U-Nite — the biggest college-kickoff festival of the fall — will rock Columbus for one night only on Friday, Sept. 30.

Wallpaper. presented by MTV, Foxy Shazam, Downplay and Fly Union will all be at U-Nite to put on a FREE concert — just bring your valid college ID and you’re in.

The fun begins at 5 p.m. at Genoa Park on the Riverfront with local music, food and arts that will show you why Columbus is the nation’s best place to live, study, work and play!

Here's the line up:
5:30 p.m. - Downplay
6:45 p.m. - Fly Union
7:30 p.m. - Foxy Shazam
9:00 p.m. - Wallpaper.

For more updates, check out and like facebook.com/UNiteColumbus

Support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!

Man and Woman of the Year Campaign 2011!

Please check out my homepage for the campaign@ http://coh.mwoy.llsevent.org/TeamKaplan

Earlier this winter, I was nominated to be Man of the Year by Jon Will who is a former board member of The Central Ohio chapter of the Leukemia Lymphoma Society and an investment advisor for Wells Fargo Advisors in Dublin, Ohio . I am honored to be participating in this campaign to raise awareness and funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I ask that you join me by making a contribution to my fundraising campaign. Each dollar I raise counts as one vote and the candidate with the most donations is named the local Man or Woman of the Year.

I am raising money in honor of my mother, Wally Kaplan, who was diagnosed and successfully treated for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 1996. Recently, however, she was diagnosed with MBL which can be a precursor to CLL, a form of leukemia. My mom is a survivor, a fighter, and an artist as well as one of the role models in my life. I love her very much and would like to help prevent anyone from having to watch their mother fight this fight. Let's all help to find a cure! I am also raising money in honor or the Boy and Girl of the Year: Parker MacDonald, an 11 year old lymphoma survivor and Olivia Langwasser, a 10 year old leukemia survivor. Your donation will help to find a cure for blood cancers and is greatly appreciated. Your donation is tax deductible and will support The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society programs, including research, patient services, advocacy, public and professional education, and community services.

Many thanks for your support for patients and their families who are battling blood cancers. Be sure to visit my web site often to check on my progress and please ask your friends to support my efforts!

Join me and help advance the mission of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org/coh

THE FINAL DAY TO RECEIVE DONATIONS IS MAY 18TH, NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!

Thank you for your support and donations!

If you prefer sending your donation by mail please send to:

ATTN: Chas Kaplan
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
2225 Citygate DR STE E
Columbus OH 43219-9807

Make checks payable to the "Leukemia & Lymphoma Society".
Please inclue my name "Chas Kaplan" in the memo line of the check as well.

Events-

The 2011 Man & Woman of the Year will be announced based on their success in generating funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during a ten-week campaign which will begin at our Kick Off Party on March 9, 2011 and will culminate at our Grand Finale Gala on May 20, 2011 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton.

Join us at the Grand Finale! Tickets available now! Come and support your favorite candidate in their quest for the title of Man or Woman of the Year!

Friday, May 20, 2011
6:30pm - 10:30p.m
Hilton Columbus at Easton
3900 Chagrin Drive
Columbus, OH 43219

Program For Grand Finale:
6:30 - 8:00 - Hors d'oeurves, cocktails & silent auction
8:00 - Dinner begins
8:45 - Program begins / Introduce Boy & Girl of the Year
9:15 - Live auction
10:00 - Introduce 2011 Man & Woman of the Year Candidates
10:30 - Announcement of Man & Woman of the Year

Prices for Grand Finale:

Tickets - $75.00 each

Table Sponsor - $1,000 for reserved table including 10 tickets, company signage at table and quarter page ad in Grand Finale program

Please contact Cassy Allyn at cassy.allyn@lls.org or 614-476-7194, ext. 230 for more information. Please make sure to let Cassy know you are calling on my behalf.

Thank you to Barrio, Due Amici, Cantina, Funny Bone, www.radculture.com and O.A.R. for helping create some great charitable events!

The Official Girl Talk After Party January 17, 2008

The Biggest and Not to be missed Event of the winter is at Sugar Bar this Saturday January 17, 2009!

The Official Girl Talk After Party!!!

Following Girl Talk's first of two sold out shows at the Newport, we are hosting this official After Party at Sugar! Show openers Hearts of Darknesses & DJ Urbindex ... so make sure you get there early and avoid the lines!

Tables and Bottles!

We have already begun to sell tables so if you want to reserve a table/bottle service before we are sold out, please contact ASAP:

tori@mailrz.com

www.myspace.com/girltalk
www.myspace.com/heartsofdarknesses
www.myspace.com/urbindex

kaplanartistsgroup.com

www.sugar-bar.net
525 N. Park St
Columbus Ohio 43214

Email Tori@mailrz.com for tables and Bottle reservations now before we are sold out!!!

From my friends at www.urbanupdate.com

The long awaited and much anticipated Movie "Notorious" production has been spotted!

"Notorious" is expected to hit theaters in 2009!

Production is on W. 35th St and 8th Ave filming scenes for the new Biggie movie. Hopefully we'll get some pics of the cast....our urban updaters are on the scene.
Cast:

Brooklyn Rapper "Gravy" as Biggie
Derek Luke as "Puffy"
Angela Bassett as Volleta Wallace
Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur

Training Day director Antoine Fuqua and P. Diddy are both working behind the scenes.

www.urbanupdate.com

New Website for Kaplan Artists Group

Check out the new website for Kaplan Artists Group!

Ordinary Peoples Free Show in Columbus March 6, 2008

The time has come! Ordinary Peoples will be back in Columbus March 6, 2008 at The Lodge Bar located at 165 Vine St in the Arena District.

http://www.thelodgebarcolumbus.com

FBA http://www.myspace.com/fbamusic will open the show around 9pm, Doors open at 7PM! This is a 21 and over venue. 100 people will receive FREE limited edition custom screen printed posters from this show (the band will be happy to autograph them after the show). Also lots of new gear will be given away FREE during OP's performance!

OP is heading into the studio in March to officially begin recording the new album!! We are very excited about this new material and we can’t wait to get it to you. You will be the first to hear the tracks as they are completed and we’ll keep you posted on all the upcoming events surrounding OP’s biggest release to date.

You can get your FREE tickets exclusively from the following locations,(limited tickets available so hurry!):

Sole Classics in the Short North--Mon-Sat 11-7 Sun 12-5

765 N. High St.
Columbus, Ohio, 43215
(614)299-2290
SoleClassics.1@gmail.com

http://soleclassics.com

Due-Amici Downtown--Tickets can be picked up between 2PM and 5PM ONLY , 7 days a week

67 E. Gay st

Columbus, Ohio 43215

(614)224-9373

http://www.due-amici.com

Columbus Percussion Clintonville/Worthington Area - Mon-Fri: 10 - 8 Saturday: 10 - 6, Tickets will be available after Tuesday February 19, 2008

5052 North High Street

Columbus, Ohio 43214

(614)885-7372

http://www.columbuspercussion.com



We are looking forward to another incredible show in Columbus so please represent the way we know you can!

Much Love!

OP

http://www.OrdinaryPeoples.com

http://www.KaplanArtistsGroup.com

6Degrees Of Seperation Party

We are reconnecting Columbus from circles of friends to business relationships. This will be the perfect place to find those people you never knew that you know. Invite your friends, everyone over the age of 21 is welcome!

Saturday March 8 w/ DJ Jondy
Satuday March 15 w/ DJ Dave Espionage

OPEN BAR FROM 10PM TO 11PM

For bottle service and table reservations please contact Chas at chas@kaplanartistsgroup.com


Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 10:00pm

Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 2:30am

Spice Bar in the Lounge
491 N. Park St
City/Town:
Columbus, OH

R U kidding? BP Gas is doing what?

So I spent last Thursday and Saturday on lake Michigan and wow it was a great time to say the least. Friday was spent with my boys (5 of us) sailing for about 30 miles and 6 hours without a cloud in the sky. We did the guy talk thing since none of us had really seen each other for some time, that was great. Then I spent a couple hours in reflection just sitting off the starboard side with my feet getting splashed by the waves and watching the sun set over the Chicago skyline it was so relaxing and magnificent, I'll post some pictures when I get them. Friday was the Cubs game, never been to Wrigley and man it was cool. I am into sports and music so when Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam sang the tradition 7th inning stretch "Take Me Out The Ball Game" I got the chills, even in the 90 degree heat! The rest of the night is a blur..On To Saturday, the Scene party on Lake Michigan. Hundreds of boats all tied up with girls and guys all kicking back and having a great day regardless of the clouds just spending time laughing and getting to know one another. I could go on and on but I wont. What I am getting at is BP aka British Petroleum gas just got busted doing something they definitely shouldn't have been doing, dumping waste into lake Michigan! I don't really know what to say, I feel like an asshole because I have been buying BP gas since I started to drive and now they take something so beautiful and try to trash it like it's no big deal. Well I think they were mistaken, I do have a BP credit card that will soon be canceled and I will do my best to no longer get anything from my neighborhood BP, I think you should do the same. Fuck Them, raise the price then dump the waste in my back yard! A place that for the first time in about a year or two I really had a chance to relax for more than an hour!

Read this!

And then read this! Eddie Vedder at Lollopalooza which by the way was a sick concert, I'll get into that later.

Peace and chicken grease!!!