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Shine Like A Star On Stage
A Slow Burn Awaits
Spring Break & Summer Theater Camps Are Now Open
Five Musicals Will Be Presented At The Broward Center For The Performing Arts
Camps are divided into three age-appropriate groups for grades 2 - 5 (Group A), grades 6 - 8 (Group B) and grades 9 -12 (Teen, Group C) The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is preparing to kick off a new season of its award-winning and sought-after spring and summer theater camps for young kids and teens of all ages who want to shine like a star on stage. As enrollment for both Spring Break Theater Camp and Summer Theater Camp 2024 is currently open, prospective students and parents are encouraged to register soon as available spots are quickly running out. Spring Break Theater Camp 2024 From Annie to Zombie Prom and awe-inspiring drama to zany comedy, young campers will go through the entire alphabet to learn everything about the theater from A to Z as Spring Break Theater Camp returns to the Rose Miniaci Arts Education Center for a fun-filled week of singing, dancing, acting and more March 25th - March 29th. The five-day camp is under the direction of The Performance Project School of the Arts’ Executive Director Nina Felice, who shares hands-on experience in musical theater, acting, dance, voice and technical production Star On Stage, Page 3A
Love is in the air and foodies are swarming to South Florida… You won’t want to miss one of the City of Hallandale Beach’s top events of the year, the Hallandale Beach Event Series! Part of the annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF), the event series spotlights the City’s eclectic international food scene, and the exploding art and cultural destination Hallandale Beach has become. The Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (HBCRA) is once again hosting the only SOBEWFF
events in Broward County for the fifth year running, with two days of exciting tasting experiences. Celebrity Chef Chris Valdes and KAO Bar & Grill Executive Chef Georgina Sulle are kicking off the foodie-centric weekend at the Celebrity Chef Dinner on February 23, 2024, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at KAO Bar & Grill (11 NE 1st Avenue). The following night, immerse yourself in a night of culinary delights at the Food & Groove, on Saturday, February 24, 2024, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Pegasus Park at Gulfstream Village (901 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach). Hallandale Beach is uniquely positioned to welcome guests from both Broward and Miami-Dade counties to experience the City’s vibrant and eclectic culinary and arts scene.
This year’s “Festival of Lights” themed evening will feature art, music, and local restaurants with celebrated chefs showcasing cuisines inspired by international flavors from around the globe including Argentina, Spain, the Caribbean, and Italy. Have food restrictions? Not to worry! Food options will include Kosher and vegan options as well, so all foodies have a chance to enjoy. Approximately 30 restaurants will be participating in this year’s Food & Groove including El Tamarindo Coal Fired Pizza, Dr. Limon Hallandale, Cilantro 27 & Taco Corner, Dunns River Island Café, Chef Irie (Last Year’s Best in Show Winner), KAO Bar & Grill, Juice Mafia, Don Lolo’s, Matteo’s Trattoria, Ten Palms,
Currently enjoying a recordbreaking season and the receipt of the Bill Von Maurer Award bestowed by the Carbonell Awards for the totality of its programming, Slow Burn Theatre Company announces its 2024/ 2025 Season. Supported by American National Bank, the season in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts features five musicals with enduring stories that have captivated audiences in movie theaters and on stage: The Witches of Eastwick; Anastasia The Musical; Parade; Something Rotten! and The Bodyguard The Musical. “We have put together an exciting and eclectic season that is tied together with the common element of each musical delivering highly theatrical, dramatic and engaging experiences,” said Slow Burn Theatre Artistic Director Patrick Fitzwater. “True to our mission, we can’t wait to introduce audiences to the rarely performed The Witches of Eastwick and The Bodyguard The Musical while Parade is a tremendous piece that was recently revived on Broadway. It wouldn’t be a season if we didn’t put our spin on some of the biggest Broadway blockbusters which we’ll do with Anastasia The Musical and Something Rotten!”
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Top Park. LOVE by Cey Adams is sure to become one of Fort Lauderdale’s most popular Instagrammable spots and the perfect backdrop for proposals and engagement photos. Adams previously painted “LOVE” murals in Detroit and Jackson, Michigan;
New Bedford and Chelsea, Massachusetts; St. Paul, Minnesota; Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York; and North Omaha, Nebraska. “Our mural program is designed to bring art to the local community,” said Jarett Levan, Board Chair of BFA, which edu-
cates businesses about the importance of Broward County’s arts and cultural community and engages them in building connections between cultural vitality, creative success and economic development. “Sometimes murals are long term, and some are short term or seasonal. In
either case, public murals bring joy to the local community, inspire conversation and enhance the neighborhood.” LOVE by Cey Adams was curated by BFA with the support of Sponsors: Community Foun-
Must Experience: The SOBEWFF® Is Coming To Hallandale Beach February 23-24, 2024 The Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (HBCRA) is once again hosting the only SOBEWFF in Broward County
Feel The ‘Love’ Artist Cey Adams Commissioned To Paint Public Art Piece LOVE by Cey Adams (Photo credit: Juan Prieto Photography) The writing’s on the wall, and it’s all about Love. Business for the Arts of Broward (BFA), a notfor-profit 501(c)(3), commissioned globally recognized Artist Cey Adams to paint his famous LOVE mural that will officially be unveiled this month on the western exterior wall of Hof’s House of Sweets at 601 East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale 33301, facing the new Tunnel
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