Mary Gatchell Performs Concert at the Leddy Center Oct. 14October 5, 2011Mary Gatchell will be performing her great music with her NYC band at the new Leddy Center at Verdant Pastures on Ladd's Lane in Epping, NH, Friday evening, October 14, at 7:30pm! Mary Gatchell is a dynamic singer, pianist, and composer living in New York City.
Aurora Theater Presents Haunted Attraction TERROR ON THE TRAIL Oct. 14-15, 21-22October 5, 2011By day, Sims Lake Park is an idyllic retreat for four-legged creatures on leashes, children who frolic on the playground, and walkers and joggers pacing themselves around the 7-acre lake. But beware the park after dark! Over two weekends this month, the park's 1.2-mile looping trail will be transformed into a haunting backdrop for zombies and tales of terror.
Hartt School Dance Division Presents DIVULGE Oct. 28-29October 4, 2011The Hartt School Dance Division presents DIVULGE, the Fall Senior Dance concert, on Friday, October 28, at 7:30 PM, and Saturday, October 29, at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM, in the Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Black Box Theater, Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway, Hartford. Ticket prices are $20 for adults with discounts for senior citizens, students, alumni, educators, and groups of 10 or more. University of Hartford students, faculty, and staff are eligible to receive one free ticket with current University ID. To purchase tickets, contact the University of Hartford Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 1.800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.
Doug Bell Announces Concerts 10/28, 11/6, 12/16, 12/17October 4, 2011It wasn't until singer-songwriter Doug Bell, founder of the neoswing big band Bellevue Cadillac, was interviewed by online magazine Dieselpunks.org, that he realized some consider him part of the ‘Steampunk' movement.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre Presents AMERICAN BUFFALO, 10/27-11/20October 4, 2011Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present the modern American masterpiece, AMERICAN BUFFALO, by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, David Mamet. A hilarious, banter-fueled heist comedy and a heartbreaking portrait of criminal desperation, AMERICAN BUFFALO revolves around three men in a Chicago junk shop as they plan a heist of a rare coin collection. Directed by Peter Wray, AMERICAN BUFFALO runs from October 27 to November 20 every Thursday through Sunday on the MET stage. There will be one preview performance ($5 cash tickets at the door - no reservations) on Thursday, October 27 at 8pm. The Press Opening on Sunday (10/30) at 7pm will be preceded by a reception at 6pm catered by The Greene Turtle. Tickets to AMERICAN BUFFALO may be purchased online at marylandensemble.org, by phone at (301) 694-4744 or in person at the MET box office.
Nino's Hosts Free 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' Anniversary Celebration, 10/5October 4, 2011Audrey Hepburn Lookalikes in black party dresses with cigarette holders, cocktails and vintage sunglasses will gather with New York film aficionados and fans in the fashionable East 70's/Upper East Side location of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' for a free celebration on the anniversary of the legendary film's release by Paramount Pictures on October 5, 1961, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 2pm, Nino's Restaurant, 1354 First Avenue (73rd St.), New York City. Llord's Cordials will be providing prizes for the Look-alike contest winners and will supply 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' themed cocktails for the event.
Bill Forrester to Receive Gregory A. Falls Award, 10/17October 4, 2011The first professional gig on Bill Forrester's resume is Assistant Scenic Designer for a 1959 NY summer stock production starring Gloria Swanson & Groucho Marx. Not a bad start. Fifty two years later, Theatre Puget Sound is thrilled to announce that Bill Forrester will become the 14th individual to receive the illustrious Gregory A. Falls Sustained Achievement Award. The award will be presented at the 3rd Annual Gregory Awards Ceremony being held at ACT Theatre on October 17, 2011 as part of ARTS CRUSH month.
State Theater Center Hosts ACE Annual Group Show 9/17-11/27October 4, 2011The State Theater Center for the Arts will be hosting an exhibit of works by members of the Arts Community of Easton in the Brown-Daub Gallery from September 17th, 2011 through November 27, 2011. The ACE Annual Group Show highlights the work of ACE members whose works encompass painting, photography, fiber, jewelry and mixed media. Some of the ACE artists exhibiting are: Nancy Bossert, Ben Gilmore, Isadore LaDuca, Pamelee LaDuca, Charles Hanson, Howard McGinn, Robert Noonan, Kim Robertson and Cynthia Underhill. Work by the ACE members incorporates traditional genre painting as well as modern and abstract styles and is an exquisite snapshot of the talent and diversity of the arts in Easton and surrounding areas. This year's show juror is Kathryn Burke, Director of the Muhlenberg Art Galleries, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.
Midori to Play Benefit Concert in Chicago Oct. 24October 4, 2011World-renowned violinist Midori will perform a benefit concert along with acclaimed pianist Özgür Aydin on Oct. 24 in the intimate, 372-seat Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall at Merit School of Music, 38 S. Peoria St. in the West Loop.
Scott Ainslie Performs and Leads Workshop in McLean 10/28October 4, 2011The Alden in McLean opens its new "Live @ The Alden" performance series for teens and young adults with a special guitar workshop and performance by acclaimed blues artist and historian Scott Ainslie. The guitar workshop will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. Ainslie will perform at 8 p.m. Tickets for the workshop are $10, $5 for McLean tax district residents. Tickets for the performance are $20, $15 for McLean tax district residents. The Alden is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue.
Julliard Presents KOMMILITONEN! Opera Nov. 16-20October 4, 2011This November, in Juilliard School's Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Anne Manson will conduct the U.S. premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Kommilitonen! (Young Blood!) - an opera co-commissioned by Juilliard and the Royal Academy of Music - which received its world premiere in London this past March to remarkable critical acclaim. The production opens Juilliard's 2011-12 Vocal Arts season on Wednesday, November 16 at 8 PM, with additional performances on Friday, November 18 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 20 at 2 PM. David Pountney, librettist of the opera, provides stage direction, sets and costumes are by Robert Innes Hopkins, and choreography is by Carolum Choa.
Fox Riverside Performing Arts Center Presents FOREVER PLAID, Oct. 7-8September 30, 2011Mc Coy Rigby Entertainment & FX Arts are thrilled to open their all-new 'Broadway Series' of shows with one of the most popular musicals of all time, the heavenly musical, FOREVER PLAID written by Stuart Ross and directed and choreographed by one of the original 'Plaids,' David Engel. FOREVER PLAID will open on Friday, October 7, 2011 and perform for three performances only through Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Fox Riverside Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside.
BREW OF THE DEAD 2: OKTOBERFLESH Plays UNDER St. Marks, 11/3-11/19September 30, 2011In 2008, Dysfunctional Theatre Company asked, ‘When the Apocalypse comes, will there be beer?' There was. Unfortunately there wasn't enough. Continuing to lovingly rip off Dawn of the Dead, The Evil Dead and Shaun of the Dead, Brew of the Dead 2: Oktoberflesh asks an even more important question, ‘Can the dead get high?'