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Tonight, June 22 at 8:30pm and Sunday, June 23 at 4pm, Caramoor kicks off the 68th Summer Festival with its first ever Broadway production, She Loves Me. Joining the cast will be John Cullum, Ryan Silverman, Brad Oscar, Etai BenShlomo and Jonathan Freeman. Michele Lynch will choreograph.

Tenor Anthony Kearns was the special guest singer at the official U.S. ceremony commemorating the 50(th) Anniversary of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's historic visit to Ireland at Arlington National Cemetery on June 18, 2013. Scroll down for photos of Kearns singing 'The Star Spangled Banner'!

Boston Children's Museum recently pulled back the curtain and unveiled 24 window display cases with each window representing a letter of the alphabet and featuring objects from the Museum's collection.

The Second City e.t.c. has announced the opening of their 37th Revue, A Clown Car Named Desire. Reviewing press are invited to attend the show tonight, June 21, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. at The Second City e.t.c. Theatre (1608 N. Wells Street, 2nd floor of Piper's Alley). A Grand Opening is scheduled for Sunday, June 23, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

KIDZ BOP, the #1 kids' music brand in the U.S., has partnered with RCA Records and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX), the world's largest regional theme park company, to launch the 2013 KIDZ Star USA Talent Search.

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ('Ashford Trust' or the 'Company') today announced that the Company's Board of Directors approved a plan to spin-off an 80% ownership interest in an 8-hotel portfolio, totaling 3,146 rooms (2,912 owned rooms), to holders of Ashford Trust common stock in the form of a taxable special distribution. The distribution is expected to be comprised of common stock in Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. ('Ashford Prime'), a newly formed company to which Ashford Trust plans to transfer the portfolio interests. This distribution is expected to be made on a pro rata basis to holders of Ashford Trust common stock as of the distribution record date. The distribution is expected to take place toward the end of the third quarter. Ashford Prime is expected to qualify as a real estate investment trust ('REIT') for federal income tax purposes, and intends to file an application to list its shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol 'AHP.'

It is said that the journey is as important as the destination, which makes the Crystal Gateway Marriott's summertime Transportation Package particularly tempting. Whether guests travel with family or friends, this package makes driving in to the city both convenient and fun.

Renaissance Hotels (www.renhotels.com), the hotel brand designed to help guests Live Life to Discover(SM), will host its second annual Global Day of Discovery on June 19th at more than 100 hotels around the world. On this day, these Renaissance hotels will celebrate by offering both guests and locals the opportunity to get out and discover something new by hosting exclusive in-house RLife LIVE events as well as unique off-property local excursions designed by hotel NAVIGATORS to showcase the unique personality of each destination.

Concert enthusiasts will want to mark their calendars for the Opening Benefit and Reception of America's oldest continuing summer chamber music festival, Music Mountain, when they celebrate its 84th Anniversary Season today, June 16th (3PM).

Fool's Gold, California may be a fictional setting, but 24 real life Susan Mallery fans are taking the town's generous spirit beyond the pages of books this summer. By telling readers about the romance novels Just One Kiss, Two of a Kind, and Three Little Words, the “Fool's Gold Cheerleaders” will win prizes for themselves and at the same time, raise money for their favorite charities. The Cheerleaders have collectively pledged $2,220 to the charities that mean the most to them, and Mallery has pledged an additional $5,000, which will be prorated according to the number of points each Cheerleader earns.

Tenor Anthony Kearns will be a special guest singer at the official U.S. ceremony commemorating the 50(th) Anniversary of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's historic visit to Ireland at Arlington National Cemetery on Tues., June 18, 2013.

GI Jams founders Denny Randell and Biddy Schippers have been invited byMarine Col Joseph Krumm to The Pentagon at the United States Department of Defense in Arlington, Va. for a special presentation of honor today, June 14, 2013.

Researcher and “POW HUNTER” Amy Waters Yarsinske raises questions about US military's commitment to finding POWs and MIAs

Earlier today, the Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that starting with the 2013-2014 season, New York-based theatre companies can now be eligible to receive the Regional Theatre Award. BroadwayWorld has since confirmed that New York City theatre companies that are associated with a Broadway house will continue to be ineligible for the award- including such groups as Roundabout Theatre Company and Manhattan Theatre Club.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that starting with the 2013-2014 season, New York-based theatre companies can now be eligible to receive the Regional Theatre Award.

GI Jams founders Denny Randell and Biddy Schippers have been invited by Marine Col Joseph Krumm to The Pentagon at the United States Department of Defense in Arlington, Va. for a special presentation of honor on June 14, 2013.

GI Jams founders Denny Randell and Biddy Schippers have been invited byMarine Col Joseph Krumm to The Pentagon at the United States Department of Defense in Arlington, Va. for a special presentation of honor on June 14, 2013.

Brave Spirits Theatre has announced its fourth production, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The production will run beginning tonight, June 12 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street, NE, Washington, D.C.

Amy Waters Yarsinske, author of the new book 'An American In The Basement', is one of the most highly respected researchers and 'Pow Hunters' in the world. She is now putting the pressure on the government and US military to be truthful in their commitment to finding prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action during a time where America's trust in government is getting increasingly shaky.

Researcher and “POW HUNTER” Amy Waters Yarsinske raises questions about US military's commitment to finding POWs and MIAs