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FEBRUARY 16 MUSIC Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde Performing at Sunday Afternoons of Music are musicians Ray Chen and Julio Elizalde. Winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition, Chen is among the most compelling young violinists today. His recent performances have enraptured both the audiences and the critics. Chen performed before a worldwide audience at the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm and recently made his highly acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut in February 2013. Pianist Elizalde is gaining widespread recognition for his musical depth and creative insight. He has given performances at Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall. He made his New York City concerto debut performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 with the Juilliard Orchestra. 4pm. $35. Gusman Hall, 1314 Miller Dr; Coral Gables. For info: sundaymusicals.org or 305-279-3007.
FEBRUARY 18 COMEDY Inside Amy Schumer's Back Door Amy Schumer is is the creator, star and writer of Inside Amy Schumer, her Comedy Central television show which premiered in 2013. She is coming off her one-hour stand-up special, Mostly Sex Stuff, which became Comedy Central’s second-highest rated special this year. She was one of the featured comedians on Comedy Central’s Roast of Roseanne, following her breakout performance on the 2011 Roast of Charlie Sheen. Amy was most recently on Louie and in Season 2 of HBO’s Girls. She had a recurring role on Season 3 of Adult Swim’s Delocated and guest starred in the latest season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2011 she filmed the feature Seeking a Friend for the End of the World starring Steve Carrell and Kiera Knightley and Price Check, an independent feature opposite Parker Posey which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Her album Cutting placed in the top 5 of the Billboard Charts and has been included on multiple Best Comedy Albums of the Year awards’ lists. 8pm. $37.50 - $45. Ziff Ballet Opera House, 1300 Biscayne Blvd; Miami. For info: arshtcenter.org
FEBRUARY 18 BOOKS Charlie Crist - The Party's Over Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida, spent years in the party’s inner circle. In this noholds-barred memoir, he shows why he switched sides and became a Democrat. After serving as a Republican governor—one who was on the short list for the vice presidency in 2008—Crist made headlines when he decided to run for the U.S. Senate as an Independent. He was on the front page again when he endorsed President Obama in 2012 and spoke at the Democratic National Convention—and yet again when he officially joined the Democratic Party later that year. In The Party’s Over, he’ll make even more news when he reveals: The inside story of his 2010 Senate primary campaign against Marco Rubio, where he learned exactly how vicious the Republican leadership can be. His journey from inner circle to persona
non grata. His very frank opinions on Rubio, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, and other top-tier Republicans. Why he believes that Democrats have the right vision for Florida and the nation. What he’s learned as a member of both parties and why he remains convinced that the two-party system can still work—with the right leadership. Crist offers a focused indictment of the failings of the Republican Party, naming names and identifying where things went wrong. You must purchase a copy of The Party's Over to enter the signing line. 7pm. Books & Books, 927 Lincoln Rd; Miami Beach. for info: booksandbooks.com
FEBRUARY 18 LECTURE Leaning In: Spiritual Growth and Women’s Leadership Dr. Erica Brown, Scholar-in-Residence for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, directs the Jewish Leadership Institute. Brown is a faculty member of the Wexner Foundation, a Jerusalem Fellow, Avi Chai Foundation Fellow and 2009 recipient of the Covenant Award for her work in education. She lectures and writes widely on subjects of Jewish interest and leadership, including regular columns for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and the New York Jewish Week and blogs for Psychology Today. Free. 7pm - 9pm. Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Ave; Miami Beach. For info:
FEBRUARY 19 FILM Much Ado About Nothing Free outdoor movies every Wednesday night are in full swing with The SoundScape Cinema Series at the Miami Beach SoundScape ExoStage. This week's flick is Much Ado About Nothing. Directed by Joss Whedon. With Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese. A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words. Bring a blanket or beach chair and picnic. No glass please. 8pm. Free. Exostage at Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 St; Miami Beach. For info: mbculture.com
FEBRUARY 19 MUSIC Trisha Yearwood Don't miss your chance to spend an evening with country music superstar Trisha Yearwood. Capping off a hit list of nine, number one songs and twenty top-ten hits, vocal powerhouse Yearwood brings down the house performing her perennial favorites including, She's in Love With the Boy, Wrong Side of Memphis XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl), Walkaway Joe and How Do I Live. Slant magazine raves, "Yearwood has been one of, if not the, best singers in any popular genre, with a combination of technical power and range, an intuitive, thoughtful command of phrasing, and a real sense of presence." As one of the highest-selling female artists in country music history, Yearwood has earned three Grammy Awards, three Country Music Association Awards and two Academy of Country Music Awards (she's also a two-time New York Times bestselling cookbook author and Food Network star). Yearwood can do it all! 8pm. $42 - $200. Broward Center, 201 SW 5th Ave; Fort Lauderdale. For info: browardcenter.org www.miamisunpost.com • SunPost Weekly • Thursday, February 13, 2014 • Page 19