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    Manuel Lopez: Man at the Top

    Published January 14, 2014 by

    “I have always written because of a need. The need to breathe, to let go of all that is locked up inside and needs air or else…” –Manuel Lopez Manuel A. Lopez was born in Moron, Cuba in 1969 and emigrated to the United States in 1980 via the Mariel...
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    Space 1026 has fun and gets a little freaky

    Published January 14, 2014 by

    If you’re looking to have a little bit of fun, Space 1026 may not be the place to go, because their show is more than just a little – it is actually “Deep Fun.” Whatever that term means or doesn’t mean (Deep house? Tons of fun?), the group of artists...
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    History Theatre starts 2014 with a week of works-in-progress by Minnesota playwrights

    Published January 13, 2014 by

    History Theatre, in partnership with Minnesota History Center, begins 2014 with its annual weeklong festival featuring works-in-progress by Minnesota playwrights. For this year’s RAW STAGES showcase, the lineup consists of staged readings of four scripts, three of them new commissions. Individual, general admission tickets to each reading are $10; festival...
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    When music is the only refuge: An exemplary tribute

    Published January 13, 2014 by

    By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer “Ah, music!... From the very first note it penetrates the soul. We are no longer of this world!” sighs Alice Herz-Sommer, a pianist who at age 110 is the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor and, literally, the soul of the outstanding documentary...
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    ‘Bearing Witness’ at the Mint Museum Randolph

    Published January 13, 2014 by

    Sonia Handelman Meyer (American, 1920-). "Tax Booth at Jehovah's Witness Rally, Yankee Stadium," circa 1946-50. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of Sonia Handelman Meyer and Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy. After almost 50 years of obscurity Sonia Handelman Meyer’s social imagery and photography with the New York Photo...
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    New report reveals opportunities and challenges for the arts in Akron

    Published January 13, 2014 by

    Photo credit: Flickr user Knight Foundation. Related Link Report: " Arts & Culture Assessment for Summit County"  Today, the GAR and Knight foundations are releasing a new study on the arts in Akron, a first of its kind look at the challenges and opportunities for our arts institutions, future audiences and our community.   Among the findings: While Akron residents both value and have a high demand for the arts, the sector is fragmented and lacking the leadership to push it forward. The executive summary, online now at theciviccommons.com/SummitArtsandCulture, also reveals data on the financial health of our organizations, in addition to recommendations on how to strengthen our cultural community.  
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    Getting Inside the Music

    Published January 11, 2014 by

    By Hilary Saunders, New World Symphony In late December, the New World Symphony brought a MTA train to Miami Beach. Sounds of train doors opening and clanking closed, winter boots thudding along the metal grates, and buskers performing underground flew through the 167 individually customizable speakers in the Miami Beach...
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    Playing with time and illusion

    Published January 10, 2014 by

    Still from Carola Bravo. You can meet the artist Carola Bravo when you walk into the ground-floor room set aside for her videos at the Zadok Gallery, anytime of day. At least one version of her, as she covers a white room with irregular black lines...
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    ArtPop billboards arrive

    Published January 10, 2014 by

    ArtPop. They are up! They are up! ArtPop billboards that is. If you have been driving in and around Charlotte since the holiday season, you will have seen Monique Luck’s collage on I-85; Jerry Kirk’s painting on Wilkinson Boulevard near Morris Field Drive; and Flavia Lovatelli’s...
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    Brother-sister team offers new violin sonata

    Published January 10, 2014 by

    Suliman and Jamila Tekalli. The Tekalli Duo, a brother-and-sister violin-and-piano partnership from Winter Park, Fla. have been playing music together since they were children, and while there were the inevitable sibling tensions, today they are busily building a career. “There were pencils flying at some point,”...
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    Benjamin White examines the meaning of machines

    Published January 10, 2014 by

    Consider for a moment all of the gadgets and machines we utilize every day. We are constantly at the mercy of appliances, automobiles, phones, computers and even simpler tools such as screwdrivers and wedges. They tend to simplify certain tasks – without the right tools, certain jobs are impossible –...
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    “The End of Time” begins this weekend at Cinema Detroit

    Published January 10, 2014 by

    Starting this weekend, Cinema Detroit (formerly known as Cass City Cinema and the Burton Theater) will run a series of screenings of Peter Mettler’s experimental documentary, The End of Time, which explores the perception of time. The film splits screen time between a number of exotic locations, including the particle...