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Mary Damiano’s Arts Scene

Anthology, the local Beatles tribute band, will perform at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale

Hard Day’s Night
The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale continues its free Third Thursday monthly event series with a special music performance by local Beatles tribute band, Anthology. Beatlemania hits the museum on Thursday, May 21, at 5 p.m., when Anthology begins rocking the best of the Beatles and the Palms Grille Go-Go Groupies begin grooving.
Anthology consists of four local musician—Joe "Holly" Hollingsworth (who also happens to serve as the Museum of Art’s building operations supervisor during the day), on drums/vocals, Joe Bonilla on lead guitar/vocals, George Van Dyk on bass/vocals and Tom Montalbano on guitar/keys/vocals. Anthology has performed at a number of South Florida special events, venues and private parties. Most recently, Anthology was asked to participate in Majic 102.7’s 40th anniversary of the Beatles’ roof top concert, which took place on top of a building roof top in downtown Fort Lauderdale. In addition to the evening’s entertainment, the museum offers free admission, extended hours (open until 8 p.m.), 2-for-1 drink specials in the Museum Café and Wine Bar and gift giveaways from the Broward-Palm Beach New Times Street Team. www.moafl.org.

The iconic silos of the Bakehouse Arts Complex

Something’s Cooking at the Bakehouse

The Bakehouse Art Complex, (BAC), a non-profit organization dedicated to attracting emerging and mid-career artists in South Florida to a workplace that provides affordable studios, exhibition galleries, and professional development opportunities, will hold an open house Thursday, May 28, 6-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Guests can visit BAC’s two galleries, visit with artists in their studios, tour the facilities, get info about summer workshops, membership, and available studio space. BAC is located in the Wynwood Arts District in Miami. For more information, visit www.bacfl.org.

The Ft. Lauderdale Women’s Chorus

Singing for a Cure
The Ft. Lauderdale Women's Chorus will be joined by Encore!, the ensemble of the Ft. Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus and Dinggin, South Florida's Filipino-American Choral Ensemble in a special, one night only performance of “Sing for the Cure, A Proclamation of Hope”, an original, 11 movement choral song cycle based on true stories and dedicated to those affected by breast cancer, breast cancer survivors, their families and friends. Organist Gordon James Roberts will be the accompanist. The concert will be performed Saturday, May 23, 8 p.m., at Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale. For tickets ane more information, visit www.ftlgmc.org.

Theatre Openings
The Alliance Theatre Lab returns to the South Florida theatre scene with Strange Snow, its first production in more than a year. Written by Stephen Metcalfe, Strange Snow is about a young war veteran whose efforts to escape his past is dashed when an old platoon buddy comes for a visit. Strange Snow runs May 28 through June 14 at the Main Street Playhouse in Miami Lakes. www.thealliancetheatrelab.com. The Mosaic Theatre in Plantation closes out its season with Neil LaBute’s In a Dark, Dark House, a play about two brothers at odds with their lives and their pasts. It runs May 29 through June 21. www.mosaictheatre.com. One more thing: There’s a lot of really good theatre available right now, but don’t miss A Little Night Music at the Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs. It’s a sumptuous production, with gorgeous sets and costumes, fine performances and terrific voices. It’s especially nice to see Mark A. Harmon, too often relegated to the ensemble, front and center in a lead role. He does an excellent job, so hopefully directors will move Harmon out of the background and into the spotlight. www.stagedoortheatre.com.

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