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Silk Road Rising Opens INVASION!, 7/30

Silk Road Rising co-founders, Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani, present the Midwest Premiere of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's Invasion!. All performances will be presented in the company's venue in Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building at 77 W. Washington St. in Chicago. (more...)

REDSHIFT, SUITE CAMUS, AMONGST MILLIONS and More Set for 2013 BETWEEN THE SEAS FESTIVAL, 7/22-28

With highlights including the world premiere of Greek playwright Yiannis Mavritsakis' 'Redshift,' the multimedia/ music production 'Suite Camus' collaborated on by artists from France, Germany and Algeria, the North American premiere of 'Eyes' by Israeli based The Arab-Hebrew Theater Center, Portuguese choreographer's Pedro Goucha Gomes' 'Amongst Millions' - a new dance that tackles the current European crisis and many more - the BETWEEN THE SEAS FESTIVAL, an annual celebration of contemporary performing arts from the Mediterranean, will be held from July 22nd through July 28th at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street, New York, NY), it has been announced by Aktina Stathaki, Artistic and Producing Director of the festival. This year marks the third year for the BETWEEN THE SEAS FESTIVAL. (more...)

Laura Boushnak's I READ I WRITE on View at Sana Gallery, June 19-July 28

I READ I WRITE by Laura Boushnak will be on view at Sana Gallery, 19 June to 28 July 2013. (more...)

WADJDA Takes Top Honor at 8th Annual Gulf Film Festival

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Ms. Haifaa Al Mansour, director of the film, 'Wadjda,' has become the first Saudi woman to direct a feature film to win the 'Best Film Award' at the 8 th Gulf Film Festival (GFF). The film was produced by Rotana, which is chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud. Moreover, this latest film award is another addition to Ms. Haifaa Al Mansour's list of international awards. (more...)

BWW Interviews: Hollywood Fringe Spotlight - Part 3: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE

Janet Miller is about to launch her new theatre company, aptly named the Good People Theater Company, with A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival. (more...)

Brooklyn Chamber and NYBDC Launch 'The Brooklyn Fund' Loan Program

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with New York Business Development Corporation (NYBDC), has created 'The Brooklyn Fund' to provide Brooklyn-based small business owners - and especially the borough's immigrant entrepreneurs - with access to business loans to help promote growth and expansion. (more...)

Fresh Fruit Festival, Between the Seas and More to Hit The Wild Project This Summer

Summer at the Wild Project promises festivals featuring LGBT narratives and contemporary Mediterranean culture in NY, the remaining two production of Clubbed Thumbs' annual SummerWorks and a pair of solo plays that explore the trial by fire of growing up: (more...)

New Book, A MIGRANT FROM MOROCCO, Discusses Life of A Migrant

From author Belhaouari Abdelilah comes a fascinating novel that will let readers into the life of A Migrant from Morocco. (more...)

Lucile Lichtblau's THE ENGLISH BRIDE Debuts at Centenary Stage, Now thru 4/21

Called 'an intimate portrait of passion, betrayal and international espionage,' The English Bride, by New Jersey playwright Lucile Lichtblau, will make its World Premiere* at the professional Centenary Stage Company tonight, April 5-21 in the Lackland Center in Hackettstown. (more...)

Hillary Rodham Clinton to Publish New Book About American Foreign Policy, Summer 2014

Simon & Schuster announced that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will publish a new book in the summer of 2014 about American foreign policy. (more...)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Hosts 'Senses of Springtime' Today

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host Senses of Springtime-a free family festival celebrating the spring season and the Museum's collections of works of art from The Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia and the Ancient Near East-today, April 28, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The festival is part of a growing roster of multigenerational programs presented by the Museum's Multicultural Audience Development Initiative and the Museum's Education Department to connect families with different cultural traditions from across the world. Activities will include music and dance performances, storytelling, art-making activities, and a unique multi-sensory tour of the Museum's galleries. (more...)

Met Museum Announces Family Festival Highlighting Art and Culture from the Islamic World and the Ancient Near East on Sunday, 4/28

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host Senses of Springtime-a free family festival celebrating the spring season and the Museum's collections of works of art from The Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia and the Ancient Near East-on Sunday, April 28, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The festival is part of a growing roster of multigenerational programs presented by the Museum's Multicultural Audience Development Initiative and the Museum's Education Department to connect families with different cultural traditions from across the world. Activities will include music and dance performances, storytelling, art-making activities, and a unique multi-sensory tour of the Museum's galleries. (more...)

Comix At Foxwoods Presents Gabriel Iglesias, 9/1

ALMA Award nominee, Gabriel Iglesias, will look to end the weekend at Comix on a good note, as he visits the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 9 p.m. Tickets are currently available for presale through Comix and Ticketmaster and regular tickets are set to go on sale tomorrow, Friday, April 26 at 10 a.m. Fans can purchase tickets in advance for $40, $50 and $60. This show is for mature audiences only. (more...)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Hosts 'Senses of Springtime', 4/28

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will host Senses of Springtime-a free family festival celebrating the spring season and the Museum's collections of works of art from The Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia and the Ancient Near East-on Sunday, April 28, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The festival is part of a growing roster of multigenerational programs presented by the Museum's Multicultural Audience Development Initiative and the Museum's Education Department to connect families with different cultural traditions from across the world. Activities will include music and dance performances, storytelling, art-making activities, and a unique multi-sensory tour of the Museum's galleries. (more...)

Megan Hilty, SONNETS FOR THE CITY and More Set for Joe's Pub, Now thru 4/28

This week at Joe's Pub at the Public, April 22 through April 28, 2013, the lineup will feature: Mike Daisey, Leslie Kritzer: Beautiful Disaster, Megan Hilty, Ashley Davis, Bridget Everett and the Tender Moments, No Band: John Simon's Songs and Stories on the Road to Now, Slavic Soul Party!, Public Forum: Sonnets for the City, K's Choice with a Fragile Tomorrow, Song of a Convalescent Ayn Rand, Never Sleep Alone, Paul Oakley Stovall and Brad Simmons, and J Rome's Night of April Fools in Love. (more...)

Chicago Sinfonietta Welcomes Oud Virtuoso Simon Shaheen Tonight

Chicago Sinfonietta welcomes oud virtuoso Simon Shaheen to celebrate Arab and African-American culture with music in 'Political Awakenings' tonight, April 19, Harris Theater, Chicago and Saturday, April 20, Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST at Goodman Theatre

Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes unveils The Happiest Song Plays Last-the latest and last play of her acclaimed 'Elliot Trilogy'-at Goodman Theatre, produced in association with Teatro Vista. The Happiest Song Plays Last appears now through May 12 in the Owen Theatre. Opening Night is Monday, April 22. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)

MoMA Will Be Open 7 Days a Week Beginning in May

The Museum of Modern Art will be open to the public every day, including Tuesdays. (more...)

Gabriel Iglesias Brings STAND UP REVOLUTION Tour to RI's The VETS Tonight

Comedy Central star Gabriel Iglesias brings his Stand-Up Revolution tour to The VETS tonight, April 14, 2013 at 8P. (more...)

Culture Project's Women Center Stage Opens BLONDIE OF ARABIA 4/16

Culture Project's Women Center Stage (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director & Founder) will present a limited engagement of Blondie of Arabia, written and performed by Monica Hunken and directed by Laura Newman, beginning Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Culture Project at 45 Bleecker Street (at Lafayette Street). (more...)

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