February 2008 - The Parklander Magazine

COMMUNITY EVENTSTHE FOURTH ANNUAL CORAL SPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS will beheld March 15th and 16th, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., at The Walk, 2900 UniversityDrive, in Coral Springs. A non-profit corporation, the Festival hopes to expandthe cultural awareness in the city and surrounding areas and to aid in the economicgrowth of downtown Coral Springs. Produced entirely by a volunteercommittee, The Coral Springs Festival of the Arts showcases fine arts andcrafts with over 250 artisans and crafters brought to the Festival by HowardAlan Events and Performing Arts Entertainment.Exciting entertainment will again be provided on two stages. The North Stageat 28th Street will feature performing arts and will include the high energy footstomping Jimmie Jam Cloggers, returning for the 3rd year; Ballet Elite, huladancing by two sisters who have just moved here from Hawaii; and, vignettesfrom the drama departments at both Coral Springs and Taravella High Schools.Taravella will perform their award winning Les Miserables. The South Stage willfeature talented musical groups like the Country Western group “ShadowCreek’, opening the Festival on Saturday, followed by “Hot Brass Monkey” whowill feature music from the ’70s to the ’90s. They appeared in the movie AnyGiven Sunday, starring Al Pacino, and have opened for such national acts asPatti LaBelle and Pat Benatar. Sunday will feature the music of Duke Ellingtonand Count Basie with “The Sea Coast Big Band”. Music entertainment chair,Vincent Rebecca, specifically brings this group back each year to exposeyoung people to music they might not otherwise have the opportunity to hear.Both he and the group always receive enthusiastic responses from both youngand old. Closing out the Festival will be the Fabulons with music of the ’50sand ’60s. In 2006, “The Fabulons” were featured in the movie Boynton BeachClub with Dyan Cannon.Literary workshops with many published authors and poets will again be held inBarnes and Noble throughout the weekend. For more family fun, the Festival isexpanding its Children’s Area to feature a children’s puppet theatre and suchinnovative children’s activities as bubble pop dancing.The 2007 Festival hosted over 30,000 guests from the tri-county area. Join usat Coral Springs’ “premiere event”, the Coral Springs Festival of the Arts. Bringthe whole family and enjoy the beautiful outdoors at The Walk.66 FEBRUARY 2008