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March 16, 2007 |
Issue # 35 |
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Curtain Rises on 2nd Annual Theatre Festival
Two-Month Fest Aims to Promote South Florida
Theatre
By Mary Damiano
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Artist Ed King and Meredith Lasher,
president of the Theatre League South Florida, celebrate the 2nd annual South
Florida Theatre Festival Photo: Mary Damiano |
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The spotlight will be on the many theatres that fill the South Florida arts
landscape, as the curtain rises on the 2nd annual South Florida
Theatre Festival.
The festival, which runs through May 20, has expanded since last year, when
some questioned what made that particular two months in the life of South
Florida theatre a festival or event. This year, in addition to the more than 30
productions that will run during the festival, many other events have been
added, including play readings and forums.
The beginning of the South Florida Theatre Festival was celebrated at a
reception Monday, March 5, at China White in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Presented by the Theatre League South Florida, the reception featured the
unveiling of the official poster for the festival. Neo-pop artist Ed King won
the contest the Theatre League held to find the right image to represent the
festival and was awarded a check for $500 as well as theatre tickets. His
whimsical poster, Cast & Crew, will be displayed in theatres through Miami-Dade,
Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe County theatres over the course of the festival. |
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For the Love of Literature
South Florida Organizations Collaborate to
Promote Reading and Interaction
By Jennifer Bartman
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A Farewell to Arms, Ernest
Hemingway’s novel about a wartime romance, has been chosen as South Florida’s
Big Read book |
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For the second year in a row, South Florida is
participating in The Big Read, a program the National Endowment for the Arts
began as “a national initiative to encourage literary reading by asking
communities to come together to read and discuss one book.”
Thanks to
cooperation between Broward County Library's Florida Center for the Book and the
Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College, people all over the
region can participate in book discussions, film screenings, lectures and
performances all centered on this year’s book: Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell
to Arms. These events will take place during March and April
in both Broward and Miami-Dade counties, which means that if you live in South
Florida, there is an excellent chance that there is a Big Read event happening
at a library or university near you. |
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The Art Shows That Ate Manhattan
Story and Photos by Irene Sperber |
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 The
Art of Spring Cleaning
By Anna Collins
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 ChoreoNotes
Walking
By Letty Bassart |
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Manny About Town
Bill Wharton: Serving
Up Blues and Gumbo
By Manny Meland |
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Arts
Opportunities
Local organizations seek performers, paid staff
and volunteers |
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 Artist
Spotlight
Ben Sivells
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