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Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today invited friends, supporters and fans of diverse art and culture programming to the nonprofit organization's first online telethon. The entertainment-packed event dubbed Give-a-Thon will be carried live on Facebook from 2 pm to 10 pm on Tuesday, December 1—also known as Giving Tuesday.

Following the success of its popular virtual series From Our HeARTS to Your Homes, Arts Garage has announced a brand new, professionally produced music series for homebound entertainment fans missing that unique live concert experience.

The Los Angeles Master Chorale announced today that it will postpone the originally scheduled 2020-21 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall to the 2021-22 season due to the pandemic.

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today announced that the nonprofit organization is launching From Our HeARTS to Your Homes, a new virtual series that arts fans can enjoy from the comfort of their homes. The series will roll out over the next month, first to Arts Garage newsletter subscribers and then to the general public.

CityRep, the Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre, presents The Oklahoma City Project, an original work by Oklahoma playwright Ruth Charnay, about the Murrah building bombing and its aftermath.

The Pear Theatre threads an intricately interwoven tale strewn with fun and laughs. Confusion and chaos abound in Alan Ayckbourn's fantastically fun farce a?oeTaking Stepsa?? now playing at the Pear Theatre in Mountain View, CA 

Voting is NOW OPEN and the first votes are in for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The nominees are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized!

I've been tracking this Storm for quite a while now and the intensity and power of her performance keeps escalating to the point where there is literally no category in the music world that describes her adequately. She is a performer who excites you on ever level and presses all your buttons. After Storm Large sweeps through an audience you are part of you'll be talking about her to all your friends and encouraging them to see her to experience the awesome talent and personality of one of the most unique entertainers on the planet. In addition to her own poignant songs she deconstructs and reconstructs Cole Porter like you've never heard before.

STORM LARGE Electrifies Feinstein's / 54 Below with her latest sold out engagement.

For music fans everywhere, a new album by legendary Yes singer Jon Anderson is ample reason to celebrate. But Anderson's grand and glorious new solo album, 1,000 Hands, is quite unlike any other record – it's an event, one which the singer's loyal legion of fans across the globe have been wildly anticipating for three decades. The album, which will be released on March 31, can be previewed and pre-ordered here.

Singer/songwriter/composer Coby Brown's brand new video “Tokyo” has its exclusive worldwide premiere via Vents Magazine today; check it outhere. Of the path that led to the making of the video, Coby Brown explained, “The director, Rennie Solis, and I had been talking about making a video forever. I'd just finished recording 'Tokyo' and it seemed like an obvious candidate for a video to us both. We kept thinking of versions we could shoot domestically, but to no avail. Rennie suggested we just go shoot something in Tokyo, but between work and kids it seemed like a long shot. But then the Universe stepped in. We went to a work event for my wife where Delta was one of the sponsors. The sponsors all had games and were giving away gifts. We were getting ready to leave when someone said, 'you guys should go play the Delta game, my friend just won a trip to Shanghai.' As soon as I heard that, I bee-lined over there. 

Following a sold-out, extended engagement in Los Angeles, Firelight Collective and Hillary Ellison are pleased to announce, due to popular demand, STARS IN THE NIGHT - the intimate and immersive theatrical adventure exploring multiple locations in the historic waterfront district of Dumbo, Brooklyn - has added a one week extension to its New York Premiere engagement and has released new production photos.

New Jersey Repertory Company is proud to present When the Circus Comes to Town, a Festival of the Arts that includes: Theatre Brut (32 short plays), live music, an art show, a photography exhibit, poetry readings, and new this year - an afternoon of children's storytelling.  It's a fundraiser for NJ Rep's West End Arts Center, serving the Long Branch community, and it's taking place September 20 - 30, at 132 West End Ave, Long Branch. For tickets or additional information call 732-229-3166 or visit njrep.org.

New Jersey Repertory Company is proud to present When the Circus Comes to Town, a Festival of the Arts that includes: Theatre Brut (32 short plays), live music, an art show, a photography exhibit, poetry readings, and new this year - an afternoon of children's storytelling.  It's all taking place at NJ Rep's West End Arts Center, 132 West End Ave, Long Branch, September 20 - 30. For tickets or additional information call 732-229-3166 or visit njrep.org online.

Pear Theatre's 2018-19 season opens in August with "Northanger Abbey," adapted by Pear founder Diane Tasca from the novel by Jane Austen. Pear Theatre's production of "Northanger Abbey," directed by Troy Johnson, previews on August 30, with press and Opening Night today, August 31, followed by a champagne gala.

Pear Theatre's 2018-19 season opens in August with "Northanger Abbey," adapted by Pear founder Diane Tasca from the novel by Jane Austen. Pear Theatre's production of "Northanger Abbey," directed by Troy Johnson, previews on August 30, with press and Opening Night on Friday, August 31, followed by a champagne gala.

Following a sold-out, extended engagement in Los Angeles, Firelight Collective and Hillary Ellison are pleased to present the New York Premiere of STARS IN THE NIGHT, an intimate and immersive theatrical adventure exploring multiple locations in the historic waterfront district of Dumbo, Brooklyn.  The production will play a four-week limited engagement from September 13 - October 14, with an opening night set for Sunday, September 16.

Pear Theatre's 2018-19 season opens in August with "Northanger Abbey," adapted by Pear founder Diane Tasca from the novel by Jane Austen. Pear Theatre's production of "Northanger Abbey," directed by Troy Johnson, previews on August 30, with press and Opening Night on Friday, August 31, followed by a champagne gala.

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Tony Lucca is set to hit the road beginning in October for a tour run with Tom Mackell that will visit the East Coast, Northeast, and Midwest for 17 dates (see below for complete tour schedule).  Lucca's dates will be in support of his new standalone single, “Nashville,” which will be available for purchase on August 31, 2018 and is being released via AWAL/Kobalt.  

JD Eicher, the Youngstown, Ohio-born and bred pop-rock musician/singer/songwriter, is set to release a new single, “Ain't My Scene,” on August 3, 2018 via AWAL/Kobalt. The track, which will be available through digital sales portals as well as Spotify, is the first single from a four-song EP from Eicher that will be released in early 2019 (details coming soon). Eicher paired up with producer Bill Lefler (Ingrid Michaelson, Dashboard Confessional, Joshua Radin) for this outing, after self-producing his most recent releases in his home studio. Following long-distance pre-production, Eicher traveled to Los Angeles to record with Lefler in the spring of 2018, where the four tracks for the EP, including “Ain't My Scene,” were laid down.