Tracy Kaczorowski

Ever since a protest on the site of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in 1977, dancer/choreographer Patty Smith has been personally and physically involved in numerous public acts of protest. In her new recital at Town Hall Theater, For What It's Worth, she explores the power of private, personal, and physical protest.

Since its inception in 2001, The Bluegrass Gospel Project has become "one of New England's premier concert acts" (Seven Days). The group comes to Middlebury's Town Hall Theater for a concert tonight, August 17 at 8:00 pm.

Musical Mondays Los Angeles (Ryan O'Connor and Scott Nevins, Co-Producers/Hosts) have announced that in anticipation of Liza Minnelli's upcoming concert at The Hollywood Bowl, they will present their first ever LIZA NIGHT. Featuring performances by Tony Award Winner Daisy Eagan (Broadway's Secret Garden, Les Miserables, TV's The It Factor), Tony Award Nominee Valarie Pettiford (Broadway's Fosse, TV's Half & Half, Film Jumping the Broom), Tom Lowe (TV's American Idol & Real Life: The Musical on OWN), Deborah S. Craig (Broadway's 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & TV's Hart of Dixie), Julie Garnye (Broadway Cares' HAIR in Concert, Les Miserables), Stephanie Renee Wall (West Coast Ensemble's Gypsy), Sarah Wolter (Fred for Nothing), as well as additional performers TBA, will present an evening of songs made famous by Minnelli. In addition to performances, a ticket giveaway to see Liza Minnelli at the Hollywood Bowl will be presented at Eleven Nightclub in West Hollywood on Monday, August 6th at 10 PM.

Middle School students of the Young Actors Academy have spent 5 weeks in an Intensive Theatre education program, learning Acting Methods & Techniques, Theatre History and Styles, Improv & Comedic Acting, Theatre Movement, Stage Combat, Make-Up Design, and more; all taught by local, regional and national theatre professionals.

Musical Mondays Los Angeles (Ryan O'Connor and Scott Nevins, Co-Producers/Hosts) have announced that in anticipation of Liza Minnelli's upcoming concert at The Hollywood Bowl, they will present their first ever LIZA NIGHT. Featuring performances by Tony Award Winner Daisy Eagan (Broadway's Secret Garden, Les Miserables, TV's The It Factor), Tony Award Nominee Valarie Pettiford (Broadway's Fosse, TV's Half & Half, Film Jumping the Broom), Tom Lowe (TV's American Idol & Real Life: The Musical on OWN), Deborah S. Craig (Broadway's 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & TV's Hart of Dixie), Julie Garnye (Broadway Cares' HAIR in Concert, Les Miserables), Stephanie Renee Wall (West Coast Ensemble's Gypsy), Sarah Wolter (Fred for Nothing), as well as additional performers TBA, will present an evening of songs made famous by Minnelli. In addition to performances, a ticket giveaway to see Liza Minnelli at the Hollywood Bowl will be presented at Eleven Nightclub in West Hollywood on Monday, August 6th at 10 PM.

The new jazz musical, The Journey of E, is a musical tour of that period, taking the audience from the era of prohibition in America, through the hard times of the Great Depression, and on to jazz in Europe and the music of Edith Piaf - the "E" of the title.

With exceptional artistic integrity and independence, the Cuban-Canadian artist Alex Cuba has achieved a remarkable level of success. He makes a genre- and nationality-defying music, runs his own record label from a town 14 hours outside Vancouver, and won both the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist and a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album, in addition to a heap of critical acclaim, for his most recent album. On his own Caracol Records imprint, he will release the follow-up, Ruido en el Sistema, this October. The first Spanish-language single, "Eres Tu," will be available on August 7, following the release of the English-language version, "Are You," this past April.

The socio-political activists and high-energy musicians of FLOBOTS have announced a national tour surrounding the release of their newest album, The Circle In The Square (Shanachie Records/release date: August 28, 2012). Kicking off on September 14, 2012 in Missoula, MT, the tour sees the powerhouse of a band playing cities across the US throughout September and October before returning to their hometown of Denver, CO to close out the run (tour dates below).

Ever since a protest on the site of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in 1977, dancer/choreographer Patty Smith has been personally and physically involved in numerous public acts of protest. In her new recital at Town Hall Theater, For What It's Worth, she explores the power of private, personal, and physical protest.

Handshake Uppercut, created and performed by Jay Dunn and John Leo, is an official selection of the Chicago Fringe Festival (www.chicagofringe.org). It will be performed at Americana Stage located at 600 W Cermak, Basement, Chicago, IL 60616. Tickets are $10 Available at www.handshakeuppercut.com.

For the first time in many years, Honolulu Theatre for Youth will tour a theatre performance statewide to public audiences. HTY's 2012-13 season opener, the world premiere of Five Chinese Brothers, will be presented.

After much anticipation, artist Matt Enger is today announcing the opening of 'Exploding Sky' in New York. The show will feature Matt Enger's limited edition screen printed street-wear, large inspiration drawings, sculpture and his custom vintage American firearms.

'The Pianos I Have Known: The Autobiography Of Irving Fields' was released this past week. Collaboratively written between 94 year old Irving Fields and Huffington Post sports and music columnist Tony Sachs and edited/released by music critic Aaron Joy through his indie book publishing and music label Roman Midnight Music.

Since its inception in 2001, The Bluegrass Gospel Project has become "one of New England's premier concert acts" (Seven Days). The group comes to Middlebury's Town Hall Theater for a concert on Friday, August 17 at 8:00 pm.

Shawn Nabors's debut play CAKE begins performances tonight, August 1 and continues through August 5 at The American Theatre of Actors (314 W. 54th Street NYC) as a part of the second annual Araca Project.

Shawn Nabors's debut play CAKE begins performances August 1 and continues through August 5 at The American Theatre of Actors (314 W. 54th Street NYC) as a part of the second annual Araca Project.