May 17 Services DMV To Go The Miami-Dade County Office of Community Advocacy is upgrading its monthly “DMV To Go” event to include “FedAssist,” featuring additional assistance with federal issues like U.S. passport applications, housing, transportation, child support, military/veteran affairs, as well as Voter Education. “FedAssist” is the result of collaboration with the office of [...]
May 10 Poetry A Poetic Afternoon in Paradice* Professor Manoucher Parvin makes a brief presentation of his new poetic novel: Out of the Gray: a Concerto for Neurons and Synapses. He will read poems from this fifth novel and discuss Persian culture and poetry. Widely known as a polymath, he has published novels, poems, short [...]
May 3 Discussion Miami Vinyl In conjunction with the exhibition The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl, on view at MAM through June 10, 2012, Miami Art Museum’s third panel discussion, MIAMI VINYL: The History of Record-Making in Miami focuses on The mid-1990s to Now. Hosted by Lauren Reskin, owner of Sweat Records. From hip hop [...]
April 26 Dance Florida Dance Theater Lakeland based Florida Dance Theater under the Artistic Direction of Carol Krajacic-Erkes has been a popular feature at the Miami Dance Festival since 2007. The company returns with a contemporary dance program that showcases its virtuoso dancers. Highlights of the performance include two new works by the company directors. [...]
April 19 Theatre Pippin The extravagant, enigmatic, and inviting musical production of Stephen Schwartz’s Pippin from Wolfson Opera Ensemble. Pippin is a pop-rock musical and is the story of a young prince who strives for a higher purpose in life through the glory of the battlefield, sexual temptation, involvement in politics, and love. The MDC [...]
April 12 Art Great Apes The Garden Gallery at Pinecrest Gardens will have a reception to celebrate the opening of an art exhibition to support the Center for Great Apes, a sanctuary for chimpanzees and orangutans. The non-profit was established by Patti Ragan in 1993 after fostering a baby orangutan and chimp in this exact [...]
April 5 Lecture Miami Vinyl This should be interesting. Miami Vinyl : The History of Record-Making in Miami, Part I: A series of panel discussions focusing on Miami’s under-recognized significance as a hub for musical production since the 1960s, with an emphasis on the ever-changing roles played by the vinyl LP. The series kicks off [...]
March 29 Performance Pop Goes the Rock The newest visually thrilling musical spectacular from Neil Goldberg, creator of the Broadway hit “Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy” opens Pop Goes the Rock. This one-of-a-kind variety show is a mash-up of celebrated pop and rock tunes spanning the decades. Cirque Dreams aerialists, gravity defying balancers, powerful strong men [...]
March 22 Art Erasey Page Erasey Page is a newly commissioned web-based project that local artist Jillian Mayer produced in collaboration with computer programmer, designer, and creative technologist Eric Shoenborn. The interactive website begins with a greeting from the artist as a pop-up spokes model who promotes visitors to live an internet-free and happy life [...]
March 15 Lecture Cathy Leff The Wolfsonian-Florida International University was set in motion by a big vision: to illustrate the nexus between material artifacts and society by looking at the arts and design of everyday life. Join Wolfsonian director Cathy Leff as she explores what it means for a museum to collect, display, and investigate [...]
March 8 Film Starry Night Movie Classics The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, launches Starry Night Movie Classics on The Courtyard. Every full moon Bizcaya Fountain Courtyard lets the stars out for an intimate, complimentary screening of some of Hollywood’s classic screenplays, including Roman Affair, Cinema Paradiso, Casablanca and more. The courtyard transforms into an al fresco [...]
March 1-3 Theatre The Music Man Support the students of Beach High by attending The Visual and Performing Arts Academy production of the musical, The Music Man. Over a hundred students are involved in the production which includes a full orchestra conducted by student conductor, Julian Sachelli. Vocal Director, Dr. Richard Stewart; Choreographer, Meisha Robinson; [...]
