Even as the economic downturn drags down donations, sponsorships and grants, arts managers are using new efforts to keep culture alive.
From Broadway blockbusters to intimate plays meant to rock an audience's world, the many professional theaters in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties will present almost every genre of theater throughout this challenging season.
Despite the disappearance of the Concert Association of Florida, which gave up the ghost in February after 42 years, the upcoming classical-music season has much to recommend it, including the return to local concert-hall stages of James Judd, former director of the Florida Philharmonic.
Optimism is definitely one feature of the inaugural Miami Music Festival, due to add a different beat to Miami's already pulsating Brickell district on Dec. 10-12.
South Florida's fabulous mosaic of cultures usually guarantees an exciting mix of Latin -- from cutting-edge alternative to the biggest pop stars -- and world music each season. Only a few concerts have been announced so far, but look for many more as the season progresses.
Despite upped admission fees and downsized programming -- no more international pavilions, no more kick-off parade -- Miami Book Fair International pledges to bring some 300 authors to South Florida this fall for its 26th edition.
In an unmistakably Rockwellian image, a dog and three fear-stricken boys flee, clutching pants and shirts, a ``No Swimming'' sign the only clue to their mischief.
Only three groups are on tap for the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts' Signature Dance Series this season, but they're goodies. Israel's Batsheva Ensemble, which under the inspired direction of choreographer Ohad Naharin has earned international attention for its intensely energetic, sensual and forward-looking dances, will visit on Dec. 5.
Watching your entertainment budget like a hawk in this recession? You don't have to deprive yourself or your family. We are blessed with many free or low-priced cultural events.
What's a night at the theater or concert hall without a good meal afterward, when you can relax with family and friends and have a conversation about what you've seen? Lucky for us, South Florida is so heavily populated with restaurants that you can find just about any cuisine and price range quite near performance halls and art spaces.
Chopin for All Free Concert Series: This marvelous organization brings top-notch talent to South Florida each year and does not charge admission. It presents the concerts in Broward County at the Main Library and in Miami-Dade at Granada Presbyterian Church in Coral Gables. See our Classical Music listings for other details on these concerts, go to www.chopin.org or call Viga Gewert, executive director of Chopin Foundation of the U.S., at 305-868-0624 or e-mail info@chopin.org
Miami Book Fair International: Nov. 8-15; Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Ave., Miami; 305-237-3258; www.miamibookfair.com
ALEXANDER: Alexander Hotel, 5225 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-865-6500.
ARENA: AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 786-777-1000 or aaarena.com.
ARENA: AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 786-777-1000 or aaarena.com.
36th Miami Beach Festival of the Arts: Jan. 30-31; Ocean Terrace between 73rd and 75th streets. 305-673-7577 or miamibeachfestivalofthearts.com.
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre: 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. 305-444-9293 or actorsplayhouse.org
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