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"GARTH BROOKS, LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS" will feature Brooks in a very intimate setting, playing his guitar as he takes the audience through the musical journey that led him to become the number one selling solo artist in U.S. history.

Dubbed 'the most outrageously funny woman alive' by Rolling Stone, comedian and actress Sarah Silverman stars in her first HBO comedy special when Sarah Silverman: WE ARE MIRACLES debuts TONIGHT, NOV. 23 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).

Inspired by her fascination with American politics, history and her interest in the election of a black president, author Lena Hall penned 'From West Africa To Washington: A President's Notes of a Metaphorical Journey' (published by iUniverse), a fictitious tale of one black man's fight acquire the top position in American politics - the presidency.

Motown's Tony Nominee Charl Brown, and Saycon Sengbloh will join fellow cast-mate N'Kenge for her Holiday Magic Concert featuring Motown's Jamal Story and 12 year old Ice staking sensation and Actress Ilana Sedaka at Stage 72 @ The triad.

Today, President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Stephanie Cutter - Member, President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; Caroline "Kim" Taylor - Member, President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; Margaret Russell - General Trustee, Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Mary Menell Zients - Chair, President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Philadelphia's most celebrated dance company, PHILADANCO, returns to celebrate their 44th season with a special tribute performance to Choreographer Christopher L. Huggins from Friday through Sunday, December 6 - 8 in Perelman Theater.

Variety reports that former President George W. Bush is set to guest on the November 19th broadcast of NBC's THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO.

Blumenthal Performing Arts awarded three Center Stage Awards to community leaders during its annual meeting Nov. 12 in the Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts.

Jordin Sparks has unveiled new cut '11.11 (Wish)' online while she continues to prepare her third studio album.

A new NBC News poll reveals that in a hypothetical 2016 general election match up, 44 percent of all adults would support Hillary Clinton, while 34 percent would support Chris Christie.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Contessa Gallery is pleased to present a solo-exhibition of important Chuck Close works in a variety of media. Working almost exclusively in the subject of portraiture, Chuck Close has been consistently breaking artistic boundaries with his printmaking for more than 40 years. The 39 works in this exhibition span Chuck Close's career and will feature limited edition prints (including new revolutionary archival watercolor pigment prints and felt hand stamps, mezzotint, aquatints,etchings, linocuts, screenprints, woodcuts, and paper pulp works), photography (including unique Polaroid prints anddaguerreotypes, woodburytypes, and gridded workingmaquettes), and large-scaleJacquard tapestries.

More viewers tuned into “Meet the Press” on Nov. 3, 2013 than any other Sunday public affairs program, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast drew 2.816 million viewers, topping Face the Nation's legacy half-hour and full hour, as well as This Week. “Meet the Press” was the only broadcast network to post gains week over week.

We talk to the British tenor about his forthcoming album, collaborating with the creators of Les Miserables. Watson's new album, Only One Man, is out now.

After meeting Barack Obama in Kenya, Chris Kanyane was left with many unanswered questions like 'Who is the real Barak Obama?' and 'How has this man stolen the attention of the world?' In 'Moving Forward!: The President Making a Better America and the World' (published by Trafford Publishing), Kanyane takes a deeper look at the mystery, the legend, the man.

Dubbed 'the most outrageously funny woman alive' by Rolling Stone, comedian and actress Sarah Silverman stars in her first HBO comedy special when SARAH SILVERMAN: WE ARE MIRACLES debuts SATURDAY, NOV. 23 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).

Sidewalk/Curb recording artist Morgan Frazier announces that her debut music video, 'Hey Bully' world premieres on act.mtv.com.

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) is proud to announce that Cicely Tyson will accept the Prince Rainier III Award and filmmaker and New Arts Axis Director, Wendy Levy, and New York City Ballet Principal Dancer, Tiler Peck, will receive Princess Grace Statue Awards at the 2013 Princess Grace Awards Gala tonight, October 30, 2013, at Cipriani 42(nd) Street in New York City.