I have covered the Dance Parade now for three years and look forward to it each year. Many parades I have covered, may have huge floats, hot air balloons, or celebrities, but not the Dance Parade.  This is a parade that brings the people of New York together for a day of Dance and fun. […]

I covered last years Dance Parade and it was my first and it was fantastic. Like many parades we have covered, this one didn’t have huge floats, hot air balloons, or celebrities, but what it did have was a parade that brings the people of New York together for a day of Dance and fun. […]

Article, photos and video:  Len Rapoport and Andy Peeke Andy and I have covered many events and since last year a number of parades in New York City. I thought we had seen some of the best, but hands down the NYC Dance Parade is truly the best. No huge floats, hot air balloons, no […]

We were all wonderstruck on entering the hall of the Sporting in Monaco on Friday, August 1, 2014, where the fashionably dressed ladies and tuxedo gentlemen were given the White Carpet treatment with a large and bright red cross signaled the way to the high-profile and mythical event of the year, the Monaco Red Cross Ball, with mirrors and screens everywhere adding to the allure of the evening. It was certainly the place to be and be seen for the 850 guests who visited each other at their table in a convivial atmosphere, but the buzzing and chattering stopped and everybody stood up for the arrival of the Prince and Princess to inaugurate the 66th edition of the glamorous Red Cross Ball that Prince Albert presides.

Most of us have been hugged at some point in our lives and most of us have seen a juggler. By now you might have deduced that a “huggle” is when you get a hug by a juggler. While that is correct, there is more going on than meets the eye. A recent “huggle” event […]

40,000 Participate in the 17th Annual NYC Revlon’s Run/Walk Article and photos by Len Rapoport, with assist from Gladys Rapoport y wife Gladys, who assists me at many of the shows and events we cover for IMPress Magazine and IPA,  is a double breast cancer survivor. For the past 15 years she has been a […]

During the winter, many of us who live in the colder parts of the United States often dream of heading to a beach where the sand is warm, a gentle breeze is blowing and refreshing waters are nearby.  But for some, a beach trip in January is just the opposite.  On January 26, 2013, the […]

19th Annual “Grateful” Dog Walk & Pet Fair or the past three years I have been attending the Monmouth County SPCA’s Annual Dog Walk and Pet Fair and this year it was the best one we have attended.  Monmouth County is located in central New Jersey and is a lovely place to live and work. […]

Probably the largest trade show we cover at IMPress. Over 35,000 attendees came to the NY International Gift Show to see what is new in gift items, table and housewares, jewelry and so much more. Our video and article will show your our picks for the Best of Show out of the thousands of items being displayed.