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SUMMARY:Local Author Series: Experience the Magic of "Pomp\, Snow & CIRQUE
 umstance!"
LOCATION:Coral Gables Branch\nCoral Gables Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for the debut appearance of the enchanting characters 
 - Pomp\, Snow and Cirque - from the award-winning children's book by Broad
 way director\, Cirque Dreams founder and author Neil Goldberg. Watch as th
 e characters bring this holiday story to life during this spellbinding rea
 ding. Library cardholders are eligible for a drawing at the end of each ev
 ent to win a set of four tickets to the live-action show in South Florida 
 in December. Must be present to win. Ages 3 yrs.+.\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.i
 nfo/event/9053258
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Learn more at <a href="http://www.pompsnow
 andcirqueumstance.com">www.pompsnowandcirqueumstance.com</a>.</p>\n<p><str
 ong>About the Author</strong></p>\n<p>Neil Goldberg is a Broadway director
 \, theatre producer\, creative visionary and emerging new author whose nam
 e is synonymous with quality\, engaging family entertainment &amp\; conten
 t.&nbsp\; He has been leading &amp\; revolutionizing the entertainment lan
 dscape for over 3 decades with highly imaginative contemporary circus arts
 \, theatrical &amp\; immersive experiences.</p>\n<p>POMP\, SNOW &amp\; CIR
 QUEumstance&trade\; is his first children&rsquo\;s storybook bringing thre
 e new characters to life in an original holiday adventure. Throughout his 
 career\, children have been immersed in unique experiences he created for 
 Special Olympics\, Parent Magazine\, Children&rsquo\;s Miracle Network\, G
 irl Scouts of the USA\, Boys &amp\; Girls Club of America\, hospitals\, sc
 hools\, youth programs &amp\; charitable children&rsquo\;s organizations g
 lobally.</p>\n<p>Neil is CEO and artistic director of Variety Arts Managem
 ent\, Dream Studios and founder of Cirque Productions and the renowned Cir
 que Dreams entertainment brand.&nbsp\; He has designed and produced shows 
 and innovative spectacles for two Super Bowls\, the NBA\, Disney\, Busch G
 ardens\, Six Flags\, Miss Universe\, NBC\, ABC\, CBS\; Norwegian\, Royal C
 aribbean &amp\; Carnival Cruise Lines and Armed Forces Entertainment to ho
 nor &amp\; entertain service members and their families worldwide. From PB
 S to MTV his live\, diverse &amp\; inclusive productions have been broadca
 st with vast appeal. Casinos &amp\; hotels throughout the world have prese
 nted Neil&rsquo\;s shows including MGM\, Harrah&rsquo\;s\, Caesars\, Bally
 s\, Mohegan Sun\, Trump\, Foxwoods\, Gaylord\, Conrad &amp\; Hilton Resort
 s. He has created &amp\; directed shows with the Pittsburgh\, Baltimore\, 
 New World and National symphonies along with National YoungArts Foundation
 \, Parkinson&rsquo\;s Foundation\, American Red Cross\, American Heart Ass
 ociation and The American Cancer Society.</p>\n<p>Neil received worldwide 
 recognition and critical acclaim for creating &amp\; producing Cirque Inge
 nieux\, collaborating on an original score with Golden Globe winner Kitaro
  &amp\; hailed &ldquo\;ingenious&rdquo\; by Variety &amp\; &ldquo\;opulent
  &amp\; engaging&rdquo\; by the Washington Post.&nbsp\; He produced &amp\;
  directed Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy\, the first show of its kind to per
 form on Broadway at The Broadway Theatre and nominated for an American The
 atre Wing Best Costume Design Award with additional companies performing i
 nternationally from China to Brazil. The NY Daily News declared "There hav
 e only been a handful of shows that have generated an exclamation point as
  assertive as the ones created and directed by Neil Goldberg.&rdquo\; He i
 magined\, produced &amp\; directed Cirque Dreams Holidaze which became one
  of the most successful touring family holiday stage shows of all time.&nb
 sp\; Chief theater critic and culture columnist for the Chicago Tribune Ch
 ris Jones stated &ldquo\;I&rsquo\;ve long admired Goldberg&rsquo\;s work&r
 dquo\; and the LA Times proclaimed him &ldquo\;A leading theatrical impres
 ario and Circus maven.&rdquo\; In 2018\, Cirque Dreams was acquired by Cir
 que du Soleil.</p>\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/9053258
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