This year MANNA celebrates the sixteenth anniversary of Shut Up & Dance, a one-night-only benefit performance by dancers of Pennsylvania Ballet. The original works, choreographed and performed by the dancers in their uniquely spirited, funky and enthusiastic style, will return to The Forrest Theatre on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 8 p.m.

Highway crews spreading salt on interstates in eastern Pennsylvania made a grisly discovery Tuesday -- eight trash bags of body parts.

Magnificent new sets by Peter Horne, 192 exquisitely lavish new costumes designed by Judanna Lynn, Tschaikovsky’s endearing score, and Balanchine’s masterful choreography set the stage for the World Premiere production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, presented by PNC, December 14 through December 31, 2007 at the Academy of Music.

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Discover the wonderful world of art during Winter Weekends for Families at the Brandywine River Museum from January 26 through February 24, 2008.

This winter, the Brandywine River Museum presents an exciting exhibition of original works by award-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney. On view November 23, 2007 through March 9, 2008, Jerry Pinkney: Aesop's Fables and Other Tails features delightful and skillful portrayals of animals from The Tortoise and the Hare, The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, and other classic fables by Aesop.

The Brandywine River Museum celebrates the holiday season with A Brandywine Christmas, November 23, 2007 through January 6, 2008. The young and the young at heart can enjoy fabulous displays including an extensive O-gauge model railroad, an elaborate Victorian dollhouse, and thousands of whimsical critters on holiday trees.

A tribute to a bygone era, Pennsylvania Ballet presents Paul Taylor's rollicking Company B, October 10-14, 2007 at the Merriam Theater at the University of the Arts. The familiar and upbeat tunes from The Andrews Sisters, and the choreographic allusions to the jitterbug and other dances offer a stark contrast to the sense of loss and loneliness of the 1940s.

Just in time for Halloween, Pennsylvania Ballet dances on the dark side with Ben Stevenson's Dracula, October 26 through November 3, 2007 at The Academy of Music. Featuring flying vampires and dazzling pyrotechnics, Dracula is a broadway-esque production that audiences can really sink their teeth into!

Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today invited Pennsylvanians to take advantage of free health assessments being offered in medically-underserved areas of the state from Sept. 17-21. The free health services are available in conjunction with “Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day,” which is observed on Sept. 18.

Brandywine River Museum presents Flights into Fantasy: The Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection of Children's Illustration, on view from September 8 through November 18, 2007.

More consumers and businesses in rural communities across western Pennsylvania now have access to Verizon High Speed Internet, allowing them to quickly download movies, share photos or video with friends and family, and create their own Internet content.