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Award-winning Mosaic Theatre is gearing up for its exciting 'A Taste of Ireland' Gala & Auction 2011 event on February 26 and can use assistance in what promises to be a spectacular event.

Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly presents the next hilarious installment in the 2010-2011 COMEDY PLANET SERIES. In a rare solo appearance WHOOPI GOLDBERG performs for one show only on January 15, 2011 in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House. Revered across the globe for her tremendous talent, wit, and stage presence, WHOOPI is set to wow Miami audiences.

The COMEDY SERIES kicks off with the iconic American comic, JERRY SEINFELD, appearing in two stand up performances on November 6, 2010. In a rare solo appearance, entertainment legend and comedy queen WHOOPI GOLDBERG performs for one night only on January 15, 2011. NPR's award-winning comedy quiz show WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!, jumps straight off the airwaves and into the Knight Concert Hall February 3 and 4, 2011 for a series of live performances and audio tapings to air on NPR Member Stations. CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, the show where surprise guest stars read from the real and really hilarious memoirs of their celebrity colleagues, takes Miami by storm, April 28-May 8, 2011.

Florida Stage, now in residence at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, is celebrating leading ladies of the theatre with a gala fundraising event. The evening includes cocktails at sunset, followed by a showcase of South Florida's finest musical talent and culinary delights. Dubbed Divas Under Glass: A Cabaret Feast for the Senses, the event will be held at West Palm Beach's new Lake Pavilion, the beautiful glass structure on Flagler Drive's Waterfront Promenade on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, starting at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $300 per person and include cocktails, a dinner 'by the bite' and a dessert buffet. Proceeds will benefit Florida Stage. Dress is 'glamorous casual.' Tickets and information are available through Florida Stage by calling (561) 515-6350.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced the 2011/2012 Regional Arts MUSIC 'At Eight' and MUSIC 'At Two' Concert Series, featuring many of the world's most celebrated classical artists. The series is again being sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis. 'The 2011/2012 season is very strong with seven symphony orchestras performing 10 of the 15 total concerts in the series, including the first performance in Palm Beach County by the Cleveland Orchestra since starting its residency in Miami five years ago,' said Lee Bell, Senior Director of Programming at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

Offenbach's reputation was firmly established by his hugely successful comic operas, but with The Tales of Hoffmann, the composer of the famous 'Can-Can' from Orpheus in the Underworld was determined to achieve recognition as a composer of serious opera as well. Based on several short stories by the writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, The Tales of Hoffmann would soon become a favorite vehicle for many of the world's leading opera singers who relished the opportunity to exploit its limitless dramatic opportunities. Canadian tenor David Pomeroy, who made his 2009 Metropolitan Opera debut in the title role of its new production of The Tales of Hoffmann, will make his FGO debut in the same role.

Dolores Ziff, wife of Sanford Ziff and beloved philanthropist to many South Florida charities, has died at the age of 85. The mother of four boys, she passed away Tuesday from pneumonia complications at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, surrounded by her family.

Two of Miami's most respected performing arts organizations are collaborating to bring the gospel musical CROWNS to South Florida audiences during Black History Month 2011. The M Ensemble Company opens its 2010-2011 season with its debut performance at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County with the gospel musical CROWNS by Regina Taylor. Adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry, CROWNS runs from February 2-6, 2011 in the Adrienne Arsht Center's Carnival Studio Theater.

While Gulfshore Playhouse generally casts professional actors from New York, the cast of Unnecessary Farce consists of several professional actors from Florida led by Naples resident Zolan Henderson playing Officer Eric. Gulfshore Playhouse audiences may remember Zolan as Dr. Bob in last year's successful run of Beau Jest. Terry Wells, who hails from the St. Petersburg area, will be playing Mayor Meekley, and another Florida resident, Elizabeth Dimon, from Boca Raton, will be playing Mrs. Meekley, the Mayor's wife. Christopher Swan, known for various productions in the Florida area, will make his Gulfshore Playhouse debut as Agent Frank, the Mayor's nefarious security guard. Wendy Bergamini, playing accountant Karen Brown, just finished playing Miss Olsen in the Broadway revival of Promises, Promises, starring Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes. Rounding out the cast are Justin Holcomb as Todd, the mysterious Scottish hit man and Katrina Foy as Officer Billie. Gulfshore Playhouse audiences will remember Katy as Marianne in Tartuffe.

Count Carlo Gozzi's beloved comedy for children, The Love of Three Oranges returns to the stage to delight audiences of all ages, January 12 - February 6, 2011 at The PlayGround Theatre, 9806 NE 2nd Avenue in Miami Shores. Artistic Director Stephanie Ansin will again direct her adaptation of The Love of Three Oranges, continuing The PlayGround Theatre's mission to bring the magic and joy of live theater to children of all ages.

The age-old 'Battle of the Sexes' comes to Coral Gables this February with two comedies by the University of Miami Jerry Herman Ring Theatre. Running in alternating performances from February 16 - 27, 2011, Lysistrata and Big Love are two boisterous comedies inspired by classic Greek theatre but spiced with enough contemporary flavors to tickle the taste buds of any audience.

Celebrated actress and two-time Tony Award-winner Frances Sternhagen will be joining the confluence of artists and audiences for Florida Stage's 5th Annual 1st Stage New Works Festival. Ms. Sternhagen will be featured in a staged reading of legendary playwright Israel Horovitz' new play Beverley on Saturday, February 5, 2011. On Friday, February 4, in place of the Festival's usual Keynote speech, Ms. Sternhagen will take part in what is being called 'A Conversation with Frances Sternhagen.' Florida Stage Producing Director Louis Tyrrell will conduct a public interview with Sternhagen on stage in the Persson Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The Florida Stage 1st Stage New Works Festival takes place February 3-6, 2011. Tickets and packages for all Festival events are available online at www.floridastage.org or by calling the box office at (561) 585-3433.

Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world-renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), announced that the 16th annual FOTOfusion (January 11-15, 2011) will offer more than 100 workshops, lectures, panel discussions, multimedia presentations, portfolio reviews, hands-on computer classes, demonstrations, and photo shoots taught by an impressive faculty of industry leaders and photographic giants. FOTOfusion bills itself as 'where creativity and technology fuse,' and it attracts hundreds of participants from around the globe.

Star of stage, screen and cabaret Andrea Marcovicci has been dubbed 'the Callas of Cabaret' by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Back at The Colony following smash runs in 2004 and 2005, she will be performing her highly acclaimed show, Marcovicci Sings the Movies II, featuring unforgettable hits by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Betty Hutton.

SIGHT & SOUND A Conversation about the Power of Photography & Poetry Tied-in with two major festivals in Palm Beach County in January, this entertaining and thoughtful event will include international conservation and nature photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum, interviewed by Fatima NeJame, the executive director of the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, which will be hosting the 16th annual FOTOfusion, January 11-15.

Monday, January 10 at 8pm GableStage At the Biltmore Presents a Benefit for The State Theatre Project Nictor/Nictoria a one-person play written and performed by Shira Abergel Experience the song and dance stylings of Nictor/Nictoria in this vaudeville inspired show. All proceeds to benefit The State Theatre Project

Atop a high dive, a woman terrified of heights chronicles her comic misadventures of past vacations, while her son and a cast of 34 goad her to take the plunge. High Dive is a light comedy starring five-time Carbonell nominated actress, Barbara Sloan, where ½ hour before the performance begins she casts the show's supporting roles (one-liners) from audience members who are willing to participate.

Close on the heels of Broadway and TV's Cheyenne Jackson's sensational Miami debut, KAREN OLIVO, Tony Award winner for her role as Anita in 'West Side Story' and also scored raves as Vanessa in the original cast of Best Show Tony winner,'In The Heights,' is next in line to wow local audiences when she appears in concert at Barton G's newly inaugurated Miami dinner and show hot spot, Prelude By Barton G Presents, Friday and Saturday, January 14 and 15 presented by Barton G and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.

Highlights Include Michael Bolton, Vic Damone, Michael Feinstein, Roberta Flack, Dudu Fisher, Whoopi Goldberg, Shirley MacLaine, Peking Acrobats, Don Rickles & Joan Rivers, Jake Shimabukuro, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Forever Plaid, Tango Inferno, NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty & The Beast & The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein

The World Premiere of a New Play by RONNIE LARSEN (Making Porn) Directed by Jeff Holmes Featuring Mario Betto, Keith Dougherty, Thomas Falborn, David R. Gordon, Kitt Marsh & Angel Perez