Nautilus in Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Judy Nelson Drucker, Cultural Impresaria

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, November 4, 2019

1. Judy Nelson Drucker, Cultural Impresaria Marker

Inscription. Judy Nelson Drucker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1928 and moved to Miami Beach in 1941. Drucker established the Great Artists Series at Temple Beth Sholom under Rabbi Leon Kronish's guidance in 1967. Drucker was inspired musically by her mother, Lillian Nelson, a Metropolitan Opera singer, pianist, and teacher. As a child musical prodigy, Drucker studied piano at the New York College of Music and voice at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music. She sang coloratura soprano with the Coral Gables Philharmonic Symphony, and performed on Broadway in New York City and with the Greater Miami Opera. Drucker's Great Artists Series was so successful that in the 1980s, she expanded the cultural series and formed the award-winning Concert Association of Florida (CAF). At the helm of CAF, she garnered international attention as a presenter of the world’s greatest classical music orchestras, conductors, soloists, opera stars, and ballet and dance companies. Judy Nelson Drucker’s many accolades include two honorary degrees: a Doctorate of Fine Arts from the International Fine Arts College and a Doctorate of Music

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from Florida International University. Her motto: “I need culture to live.”

Erected 2017 by Kristina and Mark Bryn and the Great Artists Series, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-973.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 25° 48.873′ N, 80° 7.905′ W. Marker is in Miami Beach, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is in Nautilus. It is on Chase Avenue 0.1 miles north of 41st Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in front of the Temple Beth Sholom. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4144 Chase Avenue, Miami Beach FL 33140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

Judy Nelson Drucker, Cultural Impresaria Marker Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Angela Shlyakhov, March 21, 2019

2. Judy Nelson Drucker, Cultural Impresaria Marker Dedication

was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Westover Arms (approx. half a mile away); Ocean Spray Hotel (approx. half a mile away); Collins Waterfront Architectural District (approx. 0.7 miles away); Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) (approx. 1.2 miles away); Melvin J. Richard (approx. 1.2 miles away); Simón Bolívar (approx. 1.2 miles away); Carlos J. Finlay (approx. 1.2 miles away); José Martí (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami Beach.

Also see . . . Judy Drucker. (Submitted on March 8, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Temple Beth Sholom image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 8, 2020

3. Temple Beth Sholom

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 668 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.