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Chicago Opera Theater will be waiving all ticket fees when tickets to their 2010 Spring Festival Season go on sale to the general public on February 26th online only at ChicagoOperaTheater.org. Tickets go on sale by phone and in person on Monday, March 1st from 9am-5pm at 312.704.8414 or at 70 East Lake Street, Suite 815. Purchasing 'fee-free' tickets will end Monday, March 1st at 11:59pm.

The Hartt School presents the Lions Gate Trio on Saturday, February 27, at 7:30PM in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. Lions Gate Trio includes violinist Katie Lansdale, pianist Florence Millet, and cellist Marcy Rosen. The Trio performs works by Haydn, Dvorak, and Brahms and is joined by special guest artist Rita Porfiris, Hartt's new viola professor. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

Beginning March 7th, Musicals Tonight! will be presenting Kander & Ebb's The Rink at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre. With direction by Thomas Sabella-Mills, the run lasts through March 21st with performances on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 7:30PM, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2PM and 7:30PM, and Sundays at 3PM.

Bass-clarinetist / ethnomusicologist Dr. Paul Austerlitz will be presenting three concerts featuring music from his CDs, 'Journey' and 'The Fret Cycle.' His band will be augmented with the super-star percussionist of Dominican roots music, José Duluc and renown poet Michael S. Harper. Performances take place February 26 at 7:30PM (Gettysburg College), March 4 at 6PM (Esperanza Academy), and March 5 at 6PM (Bracetti Academy).

Highlights In Jazz, New York's longest running jazz concert series will be presenting its 37th season and final year of jazz performances. Performances take place at Tribeca Performing Arts Center with upcoming shows including Salute to Lew Tabackin and Ben Webster and Lester Young Centennial Concert. To purchase tickets, call the box office at (212) 220-1460 or visit http://www.tribecapac.org/music.htm.

Tickets have been made available for The Faub Faux, February 27th at the State Theatre in Easton. This the rescheduled date from the Feb 6th cancellation. The concert will begin at 8 PM. Tickets are $100 (includes post show meet & greet), $55 and $45. Tickets can be purchased at the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street in Easton, by phone at 1-800-999-STATE (610-252-3132) or online at www.statetheatre.org.

Ralph Bakshi will return to Animazing Gallery in SoHo for a reception where his altogether new series of fine art paintings will be debuted in an exhibition entitled THE STREETS. This bold series of mixed-media construction/paintings was inspired by the gritty and colorful neighborhoods of Bakshi's youth in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Dundalk Community Theatre will be opening its second show of the season, Altar Boys, February 26th. The hit off-Broadway musical that's been described as 'The Jonas Brothers meet Nunsense'. Performances are February 26, 27, 28 and March 5, 6 & 7, with Friday and Saturday shows 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $22 for general admission, $19 for seniors and $14 for students. For tickets, call the box office at 443-840-2787.

Gaelic folk singer Julie Fowlis releases her new album Uam on March 9th (Cadiz Music/ Shoeshine Records). Now Scotland's official Gaelic Ambassador, Fowlis explores new roles, allowing her to bring a new worldly sense to her traditional music. Now, Uam uncovers the resonances that echo from the Hebrides to Nova Scotia, from Brittany to the Scottish Highlands, the interlinking yet oft forgotten traditions that connect Gaelic and Celtic communities around the northern Atlantic.

BeFitNYC has announced that Recreation Centers across New York City will be offering free admission on the first Monday of every month through the rest of the year. The event begins Monday March 1st between 6:30AM and 9:30PM, though times may vary according to location. Recreation centers are closed between the hours of 3PM AND 6PM.

Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble will be presenting Slant!! at the Rudyard Kipling Theatre (422 W. Oak Street). Performances take place February 25th-27th and March 1st- 6th at 7:30PM, with all proceeds from the opening night performance being donated to Doctors Without Borders. Tickets are $8-$20 and can be purchased by contacting Us@LePetomane.org or by calling (502) 609-2520.

The Landless Theatre Company presents the DC Premiere of High Fidelity - A Musical, based on the Nick Hornby novel. The music is by Tom Kitt, Tony Award winning composer of Next to Normal, with lyrics by Amanda Green and book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Performances take place February 18th - March 14th at the DC Arts Center. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.landlesstheatrecompany.org.

Laurel Little Theatre will be extending its run of Crimes of the Heart, with additional performances on February 19th and 20th at 8PM. The production is directed by Michael Garner.

Jerry Mouawad will be continuing his series of 'Opera Beyond Words' with the premiere of Tick Tack Type opening March 11 for four shows only. Performances will be at Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th Avenue, on March 11, 12 & 13 at 8PM and March 14 at 3PM. All tickets are free and can be reserved by emailing imagotheatre@gmail.com. The performance is recommended for ages 16 and older.

Through February 21st, El Dorado Musical Theatre will be performing the classic musical, Grease, at Oak Ridge High School Theatre. With a cast ages 14-20, remaining performances include February 19th at 7PM, 20th at 2PM and 7PM, and 21st at 2PM. Tickets are $12-$25 and can be purchased by calling(916) 941-SING (7464) or by visiting www.edmttickets.com/tix/index.php.

The Cornelia Street Cafe, located between West 4th and Bleecker Street, has announced upcoming performances for the month of February. The cultural landmark has been in operation since 1977 and has remained an artists cafe since the beginning of its existence. For a detailed performance schedule, visit http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com.

The Grosse Pointe Public Library has announced the third program of their Classics Books Lecture Series, 'If We Be Friends: Shakespeare and His Audience,' Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. The talk will be presented by Dr. Ralph Williams, of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in the library of Grosse Pointe South High School , 11 Grosse Pointe Boulevard at Fisher Road in Grosse Pointe Farms . General admission is $10. The lecture is free to members of Friends, students and teachers with identification. For more information call 313-343-2074 ext. 6 or visit www.gpfriends.org.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem will be hosting two events for February including: JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS : Jazz on Film: Rarities with host Christian McBride and HARLEM IN THE HIMALAYAS: Bassist and Monk Competition Winner Ben Williams. The National Jazz Museum runs the gamut from rare films of Miles, Cannonball, Herbie Hancockandother rare treats hosted by our Co-Director bass great Christian McBride to an evening of brilliant contemporary jazz led by young bass phenom Ben Williams at the best acoustic venue in Manhattan.

Mary Arrchie Theatre Co. will be continuing its season of midwest premieres with THE RANT by Andrew Case, opening this Thursday Feb 18th at Angel Island.THE RANT is a gripping drama exploring racial bias and the perilous path to justice. When an African-American autistic boy is fatally wounded by police in the Bronx, an investigator sets out to expose the officer's crime only to learn that the truth itself is a sort of bias. She must wade through prejudice, deceit, and a volley of anonymous threats to find where culpability and truth really lie.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre will be commemorating a quarter-century of Alias Stage/Gamm theatre history at its upcoming fundraising party, Gamm 25: A Silver Celebration an evening of reminiscences and rollicking fun. The Gamm Theatre Board of Directors along with Honorary Chairs U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Dr. Sandra Whitehouse invite arts supporters to join them at the non-profit theater s eighth annual fundraising event on Saturday, April 10 at 6 p.m. Festivities include the honoring of Board President Coline Covington, Board Member and Resident Actor Samuel F. Babbitt, and Alan Shawn Feinstein and the Feinstein Family Foundation, plus a re-cap of the theater s season-long celebration of 25 pivotal players throughout its history.