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    Magenta Giraffe wrestles with the legacy of war

    Published March 22, 2011 by

    "There is nothing about the Vietnam War that hasn't been said," director Frannie Shepherd-Bates declares in the program notes to Last of the Boys, the current Magenta Giraffe Theater production playing downtown at 1515 Broadway. "But that doesn't mean that it's over. Or that we're done with it." Last of...
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    An Interview with P. Scott Cunningham About O, Miami

    Published March 22, 2011 by

    O, Miami is a county-wide poetry festival that will run during the month of April. Produced by the University of Wynwood and funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, O, Miami is a month-long series of events and traditional readings mixed with innovative poetry-in-public-places projects. The not...
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    Bon Voyage! Random Acts of Culture™ at Miami Intl Airport

    Published March 21, 2011 by

    On Friday, March 11, 2011 seven performers from the Florida Grand Opera surprised travelers at the Miami International Airport with performances of Verdi’s Brindisi “Libiamo ne' lieti calici” from La Traviata.   Why Does Knight Foundation Fund Random Acts of Culture™? Knight Foundation, like its founders Jack and Jim Knight,...
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    Art and life as a “Compromise”

    Published March 21, 2011 by

    Brandon Opalka's work is both overt and covert, public and personal. As an artist rooted in graffiti (however loosely that can be defined these days), Opalka's output on one level has always been overtly public by its nature. Like the man behind the spray paint and brush, the works themselves...
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    Sweat Shop Miami is here

    Published March 21, 2011 by

    By Lauren Reskin, Sweat Records Years ago while flipping through an issue of indie/chick magazine Bust, I noticed an ad for a site called BuyOlympia.com. It looked cute so I logged on and found a great online store filled with items all originating from Olympia, Washington. It immediately clicked a...
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    The DSO in Your Neighborhood

    Published March 20, 2011 by

    By Stacey Sheiko, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Knight Foundation granted The Detroit Symphony Orchestra $500,000 to host a series of 16 free community concerts titled "The DSO in Your Neighborhood." Today, the DSO passes along a report from the field... “The concert was great!,” Deandra, a vocal major from Detroit School...
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    O Cinema & indieWIRE

    Published March 18, 2011 by

    Funded by a $400,000 Knight Foundation grant, O Cinema opened February 24 in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District. Co-founders Vivian Marthell and Kareem Tabsch created O Cinema to offer a new way of exhibiting media. This month, indiWIRE magazine recognizes their efforts with a piece by Peter Knegt. Click here to...
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    Porgy & Bess update

    Published March 18, 2011 by

    By Jason Swank, Akron Symphony Due to overwhelming ticket sales, the Akron Symphony has added a second performance of its semi-staged production of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess on Friday, April 15, 2011. The ASO previously announced a Saturday, April 16 performance as part of its Classics Series last June...
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    The NEA’s Charlotte visit

    Published March 18, 2011 by

    By Scott Provancher, Charlotte Arts & Science Council In the last year Charlotte has opened up three extraordinary museums, one performing arts facility, a home for our dance theatre and seen renovations to one of city’s most beloved attractions, Discovery Place. Those openings, though, were just the icing on the...
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    Experience music & magic March 26

    Published March 17, 2011 by

    The Miami Music Project is partnering with the Adrienne Arsht Center to showcase symphony at this month's Family Fest on Saturday, March 26. Directed by Maestro James Judd, the Miami Music Project Honors Orchestra, a symphony ensemble comprised of talented young and professional musicians, will perform music accompanied by magic...
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    Detroit gears up for major art events in April

    Published March 17, 2011 by

    After a long and snowy Detroit Winter, the arts community is welcoming Spring with an important pair of events that will celebrate local talent and inspire dialogue about the region's future: The inaugural Art X Detroit is a sprawling visual, performing, and literary arts festival taking place April 6-10 at...