Pompano Beach Arts :: May 2019 Happenings

By Artist Krista Steinke

LUNCH WITH ART: POETRY EDITION

Pompano Beach Cultural Center

50 West Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, FL | 954.545.7800 | ccpompano.org

1st Thursday of Month | 12:15 pm | FREE

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Take a break from your day, bring your lunch and unleash your creativity. As you eat, enjoy a unique cultural experience that turns us all into poets. Each month, create, listen or watch different poems designed to spark the artist in you. Each workshop encourages you to step out of the mundane and explore your potential and escape from the daily stresses of life while remembering how beauty can be found in even the most simplest of words. Free WiFi and light refreshments will be available.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

May 3 @ 7pm | May 4 @ 2pm & 6pm | Tickets: $20 Mrs. Potts Tea Party May 4 @ 11 am | Tickets: $45/includes 2 pm show

Cornerstone Theatre Company is proud to present the “junior” version of Disney’s enchanting classic Beauty and the Beast for three shows, along with a special interactive event, Mrs. Potts Tea Party at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Show tickets are $20; “Mrs. Potts Tea Party” including show tickets are $45.

PIONEER DAY

May 11 | 12pm - 2:00pm | FREE

Join us as we pay tribute to the Broward residents who make this community great! Pioneer Days is a fun-filled event where Broward residents who have been selected by local historical societies and municipalities are honored for their role in creating a diverse and vibrant community.

pompanobeacharts.org | May 2019 |

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

May 11 | 7:00pm $25/adult | $15/child | $15/groups 5+ $15/residents & seniors

Shakespeare is funny! Meet the Bard in an exciting new way with this family-friendly version of his most popular comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Fanciful fairies make mischief as two boys fall In love with the same girl. Rib-tickling entertainment for all!

POMPANO BEACH CULTURAL ARTS AWARDS May 15 | 4pm - 7:00pm | FREE

Pompano Beach has talent! Come celebrate with us as we honor the outstanding creative leaders in our community during a very special free event, the Pompano Beach Cultural Arts Awards. This year’s arts award ceremony will honor Spoken Word Poet Eccentrich, Curtain Call Playhouse Artistic Director Kris Coffelt and Sirju S. Mohan.

CHILDREN IN THE ARTS PIANO COMPETITION May 18 | 7:00pm | FREE

Piano greats in the making will converge at the Cultural Center for the 2019 Annual Children in the Arts Piano Competition Winner’s Concert and Awards Ceremony.

Hosted by The City of Pompano Beach Children in the Arts Committee, the City of Pompano Beach and the Broward Teachers Music Association.

MONTAGE: A FILM SERIES May 30 | 7pm - 9:30pm | $10

Niki Lopez was recently profiled in People magazine sharing her emotional story of growing up in a cult and her eventual escape. Now, through her art and film, she is encouraging people to heal from all sorts trauma by facing their demons.

This event includes a very special screening of her short film, “Caressed” as well as a group discussion.

30 Minute Sessions: 1 Student per Session The Music Is Your Ali program is currently offering instruction in piano, guitar and drums. Students 12 and up are invited to join us each Saturday, for free 30-minute music lessons thanks, in part, to the support of the Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation. Take this opportunity to grow your skill and fuel your passion!

ASHANTI CULTURAL ARTS AND ENRICHMENT CLASSES

Check the website for class dates and times aliarts.org Ashanti presents a full roster of artistic programming which includes monthly concerts and weekly dance, drumming, acting and movement classes throughout the school year.

In addition, Ashanti provides a summer arts and literacy day camp which introduces children to educational and fun field trips throughout the South Florida area.

SOULFUL SUNDAYS

May 1 | 6 - 9:00pm | $5/admission

Soulful Sundays features South Florida’s top performers and bands in various genres ranging from Soul, R&B, Neo Soul and Blues to Jazz and Funk. Andrew Luv and the Franchaise Players blend elements of Soul, Pop, Smooth Jazz, Hip Hop and more for a unique and refreshing musical experience.

Bring your dancing shoes because their music will make you want to GROOVE!

| May 2019 | pompanobeacharts.org

353 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Pompano Beach, FL | 954.786.7877 | aliarts.org

Saturdays | 10:30am - 3:00pm | FREE

Historic Ali Cultural Arts

MUSIC IS YOUR ALI

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LYRICS LAB

May 1 & 15 l $10/admission l $5/performers

Bring your songs, poems, jokes and beats and share in this intimate all arts open mic night, backed by our house band.

A TASTE OF JAZZ SERIES

Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA)

41 NE 1 Street, Pompano Beach, FL | 954.786.7879 | baileyarts.org

May 2 l 7:00pm l $10/adults l $20/residents l FREE/students

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Join us for a new kind of combo! A Taste of Jazz at Bailey Contemporary Arts features entertaining and educational encounters with the musical genre, accompanied by wine tastings. Where in the World is Jazz? – Where did jazz originate and how did it get to what it is today?

Join Martin Hand and the Gold Coast Jazz Trio as they explore the origins of the music of jazz, how it moved throughout America and became the music it is today.

ARBOREAL EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION May 3 l 6 - 10:00pm l FREE

Curated by Sharon Lee Hart and featuring the artists: Carol Prusa, elin O’hara Slavick, Ivan Santiago, Izel Vargas, Kate Hawkes, Maria Britton, Mario Marzan, Mike Dillow, Nick Gilmore, Roberto Navarrete, Roger Boulay, Sammi McLean, Susanne Slavick, Sharon Lee Hart and William Cordova.

From preserved, pristine cherry blossoms encased in ice to scarred, yet tenacious atomic bomb witnesses in Hiroshima, trees and their parts continually school us on the process of growth, decay, and resilience. While grandiose trees easily catch our eye, this exhibition explores their humble comrades and unexpected interpretations of the arboreal.

pompanobeacharts.org | May 2019 |

LIFE DRAWING STUDIO

May 4 & 18 l 11am - 2pm l 18 & Up l $20/adults l $10/students Live models pose draped for short “gesture” and longer poses during this program for individuals interested in portrait painting, character design illustration, animation and anatomical drawing.

HAND PRINTED NATURE GREETING CARDS May 4 | 10 am - 1:00pm | $29/residents

Welcome Spring when you create one-of-a-kind prints on blank notecards using, plants, stencils and other everyday objects using a gelatin printing surface.

This is a creative, spontaneous process, requiring no previous art experience. Each print is a delightful surprise of layers of colors and shapes. Plus a $35 registration fee. All supplies are included.

WASHI PAPER DYEING

May 11 | 11 am - 1:00pm | $51/resident | $60/includes supplies Explore a traditional Japanese paper (washi) dyeing technique with materials from the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. In this beginner-friendly experience, students will dye their own paper and create a custom Japanese Stab book. This class will be instructed by Shawna Moulton, an artist who has traveled to Japan to learn these techniques.

CONCEPT TO CREATION WORKSHOP May 14, 18 l 6 – 8pm l $30/session

Artist in Residence Andrea Huffman assists artists in tapping deeply into their creativity. Are you creative but not sure where to start, or intimidated by the blank canvas?

Each week creative exercises provide means to discover your unique artistic style, personal symbols, and imagery.

Participants will work in a sketchbook along with other media of the student’s choosing. This class is geared toward artists of all levels, working in any medium. All supplies are included.

BLACK AND WHITE CHARCOAL DRAWING

May 18 | 11 am - 3:00pm | $34/residents | $40/non-residents

Explore the rich tonal and expressive possibilities of Black & White Charcoal. Learn about the various types of charcoal and how to create a delicate range of values on toned drawing papers. The techniques of drawing with black & white charcoal together will be explored.

Basic drawing experience recommended. All supplies are included. | May 2019 | pompanobeacharts.org

Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA)

Told by the Dade County Pine, with Nick Gilmore May 16 | 7:00pm | FREE Organized in conjunction with ARBOREAL exhibition, participating artist Nick Gilmore will give a presentation on the history and the cultural, ecological, and creative relevance of the South Florida slash pine, commonly known as “Dade County Pine.” This legendary native tree was a key construction material in Miami’s industrial boom of the early 20th century, when it was harvested to near extinction.

41 NE 1 Street, Pompano Beach, FL | 954.786.7879 | baileyarts.org

ARTIST TALK: AN ABBREVIATED HISTORY

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1500 NW 6 Avenue, Pompano Beach, FL | 954.786.7877 | pompanobeacharts.org

Blanche Ely House

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READ. WRITE. POEMS.

After School Poetry Workshops Every Tuesday | 3:30 - 5:00pm | FREE | 13-19 These after school poetry workshops are for students who enjoy writing, reading, and studying poetry. These informal workshops not only promote literacy, self-expression, and community involvement; but focus on a selected poet, reading their poems and biographies, exploring different types of poetry and sharing original work.

CREATIVE ART WORKSHOPS

3rd Saturday of Month | 11am - 1:00pm | $5

Explore your artistic side and build new friendships! Every month, our instructors will introduce guests to an exciting art form providing both introductory and intermediate techniques that will enhance your skills. Learn how exciting becoming a creative can be! All supplies are included.

pompanobeacharts.org | May 2019 |

LUNCH WITH ART

The Lecture Series 2nd Thursday of Month | 12:15 - 1:15pm | FREE Join our Curatorial Consultant Derek T. Davis as he guides you into the world of the Ely Family while you are enjoying your lunch! As you eat, experience a unique cultural experience that teaches Pompano Beach history and focuses on the people who made a difference in the community. Get inspired by this monthly event that will features unique informational lectures that unlock a piece of the past that may change the future. Guests are invited to bring their lunch, and a friend.

STORIED WORKSHOP SERIES

2nd Saturday of Month | 1 - 3:00pm | $10

Become a better storyteller! Facilitated by a writer on Oprah’s OWN NETWORK, Richard “Byrd” Wilson, will provide user-friendly training and techniques to help turn the most meaningful events of life into unforgettable narratives. Storied is a series of four workshops (last workshop August 10) designed for an inter-generational audience with the goal of enhancing the way we share our personal and family history, along with our culture.

This explosive live artist has commanded world attention since her homemade videos went viral. Tash was soon selling out major theaters and arenas globally and playing at the world’s biggest festivals – no mean feat for an artist who just a year before was recording songs on a go pro in a bedroom.

Happy Together Tour featuring The Turtles, Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog Night), Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Buckinghams, The Classics IV and The Cowsills.

This is an evening of hit after hit…after HIT! You will go home whistling the soundtrack of the 60s and 70s.

DENNIS DEYOUNG & NIGHT RANGER May 11 | 7:30pm

Dennis DeYoung is a founding member of STYX and the lead singer and writer on seven of the bands eight top ten hits. This concert, with six-piece band, showcases all the STYX greatest hits spanning the 70s, 80s and 90s.

June 4 | 8:00pm

SLIGHTLY STOOPID June 7 | 5:20pm

Slightly Stoopid is the Ocean Beach, California-based group led by co-founders and multi-instrumentalists Kyle McDonald and Miles Doughty, along with drummer Ryan “Rymo” Moran; percussionist Oguer “OG” Ocon; saxophonist Daniel “Dela” Delacruz; keyboardist Paul Wolstencroft; trumpet and trombone player Andy Geib; plus special guest and “unofficial 8th member” Karl Denson (The Rolling Stones/Greyboy Allstars) on saxophone. | May 2019 | pompanobeacharts.org

1801 NE 6 Street, Pompano Beach, FL | pbamp.com

HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR 2019

May 8 | 7:00pm

The AMP

TASH SULTANA

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Public Art Program

50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL | 954.786.4310 | pbpublicart.com

POMPANO BEACH PUBLIC ART PROGRAM

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In 2012, the City Commission adopted a public art ordinance to enhance the aesthetic and cultural value of the city by including works of art on public properties within the city. The City Commission next created the Public Art Committee to guide the implementation of this program. This Committee meets on a monthly basis at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center at 5 pm on the third Thursday of each month.

The Public Art Committee strives to create artworks and a public art program that is inventive, unexpected and surprising and to collaborate with the community through its festivals and cultural facilities. Currently, the Public Art Program is completing its Mosaic Team Project. Artist Sonata Kazimieraitiene has been commissioned to create four mosaic projects to be displayed throughout the City.

Ms. Kazimieraitiene has been working with apprentices teaching them the craft of ceramics and mosaic art. One of the projects, Music Leads the Way, has been completed and is installed at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater. The Amphitheater is a 3,000 seat open-air performing arts theatre that hosts exceptional artists and events in North Broward’s venue for art, music, and culture. Music Leads the Way features music themed mosaic murals.

To learn more about the program, please contact Laura Atria 954.545.7800, ext. 3813. Please also join our Artist Network and stay informed of current and future Call for Artists and other exciting art opportunities taking place in Pompano Beach. pompanobeacharts.org | May 2019 |

By Artist Sonata Kazimieraitiene

TAMIAMI TRAIL: IN THE BEGINNING

Curated by Sharon Lee Hart and featuring the artists: Carol Prusa, elin O’hara Slavick, Ivan Santiago, Izel Vargas, Kate Hawkes, Maria Britton, Mario Marzan, Mike Dillow, Nick Gilmore, Roberto Navarrete, Roger Boulay, Sammi McLean, Susanne Slavick, Sharon Lee Hart and William Cordova.

From preserved, pristine cherry blossoms encased in ice to scarred, yet tenacious atomic bomb witnesses in Hiroshima, trees and their parts continually school us on the process of growth, decay, and resilience.

The botanical subjects were selected to mark the 100th anniversary in 2015 of the start of work on Tamiami Trail, a roadway begun in 1915 in Miami. The exhibition of original artwork by members of the Miami-based Tropical Botanic Artists Collective feature more than 30 plant portraits that depict species found along the route. Due to human intervention and changes in water flow, some of the plants illustrated are rare or endangered.

May 3 Through June 28 | FREE Bailey Contemporary Arts • East Gallery

Exhibit Runs Through May 31 | FREE Bailey Contemporary Arts • West Gallery

| May 2019 | pompanobeacharts.org

EXHIBITIONS

ARBOREAL EXHIBITION

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DOUBLE EXPOSURE EXHIBITION

GOOD LUCK WITH THE SUN EXHIBITION

This exhibition is an expression of the artist’s double life as a visual artist and vocalist. A.J. Brown will feature images from his collection such as Portraits, Landscapes, Folk and Pop Culture Art and viewers will be taken on a journey through time and space in each painting. They will experience the manipulation of canvas and colors uniquely created from the artist’s palette.

The word “luck” is often used when talking about sunny days. Luck is also an important factor in Krista Steinke’s exhibit where trial and error, chance, and imperfection become part of her photographic process. Using homemade pinhole cameras and other unconventional techniques, Steinke approaches the sun as both her subject and creative tool.

Exhibit Runs Through June 7 | FREE Historic Ali Cultural Arts • First & Second Floor

pompanobeacharts.org | May 2019 |

Exhibit Runs Through July 5 Pompano Beach Cultural Center • Art Gallery Second Floor

GRATITUDE AND JOY EXHIBITION

This exhibition features lively illustrations by Catalina Villegas that explores the vast diversity of lush flora and fauna found in Colombia and Florida. Born in Medellin, Colombia, Catalina now lives between La Ceja, Colombia, and Pompano Beach, Florida. She is an illustrator and surface pattern designer who grew up drawing and painting all of her favorite plants and animals.

Pompano Beach Cultural Center Classroom/Meeting room on the first floor. From tranquil waters to joyful dance movements, the inspiring images in this photography exhibition by various local artists invite us to reflect on our memories of moments filled with joy and gratitude.

Exhibit Runs Through July 5 Pompano Beach Cultural Center • Second Floor

Exhibit Runs Through August 2 | FREE Pompano Beach Cultural Center • First Floor

| May 2019 | pompanobeacharts.org

EXHIBITIONS

BOTANICAL ANIMALIA EXHIBITION

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Funding for this organization is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council.