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Aventura Branch Library Happenings Chess Club Tournament, Furry Tales Read With Ailani And Much More The Aventura Branch Library has a wide variety of on-line events. There will be interactive story time, a book discussion group, chess club and much more. Some events may require you to RSVP, so, please go on-line to register at: https://mdpls.org/branch-northeastdade-aventura. Or for more information prior to attending the event, call: (305) 931-5512. Online Event: Chess Club Tournament Thu, Sep 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm The Chess Club has gone virtual! Every Thursday we will have a friendly online tournament. All skill levels are welcome. Space is limited for this online event. Registration is required. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the event start time. Ages 12-18 yrs. Online Event: Poetry Club Sat, Sep 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm Connect with other poetry lovers from home! Share your original pieces or discuss classic works of poetry. We
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CITY NEWS Family Entertainment Theater: Fun For All Ages at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center February is family month at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. The month starts off with the February 3 performance of “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry and presented by The City of Aventura. A Raisin in the Sun Thursday, February 3 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $10 with $3 lap seats for children 12 months and under. Single tickets are limited. For groups sales (10 or more) call 954.660.6307 Note: There is a public performance of A Raisin in the Sun on Thursday, February 3 at 8 p.m. The City of Aventura presents a Smart Stage Matinee performance of A Raisin in the Sun. This classic play revolves around the Younger family whose members have bigger dreams than the small house where they live on the south side of Chicago in the ‘50s. When their deceased father’s insurance money comes through, those dreams might actually become reality. What will finally allow the Youngers to move up in the world, and who will have their dreams deferred? This performance is recommended for students in grades 9 -12.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Friday, February 4 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $10 with $3 lap seats for children 12 months and under. Single tickets are limited. For groups sales (10 or more) call 954.660.6307 Note: There is a public performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Friday, February 4 at 8 p.m. The City of Aventura presents a Smart Stage Matinee performance of the National Players production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Fairies, thespians, and runaway lovers all wandering the forest at night. With the fairy king and queen scheming, the lovers escaping, and the ragtag troupe of actors hastily rehearsing a show for the duke’s wedding tomorrow, what more could go wrong? When the fairy Puck accidentally misapplies a love potion and transforms an actor into a donkey, it will take more than magic to set things right. This performance is recommended for students in grades 4 -12. Cirque Zuma Zuma Saturday, February 5 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $40-$45, $25 for students with $5 lap seats for kids 12 months and under.
The City of Aventura presents Cirque Zuma Zuma, a finalist on America’s Got Talent. This African-style cirque spectacular features awe-inspiring acrobats, circus and street performers that deliver amazing acts and breathtaking non-stop action. Wild World of Animals Starring Grant Kemmerer And Friends Saturday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets $35 with $60 ticket that includes a meet and greet with the artist and animals The City of Aventura invites you to explore the fascinating world of wildlife featuring live animals with some of the most majestic, interesting, bizarre, and critically endangered species in the world. Stars include a leopard, monkey, wolf, badger, red ruffed lemur, eagle owl, marine toad, dictator scorpions, legless lizard, cobra, alligator and a 100-year-old alligator snapping turtle. Wild World of Animals is an entertaining and educational show presenting animals born in captivity displaying natural behaviors facilitated by an extremely knowledgeable moderator and guide. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is
located at 3385 Northeast 188 Street in Aventura. Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Buy tickets online at aventuracenter.org, by phone at 877.311.7469 or 954.462.0222, or in person at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center box office Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to each performance. For Group Sales, please call 954.660.6307. Please note that not all shows scheduled for the 2021-22 season are currently on sale and additional performances will be added throughout the season. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts manages the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, a 14,864-square-foot, 330-seat waterfront complex that hosts performing arts, cultural and educational programming for all ages. Aventura Arts & Cultural Center has implemented a number of changes to ensure an enjoyable and safe experience for staff and guests. Guidelines will be continuing to evolve as the environment changes, and may be accessed on the venue’s website.
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Community Phone cures cable chaos Probing with a spade along the edge of a Hollywood alley, a workman for a major telecom company was trying to locate a customer’s cable. As he probed, he cut the cable of a competitor’s customer. Replacing the victim’s cable and restoring his service took three days. Then the victim’s grass couldn’t be mowed for two more weeks while the cable sat exposed in the back yard, waiting for another crew to come and bury it. That couldn’t happen to customers of Community Phone, a four-year-old alternative phone company that already has hundreds of customers in south Florida and thousands nationwide. They aren’t connected to a cable. Instead, they receive a landline base – a box measuring about six inches by six inches that fits on a countertop or window sill and plugs into an electrical outlet. Then landline phones plug into the base. “It’s like a modem, but it doesn’t use the internet or Wi-Fi,” explains James Graham, Community Phone’s founder and chief executive officer. “It connects you to a cell phone tower, with a stronger and more stable connection, and it’s not tied to any specific location. You can unplug it from one outlet and use it somewhere else. You can even take it with you on vacation and use it anywhere our system connects with a tower.” Community Phone is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), which means it doesn’t have a physical network. Instead, Graham says, “We have a wholesale agreement with all of the carriers eve-
rybody is using. We commit with major companies to buy massive quantities of data. We get them at much lower rates, so we can pass some of the savings on to our customers and still make a profit.” Unlike the Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) technology that the major telecom companies use, the Community Phone technology still works if the electric power fails. A battery backup provides six to eight hours of emergency operation. Becoming a phone company Graham is a self-taught software engineer. He grew up in rural Wisconsin. After high-school graduation from a Vermont boarding school, he was rejected by all of the colleges he wanted to attend. “It was a rude awakening,” he says. “I was homeless and had no money, but I’m very lucky. As we all grow up, the problems are already defined, as they would be if you’re given a test as a student. In reality the world is not nearly as organized as a university. It’s up to the individual to define. If you’re attentive, you can solve very important problems because people have a false sense of a precision that doesn’t exist.” Graham moved to Boston and – with like-minded friends – began looking for tech problems to solve. What they landed on was not what they expected; a “tech” solution to traditional landline phone service. Graham and his team saw a trend that traditional telecom providers were shutting down their landline service cityby-city, and in the areas they still offer
service, often require you to “bundle” your home phone with expensive internet and cable services. And maybe most importantly, their customer service is notoriously bad. Graham elaborates, “The major telecom providers will throw in hidden service fees, activation fees, cancellation fees, lock you out of your account, put you on hold for hours, hang up on you, never call you back, yell at you, lie to you, and force you to pay them thousands of dollars for services you don’t need.” For most people, the alternative is VoIP - phone service that requires a reliable internet connection. “The landline phone isn’t going away,” says Graham, “and the two main options to keep your landline phone just don’t work for a lot of people. We realized there was a huge opportunity to provide a more reliable, and more customer-focused, landline phone service company.” For simplicity seekers Although business customers include Wells Fargo, several municipalities, and the State of Maryland, Consumer Phone’s tagline – A Friendly Phone Company -targets individuals with a desire for telecom simplicity and a tenuous grasp of complex technologies. Community Phone’s basic landline service costs $39 a month, and includes unlimited long-distance calling. Customers who already have a landline phone can keep it; Community Phone will transfer the number from their previous provider. Available options include cell
phone service and picking a custom local or toll-free number. The system provides unlimited calling within the United States, voicemail, call forwarding, and call waiting. And setup takes about 30 seconds: just plug the landline base into a power outlet, and plug your phone into a jack on the base. No installation fees, no technicians. In sharp distinction from traditional providers, there are no contracts, no hidden fees, and no hoops to jump through to connect with a real person when you have a question. And for customers who try the service and decide it’s not a fit, there’s a no-questions-asked 30-day money back guarantee. “If you would have told me 5 years ago that the big tech company I would start would be in the landline phone industry, I wouldn’t have believed you.” says Graham. “But for so many people, their landline phone is their primary tool for connecting to friends and loved ones. It’s truly a privilege to build something that makes those connections possible.” For more information, call Community Phone’s toll-free landline, 866-950-0391. A friendly staff of customer support people will be happy to answer your phone-related questions from 10 am to 6:30 pm eastern time, Monday through Saturday. You can also visit the communityphone.org website’s chat section, or email help@communityphone.org. SEPTEMBER 2021 • AVENTURA DIGEST • PG 9
(L) James Graham, Community Phone’s founder and chief executive officer. (M) “It connects you to a cell phone tower, with a stronger and more stable connection, You can unplug it from one outlet and use it somewhere else. You can even take it with you on vacation and use it anywhere our system connects with a tower.” James Graham (R) Colin Graham, is on the left with a pizza place owner who is a Community Phone customer.
CITY NEWS
Drink God’s Water, Help Save Haiti: Local Entrepreneur Creates Charity to Help Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti By Austin Torres - Aventura Digest
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On August 14th 2021 Haiti was stricken by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake, claiming the lives of 2,248 people and injuring over 12,000 others. Homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods have all taken a brutal hit, leaving thousands of citizens to pick up the broken pieces. This event marks yet another moment in history of tragedy for Haiti. Paul-B Carré, a local citizen, real estate guru and auction bidding specialist, and ambassador to the Diaspora Power– an organization whose goal it is to rally Haitians across the globe to help support causes that could improve the conditions of their home country– saw in this tragedy a God-given chance to give back to his community. Upon receiving a pallet of water from Syllas food store, a supporter of the Diaspora Power, Paul had an epiphany. The cost of shipping the pallet of water (60 cases of 40 bottles, 2400 in total) to Haiti, is more than the price of the water itself. Realizing this, Paul decided that it would be more effective to give the water away in exchange for donations that could be sent directly to the communities affected by the earthquake where they could spend it on water as well as other necessary resources. To implement this, Paul has created his own official charity: “It’s called God’s Free Water, it’s essen-
tial to life. I realized I can give this water out for free, thirsty people can get the water they need and we can also help Haiti get the support they need, and perhaps I can get a donation in return from those that want to give back,” said Paul. Paul’s philosophy is simple. We have been blessed with an abundance of water, so why not give it away for free? “It’s natural, it’s from God. I just feel it’s right to give the water back.” Paul will work with volunteers to hand out water for free with an option to donate. All proceeds will be sent to the victims of the Haiti earthquake. But it doesn’t end there, Paul also hopes to expand his charity and give to other causes, choosing at the moment to focus more on Haiti. “Although everything we receive at the moment will be sent back to Haiti, our program will not be limited to this. We will keep on passing out water on the streets with volunteers and I will accept donations for different causes such as the children of St. Jude, Camillus House for the homeless, and any other just causes that need support. I just want to give back to humanity,” said Paul. From the moment he was born, Paul was thrust into an environment that put special emphasis on communal participation and social and political awareness.
His father, Hubert Carré, was a Haitian diplomat for over 45 years, under 4 different governments, and spoke 7 languages. Due to his father’s occupation Paul moved frequently and was raised not only in Haiti, but also South America, Europe, and Africa. This upbringing would go on to influence Paul in notable ways, inspiring him to be a contributing member of his community. Since July of 2021, Paul has been acting Ambassador to the Diaspora Power, a non-profit 501c3 organization whose objective is to work globally with Haitian communities in the Diaspora to bring an end to hunger and to considerably reduce poverty in Haiti. According to the UN, 1.5 million people are facing food insecurity, and 6.7 million are struggling to meet their food needs on a regular basis. This has been further exacerbated by the 2010 and 2021 earthquakes. As ambassador, Paul’s works together with other members of the Haitians diaspora (those living in different parts of the globe other than their homeland) to help directly fund projects that could benefit their community back home. “As an ambassador my job is to unify and put together projects where I can get the community together to donate towards specific projects that can help out back home.”
Although he has only recently begun his position as Ambassador, Paul has worked with the Diaspora Power and other organizations for several years. On January 18th, After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Paul worked with the Gaskov Clergé Foundation to team up with doctors and bring supplies back to the communities afflicted by the catastrophe. “In 2010 I rallied 60 doctors and went on to a C-130 out of the air force here in South Florida and was part of a team that brought back home 60,000 pounds of medication and water,” said Paul. As a pillar of the community, it’s Paul’s greatest ambition to continue to give back as much as he can. Aside from raising money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake and other organizations with the express intent of making the world a better place, Paul also hopes to get the youth, especially those that have a troubled history, involved as volunteers who he can also mentor on how to give back to the community and teach them how to give back to the community. At the moment, Paul intends to begin handing out water on the corner of I-95 and Hallandale Blvd where he will also hand out pamphlets with verses from the Bible, but he also intends on targeting other locations as he begins to gather more volunteers for his organization. God’s Free Water is currently accepting and inviting any citizens to join in and volunteer. Currently, water is being stored by supporter and friend, Aaron Moss, President and coowner of Appetites, a custom catering solutions business that specializes in cold meal packaging, and shipping. Together, they are hoping to also begin sending out 50,000 meals biweekly to those in need, paid for by the Diaspora Power. For more information on how you can volunteer and contribute to God’s Water and The Diaspora Power you can visit their websites at http://thediasporapower.com/ and http://godsfreewater.org/ . You can also contact God’s Free Water at 786.743.1129. God’s Free Water is an officially recognized charity, EIN: 87-2531972. We encourage you all to join in, participate and take action to assist the victims of the Haiti Earthquake. Together, with the help of the community we can provide resources and support for those in need and collectively work together to create a stronger more united community. “My favorite part of running this business is the fact that I’m giving back to humanity. It gives me the feeling of fulfillment and accomplishment.”
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The Aventura 2021/2022 Dance Series features a variety of classical and contemporary offerings from around the world. This will be an exciting season for everyone to enjoy and it starts off with an exciting performance from the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, under the artistic direction of Vladimir Issaev. These performances are on sale at full capacity without physical distancing limitations. If conditions change ticket purchasers will be notified of up-to-date Health & Safety Guidelines prior to each individual performance. In December, the company performed the beloved “Nutcracker,” a creative and exciting production by Vladimir Issaev. March, Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida will perform a timeless favorite, “Coppelia” with music by Leo Delibes, choreography by Vladimir Issaev. Finally in April the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida company closes the season with the “Spring Gala,” offering audiences an amazing display of virtuosity by their professional dancers showcasing a program of the most challenging classical ballet pieces. “Unbroken” Neoclassical & Contemporary Ballets - Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Saturday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 10 at 3 p.m. - Tickets $35 Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida’s brand new and original ballet performance, choreographed by Ballet Master Vladimir Issaev, brings the music of Édouard Lalo’s Namouna to the stage. This re-imagining of Lalo’s Romantic ballet serves as a testament to the timelessness of Classical ballet as well as its continuity during these challenging and changing times while introducing the audience to the future of Classical ballet. Additional repertoire includes “Viva España” with music by Massenet and Choreography by Issaev and other neoclassical and contemporary pieces. Not suggested for those 4 years of age and under. The Nutcracker Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Friday, December 10 - Saturday, December 11 at 7 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $40 with $5 lap seats for children ages 12 months and under A traditional holiday favorite, Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida presents the classic ballet The Nutcracker to Tchaikovsky’s popular score based on the tale of E.T.A Hoffmann. The critically acclaimed per-
formance is choreographed and directed by renowned Ballet Master Vladimir Issaev. This enthusiastic ballet company features its team of professional dancers performing the principal roles, as well as a community cast made up of local character artists and children for the party scene. The Nutcracker’s engaging choreography is guaranteed to charm audiences of all ages this holiday season. Coppelia Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 6 at 3 p.m. - Tickets $35 Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida introduces its own version of “Coppelia” with music by Leo Delibes and choreography by Vladimir Issaev based on the original choreography by Arthur Saint-Leon. This timeless ballet is a favorite of dancers and audiences alike about the love story of a young girl Swanilda and her boyfriend Frantz. The couple believes a doll named Coppelia is a real girl and Frantz starts flirting with the adorable puppet. Captivated at the sight of Dr. Coppelius new life size doll, Frantz sneaks into the mad inventor’s workshop, and confusion begins leading into a delightful and lovely comedy. Not suggested for those 4 years of age and under. Spring Gala Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Sat., April 23 at 7:30 p.m. - Tickets are $35 Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, under the direction of Ballet Master Vladimir Issaev, ends its season with a classical repertoire which includes the most famous classical Pas de Deux and neoclassical pieces by Vladimir Issaev and guest choreographers and international dancers. Not suggested for those 4 years of age and under. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 N.E. 188 Street in Aventura. Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Buy tickets online at aventuracenter.org, by phone at 877.311.7469 or 954.462.0222, or in person at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center box office Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to each performance. For Group Sales, please call 954.660.6307. Please note that not all shows scheduled for the 2021-22 season are currently on sale and additional performances will be added throughout the season.
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Aventura International Film Series The Aventura Annual International Film Series returns with EIGHT amazing and award winning films from Italy, France, Iran, Russia, Iceland and more. Film expert Shelly Isaacs, curates the series and hosts each film, with an introduction and a post-screening discussion. All screenings are GENERAL ADMISSION and are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. The Lobby opens at 6:30 p.m. and the auditorium opens for seating at 7:00 p.m. The final three films in the series will be announced soon.
doxes, of capital punishment, in Iran.” Not rated, this film is in Farsi with English subtitles and is not suitable for children under 12.
Martin Eden Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 The Aventura International Film Series, begins a new season with Martin Eden, winner of the Best Actor Prize at the Venice Film Festival and the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. Adapted from a Jack London novel, the film follows an Italian sailor, who rescues a nobleman and gains entry into a polite society, where he finds a world of books and an urge to become a writer. Not rated, this film from Italy, is shown with English subtitles and is not suitable for children under 12.
Woman At War Tuesday, December 7th, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 In Woman At War, Halla, is a popular choir director, when she is not disguised as a bow-andarrow carrying, environmental vigilante, fighting to bring down power lines. She is also hoping to adopt a child, just as Halla’s identical twin sister, readies to leave for India, for two years. Variety notes of this winner of the SACD Screenwriting Award at the Cannes Film Festival, “Is there anything rarer, than an intelligent feel-good film, that knows how to tackle urgent global issues with humor, as well as, a satisfying sense of justice?” Not rated, this film is from Iceland with English subtitles and is not suitable for children under 12.
There is No Evil Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 After being banned from filmmaking for life and sentenced to jail, Iranian Director, Mohammad Rosoulof, returned with There is No Evil, the winner of more than a dozen awards at film festivals in the U.S. and abroad, including the Golden Bear Award for best film at the Berlin Film Festival. The film offers four tales, of those given death penalties by the state and those ordered to carry it out. According to Variety, “There Is No Evil,’ comes across as four films for the price of one, none of its segment’s anemic and each contributing fresh insights, to the para-
Dear Comrades! Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 Named as one of the Top Five Foreign Films in 2021, by the National Board of Review in the U.S. and the winner of the Special Jury Prize for director Andrey Konchalovskiy at the Venice Film Festival, Dear Comrades! has received more than two dozen nominations and awards, at prestigious film festivals, around the world. A devout party activist, has her worldview shaken, when the communist government, brutally cracks down on a strike by rebellious workers and then, her daughter goes missing. Not rated, this film is presented in Russian with English subtitles and is not
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suitable for children under 12. Perfumes Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 Perfumes, travels a bumpy road to friendship of two polar opposites, when a demanding fragrance designer hires a chauffeur with too many points on his license and too few customers. Variety calls the film, “A feel-good tale of friendship with a fragrant and very French backdrop.” Not rated, this film is presented in French with English subtitles and is not suitable for children under 12. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 Northeast 188th Street, Aventura Florida
33180. Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Buy tickets online at: www.avent uracenter.org. By phone at: (877) 311-7469 or at: (954) 462-0222. Or in person at: The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center’s Box Office, Tuesday through Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m. and 90 minutes prior, to each performance. For Group Sales, please call: (954) 660-6307. Please note that not all shows scheduled for the 2021-2022 Season are currently on sale and additional performances will be added throughout the season. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts manages the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, a 14,864-
square-foot, 330-seat waterfront complex that hosts performing arts, cultural and educational programming, for all ages. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center has implemented a number of changes, to ensure an enjoyable experience. Health & safety guidelines have been developed in conjunction with its management company, The Broward Center For The Performing Arts and in collaboration with The Cleveland Clinic, which have been informed with the guidance of Public Health Officials, including The Centers For Disease Control (CDC). These guidelines will be continuing to evolve, as the environment changes and may be accessed, on the venue’s website.
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From Your Host, Shelly Isaacs: As well as your host and programmer for this annual series at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, Shelly is the Founder, Programmer and Host, for The Cafe Cinematheque and Senses of Cinema programs at many venues throughout South Florida, including, the Movies of Delray, Movies of Lake Worth and The Boca Museum of Art. He has enjoyed a 30-plus year career, as a Creative Director/Writer, in advertising with an emphasis on Film, TV, Radio Advertising and Production. Isaacs holds an MA in Media Ecology Studies from New York University, where he served as an Adjunct Professor in Cultural Studies. Presently, he teaches Foreign-Language Film Appreciation, in the Life Long Learning Society at Florida Atlantic University and at Florida International University. In 2009, Isaacs launched Cinematheque at Sea, offering audiences who appreciate ForeignLanguage Films, an opportunity to experience his program of speciallyselected films, while on a luxury cruise. He is the
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Broadway Concert Series The Brightest Stars Are Coming To Aventura Broadway’s brightest stars are coming to celebrate at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center as part of the 2022 Broadway Concert Series. See Shoshana Bean, Norm Lewis, Linda Eder, Rachel Bay Jones, Lucie Arnaz and Telly Leung live on stage as they perform Broadway classics and pop hits for your entertainment. The series has been rescheduled from 2021.
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Shoshana Bean Sunday, January 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $52-$57 with $77 VIP ticket that includes an experience with the artist Kicking off the Aventura Broadway Concert Series is Shoshana Bean, a veteran of the Broadway stage. Bean made her debut in the original cast of Hairspray, starring as the very first replacement for Elphaba in Wicked and most recently as Jenna in Waitress. She is acclaimed for her performances in regional theater and has been honored with an IRNE Award for her performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl and a nomination for Chicago’s Jeff Award for her portrayal of CeeCee Bloom in the pre-Broadway musical production of Beaches. She has sold out solo concerts around the globe, lent her voice to countless films and television shows and performed alongside superstars such as Ariana Grande and Michael Jackson. Norm Lewis Sunday, January 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $52-$57 with $77 VIP ticket that includes an experience with the artist Heralded by The New York Times as “among the most reliably impressive voices on Broadway,” Norm Lewis has starred in Phantom Of The Opera, Les Misérables, Porgy & Bess, The Little Mermaid and more. The Aventura Broadway Concert Series continues as the Tony Award® nominee, television and film star brings his glorious voice and ineffable
charm and warmth back to his home state of Florida. In an evening filled with the songs from roles that have brought him critical acclaim to his unique takes on musical theater standards, Lewis promises to leave audiences wanting more. A Raisin in the Sun Thursday, February 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets $40-$45, $25 for students and teachers The City of Aventura presents the National Players’ production of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Christopher Michael Richardson. This award-winning drama with a universal story tells the story about an African American family in the ‘50s. The members of the Younger family dream bigger than the small house where they live on the south side of Chicago. When their deceased father’s insurance money comes through, those dreams might actually become a reality. Walter Lee wants to run his own business and earn financial independence, but his sister Beneatha dreams of attending medical school. Meanwhile, their mother Lena wants to move them all to a bigger home in a white neighborhood. What will finally allow the Youngers to move up in the world, and who will have their dreams deferred? A Midsummer Night’s Dream Friday, February 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets $40-$45, $25 for students and teachers The City of Aventura is proud to present the National Players’ production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare and directed by Danielle Drakes. Fairies, thespians, and runaway lovers all find themselves wandering the forest at night. With the fairy king and queen scheming, the lovers escaping, and
the ragtag troupe of actors hastily rehearsing a show for the duke’s wedding tomorrow, what more could go wrong? When a fairy named Puck accidentally misapplies a love potion and purposefully transforms an actor into a donkey, it will take more than magic to set things right. Get lost in the forest with the National Players in the most epic romantic entanglement of all time. A magical comedy that’s fun for children and adults alike. Linda Eder Sunday, February 13 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $52-$57 with $77 VIP ticket that includes an experience with the artist The Aventura Broadway Concert Series continues with Linda Eder who is often described as one of the greatest voices of our time for her effortless ability to transition from one genre to another. With a diverse repertoire spanning Broadway, standards, pop, country, and jazz, Eder has performed for sold-out crowds in venues across the country and throughout Europe, including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, The Palace Theatre and Radio City Music Hall. Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote, “What do we mean when we use the word perfection? The question arises every time I watch the pop singer Linda Eder….” Rachel Bay Jones Sunday, March 13 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $52-$57 with $77 VIP ticket that includes an experience with the artist Rachel Bay Jones joins the Aventura Broadway Concert Series following originating the role of ‘Heidi Hansen’ in the original Broadway cast of Dear Evan Hansen and receiving a Tony Award®, Emmy® Award, Grammy® Award, Lucille Lortel Award and Drama League nomination for her performance. She also appeared on Broadway in Pippin, Hair,
Lucie Arnaz I Got the Job! Songs From My Musical Past with music director Ron Abel Sunday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $52-$57 with $77 VIP ticket that includes an experience with the artist Celebrating a life on stage, Lucie Arnaz returns to her theater roots looking back at some of the roles she has had on stages throughout the world with I Got the Job! Songs From My Musical Past with music director Ron Abel. From her first role at 14 as The Cheshire Cat in Alice In Wonderland to a grandmother hanging upside down on a trapeze while singing about the preciousness of life in Pippin, Arnaz celebrates great American Musical Theatre with anecdotes and fond memories about her co-stars, directors and musical collaborators. In this latest offering in the Aventura Broadway Concert Series, she delivers iconic songs and hidden treasures from some of Broadway’s greatest shows and a look at the backstage magic it takes to create them. Telly Leung Sunday, April 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $52-$57 with $77 VIP ticket that includes an experience with the artist Broadway’s Telly Leung is joined by a trio of New York’s finest musicians to present a musical chronicle of how a Brooklyn-boy went from the son of Chinese immigrants to being one of Broadway’s favorite leading men in shows such as Aladdin, Allegiance, Godspell and Rent. This Aventura Broadway Concert Series season finale is filled with personal backstage anecdotes and hit songs from the world of Broadway, pop, rock and jazz. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 N.E. 188 Street in Aventura. Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Buy tickets online at aventuracenter.org, by phone at 877.311 .7469 or 954.462.0222, or in person at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center box office Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to each performance. For Group Sales, please call 954.660.6307. Please note that not all shows scheduled for the 2021-22 season are currently on sale and additional performances will be added throughout the season.
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