Four New York-based pianists will be in Clayton this week, ready to share their mastery of the 18th century instrument with a modern twist.

"Dry Run: Defining Determination, Testing Reconstruction," an exhibit featuring visual mythologist Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier, is on display at UNC-Chapel Hill through April 30.

PlayMakers Repertory Company takes on another two-part production with "The Making of a King," consisting of Shakespeare's "Henry IV" (Parts I and II abridged into one play) and "Henry V.

Theater Review:  Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern never does anything by halves, with some productions rivetingly imaginative and others frustratingly over the top. "Donald," the company's inventive piece about former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, is one of its very best.

Imagine walking from South America to North Carolina, traversing undeveloped swamps, evading poisonous critters and the threat of drug war violence.

What if Donald Rumsfeld had been held and tortured by the methods he condoned as secretary of defense? That's the premise of "Donald," a new play adapted by Tony Perucci from the novel by Stephen Elliott and Durham's Eric Martin.

The Tony Award-winning "Memphis" has much of what makes a successful Broadway musical: star-crossed lovers, big production numbers, down-to-earth humor and an uplifting message.

Theater Review:  The ways digital electronics have changed our lives is the central premise in Sarah Ruhl's quirky, thought-provoking comedy, "Dead Man's Cell Phone."

An unobtrusive notice began appearing on the Durham Performing Arts Center's website last fall. Tucked into the fine print at the bottom of most DPAC show listings is a "Notice of Prohibition of Online Resale of Admission Tickets."

There's nothing passive about "Born Digital," the new exhibit opening Saturday at CAM Raleigh.

PlayMakers Repertory Company has been demonstrating its estimable resources (and chutzpah) recently with annual two-part productions.

Some authors visiting Triangle bookstores this week:

Theater Review:  Punk rock and the Broadway musical might seem polar opposites, but "American Idiot" proves their fusion can work.

The town will hold a public meeting Tuesday evening to display design plans for a new downtown theater and get the public's feedback.

With the tango's popularity as social dance and TV entertainment, it's logical that the N.C. Symphony would organize an evening of tango and Argentinian music.

The N.C. Symphony pays tribute to the tango in its programs tonight and Saturday in Raleigh's Meymandi Concert Hall.

The Carolina Theatre may have set a record last week when all its three theaters sold out on the same night. According to a copy of an email from executive director Bob Nocek, Friday’s simultaneous sellouts may have been a first.

At first, Rembrandt van Rijn doesn't seem like a painter who could draw 150,000 people to a Raleigh museum - more than Picasso or Norman Rockwell - at $18 per adult ticket.

Some authors visiting Triangle bookstores this week: