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There’s a lot in store for Sierra Madre Playhouse’s 2026 season, Small Stage, Big World, during which the intimate venue will showcase more than 90 diverse programs across theater, dance, music, jazz, and film, plus new and anticipated additions including opera, comedy, and an author series. Highlights include artist residencies with violinist Martin Chalifour and Brightwork Newmusic, groundbreaking premieres such as George Sarah’s live chamber music score for Sergei Eisenstein’s silent film Battleship Potemkin, and partnerships with East West Players and Bob Baker Marionette Theater. Featuring international voices, innovative collaborations and family events, the Playhouse is celebrating art that connects communities across borders and generations. Learn about all the varied offerings and new additions at sierramadreplayhouse.org/calendar, and contact Libby Huebner at libby@adlibpr.com for more information.

The 16th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards once again celebrated music in film, television, and video games and the artists and creators behind them. Winners included "Dream As One" from Avatar: Fire and Ash, written by Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, and Simon Franglen, in addition to "Highest 2 Lowest" from Highest 2 Lowest, written by Aiyana-Lee Anderson and Nicole Daciana Anderson, and "Dear Me" from Diane Warren: Relentless, written by Diane Warren. The event featured special performances by nominees including Miles Caton (Sinners), Aiyana-Lee (Highest 2 Lowest), Aryana Sayeed and Jeff Beal (Rulebreakers), and Diane Warren (Diane Warren: Relentless).View the complete list of winners and nominees at hmmawards.com/2025-hmma-nominations, and contact Rebekah Alperin at ralperin@costacomm.com for more information.

Graceland—the Memphis, TN home and estate of the late Elvis Presley—will host the first advanced U.S. screenings of Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concerton January 8, 2026—Elvis’s birthday—offering two free showings at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the TCB Showroom. The 2025 documentary film blends long-lost footage from Elvis’s 1970s Las Vegas residency with rare 16mm and 8mm archival material and newly unearthed recordings of Elvis sharing his own story. It follows Luhrmann’s 2022 biographical film Elvis about the King of Rock and Roll. The screenings are part of the 2026 Elvis Birthday Celebration. Learn more at graceland.com/elvis-news/posts/baz-luhrmanns-epic-elvis-presley-in-concert-graceland-premiere-screenings.

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The 6th annual International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality and Immersive Games—an event by the Audio Engineering Society focused on audio for extended reality and interactive gaming—has issued a call for proposals open until March 24. They are seeking professionals involved in audio for virtual and augmented reality, immersive audio, and gaming to participate in workshops, tutorials, and masterclasses. The event will be June 30-July 3. More information can be found at aes2.org.

The New Century Dance Project has issued a call for choreographic fellows with a submission deadline of Jan. 12. The fellowship, which is part of the 2026 festival slated for July 24–August 2 in Santa Fe, is open to upper-level collegiate (Junior and above) through established career professionals. Learn more and submit your work at newcenturydanceproject.org/call-for-choreographic-fellows.

February 6 is the deadline for submissions (you must also register by January 31) for the Indie Film Music Contest. The competition, which offers cash prizes, focuses on musical storytelling without regard for sound quality to give beginners a fair chance to compete. More information and submission guidelines can be found at indiefilmmusiccontest.com.

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