FAB Sponsored Program: FLIFF Presents: Mental Health Awareness Month / Jaco Pastorius Foundation
2026-05-19 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Savor Cinema, 503 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301
Date: Tuesday, May 19th
Community Recognition: Mental Health Awareness Month / Jaco Pastorius Foundation
The Broward County Film Society teams up with the Jaco Pastorius Foundation and local guitar legend Randy Bernsen for a night of Jazz. The evening begins with a short film about the life of the infamous bass prodigy followed by lite bites and live music in the courtyard.
After the film: TBD
Where:
Savor Cinema
503 SE 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
When:
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Cost:
Free
Tickets:
CLICK HERE to reserve your tickets through Savor Cinema.

FAB Sponsored 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 6 more dates | Island City Stage, 2304 N Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, Florida
We’re thrilled to support Island City Stage in bringing Light Switch by Dave Osmundsen to the stage—a fresh, heartfelt new play that celebrates the beauty of finding connection on your own terms.
Meet Henry Sullivan. He’s 27, gay, Autistic, and has read Wuthering Heights 67 times. He knows every sweeping, windswept scene by heart. But when it comes to modern dating? The rules aren’t quite as clear as a 19th century novel. Join Henry as he navigates love, heartbreak, identity, and acceptance—and discovers that the best love stories are the ones we write ourselves.
Where:
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy.
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
When:
Thursday, May 21 – Sunday, June 14
Cost:
$45-$62
Tickets:
Ticket prices vary. CLICK HERE to purchase through Island City Stage
We’re proud to help bring diverse, authentic voices to South Florida’s theatre community. Don’t miss this one.
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FAB Sponsored Program: Broward Center 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
Broward Center’s Rose Miniaci Arts Education Students Presents: The Heart of Rock and Roll Jr.
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: Hollywood Art and Culture Presents: Hadestown Teen Edition
2026-05-28 19:00 - 21:30 | Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center, 1770 Monroe Street, Hollywood, 33020, United States
It’s an old song, a sad song from long ago… Hadestown Teen! Live band, jazz, love, and tears—an unforgettable night of rising talent.
Where:
Hollywood Center Performing Arts Center
1770 Monroe Street
Hollywood, FL 33020
When:
Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 7PM
Cost:
$24.80
Tickets:
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets through The Center.

FAB Grantee Program: Hollywood Art & Culture Center Presents: 2026 Summer Exhibitions
2026-05-30 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-31 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-03 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-04 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-05 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-07 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-10 12:00 - 16:00 | Art and Culture Center – Hollywood, 1650 Harrison Street, Hollywood, Florida, 33020
Three extraordinary exhibitions. One unforgettable opening night. This is the show of the summer — and you don’t want to miss it.

Exhibition I
Sunshine & Ink: The Florida Printmakers
Six of South Florida’s most dynamic contemporary printmakers come together for a bold, vibrant showcase. From monumental woodblock prints and silkscreens to intimate etchings and handmade artist books, this exhibition proves that printmaking is anything but traditional. Prepare to see ink like you’ve never seen it before.Featuring: Jennifer Basile • Chee Bravo • Brian Reedy • Ingrid Schindall • Joseph Velasquez • Tom VirginExhibition II
Jen Little: Wax. Pigment. Fire.
An Exploration in Encaustic ArtStep into a world of luminous color and layered depth. South Florida artist Jen Little creates mesmerizing encaustic paintings by fusing beeswax, resin, and pigment with an open flame — a process as elemental as the natural world that inspires her. Move close. Look deeper. Every surface tells a story of light, texture, and transformation.Exhibition III
Veterans’ Voices: A 250th Anniversary Portfolio
This is art with a mission. In partnership with the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center and artist Tom Virgin, local Veterans participated in hands-on printmaking workshops — designing, carving, and printing their own linoleum plates to create a powerful, unified tribute to America. As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, these voices remind us what service, sacrifice, and creative expression truly mean.For more information visit www.centerhollywood.org

Where:
The Center
1650 Harrison Street
Hollywood, FL
When:
May 30 – August 30, 2026. See gallery hours below
Cost:
$10
Tickets:
CLICK HERE for more information from The Center.

Gallery Hours
Wed–Fri 11 AM – 6 PM
Thursday until 8 PM
Sat–Sun 12 – 4 PM
Admission
$10 Adults
$5 Students/Seniors
Free for Members

FAB Grantee Program: Gold Coast Jazz Presents: First Friday Jazz Jam
2026-06-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Art Serve, 1350 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33304, United States
Experience the magic of live jazz at Gold Coast Jazz Society’s First Friday Jazz Jams! Held on the first Friday of every month, this free community event invites music lovers, families, and musicians of all skill levels to come together and celebrate the vibrant world of jazz. Whether you’re here to listen or play, it’s the perfect way to kick off your weekend in Fort Lauderdale. Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with rhythm, improvisation, and the soulful sounds of jazz.
Student Jazz Musicians. Bring your instrument and jam with the jazz pros!
Audience members of all ages welcome!

Where:
ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
When:
Friday, June 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Cost:
Free Admission
Tickets:
CLICK HERE for more information.

FAB Grantee Program: Hollywood Art & Culture Presents: 2026 Summer Exhibitions
2026-06-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center, 1770 Monroe Street, Hollywood, 33020, United States
Sunshine & Ink: The Florida Printmakers
Jen Little: Wax. Pigment. Fire. An Exploration in Encaustic Art
Veteran’s Voices: A 250th Anniversary Portfolio
Three extraordinary exhibitions featuring contemporary printmaking, encaustic art, and veterans’ artwork. Opening Reception: Saturday, June 6, 5–8 PM.
Where:
1650 Harrison St.
Hollywood, FL 33020
When:
Saturday, June 6, 5–8 PM
Cost:
Free
Tickets:
Registration is required. CLICK HERE to reserve a spot.

FAB Grantee Program: NSU Art Museum Presents: Frantz Zéphirin: The Messenger
2026-06-07 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-09 12:00 - 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, 2026
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.
