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    PALO! debuts at Hialeah Cultural Center Feb 11

    Published January 29, 2015 by

    By Jamie Dianne Acebo, Miami Dade College Hialeah Campus On February 11th, 2015 the Hialeah Cultural Center will be presenting a musical performance by the Miami based band PALO! PALO! is a unique band that produces a genre of music called “Afro-Cuban funk”. Based right here in Miami the band...
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    “Bookin” at ScreenDance Miami

    Published January 29, 2015 by

    If you missed ScreenDance Miami from Tigertail Productions, you missed a week of extraordinary dances made specifically for film and camera. The week-long festival highlighted filmmakers from New York, Memphis, Montreal and Spain, as well as South Florida-based choreographers, dancers and filmmakers who exhibited work at PAMM, The Screening Room,...
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    A concert devoted only to new work

    Published January 28, 2015 by

    MIchael Gordon. Photo by Peter Serling Here’s something unusual for this weekend at the New World Symphony: Three world premieres. In an ambitious move, the orchestral academy’s director, Michael Tilson Thomas, is leading his charges in pieces by Miami Beach’s own Michael Gordon, New Voices commission...
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    Knight Cities podcast: Sandra Kulli on creating community

    Published January 28, 2015 by

    How do you create a sense of community in a brand new development? It’s a question Sandra Kulli, a real estate marketing strategist, has been wrestling with for years. She is president of Kulli Marketing, and we had a chance to catch up recently in Todos Santos, Mexico, the site of one of her newest projects, Tres Santos. It’s a project that could have been a typical resort on the Pacific, but the developer chose instead to forego gates and golf courses to reach for an authentic connection to the people in this small Mexican town. This week on “Knight Cities,” Sandra and I talk about what people want out of community today and how to deliver it.
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    Walk, jog or run in the name of literacy

    Published January 28, 2015 by

    Junior League of Macon's Bookin' It 5K flyer. The Junior League of Macon is dedicated to help increase the literacy rate in our community. On February 21, you can walk, jog or run for the cause. On top of that, if the babysitter isn't available, or...
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    Reading Terminal Market January 2015 update

    Published January 28, 2015 by

    By Ann Mintz, Reading Terminal Market In January, Reading Terminal Market continued its Knight-Foundation-funded series, Music @ the Market, with two performing groups anchored by a mother-daughter duo and deeply rooted in American traditions. On January 11, the Market featured the Celtic and French Canadian music of Mist Covered Mountains....
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    Fountainhead focuses on local art

    Published January 27, 2015 by

    Sinisa Kucek's "Red, Yellow and Blue" at Your Fountainhead. The Fountainhead enterprise continues to spread its wings. There is the Fountainhead Residency program, which has brought some great artists to town, many of whom have then had exhibits in Miami; the Fountainhead Studios, which houses myriad...
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    Miami events connect thriving community of makers, artists and entrepreneurs

    Published January 27, 2015 by

    Photo: Networking at Waffle Wednesday, courtesy Live Ninja.  It’s difficult to believe that January is nearly gone. We have a terrific lineup of events supported by Knight Foundation for the remainder of this month and next month too. I want to especially mention that Knight Arts Challenge South Florida is now open for you to submit your arts ideas. The deadline is Feb. 23. Come help us kick off the challenge during a party tonight at Gramps in Wynwood. Here’s a look at what else lies ahead: Jan. 27: The Idea Center at Miami Dade College presents Senzari co-founder Demian Bellumio as part of its Pioneers @ MDC monthly series. 
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    New artists-in-residence at the McColl

    Published January 27, 2015 by

    A new round of artists-in-residence arrived at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation this month. The new artists represent a variety of styles and media, but there is a significant focus on the Environment and Craft Spheres of Impact. These thematic realms are part of the McColl Center’s goal...
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    Detroit hustles harder

    Published January 27, 2015 by

    A version of this op-ed originally appeared in the January 2015 issue of EDGEcondition magazine. Above: portion of fresco 'Detroit Industry' by Diego Rivera, 1886-1957, at Detroit Institute of Arts. Katy Locker Detroit is a city that invites ideas for its revival and re-establishment. Every day, it seems, we receive advice and plans for how to “save” our city. As a Detroit native who has been working on issues of revitalization in Detroit for more than a decade, I’m thankful we continue to invite new ideas and, most importantly, new energy for the work.  Many of the ideas proposed are about placemaking in this city rampant with vacant places. While I welcome the new ideas, I’m hopeful that we can start 2015 mindful of some key knowledge. When a city puts its distinctiveness on display, has a deep understanding of its differences and can spin economic vibrancy out of difference, it has a real advantage.  One of Detroit’s great advantages is that it attracts people with ideas.  I believe that’s because Detroit has its own unique magnetism.  In other words, Detroit has soul.  Motor City.  Motown.  “Detroit Hustles Harder.”