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18 May 2008, Sunday Blue Man Group Charles Playhouse 74 Warrenton Street, Boston Regular Schedule: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 8:00pm; Fridays at 7:00pm; Saturdays at 4:00pm,7:00pm & 10:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm & 5:00pm; visit http://www.blueman.com/boston for added show times For tickets, visit http://www.blueman.com/boston or call 617-931-2787 Design and Production Exhibit Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm Location: 808 Commonwealth Ave Gallery Tour the School of Theatre's annual design and production exhibit featuring the work of both undergraduate and graduate design, production, and management students. Stories in a Black Box / A Group Exhibit Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Location: Boston, MA MAY 15 THROUGH MAY 30 2008 BOSTON, MA: Stories In a Black Box is an art exhibit by a group of eight artists. The show incorporates a variety of media including photography, video and encaustic wax. Gallery hours: M-F, 10am – 3pm Opening Reception: May 15, 7-9pm The Brant Gallery located at Massachusetts College of Art 621 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA, 02115 Public transportation via T Green Line (E) Longwood stop Handicapped Accessible Free and open to the public http://www.photoemerge.com An Exhibit ~ New Acquisitions at the USS Constitution Museum Time: 10:00am Location: USS Constitution Museum Presented by the USS Constitution Museum. An exhibit of new acquisition: Four paintings by George Ropes, Jr. from 1813 of battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812. May 14 – November 14, 2008. Museum hours: 9am-6 pm April 15 - October 15; 10am - 5 pm October 16 - April 14 http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/ ¡°Always Delightfully Cool¡± - Summer Vacations in Northern New England, 1825-1900 Location: Boston Athanaeum The exhibition will present a visual documentation of leisure travel in nineteenth-century New England with views of many of the region¡¯s grand hotels and scenic sites. Advertising prints for railroad lines, steamers, and stage coaches will be included. The show's contents will be drawn primarily from the Athen©¡um¡¯s rich collection of prints, photographs, maps, and vintage guidebooks. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Gallery hours are Mondays 9 am ¡ª 8 pm, Tuesday through Friday 9 am ¡ª 5:30 pm and Saturday 9 am ¡ª 4 pm. For more information, call (617) 227-0270 or visit www.bostonathenaeum.org. Boston Ballet Performs Three Masterpieces Location: Wang Theater at 270 Tremont St, Boston MA 02116 The Boston Ballet ends its 2007/2008 with a bang -- performing Three Masterpieces, a collection of pieces by three of the 20th century's greatest choreographers. Three Masterpieces features George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco, Anthony Tudor's Dark Elegies and Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room. Performance Schedule: Thursday, May 15 at 7pm Friday, May 16 at 8pm Saturday, May 17 at 2pm and 8pm Sunday, May 18 at 2pm and 7pm Tickets: $25-110 Buy Tickets: http://www.telecharge.com/homepage.aspx http://www.bostonballet.org/season/performances/ThreeMasterpieces.html Boston Pops EdgeFest 2008 Boston Pops EdgeFest 2008 - Natalie Merchant Time: 8:00PM Location: Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave, Boston, MA 02115. Folk and pop music are reinvented on the Pops stage in this special performance by the unmistakable, original voice behind the band 10,000 Maniacs. Featuring her lyrical vocals, this Pops presentation showcases Natalie Merchant’s extraordinary solo career — the singing, songwriting, and producing expertise that has earned her the marks of a true musical innovator. After each EdgeFest concert, hear the best of today's emerging talent. EdgeFest Café After each EdgeFest concert, hear the best of today's emerging talent. The Everyday Visuals, a Boston-based indie-rock/folk band will perform after Natalie Merchant's Edgefest concerts on May 27 and 28 at Symphony Hall. Free to performance ticket holders. For more information about The Everyday Visuals, please visit their site at theeverydayvisuals.com. Single tickets are available by calling SymphonyCarge at (888) 266-1200, the Symphony Hall Box Office on the web at www.bostonpops.org. For further general information about our EdgeFest Series, please visit www.bostonpops.org/edgefest Menopause The Musical at the Stuart Street Playhouse Location: Stuart Street Playhouse, 200 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116. It’s The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change! The off-Broadway sensation MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® is now playing at the Stuart Street Playhouse for a limited engagement. The hit production is a musical parody including 25 relyricized ‘60s and ’70s tunes that has audiences laughing, cheering and dancing in the aisles. Performances at the Stuart Street Playhouse are Wednesday through Friday evenings at 8 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM and 5:30 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, with additional performances on the first and third Sunday of every month at 5:30 PM, and on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 2 PM. Tickets for all performances are priced at $45.00. Groups of 15 or more are priced at $38.50. Single tickets and dinner/theatre/parking packages are available by calling Telecharge.com at (800) 447-7400 and at the Stuart Street Playhouse Box Office, 200 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116. The Stuart Street Playhouse is located in the Radisson Hotel Boston; for directions, visit www.stuartstreetplayhouse.com. For further general information about MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, please visit www.menopausethemusical.com. Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps Children Art Showcase Location: John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse SOUTH BOSTON — This spring, the colorful artwork created by the youth of the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps will be showcased at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse. The Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps provides education and therapeutic rehabilitation serves for at-risk children, ages seven through 18, who suffer from psychological, emotional, or behavioral problems, often as a result of neglect or abuse. This special exhibition features the children’s works that depict scenes of Boston, New England landscapes, and sports images. There will be nearly 20 drawings and paintings on display from April 4 through June 27 in the Harbor Park Gallery of the Courthouse located at 1 Courthouse Way, in South Boston, Mass. Admission is free. The Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps is a leader in child welfare, juvenile justice, and advocacy Massachusetts. The agency’s statewide services include educational, residential treatment, and community outreach programs, which support, educate, and rehabilitate children, helping them to grow into healthy and productive adult members of their communities. For more information about the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, or the art show, visit www.rfkchildren.org or call (617) 227-4183. The Producers at the North Shore Music Theater Location: North Shore Music Theater May13 - June 1 The New England Regional Theatre Premiere! Winner Of 12 Tony® Awards, Including Best Musical! NSMT is thrilled to present the musical that won more Tony® Awards than any other show in history. Based on the hit 1968 film, this Mel Brooks masterpiece is the story of a washed-up Broadway producer and his timid accountant who hatch a scheme to get rich quick by producing a sure-fire flop. It's a comic tour-de-force that spoofs the big, old-fashioned Broadway musical while paying tribute to it at the same time. The Producers, originally directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, will leave you laughingout loud! Click here to purchase tickets and for more information: http://www.nsmt.org/index.php A Man Of No Importance Time: 7:30pm Location: CFA TheatreLab @ 855 The story of an Oscar Wilde obsessed bus driver who attempts to stage Salome at his church in 1960's Dublin. The 2003 Outer Circle Award Winner for Best Off-broadway Musical. Turtle Lane Playhouse presents: Dames at Sea Time: 8:00pm - 10:30pm Eastern Location: Turtle Lane Playhouse, 283 Melrose St., Newton Dames at Sea spoofs 1930s movie musicals. Features: Cabaret seating, full bar/snacks, free pkg, handicap access, near 128/95, Mass Pike, Riverside T. Turtle Lane Playhouse, 283 Melrose St., Newton, MA, 02466. May 2- June 1, 2008. Thurs-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm $25-27.50, student, senior and group discounts available. 617-244-0169 http://www.turtlelane.org Brickbottom District Open Studios 2007 Time: 12:00am - 6:00pm est Location: Brickbottom District , Somerville, MA Featuring art work by members of the Brickbottom Artists Association and the Joy Street Artists. Free and open to the public. Located in the historic Brickbottom District of Somerville, with plenty of free on street parking and within walking distance of bus routes in Union Sq., Somerville. Specific studio locations: Brickbottom Artists Association at 1 Fitchburg St. and Joy Street Artists at 86 Joy St. For further information call 617-776-3410 or log onto www.brickbottomartists.com and www.joystreetartists.org.