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MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo, ARIA, Luxor and Excalibur have partnered with Las Vegas Events and the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) for the 2012 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) Thursday, Dec. 6 - Saturday, Dec. 15. The resorts will feature a variety of live entertainment, live nightly broadcasts as well as a number of autograph sessions prior to and following all 10 of the WNFR performances.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced November 27, 2012, that Imagination Stage is one of 832 non-profit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Imagination Stage is recommended for a $30,000 grant to support Anime Momotaro, the largest grant the theatre has ever received from the NEA.

The Catholic University of America and the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music will celebrate the annual Christmas Concert for Charity on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

New Jersey's own state opera company, the New Jersey State Opera proudly announces its first annual Holiday program, "An Operatic Christmas Card," an inspiring and hear-warming collection of beautiful arias and seasonal music. The performance will take place on Sunday, December 9th at 3:00 p.m. at the Aprea Theater, 199 Scoles Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce a special talkback at If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet on the topic of climate change following the 2:00pm performance on Sunday, December 9. The talkback is complimentary for ticketholders to this performance, and a limited number of tickets are still available to purchase.

The Broadway League's 15th annual demographics report, The Demographics of the Broadway Audience 2011-2012, compares current theatergoing habits to previous seasons in predicting trends for the future.

Local theatre company Olio Theatre Works and director Gigi Fusco-Meese welcome three new actors to the cast of timely drama INTIMATELY WILDE to the Long Beach Playhouse's Studio Theatre January 11th - 27, 2013 as a part of the 2nd Annual "People's Theatrical Collaborative".

Fashion One, the international channel for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle programmes, announced the launch of the channel on the Entry Pack of Chunghwa Telecom, the largest operator of broadband multimedia services in Taiwan. The channel will commence telecast on Chunghwa MOD channel 97 starting December 3, 2012 after landing in Taiwan earlier this year in October.

Silver Spring Stage will present the family festive favorite Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol adapted by Michael Hardwick, directed by Pauline Griller-Mitchell and produced by Natalie McManus and Pauline Griller-Mitchell. The holiday classic has delighted generations with the story of Ebenezer Scrooge visited by the Ghosts of Christmas to reveal his past, present and future if he continues miserly ways. This hour-long version of A Christmas Carol will run two weekends only December 7 to December 16.

Julien's Auctions, the premier celebrity and entertainment memorabilia auction house created a day full of special moments, worldwide bidding and the opportunity for museums, collectors and fans from around the world to bid on costumes and other items from the Collection of Tompkins & Bush, longtime fashion designers and friends of Michael Jackson. Darren Julien, founder and CEO of Julien's Auctions and Martin Nolan, Executive Director led their entire team in a fitting tribute to the King of Pop by wearing sequined gloves specially made for the auction event. The one-year anniversary of the passing of Dennis Tompkins was also observed with a moment of silence at the beginning of the collection offering. Lady Gaga was among the collectors as she tweeted Sunday that she bought 55 pieces in the sale administered by Julien's Auctions and said she plans to keep the items "archived and expertly cared for in the spirit and love of Michael Jackson, his bravery and fans worldwide."

The Drama League (Gabriel Shanks, Executive Director; Roger T. Danforth, Artistic Director) has announced full casting for the 29th Annual DirectorFest, a festival of one-act plays staged by the Fall Directing Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project, beginning December 6 - 9 at The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 West 36th street (at 8th Avenue).

Art Miami (www.art-miami.com), the anchor fair to the city of Miami, as well as CONTEXT Art Miami, its new sister art fair focusing on emerging and cutting-edge contemporary artists directly adjacent to Art Miami, have partnered with Kimpton's EPIC Hotel, downtown Miami's premiere luxury waterfront hotel, to provide the ultimate travel experience for the art fairs' VIP attendees.

About Face Theatre blends classic Christmas tales with queer pop culture for its world premiere holiday production WE THREE LIZAS with book and lyrics by AFT Artistic Associate Scott Bradley, music and additional lyrics by Alan Schmuckler, directed by AFT Artistic Associate Scott Ferguson, playing November 30 - December 23, 2012 in The Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 N. Halsted St., Chicago. Show times include a 45-minute "cocktail hour" in Liza's Lounge with special opening acts by guest artists. Tickets are currently on sale through Steppenwolf Audience Services online at www.steppenwolf.org or by calling (312) 335-1650. The press performances are Sunday, December 2 at 3 pm & 7 pm.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced that the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, are among 832 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive NEA Art Works grants. The Brooklyn Museum and the MFA have been recommended a $50,000 grant to support the exhibition John Singer Sargent Watercolors, a collaborative project of the two museums.

The New York Times announces Amy Herzog as the winner of its annual Outstanding Playwright Award for her play, "After the Revolution."

The Windham Theatre Guild presents their first December show…a SecondStage Special Event…It's A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play. Join the WTG for a new twist on this classic Christmas story.

It's Christmas 1971 and the audience at Harlem's famed Apollo Theatre is excitedly awaiting the start of a roof-raising holiday concert by some of Motown's greatest artists. However, a few challenges with the talent create the setting for a little holiday magic.

A sell-out in 2010, Park Square Theatre brings 2 Pianos 4 Hands, the delightful play about two piano whiz kids with stars in their eyes, back to the stage December 5-30, 2012. A side-splitting celebration of dreaming of greatness, 2 Pianos 4 Hands is a perfect show for the entire family, children ages 11 and older.

The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) presents Theatre-Atelier Piotr Fomenko performing the U.S. Premiere of Family Happiness on January 18-20 and 22-23 at Baryshnikov Arts Center's Jerome Robbins Theater. This production, based on the novella by Leo Tolstoy, is adapted for the stage by one of Russia's most renowned master theater directors, the late Piotr Fomenko.

ANTIGRAVITY® ENTERTAINMENT and FITNESS FOUNDER CHRISTOPHER HARRISON is the choreographer for the 2012 VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW.