Boca-based filmmaker Jill Melody is busy celebrating her next big success now streaming worldwide. The president of Punchline Productions and the founder of the Florida Comedy Film Festival is also the triple-threat producer-director-star of the mischievous new comedy JUST MY TYPE which is now available for viewing on both GooglePlay and Amazon Prime.
City Theatre and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts are presenting "Bob Marley's Three Little Birds," a musical featuring the music and lyrics of Bob Marley, based on Cedella Marley’s book. It runs Wednesday, June 22 to Saturday, July 9 in the Carnival Studio Theater at the Arsht Center.
In 2020, Miami’s City Theatre was planning a splashy 25th-anniversary edition of its Summer Shorts festival. But it was canceled due to COVID-19. Now, 27 years after the theater's creation, the postponed 25th festival is finally here, running through July 2, 2022, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
Arts events for Sarasota-Manatee: Dec. 17-23
Our weekly guide to the visual and performing arts in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Dancing in the street
Sarasota Contemporary marks its 15th anniversary with the outdoor street festival “Fiesta de Colores.” Presented from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the courtyard of Rosemary Square, adjacent to the company’s studios, it will feature DJ Karim Manning, local lyricist and B-boy Rick Levin and an interactive projection design by Logan Gabriel Schulman tp showcase highlights from SCD’s history. Artistic Director Leymis Bolaños-Willmott describes it as the quinceañera she never had as a child. There will be a premiere of a live collaborative performance with the SCD company and the Sarasota Contemporary Dance Ensemble, an elite training company for aspiring dancers. Cuban-themed entrees and drinks will be available from the Overton restaurant. A minimum $15 donation is requested. For more information: 941-260-8485; sarasotacontemporar