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Thursday, June 18, 2015
Miley Cyrus brings agender date to amfAR gala
NEW YORK — Miley Cyrus and late-night talk show host Andy Cohen were recognized Tuesday in New York at amfAR’s sixth annual Inspiration Gala for their work in the fight against AIDS.
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Honoree Miley Cyrus, right, arrives with friend Tyler Ford at the 6th Annual amfAR New York Inspiration Gala at Spring Studios on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in New York.
“It’s really fun to be in the company of Miley Cyrus,” said Cohen, the host of Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live.” ‘’Our names have never been spoken in the same sentence so I’m honored tonight. She’s an original and she’s a fighter and she speaks to a whole, new generation.” The 22-year-old Cyrus is an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ community and has said she has had relationships with men and women. She’s also launched a new campaign on Instagram where she posts photos of people across the gender spectrum. She brands the photos with the hashtag #InstaPride. Transgender model Andreja Pejic applauded Cyrus for her work. “I think she is using her celebrity in a positive way and to ... create some change,” Pejic said. “It’s nice to see and I don’t think a lot of celebrities do that. ... She’s a very genuine person and you can definitely see that she’s very excited for this opportunity and the charity and so it’s really amazing to see.” Cyrus arrived at the red carpet with photographer, poet and former contestant on Oxygen’s “The Glee Project,” Tyler Ford. She posted a photo of Ford on Instagram prior to the event saying, “Tyler is a queer, biracial, agender person, whose pronouns are they/them/theirs.” The Inspiration Gala included a runway show, awards presentation and performance by Mary J. Blige. amFAR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research and HIV prevention and education. (ap)
Phil Collins snaps up Miami pad J-Lo called home
MIAMI - Entertainer Jennifer Lopez is no longer from the block, but British rocker Phil Collins is. He snapped up a Miami Beach mansion she once called home for a cool $33 million. “It’s true, Mr. Collins purchased this house,” Mathieu Rochette at Barclay’s Real Estate Group, who represented Collins in the transaction, told AFP on Tuesday. The vintage late 1920s home sits on a large, one-acre plot with sweeping views of Biscayne Bay and the downtown Miami skyline “It’s amazing, one of the best houses in Miami,” Rochette said. The home also boasts its own boat slip, pool and koi pond. The house was sold to Collins by businessman Mark Gainor. Gainor in turn bought it from Lopez, in 2005, for $13.5 million before renovating it from top to bottom. Collins, the realtor said, also likes that his Miami home has quite a bit of tree cover. One of his neighbors will be Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Now 64, Collins -- the former Genesis member who turned solo pop superstar -- is a songwriter, producer, actor and author. (afp)
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Tirta Empul remains a leading tourist destination
GIANYAR - The first five months of 2015 saw a total of 361,630 visitors to various tourist attractions in Gianyar. Tirta Empul in Tampasiring is a favorite destination and for the same period saw 163, 406 visitors. Sidan stage by comparison has an average of 22 visitors per month. The Gianyar Tourism Office data revealed Goa Gajah ranks second most popular roust attraction after Tirta Empul, with an average of 19,321 visitors each month. Gunung Kawi follows, with an average of 9,381 visitors per month, the Gunung Kawi Sebatu with an average of 1,781 visitors per month and Yeh Pulu
Bedulu with an average of 450 visitors per month. According to the Gianyar Tourism Office’s secretary, Ngakan Ketut Jati Ambarsika, the Tirta Empul tourist attraction is still doing well in terms of the number of tourist visits -both domestic and foreign and remains stable compared to the same period in
previous years. “Apart from being on the way to Kintamani from South Bali, Tirta Empul is also attractive for its holy water shower and is adjacent to the Tampaksiring State Place. These are the reasons why so many travelers are interested in visiting,” he said on Wednesday. As of the quite small number of tourist visits to other attractions such as Sidan stage, he argued that the attraction, which relies on natural beauty, has only just started to be promoted. The tourism office is still looking for
the best or most effective way of promoting this destination so as to increase the number of visitors to the new tourist destination. Aside from lack of promotion, a number of renovations are still being done on the toilets and sanitation system, and improvements in the quality of service are also being worked on. “Formerly the Sidan stage was used for art performances. Today, we are re-assessing how to best take advantage of the possibilities of this site,” he said. Meanwhile for privately run tourist attractions, such as mu-
seums, bird parks, rafting and others have also become popular tourist attractions, some of which are more successful than the government-run tourist attractions. (kmb25) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.
Beatles’ Abbey Road recording sessions to hit the stage
LONDON - The Beatles’ recording sessions in London’s Abbey Road Studios are being turned into a stage show at the city’s Royal Albert Hall, the producers announced on Tuesday. “The Sessions at Abbey Road” will see the legendary British band’s studio work recreated live at the Victorian concert hall on April 1, 2016. The performance will span their recording career from 1962 to 1969,
and use 39 musicians and eight singers to cover all the overdubs, plus period equipment. The show will be a “musical documentary”, said executive producer Stig Edgren, “giving audiences an honest, respectful and accurate recreation of how musical history was made”. Abbey Road’s Studio Two will be recreated in its exact dimensions (18 by 11.5 metres, 60 by 40 feet) on the
floor of the circular Royal Albert Hall, complete with a mixing booth. The show’s creative consultant is The Beatles’ studio engineer Geoff Emerick and is inspired by his recollections of how lead guitarist George Harrison, rhythm guitarist John Lennon, bassist Paul McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr made their famous records. Producer Jef Hanlon said an “incredible amount” of research had
gone into the show in a bid to make it as realistic as possible. “All instrumentation, arrangements and vocals will be performed identically to the original recordings. There will even be eight singers to recreate the multi-tracked vocals pioneered by The Beatles. “This show does not seek to be a look-a-like show, but rather a sound-a-like, with the singers being the best Beatles imitators in
the world.” Kim Gavin, the show’s director, said: “The performance will be a technical ballet, a constant flow of movement of cast and musicians. “We are trying to create the look, feel and atmosphere of those famous sessions in Abbey Road.” Ticket prices start at £55 ($85, 75 euros). More dates will be announced in future, the show’s website said. (afp)
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Until May 2015, the total tourist arrival to attractions in Gianyar reached 361,630 people. Of this number, Tirta Empul in Tampaksiring becomes the most favorite with the average number of visit reaching 163,406 people each month.