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The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Colors of Hope: Artwork from the Children's Art Village in the AT&T Children's Gallery, a multi-media exhibit featuring artwork by children from around the world who are served by the Children's Art Village (CAV), on view through June 11, 2011. The artwork featured in the exhibit will be for sale starting today, and will continue through the end of the exhibit. Prices will begin at $50 per matted piece of artwork. Proceeds will benefit the work of the Children's Art Village and the education programs of the Sheldon Art Galleries . Contact Becky Gunter, Gallery coordinator and Education Manager, at the Sheldon Art Galleries with questions and inquiries during normal gallery hours.

West End Players Guild will hold auditions for the first three plays of its 2011-2012 season on Saturday, July 23, at 12 noon at the theatre in the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union Boulevard (just north of Delmar).

Union Avenue Opera (UAO) prepares to raise the curtain on its 17th Festival Season. After great success with last season's local premiere of Tchaikovsky's psychological drama Pikovaya Dama (Queen of Spades), the comedic operetta Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan, and the romance of La fille du régiment (Daughter of the Regiment) by Donizetti, the company brings two well-loved operas and one local premiere to the stage at 733 North Union Boulevard: Puccini's Turandot, Rossini's La Cenerentola (Cinderella) and Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking.

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Material Landscapes, June 17, 2011 through January 21, 2012 in the Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture. Please join us for a gallery opening reception on Friday, June 17 from 5 - 7 p.m.! Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon - 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, Noon - 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition, visit the galleries' website at www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp.

New Line Theatre, 'the Bad Boy of Musical Theatre,' opens the final show of its 20th anniversary season, the regional premiere of the massive cult hit, BARE, running June 2-25, 2011, at the Washington University South Campus Theatre (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend. Tickets are available through Metrotix, at 314-534-1111.

Actor Mark Harelik wanted to pay tribute to his Russian immigrant grandparents Haskell and Leah. So, based on his grandmother's photo album, he wrote a play, 'The Immigrant' subtitled, 'A Hamilton County Album. It is the true story about two Eastern European Jews who immigrated to a small Texas town in 1909.

'If a Guy did not have a Doll, who would holler on him?' Step right up, and bet your money as Family Musical Theatre opens their season with the musical comedy 'Guys and Dolls'. Based on a book by Damon Runyon, this 'fable of Broadway' captures the 1940s spirit of New York stereotypes: gamblers, entertainers, hopeless romantics and church-following missionaries. Popular tunes such as 'Adelaide's Lament', 'If I Were a Bell', and 'Luck Be a Lady' by Frank Loesser add color and insight to the characters. With multiple Tony Award Nominations, including Best Musical and Best Choreography, and a successful film make this musical on of Broadway's best successes. This is one show you will not want to miss this summer.

The Midnight Company will present the St. Louis premiere of Craig Wright's riotous theatre comedy MISTAKES WERE MADE, August 18 through September 3, At The Kranzberg Center, 501 N. Grand, with performances Thursdays and Fridays at 8 pm, and Saturdays at 7 and 9 pm.

2010 MAC Award winner, Tom Rocco, will be celebrating the release of his live-recording CD, 'My Big, Fat, Proposition 8 Wedding' with a show at The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd St. between 5th and 6th Avenues) on Wednesday night, May 25th, at 7:00pm.

Marty Thomas, Jennifer DiNoia, and Russell Fisher headline FRIENDS FOR JAPAN, a benefit concert for Save The Children.

Magis Theatre Company's final Spring presentation of its 'MAGIS WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY' series - T-Shirt Macbeth, an abbreviated fully staged performance (in T-Shirts and jeans) of William Shakespeare's classic play - will take place on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:30 PM in the Arts & Athletic Center at Notre Dame School, 327 West 13th Street in Manhatta

The Rock of Ages, the Broadway hit celebrating the best rock 'n roll music of the 1980s, will perform at the Winspear Opera House through May 29, 2011.

According to a recent Variety article, the concept of a Broadway hit and a Broadway miss has become more complex as certain shows have found a way to continue running for extended period of times without paying back its investors.

The Young Hollywood Awards ceremony took place last night at at L.A.'s Club Nokia and will air May 26 on ION Television (9/8c). The awards ceremony included stars like Hailee Steinfeld and Elle Fanning.

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Summer Private Dance & Vocal Lessons