John Paul News

A live drawing event to benefit Dumbo Arts Center held Sunday, March 13, 2-7PM at Kids' drawing station from 2-5PM

Lantern Theater Company will present a special series of programming, with events and scholars' conversations, in conjunction with A Midsummer Night's Dream.

JPAS is excited to bring Danny O'Flaherty back this season for An Evening of Celtic Music with Danny himself and fellow Irish Balladeer Noel Nash! Audiences were treated to the sounds and tales of Danny O'Flaherty's CELTIC CHRISTMAS this past December. Danny returns to JPAS with Noel Nash in a concert performance featuring more traditional Celtic song, myth and dance. Friday, March 25, 2011 at 7:30PM Jefferson Performing Arts Center (EJHS Auditorium, 400 Phlox Street in Metairie) Friday, April 1, 2011 at 7:30PM Fuhrmann Auditorium (317 N. Jefferson Avenue Covington, LA 70433) Tickets for both performances, $25 General Admission . For tickets, visit www.jpas.org or call (toll free) 1-877-884-JPAS or (local) 504-885-2000 For more about Danny and Noel, click here! More about Danny O' Flaherty: Danny's success as an entertainer is driven by his dedication to preserving and passing on his Celtic heritage. As the last of a generation reared in the isolation of a pure Gaelic culture, Danny's youth recalled the simple tradition kept alive on the rugged and desolate islands. His first language is Gaelic, and his first love - the ancient music played and sung around the peat fires in the evenings. Danny evokes the often indistinguishable link between history and myth. Whether singing the timeless songs of Galway fishermen or performing his own contemporary ballads, Danny O'Flaherty keeps a unique heritage alive. Danny O'Flaherty has traveled far from his boyhood home in the farthest reach of the Irish west, to the steps of the United States Capitol where he performed before a crowd of a half a million on Solidarity Day. There have been numerous other stops along the way - each a momentous occasion: a tour of Israel culminating in a private command performance with then President Herzog; a performance at the National Cathedral for Pope John Paul II's visit to the U.S.; featured performer for President Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Ball; the opening concert for the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland; an invitation only concert for alumnae of the University of Notre Dame, and a headliner for the Tulsa Philharmonic and The National Theatre in Washington, D.C. - just to list a few. More about Noel Nash: NOEL NASH Irish balladeer and songwriter Noel Nash has been captivating audiences throughout Great Britain and the United States with his rare vocal power and sensitivity for the past three decades. Noel was born and raised in Co. Limerick, where he was educated by the Christian Brothers. After two years study at the School of Music in Limerick, his emerging expressiveness and talent as a musician and songwriter was demonstrated during his early associations with several folk groups. He began performing as a solo artist in 1971, appearing in some of Ireland's foremost folk clubs. As his popularity spread, Noel travelled extensively throughout Ireland to share the charm and magic of his music with other audiences, and also began appearing in England, Scotland and Wales. In the late '70s, Noel met and formed a partnership with the renowned songwriter Pete St. John. They performed and wrote together for five years.Today Noel lives in Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, Ireland where he performs locally in The Cliff House Hotel. The appeal of Noel's musical mastery and captivating stage presence allows him to continue to tour throughout Ireland and to thrill audiences at Irish festivals across the United States. More About the Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) Founded in 1978 by Dennis G. Assaf and Hannah Cunningham, Jefferson Performing Arts Society is a non-profit professional arts organization whose mission is to promote arts performance, training and outreach by providing a diverse range of quality programs that entertain, educate and enrich the cultural and economic vitality of Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans and the Gulf South. JPAS focuses on three main elements: PERFORMANCE JPAS annually provides a wide range of theatrical performances that appeal to many interests and age groups. Most seasons include a selection of grand opera, musical theater, dance and music. JPAS strives to network and partner with national and international artists and companies to bring new and diverse programming to the Southern Region. TRAINING JPAS provides performance and technical based training in the arts for all ages with a particular focus on young people. OUTREACH JPAS provides arts education programming in local area schools, as well as access to professional theatrical experiences that align to classroom curricula and Louisiana Content Standards, including Arts Adventure Series, Cultural Crossroads and Stage Without A Theatre. JPAS provides performers, musicians, artistic experiences and expertise to select area events and organizations to enrich the community.

International Celebrity Images celebrated the 20th Annual Production of THE REEL AWARDS, a spoof on the Academy Awards on Thursday afternoon, February 24, 2011 in the Showroom of the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Replete with 70 Celebrity Impersonators as Awards Show Co-Hosts, Nominees, Presenters, Entertainers and Event Attendees, hailing from 25 states throughout the United States, and five countries, including: Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland and Spain, THE REEL AWARDS were presented in 16 categories for excellence in the field of impersonation. Concurrently with THE REEL AWARDS, International Celebrity Images presented the 11th Annual Celebrity Impersonators Convention and 2nd Annual Vegas Tribute Idol competition, also at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, from February 21, 25, 2011.

Lantern Theater Company continues its 2010/11 season with A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mar. 10 - Apr. 17, 2011) by William Shakespeare.

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild will continue its extremely successful season with John Kander and Fred Ebb's classic musical, Cabaret. The Guild's recent production of Neil Simon's Broadway Bound consistently filled the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park to capacity throughout its run. Cabaret will run from February 25th through March 13th.

World-class jazz pianist Lenore Raphael (lenoreraphael.com) performs at Town Hall Theater on Saturday, March 12 at 8:00 pm. Tickets, $15, are available through the Town Hall Theater Box Office by calling 802-382-9222, online at www.townhalltheater.org, or in person Monday - Saturday, noon - 5:00 pm.

In a spectacular finale to its triumphant launch year, National Theatre Wales joins forces with WildWorks and brings Port Talbot-born actor Michael Sheen back home to star in The Passion - a one-off theatre event with the community of Port Talbot at its very heart.

Huntington Theatre Company kicks off its spring of comedy with Educating Rita by Willy Russell (Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers), welcoming back celebrated British director Maria Aitken.

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) will hold "The Trial of Hamlet" to determine the competency of the defendant to stand trial for the murder of Polonius, based on the events of the Shakespeare play.

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild will continue its extremely successful season with John Kander and Fred Ebb's classic musical, Cabaret. The Guild's recent production of Neil Simon's Broadway Bound consistently filled the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park to capacity throughout its run. Cabaret will run from February 25th through March 13th.

The legendary album Led Zeppelin II will be played note for note, in its entirety, when Classic Albums Live takes the State Theatre stage on Friday, January 28th, 8 PM.

OPOLE, PHILHARMONIC OF POLAND featuring EVGENI MIKHAILOV on piano will appear at the VAN WEZEL PERFORMING ARTS HALL on Monday, January 24 at 8 p.m.

PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh - presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Broadway Across America - today unveiled its 'practically perfect' 2010/2011 season. One of the city's premier entertainment series, PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh is generously sponsored by The PNC Foundation. The 2010/2011 season presents an array of must-see musical theater productions presented on the Cultural District's world-class stages.

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

Christian Cambell is set to guest star on the final eppisodes of HBO's BIG LOVE. Campbell will play 'Greg Ivey,' and will be featured in eight episodes. The seaon begins on January 16 on HBO.

The legendary album Led Zeppelin II will be played note for note, in its entirety, when Classic Albums Live takes the State Theatre stage on Friday, January 28th, 8 PM.

OPOLE, PHILHARMONIC OF POLAND featuring EVGENI MIKHAILOV on piano will appear at the VAN WEZEL PERFORMING ARTS HALL on Monday, January 24 at 8 p.m.

Christian Cambell is set to guest star on the final eppisodes of HBO's BIG LOVE. Campbell will play 'Greg Ivey,' and will be featured in eight episodes. The seaon begins on January 16 on HBO.