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Final automatic qualifying positions for the Breeders' Cup World Championships will be at stake at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., this weekend

Boston, MA—Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen has announced the 2015-2016 season roster, featuring 11 new dancers and six promotions from within the Company. The Company will be comprised of 68 dancers—including 10 dancers in Boston Ballet II (BBII)—representing 20 nationalities. The full company has returned to its 19 Clarendon Street studios in preparation for the 2015-2016 season.

Do you remember classic pop/rock songs of the 1970s such as 'Do It Again,' 'My Old School,' and 'Reeling In the Years?' If those tunes are swirling around in your head it's because they were big hits of the period by the iconic rock group Steely Dan. The founding member of that great band, guitarist extraordinaire Denny Dias, will take the stage at New York's popular jazz club IRIDIUM this week, August 6 and 7 for Denny Dias & Friends, a show that will celebrate the music of Steely Dan and showcase a few of his Denny's original songs. Joining Denny will be two special guests: Celebrated pianist/composer/music director Yaron Gershovsky and popular singer Lisa Jason as the show's lead vocalist. Performances of Denny Dias & Friends will be at 8 pm and 10 pm each night. Tickets are $30 per show (with a $15 food and drink minimum) and can be purchased at http://theiridium.com/reservations/ or by calling 212-582-2121.

Do you remember classic pop/rock songs of the 1970s such as "Do It Again," "My Old School," and "Reeling In the Years?" If those tunes are swirling around in your head it's because they were big hits of the period by the iconic rock group Steely Dan. The founding member of that great band, guitarist extraordinaire Denny Dias, will take the stage at New York's popular jazz club IRIDIUM on August 6 and 7 for Denny Dias & Friends, a show that will celebrate the music of Steely Dan and showcase a few of his Denny's original songs. Joining Denny will be two special guests: Celebrated pianist/composer/music director Yaron Gershovsky and popular singer Lisa Jason as the show's lead vocalist. Performances of Denny Dias & Friends will be at 8 pm and 10 pm each night. Tickets are $30 per show (with a $15 food and drink minimum) and can be purchased at http://theiridium.com/reservations/ or by calling 212-582-2121.

The LEARS: Fools of Fortune, a contemporary American version of Shakespeare's KING LEAR, will open the 13th annual ALL OUT ARTS Fresh Fruit Festival on Monday July 13th at 7:30pm at The Wild Project 195 East 3rd St at Ave B, festival headquarters.

The Articulate Theater Company stages The Skin of Our Teeth for a 21st Century Audience.

Poetic Theater Productions is thrilled to announce the world premiere production of PARADOX OF THE URBAN CLICHE, written by Craig 'muMs' Grant and directed by Reginald L. Douglas, part of POETIC LICENSE 2015: subconscious. PARADOX OF THE URBAN CLICHE is currently in previews and runs in a limited engagement through Sunday, February 22. Press opening is tonight, February 11 at 8 PM. Performances are at the wild project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B). Click below to go behind the scenes with the playwright!

Poetic Theater Productions is thrilled to announce the world premiere production of PARADOX OF THE URBAN CLICHE, written by Craig 'muMs' Grant and directed by Reginald L. Douglas, part of POETIC LICENSE 2015: subconscious. PARADOX OF THE URBAN CLICHE is currently in previews and runs in a limited engagement through Sunday, February 22. Press opening is Wednesday, February 11 at 8 PM. Performances are at the wild project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B). Click below to go behind the scenes with the playwright!

RAW Readings presented by Theatre Now New York are FREE. New York, New York - Theatre Now New York, in association with Sari Weisman, will open its Raw Reading Series with a FREE reading of SPEAK OF THE DEVIL by Richard F. Stockton, revised by Marsha Lee Sheiness, and directed by Robert Kalfin, Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 3:00PM at 520 8th Avenue, 3rd floor, in Manhattan. A wine and cheese reception with the artists will follow.

Articulate Theatre Company is proud to be kicking off its 2014 season with Articulating the Arts: A Thousand Words, a riff on the world of classic painting, on Monday, March 17th and Tuesday, March 18th, 2014, as a guest production at Theaterlab, at 357 W. 36th St., 3rd floor. Tickets start at $25, with special packages available. Tickets are available online at www.articulatetheatre.com, and can also be purchased at the door. Running time is 2 hours inclusive of intermission.

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/  In one of the most unique and openly transparent promotions ever mounted, Diamond Resorts International (NYSE: DRII) is continuing to send families to various vacation locations as 'Undercover Guests.' In this second wave of the online sweepstakes, 4 families will receive a weeklong paid vacation for up to four people, each at a different, undisclosed Diamond Resorts destination. In addition to receiving the vacation of a lifetime, each family will report back to Diamond and detail all the dimensions of the vacation experience. Management will take this information and use it to improve and innovate across all aspects of Diamond Resorts, creating an ever-more-satisfying vacation paradigm.

MANCHESTER, England and SHANGHAI, September 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/

Smithsonian Channel is set to premiere CIVIL WAR 360, a powerfully moving three-part documentary miniseries that explores one of the most divisive eras in American history from multiple perspectives.

From April 2011 to February 2013, music legend Rod Stewart recorded his latest project 'Time' at Los Angeles' recording studio, Studio City Sound (SCS).

At the 2013 Helen Hayes Awards, Imagination Stage received two awards for The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. Imagination Stage is extremely proud of this collaboration with The Washington Ballet, and though it was the riskiest production the organization has ever produced, it was also the highest grossing show in Imagination Stage's history and broke attendance records.

theatreWashington just announced the 29th Helen Hayes Awards nominees today, January 28th, 2013 in The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery. This year, for the first time, theatre lovers in Washington and around the world were able to watch the nomination announcements live via webcast at theatrewashington.org, Facebook, or on the Livestream. Rebecca Sheir of WAMU's Metro Connection and WTOP's Bob Madigan hosted. Scroll below for the full list of the 2013 nominees!

Pop singer-songwriter HALEY PHARO will make her national television debut on AXSLive tonight, Wednesday, March 6 (7pm PT/10pm ET on AXS TV).

theatreWashington just announced the 29th Helen Hayes Awards nominees today, January 28th, 2013 in The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery. This year, for the first time, theatre lovers in Washington and around the world were able to watch the nomination announcements live via webcast at theatrewashington.org, Facebook, or on the Livestream. Rebecca Sheir of WAMU's Metro Connection and WTOP's Bob Madigan hosted. Scroll below for the full list of the 2013 nominees!

The Players Club of Swarthmore presents Chamber Music, by Arthur Kopit, opening on Second Stage on January 18, 2013. Second Stage plays are fully rehearsed, out-of-book, stageworthy productions with a minimum of scenery and costumes.

HIT AND RUN will be released in theaters on August 24th from Open Road Films. The action comedy was written and directed by Dax Shepard and David Palmer and stars Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Beau Bridges and Broadway vet Kristin Chenoweth. Check out the trailer below!