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n artist Cole Sternberg's ongoing socio-political discussion, Sternberg delves into the idea of consumption as a perceived 'right' of Americans; a 'right' that is perpetuated and celebrated by the media to thus spread like wildfire through the world. On Friday, December 7, 2012 from 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Cole Sternberg along with Flaunt Magazine and Primary Projects present a conceptual performance, gestural painted photographs and works on canvas and linen.

Z2 Entertainment will present The Road to Paid Dues Tour featuring MURS with Fashawn at the Fox Theatre on Friday, March 8th. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 7th for $18.00 in advance and $20.00 day of show.

On Saturday, December 15th, The Police Athletic League (PAL), the city's largest, independent, nonprofit youth organization, and CitySights NY, the leader in New York City tours, sightseeing, and attractions, will team up to host many hundreds of boys and girls, ages five to seven, from all five boroughs at a festive holiday party filled with arts and crafts, board games, face painting, inflatable rides, and holiday treats. There will also be a special visit from Santa who will arrive atop a CitySights NY bus filled with over 2,000 toys for the children.

Due to its overwhelming response, Identity Theater Company has announced that their first adult show, The Boys Next Door by Tom Griffin will have 4 additional performances from Dec 12th through Dec. 15th, 2012. Dec 12-14th at 8 pm and Dec. 15th at 7 pm

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2008, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will once again return to Charlotte's Ovens Auditorium March 13-31, following it's hugely successful repeat engagement in 2010. Tickets for the return engagement go on sale Friday, December 7.

American Theater Company announces the world premiere of the revised version of columbinus, written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli, with dramaturgy by Patricia Hersch, and conceived and directed by Artistic Director PJ Paparelli. The 2013 production will premiere a revised second act devised from recent interviews with survivors, families of victims and residents of Littleton. The new material includes never-before-released information on the shooters and their families and first-hand accounts of both the Columbine and Aurora shootings. columbinus will run February 1 - March 10, 2013, at American Theater Company, 1909 W Byron St, Chicago, IL. Press opening is Wednesday, February 6, at 7:00 pm.

On Saturday, December 8, at 1pm, The Met: Live in HD series continues at the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre witha new production of Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera.

Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, one of the region's premier outdoor entertainment venues, which has been closed since 2009, is set to open to the public on June 1, 2013. The announcement was made jointly at a press event today by Freedom Hill Amphitheatre ownership/management, Joe Vicari of Andiamo Restaurant Group and Tom Celani of Luna Entertainment, and Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel.

The Second City has announced the Musical and Special Guest line-up for this year's "The Second City That Never Sleeps: Letters to Santa," a 24-hour benefit marathon of improvisational and music fun on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 6:00pm in The Second City e.t.c. Theatre (1608 N. Wells, 2nd Floor of Piper's Alley) through Wednesday, December 19 at 6:00pm. Proceeds benefit families from Chicago's Onward Neighborhood House.

The Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre is now taking applications for STAGEfest 2013, their first annual Festival of One-Act Plays & Performance which will be held March 22-24, 2013.

Red Bull Theater's OBIE Award-Winning ongoing REVELATION READINGS series presents staged readings of new plays and rarely-performed classic texts. Next up for the series is Patrick Page's SWANSONG, described as a moving tale of a dramatic friendship based on true events between peers Ben Jonson and Shakespeare.

On Thursday, December 6, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will welcome everyone to the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. One lucky child from the audience will be chosen to flip the switch and illuminate the 40-foot-tall Christmas tree in Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza-which Time Out New York has hailed as one of the City's trees "worth seeking out on a cold winter's night."

When the curtain rises on Franklin Performing Arts Company's presentation of Humbug!, several local families will share the stage. Humbug! is FPAC's contemporary retelling of the Charles Dickens holiday classic, A Christmas Carol.

ABBAmania is rated the number one Abba tribute production in the world highlighted by authentic costumes, made by the seamstress from the hit Broadway musical, Mamma Mia, and incredible vocals by cast members Toby Boyle, Danny Gluckstein, Carly Broome and Katrina Wallis. The vocalists are accompanied by a live onstage band and the show features twenty-two Abba songs in its two-set show with costume changes, choreography, comedy and a great concert sound.

After over three years and seventy-five headline shows, Octavarius will close their run with an epic trilogy of "Lord of the Rings" themed holiday comedy shows. Octavarius, the first independent company to host an open-ended run at the 130-seat ComedySportz Theatre (929 W. Belmont Ave.), will continue to perform their unique blend of improv, sketch and music through December 30th. Each Sunday at 7pm, the group with employ a different theme, ending in the three-show holiday spectacular.

Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist, Kurt Elling, brings a bit of New York City to Indy. Featuring music from his recently released recording, Elling highlights songs that came out of New York's Brill Building, famous for its three decades of musical tenants from Jimmy Van Huesen to Paul Simon. The show, which has received high critical acclaim for 'its beautifully crafted, razor-edged mix of bittersweet ballads, reconfigured doo-wop, and upgraded soul," includes such songs as "Come Fly with Me," "You Send Me," "On Broadway," "A House is Not a Home," and more.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for Good People, the humor-filled Broadway hit about class, fate and economic hardship from Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole). Esteemed Canadian director Jackie Maxwell, now in her 11th season as Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival, makes her D.C. directorial debut and returns to direct in the United States after five years. Named Best Play by the New York Drama Critics' Circle during its Broadway run, Good People runs February 1-March 10, 2013 in the Kreeger Theater.

Anthony Warlow and Lilla Crawford, stars of the new Broadway production of Annie, will be guests on WOR's "The Joan Hamburg Show" today, December 5 from 12:30PM - 1PM. WOR broadcasts throughout the tri-state area on 710 AM from 12:00PM - 2:00PM.

Night Fires, a celebration of the winter solstice, has been delighting and moving audiences for over thirty years with its blend of magic, mystery, marvelous music and soaring storytelling language. Ardent fans speak of it as inspiration and food for dreams in the long winter nights to come. This year's performances tell a tale of Story itself as it weaves together traditional and contemporary music from Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Mongolia, Finland, Cape Verde, the Caucasus, the Maori of New Zealand and the Americas.

Sistas: The Musical has been performing before enthusiastic and often sold-out audiences, for over a year at St. Luke's Theatre and was recently honored with five nominations from the prestigious Audelco Awards. Now this spirited musical is looking to reach an even broader audience. The play was recently filmed before a live audience for DVD distribution.