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LaMaMa, E.T.C. presents Alfred Preisser and Randy Weiner's CALIGULA MAXIMUS, a project with Hammerstein & Weiner, LLC, Christopher McElroen, Alfred Preisser and Kingsize, USA, at La MaMa's newly renamed Ellen Stewart Theatre. Performances for CALIGULA MAXIMUS at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, 74A E. 4th St. begin on March 11 and run through April 4.

The Hartt School presents An Evening of Concerto Winners on Friday, February 5, at 7:30 PM in Lincoln Theater on the University of Hartford campus. This wonderful event features the four Paranov Concerto Competition winners from the 2009-2010 season. Two of the competition winners will perform with The Hartt Wind Ensemble, led by Glen Adsit, and two will perform with the Hartt Symphony Orchestra, led by special guest conductor Edward Cumming, Music Director of The Hartford Symphony Orchestra. Admission is free.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre will present William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, February 25 - March 7 in the Nafe Katter Theatre on the Storrs campus. Evening performances start at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Matinee performances start at 2 p.m. For additional information, call 860-486-4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu.

Winter Jam NYC snow preparations kicked off on Thursday when the snow guns began the blizzard in Central Park. The white-out runs throughout the week as the weather allows-temperatures 32°F or below-to create a blanket of two feet for Winter Jam NYC 2010 Saturday, February 6th. Enter at 72nd Street and head south toward Sheep Meadow to join in the festivities.

Having performed in over 15 countries with a combined audience of over three million, TAO takes the stage at Mesa Arts Center Friday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ikeda Theater. Tickets are $18-$38 and are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at mesaartscenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Opera New Jersey and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announce that mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves has withdrawn from her Carmen engagements due to a direct order from her doctor to rest her vocal cords for six to eight weeks.

The Vagabond Theatre Ensemble presents Hangman School for Girls in association with Fullstop Collective. The show will feature Nick Afka, Louiza Collins, Lucy Gillespie, Sarah Ann Masse, Lillian Meredith, and Briel Pomerantz. The production will play at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street), March 10-27, Thursday through Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm with additional performances on Monday, March 22 at 8pm and Saturday, March 27 at 2pm. Advance tickets ($15) are available by calling 1-866-811-411 or online at www.theatermania.com. $20 tickets will also be available for purchase at the door.

In partnership with Great Lakes Theater Festival, the PlayhouseSquare Community Engagement & Education Department is hosting the Cleveland Branch Finals of the annual English-Speaking Union's (ESU) National Shakespeare Competition on Saturday, February 27. Students from 38 Northeast Ohio schools are participating. Cuyahoga County Public Library Executive Director Sari Feldman will deliver the event's keynote address at 9:00 a.m.

The Building Stage, a Chicago theater company noted for its unique retellings and adaptations of various media to the stage presents their newest and largest endeavor to date: The Ring Cycle. The Ring Cycle is a non-operatic theatrical re-imagining of the famous Richard Wagner opera cycle, The Ring of the Nibelung. Utilizing original music, circus arts and puppetry in conjunction with the libretti, this epic project will synthesize 16 hours of opera into a six-hour theater piece co-directed by The Building Stage Artistic Director Blake Montgomery and Associate Artistic Director Joanie Schultz. The six-hour production includes two short intermissions and a dinner break. Ticket buyers are invited to pack a picnic or purchase snacks, meals and drinks at the theater. The dinner available for pre-purchase is a $10 boxed sandwich dinner from the popular family-owned Bari Foods (vegetarian options available). Patrons will be greeted with a complimentary cup of hot coffee or cocoa upon entrance and during the dinner break everyone is invited to picnic on the stage with their meal or snacks.

The Omaha Theater Ballet will present its final production, The Rainforest, on The Rose Theater's main stage February 11th-21st. Audiences will be both entertained and inspired by this original ballet choreographed by the Ballet's Artistic Director Robin Welch.

Open Fist Theatre Company presents Stage Door, by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber from January 22nd to March 13th. Directed by Barbara Schofield, performances will take place on Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, and Sundays at 2PM. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. To buyu tickets, call (323) 882-6912, or visit http://www.eventbrite.com/org/11574458?s.

MBS Productions' 24 hrs. of Love opens on February 4th and will run through February 20th at the Stone Cottage Theatre in Addison, Texas. Tickets and more information can be obtained at http://www.mbsproductions.net/ or by calling 214-477-4942.

The Dvorak American Heritage Association will feature An Evening with George Mraz & Friends on Friday, February 26th. World-renowned jazz bassist George Mraz was presented The Medal of the President of The Czech Republic for Lifetime Achievement on his 65th birthday, June 10, 2009 at the Prague Castle. Known for his historic work with jazz icons Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones, to name a few, Mraz appears for the first time publicly performing a program consisting entirely of his own compositions with legendary drummer Joey Baron (Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Tony Bennett, David Bowie, and Michael Jackson...) and stellar tenor saxophonist Rich Perry (Thad Jones/Mel Lewis now Vanguard Orchestra, Maria Schneider's Orchestra, Chet Baker, and Billy Hart). This totally original program has been recently recorded on CD and DVD for release later this year.

Theatre in the Round Players presents the area premiere of The Burial at Thebes in weekend performances February 12th through March 7th. Irish poet and Nobel Prize winning author Seamus Heaney wrote this new adaptation of the Greek tragedy Antigone. When Creon, the king, refuses to bury her traitorous brother, Antigone defies him and takes the law into her own hands. This short but powerful staging features a striking version of a wise Chorus, and vivid, poetic writing.

Artists aged 18 or older who live, work or study in Mercer County, N.J., are invited to submit work to be considered for this year's 'Mercer County Artists' exhibit. Artists may enter one or two pieces in any media except photography. (The county hosts a separate 'Mercer County Photography' exhibit).

Theater Ten Ten presents its winter 2010 production, a fully staged production run of Marc Blitzstein's riveting political musical comedy THE CRADLE WILL ROCK, Running five weeks from Friday, February 12th through Sunday, March 14th, 2010.

Beginning February 11th, the Michael O'Neal Chamber Singers will present Amore: Love Through the Ages at a variety of venues throughout northwestern Georgia. For centuries, composers and poets have found love to be an irresistible subject, and some of the most engaging choral music has been created as a result. This concert will feature a variety of tributes to this universal theme. With a repertoire spanning centuries and styles, The Michael O'Neal Chamber Singers is a 24-member group that appears on concert series and for corporate, civic and private events.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre of Indianapolis will cut loose this February with Footloose, the stage adaptation of the hit 1980s movie musical. Nominated for four Tony Awards and live on stage at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Footloose is the story of a big-city kid who shakes things up when he comes to a small town.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama, Dinner with Friends by Connecticut's Donald Margulies, has been announced as the second production in the 2010 season at Westport Country Playhouse. Scheduled for June 1 through June 19, 'Dinner with Friends' will be directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director.

Twice a year, New Yorkers have the chance to experience the city's finest restaurants for a fraction what they might usually spend. New York City Restauant Week began as a lunch-only promational event in 1992. Since then it has grown to incorporate almost 300 restaurants, most of which feature the same restaurant Week deal: $24.07 for a three course lunch, and $35 for dinner. Prices do not include drinks, taxes, and tips.