Pikes Peak Opera League Announces Special Event
The annual winter event, 'Starlight Lounge: Claire Anderson's Celestial Songbook' will be Friday evening, February 28, 2020 from 5 to 8 pm at the charming Patty Jewett Golf Club, 900 East Espanola Street, Colorado Springs 80907. Accompanied by pianist, Jana Lee Ross, local songstress Claire Anderson will perform favorite songs inspired by the Great American Songbook, with a celestial theme. There also will be surprise cameo appearance. Your reservation includes the special music program and multiple appetizer food stations along with carving tables and a cash bar. The event benefit's Pikes Peak Opera League's Scholarship Fund to assist aspiring young area singers, with a focus on Opera Theatre's summer Vocal Arts Festival.
Immersive Political Comedy CONVENTION To Get World Premiere At Brooklyn's Irondale
After three years of development, beginning immediately after the 2016 Presidential election that left the democratic constituency of the United States in a state of shock, the new immersive comedy Convention will make its world premiere this summer at Brooklyn's very own Irondale (85 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217), located just steps from BAM. Convention will begin performances Friday, June 7, and play a strictly limited engagement through Saturday, June 29. An opening night has been set for Thursday, June 13 at 8:00pm.
DM Playhouse Presents CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents the Broadway musical Catch Me If You Can, Mar. 22-Apr. 14, 2019. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, or at the Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St. Catch Me If You Can is sponsored by AARP Iowa.
BWW Review: After 10 Years, Nashville Ballet's NASHVILLE'S NUTCRACKER Dazzles and Delights
As difficult as it may be to comprehend, Nashville's Nutcracker - Paul Vasterling's beautiful and evocative holiday gift to his adopted hometown - first debuted in 2008 and its return in 2018 only enhances the already stellar reputation of Nashville Ballet as the city's leading arts entity and adds more luster to the glittering resume of its artistic director, who this season celebrates his 20th anniversary leading the company.
MasterVoices' 2017 Spring Benefit Raised More Than $275,000
MasterVoices (formerly The Collegiate Chorale) raised more than $275,000 at its annual Spring Benefit in support of its artistic programming and education and outreach initiatives at the Metropolitan Club on Thursday, March 30. To view photos of the event, visit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/44778923@N06/sets/72157679237533394/
New Contemporary Women's Fiction Novel from Simon and Fig is Released
By and large, Amanda Keane makes pretty good decisions. Okay, she might not have the best taste in men, but she's got great friends, a good job, and an independent spirit. That is, until her 30th birthday ushers in a whirlwind romance with a sexy Irish musician who leaves her, not at the altar as she imagined, but accidentally pregnant. And when he disappears, she's downsized out of a job, her apartment is robbed, and lapsed health insurance coverage leaves her with a C-section to pay for, Amanda is launched headfirst into the life of a broke single mom. But her friend and uber successful ob-gyn, Joy, clues her in to an unlikely temp position with one of Chicago's celebrity elite that just may be the answer to all her woes. Or could it be just the beginning?
It's with serious trepidation that Amanda embarks on her surprisingly lucrative new career: underground wet nurse to the offspring of Chi-town's rich and famous. Amanda must quickly understand how to live at the whims and mercy of the one percent as she deals with the irony of nursing - and loving - someone else's child, while still making ends meet for her own daughter. And then there's Cute Daycare Dad (aka Dan), who's obviously interested in her. But can she afford to tell him what she really does for a living? Is her new job (something she thought went out with the 19th century) a shameful thing? Just another way of selling her body? Or does it have something to teach her after all?
A novel of motherhood, its many demands, and all the little triumphs along the way, Milked is a warm and witty debut about making tough choices and traveling the roundabout road to happiness.
'Milked: A Modern Mommy Tale with a Retro Twist' is available in print and ebook formats.
Book Details:
Milked
A Modern Mommy Tale with a Retro Twist
By Lisa Doyle
Publisher: Simon and Fig
Published: November 2014
ISBN: 978-0985352080
ASIN: B00OGNOWY2
Pages: 306
Genre: Contemporary Women's Fiction
About The Author:
Lisa Doyle is a communications manager and freelance writer based in the Chicago area. A native of Hinsdale, Illinois and a graduate of Miami University, she spent several years editing business-to-business publications for the personal care industry before moving to the nonprofit sector, and currently works in advocacy for homeless families at Bridge Communities in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She has written for major beauty trade publications (Global Cosmetic Industry, Skin Inc, Salon Today, Modern Salon, Renew, Suburban Life) and is a contributor to WOMEN REINVENTED: TRUE STORIES OF EMPOWERMENT AND CHANGE (LaChance Publishing, 2010). Doyle is represented by Claire Anderson-Wheeler of Regal Literary, Inc., a full-service agency based in New York.
For review copies, author interviews, or more information please contact:
Stacey Holderbach
Simon and Fig
Email: Info (at) simonandfig.com
Website: http://www.simonandfig.com/milked/
Author Website: http://www.bylisadoyle.com
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Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of MADELINE'S CHRISTMAS at Main Street Theater
Madeline's at Main Street Theater! From Ludwig Bemelman's classic book Madeline's Christmas, this delightful musical will play Sundays at 1pm: November 16 & 23; Friday at 10:30am and 1:30pm: November 28; Sundays at 1pm and 4pm: November 30 - December 21; Friday and Saturday at 7pm: December 19 & 20. Performances are at TALENTO BILINGUE DE HOUSTON (performances are in English), 333 S. Jensen Dr., Houston, TX 77003. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!
BWW Reviews: Catastrophic Theatre's A VERY TAMARIE CHRISTMAS Is a Roller Coaster of Thrills and Mirth
Tamarie Cooper gives Houston Christmas in July with A VERY TAMARIE CHRISTMAS and it is definitely a treat! She is at it again with her original summer musical, and this year with a book by Patrick Reynolds, music by Miriam Daly and Joe Folladori, and lyrics by Tamarie Cooper, Miriam Daly, Joe Folladori, Miki Johnson, and Patrick Reynolds, she has conceived an effervescent spectacle full of mirth and some of that good old Christmas spirit. It is never early to get in the mood for one of the great holidays ever, right?
Main Street Theater's Education Department to Present THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, 2/21-23
Adventure tale! Fairytale! Wacky tale!! Ten students from Main Street Theater's Education Department dive into the Kingdom of Wisdom in The Phantom Tollbooth, by Susan Nanus, from the classic book by Norton Juster. There are 3 public performances: Friday and Saturday, February 21 and 22, at 7:30pm, and Sunday, February 23 at 3:30pm. Performances are at Main Street Theater - Rice Village, located at 2540 Times Boulevard. For tickets, call 713-524-6706 or log on to mainstreettheater.com. All tickets are $5.00.
Texas Rep's GREETINGS! Closes Today
The Texas Rep Theatre Co., Houston's Uptown Classic Theatre, continues a tradition of holiday entertainment excellence in it's Ninth season with Tom Dudzick's remarkable Christmas comedy GREETINGS! Directed in a new production by Texas Repertory Artistic Director Steven Fenley, and featuring a stellar cast of Houston's finest performers, GREETINGS! run 4 performances a week through December 23rd.