Saturday, October 26, 2013

Stanley Clark & the Harlem Quartet at SMDCAC

Stanley Clark & the Harlem
Quartet at South Miami-Dade
Cultural Arts Center. A Miami
Nice Jazz Festival Event.

Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 8pm


Cutting-edge classical with virtuoso jazz! Grammy-winning bassist, producer and composer Stanley Clarke once again expands the realm of his music in this excursion with the award-winning Harlem Quartet. Their debut at the 2012 Montreal Jazz Festival was a crowd favorite!

Stanley Clarke & the Harlem Quartet, an official event of the Miami Nice Jazz Festival, perform at South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, November 2 at 8pm. For tickets or information, visit smdcac.org or call 786.573.5300.

South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
10950 SW 211 Street
Cutler Bay, FL 33189

                                             
About the Building
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center serves as a showcase for the performing and media arts, welcoming people from all backgrounds and economic means.  The facility includes 961 seat state-of-the- art theater, which features a fly tower, orchestra pit, front of house spaces (box office, lobby, concessions, etc.) and back of house support spaces (dressing rooms, storage and work areas, administrative offices, etc.).  The site also includes an activities building which houses lab / experimental theaters, and may be used for classrooms, rehearsals, and small-scale performances.  A beautiful outdoor plaza allows for festivals, art shows, and other outdoor activities.  The concert lawn “back yard” slopes to the Black Creek Canal, and can host outdoor concerts, performances and events.

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council develop cultural excellence, diversity and participation throughout Miami-Dade County by strategically creating and promoting opportunities for artists and cultural organizations, and our residents and visitors who are their audiences.  The Department directs the Art in Public Places program and serves its board, the Art in Public Places Trust, commissioning, curating, maintaining and promoting the County’s art collection.  The Department also manages, programs and operates the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, a campus of state-of-the-art cultural facilities in Cutler Bay,  as well as Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Joseph Caleb Auditorium and the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, all dedicated to presenting and supporting excellence in the arts for the entire community. Through staff, board and programmatic resources, the Department, the Council and the Trust promote, coordinate and support Miami-Dade County’s more than 1,000 not-for-profit cultural organizations as well as thousands of resident artists through grants, technical assistance, public information and interactive community planning.  The Department receives funding through the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, The Children’s Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, the State of Florida through the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.  Other support and services are provided by TicketWeb for the Culture Shock Miami program, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, the South Florida Cultural Consortium and the Tourist Development Council.

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