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Manhattan Parks Commissioner Bill Castro will join City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, members of Community Board 2 and community officials to break ground on improvements to Minetta Park Playground.

The National Playwrights Conference, artistic director Wendy C. Goldberg, will present the third and fourth shows of the season, Close Up Space by Molly Smith Metzler and The Burden of Not Having a Tail by Carrie Barrett.

Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced the launch of 'B Connected Mobile,' a personalized mobile application that delivers customized offers and information directly to a customer's iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. The app further expands the benefits of B Connected, the Company's nationwide player loyalty program.

DLC Summer Stage is pleased to announce their upcoming production of Mel Brooks' mega-hit musical The Producers. Performances will be held at the Drama Learning Center from August 5-14 (complete schedule is below). The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. With a truly hysterical book co-written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (Annie) and music and lyrics by Mr. Brooks, The Producers skewers Broadway traditions and takes no prisoners as it proudly proclaims itself an 'equal opportunity offender!' The 2001 Broadway Production broke all records and won a record 12 Tony Awards - including BEST MUSICAL - More than any other musical EVER!

JD3atrical Productions is thrilled to announce that the smash-hit, critically-acclaimed (LA Times CRITICS' CHOICE; LA Weekly GO!; Backstage CRITIC'S PICK) world premiere production of YELLOW, written and directed by Del Shores (The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, Southern Baptist Sissies, Sordid Lives) and produced by Louise Beard, Emerson Collins, Jason Dottley and Del Shores is EXTENDING thru SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 at the Coast Playhouse, 8325 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood.

After just two days of preview performances as the loveable green ogre ‘Shrek' in SHREK THE MUSICAL, Chicagoan Eric Petersen and his wife Lisa Morabito Petersen proudly gave birth to their own beautiful baby. Sophia Marie Petersen, weighing 8 lbs, 7 ounces and 20.5 inches long, was born at 5:12 p.m., Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial's Prentice Women's Hospital.

Emmy Award-winner Alec Baldwin will give life to the words of John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy, when he joins conductor Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for a performance of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA on Sunday July 18 at 2:30 PM. A video download link will be sent by email immediately following Alec Baldwin's narration at approximately 3:30 PM.

RICHARD SKIPPER, the 4-time MAC Award winning celebrity tribute artist, brings his critically-acclaimed show CAROL CHANNING IN CONCERT...STARRING RICHARD SKIPPER! to New Yorkfor a 1-Night Only Special Performance. The show will be included in an upcoming documentary filmon the life and career of Tony Award-winner Carol Channing. The performance and taping will occurJuly 27that St. Luke's Theater, located on Restaurant Row in Manhattan's Theater District.

The Chihuly Collection presented by The Morean Arts Center has opened its doors. There has been tons of press on this exhibit and it's simply amazing art work. It has been stated in advance and is very true that this collection is the Crown Jewel of St. Pete's already fine and numerous galleries and museums.

The Hartt School is proud to announce its 2010-2011 Dance Division season performance schedule. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt after August 1 for tickets and up-to-date scheduling information for all performances.

The Buck Creek Players will continue their 2009-2010 season 'On the Home Front' with the Playhouse Players Youth Production of Disney's Alice in Wonderland Junior, sponsored in part by The Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce. Opening Friday, July 30, and running for two weekends through Sunday, August 8, curtain times will be at 8:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with 2:30 p.m. matinees offered on Sundays. All performances will be held at the Buck Creek Playhouse on Indianapolis' southeast side at 11150 Southeastern Avenue. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for children, students, and senior citizens (ages 62 & older) and can be reserved by calling (317) 862-2270. Group discounts are available for parties of ten or more.

Performance Network Theatre announces its production of the larger-than-life comedy, 'Woman Before a Glass' by Lanie Robertson. Performances will begin August 5 and run through September 5, 2010. This one woman show stars actress Naz Edwards as the eccentric heiress and avid art lover, Peggy Guggenheim. It is directed by Malcolm Tulip ('Amadeus,' 'The Seafarer').

Mary Bensel, Executive Director for the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is pleased to announce Robert Warren as the new Director of Education and Community Engagement. 'He has experience, expertise and a high quality of professionalism to add to this position,' said Ms. Bensel. The Education Department is funded in part through generous grants from the Van Wezel Foundation, Project Stage, Woman's Exchange, Florida Winefest & Auction, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Publix Supermarket Charities, and Embracing Our Differences among others.

As producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich previously announced, tickets for the Broadway Premiere of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, will go on sale to the general public beginning tomorrow (Saturday, July 17) at 12:01 a.m., and can be purchased at Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.

From July 14th to August 22nd, the Old Globe Theatre will host ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS - A NEW MUSICAL. This is the world premiere of a Broadway-bound musical comedy that takes the audience back to that sexy era in pop culture where 'Mad Men' reigned supreme, martinis flowed freely and the songs of Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen ('My Kind of Town Chicago Is),' 'Ain't That a Kick in the Head,' 'Call Me Irresponsible' and many more) ruled the night.

Former Nashville residents announce the 'NYC Loves Nashville' Benefit Concert at Le Poisson Rouge on July 27th. Doors open at 7:30pm with the show beginning at 8:00pm and tickets are $20 at Le Poisson Rouge's website (www.lprnyc.com). The concert will feature a diverse group of artists coming together to raise funds and awareness for the relief efforts in Nashville, Tennessee after unrelenting rainstorms in early May caused severe flood damage all across Music City. Participants include Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris, Nashville's own Laura Cantrell, Stuedabakerbrown, Caleb Hawley, Jennings and Milton. These artists have also generously donated tracks - some unreleased - that can be downloaded for free for a limited time with the purchase of a ticket online. Be sure to visit www.nyclovesnashville.com for the most up to date information or to make a donation at any time.

Jeffry Denman who starred in the original Broadway production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas and most recently co-starred and choreographed the Off Broadway hit YANK! at the York Theatre will direct and choreograph ALL SINGIN' ALL DANCIN' at Town Hall on Monday July 26, 2010 at 8pm.

In CAROUSEL, headstrong carnival barker Billy Bigelow falls for the demure young Julie Jordan, and their love story transcends time and death itself. Years after his death, he is given the chance to return to earth for one day, where he hopes to teach his troubled daughter an all-important lesson about love.

Bringing Sydney sunshine to you this year, Bondi Beach Boy Blue returns to Wexford Opera House from July 26th to August 7th at 8pm. Bondi Beach Boy Blue is a funny, moving, bittersweet comedy about two friends, the game of hurling and unfulfilled dreams.

At the half-way mark of their 35th annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, Samuel French, Inc. announces the first six plays that have moved on to the Finals to be held on Sunday, July 18th in four sessions beginning at 1:00 pm in the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row: