prnewswire.com – Proximie Surpasses 5,000 Surgical Procedures in 35 Countries As COVID Spurs Exponential Growth of the Innovative AR Platform

BOSTONSept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Proximie – a plug-and-play, hardware-agnostic, remote collaboration platform using a live video stream with augmented reality tools – announced today that the 5,000th procedure using the med tech software this year has been achieved. Since the beginning of the year and the advent of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Proximie’s growth has exploded with 700 Proximie-assisted procedures now being performed on average per month.

Designed by founder-CEO Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, a working surgeon herself, Proximie is a technology platform that uses a combination of AR, artificial intelligence and real-time communications, to allow clinicians to virtually “scrub in” and collaborate with each other from anywhere in the world. Used in operating rooms and cath labs globally, Proximie has been deployed in 35 countries across 5 continents.

Full article here: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/proximie-surpasses-5-000-surgical-procedures-in-35-countries-as-covid-spurs-exponential-growth-of-the-innovative-ar-platform-301129808.html

wsj.com – What to See, Read and Listen to This Fall

The fall season is weird this year. But that doesn’t mean it’s canceled. New stars have emerged since lockdown with a slew of projects, while creative leaders have used all kinds of workarounds to generate an entertainment season that will be unique. The Wall Street Journal brings you highlights in coming television, art, books, movies, music, games, podcasts and social media.

Full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-see-read-and-listen-to-this-fall-11599652823

gratefulweb.com – Fitz and the Tantrums and ZZ Ward Bring Live Music to the Concert in Your Car Series

Live music continued on Saturday, August 29th, in Ventura, California, at the Concerts In Your Car, drive-in concert series. CBF Productions brought Fitz and the Tantrums with opening act ZZ Ward to the outdoor venue for a nearly sold out performance. Drive-in concerts have become one of the only ways for a band to perform live in front of an audience since COVID-19 changed life as we all knew it before. Locally, Concerts In Your Car has been producing shows at the Ventura Fairgrounds since June. The CBF shows were the first live social distancing events organized in the country, back in June and are scheduled to continue for the rest of the year.

Full article here: https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/fitz-and-tantrums-and-zz-ward-bring-live-music-concert-your-car-series

entrtnmnt.com – Live Music Returns to the South Coast With Concerts In Your Car at the Ventura County Fairgrounds

Live music is back in Southern California, OK, well sort of back. Drive-in concerts have become one of the only ways for a band to perform live in front of an audience since COVID 19 changed life as we all knew it before. Locally, Concerts In Your Car has been producing shows at the Ventura Fairgrounds since June. CBF Productions founder, Vincenzo Giammanco, took the time to answer some questions about the venue and plans for upcoming concerts.

Full article here: https://entrtnmnt.com/2020/09/live-music-returns-to-the-south-coast-with-concerts-in-your-car-at-the-ventura-county-fairgrounds/

onairwithryan.iheart.com – David Spade Weighs In on Ryan Seacrest’s ‘Yellowstone’ Quarantine Look

If you haven’t binged Yellowstone yet, what are you even doing?! David Spade joined Ryan Seacrest via Zoom on-air on Friday, August 28, and joked Seacrest’s quarantine facial hair and voluminous locks look like he’s been inspired by the headline-making Paramount series.

“Someone spotted you at some hot spot, like Napa, maybe it wasn’t you. They thought it was you, but you’re really a hot spot guy,” David, who is performing standup with Rob Schneider socially safe during a special “Comedy In Your Car” set tonight, teased.

Seacrest shared that when out in public now, along with the mask and glasses, no one knows who he is.

Full article here: https://onairwithryan.iheart.com/featured/ryan-seacrest/content/2020-08-28-david-spade-weighs-in-on-ryan-seacrests-yellowstone-quarantine-look/

rocketnews.com – Concerts In Your Car Combines COVID-19 ERA Road Trip Plus Entertainment – Forbes

If the US travel industry has an equal in 2020’s coronavirus-fueled race to the bottom, it’s live entertainment. While hotels, airliners and destinations are less than half full, at least they’re operating. During COVID-19, from March stretching into September, when was the last time you attended a comedy club, theater, concert or even a movie?

That’s where innovators like Vincenzo Giammanco, of California-based CBF Productions , come in. Not only is this the summer of social distancing, it’s the summer of the road trip and pop-up drive-in movie theater.  So why not combine the above? Voila: !

Full article here: https://www.rocketnews.com/2020/08/concerts-in-your-car-combines-covid-19-era-road-trip-plus-entertainment-forbes/