(various, , ,) (Varies see website) The Midtown International Theatre Festival announces that the Fresh Fruit Festival (FFF) will collaborate with the Midtown International Theater Festival (MITF) to curate the LGBT segment of MITF in July, 2009. The Fresh Fruit Festival will continue to present its multidiscipline festival of LGBT arts &culture in July.n The FFF in association with the MITF will select at least eight works for the LGBT division. Presenting jazzt, comedy, variety, visual arts, literature and two weeks of plays. (Varies see website) Event Website

(various, , ,) (n/a) The Midtown International Theatre Festival announces that the Fresh Fruit Festival (FFF) will collaborate with the Midtown International Theater Festival (MITF) to curate the LGBT segment of MITF in July, 2009. The Fresh Fruit Festival will continue to present its multidiscipline festival of LGBT arts &culture in July. The FFF in association with the MITF will select at least eight works for the LGBT division. These plays will be presented at the Theatre Building, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC. The MITF’s 2009 season runs from July 13 – August 2, 2009. The FFF will run from July 13 – 26 in various venues, presenting jazz at, comedy, variety, visual arts, literature and two weeks of plays (n/a) Event Website

(Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th Street, New York, NY 10011) (7:30 PM) TAKE Dance Company, a contemporary dance ensemble known for its gentle blend of eastern and western sensibilities led by artistic director and choreographer Takehiro Ueyama, presents a program filled with exuberant play, human dancescapes and structural patterns that overflow the stage. The four-performance engagement will feature two premieres: the world premiere of Footsteps in the Snow, set to music by Arvo Part, and the New York City premiere of Shabon. ($26) Event Website