My Publicist Note Book

The daughter of singer Ray Charles will headline the May 3 Minnesota Teen Challenge banquet. Sheila Raye Charles will speak about her life, perform with the choir and sing a medley of gospel songs. The banquet, to support the Central Campus of Teen Challenge in Brainerd, will be at Cragun's Resort. Tables of eight are available, as are individual tickets. There will be a silent auction. Sheila Raye Charles founded the One Way Up Prison Ministry in 2007 and speaks and sings at prisons, churches and other venues. Her ministry shares her hope and love to the hopeless and provides resources for inmates re-entering society. She was one of 12 children and moved often with her mother. With minimal attention, Charles ran away from home at age 15 and entered a life of drugs, violence and sexual abuse. She was addicted to cocaine for 15 years, served two sentences in federal prison and lost custody of her five children. During her second stint in prison, Charles op...

BeSomeone.org   10th   ANNUAL BE SOMEONE DAY !   SATURDAY MAY 5, 2012 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. FREE   AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Greetings!             Details: Who: Orrin Checkmate Hudson, Be Someone, www.besomeone.org What: 10th Annual Be Someone Day: Trayvon Martin When: May 5, 1pm - 4pm. Where: Be Someone Inc., 949 Stephenson Rd.,  Stone Mountain GA 30087  Be Someone Inc. Creative Director Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson" has announced the 10th Annual "Be Someone Day" May 5 will be dedicated to teenager Trayvon Martin who was killed earlier this year by a self-proclaimed community watch volunteer in Florida. According to Hudson, "Along with this incident the multiple homicides with young people against each other this day will bring much needed attention to these issues effecting young African American males. We need t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              Contact:   B.J. Rice-Hubbard Title:         Co-Founder/CEO Phone:     (330) 209-9209 Email:       info@communityartsexperience.com                                    COMMUNITY ARTS EXPERIENCE, INC. P.O. Box 7113, Canton, Ohio 44705 Website:   www.communityartsexperience.com                                     C.A.E.’s “STOP THE VIOLENCE” STUDEN...

There’s a new voice in Atlanta; making waves, belting out melodies of Blues, Soul, Country, rhythm & blues... ATLANTA, GA - Sweet Georgia's Juke Joint welcomes the BLUZ QUEEN herself, Ms. Claudette King , the youngest daughter of the reigning king of the blues and recording artist for over five decades; the legendary BB KING! Friday April 27th, 2012 200 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 3 Show Times: 10:00pm/11:15p/12:20a. *Located directly across from the RITZ CARLTON. (((NO COVER CHARGE))) ~ $5.00 MIN. DRINK/FOOD REQUIREMENT PP~ Claudette's fathers' influence is very much in evidence in many of her compilations however, it's only one of many. While you'll hear plenty of solid blues in her music— notice in particular the rocking,  barrelhouse big-band blues of " Can I Walk You to Your Car " and "P la...

With more than a nod to Tom Chamber’s post currently whizzing its way round social media channels, PR fashion has penned its own alternative guide to dating – well – us. Ever considered the rigmarole of embarking upon a relationship with a Publicist? In one already? Just how great are Publicists' to go out with? Here are five things you should know about dating a PR pro: Our relationships are our top priority. Because our job involves satisfying the needs of multiple people, we’re good at relationships. We’re good at mediating, moderating, and making things happen. “Fantastic,” you’re thinking, “this all sounds lovely.” Oh, wait, did you think we meant our “relationship” with you? Oh, goodness, no. We have vast networks of contacts; we have more “relationships” than Richard Branson has islands. (Actually, that’s a rubbish comparison—he has only one.) The fact is, we are people people, inherently social, and we will undoubtedly know at least three tim...

AUTOBIOGRAPHY Angela Alexander has begun to pin her own account of Utah’s most heinous crime spree in a "tell it all" novel Helaman Jose Bar Pragana's  Mug Shot SALT LAKE CITY — Angela Alexander, former fiancée to one of Utah’s most heinous serial robber and rapist, has began to pin her own account, in a tell-it-all “True Crime” Autobiography and has set a date for her non-fiction novel to press in mid June, 2012 just days after Helaman Jose Bar Pragana, 23, of Kearns, is scheduled to be sentenced on June 8th Pragana plead guilty to: * eight counts of aggravated robbery, * four counts of aggravated kidnapping, * two counts of aggravated burglary, * two counts of aggravated sexual assault, all first- degree felonies; and  one count of attempted aggravated kidnapping, a second-degree felony. An additional 22 charges against Pragana were dismissed in exchange for his guilty plea on March 9th. Pragana targeted as many as 18 vic...

WHEN LOVE CALLS~ TAKE 1 ATLANTA, GA- Sheila Raye Charles , daughter of iconic R&B vocalist Ray Charles and Vaughn Anthony , Brother of Neo-soul singer John Legend, collaborate on their very first Rhythm & Praise single, together. In preparation of her May 4th TRIBUTE in Atlanta, GA, to her legendary father Ray Charles along with her other siblings, Sheila Raye finds inspiration in the creation and anticipation of her new CD with the single "WHEN LOVE CALLS"; A collaboration with Vaughn Anthony , Known as "Mr. Everything," who is stepping towards stardom with his own  R & B/ Soul feel music. Together Sheila Raye Charles and Vaughn Anthony embark on their very first Rhythm & Praise duet, setting the bar and tone for a new generation of spiritual music... for the next SEVEN generations. ...

  http://mad.ly/bae582 CONYERS, GA – On February 21, 2012, the Elks Aidmore announced the inaugural Elks Aidmore Music Festival, a Blues and Jazz Music Festival that will be held Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, GA.   The music festival will serve as a fundraising event for Elks Aidmore. While they have put together a music festival that will feature all live music, its primary purpose is to bring awareness to the plight of children that are in foster care- most of which, are victims of domestic abuse. Gates open at 2 pm and for this inaugural music festival. Elks Aidmore Music Festival: April 28, 2012; Georgia International Horsepark 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway Conyers, Georgia 30013 Elks Aidmore has assembled an admirable list of Blues, Jazz and Soul artists with the electrifying Ken Ford as the headliner. Also performing is Claudette "THE BLUZ QUEEN" King , who will take the stage at approximately 8pm....

THIS IS ONE NIGHT GEORGIA WILL NEVER FORGET!!! ONLINE LINK FOR SHARING- http://mad.ly/17ab72 RAY CHARLES, Jr., REV. ROBERT ROBINSON, DAVID ROBINSON,RAENEE ROBINSON MCCLELLAN, COREY ROBINSON DEN BOK, SHEILA RAYE ROBINSON, VINCENT KOTCHOUNIAN AND ROBYN MOFFETT ... CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO EXPERIENCE A VERY INTIMATE EVENING WITH THE CHILDREN OF RAY CHARLES AND THEIR SPECIAL “VIP STAR-STUDDED GUESTS” AS THEY HONOR THE LEGACY OF THEIR FATHER’S HERITAGE AND MUSIC. COME CELEBRATE THE LIFE & TIMES OF GEORGIA’S OWN AND THE FATHER OF GEORGIA’S WORLD-RENOWNED OFFICIAL STATE SONG- “GEORGIA ON MY MIND” *LIVE MUSIC-DINNER AND DANCING-CELEBRITY GUEST AND DIGNITARY APPEARANCES. DANCE, SING, AND ENJOY THE DELECTABLE MENU THAT AWAITS EACH GUEST; COLLECT THE MEMORABILIA! TICKETS ON SALE NOW ! @ CLICK HERE *CELEBRATE THE OCCASION WITH A "RAY CHARLES" SPECIALTY DRINK SELECTION DESIGNED JUST FOR THE EVENT ! THIS MUSICAL EVENT WILL FEATURE HAND-PI...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FISHBURNE DOES RAP “THE KID” RELEASES MEGA WORLD MIXED TAPE; PRELUDE TO NEW CD! Los Angeles, CA - LaStar Fishburne, an aspiring Grammy winning urban Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B artist, has cut his teeth on his first solo mixed tape, and if his sir name resonates, it just may be that he hails from an endearing line of award winning performers. LaStar, a transplant from Brooklyn, New York, now residing in Los Angeles, had the pleasure of learning and embracing the creative arts at a very young age beginning with tutorials at home with his aunt, mother of the multi award winning American Actor, Laurence Fishburne . And if family genes have anything to do with it, the Fishburne Legacy of talent is continuing with ‘The Kid”. Yet LaStar ( aka: The Kid ), has found a voice of his own and is “assiduously working at becoming a dominate force in the entertainment industry, amongst the elite” says “The Kid LaStar’s energy has always bee...