President Obama News

Today, July 10, 2013, President Obama will award the 2012 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal in the East Room. The First Lady will also attend. Among this year's honorees for the 2012 National Medal of Arts are opera star Renee Fleming, screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner and director and producer George Lucas. Scroll down for the full list!

Companhia Urbana de Danca, a dynamic company from Brazil performs acclaimed works Chapa Quente and ID: ENTIDADES in the Ted Shawn Theatre at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival today, July 10-14.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic's classical season at the Hollywood Bowl opens with celebrated conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leading the orchestra in Mahler's Second Symphony ('Resurrection') with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and soprano Kiera Duffy and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, tonight, July 9, at 8 pm. Tilson Thomas continues the opening week of the Bowl classical season, leading one of the world's greatest violinists, Gil Shaham, in Sibelius' Violin Concerto, Thursday, July 11, at 8 pm.

Yesterday's “Meet the Press with David Gregory” on NBC featured the latest update on the SFO plane crash from NBC's Tom Costello and NTSB Chair Deborah Hersman; a report on the situation in Egypt from NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin and former Egyptian ambassador to the United States Nabil Fahmy.

Debuting MONDAY, JULY 8 (9:00-11:15 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, GASLAND PART II shows how the stakes have been raised on all sides in one of the most important environmental issues facing the nation today.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic's classical season at the Hollywood Bowl opens with celebrated conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leading the orchestra in Mahler's Second Symphony ('Resurrection') with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and soprano Kiera Duffy and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke,Tuesday, July 9, at 8 pm. Tilson Thomas continues the opening week of the Bowl classical season, leading one of the world's greatest violinists, Gil Shaham, in Sibelius' Violin Concerto, Thursday, July 11, at 8 pm.

On Wednesday, July 10, 2013 President Obama will award the 2012 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal in the East Room. The First Lady will also attend. Among this year's honorees for the 2012 National Medal of Arts are opera star Renee Fleming, screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner and director and producer George Lucas. Scroll down for the full list!

Jacob's Pillow presents Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in the historic Ted Shawn Theatre, tonight, July 3-7. These fiercely-talented performers present Tuplet by Nederlands Dans Theater's Alexander Ekman; Grace Engine by 2011 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award winner and Artistic Director of Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite; and Norwegian choreographer Jo Stromgren's wild Necessity, Again. Roslyn Sulcas of The New York Times calls Cedar Lake 'the country's most innovative contemporary ballet troupe with an A-list repertoire, and an accent on creation that few companies worldwide can match.'

Broadway vet Kristin Chenoweth is set to guest star on TV Land's new comedy series KIRSTIE, featuring actress Kirstie Alley.

The 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, and former First Lady Laura Bush will sit down with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl for their only broadcast television interview during their trip to Africa.

The 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, and former First Lady Laura Bush will sit down with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl for their only broadcast television interview during their trip to Africa. They will discuss President Bush's post-presidential activities, including what has become a cornerstone of his legacy – his development efforts in Africa, specifically to help fight AIDS and malaria and promote women's health issues. The interview comes just hours after President Bush's joint public appearance with President Obama in Africa.

On July 4, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, a National Historic Landmark, home to America's longest-running dance festival, and recipient of the National Medal of Arts, will offer an international fusion of events for the whole family.

Companhia Urbana de Danca, a dynamic company from Brazil performs acclaimed works Chapa Quente and ID: ENTIDADES in the Ted Shawn Theatre at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival July 10-14.

Today we are talking to a passionate and prolific performer who has appeared in a number of impressive properties over the course of his career thus far - Milky White in the most recent Broadway revival of INTO THE WOODS to his starring roles in MEMPHIS and beyond - the charming Chad Kimball.

The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Elizabeth Doran, Executive Director), announced that it would present JUSTIN WILLMAN - TRICKED OUT for two performances only on July 19 and 20 as a part of The Playhouse's Cirque-A-Palooza summer festival. Tickets and Cirque-A-Palooza Festival Passes are now on sale.

The Bergen Performing Arts Center is pleased to host a magnificent performance by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, receiver of the Billboard magazine Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement, and 6 time Grammy winner, Buddy Guy. The performance will be taking place tonight, June 28, 2013 at 8:00PM.

The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Elizabeth Doran, Executive Director), announced that it would present JUSTIN WILLMAN - TRICKED OUT for two performances only on July 19 and 20 as a part of The Playhouse's Cirque-A-Palooza summer festival. Tickets and Cirque-A-Palooza Festival Passes are now on sale.

On this morning's 'LIVE,' host Michael Strahan welcomed guest co-host Kristin Chenoweth, who talked about her Australian tour, going home to Oklahoma after the recent storms, and her upcoming appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in August. To watch the segment, click HERE!

PARSIPPANY, NJ - Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, again demonstrated its ongoing leadership in global sustainability best practices, achieving an 8 percent reduction in energy use in the first full year of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Better Buildings Challenge.

Jacob's Pillow presents Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in the historic Ted Shawn Theatre, July 3-7. These fiercely-talented performers present Tuplet by Nederlands Dans Theater's Alexander Ekman; Grace Engine by 2011 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award winner and Artistic Director of Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite; and Norwegian choreographer Jo Stromgren's wild Necessity, Again. Roslyn Sulcas of The New York Times calls Cedar Lake 'the country's most innovative contemporary ballet troupe with an A-list repertoire, and an accent on creation that few companies worldwide can match.'