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As part of the "Made in NY" Industry Series, the Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment and CBS will present CBS in NYC, an in-depth look at what it takes to make a television series on location in New York City. The panel, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the New York Public Library on Fifth Ave at 42nd Street on Wednesday, October 3 at 6:30pm.

The 16th annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival enters its second week with seven Festival openings, including the U.S. premiere production of Montreal-based 7 Fingers' urban circus marvel Sequence 8. Week two also features the world premiere of idiosynCrazy productions' Private Places, by up-and-coming Philadelphia choreographer Jumatatu Poe; local favorite Brian Sanders' JUNK's The Gate Reopened; two New York companies, including Young Jean Lee's Theater Company with UNTITLED FEMINIST SHOW and Elevator Repair Service with Arguendo; Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech from Japan-based theater troupe chelfitsch; and a one-night-only showing of the documentary film Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present.

theatre4humanity, in association with Collaboraction Theatre, will present the Chicago Premiere of 'QED' by Peter Parnell, a day in the life of maverick physicist Richard Feynman. Featuring Rob Riley as Feynman, 'QED' opens Wednesday, October 24 at 8 p.m. at Collaboraction Theatre, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave., 3rd Floor. For tickets visit www.theater4humanity or call 866-212-4077.

From September 20-30, 2012, Houston Ballet presents Women@Art featuring a world premiere by Aszure Barton, the company premiere of Twyla Tharp's The Brahms-Haydn Variations, and the return of Julia Adam's Ketubah, commissioned by Houston Ballet in 2004. Houston Ballet will give six performances of Women@Art at Wortham Theater Center at 510 Texas Avenue in downtown Houston. Tickets start at $19, and may be purchased by calling 713 227 2787 or by visiting www.houstonballet.org.

The Warner Studio will feature a range of thought-provoking and exciting works: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, End Days, The Cherry Orchard, and Perfect Mendacity. Plus a special fundraising bonus show to lead off the season - Tea at Five, a one-woman show about the legendary silver screen icon Katharine Hepburn to be portrayed by SBCT leading lady Mary Ann Moran.

Theater For The New City, executive director Crystal Field, will present DIGITAL DILEMMAS, a new musical comedy about our obsession with digital devices, October 4 - 21, at the Theater For The New City, 155 First Avenue (at 10th Street). The production features book & lyrics by Tom Attea, music by Arthur Abrams, direction by Mark Marcante, and chorography by Angela Harriell.

Children and families who enjoy turning the ordinary into the extraordinary will enjoy Theatreworks/USA's new children's musical, "Martha Speaks," coming to Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 6, with shows at 2 and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

ImprovBoston is giving people a chance to experience the scenes, stories, and monologues of Ira Glass' This American Life with the return of This Improvised Life, only this will be real life with an improv spin. The show is set to run Friday nights at 10 p.m. from September 14-October 19 on ImprovBoston's Mainstage. Tickets to each show cost $18 and $14 with a valid student ID. ImprovBoston is located at 40 Prospect Street. Tickets and more information are available online at www.improvboston.com.

The groundbreaking musical "Assassins" by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman brings the Sierra Stages 2012 season to a close with a bang! The five-time Tony award-winning musical will play from October 25 through November 17 at the intimate Off Center Stage (behind The Center for the Arts) in Grass Valley. The show features 16 amazing Nevada County actors, accompanied by an amazing four-person band, and is directed by Susan Mason, with musical direction by Ken Getz.

Betsy Aidem, Clea Alsip and Olga Merediz join Kathleen Turner in Long Wharf Theatre's production of The Killing of Sister George, by Frank Marcus and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.

The 12th annual installment of the Coney Island Film Festival (named one of the '25 Coolest Film Festivals' by MovieMaker Magazine) hits the shores of Coney Island from Friday, September 21st through Sunday, September 23rd. This year's festival features 74 films from around the world; a stunning array of high and low-brow fare, as diverse as the neighborhood it represents. Subjects range from the profound to the profane, showcasing the independent spirit and irreverent nature of the one and only Coney Island.

Live Nation welcomes LEWIS BLACK to the Morris Performing Arts Center on Thursday, November 15th at 8PM.

Retirement can leave you with a lot of time on your hands. DEATH is about to spend his time finding out what it means to be human. Of course part of being human is being mortal - a factor that could turn out to be a problem in his search for greener pastures.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company announces an enriched 2012-2013 schedule for Happenings at the Harman, a free programming series featuring cross-genre performances by local artists. Interested parties can bring a bag lunch on their midday break to see performances by musicians, dancers, puppeteers and genre-mixers lasting one hour or less Wednesdays at noon in The Forum in Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW).

Don't miss your minimum monthly dose of laughter with The EDGE Improv Saturday, October 6 at Bainbridge Performing Arts.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Anderson Cooper, "360, World View" Live Show originally scheduled for Saturday, September 22nd at the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne has been cancelled.

Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, and the Houston Symphony are delighted to announce that longtime arts supporter and philanthropist Kitty King Powell has honored these organizations with gifts of $500,000 each. Marian P. Harrison and Nancy Powell Moore, daughters of Mrs. Powell, announced the gifts in a meeting with the leadership of the three arts organizations on August 27. The gift to Houston Ballet is intended to help support the new Houston Ballet Center for Dance, which opened in April 2011; monies directed toward the Symphony are to be used for the orchestra's $15 million Sustainability Fund; and the gift to Houston Grand Opera is unrestricted.

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, a TimeOutNY/Kids "Best Camp for 2012" which has just completed its 45th season, will present a special off-season event, An Afternoon With Jane Monheit, performances by the internationally acclaimed jazz singer and Usdan alumna, on Saturday October 14. The Grammy-nominated vocalist will perform two 75-minute concerts with her band, at 2 PM and then a repeat performance at 4:30 PM at Usdan's intimate Maurice B. Hexter Recital Hall.

Theresa Caputo, psychic medium and star of the hit TLC show "Long Island Medium" will be appearing live at the Palace Theatre on Monday, October 29, at 7:30pm. Theresa will 'give interactive readings to audience members throughout the show and also share personal stories about her life and her unique gifts.'

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2012-2013 season with How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama shifts backward and forward through time to trace one woman's engrossing journey from adolescence into adulthood. In this no-holds-barred look back through the rear-view, Li'l Bit confronts the lessons learned behind the wheel of her uncle's '56 Chevy - lessons most people would be reluctant to share.