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Artistic Director Molly Smith tackles a unique, in-the-round staging of Bertolt Brecht's powerhouse anti-war play Mother Courage and Her Children at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Iconic stage and screen actress and Academy Award nominee Kathleen Turner returns to Arena Stage following her sold-out run of Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins to make her professional singing debut as the tough-as-nails matriarch Mother Courage-a single mother determined to keep her family alive and her business afloat during war. Using the David Hare translation, the show fuses politics and satire to paint an unforgettable and provocative portrait of war, incorporating more than 10 pieces of original music composed in a rollicking, gypsy-punk style and performed by cast members doubling as musicians. Mother Courage and Her Children runs January 31-March 9, 2014 in the Fichandler Stage.

The Television Academy's Hall of Fame Selection tvacadlogoCommittee has announced the groundbreaking television legends to be inducted into the 23rd Hall of Fame.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced their line-up of impressive talent for the month of January 2014. Featuring: The Birdland Big Band, Lauren Kinhan, Diane Schuur, Regina Carter, Nicholas Payton & Action Affirmative, Joey DeFrancesco, Cyrille Aimee, Matt Baker, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, Birdland Jazz Party, and more!

The extraordinary four decade-plus recording career of seminal Texas blues-rocking guitar legend Johnny Winter, who celebrates his 70 th birthday on February 23, 2014, will be commemorated with the release of True To The Blues: The Johnny Winter Story.

Birdland Jazz Club has announce its upcoming schedule for December 9-15, featuring Donna McKechnie, Shoshana Bush, Frank Wildhorn, Jazz Stories: Eddie Gomez, Kenny Barron, Al Foster, Wallace Roney, and more!

Scion Audio Visual announces the release of a five-track EP today, Nov. 19 (as a free download) and Dec. 10 (CD & LP) with Los Angeles duo De Lux.The band is also set to release its debut full-length with the Innovative Leisure label in early 2014.

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood New Jersey announces new shows for 2014! - See Kelli Agresta perform Thursday January 16 and Friday January 17th in the all new Drapkin Cabaret Room, then on Monday, January 20th its Michael Shenker Group, American Idol's Crystal Bowersox with a special guest appearance by Bergen County's Heather Brave on Thursday, March 27th and on Saturday, May 17th its Tommy James and The Shondells and don't miss Yanni on Wednesday, Auguat 13th --Tickets for these shows go on sale Friday, November 22nd at 11 AM. Reserve tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or call the Box Office at 201.227.1030.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced their zesty line-up of impressive talent for the month of December 2013. Featuring: Michael Feinstein, Stacey Kent, Jazz Stories with Eddie Gomez, Kenny Barron, Al Foster, Wallace Roney, Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Cabaret, Cheyenne Jackson, Donna McKechnie, Frank Wildhorn & Friends with Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes, Jane Monheit and more, A Swinging Birdland Christmas, Native Soul, Victoria Shaw, Natalie Toro, Shoshana Bush, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more!

Scion Audio Visual announces today the release of a five-track EP on Nov. 19 (as a free download) and Dec. 10 (CD & LP) with Los Angeles duo De Lux.The band is also set to release its debut full-length with the Innovative Leisure label in early 2014.

Yoshi's San Francisco announces updated calendar for club and restaurant through December 15, plus new shows through February 2014.

Celebrated in her home country and throughout Europe, but little-known in America, the Norwegian filmmaker Anja Breien makes feminist, politically aware fiction and documentary films. From tonight, November 1 through 9, 2013, Museum of the Moving Image will present Anja Breien: Games of Love and Loneliness, the first U.S. retrospective of Breien's work, featuring six features and a program of shorts, with the director in person for select screenings and for an opening reception.

Celebrated in her home country and throughout Europe, but little-known in America, the Norwegian filmmaker Anja Breien makes feminist, politically aware fiction and documentary films. From November 1 through 9, 2013, Museum of the Moving Image will present Anja Breien: Games of Love and Loneliness, the first U.S. retrospective of Breien's work, featuring six features and a program of shorts, with the director in person for select screenings and for an opening reception.

When the unprecedented, $1 billion, three-year Transformation of Madison Square Garden is unveiled on Friday fans will get to enjoy a variety of unique photo displays and memorabilia exhibits throughout the Arena that celebrate and commemorate The Garden's incredible 134 history in sports, entertainment, politics and culture. For the first time, fans will also see the remaining 10 "Defining Moments presented by SAP" exhibits that showcase through amazing photos and memorabilia some of the moments that have solidified The Garden's position as The World's Most Famous Arena. MSG unveiled 10 "Defining Moments presented by SAP" in Fall 2012, which are located on the SAP Madison Concourse, and the remaining 10 exhibits will debut in the fully transformed Arena on the Garden Concourse.

She is a member of a royal entertainment family, was Broadway's first TONY award winner for 'Outstanding Performance by a Newcomer,' has two stars on the Hollywood walk of fame, is one of televisions most memorable moms, and can boast a remarkable 80 year career (beginning in 1933) that is represented with items on display in the Smithsonian Institution. However, on Thursday, October 10th, June Lockhart received what she now considers her greatest honor, when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration presented her with their Exceptional Public Achievement Medal for outstanding talent for inspiring the public about space exploration and her many interactions with and on behalf of NASA. 'It's Sweet!,' declares Ms. Lockhart.

Atlanta-based TM Restaurant Group today announced that the Taco Mac Sports Grill in Decatur has reopened for business after an extensive renovation. The fresh design and use of the restaurant's nickname, T.MAC, bring a contemporary and sports-inspired feel to the Decatur location. The renovation honors Taco Mac's tradition of expansive beer selection with a new bar area and also includes a new street-front patio, more seating and state-of-the-art sports viewing.

A Finborough Theatre commission, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Michael Hastings' Lee Harvey Oswald - A Far Mean Streak of Independence Brought on by Negleck opens at the Finborough Theatre for a limited season onSunday, 3 November 2013, with an special additional performance on Friday, 22 November at 12.30pm at the exact time of the assassination.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that TO MASTER THE ART, by William Brown and Doug Frew, will host post-show Q&A discussions with Chicago's own award-winning chefs and renowned restaurant professionals at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut). Created to celebrate the continuing influence of Julia Child as well as Chicago's own thriving restaurants, special guests will share stories from their own experiences and how Julia Child inspired them in the food industry.

Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director, announced that Theatre for a New Audience's first home in the Downtown Brooklyn Cultural District will be named Polonsky Shakespeare Center in recognition of a $10 million gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that TO MASTER THE ART, by William Brown and Doug Frew, will host post-show Q&A discussions with Chicago's own award-winning chefs and renowned restaurant professionals at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut). Created to celebrate the continuing influence of Julia Child as well as Chicago's own thriving restaurants, special guests will share stories from their own experiences and how Julia Child inspired them in the food industry.

AMC Network and Entertainment One (eOne) today announced that legendary country singer Charlie Daniels composed an original song for the western series, "Hell on Wheels," which is produced by eOne and currently airing its third season on AMC.

Chicago's Merit School of Music has signed an agreement with the internationally acclaimed Lincoln Trio -Marta Aznavoorian (piano), David Cunliffe (cello) and Desiree Ruhstrat(violin) - to be the school's first-ever Artists in Residence.

Famed singer, actress and Broadway star Eydie Gormé has died at age 84. Spokesperson Howard Bragman said 'Legendary singer and performer Eydie Gorme passed away peacefully today at Sunrise Hospital following a brief illness. She was surrounded by her husband, son and other loved ones at the time of her death.' In his own statement, Steve Lawrence said: 'Eydie has been my partner on stage and in life for more than 55 years. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time.'

Premiere Networks, the number one audio network in the U.S., is proud to announce that today, August 1, marks the 25th anniversary of The Rush Limbaugh Show in national syndication.

The Tony award-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center will hold its Annual Summer Gala tonight, July 20, in the Sunken Garden on the theater's grounds. The evening will begin at6:00 pm with cocktails and silent auction, followed by dinner and special program honoring key and longtime supporters of the O'Neill; Rita, Myron, Ruth and Stephen Hendel.

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the leading global music rights organization that represents more than 600,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 7.5 million works, is partnering with New York real estate company Silverstein Properties, Inc. to host the 3rd annual concert series of free summer music performances in the park in front of Silverstein Properties' 7 World Trade Center (located at 250 Greenwich St.) in downtown Manhattan. The music festival, known as '7@7' is taking place on seven Fridays from July 12th through August 23rd, at 12:00 p.m. with an eclectic lineup of talented performers taking to the BMI stage.