Apple's 50th Anniversary Celebrations Coming to Three More Countries

[MacRumors]

Apple kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations with a surprise Alicia Keys performance at its Grand Central store in New York last week, and it has since hosted similar events in China and South Korea. Next up, we have discovered that Apple is planning to host additional celebrations in Canada, France, and Thailand.

On its Canadian website, Apple says it will be hosting a talk with professional figure skater Elladj Baldé, as part of its free Today at Apple program. The session will take place at Apple's Pacific Centre store in Vancouver on Thursday, March 26.

"Join us to celebrate 50 years of thinking different at Apple with professional figure skater Elladj Baldé," says Apple. "Discover how he uses ice as a catalyst for creativity and change — inspiring a new generation of athletes to be fearlessly authentic."

Alicia Keys performs at Apple Grand Central in New York​

On his Instagram page, Baldé can be seen skating on a frozen lake in Canada's Banff National Park. He recorded a video of himself with the iPhone 17 Pro's Dual Capture mode, which captures footage from the front and rear cameras simultaneously.

In France, there will be four Today at Apple sessions tied to the company's 50th anniversary at Apple's Champs-Élysées store in Paris. Two of the sessions take place on Wednesday, March 25, and another two follow on Thursday, March 26.

South Korean boy band CORTIS performs at Apple Myeongdong in Seoul​

The sessions will feature DJ and producer Myd, graphic designer So Me, fictional radio station SOPORI FM, and musician and producer Boombass.

In Thailand, there will be a Today at Apple session at Apple's Iconsiam store in Bangkok, on Saturday, March 21. The session is already full.

Li Yuchun performs at Apple Taikoo Li in Chengdu, China​

"Discover your creative power and celebrate '50 Years of Thinking Different' with Apple in a session where Molly, the artist behind Crybaby, will guide you in thinking differently to express yourself through art," says Apple. "She'll share her inspirations and work techniques, showing you how to transform emotions into dreamy characters and then create unique stickers using Procreate on iPad and Apple Pencil."

Apple turns 50 on April 1, and it promised to celebrate throughout March, with each gathering focused on how Apple products fuel creativity.

Article Link: Apple's 50th Anniversary Celebrations Coming to Three More Countries

 

[Evagoras2001]

London ???

 

[hybrid_x]

USA: Music performance​

South Korea: Music performance​

China: Music performance​

Canada: Conversation with a figure skater​

Does Apple hate Canada, or just not understand Canadians? Cultural stereotypes are apparently a very real thing at Apple.

 

[attila]

USA: Music performance​

South Korea: Music performance​

China: Music performance​

Canada: Conversation with a figure skater​

Does Apple hate Canada, or just not understand Canadians? Cultural stereotypes are apparently a very real thing at Apple.

Yeah, should have been a curling match!

 

[tomtad]

All we want is merch, where is it?

 

[WarmWinterHat]

All we want is merch, where is it?

Merch? Like what?

No interest in wearing an Apple T-Shirt..

 

[Veinticinco]

Where’s next on the Anniversary Celebrity/Influencer Tour? Merch drop when?

 

[hybrid_x]

Merch? Like what?

No interest in wearing an Apple T-Shirt..

Gold-plated, Bluetooth-enabled re-issues of the original Mac mouse and keyboard!

With the USB-C charging port on the bottom, of course.

 

[matthew12]

USA: Music performance​

South Korea: Music performance​

China: Music performance​

Canada: Conversation with a figure skater​

Does Apple hate Canada, or just not understand Canadians? Cultural stereotypes are apparently a very real thing at Apple.

This is especially weird, considering some of the biggest artists are actually Canadian.

 

[Lioness~]

Days like this I’m glad there’s no Apple store in my city, these days.

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

It’s showing Apple pacific centre for the Canadian one.

 

[vanishing]

The person booking these artists/celebs was certainly thinking different.

It all seems a bit lacklustre for a multi trillion dollar company.

 

[MysteriousStain]

“Sir, I’ve pulled you over for speeding”
- The road…is my catalyst!

 

[JPack]

USA: Music performance​

South Korea: Music performance​

China: Music performance​

Canada: Conversation with a figure skater​

Does Apple hate Canada, or just not understand Canadians? Cultural stereotypes are apparently a very real thing at Apple.

Did you really want a Nickelback or Bieber performance?

 

[mrgraff]

"discovered" like Apple was keeping it all a secret or something.

 

[Killa78]

Apple kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations with a surprise Alicia Keys performance at its Grand Central store in New York last week, and it has since hosted similar events in China and South Korea. Next up, we have discovered that Apple is planning to host additional celebrations in Canada, France, and Thailand.

On its Canadian website, Apple says it will be hosting a talk with professional figure skater Elladj Baldé, as part of its free Today at Apple program. The session will take place at Apple's Pacific Centre store in Vancouver on Thursday, March 26.

"Join us to celebrate 50 years of thinking different at Apple with professional figure skater Elladj Baldé," says Apple. "Discover how he uses ice as a catalyst for creativity and change — inspiring a new generation of athletes to be fearlessly authentic."

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Alicia Keys performs at Apple Grand Central in New York​

On his Instagram page, Baldé can be seen skating on a frozen lake in Canada's Banff National Park. He recorded a video of himself with the iPhone 17 Pro's Dual Capture mode, which captures footage from the front and rear cameras simultaneously.

In France, there will be four Today at Apple sessions tied to the company's 50th anniversary at Apple's Champs-Élysées store in Paris. Two of the sessions take place on Wednesday, March 25, and another two follow on Thursday, March 26.

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South Korean boy band CORTIS performs at Apple Myeongdong in Seoul​

The sessions will feature DJ and producer Myd, graphic designer So Me, fictional radio station SOPORI FM, and musician and producer Boombass.

In Thailand, there will be a Today at Apple session at Apple's Iconsiam store in Bangkok, on Saturday, March 21. The session is already full.

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Li Yuchun performs at Apple Taikoo Li in Chengdu, China​

"Discover your creative power and celebrate '50 Years of Thinking Different' with Apple in a session where Molly, the artist behind Crybaby, will guide you in thinking differently to express yourself through art," says Apple. "She'll share her inspirations and work techniques, showing you how to transform emotions into dreamy characters and then create unique stickers using Procreate on iPad and Apple Pencil."

Apple turns 50 on April 1, and it promised to celebrate throughout March, with each gathering focused on how Apple products fuel creativity.

Article Link: Apple's 50th Anniversary Celebrations Coming to Three More Countries

Here's my prediction...New Mac Studio and new Mac Mini on the 1st April. Apple will tout the Mac Studio Ultra as the fastest Mac in it's 50 year history (and possibly announce that it's the fastest desk top computer on the planet?)

 

[svish]

Waiting to see whether there will be some celebration in my country. Also don’t know whether something special will be in stores on April 1st.

 

[jaysabol]

I'm not sure what to think about all this. Apple had very humble beginnings. Somehow it seems the anniversary should reflect that.

 

[jaysabol]

And where in this is Woz?

 

[Jeeve Stubbs]

Apple's marketing is obsessed with young, trendy, and/or "alternative" people. Maybe to hide the fact it has become a stable and rather conservative corporation under Tim.

 

[Tar Sniffer]

A complete waste of time and effort. A wireless anniversary hockey puck mouse would be more exciting than this.

 

[Jeeve Stubbs]

A complete waste of time and effort. A wireless anniversary hockey puck mouse would be more exciting than this.

My suggestion for a bold and exciting 50th anniversary:

• 50 % off everything at Apple Stores (physical and online) on April 1st.
• One free device of your choice if you're also turning 50 on that day.

 

[hybrid_x]

Did you really want a Nickelback or Bieber performance?

Oh, I think they could have done much better than either of those.

Nelly Furtado
Metric
Jully Black
Maestro
City and Colour
The Weeknd
The Beaches
...
heck, even Sarah McLachlan

 

[Happy_John]

My suggestion for a bold and exciting 50th anniversary:

• 50 % off everything at Apple Stores (physical and online) on April 1st.
• One free device of your choice if you're also turning 50 on that day.

To be fair, both of those are far better ideas than what has happened so far.

Especially the whole, „turning 50 on the same day” giveaway - loads of potential for marketing content - you just need a couple of photogenic and interesting personalities amongst all the people eligable to make it pay for itself.