Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District http://www.riverwalkae.com Fort Lauderdale Culture and Arts Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:11:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Eddie Vedder at the Broward Center for Performing Arts on May 13 and May 14 http://www.riverwalkae.com/eddie-vedder-at-the-broward-center-for-performing-arts-on-may-13-and-may-14/ http://www.riverwalkae.com/eddie-vedder-at-the-broward-center-for-performing-arts-on-may-13-and-may-14/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:58:31 +0000 jtitelius http://www.riverwalkae.com/?p=5716 Eddie Vedder will embark on a 13-city U.S. solo tour in April and May 2012. Special guest Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, The Frames) will again join Vedder on the road. Eddie Vedder’s solo album, Ukulele Songs, was released on May 31, 2011 through Pearl Jam’s Monkeywrench Records. Recently nominated for the Best Folk Album GRAMMY® award, Ukulele Songs is a collection of original songs and covers performed by Vedder on ukulele.

Also released on May 31st was Water on the Road, a live-concert DVD directed by Brendan Canty of Fugazi and Christoph Green featuring performances from Vedder’s August 16th and 17th 2008 solo tour engagements at Washington, D.C.’s Warner Theatre.

Born in Evanston, Illinois, Vedder grew up mostly in Southern California. In his twenties, he played in several San Diego bands, including Indian Summer and Bad Radio. His friendship with former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons led to his recruitment in the band that would become Pearl Jam.

]]> http://www.riverwalkae.com/eddie-vedder-at-the-broward-center-for-performing-arts-on-may-13-and-may-14/feed/ 0 Dr. Michelle Williams to Talk About Native American Medicinal Plants at the Fort Lauderdale History Center http://www.riverwalkae.com/dr-michelle-williams-to-talk-about-native-american-medicinal-plants-at-the-fort-lauderdale-history-center/ http://www.riverwalkae.com/dr-michelle-williams-to-talk-about-native-american-medicinal-plants-at-the-fort-lauderdale-history-center/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:31:40 +0000 jtitelius http://www.riverwalkae.com/?p=5703 The Fort Lauderdale History Center’s 2012 Speaker Series welcomes Director for the Southeastern Region of Florida Public Archaeology Network at Florida Atlantic University Dr. Michelle Williams on Monday, March 12 at 6:00 PM. Dr. Williams will be speaking on Native American Medicinal Plants in the Lucy Bryan Room at the New River Inn.

Dr. Williams has participated in excavations throughout the southeastern United States for the past 20 years.  Her specialty within archaeology is the use of plants by prehistoric Native Americans. Medicinal plants have a long history of use and are still the most commonly used medicine in the world today.  Come learn about medicinal plants used by Native Americans; these plants can be an interesting, and beautiful addition to your landscaping plan.

This Speaker Series is free and open to the public but seating is limited, so please be sure to RSVP. For more information or to RSVP for the FLHC Speaker Series, please call (954) 463-4431 ext.12 or email education@fortlauderdalehistorycenter.org. The New River Inn is located at 231 SW 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale 33301. Fort Lauderdale History Center.

ABOUT THE FORT LAUDERDALE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Formed in 1962, the Society is responsible for the restoration, preservation and interpretation of the Fort Lauderdale History Center (FLHC). FLHC is home to six different buildings (four of which are historic): the New River Inn, built in 1905; the Philemon Bryan House, built in 1905; the Acetylene Building, built in 1905; the King-Cromartie House, built in 1907; the Hoch Heritage Center, built in the 1940s as a post office warehouse; and the 1899 Replica Schoolhouse.  All of the buildings are open to the public over 300 days a year. Through a wide range of educational programs, exhibits, publications, research, tours, outreach and the historic preservation of our buildings, the Historical Society shares the story of the history of our community and the individuals who shaped it.

]]> http://www.riverwalkae.com/dr-michelle-williams-to-talk-about-native-american-medicinal-plants-at-the-fort-lauderdale-history-center/feed/ 0 Lecture: Sin to Salvation, The Cycle of Christian Art http://www.riverwalkae.com/lecture-sin-to-salvation-the-cycle-of-christian-art/ http://www.riverwalkae.com/lecture-sin-to-salvation-the-cycle-of-christian-art/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:50:33 +0000 Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale http://www.riverwalkae.com/?p=5596 Eric Zafran, Curator of European art at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, speaks on the iconography of the paintings in Offering of the Angels in his lecture, Sin to Salvation: The Cycle of Christian Art. Cost for Museum members is $5 and non-members is $10. For more information and to RSVP please contact Shelley Edwards at 954-262-0221 or shelley.edwards@moafl.org.
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]]> http://www.riverwalkae.com/sundiata-an-african-folktale/feed/ 0 Lecture: The Conservation of Old Master paintings http://www.riverwalkae.com/lecture-the-conservation-of-old-master-paintings/ http://www.riverwalkae.com/lecture-the-conservation-of-old-master-paintings/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:30:35 +0000 Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale http://www.riverwalkae.com/?p=5683 Paintings Conservator Claire Barry, Director of Conservation for the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, discusses the conservation of Old Master paintings, including the Titian Madonna on view in Offering of the Angels. Cost for Museum members is $5 and non-members is $10. For more information and to RSVP please contact Shelley Edwards at 954-262-0221 or shelley.edwards@moafl.org.
]]> http://www.riverwalkae.com/lecture-the-conservation-of-old-master-paintings/feed/ 0 Florida Sunshine Pops presents La Boheme to Broadway http://www.riverwalkae.com/florida-sunshine-pops-presents-la-boheme-to-broadway/ http://www.riverwalkae.com/florida-sunshine-pops-presents-la-boheme-to-broadway/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:29:59 +0000 Broward Center http://www.riverwalkae.com/?p=5682 Travel to romantic Italy with Puccini and Verdi via Broadway! Featuring La Traviata, La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, Turandot, Carmen, Rigoletto, Candide, Rent, and West Side Story – this performance is guaranteed to have you shouting “Encore!”
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]]> http://www.riverwalkae.com/love-in-the-park/feed/ 0 Friends of the Museum of Art Afternoon Tea and Fashion Show http://www.riverwalkae.com/friends-of-the-museum-of-art-afternoon-tea-and-fashion-show/ http://www.riverwalkae.com/friends-of-the-museum-of-art-afternoon-tea-and-fashion-show/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:12:57 +0000 Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale http://www.riverwalkae.com/?p=5674 The Friends of the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale hosts an afternoon tea and fashion show at the Riverside Hotel.  The cost is $55 per person and reservations are required by February 9.  To RSVP and for more information contact Lynda O’Brien at (954) 493-6313.
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