The Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art Announces Japanese-Inspired Summer Exhibitions
MIDLAND, Mich., July 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art at Midland Center for the Arts presents five new exhibitions: 'Forging the New Japan: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection of Sheldon and Heather Siegel,' 'Poetry in Print: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection of the Saginaw Art Museum,' 'Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art,' 'Forming: The Synergy Between Basketry and Sculpture,' and 'Layered: Carolyn Swift Works on Paper.' All are on display in the Museum's 4th floor galleries. For exhibition dates and hours, visit www.mcfta.org.
4th Annual Kevin Kline Award Nominees Announced
Twenty-one St. Louis theater companies are represented in the nominations for the fourth annual Kevin Kline Awards. Forty-two plays and musicals produced in the St. Louis area during 2008 now share 113 nominations in 22 different categories for the coveted award. The nominations were announced on KWMU-FM's 'Cityscape' today, January 16th, 2009. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis received the most nominations, 32, divided among seven different productions that were presented on its mainstage, and in both the Studio and Off-Ramp series. The Muny was the second-highest recipient, with 15 nominations. Stages St. Louis was the third theater to receive double-digit nominations, with 13.
The satirical comedy The Little Dog Laughed, which was produced by the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis as part of its Off-Ramp series, received the most nominations (8), followed by seven nominations for My Fair Lady at the Muny.
Eighty-two actors, directors, choreographers, playwrights and designers received nominations. Six artists received multiple nominations.