Broadway’s longest-running Phantom of the Opera, Franc D’Ambrosio, brings his iconic voice to the St. Hugh-Steinway Concert Series performing musical theater’s greatest hits and timeless classics. St. Hugh Catholic Church, 3460 Royal Road. Friday 5/2 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets.
Go for baroque in an intimate recital with countertenor Victor Bento presenting baroque cantatas for alto and basso continuo. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church serves as the venue for these classic performance pieces. 2750 McFarlane Road. Friday 5/2, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Free with advanced tickets here.
Pioneer Arden Hayes “Doc” Thomas and Architect Robert Fitch Smith designed the Doc Thomas House in 1932. Its history and recent renovation are the subjects of a special docent-led tour. The house now hosts the Tropical Audubon Society. 5530 Sunset Drive. Saturday 5/3 at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. RSVP here. Free.
Summer camps are a great way to get the kids away from the television and electronic games and treat them to fresh air, awesome outdoor activities, and the opportunity to make new friends. Enrollment is now open in Miami-Dade Parks summer camps. The camps are scheduled from June through August. They are fully supervised, offering parents peace of mind, while their child enjoys a full recreational schedule, with fitness activities, sports, arts and crafts, nature encounters, quiet games, and field trips. See the website for full details of activities, locations and schedules.
Summer may be sneaking up on some, but not on the good folks at Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry. They invite you to help mobilize hurricane preparedness kits for those that can least afford a catastrophe. Their goal is 250 kits and you can help by joining their volunteer team instead of simply donating, both through this link.
The Coconut Grove Theatre Festival has arrived and it’s more-than-okay to binge watch. Performances will be staged at the Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove, South Bayshore Drive from May 8 to 11. Tickets are available online here and all tickets are $20 – and for every seven tickets you buy, the eighth is free. The briefest of synopses follow.
Liberty City Vignettes
A Liberty City 14-year-old and her tight-knit community band together to protect their roots and the place they’ve always called home against red-lining, displacement, and redevelopment of Miami’s historical black neighborhood, Liberty Square. Thursday 5/8 at 7:30 p.m.
Humanization
A daring, laugh-out-loud exploration of power, grace, and just the right amount of holy blasphemy as an eccentric and a priest wrestle to save a threatened church. Friday 5/9 at 5:30 p.m.
A Shiva for Joseph: Day Two
Biblical allegory and kitchen-sink realism blend in a bold journey through grief, belief, and the unbearable weight of being chosen – asking what does faith mean when even God is grieving? Friday 5/9 at 8:30 p.m.
The Death of Kings: An Encyclopedia
Rewrite the encyclopedia? Why not? Especially if you can wander through time to get the real story from those on the scene. Saturday 5/10 at 2:30 p.m.
The Queer Séance at #3 Sutton Place
It’s 1903 and the daughter of J.P. Morgan is the main protagonist of a whip-smart dark comedy about power, privilege, and the ghosts we carry – in history and in ourselves. Saturday 5/10 at 5:30 p.m.
Turbo Hybrid
Wildly unpredictable twists and turns of an imagined F1 season fuel this high-octane ride through ambition, identity, and the fuel it takes to go the distance. Saturday 5/10 at 8:30 p.m.
When the Sea Wall Cracks
A catastrophic hurricane rips through the lives of a Cuban business owner and his activist daughter. The waters reveal their truths, politics, pains, and pasts. Set to live music. Sunday 5/11 at 4:30 p.m.
The Feral Spinster Society
A rousing, intersectional feminist comedy, set in the suffragette year 1912, celebrates the unsung women who defied the status quo by refusing to play by the rules. Sunday 5/11 at 7:30 p.m.
Save Me a Seat
Mother’s Day is Sunday 5/11. Planning now could be a good idea, right?
Turtle Time has arrived at South Florida’s beaches as the nesting season starts. A special discussion of turtles on Key Biscayne marks the occasion at Bill Baggs State Park, Pavilion D-18 (overlooking Stiltsville), Key Biscayne. Wednesday 5/14 at 7:30 p.m. Free with park admission. Bring your own chair.
