yoko ono wins hiroshima art prize for peace promotion through art
Kyodo (October 22nd 2010): "The 77-year-old New York-based artist is known for actively speaking out for peace, making speeches in support of the abolishment of nuclear weapons when she attended the review conferences of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the United Nations in 2005 (‘As A Child Of Asia‘) and 2010. Ono released a comment through the city, saying, “The tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were created by humans by themselves, and the humans also have the wisdom to eliminate their root causes,” in reference to the 1945 atomic bombings of the two Japanese cities in World War II. The award ceremony will be held next summer in Hiroshima. The city will also hold an exhibition of Ono’s artwork then."
yoko ono's john lennon 70th birthday message on youtube
"all you need is love to imagine lennon at 70"
The Herald (October 10th 2010): "In Liverpool, Lennon’s first wife Cynthia and his son Julian unveiled an 18-foot-high monument in the city’s Chavasse Park entitled ‘Peace and Harmony’ to mark his 70th landmark. Unveiling the statue, Julian, now seven years older than when his father was killed, said: “We come here with our hearts to honour dad and pray for peace and say thank you to every one of you involved in the celebrations today.”
Addressing the crowd, Cynthia said: “I think the mourning is over for John. I think it’s time to celebrate. Enjoy the joy that he had and that we all have from his music.”
"yoko reveals it was paul who saved her marriage to john"
Daily Mail (October 10th 2010): "Yoko tells The Times: 'I want the world to know that it was a very touching thing that he did for John. 'He was genuinely concerned about his old partner. Even though John was not even asking for help - John, Paul, all of them were too proud to ask anything - he helped. John often said he didn't understand why Paul did this for us, but he did.' As Yoko recounts, Paul and Linda McCartney visited her in New York early in 1974, and they talked long into the night. Paul asked Yoko what would make her take John back and she told him that if John courted her she would perhaps consider it. Paul then visited John in Los Angeles where he was living with May Pang, and according to Yoko advised him on how to get Yoko back. The fact that John immediately tried to court Yoko, and came back to New York, was hugely important she says."
yoko ono and "in the woods"
IFC (September 30th 2010): "This trailer doesn't reveal much more than we already know about director Jennifer Elster's trip "In The Woods" other than that it might be even more esoteric than it first seemed. It does let us hear a bit of Yoko Ono's contribution to the score though."
first john lennon museum closes after 10 years
USA Today (October 2nd 2010): "The world's first authorized John Lennon Museum closed today in Japan after the license agreement with the Beatle's widow, Yoko Ono, expired."
The Examiner (October 2nd 2010): "Ono explained in February why the museum was closing: John Lennon's destiny spanned the whole world. His spirit came alive through movement, and without movement, it dies. If the Museum which houses his spirit never moved, it would be a grave, not a Museum. John does not have a grave. When he passed on, I publicly announced that I would not be holding a funeral for him. I did so because I knew his spirit would live forever."
iceland celebrations for lennon's 70th birthday
The LennonOno Grant for Peace will be presented to four recipients who have been selected based on their courage and commitment to peace, truth and human rights:
filmmaker Josh Fox who wrote and directed the documentary feature film Gasland in 2010;
Barbara Kowalcyk who together with her mother Patricia Buck created the Center for Foodborne Illness & Prevention (CFI) a national non-profit organization committed to improving public health by preventing foodborne illness through research, education, advocacy and service;
author Michael Pollan who has been writing books and articles about the places where nature and culture intersect: on our plates, in our farms and gardens, and in the built environment; and author, poet,
and activist Alice Walker who is known for her brave stance against racism, sexism, and human rights issues.
Later that evening at 8 pm local time, the much anticipated annual lighting of Imagine Peace Tower will take place. Yoko Ono invites people all over the world to join her in spirit when she lights the tower in remembrance of John Lennon.
we are the plastic ono band live in reykjavík, iceland on october 9th
"The concert, which will be dedicated to John Lennon, is one of the events that Yoko Ono will be holding in Reykjavík, Iceland on October 9th to celebrate what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday and promote peace throughout the world." Sold out.
we are the plastic ono band live in los angeles on october 1st and 2nd
"Under the musical direction of Sean Ono Lennon and backed by Yuka Honda and Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada, Shimmy Hirotaka Shimizu and Yuko Araki) with some very special guests: Iggy Pop (10/1), Lady Gaga (10/2), The RZA, Perry Farrell, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Gallo, Haruomi Hosono, Harper Simon, Tune-Yards, Nels Cline (10/1), Mike Watt (10/2), Kim Gordon (10/2) and Thurston Moore (10/2)."
yoko ono to unveil english heritage plaque for lennon landmark
The Examiner (September 18th 2010): "An English Heritage blue plaque to John Lennon is to be unveiled in London by Yoko Ono Oct. 23 at 34 Montagu Square, a former home of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved in the address in July, 1968, when the Beatles were recording "The Beatles" White Album. They shot the famous ”Two Virgins” album cover in the basement and were also arrested at the flat after a police drug raid. The basement and ground floor duplex flat had been the residence of newlyweds Ringo and Maureen Starr. After they moved, Paul McCartney also set up a home studio in the flat."
american masters: LENNONYC
PBS: "A new film that takes an intimate look at the time Lennon, Yoko Ono and their son, Sean, spent living in New York City during the 1970s. The film premieres nationally Monday, November 22 at 9pm on PBS. “New York became a part of who John and I were,” said Ms. Ono. “We couldn’t have existed the same way anywhere else. We had a very special relationship with the city, which is why I continue to make this my home, and I think this film captures what that time was like for us very movingly.”
john lennon 70th tribute concert to be held in nyc
Reuters (September 14th 2010): "Among the musicians slated to pay tribute to the former Beatle at the November 12 concert at New York's Beacon Theater are Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann and Shelby Lynne. The concert is one of several events and parties being held in New York and around the world to honor what would have been Lennon's 70th birthday on October 9."
