Entertainers, Entertainment Industry Utilize GigSalad.com to Find and Promote Talent

Springfield, MO (PRWEB) November 14, 2011

From Acrobats in Atlanta to Singers in Springfield, Gig Salad is putting people to work.

The economy is in the tank and unemployment continues to reach record highs, but one company - doing what they love - is putting people to work all across North America.

Gig Salad, a growing online/offline entertainment booking agency with offices in Wilmington, NC and Springfield, MO, is helping to launch the careers of performers and party professionals through their website, GigSalad.com, while giving industry-related businesses a leg up in the race to succeed.

With more than 18,000 active performers throughout the US and Canada, GigSalad.com offers an incredibly diverse online roster that includes everything from Fire Performers to DJs, Elvis Impersonators to Magicians, Motivational Speakers to Wedding Bands, even venue and tent rentals.

In fact, Gig Salad is making so much noise on the web that heavy-hitters like America's Got Talent, MTV, AMEX, McDonald?s, Disney, CBS and NBC rank among the many clients who have found and booked entertainment through the website.

?Gig Salad is the absolute BEST and my FAVORITE place for incredible, amazing, colorful, professional entertainers of all types,? gushed Elaina Fish, a casting associate with America?s Got Talent. ?The Gig Salad staff is without doubt, the best and the most accommodating I've come across in the industry.?

Gig Salad aims to be ?the best place to find and book entertainment, and the best place to get work,? and their business model is proving itself every day. For a nominal listing fee (there?s even a free option), members are instantly exposed to the huge amount of traffic and leads that come to GigSalad.com daily from event planners looking to hire entertainers for their events.

Even as their overall budgets have been squeezed due to the economic downturn, event planners are still booking entertainment, and Gig Salad is integral in helping planners find the right performers and vendors.

?Gig Salad is the best thing since sliced bread for our business,? proclaims Circus Daze, a traveling children?s entertainment and circus company in Kernersville, NC ? just one of the countless examples of an otherwise obscure specialty business that has opened plenty of doors to their customer base through Gig Salad.

With more traffic and leads coming to Gig Salad than ever before, the key to an entertainer?s success can really be just a few clicks away.

If you?ve got a special talent or an entertaining hobby, it?s time to let Gig Salad put you and your business to work too. Visit their website at http://www.gigsalad.com and get your gig on.

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Music & Entertainment Schedule Announced for 40th Annual Fremont Fair

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 19, 2011

Showcasing Seattle?s favorite bands on four stages, plus a grilling competition, yoga for the solstice and artsy spectacles, the Fremont Fair today announced the highly anticipated music and entertainment line-up for this year?s 40th Annual Fair. And with music on the Redhook Main Stage until 10:00pm, fairgoers can celebrate the solstice until the sun goes down.

Featuring entertainment, activities and more than 20 bands specializing in a full spectrum of musical varieties, the weekend stage schedule includes:

Redhook Main Stage

Saturday, June 18

Resident DJs: DJ Leopold Bloom & DJ

???????????????????????? Shapeshifter

10:15am ? Cordaviva

11:30am ? Doxology

12:45pm ? McTuff Trio

2:00pm ? Picoso

3:15pm ? Yogoman Burning Band

4:30pm ? Altered States of Funk

5:45pm ? Panda Conspiracy

7:00pm ? To Be Announced June 5th

8:30pm ? Marmalade with set breaks by the

???????????????? Womanipura Fire Troupe

Sunday, June 19

11:00am ? Quinn

12:00pm ? Hot Bodies in Motion

1:15pm ? Eternal Fair

2:30pm ? Cody Beebe & the Crooks

3:45pm ? Carrie Clark & the Lonesome Lovers

5:00pm ? Luc & The Lovingtons

Fremont Abbey Stage presented by Journal Newspapers

Saturday, June 18

12:45pm-1:45pm: Andrew Vait

2:00pm-2:45pm: The Local Strangers

3:00pm-3:45pm: Fremont Music School students

4:00pm-4:45pm: The Gloria Darlings

5:00pm-5:45pm: Greg Paul

6:00pm-6:45pm: Hannalee

Sunday, June 19

12:00pm-12:45pm: Seattle Ladies Choir

1:00pm-1:45pm: Fremont Music School teachers

2:00pm-2:45pm: Fremont Music School teachers

3:00pm-3:45pm: Kris Orlowski

4:00pm-4:45pm: Fremont Music School students

PCC Waterfront Stage

Saturday, June 18

Resident DJ ? DJ Million

10:45am ? Unite-One

12:00pm ? Thrivealike

1:15pm ? Dub Lounge International

2:30pm ? Project Lionheart

3:30pm ? Meet the Seattle Storm Dance Troupe

???????????????? sponsored by PCC Natural Markets

4:15pm ? Fly Moon Royalty

5:15pm ? Haiku-Chi

6:30pm ? Acorn Project

Sunday, June 19

10:30am ? Yoga For The Solstice

1:00pm ? PCC Grilling Competition

2:45pm ? Polyrhythmics

4:00pm ? Thaddillac

5:00pm ? Cascadia ?10

Verizon Wine Garden Stage

Saturday, June 18

12:30pm ? Joseph Cheek

1:30pm ? Bucket of Honey

2:30pm ? Ali Marcus

3:30pm ? Danny Godinez

4:30pm ? Adrian Xavier

5:30pm ? Josh Clauson

Sunday, June 19

12:30pm ? Kimo Muraki

1:30pm ? Megan McConnel

2:30pm ? Norman Baker

3:30pm ? Camille Bloom

Roving Second-Line Brass Band (Sunday): Tubaluba

Other must-see entertainment for the weekend includes:

????Yoga for the Solstice: Planet Earth Yoga brings Solstice Yoga to the Fremont Fair Sunday, June 19 at 10:30am. Grab your mat and join us as we celebrate the solstice with a hatha yoga practice in the Center of the Universe.

????Dads & Dogs Day ? Dog Parade: You won?t want to miss this puppy parade! Paralleling its human counterpart, the Fremont Arts Council?s Solstice Parade, fairgoers are invited to bring their four-legged friends on Sunday, June 19 at 2:30pm to participate in this fun pup procession.

????Dads & Dogs Day ? Grilling Competition: PCC Natural Markets and Weber are hosting a grilling competition on the PCC Waterfront Stage on Sunday, June 19 from 1:00 to 2:15pm. Bring your dad down to the Fremont Fair for a chance to judge the competition and/or to see which PCC chef prevails!

????Fremont Abbey Arts for All: Grow your brain on the arts at Fremont Abbey Arts for All at the Fremont Fair. Activities include a growing brain sculpture, smell haiku, paint by neighbor and dance-a-painting. Plus, live performers and band on the Fremont Abbey Stage!

????Seattle Art Car Blowout: See more than 75 funky decorated art cars on display in the Burke Building parking lot (35th and Evanston). Cars travel from across the country to create the largest gathering of Art Cars in the Northwest!

The Fremont Fair also features boutique shopping throughout the streets with more than 300 booths, as well as mouthwatering food vendors and visits to beloved Fremont dining spots, two Redhook beer gardens, the Proletariat Wine Company and Small Lot Co-Op wine garden, and Fremont?s local bar scene.

The Fremont Fair is free and open to the public and runs from 10:00am to 8:00pm on Saturday with the Redhook Main Stage and Redhook Main Stage Beer Gardens open until 10:00pm. On Sunday, the Fair is open from 11:00am to 6:00pm. For more information and a complete schedule of activities, visit fremontfair.org. For the up-to-the-date announcements, follow @FremontFair on Twitter or find us on Facebook.

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Hastings Entertainment Announces Must-Have Christmas Gifts of 2009

Amarillo, TX (PRWEB) November 30, 2009

Hastings Entertainment, Inc. announced today a list of Must-Have Christmas Gifts for the 2009 holiday season. Has gift-giving anxiety gotten the best of customers? With Christmas only 26 days away, Hastings Entertainment (Nasdaq: HAST) is pleased to announce its annual predictions for what will be the most sought-after gifts in 2009:

Non Fiction Book Must-Haves

Mike Huckabee - A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories that Celebrate the

True Holiday Spirit

Timothy Egan - The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved

America

Julia Child - Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Sarah Palin - Going Rogue: An American Life

Fiction Book Must-Haves

Stephenie Meyer - The Twilight Saga Collection

Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol

Jeff Kinney - The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Collection

Vince Flynn - Pursuit of Honor

Stephen King - Under the Dome

John Grisham - Ford County

Music Must-Haves

The Eagles - Selected works: 1972 - 1999 (4-disc set)

John Mayer - Battle Studies

Norah Jones - The Fall

Andrea Bocelli - My Christmas

Various Artists - Twilight Soundtrack

The Beatles - The Beatles Stereo Box Set

Movies Must-Haves

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Star Trek (2009)

The Hangover

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition)

Twilight

Up

Wii Video Game Must-Haves

Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board

Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel

The Beatles: Rock Band

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Playstation 3 & Xbox 360 Game Must-Haves

Assassin's Creed II

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Madden NFL 10

Toys and Trendy Must-Haves

Mr. Potato Head Gift Pack

Melissa & Doug Wood Standing Art Easel

Nerf Reactor Ball Blaster

Beatles Collector's Edition Monopoly

"Snuggie" for Dogs

Star Wars Interactive R2D2

About Hastings Entertainment, Inc.

Founded in 1968, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. is a leading multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and used books, videos, video games and CDs, as well as trends merchandise, with the rental of videos and video games in a superstore format. We currently operate 150 superstores, averaging approximately 21,000 square feet, primarily in medium-sized markets throughout the United States.

We also operate http://www.goHastings.com, an e-commerce Internet Web site that makes available to our customers new and used entertainment products and unique, contemporary gifts and toys. The site features exceptional product and pricing offers. The Investor Relations section of our web site contains press releases, a link to request financial and other literature and access our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Brit Awards 2011 - All Releases Available at Tesco Entertainment

(PRWEB) February 15, 2011

The Brit Awards is just around the corner taking place in London on February 15th 2011. The biggest British music industry event is no longer at Earl?s Court Arena and has moved to the other side of London to the O2 Arena. ITV will be broadcasting and the kick-off is 8pm.

All the new exciting talent are up for awards and many of them will be performing live. The Brit?s boys have done well this year with Take That, Mumford & Son?s, Plan B and Tinie Tempah dominating the nominations. All these artists have shown exceptionally strong CD and music download sales throughout the year.

This year?s great artists will be available on Tesco?s Entertainment website on CD or via music download. New talent like Ellie Goulding is available on CD at the unbeatable price of ?8.99 and Jessie J for ?8.99,Take That?s new album is available for just ?8.99 and Rihanna?s latest album Loud out at ?8.99.

There has been lots of hype around the event as usual. The hugely funny and entertaining James Corden is to host the event. Breaking tradition, Vivien Westwood has designed the new glamorous Brits statue. Justin Bieber in his trademark style has been spread across Twitter and Facebook giving him the best chance to secure a prize on the night. One other change this year is the Outstanding Contributions Award has been dropped.

At the time of writing The Wanted are odds on favourites to win best single at 4/6 while Take That are solid favourites to win Best Group at 1/4. Tinie Tempah is on course to win British Breakthrough Act at 1/3.

Tesco Entertainment is the online store for Tesco. The Tesco Entertainment site offers all the favourite CDs, music downloads, DVDs and computer games at the very best prices. Tesco Entertainment prides itself on offering quality customer service to customers, upholding its pre-order promise that ensures you get the best prices, and free delivery to UK customers.

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