John Evans News

Stars of theatre and screen take to the stage next month for this year's gilt-edged line-up of Qdos Entertainment pantomimes, 24 of which will come to life across the UK this winter.

The Pearl Theatre Company begins its 2015-2016 season with Bedlam Theater Artistic Director Eric Tucker's fresh take on William Shakespeare's classic A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, following a highly successful engagement of the production at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival this summer. Check out photos from the production below!

Palm Beach Dramaworks is pleased to announce casting for its first three productions of the 2015-16 season, which will feature many familiar faces. Individual tickets for the entire season go on sale on Tuesday, September 8. The season opens at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre on October 9 with William Inge's Pulitzer Prize- winning Picnic, in which a group of women confront their loneliness when a handsome stranger drifts into their small Kansas town.

?More than 400 guests dressed in their finest gathered on Saturday, May 16, to participate in one of Pacific Symphony's most heartwarming galas to date, “Celebrating Carl St.Clair's 25 Years in Orange County.” Honoring the beloved music director's 25 years with the orchestra, the 2015 gala took place at the Hotel Irvine, where the sights, tastes and aromas of Orange County were center stage. Thanks to the vision of co-chairs Lynn Freeman and Ellie Gordon, the focus was also on fun and celebration, as guests arrived to revel in an OC classic: a beach party! Donning sunglasses and flip–flops, attendees engaged in friendly competition, playing games such as ultimate Frisbee and “Hang 10,” while sipping cocktails and enjoying a surf band rocking Beach Boys tunes. The evening transitioned into a memorable tribute to Maestro St.Clair as guests feasted in an enchanting orange grove. After an exciting live auction and generous “Fund-A-Dream,” Symphony musicians surprised the audience with a “flash mob” performance of Beethoven's Ninth with a rock overlay, which led straight into the party tunes of JT & Friends. 

John Evans' solo exhibition is now in its first week. For this we highlight two paintings, Smelling the Moon In Your Perfume and No Frogs In Sight. We see the artistic process at work as Evans explores a single composition in successive canvases. As a prime example, the imagery for the canvas No Frogs in Sight is derived from a section seen at the top of Smelling the Moon in Your Perfume. By zooming in on an area Evans reinvents the composition and creates a show full of unexpected surprises.

In anticipation of John Evans' upcoming solo show, opening March 5, several of his new paintings are currently on view at the gallery.

The Holiday Group Show is a great time for us to showcase the different artists at the gallery. Today we highlight three painters on our front wall. Sharon Sprung's new painting Fringe just arrived at the gallery this week. David Graeme Baker's Leap Day, along with two other new paintings by Baker, marks the first time in two years that new Bakers have been available in the gallery. Robert Jackson's Props was a favorite from his recent solo show at the gallery.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Over two million teens smoke pot and ONE TOKE: A Survival Guide for Teens by Marc Aronoff, MA LMHC, (www.onetoke.org) is the first book to address this fact in a straight-forward and useful manner. Written by a licensed mental health counselor who has worked with youth at risk for over 20 years, the book is about making smart decisions and harm reduction, offering clear, cogent counsel for teens and parents who are open to guidance about the realities of smoking pot. Geared for teens and parents, ONE TOKE is a no-nonsense guide, covering all the subject matters associated with teen marijuana use from peer pressure to addiction, and from pot smoking parents to politics.

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In a bold undertaking as part of the company's involvement with the multi-year, multi-city National Civil War Project, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has commissioned Our War, a dynamic new theatrical event and collection of short stories that explores-through diverse perspectives-the historical memory and present-day reverberations of the U.S. Civil War.

The summer group show has entered its last month, just in time for Todd Kenyon's two new paintings. Kenyon specializes in big canvases of beach and sky. The surf never looked so good as in Ocean Road Beach Bridgehampton by Kenyon.

The summer group show has entered its last month, just in time for Todd Kenyon's two new paintings. Kenyon specializes in big canvases of beach and sky. The surf never looked so good as in Ocean Road Beach Bridgehampton by Kenyon.

The works exhibited in this summer group show comprise a wide diversity of styles and subject matter but are focused on painting. These artists stand out for their imagination and distinctive personal approach. All reflect Gallery Henoch's commitment to an art based on individual, subjective style and sensibility.

Despite there being thousands of fairy tales, there are many that still stand out as classics. 'The Three Little Pigs,' 'Three Blind Mice' and 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears,' are a mere handful of well-known fairy tales. They are also all visited by Snout the pig in John D. Evans' new book, 'The Adventures of Snout the Brown-Snout Pig: A Modern Fairytale Series' (published by iUniverse).

Two distinguished American pianists-Ursula Oppens and Robert Levin-will team up to perform selections of piano works by the celebrated British-American composer Bernard Rands this evening, December 5th at 7:30 p.m. at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY.

Two distinguished American pianists-Ursula Oppens and Robert Levin-will team up to perform selections of piano works by the celebrated British-American composer Bernard Rands on Thursday evening, December 5th at 7:30 p.m. at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY.

The VON HOWARD PROJECT presents 10 as part of its exciting 10th Anniversary New York City Performance Season tonight and tomorrow, November 1-2, 2013 at 7:30pm. These two evenings of dance feature the work of Christian von Howard, Artistic Director of the VON HOWARD PROJECT.

Gallery Henoch presents Lucong's DESIRAE, which captures the sensual gaze of a young female touched by pathos. Lucong's portraits are coveted for their unusual and somewhat unsettling subjects.

In this short 3 minute clip we step inside the artist's workshop as Evans develops two paintings featured in the exhibition. This documentary short is part of an on going film project about the artist. His current solo show runs only 10 more days - until November 2nd.

The VON HOWARD PROJECT presents 10 as part of its exciting 10th Anniversary New York City Performance Season on November 1-2, 2013 at 7:30pm. These two evenings of dance feature the work of Christian von Howard, Artistic Director of the VON HOWARD PROJECT.