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White Lodging Services has announced Bill Farrell will join the Hyatt Place Nashville/Downtown leadership team as general manager. He will join Director of Sales Nicole Nielsen.

Food Network launches into May with the season finale of Chopped All-Stars on Sunday, May 5th at 9pm followed by the first-ever Iron Chef America: Tournament of Championsas Iron Chef battles Iron Chef in a five-episode stunt premiering Sunday May 5th at 10pm.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Innisfree Hotels today announce the opening of Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport, a refreshing hotel option for business and leisure travelers alike offering forward-thinking, around-the-clock amenities and modern design.

From the first tender pea shoots in spring to the last brilliant orange pumpkins in autumn, vegetables are the cook's harbinger of the changing seasons. Vegetables are often thought of as sides that complement a main dish of meat, fish or poultry. While this is a great way to showcase the garden's gems, one chef is celebrating vegetables in all their starring roles - breakfast, salads, sides and entrees. The Passionate Vegetable, by fresh food chef and educator, Suzanne Landry, is full of delicious recipes that fit any type of eating style, from vegan and vegetarian, to recipes that include meat.

ArtServe Michigan today released its second Creative State Michigan report detailing FY 2010 economic impact data from 346 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that together contributed more than half a billion dollars in expenditures alone to Michigan's economy in 2010. Learn more at www.CreativeStateMI.org.

Adelaide Repertory Theatre presents ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller, directed by Dave Simms, running tonight, 6-8 September and 12-15 September at 8pm, with a matinee on Saturday, 15 September at 2pm.

Comedian RON "Tater Salad" WHITE, best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the "Blue Collar Comedy" phenomenon returns to the Morris on September 16, 2012, with his new stand-up show, "Moral Compass." For mature audiences. Buy your tickets early as RON WHITE's February 2010 show at the Morris was sold out!

Adelaide Repertory Theatre presents ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller, directed by Dave Simms, running 6-8 September and 12-15 September at 8pm, with a matinee on Saturday, 15 September at 2pm.

The Huffington Post Media Group, a leading source of news, opinion, entertainment, community and digital information and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the launch of an Oprah Winfrey section on Huffingtonpost.com coming August 2012.

The Morris Performing Arts Center presents one of Broadway's enduring classics, MY FAIR LADY February 24-25 at 8pm, with an additional performance on February 25 at 2pm. This musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," with book, music, and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe, MY FAIR LADY is triumphant.

The musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change will be playing the Schauer Arts & Activities Center January 6 - 22.

The musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change will be playing the Schauer Arts & Activities Center January 6 - 22.

Singer, songwriter, and dance-floor instigator has sold-out arenas with his baritone voice in his native Kenya. He takes on the dark ironies of politics, with anger in the groove, reveling in the potential to shake things up while shaking your thing.

In a statement announced by the company, Mixed Salad states: We're sorry to announce that Mixed Salad is closing down.

Have I been a bad BroadwayGirl? Before November 5, the last show I saw was Sister Act in September, which at the time was the last production I needed to see before I could celebrate the fact that I'd been to every single show on Broadway.

Tyler Perry, the No. 1 urban playwright in the country, has created another new entertaining live stage play, 'THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS.' You won't want to miss this must-see event! Tyler Perry is not performing in this show, which will be presented at the Morris Performing Arts Center tonight at 7:30 PM.

There is no reason to be bored or at home during Spring as Adelaide blooms an entire nursery worth of shows to be seen. Unable to highlight all of them due to the large volume of high quality productions on offer, here are just a few highlights of what to catch over the coming months in Adelaide.

Moving into the second season in its expanded campus, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has updated the culinary options available to patrons in the venue. The upper lobby-level dining area has become Catwalk Café. This casual self-service café, along with its adjoining bar and the main lobby-level concessions, will continue to be operated by Ridgewells Catering, who ran the café launched during the inaugural season in the Mead Center: Next Stage Café by José Andrés.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, returns by popular demand for another record-setting engagement. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of more than 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including 'Be Our Guest' and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at The Morris

Tyler Perry, the No. 1 urban playwright in the country, has created another new entertaining live stage play, 'THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS.' You won't want to miss this must-see event! Tyler Perry is not performing in this show, which will be presented at the Morris Performing Arts Center on October 4, 2011 at 7:30 PM. Tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, August 8 at 10:00 AM.