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SOUNDING BECKETT - a singular evening of theater and music that pairs three plays by Samuel Beckett from his 'ghost period' with new works by contemporary composers written expressly in response to those plays - will be presented September 14-23 at the Classic Stage Company (136 E. 13 St.) in Manhattan.

Seattle Center Festal: Bastille Day - A French Celebration!, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., today, July 14, in Seattle Center Armory, Fisher Pavilion and Fisher Lawn explores the cultural roots and contemporary influences of France through live musical performances, cultural displays, hands-on activities, food, wine, cars, cooking demonstrations, children's activities, and more.

Seattle Center Festal: Bastille Day - A French Celebration!, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, July 14, in Seattle Center Armory, Fisher Pavilion and Fisher Lawn explores the cultural roots and contemporary influences of France through live musical performances, cultural displays, hands-on activities, food, wine, cars, cooking demonstrations, children's activities, and more.

NBA Digital will provide fans with extensive coverage across multiple screens leading up to, and continuing throughout, the 2012 NBA Draft presented by State Farm from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Thursday, June 28.

NBA Digital will provide fans with extensive coverage across multiple screens leading up to, and continuing throughout, the 2012 NBA Draft presented by State Farm from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Thursday, June 28.

Virtuosopianist Beth Levin resumes her spring/summer 2012 tour with a recital featuring Beethoven Sonatas Op. 109-111. This concert is presented by The 2012 Dorothy Taubman Seminar, a three-day series of lectures, piano masterclasses, mini-group clinics, workshops and special events running June 21st-23rd. For a full schedule and more details, click here.

Virtuosopianist Beth Levin resumes her spring/summer 2012 tour with a recital featuring Beethoven Sonatas Op. 109-111. This concert is presented by The 2012 Dorothy Taubman Seminar, a three-day series of lectures, piano masterclasses, mini-group clinics, workshops and special events running June 21st-23rd. For a full schedule and more details, click here.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Theater Series presents Frost/Nixon, a play by Peter Morgan, opened June 8 and runs through June 23, 2012, showsat 7:30 and 2:00 PM, directed by Richard Evans.

Adult Swim, basic cable's #1 network with young adults for seven consecutive years, sets out to 'control' the night by announcing a slate of new and returning programming at its annual Upfront presentation in New York City.

In celebration of Mother's Day, the animated kids of FOX Sundays reveal below what they're getting their moms - Donna Tubbs, Marge Simpson, Linda Belcher, Lois Griffin and Francine Smith. Plus, FOX promises no re-gifting with all-new episodes of THE CLEVELAND SHOW, THE SIMPSONS, BOB'S BURGERS, FAMILY GUY and the season finale of AMERICAN DAD airing Sunday, May 13 (7:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Virtuoso pianist Beth Levin resumes her spring/summer 2012 tour in New York with a recital featuring Beethoven Sonatas Op. 109-111. The concert is presented by Faust Harrison Pianos and will be held on Friday, April 20 at 7 pm. Admission is free. The show is located at 207 W. 58th Street, New York, NY. Please RSVP by April 19 to: events@faustharrisonpianos.com.

Virtuoso pianist Beth Levin resumes her spring/summer 2012 tour in New York with a recital featuring Beethoven Sonatas Op. 109-111. The concert is presented by Faust Harrison Pianos and will be held on Friday, April 20 at 7 pm. Admission is free. The show is located at 207 W. 58th Street, New York, NY. Please RSVP by April 19 to: events@faustharrisonpianos.com.

Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip-times and match-ups for the Regional Finals of the 2012 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 24 (4:30-9:00 PM, ET), on CBS. Louisville will take on Florida / Marquette in the first game (4:30 PM, ET) followed by Syracuse playing Ohio State at (7:05 PM, ET).

Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip-times, match-ups and commentators for its exclusive coverage of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Regional Semi-Finals on Thursday, March 22, and Friday, March 23 (7:00 PM-12:00 Midnight ET), with all games available on TBS or CBS. The Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off pregame show will preview each night's action on TBS at 6:00 PM.

Turner Sports and CBS Sports announce tip-times and match-ups for third-round coverage of the 2012 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 17 (12:00 NOON-12:00 AM, ET) with all games available in their entirety across four national television networks: TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Exclusive live coverage continues with second-round action on Friday, March 16 (11:00 AM-12:00 AM, ET).

TNT will once again air exclusive live coverage of the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend from Orlando, Feb. 23-26. The network's more than 15 hours of live coverage tips off on Thursday, Feb. 23, with doubleheader action beginning at 7 p.m. (ET) with NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com airing live from Orlando.

CBS Sports and Turner Sports today announced their lineup of broadcast teams for the second year of combined coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Once again, Turner Sports and CBS Sports will provide live, full national coverage of the tournament's 67 games across four national television networks - TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV - as well as across multiple platforms including NCAA March Madness Live.

TNT will once again air exclusive live coverage of the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend from Orlando, Feb. 23-26. The network's more than 15 hours of live coverage tips off on Thursday, Feb. 23, with doubleheader action beginning at 7 p.m. (ET) with NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com airing live from Orlando.

Miller Theatre at Columbia Universaity School of the Arts opens their 2011-12 season of its Early Music series with Songs of Mary: A Christmas Celebration.

NBA TV announced today a six-part original series entitled Open Court, which will feature NBA and basketball stories, opinions and colorful commentary from a cross section of elite NBA announcers, featuring NBA Champions, NBA All-Stars and Olympic Gold Medalists.