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The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) will offer hands-on workshops, June 25-28, 2013, on how to apply lean management principles in supply chain, logistics, warehousing, and distribution processes.

Dead Writers Theatre Collective presents the Chicago premiere of Adam Pasen's Tea with Edie and Fitz, directed by Jim Schneider, now playing through June 9, at the Greenhouse Theater Complex, 2257 North Lincoln Ave. Tea with Edie and Fitz chronicles the tempestuous meeting of literary icons Edith Wharton (Patti Roeder) and F. Scott Fitzgerald (Madison Niederhauser) at her estate for tea in the 1920s. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights from the production below.

Dead Writers Theatre Collective presents the Chicago premiere of Adam Pasen's Tea with Edie and Fitz, directed by Jim Schneider, now playing through June 9, at the Greenhouse Theater Complex, 2257 North Lincoln Ave. Tea with Edie and Fitz chronicles the tempestuous meeting of literary icons Edith Wharton (Judith Hoppe) and F. Scott Fitzgerald (Madison Niederhauser) at her estate for tea in the 1920s. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

While the American economy sputters along, the workforce is suffering a crisis of its own, with consecutive years of alarmingly high levels of job dissatisfaction. Gallup estimates that 69% of employees are disengaged or actively disengaged, and a recent survey by Right Management revealed that 86% of Americans are so dissatisfied that they plan to look for a new job in 2013. Employees feel overworked, underappreciated, and fed up.

The 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service will add titles from Hachette Book Group to its catalog of offerings, giving readers access to books from popular authors including James Patterson and Nicholas Sparks. Hachette Book Group's full eBook catalog will be available to libraries with no delay on new titles.

St. Louis County Library's popular summer reading clubs will kick-off early this year starting May 13 and running through August 3. The library offers clubs for all ages: babies, kids, teens and adults, with fun programs and great prizes for each age group. Participation is free, and as an added incentive, preschool children through those entering 12th grade will have their fines waived when they sign up for a summer reading club (some restrictions apply). Registration begins May 13; simply stop by any St. Louis County Library branch to sign-up. Teens and Adults can register online at http://www.slcl.org/summer-reading-clubs.

Scion has announced today that their lifestyle gallery and retail space on Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles, called the Scion A/V Installation, will host cult fashion label Hood By Air for a month long installation opening May 18.

Children's innate curiosity has lead them to stick objects in their ears and noses for a majority of human history. While the trial and error mindset is crucial to development, it does not exist without consequence.

Imagine yourself collapsing while doing something as simple as vacuuming. Heavy metals and other dangerous toxins can quietly damage a person's health when absorbed through the skin, the air that we breathe and numerous other origins. It can accumulate in our bodies and cause permanent damage to the brain and several other systems.

Hixenbaugh Ancient Art, Ltd recently updated its web site with a variety of newly acquired ancient art. Included among the recent acquisitions is an Athenian Red-Figure Volute Krater by the Niobid Painter.

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum announced today that it will offer free admission to New Mexico residents and their guests on the first Friday of every month. The next 'Free First Friday' is May 3, 2013.

Amour d'Art Gallery, specializing in fine art of many genres including contemporary realism, impressionism, figurative art, abstract and 3-dimentional art, is relocating its fine art gallery to downtown Los Gatos. The premier opening will take place May 3 and 4, 2013.

The Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation (CCBF) will host its sixth annual Contemporary Art Auction on Wednesday, May 15th at Bonhams New York from 6 to 9 pm. The exclusive evening will feature after-hours access to Bonhams, a cocktail reception and the opportunity to browse and bid on CCBF's beautiful collection of paintings, photographs and sculptures. Proceeds support the clinical care of children with cancer and blood disorders, cutting edge research to understand the causes of these disorders and a fellowship training program in pediatric hematology and oncology.

The Carlos Museum is pleased to announce new objects on display in the Art of Africa galleries along with newly redesigned installations to improve access and visibility. Representing art from the great diversity of African nations and cultures, the Museum's collection includes works from among other countries, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Nigeria, and Benin, representing important cultural worldviews and aesthetic values.

RosettaBooks, the leading independent eBook publisher, released a compilation of master storyteller Kurt Vonnegut's commencement speeches entitled If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young.

A picturesque network of hamlets, villages, and market towns in southwest England, the Cotswolds is well known for its honey-colored stone cottages, stately homes, and stunning scenery. Jennifer Richardson-travel writer and author of Americashire: A Field Guide to a Marriage (She Writes Press/ May 2013)-spent three years living in the heart of the Cotswolds, after she and her British husband bought a two-hundred-year-old cottage, hoping for an escape from their London lives.

There is a very fine line between showing interest and appearing desperate, but the man who learns to walk that line will forever avoid landing himself in the dreaded friend zone, says Professional Dating Coach Bobby Rio in his new report.

17-year-old Caleb O'Connor is a werewolf, but he doesn't believe in magic. He breaks out of his reclusive community in Maine to go to MIT, hoping that a werewolf can fit in on a campus where no one believes in monsters. He's drawn back to Maine when, one fateful weekend, his childhood friends break into an abandoned mansion without him. One dies there, and another is executed by the local community who call themselves "wizards." His crime? Opening a sealed tomb that had held a centuries-old vampire who crossed the ocean on the Titanic.

Mario Brown is a best selling author, sought after speaker, and marketing expert who has been nationally featured on Albany Times Union and CBS. Mario Brown is ready to share his online wealth system with students from around the world, this weekend in San Diego. He has a step-by-step action plan all can follow. He is sharing his proven keys to success at his upcoming Live Event 'Online Marketing Mastery' which will be held in San Diego, California, May 2nd through May 5th. Keynote speakers will include Frank Kern, Mike Filsaime and James Malinchak, who all make up the who's-who list as online marketing leading authority leaders.

Executive Director of Caine Learning and inspiring educator, Geoffrey Caine, is an expert in synthesizing psychology and neuroscience to understanding natural learning. One of his current endeavors is writing an ebook series for the Kindle based on extensive professional research he and his wife, Renate Caine, have done. The first book of the ongoing series, 9 Skills for Listening to Life, is currently available for free from April 30 to May 2.