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DSW photo by Kenji Mori 1975

Artistry and Adventure Abound
In Deadly She-Wolf Assassin at Armageddon!

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
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How often do you get to step into the pages of a manga comic book, complete with hissing villains, heroic loners, martial arts battles, and

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Nikolai And The Others – Where Talent
Gracefully Pirouettes Across The Stage

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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Nikolai And The Others captures a unique moment in time, with a vaunted cast of characters. The year is 1948. An impressive assemblage of Russian

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Remembering Mabel & Bobby

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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“I’m Throwing a Ball Tonight,” KT Sullivan sang, sashaying with a touch of Mae West’s “old paprika.” And so she was. In celebration of the

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The Sound of Blue – Billie Williams

Monday, May 20th, 2013
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Billie Williams comes in on Danny Blume’s hot damn guitar in full blues mode – pithy, powerful, and sure of the terrain. She “knows when

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Rebecca Luker Sings Jerome Kern – Sumptuous

Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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Rebecca Luker’s infectiously joyful “I Can’t Help Singing” immediately makes us grateful this is the case. Luker has one of the most sumptuous and texturally

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The Ride – Not Your Typical Bus Trip

Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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“How are you? Where are you folks from? The Dominican Republic? Such a lovely family…” welcomes Julie. “That looks gooood, Did you bring me a

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CHEMISTRY OF LOVE – Drinking from the fur lined teacup*

Saturday, May 18th, 2013
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*The program contains several Playwrights Notes with quotes relative to the Dada period of art. Defined as a symbol of this Surrealist movement is the

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Advance Guard featuring Ben Kaufman and Mari Yamamoto Photo credit KL Thomas

Art is Revolutionary in Advance Guard

Friday, May 17th, 2013
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“Everything in our world has been conglomerated. The corporations have taken sides. The religions are at war…It’s time to wake up Ladies and Gentlemen.” The

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