Thursday, February 14
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world?s most popular dance companies, returns to the Arsht Center Thursday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. 24, led by Miami?s own Robert Battle, the company?s dynamic new artistic director. Following record-breaking performances in New York City, 30 extraordinary dancers will move audiences during five performances featuring two special programs of premieres, new productions and repertory favorites. Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at AlvinAiley.org/Miami or ArshtCenter.org. The programs for each evening can also be found on the Arsht Center website.
Friday, February 15
The Cleveland Orchestra continues its Miami residency this weekend with an exciting program featuring the triumphant Symphony No. 9 (?Choral?) by Beethoven, best for known for the ?Ode to Joy? in the final movement. The Master Chorales of South Florida and Tampa Bay will take the stage alongside the orchestra, under the baton of Giancarlo Guerrero, for this musical tribute to the brotherhood of all mankind. The Beethoven is paired with Peter Lieberson?s ?Neruda Songs,? written in tender tribute to the composer?s wife. The orchestra offers this program at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights in the Knight Concert Hall. Tickets are $52 ? 172 at ArshtCenter.org.
A 1973 play, Equus, made its way to Broadway tells the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man convicted of blinding six horses. Famous for its brief fully nude scene. Through Feb. 24. Studio One Theatre, FAU Boca Raton. Regular tickets $20. Call 1-800-564-9539 or visit FAUevents.com
Saturday, February 16
Nothing is more angelic than the sound of innocent children. This weekend, the Vienna Boys Choir, the best-known boys choir in the world, performs at First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale at 7 p.m. under the auspices of the South Florida Symphony as part of its 15th anniversary season. The choir dates back to 1498 and the court of Emperor Maximilian of Austria. With approximately 100 singers aged 10 to 14, the choir has toured the world with a varied repertoire ranging from medieval to contemporary and pop. This program will include choral classics, folksongs, music from films and selections by Viennese composer Johann Strauss, Jr. Tickets range from $10-250 at SouthFloridaSymphony.org.
This is your last weekend to see Wicked, the box office smash that tells the story of Oz before Dorothy dropped in. Relive the early friendship between Elphaba and Glinda, long before they were forced to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch of the North. Through Feb. 17. Tickets start at $34.50 at BrowardCenter.org.
Sunday, February 17
Arts Ballet Theater offers a romantic afternoon of classical ballet, set to some of the most popular works of all time. Enjoy both ensemble dances and pas de deux from Prokofiev?s Romeo & Juliet, Tchaikovsky?s Sleeping Beauty and Drigo?s Fairy Doll pas de trois at the Willow Theatre in Boca Raton?s Sandy Springs Park,
Monday, Feb. 18. It will be an enchanting time for you and a loved one as Vladimir Isaaev?s dancers tackle these masterpieces of the dance repertoire. Tickets are $15 and $18. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to WillowTheatre.org.
Monday, February 18
Arts lovers have their pick during the busy winter months. From music and dance to theater and exhibits, there?s something for everybody. Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the Palm Beach Symphony, under the direction of Artistic and Music Director Ramon Tebar, will fill the neo-gothic arches of Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 141 S. County Rd. in Palm Beach, with the music of Claude Debussy, Johann Strauss and Gustav Mahler. The program begins with Debussy?s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, continues with the Emperor Waltzes of Strauss and concludes with Mahler?s Symphony No. 4 featuring soprano Nadine Sierra. Tickets are $50 at PalmBeachSymphony.org.
Tuesday, February 19
The City of Aventura?s First Person Singular: Adventures in Solo Storytelling Series continues with Where There?s Smoke, There?s Dinner: Stories of a Seared Childhood featuring Regi Carpenter on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Award-winning storyteller Carpenter gleans tales from four generations of her eccentric family and roots in Clayton, N.Y., that are equally original, poignant, heartbreaking and side-splitting. The First Person Singular: Adventures in Solo Storytelling Series updates the age-old art form for adults with poignant, whimsical and funny stories narrated by renowned storytellers. Tickets are $25 at AventuraCenter.org.
Florida Atlantic University?s Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts hosts Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Matt Alber for a concert, ?Lost Valentine? Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 8 p.m. at FAU?s Boca Campus? Wimberly Library, 777 Glades Road. The classically trained Alber will present an evening of original songs. He is best known for ?End of the World,? a 1960s-themed music video featured in his 2008 debut album, which earned an Out Music Award. His second album released in 2011 ?Constant Crows,? focuses on gay spirituality. He routinely donates some of the proceeds of his ticket sales to LGBT youth causes. Event begins at 7 p.m. with a reception and cash bar. Tickets are $30. More information call 561-297-0455, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit www.jaffecollection.org and click ?events.?
Wednesday, February 20
The Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival offers its February GLOW (Gays and Lesbians on Wednesday) screening tonight of Eytan Fox?s Yossi. A sequel of sorts to his earlier feature, Yossi & Jagger, the film chronicles the life of a closeted gay man living in Tel Aviv. A perennially sad, workaholic doctor, Yossi has his quiet world shaken when a middle-aged woman walks out of his past and into his examination room.? Their brief, but emotionally charged reunion unnerves Yossi enough to make him spontaneously leave Tel Aviv. The evening begins at Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Ave. with a cocktail reception (cash bar) at 7 p.m., with the screening at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for members, $10 for guests at MGLFF.com.
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