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Video: Virtual Production REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM IS WHAT WE WANT Out Now

Explore a virtual production of REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM IS WHAT WE WANT, featuring Deaf Sign Language performer Nehamiah Danjuma. Presented by Arizona Theatre Matters, it offers universal access and diverse narratives.
The Blanton Museum Brings Art-Based Anti-Racism and Self-Care Classes Online

Blanton Museum at the University of Texas, Austin’s educational resources and videos, which have been made available on the Blanton’s website and on YouTube for free use by educators everywhere.
Film Fest 919 Announces 2020 Festival Plans

In the spirit of the a?oeThe Show Must Go On,a?? we are excited to present a reimagined 2020 version of Film Fest 919 with a LIVE event, offering the best in pandemic viewing, using two outdoor venues: the newly-created Drive-in at Carraway Village and The Green at Southern Village.  
Art +Culture At Art Africa Miami In Historic Overtown

Culture is a space where we can introduce ideas, attack emotions, change values, and find inspiration. In 2011 Architect and Art Africa Miami Founder Neil Hall, AIA purposefully established the inaugural Art Africa Miami to showcase engaging and thought-provoking art that served as a continuum of the Black, Caribbean, social, political, hip-hop artistic strand that spoke to the Black presence missing from the Art Basel script.
Art Africa Miami Set Or December 4-8, 2019 In Historic Overtown

Culture is a space where we can introduce ideas, attack emotions, change values, and find inspiration.
Reelz Announces New Original Programming for June 2019

REELZ today announced new original programming for June 2019 including four new specials, a new documentary and a returning series. Kicking off the June premieres is the special Ghostbusters: Behind Closed Doors about the movie that surprised everyone and became a cultural phenomenon with its perfect mix of stars, special effects and laughs. Then entertainment journalist Nancy O'Dell hosts the special Fatal Addiction: Hollywood's Secret Epidemic focused on the opioid crisis afflicting celebrities. In the documentary Elton John: Ten Days That Rocked the remarkable days that molded the music legend's life are revealed. As a solo artist Elton John doesn't worry about a band break up but that's not the case for members of Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, New Kids on the Block and the Spice Girls whose splitting up stories take center stage in fan favorite returning series Breaking the Band. Real stories behind the music continue with the special The Michael Jackson Story examining the King of Pop's meteoric rise to fame and legacy tarnished by controversy. And finally the special Farrah Fawcett: Behind Closed Doors is an intimate look at the life of the beloved star who left an everlasting mark on entertainment and culture.
Jamie Bell to Play Bernie Taupin in Paramount's Upcoming Elton John Biopic ROCKETMAN

According to Variety, Jamie Bell is in negotiations to play Bernie Taupin, the famed songwriter who collaborated on 30 albums with Elton John, in Paramount's biopic "Rocketman" starring Taron Egerton as John.
Blockbuster PARRAMASALA Program Released

Parramasala, the flagship festival of Multicultural March, will return for its eighth year from 9th to 11th March in Parramatta. This year Parramasala has undergone a transformation and will be inclusive of cultures from all parts of the world.
Photo Coverage: Navy Vets Celebrate 70th Anniversary of WWII's End at ON THE TOWN!

Over the weekend, WWII Navy veterans Ray and Ellie Williams led the Times Square Alliance's "Kiss-In"  to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. At the special event, hundreds of people re-enacted the legendary lip-lock  between a U.S. sailor and nurse, captured forever on the cover of LIFE Magazine. The famous victory kiss occured on August 14, 1945 on Military Island, at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets. Afterwards the couple stopped by the Lyric Theatre to continue in the theme of the day by catching a performance of ON THE TOWN. Check out photos of Ray and Ellie with the cast below!
Mike Majerus Argues Lee Harvey Oswald Fired Two Shots in New Book PHANTOM SHOT

BILLINGS, Mont., Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Lee Harvey Oswald only fired two shots at President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, according to a new book, PHANTOM SHOT. This is different than the conclusion reached by the Warren Commission, which determined that he fired three shots. Most assassination researchers have argued that Oswald could not have fired three shots in less than six seconds and hit his target twice. Because he could not have fired all three shots, the reasoning goes, there had to be a second gunman, and thus a conspiracy.

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