Here are some events occuring in the Fort Lauderdale area over the next few weeks. Enjoy!
Slide show courtesy of Fort Lauderdale History Center!
NATIONAL WEEK OF THE OCEAN SEA-SON
Through June 13, 2009
Location: Broward County Various Locations
954-462-5573
Marine related events to create awareness of the wonderful world of water. Ocean expo, waterway cleanups, school marine fair and regatta.
STREAMLINE: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IN FORT LAUDERDALE
Through February 7, 2010
Location: Fort Lauderdale History Center
219 SW 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-463-4431
Learn about America's most renowned architect and his connection to Fort Lauderdale. See a scale model and drawings of the innovative, yet never built, vacation home that Wright designed for a site on the New River in 1939.
MUSIC & DANCING UNDER THE STARS
Ongoing
Location: Johnson St and Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, Hollywood
7:30-9pm
954-921-3404
Admission: Free
Every Mon, Tue and Wed. Music & dancing from big band to country, rock and roll and soul.
BROADWALK FRIDAY FEST
Ongoing
Location: Hollywood Beach Theatre
East of A1A at Johnson St and the ocean
7-10pm
954-924-2980
Admission: Free
2nd and 4th Friday of every month. Live jazz, blues, pop and everything in between along Hollywood's signature 2.5 mile Broadwalk. Charming oceanfront cafes and restaurants serve up delicious innovative cuisine while you enjoy the best array of live music and tropical ocean breezes.
WITH YOU I WANT TO LIVE
Through January 10, 2010
Location: Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale
954-525-5500
A great love of collecting art of our time is shown in the private holdings of local Fort Lauderdale residents and patrons of the burgeoning arts scene in Greater Fort Lauderdale: Gordon Locksley , Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz. All three individuals are tireless collectors passionately engaged in the contemporary art scene. The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale brings together over 100 selected works from these two collections for this exhibition.
2009 ALL-MEDIA JURIED BIENNIAL
Through June 7, 2009
Location: Art & Culture Center of Hollywood
1650 Harrison St, Hollywood
954-921-3274
The Center's fourth All-Media Biennial exhibition will include original paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography, video, computer-generated images, and site-specific installations from Florida-based artists.
VICKI PIERRE: ENCHANGED DARLING SNOW WHITE LADIES IN WAITING
Through June 7, 2009
Location: Art & Culture Center of Hollywood
1650 Harrison St, Hollywood
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-4pm
954-921-3274
Admission: Adults $7, Students/Seniors/Children 4-13 $4, member & under 4 Free
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN
Through June 25, 2009
Location: Museum of Discovery & Science and AutoNation® IMAX® Theater
401 SW 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-6pm
954-467-4463
Admission: Adults $15, Seniors $14, Children $12, Under2 Free (includes museum exhibits and one IMAX film)
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SALTIMBANCO
Through June 7, 2009
Location: BankAtlantic Center
One Panther Parkway, Sunrise
954-835-7469
Saltimbanco belongs to the emblematic style of Cirque du Soleil - a signature Cirque du Soleil show with a style that borrows from theatre, dance and music and where spectacular costumes, lighting and make-up take pride of place.
A LITTLE NEON
Through June 15, 2009
Location: New Light Studio/Gallery, 226 Basin Drive, Lauderdale by the Sea
Opening Night: Fri, May 29, 7-10pm
954-786-1080
Featuring new art works by gifted student artists of the New Light Studio as well as new work by their instructors and principal artists Roland Ruocco and Wendy White. Percentage of art sales donated to scholarship fund. Gallery viewings are by appointment only. Please call for more information or for a studio appointment.
