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Bloomingdale School of Music is pleased to announce that they have awarded four students the Van Lier and Arena/D'Eletto Fellowship.

Bloomingdale School of Music has announced that they have awarded four students the Van Lier and Arena/D'Eletto Fellowship. Made possible with support from the Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund and the Joseph Arena and Tom D'Eletto Fund for Fellowships in Classical Music through the New York Community Trust, the two-year pre-professional fellowships are offered to selected students in the Music Access Program (MAP) who aspire to have a career in the arts.

Next year, film aficionados can enjoy a yearlong journey spanning nine decades of cinema history, through a dozen of some of the movie industry’s greatest titles, as Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present the seventh annual TCM Big Screen Classics series.

One of the few positives that has come out of the pandemic is that there has never been more opportunity to experience something new. Theatre, ballet and opera companies have quickly realised that their reach is now potentially worldwide and a new audience awaits online.

Milwaukee Rep presents We Rise: MKE’s Celebration of Black History Month with four Facebook Live events every Monday night in February at 7pm CT. The celebration is in honor of the rich contributions that African American artists, administrators, audiences, and board members have made to the growth, strength and development of Milwaukee Rep.

The Emmy®-winning HBO comedy series INSECURE will conclude with its upcoming fifth season, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming.

The Old Globe announced today it will present the eighth annual Powers New Voices Festival, four days of readings of new plays by some of the most exciting voices writing for the American theatre today. This year's event will be presented virtually for the first time, streaming online January 21–24, 2021 on the free virtual Hopin platform. The Festival is free to the public, but reservations are required.

For 47 consecutive years, Southern California's longest running production of The Nutcracker has delighted audiences of all ages. This year in the age of Covid - with renewed determination, grace, and grit - Westside Ballet of Santa Monica brought to life selected pieces from Tchaikovsky's beloved score for all to enjoy, albeit in different ways--virtually and also outdoors.

his year, the annual tradition was livestreamed from Bushwick's Sure We Can on Sunday, December 6th. By popular demand, a recorded version of the live performance is now available to stream on demand December 10 - 17. Running time is 50 minutes. Tickets are $12 per device.

The Center for Fiction awarded its First Novel Prize, which recognizes the year's best debut novel and carries a $15,000 monetary gift, to Luster by Raven Leilani at its Annual Awards Benefit on Thursday, December 3, with actor and comedian Yvonne Orji emceeing the virtual event.

Governor Brian P. Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp today announced the recipients of the ninth annual Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities. The awards were presented in partnership with the Georgia Council for the Arts and Georgia Humanities.

Since 1998 Dzieci Theatre has presented their roving production of FOOLS MASS at multiple churches and performance spaces throughout New York City. This year, the annual holiday tradition will instead be livestreamed from Bushwick's Sure We Can on Sunday, December 6th at 5pm.

Introducing Sasha Regan's ALL-MALE THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE cast. They have boarded the pirate ship and are on route to the Palace Theatre for 2 nights, on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December. The ship is carrying a star crew of burly pirates and an abundance of lasses in petticoats and plenty of rum! What's not to love!

On December 3rd, The Center For Fiction’s Annual Awards Benefit is honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to fiction this year. This year’s benefit will be free for anyone who wishes to attend. This year’s benefit be hosted by actress, comedian and author Yvonne Orji, and will feature a performance by Laura Benanti.

Sundance Institute announced today the third class of the Momentum Fellowship, a full-year program of deep, customized creative and professional support for mid-career writers and directors from underrepresented communities who are poised to take the next step in their careers in fiction and documentary filmmaking.

Sundance Institute announced today the third class of the Momentum Fellowship, a full-year program of deep, customized creative and professional support for mid-career writers and directors from underrepresented communities who are poised to take the next step in their careers in fiction and documentary filmmaking.

The Society for Theatre Research has revealed the judges for the Theatre Book Prize 2021.

Writers' platform Untitled, has today launched the second full issue of their global online journal: Untitled: Voices, which features work from 53 emerging underrepresented writers from around the world.

The Women in the Arts & Media Coalition hosted a digital presentation of the 2020 VintAge Award, which celebrates the voice and vision of women in the arts and media as they age, on Saturday, November 14 via Zoom.