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The Kiwanis Club of Bradenton voted to submit a letter of intent to the Manatee Players' Board of Directors outlining a completion plan for the performing arts center's second floor which will include classroom space, a sewing room, costume storage, rehearsal space, meeting/conference room and a catering kitchen .

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the national tour of the new musical The Addams Family, based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, in the Opera House July 10 to 29, 2012. Press opening night is Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.

Carmen Lundy has performed and recorded with such musicians as Ray Barretto, Kenny Barron, Bruce Hornsby, Mulgrew Miller, Terri Lyne Carrington, Kip Hanrahan, Courtney Pine, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter, Marian McPartland, Regina Carter, Steve Turre, Geri Allen, Robert Glasper and the late Kenny Kirkland.

Boulder Weekly & Z2 Entertainment will present Shakedown Street playing Cornell University May 8th, 1977 at the Fox Theatre on Friday, August 17th. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, June 22nd for $12.00 in advance and $14.00 day of show.

DiMenna Children's Museum has announced the following upcoming events.

The National School Climate Center's (NSCC) BullyBust Campaign and the Blockbuster Broadway musical WICKED today announced the winners of the 2012 "For Good" Video Contest: Grand Prize winning school Our Lady Queen of Heaven (Lake Charles, LA), and two finalist schools: Jericho Middle School (Jericho, NY) and Grand Valley High School (Orwell, OH).

Rebecca Steele is set to present the world premiere of BRACED in New York City in July and August as a co-production with the 2012 Midtown International Theatre Festival.

Ghostlight Records, alongside Transport Group Theatre Company, has just released the Original Cast Recording of Michael John LaChiusa's critically-acclaimed new musical, QUEEN OF THE MIST. The recording, which was made possible with generous support from The Shen Family Foundation, is available today everywhere music is sold.

Dear Miss Garland, a musical co-written by St. George and award-winning director, Scott Edmiston opens at Stoneham Theatre on Thursday, June 28th.

The company of ANYTHING GOES will welcome Joyce Chittick as 'Erma' beginning tonight and continuing through July 31.

Heart & Dagger Productions, in conjunction with Happy Medium Theatre, Inc. (HMT) and Boston Actors Theater, will present Polaroid Stories, written by Naomi Iizuka and co-directed/choreographed by Joey C. Pelletier and Elise Weiner Wulff. The production runs June 29th - July 14th at the Boston Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02118.

Tift Merritt's highly anticipated Yep Roc Records label debut Traveling Alone is due October 2. The album was recorded in Brooklyn with Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket, Spoon) and features a guest appearance by Andrew Bird as well as performances by Marc Ribot, Rob Burger (Lucinda Williams, Iron & Wine, Rufus Wainwright), John Convertino (Calexico), Eric Heywood (The Jayhawks, Son Volt, Alejandro Escovedo) and Merritt's longtime collaborator Jay Brown.

Chairman of the Board Margot Bogert today announced the election of a new Trustee, Antonio Weiss.

Vital Theatre Company has announced the extension of STINKYKIDS THE MUSICAL, awarded 2012 BEST FAMILY SHOW by the Off Broadway Alliance, with book and lyrics by Sammy Buck, music byDaniel S. Acquisto with direction by Tim Drucker, based on the book series created by Britt Menzies.

With The Taming of the Shrew, byMoonlight Theatre aims to 'amplify Shakespeare's language through movement, mime and music, bringing an exciting slant to a well-known classic. This new staging will tickle the audience as they see their beloved characters in a setting that is recognizable, hilarious and full of lunacy. Whilst staying truthful and honourable to the original text, the contemporary setting adds a new sexual resonance to the play, showing that Shakespeare's work is truly timeless.'

Brenda Rae springt am 20. Juni 2012 an der Wiener Staatsoper als Lucia di Lammermoor anstelle der erkrankten Hibla Gerzmava ein und gibt damit ihr Hausdebüt im Haus am Ring.

The Mixed Blood Theatre Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda White Thietje as Managing Director to launch the company's 37th season. She steps into the position following the retirement of Pj Doyle, Managing Director since 2009. Concurrently, long-time Mixed Blood Director of Touring Charlie Moore will assume the newly-created position of General Manager.

The first installment in this series is the 2011 Twentieth Century Fox film Margaret, written and directed by Residency Five Playwright-in-Residence Kenneth Lonergan, on Tuesday, July 10th at 7:00 p.m. in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues).

Puppet Works will present Dusty Locks and the Three Bears with 4 free performances on June 23rd and 24th at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. Based on Susan Lowell's award winning book, the play is a lively Western retelling of Goldilocks. The free performances plus a puppet 'make-n-take' will be at 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th. Seating and supplies are limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sir Andrew Davis, music director and principal conductor of the world-renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago, will add the post of chief conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to his considerable credits, beginning in January 2013. The appointment was formally announced on Monday in Australia, and his initial contract in Melbourne is for four years.