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It's one of the most anticipated events of the year in New York City - The Rink at Rockefeller Centeris now open for the 2012-2013 winter season. The First Skate of the Year featured Broadway's CHAPLIN Star Rob McClure performing antics with Chef Yuhi Fujinaga of The Sea Grill and Chef Antonio Prontelli of Rock Center Cafe. New this year is the launch of VIP Express Skating all day, allowing guests to bypass the line and enjoy hot cocoa and a personal skate concierge.

Kennedy Center Honoree Barbara Cook takes to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall stage with a performance showcasing her silvery soprano voice on Saturday, November 3 at 8pm. In her first performance ever at the Meyerhoff, Ms. Cook will celebrate her 85th birthday through inspiring performances from jazz, swing and pop songs. Note: The BSO does not perform on this program. Please see below for complete program details.

In 1933, an expedition set out for the Indian Ocean, in hopes of creating the greatest film ever made. Instead, they brought back a giant captive gorilla. This was a terrible idea.

Get into the spirit and wear your red, white and blue to the only North Palm Beach County viewing party for the Oct. 22 presidential debate.

Hennepin Theatre Trust today announced that 56 schools will participate in the 2012-13 SpotLight Musical Theatre Program, including five new schools and nine from greater Minnesota. Now in its eighth successful year, SpotLight is the Trust's flagship education initiative which honors, supports, provides training and advocates for Minnesota high school musical theatre students and programs. A full list of participants is included at the end of this press release. Fall and spring 2012-13 performance schedules for SpotLight high school musicals are available by request and online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org.

Uptown Express, the Bistro Award-winning and seven-time MAC Award-nominated male vocal pop quintet, delivers a new set of love songs both surprising and sweet, spanning the history of pop music.

By popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company extends the season opener, Good People by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by ensemble member K. Todd Freeman. This "Four Star" (Chicago Tribune), "Highly Recommended" (Chicago-Sun-Times) production continues for five additional performances, through November 17, with the original cast of six intact. Tickets to the additional performances of Good People ($20 - $86) go on sale today, October 17 at 11am through Audience Services (1650 N Halsted), at 312-335-1650 or at steppenwolf.org.

Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre, in association with Castillo Theatre, will present Sowa's Red Gravy by Diane Richards at Castillo Theatre (543 West 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues.). Performances begin Thursday October 18th with Opening Night set for Sunday, October 28th. Performances continue through November 18th only.

Channel 955, Detroit's Hot Music Station, today unveiled its star-studded lineup and special guest presenters for the annual holiday concert, Channel 955 Jingle Ball 2012, taking place on Saturday, November 24 at 7 p.m. at Detroit's Fox Theatre.

Grammy and Tony award winning songwriter and composer Duncan Sheik will headline Michelle Clark's Sunset Session Tour 2012 kicking off at Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas on November 9. Sheik will be performing songs from his new album Covers 80s Remixed due on November 6 on his own imprint Sneaky Records/MRI. See full list of dates below.

KIT-Kairos Italy Theater--the preeminent Italian theater company in NY, will present "NO ESCAPE," four One-Acts by Dino Buzzati, commemorating the 40th anniversary of his death. Buzzati, known as "the Italian Kafka," was one of the most significant Italian cultural figures of the last century.

Beck Center for the Arts rolls out the red carpet on Saturday, November 10 for the 5th Annual Mayor's Ball hosted by Lakewood Mayor Michael P. Summers. "The arts are a vibrant part of our community with significant impact on our local economy," said Mayor Summers. "We are pleased to support this cultural gem to ensure the arts continue to be affordable and accessible to all residents."

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next edition of At This Performance…™ to be held on Sunday, October 21st at The Lion Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street at 7 PM.

Abingdon Theatre Company - which has produced more than 77 new American plays in its 20-year history - is set to celebrate its 20th Anniversary with ABINGDON: SETTING THE STAGE FOR 20 YEARS, its Annual Benefit Gala and dinner on Monday, October 29 at Espace (635 West 42nd Street) Manhattan, beginning at 6pm.

Jack Hitt will play the Joe's Pub at The Public stage to present his latest solo show MAKING UP THE TRUTH for three nights on November 3, 11 & 17 at 7:00 PM.

Jim Henson's key collaborator and one of the original Muppet performers, Jerry Nelson's life and work will be celebrated on Saturday, October 27, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. in cooperation with The Jim Henson Legacy and Museum of the Moving Image. Mr. Nelson passed away on August 23, 2012 at his home in Truro, Massachusetts.

Portland Center Stage (PCS) will present the world premiere of the new musical, Somewhere in Time, based on the novel by renowned author Richard Matheson (I Am Legend, What Dreams May Come), which was made into the hit film starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Somewhere in Time begins previews on May 28, with opening night set for May 31, 2013.

The Orion Ensemble, Chicago's nationally recognized and critically acclaimed chamber music ensemble, continues its 20th Anniversary Season with "A Night at the Opera,' featuring works by two well-known composers of opera along with a piano transcription of an opera excerpt. Performances take place November 25 at Fox Valley Presbyterian Church in Geneva, December 2 at Music Institute of Chicago's Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston and December 5 at the PianoForte Salon at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago. Roger Chase on viola and Stephen Boe on violin join Orion for this program.

With the 2012 presidential election just weeks away, it seems like the perfect time to see how each candidate stacks up in their policies regarding the arts.

The York Theatre Company has announced the first Off-Broadway revival of the of Closer Than Ever, with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by David Shire, will end its extended run with its 150th performance on Sunday evening, November 4, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's (Entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue) where performances began June 5, 2012.