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The 12th annual installment of the Coney Island Film Festival (named one of the '25 Coolest Film Festivals' by MovieMaker Magazine) hits the shores of Coney Island from Friday, September 21st through Sunday, September 23rd. This year's festival features 74 films from around the world; a stunning array of high and low-brow fare, as diverse as the neighborhood it represents. Subjects range from the profound to the profane, showcasing the independent spirit and irreverent nature of the one and only Coney Island.

Live Nation welcomes LEWIS BLACK to the Morris Performing Arts Center on Thursday, November 15th at 8PM.

Retirement can leave you with a lot of time on your hands. DEATH is about to spend his time finding out what it means to be human. Of course part of being human is being mortal - a factor that could turn out to be a problem in his search for greener pastures.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company announces an enriched 2012-2013 schedule for Happenings at the Harman, a free programming series featuring cross-genre performances by local artists. Interested parties can bring a bag lunch on their midday break to see performances by musicians, dancers, puppeteers and genre-mixers lasting one hour or less Wednesdays at noon in The Forum in Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW).

Don't miss your minimum monthly dose of laughter with The EDGE Improv Saturday, October 6 at Bainbridge Performing Arts.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Anderson Cooper, "360, World View" Live Show originally scheduled for Saturday, September 22nd at the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne has been cancelled.

Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, and the Houston Symphony are delighted to announce that longtime arts supporter and philanthropist Kitty King Powell has honored these organizations with gifts of $500,000 each. Marian P. Harrison and Nancy Powell Moore, daughters of Mrs. Powell, announced the gifts in a meeting with the leadership of the three arts organizations on August 27. The gift to Houston Ballet is intended to help support the new Houston Ballet Center for Dance, which opened in April 2011; monies directed toward the Symphony are to be used for the orchestra's $15 million Sustainability Fund; and the gift to Houston Grand Opera is unrestricted.

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, a TimeOutNY/Kids "Best Camp for 2012" which has just completed its 45th season, will present a special off-season event, An Afternoon With Jane Monheit, performances by the internationally acclaimed jazz singer and Usdan alumna, on Saturday October 14. The Grammy-nominated vocalist will perform two 75-minute concerts with her band, at 2 PM and then a repeat performance at 4:30 PM at Usdan's intimate Maurice B. Hexter Recital Hall.

Theresa Caputo, psychic medium and star of the hit TLC show "Long Island Medium" will be appearing live at the Palace Theatre on Monday, October 29, at 7:30pm. Theresa will 'give interactive readings to audience members throughout the show and also share personal stories about her life and her unique gifts.'

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2012-2013 season with How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama shifts backward and forward through time to trace one woman's engrossing journey from adolescence into adulthood. In this no-holds-barred look back through the rear-view, Li'l Bit confronts the lessons learned behind the wheel of her uncle's '56 Chevy - lessons most people would be reluctant to share.

This Fall, the Kitchen Theatre will offer a series of acting classes every Monday in October from 7-9PM. Geared for participants ages 15 and up, the classes will include a mix of theatre games and exercises along with detailed discussions and demonstrations on how to break down a script, how to establish objectives and beats, and how to build a character. Eventually, the group will take to the stage, rehearsing short scenes and exploring staging and how to play to an audience. The series will conclude with an informal gathering on October 29th.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Founder & Artistic Director), has announced the complete cast of the 10th anniversary production of the hit, award-winning play, The Exonerated, written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, presented in special association with The Innocence Project.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) today announced that a new addition to Western New York's (WNY's) flourishing theatre community will find a regular home at the Road Less Traveled Theater beginning Wednesday, September 19th, when The Honesty Theater Presents Fairy Tales, an evening of short original plays by local playwright and Honesty Theater founder Heather Ackerman.

Lindsay Pollock, editor of Art in America, presents a public keynote address on Thursday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. on the Emory campus. The presentation is free and open to the public; and launches the Sept. 20-22 symposium, "Off/Center: Art Writing from the Regions," hosted by the International Association of Art Critics (AICA), Emory University's Visual Arts Department and the Emory College Center for Creativity & the Arts.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show is a live touring sensation which has now sold over three million tickets worldwide, and the band have created an incredible show for the "Exposed In The Light" 2012 Tour.

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the new performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, will welcome the following events.

Iconic children's television stars Carole Demas and Paula Janis, best known for their popular New York-based television series The Magic Garden (1972 to 1984), will perform two special family concerts in conjunction with their 40th anniversary, to benefit The New York Children's Theater Festival.

11th Hour Theatre Company is set to bring audiences a mix of high-energy Mainstage musicals next season and a provocative blend of new musicals with their Next Step Concert Series. The season will also include their 8th annual Philly Rocks concert.

Grammy and Tony Award-Winner Heather Headley's new CD, Only One In The World, is slated for release on September 25, 2012, featuring new songs penned by Headley, R&B hits, familiar favorites and a cut from the upcoming production of The Bodyguard: A New Musical, in which Headley makes her London West End debut this fall. Listen to Headley performing Whitney Houston's famed song 'Run To You' from The Bodyguard - also featured in The Bodyguard: A New Musical - below!

Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. will conclude its 20th anniversary season with a new work at its September performance. Caverns will have its world premiere Sept. 21-23, capping the company's 20th anniversary year. It will be performed at 8 p.m. at The George Washington University Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, 800 21st St. NW, Washington, D.C., where Burgess launched his company two decades ago.