Courtesy of CCE. In the age of Twitter and flash fiction, the notion of theater offering 15-minute plays was perhaps inevitable. But add to it fresh writing, well-known actors intrigued by short-form theater, the intimacy of a small room and a cheap ticket price and you got yourself Micro Teatro Miami — and a South […]
Article · April 10, 2015 by Fernando González
Photo courtesy of O, Miami. When the stated goal is to deliver a poem to the more than 2.6 million residents of Miami-Dade County, politely inviting people to readings and hoping for the best is not a promising option. So O, Miami, the annual festival celebrating National Poetry Month that begins today, did the next […]
Article · April 1, 2015 by Fernando González
Al Loving’s “Untitled No. 32,” circa 1975. Museum purchase with funds provided by Jorge M. Pérez, Knight Foundation and PAMM Ambassadors for African American Art. From its inception, the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) set out to be both a window into the visual art world for Miami, and a mirror, reflecting the diversity of the […]
Article · March 30, 2015 by Fernando González
Panel, 12 Months Later: How We Raised Millions. From left to right: deejay Guti Talavera, Steve Martocci from Splice, Justin Golshir, of JustGo, Bora Celik from Jukely and moderator Lilia Luciano. Photo by Luis Olazabal. On the same day Miami Beach was celebrating its 100th birthday with major music concert, the Miami Music Summit 2015, […]
Article · March 28, 2015 by Fernando González
It is fitting that on the same day Miami Beach will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a massive concert, the MIA Music Summit, which brings together technology, entrepreneurship and music, will take place just a few blocks away. The event, which began in 2014 and is sponsored by Knight Foundation for the second time, is […]
Article · March 17, 2015 by Fernando González
Film still from “The Record Man.” Image courtesy Miami International Film Festival. Given that the theme of the 32nd Miami International Film Festival is “Every Character Under the Sun,” it’s only fitting that some of the most intriguing offerings in the event are stories about South Florida characters told by local filmmakers. “The Record Man,” by Mark Moormann, […]
Article · March 10, 2015 by Fernando González
Film still from “Hotel Nueva Isla.” Image courtesy of Miami International Film Festival. One of the most intriguing series in the 32nd Miami International Film Festival is, without a doubt, the Emerging Cuban Program. Smartly made with limited means by an enterprising young generation of directors, some not yet in their 30s, the films include […]
Article · March 6, 2015 by Fernando González
Film still from ‘Project of the Century,’ one of 11 Knight Competition entries. Photo courtesy Miami International Film Festival. The 32nd Miami International Film Festival, which begins Friday, not only boasts an impressive schedule that includes an Academy Award nominee (Argentina’s “Wild Tales,”), programs on Asian and French film, documentaries and emerging Cuban filmmakers, but […]
Article · March 5, 2015 by Fernando González
Living in South Florida means crossing invisible borders every day, many times a day. Almost inevitably, at one time or another, we are all visitors in someone else’s traditions, have to learn a different code, be it in business or our personal lives, or find a common language. It is both enriching and a challenge. […]
Article · February 19, 2015 by Fernando González
The two-day Media Party Miami, celebrated Feb.13-14 in South Florida, was part showcase, part new technologies crash course. It gathered journalists, hackers, academics and students for a day of panels and presentations and a day of hands-on learning, addressing time-honored journalistic values while reframing them with innovation and the new tools to pursue them. It […]
Article · February 18, 2015 by Fernando González
Photo courtesy EXILE Books. At one point, as Amanda Keeley retraces her steps the past few months and her list goes on and on and on, the classic image of a dozen clowns stepping out of a Volkswagen Beetle comes to mind. She pauses and chuckles almost apologetically. “Well, yes, I’ve been busy.” RELATED LINKS […]
Article · February 13, 2015 by Fernando González