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The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) proudly announces this year's festival dates, Thursday, October 13 - Monday, October 17, 2011. The festival, which is usually held over Columbus Day Weekend, is launching one week later in 2011 in order to honor Yom Kippur, which falls during Columbus Day Weekend this year. HIFF plans to return to its regular Columbus Day Weekend dates in 2012 (October 4 - 8, 2012) to celebrate its 20th Anniversary.

Am Samstag, 22.1.11 eröffnen wir, mit DON CARLOS, INFANT VON SPANIEN Ein dramatisches Gedicht von Friedrich Schiller mit Pippa Galli, Antje Hochholdinger, Elisabeth Luger, Philipp Brammer, Oliver Rosskopf, Othmar Schratt, Stefan Wilde, Hendrik Winkler, Regie Silvia Armbruster, Bühne und Kostüme Stefan Morgenstern.

Gear up for Valentine's day with fantastic readings by smart, sexy authors Heather Kristin and Lauren Grodstein. On Tuesday, February 8th at 6:30 pm during happy hour in the Libertine Library at Gild Hall (15 Gold Street at Platt in Lower Manhattan) Kristin & Grodstein share the stage to read from their latest works and discuss the balance of love, family, creativity and career. Kristin's work will appear this year in a Simon and Schuster anthology, LOVE AND LET LIVE. Grodstein, the author of the acclaimed novel, A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, wrote this dark tale of family betrayal while caring for little ones at home.

Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, Linda Emond, Taylor Mac, Mandy Patinkin and Lapham's Quarterly Editor Lewis Lapham will celebrate the release of Lapham's Quarterly's Winter 2011 issue 'Celebrity' on Thursday, January 20 at 7 p.m. at Joe's Pub. The evening will feature a discussion about celebrity, a performance by Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac of 'Unworthy of Your Love' from Assassins, and lively selections from the magazine, which will include excerpts from Charles Lindbergh, Lillie Langtry, John Hinckley, Billy Wilder, Andy Warhol, John Adams, and tales from the Thousand and One Nights, among others.

What do you get when you strip away all pretenses between men and women, mix in some sexy rock ‘n' roll, and add a generous helping of uproarious sketch comedy? You get The Naked Truth, Shadowbox Live's new show that delves into everyone's favorite topics - Love, Sex, and Relationships.

Theatre Charlotte is seeking two to three men to fill out the ensemble for the production of THE GRADUATE. The men appear at the Braddock's party, the strip club, on the street, in the hotel and at a wedding. There are some lines. Rehearsals are in progress and the show runs January 21 - February 6. The director is Jim Yost.

Theatre Charlotte has announced audition dates for their upcoming show THE GLASS MENAGERIE, written by Tennessee Williams. The auditions will be held January 22 1pm and 23 at 7pm, with possible callbacks on Monday, January 24.

Carolina Actors Studio Theatre announces final auditions for the Regional Premiere of the Broadway hit, A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE.

Actors' Shakespeare Project (ASP) dives into 2011 with The Winter Festival, three productions that celebrate language, storytelling and company. The Winter Festival begins with Cymbeline (February 9 - February 20), directed by company member Doug Lockwood. Following Cymbeline is The Hotel Nepenthe (February 25 - March 6) written by company member John Kuntz, winner of the 2010 Elliot Norton award for Best New Play (The Salt Girl), and directed by David R. Gammons. Finally, closing the festival is Living in Exile (March 9 - March 20) written by local playwright Jon Lipsky and directed by ASP Artistic Director Allyn Burrows. The Winter Festival will be housed at a new venue for ASP: The Storefront on Elm in the heart of Davis Square (255 Elms Street) in Somerville.

NORWAY opens January 6, 2011 at the Phoenix Theatre. The play, by Samuel D. Hunter, is about a young man lost and the two people who try and save him: The confidante who believes in him, the father who wants to control him, and he is the son caught in between.

The National Jazz Museum has released its schedule for Harlem January 11 - January 15.

The Howard County Arts Council is very pleased to announce that it has met its sponsorship goal for the annual Celebration of the Arts and 30th Anniversary of the Howard County Arts Council!

The Beautiful Soup Theater Collective is presenting 'Crossing Brooklyn,' with music by Larson Award-winner Jenny Giering (Alice Unwrapped, Saint-Ex, The Mistress Cycles) and Book and Lyrics by Kleban Award-winner Laura Harrington (N Bonaparte, Resurrection, Alice Unwrapped). Set in New York City in 2002, 'Crossing Brooklyn' tells the story of Des and AJ, young, idealistic public school teachers bent on changing the world, one kid at a time. Life is full of promise and endless possibility until Des begins to unravel under the weight of her fears, ignited that fateful September day. Splitting apart under the strain, Des and AJ struggle to find their way back to each other. This innovative production will use original multimedia film pieces by filmmaker Brian Oh (Deeproot Films) to help tell Des' and AJ's stories.

The Frist Center for the Arts, in honor of the inauguration of Governor Bill Haslem, will offer free admission on inauguration day, Saturday, January 15, 2011, and will extend hours until midnight that evening with a number of special activities planned from 5-9 p.m.

The winter season debut of last year's breakout hit 'Pretty Little Liars' stood as ABC Family's No. 2 telecast ever in Women 18-34 (1.2 million/3.5 rating) and Females 12-34 (2.5 million/5.3 rating), ranking No. 1 in hour across all TV in the key demos.

WE tv has renewed its original series Downsized for a second season, ordering 10 all-new episodes set to premiere this summer. The show features the nine-member Bruce family of Arizona as they continue on their path to economic recovery after being hit hard by the recession. The series will air on Tuesday nights, continuing to build on WE tv's strategy of creating a weekly Tuesday night destination dedicated to programming about the wild ride of family relationships, seen from a woman's perspective.

This April, Mark Burnett and VH1 are teaming up to give viewers a never-before-seen look into the life of Audrina Patridge, a favorite of MTV's 'The Hills' and ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars,' on VH1's 'Audrina.'

The Kiss Kiss Cabaret, a Chicago-based neo-vaudeville, burlesque cabaret, has announced the details of its grand opening gala event at the Greenhouse Theater Center and post-show celebration at Kendall's Bar.

Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 202nd season with an all-new production of Peter Shaffer's AMADEUS, winner of the 1981 Tony Award for Best Play and 1985 Academy Award for Best Picture. Directed by Malcolm Black, AMADEUS begins previews on January 18th, opens on January 26th and runs through March 6th on the WST Mainstage.

To mark their 10th anniversary, Roscommon County Youth Theatre have developed one of the most exciting theatre projects ever developed for young people in Roscommon. For this production RCYT have brought together past and present members to present four 30 minute plays directed by four of Ireland's leading theatre directors - Catherine Simon (RCYT), Padraig McIntyre (Livin Dred Theatre Company); Jo Mangan (Performance Corporation) and Jason Byrne (Loose Canon Theatre Company).