FORT LAUDERDALE – Continuing its long-standing tradition of philanthropic support in the area of education, Coventry Health Care of Florida will present the Broward Center's 2011-12 Family Fun Series featuring 18 unique productions staged at five venues in Miami-Dade and Broward County. With engaging pre- and post-show activities, the series offers productions based on children's literature to introduce young audiences to the arts while reinforcing their developing literacy skills. Family Fun Series please call Broward Center AutoNation Box Office at (954) 462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.
"Coventry Health Care of Florida was recently recognized by the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Education Foundation as one of the top businesses in the state for supporting and advancing Florida’s public education system," noted Broward Center President and CEO Kelley Shanley. "The Family Fun Series gives parents and caregivers a fun and proven method to reinforce classroom learning and we thank Coventry Health Care for enabling us to expand the series to reach more of our community."
The performances take place in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, the Parker Playhouse, the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, the Miramar Cultural Center/ArtsPark and the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center.
“Numerous studies have shown that the arts play an important role in education and have been linked to higher test scores and achievement," said Christopher Ciano, CEO of Coventry Health Care of Florida. “We are pleased to present the Broward Center's 2011-12 Family Fun Series as part of our commitment to education and the communities we serve.”
In addition to donating to the Broward Education Foundation BRACE Scholarship Fund, Coventry Health Care of Florida sponsors the Teacher of the Year Awards ceremony, the Community Involvement Awards and the annual fundraiser for Partners in Education as well as other education events.
Presented on weekends throughout the season, the Broward Center's 2011-12 Family Fun Series features pre-show arts and crafts presented by Young At Art Museum, complimentary face painting and a post-show snack provided by Whole Foods Market and Blue Bell Ice Cream.
Featuring classic children's literature as well as modern favorites, the series began with Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters-An African Tale, Jigsaw Jones-The Case of the Class Clown and Mother Goose – A Pocketful of Rhymes and continues with Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (Nov. 6), A Brown Bear, a Moon and a Caterpillar: Treasured Stories By Eric Carle (Nov. 19), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Nov. 20), A Christmas Carol (Dec. 10), The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (Dec. 17), Aesop’s Fables (Jan. 15), Ramona Quimby (Jan. 28), ArcAttack (Jan. 29), Jack and the Beanstalk (Feb. 25), Are You My Mother? (Feb. 26), Wizard of Oz (Mar. 11), Skippyjon Jones (Apr. 15), The Ugly Duckling (Apr. 22), Henry and Mudge (May 5) and Clifford the Big Red Dog (May 6).
The Broward Center has made a significant impact on the lives of children and currently more than 175,000 students attend the Broward Center's education programs each year, which is more than the student populations of UM, UF and FSU combined.
Coventry Health Care of Florida offers individuals and employer groups a full range of health benefit plans including HMO, POS, PPO, Open Access, Consumer Driven, Medicare, Medicaid, Healthy Kids and Long Term Care. More than 400,000 Floridians and 7,500 employers depend on Coventry for their health benefit needs. Nationally, Coventry Health Care is a publicly traded, Fortune 500 company that serves more than 5 million members in all 50 states.
Individual tickets for the Broward Center's 2011-12 Family Fun Series presented by Coventry Health Care of Florida are $15 in advance and $16 when bought the day of the performance. All venues offer $3 lap tickets available for infants 12 months and under. Discounts of up to $6 a ticket are offered for the 17-, 10-, six- and four-show subscription series. Subscription packages and single tickets may be purchased through the Broward Center AutoNation Box Office at (954) 462-0222 and BrowardCenter.org.
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is located in the Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District at 201 SW Fifth Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.
Richard Cameron of Theatre Chat thanks Coventry Health Care of Florida and Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Cameron's articles have featured conversations with Tony Award winning Producer Stewart Lane, Emmy Award winning Casting Director Jeff Greenberg, multiple Broadway and TV stars and creative teams bringing arts lovers together around the world for the largest social media arts movement. Tag You're it! Share with your communities.
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