On Display

War and Kids 

At the Broward County Main Library Bienes Center, they now have an exhibition by collector Mitchell Wolfson Jr. that contains 50 objects that date from the Boer War to World War II that feature wartime propaganda directed at children.  Some of the items are things like:  Hitler puppets, a toy tank, and posters for gas masks.  The exhibition, called The Game of War:  Books, Toys, and Propaganda from MWJr Study Center can be found at the Broward County Main Library at 100 S. Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.  For further information go to www.broward.org/library or call them at 954*357-8692. 

Get to the Stonewall Library

This month, ArtsUnited is proud to show in the Stonewall Library and Archives Angela Farinelli’s exhibit.  Known for her depictions of cowboys and cowgirls, she has been featured at The Gallery of the Unknown Artist in Hollywood and Storks Bakery in Wilton Manors.  Hurry up and get on over to the GLCC, which is located at 1717 N Andrews Avenue in Ft. Lauderdale.  For more information, you can always go to www.artsunitedonline.org. 

Angels Have Landed at Storks Wilton Manors!

On display right now is Gil Martin’s collection of Angels at Storks Bakery in Wilton Manors.  This solo exhibit will be on display until October 31^st and Storks is open until midnight every day.  In the year 2000 Gil began paining professionally and his creations are fueled by his passion and filled with his bright colors and truly believes his work sends a message, come in and see what that message is.  ArtsUnited is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that uses the arts to present a positive message about the gay and lesbian community.  For more information about ArtsUnited, go to www.artsunitedonline.org or call them at 954*530-2723.

ArtBravo at ArtServe 

This Thursday, October 5^th, there will be an opening reception for ArtBravo and will feature live entertainment, refreshments, and networking.  Reception begins at 6pm is open to the public and free!  ArtServe is located at 1350 E Sunrise Blvd in Fort Lauderdale.  For further information, call them at 954-426-8190. 

Earth, Air, Fire, Water, October 10- 21, 2006 

No, I am not talking about the chant from The Craft—even though it is one of my favorite movies, but a show appearing at The Gallery of the Unknown Artist in Hollywood.  The show, titled Earth, Air, Fire, Water features the photographic work of artist Rick McCawley in his first gallery exhibition.  His exhibit is a vast collection of digitally composed photographs that are categorized by element and each set appear organic and are rich with movement.  Combining the images of nature and the urban environment mixed with the human form he is able to craft dream-like compositions and are noticeably influenced with color, light, and texture to create “magical realism.”  The show will go from October 10^th through the 21^st and there will be an Opening Reception for the artist on Saturday, October 14^th from 7 to 10pm.  The Gallery of the Unknown Artist is located at 116 South 20^th Avenue in downtown Hollywood, FL.  For more information visit them at www.gotua.com or you can contact the gallery owner Ceci Weaver at 954*921-5551.

Masters of Latin Art 

At the Boca Raton Museum of Art, now through November 26^th, they are featuring a collection called Masters of Latin America:  From the Joan and Milton Bagley Collection that contains more than 60 paintings and sculptures never before exhibited by many of the most important Latin American artists of the last century.  The Boca Raton Museum of Art is located at 501 Plaza Real in Mizner Park.  You can go to www.bocamuseum.org or call them at 561*392-2500 for further information. 

Bank Atlantic Loves the Arts 

As I have reported earlier this summer, Bank Atlantic has teamed up with the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale to give free admission all summer long.  Well, they have decided to extend it until November 1^st!    Currently on display, they have William Glackens who was one of the most influential American painters of the first decades of the 20^th Century. 

Target Globalbeat 

On Sunday, October 8^th, the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts will conclude their  Grand Opening Celebration by having a Target Globalbeat.  This will be a free concert and there will be both indoor and outdoor performances all day long throughout the entire complex, including the spectacular Miami Carnival Parade.  Festivities begin at noon and will conclude at 10pm.  Target Globalbeat is presented by Target and will feature more than 40 performances by hundreds of local artists and represent more than 20 countries and feature international acclaimed touring bands, Grammy nominees, traditional folk performers, and homegrown favorites.  This will be a huge celebration of Miami’s cultural diversity and talent as well as an opportunity for all South Floridians to be among the first to visit Miami’s new home for the performing arts—FOR FREE!    

For more information about these events or any future ones, you can go to www.carnivalcenter.org.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006
to Sunday, October 15, 2006

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Get On Your Toes 

The first performance of the 2006/2007 season of the Ballet Florida will be November 3-5^th and will be at the Eissey Campus Theatre in Palm Beach Gardens.  Tickets are now on sale for the world premier of Bello, which will feature live music onstage by the Mercury Baroque Ensemble.  For tickets or further information, you can go to www.balletflorida.com or call them at 800*540-0172 or 561*659-2000.  

Local Theatre Buzz

Please note: we have organized this by the date of the final performance. New additions this week are highlighted in Bold Red.

Unidentified Human Remains, Starts October 27^th 

Coming to Town

Please note: we have organized this by date of appearance. New additions this week are highlighted in Bold Red.

The Chicks Will be in Town, Saturday, October 7^th 

John Mayer & Sheryl Crow, Wednesday, October 11^th 

Tickets are now on sale for John Mayer and Sheryl Crow who will be live in concert October 11^th at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre.  Go to www.livenation.com, www.ticketmaster.com , or you can call 561*966-3309 for more information.  If you are truly a fan, you can also go to www.johnmayer.com and/or www.sherylcrow.com as well.

Ru Does the P House, Saturday, October 14^th 

On Saturday, October 14^th, the one and only RuPaul will take the Center Stage at the Parliament House.  The Parliament House is located at 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail, in Orlando, FL.  For further information, go to www.parliamenthouse.com or call them at 407*425-7571. 

Allegedly She Will Take Carnival, October 15^th 

Our favorite spunky little red head Fruit Fly-Goddess of Our Media, Kathy Griffin will be rocking the house at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts this October 15^th at 8pm.  Known for her witty commentary on such celebs as:  Uma Thermon, Gay Akin, Barbara Walters, Celine Dion, as well as anyone she comes in contact with, she should have enough new stuff to give us since her recent divorce with Matt let alone the wild adventures of Bongo and Pom Pom.   

Danke Schoen October 15th and 16th

The legendary Wayne Newton will be performing at the Hard Rock Live Seminole Hotel & Casino October 15^th & 16^th and tickets are now on sale.  You can get tickets through the Hard Rock Live Box Office from noon to 7pm daily or at www.ticketmaster.com. 

Where is the Jungle? Oct 24^th 

On Tuesday, October 24^th, Guns N’ Roses will be performing at the BankAtlantic Center.  I wonder if they will be doing all their old hits, and if they can do this without fighting.  This will be the concert of history if they can pull it off.  Tickets are available through www.ticketmaster.com and there is a limit of 8 tickets per person. 

I’m Verklemnpt, Saturday, October 28^th

Yes, the legendary Barbara Streisand will be performing Saturday, October 28^th at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sawgrass and will be having special guest Il Divo perform with her. Tickets are priced starting at $100 to $750 and VIP packages up to $1,800.  Much of the proceeds go to charities, one of which being The Streisand Foundation, which expects to raise millions from this tour.  Tickets are available through www.ticketmaster.com.    

Skulls Aren’t Just for Halloween 

The latest fashion craze, although it is Halloween Time, is SKULLS.  Yes, the bony part of your head—skull.  Skulls have been popping up in such variety of areas of fashion as tee shirts, sweaters, sneakers, candles, and jewelry.  You can get a tank top by The Great China Wall for $506, at Dior you can purchase skull and bone pendants and cufflinks in white gold and diamonds, at Saks you can get a sweater by Alexander McQueen for $510, Converse sneakers for $50 or a Juicy Couture T-Shirt for $98. However, the piece de resistance is a Jacob & Co. diamond watch for $50,000 through Oxygene in Bal Harbour.  This is not stuff that you buy at Hot Topic, this is the real deal.  So how much do you like skulls? 

Project Runway Final Four 

This week, the remaining contestants, Michael, Uli, Jeffrey, and Laura all were given $250 to design an outfit that represents them as designers, using all tools to their craft to create something that is…them.   

After designing their garments, they were then instructed to go out in the city and personally photograph their models in their garments in some way that represents what their personal style is.  After that, the designers were instructed to give three words that describe their line and give it life.  The winning designer’s garment and possible photograph was going to be used in an upcoming Elle spread featuring that garment and designer in a section called First Look page, which opens the fashion section of the publication.  This is important to obtain because this page presents millions of readers with the design inspiration and give incredible exposure to the designer.   

Congratulations goes out to Uli, the winner of the challenge, for going out of her realm of ankle-length peasant dresses and creating a Mod/60’s style mini dress—still in pints, but in a different style.  Her dress and her design will be on Elle’s First Look page.  Also, for the first time ever, all contestants went to Olympus Fashion Week.  This week we will see the Reunion Show which will give us dirt, gossip, and insider information and updates on all of our cast. 

I don’t know if you have heard, but there is a Project Runway Party every Wednesday in the Dana Manchester Room at Alibi and was part of the crowd.  I advise arriving early, grab a cocktail and be ready to hoot and holler!  Trust me when I say all types showed up, Muscle GODS, Bears, fierce and fabulous—all were accounted for!  Why sit home alone? 

On Saturday, October 14^th, the Miami Design District Merchants Association will present a Masquerade Dance that will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.  The Dance will be from 8pm to 12am at the Moore Building.  For tickets and sponsorship information go to www.miamidesigndistrict.net/events. 

Tuesday, October 17^th, Nick Lachey

[formerly known as Mr. Jessica Simpson] will be on tour and stopping at the Carol Morsani Hall at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.  He will be performing songs off his recently released solo album What’s Left of Me—which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and shows no sign of slowing down.  The second single I Can’t Hat You Anymore is already released and is gaining momentum among radio stations. 

Clapton Doing Cocaine 

Don’t worry rehab survivors, your fearless leader Eric Clapton is not relapsing—he just feels that enough time has lapsed and can perform one of his most memorable songs, Cocaine.  The song, originally about how glorious the drug of choice was for him at the time later marked him like the Scarlet Letter, and after rehab, Mr. Clapton refused to play the song—until now!  He was afraid that the message in the song gave the wrong message to other former addicts or people in recovery and did not want to disgrace any treatment facility or support groups.  He now realizes that the song is indeed an anti-drug song and might be able to approach the song from a more positive point of view.  His band mates even scream “Dirty Cocaine” during the song. 

Evanescence Opens a Door 

This week marked the end of the hiatus for Amy Lee and her band Evanescence and returned with The Open Door, almost after three years from their last and phenomenally successful Fallen.  The group had to reorganize things after their meteoric rise to fame, which nabbed them 14M copies sold of Fallen, snagging a pair of Grammys—one of which was Best New Artist 2003.  After some rearranging with management and band members, Lee and the group are back in the saddle ready to give us what we want, another album.  Don’t worry, even with a lot of changes, their sound is still the same and this Sophomore album promises haunting piano breaks to head-banging guitar crunch to banshee wails to scale-sweeping vocals are all-onboard.  You can download; All That I’m Living For and I saw a video clip and looks amazing. 

"A production that shimmers with love and light!" – San Francisco Chronicle

"A gem! The principals in this touring production are simply outstanding!" – Napa Valley Register

"The Light in the Piazza comes close to genius!" – Oakland Tribune

"Piazza raises the bar for touring productions!" – Theatremania.com

Direct from Broadway and the winner of six Tony Awards including Best Score, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is the romantic new musical that brings together the talents of Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas in an adaptation of Elizabeth Spencer’s novella, directed by Bartlett Sher. This lush, dreamy musical finds Margaret Johnson on vacation in the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara, and Clara’s unexpected encounter with a handsome Florentine named Fabrizio. Be swept away to Italy where true love and marriage abound in this contemporary, witty and elegant production. THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is "the most romantic score of any Broadway musical since West Side Story." – The New York Times

For more information about this show, visit http://www.piazzaontour.com.

Be a Desperate House Wine 

This Friday, October 5^th The Naked Grape Wine Co. will be hosting a Wine Tasting from 7pm to 9pm and will feature some of the hottest, melt-in-your-mouth wines from around the world including Napa Valley Cabernet, a powerhouse Australian red blend, and a tangy New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc amongst others.  Tickets are $10 in advance $15 at the door and you can order them by calling 954*563-5631 or stop by the store at 2039 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors and advance tickets are non-refundable.  Also, don’t forget, Richard Cortez performs live every Monday at 8pm!

And don't forget every Sunday, The Naked Grape will be hosting Desperate House Wines and they will be showing ABC’s Desperate Housewives and will feature by-the-glass specials from 6pm to 10pm and they will be offering free corkage on all sparkling wine and Champagne! The Naked Grape is located at 2039 Wilton Drive and is a great place to hang out, meet old friend, and make new ones—all with the hometown feeling that makes Wilton Manors great. 

Portraits by Marc Hom 

Marc Hom has a new photography book out titled Portraits which feature the likes of Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stanley Tucci, Penelope Cruz, Martin Scorsese.  Marc was born in Denmark in 1967 and is primarily known for his fashion and portrait photography and is able to capture the essence of celebrities and international cultural icons such as:  Johnny Depp, Gweneth Paltrow, and Vanessa Redgrave.  Since graduating the Royal Academy of Art in Denmark and moving to New York in 1989, he has established himself as a premier photographer in the fashion world.  His work has graced the pages of Harper’s Bazaar, W Magazine, Vanity Fair, Esquire, and both German and British Vogue.  

Love and War at F.I.T. 

Right now, through December 16^th, at the Fashion Institute of Technology, they are currently hosting as show called Love and War:  The Weaponized Woman, which features both the erotic and architectural nature of clothing design and examines the influence of garments of love and seduction (lingerie) and of war (armor and military uniforms) on modern and contemporary couturiers.   My favorite, which sadly cannot be found online, is a John Galliano design for Christian Dior’s fall collection that is charcoal black armor with gold emblems and Roman feather helmet. 

Whitney Has Picasso Vs. ...?

Starting this Thursday, September 28^th, the Whitney Museum of American Art will be premiering their collection of Picassos next to American art he helped inspire.  There will be Warhols as well as many others that, when placed directly next to them, you will be able to see the direct correlation between the two and be ready to be amazed.  The show runs from September 28^th through January 28^th and is at the Whitney, which is located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street, and you can go to www.whitney.org for tickets and further information.  

America’s Least Wanted, Steven Kasher Gallery