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On Nov. 21-24, radio stations banded together to raise funds and awareness for WHY (World Hunger Year) during its annual Hungerthon. As of Nov. 25, $535,198 was raised to help WHY fight hunger and poverty in the U.S. at a time when hunger is dramatically on the rise.

The New England Center for the Performing Arts has announced a partnership with Whole Foods of Bellingham, MA. Performers from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts will participate in their Elegant Evening Holiday Celebration on Monday, November 30th.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company is pleased to announce the cast for its original Holiday Musical, Humbug! More than 200 professional and local amateur singers and dancers will participate in FPAC's new adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol which runs for 3 performances December 19 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 and December 20th at 2 pm at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street in Franklin.

'RENT' fans around the world have a new chance to re-experience the show with some one-of-a-kind experiences - dinner with the stars, a walk-on role in the show and a guitar made especially for the tour. These opportunities are being made possible through the theatrical industry's semiannual fundraising campaign to benefit the national nonprofit organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Magic Circle has announced auditions for Plaza Suite by Neil Simon. The show will be directed by Steve Gold, and audition dates are Monday, November 30 and Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 PM at Tower Theatre. The show rehearses December 7, 2009 - January 21, 2010, and runs January 22 - February 20, 2010.

City Theatre announces auditions for The Old Cemetery Plays: Local Playwrights Project. This event includes 8 short plays over two evenings by Sacramento playwrights. Auditions will be Monday, November 23 from 7:30 to 10:30 pm and Tuesday, November 24 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at the Art Court Theatre Sacramento City College.

On Saturday and Sunday, December 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., thousands of music lovers and holiday shoppers will converge on the Mesa Arts Center campus as it transforms into a free holiday festival of the arts.

Winners will be announced at what is considered to be the grandest of all events for Wellington City's vibrant arts community, the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards to be held at the St James Theatre, December 6, 2009.

1944 - the year of D-Day but the war is not yet over. Each year there has been hope that the end is in sight. There are still many stories to be told - tales of heroism and remorse, pain and joy. Tapestry Theatre Company revisits that year in America's history with an updated script, new music and arrangements, presented by many cast and band members from past years of the Christmas from Home series, joined by several performers new to the Tapestry stage.

Falcon Theatre will presents IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO DRAMA from December 4 through December 13. This this holiday classic was first presented at Falcon in December of 2008.

Fuerza Bruta: Look Up announces its 2009 Holiday Performance Schedule, as the hit show continues to thrill audiences and attract A-list celebrities in its New York run at the Daryl Roth Theatre. From the creators of the international phenomenon De La Guarda, Fuerza Bruta: Look Up celebrated its two-year anniversary in October 2009.

Theater Talk, a weekly expose of world theater, airs on PBS Friday nights (PBS/Thirteen) and 5 times weekly on CUNY TV. This week's shows will feature segments on Idiot Savant, Hamlet, Street Lights, The Royal Family, and more.

This holiday season, Nevada Public Radio is extending its seasons greetings across the airwaves with its special Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's programming on both its News 88.9 KNPR and Classical 89.7 KCNV stations.

New Hampshire Theatre Project announces a brand new company, called the Story Theatre Troupe and led by NHTP Teaching Artist Liz Krane. This dedicated group of seacoast area students is bound to delight all with its production of Tales & Tricksters, a whimsical collection of stories and poems that will tickle the funny bone and delight the young at heart. Tales & Tricksters is designed to captivate younger audience members and their families with tales and poems from Ireland, Africa, eastern Europe and the US.

Broadway Sessions w/ Ben D is thrilled to welcome Kathy Deitch and John Arthur Greene Tuesday November 17th.

The Williamston Theatre family was saddened to learn of the financial stresses that the BoarsHead Theatre is currently experiencing, necessitating their stage being dark for the holiday season. In the spirit of the season the Williamston and BoarsHead theatres are joining together to offer BoarsHead's loyal subscribers a special offer to see the Michigan premiere of This Wonderful Life.

Auditions for Owasso Community Theatre Company's production of Night of January 16th, a murder mystery dramedy by Ayn Rand, will be held Monday and Tuesday Nov 16-17 at 7PM at Stone Canyon Elementary School, located at 7305 N. 177th East Ave in Owasso (way east on 76th street from Hwy 169).

Just in time for the holiday gift-buying season, the Nashville Symphony's week-long Thanksgiving sale offers the chance to purchase $20 tickets for select seats at all remaining SunTrust Classical Series concerts and Bank of America Pops Series concerts.

Michael Urie ('Ugly Betty', 'The Tempermentals') is headlining a reading of Brian Sloan's 'WTC View' on November 22nd at the historic Player's Theatre in Greenwich Village. The play was originally staged as part of the 2003 NY Intl. Fringe Festival , with Urie originating the lead role. It was adapted into a 2006 film, directed by Sloan, a New York-based writer/filmmaker ('Boys Life', 'I Think I Do'). Now, the play is back on stage with its eye on a 2011 production in New York City for the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Director Elaine Gatchell announces open auditions for the dramatic comedy 'Harvey', to be performed the last weekend in March and the first weekend in April, 2010, at Leddy Center's new beautiful theater on Ladd's Lane in Epping.