Wendt Gallery to Showcase Artists Ron Kent and Jeffrey Hein at Architectural Digest - “Home Design Show”


February 26th, 2008

Wendt Gallery to Showcase Artists Ron Kent and Jeffrey Hein at Architectural Digest - “Home Design Show”
Wendt Gallery is proud to announce that it will be showcasing Artists Ron Kent and Jeffrey Hein at the Architectural Digest - “Home Design Show,” March 6 - 9, 2008, at Pier 94 in New York City, NY.
New York, NY, February 26, 2008 –(PR.com)– Artist Ron Kent is renowned for his Norfolk Pine wood vessels. These magnificent hand-turned bowels are found in numerous museum and private collections including: The Louvre, Smithsonian, MOMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The White house Collection, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Vatican Collection and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Shep and Ian Murray, Co-Founders of Vineyard Vines, Talk on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss About Building a Passionate Business


February 16th, 2008

Shep and Ian Murray, Co-Founders of Vineyard Vines, Talk on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss About Building a Passionate Business
Ridgefield, CT, February 16, 2008 –(PR.com)– Brothers Shep and Ian Murray, Co-Founders of Vineyard Vines, Talk on The CEO with Robert Reiss about building a lifestyle business, pursuing the passion of working for one’s self, and doing whatever it takes to satisfy customers.

The Vineyard Vine’s interview is a case study of building a business, starting with sweat equity and credit card funding. It is a personal recounting of how a couple of Madison Ave-type guys, escaped the corporate pressure cooker to build a dream and do something that they loved. Put succinctly, “We were passionate about doing something different …. We wanted to ride on our boats, not on the train.” Or as Ian says, “We started making neckties so we didn’t have to wear them.”
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Official Salon Announced for High-End Fashion Show in Downtown Raleigh


February 7th, 2008

Official Salon Announced for High-End Fashion Show in Downtown Raleigh
Raleigh, NC, February 07, 2008 –(PR.com)– Samuel Cole Salon, an award-winning hair salon in North Raleigh, and its sister salon, Salon Moxie, will serve together as the Official Salon for STRUT a gala fashion show to be held in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, May 3, 2008, beginning at 9 p.m.

According to producer Brian Williams of Brian Williams Television (www.brianwilliamstv.com) STRUT will spotlight new collections by top designers with Raleigh roots, including Miranda Laughlin (dresses), Amy Stephenson (jeans), Guy Marshall (boots), Elizabeth Yarborough (jewelry) and Holly Aiken (bags), plus fashions from several local designers and boutiques.
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Olinda Ridge Olive Oils Wins 2 Gold Medals at the 2008 Las Vegas International Restaurant Show


February 1st, 2008

Olinda Ridge Olive Oils Wins 2 Gold Medals at the 2008 Las Vegas International Restaurant Show
Lafayette, CA, February 01, 2008 –(PR.com)– Olinda Ridge™ Olive Company, provider of handcrafted extra virgin olive oils from Northern California, was awarded gold medals for both its Olinda Ridge™ Estate Organic and Olinda Ridge™ Late Harvest Gold extra virgin olive oils at the 2008 Las Vegas Restaurant Show competition, sponsored by the California Olive Oil Council (www.cooc.com). These award-winning olive oils will be used by top chefs in a two-day culinary challenge held at the 2008 International Restaurant Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center February 26-27, and will also be in the running for best in show. Gold-medal winning olive oils will be available for tasting at the COOC booth #1420 during the show.
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