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Engage in the future -- now. The 2015-2016 Park City Institute / Strategic News Service "Future in Review" Speaker Series re-enters the global discussion with the man FORTUNE named one of the "100 Smartest People We Know." Strategic News Service (SNS) founder Mark Anderson sets the tone for the third annual series with a talk grounded in his unique grasp of technology, the economy, education, science and international business on Friday, November 20. The evening, "Ideas into Actions: Technology Breakthroughs, Great Futures," takes place in the intimate Black Box Theater of Park City's Eccles Center; 7:30p.m. Tickets are $25.

PERATEDES, a Filipino adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca's 'The House of Bernarda Alba' will be staged anew in hopes of shedding light on certain issues that are seldom tackled.

Like A Puppet Show is a vinyl-only release slated for fall's Record Store Day on November 27, Black Friday. Like a Puppet Show marks the first of a series of collaborations between actor/director John Malkovich

Partly Cloudy People presents Sarah Nedwek's world premiere solo comedy show SARAH SMILES at The Peoples Improv Theater SOLOCOM festival on Nov. 21. This benefit show will raise awareness and funds for Smile Train, a non-profit that provides free cleft surgery to children around the world. 

Orange County, Calif.—Nov. 5, 2015—The young and highly talented Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings (PSSS) and Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble (PSYWE) are preparing to launch their first concerts of the 2015-16 season. First, the talented brass, woodwind and percussion musicians of PSYWE breeze onto the stage to perform a selection of European classics from the wind ensemble canon on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m., in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The program, “Europa,” features Rimsky-Korsakov's “Procession of the Nobles,” Grainger's “Lincolnshire Posy” and Walton's “Crown Imperial.” Then, PSSS celebrates its 25th anniversary and pays tribute to its founder, Lonie Bosserman, whose dream it was to create a middle-school string ensemble, by performing dream-like music for “Fantasize This!,” taking place Sunday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m., at Friends Church in Yorba Linda. 

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Nov. 5, 2015) – Utah Symphony Music Director Thierry Fischer continues the orchestra's two-year Mahler Symphony Cycle with Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6 “Tragic,” on November 20 and 21 at 7:30 PM at Abravanel Hall. Also on the program is Haydn's Symphony No. 6 “Morning”. Tickets, priced from $18 to $79, are available for purchase through www.utahsymphony.org or by calling (801) 355-2787. 

Daphne Rubin-Vega is completely captivating in a solo performance that requires her to sit perfectly still for most of its 100 minutes,

San Francisco Opera announces cast updates for The Fall of the House of Usher double bill which receives its United States premiere December 8–13, 2015. Tenor Jason Bridges makes his Company debut as Edgar Allan Poe in Gordon Getty's Usher House; Bridges created the role in the 2014 world stage premiere at Welsh National Opera conducted by Lawrence Foster.

Due to popular demand and critical acclaim, Labyrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director Mimi O'Donnell, Executive Director Danny Feldman) extends the world premiere of Empanada Loca, written and directed by Aaron Mark, to November 15. The production, which opened on October 21, features two-time Tony nominee and Labyrinth Theater Company member Daphne Rubin-Vega. Empanada Loca is a solo thriller set in modern day New York City inspired by true events and the legend of Sweeney Todd.

Based on the life of Mexican musical icon Juan Gabriel and produced by BTF Media, the biopic series will be premiering on TELEMUNDO in 2016.

The Ruth Page Civic Ballet is proud to present its annual production of The Nutcracker, choreographed by Ruth Page and co-directed by Victor Alexander and Dolores Lipinski Long. This production, celebrating its 50th anniversary this holiday season, will be performed at Northeastern Illinois University, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago, Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1 and 5 p.m. and at the Ravinia Festival, 200 Ravinia Park Road in Highland Park Dec 13 at 3 and 6 p.m. Tickets for NEIU are $25 for general admission, $20 for seniors and children under the age of 12 and $10 for NEIU students, faculty and staff, one ticket per I.D. card. Also available is 'Tea with Clara,' a delightful tea party which patrons can enjoy with their favorite The Nutcracker characters from 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Tickets for 'Tea with Clara' include admission to the tea party and either 1 or 5 p.m. show, are $85 for adults and $50 for children under the age of 12. Tickets for the Ravinia performances are $10 reserved seating. Performance tickets are now on sale and may be purchased at www.ruthpage.org. 'Tea with Clara' tickets may also be purchased at www.ruthpage.org.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) have announced Manhattan Theatre Club will produce the world premiere of The Ruins of Civilization, the new play by award-winning playwright Penelope Skinner (The Village Bike), directed by Obie Award winner Leah C. Gardiner (Born Bad). This world premiere will be presented in spring 2016 as part of MTC's The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street).

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove(Executive Producer) just announced Manhattan Theatre Club will produce the world premiere of The Ruins of Civilization, the new play by award-winning playwright Penelope Skinner (The Village Bike), directed by Obie Award winner Leah C. Gardiner (Born Bad). This world premiere will be presented in spring 2016 as part of MTC's The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street).

With a goal of topping last year's record-breaking half million dollars raised in its ongoing battle against Parkinson's disease, LIGHT OF DAY 'SWEET LITTLE 16' CELEBRATION, presented by the Asbury Park Press, the 16th anniversary edition of the anchor event for the world-renowned Light of Day Foundation, will bring over 150 music acts to 30 venues over 10 days in three New Jersey cities, New York City, and Philadelphia, in January, following holiday season tours of Europe and Canada.

American Repertory Ballet, New Jersey's top professional ballet company, will return to New Brunswick, NJ this year with performances of Nutcracker at State Theatre. To further connect with the New Brunswick community, American Repertory Ballet recently held auditions for local children to perform alongside its professional dancers in Nutcracker on Friday, December 18.

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents The Wild Party, November 20-December 5, 2015 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.

Third Person Collective brings back 'Peratedes,' Victorio Concepcion's Filipino adaptation of Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca's play 'The House of Bernarda Alba,' to the stage. To be devised by playwright Vladimeir Gonzales, 'Peratedes,' starring singer and acclaimed theater actress May Bayot (Salve), plays Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan, College of Arts and Letters, in UP Diliman on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday. November 15.

If your knowledge of pop culture doesn't quite extend to the Busby Berkeley era, here are some quick footnotes to help you along:

The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) launches its 26th Fall Festival, featuring 130 events which will explore the theme of 'Citizens', today, Oct. 24, through Nov. 8, 2015 at venues across Chicago.

Aaron Mark's EMPANADA LOCA starring Daphne Rubin-Vega just opened last night at Labyrinth Theater Company's Bank Street Theater (155 Bank Street) in the West Village and runs through November 8, 2015.