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More Stars Added To Power Of Love Gala Celebrating Quincy Jones And Michael Caine Mar 26, 2013

Keep Memory Alive's 17th annual Power of Love Gala continues to grow with an extended list of entertainment icons and celebrities attending and performing at the 80th birthday celebration for Quincy Jones and Sir Michael Caine in Las Vegas. More →

The Blind Side's Quinton Aaron Heads Out On Anti-Bullying Tour Mar 26, 2013

Quinton Aaron, the actor who co-starred with Sandra Bullock in the 2010 Oscar-nominated movie, “The Blind Side,” is using his star-power to fuel a 31-state Anti-Bullying Tour, featuring leadership breakfasts, town hall meetings and special appearances, including the Quinton Aaron Foundation Bowling Tournament in Chicago, April 4. More →

Duchess Of Cambridge Visits Scout Camp Mar 26, 2013

The Duchess of Cambridge showed she was fully prepared when she braved the snowy weather to visit a Scout camp in the Lake District last week. More →

Humane Society Genesis Awards Honor Movers And Shakers For Animals Mar 25, 2013

The Drew Barrymore all-star cast feature film “Big Miracle,” Stephen Colbert's satirical “The Colbert Report,” David E. Kelley’s “Harry’s Law,” "Rock Center with Brian Williams," Discovery Channel’s “Ivory Wars,” ABC’s “Nightline,” and global pop icon Ke$ha took home the honors in major news and entertainment media categories presented at The Humane Society of the United States’ Genesis Awards Benefit Gala on Saturday, March 23, at The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, Calif. More →

Hillary Clinton To Join Meryl Streep At Women In The World Summit Mar 25, 2013

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be joining Newsweek & The Daily Beast’s Women in the World summit on April 4th and 5th at Lincoln Center. More →

Sting Visits School With In Harmony Project Mar 25, 2013

Pupils at Hawthorn Primary School in Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne received a surprise visit from Sting last Friday, joining Kathryn Tickell, in support of the In Harmony Newcastle Gateshead project delivered by The Sage Gateshead. More →

Gordon Brown To Present UN Global Education First Initiative Mar 25, 2013

Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, now United Nations’ Special Envoy for Global Education, is to present the UN Global Education First Initiative in a high-profile MIPTV conference session, scheduled for Wednesday 10 April in Cannes, France. More →

Bill Bailey Wants You To Grow A Beard For Orangutans Mar 25, 2013

What has your chin got to do with orangutan conservation? Quite a lot, according to a new campaign launched today by the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS). More →

John Mayer's First Tour In Three Years Helps Veterans Mar 25, 2013

Grammy Award-winning artist John Mayer will launch his first major tour in three years with a performance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest on July 6. More →

Tori Spelling And Valspar Paint Support Habitat For Humanity Mar 25, 2013

Valspar Paint announces the second installment of the Valspar Color Project, an online video series following two of today’s favorite celebrity couples, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott as well as Ashley Hebert and JP Rosenbaum, as they take viewers behind the scenes to share how they connect to the power in color and find the perfect Valspar paint color match to transform a room in their homes. More →

Bid On A Personal Tour Of Jay Leno's Car Collection Mar 22, 2013

This is a must-have experience for car aficionados and fans of Jay Leno, comedian, late night host and renown car collector. More →

Tavis Smiley - Education Under Arrest Mar 22, 2013

A new episode of TAVIS SMILEY REPORTS (TSR), a primetime special on PBS, looks at the connection between the juvenile justice system and the dropout rate among American teens, as well as the efforts by educators, law enforcement professionals, judges, youth advocates and the at-risk teens themselves to end what has become known as “the school-to-prison pipeline.” More →

Roger Waters Calls For Musicians To Boycott Israel Mar 22, 2013

Roger Waters wants other musicians to boycott performing in Israel because it is “the most effective way to go because the situation is that the Israeli government runs an apartheid regime in Israel, the occupied territories and everywhere else it decides.” More →

Miley Cyrus Supports Ban On Carriage Horses In NYC Mar 22, 2013

Miley Cyrus is supporting a ban on carriage horses in NYC, and her Mom is right behind her. More →

Harrison Ford Urges US To Invest In Conservation Before It Becomes National Security Issue Mar 22, 2013

Harrison Ford has urged the US to invest in conservation in a new interview with the BBC’s Laura Trevelyan. More →

Condoleezza Rice Joins PenFed Foundation to Support the Defenders Lodge Project‏ Mar 22, 2013

The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation (PenFed Foundation), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization working to meet the unmet needs of military personnel and their families, held a fundraising event yesterday together with former Secretary of State and Stanford scholar Condoleezza Rice to raise money and awareness for the Defenders Lodge, a free hotel for veterans undergoing medical care at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. More →

Halle Berry Attends Film Screening For Friends Of 9-1-1 Fundraising Campaign Mar 21, 2013

NENA – The 9-1-1 Association on Wednesday kicked off the NENA Foundation’s “Friends of 9-1-1” fundraising campaign with a special screening of the new film The Call and an in-person appearance by the film’s star, Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry. More →

Bob Barker Stands Up Against Ag-Gag Bills Across The US Mar 21, 2013

TV icon and lifelong Republican Bob Barker, inspired by his successful efforts to stop Wyoming’s “ag-gag” bill, which would have hindered undercover investigations on factory farms by banning filming and forcing witnesses of abuse to report it within 48 hours of the first incident, is turning his attention to five states where other GOP-sponsored “ag-gag” bills are pending: Arkansas, Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. More →

David Attenborough To Host Ape Alliance Gala Dinner Mar 21, 2013

Ape Alliance cordially invites you to a spectacular gala dinner hosted by David Attenborough, celebrating the power of apes on screen – in the company of the world’s leading wildlife film professionals and renowned ape conservationists. More →

Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Visit Child Bereavement UK Mar 21, 2013

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met families supported by Child Bereavement UK this week, which supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. More →

PETA Honors Ricky Martin By Sponsoring Chicken Mar 21, 2013

Ricky Martin has started living la vida vegetariana, and PETA couldn’t be prouder. Now, just in time for Meatout 2013, PETA is honoring Martin for choosing meat-free meals—and for tweeting about how “amazing” the switch has made him feel—by sponsoring a rescued chicken named Olivia in his name. More →

Tony Bennett To Be Honored By Amy Winehouse Foundation Tonight Mar 21, 2013

The Amy Winehouse Foundation's Amy Winehouse Inspiration Awards & Gala will be held tonight, March 21, in New York City at the famed Waldorf Astoria. More →

Three Weeks Of Tiger Tracks Comes To A Close Mar 21, 2013

Joanna Lumley and Virginia McKenna are set to round up three weeks of Tiger Tracks, the world’s largest tiger conservation event in London tonight. More →

Rose McGowan Visits The Gentle Barn For Spring Celebration Mar 20, 2013

This past weekend, actress Rose McGowan joined Ellie Laks and Jay Weiner of The Gentle Barn for a Spring Celebration hosted by The Gentle Barn at their new second location, the Sun Chlorella Healing Center in Agua Dulce, California. More →

Alice Cooper And George Lopez Help Open Brennan Rock & Roll Academy Mar 20, 2013

Chuck Brennan, CEO of Dollar Loan Center and namesake of the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy, doesn’t do anything halfway. To celebrate the grand opening of the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy, the businessman, philanthropist and former music industry executive is planning the biggest entertainment event ever held in Sioux Falls South Dakota and recently added comedian George Lopez to a celebrity-packed week of performances. More →

Red Nose Day TV Special Breaks Fundraising Record Mar 20, 2013

Marking the 25th anniversary of Red Nose Day with a fantastic night of television, this year’s Comic Relief – Funny for Money entertained the UK whilst raising a record breaking sum of money to help poor and vulnerable people in the UK and Africa. More →

Edie Falco Urges Families To Skip The Circus Mar 20, 2013

With Ringling Bros. headed to Brooklyn this week, Emmy-winning actor and Brooklyn native Edie Falco is starring in a new PETA video in the hope that her fellow New York City parents will keep their kids far away from the circus. More →

Alan Titchmarsh Hosts Special Prince's Trust Show Mar 20, 2013

On Friday 15th March, there was a special edition of the Alan Titchmarsh Show in the UK dedicated to The Prince's Trust. More →

Michael Moore Takes On The NRA Mar 20, 2013

Activist and documentary film maker Michael Moore says that if the world could see the damage done by the assault rifle bullets to the little six-year old bodies at the Newtown massacre, Americans would send the NRA (National Rifle Association) packing. More →

Golfer Fred Funk Supports Fisher House Foundation Mar 20, 2013

Fred Funk, one of the most recognizable names and personalities in professional golf, is partnering with Stryker and Fisher House Foundation to help support our military families by making the same Stryker GetAroundKnee hat that he wears on tour available for golf fans. More →