… is bursting at the coastline with an almost overwhelming supply of art and cultural events to experience. This is a great thing, so long as one has a plan. Here are a few tips on what to see around town this weekend and the coming
Inkub8‘s monthly Inkub8r Open-Studio Series continued last Saturday with a “wet” and “dry” performance of “To Do or Not To Do,” a multimedia, multidisciplinary collaboration with performer and choreographer Carlota Pradera and experimental electronic
Like many larger cities, Charlotte is comprised of a variety of people. Highlighting this diversity are many different festivals throughout the year. Our large Latino community is one that is culturally rich, and a great way to experience a slice of this is at the 21st annual Latin American Festival on Sunday, Oct. 9. This [...]
This Friday, Sept. 2, Fourth Wall Arts will be hosting its 15th Salon from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. There are a wide array of artists and performers making an appearance at this Salon event. From poets and sculptors to music, dance and magic tricks, there is certainly plenty to check [...]
School’s starting up again around here, and for those with kids at home, I bet a fair number of kitchen-table conversations are underway about extra-curricular activities, like what to take on, how much to pay for them and where to find the right fit for each kid’s inclinations? Given the budget squeeze faced by St. [...]
One of the things I love best about my job is that, years and years into covering the arts beat around here, I still regularly get the delightful surprise of stumbling onto new-to-me cultural enclaves. For example, I’ve long favored the arts-friendly Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar for lunch dates and live music — anyone [...]
I wanted to do something different last weekend, so I did. I ventured out to Tango Ocho, a traditional Milonga, or tango event, that was once banned by the military government in Argentina. Held every Friday night on the second floor of a nondescript building, Tango Ocho thrives in a quaint dance studio on Miami’s [...]
Sometimes the best things in life come late, and they usually happen at Inkub8. And sometimes they include a potluck dinner afterward. Get your dancing shoes on and head over to Inkub8 today (yes, today) at 1 p.m. for an invigorating
In recent years, I’ve noticed a marked uptick in arts programming that places public engagement at its center. It’s more than audience outreach (although that’s part of it). The kind of community programs I’m talking about go far beyond the goal of awareness to full interactivity, where the public not only participates in but is [...]
From July 31st to August 7th, 2011 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily), award-winning hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris brings to Miami the 2011 Illadelph Miami Legends Festival, a series of hip-hop workshops and dance classes scheduled to be held at the brand new South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center and