Mr. Downing

The 22nd anniversary of the Young Playwrights Festival will give audiences a glimpse into the minds of teens, May 4-7, 2017 at The Rose. Performances are May 4 (7pm FREE teen night), May 6 (7pm) and May 7 (4:30pm). The 22nd annual Festival showcases a large ensemble of talented teen actors, five creative young writers, and two professional director mentors, Kevin Ehrhart and Autumn Simpson.

Wallis Center for the Performing Arts ("The Wallis") and Neiman Marcus present Ken Downing, Senior Vice President, Fashion Director at Neiman Marcus, leading a discussion titled Designer As Dramatist -- The Intersection Of Fashion And Theater with special guest, fashion designer Zac Posen. Ken will also welcome mother-daughter supermodels Pat and Anna Cleveland and designer Christian Siriano. This inside look into the world of fashion and a lively conversation led by Ken is sponsored by Neiman Marcus and is the final presentation of The Wallis' Arts & Ideas 2014-2015 series. This event is on Monday, April 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Bram Goldsmith Theater.

Estate Auctions Inc. is pleased to announce the upcoming auction of an extremely rare piece of stoneware. The oyster jar or crock features a blue impressed mark on the top that reads T DOWNING PICKLED OYSTERS NO (star) 5 BROAD ST NEW YORK. The story behind this remarkable piece is quite interesting and can be seen on YouTube.

Bard and Book Publishing has released David Sable's new work, 'Mister Reynolds Makes His Case.' This marks Sable's third release under the Bard and Book label.