Willie Nelson News

Nearly 7,000 fans attended 2009's Istanbulive at SummerStage, making it one of the top-attended Central Park shows of the year. How best to improve on that success? According to event producers Serdar Ilhan and Mehmet Dede, by gearing the festival more toward the casual listener. Ilhan says, 'The first Istanbulive featured artists that were instantly recognizable to their indigenous audience: MFÖ, Painted on Water with Sertab Erener and Demir Demirkan and Husnu Senlendirici.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the performers for their fourth fantastic UPRIGHT CABARET experience at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Yvette Cason, Von Smith and Katy Mixon will be performing their own selections while highlighting the music of Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Prince, under the musical direction of Gerald Sternbach in a one-night-only concert - THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 8PM.

Knights on Earth are having their Record Release Show Sunday, May 23rd 2010 at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Admission for the event is $7 and that includes a copy of their new album, 'Move Slow, Life Ends'.

Arts World Financial Center will end its exhibition of the U.S. premiere exhibit of 'Wisdom: Portraits by Andrew Zuckerman,' an extraordinary collection of photographs and interviews that capture the combined wisdom of legendary leaders including Nelson Mandela, Ted Kennedy, Willie Nelson, Billie Jean King, Clint Eastwood, Madeline Albright, Chuck Close, and others on May 23.

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Jimmy Webb To Entertain the Opera House 5/15

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

Legendary Singer Songwriter Jimmy Webb to Entertain the Opera House

Knights on Earth are having their Record Release Show Sunday, May 23rd 2010 at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Admission for the event is $7 and that includes a copy of their new album, 'Move Slow, Life Ends'.

Two extraordinary careers, one unforgettable evening. Legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb and celebrated R&B singer Thelma Houston will perform together for the first time in forty years. Jimmy Webb is the writer of "MacArthur Park" - the famous song inspired by the park in Los Angeles, where a Levitt Pavilion is now located. Proceeds from the event will support the free summer concert series at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park. Houston's first album "Sunshower" was written, arranged and produced by Webb. Together, Webb and Houston will perform songs from this critically-acclaimed album. Webb will also perform his classic hits which have become a permanent part of the American music landscape.

BIO Channel recorded its two most-watched quarters in network history in fourth quarter 2009 and first quarter 2010. The network also, for the first-time ever, hit the 100,000 mark in the target adults 25-54 demo in first quarter 2010. On the heels of this success, BIO continues to increase its investment in original programming with the addition of three new series - including a second series from Emmy winner William Shatner - and four news specials to join its slate of five returning original series and 50 new hours of the Emmy-award winning 'Biography' series in 2010, it was announced today by Bob DeBitetto, President and General Manager of A&E Network and BIO Channel.

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Jimmy Webb To Entertain the Opera House 5/15

The Holmes Brothers bring their gospel-style R&B and blues to Des Moines as part of the Civic Center's new concert series 'LIVE AT THE TEMPLE. Your Music. Up Close.' on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center's Temple Theater. All concerts in the LIVE AT THE TEMPLE concert series are a presentation of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.

Upcoming Guests On The 'LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN' 4/29-5/6

In celebration of 'Older American Month', honoring the nation's seniors, Arts World Financial Center will host the U.S. premiere exhibit of 'Wisdom: Portraits by Andrew Zuckerman,' an extraordinary collection of photographs and interviews that capture the combined wisdom of legendary leaders including Nelson Mandela, Ted Kennedy, Willie Nelson, Billie Jean King, Clint Eastwood, Madeline Albright, Chuck Close, and others.

Upcoming Guests On The 'LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN' ON CBS

The Holmes Brothers bring their gospel-style R&B and blues to Des Moines as part of the Civic Center's new concert series 'LIVE AT THE TEMPLE. Your Music. Up Close.' on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center's Temple Theater. All concerts in the LIVE AT THE TEMPLE concert series are a presentation of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.