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Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre (NBT) has selected two Black playwrights for its I AM SOUL residency program, the nation's premier theatrical program dedicated solely to the development of Black playwrights, with a commitment to a workshop production of their new works.

Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at Boulder begins with a very special afternoon of entertainment, Friday, September 23 from 4-5:45pm at the Canyon Theater at the Main Boulder Public Library, featuring the beautiful music of Amrit Kaur Lohia and a solo theater performance of original work by Aditya Roy. As with all presentations at the JLF at Boulder Festival, September 23-25, the performance is free and open to the public (appropriate for children ages 11 and above).

The Washington Pavilion is excited to welcome the Boston Pops, the most recorded and arguably the most beloved orchestra in the country, to the Mary W. Sommervold Hall at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017.

?The Jaipur Literature Festival at Boulder announces the speakers and schedule for the second-annual event, featuring 50 sessions with world-renowned authors, speakers and musicians from across the globe, with sessions and topics for the every age and interest.

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) has announced America's biggest selling instrumental artist, Chris Botti, will perform at The Granada Theatre on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 8:00 pm, as part of the 2016 - 2017 Granada Theatre Concert Series.

The award-winning Tresor, one of the biggest musical presences in South Africa at the moment, with his soul-drenched brand of pop beginning to spread across the world, has just unleashed a brand-new video for 'Never Let Me Go (Spada Remix)'. Check it out here.

X Factor star Anton Stephans comes to Edinburgh Festival Fringe for Guys Sing Dolls from August 22nd.

New York, NY - Sir Simon Rattle will conduct The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys and Orchestra of St. Luke's in a special benefit concert to include Gabriel Fauré's Requiem, The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughn Williams and Edward Elgar's Serenade for Strings on Sunday, September 18 at 7:00pm. The concert will be the last in a yearlong series of performances that have been offered at St Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in honor of Maestro John Scott who served as Organist and Director of Music for eleven years, and who died unexpectedly in August 2015.  Proceeds from the concert will be used to create a Saint Thomas Choir School scholarship to assist choristers in need which will be established in John Scott's memory.

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly shows, running August 17-28. Scroll down for details!

10cc/Godley & Creme legend and renowned video director Kevin Godley has launched his Official Website www.kevin-godley.com featuring rare and unreleased video and audio content.

One of the many curated events at the Cornelia Street Cafe, the three day SonicFest, begins on August 16 at 8pm and continues through the 18th of August.  Deborah Latz, herself a New York-based jazz singer/songwriter and arranger, is not only the curator of this event,  but she is one of the performers. 

The Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series announces an exciting season of dance, music and theater.

Psychoanalyst Margaret Ford, the author of a best-seller on compulsive behaviour, compromises her professional reputation when she offers to help one of her patients settle his gambling debts.

The Kentucky Center is offering a wide variety of entertainment as it opens its 33rd performing arts season. Fall performances will feature legendary musician Bob Dylan and His Band, country superstar Vince Gill, the interpretive dance troupe Pilobolus, host and creator of This American Life Ira Glass, local sensation and season nine winner of The Voice, Jordan Smith and many others.

Dot Time Records is pleased to announce the signing of multiple GRAMMY and EMMY Award bassist, Robert Hurst. Robert, a Detroit native, has enjoyed a stellar career spanning over 30 years, and is a well respected and highly recognized composer, electric and acoustic bassist, educator, and recording artist.

Hamilton Tony-winner Leslie Odom Jr. joined the cast of the hit immersive theater spectacle Sleep No More in the role of 'The Doctor' for a surprise, one-night-only appearance on Thursday, August 4 in New York City.  Masked audience members had the opportunity to follow Leslie's journey through The McKittrick Hotel and among its 100 rooms, where this mash-up of Macbeth and the film noirs of the 1930s unfolds nightly.  In the past, one-night-only guest stars of Sleep No More have also included Neil Patrick Harris, Alan Cumming, Sara Bareilles, Aaron Paul, Dita von Teese, Evan Rachel Wood, and the gents from Flight of the Concords, among many others.

FOX has teamed up with Access Sports Media for “PITCH Night at the Ballpark,” an event that will bring the premiere episode of PITCH to ticket holders at baseball venues nationwide.

Victory Gardens Theater announces casting for each of the 2016 IGNITION Festival of New Plays selected works, including The Wayward Bunny by Greg Kotis; BREACH: a manifesto on race in America through the eyes of a black girl recovering from self-hate by Antoinette Nwandu; EOM (end of message) by Laura Jacqmin; Kill Move Paradise by James Ijames; Gaza Rehearsal by Karen Hartman; and Girls In Cars Underwater by Tegan McLeod.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Reveals Fall Events Season. Highlights include the Scottsdale International Film Festival, R&B legend Roberta Flack, flamenco guitarist Tomatito, the world-class Warsaw Philharmonic, The Havana Cuba All-Stars, best-selling author Garrison Keillor, Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby, Broadway stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, The Capitol Steps' take on Trump vs. Hillary, and much more!