Center Stage's recent production of August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" has become the theater's top show in terms of attendance and single-ticket income, according to the theater.
The play, which had 46 performances from Nov. 10 until Dec. 18, attracted an audience of 23,160. Its sale of single tickets -- a figure which excludes subscribers -- was more than $151,000.
The previous attendance record-holder was last season's production of "Othello," which attracted 21,183 people. The theater's production of "Lady Day" held the former record for income from single-ticket sales by grossing more than $147,000 two seasons ago.
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Artists are invited to submit proposals for a statue commemorating the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court. The statue of Justice Marshall, who was a Baltimore native, will stand on the State House grounds.
The design competition, sponsored by the Governor's Commission on the Thurgood Marshall Memorial Statue, is open to all artists. However, a background that includes previous experience with site-specific and public art commissions, and with outdoor works, is important.
The Governor's Commission will select as many as five semifinalists. Each artist will visit the site and receive a $2,000 design fee as well as materials necessary to develop the concept and design. The final design winner will be announced April 1.
The commission expects the state to spend roughly $300,000 on the memorial.
Artists' initial submissions, due Jan. 21, should include 35mm slides of their work. The commission will announce semifinalists Feb. 1. For details, call Vern Kimmell at (410) 225-4353.
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Baltimore romance writer Binnie Syril Braunstein and "Woman's World" fiction editor Jeanne Muchnick will lecture on writing fiction for magazines at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Tysons-Pimmit Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, in Falls Church, Va.
The discussions, part of the monthly meeting of the Washington Romance Writers, will be preceded by a 10 a.m. workshop. The free event will explore such topics as finding the right market for a story and methods of preparing manuscripts for publication. For details, call (703) 799-6589.
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Marita Golden, author of "Saving Our Sons: Raising Black Children in a Turbulent World," will appear from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 8 in the auditorium of the Walters Art Gallery.
Admission to Ms. Golden's reading, reception and book signing is $15. Proceeds will benefit the Maryland chapter of the National Bar Association. For details and for tickets, call (410) 655-5581.
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The Fifth Annual Candy Cane Carnival, a free afternoon program with clowns, entertainers, crafts and games, is scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Walters Art Gallery.
Museum admission is free for children, $4 for adults and $3 for senior citizens. For details, call (410) 547-9000, Ext. 237.
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Musicians aged 13 to 21 can audition for the Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra from Jan. 2 to Jan. 7 at Essex Community College in Rosedale.
The Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra consists of roughly 70 musicians from Baltimore and the surrounding counties. Directed Ricardo Averbach, the orchestra rehearses Saturdays at the college and gives concerts throughout the Baltimore area. This spring, the orchestra will also perform in Spain.
For details or to make an audition appointment, call Fran Dearman at (410) 821-5783.
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Performance Workshop Theatre Company, a professional non-Equity theater company that has relocated from Bethlehem, will hold auditions for its first local production, "The Puppetmaster of Lodz," Jan. 10 at Catonsville Community College.
The production, which will run in March, calls for one woman and two men aged 35 to 55. To set up an audition time, call (410) 276-8490.
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Auditions for the 1995 Maryland Arts Festival's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" are scheduled at 10 a.m. Jan. 7 in Room 343 at the fine arts center of Towson State University. The July production, directed by Todd Pearthree, calls for six rock tenors, aged 18 to 40; one bass baritone aged 30 to 50; 13 male singers with a contemporary sound aged 18 to 60; one alto aged 18 to 30; five women with a contemporary sound; and six dancers, male or female. Those auditioning should prepare a contemporary song and bring sheet music as well as a resume and photograph. For details, call (410) 830-2076.