The City of Miramar proudly presents The Poets Place, an evening of poetry, music and song, in the Banquet Hall at the Miramar Cultural Center/ArtsPark on Sunday, July 19th at 8 p.m. Adult Content Featured. Admission is free.
There will be performances by well-known poets Sonia Mannings, Deborah Magadalena Asia and Analogy along with the Live Poets Society Band.
Sonia Mannings, well-known throughout South Florida and the first female poet for Miami's Live Poet Society, will perform pieces from her two CDs: the debut CD Unrequited Love and her latest Truth About Love. Her credentials include performing at the historical Overtown Lyric Theater and at the monthly poetry event, Soul Sessions in downtown Hollywood. Most recently, she formed SoulStar Productions that promotes local artists, writers and musicians.
Puerto Rican-born actress/poet Deborah Magdalena, a veteran performer of TV and film, including Sesame Street, Apollo Comedy Hour, Suns of Thunder, Striptease and For Love of Country, will be performing pieces from her New CD “Deborah LIVE” and is launching a one-hour bilingual variety show Todo Urbano con Deborah Magdalena.
Asia won first place in the 2008 Southern Fried Poetry Slam champion along with his team MinoriTEAM and was featured in both the Russell Simmons' HBO Def Poetry and on the Black Family Channel's Spoken.
Analogy made his debut in South Florida's Bohemia Room in 2007. Since then he has performed at South Florida's Literary Café, Love Mecca in Atlanta and AXA Presents Spoken word in Anguilla, BWI. He performed in Slam Competitions, at Anguilla's Carnival and has two CDs, all of which have collectively enabled him to become an open mike veteran.
Get your vouchers now (exchangeable for two free tickets, while supplies last) at the Miramar Cultural Center Box Office, Miramar City Hall, Miramar Multi Purpose Center and other locations throughout Miramar. Seating is limited. First come, first served.
The Box Office is open Tuesdays-Fridays, 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and three hours prior to Showtime at 2400 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL 33025 on Red Road, north of Miramar Parkway. Call 954-602-4500 or visit http://www.miramarculturalcenter.org/ for more information.
The Miramar Cultural Center/ArtsPark, in partnership with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, is a collaborative effort of many who share a fundamental commitment to the arts as essential to building a strong and vibrant community. The project is funded in part by Broward County through the Broward County Board of Commissioners with proceeds from 2000 Safe Parks & Land Preservation Bond. The Center also acknowledges the support of the State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Contact: Sue Reddy 954-236-8283 or sue@staceyschrager.com
Edna La Roche at 954-602-4514, 954-854-8036 or elaroche@miramarculturalcenter.org
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