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Pride Films and Plays has announced the winner of its 2014 Great Gay Screenplay contest is 1974 by Christopher M. Halligan. The victor was selected Sunday, November 16 at the conclusion of PFP's Gay Film Week in the Hoover-Leppen Theatre of Center on Halsted.

FOX News Channel (FNC) will provide live continuous coverage of midterm election night, entitled America's Election HQ, beginning at 6PM/ET tonight, November 4th.

FOX News Channel (FNC) will provide live continuous coverage of midterm election night, entitled America's Election HQ, beginning at 6PM/ET on Tuesday, November 4th.

The Fringe of Marin celebrates its 33rd Season with some of the most innovative work of San Francisco Bay Area playwrights, directors and actors*. One of the oldest Fringe Festivals in the Country and the oldest in the San Francisco Bay Area, it features eleven juried original one act plays and monologues presented in two programs (six in Program One, five in Program Two) that run today, May 23-June 1 at Angelico Concert Hall, Dominican University, 20 Olive Avenue, San Rafael.

The Fringe of Marin celebrates its 33rd Season with some of the most innovative work of San Francisco Bay Area playwrights, directors and actors*. One of the oldest Fringe Festivals in the Country and the oldest in the San Francisco Bay Area, it features eleven juried original one act plays and monologues presented in two programs (six in Program One, five in Program Two) that run May 23-June 1 at Angelico Concert Hall, Dominican University, 20 Olive Avenue, San Rafael.

After a weekend of large houses and enthusiastic crowds viewing enhanced stage readings of four new plays and one new musical, Gentle Passage by Paul Elliot was named the winner of the 2014 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest.

PFP's Gay Play Weekend includes a dynamic musical about a tragedy in gay history, and a historical drama about Michelangelo. You will also see a murder mystery which takes place at a party where everyone is dressed as Joan Crawford, a fun piece about gay dating today, and a drama about abuse and healing. These are the themes of the five finalists in Pride Films and Plays' 2014 Gay Play and Musical Contest.

Pride Films and Plays' Gay Play Weekend is one of the most exciting events for LGBT theater lovers, as five great new scripts are brought to life in enhanced staged readings directed by Chicago's top directors. The first three years of the contest had produced finalists and award winners like At The Flash by Sean Chandler and David Leeper, Under A Rainbow Flag by Leo Schwartz, Learn to Be Latina by Enrique Urueta, and Directions for Restoring the Apparently Dead by Martin Casella.

PFP's Gay Play Weekend includes a dynamic musical about a tragedy in gay history, and a historical drama about Michelangelo. You will also see a murder mystery which takes place at a party where everyone is dressed as Joan Crawford, a fun piece about gay dating today, and a drama about abuse and healing. These are the themes of the five finalists in Pride Films and Plays' 2014 Gay Play and Musical Contest.

Five finalists have now been named in the 2014 Great Gay Play And Musical Contest sponsored by Pride Films and Plays. The works are as varied as the writers, and PFP will present enhanced staged readings of these works in May at Center on Halsted.

The National YoungArts Foundation today announced its 2014 YoungArts Winners. Out of approximately 11,000 applications, 687 young artists from 46 states have been recognized for their outstanding work and accomplishments in one of ten disciplines across the literary, performing, visual and design arts fields. A complete list of the Winners is available online at this link.

The HBO Family documentary WYNTON MARSALIS: A YOUNGARTS MASTERCLASS kicks off the third season of the two-time Emmy-nominated series

The HBO Family documentary WYNTON MARSALIS: A YOUNGARTS MASTERCLASS kicks off the third season of the two-time Emmy-nominated series, following three promising musicians as they work with the jazz icon.

Marin Country Mart and Golden Gate Larkspur Ferry are joining forces to launch a special limited-time promotion that encourages San Francisco residents and visitors to come and enjoy the upscale shopping and dining destination located near the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. The special program offers complimentary transportation from August 1 - 31, 2013, on selected trips.

The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts), a non-profit that recognizes and supports the nation's most talented young artists in the visual, literary, and performing arts, has announced that its 2014 application will be available online at http://www.youngarts.org/apply from May 31, 2013 through October 18, 2013. This year, students with an interest in architecture and design are also encouraged to apply for the inaugural YoungArts Design Arts program.

Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retailer, has partnered with the estate of Roy Lichtenstein and Art Production Fund to launch a limited-edition collection of home goods, available exclusively this summer at Barneys New York.

The Art Students League of New York has been one of America's premier studio art schools for 138 years. Continuing that tradition, LINEA examinesfor artists and art appreciators alikethe methods and thinking involved in making art and showcases the results in beautiful reproductions. According to League Executive Director Ira Goldberg, 'LINEA online opens the doors to artists' studios and artists' minds. The whole world can now access the creative processes that have inspired and nurtured artists at the Art Students League of New York."

The Art Students League of New York has been one of America's premier studio art schools for 138 years. Continuing that tradition, LINEA examinesfor artists and art appreciators alikethe methods and thinking involved in making art and showcases the results in beautiful reproductions. According to League Executive Director Ira Goldberg, 'LINEA online opens the doors to artists' studios and artists' minds. The whole world can now access the creative processes that have inspired and nurtured artists at the Art Students League of New York."

HBO will continue its educational MASTERCLASS series with a spotlight on two-time Tony Award-winning theater legend Patti LuPone, who mentors four young students aspiring to become musical theater performers. The episode will air April 1, 2013. Check out the trailer below!