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Seattle Center hosts the City's official Earth Day Celebration as part of The Next Fifty (Next 50), on Sunday, Apr 22, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on the Center grounds. The day also marks the beginning of Next 50 Sustainable Futures month, the first of six months of events and activities focusing on important issues of our day to recognize the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair.

Reborn from the ashes of Dead Moon, Portland Trio, Pierced Arrows, continue the legacy of their former bad. Dead Moon founders Fred and Toddy Cole recruited drummer Kelly Halliburton, and have since continued where they left off. Having released two records under the name 'Pierced Arrows,' their recent material is a logical evolution of Dead Moon.

The singer Carole J. Bufford sings about the "dry" years in SPEAK EASY, her new Prohibition-era show running at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, from May 5 to 24. Backed by the Grammy Award-winning jazz-age band, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, Bufford pours out classics made famous by Sophie Tucker, Al Jolson, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Helen Kane, Annette Hanshaw and more.

Rogers Park's Lifeline Theatre continues bringing educational opportunities to children with its twelfth annual Summer Drama Camps. Lifeline Theatre's Summer Drama Camps introduce kids to basic principles of performance and the kind of work that Lifeline is known for, namely story adaptation and ensemble work. Over the course of the programs, students explore popular children's books and adapt them for the stage, and parents enjoy a performance at the end. In Lifeline's camps, kids learn not only how to act out stories and characters, but also how to work more patiently and respectfully with their peers, gain confidence, and express themselves better.

On April 23 the Utah Shakespeare Festival is inviting the community to celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday with cake and the final performance of the Shakespeare-in-the-Schools touring production, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Randall L. Jones Theatre. Tickets are $5 for general admission and can be purchased online at bard.org or by calling 1-800-PLAYTIX.

Amas Musical Theatre is set to present SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL May 5-6 and May 11-13, feature The Teen Academy. Performances will be held at 7:30PM May 4-5 and 11-12, as well as at 3PM May 5-6 and May 12-13. The musical will be held at the 14th Street Y Theatre, at 344 East 14TH Street (between 1ST & 2ND Avenues).

Accordo, established in 2009, is a Minnesota-based chamber group. Its third season, which opened with a program of Romantic String Sextets on February 6 and closes with the May 14 offering, is presented by The Schubert Club, Northrop Concerts and Lectures, and Kate Nordstrum Projects at the National Historic Landmark Christ Church Lutheran.

Last night at Tribeca Performing Arts Center Highlights In Jazz producer, Jack Kleinsinger, presented saxophone legend Sonny Fortune with their annual award.

Guest conductor Vasily Petrenko will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Elgar's Cockaigne Overture and Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2. Pianist Kirill Gerstein will join the Orchestra for Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2. The performances will take place May 17 and 19, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. and May 20, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

Kambiz Mofrad and Majid Moussavian, co-presidents of the Persian Parade Foundation, announced that the 9th Annual Persian Parade, a celebration of the culture, traditions and contributions of the Persian people, will kick off this Sunday, April 15th at 12 Noon from Madison Avenue/38th Street. The parade, a non-political, non-religious, cultural event will march downtown to 26th Street. Political figures and celebrities in support of the Persian people are expected to participate.

In celebration of the bicentenary of Charles Dickens, PNPF Associates Ltd. in association with Ovation present the new musical A TALE OF TWO CITIES at The Charing Cross Theatre. Directed by Paul Nicholas, A TALE OF TWO CITIES has music by multi platinum award-winner David Pomeranz, book by Emmy winner Steven David Horwick and David Soames, lyrics by Steven David Horwich, musical arrangements by John Cameron, and choreography/assistant direction by Racky Plews. This production runs from 5 April until 12 May with press night on 18 April 2012.

OEDIPUS EL REY, written by Luis Alfaro and directed by Elizabeth Huffman, is set to take the stage at the Milagro Theatre May 3-26. Performances will be heeled Thursdays at 7:30PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM. Tickets will range from $15-$29 and can be purchased at www.milagro.org or 503-236-7253.

The Blue Spruce Theatre will be holding an evening of entertainment at the Burren Pub and Restaurant on April 15, 5PM-8PM, in Somerville, Massachusetts.

April is Autism Awareness month and a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that the neurodevelopmental disorder impacting social interaction, communication and behavior affects an estimated 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys in the United States. Amidst these disturbing statistics is a program making audiences in Music City aware that there is hope for children with autism to shine.

Celebrating the 60th anniversary since its establishment, the Lincoln Boys Choir's 2011/2012 Season culminates with a festive gala concert and dinner May 11 at the Rococo Theater in Lincoln.

The Playwrights Realm <www.playwrightsrealm.org>, under the leadership of Artistic Director Katherine Kovner, is accepting applications for its 2012-2013 Playwriting Fellowships through April 30.

On May 4, 2012, the Howard County Arts Council opens two new exhibits: Resident Visual Artists Exhibit 2012 and Elements Within: Brenda Townsend-Kollman & Michael Spears.

Downtown Art continues its 'Inheritance' series with THE BOWERY WARS, PART 2, an original music theater work, book and lyrics by Ryan Gilliam, composed by Michael Hickey, performed by a company of 25 young performers and musicians.

NCTC is presents the San Francisco Premiere of THE TOM JUDSON SHOW by Tom Judson. The show will run from May 2-12, 2012: Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Walker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave., near Market St. in San Francisco. Tickets are $28-$41 each, and are available at the NCTC Box Office (415) 861-8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org.

To celebrate Immigrant Heritage Week 2012 (established in 2004 by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg), IASNY will be having its annual showcase event 'New York with an Accent' at the storied Nuyorican Poets Café in the East Village.