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Linda S. Prather is proud to announce the release of her novel Eternal Beauty. Eternal Beauty, a psychic suspense novel in the Catherine Mans series, is a sequel to the award winning novel 'Bet You Can't...Find Me' The story depicts a delightful killer who promises paradise, but leads his victims to hell. The intriguing book trailer for Eternal Beauty was revealed today on DGT Book Promotion news. In addition, Linda S. Prather shared an insightful interview this week on the Reading and Writing Addiction blog about herself and the release of Eternal Beauty. Linda S. Prather's interview can be followed at www.readinwritin.blogspot.com and the official Eternal Beauty trailer can be viewed on YouTube. About The Book Catherine Mans and the special unit of the FBI find themselves embroiled in a game of illusion against a brilliant, psychotic serial killer obsessed with a mission in lifeto preserve and protect the most beautiful women from the ravages of time or disaster. Eight women have been murdered and one has been kidnapped. Can they stop him before he kills again, or will Catherine fall prey to his obsession? Praise for Eternal Beauty: 'Prather kept me riveted! On edge, right to the really surprising ending that I would not have even thought to anticipate!'-A reader's review About The Author Linda S. Prather is a Kentucky mystery author and paranormal investigator. Prather always had a penchant for things that go bump in the night, mysteries and the unexplained. The Catherine Mans series combines the author's love of mystery, metaphysics and romance. Eternal Beauty (265 pages, ISBN: B00EN0NCHG) is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, iTunes and Kobo. To learn more about Linda S. Prather and Eternal Beauty, visit www. lindasprather.com. 'The road to paradise begins in hell.' - Dante Alighieri

ACA Galleries has announced an exhibition of two sculptors who found early success in music and dance.

Jedlicka Performing Arts Center will continue its 2013-14 Season with a new production of the comedy STANDING IN MATTOON by Tim Clue and Spike Manton, the creators of the Chicago cult hit Leaving Iowa. Directed by Clue, STANDING IN MATTOON plays now through February 1, 2014 at Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S. Central Ave. in Cicero. Scroll down for some photos from the production!

Overcash & Change 2, an evening featuring the work of musical theatre composer Drew Overcash will be presented Feb. 24 at The Highline Ballroom.

The National Portrait Gallery has completed a major online catalogue of the personal and professional correspondence of the renowned nineteenth-century British artist George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), enabling, for the first time, world-wide access to the stories behind his remarkable life and career.

Last night, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced this year's winning motion picture and television productions at the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

The Bonstelle Theatre breaks through the misery of one of Detroit's coldest winters with the Michigan premiere of a stellar addition to the canon of African American theatre, In the Red and Brown Water. Performances run February 7 through 16, 2014 at the Bonstelle Theatre.

Star of stage and screen Shirley Jones will guest star on ABC's daytime sudser GENERAL HOSPTIAL on Feb. 5.

MTV announced today the launch of the new half-hour comedy series “Jerks with Cameras” premiering tonight, January 16th at 10:30 P.M. ET/PT.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Jedlicka Performing Arts Center presents LOVE STORY, the musical inspired by Erich Segal's best-selling novel and one of the most romantic films of all time - with book and lyrics by Stephen Clark, music and additional lyrics by Howard Goodall, directed by JPAC Managing Director Melanie Lamoureux and musical direction by John Warren. LOVE STORY, the musical will play February 14 - March 1, 2014 at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S. Central Ave. in Cicero.

The Almeida Theatre presents Dante or Die's I DO, by Chloe Moss and directed by Daphna Attias with costume design by Jenny Hayton. The production runs Wednesday 26 February to Sunday 9 March 2014 at Hilton Hotel, Docklands London. PRESS NIGHT: THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY AT 7pm OR 9.15PM.

Three of Alpert's tall black bronze totems, Spirit Totems, will be on exhibit in Dante Park at West 64th Street, between Columbus Avenue and Broadway, on January 25 - April 15, 2014. 'I spent time looking all over New York City for the ideal place for the Spirit Totems. I fell in love with Dante Park because it is an open thoroughfare where the sculptures are visible with a connection to jazz at Lincoln Center,' says Herb Alpert. The large totems are being transported by truck to Manhattan from Malibu, California, for the exhibition. Grace 2006 - 15 feet 8 inches, Freedom 2011 - 16 feet 9 inches, and Gratitude 2009 - 17 feet 2 inches.

HBO announced yesterday that they will debut an array of diverse, timely and thought-provoking documentary films in the coming months including LARRY KRAMER (working title) this May.

At a panel discussion yesterday for HBO's highly anticiapted drama, THE NORMAL HEART, producer Ryan Murphy shared that he has added a considerable amount of new material to Larry Kramer's Tony-award winning play.

Author, Stephen Sangirardi is pleased to announce the release of his new book, 'Monday and Beyond: Blessings and Curses.' In the sequel to 'Monday Afternoon,' hero Angelo Aiello is beset with new troubles amid old temptations. Attempting to cleave his growing disability from past moral transgressions, at least in his own mind, in the midst of an exasperating marriage, Angelo encounters big scenes of trial and self-doubt as he persists in questing anew for meaning in life, and new chances for fulfillment. The results, in big scenes that are capable of summoning up Dante and Tristram Shandy at the same time, is a daunting yet fully voiced narrative of a refusal to yield to the inroads made by middle-aged MS even as it brings Angelo and his wife Alice to a place of moral reckoning and bargaining, both with the disease and with each other. Will the shadow of Monica Richardson, femme fatale from Connecticut, ever allow full sunlight again? Survival in such straits depends, it seems, on time and tides, as this colorful yet fully reflective narrative tracks a moral compass that often spins in challenging, bewildering ways. 'Monday and Beyond: Blessings and Curses' is available in both print and ebook format. Book Details: Monday and Beyond: Blessings and Curses Author: Stephen Sangirardi Publisher: Wild Leaf Press, Inc. ISBN: 978-0982027677 Published: October 2013 Pages: 250 Genre: Fiction, Literature About The Author: A Graduate of Iona College (B.A.) and The University of Missouri-Columbia (M.A.), Stephen Sangirardi has made his home for the past 33 years in New Rochelle, NY. He has taught at Parochial, Public and Private schools and colleges in the area including Holy Cross High School, Salesian High School, Iona College, Bronx Community College, and W. T. Clarke High School on nearby Long Island. His publishing credits include two books of short stories, 'Geometers of Intellect' (1992) and 'Life On the Planet' (2008), both published by Wild Leaf Press, and three novels, 'Monday Afternoon' (2009), 'Percocet Diaries' (2010) and 'A Shakespearean Interpretation of Freud' (2011) published by Night Publishing, Inc. Wild Leaf Press is pleased to publish 'Monday and Beyond,' which is a sequel to 'Monday Afternoon.' Challenged by middle-aged onset of MS., Stephen Sangirardi has also contributed a piece to Neurology Today Magazine on the relief provided him, unexpectedly, by lying in the low surf off Long Island entitled Temporary Lourdes. For review copies, author interviews, or more information please contact: Shelly Fritsch E-mail: editor@wildleafpress.com Website: http://www.wildleafpress.com

While it remains a secret as to which songs fans voted to hear on the highly anticipated upcoming 100th episode of GLEE, series stars Lea Michele and Mark Salling were hard at work recording tunes for the milestone event.

The Museum of Modern Art has announced its film exhibitions for January 2014. Scroll down for details!

The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning singular sensation bursts onto the Theatre's stage January 14 - February 2, featuring an iconic plot that follows the audition process of theatre "gypsies" as they try to land a job in a Broadway show. Complete with a large orchestra, timeless scenic design and cast of 26 triple threat performers, A Chorus Line is packed with unforgettable Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban songs, including What I did for Love and One.

ACA Galleries has announced Totems & Deities: The Sculpture of Herb Alpert and Anita Huffington, an exhibition of two artists who found early success in music and dance. The exhibition pairs Alpert's abstract bronze sculptures, which can be compared to the freedom and spontaneity of his improvisational work as a jazz musician, with Huffington's figurative bronze work inspired by the fluidity and form of her experience as a ballet dancer.

Empirical Rogue presents Nikolai Erdman's Suicide!?, in a new adaptation written and directed by Empirical Rogue Artistic Director Tim Eliot. Performances begin tonight, January 4 at the InterArt Theatre (500 West 52nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues).