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Tickets for the bergenPAC show lineup are now available: Gilda's Club Presents "Pumps and Punchlines" (May 19th), Hot 97 Presents: Salt-n-Pepa (July 20th), The B-52s (August 8th), and Rock and Blues Fest (August 14th) on sale Friday, March 23rd at 11:00am. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or bergenPAC.org or by calling the box office at 201-227-1030.

With the release on March 26, 2012 of The Jukebox Crowd (Gut String Records GSR008), acclaimed jazz guitarist Randy Napoleon adds a third recording to his discography.

Katy Butler, a bullied Michigan high school student who has mobilized more than 425,000 people calling on the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to drop its "R" rating for the upcoming documentary "Bully," will travel to New York City this week to raise awareness about her campaign and to attend a special film screening of "Bully" hosted by actress Meryl Streep. Butler will also be recognized by producer Harvey Weinstein at a Media Awards ceremony hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). ??

Tickets for the bergenPAC show lineup are now available: Gilda's Club Presents "Pumps and Punchlines" (May 19th), Hot 97 Presents: Salt-n-Pepa (July 20th), The B-52s (August 8th), and Rock and Blues Fest (August 14th) on sale Friday, March 23rd at 11:00am. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or bergenPAC.org or by calling the box office at 201-227-1030.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents the 15th and grand finale edition of THE BROADWAY BEARS tonight, March 18, 2012 at 8 PM at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on West 42nd Street. THE BROADWAY BEARS is an annual Broadway auction of teddy bears dressed in museum-quality outfits based on original costumes and created by acclaimed designers..

Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays continues club comedy performances on the square in downtown Lawrenceville with nationally renowned comedian Tom Simmons. Simmons is the 2009 San Francisco Comedy Competition Winner, an event from which talents like Robin Williams and Ellen DeGeneres rose to fame and a two-time finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival. Opening is the new permanent host of Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays, comedienne Debra Cole an Atlanta favorite. See them both on March 16, with shows at 7:15 & 9:15 PM.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation's lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today announced it will honor film and television producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Chicago, Hairspray, Smash), writer and producer Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal), financial services company Wells Fargo and Facebook at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented by Ketel One and Wells Fargo.

The world famous Laugh Factory and the New Tropicana Las Vegas are launching a multi-venue comedy experience at the recently transformed Strip property. Fun World Media has partnered with Laugh Factory to build this new comedy empire and the first stage of the roll-out will be opening Laugh Factory Las Vegas, a comedy showroom starring the hottest comedians in the business, from established stand-up superstars to the young rising stars of tomorrow. The announcement was made today by the New Tropicana Las Vegas, Jamie Masada, owner of Laugh Factory, and Joseph Merhi, CEO of Fun World Media.

The beat goes on at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino as the world-famous dance crew Jabbawockeez extends the run of its celebrated show "MÜS.I.C." through April 21, 2012.

Spottiswoode (sans Enemies) returns to the Lizard Lounge to play with his good friend Amy Correia Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012.

Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays continues club comedy performances on the square in downtown Lawrenceville with nationally renowned comedian Tom Simmons. Simmons is the 2009 San Francisco Comedy Competition Winner, an event from which talents like Robin Williams and Ellen DeGeneres rose to fame and a two-time finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival. Opening is the new permanent host of Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays, comedienne Debra Cole an Atlanta favorite. See them both on March 16, with shows at 7:15 & 9:15 PM.

Ellen Barkin and Megan Hilty are among the expected guests at the 23rd GLAAD Media Awards, while producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will be honored with the Vito Russo Award. Other expected guests at the New York awards include Kim Cattrall, Tracey Gold, Cory Monteith, Jay Manuel, and Dakota Fanning, with performances from the Radio City Rockettes, corey Craig and Whitney Day. The Los Angeles awards will feature Ellen DeGeneres, Fran Dresher, Anna Paquin and Betty White.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will present the 15th and grand finale edition of THE BROADWAY BEARS, the annual Broadway auction of teddy bears dressed in museum-quality outfits based on original costumes and created by acclaimed designers on March 18, 2012.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents the 15th and grand finale edition of The Broadway Bears, the annual Broadway auction of teddy bears dressed in museum-quality outfits based on original costumes and created by well-known designers.

Just hours after ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE delivered the show's most watched post-Oscars special since its debut seven years ago, Kimmel's YouTube channel surpassed a half-billion views. JKL launched the show's YouTube channel only three years ago in 2009 and is now the world's first late-night television show (and only the third U.S. show of any time) to break the half-billion mark.

Broadway veteran Idina Menzel has announced on her official web site that she will be making TV guest appearances in the coming days in support of her upcoming CD and DVD 'Live: Barefoot at the Symphony' (available for PRE-ORDER NOW, releasing March 6).

Megan Mullally stopped by the Ellen Degeneres Show and serenaded Justin Beiber for his 18th birthday. She sang him her version of 'Fever' which she appropriately changed to 'Beiber.' Check out the performance below!

Q'VIVA! THE CHOSEN, the first-of-its-kind docu-journey series showcasing Latin music and dance, and featuring entertainment icon Jennifer Lopez, international music star Marc Anthony and world-renowned concert director Jamie King, will premiere Saturday, March 3 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, and will continue with two-hour episodes for five weeks until its grand finale Saturday, April 7 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

Spottiswoode (sans Enemies) returns to the Lizard Lounge to play with his good friend Amy Correia Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012.

Today we are changing it up a bit by aiming our focus on a Grammy-winning pop/folk sensation who has created quite an impressive catalog of songs in his decade in the spotlight - some of his best work in live shows in lieu of studio albums, making him an ideal fit for this particularly performance-based column - the geek in the pink himself, Mr. Jason Mraz. This week marks the release of his new EP, titled LIVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD, which acts as the appetizer to his much-awaited follow-up to the incredibly successful WE SING, WE DANCE, WE STEAL THINGS - which featured his biggest hit to date, "I'm Yours"; along with the Grammy-winning Best Pop Duet, "Lucky", which was also featured on Season Two of GLEE - LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD. Four letters or more, Mraz proves time and time again he is a master storyteller with an unmistakable, singular style all his own - the handful of new songs featured on this spectacular live album attesting to that with grand, soulful regard. Even allowing for some audience banter and amusing back-and-forths, the LIVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD EP is the ideal way to bring us all up to date with one of the most compelling solo acts that you can consistently find out on the road trying out charismatic and dramatic new material, the new compositions featured here in a special solo YouTube concert acting as a perfect counterpoint in a career packed with a vast array of musical styles, aural sounds and sonic textures that only Mr. A-Z would dare compose and expose to the world. If the rest of the album follows the lyrical strength and musical dexterity of this EP release, we are in for quite a ride come April 17. Plus, we also have a look at his moving and memorable new single, "I Won't Give Up"!