Little Village News

Skewbald Theatre create a magical winter adventure full of lively songs, magical puppets and plenty of audience interaction at Bloomsbury Studio this Christmas. Children aged 3-8 and their families are transported to the snow capped mountains of Switzerland and the little village of Dorta where the villagers bang their drums, blow their horns and ring the bells to keep the fearsome Mountain Dragon away.

Two collaborations between artists of color and cultural organizations in Chicago have each won $50,000 from The Joyce Foundation's annual Joyce Awards competition.

The beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof, called 'one of the greatest musicals in history' by the New York Daily News and 'Indestructible' by The New Yorker magazine, brings a richly vibrant close to 2016 and a celebratory opening to 2017 in Arizona Theatre Company's epic production as part of ATC's 50th anniversary season.

Center Stage Jackson is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof (Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick). Directed by Sara Long, with music direction by Brian Ketner and original choreography reproduced by Serenity Sanders, all performances will be held at Jackson College's Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd. Jackson, MI 49201.

A journey of love, loss, faith and family, Fiddler on the Roof is a celebration of life and all its challenges. The rich orchestrations and beautiful score to the powerful production numbers and emotionally-charged story, this is the show everyone should experience. Touching audiences worldwide with its humor, warmth and honesty, this universal show is on stage for the fourth time at The Round Barn Theatre due to popular demand.  Fiddler is a patron favorite and this production promises all the same heart, depth, and sentiment that has audiences returning again and again.

A journey of love, loss, faith and family, Fiddler on the Roof is a celebration of life and all its challenges. The rich orchestrations and beautiful score to the powerful production numbers and emotionally-charged story, this is the show everyone should experience. Touching audiences worldwide with its humor, warmth and honesty, this universal show is on stage for the fourth time at The Round Barn Theatre due to popular demand.  Fiddler is a patron favorite and this production promises all the same heart, depth, and sentiment that has audiences returning again and again.

The Morris Museum continues its slate of engaging public programs and performances this August with a concert by Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses. 

On February 12, 1915, the Abrons Arts Center's Henry Street Settlement Playhouse opened its doors on the Lower East Side. Since that day, it has remained a vital cultural resource, providing audiences with artistically bold work while offering artists opportunities to dynamically grow. Since becoming Artistic Director in 2006, Jay Wegman has done much more than maintain "one of the last standing locations for avant-garde performance downtown" (The New York Times, 2009). He has created an arts venue that is unique to the city's cultural landscape, presenting an international mix of cutting-edge performing and visual artists, both established and emerging, from across the country and around the world, as well as from New York City. In a 2015 New York Times profile, Wegman says Abrons is "a place for people to succeed or fail or land somewhere in between."

CorderoFoods.com, Ricardo Cordero and Barry Gurule are on to something. The little village of Benavente in the province of Zamora; a radius of 20 miles, is home to two grape varieties indigenous only to the area.

Following a rollercoaster journey, worthy of any Brit Flick, REAL WOMEN will have its London debut at the Playhouse Theatre in London on Sunday 8 May. 

3000 Miles Off Broadway Productions, in association with the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, brings the critically acclaimed beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof to the historic El Portal Theatre for 5 performances only, February 3 - 7, 2016. El Portal Theatre is located in the NoHo Arts District at 5269 Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood, California.

The Alexander Children's Theatre School (ACTS), in residence at the Umbrella Community Arts Center (40 Stow Street, Concord, MA), is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for their 2015 production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, which will run Friday, December 11 at 7:30 pm, Saturday, December 12 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm, and Sunday, December 13 at 4:00 pm.

Hillbarn Theatre, the Peninsula's premier theatre company, welcomes the holiday season with the Tony Award-winning musical classic, Fiddler on the Roof.

Inis Nua Theatre Company celebrates the start of their 12th season by presenting HOOKED! by Gillian Grattan, from tonight, October 7, through October 25, 2015.

Inis Nua Theatre Company celebrates the start of their 12th season by presenting HOOKED! by Gillian Grattan, from October 7-25, 2015.

Singer-songwriter-author David Berkeley will release his sixth album, Cardboard Boat today, September 25 via his own Straw Man label. The album will accompany his novella of ten interwoven stories titled, The Free Brontosaurus (Rare Bird). The album and book will be released on the same day.

In celebration of their 20th Anniversary Season, the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center brings back the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof from September 12 - October 18, 2015. With performances on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm as well as Thursdays at 8 pm on October 8 and 15, Fiddler on the Roof will make a third run at the Cultural Arts Center, having previously played in May of 2004 and September of 2006.

James G. Byrd Sr. pursues a new marketing campaign for his memoir originally published in 2009. Written through the eyes of an American boy, 'My Son the Brat: Bentwaters/Woodbridge 1955-59' (published by Trafford Publishing) regales readers with Byrd's story of joining his father at the Bentwaters and Woodbridge Royal Air Force base near Felexstow, England.

Singer-songwriter-author David Berkeley will release his sixth album, Cardboard Boat on September 25 via his own Straw Man label. The album will accompany his novella of ten interwoven stories titled, The Free Brontosaurus (Rare Bird). The album and book will be released on the same day.

Burning Coal Theatre Company has hired Jorie Slodki as its Director of Education in preparation for the upcoming school year.