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Silhouette Stages will present the Tony Award winning musical comedyThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on October 28, 29, 30, November 4, 5, 2011 (Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.).

Playwright, Robert Caisley of Moscow, Idaho, the author of 6th Street Playhouse's current West Coast Premiere of 'Kite's Book: Tales of an 18th Century Hitman,' will be in Santa Rosa to attend final performances of his swashbuckling play about crime and justice. Caisley will also participate in two special events at the theater focusing on the themes of the play.

Grammy Award-winning saxophonist KENNY G will perform his 2011 HOLIDAY SHOW at The VETS on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 7P. During the concert, KENNY G's well-loved standards will be highlighted by moving and spirited holiday songs. Tickets for KENNY G go on sale Thursday, October 20 at the PPAC/VETS Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence; online at www.thevetsri.com or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Tickets are $65 - $45; all ticket prices include a $2 per ticket facility fee.

Jimmy Webb, Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the slate of 2012 nominees for induction. The organization, which is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of those composers and lyricists who create popular music around the world, holds annual elections to determine those who will make up the roster of inductees for the following year.

British choreographer Wayne McGregor, one of England's choreographic crown jewels, has science on his mind, a belief that it can partner well with dance, and help inspire new ideas. 'FAR,' McGregor's most recent dance, which premieres at Peak Performances October 27-30, is the product of just such a collaboration.

The Jefferson Performing Arts Society brings the laugh-out-loud comedy THE HALLELUJAH GIRLS (A James Hope Wooten Comedy) to the stage at Teatro Wego! Theatre (177 Sala Ave. in Westwego, LA) October 21-November 6, 2011 with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM, and Sundays at 2PM.

Paramount's 'Footloose' topped the domestic box office on Friday night, grossing around $5.6 million according to Variety.

See 'La Cha Cha' in a rare L.A. appearance, October 30, 2011 only at Barnsdall's Gallery Theatre with Special Guest Artists Manuel de la Cruz, Adam del Monte, Kai Narezo, Jose Cortes, Kina Mendez, Luis de la Tota, Reggie Hamilton and Joey Heredia.

The Michael O'Neal Singers open the 2011-2012 season with a program of bluegrass music including the full chorus, ensemble singers, soloists and a bluegrass band. Carol Barnett's groundbreaking 'Bluegrass Mass' will be featured.

A deeply spiritual art form, the hula, ironically, was long denigrated by the early missionaries who travelled to Hawaii energized by a mandate to convert the 'heathens.'

The Blue Note is proud to present the JONATHAN BATISTE & THE STAY HUMAN BAND CD/DVD release for My N.Y. at Rockwood on November 1, 2011.

42nd Street Moon presents the American premiere of a full production of THREE SISTERS, with music by Jerome Kern, and book/lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. San Francisco audiences first enjoyed this little-known Kern and Hammerstein musical when 42nd Street Moon's Lost Musical Series presented the American premiere in 1995, in a concert format. With the help of a recent National Endowment for the Arts Grant, the company is now able to mount the first full production ever seen in the United States. Low-priced previews begin November 30, and the show opens on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6 pm at the Eureka Theatre. It runs through December 18.

TIP will present A Kabuki Christmas Carol,' by Gary Perlman. Directed by Jon Reimer.

TIP will present a new program starting soon.

Our exciting Second Stage program continues with the critically acclaimed ghost play, 'The Woman in Black', adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the book by Susan Hill.

After a summer filled with projects, including performances at Jacob's Pillow and choreography for Mettawee River Theater Company, Hilary Easton + Co. begins a new, jam-packed season. The schedule is as follows:

Unruly Music explores contemporary trends in chamber music, improvisation, electronic sound, and multimedia, spanning a wide variety of genres and styles. Directed by composer Christopher Burns, Unruly Music is a co-production of the Peck School of the Arts at UWM and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.

Victoria Theatre Association presents Town Hall Theatre's Pinkalicious The Musical as part of VTA's ImPACt program, November 4th at 7pm and November 5th at 11am & 3pm, in the Mathile Theatre of the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, downtown Dayton. Tickets are on sale now at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, via phone 228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

Visiting drum and dance troupe Street Beat will host a clinic with local dance and drum students on Saturday, October 22nd at 5pm. The clinic will feature a troupe of dance students and a troupe of drummers who will work with the Los Angeles-based Street Beat. Dancers will work with choreographer Ryan Johnson in one area while drummers will work in the main theater with Ben Hansen, Creator, Director, Composer & Drummer for Street Beat. After 45 minutes of instruction, the two groups will come together for a dazzling production number.

JACCC has announced a number of upcoming events, including the following: