2011 Winter Jam Tour Spectacular Comes to the Orleans Arena, 10/6October 3, 2011Orleans Arena will host Christian music's largest tour, the 2011 Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, for a one-night-only concert event on Sunday, November 6 at 6 p.m. The extensive line-up includes Grammy®-nominated bands NewSong, RED and Fireflight, multiple GMA Dove award-winner KJ-52, as well as Newsboys, Kutless and Matthew West.
MANCINI & MOONLIGHT With the Rockford Symphony Orchestra Set for 10/15October 3, 2011Broadway stars Nat Chandler (The Scarlet Pimpernell, The Phantom of the Opera) and Teri Hansen (Showboat, Boys from Syracuse) will appear in concert with Maestro Steven Larsen and the Rockford Symphony Orchestra on Saturday October 15th, 2011 at 7:30pm at the Coronado Performing Arts Center in Rockford, Illinois.
Tori Amos’ Night of Hunters Makes Billboard HistoryOctober 3, 2011Tori Amos has made music history with her new Deutsche Grammophon album Night of Hunters, becoming the first woman ever to simultaneously land on Billboard's Classical, Alternative and Rock Charts all in the Top 10. Her critically acclaimed new disc debuted at #1 on Billboard's Classical Crossover and Classical Overall Charts, while also nabbing the #5 position on the Alternative Chart and #7 on the Rock Chart.
Pepper & Sam Launch Diversionary Cabaret 10/21October 3, 2011Dead from New York: It's Pepper & Sam! Reanimated brother and sister act, Pepper & Sam are coming to San Diego to launch Diversionary Theatre's new Cabaret Series on Friday October 21, 2011.
Applications for The 4th Annual Women in Comedy Festival Open NowOctober 3, 2011Applications for The 4th Annual Women in Comedy Festival are now open to all comedians (men and women) in the realms of stand-up, improv, storytelling, musical comedy and workshops . In past years the festival has hosted a total of nearly 500 artists from all over the US, including Rachel Dratch, Maria Bamford, Kristin Schaal, Edie McClurg, Jen Kirkman, Jackie Kashian, Morgan Murphy, and many more.
The Broad Stage Presents Tim Fain in 'Portals,' 10/9October 3, 2011Virtuoso, rising star violinist Tim Fain, described by the Herald Tribune as 'dazzling, always risky, and unfailingly exciting,' will be premiering his collaboration with legendary composer Phillip Glass on October 9, 2011 at 4:00pm as part of Portals, a multimedia evening exploring the human longing for connection in a digital age. Partita for Solo Violin, written by Glass specifically for Fain, brings together the 34-year-old violin virtuoso from Santa Monica and the 74-year-old legendary pioneer of American minimalism, to create a performance which will be a true cultural event for the 21st century.
Raven Theatre Presents BOO HAHA!, 10/29October 3, 2011Raven Theatre invites the community to BOO HAHA!, their first Annual Fall Family Festival! BOO HAHA! is Saturday, October 29 from 2-5:00 p.m. Featuring bounce houses, games, trick or treating, face painting, prizes and a costume parade, BOO HAHA! is sure to turn your Halloween weekend into a festive neighborhood extravaganza! (Kids must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.)
Daydream Theatre Company Announces the Premiere of BETHOctober 3, 2011The Daydream Theatre Company of Providence, RI is proud to announce its fall 2011 production entitled 'BETH'. While Daydream Theatre Company's Producer, Jim Belanger, and Director, Lenny Schwartz, usually prepare plays written by Schwartz, they decided to showcase someone else's work this fall. The play 'BETH' is written by NYC Producer and playwright, Michael Roderick. This will be a World Premiere of 'BETH' for Roderick.
Star Trek: TNG’s Gates McFadden and Denise Crosby Reunite for HOUSE OF GOLDOctober 3, 2011It's been a quarter of a century, but the women of Star Trek: TNG are still going strong. Twenty-five years after they first met on the series, Gates McFadden ("Dr. Beverly Crusher") and Denise Crosby("Tasha Yar") are thrilled to collaborate at Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA, where artistic director McFadden directs company member Crosby in the West Coast premiere of Gregory Moss's House of Gold.
Long Wharf Theatre Holds Open House for Families 11/19October 3, 2011Long Wharf Theatre transforms into a cool Superhero Training School for its 5th Annual Discovery Day, a fun family open house event taking place at 9 am Saturday, Nov. 19 at Long Wharf Theatre, located at 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven. There is a suggested donation of $5 per family or $2 per person. All donations from this event will go towards funding a family friendly March production entirely adapted, produced, designed, and built by the Next Stage residents, early career professionals training in specific fields of theatre.
35th Annual Shakespeare Competition Runs 10/6-8 at the Utah Shakespeare FestivalOctober 3, 2011Over 2,700 students and 110 schools will participate in the 35th annual Shakespeare Competition hosted by the Utah Shakespeare Festival and Southern Utah University. From October 6 to 8 student thespians from across the Intermountain West will compete as actors, dancers and theatre technicians before panels of theatre and dance professionals in the largest scholastic Shakespeare competition in the country. A closing night awards ceremony will be held on October 8 at 7 p.m. at the Southern Utah University Centrum Arena.
Virginia Stage Company Announces 'Paint the Town RED' MonthOctober 3, 2011Buildings and trees are glowing red, restaurants are featuring red delicacies, collages of citizen-created red photo art are decorating storefront windows and Chrysler Hall's fountains are spraying red water. Virginia Stage Company announces Paint the Town RED, a month-long celebration of cultural arts and attractions across Norfolk.
Sid & Nancy 25th Anniversary Edition Arrives on Blu-ray 12/27October 3, 2011Live fast and die young. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents the tragic love story between a flawed and fascinating punk rock icon and the American groupie who adored him when SID & NANCY: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION arrives on Blu-ray December 27.
Frank Stella, Sarah Jessica Parker, et al. Set to Attend 2011 National Arts AwardsOctober 3, 2011Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading organization for advancing the arts and arts education, today announced the recipients of the 2011 National Arts Awards, which recognize those artists and arts leaders who exhibit exemplary national leadership and whose work demonstrates extraordinary artistic achievement.