Historic Group Hosts Spring Fashion Show and Scholarship Fundraiser
(ContentDesk) March 13, 2004--The D.C. Chapter of the National Association of Fashion & Accessory Designers will present its Spring 2004 Fashion Show & Silent Auction Fundraiser, themed "Uniquely Fashionable: One-of-a-Kind," on March 28, 2004 at The Washington Times' Arbor Ballroom at 3600 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC.
Doors will open at 2pm.Proceeds from the silent auction will go towards the group's scholarship fund.
The 2004 Artie Bell Scholarship will be awarded at the luncheon to a qualifying student seeking to achieve their goals in the fashion industry through higher education. The fashion show will showcase award-winning apparel and accessories designers including Angela Mills, Barbara Hunter, BeDava Designs by Brenda Davis, Ben? Millinery by Vanilla Beane, Elena Design Studio, Elsie Wallace, Fashionably Yours by Pat Jackson, Harriet Richardson, Jean Robinson, Lucy Josey, Originally Africa by June Bland, T.J.
Tyler, and Yndigo Designs by Kim Lyons.
All featured designers are members of NAFAD and will be showing spring fashions in women's wear, men's wear, and accessories including jewelry and hats.
The Designer Boutique will open immediately following the show.
More information on the fashion show fundraiser and the organization can be found at www.nafaddc.com.The National Association of Fashion & Accessory Designers (NAFAD) was founded by Jeanetta Welch Brown, in collaboration with Mary McLeod Bethune, in 1949.
The D.C.
Chapter was chartered the same year under the direction of Jeanetta Welch Brown, Freddye S. Henderson, Ada Fisher Jones, and Lois Alexander.
An affiliate of the National Council of Negro Women, the organization has sought to open doors for its members, inspire creative and innovative designs, and encourage an independent and entrepreneurial spirit among African American designers to meet the ever-changing challenges of the fashion industry.
In addition to the educational scholarship, the D.C. Chapter has been involved in the local community through such activities as sewing caps and producing fashion shows for the American Cancer Society; working with welfare-to-work programs; and offering hands-on workshops in sewing, jewelry-making, and other crafts..
Ultimate Record Label Course Shows Musicians How to Start Their Own Successful Record Label
Bridgeport, CT (ContentDesk) February 6, 2006 -- Author Ty Cohen has made it his personal goal to help as many singers, musicians and aspiring record label owners as he possibly can to move one step closer to achieving their dream of succeeding in the music business. Sure he may have written several best-selling music industry how to books, but with an eclectic ear for song, he doesnt just write about music, he lives and breaths it. After starting an independent record label of his own several years ago, he witnessed first hand the many pitfalls that one can encounter when attempting to make it in the biz . Small label owners normally have to wear many hats in order to keep their companies afloat, and it can often be difficult just knowing where to start, which is why I developed what I call The Ultimate Record Label course says the author.
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Promotional Products Expo
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ADD / ADHD Children : Being Your Child's Best Friend
Do you live with an ADD / ADHD child? If so-- my hat is off to you! ADD / ADHD children are brilliant, full of energy, smart as a whip (as grandma says), and tons of work. They are also the rising sun and the setting star: meaning much of life revolves around them in one way or another. One tactic you might employ is to: be your child's best friend.Hear me out just a bit. I am not promoting parents in "jammies" all day-- everyday, messy homes filled with increasing whirlwind clutter that no-one attends to, nor hot dogs and pizza nightly just to avoid more arguing with an ADD / ADHD child.I am suggesting the reminder we all need with these special needs children: keep perspective.And yes-- try thinking along the lines of being best friends with your child.Best friends are people who look out for the best interest of another. Best friends have a special tolerance for each other.
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Wearing Many Hats as a Web Site Owner
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Depending on the format of your site,you...
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Protesting Against Valentine's Day This Year
(ContentDesk) January 11, 2006 -- Cdesigns4u.com understands that sometimes people want to show their anti-Valentine's Day attitude with pride.Enough with the Happy Valentine's Day shirts. No more of the candies, chocolate hearts, and roses. What about the many singles out there? Don't they need a day too? The brokenhearted, unhappy, betrayed, single people out there
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