Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre announced the six stellar productions selected for its 2013-2014 Mainstage Season, featuring five South Florida regional premieres and a Tony Award-winning hit-musical production. The line up will include Actors' Playhouse's Miami revival of the hilarious Off-Broadway hit "Ruthless! The Musical" (October 9 - November 3, 2013), followed by the South Florida premiere of the deeply moving and unbelievable funny "Making God Laugh" (December 4 - 29, 2013), the groundbreaking 2012 drama "End Of The Rainbow" (January 15 - February 9, 2014), the South Florida regional premiere of the three-time Tony Award-winning 'Best Musical' "Monty Python's SPAMALOT" (March 5 - 30, 2014), the smart and powerful drama "Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah" (May 14 - June 8, 2014) and the hilariously tuneful "MID-LIFE 2!" (The Crisis Continues) (July 16 - August 17, 2014).
The last show of the 2012/13 season is still booking, that is "Rated P for Parenthood," which is running this summer from July 10 to August 11, 2013.
Rated P for Parenthood is a new musical revue chronicling the 21st century joys and frustrations of raising children, from bleary-eyed late night feedings and private school kindergarten interviews, to nail-biting driving lessons and prom night. Whether in the midst of those parenting years or if those days are a distant memory, Rated P for Parenthood is sure to touch a chord with audience members of all ages, eliciting chuckles of recognition and maybe even a tear or two of remembrance.
Tickets and more info may be gotten here.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Pressure cleaners and leaf blowers
The Leaf Blower situation in South Miami was never decided and as far as I know, and I am only bringing the subject up again because yesterday, a neighbor grabbed me to complain about another neighbor who yelled at her maintenance men the other day, for making too much noise with a pressure cleaner.
I told her I heard it too, it was 6:30 am, I thought it was a leaf blower, she said, no, it was a pressure cleaner. So does it really matter, 6:30 am? I remember tweeting about it because it bothered me that it was so early. I thought it was more like 7:30, but she told me it was 6:30.
Anyway, she told me that Coral Gables quietly (get it quietly), banned the noisy beasts. Not my neighbors, the leaf blowers. I remember when I was a kid we mowed the lawn and raked the leaves and we put them in bags and I guess the lawn mower did make noise, but the leaf picking up part didn't.
My friend Harry had an excellent point in a letter he sent to the Herald recently. The guys using the leaf blowers use ear plugs, should we all be given ear plugs for when they are on site? Here's his letter:
"If the leaf-blower decibel level is so high that landscapers use ear protectors, then the decibel level is too high for leaf blowers to be used in neighborhoods as well. Let landscapers rake up or vacuum leaves without making all that noise, polluting the air and filling our streets and sewers with debris.
All municipalities should study the effects of leaf blowers and do what is best for their communities.
Harry Emilio Gottlieb, Coconut Grove
I would add one more thing: 90% of the time they just blow the leaves into the street or into the neighbor's property. So that should stop, too.
I told her I heard it too, it was 6:30 am, I thought it was a leaf blower, she said, no, it was a pressure cleaner. So does it really matter, 6:30 am? I remember tweeting about it because it bothered me that it was so early. I thought it was more like 7:30, but she told me it was 6:30.
Anyway, she told me that Coral Gables quietly (get it quietly), banned the noisy beasts. Not my neighbors, the leaf blowers. I remember when I was a kid we mowed the lawn and raked the leaves and we put them in bags and I guess the lawn mower did make noise, but the leaf picking up part didn't.
My friend Harry had an excellent point in a letter he sent to the Herald recently. The guys using the leaf blowers use ear plugs, should we all be given ear plugs for when they are on site? Here's his letter:
"If the leaf-blower decibel level is so high that landscapers use ear protectors, then the decibel level is too high for leaf blowers to be used in neighborhoods as well. Let landscapers rake up or vacuum leaves without making all that noise, polluting the air and filling our streets and sewers with debris.
All municipalities should study the effects of leaf blowers and do what is best for their communities.
Harry Emilio Gottlieb, Coconut Grove
I would add one more thing: 90% of the time they just blow the leaves into the street or into the neighbor's property. So that should stop, too.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Looking for things from the past
This morning, I was chatting with a friend in the Center Grove and a guy came up to us asking if we knew where the nearest record store was. He was looking for CD's not records.
We couldn't tell him, even Spec's was knocked down in S. Miami recently. The guy had been all over the Grove looking for things from the past. I can't remember what else he had been looking for, it almost seemed like a scavenger hunt, but it wasn't. Then he mentioned Yucky's and he sarcastically said, "I bet Yucky's is gone, too!" But we were happy to tell him that it's still there. It just changed hands, but it's there as Lucky 14 Gifts. I have sent quite a few people there already, I never realized how popular the place was/is.
As for the records and CD's we ended up sending the guy to Target, I suggested Dadeland, but he was headed north, so I told him about the store in Midtown.
It' got us to thinking of all the obsolete things that were once a part of our lives and then within a few years or even 100 years, came and went like VCR's, typewriters, payphones, film, faxes? What else?
We couldn't tell him, even Spec's was knocked down in S. Miami recently. The guy had been all over the Grove looking for things from the past. I can't remember what else he had been looking for, it almost seemed like a scavenger hunt, but it wasn't. Then he mentioned Yucky's and he sarcastically said, "I bet Yucky's is gone, too!" But we were happy to tell him that it's still there. It just changed hands, but it's there as Lucky 14 Gifts. I have sent quite a few people there already, I never realized how popular the place was/is.
As for the records and CD's we ended up sending the guy to Target, I suggested Dadeland, but he was headed north, so I told him about the store in Midtown.
It' got us to thinking of all the obsolete things that were once a part of our lives and then within a few years or even 100 years, came and went like VCR's, typewriters, payphones, film, faxes? What else?
Full day of activities at Coconut Grove Fun Day
The newly formed, One Grove Foundation will host a community-wide, Coconut Grove Fun Day on Saturday, June 15, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Esther M. Armbrister Park (236 Grand Avenue). The event and organization was formed after the recent, senseless death of Frederick Gibson, a lifelong Grovite, and the ongoing concern about the future of the children and youth in the community. The Fun Day will be the first of several planned monthly outreach events which are focused on bringing together the community to work on beautification projects, mentorship programs and safe, family oriented activities.
“It is a chance for all of us to come together for the day and celebrate what unites us as a community,” states Octavius Veargis, President of the One Grove Foundation. The event is being co-sponsored by the City of Miami Parks and Recreation Department. Additional support will be provided by the Police Athletic League, the City of Miami, District Two Commissioner’s Office and several other local businesses and individuals. Residents will be able to access information on health screenings, safety awareness, and crime prevention. The football, cheerleading, t-ball and track club will all have representatives present to register youth for athletic programs. The Thelma Gibson Health Initiative is partnering with the One Grove Foundation on the event to increase the awareness and participation of its wide range of activities.
Several kickball games will be held, one for youth and one for adults, beginning at 11:00 am. A free lunch will be served at 1:00 pm with the hotdogs and hamburgers provided by Ike’s Food Center. In the afternoon the games will continue with an egg race, hula hoop race and horse shoe toss for the kids. The day will end with a community-wide tug-of-war challenge at 5:15 pm. All residents are invited to come and participate in this day of unity and celebration. Join the One Grove Foundation for future events which will continue to focus on keeping Coconut Grove a safe, family-friendly place for all residents to enjoy.
For additional information please contact the One Grove Foundation at 786-241-4953 or via email at onegrovefoundation@hotmail.com.
“It is a chance for all of us to come together for the day and celebrate what unites us as a community,” states Octavius Veargis, President of the One Grove Foundation. The event is being co-sponsored by the City of Miami Parks and Recreation Department. Additional support will be provided by the Police Athletic League, the City of Miami, District Two Commissioner’s Office and several other local businesses and individuals. Residents will be able to access information on health screenings, safety awareness, and crime prevention. The football, cheerleading, t-ball and track club will all have representatives present to register youth for athletic programs. The Thelma Gibson Health Initiative is partnering with the One Grove Foundation on the event to increase the awareness and participation of its wide range of activities.
Several kickball games will be held, one for youth and one for adults, beginning at 11:00 am. A free lunch will be served at 1:00 pm with the hotdogs and hamburgers provided by Ike’s Food Center. In the afternoon the games will continue with an egg race, hula hoop race and horse shoe toss for the kids. The day will end with a community-wide tug-of-war challenge at 5:15 pm. All residents are invited to come and participate in this day of unity and celebration. Join the One Grove Foundation for future events which will continue to focus on keeping Coconut Grove a safe, family-friendly place for all residents to enjoy.
For additional information please contact the One Grove Foundation at 786-241-4953 or via email at onegrovefoundation@hotmail.com.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Free event Monday night at GablesStage
The premise is that Gabriel Plunkett and his wife Lorelei are living on the streets after he loses his lucrative job as CEO of an investment company. Dissatisfied clients have sued him for all his money, and his furniture has been repossessed. He is still arrogant (like Lear), however, until an encounter with other street people during a wind and rain storm causes him to discover the humanity buried deep inside him.
Free with open seating. Valet parking is available, as well as free parking in the Biltmore parking area west of the hotel. Showtime is 7:30 pm.
GableStage at the Biltmore is located at 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables; for info: 305-446-1116.
Reggie Watts featured at The Light Box
Featured tonight, June 8, is The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, where Reggie Watts' comedy has been featured this week. Showwime is at 8 pm; the return of this hilarious and the awesome musical comedy genius, Reggie Watts will really make your night. From theatrical hilarity to touring with Conan O'Brian, Reggie's brand of humor and music are an impossible-to-be-defined explosion of energy.
Tickets to Saturday's performance are $100 and include Miami Light Project's Season Closing Party with Reggie Watts with libations, dinner and after-party. Reggie's Boy George shirt here should tell you that you're in for a good time.
The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse is located at 404 NW 26th Street in the Wynwood Art District For info or tix: 305-576-4350 - MiamiLightProject.com.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Trolley talk comes up again
One other thing that came up at the meeting the other night were the Trolleys. People want the city trolleys to come through Coconut Grove.
We have been given so many excuses of why they cannot pass through Coconut Grove, the latest one, told to the neighbors at the meeting the other night is that if a trolley comes through the Grove, then county bus service will stop since it's one or the other.
I never heard this before, but I wonder if we had a vote if people would choose the trolley over the county buses. But again, I don't believe that to be a fact. I think they are two separate operations and one has nothing to do with the other. I could be wrong.
We have been given so many excuses of why they cannot pass through Coconut Grove, the latest one, told to the neighbors at the meeting the other night is that if a trolley comes through the Grove, then county bus service will stop since it's one or the other.
I never heard this before, but I wonder if we had a vote if people would choose the trolley over the county buses. But again, I don't believe that to be a fact. I think they are two separate operations and one has nothing to do with the other. I could be wrong.
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