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Arts Leadership Lab Presents A Creative Conversation on Art and Technology: Current and Possible Intersections 10/7

Arts Leadership Lab invites you to A Creative Conversation on Art and Technology - Current and Possible Intersections, on Wednesday, October 7, 7 - 9 PM at Kirkland Arts Center. (more...)

Old State House Presents JOURNEYS OF IDENTITY, 10/15-17

Journeys of Identity, a new play by Garrett Zuercher, brings to life the story of Thomas Gallaudet, founder of the nation's first school for the Deaf, Laurent Clerc, its first teacher and Alice Cogswell, its first student as they struggle to overcome the obstacles and prejudices faced by Deaf Americans in 1817. Journeys of Identity will premiere at Connecticut's Old State House on October 14, 15 and 17. This new play chronicles the creation of American Sign Language and the American School for the Deaf - events that transformed the nation's attitudes on Deafness and education in the U.S. (more...)

Arts Leadership Lab Presents A Creative Conversation on Art and Technology: Current and Possible Intersections 10/7

Arts Leadership Lab invites you to A Creative Conversation on Art and Technology - Current and Possible Intersections, on Wednesday, October 7, 7 - 9 PM at Kirkland Arts Center. (more...)

Schola Cantorum de Venzuela To Debut in Bloomington 11/1

The Grammy-nominated Latin American chorus Schola Cantorum de Venzuela will make its debut in Bloomington at IU Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. (more...)

Old State House Presents JOURNEYS OF IDENTITY, 10/15-17

Journeys of Identity, a new play by Garrett Zuercher, brings to life the story of Thomas Gallaudet, founder of the nation's first school for the Deaf, Laurent Clerc, its first teacher and Alice Cogswell, its first student as they struggle to overcome the obstacles and prejudices faced by Deaf Americans in 1817. Journeys of Identity will premiere at Connecticut's Old State House on October 14, 15 and 17. This new play chronicles the creation of American Sign Language and the American School for the Deaf - events that transformed the nation's attitudes on Deafness and education in the U.S. (more...)

Boston Review: "Ears on a Beatle" on Tap at Lyric Stage

John Lennon may have been paranoid about the government, but he was also being followed. (more...)

Shakespeare Scholars, Military Leaders, Comedians and More Set for Stratford Festival 2013 Forum

The new Stratford Festival Forum will host an exciting array of high-profile speakers and entertainers during the 2013 season. From the serious to the light-hearted, Forum events will offer a variety of riffs on themes running through the playbill, in particular themes of community, especially communities in conflict, and the role of the outsider in those communities. (more...)

Schola Cantorum de Venzuela To Debut in Bloomington 11/1

The Grammy-nominated Latin American chorus Schola Cantorum de Venzuela will make its debut in Bloomington at IU Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. (more...)

Northrop's Sarah Thompson Named for Leadership Development Institute

Northrop Concerts and Lectures External Relations Director Sarah Thompson Named as a 2010 Leadership Development Institute Participant by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) and the Research Center for Leadership in Action (RCLA) (more...)

The 2013 Women of Concern Awards Luncheon Set for 2/22

Concern Worldwide hosts its annual Women of Concern Awards Luncheon on Friday, February 22, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL. The event, now in its 15th year, honors women who have demonstrated the qualities of justice, generosity and compassion in their work and daily lives. The 2013 Women of Concern Awards will be presented to Mari Gallagher, Principal of Mari Gallagher Research and Consulting, and Shirley Welsh Ryan, Co-Founder of Pathways Center. The event will recognize their significant accomplishments and exceptional achievements. The funds raised by the luncheon will support Concern's most needed programs in 25 developing countries. Annually, more than 600 guests attend the event. The co-chairs of the event are Cherryl Thomas and Peg Lombardo, who are both residents of Chicago. (more...)

FESTEN with Bryggman, Hayden, MacGraw and Margulies Begins Previews March 23 and Opens April 9 at Music Box Theatre

Bill Kenwright and Marla Rubin announce that they will present the Almeida Theatre production of FESTEN, the hugely successful London play about a family with a dark secret, on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St.), with performances beginning Thursday, March 23. Larry Bryggman, Michael Hayden, Ali MacGraw and Julianna Margulies have been cast in the Broadway production. Directed by Rufus Norris, in a dramatization by David Eldridge from the Danish 1998 film, FESTEN will have its official press opening on Sunday, April 9. (more...)

Charm City Call Board: February 12 - 18

NEW THIS WEEK! CSC has the BEST BET of the week! Ford's Theatre presents annual Lincoln Medals! Local benefit of Nunsense A-Men! New shows at DCT, Spotlighters and Theatre Project! (more...)

The NY Times, The LA Times, Variety & San Diego Union Tribune Feature Articles About THE 39 STEPS

Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS, Broadway's longest running play, is making headlines this week on both coasts. (more...)

Colony's Free Man of Color Resonates

The true story of John Newton Templeton, the fourth African American to earn a college degree in the US, is beautifully and engagingly told in Charles Smith's play Free Man of Color, now onstage at the Colony Theatre. This is thought-provoking material at its finest with three outstanding performances, under Dan Bonnell's caring direction. (more...)

Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards Set for 4/27

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), in association with noted Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christensen and the Disruptor Foundation, announced it will hold the third annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, hosted by NYU Stern School of Business, on April 27. The 11th edition of TFF runs April 18 to 29. (more...)

Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards Set for Tonight

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), in association with noted Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christensen and the Disruptor Foundation, announced it will hold the third annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, hosted by NYU Stern School of Business, on April 27. The 11th edition of TFF runs April 18 to 29. (more...)

Shakespeare Scholars, Military Leaders, Comedians and More Set for Stratford Festival 2013 Forum

The new Stratford Festival Forum will host an exciting array of high-profile speakers and entertainers during the 2013 season. From the serious to the light-hearted, Forum events will offer a variety of riffs on themes running through the playbill, in particular themes of community, especially communities in conflict, and the role of the outsider in those communities. (more...)