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Storm King Art Center today announced a second season of the critically acclaimed exhibition Mark di Suvero at Governors Island: Presented by Storm King Art Center. Opening on May 26, 2012, the exhibition features two works not included last summer: a new sculpture, titled Dreamcatcher, which has never been on public view, and Chonk On (2002), which Mr. di Suvero has painted red especially for the exhibition. In addition, viewers will discover fresh perspectives on select works that Storm King and the artist are relocating on the 172-acre Island, a former military base that is now a vibrant public space.

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) today announced the 2012 session of Basic Finance for Artists (BFA), a free six-week intensive personal finance seminar designed for 20 individual New York City artists working in visual, performing, literary, media and multi-disciplinary arts.

Tony Award-winner Julie White (THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED) will host the 2012 Page 73 Productions Spring Benefit on Friday, May 11 at City Winery (155 Varick Street) in Manhattan.

Mad Cow Theatre today announced the cast for Next to Normal, the 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey.

Barbara Morrison will present the 1st Annual Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center Blues Festival to be performed on two stages at the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center (BMPAC), 4305 Degnan Boulevard, #101, Los Angeles, CA 90036 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 18, 19 and 20, 2012.

Charles Ross brings One-Man Lord of the Rings™, at San Jose Rep from July 24 through July 29. Tickets are now on sale for this special engagement.

GOTHAM BURLESQUE will welcome VERONICA VARLOW as the headliner for June's show on Saturday, June 2nd at 10PM at The Triad on the Upper West Side.

Judy Schacher's Skippyjon Jones comes to Walnut Street Theatre for Kids. This musical adventure is set for Saturday, June 2, with performances at 10:30am, 1pm and 3:30pm.

The No Boundaries theatre troupe, in cooperation with the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks and the Howard County Arts Council, is pleased to present the classic Broadway musical, Anything Goes.

PlayhouseSquare's Senior Vice President of Theater Operations Gina Vernaci has been elected President of the Independent Presenters Network {IPN} at the semi-annual conference in Tampa, FL. Vernaci will serve a two-year term - the first woman to hold that position and only the fourth president in the organization's 20-year existence. IPN's slate of officers include Rich Baker (Fox Associates, St. Louis) and Norbert Mongeon (Providence Center, Rhode Island).

The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the 2012 Shakespeare Festival, performed in repertory in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre.

SD Productions is pleased to announce final casting set for "A DANCE for RYLIE," presented as a part of the 4th annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The Equity Showcase stars Philip Deyesso*, Valerie Lemon*, Adam Ryan Tackett* & Kimberly Michelle Thomas. The ensemble features: Brandon Contreras*, Joey Nisivoccia, Taylor Noble & Whitney Winfield. The musical will be directed and choreographed by Bob Cline with Lighting Design by Graham Kindred and Sound Design by Joe DeVico. *Actors appear courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

The Fountain Theatre and Deaf West Theatre have announced a four-week extension of Cyrano, a signed/spoken adaptation of "Cyrano de Bergerac" that has been re-set in modern-day Los Angeles. The Fountain/Deaf West co-production will continue Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm through July 8.

Canal Park Playhouse will present EXPECT THE IMPOSSIBLE, created and performed by Mark Nizer, for one weekend only! EXPECT THE IMPOSSIBLE begins performances on Friday, June 15 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 17. Performances take place at Canal Park Playhouse (508 Canal Street, between Greenwich and West Streets in Tribeca). The performance schedule is Friday at 7 PM; Saturday at 1 PM, 4 PM & 7 PM; and Sunday at 1 PM & 4 PM. The regular ticket price is $20. For tickets or more information, call OvationTix on 1-866-811-4111 or visit www.canalparkplayhouse.com.

Artists of all disciplines join forces to create bold, original performances in Xperimental Puppetry Theater (XPT).

New York Emmy winners Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn co-host NYC-ARTS from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center.

Chance Theater today announced their first-ever, 24 hours of non-stop theatre, music, magic, and tap-dance -- 24HR CHANCE-A-THON -- as a benefit. 24HR CHANCE-A-THON will begin on Friday, May 25 at 7pm and continue for "twenty-four-non-stop" hours through Saturday, May 26 at 7pm at Chance Theater, 5552 E. La Palma Ave. in Anaheim Hills.

Food & Waste Day, May 12, celebrates local efforts to sustain safe and healthy food and minimize waste far into the future. The day, part of Next 50 Sustainable Futures month, offers a series of fun-filled activities through which Next 50 visitors may explore the local food movement and how we can better grow, prepare and preserve our food resources.

Not since the mid-1980's, when the Vermont Ensemble Theater produced plays in a big white tent, has the town of Middlebury hosted a true summer theater festival. That's about to change, as Town Hall Theater announces the first annual MiddSummer Nights Theater Festival.

In its concert season given to the theme of Healing, Schola Cantorum on Hudson (SCH) presents 'Thresholds,' featuring the chamber premier ofB ellagio Resident Andrea Clearfield's cantata Tse Go La ('At the threshold of this life').