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The Nazarenes, made up of brothers Noah and Medhane Tewolde, now live in Sweden, and their new record Meditation, out April 24th, not only reflects the journey of reggae - from Jamaica, to the Caribbean, to the world - but also invokes organic, contemporary connections between Jamaica, Africa and people everywhere. Meditation is not simply a reggae album, nor is it a tribute to a Caribbean sense of spirituality. Meditation is a testament to the distinct and enduring capacity of reggae as a building block for communication in a multi-cultural world.

Schola Cantorum on Hudson and Bellagio resident Andrea Clearfield present a performance featuring Andrea Clearfield's multi-movement work entitled TSE GO LA, meaning 'At the Threshold of this Life,' which is based on poetry and music she discovered and recorded during her two treks deep into the Lo Monthang region of Nepal-poetry and music previously unheard by western ears.

Random Access Theatre Company's Twelfth Night re-energizes Shakespeare's classic comedy. As told by eight actors and a musical instrument, this 90-minute show unfolds against the backdrop of Prohibition in the big city. Laurence Lesher directs this production, in which one actor plays the twin leads, Viola and Sebastian, and another plays Antonio and Orsino.

Jazz Showcase has announced the return of singer/songwriter, Laury Shelley, for two shows only on Monday, April 30th at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) announces its 2012-2013 season. Celebrating its twentieth year, Atlanta's largest chamber music organization presents weekend concerts, a family series, and noontime performances. In honor of the anniversary season, all ECMSA shows will be free with donations accepted at the door.

The Maine Playwrights Festival is entering its eleventh year of presenting world premiere scripts by some of the area's most talented playwrights. This year's festival features 10 short plays and 2 full-length plays that were selected from over 90 submissions.

Billboard reports that Adam Lambert, who is best known for competing on the TV series American Idol, will play four concerts with rock band Queen this summer.

Sierra Repertory Theatre will present RING OF FIRE: The Music of Johnny Cash, playing at the Fallon House in Columbia April 20 through May 27.

Based on popular demand, an additional presentation of 'Acting for the Camera' will be presented by Las Cruces filmmaker Johnny Tabor and Deming actor Algernon D'Ammassa. On Saturday, April 14, Tabor and D'Ammassa will once again team up and teach a one-day intensive acting class for film and television.

In their first Room 205 installment, Ty Segall & White Fence deliver a psych-fueled performance of 'Scissor People' from the forthcoming album Hair on Drag City Records. See the video below.

Actors' NET of Bucks County will present William Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT from April 20 - May 13, 2012 at The Heritage Center.

The University of Montana School of Theatre & Dance is pleased to offer CHICAGO, the six-time Tony-Award-winning musical. CHICAGO runs in the Montana Theatre of the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center on campus April 24-28 and May 1-5 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be matinee performances on Saturday, April 28, and Saturday, May 5, at 2:00 p.m.

Over the next five weeks, Paper Mill Playhouse will launch five, short video interviews with Once on This Island composer, Stephen Flaherty.

Burning Coal Theatre Company will open the world premiere of JUDE THE OBSCURE, PARTS 1 & 2 by Ian Finley, with music and lyrics by Thomas Hardy, Bruce Benedict, Jerome Davis and Jonathan Fitts. The production will run April 12 - May 5, 2012 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC.

American-born Ladino singer and songwriter Sarah Aroeste, who has spent a decade expanding the possibilities of contemporary Ladino song, will release GRACIA on Aroeste Music on May 22, 2012.

City Theatre will end its 2011-2012 season with POP!, a new musical in one act by Maggie-Kate Coleman and Anna K. Jacobs. Directed by Brad Rouse, POP! runs on City Theatre's Main Stage from May 5-27, 2012 with an Opening Night performance on Friday, May 11 at 8pm.

East Lynne Theater Company will present a Student Workshop Production of 'Storybook Theater: Old Fables with a New Twist' on July 2nd. With minimum props and costumes, students will focus on the art of storytelling and how to work as a tight ensemble, using the imagination to its fullest.

Ying Le presents the New York premiere of CHLAMYDIA DELL'ARTE: A SEX-ED BURLESQUE, written and performed by Gigi Naglak and Meghann Williams. Preview performances of CHLAMYDIA DELL'ARTE begin May 14 prior to an official press opening of May 15 at Los Kabayitos Theater, at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center (107 Suffolk Street) in Manhattan.

After nearly a year of previews throughout the U.S. and Canada, LIAISONS: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano featuring internationally renowned contemporary pianist Anthony de Mare comes to New York City's Symphony Space for one night only on April 21st.

The CW's "Hart of Dixie" returns this Monday after a six-week hiatus, and the latest episode "Heart to Hart" offers a whole new reason for fans to be excited. "Heart to Hart" draws particular focus to Korean-American actress Deborah S. Craig, whose outrageously funny performance as "Shelley Ng" provides the comedic relief to the tension surrounding "Zoe" (Rachel Bilson) and her father (Gary Cole). Though Craig has been seen before playing the quirky waitress that works in the Rammer Jammer, this episode really showcases Ms. Craig's landmark portrayal of TV's first Asian-American from the South.