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Legendary bassist/vocalist of Cream and former member of Tony Williams' Lifetime Jack Bruce joins forces with guitarist Vernon Reid, organist John Medeski and drummer Cindy Blackman from January 27 - 30 at the Blue Note. These celebrated musicians in multiple genres have all been deeply influenced by Williams and his music. For Jack Bruce, paying tribute to Williams is a homecoming that is more than welcome. 'One of the greatest highlights of my musical career was playing with Tony's amazing band,' he said. 'Together I believe we can rekindle the spirit of a more joyous and optimistic era.'

Talk Cinema January Film Announced- BRIDE FLIGHT

Rockapella Comes to Napa with a BANG!

Cutting Ball Theater welcomes the spring with the Bay Area Premiere of LADY GREY (in ever lower light) and other plays, three short plays by acclaimed contemporary playwright Will Eno. Hailed by The New York Times as 'a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation,' Eno is the inaugural recipient of the Horton Foote Prize for Promising New American Play.

HBO Documentary Films continues its commitment to groundbreaking films in the first half of 2011. From an in-depth portrait of the 40th U.S. President in Eugene Jarecki's REAGAN, to the front lines of one of the biggest operations of the Afghanistan war in Ben Anderson's THE BATTLE OF MARJAH, to the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City history in Daphne Pinkerson's TRIANGLE: REMEMBERING THE FIRE, HBO showcases works by acclaimed directors who tackle thought-provoking topics.

HBO2 continues its provocative Wednesday night documentary series in the first half of 2011, showcasing a diverse lineup of new films. Presentations include Havana Marking's SILENCING THE SONG: AN AFGHAN FALLEN STAR, Jose Padilha's SECRETS OF THE TRIBE and Nic Dunlop, Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern's BURMA SOLDIER.

Celebrity master chef Emeril Lagasse has received a greenlight from Hallmark Channel for a new daily cooking show. The show, which will be produced in association with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., will premiere in the fourth quarter of 2011 as a part of the 'Hallmark Channel Home' daytime block. The deal was announced today at a session of the Television Critic's Tour (TCA) in Los Angeles.

THURGOOD, filmed in front of a live audience at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater in Washington, D.C., will debut THURSDAY, FEB. 24 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT) during Black History Month, exclusively on HBO, it was announced today by Len Amato, president, HBO Films. The one-man play stars Laurence Fishburne in his Tony-nominated performance as Thurgood Marshall, the remarkable Civil Rights lawyer and Supreme Court Justice. THURGOOD was written by Academy Award(R) and Emmy(R) Award winner George Stevens, Jr.; directed by Emmy(R) Award winner Michael Stevens; and executive produced by Bill Haber.

A&E Network is in production on the new original Real-Life series, 'Relapse' from the Emmy-Award winning producers of A&E's critically acclaimed 'Intervention.' The series will follow sober coaches as they do whatever it takes to help high-risk addicts break the cycle of relapse and addiction. Five one-hour episodes of 'Relapse' have been ordered and will premiere second quarter 2011.

In addition to its recently announced unscripted series Seriously Funny Kids, hosted by supermodel and supermom Heidi Klum (Project Runway), Lifetime Television will launch three all-new reality programs next month, including One Born Every Minute, Quad Squad (working title) and Glamour Belles.

A&E Network will premiere the original scripted drama series, 'Breakout Kings' on Sunday, March 13 at 10:00pm ET/PT. From Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora, writers/producers of the hit series 'Prison Break,' comes 'Breakout Kings' a new action-packed ensemble drama following an unconventional partnership between the U.S. Marshals' office and a group of convicts as they work to catch fugitives on the run.

CBS delivered its largest Thursday audience of the season, winning the night in viewers and adults 25-54 as original episodes of THE BIG BANG THEORY, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION and THE MENTALIST returned with their best adults 18-49 ratings since early November, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Jan. 6.

ABC won Thursday night in Adults 18-49, besting CBS' all-original line up by 6%. Hitting a season high, the Net generated its strongest non-sports Thursday performance since last May - since 5/20/10.

ABC's 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011 - Part 1' Tops its Combined Competition by Wide Margins in Viewers and Young Adults

Paul Mesner Puppets Presents FLOSSIE AND THE FOX 2/2-20

Discovery Channel has announced a Chicago spin-off of CASH CAB, everyone's favorite game show-on-the-go. The new Windy City edition of the Emmy award-winning series is set for a Summer 2011 premiere with Second City alum and comedian Beth Melewski stepping behind the steering wheel as host. The original CASH CAB with Ben Bailey in New York continues with new episodes set for a Spring 2011 premiere on Discovery Channel.

Ridley Scott, the visionary mind behind iconic works of science fiction including 'Blade Runner' and the 'Alien' franchise, and epic adventures such as 'Gladiator', brings his unique expertise to Science Channel for the project, PROPHETS OF SCIENCE FICTION. The network today announced the greenlight of the eight-episode series that will profile great minds of science fiction who later inspired 'science fact.' PROPHETS OF SCIENCE FICTION explores legendary figures; including Isaac Asimov, Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas, and examines how their work often inspired future discoveries decades before they took place.

Discovery Channel's GOLD RUSH: ALASKA continues to stake its claim on Fridays, with the December 17 premiere episode delivering 2.91 million viewers (P2+). The series, which follows a group of six rookie gold miners from Oregon who risk it all by trying to strike it rich in Alaska, is now the #1 new original series on cable.*

This January, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are bringing the most elaborate practical-joke-turned-sociology-experiment in television history to Science Channel. The Emmy(R)-winning crazy geniuses behind the acclaimed series 'The Office' and 'Extras' bring the eight-episode series AN IDIOT ABROAD to the United States, beginning Saturday, January 22, at 10:00 PM ET/PT. A special preview episode will air immediately prior to the series premiere at 9:30 PM ET/PT.