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Writers Theatre opens its 8th annual tour of The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights, written by Yolanda Androzzo, directed by Jimmy McDermott and featuring Caren Blackmore. A special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day public performance will take place at 10am on January 20 at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark Street in Chicago.

For guitarist Nir Felder, the song's the thing. His debut album Golden Age, out January 21st via OKeh, is now streaming in full with The New York Times. Golden Age puts Nir's skills as a composer and songwriter at the forefront of his creative design, supported by virtuosic technique. Nir has performed with the likes of Meshell Ndegeocello, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, José James, Jack DeJohnette and the New York City Opera, as well as being dubbed “the next big jazz guitarist” by NPR.

The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), celebrating its 10th anniversary and taking place December 5-13, today revealed the complete lineup of films screening in the festival's competition and sidebar sections.

On this week's REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, the host took on this week's odd news that both Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia publicly addressed their concerns about the end of days and the devil (respectively) in the same week.

Using its signature, award-winning combination of signed and voiced theater to bring new perspective to a modern American classic, Deaf West Theatre presents FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks. It tells the poignant, funny and thought--provoking story of Charlie Gordon, a willing subject of an extraordinary experiment, and the strange interweaving of his life with Algernon, a mouse whose intelligence has been increased threefold by the daring new procedure.

NBC News is asking every American to share their dreams as the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech.

MUSE/IQUE, known for its counter-conventional performances that feel more like parties than formal concerts, continues 'Summer of Sound' 2013 with 'Moving Pictures' featuring groundbreaking cellist Matt Haimovitz and Emmy Award-winning actress Wendie Malick ('Hot in Cleveland') in a fresh take on motion picture scores by Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Vangelis, Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Erich Korngold as well as the world premiere of Sleepwalking, a concerto for cello and chamber orchestra with images by Peter Golub, prolific composer and director of Sundance's Film Music Program, tonight, July 27, 2013, 7:30 pm, outdoors at Caltech's Beckman Mall in Pasadena.

MUSE/IQUE, known for its counter-conventional performances that feel more like parties than formal concerts, continues 'Summer of Sound' 2013 with 'Moving Pictures' featuring groundbreaking cellist Matt Haimovitz and Emmy Award-winning actress Wendie Malick ('Hot in Cleveland') in a fresh take on motion picture scores by Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Vangelis, Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Erich Korngold as well as the world premiere of Sleepwalking, a concerto for cello and chamber orchestra with images by Peter Golub, prolific composer and director of Sundance's Film Music Program, on Saturday, July 27, 2013, 7:30 pm, outdoors at Caltech's Beckman Mall in Pasadena.

MUSE/IQUE, known for its counter-conventional performances that feel more like parties than formal concerts, launches 'Summer of Sound' 2013 with 'Lost in the Stars with Patti Austin,' featuring the Grammy Award-winning legend, tonight, June 29, 2013, 7:30 pm, outdoors at Caltech's Beckman Mall in Pasadena.

MUSE/IQUE, known for its counter-conventional performances that feel more like parties than formal concerts, launches 'Summer of Sound' 2013 with 'Lost in the Stars with Patti Austin,' featuring the Grammy Award-winning legend, on Saturday, June 29, 2013, 7:30 pm, outdoors at Caltech's Beckman Mall in Pasadena.

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL opened last night, April 14, 2013, at Broadway's The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46 Street). Many of the legendary stars that were part of the actual MOTOWN sound came out to celebrate the show and we got them all! Check out the photos below...

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL opened last night, April 14, 2013, at Broadway's The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46 Street). After the show, the cast and creative team celebrated and BroadwayWorld.com was there to join in the party fun. Raise a glass!

They challenged us, riveted us, entertained us, made us laugh, cheer, cry and believe and National Geographic Channel announced today that the names that defined a generation will appear in the revolutionary miniseries, The '80s: The Decade That Made Us, narrated by Emmy-nominated actor and '80s icon Rob Lowe.

MUSE/IQUE, an innovative cross-genre music organization curated by noted artistic director/conductor Rachael Worby, continues its popular Uncorked Series with 'Powerhouse from the Firehouse: The Legendary Tena Clark Backstage,' including special guests Patti Austin and Mary Wilson, tonight, March 11, 2013, 7 pm, in an intimate setting on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium stage.

MUSE/IQUE, an innovative cross-genre music organization curated by noted artistic director/conductor Rachael Worby, continues its popular Uncorked Series with 'Powerhouse from the Firehouse: The Legendary Tena Clark Backstage,' including special guests Patti Austin and Mary Wilson, on Monday, March 11, 2013, 7 pm, in an intimate setting on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium stage.

Bounce TV's Martin Luther King Day Celebration today, Jan. 21 will include live coverage of the 57th Presidential Inauguration as President Barack Obama takes his second oath of office, starting at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Bounce TV will also honor MLK Day with two special primetime documentaries

Bounce TV's Martin Luther King Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 21 will include live coverage of the 57th Presidential Inauguration as President Barack Obama takes his second oath of office, starting at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Bounce TV will also honor MLK Day with two special primetime documentaries

Bounce TV's Martin Luther King Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 21 will include live coverage of the 57th Presidential Inauguration as President Barack Obama takes his second oath of office, starting at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Bounce TV will also honor MLK Day with two special primetime documentaries:

Writers' Theatre announces the 7th annual tour of The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights, written by Yolanda Androzzo, directed by Jimmy McDermott and featuring Caren Blackmore. The production opens with a free public performance at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Clark St. in Chicago, on the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday, January 21, 2013 at 12 p.m.