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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment Commissioner Katherine L. Oliver announced that they will host the sixth annual "Made in NY" Awards on June 6th at 7:30 PM at Gracie Mansion.

The directors of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art announced today that their boards of trustees have agreed in principle to a multiple-year collaboration projected to begin in 2015, when the Whitney opens its new museum facility on Gansevoort Street in downtown Manhattan.

Storm King Art Center today announced a major exhibition of large-scale works by iconic American sculptor Mark di Suvero, to open on Governors Island on May 27. Mark di Suvero at Governors Island: Presented by Storm King Art Center comprises roughly a dozen works that will be sited across the 172-acre expanse of the Island, a former military base that is now a vibrant public space.

IMMIGRANT ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS IN NEW YORK (IASNY) LAUNCH EVENT held at Nuyorican Poets Café

IMMIGRANT ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS IN NEW YORK (IASNY) LAUNCH EVENT held at Nuyorican Poets Café

In honor of April as National Poetry Month, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is hosting the second annual Twitter "Poetweet" poetry contest. Starting April 1st and continuing throughout the month, the Office of the Mayor is collecting poems of 140 characters or less tweeted to @NYCMayorsOffice using #poetweet.

In honor of April as National Poetry Month, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is hosting the second annual Twitter "Poetweet" poetry contest. Starting April 1st and continuing throughout the month, the Office of the Mayor is collecting poems of 140 characters or less tweeted to @NYCMayorsOffice using #poetweet.

Internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15th with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert, as a special gift to New York City (tickets required for entry).

Tina Brown editor in chief of Newsweek and The Daily Beast today announced that President Bill Clinton and Melinda Gates will join the dynamic mix on the opening night of the second annual Women in the World summit.

Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) today celebrates the opening of its first permanent home, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents St. Petersburg Classic Ballet Theatre on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 2pm and 8pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are $42 ($36 Multi-Show, $40 Senior, and $26 for Student discounts). There will be a post-show talkback and Q&A with the artists. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 718-760-0064 or online at www.queenstheatre.org.

Tina Brown editor in chief of Newsweek and The Daily Beast today announced that President Bill Clinton and Melinda Gates will join the dynamic mix on the opening night of the second annual Women in the World summit.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus; Managing Director) is pleased to announce the launch of PLAYTIME! at Playwrights Horizons, a brand new program offering affordable, professional childcare while you see a show.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents The School of American Ballet: The Beauty of Ballet on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 1pm and 3pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are FREE. Reservations are required and can be made by phone at 718-760-0064.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents St. Petersburg Classic Ballet Theatre on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 2pm and 8pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are $42 ($36 Multi-Show, $40 Senior, and $26 for Student discounts). There will be a post-show talkback and Q&A with the artists. Tickets may be purchased by phone at 718-760-0064 or online at www.queenstheatre.org.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus; Managing Director) is pleased to announce the launch of PLAYTIME! at Playwrights Horizons, a brand new program offering affordable, professional childcare while you see a show.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents The School of American Ballet: The Beauty of Ballet on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 1pm and 3pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are FREE. Reservations are required and can be made by phone at 718-760-0064.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents International Guitar Night on January 16, 2011 at 3pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are $37 and are available by phone at 718-760-0064.

Museum of the Moving Image will welcome the public to its expanded and redesigned home beginning Saturday, January 15, 2011. The new museum, given striking new physical expression in a design by architect Thomas Leeser, features extraordinary new facilities for seeing, studying, enjoying and interacting with screen culture in all its forms. A dedication ceremony on Thursday, January 13, will precede the public opening.

Rochelle Slovin, Director of Museum of the Moving Image, today announced the complete schedule for the screenings and programs that will celebrate the grand re-opening of America's only museum dedicated to film, television, and digital media.