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In addition to free admission from noon to 5pm, all such masters as Botero, Leonora Carrington, Frida Kahlo,
residents of Rio Vista are invited to enjoy a get-together Wifredo Lam, and Roberto Matta, drawn exclusively from
from 3 to 5 pm, with 2-for-1 specials on beer and wine in NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale’s in-depth collection of
the Museum Cafe, and a free family art activity on the Latin American art and promised gifts from the Stanley
theme of “the meaning of home.” Residents also have the and Pearl Goodman collection.
opportunity to win a door prize of a complimentary Other museum events include Free First Thursdays Starry
museum catalogue along with a return pass for a future Nights, presented by AutoNation, which features free
visit – a thank you to a neighborhood whose residents museum admission on the first Thursday of every month
have been an important part of this institution’s 60-plus from 4 to 8 pm, along with hands-on art making activities,
year history.
tours, and specials in the Museum Café. Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Day takes place on the last families enjoy the drop-in Mini Muse (ages 5 – 10) and
Sunday of every month, and provides free admission to all Micro Mini Muse (ages 3 – 5), programs, which bring
Fort Lauderdale residents from 12 – 5 pm. parents and their children together for free art instruction
and learning as a family.
Rio Vista residents should also mark their calendars for the
museum’s new fall exhibitions. Happy! (opening October For wine and food lovers, there’s also The Art of Wine
27) explores the pursuit of happiness in contemporary art and Food, where wine experts introduce guests to four
and will feature such renowned artists as Keith Haring, high-quality varietals, paired with delicious small bites.
KAWS, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Yoko Ono, Mark The Museum on the Move education program provides
Rothko, FriendsWithYou, Andy Warhol and others; and I free field trips to the museum for Broward County school
Paint My Reality (opening November 27) that will examine groups grades 1 – 12, and includes free buses,
the flowering of the surrealist art movement in Latin admission, exhibition tours and STEAM-based (science,
America, from Frida Kahlo to today, through works by

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