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In tiefer Erschütterung und großer Trauer geben die Wiener Philharmoniker und die Wiener Staatsoper Nachricht vom Ableben ihres Kontrabassisten Georg Straka. Georg Straka ist während der Tournee der Wiener Philharmoniker in Japan am Mittwoch, dem 3. November 2010, bei einer Wanderung auf den Fuji tödlich verunglückt.

Utah Cultural Celebration Center presents the Winter Arts Market on Saturday, December 4, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 1355 West 3100 South West Valley City, UT 84119.

The New York Philharmonic will receive the Asia Society's Cultural Ambassador Award at a black-tie dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. The Asia Society's Annual Awards Dinner recognizes extraordinary individuals who have contributed to promoting understanding between Asians and Americans. The Philharmonic is being cited for its bridge-building concerts across the globe, particularly its historic concert in Pyongyang, DPRK, in February 2008, and its debut in Hanoi, Vietnam, in October 2009. At the dinner, two members of the Philharmonic - Assistant Concertmaster Michelle Kim and violist Vivik Kamath - will perform two works, including the well-known Korean folk song, Arirang, which they played with the Orchestra in Pyongyang.

Nightlife performer, Marti Gould Cummings will host his weekly benefit, 'Anything Goes with Marti,' Sunday, November 7 at 9pm, at Manhattan's chic new gay spot on the East Side, Vig27.

The Old Courthouse Theatre Presents as part if it's 2010-2011 Season - Celebrating 35 Years - 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' by Barbara Robinson.

Old Courthouse Theatre Presents the LIVING ROOM READING SERIES featuring a reading of 'Over the River and Through the Woods' by Joe DiPietro.

Howard County's signature event, the Celebration of the Arts in Howard County Gala, will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at its new location, The Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College. This year's gala will mark the 30th Anniversary of the Howard County Arts Council! Come Celebrate with us and enjoy our reception including culinary delights from area restaurants and caterers, bid on a fabulous new piece at the silent auction with work by local artists, and enjoy performances throughout the Grand Hall and Art Lounge. At 8 p.m. the musical performances on the Main Stage begin; guests will be invited inside the Smith Theatre for the presentation of the 2010 Howie Awards and the Rising Star Competition, the 2011 Howard County Arts Council's Arts Scholarship Recipients will also be announced!

Old Courthouse Theatre announces Antiques and Collectibles Auction and Appraisal Fair -a fund raiser for OCT and Concord/Kannapolis/Mt. Pleasant Friends of the Library.

After making it's OCT debut last season on the Black Box stage, to a standing room only audience, 'Divorce Southern Style' is coming to the main stage and joining our regular season of shows.

THE IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE presents A Special Musical Evening with Master violinist Christina Prince, A Child's Christmas in Wales, BANISHED CHILDREN OF EVE, Comes A Faery, and St. Nicholas this season.

Jewelbox at the Rendezvous Releases November Schedule inculding Theater, Comedy, and Burlesque Performances.

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present its forty-first world premiere, To Cross the Face of the Moon / Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, commissioned by HGO through its Song of Houston project. Music by José 'Pepe' Martinez, music director of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, with libretto by acclaimed Broadway director and author Leonard Foglia, the opera will be performed in concert by a cast that includes mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte, baritone and HGO studio alumnus Octavio Moreno, and Martinez, together with Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, on Saturday, November 13, 2010, at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston, Texas. This will be Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán's only Houston performance in 2010.

AUDITION NOTICE - 'Once on this Island' at Clarksville Little Theatre November 7th and 8th. Prepare one verse of a song. Dress comfortably for a movementaudition. Cold readings will be done from the script.

The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, is accepting submissions for the fifth annual Smith Prize. Funded by a gift from writer Timothy Jay Smith and a group of socially conscious donors, The Smith Prize is awarded to a full-length, non-musical political play that illuminates issues that can only be dealt with at the national or global level, even if the story is told from an individual perspective.

Get your holidays rockin' at A Very Merry Doo Wop Spectacular at the Union Country Performing Arts Center on Friday, December 10th. Seven of the greatest rock & roll acts will perform in this spectacular event headlined by Fred Parris and the Satins. Also scheduled to appear are: Emil Stucchio & The Classics, Shirley Alston Reeves, Cleveland Still & The Dubs, Barbara Harris & The Toys, Johnny Farina and The Fireflies.

Turning Point Café presents performances and events featuring Native Soul; John Abercrombie, Adam Nussbaum, and Jared Gold; Gabriele Tranchina as well as Joe Vincent Tranchina, Renato Thoms, Andy Eulau, Bobby Sanabria; and Guitar Legend Bucky Pizzarelli with Ed Laub as well as Jazz Sessions every Monday with guest hosts.

While the weather is getting colder, things at The Invisible Dog are only heating up. That's right, our red hot November events cannot be missed! With a new performance piece called Marco debuting, the excitiing ID's 3rd edition of Recession Art Show, the final weeks of Richard Garet's audio-visual installation Electrochroma, [and 2 live performances] the 2nd edition of Zero Film Festival and the closing of Yanira Castro's dance installation Wilderness, The Invisible Dog will warm you mind AND body (thanks in part to our giant industrial space-heaters!)

The Equinox Theatre Releases there November schedule including The Pillowman, Footloose, Silly Moose Improv, and The Elves and the Shoemaker.

This November, Shadow Theatre Company proudly adds an electrifying new musical to our 14th 'Sankofa' season calendar. 'An Evening with Nina,' written and directed by our renowned Artistic Director Hugo Sayles, features an outstanding ensemble cast of local favorites, including Stephanie Hancock, and stage newcomers like Dominique Christina and Hashim Hakim.

A multitude of the most curious chapters from 500+ years of animal trials will take center stage in late November at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College with excerpts from 'The Tragical-Comical Trial Trial of Madame P and Other 4-Legged and Winged Creatures,' a multi-media phantasmagoria-in-progress by award-winning playwright Susan Yankowitz. The play is widely interdisciplinary, engaging themes of animal rights and law, criminal justice, philosophy and ethics. The concluding event of John Jay's annual Art of Justice Series, it will be presented on Monday and Tuesday, November 29 and 30 at 7:00pm. The Gerald W. Lynch Theater is located at John Jay College, 899 Tenth Avenue, NYC. Tickets are $10 (free for CUNY students with valid ID) and may be purchased by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or visiting www.ticketcentral.com.