Be prepared to be amazed at the level of production genius from two outstanding theatrical companies. The performance quality and level of professionalism will literally take your breath away. Miami Childrens Theater presents the wonderful and whimsical musical, “Once Upon a Mattress” Friday, November 2, and Saturday, November 3, at 7:00 p.m. and a special Sensory Friendly performance will be performed on Saturday, November 3, at 3:00 p.m. If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that it may not have been the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of beguiling songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are, you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again. Tickets: $15 Adults, $12 Seniors and Students 2 and older, $10 Sensory-friendly show.
Velma and Roxie, Chicago’s dynamic duo, sing and dance their way to the Gardens when the award winning Gulliver Preparatory Theater Department presents one of Broadway favorite shows, Chicago, Friday, November 9 and Saturday, November, 10 at 7:30 p.m. In roaring twenties Chicago, chorus girl, Roxie Hart, murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap, until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “merry murderess,” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the American Dream: fame, fortune, and acquittal. Tickets: $12.
Art
Hibiscus Gallery
“Antarctic Ice Paintings: Global Coastlines and Underwater HOA” a solo exhibition by Xavier Cortada, premiering works created in Antartica in 2007
Artist Meet and Greet: Thursday, November 8 (7 – 10 p.m.)
Join us at the opening of this extraordinary show featuring paintings created at the South Pole using melted ice as the key component of each magnificent piece. Xavier Cortada, recipient of a 2006-2007 National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers fellowship, traveled to Antarctica to implement a series of projects and installations. While there, the Miami artist created “Antarctic Ice Paintings” using glacier ice, sea ice, and sediment samples provided to him by McMurdo LTER scientists working in Antarctica. “Global Coastlines,” a series comprised of all of the artist’s Antarctic works on paper which had not yet been titled (and had never been shown) will be premiered and named at Pinecrest Gardens. One is titled “Antarctica,” another “Pinecrest, Florida.” The remaining sixty works will be titled for another 60 global communities threatened by sea level rise. The exhibition is part of a broader participatory art project aimed at engaging residents in a conversation about the future of their properties.
The exhibition will also serve to launch the Underwater HOA participatory public art project the artist is implementing with the Village of Pinecrest to engage their 6,000 households in addressing sea lever rise. Learn more at www.underwaterHOA.com.
HARTVEST Project
HARvest’s wonderful Teen Art Collectors Club (TACC), will be Friday, November 2, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The topic is a PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP entitled “Self-Portraits” were artist Leslie Gabaldon will host an Art Talk and Workshop for Teenagers. The workshop has been carefully designed to offer Teens and Pre-Teens (10 years and up) an interesting art experience! Tickets are $25 and include refreshments. Register at www.hartvestproject.com/book-events or for further information call: 305-988-5089. Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 31.
UNNATURAL NATURE Art Opening will be Saturday, November 10, 6-9:00 p.m. featuring works by Video-Artists: Anja Marais/Amalia Caputo/Antonia Wright/Carola Bravo/Juan Carlos Zaldivar/Mariza Caneca and Naomi Fisher. Artists and Designers: Fabio Designs/ Flora and Form/ lMNOQ / Myung Nam An / Nina Surel/ Paloma Teppa/ Rita Motta/ Studio Mass/ and Guest Musician: Julio Prato and Curated by Jessica Acosta-Rubio. This event is free and open to the public.
Education
Horticulture Workshops at Pinecrest Gardens have been moved to Saturday mornings at 10:30. These one hour classes are hands-on workshops with all materials and included in the fee…no one goes home empty handed. All workshops are open to the public and pre-registration is required by calling 305-669-6990. Space is limited. November 10 begins our Growing Edibles Series: Vegetable Gardening 101. Grow time is upon us! We can’t wait to get our veggies planted. This class will cover how to get your beds ready for growing season, how to plan your garden, and seed starting basics. Take home your first edible plant of the season! Fee is $20.
Little Lizards is a free-with-admissions drop-in program every Wednesday afternoon 2-4:00 p.m. at the picnic areas near the playground. This informal program will feature new activities every week relating to a monthly theme. Lizards will read, explore, create, and imagine while learning about the wonders of nature. No prior registration necessary. Weather permitting.
Recommended for children ages 3-10 years. November’s topic is Garden Edibles/Harvest. The fall is the perfect time to learn about edible gardening in Florida. Join us in November as we start planting veggie beds for the season. Take home your very own vegetable seedling and taste what we have growing in the garden after learning about the plant parts we love to eat!
Pinecrest Garden Club
The Pinecrest Garden Club will be having its first ever SIP, (Social in Pinecrest), in the Cypress Hall on November 11. It will be a Meet & Greet for its members, their guests and potential members. For information contact the Pinecrest Garden Club at 305-279-5821
