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| January 20, 2010
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Issue #100 |
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The Colony Theatre's Year to Sparkle
Iconic venue turns 75 this month
By Mary Damiano
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| The Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach |
Get out your diamonds. The grand dame of Lincoln Road, the landmark Colony Theatre, is turning 75 this month, and the City of Miami Beach is celebrating the theatre’s diamond jubilee with a blow-out bash.
Hosted by Ileana Bravo, Chair of the Cultural Arts Council; Jorge Gonzalez, City Manager; and Matti Herrera Bower, Mayor of Miami Beach, the event, which takes place Monday, January 25, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Colony’s opening night, its history, its current place in the performing arts community, and its multiple award-winning restoration.
The Art Deco-style Colony Theater, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, first opened in 1934 as part of Paramount Pictures' movie theater chain. The theatre served as a primary entertainment location for many of the 500,000 U.S. troops who trained in Miami Beach between 1942 and 1945. In 1960, the Colony’s original entrance was moved to the Lenox Avenue corner when Lincoln Road was closed to traffic to become the pedestrian mall designed by Morris Lapidus.
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Free Films for the Armchair Traveler
FLIFF takes audiences Around the World in 80 Nights
By Jan Engoren
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| Denise Cakir in 40, a new film from Turkey. It’s part of the new series Around the World in 80 Nights at Cinema Paradiso. |
Taking a page from Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel, Around the World in 80 Days, Cinema Paradiso has launched its own classic movie adventure, Around The World In 80 Nights, a series featuring movies, cuisine and cultures from all over the world.
Over the next year, films from more than 80 countries, including France, Germany, Estonia, China, Israel, Japan, Brazil and others, as well as a mini three-day festival focusing on 16 African countries, including films from Zaire and Zimbabwe, will be shown.
All the films are free and open to the public and are screened on Tuesday nights.
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With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board
of County Commissioners |
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