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fortyfivedownstairs announces that they and Finucane & Smith have each received 2 nominations for the prestigious Helpmann Awards for 2011.

Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing, showcasing and protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media, will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Platinum section as part of Outfest 2011: The 29th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, which will be held July 7th to 17th, 2011.

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Mary King: A Selected Retrospective, June 17 - August 13, 2011 in the Bellwether Gallery of Saint Louis Artists. Please join us for the opening of this and three other new exhibits on Friday, June 17 from 5 - 7 p.m.! Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon - 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Noon - 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition visit the galleries' website at www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp.

St. Louis-based artist Peter Pranschke presents an installation of recent works that reflect on everyday life narratives. Pranschke often works on an intimate scale, using ballpoint pen or colored pencil, defining the edges of his drawings by cutting the sheets into irregular shapes. Exhibited collectively, his drawings present accounts of personal experiences, sometimes embellished, but rooted in biography.

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Mary King: A Selected Retrospective, June 17 - August 13, 2011 in the Bellwether Gallery of Saint Louis Artists. Please join us for the opening of this and three other new exhibits on Friday, June 17 from 5 - 7 p.m.! Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon - 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Noon - 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition visit the galleries' website at www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp.

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Colors of Hope: Artwork from the Children's Art Village in the AT&T Children's Gallery, a multi-media exhibit featuring artwork by children from around the world who are served by the Children's Art Village (CAV), on view through June 11, 2011. The artwork featured in the exhibit will be for sale starting today, and will continue through the end of the exhibit. Prices will begin at $50 per matted piece of artwork. Proceeds will benefit the work of the Children's Art Village and the education programs of the Sheldon Art Galleries . Contact Becky Gunter, Gallery coordinator and Education Manager, at the Sheldon Art Galleries with questions and inquiries during normal gallery hours.

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Material Landscapes, June 17, 2011 through January 21, 2012 in the Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture. Please join us for a gallery opening reception on Friday, June 17 from 5 - 7 p.m.! Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon - 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, Noon - 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition, visit the galleries' website at www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp.

The Jewish Museum will present a fun-filled, multi-generational family day celebrating the vibrant worlds of illustrator, author and designer Maira Kalman and artist Henri Matisse on Sunday, May 15 from 12 noon to 4 pm.

Beck Center for the Arts and the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) present Razzle Dazzle XI: True Colors Tour, 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, and a 3:30 pm matinee performance on Saturday, May 7 in the Beck Center Music-Armory Building.

Beck Center for the Arts and the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) present Razzle Dazzle XI: True Colors Tour, 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, and a 3:30 pm matinee performance on Saturday, May 7 in the Beck Center Music-Armory Building.

Beck Center for the Arts and the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) present Razzle Dazzle XI: True Colors Tour, 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, and a 3:30 pm matinee performance on Saturday, May 7 in the Beck Center Music-Armory Building.

The Cultural District springs into action as The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Gallery Crawl fills the theaters, galleries and streets of Downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District. The free and art-and-fun-filled Gallery Crawl takes place on Friday, April 29, from 5:30 - 9 p.m. The arts open house showcases an eclectic mix of visual art, dance, music and more in 22 venues throughout the Cultural District.

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents a free Gallery Talk with Bärbel Schulte, curator of the exhibition Max Lazarus: Trier / St. Louis / Denver - A Jewish Artist's Fate, Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m. Dr. Schulte will speak on Max Lazarus' life and career in conjunction with the exhibition, admission free.

Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts with the previously announced Gallery 1018 downtown, Player King Productions will now present its inaugural production, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, at Belle Varado Studios/Stage 22 in Silver Lake.

Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts with the previously announced Gallery 1018 downtown, Player King Productions will now present its inaugural production, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, at Belle Varado Studios/Stage 22 in Silver Lake.

The Jewish Museum will present a fun-filled, multi-generational family day celebrating the vibrant worlds of illustrator, author and designer Maira Kalman and artist Henri Matisse on Sunday, May 15 from 12 noon to 4 pm.

Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts with the previously announced Gallery 1018 downtown, Player King Productions will now present its inaugural production, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, at Belle Varado Studios/Stage 22 in Silver Lake.

The Cultural District springs into action as The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Gallery Crawl fills the theaters, galleries and streets of Downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District. The free and art-and-fun-filled Gallery Crawl takes place on Friday, April 29, from 5:30 - 9 p.m. The arts open house showcases an eclectic mix of visual art, dance, music and more in 22 venues throughout the Cultural District.

In collaboration with Cinema St. Louis, the Sheldon Art Galleries presents the exhibition Vincentennial: The Legacy of Vincent Price from April 22 - August 6, 2011. A free opening reception at the Sheldon Art Galleries will be held on Friday, April 22, from 6 - 8 p.m. Cinema St. Louis will hold a Vincentennial film festival from May 19 - May 28, 2011. More information on the film festival is available at www.vincentennial.com.

In just a little over three weeks since taking over the former Champs Shoe Store at the South Street Seaport, the Algonquin Seaport Theater opens for business this April 1st.