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Renowned spray paint artist Chor Boogie reveals a breathtaking body of work in Hieros Gamos. Aesthetic elements of the Rococo and Baroque periods as well as Madonna iconography are reinterpreted through the medium of spray paint and contemporary street art styles. The exhibition will feature color saturated emotional landscapes, alluring yet regal female forms, and large, captivating eyes.

Philadelphia, PA (March 3, 2016) – Pennsylvania Ballet's Artistic Director, Angel Corella, has announced the repertoire for the 2016-2017 Season. The Company's 53rd Season will be the second to have all performances selected by Corella. With the 2016-2017 Season, Corella continues to raise the level of dance and broaden the scope of programming for Pennsylvania Ballet.

Hey, YOUNGER fans! Hope you've all had a great week, and that you're recovering well from the heartbreak we all suffered in the last episode. Yes, it was sad for Liza to let Josh go (correction: for Josh to let Liza go), but it seems like she's doing okay. I mean, granted, she's a little shaken — who wouldn't be? — but it's nothing compared to how shaken she'll be at the end of this half-hour. How's that for a teaser? Get you interested? Yes? Well, then… you know what to do. Read on: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington Ballet (TWB) presents Carmina Burana with Balanchine's Theme and Variations- a theatrical tour-de-force performance that includes 100 voices of the Cathedral Choral Society under the direction of J. Reilly Lewis at the Kennedy Center April 13-17.

CANTON, OHIO (March 1, 2016) – The Canton Symphony Orchestra's free ConverZations lecture series continues on Monday March 7 at 12:00p.m. as George Dean and James Marron present “Guitars and Classical Music”.  ConverZations are free public discussions featuring a variety of musicians and music-lovers alike. The series, sponsored by T. K. and Faye A. Heston, is held at noon in the Zimmermann Symphony Center (The Z), 2331 17th St. NW, Canton, on the second Monday of every month from October 2015 to April 2016.

Join us for an intimate concert with the Ann Arbor Symphony Brass Quintet on Friday, March 4, at 6:00 pm at the Hamburg Township Library. The A2SO Brass Quintet presents an engaging concert that showcases all the styles of music that brass instruments can perform. With a program including a variety of works from J.S. Bach to Duke Ellington and everything in between, this concert is sure to entertain and inspire you. Becky Gawron Bloomer, Trumpet Katherine Cosgrove, Trumpet Alan Taplin, French Horn Donald Babcock, Trombone Phillip Bloomer, Tuba Program Sponsored by Richard Truxall of INVEST Financial Corporation.www.truxall.com

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Opera is pleased to announce the extension of Artistic & Music Director Timothy Myers' contract through the 2017-2018 season. Artistic Director of NCO since its founding in 2010, Myers has been integral to the establishment of a high artistic standard and performances that are lauded locally and nationally. In addition, Myers is very involved in fundraising and strategic activities for the company.

Nature, life and the spiritual are part of the meditation contained in PHYSICAL INTUITION, a selection of new mixed-media paintings and ceramic vessel forms by Carole Seborovski at Nohra Haime Gallery.

Join us on Mar. 13, 6 pm, at Cucina Bene, 4511 Sepulveda Blvd. in Sherman Oaks, for an unforgettable evening of delicious dining and magnificent music. Your full-course dinner includes your choice of entree: Chicken Cucina Bene in an orange brandy sauce, Seared Salmon in a pomegranate sauce, or Penne Vodka with chicken, peas and red peppers in a creamy tomato sauce. Your musical menu: Opera, Broadway, jazz standards, soft rock... you name it! Featuring Marina Harris (starring in Cosi fan tutte April 9-10), Shira Renee Thomas and Dylan F. Thomas. The entire evening is just $55, including tax and tip (wine available at additional charge). Seating is limited and reservations are required. Click here, or call 818-517-4102 to reserve your table today.

Though often imagined as a primarily English ensemble, the viol consort had a rich history in France as another vehicle for that nation's characteristically colorful and expressive musical imagination. Our program will feature some wonderful examples of this gorgeous repertoire, from the intricate song settings for viols by de Lassus to the majestic ensemble music of Carissimi's teacher Charpentier and the Italian transplant Giovanni Battista Lulli, otherwise known as Lully.

Orange County, Calif.—Feb. 29, 2016—An outstanding performance by Southern California's most talented young symphonic musicians, grades 9-12, is on tap when Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra (PSYO) rules the stage for a diverse and entertaining spring concert led by Assistant Conductor Roger Kalia. Full of energy and passion, the evening includes an impressive and exciting range of repertoire, all of which began as opera music—from Saint-Saëns' thrilling “Bacchanale” from the opera, “Samson and Delilah,” to Bernstein's “Symphonic Dances” from “West Side Story” and Strauss' luscious Suite from “Der Rosenkavalier.” The concert takes place Sunday, March 20, at 7 p.m., in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Thanks to generous sponsors, PSYO concerts are free to attend this season (but tickets are required). To reserve a general admission seat, call the Symphony's box office at (714) 755-5799 or visit www.PacificSymphony.org.

For Release (February 29, 2015): Disney Theatrical Productions today thanked the Australian public as the spectacularly successful season of landmark musical The Lion King ended this weekend.

(New York, February 29, 2016)—The Metropolitan Museum of Art refreshed and upgraded its website and app today, introducing a series of new features and enhancements that create a more intuitive online resource and experience for its visitors, both online and within the institution. The launch coincides with the opening of The Met Breuer, the Museum's new location on Madison Avenue and 75th Street dedicated to modern and contemporary art.

February 26, 2016 – Chattanooga, TN - The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera is participating in the National “Read Across America” Day at area schools from March 1 through March 4. The official “Read Across America” Day is Wednesday, March 2, but the CSO will be celebrating with schools all week long. The National Endowment for the Arts' “Read Across America” is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.

The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition invited artists from across the country to submit their best works in the art of portrayal. The dazzling variety of media and diverse approaches to the exploration of 'self' and 'other' challenge preconceived notions of portraiture and expand visitors' imaginations. The competition and resulting exhibition will showcase excellence and innovation with a strong focus on the variety of portrait media artists use today.

BUFFALO, NY - On Monday, Feb. 29, educators from Western New York will gather at Kleinhans Music Hall to exchange ideas and learn about methods of advocating for music education. This event is hosted by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

In 2005, David and Nancy Beckwith felt overdue for a new adventure and replaced their Orange Beach vacation home with one in the Florida Keys. They both felt they were at a crossroads and were both anxious to enter this new phase of their lives. In their longstanding careers, both had received extensive training and had had hands-on supervisory level experience in compliance matters regarding the financial services industry. Coincidentally at that time Cay Club descended on the Keys like a Category 6 hurricane. David and Nancy first heard Cay Club lauded by their handyman. He told them Cay Club would transform the Keys in much the same manner Disney had transformed the sleepy, backwater burg of Orlando. To the skeptical (and I will admit somewhat jaded) Beckwiths, this seemed to be a gross exaggeration. To them, it had all the earmarks of a corporation which was or soon would be out of control. Their thoughts reverted to the old hackneyed maxims that if something was too good to be true, it probably was and that there are no free lunches. 

The St. James Studio is delighted to once again be a host venue for the fourth London Festival of Cabaret. Nine events will take place at the St. James over the course of the festival, which will run from Friday 22 April to Sunday 8 May in venues across London including The Pheasantry and the Crazy Coqs. Highlights at the St. James include Sarah Louise Young and Michael Roulston's brand new show Cabaret Whore Presents…La Poule Plombee  and The Jay Rayner Quartet.

It is the second visit to the Las Vegas Convention Center for Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and the fourth event on the 2016 Wizard World comic con calendar.

The world premiere of a new piccolo concerto by Bay Area composer Martin Rokeach highlights the Oakland Symphony's concert scheduled Friday, March 18, at 8 pm at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. Music Director Michael Morgan will conduct and the program also includes Cherubini's Requiem featuring the Oakland Symphony Chorus, Lynne Morrow, Director, and Beethoven's Second Symphony. The evening begins at 7 pm with no-host drinks, free pre-concert lobby entertainment and a pre-concert talk. Tickets are priced $20-$75 and may be purchased at www.OaklandSymphony.org or by calling 510-444-0802.