On the heels of the acclaimed US$100 Travel Vouchers campaign of 2011, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau has launched the Taiwan Giveaways APP aimed at attracting travelers from North America to visit Taiwan. Unlike conventional vouchers, this specially conceived app has four main features. First is offers for selected can’t-miss sights and shops raved about by respected media like CNN Travel, Flavorwire.com, and The Daily Meal; second is a city tour of Taipei that takes advantage of the ease of the subway system for visitors to hit the top attractions and redeem their gifts at participating merchants; third is a free gift for participating,including the ideal local specialty gift of pineapple cakes, Taiwanese tea, and relaxing neck massage; and fourth is buy-one-get-one-free offers on specially selected items and services. The total value of these fine gifts and enticing offers exceeds US$100, showering North American visitors with Taiwanese generosity and hospitality. [Read More]

Bollywood stars, movie lovers and film enthusiasts walked down the red carpet as British Airways launched the much awaited film extravaganza, ‘Silent Picturehouse’ to celebrate 100 glorious years of Indian cinema. The three day event, which promised its guests to travel the world from their seats, was hosted at Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai from 16th of December to 18th of December. The event witnessed presence of some of the most prominent names in the film fraternity, including Karan Johar, hosting the gala night! Amongst other luminaries, sizzling Bollywood celebrities, Arjun Rampal, Malaika Arora Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Mandira Bedi, Chitrangda Singh and Minissha Lamba graced the occasion with their presence. [Read More]

Children’s Orchestra Society, in residence at Madison Theatre of Molloy College for the past 2 seasons, is presenting all of its 4 orchestras, the Elite String Ensemble in its 45th Annual Winter Concert on December 15th, 4 pm, at the Madison Theatre, 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY. 13 year old Valerie Chen will be playing Solo in Lalo’s Cello Concerto as her prize for winning the Junior Discovery Concerto Competition with the Young Symphonic Ensemble, conductor Michael Dadap. Also performing are the Kinder Orchestra, conductor Sara Aomori; Sinfonia, conductor Emil Botti, Junior Symphonic Ensemble, conductor Kevin Shue, and the Elite String Ensemble, Conductor, Michael Dadap. Works by Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms, Lalo and more. [Read More]