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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.

The Student Theatre Guild of Theatre Charlotte will hold auditions for its upcoming production of SWEENY TODD and for 2010-2011 guild membership/camp. Auditions will be held Saturday, May 8, at 2:00 p.m. and Monday, May 10, at 6 p.m. at Theatre Charlotte, located at 501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC.

Today, May 4, New York based theater group, EBE Ensemble (Eric Alba, Artistic Director; Montgomery Sutton, Executive Director), announced that they are accepting submissions for their fourth annual new one-act play festival, Elephants on Parade 2011. Festival dates have not been announced.

The flooding in downtown Nashville, TN has caused destruction of three monumental art centers: The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry House, and Gaylord Opryland Hotel have all reported significant damage as of Monday, May 3.

Guitarist Jake Hertzog, musical director for Nickelodeon stars, Nat and Alex Wolff, is set for a Midwest Tour starting in Indianapolis, MN on May 29. The five-dater tour will finish in Urbana, IL on June 2. Hertzog is taking rhythm section Harvie S (bass) and Victor Jones (drums) on the upcoming tour in support of his new jazz CD "Patterns" (Buckyball 022).

Sire/Action Theory Records artists, The Maine, have announced the release of their new album 'Black & White' for July 13, 2010. Their major label debut is the follow-up to 'Can't Stop, Won't Stop', the band's acclaimed first album, which came out on Fearless Records in 2008.

Credit Suisse, a leading financial services provider, and the New York Philharmonic, America's oldest symphony orchestra, today, May 4, announced that Credit Suisse has renewed its Global Sponsorship of the Orchestra for three years. The partnership, which began in the 2007-08 season, has enhanced the global brand presence of Credit Suisse, and represented the Bank's first signature cultural sponsorship in the United States, involving all events in New York, across the United States, and around the world. The collaboration unites two longstanding institutions that share historic commitments to excellence and creativity. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Jazz band, Toph-E & the PussyCats are returning to Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar (254 West 72nd Street) on Tuesday, May 4th at 8:30 pm. Their upcoming CD, 'No Ordinary Day' is set for release this month.

"On May 3rd, we will present a piece in which the goal is to help raise awareness on the topic of equality for all people" says Judith Blazer, founder. A host of Broadway artists will join the evening to support the innovative theatre company and school, The Artist's Crossing. ALL THINGS EQUAL is a provocative evening of song and spoken word that will explore the struggle of human beings to achieve equality on every front in our community, our country and the world. It will be presented at 7 pm on Monday, May 3rd 2010 at the Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street, New York, NY 10012.

Beginning May 24, The George Gee 17-piece Big Band will begin a weekly Monday night engagement at Harlem's newest hotspot - Gospel Uptown/GU LIVE! (Located at 2110 Seventh Avenue @ 125th Street). Featuring jazz and blues vocalist John Dokes (in the style of Joe Williams and Billy Eckstine), George Gee and his big band orchestra pay tribute to the swingin' music of Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb and many other Savoy Ballroom jazz icons. This marks the return of regular Big Band Jazz to Uptown NYC after a long hiatus.

Staten Island OutLOUD, a community dialogue and performance project, presents 'I've Known Rivers', poems by Langston Hughes on Saturday, May 8 at 12:30 pm. Participants will have a chance to read from Hughes' poems and discuss the African-American writer's legacy.