Elliot Joachim is still on the lookout for more “zombies” to participate in the “Thrill the World” international dance event, in which participants simultaneously emulate the zombie dance seen in the music video of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

The first one out is supposed to set the bar for the rest. Certainly, this season’s opener for Lakeside Little Theatre, “Quartet,” set the bar with altitude high enough to promote nose bleeds.

Lakeside’s popular TallBoys Band headed for the border late this week for a guest appearance at the famed Pecan Street Festival in Austin, Texas and a series of one-night stands at four other leading Hill Country venues.

Orquesta Axixic conductor Daniel Medeles Cordova (far right) marked a pause in the group’s September 22 anniversary concert to pay tribute to players Marie Laframboise (viola), Larry Laframboise (double-bass) and Steve Wesley Caver (bassoon/euphonium) in appreciation of their unflagging support.

Russian baritone Anton Belov, described by the Philadelphia Inquirer as an “emerging star,” will perform at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Riberas del Pilar on Thursday, October 11, 7 p.m.

The board of directors of the Music Appreciation Society (MAS) has voted to cancel their upcoming 2012-2013 season, citing the continuing delays in the completion of renovations at the Auditorio de la Ribera del Lago.