Press coverage on three-time Emmy Award-winner and percussionist Emedin Rivera and his jazz trio, Tropical Turbulence, were posted today on several news publications, specifically targeting New York City, its metropolitan areas, all of New Jersey and its suburbs, promoting his upcoming performance at Stanhope House, Thursday, September 27 beginning at 9 p.m. during the jazz cabaret series.

To name a few publications, see press coverage links below:

pr-insider.com
Marketwire
Street Insider dot com
Yahoo!
Investors dot com

The Gigaré 40 - Highlights/Spotlights

Gigaré Lifestyle Magazine is now accepting applications for "The Gigaré 40 - Highlights/Spotlights" Edition. The concept for this issue is a summation of the best and the brightest (individuals, small businesses, organizations, etc.) of 2012. For more info, email: contact@gigarecollection.com. The application deadline is October 20th. To view GLM's website visit: www.gigarelifestyle.com.www.gigarelifestyle.com

Congratulations to client Nels "Satellite Nelson" Jenstad and the Blues Detectives on the launch of their official website featuring harmonicologist Robert "Dr. Bobby Sweet" Wheeler and others. Great things, gigs and events to come. Stay tuned!

Disney's Phineas and Ferb Returns to Long Beach Sept 29 and 30

Disney's Phineas and Ferb cast performs to "Backyard Beach"

Back by popular demand, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever! returns to the Long Beach Terrace Theater (300 E Ocean Blvd) in a high-energy adventurous live stage performance September 29 and 30.

The beloved characters of Disney Channel’s animated series known as Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Isabella, Baljeet, Buford and friends, come to life as they set out to build their largest and most amazing invention ever while Perry, the secret double-agent pet platypus known as Agent P, saves the world from the evil plans of Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

 “The show is part action-adventure and part rock concert,” said Dance Captain Nicole Dalton. “It is unlike any other live stage show because it’s out-of-your seat fun.” Influenced by the artistic and experiential-style of critically-acclaimed dancer and choreographer, Martha Graham and pop-sensation Michael Jackson, Dalton, who is originally from Rochester, N.Y., said the show is very interactive and includes popular songs like “Backyard Beach,” “Busted,” and “Squirrels in My Pants.”

Performances are Saturday, September 29 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, September 30 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $20, $25, $35 and $65. To order tickets by phone call (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.  For more information visit www.PhineasAndFerbLive.com. 

Autism Author Rebecca Woods Celebrates the Magic of Reading at the 10th Annual Festival of Authors -- 10/6

DUARTE, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 11, 2012) - Autism author, blogger and special needs mom, Rebecca Woods will offer a book signing for her novel, Living Through Charlie, a story of the obstacles faced by a learning-disabled child and his parents inside an elite private school community, Saturday, October 6, 2012 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Westminster Gardens (1420 Santo Domingo, Duarte) during the Friends of Duarte Library's 10^th Annual Festival of Authors.

Proceeds from the 10^th Annual Festival of Authors will support Duarte Library programs to celebrate the magic of reading.

Living Through Charlie follows Meg Norton as she tries to become an A-list mom and a perfect wife in the Southern California suburb. When Charlie's odd behavior at his posh, private preschool alienates the other kids and their moms, Meg struggles with her husband's desire for the perfect family and her son's needs. "As moms we have a tendency to over-relate to our kids' experiences and take them on as our own," Woods says. "Whether parenting a special needs child or not, my readers totally identify with Meg's struggles."

Woods is available for comment on private school education and her experiences as a mother of a child with Asperger's Syndrome. Contact Annie Rivera at (714) 353-0832 or annienrivera@gmail.com.

ABOUT AUTHOR REBECCA WOODS: Rebecca Woods, author of Living Through Charlie, attended the UCLA Writer's Program and Community of Writers at Squaw Valley. She is a former private school and special education school drama teacher and the mother of two grown children with learning disabilities. She lives in Southern California with her husband and is working on her second novel.

http://www.rebecca-woods.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebecca-Woods-Author/394480340595029

ABOUT LIVING THROUGH CHARLIE: "Living Through Charlie" is the story of the obstacles faced by the mother of a learning-disabled child inside an elite private school community. While Charlie, a young boy with Asperger's Syndrome, teaches his mother to love and accept him for who he is, she learns to love and accept herself in the process. Kirkus Reviews described Living Through Charlie as "An irreverent but stylish critique of a privileged social milieu" and gave it the Kirkus Star recognizing it as a book of "remarkable merit." http://www.amazon.com/Living-Through-Charlie-Rebecca-Woods/dp/1466357371

TITLE: Living Through CharlieAUTHOR: Rebecca Woods
PAGES: 252 pages
PUBLISHER: CreateSpace (February 9, 2012)
ON SALE: Available now
PRICE: $14.99 (Paperback)
ISBN-10: 1466357371
ISBN-13: 978-1466357372

The Spirit of Entrepreneurship

September marks the "Spirit of Entrepreneurship" month and Gigaré Lifestyle Magazine features entrepreneurs who, as Editor-in-Chief Marquez Hughley said, "think outside the box." Chief Operation Officer Vernet A. Joseph encouraged me to contribute to this issue (thank you Vernet!) and here is my published article.