Black & White Beauty

Every once in a while, I step out of the color saturated world and into the world of black and white and truly appreciate how timeless the images are. Here's a nice example of what I'm talking about.

Guitar Hero Musical Nirvana - Warren Haynes, Eric Krasno, Marco Benevento & The Lee Boys

Last night was pure guitar nirvana - Warren Haynes, Eric Krasno, and Roosevelt Collier and The Lee Boys with Marco Benevento at Sullivan Hall laid down the thickest guitar bone-shaking crunch you can possibly imagine. Hot Damn! Here are some very tasty pix - Enjoy!











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Jonah's 8th Birthday Megabash

The Sands Beach Club in Atlantic Beach, NY once again proved to be the most incredible place for an 8 year old birthday party. My Jonah bear was the master of the beach for a full 6 hour birthday scavenger hunt, dance party (complete with faux-cash prizes), hoola contest, pinata bash, water balloon toss, dodgeball, sunset photos, and more smiles than you can shake a stick at. It took me nearly a week to plan, purchase, map out, write the clues, and bury the treasure for Jonah's scavenger hunt - but it was worth every minute! Just look at smile on this birthday boy...




photo by Shannon Stapleton




Eden Jurick shakes her tailfeather at the Sands Beach Club Dance Party










Slideshow photos: Michael Jurick & Shannon Stapleton

Jurick's Jazzfest 2008 Multimedia Extravaganza

Where do I begin? Really, how is it possible to sum up the experience I had this year in words? The usual Jurick phrases somehow don't carry weight anymore. Epic, Uber-Epic, Gargantuan, Incredible, Amazing, Herculean...they all fall short. The best I can come up with is DREAM. I had a dream last Tuesday night and woke up on Monday afternoon to quite possibly the most miraculous dream one could possibly imagine. I dreamed it all - from dancing, smiling children on the grassy fairgrounds jamming to Widespread Panic to the greatest Radiators SNAFU show in history to friends and family diner in a private room at the 140 year-old Antoine's restaurant to hearing the joyful sounds of Stevie Wonder with my kids on my shoulders to singing in the rain to Michael Franti and later dripping wet sweat dancing to Michael Franti at Tipitina's to the Meters with Mike Gordan dueling bass with George Porter, Jr. to 5am funk on Frenchmen Street with my hero Eric Krasno to the Pide Piper Kingsley leading all our kids onto the stage to see the Radiators close out the Festival in front of thousands.

More than anything, friends and family were the fabric of this year's festival. There are so many people I shared this incredible dream with and I love every one of them for dancing by my side. Though it was my gorgeous wife, Gal and exalted friend, Kingsley Stoken who sprinkled magic pixie dust above my head last Tuesday night to send me into that long, bountiful and miraculous dream.

Somehow, through the wonder of technology, I was able extract those memories and collect images and video to share with you. I hope you like my dream...



photo: Dino Perruci








photo: Gal Jurick












photo: Jacques Lobato








Video: courtesy of Jason King

MJ & The Foidy All-Stars with the Radiators:


Gal Introduces the Radiators:


Video: courtesy of Jill Vandercar
Backstage Birthday Toast with the Rads and Family/Friends



Video: by Michael Jurick
Kids dancing onstage for Radiators Jazzfest finale at Fairgrounds



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The PEAK of Spring

As the flowers bloom and peak in Central Park, I feel naked without my camera and just want to snap every possible thing I see. Here are few gems that really capture that feeling.

2nd Annual Smart Cookie Awards

Cookie Magazine honored extraordinary mothers in the business, philanthropy and celebrity worlds who are making outstanding contributions to women's and children's causes around the globe. Supermodel, Christie Brinkley, is fighting hard to abolish nuclear proliferation and the effects of nuclear waste on children. Kareena Gore, daughter of Al Gore, is advocating hard for improved day care, child education, and housing services for children in poverty. Lee Woodruff, wife of war injured ABC news anchor, Bob Woodruff was honored for championing her foundation to help war veterans suffering from brain trauma as a result of the war in Irag. Lipstick Jungle actress, Kim Raver, is an ambassador for Volvic and Unicef to bring celan water to children of communities in Ethiopia where half the deaths of children under five are caused by water borne illness.

I was moved by the work these woman are doing and the acceptance speaches given, and proud to have captured this evening for Cookie Magazine. Here are some photos from the event.






Cookie Publisher, Carolyn Kremins, and daughter with Christie Brinkley.


Christie Brinkley


Cookie Editor in Chief, Pilar Guzman with Lipstick Jungle actress Kim Raver


Lee Woodruff and Karenna Gore Schiff


Uptown Girls Christie Brinkley and Divalysscious Founder, Lyss Stern



See my red carpet pix on Cookiemag.com here

Also, click here for the full gallery I designed for Cookie:
http://www.jurick.net/archive/gallery/080421_smart_cookie1/

My Movie Star

Last night was our kids' school auction and the theme was "Old Hollywood Glamor." While I don't have a shot of Gal in her ball gown, I do have this morning after photo I took of her sporting a ravishing glow. Check out those mega-curls. I am one lucky guy. I can stare at this picture all day long :)