Posts Tagged ‘ songs ’

Great American Steamboat Co. Announced Entertainment Lineup

December 2, 2011
By Island Tips

In an indication of the age group that will probably make up the majority of its passengers, new line Great American Steamboat Company today released a list of the guest entertainers who will perform aboard American Queen during the line's inaugural Mississippi River season. Call it "retro": The Glenn Miller Orchestra ...
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Macy’s fireworks guide: map, VIP viewing, lineup

July 4, 2011
By Island Tips

The 35th Annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks will begin tonight at 9:20 p.m. on the Hudson River, with more than 40,000 shells fired from six barges positioned between 20th and 55th streets. The Sousa fireworks will rise as high as 1,000 ...
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Bloomsday NYC: free Irish breakfast, ‘Ulysses’ marathon

June 16, 2011
By Island Tips

Bloomsday celebrations in New York City begin at 8 a.m. today as the Irish Arts Center hosts a free Bloomsday Breakfast in Bryant Park to coincide with the worldwide annual commemoration of James Joyce’s “Ulysses.” The Bryant Park event will feature free breakfast hors d’oeuvres from Tommy Moloney’s...
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‘Spider-Man’ review roundup: tourist-targeted bore

June 15, 2011
By Island Tips

After a record 183 previews, “ Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ” opened on Broadway on Tuesday night and the reviews aren’t all bad. The critics are in happy agreement that the musical’s April hiatus and overhaul clarified the plot, discarded distractions, ...
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Jake Shimabukuro: Peace Love Ukulele…and Awesomeness!

February 14, 2011
By Island Tips
Jake Shimabukuro: Peace Love Ukulele…and Awesomeness!

Forget what you know about the humble ukulele . Sure, the four-stringed instrument is the backbone of any Hawaiian song, but Jake Shimabukuro is out to show the world that the ukulele can play everything from Don Ho’s Tiny Bubbles to Michael Jackson’s Thriller –and sometimes both at the...
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The Wolfe Tones, Charlie’s Bar, 4th & 8th February 2011

February 2, 2011
By Island Tips
The Wolfe Tones, Charlie’s Bar, 4th & 8th February 2011

The legendary Dublin balladeers are coming to the island! The Wolfe Tones - Tommy Byrne, Noel Nagle and Brian Warfield are an Irish folk and ballad group who incorporate elements of Irish traditional music in their songs. They are named after the Irish ...
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Concerts Under Canopy

September 7, 2010
By Island Tips
Concerts Under Canopy

Four concerts have been planned to take place under the canopy at the prestigious marina at Puerto Calero . Each of the concerts are very different with Opera, Jazz & Swing, Broadway and Christmas themes. The events have been brought to Lanzarote by Maestro...
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London to Stavanger by road

September 3, 2010
By Island Tips

Ferries have ceased from Britain to Scandinavia, but Debbie Lawson takes an alternative slow route north on a camping road trip along Norway's stunning south coast When the last direct ferry between Britain and Norway set sail in 2008 , severing a historic maritime link between the two countries, it also called time...
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