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The Alden in McLean, Virginia, announces its 2013-2014 season of international touring artists. Season highlights will include the return of the Alden's silent film with live music series, performances by the American Shakespeare Center on Tour, Theatre Unspeakable's 'Superman 2050,' and a rare chance to hear Broadway baritone Brian Stokes Mitchell in the intimate, 383-seat performing arts venue.
Inspired by the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., author Tricia J Culverhouse also believe in a dream that someday all will live in a world of justice, freedom, and peace. Her new publication, A Story of Twindom, takes the readers into an unforgettable journey where this dream comes true. This book is a perfect blend of history, fantasy and allegory in which the elements interact and intertwine in unexpected ways to create a unique tapestry.
National Portrait Gallery Announces Current and Upcoming Exhibitions and Events
The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced today that single tickets for the first production of the 2013/14 Season are now on sale to the general public. The A.R.T. will open its season with Robert Schenkkan's new play All The Way, directed by Bill Rauch, with three-time Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston playing the lead role of Lyndon Baines Johnson. The production begins performances on September 13.
On Aug. 2, 2013, in time for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Newseum will open "Make Some Noise: Students and the Civil Rights Movement," an exhibit that explores the new generation of student leaders in the early 1960s who fought segregation by exercising their First Amendment rights and making their voices heard.
In author James C. Rollins third installment in his series of books about African American's place in America, 'From the Curse of Willie Lynch to the New African American Generation' (published by Trafford Publishing), readers find themselves navigating the treacherous years between Martin Luther King Jr.'s death and Barak Obama's election to presidency. 'The book discusses how African Americans can now begin to believe in themselves and build a strong society,' says Rollins. 'This is the era of the awakening.'
Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced the opening of Hyatt Atlanta Midtown in Atlanta. The 194-room hotel is prominently located on the corner of Peachtree Street and 10th Street in the heart of the urban Midtown Mile, Atlanta's celebrated commercial, retail and cultural walking district. Hyatt Atlanta Midtown is adjacent to Class A office tower 999 Peachtree and directly across the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank. The hotel is proximate to Georgia Tech University, Emory University Hospital Midtown and the corporate headquarters for The Coca-Cola Company, Equifax, and Invesco. Hyatt Atlanta Midtown is the newest full service hotel in Atlanta's rapidly expanding Midtown area and is walking distance from the city's major attractions including the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum, Piedmont Park and the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site.
"Remixing the March," Goodman Theatre's year-long commemoration of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, continues this summer: youth participants in General Theater Studies (GTS) combine talents with senior citizens of the GeNarrations writing program to create a performance piece that views the historic event through a contemporary lens. As part of the annual GTS six-week summer program (through August 12), 80 teenage participants initiate discussions with GeNarrations participants about their recollections of the March, including Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. From these interviews, the students blend their own stories into an original performance piece to be presented almost 50 years to the day.
New City Stage Company opened the Philadelphia of 'RFK' by Jack Holmes in Philadelphia in October 2012 and then extended the show into November after 18 straight sold-out houses. This hit version of the play will receive 2 more productions by New City Stage in 2013, including one in Washington, D.C., which opens tonight at the award-winning Studio Theatre.
The Detroit Repertory Theatre's 2013/2014 Season will have a Champagne Opening and Celebration on November 07, 2013. The highlight of this 57th Opening Night at the Rep will be the Midwest Premiere comedy A FACILITY FOR LIVING by Katie Forgette. The rest of the season are all World Premiere plays that span a range of issues: a powerful story about the changing music scene in the 1960's in America as a metaphor for the race riots happening at the time; a mystery about 3 Cherokee 'blood brothers'; and finally a twisted comical romp about a professor who meets a student who has taken his teachings about animal rights literally.
The Bull Moose Theatre presents CARRY A BIG STICK by Paul Handy, a play about Teddy Roosevelt and the politics behind the Panama Canal. Directed by Catherine Aselford. Featuring: Terence Aselford, Tucker Bacon, Philip Baedecker, John McCaffrey, Robert Mark O'Brien, and David A. Schmidt.
As jackhammers began to chip away at the iconic umbrella-shaped terminal at JFK International Airport, its defenders launched an eleventh hour crowdfunding campaign to publicize the impending loss of the historic Jet Age building.
The Bull Moose Theatre presents CARRY A BIG STICK by Paul Handy, a play about Teddy Roosevelt and the politics behind the Panama Canal. Directed by Catherine Aselford. Featuring: Terence Aselford, Tucker Bacon, Philip Baedecker, John McCaffrey, Robert Mark O'Brien, and David A. Schmidt.
The Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration, an annual festival that recognizes the Gullah heritage and its ties to West and Central Africa, as well as the Lowcountry, returns to Beaufort from Nov. 7-9. The event is hosted by the Penn Center, a museum and cultural center situated on the site of the first school for freed slaves and established during the Civil War by Pennsylvania Quaker missionaries. Heritage Days Celebration encourages attendees to immerse themselves in the Gullah culture through educational and entertaining events.
ALBERT PODELL and THE YORK SHAKESPEARE COMPANY are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Alexander Harrington's THE GREAT SOCIETY, directed by Seth Duerr. THE GREAT SOCIETY will play a four-week limited engagement at the Clurman Theatre (Theatre Row: 410 West 42nd Street, NYC). Performances begin Saturday, August 3 and continue through Saturday, August 24. Opening Night is Thursday, August 8 (8 p.m.).
Shark Tank's casting directors will be holding an open casting call on Friday, August 23, during the Kingonomics Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Investment Conference.
THE MARCH premieres on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS.
This fall, two of North Carolina's leading theater companies, PlayMakers Repertory Company and Triad Stage, will co-produce the regional premiere of "The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall. The play focuses on the last night in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Join COMEDY CENTRAL on The Hill for the series premiere of DRUNK HISTORY on Tuesday, July 9 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the second season premiere of “The Jeselnik Offensive.”
The next edition of MetroFocus, premiering tonight, June 19 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21, and Thursday, June 20 at 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN, looks at the $20 billion plan proposed by Mayor Bloomberg to strengthen New York City's defenses and infrastructure in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
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