The dance troupe is hosting RhythmTalk, a percussion-based ensemble from Olten, Switzerland, that has been collaborating and performing with the local dancers since 2006.

The groups will come together to debut “Stick Together 2010,” a show that features choreography by Faith Jensen-Ismay, Mojalet’s artistic director, and original music played live by the Swiss band.

The showcase concert will happen Friday, Sept. 24 at the Canyon Crest Academy, 5951 E. Village Center Loop Road in San Diego. Tickets to the 7 p.m. show are $20 for general admission and $12 for students and can be purchased at www.mojalet.com.

The self-guided event, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, will feature seven studios hosting the work of 19 local artists.

It’s the first event of this kind hosted by the RBAA, though one that the group has discussed for several years, said organizer Ren Daniels, who added that the idea is to have this be an annual tradition for the association.

At each location, artists will be on hand to talk and answer questions, while some artists will also be painting on-site. Some of the stops on the tour will offer refreshments and music, and some of the artwork on display will be for sale.

The multiple Tony Award-winning musical continues its three-week run through Sept. 5. Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays to Sundays.

Starlight’s version is filled with memorable songs, fantastic dances and a lot more comedic moments than the 1969 movie.

The title character, Dolly Levi, is ably portrayed by Melinda Gilb, who along with the male lead, Douglas Bilitch (who plays Horace Vandergelder), are American Actor’s Equity members.

Many of the cast’s other 30 members have San Diego ties, according to the program.

Combined, the 32 performers and 10 musicians provide two-and-a-half hours of non-stop entertainment. Exceptions are the 20-minute intermission and, of course, multiple on-stage freezes in action and dialogue as airplanes heading into Lindbergh Field fly over the outdoor theater.

For starters, there’s the music and lyrics by the legendary duo of George and Ira Gershwin.

Billed as the “new Gershwin musical comedy” when it debuted in Broadway in 1992, the musical was largely based on the pair’s 1930 production of “Girl Crazy,” which included the songs “Bidin’ My Time,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm” and “Could You Use Me.”

In addition to these numbers, “Crazy for You” includes “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Slap That Bass” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me.”

Added to the mix is a strong cast, impressive dance numbers (which director John Vaughan recreates from the original Broadway production, choreographed by Susan Stroman) and impressive sets, making this a charming and winning play.

The actresses are featured in “A Hot Night at the Blue Note” at the Broadway Theater in Vista. The new musical, set in a St. Louis jazz club in the summer of 1945, was written by the theater’s owner, Randall Hickman, who also acts in the show.

The sisters play Heidi and Heather Hampton, two singers at the club, whose owner decides to do a live broadcast for the military to save the club from creditors.

“We do several duets and we get to sing a lot of standards from the ‘40s,” said Shauna. The musical concludes with a selection of military-themed songs, including “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “My Buddy” and “(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover.”

It also includes “A Tisket, A Tasket,” “This Joint is Jumpin’?” and a big tap dance number set to “It Don’t Mean a Thing.”

“This is a fantastic opportunity because there’s so much history in that era,” she added. “Many of the patrons of the theater have an emotional attachment to the songs.”

Becker, who by day works for Hewlett-Packard in Rancho Bernardo, said he might be the first San Diego-based sculptor to have been elected to the society, which was founded in 1893 to promote the art of sculpting.

At the awards exhibition, Becker will be displaying a sculpture of a head, a cast created to test the patinas for “Liberation,” a 15-foot monument to prisoners of war that will be placed at the new national cemetery expected to open next year near MCAS Miramar.

The exhibition — taking place at Brookgreen Gardens in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — runs through Oct. 31.

Becker, who earned an engineering degree from Stanford University, said that though he came from an artistic family, he avoided the humanities in college, deeming them to be a “waste of his time.”

The play — inspired by the movie that took the legend of Robin Hood, set it in 1930s Chicago, and cast Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. in starring roles — is a reboot, to borrow from the popular movie-making term.

Not much survives from the celluloid version in this production. All that remains are some characters’ names, the Chicago location and two songs, one of which is the signature number, “My Kind of Town (Chicago Is).”

The peppy production, which has its sights set on Broadway, is filled with beloved music, high-energy dance numbers and a ‘60s cool factor that is in vogue thanks to the television series “Mad Men.”

The first “Midsummer Eve Acoustic Music Showcase” will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 9 at Old Poway Park.

The free event will feature several county folk singers interacting on stage as they perform standards, familiar tunes and some of their own creations.

The concert will take place at the park’s gazebo, and audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the 90-minute show.

Featured in the bill will be Jeffrey Joe Morin, Alan Land, Mike Stubblefield and Poway resident Jeff Bertino, along with Lance Gucwa on upright bass

“Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical” will be staged four times Aug. 6-8 at the California Center for the Performing Arts in Escondido.

It is presented by the Fullerton Civic Light Opera, which has staged several shows at the venue, most recently a production of “Brigadoon.”

The show, which had a brief Broadway run in 2006, promises a revue featuring many of the songs written for and made popular by Cash, including “Ring of Fire,” “I Walk the Line,” “A Boy Named Sue,” and “Folsom Prison Blues.”

Auditions for the Philharmonic String Orchestra and Soloist ensemble will be held Sept. 1-2. The orchestra rehearses on Sunday evenings at the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, at 16889 Espola Road in Poway.

The group will be led by Rancho Bernardo resident Alyze Dreiling, a violinist and conductor who is on the faculty at the University of San Diego and an orchestra coach at Rancho Bernardo, Westview and Del Norte high schools.

The group is designed for string players — violin, viola, cello and bass — up to 25 years old. Dreiling said the group is primarily meant for high school-age performers, though exceptions will be made for younger players if they are good enough.

Since 1974, when 16 people who enjoy singing started practicing in founder and director Pat Bean’s Rancho Bernardo living room, RB Chorale has entertained the community with a variety of musical styles.

It has grown to about 150 members, who over the years have performed locally and around the world. In 2005, RB Chorale received the Bronze Cup at the International Choral Competition in Verona, Italy.

It puts on two multi-show concerts each year in the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. One is for the winter holidays and the other is in the spring.

The latter features six high school seniors over two nights, who in recent years have competed for a combined $10,000 in college scholarships. The audience selects which student receives the various scholarship amounts each night based upon their vocal or instrumental performance.

Burgess, who recently graduated from Rancho Bernardo High School, will be performing at the Culy Warehouse, 338 7th Ave. in San Diego at 8 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 14). The show carries a $10 cover charge.

Burgess will be joined on the stage by acclaimed San Diego jazz guitarist Peter Sprague. Gunnar Bigs will play drums and Duncan Moore will play drums.

Burgess said he reached out to Sprague, who was an instructor at a jazz camp he attended at UC San Diego, in the hopes of mixing things up at this concert.

“This show is like my last hurrah in San Diego,” Burgess said. “This will be the last time I’ll get to see a lot of my friends.”

Cygnet Theater Company’s Old Town Theatre in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park has joined with select Old Town restaurants to provide the option of adding dining packages to ticket purchases.

“Homage — Contemporary Art in Digital Media” is on display through Aug. 21 at the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery, 262 E. Grand Ave. From Sept. 11 to Oct. 15 it will also be on display at the Art Institute of California, San Diego.

The exhibition is put on by the Digital Arts Guild, which started locally in 2003 and features members from around the world.

The theme of the exhibit asked the artists to look back and recognize “those whose shoulders we stand on,” said Powegian Joe Nalven, one of the exhibit’s organizers.

Through their statements, the artists had to reference the work of another artist or of a cultural concept, said Nalven.

The story follows a group of these ruthless characters, including the titular Rocket, whose youthful looks betray his resourcefulness as a warrior. It’s an often violent depiction, a look a characters that have many dark edges.

In its current incarnation, Rivera has fleshed out this universe — based on an idea she first came up with in high school about 10 years ago — since 2006.

Her work speaks to a dedicated pursuit of her craft. Rivera said she draws during her free time and juggles a 40-hour work week in order to meet her deadlines.