TAMARAC COMMUNITY RIBBON CUTTING: The official debut of 12 new public art sculptures recently installed along Tamarac’s scenic Inspiration Way, Thursday, April 28, at 6 p.m., on the Parks and Recreation Administration Building lawn, 6001 Nob Hill Rd. The free event is open to the public and will feature a dance performance by Ashanti Cultural Arts. Light refreshments will be served, free onsite parking is available. (954) 597-3620. Inspiration Way, also known as Tamarac’s “museum without walls,” is a unique temporary sculpture program, located on Nob Hill Road between Commercial Boulevard and McNab Road, to promote appreciation of fine art, enhance outdoor spaces and enrich lives. Each Inspiration Way sculpture is for sale, with 25% of the proceeds applied to the City’s Public Art Fund. The 2022 exhibit will be displayed until Spring 2023. Purchasing details are available at Tamarac.org/InspirationWay.

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PACT’S NEHEMIAH ACTION ASSEMBLY: People Acting for Community Together (PACT) is targeting the impact of inadequate tree canopy in 15 high poverty, low tree canopy communities and push Miami-Dade County leadership for environmental equity with a goal to increase tree canopy in these overheated communities to 30 percent by 2025, Friday, April 29, 1 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Bunche Park, 15700 NW 20th Ave. Rd, Opa-locka; 2 p.m. at Mt. Herman A.M.E. Church, Bunche Park, 17800 N.W. 25th Ave., Opa Locka; 3 p.m. at West Little River Park (Hosted by Sellers United Methodist Church), 2326 N.W. 84th St., Miami. Contact H. Leigh Toney, PACT communication liaison, 305-723-9080.

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7TH ANNUAL SANKOFA JAZZ FESTIVAL: Headlining the family-friendly, celebratory event for 2022 on Saturday, April 30, from 3:30 to 9 p.m. at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center 6161 NW 22nd Ave., Miami, is The Christian Sands Trio; three-time Grammy-nominated saxophonist and educator Melton Mustafa, Jr., “Mustafa on Sax”; in addition to Aniyé Music, Robert Bradley, Luis Disla, Arnitris Williams, John Dixon, and HOT 105’s Rodney Baltimore. Use promo code JAZZ20 for 20% off general admission and reserved seating tickets at tickets at Eventbrite.com. Call 305-638-6771 or email ahcac@miamidade.gov. The festival will also feature a gallery exhibit, local art for purchase, and food vendors. The gallery exhibit, “We The People,” honors prolific late Miami muralist, Oscar Thomas, on the 25th anniversary of his passing, and features three decades of Thomas’s work, a photography collection of his murals, and neverbefore-seen videos, in addition to a tribute showcase that highlights local and international talent inspired by Thomas’s legacy.

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AND THE JAZZ BEAT GOES ON! The Betsy Hotel’s 10th Annual Overture to Overtown Jazz Festival celebration of April 2022 Jazz Appreciation Month is ongoing with 46 live performances at venues such as The Betsy-South Beach, the Red Rooster in Overtown, including legendary local favorites Nicole Yarling, Melton Mustafa Jr. and Carol Ann Taylor, along with community conversations, outdoor projections, and the “Sounds of Freedom” exhibition, which explores the connections between Democracy and Jazz, as well as an International Jazz Day (April 30) featuring NY Jazz musicians Danny Mixon (Piano) and Aaron Burnett (Sax). Visit thebetsyhotel.com/overture-to-overtown.

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YMCA GOLF CLASSIC: On Friday, April 29, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., amateurs and advanced golfers will have a unique opportunity to putt on the legendary greens of the Champion Course at PGA National, home of The Honda Classic and The Bear Trap, at 400 Avenue of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens. Guests will enjoy a bountiful breakfast, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, followed by an après golf lunch, raffle, silent auction, and awards ceremony. Tickets $350 per person, $1,300 for a foursome. Call 561-968-9622 or visit ymcapalmbeaches.org/golfclassic.

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TOP FUN: Saluting the annual Fort Lauderdale Air Show which takes place that weekend and with a nod to “Top Gun: Maverick” which premieres shortly thereafter, the Broward Education Foundation’s annual themed event, Friday, April 29 from 6 to 10 p.m., at the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort. 1111 N Ocean Dr., Hollywood, will be packed with nonstop action and entertainment to benefit the foundation’s programs and initiatives for students and teachers in the county public schools including innovative teaching grants to advance PreK-12 achievement; school supplies and educational materials for Title I students and teachers; and scholarships for qualified high school seniors. Each year the foundation contributes more than $3 million to the schools, serving as the catalyst for educational excellence. Call 954-224-5080 or visit browardedfoundation.org/.

MOSAIC SHOWCASING PALM BEACHES: Fifth year of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s “Month of Shows, Art, Ideas and Culture” (MOSAIC) celebration of cultural organizations, unique monthlong May programming and special offers of which visitors and residents alike can take advantage – whether museums, theaters, science centers, botanical gardens or other arts adventures. Visit MOSAICPBC.com.

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“THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL” AND MORE: May 20-26 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, with a score featuring more than 20 of her classic hits including “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls” and “Hot Stuff.” Preceded by more great shows such as “An Officer And A Gentleman” (May 3-8), “One Night Of Queen” (May 11) and “Flori-Duh” (May 14-15). Tickets at kravis.org.

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MUSIC AS RESISTANCE: Reviving Haiti’s Rebel Radio Station with Haitian American songstress Leyla McCalla, in the Florida premiere of “Breaking the Thermometer to Hide the Fever,” a new multidisciplinary work co-commissioned by Live Arts Miami, debuting on Friday, May 6, at the Miami Theater Center, 9806 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Shores, inspired by the legacy of Radio HaitiInter, Haiti’s first independent radio station to broadcast news in Haitian Creole – the voice of the people – until the assassination of the station’s founder, Jean Dominque. The piece, anchored in Leyla’s original compositions, explores themes of exile and returns the complexities of what it means to be Haitian and the role of the independent press in the movement for Haitian cultural identity, freedom and democracy. Visit liveartsmiami.org.

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ARTS GARAGE BRINGS BACK LIVE THEATRE: “Ferocious Love,” performance poet Mo Beasley’s “urban male’s coming of age story,” May 6, followed by “Naming True,” an “intimate tale of survival, redemption,” May 15, at 94 NE 2nd Ave. in Delray Beach. Tickets at 561-450-6357 or ArtsGarage.org.

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AFRIQUE EN CIRQUE AND MORE: The Adrienne Arsht Center Free Family Fest features the amazing acrobats and musicians from Cirque Kalabanté performing their authentic choreography to the frantic rhythms of djembes and other native instruments of Guinea, May 7 at 1:30 p.m., at the center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami. Also Coming soon: Broadway’s Jesus Christ Superstar, Summer Shorts 25th Anniversary, Blue Man Group and more. Visit arshtcenter.org/ or call 305-949-6722.

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THE GRANDMA THAT EATS EVERYTHING: Florida Studio Theatre presents a collection of plays inspired by the imaginations of children in sixth grade and below, open to the public on Saturday and Sunday mornings through May 8 as part of FST’s Children’s Theatre Series. Single tickets $10 on sale at FloridaStudioTheatre.org or by calling the box office at 941-366-9000.

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