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Al Franken (D-Minn) and Rand Paul (I-KY). According to Dan Johnson, the 23-year-old founder of People Against the NDAA (PANDA), our current presidential candidates do not seem concerned about it either. “Hillary Clinton has been entirely silent about it, while Donald Trump has come dangerously close to endorsing it, approving of military trials for American citizens at Guantanamo Bay just this month,” Johnson notes. A protester questions the NDAA’s place in American law (source) I asked Johnson to explain how the NDAA was passed and what implications it holds for a free America. Steve Mariotti: How did you learn about this little-known law, the NDAA? Dan Johnson: Five years ago, I came across a video, 61 senators betrayed you today. A curious political science major, I clicked to find Senator Lindsey Graham on the Senate floor vehemently promoting the idea that “enemy combatants” should not be entitled to due process. Senator Graham was speaking in support of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was signed into law by President Obama on New Year’s Eve in 2011. The NDAA authorizes the President to order the U.S. military to detain anyone in the United States without charges or a trial, until the war on terror ends. During that detention, the detainee is classified as an enemy spy, a belligerent. Even if you are an American citizen, you could be tried in military court, transferred to another country, or even executed... all without charges or a trial. For these reasons, the NDAA is being opposed by groups that span the political spectrum―from the ACLU to Rush Limbaugh. It has been the subject of a lawsuit in Hedges v. Obama and is formally banned in several places. Senator Lindsay Graham promoting the NDAA on the Senate floor. SM: What is so scary about the NDAA? DJ: The NDAA’s detention section harkens back to one of the worst civil rights violations in U.S. history: when the U.S. government detained over 120,000 Japanese-Americans, and a few thousand German- and Italian- Americans, without charge or trial. This abuse was allowed only because of Executive Order 9066, signed into law by President Roosevelt in post-Pearl Harbor 1942. The order authorized the Secretary of War and his commanders to re-designate parts of the United States as military battlefields. Men, women and children were incarcerated in the U.S. due to their ethnic heritage during WWII (Source) The NDAA also applies the laws of war on American soil―except under this law, everyone, whether an American citizen or not, is robbed of their rights. Under Section 1021, anyone who has committed a belligerent act, which even the government could not define when questioned in court, can be detained indefinitely, without charges or trial, as a “suspected terrorist.” In essence, the 2012 NDAA brought the war on terror home. It is the authority used to kill American citizens abroad and justify the abuses at Guantanamo Bay. And now it applies on American soil. SM: Who are the “covered persons” in the 2012 NDAA? DJ: The 2012 NDAA’s detention provisions apply to anyone, anywhere. But who is most likely to have the NDAA used against them? It depends on how you define the word terrorist. The Department of Homeland Security said that individuals or organizations “reverent of individual liberty” and “suspicious of centralized federal authority” pose a threat. The state of Georgia calls publishing “public records” terrorism. The FBI added the director of an anti-fracking film to the terror watchlist; and tells business owners to look for terrorists via “strange odors,” “ordering a specific hotel room,” and demanding “identity ‘privacy’ in dozens of their documents. The government won’t define “terrorist” in order to keep their options flexible. So, it means whatever they want it to mean, at any point. And under the 2012 NDAA, the term “terrorist” can be applied to whomever they want to apply it to, at any point. SM: Does that really mean American citizens could be treated like POWs (prisoners of war) by the military?Subscribe to the Politics email. How will Trump's administration impact you? DJ: If only we were so lucky. It’s actually worse than that. The Geneva Conventions created in 1949 were a set of treaties that established international law standards for the humanitarian treatment of people involved in war. The Geneva Conventions split people on a battlefield into two categories: combatants (soldiers) and non-combatants (civilians). Under the Geneva Conventions, POWs are captured combatants protected by international law from torture, starvation and the denial of medical care. After 9-11, the U.S. government wanted to get around the Geneva Convention’s ban on torture of combatants, so it created a new category: unlawful enemy combatant, i.e. a “terrorist.” This is a person who took up arms on a battlefield but is not entitled to POW protections. As Department of Defense General Counsel William Haynes wrote in a letter to the Council on Foreign Relations, regarding Guantanamo Bay: “All of the detainees are unlawful combatants and thus do not as a matter of law receive the protections of the Third Geneva Convention.” In 2009, Congress passed the second Military Commissions Act, which quietly replaced unlawful enemy combatant with unprivileged enemy belligerent. Both noncombatants and civilians could then be categorized as “enemy belligerents,” and denied their Geneva Conventions rights. When the United States executed American citizen Anwar-al-Awlaki and his son in Yemen via drone strike on September 30, 2011, the rationale for the attack was that al-Awlaki had been labeled “an unprivileged enemy belligerent.” Under the 2012 NDAA, any American citizen can now be labeled the same. A 2013 protest of the NDAA and detention of prisoners in Guantanamo, led by Amnesty International (source) SM: Who is making the decision to implement this? DJ: The 2012 NDAA grants one person in particular, the president of the United States, the authority to determine who is and is not considered a “suspected terrorist.” But he can designate that authority to anyone he would like, and we would not know because it would be considered a State Secret. It was introduced in the Senate by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and a concurrent version was introduced in the House by Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA). It was bipartisan legislation, passing 93-7 in the Senate and 283-136 in the House. A previous champion of the fight against the NDAA was Rep. Justin Amash, but recently, no representative in either house has introduced legislation to curb the NDAA. It is the realization of one of my greatest fears: once Americans forget about this legislation, that’s when it will be used en masse. SM: Are American civilians currently being detained under NDAA? DJ: The scary thing is that we do not actually know. Why? • The government does not need a warrant to detain you. • The government does not have to produce any record of your detention. • The military, unlike the police, does not need to take record of your arrest. Congress tried and failed to pass a provision that would have required the Secretary of Defense to submit a list of detainees under the NDAA to Congress every year. In Hedges v. Obama, a case brought by journalists and activists who believed the NDAA’s detention provisions could be used to detain them, the government refused to confirm or deny that these provisions were in play right now. Judge Katherine Forrest agreed that the NDAA “does not pass muster under the First Amendment itself” and issued a permanent injunction preventing the enforcement of the NDAA. In response, the Federal government immediately applied for an emergency stay to delay the case This very fact hints that the government is probably holding American civilians under the NDAA. We just don’t know where. SM: When will this bill expire? DJ: When will the war on terror end? That’s when the NDAA powers expire. America entered this war with the Authorization for Use of Military Force in 2001, which authorized “necessary and appropriate force” to go after Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and to go to war in Afghanistan. It is also the same bill quoted by the 2012 NDAA. So, when the war on terror ends, that’s when these extraordinary military powers will end. And in all probability, the answer is never.

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Luis Donaldo Colosio-Murrieta was a Mexican politician, economist, and presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the Mexican presidential campaign of 1994.

Political history

He was the son of Luis Colosio Fernández and Ofelia Murrieta Armida García. Born into a family with a long political heritage in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Colosio-Murrieta was the descendant of 16th century Italian immigrants to New Spain who settled in the rural territories of the northwest, in the modern state of Sonora. Colosio-Murrieta studied at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, better known by its initials ITESM, after which he joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1972. After that, he began postgraduate studies at University of Pennsylvania and research at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria before returning to Mexico. In 1979, he joined the Ministry of Budget and Planning under future president Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

He was elected to Congress as the federal deputy for his home town in 1985 and, in 1987, he was selected to serve on the PRI’s National Executive Committee. In 1988, Carlos Salinas chose him as the campaign manager for his presidential campaign. In the same election, Colosio was elected to the Senate, representing Sonora.

In the early years of Salinas’s presidency, Colosio served as the chairman of their party’s National Executive Committee. In 1992, Salinas chose him to serve in his cabinet, in the newly created position of Social Development Secretary. In November 1993, the PRI announced that Colosio was to be its candidate for the upcoming presidential election.

Campaign for president

After a slow start, with the spotlight focusing on former foreign minister Manuel Camacho’s negotiations with the EZLN guerrillas, Colosio appeared to get the traditional support of the political machine of the PRI. Like all the PRI’s previous presidential candidates, he was greeted by large crowds throughout his presidential campaign, although the PRI’s waning popularity meant some reduction in initial enthusiasm.

Speech on March 6 1994

On March 6, 1994, the anniversary of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (the PRI), Colosio delivered a controversial but popular speech in front of the Monument to the Mexican Revolution. In it, he spoke of indigenous communities, government abuse, and the people’s independence from government, all hot button issues at a time when the Zapatistas were making similar statements. The speech is widely considered the moment when Colosio broke with then president, Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

Camacho vs Colosio

Since Mexico’s constitution permits presidents to remain in power for only one term, and as an extralegal rule presidents (until Salinas) handpicked their own successors (the party’s first primary election in history took place in 1999), Colosio apparently continued to enjoy the president’s favour, expressed in his famous declaration No se hagan bolas: el candidato es Colosio (“Don’t get confused: Colosio is the candidate” would be an appropriate translation, literally it means “Don’t entangle yourselves: Colosio is the candidate”).

Salinas’ declaration was motivated by persistent rumours that highly visible Camacho would replace Colosio, who was not doing well in his campaign. Camacho let speculation grow for some time, but eventually declared he wouldn’t run for office, concentrating his attention on the Chiapas rebellion instead. The day after Camacho’s statement, Colosio was killed.

Assassination

At 5:05 PM PST, on 23 March 1994, at a campaign rally in Lomas Taurinas, a poor neighborhood of Tijuana, Baja California, Colosio was shot in the head with a .38 Special at a distance of a few centimeters from a nearby person recording a video. Colosio collapsed, and was subsequently rushed to the city’s main hospital, after plans to fly him to an American hospital across the border were canceled. His death was announced a few hours later, amid contradicting eyewitness reports that remain to this day.

The shooter, Mario Aburto Martínez, was arrested at the site and never wavered from his story that he had acted alone. Nonetheless, many theories still surround Colosio’s assassination. The authorities were criticized for their poor handling of Aburto, having shaved, bathed and given him a prison haircut before showing him to the media, which started rumors about whether that man, who looked so different from the one arrested, was really the murderer. Colosio received three bullet wounds, and it was never clear if they could have been done by a single person or not. The case was officially closed after many different prosecutors investigated it, but after the many mishandlings of the investigation and contradictory versions, the controversy continues. Aburto remains imprisoned at the high-security La Palma facility in Almoloya de Juárez.

On 18 November 1994, Diana Laura Riojas, the wife of Colosio, died while she was investigating on her own the murder of her husband; officially she died from pancreatic cancer.

Aftermath

With only four months before the election, the PRI found itself hamstrung by the constitutional requirement that no presidential candidate can hold public office during the six months immediately prior to the election; this effectively disqualified the entire cabinet, where most of the more promising replacements were. Of the few potential candidates available, Salinas eventually chose Ernesto Zedillo, who had just resigned as Education Minister to serve as Colosio’s campaign manager, because Manlio Fabio Beltrones, a very close collaborator of the murdered candidate, showed a video where Colosio praised Zedillo. This stroke of luck for Zedillo, who would have never been a candidate under normal circumstances, gave rise to even more rumours – unfounded or not.

A few months later, Salinas’ brother-in-law, José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, president of the PRI, was also murdered in plain daylight in Mexico City, eliminating the two most visible and powerful official heads of the PRI in Mexico, Colosio and Ruiz Massieu. Eventually Ernesto Zedillo was elected president.

Eight months after Colosio’s assassination, his wife, Laura Riojas, died of cancer. News magazine Proceso reported Colosio’s widow’s first words upon learning of her husband’s assassination: “Who did it?” Two children, now cared for by relatives, survived. Colosio’s father continued determined to uncover what he strongly suspected are hidden truths behind his son’s very public murder and, in 2004, he published a book about the case. He died in 2010.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Luis Donaldo Colosio, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Luis Donaldo Colosio was originally published on Grim Happenings

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20 Extraordinary Events in 2017

Buffalonians make the most out of the spring and summer. Just take a look at the next six months here; nearly every weekend is packed with festivals! We researched the dates of 20 top events from now through September. As more information becomes available for other events, we’ll keep you posted on our Facebook and Twitter accounts.

A full list of upcoming events can be found here. So crack out those calendars, save the dates and while you’re here, explore our resurgent city, from the waterfront to the heart of downtown. We can’t wait to see you.

1. Dyngus Day, April 17, Buffalo Central Terminal, 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo Everyone’s Polish on Dyngus Day, an old-time celebration of Lent’s end that occurs the Monday following Easter. Don you red attire and squirt gun for zaniest, and largest, Dyngus Day bash in the world.

Dyngus Day

2. Cherry Blossom Festival, April 29th-May 6, Japanese Gardens at Delaware Park On the fringe of Delaware Park the cherry blossoms of the Japanese Gardens burst open with bright pink hues for this serene and breathtaking annual event.

3. Boom Days, May 6, Silo City, Silo City Row, Buffalo Boom Days is a free family event centered on music, history, and education of nature and wildlife, surrounded by the awe-inspiring concrete behemoths that are Buffalo’s grain elevators.

4. Pride Week, May 30- June 4, various locations Buffalo’s LGBTQ Community comes together at the end of each spring for six days worth of art, festivals, a parade that attracts thousands (June 4) and more.

Pride Week

5. Buffalo Greek Fest, June 2-4, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 146 W. Utica Street, Buffalo An annual celebration of the city’s Greek heritage, culture and food.

6. 60th annual Allentown Art Festival, June 10-11, Delaware Avenue and Allen Street, Allentown Over 400 juried exhibitors converge on Buffalo’s bohemian Allentown neighborhood on the third weekend of every June.

7. Juneteenth, June 17-18, Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Buffalo This annual celebration of Buffalo’s African American heritage features cultural performances, a parade and more than 100 vendors.

Juneteenth Festival

8. Roycroft Art & Antique Show, June 24-25, Parkdale Elementary School, East Aurora The Roycrofters At Large association of artisans gather twice a year to showcase and sell their handcrafted work.

9. Taste of Buffalo, July 8-9, Delaware Avenue, Downtown Buffalo This is the largest two-day food festival in the United States, featuring over 200 dishes served by more than 50 restaurants.

10. Galbani Italian Heritage Festival, July 13-16, Buffalo’s Outer Harbor Italian food, music and even Bocce courts celebrate Buffalo’s rich Italian heritage in its first ever year at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor.

11. Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, July 16-23, downtown Tonawanda No Western New York summer would be complete without this weeklong festival, the largest annual event held along the banks of the Erie Canal.

Canalfest of the Tonawandas

12. enLIGHTen, July 28, Richardson Olmsted Complex, 444 Forest Avenue, Buffalo The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra illuminates the night to celebrate the renaissance of the Richardson Olmsted Complex with music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz along with a dazzling light show.

13. Garden Walk Buffalo, July 29-30, over 400 homes & parks throughout Buffalo This is the largest self-guided tour of private gardens in the United States, having grown to over 400 gardens in its over 20-year run.

14. ChalkFest Buffalo, August 5-6, 500 block of Main Street The heart of downtown Buffalo turns into a series of colorful sidewalk murals during this creative event!

Chalkfest

15. Eden Corn Festival, August 3-6, American Legion Post 880, Eden One of the great hallmarks of a Western New York summer is homegrown corn, and nowhere celebrates local corn-on-the-cob more each summer than the farming community of Eden.

16. Erie County Fair, August 9-20 Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg This is one of the largest and oldest county fairs in the United States, celebrating in grand fashion since 1820.

17. Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts, August 26-27, Buffalo’s Elmwood Village More than 170 artists and craftspeople selling their wares are just part of the fun in Buffalo’s vibrant Elmwood Village each August. The festival also includes over fifty performances on three stages and food vendors, too.

Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts

18. Buffalo Irish Festival, August 25-27, Buffalo’s Outer Harbor The annual celebration of Irish culture (outside of our two St. Patrick’s Day Parades) has found a new home the city’s outer harbor.

19. National Buffalo Wing Festival, September 2-3, Coca-Cola Field Wing-lovers flock to Buffalo from around the country for this two day event celebrating Buffalo’s signature food, where attendees chow down on over 100 varieties of wings.

20. Music Is Art, September 9, Buffalo RiverWorks Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac founded this festival, which is part concert, part bazaar, street fair and art gallery.

The post 20 Extraordinary Events in 2017 appeared first on Visit Buffalo Niagara.

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Confusion Abounds as Multiple International SXSW Artists Denied Entry Into U.S.

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Several international artists traveling to Austin for SXSW have been denied entry into the United States over the course of the past week, as controversy continues to swirl about immigration issues both at the festival and in the country at large. Members of the Italian band Soviet Soviet, the London jazz group United Vibrations, and Canadian/Egyptian hardcore band Massive Scar Era, as well as the Danish producer ELOQ, have all announced that their travels to the festival have been thwarted, with confusion abounding about the specifics of what kind of visa you need to be able to legally play SXSW.

Billboard reports that yesterday, Customs and Border Protection issued an advisory clarifying the kind of visa that international musicians must have to perform at SXSW or similar events. But the advisory comes too late for artists performing at this year's festival, which takes place this week.

Bands having their U.S. tour plans scuttled by immigration problems is nothing new. In 2011, the Guardian ran a report about "the red tape that stops UK bands playing SXSW." Brooklyn Vegan alone has six pages of news posts tagged "visa issues," dating back 9 years. Even Adele had to cancel a 2009 SXSW appearance for these reasons.

But in the current political climate, more media attention is focused on these issues. It's difficult to determine how many smaller artists in years past have faced similar situations to Soviet Soviet, United Vibrations, Massive Scar Era, and ELOQ. It's possible that this is business as usual. But it's also possible that even though the White House's latest travel ban doesn't go into effect until this Thursday, March 16, the President's immigration philosophy is already having a trickle-down effect, as some of these bands believe.

Soviet Soviet wrote on Facebook on Friday that they arrived in the U.S. with a letter from their American label, an invitation from SXSW, and authorization to travel in America via the Visa Waiver Program. The band said that officers interrogated them for hours before denying them entry to the country, handcuffing them, and putting them in jail for the night. They were put on a plane back to Italy. “We were relieved to fly back home and distance ourselves from that violent, stressful and humiliating situation,” they wrote.

The problem seems to have been that Soviet Soviet were unaware that they had the wrong of paperwork necessary for the kinds of performances they were scheduled to play in the U.S, which included shows other than SXSW. NPR Music has a good explanation of the situation here.

United Vibrations is a London-based quartet consisting of brothers Kareem, Yussef, and Ahmad Dayes, as well as Wayne Francis. In a statement, their management said that the band's SXSW trip was "cancelled due to last minute amendments to the artist’s visa waivers." The statement continued, "As the band themselves, who are all UK citizens, and have no criminal records, the only conclusion is that the U.S. Government is actively discriminating against ordinary and decent individuals based on their heritage and/or identity. This behavior is a disgrace and an infringement of civil liberties."

The band themselves posted the following on Facebook:

ELOQ tweeted that he was denied entry into the country “even though I was informed by SXSW I had the right visa.” He also wrote that he was handcuffed and kept in a jail cell for 23 hours. “Any outside of US artists playing @SXSW be very careful,” he wrote, “This is NOT fun!”

craziest 24 hrs ever. Not going to SXSW, but back to Denmark. I been denied entry. 😐 even though i was informed by sxsw i had the right visa

— DIAMONDS OUT NOW (@yo_ELOQ) March 13, 2017

@yo_ELOQ ive been handcuffed and detained in a small very bright room plus a very unpleasant jail cell for 23 hours.. thats a first!

— DIAMONDS OUT NOW (@yo_ELOQ) March 13, 2017

@yo_ELOQ any outside of US artists playing @sxsw be very careful! This is NOT fun! Good story to tell tho

— DIAMONDS OUT NOW (@yo_ELOQ) March 13, 2017

The post-hardcore band Massive Scar Era—whose members are based both in Vancouver, British Columbia and Cairo, Egypt—shared a video on Facebook saying they were denied entry into the United States, as well, NPR notes. Like Soviet Soviet, Massive Scar Era seem to have been told that they were carrying the wrong visas needed for their tour, though they claim to have used the same visa to play SXSW previously. And like United Vibrations, Massive Scar Era also questioned if they were denied entry because of their ethnicity.

Writing on Facebook, guitarist/vocalist Cherine Amr said, "My passport (Egyptian) could've been the issue. Our bassist is first nation! He is allowed to get in and work in the USA whenever he wants to, the officer told him that his official first nation card (released by the Canadian government) doesn't prove he is first nation and he needs to get DNA test (lol) he told him that he did this already to get the card in the first place! RIP USA SXSW."

SXSW generated controversy earlier this month when a clause in artist contracts concerning the deportation of international artists came to light. After a group of artists signed an open letter to the festival asking for officials to drop the clause, SXSW promised they’d “change the language in our artist invitation letter and performance agreement for 2018 and beyond.” They also promised, “There are no ‘deportation clauses’ in our current performance agreements. There will be no ‘deportation clauses’ in our future participant agreements.”

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[TASK 062: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC]

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month! There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 50+ Dominican faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever character or whichever project you desire.

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK - examples are linked!

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

NB:

Rose Abdoo (54) Lebanese, Dominican Republic - actress and comedian.

Judy Reyes (49) Dominican Republic (African, possibly other) - actress.

Diana-Maria Riva (48) Dominican Republic / German, Swiss-German, English - actress.

Eva Arias (39) Dominican Republic - model.

Dania Ramirez (37) Dominican Republic - actress.

Gilda Jovine (35) Dominican Republic - model.

Dascha Polanco (34) Dominican Republic - actress.

Julissa Bermudez (34) Dominican Republic - television personality, actress, dancer, model and singer.

Mila J (34) African-American, Japanese, Spanish- and Afro-Dominican Republic - singer.

Julissa Bermudez (34) Dominican Republic - personality, actress, dancer, model and singer.

Hony Estrella (33) Dominican Republic - actress and presenter.

Amelia Vega (32) Dominican Republic, Cuban (Spanish, distant English, possibly other) - actress, singer, model, and beauty queen.

Omahyra Mota (32) Dominican Republic - actress.

Juliana Harkavy (32) Dominican Republic, African, Chinese / Ashkenazi Jewish - actress.

Jackie Cruz (31) Dominican Republic - actress, musician, and model.

Natti Natasha (30) Dominican Republic - singer.

Kat DeLuna (29) Dominican Republic - pop singer, songwriter, and dancer.

Aimee Carrero (29) Dominican Republic / Puerto Rican - actress.

Jhené Aiko (29) African-American, Japanese, Spanish- and Afro-Dominican Republic - singer.

Arlenis Sosa (28) Dominican Republic - model.

Francisca Lachapel (28) Dominican Republic - actress, TV host, and beauty pageant titleholder.

Dulcita Lieggi (28) Dominican Republic / Italian - actress, model and beauty pageant title-holder.

Arlenis Sosa (28) Dominican Republic (African, possibly other) - model.

Karina Pasian (26) Armenian, Dominican Republic - singer, songwriter, and pianist.

Jamila Velazquez (21) Puerto Rican, Ecuadorian, Dominican Republic - singer and actress.

Cris Urena (?) Dominican Republic - model.

Terry Carter (88) Dominican Republic / Argentinian and African-American - actor and film maker.

Juan Luis Guerra (60) Dominican Republic (Spanish, possibly other), 1/8th Venezuelan - singer and songwriter.

Amaury Nolasco (46) Dominican Republic - actor.

Wilson Jermaine Heredia (45) Dominican Republic (African, Spanish, possibly other) - actor.

Bartolo Colón (44) Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Sergio Carlo (40) Dominican Republic - actor.

Luis Fonsi (39) Dominican Republic, Puerto Rican - singer, songwriter and actor.

Javier Colon (39) Dominican Republic, Puerto Rican - singer and songwriter.

John David Jackson (39) Dominican Republic, African-American - recording artist.

Adrian Beltre (38) Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Nicky Jam (36) Dominican Republic / Puerto Rican - singer and songwriter.

Hosea Chanchez (36) stated as “American people of Dominican Republic descent”

José Bautista (36) Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Francis Capra (34) stated as being of Italian and Dominican descent - actor.

Melky Cabrera (33) Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Carlos Gomez (31) Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Dellin Betances (29) Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Juan Lagares (28) Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Prince Royce (28) Dominican Republic - singer and songwriter.

Jeurys Familia (27) Afro-Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Starlin Castro (27) Afro-Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Gary Sánchez (24) Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Luis Severino (23) Afro-Dominican Republic - professional baseballer.

Jorge Lendeborg, Jr. (?) Afro-Dominican Republic - actor.

Hernan Lander (?) Dominican Republic - fashion designer.

Irvin Alberti (?) Dominican Republic - actor and humanist.

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Confusion Abounds as Multiple International SXSW Artists Denied Entry Into U.S.

The band themselves posted the following on Facebook:

craziest 24 hrs ever. Not going to SXSW, but back to Denmark. I been denied entry. 😐 even though i was informed by sxsw i had the right visa

— DIAMONDS OUT NOW (@yo_ELOQ) March 13, 2017

@yo_ELOQ ive been handcuffed and detained in a small very bright room plus a very unpleasant jail cell for 23 hours.. thats a first!

— DIAMONDS OUT NOW (@yo_ELOQ) March 13, 2017

@yo_ELOQ any outside of US artists playing @sxsw be very careful! This is NOT fun! Good story to tell tho

— DIAMONDS OUT NOW (@yo_ELOQ) March 13, 2017

#news

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