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DIOR + BALENCIAGA: THE KINGS OF COUTURE AND

THEIR LEGACIES at the Museum at FIT (MFIT) explores the works of the legendary Christian Dior and Cristobal Balenciaga. Open through Nov. 6, the exhibition focuses on both designers’ innovative construction methods and the workmanship of their respective styles. While it juxtaposes the methodologies and styles used by Dior and Balenciaga, the designers’ fashions both contributed to France’s post-war economic and cultural recovery after World War 2. Both launching their collections at age 42, Dior and Balenciaga were the reigning kings of haute couture during the midtwentieth century, dominating fashion throughout their careers. fitnyc.edu. -Julia Meyer

MIA

PAN AM GLOBE FINDS HOME IN MIAMI

Following years of uncertainty, the 1930s-era Pan Am globe, one of Miami’s most beloved historical artifacts, has been permanently installed at Miami Worldcenter, the $4 billion, 27-acre mixed use development underway in the heart of Downtown Miami. The 6,500-pound, painted steel Pan Am globe, manufactured by Rand McNally, was originally commissioned in the 1930s by Pan American Airways to serve as the centerpiece of its Dinner Key seaplane terminal.

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PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO INVINCIBLE -THE MUSICAL

Grammy-winning wife/husband duo Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo are bringing Invincible-The Musical, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, to The Wallis’ Bram Goldsmith Theater in Santa Monica. Set in the modern, wartorn metropolis of Verona where the newly elected Chancellor Paris vows to destroy the progressive resistance and return the city to its traditional roots, the star-crossed lovers’ story, explores how love and equality battle for survival in times of great transformation, envisions peace in a divided world. The show will run from November 22 to December 17. thewallis.org/invincible.

NYC

HONORED TO WELCOME THE JACKIE ROBINSON MUSEUM DOWNTOWN NYC

JACKIE ROBINSON

MUSEUM Nearly 75 years after Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF), founded by Robinson’s wife Rachel, finally opened its doors, at 75 Varick Street. The nearly 20,000 square-foot space honors the life and legacy of a ballplayer who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, but also played an integral role in the Civil Rights movement. jackierobinsonmuseum.org