October 1-3, 2009. The Arts Council of York County's annual Downtown Blues Festival features 3 days of smokin' blues entertainment in Old Town Rock Hill! www.yorkcountyarts.org
Take a musical adventure with your students that is sure to delight, inspire, and motivate by Assistant Conductor Benjamin Rous. appropriate for grades grades K-5. 602-495-1117 x470 for reservations! http://www.phoenixsymphony.org/buytickets/calendar.aspx
33 Collective Gallery @ Zhou B Center 1029 W. 35th St. Chicago, IL 60609
Runs through October 10, 2009. Figurative charcoal drawings on Mylar drafting film. Series explores the idea of the butterfly/muse of those in the creative arts. http://www.33collective.com/
Join Mitchell Gallery Book Club members for a tour of "Tools in Motion" exhibition followed by a discussion of "House," by Tracy Kidder. Event starts at 2:30 p.m. Contact Kathy Dulisse at: 410-626-253 www.stjohnscollege.edu
Hertz Stage, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
What's making the veggies in the Monroe family fridge turn white?! Harold the dog and Chester the cat have their suspicions, but surely it couldn't be that cute little bunny � right? through 10/18 www.synchrotheatre.com
CHANTICLEER, one of the world's best male choruses, will kick off the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center's 125th Anniversary Season! Adult tickets $35, student tickets $15. Venue: Court Street UMC. www.mendelssohnpac.org
Runs Sept. 25 - Oct. 25. "Be our guest, be our guest..." as Children's Theatre kicks off its 62nd season with an original staging of one of the most spectacular family musicals of all time. http://www.ctcharlotte.org
Sponsored by Art21, KEET public TV and The Ink People are presenting and exhibition of art about compassion at Eureka City Hall. http://www.inkpeople.org
On the mainstage through Nov. 29. Tickets: $9 - $16.
This is a musical journey through the Mesozoic Era with erupting volcanoes, snappy tunes and a bevy of prehistoric behemoths. It’s dino-myte!! http://www.puppet.org
Medary Avenue and Harvey Dunn Street Brookings, SD 57007
Contemporary art quilts feature Western motifs for a wry look at the American West in fabric. Exhibit created and on loan from Colorado and runs thru January 3, 2010 http://www.southdakotaartmuseum.com/explore_current.htm
"Dusty" is the most popular animated PBS children's television show in America. But when Dusty � the hero of the program � goes to visit a family with two daddies, the big bad world brings the hammer http://www.marylandensemble.org/dusty
Celebrate the Arts in El Cerrito during the month of October at many businesses and venues throughout the City! Check the website for the calendar of events! http://www.el-cerrito.org/gov/artsday.html
A FREE month-long,city-wide arts extravaganza. Music, Art, Theater, Museums, Film. Workshops. Dance. More than 300 unique performances, arts experiences and workshops all free this fall in Baltimore. www.freefallbaltimore.com
Multiple events found throughout October! Austin, TX
The Greater Austin Creative Alliance invites you all to Get Your Art On during our annual, month-long celebration of art, culture, and creativity in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month!! www.NowPlayingAustin.com
Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852
This 16-year-old saxophonist, singer, songwriter, composer, and arranger has already recorded and performed with such greats as Dave Brubeck and Wynton Marsalis. Enjoy a night of jazz, funk and blues! http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4380
Members of the Art Club and Sketch Club selected works on display October 1-November 22. Acrylics, water color, photography, pastels, bronze sculptures, fused glass, digital images and foil assemblag www.stuhrmuseum.org
Thru Oct. 11. The discovery of a rare Honus Wagner baseball card presents 12-year-old Joe Stoshack with a moral dilemma - and a magical opportunity to gain confidence from one of baseball's finest. www.childsplayaz.org
Come to the Independence Visitor Center @ 10:30am for the official launch of the Independence Starts Here Cultural Calendar, a joint project of Art-Reach, Phillyfunguide and Amaryllis Theatre Company. www.phillyfunguide.com/access
From the early 1800s until the 1940s when its residents were replaced by industry, Jones Island was a fascinating and unique part of Milwaukee's history. Explore the art inspired by this island. www.wisconsinart.org
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau program at 10 a.m. Examines why we laugh and what we laugh about with humorous stories from various cultures. nebraskahumanities.org
ArtsDaily.org is an online, searchable calendar of arts events and opportunities of interest to people in South Carolina. View October events via this link, or visit ArtsDaily.org any time. http://tinyurl.com/ArtsDaily
October 1-3, 2009. The Arts Council of York County's annual Downtown Blues Festival features 3 days of smokin' blues entertainment in Old Town Rock Hill! www.yorkcountyarts.org
Through Oct. 18, an exhibit of works by illustrator Ellen Byrne features portraits of women in a variety of settings. Ms. Byrne is the recipient of the City of Frederick Holiday Art competition award. http://www.delaplaine.org/
Come to the Independence Visitor Center @ 10:30am for the official launch of the Independence Starts Here Cultural Calendar, a joint project of Art-Reach, Phillyfunguide and Amaryllis Theatre Company. www.phillyfunguide.com/access
Everyone has a version of the day a very desperate housewife committed a crime of passion in the shopping mall... but you won't know all of the secrets until the final moments. Sept 11 through Oct. 18 http://www.performancenetwork.org
Throughout October Milwaukee Children's Choir provides exceptional music instruction and performance experiences to young singers from Southeastern Wisconsin. We believe in arts education! www.milwaukeechildrenschoir.org
A select group of artisans will open their studios to the public for the entire month of October. You will be able to see demonstrations, meet the artists in a more relaxed atmosphere. http://www.browncountystudiotour.com/falltour2009.htm
Massachusetts Center for the Book launches a year-long promotion of twelve works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry & children's literature by Massachusetts writers. Posters & info at Center website. www.massbook.org
Take a musical adventure with your students that is sure to delight, inspire, and motivate by Assistant Conductor Benjamin Rous. appropriate for grades grades K-5. 602-495-1117 x470 for reservations! http://www.phoenixsymphony.org/buytickets/calendar.aspx
Thru Oct. 11. The discovery of a rare Honus Wagner baseball card presents 12-year-old Joe Stoshack with a moral dilemma - and a magical opportunity to gain confidence from one of baseball's finest. www.childsplayaz.org
"Changing Places" explores the South's growing cultural diversity created by the arrival of newcomers from across the U.S. and around the globe. On exhibit through Feb. 2010. www.museumofthenewsouth.org
The Rockford Area Arts Council presents the State of the Arts! Exciting new event to help kick off ArtScene (October 2-3) and to celebrate the statewide Arts and Humanities Month! http://www.artsforeveryone.com/
CHANTICLEER, one of the world's best male choruses, will kick off the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center's 125th Anniversary Season! Adult tickets $35, student tickets $15. Venue: Court Street UMC. www.mendelssohnpac.org
From the early 1800s until the 1940s when its residents were replaced by industry, Jones Island was a fascinating and unique part of Milwaukee's history. Explore the art inspired by this island. www.wisconsinart.org
33 Collective Gallery @ Zhou B Center 1029 W. 35th St. Chicago, IL 60609
Runs through October 10, 2009. Figurative charcoal drawings on Mylar drafting film. Series explores the idea of the butterfly/muse of those in the creative arts. http://www.33collective.com/
Sponsored by Art21, KEET public TV and The Ink People are presenting and exhibition of art about compassion at Eureka City Hall. http://www.inkpeople.org
Join Mitchell Gallery Book Club members for a tour of "Tools in Motion" exhibition followed by a discussion of "House," by Tracy Kidder. Event starts at 2:30 p.m. Contact Kathy Dulisse at: 410-626-253 www.stjohnscollege.edu
Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852
This 16-year-old saxophonist, singer, songwriter, composer, and arranger has already recorded and performed with such greats as Dave Brubeck and Wynton Marsalis. Enjoy a night of jazz, funk and blues! http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4380
Explore the growth, diversity, and success of Georgia's Hispanic community through more than 80 photographs and stories from the 30 year archives of Atlanta-based MundoHispanico newspaper. www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/Mundo
Area artists will exhibit 2-dimensional art in the program
rooms of the Cape Girardeau Public Library Oct. 1-31 with
a reception for the artists open to the public Oct. 6 at 6:30-8:00 pm.
The Music of Blue Note Records
In celebration of the legendary jazz label's 70th
anniversary in 2009, We Six presents music from the
stars that made the label famous, including Art Blakey,
Dexter www.wcmusic.org
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
The City of Dubuque offers a special web section listing cultural events during the month, features statements from artists on how they were inspired to follow their path, and airs a series of PSAs. www.cityofdubuque.org/arts&culture
Yoshihiro Suda's sculptures are meticulously created with surprising realism and in true-to-life scale that borders on the miniscule. The exhibition will be up until October 18th. http://www.tcmhi.org/ex_mhSuda.htm
A site-specific installation in the Makiki Heights Garden. Arcega developed three monkeypod trees on the museum site with structures based on tent architecture connected by a network of ropes. http://www.tcmhi.org/ex_mhMichaelArcega.htm
Annual juried exhibition of mixed-media by regional artists in a wide variety of media and styles. A unique feature of the show is the juror's critique, posted with each work. Daily through October www.oakridgeartcenter.org
Celebrate the Arts in El Cerrito during the month of October at many businesses and venues throughout the City! Check the website for the calendar of events! http://www.el-cerrito.org/gov/artsday.html
Members of the Art Club and Sketch Club selected works on display October 1-November 22. Acrylics, water color, photography, pastels, bronze sculptures, fused glass, digital images and foil assemblag www.stuhrmuseum.org
Multiple events found throughout October! Austin, TX
The Greater Austin Creative Alliance invites you all to Get Your Art On during our annual, month-long celebration of art, culture, and creativity in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month!! www.NowPlayingAustin.com
UNC-Chapel Hill, Country Club Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Mainstage Season opener runs thru Oct. 11. Sex, drugs and chamber music! A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the personal discord and professional harmony of the world's finest string quartet. www.playmakersrep.org
Medary Avenue and Harvey Dunn Street Brookings, SD 57007
Medary Avenue and Harvey Dunn Street Brookings, SD 57007
Bandel's recent works of sculpture and paintings combine two of his favorite subjects, the 1920s and Greek mythology. Exhibt runs through Decem http://www.southdakotaartmuseum.com/explore_current.htm
Medary Avenue and Harvey Dunn Street Brookings, SD 57007
An exciting and colorful exhibit of Amish Quilts feature quilts from 3 distinct Amish regions of the Midwest and Pennsylvania. The exhibit is on display until April 1, 2010. http://www.southdakotaartmuseum.com/explore_current.htm
This two-time Tony Award winner tells the story of a group of young misfit over-achievers as they vie for victory in a regional spelling competition, with heart-warming and hysterical results. http://www.madcowtheatre.com/Production.aspx?GRPID=3
community gathering for two film screenings:
finding the 51st (dream) state: Sekou Sundiata's America Project and
Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans www.mappinternational.org/america-project
The Blick Art Materials store in Evanston, IL is displaying artwork from Chicago area artists in a 12 x 12 juried art show through October 24, 2009. Open 10am-8pm M-Sa, 11am-6pm Su. http://www.dickblick.com/stores/illinois/evanston/
Blick Art Materials in Wheaton, IL is collecting 2.5"x3.5" cards with messages of support or holiday greetings for U.S. troops through October 25th. Call the store for full details (630-653-0569). http://www.dickblick.com/stores/illinois/wheaton_new/
More than 40 outstanding Western landscape artists depict the beauty of the American West, from the shining seas of California to the vast expanse of Arizona's Painted Desert. Through Feb. 21, 2010. www.phippenartmuseum.org
Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen B. Nguyen have filled the Dumbo Arts Center with a labyrinth of old growth trees made entirely from red kraft paper. Runs September 25 - November 29, 2009. www.dumboartscenter.org/exhibitions.html
A Ferry Tale highlights historic events around the Willamette River Boones Ferry crossing place - soon to become Wilsonville. Performances: October 2, 3, 9, 10 http://www.wilsonvilletheatercompany.org/
Maryland Ensemble Theatre 31 W. Patrick St Frederick, MD 21701
"Dusty" is the most popular animated PBS children's television show in America. But when Dusty . the hero of the program . goes to visit a family with two daddies, the big bad world brings the hammer http://www.marylandensemble.org/dusty
Adelphi University Performing Arts Center 1 South Avenue Garden City, NY 11530
Returning for a second season, the Jupiters present a daring program combining the elegance of Haydn, the power of Beethoven, and more... http://aupac.adelphi.edu
Over 50 organizations, in and around metro Detroit, working together to celebrate great contemporary art and artists in our community. Events, receptions and gallery openings October 2 and 3. www.artdetroitnow.com
Take a musical adventure with your students that is sure to delight, inspire, and motivate by Assistant Conductor Benjamin Rous. appropriate for grades grades K-5. 602-495-1117 x470 for reservations! http://www.phoenixsymphony.org/buytickets/calendar.aspx
Presented by the Arts & Culture Alliance. Featuring work by more than 40 artists, including oil, watercolor, acrylic, photography, mixed media, and 3-D. On display through October 30 at the Emporium. www.knoxalliance.com
Ever since his breakthrough performance in Father of the Bride, Grammy winning singer Steve Tyrell has won a new generation of fans, making hits anew of classics by Gershwin, Bacharach and Charles. http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4304
Charlestown's Community Concert Series will host Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition at 7:00 PM for a toe-tappin' good time. The public is invited. Admission is $4.00. http://www.charlestownperformingarts.com
570 Higuera St, Suite 165 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
The 11th San Luis Obispo Open Studios Art Tour kicks off Oct. 2 with a reception & 6x6 show. South SLO County artists open their studios Oct 10-11, North SLO County Oct 17-18, Countywide Oct 24-25! www.artsobispo.org
United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County, 110 S Blount St Raleigh, NC 27601
Streaming the National Summit on Arts Journalism live from USC Annenberg auditorium from Noon-4pm EST. The live webcast is interactive; discussion to follow. http://www.unitedarts.org
Mandeville Art Gallery, Union College Schenectady, NY 12305
This month-long exhibition provides a window into two Native American traditional arts and showcases the work of contemporary artisans. Opening 10/02/09. www.nyfolklore.org
Visual art exhibition by the faculty of the art department at Boise State University. Includes work in photography, printmaking, drawing and painting, sculpture, art metals, and ceramics. http://artdept.boisestate.edu/VAC/
Hunterdon Co. Cultural & Heritage Commission presents an exhibition of the works of seven renowned painters and two ceramists in the historic Sawmill at Prallsville Mills, Oct 2 - 30, Tues-Sun 12-5.
The 8th annual festival will feature 33 authors of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children's literature, including Philip Levine, Julia Glass, and Tom Perrotta, in readings and special events. www.brattleboroliteraryfestival.org
10/2 - 10/25
A hopelessly reclusive, lonely young man finds passionate love in the most unlikely of places after his apartment is invaded by a violent female burglar. Or does he? http://www.madcowtheatre.com/Production.aspx?GRPID=4
Salinas Arts Day and CA Arts Day at Harvey House, 5:30 - 8:00 PM. Presented by the Arts Council of Monterey County, Salinas First Night Arts Walk, and Monterey First Night. www.cac.ca.gov/artsday/2009events.php
Don't miss this opportunity to see a collection of award-winning stop motion animated short films created by students and faculty of the Savannah College of Art and Design. For ages 14+ http://www.puppet.org
A Ferry Tale highlights historic events around the Willamette River Boones Ferry crossing place - soon to become Wilsonville. Performances: October 2, 3, 9, 10 http://www.wilsonvilletheatercompany.org/
Join Mother Goose and friends in this singing and dancing spectacular that
celebrates the joy, fear, and silliness of learning. Always a favorite, Mother Goose and
her band of energetic characters m http://www.marylandensemble.org/mother_goose_tix
"Dusty" is the most popular animated PBS children's television show in America. But when Dusty . the hero of the program . goes to visit a family with two daddies, the big bad world brings the hammer http://www.marylandensemble.org/dusty
The Left Bank goes Mod in this exhibit featuring art in a variety of media on view thru Oct. 24. Works donated by area artists are offered at silent auction for this annual fundraising event. http://www.delaplaine.org/
Through Nov. 15 an exhibition featuring works by David Bottini that narrate a personal journey and are dedicated to the artist's grandfather, Gabriel. http://www.delaplaine.org/
Newark United Methodist Church, 69 E. Main Street Newark, DE 19711
A chamber concert featuring Haydn's String Quartet in C, op. 76, no. 3 "Emperor;" Mozart's Violin Duos; Ernst's Rondino Scherzo for unaccompanied violin; and Schumann's Piano Quartet in E flat, op. 4 www.newarksymphony.org
Strike up the band for a musical biography celebrating The March King! Featuring the Milwaukee American Legion Band and 8 singing actors, the concert is filled with marches, waltzes & ragtime. www.schauercenter.org
Two 1/2 day writers' conference focused on the craft of writing for writers of all levels. Keynote lecture by Brian McDonald "The Secret Power of Story", and over 30 workshop sessions. www.ci.edmonds.wa.us/artscommission
World City, a free series for families, presents "The Mystical Arts of Tibet" with two shows: 11:00am and 12:30pm. Tickets are allocated the morning of the event near the corner of Grand and 2nd. www.musiccenter.org
Debut Indian classical dance performance by sisters Priyanka & Amritha Jayanti, (15 and 13 year old sisters) who are disciples of Shobha Subramanian of Jayamangala school. www.jayamangala.org
Based on the award-winning children's book Pinkalicious.
Pinkalicious can't stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her indulgence turns her pink from head to toe, what will she? www.childrenstheatreofannapolis.org
MONET DAY FAMILY WORKSHOP!
1 -3 pm
Cost $20.00 per family
Registration deadline 9-25-09
Join us for this fun filled "Make and Take" drop in format to explore the work of Claude Monet. www.artstartstudio.org
Best to attend all 3 sessions on Oct 3 at 1-3pm, Oct 7 at 6-8pm, and Oct 10 at 1-3pm. $35 for pair of custom stilts. Ages 15 and up. Please call 443-919-6980 to register!!! nanaprojects.com
This event covers over 200 years of history in less than a quarter mile! This fun, informative, and free 45-minute guided walking tour covers significant sites between Homewood House and the BMA.
CorbinDances directed by former Paul Taylor dancer, Patrick Corbin will perform for two nights only. Performance are October 3, 2009 at 8pm and October 4, 2009 at 3pm. Visit web for more info. www.americandance.org
LA Opera's Opera for Educators series explores opera from an interdisciplinary point of view. Primary- and secondary-school teachers will receive lesson plans and LAUSD salary points. http://www.laopera.com/educom/training.aspx
Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852
Developing Musicianship in Children through Choral Music: With emphasis on choral music for the treble voice, this workshop will cover techniques for encouraging healthy voice use and resonant singing http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4645
Brought to you by the Norfolk Arts Center - The Souls of our Feet dance performance is at the Johnny Carson Theatre. Performance starts at 7:30pm and tickets are on sale now. Please call 402.371.7199 www.norfolkartscenter.org
The Arts Council for Long Beach has established a new, annual arts and culture festival to run throughout the month of October, named GLOBAL. The festival will begin Oct. 3rd and 4th, 2009. www.GLOBALLB.com
A short solo violin concert will be held from 12:15 pm to 1:00pm followed by a modest reception at which you can meet the artist. Ms. Aiko is a member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. http://newarkschoolofthearts.org
Come to the Fresno Arts Council's Fresno Arts Festival at the Johanson Courtyard of the Fresno Metropolitan Museum and relax to the only "green" and open space in Downtown Fresno. http://my.fresnoarts.net/events/fresno-arts-festival
City Hall/Library/Other facilities - refer to website Cerritos, CA 90703
In recognition of National Arts and Humanities Month and California Arts Day, the City of Cerritos is promoting a number of arts related opportunities for the community which can be viewed on website. www.ci.cerritos.ca.us
Princeton University Art Museum Princeton, NJ 08544
An exhibition that brings to light the artistry and life practices of the hunters who worked across two millennia in what are now the American and Russian sides of Bering Strait. On view to 1/10/2010 artmuseum.princeton.edu
Exhibition and reception for Lydia Paris' "abstract realism" and Christine Blake's "ink on paper" creations.
Suggested donation: $5 Black Box Theatre of Asbury Park
"Dusty" is the most popular animated PBS children's television show in America. But when Dusty . the hero of the program . goes to visit a family with two daddies, the big bad world brings the hammer http://www.marylandensemble.org/dusty
Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau program at 2 p.m. Kills Small tells children's stories and animal stories that have been passed down for generations as part of the Lakota and Dakota Sioux nebraskahumanities.org
HoCoPoLitSo opens its literary season at 3 pm with poet Elizabeth Spires introducing former National Poet Laureate Donald Hall who will read and discuss his work at HCC, Monteabaro Recital Hall. www.HoCoPoLitSo.org
Explore this wildly popular genre through presentations, a live performance, and children workshops. Please note workshops are limited, space available on a first come basis. www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com
Performance time - 3:00 PM. Mr. Denhard will be playing harp and ukuleles in a performance of Irish, light classical, delicate ragtime, sentimental waltzes and novelty tunes! Freewill offering. http://www.chalrestownperformingarts.com
Co-presented by the Jane Austen Society of North America Featuring Prometheus Trio; Piano Faculty members; Raymond Mueller, guitar; and Jenny Gettel, voice Coincidin $25/20 www.wcmusic.org
Sunday, 3:00pm
Led by Miles Hoffman, Music Commentator for NPR's Morning Edition. Ensemble of flute, violin, viola, soprano and piano. www.bachfestivalflorida.org
Mala's School of Odissi Dance presented students dancing Tandava - the dance of Lord Shiva to celebrate Diwali (festival of lights) and October as NAHM. Odissi is an Indian classical dance form.
Auditions begin for all vocal parts for the Tidewater Chamber Singers. The upcoming season includes John Rutter's "Magnificat" with chamber orchestra and a fun Valentine Cabaret Night. www.tidewaterchambersingers.org
Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852
Howard University professor Connaitre Miller leads our popular singing class, introducing participants to elements of jazz rhythm, style and improvisation. Class concludes with a cabaret performance. http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4597
Harlem Arts Alliance HARLEM ARTS ADVOCACY WEEK starts Monday October 5 and continues through Thursday October 8 in various locations through Harlem NYC. Panels, roundtables, art exhibits, receptions. www.harlemaa.org
Writers of all genres feel free to bring poetry, plays, short stories, rants, lyrics to a judgement-free environment. Evening ends with improv writing inspired by soundscapes. Black Box Theatre of Asbury Park
Cinemarts brings the arts to light every other Tuesday night at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center's Margaret Gardiner Pavilion. 7:30 pm $6. http://cinemarts.org/index.htm
On Tuesday, October 6 at 6:30pm, a member of LA Opera's Speakers Bureau will present a free talk on Wagner's Siegfried at the Porter Ranch Branch Library. Reservations not required. http://media.laopera.com/events/index.php?m=10&y=2009&v=m
British musician-turned-fashion designer Keanan Duffty explores the ironic connections between fashion and music. RSVP via email is required. museuminfo@fitnyc.edu www.fitnyc.edu/museum
Fashion can function as propaganda, as political expression, or as a medium for raising consciousness about diverse social issues. RSVP via email is required. Museuminfo@fitnyc.edu www.fitnyc.edu/museum
A short history of fonts with 26 letters by different artists also called "alphabetical order"will be on display through October 31st. Corona Productions will also present their new project Corona 5 www.livingstoncenter.org
I put on a three day celebration of arts and humanities month at my school. I invited local artists to show their trade. My goal was to raise the awareness of the importance of the arts in our lives
The Wisconsin Book Festival is a high-energy, high-profile, literary arts and humanities program that transforms State Street into a vast, public literary salon. Admission is free to all events! http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
The Wisconsin Book Festival is a high-energy, high-profile, literary arts and humanities program that transforms State Street into a vast, public literary salon. Admission is free to all events! http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
Three-time winner of New York's Nightlife Award for "Outstanding Jazz Vocalist", Allan Harris commands the stage with his rich velvety voice. http://www.carpenterarts.org/0910harris.html
Three-time winner of New York's Nightlife Award for "Outstanding Jazz Vocalist", Allan Harris commands the stage with his rich velvety voice. http://www.carpenterarts.org/0910harris.html
College of Fine Arts and Communication, University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035
Conway's third annual ArtsFest, presented by the Conway Alliance for the Arts, Oct. 7-10, includes performances by flutist Marco Granados, CORE Performance Dance Company, and Conway Symphony Orchestra www.artsinconway.com
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. Oct. 7.Nov. 8 in CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Awards will be given in the categories of Philanthropy, Creative Workspace, and Business Leader in the Arts. Enjoy performances by local arts stars! http://www.peakradar.com/event/detail/36755
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118-128 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
This preview of Art 21's new season is part of the Art-at-Lunch series of talks on American art and culture, which take place every Wednesday at 12 noon. Events are free and open to the public. www.pafa.org/aal
Thirteen Tanzanian Women Artists Are Selected to Travel to the U.S.
to Participate in 'International Arts Exchange on Women's Issues' and
Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month with U.S. Artist www.artistsoftanzania.org
From jazz, country to big band the 8th Annual OMFest has concerts for everyone in venues thru out the city Oct. 7 through the 25...to raise awareness and funding for local school vocal music programs www.ocaf.info/omf
Art21 Access 09 screening on Thursday, October 8, from 8:00-9:00 P.M. in the School of Art main building in room B01. This is the lead in event for an SoA Art and Humanities Month Kick Off Celebration http://www.depts.ttu.edu/art/
The Wisconsin Book Festival is a high-energy, high-profile, literary arts and humanities program that transforms State Street into a vast, public literary salon. Admission is free to all events! http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
The Social Sciences Department at NWOSU in Alva, OK hosts its annual Humanities Lecture each October. This year's event highlights the contributions of Germans from Russia to the Great Plains. www.nwosu.edu/social-sciences
AHA! (Art, History, &Architecture) is a cooperative venture dedicatd to invigorating the downtown New Bedford cultural scene. AHA! has taken place every 2nd Thursday for 10 years with 60 parter orgs. ahanewbedford.org
Three-time winner of New York's Nightlife Award for "Outstanding Jazz Vocalist", Allan Harris commands the stage with his rich velvety voice. http://www.carpenterarts.org/0910harris.html
A conversation with writer Bruce Barcott. This is part of the ongoing Conversations Series at Edmonds Community College's Black Box Theatre. www.theatreedmonds.org
Oregon's Day of Culture is an occasion to celebrate, participate in and donate to Oregon culture, statewide. For a complete listing of cultural activities go to www.oregondayofculture.org. www.oregondayofculture.org
A Free Fall Baltimore Event
Contemporary Arts Inc & The Enoch Pratt Free Library presents the 2009 Baker Artists Award Winners in Performance
Carl Grubbs, Adam Hopkins, Rob Levitt, Vincent Thomas.
Members of LA Opera's Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program perform an abridged version of one of opera's most popular comedies, The Elixir of Love at the Santa Monica Public Library. FREE 7pm http://media.laopera.com/events/index.php?v=m
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. Oct. 7- Nov. 8 in CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Both actors and audience travel outdoors throughout the massive stone ruins of a Civil War-era girls' school. www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com
This program will bring together an award-winning documentary filmmaker & a representative of a funder in creative media who will share their experiences & knowledge of how film projects are financed. http://foundationcenter.org/newyork/training/arts-filmfunding.html
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
The youth-oriented label Moods of Norway has garnered unprecedented international acclaim. The co-founders discuss how they established their fashion line. RSVP is required. museuminfo@fitnyc.edu www.fitnyc.edu/museum
Ronin Taiko will awaken cultural spirits for a brand new season of arts and entertainment at The Morikami with an energetic two-hour concert. www.morikami.org
Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month with CYAPN and preview Season 5 of PBS's groundbreaking tv series Art:21 at Spaces Gallery. Discussion with SPACES curator, Christopher Lynn, following. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145487293845&ref=mf
The 2009 Piedmont Laureate, poet Jaki Shelton Green, will read selected poems at 3 restaurants in 3 cities for 3 meals, during a one-day road trip and Word Tasting. www.piedmontlaureate.com
Sculpture on the Hill II, sponsored by the ARTS COUNCIL OF THE CONEJO VALLEY, will is on view October 8 through December 13, at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts Galleria http://www.conejoarts.org/index.html
A Ferry Tale highlights historic events around the Willamette River Boones Ferry crossing place - soon to become Wilsonville. Performances: October 2, 3, 9, 10 http://www.wilsonvilletheatercompany.org/
The Wisconsin Book Festival is a high-energy, high-profile, literary arts and humanities program that transforms State Street into a vast, public literary salon. Admission is free to all events! http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
Columbia Music Festival Association, 914 Pulaski Street Columbia, SC 29201
A small ensemble of musical theatre veterans donate their time and talent each year to present a cabaret evening, benefiting Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services. Two shows: Oct 9 & 10. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=259643095713
featuring grammy winner Los Lonley Boys and Alejandro Escovada and Hacienda in an evening of all acustic music steeped in the rich music traditions of Texas, the American South West and Mexico. www.monmouth.edu/arts
20 Days of Major Motion Pictures including Classic Films, Documentaries, World Premieres, Guest Speakers and more. Most events at Market Arcade Arts Center. http://www.buffalofilmfestival.com
"To dream the impossible dream..." - who hasn't heard this song and felt their heart well up? This music-focused production features an unforgettable cast and musicians. www.annapolischorale.org
Run of the Mill Theater in collaboration with Adelante Familia will present the classic comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes at St John's Methodist Church in Baltimore's Charles Village. www.runofthemilltheater@gmail.com
The fourth year for our haunted history & ghost tours and they are scheduled for each weekend in the month of October. A significant factor is that all of the stories are true and documented. mainstreet@verizon.net
Community. Chaos. Revolt- Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama will premiere The Corral, a dance-theater piece for six dancers that explores the themes of homeland and patriotism at Merce Cunningham Studio. Lenz www.AnabellaLenzu.com
Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852
This 5 week intensive pastel course will be taught by the Maryland Pastel Society President Jean Hirons. All levels will be challenged in this demonstration, discussion and hands-on based workshop. http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4648
Strathmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852
This brilliant company of dancers, singers, and musicians bring centuries of tradition to life, in swirling, spectacular performances-a vivid "living museum" that features more than 1200 costumes. http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4307
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. Oct. 7- Nov. 8 in CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Continues through November 13, 2009
at The Arts Council, Inc.
Court House Cultural Center Gallery
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm -- Parental Discretion Advised http://www.martinarts.org
Season opening musical comedy. A spoof of murder mysteries and musical theatre, the show is light fun entertainment. Oct. 9-11, 16-18. Tx $16 adults, $8 student www.beatricecommunityplayers.com
On Friday 10/9 AND Saturday 10/10, join nationally renowned Omaha artist Mary Zicafoose & explore youre creativity during two workshops. 10am-4pm each day. Call for prices: 402.371.7199. www.norfolkartscenter.org
The Newport News Creative Conversation will take place as the kick-off for the Center's Military Appreciation Weekend. Click here for more information.
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway Harrogate,, TN 37752
Secession in the Gap is one segment of a three-day weekend Civil War Living History event.A collaborative program planned by the Cumberland Gap National Park and the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum www.lmunet.edu
Take a trip through American musical history with music from the masters .Copland, Bernstein, Gershwin, Berlin, Williams; from bands like Chicago and styles from swing, Broadway, patriotic and more! www.southmilwaukeepac.org
Living and working out of their studios in Holualoa on the Big Island, the Morinoue's create work that is continuously inspired by each other and by their island surroundings. Ends 02-19-10. http://www.tcmhi.org/ex_fhcCurrentlyOnView.htm
Miniature pieces of art from around the country compete in this juried show with over 100 selected works measuring 5x5 (25 sq in) or less. Show is up through October. www.visitgrandisland.com
Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center announces the 2009 New York Electronic Art Festival, a month-long series of concerts, workshops, and exhibitions centered on innovative electronic art. www.nyeaf.org
The Art of the Figure at PAA thru Oct. 17, 2009.
Throughout history, artists have learned by drawing and painting the figure from life. PAA will show how current artists view this traditional subjec www.peninsullaartacademy.com
The Art of the Figure at PAA thru Oct. 17, 2009.
Throughout history, artists have learned by drawing and painting the figure from life. PAA will show how current artists view this traditional subjec www.peninsulaartacademycom
Join us for the Capital Region's newest dance party. Monthly Salsa, Swing & Hustle nights at the Arts Center of the Capital Region feature a variety of musical styles to keep you dancing all night. Th http://www.artscenteronline.org
Slidell Cultural Center at City Hall, 2055 Second Street Slidell, LA 70458
This exhibit challenges artists to provide their own artistic interpretation of paintings made famous by the Masters. Exhibit runs through December 13. Free admission. www.slidell.la.us
Parkview Library, 500 Grand Pre Blvd. New Iberia, LA 70560
Picturing America, an exciting new exhibit from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art. Open Oct. 9 to Nov. 12. www.iberia.lib.la.us
Cool Hand Pictures 843 Main Street MANCHESTER, CT 06040
The Silk City Flick Fest showcases and celebrates the best CT independent films and films from across the country that express originality and the unique view for which independent films are known. http://www.silkcityflickfest.com
The artists and arts supporters that have made Boulder the 8th hottest arts destination (among towns our size) in the Nation, according to readers of American Style Magazine. www.bouldercountyarts.org
A Ferry Tale highlights historic events around the Willamette River Boones Ferry crossing place - soon to become Wilsonville. Performances: October 2, 3, 9, 10 http://www.wilsonvilletheatercompany.org/
The 2nd annual Sullivan Fine Arts Festival will be held in the downtown area on 10/10 from 10-4. Artists from Sullivan and the surrounding area are invited to participate. #2 West Springfield Rd. http://www.sullivanmo.com
Adelphi University Performing Arts Center 1 South Avenue Garden City, NY 11530
See talented alumni appear in their first solo performances at AU PAC. It's the musical highlight of Adelphi's Homecoming Weekend and a perfect way to kick back with friends and fellow alumni! Tix $10 http://aupac.adelphi.edu
The Wisconsin Book Festival is a high-energy, high-profile, literary arts and humanities program that transforms State Street into a vast, public literary salon. Admission is free to all events! http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
The mesmerizing acrobats from Peking are back with a high energy performance that combines daring and balance, explosive Kung-Fu, brilliant costumes and the beauty of centuries old tradition. http://www.carpenterarts.org/0910acrobats.html
"To dream the impossible dream..." - who hasn't heard it and felt their heart well up? This music-focused production features an unforgettable cast of artists and musicians. www.annapolischorale.org
Paige Shuttleworth sets the vinyl for soul and "Lantinis" are served as the grown-up set gets ready for B'more's must-see Halloween event. 2 seatings at 7:30 and 9:30 for assembling festive lanterns! nanaprojects.com
This event covers over 200 years of history in less than a quarter mile! This fun, informative, and free 45-minute guided walking tour covers significant sites between Homewood House and the BMA.
Dozens of vendors selling handcrafted items, fiber art supplies, and much more. Demos, live animals, live music, food, and kids crafts in a fall festival atmosphere. Free admission. www.purnellmuseum.com
Highlighting Oklahoma artists ages 30 and under, the exhibition will feature painting, photography, sculpture, film, performance, and large-scale installations. www.MomentumOklahoma.org
View, purchase and experience art by Oklahoma's emerging young artists. Live music by Colourmusic. Art, Film/Video, Performance and more. www.ovac-ok.org
Merce Cunningham Studio (55 bethune street, 11th floor) New York, NY 10014
Community. Chaos. Revolt- Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama will premiere The Corral, a dance-theater piece for six dancers that explores the themes of homeland and patriotism at Merce Cunningham Studio. www.AnabellaLenzu.com
Strathmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852
This brilliant company of dancers, singers, and musicians bring centuries of tradition to life, in swirling, spectacular performances-a vivid "living museum" that features more than 1200 costumes. http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4308
Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852
The High School Choral Program: A Different Model for a New Century. Strategies and techniques based on Jeff Davidson's award-winning program at Whitman High School will be discussed and demonstrated. http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4645
On Saturday, October 10 at 2:00pm, a member of LA Opera's Speakers Bureau will present a free talk on Handel's Tamerlano at the Brand Library in Glendale. Reservations not required. http://media.laopera.com/events/index.php?m=10&y=2009&v=m
Genesis Connection! This Chicago-based, all-male gospel chorus returns to Rockford on October 10! Please join us at Court Street United Methodist Church, 215 N. Court, at 7:00pm to feel the Spirit! courtstreetumc.org
This Chicago-based, all-male gospel chorus returns to Rockford's Court Street United Methodist Church at 7:00pm on October 10! Tickets are $10 at the door or call 815-962-6061. Come be inspired! courtstreetumc.org
This event is part of a celebration of contemporary art and Season 5 of Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century. Visit art21.org for more information. www.adalib.org
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. Oct. 7- Nov. 8 in CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Join host Mike Giuliano for a viewing and discussion of the following film: From Here to Eternity (1953; 118 min.) Free and open to the public! Refreshments are included. www.mdhs.org
2-day festival. Enjoy the new pedestrian promenades in and around City Hall/Hermann Square. Walker, Bagby and McKinney Streets, closed to vehicular traffic, are lined with artists' booths. http://www.bayoucityartfestival.com/
nw corner of intersection of 4th Ave SW and SW 146th St Burien, WA 98166
Dramatic adaptation of the novel Two Wheels North. Commemorating the A-Y-P Centennial, performances will be presented free of charge, at venues throughout King County beginning Sept.25-November. www.sitespecificarts.org/projects/two-wheels-north
The Indian classical style of Kuchipudi. one of India's seven main classical dance styles, combines fast rhythms with fluid movements, creating a blend of control, abandon, strength & delicacy. www.americandance.org
Through Dec. 20. An exhibition of 12 large-format pinhole photographs taken in DC and Maryland that explores the raw materials of our human-made world. Speck uses a handmade camera without a lens. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142579967894&ref=mf
The Torpedo Factory Art Center hosts the fourteenth annual Alexandria Arts Safari, a festival of hands-on arts and crafts activities for kids and their families.
Free, 12-4 www.torpedofactory.org
The museum will show Alice's darkroom which is normally not available to the public. We will also be playing rare Alice Austen's home movies from the 1930's. www.aliceausten.org
A benefit reading celebrating California Poets in the Schools' 45th Anniversary with Kay Ryan, Jane Hirshfield, Paul Hoover, Joanne Kyger, and CPITS student poets
1-4 pm
Tix: $45./pair or $22.50 each http://www.marinpoetrychair.org/events.html
Visit 13 studios along the scenic coast of Gloucester & Rockport, MA. Work featured includes jewelry, pottery, photography, painting, sculpture and mosaics. Open all 3 days of Columbus Day weekend. www.capeannartisans.com
Watch Artists at Work. Visit 100 art studios in Portland metro area on Oct 10,11,17, & 18 from 10-5. Visit our website for details. Buy a Tour Guide $15 (good for 2) at New Seasons & Art Media. www.portlandopenstudios.com
Join us 10th & 11th -10 - 5pm at the Spruce Pine Potters Market for a unique gathering of 40 of our region's greatest potters and clay artists. Come enjoy wonderful food and beautiful clay works. sprucepinepottersmarket.com
The professional choir and chamber players of Tucson Chamber Artists presents American folk songs and spirituals. Other works include those by Paul Crabtree, Stephen Paulus, and Eric Whitacre, 7:30 pm www.TucsonChamberArtists.org
Tamm E Hunt & Her Trio
October 09, 2009
1344 U Street NW Washington, DC 20009
Jazz with vocalist Tamm E Hunt & her Trio with Greg Hatza,piano Gary Richardson,bass Jesse Moody, drums 9:00 PM & 11:00 www.twinsjazz.com
The WildRivers 101 Film Festival is an 11 day annual film festival showcasing indie, obscure and classic cinema, visiting filmmakers & workshops throughout Humboldt, Northern Ca. An Ink People Program www.wildrivers101.com
A fine and performing arts festival featuring over 100 fine artists, music, dance, author and poetry readings, guest speakers, and children's activities throughout the day from 11 am - 5 pm. www.celebrationofthearts.net
Elastic Arts Foundation announces the opening for the artist Alpha Bruton's exhibit entitled "Vibrational Sound Narratives" on Saturday, October 3 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Alpha Bruton Created 200 www.chicagoartistsmonth.org
The Fourth Annual Chicago Callling Arts Festival (CCAF4) features Chicago-based artists collaborating in performances and projects with artists living in other locations--both here in the U.S. and els http://www.chicagocalling.org
Opening exhibition for Greg Simons, a Portland Oregon based Artist/Sculptor Vessels, wall reliefs and "Chaboo's" with a unique finish these wooden objects are often mistaken for ceramic.
Oct. 5 - Nov. 20, 2009
Sovereign Bank
The exhibit "Fall Colors", featuring artwork by 10 members of the Hob'art cooperative gallery, will be on display through Nov. 20th. www.hob-art.com
Featured writers: Gayle Aanensen, Scott Asalone, Pat Betty, Flo Schell, Katheryn White share and discuss their writing in a variety of genres Black Box Theatre of Asbury Park
Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau program at 6 p.m. Nebraska's original territorial capital was located in Omaha. Why, when statehood arrived, was the seat of government relocated to Lincoln nebraskahumanities.org
The Wisconsin Book Festival is a high-energy, high-profile, literary arts and humanities program that transforms State Street into a vast, public literary salon. Admission is free to all events! http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
An exhibit of significant early Will Vawter paintings borrowed from private collectors for an evening display. This Sunday exhibit is open to the public, no reservations required. Exhibit includes r http://www.browncountyartgallery.org/
Our inaugural 5k event will raise money to support arts education in Michigan's schools. More than just a race, the day will be a celebration of the arts, with performances, installations and more! www.michiganyoutharts.org/5k
Based on the classic children's novel, this new musical is brought vividly to life with fun-loving monkeys, bossy bear Baloo, and hungry tiger Shere Khan. www.schauercenter.org
This is Latin America's most outstanding orchestra, performing great classical works as well as pieces by Brazilian composers. The orchestra will be conducted by the amazing 29-year-old rising star, K www.center.iastate.edu
March at the center of the exciting Great Halloween Lantern Parade! Assemble and decorate a festive box lantern at 10 am, 12:30 pm, or 3 and light up the night on October 24th! nanaprojects.com
Come to the special parade studio in Highlandtown to prepare for the Great Halloween Lantern Parade! Assemble and decorate your own lantern from 2-5 pm and come back the 24th to march in the parade! nanaprojects.com
Merce Cunningham Studio (55 bethune street, 11th floor) New York, NY 10014
Community. Chaos. Revolt- Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama will premiere The Corral, a dance-theater piece for six dancers that explores the themes of homeland and patriotism at Merce Cunningham Studio. www.AnabellaLenzu.com
Strathmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852
Known to millions the world around as the toe-tapping band of steerage musicians in the hit movie Titanic, Gaelic Storm regularly makes irresistible "rock-flavored music as Irish as Guinness and Harp" http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4311
2pm & 7:30pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. Oct. 7- Nov. 8 in CENTERSTAGE's Pearls www.centerstage.org
The Arts Council & Friends of the Blake Library present
Producer/Director Colin Campbell as part of the Southern Arts Federation's Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers
@ Blake Library 2 pm http://www.martinarts.org
2-day festival. Enjoy the new pedestrian promenades in and around City Hall/Hermann Square. Walker, Bagby and McKinney Streets, closed to vehicular traffic, are lined with artists' booths. http://www.bayoucityartfestival.com/
FREE! "Oh! A Puppet Show" presents Puss in Boots and The Three Little Pigs at 1 pm and 3:30 pm in our Garden Theater! Build your own puppet at our workshop from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm! ALL FREE! www.blackcherry.org
Concert starts at 3:00 PM. "Grand and glorious singing," "Filled and brimming over with talent," and "Fresh approach to music making" are words used describe them. Freewill offering. http://www.charlestownperformingarts.com
Schenectady Greenmarket, around City Hall Schenectady, NY 12305
A gathering of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) basket makers and beadworkers, in conjunction with the exhibit "North by Northeast: Baskets and Beadwork from the Akwesasne Mohawk and Tuscarora". www.nyfolklore.org
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S Beretania St Honolulu, HI 96814
The Honolulu Chamber Music Society kicks off its second season at the Doris Duke Theatre with these Naumberg Prize winners and Suzuki specialists from the Cleveland Institute of Music. The Cavani Stri http://www.honoluluacademy.org/cmshaa/academy/index.aspx?id=2904
College of Saint Mary Faculty Recital performance by Wayne Kallstrom, organ on Sunday, October 11 at 3pm at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Strauss Performing Arts Center www.CSM.edu
Holsclaw Hall--University of Arizona School of Music Tucson, AZ 85721
The professional choir and chamber players of Tucson Chamber Artists presents American folk songs and spirituals. Other works include those by Paul Crabtree, Stephen Paulus, and Eric Whitacre, 2:00 pm www.TucsonChamberArtists.org
Bayou Jam Concert featuring Redline
with special guest Jenny Brooks
Bring your family and friends, blankets and chairs and join us for this popular
concert series. Free admission. www.slidell.la.us
The purpose of this Creative Conversation is to increase the awareness of supporting the arts in our schools as a tool for effective learning among K-12 students. Click here for more information.
Come enjoy a free lecture-demonstration given by Steven Moeckel where he'll talk about his life, background and instrument. There is even a fun Q & A at the end of each lecture. Come and enjoy! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144910310866
11 Theatres in South Florida from West Palm Beach through Miami, FL
Theatres across South Florida are participating in the Theatre Communications Group's national program Free Night of Theater. Tickets will be available starting in October at www.freenightoftheater.ne www.southfloridatheatre.com
The creative process on speed -- local playwrights start writing on Sunday evening, actors and directors come and rehearse starting Monday morning, and the plays are performed Monday evening. www.thenakedstage.org
COME OUT & PLAY! Dozens and dozens of FREE live theater events occur between October 12-18,2009 all over Puget Sound. Over 50 theater participate www.seattleperforms.com/ltw
Visiting Tanzanian Artists display art and fashions and mingle with visitors at this fundraiser for Arts Exchanges on International Issues with Tanzania project funded by the US State Dept Bureau of E www.artistsoftanzania.org
Fashion can function as propaganda, as political expression, or as a medium for raising consciousness about diverse social issues. 6pm RSVP via email is required. Museuminfo@fitnyc.edu www.fitnyc.edu/museum
Closes Sunday, December 20, 2009
Recreates a bot�nica, or store that sells items necessary for practicing a variety of Afro-Caribbean religions, based on the one owned by the Curator's grandmother. www.mathers.indiana.edu
Closes Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009
Curated by Lori Hall-Araujo, a graduate student in IU's Department of Communication and Culture, this exhibit explores what museum curators do and how they do it www.mathers.indiana.edu
Closes Sunday, Dec 20, 2009
Exhibit combines ethnographic interviews with people living along the route of the Conquest, murals and rare books from the era, and documentary photography of 21st c www.mathers.indiana.edu
9/19-11/8: The artwork in Free Press in Free Fall asks how we-as citizens of the digital age-engage responsibly in a dialogue with our press? How do we encourage correct coverage? www.athica.org
Southbend Center for Arts and Culture 1955 Compton Drive Atlanta, GA 30315
This session will explore information and resources to help artists increase their skills in promoting work and developing effective presentations and provide best advice on how to survive as an artis http://foundationcenter.org/atlanta/training/businessofartat.html
March in the center of the exciting Great Halloween Lantern Parade! Assemble a festive box lantern from 3-6 pm at the Patterson Park Public Charter School to prepare for the parade on the 24th! nanaprojects.com
303 N. Pacific Coast Highway Redondo Beach, CA 90277
On Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00pm, a member of LA Opera's Speakers Bureau will present a free talk on Handel's Tamerlano at the Redondo Beach Library. Reservations not required. http://media.laopera.com/events/index.php?m=10&y=2009&v=m
8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. Show runs until Nov. 8 in CENTERSTAGE's Pearlst www.centerstage.org
Guest Speaker: Bob Hudgins, Texas Film Commission Director
Award Presentation to Mayor Bill White
Co-hosted by Greater Houston Partnership and Houston Arts Alliance http://www.houston.org/
Join a roundtable discussion featuring a panel of emerging and established Bay Area arts professionals as they share their career paths, challenges, and advice. Click here for more information.
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
Hans Schreiber is creative director at Forster Rohner, AG, the company that made the fabric used for Michelle Obama's Inauguration Day dress. RSVP via email is required. museuminfo@fitnyc.edu www.fitnyc.edu/museum
At UH's Art Auditorium, this event is free and open to the public. A four-part series revealing the inspiration, vision, and techniques behind some of today's most thought-provoking artists. http://www.tcmhi.org/index.htm
Mile High Jazz Band with vocalist Sheryl Adams presents a program of big-band music, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Comma Coffee. Admission: $5, free age 18 and under. http://milehighjazz.com
House 365, a statement about Detroit and the arts. Sign up to host 365 for one month and work with the artist to document the results in your community. General info & orientation starts at 7pm @TANK2
Tuesday, Oct.13, 2009, 7PM in Baum Walker Hall. Prices start at: $32.50, to order call 479.443.5600. Sedaris will deliver a 60-minute reading followed by approximately 20 minutes of Q&A. www.waltonartscenter.org
A compelling and groundbreaking new play by Mois's Kaufman and members of The Tectonic Theatre Project. Mad Cow will be joined by over 150 theatres simultaneously worldwide for this reading. http://www.madcowtheatre.com/Production.aspx?GRPID=5
Through Nov. 1. Come celebrate the Spooky Season with your favorite band of specters as the Ghastly Dreadfuls reprise their second Halloween cavalcade. For ages 16+ http://www.puppet.org
Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau program at 1:30 p.m. Various historical and romantic perspectives on the fiddle and its upscale cousin the violin. nebraskahumanities.org
Join us Wednesday, October 14 from 7-10pm in the Great Room at 138 S. Oxford to kick off our new cultural & education series as part of NAH Month! Our dancers will lead the way...it's going to be fun http://www.urbanbushwomen.org
On Wednesday, October 14 at 6:45pm, a member of LA Opera's Speakers Bureau will present a free talk on Wagner's Siegfried at the Platt Branch Library in Woodland Hills. Reservations not required. http://media.laopera.com/events/index.php?m=10&y=2009&v=m
On Thursday, October 15 at 7:00pm, a member of LA Opera's Speakers Bureau will present a free talk on Handel's Tamerlano at the Santa Monica Public Library. Reservations not required. http://media.laopera.com/events/index.php?m=10&y=2009&v=m
8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. Show runs until Nov. 8 in CENTERSTAGE's Pearlst www.centerstage.org
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118-128 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
Discussion of collaborations between Temple University and community partners as part of the Art-at-Lunch series, which take place every Wednesday at 12 noon. Events are free and open to the public. www.pafa.org/aal
A hilarious musical adaptation of Mario Vargas Llosa's novel with the same title. Presented in Spanish with live simultaneous English translation by Repertorio Espa.ol. Thru Dec 2009. www.repertorio.org
211 North Washington Street Grand Island, NE 68801
Presentation to include brief overview of Nebraska Arts Council, programming, partnerships, Artist Directory (requirements, application process, etc) & various grant opportunities. moonshell.org
Plein Air and Studio oil painting of Hawaiian landscapes. Every Wednesday evening 6-8 PM in October at the Lahaina Galleries, Shops at Mauna Lani, big island of Hawaii (808) 885-7244, dianeklgi@aol.co www.DarrellHillFineArt.com
Toying with Science is a fast-paced, dynamic program combining circus skills, mime, original music, and audience involvement in the exploration of gravity, leverage, fulcrums, and simple machines. www.marionpalace.org
Charles Bernstein speaks with Brazilian poet and editor R�gis Bonvicino about contemporary Brazilian poetry, translation
and, more generally, the poetics of the Americas. www.poetshouse.org
Participants will discuss their reactions to a presentation by Tom Lacina, businessman and arts advocate from Grinnell, Iowa, on "The Arts Mean Business." Click here for more information.
Hartington Public Library, 106 S. Broadway, Hartington, NE
Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau program at 7 p.m. Maria looks back at her life as a prairie pioneer in Otoe County where she homesteaded in 1867. nebraskahumanities.org
Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau at 6:30 p.m. With over a dozen instruments and stories about each, Marsh entertains with music from around the world. nebraskahumanities.org
A peer-to-peer chat sharing challenges and successes of careers in arts administration. Come share what challenges you have faced along your own path so far in this peer-to-peer chat. Click here for more information.
The 2nd annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival kicks off Thursday, Oct 15th with 8 simultaneous openings across the state. Check it out for a weekend of poetry, readings, workshop, and discussion! http://masspoetry.org
7pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. Show runs until Nov. 8 in CENTERSTAGE's Pearlst www.centerstage.org
7pm. Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye's Broadway credits included Tony-nominated roles in Mamma Mia! and Souvenir (also at CENTERSTAGE); plus Ragtime, and her Tony-winning role in Phantom of the Opera. www.centerstage.org
Join us for an enjoyable evening of art and entertainment on the Third Thursday of every month, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Free of charge & open to the public: mona.unk.edu
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
An intimate, informal evening performance by CORE Performance Company, where audience members have the opportunity to see the work of the artists up close a discuss aspects of the performance. http://www.severaldancerscore.org/presentations/salon.htm
WVSA's ARTiculate Gallery is hosting a screening of "Fantasy" from Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century. This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 and the film starts at 6:00. http://www.wvsarts.org/media.html
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., #300 West Palm Beach, FL, FL 33460
The Palm Beach County Cultural Council invites you to the 6th annual Soir.e at the Harriet Himmel Theatre in CityPlace. Join 300 Young Friends in welcoming the cultural season! www.palmbeachculture.com
Free Night of Theater is a national program of TCG, presented locally by Greater Austin Creative Alliance. Explore all the wonderful entertainment your local theatre community has to offer! www.FreeNightofTheater.net
Rogers Free Library 525 Hope Street Bristol, RI 02809
Colgate Searle, RISD Prof. of landscape architecture, the guest speaker, at 7 pm will talk about "A New Life for the Nightingale-Brown house and garden" in Providence, a national historic landmark. www.bristolartmuseum
Rosslyn Spectrum, Wilson at 1611 Kent Street Rosslyn Freedom Park, Arlington, VA 22206
Synetic Theater opened Dracula to raves at the Kennedy Center and brings the Bram Stoker tale back to life with a new play by Nathan Weinburger, choreographed by Irina Tsikurishvili thru November 15. Synetic Theater.org
The patio of the Barnwell Center will be the place to be on Thursday nights when the sounds of the blues and the aroma of gumbo fill the air on October 15, 22 and 29. Admission is FREE. www.barnwellcenter.com
Wagner College, Spiro Hall Room 4 Staten Island, NY 10301
Why the Dalai Lama Matters: Lecture by Professor Robert Thurman at Wagner College. Free Admission. 1 Campus Road, Spiro Hall Room 4, Staten Island, NY.
The lecture begins at 7:30 PM. www.tibetanmuseum.org
The College of Charleston Concert Choir will perform Handel's Chandos Anthem No. 9 and motets by Irish compositional sensation Tarik O'Regan. 8pm, Cathedral of St. Luke & St. Paul, $10 http://sota.cofc.edu/highlights.html#handel
Central Square Theatre 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston's best-loved cabaret singer, Belle Linda Halpern, in a funny and thought-provoking look at our hungers for Food, Love, Acceptance, Fame - and a call to taste the sweetness in the everyday. www.CravingsCabaret.com
Church of the Nazarene, 960 N. Johnson Rd. Fremont, NE
Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau program at 6:30 p.m. In period attire with Irish brogue, she depicts Nebraska life on the prairie, 1870 to 1885. nebraskahumanities.org
LPS Arts & Humanities, 643 South 25th St., Lincoln, NE
Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau program at 1:40 p.m. Explores the differences as well as the connections between the blues and gospel music. nebraskahumanities.org
The irreverent and irrepressible Junie B. Jones, the heroine of Barbara Park's popular series of books, is the star of this musical for a hilarious round of kindergarten high-jinks. http://www.firststage.org/pages/view.asp?id=10547017
Widely acclaimed in southwest China, Beauty & Melody is an ensemble of 14 professionally trained female performers who sing, dance, and play unforgettable music. www.schauercenter.org
Join Joan for a special evening as she takes an irreverent look at the highs and lows of her rollercoaster career and life in her one-woman show that left London audiences cheering. http://www.carpenterarts.org/0910collins.html
Open Studio tour weekend begins with a kick-off reception and exhibition opening from 6-9 pm. The exhibition will be on view through November 14, 2009. www.school33.org
Zhou B Art Center 1029 W. 35th St. Chicago, IL 60609
October 16 to November 14
interACTION Gallery Artists Exhibition
(Chicago Artists Month)
33 Collective Gallery at Zhou B Art Center
Opening Reception: October 16 from 7 to 10 pm http://www.33collective.com/
8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In the Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
8pm. Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye's Broadway credits included Tony-nominated roles in Mamma Mia! and Souvenir (also at CENTERSTAGE); plus Ragtime, and her Tony-winning role in Phantom of the Opera. www.centerstage.org
DONNA STERNBERG & DANCERS and EZTV present Quantum Entanglement, a dance/multimedia event where dance, science and video collide and intertwine. Plexiglass cubes and tunnels become the stage. www.dsdancers.com
Don't miss the opporunity to see this all male contemporary dance company. Performance dates: October 16, 2009 at 8pm and October 17, 2009 at 7pm. www.americandance.org
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
Celebrate and view the work of four exhibits- Frank Hyder: Poems from a Threatened Eden, Helen M. Stummer, Associate Artists Exhibition, Weird NJ Photography Exhibition. www.noyesmuseum.org
The Paul Silbergleit Quartet infuses an electrifying lineup of guitar, Hammond organ, tenor sax, and drums, and creates a powerful, groovin' sound with a mix of swingin' jazz, Latin, and funky rhythms wilson-center.com
Donna Sternberg & Dancers mixes up the subatomic movement of particles with the emotional ramifications of being entwined with people and situations. Dance, science and video collide and intertwine. www.dsdancers.com
kellyannart.com , Open 9am -2pm
The work is colorist, positive & uplifting, addressing our cultural identity. A.woman producing 'large abstract paintings & designs, a fe kellyannart.com
A site-specific adaptation of the tale of the infamous Count! Follow the dancers through the eerie rooms and haunted hallways of Belcourt Castle-the perfect backdrop for this spectacular production! www.islandmovingco.org
GreenMan Theatre presents Jane Austen's classic novel adapted for the stage. Fri-Sat at 7:30, Sun at 3 through Nov. 1. $15. For more information call 630-464-2646. www.greenmantheatre.com
Four area organizations have teamed up to offer activities and workshops to area students when Oberlin City Schools are off for NEOEA Day, Friday, October 16. Most activities are geared towards
primar http://new.oberlin.edu/calendar/index.dot?id=1459788
c/o Capital University, 1 College & Main Columbus, OH 43209
Early Music in Columbus presents Anonymous 4 in Secret Voices: The Sisters of Las Huelgas, a program of 13th century polyphony and sacred Latin song. www.earlymusicincolumbus.org
A multi-media musical comedy about Wisconsin's Civilian Conservation Corps. Presented at Boerner Botanical Gardens at 2 & 7 pm by Voices Theater with Milwaukee Public Theatre. Post-show discussion. http://www.milwaukeepublictheatre.org
Featured Curator Gabriel Patti Presents: "Chicago Revisionists"a response to artwork that is derived from memory, dreams, and historical and mythological sources.
Greg simons a Portland based artist will conduct a class on discussion on making a Chaboo, woodworking techniques will be discussed and demonstrated, find out more on facebook TANK425 or gmail us at
Musical Theater: Seymour, a down-and-out Skid Row floral assistant with a secret crush on his co-worker, becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant who likes to drink blood. www.lyricarts.org
Madison Artists Guild members open their studios for two day tour as part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Potters, painters, sculptors, wood turners, fabric arts studios are open. Call 706-752-0137 http://www.madisonartistsguild.org
At Classy Seconds thrift shop the event includes gourmet hors d'oeuvres, a runway fashion show featuring DIY fashions from northern Nevada's young designers and artists in a glamorous Bohemian setting www.arts-initiative.org
A 1920's fun frolic in the French Riveria, where boys meet girls and love prevails. A community theatre production directed by Scott Persinger. Begins at 7:30pm. www.marionpalace.org
Wesleyan University 283 Washington Terrace Middletown, CT 06459
Disfarmer, which premiered in January 2009 at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, is a puppet theater work inspired by the life of American portrait photographer Mike Disfarmer (1884-1959). http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/8
Central Square Theatre 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston's best-loved cabaret singer, Belle Linda Halpern, in a funny and thought-provoking look at our hungers for Food, Love, Acceptance, Fame - and a call to taste the sweetness in the everyday. www.CravingsCabaret.com
This evening celebrates the poet David Bromige (1933�2009), who was
born in London but arrived in Northern California in 1962, where he spent the rest of his life writing more than 40 books. www.poetshouse.org
The Grand 1894 Opera House presents "Cherryholmes" the family bluegrass sensation that won "Entertainer of the Year" from the International Bluegrass Music Association in 2005. http://www.thegrand.com
Master classes taught by guest artists for dance students in middle and high school as well as college, college scholarship auditions, performances by professionals and students. http://www.scahperd.org/SCDA.html
Blick Art Materials in Roswell, GA will have work from local artists on display through October 18 during its Tape Up Art Show. Opening reception 10/16 from 6-8pm. Call store for details 770-993-0240. http://www.dickblick.com/stores/georgia/roswell_new/
Energetic, richly layered progressive rock. This Saratoga band is renowned for its high-energy shows and unique blend of memorable songs and profound musicianship. $5/$3 for Arts Center Members. 8PM http://artscenteronline.org/
A Two-Day Pass is $15 per person. Daily tickets are $10 per day, per person. No admission charge for children under twelve. Festival hours are 10/17 and 10/18: 9a.m. - 5p.m. http://www.kentuck.org/festival.html
dazzling cast of Broadway stars accompanied by an all-star New York band, features Rita Harvey who portrayed Christine in The Phantom of the Opera, & Carter Calvert from It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues www.monmouth.edu/arts
The irreverent and irrepressible Junie B. Jones, the heroine of Barbara Park's popular series of books, is the star of this musical for a hilarious round of kindergarten high-jinks. http://www.firststage.org/pages/view.asp?id=10547017
What: Celebrate National Arts Month with ARTSMART in the MALL
Where: Mt. Shasta Mall, Redding, Ca
When: Oct 17 (All Day)
Description: Celebrate National Arts Month with ARTSMART in the MALL
across Chicago's Hyde Park Neighborhood Chicago, IL 60637
On the first day of the 2009 Fall Festival, you've got your pick of captivating discussions, lectures, and performances about Laughter at University of Chicago and Hyde Park neighborhood venues. http://www.chicagohumanities.org
James MacMillan: "Cantos Sagrados"
Gary Davison, organist; Nicholas White: "Visions of Jerusalem" Nicholas White, conducting; Bruce Neswick: "Ave Maris Stella" Bruce Neswick, conducting www.cantate.org
The county is celebrating its 200th birthday and Autumn Blaze Arts Festival. We have 60 exhibitors including artists and crafters. We have 2 stages with entertainers from 9am-8pm. www.hcbicentennial.blogspot.com
School 33 Art Center's Open Studio Tour is an annual city-wide event that for over 20 years has brought together professional artists and the general public. www.school33.org
March in the center of the exciting Great Halloween Lantern Parade! Assemble a festive box lantern from 11 am-2 pm at the Patterson Park Public Charter School to prepare for the parade on the 24th! nanaprojects.com
Special volunteer day for adults at the Parade Studio in Highlandtown from 11 am to 2 pm. Come help assemble lanterns, puppets, and costumes for the exciting Great Halloween Lantern Parade on the 24th nanaprojects.com
A program for the uninitiated, Opera 101 is for the teacher who knows little about opera but would love to earn up to two LAUSD salary point credits or UCLA Extension Credit while learning more. http://www.laopera.com/educom/training.aspx
Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852
In this two-part event, attendees will participate in a 2 . hour hands-on workshop with Alfredo Ratinoff, Strathmore's Fine Artist in Residence mentor artist, to paint and decorate a ceramic teapot. http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4674
On Saturday, October 17 at 2:30pm, a member of LA Opera's Speakers Bureau will present a free talk on Rossini's The Barber of Seville at the Oxnard Public Library. Reservations not required. http://media.laopera.com/events/index.php?m=10&y=2009&v=m
Art & Music Event is a yearly exhibit that encompasses all areas of art in various modern and experimental styles set to live music. Come join us and help promote NJ artists! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=85517579938&ref=mf
2pm&8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
8pm. Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye's Broadway credits included Tony-nominated roles in Mamma Mia! and Souvenir (also at CENTERSTAGE); plus Ragtime, and her Tony-winning role in Phantom of the Opera. www.centerstage.org
On the Historic Mainstage through October 23. An eco-adventure that teaches children the importance of respecting and loving the environment. Tickets: $6-$16 www.olneytheatre.org
Oct. 17-18. Explore the hundreds of one-of-a-kind, individually handmade works by 100 craftspeople in glass, jewelry, pottery, wood, metal, fiber, clothing, furniture and more. http://www.pacrafts.org
Artist Talk 1:30 p.m., FREE & open to the public. Omaha artist Christina Narwicz's large-scale oil paintings merge the earthly and ethereal in textural and gestural artworks using organic imagery. mona.unk.edu
Celebrate the rich colors of autumn and find beautiful and functional gifts for the home and family with the Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Festival as it returns to Montgomery County Community College http://www.pacrafts.org/fall
Reamer Campus Center, Union College Schenectady, NY 12305
Presentation by Filmmaker Courtney Hunt and showing of the independent film, "Frozen River," which won the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and which is set along the US-Canadian border. www.nyfolklore.org
Powerful photographs about homeless in the world and spectacular sunsets in Miami. German Guerra and LaPitu Colombie show how fear and solitude is what usually keep people from moving forward in life http://www.thechildrensgalleryartscenter.org
A photographic exhibition documenting daily life in post-Soviet countries since 2005, from the perspective of a skytalets, a traditional Russian wanderer.
www.donaldwebe www.aliceausten.org
The Art Center is proud to display 132 pieces of juried art from 20 different states. Opening reception and winners' announcements will be Oct. 17th. Show runs through Nov. 13th. blueridgearts.net
AUSTIN CABARET THEATRE at The Lab Theatre University of Texas campus, 23rd St & San Jacinto Austin, TX
Sparkling tales of humor, ambition, gossip and glamour as eight Oscar winning Hollywood design diva Edith Head lives again in this internationally acclaimed performance! 512-453-ACTS (2287) http://ww.edithhead.biz
HEALING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC: Longwood Symphony Orchestra musicians, who are also health care professionals, perform for 1000 patients in 21 Boston health care facilities on a single day. www.longwoodsymphony.org
The Hillsborough Arts Council presents The Annual Handmade Parade. A walking Theatrical Performance! A Spectacle of Art, Creativity and Public Theater with Giant Puppets, Stilt-walkers and Samba! http://www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org/handmade_parade.html
Texas legend Joe Ely is joined by Teye and mariachi students from Grand Prairie High School in this special cross-cultural event. www.UptownTheaterGP.com/tickets.htm
Art show & sale in New Kent County. Self-drive tour of 8 artists' studios featuring the work of 20 local artists. 10-5 Sat. 10/17 & 11-5 Sun., 10/18. Studio tour map available online. www.glst.org
As seen on Noggin. Exploration of African and Latino cultures and music. Family Fun Series event. Tickets still available. Call 812-482-3070. www.jasperarts.org
Saturdays from 10-17 to 11-7 & will focus on improv games to tap into an actor's instinct. Students may perform with New World Art's Improv Troupe in their Nov. 6th show.
rememberment is a multi-media art installation that explores the construction of meaning, memory, and an understanding of time through the compositing of segmented experience, images and language. http://www.jfku.edu/news/exhibitions/#up
Jane Bunge-Noffke October Open Art Studio in figurative art. View work inspired by humanities struggle with love and loss, war and peace, hope and community. Email for appointment. www.jbronze.com
Del Ray Artisans' classic whacky artful fundraiser - live auction of home furnishings "extremely made over" by local artists + silent auction of artwork; live music and refreshments. $15/$20 at door. www.theDelRayArtisans.org
Studio tour of local artists includes special photography exhibit. Painters, sculptors, fabric artists, wood turners, and more. Call 706-752-0137 or 706-342-5200. http://www.madisonartistsguild.org
Bluegill Pottery will host it's Fall Open Studio with beautiful new work celebrating the colors of nature by potter Vicki Gill. Saturday, Oct. 17th from 10am to 4pm www.bluegillpottery.blogspot.com
A 1920's fun frolic in the French Riveria, where boys meet girls and love prevails. A community theatre production directed by Scott Persinger. Begins at 2:00pm. www.marionpalace.org
Wesleyan University 283 Washington Terrace Middletown, CT 06459
Disfarmer, which premiered in January 2009 at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, is a puppet theater work inspired by the life of American portrait photographer Mike Disfarmer (1884-1959). http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/8
in The Hatch Performance Series, 8 pm. Marilynn Danitz's work has been reviewed as "ravishing" in the Village Voice, and "spellbinding" by Portfolio. www.jmtw.org
Central Square Theatre 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston's best-loved cabaret singer, Belle Linda Halpern, in a funny and thought-provoking look at our hungers for Food, Love, Acceptance, Fame - and a call to taste the sweetness in the everyday. www.CravingsCabaret.com
5-9PM Rock Reporting in the Digital Age zeroes in on how the shift to a digital culture is changing the face of cultural criticism. Join us after for a news-centric musical performance. www.athica.org
Blick Art Materials in Wheaton, IL will host a free Gamblin Oil painting demo from 11am-1pm. Open to all skill levels. Call or stop by the store for details (630-653-0569). http://www.dickblick.com/stores/illinois/wheaton_new/
A Two-Day Pass is $15 per person. Daily tickets are $10 per day, per person. No admission charge for children under twelve. Festival hours are 10/17 and 10/18: 9a.m. - 5p.m. http://www.kentuck.org/festival.html
The irreverent and irrepressible Junie B. Jones, the heronie of Barbara Park's popular series of books, is the star of this musical for a hilarious round of kindergarten high-jinks. http://www.firststage.org/pages/view.asp?id=10547017
The books selected for this year..s Festival appeal to book lovers with diverse interests including history, humor, poetry, fiction and much more. This year..s featured authors are:
School 33 Art Center's Open Studio Tour is an annual city-wide event that for over 20 years has brought together professional artists and the general public. www.school33.org
March at the center of the exciting Great Halloween Lantern Parade! Assemble and decorate a festive box lantern at 10 am, 12:30 pm, or 3 and light up the night on October 24th! nanaprojects.com
In conjunction with the New Art New Territory at the Charles Taylor Art Center, there will be a gallery talk from some of the participating Artists. Click here for more information.
Washington National Cathedral - Massachusetts & Wisconsin Avenues, NW Washington, DC 20016
Cathedral Choral Society - J. Reilly Lewis, conductor - Lise Lindstrom, soprano - Ann McMahon Quintero, mezzo-soprano - John Horton Murray, tenor - Wayne Tigges, bass - Sunday, 10/18/2009 at 4 pm http://www.cathedralchoralsociety.org/
2pm & 7:30pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118-128 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
Join artist Barkley L. Hendricks on a tour of his exhibition and talk to him about his work. Admission is FREE to the public on Sunday. www.pafa.org/588
2pm. Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye's Broadway credits included Tony-nominated roles in Mamma Mia! and Souvenir (also at CENTERSTAGE); plus Ragtime, and her Tony-winning role in Phantom of the Opera. www.centerstage.org
On the Historic Mainstage through October 23. An eco-adventure that teaches children the importance of respecting and loving the environment. Tickets: $6-$16 www.olneytheatre.org
Oct. 17-18. Explore the hundreds of one-of-a-kind, individually handmade works by 100 craftspeople in glass, jewelry, pottery, wood, metal, fiber, clothing, furniture and more. http://www.pacrafts.org
FREE! Black Cherry Puppet Theater presents Hansel and Gretel at 1pm and at 3:30 pm. And make your own puppet at our workshop from 1:30pm to 3:30pm! All FREE! www.blackcherry.org
Start time - 3:00 PM. Since 1997, this ensemble has been providing audiences with a profound experience in the boychoir tradition, one dating back to the Medieval Ages. Freewill offering. http://www.charlestownperformingarts.com
2 East Street @ College HWY (Rt. 10) Southampton, MA 01073
Russell Carter, Judy Cummings & Karen Lemoine deliver Artists Gallery Talks: 3 pm The images blend well together representing a consistent seeing yet weave a pleasant tapestry worth the visit. www.robertfloydphoto.com
College of Saint Mary along with Cathedral Arts Project and the Omaha Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents an Organ Recital by Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra at Saint Cecilia's Cathedral. www.CSM.edu
hob'art cooperative gallery presents a members' exhibition at the Eureka Gallery, located in the converted first New Jersey movie house. www.hob-art.org
Celebrate 'a/rhythmia,' AWS's first release on Nonesuch, with the group at (le) Poisson Rouge. The album contains complex and complicated rhythms of Michael Gordon, Authecre, Benedict Mason and more. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155984314176&index=1
Montana Rep returns to the Heymann Center with its dramatic staging of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, a classic tale of honesty, integrity and courage. www.pasaonline.org
Learn to create panoramic photos of the gardens at the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. The event will begin at 1:00 PM. Admission $10 adults, $5 students and seniors www.tibetanmuseum.org
Studio tour of local artists includes special photography exhibit. Painters, sculptors, fabric artists, wood turners, and more. 10 am-5 pm. Call 706-752-0137 or 706-342-5200. http://www.madisonartistsguild.org
Indianapolis Artsgarden @ Circle Center Mall Indianapolis, IN 46204
Free performance featuring an eclectic program of jazz, tap, classical and contemporary ballet pieces featuring music by Bach, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Gershwin and Cirque du Soleil. www.indyballet.org
3 p.m., Auditorium, $8 per person.
Arnold Newman's 50 year career as told by associate J. Tomas Lopez. Lopez to discuss Arnold Newman as the "father of environmental portraiture" spcollege.edu/museum
Central Square Theatre 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston's best-loved cabaret singer, Belle Linda Halpern, in a funny and thought-provoking look at our hungers for Food, Love, Acceptance, Fame - and a call to taste the sweetness in the everyday. www.CravingsCabaret.com
Blick Art Materials in Boston, MA is hosting a free Gamblin Oil painting demo from 3:30-5pm. Open to all skill levels. Call or stop by the store for more details (617-247-3322). http://www.dickblick.com/stores/massachusetts/boston/
Special matinee performance! Don't miss this unique chance to hear The Texas Voices transformed into an opera chorus as it is joined by the opera-stylists, "Fifth Octave."
Blick Art Materials in Plainville, CT will host a free Polymer Clay Pendant demo from 1pm-3pm. Pre-registration is required. Please contact the store for details (860-747-5551). http://www.dickblick.com/stores/connecticut/plainville/
Two powerful rhythm players (drummer and bassist respectively) as co-leaders of an outstanding ensemble that also features Antonio Hart (sax), Aaron Goldberg (piano), and Rodney Jones (guitar) www.wplive.org
On Monday, October 19 at 7:00pm, a member of LA Opera's Speakers Bureau will present a free talk on Handel's Tamerlano at the Burbank Central Library. Reservations not required. http://media.laopera.com/events/index.php?m=10&y=2009&v=m
Learn more about the recently released economic study by the Texas Cultural Trust, and how you can advocate to make a difference for the arts and creative industries. Click here for more information.
On Olney Theatre Center's Historic Mainstage through October 23. An eco-adventure that teaches children the importance of respecting and loving the environment. Tickets: $6-$16 www.olneytheatre.org
On Olney Theatre Center's Historic Mainstage through October 23. An eco-adventure that teaches children the importance of respecting and loving the environment. Tickets: $6-$16 www.olneytheatre.org
The sixth ART BUZZ Remix will raise much needed funds for the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative's Arts for Every Student Program. CoCo Sala. 6:30 - 9:30 pm http://www.dccollaborative.org/
Join us as we recognize those who have made a difference through their efforts in the arts and humanities. This event is free and open to all! http://creativemoco.com/Executive-Awards%20
332 West Broadway, Heyburn Building, Suite 1600 Louisville, KY 40202
The Arts Council of Louisville will provide 4 arts education residencies for Jefferson Co. Public Schools in underserved areas. The initiative is in cooperation with JCPS Arts and Humanities Oct.19-22 www.artslouisville.org
The Brunswick Arts Council's 9th Annual Fall Art Show & Sale will be held October 19th - 30th, 2009 at the Franklin Square Gallery in Southport, NC. Local artists 2D&3D art will be exhibited. Brunswick Arts Council.org
Lake Johnson Jam, Community Drum Circle from 7-8:30 pm. Lake Johnson Park at the Boat House. Rain or shine. $5 per person or $10 per family. No experience is necessary. Loaner drums available. http://www.raleighdrumcircle.org/
Cinemarts brings the arts to light every other Tuesday night at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center's Margaret Gardiner Pavilion. 7:30pm $6. http://cinemarts.org/index.htm
Willard Mumford, Chair of the Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation, Inc. is the speaker. Held in the Francis Scott Key Auditorium, 8:15 p.m. Candlelight dinner at 7:15 p.m. anne.zolkower@sjca.ed www.stjohnscollege.edu
On Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00pm, LA Opera Speakers Bureau member, Louis Bernstein, will present an free Introduction to Opera at the Beverly Hills Library. Reservations not required. http://media.laopera.com/events/index.php?m=10&y=2009&v=m
8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
Edith Weber presents her book of fashion postcards from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. Appealing to illustrators, fashion, and antique enthusiasts alike. RSVP required. museuminfo@fitnyc.edu www.fitnyc.edu/museum
Fashion can function as propaganda, as political expression, or as a medium for raising consciousness about diverse social issues. RSVP via email is required. Museuminfo@fitnyc.edu www.fitnyc.edu/museum
Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101
What is Cartwright's "bold vision" for the future of SAM? What is the role of the museum in the community? Bring your own questions and join us as we meet (and welcome) Derrick R. Cartwright. http://www.seattlecityclub.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=27
6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5720 Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Premier Performance of Corpus Christi, a work especially commissioned for the Corpus Christi Chorale. Composed by Brandon Goff, Professor of Music, Lambuth University. http://cctxchorale.org/index.html
St. Johns Cultural Council Art in Public Spaces Exhibit Reception at 8:30a.m. and acceptance of Arts and Humanities Recognition at 9:00a.m. www.sjcfl.us
Farmer Brown is up against cows that type and hens on strike when he declares his farm a "tech-free zone" in this School Series program about negotiation and compromise. www.marionpalace.org
Through lively readings of great poems, from the Psalms to Gary Snyder, scholar and translator John
Felstiner demonstrates how
poetry can sensitize us to the
beauty and vulnerability of
our planet www.poetshouse.org
Blick Art Materials in Dearborn, MI will host an oil painting demo by local artist Janet Kondziela from 1-5pm. The demo is part of the Dearborn Community Arts Council ARTSfest. Call 313-581-7063. http://www.dickblick.com/stores/michigan/dearborn/
At the Casano Community Center Art Gallery, a unique collection of digital collages depicting architectural elements from Hoboken, Jersey City, Union Township and Roselle Park. On view to 12/20/09
6pm. Free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first served basis. Presented by Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. www.promotionandarts.com
8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118-128 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
Barkley Hendricks: Birth of the Cool is an exhibition currently on view. This lecture discusses the artist's influences as part of the Art-at-Lunch lecture series. Event is free to the public. www.pafa.org/aal
On Olney Theatre Center's Historic Mainstage through October 23. An eco-adventure that teaches children the importance of respecting and loving the environment. Tickets: $6-$16 www.olneytheatre.org
Montgomery Hall 18952 E. Fisher Road St. Mary's City, MD 20686
Art depicting human migrations and the displacement
of people across borders and cultures connecting political
events and social trends with deeply personal experiences. Opening October 21 @5pm http://www.smcm.edu/boydengallery/
Brought to you by the Norfolk Arts Center - Laura Ingalls Wilder will be presented at the Johnny Carson Theatre at 10am & 1pm. For more information regarding buying tickets, please call 402.371-7199. www.norfolkartscenter.org
Honoring of individuals and businesses who have advanced the arts. Recognition of FY10 grant recipients. Proclamation by local Mayors and Legislators in celebration of Nat. Arts & Humanities Month. http://www.tippecanoearts.org/bravoforarts.html
950 Forrest Street - Roswell Cultural Arts Center Roswell, GA 30075
Enjoy lunch catered by Bold American as you network with other arts & culture leaders in Roswell and members of the North Fulton business community. See the premiere of new arts marketing video. $10 www.roswellgov.com
Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month, Word In Motion gives away a $50 cash Prize to the best Poet, Audience Judged. The St. Louis Poetry Slam happens at the Focal Point, 8pm door. Open to all. 776-7370
A neighborhood based cultural development initiative that will result in a mural. This project includes a highly involved community design process, gathering of stories and neighborhood wide design. http://miraclemanorneighborhoodmural.blogspot.com/
The Dallas native, Erin McCarley, is a rising star in the pop music world with her new album, "Love, Save the Empty". Erin's musical style is often compared to Sara Bareilles and Sheryl Crow. http://clarion.brazosport.edu
Maureen and her elderly mother spend their days in a vicious and funny game of one-upmanship in this bleak comedy the New York Times calls "dizzying" and "both comic and ineffably sinister." www.ncstage.org
Town & Campus community/campus organization will salute photojournalist/ author Linda Solomon, who involves children in shelters and schools across the USA with esteem-building photography projects.
Come to an evening of discussion and brainstorming to find out what ELNYA is currently working on, pitch an idea or two, and get to know other emerging leaders in the New York community. Click here for more information.
In a round-table discussion, John Felstiner leads an in-depth exploration of poems that reveal our spirited yet fraught connection with nature. www.poetshouse.org
A annual collaborative event with the Alaska Humanities Forum and the Alaska State Council to honor individuals and organizations contributing to the quality of life in Alaska www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca
This production is both faithful to Shakespeare and relevant and accessible to today's audiences, so expect to laugh until your sides hurt at the tale of power-hungry men, girls playing guys. www.center.iastate.edu
Michael Kutzer shares his most recent discoveries from the Heine Diary Translation project. Come learn about the interesting and often humorous daily trials of Milwaukee panorama painters. www.wisconsinart.org
On Olney Theatre Center's Historic Mainstage through October 23. An eco-adventure that teaches children the importance of respecting and loving the environment. Tickets: $6-$16 www.olneytheatre.org
On Olney Theatre Center's Historic Mainstage through October 23. An eco-adventure that teaches children the importance of respecting and loving the environment. Tickets: $6-$16 www.olneytheatre.org
In 1814, Captain Joshua Barney intrepidly led his Chesapeake flotilla against the British invaders. Author Donald Shomette will describe how the flotilla turned back wave after wave of British attacks www.mdhs.org
The Eric Jacobson Quartet
Eric Jacobson, trumpet: Mark Davis, piano;
Jeff Hamann, bass; and Dave Bayles, drums
Freddie Hubbard, one of the greatest jazz trumpeters ever, passed away in 2008. $18/14 www.wcmusic.org
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
Please join the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Cambridge Arts Council, and Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership on Thursday, October 22 for Lights On After School for the Arts & Humanities. www.massculturalcouncil.org
Oct. 22 - 25, 2009. Attend workshop sessions in art education research, art education history, art in the environment and technology in art. NAHS student art show also. Vendors of art supplies on site www.paea.org
Aside from what you already know about the economy and job market, the real theme for the session, is for participants to learn how did you get where you are? Click here for more information.
Come see and hear Boulder's artists share about their work and experiences. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds totaling 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Starts at 7pm http://www.bmoca.org/events.php?id=112
Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion, Lecture by renowned photographer, Phil Borges. The program will be held at the Museum and it begins at 6:30 PM. Admission $10 adults, $5 students/seniors. www.tibetanmuseum.org
Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408
The America Project celebrates and continues the work of poet, musician, teacher, and artist Sekou Sundiata, who dreamed of creating public rituals around our American "holy days" and civic life. http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/46
Central Square Theatre 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston's best-loved cabaret singer, Belle Linda Halpern, in a funny and thought-provoking look at our hungers for Food, Love, Acceptance, Fame - and a call to taste the sweetness in the everyday. www.CravingsCabaret.com
In a round-table discussion, John Felstiner leads an in-depth exploration of poems that reveal our spirited yet fraught connection with nature. www.poetshouse.org
Blick Art Materials in Dearborn, MI will host a painting demo by local artist Isabelle Renaud from 1-5pm. The demo is part of the Dearborn Community Arts Council ARTSfest. Call 313-581-7063. http://www.dickblick.com/stores/michigan/dearborn/
Corinne Humphrey, Author/Illustrator/Publisher of the award-winning book, The Tao of Rudy, will discuss how to take artwork and creative concepts and turn them into published books and other products. http://www.kimballartcenter.org
Central City Opera Ensemble concert presented by the Lander Community Concert Association. Smooth operators from the worlds of opera and musical theatre conspire and connive oh, so beautifully. http://www.centralcityopera.org/index.cgi?CONTENT_ID=406
This event will help you network with the people you want to get to know while asking questions you need answered: How do I get your job? Click here for more information.
If you're a fan of Beethoven, B.B. King, or just great music, you'll love Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues. It's an irresistible new sound grounded in virtuosity . smart, subtle, seamless, and a blast www.OmahaPerformingArts.org
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A new and shocking version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of depravity, lust, love and horror. http://www.marylandensemble.org/jekyll_hyde
Runs Oct. 23-31. A young boy named Nick learns to adjust to his new home country of America in this thoughtful Tarradiddle Players production. http://www.ctcharlotte.org
The Washington Post has described artist Adrienne Clancy as "a wizard of invention" and her choreography as "a tour de force of unpredictable partnering." Features four powerful dance works. www.Joyce.org
An enduring children's opera about hope in the face of adversity. Originally performed 55 times by children in Terezin Concentration Camp during 1943-1944. Speaker Ela Weissberger was in original cast www.childrenstheatreofannapolis.org
Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852
Since winning the Grand Prize in the National Symphony Orchestra Young Soloists' Competition, this brilliant young pianist from Frederick, MD has performed across the U.S. Discover a bright new talent http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4386
Strathmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852
What makes soprano Dawn Upshaw "one of the most consequential artists of our time" (LA Times)? Her "warm, full and lovely" voice (NY Times), and her ability to reach to the heart of all that she sings http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4314
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Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
On Olney Theatre Center's Historic Mainstage. An eco-adventure that teaches children the importance of respecting and loving the environment. Tickets: $6-$16 www.olneytheatre.org
Join artist Annie Ruth and the staff & board of Eye of the Artists Foundation as they introduce new arts and education programs to the community that benefit youth and families. Featuring art & music. www.eyeoftheartists.org
An excellent networking session, against the backdrop of one of the city's historic public schools (1908s - 1950s), now a beautiful art gallery. Click here for more information.
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
Oct 19 - Nov 27 Exhibit. Reception w/N.WI artist/shepherd David Grote Oct 23 includes his spinning of Icelandic Sheep wool. Event at North End Arts Gallery supported in part with WI Arts Board funds. WWW.NEARTSCOUNCIL.ORG
An excellent networking session, against the backdrop of one of the city's historic public schools (1908s - 1950s), now a beautiful art gallery. Click here for more information.
The Egyptian-themed gala begins at 6 pm with a wine tasting and silent auction. Egyptian cuisine will be served at 7 pm. Belly Dance performance at 7:20. The live auction begins at 8 pm. www.southmilwaukeepac.org
Month-long series of events, with Art Show at County Museum, workshops, schools residency, community programs, with final concert by New Orleans blues/folk guitar artist, Spencer Bohren. www.hsglf.org
Prsentation to include brief overview of Nebraska Humanities Council, programming, partnerships, Speakers Bureau (requirements, application process,etc) & various grant opportunities. moonshell.org
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Featuring artists Karen Kunc, Judy Pfaff, and Brian Shure The exhibition takes place in The Art Gallery located on the 2nd floor atrium of the Art-Sociology Building at the Univ theartgallery.umd.edu
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston opens its new gallery space in The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts, with the exhibition, by artist Aldwyth. http://www.halsey.cofc.edu/exhibitions/index.php
Janus Theatre presents Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet in all-female production. This fast-paced, this modern dress production will shed new light on a classic story. Through November 8. www.janustheatre.wordpress.com
Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408
The America Project celebrates and continues the work of poet, musician, teacher, and artist Sekou Sundiata, who dreamed of creating public rituals around our American "holy days" and civic life. http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/46
In this "mixtape for the stage," the poet and hip-hop theater sensation Marc Bamuthi Joseph traces hip-hop's evolution from a local and highly political art movement to a worldwide cultural force. http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/1
Central Square Theatre 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston's best-loved cabaret singer, Belle Linda Halpern, in a funny and thought-provoking look at our hungers for Food, Love, Acceptance, Fame - and a call to taste the sweetness in the everyday. www.CravingsCabaret.com
Trilogy Band-Clasics, Motown and Big Band music review performed by a live band. Family friendly music entertainment, MDA fundraiser & Trilogy CD release party after the concert at the Cherry Martini. cantonvillagetheater.org
In Sudden Orpheus, an avantgarde
puppet-theater piece for adults, puppeteer Ariel Goldberger and poet Leonard Schwartz explore poetry, puppetry and the myth of Orpheus. www.poetshouse.org
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Celebrating its seventh year, Tallgrass Film Festival will feature nearly one hundred films from throughout Kansas, across the U.S. and around the world during the three-day event, Oct. 23-25 at venue http://www.tallgrassfilmfest.com/
Dust off your go-go boots for this gala featuring fun, food, and festivities with a mod theme! Party ends with final bidding on donated artworks in a variety of media. Call for tickets. http://www.delaplaine.org/
Adelphi University Performing Arts Center 1 South Avenue Garden City, NY 11530
Expect to be moved by tender art songs and dazzling arias and duets sung by master performers Anneliese Von Goerken and Jonathan Goodman. http://aupac.adelphi.edu
The irreverent and irrepressible Junie B. Jones, the heronie of Barbara Park's popular series of books, is the star of this musical for a hilarious round of kindergarten high-jinks. http://www.firststage.org/pages/view.asp?id=10547017
8:00pm, Frederick Community College Kussmaul Theater. Ronald Mutchnik, Violin Soloist performs Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46. Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 56 "Scottish." 301-663-8476. www.fredericksymphony.org
The Washington Post has described artist Adrienne Clancy as "a wizard of invention" and her choreography as "a tour de force of unpredictable partnering." Features four powerful dance works. www.Joyce.org
An enduring children's opera about hope in the face of adversity. Originally performed 55 times by children in Terezin Concentration Camp during 1943-1944. Speaker Ela Weissberger was in original cast www.childrenstheatreofannapolis.org
Music director Tom Hall leads Baltimore Choral Arts in a free Halloween concert for the entire family as part of Free Fall Baltimore. Concert at 2 pm.
For information, phone (410) 523-7070 www.baltimorechoralarts.org
For the 10th year we bring back the wildly wondrous for our world renowned lantern spectacle in Patterson Park! The pre-parade party begins at 3 pm and the parade and magic lantern show begin at 7:30! nanaprojects.com
Come join the first ever pre-Parade party-fest!! Hay rides, hot cider, last minute lantern making, spooky storytelling, great food and live music. Starts and 3 pm and continues to 9:30 pm! nanaprojects.com
Nana Projects mines Edgar Allan Poe's surreal poem Eureka for magical imagery in this live, monumental, projected fairy tale. The show begins following the parade, at 8:15 pm. nanaprojects.com
44078 St. Andrew's Church Rd. California, MD 20619
Come enjoy an evening of music of the 1940's with Jennifer Cooper and assisted by Mike Santana, pianist, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Parish Hall. sanfordconcertseries.com
Suffused with magic, humor, romance, metaphor and symbol, BTM's dancers bring these beloved fairytale characters to life. The Sunday matinee includes a Princess Party for children who can come dressed www.balletmaryland.org
Columbia Pro Cantare sings Mozart's Requiem with soloists April Joy Guttierez, Mary Ann McCormick, Charles Reid, Benjamin Bloomfield & Festival Orchestra. Also Haydn, Handel & Mendelsohn selections. http://www.procantare.org
This event is part of a celebration of contemporary art and Season 5 of Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century. Visit art21.org for more information. www.adalib.org
8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
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Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts - 801 Chase Street Annapolis, MD 21403
Suffused with magic, humor, romance, metaphor and symbol, BTM's dancers bring the beloved fairytale characters of "Beauty and the Beast" to life on stage. www.balletmaryland.org
Mommy & Not Me?!? A class for the kids, and a separate class for the adults - each focusing on the art of portraiture. Offered Free for Arts & Humanities Month! www.AmeliaArtsAcademy.org
Join us as we dance with thousands of people across the world in an attempt to set a new world's record - simultaneous dance starts at 5:30 pm - event starts at 3:00 pm - rehearsals, sign up, etc. http://ttw09sausalito.blogspot.com
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra will present the second concert of its 2009-2010 season, "Hear the World with Tulsa Symphony Orchestra," featuring music from and inspired by Italy. www.tulsasymphony.org
Master classes - ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip hop, Afro-Cuban, Irish, improv, ballroom dance plus workshops, lectures, 2 performances, & scholarship auditions at South River High Sch, Edgewater, MD www.MarylandDance.org
An entertaining and upbeat look at opera as you have never heard it! The ultimate energetic, humorous and rapturous choruses and solos, and even a drinking song or two, all on one marvelous evening. www.mastersingersofmilwaukee
St. Patrick's Church, 511 Main Street Falmouth, MA 02540
Kick off our 46th season with chorus, soloists, orchestra and dancers; featuring a semi-staged scenes from The Magic Flute. Second concert Sunday, October 25. http://www.falmouthchorale.org
Free demonstrations in the Second Story Studio from 10-4 by local artisans. Included will be wet felting, spinning, glass arts, silk painting, knitting, repurposed jewelry making and crochet. www.tomorrowrivergallery.com
Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts New Orleans, LA 70116
Houston Ballet returns to New Orleans for a one-night-only, special command performance to open NOBA's 40th Anniversary Season. Tickets start at $20. http://www.nobadance.com/houstonballet.cfm
The Jacksonville Historical Society and the First Coast Wind Ensemble present a free tribute concert at 4:00 pm featuring the famous John Philip Sousa Band's historic 1908 concerts at Treaty Oak. www.fcwe.org
Coe Library, University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071
Nationally accomplished artist James Surls discusses his work on the occasion of a permanent installation in the University of Wyoming Coe Library's newly expanded facility. www.uwartmuseum.blogspot.com
Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiawanda Drive, Pacific City, OR 97135
The Pacific City Arts Association presents the Native American Music Awards 2009 Artist of the Year, Jan Michael Looking Wolf in concert. 7:00 pm. Tickets $10 and $5. http://www.pacificcityarts.org
Autumn evenings, the weather is cooling and you stroll down a street that has been walked upon for over 200 years. Tonight you visit the merchants and view the arts, enjoy the food and music; but it i http://tbornoriginals.com/events/ARTontheAVENUE.htm
Phantom Gallery Chicago 2.0 is part of Chicago Artists Month 2009, the fourteenth annual celebration of Chicago's vibrant visual art community. In October, more than 200 exhibitions of emerging and es www.phantomgallery.blogspot.com
Monument City Music is proud to present its annual gala featuring a silent auction of artwork and much more. The Richmond Men's Chorus and Richmond Women's Chorus will sing a preview of the season. http://monumentcitymusic.org/gala
Join us for a fantastic evening of the finest North Indian classical music. The Khan brothers will join together at the famous Ali Akbar College of Music to honor their father Maestro Ali Akbar Khan. www.aacm.org
For October's Arts & Humanities month, 14 artists are producing a group gallery show in just 30 days! Opening reception will be from 5-8 pm, with drawings, prints, video, photography, & more. www.30dayslater.wordpress.com
Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408
The America Project celebrates and continues the work of poet, musician, teacher, and artist Sekou Sundiata, who dreamed of creating public rituals around our American "holy days" and civic life. http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/46
A laid back evening of causual cuisine and music. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $55 per person; after Oct. 16 $65. Proceeds go to educational Programing for the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art spcollege.edu/museum
The Svelata World Tour, is an international traveling exhibition of 22 paintings housed in its own custom 14,000-square-foot fabric and aluminum truss nomadic structure. Admission is free. http://www.callutheran.edu/calendar/event/2023
In this "mixtape for the stage," the poet and hip-hop theater sensation Marc Bamuthi Joseph traces hip-hop's evolution from a local and highly political art movement to a worldwide cultural force. http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/1
Central Square Theatre 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston's best-loved cabaret singer, Belle Linda Halpern, in a funny and thought-provoking look at our hungers for Food, Love, Acceptance, Fame - and a call to taste the sweetness in the everyday. www.CravingsCabaret.com
Princeton University Art Museum Princeton, NJ 08544
The exhibition celebrates the ongoing creative career of a great artist and legendary Princeton professor who retires at the end of 2009. On view to 2/21/2010. artmuseum.princeton.edu
Take a rollicking field trip back in time! Starring "Seinfeld" writer Pat Hazell in a nostalgic one-man show that Jerry Seinfeld proclaimed "Milk-snorting funny!" www.thegrand.com
Blick Art Materials in Wheaton, IL will host a product demo using Chroma Atelier Interactive Acrylics and Mediums from 1pm-4pm. Call or stop by the store for details (630-653-0569). http://www.dickblick.com/stores/illinois/wheaton_new/
Blick Art Materials Minneapolis/St. Paul Area Stores Minneapolis, MN
Blick Art Materials Minneapolis/St. Paul area stores will host free face painting demos and scary mini painting contests from 2-5pm. Visit our website to find the location nearest you. http://www.dickblick.com/stores/default.asp?state=minnesota
5th Annual Halloween benefit concert for First Step of Canton. Fun for the entire family with music,costumes, dance, prizes, candy and more! Come dressed for Halloween and join the band as your favori cantonvillagetheater.org
Enjoy an evening of your favorite show tunes from memorable Spotlight Player shows! Featuring six lead SP performers plus piano combining solos, duets, trios and ensembles on October 24. Seating is ca cantonvillagetheater.org
Celebrating Nathan Sawaya's LEGO sculpture exhibit, "Art of the Brick," the Kimball Art Center is hosting a LEGO building contest. 8 Teams will create LEGO sculptures highlighting Utah POP culture. http://www.kimballartcenter.org
Brandeis University, 415 South Street Waltham, MA 02454
From Oct. 21 � 24, local audiences will have the chance to experience the Afro-Cuban rhythms of Obbini Tumbao in a variety of settings- including the unique opportunity to jam with the band. http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2009/october/muus.html
Arts & Fine Crafts Show & Fall Festival. Imagination Alley Youth Art contest, several bands thruout the day; Arts & fine Craft booths, ending with a concert that evening. All Free! www.greenvilletourism.com
In Sudden Orpheus, an avant garde
puppet-theater piece for adults, puppeteer Ariel Goldberger and poet Leonard Schwartz explore poetry, puppetry and the myth of Orpheus. www.poetshouse.org
Often cited as the perfect opera, Don Giovanni is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's masterpiece for the ages. From the opening notes of the well-known overture to its fiery conclusion, Don Giovanni is sure to http://www.palacetheatre.org/
The irreverent and irrepressible Junie B. Jones, the heroine of Barbara Park's popular series of books, is the star of this musical for a hilarious round of kindergarten high-jinks. http://www.firststage.org/pages/view.asp?id=10547017
The Independence School, 1300 Paper Mill Road Newark, DE 19711
The Newark Symphony Orchestra will perform Saint-Saens' Bacchanale from Samsom et Dalila, Brahms' Double Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra, op. 102, and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances, op. 45. www.newarksymphony.org
An enduring children's opera about hope in the face of adversity. Originally performed 55 times by children in Terezin Concentration Camp during 1943-1944. Speaker Ela Weissberger was in original cast www.childrenstheatreofannapolis.org
This is the first exhibition devoted to Czech-born architect and designer Erno Fabry, one of the most prolific tastemakers to successfully transmit modern design to the post WWII American home.
Chesapeake Arts Center, 194 Hammonds Lane Brooklyn Park, MD 21225
Noted as the singing oliceman famous for a capella performances at the funerals for policemen and firemen after 9-11. Program includes, Broadway, traditional, spiritual and patriotic songs. PAALConcerts.net
Strathmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852
Awestruck, delighted, mouths rounded in "oohs" and "aaahs," audiences adore this Franco-Finnish circus for the 21st century. Mix of beautifully choreographed movement and striking visual imagery. http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=4317
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Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118-128 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
A conversation about the evolution of jazz, featuring WRTI host Bob Perkins and the Don Wilson Trio. Event organized for the exhibition Barkley Hendricks: Birth of the Cool and is FREE to the public. www.pafa.org/588
Over a delicious French tea, author Judith Pearson will discuss this fascinating Baltimore native, who was recruited by the British for espionage and sabotage missions against the Nazis in France. www.mdhs.org
FREE! Black Cherry Puppet Theater premieres Jack and the Beanstalk in our Garden Theater at 1 pm and at 3:30 pm! And make your own puppet at our workshop, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm! ALL FREE! www.blackcherry.org
Start time - 3:00 PM. Musica Antiqua celebrates American music from its English and Irish origins, through the establishment of its own identify to its present-day American signature. Freewill offerin http://www.charlestownperformingarts.com
Always a sold out program, the Conservatory's diverse guitar faculty presents a
wide-ranging concert, featuring classical, jazz, flamenco, folk, fingerstyle and
bluegrass. $5/3 www.wcmusic.org
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts - 801 Chase Street Annapolis, MD 21401
Suffused with magic, humor, romance, metaphor and symbol, BTM's dancers bring the beloved fairytale characters of "Beauty and the Beast" to life. The Sunday matinee includes a princess party after. www.balletmaryland.org
Who says the most exciting music is at the beginning of the show? Hear a compilation of great concert overtures by Gluck, Mozart, Rossini, and Rimsky-Korsakov, plus enjoy Grondahl's Trombone Concerto. www.hastingssymphony.com
With brief remarks and awards by dignitaries and juror, Patterson Sims, from 3-5, PGOSO celebrates Essex County New Jersey and the diversity of talented visual artists it fosters and attracts. www.pierrogallery.org
Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. FItzhugh St. Rochester, NY 14614
Lute songs, viol consorts, and consort songs from the glorious age of Elizabeth I, including Dowland's Lachrimae. With Laura Heimes, soprano. www.PegasusEarlyMusic.org
Stephanie McCarthy will present her new book at Flanagan House Museum, 942 NE Glen Oak, Peoria, at 2 p.m. Cost $2 for non-PHS members. http://www.peoriahistoricalsociety.org
The Symphony conducted by David Bugli opens it's 26th season 4PM at the Carson City Community Center. Concert features Swedish pianist Carl Petersson and two premieres. $15/$12/free age 16 and under http://ccsymphony.com
Bayou Jam Concert featuring the fabulously entertaining Vince Vance & the Valiants.
Bring your family and friends, blankets and chairs and join us for this popular
concert series. Free admission. www.slidell.la.us
Mission Coffee, 151 Washington Blvd. Fremont, CA 94539
A special Halloween program from Fremont Opera! Artistic Director David Sloss tells operatic tales of the supernatural, with great singers & musical examples. Halloween dress encouraged! 4:00 pm. $25 www.fremontopera.org
"The Cat and the Canary" with renowned theatre organist Dennis James at the mighty Wurlitzer, Sunday, October 25 at 3:00 p.m. Don't miss the thrills as James' brings this flick to life. www.marionpalace.org
Central Square Theatre 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston's best-loved cabaret singer, Belle Linda Halpern, in a funny and thought-provoking look at our hungers for Food, Love, Acceptance, Fame - and a call to taste the sweetness in the everyday. www.CravingsCabaret.com
Blick Art Materials in Schaumburg, IL will host a product demo using Chroma Atelier Interactive Acrylics and Mediums from 1pm-4pm. Call or stop by the store for more details (847-619-1115). http://www.dickblick.com/stores/illinois/schaumburg/
In the spirit of Halloween, come to Blick Art Materials in Philadelphia, PA from 2-5pm for a free mask making demo led by an expert from ArtMolds. Call or stop by the store for details (215-545-3214). http://www.dickblick.com/stores/pennsylvania/philadelphia/
Paul Meyers, a virtuoso guitarist and improviser, has performed with an ever growing list of jazz greats and has toured for year with some of the greatest jazz singers ever. www.wplive.org
Blick Art Materials Minneapolis/St. Paul Area Stores Minneapolis, MN
Blick Art Materials Minneapolis/St. Paul area stores will host free face painting demos and scary mini painting contests from 2-5pm. Visit our website to find the location nearest you. http://www.dickblick.com/stores/default.asp?state=minnesota
Come enjoy a free lecture-demonstration given by Steven Moeckel, concer where he'll talk about his life, background and instrument. There is even a fun Q & A at the end of each lecture. Come and enjoy
More than just music, the show stars award-winning vocalist Maurice Jacox, supported by a string quartet, a five-piece band, and two vocalists, who also narrate. www.schauercenter.org
America's beloved tenor, "The Singing Policeman" with piano. Daniel Rodriguez freely shares his deep appreciation for life, God and country. http://www.hagerstownliveonstage.com
Explore the Bard's classic, Othello. As modern audiences are well aware, Othello is a play exploring the personal and cultural implications of race as well as the earthly actions of angels and demons. www.phillyshakespeare.org
The Cabaret can be found adjacent to Katz Plaza, at the corner of Penn & 7th. It is in the same building as the Theatre Square Garage. Click here for more information.
The Westport Arts Awards are presented to Champions of the Arts, Horizon/Young Artists, and those who have contributed to Westport's rich heritage as an arts community. www.westportct.gov
Join ELNYA for a Creative Conversation exploring the intersection of passion-driven mission, market-responsive business discipline, and creative innovation. Click here for more information.
If you are looking for an energetic, colorful, fast-paced musical with zany, loveable characters that just happens to be educational, look no further than Schoolhouse Rock Live Too! www.wplive.org
Our Creative Conversation will consist of five topics covered by five speakers in a "speed dating" fashion. Each participant will have 15 - 20 minutes at a table with each expert. Click here for more information.
A panel will discuss the ideas, topics and issues regarding advocating for the arts and arts education in Ohio and Kentucky. After the panel discussion, there will be a brainstorming session. Click here for more information.
8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Preservation LINK, Inc. is hosting a film screening called Shared Vulnerabilities: Youth Capturing Humanity through Media on Tuesday night, October 27th, 2009 at the African American Museum at Fair preservationlink.org
KY Arts Council will be visiting towns with a series of info sessions designed to give citizens opps to network with those in the arts at the local level & to learn about the work of the arts council. http://artscouncil.ky.gov
Visual artist and costume designer Elena Fjat discusses her ongoing project, Hairsense -the use of cut human hair in fashion and cultural reactions to it. RSVP required. museuminfo@fitnyc.edu www.fitnyc.edu/museum
Russian culture captivates people around the world. One of Russia's most celebrated performing arts groups, the Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival, brings traditional songs, dazzling dances, and live m www.occc.edu/cas
Nikolai Massenkoff and his Russian Folk Festival will combine song, dance, music, and dialogue to present an overview of Russian culture. Educational Presentation is Free and Open to the Public. www.occc.edu/cas
Discussion with three local artists about the arts and social, political, or spiritual viewpoints. Learn histories, ask questions, and help define the the state of the arts in Missoula. mcc@missoulacultural.org
Both youth and adults are invited to take part in the viewing and discussions of 3-minute videos written, created, and produced by DISD students. Click here for more information.
Join 40 arts professionals over and under 40 to talk about leading the arts in an era of shared leadership. The evening will include food, drink, networking, and discussion-suggested donation of $10. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175081546046
Poets John Peck, Brian Teare and Josh Weiner discuss the writing of British poet
Thom Gunn (1929�2004), who found his poetic voice during the five decades he lived in the Bay Area. www.poetshouse.org
Enjoy Tulsa author and business woman Toni Garner as she discusses her book "Country French Florals and Interiors".
South Broken Arrow Library, Noon - 1 p.m.
Free & bring your lunch. artsba.org
Based on the stories of Jesus and his disciples in the Gospel of Matthew, Godspell remains one of the most popular rock musicals of all time. This playful and poignant score by Stephen Schwartz http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/dtheater/season.htm
Ballet Theatre of Maryland teams up with the Boys and Girls Cllub of Annapolis for a fun and lively performance about Halloween safety. For ticket information please call 410-263-8289
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118-128 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
An analysis of Du Bois's published books and essays on art and literature as part of the Art-at-Lunch lecture series, which takes place Wednesdays at noon. Event is free to the public. www.pafa.org/aal
Learn more about the art at MONA. FREE & open to the public. Trace the development of 20th century sculpture from August Rodin to the present. Presented by George Neubert, former Director of the Sheld mona.unk.edu
August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222
In this "mixtape for the stage," the poet and hip-hop theater sensation Marc Bamuthi Joseph traces hip-hop's evolution from a local and highly political art movement to a worldwide cultural force. http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/1
Ann Arbor Area's kick off Emerging Leader event. Great local beer, and great conversation to connect artists and arts administrators alike. At Artisan Ales new micro-brewery downtown. Click here for more information.
Are the Piedmont Triad good places for emerging artists to live and practice their craft? The discussion will follow the World Cafe format - complete with coffee and dessert! Click here for more information.
Nonprofit business models are changing and may need to change to adapt to the current global economy. What does the new nonprofit look like? Click here for more information.
A dry statistical report on the atttitudes, extent and consequences of underage drinking is being brought to life through the creative filmmaking process, starring HS students and original music. www.taprootinc.com
One Minute Film Festival at the Stephen Crane House. Films from 11 countries and 17 states co-presented with the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council. Suggested donation: $5 Black Box Theatre of Asbury Park
This slinky salsa group brings the urgent tempos of New York, Puerto Rico, and Cuba to the Holland stage. The Orchestra's blistering hot swing is tight, sassy . and has been known to turn a staid conc www.OmahaPerformingArts.org
An annual haunted house and costume contest held in Lynn's Central Square. This event is free to all participants and includes special children's activities, music and performances. http://www.thirdthursdayslynn.com/
7pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
Ruben Toledo talks about art, fashion, his wife Isabel, her influence on his work, and why "collaboration is the name of the game" for this Cuban-born artist. RSVP is required. museuminfo@fitnyc.edu www.fitnyc.edu/museum
College of Saint Mary, 7000 Mercy Road Omaha, NE 68106
Please join us from 5-7pm for a reception in the Hillmer Art Gallery for the Wanda Ewing Art Exhibition followed by a Faculty Recital at 7pm in the Gross Auditorium featuring soprano, Mandy Rauch. www.CSM.edu
The Peninsula Arts Council hosts a Tour of The Anderson Collection, one of the largest and most outstanding private collections of 20th century American Art in the world. By Special Invitation-only. http://www.peninsulaartscouncil.org
Friends Meeting Hall 43 Center Street Suite 202 Northampton, MA 01060
To celebrate Samhain (aka Halloween), as it begins the year's dark quarter, two very different bards --David Nigel Lloyd and Jonathan Stevens-- will fashion their own versions of sung myths http://hungryghostbread.com/
Oct 29-31 Nov 2 @ 7:30, Nov 1 @ 2:30
Pirandello's masterpiece that gives audiences a glimpse of a play rehearsal that takes a sudden dip into the surreal with the appearance of six strange figures $6 www.obu.edu/finearts
Jazz greats Billy Johnson and Teddy Charles guide an improv clinic that kicks off at 7 pm Oct 29 and will meet the 3rd Thursday of each month. Sponsored by the Jazz Foundation of America. Cost: $10 www.eastendarts.org
A free conference to begin a Town Hall discussion on the value of the arts and to open an interdisciplinary discussion between arts organizations and the social service sector. www.center4arts.org
Rutgers University, Busch Campus Center Piscataway, NJ
A free conference celebrating our 10th anniversary of discussing the arts in service of youth and communities at risk on the campus of Rutgers University, Piscatawy
New addition:Campaign For Arts www.center4arts.org
August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222
In this "mixtape for the stage," the poet and hip-hop theater sensation Marc Bamuthi Joseph traces hip-hop's evolution from a local and highly political art movement to a worldwide cultural force. http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/1
We will discuss the power of arts advocacy and brainstorm ways in which we can leverage the genARTS network in order to strengthen the voice of our community's emerging arts leadership. Click here for more information.
Ashley Putnam is an American soprano from New York City. Her professional singing career began in 1976 and has spanned over 30 years.
William Paterson University/Shea Center/Shea Room 101
3:30-5:30pm www.wplive.org
Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini's opera La Boheme. It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New cantonvillagetheater.org
Francisco Arag�n, poet and editor of The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry, hosts a reading of leading Latino poets and a panel exploring multi- and interlingualism, the role of location and more. www.poetshouse.org
The irreverent and irrepressible Junie B. Jones, the heroine of Barbara Park's popular series of books, is the star of this musical for a hilarious round of kindergarten high-jinks. http://www.firststage.org/pages/view.asp?id=10547017
Presented by the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center - 125th Anniversary Season. An exuberant and powerful quartet! Adult tickets $25, student tickets $15. Venue: Court Street United Methodist Church. www.mendelssohnpac.org
John E. Ravekes Theatre 7200 Sollers Point Road Baltimore, MD 21222
DCT presents a nostalgic tribute to the 1950's variety show featuring the greatest hits of the era, including "Mr. Sandman", ""Dedicated to the One I Love" and many more! (10/30-11/8) www.ccbcmd.edu/performingarts/dct.html
October 30 - November 22, 2009
Winner of the 2002 Tony Award for Best Play, Albee offers with humor and pathos the most unexpected twists and turns of a family and a husband's surprising love. www.ssstage.org
Anonymous 4 introduces "Secret Voices: The Sisters of Las Hueglas" featuring music from 13th-century Spain. To be held at 8:15 p.m. in the Francis Scott Key Auditorium. Free. Call 410-626-2539. www.stjohnscollege.edu
Experience the symbolism and metaphor of poems like The Raven and stories like Masque of the Red Death in this one hour performance of Poe's work featuring BTM, in celebration of Poe's birth. http://www.mdhs.org/events/index.html
thru November 2 - discover fresh perspectives through crafted sessions on a variety of marketing and fundraising techniques. Intensive workshops, plenary sessions, and an open forum for new ideas http://www.artsmarketing.org/conference
8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. In CENTERSTAGE's Pearlstone Theater. www.centerstage.org
"He's Back, and wants to suck your blood!!"
Dance Alive National Ballet present Kim Tuttle's Dracula! The seductive Count Dracula of fictional lore serves up a Halloween story for the brave of hear www.dancealive.org
Experience the symbolism and metaphor of such works as The Raven and The Masque of the Red Death in this one-hour performance of Poe's work by Ballet Theatre of Maryland. $30. www.mdhs.org
Art HoCo 2009 is a juried exhibit featuring the work of Howard County artists. Amanda Burnham, Assistant Professor and Area Coordinator of Foundations at Towson University , served as the juror. www.hocoarts.org
Macky Auditorium, Univ. of Colorado-Boulder Campus Boulder, CO 80503
Michael Butterman conducts the Boulder Philharmonic in this Halloween concert featuring HK Gruber's Frankenstein!! w/ vocalist & Berlioz's swirling tour-de-force, Symphonie fantastique. 7:30 p.m. http://www.boulderphil.org
Speight Auditorium - Leo Jenkins Fine Arts Center East Carolina Unversity School of Art & Design Greenville, NC 27858
Topics include: 1) Creativity as Stimulus 2) Making Art Work: The Fine Arts process in relation to Design and Creativity 3) Positioning Creativity in the Brain 4) Arts Advocacy Discussion Click here for more information.
A Night of Old Fashioned Radio Plays including War of the Worlds and other brand new Halloween themed radio plays performed LIVE. 8pm. Tickets $10 or in a costume $8. Preview of GORE COUTURE fashion MCAOcala.com
DanceAfrica Chicago presented by the DuSable Museum returns at 12:30 PM and 8:00 PM. "Southern African Odyssey" will bring Southern Africa to life by blending contemporary and traditional dance. http://www.harristheaterchicago.org
Original prints on loan of John James Audubon and friends. Exquisite gallery exhibit of bird prints. Many for sale. Free admission. PLUS...Art Lecture on Sunday, October 18th at 3:30 p.m. www.jasperarts.org
Recycled Seconds Off the Rack exhibition features creative DIY fashions by some of northern Nevada young designers and artists; in the display area of the Carson City Library through October www.arts-initiative.org
VSA North Fourth Art Center, 4904 Fourth Street NW Albuquerque, NM 87107
Inventive choreographer, exquisite mover and South African dance star, Gregory Maqoma, joins four exceptional musicians in a unique work of movement, text and music. http://www.mappinternational.org/artists/schedule/44
In the spirit of Halloween, come to Blick Art Materials in Boston, MA from 2-5pm for a free mask making demo led by an expert from ArtMolds. Call or stop by the store for details (617-247-3322). http://www.dickblick.com/stores/massachusetts/boston/
50 authentic & authorized Frank Lloyd Wright prints will be on display at the historic Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum until April 2010. There are two automobiles owned by Wright on display. www.automobilemuseum.org
Tonight's Troy Night Out will feature the opening of Phase 1 of Noah Fischer's installation, Electrical Forest. In the Black Box Theater, a performance by the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company. FREE! http://artscenteronline.org/gallery/index.cfm
Ancient Rome provides the backdrop for this delightfully humorous adaptation of Aesop's fable, presented in classic Commedia dell'arte style and exploring issues of friendship, trust and freedom. www.childsplayaz.org
8pm
Mislaid babies, mistaken identities, secret engagements, baffled suitors, and some of the wittiest wordplay ever volleyed over cucumber sandwiches. Pearlstone Theater through Nov 8 www.centerstage.org
Sumter County Library, 111 N Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150
Citizens in a democracy need opportunities to talk and plan for a better community. This National Issues Forum on Violent Kids will be held from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Call Barbara at 803-968-0388.
a 2 day cultursl event at the Irish American Heritage Center, featuring more than 100 artists, musicians, authors and performers showcasing irish or Irish-themed work. www.ibamchicago.com
Recycled Seconds exhibition features creative DIY fashions by some of northern Nevada young designers and artists; through January 8 at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery M-F, 9am-5pm. www.arts-initiative.org