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Showcasing two of its accomplished ensembles-in-residence, the Music Institute of Chicago presents Quintet Attacca and Axiom Brass in a joint concert April 15 at Nichols Concert Hall, in Evanston, Illinois.

Stage and screen performer Ashley Fox Linton is proud to announce the release of her debut album, 'First Real Love.' Featuring music composed by 4 time Emmy Award Winner Randy Klein with lyricist Ron Miller, 'First Real Love' is available for purchase on iTunes and through King Kozmo Records.

The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company is proud to announce that SHIPWRECKED! by Donald Margulies begins previews February 9. Tickets are avaiable for $15 for the regional show's preview premiere.

The Metropolitan Opera's Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on tap to conduct this season's April 25 and May 2 performances of Verdi's LA TRAVIATA. Originally, the conductor for the scheduled performaces was to be determined. As previously announced, Luisi will also conduct the first four performances of the production, which opens for audiences on April 6. Steven White will conduct the performances on April 21 and 28.

New York City Opera kicks off a new year and a new era of city-wide productions with LA TRAVIATA at the Brooklyn Academy of Music from Feb. 12-18. The Jonathan Miller production of Verdi's masterpiece is the season's first NYC Opera staging at BAM, and is followed by the US premiere performances of Rufus Wainwright's Prima Donna from Feb. 19-25. As a gift to the City of New York, The Reed Foundation and The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation have bought the remaining seats for all NYC Opera performances at BAM and will offer these seats at a special $25 price to celebrate NYC Opera's new beginning.

Chekhovek, a new comedy adapted and directed by Melania Levitsky from nine of Anton Chekhov's best known short stories, will be given its New York premiere when previews begin Wednesday, February 1, at 8:00 pm for an opening Tuesday, February 7, at 7:00pm at the ArcLight Theatre.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Greenfield Foundation have announced that Composer-Pianist Vijay Iyer is the winner of the $30,000 Greenfield Prize, awarded this year in the field of music. Iyer will receive the award at a special celebration dinner on April 1, 2012 in Sarasota, FL.

To kick off 2012, theatreWashington is proud to present their often-spirited and ever-enjoyable monthly singalong at The Jefferson's Quill Bar on Monday, January 23 from 7-10 pm. No cover charge or RSVP is needed or required for the event.

The Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra is proud to present the 2012 Jazz Heritage Festival featuring jazz artists Dan Nimmer and Manty Ellis. The festival is slated for Friday, January 27 and begins at 9 AM.

The Martha Graham Dance Company (Janet Eilber, Artistic Director; LaRue Allen, Executive Director) will have a special engagement at The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th Street) NYC; March 13-18, 2012. Inner Landscape, the latest offering in the company's innovative series of thematic performances including contextual media and narration, features the acclaimed Graham psychological works in which she laid bare the human psyche. There will be two programs presented by the company as well as a Family matinee show on Saturday-March 17 at 2:00pm.

Costume designer and Tony winner Marina Draghici joins actress Victoria Principal; red carpet host Melissa Rivers; two-time Emmy Award winning actress Julia Barr; and international couture legend Elizabeth Emanuel as judge for national fur free competition.

Red Mountain Theatre Company brings you back to the nifty fifties with THE TAFFETAS, February 16-March 4, 2012, at the RMTC Cabaret Theatre. Show times are Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 PM, and Saturday-Sunday, 2:00 PM. Tickets are $30-35.

Every Third Friday from January to June, 2012, the Royal Berkshire Improv Troupe (RBIT) will perform an "Improv Comedy Night" at the Spectrum Playhouse in Lee, MA.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts continues its 2011-12 Programs for Young Audiences series with Boxtale Theatre Company's JUMBO, WATOTO!. This innovative 60-minute play is recommended for audiences ages 4 and up. Performances are Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Spotlighters Theatre is proud to welcome the rowdy, raunchy, and humorous AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' for a limited run in Baltimore, MA. The show runs from January 13 - February 12, with shows on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. A talk-back with the cast and director is scheduled for immediately after the January 29 performance.

The HUNGRY EAR Coffee House welcomes four under-30 performers for a one-night performance on February 4 at 8 pm. Those performing include Carly Gibson, Daniel Lipton, The Rye Band, and Jessica Fine. Cover for the event is $5

On Saturday, January 14, 2012 YoungArts honored actor, director, activist and founder of Sundance Institute+ Film Festival Robert Redford with the Arison Award; visual artist and 1986 YoungArts winner Doug Aitken with the Alumni Award; and arts administrator Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, with the YoungArts Leadership Award, at the historic Gusman Center for the Performing Arts and the J.W. Marriott Marquis Hotel at An Affair of the Arts Performance and Gala.

Berkshire Theatre Group is proud to announce that The Duke's Men of Yale, a world class collegiate a capella group, will be returning to Stockbridge at The Unicorn Theatre, 6 East St. Stockbridge, MA, on February, 11 at 8pm for a Valentine's Day concert.

The League of Chicago Theatres is pleased to announce the return of ShowGo!, a theatre-going promotion taking place for a limited time, January 13 through March 17, 2012. Participants must attend five theatres in a row on the game card (up, down, across, or diagonal) from January 13 through March 17, 2012 and return the game card, along with their ticket stubs or confirmation, to Hot Tix by March 18, 2012 to receive a $50 gift certificate to Petterino's, a Lettuce Entertain You ® restaurant.

Everyman Theater is proud to present Michael Weller's FIFTY WORDS, a suspenseful, nightlong roller-coaster ride displaying the perils of matrimony. Fear ignites, hope defers, and passion is found again - all in the name of intimacy. FIFTY WORDS will run from Jan. 18 - Feb. 19.