The Bas Fisher Invitational’s Super 8 movie night from earlier this month was such a resounding success that the artist-run alternative space is having a repeat of the event tonight at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by local artists, Barron Shearer and Kevin Arrow, it’s the only movie night in town that screens their films on [...]
Art drives traffic. Let’s say you’re a small municipality huddled at the tip of Miami Beach, just below Bal Harbour Village. You have an adorable little downtown with an impeccable custom Italian tailor (really, there is no story on the Internets about Verdiles? Tsk, tsk), a terrific little Italian restaurant, and a friendly government. How [...]
Get creative and impact your community courtesy of Sweat Records’ recently launched music video contest. The indie shop is hosting a national contest to crete a new video for local artist Rachel Goodrich’s “Light Bulb” track. Goodrich has been touring nationally & had the song used in a Crayola commercial, but needs your help. Download the [...]
Kennedy Center president Michael Kaiser visited Miami last month as part of his 50-state Arts in Crisis Tour. The Knight Foundation’s Miami program director Dennis Scholl had the pleasure of moderating a conversation with Kaiser, focusing primarily on how to best utilize boards, crafting five-year artistic plans and the importance of marketing. Bottom line? Begin [...]
An overhead view of destruction in Port-au-Prince. There has been a tremendous response of physical aid and monetary assistance to the tragedy in Haiti, and the musical community has been an important part of it. The national Hope for Haiti telethon featured a good deal of music during its broadcast, and tonight, the Cleveland Orchestra [...]
Sadly, 2008 KAC winner the Upper Eastside Garden is shutting its gates to the public on Feb 29. Celebrate the Garden’s success at a closing party January 30 from 6-10pm. The party will feature a screening of a new video by artist Natalia Benedetti, free admission and complimentary Grolsch beer & illy coffee. See the [...]
Last month a handful of Design District galleries and art spaces such as Locust Projects, Spinello Gallery, and Dimensions Variable, opted out of the Second Saturday celebration, opting instead to have their openings on the third Saturday with successful results. Earlier this month, inclement weather drove down traffic in the Wynwood area, where receding crowds [...]
Gwendolyn Lai (left) and Kim Ehly mix it up in “The Hour of the Tiger” Why do I love Miami? Because this weekend I stayed home on Friday night, and still managed to dance to live rara and zouk music at the Haiti Mizik Relief benefit on Saturday afternoon; flip out to contemporary Finnish spectral [...]
Step inside the vibrant, animated world of the Young at Art Children’s Museum. The 2008 Knight Arts Challenge winner is building a permanent art museum for children on 11.75 acres in Broward county. Executive director Mindy Shrago, volunteers and museum goers share their plans, experiences and hopes for the museum Young at Art of Broward [...]
Be sure not miss Abracadabra this Friday at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, an exhibition and raffle/fundraiser featuring over 100 works of art. The show has been up since January 23, and come Friday night you have the opportunity to enter a raffle contest for pieces from the exhibition. Names of ticket holders [...]
