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For two weeks in April, television audiences will be treated to an unprecedented collection of inspirational movies and mini-series when UP once again presents “The Greatest Stories of The Bible” in honor of the Easter season.

Australia's longest serving ballerina Lucinda Dunn OAM will take her final bow at the end of the Manon season following an unprecedented 23-year career with The Australian Ballet.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, presents Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 as part of the Clarice Smith Repertory. STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn will direct both parts of this sweeping epic - one of Shakespeare's culminating achievements in the history play genre - over multiple nights. As Kahn says, describing Parts 1 and 2 as his favorite Shakespearean drama: 'It brings to the stage every issue we as human beings experience.' The two productions will run in the Company's Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from March 25 - June 8, 2014.

WAM Theatre's Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven announced highlights of the 2014 season today. The Berkshire-based professional theatre company will celebrate its fifth anniversary with an inspiring and thought-provoking series of plays readings, special events, panel discussions, and educational programs that continue its mission to focus on women artists and stories of women and girls.

Women's Action Movement Theatre's Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven announced highlights of the 2014 season today. The Berkshire-based professional theatre company will celebrate its fifth anniversary with an inspiring and thought-provoking series of plays readings, special events, panel discussions, and educational programs that continue its mission to focus on women artists and stories of women and girls.

'Zack's Choice,' the ninth book by Louisiana author and award-winning poet Harry E. Gilleland, Jr., has now been published as an e-book and is now available at Amazon's Kindle Store. The novel, which is in the crime/heist genre, tells a contemporary story about Zackery Gresham, who is a young man with his life all planned. However, while traveling through New Mexico, Zack has a chance encounter with a strange hitchhiker. The resulting chaos will bring Zack face-to-face with a choice that could alter the course of his life.

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have added another member to thier growing family.

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music's (CCM) Philharmonia Orchestra, Chamber Choir, Chorale and Cincinnati Children's Choir proudly present a stirring rendition of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams' El Ni'o at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, in UC's Corbett Auditorium. CCM welcomes guest artists Michael Maniaci, Eric Jurenas and Steven Rickards for this performance. Director of Choral Studies Earl Rivers conducts.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will host 22 theatrical offerings from 20 different countries during WORLD STAGES: International Theater Festival 2014 that will run for three weeks March 10-30, 2014 throughout the Center. The international festival features contemporary theater works offering 13 fully staged productions, 4 theater-focused installations, 3 readings of new works, and 2 forums. From Olivier and Tony Award-winning puppetry to innovative perspectives on old classics, a diverse showcase of theatrical expression will be represented by countries spanning the globe including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, England, France, Iceland, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Pakistan, Palestine, Scotland, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, and the United States.

According to Deadline, the pair have been tapped to star in the film adaptation of Nikole Beckwith's play STOCKHOLM, PENNSYLVANIA, which Beckwith will also write and direct.

In an amazing re-imagination of King David's time and place, Lynny Harris provides modern readers with a new, proto-feminist heroine in Bathsheba, David's wife through adultery, who gave King Solomon birth and is the narrator of Harris' new novel 'Midbar III.' Focusing on the psychological dimensions of a forbidden love which was consummated in marriage after treachery, Harris' work has depth, originality and rarity - it creates several new dimensions to this famous story of Biblical history.

fter enduring a series of arctic blasts, Americans could use some warm comfort food. And what could be more comforting than Fettuccine Alfredo. Well, this Friday, February 7 is National Fettuccine Alfredo Day, and Fazoli's is celebrating the day by offering Fettuccine Alfredo for just $1 with the purchase of a Drink. To take advantage of the offer, go to www.facebook.com/fazolis for a coupon. The special Fettuccine Alfredo offer is available at all participating Fazoli's restaurants across the country on Friday, February 7, 2014.

New York Live Arts will present the Studio Series showing of Sam Kim's Sister to a Fiend tonight, January 31 and Saturday, February 1 at 6:00pm in the third floor studios at New York Live Arts.

Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces four post-play discussions following Nina Raine's Tribes. Dates for these discussions are listed below and will be moderated by Purdue University Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Theatre Studies, Richard Rand, who also directed the play.

New York Live Arts will present the Studio Series showing of Sam Kim's Sister to a Fiend on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1 at 6:00pm in the third floor studios at New York Live Arts.

The Studio Theatre Presents Birth and After Birth by Tina Howe, a comedy featuring two young parents and their oversized baby, Nicky. To celebrate Nicky's fourth birthday, the family invites another couple, who proudly share their theories of child-rearing. This 'stunning theatrical experience that explores the magic and the madness in family dynamics' (Main Line Times) runs January 16 - 25 at the Studio Theatre. Tickets are $10 - $12 and are available by calling the theatre box office at (313) 577-2972, online at www.wsustudio.com, or by visiting the box office in the Hilberry Theatre located at 4743 Cass Avenue on the corner of Hancock.

Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces four post-play discussions following Nina Raine's Tribes. Dates for these discussions are listed below and will be moderated by Purdue University Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Theatre Studies, Richard Rand, who also directed the play.

MY 600-lb LIFE returns to TLC following the lives of eight people - each weighing over 600 pounds - through their year long journey as they collectively try to lose thousands of pounds. MY 600-lb LIFE premieres tonight, January 7 at 9PM (ET/PT) on TLC.

With great regret, Pierre Boulez, the Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, has informed the CSO that that he will not be able to come to Chicago to conduct in February 2014 due to health issues. With three young conductors hand-picked by Maestro Boulez to substitute for him, the CSO will proceed with the planned programs-during two subscription weeks, beginning on February 20 and ending on March 1, 2014-as a celebration of Boulez's innovative musicianship and mentorship.

Whether you are racing to the mall for some last minute shopping, attending a decadent holiday party or planning that perfect family feast, sticking to a sensible eating and exercise plan can be difficult during this time of year. Fortunately, California Almonds has teamed up with Alison Sweeney and a crew of fitness, nutrition and cooking experts to form The Life Squad - a group that offers relevant seasonal tips, creative solutions and tasty advice on how to stay healthy during the holidays and beyond, all featured in a new series of empowering videos that can be seen on Almonds.com/LifeSquad.

MY 600-lb LIFE returns to TLC following the lives of eight people - each weighing over 600 pounds - through their year long journey as they collectively try to lose thousands of pounds. MY 600-lb LIFE premieres January 7 at 9PM (ET/PT) on TLC.

Hiking through Southwestern mountains and woods and talking to people with the subject of a child having more than one father, author Brigitta Gisella Geltrich-Ludgate was inspired to create a book that consists of three novellas representing societal problems that have to be overcome in order to conclude in a reasoned, positive light. 'The Lucia Rider' consists of three novellas, each self-contained and inspired by a city or by a countryside where the author was living or visiting, or by folklore.

In her own one-of-a-kind live show, "Sandyland," that sharply blends theatre, rock-n-roll and stand-up with a little burlesque & cabaret, performer Sandra Bernhard will appear at Joe's Pub in New York City at 425 Lafayette Street, in her annual holiday shows there running from Thursday, December 26th through New Year's Eve, December 31st. The shows are also in celebration of Joe's Pub 15 Year Anniversary! Of course, Sandra Bernhard continues her current national touring, with live shows booked in various cities around the country this year and all throughout 2014.

Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Indiana premiere of Nina Raine's Tribes. Opening January 9, 2014 in the Livia and Steve Russell Theatre at the Phoenix, this show runs through February 9, 2014 and will be directed by Purdue University Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Theatre Studies, Richard Rand.

Fresh from its tours to New York City in October and Paris in November, Houston Ballet presents its tenth annual Jubilee of Dance, a special one-night only performance today, December 6, 2013 at 7:30 pm.