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On May 4th, over two thousand comic book shops across North America and around the world will share the magic of comic books with their communities when they give out over 4.6 million comic books-free of charge-during Free Comic Book Day. Comic Book Specialty Retailers expect record breaking attendance and have been preparing their shops for this event for months.

NEW YORK, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Random House Children's Books has acquired 15-year-old actress, dancer, and singer Bella Thorne's teen book series,AUTUMN FALLS, it was announced today by Beverly Horowitz, Vice President, Publisher of the Delacorte Press Young Readers Group. Executive Editor Wendy Loggia will edit the books.

Mother's Day is just around the corner and to help make shopping for mom easier than ever, Canvas Photo Company, a provider of custom, high quality canvas printing services, is celebrating every mom by offering 50% off all canvas prints and photo editing services now through May 3rd. Canvas Photo Company is making sending mom a special gift as easy as sending flowers. All orders can be shipped directly to mom, and come with a complimentary mother's day card. Customers can personalize the Mother's Day card by adding their own words in the "additional notes" section during checkout.

Registration is now open for an extensive selection of summer art workshops for adults, tweens and teens through Continuing Studies and Special Programs at Ringling College of Art and Design (RCAD). Classes run June 3 through July 19, and range from one-day workshops to 10-session courses. Enrollment is ongoing until filled, but space is limited, and registration prior to May 17 ensures early registration savings.

University Press of Kentucky author James C. Nicholson has been named as the recipient of the Southern Kentucky Book Fest's Kentucky Literary Award for his book The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event. First awarded in 2003, the Kentucky Literary Award is a celebration of Kentucky literature. Eligible books include those written by Kentuckians or books with a substantial Kentucky theme. The award is given to fiction and nonfiction titles in alternating years. Nicholson was announced at the "Meet the Authors" event held on April 19, the evening before the Southern Kentucky Book Fest. This year, two other UPK titles were named among the five finalists, including A Few Honest Words: The Kentucky Roots of Popular Music by Jason Howard and Arab and Jewish Women in Kentucky: Stories of Accommodation and Audacity by Nora Rose Moosnick.

Award-winning author Lois Joy Hofmann continues her Spring Author Tour with a presentation and book signing at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. Hofmann will also be at Upstart Crow Bookstore and Coffee House in Seaport Village in San Diego on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m., and at the Point Loma West Marine store at 1250 Rosecrans Street on Friday, May 10 from 2 - 4 p.m. Hofmann's presentation, Come Away with us to the Islands, is a South Pacific-themed multimedia presentation that includes dancing, lifestyle on board a cruising catamaran, and beautiful slides of the South Pacific.

FL(Marketwired - Apr 17, 2013) - A new release by Michael Vladimirivich Trisho, 'The Original Order: How Did Humanity Become Enslaved to Money?' (www.darkplanetpublishing.com), tackles what is arguably humankind's most powerful vice.

SYDNEY, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ 'Missing Weeds,' a new horror-thriller novel by first-time author Tony Thomas, follows a young lawyer whose relaxing weekend away quickly unravels into a terrifying fight for survival. Andy Sykes and his old college friends are plunged into battling ravenous creatures after stumbling across a marijuana farm hidden deep in Yosemite.

The TOP HAT Team pay homage to the nominees of The 2013 Olivier Awards. Can you guess each nominee being portrayed? Check out the video below.

Every once in a great while, the stars align just right where a story is beautiful, the music is gorgeous, the acting is spot-on, the sets are astounding, the lighting is impeccable, and everything comes together for the magic that is theatre. Such is the case with Nick Stafford's magnificent adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's children's book, WAR HORSE, now playing at the Ohio Theatre through April 28, 2013.

Dahl's classic novel comes to life on stage at the Lincoln Theatre in CCT's delightful production of WILLY WONKA. Adapted for stage by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy Allen McDonald with music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, this timeless story reminds us of the magic of theatre and obsession of chocolate.

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The 7th Annual Voice of the City Vocal Competition presented by the Columbus Children's Choir was held last night, March 16, 2013, at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. NBC 4's Cabot Rea hosted the event with 26 finalists (ages 9-17) who sang in front of a panel of expert judges, including New York City talent agent, Nancy Carson. Other Judges included Broadway Actor, Matt Clemens; Professional Actor and Choreographer, Dionysia Williams; Broadway Actor, Larissa Thurston Bateman; and Inaugural Voice of the City Winner and Actor, David Bahgat.

It's the most wonderful time of the year at the Ohio Theatre as IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS opened to a packed house on Tuesday night. Based on the classic 1954 film starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen, this stage adaptation remains a universal traditional audience favorite.

The Museum of Modern Art has commissioned artist and choreographer Ralph Lemon to create a three-week program of dance performances by contemporary choreographers, entitled SOME SWEET DAY, to be presented in the Museum's Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium from today, October 15 to November 4, 2012.

Strand Theater Company plays host to the Momma Drama theater group from San Francisco, Calif. After 9 years of sold out shows, Momma Drama is presenting the East Coast premier of its highly acclaimed production StrechMarks: Growing into Motherhood. The play opens tonight, June 22, and we have a first look at the production photos below!

Ben Vereen returns to The RRazz Room to with his show 'Steppin' Out with Ben Vereen,' a high energy tribute to the music of Broadway, along with musical selections made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. Audiences can expect to hear classics such as 'Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,' 'Mr. Bojangles' and 'Defying Gravity.' We have a video of Ben's performace with the cast of HAIR, singing at a Sirius Radio event. Check it out below!

"Everyone want[ed] to be black" on Tuesday Night at the Ohio Theatre as MEMPHIS came to town and literally tore down the house. From its onset, MEMPHIS was clearly a liberating celebration in every sense of the word. Its jumping and jiving, soulful, high energy rock-n-roll, powerful singing, and endearing story take you on a nonstop whirlwind from start to finish.

The 2012 season opens tonight, May 30th, with a Cole Porter classic, Kiss Me, Kate. Ed Sayles, Producing Artistic Director for Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival talks about this first show of the season for both Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival and Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. Watch the video below!

Roulette presents the School for Improvised Music (SIM) big band, June 5, 8pm. The SIM big band is comprised of many of SIM's esteemed faculty who will also compose music especially for this project. SIM (part of the Center for Improvised Music)i s a core group of professional musician/teachers committed to creating a school in New York City for emerging performers who want to pursue a serious study of improvised music. Since 2001, SIM has presented over 20 intensive workshop sessions for students from all over the globe. This big band project is one of several endeavors the Center for Improvised Music (CIM) is undertaking to celebrate the milestone of its 10 year anniversary. Another of these projects is an interview series in which SIM faculty will interview veteran jazz musicians in front of a live audience. CIM will also be hosting listening sessions in which musicians present music for the public as a way of educating the jazz audience at large.