Calendar of Events
Each month, there are events that I try to draw your attention to -- I "spotlight" them -- providing links and important information.
After that month has passed, I begin to prep that month's entry for next year.
- Australian Open Tennis - Official Site - The Guide - Entry at Wikipedia
runs from January 15th thru 28th, 2007
http://www.australianopen.com/
http://australian.open-tennis.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Open - Battlestar Galactica - the re-imagined SciFi Channel original series - SciFi Channel - Webisodes for new show
new season starts on Sunday, January 21st, 2007 @ 10pm
http://www.scifi.com/
http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/ - Dresden Files - the SciFi Channel original series - SciFi Channel - Dresden Files at SciFi.com
show premieres on Sunday, January 21st, 2007 @ 9pm
http://www.scifi.com/
http://www.scifi.com/dresden/ - Golf - Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines, Calif.; the FBR in Arizona; and the Dubai Desert Classic - PGA Tour
http://www.pgatour.com/
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- Grammys
49th Annual Awards - nominees brought to you by Yahoo! Music
48th Annual Awards
February 11, 2007 at 8pm ET on CBS
http://www.grammy.com/
http://music.yahoo.com/promo-25023071
http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/48th_Annual - Official Site of the Academy Awards - Awards Database
the Oscars also-known-as The Academy Awards is set to air on Sunday, February 25, 2007
http://www.oscars.org
http://www.oscars.org/awardsdatabase/
Lonesome Dove the TV Miniseries aired on Sunday, March 5th, 2006. I don't know what date it will air on this year. Just thought I'd ready myself to be "on the lookout" for it. Typically, it airs on Hallmark Channel. In case you'd like to know more about Lonesome Dove, I have included a link to the entry at IMDb.
HBO and Cinemax Free Weekends ran from March 18th thru 21st, 2006, on DirecTV.
Showtime, TheMovieChannel, and FLIX Free Weekend ran from March 31st thru April 3rd, 2006. Visit the Official Sites of Showtime, The Movie Channel, and FLIX.
Exposed
- Showtime, TheMovieChannel, and FLIX Free Weekend ran from Mar 31 thru Apr 3 (2006). Visit the Official Sites of Showtime, The Movie Channel, and FLIX.
- The Masters Golf Tournament, from Apr 3 thru 9 (2006). Visit the Official Site of The Masters.
Exposed
- E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo, ran for 4 days, from May 9 thru 12. There, the big boys of video gaming (Sony1, Nintendo2, and Xbox3, and all of the game manufacturers) will be showcasing their new products. It aired LIVE! on G4-TV4 from 6pm to 9pm, with an encore presentation immediately following. Visit the Official E3 Site5.
- Cannes Film Festival got underway in France on May 17 and ran thru May 28. Visit the Official Site of the Cannes Film Festival6.
- Motion Picture Summer Blockbuster season officially launches on Memorial Day weekend, which consists of May 26 thru 29.
- French Open Tennis from May 28 thru Jun 11 on the clay courts of Roland Garros7 in Paris, France; to air on ESPN2.
External Links Have Been Exposed for Your Convenience:
1http://www.sony.com/
2http://www.nintendo.com/
3http://www.xbox.com/
4http://www.g4tv.com/
5http://www.e3expo.com/
6http://www.festival-cannes.fr/
7http://www.rolandgarros.com/
June 2008
- Best Movie Still In Theaters: Iron Man (May 2) [IMDb]
- Late May thru Early June | French Open Tennis | clay courts | Roland Garros | Paris, France.
http://www.rolandgarros.com/ - June 1 thru November 30 | Hurricane Season | Atlantic Basin | The Weather Channel | Tropical Update | :50 past the hour | National Hurricane Center - NOAA.gov
http://www.weather.com/ | http://www.noaa.gov/ | http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ - Mid June | Men's U.S. Open Golf | Father's Day | PGA Tour.com
http://www.usopen.com/ | http://www.pgatour.com/ - Mid June | The Dead Zone TV Series [IMDb] | New Season Begins | USA Network | Sunday nights | 10pm
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281432/ | http://www.usanetwork.com/ - June 27, 2008 | WALL-E [IMDb] | Pixar | computer animated | movie release
- Late June thru Early July | Wimbledon Tennis | grass courts | All England Club | London, England
http://www.wimbledon.org/ - June 29, 2007 | Apple iPhone [W] | product debut
http://www.apple.com/iphone/ | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone - June 30 | Lonesome Dove TV Miniseries | ION TV Channel
http://www.ionline.tv/
Older Entries:
Early July
- By this time, summer blockbuster movies have hit their stride at the cinema
- Wimbledon Tennis is underway on the grass courts at the All England Club, just down the road from London, England
- Twilight Zone (b&w) marathon occurs every year on the weekend of the Fourth on SciFi Channel
- Tour de France Cycling [W] starts around July 4th and runs for 22 days. TV coverage will be provided by Versus (formerly OLN-TV) [{cms_selflink page='cycling' text='learn more' title='Cycling'}]
Late July
- British Open Golf; player announcer: Ivor Robson
Archives
- Movie Releases (July 2008): Hancock [IMDb] (Jul 2), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Jul 11) [IMDb], Dark Knight [IMDb trailer] (Jul 18), The X-Files: I Want To Believe [IMDb trailer] (Jul 25)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book by J.K. Rowling, was released just after midnight on July 21, 2007. Visit Scholastic Books for more details
- Lonesome Dove TV Miniseries aired on July 2, 2006 on Hallmark channel; I think that ION-TV now owns the TV rights to the movie
- Aug 12 (activity peak: 50 to 80 per hour) — The Perseids [W], a meteor shower [MeteorShowersOnline.com] associated with Comet Swift-Tuttle, starts in mid July and lasts to late August. The meteors appear to come out of the constellation Perseus (near Cassiopeia). Best links: Sky and Telescope.com, Astronomy.com, Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer, and StarGazer: FAQ
- Movie Releases (August 2008): Star Wars: The Clone Wars [IMDb trailer] (Aug 15)
- Hurricane Season is in full swing. At :50 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR watch the TROPICAL UPDATE on THE WEATHER CHANNEL. Visit the Official Site of The Weather Channel1.
- PGA Championship Golf, Aug 17 thru 20. Visit PGA Tour.com.
- U.S. Open Tennis runs from Aug 28 thru Sep 10, in Flushing Meadow, NY, which is next door to New York City. Visit the Official U.S. Open Website2 for more info.
Early September
- U.S. Open Tennis continues in Flushing Meadows, NY, running from Aug 30th thru Sep 11th.
- Hurricane Season, for the Atlantic Basin, peaks on Sep 10. Check THE WEATHER CHANNEL on TV at :50 past the hour for the Tropical Update. Type in your zip code at Weather.com for up-to-the-minute details.
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Georgia Varsity Sports Vent - high school - Forums - Scout.com
The high-school football season is under way; I visit the Class-AA message board — a fraternity of fanatics & knuckleheads
http://gavsv.com/
http://hsgeorgia.scout.com/
http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=37#S=37
http://www.scout.com/ - For more on Georgia high-school football check out GASPORTS.com
http://www.gasports.com/ - Avatar's 3rd season got underway on Friday, September 21st.
- College Football Final [W] - ESPN-TV - ESPN - Program Guide
weekends: saturday nights @ 12midnite; sunday morning encores @ 7:30a
http://www.collegegameday.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_GameDay_Final
http://www.espn.com/
http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnGuide
http://www.espntv.com/
Mid-September
- Ryder Cup Golf [W]
September 16 thru 21 - actually a three-day golf event - played every two years - pitting USA against Europe - courses: Valhalla, Louisville, KY, USA (2008); The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, UK (2006); Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA (2004)
http://www.rydercup.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryder_Cup
Archives
- Avatar's 3rd season got underway on Friday, September 21st.
- The Hurricane Season continues... Check THE WEATHER CHANNEL on TV at :50 past the hour for the Tropical Update. Type in your zip code at Weather.com for up-to-the-minute details.
- High School Football has been underway for a month now. Get to gripin' on The Vent at Scout.com.
- For more on Georgia high-school football check out GASPORTS.com
http://www.gasports.com/ - ESPN's College Football Final, hosted by Mark May (et. al.), airs on Saturday evenings, after all of the games have been played; catch the encores on Sunday mornings at 7:30am.
- Halloween - Oct 31: Don't forget to make some special plans for the best holiday of the year.
searchable words: avatar
- Nov 17 (activity peak) — The Leonids [W], a meteor shower [MeteorShowersOnline.com] associated with Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The meteors appear to come out of the constellation Leo. Best links: Astronomy.com, Sky and Telescope.com, Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer, and StarGazer: FAQ
- Thursday Night Football: with NCAA on ESPN
www.espn.com - Hurricane Season Ends on Nov 30 for the Atlantic Basin, having begun way back on Jun 1. Visit NOAA.gov
- For more on Georgia high-school football check out GASPORTS.com and Scout AA Vent
http://www.gasports.com/
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=37#s=37 - In order that you might get back to the JUMPLIGHT...
http://www.rigidroman.com/
- Monday Nights at 10pm: Don't miss Journeyman, on NBC, the best new show on television; sorry folks, but the best show on television got canned in December of 2007.
http://www.nbc.com/Journeyman/
http://www.nbc.com/ - High School Football is entering the playoffs. Keep on gripin' on The Vent at Scout.com.
- For more on Georgia high-school football check out GASPORTS.com
http://www.gasports.com/ - Geminid Meteor Shower peaks on the morning of December 14, 2006. Look high in the southern sky, just to the left of Orion. Read this article: The year's best meteor shower.