August Holidays and Special Events Calendar for 2010

This is a busy month in the events industry. Event planners will be organizing everything from museum and gala events for Black History Month to sports hospitality related to the Super Bowl, the Winter Olympics and more. Highlights for August include:

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The T.A.M.I. Show - Still A Groundbreaking Music Event

The T.A.M.I. Show: Breaking New Ground for Youth Oriented Music Movies & Events

Groundbreaking rock 'n roll movie explodes onto the scene in 1964 & again in 2010.

What was the T.A.M.I. Show?

T.A.M.I. stands for Teenage Music International. Filmed at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in October, 1964, The T.A.M.I. Show, was the first rock and roll concert movie. It set the stage for the youth oriented events, movies, music videos, and TV programmes that were to follow for decades. Produced by Bill Sargeant and directed by Steve Binder, The T.A.M.I. Show came to movie screens across North America in 1964. In March, 2010, the T.A.M.I. Show has again come to North American audiences but this time through their TV screens and, finally, the long awaited DVD release. "Top three of all rock movies." Director Quentin Tarantino "The greatest rock movie you've never seen."

"Little Steven" Van Zandt

Why is the T.A.M.I show making waves and of significance long after its debut?

We can learn a lot from The T.A.M.I. Show about what it takes to produce truly groundbreaking events. The T.A.M.I. Show:

• merged musical generes
• introduced a ground breaking approach to production
• broke down racial barriers
• transcends time and moves across generations

Merging of Musical Genres

It was the first time artists from so many different genres shared the same stage.

The T.A.M.I. Show captured the musical magic of a generation. On one stage, it featured the Rock 'n Rock Roll of the British invasion (The Rolling Stones, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas), R& B (James Brown & the Flames, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles), Surf Rock (The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean), Pop (Lesley Gore), and Country & Western (Glenn Campbell was a guitarist in the house band). John Landis, who was one of the teenagers who attended the show, speaks about his experience. His classmate David Cassidy who went on to star in The Partridge Family also attended:

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Here we have Surf Rock artists Jan and Dean singing the title song for The T.A.M.I. Show:

Representing a definite contrast in styles, this is one of many songs that The Rolling Stones performed during the show: