Max Hawthorne Releases MEMOIRS OF A GYM RATOctober 28, 2013Not since the 1985 movie Perfect, starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis, have fitness clubs been exposed to the degree of Memoirs of a Gym Rat: One man's 20-year journey through the bowels of the health club industry, by Max Hawthorne.
Colt Coeur's Play Hotel Series Presents Two Staged Readings TodayOctober 28, 2013Colt Coeur's Play Hotel series presents staged readings of a boy put this girl in a cage with a dog and the dog killed the girl by Clare Barron, directed by Stella Powell-Jones & Umma Lappa Soon by Claire Kiechel, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt. Today, October 28th, 6pm (Barron play) & 8pm (Kiechel play). Guests are welcome to attend one or both readings. There will be a reception between readings. Bernie B. Jacobs room 234 W. 44th Street, 11th Floor.
Leon & Lulu Presents Books & Authors Event TodayOctober 27, 2013Book it to Leon & Lulu today, October 27 from 11 to 5 p.m. for the fourth-annual, award-winning Books & Authors event. Celebrate the written word and those who put pen to paper with this free event, which benefits the Detroit Free Press' Gift of Reading Program.
Ann Arbor Symphony Presents AUTUMN CELLOBRATION TonightOctober 19, 2013Join Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra as they return to Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater, tonight, October 19 at 8 p.m. to celebrate autumn with Autumn Cellobration and special guests Julie Albers and Aaron Berofsky.
Met Museum and SFMOMA Jointly Acquire Major William Kentridge InstallationOctober 17, 2013Marking a major collaboration between two leading U.S. museums, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced today the joint acquisition of South African artist William Kentridge's major multimedia installation The Refusal of Time (2012).
BARKING IN ESSEX Announces Sunday Performances & Christmas ScheduleOctober 16, 2013Sunday performances have been added to the BARKING IN ESSEX schedule, with the first one on Sunday 17 November. There will now be a 3pm performance each Sunday through to Sunday 22 December. The new performance schedule from Saturday 9 November will be Tuesdays to Saturdays at 7.30pm, Thursdays and Saturdays at 2.30pm and Sundays at 3.00pm.
The Mori Art Museum Holds Roppongi Hills 10th Anniversary Global Conference TodayOctober 16, 2013To mark the 10th Anniversary of the Roppongi Hills, The Mori Memorial Foundation's Institute for Urban Strategies (Heizo Takenaka, Director), the Mori Art Museum (Yoshiko Mori, Chairperson) and the education institute targeting businesspersons, Academyhills (Heizo Takenaka, Director), both operated by the Mori Building Co., Ltd. (Shingo Tsuji, President and CEO), will host the Global Conference 'Innovative City Forum,' to discuss the future of cities, from today, Oct. 16 (Wed.) to Oct. 18 (Fri.), 2013 at Roppongi Hills.
Julliard Announces Creation of Kovner Fellowship ProgramOctober 9, 2013Joseph W. Polisi, President of The Juilliard School, today announced the creation of the Kovner Fellowship Program at Juilliard that will be endowed with a gift of $60 million - the largest single one-time gift to the School - from Bruce and Suzie Kovner, long-time supporters of the School.