Elisabeth Nebeker

Pioneer of the Imaginary Realisim movement, Daniel Merriam, opens his latest exhibit at Animazing Gallery (54 Greene Street at Broome) with a reception on Thursday, May 20th 6-9PM. The exhibit features collections of monumental paintings seven to eight feet tall will open on May 21 and runs through September 5. For information call 212.226.7374 or visit www.animazing.com. The collection will go live online after 7pm on Thursday, May 20th at www.animazing.com.

Sell a Door Theatre Company brings George Bernard Shaw's comedy about adult immaturity PHILANDERER to Greenwich Playhouse July 20 through August 15. Show times are Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 4pm. Tickets are £12, £10 (concs.) and are available by phone 020 8858 9256 and email boxoffice@galleontheatre.co.uk.

The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), the largest multi-arts festival in North America, will present the 14th Annual Festival from August 13th - 29th, 2010. FringeNYC shows run 2pm - midnight weekdays and noon - midnight on weekends. Tickets are $15 in advance beginning July 23 at www.FringeNYC.org or 866-468-7619; $18 at the door, subject to availability.

Peter Blum announced the exhibition John Zurier, Jason Fox, Richard Allen Morris, will open on May 20 at 526 West 29th Street and run through July 30. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, May 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition John Zurier, Jason Fox, Richard Allen Morris brings together 3 different painting positions. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10-6. For more information visit http://peterblumgallery.com/.

Portland Center Stage is holding its first summer cabaret series, Gavin & Susannah: An Intimate Evening of Musical Theater, featuring Gavin Gregory and Susannah Mars with musical director Rick Lewis. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings from July 7-23, 2010. All tickets will be $25.00 each, plus applicable handling fees. Due to the special ticket price, there will be no under 30 discounts or rush tickets offered. Tickets are now on sale at http://www.pcs.org/gavin-susannah/.

Jacob's Pillow Dance, National Historic Landmark and home of America's longest-running international dance festival, kicks off Festival 2010 with the prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili. The Festival runs Wednesday, June 23 through Saturday, June 26 at 8pm; Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27 at 2pm. Tickets range from $10-63. $10 Friday evening and Saturday/Sunday matinee youth tickets available. Tickets on sale now online jacobspillow.org, via phone at 413.243.0745 or in person at Jacob's Pillow. Jacob's Pillow is located at 358 George Carter Road in Becket, MA, 01223 (10 minutes east on Route 20 from Mass Pike Exit 2).

The Center for the Arts in Natick (14 Summer Street) presents Twentieth Century, directed by Jenn Shea, June 4-13. Tickets are $18 ($16 for members/$9 for Seniors and Students). Showtimes are 8 PM Friday and Saturday with a matinee Sunday at 2PM. For more information visit http://www.natickarts.org/index.php

Portland Center Stage is holding its first summer cabaret series, Gavin & Susannah: An Intimate Evening of Musical Theater, featuring Gavin Gregory and Susannah Mars with musical director Rick Lewis. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings from July 7-23, 2010. All tickets will be $25.00 each, plus applicable handling fees. Due to the special ticket price, there will be no under 30 discounts or rush tickets offered. Tickets are now on sale at http://www.pcs.org/gavin-susannah/.

The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), the largest multi-arts festival in North America, will present the 14th Annual Festival from August 13th - 29th, 2010. FringeNYC shows run 2pm - midnight weekdays and noon - midnight on weekends. Tickets are $15 in advance beginning July 23 at www.FringeNYC.org or 866-468-7619; $18 at the door, subject to availability.

The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) presents SMALL TOWN, BIG TALENT, an all-day, star-filled celebration to benefit SOPAC, to honor the South Orange/Maplewood community and its contribution to the arts. From 11:00AM - 11:00PM on Saturday, June 19th, over 1,000 local residents of all ages are anticipated to experience performances, workshops, panel discussions. Tickets are $20 Adults/$10 Children Age 10 and Under. To purchase tickets or for more info, visit www.SOPACnow.org or call 973.313.ARTS.

Cake Battered Wives will be at the Broadway Comedy Club (318 W. 53rd Street) on Thursday, June 24th at 7:15pm (Doors open at 7pm). Tickets are $8 plus $2 Beverage minimum. Cake Battered Wives will do a gay/lesbian themed interactive improv comedy in celebration of Pride Week 2010. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.cbwcomedy.com

Montego Glover, Tony nominated for her performance in MEMPHIS, will perform at the Ford's Theatre Society annual gala titled 'America Celebrates July 4th at Ford's Theatre.' The program will be filmed Sunday, June 6, in Washington, DC; portions of the gala will air on Friday, July 2nd on ABC (9pm - 10pm ET).

Moyra Davey's first solo exhibit in Europe will be at the Kunsthalle Basel June 17 through August 29 with an opening Wednesday, June 16 from 7pm-10pm. Accompanying the exhibition will be a new, fully illustrated monograph, published by Sternberg Press, with essays on Davey's work by George Baker, Bill Horrigan, Chris Kraus, and Eric Rosenberg. For more information visit http://www.kunsthallebasel.ch/exhibitions/preview/93?lang=en

Little Music School students at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts will perform throughout the month of June. Over one hundred young children, students of and Dorothy Brown, Kitty Cheung-Evans, Bryan Eyberg, Priscilla Noyes-Kjorlaug and Kim Rezendes, will perform for their families and friends. The Franklin School for the Performing Arts will host a school-wide Open House on Thursday, June 17 from 4 pm to 8 pm at 38 Main Street in downtown Franklin. For more information visit http://www.fspaonline.com/

Billabong's 4th annual Design For Humanity benefit (www.designforhumanity.com), will be held on Thursday, June 10th, 2010, in the heart of legendary NY streets on the back lot of Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Tickets are $30 ($150 VIP) and are available at www.designforhumanity.com 100% of the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to benefit Invisible Children. The event starts at 7pm.

Reni Mimura, a Japanese Cosplay Singer in NY, will perform at Pop Show Japan, at Club Orpheus Baltimore (1003 E. Pratt St) on June 26th at 9pm. Reni will perform with DJ Asu and Chidi. For more information visit http://www.renireni.com.

A musical comedy about a ventriloquist and his dummy, Bosco & Jones, debuts at The Factory Theatre Mainspace, 125 Bathurst Street, June 30 to July 11. Tickets are $10 and are available by phone 416 966 1062 or online at www.fringetoronto.com. Book and lyrics are by husband and wife team Brett and Racheal McCaig with music by the Scott White. For more information visit www.BoscoandJones.com

Tickets for Seattle Theatre Group (STG) summer concerts Big Head Todd at and Kale go on sale Friday, June 4 at noon. Tickets for Comedians of Chelsea Lately, August 13, at ShowBox Sodo are on sale Saturday, June 5 at 10am. For more information visit http://www.stgpresents.org/.

Direct from her run Off-Broadway in the hit comedy White's Lies, the Broadway star, actress/singer Betty Buckley opens Song Interpretation Workshop to new participants in July 2010. The Song Interpretation Intensive class schedule consists of six sessions beginning on Monday July 12, Wednesday July 14, Monday July 19, Wednesday July 21, Monday August 2, 2010, Wednesday August 4. Classes begin at 6:30pm and last 4-5 hours. For further details and to arrange an interview, prospective participants should call (940) 300-4944 An accompanist will be provided. For more information go to www.bettybuckley.com.

Little Radical Theatrics will present Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's musical thriller SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Play Group Theatre in White Plains from June 18-20, 2010. This particular mounting boasts a cast of twenty-three performers under the direction of Michael Mirra and George Croom. For more information e-mail littleradicals@aol.com. To purchase tickets visit www.seatyourself.biz/littleradicals