Connecticut

COLCHESTER: 10/1-3 - Waiting for Lefty @ Emerson Theater Collaborative - (860) 705-9711 or information @ emersontheatercollaborative.org

EAST HADDAM: 7/9-9/18 - Carnival!; 9/24-11/28 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying;  @ Goodspeed Musicals, 6 Main St. - (860) 873-8668

HARTFORD: Emerson Theatre Collaborative’s production of Gray Matters - September 9-11 at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, September 12 at 4 PM. Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Ave. Tickets are $25 ($23 for students and seniors) and can be obtained online at www.emersontheatercollaborative.org. Additional information is available at www.EmersonTheatreCollaborative.org or by calling (860) 705-9711

HARTFORD: The Hartt School presents the Hartt’s Costume Shop Sale on Saturday, September 18, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, in The Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation Theater in the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center , 35 Westbourne Parkway , Hartford . Hartt’s spectacular costume shop has costumes from the Greek/Medieval time period to the present for sale. All are welcome to attend. Admission is free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt  for more information.

IVORYTON: Finian’s Rainbow runs August 11 thru September 5. Performance times are Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are $38 for adults, $33 for seniors, $20 for students and $15 for children and are available by calling the Playhouse box office at 860-767-7318 or by visiting our website at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org  (Group rates are available by calling the box office for information.) The Playhouse is located at 103 Main Street.

MILFORD: From its annual summer series of live, staged readings of new and established plays, Square One Theatre Company along with The Stratford Library, will present Trumbo: Red, White & Blacklisted at The Milford Public Library on Friday, September 10 (2010) at 7pm. The Library is located at 57 New Haven Avenue. The reading of Trumbo, described as insightful, extremely humorous, touching and historically accurate, is FREE and open to the public.  The Friends of Square One Theatre will serve light refreshments after the Q & A with the actors and director following the reading.  When legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo defiantly stood-up against the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947, he was thrown in prison and blacklisted as one of the 'Hollywood Ten.' Written by Trumbo’s son, Christopher, the play is derived from a collection of Dalton’s brilliant and razor-sharp letters to friends, former friends and family throughout his lifetime. Trumbo reveals how the author of such legendary films as “Spartacus,” “Roman Holiday” and “Exodus” took on Congress, Hollywood and the Red Scare – and won.  Square One Theatre award-winning actor Alexander Kulcsar of Fairfield will portray Dalton Trumbo with Peter Wood of Stratford as the narrator. Tom Holehan (Stratford), Artistic Director of Square One, will stage the reading. Kulcsar is the recipient of five Square One Theatre Subscribers Awards including Outstanding Actor (Moonlight & Magnolias, The Shop at Sly Corner, Camping with Henry & Tom and The Business of Murder) as well as Outstanding Featured Actor (Later Life). Wood has been nominated for a number of Square One Theatre Subscribers Awards, specifically for The Rainmaker and The Best Man.  The reading is FREE and open to the public. NO reservations will be accepted. Doors open at 6:30 pm for general seating only, first-come, first-served.  For further information call The Milford Public Library at 203.783.3399.

NEW CANAAN: 10/29-11/13 - Postmortem @ Town Players of New Canaan, Powerhouse Performing Arts Ctr. - (203) 966-7084; www.tpnc.org

NEW LONDON: Provenance Center and ZoëVillage invite you to a Night of Comedy, Theater, Music & Dancing to benefit the Emerson Theater Collaborative (etc.) - An evening of entertainment with comedians: Max Golberg, who has been on SyFy Channel, Last Comic Standing and the Boston Globe called him, "...the next Jay Leno." Clay Miles, who wishes "To be the first African-American comic to be given the stamp of 'blue collar'." Also seen on the TV show "ER" and in the movie "Tears of the Sun" with Bruce Willis.  Bob Gautreau, whose comedy and impressions have taken him to clubs, colleges and cruises as well as HBO and An Evening at the Improv and with singer and song writerFAWN, who topped the Billboard Dance charts at #6 in 2010 with her hit song "Wish U Love." She won the JPR Music award for Best Dance Song and Best Dance single and made the top 200 hit dance songs for 2009. 75% of your ticket is tax deductible!  10/21, 6:00 - 11:00 p.m.  165 State Street - (860)405 -5887. Tickets are $50.00 per person

NEW MILFORD: This September, TheatreWorks New Milford will present the absurdist comedy-drama, EXIT THE KING, by Eugene Ionesco. Nominated for four Tony Awards for its 2009 revival, EXIT THE KING is a brilliant and insightful tale of ego and mortality. King Berenger's kingdom is crumbling around him. Once, he ruled over an immense empire and commanded great armies, but now his kingdom has shrunk to the confines of his garden wall – even the royal washing machine has to be pawned. To make matters worse, His Majesty quickly learns that he will "die at the end of the play." Refusing to accept his end, he is attended by his present and former Queens who must help him face the final inevitable truth of life. EXIT THE KING is under the direction of Jane Farnol of Gaylordsville. The production features some of the region’s finest actors: Mark Feltch (Newtown), Jude Callirgos (Redding), Paula Anderson (New Fairfield), Susan Abrams (Warren), Kyle Minor (Danbury), John Fabiani (Watertown), John Bolster (New Milford), and Ken Greiter (New Milford). EXIT THE KING runs September 17, 18, 24, 25, October 1, 2, 8, and 9. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, with a 2:00 p.m. Sunday matinee on October 3. Tickets for all shows are $20 for reserved seating. On Thursday, September 16, senior citizens are invited to a free dress rehearsal at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 23 at 8:00 p.m. is TheatreWorks’ Pay-What-You-Want night. At this performance, you name the price for your ticket. Reservations can be made online at WWW.THEATREWORKS.US or by calling the box office at (860) 350-6863. TheatreWorks is an award-winning, local theatre company located on 5 Brookside Avenue, just off Route 202 (next to the CVS).

NEW MILFORD: 12/3-31 - Almost, Maine @ TheatreWorks New Milford.  Reservations can be made online at WWW.THEATREWORKS.US or by calling the box office at (860) 350-6863

NOANK: 10/8-10 - Waiting for Lefty @ Emerson Theater Collaborative - (860) 705-9711 or information @ emersontheatercollaborative.org

OXFORD: The Nine Mile Players present Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, which will be presented November 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8 PM and November 14 and 21 at 2 PM at Oxford Center School. For more information, please e-mail: Ninemileplayers@oxfordculturalarts.org  or visit www.Oxfordculturalarts.org  or call 203-231-3201.

PUTNAM: 10/22-3 - The Crucible; 12/3-18 - A Christmas Carol @ Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut, Bradley Playhouse, 30 Front St. - (860) 928-7887; www.bradleyplayhouse.org

SHERMAN: DANCING AT LUGHNASA runs September 24,25 October 1,2,3 8,9 15,16 Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. with a 2:00 p.m. Sunday matinee on October 3.  Tickets for all shows are $20 for general seating.  On Thursday, September 23, all patrons are invited to attend a "Half-Price Preview Night" at 8:00 p.m. where all tickets are only $10. Students may see any performance for only $10 if they pay in CASH ONLY AT THE DOOR and carry a valid student ID. Students may not make reservations in advance for a performance. On opening night, September 24, a spritzer party will be held at 7:30 p.m. and all audience members are invited to attend. Reservations can be made online at WWW.SHERMANPLAYERS.ORG or by calling the box office at (860) 354-3622. The Sherman Playhouse now accepts credit card payments both online and at the door.  The Sherman Playhouse is a local theatre company located on 5 Route 39 North (at the intersection of Route 37 and 39)

WESTPORT: EXTENDED thru September 4 - Westport Country Playhouse stages Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale in “I Do! I Do!,” a joyful and touching musical, written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, directed by Susan H. Schulman. Tuesday at 8 p.m., Wednesday at 2 and 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. $40 - $65. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court , off Route 1, Westport . Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. 

WESTPORT: Sept. 13, 6 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse presents its 2010 Gala honoring musical theater composer extraordinaire Stephen Schwartz. A star-studded production, “The Magical Music of Stephen Schwartz,” will recognize Schwartz’s innumerable songwriting contributions to American theater and film. $1,000 per person includes pre-show cocktails and sumptuous fare, performance, and post-show dessert party; silent auction of unique and one-of-a-kind items throughout the evening. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Kathryn Gloor, Individual Giving Manager, at (203) 227-5137, ext. 122, or kgloor@westportplayhouse.org.

WESTPORT: 9/28-10/16 - The Diary of Anne Frank; 11/21 - The Lion, The witch & the Wardrobe @ Westport Country Playhouse. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court , off Route 1. Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. 

WESTPORT: Mon., Sept. 13, 6 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse presents its 2010 Gala honoring musical theater composer extraordinaire Stephen Schwartz. A star-studded production, “The Magical Music of Stephen Schwartz,” will recognize Schwartz’s innumerable songwriting contributions to American theater and film. $1,000 per person includes pre-show cocktails and sumptuous fare, performance, and post-show dessert party; silent auction of unique and one-of-a-kind items throughout the evening. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Kathryn Gloor, Individual Giving Manager, at (203) 227-5137, ext. 122, or kgloor@westportplayhouse.org.

WESTPORT: Sept. 28 – Oct. 16 - Westport Country Playhouse stages “The Diary of Anne Frank,” a timeless and powerful classic, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman, directed by Gerald Freedman. Tuesday at 8 p.m., Wednesday at 2 and 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. $35 - $65. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court , off Route 1, Westport . Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org. 

WESTPORT: Sunday, November 21, 1 and 4 p.m. - Westport Country Playhouse presents “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” as part of its Family Festivities Series. $16. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or for out-of-town callers toll-free at 888-927-7529, or visit the box office at 25 Powers Court , off Route 1, Westport . Information and tickets also available at www.westportplayhouse.org.

WILLIMANTIC: 11/5-20 - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change... @ Windham Theatre, Guild - windhamtheatre@aol.com

Maine

ARUNDEL: 8/18-29 - Forbidden Broadway @ Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road - (207) 985-5552

NEW!! FREEPORT: Freeport Family Performing Arts Proudly Presents It's Inaugural Production of Mary O'Leary &the Leprechauns of Ballybunn Village, Written & Directed byTim Ryan. Funded in part by a grant from the L.L. Bean Freeport Aspirations Group SHOWDATES: Friday 9/24 7:30 pm Saturday 9/25 2 pm & 7:30 pm Friday 10/1 7:30 pm , Saturday 10/2 2 pm & 7:30 pm. ADMISSION:$10 Adults; $5 Students; $25 Family Package (2 Adults & up to 3 Children) @ Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook Street. For more Information Please Contact Tim Ryan @ (207) 415-6251 or TimRyan65@RoadRunner.com. 

HALLOWELL: Born Yesterday - An uncouth, corrupt tycoon Harry Brock brings his showgirl mistress Bille Dawn with him to Washington, D.C. When the girl's ignorance becomes a liability to the businessman's dealings, he hires a journalist, his girlfriend. In the process of learning, she realizes how corrupt her boyfriend is and begins interfering with his plans to bribe a Congressman into passing legislation that would allow his business to make more money. Billie learns those lessons (and more) better than anyone bargained for. This classic comedy was the basis for two film versions (most famously starring William Holden and Judy Holiday). The perfect break from political news at the height of the campaign season. September 3rd and 4th, 8:00 pm; September 5th, 2:00 pm matinee; September 9th, 7:30 pm; September 10th and 11th, 8:00 pm.  Call (207) 626-3698 for reservations.  Performances at Hallowell City Hall, 1 Winthrop Street.  (207) 626-3698

Massachusetts

ACTON (West): Theatre III announces its newest musical production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ 250 Central St. Sept. 24, 25, Oct. 1, 2, 8, 9 @ 8 PM; Oct. 3 Matinee @ 3 PM. Call 978-263-9070 or visit www.theatre3.org.  Prices: $21 adults; $18 seniors & students

ANDOVER: 10/29-31 - Cinderella; 1/21-23 - Into the Woods; 3/31-4/2 - Guys & Dolls @ ACT Andover - www.ACTandover.com

AUBURNDALE: Tortoise and Finch Productions, in residence at Turtle Lane Playhouse, will present its newly announced 2010-2011 Season: TICK TICK BOOM - October 1-9 - Directed by Mark Usher; Music Directed by Emma Boroson. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - April 1-9 (2011) - http://turtlelane.org

BELLINGHAM: Friday and Saturday August 27, 28 at 8:00pm & Sunday August 29 at 2:00pm - Godspell comes to STEPS in a dazzling new production, directed by acclaimed theatre director, Michael La Fleur. Godspell is a joyous retelling of the Gospel According to St. Matthew, performed by a rag-a-muffin troupe of 10 remarkably talented performers. The timeless parables come to life in a vibrantly hilarious production with toe-tapping song and dance, and a deeply moving story. Godspell is one of the most ubiquitous shows in theater history, and has been playing to sellout crowds around the world. In STEPS’ new production, director La Fleur gives us a fresh staging with contemporary references and some very clever updating. La Fleur has staged Godspell numerous times around the country, and each production has been a huge success. The cast includes local favorites, Nicolas Landmesser (Milford, Ma), Christopher O’ Reilly (Hopkinton, Ma), Meg Lowey (Foxboro, Ma), Aubrie Bagdasarian (Bellingham, Ma), Stephanie Crugnola (Franklin, Ma), Alexandra Dutremble (Bellingham, Ma), Maria Norris (North Attleboro, Ma), Ron Vorce (Marlboro, Ma), Corey Cadigan (West Bridgewater, Ma) and Brendan Duquette (North Attleboro, Ma) as Jesus. Reserved tickets are available by calling (508) 876-9797 or by emailing tickets@stepsoffbroadway.com

BELMONT: 10/15-24 - The Heiress; 4/1-10 - The Play's the Thing @ Belmont Dramatic Club, 123D Sycamore St. #1 - www.belmontdramaticclub.org

BOSTON: After breaking box office records and selling out in record time when the show last played Boston, WICKED, the smash-hit musical, will return to the Boston Opera House for a limited engagement September 1–October 17. Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® and three Tony® Awards, is the untold story of the witches of Oz. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One – born with emerald-green skin – is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So Called Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), WICKED is directed by two-time Tony® Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony® Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…). Ticketmaster 800-982-2787.  Online: www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/boston  or www.Ticketmaster.com/Wicked.  Box Office: Boston’s Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street.  Groups (20 or more): Call Broadway Across America-Boston at 1-866-633-0194

BURLINGTON: 11/10 - second.; 3/11 - Expecting Isabel; 5/11 - A Funny Thing Happened...Forum @ Burlington Players' Park Playhouse, One Edgemere Ave. - (781) 229-2649; www.burlingtonplayers.com

CAMBRIDGE: 9/6-14 - Sweeney Todd @ MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players, La Sala de Puerto Rico, 2nd Fl., MIT Student Ctr., 84 Mass Ave. - savoyards@mit.edu

CAMBRIDGE: 8/31-9/1 - Cabaret; 9/18-19 - Alice vs. Wonderland; 12/1-3 - The Blue Flower; 1/15-16 - R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe; 2/12-13 - Ajax; 2/25-26 - Prometheus Bound; 3/18-19 - Death and the Powers @ American Repertory Theatre - 617-547-8300; www.americanrepertorytheater.org

CAMBRIDGE: 9/8-26 - Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through MIT's Male Math Maze; 10/7-11/7 - A Moon for the Misbegotten (Nora Theatre Co.); 11/18-12/19 - The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East; 1/6-30 - Hysteria, or Fragments of an Analysis of an Obsessional Neurosis; 2/10-3/13 - Ti-Jean & His Brothers (Underground Railway Theater/Boston Playwrights' Theatre); 4/7-5/8 - Breaking the Code (Underground Railway Theater/MIT); 5/19-6/19 - Silver Spoon (Nora Theatre Co.). This season, Central Square Theater offers two subscription packages with discounted tickets, parking, and other bonuses. In addition to being guaranteed a seat to the hottest tickets in town, subscribers enjoy free and easy exchanges, a complimentary beverage at each show and parking perks at the nearby University Garage. Prices are as follows: four-show subscription: $99 (regular $160); six-show subscription: $149 (regular $240). Regularly priced single tickets for all 2010-2011 season performances are: $40 for adults, $30 for seniors, $25 for students, and $20 student rush, when available. The regular schedule for all performances is Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, with matinees on Sundays at 2 PM. Subscriptions are available now and single tickets go on sale June 1, 2010. Ordering can be done over the phone by calling 866-811-4111 or online through www.centralsquaretheater.org

CONCORD: 9/10-19 - Song on the Wind @ New Life Fine Arts Musical Theatre, Emerson Umbrella - (978) 371-3176; www.songonthewind.com

CONCORD: 10/22-30 - Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts, 50 Stow St. - www.emersonumbrella.org

CONCORD: 11/5-20 - Crossing Delancey; 2/11-26 - Breakling Legs; 4/22-5/7 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels @ Concord Players, 51 Walden St. - www.concordplayers.org

FITCHBURG: 9/24-10/3 - Moonlight and Magnolias; 11/26-12/12 - The Wizard of Oz; 11/25-3/6 - Getting Away with Murder; 5/6-21 - The Odd Couple @ Stratton Players, 60 Wallace Ave. - (978) 345-6066; www.StrattonPlayers.com

NEW!! HATFIELD: FUNDRAISER!! FUNDRAISER!! FUNDRAISER!! - THE REPERTORY COMPANY @ THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 41 MAIN STREET PRESENT.... NUNS R N.U.T.T.S.  Join the Wacky Sisters of the Order of N.U.T.T.S. for some 'habit' forming FUN!!!  DESSERT SHOW! $10.00 per person. The evening begins at 7:00 p.m. with our popular "SING-A-LONG" CABARET! Reserve tickets - Call: Daphne - 413.737.5097 or Becky - 413.247.0137; Email reservations: TheRepertoryComp@Aol.com.  More information and directions: www.TheRepertoryComp.com

HAVERHILL: 9/24-10/2 - The Woman in Black; It's a Wonderful Life -- a live radio play (December 2010); Spotlight Cabaret (February 2011); Clue, The Musical (April 2011) @ Spotlight Playhouse, Maria's - (978) 380-8509; www.spotlightplayhouse.org

JAMAICA PLAIN: Arsenic and Old Lace - September 17-October 2; The Sound of Music - November 5-20; 11/6-20 - Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka; A Midsummer Night's Dream - January 21-February 5; RENT - March 25-April 9; Dearly Departed - June 3-11. Please note that dates and showtimes are subject to change. www.footlight.org

MILTON: 11/5-14 - A Streetcar Named Desire @ Milton Players, Milton Women's Club Theater - www.miltonplayers.org

NEEDHAM: 11/19-28 - Jekyll & Hyde @ Needham Community Theatre, Newman School, 1155 Central Ave. - (781) 444-4740; www.needhamtheatre.org

NEW BEDFORD: 10/15-18 - Role Play; 12/11-13 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever; 3/4-7 - TBA; 5/13-16 - TBA @ Your Theatre, 136 Rivet St. - (508) 993-0772

PROVINCETOWN: "CAROL CHANNING” IN CONCERT…starring Richard Skipper (with Casey Sanderson on piano, Susan Goldberg on bass; Michael Gross on percussion ) @ Provincetown's Madeira Room Vixen to Host.  4 Performance Limited Engagement - August 30-September 2nd @ 9pm. Prior to Off-Broadway Run. A Portion of All  Tickets Sold to Benefit The Dr. Carol Channing & Harry Kullijian Foundation For The Arts.  www.richardskipper.com

READING: Chicago - September 17, 18, 24, 25, 26 & October 1, 2;  The Paisley Sisters Christmas Special - November 19, 20, 26, 27, 28 & December 3, 4; Lend Me a Tenor - January 28, 29 & February 4,5,6,11,12; Playwright Festival – February 18 & 19; Women in Black - March 25, 26 & April 1, 2, 3, 8, 9; All My Sons - May 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & June 3, 4 @ Quannapowitt Players, 55 Hopkins Street. (781) 942-2212; www.qptheater.com

SALEM: 9/30-10/16 - Bittersweet Midnight; 12/1-19 - The Long Christmas Ride Home; 1/19-2/13 - W;t; 3/10-4/3 - Dead Man's Cell Phone; 5/5-29 - Painting Churches. Salem Theatre Company season passes go on sale Monday, July 19, 2010. Individual tickets go on sale on month prior to opening night. Call 978-790-8546, or go online at www.salemtheatre.com.

SALISBURY: Direct from New York, the world's #1 Dinner Show, Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding, is coming to Salisbury Beach in September! Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding is the longest running Off-Broadway comedy in history. The show will be at Blue Ocean Music Hall for eight performances, Thursday through Sunday, September 23–26 and September 30–October 3. Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased at www.bluecoeanhall.com, by calling 978.462.5888 or at the Box Office at 4 Oceanfront North in Salisbury. Tickets are $68 and include dinner.

STONEHAM: 10/21-11/7 - Turn of the Screw; 11/26-12/23 - Best Christmas Pageant Ever; 12/1-19 - Sister's Christmas Catechism; 2/10-27 - Sunfish; 3/24-4/10 - Rimers of Eldritch; 5/5-29 - 42nd Street; 6/30-7/24 - Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters @ Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main St. - (781) 279-2200; www.stonehamtheatre.org

WALTHAM: 9/17-10/2 - Stop Kiss; 11/5-20 - Jerry Finnegan's Sister; 1/14-29 - Alarms & Excursions; 3/11-26 - Bent; 5/13-28 - Private Lives @ Hovey Players @ Hovey Players, Abbott Memorial Theater, 9 Spring St. - (781) 893-8171; www.hoveyplayers.com

WATERTOWN: New Repertory Theatre begins its 2010-2011 Season with David Mamet’s clever, biting comedy Boston Marriage, September 13-October 3 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater. 617-923-8487; www.newrep.org

WATERTOWN: 10/17-11/7 - Cherry Docs; 11/28-12/19 - Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; 1/16-2/6 - afterlife: a ghost story; 2/27-3/20 - DollHouse; 3/27-4.17 - The Last Five Years; 5/1-22 - Passing Strange. New Repertory Theatre - 617-923-8487 or via e-mail at tickets@newrep.org.

WATERTOWN: 10/7-24 - Once on This Island @ Blue Spruce Theatre - (800) 838-3006; www.bluesprucetheatre.org

WAYLAND: 10/28-11/3 - Hamlet; 3/3-19 - Bus Stop; 5/5-21 - Almost, Maine; 7/14-30 - Grand Hotel @ Vokes Players, Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, 97 Boston Post Rd. - (508) 358-4034; www.vokesplayers.org

WELLESLEY: 11/12-14 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest @ Wellesley Players, Sorenson Theater, Babson College - www.wellesleyplayers.org

WINTHROP: The Winthrop Playmakers, voted Best Theater Group in the Boston Area, would like to invite you to the fall musical production of RENT directed by Nathan Fogg, choreographed by Samantha Brior-Jones with musical direction by Julia Scott Carey.  It's December 24th. 9pm. Eastern standard time in New York's East Village and the power blows. Welcome to the life of the Bohemians!  Come join the lives of twenty-one actors, as they portray Jonathan Larson's powerful characters dealing with the emotional and physical obstacles of life, art, AIDS, and love in New York City. Based loosely on Puccini's " La Bohème", "RENT" is truly a masterpiece of our time and the cast, proudly, wants to share this loving and moving musical with all. Measure your life in love.  Show Times: September 24,25,26 Oct 1,2,3 and Oct 8,9,10th.  All shows at 8pm except Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets: Pre sale: $18 Adults/ $15 Seniors and Students; Walk In: $20 Adults/ $17 Seniors and Students. To purchase tickets log on to www.winthropplaymakers.com or call 617-539-1175.  Winthrop Playmakers, 60 Hermon Street, Winthrop, MA 01970

WORCESTER: 12/16-23 - A Christmas Carol @ Hanover Theatre - www.thehanovertheatre.org 

New Hampshire 

NEW!! CONCORD: New England Community Theater groups getting ready for New England Regional Community Theater Festival. It'll be a fun weekend of workshops, socials, and of course the adjudicated one-act competition. All community theater groups from around New England are invited to participate in this Festival planned for weekend of March 4, 2011 in Concord, NH. In order to complete planning we need to hear of your group's interest soon. You can provide details later. The best productions will have a chance to continue onto the national festival sponsored by the American Association of Community Theaters (AACT) in Rochester NY June 2011. If your organization is interested contact Chuck at 603-891-0734 or willwonder2001@yahoo.com

NEW!! MANCHESTER: The Majestic Theatre will present Hello, Dolly! for public audiences on November 12, 13, 19 & 20 at 7:30pm and November 14 & 21 at 2pm. A. Robert Dionne directs and Heather MacRobie musically directs. Visit www.majestictheatre.net for audition requirements, schedule and a character list or call 603.669.7469 for more information or visit www.majestictheatre.net

MILFORD: M & M Productions, winner of the New Hampshire Theatre Awards' Best Drama for 2009, announces the production of Lowell Williams' critically acclaimed play Six Nights in the Black Belt. Performances will be at the Amato Center in Milford, NH, beginning Thursday August 26-29, 2010 at 8pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. The cast includes: John Decareau (Manchester, NH), Chauncey Moore (Boston, MA), Shaina Swartz (Nashua, NH), Sheryl Norton (Sandown, NH), Maria Mendes (Braintree, MA), Mari Keegan (Hudson, NH), Larry Pizza (Nashua, NH) and is stage managed by Mark Ferman (Nashua, NH).  For more information please visit www.MandMP.com or call 603.320.1431. For tickets visit http://www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/116356 or call 800.838.3006

PORTSMOUTH: The Music Hall, the landmark Victorian theater located in the picturesque city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is launching its Kids RULE! programs for 2010-2011 with its first offering - Circo Comedia, a “deliriously funny one-hour, one-ring circus” in the tradition of Cirque du Soleil on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 4pm – the perfect time for Fall Foliage Family Fun! Circo Comedia features Quebec’s Circus superstars - the dynamic duo of Jean Saucier and Patrick Cote – who will bring their distinctive humor, magic and eccentricity to The Music Hall stage for children of all ages. Jean, master equilibrist, juggler, trick cyclist, acrobat and magician performs feats from dizzying heights while Patrick, burlesque clown, expert roller skater and drummer, innocently tries his best to be the (imperfect) assistant. This is family entertainment at its finest! Circo Comedia will appear at The Music Hall Saturday, October 2, 2010 4pm. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at The Music Hall Box Office at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH, by phone at 603-436-2400, or online at www.themusichall.org.

PORTSMOUTH: Now in its sixth year, The Music Hall’s KidsRULE! series has showcased top children’s performances from around the world . Each year, KidsRULE! offers over 30 different fun-filled events for the entire family: three top children’s performances, 12 movies (once each month), and 16 matinees in the School Days Series which has had numerous sold out shows and showcases some of the world’s best touring children’s production companies. School Days Series’ 16th season will kick off October 20 with We The People, performed by Theaterworks USA, an all-new musical revue that brings American Civics lessons to life and promises to make Social Studies exciting and accessible. Coming up later this year in the KidsRULE! series is Dan Zanes and Friends for two shows on Saturday November 20. Having over 30 events for kids makes The Music Hall the place for family entertainment in Northern New England - Big City Fun for the Pint Size Crowd! Tickets can be purchased at The Music Hall Box Office at 28 Chestnut Street, by phone at 603-436-2400, or online at www.themusichall.org. :

PORTSMOUTH: New Hampshire Theatre Project announces 2010-2011 Season: Jacques Brel is Alive & Well & Living in Paris - November 12-28; Anansi Stories: Legends of the Spiderman - Nov 20-Nov 28; Amadeus - January 7-23; The Partner - April 1-10; Fairy House Tales - April 2-10; As You Like It - May 13-22 @ 959 Islington Street - www.nhtheatreproject.org; 603-431-6644; reservations@nhtheatreproject.org

Rhode Island

CRANSTON: Artists’ Exchange and Gateways to Change, Inc. are pleased to announce the 3rd annual Fall Out of Summer Arts Festival to be held on Sunday, September 26, 2010 from 11am to 5pm. The festival will feature live music and theater, artisans, art activities and contests, food and more. Admission is free for kids 12 & under, with a regular admission of $1 to benefit Artists’ Exchange’s programs. The 3rd annual Fall Out of Summer Arts Festival will take place at 50 Rolfe Square in the lots surrounding Artists’ Exchange and Citizens Bank in Cranston, RI from 11am to 5pm. In the event of rain, the event will take place the following Sunday, October 3. For more information, contact Christina Mealey at 401.490.9475 or visit www.artists-exchange.org. 

MATUNUCK: Theatre By The Sea owner and producer Bill Hanney, Producing Artistic Director Amiee Turner and Managing Producer Joel Kipper are pleased to announce that due to unprecedented popular demand, Keith Michael Johnson’s enormously popular production, The Secret World of Bubbles. It will be presented on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 10:00 am and 12:00 noon. The theatre is located at 364 Cards Pond Road. Single tickets are $10.00 each. Discount rates are available for groups of 20 or more by calling (401) 782-3800 x18. Tickets are on sale at the box office Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, online 24-hours-a-day at www.theatrebythesea.com  and via telephone during normal box office hours by calling (401) 782-TKTS (8587).

PAWTUCKET: The Community Players present You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. This delightful musical comedy invites audiences of all ages to take a trip down memory lane and spend a day in the life of their favorite Peanuts' characters, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Schroeder, Linus, Sally and, of course, Snoopy as they tackle kite-eating trees, book reports, glee club, baseball and a host of misunderstandings. September 10-12 and 17-19 at Jenks Auditorium, Division Street, Pawtucket (across from McCoy Stadium) as part of the 2010 Pawtucket Arts Festival. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm (*note special time) and Sundays at 2 pm, with an additional matinee Saturday, September 18 at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth through high school. Reservation lines open August 10. Reserve at www.thecommunityplayers.org or call (401) 726-6860.

PROVIDENCE: 9/10-10/10 - Camelot @ Trinity Rep, Chace Theater, 201 Washington St. - (401) 351-4242; www.trinityrep.com

PROVIDENCE: 10/15-11/21 - Absurd Person Singular; 12/10 - It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play; 2/4-3/13 - The Crucible; 2/25-4/3 - Yellowman; 4/15-5/15 - Steel Magnolias; 5/6--6/5 - The Completely Fictional-Utterly True-Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allan Poe @ Trinity Repertory Company. Season subscriptions are available by calling (401) 351-4242. Packages include the full season of seven plays and a Pick Four subscription; special discounts are also available for seniors, youth and educators. Subscribers receive tickets up to 35% off regular single ticket prices, with packages starting at $21 a ticket. Subscriber benefits also include free ticket exchanges, parking and dining discounts, early access to tickets for A Christmas Carol, and invitations to special events and backstage passes. The unified curtain time of 7:30 PM for all evening performances will continue in addition to 2PM matinees. The Trinity Rep box office is located at 201 Washington Street, Providence, RI, 02903, and can be reached by calling (401) 351-4242. www.trinityrep.com

PROVIDENCE: Fresh off a sold-out tour debut, a headlining performance at The White House, a critically-acclaimed, chart-topping album, and an appearance at Coachella that garnered rave reviews from spectators and media alike, DJ Lance Rock and the cast of Yo Gabba Gabba! are heading back on the road with YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE! THERE'S A PARTY IN MY CITY!. Today's hottest live show for families will be at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE! THERE'S A PARTY IN MY CITY! is produced by S2BN Entertainment in association with Wildbrain Entertainment and The Magic Store and is presented by the Providence Performing Arts Center.  Champions on the stage and in the community, the Gabba Gang will partner with Habitat for Humanity to further their homebuilding efforts in Providence. In addition, $1 from every ticket sold for YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE! THERE'S A PARTY IN MY CITY! in Providence will be donated to the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Tickets are $45 - $23; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and a $1 per ticket donation to Habitat for Humanity. VIP packages with premium tickets and meet and greets will also be available. Please call the PPAC Box Office at (401) 421-ARTS (2787) for more information about VIP packages, PPAC pre-sales, and the on-sale date. The PPAC Box Office is located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Patrons can purchase tickets in person, online at www.ppacri.org or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Regular Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday 10A to 2P and through curtain time(s) on show days. Summer Box Office Hours begin Monday, June 7 and are Monday through Thursday, 10A to 3P and through curtain time(s) on show days. For information about group sales, please contact Group Sales Coordinator Paul Hiatt at phiatt@ppacri.org or at (401) 574-3162.

PROVIDENCE: Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC runs December 7 at 7P; December 8 and 9 at 7:30P; December 10 at 8P; December 11 at 2P & 8P; and December 12 at 1P & 6:30P; 12/28-1/2 - Mamma Mia!. All ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge. PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, online at www.ppacri.org or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787).

PROVIDENCE: December 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 - The Seafarer @ The Players, 400 Benefit St. - info@players.org; (401) 273-0590

WESTERLY: 9/17-10/10 - The Dixie Swim Club @ Granite Theatre, 1 Granite Street. INFORMATION: 401-348-0555; www.granitetheatre.com

Vermont

BURLINGTON: Death of a Salesman (Weston Playhouse Theatre Company) - October 9; Harold and the Purple Crayon - October 17; Monty Python's Spamalot - October 19; Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete World of Sports (abridged) - October 22; Mummenschanz - October 27. Order early and save up to 15%! On sale to Flynn Members on Thursday, July 15 and to the public Thursday, August 5. Pre-season discounts end Wednesday, September 8. Annual Flynn Membership begins at $45. To request a Flynn Season brochure by mail, CALL 802-652-4554 or email marketing@flynncenter.org.

STOWE: The Sound of Music ~ August 18-September 4; The Light in the Piazza ~ September 23-October 9; All in the Timing ~ October 20-31.  Handicap Accessible • Air Conditioned • Reserved Seating.  Reserve tickets online at www.StoweTheatre.com

Connecticut

FAIRFIELD: On Saturday, September 11, 2010 the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation will celebrate its eighth annual gala benefit with an “Evening for the Arts” featuring Parrotbeach, the Jimmy Buffett tribute band, at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and the pre-concert reception starts at 6 p.m. with a silent auction of “pirates’ treasures,” complimentary wine and light hors d’oeuvres with a tropical twist. Master of ceremonies David Raffauf will lead the audience on this trip to paradise. The popular morning radio personality Michael Maze of New Haven’s KC101’s “Total Access” is on-board as the honorary chairperson. Tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the door and are available through the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation, P.O. Box 1208, Orange, CT 06477.

HARTFORD: The Hartt School presents Freshman Vocal Recitals on Friday, September 10, at 8:00 PM, and Saturday, September 11, at 3:00 PM, in Berkman Recital Hall. Members of the Freshman Vocal Class perform songs and arias, accompanied by Doris Lang Kosloff on piano. Admission is free but seating is limited. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

HARTFORD: The Hartt School presents the 2010-2011 Faculty Recital Series on Sunday, September 12, at 5:00 PM, in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford ’s West Hartford campus. Katie Lansdale, violin, and Margreet Francis, piano, perform in the first concert of the 2010-2011 series. Admission is free but seating is limited. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt  for more information.

HARTFORD: The Hartt School presents the 2010- 2011 Faculty Recital Series on Sunday, September 19, at 2:00 PM in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford ’s West Hartford campus. Acclaimed saxophone player Carrie Koffman, performs the second concert in the series. Admission is free but seating is limited. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt  for more information.

HARTFORD: The Hartt School presents the Hartford Piano Society on Sunday, September 26, at 3:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford ’s West Hartford campus. Pianist Mariangela Vacatello, a 2009 Van Cliburn Competition Finalist and winner of the audience online vote, will perform Schumann’s Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 22, Ivan Fedele’s Three Etudes Boreales (1990), Shostakovich’s Prelude and Fugue in D flat major Op. 87 No. 15, Chopin’s Andante Spianot et Grande Polonaise brillante Op. 22, and Stravinsky’s Trios mouvements de Petrouchka. Admission is $15 for adults, and $10 for students and seniors. In addition to the concert, Vacatello presents a piano master class on Monday, September 27, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Millard Auditorium. This master class is free and open to the public and is presented by The Musical Club of Hartford, Inc. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

HARTFORD (West): In the opening act of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville (“Il Barbiere Di Siviglia”), Count Almaviva tricks Dr. Bartolo, the lovely Rosina’s guardian, by disguising himself as a poor student named Lindoro to gain her affection.  Aptly for Halloween, on Saturday, October 30 at 8 P.M., Connecticut Concert Opera will present this bright and bubbly comic opera to celebrate the holiday.  Full of spirited hijinks and flying high notes, the opera follows Count Almaviva, a determined suitor, who, along with his scissors-wielding sidekick Figaro, is dragged into one mishap after another as he attempts to wrest the captivating Rosina from her overprotective guardian, Dr. Bartolo. For information, call 860 722-2300, or visit www.connecticutconcertopera.org

RIDGEFIELD: 8/29 - Jon Anderson; 9/10 - Ziggy Marley; 9/12 - Grace Potter & the Nocturnals; 9/22 - Big head Todd & the Monsters; 9/24 - JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys; 12/2 - Robert Randolph & The Family Band. For tickets, call or visit the box office at Ridgefield Playhouse -(203) 438-5795, 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, or buy tickets online at www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

WATERBURY: 10/2 - Tchaikovsky; 12/12 - Hallelujah!; 3/6 - Three x Five; 4/2 - Fantastic Planet; 5/14 - Windows to the Soul @ Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, NVCC Fine Arts Ctr. - (203) 574-4283; www.WaterburySymphony.org

Maine

BATH: 9/4 - Jonathan Edwards/Craig Bickhardt; 9/18 - Imagined: The John Lennon Song Project/Devonsquare; 10/2 - Ronny Cox & Jack Williams; 10/8 - Uncle Earl; 11/13 - The Gibson Brothers; 11/19 - Chris Smither; 11/21 - Dala; 12/4 - Paul Sullivan; 12/17 - Don Campbell; 1/15 - Schooner Fare; 1/29 - The Sweetback Sisters; 3/5 - Maeve Gilchrist & Sarah Jarosz; 3/26 - Leon Redbone; 4/8 - John Hammond; 4/30 - Enter The Haggis; 5/7 - Dave Mallett; 6/4 - Kellylee Evans @ The Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St.  Tickets are available by phone, in person at the box office or on line at
www.chocolatechurcharts.org; 207-442-8455.

BATH: Tickets are now on sale for the 2010-11 Season at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. The season kicks off on September 4th with Jonathan Edwards, joined by special guest Craig Bickhardt. The rest of the season is as follows: Sept. 18 - Imagined: The John Lennon Project (Devonsquare opens); Oct. 2 - Ronny Cox & Jack Williams; Oct. 8 - Uncle Earl; Nov. 13 - The Gibson Brothers; Nov. 19 - Chris Smither; Nov. 21 - Dala; Dec. 4 - Paul Sullivan; Dec. 17 - Don Campbell; Jan. 15 - Schooner Fare; Jan. 29 - The Sweetback Sisters; Mar. 5 - Maeve Gilchrist & Sarah Jarosz; Mar. 26 - Leon Redbone; Apr. 8 - John Hammond; Apr. 30 - Enter the Haggis; May 7th - Dave Mallett; June 4 - Kellylee Evans (not yet confirmed). All shows are at 7:30. Tickets and information are available online at www.chocolatechurcharts.org or by calling the box office at (207) 442-8455. Season subscriptions are also available.

PORTLAND: Dave Liebman Group - Sunday, October 10 @ One Longfellow Square, 171 State Street. 7 p.m. $15 adv; $20 door; $10 st./srs. (207) 761-1757; www.onelongfellowsquare.com

UNITY: 9/2 - Vishten; 9/10 - Sonos; 9/16 - The Dave Rowe Trio; 9/19 - Attila Vural; 9/25 - Buxter Hoot'n @ Unity Centre For the Performing Arts, 42 Depot Street - www.unityme.org/theater; (207) 948-SHOW

Massachusetts

CAMBRIDGE: Aardvark Jazz Orchestra with Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet - Sunday, September 19; 10/30 -Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, An Election Year Special  @ Killian Hall, MIT, 160 Memorial Drive. Information: 617-452-3205; www.aardvarkjazz.com

CAMBRIDGE: Following sold-out runs in New York and San Francisco, as well as a critically acclaimed run at Central Square Theater last year, Catalyst Collaborative@MIT welcomes back Gioia De Cari’s one-woman tour-de-force, TRUTH VALUES: ONE GIRL'S ROMP THROUGH MIT'S MALE MATH MAZE. In her autobiographical solo show, writer/performer and recovering mathematician, De Cari offers her opinion on the question: Are women inherently inferior to men in math and science, as Lawrence Summers, then President of Harvard, suggested in 2005? TRUTH VALUES will play at Central Square Theater September 8th through 26th @ 450 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. Performances are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Tickets are priced at $40; $30 for seniors, $25 for students with valid ID; student rush tickets can be purchased the day of the show for $20 when available. Tickets can be purchased by calling (866) 811-4111, online at www.centralsquaretheater.org,  or at the Central Square Theater box office. For box office hours, group discounts, and more info call (617) 576-9278 x210.

CAMBRIDGE: Courtney Lewis, Conductor and Music Director of Discovery Ensemble has just announced Discovery Ensemble’s 2010 - 2011 Concert Season. Three stellar concerts will take place at Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street, near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The dates are Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 3:00 PM; Friday, November 12 at 8:00 PM and Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 7:30 PM. Reserved-seat tickets for each concert priced at $35.00, $28.00 and $20.00 are on sale now on line at www.DiscoveryEnsemble.com or by calling: 617-496-2222. Tickets are also available at the Harvard Box Office Booth, located at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue in the Holyoke Center Arcade. Harvard Box Office summer hours are Wednesday through Saturday 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm. Regular box office hours [beginning September 7] are Tuesday through Sunday from 12:00 noon to 6:00 P.M. The box office is closed on Mondays and some holidays. Tickets for students and seniors with identification will be available at a discount of $10.00 in all price ranges. Season passes at $100.00, $80.00 and $60.00 for all three concerts will be available at www.DiscoveryEnsemble.com in the near future. Sanders Theatre is wheelchair accessible.

CAMBRIDGE: Chiara String Quartet - October 29 at 8pm in Paine Recital Hall, Harvard University, 1 Oxford St. - (617) 495-2791; www.music.fas.harvard.edu

CONCORD: The Concord Orchestra Benefit Concert will be held on Sunday, September 26 at 2:00 p.m. with refreshments at 1:30. Alan Yost will conduct the Concord Chamber Ensemble and Chorus in a concert performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury. Also on the program is the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by J.S. Bach. On a lighter note, the ensemble will perform three satirical pieces by P.D.Q. Bach (aka Peter Schickele). They include a comical cantata, Iphigenia in Brooklyn; a madrigal, “My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth”; and Schleptet in E-flat Major. The concert will be at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden in Concord. Tickets are $25, with proceeds supporting the operating expenses of the Concord Orchestra. For information, visit www.concordorchestra.com  or call 978-369-4967.

HARVARD:9/1 - Black Eagle Jazz band; 9/15 - Loose Ends Bluegrass Band @ Fruitlands Museum - www.fruitlands.org

NORTHAMPTON: John Lennon would have turned 70 years of age on October 9th, 2010. On the weekend of what would have been his 70th birthday, a very special concert event entitled "Remember Lennon: Imagine 70" will be staged at the Calvin Theatre and Performing Arts Center, 19 King Street. With one of the greatest John Lennon impersonators in existence, a world-class backing band, and audio-visual accompaniment, the show is a respectful tribute recreating the concert John may have performed had he still been with us, in a great venue where the bands "1964 The Tribute" and "The Fab Faux" have had some of their greatest live performances.  Tickets to the general public go on sale Friday, August 6.  For further information, call the Northampton Box Office # 413-586-8686.

PROVINCETOWN: "Carol Channing" in Concert starring Richard Skipper. Opening off-Broadway in the fall, this show will preview in Provincetown August 30-September 1. Don't miss it! A portion of the proceeds go to The Dr. Carol Channing-Harry Kullijian Foundation for the Arts - www.richardskipper.com

SALEM: After playing a sold-out show at The Gathering in Salem last January, North Shore resident Judy C and her all-star band will perform at this unique music venue on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. The Gathering, a church that features guitars, drums and keyboards during its services, is located at 217 Essex St. in Salem. The suggested donation for the show is $10, $5 for students. For further information about the venue, call 978-744-8444.

SALISBURY: 9/3 - John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band; 9/10 - DJ Hazard & Mark Riccadonna; 9/16 – Dave Matthews Tribute Band; 9/17 - Half Way to St. Patrick's Day Irish Music Weekend; 9/17 - Eileen Ivers; 9/18 - Black 47; 9/19 - John McDermott; 9/23-10/3 - Tony & Tina's Wedding; 10/9 - Physical Graffiti; 10/13 - Super Diamond; 11/2 - Blues Traveler; 11/6 - Paula Poundstone; 11/7 - Tom Chapin; 11/12 - The Machine; 11/20 - Edwin McCain. Blue Ocean Music Hall is located at 4 Oceanfront North on Salisbury Beach, and is easily accessible from Routes 1, 95 and 495. Table service including a limited menu and full selection of beverages is available; doors open 90 minutes before show times. Purchase tickets by calling 978.462.5888, or online at www.BlueOceanHall.com.

SHIRLEY: Wednesdays - Celtic "Sessions; Thursdays - Stump Trivia @ Bull Run, 215 Great Rd. - www.bullrunrestaurant.com

WALPOLE: 9/11 (8pm) & 9/12 (2pm) - Krisanthi Pappas in Give My Regards To Broadway @ Footlighters Theatre, 2 Scout Road. Tickets: $20. - www.krisanthi.com;  508-668-8446

WHATELY: Thru 9/8 - Watermelon Wednesdays Concert Series @ The West Whately Chapel, Conway & Williamsburg Rds - (413) 665-3741; watermelonwednesdayswhately@gmail.com

NEW!! WORCESTER: 10/22 - Music Worcester Opening Night @ Washburn Hall - (508) 754-3231; www.musicworcester.org

New Hampshire

CONCORD: Michael Franti & Spearhead are coming to the Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, November 7. The date is one of many on Franti & Spearhead’s The Sound of Sunshine Tour across North America in support of Franti’s upcoming album, The Sound of Sunshine, to be released September 21 through Capitol Records/Boo Boo Wax. The album’s title track and first single “The Sound of Sunshine” just hit #1 on the AAA chart. Tickets are available by phone at 603.225.1111 or online at www.ccanh.com.  For official Michael Franti news and to check out the latest v-blogs on FrantiV, go to www.michaelfranti.com. 

DURHAM: The University of New Hampshire Department of Music Faculty Concert Series presents pianist Arlene Kies on Sunday afternoon, September 12, 2010 beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center, on the Durham campus.  The program includes works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, and Enrique Granados. Pianist Arlene Kies is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music (BM, MM with Honors) and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Frye Fellowship for an Outstanding Pianist at NEC, the NEC Concerto Competition, a Fulbright Fellowship for study in Vienna, and a New Hampshire State Council of the Arts Individual Artist fellowship. A frequent chamber and solo performer, she has toured in both Italy and Austria in recent seasons. Arlene has been a member of the piano faculty of the University of New Hampshire since 1995. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404, or visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.

LACONIA: 9/5 - Lynda D'Amour @ WinniPlayhouse, Rte 11B & 3 www.winniplayhouse.com/Performances_Now_Playing.html

PORTSMOUTH: 9/5 - Wynnona; 9/23 - Chris Botti; 9/24-26 - Telluride by the Sea; 10/2 - Circo Comedia; 10/22 - Mama's Night Out!; 10/21 - Justin Townes Earle; 10/24 - Buika; 11/3 - Art Garfunkel; 11/5 - The Event; 11/20 - Dan Zanes; 12/3 - Chris Isaak; 12/4 - All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914; 12/11 - A Christmas Celtic Sojourn; 12/19 - Juston McKinney & Friends with the Gaudy Baubles; 12/21- Messiah Sing - The Music Hall - Tickets for all four concerts can be purchased at The Music Hall box office at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH, by phone at 603-436-2400, or online at www.themusichall.org.

PORTSMOUTH: JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys will appear at The Music Hall Thursday, September 30 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale to members noon Friday, August 6 and to the general public noon Friday, August 20. Tickets are $38, $26 and can be purchased at The Music Hall box office at 28 Chestnut Street by phone at 603-436-2400, or online at www.themusichall.org.

PORTSMOUTH: Indigo Girls will appear at The Music Hall Friday, October 29, 2010 8pm. Tickets are on sale to members now and to the general public noon Friday, August 6. Tickets are $40; $32 and can be purchased at The Music Hall box office at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH, by phone at 603-436-2400, or online at www.themusichall.org.

Rhode Island

CHARLESTOWN: 13TH ANNUAL RHYTHM & ROOTS FESTIVAL, Sept 3-5 @ Ninigret Park, 4890A Old Post Rd, Rt 1. 1-888-855-6940, www.rhythmandroots.com. Fri: 5:00 pm - 12:00 am; Sat/Sun: 12:00 pm - 12:00 am. Tickets: Adv (by 8/15): $25 - $160, After 8/15: $30 - $175. Kids 12 and under: free

CRANSTON: Artists’ Exchange and Gateways to Change, Inc. are pleased to announce the 3rd annual Fall Out of Summer Arts Festival to be held on Sunday, September 26, 2010 from 11am to 5pm. The festival will feature live music and theater, artisans, art activities and contests, food and more. Admission is free for kids 12 & under, with a regular admission of $1 to benefit Artists’ Exchange’s programs. The 3rd annual Fall Out of Summer Arts Festival will take place at 50 Rolfe Square in the lots surrounding Artists’ Exchange and Citizens Bank in Cranston, RI from 11am to 5pm. In the event of rain, the event will take place the following Sunday, October 3. For more information, contact Christina Mealey at 401.490.9475 or visit www.artists-exchange.org. 

PROVIDENCE: JETHRO TULL'S IAN ANDERSON will perform at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium (VMA) on Sunday, November 21 at 7:30P. Tickets are $62, $52, and $42; all ticket prices include a $2 per ticket facility fee. Tickets for AN EVENING WITH JETHRO TULL'S IAN ANDERSON will go on sale on Monday, July 19 at 10A at the PPAC/VMA Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, online at www.vmari.com  or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787).

Vermont

BRATTLEBORO: Dave Liebman Group - Saturday, October 9 @ Vermont Jazz Center, 74 Cotton Mill Hill, #222. 8:00 PM $20; $15 students. (802) 254-9088; www.vtjazz.org

NEW!! BURLINGTON: 9/19 - The Inbetweens @ FlynnSpace, 153 Main St. - (802) 86-FLYNN; www.flynncenter.org

BURLINGTON: Liza Minnelli - September 28; Cambodian Dance Theater & Music Khmer Arts Ensemble: "The Lives of Giants" - October 1; Pat Metheny: "Orchestrion" - October 5; Mingus Repertory Ensembles - October 16; Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers - October 24. Order early and save up to 15%! On sale to Flynn Members on Thursday, July 15 and to the public Thursday, August 5. Pre-season discounts end Wednesday, September 8. Annual Flynn Membership begins at $45. To request a Flynn Season brochure by mail, CALL 802-652-4554 or email marketing@flynncenter.org.

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Massachusetts

BECKET: The Vanaver Caravan will present a program geared towards dance and world music fans of all generations, particularly children, during its engagement at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival August 25-29. In celebration of its 35th anniversary, The Vanaver Caravan presents the world premiere of Earthbeat! A Journey, a show of rhythm and percussion journeying through Romania, India, Brazil, South Africa, the British Isles, and Spain. While at Jacob’s Pillow, artistic personnel from the Vanaver Caravan will lead a Master Class on Sunday, August 29, 10-11:30am. Sunday Master Classes are open to intermediate/advanced dancers and pre-registration is required (call 413.243.9919 x5). Master Classes are $15 per class or $8 for dance instructors with proper identification. Observation is free and open to the public.  www.jacobspillow.org

SALEM: The Book of Lilith, presented by Exquisite Corpse Dance Theatre - Friday and Saturday, September 3 & 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 5 at 3:00 p.m. STC Theater, 90 Lafayette Street.  All seats $25 available online at www.salemtheatre.com or at the door

New Hampshire

ROCHESTER: Get down and groove to the funk with Motor Booty Affair as they kick off the season at the Rochester Opera House with their funktastic disco dance party on Friday, September 17, 2010 at 8:00 PM. The orchestra seats are removed and the floor is leveled for plenty of room to dance the night away. The four funkateers burn up stages across the country with their 70s extravaganza of disco sound and lights mixed with style and attitude. Afros, bell bottoms, and platform shoes…wear them if you dare…and dance to the grooviest 70s hits from bands like Earth Wind and Fire, The Bee Gees, Abba, KC and the Sunshine Band and The Commodores. Reserve tickets online at www.rochesteroperahouse.com, call the box office at (603) 335-1992 or stop by M/W/F from 10-5. Beer and wine is available. Age 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

ROCHESTER: Get ready to burn up the dance floor with rock and metal at the Rochester Opera House on Saturday, September 25 at 8:00 PM, when the Dance Party Series continues with rock delivered by Tantric & Burn Halo and metal crafted by Flaw. Orchestra seats are removed and the floor is level for loads of room for rockin’ with the hard edged sound of Tantric, the hard rock/melodic pop of Burn Halo and the alternative metal of Flaw. The season continues with Pink Voyd’s Theatrical Pink Floyd Tribute Dance Party on 10/2/10 and comedian Paul D’Angelo on 10/15/10. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street.  Reserve tickets online at www.rochesteroperahouse.com, call the box office at (603) 335-1992 or stop by M/W/F from 10-5. Beer and wine is available. Age 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Rhode Island

NEWPORT: 11/26-12/3 - Island Moving Co.'s Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff - www.islandmovingco.org;  401-847-4470.

NEWPORT: 10/20-24 - Final Reprise of Dracula at Belcourt Castle, Miki Ohlsen’s multimedia retelling of Bram Stoker’s tale. The ballet moves through the eerie rooms of Belcourt Castle at 657 Bellevue Avenue and incorporates live music, aerial dance and film into a spectacular theatrical experience. Tickets range from $35 to $85 with a Masked Ball performance and party on Friday, October 23rd at 7:30pm for $135. Audience numbers are limited to accommodate the movement of the action – it’s a dangerously close dance. Tickets are available at www.arttixri.com.  Information at 401 847-4470

Vermont

BURLINGTON: Cambodian Dance Theater &  Music Khmer Arts Ensemble: "The Lives of Giants" - October 1; Mingus Repertory Ensembles - October 16; Mummenschanz - October 27; Lar Lubovitch Dance Company - October 30. Order early and save up to 15%! On sale to Flynn Members on Thursday, July 15 and to the public Thursday, August 5. Pre-season discounts end Wednesday, September 8. Annual Flynn Membership begins at $45. To request a Flynn Season brochure by mail, CALL 802-652-4554 or email marketing@flynncenter.org.