Arts

Bad Girl Goes Good At Grand Theatre

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:50:30 -0500

This year's fabulous family panto Cinderella will star TV's favourite prison inmate Amanda Barrie (Bev Tull in Bad Girls, Coronation St, Hell's Kitchen) as the Fairy Godmother and the hilarious Steve Royle (BBC Radio Lancashire) as Buttons at Blackpool's Grand Theatre from Friday 5th December. More star names to be announced…

Boston Museum Exhibits Works By Antonio Lopez Garcia

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:48:24 -0500

Museum of fine arts, Boston presents an exhibition of works by Antonio Lopez Garcia on view through July 27, 2008, at Foster and Rabb Galleries.

Smithsonian Museum Presents First Major Retrospective Of Aaron Douglas

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:46:39 -0500

“Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist,” on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum through Aug. 3, presents the first nationally touring retrospective of Aaron Douglas (1899–1979), one of the most influential visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas vividly captured the spirit of his time and established a new black aesthetic and vision.

Getty Exhibition Explores Renaissance Manuscripts

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:44:28 -0500

Medieval and Renaissance images of Christ provided visual accounts of the historical Christ described in the Gospels and powerful entry points to prayer. Imagining Christ at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, through July 27, 2008 will display manuscripts from the Getty’s permanent collection that demonstrate the ways in which Christ was understood by the medieval and Renaissance faithful.

Brooklyn Museum Presents Public Programs

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 17 May 2008 06:42:29 -0500

During May and June the Brooklyn Museum will present an exciting array of public programs for adults, including a Japanese film series, a talk series celebrating the special exhibitions © MURAKAMI and Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770–1900, a concert by St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, and talk about Brooklyn in the time of Walt Whitman.

Sirusho of Armenia Astonishes At Eurovision Rehersal

admin_huliq — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:08:49 -0500

Eurovision 2008 rehersals are continuing in Belgrade ahead of next week's Eurovision 2008 song contest and the first three participants to rehearse today at the Belgrade Arena were Sirusho of Armenia, the Hind from the Netherlands and the Finnish rockers of Teräsbetoni.

Well Hello, Dolly At Grand Theatre

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:53:54 -0500

Well Hello, Dolly! say Blackpool and Fylde Light Opera Company as they bring the marvellous matchmaking musical to Blackpool's Grand Theatre from Tuesday 10th June.

MoMA Exhibition Explores Works By Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:51:55 -0500

Focus: Ad Reinhardt and Mark Rothko, now on view in MoMA's Painting and Sculpture galleries, features five paintings by Ad Reinhardt (American, 1913-67) and six by Mark Rothko (American, 1903-70) from the Museum's collection. The works in this single- gallery installation highlight the years between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, a period during which each artist identified the style and format that would engage him for the rest of his career.

Joseph Kaufman, Jonathan Green Lead Seattle Orchestra

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:49:32 -0500

On Sunday, May 25, at 7 p.m., Seattle Symphony double bassists Joseph Kaufman and Jonathan Green will lead a local all-star ensemble in an eclectic chamber music performance marking the final concert in the 2007–2008 Seattle Symphony at The Triple Door series.

Great Chicago Stories: A Viryual Field Trip Through History

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:47:33 -0500

The Chicago History Museum is proud to present its award winning website, Great Chicago Stories, an interactive tool containing powerful historical fiction narratives for use by elementary and high school students, teachers, and families to encourage students to critically engage with history and enhance their classroom curriculum. The website can be accessed through www.greatchicagostories.com.

Caustic Comic Pam Ann Comes To Grand Theatre

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:44:39 -0500

She's caustic, she's blunt, she's biting, she's back!!! A-list air hostess to the stars, Pam Ann is jetting into the Grand Theatre, Blackpool on Sunday 25th May with her hilarious new show – Terror at 41,000 Feet.

Vancouver Orchestra Presents Dame Evelyn Glennie

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:41:50 -0500

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra proudly presents Dame Evelyn Glennie, the world's greatest percussionist, in The Power of Percussion on Saturday and Monday, May 24th and May 26th at the Orpheum Theatre. This concert features De Falla's Three-Cornered Hat, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2, and the world premiere of Christos Hatzis's Tongues of Fire for Percussion and Orchestra (which was written for Ms. Glennie and Beverley Johnston). Maestro Bramwell Tovey conducts.