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The Actors Fund announced today that actress Holly Robinson-Peete will honor her mother, Dolores Robinson, with the Judy & Hilary Swank Award for Parenting at the 2017 Looking Ahead Awards on Tuesday, December 5 at 6pm at Taglyan Complex in Hollywood.

Reservoir announces the acquisitions of the historic catalogs of soul legends Willie Mitchell, Leon Ware, Norman Harris, and the Commodores' Walter Orange and Thomas McClary. Collectively, the five deals bring over 1,000 genre defining songs to Reservoir's diverse and expanding catalog.

From the Academy Award winning director of THE HURT LOCKER and ZERO DARK THIRTY, DETROIT tells the gripping story of one of the darkest moments during the civil unrest that rocked Detroit in the summer of '67.

Jazz Women of New York is a new all-woman band conceived by vocalist Lee Torchia.  The core group is pianist Jill McManus, bassist Melissa Slocum, drummer Sylvia Cuenca, flutist Andrea Brachfeld, and saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, with occasional subs from the female side of NY jazz.

Jazz Women of New York is a new all-woman band conceived by vocalist Lee Torchia.  The core group is pianist Jill McManus, saxophonist and flutist Carol Sudhalter, and bassist Melissa Slocum, with occasional subs from the female side of NY jazz.

Dancers Over 40 (DO40) presents its fourth song and dance concert in association with Labyrinth Dance Theater, DO40 CARES: Come Back Once More So I Can Say Goodbye, to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the NYC Anti-Violence Project on Monday, June 8th, 2015.

The 2014 Nickelodeon HALO AWARDS capped off the Thanksgiving weekend on a high note, scoring the show's biggest audience ever.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, five-member girl music group Fifth Harmony will take the stage to perform as part of Nickelodeon's sixth annual HALO Awards, which is set to air on Sunday, November 30th at 7pm.

Classes for Kids and Teens are back this September at The Ailey Extension in conjunction with the new school year and National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Starting Sunday, September 7th, tailor-made classes will bring dance and fitness to young people, including: Tiny Steps, a unique experience for 2-year-olds, Hip-Hop 4 Kids (ages 7-11), and the Teen Extension Series (ages 12-17), with ballet, jazz or hip-hop. Weekly classes are taught in a “no-pressure” environment allowing students to gain confidence not only in their dancing abilities, but in themselves.

Dancers Over 40....And Friends will celebrate its 20th Anniversary season with a full roster of exciting events, including:

USA Network today unveiled a highly provocative ad campaign for the network's new original drama series SATISFACTION, which premieres Thursday, July 17.

USA Network and New York Magazine today unveiled the results of a survey that asked New Yorkers their thoughts on love, lust, relationships, and what it truly means to be satisfied. The survey tapped into themes in the network's provocative new original drama SATISFACTION, which explores modern marriage at its midpoint through the lens of one couple who question, “What do you do when having it all is not enough?” SATISFACTION premieres Thursday, July 17 at 10/9c on USA.

Superstars including Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Downey Jr., One Direction, Sam & Cat, Selena Gomez, Kevin Hart, Patrick Star, Dwight Howard and more, won top honors at this year's ultimate kid experience

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents the soulful a capella ensemble, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK, at the Byham Theater inPittsburgh, PA on Saturday, November 9, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. Ticket prices start at $25. For tickets and information, visit www.TrustArts.org, call (412) 456-6666, or in person: Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue. This event is part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.

The Event Orlando is dedicated to providing an amazing experience this winter at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort for the over 1000 kids, teens and young adults from around the world. For years, The Event Orlando has given selected talent the opportunity to network with the hottest celebrities and industry professionals throughout the entertainment business. The Event December 2013 will mark the company's 10th event at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort since March of 2010.

Get ready to sing and party with the cast of Nickelodeon's VICTORIOUS when Victorious 3.0: Even More Music From The Hit TV Show hits stores today, November 6.

Get ready to sing and party with the cast of Nickelodeon's VICTORIOUS when Victorious 3.0: Even More Music From The Hit TV Show hits stores on November 6.

For the ninth consecutive year, Nickelodeon is empowering kids to get up and get active when its TV channels and websites go off-air and offline for its annual Worldwide Day of Play (WWDoP) today, Oct. 6, from 12 to 3 p.m. (all times ET/PT). The network's channels - Nicktoons, Nick Jr. and TeenNick - and their companion sites - Nick.com, NickJr.com, Nicktoons.com and TeenNick.com will also participate in the network's commemoration of play.