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CulturalQuarterly
Fall 2007
Volume XX, Number 4
Cook
Classic
Beloved Songstress
Appears with Gay
Men’s Chorus
I N S I D E : It’s Not Too Late to Save the Arts • The Multifaceted Dr. Laz
Seminole Culture at the Hard Rock • Ray Azcuy’s Secret Garden
contents
FALL 2007 • VOLUME XX, NUMBER 4
A Special Place
10 Chorus Scores a Coup
16 to Learn
The Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s
Chorus teams with Broadway
legend Barbara Cook to launch
its 22nd season.
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum at
Okalee entices Seminole Hard
Rock visitors to explore the
Tribe’s rich history and culture.
By Leon M. Rubin
By Leon M. Rubin
12 No Time to Stand Still
30 the Obvious
Broward County’s Arts Teacher
of the Year, the energetic “Dr. Laz,”
is constantly on the go as he
teaches, performs and inspires.
By Susan F. Davis
Probing Beyond
South Florida Cultural Consortium
Fellowship Recipient Ray Azcuy
invites viewers to observe his
work very carefully.
By Stephanie Krulik
Departments
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ArtNews / Update on Broward’s Cultural Community
Mayor’s Message / Mayor Josephus Eggelletion Jr.
Council Member Profile / Benjamin Williams
On the Arts / National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia
Calendar of Events / Fall is Awash with the Colors of Culture
Family Fun / Best Bets for the Younger Set
Attractions / Your Guide to Great Things to See and Do
On the Cover
Barbara Cook, star of the Broadway stage and the cabaret scene, looks forward
to performing with the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus on October 22.
About the Council
The Broward Cultural Council, created in 1977, is an advisory board of the
Broward County Commission. The Council is dedicated to enhancing the cultural
environment of Broward County through development of the arts.
Cultural Quarterly
Broward County Board of
County Commissioners
Ilene Lieberman, District 1
Kristin D. Jacobs, District 2
Stacy Ritter, District 3
Ken Keechl, District 4
Lois Wexler, Vice Mayor, District 5
Sue Gunzburger, District 6
John E. Rodstrom, Jr., District 7
Diana Wasserman-Rubin, District 8
Josephus Eggelletion Jr., Mayor, District 9
Broward Cultural Council
Anthony Abbate, Chair
Edith Gooden-Thompson, 1st Vice Chair
Jack Latona, 2nd Vice Chair
Margaret Mitchell Armand
Bonnie Barnett
Michael Bassichis
Darran Blake
Rose Marie Cossick
Dr. Claire Crawford
Arthur Crispino
Patrick J. Flynn
Richard Gray
Teresa Hall
Robbie S. Kurland
Estelle Loewenstein
Anna Toms McDaniel
Charlotte E. Rodstrom
Richard Jay Simon
Beverly Bard Stracher
Diana WassermanRubin, Commissioner
Diane Weinbrum
Benjamin J. Williams
Public Art and Design Committee
Bonnie Barnett, Chair
Lou Anne Colodny
Rebecca Conable
Andres Cortes
Irvin M. Lippman
Ernestine Ray
Dr. Jaap Vos
Broward Cultural Division
Mary A. Becht, Director
Earl F. Bosworth, Assistant Director
Jody Horne-Leshinsky,
Cultural Quarterly Administrator
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our Cultural Concierges for the assistance and
information they provide for the public at the
Cultural Information Center. With their assistance,
we have been able to provide, maintain, update
and distribute information of the local artistic
attractions and events within Broward County.
Without our volunteers’ assistance, the Cultural
Information Center would not be able to operate
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continuing support is a cornerstone to the
availability of cultural awareness.
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(Left) Workers lower a section of "Written Words" into place for the sculpture plaza at the West Regional Library.
(Center) Artist Steve Gillman, pictured at right, works with one of the components. (Right) The finished installation
‘Written Words’
Welcome Library Patrons
Artist Selected to Create
Port Everglades Master Plan
A new public art installation by
Katherine Keefer and Steve Gillman,
“Written Words,” will welcome
visitors to the new West Regional
Library, located at 8601 W. Broward
Blvd., Plantation. The work comprises a sculpture plaza containing
such diverse elements as granite
blocks etched with words, mosscolored cast concrete and four
Japanese Fern trees. According to
the artists, “The sculpture plaza,
like the library itself, is both a
sanctuary and a challenge. It broadens our knowledge as the ripples
flow out from the central idea/seed.
It shows us the world from other
perspectives (the outer grid imposed
on the inner). It is a place where
one can be alone or a place where
ideas can be shared. It is a place for
contemplation and expansion.”
The Broward Cultural Division’s
Public Art and Design Program has
selected artist Mikyoung Kim to
conduct an in-depth study of future
opportunities for Public Art and
Mikyoung Kim
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Design in the context of the major
master planning effort underway
at Port Everglades.
Kim of Brookline, Mass., is an
environmental artist and landscape
architect whose work ranges from
sculptural installations to largescale master plans. She has taught
environmental design at the Rhode
Island School of Design since 1994,
where she has been the chairman
of the Urban Design Department
since 2005. Known for projects that
encourage the multi-sensory experience of interior and exterior art
environments, Kim has created arts
master plans for SeaTAC Airport
in Seattle, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration in White Oak, Md.,
and the city of Chapel Hill, N.C.
In order to develop the Port Everglades Art Master Plan, the artist will
conduct research; interact with the
community, Port Everglades staff and
constituents and agency master plan
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consultants; and recommend art
opportunities, locations, budgets
and schematic timelines.
The Port Everglades Master Plan is
intended to assess the potential for
creating integrated and site-specific
artworks as a component of future
projects such as construction or
renovation of cruise terminals and
other facilities. “People depend
on the Port, so this is the right
direction for us,” says Mayor
Josephus Eggelletion Jr.
An acclaimed new documentary
about the arts education crisis in
America, Class Act, features a familiar place and face – Young At Art
Children’s Museum in Davie and its
executive director, Mindy Shrago.
The film weaves former Miami Beach
Senior High drama teacher Jay W.
Jensen’s personal story with the fate
of arts education in America today,
providing a report card on what
lies ahead for America’s children.
In collaboration with the Fort
Lauderdale International Film
Festival and the Broward Cultural
Division, Young At Art hosted a
preview screening at Cinema
Paradiso prior to the film’s release
this fall. Heather Winters, who
produced the film, participated in a
question-and-answer session with
audience members following the
showing. Winters was co-executive
producer of the Academy Award®
nominated documentary film,
Super Size Me. The film was directed
by Sara Sackner.
“During our two-year journey
making this film, we learned how
Arts Teacher of the Year
Celebration Set for Oct. 24
A gala awards ceremony honoring
the 2007 Broward County Arts
Teacher of the Year, Dr. David
Lazerson, will take place on October
24 beginning at 6 p.m. at the
Broward Center for the Performing
Arts. “Dr. Laz,” as he is popularly
known, is the special needs music
teacher at the Quest Center in
Hollywood. (Please see page 12
for a profile of this colorful and
inspiring teacher.)
Young At Art Featured
in New Documentary
message from the Mayor
the arts ensure that a student’s
creativity is awakened and nurtured
and how the arts keep kids in
school, therefore creating better
citizens,” Winters and Sackner
state on the Class Act website.
“We learned that creative people are
needed for the future of our country
and the new global economy.”
For more information, visit
www.classactthemovie.com.
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The Arts Teacher of the Year
Award was created by the Broward
County Cultural Division in 1985 to
annually recognize an outstanding
arts teacher in Broward County
schools. The winner receives a cash
stipend of $2,500, a scholarship
to Nova Southeastern University, a
Tiffany crystal apple, an inscribed
brick on Riverwalk and an assortment of gifts from cultural
organizations and businesses.
Sponsors of the 2007 Arts Teacher
of the Year award include the Adler
Group, AutoNation, BankAtlantic,
BellSouth, the Broward Center for
the Performing Arts, Children’s
Services Council of Broward County,
Commerce Bank, the Florida Marlins
Community Foundation, Scott and
Fran Mulcahy, Nova Southeastern
University, Publix Super Market
Charities, the School Board of
Broward County, FL, and the
Sun-Sentinel.
The awards ceremony is free and
open to the public. To make a
reservation, visit www.broward.org/
arts and click on “workshops” or
call (954) 357-7321.
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arlier this year, the Broward County
Board of County Commissioners
voted to designate the Broward
Center for the Performing Arts as
our community’s first international
cultural embassy.
This action not only served
to recognize the outstanding
contributions that the Broward
Center has made since it opened in
1991, but also to acknowledge the
critical role that the organization
plays in enhancing the economic
strength of Broward County.
A cultural embassy brings together
culture and commerce. It’s a place
where international visitors will
gather to do business and explore
the many cultural venues that
Broward County has to offer.
The importance of having a
cultural embassy in our midst
was validated when the Broward
Center hosted the World Mayors’
Reception during the 51st Sister
Cities International Annual
Conference in Fort Lauderdale.
The Broward Center is just one of
many cultural organizations that,
together, tremendously enhance
our county’s appeal to thousands
of international visitors each year.
We applaud everything you do
to serve as ambassadors of our
community. Please know that
your efforts are invaluable –
and appreciated. ★
Sincerely,
Josephus Eggelletion Jr.
Broward County Mayor
An artist's rendering of the
proposed Pompano Drum Circle
support “Big Read” programs
between September and December
2007. The Big Read, launched
nationally in 2006 by the NEA in
partnership with the Institute of
Museum and Library Services and
Arts Midwest, encourages literary
reading by asking communities to
come together to read and discuss
a single book.
The Big Read in Broward County,
scheduled for November 1-30, will
feature The Joy Luck Club by Amy
Tan. Big Read events will include
book and film discussions, cultural
programs and “The Big Read for
Little Readers,” which will focus
on Amy Tan’s picture book Sagwa:
The Chinese Siamese Cat. For
information, call (954) 357-7386.
Creative Team Introduces
Pompano Beach Artwork
Artists Bill and Mary Buchen and the
Broward County Office of Transportation recently invited members
of the community to learn and comment about The Drum Circle, the
interactive public artwork designed
for the new Northeast Transit Center
in Pompano Beach. The new facility
will consist of a transit hub, parking
and transit amenities.
United States, including sound parks
and science playgrounds, aeolian
(wind) harps and designs for urban
and natural environments.
Florida Center for the Book
Receives ‘Big Read’ Grant
The National Endowment for the
Arts (NEA) has named Florida
Center for the Book at Broward
County Library as one of 117
organizations to receive grants to
Bonnet House to Launch
Around the World Tour
Members of The National Trust for
Historic Preservation will kick off
an “Around the World by Private
Jet” tour at Bonnet House Museum
& Gardens on January 5, 2008.
Travelers will be joined by worldclass historians, scientists and
cultural experts to explore 13 of
the world’s most treasured and
legendary places, including Easter
Island. the Great Barrier Reef,
the Taj Mahal and the Sphinx.
Located on a paved circle, The Drum
Circle will include a grouping of
sculptural instruments that invite
communal music making. The artwork draws upon the musical
traditions of the diverse cultures represented in the Pompano Beach
community and aims to connect
these traditions through the universal language of rhythmic percussion.
The artists also paid attention to the
fact that the Blanche-Ely High
School’s marching band is an awardwinning ensemble, of which the City
of Pompano Beach is very proud.
Bill & Mary Buchen / Sonic Architecture have designed interactive
installations for museums, galleries
and public sites throughout the
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grounds and gardens on January 5, 2008.
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The group’s visit to Bonnet House
will include a private tour through
the home and studio of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederic Clay Bartlett, tea on the
veranda, a stroll through the nature
trails and a walk through one of the
country’s largest orchid collections.
Broward County Tops
Florida Arts Plate Sales
Broward County led the state in
2006 sales of the Florida “State of
the Arts” license plate. The 3,279
arts plates sold here exceeded the
totals in both Palm Beach County
(2,671) and Miami-Dade County
(2,061). Since the program began in
1995, Broward County has earned
more than $800,000 in revenues
from license plate sales.
And if one arts plate isn’t enough,
you can now purchase a specialty
license plate gift certificate for a
family member, friend or colleague.
It’s a great gift idea for the upcoming
holidays or a unique birthday
present. Gifts certificates can be
purchased at any authorized motor
vehicle office in Florida and can
be redeemed at any other office.
For details, visit www.hsmv.state.
fl.us/specialtytags/slpgift.html.
was recently a guest of the People’s
Republic of China as a featured
speaker at the China-U.S. Science
Popularization Forum, hosted by
the Chinese Ministry of Science
and Technology in Shanghai. The
Forum was co-hosted by the China
Science and Technology Exchange
Center and the U.S. National
Science Foundation.
Cavendish was one of six U.S.
delegates invited to the Forum,
which was attended by hundreds of
scientists, researchers, government
officials and museum leaders from
throughout the People’s Republic.
The Forum focused on science
and technology dissemination and
public scientific literacy. Cavendish
was the sole representative of U.S.
science museums, and addressed
the group on “The Role and Function of Science Centers in the U.S.
in Science and Technology Literacy.”
Hooray for Our Volunteers!
The Broward County Cultural
Information Center is run almost
entirely by volunteer staff – each of
whom is enthusiastically dedicated
to directing local residents and
tourists alike to Broward County’s
finest arts events and attractions.
Three of the individuals listed below
– William Aberbach, Esther Farhy
and Gerson Frank – have been with
the CIC since its inception in 2001.
To all of our volunteers, thank you!
William Aberbach
Joan Belfiore
Suzanne Berta
Sandra Brassard
Nancy Burch
Elaine Cohen
Esther Farhy
Abe Farhy
Gerson Frank
Nancy Fulmer
Mel Gelb
Evelyn Gelb
Jill Gentile
Frank Gliboff
Sara Gliboff
Elaine Goldman
Will Groves
Ann Hefler
Lester Horne
Howard Lanege
Jane Lefkin
Susan Manchester
Jane Moguillansky
Phoebe Satlin
Shelly Satlin
Ruth Solomon
Sally Wollenstein
“The Chinese take the issue of
public science literacy very seriously
and are making it a priority of the
Chinese people to do everything
they can to advance it,” Cavendish
said. “The government there understands that science centers have a
major role to play in this effort and
Funds from arts license plate sales
have been earmarked for the Sailboat
Bend Artist Lofts project, which is
currently under construction. “The
arts tag fund has been a valuable
resource used to plan Florida’s first
housing projects with studios for
artists,” notes Mary A. Becht, director of the Broward Cultural Division.
Where Do YOU Read CQ?
Cavendish Speaks
at Shanghai Forum
Kim L. Cavendish, president and
CEO of the Museum of Discovery
and Science in Fort Lauderdale,
it is investing major funds in building state-of-the-art science museums
in the major cities, and smaller
science centers in outlying areas.
They know that schools cannot
do the job alone.”
Kim Cavendish
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We recently invited readers to send
us photos from far-flung places to
show us how far and wide Cultural
Quarterly travels. We were delighted
to receive the photo on the next page
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SIGRID TIDMORE
Faculty members at the June 2 session included (from left) Rafael Cruz,
Susie Frazier Mueller, George Gadson, Nerissa Street and Joan Perch.
Arts and Business Blend in Workshop Series
More than 50 dedicated artists spent four consecutive Saturdays
in June focused on the process of cultivating and advancing
their business skills in the Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI),
presented by the Broward Cultural Division, ArtServe and the
Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) in Cleveland.
“Artists are the most important ingredient for a creative economy
and healthy cultural ecosystem,” said Mary A. Becht, Cultural
Division director. “Through this program, we are investing in
the professional development of our artists.”
Designed by CPAC to help visual, performing and literary artists
operate in the marketplace more effectively, the AEI course curriculum showed artists how to identify and develop their personal brand,
develop strategies for communicating with their target market, raise
capital and identify a variety of tools for protecting their work legally.
“It’s really been gratifying to hear from artists about how much the
course has meant to them,” said Megan Van Voorhis, CPAC’s senior
director. “They are taking away lessons that are helping them launch
successful small businesses, and we’re working to make sure that
the course provides them with every opportunity to do so.”
This course will be repeated in Spring 2008. Call (954) 357-7502
for more information.
from Linda Bird of Fort Lauderdale’s
Bird Realty, which shows her and
her husband, Dennis, with an issue
of CQ in St. Thomas in the U.S.
Virgin Islands. If you would like to
be featured in an upcoming issue,
send a high-resolution digital photo
of yourself with an issue of the
magazine to [email protected].
You might just see yourself in print!
Short Takes...
➤ Judy Drucker, who founded the
Concert Association of Florida
and served as its artistic director
for 40 years, has joined Florida
Grand Opera as senior artistic
advisor. Her principal responsibilities will include creating a new
series featuring internationally
acclaimed singers in concert with
the Florida Classical Orchestra –
the ensemble that accompanies
the opera throughout the season.
Drucker will also offer advice on
repertory, singers and upcoming
artists.
➤ Sami Klitzman of Weston, a
student at International Dance
Academy in Sunrise, was featured
in the role of Baby June in the
New York City Center’s Encores!
Summer Stars production of
Gypsy, starring Patti LuPone
and directed by Arthur Laurents.
Sami, 11, who uses the stage
name Sami Gayle, won the role
after competing with more than
a thousand talented young hopefuls from across the nation. ★
George Gadson fields a question.
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COUNCIL
MEMBER
PROFILE
Ben Williams Champions the Arts
Throughout a Storied Career
W
hen Benjamin J. Williams was principal of Walker Elementary School in
Fort Lauderdale, he made an indelible
impression on one of his students.
“He would ask all of us how we were
that day, giving us a hearty pat on the
back, and he would grin and say with
much enthusiasm, ‘FANTASTIC!’ I
never forgot how dynamic he was,”
recalls Gretchen Weihe Fasulo, who
would grow up to become the music
teacher at Sawgrass Elementary
School and the 2006 Broward
County Arts Teacher of the Year.
“Often, I myself will give my kids a
resounding ‘FANTASTIC’ whenever
they need it,” she says. “He was quite
a prominent person in my young life
and I have never forgotten his face,
his voice or his words.”
Ben Williams receives the compliment
warmly. “You never know when
you’re touching the life of a student,”
he says. It’s a safe bet that Williams
has made a similar difference to
thousands of youngsters in more
than half a century as an educator.
Even though he retired in 1994,
his influence continues. Now in his
second term as a member of the
Broward County School Board, he
serves as the board’s representative
on the Broward Cultural Council.
Williams’ path has been remarkable
in many ways. He graduated from
high school at age 15, then earned
a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary
Education at Florida A&M and a
Master’s Degree from Indiana
University. He spent his entire
career in the Broward County School
District, beginning as a teacher at
Dillard Elementary School in 1955.
Years later, Williams became the first
black teacher, first black intern
principal, first black assistant principal
“I was always interested in the arts –
always,” he acknowledges. “My
grandmother, mother, aunt and sister
were great pianists; my uncles were
great in voice. Something happened
to me,” he jokes. “I never could play
an instrument or sing. I just like the
arts. So when I had the opportunity
to represent the School board on
the Broward Cultural Council, I was
happy.” He believes it is imperative
that the arts continue to be a part
of the curriculum in every school.
and the first black elementary school
principal assigned to an all-white
school in the Broward County School
District. In 1975, he took another
pioneering step when he introduced
the first magnet school program in
the Broward County School District
and the first magnet school concept
in the Southeastern United States at
Walker Elementary School in
Northwest Fort Lauderdale. The
enrollment at Walker Elementary
became 38 percent white and 62
percent black; 32 white students
from a subdivision in Deerfield Beach
enrolled and car-pooled to Walker.
Williams continued to advance
the magnet school concept as
principal of Parkway Middle School
of Performing Arts and Technology
and as principal at Dillard High
(Performing Arts and Technology).
The magnet school concept was
modeled after the desegregation
plan implemented by the Houston,
Texas, school district. As a principal,
Williams believed in developing
positive attitudes for learning.
He feels that the arts play a very
important part in helping students
develop a positive attitude about
life – and if they have a positive
attitude about life, they will
become productive citizens.
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Williams has taken a particular
interest in the Cultural Council’s
new Micro Credit Program, which
offers funding and training to help
individual local artists acquire
business skills and loans. A series
of workshops were held for local
artists in June and July. What was
most rewarding, he said, was that
it was anticipated that about 40
artists would attend, but there
were actually approximately 100
in attendance. The program gave
the artists the opportunity to go
through a series of experiences
about art as a business.
Enthusiasm arises frequently in
a conversation with Ben Williams.
Whether he’s remembering the
past, looking ahead to the future
or focusing on the importance of
the arts, he exhibits a seemingly
unending sense of the positive.
“The arts can provide an opportunity
for all of us to dream about a different
world – to relate beyond what I
am doing to make money; to relax
and feel good,” he observes. “If an
individual feels good about life itself –
and arts play an important part in
that – then he can be more productive.
I feel good about that!” ★
– Leon M. Rubin
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ON THE
ARTS
American Culture is Going the Way of the Infomercial –
But It’s Not Too Late to Reverse the Trend
B Y D A N A G IO I A
virtually all of a culture’s celebrated
figures are in sports or entertainment, how few possible role models
we offer the young.
The following is excerpted from
the speech delivered by Dana
Gioia, Chairman of the National
Endowment for the Arts, at the
Stanford University Commencement
on June 17, 2007.
There are so many other ways to
lead a successful and meaningful life
that are not denominated by money
or fame. Adult life begins in a child’s
imagination, and we’ve relinquished
that imagination to the marketplace.
Everything now is entertainment.
And the purpose of this omnipresent
commercial entertainment is to sell
us something. American culture has
mostly become one vast infomercial.
I know that there was a bit of
controversy when my name was
announced as the graduation
speaker. A few students were
especially concerned that I lacked
celebrity status. It seemed I wasn’t
famous enough. I couldn’t agree
more. As I have often told my wife
and children, “I’m simply not
famous enough.”
And that – in a more general and
less personal sense – is the subject
I want to address today, the fact
that we live in a culture that barely
acknowledges and rarely celebrates
the arts or artists.
I’d like to survey a cross-section of
Americans and ask them how many
active NBA players, Major League
Baseball players and American Idol
finalists they can name. Then I’d ask
them how many living American
poets, playwrights, painters, sculptors, architects, classical musicians,
conductors and composers they can
name. I’d even like to ask how many
living American scientists or social
thinkers they can name.
Fifty years ago, I suspect that along
with Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays
and Sandy Koufax, most Americans
could have named, at the very least,
Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, Arthur
Miller, Thornton Wilder, Georgia
O’Keeffe, Leonard Bernstein,
Leontyne Price and Frank Lloyd
Wright. Not to mention scientists
and thinkers like Linus Pauling,
Jonas Salk, Rachel Carson, Margaret
Mead and especially Dr. Alfred
Kinsey.
I don’t think that Americans were
smarter then, but American culture
was. Even the mass media placed a
greater emphasis on presenting a
broad range of human achievement.
Today, almost everything in our
national culture, even the news,
has been reduced to entertainment,
or altogether eliminated.
Lack of role models
The loss of recognition for artists,
thinkers and scientists has impoverished our culture in innumerable
ways, but let me mention one. When
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The role of culture, however, must
go beyond economics. It is not
focused on the price of things,
but on their value. And, above all,
culture should tell us what is beyond
price, including what does not
belong in the marketplace. A culture
should also provide some cogent
view of the good life beyond mass
accumulation. In this respect, our
culture is failing us.
There is only one social force in
America potentially large and strong
enough to counterbalance this
profit-driven commercialization
of cultural values, our educational
system, especially public education.
Traditionally, education has been
one thing that our nation has agreed
cannot be left entirely to the marketplace – but made mandatory and
freely available to everyone.
At 56, I am just old enough to
remember a time when every public
high school in this country had a
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music program with choir and band,
usually a jazz band, too, sometimes
even an orchestra. And every high
school offered a drama program,
sometimes with dance instruction.
And there were writing opportunities
in the school paper and literary magazine, as well as studio art training.
I am sorry to say that these programs
are no longer widely available to
the new generation of Americans.
This once visionary and democratic
system has been almost entirely
dismantled by well-meaning but
myopic school boards, county
commissioners and state officials,
with the federal government largely
indifferent to the issue. Art became
an expendable luxury, and 50 million
students have paid the price. Today
a child’s access to arts education is
largely a function of his or her
parents’ income.
Sharing the blame
In a time of social progress and
economic prosperity, why have we
experienced this colossal cultural
and political decline? There are
several reasons, but I must risk
offending many friends and colleagues by saying that surely artists
and intellectuals are partly to blame.
Most American artists, intellectuals
and academics have lost their ability
to converse with the rest of society.
We have become wonderfully expert
in talking to one another, but we
have become almost invisible and
inaudible in the general culture.
This mutual estrangement has
had enormous cultural, social and
political consequences. America
needs its artists and intellectuals,
and they need to reestablish their
rightful place in the general culture.
If we could reopen the conversation
between our best minds and the
broader public, the results would
not only transform society but also
artistic and intellectual life.
There is no better place to start this
rapprochement than in arts educa-
tion. How do we explain to the
larger society the benefits of this
civic investment when they have
been convinced that the purpose of
arts education is mostly to produce
more artists – hardly a compelling
argument to either the average
taxpayer or financially strapped
school board?
We need to create a new national
consensus. The purpose of arts
education is not to produce more
artists, though that is a byproduct.
The real purpose of arts education
is to create complete human beings
capable of leading successful and
productive lives in a free society.
This is not happening now in
American schools. What are we to
make of a public education system
whose highest goal seems to be
producing minimally competent
entry-level workers?
The situation is a cultural and
educational disaster, but it also
has huge and alarming economic
consequences. If the United States
is to compete effectively with the
rest of the world in the new global
marketplace, it is not going to
succeed through cheap labor or
cheap raw materials, nor even the
free flow of capital or a streamlined
industrial base. To compete successfully, this country needs continued
creativity, ingenuity and innovation.
It is hard to see those qualities
thriving in a nation whose
educational system ranks at
the bottom of the developed
world and has mostly eliminated
the arts from the curriculum.
I have seen firsthand the enormous
transformative power of the arts –
in the lives of individuals, in communities and even society at large.
Marcus Aurelius believed that the
course of wisdom consisted of
learning to trade easy pleasures for
more complex and challenging ones.
I worry about a culture that bit by
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Americans for the Arts' ongoing "Art. Ask For
More." campaign helps to raise consciousness
about the same issues that concern Dana Gioia.
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Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus
Builds Community On Stage and Off
BY LEON M. RUBIN
T
o fans of Broadway musicals and
the cabaret world, Barbara Cook is
nothing short of legendary. During
a career that spans five decades,
Cook originated the role of Marian
the Librarian in the original
Broadway cast of Meredith Willson's
The Music Man, was the first female
pop singer to be presented in concert
by New York's Metropolitan Opera
Company and has performed half a
dozen solo concerts at Carnegie Hall.
So, how significant is it that Cook
accepted an invitation to appear in
concert on October 22 with the
Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus
to kick off the group’s 22nd season?
Very significant.
“We’re heading into a whole new
era,” says the chorus’ president,
William Spinosa. “We are attracting
members with incredible musical
backgrounds and theater backgrounds. It has been an amazing
thing to see the metamorphosis
of the group. And that gives us
new opportunities – like
performing with Barbara Cook.”
Adds Todd Wiley, the chorus’ director
since 2002, “The concert with
Barbara Cook is one more step in
awareness and understanding of
what we do. We want to get more
into the mainstream. People are
buying tickets and coming to see us –
so we want to give them a product
that we can be proud of.”
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The oldest gay performing arts
organization in the State of Florida,
the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s
Chorus was established in 1986 with
inspiration from such groundbreaking
organizations as the New York City
Gay Men’s Chorus and the Chicago
Gay Men’s Chorus. Its mission is
simply stated – but somewhat more
challenging to achieve: “To build
community through quality musical
performances that promote a world
that accepts and values diversity.”
Indeed, building community is one
of the things the chorus does best –
both within the membership ranks
and on a much broader scale.
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Time and time again, conversations
about the chorus lead quickly to the
word “family.” As Spinosa explains
it, “We are a family. We are such a
diverse group of guys. Some are
pushing 80 and some are 21. We
are from all backgrounds and professions. Some are single and some
have been in relationships for 30
years. This is a way for us to bond.”
The feeling of family is strongly
encouraged. In fact, Wiley points
out, the chorus holds an annual
retreat that is led by a corporate
team-builder at a location that’s far
enough away from home to minimize
distractions and encourage focus.
“While the chorus still provides a
social function, the camaraderie
among the members and the support
they give each other are remarkable.
Amazing friendships have come
out of it,” Wiley says.
There are plenty of opportunities
for the sense of community to
build. The full group rehearses once
a week, and there are additional
rehearsals for individual sections of
the chorus as well as for the dancers.
“They work hard. I expect a lot out
of them,” Wiley notes. “We have
high standards to meet.”
During the past three years or so,
chorus members have been spreading
their good feelings beyond the
confines of their Sunshine Cathedral
rehearsal space and their Broward
Center for the Performing Arts
performance venues. “One of the
Fort Lauderdale
Gay Men’s Chorus
2007-2008 Season
An Evening with Barbara Cook
October 22, 8 p.m.
Holiday Treasures
December 19, 8 p.m.
South Florida Choral Festival
February 9, 8 p.m.
Rockin’ with the Rhythm
June 21 and 22, 8 p.m.
All performances take place
at the Broward Center for
the Performing Arts
For tickets and information,
visit www.ftlgmc.org
biggest things we’ve done recently –
and this is a personal goal for me – is
to get involved in the community,”
Wiley says. The chorus has performed
at the opening ceremonies for AIDS
Walk Fort Lauderdale and the South
Florida Carbonell regional theater
awards, for example, and was the
first gay chorus to sing the National
Anthem at a Florida Marlins game.
On a smaller, but no less important
level, the group has sung carols at
local nursing homes and hospices
and provided food, gifts and holiday
cheer for children at Broward House
and Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital.
“We want to do more of that,” Wiley
states. “Community involvement is
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an important aspect of what we do
now. We see the impact that we
can have.” Future plans include
the formation of a chorus for Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
youth and the inauguration of a
scholarship program.
The group also has toured to
Scandinavia and is planning a
South American tour in 2009. And
looking even farther ahead, efforts
are underway to commission a
choral work for the chorus’ 25th
anniversary season in 2010.
Above all, though, it’s about the
show – and it keeps getting better
and better. “We very much want to
entertain our audience in a broader
way,” Wiley explains, adding that
the upcoming concert with Barbara
Cook will also feature two dozen
dancers and a 40-piece orchestra.
“We are striving for excellence.”
Bill Spinosa echoes the same theme.
“The community at large gets to
see a really powerful, professional
performance. We do really good
work. It’s not just a bunch of guys
standing up and singing.
“For both the straight and the gay
community, this is an opportunity to
see gay men in a completely different
light – without the stereotypes,”
he continues. “We want to make a
statement. We put on a great show,
and we happen to be gay.” ★
Leon M. Rubin is editorial
director of Cultural Quarterly
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Dr. Laz engages his students in the arts through one-on-one attention, group performances such as the
Black Light Theatre program (above right) and anything else that might provide inspiration.
Dr. Laz: Mediator, Musician, Mentor
- and Arts Teacher of the Year
D
B Y S U S A N F. D AV I S
r. David Lazerson, or “Dr. Laz” as
he likes to be called, is a writer. And
he’s a songwriter, a guitar player, a
drummer, a peace-maker, an expert
at slapstick comedy, a band director
and even a lifeguard instructor. But,
his most important job title isn’t
listed here. Dr. Laz is – in the
purest sense of the word – a teacher.
Yes, this dynamic man with a deep
love for and understanding of the
profoundly mentally retarded, the
autistic, the medically fragile, the
trainable mentally retarded and the
Down’s syndrome child is truly a
shining star in the Broward County
School District, where he has been
chosen the Broward County Arts
Teacher of the Year for 2007.
“Think outside the box has always
been my motto,” Dr. Laz shares. “I
will do whatever, whenever to reach
my kids.” And so he does. He is the
developer of a program called “Sing
and Sign,” where even the children
who lack verbal skills can participate
in energetic musical programs.
The children use American Sign
Language to sign right along to
the songs. “Unlike myself, they
never forget a sign!” Dr. Laz
laughingly notes.
Additionally, Dr. Laz uses every
“bell and whistle” he possible can
to allow each and every child to
experience music, drama or art.
His classroom is a veritable treasure
trove of adaptive switches, lights for
signals to students, multi-sensory
buttons, sound equipment and the
list goes on. Through grants from
Broward County, as well as more
than 10 national grants that he
wrote, he has been able to really
develop his experiential music
program, which included a Black
Light Theatre program for his
students. “Just watching these kids
perform is pure joy and inspiration,”
Dr. Laz says. And, he announces,
“We are taking our act on the road
to other schools here in Broward
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County!” You can hear in his voice
his personal excitement for his
students as they undertake yet
another creative venture.
Currently, Dr. Laz teaches at the
Quest Center in Broward County.
He credits his first principal there,
Linda Walker, for empowering him
to develop innovative programs
for his students. It quickly became
evident to Dr. Laz that Walker meant
every word, as he was allowed to
start each day with 30 minutes of
music for the children, invite guest
musicians in to play along with
any and all participants and take
frequent field trips.
“I realized early on how important it
was to try to bridge the gap between
special needs students and the
community. It’s a win-win situation
since it’s good for the kids, and in an
entirely different way – it’s good for
the members of the community to
see these students out and about,”
Dr. Laz explains. “The community
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soon realizes that these kids can
truly give to others and make
meaningful contributions!” He is
particularly proud of a recycling
program he and his students
developed. They travel to specified
spots in the county collecting cans
and bottles. “The kids love it, and
they automatically teach and
inspire others to recycle.”
When Walker retired from the
Quest Center, Raquel Cobb was
hired as principal. Cobb is a musician herself who frequently drops
in to “jam” with Dr. Laz and his
kids. He describes her as “both a
multi-talented musician and caring
administrator who understands
the appeal of music to every single
person or kid on the planet.” Dr. Laz
quickly acknowledges that having a
principal who is so actively involved
with his musical programs is truly a
gift. “She’s helped me take our music
program to the next level,” he says.
“Not too many teachers can say
they play in the school band with
their principal!”
If Dr. David Lazerson’s name sounds
familiar, it certainly should. During
the Crown Heights Riots of the
mid-’80s in New York, Dr. Laz found
himself in the unlikely role of peacemaker. He was called upon to sit
down with the black leaders of the
community as the representative
of the Jewish community. He was
already well-known for his attitudes
of mutual respect, tolerance and
peace. Now, he clearly recognizes
what a difficult task he was assigned,
but like everything else he does,
David Lazerson approached this
daunting mission with optimism,
energy and a complete air of acceptance and tolerance. He chronicled
his experiences during this time of
unrest in the book Sharing Turf,
which ultimately became the basis
for Showtime’s screenplay for the
movie Crown Heights, starring
Howie Mandel as Dr. Laz.
As if he didn’t have enough on his
plate, Dr. Laz is also a founding
member of the band Dr. Laz and the
Cure. This group plays all over the
world sharing a strong message of
peace and harmony. Many of the
band’s greatest hits are original
pieces written by Dr. Laz and were
used, in fact, in the Crown Heights
movie. Amazingly enough, Dr. Laz
never really studied music except as
a child taking piano lessons at the
behest of his parents. Finally, he
was given drum lessons, which
led to his love of percussion.
His educational credentials are many.
He holds a Ph.D. in education
research and evaluation with a minor
in urban education, a Master’s degree
in special education and a Bachelor
of Science in American Studies.
Additionally, he holds a Bachelor
of Divinity from the Rabbinical
College of America.
Currently, Dr. Lazerson is at work
on his new book, titled Singing for
Angels. “It’s all about the fun, cool,
eye-opening experiences I’ve had
working with these special needs
kids,” Lazerson states.
As impressive as his educational
background is, and as entertaining
and revealing as his books are, they
just cannot do credit to this man
who risks everything every day to
reach these special needs students.
“I once dropped a huge box in my
classroom,” he shares. “It made a
horrible noise, and as I looked
around, I noticed one of my students
who had no verbal skills whatsoever
was laughing uproariously. After that
day, I’d walk into walls, drop things,
trip, anything to hear that precious
laughter just one more time.”
And that sums it up nicely. This
man is a gift to his students and to
Broward County Schools. When he
was presented with the news that
he had been named the Broward
County Arts Teacher of the Year,
he said he was just overwhelmed.
Clearly, Dr. Laz teaches from his
heart with an amazing love and
respect for his students. With his
non-stop energy, endless creativity,
willingness to serve and boundless
sense of humor, he truly shines –
just as a star should.★
Susan F. Davis is a writer
and retired drama teacher.
To learn more about Dr. Laz, visit his website at www.drlaz.com
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When the glamorous, ultramodern
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
complex in Hollywood opened
almost three years ago, there was no
question that a special place would
be reserved for a celebration of the
Tribe’s history and culture.
The site of the resort, on the Seminole
Tribe of Florida’s reservation in
Hollywood, had been home to a
small museum and Indian village
for more than four decades. “This
was one of the first enterprises the
Tribe participated in,” notes Anne
McCudden, director of the Ah-TahThi-Ki Museum, which operates its
flagship facility on the Big Cypress
Reservation in the Everglades and
now proudly welcomes visitors to the
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum at Okalee.
The two facilities are doubly
meaningful, explains Tina M.
Osceola, executive director of the
Tribal Historic Resources Department. “The significance of the
museum to the Seminole Tribe
of Florida is summed up in the
translation of its name – Ah-TahThi-Ki, ‘A Place to Learn.’ The
museum is a place for Tribal
members as well as the non-tribal
public to come and learn about
the people, history, culture and art
of the Seminole Tribe of Florida,”
Osceola says.
“The most important significance
of the museum to non-tribal visitors
is that they can come to the museum
to learn our story from us,” she
continues. “Why is this important?
Because so much of the American
Indian/Alaska Native culture and
history has been documented and
written by people from outside of
the culture. When people come to
the museum, they are learning
from us – the Seminole.”
Lucky Find
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum at Okalee
Brings Seminole Culture to Hard Rock
BY LEON M. RUBIN
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When Seminole Hard Rock visitors
take time out from the gaming tables
and other activities to venture inside
the museum at Okalee, they encounter a carefully planned combination of
permanent and changing exhibitions
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Meanwhile, the museum’s dedicated
curatorial team is striving hard to
ensure that their work is rewarded
with the museum world’s equivalent
of a standing ovation – accreditation
by the American Association of
Museums (AAM). During the
summer, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki submitted
an exhaustive self-study questionnaire
with a staggering 47 attachments to
AAM in Washington, D.C.
Visits by the AAM accreditation
team to the Okalee and Big Cypress
locations will follow within the next
several months as part of a process
that could take another year and a
half, McCudden explains. If all goes
well, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki would be the
first tribal museum in the country
to be accredited, she says.
A recent exhibit depicted the history of the Seminole Tribe
as shown through colorful postcards.
designed to shed light on the storied
Native American Tribe. According to
McCudden, approximately one-third
of the 4,000-square-foot facility is
devoted to a permanent exhibit that
depicts the six tribal reservations
within Florida as well as a re-creation
of an archeological excavation. Also
featured is the largest known indoor
mural painted by Native American
artist Fred Beaver.
The remaining two-thirds of the
gallery space are used for temporary
exhibitions, such as the justcompleted “Seminoles Look Back:
Our People in Postcards.” Opening
October 19 is the appropriately
named “Jackpot! Seminole Gaming
from Then Until Now.” The exhibit
will focus on the concepts of Tribal
sovereignty and the institution of
gaming as an economic force in
today’s American Indian tribes.
Special attention will be given to the
economic and cultural benefits of
gaming as well as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida’s recent acquisition of
Hard Rock International.
Additionally, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki
Museum at Okalee encompasses an
art gallery, where works by renowned
contemporary Native American
artists are shown and sold, and a
large museum store that specializes
in authentic Seminole and other
Native American arts, crafts, books,
CDs, DVDs and other merchandise.
“The Tribe has allocated funds to us
to build the best museum we can
and preserve the culture and history
in the best way possible,” McCudden
notes. Accreditation would confirm
the value of this investment. “It’s
been a tremendous amount of work;
very humbling but very worthwhile,”
she adds. “This was truly a team
effort and one that has pushed us
even closer to having the type of
world-class facility that the Tribe
can be proud of.”
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This work by Fred Beaver is the largest known indoor mural
painted by the Native American artist.
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Whether they explore the Okalee
museum or the more expansive
facility at Big Cypress, the majority
of visitors to Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki have
much the same reaction, Tina
Osceola points out. “Most visitors
describe their experience as eyeopening,” she says. “We have had
some people cry when they learn
about the Indian Removal and
Termination policies of the United
States. We have children laugh when
they see the gar fish and turtles
hidden amongst the exhibits.
“To sum it up, I believe visitors
are absolutely overwhelmed and
awestruck. The museum is a hidden
treasure of the Seminole,” Osceola
concludes.
A treasure in a Seminole paradise. ★
Leon M. Rubin is editorial
director of Cultural Quarterly
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum at Big Cypress offers an even
more extensive view of Seminole history and culture.
Dana Gioia
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bit trades off the challenging
pleasures of art for the easy
comforts of entertainment. And
that is exactly what is happening –
not just in the media, but in our
schools and civic life.
Entertainment promises us a
predictable pleasure – humor, thrills,
emotional titillation or even the
odd delight of being vicariously
terrified. It exploits and manipulates
who we are rather than challenges
us with a vision of who we might
become. A child who spends a
month mastering Halo or NBA
Live on Xbox has not been awakened and transformed the way
that child would be spending
the time rehearsing a play or
learning to draw.
Dividing into groups
If you don’t believe me, you should
read the statistical studies that are
now coming out about American
civic participation. Our country is
dividing into two distinct behavioral
groups. One group spends most
of its free time sitting at home as
passive consumers of electronic
entertainment. Even family
communication is breaking
down as members increasingly
spend their time alone, staring at
their individual screens.
The other group also uses and
enjoys the new technology, but
these individuals balance it with a
broader range of activities. They
go out – to exercise, play sports,
volunteer and do charity work at
about three times the level of the
first group. By every measure they
are vastly more active and socially
engaged than the first group.
What is the defining difference
between passive and active citizens?
Curiously, it isn’t income, geography
or even education. It depends on
whether or not they read for pleasure
and participate in the arts. These
cultural activities seem to awaken
a heightened sense of individual
awareness and social responsibility.
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Distinguished graduates, your
support system is about to end. And
you now face the choice of whether
you want to be a passive consumer
or an active citizen. Do you want
to watch the world on a screen or
live in it so meaningfully that you
change it? That’s no easy task, so
don’t forget what the arts provide.
Art is an irreplaceable way of
understanding and expressing the
world – equal to but distinct from
scientific and conceptual methods.
Art addresses us in the fullness of
our being – simultaneously speaking
to our intellect, emotions, intuition,
imagination, memory and physical
senses. There are some truths about
life that can be expressed only as
stories, or songs or images.
Art delights, instructs, consoles.
It educates our emotions. Art
awakens, enlarges, refines and
restores our humanity. And it
remembers. As Robert Frost once
said about poetry, “It is a way of
remembering that which it would
impoverish us to forget.” ★
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calendar
SECOND THURSDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Southern Handcraft Society:
Miramar Chapter. 7:30 p.m.
Sunset Community Center.
954-989-1884.
SECOND & FOURTH THURSDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Quilting in the Pines. 9 a.m.
- 4 p.m. Old Davie School
Historical Museum, Davie.
954-797-1044.
THIRD THURSDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Free Thursday. 4 - 7 p.m.
Museum of Art | Fort
Lauderdale. 954-525-5500.
THIRD FRIDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Art Walk Wilton Manors.
7 - 10 p.m. Art Expressions.
954-527-7700.
MOST THIRD SUNDAYS
OF EACH MONTH
Free Admission. 12 - 4 p.m.
Art and Culture Center of
Hollywood Galleries.
954-921-3274.
Incense Stand, China, 17th century, Cloisonné, multi-colored;
Inception Stand, 2006, Gordon Peteran, Electrical wire, courtesy
of the Peabody Essex Museum; from "Inspired by China,"
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, opening November 30
THROUGH OCTOBER 20
art
ONGOING
Seminole Artists: Modern
Masters of Tradition.
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum.
863-902-1113.
Life Drawing. Live Model.
7 p.m. Broward Art Guild
Gallery & School.
954-523-4824.
Jade Photo Art. Sunrise
Civic Center Art Gallery.
954-747-4641.
TUESDAYS
OCTOBER 2 - NOVEMBER 6
2X4 Two By Four. Fine
Arts Gallery, Broward
Community College.
954-201-6984.
Porcelain Painting Workshop.
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Bonnet
House Museum & Gardens.
954-563-5393 x122.
Calligraphy Workshop.
9:30 - 11 a.m. Bonnet
House Museum & Gardens.
954-563-539 3x122.
TUESDAYS
FIRST WEDNESDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Artini Workshop. 7 - 9 p.m.
Gallery of the Unknown
Artists. 954-921-5551.
THROUGH OCTOBER 26
ArtServe’s ArtBRAVO!
Exhibit. Juried exhibition.
ArtServe’s JM Family
Enterprises Gallery.
954-462-8190.
WEDNESDAYS
OCTOBER 10 - 31
Works on Display. By a wide
variety of local, national
and international artists.
Art Frenzie. 954-537-3518.
Portrait Painting with Greg
Flinn. Live Model. 1 - 4 p.m.
Broward Art Guild Gallery
& School. 954-523-4824.
THROUGH OCTOBER 23
THROUGH OCTOBER 28
Jackson Hall. Art Expressions Gallery. 954-537-9000.
Southern Handcraft Society:
West Broward Chapter.
7:30 p.m. Old Davie School
Historical Museum, Davie.
954-916-9410.
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THROUGH OCTOBER 31
Architecture in Colombia and
the Sense of Place: The Last
25 Years. North Regional/
BCC Library. 954-201-2608.
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THROUGH NOVEMBER 10
Surfing The International
Print World. The Art and
Frame Shop & The Williams
Gallery. 954-442-1551.
THROUGH NOVEMBER 17
Scherer & Ouporov:
One Voice. Coral Springs
Museum of Art.
954-340-5000.
THROUGH JANUARY 5
Royo: Ingravidos. Coral
Springs Museum of Art.
954-340-5000.
THROUGH JANUARY 7
The Quilts of Gee’s Bend.
Museum of Art | Fort
Lauderdale. 954-525-5500.
OCTOBER 16 - NOVEMBER 27
3rd Annual Art Competition.
City of Pembroke Pines. The
Glass Gallery. 954-986-5027.
OCTOBER 18 - JANUARY 7
Florida: Then and Now.
Works by the Bonnet House
Fine Artists Exhibit. Fort
Lauderdale Historical
Society. New River Inn.
954-463-4431 x13.
OCTOBER 19 - NOVEMBER 11
57th Anniversary Show.
Broward Art Guild.
954-396-3213.
OCTOBER 19 - NOVEMBER 24
Seminoles Look Back: Our
People in Postcards. Art
opening & social, October
19, 7 - 9 p.m. Old Davie
School Historical Museum.
954-797-1044.
OCTOBER 19 - JANUARY 1
Gators and Gardenias. Flora
and Fauna of South Florida
Exhibit. Fort Lauderdale
Historical Society. New River
Inn. 954-463-4431 x13.
OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 18
Focus South Florida Project
Room Series. Christiaan
Lopez-Miro. Art and Culture
Center of Hollywood.
954-921-3274.
NOVEMBER 17 - JANUARY 4
NOVEMBER 16 & 17
John & Yoko: A New York
Love Story. Opening
reception, November 17,
3 - 5 p.m. The Art and
Frame Shop & The Williams
Gallery. 954-442-1551.
BCC Fall Dance. Bailey
Concert Hall. 954-201-6884.
NOVEMBER 30 - JANUARY 6
Focus South Florida Project
Room Series. Georges Le Bar.
Art and Culture Center of
Hollywood. 954-921-3274.
NOVEMBER 30 - MARCH 31
Inspired by China.
Contemporary furniture
makers explore Chinese
traditions. Museum of Art |
Fort Lauderdale.
954-525-5500.
DECEMBER 1 - 31
NOVEMBER 1 - APRIL 30
Americana Series. Exhibit
of books and related items
from the collection of Carol
Fitzgerald. Bienes Museum
of the Modern Book.
954-357-8692.
Sculpture on Sample.
Ten sculptures exhibited
on Sample Road from
University Drive to Coral
Springs Drive. City of Coral
Springs Public Art Program.
954-344-1162.
OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 30
Open Show. Pembroke
Pines Art Guild. Reception,
October 30, 7 - 9 p.m. Glass
Gallery. 954-989-5962.
OCTOBER 31 - DECEMBER 1
Flamingo Gardens Painters.
Sunrise Civic Center Art
Gallery. 954-747-4641.
NOVEMBER 1 - 30
Architecture in Colombia
and the Sense of Place: The
Last 25 Years. West Regional
Library. 954-382-5860 x260.
NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 11
Face Value: National juried
exhibition. Reception, November 1, 7 - 9 p.m. Fine
Arts Gallery, Broward Community College.
954-201-6984.
OCTOBER 19 - 21
Miami City Ballet. Program
I: Jewels. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts
954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 5
Realism Show. Reception,
November 8, 7 p.m. Hollywood Art Guild. Hollywood
Beach Culture & Community Center. 954-989-5962.
OCTOBER 20, NOVEMBER 24
An Evening of Indian
Classical Dance. 6 - 9 p.m.
Broward County Main
Library Auditorium.
305-498-4054.
NOVEMBER 12 - JANUARY 4
ArtServe’s Holiday Member
Showcase. Opening
Reception, November 15,
6 - 8 p.m. ArtServe’s JM
Family Enterprises Gallery.
954-462-8190.
OCTOBER 20 & 21
Ballet Gamonet Program I.
Bailey Concert Hall.
954-201-6884.
NOVEMBER 15
The Dancin’ Pirate. 7:30
p.m. Broward County
Main Library Auditorium.
954-426-3525.
NOVEMBER 16 - JANUARY 11
Small Works. Art under
11x14 inches. Broward Art
Guild. 954-396-3213.
Cultural Quarterly F A L L 2 0 0 7
18
DECEMBER 8
The Nutcracker. International Ballet Company.
Coral Springs Center for
the Arts. 954-344-5990.
The Nutcracker Ballet.
Ballet Fedotov and Orlando’s
Russian Academy of
Ballet. 7:30 p.m. Sunrise
Civic Center Theatre.
954-747-4646.
dance
Member’s Show. Pembroke
Pines Art Guild. Southwest
Regional Library.
954-989-5962.
The Chocolate Nutcracker.
Ashanti Cultural Arts. Parker
Playhouse. 954-462-0222.
DECEMBER 5 - JANUARY 5
Professional’s Amateur Art
exhibit. Art Opening &
Social, December 7,
7 - 9 p.m. Old Davie School
Historical Museum.
954-797-1044.
NOVEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 1
NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 2
DECEMBER 8 & 9
DECEMBER 7 - JANUARY 25
OCTOBER 25 - JANUARY 8
ArtsEXPRESS. Arts Ballet
Theatre of Florida. 5 p.m.
refreshments; 5:30 - 6:30
p.m. performance. Broward
County Main Library
Auditorium. 954-462-8190.
Architecture in Colombia
and the Sense of Place:
The Last 25 Years.
Southwest Regional Library.
954-538-9956 x272.
Albin Arts. Sunrise Civic
Center Art Gallery.
954-747-4641.
Craig Kucia, when i begin to forget, tell me things i never knew,
2005, oil on canvas, 84" x 94", Art and Culture Center
of Hollywood, through December 16
NOVEMBER 20
1987 - 2007
www.broward.org/arts
The Nutcracker. Arts Ballet
Theatre of Florida. Parker
Playhouse. 954-462-0222.
DECEMBER 15
DECEMBER 21-23
George Balanchine’s The
Nutcracker. Miami City
Ballet. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
DECEMBER 30, 31
OceanDance 2007.
Wylliams/Henry Danse
Theatre. Hollywood Beach
and Johnson Street.
954-921-3274.
etc.
MONDAYS
Tours. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
1 p.m. 954-462-0222.
TUESDAYS - SUNDAYS
Fort Lauderdale Historical
Society Museum Tours:
1905 New River Inn and
the 1907 King-Cromartie
House, Tuesday - Saturday
10 - 5 p.m., Sunday 12 5 p.m. 954-463-4431 x10.
SATURDAYS
Knit/Crochet Group. 10 a.m.
- 12 p.m. Old Davie School
Historical Museum, Davie.
954-797-1044.
FIRST MONDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Volunteer meeting,
historic presentation.
Fort Lauderdale Historical
Society. 6 p.m. 1905
New River Inn.
954-463-4431 x17.
FIRST WEDNESDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Southern Handcraft Society:
West Broward Chapter.
7:30 p.m. Old Davie School
Historical Museum, Davie.
954-916-9410.
FIRST SATURDAY
OF EACH MONTH
1
/2 Price Adult Admissions,
Children Free. 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Bonnet House
Museum & Gardens.
954-563-5393.
SECOND TUESDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Davie Historical Society.
7 p.m. Old Davie School
Historical Museum, Davie.
954-797-1044.
Historical Museum.
954-463-4431.
SECOND THURSDAY
OF EACH MONTH
NOVEMBER 5
Marine Archaeology:
Broward County. 10 11:30 a.m. Bonnet House
Museum & Gardens.
954-563-5393 x137.
Southern Handcraft Society.
West Broward Chapter.
7:30 p.m. Sunset
Community Center.
954-989-1884.
NOVEMBER 3 & DECEMBER 8
SECOND & FOURTH
THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
Birding Classes. Bonnet
House Museum & Gardens.
954-563-5393 x137.
Quilting in the Pines.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Old Davie
School Historical Museum,
Davie. 954-797-1044.
DECEMBER 11
Exhibit: Apollo Ambassador
of Exploration Award Lunar
Sample, Exploring the Moon:
The Apollo Program, A
Photo Essay With NASA
and Smithsonian Online
Government Documents.
2 - 4 p.m. Bienes Conference
Room, Broward County
Main Library. 954-357-7443.
SECOND SUNDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Culture Vulture Seminar.
2 - 4 p.m. Southwest
Regional Library.
954-538-9996.
Meeting. Fort Lauderdale
Historical Society Young
Professionals. 5:30 p.m.
Philemon Bryan House.
954-463-4431 x17.
festivals
NOVEMBER 2
FIRST SUNDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Fort Lauderdale Historical
Society 14th Annual Founder’s
Dinner. Fort Lauderdale
SunTrust Sunday Jazz
Brunch. Five stages on
Riverwalk. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Las Olas Riverfront, Fort
Lauderdale. 954-828-5985.
SECOND & FOURTH
FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH
Broadwalk Friday Fest.
Live music. 7 - 10 p.m.
Hollywood Beach
Broadwalk. 954-924-2980.
FOURTH SUNDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Fiesta! Fort Lauderdale. Live
Latin Jazz, dancing and educational activities. 12 - 4 p.m.
Las Olas Riverfront, Fort
Lauderdale. 954-527-5346.
Camelot Days Renaissance
Faire. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
TY Park, Hollywood.
305-661-0425.
NOVEMBER 16
Candy Cane Festival.
8 a.m. Quiet Waters Park.
954-360-1315.
DECEMBER 1
Hollywood Beach Candy
Cane Parade: Penguins in
Paradise. 6 - 11 p.m.
Hollywood Beach
Broadwalk. 954-921-3404.
DECEMBER 2
Old Davie Christmas.
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Old Davie
School Historical Museum.
954-797-1044.
NOVEMBER 3
DECEMBER 15
Festival of India. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. The Association of
Indians in America, South
Florida Chapter. Coral
Springs Center for the
Arts, Coral Springs.
954-309-4797.
Festival of India, Association of Indians in America, South Florida
Chapter, Coral Springs Center for the Arts, November 3
19
NOVEMBER 10-11
Hollywood Festival of the
Arts. ArtsPark at Young
Circle. 954-921-3404.
OCTOBER 20 & 21
Cultural Quarterly F A L L 2 0 0 7
The Nutcracker, Arts Ballet
Theatre of Florida, Parker
Playhouse, December 8-9
1987 - 2007
www.broward.org/arts
Holiday Open House.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-7443.
DECEMBER 31
Resolution 5K Run and
Downtown Countdown.
City of Fort Lauderdale.
Downtown Fort Lauderdale.
954-828-5363.
OCTOBER 31
BOO-tacular! 6 p.m.
Cinema Paradiso.
954-525-FILM.
NOVEMBER 3
Fab! Films for Kids.
10 a.m. Cinema Paradiso.
954-525-FILM.
NOVEMBER 8
Southern Circuit Tour of
Independent Filmmakers
Series. Disappearances by
Jay Craven. 7 p.m. Art and
Culture Center of Hollywood. 954-921-3274.
FLIFF Foreign Film Series.
7 p.m. Hollywood ArtsPark.
954-525-FILM.
NOVEMBER 11
Enjoy the sounds of the SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch at Las Olas Riverfront
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month.
film
OCTOBER 17 - 21
OCTOBER 28
Canvas. 7 p.m. Henderson
Mental Health Center.
Cinema Paradiso.
954-525-FILM.
Shredderman Rules. 10 &
11:45 a.m. Cinema Paradiso.
954-525-FILM.
TUESDAYS - SUNDAYS
OCTOBER 19
We Seminoles. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum,
Big Cypress Seminole
Reservation. 863-902-1113.
22 Fort Lauderdale
International Film Festival.
Opening Film, 7:30 p.m.
Opening Gala, 9 p.m.
Signature Grand.
954-525-FILM.
ONGOING
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival's Cinema
Paradiso. Weekdays 6 &
8 p.m., Weekends 2, 4, 6
& 8 p.m. Cinema Paradiso.
954-525-FILM.
THROUGH DECEMBER 31
Sharks 3D: A Close Encounter
with the Lions and Tigers
of the Ocean; Mummies:
Secrets of the Pharaohs;
Dinosaur Alive 3D. Museum
of Discovery and Science
& Blockbuster® IMAX®
Theater. 954-463-IMAX.
OPENS OCTOBER 5
Sea Monsters 3D: A
Prehistoric Adventure.
Museum of Discovery and
Science & Blockbuster®
IMAX® Theater.
954-463-IMAX.
OCTOBER 28, NOVEMBER 24,
DECEMBER 29
Maroone Moonlight Movies.
7 p.m. Huizenga Plaza.
954-525-FILM.
nd
Warren Miller’s Playground.
Broward Center for the
Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 17
Literary Cinema. Erich
Maria Remarque: All Quiet
on the Western Front. 1 p.m.
Brow-ard County Main
Library Auditorium.
954-357-7443.
NOVEMBER 18
Apollo Ambassador of
Exploration Award Lunar
Sample: Movies at Main.
OCTOBER 20
Legend of Sasquatch. 10 &
11:30 a.m. Cinema Paradiso.
954-525-FILM.
Literary Cinema: Robert Louis
Stevenson, The Body Snatcher.
1 p.m. Main Library.
Auditorium. 954-357-7452.
OCTOBER 21
Apollo Ambassador of
Exploration Award Lunar
Sample: Movies at Main.
1 p.m. Flash Gordon: Planet
of Peril & HBO series From
the Earth to the Moon:
Can We Do This? Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-7443.
Bridge On The River Kwai.
11 a.m. Miniaci Theatre.
954-525-FILM.
Cultural Quarterly F A L L 2 0 0 7
Actor Gary Sinise is expected to be among the stars participating
in this year's Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival from
October 15 to November 11. Others on tap include Michael
McKean, Dennis Farina, Chris Parnell, Mary Stuart Masterson,
Stephen Baldwin, Eric Roberts and D.B. Sweeney.
20
1987 - 2007
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1 p.m. Flash Gordon: Tunnel
of Terror & HBO series From
the Earth to the Moon: We
Cleared the Tower. Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-7443.
DECEMBER 1 & 2
The CAN Film Festival for
Charity. Cinema Paradiso.
954-525-FILM.
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DECEMBER 22
Literary Cinema. Charles
Dickens: A Christmas Carol.
1 p.m. Broward County
Main Library Auditorium.
954-357-7443.
DECEMBER 23
Apollo Ambassador of
Exploration Award Lunar
Sample: Movies at Main.
1 p.m. Flash Gordon:
Captured by the Shark Men
& HBO series From the Earth
to the Moon: 1968. Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-7443.
literature
MONDAYS
Bilingual Mondays/Bilingüe
Lunes. 6 - 8 p.m. Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-5533.
WEDNESDAYS
OCTOBER 10 - NOVEMBER 7
Can We Talk? Secrets of
Good Dialogue with Joyce
Sweeney. 7 p.m. Florida
Center for the Book. Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-7401.
THURSDAYS
NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 6
Weekly Guided Writing
Workshop: A Gentle Kick in
the Pants for Beginning and
Advanced Writers with Tina
Koenig. 7 - 9 p.m. Florida
Center for the Book. Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-7401.
SECOND MONDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Wilton Bookies. 10:30 a.m.
& 7:30 p.m. Wilton
Manors Branch Library.
954-390-2196.
The Florida premiere of The Grand, starring Woody Harrelson, kicks off the
2007 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival on October 19.
THIRD WEDNESDAY
OF EACH MONTH
NOVEMBER 8
Barbara Taylor Bradford.
25th Anniversary Literary
Series. Broward Public
Library Foundation. 7 p.m.
Broward County Main
Library, Sixth Floor. Free,
reservations required
by November 2.
954-357-5954.
Let’s Get Personal. 1 - 2 p.m.
Imperial Point Branch
Library. 954-492-1881.
THIRD SUNDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Open Poetry Readings.
Poets on all levels are
invited. 3 - 6 p.m. The
Society of Poets. Immediately east of I-95 and 4
blocks south of Broward
Blvd. 954-779-7533.
OCTOBER 30
Literary Tea. With John
Hart author of Down River.
2 p.m. Florida Center for
the Book. Broward County
Main Library. 954-357-7401.
NOVEMBER 1 - 30
Women Who Love to Sing.
South Florida Jubilee
Chorus Rehearsals. 7 p.m.
Pioneer Middle School,
Cooper City. 954-678-4223.
Big Read Travel Program:
Adventure…China. 6 - 7 p.m.
Broward County Main
Library. 954-357-7426.
FIRST SUNDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Meet Arlene Stein, author
of My Eye of the Apple.
1 p.m. Friends of the Fort
Lauderdale Libraries. Bienes
Conference Room, Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-7443.
NOVEMBER 4
Big Read Book Discussion.
Hosted by Rob Dawson.
12:30 - 1:30 pm., film
screening and discussion,
2 - 5 p.m. Broward County
Main Library. 954-357-7386.
Cultural Quarterly F A L L 2 0 0 7
TUESDAYS
NOVEMBER 18
Fact to Fiction with
Pat MacEnulty. 10 a.m. 1 p.m. Florida Center for
the Book. Broward County
Main Library. 954-357-7401.
DECEMBER 1 & 3
Writers Critique Group.
6:45 - 8:45 p.m. Florida
Center for the Book.
Broward County Main
Library. 954-357-7401.
21
Music & Dancing Under
the Stars. 7:30 - 9 p.m. Big
Bands, Country, Rock & Roll,
Rhythm & Blues. Hollywood
Beach Theater. 954-921-3404.
Big Read Program:
Research Your Asian Roots.
Tom Wilcox. 2 p.m. Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-7426.
An Evening with bestselling
author James Swain. 7 p.m.
Florida Center for the Book.
Broward County Main
Library. 954-357-7401.
NOVEMBER 3
MONDAYS - WEDNESDAYS
NOVEMBER 14
NOVEMBER 15
The Big Read. Amy Tan's
The Joy Luck Club. Florida
Center for the Book. Broward
County Main Library.
954-357-7386.
music
1987 - 2007
www.broward.org/arts
SunTrust Sunday Jazz
Brunch. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Las Olas Riverfront, Fort
Lauderdale. 954-828-5985.
SECOND FRIDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Home Grown Concert
Series. Featuring a different
performer Pop, Rock, Jazz,
Blues and Country. 7 - 8:30
p.m. Band Shell, Coconut
Creek Community Center.
954-545-6620.
SECOND & FOURTH FRIDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Broadwalk Friday Fest.
7 - 10 p.m. Johnson Street
& Hollywood Broadwalk.
954-924-2980.
FOURTH SATURDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Karaoke in the Park.
1-3 p.m. Secret Woods
Nature Center.
954-791-1030.
NOVEMBER 13
Nestor Torres. Florida Sunshine Pops. 8 p.m. Broward
Center for the Performing
Arts. 954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 14
Sax Gone Wild! Miami
Saxophone Quartet. 7:45
p.m. Pre-concert Jazz Riff
with WLVE’s Stu Grant,
7 p.m. Gold Coast Jazz
Society. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
Marvin Hamlisch. Parker
Playhouse. 954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 15
Florida's Singing Sons Boychoir – shown here during a
2006 tour to Italy – performs on December 7-8.
FOURTH SUNDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Jamming in the Park.
2 - 4 p.m. Secret Woods Nature Center. 954-791-1030.
OCTOBER 19
The Harlem Renaissance:
A South Florida Experience.
African-American Library
and Cultural Center.
954-625-2828.
OCTOBER 21
Oldies Concert. Bill
Pinkney's Original
Drifters & Terry Johnson's
Flamingos and the Fabulons.
Coral Springs Center for
the Arts. 954-344-5990.
OCTOBER 22
An Evening with Barbara
Cook. Fort Lauderdale Gay
Men's Chorus. Broward
Center for the Performing
Arts. 954-462-0222.
OCTOBER 23
Jorge Luis Prats. Symphony
of the Americas. Broward
Center for the Performing
Arts. 954-462-0222.
Premier Series. Murray
Perahia, Piano. 8 p.m.
Concert Association of
Florida. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
OCTOBER 27
Vocalist Kevin Mahogany
with the South Florida JAZZ
Orchestra. 8 p.m. South
Florida JAZZ. Rose & Alfred
Miniaci Performing Arts
Center. 954-462-0222.
Third Thursdays in the
Park. 7 - 9 p.m. ArtsPark at
Young Circle. 954-921-3500.
OCTOBER 27 & 28
NOVEMBER 16
Benise. Flamenco guitar,
African/Cuban rhythms and
Spanish dancers. Broward
Center for the Performing
Arts. 954-462-0222.
Master Chorale of South
Florida Concert. Glorias by
Vivaldi, Rutter and Poulenc.
Boca Raton Philharmonic
Symphonia and soloists.
Second Presbyterian Church.
954-418-6232.
Brazilian Voices: Women that
Rock. 8 p.m. Broward Center
for The Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 17
Hollywood’s Battle of the
Bands. ArtsPark at Young
Circle. 954-921-3404.
South Florida Jazz 16th
Anniversary Concert: Kevin
Mahogany with the South
Florida JAZZ Orchestra.
8 p.m. Rose & Alfred Miniaci
Performing Arts Center.
954-462-0222
NOVEMBER 20
Chruszcz & Yedra.
Symphony of the Americas.
Broward Center for the
Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
OCTOBER 30
Eva Allyon. Parker
Playhouse. 954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 3
Roman Rabinovich. Winner
of the 2007 Grand Prix
Animato Paris. 7 p.m.
Chopin Foundation of the
U.S. Broward County Main
Library. 305-868-0624.
Music Faculty Showcase
Recital. 8 p.m. Performing
Cultural Arts Theatre,
BCC South Campus.
954-201-8243.
NOVEMBER 9
Sinatra & Martin, Together
Again. 6:30 p.m. The Grand
Ballroom at the Sunrise
Civic Center. 954-747-4646.
NOVEMBER 10
Let Freedom Sing! 3 p.m.
South Florida Jubilee
Chorus. Rose & Alfred
Miniaci Performing Arts
Center. 954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 11
Gigi D'alessio & Anna
Tatangelo. Hard Rock Live,
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
& Casino. 954-523-3309.
Heavy Classics. South Florida
Pride Wind Ensemble.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts. 954-462-0222.
Cultural Quarterly F A L L 2 0 0 7
Miami Saxophone Quartet, Gold Coast Jazz Society,
November 14, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
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1987 - 2007
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NOVEMBER 25
Florida Youth Orchestra
Concert. Bailey Concert
Hall. 954-201-6884.
NOVEMBER 28
Anuna: Celtic Origins. Parker
Playhouse. 954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 30
BCC Jazz Band and Jazz
Combo. 8 p.m. Bailey
Concert Hall. 954-201-6884.
DECEMBER 1
BCC Choral Society. 8 p.m.
Bailey Concert Hall.
954-201-6884.
Stephen Beus, Fellow of
the American Pianists
Association. 7 p.m. Chopin
Foundation of the U.S.
Broward County Main
Library. 305-868-0624.
DECEMBER 2
Broward Symphony Band.
2 p.m. Bailey Concert Hall.
954-201-6884.
DECEMBER 4
ArtsEXPRESS. Gold Coast
Jazz Society. 1 p.m. Tamarac
Community Center.
954-462-8190.
Dave Koz & Friends:
A Smooth Jazz Christmas.
Broward Center for the
Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
DECEMBER 5
Premier Series. Orpheus
Chamber Orchestra. 8 p.m.
Concert Association of
Florida. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
DECEMBER 6
Performing Arts Center,
Nova Southeastern University, Davie. 954-462-0222.
Holiday Concert. The
Gold Coast Jazz Society
and Sadkin Center African
Dance Troupe. 7 p.m.
Ilene Lieberman Park.
954-730-3000.
The City of Lauderhill
Holiday Concert. Ilene
Lieberman Park.
954-730-3000.
BCC Seahawk Singers.
8 p.m. Bailey Concert Hall.
954-201-6884.
DECEMBER 9
The Freddy Cole Holiday Show, Gold Coast Jazz Society,
Broward Center for the Performing Arts, December 12
Holiday Concert. Greater
Hollywood Philharmonic
Orchestra. 7 p.m. ArtsPark at
Young Circle. 954-921-3500.
DECEMBER 19
Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s
Chorus Holiday Concert.
8 p.m. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
Broward Symphony
Orchestra. 2 p.m. Bailey
Concert Hall. 954-201-6884.
DECEMBER 11
An Affair to Remember.
Florida Sunshine Pops.
8 p.m. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
DECEMBER 20
DECEMBER 12
Salute to Vienna. New Year
Celebration. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
Third Thursdays in the
Park. 7 - 9 p.m. ArtsPark at
Young Circle. 954-921-3500.
DECEMBER 30
Freddy Cole Holiday Show:
Freddy Cole Quartet. 7:45
p.m. Pre-concert Jazz Riff
with WLVE’s Stu Grant, 7
p.m. Gold Coast Jazz Society.
Broward Center for the
Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
DECEMBER 31
Salute to Vienna. Coral
Springs Center for the Arts.
954-344-5990.
opera
DECEMBER 15
Joy Behar. Coral Springs
Center for the Arts.
954-344-5990.
Tony Bennett: Live in
Concert. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
Brazilian Voices. Winter
Concert. 7 - 9:30 p.m.
Hollywood Playhouse.
954-922-0404.
DECEMBER 7 & 8
DECEMBER 16
Florida's Singing Sons
Boychoir Holiday Concert.
8 p.m. Second Presbyterian
Church, Fort Lauderdale.
954-563-2697.
Holiday Concert. Greater
Hollywood Philharmonic
Orchestra. 7 p.m. Beach
and Johnson Street Theatre.
954-921-3500.
DECEMBER 8
DECEMBER 17
A Holiday Show. South
Florida Jubilee Chorus and
Fort Lauderdale Sunshine
Chordsmen. 1 & 7 p.m.
Rose & Alfred Miniaci
Premier Series. Zuckerman
Chamber Players. 8 p.m.
Concert Association of
Florida. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
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Cosi fan Tutte. 8 p.m.
Florida Grand Opera.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts. 954-462-0222.
science
PERMANENT EXHIBITS
Flamingo Gardens &
Wildlife Sanctuary. 60-acre
botanical gardens and
wildlife sanctuary features
thousands of rare, exotic
and native plants, specialty
gardens and Florida's largest
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collection of Champion
trees. Narrated tour by
tram through a 200-year
old hammock, citrus groves
and wetlands. Everglades
Wildlife Sanctuary with
panthers, alligators, bobcats,
otters, flamingos and over 70
native species of birds. Freeflight walk-through Aviary,
Bird of Prey Center, Wildlife
Encounter Shows and
Historic Wray Home.
954-473-2955.
Eternal Egypt, Florida
Eco-Scapes, Gizmo City,
Mars Rover, The Discovery
Center, Living in the
Everglades, Welcome to
our Backyard, Sound,
Choose Health, TryScience
Around The World, Meteor
Storm, Runways to Rockets:
Our Place in Aerospace and
Aviation Station. Museum
of Discovery and Science
and Blockbuster® IMAX®
Theater. 954-467-6637 or
954-463-IMAX.
ONGOING
Nearby Nature Walk.
Explore native Florida flora
and fauna, and experience
animal encounters in
our renovated back yard.
Museum of Discovery and
Science. 954-467-6637.
Dinosaur Bone Yard. Museum
of Discovery and Science
and Blockbuster® IMAX®
Theater. 954-467-6637
or 954-463-IMAX.
OCTOBER 3 - NOVEMBER 7
The Endless Horizon, 1:30
p.m. To Worlds Unknown,
3 p.m. Buehler Planetarium,
Broward Community College
Main Campus. 954-201-6681.
NOVEMBER 10 & 11
4th Annual Ladybug Release.
Ladybug Release: 1 & 3 p.m.,
Critter Creations: 1 - 4 p.m.
Museum of Discovery and
Science and Blockbuster®
IMAX® Theater. 954-4676637 or 954-463-IMAX.
NOVEMBER 14 & 21
Egyptian Skylore. 1:30 p.m.
Buehler Planetarium,
Broward Community
College Main Campus.
954-201-6681.
NOVEMBER 15
Springtime of the Universe.
7 p.m. Buehler Planetarium,
Broward Community
College Main Campus.
954-201-6681.
Vocalist Kevin Mahogany appears with the South Florida
JAZZ Orchestra, Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing
Arts Center, October 27
NOVEMBER 23 - 25
Science Café. Monday Friday, 1:30, 3:30 p.m.,
Saturday & Sunday 12:30,
2:30, 4:30 p.m. Museum of
Discovery and Science and
Blockbuster® IMAX® Theater.
954-467-6637.
Live Wildlife Encounter
Show. 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30.
Flamingo Gardens and Wildlife Sanctuary. 954-473-2955.
WEDNESDAYS
Solar Observing. 1 - 3 p.m.
Buehler Planetarium, Broward Community College Main
Campus. 954-201-6681.
WEDNESDAYS
THROUGH DECEMBER 19
Stories for a Starry Night.
7 p.m. Buehler Planetarium,
Broward Community
College Main Campus.
954-201-6681.
WEDNESDAYS
NOVEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 19
Solar Spectacular. 3 p.m.
Buehler Planetarium, Broward Community College Main
Campus. 954-201-6681.
Polar Paradise: Melting
Opportunities. Polar Bear
Playground, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
A Chilly Treat,1 p.m.
Geoscientist Todd SowersIce Core Secrets from the Poles:
WEDNESDAY,
FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Free Observing. Buehler
Observatory. 8 p.m. Buehler
Planetarium, Broward
Community College Main
Campus. 954-201-6681.
NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 19
The Alien Who Stole
Christmas & A Star for
Santa’s Tree. 1:30 p.m.
Buehler Planetarium,
Broward Community
College Main Campus.
954-201-6681.
DECEMBER 13
First Light: The Space
Telescope Story. 7 p.m.
Buehler Planetarium,
Broward Community
College Main Campus.
954-201-6681.
theater
MONDAYS
Tour. Broward Center for
the Performing Arts. 1 p.m.
954-462-0222
SATURDAYS
TOM SPECHT
DAILY
Nov. 23 & 24 ONLY at
1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Polar
Explorer - Hi Bleecker: Nov.
23 & 24 ONLY at 2:30 p.m.
Cool Critters: 1 - 4 p.m.
Pinwheel Power, 1 p.m.
Melting Ice and Rising Seas,
3 p.m. Museum of Discovery
and Science and Blockbuster®
IMAX® Theater. 954-4676637 or 954-463-IMAX.
Cosmic Questions. Search the
skies, beginning at dusk, with
telescopes set up by the South
Florida Amateur Astronomers
Association, on hand to
answer questions. Weather
permitting. All ages. Markham Park. 954-583-4699.
FRIDAY - SUNDAYS
THROUGH DECEMBER 16
The Light-Hearted Astronomer. Buehler Planetarium,
Broward Community College
Main Campus. 954-201-6681.
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
THROUGH DECEMBER 16
In My Backyard. 1:30 p.m.
Buehler Planetarium, Broward
Community College Main
Campus. 954-201-6681.
THROUGH JANUARY 6
ROBOBugs! Invasion of
the Giant Insects. Museum
of Discovery and Science
and Blockbuster® IMAX®
Theater. 954-467-6637
or 954-463-IMAX.
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Broward Center for the Performing Arts, December 13 and 15
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WEDNESDAYS - SUNDAYS
NOVEMBER 6 - 11
Laffing Matterz Comedy
Dinner Theater. Laffing
Matterz, Fort Lauderdale.
954-763-5236
25 Questions for a Jewish
Mother. Coral Springs Center
for the Arts. 954-344-5990.
OCTOBER 12 - 29
Honk! Cardinal Gibbons
Drama Club. Broward
County Main Library.
954-491-2900.
RED. The Promethean
Theatre. Mailman
Hollywood Theatre at
Nova Southeastern
University. 786-317-7580.
OCTOBER 18 - 22
The Sound of Music.
Fort Lauderdale Children's
Theatre. 954-763-6701.
OCTOBER 19 - NOVEMBER 25
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song
and Dance. Broward Stage
Door Theater. 954-344-7765.
OCTOBER 20
Last Comic Standing. Coral
Springs Center for the Arts.
954-344-5990.
OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 11
The World Goes Round.
Tamarac Theatre of Performing Arts. 954-726-7898.
OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 4
A Lie of the Mind. BCC
Theatre. Fine Arts Theater,
Broward Community
College. 954-201-6884.
OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 18
Uncommon Women and
Others by Wendy
Wasserstein: A Memorial
Tribute. The Women’s Theatre
Project. Sixth Star Studios.
954-462-2334.
OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 18
TRIPTYCH. By Edna
O’Brien. Inside Out Theatre.
Museum of Art | Fort
Lauderdale. 954-385-3060.
OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 4
I May Be Black... but god
knows I'm Jewish. Broward
Center for the Performing
Arts. 954-462-0222.
WEEKENDS
NOVEMBER 2 - DECEMBER 2
Sound of Music. Pembroke
Pines Theatre of the
Performing Arts. Susan
B. Katz Theater of the
Performing Arts at the
River of Grass ArtsPark.
954-437-4884.
NOVEMBER 8 - 11
NOVEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 2
Radio City Christmas
Spectacular. The Rockettes.
Broward Center for the
Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
WEEKENDS
NOVEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 9
Oklahoma. Broward On
Broadway. David Posnack
JCC, Davie. 954-747-7589.
NOVEMBER 23 & 24
Jamaica, Farewell. Broward
Center for the Performing
Arts. 954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 2
Funny Girl. Miniaci
Performing Arts Center.
954-462-0222.
Radio City Christmas Spectacular, featuring the Rockettes, Broward
Center for the Performing Arts, November 8 - December 2
NOVEMBER 29 DECEMBER 23
Guest Artist, by Jeff Daniels.
Mosaic Theatre. American
Heritage Center for the Arts.
954-577-8243.
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DECEMBER 14 - 15
Second City - Dysfunctional
Holiday Revue. Broward
Center for the Performing
Arts. 954-462-0222.
DECEMBER 14 - 17
Cinderella. Fort Lauderdale
Children's Theatre.
954-763-6701.
DECEMBER 14 - JANUARY 28
Mating Habits of the Urban
Animal. Broward Stage Door
Theater. 954-344-7765.
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Lauderdale Children’s
Theatre. 5 - 5:30 p.m.
Refreshments; 5:30-6:30
p.m. Performance. Broward
County Main Library
Auditorium. 954-462-8190.
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DECEMBER 20 - JANUARY 6
Jacques Brel is Alive and
Well and Living in Paris.
Miniaci Performing Arts
Center. 954-462-0222.
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Family Fun
Film: Movies at the Main
Library Auditorium. 2 p.m.
Broward County Main
Library. 954-357-7504.
TUESDAYS
Etc: Sensory Sensations.
11 a.m. Young At Art
Children’s Museum.
954-424-0085 x10.
Dance: Dance Workshops.
Jubilee Dance Theatre.
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. AfricanAmerican Research Library
and Cultural Center.
954-625-2845.
WEDNESDAYS
Art: Children’s Art Workshop
with Pablo Verol. 4 - 6 p.m.
Broward Art Guild Gallery
& School. 954-523-4824.
Art, music and drama classes are offered by the City
of Pembroke Pines at Fletcher Art & Culture Center
and the River of Grass ArtsPark.
ONGOING
Art: Hands-On Galleries &
Programs. Permanent handson, interactive exhibition
galleries The Global Village,
Earthworks and Kenny
Scharf’s Closet, Wired!
Young At Art Children’s
Museum. 954-424-0085.
Theater: Theater workshops,
children’s productions.
Pompano Beach, Miramar,
Sunrise, and Oakland Park.
Ages 6-15. Curtain Call
Playhouse. 954-784-0768.
Theater: Workshops and
classes. Offered in drama and
music theater. Ages 31/2-18.
Fort Lauderdale Children’s
Theatre. 954-763-6882.
Art: Toddler’s PlaySpace
Gallery. Mommie & Me
Toddler Program including
art, music and creative
movement. Ages 18 30 months. Young At Art
Children’s Museum.
954-424-0085.
Music: Musical Merriment.
11 a.m. Young At Art
Children’s Museum.
954-424-0085 x10.
Theater: Theater classes,
productions, programs. Ages
7-16. Inside Out Theatre
Company. 954-385-3060.
THURSDAYS
Science: Wonders of Science.
11 a.m. Young At Art
Children’s Museum.
954-424-0085 x10.
Multi: Art, Music and Drama
Classes. Children & teens.
City of Pembroke Pines
Fletcher Art & Culture
Center and River of Grass
ArtsPark. 954-986-5027.
FRIDAYS
Literature: Storytime Picnic.
Story and creative art
activity. 11 a.m. Young
At Art Children’s Museum.
954-424-0085 x10.
SATURDAYS
Art: Conversations from
the Hut. Artist Chisseko.
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Young At
Art Children’s Museum.
954-424-0085 x10.
Art: Parent & Child
Watercolor. 10 a.m. 12 p.m. Ceramic Hand
Building Parent & Child.
1 - 3 p.m. 8 week sessions.
Coral Springs Museum of
Art. 954-340-5000.
FIRST FRIDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Etc: Target First Friday.
Hands-on art activities,
story time. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Young At Art Children’s
Museum. 954-424-0085 x10.
SECOND SATURDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Art: Family Funday. Art
activities. Ages 3 & up with
Science: Science Café.
Monday - Friday, 1:30
& 3:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sunday 12:30, 2:30 &
4:30 p.m. Museum of
Discovery and Science &
Blockbuster® IMAX®
Theater. 954-463-6637.
Art: Portfolio Academy.
Grades 3-12. Art and
Culture Center of
Hollywood. 954-921-3274.
MONDAYS
Dance: Movement and
Rhythm. Ages 3 and up.
11 a.m. Young At Art
Children’s Museum.
954-424-0085 x10.
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Inside Out Theatre Company's drama classes give kids a chance to shine.
parent. 3:30 p.m. Coral
Springs Museum of Art.
954-340-5000.
Sunrise Civic Center
Theatre. 954-747-4646.
THIRD SUNDAY
OF EACH MONTH
Music: Spooky Halloween
Classics. Family Fun. Parker
Playhouse. 954-462-0222.
Art/Theater: Free Family
Day. 1-3 p.m. Sponsored by
Art and Culture Center of
Hollywood and Community
Foundation of Broward.
954-921-3274.
OCTOBER 20
Theater: Max & Ruby. Family
Fun Series. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
OCTOBER 23
Theater: The Wind in the
Willows. 10 a.m. Smart Stage
Matinee. Parker Playhouse.
954-462-0222.
OCTOBER 24
OCTOBER 28
NOVEMBER 24
Theater: Never Everglades.
10 & 11:30 a.m. Fantasy
Theatre Factory. Broward
Main Library. 305-284-8800.
Theater: Charlotte’s Web.
Children’s Showtime Series.
Grades K-5. 2 p.m. Sunrise
Civic Center Theatre.
954-747-4646.
NOVEMBER 16
OCTOBER 29
Music: Fushu Daiko. On The
Path: Taiko’s Renaissance In
America. 10 a.m. Smart Stage
Matinee. Parker Playhouse.
954-462-0222.
Theater: Legends of Sleepy
Hollow. 10 a.m. Smart Stage
Matinee. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
DECEMBER 6 - 9
NOVEMBER 19
Calendar compiled by
Marianne Schmandt.
Music: Brazilian Voices.
Smart Stage Matinee.
Broward Center for the
Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
NOVEMBER 2
Theater: Tweaksters.
10 a.m. Smart Stage
Matinee. Parker Playhouse.
954-462-0222.
Theater: A Christmas Carol.
Family Fun. Broward Center
for the Performing Arts.
954-462-0222.
All listings subject
to change.
NOVEMBER 3 & DECEMBER 1
Film: Fab Films For Kids.
Ages 4-14. 10 a.m. Cinema
Paradiso. 954-525-3458.
Theater: The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer. 10 a.m. Smart
Stage Matinee. Parker
Playhouse. 954-462-0222.
Etc.: Family Day Discount
at Bonnet House. 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. Bonnet House Museum
& Gardens. 954-563-5393.
OCTOBER 26 - 28
NOVEMBER 9
Science: Gross-Out Science
Halloween Weekend. 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Halloween Town,
The Haunted Hammock,
Tesla’s Laboratory. Museum
of Discovery and Science
& Blockbuster® IMAX®
Theater. 954-463-6637.
Theater: Charlotte’s Web.
10 a.m. Smart Stage
Matinee. Parker Playhouse.
954-462-0222.
OCTOBER 27
NOVEMBER 13
NOVEMBER 13
Theater: If You Give A Pig
A Party. Family Fun Series.
Miniaci Performing Arts
Center. 954-462-0222.
Theater: Fish Tales and
Beyond. Children’s Showtime
Series. Momentum Dance
Company. Ages 5-11. 2 p.m.
Spooky Halloween Classics, Parker Playhouse, October 28
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ATTRACTIONS
AH-TAH-THI-KI MUSEUM
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA
16 miles north of Alligator Alley (I-75), Exit 49
(863) 902-1113 • www.ahtahthiki.com
With rare artifacts and remarkable
exhibits, AH-TAH-THI-KI presents
a unique look into the life of the
Seminole Indians. Visitors will also
enjoy a dramatic Seminole film, nature
trail and a living Seminole village. The
museum is located on the Seminole
Big Cypress Reservation. Open daily
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Adults $6, Children $4,
Seniors $4. Visit the Hollywood
location (954) 797-5570.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN RESEARCH
LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTER
2650 Sistrunk Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale • (954) 625-2800
www.broward.org/library/aarlcc.htm
The two-story, 60,000 sq. ft. facility, the
third of its kind in the U.S., serves as a
research library and cultural center. On
the first floor, traveling and permanent
exhibitions are displayed in the 5,000
sq. ft. exhibit hall, adjacent to the
300-seat state-of-the-art auditorium,
meeting rooms, and the symbolic
Harrambe Room. General library
materials, computer labs, the children’s
activity area, and special collections
are located on the second floor.
ALVIN SHERMAN LIBRARY,
RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Nova Southeastern University
3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale • (954) 262-2477
www.nova.edu/library/main
Five stories high and spanning a total
of 325,000 square feet, this is the largest
library building in the state of Florida.
The unique joint-use facility functions
as both a public and major university
library, available to NSU affiliates and
Broward County residents alike. Each
month it hosts a broad assortment
of programs and group activities for
children, teens, and adults, along with
traveling special exhibits from across
the globe. Full-building wireless access,
27 available group study rooms, 1,000
user seats, cozy reading niches, and a
café make this library both a high-tech
and comfortable space.
ANNE KOLB NATURE CENTER
AT WEST LAKE PARK
751 Sheridan St., Hollywood • (954)926-2480
www.broward.org/parks/nature.htm#centers
The center’s striking, contemporary
exhibit hall starts with a site map of the
complex’s three-mile preserve, proceeds
to Living Crossroads, a 10-minute
closed-caption video program, and then
offers a series of interactive and static
displays (including a stocked 3,500gallon aquarium) that vividly portray
and explain West Lake’s ecological system and its importance. Visitors then
proceed to the EcoRoom for engaging
hands-on investigations of South
Florida’s shallow-water habitats and
animals’ residences. The center also
includes four hiking trails, paddling
trails, canoe and kayak rentals, and
a tour boat. Environmental programs
are conducted throughout the year;
call for schedules. A rental hall and
a boardroom are also available for
weddings, social events, and small
business gatherings.
ART AND CULTURE
CENTER OF HOLLYWOOD
1650 Harrison St., Hollywood
(954) 921-3274
www.artandculturecenter.org
Open year-round with changing art
exhibitions and performing artists;
lectures; adult, children and toddler
visual and performing arts classes; summer theater and art camps; historical
and cultural exhibits; art workshops;
and special events. Housed in a 1924
Spanish-Mediterranean mansion with
a rich historical heritage.
DEERFIELD BEACH ARBORETUM
100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 357-7444
www.broward.org/library/mn.htm
An eight-story reference and research
facility designed by Marcel Breuer
Associates. Features programs and special events; 300-seat theater; a Cultural
Information Center; The Charcuterie
restaurant and First Moon Café and
meeting rooms. The sixth floor is home
to the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts,
the Broward Cultural Affairs Division,
Gallery Six; Art Serve Gallery and Gift
Shop and “Peace Place” – a resource area
offering self-help materials and practical
tips on how to live in today’s world.
Constitutional Park • 2481 W. Hillsboro Blvd.,
Deerfield Beach • (954) 480-4494
Tree Zoo tour offered at 10 a.m. first
Saturdays and every Friday; open
daily from sunrise till dusk.
BUEHLER PLANETARIUM
Broward Community College Central Campus
3501 SW Davie Rd., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 201-6680 • www.iloveplanets.com
State-of-the-art facility, laser light
shows, astronomy and space exploration.
Telescope viewing after evening shows.
Call for show schedules and prices.
ARTSERVE
1350 East Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 462-8190 • www.artserve.org
Open year-round with changing art
exhibitions and performing artists;
lectures; theater; art workshops; and
special events. Gallery exhibition
openings are free to the public.
BUTTERFLY WORLD
Tradewinds Park • 3600 W. Sample Rd.
Coconut Creek • (954) 977-4400
www.butterflyworld.com
Stroll through three acres of lush
tropical gardens while thousands of
live, brilliantly colored butterflies soar
around. Waterfalls, fish, hummingbirds,
orchids and roses complete the natural
habitat. Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun.
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Last admission 4 p.m.
Adults & Seniors - $18.95, Children
$13.95 (ages 3-11), Under 3 free.
ARTSERVE GALLERY & GIFT SHOP
100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 2nd
Floor • (954) 828-9127 • www.artserve.org
A retail gallery, which features local
artists’ works of art. A popular place to
purchase souvenirs, the paintings, prints,
pottery, jewelry and other fine items
make unique gifts. Hours: Mon.-Thur.
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Fri. - Sat. noon - 5 p.m.
CINEMA PARADISO
503 SE 6th St., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 525-FILM • www.fliff.com
Operated by Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Cinema Paradiso is
South Florida’s most unique year-round,
art house movie theater presenting films
from around the world. The theater
boasts of having the most comfortable
and plush stadium seating in South
Florida along with a full bar, lobby and
courtyard tables. Located in the heart
of downtown Fort Lauderdale on the
South side of the New River, one block
east of the Broward County Courthouse.
Movies times vary on a daily basis.
For film and event calendar and
pricing information visit our website.
BONNET HOUSE MUSEUM & GARDENS
900 North Birch Rd., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 563-5393 • www.bonnethouse.org
A 35-acre subtropical seaside estate
built by Frederic and Evelyn Bartlett,
the Bonnet House enchants visitors
with whimsical and unique art and
architecture. Tour hours are Tuesday Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun. 12 4 p.m. (all tours begin on the half
hour). Closed on Mondays, the entire
month of September, and some holidays. Tours 1 hour 15 minutes with a
12-minute video. Located one block
south of Sunrise Blvd., between A1A
and the Intracoastal. Adults $15, seniors
$13, students and groups over 15 - $11.
Children under 6 are free.
CORAL SPRINGS MUSEUM OF ART
Coral Spring Center for the Arts
2855 Coral Springs Dr., Coral Springs
(954) 340-5000 • www.csmart.org
This beautiful 8,000-square-foot exhibit
space features a broad variety of visual
arts created by living Florida artists.
Programs, special events, tours, classes
& workshops are offered to all age
groups. Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Closed Sun. Admission: $4 Adults $3
Students/Seniors & Tours; Wed. Free;
Members & Children under 18 Free
BROWARD COUNTY
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
151 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 765-4670 • www.broward.org/history
Display cases, exhibit photos andartifacts
from Broward County’s past. Special
exhibits are featured periodically.
Historical Commission office also houses
archives of Broward County history.
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FLAMINGO GARDENS BOTANICAL
GARDENS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
3750 South Flamingo Rd., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 473-2955 • www.flamingogardens.org
South Florida’s not-for-profit 60-acre
botanical gardens and wildlife sanctuary
features thousands of rare, exotic and
native plants, specialty gardens and
Florida’s largest collection of Champion
trees. Narrated tour by tram through
a 200-year old hammock, citrus groves
and wetlands. The Everglades Wildlife
Sanctuary comes alive with alligators,
bobcats, otters, flamingos, Florida
panthers and over 70 native species
of birds. Free-Flight walk-through
Aviary, Bird of Prey Center, Wildlife
Encounter Shows and Historic Wray
Home. A true eco-experience! Open
7 Days 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed
Mondays June 1 - September 30.
Admission: Adults $17, children
(ages 4-11) $8.50 and under 3 Free.
Discounts for seniors (65+), students,
armed service and AAA members.
FORT LAUDERDALE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
SW 2nd Ave to New River,
Fort Lauderdale • 954-463-4431 X16
www.oldfortlauderdale.org
Located on the New River, the Fort
Lauderdale Historical Society tells
the story of the Early Settlers of Fort
Lauderdale. The site includes the 1905
New River Inn, which houses the
Museum of History and is the oldest
hotel in Fort Lauderdale; the 1907
King-Cromartie House, which belonged
to Ivy Cromartie, Fort Lauderdale’s
first school teacher; the 1899 replica
schoolhouse and the Hoch Heritage
Center, which is a research library
that holds more than 250,000 historic
photographs. Museum hours are
Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and
Sun. noon - 5:00 p.m.
FOX OBSERVATORY
Markham Park
16001 West State Road 84, Sunrise
(954) 389-2000 • www.sfaaa.com
Open to the public for stargazing
(weather permitting) every Saturday
of each month at sundown.
HAMMERSTEIN HOUSE
1520 Polk Street, Hollywood • (954) 923-5590
Home of Clarence and Vera Hammerstein, built in 1935 and currently
operated by the Hollywood Historical
Society. Features antiques, city of
Hollywood’s first fire engine, collection
of the history of Hollywood; open for
free tours 2 - 4 p.m. Sundays, October
through May. Special tours are
available by appointment.
HOCH HERITAGE CENTER
219 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 463-4431 • www.oldfortlauderdale.org
Searching for your roots, restoring a property or just need to research the past?
Visit and find over 8,000 artifacts, 5,000
architectural drawings, and a library
with over 2,000 volumes, 200 scrapbooks
from community organizations and over
250,000 images in our photographic
collection. Open for research Wed. & Fri.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat. noon - 4 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL GAME FISH
ASSOCIATION (IFGA) FISHING
HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM
300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach
(954) 922-4212 • www.igfa.org
Learn about the history and future of
recreational fishing, as well as conservation. Interactive galleries, videos, and
futuristic exhibits make the sport of
fishing fun for the whole family. Catch a
thousand-pound marlin without getting
wet! Daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Adults
$6.00, Seniors, 62 up $5, Children 3-16
$5, 3 & under free, members free.
ever-changing with performances this
summer, Wednesday through Saturday.
Dinner Seatings at 7:15 Wednesday
through Friday and at 6:45 on Saturday.
One East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 525-5500 • www.moafl.org
This beautiful facility, designed by
Edward Larrabee Barnes, has exhibitions
and a permanent rotating collection
of twentieth-century European and
American art. The museum is also
home to the largest collection of CoBrA
works in the western hemisphere and
an impressive William Glackens wing
donated by the Samson Foundation.
Open daily from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.,
Thur. until 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and
selected holidays. Adults $6, Seniors $5,
Children (12+) $3. Free to Museum
of Art members and children under age
12. Hours and admission may vary for
special exhibitions.
MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND
SCIENCE AND BLOCKBUSTER®
3D IMAX® THEATER
1 Hall of Fame Dr., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 462-6536 • www.ishof.org
Over 10,000 square feet of Olympic
memorabilia honoring the world’s greatest aquatic stars. Aquatic masterpieces
by artist Leroy Nieman and Daumier
Prints Collection of sports literature dating back to the 1800s. Open Mon.-Fri.
9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Families $5, Adults $3, Students,
Seniors and Military $1, under 12 free.
KING-CROMARTIE HOUSE
MY JEWISH DISCOVERY PLACE
231 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 463-4431 • www.oldfortlauderdale.org
See how Fort Lauderdale pioneers
really lived. Take a guided tour of
this pioneer’s home, furnished with
antiques from 1907 to 1915. For tour
times call 954-463-4431, x10.
LAFFING MATTERZ
219 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 763-LAFN (5236)
www.laffingmatterz.com
Voted "Best Dinner Theatre" by the
Broward/Palm Beach New Times, and
"Best Comedy" by the Palm Beacher,
Laffing Matterz is an alternative to
traditional dinner theatre. Located in
the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale,
Laffing Matterz has earned bragging
rights for its chef-prepared meals,
amazing service and comforatable
atmosphere. Your meal is followed by
an original musical comedy revue,
spoofing current events, politics, social
situations, relationships and life in
our times. The show is on-going and
6650 Griffin Rd., Davie
(954) 797-1044 • www.olddavieschool.org
The first permanent school building to
be constructed in the Everglades, the
Davie School is the oldest surviving
school building utilized by the Broward
County School System. The school site
which includes the 1912 Viele House,
the 1920’s Walsh-Osterhoudt Home,
a replica 1908 Pioneer Shack and a
Seminole Chickee provides a living
history of the school and early Broward
County pioneer life. Children may
participate in a two-hour docent-led tour
of the site. Community events and arts
and craft classes are also offered. The
facility is also available for meeting and
wedding rentals. Admission to Old
Davie School is $2 for adults, $1 for
children under 12 and free to Museum
Members. We are open Tue. - Sat.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and by appointment.
MUSEUM OF ART | FORT LAUDERDALE
401 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 467-6637 • www.mods.org
Spend a day of discovery at an interactive, hands-on science museum for
children and adults. Meet Buddy the
sea turtle, visit the shark tank, hang
out with bats, be charmed by a 12-foot
snake, plus pet alligators and turtles.
Test "fly" jet simulators or take a trip
to the red planet on the Mars Rover.
Powerful 3D IMAX® cinema puts you
in the center of the action. Mon. - Sat.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. Noon - 6 p.m.
General admission includes museum
and one classic IMAX® film: Adults $15,
Seniors and Students $14, Children
(2- 12) $12, Children under 1 Free.
INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING
HALL OF FAME MUSEUM
OLD DAVIE SCHOOL
HISTORICAL MUSEUM
OLD DILLARD MUSEUM
1009 NW 4th St., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 765-6952
Old Dillard Museum, a national historic
landmark built in 1924, was formally
known as the “Colored School”. One of
Fort Lauderdale’s oldest buildings and
the first school constructed for Blacks in
the area. A historical voyage back in time
highlighting significant contributions
of Broward County’s Black community.
Engaging and informative interpretive
spaces include a Heritage Gallery, MindsOn Hands-On Interactive Gallery, The
Jazz Room, A Rotating Exhibitions
Gallery and a Library Resource Room.
Mon. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Evenings
and weekends by appointment.
PARKS AND RECREATION
DIVISION, BROWARD COUNTY
(954) 357-8100 • www.broward.org/parks
16 regional and 30 neighborhood parks.
Alvin and Evelyn Gross Family Children’s
Museum, Soref Jewish Community Center
6501 W. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 792-6700
The first Jewish children’s museum in
Florida incorporates interactive exhibits
such as historic costumes, a dollhouse
synagogue and a state-of-the-art arts
and crafts room. Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. 5 p.m.; Sun. 1 - 4 p.m. Families with
Children under 6, $10. Children 2 - 6,
$2. Older Children and Adults $3.
PLANTATION HISTORICAL MUSEUM
511 N Fig Tree Lane, Plantation
(954) 797-2722
www.plantation.org/text/historicalmuseum.html
Plantation’s history is preserved in
permanent displays and exhibits with
artifacts and photographs of early
Plantation and South Florida, Plantation’s
first fire engine and related paraphernalia. Group tours by appointment. Tues. Sat. 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 4:00 p.m. Free.
NATIVE VILLAGE
3551 N. State Road 7, Hollywood
(954) 961-4519
Alligator and snake show, lectures,
live Florida panthers, bobcats, deer,
raccoons, otters, alligators, snakes,
turtles, native birds, and a tiger. Mon. Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun. 11a.m. - 4
p.m. $10, $8 for children 4 - 11; guided
tour and half-hour show minus the
alligator wrestling demonstration, $7
for adults, $6 for children; self-guided
tour with no shows, $5 per person.
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RIVERWALK
(954) 468-1541 • www.goriverwalk.com
Florida’s most beautiful mile! Showcases
lush tropical landscape and winding
walkways linking downtown Fort
Lauderdale’s attractions, restaurants and
shops. Leave your mark on Riverwalk
with a personalized, engraved signature
brick. SunTrust Sunday Jazz Brunch
takes place on the first Sunday each
month and the Premier Cruises Riversounds concert series takes place on the
third Sunday of every month. Riverwalk
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is also home to a wide variety of
festivals throughout the year.
RIVER OF GRASS ARTS PARK
17189 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines
(954) 322-2287 • www.ppines.com
Call for information for on-going music
and art classes for children and adults.
Drama/acting classes are also available
for children.The Susan B. Katz Theater
of Performing Arts, also located at this
address, has many special events
throughout the year.
SEMINOLE INDIAN
VILLAGE AND MUSEUM
S. State Road 7, (Stirling Road and U.S. 441)
Hollywood • (954) 792-1213
www.seminoletribe.com/enterprises/
hollywood/okalee.shtml
Alligators, water turtles, daily snake
shows. Call for days and times.
STRANAHAN HISTORICAL
HOUSE MUSEUM
335 S.E. 6th Avenue at Las Olas Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale • (954) 524-4736
www.StranahanHouse.org
Stranahan House was built in 1901 by
Frank Stranahan, the father of Fort
Lauderdale, and his wife, Ivy Cromartie
Stranahan, the town's first schoolteacher. The building has served as a
trading post, community center, post office, bank and home to the Stranahans.
In 1984, the house was restored to the
original configuration of the early
1900's and opened up as an historic
house museum listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. In South
Florida, it is rare when one historic site
and structure retains its essential character for over a century. Tour the house
and experience early pioneer life in Fort
Lauderdale. Open Tuesday through
Saturdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tours begin
on the hour and Sundays 1 - 3 p.m. first
tour at 1 p.m. and last tour at 3 p.m.
Adults $10, Children $5, Senior $9.
YOUNG AT ART CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
11584 State Road 84, Davie
(954) 424-0085
www.youngatartmuseum.org
A unique hands-on children’s museum
that offers an exciting art experience for
children of all ages! Kids enter a new
dimension of learning and creativity by
touching, exploring and imagining while
enjoying the limitless possibilities of art.
Permanent galleries include: Global Village, Kenny Scharf’s Closet, Earthworks
and Toddlers Playspace - PLUS national
traveling exhibitions, Studio Art Classes,
Early Childhood Programs, Birthday
Parties and more! Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. 5 p.m., Sun. noon - 5 p.m. $8 general
admission, $7.50 seniors, children
under 2 free, members always free.
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artist
PROFILE
Ray Azcuy: Garden Fantasies
Offer Metaphors for Life
BY STEPHANIE KRULIK
R
emember when you were a child and
someone asked you, “What color is
an orange?” Or, “Who is buried in
Grant’s tomb?” It doesn’t matter if
you got the joke, but doesn’t it still
make you chuckle?
Artist Ray Azcuy is chuckling still.
With humor as his thread and
symbolism as his metaphor, he
takes viewers on an artistic fantasy
tour through life’s happenings while
encouraging them to think; to realize
what he is saying; and to investigate
the art while developing a dialogue
with the work. Azcuy says, “It
doesn’t matter if you get the idea,
you have to investigate and explore
each piece. There is always some
connective thread that runs across
the work.”
the viewer to move among his work.
“I do that by the placement of the
objects, by the story I am telling,
by the composition. All of that
creates visual movement for the
viewer. It adds to the interest
level,” Azcuy explains.
The work evolves “as I deal with
the creative process in a series,”
he continues. “I like to look at a
concept or an idea and investigate
the idea until I push it as far as I
can through a particular series of
work.” The furniture seduces the
It is that connection that helped to
earn Azcuy, for the second time in
six years, a $15,000 South Florida
Cultural Consortium Fellowship
for Visual and Media Artists. This
time the honors came for his work,
“Forbidden Garden.” Azcuy tells
us that “gardens keep secrets locked
as in a diary.”
But it is these secrets that make his
work unique. Here, the artist looks
at cultural taboos – what is right and
what is wrong – by incorporating
sculptural furniture with a garden
theme, and by positioning the
furniture as metaphors for the erotic.
Because there is movement in these
stationary pieces, it is important for
“Hardscape”, 2006; 72” D X 72” W X 84” H; Wood, vinyl, acrylic paint
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2007 Winners on View
As 2008 Process Begins
While diverse works by the 2007
recipients of the South Florida
Cultural Consortium Fellowships
for Visual and Media Artists
remain on view, the process of
selecting the 2008 class of
winners has begun. MoCA at
Goldman Warehouse, 404 NW
26th St., Miami is hosting “New
Art: South Florida, an exhibition
of works by the 14 current year
recipients, through October 27.
Meanwhile, applications for
the 2008 competition were due
October 12 for professional artists
from Broward, Miami-Dade,
Monroe, Palm Beach and Martin
counties. The review process
begins with evaluation of the
submissions by a regional panel
consisting of Ray Azcuy, 2007
fellowship recipient, Broward
County; Konstantia Kontaxis,
Motion Pictures Program,
University of Miami; Brandi
Reddick, Art in Public Places,
Miami-Dade County; and Charlie
Stainback, Norton Museum of
Art, Palm Beach County.
The regional panel makes
recommendations to a national
panel, composed of Margarita
Aguilar, Christie’s, New York;
Valerie Cassel Oliver, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston;
Bo Smith, Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston; and Robert Zakanitch,
visual artist, New York.
The 2008 recipients will be
announced later this year.
The South Florida Cultural
Consortium is funded in part
with the support of the National
Endowment for the Arts, the
Florida Department of State
Division of Cultural Affairs and
the Florida Arts Council, the
Boards of County Commissioners
of Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin
and Monroe counties, and the
Palm Beach County Cultural
Council. ★
viewer, as the 73” x 3’ lounge chair
“In the Beginning” does with his
glazed, fired and cut ceramic floral
fantasies in pinks, lavender and
white, with green plastic vines
overgrowing the chair.
Azcuy purchases the ceramics and
cuts sections before positioning them
on the lavender and blue lounge base.
He positions ceramic roses as innuendoes: first, it is seen as a social garden
scene, but ah, look closer; “You can
see a pretty chair, pretty flowers,
but there is more – now there is
the reality of life,” he says.
Sometimes it is more than life’s
realities at play in Azcuy’s work. In
“Flower Bed,” an aluminum-based
wooden box structure upholstered
in white vinyl and covered in white
acrylic house paint, flowers depict
both the purity and disturbances
of youth. The piece symbolizes the
first sensual exchange between
young people in a garden or in the
woods. Azcuy is telling a story while
showing the viewer the realities and
fantasies of life. “There is always the
fantasy in my work. It becomes the
thread which becomes the whole
artwork. The journey is the same,
but the answers are always
different,” he maintains.
The viewer often asks, “What is
the artist trying to say here?” The
answers may not always be apparent,
but as both the artist and the viewer
investigate, a dialogue is developed
with the work.
Azcuy is an accomplished artist
and educator who investigates and
explores his space. The Pembroke
Pines resident was born in Cuba,
and immigrated to the United States
with his family at the age of 11. He
was educated in Miami-Dade County
Public Schools and holds a Master
of Art Education degree from the
University of South Florida. Today,
he is a Director for Specialized
Programs – Schools of Choice for
Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
It is the interaction between the
workplace and the artist that keeps
his job interesting. He says, “I enjoy
visiting schools and working directly
with students and teachers to find
the best possible answers.” He is
involved with the No Child Left
Behind program and is a project
manager for a federal grant with the
goal of reducing minority isolation
and enhancing student achievement.
He created Florida’s first museum
magnet programs in 2005, which
forged strong partnerships with
museums and the arts.
Still, there is always time for art.
Azcuy works nights and weekends
in his 1,300-square-foot South
Miami studio because, “I have a
great artistic passion, a need to be
creative, to produce. I need to share
this artistic gift. When I am working
on one piece I find answers to others. There are always new solutions
to new problems.” He often works
on three or four pieces at a time and
takes a year to complete one body
of work. He has to be organized and
focused, he says. He has seen growth
and change in his work. “It is all
part of the process,” he contends.
“I have to be intuitive: I have to
listen to myself.”
His work has been shown in
the Salvador Dali Museum in St.
Petersburg, the Miami Art Museum,
the Miami International Airport,
Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art
and MoCA at Goldman Warehouse,
among other venues. His newest
piece, “Stream of Pearls,” defines
how precious life is. The side-byside seven-foot-tall pieces almost
resemble man and woman: one is
covered in green plastic topiary;
one in white pearl cloth strips
dipped in fabric hardener. He is
back to Adam and Eve.
The garden fantasies are everpresent. “Art is never solved,”
Azcuy says. “Art is not about
answers; it is about questions.” ★
Stephanie Krulik is a writer
in Coral Springs.
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“Pleasure Pearls”, 2006; 36” D X 36” D X 24” H; Wood, vinyl, rubber, stainless steel, Plexiglas, oil paint
“Fit for a Queen”, 2006; 28” D X 28” W X 36” H; Clay, aluminum, fabric, gold leaf, oil paint
“Ceremonial Flower Bed”, 2006; 71” D X 22” W X 16” H; Clay, aluminum, wood, vinyl, iron
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