Diversity News

Standup comedian / author / conference MC Leighann Lord will be among the performers featured at the “Funny Women Of A Certain Age” (FWOACA) live comedy showcase of “female comics who tell it like it is” – on Saturday December 2, 2023 @ Governors Comedy Club - 90 Division Avenue - in Levittown (Nassau County), New York.   

 The Ottawa Arts Council has announced the recipients of the 2023 ActivArt Community Micro-Grants program. The Council disbursed $5000 to the artists, achieved through fundraising and donations from the community. 

Experience the beauty of string orchestra music from around the world at 'Community Chords' concert. Join PROTESTRA and EVLoves NYC for an evening of culture and advocacy. Don't miss the world premiere by composer Vincent Ho.

Get a sneak peek of the upcoming industry reading of 'Christmas Eve in Dikanka,' a captivating musical adaptation of a Ukrainian story. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Ukrainian folklore and experience the magic firsthand.

ThickSkin, a Manchester-based theatre NPO, has appointed six new trustees. Learn more here!

Come celebrate the holidays this December at the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM)! Celebrate family, community, unity, and joy this December at CMOM as we host some of the East Coast's leading children's singer-songwriters in this new holiday series, Harmonize for the Holidays: A Celebration of Unity and Joy!

Fresh from a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run, one of the country’s top new stand-ups, Tadiwa Mahlunge brings their debut show to Soho Theatre, presented by Show And Tell in association with Ebdon Management.

Make Music Winter — the free, outdoor musical celebration with exuberant and participatory processions and performances throughout New York City — has announced the lineup for its winter solstice programs on Thursday, December 21.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present “An Atlas of Es Devlin” from Nov. 18 through Aug. 11, 2024. Th

Last Tuesday night at the Green Room 42, LA TI DO Productions put on an enormous show of talent to benefit victims of the fires in Maui.

PMF founders Rebecca Trujillo Vest (Los Angeles, USA), Jordan Stobbe (Melbourne, AUS), and Carls Woolf (London, UK), were inspired to establish Pandion by the idea of helping other creators gain access to resources that can help build their careers.

World Music Institute presents Yasser Tejeda with DJ Sabine Blaizin (Oyasound). The show was rescheduled from Thursday, June 8. Doors and DJ start at 8 PM, show at 9 PM, and DJ after show at 10 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater announces Safe & Sound as the recipient of the A Christmas Carol Families Program, a partnership aimed at supporting families in need during the holiday season. Learn more about this collaboration and how it benefits the community.

As part of the close collaboration between the two brands, the ABC Owned Television Stations will amplify through its platforms the stories of this year’s most inspiring and impactful members of the LGBTQ+ community. 

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) has announced four top-tier early-career musicians have been selected for its Los Angeles Orchestra Fellowship, a prestigious program sponsored by LACO in partnership with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) that engages members of historically underrepresented groups in western classical music ensembles.

Come celebrate Hanukkah at the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), from Friday, December 8 - Sunday, December 10!

RED BULL THEATER, celebrating its 20th Anniversary, has announced that Red Bull will join forces with Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and Bedlam to present the rolling World Premiere of Medea: Re-Versed by Luis Quintero, co-conceived and directed by RBT Associate Artistic Director Nathan Winkelstein. 

Roxey Ballet presents its annual production of the American holiday classic, The Nutcracker.

Experience the comedic satire and beautiful melodic themes of Mason Opera's 'An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan' at the Hylton Center.

The Entertainment Community Fund and Playwrights Horizons have named New York City playwright, Dustin H. Chinn, as the 2023 recipient of The Mark O’Donnell Prize.