Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye and The Supremes, announces their grand re-opening after a $29 million renovation and a 32-year hiatus. The Howard Theatre will re-open the week of April 9 with an opening lineup that includes Wale, Wanda Sykes, The Roots, Robert Randolph, Taj Mahal, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Meshell Ndegeocello, Bad Brains, Chuck Brown, Chuck Berry, Esperanza Spalding and a weekly Sunday Brunch featuring the Harlem Gospel Choir

Jazz diva Diane Schuur, who appears tonight at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis, (7 p.m.) is two-time Grammy Award winner has performed at both Carnegie Hall and The White House. She's been a featured artist on tour with greats such as Stan Getz, Dizzy Gilespie, Maynard Ferguson and Quincy Jones. Ms.

By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Feb.