What's Up In The Magic City

The musical comedy, Miss Tacuarembó, the LeNard Rutledge Ensemble, artist Hector Catá and zarzuelas, the Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir, the Virtual Frost Art Museum

A perfect fit for South Florida audiences is the very funny musical comedy, Miss Tacuarembó  playing through October 18 at the Coral Gables Art Cinema. Young Natalia, from the fervently Catholic Uruguayan small town of Tacuarembó, has big dreams of Miss Tacuarembo stardom. She follows those dreams and, with her gay best friend, eventually makes it to Buenos Aires.  Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables 786-385-9689 www.gablescinema.com.

KCC Productions presents the LeNard Rutledge Ensemble at Arts Garage. Catch Rutledge and his robust vocals at the Arts Garage in Delray Beach October 13 at 8 pm. It’s an evening of eclectic jazz with Rutledge backed up by Paul Shewchuck on bass, Jaui Schneider on keyboard, and Carlomagno Araya on drums. Rutledge’s voice and elegance have made him one of the most sought after vocal LeNard Rutledgetalents in contemporary jazz.  Arts Garage, 180 NE First Street, Delray Beach.  For more information contact KCC Productions at 305-332-2623 or visit www.artsgarage.org 

The paintings of Cuban-born artist Hector Catá will accentuate the rhythms of Spanish and Cuban zarzuelas at the opening concert of the Symphony of the Americas, Tuesday, October 16 at 8 p.m.  It’s a tribute to Hispanic Heritage Month and the concert, the first in the Symphony’s 25th Anniversary season, will be presented at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Amaturo Theatre. The paintings by Hector Cata will be used in a multimedia presentation accompanying the zarzuela, a uniquely Latin form of operetta sung in Spanish.  954-462-0222  www.BrowardCenter.org   

Great music by one of the best choirs of Russia.  The Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir is based in a 14th century monastery in the heart of Moscow. It continues the rich tradition of church chants, the sonorous singing for which Russia has always been famous.  Beside the daily Divine Services, the choir has taken on the mission of researching, arranging and interpreting early Russian music that was banned under the Soviet regime. Its repertoire also includes songs of the 20th century, most notably from the times of both World Wars, drawing on the full spectrum of Russia’s choral tradition.  

 October 17, 2012, 8pm at the Knight Concert Hall, The Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami 305-949-6722  www.arshtcenter.org 

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (FIU) recently announced the launch of the Virtual Frost Art Museum. With this new website art lovers can view exhibitions from a computer or smart phone. Online visitors can tour the Museum galleries and portions of the Sculpture Park at FIU from a variety of perspectives, including 360-degree panoramic views and close-up views of individual artworks. Current and recent exhibitions, as well as archived past exhibitions, will be catalogued, allowing viewers to visit current exhibitions or exhibitions they may have missed. The Virtual Frost Art Museum can be accessed at www.virtual.frostartmuseum.org