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The Rrazz Room, a San Francisco nightclub, will present the debut solo engagement of Valerie Simpson from May 8 to May 13. Ms. Simpson wrote love songs with her husband and writing partner, Nick Ashford, including 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough,' 'You're All I Need To Get By,' 'Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)' and 'Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing.' He died of throat cancer in August at the age of 70. Valerie will perform all their greatest hits in this moving once in a lifetime concert experience. The RRazz Room has been the Bay Area 'home' of Nick & Val since its inception.

Arroyo Grande High School Theatre Company presents Stephen Schwartz' PIPPIN, May 24-26. Performances will be held each day at 7PM, with a 2PM performance on May 26.

After a welcome-back event-the New York Night Train Happening at Brooklyn Bowl May 6-Jonathan Toubin, rock and soul party DJ, will return to performing the recurring New York City parties that form the foundation of his singular career: the monthly Soul Clap & Dance-Off, at Glasslands Gallery (289 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn), and the weekly Shakin' All Over Under Sideways Down, Friday nights at Home Sweet Home (131 Chrystie Street, Manhattan).

The Hunter College East Harlem Art Gallery will present Picturing Puerto Rico under the American Flag: The Photographs of Louise Rosskam, 1937- 1948 from May 11th - July 21st. This exhibition features the work of Louise Rosskam (1910- 2003), an elusive pioneer of the golden age of 20th century American documentary photography. The exhibition highlights her images - the photographs she created on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico in the New Deal and post-World War II eras. The gallery is located in Hunter College's Lois V. and Samuel Silberman School of Social Work building at 2180 Third Avenue at 119th Street, Manhattan.

The classic American drama ONE WHO FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST will be performed at the Eagle Theatre, located at 208 Vine Street in Hammonton, NJ, from June 15 to June 30. The play, adapted by Dale Wasserman from the 1962 Ken Kesey novel, tells the story of Randle McMurphy, who cons his way into a mental institution to avoid prison time, and proceeds to engage in a vicious clash of will with the domineering Nurse Ratched.

Imagination Stage, in a collaboration with The Washington Ballet, has announced casting for its world premiere summer production, THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE. In this fusion of theater, dance, and puppetry, based on the novel by C.S. Lewis, the roles of the four children are played jointly by an actor and a dancer, and the courageous lion Aslan is portrayed by a life-size puppet operated by three actor/puppeteers, similar to the puppets used in the Broadway production WAR HORSE.

The Contemporary Jewish Museum invites the public for a tea and awards ceremony honoring the winners of The Dorothy Saxe Invitational, Friday, May 11 from 1-2 PM. This event is free with museum admission.

FST will celebrate the works of young playwrights from all over the state of Florida and in sister cities in Russia, Scotland, and Israel next Saturday, May 12pm.

The Laugh Factory Las Vegas at the New Tropicana Las Vegas has announced this week's comedy lineup: Gerry Bednob, Bob Golub and Ace Guillen will take the stage May 7-13.

Shadowbox Live is launching a brand new two hour sketch comedy and rock 'n' roll show, Cutting Room Floor, opening May 10th at The Shadowbox Live Building, at 503 S. Front Street.

Since 2009, Jerry Mouawad has staged five silent productions Apis, Cuban Missile Tango, Tick Tack Type, Stage Left Lost and Zugzwang. Now he is breaking his silence with the English Language World Premiere of one of Japan's most popular plays, Yukio Mishima's THE BLACK LIZARD, opening May 11 and playing through June 2 at Imago Theatre located at 17 SE 8th Avenue.

The tango is presented in 8cho (pronounced ?ch?) by Argentina's Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company, a piece named after the popular tango step. Performing at The New Victory Theater from May 4th through May 20th, the company has a whole new take on tradition.

The Beef & Boards Dinner Theater has invited audiences to its Mother's Day performances of THE MUSIC MAN in Indianapolis.

An invitation has been released to the opening of the new studio of Jamie Zeccola aka Duke A. Barnstable. This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the House of DAB. This event offers the public a great chance to experience the variety of his artistic styles up close and personal. Be on the look-out for his ongoing NYC project called Subterranean Homesick Clues.

The Emergent Arts Theatre Company (2009's The Mousetrap and 2011's Arsenic and Old Lace, both at The Arthur Miller Theatre, and Waiting For Godot at Riverside Arts Center) presents Neil Simon's legendary comedy The Odd Couple on May 24 through 27 at the Arthur Miller Theatre in The Walgreen Drama Center, 1226 Murfin, on the North Campus of the University Of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Shows are at 8 pm Thursday May 24 and Friday May 25, then at 2 pm and 8 pm on Saturday May 26, and at 2pm on Sunday May 27. Tickets are $20 General Admission, $16 Seniors and Students with ID. Discount tickets to the special Preview Night performance on Wednesday May 23 are $10 each, available at www.emergentarts.com .

Beginning in July of 2011, Sasha Alcott and Chris Viner started curating a series of 'WPC Presents' events in the Bangor area which are evenings of live, original music including acts from the Bangor area coupled with touring musicians. The concept was, and is to cross pollinate the Northeastern United States indie music scene with the burgeoning scene in Bangor. The series has taken place in a variety of establishments and has recently expanded to include acts from as far as Pittsburgh PA.

SonaBLAST! recording artist, Kyle James Hauser is set to headline Live From UI Sound Studios. Opening up the show is Gothic Folk act, The Changing Colors. Doors open at 7:30pm. The show begins at 8pm. Audience will be part of a live-recorded performance.

The PACIFIC TATTOO is a musical mix of military bands, massed pipes and drums, fiddlers, dancers and vocalists. Inspired by the famous Edinburgh, Basel and Nova Scotia Tattoos among others, the PACIFIC TATTOO will be a showcase of diverse world-class performances - and the biggest indoor show on Vancouver Island.

Ciaran O'Driscoll will be launching his debut novel, A YEAR'S MIDNIGHT, on May 22 at the Redroaster Coffee House with an interview and question and answer session. Doors will open at 7:30PM for 8PM. Tickets at £10 / £8 concessions.

25 year-old pianist Eldar Djangirov will return to the Blue Note for the first time in three years with legendary guitarist Pat Martino. Eldar and Martino have been playing together frequently over the past year, both in quartet and duo settings. The pair initially teamed up in late 2009 for a tribute gig to guitar icon Les Paul at the Iridium in New York and later joined for the Lincoln Center 'Generations in Jazz Festival' in 2010. Over the past months, they've been playing a mix of each other's originals and standards like 'Round Midnight' and 'In Walked Bud.' 'Playing with Pat, you always have to be on your toes,' Eldar told the San Diego Anthology. 'This has been a great and very satisfying experience for me, and I think we'll keep playing together a few times each year.'