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The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced details today for the upcoming film series, Foxy, The Complete Pam Grier (March 15-17).

With The Suit, theater director Peter Brook-whose 1987 production of The Mahabharata inaugurated the BAM Majestic Theater (now the BAM Harvey Theater)-returns to BAM with Theatre des Bouffes du Nord to showcase his signature approach of innovative stage design and the integration of live music. Written by Can Themba, The Suit was adapted for the stage by Mothobi Mutloatse, and Barney Simon.

Six time Grammy award winner, Roberta Flack, is coming to the St. George Theatre on Saturday, January 12, 2013 to perform songs from her latest release, Let It Be Roberta, an interpretive album of classic hits from The Beatles.

Travel with The Acting Ensemble back to the days of the 1960s avant-garde theater movement when AE presents Tom Eyen's absurdist comedy Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down as the theater company's next StageWorks stage reading. The play brings alive all the crudeness, brashness, and exuberance of the era. Hanna, a 42nd Street ticket taker, enjoys her spare time relaxing over a breeze hole in Coney Island, until one day she meets a young narcissist, and Hanna's life is changed forever. The New York Times called the original production "a very evocative play, shabby, sleazy, but defiant."

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will present the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (www.grammy.com). Sponsored by Harman, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Hyundai, and MasterCard Worldwide, this exclusive, star-studded celebration will feature special musical performances and will be attended by the world's most renowned artists and top industry VIPs in music, film, television and new media. For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys.

Six time Grammy award winner, Roberta Flack, is coming to the St. George Theatre on Saturday, January 12, 2013 to perform songs from her latest release, Let It Be Roberta, an interpretive album of classic hits from The Beatles.

With The Suit, theater director Peter Brook-whose 1987 production of The Mahabharata inaugurated the BAM Majestic Theater (now the BAM Harvey Theater)-returns to BAM with Theatre des Bouffes du Nord to showcase his signature approach of innovative stage design and the integration of live music. Written by Can Themba, The Suit was adapted for the stage by Mothobi Mutloatse, and Barney Simon.

People's Light & Theatre presents Mark Twain: Sacred Cows Make the Best Hamburgers, running tonight, October 10-November 4, 2012 on the Steinbright Stage. David Bradley directs.

People's Light & Theatre presents Mark Twain: Sacred Cows Make the Best Hamburgers, running October 10-November 4, 2012 on the Steinbright Stage. David Bradley directs.

CAPA today announced its lineup for 2012-13 season. Tickets for most shows go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 21 (unless otherwise noted), at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or(800) 745-3000.

Musical comedy duo Bob Andre & Frank Cirell bring their show to Long Island for one performance only tonight, June 10th @ 2 p.m. The performance will take place at the Brokerage Comedy & Cabaret, 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore NY. Tickets will cost $20.00.

Yoshi's Jazz Club on Fillmore Street announced upcoming performances at the San Francisco venue.

Yoshi's Jazz Club on Fillmore Street announced upcoming performances at the San Francisco venue.

Yoshi's Jazz Club on Fillmore Street announced upcoming performances at the San Francisco venue.

Yoshi's Jazz Club on Fillmore Street announced upcoming performances at the San Francisco venue.

Yoshi's Jazz Club on Fillmore Street announced upcoming performances at the San Francisco venue.

Musical comedy duo Bob Andre & Frank Cirell bring their show to Long Island for one performance only on Sunday June 10th @ 2 p.m. The performance will take place at the Brokerage Comedy & Cabaret, 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore NY. Tickets will cost $20.00.

CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour, former UMass professor and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Sheila Bair, playwright and gay-rights activist Martin Duberman, Iran hostage crisis negotiator Ulric Haynes Jr. '52, chemist David K. Lewis '64, New York Public Library President and former Amherst College President Anthony W. Marx, acclaimed narrative nonfiction writer John McPhee and hit songwriter Jim Steinman '69 will all receive honorary degrees from Amherst College during its 191st Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 20, at 10 a.m. on the school's main quad. Amherst President Biddy Martin will deliver the address during the May 20 ceremonies, and seven of the eight honored guests will speak to the approximately 443 members of Amherst's Class of 2012, their families and friends and the college and Western Massachusetts communities in a series of conversations that are free and open to the public on Saturday, May 19. The schedule of discussions with the honorary degree recipients is available on the Commencement website, www.amherst.edu/commencement.

People's Light & Theatre presents John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, running through March 25, 2012 on the Main Stage.

Michael Attenborough directs Eduardo De Filippo's Filumena in a new English version by Tanya Ronder running at the Almeida from 15 March - 12 May 2012, with press night on 22 March at 7pm. Designs are by Robert Jones, with lighting by Tim Mitchell and sound by John Leonard. Filumena is sponsored by Pinsent Masons.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its 31st season with SALSA CON AMOR, a sensuous Valentine's Day celebration of love for one night with three of Salsa's most popular and gifted soneros: ISMAEL MIRANDA, JOSÉ ALBERTO "EL CANARIO" and DOMINGO QUIÑONES on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8pm. This all-star concert, featuring classic Salsa hits spanning over 40 years, is produced by Lehman Center and Jose Raposo.

Rosette C. Lamont, a renowned theater critic, eminent author, distinguished teacher and leading authority on the works of Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco, died on January 5, 2012 in Falmouth, Massachusetts after a lengthy illness.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its 31st season with SALSA CON AMOR, a sensuous Valentine's Day celebration of love for one night with three of Salsa's most popular and gifted soneros: ISMAEL MIRANDA, JOSÉ ALBERTO "EL CANARIO" and DOMINGO QUIÑONES on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8pm. This all-star concert, featuring classic Salsa hits spanning over 40 years, is produced by Lehman Center and Jose Raposo.

People's Light & Theatre will present John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, running February 15 - March 25, 2012 on the Main Stage.

People's Light & Theatre presents the World Premiere of Fallow, by Kenneth Lin, running January 11 - February 5, 2012 on the Steinbright Stage. Jackson Gay directs.