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Lonnie Weeks, age 18, has won the Silver Medal in the Junior Division for his performances at the prestigious International Ballet Competition which was held in Helsinki, Finland. Mr. Weeks is a member of the Texas Ballet Theater’s permanent company.

Theatre Arlington has announced that it recently received a $5,000 grant from Union Pacific Railroad. The funds are to be used to support the theatre’s ACT UPS (Applied Creative Thinking Using Performance Skills) program, which combines theatre games and acting exercises to help improve the self-esteem, confidence, problem-solving and life skills of inner city at-risk adolescents.

Regal Opera Company will be holding auditions for its September production of The Coffee Shop on Tuesday, July 7, and Saturday, July 11, 2009. Auditions will be held St. Philip Presbyterian Church in Hurst, and appointments are strongly recommended.

Colored lights will illuminate the night sky during a festive block party on June 25 at 8:30 PM when the Avenue of Light on Lancaster Avenue is turned on for the first time. This public art project by Cliff Garten Studio consists of six stainless steel sculptures that incorporate energy efficient LED lights. Towering 36 feet high, these amazing works been installed along the median from Lamar Street to Main/Commerce Street.

Richard Sabatowski, General Manager of Eddie V’s Prime Seafood at Museum Place, has announced that Eddie V’s will offer three-course summer picnic dinners starting on Friday, June 12 through Sunday, July 5, to coincide with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s Concerts in the Garden Summer Music Festival at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

Steinway & Sons has announced that 45 signature pianos, all signed by legendary Steinway artist Van Cliburn, will be offered for sale to the public on June 20 and 21 at Steinway Hall in Fort Worth. These rare, hand-crafted instruments, each of them utilized in the 2009 International Van Cliburn Competition, will be made available at a substantial savings and represent not only an incredible opportunity for piano and music enthusiasts, but for investors as well.

Texas Dance Theatre, a new multi-disciplined dance troupe based in Fort Worth, has announced that nationally known choreographer Bruce Wood will create a new work exclusively for the group’s September 25, 2009, performance. Season subsciptions and flex passes for TDT’s 2009–2010 season are on sale now.

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2009 “Concerts in Garden” series, an annual festival of outdoor events taking place in the beautiful Fort Worth Botanic Gardens from early June through the 4th of July weekend. Tickets are on sale now!

Jubilee Theatre in Fort Worth proudly presents The Gospel Queen, a musical biography of Mahalia Jackson, conceived and directed by Jubilee Artistic Director Ed Smith, with vocal arrangements by Joe Rogers. The show, starring audience and critical favorite Sheran Goodpeed Keyton in an amazing performance, runs May 21 through June 21.

Stage West presents Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Pulitzer Prize winner Sarah Ruhl, author of last season’s smash hit, The Clean House. Noted director Jim Covault is at the switchboard of this zany, thought provoking comedy which runs May 21 through June 14.