Kelsey Denette - Page 463

Ten pianists have been chosen to advance to the Semifinals of Canada's Honens International Piano Competition. The pianists come from seven countries: Australia, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Russia and Ukraine. One will be named the Honens Prize Laureate and win the world's largest award of its kind - a $100,000 (CAD) Enbridge Prize (cash) and an artistic and career development program valued at a half million dollars. The Semifinals and Finals of the Honens Competition, presented by Nexen Inc., take place in Calgary, October 17 to 26, 2012.

This July to December, Arts Centre Melbourne presents a series of events, workshops and performances especially designed to engage the youngest members of our community.

Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator in the Department of Film at The Museum of Modern Art, will retire on October 15, after a 44-year career at MoMA. Mr. Kardish joined the Museum as Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Film in 1968, and was promoted to Assistant Curator in 1971, Associate Curator in 1977, Curator in 1984, and Senior Curator in 1999. During his career at MoMA, he organized hundreds of film exhibitions and special screenings, established a number of important annual film series, and was responsible for coordinating more than 60 film exhibitions each year in the Museum's Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presents a staged reading of MY PERFECT PET. Marlo Hunter, Founder & Artistic Director of Eating Their Words, will direct a cast that includes Ethan Haberfield (Mary Poppins), Rebecca Lynn Goldfarb (Godspell 2032), David Foley, Jr. (Shrek, National Tour), Caroline Cahill, and Adrienne Asterita in a staged reading of the new family musical MY PERFECT PET. Daniel Feyer (Arnie the Doughnut) serves as music director, with stage management by Lauren Wong and general management by Gretchen Margaroli. Performances are July 27th at 4:30 p.m. and July 28th at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. as part of the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Aurora Theatre opens a new season with a new chamber version of the Broadway classic Sweet Charity beginning August 2, 2012.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is increasing its audience accessibility features with audio description and open captioning to help heighten the experience for guests with unique needs or disabilities better enjoy performances at the Center.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

Meet acting members of the award winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company on Wednesday, August 1 at the Cape May Lighthouse, on Thursday at Victorian Lace Inn, and on Friday, August 3 at a free juggling class and an after-show Q&A.

Z2 Entertainment will present Other Lives at the Fox Theatre on Friday, October 19th. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 20th for $15.00 in advance and $17.00 day of show.

Penumbra Theatre Company announced today the final staged reading of Word(s)PLAY! 2012, a forum designed to develop new plays by African American playwrights. Word(s)PLAY! will present Holly Down in Heaven by Kara Lee Corthron, directed by Ching Valdes-Aran, Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM.

Z2 Entertainment will present An Evening With…Chris Robinson: Brotherhood at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, September 15th. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 20th for $12.00 in advance and $14.00 day of show.

Country Dance*New York will present a contra dance on Saturday, July 21, 2012 from 8:00pm to 10:45pm at the Chinatown YMCA's Houston Street Center (273 Bowery, near Houston Street, Manhattan). Contra dancing is having a renaissance around the country, thanks to a thriving youth scene; high energy, joyful, acoustic music; and fast-paced, aerobic dancing. There is plenty of swinging your partner and lots of fun, flirting and eye contact. Some men wear kilts or skirts. Women dance with men, men dance with men, and women dance with women.

It's Christmas in July! Reserve tickets now for two NEW bergenPAC shows on sale: Brian Setzer Orchestra (December 5), Kenny Rogers (December 19th ) on sale Friday, July 20th at 11:00am. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or bergenPAC.org or by calling the box office at 201 227 1030.

97.3 KBCO & Z2 Entertainment are will present Punch Brothers with The Milk Carton Kids to the Boulder Theater on Sunday, December 9th, 2012. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, July 20th, 2012 at 10:00 am for $26.50 in advance & $29.50 the day of the show.

Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration, featuring many of the iconic artists identified with the fete, will air on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances Friday, August 10 at 9 p.m. ET as part of the PBS Arts Summer Festival (check local listings).

Fresh off the 2012 Summer festival circuit Atmosphere is preparing to embark on what will be their final North American tour of the year. Having kicked off the summer touring Australia and New Zealand with labelmate Evidence and high profile performances at Summerfest, Forecastle and Camp Bisco music festivals the crew is ready to prepare you for the approaching winter months.

Made Event will present Gareth Emery Live with Ben Gold, Blake Jarrell, Jerome Isma-ae and Zack Roth at Governors Beach Club on Governors Island, NYC, Saturday, August 4, 2012. After sold out shows in Manchester and Miami, the Garuda Live Project is coming to the Big Apple.

Cathy Rigby takes flight in an all new production of Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan July 24-29 at Starlight Theatre in Swope Park. The show about the boy who wouldn't grow up has been 'sprinkled with some extra fairy dust and is more awe-inspiring than ever.'

The Recording Academy releases the following statement on the passing of Kitty Wells.

Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT - Founder/Producer Wren T. Brown), now in its fifth year, announced today, that they will present the Los Angeles Premiere of FRATERNITY by internationally acclaimed, award-winning playwright/screenwriter Jeff Stetson (Keep the Faith and And the Men Should Also Gather). Henry Miller (James Baldwin's The Amen Corner) is set to direct this riveting award-winning political drama. FRATERNITY will play October 3 - 28, 2012, with the official press opening on Friday, October 5 at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (4718 W. Washington Blvd.) in Los Angeles.