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NEWS   ILI Children's Film Fest April 13 - 18, 2019 Offers Free Krispy Kreme Donuts at Opening Day Screener (Baltimore, MD) -  The 3rd annual Imagination Lunchbox International Children's Film Festival (ILICFF), to be held April 13 - 18, 2019 in Baltimore, will offer free Krispy Kreme donuts at its opening day screener of short films made by and for children (up to ages 18). The donuts will be offered, while supplies last, courtesy of the sponsorship support of Krispy Kreme (6447 Baltimore National Pike). ILICFF is held in partnership with The Baltimore Times' foundation Times Community Services and Our Lady of Victory Catholic School of Baltimore (OLV). The free event will be held at various places, offering various opportunities for young filmmakers to network and grow. It will end with a private screener for the students at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, school of ILICFF founder award winning actor/filmmaking Baltimore prodigy Anthony Michael Hobbs. Krispy Kreme donuts are made with a special New Orleans recipe and the North Carolina Company is known for its assistance with fundraisers for non-profit community organizations and events. ILICFF (www.ImaginationLunchbox.com) is such as event, founded by Hobbs to inspire young people like himself to be filmmakers and to showcase and award those short film projects. ILICFF film submissions this year have come from all over the world, which include the U.S., Spain, Germany, Australia, Russian Federation, France, Ireland, Argentina and the Netherlands. Awards include the "Best Film Made By Kids", "Best Film Made For Kids," "Festival's Choice," and the "Most Uplifting Film," courtesy of the 20th annual "Uplifting Minds II" entertainment conferences held in Baltimore and Los Angeles (www.UpliftingMinds2.com).

NEWS Nappy Roots RProphet Inks Distribution Deal with Sony Music, Releases Debut Single 'Jesse James' (Atlanta, GA) - Two-time Grammy Award nominated RProphet former lead member of the multi-platinum group Nappy Roots inks distyribution deal with Sony Music and releases his debit single "Jesse James." RProphet (Kenneth Ryan Anthony) is a Rap artist born in Oakland, California nut raised in the Kentucky before eventually moving to Atlanta. His influences are Ll Cool J, Ice Cube, 2 PAC, Lil Wayne, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar. Similar to Master P's landmark deal, RProphet's label (VVS Music 1) teamed up with Ray Hamilton (former CEO of Legion of Doom Dj's) That Rabbit distribution - a joint venture with Sony music Orchard to deliver his highly anticipated album, "The Voice." "Jesse James", a single on the album, is sure to crash radio waves worldwide. RProphet's witty lyrics also makes reference to R. Kelley's behavior, and some may even say it's an R. Kelly diss. Before embarking on his solo career, Kenneth was a lead member of the multi-platinum Rap group Nappy Roots while also attending Western Kentucky University. The multi-platinum group was so successful that September 16th, 2002, is still remembered as Nappy Roots Day in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to commemorate their success and the amazing talent of RProphet. RProphet is a timeless artist, songwriter, and producer that has accomplished many things, including writing Grammy nominated "Po' Folk," which launched Anthony Hamilton's career. He was also a major hit on MTV's reality show "Catfish" as the first celebrity "catfish" victim, which brought fans in from Brazil, Sweden, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Africa, New Zealand, EU, Japan, and worldwide, clamoring for his new music.

NEWS     The Fab Faux Tribute Band Honors The Bee Gees and The Beatles in March at the Parker Playhouse   (Delray Beach, FL) - MusicWorks Productions invites fans of two of the most iconic bands in rock history - The Beatles and The BeeGees - to an extraordinary tribute performances to them in March at the venerable Parker Playhouse (707 Northeast 8th Street in Fort Lauderdale)with The Fab Faux Tribute Band. Coming back to the Parker Playhouse following a series of sold-out concerts, The Fab Faux, which has been hailed by Rolling Stone as "the world's greatest Beatles Tribute Band," will perform a concert never heard before in Florida. On Friday March 1, 2019 they will honor The Beatles by perforingm two records in one show - "Rubber Soul" and "The Beatles Second Album." The band features legendary bassist Will Lee from "The David Letterman Show," Jimmy Vivino from "Conan O'Brien Show" along with Rich Pagano, Frank Agnello and Jack Petruzzelli. On Friday March 8th The Fab Faux Band honor sThe BeeGees with "Staylin; Alive: One Night of the BeeGees." Some tribute bands may sound good and look good, but every once in a while one comes along that is unquestionably great, such is the powerhouse Bee Gees Tribute Band, Stayin' Alive. The vocal match of Todd Sharman, Tony Mattina, and Joseph Janisse, to the Gibb Brothers, Barry, Robin, and Maurice, creates an eerie sense of seeing the Bee Gees live in concert. The performance captures a full Bee Gees play list, singing blockbusters hits such as Night Fever, Jive Talkin', How Deep Is Your Love, You Should Be Dancing, Nights On Broadway, and, of course, Stayin Alive'. In addition, they perform softer poetic ballads like I Started a Joke, Massachusetts, Fanny Be Tender, and To Love Somebody, among other hits. www.musicworksconcerts.com.

NEWS    Beyonce Among the 'Entertainer of the Year' Nominees for the 50th 'NAACP Image Awards' Airing Live Saturday March 30, 2019 on TV One   (Los Angeles, CA) - Beyonce, Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Coogler, Regina King and LeBron James are nomnated for NAACP Image Awards' "Entertainment of the Year." The winner to be revealed during the two-hour 50th NAACP Image Awards special airing live on TV One, Saturday, March 30, 2019 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The NAACP Image Awards is the most respected event of its kind and is well attended by many of the top names in the entertainment industry. In recent years some of the biggest names in film, television and music appeared including Denzel Washington, Oprah, John Legend, Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson, Dwayne Johnson, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Stevie Wonder, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gina Rodriguez, Chrissy Teigen, Kerry Washington, Nate Parker, Morris Chestnut, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tika Sumpter, Keegan-Michael Key, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Tracee Ellis Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Loretta Devine, Shonda Rhimes, Omari Hardwick, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Don Cheadle, Sanaa Lathan, Keke Palmer, Michael Ealy, Ken Jeong, Sylvester Stallone, Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Gabourey Sidibe, Lee Daniels, Danny Strong and Trevor Noah. The production team will consist of Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin, Tony McCuin as Director, Byron Phillips as Co-Executive Producer, Robin Reinhardt as Producer and Rachel Frimer as Executive in Charge of Production.