The Tosco Music Party is all about the music

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The Tosco Music Party is all about the music

Published September 12, 2011 by carmella.jarvi

For two decades, John Tosco has been inviting musician friends into homes for informal song circles and jam sessions. What started out in living rooms has grown so large, it requires bigger venues. Saturday, Sept. 10 was the 15th show in its current home, Central Piedmont Community College’s Dale F....

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“If You’re Going to Pull a Knife, USAlo” makes the cut

Published September 12, 2011 by Neil de la Flor

Last Friday night, Carlos Caballero and Elizabeth Doud, under the visionary directorship of Carlos Diaz from Cuba's Teatro El Publico, surprised the audience with their beautifully intense and idiosyncratic portrayal of two cross-species lovers (a human and a mermaid) in their play, “If You're Going to Pull a Knife, USAlo.”...

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University of Miami professor’s study examines who’s in the band

Published September 9, 2011 by Gregory Stepanich

Here’s an interesting piece of research, courtesy of the University of Miami’s Carlos Abril, who directs the undergraduate music education department at the college. In a study just published in the "Journal of Research in Music Education," Abril and...

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KIDSART that’s not just for the kids

Published September 9, 2011 by Anne Tschida

What a pleasure to see the sampling of art that just opened on the second floor of the downtown LegalArt building (a Knight Arts Challenge grantee) in Miami. There is an impressive, pastel-colored, spray-painted canvas covering...

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Arsht Center open call for artist proposals

Published September 9, 2011 by Neil de la Flor

Supporting South Florida's performing arts and artists is what Miami Made at the Arsht Center is all about. Miami Made is a program developed in 2005 to nurture emerging and established local artists in all disciplines of the performing arts. Many of the works showcased during Miami Made Weekend have...

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“Diet” at Dally

Published September 9, 2011 by vmiller

When I first moved to Detroit six years ago, people told me I was crazy. Since then, there have been times I have believed them. However, I have also begun to realize that at other times the crazier we are, the more creative and ambitious our endeavors can be. This...

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“Continua” by Katie Murken astounds on many levels

Published September 8, 2011 by CSchwartz

Emerging installation and book artist Katie Murken just opened her newest solo exhibition, entitled “Continua,” on the second floor of the Vox Populi building. When you enter the room, the octagonal space immediately overtakes you, not because of its shape, but because of its magnitude — and its color. Stacked...

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Probing the intersection of arts & city life with St Paul’s Artist-in-Residence

Published September 8, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

Marcus Young, City Artist in Residence, Public Art Saint Paul “Are we the only two in our species?” were the words Mierle Laderman Ukeles said to me when we met a few years ago. Mierle is Artist-in-Residence at New York City’s Department of Sanitation and someone I admire greatly. She...

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Great weekend for BBQ & Blues

Published September 8, 2011 by carmella.jarvi

Mother nature did not cooperate with our local Labor Day celebrations. But this weekend, it looks like the weather should be great for outdoor plans. Good thing, too, because it’s time for the annual Charlotte BBQ & Blues festival, which features Jimmie Vaughan and Buddy Guy. This year, the 9th...

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Locust Projects’ joins Fashion’s Night Out

Published September 8, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Chana Budgazad Sheldon, Locust Projects Locust Projects' LAB students were given the opportunity to rethink their project for a site-specific installation in the windows of Oscar de la Renta's store at Bal Harbour. In celebration of Fashion's Night Out, the new work will be featured for one day only...

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“Audacious Freedom”: Looking back at American freedom fighters

Published September 7, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Adrienne Whaley, The African American Museum in Philadelphia As the Martin Luther King, Jr National Memorial prepares for its official debut, now is a perfect time to look back on some of the other freedom fighters who have significantly impacted our country. Many people do not know that for...

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Open call: Orchestral musicians ages 13 – 21 welcome

Published September 7, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

The Miami Music Project Honors Orchestra (MMPHO) provides talented young musicians of South Florida an opportunity to sharpen their craft and take it to the next level. Created to fill the gap left open by the discontinued MDCPS High School Honors Orchestra, members of MMPHO gain access to highly valuable...

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The Sixth Floor Trio takes Random Acts of Culture™ on the road

Published September 7, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

The Sixth Floor Trio has taken Random Acts of Culture™ on the road. Our newest Random Act of Culture® partner will be performing 80 RACs throughout 2011-12 in Philadelphia, Charlotte, San Jose & Miami. They started with a bang on August 30, surprising visitors at the Philadelphia Art Museum with...

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Transitioning seasons with Lowertown’s Concrete and Grass music festival

Published September 7, 2011 by Susannah Schouweiler

As much as I love the Twin Cities’ abundance of summertime art fairs and outdoor festivals, about the time the dog days roll around, I get increasingly impatient for the onset of fall. It’s nothing to do with weather, really. I just miss the meaty, big-ticket theatrical productions and ambitious...

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Painted Bride provides

Published September 6, 2011 by CSchwartz

Embarking upon the Painted Bride Art Center this First Friday, Sept. 2, was definitely a great decision. If you were to follow the DJ’s beats through the doors of the Bride this past weekend, you would find a real double whammy of an event. First, you would run into the...