Jimmy Buffett News

Jake Shimabukuro (she-ma-BOO-koo-row), the wide-ranging virtuoso of a four-string, two-octave instrument - the ukulele - will sweep onto the Jorgensen stage Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m.

There is something for every member of the family this holiday season at KPC: for the classic-rock-fan dad, the music-and-dance loving mom or the wacky concoction-making kid. And grandparents can reminisce with the youngsters when Jim French records his latest live radio drama on November 21st.

The second annual AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 5 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Jason Aldean and Zac Brown Band lead the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS nominees with eight nominations each; Thompson Square earned seven nods; and The Band Perry and Taylor Swift each garnered six.

The second annual AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 5 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Jason Aldean and Zac Brown Band lead the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS nominees with eight nominations each; Thompson Square earned seven nods; and The Band Perry and Taylor Swift each garnered six.

Highline Ballroom Announces is schedule of upcoming events:

Billboard Korea announced today it will host the '2011 Billboard K-Pop Masters, presented by MGM Grand' Friday, Nov. 25 inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Robert Dubac's The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?, the one-man tour de force that tackles the babble of the sexes, will open Hennepin Theatre Trust's New Century Theatre in Downtown Minneapolis' City Center, Thursday, Sept. 28 to Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.

Robert Dubac's The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?, the one-man tour de force that tackles the babble of the sexes, will open Hennepin Theatre Trust's New Century Theatre in Downtown Minneapolis' City Center, Thursday, Sept. 28 to Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.

LAByrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez and Managing Director, Danny Feldman), Off-Broadway's home of exhilarating and incendiary theater, has announced the initial slate of readings for its 12th Annual Barn Series, a year-long festival of free staged readings highlighting 13 new plays.

Journey, one of the most popular American rock bands of all time featuring Arnel Pineda (lead singer), Neil Schon (lead guitarist, backing vocals), Jonathan Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals) and Deen Castronovo (drums, percussion, backing vocals), recently unleashed Eclipse, the group's latest album featuring all-new material. The band followed the album's release with an immediate launch of the 'Eclipse Tour' which stops at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, Oct. 8 with special guests Foreigner and Night Ranger. The show is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

South Carolina's largest festival entertainment complex, Broadway at the Beach (http://www.BroadwayattheBeach.com), will host a dynamic illusionist as part of its summer entertainment series.

The Napa Valley Opera House is pleased to welcome ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro back to the Opera House to perform tunes from his newly released album 'Peace Love Ukulele.' Always a popular entertainer, Jake has formed a dedicated group of fans in the Napa Valley who are thrilled to cheer him on the stage again.

MGM Resorts International announce the June line up of entertainment, sports, and special events.

'The 2011 Billboard Music Awards' show aired live Sunday, May 22nd (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The awards show took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in partnership with Chevrolet and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). This was the first year that ABC broadcast the event and marks the first Billboard Music Awards show since 2007.

South Carolina's largest festival entertainment complex, Broadway at the Beach (http://www.BroadwayattheBeach.com), will host a dynamic illusionist as part of its summer entertainment series.

Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will pay tribute to the legendary artist Bob Marley with 'Bob Marley 30th Memorial Special,' a five-day commemoration featuring music, performances and interviews.

This March, Fox Valley Repertory presents a variety of musical performances and comedy, including: FVR Youth Ensemble's colorful Seussical Jr., the four-star comedy of family vacations Leaving Iowa, the St. Patrick's Day favorite Flanagan's Wake, a tribute to the Eagles with Heartache Tonight, and Fox Valley Rep's production of the hit Off-Broadway musical, Always Patsy Cline, at Pheasant Run Resort (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; 630-584-6342).

This March, Fox Valley Repertory presents a variety of musical performances and comedy, including: FVR Youth Ensemble's colorful Seussical Jr., the four-star comedy of family vacations Leaving Iowa, the St. Patrick's Day favorite Flanagan's Wake, a tribute to the Eagles with Heartache Tonight, and Fox Valley Rep's production of the hit Off-Broadway musical, Always Patsy Cline, at Pheasant Run Resort (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; 630-584-6342).

Peter Mayer, Billboard charting composer and guitarist from Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer, Spiritus vocal ensemble and Voices in Unity, the 85 member choir of Unity of New York, will present their 10th anniversary concert of Stars and Promises - The Story of Christmas at Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street on Thursday, December 9th at 7:30 PM. Peter Mayer whose music has topped the charts created, 'Stars and Promises' with his brother Jim Mayer 10 years ago. This is a celebration of that anniversary and introduces into it Spiritus, the close harmony vocal ensemble whose self titled album was recently released and Voices in Unity the Unity of New York choir whose musical diversity includes selections ranging from Gospel to Broadway and Pop to Jazz.

Songwriter Peter Mayer, lead guitarist of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, with musical guests Spiritus vocal ensemble and Voices in Unity, the 80 member choir of Unity of New York, will present the tenth anniversary presentation of Stars and Promises - The Story of Christmas at The Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, on Thursday, December 9th at 7:30 PM.