Dolores News

As the youngest sibling of New Orleans venerable first family of jazz, musical expectations tend to be high. Fortunately for Jason Marsalis, he has what it takes to be great, even from a tender young age. Now the 2013 rising star winner in the Downbeat Magazine annual critics poll brings his Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet to the very intimate 95-seat Scott-Skillman Recital Hall at the Harris Center of the Arts in Folsom.

All aboard for Disney's Choo-Choo Soul "with Genevieve!" The Parents Choice Award-winning show chugs into Park City's Eccles Center with sing-along-able fun led by train conductor Genevieve and her breakdancing/beatboxing engineer DC on Saturday, December 6. Show starts at 5 p.m. Tickets are available by calling ?435-655-3114 or online at EcclesCenter.org.

Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews, co-creators of the award-winning and Broadway bound musical 'Witness Uganda,' open the 2014-2015 Eccles Center season with heart-thumping Afro-pop sounds and heart-wrenching stories tonight, November 1. Based on Matthews' personal experience, the concert -and accompanying tales of triumph and tragedy - tackles the question: is changing the world even possible? Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 435-655-3114 or online at EcclesCenter.org.

Entertaining, educating and illuminating. Park City Institute (formerly known as Park City Performing Arts Foundation) presents a dynamic season of eclectic, electrifying, awe-inspiring and internationally acclaimed dancers, musicians, family entertainers, speakers, actors and performance troupes.

The Ruth Page Civic Ballet is proud to present its annual production of The Nutcracker this holiday season playing December 6 - 7 at Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave. Co-directed by Victor Alexander and Dolores Lipinski Long, the ballet plays on Saturday, December 6 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 7 at 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $20 for seniors and children under the age of 12 and $5 for NEIU students, faculty and staff, 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. on Sunday, Dec. 7. Tickets, which include admission to either show, are $85 for adults and $50 for children under the age of 12. For more information and to purchase regular tickets visit www.neiu.edu/arts or www.ruthpage.org or call the box office at 773.442.4636. To purchase tickets for 'Tea with Clara' please visit www.ruthpage.org or call 312-337-6543. Tickets are available now.

Today, J.K. Rowling released a new tale from the Harry Potter universe exclusively for Halloween.

With a goal of raising a record half million dollars in its ongoing battle against Parkinson's disease, LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST 2015, presented by the Asbury Park Press, the 15th 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 and New York City in January, following holiday season tours of Europe and Canada.

Labyrinth Theater Company, the award-winning, downtown ensemble, has announced that this season, there will be not one, but two chances for audiences to discover exciting new work at their earliest stages in the annual Barn Series readings. There will be a Fall Barn Series in November and Spring Barn Series in 2015 held at the Bank Street Theater in Manhattan's West Village (155 Bank Street).

The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) presents the 25th Anniversary Fall Festival, featuring 112 events which will explore the theme of Journeys, today, Oct. 25-Nov. 9, 2014.

?LANDMARKids! loves presenting Theatreworks USA works because they have consistent high quality family programming. Their new musical revue featuring - Fly Guy and Other Stories that will appear on Sunday, November 23 at 2 PM is no exception.

Series author J.K. Rowling took to Pottermore today to confirm that she's penned a new short story set in the universe of her famed fantasy series, this time starring former Hogwarts professor Dolores Umbridge.

AOP (American Opera Projects) and Poets House present a discussion with award-winning poet and librettist J. D. McClatchy followed by a reading of his latest opera libretto The Leopard, based on the acclaimed novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa and directed by James Robinson. The discussion will be joined by The Leopard's composer Michael Dellaira and will feature a performance of music from the opera-in-development and a mid-event reception with the artists. The event will take place on Saturday, November 8 at 3 pm at Kray Hall in Poets House (10 River Terrace, New York, NY 10282 in Battery Park City). Tickets are $10, $7 for students and seniors, free to Poets House members and can be purchased at operaprojects.org.

Verdi was a master at crescendo. In "Masked Ball," the score foreshadows and defines even while characters defy fate. As Count Anckarstrom laments his wife's betrayal in the opera's third act, the harp and violin take turn in old romance and revenge, building to a grand determination. Like Verdi's "Rigoletto" and "Il Trovatore," "A Masked Ball" concludes with a game-changing revelation in answer to an incredible setup.

Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton explores the collaborative relationship between music and storytelling, and the process and importance that this has in filmmaking. Composer Danny Elfman and visionary Hollywood filmmaker Tim Burton have created a unique concert experience, blending music and visuals to celebrate the nearly three decades long partnership of two of Hollywood's top creators. Conducted by Jason Hiester, this live concert features Danny Elfman's famous film scores brought to life on stage by the Columbus Symphony, enhanced by visuals on the big screen of Tim Burton's original film sketches, drawings, and storyboards. Please note: Danny Elfman and Tim Burton will NOT be present at the concert.

If you've always wanted to go to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry but was never admitted because you're a Muggle, ABC Family has the next best thing. The network invites its viewers to revisit the magical series with a whole week dedicated to The Chosen One and his adventures. So find your wand and Marauder's Map, invite your mates over for some Butterbeer, and watch the battle between good and evil unfold when Harry casts his magic, starting today, October 13 and concluding with Funday on Saturday, October 18th.

The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announced casting today for A Night at the Tonys, this year's William and Greta Wiley Flory Concert, an annual cabaret performance, taking place on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at Francis W. Parker School (2233 North Clark Street) as part of the 25th Anniversary Fall Festival: Journeys, Oct. 25-Nov. 9.

As the youngest sibling of New Orleans venerable first family of jazz, musical expectations tend to be high. Fortunately for Jason Marsalis, he has what it takes to be great, even from a tender young age. Now the 2013 rising star winner in the Downbeat Magazine annual critics poll brings his Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet to the very intimate 95-seat Scott-Skillman Recital Hall at the Harris Center of the Arts in Folsom.

The Hollywood Reporter writes that just two two months before its Christmas premiere in the U.S., PADDINGTON has added two HARRY POTTER alums and British stage greats to its voice cast -- Imelda Staunton and Michael Gambon.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – September 24, 2014 – The Mexican Museum, the premier West Coast museum of Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano, Latin American and Latino art, culture and heritage, announces an exhibition entitled MEX Collects: Recent Gifts & Acquisitions, which will feature a dramatic selection of over 30 recent pieces recently gifted to The Mexican Museum. Visuals are available upon request.

San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley and San Francisco Opera Association President Keith Geeslin today announced that Gockley will retire in July 2016, concluding a ten-year, seven-month tenure with the Company and capping an internationally acclaimed and award-winning career spanning 44 years as one of America's most prominent opera impresarios. Gockley, who will be 73 at the end of the 2015–16 season, became the Company's sixth general director when he joined San Francisco Opera in January 2006. Today's announcement was made at a War Memorial Opera House press conference.