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Fourth Arts Block's member organizations are offering an alternative to pricey Broadway outings with 15 theater plays and shows for $20 or less this April.

From July 5 to 25, 2011, the 63rd season of Festival d'Aix-en-Provence will offer six new opera and musical theater productions including two world premieres; a concert series featuring symphonic works, chamber music and recitals; and the programs of the 14th Academie Europeenne de Musique.

Fourth Arts Block's member organizations are offering an alternative to pricey Broadway outings with 15 theater plays and shows for $20 or less this April.

North Coast Repertory Theatre is thrilled to present its 30th Anniversary Season.

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), which has supported the advancement of women in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, will present their 30th annual Muse Awards at a gala luncheon to be held Wednesday, December 8th at the New York Hilton.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced complete casting today for THE GREAT GAME: AFGHANISTAN, the acclaimed Tricycle Theatre Company production that will be presented in three parts in association with and at NYU Skirball Center from December 1 through December 19 with an official press opening on Tuesday, December 7. Directed by Nicolas Kent and Indhu Rubasingham, THE GREAT GAME: AFGHANISTAN is an ambitious political and theatrical event that was recently nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement.

New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), which has supported the advancement of women in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years, will present their 30th annual Muse Awards at a gala luncheon to be held Wednesday, December 8th at the New York Hilton.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced complete casting today for THE GREAT GAME: AFGHANISTAN, the acclaimed Tricycle Theatre Company production that will be presented in three parts in association with and at NYU Skirball Center from December 1 through December 19 with an official press opening on Tuesday, December 7. Directed by Nicolas Kent and Indhu Rubasingham, THE GREAT GAME: AFGHANISTAN is an ambitious political and theatrical event that was recently nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Tricycle Theatre's epic production The Great Game: Afghanistan kicked off a limited three-week engagement last week at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. The ambitious theatrical experience, nominated for a prestigious Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement, explores Afghan culture and history in an enthralling three-part event. The Great Game: Afghanistan was recently remounted at the Tricycle in London and comes to the Guthrie Theater as part of a four-city U.S. tour that also includes the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., Berkeley Repertory Theatre and The Public Theater in New York.

Tricycle Theatre's epic production The Great Game: Afghanistan kicked off a limited three-week engagement last week at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. The ambitious theatrical experience, nominated for a prestigious Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement, explores Afghan culture and history in an enthralling three-part event. The Great Game: Afghanistan was recently remounted at the Tricycle in London and comes to the Guthrie Theater as part of a four-city U.S. tour that also includes the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., Berkeley Repertory Theatre and The Public Theater in New York.

The 14th annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, which runs from September 3 - 18, 2010, will showcase 18 cutting-edge programs featuring over 35 original dance, theater, and music works by acclaimed U.S. artists from Philadelphia and New York, along with internationally recognized artists from France, China, and Ireland.

Faith Ringgold's new series of painted storyquilts Coming to Jones Road Part II will be on view at ACA Galleries from September 9 through October 9, 2010. Coming to Jones Road Part One depicted distant silhouetted images of slaves moving through beautiful landscapes to freedom on the Underground Railroad. In Part 2 we meet Precious, Barn Door and Baby Freedom at Aunt Emmy's Safe House on Jones Road, hear their stories, and celebrate freedom.

'We are delighted to present a new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC,' states Christopher B. Manos, Producer of Theater of the Stars.

The Great Game: Afghanistan - a festival exploring Afghan culture and history through twelve plays, a five day film programme, a ceramic exhibition and discussion sessions will close at the Tricycle Theatre on 29 August 2010.

'We are delighted to present a new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC,' states Christopher B. Manos, Producer of Theater of the Stars.

Know Theatre is pleased to announce our 13th season producing innovative theatre in Over-the-Rhine.

Faith Ringgold's new series of painted storyquilts Coming to Jones Road Part II will be on view at ACA Galleries from September 9 through October 9, 2010. Coming to Jones Road Part One depicted distant silhouetted images of slaves moving through beautiful landscapes to freedom on the Underground Railroad. In Part 2 we meet Precious, Barn Door and Baby Freedom at Aunt Emmy's Safe House on Jones Road, hear their stories, and celebrate freedom.

The Great Game: Afghanistan - a festival exploring Afghan culture and history through twelve plays, a five day film programme, a ceramic exhibition and discussion sessions returns to the Tricycle Theatre for a limited run from 23 July until 29 August 2010 with a press day on 31 July.

'We are delighted to present a new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC,' states Christopher B. Manos, Producer of Theater of the Stars.

Cuneiform Records is very proud to release Transmit, the second album from the Steve Lacy repertory band Ideal Bread. The quartet of expert improvisers and composers includes baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton, cornetist Kirk Knuffke, bassist Reuben Radding and drummer Tomas Fujiwara; they adhere to Lacy's unique vision while giving each composition new life with their unique approach to free improvisation and ensemble interplay.

Metropolitan Playhouse, 'theatrical archaeologist extraordinaire' (Backstage), presents a revival of Dodsworth by Sidney Howard, adapted from the novel by Sinclair Lewis. First presented on Broadway in 1934, Dodsworth has not received a professional production in New York since, but will be revived at Metropolitan's home at 220 E 4th Street May 15th through June 6th, 2010.

Music legend Ornette Coleman received an honorary doctorate of music from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Department of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance congratulates Mr. Coleman on this great honor, his 80th birthday, and for being one of the most important musicians and innovators of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

After touring the globe for the last 15 years to the highest international acclaim, the eight-member troupe Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca will traverse the Atlantic from their native Spain to illuminate New Orleans' romantic and historic French Quarter at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, revealing a dark, candlelit explosion of song, dance and red hot passion.

Metropolitan Playhouse, 'theatrical archaeologist extraordinaire' (Backstage), presents a revival of Dodsworth by Sidney Howard, adapted from the novel by Sinclair Lewis. First presented on Broadway in 1934, Dodsworth has not received a professional production in New York since, but will be revived at Metropolitan's home at 220 E 4th Street May 15th through June 6th, 2010.

Cuneiform Records is very proud to release Transmit, the second album from the Steve Lacy repertory band Ideal Bread. The quartet of expert improvisers and composers includes baritone saxophonist Josh Sinton, cornetist Kirk Knuffke, bassist Reuben Radding and drummer Tomas Fujiwara; they adhere to Lacy's unique vision while giving each composition new life with their unique approach to free improvisation and ensemble interplay.