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Metropolitan Playhouse, Obie Award winner for exploring American culture through theater, hosts The Founder's Festival, the theater's eighth annual Living Literature Festival of performances inspired by the lives and works of the individuals who helped to shape America. The Festival is a collection of eight new works by artists and companies from near and far taking their inspiration from the Founding Father's public and private lives. Each new work is presented four times over the festival. (Project descriptions and schedule follow.) Several evenings will be complemented by readings of salient documents.

Crowd favorite at many top comedy clubs in New England, Corey Rodrigues knows how to keep audiences on the edge of their seats. This December, Rodrigues will bring his stand-up act to the Comix At Foxwoods stage for four shows on Thursday, Dec. 27 at 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. General admission tickets can be purchased in advance and online for $20 ($30 for the day of) and VIP tickets for $40 ($50 the day of). A two drink minimum applies to all tickets. This show is intended for mature audiences only.

Michael Xavier, Janie Dee, Claire Moore, Hayley Gallivan, Maria Friedman, Danielle Hope, Alison Jiear, Haydn Gwynne, Sally Anne Triplett, David Bedella, Tam Mutu, Paul Kaye, Stuart Matthew Price, Lucy May Barker, James Bourne, Madalena Alberto and Jenna Russell are now confirmed as the full line up of artists for Mercury Musical Developments 20th Anniversary Gala on Sunday 14 October 2012 at the Novello Theatre.

On 14th October 2012 Mercury Musical Developments will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a Gala Concert celebrating British musical theatre past, present and future, for one night only, at the Novello Theatre.

Bang on a Can and The Noguchi Museum continue their outdoor Music in the Garden summer concert series, held in the Museum's serene sculpture garden on Sunday afternoons at 3pm. All concerts are free with Museum admission.

A Song Cycle for Soho, running at Soho Theatre from 27 February until 3 March, is a musical song cycle that explores Soho's rich history.

A Song Cycle for Soho, running at Soho Theatre from 27 February until 3 March, is a musical song cycle that explores Soho's rich history.

IFC is releasing ten limited edition prints this season, one for each episode of Portlandia. To find out how to win an artist signed, limited silk-screen of each print, visit: facebook.com/portlandia.

The power to unlock Portlandia is at your fingertips! Starting today, new and existing fans who take a trip to Portlandia on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/portlandia) and 'Like' the page will unlock the exclusive Facebook Only sketch 'Everyone's a DJ' from the new season on IFC.

Actors Gary Petagine and Sean Grady return to the Custom House Maritime Museum/New London Maritime Society on Sunday, September 11 at 1 PM to perform a new, original play based on an infamous incident in New London's past: the burning of New London.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present The White Panda at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 12th for $10.00 in advance & $12.00 day of show.

Actors Gary Petagine and Sean Grady return to the Custom House Maritime Museum/New London Maritime Society on Sunday, September 11 at 1 PM to perform a new, original play based on an infamous incident in New London's past: the burning of New London.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present The White Panda at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 12th for $10.00 in advance & $12.00 day of show.

Victoria Theatre Association and Heidelberg Distributing Company present the Second Annual Cool Films Series Beer-Tasting, July 22nd and 23rd at the historic Victoria Theatre in downtown Dayton.

The Phoenix Theatre will hold its 16th annual microbrew festival, Brew-Ha-Ha, on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 3:00-7:00 pm.

The 6-part IFC Original short-based comedy series PORTLANDIA, created, written by and starring Fred Armisen (SNL) and Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney vocalist/guitarist), premieres on IFC Friday, January 21, 2011 at 10:30 PM ET/PT. Each episode's character-based shorts draw viewers into 'Portlandia,' the creators' dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon. PORTLANDIA's inhabitants include, but are not limited to: an organic farmer/cult leader; members of an adult hide and seek league, owners of a feminist book store; a militant bike messenger; and an artsy couple who attach cut-outs of birds to everything. In PORTLANDIA Armisen and Brownstein encounter the bike-riding Mayor of Portland (Kyle MacLachlan), who solicits the duo to write a new theme song for the city. Their City Hall escapades feature a cameo from the real mayor of Portland (Sam Adams) playing the assistant to MacLachlan's mayor.

IFC Original Comedy Series Premieres Friday, January 21, 2011 @ 10:30 PM ET/PT on IFC