Funding Arts Broward

FAB Grantee Program: Miami City Ballet Presents: Spring Mix 2 ¡Vamos! To the Beach
2026-05-09 19:30 - 2026-05-10 18:30 UTC | Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Au Rene Theatre, 201 SW Fifth Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301
Deuce Coupe is part of the Spring Mix 2 program ¡Vamos! To the Beach. The Company Premiere of Twyla Tharp’s iconic Deuce Coupe kicks off the program with an explosion of Beach Boys tunes, blending ballet with laid-back West Coast vibes that’ll make you feel like you’re riding the waves. Durante Verzola’s Grand Glittering Gershwin, set to Gershwin’s effervescent score, brings bold elegance to the stage—Art Deco cool meets contemporary flair, in a creation as vibrant and free-spirited as Miami itself. Paul Taylor’s Company B closes the program off with swing, sass, and the irresistible harmonies of The Andrews Sisters—an all-American dance party with vintage verve. Fun, fresh, and completely unforgettable—this program is the ultimate beach day, bottled up and brought to life.
Where:
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW Fifth Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
When:
Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 10, 2026 ay 1:00pm
Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 6:30pm
Cost:
$45-265
Tickets:
Ticket prices vary. CLICK HERE to purchase through Miami City Ballet.

FAB Grantee Program: Master Chorale of South Florida Presents: Heaven & Earth
2026-05-15 20:00 - 22:00 | All Saints Episcopal Church, 333 Tarpon Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301, United States
Immerse yourself in a multi-media experience that highlights the beauty and fragility of the natural world. Sarah Kirkland Snider wrote Mass for the Endangered as a prayer for disappearing species of animals and the imperiled environments in which they live. Called “powerful, delicate and as exquisite as a spider’s web,” the work motivates listeners to save what’s left. The Chorale will also perform the world premiere of a piece commissioned from Marques Garrett. The Sky Remembers provides a fresh musical perspective on the unique flora and fauna of South Florida. More than a concert, Heaven & Earth is an unforgettable journey that blends art, nature and music.
Where:
All Saints Episcopal Church
333 Tarpon Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
When:
Friday, May 15, 2026 at 8:00pm
Cost:
$40-$60
Tickets:
Ticket prices vary. CLICK HERE to purchase through Master Chorale of South Florida

FAB Grantee Program: Florida Singing Sons Presents: 2026 Spring Pops Concert
2026-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Sunshine Cathedral, 1480 SW 9th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33315
The “2026 SPRING POPS CONCERT” will be the Florida Singing Sons (FSS) culminating performance of artistic/professional achievement for the year at Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale. Attendees will embark on a journey across a broad spectrum representing all four FSS choirs. The program begins with beloved standards from the choral repertoire and additional selections that will be performed during our Summer Tour. The second half of the program will feature a semi-staged Broadway Medley.
Where:
Sunshine Cathedral
1480 SW 9th Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
When:
Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 7:00pm
Cost:
$10-$50
Tickets:
Ticket prices vary. CLICK HERE to purchase with Florida Singing Sons

FAB Grantee Program: Island City Stage Presents: Light Switch
2026-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-22 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-23 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-24 17:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-30 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-30 20:00 - 22:00 and 11 more dates | Island City Stage, 2304 N Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, Florida
What if your favorite love story never included someone like you?
LIGHT SWITCH by Dave Osmundsen directed byMichael Leeds
Co-producer Funding Arts Broward & Mark Loeser and the Opening Doors Charitable Trust
Lights & Sound Sponsor Scott Bennett
Set Sponsor Glenn Goldberg
Talent Sponsors Jim Morgan & Joe Rodonis
Costume Sponsor Richard Meyerson
Meet Henry Sullivan—27, gay, autistic, and completely enchanted by the sweeping romance of 19th-century British novels. He’s read Wuthering Heights 67 times; dreamed every scene… but nothing in those pages prepared him for the complexities of modern dating.
When Henry meets Joseph, he begins journey through love, heartbreak, identity, and acceptance—navigating a world that doesn’t always understand him, and learning to write his own kind of love story.
Funny, moving, and deeply human, Light Switch is a poignant new play about the power of imagination, the longing for connection, and the courage it takes to be truly seen.
Where:
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy.
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
When:
Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:00pm through Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 5:00pm
Cost:
$45-$62
Tickets:
Ticket prices vary. CLICK HERE to purchase through Island City Stage

FAB Grantee Program: Broward Center's Rose Miniaci Arts Education Students Presents: The Heart of Rock and Roll Jr.
2026-05-21 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-05-22 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-05-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Amaturo Theatre, 201 SW Fifth Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301, United States
Blazers. Big hair. Bigger dreams.
THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL JR. is a smart, funny, heartfelt musical throwback to 1987 powered by the legendary hits of Huey Lewis and the News — including “The Power of Love,” “Do You Believe in Love,” and “Hip to Be Square.”
The music you know. The vibe you miss. The love story you didn’t see coming.
Three performances at the Amaturo Theatre at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Where:
Amaturo Theatre
201 Southwest 5th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
When:
Thursday, May 21st at 7:30pm
Friday, May 22nd at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 23rd at 1:00pm
Cost:
$23.60
Tickets:
Ticker prices may vary. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets through The Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

FAB Grantee Program: NSU Art Museum Presents: Frantz Zéphirin: The Messenger
2026-06-07 12:00 - 2026-10-04 17:00 | NSU Art Museum | Fort Lauderdale, 1 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301
The Messenger is the inaugural monographic museum exhibition dedicated to artist Frantz Zéphirin (b. 1968, Port-au-Prince, Haiti). While self-taught, Zéphirin was born into a lineage of painters that included his uncle, Antoine Obin, celebrated master of the Cap-Haïtien school. But in rejection of the Northern Haitian tradition of narrative painting grounded in Haitian daily life, Zéphirin created his own miniaturist style of painting, in which political history, Vodou spirituality and intensely decorative renderings of human animals converge.
The Messenger presents Zéphirin as a documentarian, recording the histories of both of the mortal realm and cosmic other. He is an Oungan (male Vodou priest) whose images have been created under the instruction of La Sirène, the sea goddess who became his muse and turned him toward a universal iconography that fused human, animal, and divine forms. Since 1988, Zéphirin has painted over two thousand visions of the mermaid, though he claims the paintings made themselves, the brushes and palette having mingled in his mind’s eye.
Simultaneous to the celestial visions that line his canvases, Zéphirin’s images are coupled with stories of ancestral and contemporary struggle: depictions of Haitian slavery and emancipation, its uniquely syncretic belief system, depictions of its ecological collapse in 2010 and its enduring battle to withstand devastation at the hands of gang violence.
Zéphirin’s paintings collapse temporal and spiritual borders, echoing the Haitian Spiralist movement’s belief in cyclical connection between the living and the dead, the earthly and the cosmic. In works such as The Slave Ship Brooks (2007) (exhibited at the 2022 Venice Biennale exhibition, Milk of Dreams) and Les Esprits Indien en face Colonisation (2000) the artist reimagines the transatlantic passage and the struggle for liberation through symbolic encounters between spirits and ancestors. In the aftermath of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, his The Resurrection of the Dead (2007) appeared on the cover of The New Yorker, emblematic of an artist whose vision transforms tragedy into endurance. Through a synthesis of myth and reportage, Zéphirin situates Haiti not at the margins of history, but at its pulsing center, with the artist’s brush as witness and oracle to the diasporic world.
This exhibition is curated by Ariella Wolens, Bryant-Taylor Curator at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale.
Where:
NSU Art Museum
One East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
When:
June 7 through October 4, 2024
Cost:
$5-$16
Tickets:
Ticket prices vary. CLICK HERE to purchase through NSU Art Museum
Museum Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday: 11am-5pm
Sunday: Noon-5pm
Monday: Closed
Sunny Days/Starry Nights: Free admission and extended hours the first Thursday of every month, 11 am – 7 pm.

FAB Grantee Program: Fantasy Theatre Factory Presents: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2026-06-15 15:30 - 17:30 | Parkland Library, 6620 N University Dr, Parkland, 33067
Fantasy Theatre Factory’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a fast, funny, and highly theatrical reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s classic, created especially for family and school audiences. With contemporary humor, physical storytelling, and South Florida flair, the production delivers a joyful experience while emphasizing themes of friendship, courage, and belonging.
Where:
Parkland Library
6620 N University Dr.
Parkland, FL 33067
When:
Monday, June 15, 2026 at 3:30pm
Cost:
Public Performances
Tickets:
FAB Members contact Fantasy Theatre Factory Evelyn at evelyn@ftfshows.com or Israel at israel@ftfshows.com to coordinate access.

FAB Grantee Program: Fantasy Theatre Factory Presents: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2026-06-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Pembroke Pines Charter High School, 17195 Sheridan St, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33331, United States
Fantasy Theatre Factory’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a fast, funny, and highly theatrical reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s classic, created especially for family and school audiences. With contemporary humor, physical storytelling, and South Florida flair, the production delivers a joyful experience while emphasizing themes of friendship, courage, and belonging.
Where:
Pembroke Pines Charter High School
17195 Sheridan St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33331
When:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 10am
Cost:
Public Performances
Tickets:
FAB Members contact Fantasy Theatre Factory Evelyn at evelyn@ftfshows.com or Israel at israel@ftfshows.com to coordinate access.

FAB Grantee Program: Art Serve Presents: The Art of Language: Celebrating the Aesthetic and Intellectual Beauty of Words
2026-06-26 09:00 - 2026-08-28 18:00 | Art Serve, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33304, United States
“The Art of Language: Celebrating the Aesthetic and Intellectual Beauty of Words” is an homage to words, showcasing of all aspects of language as artform, from bookbinding to graphic design, typography to calligraphy, interpretative dance to American Sign Language. Multidisciplinary artwork by local artists will highlight how language is essential and inspirational to their work. First-edition books and antique typewriters, a printing press and vintage calligraphy set will be displayed. A sign language interpreter will be at the opening reception.
Where:
Art Serve
1350 East Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
When:
June 26 through August 28, 2026
Gallery Hours:
Monday-Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday Closed

FAB Grantee Program: New City Players Presents: Burst
2026-07-11 20:00 - 2026-07-12 21:30 | Island City Stage, 2304 N Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, Florida
This funny and piercing play takes place over one 90 minute period as the CEO of the tech company Tactix (whose goal is to eliminate plastic from the earth), dukes it out with a particularly tough reporter and her waffling CTO. Confronting topics like corporate responsibility, plastic pollution, and women in tech, this play puts a crosshairs on some of our most important contemporary cultural conversations.
Where:
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy.
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
When:
Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 8:00pm through Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 3:00pm
Cost:
$40-$45
Tickets:
Ticket prices vary. CLICK HERE to purchase through New City Players.
Sunday Talkback: Includes discussion with members of the cast and creative team
