Monica Brown News

CAPA and Columbus Metropolitan Library invite central Ohio families to enjoy the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's (NJPAC) free, online children's book-reading series featuring NJPAC Teaching Artist Wincey Terry.

Serving youth ages one through 18, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is ensuring that kids stay connected to the arts with an array of free, creative art programs for the family. Programs include Virtual Teen Art Force, MOCA miniMAKERS and Sunday Stories. MOCA recognizes the need to enrich the cultural life of the community and connect with the community.

Must They Also Be Gods is a group show that features the work of over 15 emerging and mid-career Black artists that highlights the creative process of African diasporic peoples in connection with an insistent and inherent focus on beauty and spirituality.

Book-It Repertory Theatre (Book-It) is proud to announce its 2019-2020 season. For 30 years, Book-It has been staging simple and sensitive productions, from classic and contemporary literature, and in the coming season will produce four mainstage shows and three school-touring shows. All mainstage productions will be at The Center Theatre.

The New Colony, under the new artistic leadership of Fin Coe* and Stephanie Shum*, is pleased to continue its 2018-19 season with the world premiere of SMALL WORLD, a twisted comedy in the happiest place on earth, co-written by Jillian Leff and Joe Lino and directed by Andrew Hobgood*, playing March 27 - May 4, 2019 at TNC's resident home, The Den Theatre's Upstairs Main Stage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at at www.thenewcolony.org. The press opening is Monday, April 1 at 7:30 pm.

The Institute for Detroit Studies (IDS) at Marygrove College and Live6 Alliance are proud to present "A Community Collecting: Art from Northwest Detroit," a gallery exhibition. The opening reception begins at 3 p.m. on March 10 and the exhibition runs through April 5 in The Gallery, located on the fourth floor of the Liberal Arts Building. This event is free and open to the public.

The New Colony, under the new artistic leadership of Fin Coe* and Stephanie Shum*, continues its 2018-19 season with the world premiere of SMALL WORLD, a twisted comedy in the happiest place on earth, co-written by Jillian Leff and Joe Lino and directed by Andrew Hobgood*, playing March 27 - May 4, 2019 at TNC's resident home, The Den Theatre's Upstairs Main Stage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood.

The New Colony, under the new artistic leadership of Fin Coe* and Stephanie Shum*, is pleased to announce casting for its world premiere of SMALL WORLD, a twisted comedy in the happiest place on earth, co-written by Jillian Leff and Joe Lino and directed by Andrew Hobgood*.

VH1 today announced its new series 'T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle' will premiere on Monday, October 22nd at 9PM ET/PT. The series features Grammy(R) Award-winning, multi-platinum artists Tip 'T.I.' Harris and Tameka 'Tiny' Harris along with their children Zonnique, Messiah, Domani, Deyjah, King, Major and Heiress.

The rollout of Kevin Gates' highly-anticipated new mixtape Luca Brasi 3 continues today with another brand-new track called “Me Too,” which is available now at all DSPs. Gates' first mixtape since his release from prison earlier this year, and the third installment of Gates' breakout mixtape The Luca Brasi Story – will arrive everywhere September 27th.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the country's most diverse urban arts center, has designated Goya Foods, Inc., the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the U.S., as its Official Sponsor of Latin Programming and Education in an agreement to advance Latin culture in the state through performance, literacy, arts training, nutrition in schools, and community engagement.

DENVER- The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults-including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards-at its Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

New Generation Theater Company is back at The Duplex Cabaret Theater with a stellar cast for 'You Will Be Found' for a matinee today, September 16th at 4:00pm.

New Generation Theater Company is back at The Duplex Cabaret Theater with a stellar cast for 'You Will Be Found' for a matinee on Saturday, September 16th at 4:00pm.

New Generation Theater Company is back at The Duplex Cabaret Theater with a stellar cast for 'History Has Its Eyes On You' on June 10th at 4:30pm.

The New Colony is pleased to conclude its 2015 season with the world premiere dark comedy THE TERRIBLE by Morgan McNaught, directed by Jesse Roth, playing October 16 - November 21, 2015 at its resident home, The Den Theatre's Main Stage, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets for THE TERRIBLE go on sale Monday, August 10, 2015 at www.thenewcolony.org.  The press opening is Monday, October 19 at 7:30 pm.

There are some shows that a director just doesn't mess with. However, RENT, Jonathan Larson's urban reworking of LA BOHEME, is more pliable than a pizza.