[NFBNJ] Time Sensitive October 27 - "The Artist Entrepreneur" free workshop + music performance in New York City

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings!
Sorry for the late notice!
See below

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Phil So
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 1:20 PM
Hi Joe, Jane and Vee,
Would you please consider sharing this event with NFB NJ lists?
A couple of people from New Jersey have signed up but perhaps more
would be interested too. The title of the event says arts, but it' so
much more. It's about how people with disabilities can turn from being
seekers to sought after.
Thanks!

Best,
Phil


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"The Artist Entrepreneur" music performance + free workshop with
success tips for entrepreneurs, changemakers, artists, musicians,
writers, speakers and creative types

Presented by: New York City Mayor's Office for People with
Disabilities, Diversability,and CUNY Baruch College CCVIP in support
of Vision Week

When: Thursday October 27 5:30PM to 6:45PM
Where: Andrew Heiskell Library, 40 W 20th Street (between 5th and 6th
Avenues), New York, NY 10011
Cost: FREE
Target Audience: People with or without disabilities
Register: No registration needed but please send an email to
support at visionweek.org to let the organizers know you are going
(simply hit "Reply All" in this email)


In this day and age, the most successful entrepreneurs think like
creatives, and the most successful creatives think like entrepreneurs.
At this event, you will:
- Enjoy music performances by award-winning legally blind musician
Alvin Suarez of Los Ciegoes Del Barrio and by Lachi
- Secrets revealed on how to turn from being a seeker to a sought-after
- Learn proven ways to build a following and get 10,000+ fans in your field
- Discover how to get featured on top news media outlets such as
People, Fox News, NPR, E!, Oprah Radio, etc.

About the speakers and performers:

- Lachi, a recording and performing artists, published novelist and
profitable CEO who music has appeared on Oprah Radio, E, NPR, CW,
Oxygen Network, CBS Radio and MTV among others, and has been reviewed
by writers of Rolling Stone, Examiner.com and AXS Magazine. Lachi will
share hands on solutions to grow from seeker to sought-after. Lachi
has worked with or opened for Patti Labelle, Styles P and most
recently Snoop Dogg, has been nominated in the initial round of the
Grammy's, and her most recent EP ‘Boss,’ released by SONY Music has
been featured on national television’s Bad Girls Club and Total Divas
and has just won the Akademia Music Award for Best Pop Song. Visit
Lachi's music pages at www.lachimusic.com,
facebook.com/lachimusic,instagram.com/lachimusic,
youtube.com/lachimusic, and M. Lachi, her author page, at
www.mlachi.com and instagram.com/mlachi

- Alvin Suarez, music entrepreneur and leader of the band Los Ciegos
Del Barrio will discuss his music and entrepreneurship journey and
share practical success tips. Los Ciegos Del Barrio, who just released
their brand new album, "El Futuro", is a bilingual, all legally blind
Latin band from New York City. The band has been featured on
Univision, Fox News Latino, and most recently People Magazine online
edition.  The band just won an achievement award given to them by the
nonprofit City Access New York for the band's contribution to various
disabled community-based organizations as well as other causes in the
U.S. Haiti and the rest of Latin America. Los Ciegos Del Barrio aims
to inspire not because they are blind musicians but because they are
leaders in the communities they represent. You can find them at
losciegosdelbarrio.com, facebook.com/losciegos, twitter.com/losciegos,
youtube.com/losciegosdelbarrio.

- Moderated by WaleiSabry of New York City Mayor's Office for People
with Disabilities, and welcome remarks by Phil So, Organizer and
Director of Vision Week and Board Member at Baruch College Computer
Center for Visually Impaired People


About Vision Week
If restaurants in New York have Restaurant Week and if fashion brands
have Fashion Week, then why not New York Vision Week event series for
everyone including blind and low vision New Yorkers! From October 20
to early November 2016, visit www.visionweek.org and sign up to attend
free entertainment events, learning workshops and social activities!

Thanks and hope to see you there!