Category: Entertainment News

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Steve Wynn’s Magical creation the Wynn Resort Las Vegas welcomes you back

Wynn Las Vegas has fully re-opened both Wynn and Encore hotels, with all 20 restaurants including our newest dining option – Elio, seven bars and lounges, three shopping esplanades, five pools, two salons, two spas, the golf course and both Wynn and Encore casinos. In other words, Vegas just as you remember it. In preparation, we spent three months working closely with a team of leading medical and public health professionals to create a Healthy and Safety program that is based on the most effective health safety practices available and, just as important, is clear and transparent to our guests.

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Air Travel Dropped 95% And Fewer Than 100,000 In The Air. Staycation Within 2 Hour Radius The New Hit!

A survey published last week from Longwoods International, a market research firm focused on the travel industry, found that 82 percent of Americans have already changed their travel plans for the next six months because of the coronavirus. Fifty percent said they would cancel trips, and 45 percent expect to reduce travel in that time frame.

Temperature checks at airports could also become the norm. But Jha notes that these might not catch cases where the person is asymptomatic.

All in all, without “aggressive testing, tracing, and isolation,” he said, it will be very challenging for airlines to reassure travelers that people with Covid-19 aren’t on board.

Now travelers look for local options, inns, boutique-hotels, resorts, camping or road trips, that are easier on the wallet and easy to reach. A two hours drive to a local national park or resort and golf-town, a wine region with cosy inns. The new trends.

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Julien’s Auction House In Beverly Hills Goes Online With Irresistible Collection

Julien’s Auctions is proud to present an elegant online only auction titled “Golden Era Glamour Photography.”

The auction comprises beautiful black and white photographs of some of Hollywood’s most fascinating stars such as Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as shot by the best portrait photographers of the day including George Hurrell, Clarence Sinclair Bull, and Edwin Bower Hesser, to name just a few.

All images evoke a Hollywood past that was chic, sophisticated, intriguing and dynamic, and all lots are being offered at no reserve, enabling you to bring some of this “Golden Era” glamour into your own home!

The auction is now online for advance bidding and the auction will start closing in real time and in lot order for live bidding at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, May 11th, 2020.

Photo:

JEAN HARLOW PHOTOGRAPH BY EDWIN BOWER HESSER in Julians Auction

 

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: NYC PR Tycoon Jon Marder Endorses Fabulous New Art Project – ‘Bouquet of Hope’ by Abhishek Poddar

The NYC PR Pope Jonathan Marder who is a former Vice President of The New Yorker magazine, Random House, Inc., and BBC Worldwide Americas plus a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and serves as a board member of The American Friends of Versailles and The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute has endorsed a wonderful new initiative called ‘Bouquet of Hope’.

The movement tries to create the largest bouquet of flowers in history. The ‘Bouquet of Hope’, a new initiative by Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bangalore, India and its founder Abhishek Poddar. His message is below. Their museum will soon become south India’s premier art museum with an existing collection of over 18,000 artworks from India and South Asia (and growing fast).

I was recently reminded of a time when my sister and I pulled off the surprise of their life for our parents’ silver wedding anniversary. The image above is the blossoming of that idea when we requested 25 of India’s well-known artists to create a single flower, one for each year of our parents’ married life together till then, in the artists’ own inimitable style. All we told our parents in the weeks leading up to the big day was that they were going to receive a very special bouquet of flowers from us. And then on the day of their anniversary, amidst all the beautiful flowers that poured in from friends and family from around the country, they wondered why our ‘bouquet’ had not yet arrived. In the evening, as they celebrated with friends, the ‘bouquet’ was quietly installed in their bedroom in just the way it is presented above. Their expressions of bewildered joy are unforgettable! 
Every image reminds us, as a family, of a friendship, an incident or a story behind each painting.

We have now created a website that allows people to upload a flower – be it an artwork, something from their garden, an embroidered motif, anything floral – as a symbolic gesture of hope against this pandemic that currently rages the world. 
We hope for this to become a beautiful global voice of hope that encourages and stands up against the despondency of COVID-19. Will you please join us and forward the bouquet to your dear ones?

Abhishek Poddar
(in case you wish to contact Abhishek to find out more about MAP, you can reach him at abhishek.poddar@map-india.org)

Jonathan Marder + Company specializes in marketing, strategies, and public relations for arts, cultural, and not for profit organizations. Our advantage is a tactical, goal-oriented strategy, created to suit each client’s individual needs combined with contacts at the highest level. Our successes include events on five continents.

 

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: New Guidelines Of Opening Up America Again And The International Plans

Proposed State or Regional Gating Criteria (Satisfy Before Proceeding to Phased Opening)

SYMPTOMS

Downward trajectory of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) reported within a 14-day period Downward trajectory of covid-like syndromic cases reported within a 14-day period.

CASES

Downward trajectory of documented cases within a 14-day period Downward trajectory of positive tests as a percent of total tests within a 14-day period (flat or increasing volume of tests).

HOSPITALS

Treat all patients without crisis care Robust testing program in place for at-risk healthcare workers, including emerging antibody testing.

*State and local officials may need to tailor the application of these criteria to local circumstances (e.g., metropolitan areas that have suffered severe COVID outbreaks, rural and suburban areas where outbreaks have not occurred or have been mild). Additionally, where appropriate, Governors should work on a regional basis to satisfy these criteria and to progress through the phases outlined below.

Core State Preparedness Responsibilities

TESTING & CONTACT TRACING

 Ability to quickly set up safe and efficient screening and testing sites for symptomatic individuals and trace contacts of COVID+ results

 Ability to test Syndromic/ILI-indicated persons for COVID and trace contacts of COVID+ results

 Ensure sentinel surveillance sites are screening for asymptomatic cases and contacts for COVID+ results are traced (sites operate at locations that serve older individuals, lower-income Americans, racial minorities, and Native Americans)

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CAPACITY

 Ability to quickly and independently supply sufficient Personal Protective Equipment and critical medical equipment to handle dramatic surge in need

 Ability to surge ICU capacity

PLANS

 Protect the health and safety of workers in critical industries

 Protect the health and safety of those living and working in high-risk facilities (e.g., senior care facilities)

 Protect employees and users of mass transit

 Advise citizens regarding protocols for social distancing and face coverings

 Monitor conditions and immediately take steps to limit and mitigate any rebounds or outbreaks by restarting a phase or returning to an earlier phase, depending on severity.

Proposed Phased Approach

BASED ON UP-TO-DATE DATA AND READINESS

MITIGATES RISK OF RESURGENCE

PROTECTS THE MOST VULNERABLE

IMPLEMENTABLE ON STATEWIDE OR COUNTYBY-COUNTY BASIS AT GOVERNORS’ DISCRETION

Guidelines for All Phases: Individuals

CONTINUE TO PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE

 Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer, especially after touching frequently used items or surfaces.

 Avoid touching your face.

 Sneeze or cough into a tissue, or the inside of your elbow.

 Disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible.

 Strongly consider using face coverings while in public, and particularly when using mass transit.

PEOPLE WHO FEEL SICK SHOULD STAY HOME

 Do not go to work or school.

 Contact and follow the advice of your medical provider.

Guidelines for All Phases: Employers

Develop and implement appropriate policies, in accordance with Federal, State, and local regulations and guidance, and informed by industry best practices, regarding:

 Social distancing and protective equipment

 Temperature checks

 Testing, isolating, and contact tracing

 Sanitation

 Use and disinfection of common and high-traffic areas

 Business travel

Monitor workforce for indicative symptoms. Do not allow symptomatic people to physically return to work until cleared by a medical provider. Develop and implement policies and procedures for workforce contact tracing following employee COVID+ test.

Phase One FOR STATES AND REGIONS THAT SATISFY THE GATING CRITERIA

ALL VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS* should continue to shelter in place. Members of households with vulnerable residents should be aware that by returning to work or other environments where distancing is not practical, they could carry the virus back home. Precautions should be taken to isolate from vulnerable residents. All individuals, WHEN IN PUBLIC (e.g., parks, outdoor recreation areas, shopping areas), should maximize physical distance from others. Social settings of more than 10 people, where appropriate distancing may not be practical, should be avoided unless precautionary measures are observed. Avoid SOCIALIZING in groups of more than 10 people in circumstances that do not readily allow for appropriate physical distancing (e.g., receptions, trade shows) MINIMIZE NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel.

Continue to ENCOURAGE TELEWORK, whenever possible and feasible with business operations. If possible, RETURN TO WORK IN PHASES. Close COMMON AREAS where personnel are likely to congregate and interact, or enforce strict social distancing protocols. Minimize NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL and adhere to CDC guidelines regarding isolation following travel. Strongly consider SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS for personnel who are members of a VULNERABLE POPULATION.

SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVITIES (e.g., daycare, camp) that are currently closed should remain closed. VISITS TO SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS should be prohibited. Those who do interact with residents and patients must adhere to strict protocols regarding hygiene. LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under strict physical distancing protocols. ELECTIVE SURGERIES can resume, as clinically appropriate, on an outpatient basis at facilities that adhere to CMS guidelines. GYMS can open if they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols. BARS should remain closed.

Phase Two FOR STATES AND REGIONS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A REBOUND AND THAT SATISFY THE GATING CRITERIA A SECOND TIME.

ALL VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS should continue to shelter in place. Members of households with vulnerable residents should be aware that by returning to work or other environments where distancing is not practical, they could carry the virus back home. Precautions should be taken to isolate from vulnerable residents. All individuals, WHEN IN PUBLIC (e.g., parks, outdoor recreation areas, shopping areas), should maximize physical distance from others. Social settings of more than 50 people, where appropriate distancing may not be practical, should be avoided unless precautionary measures are observed. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL can resume.

Continue to ENCOURAGE TELEWORK, whenever possible and feasible with business operations. Close COMMON AREAS where personnel are likely to congregate and interact, or enforce moderate social distancing protocols. NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL can resume. Strongly consider SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS for personnel who are members of a VULNERABLE POPULATION.

SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZED YOUTH ACTIVITIES (e.g., daycare, camp) can reopen. VISITS TO SENIOR CARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS should be prohibited. Those who do interact with residents and patients must adhere to strict protocols regarding hygiene. LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under moderate physical distancing protocols. ELECTIVE SURGERIES can resume, as clinically appropriate, on an outpatient and in-patient basis at facilities that adhere to CMS guidelines. GYMS can remain open if they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols. BARS may operate with diminished standing-room occupancy, where applicable and appropriate.

Phase Three FOR STATES AND REGIONS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A REBOUND AND THAT SATISFY THE GATING CRITERIA A THIRD TIME

VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS can resume public interactions, but should practice physical distancing, minimizing exposure to social settings where distancing may not be practical, unless precautionary measures are observed. LOW-RISK POPULATIONS should consider minimizing time spent in crowded environments.

Resume UNRESTRICTED STAFFING of worksites.

VISITS TO SENIOR CARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS can resume. Those who interact with residents and patients must be diligent regarding hygiene. LARGE VENUES (e.g., sit-down dining, movie theaters, sporting venues, places of worship) can operate under limited physical distancing protocols. GYMS can remain open if they adhere to standard sanitation protocols. BARS may operate with increased standing room occupancy, where applicable.

Appendix 1. Elderly individuals. 2. Individuals with serious underlying health conditions, including high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, diabetes, obesity, asthma, and those whose immune system is compromised such as by chemotherapy for cancer and other conditions requiring such therapy.

International Agenda

  • Germany is easing restrictions, shops may open as early as next week
  • Austria has reopened thousands of shops
  • France has extended its lockdown to 11 May
  • Italy is allowing limited number of shops to reopen in less-affected regions
  • India has extended its lockdown until 3 May
  • The UK has extended lockdown for at least three more weeks
  • Denmark has said it intends to ease its lockdown faster than originally planned
  • Spain has allowed some businesses to return to work
  • Poland will begin lifting restrictions this weekend

 

Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: The Corona Virus Impact On The Art World And Why You Should Buy Now

Art enthusiasts wearing protective face mask walking in front of El Prado museum in Madrid, the Louvre in Paris and the LACMA in Los Angeles. Sorry We Are Closed! All of world leading museums are closed to the public due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Corona Virus / COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Because of its global spread museums, art fairs, galleries, and many other art institutions and industry events have been faced with the decision to cancel, postpone or alter their 2020 editions or planned programming. 
Good News for Non Profits ! Art nonprofits can now apply for COVID-19 relief grants through the National Endowment for the Arts.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will provide nonprofit art organizations with emergency funding via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Out of the recently approved $2-trillion national stimulus plan, $75 million has been allocated to the NEA.

Arts organizations own $10-million relief fund for artists affected by COVID-19.
7 United States art grantmakers, including the Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA), MAP Fund, National YoungArts Foundation, and United States Artists, are launching a national emergency relief fund for artists affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The fund will distribute unrestricted grants of $5,000 on a continuing basis over the next six months. With $10 million already raised, the fund will provide support to U.S. artists with financial need during the pandemic.

Museums across the U.S., facing the effects of COVID-19, laid off staff or closed permanently.
The Museum of Modern Art, New Museum, and Whitney Museum of American Art are among the institutions impacted. The J. Paul Getty Trust is committing $10 million to a COVID-19 relief fund to support nonprofit art organizations and museums in Los Angeles. The L.A. Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund was announced on Thursday and will be administered by the California Community Foundation (CCF). It will give emergency operational funding and recovery support for smaller and mid sized arts nonprofits based in Los Angeles County. Also Getty is encouraging other organizations and individuals to contribute to the relief fund if you can.

Sotheby’s furloughed nearly 200 employees in response to COVID-19 and Andy Warhol Foundations Help.

Art auctioneer Sotheby’s furloughed 12 percent of its staff—roughly 200 employees—in response to the financial effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the art market, the Wall Street Journal reports. U.S. and U.K. employees who have not been furloughed will receive a 20 percent pay cut until June 1st, and executives will take an additional 10 percent reduction plus overtime pay has also been temporarily suspended.

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will provide $1.6 million in emergency grants to artists affected by the COVID-19 crisis and the foundation is teaming up with partner organizations in its Regional Program to distribute individual artist grants of $100,000 to artists in 16 U.S. cities. These funds may be used to help cover everyday expenses like food, rent, medical costs, and childcare.

Why you should invest your cash in art now!

You see the price hike in gold, the rollercoaster of stock but one valuable asset being completely unaffected by the Coronavirus: Art!

As pieces of art are not replicable their value will likely go up after the Coronavirus has settled. Art galleries are still open for online business and the variety is enormous. From a hidden treasure of Wiener Werkstaetten to a rare Warhol. Go Shop!