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A Spectacular Memorable May
Celebrating Diverse Heritage
Extraordinary Performances Come To The Broward Center
Robust Public Programming In May At The Museum Of Contemporary Art, North Miami
Pretty Woman: The Musical May brings an array of live, extraordinary performances to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Grammy, Stellar and Dove Award-Winning Gospel Great Fred Hammond (“Blessed”) with his buttery, tender voice is bringing back the “Festival of Praise Tour” for 2022 with Six-Time GRAMMY® Winner Israel Houghton and Gospel Music Hall-OfFamer Hezekiah Walker (“Every Praise”) to the Au-Rene Theater on Sunday, May 1st, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Included in Essence Magazine’s list of the “50 Greatest Male Singers Of All Time,” Hammond has topped Billboard Charts and sold millions of records. The Festival Of Praise Tour once again promises to be an unforgettable handclapping and foot-stomping, get you up and out of your seat worship explosion with a production and stage sets that are unmatched from any Gospel Tour. Tickets are $39.50-$89.50 with Spirit Level Club tickets at $129.50. America’s Favorite TV Personality, Best-Selling Author and Powerhouse Businesswoman Lala Kent delivers her wit, humor and brutal honesty live on stage as the Broward Center and AEG Presents bring “Give Them Lala Live: The Brand New Tour” to the Amaturo Theater on Memorable May, Page 8A
Located in one of the most diverse communities in the country, MOCA North Miami welcomes 35,000 visitors per year
of high-quality furnishings and seasonal décor at Z Gallerie, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, and West Elm. For those looking to refresh a kitchen or bathroom space, Todel offers a number of luxury furnishings, fixtures and
In the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)’s continued efforts to include diverse voices and perspectives, the museum is offering a robust series of education and public programming to celebrate both Haitian Heritage Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month throughout the month of May. Due to popularity, MOCA’s Exhibition “My Name is Maryan” was extended until Sunday, October 2nd, 2022. Curated by Alison M. Gingeras, the Exhibition is a Monographic presentation of four decades of paintings, sculptures, drawings and film by the Iconoclastic, Ground-Breaking Polish-Born Artist, Maryan. Drawing upon new scholarship and a trove of never-beforeexhibited works, “My Name is Maryan” is the first retrospective to holistically examine all periods of Maryan’s life and work. Throughout the Museum, Maryan’s extraordinary biography and prolific oeuvre represent a deeply moving monument to the perseverance of the human spirit and power of art to work through traumatic loss. Credited as being among the first artist-eyewitnes-
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BoConcept, 600 Silks Run, Space 1280
BoConcept Opens At Gulfstream Park Village, South Florida’s Home Store Destination The Contemporary Furniture Retailer Joins a Lineup of Premier Home & Design Stores Gulfstream Park Village, South Florida’s premier entertainment, dining and restaurant destination located on the border of Broward and Miami-Dade County, offers a dynamic selection of home and design stores. Featuring 11 home stores at one address, there is something for every taste and budget. Whether it’s much needed spring cleaning and organization, or a décor refresh, Gulfstream Park Village is the perfect one-stop shopping destination that offers boundless options and inspiration. Gulfstream Park Village is pleased to welcome furniture retailer BoConcept as its newest retailer. The store is celebrating its official grand opening on
Thursday, April 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Guests are invited to browse a wide range of luxurious Danish furniture and décor. Prior to the grand opening, the store will mark its official arrival with a ribbon cutting event with Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper. With the addition of BoConcept, Gulfstream Park Village is pleased to continue its leading position as a South Florida home store destination. Other retailers include Alex Kay Gallery/Art Plex Photo, Todel, Bang & Olufsen, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Sher Gallery, The Container Store, West Elm, Williams Sonoma and Z Gallerie. Shoppers can enjoy a variety
Robert Egert: 15 Exquisite Years Catering To SoFlo’s Many Tastes By Hugo Ottolenghi
Like baseball stars with a storied career, Robert Egert puts on a uniform for the love of the game. For the past 15 years, he has been doing that at Exquisite Catering by Robert. But unlike those ballplayers, his game is catering, and his uniform includes an apron and chef’s hat. Egert founded and continues to manage hands on one of the premier catering companies in South Florida. This year, it received WeddingWire’s Couples Choice Award and a Best Catering Companies in Miami award from Expertise.com. From corporate and social gatherings, weddings and birthday parties, the catering service based in North Miami has been preparing its best dishes for spe-
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cial occasions. On any given day, you can find 25 cooks, many of whom Egert trained, hard at work in a 15,000-square-foot facility in
North Miami. They make a bit of a racket as they cut, slice and dice, stir, season, and fry. Supporting them are 25 more people who make up the service
staff, dishwashers, delivery drivers and support desk. Egert’s career began when he was hired at age 13 to be a dishwasher at the legendary Mario
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the Baker on West Dixie Highway in North Miami. He worked his way up to pizza maker before going off to college. There, a job as a prep cook led to promotion to kitchen manager that included running the catering business. While working for John the Baker, he honed his catering skills and broadened his menu knowledge well beyond Italian dishes and school lunches. Then, in 2007, Egert went out on his own. The next year, the Great Recession hit, and the business struggled as companies cut out events and consumers cut back on spending. Egert persevered and grew steadily, doubling, then tripling his kitchen from its origiCatering, Page 7A
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