The heavens appear to open above the Minneapolis audience when a cloud filled sky hovers over the stage in the' Guthrie Theater's Wurtele Thrust Stage this winter. Artistic debuts abound in the company's glorious new production of William Shakespeare's Pericles, named one of the Washington Post's 2015 top ten productions in American theater. The production arrives in association with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and The Folger Theatre where incoming Artistic Director Joseph Haj transports the city to this ancient tale placed on and around the Mediterranean Sea where redemption washes like water over Shakespeare's heroes and heroines at the story's end.
The Fantastic Art China: International Creative Festival exhibit at Javits Center North (11th Avenue between 39th and 40th Streets) will feature the works of top master and emerging contemporary Chinese artists from The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) along with other rising young artists from China and America.
Now on its fifth and final UK tour, the smash-hit touring show, Miss Nightingale The Musical comes to Coventry from Tues 9 - Sat 13 Feb featuring a cast of multi-talented performers.
In the first of a series of Discworld novels for young adults, we meet the young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching - a girl who reads the dictionary for fun - because no-one ever told her not to.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan for two performances in the Kennedy Center Opera House, February 12 and 13, 2016. Opening night for the press is scheduled for February 12, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
In a groundbreaking agreement, Hulu and IFC Films have closed a landmark output deal that will make Hulu the exclusive streaming home for all future documentary releases from IFC Films
We spend a lot of time thinking about the end and the beginning, in kind of self-aggrandizing ways. We talk about the miracle of birth and the mystery of death. But, by definition, all of our lives take place in the middle of those two sort of unknowable events, in this great and often unexamined middle.
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre continues into the second half of its unforgettable 30th Anniversary with a thrilling audience-favorite Cuban-inspired concert sure to heat up winter! Cuban-born Artistic Director and Choreographer Jose Mateo goes back to his roots with The Cuba Files (February 12-March 6), a concert of three ballets, including the season's first premiere, set to the music of all Cuban composers. The fourth in a series of popular sold-out Cuban-themed concerts since 2004, The Cuba Files offers a special extended four-week run at The Sanctuary Theatre in Harvard Square, Cambridge .
The Award-Winning Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) is pleased to announce the world premiere production of ASTORIA STORIES, directed by Artistic Director Dev Bondarin.
FRIENDS star Matthew Perry has found his fellow 'lost souls' for the premiere of his new play THE END OF LONGING at the Playhouse Theatre in London on February 2.
Matthew 6:33 says, 'Seek first God's kingdom and righteousness.' For retired lawyer and longtime Christian David Blanco, the path that led him to this heavenly advice started in an unexpected way.
The Desert Light Gallery, located in Mojave National Preserve's Kelso Visitors Center, Kelso California, announces the opening of a new fine art photography exhibit, ITERATIONS IN STONE, (January 4 - March 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
Just as critics and cinephiles are unveiling their 'Best of 2015' lists, Museum of the Moving Image has announced the eight titles selected for its annual Curators' Choice series. The films will be shown today, January 1, through January 10, 2016, in the Museum's majestic Sumner M. Redstone Theater.
CANTON, OHIO (December 29, 2015) – The Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will present The Earth – an HD Odyssey on January 23, 2016 at 8:00pmin Umstattd Performing Arts Hall. The program, commissioned in 2012 by the Houston Symphony, is the sequel to The Planets – an HD Odyssey which the CSO performed in 2014.
'OLGA' by Ted Kelsey, illustrated by Dillon Samuelson, receives Official Selection Honors in the Young Adult category of the 2015 New Apple Summer eBook Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing.
Book Synopsis
Magic weapons, white tigers, cat-faced moths and giants on motorcycles... 'OLGA' is Ted Kelsey's captivating first novel and features illustrations by the fine artist and illustrator, Dillon Samuelson. When a mysterious figure is seen floating and dancing in the field near their house, Jack and Sally decide to investigate. This decision will lead them to an exciting place far beyond their imagination, the home of OLGA. Nothing in the clouds is as it appears, and in order to get home safely, Jack and Sally must first learn whom to trust, and find a way to believe in themselves. A story of spirit and imagination that the Online Book Club has described as 'interwoven with comedy and deeper emotions of freedom and loneliness', 'OLGA' will delight readers of all ages.
About the Author
Ted Kelsey is a writer living in the Peekskill, of the Hudson Valley in New York. He is the author of 'OLGA,' the story of a lonely and cruel giant who traps a child to make him a hero and 'Shasha and Wally Watson VS The Faker' (coming January 2016), a quirky mystery. His work for young readers has been praised for its imaginative scenarios, diverse protagonists and cliff-hanger chapters. He has been a teacher for over 15 years, and his articles on international education and culture differences have been published in Metropolis and English Teaching Professional magazines.
About the New Apple Book Awards
The New Apple Summer eBook Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing was established to honor the creative achievements of the unsung books fighting for their place within the digital publishing world. Any English language book published within the last three years, currently available for sale by an independent author or small press that met the Awards' guidelines was eligible for entry. One book was chosen in each category as the Medalist Winner receiving the highest honors. In addition, the judges were permitted to choose up to three Official Selections for category distinction.
Contact Information
OLGA is available in paperback and eBook and can be purchased at Amazon. To find out more about the New Apple Book Awards, visit http://NewAppleBookAwards.com
OLGA
Author: Ted Kelsey
Illustrator: Dillon Samuelson
Publishing House: CreateSpace
ASIN: B00W03HOHM
Amazon: http://getBook.at/TKOlga
Author website: http://www.tedkelsey.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/olganovel
Ted Kelsey is available for public appearances, signings, interviews and blog tours. Contact the author at http://www.tedkelsey.com
New Apple Contact Information
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