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Carolyn Benedict-Drew, chair of Art Center Sarasota's board of directors, recently announced that the organization has welcomed the celebrated photographer Barbara Banks to its board.

The Washington Pavilion will host classic game shows and other interactive activities during Family Game Day on March 20. This free event for children and families is part of the Sioux Falls Alive initiative, a partnership with the City of Sioux Falls and Experience Sioux Falls.

The Washington Pavilion will host a free, family-friendly Mardi Gras extravaganza on February 20. This event for children and families is part of the Sioux Falls Alive initiative, a partnership with the City of Sioux Falls and Experience Sioux Falls.

Two hit comedies for kids – 'Raven's Home' and 'BUNK'D' – enter the madcap, must-see milieu known as Disney Channel Crossovers, with the hour-long 'Raven about BUNK'd,' a camp-tastic special that blends two series into one universe and one fun-filled story. It premieres FRIDAY, JULY 24 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Disney Channel's newest anthem, 'We Own the Summer' by Milo Manheim, is featured in the episode.

Disney Channel's #1 series for Kids and Girls 6-11*, 'Bunk'd,' will soon be back for a fifth season full of more adventures at Maine's rustic Camp Kikiwaka. Erin Dunlap ('Andi Mack,' 'Jessie'), who joined the series as executive producer in season four, will return as sole showrunner for season five. Former executive producer Phil Baker ('Good Luck, Charlie,' 'Andi Mack'), who teamed with Dunlap on the series' highly rated fourth season, will focus on development and other projects for the channel. Production will begin in fall 2020.

For the first time in seven years, Neil Young has reunited with his most beloved and enduring band Crazy Horse and are proud to announce their new album COLORADO today via Reprise Records. This is the first new music since 2012's critically acclaimed PSYCHEDELIC PILL and is arguably their most important and timely body of work to date. Young, along with Ralph Molina (drums, vocals), Billy Talbot (bass, vocals) and Nils Lofgren (guitars, vocals, pump organ), recorded 11 tracks mostly live in the studio in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The end results are sonically stunning and as real as it gets; the listener will feel what it's like to be on the studio floor with the band during the actual recording. As for the songs themselves, this is pure Neil at his finest and as stylistically diverse as one might expect once The Horse is out of the barn. Some of the songs have already been performed live during Young's recent live shows and have already become fan favorites. From the classic, familiar feel of “She Showed Me Love,” to the gentle piano balladry of “Green Is Blue” with its lyrical images that recall disturbing images of extreme climate change. “Shut It Down,” the album's next radio track, rocks hard and offers a reset solution to our country's current state of affairs. “Milky Way,” originally shared with the world weeks ago will also strike a familiar chord. The anthemic and inspiring “Rainbow Of Colors” reminds us that “there's a rainbow of colors in the old USA, no one's gonna white wash those colors away.”

'Andi Mack,' a series hailed for inspiring social change, returns with its final episodes every Friday beginning JUNE 21 through JULY 26 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT) on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Two episodes will be presented on Friday, June 21.

This holiday season, the Utah Symphony presents a jam-packed program that will entertain kids of all ages from one to 92. Between the magnificence of a 2,000-voice audience sing-a-long with Handel's "Messiah," to show stoppers Celtic Woman and Portland's "Little Orchestra," Pink Martini, with guests vocalists The von Trapps and NPR's Ari Shapiro, there is something to dazzle everyone this Christmas season. Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased at utahsymphony.org or by calling (801) 533-6683.

The wildly successful sitcom 'BUNK'D' has been ordered for a fourth season by Disney Channel. Production will begin in March 2019 on the series starring fan-favorite Miranda May as Lou Hockhauser, the cheerful Woodchuck counselor turned owner of Maine's rustic Camp Kikiwaka summer camp. The series also stars Mallory James Mahoney (Disney Channel's 'Adventures in Babysitting'), Raphael Alejandro (ABC's 'Once Upon a Time') and Will Buie Jr. ('Gifted) as the campers who return with Lou to create a summer of fun and friendship for a new group of young campers. Additional casting is to be announced.

The critically acclaimed series 'Andi Mack' will present a story arc on gun safety in two new episodes airing FRIDAY, NOV. 16, and FRIDAY, NOV. 30, (8:00-8:30 p.m. EST/PST) on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Disney Channel programmers developed the episodes under the consultancy of the child development experts at The Brady Center and Hollywood, Health & Society (HH&S), a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center. The episodes include a public service announcement about gun safety.

'Andi Mack,' a series acclaimed for exploring themes of self-expression and family dynamics with humor and heart, will anchor a new Friday prime-time lineup beginning FRIDAY, NOV. 2 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel as well as VOD and DisneyNOW. As cable television's #1 rated series among Girls 6-14 in its third season and Disney Channel's #1 rated series, 'Andi Mack' will lead into the new series 'Coop and Cami Ask the World' (8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT/PDT) and the popular comedy 'Raven's Home' (9:00-9:30 p.m. EDT/PDT).

Built in 1913 as the flagship for the big time vaudeville circuit run by E.F. Albee and Martin Beck, manager of the Western Vaudeville Managers Association, the Palace was the perfect showplace for the biggest of big time vaudeville during the last two decades of its existence.

In its 8:00 p.m. half-hour, Disney Channel's 'Andi Mack' ranked as Monday's No. 1 series on cable TV among Kids 6-11 (555,000/2.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (531,000/2.2 rating).

The hit series 'Andi Mack' has been renewed for a third season, it was announced today by Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide.  The cast – Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Lilan Bowden, Joshua Rush, Sofia Wylie and Asher Angel – got the news while on ABC's 'Good Morning America' today.  The series is lauded as a heartwarming, diverse coming-of-age story about the most important things in any young person's life — family and friends, and the journey of self-discovery. It will resume filming soon in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ratings for the second season premiere of Disney Channel's hit series ANDI MACK (Friday, October 27, 8:00 9:00 p.m.) surged up to 72% over the series launch (April 7) and delivered its #2 telecast to date in Total Viewers (2.1 million), Kids 6-14 (1.1 million/3.1 rating) and Adults 18-49 (502,000/0.4 rating), in Live + 3 day national ratings made available today.

ANDI MACK, the series that has captivated kids and families, makes its season premiere with a one-hour episode FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 (8:00–9:00 p.m. EDT), on Disney Channel and the Disney Channel app (9:00 p.m. EDT).

ANDI MACK, the series that has captivated kids and families, makes its season premiere with a one-hour episode FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 (8:00–9:00 p.m. EDT), on Disney Channel and the Disney Channel app (9:00 p.m. EDT).

On the strength of strong and consistently growing ratings over its first seven original telecasts, Disney Channel has quickly ordered a second season of ANDI MACK the contemporary comedic series about a 13 year-old girl's typical – and not so typical – life with her family and friends. Production will resume in Salt Lake City in July.

Disney Channel's ANDI MACK is primed to rank as the week's #1 TV telecast for the second consecutive week across its key demographics, Kids 6-11 and 6-14 (based on Live + 3 day ratings).

The week's #1 TV telecast across major youth 2-11, 6-11 and 6-14 demographics, Disney Channel's ANDI MACK soared to series ratings highs and its 4th consecutive week of growth in Total Viewers (1.8 million) and 3rd straight week of solid gains in Kids 6-14 (1.1 million/2.9 rating)