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The Museum of Modern Art presents 'Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement', from October 3, 2010, through January 3, 2011. The exhibition explores contemporary architecture as a powerful means for improving social conditions, focusing on 11 noteworthy built or under-construction projects in underserved communities around the world. The exhibit will be located in the Special Exhibitions Gallery on the third floor.

The New York Philharmonic, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, will perform the New York Premiere of the groundbreaking, theatrical Kraft, by Magnus Lindberg, the Orchestra's Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence, Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 8, at 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m. The program will also include Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Joshua Bell as soloist.

ACT's Mainstage season continues with the Seattle premiere of David Rambo's irresistible portrait of renowned advice columnist Ann Landers in THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS, Friday, September 10th to Sunday, October 31st. Tickets range from $37.50 to $55 with discounts for students and audience members under 25. Evening performances on Tuesdays through Thursdays and Sundays are at 7:30PM and on Fridays and Saturdays are at 8PM. Matinees performances on Saturdays and Sundays are at 2PM.

The Cornelia Street Café (29 Cornelia St.) announces its line-up for the month of September. For more information, please call 212-989-9319 or visit www.corneliastreetcafe.com.

The Theatre Development Fund (TDF) will continue its partnership with the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center to deliver world-class performing arts experiences to people who are deaf or impacted by hearing loss. During the upcoming 2010/11 Season, the Center will continue to provide open captioning services in partnership with TDF's National Open Captioning Initiative.

Vagabond Players (806 S. Broadway) presents A DOLL's HOUSE from Friday, September 3rd to Sunday, September 26th. Times are evening performances at 8 on Fridays and Saturdays and matinee performances at 2 on Sundays. Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for seniors and students. There are special $10 Student Nights on Fridays. For tickets, call 410-563-9135 or visit www.vagabondplayers.org.

The Merchant's House Museum (29 East Fourth Street, between Lafayette and Bowery) presents 'Memento Mori: The Birth & Resurrection of Postmortem Photography' exhibition from Thursday, September 9th through Monday, November 29th. The exhibition is open Thursdays through Mondays, from noon to 5 PM, and is included with regular admission, which is $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.

Georgia Shakespeare announces open auditions for the lead role of 'Ralphie' in the live stage production of A CHRISTMAS STORY to run Dec 7-26, 2010, at Georgia Shakespeare on the campus of Oglethorpe University. Four open auditions will be held at various locations around Atlanta in the coming weeks. For the role of Ralphie, Georgia Shakespeare is looking for boys who look between the ages of 10 and 12, but are not over the age of 13.

The Red Bull Theater announces its 2010-2011 Revelation Readings. Some actors and actresses involved in the readings include Maria Dizzia, Jessica Hecht, Jan Maxwell, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mary Testa, and Michael Urie. All readings are on Mondays at 7:30pm, except as noted, and take place at Theater at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street, between 9th & 10th Avenues. (Cast and details Subject to Change.)

Four County Players (5256 Governor Barbour Street, Barboursville) announces their fall workshop schedules. The workshops ranging in ages and in topic. More workshops may be announced soon. Please visit the website to register: www.fourcp.org/workshops

Frances Ruffelle returns to the West End for one night only on Sunday 12 September at 20:00 in FRANCES RUFFELLE: BENEATH THE DRESS at the Garrick Theatre with her funky six-piece band and a dazzling array of songs. Tickets are £25.00, £20.00 and £15.00. Please call the box office at 0844 412 4662 or visit the website at www.beneaththedress.com for tickets.

The Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates its 30-year musical partnership with Chief Conductor Charles Dutoit in the 2010-11 season. Highlights of Mr. Dutoit's nine subscription weeks with the Orchestra include the 2010-11 Opening Night with violinist Joshua Bell; the U.S. premiere of James MacMillan's Violin Concerto, co-commissioned by the Orchestra, with Vadim Repin; the world premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff's Flute Concerto with Principal Flute Jeffrey Khaner; and Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust with mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and tenor Paul Groves. Mr. Dutoit also leads the Orchestra in three performances at New York's Carnegie Hall and a performance at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Extending her weekday Rush Ticket program, Metropolitan Opera Managing Director Agnes Varis will subsidize 13,600 seats for weekend performances for the 2010-11 season. The seats in the Orchestra and Grand Tier, ranging in price from $322 to $137, will be available for $25 through a weekly drawing. Entries for the weekly drawings to purchase the $25 seats will be available only at the Met's web site, www.metopera.org.

Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy offers two Insider Tours: 'Crossing Delancey' on Thursdays, August 26th and September 2nd at 1:45PM, and 'Bialystoker the Beautiful' on Sundays, August 29th and September 5th at 11:45AM.

CENTERSTAGE announces that tickets for the 2010-2011 Season are now for sale. This year's lineup includes a Tony Award-winning musical; two East Coast premieres; an original take on Baltimore by Second City; 5 eclectic Cabarets; and 3 Play Labs, introductions to amazing new scripts. Tickets may be purchase online or at the box office.

Roswell United Methodist Church host the Raleigh Ringers as part of their Sounds of the Spirit Concert Series on Saturday, August 28th at 7:30PM. The Church is at 814 Mimosa Boulevard in Roswell.

Proud Ally Launch Party will be held at The Stonewall Inn (53 Christopher Street) on Tuesday, August 24th. Doors will open at 6:30PM and the show will be from 7 to 8PM. There is a $10 suggested donation.

Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located at 919 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn., is an art exhibition center dedicated to presenting the finest visual art from local, regional, U.S., and international sources in a program of changing exhibitions. The Frist Center's Martin ArtQuest Gallery features interactive stations relating to Frist Center exhibitions.

Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6th Avenue, begins the new season with the Tony Award- nominated, Arizona premiere of SHINING CITY by Conor McPherson. Preview is Friday, September 10th with Opening Night on Saturday, September 11th and will run until the 26th. They will be a reception after opening and a post-show discussion on the 12th. General admission tickets are $23 ($14 for preview) at the door and by phone; discounted tickets are available only online at www.beowulfalley.org.

Texas Performing Arts presents Jean Piché, Video Music Composer at the McCullough Theatre (2350 Robert Dedman Dr) on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 8PM. Tickets are $22 for general admission; there is a limited number of $10 tickets for students and other discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and military. They are on sale at the box office, online at TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.