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The Westminster Kennel Club is America's oldest organization dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs. Established in 1877, Westminster's influence has been felt for more than a century through its famous all-Breed, benched dog show held every year at New York City's Madison Square Garden. More than 3,000 dogs from the United States and abroad make Westminster Week like no other. Emmy Award-winning Chris Myers serves as the play-by-play voice for the network’s coverage of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Fairies, butterflies and magic help to make this math-focused picture book from Danica McKellar, the New York Times bestselling author of "Goodnight, Numbers" and star of "The Wonder Years," positively enchanting! In this book, the actress, math whiz and author McKellar once again sneaks in secret math concepts to help make your child smarter and uses her proven math success to show children that loving numbers is as easy as a wave of a wand.

The winner of the 11th season of Fox's "American Idol," singer Phillip Phillips is a soulful vocalist with a throaty style and a bent toward mixing acoustic singer/songwriter material with jam-oriented rock. Since the arrival of his sophomore album "Behind the Light," Phillips has endured some life-changing shake-ups, both positive and painful. So when it came time to create his third album "Collateral," the Georgia-bred singer/songwriter channeled all that upheaval into his most penetrating and powerful selection of songs so far. Throughout "Collateral," Phillips proves his graceful versatility by taking on everything from old-school soul to atmospheric alt-rock to folk-infused balladry.

Featuring art and writing from her favorite photographers, poets, and friends alongside her own journal entries and snapshots, "Still Here" is an unedited look at Rowan Blanchard's inner life--and a poignant representation of teen life in general. Readers will find the book is an intimate portrayal of modern girlhood and a thoughtful reflection on what it means to be a teenager in today's world. You can also see Blanchard in the highly-anticipated upcoming Disney film, "A Wrinkle In Time."

"The Party" is a comedy film written and directed by Sally Potter. The film follows Janet as she hosts an intimate gathering of friends in her London home to celebrate her political ascension. After her acerbic best friend and others arrive, some with dramatic news to share, an announcement by Janet's husband provokes a series of revelations. As the sophisticated soiree starts to unravel, a night that began with champagne soon ends up with arguments, shouting and a pointed gun. Check out Potter, Patricia Clarkson and Emily Mortimer as they talk about the film.

RJ Palacio -- graphic designer by day and a writer by night – inspired a Choose Kind movement with her first novel, "Wonder." Now, after a wonder-ful theatrical run and Academy Nomination for Best Makeup, the critically acclaimed film "Wonder" is about to arrive on Blu-ray and DVD Feb 13. The book has been on the New York Times bestseller list since March 2012 and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. The film arrived to critical acclaim and has been embraced by audiences, young and old, around the world.

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” follows T’Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king—and Black Panther—is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life. Watch actor and playwright Danai Gurira ("Eclipsed" & "The Walking Dead") take the BUILD stage to discuss her role as Okoye in the highly-anticipated film.

Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson is an American actor, playwright, and director who has won national awards for his work in all three categories. He joined BUILD to talk about season 2 of “The Quad" with Santiago-Hudson returning to his much-acclaimed role of Cecil Diamond (the university’s high-profile Band Director). The series follows students and admins at Georgia A&M – a fictitious HBCU struggling to keep its doors open – and its freshman class who faces the stress of pledging, hazing, academic probation, hate crime attacks and prescription drug abuse.

Sister acting/singing duo Aly & AJ -- whose full names are Alyson and Amanda Joy Michalka -- showed a passion for both kinds of performing at a very young age: they started playing piano at age six and began acting classes soon after. Born in L.A., the Michalkas moved to Seattle in the early '90s, where their parents exposed them to a wide variety of music and supported their excitement about both acting and making music. As the girls learned piano and guitar, they also landed acting and modeling gigs, which prepared them to pursue both amazing careers. Now Aly & AJ dropped by to BUILD to speak on their latest EP, "Ten Years."

In the Syfy series "The Magicians," Jade Tailor plays Kady Orloff-Diaz. Kady sees only darkness. She has been kicked out of Brakebills University, holds deep remorse for being unable to help Julia, and lost her boyfriend and friends along the way. While Julia seeks Kady's help in her quest to kill Reynard, Kady's dangerous tendencies bubble to the top, and she is unable to control her destructive habits. Find out what you can expect from the rest of this season during Tailor's visit to BUILD.