Picture it: Valentine’s Day, Fort Lauderdale, 2025! Sophia Petrillo has gone missing!
Your favorite pals and confidants Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose must travel down the road and back again across America to find her. Could she be at the Rusty Anchor, or right in their kitchen on Richmond Street? Through a series of hilarious “hot flashbacks,” the Golden Gays take you on a musical journey through The Golden Girls’ most memorable moments to find their Ma. “Where in the World is Sophia Petrillo?” is at Sunshine Cathedral Center for the Performing Arts on Feb 14 for a Galentine’s Day drag show. Lucky audience members may even have a chance to make their stage debut with the bosom buddies. Tickets are available at sunshinecathedral.org.
SOUL SISTER
HarmonyWaves returns with another edition of Rock the Block, a powerful night of music and celebration featuring the incredible Emeli Sandé on Feb. 15, on Wilton Drive!
Emeli Sandé is a Grammy Award-winning artist known for her authenticity, she embraces her true self both in her artistry and personal life. In recent years, she has opened up about her identity as part of the LGBTQ community and is using her platform to advocate for love, self-expression, and the importance of embracing who you truly are. With her mix of contemporary pop and deep soul, along with her emotionally charged lyrics, Emeli has earned a place as one of the defining voices of modern music. You won’t want to miss her bring down the house at Rock The Block. General admission is $10, the VIP Experience is $150. For information and tickets, go to harmonywaves.org.
SOUL CIRCUS
Flying acrobats, gravity-defying stunts, fire breathers, stilt dancers, and the coolest clowns around! UniverSoul Circus returns to South Florida with its Rhythm of the World production with a special opening night event on Feb. 27 honoring local Black excellence and outstanding figures in the community. Celebrating 31 years as one of America’s top family events, UniverSoul Circus brings together the best international performers in a high-energy, interactive spectacle featuring world-class talent, vibrant costumes, and music from across the globe. Audiences will experience a cultural celebration filled with rhythm, soul, and extraordinary performances. The event is running through March 16, under the iconic big top tent at Miramar Regional Park.
SOULFUL WITNESS
The Betsy Hotel will celebrate Black History Month in partnership with iWitness, an organization committed to engaging visual journalism as a means of pursuing knowledge and truth. To mark the occasion, the hotel has a new exhibition, titled “Kilombo,” by prize-winning documentary photographer and visual anthropologist Maria Daniel Balcazar, on display through May. It features large-scale documentary photographs honoring the resilience and vitality of the African legacy in Brazil, highlighting the enduring vibrancy of cultural traditions in the ever-evolving journey of identity.
THE SOUL OF ASIA
The tea ceremony is at the very heart of Asian culture and Papageno’s Wine and Provision will become Papageno’s Tea Salon on Sunday, March 2 when local culinary legend, Lenore Nolan-Ryan, creates a dim sum brunch to pair with teas of Tea Drunk, presented by the company’s CEO, Shunan Teng. The five-course meal with tea pairings is $95. For more information go to papagenoswap.com.
