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B. Someday Productions will present the first annual FUNDRAISER for its Barrymore Award-winning theatre outreach program, OF MYTHIC PROPORTIONS on Saturday, September 29, 2012, 6:00 - 10:00pm. The fundraiser will take place near the theatre at Michael's Decorators, 2210 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown. Cost for the fundraiser is $25.00 which will include finger food from French-inspired restaurant, The Pickled Heron, craft beers from Malt House, LTD, St Benjamin Micro-Brewery, homebrewer Joe McAteer, and more.

Martha Swope, a former dancer with a Brownie camera who would go on to become a world renowned photographer of dance and theater in New York, is the subject of an exciting exhibition at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Martha Swope: In Rehearsal opens September 26, 2012, and focuses solely on Swope's rehearsal photography, where she captured rarely seen images from some of the most iconic stage and dance productions of the 20th Century. As a former dancer herself, the exhibition reveals Swope's unique understanding of movement and also illustrates the process of creating dance and theater. Martha Swope: In Rehearsal will be on display from September 26, 2012 to January 26, 2013 in the Vincent Astor Gallery at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at 40 Lincoln Center. Admission is free.

Harrisburg Shakespeare Company will kick off its 2012-2013 Mainstage Season with Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Adapted by Christopher Sergel which will run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 27 - November 18 at Gamut Classic Theatre, located on the Third Floor of Strawberry Square, Downtown Harrisburg.

Seattle Center Festal: Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 9, in the Armory/Center House, Mural Amphitheatre and Fisher Roof, explores the cultural roots and contemporary influences of the islands of Hawaii through live performances, cultural displays, hands-on activities, food, workshops, children's activities, and a lively marketplace.

Howard Scott Gallery has announced the opening - on Thursday, 6 September - of Shims + Constructions, an exhibition by artists Rick Klauber and Robert Thiele.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County marks its 2012-2013 Box Office Opening on September 7 and 8 with more than 40 new shows on sale to the public for the first time, including Les Miserables, Flamenco Festival Miami, Boston Pops, Savion Glover and more! The event-filled weekend also marks the launch of the Center's new interactive Choose-Your-Own-Seat Program, which allows website users to view and select from available seats in the price points and location of their preference.

A. D. Players theater will open their 46th Mainstage season September 7th with Steven Deitz' award-winning play Sherlock Holmes: the final adventure at Grace Theater, 2710 W. Alabama. This production of the play, which won the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Mystery Play, will be its Houston professional premiere.

Mad Cow Theatre has announced a Gala Opening of their new theatres at 54 West Church Street. The gala, which will take place on October 6, 2012, features a pre-show dinner at the Rusty Spoon, followed by the Opening Night performance of Sunday in the Park with George, and a post show cast party at Kres Chophouse.

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com) will present its sixth annual Usdan Chess Challenge on Sunday September 23 at its specially designed Maurice B. Hexter Chess Center on Long Island. Open to grades K-12, the tournament is US Chess Federation-rated, and will be directed by Usdan Chess Instructors Brian Karen (a USCF and FIDE Expert) and Joel Salman (a USCF and FIDE Master).

From the Tony Award-winning writer of Once comes Disco Pigs, a 'coming-of-age story that's anything but sweet. Teenagers Pig and Runt share everything: a birthday, secrets, and a darkness in their souls. But as they face adulthood, their dreams for the future will rip them apart.'

The 2012 James Whitmore Award, established through the William D. Eppes Endowment Fund, was presented on Saturday, August 25th to Eb Madson, a member of the Peterborough Players Second Company.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that individual tickets for Catch Me If You Can will go on sale Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 at 9 a.m. in person at the State Theatre Box Office and at 10 a.m. online through HennepinTheatreTrust.org or by calling 1.800.982.2787. Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, Catch Me If You Can debuts in Minnesota December 11-16, 2012 at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre. It is part of Hennepin Theatre Trust's 2012/13 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season.

BACKBEAT, the dramatic story of the Beatles' fledgling beginnings, was a rocking success at the Royal Alexandra Theatre this summer. The show, which began on July 20, 2012 and ended September 2, 2012, played 50 performances to over 70,000 theatregoers, averaging 95% capacity.

The Emmy® and Peabody award-winning "The Met: Live in HD" series returns to U.S. cinemas for a seventh season featuring 12 live operas from the Metropolitan Opera's 2012-13 season.

After the most successful year yet, NXNE (NORTH BY NORTHEAST) has announced that submissions for the 19th Annual NXNE, June 10-16, 2013, are now open.

The Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival returns this October 18-21. This year's series will be the long running Festival's '2nd Annual 25th Anniversary Edition.'

Originating in Tampa, the Bird Street Players return to the Van Wezel with music that ranges from Reggae, Funk, Rap, Soul, Blues, Rock, and Jam. With driving bass lines, wicked horn solos, and a rhythm section that doesn't stop, at a Bird Street show one thing is a guarantee-you will DANCE! The Bird Street Players frequent the music scenes of New Orleans, Key West, Orlando and festivals all over the country.

The American Theatre Wing has announced that its annual Gala, to be held Monday, September 24 at 6:30 PM at The Plaza Hotel (Fifth Avenue at Central Park South), will honor the Redgrave family's six generations of outstanding work and invaluable contributions to the theatrical community. Vanessa Redgrave, along with other family members, will be in attendance to share in the celebration.

Legendary "girls next door", The Lennon Sisters, perform at the State Theatre on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 2pm.

Yale Rep (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) opens its 2012-13 season with AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSÉ, written by Richard Montoya, developed by Culture Clash and Jo Bonney, and directed by Shana Cooper. AMERICAN NIGHT will play September 21-October 13 at the University Theatre (222 York Street). Opening Night is Thursday, September 27.