Have U Heard??

This weekend Wizard Universe hosted their annual Big Apple Comic-Con event at the Pier 92/94 convention center in NYC. Have U Heard attended the three-day geek-fest to meet and greet a very eclectic group of celebrities.

During the weekend fans had a chance to meet actors and actresses including  Christian Serratos, William Shatner, Adam West, Angie Everhart, Lou Ferrigno, Tom Wopat, Thomas Jane, Saul Rubinec, Sean Young, the list goes on.  Celebrities from Star-Trek to Warehouse 13.  Reality TV fans were able to speak with Survivor stars and Danielle Staub from Housewives of NJ.

Sports fans had the opportunity to meet legends such as Yogi Berra, Dwight Gooden and Pete Rose.

More than 500 exhibitors displayed everything from a fully functioning “Batmobile” to the current dozen “hottest toys,” chosen by FunFare.

The day had something for everyone – in the mood to read - comic books were everywhere.  In fact William Shatner was at the Comic-Con promoting his newest comic book, the fourth in a series he developed based on “TekWar,” his science fiction novels, set in the 22nd century when “tek” is an illegal, addictive, mind-altering digital drug.

Related article; Exclusive Interview with William Shatner.

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The First National Tween Summit took place last Saturday(Oct. 10) in Washington D.C.  The Summit was a dream come true for Denise Restauri, CEO of AK Tweens and AllyKatzz.com.  Several years ago Denise was inspired to create a safe online community where her daughter, Ally could talk with other girls her age about her dreams, goals, opinions, and thoughts about the world, which lead to the creation of AllyKatzz.com.  Denise wanted to give the girls that same opportunity offline, to meet, join together, stand up and be heard which inspired her to plan The Tween Summit. 

Have U Heard attended The Tween Summit with our daughters and had the most amazing day.  They had the opportunity to meet some incredible women, who spoke with them about everything, including careers, dreams, body image and bullying. 
Several hundred tweens attended the Summit and were excited and inspired throughout the day.

Some of the wonderful women that participated in the Summit were:

Jess Weiner, who motivates women and girls of America to develop self-confidence, self-knowledge, and self-acceptance!  The tweens were drawn to her energtic and engaging message.

Jessica Mendoza, Olympic silver medal winner for the US softball team.  Lisa Leyba,  senior product manager at Electronic Arts Inc., specializing in young girl’s marketing and entertainment.  Alyse Nelson, President and CEO of Vital Voices, Meeri Park Cinniff, VP of programming for Nickelodeon’s The N, Debra Moffitt, Kids’ Editor at KidsHealth.org, Sally Lee, SVP NY editorial director for Meredith Corporation,  and Olympic Gold Medal Winner Brandi Chastain were some of the incredible women that the tweens spent the day with.

The tweens had a great time hanging out in The Girls Game Lounge at different points during the day, where many sponsors generously gave the thrilled girls a bunch of their products.

Singer-songwriter Laura Warshauer gave an outstanding performance Saturday afternoon.  Laura is currently touring to support he self-titled EP and she will also be performing at the CMJ MUSIC FESTIVAL on October 20th.

After a pizza and ice cream party the day ended with The Tween Summit Music Festival.  Disney star Debby Ryan was the host for the concert with amazing performances by pop sensation, WOW, American Idol finalist Brooke White, singer and dancer Jacob Latimore and the rockin’ Comic Book Heroes.

It was a very, exciting, uplifting and inpirational day.  If you are a tween or know a tween, check out AllyKatzz.com and plan on attending The Tween Summit 2010, you’ll love it!!

Related stories:

Exclusive Interview with WOW at The Tween Summit

Exclusive Interview with Debby Ryan at the Tween Summit
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Tonight’s 61st Primetime Emmy Awards aired live at the NOKIA Theatre on CBS in LA.  The evening, which was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, was filled with glamour and glitz but more importantly the WINNERS are in:

Outstanding Drama Series: Mad Men, AMC

Outstanding Comedy Series: 30 Rock, NBC

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show, Comedy Central

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: The Amazing Race, CBS

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, Damages, FX

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Benjamin Linus, Lost, ABC

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Cherry Jones, 24, Fox

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Glenn Close, Damages, FX

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men, CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies, ABC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm, HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie:Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Ken Howard, Grey Gardens, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Saddam, HBO

Congratulations to the winners, but is it deja vu?   In the 8 main categories, 7 winners, 30 Rock, Mad Men, The Daily Show, The Amazing Race, Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston and Glenn Close, also won Emmys in 2008.  The only change up was Toni Collette upsetting Tina Fey for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy.

What are your thoughts on the winners? And go to our LOL videos to see Jimmy Fallon wipeout at the Emmy’s!

September 16, 6pm – 8pm

Bloomingdale’s Roosevelt Field, New York

Bloomingdale’s, Kate Spade New York and Glamour Magazine invite you to meet style guru Tim Gunn, Chief Creative Officer for Liz Claiborne Inc., co-host of Project Runway and author of A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style to celebrate the debut of Kate Spade New York’s Fall Fashion collection.

With a purchase of $300.00 from the Kate spade apparel, Handbags, Jewelry or Shoe Collection, receive a gift from Kate Spade New York and have a photo taken with Tim.

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The 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards 2009 were presented at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 30, hosted by Vanessa Williams.
 

Below is the complete list of the 2009 Daytime Emmy winners.  I am particularly thrilled for the women over at “The View” for finally winning the Outstanding Talk Show Host award.  Also,  “Sesame Street” received The Lifetime Achievement Award for providing educational and entertaining childrens’ programming for 40 years.

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Legally Blonde: The Musical opened in LA. at the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood BLVD, to a star-studded audience Friday night.  Some of the stars that came out to see the musical which follows sorority star Elle Woods, an underestimated blonde who doesn’t take “no” for an answer, were Priscilla Presley, Jane Seymour, Kate Linder, Kimberley Locke, Kristen Renton, Nia Vardalos, to name a few.

Legally Blonde is a musical based on the Amanda Brown novel and the 2001 film of the same name. The musical features a book by Heather Hach, music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, with direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell. 

The US national tour began in September 2008.
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The Miss Universe contestants are having a fun in the sun while they prepare for the 58th Annual MISS UNIVERSE competition, which will be held LIVE from Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday, August 23rd on NBC and Telemundo at 9 PM (ET).

Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza, the Venezuelan beauty will appear topless in Maxim’s September issue, which will hit newsstands just as she relinquishes her crown Aug. 23.

Do you have any favorites for this year’s crown?  Will you be buying the Sept. Maxim?

In honor of Father’s Day on Sunday, we wanted to show you some of our favorite celebrity dads with their kids. Since you may be thinking of your dad or maybe the father of your children, we included a poem about dads.

What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle’s flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it … Dad

~~Author Unknown.~~

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