Remarkable Women of Taos 2012 Features First Opportunity to See Unknown Photography, Letters, Art of Millicent Rogers & Agnes Martin

Taos, NM (PRWEB) December 14, 2011

On March 22, 2012 actress, activist and Northern New Mexico resident Marsha Mason and other notables will launch the yearlong Remarkable Women of Taos and Northern New Mexico program at the Harwood Museum. Remarkable Women focuses on exploring, celebrating and experiencing the exceptional and adventurous women who have been drawn to the freedom and beauty of Taos and Northern New Mexico for decades, particularly artists. The commencement is the 100th birthday of well-known remarkable woman of Taos, Agnes Martin?the internationally celebrated mid-century abstract expressionist?and the Harwood Museum will showcase an exhibition of her little-known early works. Beginning in January 2012, events such as behind-the-scenes art tours and exhibitions featuring the remarkable women begin?all part of the community-wide celebration of the transformative Taos mystique. 2012 also marks the Centennial of New Mexico?s Statehood, with the March 22nd kick off an official New Mexico State Centennial Committee event.

Creative women?visual, literary, musical?have been continually inspired by Taos and its Northern New Mexico location; a host of special museum and gallery exhibitions affirms this truth. Taos has attracted and inspired many who seek societal, artistic and personal freedom to invent?or reinvent?themselves.

?I came here to get away from a whole lot of stuff that could have turned me into a person that I wouldn't have been comfortable with as I got older,? said Ali MacGraw, actor and Northern New Mexico resident. ?I think that's true of many, in particular women, in New Mexico. I know many, many, many of them who have almost reinvented themselves, maybe not in the dramatic self-conscious way that Mabel Dodge Luhan did, but we all know that there's a bunch of stuff that has to get shucked.?

The impressive list of remarkable women includes Taos Modernist Beatrice Mandelman, arts patron and salon hostess Mabel Dodge Luhan, the drop-dead gorgeous high society model, designer and Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers, and renowned San Ildefonso Pueblo potter Maria Martinez. Museums, galleries and institutions with events relating to the 2012 Remarkable Women of Taos & Northern New Mexico include: the University of New Mexico Harwood Museum of Art, the Millicent Rogers Museum, the E.L. Blumenschein House, Hacienda de los Martinez, Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Mesa?s Edge, Rane Gallery, the Parks Gallery, Taos Institute of Glass Art (TIGA), the Red Willow Market at Taos Pubelo (a UNESCO living world heritage cultural site and National Historic Landmark) and more.

SPECIAL TRAVEL ITINERARIES/TOURS: Remarkable Women is aimed at enabling travelers to experience the transformative power of Taos through the creativity and adventure of historic women, as well as that of contemporary women. YouTube videos at the Taosmosis Channel will connect to online biographies of Remarkable Women?each providing ?favorite places? in Northern New Mexico that travelers can visit today. And, special self-guided as well as paid tour itineraries are online for those wishing to delve deeper into Taos? special heritage, culture, wild beauty, creative community and outdoor adventure?as alive today as it was 100 years ago. Events, exhibitions, profiles and videos are being added weekly, so check back in early 2012 for even more offerings.

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS HONORING THE REMARKABLE WOMEN OF TAOS For a full listing and description of each exhibition, visit the website, http:// here.

Harwood Museum

Agnes Martin: Before the Grid

February 25 ? June 17, 2012

Beatrice Mandelman: Centennial

July 7 ? October 14, 2012

Millicent Rogers Museum

Millicent Rogers: The Power to Create, Collect, and Inspire

All of 2012

Gallery 1

Maria Martinez: Matriarch of San Ildefonso

January through December, 2012

Galleries 3 & 4

Millicent Rogers & Her Circle

May 12th ? September 2, 2012

Gallery 10

Unknown Was A Woman

April ? December, 2012

Throughout Galleries

E.L. Blumenschein House

Out of the Background ? The Women Artists of Early Taos

February 10 ? May 18, 2012

Barbara Sayre Harmon ? Magic and Mystery

September 23 ? February 3, 2013

Hacienda de los Martinez

Cultural Threads ? Nellie Dunton and the Colcha Revival in New Mexico

June 15 ? January 6, 2013

Mabel Dodge Luhan House

Meetings With Remarkable Women

June 1 ? 3, 2012

Taos Institute of Glass Arts

The Remarkable Women of Glass Exhibition

Sept 15-October 7, 2012

TOURS (Full tour itineraries are available http:// here):

Tours include four seasonal Remarkable Women sample, self guided tours, a 6-day/5-night sample, self-guided Remarkable Women tour of Northern New Mexico, a paid, custom tour that is available in 2012 from Seven Directions Custom Tours focused on Remarkable Women and the creative culture in Northern New Mexico.

For a full listing of events, including over a dozen art exhibitions/events and guided and self-guided tours, visit the website, http://www.taos.org/women.

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TOTALLY AMP?D - The First Interactive Sitcom for Smartphones and Tablets - to Launch On January 26

Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) January 09, 2012

Award-winning creator, producer and distributor Shaftesbury (Life with Derek) and its acclaimed digital media division, Smokebomb Entertainment, today announced the launch of the first original mobile App series for kids and tweens, Totally Amp?d. Targeted to kids aged 8 ? 14 and starring Ashley Leggat (Life with Derek) and Cristine Prosperi (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Totally Amp?d tells the story of five talented teenagers who are brought together to become the next big pop group. Featuring a 10-appisode live-action music comedy series, an original soundtrack and a suite of interactive activities designed to fully immerse kids in the action, Totally Amp?d will launch worldwide via the Apple App Store on Thursday, January 26th and is published by XMG Studio. The first appisode and related activities of Totally Amp?d will be available for free download, and the remaining content can be unlocked for a one-time fee of $ 4.99 (U.S./Canada). The first appisode can be viewed at http://ow.ly/8kSyH.

?Totally Amp?d is the first App of its kind for the underserved tween mobile entertainment market ? we see this as a brand new category,? said Daniel Dales, CEO and Executive Producer, Smokebomb Entertainment. ?Focusing on an aspirational story and very real characters that kids will fall in love with, Totally Amp?d offers hours of interactive entertainment that will put viewers in the middle of the action, delivering a creative and emotionally immersive experience.?

?Looking at the habits of today?s teens and tweens, always on their phones texting, messaging and emailing on the subway or the bus, the decision to work on Totally Amp?d was a no-brainer,? said Ray Sharma, founder and CEO of XMG Studio. ?There?s huge potential in the ?appisode? space ? no one wants to watch half of a made-for-television episode on their phone when commuting.?

Featuring 10 six to nine-minute ?appisodes,? Totally Amp?d tells the story of five teenagers with raw talent who come together in the hopes of becoming the next big pop group. When XMP! Music announces a contest for an up-and-coming band to win a spot opening for pop sensation Charlie Fever, the label?s savvy receptionist-turned-manager, Zoe (Ashley Leggat), taps a group of teens to form the band Totally Amp?d in order to bring home the prize ? and show up her arrogant boss, Archie. Through the course of the series, Zoe and her handpicked crew navigate the rocky ? and hilarious ? road to fame while trying to make their dreams come true. The dynamic young cast also includes Cristine Prosperi and Demetrius Joyette (Wingin? It) as members of the aspiring band.

With each Totally Amp?d appisode, interactive content is unlocked that turns iOS devices into sophisticated Music, Movie and Design studios. Creating posters and album covers, customizing the band?s look, directing music videos, remixing and uploading their own vocals to the original songs, and much more, kids will have endless hours of artistic activity at their fingertips as they create their own custom content within the Totally Amp?d narrative.

Totally Amp?d is executive produced by Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie and Shane Kinnear; produced by Daniel Dales, Jarrett Sherman and Jay Bennett; and published by XMG Studio. The live-action series is directed by Benjamin Weinstein (Life with Derek, Baxter) and written by Karen McClellan (Being Erica). All original music performed by the cast was written and composed by award-winning composer Jared Gutstadt, CEO and co-founder of Jingle Punks (The Voice).

Totally Amp?d is a joint initiative of Shaftesbury and Smokebomb Entertainment. Published by XMG Studio, the project has been funded with the participation of the Canada Media Fund?s Experimental Stream and the OMDC?s Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit.

Visit Totally Amp?d online at the following links:

http://www.facebook.com/totallyampd

http://www.twitter.com/totallyampd

http://www.youtube.com/totallyampd

totallyampd.tumblr.com/

http://www.soundcloud.com/totallyampd

http://www.totallyampd.com

About Shaftesbury

Founded in 1987, Shaftesbury is an award-winning creator, producer and distributor of original content for television and multiple platforms, with programming available in more than 120 countries worldwide. Recent productions include three seasons of The Listener for CTV and Fox International Channels and five seasons of Murdoch Mysteries for Citytv, UKTV and ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment. Shaftesbury's slate of programming for kids and families includes the global hit series Life with Derek and the movie follow-up to the series, Vacation with Derek. Shaftesbury's divisions include Shaftesbury Factual, which is focused on non-fiction storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres; Smokebomb Entertainment, the company's digital media division responsible for the development and production of original multiplatform series and companion web experiences for Shaftesbury's slate of properties; and Shaftesbury Sales Company, which manages international sales and distribution for the company's content. Shaftesbury recently launched Shaftesbury U.S., a new division focused on development for the U.S. market located in Los Angeles, California. http://www.shaftesbury.ca

About Smokebomb Entertainment

Smokebomb Entertainment is an award-winning pioneer in the digital media world, led by co-founders and co-heads Daniel Dales and Jarrett Sherman. Smokebomb creates original, interactive multiplatform content as well as media-rich online and mobile companion experiences for broadcast television series. At the core of every project created is a focus on character and storytelling, and how those elements speak to and engage target audiences. Smokebomb has developed several original series for digital deployment, including Backpackers and Focused, and is in production on Totally Amp?d and State of Syn, two groundbreaking App series that blend episodic live action with a suite of interactive games and activities. http://www.smokebomb.ca

About XMG Studio:

XMG Studio is an award-winning developer of hit video games for mobile devices. Founded in late 2009, XMG has been pushing the app envelope to create innovative titles that provide a cool experience for casual gamers. The company?s core focus is to develop properties that allow players to actively immerse themselves in our games. Whether it is the incredible customization feature in Drag Racer Pro Tuner, or the experimental touch mechanic in Cows vs. Aliens, XMG?s portfolio of mobile casual games all seek to drive the maximum in user engagement through innovation. Based in Toronto, Canada, XMG is presently one of the largest independent mobile game studios in the emerging app economy. For more information visit http://www.xmg.com, follow XMG on Twitter.com/xmgstudio or become a fan on facebook.com/xmgstudio.

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How to Follow the First Ever Winter Youth Olympic Games, Innsbruck 2012

(PRWEB) January 09, 2012

IOC announces that the Winter Youth Olympic Games will take place in Innsbruck, Austria, from 13 to 22 January and you can follow them from wherever you are in the world.

News, interviews and loads more exclusive content from Innsbruck 2012 can be viewed on olympic.org and Innsbruck2012.com, while daily highlights will be available on our dedicated YouTube channel, youtube.com/innsbruck2012, as well as on the websites of our worldwide rights holding broadcasters.

For real-time updates and photos of the Games, check out the Twitter, Flickr and Facebook accounts of the IOC Media and Youth Olympic Games.

Over 69 territories worldwide will broadcast the Games (check your local listings), with 35 of these showing the footage on free-to-air channels. Others will broadcast on cable or satellite platforms.

In addition, with some 800 print, Internet and broadcast journalists accredited for Innsbruck 2012, worldwide coverage is guaranteed to keep you in the know about the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games.

For more information, please contact the IOC Media Relations Team:

Tel: +41 21 621 6000

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The Moen Group Luxury Real Estate Debuts Linthicum Living?s First Custom Home in Silverleaf in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Scottsdale, Arizona (PRWEB) January 11, 2012

The Moen Group Real Estate proudly debuts one of the most significant custom luxury homes to go up for sale in Scottsdale, Arizona. The first of its kind dream estate, found in the guard gated community of Silverleaf, represents the premiere Arizona home by Linthicum Living, a division of Linthicum, the company that built the nationally renowned Silverleaf Club.

Created as an immediate, move-in ready, fully furnished custom estate, the nearly five million dollar home is best described as a classic French farmhouse with a European style of sophistication throughout and represents a collaboration of the top names in the construction, architecture and interior design business.

?This exceptional home is noteworthy on many fronts and we know the immediate move-in ready concept fills a long awaited need for luxury homebuyers,? explains Todd Moen, the home?s listing agent and Founding Partner of The Moen Group. ?You have Linthicum, who did such a magnificent job building The Silverleaf Club, Don Ziebell of OZ Architects, also known for his work on The Silverleaf Club and to top it off, you have interiors by David Michael Miller. It?s a powerhouse line-up representing masters of their crafts and the property certainly reflects that.?

Utilizing authentic and antique building materials and methods, the 4,625 sq. ft. estate is a true achievement and a study in the highest design standards. Featuring both a main residence and a spectacular detached guest house, the home built entirely of 12 inch concrete block, effortlessly combines classic French farmhouse design and centuries old antiquities with modern day luxuries. In addition to full home automation run with iPad run Savant technology, the home includes: a pool with a hidden grotto, eight fireplaces, a master suite with a private outdoor lounge and open sky shower and a gourmet kitchen with appliances that are literally works of art.

?We are very excited to debut our first Linthicum Living home in Arizona. The home is an excellent representation of the Linthicum Living brand and captures our vision of offering buyers a true custom home experience built to exacting standards but without the work or wait time usually required for homes of this caliber,? says Eric Linthicum, CEO of Linthicum Living. ?We chose the best in class for architecture and design and the result is exactly what we wanted; an extraordinary living experience.?

In addition to the debut custom home in Silverleaf, Linthicum Living is also currently developing ?immediate? luxury custom homes in some of the country?s top luxury communities including: Martis Camp in Lake Tahoe and Kukui?ula on Kauai.

The exclusive video taking you inside this first of its kind Arizona luxury home can be seen on The Moen Group's HD real estate video channel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEs7fw9bq-E

The Moen Group is a Scottsdale, Arizona based luxury real estate brokerage specializing in residential real estate and luxury community sales and marketing in cities including: Scottsdale, Phoenix, Paradise Valley and Sedona, among many others. The Moen Group currently represents or manages more than $ 250 million worth of luxury real estate in the world?s most prestigious communities including: Silverleaf in Scottsdale, Kukui?ula on Kauai and Martis Camp in Lake Tahoe.

For more information, please contact Todd Moen of The Moen Group at 480-315-0991.

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