The Shows Must Go On

The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton raised the curtain on a monthlong run of the musical A Chorus Line back on March 14. After an opening night performance and a Sunday matinee, the production shut down. Roughly 50 miles to the south, on Lincoln Road, Miami City Ballet was rehearsing its Program Four, Don Quixote.

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Miami City Ballet performing The Nutcracker
A&E Roundup: Early December

For the ocean. The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation takes its fundraiser online. During the 12th annual event, Harvey and GHOF Project Manager Jessica Harvey will broadcast from their home port of Grand Cayman, where they will take viewers on a tour through the year of GHOF research. Viewers will get face to face with sharks, marlin

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Miami law firm AXS LAW Group supports local arts

Given its location in the Wynwood arts district, AXS LAW Group has witnessed firsthand how artists have been hit hard by the pandemic. Now it’s here to help through an initiative under its AXS ART branch. Miami-based AXS LAW Group recently created the  AXS to ART Pro Bono Initiative to provide free legal services and

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A&E South Florida Roundup

Live theater is back at Arts Garage. Arts Garage is launching Theatre Live From Arts Garage with Bunker, a one-act play written by Sharonda Eccentrich Richardson, directed by Jonathan David Kelly, and starring Shanteala Mash. The production dramatizes the story of Khalan and his mother as she finds herself becoming the very thing from which

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A&E Roundup: South Florida events and happenings

For those missing theater, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre presents a digital version of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot (pictured above) on ShowTix4U, a streaming platform from Music Theatre International. While Actors’ Playhouse had to postpone its planned stage performance of Camelot, artistic director David Arisco has gathered the stars for a song-driven, hour-long version of

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Business As Unusual: ArtServe

Business backstory: For more than 30 years, Fort Lauderdale art incubator ArtServe has sought to advance arts for the social good. Jason R. Hughes was named executive director in September, after being involved with the organization for five years as vice president and president of its board of directors, guiding its mission to deliver programs

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ArtServe director Jason Hughes
Broward Performing Arts Foundation announces board elections

Broward Performing Arts Foundation recently announced new board and committee chair elections for the 2020-21 season. Meet the members below. [image_with_text image=”28889″] Stephanie Aoun was elected to the board of directors. A graduate of Pine Crest School, Saint Andrew’s School and the University of Miami, she is a Private Wealth Advisor within the Investment Management

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Local community Jewish centers present the Jewish Book Fest

Several of South Floridas Jewish community centers are joining forces to host a virtual version of Florida JCCs Jewish Book Fest, presenting more than 25 events with Jewish authors, books and topics of interest. “The Levis JCC Sandler Center is excited to partner with our fellow JCCs to bring our community this enriching and engaging

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South Florida arts happenings

Young dreams. Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre hosts the 10th anniversary of the Young Talent Big Dreams Finals. The free livestreamed event features children 8 to 17 performing in individual and group categories such as pop/rock/rap vocals, dance, musical instrument, musical theatre/jazz standards/classical vocals and others. Nine winners will receive prizes such as performing

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Arsht Center hosts online panel series

With arts at the crossroads of the pandemic and national conversations on race, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts has launched The Heritage Project, a six-art monthly online panel series. The free series invites community leaders and cultural experts to discuss activism, social justice and the influence of Black art on mainstream American

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Adrienne Arsht Center
A&E Roundup

The Casino @ Dania Beach recently announced upcoming performances in October. Queen tribute band Absolute Queen performs Oct. 3; Valerie Tyson Band performs funk and R&B tribute “Through the Decades of Soul” on Oct. 17; and H20 performs a tribute to “The Music of Hall & Oates” on Oct. 31. Tickets range from $7 and

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Pinecrest Gardens’ annual jazz series goes virtual

In the past 10 years, the annual jazz series at Pinecrest Gardens has become a beloved tradition for jazz lovers in Miami and South Florida. This year, in spite of the pandemic, music lovers can take a virtual trip to Pinecrest Gardens to enjoy world-class acts through JazzAid Live from the Banyan Bowl—while supporting a

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