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The Sheldon Art Galleries in St. Louis announces a major retrospective exhibition of the work of St. Louis-born artist Al Hirschfeld to open as part of The Sheldon's 100th anniversary celebration. Accompanying program: In Conversation: David Leopold and Louise Hirschfeld, today, September 8, 10:30 a.m., admission free.

Meet Alan Cumming, Tom Viola and Rivka S. Katvan on Wednesday, September 12, 6 to 8 p.m., at Soho Photo Gallery (located at 15 White St. in NYC). Join us for a conversation about fine-art photography, Broadway theater, and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS's fundraising work for critically needed services for people living with HIV/AIDS and their families nationwide. The conversation will be moderated by Randy Gener, New York editor/writer.

The Sheldon Art Galleries in St. Louis announces a major retrospective exhibition of the work of St. Louis-born artist Al Hirschfeld to open on Friday, September 7, 2012 as part of The Sheldon's 100th anniversary celebration. Accompanying program:?In Conversation: David Leopold and Louise Hirschfeld, Saturday, September 8, 10:30 a.m., admission free. David Leopold, Archivist, Al Hirschfeld Foundation, and curator of the exhibition Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook will share stories and with Al Hirschfeld's wife and historian Louise Hirschfeld, illuminating the life and career of the illustrious artist. The exhibition is made possible by Mary Strauss and Terry Schnuck.

The Sheldon Art Galleries in St. Louis announces a major retrospective exhibition of the work of St. Louis-born artist Al Hirschfeld to open on Friday, September 7, 2012 as part of The Sheldon's 100th anniversary celebration.

Emerging young playwright, Annie R. Such, brings to life the wives, lovers, mistresses and mothers of famous artists throughout history in the debut of The Artists' Women, which will have five performances in the course of one weekend during the 2012 Philly Fringe Festival.

Food Network takes seven of America's most fearless chefs out of their kitchens and drops them into some of the most extreme locations in the second season of EXTREME CHEF, premiering tonight, August 16th at 10pm ET/PT.

To mark the centennial of the establishment of the Arms and Armor Department, Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department-an exhibition featuring some 25 rare objects and period photographs-will celebrate Dean's multifaceted career, surveying his work as a field zoologist in Japan, a professor of Vertebrate Zoology at Columbia University, and Curator of Fishes at the American Museum of Natural History, and then concentrating on his groundbreaking work as the Metropolitan Museum's first Curator of Arms and Armor. The exhibition will be on view October 2 through September 29, 2012.

Them Brainwash Days, Those Heartache Nights by Evan La Londe exhibits at White Gallery August 2-29, 2012, with an opening reception set for August 2, 2012, from 5 to 8pm. White Gallery is located at PSU Smith Hall, Second Floor, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR.

Them Brainwash Days, Those Heartache Nights by Evan La Londe exhibits at White Gallery August 2-29, 2012, with an opening reception set for August 2, 2012, from 5 to 8pm. White Gallery is located at PSU Smith Hall, Second Floor, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR.

fortyfivedownstairs announces upcoming events: The McNeil Project has critics and audiences raving, Un:sighted is an all abstract affair, and come August we're all ears with a musical smorgasboard set to delight - classical compositions, satirical revue and sing along doo wop tunes.

Andrea Meislin Gallery has announced that its new address as of September 2012 will be 534 West 24th Street. The Gallery is relocating to the ground floor location over the month of August and will reopen on September 6th from 6 - 8 pm with A Prayer is a Prayer is a Prayer - celebrating the new gallery space with works from the gallery's artists as well as a few others.

Viewers get a double serving of primetime grub on Sunday, August 19th, with the sizzling season finale of Chopped: Grilled Masters at 9pm and the must-see season three premiere of The Great Food Truck Race at 10pm.

Food Network takes seven of America's most fearless chefs out of their kitchens and drops them into some of the most extreme locations in the second season of EXTREME CHEF, premiering Thursday, August 16th at 10pm ET/PT.

For decades, critics have observed that Andy Warhol's influence is dominant in contemporary art, but as of yet no exhibition has explored its full nature or extent. Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the first major exhibition to do so through approximately 45 works by Warhol alongside 100 works by some 60 other artists. This innovative presentation, structured in five thematic sections, juxtaposes prime examples of Warhol's paintings, sculpture, and films with those by other artists who in key ways reinterpret, respond, or react to his groundbreaking work. The exhibition shows the dialogue and conversation between works of art and artists across generations.

David Zwirner will present People Who Work Here, an exhibition in the gallery's 519 West 19th Street space. Comprising, as its title suggests, a group of artists who work at the gallery, the show is complementary to David Zwirner's main program, which features forty internationally acclaimed artists.

North Carolina House and Senate Names 2012 North Carolina Symphony Year The N.C. House of Representatives and the Senate officially honored the North Carolina Symphony on its 80th Anniversary season this past Tuesday, July 26.

CBS, SHOWTIME and the CW will make their mark at Comic-Con 2012 with star-studded sessions and signings, including premiere screenings of new series and first looks at the new seasons of returning hits.

Beck Center for the Arts has been awarded a $20,000 grant from The PNC Foundation's Grow Up Great initiative, a $350 million, multi-year campaign that began in 2004 to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for future academic success. This funding will be used to provide early childhood arts education programming for preschoolers enrolled in the West Side Ecumenical Ministry's Youth and Family Learning Center (WSEM-YFLC) Head Start as well as The Mary W. Butler Day Care Center at Merrick House in Tremont.

SHOWTIME has announced its panel line-up for the Comic-Con International: San Diego 2012 which will feature stars from some of the network's biggest original series. This year's panels will include the Emmy®-nominated series DEXTER, as well as the hit drama series SHAMELESS.

On Thursday, June 21, 2012, the Howard County Arts Council will host a special reception in conjunction with the Columbia Festival of the Arts. The reception will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Howard County Center for the Arts and will feature two gallery exhibits as well as an improv showcase and open artists' studios.