4th Annual La Femme International Film Festival in Los Angeles October 16-19, 2008 Aug 25, 2008
Other Past Honorees have included: Rosanna Arquette, Lea Thompson, Martha Coolidge, Sara Risher, Marisol Nichols, Maria Conchita Alonso, Julie Davis, Susan Seidelman, Angela Bromstad, Lauren Zalaznick, Jacqueline Bisset, Sally Kirkland, Penelope Spheeris, Henry Jaglom, Patricia Cardoso. The LA Femme Film Festival is open to the general public and tickets are available on the website or by calling (310) 441-1645. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Former bad guy turns good to help fight mortgage fraud Jul 1, 2008
Greenspoon Marder recently formed its own Loan Default Solution Department, according to attorney Marisol Morales, who heads the unit. It represents mortgage lenders and servicers throughout Florida in the field of creditors' rights. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
36000 Iowans homeless as floodwaters recede Jun 16, 2008
By Alan Gomez, Marisol Bello and Judy Keen, USA TODAY CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Marie Welton figures her daughter will have to bulldoze her flooded home here. She worries about the survival of her own business, a children's hair salon, as people recover from epic flooding that put 1,000 blocks underwater. (USA Today)
FBISD high schools name Class of 2008 valedictorians and salutatorians May 31, 2008
Marisol Calzada was named valedictorian at Willowridge High School. Calzada, 18, plans to attend the University of Houston - Central Campus and hopes to become a biologist or researcher. (Fort Bend Southwest Sun, TX)
Death to Meth brings drug-free message to youths May 11, 2008
Marisol Torres and Joe Galarza, professional artists from Los Angeles, coordinated the production of a colorful mural rich with symbolism and contrast. The face of a Lakota woman is split, with one half depicting her life on drugs and the other half revealing a healthy life spent drug-free. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
At Currier Museum, there's more to appreciate Apr 6, 2008
Marisol Escobar made her Pop Art piece "The Family" (1963), from found boxes and a baby carriage; Time Magazine featured it on the cover for a story on the crisis of the American family in 1970. James Rosenquist's gorgeous 1989 collaged print "House of Fire," sports giant lipsticks protruding from the right like a cannonade toward a central, fiery window. (Boston Globe)
40 years after the riots, King's vision 'unfinished' Jan 21, 2008
By Marisol Bello and Judy Keen, USA TODAY Four decades later, the rioting sparked by the assassination of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. is a fading memory to many Americans, preserved on grainy photographs and film. In many of the 125 cities that were hit by violence, however, the images remain vivid especially the fires and destruction that symbolized the outrage in mostly African-American neighborhoods, and that continue to reshape them today. (USA Today)
For Latino Catholics, Quinceanera ritual provides lessons on faith, family ---- and sex Jan 10, 2008
The cost is one reason that Monica's 14-year-old sister, Marisol, shared the church altar and dance floor with her older sister. The family couldn't fathom finding the money for another Quinceanera so soon. (North County Times)
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He did it for his wife, Marisol, and children, Ivan, 7, and Gabriel, 3, because he wanted something better for them, Roger Sr. said ... Marisol moved with them to the Rio Grande Valley, where her parents live. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Feature story: A new home for art Nov 3, 2007
When asked which paints the class should use, Marisol Hernandez says immediately, "Green, blue and orange." She beams. Nicolette Barrera sings as she works, then announces that she's painting a bee. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Carmen Elena Gonzalez Oct 21, 2007
Carmen is survived by her husband of 30 years, Eliseo; her son, Eliseo Jr; her daughter, Naomi; he sisters, Elisa, Margarita and Marisela; her brothers, Marco, Juan, Jose and Benjamin; her grandchildren, Jaime, Andres, Xiomara, Carmen, Emilio and Eliseo; and finally her daughter-in-law, Marisol, who lovingly served as caretaker; and her mother, Paula, who patiently waits until she can once again be reunited with her daughter. Click to vote. (Porterville Recorder, CA)
Civil 'Jena Six' town braces for rally Sep 19, 2007
By Marisol Bello, USA TODAY JENA, La. In some ways, this town is still the same rural community it was a half-century ago, before integration pushed blacks and whites together in schools, workplaces and neighborhoods. (USA Today)
Second round of Yuma Star is sung Aug 23, 2007
---- WEDNESDAY'S CONTESTANTS Contestants with asterisk (*) continue to next round Name, age, song, genre: -*Todd Taylor, 32, "Stupid Boy," Country -*Sarah Rico, 19, "Your Song," Rock/Pop/Country -*Marisol Cuenca, 30, "Insencible Ati," Regional Mexicana -*Berenice Murillo, 14, "Angels," Pop -*Skip DeCarr, 53, "I Don't Know What She Said," Country -Marco Chaira, 11, "Umbrella," Rhythm and Blues -Leticia Rivera, 35, "Como la Flor," Cumbia -*Jason Daugherty, 25, "Stand," Country -Rachel Barker, 12,... (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
The Mind-Bending Sculpture of Richard Serra Jun 7, 2007
The new location also had the advantage of being much closer to Puffy's Bar (and McGovern's, and the Raccoon Lodge and every other dive populated by Tribecasoho artists like Serra, John Chamberlain, Tom Woodruff, that creepy fish lady (ok, Marisol), their offspring, and their hangers on. And they were spotty tippers, too. (Slate)
'Marisol' topples cozy mental walls Apr 13, 2007
Marisol' topples cozy mental walls By Donald Munro / The Fresno Bee 04/13/07 04:50:22 ... With its armies of Uzi-toting angels fighting a heavenly battle and a ravaged Manhattan in which all the food has turned to salt, it's obvious that playwright Jose Rivera is not embarking on a realistic journey in "Marisol." The play strings along a merry absurdist plotline that plucks the title character, played with great grace and tenacity by Gabriela Lawson, from a comfortable middle-class life ...... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Langerado Festival Mar 12, 2007
Marisol Rivera, of North Miami, walks to the Sunset Stage dressed in her sunflower attire on Sunday afternoon. - Tags: langeradofestival - 74 views - Emailed 0 times. (The Palm Beach Post)
Young artist hopes third time is charm Jul 25, 2006
NELVIN C. CEPEDA / Union-Tribune Portfolio in hand, Marisol Gomez joined Comic-Con's cattle call for aspiring artists. Marisol Gomez paced. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Summer Surprise Jul 4, 2006
On Thursday night, we were happy to run into New York based rocker Rob Thomas and his wife Marisol, at the Palms delectable Nine steakhouse. Thom was taking a break from Rob s tour with Jewel. (Fox News)
Flamenco fanatics converge on UNM Jun 9, 2006
Media Credit: Flamenco dancer Marisol Encinias performs while Calvin Hazen accompanies her on guitar during a practice session Friday at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts on Gold Avenue ... Encinias-Sandoval's daughter, Marisol Encinias, is a dance instructor at UNM and the director for the University's pre-professional flamenco program, Alma Flamenca. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
Public housing residents get chance to build savings May 4, 2006
Last night, Spellman and Marisol Rivera, the program's family self-sufficiency coordinator, were to formally introduce the program during an information session at Wilbur Peck's community center, known as the Family Action Center. Rivera, who is bilingual, started her job this week and said she's ready to help the public housing community. (Greenwich Time)
Sportwriters honor Silver City’s Pelletier as a Good Sport Apr 24, 2006
Pelletier acknowledged Marisol, his wife of nearly three years. She s the one who keeps my dinners warm for when I get home at 9:30 at night, said Pelletier, an SBC technician by day. (The Record-Journal)
Multi-ethnic doll store American Girl opens in LA Apr 23, 2006
The store had one satisfied customer in Grace Halpern, 7, whose doll Marisol was seated in a miniature salon chair wearing a smock and getting her long brunette locks styled at the store's doll salon. "It has all the clothes and it has matching outfits for your doll and you," she said. (ABC News -- Wire)
MGM bets big on Detroit: $765 million, 1,000 new jobs Apr 19, 2006
BY GRETA GUEST and MARISOL BELLO. FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)
Fox411: Mariah: She Was Almost On Fire (Fi-ah) Feb 10, 2006
Well, Rob Thomas and his wife Marisol made it, and they got to meet Joaquin Phoenix. Quincy Jones was turned away initially, but eventually found a way past increasingly agitated cops who d gotten irate calls from Burkle s neighbors to shut off the loud music and untangle the traffic in front of their homes. (Fox News -- Headlines)
"From The Art Of New York" Fundraiser To Benefit Katrina Victims Jan 7, 2006
Exhibiting artists include Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Yoko Ono, LeRoy Neiman, Peter Max, Tom Otterness, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Gehry, Danny Simmons, Kiki Smith, James Rosenquist, Stuart Davis, Gregory Amenoff, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Duston Spear, Mimi Gross, Marisol, Zigi Ben-Haim, De La Vega, and special honoree Kendall Shaw, plus others. In conjunction with the exhibit, a Mardi Gras gala and art auction will take place the night of Tuesday, February 28, with auction items to include a... (NY1 News)
