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Wave Productions invites you to the World Premiere of Charles Cissel's GOD STEELING, a revealing look at the lives of New York City ironworkers. Directed by Robin A. Paterson, performances run March 8 - 24 at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios ( 244 West 54th Street, between 8th Avenue and Broadway.)

Shelley Morrison (Rosario on “Will and Grace”) and husband WalterDominguez have completed a documentary entitled “Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery” about Walter's journey to find answers about his grandfather Emilio's (Tata) early life and possible involvement in the Mexican Revolution. The film is about finding your roots, the border conflict in Mexico and the impact of the Mexican Revolution on the US.

Calling all super heroes! Super Grover needs your help - and it's Elmo and the Fabulous Five to the rescue when this fantastic musical production zooms into Providence. Join Elmo, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, Telly Monster, and Zoe's pet rock Rocco for Sesame Street Live "Elmo's Super Heroes" at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) from Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 7. Tickets for all eight performances are on sale now!

Art Wynwood, Miami's international contemporary art fair during President's Day Weekend brought a crowd of 6,200 into the Wynwood Arts District - 1,100 more guests than last year. The VIP Preview honored the late Tony Goldman, a major force in the development of the Wynwood Arts District and the inaugural edition of Art Wynwood. An intimate gathering including Art Wynwood director Nick Korniloff and members of the Goldman family participated in a dove-releasing ceremony in Goldman's honor just before teems of prominent art collectors, designers, curators and art enthusiasts from around the world lined up outside the Art Miami Pavilion to get the first look and acquire new contemporary works.

Mars Comedy and Comedy Hawaii presents "DOUG STANHOPE one night in HONOLULU" comedy show on Saturday, February 23rd 2013 in Aloha Beer Company at 580 North Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817. It is a stand-up comedy show starring Doug Stanhope, hosted by James Mane and features Junior Stopka, Michael C. Hall, Chad Wago, and Anthony Nigrelli. Doors open at 8:00 PM and the show starts at 9:00 PM. Tickets are $20 and for sale at http://MarsComedy.com/doug-stanhope-show/ or by calling 808-779-5579 for reservations.

Neil Simon's name is synonymous with comedy, comedy-drama, as well as musical theatre. Rumors, however, falls into another category - farce. In Simon's memoirs, The Play Goes On, he describes how he came to write Rumors.

USITT, the professional association for performing arts designers and technicians, annually recognizes individuals whose careers have contributed significantly to their specialty. Mazzella will be honored at USITT's 2013 Annual Conference & Stage Expo March 20?23 in Milwaukee, Wis., an event that draws over 5,000 people from the world of theatrical design and technology. Mazzella, CEO of Hudson Scenic Studio, Hudson Sound & Light, and Hudson Theatrical Associates, has been technical supervisor for over 40 Broadway productions, including All About Me with Michael Feinstein (2010) and The Caine Mutiny Court?Martial with David Schwimmer (2006).

The Deedle Deedle Dees are an educational rock band based in Brooklyn, NY. Since 2003, they have been wowing families with rousing songs based on history and science. The results have made them New York City favorites, with a rabid and devoted following of kids (and their parents).

French metal rockers Karelia are set to release new album 'Golden Decadence' in the UK on 15thApril through Rocksector Records. The album features a guest performance from the legendary Scorpions guitarist Rudolph Schenker on the tracks Keep Watch On Me and The Way Across The Hills. The first single from the new album is entitled Vanity Label.

The Watermill Theatre's musical comedy Some Like It Hotter will embark on a national UK tour this summer. Written by Richard Hurford (Pilot Theatre Company/Sheffield Theatres) it imagines a heavenly meeting between three Hollywood legends: Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Presented by Fresh Glory Productions (Lilies on the Land, The Awkward Squad) Some Like It Hotter will start its UK tour at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park Theatre on 15 May.

University Press of Kentucky author bell hooks has been named as the recipient of the 2013 Black Caucus of the American Library Association's Best Poetry Award for her book Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place. The BCALA Literary Awards recognize excellence in adult fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and publishing by African American authors published during the previous year, including an award for Best Poetry and a citation for Outstanding Contribution to Publishing. The award will be presented at the Annual Conference of the American Library Association in Chicago, Illinois on June 30.

Trance music lovers will be able to vote for their all-time favorites in the Trance Top 1000 voting poll. Following the previous polls, when Delerium's 'Silence' and Rank 1's 'Airwave' become the most popular trance classics, 2013 will prove whether musical preferences really do change with time.

This is a night for all music fans! Featuring some of the finest musicians in Ireland, the Steve Kelly Big Band will be performing the music of Buddy Rich, the "World's Greatest Drummer!"

Comedian Doug Stanhope, winner of the 20th San Francisco Comedy Competition, will kick-off his “Big Stink” spring tour this Tues., Feb. 19, at Punchline in Sacramento. Tickets are $25 plus tax and fees at: http://www.dougstanhope.com/.

This one-man show written and performed by Seth Lepore, is a hysterical romp through America's spiritual enterprise. The show exposes the blurry line between self-help and faith. Yoga gurus, healthy chocolate peddlers and Buddhists with God complexes ego-trip their way toward absurdity. Losing My Religion was one of the top 10 plays of 2011 according to the Twin Cities Daily Planet.

Pocket Utopia is pleased to present Twilit Ensembles, a solo exhibition of new paintings, drawings, sculptures and collages by Paul D'Agostino. Creating sets within series, stories across drawings, sculptures out of characters, and settings from paintings, the poet and artist Paul D'Agostino employs narrative relationships within and throughout his works that are sometimes in opposition to each other, sometimes complementary.

The creative producers and co-director of the critically acclaimed and award-winning CANTINA will return to London's Southbank Centre this summer with a brand new show, LIMBO. An exotic mix of cabaret, circus and acrobatics, LIMBO will draw on both magic and music to seduce audiences with a celebration of otherworldly proportions.

A hotel room in disarray - lamps broken, cigarette butts, liquor bottles - a red sequin dress, and a man accused of rape... The accused is white, the accuser black. Two lawyers, one black and one white, must uncover and sift the facts of the case. Is the man guilty? And, irrespective of that, can his case be won?

On April 3 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport. Advised merely that his travel "could damage state security" he was escorted to a van by officials, after which he disappeared for 81 days. On his release, the government claimed that his imprisonment related to tax evasion.

Wexford Festival Opera, long considered one of the finest opera festivals in the world, has been nominated in the Festival Opera category in the inaugural International Opera Awards, announced recently. This Oscars of the opera-world aims to bring its biggest stars of the art-form to an even wider audience.