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LOS ANGELES, CA -  Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, today announced that it will soon its first location in Colorado this May, in Broomfield. The highly anticipated restaurant, which features a 2,700 square foot interior with seating for 81 inside and an additional 24 seats on an exterior patio, will open in May in Broomfield (4700 W. 121st Ave.) located near Broomfield Plaza and Walmart. 

LOS ANGELES, CA - Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual artisanal pizza concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, announced today that it will open its first Arizona location, in Tempe on Thursday, April 14th. To celebrate the grand opening, the restaurant will offer FREE build-your-own artisanal pizzas on Friday, April 15th from 10:30 a.m. to midnight to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. The highly anticipated restaurant, which features a 3,330 square foot interior with seating for 105, and an additional 24 seats on an outside patio, is located at Arizona State University (105 W. University Dr.), across from Chick-fil-A. In Q4, Blaze will add locations at the University of Arizona (5601 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson), Phoenix (5120 N. Central Ave.), and Avondale restaurant (W. McDowell Rd. & 103rd Ave.). In Q1 2017, a fifth Arizona site will open to serve residents in the Glendale community (7870 W. Bell Rd.). 

LOS ANGELES, CA - Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the nation's leading fast-casual artisanal pizza chain, today announced that it has been named the overall fastest growing U.S. restaurant chain in the 2016 Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. The build-your-own pizza concept, known for its chef-driven recipes and casually hip restaurants, secured the top spot by adding 55 locations and tripling sales to $101 million in the last year. According to Technomic, the company's 205 percent increase in sales over the prior year was the largest gain of any restaurant chain in their ranking.

CHARLOTTE, NC(Marketwired - Apr 4, 2016) - Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual artisanal pizza concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, announced today that it will open its first Charlotte location on Thursday, April 7. To celebrate the grand opening, the restaurant will offer FREE build-your-own artisanal pizzas on Friday, April 8 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. The highly anticipated restaurant, which features a 2,500-square-foot interior, is located in Charlotte's South End area at 1750 Camden Road. This will be the third Blaze Pizza location in North Carolina.

LOS ANGELES, CA(Marketwired - Apr 4, 2016) - Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual artisanal pizza concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, announced today that it will open its third Las Vegas location, in Henderson on Thursday, April 7th. To celebrate the grand opening, the restaurant will offer FREE build-your-own artisanal pizzas on Friday, April 8th from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. The highly anticipated restaurant, which features a 2,300 square foot interior with seating for 78 and an additional 40 seats on an outdoor patio, is located near the Henderson Galleria Mall (673 Mall Ring Circle). Blaze debuted in Nevada in May 2015 with the opening of the first Henderson location (10520 South Eastern Ave.). In August 2015, a second area location opened in Las Vegas (6211 N Decatur Blvd.).

KNOXVILLE, TN - What's better than one Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza? Two Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizzas! Fortunately for Knoxville residents, this dream is now a reality. Today the nation's leading fast-casual artisanal pizza concept, known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, opens its second Knoxville location. The new restaurant is conveniently located in the Turkey Creek shopping complex at 10978 Parkside Drive, between Chick-Fil-A and Starbucks. To celebrate, diners are invited to enjoy a free, custom-built, artisanal pizza on Tuesday, March 29 from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm, simply by following Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter or Facebook.

MONROEVILLE, PA - A blazing hot addition is coming to Monroeville's dining scene. In honor of Pi Day, Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the country's leading fast-casual pizza concept, announced today it will bring a new type of 'pie' to Monroeville this May. The restaurant, known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, will be located on William Penn Highway, between Men's Wearhouse and Red Lobster. This marks the second Blaze Pizza in the Keystone State and the first in Monroeville.

LOS ANGELES, CA(Marketwired - Mar 9, 2016) -  Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, today announced that it will soon open its first Coachella Valley location in Palm Desert. The highly anticipated restaurant, which features a 2,500 square foot interior with seating for 52 inside and an additional 28 seats on an exterior patio, will open in May in Palm Desert (73393 Hwy. 111) at the corner of San Pablo Avenue. Blaze Pizza currently has four locations in the Inland Empire, including the Cabazon Outlets and Riverside Plaza.

LOS ANGELES, CA(Marketwired - Mar 8, 2016) - Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, today announced that it will soon open its third Las Vegas location, in Henderson. The new Blaze Pizza restaurant, which features a 2,300 square foot interior with seating for 78 inside and an additional 40 seats on an outdoor patio, will open in April near the Henderson Galleria Mall (673 Mall Ring Circle). Blaze debuted in Nevada in May 2015 with the opening of the first Henderson location (10520 South Eastern Ave.). In August 2015, a second area location opened in Las Vegas (6211 N Decatur Blvd.).

LOS ANGELES, CA(Marketwired - Mar 8, 2016) - Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, today announced that it will soon open its third Canada location, in Edmonton. The highly anticipated restaurant, which features a 2,300 square foot interior with seating for 50 inside, and an additional 32 seats on an outdoor patio, will open in April at Manning Town Centre (15709 37th St NW). Blaze debuted in Canada in October 2015 with the opening of its Toronto location near Dundas Square (10 Dundas St. East). In February, a second location opened in Calgary (2618 32nd St. NE), near Sunridge Mall.

The Metropolitan Museum recently announced new performances and talks as part of the spring 2016 season. Leading with live arts by visionary artists, the 2015-16 season has presented unexpected and adventurous offerings in new spaces, and this spring, that line of singular programming will continue with newly added events.

Back by popular demand, Jeff Daniels will return to the stage of The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) to perform Onstage & Unplugged Today, December 26 through Thursday, December 31, 2015.

On the Fall Finale of NBC's THE BLACKIST titled 'Kings of the Highway', Red (James Spader) and Liz (Megan Boone) are unexpectedly separated from each other when Red falls into a dangerous situation.

Back by popular demand, Jeff Daniels will return to the stage of The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) to perform Onstage & Unplugged Saturday, December 26 through Thursday, December 31, 2015.

LOS ANGELES, CA - Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, today announced that it will soon open a new Indiana location in Indianapolis. The opening is the third Indianapolis area location for Blaze Pizza, which debuted in February 2014 with its first restaurant near IUPUI (Lockefield Commons, 913 Indiana Ave.). A second location opened in Carmel (12697 N. Pennsylvania St.), in August 2014. The new restaurant, which will feature a 2,600 square foot interior with seating for 80 inside and an additional 25 seats on an outdoor patio, will open in December at 8760 N. Michigan Rd., near the intersection of Vincennes and Michigan, just North of 86th Street.

Based on a true story, Eighth Wonder is a historical fiction tale that follows the lives of the talented, difficult, autistic slave boy, Thomas Bethune, and the enigmatic master who saved his life. The odd blind slave has a prodigious gift on the piano. Popularly known as Blind Tom, his fame becomes so great rumors swirl across the land that Abraham Lincoln plans to kidnap him for the abolitionist cause-a threat leading to his escape from America with his master, Colonel Bethune. Caught between the traditions of the South and the forces of change on both sides of the ocean-the Colonel and Thomas are in constant danger. Master and slave, desperately need one another for survival in a world bent on tearing them apart long after the War Between the States ends

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the fast-casual artisanal pizza concept known for its chef-driven menu and casually hip restaurants, announced today that it will open in Schenectady on Thursday, September 24th. To celebrate the grand opening, the restaurant will offer FREE build-your-own artisanal pizzas on Friday, September 25th from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. The highly anticipated restaurant, which features a thoughtfully designed 2,400 square foot interior with seating for 50 inside, is located at Schenectady's Mohawk Commons Shopping Center (400 Balltown Rd.).

Season 35 of television's longest-running automotive series, MotorWeek, premieres on public television stations across the country on Saturday, September 12, 2015.

WaterTower Music today announced the August 7 release of the soundtrack to director Guy Ritchie's action adventure The Man From U.N.C.L.E. which opens in theatres Friday, August 14, 2015.