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Philipsburg Manor, the country's first living history museum to focus on slavery in the colonial North, will be welcoming visitors for Juneteenth, observed on Monday, June 20. Guided tours of the site will be offered between 10:30am-3:30pm.

The twice-Grammy-nominated, Billboard-charting Lincoln Trio - violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe, and pianist Marta Aznavoorian - surveys works by five of its hometown's most highly lauded living composers on Trios from Contemporary Chicago, available June 10, 2022, on Cedille Records.

With roles in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, La Cage Aux Folles, and Falsettos, Nick Adams has recognized that he has created a 'queer-forward' career for himself. Now, as he stars in Hulu's new summer comedy Fire Island, Adams looks forward to adding another important piece of work to his resume.

Canadian singer-songwriter Ken Yates has shared his fourth full-length album, Cerulean, where the musician emerges from the depths of despair to recognize life's imperfections and ultimately finds hope and acceptance. The captivating LP is out everywhere now, along with rousing single 'Don't Mean To Wake You' featuring Stephanie Lambring.

So Long also features keyboard master Matt Slocum (Allman Brothers, Susan Tedeschi, Widespread Panic, and more), monster bass player Adrian Marmolejo (Early James and the Latest). Trombonist Chad Fisher (St. Paul and the Broken Bones), Allen Branstetter (St. Paul and the Broken Bones) on trumpet, award-winning fiddler Adam Purvis, and more.

Center Theatre Group's L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival: New Plays Forged in L.A. returns to the Digital Stage with a virtually produced reading of “Palmyra” written and directed by Daria Polatin (2015—2016 L.A. Writers' Workshop participant), available on demand beginning June 2 and accessible until June 30.

Playwright Cin Martinez in association with HartBeat Ensemble (Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., Artistic Director and Rhoda Cerritelli, Managing Director) announced today two readings of her new play, Moonlighters.

Materials for the Arts (MFTA) - a program of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs - is pleased to announce The Sustainable Art Show, an exhibition of artwork on view in COPE NYC's space at the historic Pfizer Building in Brooklyn by artists who have participated in the first 10 years of the unique MFTA Artist-in-Residence program.

Payday Party is the most glamorous legal political party you will go to. Song, dance, rap, spoken word and live music are thrown into the cauldron of despair to cook up a survival cake Marie Antoinette would be proud of. 

Ochre House Theater’s Under the Moon is brief but bold. In their last installation of their IN THE GARDEN series, Ochre House Theater is finishing strong with captivating characters and malicious magic. May 25-May 28 and June 1-June 4. Go see Under the Moon before it’s too late!

The riveting drama HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING; the profound comedy ENGLISH; the  Pulitzer Prize-winner FAIRVIEW; the wildly imaginative romance WILD GOOSE DREAMS; and the joyous musical comedy THE PROM will make-up SpeakEasy Stage Company’s 32nd Season, the company’s Founder and Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault announced today.

Kyshona has released the video for her latest single “Out Loud,” a song she wrote with friend and fellow artist Caroline Spence, about braving the silence to speak a difficult truth. The video was created by Nashville-based, Emmy-nominated animator Katie Callahan in collaboration with Salt Lake City illustrator Molly Powers.

Almost Famous, the new musical with book and lyrics by Academy Award and Grammy Award winner Cameron Crowe, based on his iconic film, will open on Broadway this fall. Learn who is in the cast, how to get tickets & more!

The Joyce Foundation today announced the 2022 recipients of the annual Joyce Awards which support the creation of innovative new work by pioneering artists of color working in collaboration with communities in the Great Lakes.

Urbano Project has announced the celebratory culmination of its Spring 2022 Projects: “Calling Home,” a Community Art Project with Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Krystle Brown exploring housing justice in Boston, and “Message From a Sidewalk,” a Youth Artist Project with AiR Ponnapa Prakkamakul investigating the boundaries of public space.

Great Barrington Public Theater Stages Special Event: Sharon Lawrence stars in five performances of The Shot, Robin Gerber's new play exploring the little-known domestic violence suffered by Katharine Graham before she became famed publisher of The Washington Post.

Raue Center has announced that Bourbon Country has been selected as their second resident artist for its 2022-2023 Season! Bourbon Country will kick off Raue Center's second annual outdoor summer series Arts On The Green, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church on July 9, 2022, at 7 pm. 

International Contemporary Ensemble appears at the Playhouse Theater at Abrons Arts Center for its first installment of SOUND IS AN OPENING, curated by eddy kwon, on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 7:30pm.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) announced the celebration of its 70th anniversary. Officially recognized on May 29th, the date former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared “Music Theatre International Day” in 2012, MTI is celebrating this milestone throughout the next year by showcasing the incredible talents of theatrical organizations around the world.

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre today announced its complete 2022/23 season featuring four vivid, contemporary plays. These plays offer experiences that unite us in celebration and in fellow-feeling, encouraging us to enjoy life while continuing to investigate what it means to be human.