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me Depot - college football's longest running and most celebrated pregame show - will make its fifth stop of the season in Columbia, S.C., for the SEC matchup between No. 13 South Carolina and Missouri today, Sept. 27.

ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will make a memorable stop in Columbia, S.C., today, Sept. 27 (9 a.m. - noon ET), ahead of the Missouri at No. 13 South Carolina SEC matchup (7 p.m. on ESPN). Eight-time Entertainer of the Year country music artist Kenny Chesney, whose new album THE BIG REVIVAL was released Tuesday, Sept. 23, will perform his No. 1 Country single 'American Kids' acoustic during his appearance on GameDay as the show's guest picker.

Eight-time Entertainer of the Year country music artist Kenny Chesney, whose new album THE BIG REVIVAL was released Tuesday, Sept. 23, will perform his No. 1 Country single "American Kids"

ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot – college football's longest running and most celebrated pregame show – will make its fifth stop of the season in Columbia, S.C., for the SEC matchup

ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot – college football's longest running and most celebrated pregame show – will make its third stop in as many seasons in Tallahassee, Fla.

Whether it's stocking up at the grocery store for the tailgate party, singing fight songs at the Friday night pep rally or painting can't-miss signs to hold in the crowd, football fans enjoy every moment of the weekly countdown to zero. And this season, Coke Zero is celebrating the countdown culture through a fully integrated campaign using traditional media, social media engagement and the most popular pre-game show on television - ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot.

Four talented teams compete to make their culinary dreams come true by winning their very own customized food truck for a year on new series Food Truck Face Off, premiering Thursday, October 2nd at 8:00pm ET/PT on Food Network.

First Floor Theater has announced its Second Annual LitFest, TWAIN'S WORLD, a kaleidoscope of new work inspired by the life and work of one of America's greatest writers. Last year's GrimmFest brought together some of Chicago's most exciting writers and directors, including Bonnie Metzgar, Seth Bockley, Philip Dawkins and Greg Allen. Given the choice of three classic authors, the attendees of this year's annual season kick-off party selected Mark Twain. This moved an exciting, diverse group of playwrights to bring their voice to a conversation around themes in Twain's work, like establishing a new American identity, racism, and the satirization of civilized society. This year's fest promises a full range of adaptation, with everything from page-to-stage to a shadow puppet musical. The press opening is tonight, Friday, July 11, 2014 at 8 pm. Tickets are available at firstfloortheater.com.

Continuing with its new 'incite change' mission, Collaboraction presents SKETCHBOOK: 2049, a rapid-fire, raucous festival of 17 world premiere theatre pieces ranging from under a minute to 20 minutes in length, all set in a positive post-apocalypse and reflective of contemporary society's current challenges. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the productions!

The second Major of the year - the French Open on the iconic red clay of Roland Garros in Paris - begins Sunday, May 25, on ESPN2 and ESPN3, the start of more than 50 hours on television and 330 via ESPN3's presentation of up to seven courts on the days ESPN2 is on the air. ESPN2 and ESPN3 will begin at 5 a.m. ET most days on weekdays through Thursday, June 5, culminating with the women's semifinals.

Multisport commentator Chris Fowler – widely regarded as one of the most versatile and talented announcers in television – will remain with ESPN as a lead voice

ESPN3 and ESPN2 will combine to present live the BNP Paribas Showdown 2014 from Madison Square Garden in New York on Monday, March 3, with two star-studded matches

The Australian Open championships – No. 4 seed Li Na vs. No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova for the women's title and No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 8 Stanislas Wawrinka for the men's crown – will air late tonight.

ESPN will kick off the 2013 college football season with national coverage of 46 games in five days as part of the sixth annual DICK's Sporting Goods Kickoff Week from Thursday, Aug. 29, to Monday, Sept. 2.

Following the conclusion of ESPN's “Car Wash” of more than 50 college football coaches visiting ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters, the season will kick into high gear across ESPN platforms in August.

ESPN3 and ESPN2 will present live the BNP PARIBAS SHOWDOWN 2013 from Madison Square Garden in New York today, March 4, with two star-studded matches: a US Open rematch between the world's top two ranked players, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka followed by Rafael Nadal - who recently returned to action after being sidelined since Wimbledon last summer - facing former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro.

ESPN3 and ESPN2 will present live the BNP PARIBAS SHOWDOWN 2013 from Madison Square Garden in New York on Monday, March 4, with two star-studded matches: a US Open rematch between the world's top two ranked players, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka followed by Rafael Nadal - who recently returned to action after being sidelined since Wimbledon last summer - facing former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro.

ESPN's extensive college football coverage continues with 34 bowl games, highlighted by all five of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) matchups, including the Discover BCS National Championship (No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Alabama) on Monday, Jan. 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio, ESPN 3D and WatchESPN.

Red Theater presents the Chicago premiere of Schweyk in the Second World War by Bertolt Brecht and directed by Red Theater Artistic Director Aaron Sawyer, at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave, October 18 - November 11.

The BlueBarn Theatre presented SPRING AWAKENING for its regional debut for a month-long engagement. The cast was comprised solely of young local actors and singers. We have the production photos of the show below.