Articles by

Valerie Nahmad

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    Circus Juventas summer spectacular is: Showdown

    Published July 5, 2012 by

    By Connie Shaver Kick up your heels and lasso up a posse of friends, Circus Juventas, North America’s largest youth circus, proudly presents 20 performances of their all-new production Showdown. With a rip-roarin’ cast of characters, it’s the most foot-stompin’ hair-raisin’ high-ridin’ spectacle East—and West—of the mighty Mississippi. The Wild...
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    St Paul Chamber Orchestra gears up for ticket giveaway

    Published July 5, 2012 by

    By Kelli Belich, SPCO From July 9-20, the SPCO will take online registrations for a random drawing to distribute free tickets to all of the orchestra’s popular concerts for children. This is the fifth year the SPCO has been able to make its children’s concerts free, thanks to generous support...
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    Young voices to arrive at Florida Grand Opera

    Published July 5, 2012 by

    By Stefanie Hew, Florida Grand Opera Florida Grand Opera’s Young Artist Studio has gained worldwide recognition as one of the leading operatic training programs in the nation. The highly competitive program accepts only 6-10 artists from over 600 applicants each year and has trained more than 150 young professionals, who...
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    Teatro del Pueblo (Teatro) and Pangea World Theater collaborate

    Published July 5, 2012 by

    By Amy Poulson, Teatro del Pueblo The collaboration between Teatro del Pueblo (Teatro) and Pangea World Theater (Pangea) led to our second combined board-staff retreat. In addition to the team-building and integration inherent in off-site retreats, Teatro and Pangea used this time together to further efforts on three initiatives established...
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    Meet Locust Projects 2012 Locust Art Builders

    Published July 3, 2012 by

    By Locust Projects Locust Projects is pleased to announce its third year of LAB (Locust Arts Builders), a collaborative exhibition by a select group of South Florida High School students. Under the direction of renowned contemporary artist Monica Lopez de Victoria of the TM Sisters, sixteen local high school students...
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    Reflecting on the Miami art scene

    Published July 2, 2012 by

    By Kristin Korolowicz, Knight Curatorial Fellow As the first Knight Curatorial Fellow, I spent a year exploring the ecology of the Miami art scene. It was a unique opportunity to be a part of the evolution of the Bass Museum and growing local art community. I found that Miami—through the...
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    Reveal your Detroit

    Published June 30, 2012 by

    By Bradford Frost, Detroit Revitalization Fellow How would you Reveal Your Detroit? That question, through the support of an innovative grant opportunity with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, empowered the DIA to partner this past spring with 55 of Detroit’s community based organizations and hundreds of Detroit...
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    A look back at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival

    Published June 30, 2012 by

    Jill Overacker, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival The 2012 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival featured world-renowned musicians and up-and-coming ensembles shared their talents performing works by Russia’s greatest composers. Due to the support of a $20,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Festival was able...
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    Join Viernes Culturales June 29

    Published June 27, 2012 by

    By Viernes Culturales Join us on June 29 at Domino Plaza starting at 7:00 PM in celebrating another Viernes Culturales/Cultural Friday. Little Havana's popular art and culture festival is a great event for the whole family. Enjoy music and discover works by local artists and artisans in and around our...