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On May 2nd, Flanders & Streb are convening Risky Talking #2: What Is A Risky Truth? Acclaimed novelist A.M. Homes and actress/dramatist Anna Deavere Smith will join action architect Elizabeth Streb and author/journalist Laura Flanders for more. Hear what they think, say what you think and watch out for the unique action moment created by the Streb team. The action and the conversation resume on Friday May 2nd from 7 to 9 pm. Admission is $10 or $20-you decide. There's even food!

Portland Stage's production of Nina Raine's 2010 play,Tribes, offers a thoughtful exploration of the bonds forged by communication. The play, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London and later Off-Broadway, is a scathingly funny, warm look at a dysfunctional family and their interaction with their deaf son, Billy, who has not been raised in a deaf culture, but rather by his hearing parents and his siblings.

Having the feeling of happiness whenever she sees her stories written and published, author Eileen M. Foti shares another masterpiece. Exciting readers, she tells a mystery/thriller that will bring everyone into the world of the mob. Heightening the level of suspense through each page, Foti reveals the effective ways of how 'To Catch A Rat.'

Rob Thomas' feature film VERONICA MARS broke records with its Kickstarter campaign last year and will now hit theaters and VOD/digital today. This big-screen adaptation of the much beloved, but low-rated, cult TV show features returning stars Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Chris Lowell, Ryan Hansen, Krysten Ritter, Percy Daggs III, Tina Majorino, Francis Capra Ken Marino and Enrico Colantoni.

Body Counts is not the story of a victim or even a hero. It's the story of a man at a unique time and place, a man with personal demons and challenges he used to fuel a quite remarkable life.

Landmark on Main Street's World Beat Series ends with the return of Eileen Ivers tonight, March 1, 2014 at 8 PM. Landmark thanks s World Beat Sponsors Entertainment One and Program Sponsors Finn MacCool's and WFUV Radio.

It's astounding and a little sad that of all the things that have fallen out of style since the 1600s, hypocrisy isn't one of them. Thankfully though, comedy isn't one of them either. Both hypocrisy and comedy take center stage in St Edwards University's production of Tartuffe, an interesting and often wonderful modern take on Moliere's classic play about a deceitful religious devotee who brings chaos in his wake when he becomes a houseguest to the spiritual but foolish Orgon.

Darren Pettie discusses acting, London's National Theatre and his current role in DINNER WITH FRIENDS

Get ready for a season that is all about statement style with items that look new and feel decidedly modern! Your 2014 spring style forecast is here, courtesy of Arlene Goldstein, Belk's vice president of trend merchandising and fashion direction. She's predicting dazzling jewelry, standout shoes and must-have apparel items are sure to illicit 'Oohs,' and 'Aahs,' from those in the know and from those who can't wait to find out what's on the fashion horizon!

Last night 3,500 art cognoscenti from across the Coachella Valley and around the world flowed into the Palm Springs Convention Center for the 3rd Annual Palm Springs Fine Art Fair (PalmSpringsFineArtFair.com), setting a new Opening Night attendance record.

Landmark on Main Street's World Beat Series ends with the return of Eileen Ivers on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 8 PM. Landmark thanks s World Beat Sponsors Entertainment One and Program Sponsors Finn MacCool's and WFUV Radio.

The Old Market Presents their Spring 2014 Programme, 48 peformances that will span from February to April 2014. For more information on ticketing for each individual show, visit The Old Market's website.

CNN today announced that Inside Politics, anchored by chief national correspondent John King, is scheduled to premiere today, Feb. 2 at 8:30 a.m., ET.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will host the 17th Annual Grand Chefs Gala on Friday, January 31 at Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, 200 N. Columbus Drive. In an exciting, Oscars-style presentation, the Gala will recognize the city's culinary elite with the Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence. This year's event will include a special tribute to Jean Banchet and his monumental contributions to the culinary world and the Chicago dining scene.

CNN today announced that Inside Politics, anchored by chief national correspondent John King, is scheduled to premiere Sunday, Feb. 2 at 8:30 a.m., ET.

Segerstrom Center's Off Center Festival returns for its third consecutive year today, January 23 - February 2. This year's festival will showcase an entirely new lineup of wonderfully creative and innovative contemporary performance companies and artists.

As the managing business partner in several performance improvement companies, Harlynn LaVance Hammonds has spent much of his career teaching people how to empower themselves. In his new book 'Liberations from Mental Bondages and Poverty' (published by AuthorHouse), the first book in a series of seven, Hammonds connects the dots for readers through a series of clever acronyms that will help them recognize and harness their potential.

Who would have thought that a cheap, black and white horror movie, shot in 1960 by Roger Corman in just two days, would resurface some 20 years later, to become an off-Broadway musical comedy smash hit? The show, in its new incarnation (created by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken) ran for over four years, before transferring to Broadway and from there to London's West End.

Let's see what the critics had to say...