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TEATRON Toronto Jewish Theatre presents the Canadian Première of HARD LOVE a romantic drama by award winning Israeli playwright Motti Lerner at the Toronto Centre for the Arts - Studio Theatre 5040 Yonge St., Toronto January 5-16, 2011. HARD LOVE stars two-time Dora Award nominee Tara Nicodemo and Masques Award Winner Howard Rosenstein In this fiercely romantic drama, Hannah (Tara Nicodemo) and Zvi (Howard Rosenstein) are reunited after divorcing twenty years earlier. Raised in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim, the couple ended their marriage when Zvi turned his back on Judaism and Hannah did not. Now the teenage children from their second marriages have become romantically involved, forcing Hannah and Zvi back into each other's lives.

Usher in 2011 with some of the most exciting programs ever offered in Brooklyn. As always, all events are free and open to the public; because times are subject to change, we recommend calling ahead or checking the website when planning your next visit.

New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY 2010) - returns from an extra-long summer break for an extra-hot winter treat: their second annual reading of Charles Dickens' holiday classic A Christmas Carol. On Thursday, December 16 at 8:00pm host Nasty Canasta (declared by the New York Times to be 'perhaps the loveliest and certainly the nudest Scrooge in history') leads an all-star cast of exhibitionists in an in-the-buff reading of this special version of A Christmas Carol, just as Dickens himself originally performed it - although perhaps a bit more naked.

It's everyone's favorite time of the year, Gleeks! Sectionals are here, and they are full of surprises! Will invites Emma to join him and New Directions at Sectionals, calling her their 'good luck charm', only to have Emma pick apart his typical choices for Sectionals, claiming there's more talent there than he's letting shine. Upon Emma's comments, Mr. Schue takes Emma's words to heart and gives the big couple duet to Sam and Quinn, much to Finn and Rachel's dismay. By the end of rehearsal, Santana and Rachel get into an argument, ending with Santana revealing how she and Finn had sex the previous year, shocking Rachel and stunning Finn.

We're going to the chapel, and someone's getting married, Gleeks! After dating for quite some time, Burt and Carole announce to Kurt and Finn, they are now engaged, leaving Kurt overjoyed and Finn unsure how to feel. After her sleazy anchorman ex-boyfriend proposes to his co-anchor, Sue decides to turn to internet dating to find someone, before realizing: She's perfect for... herself! So, Sue is marrying herself. In the midst of planning for the wedding, Kurt has yet another terrifying run in with Kraofsky that leaves him shaken, so much so that Mr. Schuester and Principal Slyvester attempt to step in.

Uptown Open is a monthly open mic series for teens held once each month. It is is a safe, uncensored space for poets, spoken word artists, emcees, scholars and activists to share their powerful and important voices. These events are run by youth for youth, with youth DJs, youth hosts and a monthly featured poet. *Arrive early to sign up for the open mic list.Get there early to get on the list. Hosted by the Word Wide Leadership Board. *Tickets for this event are available at the door on a first come, first served basis.

AN UNEXPECTED EVENING OF SHAKESPEARE: December 1, 2010 at 8 p.m at Heliconian Hall; 35 Hazelton Ave. Against the Grain Theatre performs its inaugural presentation, An Unexpected Evening of Shakespeare, on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. at Heliconian Hall. Under the direction of Joel Ivany, opera singers Miriam Khalil, Keith Klassen, Adam Luther, and Gene Wu, actor Rick Jon Egan, visual artist Andrew Sookrah, and pianist Christopher Mokrzewski collaborate to turn the classics sideways.

The Princeton Triangle Club is the largest student performing arts group at Princeton University and the only student group that performs on the Matthews stage of McCarter Theatre HOT DAMSEL: THE BOYS OF TRIANGLE ARE BACK! Lower the drawbridge and raise the moat for a night of Knights at Castle McCarter! Princeton's famous Triangle Club presents Family Feudalism for two performances at Princeton's McCarter Theatre on Friday, November 19 at 8pm and Saturday, November 20 at 8pm. Full of riotous original songs, swinging dance moves and more knights in shining armor than you can imagine, Family Feudalism is sure to be a sidesplitting romp through the age of knights, knaves and damsels in distress. For tickets, call (609) 258-2787 or visit www.mccarter.org.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to Milwaukee in January 2011. Performances begin on January 4 and run through January 9 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. This Milwaukee engagement is presented by Broadway Across America-Milwaukee and the Marcus Center as part of the Time Warner Cable Broadway at the Marcus Center Series. Tickets go on sale this Sunday at NOON!

On Monday, December 6th, Geja's Café, 340 West Armitage, invites guests to enjoy this holiday season with a fondue dinner paired with the best of the Maison Marques & Domaines Collection. The Maisons Marques & Domaines portfolio represents some of the most prestigious wineries in the world. The Maison Marques & Domaines Winemaker Dinner, part of Geja's Café's ongoing popular 2010 Winemaker Dinner series, will be a special and informative event featuring a representative on hand to provide commentary and answer questions on the wines. Geja's will feature four of Maison Marques & Domaines' most prized wineries and will start with sparkling wines from the highly esteemed Roederer Estate (makers of the celebrated Cristal Champagne) and the ultra-premium bubbly producer, Scharffenberger Cellars in California. Next the entree will be escorted by the spicy Cotes du Rhone St Espirit Rouge by the world renowned Delas Freres from the Rhone Valley in France. Lastly, Geja's will complement decadence with extravagance by allowing chocolate fondue to commingle with a 10 year Tawny Port from Portugal's consummate port producer, Ramos Pinto.

What do you get when you combine classic holiday characters with human frailties - a smash hit that has audiences rolling in the aisle! Enjoy characters such as Uncle Sam, Easter Bunny, Cupid, Ezekiel the Pilgrim, Hagatha the Witch, Donner, Blitzen, Barbie and GI Joe. These six wonderful holiday scenes, (including the trial of the reindeer that ran over Grandma with the entrance of Scrooge as the prosecuting attorney), use satire and comedy to reveal the meaning of Christmas. Director, Deborah Bonds has directed two Holiday shows at Fells Point Corner Theatre. She has an MFA in Directing and has acted in both Parade and Trenches, also at FPCT. Stocking Stuffers is a perfect evening or afternoon out for the entire family! Included in your outing will be our very popular Annual Holiday Bazaar, held before and after all performances of Stocking Stuffers! Proceeds from the Bazaar will benefit our youth programs.

Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World, a stunning IMAX film, opens at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, January 10, 2011. This 41-minute film sheds light on the extraordinary prehistoric underwater world and its larger-than-life creatures, which, with their daunting size and natural ability for predation, were ruling the seas 20 million years before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Moviegoers will meet Julie, an imaginative young woman, as she travels from a modern-day aquarium to the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. Viewers will explore an amazing underwater universe inhabited by, among other animals, the powerful Liopleurodon, the long-necked Elasmosaurus, Ophthalmosaurus or 'eye lizard,' the ferocious Prognathodon, and the gigantic 75-foot Shonisaurus. The film was shot in studio and on location at various museums in Paris and London, as well as in Egypt and New Zealand to capture the aerial, landscape, and underwater scenes. Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World was written and directed by Pascal Vuong and Ronan Chapalain and produced by Catherine and Pascal Vuong and Francois Mantello. The film features an original score by Franck Marchal and a screenplay by Pascal Vuong, Rick Dowlearn, and Ronan Chapalain. The film is produced by N3D LAND Productions and Mantello Brothers Productions. Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World is distributed worldwide by 3D Entertainment Distribution. Screenings of Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World will be held daily in the LeFrak Theater every hour on the half hour from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. To purchase tickets in advance, the public should call 212-769-5200 or visit www.amnh.org. A service charge may apply.

Galleon's production of A Woman of No Importance transposes Wilde's comedy drama to a Christmas party at the end of the 1950s. The seamless and careful repositioning of the play from1893 to the end of the 1950s liberates Wilde's heartrending play from melodramatic Victoriantrappings and brings it to an age closer to our own. Whereas, Bruce Jamieson's sensitive realignment of Wilde's text heightens contemporary audience empathy with the characters, their predicaments and delivers a thought provoking and highly enjoyable seasonal theatrical treat.In A Woman of No Importance Wilde exposes, through piercing wit, the hypocrisy of a society which scorns and punishes a woman for her sexual misdemeanours but applauds and grants honours to the man in question. The play centres on the then publically damning revelation of Mrs.Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret - she conceived a child out of wedlock. 'The Greenwich Playhouse really is producing the very best theatre in London.

The Christmas Schooner is the heart-warming musical about a German-American shipping captain and his crew who braved the icy waters of Lake Michigan to bring Tannenbäume (Christmas trees) to the immigrant families of Chicago. Heartfelt storytelling - with wonderful music and dance - captures the true spirit of the holidays, celebrating the joy of giving and the importance of sharing traditions between generations and between neighbors. 'In a world of ‘me first' mentalities, this story of an immigrant family is one of love and sharing; a generosity of spirit that drives people to use the skills and resources at their disposal to reach out to those who are less fortunate,' says History Theatre artistic director Ron Peluso. 'That is why The Christmas Schooner is so popular; it reflects the best of what our nation and community can be, at the holidays and throughout the year.'

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced that their world premiere production of The Break of Noon, by Neil LaBute, has been extended through December 22, 2010 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC). The production features actors Tracee Chimo, David Duchovny, John Earl Jelks and Amanda Peet, under the direction of Jo Bonney. An official opening night is set for this Monday, November 22, 2010. The Break of Noon is a co-production with the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles (Gil Cates, Producing Director; Randall Arney, Artistic Director; Ken Novice, Managing Director).

Grab your umbrellas, Gleeks! It's raining guest stars and sickness on this week's Glee. After getting Principal Figgins sick with a rare form of flu, Sue follows suit by getting Will sick, as well. Determined to not let the sickness get to him, Will goes about Glee Club rehearsal as planned, but soon realizes that he's too sick to continue, especially after envisioning the Glee Clubbers as children.

This December DSI Comedy Theater will showcase a unique and blisteringly funny improv show, The Josh and Tamra Show. This show is a feature length improv show that weaves different scenes with new characters and puppets. The two night run of this show will be Thursday December 9 and Friday December 10 at 9:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10. DSI Comedy Theater is located at 200 N. Greensboro St, in the Carr Mill Mall. More information and tickets are available at www.DSIcomedy.com

Every night is a Friday night for HELLYEAH and their fans. No matter what thesituation,HELLYEAH's mission issingular: to provide fans with good time, spirit-lifting hard rock. When you are at a HELLYEAH show or listening to their music,everything else takes a backseat to feeling good and focusing onliving in the 'here and now.'Because that's what real life is all about. Frontman Chad Gray adds, 'The band is called HELLYEAH, come on! It's like 'Hell yeah, let's do it!'

Jerrod grew up in the small town of Liberal, Kansas. Like many rural communities, the economy relied on agriculture, and the weekend entertainment revolved around high school football. With the nearest major city almost three hours away, live music came in the form of acounty fair once a year. His parents worked hard to provide Jerrod, and his siblings with a stable and loving home environment. For most of hischildhood, his parents owned and operated a roller skating rink, which offered Jerrod his first real introduction to music.