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Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton and Denise Crosby will be part of Star TrekA TNG EXPOsed - a full-cast reunion of Star Trek: The Next GenerationA to be held at the Calgary Expo April 27-29, 2012.

Shore Leave , an annual science fiction convention, has planned its 34th gathering at the Hunt Valley Marriott on Aug.

BOOK TALK: JAMES PRICE WILL DISCUSS THE ROLE OF BLACK SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR.

Syfy just announced that it's critically acclaimed reality show "Face Off" has been renewed for a 10-episode third season.

LeVar Burton, actor, entertainer and the host and executive producer of the highly acclaimed PBS children's television series "Reading Rainbow," was honored last week at Tufts University's sixth Eliot-Pearson Awards for Excellence in Children's Media.

When Reading Rainbow ended its 26-year run in 2009, it left behind decades of preschoolers for whom its theme song will forever surface nostalgia: The PBS program was cut because nobody would fund it.

Set in the 24th century on the Starship Enterprise, about 100 years after the original Star Trek series took place, Star Trek: The Next Generation stars Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker, LeVar Burton as Lt.

A quarter of a century after beaming onto the airwaves in 1987, the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation will make a rare public appearance at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in April.

LeVar Burton, actor, entertainer and the host and executive producer of the highly acclaimed PBS children's television series "Reading Rainbow," will be honored at Tufts University's sixth Eliot-Pearson Awards for Excellence in Children's Media.

PUT A RING ON IT: THE INN AT THE OLDE SILK MILL WILL HOST A BRIDAL SHOW NOON-5 P.M. SUNDAY! OVER 50 WEDDING PROS WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP PLAN YOUR BIG DAY! Waffie Groundhog Day Bowling Fundraiser, Splitsville, behind Spotsylvania Towne Centre.

You can catch some brilliant films in a beautiful setting in February. Not only will you see great movies on the big screen, but it's free.

By Annette HinkleThirty five years ago last week, ABC aired a groundbreaking mini-series that kept millions of Americans glued to their television sets over eight consecutive nights.The series, of course, was "Roots: Saga of an American Family," David Wolper's film based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel.

The Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation pays tribute to the African-American experience in its February film series.

LeVar Burton, actor, entertainer and the host and executive producer of the highly acclaimed PBS children's television series "Reading Rainbow," will be honored at Tufts University's sixth Eliot-Pearson Awards for Excellence in Children's Media.

A quarter of a century after beaming onto the airwaves in 1987, the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation will make a rare public appearance at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in April.

LeVar Burton will receive Tufts University's Eliot-Pearson Award for Excellence in Children's Media, the university announced Thursday.

Creation Entertainment's Star Trek Philadelphia Convention returns to Cherry Hill, N.J., May 4 - 6, 2012, featuring a rare appearance by Sir Patrick Stewart, as well as Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton.

Many of us weren't even been born when Alex Haley published Roots: The Saga of an American Family in 1976 or when it became a landmark award-winning television miniseries the following year.

TheA 1977 landmark television series "Roots," which was the dramatization of late author Alex Haley 's lineage, will be brought to life again by Oprah Winfrey .

Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams will appear on "Oprah and the Legendary Cast of 'Roots' 35 Years Later," an anniversary special to air on Monday, January 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.