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Registration has begun for visual and performing arts summer programs at the Howard Arts Council (HCAC) in Ellicott City. Programs are open to the public, regardless of residency in Howard County, for grades K-7. Campers must turn 5 years of age minimum by September 1, 2010 to be eligible for summer camp.

McKenzie Fine Art (511 West 25th Street) announces an exhibition of new abstract paintings by James Lecce, opening Thursday, May 6, with a reception for the artist from 6 to 8 p.m., and running through Saturday, June 12, 2010. This will be the artist's fourth solo exhibition with the gallery.

On Saturday, June 5 at 4 p.m., Coach Gene Stallings, former National Championship-winning football coach at the University of Alabama will speak at Merrimack Hall (3320 Triana Boulevard, Huntsville). Coach Stallings will speak about his career and life experiences as the father of a child with special needs.

McKenzie Fine Art (511 West 25th Street) announces an exhibition of new abstract paintings by James Lecce, opening Thursday, May 6, with a reception for the artist from 6 to 8 p.m., and running through Saturday, June 12, 2010. This will be the artist's fourth solo exhibition with the gallery.

On May 12 at 7 pm, at the Schomburg Center (515 Malcolm X Blvd, at 135th St.), New York City Opera will present an abridged concert version of X, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X, an opera about the great civil rights leader that premiered at City Opera in 1986. Marking 45 years since the assassination of Malcolm X, Composer Anthony Davis, librettist Thulani Davis, and scenarist Christopher Davis will offer insights on their inspiration and creative process.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (14900 La Mirada Boulevard, La Mirada) and McCoy Rigby Entertainment to present the Special Event of La Mirada Theatre's 2009-2010 season of shows, Tony Orlando in Concert 'Let's Salute America.' Performances will be at 2 PM and 8 PM on May 15th.

New York Gallery Week, a new initiative organized collectively by 50 Manhattan-based contemporary art galleries and 7 not- for-profits - spanning Chelsea, SoHo, the Lower East Side/Bowery, the Upper East Side, and 57th Street - will launch its pilot program in May 2010. New York Gallery Week (NYGW) will be an annual event, concentrating on programmatic and artistic rigor, with a mission that aims to ignite the New York art scene and direct focus back to artists and galleries.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announces that three musicals, BUDDY'S TAVERN, CLEAR, and EDEN, will be developed at its 2010 National Music Theater Conference under the leadership of artistic director Paulette Haupt. The Conference runs from June 26 through July 16 on the O'Neill's campus in Waterford, Connecticut.

Target Margin Theater (David Herskovits, Artistic Director), in association with the Ontological-Hysteric Incubator (Richard Forman, Artistic Director), has announced full casting for the world premiere of The Really Big Once, a new play, created by the company, that tells the story of two theatrical giants, Elia Kazan and Tennessee Williams, and how they changed American culture. Under the direction of David Herskovits, the five-member cast features McKenna Kerrigan, John Kurzynowski, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Hubert Point-Du Jour, and Steven Rattazzi. Performances begin Tuesday, April 13, 2010 for a limited engagement through May 8, 2010 at The Ontological Theater at St. Mark's Church (131 East 10th Street at Second Avenue). Opening Night is Saturday evening, April 17th at 8:00 p.m.