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Arts at St. Johns presents Summer Brave

A Playreading. July 21st, 2008. 7:30 p.m.Art at St. Johns, located at 4760 Pine Tree Drive in Miami Beach, is presenting a free playreading featuring local actors including Kevin Johnson and director Betsy Paull-Rick, who are volunteering their time to breathe life into this Inge classic. There is minimal blocking and set design and the actors will perform their parts with script in hand.

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Irvin Mayfield in Concert

Coral Gables Congregational Church. July 17th, 2008. 8:00 p.m.Coral Gables Congregational Church, located at 3010 DeSoto Blvd., is presenting an evening of live music featuring Irvin Mayfield. This outstanding musician is the City of New Orleans appointed and state- and federally-recognized Cultural Ambassador to the City of New Orleans, and the latest in a long line of New Orleans trumpeters following artists … +

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Mark Kosower in Concert

Coral Gables Congregational Church. July 31st, 2008. 8:00 p.m.Coral Gables Congregational Church, located at 3010 DeSoto Blvd. in Coral Gables, offers the opportunity to listen to live concerts by renowned musicians this summer. As part of its annual Summer Concert Series, the church will host a presentation by Mark Kosower, known as one of the most outstanding cellists of his generation.

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Ellis Marsalis in Concert

Coral Gables Congregational Church. August 14th, 2008. Ellis Marsalis is the brilliant pianist, composer and educator who spawned both a family of jazz giants and, through his mentoring and his teaching, several generations of young and influential jazz artists. If it took the emergence of Branford and Wynton, and then Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis to bring attention Ellis way, there is no … +

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The Rhythm Foundation presents Gilberto Gil

The Broadband Tour. July 5th, 2008. 8:00 p.m.Gilberto Gil is a widely known singer, songwriter, icon and statesman. He follows up the hugely successful solo show of last spring, this time with long-time bandmates of Brazil's best musicians for a night of classic hits and new surprises.

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From Bach to Gershwin: A Musical Journey

Bass Museum of Art. June 8th, 2008. 3:00 p.m. Young pianist Marta Milosevic-Brankovic will perform at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach on June 8th, 2008. The program prepared for the evening reflects the progression of keyboard music from the Baroque style of Johann Sebastian Bach's famous Sarabande in C-minor to the minimalist structures of rhythm and sound of Ligeti's … +

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Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz

Arsht Center. From Jun 18th through Jul 6th, 2008.Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County will host the Miami premiere and international tour launch of the hit New York musical Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz. From June 18th through July 6th, audiences will be taken on a 60-year journey through the life and music of the … +

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Singer Songster: A Singer / Songwriters Concert

Arts at St. Johns. June 14th, 2008. 8:00 p.m.Arts at St. John's (ASJ) presents a unique concert event that showcases four talented South Florida artists. Singer, Songster features in a musical performance local singers / musicians Kristen Fox, Sam Hosking, Nicole Kidd and Samantha Natalie – who all happen to be accomplished songwriters as well. In a relaxed concert setting these four … +

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The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami

Last two performances of the season. May 10th and 11th, 2008.The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami and Artistic Directors Pedro Pablo Peña and Magaly Suarez will present Program IV, the last two performances of their successful 2008 Season starring Cuban Principal Dancers Adiarys Almeida, Hayna Gutierrez, Taras Domitro, Miguel Angel Blanco and Carlos Quenedit on Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th … +

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Girl Choir of South Florida

Spring Concert Series. May 16th and 17th, 2008. 8:00 p.m.Come join the members of the Girl Choir of South Florida on a musical tour of the animal kingdom throughout history and around the world as it presents its Spring Concert Series "All Creatures Great and Small". These concerts will take place at the Plantation Community Church and Davie United Methodist Church on … +

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Spring Jazz Concert

GableStage at the Biltmore Hotel. May 13th, 2008. 7:00 p.m.Hailed as a world-class trombone soloist, John Fedchock, joins the New World School of the Arts High School Jazz Ensemble, first place winner of the 2008 Swing Central National Jazz Band Competition and Festival. The 19-member NWSA ensemble, accompanied by the Grammy-nominee maestro, perform at GableStage located at 1200 Anastasia Avenue in Coral … +

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Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

Arts Inside the Open Tent. May 31st, 2008. 9:00 p.m. Bringing a combination of comedy, parody and burlesque to South Florida for one evening only, the cast of Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad will take to the stage on Saturday, May 31st at 9:00 p.m. at the historic Alfred I. DuPont Building, located at 169 E Flagler Street in downtown Miami.

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Zakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion

Rhythm Foundation. May 4th, 2008. 8:00 p.m. Rhythm Foundation is presenting a concert by Zakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion on May 4th, 2008 at the Artime Theater located at 900 SW 1 Street in Miami. Under the direction of percussion legend Zakir Hussain, this concert offers the audience an opportunity to experience both melodic (raga) and rhythmic (tala) development as … +

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The Pinker Tones and ArtOfficial

Rhythm Foundation. May 3rd, 2008. 7:00 p.m. DJ Popstars The Pinker Tones return to Miami, in support of their new release this spring for Nacional Records, Wild Animals. This concert was organized by the Rhythm Foundation and will take place at the North Beach Bandshell located at 7275 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.

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Djavan in Concert

Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. June 6th, 2008. 8:00 p.m. Grammy award-winning Brazilian recording star Djavan kicks off his US summer tour at the Adrienne Arsht Center, located at 1300 Biscayne Boulevard on June 6th, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. The concert will take place in the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall.

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Go, Diego, Go Live!

The Great Jaguar Rescue. From Jun 14th through Jun 15th, 2008. The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and Broadway Across America present the new live stage show Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue on June 14th and 15th, 2008. Featuring Diego, his sister Alicia, and cousin Dora the Explorer, this new show is an interactive high-stakes quest through … +

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Rhythm Foundation

Babylon Circus and Rootz Underground. April 26th, 2008. 7:00 p.m. Rhythm Foundation is bringing together two peculiar bands in one concert to take place on April 26th, 2008 at the North Beach Bandshell, located at 7275 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.

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Arsht Center honors the Origins of Jazz

From Nov 7th, 2008 through Apr 2009The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced today the launch of Jazz Roots, a comprehensive concert series produced by the Center with award-winning record/television producer/entrepreneur Larry Rosen, to premiere during the 2008-2009 season. The six-part monthly jazz series traces the history of jazz – and its varied styles – through the … +

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Karen Peterson

Performances in Miami and Montenegro. April 1st through 22nd, 2008. Karen Peterson’s Dance Troupe presents “Future Memories” at the Excello dance space in April and then travel to Montenegro in May to perform at the Montenegrin National Theatre and teach at the youth disability center in the capital, Podgorica. This is the second part on a Miami / Montenegro Cultural Exchange Project … +

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Dance Now! Ensemble

Next Generation of Dancers. April 19th, 2008. 2:00 p.m. The Dance Now! Ensemble (DNE) sets forth to both educate and entertain the community of Coral Gables with a free performance at Coral Gables Library and master classes at Coral Gables High School. The performance takes place at Coral Gables Library, 3443 Segovia Street, on April 19th, 2008 at 2:00 pm.

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Orchestra Miami and Nestor Torres

Latin Meets Classical. April 18th, 2008. 8:00 p.m. What do you get when you mix one part jazz, one part Cuban Danzon and one part the lush classical sound of a full orchestral accompaniment? The next show in the much-awaited 2008 first official season of Orchestra Miami, South Florida’s new professional ensemble. On Friday, April 18th the Orchestra performs with guest artist … +

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Miami Bach Society Season Finale

Heinrich Schütz’ Requiem. April 21st, 2008. 8:00 p.m. The final concert of the Miami Bach Society’s 24th season will take place on Monday night, April 21st, 2008, at 8:00 p.m. Dr. Donald Oglesby, the Society’s founder, will conduct the strikingly beautiful German Requiem by Heinrich Schütz. Featuring the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music’s Collegium Musicum with basso continuo, Bob Heath, … +

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Playground Theatre. From Mar 26th through Mar 28th, 2008. The Playground Theatre, located at 9806 NE 2nd Avenue in Miami, is presenting a fresh and local Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In this contemporary adaptation of the world-renowned classic English fairy tale by Lewis Carroll, a girl named Alice takes a wonder-filled journey and meets remarkable characters like the White Rabbit, Mad … +