From a media release:Mucca Pazza, Safety Fifth (Electric Cowbell Records) 
Revenge of the Band Nerds:Mucca Pazza’s Brash Brass, Rocking Glock, and Hockey-Helmet Amps Transform the Marching Band into a Post-Punk SpreeTwisted metal and piles of …

From a media release:Irondale Ensemble Project presentsColor Between the LinesNow thru May 24, 2012Tuesdays 7pm, Wednesday – Saturday, 8pmIrondale Center, 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217Tickets: $35.00, student rush $15, Tuesdays $10To p…

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TARRAGON PRESENTSTHE REAL WORLD?by Michel Tremblaytranslated by Bill Glassco and John Van Burekdirected by Richard Rosecontinues to June 3, 2012
“When can we expect the great revelation?”Toronto – Tarragon Theatre proudly prese…

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The 2012 Air Canada enRoute Film Festival call for entries: Taking Filmmakers to New HeightsOpen to May 31, 2012
New free public screenings added to Vancouver and Montreal, along with Toronto, $5,000 prize for Best Short Film Tor…

submission guidelines

Estrogenius 2012 

Deadline June 15, 2012

NEW YORK CITY – Submissions for short plays and Sola Voce for the 2012 festival are now OPEN. Details below.
SHORT PLAYS – Please review all guidelines before going to Submissi…

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Second Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival – May 7 – 13 2012
The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile renew partnership to present second annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival. 

• Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Calenda…

From a media release:INGENIUS 2012: SECRETS CONCEALED/SECRETS REVEALEDThe Fourth Annual Festival of One-Act Plays by C.J. Ehrlich, Alaina Hammond, Ed Malin, John McKinney and DeLisa White
May 7 – 22, 2012NEW YORK CITY – Manhattan Theatre Source is pr…

Artist and sculptor Susan Stockwell  is known for creating large installations made from everyday objects.  I adore these meticulously handcrafted dresses.Frill 2009Cycle Map Dress 2006Highland Dress 2010

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Downtown Art Presents:The Bowery Wars, Part 2 – continues to May 20, 2012The Writers Project – Series 1 – May 11 & 12, 2012NEW YORK CITY – Downtown Art works with teen artists to create original theater, music, and performanc…

From a media release:200 PLAYERS.  TANK HELMETS.  A HEADLESS GOAT.KINOSMITH presentsBuzkashi!a film by Najeeb MirzaWorld Premiere at HOT DOCS• Last screening at the Cumberland 2 – May 6, 2012 – 9:00pm(Toronto)  Make way for one of th…

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GEORGE CLINTON & THE P-FUNK ALL-STARSB.B.King Blues Club & Grill, New York CityMay 6, 2012Showtime @ 8:00PMDoors Open @ 6:00PMTickets $37.50 in advance, $42.00 day of show  Standing Room OnlyLimited table seating ava…

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Japan Nightat Joe’s Pub, New York CityPrice: $207:30 PM – May 6, 2012NEW YORK CITY – Live from Tokyo, it’s “Japan Night @ Joe’s Pub,” a unique and very special trans-cultural evening of readings, music and live performances in the hear…

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LULA CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY!– YEAR-LONG PARTY INCLUDES LULAWORLD FEST, COMPILATION CD, MUSIC & ARTS CENTRETORONTO – In May of 2012, Toronto music venue Lula Lounge turns 10 years old. Defying all odds, Lula is still …

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BARBES TURNS TEN THIS MAYThe Brooklyn club will celebrate with the help of its many friendsStill time to catch the celebrations May 5 & 6, 2012BROOKLYN, NEW YORK CITY – The Brooklyn bar and performance space, which opened in …

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An architect-led Jane’s Walk approaches the financial district from a kid’s-eye view.

Toronto: City as Urban Playground (as part of Jane’s Walk) Meet at the central fountain in Berczy Park (by the Flatiron Building) Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m. FREE Picasso once said that every child is an artist. It’s a famous quote, with a famous conundrum: “The problem is how to remain an artist once he [...]

By Michael J.W. StickingsAs you may have heard, one of four versions of Edvard Munch’s iconic painting The Scream, the only one in private hands (the others are in museums in Norway), sold for a whopping $119.9 million ($107 million plus the sale charg…

Have you ever had a day when you didn’t feel yourself? That’s the question that Not Myself Today asks as they raised awareness about mental health problems with a #Toronto campaign to pin your mood.

Large white boards were filled with colour…

The week was fully devoured.It’s been a while.This arm and shoulder of mine, the pain in which had me fantasizing about amputation, has been keeping me busy with physiotherapy and massage. The therapists at the torture chamber clinic are full of energy…

From a media release:The Space Between: A Panorama of Cinema in Turkey
at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York CityApril 27 to May 10 , 2012NEW YORK CITY – The Film Society together with the Moon and Stars Project of The American Turkish Societ…