Diamond life: The Neil Diamond musical<\/a> \u201cA Beautiful Noise\u201d sets up at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach this weekend for performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: Kravis.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Weekend movies: The 43rd annual Miami Film Festival continues through April 19, with a slate of more than 160 features, documentaries and short films drawing attendees, actors, filmmakers and other industry professionals from around the world. Thursday\u2019s opening night will feature a 7:30 p.m. screening at the Olympia Theater of Oscar-winning director Daniel Roher\u2019s safecracker thriller \u201cTuner,\u201d\u00a0 starring Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman and Havana Rose Liu. The after-party will follow across the street at the Historic Alfred I. duPont Building, with festivities in the safe of the former bank. For tickets and information about the festival \u2014 recently voted to USA Today\u2019s 10Best list of top film festivals<\/a> in the country \u2014 visit MiamiFilmFestival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thursday blues: The great Taj Mahal reunites with The Phantom Blues Band at The Parker in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: ParkerPlayhouse.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mood music: Uplifting indie rock band Mt. Joy, based in Los Angeles (by way of Philadelphia), brings the tour supporting music from new album \u201cHope We Have Fun\u201d (along with the classic \u201cAstrovan\u201d) to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Thursday at 8 p.m. Tickets: MyHRL.com<\/a>. \u2026 It is here that we feel compelled to remind you that free-spirited jammers Goose are playing two shows at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale on April 14-15. Some tickets are still available: FTLWarMemorial.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Happy and proud: Camille\u2019s Pizzeria & Ristorante in Oakland Park will host Pride Night Happy Hour on Thursday from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Specials will include $8 martinis, $7 cocktails, $6 glasses of house wines, $4 domestic beers and any three dishes from the Happy Hour menu for $20. Guests are encouraged to wear their pride colors, and can enter to win a dinner-for-two giveaway at Camille\u2019s. Information: Facebook.com\/camillesfortlauderdale<\/a>.<\/p>\n Just your type: Lounge-y dance-music pop-up Everything\u2019s Weird will bring its movable feast of disco to stylish and typographically awesome West Palm Beach cafe Sunday Motor Co. in the Nora District (805 N. Railroad Ave) on Friday from 6 to 11 p.m. Tickets, information: Instagram.com\/everythingsweird_\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Got you cornered: Acclaimed South Florida choral ensemble Seraphic Fire will close its season this weekend with a unique surround-sound performance that puts the audience in the center of the action as singers perform from every corner of the room. This polychoral experience \u2014 imported from the Basilica di San Marco in Venice, Italy, according to Seraphic Fire \u2014 will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Gregory\u2019s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton, 8 p.m. Friday at Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, and 4 p.m. Sunday at Miami Beach Community Church. Tickets: SeraphicFire.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Friday<\/p>\n Boots in the sand: Frisky oceanfront country-music picnic Tortuga Music Festival<\/a> kicks off at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on Friday with one of the more anticipated headliners in its history, musical chameleon Post Malone. The festival will continue through Sunday with headliners Riley Green (Saturday) and Kenny Chesney (Sunday), along with a lineup highlighted by Ice Cube<\/a>, Dwight Yoakam, Lukas Nelson, Tyler Hubbard (Florida Georgia Line), Colbie Caillat, The Fray and a bunch of up-and-comers worth checking out<\/a>. Single-day and three-day passes are available at TortugaMusicFestival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Affair to remember: The 64th annual Delray Affair will host hundreds of artists and food and drink vendors along seven blocks of downtown Delray Beach\u2019s bustling East Atlantic Avenue (from Northwest Second Avenue to Southeast Fifth Avenue) all weekend. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Visit DelrayAffair.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Michael Laughlin\/Sun Sentinel<\/p>\n The Delray Affair is not only about walking and looking at art. (Michael Laughlin\/South Florida Sun Sentinel file)<\/p>\n Nu Bee Gees: Nu Deco Ensemble will wrap up its season on Friday with an evening of celestial music at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. Featuring collaborations with guest vocalists Wyclef Jean and Ledisi, the program also will include Gustav Holst\u2019s \u201cJupiter\u201d and a new symphonic suite inspired by the music of the Bee Gees. The suite was created by Nu Deco and guitarist Steve Gibb \u2014 son of Bee Gees icon Barry Gibb \u2014 who will join the performance. Tickets: ArshtCenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Weekend laughs: Writer, filmmaker and comedian Demetri Martin brings The Quick Draw Tour to The Parker in Fort Lauderdale on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: ParkerPlayhouse.com<\/a>. \u2026 In case you were wondering, Mark Normand\u2019s five shows at the Fort Lauderdale Improv in Dania Beach on Friday and Saturday are sellouts. Get updates at ImprovFTL.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Neon chamber: For concerts titled \u201cNeon Nights,\u201d Fellows of the New World Symphony will perform a program of memorable chamber music from Bach, Handel, Ravel, Bernstein and others while surrounded in a luminous, immersive neon art installation. The four performances in the Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall at New World Center on Miami Beach will take place at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are available for traditional seats or at private tables of up to four people. Visit NWS.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Friday tribute: Mac Sabbath, the theatrically over-the-top spoof of heavy metal and fast food, will play Respectable Street in West Palm Beach on Friday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Visit LimitlessAgency.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ice cream and vinyl: Sweet Melody Ice Cream, the small-batch sweet shop best known for its buzzy location at The Citadel in Miami, will formally introduce its new location at The Hive in downtown Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Flagler Village on Friday with an opening party from 4 to 7 p.m. The event will feature $1 scoops, giveaways and a vinyl DJ. In keeping with the shop\u2019s 1960s rec room vibe, guests who donate a vinyl record to Sweet Melody\u2019s community jukebox will receive a free scoop (one per person). On Saturday and Sunday, the shop will donate 10% of sales to Women In Distress of Broward County<\/a>. Visit Facebook.com\/sweetmelodyicecream<\/a>.<\/p>\n Waterside whirl: Downtown Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Historic Stranahan House Museum<\/a>\u00a0will host its annual Pineapple Jam fundraiser on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The festivities will include live music, food and open bars in one of South Florida\u2019s most picturesque urban locales on the New River. Tickets: StranahanHouse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Take the kids: The South Florida Watermelon Festival<\/a> will take over Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park in Boca Raton on Friday through Sunday, celebrating the summer favorite with carnival rides, melon-eating contests and food vendors featuring watermelon in all kinds of inventive ways. Hours are 2-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets, information: SoFloWatermelonFest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Saturday<\/p>\n Glorious food: The new South Florida edition of Smorgasburg<\/a>, the weekly open-air food market and dining hang that used to be in Wynwood, will debut in its new home in Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Flagler Village this weekend. Open from noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Smorg (as it\u2019s known to friends) will offer a dynamic range of food from more than three dozen food and drink vendors surrounded by umbrella-ed picnic tables. You\u2019ll find it in a lot at 536 NE Second St.<\/a> Admission is free. Visit SmorgasburgSoFlo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dance fever: Downtown Hollywood will be the salsa capital of South Florida this weekend when the 11th annual Hollywood Salsa Fest returns to the ArtsPark at Young Circle on Saturday from 2 to 11 p.m. Led by its founder, Melina Almod\u00f3var (\u201cLa Mu\u00f1eca de la Salsa\u201d), this family-friendly celebration of Latin culture will feature live salsa orchestras and dancing to acts including Moncho Rivera, Chino Nu\u00f1ez, Jessy Diaz, Ysabella Eslava and others. Guests will find an array of international food vendors (so no coolers or outside drinks are allowed). Admission is free. Chairs and tents are welcome. Visit Facebook.com\/HollywoodSalsaFest<\/a>.<\/p>\n Saturday tribute: Love Cats will bring their excellent tribute to The Cure to Respectable Street in West Palm Beach on Saturday at 9 p.m. Tickets: RespectableStreet.Eventbrite.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Paw-Paw party: The West Palm Beach block party known as the Evening on Antique Row<\/a>, a fundraiser for the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, returns on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m., when South Dixie Highway will be closed to traffic (between Monroe Drive and Southern Boulevard) for strolling and shopping and hobnobbing among more than 45 shops. But here\u2019s what my wife should have told me first: There will be food from McCray\u2019s Backyard BBQ and Okeechobee Steakhouse; the Derek Mack Band will be performing; and this will be the place to finally get my hands on some Munyon\u2019s Paw-Paw<\/a>. Tickets, information: PBCHistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Walking Wynwood: If you\u2019ve been looking for a reason to check out Wynwood in Miami for the first time (or the first time in a long time), Saturday brings the signature Wynwood Art Walk from noon to 11 p.m., when shops and galleries and other cultural destinations will throw out the welcome mat in one of the most distinctive neighborhoods in the country. Visit WynwoodMiami.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chef vs. chef: Along with its famous selection of fruits, flowers and farm-fresh ingredients, the West Palm Beach GreenMarket will host the semifinals of its Master Chef Showcase on Saturday at the Waterfront on Clematis Street. The competition, which will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon, will include local chefs May Aungthet, Aaron George, Christine Munoz and Eirene Quinto. The market is open 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays through May 31. Information: Facebook.com\/EventsWPB<\/a>.<\/p>\n Saturday night live: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana will return to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: MyHRL.com<\/a>. \u2026 Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter will perform at the Arsht Center in Miami on Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets: ArshtCenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Where to meat: Copperpoint Brewing Co. in Boynton Beach will host its annual BBQ Beer Bash on Saturday from 1 to 8 p.m., with three local barbecue vendors (Little Moir\u2019s Sweet Charlie, Third\u2019s BBQ and Positive Vibes Only) vying for the People\u2019s Choice award. Admission is free. Visit CopperpointBrewingCompany.com<\/a>. \u2026 Dania Beach Blues & BBQ will feature barbecue and live music (including local favorites The Harden Project) at Dania Beach City Hall Plaza on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Visit DaniaBeachFL.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stay golden: Miami City Ballet returns to The Parker in Fort Lauderdale with its spring program, a sunset-inspired evening of dance called \u201cYour Perfect Golden Hour.\u201d Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: MiamiCityBallet.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Flower hour: The historic Bonnet House Museum & Gardens in Fort Lauderdale will host the 17th annual International Orchid & Garden Festival on Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 4 p.m. Each day will include a variety of local and international vendors selling orchids and other tropical plants, along with live entertainment, food stations and bars, plus the opportunity for a relaxing stroll in the garden. Tickets: BonnetHouse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Blues for all: Bab L\u2019 Bluz<\/a> is a Moroccan-French psych-rock band from Marrakesh, Morocco \u2014 featuring the melismatic vocals and guitar of Yousra Mansour out front \u2014 whose captivating sound echoes with ancient rhythms from northern Africa to the Mississippi Delta. Their music is an exuberant reminder of how much humans around the world have in common. Bab L\u2019 Bluz (translation: \u201cThe Gate to the Blues\u201d) will perform at the Miami Beach Bandshell on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: MiamiBeachBandshell.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sunday laughs: Another inspiring performer is Fiona Cauley, whose progressive neurodegenerative disorder (Friedreich\u2019s ataxia) has affected her speech and ability to walk (she\u2019s in a wheelchair) but has not deterred her from a career in comedy, including a recent appearance on \u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/a>.\u201d Catch Cauley live at the Fort Lauderdale Improv in Dania Beach at 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: ImprovFTL.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Take the kids: Jazz in the Park returns to Ilene Lieberman Park in Lauderhill on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., with performances by The Harden Project and Randy Corinthian, plus food trucks and a kids\u2019 activities zone. The afternoon is BYO blanket and lawn chair. Admission is free. Visit Facebook.com\/cityoflauderhill<\/a>.<\/p>\n Happy 15: O, Miami Poetry Festival will celebrate its 15th anniversary on Sunday with \u201cNuestro Quince\u201d\/\u201cEveryone\u2019s Quince,\u201d a 6-9 p.m. quincea\u00f1era party hosted by Cuci Amador of dynamic music duo Afrobeta at 94th Aero Squadron in Miami. Cocktails, photo ops, gowns and crowns guaranteed. Admission is free (donations encouraged). Visit OMiami.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Staff writer Ben Crandell can be reached at\u00a0bcrandell@sunsentinel.com<\/a>. Follow on\u00a0IG: @BenCrandell<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t![\"Indie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TFL-L-MT-JOY.jpg\")
Indie rock band Mt. Joy will bring new music and old favorites such as “Astrovan” to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Thursday. (Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood\/Courtesy)<\/p>\n![\"Ladies](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RM7EHJYKZJAUXIADXJRYMP5GGA.jpg\")
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Sweet Melody Ice Cream will host an opening party at its new Flagler Village location in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, with $1 scoops and a vinyl DJ. (Sweet Melody Ice Cream\/Courtesy)<\/p>\n![\"Melina](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TFL-L-Hollywood-Salsa-Fest-1.jpg\")
Founder Melina Almod\u00f3var will be back to host the 11th annual Hollywood Salsa Fest on Saturday at the ArtsPark in downtown Hollywood. (Hollywood Salsa Fest\/Courtesy)<\/p>\n![\"Rock](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TFL-L-Santana-Marylene-Eytier.jpg\")
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana brings his 2026 tour to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Saturday. (Marylene Eytier\/Courtesy)<\/p>\n![\"Karla](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tfl-l-bonnet-house-orchid-fest-02.jpg\")
Checking out the blooms at the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens during the 2025 International Orchid & Garden Festival. (Joe Cavaretta\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
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