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On March 31 2017, the steadily rising troubadour Jeb Loy Nichols presents his classic-in-the-making new album “Country Hustle,” via on his own label City Country City and Jullian Records.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Do you hate your job? If so, you're not alone. In fact, Gallup polling shows that 7 in 10 people either hate their jobs or are totally unengaged with their work. For those who want the most of out of their career, a new book from author and Crown Financial Ministries President, Robert Dickie III, may be the answer. Dickie lays out a detailed blueprint in Love Your Work: 4 Practical Ways You Can Pivot To Your Best Career to transform your work from a dead-end job into a fulfilling career.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ A new book that examines how we can live better lives by understanding how dogs think was released last week. The book's author, Sanjay Gupta, a serial entrepreneur and advisor to Fortune 100 CEOs and Forbes 50 billionaires, started his first company after graduating with a degree in Philosophy so he could bring his dog to work. The book, titled 'Perceiving Purpose,' offers a new way to look at ourselves through the mind of a dog and learn how to be happy as a result.

Boog City's annual Presidents' Day Weekend event, Welcome to Boog City 10.5 Poetry, Music, Theater, and Film Festival, will take place from Fri. Feb. 17-Sun. Feb. 19.

ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards at its Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

Alex Leonard is a classy performer. His relaxed, minimalist style and adherence to vocals as written take one back to an agreeable past. Jazz riffs weave around rather than obscure melody. Lyric meaning is gracefully maintained. Aided and abetted by expert veterans Jay Leonhart on bass and Al Gafa on guitar, Leonard saluted the great Nat King Cole at Pangea on January 18 with a bit of history, a couple of illuminating anecdotes, and signature songs.

When Robert Randolph talks about his new album, Lickety Split, a few words come up over and over-'joy,' 'freedom,' 'energy.' Which is no surprise, really, because those are the same things that immediately spring into a listener's mind when these twelve tracks from the virtuoso pedal steel guitarist and his longtime accompanists, the Family Band, explode out of the speakers.

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) ArtsBergen initiative kicks-off 2017 with a brand new Connect the Dots networking series.  The first event, Connect, Collaborate & Create, will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Student Union Building, the Rutherford Room, located at 1000 River Road in Teaneck, New Jersey, from 6:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.

This week Broadwaysted is thrilled for this purrrrrfect opportunity to welcome the oldest cat on Broadway, otherwise-ingenue Eloise Kropp! We pour out all sorts of spirits into fancy tin cups and Eloise shares her road to becoming (as Bryan calls her) Ja-nay-nay-dots and dancing in a (as Bryan calls it) 'one-i-tard' in the original revival cast of CATS! Eloise spills about how she's actually a dog person, her whirlwind experience in DAMES AT SEA on Broadway (those commercials!), and her odd job cold-calling people.

"I want to be rich. I was always fighting against it, like it was a dirty secret or something. And now I've got it, I can have whatever I want. I don't have to worry about anything. I don't have to care about anything. I don't even have to pretend I care."

The Museum of Modern Art delivers a stunning one-artist showcase, and puts forward powerful evidence of Francis Picabia's sly, sensitive genius.

'Godhead Greatness': a biblical study filled with acclamation to the glory of God.

For more than a decade pianist Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive body of work. His studio albums and live performances set forth a vision that connects the dots in the vast space between LCD Soundsystem and Leon Russell, pulsating with dance rock energy, but with smart, earthy songwriting to match. It has led to numerous high profile appearances, ranging from Carnegie Hall to Pickathon, Mountain Jam to Bonnaroo, while headlining shows coast to coast.

Ibsen's Hedda has been called the female Hamlet and not just because it's a role that every serious actress wants to play. The blank at the heart of her presents a daunting challenge. Why is she so unhappy? Why is she, frankly, such a bitch? The text leaves much unanswered, and every director, every Hedda, must join the dots in their own way.

Florida novelist S.K. Nicholls announces the upcoming publication of her new crime thriller, Naked Alliances.  Published in trade paper (978-0989568609, 238 pages, $14.50) and eBook ($2.99) editions, Naked Alliances is now available wherever fine books are sold.

New York Theatre Ballet will perform Keith Michael's The Nutcracker from December 9-11, 2016 at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, NYC (between Park and Madison Avenues). Performances are Today, December 9 at 6pm; and Saturday, December 10 and Sunday December 11 at 11am, 1pm, and 3:30pm.

Cherry Lane (Angelina Fiordellisi, Founding Artistic Director; Seri Lawrence, Janio Marrero, Producing Artistic Directors) is proud to announce this year's playwrights and mentors for their Obie Award-winning Mentor Project, culminating with fully-staged productions presented at Cherry Lane (38 Commerce St. in NYC) from February 22 to May 6, 2017.  

Join Creative Loafing and the Tampa Bay area's best artisan vendors and craft breweries for a day of good old fashioned fun on Saturday, December 3rd, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club (559 Mirror Lake Dr. N. in St. Pete).

Urban Stages has confirmed the line-up for this year's award-winning series, WINTER RHYTHMS 2016, which will begin tomorrow, Thursday, December 1, and will feature some of New York's best musical performances through Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30th Street, just East of 8th Avenue).

Join Creative Loafing and the Tampa Bay area's best artisan vendors and craft breweries for a day of good old fashioned fun on Saturday, December 3rd, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club (559 Mirror Lake Dr. N. in St. Pete).