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St. Petersburg Opera closes its fourth season with Bizet's Carmen, the story of a beautiful gypsy with a fiery temper June 4-6 at Hough Concert Hall (253 Fifth Avenue North). Maestro Mark Sforzini will be leading the acclaimed St. Petersburg Opera Orchestra, with Dean Anthony of Shreveport Opera providing the stage direction. Showtimes are Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5 at 7:30PM and Sunday, June 6 at 2 PM. Tickets are $20-$61.50. Tickets and information are available at www.mypalladium.org, by phone at 727-822-3590.

21C Media Group is representing Joseph Calleja, handling his media and public relations. The Maltese singer's recent successes include runs at New York's Metropolitan Opera, where he 'brought the house down' in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore (Classical TV) and 'gave his all, singing with ardor, stamina, and poignant vocal colorings and winning a rousing ovation' in the title role of Bartlett Sher's new production of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann (Anthony Tommasini, New York Times). For more information visit http://www.josephcalleja.com/index.php.

The Charlestown Working Theater has been awarded a grant from the Trust for Mutual Understanding to support an exchange between CWT and the National Center of Aesthetics Small Theatre based in Yerevan, Armenia NCA Small Theatre, Vahan Badlayan, Artistic Director. Funding from TMU will allow the CWT to bring their performance 'The Odyssey' to the High Fest International Performance Festival in Yerevan, Armenia in October, 2010.

Puttin' on the Ritz, a celebration of the Roaring 20's, is the theme of the 25th Anniversary Georgia Shakespeare Gala. The event will honor Oglethorpe University with the 2nd Annual Spirit of Will Award, recognizing individuals who exemplify the passion for the human condition that William Shakespeare displayed throughout the body of his writing, and those who courageously advocate for the primacy of the value of the arts as the ultimate expression of our shared humanity. Tickets are $200 with tables starting at $2,000 and include dinner, drinks and a special cabaret performance by Megan McFarland. For information or to buy tickets visit http://www.gashakespeare.org/bard_s_bash1 or contact development Associate Mari Arguelles 404.504.3413.

The York Shakespeare Company presents Eugene O'Neill's LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT at the Lion Theater (410 West 42nd Street) Friday, May 28 - June 12. Show times are 8PM with matinees Saturday at 2PM and Sunday at 3PM. There is an additional performance Tuesday, June 8 at 7PM. Tickets are $18 and are available online at www.TicketCentral.com or by calling 212-279-4200. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Theatre Row Box Office, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily. For more information visit www.yorkshakespeare.org

AMANDA MONACO QUARTET with Amanda Monaco, guitar; Douglas Yates, alto saxophone, bass clarinet; Sean Conly, bass; Satoshi Takeishi, drums will play Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia Cafe between West 4th and Bleecker) tonight May 12 at 8:30pm. For concert information visit http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Celebrating twenty years of concerts and music-making, Finbar Wright, returns to the Gaiety Theatre on Sunday 23rd May 2010 at 8pm. Tickets prices are €25-38. Romantic songs, Spanish music and powerful ballads, Finbar Wright's performance is part of a National tour. Audiences throughout Ireland and the USA have taken him to their hearts from the very start of his career. As part of his 2010 tour to date, Finbar sold out the Cork Opera House and Theatre Royal in Waterford. Full tour details available at: www.finbarwright.com/tour_dates.htm

The Conejo Players Theatre will host an Assassin fundraiser on Sunday, May 30 from 4-10 pm for adutls and teens. The objective is to be the last one standing for the grand prize. Cost is a minimum donation of $30. The Assassin event will be followed by a catered meal, karaoke and a dance party. To register visit https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?e=28b3fbd1894a18369ef58714d0f6070b&t=tix

During the gala at the Music Studio of Polish Radio. A. Osiecka Street. 3/5/7 My?liwiecka settled in Warsaw, was announced by radio 'Troika' contest for young artists talents.

The Attic Ensemble presents Working A Musical at the Barrow Mansion April 23-May 9, 2010. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8pm; Sundays at 3pm; and Thursday, April 29 and May 6 at 7:00pm. The Attic Junior Series presents Villain: DeBlanks a fill-in-the-blanks mystery April 24, May 1 and 8 at 1pm followed by a 25 minute hands-on educational talk-back.

Old Courthouse Theatre (49 Spring Stree SW, Concord) is holding auditions for the comedy-musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels May 23 and 24 at 7-9pm. Dirty Rotten Soundrels by David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane is based on the popular 1988 film about two fraudsters, Lawrence Hameson and Freddy Benson, living in the French Riviera. The run date is August 5-22 with performances at 8PM and Sunday matinees at 2:30 PM. For more information visit www.oldcourthousetheatre.org.

Harlem Stage presents the final reading of Diedre Murray's THE VOICE WITHIN on Thursday, May 13 at the Gatehouse Theatre (150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street). Show time is 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 and are available at http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase. More information available at http://harlemstage.org/.

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).

UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts presents various music, plays, theatre, and films in May. On May 10th at 6pm '5 Plays You Didn't Know' will be at Kenilworth 508 featuring second year actors directed by Rebecca Holderness. The plays include 'Ball Boys,' 'Feeding the Moonfish,' 'Small Museum,' 'Blue Like,' and 'Dead Wait.' At 7:30 pm at the Recital Hall Violists' Night Out II with various solo and ensemble music from the chief representative of the alto clef persuasion. On May 11 the first ever festival of UWM student made animation films at the Union Theatre at 7pm. The events are free with more information available at http://www4.uwm.edu/psoa/index.cfm

La Médiathèque rencontre M. J. Hyland Mardi 11 mai 10 à 19h30 Entrée libre, réservation indispensable (places limitées) En anglais Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris. www.centreculturelirlandais.com, T: 01 58 52 10 30.

David Mamet's November directed by Ashley Ricord runs through May 9 at Tulane's Lupin Theater (16 Newcomb Blvd.) Final performances are at 8pm Friday and Saturday; Sunday at 2pm. Tickets are $23 and are available at www.Theatre-13.com or 504 421 0744.

In honor of World AIDS Orphan Day, Broadway stars Donna McKechnie, Mary Beth Peil, Karen Mason, Nicholas Rodriguez, Will Chase, Paige Davis, Chad Kimball, Aaron Lazar, Felicia Finley, Christiane Noll, Robert Petkoff, and the JERSEY BOYS/Chicago company will participate in SING FOR MY SISTER Benefit May 10. The event will take place at 8pm at Christ & Saint Stephen's Church (120 West 69th Street - between Broadway and Columbus). Tickets are $25 at the door for more information visit http://www.ahopeforchildren.org.

ABC News debuts 'Boston Med' in an eight part limited series premiering on Thursday, June 24th at 10 PM/ET. 'Boston Med' travels to a city renowned for medical excellence and home to three superb American hospitals: Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Children's Hospital. Over four months, ABC cameras had unparalleled access to hospital staffs and patients. From operating rooms to end-of-life meetings, 'Boston Med' explores the culture of doctors and nurses and the conversations that happen outside the patient's earshot. This unsparing look at the ups and downs of hospital care holds many surprises for viewers.

The Jazz Education Network (JEN) will hold it's inaugural conference 'Shaping the Future of Jazz Education' on the campus of the University of Missouri - St. Louis May 20-22, 2010. Cost for the 3 day conference is $150; $110 for one day with special prices for spouses and students. Evening Concerts are $30. For tickets and more information visit JazzEdNet.org.

Theatre Hopkins will open its final production of the season, the Maryland premiere of the musical comedy, The Glorious Ones on Friday, June 11, at the Swirnow Theater in the Mattin Center on The Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus, 3400 N. Charles St. in Baltimore.