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Guitar Center is proud to announce the upcoming induction of Grammy Award-winning hard rock innovators Korn, into the retailer's historic RockWalk.

The Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at Columbia University have announced the 2nd annual MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS, which kicks off tonight, September 14 with a week of daily free participatory arts workshops (through Friday, September 20), and culminates in a procession on Saturday, September 21.

The Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at Columbia University have announced the 2nd annual MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS, which kicks off Saturday, September 14 with a week of daily free participatory arts workshops (through Friday, September 20), and culminates in a procession on Saturday, September 21. This event is produced in partnership with Friends of Morningside Park and their annual Common Ground festival. Complete details and sign-up forms are available at www.morningside-lights.com.

The Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at Columbia University are delighted to announce the 2nd annual MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS, which kicks off Saturday, September 14 with a week of daily free participatory arts workshops (through Friday, September 20), and culminates in a procession on Saturday, September 21. This event is produced in partnership with Friends of Morningside Park and their annual Common Ground festival. Complete details and sign-up forms are available atwww.morningside-lights.com.

On Thursday, January 30 and Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 8:00pm, Miller Theatre at Columbia University presents STEVEN SCHICK: SOLO, a two-night percussion extravaganza that will encompass the world of solo percussion composition from its beginnings in the 1950's avant-garde, to the current day.

Those who love theatre that is fresh and new are finding their surprises at the nine year old Berkshrie Fringe.

The 2013 Mostly Mozart Festival comes to a close in its fourth week, with more than 10 events taking place between August 19 and August 24. The final week begins with a special chamber music concert by the celebrated Emerson String Quartet, 7:00pm on August 19 at Alice Tully Hall. The ensemble, which made its first Festival appearance in 1983 and has performed nearly every season since that time, makes its highly anticipated first New York City appearance with its newest member, cellist Paul Watkins. The Emerson String Quartet will add to the Festival's overarching focus on Beethoven by performing all three of Beethoven's famed "Razumovsky" Quartets: String Quartet in F major, Op. 59; String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59; and String Quartet in C major, Op. 59.

Festival General Director Nigel Redden presents the 2013 artistic lineup for Spoleto Festival USA, which showcases nationally and internationally acclaimed artists in a celebration of opera, theater, dance, physical theater, music, and visual arts. The 37th annual Festival, to be held in historic Charleston, South Carolina, from today, May 24 through June 9, will feature one of Spoleto's largest lineups in recent history, with expanded dance and theater offerings and two original opera productions, as well as a wide range of classical and contemporary music.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary with its 2013-14 season.

Internationally recognized for its adventurous opera and classical music programming, Spoleto Festival USA offers an eclectic program of music and opera for its 37th season. In addition to the American premiere of Matsukaze-the first of Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa's operas to be produced in the United States-the program includes American premiere performances of P?teris Vasks' Credo and Pierre Boulez's arrangement of Ravel's Frontispice. Also to be performed are a double-bill of rarely performed Italian operas, Puccini's Le Villi and Giordano's Mese Mariano, and Verdi's Messa da Requiem conducted by Joseph Flummerfelt in his farewell appearance as Spoleto's Artistic Director for Choral Activities.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts previously announced national awardees for outstanding work from the regional festivals that were held January 8 through March 3, 2013. Individual awardees and a representative from each of the outstanding productions will travel to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for an expenses-paid trip to participate in the 45th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), today, April 15-20, 2013.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced national awardees for outstanding work from the regional festivals that were held January 8 through March 3, 2013. Individual awardees and a representative from each of the outstanding productions will travel to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for an expenses-paid trip to participate in the 45th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), April 15-20, 2013.

Following the release of heavyweight new single "Vindicate" featuring Excision, DATSIK has released the first edition of the two-part COLD BLOODED EP on Firepower Records today, Tuesday, January 22. Part two of the COLD BLOODED EP will be released later this spring.

Rolling into 2013, bass music leaders DATSIK & EXCISION join forces for Firepower Records' first release of the New Year with "Vindicate" out January 8. The track-a fan favorite as heard on DATSIK's "Firepower" Fall 2012 tour-serves as first single from the first edition of his two-part Cold Blooded EP out January 22. This marks the first piece of original music from DATSIK since his debut album Vitamin D was released last April.

Following his massive "FIREPOWER TOUR" this past fall-which celebrated the launch of his own independent Firepower Records imprint-DATSIK has teamed with Rockstar Energy Drink to present his "FIREPOWER RELOADED" tour this coming January. New dates have been added to the run which launches January 9 in Ottawa, Canada including January 18 in Asbury Park, NJ, January 23 in Tuscaloosa, AL, January 24 in Athens, GA and January 26 in Nashville, TN. The most up-to-date tour routing follows below.

Festival General Director Nigel Redden today announced the 2013 artistic lineup for Spoleto Festival USA, which showcases nationally and internationally acclaimed artists in a celebration of opera, theater, dance, physical theater, music, and visual arts. The 37th annual Festival, to be held in historic Charleston, South Carolina, from May 24 through June 9, will feature one of Spoleto's largest lineups in recent history, with expanded dance and theater offerings and two original opera productions, as well as a wide range of classical and contemporary music.

WOUNDED WARRIORS--the short film directed by Sébastien Paquet documenting Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Grammy Award-winning band KORN, will make its online premiere this Wednesday, December 5 as a free stream on MonsterEnergy.com.

Following his massive "FIREPOWER TOUR" this past fall, DATSIK has announced he'll return this January with the "FIREPOWER RELOADED" tour. The first round of dates launches January 9 in Ottawa, Canada and will take the dubstep trailblazer through the eastern part of Canada and down the U.S. eastern seaboard with stops in New York, Washington, D.C., Syracuse, Providence, Boston, Pittsburgh and Atlanta to get things started. Tickets go on sale this Monday, December 3 at www.reloadedtour.com.

Canadian Stage presents Ignorance, an inventive (and completely adult) puppet documentary about the evolution of happiness from Calgary's world-renonwed Old Trout Puppet Workshop. The newest production from the troupe behind the international hit Famous Puppet Death Scenes stops in Toronto as part of a critically acclaimed Canadian tour from tonight, November 27 to Saturday, December 15 at the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley St.).

Canadian Stage presents Ignorance, an inventive (and completely adult) puppet documentary about the evolution of happiness from Calgary's world-renonwed Old Trout Puppet Workshop. The newest production from the troupe behind the international hit Famous Puppet Death Scenes stops in Toronto as part of a critically acclaimed Canadian tour from Tuesday, November 27 to Saturday, December 15 at the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley St.).