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The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Albertine Books, the dynamic bookshop and cultural center operated by the French Embassy in New York, have just announced that pioneering feminist writers and activists Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan are the curators of the fourthannual Festival Albertine.

In Arizona Broadway Theatre's spirited production of MAN OF LA MANCHA (running through November 11th, James Rio is a dynamic force, fulfilling Dale Wasserman's vision of a Cervantes who is erudite and pragmatic and a Quixote who is starry-eyed, vulnerable, and determined to save the day at whatever cost. A wholesome and uplifting show.

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Albertine Books, the dynamic bookshop and cultural center operated by the French Embassy in New York, have announced that pioneering feminist writers and activists Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan are the curators of the fourth annual Festival Albertine.

The New York Philharmonic will return to Bravo! Vail in Colorado, celebrating its 30th season, for the Orchestra's 15th annual summer residency, July 21-28, 2017. The residency will include six orchestral concerts that honor the Philharmonic's legacy on the occasion of its 175th anniversary season and the conclusion of Alan Gilbert's tenure as Music Director.

The New York Philharmonic will return to Bravo! Vail in Colorado, celebrating its 30th season, for the Orchestra's 15th annual summer residency, July 21-28, 2017. The residency will include six orchestral concerts that honor the Philharmonic's legacy on the occasion of its 175th anniversary season and the conclusion of Alan Gilbert's tenure as Music Director.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, under the artistic direction of Glenn Edgerton, announces today, programming for Season 39 Summer Series, June 8-11, 2017 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. The program features a look at Hubbard Street through the decades, featuring The 40s and Georgia by Lou Conte, Twyla Tharp's The Golden Section, an excerpt from Resident Choreographer, Alejandro Cerrudo's One Thousand Pieces as well as pieces by Jim Vincent, Crystal Pite, William Forsythe, and Lucas Crandall.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, under the artistic direction of Glenn Edgerton, announces today, programming for Season 39 Summer Series, June 8-11, 2017 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.

Boston Ballet releases inspiring new work by Principal Dancer John Lam featuring 22 Boston Ballet dancers sharing what dance means to them.

The New York Philharmonic will return to Bravo! Vail in Colorado, celebrating its 30th season, for the Orchestra's 15th annual summer residency, July 21-28, 2017. The residency will include six orchestral concerts that honor the Philharmonic's legacy on the occasion of its 175th anniversary season and the conclusion of Alan Gilbert's tenure as Music Director.

When the Zimmerli's curators first devised two complementary exhibitions of American art titled Circa 1966 - one focusing on prints, the other on paintings and sculpture - the intention was to commemorate the museum's golden anniversary by spotlighting key works created around the time of its founding. But in addition to spotlighting revolutionary movements that now have an established presence in art history, the subjects of many of the works focus on social and political discussions from the era that have prominently re-emerged across the United States.

Tickets are now on sale for American Composers Orchestra's (ACO) 40th Anniversary Season, under the leadership of Artistic Director Derek Bermel and Music Director George Manahan. This season includes eight world premieres by a diverse set of composers performed by ACO at Carnegie Hall and Symphony Space, and continues the orchestra's commitment to serve as a catalyst for the creation of new orchestral music, providing unprecedented opportunities for American composers to create new work and for audiences to discover it. Founded in 1977, ACO remains the only orchestra in the world dedicated exclusively to the creation, performance, preservation, and promulgation of music by American composers. To date, ACO has performed music by 800 American composers, including 350 world premieres and newly commissioned works. ACO takes its commitment to fostering new work beyond the stage in its annual Underwood New Music Readings for emerging composers, now in its 26th year in New York, and through its program EarShot, the National Orchestra Composition Discovery Network, which brings the Readings experience to orchestras across the country in partnership with American Composers Forum, the League of American Orchestras, and New Music USA.

Michael A. Scott, MS. shares a thrilling self-revealing of his remarkable experiences in his book exposing 'The Bermuda Affair' (published by Trafford Publishing). Candid and concise, this publication shows readers the quick and swift execution of justice, filled with intrigue and issues involving 'the work of the invisible arm of the justice system.'

Through author Adel Khozam's knowledge and experience in 30 years of writing, and after publishing several books, he wanted to reach a level that not many have obtained. He wanted to push himself into being able to combine wisdom, poetry and creative visions. He achieved this with the publication of 'Life Through the Third Eye' (published by Trafford Publishing) in 2015. This new release is part of his new marketing campaign.

 Music and theater lovers can step out at the Carrie Furnace today, June 27 and into the creative process during a festive evening centered around a free workshop of Opera Theater's commissioned Eco-Opera, A NEW KIND OF FALLOUT, with music by composer Gilda Lyons and libretto by Tammy Ryan. The free event begins at 6 pm when audience members can bring chairs and blankets--or reserve a chair at the site for $10.

 Music and theater lovers can step out at the Carrie Furnace on Sat., June 27 and into the creative process during a festive evening centered around a free workshop of Opera Theater's commissioned Eco-Opera, A NEW KIND OF FALLOUT, with music by composer Gilda Lyons and libretto by Tammy Ryan. The free event begins at 6 pm when audience members can bring chairs and blankets--or reserve a chair at the site for $10.

'They called us losers, slackers, hub cap thieves. They said our college was second-class and inferior. But, we proved how wrong they were,' said Robert E. Bowen at the reception launching his book: 'The Vision, The Struggle: How Metropolitan State University of Denver Came to Be.' The book is the first to tell the story of how Metropolitan State College of Denver, now a university, was created. Former Governor Roy Romer and Metropolitan State University (MSU) Denver President Stephen Jordan joined Bowen to launch the book on May 5th, the anniversary of the date Governor Love signed Romer's bill that created Metro State in 1963. 'This was the toughest battle of my political career,' Romer said. 'It was a fierce battle because quite honestly, the University of Colorado did not want this college created and the Denver establishment was against it.' He pointed out that the Metro coalition was bi-partisan citing the efforts of Rep. Palmer Burch, Rep. Allan Dines, Rep. Mark Hogan, Rep. Frank Kemp, and Sen. Joe Shoemaker among others. The book describes the vision for the first state-funded college in Denver which was designed to be a different kind of college entirely. It outlines the seven-year struggle to pass the legislation and get the institution funded so it could open in 1965. Then, it chronicles the first six years of the fledgling school as it grew from a one-room office in the State Capitol to an institution of 7,000 students by 1971. Author Bowen is a Denver native who grew up near Auraria. He enrolled at Metro in 1967 and graduated with a degree in history and political science in 1971. As a student, he was president of the student body and sat on the advisory board of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. He was a three-term state representative from Denver in the 1980s. 'If it weren't for Metro State,' Bowen said, 'I would not have received a college education. Thousands of others who have contributed so much to this community could not have gone to college either. Metro's open door gave them a second chance. Its affordability, its proximity to jobs, and a faculty that helped students succeed, made a college education possible.' Since it opened, 80,000 have earned degrees thanks to that vision and struggle. The college was born in the 1960s, an era of great change in society. The Civil Rights movement was at its height; the struggle of Chicanos for respect was beginning as was the battle by women for equality. A war was raging in Vietnam and a battle against that war was raging on the college campuses of the nation. The counterculture and Hippie movement were in full swing. The generation gap was changing family life. Young people questioned authority and their music and hair styles were changing as well. Bowen tells this story in the context of what was going on in society and Denver at that time. The book explains the decisions that were made in the setting in which they were made. 'Winston Churchill said history will treat me well because I intend to write it,' Bowen said. 'That is why I wrote this book. The history of this life-changing struggle has never been recorded; the stories of those responsible have not been told, especially the contributions of the students.' Metropolitan State College was specifically created to be an urban-oriented college that would provide an educational opportunity for those who were previously left behind: students from middle income and poor families; minorities; women; married students who had to work while in school; working people who wanted an education to further their careers; and those who needed a second chance. Romer called them 'late bloomers.' 'Metro was designed to be a college without any walls dividing it from the city,' Bowen said. 'What happened in the city, happened in the college.' Even though Metro was the newest and smallest college in the state, it was at the center of all the social change going on in Colorado in the 1960s. The anti-war movement for the entire state was organized at Metro; the Chicano student movement was centered at Metro; the African-American student movement was also centered at Metro, Bowen said. The book is available in the Auraria Bookstore, online from the publisher's website https://rebalspress.leadpages.net/the-vision-the-struggle/, and Amazon.

The Merce Cunningham Trust (MCT), founded to preserve and extend the artistic legacy of the choreographer Merce Cunningham, announces major gifts to two significant arts organizations. The Trust has awarded the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) $375,000 to establish and endow the Merce Cunningham Award, and the Baryshnikov Art Center (BAC) $250,000 to support the establishment of The John Cage and Merce Cunningham Studio, as well as the creation of a Cage Cunningham Fellowship.

Marco Island, Fla.

Directed by Oscar® winner Martin Scorsese and longtime documentary collaborator David Tedeschi, THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT profiles the provocative and influential publication The New York Review of Books

New York City Center's 11th annual Fall for Dance Festival will feature free performances in Central Park and 24 acclaimed dance companies and artists from around the world, in six unique programs in September and October 2014. In keeping with the Festival's commitment to make dance accessible to everyone, the Festival will kick off with two FREE evenings of dance at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, in association with The Public Theater, today and tomorrow, September 12 and 13 (rain date, September 14) and will continue at City Center from October 8 - October 19 with all tickets at $15. The Festival's many free pre-show events will include dance lessons and panels by choreographers, artists and dance educators. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, September 14 at 11 a.m.

New York City Center's 11th annual Fall for Dance Festival will feature free performances in Central Park and 24 acclaimed dance companies and artists from around the world, in six unique programs in September and October 2014.

Dedicated to enhancing the theater-going experience, 'Hodges and Hodges' act as your very own dramaturges, theatre critics and local tour guides so that you can fully immerse yourself in the show - even before you enter the actual theater. It's nothing you couldn't look up yourself - but why bother when they've already done the research for you? So, sit back and enjoy the fun and get ready for JERSEY BOYS at Broadway San Jose!

Philadelphia, PA

Continuing to ramp up its international co-production partnerships, WOWOW, Japan's leading premium pay TV broadcaster, announced today that it is partnering on Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi's documentary “The New York Review of Books: A 50 Year Argument.”

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has added an exciting roster of screen legends and beloved titles to the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival,