Leshen.net

The Hotcakes in Black Book Magazine

Craig — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:17:57 +0000

More press for The Hotcakes!

http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/the-hotcakes/23856

GO LEE! THE NEW EP FROM THE HOTCAKES HAS BEEN RELEASED!

Craig — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:12:37 +0000

Lee’s band (http://www.thehotcakes.com) released their new EP yesterday! Check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/2vkh9sw , on Amazon, or on iTunes!

‎If you’re around, they’re having their release party at Arlene’s Grocery (95 Stanton Street) this Saturday night (December 11th) @ 11pm!

They’re fantastic…Don’t just take my word for it… http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/nightlife/hotcakes-arlenes-grocery

Congrats to Lee and the entire band!!! Stellar album!!!

Tagged: Awesome, The Hotcakes

Dad in the Press: SoHo Business Improvement District Plan

Craig — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:11:24 +0000

Check it out:

“SoHo Business Improvement District Plan Yanked Over Fee Payment Confusion”

http://www.dnainfo.com/20101119/greenwich-village-soho/soho-business-improvement-district-plan-yanked-over-fee-payment-confusion

Way to go Dad! :)

Tagged: Awesome, Dad, Press

GO LEE! The Downtown Express interviewed Lee for Light The Night.

Craig — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:05:08 +0000

Click the link below to read the full article on their website:

http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_390/lightingup.html

VERY well done!

The Hotcakes: Feature in Filler Magazine

Craig — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:23:06 +0000

Check out The Hotcakes in Filler Magazine:

http://fillermagazine.com/culture/music/turn-up-the-heat

GO LEE! GO HOTCAKES! :)

Honoring Mom: Grandma’s Art Exhibit

Craig — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:42:55 +0000

Earlier this month, Lee organized “Art4Life,” an art exhibit showcasing our Grandmother’s paintings at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford, CT. The paintings were auctioned off and all proceeds went to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in honor of our Mother, Joanne Leshen. Our Grandmother, Evelyn Friedman, has been painting for the past 40 years. Like mother like daughter, our Mom was an artist too, so we figured this would be a wonderful way to honor Mom’s memory. Donna Berman, the Executive Director of Charter Oak Cultural Center, graciously offered up the Center as the location for the event. Donna is also the Rabbi who performed the services at both of our Bar Mitzvahs and at my wedding.

Lee signed up sponsors, had the event promoted, and was even able bring in a catering company, free of charge. Thanks to all who helped make the exhibit a big success!

He put the following video together to commemorate the event: http://vimeo.com/14185066

You can learn more about Art4Life here: http://pages.lightthenight.org/ct/HartfrdL10/Art4Life

Lee, congrats on a job very very well done. “Have I told you lately that I’m proud of you?!” Truly amazing!

Tagged: Lee, LLS, Mom

Ana is running in the 2010 NYC Marathon!

Craig — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:08:39 +0000

We’re absolutely delighted to let everyone know that Ana got into the 2010 NYC Marathon! We’ll keep everyone posted and let everyone know how she does. She’s already started training and is running 8 miles per hour!

Just for reference… I think I could probably run 4 miles in an hour, and then I’d probably stop somewhere during mile 5 or 6. ;)

Ana is going to be doing some fund raising for Team for Kids. Here’s some more info about that:

=============================================

http://www.runwithtfk.org/Member/PublicPage/694

Team for Kids is a team of volunteers who raise funds for critical services provided by New York Road Runners Youth Programs. These programs combat childhood obesity and empower youth development via running and character-building programs in low-income schools and community centers in New York City, throughout the country, and in South Africa.

Making a donation is easy! You can click on the Donate button on Ana’s Team for Kids page to give through their secure fundraising site. You can also find information there about where to write a check, or how to get your company to match your gift! All contributions are tax-deductible.

Your giving helps New York Road Runners Youth Programs to:

Serve over 85,000 children in more than 400 schools and community centers with FREE programs.
Reach children of all fitness levels and athleticism, with a heightened focus on reaching out-of-shape and overweight kids with little or no athletic experience.
Prevent overweight or obese children from eventually suffering heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses that lead to health-care costs in excess of $100 billion annually.

Whether you are a runner, have worked with children, or have kids yourself, we hope you will join Ana to further this great cause!

http://www.runwithtfk.org/Member/PublicPage/694

=============================================

Tagged: Ana, Marathon

Grandma’s Latest Painting

Craig — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:38:03 +0000

Tagged: Artwork

Posterous Test from Email

Craig — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:15:06 +0000

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Testing out Posterous’ Post.ly service.

Craig — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:46:49 +0000