Ten years ago, Mois%u9CE0Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie, Wy. after the senseless murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard. Kaufman and his troupe of actors conducted dozens of interviews.

The Fringe Festival is a live arts event that presents new theater, dance and music. For an application, visit: greensborofringefestival. org. The deadline is today [Sept. 30] so hop to it! For further info, call 336.549.7431 or e-mail: todd@greensborofringefestival.

More than 56 years after its Broadway debut, Triad Stage presents William Inge's Picnic tonight at 7:30 p.m. at its Main Stage venue located at 232 S. Elm St. in Greensboro. Directed by Preston Lane, Picnic is a love story set in a quiet Kansas town in the 1950s, will conclude its three-week run on Sept. 27.

Leading off Found Objects this week is a call for nominations from the Arts Council of Winston-Salem.

Admission is free with local merchants and community action groups on hand t beginning at 6 p.m. The film starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. And finally, the Enrichment Center,.

Leading off Found Objects this week is a local photography exhibit that coincides with the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. UNCG University Libraries.

Greensboro has Carousel luxury Cinemas, Chapel Hill has the Varsity Theater and soon, Winston-salem will have its own art house cinema. Aperture Cinema.

This week's installment of Found Objects kicks off with Downtown Greensboro's First Friday.

This week's edition of Found Objects kicks off with the Carolina Theatre's 2nd annual Summer Film Festival still in full swing. On Wednesday, the festival continues its tribute to the Coen Brothers with a screening of the 1998 cult hit, The Big Lebowski. Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski, otherwise known as "the Dude."

Performances of A Midsummer Night's NY Dream will run Aug. 14-16. There is a $35 registration fee if paid after June 19. Class tuition is $125. Actors receive a $25 stipend following final performance. For further info, call 336.292.2285. The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art.