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‘Cirque du Grove’ offers free fun for the Fourth

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:55:33 +0000

Will Soto takes a deep breath and perfects his footing trying not to look down at the dozens of people who watch him as he balances a slack rope and the 7 feet of air below his feet. The energetic wire walker from Key West has been mesmerizing crowds from the Caribbean to Europe with his [...]

Lack of Funding Causes Dance…Just Beautiful Dance Theater to Close

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:17:15 +0000

Dance…Just Beautiful (DJB) Dance Theater, which featured a child and adult dance company and offered adult dance classes, wellness classes and free dance classes to children, has closed due to a lack of community funding. In an email to parents, friends and community members, Artistic Director Dennis James Breedlove wrote that DJB Dance Theater, located at [...]

Goombay Festival 2010

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:34:29 +0000

Bahamian Artists Offer Honor, Beauty and Revitalization

admin — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:17:26 +0000

Bahamian and local artists will transform Windisch-Hunt Fine Arts gallery into a tropical paradise in celebration of The Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival. Through collaboration between Miami Bahamian Consul General Gladys Johnson-Sands, Executive Director of the Miami Host Committee Cornelia Dozier and artist AnnaMaria Windisch Hunt, Bahamian ceramic sculptor Joann Behagg is displaying her work at Windisch-Hunt Fine [...]

Junkanoo is being displayed at the Windisch Hunt Gallery in preparation for the Goombay Festival

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 00:10:04 +0000

Photo taken by Anna Windisch-Hunt Submitted by Renita Samuels-Dixon

Preparations on their way for the 34th annual Goombay Festival

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:12:03 +0000

The streets of Coconut Grove will be flooded with traditional Bahamian food, arts and crafts, entertainment, and plenty of Junkanoos at the 34th annual Goombay Festival the weekend of June 3 – 6. The festival, named after the traditional Bahamian drum music, was brought to the Grove in 1976 to commemorate the Bahamian people who had [...]

Dance…Just Beautiful Dance Theater may ring down final curtain

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:43:48 +0000

Dance…Just Beautiful (DJB) Dance Theater, which offers free dance classes to children in Coconut Grove, could close their doors on May 31 as a result of countywide budget cuts. Founded in 2005 by Dennis James Breedlove, who serves as artistic director, DJB offers adult classes, such as Pilates, West African dance and boot camp, and free [...]

The Kampong offers kids’ concert series

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:56 +0000

The favorite childhood tales of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Little Red Riding Hood will highlight the Kampong’s upcoming Kids Concert Series. The March 20 concert, performed by several musicians from Orchestra Miami , features classical musical instruments. Different instruments represent the characters of the fairy tales. “It’s such a great way to introduce children to [...]

Historic designation status of Ace Theatre could spark $2.3 million redevelopment plan.

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:27:58 +0000

Dorothy Wallace has spent 30 years trying to restore the Ace Theatre on Grand Avenue. With the help of her daughter Denise Wallace, she is now trying to get historic designation status from the City of Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board – a move that would likely draw in [...]

Grove residents offered discount for upcoming Coconut Grove Arts Festival

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:44:13 +0000

When the Coconut Grove Arts Festival gets under way Feb.13-15, Coconut Grove residents can attend for half price. A discounted entrance rate of $5, with proof of a 33133 ZIP code, will be offered to help make the weekend more accessible and to “thank” the residents who support the project throughout the year, said the festival’s [...]