New Blog

I have added a custom blog to my website!

http://www.frontpage.joeeddins.com/Site/Blog/Blog.html

I will be putting all of my new posts there!

~Joe

Another Blog

I have added a custom blog to my website:

http://www.frontpage.joeeddins.com/Site/Blog/Blog.html

I will be posting the majority of my info there!

~Joe

BABY NOAH

My first nephew was born on October 17th 2008 in Cork, Ireland.
We are so happy for Tyler and Jess and can't wait to see them!

Noah James
7lbs. 14oz.
10/17/2008

The Witches Ball 2008

The Witches Ball -
A fundraiser to support the Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital.

Check out the photos from last year:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpe-entertainment/sets/72157602672932630/

This is one of my favorite events! I love Halloween and it was such a fun time last year! Here is the official Witches Ball promo statement:

You are cordially invited to Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation’s premiere fall fundraising event - The Witches’Ball. The Big Sandy Store Arena will be transformed into a “spooktacular” place featuring dancing, haunted house, graveyard hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. A complimentary photo will be your keepsake of this fabulous evening. Just before the “bewitching” hour, prizes will be awarded for best costume, best couple, best table theme and
best witch. Be sure to plan ahead and take home the prizes!

Rent your costume at Magic Makers and our foundation will receive 10% of all costume
rentals for this event.

Ticket Price
- $75 per person (Adults Only)
- Corporate Sponsorship Available














Here is our staff from MPE Entertainment!

Gather your friends and come be a part of Huntington's premiere Halloween event!

For more information visit:

www.mpe-entertainment.com

www.cabellhuntington.org/foundation

www.magicmakers.com

Converting Your Outlook Calendar to Entourage

I am glad you found this post if you are looking to transfer your calendar from outlook to entourage. I found this thread from an austrailian thread. You rock man!!

First of all I made a CSV copy of Outlook Calendar and copied it to my Mac as a CSV document. That worked fine by copying it to my external drive and making the transfer that way. The CSV file is one file.

Well, I thought there may be other Internet calendars out there, so I Googled on that topic. I found that Google has an Internet Calendar which I loaded. I went to the left hand side and saw “Other Calendars”, pressed the down arrow opposite “Add”, selected “Import Calendar”, followed the directions, loaded the CSV file form Outlook and shazam, my whole Outlook Calendar loaded.

After Google Calendar was completed with all of my transactions back to 2005 (the date I arbitrarily set as the start date for my CSV file) I went to “My Calendars” on the full Calendar page, selected “Settings” which brought me to the “Export My Calendars” button (which said “Download a zipped file containing each of your calendars in .ics format”). I followed the process and it downloaded the complete Calendar in one very easy short step to Entourage Calendar. My Entourage Calendar is now completely up to date.

It's Almost Time!

Spring is here and you know what that means! Live music OUTSIDE! In the upcoming months Jay and I will start playing music outside and a number of popular places including, The Boston Beanery, Buddy's, and a few others coming soon. We will still be playing at our usual places like, The Union, Sharkey's, private parties, and more. We would like to invite those of you in the Hurricane, Cross Lanes, & Charleston area to come and see us at our newest venue The Creekside Cafe. We will be playing there on Saturday, April 5th. We are exited to add The Creekside to our list of venues.

At MPE we are gearing up for a very busy spring and summer season as well. We will be in Lexington, KY for the KWWOA Casino Night. We will also produce the second annual Marshall University SAPB Casino night at the historic Keith Albee Theater on April 11th. Additionally, we will begin festival season in June with The Tams on opening night at The Pullman Square Concert Series. From there we move on to producing festivals in St. Albans WV, Madison WV, Ashland KY, Milton WV, Charleston WV, Rockingham VA, and many more states during the summer.

It is an exciting time so I'm sure I will see you around. So get off your butt and come out and support some live music! Keep checking joeeddins.com for all the details and show dates for Jay and I as well as who is going to be playing all of the big festivals with MPE Entertainment.

Getting Ready for 2008

2008 is going to be a great year! We are starting off the year by hitting alot of Fairs & Festival Trade shows. We just finished up the VA Fair Managers show in Williamsburg VA. We had the pleasure of showcasing our wonderful friends Grandstaff. Thanks to the guys for a wonderful showcase! If you get a chance to see their show it is wonderful. In the mean time, visit their website: www.grandstaff.net.

We are currently in Columbus, OH for the Ohio Fair Managers Convention. We are looking ahead to 2008 by bringing in new business and supplying some wonderful fairs with great entertainment. We will be heading to Charleston, WV for the WV Fair Managers Convention from Jan. 11-12th and will be showcasing Grandstaff once again.

It is my new year's resolution to satisfy my existing clients as well as my new clients for 2008. I would love to come and meet with you or your committee to discuss entertainment possibilities for your event. I am available most weekdays to travel and meet with your group. With me you will gain the expertise of MPE Entertainment. What does that mean? You will get the direct connections to over 35 years in the music and entertainment business. You will get the service you deserve. Unlike some companies who just book the act and follow up later, you get the on-site service by our leading crew.

Is your fair, festival, or event on our calender? If not, contact me today to see how you can hit a home run by placing the best national artist at your event. We have access to nearly every national act in the market today! We will offer the best customer service the industry has to offer. We will take care of you our client. We will exceed your expectations.

See you soon!
www.mpe-entertainment.com