There Is No Other Plan.  
At its April 25, 2019 meeting (beginning at 2 pm), the City of Miami Commission is scheduled to hear the County’s appeal of the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board’s recent, unmerited vote to disapprove the County’s Playhouse application. City of Miami Commission will have the choice of approving the County’s thoroughly developed plans or deciding that nothing will happen, and the site will ultimately return to state control.

Simple and Indisputable Facts: 

Did you know that more than 16 million people attend cultural events in Miami each year? More than 27% are cultural tourists drawn from outside of Miami-Dade County.

Join John Copeland, Director of Cultural Tourism for the
Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, for a conversation about how Miami’s outstanding artists and cultural groups attract visitors to this tourism destination.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Upcoming Grant Deadlines and Workshops

SAVE THE DATE for the City of Miami Commission's April 25, 2019 meeting on the Coconut Grove Playhouse revival project!

Last night, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, the City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB) voted 6-4 to deny Miami-Dade County’s application for a special certificate of appropriateness for the Coconut Grove Playhouse revival project. Although we are disappointed with the Board’s decision, our commitment to revitalizing the Playhouse and returning great theater to Coconut Grove is as strong as it has ever been. We continue moving forward with the project and will be appealing this unfortunate decision to the City of Miami Commission.

An OpEdregarding the County-FIU plan for the Coconut Grove Playhouse was published in The Miami Herald on February 25, 2019.  The article provides the facts and addresses misinformation regarding this important cultural project. A full copy of the OpEd can be seen here

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Upcoming Grant Deadlines and Workshops

Community Grants Program (CG) – Fourth Quarter FY2018-19
This is a quarterly program for non-profit organizations developing small to medium scale community-based cultural programs, projects and events, such as fairs, parades, neighborhood festivals, conferences and publications.

• Grant Application Deadline:  February 21, 2019 at 11:59 PM

NEW DATE & VENUE!

Join the Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Arts & Business Council of Miami, Florida Cultural Alliance, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders

RSVP HERE

Location:

Miami-Dade County Auditorium

2901 West Flagler Street

Miami, FL 33128

The County-FIU plan for the Coconut Grove Playhouse was scheduled to be heard by the City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB) on February 5, 2019. HEPB members reported having technical difficulty accessing the electronic agenda materials that were submitted by the County in December 2018. Consequently, the HEPB voted to defer the Playhouse item and the entire public hearing to the next month’s meeting on March 5, 2019. The project will be the first item on this agenda.

For your calendar:

The City of Miami is scheduled to consider an important item on the Coconut Grove Playhouse revitalization project on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Please join our team at the meeting to show your support!

This is the final step of the regulatory review process to secure a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Miami-Dade County-FIU Coconut Grove Playhouse project.