Cheap tickets draw many to concerts

MIAMI: Two dollars and fifty cents will barely buy a latte these days, or a wash cycle at the local laundromat but at the New World Symphony in South Beach, it will at least get you a clarinet quintet.

Seeking new audiences and mindful of crushing economic times, the orchestral academy has launched a new mini-concert series, for the mini price of $2.50.

Each concert runs 20-30 minutes and dress is casual. You are welcome to walk in from the beach in Bermuda shorts and baseball caps.