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ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will debut three updated Boeing 757 aircraft on the transcontinental route between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport beginning July 1, 2014, with tickets now available for purchase. These will be the first 757 aircraft in service to feature Delta's previously announced upgrades which will include full flat-bed seats in BusinessElite on transcon flights between New York-JFK and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. All transcon flights on these routes will feature flat-bed seats by summer 2015.

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, presents a one-night only concert performance of Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein's Four Saints in Three Acts (1928). An abstruse modernist opera sans plot or formal structure, Four Saints is the perfect way for the unflagging BMOP orchestra to kick-start the new season.

I have always told my ballet students that because the art form is kept alive by each new generation of dancers, we must be as proficient in historical styles as we are in contemporary techniques. The important works of the past cannot be hung on museum walls the way the paintings of the masters are. Instead, we have to recreate what came before us or else the ballets will be lost. Years ago when I made that speech, I was referring to the centuries-old ballet classics. Yet on the afternoon of October 13th 2013, when the New York City Ballet offered a mixed bill of Balanchine's iconic 'black and white' ballets at the Koch Theater, I was reminded that now the dance gems of the 20th Century

The captivating new production of Terence Rattigan's classic THE WINSLOW BOY comes to Roundabout directly from The Old Vic Theatre in London. The Winslow Boy, starring Michael Cumpsty, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alessandro Nivola and Roger Rees, directed by Lindsay Posner, opens tonight, October 17, 2013 at American Airlines Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say...

From the creative and highly imaginative author, Robert Scholten comes a harrowing and deeply meaningful volume that is initially written 25 years ago that reflects the author's family and descendants' life before America (1923-1946) in Upheavals.

CHESAPEAKE BEACH, MD -  On Wednesday October 23, 2013 the Rod 'N' Reel Restaurant at The Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa will present an Italian themed Wine Dinner. This occasion marks the final occasion of the restaurant's second year of popular wine dinners, which first launched in 2012 to coincide with the continuing development of the Resort's eclectic wine cellar.

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The Real Reality of Afghanistan And... by Khalilullah Sharifi is a no-holds-barred, edifying volume that exposes the treachery and corruption of the Pashtun rulers. This book enlightens the history of Afghanistan, which has been run by the most dishonest family rulers (Pashtun) for the last 266 years.

Bennett & Brubeck - The White House Sessions - Live 1962, the newly discovered recording of two American jazz masters performing an historic one-time-only concert set, has, according to Soundscan, entered the nation's Jazz charts (Traditional Jazz, Current Jazz and Core Overall Jazz) at #2 (and the Billboard 200 at #74), an unprecedented achievement for the first release of music recorded more than a half century ago.

Neil Patrick Harris has been named host and producer of THE 65TH Primetime EMMY AWARDS, to be broadcast from NOKIA Theater L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 22 on the CBS Television Network.

Neil Patrick Harris has been named host and producer of THE 65TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, to be broadcast from NOKIA Theater L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 22 on the CBS Television Network.

PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs. Among the exciting highlights will be "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" in which the legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming back to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena

Czech-American author Birgitte Rasine's first novella, "Verse in Arabic," is a work of historical suspense set in Spain in 1946, ten years after the start of the Spanish Civil War. Ms. Rasine tells this compelling story from the point of view of an American journalist interviewing the main person of interest-a respected physician convicted of murder-21 years later. The tale unfolds in a double twist of fate that remains purposely unexplained, and is inspired by a true unsolved mystery.

The Flea Theater in association with Four Arts Media will present the next 4 plays of the AMERICAN SONG 13 play series. Following the previous four plays that brought us from the turn of the century to 1939, the upcoming presentations forge ahead through World War II and end after the cultural and political upheavals of the 1960s.

Taking over the reins from the Italian Nanni Moretti, American director and producer Steven Spielberg agrees to head up the jury of the 66th Cannes Film Festival taking place May 15-26 this year.

Jazz musician great Dave Brubeck died this morning, Wednesday, December 5 at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut. His longtime manager, producer and conductor Russell Gloyd revealded the news to the Chicago Tribune.

NBC has tied for #1 in adult 18-49 rating for the primetime week of November 26-December 2, marking the ninth time in 10 weeks the network has ranked #1 or tied for #1 in 18-49 so far this season (and 12th time in 13 weeks overall). It's the first time in 10 years NBC has held a share of the lead for nine of the season's first 10 weeks.

HOBART BAROQUE is a brand new event celebrating the music of the 17th and 18th centuries. April 12 sees the inauguration of HOBART BAROQUE, nine days of exceptional performances by international and local musicians. To date, there has been no festival dedicated specifically to baroque music. That honour falls to Tasmania's capital, Hobart.

'All My Sons' is one of Keegan's strongest straight play productions in recent years. It's highly recommended.

Legendary performer and 17-Time GRAMMY winner Tony Bennett, who celebrated his 86th birthday on Friday, August 3rd, releases his latest CD, Tony Bennett: VIVA DUETS, worldwide today, October 23rd on Columbia Records.

Legendary performer and 17-Time GRAMMY winner Tony Bennett, who celebrates his 86th birthday on Friday, August 3rd, releases his latest CD, TONY BENNETT: VIVA DUETS, worldwide on Tuesday, October 23rd on Columbia Records.

Casa 0101 Theater will present the World Premiere of "Trio Los Machos," with songs made famous by the singing group, Trio Los Panchos, at the new Casa 0101 Theater, 2102 E. First Street (at Louis Street), Boyle Heights, CA 90033 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 5:00 p.m., June 8 - July 8, 2012.

Casa 0101 Theater will present the World Premiere of "Trio Los Machos," with songs made famous by the singing group, Trio Los Panchos, at the new Casa 0101 Theater, 2102 E. First Street (at Louis Street), Boyle Heights, CA 90033 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 5:00 p.m., tonight, June 8 - July 8, 2012.

Casa 0101 Theater will present the World Premiere of "Trio Los Machos," with songs made famous by the singing group, Trio Los Panchos, at the new Casa 0101 Theater, 2102 E. First Street (at Louis Street), Boyle Heights, CA 90033 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 5:00 p.m., June 8 - July 8, 2012.