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Celebrate the Rhythm Foundation's 25th Season with a special night honoring Gilberto Gil!

October 21, 2012. 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. For nearly 50 years, Gilberto Gil has invented, innovated and reprocessed music in Brazil.  From the young bossa-nova musician, to the musical groundbreaker of the Tropicalia era, to the artist who made a perfect marriage between Brazil and Jamaican reggae, to the pop star who embraced rock and electronica, Gil’s music has encompassed everything from … +

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Cuban Musician Pedro Alfonso in Concert at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center

October 5 and 6, 2012. Virtuoso Cuban musician Pedro Alfonso, who has played with the likes of Gloria Estefan, Shakira and Juanes, presents a musical journey around the world like never before. Alfonso and his extraordinary group of musicians create a variety of styles and rhythms taking the audience on an unforgettable journey with soundtracks of blues, tango, Cuban son and Latin … +

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Tigertail presents James Blood Ulmer Trio

An Evening with a Blues, Jazz and Guitar LegendColony Theatre. November 17, 2012. 8:30 p.m. James Blood Ulmer at 70 is among the most distinctive and influential electric guitarists to arise in the past four decades. Mr. Ulmer has made a career built on left turns and reinvention. And now in the 21st century, Ulmer continues to progress as his most recent … +

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Award Winning "Balm in Gilead" opens the NWSA Theater Season

Louise O. Gerrits Theater. From October 5 through 14, 2012. New World School of the Arts launches its theatre season with Lanford Wilson’s 1965 award-winning play ‘Balm in Gilead.’ The edgy production will be the launching pad for a dynamic NWSA theater season and will feature a special pre-event reception to recognize Joseph Adler, Producing Artistic Director at GableStage at the Biltmore, … +

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Zoetic Stage and the Arsht Center present I Am My Own Wife

Carnival Studio Theater. From October 4 through 21, 2012. Zoetic Stage and The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly present Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play I Am My Own Wife, an uplifting drama based on the gripping true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who triumphed, and against all odds, survived the … +

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Miami Dade College's MDC Live Arts Opens Season With Acclaimed Flamenco Company Nuevo Ballet Español

October 5 and 6, 2012. 8:00 p.m. At the forefront of emerging trends in Spanish dance and flamenco, Nuevo Ballet Español draws on traditional dance, a 21st century pop sensibility and folkloric influences from Andalucía. In their new show, Cambio de Tercio, Angel Rojas and Carlos Rodríguez, two of Spain’s most influential choreographers, deliver a dazzling mix of traditional and contemporary styles, … +

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Miami Lyric Opera presents The Barber of Seville

Olympia Theater at the Gusman CenterAugust 18, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. and August 19, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Count Almaviva and Rosina, trying their damndest to be together against all odds – the biggest impediment being Rosina’s guardian, Doctor Bartolo, who has been keeping his ward under hatches in the hopes of marrying her himself and acquiring her considerable dowry.

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4th Annual New Play Project: Short Plays Written and Directed by High School Students

Byron Carlyle Theatre. From August 10 through 12, 2012. New Voices; New Vision; New Theatre. This is the overriding goal of The Company Company, a theatre company comprised entirely of students.  With a mission of having the voices of high school students heard through writing, directing and acting, The Company Company presents the 4th Annual New Play Project, a series of short … +

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Deering Estate presents its Summer Cabaret Concert Series

June 23, July 28, and August 25, 2012. 8:00 p.m. The Deering Estate at Cutler’s Cabaret Concert Series features intimate concerts inside the historic Stone House Ballroom. The 2012 summer series kicks-off on Saturday, June 23rd with multi-award winning jazz duo Davis and Dow. All concerts begin at 8:00 p.m. and the main gate opens at 7:00 p.m. It is recommended to … +

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Miami Lyric Opera presents Madama Butterfy

Olympia Theater at Gusman Center. June 23 at 8:00 p.m. and June 24 at 4:00 p.m. Lieutenant Pinkerton an American Navy Officer opportunistically engages a marriage broker to find him a house and a wife. A 15-year-old young Geisha, named Butterfly was introduced to him who fell immediately in love to Pinkerton converted to Christianity and banishes her relatives from their lives. … +