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essence goldman, an award-winning singer-songwriter, will release her first-ever children's album on the label myKaZoo Music through Universal Music Enterprises on January 29th. A Dog Named Moo and His Friend Roo is an infectious collection of originals and familiar favorites for kids and kids-at-heart. The album began as a gift of love for her son, Rhys, who has been enjoying these lighthearted, humorous tunes since he was born. Instant classics, these ukulele-, guitar- and banjo-laced gems include 'T REXXXXX!,' 'Gotta Wear Clothes,' 'Everybody Has a Butt,' 'Rocks ‘n Sand,' and 'Comin to Getcha.' essence offers clever and witty songs that promise to entertain as well as educate the little ones and won't make parents want to jump out the window.

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) opens its 2013 season on Martin Luther King Day weekend with a two-day festival of moving and powerful choral music: The Sounds of War and Peace, Chapters 1 and 2.

Angela Meade will sing the role of Leonora in tomorrow afternoon's performance of Verdi's Il Trovatore, replacing Patricia Racette, who is ill. The performance will be broadcast worldwide over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network. As previously scheduled, Meade will also sing the role on Wednesday, January 16.

The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) and Inova, situated within the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts, are joining forces to present Makers in Print: International Exhibition, January 18-March 24, 2013. The exhibition will take place concurrently at MIAD's Frederick Layton Gallery in Milwaukee's Third Ward and Inova's gallery on the East Side. Opening receptions will be held at both galleries on Gallery Night, January 18.

The New Years finds a charmingly eccentric Americana dark comedy hitting the American Repertory Theater of WNY's 2013 stage. Wayne Lemon's JESUS HATES ME takes place in a religiously themed putt-putt golf course (Called The Blood of the Lamb) and finds five Texans on an existential quest to find salvation or take the path to eternal damnation...being stuck where they live.

Z2 Entertainment will present Archnemesis w/ Wick-It the Instigator & The Floozies at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, February 21st. Tickets are now on sale for $13.00 in advance and $15.00 day of show.

The Midtown Men features Tony Award Winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and Tony nominee J. Robert Spencer. This jump-to-your-feet show features top hits from a who's who of the ‘60s including The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, and The Four Seasons, whose story they brought to life every night as Stars in the Original Cast of Jersey Boys.

Kimmel Center Presents continues ¡VOZ! Congreso, a collection of intimate conversations with acclaimed Latino celebrities and intellectuals, with filmmaker Carolyn Brown and NBC bay area news reporter Damian Trujillo discussing the biographical film From the Fields: An American Journey on February 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kimmel Center's Innovation Studio. Univision 65 lead news anchor Ilia Garcia hosts and moderates the evening with Trujillo and Brown engaging in a dynamic conversation about Trujillo's beginnings as a farmworker in Salinas Valley, Calif., his experiences as a journalist, and his role as host of "Comunidad Del Valle," the longest-running public affairs show in Northern California.

The Media Theatre's annual Gala, a premiere fundraiser for Delaware County's only professional music theatre, will feature American Idol and Broadway star Justin Guarini in a special one-night-only concert Saturday February 23.

Soprano Renée Fleming and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, world-renowned stars who are also great favorites of Lyric Opera audiences, will collaborate in Soirée française, an elegant evening of French music on Thursday, January 24, at 8pm at the Civic Opera House. Bradley Moore will be at the piano.

Join L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) for an evening of Pride & Prejudice at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, January 25, 8:00 PM. The production features Jane Carr and Nicholas Hormann. Tickets, ranging from $55-$20, are available at the CCPA Ticket Office, by calling (562) 467-8818, or going to www.cerritoscenter.com. The $55 seats are sold out.

The 5th Avenue Theatre is thrilled to announce the cast for its glorious new production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man, a loving valentine to musical theater. The 5th's exuberant staging features a cast of 29 adults and 16 children, not to mention a full 20-piece orchestra, bringing this musical masterpiece to booming brassy life with the full force and excitement of a parade. Seattle native and seasoned Broadway pro Noah Racey returns home to star as Professor Harold Hill alongside Laura Griffith as Marian (the librarian) Paroo singing such celebrated songs as "Til There Was You," "Seventy Six Trombones," and "Ya Got Trouble." This all-star cast also features a host of Seattle's finest actors, including Anne Allgood, Jeff Steitzer, Laura Kenny, Richard Gray, Darragh Kennan, Joshua Feinsilber, and many others.

Scotty McCreery, winner of Season 10 of American Idol in 2011, is coming to Aurora's Paramount Theatre for a one-night-only country music treat, Thursday, Mar. 28, 2013 at 8 p.m.

Members of Seattle Women's Chorus (SWC) have a lot to celebrate in 2013 and they're doing it with a song - many songs in fact. Celebrate! highlights the 10thAnniversary Season for Seattle Women's Chorus and they are thrilled to welcome Tacoma native and finalist from NBC's The Voice, Vicci Martinez, on stage with them for one night only, Friday, February 8, 2013.

Focus on Peter Eotvos, a mini-residency in which the Hungarian composer is participating, features two LA Phil-hosted programs at Walt Disney Concert Hall - a Green Umbrella series concert, Tuesday, January 15, at 8 pm, and an LA Phil concert featuring renowned violinist Midori, Friday, January 18, at 8 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, January 19 and 20, at 2 pm.

In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer - and in L.A.'s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80s. It's ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more. This five-time Tony nominated musical is rockin' its way across the USA. Don't miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on, on stage at Community Center Theater, 13th & L St. in downtown Sacramento, from Jan. 22 through Jan. 27.

AMERICAN IDIOT will make its Philadelphia premiere Feb. 12 - 17 at the Merriam Theater as part of the Broadway Season, presented by The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization. The press opening is scheduled for Tues. Feb. 12 at 7:30 pm.

The Eccles Center is poised to launch an adventure in entertainment with a second - and new - installation of The Intergalactic Nemesis. For the uninitiated, this unique, "live-action graphic novel" blends comic book-style drawings (projected onto a giant screen), actors performing radio drama on stage, music, kapow-like sound effects and utter escapism. Book Two: Robot Planet Rising takes audiences into stellar and unchartered terrain on Saturday, February 16. Show is recommended for all ages (including children ages 7 and older). The journey begins at 7: 30 p.m.

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) has announced several new collaborations supported by a grant from ArtsWave. Awarded in June 2012, CCM's $50,000 ArtsWave Community Partnership grant was designed to develop mutually beneficial projects that will advance both organizations' goals for the community and the arts sector.

In December 2012, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York awarded a $185K playwright residency grant to support a new full-time position at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company for playwright/director and Woolly Company Member Robert O'Hara, through December 31, 2015.