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theticket COOL IN STUFF NORTH TO DO DADE THIS WEEK Harlem Renaissance brought to life BY MARISSA D. CLARKE than 4 Minutes, at 8 p.m. day on the James L. Knight The words and life stories Center's stage. of three Harlem Renaissance The Chicago native will writers come to life in Voices perform songs from his four of the Harlem Renaissance, CDs, including My Thoughts, playing at 7 tonight at Over- Private Room and his latest, town's Lyric Theater.

Director. Three actors will portray The Knight Center is at Zora Neale Hurston, author of 400 SE Second Ave. Their Eyes Were Watching Tickets are Call God; poet Langston Hughes; 305-372-4634, ticketmaster at and James Weldon Johnson, a 305-358-5885 or visit playwright, author, songwriter www.ticketmaster.com for and the first black man to be details. admitted to the Florida Bar. Tonight's performance is sponsored by the Florida NORTH BEACH Humanities Council.

SISTER CITY CELEBRATES The Lyric is at 819 NW SecBRAZILIAN CULTURE ond Ave. Admission is free. Call 305-636-2317. Celebrate Miami Beach's sister city Fortaleza, Brazil, at the inaugural Miami Beach MIAMI BEACH Sister Cities Brazilian FestiDANCE COMPANY val, taking place Saturday at CELEBRATES SEASON SIX the North Beach Band Shell. The Festa Junina (June FesThe Miami Contemporary tival) is an annual family-oriDance Company celebrates ented Brazilian folk festival the close of its sixth season featuring traditional food, with Since 2000 this week- music, dancing and games.

end at the Colony Theater in Costumes are popular at Festa Miami Beach. Junina; men typically dress up The troupe, led by artistic as farm boys with suspenders director Ray Sullivan, will and large straw hats, and perform Tango Undressed and women wear pigtails, freckles, Asiasong on Our Soil. The painted gap teeth and redevening also marks the world checkered dresses. premiere of My Lady's Arms, The party runs from 5 to a duet that tells the story of 10 p.m. Admission is $5, and forbidden love.

children under 12 are admitThe Colony is at 1040 Lin- ted free. The North Beach coln Rd. Band Shell is at 73rd Street The performance starts at and Collins Avenue. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Tickets are Call Virginia Gomes at the VIP ticket also 954-540-0972 for details. gets you into the "Dance After Dance" aftershow party at the BLACK VOICES: Phylliss McEwen, LeRoy Mitchell and Bob Dvin Jones play three Miami Contemporary Dance literary legends in 'Voices of the Harlem Renaissance' tonight at the Lyric Theater. Center, 1919 Purdy Ave. Information in The NeighCall Ticketmaster at bors Ticket is supplied by 305-358-5885 or www.ticket is duped by a young American and Robert Patrick's One of 786-355-0976 for details. event promoters and organizamaster.com for details.

author in Edward Albee's Fam Those People. Each play stars tions. To submit an event or and Yam as part of The Edge actors Nick Velkov and Jerry happening, e-mail information Theatre's Aperitifs, at the Jensen. DOWNTOWN and jpegs to LAKES Main Street Playhouse in Main Street Playhouse is at miHerald.com, fax to Miami Lakes. 6766 Main St.

AVANT TO PERFORM 305-376-5287 or mail submisALBEE THE HIGHLIGHT AT JAMES L. KNIGHT The show consists of two Aperitifs runs 7 p.m. Friday, sions to The Neighbors Ticket, OF 'APERITIFS' PROGRAM other one-act plays: The Zoo Saturday and Sunday through You'll get to see The Herald, 1. Herald Plaza, A famous American author Story, also written by Albee, June 25. Tickets are $20.

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