Calendar: Week of October 6
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
Monday kicks off Customer Service Week, designed to "boost morale, motivation, and teamwork" of all those on the frontlines of dealing with the public.
- csweek.com (from Customer Service Group)
On Tuesday, actor Robert De Niro receives the highest award of the New York Friars Club, the Entertainment Icon Award, joining just four previous winners: Tom Cruise, Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra.
- friarsclub.com
- Follow @friarsclub on Twitter and YouTube
On Wednesday, a total lunar eclipse, a so-called "Blood Moon," will be visible just before sunrise across much of North and South America.
- Gallery: Spectacular views of the "Blood Moon" (CBSNews.com)
Holy Philately! Thursday sees the release of limited edition 75th anniversary Batman postage stamps, at New York Comic Con.
- Batman postage stamps from the U.S. Postal Service (Issue date: Oct. 9, 2014)
- New York Comic Con (Oct. 9-12)
- Follow @NY_Comic_Con on Twitter
On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announces this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. A record 278 people and organizations have been nominated.
And on Saturday, what's described as the world's first large-scale Hello Kitty retrospective opens at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
- "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty" at the Japanese American National Museum (Oct. 11, 2014-April 26, 2015); Purchase tickets
- Follow @jamuseum on Twitter
- Hello Kitty Con at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles (Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2014)