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On Tuesday, May 25, vocalist Livia Devereux and her band will perform at The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd St, NYC). Starting at 7 pm, the band for this performance will feature Sarah Jane Cion on piano, Anthony Masi on saxophone, Tony Ventura on acoustic bass and Kirk Devereux on drums. Livia is celebrating the release of her new CD "Night Winds Whisper".

HERE presents Ex.Pgirl's Paris Syndrome, Thursday, June 3 - Saturday, June 19 at HERE Arts Center. The show depicts the real-life phenomenon of the extreme culture shock experienced by some Japanese women when visiting Paris. Created by Bertie Ferdman and Suzi Takahashi and directed by Emma Griffin, this production's official opening night is set for Saturday, June 5 at 8:30 PM.

Houston Grand Opera Studio artist, Nathaniel Peake won the Zarzuela prize and Studio alumnus Ryan McKinny won the Birgit Nilsson prize at Placido Domingo's Operalia competition on Sunday, May 2. The weeklong worldwide competition took place this year at famed Milanese opera house Teatro alla Scala- this was the first time the contest has been hosted in Italy.

Amas Musical Theatre's Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy (Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director; Rosetta LeNoire, Founder) will present the Tony Award-Winning musical, THE PAJAMA GAME, by George Abbott and Richard Bissel, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, directed by Christopher Scott. THE PAJAMA GAME will open on Friday, May 7 and run through the 16th at the 14th Street Y Theatre (344 East 14th Street).

Single tickets for Central Piedmont Community College's (CPCC) Summer Theatre are now on sale for the entire 2010 Season. Productions run until late July and include MY FAIR LADY, INTO THE WOODS, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, FROG AND TOAD and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE.

Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO presents Langhorne Slim, Thurs, July 29, at 9:00 pm. The American singer-songwriter gained a fan following through his performances at Bonaroo Music Festival.

In honor of Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day, Impulse Theater presents ticket offers for 'Cinco de Mother's Day', May 6-8.

Ohio's Playhouse South, will hold open auditions for William Shakespeare's comedy TWELFTH NIGHT. Auditions will be held at the Clark Haines Theater, 3700 Far Hills Avenue at 7:00 pm on May 17 & 18, 2010 with callbacks being held on May 19, 2010. Performances for TWELFTH NIGHT are July 8 -10, 2010.

On Sunday, May 9 at 3pm, in conjunction with New York Gallery Week, Murray Guy Gallery will host a screening and conversation with Patricia Esquivias and curators Fionn Meade and Manuela Moscoso. This solo exhibition will feature the premiere of two video installations, Folklore III and Natures at the Hand. Both works in the show are promiscuous lectures that wander through images and texts and diverse media, where banal details are transformed into deep reflections on modernity, colonialism, and the natural world.

The Museum of Modern Art presents Art Institutions and Feminist Politics Now, a day-long symposium on May 21, 2010, that will bring together an international group of leading artists, writers, curators, historians, and activists to explore the impact of recent debates about art and feminism on museum exhibitions, collections, pedagogy, and cultural politics. The symposium is part of a major ongoing collection-based research initiative begun in 2005 with support from the Modern Women's Fund, established by philanthropist and artist Sarah Peter.

Season Tickets for Penumbra Theatre's 2010/11 Season are now on sale, starting today, May 4. Planned productions include SLEEP DEPRIVATION CHAMBER, BLACK NATIVITY: NOW'S THE TIME, as well as the world premieres of JULIUS BY DESIGN and I WISH YOU LOVE.

The Burlington Chamber Orchestra, one of Vermont's premiere orchestras, returns to Middlebury on May 21 for a concert at Town Hall Theater. The BCO was founded by a group of twenty Vermont musicians, many of whom are teachers who are responsible for music education for hundreds of students.

Starting this weekend, Friday, May 7, Chicago Street Theatre, Yeager's Greenhouse, and the Special Olympics are partnering up for a Plant and Flower Sale. The sale will be open for the remaining May weekends. Chicago Street Theatre partnered with Yeager's Greenhouses last spring and sold flowers, vegetables and herbs at the theatre. The proceeds benefited the theatre and local greenhouse. This year, for a second time, the theatre is again partnering with the Greenhouse, in addition to the Special Olympics. There will be a huge variety to choose from including: flats, hanging baskets, pre-made pots, gerbera daisies, impatiens, geraniums, wave petunias and much more.

On Saturday, April 24, nearly 700 business and arts leaders attended the Arts Council's 13th Annual Celebration of the Arts in Howard County at the Jim Rous Theatre in Columbia, Maryland. This year's annual benefit gala raised over $77,000 and an additional $80,000 in donated goods and services for the arts in Howard County.

Joe's Pub in NYC has announced events scheduled for Summer 2010. Starting May 31, the packed line-up includes a CD release for Bill Kirchen and James Armata, the Brooklyn Rundfunk Orckestrata, the Happy Ending Music and Reading Series, Jazz singer Sachal Vasandani, and a one-man show starring John Heginbotham, among others. To see a complete calendar, visit www.joespub.com

Bargemusic, New York City's floating concert hall, continues its Thursday night Jazz series (originated in 2007). Starting May 13, upcoming performers include The Luiz Simas Trio, Liz Magnes and The Carlos Cuevas Trio. For reservations and further information call (718) 624-2083, email info@bargemusic.org, or visit www.bargemusic.org. Bargemusic is located at Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

The Laguna Playhouse presents the theatrical event, Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!, starring acclaimed actor, playwright and master ventriloquist Jay Johnson, running June 11 - 20 at The Laguna Playhouse.

On Monday, May 24, Northwestern University students, faculty, alumni and theatre professionals from across the country will sing (and a few will dance) the praises of School of Communication theatre faculty member Dominic Missimi's 30 years of service. The star-studded benefit performance also launches the University's new Dominic Missimi Fund for Music Theatre.

Today, May 4, BMI has announced that the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Librettists Workshop is now accepting applications for membership. This unique writing program is dedicated to the development and discovery of bookwriters for the musical theatre. The deadline for applicants is May 15. The application can be downloaded here.

Today, May 4, Plan-B Theatre Company announced its 2010-11 Season. Productions scheduled include SHE WAS MY BROTHER, as well as the World Premieres of MESA VERDE, BORDERLANDS, and AND THE BANNED SLAMMED ON. The 2010-11 season marks the 20th anniversary of the first Plan-B production in 1991. 12 of the past 15 Plan-B productions have enjoyed sold-out runs. Subscriptions are $87 (a savings of 15% off the single ticket price of $20 per play and $40 for AND THE BANNED SLAMMED ON) go on sale May 3, 2010 at planbtheatre.org.