By Dana Keith, Miami Beach Cinematheque Andy Warhol, John Coplans catalogue, 1970, from the MBC Archive. The early films of Andy Warhol are a mystery to most people, mainly because he is so well known as a graphic artist as opposed to a filmmaker, and also partly because the later more narrative features of his […]
Article · November 18, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Mitchell Kaplan, co-founder and chair of the Miami Book Fair International Shoppers during Miami Book Fair International Miami Book Fair opens Nov. 16, and for the 31st year in a row, the streets of downtown Miami will fill with books and the people who love them. With more than 600 authors in town, our […]
Article · November 17, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Peter E. Leggett, Walker West Music Academy This October, Walker West welcomed five new members to the Walker West Music Academy Board of Directors. Greg Finzell – Rondo Community Land Trust Harold Minor – Wilder Foundation Dameun Strange – Bush Foundation Nesret Shu-Ankh Theba – Kingfield Dental Karen Welle – Minnesota Dept. of Health […]
Article · November 13, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Peter E. Leggett, Walker West Music Academy For the past 14 years, on the 2nd Saturday in September, people of all ages and backgrounds have gathered at Selby Avenue and Milton Street in Saint Paul for the Selby Avenue Jazz Fest. Founded by Golden Thyme Coffee Shop owner Mychael Wright, The Selby Jazz Fest […]
Article · November 13, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
The 2014 Knight Arts Challenge People’s Choice Award is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a small and emerging arts organization in South Florida – $20,000s is up for grabs and you can have a say on who receives it! Click here to watch Knight Foundation VP/Arts Dennis Scholl discuss the Knights Arts Challenge […]
Article · November 13, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
The 2014 Knight Arts Challenge People’s Choice Award is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a small and emerging arts organization in South Florida – $20,000s is up for grabs and you can have a say on who receives it! Learn more above as Knight Foundation VP/Arts Dennis Scholl discusses the Knights Arts Challenge […]
Article · November 13, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Reed van Brunschot, AIRIE I started my adventure by driving all the way down south to the very tip of America to the small village called Flamingo to meet ranger Ryan to receive my keys for the AIRIELAB studio. There was absolutely no phone service, and it was a nice thought to have life […]
Article · November 13, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Fernando González, Miami-based arts & culture writer Mario Ernesto Sanchez Mario Ernesto Sanchez, founder and producing artistic director of Teatro Avante and the International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami, received the 2014 Legacy Award in Los Angeles, Sunday. The honor recognizes “outstanding individuals whose lifelong commitment to Latino Theater in the United States and […]
Article · November 10, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer During a recent Carnegie Hall master class, Marilyn Horne told participants: “Don’t just go to the opera. Be sure to attend recitals, concerts, oratorios… even string quartet performances!” Wise counsel, that of the legendary mezzo-soprano, especially the last one, as was borne out on Monday, Oct. 27, at […]
Article · November 10, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Adria Greenhauff, Miami City Ballet This season, bring the family together to witness the #1 holiday spectacular as performed by “one of America’s most beloved dance companies.” Join Marie and her Nutcracker Prince as they travel through a winter wonderland of dancing snowflakes, sugar plum fairies and an epic battle between toy soldiers and mischievous […]
Article · November 9, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Fernando González, Miami-based arts and culture writer For dancer and choreographer Hattie Mae Williams, the question is not whether all the world’s a stage but why shouldn’t it be? She has taken her self-described guerrilla approach to dance performances to supermarkets and churches, subway platforms and cemeteries. “Culture Concrete,” her site-specific dance film project […]
Article · November 9, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad