the cell: a Twenty First Century Salon(TM) Celebrates Black History Month, LGBT Community & Eclectic Artists During Surviving Arts Series

the cell: a Twenty First Century Salon(TM) Celebrates Black History Month, LGBT Community & Eclectic Artists During Surviving Arts Series

Month-long Series Features La Boheme (Spoken), Anton Chekhov Stories, Stranger in My Body, Finding Harlem Dawn, Tales & Truths from Hollywood, Songs of Beulah Rowley & Artist Jill Knox

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- the cell: A Twenty First Century Salon (www.thecelltheatre.org) announced today its second salon series of the 2011 season - Surviving Arts, celebrating the survival of arts and artists. The series, running February 13 - March 12, features a variety of 12 events including lectures, readings, live music, art showings and musical theater. Each of the performances in the series will honor Black History Month, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community, or the eclectic arts. Ticket prices for events (charging admission) are $20 or less and available for purchase through Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com). Located at 338 West 23rd Street in the heart of Chelsea, the cell strives to ensure the arts remain accessible and affordable to everyone.

"We created the cell as a place to introduce, incubate and showcase artists of every discipline," said Nancy Manocherian, Founding Artistic Director. "The salon gives audiences an opportunity to experience new art in an intimate setting. The Surviving Arts series is just one example of how the cell brings a diverse group of artists together for audiences to enjoy at an affordable price."

Continuing in the tradition as a salon space, commonly associated with the French literary movement, the cell's next salon series See Saw Solo (March 16 - April 16) highlights three solo shows exploring life's big questions. In addition, audiences will be able to attend the ongoing Dramatic Lecture Series, Tandem Reading Series and Blackboard Reading Series (devoted to Black Playwrights) throughout the year.

Surviving Arts series schedule:
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Darrell Larson's Mythic Gossip: Tales & Truths
February 13 from Hollywood

Tandem Reading Series: Haunted Kids!

February 14 Blackboard @ the cell: Finding Harlem Dawn

February 17 Jill Knox - Gallery Showing & Reception

Oddities, or Frog-Boy Live! A Music Freak Show
February 18 (Equity Reading)

February
24-25 Jeremy Bloom's La Boheme (Spoken)

Flutronix (Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-
February 26 Hull) and Friends

March 2 Stranger in My Body (A Play)

March 3 Justin Waldstein - Gallery Showing & Reception

I Was Drunk That Day (assembled, adapted and
March 4 directed by Darrell Larson)

March 5 HOAXOCAUST!

March 11-12 The Songs of Beulah Rowley

About the cell: ATwenty First Century Salon(TM)

Since its inception in 2006, the cell: A Twenty First Century Salon (Nancy Manocherian, Founding Director; Kira Simring, Artistic Director) has been, and continues to be, an incubator for creative projects. Through its strong commitment to cultivate undiscovered artists, the cell: A Twenty First Century Salon has created residencies for diverse groups including the Tandem Reading Series, Center for Contemporary Opera and The Blackboard Reading Series. the cell: A Twenty First Century Salon is located in the heart of Chelsea, New York City. For more information, please visit www.thecelltheatre.org.

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CONTACT: Rick Gomes, RGPR, +1-917-783-5228, rickgomespr@gmail.com

Web Site: http://www.thecelltheatre.org

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