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Eureka Day – When Vaxing becomes Vexing

Desiree Mee Jung, Max Pavel,John Shepard, Julina McClarin and Daina Michelle Griffith Credit: all to   Kristi Jan Hoover.            You’d think that somewhere in liberal Berkeley, California, you’d probably be likely to find a progressing private school for preteens. Playwright Jonathan Spector sketches out a reasonable day school model in his witty satire “Eureka Day,” now getting a staging at City Theatre.           The play opens when the school’s executive board is shown meeting in the school library, a cleverly constructed and colorful kindergarten-ish set by Sasha Jin Schwartz. It’s the beginning of the school year, and the board is struggling with how to add the category “transracial adoptee” to its list of ethnic categories on the application for admission to the school.           Operating under a Woke sensibility, the boar...
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🎭 Something For Everyone

  The 2026 Mainstage Season has something for everyone!   Pick your favorites and save! 3 shows -$51 6 shows - $100 Subscribe Online or contact the box office at boxoffice@southparktheatre.com or 412-831-8552 412-831-8552 | www.SouthParkTheatre.com
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Plan Your Evening: The Juilliard Quartet

  View this email in your browser The Juilliard String Quartet is Almost Here! Monday, March 30 — don’t miss the exciting conclusion to our 65th Anniversary season at Carnegie Music Hall with the ensemble that started it all! It’s almost time to return to Oakland for another evening of incredible music making. Plan your evening accordingly and make dinner reservations nearby at Butterjoint, Alibaba or The Union Grill, maybe even take a stroll through the Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History. Still need a ticket? Click the button below! GET TICKETS! Composer Profile: Michelle Barzel Ross Be among the first to hear a new string quartet by American composer Michelle Barzel Ross Ross is a GRAMMY™ Award-winning violinist, composer, and improviser, whose music-making has been hailed as "affecting"  (The New Yorker),  "gorgeous"  (The New York Times),  and "nobly shaped and impeccably sustained"  (The San Francisco Chronicle).    Birds on the Moon ...
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Final Weekend for Infinite Life

  Last chance for Infinite Life Critics are saying this is one to see. "This production... had a riveting impact on its audience.” -  Pittsburgh Quarterly “A quietly compelling… slow-burn storytelling.” -  OnStage Pittsburgh "Deeply rewarding" -  Pittsburgh Tatler And now it’s almost gone. Directed by   Patrick Jordan Featuring  Tami Dixon, Sheila McKenna, Karla Payne, Helena Ruoti, Cary Anne Spear,  and  Michael Tisdale Thursday at 7:30pm (3/19):  1 ticket available Friday at 7:30pm (3/20):  SOLD OUT Saturday at 2pm (3/21):  A few tickets available Saturday at 7:30pm (3/21):  SOLD OUT Sunday at 2pm (3/22):  A few tickets available GET YOUR TICKETS NOW Make a night of it. Grab dinner or a drink at  Braddock Public House  and make a full night of it. Let the play sit with you a little longer. Reservations are encouraged. Support the work that cuts deep.  Support fierce, independent theater by making a  donat...
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COMING SOON: Phipps YCAC Presents Youth Eco-Action Showcase!

  Phipps Youth Climate Advocacy Committee Presents Youth Eco-Action Showcase! Wed., April 15; 6 – 8 p.m.  Phipps'  Youth Climate Advocacy Committee (YCAC)  is happy to announce the return of their annual Youth Eco-Action Showcase! Hosted in the Special Events Hall and Tropical Forest! This free event will host a variety of activities for all ages. Sample plant-forward appetizers, make a sustainable craft, learn about YCAC's work at their activity stations, take home a free plant, and view a sustainable fashion show and art gallery by youth creators. Educators and students can also learn about YCAC and how they can join this amazing team.  This event is free, but registration is required . Click the button below to register today!  Seeking Entries for Youth Sustainable Art and Fashion Show Submissions deadline: Wed., April 1 We are thrilled to announce our call for submissions to our Sustainability Arts Gallery & Fashion Show. This event offers youth age...
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