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The Firehouse Theatre Project Presents a new comedy and improvisational troupe - SketchProv Live! opening Tuesday, Sept. 28 and David O'Sheas's one-man performance 'Taxi Stories' for two shows only on Monday Oct. 4 and Wednesday Oct. 6.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF continues its Theater for Young Audiences Series with Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, a stage adaptation of the popular children's books by Kevin Henkes.

Chicago DCA presents Theater Incubator Showcase featuring Sideshow Theatre Company on Monday, October 25, at 7:30 PM at Studio Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center. Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Theater's Incubator Program is designed to support the creation of new work by emerging Chicago theater companies.

MTP-Montauk Theatre Productions presents 'Going West,' starring Anita S. Brown and directed by Christopher Presley. 'Going West' is a new one-woman play by Academy Award-winning writer Mayo Simon. Premieres Thursday, October 21, 2010 AT 7:30 PM at Shooting Star Theatre located at 40 Peck Slip in the South Street Seaport (between Front and South Streets), NYC. Subway: 2, 3, 4 or 5 to Fulton Street, or A or C to Broadway/Nassau.Extended Run Performances on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM and on Sundays at 3PM. Tickets price is $20.00; dicounts for seniors and students. Reservations are essential please call 646.825.1864

Pianist and composer Michael Weiss leads a trio in tribute to the late, great Detroit pianists Hank Jones and Tommy Flanagan at the Kitano New York. Joining Weiss are bassist George Mraz, who was a member of trios led by both Jones and Flanagan, and drummer Dennis Mackrel, a former member of Jones' trio.

In a guest house on the Gulf, a hundred miles from New Orleans, old friends gather in a summer home to rediscover connections, rekindle lost relationships, and find peace - only to find that they can't rewrite the stories of their past. The Antaeus Company, L.A.'s classical theater ensemble, presents The Autumn Garden by Lillian Hellman, directed by Larry Biederman. Four gala openings of the fully double-cast production, two with each cast, take place October 28-31, with performances continuing through December 19 at Antaeus' interim home, Deaf West Theatre in the NoHo Arts District. Low-priced previews begin October 22.

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman announced that 38 arts and cultural organizations will receive $342,943.00 in matching grants from the Howard County Arts Council for Fiscal Year 2011. The awards were announced at the Arts Council's annual meeting and reception at the Howard County Center for the Arts on September 24, 2010. These matching grants will be used by 18 Howard County organizations; 9 Howard County public schools; and 11 key Baltimore City organizations to support general operations, artist residencies, and special projects in the arts. Community Arts Development Grants fund day-to-day activities for Howard County arts organizations as well as special projects in the arts.

As part of its pledge to foster emerging artists, Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) presents RAW Material; a juried performance series that encourages burgeoning artists to bring new work to a live audience. Mentored by Artistic Advisor Gus Solomons jr, this season's artists will experiment with innovative ways to construct dynamic frames, discover breakthrough transitions and articulate emotional connections. Fall 2010 RAW Material artists include: Randy Burd; Sumi Clements/Summation Dance; Moriah Evans and Sarah Beth Percival; Gorgas/PoMoMojo; Joanna Kotze; and Dawn Robinson. The six up and coming choreographers will present their new 10-minute works in DNA's 130-seat state-of-the-art theater, October 7 & 8, 2010 at 8:00pm.

The Frist Center for the Visual arts will open Young Tennessee Artists: 2010 Statewide Advanced Placement Studio Art Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in the Conte Community Arts Gallery. This third bi-annual exhibition showcases the artwork of 33 high school students who were enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art programs throughout Tennessee in 2010. The 40 drawings, paintings, photographs and mixed-media works represent eleven schools and were chosen from seven hundred submissions from across the state. The exhibition, organized by the Frist Center, will continue through April 10, 2011.

The Mahatma Moses Comedy Tour, starring the world's only Indian Jewish comedian and the only Vietnamese Jewish comedian, is coming to Andrews Upstairs in Atlanta for two shows on Saturday, October 23.

The Napa Valley Opera House is proud to participate in NV Arts 2010, celebrating arts & culture in the Napa Valley.

Broadway powerhouse Idina Menzel - the Tony Award-winning Elphaba from international blockbuster Wicked - performs together with a full symphony orchestra for one night only November 7 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center November in Segerstrom Hall. With a diverse repertoire of classic pop, musical theater favorites (including hits from Wicked and Rent) as well as songs from her album I Stand, Menzel demonstrates why she is one of the great vocal performers of our time.

September 23, 2010. The Hartt School presents the Hartt Symphony Orchestra on Friday, October 1, at 7:30 PM in Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. This concert of orchestral masterpieces is conducted by Edward Cumming, Hartt's Interim Director of Orchestral Activities and long-time Music Director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

Friday, December 17 at 8 pm KETC Channel 9 & Fox Concerts presents Johnny Mathis Holiday Show featuring Holiday Favorites & his Classic Hits live at the Fox Theatre. Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 2 at 10 AM for $65, $55 & $45. A limited number of Gold Circle seats are also available. You can purchase tickets at the Fox Box Office, through MetroTix outlets, or by calling 314/534-1111. Order tickets online at www.metrotix.com.

September 23, 2010 Capital Stage prepares for its sixth season with the opening of the Sacramento Premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius (maw-rish-uhs). The sixth season will also mark Capital Stage's final season performing on board the Riverboat Delta King. The company recently announced plans for a move to midtown in the Spring of 2011.

The Opera Orchestra of New York opens its 2010-11 season on Monday, October 25 at 7:30 pm at Carnegie Hall with a double-bill of Massenet's La Navarraise starring tenor Roberto Alagna, mezzo-soprano Elena Garanea, and bass Ildar Abdrazakov and Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana starring Mr. Alagna, soprano Maria Guleghina, and mezzo-sopranos Krysty Swann and Mignon Dunn, conducted by Music Director Designate Alberto Veronesi. The concert features many important debuts including the company premiere of La Navarraise and Cavalleria rusticana; Music Director Designate Alberto Veronesi's Carnegie Hall and company debuts; the company debuts of soloists Robert Alagna, El?na Garan?a, Maria Guleghina, and Mignon Dunn, who returns to the stage for the first time since performing in Elektra at the Metropolitan Opera in 1994; and the young artist debut of mezzo-soprano Krysty Swann, a former member of the Opera Orchestra's Young Artist Program.

The Actors Theatre of Charlotte offers 'Pay What You Can' this Wednesday, September 22, 2010. Perfromances offered include Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS and Alfred Hitchcock Film Series featuring NORTH BY NORTHWEST.

DC Moore Gallery is pleased to present Joyce Kozloff: Navigational Triangles from October 2nd to October 30th, 2010. Long before Google Maps or GPS, seafarers used navigational triangles to pinpoint their location and to chart their course in relation to celestial bodies and the earth's poles. This exhibition comprises paintings and mixed media works that expand upon this concept and continue the artist's longstanding engagement with cross-cultural issues.

Theatre Charlotte announces auditions for 'A Christmas Carol' adapted by John Jakes from the novel by Charles Dicken. Auditions dates will be Saturday, October 9 at 1pm and Sunday, October 10 at 7pm. Performances will be held on December 10, 11, 16 17, 18 at 7:00pm, December 11, 18 at 2:30pm (Saturday Matinees), and on December 12, 19 at 2:30pm (Sunday Matinees).

Friday, September 24th at Cornelia Street Café the JOHN McNEIL-BILL McHENRY Quartet celebrates the release of their new Sunnyside recording,'Chill Morn He Climb Jenny,' at the Cornelia Street Cafe.