Author: Michael Janairo
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Sherman Hemsley, 74, dies
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Sherman Hemsley, who is best known for his role in the TV sitcom “The Jefferson,” has died. He was 74 years old.
Early reports from TMZ say the El Paso, Texas, resident died at home of natural causes.
Hemsley’s character George Jefferson first came to prominence through the sitcom “All in the Family” in the early 1970s. “The Jefferson” spun off of “All of the Family” two years after the characters were introduced, and “The Jefferson” ran for 11 seasons.
A 1999 Times Union article by Mark McGuire listed George Jefferson, the character Hemsley played as No. 80 on the list of 100 all-time best TV characters.
Isabel Sanford, who played George Jefferson’s wife, Louise “Weezie” Jefferson, had died in 2004.
Here is a link to a more complete obituary: http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/TVs-George-Jefferson-dies-in-El-Paso-3731858.php
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Lunchtime video: Brown bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park
Hungry?These brown bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park are. That’s why they are wading near Brooks Falls, waiting for salmon to swim toward them so they can eat.
Watch the webcam here: http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls
The Associated Press reports:
A park official says it will provide an unparalleled opportunity for people to study bears at the park, which is difficult to reach and expensive for most tourists. Katmai is about 275 miles southwest of Anchorage, but no roads lead there, so a trip involves multiple airplanes and a lot of planning.
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BSC’s ‘Dr. Ruth, All the Way’ returning this fall
Barrington Stage Company has announced that the wildly popular production of “Dr Ruth, All the Way,” a one-woman show written by Mark St. Germain and starring Debra Jo Rupp, will return from Sept. 19 to Oct. 7 at the BSC’s St. Germain Stage in Pittsfield.
Read the Times Union review of the show. For more information contact (413) 236-8888 or http://barringtonstageco.org.
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What do you think of Troy Savings Bank Music Hall’s new logo?
Do you love it? Hate it? Dig its retro feel?
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Blue Man Group returns to Proctors for three shows
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Blue Man Group is coming back to Proctors theater in Schenectady for three performances: 8 p.m. July 21, and 1 and 5 p.m. July 22.
This is a return engagement of the show that played at Proctors last year, which critic Michael Eck called “wickedly subversive” and “hugely, satisfyingly fun.”
Tickets (priced at $20, $30, $45, $60 & $75) are on sale at Proctors Box Office, (518) 346-6204 or online at proctors.org
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Growing your social media reputation wrap-up via @Storify
If you missed the Times Union panel discussion on social media at the Smalbany conference at the UAlbany Nanocollege, here is a wrap up, via storify:
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Smalbany panel: Growing your social media reputation
At noon today, I’ll be moderating a panel during the free Smalbany Conference, geared toward small business, on “Growing your social media reputation.”
Noon Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Auditorium at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex
255 Fuller Road, Albany, NY 12203Moderator
- Michael Janairo, Arts & Entertainment Editor, Times Union
Panelists
- Steve Barnes, Senior writer and blogger, http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/ , adjunct (journalism) University at Albany
- Heidi Reale, Director of Marketing and Consumer Insights, Price Chopper, former adjunct (marketing) RPI
- Tonya Crew, Small Business Developer, Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region; blogger, http://blog.timesunion.com/microbusiness/
- Lissa D’Aquinni, Director of Community Relations, Community Loan Fund; former owner of The Chocolate Gecko, Albany; former adjunct (public relations) University at Albany
More info on the day:
The day’s events run from 7 am to 5 pm.
http://smalbany.org/Admission is free, but you’re encouraged to register:
http://smalbany.org/registration/Map and parking information:
There is a bit of a walk from the main parking lot to rotunda, where the day’s events take place.
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Bouchercon 2013 volunteer meeting tonight
Bouchercon is slated to come to Albany in 2013. And volunteers are being sought to make it happen.
What is Bouchercon, you ask? The full name is the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, a meeting of authors of mystery and detective fiction — and their fans — that has been going on since 1970. The man the event is named after was an author, editor and New York Times critic of both science fiction and mysteries. He died in 1968, and a memorial for him in 1970 has turned into the annual convention.
The Albany Bouchercon is slated to have some big names as guests of honor: Sue Grafton, Tess Gerritsen, P.C. Doherty and Steve Hamilton.
Al Abramson, one of the chief organizers of the convention, plans to hold an organizational meeting for volunteers.The meeting is slated for 5:30-7:30 tonight (Monday, July 16) at the Albany Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, 25 Quackenbush Square in Albany.
