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| 2011-2012 TOURS and TRIPS |
This season our trips will not only be fun, but functional! Combining educational tours, shopping opportunities and of course
entertainment, we will truly explore more of what South Florida has to offer. In December we will head to the Festival
Flea Market, where you can see and purchase one of kind holiday gifts and delicious treats from over 500 vendors.
In January, we will head to Teena’s Farm in Homestead. The Ocean Reef Club obtains a majority of its tomatoes as
well as other produce from this local farm, join us in exploring where the food you eat (at your favorite Ocean Reef restaurants
of course) comes from! For February we have brought back the highly popular Miami Boat tour with Dr. Paul George, with the
highlight of the tour being the famous Stiltsville homes in Key Biscayne. In March, join us at The Las Olas Art Show, where you
will not only view over 100 different artists, but meet them as well! Celebrating its 24th year, this art fair is not one to be missed.
The grand finale of our season will end with the award-winning show Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
This international musical sensation by Andrew Lloyd Webber, as well as dinner at a fabulous Coral Gables eatery will be
the cherry-topper to another fantastic season of Art League trips!
Other ideas, still under consideration are visits to the Wynwood Art District, the Morikami Gardens, and the New World
Symphony. Any ideas for future trips by you the members are greatly appreciated.
We hope that you can join us for some or all of our off the “Reef” adventures.
Debbie Brady
HOLIDAY SHOPPING TRIP TO
FESTIVAL FLEA MARKET
Tuesday, December 13
Bus departs the Art League at 8:00 am
Returns at approximately 4:00 pm
Fee: $60, snacks provided
This Florida flea market is a shopping paradise and is a quarter-mile long with over 500 shops, restaurants, fragrance
outlets, cosmetic stores, shoe stores, clothing shops, jewelry stores, home furnishing stores and gift boutiques.
Located at the east end of the Festival is Market Street, where individual merchants offer a bounty of delectables
including world-famous New York pickles, scrumptious baked goods, oven fresh bagels, deli salads and platters,
flowers, candy and nuts and much, much more.
Outlet shopping in Florida is nothing compared to the Festival Flea Market Mall, one of the best Florida shopping malls.
Nowhere else can you feel the energy and excitement of an open-air, old-world market indoors as in this Pompano Beach
mall. Combine that with the variety of brand name products at bargain prices and that’s what makes the festival flea market the
great Florida shopping experience it is today… a true shopping emporium.
TEENA’S FARM
Saturday, January 28
Bus departs the Art League at 10:00 am
Fee: TBA
Learn about the “eat local” movement and our special place in it. We will have a cooking demonstration
and a tour of the farm with Teena Borek. Lunch included.
For the last thirty-five years, Teena has been an active member of the Dade farming community. At one time, she
was the only female farmer. Teena is a graduate of the Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural
Resources. She is a charter member of the Florida Ag Promotional Campaign and a past President of the Dade County
Farm Bureau. She serves on the board of directors of the Florida Tomato Committee, Florida Fruit & Vegetable
Association and the Everglades Community Association. Teena was named Florida’s Woman of the Year in Agriculture in 2004
by Commissioner of Agriculture Charles H. Bronson.
STILTSVILLE BOAT TOUR
WITH DR. PAUL GEORGE
Wednesday, February 8
Depart the Art League at 8:30 a.m.
Return by 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $100, lunch provided
Following the spectacular success of our Miami River Boat trip, we have arranged another tour with Dr. George to experience
this unique piece of Miami History.
Throughout the tour, Dr. Paul George delights passengers with tons of historical facts about Key Biscayne and the surrounding
areas. His wealth of knowledge is evident and his enthusiasm is contiguous. You will enjoy stories about Mary Brickell, Henry
Flagler and other Miami pioneers. You will learn about the homes once owned by President Nixon, Sylvester Stallone and other
famous celebrities. The highlight of this tour is Stiltsville, a group of homes built on stilts in the middle of Key Biscayne National
park. These homes have a wild history which include gambling and intense partying during prohibition. At its peak during the
50s and 60s, Stiltsville had up to twenty-seven houses; nowadays, only 7 remain. The boat takes you up-close to the houses, great
for taking photos, as souvenirs of this certainly doomed residential neighborhood.
24TH ANNUAL
LAS OLAS ART FESTIVAL
Sunday, March 4
Bus departs the Art League at 8:30 am
Returns by 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $60
The Las Olas Art Fair has become, for the past two decades, one of the most popular events on trendy Las Olas Boulevard and
one of the most awaited art fairs in the United States. You willhave the chance to attend and see (and buy) the work of over a
hundred artists!
This event is a great way to become more exposed to the world of art. At this art fair, not only are artworks on display,
you will also have a chance to meet and talk with the artists about their work.
Celebrating its 24th Annual, the Las Olas Art Fair Part II will again present another exciting blend of eclectic artists,
fabulous south Florida weather, and contagious positive energy you definitely don’t want to miss!
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING
TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Sunday, April 1
Bus departs the Art League at noon
Return by 8:00 p.m.
Fee: $140, includes snack and dinner
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Winner! 8 Carbonell
Awards in 2001, including Best Musical. The international musical sensation created by the team that brought us Evita and Jesus
Christ Superstar, is a fun, hip, colorful and tuneful adaptation ofthe well-known Biblical tale of Joseph.
The melodious contemporary score features familiar songs like Close Every Door To Me, Any Dream Will Do, and Go Go
Go Joseph. Winner of the most CarbonellAwards ever and a favorite among Actors’ Playhouse’s award-winning musicals,
Joseph... just had a recent revival and tour in the UK receiving rave reviews. The return of this colorful show validates that
everyone’s a dreamer, and through Joseph, audience members will experience a legacy of pure entertainment for the entire
family.
