Valentine’s Day ‘Dinner and a Show’
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Photos Courtesy of The Gathering Plate and Broward Cultural Division
hether it’s Date-Night-In or Date-Night-Out, enjoy perfect Valentine’s Day plans with dinner and a show.
Looking for something safe for you and your loved one to do this Valentine’s Day weekend? Create your own “dinner and a show” night at home or pack a picnic from one of these local arts and entertainment experiences. For culinary inspiration and a step-by-step guide to create, check out these perfectly paired cheese and charcuterie boards brought to you by The Gathering Plate (www.GatheringPlate.com).
Benji Brown
Backlot Live at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale Enjoy a safe and socially distanced show at the new Backlot Live at the Broward Center. Located at the Lillian S. Wells Backstage Place, this new experience offers a one-of-a-kind evening of entertainment under the stars as you enjoy an in-person show with comedian Benji Brown. Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 7:00PM and 9:30PM www.BrowardCenter.org
New York Stories
Florida Grand Opera, Miami Theater Center, Miami Shores 72 | OutClique.com
New York Stories opera presents three intimate vignettes based on real people’s experiences living in the Big Apple. The opera is musically conversational in three skits sung in English, hosted at the Miami Theater Center. Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 8:00PM and Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 3:00PM www.FGO.org
Compensation
Island City Stage, Wilton Manors Tara, a young woman, drops out of college unbeknownst to her mother and becomes a surrogate for Gabriel and Elliott, a well-established gay couple. Suddenly, Tara finds herself carrying not only their future child, but a terrible secret as well. Saturday, February 13, 2021 8:00PM and Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 5:00PM www.IslandCityStage.org Ben Rosenblum Trio: A Jazz Valentine’s Celebration Arts Garage, Delray Beach Award-winning, NYC-based jazz pianist and accordionist Ben Rosenblum celebrates Valentine’s Day with a onenight only, special program of love songs and ballads from around the world. Together with his internationallytouring trio, Rosenblum revisits classic love songs from the Great American Songbook and beyond, weaving
