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Bumper 2 Bumper will return to Meeting House Square Saturday, May 8 to celebrate the opening night of Dublin Dance Festival. The headphone disco will start at 9 pm with gates opening at 8.30 pm. Tickets for Bumper 2 Bumper are free but must be picked up in advance from Dublin Dance Festival Box Office at The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street (opposite Meeting House Square), Temple Bar from May 1st. For more information visit http://www.templebar.ie/home.php.

Nicholas Leichter and Monstah Black's take on 'The Wiz/ard of Oz' for the Obama generation THE WHIZ: OBAMALAND will be at the Abrons Arts Center (466 Grand Street) in Manhattan June 16-19 at 8pm. Tickets are $20 at www.theatermania.com or by calling 212-352-3101 or via www.abronsartscenter.org.

Un-Common Theatre Company's Young Adult Group will hold auditions for the Summer Musical 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' directed by Christa Crewdson of Arlington, Ma with Music Direction by Esther Zabinski of Fall River, Ma and will be performed at The Orpheum Theater, Foxboro, Ma. Auditions will be held by appointment only on Tuesday May 25th, 2010 from 6pm with callbacks at 6pm on Thursday May 27th at the Robinson School, 245 East St, Mansfield, Ma. For more information visist www.uncommontheatre.org .

The BBC hit comedy series 'Beautiful People' premieres its second season Saturday, June 12 at 10/9c on Logo. The six episode, half-hour comedy series, based on the memoirs of style guru Simon Doonan's childhood, shows that the path to fabulous never did run smooth, especially if you have one very quirky and dysfunctional family. For more information www.logotv.com.

Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America bring Storytime Live! to the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont Street, this spring, playing 6 performances on Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23. Showtimes are 11am, 2pm and 5pm. Tickets are $15-$56 and are availlable online at www.citicenter.org or by calling 866-348-9738.

Westwood Gallery presents a solo exhibition of artwork by New York artist, Will Insley (born 1929) through May 22 with an opening reception Thursday, April 29 6-8 PM with the artist. ONECITY, envisioned by Insley is a 675 mile square architectural labyrinth of mythology buried in the central North American plains. It is designed as an imaginary city to house 400 million people of the time, considered the entire population of the United States. During the era of ONECITY the outer rim of the country is inhabitable, possibly due to environmental devastation.

The Pittsburg Irish and Catholic Theatre presents Shakepeare's tragedy Othello at The Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Ave, May 19 - June 12. Performance time is 8pm with a 2pm matinee. Ticket prices are $46 on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday matinees. Saturday night prices are $50. Discounts available for seniors, youth, professionals and preview performances. Call ProArtsTickets at 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org for tickets and information.

John W Engeman Theater at Northport is offering two theater camps this summer beginning June 28. Musical Theater Summer Camp for Ages 7-15 will offer three three week sessions: June 28-July 17, July 19-August 6 and August 9-29. Tuition is $850 for the full week and runs 9 am to 3 pm. $550 for Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For 4-6 year olds Broadway for the Little Tyke will be available July 13 through August 14. The cost is $300 for Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am - 3 pm. For registration forms and more information call 631-261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in the New York Premiere of Le Grand Macabre, the absurdist opera by György Ligeti, in a staged production directed and designed by Douglas Fitch and produced by Edouard Getaz, Thursday, May 27, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., and Friday, May 28, and Saturday, May 29, at 8:00 p.m. Single tickets for the performances are $31 to $112 and can be purchased online at nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656, Tickets may also be purchased at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office or the Alice Tully Hall Box Office at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 65th Street. On Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30 PM Alan Gilbert and Douglas Fitch will participate in an Insights Series Event, Conversation About Le Grand Macabre, at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse. Tickets are $20.

Plays & Players, Center City Philadelphia's longest continually operated theater will present Rogers and Hammerstein's classic musical 'Carousel' directed by Lance Moore May 29-June 12. Preview performances May 27 & 28 at 8pm. Show time is 8 PM with matinee performances at 3 PM on Sunday, May 30 and Sunday, June 6. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door for general admission. $15 Student rush tickets available 30 minutes before show. Preview performance tickets are $5 off. Purchase tickets at www.playsandplayers.org or by calling (800) 595-4TIX. For additional information call the theatre at (215) 735-0630.

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre located east of U.S. Highway 1 at 1001 East Indiantown Road and State Road A1A will offer Family activites for the month of May with 'First Step to Stardom' auditions on May 1, a children's production of Putting it Together on May 8 at 7:30 PM and Fame: The Musical on May 21 & 22 at 7:30 PM. Tickets for the shows are $20 for adults and $15 for students and are available by phone at (561) 575-2223. More information on the auditions and the performances is available at www.jupitertheatre.org.

Playhouse South Community Theatre announced the appointment of actor, director and theatre activist Dawn Roth-Smith as Co-Artistic Director for the company. Starting in April she will work with Alan Bomar-Jones on selecting shows and determing the artistic direction of eash season and of the company. The Playhouse South is located at 3700 Far Hills in Kettering Ohio. For more information on the company visit http://playhousesouth.org/

On Sunday, May 16 at 1 p.m., the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will present a Terza Domenica Heritage Series event, 'Living Legacies: A Magical Pairing of Poetry and Music.' The event will pair the poetry of Letizia Modica Tuzzolino with the music of Alfred Morena, Sr. Family members will recount stories of the lives of these two talented individuals, and will also tell how they have taken works left behind by their forebears and given them new life in the 21st century. Admission of $10 for non-members and $5 for members includes a light reception. For more information visit http://www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org.

Dance/NYC, a branch of Dance/USA, announces the launch of the organization's new website at www.dancenyc.org, created by Design Brooklyn and GellyWorks, which went live on April 23, 2010. The new design supports the organizations vision and commitment to serving New York's dance community.

The German Theatre Munich in cooperation with Creative Partners GmbH holds a production Paul Walden & Derek Nicol for Flying Music in collaboration with Adrian Grant for Key Concerts The acclaimed show returns to the German Theatre

Frankenmouth Community Education is holding auditions for actors to sing with 'The Phantom', Franc D'Ambrosio. The area wide search will identify two singers to perform as Christine and Raoul on stage with Franc D'Ambrosio at his concert, November 9 at the Bronner Performing Arts Center. Participants will need to submit a recording of two songs - 'All I Ask of You' and one other song in a similiar Broadway style such as 'West Side Story,' 'The King or I,' or 'Oklahoma.' The cd must be received by no later than September 22. The applicants will also need to provide a short bio and photo. For competition guidelines and more information contact Frankenmuth Community Education 989-652-6351 or email commedu@frankenmuth.k12.mis.us.

Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street, welcomes Adam Kolker Group tonight at 8:30 PM. The Band features Adam Kolker, saxophones; Russ Lossing, piano; Johannes Weidenmuller, bass; and Jeff Davis on drums. Cover is $10. More information on the band http://www.adamkolker.com. Also tonight at the Cafe The Spoken Word series continues with Hydrogen Jukebox with Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges starting at 6:00 PM. Cover is $7. For more information on both events as well as other Cornelia Cafe events visit www.corneliastreetcafe.com.

The floating Concert Hall, Barge Music kicks off Thursday Night Jazz Series with Foldersnacks featuring Terrence Mcmanus, Tyshawn Sorey, Jesse Elder, Zack Foley and Aidan Carroll on April 29 at 8 PM. Tickets are $25 ($20 for senior, $10 student). Thursday Night Jazz continues with Brazilian Jazz Night with Luiz Simas Trio on May 13, Jazz Night with Liz Magnes on Piano May 20 and The Carlos Cuevas Trio on May 27. Reservations and information are available by phone (718) 624-2083, online at http://www.bargemusic.org/.

Agora Gallery's upcoming exhibitions scheduled to run from June 4, 2010 through June 25, 2010 in Gallery I, United in Art: an Exhibition of Fine Art from England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland demonstrates the depth and range of work originating from the United Kingdom. The Gallery, located at 530 West 25th Street, will host a reception Thursday, June 10 6-8 PM. Hours for the Gallery are Tuesday through Saturday 11 AM - 6PM. More information on the exhibit is available at http://www.agora-gallery.com/receptionexhibitions/6_10_2010.aspx.

Platinum selling artists Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Darren Holden and Martin Furey of The High Kings introduce the Great Craic remix of 'Step It Out Mary' from their current chart album 'Memory Lane. ' More information at www.thehighkings.com.