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At the end of a Nation. The United States, 50, maybe 70 years from now, tops. The country is ruled by geographic/corporate fiefdoms that can't hold the place together anymore (and a practically non-existent government), with a populace so overwhelmed by technological future shock and infotaining bread & circuses that it has lapsed into near-catatonia, and can no longer actually do anything anymore.

The Columbus Symphony and the Ohio State University Marching Band will team up for a grand send-off this weekend, performing two concerts that will conclude 28 years of performances at Chemical Abstracts Service. The Columbus Symphony will move the Nationwide Insurance Picnic with the Pops, its outdoor summer concert series, and Popcorn Pops, its Friday night summer series for children, to the Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion in the Columbus Commons beginning in 2012.

Steinway Hall today announced a one month tour of four different Imagine Series Limited Edition pianos, highlighted by a Model D concert grand featuring the Self Portrait artwork by John Lennon.

This summer, the BEA (Brazilian Endowment for the Arts) is inaugurating an exciting new concert series entitled Music and Música, a riveting union of Brazilian and American musical cultures. Designed to tip the hat to the long-term musical engagement between these two countries with evermore possibilities to continue thriving and growing, this series celebrates traditional styles as well as new works for the 21st century.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts recently became the newest partner of the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas (formerly the Culinary Training Academy), awarding a service contract to provide food and beverage services for patrons of the performing arts center upon its March 2012 opening.

Vision quests. Resurrections. Aliens. Visits from beyond the grave. Miracles. The extraordinary meets the ordinary and takes it by storm. From the distant past in Europe to modern-day Sedona, Arizona, the locations and stories vary, but the quality does not. Each Paul Davids film has a rich combination of culture, romance, science fiction and brilliant storytelling.

Imagination Theater is delighted to present Father of the Bride, directed by Peter Wolfe, this September. This is a story familiar to many about a doting father who faces mountains of bills and endless trials when his daughter marries. The play, based on the novel by Edward Streeter, was also the basis for the 1950 film with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. Father of the Bride opens September 9 and runs through Sunday, September 25.

Due to overwhelming ticket demand, Chance Theater is extending the Southern California Premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera through Sunday, August 14.

Hollywood Sheet Music, an essential source of material for working performers, has reopened. The popular business was forced in 2009 to close its doors due to the economy, but customer demand has resulted in a move online. Now, the store has once again opened its doors at 1033 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA

VH1 is expanding their 'Basketball Wives' franchise with an explosive new series set in Los Angeles which features the wives, girlfriends and exes to some of the hottest players from the Los Angeles Lakers and other legendary teams. Let the games begin on 'Basketball Wives LA' premiering Monday, August 29 at 8PM ET/PT on VH1.

They've been killers, ghosts, homeless, prostitutes, prisoners and even murder victims - but it's off the set of their famous soaps where the real drama begins. Featuring a drop-dead gorgeous 'who's who' of daytime television - Kelly Monaco (General Hospital), Nadia Bjorlin (Days of Our Lives), Kirsten Storms (General Hospital), Farah Fath (One Life To Live), JP Lavoisier (One Life To Live), and Galen Gering (Days of Our Lives).

In its most significant original programming commitment to date, BBC AMERICA has announced its first original scripted drama series, Copper. The 10 episode series, which centers on a young Irish cop operating in the immigrant communities of 19th century New York, is co-created by Tom Fontana (OZ, Homicide: Life on the Street, St. Elsewhere) and Will Rokos (Monster's Ball, Southland). The executive producers include Fontana, Rokos, Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam, Rain Man, You Don't Know Jack) and Christina Wayne (Broken Trail and executive in charge of Mad Men at AMC) of Cineflix Studios.

Brandi Carlile fell in love with performing at the age of 8 when her mother brought her out onstage at the Northwest's version of the Grand Ole Opry. Carlile sang Roseanne Cash's 'Tennessee Flat-Top Box.' From then on, she performed everywhere she could. She even took a job as a back-up singer for a local Elvis impersonator, an experience she credits with teaching her how to layer vocals and sing harmonies.

The Glorious Ones, by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, plays the Bartell Theatre July 28th through the 30th.

Shakespeare by and for kids? Absolutely! This family-friendly rendition of a Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Kathy Hiteman, is a magical romp through one of the Bard's funniest plays.

The decades following World War II were heady times for American art. This fall, Reynolda House Museum of American Art will be the final host to 'Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum,' an exhibition that examines the complex nature of American art in the mid-twentieth century. The exhibition will open Oct. 7 and continue through Dec. 31, 2011.

Did you know that Cinderella has a long lost twin brother named Bob living in the same kingdom with his own wicked stepfamily? That is the premise behind the hilarious family musical, Twinderella, which will be presented as part of Theatre By The Sea's 2011 Children's Festival on Friday, July 29, 2011.

The story is based on the Biblical story of Joseph, found in the Book of Genesis. It begins with The Narrator encouraging a group of schoolchildren to dream, and we are introduced to Jacob and his 12 sons, including Joseph, the favorite.

Directed by Kimberly Orr, Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre presents THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE.

Tresa Hughes, nominated for a Tony Award in 1961 for her work as a supporting actress in The Devil's Advocate, passed away on July 24. She was 81 years old.