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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS + OPENINGS
Explore each day of Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week events below. Saturday through Sunday, openings and special events extend the annual fair into a citywide celebration of art and culture. |
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JANUARY 24-28
Location(s): Mad Arts, Museum of Discovery & Science & Esplanade Park
Address: Multiple Website: IgniteBroward.com |
IGNITE BROWARD
Showcasing multiple spectacular light-based installations by a myriad of artists, IGNITE 2024 promises even more immersive and interactive art experiences than ever, bringing today’s most innovative talent and cutting-edge technology to audiences in Broward.
The fourth annual family-friendly festival will take place January 24-28, 2024. For five days and nights, visitors can experience immersive light and sound-based art created by top local, national and international artists and designers. Large-scale 3D projection mapping and interactive light sculptures and installations will transform two locations in Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach, FL. Admission is free and open to the public. |
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JANUARY 26
Location: Abdo New River Room
Address: 201 Southwest 5th Avenue , Fort Lauderdale Cost: Starting at $79.50 Time: 7:30pm Phone: 954.462.0222 |
OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA
Twice named "New Ave Artist of the Year" by Billboard magazine, five-time Grammy Award Nominee and nouveau flamenco guitarist, Ottmar Liebert returns with his richly textured and sensuous musical style described as "poetic sunshine at midnight.”
Considered one of the most successful instrumental artists of the past two decades, Liebert has released 25 albums and earned 38 Gold and Platinum certifications in his remarkable career. Known worldwide for his innovative contemporary style, he incorporates rock, jazz and pop music influences, he redefined the art form more than a decade ago. Experience this "million-fingered" guitar master as he performs his classical yet futurist and evocative music with his dynamic band - Luna Negra. |
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JANUARY 26
Location: Amaturo Theater
Address: 201 Southwest 5th Avenue , Fort Lauderdale Cost: $49.50 Time: 7:30pm Phone: 954.462.0222 |
THE VOICE OF THE MOODY BLUES, JUSTIN HAYWARD
Penning such timeless tunes as "Nights In White Satin," "Tuesday Afternoon," "The Voice," and "Your Wildest Dreams," Justin Hayward was the driving force behind the music and success of The Moody Blues. A guitarist of great skill and a unique sound, Justin has an amazing gift for crafting a tune and turning a phrase. Best of all, he knows how to bundle these gifts and share them all so flawlessly with his fans. His song "Nights in White Satin" regularly ranks in the lists of all-time favorite songs, including a place in the top ten songs of the millennium.
VIP Packages available. |
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JANUARY 26
Location: Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker
Address: 707 NE 8th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Cost: $27.75 Time: 8:00pm Phone: (954) 462-0222 |
TAUREN WELLS - THE JOY IN THE MORNING TOUR
Known for his precision artistry, masterful lyrics, and dance-oriented performances, 10-time GRAMMY Award nominee Tauren Wells uniquely connects his contemporary Christian and Gospel sound with elements of pop, hip-hop and R&B. His most recent collaboration with H.E.R., “Hold Us Together”, is nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, and his album “Citizen of Heaven (Live)” is up for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. His latest album “Joy in the Morning" releases on June 10th.
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JANUARY 27
Location: Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker
Address: 707 NE 8th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Cost: $29.50 Time: 7:00pm Phone: (954) 462-0222 |
TREVOR WALLACE: ARE YOU THAT GUY? TOUR
Trevor Wallace is a 27 year old stand up comedian, writer & actor. Wallace can be seen just about everywhere on the internet and has collectively built a digital thumbprint of over 1 Billion views across his social media channels. Wallace has been featured on Comedy Central, MTV, Barstool Sports, E! News, The L.A. Times, The New York Times, Ad Age, Business Insider, Men’s Health, Buzzfeed, and Complex to name a few. Wallace has also toured the U.S. performing at colleges and comedy clubs including two sold-out nights at The Gramercy Theatre in New York as a part of the New York Comedy Festival. In April of 2020, Wallace was voted as a finalist for Best in Comedy at the Short Awards.
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JANUARY 29
Location: Abdo New River Room
Address: 201 Southwest 5th Avenue , Fort Lauderdale Cost: $35.00 Time: 7:30pm Phone: 954.462.0222 |
SUSAN WERNER
Over the course of her twenty five year touring career, Susan Werner has built a reputation as one of the country’s most compelling live performers. Dubbed by NPR as the “Empress of the Unexpected” Werner’s album projects cover the genres of folk, rock, pop, gospel, blues, and Americana. With formidable chops on guitar and piano, along with a graduate degree in voice performance, her shows are a one-woman master class in musicianship.
Her songs are noted for their poetry and sharp wit, and also for their astonishing stylistic range. She’s written songs in the style of Gershwin and Cole Porter (I Can’t Be New, 2004), gospel music (The Gospel Truth, 2007), traditional Cuban “son” (An American In Havana, 2016), and New Orleans junk piano (NOLA, 2019). In 2014 she composed the music and lyrics to the musical theater score of the Broadway-bound Bull Durham, The Musical (MGM). Her latest recording of original songs, The Birds of Florida was released in January 2022. |
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JANUARY 27
Location: Amaturo Theater
Address: 201 Southwest 5th Avenue , Fort Lauderdale Cost: $52.50 - $89.50 Time: 8:00pm Phone: 954.462.0222 |
BIG BAND OF BROTHERS: A JAZZ CELEBRATION OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS
Released in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band’s debut, this album of jazz interpretations of Allman Brothers Band (ABB) favorites will be recreated live by “joyful jazz” group Sammy Miller and The Congregation joined by founding ABB member Jaimoe (drummer Jai Johanny Johanson), alongside local brass sections.
Also joining will be vocalist Lamar Williams Jr (son of ABB bassist Lamar Williams and current vocalist for The New Mastersounds) and slide guitarist Drew Smithers (student of former ABB guitarist Jack Pearson). The Allman Brothers Band Museum in Macon, GA (known as The Big House) will be along for the ride setting up a mobile exhibit at each tour stop showcasing some of the largest collection of ABB memorabilia in the world. ABB social media will be utilized in promoting the engagements! |
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JANUARY 28
Location: Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker
Address: 707 NE 8th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Cost: Starting at $49.00 Time: 7:00pm Phone: (954) 462-0222 |
C.S. LEWIS ONSTAGE: FURTHER UP & FURTHER IN
Fellowship for Performing Arts presents award-winning actor Max McLean in a dazzling, new theatrical experience that will take you Further Up & Further In the heart and mind of C.S. Lewis.
“When Lewis moved from vigorous debunker to believer, it wasn’t obvious he would become the most influential Christian writer of the past hundred years,” said Max, who also adapted the play. “Why did the BBC give Lewis a national audience to deliver unprecedently popular radio talks that would become Mere Christianity? How did Hitler’s devious charm influence the writing of The Screwtape Letters? What made Lewis such an effective apologist/evangelist to skeptics? Was it prayer? His expectation of the second coming? Or was it his deep longing for Heaven that also inspired much of his writing?” |
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JANUARY 29
Location: Amaturo Theater
Address: 201 Southwest 5th Avenue , Fort Lauderdale Cost: Starting at $45.00 Time: 8:30pm Phone: 954.462.0222 |
THE SECOND CITY SWIPES RIGHT: AN INCOMPLETE GUIDE TO THE ULTIMATE DATE NIGHT
It’s love at first laugh with The Second City! Bring your partner, lover, significant other, spouse, friends with benefits, friend with EXTRA benefits, platonic BFF, or your spectacularly single self to The Second City’s Swipes Right, the brand-new experience you've been aching for.
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JANUARY 23
Location: Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker
Address: 707 NE 8th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Cost: Starting at $39.00 Time: 7:00pm Phone: (954) 462-0222 |
CHITA RIVERA WITH SETH RUDETSKY
Experience an intimate evening of incredible music and hilarious conversation hosted by Seth Rudetsky, whom the NewYork Times dubbed "The Mayor of Broadway," featuring Broadway legend Chita Rivera. An accomplished and versatile singer/dancer/actress, Rivera has received 2 Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a musical and 8 additional Tony nominations in her 70+ years of entertaining audiences live on stage. In 2015, she starred in The Visit, the final John Kander/Fred Ebb/Terrence McNally musical directed John Doyle and choreographed by Graciela Daniele. Her electrifying performance as Anita in the original West Side Story launched a career highlighted by iconic roles in Bye Bye Birdie, The Rink, Chicago, Kiss of the Spiderwoman and countless more. Recent Broadway performances include The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Dancer’s Life celebrating her spectacular career and the Broadway revival of Nine with Antonio Banderas.
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JANUARY 26
Location: FAU Metro Lab
Address: 111 Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Cost: Members: $10 / Non-Members: $15 / Students: Free Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm Contact: Victor Caban-Diaz Phone: 305.302.8724 Website: AIA Fort Lauderdale |
A Panel Discussion about Art and Architecture
A Panel Discussion about Art and Architecture featuring three architects from Fort Lauderdale with Jason Hagopian, AIA, / Neuvio Architects, Victor Caban-Diaz, AIA
/ Building Ingenuity Architecture & Design, and Danilo Guiso, AIA / Gallo Herbert Architects
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JANUARY 27
Location: FAU Metro Lab
Address: 111 Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Cost: Members: $10 / Non-Members: $15 / Students: Free Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Contact: Victor Caban-Diaz Phone: 305.302.8724 Website: AIA Fort Lauderdale |
When the Artist Speaks and the Architecture Listens
Come and listen to world-renowned architect and developer Jonathan Segal, FAIA. He will provide insight to the art and design process behind his best work as part of the annual AIA Fort Lauderdale Architecture Fair.
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JANUARY 28
Location: Mad Arts
Address: 481 S Federal Hwy Dania Beach Time: 5:00pm Contact: Broward Cultural Division |
IGNITE: Poetry Reading in Spanish
Visit Mad Arts experiential space to bear witness to a live reading of POESÍA DE PROTESTA, an exhibition featuring 10 poems in Spanish written by Hispanic women. The texts all express a form of protest – political, economic, sexual, or social. Each poem has been interpreted by a visual artist, with curation by Gladys Garrote, a noted Cuban historian and art professor. Along with Garrote, Legna Rodríguez Iglesias and Marlon Portales will be presenting their original works.
Visita Mad Arts, el espacio de arte experimental para ser testigo de la lectura viviente de POESÍA DE PROTESTA, una exposición de 10 poemas en español escritos por mujeres hispanas en los que expresan una forma de protesta, ya sea política, económica, sexual o social. Cada poema ha sido interpretado por un artista visual, con la curaduría de Gladys Garrote, una prominente historiadora y profesora de arte cubano. Junto con Garrote, Legna Rodríguez Iglesias y Marlon Portales presentarán sus obras originales. This will take place during the Friday night live activations at IGNITE Broward in Mad Arts, Dania Beach. For more information about IGNITE, visit IGNITEBroward.com. |
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JANUARY 28
Location: Mad Arts
Address: 481 S Federal Hwy Dania Beach Time: 4:00pm Contact: Broward Cultural Division |
IGNITE: Live Performances
Ana María Caballero and Jason Sholl (hieroglyphica) will create a special edition from their sold-out generative FX HASH collection, POEMS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN [PITPD], inviting participants to submit comments which will then be incorporated into the project’s algorithm to live-generate a unique, hand-annotated poem.
PITPD explores authorship. When a poem enters the public domain, it no longer belongs to its author but to its readers. In the intimate moments we read a poem, we link it to our private, pulsating worlds & help ensure others will read it, too. If history’s palms hadn’t held Sappho’s words, our fingers wouldn’t be holding them now. The verses vanish – just like our memory of their exact words might fade – but distilled, standout moments of personal connection remain. In time, even these wane, providing a scarcely perceptible backdrop as the poem is discovered & interpreted anew. PITPD represents a new form of poetic anthology – one that celebrates the role of the reader in shaping the life of a poem. Readers write poetry’s survival. Readers can comment on Wallace Stevens’ poem “Fabliau of Florida,” either in advance or during the live-generation session. The communally annotated poem will be minted as an NFT on CODAMADE and made available to collect as editions for IGNITE attendees. |
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JANUARY 28
Location: Mad Arts
Address: 481 S Federal Hwy Dania Beach Time: 5:00pm Contact: Broward Cultural Division |
IGNITE: Live Performances
Be part of IGNITE Broward 2023 on Saturday night in Dania Beach with special live performances throughout the evening, including:
5-6PM: theVERSEverse Poetry Reading in English Meet theVERSEverse. Launched in November 2021, this collective of critically acclaimed poets, writers, artists, and creative technologists is working to unlock the literary potential of Web3. Through hybrid events, collections, and programming, they’re pioneering the future of literature. Experience their lyrical skills in person at IGNITE 2023, where a group of poets affiliated with theVERSEverse will recite their poems. These works will be exhibited as art throughout the presentation. 5-6PM: Live Performance of New Poetic Series by Pierre Gervois Painter and crypto artist Pierre Gervois will present his new work, VICE (2022), a series of six videos that exist as NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. VICE explores authority and subordination in the context of space exploration and the violence it generates. 9-11PM: Sound Sculpture & Special Guest Appearances from BREAKINMIA The immersive sound and light installation, Sound Sculpture invites visitors to build their own musical composition with intuitive sound blocks, shifting them to play new musical arrangements that change in color, rhythm, melody, and harmony. For IGNITE 2023, this interactive artwork will include a collaborative experience on Saturday night from 9-11PM featuring dancers from BREAKINMIA who will pop in and out of the scene. This is part of IGNITE Broward, tickets are not needed however we recommend RSVPing to ensure we have enough capacity, thank you. Visit IGNITEBroward.com for more events and additional details. |
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JANUARY 23
Location: Savor Cinema
Address: 503 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL Time: 6pm - 7:30pm Contact: Evan Snow Phone: 954.242.0655 |
Art Culture & the Creative Economy (Panel Discussion)
After four extremely well received and well attended annual panel discussions over the last few years on the same topic (pre-covid) that has proven successful in elevating the conversation, Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week, Choose954, The UniteUs Group are excited to host the 5th Annual installment of this panel discussion addressing the crucial topic of the importance of our Creative Economy with support from Broward County Cultural Division & Savor Cinema.
The goal of this evening is to continue elevating the conversation and raising our community's consciousness about the importance of Arts & Culture relating to our Creative Economy, which supports our community's overall growth and development. Panelists Include: Lori Pratico (World Renowned Artist, Non-Profit Leader & Founder Of Girl Noticed) Christy Andreoni (Film Specialist For Film Lauderdale) Andrew Martineau (Creative Entrepreneur, Co-Founder Of Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week) Moderator Evan Snow Co-Founder/Managing Director, Choose954, Zero Empty Spaces, Art Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week, Zero Empty Spaces, Ocean Rescue Alliance and The 1000 Mermaids Artificial Reef Project. This event is FREE to attend but space is LIMITED so please register for your complimentary ticket today! For more information and to discuss other ways you can get involved in the meantime don't hesitate to reach out to moderator and co-host Evan Snow of Choose954 - a social movement aimed to Cultivate Culture and Community in Greater Fort Lauderdale. |