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After his ex-girlfriend disappears, Sidney, a glam rock dilettante, is forced to look after his 11-year-old son full-time. His ‘cool dad’ facade quickly falls apart and his life goes into full tailspin as he struggles to let go of his rock-and-roll lifestyle. Meeting with Film’s director after the screening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPeBVnhqLP8 Classroom South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center 10950 SW 211 Street Miami … +

Bass Museum of Art’ Adult Program explore topics, techniques and themes in art through a series of engaging films and art making workshops offered on a rotating basis. This STUDIO session will present 3D paper sculptures and text-based art. Bass Museum of Art 2100 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, 33139 www.bassmuseum.org

William H. Bradley was America’s foremost graphic artist from the end of the nineteenth century into the 1930s. Derived from the Art Nouveau aesthetic, the flowing lines of his designs for advertisements, periodicals, catalogs, and posters made a marked impact on both commercial and fine art in the United States. The Wolfsonian–FIU Museum 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org

Artist Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) left his native Cuba in 1932 to study in America, inspired by mid-century New York realists he was drawn to landscapes, both urban and rural, as well as genre scenes. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Sanchez established himself as one of the premier painters of daily life in the Caribbean. After 1959 Sanchez shifted his focus to other … +

“I’ve no talent for life.” Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free… Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel. Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge at the Young Vic … +

Written and Directed by Nathan Allen Magic by Dennis Watkins Reappearing by popular demand following a sold-out run in 2012! Bold, visually stunning and highly entertaining, Death and Harry Houdini delivers a roller coaster ride through the life of the legendary Harry Houdini! Death and Harry Houdini is reappearing on stage with The House Theatre of Chicago, the great Chicago company that … +

The music of HuDost, the Neo Folk World Rock Ensemble from Montreal and KY, weaves a seamless tapestry of sound that renders tears and laughter in listeners. The duo has toured extensively throughout the US, Canada and Europe since 2008. Their performance here in South Florida will include local tabla sensation, Jeffrey Deen and special guest flutist, George Tortorelli. Their music is … +

Island City Stage presents the world premiere of James L. Beller’s play, “Son”.  On the morning of their wedding, the teenage son of a lesbian couple is confronted with a shocking accusation. “Son” is a riveting new drama that explores the devastating impact of the past on the present as a relationship is tested and secrets revealed. Island City Stage 2304 N. … +

Gary Mullen along with his band The Works, delivers the look and the sound of arguably the greatest live band of all time. A concert designed to present hit after hit of Queen’s “never-to-die” anthems, including “We Will Rock You,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “A Kind of Magic,” “I Want to Break Free” and “We Are the Champions.” Main Stage South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts … +

Two-time Tony Award-winner and My Big Fat Greek Wedding comedy star Andrea Martin joins forces with Seth Rudetsky for a night of Broadway music. After getting her start on SCTV, she won her first Tony Award for My Favorite Year, a second for Pippin, and received Tony Award nominations for her roles in Young Frankenstein, Oklahoma, Candide and Noises Off. Andrea Martin … +

From Nobel Prize Laureate Harold Pinter, The Caretaker is a powerful exploration of social class and the human condition. This tangled tale of two brothers and the mysterious stranger who enters their world crackles with absurd comedy that comes to profound tragedy. The Caretaker sold out runs in both New York and London, and remains one of Pinter’s most celebrated and performed … +

New World Gallery, Olympia Theater, New World Dance Theater New World School of the Arts, Miami’s premier arts conservatory once again presents its most acclaimed event of the year – Rising Stars – in celebration of the school’s 30th Anniversary. This high-energy, Broadway-style extravaganza is an unmatched platform to highlight distinguished alumni who have returned home this year to recognize the school’s … +

This April, Jersey Boys, named “the most exciting musical Broadway has seen in years” by the Chicago Tribune, makes a triumphant return to Miami, April 4 through 9. And this summer, Slava’s Snowshow, a visual and musical extravaganza  described as “eye-catching” and “dazzling” by the Miami Herald, returns to South Florida following two critically acclaimed engagements. Other highlights coming to the Arsht … +

The Department of Instrumental Performance sponsors the prestigious Frost Honor Bands Festival each year, attracting 200 talented high school instrumentalists from across Florida to the University of Miami campus for two days of rehearsals, master classes and a final concert. The performing groups include a Festival Wind Ensemble and Festival Symphonic Band conducted by outstanding conductors Robert Carnochan, Steve Rivero and Jay … +

South Florida Symphony Orchestra performance will be the last of its current season, bringing Mendelssohn’s popular Hebrides Overture opening the concert and Tchaikovsky’s fateful 5th Symphony’s brilliant fortissimos bringing the season to a majestic end. The SFSO has joined an international consortium of orchestras by co-commissioning a work written for returning pianist Jeffrey Biegel by composer/satirist Peter Schickele’s fictitious 18th Century alter … +

The first three performances of Before Night Falls were some of the most emotional, passionate, and theatrical events in the history of Florida Grand Opera. The audience leaped to their feet after both performances, in thunderous applause for what they had just seen. Many also were moved to tears since it was so dramatic and such a personal experience for them. Come … +

Larval Acceleration is the first collaboration between Israeli husband-and-wife duo Rotem Tamir and Omri Zin. Provoked by the repetitive choreography of motors and other kinds of autonomous systems, the artists will power two self-contained, modular factories with their own movements, transforming Locust Projects into a playground for production. This exhibition will be on view through April 15, 2017. Rotem Tamir (b. 1981, … +

The 16-17 Jazz Roots season finale promises to be one of the best yet! Classic rock legend, renowned blues-rock guitarist, 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and life-long jazz enthusiast Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band brings together a dazzling selection of special guests to explore the realms of blues and jazz. Steve Miller will host a wide-ranging musical … +

On April 22, 2017, the Deering Estate presents Platform 450, a transdisciplinary initiative and thought-provoking exhibition of site-specific works by more than two dozen notable contemporary artists that use the 450 acres of the site for interaction and inspiration. Part of the annual Deering Spring Contemporary, Platform 450 offers visitors an opportunity to experience artworks converging on the exploration of scientific data … +

Organized by ArtCenter/South Florida and hosted by Pérez Art Museum Miami Over the past year ArtCenter/South Florida has convened a series of meetings with curators, artists, gallerists, educators, and cultural leaders from within and outside of Miami to think together about the role of education in forming and reshaping the institutions that we occupy. The questions asked and the lessons learned are … +

On the Making is a room-scale sculptural installation by artist Mauricio Gonzalez. Combining found materials and the artist’s daily painting practice, the project considers reuse, recycling and the potentials of art as a functional tool within society. This exhibition will be on view through April 15, 2017. Mauricio Gonzalez (b. 1978, Havana, Cuba) is a painter and sculptor trained at the New … +