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Axios
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
Pianists reach finals in Van Cliburn competition
One of the world's most prestigious classical music competitions will crown its new winner in Fort Worth this weekend. State of pianists: The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is held in Fort Worth every four years to showcase young musicians considered to be the top emerging talent in the world. This year's competition featured 28 pianists chosen out of 340 applicants from 45 countries and regions. Zoom in: The six finalists range from ages 22 to 30, representing Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Russia and the U.S. Finalist performances start Tuesday and continue Wednesday and Friday nights at Bass Performance Hall. The final concert is Saturday. The finalists: Los Angeles-born Angel Stanislav Wang, the youngest finalist, comes from a family of musicians and started taking piano lessons when he was 5. Vitaly Starikov, 30, who is representing Russia and Israel, also comes from a family of musicians and has traveled the world for his recital and chamber music. Aristo Sham, 29, was featured in a U.K. documentary about the world's greatest musical prodigies and has performed for King Charles. Philipp Lynov, 26, studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory before moving to Germany. Carter Johnson, 28, grew up in Canada and is highlighting lesser-known works of Polish composers. Evren Ozel, 26, debuted at 11 with the Minnesota Orchestra and has been a featured soloist with several U.S. orchestras. The intrigue: The gold medalist will receive $100,000 and three years of comprehensive career management, including concert tours, an album and performance attire from Neiman Marcus.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Boca Raton: Resale Weezer ticket prices soar as city prepares for centennial concert
BOCA RATON — As anticipation soars for Boca Raton's centennial celebration, so do ticket prices to see Weezer headline the event. The show is sold out. However, resale tickets to see the Los Angeles-born 1990s rock band range from $200 to about $1,200 on the website They started off ranging from $40 to $124.50. "Oh my God," Ian MacLaren of Boca Raton said when he first heard of the resale prices. MacLaren plans to attend the May 24 concert at the Mizner Park Amphitheater. He and his wife snagged tickets shortly after they went on sale in April for no more than $50, he said. "It's a small venue, which is part of the draw," MacLaren said. "So, if there's that much demand after the tickets go on sale, that can kind of happen. But I am shocked by that." Weezer is set to perform at 7:30 p.m. May 24. The concert will kick off a series of centennial events as the city prepares for its 100th birthday. Gates open at 6 p.m. The 1990s rock band Fountains of Wayne will open for Weezer. It is best known for "Stacy's Mom," the 2003 hit song that propelled the New York City band into the mainstream. MacLaren, 44, grew up in Boca Raton. While he doesn't think he'd have spent more than he did on his tickets for the centennial celebration, he appreciates the city's effort to host the event. "It's nice to see Boca doing things to make the downtown they've built attractive," he said. Lily Onal, also a Boca Raton resident, plans to attend the concert with her husband and some friends. "I love that amphitheater," Onal said. "Anytime I get the opportunity to see any performance, I try to take advantage. And I love the idea of a big performer coming to Boca, because nine times out of 10, if you really want to see anyone big, you have to go to Miami or to Hollywood." Onal bought two tickets for about $300, before they were being resold. "I feel like we're lucky," she said. Onal, 43, has a daughter and a son, both under 8 years old. When it comes to taking them out to events like concerts, convenience plays a significant role in deciding where they'll go. "For the amphitheater, you can either just get an Uber or drive yourself and it's no big deal," Onal said. "It's right here. It's great for Boca residents. It gives us the opportunity to see someone pretty well known so easily and locally." Onal has lived in Boca Raton for the last three years. Before that, she'd lived in Fort Lauderdale. She said her family moved because they wanted to be in a safer, more kid-friendly environment with a city-feel. "It's great when you get things like Weezer coming," she said. "It makes you feel like you're living in more of a metropolitan city, and then you still get to live in this suburb where your kid goes to public school, where they're safe and they're getting a good education, and they're making nice friends, and they're surrounded by good people." The concert will be followed by a centennial celebration drone show May 25 at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with shows at 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Jasmine Fernández is a journalist covering Delray Beach and Boca Raton for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at jfernandez@ and follow her on X (formerly Twitter) at @jasminefernandz. Help support our work. Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Resale Weezer tickets for Boca Raton centennial soar in prices
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Ugly war breaks out between former American's Next Top Model stars
Former America's Next Top Model: All Stars winner Lisa D'Amato has ripped the show's Tyra Banks and Janice Dickinson in a new interview with The Los Angeles-born D'Amato found fame on the small screen opposite Tyra Banks on America's Next Top Model in the show's fifth cycle in 2005 before winning America's Next Top Model: All Stars six years later, in 2011. Not averse to controversy, D'Amato has made headlines in the years since criticizing Banks - and now Janice Dickinson - over aspects of the reality series. 'I think that Tyra's heart and soul has just like zero moral compass - she thrives on profiting off young girls' pain and sorrow, and still to this day, I don't think she's evolved - I don't think she's taken any accountability,' D'Amato told D'Amato said she feels that Banks is still all about manipulation and glossing over the type of trauma that she's caused - not only to viewers but to contestants of America's Next Top Model.' has reached out to multiple reps for Banks for comment in response to the latest round of remarks from D'Amato. Dickinson and D'Amato appeared on a 2005 episode of the reality show together titled The Girl Who Gets a Boob Job. Asked for her thoughts on about the stalwart model, D'Amato said, 'When people ask me about Janice Dickinson, still to this day, I'm mostly irritated because she's the self proclaimed 'first supermodel" or whatever - first of all, that's not true ... there's not one thing she has done that has made a positive impact in her entire career. 'She's just a puppet to whatever is trending, she hasn't escalated or raised anyone up. So when people ask me about her, I'm really confused - I don't know ... there's nothing inspiring and she just does whatever's trending.' Asked if Dickinson did anything specific to her when she was on the show, D'Amato said, 'Yes, she started a fight with me for no f***ing reason because the show told her to - her whole career is her playing the victim, being a drug addict, and being the Simon Cowell of America's Next Top Model, and also the entertainment world. 'I'm just over it, like f*** Janice Dickinson, next question please.' A rep for Dickinson told in response, 'Janice has never made it a secret that she was brought onto ANTM to be a Simon Cowell-esque character, which was the climate of the time. 'During Janice's time as a judge, she was in an active addiction and she's had to work hard to maintain that sobriety, while also working hard to take responsibility and make amends with people she did hurt. Dickinson's rep explained to that 'it's important to note she is the only judge who has ever apologized and met up with many of the girls, now women, to discuss their experiences on the program,' while standing 'in solidarity with many of the contestants.' 'Janice has stood Janice is very sorry to hear Lisa didn't have a great experience, both on the show and afterwards, but she wasn't a judge on that cycle and therefore, doesn't know Lisa or why she's being brought up.' In recent years, D'Amato has focused her energies into projects including her ongoing modeling career, other reality shows and a musical catalogue, among other endeavors. She has more than 274,000 followers on her primary Instagram account. and was te subject of a a 2024 Reddit thread under the ANTM subreddit titled, 'I think Lisa D'Amato is actually probably a genius,' The original poster said: 'If you think about it, she actually is very successful in modeling, singing, and now as an entrepreneur. 'Its like life gets boring for her because she just automatically succeeds at everything without having to try too hard so in order to "not be bored to death" she does her crazy antics.' The poster went on to say that they felt D'Amato was 'just too smart for her own good and life probably "bores" her as a result so she acts super outrageous to stay entertained.' D'Amato strongly agreed with the assessment, telling exclusively, 'I would say that is 1,000 percent true - I do get very bored. 'I don't have fear, fear doesn't hold me back - I look at fear in the face and I jump right towards it with a f***ing sword! I jump into fires - yeah, that quote is correct, it's so funny.' She described her career path as 'eclectic,' detailing the different endeavors she's explored professionally. 'I've put out three albums in Electra Rap, I've worked with some of the best producers in Los Angeles,' D'Amato said. 'I've modeled since I was 12-years-old, worked with some of the best brands in the world. I went on America's Next Top Model - won the All-Stars.' D'Amato has also been seen on the 2024 docu-series Dark Side of Reality TV; and reality shows such as Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars and Shark Tank, the latter of which she successfully pitched Dare-U-GO!, a bib with airtight sealing that can store food. D'Amato (who is mother to two sons, ages 11 and eight, with her estranged spouse) said that when she 'became a mom,' she 'invented a product' she saw a need for. 'I went on Shark Tank with it and got a deal - it sells in 22 countries,' D'Amato told adding that she has multiple licensing deals linked to the business. D'Amato told she is currently residing in Southwestern Europe caring for her ailing father, who is battling Type 2 Diabetes and multiple sclerosis. She said they 'came as medical refugees' thinking he could get better healthcare there than in the states. 'My dad was not well - I took him out of the U.S. and he's thriving,' D'Amato said. 'The USA was basically eating him alive and made my dad like a vegetable while robbing him blind. Since moving my family - I guess it's the new American dream to get out of the United States!' D'Amato told she was going to continue her life living abroad and has 'a new show coming out um on a major network' this fall, in addition to her ventures involving Dare-U-GO!, as well as real estate investments. 'I'm just going to continue um living the best life I can,' D'Amato said, 'and trying to create the best life for the people I love.'
Irish Independent
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Meet the Maga mothers who are inspired to have children to meet Trump's fertility drive
President's fervent followers embrace a baby boom 'for good of country' Los Angeles-born and Ivy League-educated, Peachy Keenan isn't the typical picture of a pro-natalist. Yet the married, mother of five is part of a growing movement of mostly Catholic, well-educated women in deep blue California inspired by Donald Trump's calls to have more children.
Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kaia Gerber shows off her supermodel frame as she slips into a VERY plunging brown dress while modelling her new Capsule collab with Mango
Kaia Gerber put on a jaw-dropping display in a plunging black dress as she modelled her new Capsule collaboration for high-street store Mango. The daughter of Cindy Crawford, 23, showcased her slender physique in the chic number which featured a maxi floral embellishment, teamed with white strappy heels. For another stunning look, Kaia wowed in a sleeveless white gown covered in pearly embellishments, as well as an elegant silky beige dress with a white tasseled skirt. European brand Mango chose Kaia as the new face of Capsule collection, embodying the spirit of 'craft your own story' - the brand's concept that aims to underline how fashion can help us to show our different sides and present ourselves to the world with the multiplicity of aspects that define us. The Los Angeles-born follows into the footsteps of runway legends and actresses as Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Kendal Jenner in repping the fashion label. The brand's new concept, Craft your own story, speaks of the freedom to be whoever we want to be at any given moment. The collection has been designed to dress the most special moments that will form part of the brand's history, the pieces in this new collection are dotted with embroidered flowers and hand-stitched fringes that adorn a selection of dresses. In turn, iridescent fabrics, sensual silhouettes and asymmetrical necklines weave the rest of the proposal, which again stands out for its uniqueness and meticulous attention to detail. Kaia's latest fashion venture comes after her boyfriend and fellow ' nepo baby ' Lewis Pullman awkwardly dodged questions about her during his latest red carpet appearance. Lewis, 32, is the son of Sleepless In Seattle star Bill Pullman and his dancer wife Tamara Hurwitz, and has himself acted in such films as Top Gun: Maverick. Meanwhile Kaia, is the daughter of 1990s Supermodel Cindy and her husband Rande Gerber, one of the co-founders of Casamigos along with George Clooney and their friend Mike Meldman. News broke of Kaia and Lewis' relationship in January, and they have apparently grown close enough that his parents went to see her in a play last month. However when he attended the premiere of his new Marvel movie Thunderbolts* this week, Lewis sidestepped queries about his showbiz romance. When he was asked if he brought a date to the event, he replied: 'No, I don't have a date tonight. My family's my date,' to Entertainment Tonight. His interviewer persisted with another question about 'a certain brunette we would've liked to see you bring along as a date,' and Lewis demurred again. With a slightly abashed smile, he said: 'Well, listen, we're all just lucky to be here on the carpet, hanging, looking forward to the Thunderbolts*.' In January, it emerged Kaia was dating Lewis - after news had broken that her relationship with Elvis actor Austin Butler was over after three years. It was then reported that Kaia had in fact been dating Lewis since December 2024 but initially concealed the romance from the public. 'Kaia and Lewis have actually been together for a while now. They started dating in early December,' an insider alleged. 'They kept it under wraps until the news of her and Austin's split came out. Kaia and Austin have been broken up since October.' 'They run in the same circle and have similar friend groups, and that's how they were introduced,' the source added to Us Weekly. It comes after Kaia's boyfriend and fellow 'nepo baby' Lewis Pullman awkwardly dodged questions about her during his latest red carpet appearance 'Kaia likes that this relationship feels low-pressure and that Lewis is a very low-key guy,' the insider explained near the end of January. Before her relationship with Austin, 33, Kaia carried on a year-long romance with Euphoria heartthrob Jacob Elordi and then spent three months with Pete Davidson. Meanwhile Lewis previously dated Rainey Qualley, the sister of Margaret Qualley and daughter of Andie MacDowell, from 2020 to 2023. Last month, Lewis' parents were glimpsed arriving at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles to see Kaia in the play Evanston Salt Costs Climbing by Will Arbery.
