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The St. Lawrence String Quartet will perform the final concert of the 2009-2010 Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series on Thursday, April 8, at 7:30 PM in Millard Auditorium, on the University of Hartford campus. A special pre-concert dinner precedes the performance and begins at 6:00 PM in the University's 1877 Club. Admission to the concert is $30, with discounts available for seniors, students, and groups. For concert and/or dinner tickets, please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for tickets and information.

Theatricum Botanicum artistic director Ellen Geer has announced a delightfully eclectic season of plays, music, poetry and comedy improv for Summer 2010.

The two Philippine Heartthrobs, Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby, will be joined in concert by their friends: John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Pokwang, Gerald Anderson, Kim Chiu, and Richard Poon.

KERRY POLITZER celebrates the release of her new Sunnyside Records CD with two shows at Smalls Jazz Club and Cornelia Street Cafe.

The Arts Council of Indianapolis, in partnership with IndyFringe, has announced opportunities for artists for various upcoming events in Indianapolis.

Casting directors can tell you what they want to see at an audition. But, in this workshop you'll discover how to actually get there, from the actor's perspective! This full-day workshop will lead actors through the process of booking the job, using unique audition strategies that allow the actor to win every time! And, we'll focus on the mechanics and special techniques required to nail your audition in front of the camera. All participants will be video-taped, using actual scenes from television shows and movies that have been auditioned and filmed in our area.

The Edge Theatre Company will hold auditions for The Shadow Box by Michael Kristofer on April 24, 2010 at 2:00 PM and on April 25 at 5:00 PM at South Pointe High School. Those auditioning should prepare a contemporary monologue and be prepared to read from the script. Please provide a headshot and resume if available. Please come with all known conflicts at the time of the audition. This production will be directed by Russell Luke. Performance dates are June 10-13, 2010.

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will continue its Shelterhouse Theatre season with the world premiere of THE HISTORY OF INVULNERABILITY by David Bar Katz. This remarkable new play about fantasy and reality in the 20th century begins previews in the Playhouse's Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre April 3 and continues through May 2.

Classical piano superstar Lang Lang accompanies the renowned Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra in its first tour of the United States with conductor Christoph Eschenbach on Tuesday, Mar. 30 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

Actor's Crib, Inc. has announced Improvisational Basics Workshops, information on upcoming workshops, OPEN HOUSE and scheduling of AUDITIONS for the Chuckleheads, Monday, March 22 in the Charlotte University area and Thursday, March 25 in the Charlotte North Davidson (NODA) area.

Recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, featuring a superb ensemble of tango and jazz musicians, 'Tango Grill,' the new recording by Argentine-born, New York-based bassist Pablo Aslan, is a brilliant follow up to 'Buenos Aires Tango Standards' (Zoho Music, 2007). The bassist will perform in Jazz at Lincoln Center in a performance featuring Nicolas Ledesma and Abel Rogatini on piano, Pablo Agri on violin, Gustavo Bergalli on trumpet, Daniel Piazzolla on drums, and Michael Zisman and Raul Jaurena on bandoneon.

The Abbey Theatre is proud to present a major new production of William Shakespeare's psychological thriller MACBETH. This muscular new production of one of the most exciting of Shakespeare's plays, as well as being one of the darkest, will be directed by Jimmy Fay. MACBETH opens on Wednesday 7 April (previews from 30 March) and features leading Irish actors, Aidan Kelly and Eileen Walsh in the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Are you a star? Have you always wanted to jump on stage and act, sing, or dance your way to celebrity status? Bristol Riverside Theatre presents StarQuest 2010, a search for talent in Bucks County with the first place winner receiving a $5,000 cash prize. Entrants will compete in three categories: under 18; adult; and groups (3 or more performers).

The Strand Theater Company presents Baltimore Improv Group's First Day of Spring Spectacular on March 20 and Charmed, I'm Sure!, a one woman show by Onyi Okoli.

The Nexus Multicultural Arts Center has announced its upcoming events through April 16. They include Silk Road: 'Sounds of the Sufis' CD Launch, ThWack Percussion Ensemble, African Percussion, Matsuri Taiko Percussion, and A Burlesque Eggstravaganza by Peaches ‘n' Gin Burlesque.

On April 13, the Iridium Jazz Club will celebrate the release of Ooh La La Coq Tail, a new CD from the Phoebe Legere Quintet, with two sets by the artists.

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA announces its new exhibition DASH SHAW, MAKING THE ABYSS (DRAWINGS from BODYWORLD, BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON, ANIMATIONS and COMIC SHORT STORIES) on view now through May 30.

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play five Farewell Performances at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre.

Ticket and scheduling information has been updated for the advanced screening of the CanyonBack Films' MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS, the documentary film centered around the 2008 FREDDY Awards.

Vermont and Vermonters are captured in 19 songs written by popular local musician Gene Childers. A hit when it played in Brandon last year, Town Hall Theater brings back this unique, home-grown revue.