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As Americans descend upon Washington D.C. for the second term inauguration of President Barack Obama, South Floridians will once again gather at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County for a special Community Celebration and Live Television Simulcast of the Inauguration. The event, which will take place on January 21, will feature a simulcast of the President's address and inauguration parade, presentation of the colors by Homestead Senior High School Air Force JROTC Color Guard, live musical performance by the New World School of the Arts Concert Choir, and guest appearances by local elected officials. Admission will be free of charge and reservations can be made in advance at arshtcenter.org beginning January 8, 2013. Exact timing will be released in the coming weeks.

The Chrysler brand is continuing to build upon the heart, soul and the passion of Detroit with a new 60-second commercial titled "Who We Are". The commercial showcases the new 2013 Chrysler 300 Motown Edition and features legendary Motown founder and Detroit native Berry Gordy, taking you through his journey from humble beginnings in Detroit to the bright lights of New York's Times Square and home of the new Broadway Musical, MOTOWN: The Musical. "Who We Are" will make a broadcast debut on Thursday, Dec. 20.

Sometimes we, as human beings, are so trapped between the hurt from our past and the utterly overwhelming nature of how to move forward into our future that we are frozen, locked in place, unable to see a way out of the dark, unable to connect with those we love most. Kathleen Tolan's Memory House captures that moment in time, that frozen moment for mother and daughter Maggie and Katia. It's heartbreaking, real, and even funny in its portrayal of this relationship. Main Street Theater's production is the regional premiere ofMemory House.

In Not by Bread Alone, Nalaga'at Theater, the world's only professional deaf-blind acting company, takes the audience on a tour of their inner world. As bread is kneaded, formed, and baked on stage, eleven extraordinary storytellers convey their memories and dreams, mixing reality and fantasy, grandeur and ridicule. Performed multiple nights each week since 2007 at the one-of-a-kind Nalaga'at Center in Tel Aviv's Jaffa Port, and following an acclaimed, sold-out run in London's 2010 LIFT Festival, the work will make its U.S. premiere at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

Godfrey will return to the Comix At Foxwoods stage for four shows this March with performances Thursday, Mar. 7 at 8 p.m., Friday, Mar. 8 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Mar. 9 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The final show will be one not for the faint of heart or easily offended, as fans will be welcomed to witness a "Nasty Show with Godfrey." Lines will be crossed and common decency will be left at the door during this final uproarious performance.

This exhibition presents new paintings and the U.S debut of the 20-minute film, REEL-UNREEL. The artist was recently part of documenta 13 in Kassel, Germany.

Producer Tim Lawson today announced that the Melbourne season of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be extended until 3 March with new tickets going on sale at 9am tomorrow, Friday 21 December.

BubbleMania: Comedy with a Drip! with Casey Carle comes to the Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, January 27, at 1pm & 4pm. Loaded with unique visual art, quick wit, swing music, and amazing soap bubble manipulations, it's amusement for kids ages 5 to 95.

Bread and Puppet Theater presents The Possibilitarians and Dead Man Rises, along with The Circus of the Possibilitarians (family-friendly). Performances and Cheap Art Sale run January 24 through 27, as well as an Art Exhibit running the week of January 21 through January 27. All held in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA), 539 Tremont St., South End, Boston [conveniently located near the MBTA Orange Line & bus connections]. Wheelchair accessible. Tickets for the performances available for purchase [cash or check only] in the Cyclorama one hour before each performance. For advance tickets, log onto www.breadandpuppet.org or call 866-811-4111 (toll free). For further information regarding the week's events, call the BCA's Bread and Puppet Theater information line at 617-286-6694 or visit www.bcaonline.org.

Following his triumphant West End season, multi platinum selling artist and Wet Wet Wet front-man, Marti Pellow, stars in Willy Russell's smash hit musical Blood Brothers at the Lyceum Theatre from Mon 14 - Sat 26 January.

Producer/Host Scott Siegel announced this morning that tonight's final Broadway Ballyhoo at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency will be expanded to include Tony Nominee Tonya Pinkins (Caroline or Change, Jelly's Last Jam), and two of the stars of the current hit revival of Working, Drama Desk Nominee Kenita Miller and Marie-France Arcilla. They will join an already glittering cast that includes film, TV, and stage star Laila Robins, Giuseppe Baisilio (Billy Elliot in Billy Elliot on Broadway), and William Michals (Emile de Beque in the Lincoln Center production of South Pacific).

Writer Paul Slade Smith has crafted a fresh recipe for hilarity: take two inept cops on their first sting operation, a sexy accountant, a security agent afraid of his own shadow, a mayor with a habit of walking in on compromising positions, and a Scottish hit man complete with kilt and bagpipes and you have the ingredients for pure craziness! A new spin on classic farcical setups will have you laughing your pants off!

Tribe of Fools is bringing back their popular Holiday Burlesque with this year's installment Naughty New Years. Tribe's new holiday tradition provides a holiday themed show for adults. Artistic Director Terry Brennan came up with the idea because "the majority of the holiday season is so geared towards kids that sometimes adults feel overwhelmed and left out. We wanted to provide one night of holiday fun that's just for adults."

The Stella Adler Studio's Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company is excited to announce the world premiere of a new adaptation of Anton Checkhov's classic drama The Seagull, brought to the stage by celebrated director John Gould Rubin with a new translation by Royston Coppenger. Gould Rubin directs a realistic, deconstructed and more accessible version of the play. His vision of the play is that the characters go on an "apocalyptic" emotional journey.

The countdown to 2013 begins at Universal CityWalk as The Entertainment Capital of LASM prepares to ring in the new year in one of Southern California's most festive New Year's Eve celebrations featuring dazzling fireworks, colorful confetti and non-stop live entertainment at four stage locations.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian will host 'Out of Many: A Multicultural Festival of Music, Dance and Story' from Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, through Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The three-day program to commemorate the inauguration of President Barack Obama will feature daily performances of live music, dancing and storytelling in the museum from a variety of cultural traditions.

From February 15 to May 8, 2013, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will present Gutai: Splendid Playground, a retrospective of the Gutai Art Association (1954-72), the radically inventive and influential Japanese artistic collective whose innovative and playful approaches to installation and performance yielded one of the most important international avant-garde movements to emerge after World War II. Based on fifteen years of research, Gutai: Splendid Playground provides a critical examination of both iconic and lesser-known examples of the collective's dynamic output over its two decade history and explores the full spectrum of Gutai's creative production: painting, performance, installation art, sound art, experimental film, kinetic art, light art, and environment art. Gutai: Splendid Playground is the first North American museum exhibition devoted to the Gutai group and offers a comprehensive interpretation of the convention-defying movement.

This New Year's Eve, get your fedoras and flapper dresses ready for the 7th Annual Know Theatre CityBeat NYE Speakeasy Party! Attendees can look forward to raucous back room games, tasty appetizers, and two bars serving up classic martinis, and a champagne toast at midnight! Entry to the event is $15 in advance and $25 beginning December 24 at noon. All proceeds support Know Theatre of Cincinnati's mission of creating a playful artistic community where artists can collaborate and grow. This December 31, the party starts at 8pm and jazzes away into the New Year, or until 1am.

Illusion Theater's 8th Annual Lights Up! series presents the ensemble that brought the critically-acclaimed, Ivey Award-winning Ballad of the Pale Fisherman to stage last year. From February 8-March 2, 2013, Transatlantic Love Affair returns with an expanded version of RED RESURRECTED, a 2011 top-selling Fringe Festival show. This year, they tackle the themes inherent in the Red Riding Hood fable in a dark and surprising re-imagining. Adding elements from Persephone of Greek mythology and La Loba of Mexican folklore, Red Resurrected conjures up a completely new tale of a young woman's journey through love, pain and healing.

Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company have announced August Wilson's Two Trains Running directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson. Two Trains Running will run from February 12 - March 10, 2013 at Fulton County's Southwest Arts Center located at 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30331.