Deering Estate Festival of the Arts- February 23 EVENT

A romantic moonlit Valentine’s concert kicks off the Deering Estate Festival of the Arts – a ten-day celebration of literary, visual and performing art at the historic Estate with events and programs from February 14 – 24, 2013. A curated exhibition Speak Now, places artistic interjections throughout the grounds, one-night only art events, classical and chamber ensemble concerts, walk and talk Curator’s tour, and a spectacular closing Red Carpet Wrap-Up are just some of the cultural experiences offered.

Guest can enjoy an "ALL ACCESS PASS” for only $75.  A limited number of ALL ACCESS PASSES are available and can only be purchased ONLINE. Individual event tickets can be purchased online, by phone, or at the event.

The ALL ACCESS PASS includes:

• FREE ADMISSION to the Estate for the month of February;
• Admission to ALL Deering Estate Festival of the Arts events;
• Admission to the Nite Hike on Wednesday, February 13;
• Admission to the "Voices of the Past" Ghost Tour on Thursday, February 21.

CONCERTO COMPETITION GREATER MIAMI YOUTH SYMPHONY
Saturday, February 23, 2013
9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Adult Ticket: $12; Youth: $7 (ages 4 to 14)
The Deering Estate will host the annual concerto competition of the Greater Miami Youth Symphony (GMYS), showcasing the best young musicians South Florida has to offer. Students in the Greater Miami Youth Symphony's Concert and Symphony orchestras will compete for the opportunity to perform a concerto with one of the orchestras in the GMYS season gala concerts held in May.

Youth Artist in Residence – Greater Miami Youth Symphony
The GREATER MIAMI YOUTH SYMPHONY strives to “enrich the cultural foundation of our community, while instilling lifelong values of discipline, teamwork, responsibility, respect, and cultural appreciation to young musicians, ages five through eighteen, through learning, rehearsing, and performing in a professional, positive environments." The GMYS serves the youth of South Florida. Young musicians are from multi-ethnic backgrounds and scholarships are available ensuring that no child will be turned away from GMYS for financial reasons.

CLOSING EVENT: "RED CARPET WRAP-UP"
Begins at 6:30 pm
Red Carpet Performance begins at 7:15
Oscar Ceremony and Commentary begins at 8:00 pm
Admission $15.00; A cash bar will be available

With a desire to engage public audiences in creating new forms of live and media art that blend aspects of art-world-style performance, guest curators and hosts for the evening - Teddy Behr (David Rohn) and Adora (Danilo de la Torre) will provide erudite commentary on the fashion choices, questionable results and all manner of madness surrounding the Oscar Night events. Live broadcasts from the red carpet and inside the Kodak theatre will be shown in the courtyard as well as live feed from our own red carpet staged on the historic main drive of the Estate. We encourage you to dress up, whether as historic Hollywood actress or your own version of the red carpet.

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For more info, please visit Deering Estate Website

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