Kelsey Denette - Page 274

This winter, the Art Institute of Chicago celebrates the unique relationship between Chicago and one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century--Pablo Picasso--with special presentations, singular paintings on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and programs throughout the museum befitting the artist's unparalleled range and influence. The centerpiece of this celebration is the major exhibition Picasso and Chicago, on view from February 20 through May 12, 2013 in the Art Institute's Regenstein Hall , which features more than 250 works selected from the museum's own exceptional holdings and from private collections throughout Chicago. Representing Picasso's innovations in nearly every media--paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and ceramics--the works not only tell the story of Picasso's artistic development but also the city's great interest in and support for the artist since the Armory Show of 1913, a signal event in the history of modern art.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced 69 finalists for the 2013 Knight Arts Challenge, a contest funding the best ideas for engaging and enriching Philadelphia through the arts.

The BPA Gallery features "The Art of Stewart Daniels" in February, an exhibit of several large oil paintings on canvas that spring directly from the artist's imagination with vivid color. Picasso said, "I used to draw like Raphael, but it has taken me a whole lifetime to learn to draw like a child." Daniels references this quote to explain the evolution of his work, which will be on exhibit throughout February. View more of Stewarts work online at www.stewartdaniels.com.

The Human Rights Campaign - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization - and the HRC Greater New York Steering Committee are proud to announce Whoopi Goldberg will receive the 2013 HRC Ally for Equality Award at the annual Greater New York Gala dinner on February 2, 2012 at the Waldorf Astoria.

Garden State Players is casting for its second annual production of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues: The V-Day Campaign" to benefit 180 Turning Lives Around. GSP is seeking women interested in helping in all areas from performing to the production team. For the 2013 performance, GSP is seeking a wide variety of passionate, dedicated women with various talents and careers, who are willing to push through their normal comfort zone and wear the hats of "activist." The performers will read from script cards as opposed to memorization, a convention used in all the professional productions of the play that reminds the audience that these are real women's stories. The show will rehearse Thursday nights beginning Feb 7 (except Valentine's Day). "The Vagina Monologues" will run three consecutive Tuesdays on April 2, 9, and 16 at Trinity Restaurant in Keyport.

PROOF by David Auburn begins performances at The Menier Chocolate Factory on the 13th March 2013.

Little Angel Theatre has announced the companies selected to participate in the new Little Angel FIRSTS Festival 2013.

The New Victory Theater announces New Victory LabWorks Project, established to foster the development of innovative work for young audiences and to advocate for the importance of quality performing arts for young people. Created to embrace artists, educators, producers, presenters and others in the field, New Victory LabWorks Project has three areas of focus.

A total of 35 established and emerging writers, composers and lyricists will converge on the Goodspeed campus this month to participate in the first-ever Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing more than twenty new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration.

Barefoot Theatre Company will kick off its new bareNaked Reading Series (Molly Marinik, Program Director; Jennie West, Co-Producer), a reading of a new play every second Monday of the month, starting Monday, January 14 with a 7pm reading of the new play SNOW ORCHID written & directed by Joe Pintauro ("Raft of the Medusa"), and featuring a cast of Angelina Fiordellisi (Cherry Lane Artistic Director), Francisco Solorzano (Barefoot Theatre Artistic Director), John Magaro ("Not Fade Away" opposite James Gandolfini), Cory Kosel, and Ray Abruzzo ("The Practice," "The Sopranos").

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

Shakespeare is not only meant to be studied in school; it is to be spoken aloud and performed. This 8 week Shakespeare workshop for students aged 14 - 18 will help unlock the magic of Shakespeare.

Registration has begun for visual and performing arts summer programs at the Howard Arts Council (HCAC) in Ellicott City. Programs are open to the public, regardless of residency in Howard County, for students entering grades K-7. Campers must be at least 5 years of age by September 1, 2013 to be eligible for summer camp.

The Cleveland Orchestra's 2012-13 Severance Hall season ticket sales revenue is on track to set a new all-time record, driven by the best-ever ticket sales in November and December.

Celebrating the 55th anniversary of the longest consecutively running jazz festival in the world,The Monterey Jazz Festival takes its show on the road and arrives in Philadelphia at the Merriam Theater on Saturday, February 2, 2013at 8 p.m. A power house line up of talent- Dee Dee Bridgewater, Philly native Christian McBride, Benny Green, Lewis Nash, and Chris Potter, and Ambrose Akinmusire-the program reflects a perfect mixture of old and new, vocal and instrumental, bee bop, fusion, free and soul jazz.

Near Water's Edge, the New London Maritime Society's first special exhibition of 2013, features artist Denny Moers's innovative photographic monoprints investigating concepts of water's various manifestations in landscape from dams, rivers, lakes and flooded fields. Opening on Saturday, January 26, the exhibition runs through February 16, 2013, at the Custom House Maritime Museum, 150 Bank Street, New London, Connecticut. The opening reception takes place January 26, 2013, from 6 to 8 PM, and coincides with Hygienic Arts Annual Salon Des Independants art show. The event is free and open to the public.

Tickle your funny bone with The EDGE Improv on February 2 at BPA! Patrons are invited to join The EDGE for an ingeniously improvised evening of on-the-spot comedy, all from audience suggestions. For more than eighteen years, the troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from audience members.

MusicalFare Theatre, Western New York's most awarded and only professional musical theatre company, announces that there will be LIMITED ONSTAGE SEATING AVAILABLE DURING THE RUN OF RENT!

On Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 3 p.m., world-renowned concert organist Carol Williams will perform various compositions on the world's largest church pipe organ in a free concert at the historic First Congregational Church of Los Angeles (540 South Commonwealth Avenue).

Artistic Director Jim Helsinger announced today that a two-part repertory production of Charles Dickens' epic "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" will headline Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF's 25th Anniversary Season. Adapted by playwright David Edgar from the comic novel by Charles Dickens, the play will be the biggest production in Orlando Shakes' history, with 30 actors playing more than 150 characters.