The Pulse of Entertainment: Veteran
Actors Angela Maria and Michael J. Patterson Return to the Stage
in Rodney Allen's Spiritual Comedy ‘1 + 1 = 3' October 17, 2026, at the Prince Georges Publick Playhouse
"We met each other on stage," said
actor Michael J. Patterson about Angela Maria, a Baltimore actress/singer who has starred
in projects alongside Katt Williams and Mo'Nique, his co-star in the Rodney Allen spiritual comedy stage-play "1+1=3
with God Leading the Way" to be held at the Prince George's Publick Playhouse (5445 Landover Road, 20784) Saturday
October 17, 2026, 4-6:30pmEST. "We started to follow each other. I was in a short film...it had a premiere and she showed
up with her mother!"
And as they said
the rest is history. Now, you will often see them together working on the same projects.
"I know the director," Angela said when I asked why she selected this project.
"It's his (Michael) mother. So, it landed in my lap...and the theme...we need God in our relationships."
Before my interview Angela Maria was telling me about her co-star
Michael's extensive acting career. I told him about all the good things she said about him in her email to me and he said,
"She's a big supporter. Very beautiful person, beautiful heart...talented and extremely... Read the full October 13, 2026 column here...>
The
Pulse of Entertainment: Take ‘A Walk on the Wild Side...' with Shanachie Entertainment's New Collaborative Album
Release
"It's 50 years old. Started with Irish
Traditional (Folk). I started in the 80s and it had...Reggae, African World Music and...Smooth Jazz," said Randall
Grass, the general manager and vice president of A&R at Shanachie Entertainment, during my interview
with him about the release of "A Walk on the Wild Side: Classic Tracks from L.A.'s Legendary Central Ave.
Scene (1944-1955)" (Shanachie Entertainment).
The "A Walk on the Wild Side..." project offers 12 tracks from that era, and I asked Randall, the
producer, how the tracks were selected and he said, "When I selected the tracks, I wanted them all to be in the same
direction or mood. You can put it on and stay in the same mood."
"It was a very special time in the Black community," Grass explained about the "mood"
of the project as we continued to talk about the tracks on the album. "The L.A. culture is why (music from this era).
It was a great period. The Harlem of the west."
Contemporary Japanese Jazz Pianist Keiko
Matsui Performs at Catalina Jazz Club November 6-7, 2026
(Hollywood, CA) - Catalina Jazz Club announced the arrival of Japanese Jazz pianist
Keiko Matsui Friday-Saturday November 6-7, 2026, as part of her globally tour. Keiko's show
starts at 8:30pm. Keiko topped Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Chart for three weeks with her album "Deep Blue", becoming
the first Japanese artist to do so. Celebrated for her captivating blend of Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz and global influences,
Matsui has earned a devoted worldwide following through her expressive melodies, dazzling musicianship and commanding stage
presence.
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Saxman Boney
James to Perform in Annapolis October 17, 2026
(Annapolis, MD) - On Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 saxophonist Boney James
brings his show to Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis (33
West St, Annapolis, MD 21401). James will perform tracjs from his new album, "A Simple Man."
Released October 2, 2026 via Concord Records, "A Simple Man"
marks Boney's 20th studio album and features Ledisi, Larry Carlton and Marquis Hill. More than 35 years into his solo career
and over two billion U.S. streams later, the four-time Grammy Awqard nominated saxophonist is still finding new ways to connect
the R&B and Jazz traditions that have shaped his sound from the beginning.
The self-produced album grew out of Boney's desire to strip away the noise and get closer to what
feels essential. That instinct runs throughout the record: from the contemporary R&B of "I Belong To You" with
Ledisi (which is currently Top 20 at both Mediabase and Billboard R&B radio), to his collaboration with guitar legend
Larry Carlton on "Storybook," to a complete reimagining of Duke Ellington's "In A Sentimental Mood" around
a D'Angelo-inspired groove.
Boney recently
co-headlined the Hollywood Bowl and celebrated the album's release with two sold-out shows at Blue Note Los Angeles.
"IMAGINATION LUNCHBOX
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S & ADULT'S FILM FESTIVAL"
(Baltimore, Md ) -Filmmakers
with projects on BET, Netflix, Prime, Tuni and Youtube came out in support of the 10th annual Imagination Lunchbox
International Children's & Adult's Film Fest (ILICAFF) sharing knowledge, inspiring and may be one day open some
doors for filmmakers from Baltimore and all over the world who attended via Zoom). The week-long ILICAFF, held in partnership
with the Eubie Blake Cultural Center and Morgan State University's Multiplatform Production Program, held its screening and
awards ceremony and its filmmaking workshops at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center in Baltimore. Held its virtual open call auditions
via Zoom and ended the week with fun and cash prizes at its open court community basketball games at the UA House at Fayette
in downtown Baltimore.
The award for "Best
Film Made By Kids" with to "Trapped at 12am" by Aryamaan Chabba from Australia (S. Wales); "Best Film
Made For Kids" went to "Do Clay Fish Dream of Wool" by Xinyl Nie from the U. S.; "Best Film Made By Adults"
went to "Magi Mart" by Abe Enoch from the U.S. (Seattle, Washington); "Festival Choice Award" went to
"Bug's Story" by Natalia Malykhina from Norway, and "Most Uplifting Film" went to "Tepeyac"
by Diana Michelle Estrada Gutierrez from Mexico.
The Imagination Lunchbox International Children's & Adult's
Film Festival was hosted by founder Anthony Michael Hobbs, a SAG/AFTRA actor (PBS/DreamWorks) and multi-award-winning filmmaker
that has garnered over 20 awards worldwide for his shorts and a former AAU player. The ILICAFF is sponsored in part by The
Baltimore Times, Times of Baltimore, Inc. and ThePulseofEntertainment.com.
The IL/Eubie Blake Filmmaking Workshops, moderated by Dr. Eunice Moseley (www.ThePulseofEntertainment.com),
and hosted by Anthony Hobbs (Imagination Lunchbox, LLC) had stuntman/director Chuck Borden (Faceplant Films) talking about
his experiences working on the set of the Fast & Furious movies; Professor Ash Soltani Stone (Chair of Morgan State University's
Multiplatform Production Program) talked about the different types of tech-tool that can be used to produce films and the
increase in documentaries; film producer/director Jeanette Goodwood (JG Studios) talked about her transition into filmmaking
becoming a well sort after film producer, and Attorney Richard B. Jefferson (M.E.T.A.L. IP Law Group) whose clients include
Lionsgate and Summit held his "Ask an Attorney" session and talk about an array of topics such as product-placement
in films, and legal issues when producing documentaries. The Virtual Open Call Auditions hosted by Hobbs had a virtual director's
table that included Arthur Mohammad (Carter High, Saturday Night Lights) from Sweet Chariot Films; playwright/film producer
Mark Hunter (3rd Degrees) from ReMARKable Production, Jeanette Greenwood (Texas Indie Filmmaking Awards) from JG Studios,
and Nicole Butler (Imagine Becoming) from A&B Productions. The directors gave feedback on the auditions and gave some
actors another chance to audition after taking their advice into consideration. The IL Open Court Community Basketball Games
with Hobbs in-tow provided cash rewards to the winning teams (three games were played). All activities were free and Imagination
Lunchbox merchandise (book-bags, coffee mugs and cups) was given to all attendees.
The "Imagination Lunchbox International Film Fest" was created in 2016 by Hobbs
to give young filmmakers, like he was (9-13), a platform to screen their films and view other creative projects. Anthony started
out as an actor at the age of four. By the age of seven he was walking the red carpets at the Emmy Awards representing the
PBS mini-series The Abolitionist where he played a young Frederick Douglass. As a voice-over actor you can hear his voice
in commercials for Norwegian Cruise Line and TBWA International (at the time the largest advertising agency in the world).
He went on to become a model and was seen in advertising campaigns for Toys R Us, Villa, Finish Line United Way, Comcast Infinity,
US National parks and Claritin Kids. At age nine he went into filmmaking and as a result garnered over 20 awards for writing,
starring-in, directing and producing multi award winning short films (One Nation, Naga Pixie ). He has also produced short
films through his company Imagination Lunchbox, LLC for others, such as the award-winning short Agent Hollywood. In 2023 he
expanded his Imagination Lunchbox International Children's Film Fest to include adults. Launching the Imagination Lunchbox
International Children's & Adult's Film Festival
For
more on the winners of the 10th annual Imagination Lunchbox International Children's & Adult's Film Festiva log onto https://imaginationlunchbox.com/ili-film-festival.html
for the screenings, https://imaginationlunchbox.com/iliff-filmmaking-workshops.html from the workshops; https://imaginationlunchbox.com/il-virtual-open-call-auditions.html
from the auditions, and https://imaginationlunchbox.com/iliff-open-court-basketball.html from the basketball games.
