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    “Tool is Loot”

    Published January 9, 2012 by

    “There will be a swan, a prince, a robot, sexual behavior and two chairs. Sometimes, all at once,” says Wally Cardona and Jennifer Lacey, the artists behind the performance "Tool is Loot." And let’s be honest, who hasn’t wanted to attend a concert juxtaposing these elements? Sexual behavior and swans...
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    Sunday concert to shed light on composer Alkan

    Published January 9, 2012 by

    This Sunday at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center, the Italian pianist Francesco Libetta presents a program of core Romantic repertoire as part of the Miami International Piano Festival. Libetta’s made a number of well-received programs hereabouts, and the program he’s planning for Sunday...
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    Pablo Heras Casado: “The Flying Andalusian”

    Published January 6, 2012 by

    By Sebastián Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer His name is Pablo Heras Casado (34, Granada, Spain) and, like Wagner`s Flying Dutchman, wherever he arrives he unleashes a musical tsunami. Next Saturday Jan. 14, the New World Symphony will present this undoubtedly new star in what could be the...
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    A mad, mad modern world

    Published January 6, 2012 by

    The idea that a certain kind of chaos, a madness, afflicts us due to the vagaries of the modern world could be the starting point to the themes underlining two solo shows opening up. That madness is not...
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    In Fluxus I trust

    Published January 6, 2012 by

    This past week, Signal-Return, Detroit's new letterpress shop, held its inaugural exhibition with the work of a founding member of Fluxus, Alison Knowles. Fluxus is a performance group that began with the John Cage class at The New School in 1958. They...
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    Transforming downtown Miami into a center of science, art and learning

    Published January 5, 2012 by

    The ongoing effort to turn a large swath of downtown Miami’s bayfront into a center of science, art and learning has taken another important step. Knight Foundation announced a $10 million challenge grant to the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. To be paid, the funds must be matched by an additional $20 million in funding.  The pledge comes as the science museum, currently located in Coconut Grove, is poised to break ground next month on its new home in downtown’s Museum Park along Biscayne Bay. The Frost will rise alongside the under-construction Jorge M. Perez Art Museum and sit a block from the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, two institutions that each received $10 million in Knight support.
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    Forging cultural alliances in Saint Paul

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    By Jessica Etten, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Supported by the Knight Foundation, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) and Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS) formed a strategic alliance last year, allowing the two organizations to share expertise, resources and infrastructure, making both organizations financially stronger, and providing opportunities...
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    Assemblage women’s artist collective

    Published January 5, 2012 by

    Assemblage is a collective of 15 female artists from Philadelphia and the surrounding areas that, since 1985, meets regularly. The members meet to discuss their ideas and current trends in the arts, as well as plans for future exhibits. Meetings are held on a rotating basis at a different studio...
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    Three tech firms picked for Philadelphia media innovation incubator

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    (l to r) Ted Mann, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SnipSnap, William Crowder, Managing Director, Minority Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (MEAP), DreamIt Ventures; Greg Osberg, Chief Executive Officer and Publisher, Philadelphia Media Network Inc.; Donna Frisby-Greenwood, Program Director/Philadelphia, Knight Foundation; RoseAnn Rosenthal, Chief Executive Officer and President, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania; Brendan McCorkle, Co-Founder, CloudMine and Keya Dannenbaum, Founder and Chief Executive Officer; ElectNext. Photograph By: Clem Murray, Philadelphia Media Network Inc. Starting this week, three Philadelphia tech firms will take part in a new incubator helping to launch digital media startups in the nation’s fourth largest media market. Here’s a little about the companies and their projects: