Calendar: Week of March 6
Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar:
Monday brings a concert honoring Aretha Franklin at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Proceeds will benefit music education for underprivileged youth.
- The Music of Aretha Franklin, 8 p.m. at Carnegie Hall, New York City; featuring such performers as Kenny Loggins, Melissa Etheridge, Rhiannon Giddens, Glen Hansard, Sam Moore, Todd Rundgren and CeeLo Green | Ticket information
- Aretha Franklin announces retirement (CBS News, 02/09/17)
- Aretha Franklin: I’m ready to do my thing (“Sunday Morning,” 06/05/12)
- Video: Aretha Franklin performs “He Looked Beyond My Faults”
- arethafranklin.net (Official site)
On Tuesday. actor and “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston turns 61.
- Bryan Cranston to star in London stage adaptation of “Network” (CBS News, 01/27/17)
- Bryan Cranston gets transparent in new memoir, “A Life in Parts” (“CBS This Morning,” 10/11/16)
- “Breaking Bad’s” Bryan Cranston on unexpectedly making it big (“60 Minutes,” 10/09/16)
- Bryan Cranston reflects on “Breaking Bad” (“Sunday Morning,” 08/11/13)
- Follow @BryanCranston on Twitter
Wednesday is International Women’s Day, celebrating the accomplishments of women in multiple fields. This year’s theme is “Be Bold for Change.”
- internationalwomensday.com
- International Women’s Day 2017 (UNWomen.org)
On Thursday, Fortune magazine releases its list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Google topped last year’s list.
- Best Companies List (fortune.com)
Friday kicks off the South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, a 10-day-long cornucopia of music, film and comedy.
- sxsw.com
- SXSW Film Festival
- SXSW Conference Overview
- SXSW Music Festival
- SXSW Comedy Festival
- SXSW Interactive Festival
- Follow SXSW on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud and Youtube
And Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the first e-mail attachment using the so-called MIME system, which is now the Internet standard worldwide.
- Ray Tomlinson, inventor of modern email, dies age 74 (CBS News, 03/06/16)
- 45 years ago: First message sent over the Internet (CBS News, 10/29/14)
- Email etiquette from Faith Salie (“Sunday Morning,” 02/19/17)
- How rude! Words to avoid when sending email (CBS News, 04/12/16)
