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Through 7/06/2008	Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008 - Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum 2 E. 91st St. (5 Ave.) - 212-849-8400 http://ndm.si.edu Price: $15; $12 for seniors & students; Free for members & children under 12 This is a groundbreaking exhibition that fully explores the Rococo style and its continuing revivals up to the present day in multiple fields, including furniture, decorative arts, textiles, prints, and drawings. The exhibition will chart the progress of the Rococo style as it radiates out from Paris, travels to the French provinces, migrates to other European countries, and later crosses over to the United States.
Through 7/13/2008	© MURAKAMI - Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway - 718-638-5000 www.brooklynmuseum.org The most comprehensive retrospective to date of the work of internationally acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami includes more than ninety works in various media that span the artist's entire career, installed in more than 18,500 square feet of gallery space.
Through 7/11/2008	Tap City-The New York City Tap Festival - The Duke on 42nd Street Theatre, 229 W. 42nd St. (7-8 Aves.), and other venues www.atdf.org Each summer, hundreds of tap dancers gather from around the world to teach, study, perform, collaborate and explore. This celebration of tap is the preeminent tap dance festival of the world and is the quintessential celebration of our collective American heritage - virtues that are certainly evident in tap's hometown, New York City. Tap City offers hundreds of master classes and courses with internationally renowned teachers, expansive adult, pre-professional, teen and youth training programs, a slew of diverse premiere performances, city-wide events, the annual International Tap Dance Hall of Fame, Tap Preservation, Tap Teacher and Hoofer Awards, and daily Tap Talks/Tap Film screenings!
7/07/2008 - 7/12/2008	American Ballet Theatre: Giselle - Metropolitan Opera House 64th St. and Broadway - 212-362-6000 between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues www.abt.org The epitome of romantic ballet, Giselle is a poignant tale of unrequited love, remorse, and forgiveness. The role of Giselle, often described as the Hamlet of the ballet world, requires an exquisite stylist with daring dramatic and technical skills. ABT's unrivalled roster of international ballet stars brings Giselle's mystery and ethereal beauty vividly to life in this universally acclaimed production.
7/07/2008 Hours: 7:30pm	Rush - Snakes and Arrows World Tour - Mohegan Sun Arena 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. (Exit 79A off I-395) - 888-226-7711 www.mohegansun.com/entertainment/schedule_of_events.jsp Price: $110, $95, $80 Since releasing its self-titled debut album in 1974, Canadian progressive/metal power trio Rush has been universally regarded as one of the most inventive and exciting groups in rock, famed for virtuoso musicianship, epic soundscapes, and dramatic lyricism. The band's extraordinary body of work - which includes such acclaimed works as 1976's 2112, 1981's Moving Pictures, 1996's Test for Echo, and 2002's Vapor Trails - has achieved worldwide sales exceeding 35 million units. This tour supports the band's most recent album, Snakes & Arrows (Anthem/Atlantic Records), their first album of original material in nearly five years.