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The Private Theatre, in association with TEA Creative, is pleased to present the world premiere theatre event Rocco, Chelsea, Adriana, Sean, Claudia, Gianna, Alex, created by Vieve Radha Price and John Gould Rubin.

Nearly 90 years ago, on the final Saturday in 1929, a group of 51 men and women took the stage at Central High School and gave Grand Rapids the best Christmas present of all, the gift of music.

VAMOS THEATRE, the UK's leading full mask theatre company, is bringing its compelling production A BRAVE FACE to towns and cities across the UK and Europe from Thursday 14th February running until Saturday 27th April 2019.   

Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival today announced that renowned American artist Carrie Mae Weems will headline the 23rd edition of the city-wide event spanning the month of May 2019. Weems' exhibition in five parts, sited at distinct locations across the city, represents the artist's first solo exhibition in Canada.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, Santa Monica, and Sotheby's Institute of Art, Los Angeles, a partnership with Claremont Graduate University are delighted to welcome acclaimed, international artists Nadya Tolokonnikova, Founding member of Pussy Riot, Shepard Fairey, Catherine Opie and Tavares Strachan to the stage for "Artists, Activism, Agency", the third program in the ARTISTS TALK series celebrating Los Angeles's vibrant contemporary art scene. Moderated by Jonathan T. D. Neil, PhD, Director of Sotheby's Institute of Art - Los Angeles, the artists will speak to their ideas, actions and agency in visual and performance art on the subjects of radical protest and resistance, gender and sex, abuses of power, freedom and incarceration, truth, community, identity and pushing the limits at an unprecedented moment of political and social upheaval.

Premium network EPIX has greenlit Punk, a four-part docuseries from executive producer John Varvatos.  Varvatos brings his passion and deep connection to the roots of the PUNK movement to the series, partnering with filmmaker Derik Murray's Network Entertainment to produce the quintessential story of punk.  The series is currently in production, and will premiere on EPIX on March 11, 2019 at 10 PM. 

The critically acclaimed theatre company, Mason Holdings, will premiere their new site-specific production of Consumption, at the Beverly Social Club in Kensington Brooklyn. The limited engagement runs November 9 - December 8.

nugs.net, the leading live music distribution platform for concert recordings, webcasts, and live archival releases has partnered with Sonic Youth to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band's landmark album, Daydream Nation.

Silent Planet are premiering their new song/video 'Visible Unseen' exclusively today with Billboard. Watch HERE. 'Silent Planet's upcoming third album, When The End Began, has some high-minded concepts', Billboard notes. 'But on the track 'Visible Unseen,' any abstraction associated with those ideas is channeled into a much more concrete meaning.' 'Visible Unseen', comes just one day ahead of the official release of When The End Began-Silent Planet's latest album on Solid State Records. Pre-order for When The End Began is available HERE. In support of the release, Silent Planet are currently on a fall co-headlining tour with Stray From The Path. See below for a full list of dates. For more information on Silent Planet, please visit: https://www.silentplanetband.com/.

The Fine Art Museum of Sedona (FAMS) is pleased to announce its Fall Speaker Series luncheon program featuring curator, consultant and gallery owner Wendi Norris. Renowned for breaking new ground in the gallery experience for both collectors and artists, Norris will present an engaging talk The Art World Demystified. Join FAMoS on Thursday, November 8, for a lively session as Norris explores the roles of galleries and artists, how we look at developing a community of support for the arts including media relations, social media, exhibitions, biennials, collections, and more.

nugs.net, the leading live music distribution platform for concert recordings, webcasts, and live archival releases has partnered with Sonic Youth to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band's landmark album, Daydream Nation.

Silent Planet have released a new single, 'The New Eternity', from the upcoming album, When The End Began, due out 11/2/18 via Solid State Records. Stream here: silentplanet.lnk.to/WhenTheEndBegan. The track, which examines specific moments in history where human desire for innovation dwarfed awareness of morality, follows up a handful of prior singles including 'In Absence', 'Share The Body', 'Vanity of Sleep' and 'Northern Fires'. Pre-order for When The End Began is available HERE. In support of the release, Silent Planet will embark on a fall co-headlining tour with Stray From The Path. See below for a full list of dates. For more information on Silent Planet, please visit: https://www.silentplanetband.com/.

The Gish Prize Trust today announced that the inspired Music and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, has been selected to receive the 25th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in recognition of his ongoing achievements as a conductor and an advocate for music education. Established in 1994 through the will of legendary stage and screen actress Lillian Gish, known as the First Lady of Cinema, the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize is one of the most prestigious honors given to artists in the United States and bears one of the largest cash awards, currently valued at approximately $250,000.

The critically acclaimed theatre company, Mason Holdings, will premiere their new site-specific production of Consumption, at the Beverly Social Club in Kensington Brooklyn. The limited engagement runs November 9 - December 8.

NYC's The Men have made a name for themselves as wayfaring musicians, constantly evolving and eluding their listeners. Before they were genre-hopping through country, post-punk, noise rock, and more, they were applying that experimental nature within the more confined space of punk. Within that genre they were wildly adventurous, playing noise shows, hardcore shows, rock shows, and switching up the instrumentation as they saw fit, while always operating within a general punk ethos. 

Acclaimed playwright Sarah Ruhl - who twice has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for drama, a Tony Award nominee and the recipient of a MacArthur 'Genius' Grant - has been named as the 2018-19 Ingram New Works Playwriting Fellow at Nashville Repertory Theatre.

Silent Planet have released a new single, 'In Absence', from the upcoming album When The End Began, due out 11/2/18 via Solid State Records. Stream HERE 'In Absence' follows three prior singles, including 'Share The Body', 'Vanity of Sleep' and 'Northern Fires'. Pre-order for When The End Began is available HERE. In support of the release, Silent Planet will embark on a fall co-headlining tour with Stray From The Path. See below for a full list of dates. For more information on Silent Planet, please visit: https://www.silentplanetband.com/.

Austin-based indie singer-songwriter Johnny Goudie is gearing up for the release of his solo EP 'Leper Hands' this Thursday, Sept. 13 and his official EP release show at One-2-One Bar also on Sept. 13. Doors for this show are at 7 p.m., with the soulful Aaron Stephens opening at 7:30 p.m. and Johnny Goudie on at 8:30 p.m. Austin pop musician Sarah Dossey and Shy Beast vocalist MC Glaeser will also be singing backup for Goudie at this show. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here. Goudie will also be performing for HAAM Benefit Day at Antone's Record Shop tomorrow, Sept. 11, at 4:30 p.m. The info for this show can be found here. Johnny's new, four-track EP heavily features his own piano playing, mixing in vintage guitars and dynamic drum beats with his smooth indie-rock vocals. For more information about Johnny Goudie, please see here.

The Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists (CAATA), dedicated to advancing the field of Asian American theater, announces Chicago as the host city for the Sixth National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival (ConFest), to be held August 13 - 18. ConFest Early Bird passes start at $350 and are available at CAATA.net beginning Wednesday, May 16 at 10 a.m.

PLANET CONNECTIONS' PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE: This year, this event, designed to address a powerful social and topical issue facing our society today through engaging stage works, will explore the distinctions between gender and sexuality. The event will benefit THE ALI FORNEY CENTER.

Cuban-American singer-songwriter Johnny Goudie announces the upcoming release of his new solo EP 'Leper Hands' on Thursday, Sept. 13. This four-track record heavily features Goudie's piano playing, mixing in vintage guitars and upbeat drum beats with his smooth indie-rock vocals. Goudie will celebrate the release of 'Leper Hands' with a release show at One-2-One Bar also on Thursday, Sept. 13 with supporting act Ty Richards. Doors are at 7 p.m., with Ty Richards at 7:30 p.m. and Johnny Goudie on at 8:30 p.m. For more information about Johnny Goudie, please see here.

A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world's most beloved and inventive comedians, ROBIN WILLIAMS: COME INSIDE MY MIND will debut MONDAY, JULY 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Told largely through Williams' own words, the film celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014. Marina Zenovich (Emmy® winner for HBO's “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired”) directs.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) will present Middle Eastern MixFest, a series of free readings co-curated by playwrights Mona Mansour and Heather Raffothat will run Wednesday, August 8th through Thursday, August 16th at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street).

According to Variety, Ewan McGregor will star as grown-up Danny Torrance in the film version of Doctor Sleep, Stephen King's sequel to The Shining.

VIDEO: HBO Debuts Trailer For ROBIN WILLIAMS: COME INSIDE MY HEAD Documentary