Summer music enrichment program

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Summer music enrichment program

Published September 20, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Peter E. Leggett, Walker West Music Academy After moving into the new Walker West facility at 760 Selby in June 2014, one of the most anticipated programs for Walker West faculty and staff was the 2014 Summer Music Enrichment Program. The Summer Music Enrichment Program is the Academy's annual...

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N’Namdi’s fun times for fall, and an upcoming wildstorm of Detroit art festivities

Published September 19, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

Opening night at The N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art. The N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art held the opening for its final program of 2014 on Friday, September 12th. All three galleries feature a new collection of works, with the main gallery dominated by the painted works...

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DWNTWN Art Days are here again

Published September 19, 2014 by Anne Tschida

Domingo Castillo piece for the Fringe Projects. The third annual DWNTWN Arts Days fair in downtown Miami starts today, running through the weekend, with almost 170 events (mostly free) taking place around Downtown in art galleries and cultural institutions, including bike and walking tours and...

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Akron Symphony Orchestra was on [Francis Scott] Key in “O’er the Land of the Free” concert

Published September 19, 2014 by Roger Durbin

There’s an old saying that if you want a standing ovation, play the national anthem at the end. Well, the Akron Symphony Orchestra, a Knight Arts grantee, did just that, but would have received a standing ovation in any case. At the September 13 concert, Akron Symphony Orchestra celebrated the...

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Tiger Strikes Asteroid gets down and dirty

Published September 18, 2014 by CSchwartz

The urban landscape is littered – literally – with the discarded stuff of (mostly human) life. Food refuse, trash, industrial decay… bits and pieces, and odds and ends that have lost their meaning by way of their inglorious disposal. While it may be the ultimate cliché to say that one...

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A pop-up gallery and new space at the Mint Museum

Published September 18, 2014 by Katherine Balcerek

"Boombox 11" a part of "The Boombox Project" © Lyle Owerko. Courtesy of SOCO Gallery The Mint Museum announced the addition of a new, experimental space on level 5 of the Uptown location this week across from the Mattye and Marc Silverman Grand Room. This 15,000-square-foot...

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Carolyn Dorfman sets “Odisea” on Dance Now! Miami

Published September 18, 2014 by Neil de la Flor

“Odisea” is part of choreographer Carolyn Dorfman's The Legacy Project—her tireless exploration of the trials and traumas of the Jewish diaspora. In “Odisea,” Dorfman chronicles the persecution and odyssey (or odisea) of 23 Jewish refugees who fled Recífe, Brazil for America in 1654. Created in 2004, “Odisea” commemorates the 350th...

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Miami Beach Cinematheque hosts Speaking in Cinema Sept 24

Published September 18, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Monica Peña, Miami Beach Cinematheque Miami Beach Cinematheque is excited to welcome dedicated cinephiles and curious newcomers to our third evening of Speaking in Cinema on Wednesday, September 24th at 7pm. Speaking in Cinema, a Knight Arts Challenge winner, celebrates the art of cinema by inviting filmmakers and film...

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AIRIE opens season with Common Ground: Artists in the Everglades at FAU

Published September 18, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Deborah Mitchell, AIRIE Knight Arts Foundation finalist AIRIE (Artists in Residence in Everglades) kicks off the season with the 3rd stop in its traveling exhibition highlighting artists from its program. Co-curators Sybille Welter and Jill Lavetsky offer an overview of the dynamic works which have resulted from artists in...

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GABBAfest 2014 attracts musicians and Allman Brothers Band fans

Published September 17, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

The Allman Brothers Band (Oct. 1971 - Oct. 1972). The Allman Brothers Band had a unique way of bringing all types of people together in the name of music. They were an essential force of crossing cultures and placing Macon on the global radar. The Allman...

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Crafty Planet, mnartists.org and Silverwood Park want to take you on a Field Trip

Published September 17, 2014 by Susannah Schouweiler

The giant parachute in action at last year's Field Trip in Silverwood Park The weather will be mild in the Twin Cities this Saturday, a lovely early fall sort of day perfect for a Field Trip. In Twin Cities’ Silverwood Park, visitors will find a full...

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Miami’s Rivera finds real thriller in writing score for Neeson film

Published September 17, 2014 by Gregory Stepanich

Liam Neeson in "A Walk Among the Tombstones." When the new Liam Neeson thriller, A Walk Among the Tombstones, makes its debut Friday, at least one Miami man will be watching with more than the usual interest. That’s because Carlos Rafael Rivera wrote the score for...

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None Too Fragile’s “The Sunset Limited” is a dark ride

Published September 17, 2014 by Roger Durbin

Someone who, when watching movies only selects action/adventure or comedy from the genre list, may not enjoy None Too Fragile’s production of Cormac McCarthy’s “The Sunset Limited.” But worry not; there's a lot going for it. McCarthy’s dark drama has very little action. Director Sean Derry has provided stage directions...

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Some crosstown art action

Published September 16, 2014 by Anne Tschida

Detail from Nellie Appleby. The artist-run downtown space Dimensions Variable has decided to throw a show across the causeway in collaboration with ArtCenter South Florida in the main Lincoln Road gallery, cleverly called “On Location.” The three featured female artists, Nellie Appleby, Allison Matherly and Cristina...

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MOCAD kicks down September’s door with John Maggie and The People’s Biennial

Published September 16, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

Portraits by John Maggie, so much more that you bargained for. It is daunting to even consider summing up the MOCAD’s stunning "People’s Biennial 2014," which opened on Friday, September 12th and will run through January 5th of next year. Before anything else is said, a...