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Tempesta's 2024-25 Concert Season to Open With STOLEN This Month

Tempesta’s 2024-25 concert season will open with STOLEN: Handel, Keiser, and a lifetime of musical borrowings from a suitcase of pilfered music. Concerts take place at Trinity Center for Urban Life and the Presbyterian Church Chestnut Hill respectively. Learn how to purchase tickets.
STARZ Developing Series With Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson

Acclaimed writing team Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith (“Save Me,” “Run”) have signed on for the project that follows a retired disgraced world champion fighter drawn into the corrupt underbelly of the sport after the disappearance of his childhood best friend and training partner.
BWW Review: THOMAS HAMPSON at Song Of America: Beyond Liberty

At the University of Arizona's Centennial Hall. on January 28, 2020, the Tucson Desert Song Festival presented Thomas Hampson, baritone, with Lara Downes, piano, and the Beyond Liberty Players: Stephen Buck, synthesizer; Judy Kang, violin; Jesus Morales, cello; and Alex Laing, clarinet; The show libretto was based on an original work by Royce Vavrek which first appeared in a Francesca Zambello production at the 2018 Glimmerglass Festival in upstate New York
CW Seed Lands Licensing Agreement With BBC Studios

 CW Seed, The CW's free, ad-supported digital network, has acquired the second window, non-exclusive streaming rights to 14 series from BBC Studios. The pact will bring more than 200 episodes and 150 hours of scripted library content to the platform. The announcement was made today by Rick Haskins, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital Platforms, The CW.
Christ Church Celebrates New Organ With IN PLAIN AIR

The Neighborhood House program of Christ Church Preservation Trust, a catalyst for the arts at historic Christ Church, presents five free world premiere performances of In Plain Air, a work in multiple movements by composers Nathan Davis and Phyllis Chen that marks the culmination of the International Contemporary Ensemble's year-long residency in celebration of Christ Church's new C.B. Fisk pipe organ, Opus 150. Performances will take place at Christ Church today, September 22 at 1pm, 3:30pm, and 6pm and on Sunday, September 23 at 3:30pm and 6pm. Movements employing Christ Church's historic bells, custom instruments, and itinerant musicians will convey audiences across the entire Christ Church campus before introducing them to Opus 150. Presented in partnership with FringeArts, all performances of In Plain Air will be free. Major support for In Plain Air has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Christ Church Celebrates New Organ With In Plain Air, Marking Culmination Of International Contemporary Ensemble Residency

The Neighborhood House program of Christ Church Preservation Trust, a catalyst for the arts at historic Christ Church, presents five free world premiere performances of In Plain Air, a work in multiple movements by composers Nathan Davis and Phyllis Chen that marks the culmination of the International Contemporary Ensemble's year-long residency in celebration of Christ Church's new C.B. Fisk pipe organ,Opus 150. Performances will take place at Christ Church on Saturday, September 22 at 1pm, 3:30pm, and 6pm and on Sunday, September 23 at 3:30pm and 6pm. Movements employing Christ Church's historic bells, custom instruments, and itinerant musicians will convey audiences across the entire Christ Church campus before introducing them to Opus 150. Presented in partnership with FringeArts, all performances of In Plain Air will be free. Major support for In Plain Air has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Christ Church Celebrates New Organ With IN PLAIN AIR

The Neighborhood House program of Christ Church Preservation Trust, a catalyst for the arts at historic Christ Church, presents five free world premiere performances of In Plain Air, a work in multiple movements by composers Nathan Davis and Phyllis Chen that marks the culmination of the International Contemporary Ensemble's year-long residency in celebration of Christ Church's new C.B. Fisk pipe organ, Opus 150. Performances will take place at Christ Church on Saturday, September 22 at 1pm, 3:30pm, and 6pm and on Sunday, September 23 at 3:30pm and 6pm. Movements employing Christ Church's historic bells, custom instruments, and itinerant musicians will convey audiences across the entire Christ Church campus before introducing them to Opus 150. Presented in partnership with FringeArts, all performances of In Plain Air will be free. Major support for In Plain Air has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
The Western Wind Vocal Sextet Presents MUSIC IN THE TIME OF HAMILTON On June 3

The Western Wind vocal sextet will present Music in the Time of Hamilton on Sunday, June 3 @ 3:00 PM at Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street in Manhattan.
Philadelphia's Christ Church Announces ICE Residency And World Premiere

The Neighborhood House program of Christ Church Preservation Trust, a catalyst for the arts at historic Christ Church, hosts the International Contemporary Ensemble in a year-long residency to celebrate Christ Church's new C.B. Fisk pipe organ, Opus 150. The residency culminates with world premiere performances of In Plain Air, a work in multiple movements by composers Nathan Davis and Phyllis Chen, on September 22 and 23 as part of the 2018 Fringe Festival.
ITV Greenlights Original Action Fantasy Series JEKYLL & HYDE

Ambitious and dynamic, ten-part action adventure drama, Jekyll & Hyde, has been green lit by ITV's drama commissioning team.
WSR Signature Theatre to Present 1776, 7/2-3

It's the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence...if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence.
Henry L. Ferguson Museum Director Pierce Rafferty to Host Illustrated Lighthouse Talk at Custom House Maritime Museum, 9/7

Next Saturday, September 7, the New London Maritime Society--Custom House Maritime Museum presents an illustrated lighthouse talk by Henry L. Ferguson Museum director Pierce Rafferty. The last special event of the museum's 2013 Summer Lighthouse Saturdays, the talk will examine Race Rock Light, from concept to completion, while celebrating the engineering feat accomplished by Francis Hopkinson Smith and his partner in construction, Capt. T. A. Scott of New London. The lecture takes place Saturday, September 7 at 4 PM at the Custom House Maritime Museum. Reservations are required; call 860-447-2501. Donation of $8 benefits both the Ledge Light Foundation and NL Harbor Light Restoration Fund.
Library of Congress Kicks Off 2012-13 AMERICAN VOICES Season Today, 10/6

The 2012-2013 Concerts from the Library of Congress season offers a packed lineup of 40 concerts, lectures, film screenings, master classes and workshops, all celebrating the rich tapestry of the nation's musical heritage. Concerts kick off tonight, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., with a performance by the Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Kenneth Branagh Stars in PBS's WALLANDER

The Kenneth Branagh-led PBS drama WALLANDER: AN EVENT IN AUTUMN returns for its third season on Sunday, September 9 at 9:00/8:00c. WALLANDER is based on the bestselling mystery series by Henning Mankell On MASTERPIECE Mystery! Get a sneak peek below!
STAGE TUBE: Preview 'An Event in Autumn' WALLANDER Episode, Starring Kenneth Branagh on PBS

Wallander III from the bestselling mystery series by Henning Mankell airs Sundays on PBS' MASTERPIECE Mystery, starring Kenneth Branagh. Check out a preview for the upcoming 'An Event in Autumn' episode below!
Library of Congress Announces 2012-13 AMERICAN VOICES Season

The 2012-2013 Concerts from the Library of Congress season offers a packed lineup of 40 concerts, lectures, film screenings, master classes and workshops, all celebrating the rich tapestry of the nation's musical heritage. Concerts kick off Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., with a performance by the Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir.
Dan Rattiner’s STILL IN THE HAMPTONS Released

Excelsior Editions, a division of SUNY PRESS, today announced the publication of author Dan Rattiner's third memoir, "STILL IN THE HAMPTONS, More Tales of the Rich, the Famous and the Rest of Us," on July 15, 2012.

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