Calendar of Events
From the world's largest in-water display of mega-yachts during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October, to the glitter of massive yachts decked out for the holidays, ablaze in lights for the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade in December, Greater Fort Lauderdale serves up many fun-filled activities.
STREAMLINE: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IN FORT LAUDERDALE
Through February 7, 2010
Location: Fort Lauderdale History Center954-463-4431
Learn about America's most renowned architect and his connection to Fort Lauderdale. See a scale model and drawings of the innovative, yet never built, vacation home that Wright designed for a site on the New River in 1939.
WITH YOU I WANT TO LIVE
Through January 10, 2010
Location: Museum of Art | Fort LauderdaleOne E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale
954-525-5500
A great love of collecting art of our time is shown in the private holdings of local Fort Lauderdale residents and patrons of the burgeoning arts scene in Greater Fort Lauderdale: Gordon Locksley , Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz. All three individuals are tireless collectors passionately engaged in the contemporary art scene. The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale brings together over 100 selected works from these two collections for this exhibition.
LAFFING MATTERZ AT THE BROWARD CENTER
Through June 27, 2010
Location: Broward Center for the Performing Arts201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
Admission: $63-$68
Combing the best of dinner theater with the hilarity of topical satire in a one of a kind evening that everyone will enjoy!
AMERICAN CHRONICLES: THE ART OF NORMAN ROCKWELL
Through February 7, 2010
Location: Museum of Art | Fort LauderdaleOne E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale
954-525-5500
Admission: Adults $15, seniors $12.50, students 6-17 $8. Group rates available.
One of the most popular American artists of the past century, Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) was a keen observer of human nature and a gifted storyteller. For nearly seven decades, while history was in the making all around him, Rockwell chronicled our changing society in the small details and nuanced scenes of ordinary people in everyday life, providing a personalized interpretation-albeit often an idealized one-of American identity. His depictions offered a reassuring visual haven during a time of momentous transformation as our country evolved into a complex, modern society. Rockwell's contributions to our visual legacy, many of them now icons of American culture, have found a permanent place in our national psyche.
LIGHT UP LAUDERDALE
Through January 10, 2010
Location: Downtown Fort Lauderdale954-468-1541
A downtown-centric, holiday themed promenade of lights along the Riverwalk Park and through Fort Lauderdale's business, cultural, entertainment and historical districts. A celebration of the paradise that is South Florida's holiday season.
HURRICANE SHOWDOWN SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
November 27 - 29, 2009
Location: Wilton ManorsThe holiday weekend will start at 5pm Thanksgiving day with a "High Heel Race" ($250 cash prize!!!) followed by the annual Thanksgiving Orphan Dinner and Hurricane Showdown Pageant. Then, for you early birds, it is off to play ball on Friday. Throughout the weekend you will be able to enjoy fantastic shopping, great clubs and restaurants, our miles of beaches, and the many other amenities that the Fort Lauderdale area has to offer.
