The centerpiece of this evening of dance is a celebrity dance-off featuring Chicago television, business and sports personalities. Each celebrity will be paired with a professional instructor and receive personalized choreography and coaching, all, donated by Arthur Murray Dance Centers in Chicago. In addition to the celebrity dance-off, the evening is filled with professional shows, a live auction and the chance to dance the night away, all to help beneifty the Chicagoland affiliate of Susan G. Komen For the Cure.(Source)

For more info on this event go here: www.dancingwithchicagocelebrities.org

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The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards 7-10:30pm, CBS. Performances from the likes of Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Dave Matthews Band and Green Day accompany the festivities honoring excellence in the recording industry.

The Simpsons 7-7:30pm, FOX. Homer wins the lottery after skipping a date with Marge to buy the ticket and then begins purchasing anonymous gifts for his family.

Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars 8-10pm, NBC. There might not be any football on tonight, but SNL collects favorite sports-themed sketches from the current and past seasons.

Desperate Housewives 8-9pm, ABC. Dexter’s Julie Benz joins the cast for a bit playing a stripper working at Susan’s club who longs to find another job. Bree tries to cheer up Orson after he convinces her that he may commit suicide.

Family Guy 8-8:30pm, FOX. Brian gets a job writing for a teen magazine about the average American girl. To accomplish this, he begins following Meg for research.

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The 3rd Annual BET Honors was held at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. on Saturday night (January 16th). Whitney Houston, Queen
Latifah, and Sean “Diddy” Combs were among the people that were honored at the Gabrielle Union hosted event.

The show will air on February 1 at 8pm on BET and also features performances from: Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J Blige,
India.Arie, Patti LaBelle, Maxwell, Trey Songz and more.

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LOS ANGELES, CA-Nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2009 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.

Screen Actors Guild President Ken Howard introduced Michelle Monaghan (”Trucker”) and Chris O’Donnell (”NCIS: Los Angeles“) who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors. SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams and Vice Chair Daryl Anderson announced the stunt ensemble nominees.

The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT, and 6 p.m. MT from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. (Check local listings if viewing via satellite or in HD). Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.TV and TBS.COM live pre-show webcasts.

Of the top industry accolades presented to performers, only the Screen Actors Guild Awards are selected solely by actors’ peers. Two randomly selected panelsone for television and one for filmeach comprised of 2,100 Guild members from across the United States, chose this year’s Actor and stunt ensemble honors nominees. Integrity Voting Systems, the Awards’ official teller, mailed the nominations secret ballots on Nov. 25. Voting was completed by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.

Awards ballots will be mailed on Tuesday Dec. 29, 2009. The entire active membership of the Guild across the country, numbering approximately 100,000 actors, will vote on all categories. Ballots must be received by Integrity Voting Systems by noon Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Results will be tallied and sealed until the envelopes are opened by the presenters at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremonies on Jan. 23.

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Stepping out for a night on the red carpet, Natalie Portman was looking lovely at IFP’s 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani, Wall Street in New York City on Monday (November 30).

The “My Blueberry Nights” babe mingled with fellow attendees before her podium duties, smiling as she posed for pictures alongside Stanley Tucci.

The awards show outing comes as Miss Portman has been getting into promotional mode for her new movie “Brothers,” which hits theaters this Friday (December 4).

Co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire, the Jim Sheridan directed flick is about “a young man who comforts his older brother’s wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan.”

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CHICAGO -This year’s McDonald’s® Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Chicago will wow

crowds with over 100 festive, family-friendly Parade units including giant inflatable balloons,

over 20 of the nation’s top marching bands, and top-notch performances from hit theatrical

productions and a range of diverse local cultural organizations. The 76th annual parade takes

place on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26, 2009 from 8-11 a.m. (CST) along

Chicago’s famous State Street, traveling north from Congress Avenue to Randolph Street.

Some 400,000 spectators are expected to experience the Parade direct from State Street, while

millions more around town and around the country tune in to WGN 9 Chicago and WGN

America for the live broadcast.

Highlighting this must-see holiday tradition are electrifying performances led by “Zing Zang

Zoom,” a lively performance from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, with others including the

high-flying Jesse White Tumblers, the graceful Mobile Azalea Trail Maids, the captivating

equestrian unit VaultingPro Spirit Vaulters and the tap-dancing sensation Chicago Human

Rhythm Project. The Parade will also feature show-stopping numbers from the hit shows Million

Dollar Quartet and Cirque du Soleil’s Banana Shpeel, among others. The Parade is led by

Honorary Grand Marshal Ronald McDonald® who will be joined by “Mr. Jolly Holiday” himself,

Santa Claus!

Celebrity participants include Chicago’s very own “America’s Got Talent” semi-finalists

FootworKINGz; Danny Pudi, co-star of the new NBC television show, “Community;” the 2009

Miss Illinois, Erin O’Connor; Chicago’s most recent “America’s Next Top Model” contestant

Erin Wagner; and Harlem Globetrotters Legend Curly Neal, together with current Globetrotters

Buckets Blakes and Moo Moo Evans..

Via: ChicagoFestivals.org

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Sheldon Jackson Lee, affectionately known as Spike Lee, came to Detroit for the 14th Annual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs conference and was interviewed by Ed Gordon on the film industry and his career.  He has always been very outspoken with his ideas and opinions in race relations and politics and this time is no different.  He has a [...]

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Taraji was one of many celebs who attended the 13th Annual

Hollywood Awards Gala at the Beverly Hilton last night.

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The 22nd Annual Thurgood Marshall Scholarship

Fantasia performed at the event.

Get it girl!

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Black Ball is a star-studded event where celebrity and philanthropy walk hand in hand, raising hopes, dreams and millions of dollars to benefit KCA’s work.

The evening celebrates the work of the world’s most influential humanitarians, prominent entrepreneurs, entertainers and politicians who continue to attend and lend their support each year.

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The 1st Annual AIDS Blackout, which is a Fight to

Blackout AIDS/HIV in our Communities, was held at Club BED.

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Last night, Nick Cannon Celebrates His Birthday At The Bank At The Bellagio Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. Above is a picture of the happy couple, Nick and Mariah.

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Last night, 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards took place at Armand Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Above is a picture of Kim Kardashian.

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The Annual Bronner Brothers Hair Show took place this weekend in Atlanta. The Bronner Bros. International Hair Show occupies over 350,000 square feet of exhibit space and is recognized as the largest beauty and trade show of its kind in the world. The event is an Atlanta institution, celebrating over 60 years of family tradition, African American pride, family unity and creative hair.

Celebs in attendance included Nia Long and Chris Tucker, Tiny and Toya, Al B Sure, B. Cox, Pretty Ricky, Yung Joc, and more.  Pics after the break……..

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WGCI hosted its annual car and bike show.

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Yesterday the 17th Annual ESPY Awards took place at

the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.  More pics after the

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