OUT WITH THE OLD - IN WITH THE NEW

The annual calendar change just took place at my desk. Each year I receive a small desk calendar from my sister in Florida, promoting her insurance agency business and it's just the right size to sit atop my computer screen and shows three months on each page - great for helping me compose the newsletter and update the website. And on the first of January each year I toss out the old one and set up the new one in its place. This year I found myself doing this chore with extra glee - the more quickly I put 2008 behind me, the better I know I will feel. The big thrill is knowing in my heart that the only way from here is up.

WISHING YOU A BLESSED AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

HUGS

STU

BE SURE TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK TONIGHT

Because it is leap year, and because there was one extra day this year, to be exactly precise, one additional second has to be added to the year - which means you must turn your clock back one second at midnight tonight. Most computers and cell phones will do this automatically.

WISHING YOU A BLESSED AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

HUGS

STU

STREET & PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE NYC

Click on the above headline - YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME AND USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. For any events in the Times Square area, be sure to arrived before 8:15 pm - many subway stations will be closed in the area and bus traffic will be rerouted.

WISHING YOU A BLESSED AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

HUGS

STU

SPECIAL NOTE TO NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS

Since New Year's Day falls on Thursday this year, there will be no CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE newsletters on January 1st. We plan to send out a special end-of-year report to all members on CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE on or about December 31st. For any special late-breaking news in the meantime, check out this CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE BLOG.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE???

CLICK ON THE HEADLINE ABOVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE NEW YEAR'S PAGE
UPDATED TWICE A WEEK - ON THE WEBSITE

NYC: ALGONQUIN SALON THIS SUNDAY WITH HOST MARK JANAS

Mark Janas' Algonquin Salon usually takes place on Sunday nights from 7:00 to 10:00 pm in the lobby of THE ALGONQUIN HOTEL (59 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-419-9331). The Salon is a weekly event in which singers, writers and musicians share their talent with each other and audience members in the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel, an informal, yet elegant setting with a grand tradition of artists gathering to socialize. There is no cover and no minimum. Salon Secretary Peter Napolitano reports that THE ALGONQUIN SALON on Sunday, December 28th the theme will be "AULD LANG SYNE!" and the special co-hosts will be two Salon founding members from the original cast of "THE TALK OF THE TOWN", Donna Coney Island and Chris Weikel. Remember, any material, on or off-theme, is always welcome at the Algonquin Salon.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUR RUNDOWN OF 2008 NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOWS AND EVENTS

CLICK ON THE HEADLINE ABOVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE NEW YEAR'S PAGE
UPDATED TWICE A WEEK - ON THE WEBSITE

GET THAT HOLIDAY/NEW YEAR'S SHOW PRESS RELEASE IN

A press release will be sent to all the cabaret press e-mail addresses we have on file, urging these writers to mention the dozens of special HOLIDAY CABARET EVENTS that are going on this month all over the USA, UK and AUSTRALIA. The letter will include a link to both our HOLIDAY page and our NEW YEAR'S EVE page on the website - and it will go out on Tuesday, the 9th of December.

If you have a holiday or New Year's Eve event and you have not yet sent in your press release (REMEMBER: A FLIER IS NOT A PRESS RELEASE) please do so this weekend (via e-mail). And if you have the e-mail address of a web or print cabaret writer/editor, please send it in.

The Monday issue of the CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE newsletter will include all the HOLIDAY event listings left in my event bin (only 4 remain) as well as all the NEW YEAR'S EVE events (I have received only 6) so please don't delay.

A follow-up e-mail will be sent to the same list of writers and editors after Christmas with special New Year's wishes to the writers, another link to our New Year's Eve page and a preview of our MARCH IS CABARET MONTH activities.

HUGS

STU