THEATER / COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS

NOW - APRIL 18
The Color Purple
Broadway Across America

From the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, and the moving film by Steven Spielberg, comes a soul-stirring new musical and landmark Broadway event. The Color Purple is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who -- through love -- finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. Set to a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, this is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love and a celebration of life.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
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JUNE 9 - 27
Mary Poppins
Broadway Across America

Combining the best of the original stories by P. L. Travers and the beloved Walt Disney film, the Tony® Award-winning MARY POPPINS is everything you’d hope for in a Broadway musical—and more. Produced by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, the show includes such wonderful songs as "Chim Chim Cher-ee, A Spoonful of Sugar, Let’s Go Fly a Kite" and, of course, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."

Don’t miss all the magic of Broadway’s super hit musical, and let your imagination take flight.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC

APRIL 20
Joaquin Achucarro
Symphony of the Americas

The distinguished Spanish pianist Joaquin Achúcarro joins the Symphony of the Americas, Dr. James Brooks-Bruzzese for a performance of the Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra by Cesar Franck. The irresistible, surefire breeziness of this composition has insured the Variations Symphoniques first place in popularity among Franck's works. A pre-concert lecture, strolling lobby entertainment before and at intermission, and a pre-concert wine tasting make this final concert of the season an event not to be missed.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
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APRIL 23
SOUTH FLORIDA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Canadian-born violinist Lara St. John has been described as "something of a phenomenon" by The Strad and a "high powered soloist" by the New York Times. Lara St John will bring this passion to the Broward Center on April 23rd performing Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" with members of the South Florida Symphony.

Lara St. John's latest recording is with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and conductor Eduardo Marturet: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons and Piazzolla - The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires reached No. 2 on the iTunes charts on its first day.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
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DANCE

APRIL 30
Riverdance
Presented by BCPA & Broadway Across America

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play five Farewell Performances at the Broward Center.

Discover why nothing in the world compares to The Original International Phenomenon! Whether it's your first time or your fifth, you won't want to miss these FAREWELL performances of Riverdance!

Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
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MAY 15
Ballet Gala
Arts Ballet Theatre

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, under the direction of Ballet Master Vladimir Issaev ends its season with a classical repertoire that only high quality dancers can perform.

The repertoire includes classical Pas de Deux and neo-classical pieces by Vladimir Issaev and guest choreographers. Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida will present this fabulous performance before leaving for Europe.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
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MAY 30
Israeli Dance Festival
14th Annual Festival Yachad
Israeli Dance Festival featuring 500 dancers on stage with local groups and invited companies from Mexico, Brazil, and additional exciting locations performing to Isreali folkdance music, with colorful costumes, amazing scenery and spectacular lighting effects.

This year our Festival Yachad reaches 14 years and the gala's theme is "Nashim" which in Hebrew means " Women". Each dance is choreographed to honor biblical women or to portray different ceremonies and traditions by Jewish women.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
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CONCERTS & COMEDY

MAY 12
Jazz on the Latin Side - Negroni's Trio
Pianist/composer José Negroni, drummer Nomar Negroni and bassist Marco Panascia are one of Miami's hottest jazz ensembles. Their "straight ahead" jazz weaves dramatic lyricism punctuated by explosive rhythmical play. Negroni blazes "a percussive trail and dares his audience to keep up" -- All About Jazz. Don't miss this exciting trio, nominated for the 2008 Album of the Year.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
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VISUAL ARTS

NOW
The Spectacle of Life: The Art of William Glackens
Glimpse a bygone, gentler era, through the display of one of its most gifted painters, William J. Glackens. When Ira Glackens, son of American impressionist William Glackens, died in 1991, he left his substantial collection of works by his father to the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale. The original donation included more than two hundred works in a variety of media, later supplemented by another 300 works given by the Sansom Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Ira and Nancy Glackens in the 1950s to oversee their art interests.

The Glackens Collection ranges from the artist’s earliest known painting (Philadelphia Landscape, from 1893) to his last completed canvas (White Rose and Other Flowers, from 1937). The collection also includes works by such contemporaries of William Glackens as Maurice Prendergast, Ernest Lawson, and John Sloan.

In 2001, the Museum opened a 10,000-square-foot wing that is home to the collection, made possible by the Sansom Foundation, and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, Florida Arts Council.

This new installation for our revamped galleries showcases some of the best-known as well as most popular canvases and graphics from Glackens’s oeuvre, along with three loans from the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and one from Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art. The exhibition is curated by Jorge H. Santis, the Museum’s curator and head of collection research.
Open daily. 11 am - 7 pm.  Thursday extended hours until 9 pm.  Closed Tuesdays and select national holidays. Hours are subject to change.
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale.954-525-5500.

MAY 8 - DEC 5, 2010
Pearl and Stanley Goodman Latin American Collection and Recent Acquisitions from the Museum's Latin American Collection
The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University brings together some of the most important modern and contemporary Latin American artists over the last 100 years. This major exhibition mirrors the diverse Hispanic landscape of South Florida with influential artists from Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay, Venezuela, Argentina, El Salvador and Brazil represented among the works on view. Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale.954-525-5500.

NOW OPEN
Wish You Were Here: Postcard Art from the Past 
These early picturesque scenes of Greater Fort Lauderdale provide a wonderful opportunity to see our community in a more idyllic time and in vivid colors.  Small hand-colored postcards have been greatly enlarged so that the details stand out like never before.  Postcards featured in the exhibit range from the early 1930s to the 1950s and show an array of images from historic beach scenes to beautiful views of the New River.  the postcards are printed on a linen textured paper and represent the American Dream.  Along with expressing the beauty of  Fort Lauderdale, the exhibit gives insight into the history and creation of postcards.  
Fort Lauderdale Historical Society.  954-463-4431.

NOW OPEN
Digging up the Past: An Archaeological Excavation of the Second Stranahan Store
Organized in conjunction with the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History, this installation features artifacts uncovered in the 199601997 archeological excavation of the site of the second Stranahan Trading Post.  Build in 1906 by Ed King, the building burned in 1912 and was quickly replaced by the Oliver Building.  Recovered artifacts, historical photos and related trading post merchandise are included in this installation.  
Fort Lauderdale Historical Society.  954-463-4431.



EXHIBITS, TOURS & HISTORY

ONGOING

Broward Center Guided Tour
Mondays at 1 PM and first Sundays of every month during SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch at 12, 12:45 and 1:30 PM. Tickets available at the Box Office. Free. 
Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Call 954-522-5334.

ONGOING
River Ghost Tours Every Sunday at 7:30 pm, weather permitting
The Historic Stranahan House Museum and Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi offer weekly River Ghost Tours; an hour long tour that includes a visit inside Stranahan house and a boat ride on the New River. You will be fascinated by the tales of spirits. Come along! You, too, may encounter spirits along the river. Reservations needed. Tours every Sunday night at 7:30 pm. Cost is $20.00 per person and reservations are a must.
Call 954-524-4736

Historic Walking Tour
Lace up your sneakers and soak up some history with a one-hour guided historic walking tour. Meet at ll:45 AM in the lobby of the New River Inn (Fort Lauderdale Historical Society) and you will be on your way by noon. Available on the first and third Saturday of each month from October until May, cost of the tour is $10. Reservations a must!
Call 954-463-4431 ext.10 for more information and reservations.

ONGOING
Historic Stranahan House Museum
Tour this historic trading post, play a pioneer game and join in literature circles by the New River. Experience a link to the time when the Seminole Indians made friends with a young Ohioan who came to the frontier settlement now known as Fort Lauderdale.
A “must see” in South Florida. 954-524-4736.


FESTIVALS

SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch - FREE
The Riverwalk comes alive the first Sunday of every month as the SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch fills the air with jazz music performed on four stages along the historic New River. Riverwalk Park and a&e District in downtown Fort Lauderdale, 11am to 2pm.
For more information call 954-828-5985

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