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B.B. King Blues Club Announces Upcoming Events.

The 54th Monterey Jazz Festival, three-time winner of the JazzTimes Readers poll for 'World's Best Jazz Festival' takes place September 16 - 18 at the Monterey Fairgrounds, home to the Festival for 54 consecutive years.

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill is located at 237 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) New York, NY 10036

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill is located at 237 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) New York, NY 10036

Dj Paul Harris of Dirty Vegas, a Grammy Award-winning British house music trio, performs at the Winston Freedom Music Festival in the Milk nightclub.

Ken Thomson's new Quintet "Slow/Fast", and Lainie Fefferman's Quartet "Phthia" will close the adventurous Fall Season of Music at First on Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 7:30pm.

Ken Thomson's new Quintet "Slow/Fast", and Lainie Fefferman's Quartet "Phthia" will close the adventurous Fall Season of Music at First on Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 7:30pm.

Tacoma Musical Playhouse, in collaboration with Studio 6 Ballroom, is proud to present the 2nd Annual Dancing With The Tacoma Stars - an exciting fundraising event for Tacoma Musical Playhouse - on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 5:30-9:30 pm. TMP and Studio 6 Ballroom come together again to present our own version of the popular TV show - but with prominent Tacomans and professional Ballroom instructors competing for top honors! The event includes dinner, dessert and the competition viewing. This year's featured 'Stars' include:

Pianist Isabelle O'Connell and Flutronix (flutists Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull) will perform as part of Music at First on Friday, November 5th, 2010 at 7:30pm. This new music series is held at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, located at 124 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights. Tickets are $10 at the door. Contact musicatfirst@gmail.com for more info. Directions are at www.fpcbrooklyn.org.

Pianist Isabelle O'Connell and Flutronix (flutists Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull) will perform as part of Music at First on Friday, November 5th, 2010 at 7:30pm. This new music series is held at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, located at 124 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights. Tickets are $10 at the door. Contact musicatfirst@gmail.com for more info. Directions are at www.fpcbrooklyn.org.

Pianist Isabelle O'Connell and Flutronix (flutists Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull) will perform as part of Music at First on Friday, November 5th, 2010 at 7:30pm. This new music series is held at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, located at 124 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights. Tickets are $10 at the door. Contact musicatfirst@gmail.com for more info. Directions are at www.fpcbrooklyn.org.

PBS Arts presents "The Art of the Circus". The genesis of a new circus act - as well as the painful move to cut one - are among the features that give online viewers deeper insight into artistic decisions under big top, when the PBS Arts website debuts its multimedia exhibition "The Art of the Circus" today.

Chamber Music America (CMA) has invited composer Alex Shapiro to present her newest professional-development workshop for musicians, You Are the Art, You Are the Product: Making Your Music Available to the World. The seminar, the second in CMA's 2010-2011 First Tuesdays series, will be held on Tuesday, November 2, from 3:00-5:00 p.m., in Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street in New York City.

PBS Arts presents "The Art of the Circus". The genesis of a new circus act - as well as the painful move to cut one - are among the features that give online viewers deeper insight into artistic decisions under big top, when the PBS Arts website debuts its multimedia exhibition "The Art of the Circus" today.

Amore Opera opens its 2010-2011 season with Giacomo Puccini's classic story of love and loss, Tosca, on October 15-31 at the Connelly Theatre (220 East 4 th Street). Tickets are $40 for general admission and $35 for students and seniors. Amore will also be offering family friendly 'Opera in Brief' matinee performances of Mozart's 'The Magic Flute.'

From Vienna to Caracas, to New York to Rome, Austrian Cellist Friedrich Kleinhapl has thrilled audiences and critics all over the world with his passionate and unconventional approach to music making.

Two Brooklyn opera companies, American Opera Projects (AOP) and Opera On Tap (OOT), will present the sixth installment of their 'Opera Grows in Brooklyn' series, a 90-minute evening of opera scenes and songs. The evening will feature OPERA ELVIS: A LAMENT FOR THE KING a classical take on the works of Elvis Presley; scenes from HENRY'S WIFE by composer Randall Eng and ROSENKRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, based on the play by Tom Stoppard and adapted as an opera by composer/librettist Herschel Garfein; and 'A Poem Written For the Concrete Beneath the Bridge' by Caleb Burhans. The show will be held on Monday, October 18 at 8pm at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students/seniors) in advance at www.galapagosartspace.com and $25 at the door.

Two Brooklyn opera companies, American Opera Projects (AOP) and Opera On Tap (OOT), will present the sixth installment of their 'Opera Grows in Brooklyn' series, a 90-minute evening of opera scenes and songs. The evening will feature OPERA ELVIS: A LAMENT FOR THE KING a classical take on the works of Elvis Presley; scenes from HENRY'S WIFE by composer Randall Eng and ROSENKRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, based on the play by Tom Stoppard and adapted as an opera by composer/librettist Herschel Garfein; and 'A Poem Written For the Concrete Beneath the Bridge' by Caleb Burhans. The show will be held on Monday, October 18 at 8pm at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students/seniors) in advance at www.galapagosartspace.com and $25 at the door.

Amore Opera opens its 2010-2011 season with Giacomo Puccini's classic story of love and loss, Tosca, on October 15-31 at the Connelly Theatre (220 East 4 th Street). Tickets are $40 for general admission and $35 for students and seniors. Amore will also be offering family friendly 'Opera in Brief' matinee performances of Mozart's 'The Magic Flute.'

Pianist Isabelle O'Connell and Flutronix (flutists Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull) will perform as part of Music at First on Friday, November 5th, 2010 at 7:30pm. This new music series is held at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, located at 124 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights. Tickets are $10 at the door. Contact musicatfirst@gmail.com for more info. Directions are at www.fpcbrooklyn.org.