POP UP ART GALLERIES – CORAL GABLES
Date:
April 14 @ 11:30 am – May 30 @ 9:30 pm
Location:
Art Galleries
Downtown Coral Galleries
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Vacant storefronts have sprung to life from now until May 30 with pop-up art exhibits featuring local artists throughout Miracle Mile and Downtown Coral Gables, enhancing the pedestrian-friendly experience. The following exhibits are open for the public to enjoy.
CUBAN CLASSIC BALLET
Date:
Friday 5/11 8:00 pm
Location:
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach;
www.cubanclassicalballetofmiami.org
Tickets cost $25 to $35.
Cuban Classical Ballet’s annual gala performance. On the program are the famed numbers Paquita and Fire Bird, as well as newly choreographed pieces. Making this performance that much more powerful, it will honor the ballet’s founder and artistic director, Pedro Pablo Peña, who passed away earlier this year.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Date:
May 9 – June 24
Tickets
Location:
Actor’s Play House
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134
actorsplayhouse.org
Cost $64
Actors’ Playhouse proudly presents the return of the high voltage Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet for our 30th Anniversary Season. One of the longest running shows in our company’s history, Million Dollar Quartet was inspired by the famous photo and phenomenal true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time in their careers. Million Dollar Quartet brings the heart and soul of that legendary night to life with an irresistible tale of excitement and passion featuring 21 timeless hits by these four legendary artists.
YOU ARE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Date:
April 28 – May 19, Saturdays at 2 p.m.
Location:
Actor’s Play House
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.actorsplayhouse.org
Cost: $20
Charles Schulz’s beloved comic comes to life in Clark Gesner’s classic musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
THE MUPPET SHOW
Date:
Saturday 5/12 11:00 am
Location:
Gables Cinema
260 Aragon Ave
Coral Gables, FL 33134-5008
Cost: $5.00
Info
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The Muppet Movie is the first theatrical outing for Jim Henson’s motley crew of puppets, known for its brand of self-aware comedy that appeals to all ages. It garnered two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for “Rainbow Connection”).
http://www.gablescinema.com/
LAYALI AL-ANDLAUS: NATIONAL ARAB ORCHESTRA
Date:
Saturday 5/12 8:00 pm
Location:
Olympia Theater
174 E Flagler St, Miami, FL 33131
Cost: $35 to $65
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Miami Dade College’s (MDC) MDC Live Arts, Miami’s most eclectic performing arts series, closes its 2017-18 season with a gala event: Layali al-Andalus at 8 p.m., on Saturday, May 12, at the Olympia Theater featuring the National Arab Orchestra and special guests. A pre-concert reception will celebrate the season, offering complimentary Mediterranean hors d’oeuvres and refreshments for all concert goers.
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FAMILY DAY – MOTHERS DAY
Date:
Saturday 5/12, 2–5 pm
Location:
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Cost: Free
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Happy Mother’s Day! Come and enjoy a fun-filled day honoring mothers. We will have musical performances and create beautiful gifts for all the mothers in our lives. There will also be a photo booth to pose for pictures with mom and the whole family. Participate in a scavenger hunt, throughout the galleries of the museum, highlighting mothers and their families.
MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH
Dae:
Sunday 5/13 11 a.m.
Location:
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
www.fairchildgarden.org.
Cost: $80 adults $40 Children
Reservation
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Enjoy an array of delicate flavors presented by Le Basque in the Arts Center. Once you’re full of conversation and fine food, hop onto the tram or take a walking tour of the gardens through the Wings of the Tropics butterfly conservatory. The whole day is set for you and your mom or mother figures thanks to the big mama, Mother Nature.
MAINLY MOZART FEST, CONCERT 1
Date:
Sunday, May 13, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location:
Kislak Center
1300 Memorial Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146 United States + Google Map
https://library.miami.edu/kislak-center/about
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Miami Chamber Music Society presents the Mainly Mozart Fest, Concert 1 – Opening Performance at the Kislak Center at UM Richter Library starting at 4pm. Praised for their “intelligence” and “immensely satisfying” playing by the New York Times, the Amernet String Quartet has garnered recognition as one of today’s exceptional string quartets, they serve as Ensemble-in-Residence at Florida International University in Miami. The Quartet returns to Mainly Mozart with a program of works by Mozart, Schulhoff and are joined by the festival artistic director Marina Radiushina in a performance of the glorious Dvorak Piano Quintet.
