Kristin Salaky

Center Stage Performing Arts Studios choreographer Kim Delgrosso likes to say when it comes to dance, Utah is the central meeting spot between Los Angeles and New York. While her claims may seem a bit lofty at first glance, she has plenty of reasons for those bragging rights.

Anyone concerned about the future of urban education in the U.S. will want to see No Child… by Nilaja Sun. This thought-provoking play examines the effect a young teaching artist has on a sophomore class in a failing inner city school. She's been charged with teaching the students drama and ultimately producing a performance of Our Country's Good over her six-week residency there. Deftly performed by actors Morgan Breon and Sunkari Clifford Sykes, Sun's play combines humor and heartbreak to take a realistic but optimistic look at the plight of urban education and the future of not only its students but our entire country. These stories are told through the eyes of 16 different characters - teachers, students, parents, administrators, a janitor, and a security guard - 15 of which are played by Ms. Breon, and 1 played by Sykes. The play runs from September 20 through October 13. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 pm, with Sunday performances at 3 pm. A Talkback with community members and/or educators will follow each performance. All productions are presented at Matrix Theatre located at 2730 Bagley in the heart of Detroit's Mexicantown. Ticket prices are $20 for general admission and $15 for students and senior citizens (65+) with proper ID. Group rates are available. For further information, and to purchase tickets, call 313 967 0599, or go to www. matrixtheatre.org.

Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov launches his 2013-14 in devilish style, opening the San Francisco Opera season by making his staged role debut as the title character of Boito's Mefistofele (Sep 6-Oct 2).

Maverick Concerts, the oldest continuous summer chamber music festival in America, announces an evening of classical Indian music this Saturday, Aug. 17, at 6:30 pm. Bansuri flutist Steve Gorn, who has drawn sell-out audiences at Maverick in past years, will be joined by Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, sitar, and Samir Chatterjee, tabla.

Latin musicians Joan Sebastian and Ramon Ayalahave had to cancel a U.S. leg of their concert tour including their concert Friday, September 13, 2013 at Aurora's RiverEdge Park.

For sixty years since its inception, the Queens Symphony Orchestra (QSO) has been delighting local audiences with performances of symphonic music. Beginning in October, QSO will offer a family concert series open to all, and appropriate for all ages, at the LeFrak Concert Hall, located in Flushing on the campus of Queens College.

Performance Network Theatre invites supporters to its First Annual Spotlight Supper Club where they will have the opportunity to celebrate Performance Network's fantastic upcoming 2013-2014 epically intimate season with artists like Naz Edwards, Aral Gribble, Carla Milarch, David Wells and the Performance Network Staff while sharing a menu designed specifically for the 2013-14 season by world-renowned Chef Alex at Zingerman's Roadhouse on September 16th, 2013 at 7pm.

Slant Theatre Project presents the seventh episode in their popular live podcast series ON THIS ISLAND on Thursday, September 5 at 8:00pm at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street) in Manhattan.

Blue Note Jazz Club, the iconic Greenwich Village jazz and blues venue that offers live musical performances every night of the week, announces new shows added to its August lineup.

On Monday rehearsals begin on for Perfect Match, the first of three world premieres commissioned for Watford Palace Theatre's innovative Ideal World Season. Each of the plays offers a response to the impact of the digital world on our lives, exploring themes such as love, identity, body image and morality in relation to the rapid technological changes to our culture.

TREMers in association with Dreim Productions presents The Fastest Clock In The Universe by Philip Ridley, 5-30 November 2013, playing Mon-Sat 7:30pm / Sat & Sun 3:00pm at the The Old Red Lion Theatre.

The Donna Foundation is ten years old. To commemorate ten years of service to people living with breast cancer on the First Coast, we are proud to announce a fundraiser event called, A Decade with Donna.

Don't you…forget Saturday, Aug. 24 as The Elks Theatre presents a 35mm screening of John Hughes' 1985 coming-of-age film, The Breakfast Club. This feature, part of the Theatre's Cult Corner Series, will be shown at 9:30 p.m. There will be a prize giveaway just before the start of the feature.

The Secret Theatre presents The Twine as part of the 2013 UNfringed Theatre Festival. The Twine, explores the nature of memory, the subconscious mind, loss, and how we perceive and experience love told through dance, masks, and music. A young woman, stumbling through a labyrinth, desperately seeks freedom from the endless maze. She encounters various creatures from Greek mythology, and her only companion is a strange women carrying a ball of twine. For more information and ticketing please visit our website: http://thetwine2013.blogspot.com

On Wednesday, August 21, The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at SummerStage presents 'Beacons of Jazz' - A Full Length Film Screening. The FREE SHOW will take place at The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, located at 55 W. 13th Street, 5th floor. Showtime: 6:30PM - 8:30PM - Seating is First Come, First Served.

Verge Theater (formerly Equinox Theatre) invites you to join them to celebrate the announcement of their 2013-2014 Season.

The Massabesic Audubon Center Summer Camp children were treated to an educational and entertaining program about Recycling recently (Monday, July 23). The show, presented by New Hampshire magician BJ Hickman, was sponsored by Waste Management.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is pleased to offer an open captioned performance ofTony Award-winning director Frank Galati's triumphant new staging of the musical 1776 on Thursday, October 3 at 8 p.m., at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater (415 Geary Street, San Francisco). Special seats have been reserved for hearing-impaired audience members who would like an optimal view of the digital screen. These tickets (located in the Orchestra section) are $40 per person and available by visiting at act-sf.org/1776 (select the "caption" tab) or by calling A.C.T. at 415.749.2228.

Broadway Palm is excited to open its 21st Thrilling Season with Burt & Me playing August 22 through October 5, 2013. This romantic, musical comedy features the incredible music of the legendary duo, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Burt and Me features 20 of the most popular Bacharach/David songs.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, presents an original production of Unto the Breach! The Un-Common Courage of William Shakespeare on stage September 7 at 7:30 pm and September 10 at 7:00 pm at Germantown Performing Arts Center to benefit the restoration of classical education programming to the Company's community schoolrooms.