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Open Call LGBTQ PRIDE and ALLY FLAG for 2020
Meet the Hollywood Lions Club:
Seeking artist to create a Pride/Allythemed flag to fly at the Center
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The Art and Culture Center/ Hollywood is commissioning an original Pride/Ally-themed flag that will hang from the flagpole at the entrance to the Main Gallery at 1650 Harrison Street. In addition, miniature replica flags will be produced and given away to visitors at the opening reception and additional events during the exhibition Open Dialogues: Stories from the LGBTQ Community. The exhibition runs from February 8 – May 15, 2020, during which the flag will be on view. Deadline for submissions is December 18, 2019. A $150 honorarium will be awarded for the selected flag. Questions may be submitted to curator@artandculturecenter.org. The selected flag will support the goals of “Open Dialogues,” which is to engage with the stories and identities of a diverse cross-section of LGBTQ residents while fostering conversations within the community at large. The project includes a newly commissioned video and exhibition as well as special events.
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Open Call To Artists In conjunction with the upcoming exhibition “Open Dialogues: Stories from the LGBTQ Community,” the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood invites artists to create an original Pride/ Ally-themed flag that will hang from the flagpole at the entrance to the Main Gallery. All proposals must be submitted via email to curator@artandculturecenter.org. Only electronic submissions will be judged. Applications will be judged by the Advisory Committee for the “Open Dialogues” initiative at Art and Culture Center/Hollywood. Deadline for submission is LGBTQ Pride, Page 8A
their costs,” says Juliet Roulhac, Director of External Affairs for FPL, “especially now during the holidays when bills can be higher with all the extra decorative light-
On December 7th, The Hollywood Lions will be marching in this years’ annual Hollywood Candy Cane Parade for the 3rd year in a row. The Candy Cane Parade was first established in the mid-1950’s by a group of merchants with the intent of driving patrons and shoppers to their markets. It is a traditional event that features lighted floats, marching bands, and several vehicles passing through the Hollywood Boardwalk. But who are the Hollywood Lions, and to what extent are they involved with our community? The Lions are a local service club whose goal is to bring together the community, encourage volunteerism, and support programs that offer services to those who are in need. Although the Hollywood Lions are a local organization, they are a part of a larger international network of Lions Clubs, which span over 200 countries with 10 million members and have been around since 1917. In the 2.5 years since their club was established, The Hollywood Lions have committed themselves to the improvement of the community in numerous ways. The Lions have helped rebuild a play area for children at the LES Learning Center in Hollywood, cleaned waste from several beaches, parks, and streets, and they have conducted a massive recycling initiative (HLC Recycle Challenge) to keep plastics out of oceans and convert collected plastic into benches for city parks and schools. At 9 am, on the day of the Candy Cane Parade, The Lions will be hosting a ribbon-cutting at Lion Park for a new bench
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Gulfstream Park’s Symphony In Lights Dazzles Shoppers Every Night By Marylynne Newmark
For the fourteenth year in a row, The Village at Gulfstream Park has outdone itself with an annual extravaganza, this year Introducing its” Symphony in Lights”. On Opening Night, November 9th, thousands gathered to enjoy the splendor of the season kickoff. Aside from the spectacle of dancing lights synchronized to fabulous holiday music, there were live performances, warm welcomes… and of course, Santa! Emcee for the evening was Lynn Martinez, news anchor at WSVN-Channel 7, media sponsor for the event. She introduced principal representatives of the other sponsors that include Florida Power & Light, the City of Hallandale Beach and the YMCA of South Florida. At 6:30 on the 9th, triumphant seasonal sounds of the TransSiberian Orchestra heralded the flip of the switch for the magnificent “Symphony in Lights”, a dazzling display of lights in motion choreographed to the music. Holiday music of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra was selected because of its powerfully strong tempo, which
added to the drama of the lights reflecting off the trees in The Village. During the evening, firstnighters enjoyed Christmas carol renditions from various choral groups, including the 50-member Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, the 60-member Hallandale Magnet Marching Band, and a local band called Pulse, who performed a crowdpleasing mixture of music from top 40s to Latin to seasonal. That was then, but “Symphony in Lights” is ongoing. The extravaganza will continue with its synchronized music every night during the holiday season thru December 31st. Gulfstream principals reported that more than 250,000 LED lights are covering the trees and nearby buildings in The Village. Recognized for their energy efficiency and cost savings, LED lighting has proven to be a safe and efficient way for excellent lighting, and has been encour-
aged for general and commercial use during the past few decades. “Using energy efficient LED lighting is a good way for homeowners and businesses to lower
My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy at Michael-Ann Russell JCC Brad Zimmerman will bring his hit New York Comedy back to South Florida this season in his highly praised autobiographical comedy, My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy. Zimmerman’s hilarious and poignant story is universal in its message: The journey to follow one’s dream… and the parents who SUFFER through it! The show will run from
December 19th through January 12th in the Alan and Diane Lieberman Theater at the Michael-Ann Russell JCC in Aventura. My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy is the story of Zimmerman’s struggle to fulfill his dream and ‘make it’ as a comedic actor in New York. One part standup, one-part theatrical,
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and all parts uproarious My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy has garnered rave reviews wherever it has played. “My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy is now in its sixth year of a national tour,” Zimmerman says. “We’ve been all over the country - in cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, LA, Minneapolis, and
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Toronto. It doesn’t matter where the show plays - audiences all seem to find my story authentic and real… and funny! There is new material and old material and the positive audience response allows and enables me to keep it as fresh as the day I wrote it. “So many fan letters and marriage proposals over the years,”
he continues with a grin. “It’s amazing that I’m still very much single. But my mom in Boca is as proud as she could be of me and the show, and of course every time I visit, 58.418 pI get another 15 minutes of material! Zimmerman’s mother has finally adapted to her ‘actorJewish, Page 8A
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