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Bargemusic, a venue which bills itself as 'New York City's Floating Concert Hall', will present two concerts in its Thursday Night Jazz Series this May. On May 20 at 8pm, Liz Magnes will perform on piano. Tickets will be $35 ($30 for seniors and $20 for students). On May 27 at 8pm, The Carlos Cuevas trio, composed of Carlos Cuevas on piano, Alex Hernandez on bass, and Vince Cherico on drums, will perform. Tickets will be $25 ($20 for seniors and $10 for students).

InnateVolution Theater Productions in Chicago will present Ntozake Shange's FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF from June 14 to June 26. The production will be directed by Toma Tavares Langston with choreography by Shawn Quinlan.

Fox Concerts has cancelled its scheduled concert of Ronald Isley and Teena Marie. This concert was scheduled to be held on June 5 at 8pm at The Fox Theatre in St. Louis.

The B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, located at 237 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues), will be hosting several events during the week of May 31 to June 6. Tickets may be purchased via Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000) or at the B.B. King's Box Office from 10:30am - Midnight (there is $2 per ticket service charge).

Acclaimed, award winning pop vocal group Uptown Express ® celebrates the release of their new CD 'Take You There' with a concert performance on Wednesday, June 23 at 6:00pm at Barnes & Noble's Lincoln Triangle location, 1972 Broadway, New York. They will be joined and accompanied by their musical director and arranger James Followell and his band. After the performance, they will be selling and signing CDs. For further information call (212) 595-6859 or visit www.bn.com or www.UptownExpressNYC.org. The group is the winner of Backstage Magazine's Bistro Award for Outstanding Vocal Group and the recipient of multiple MAC Award nominations.

The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown, Colorado will open Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony-nominated musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT on June 4. A lively and colorful journey through ancient Egypt, this is the musical parable of a boy blessed with prophetic dreams, who is sold into slavery by his conniving brothers. In true rags to riches fashion, Joseph overcomes these tremendous odds, and dares modern audiences to dream of doing the same. A blazing cornucopia of musical styles, and featuring such well-known songs as 'Any Dream Will Do,' 'Close Every Door,' and 'Go, Go, Go Joseph,' this Old Testament romp is a tale of tragedy and triumph and suitable for the entire family.

The producers of WHITE'S LIES have proclaimed every Thursday 'Lawyers' Night at White's Lies,' beginning with the Thursday, May 20th performance. Currently running at New World Stages, WHITE'S LIES is written by Ben Andron & directed by Bob Cline.

The Roscommon Arts Center of Roscommon, Ireland has announced its calendar for May and June 2010.

The Metropolitan Opera announced plans for a series of free outdoor events this summer: operatic recitals that will take place in parks throughout the city and encore screenings of the Met's popular HD shows in Lincoln Center Plaza.

On May 26 at 8:30pm, NewFilmakers will present 'Mow Crew', a film directed by Taylor Toole.

The Theater Company (TTC) will hold open call auditions for their summer production of SWEENEY TODD - THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET on June 1 & 2, 2010 from 6-9pm at DeBaun Auditorium in Hoboken, New Jersey. Based on a version of SWEENEY TODD by Christopher Bond, the musical, with book by Hugh Wheeler and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is a chilling, suspenseful story of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime.

The Dan Weiss trio, headed by drummer Dan Weiss, will play two New York shows this week to support the release of Timshel, Weiss' recent Sunnyside Records Release.

Actors Theatre will celebrate its 25th season by bringing back one old friend, saying goodbye to another and opening the theatrical door to vibrators, Andy Warhol and 'This.'