Announcements

+ The Buffalo Infringement Festival will hold open auditions for multiple productions (from original scripts to classics) that will be part of this summer's festival. Actors of all ages, ethnicities and genders are asked to prepare a two- to five-minute monologue of their choice for the audition from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 23 at Rust Belt Books, 242 Allen St. Walk-ins are welcome, but to schedule a specific audition time, contact Matthew LaChiusa at 716-884-4858 or MORPHINEHEART@msn.com with your name and the time you would like to come in.

The 2007 Buffalo Infringement Festival runs from July 26 to Aug. 5. For more information on the festival, visit www.infr ingebuffalo.org.

+ Studio Arena Theatre is holding auditions for its holiday production of "Indian Blood" by A.R. Gurney. Auditions will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 21 and 22 at 710 Main St., Buffalo. Seeking male actors to play 16-year-old high school students, no taller than 5'6" and male actors to play characters ages 40 to 45 and 65 to 70. Also, female actors to play characters aged late 30s and mid-40s to 50s. Those interested should prepare: Sides for the appropriate roles, available for pick-up at the Studio Arena box office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This is an Equity principle only audition. Non-Equity actors will be seen only as time permits. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call Jana Blaha at 856-8025, Ext. 1722

+ Tickets are now on sale for Counting Crows, Live, and Collective Soul at The Rock 'N Roll Triple Play Ballpark Tour, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1 at Dunn Tire Park, Buffalo. Tickets are $49.50 and available through Tickets.com at 888-223-6000 or at the Dunn Tire Park box office. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

+ Starry Night Theatre Inc. will hold auditions for the musical "Oliver!" from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, June 18 and 19 at the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda. Auditions are for ages 10 and older. Auditioners will be asked to perform a song from a musical and to bring music for an accompanist or pre-recorded accompaniment. No appointments are necessary. Production dates are 8 p.m. Aug. 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 and 2 p.m. Aug. 19. For more information, call 743-1614.

+ The Buffalo Choral Arts Society will hold auditions at 6 p.m. Monday, June 18 at St. Joseph's University Church on Main Street near Winspear, Buffalo. For more information and to obtain an audition time, call Nancy Cannizzaro during business hours at 847-6930 or evenings at 856-1357.

+ Artpark has added an additional week of Art Camp to its 2007 schedule. Enrollment is now open for Aug. 6 to 10. The camps runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and is $200, and is highlighted by a camper-created art show on the final afternoon. Enrollment is limited as one-on-one instruction is emphasized. For more information and a registration form, call 754-4375 or visit www.artpark.net.

+ Takin' It To The Streets founder Anita Jones-Williams is currently looking for people to take part in this summer's rally on Aug. 18 and 19 at Martin Luther King Park, including choirs, soloists, recording artists, musicians, churches, drama teams, vendors, security, organizers, coordinators, etc. For more information, call 891-4760 or e-mail anitaowilliamsministr ies@yahoo.com.

+ CEPA Gallery is offering summer workshops, including various photography workshops and digital/graphic design. For more information, call 856-2717.

+ CEPA Gallery is offering Summer Youth Photo Camps for ages 8 to 12 ( July 9-13 or Aug. 20-24); ages 13 to 17 ( July 23-27 or Aug. 6-10). There is a $25 registration fee. To register, call 856-2717.

+ Doug Zschiegner has replaced the late Timothy Ward as acting faculty/associate director of Niagara University Theatre.

+ Niagara University theater studies student Charles Wahl, a junior from Buffalo, is the third recipient of the Tara Laurie Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established by Tara's parents, Donald and Janice Laurie, in 2005 to assist Niagara University theater studies students who apply to the department's summer theater program at Schiller International University in London, England. Wahl is among a group of NU theater students who will study at Schiller this summer.

+ The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will be offering its Summer Dance Program from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, July 23-Aug. 9. Classes will take place in the Center for the Arts Dance Studios, Room B82 on the UB North Campus. Classes include ballet (Mondays), modern (Tuesdays), African (Wednesdays), jazz (Thursdays) and tap (Thursdays) for intermediate and advanced level. Cost ranges from $8 for single class to $96 for 12 classes. Participants must be 16 or older. For more information, call Karen Georger at 645-6898, Ext. 1339, or e-mail kgeorger@buffalo.edu or visit the Center for the Arts Web site at www. ubcfa. org.

+ Kingdom Bound seeks volunteers ages 16 and older for various positions from Aug. 5-8 at Darien Lake. Positions include admission, security, altar ministry, artist merchandise, children's ministry, prayer team, ushering and other needs. Volunteers are asked to work five hours per day. For each "volunteer shift" worked, volunteers receive free admission only for that day to the festival. Download an application form from www.kingdombound.org or call 633-1117, Ext. 126. Applications will not be accepted after June 22.

+ The Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts council is seeking artists and crafters, food vendors and nonprofit organizations to participate in the 29th annual Picnic in the Park on July 4. Application forms can be downloaded off the GO ART! Web site at www.goart.org, by e-mailing info@goart.org or at the Cultural Center, 201 E. Main St., Batavia.

+ The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has been awarded a $100,000 state grant for 2007 Education Programming, secured by State Senator Mary Lou Rath. The funding will support the BPO's music education programs, including interactive lectures and behind-the scenes lessons for students of all ages.

+ Squeaky Wheel/Buffalo Media Resources' upcoming workshops include: Grant Writing, Lighting for Film/Video, Super 8 Filmmaking, Final Cut Pro Editing, Radio Show, Sound Design, Max/MSP/Jitter and 16 mm Filmmaking. For more information, visit www.squeaky.org or call 884-7172.

+ The Allentown Village Society's 2007 art scholarship recipients include Jooyeon Oh, Buffalo Seminary to Rhode Island School of Design; Laura Rothfuss, Iroquois Central to Buffalo State College; Connor Lesniak, Buffalo City Honors to Parsons - the New School of Design; Laura Schmitz, Kenmore East to Northeastern University; Jared Reisweber, Amherst Central to Savannah College. College sophomores for their junior and senior years: Bonnie Mae Stuber, University at Buffalo - Department of Visual Studies; Laurie Hermann, Empire State College. A total of $18,000 will be given. Each student will receive $1,000 a year for his or her first two years of post-high school education.