John Lewis News

In the midst of its milestone 10th season, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance heads into the new year with can't-miss performances as part of the Harris Theater Presents series, including a special addition to the 2013-2014 season: the Chicago debut of On Grace, a work-in-progress performance on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, from Drama Desk Award-winner Anna Deavere Smith and cellist Joshua Roman.

The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) presents a unique vacation to Botswana from May 29 to June 8, 2014, accompanied by LA Zoo director John Lewis. The trip is led by specialist guide Dave Hamman as well as Lewis and focuses on exploration of exceptional wildlife, plant life and ecosystems.

Scott Pelley, anchor and managing editor of the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY, will anchor 'Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation,' a one-hour 48 Hours PRESENTS special featuring original reporting from CBS News journalists who have covered Mandela's life firsthand and using a quarter-century of rich CBS News footage of his fight for freedom and the human toll it took on a nation. The special will be broadcast tonight, Dec. 7, 2013 (9:00 PM, ET/8:00 PM, CT) on the CBS Television Network.

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the University of Chicago and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present On Grace, a work-in-progress staged performance conceived and created by renowned actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith, in collaboration with cellist Joshua Roman. The performance will be directed by Leonard Foglia. The event is the culmination of Smith's 2014 Presidential Arts Fellowship at UChicago and the first formal collaborative arts partnership between UChicago and Harris Theater.

On November 22 at 7:30 PM, The Ware Center, 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA proudly presents its second in a yearlong series of jazz cabarets: 'Tribute to the Great Jazz Pianists' with the Fred Hughes Trio. The trio features Hughes on piano. Keith Mohler on bass and Frank Russo on drums. The Fred Hughes Trio will highlight the works of great pianists such as Keith Jarret, Chick Correa, Oscar Peterson, John Lewis and others, interpreting hits such as 'Billy Boy,' 'Ballad of the Sad Young Men,' 'Django' and 'Cappachino'

On November 22 at 7:30 PM, The Ware Center, 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA proudly presents its second in a yearlong series of jazz cabarets: 'Tribute to the Great Jazz Pianists' with the Fred Hughes Trio. The trio features Hughes on piano. Keith Mohler on bass and Frank Russo on drums. The Fred Hughes Trio will highlight the works of great pianists such as Keith Jarret, Chick Correa, Oscar Peterson, John Lewis and others, interpreting hits such as 'Billy Boy,' 'Ballad of the Sad Young Men,' 'Django' and 'Cappachino'

The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) presents a free 'Travel Night,' open to the public, to preview a unique GLAZA-sponsored vacation to Botswana accompanied by LA Zoo director John Lewis tonight, November 7, 2013, 7 p.m., at the Los Angeles Zoo. The evening features a detailed presentation about the May/June 2014 trip, which is led by professional guides as well as Lewis and focuses on exploration of exceptional wildlife, plant life and ecosystems. 'Travel Night' also includes refreshments and a Q&A.

The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) presents a free 'Travel Night,' open to the public, to preview a unique GLAZA-sponsored vacation to Botswana accompanied by LA Zoo director John Lewis on Thursday, November 7, 2013, 7 p.m., at the Los Angeles Zoo. The evening features a detailed presentation about the May/June 2014 trip, which is led by professional guides as well as Lewis and focuses on exploration of exceptional wildlife, plant life and ecosystems. 'Travel Night' also includes refreshments and a Q&A.

In honor of the 50 th anniversary of The March on Washington tonight, August 28, Bounce TV (www.BounceTV.com) will present the exclusive television premiere of the acclaimed documentary KING: A FILMED RECORD MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS at 7:00 p.m. (ET).

MSNBC will present special coverage of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington live from the National Mall today, August 23 and Saturday, August 24

In honor of the 50 th anniversary of The March on Washington on August 28, Bounce TV (www.BounceTV.com) will present the exclusive television premiere of the acclaimed documentary KING: A FILMED RECORD MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS at 7:00 p.m. (ET).

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, TV One will air Sing Your Song, the critically-acclaimed documentary profiling revered African American singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte, on Sunday, August 25 at 11 am ET. This marks the basic cable network premiere of the 2011 documentary, which charts Belafonte's life as a rising black Hollywood star amid the social and political racism plaguing 1960s America, and his emergence as a figurehead of the civil rights movement.

MSNBC will present special coverage of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington live from the National Mall on Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24

Today, in time for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Newseum opens "Make Some Noise: Students and the Civil Rights Movement," an exhibit that explores the new generation of student leaders in the early 1960s who fought segregation by exercising their First Amendment rights and making their voices heard.

MEN Theatre Award-winning youth theatre 'The Company' returns to The Lowry with an iconic Broadway show!

On Aug. 2, 2013, in time for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Newseum will open "Make Some Noise: Students and the Civil Rights Movement," an exhibit that explores the new generation of student leaders in the early 1960s who fought segregation by exercising their First Amendment rights and making their voices heard.

'Leapin' Lizards!' ANNIE, one of the best-loved family musicals of all time, takes the stage at Theatre by the Sea (TBTS) from tonight, July 17, through Saturday, August 10. Press night is scheduled for Friday, July 19 at 8pm.

Leapin' Lizards!' ANNIE, one of the best-loved family musicals of all time, takes the stage at Theatre by the Sea (TBTS) from Wednesday, July 17, through Saturday, August 10. Press night is scheduled for Friday, July 19 at 8pm. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek below!

Shark Tank's casting directors will be holding an open casting call on Friday, August 23, during the Kingonomics Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Investment Conference.

'Leapin' Lizards!' ANNIE, one of the best-loved family musicals of all time, takes the stage at Theatre by the Sea (TBTS) from Wednesday, July 17, through Saturday, August 10. Press night is scheduled for Friday, July 19 at 8pm.