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Under a summer sky, lit by the full moon, join producer and performer, Trish Nelson in a vow: 'I am here tonight to pledge my support to my fellow sisters.” And then the storytelling begins! Nelson, who has put together live shows and tours across the country for Key & Peele, Broad City, Amy Schumer, and many others, brings her West Coast sensation, The Secret Society of the Sisterhood to Brooklyn. The theme of the evening is: “So...That Happened.” Prepare yourself for true tales that are sincerely heartfelt and often hilarious!

Michael Kutza, Founder and CEO of Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, today announced that he will be retiring from his role at the end of 2018.

Independent singer-songwriter Be Steadwell releases her first full studio album, “Queer Love Songs” –available now. Download /Stream Queer Love Songs. First Single “Sometimes” released May 3rd, following on the heels of fan favorite “Leo”.

hillbilly, a new documentary film that explores the historical basis of cultural stereotypes about people from Appalachia, is set to make its worldwide debut during the Nashville Film Festival on May 19th, 7:00 pm CT at the Regal Hollywood Stadium 27 & RPX. To buy tickets for the film's world premiere, please click here.

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the release of 82 of the 276 Nigerian school girls who were kidnapped in 2014 from a school in Chibok, Northern Nigeria, and hidden in the vast Sambisa forest for three years, by Boko Haram, a violent Islamic insurgent movement.

CNBC's home renovation series, “The Deed,” returns for a second season on Wednesday, June 13 at 10PM ET/PT with six, all-new episodes. In each one-hour episode, self-made real-estate mogul and serial entrepreneur, Sidney Torres, brings his multi-million dollar fortune and expertise to the aid of struggling property investors.

Traveller are proud to release their debut album, Western Movies, on Refuge Foundation for the Arts. Last week, American Songwriter previewed the album, calling it '...a rootsy singer-songwriter collection that finds the three songwriters trading vocals on their off-kilter songs, at turns humorous and devastating...' The trio have begun a U.S. tour which hits Great Scott in Boston tonight. Full list of dates below.

Grammy winner and two-time Tony nominee Andrew Rannells displays his superb vocal prowess and wry wit with a collection of exuberant songs spanning his early influences and pivotal roles. Andrew Carl Wilk is the Executive Producer of Live From Lincoln Center and also Director of this Stars In Concert series episode.

Yours Are The Only Ears, the project of New York's Susannah Cutler, has shared the album stream for her upcoming debut album, Knock Hard. The Hype Machine, 

Out On Screen is proud to present the 30th annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) this summer from Thursday, August 9th to Sunday, August 19th. Welcoming its 30th anniversary presenting sponsor, RBC, this year's Festival will take place at various theatres, including the Vancouver Playhouse, Cineplex Odeon International Village, SFU's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, VIFF Vancity Theatre, and the York Theatre. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, VQFF is pleased to announce a birthday party for the community on June 2nd at the Imperial along with its Festival theme “To the moon and back, 30 years of uplifting queer stories”.

Known for such films as “10 Things I Hate About You,” actress Gabrielle Union visits TODAY to talk about “Breaking In,” the upcoming movie thriller in which she plays a mom fighting home invaders. She opens up about her recent decision to seek “joy, peace and grace” in her life and ending tensions between herself and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Jade Bird will kick off her first official headlining tour this fall, including Bumbershoot, Grandoozy and Pilgrimage. The new dates will follow a summer of touring with Colter Wall, Anderson East and First Aid Kit as well as performances at Stagecoach, Bonnaroo, Firefly and Mountain Jam. See below for details.

After a monumental return to television in 2018, “American Idol” announces it's taking the show on the road with the American Idol Live! 2018tour, spanning three months this summer. The shows will feature this season's talented Top 7 finalists: Cade Foehner, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Catie Turner, Gabby Barrett, Jurnee, Maddie Poppe and Michael J. Woodard with special guest, Season 8 “American Idol” winner, Kris Allen. The 40+ city tour will kick off on Wednesday, July 11 in Redding, CA and will include a stop in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Friday, August 10 at 7:00 p.m.

'Luck Be a Lady.' 'My Heart is So Full of You.' 'A Secretary is Not a Toy.' We know and love Frank Loesser, composer. But 'Snug as a Bug in a Rug?' 'I Get the Neck of the Chicken?' 'Bloop, Bleep?' 92Y's 48th season of Lyrics & Lyricists culminates with a look at the lesser-known side of Loesser - his Hollywood career collaborating with such composers as Hoagy Carmichael, Jule Style, Burton Lane and Jimmy McHugh - as well as a fresh look at songs from Guys and Dolls and his Broadway best, in Frank Loesser: Lyricist. L&L favorite David Loud, who most recently helmed acclaimed shows celebrating Stephen Sondheim and Cole Porter, returns as artistic director and host, with a cast featuring Farah Alvin (It Shoulda Been You, Nine); Lewis Cleale (The Book of Mormon, Spamalot); Laura Darrell (Encores! The Golden Apple; The Vineyard Theater Kid Victory); Samantha Massell (Fiddler on the Roof); and James Snyder (In Transit, If/Then, Encores! Grand Hotel).

LA-based band The Growlers are supremely excited to announce Beach Goth 2018, to be held in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Renowned for its eccentric lineups and head-spinning stage shows, Beach Goth is a fully-fledged summer showcase for the band's zonked out vision. Beach Goth 2018 marks its first time in Los Angeles, a homecoming party from the city's party-thrower extraordinaires. As always, costumes are encouraged.

Adam Lambert visited LIVE with Kelly and Ryan to announce his Vegas residency with QUEEN this fall! 

The biggest wedding of the year is about to get the big screen treatment, giving royal fans in the U.S. a front row seat to this monumental event. Fathom Events and BritBox, the subscription service from BBC Studios and ITV, bring moviegoers nationwide Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's highly-anticipated nuptials, captured live from Windsor Castle in England and presented commercial-free on May 19.

E! and WWE®'s fan-favorite TV series “Total Divas®” has been greenlit for seasons eight and nine. Later this fall, season eight will debut with a few familiar faces and even a blast from the past as the series follows several powerful and inspiring female WWE Superstars and gives viewers an exclusive glimpse inside their professional careers and the challenges of their everyday lives.

 July 28, 1968 was one of those perfect English summer dayswhen British photographer, Tom Murray, photographed the famed rock and roll group.  The shoot was done on the run (literally) all over London in order to escape the hordes of screaming Beatles fans that followed them everywhere.  Rushing from location to location inspired the name of the famous collection: The Mad Day: Summer of '68.These images would become the LAST publicity shoot of all four Beatles together– and represent the quintessential Beatles at the height of their psychedelic period and are considered the most important color photographs of the group.  The Beatles officially disbanded in 1970.

Travel Channel's new hit series, “The Zimmern List,” hosted by one of the world's most well-traveled food explorers, Andrew Zimmern, has been picked up for a second season. In the series, Zimmern shares his personal recommendations on the food, and places where, he most loves to eat. With the greenlight of 16 new half-hour episodes, he continues as the ultimate tour guide. Since its premiere in March, “The Zimmern List” is among Travel Channel's highest rated series, posting double digit rating increases year over year. It has been seen by more than 10 million total viewers. Production on the new season begins in June.