ABC Unveils 2016-17 Programming Slate Including Nine New Series
ABC continues its commitment to distinctive storytelling with the announcement of its 2016-17 slate of programming, including the addition of nine new series. Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, will unveil the network's new lineup to the advertising and media communities this afternoon at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall, in New York City.
Blue Balliett, Patrik Henry Bass, Varian Johnson and More Launch Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
NEW YORK, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Recent research from The Kids & Family Reading Report indicates that 91% of kids say that their favorite books are the ones they picked out themselves 1 - and summer is the perfect time for those fun books kids choose themselves. To encourage kids to 'Power Up and Read' throughout the summer, 13 favorite children's authors have written original short stories that kids can unlock as rewards in this year's Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. This free summer reading program, created by Scholastic and powered by Energizer,encourages kids around the world to log the minutes they spend reading in order tounlock more stories, earnrewards, and help set a new world record for minutes read seeking to top the 304,749,681 minutes read in summer 2014. Children and families can sign up for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge starting today at www.scholastic.com/summer.
Kevin Gray to Direct the Hartt School's TIME AFTER TIME
The Hartt School's Music Theatre students present the tale of love and murder, Time After Time, Thursday, March 8, Friday, March 9, and Saturday, March 10, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, March 11, at 3:00 PM. Performances are in Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for tickets and up-to-date scheduling information for all performances. Admission is $20 with discounts for seniors, students, and groups.
