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Ann Hampton Callaway Performs with Jazz Band Classic in the Allen Room Tonight, 5/23

The New York Youth Symphony’s Jazz Band Classic concludes its tenth season tonight, May 23, 2009, at 7:30pm with “Sounds From The City,” featuring soloist Ann Hampton Callaway at The Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Under the direction of Matt Holman, director, the group will perform songs from New York City with music by Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, and Frank Sinatra, as well as a big band salute to Broadway. The Adjacent Possible by Evan Weiss, commissioned through the New York Youth Symphony’s acclaimed First Music program, will receive its world premiere. (more...)

Brooklyn's Knitting Factory Hosts THE DONKEYS and VIRGIN FOREST Tonight, 5/23

The Knitting Factory welcomes the Donkeys and Virgin Forest tonight, May 23, 2012, doors at 7:30 pm, show at 8:30 pm, located at 361 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show. (more...)

Isamu Noguchi 'HAMMER, CHISEL, DRILL' Exhibition Opens in Long Island City, 10/3

Hammer, Chisel, Drill: Noguchi's Studio Practice, an exhibition that explores Isamu Noguchi's working methods, opens at The Noguchi Museum on October 3, 2012. Featuring a variety of hand- and industrial tools, along with photographs, select sculptures, and film footage, the exhibition will illuminate Noguchi's practice in six of the studios he used during the course of his career. These were located in Manhattan and Queens, New York; Querceta and Pietrasanta, Italy; and Kanagawa prefecture and Mure, Japan. Hammer, Chisel, Drill will also briefly consider Noguchi's time as an assistant in the Paris studio of Constantin Brancusi, which was critical not only as the younger artist's first exposure to direct stone-carving, but also for its influence on the way he would set up his own studios. (more...)

Orchestra of The Bronx Celebrates '40 Years of Playing the World's Most Beautiful Music,' 6/3

Join The Orchestra of The Bronx with conductor Michael Spierman on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. as they celebrate Forty Years of Playing the World’s Most Beautiful Music, featuring Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and Symphony No.9 in D Minor at The Lovinger Theatre, Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, in the Bronx. (more...)

Nuyorican Poets Cafe Announces 40th Anniversary Season Programming

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe will commemorate its 40th Anniversary with a range of new multi-arts performances, retrospective events and infrastructure upgrades. Beginning with preview events this summer, the Cafe’s 40thAnniversary season will showcase the work of dozens of poets, playwrights, actors, musicians, burlesque performers, multimedia artists and educators. (more...)

2012 World Science Festival Launches 5th Anniversary Gala, 5/29

The 2012 World Science Festival opens its 5th anniversary season with two star-filled nights dedicated to Science and the Arts: The 5th Anniversary Gala Celebration, “A Performing Arts Salute to Science” on Tuesday, May 29th, The Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, 7:30 pm. The 5th Anniversary World Science Festival Gala will feature Broadway and Classical Music stars in a performing arts salute to science. Broadway celebrities and classical music stars will perform. In addition to the starry musical performances, Festival co-founder Brian Greene will conduct two mind-blowing and rarely-seen-in-public Physics experiments: the “Quantum Levitation” and “Double-Slit” experiments. (more...)

NewFilmmakers NY Presents MY LIFE AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 5/30

On Wednesday, May 30th, NewFilmmakers presents its Documentary Series, Short Film Program and the new feature MY LIFE AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN. (more...)

SPIDER-MAN's Rebecca Faulkenberry to Join Carly Rose Sonenclar for Mt. Sinai KidZone TV's CARLY & FRIENDS, 6/11

On Monday, June 11, 13-year old Broadway and TV personality Carly Rose Sonenclar (Wonderland, Les Miserables, Electric Company) will be returning to the Mt. Sinai KidZone TV studio. She has invited Rebecca Faulkenberry (Spider-Man Turn off the Dark, Rock of Ages) to join her in what has become a series of appearances entitled Carly and Friends. (more...)

Concerts for City Greens Kicks Off Season, 5/30; Michael John LaChiusa, Ann Hampton Callaway and More in Lineup

Concerts for City Greens, the free outdoor concert series that brings the sounds of music to the heart of Midtown, kicks off its fifth season on Wednesday May 30 at 6:30pm at Tudor City Greens. (Rain date: Thursday May 31 at 6:30pm.) “…in the spring, becomes The Rose,” a salute to Golden Globe winner Amanda McBroom, features these special guests -- the seven-time MAC-winning singer Natalie Douglas; the MAC and Bistro Award winning singer Kevin Dozier, and the singer/songwriter and Broadway music director John DiPinto. (more...)

Spiegelworld's EMPIRE NEW YORK Comes to Times Square, Now thru 9/2

Reinventing the traditions of circus, cabaret, variety and burlesque for the 21st century audience, Spiegelworld brings its all-new show, entitled Empire, to the heart of Broadway, pitching its infamous tent at 265 West 45th Street. Preview performances begin tonight May 22, 2012, with an official opening night set for May 31, 2012. The limited engagement will play through September 2, 2012. Empire is presented in New York by Related Companies and Boston Properties. (more...)

Bravo's Andy Cohen Launches New Memoir on SiriusXM Radio Today, 5/22

Sirius XM Radio previously announced that Bravo impresario Andy Cohen would celebrate the launch/publication of his new memoir MOST TALKATIVE: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture with a live on-air 80s prom-themed party hosted by Mark Consuelos at SiriusXM studios in New York City. (more...)

Donald F. Smith Memorial Concert Set for Tonight, 5/22

New York’s cabaret community comes together to celebrate the legacy of its late great impresario Donald F. Smith in a free public concert. (more...)

Photo Flash: Katori Hall, Woodie King, Jr., et al. at All Stars Project Gala

The All Stars Project Groundbreakers Awards were presented to Katori Hall, Broadway playwright, for her work in helping to open doors for new voices in the American theatre and Woodie King, Jr., Founder and Producing Director, New Federal Theatre for his pioneering efforts and outstanding accomplishments in Black theatre. Katori Hall’s play Children of Killers will make its American premiere at the Castillo Theatre in September 2012. Groundbreaker Awardees also included David C. Banks, President and CEO, Eagle Academy Foundation, Valerie and William Bell, Founders, Sean Elijah Bell Community Center and Anderson J. Franklin, Ph.D. Honorable David S. Nelson Professor of Psychology and Education, Boston College. See below for a photo of the All Stars Gala's participants, honorees and attendees! (more...)

WIG PARTY, THE CLOX, STATELY GHOSTS and More Kick Off Knitting Factory Line-Up, 5/31-6/6

The Knitting Factory announces its music lineup from May 31 to June 6. Knitting Factory Brooklyn is located at 361 Metropolitan Ave. (at Havemeyer St.). Subway: L to Lorimer. See below for details! (more...)

KILL THE BAND Hosts Theatrical MOCK BOTTOM CD Release Party, 6/28 & 30

KILL THE BAND presents a surreal, multi-media theatrical experience to celebrate the release of their triumphant second comedy rock album, MOCK BOTTOM. Part CD release party, part psychodramedy, MOCK BOTTOM mockuments the farcical cycle of the band's breakdowns and break throughs. A 13-song CD with a 12-page art/lyrics booklet is included in the price of each ticket. The show plays June 28 and 30, 2012. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Spiegelworld's Gaz & Penny Scout Times Square for EMPIRE

Theaterland, Brace yourself!!! Spiegelworld’s Gazillionaire and his assistant Penny took a break in the midst of their smash-hit, sensation-causing run of Absinthe at Caesars Palace Las Vegas to come to The Big Apple, looking for the perfect spot in Times Square to pitch their spiegeltent for their all new show, Empire. The adventure was exhausting, but they soon enough found the exact location, located right in the heart of the theater district at 265 West 45th Street. (more...)

Brooklyn Hosts OpSail Celebration at Red Hook Marine Terminal, 5/26-28

From Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28, four tall ships, four foreign navy vessels and two US Coast Guard cutters will be open for public visits at the Red Hook Marine Terminal in Brooklyn as part of the OpSail celebration in New York City. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.visitbrooklyn.org. (more...)

STINKYKIDS, The Musical Plays Last Weekend at Theatre 80, 5/26

2nd Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards’ Best Family Show nominee STINKYKIDS, THE MUSICAL, featuring book and lyrics by Sammy Buck, music by Daniel S. Acquisto, based on the children’s books with the same title by Britt Menzies, and direction by Tim Drucker, will play its last extended performance at Theatre 80 Saint Marks Place in the East Village on Saturday, May 26, at 1 p.m. (more...)

LIVE@365 Season Concludes With Manuel Agujetas Tonight, 5/22

Tonight, May 22, Manuel Agujetas makes his first New York appearance since 1976, performing the concluding concert in the new Live@365 world music series. (more...)

Peter Cincotti Releases New Album, METROPOLIS Today, 5/22

“Metropolis,” the fourth album from 28-year old vocalist/pianist/songwriter Peter Cincotti has been released in the U.S. on the Concord label today, May 22nd. Produced by the dynamic John Fields (Switchfoot, Jonas Brothers), the album features 12 original, personal songs by Cincotti. (more...)

Amy X Neuburg to Play The Stone, 5/30

On Wednesday May 30, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Oakland, California-based singer, composer and electronic music artist Amy X Neuburg (www.amyxneuburg.com) plays her debut performance at The Stone (www.thestonenyc.com), located at the corner of Avenue C and East 2nd Street, New York. Tickets are $10 at the door. (more...)

Soho Art Gallery Tour Set for June 2 - Led by Dr Rafael Risemberg

”Art Gallery Tours New York" has announced a Soho Art Gallery Tour for Saturday, June 2 at 1:00 PM, meeting at 31 Mercer St. near Grand St. The tour costs $20. (more...)

GIL EVANS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Kicks Off Highline Ballroom Events, Now thru 6/4

Highline Ballroom has announced its upcoming shows, May 21-June 4, 2012. See below for the full schedule. (more...)

Nancy Opel Hosts Abingdon's 6th Annual AB*IE Award Presentation Tonight, 5/21

Tony Award-nominee Nancy Opel is set to host Abingdon Theatre Company's Sixth Annual AB*IE Award Presentation at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street, First Floor) tonight, May 21, beginning at 7:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public. (more...)

Collegiate Chorale Presents CONTEMPORARY VOICES Tonight, 5/21

The Collegiate Chorale presents Contemporary Voices tonight, May 21, 2012 at 7pm at St. Bartholomew's Church, 325 Park Avenue, NYC. The concert features five musical gems by 20th and 21st Century masters of choral composition. Single tickets start at $20 and are available online at collegiatechorale.org or by phone at The Chorale office at (646) 435-9465. (more...)