A&E Spotlight

Kristin Beck’s artistry had humble beginnings—think paper placemats in restaurants coupled with any drawing utensil she could find—but it has assumed many forms. “I want to say it’s been with me my whole life,” Beck says. In what her husband calls the “Tarantino style of talking,” (a meandering but connected way of storytelling) Beck shares

The newest Creek Idol shares his experiences When Louis Sanders was expanding his musical talent at Polk State College (then Polk Community College), he discovered that while he could write songs, he couldn’t seem to play them. Whether he attempted to learn how to play piano or pluck a bass guitar, his fingers “just wouldn’t

He makes his home in Coconut Creek, but much of documentary filmmaker Bared Maronian’s time is spent in other cities, and in other countries. The former editor and special projects editor at Miami’s PBS station, WPBT, says it was public television that helped him develop his craft of producing documentaries, eventually leading him to found

The Coral Springs artist sheds light on the creative process and how her home country, Venezuela, inspires her work  Coming from a house where everyone is an attorney or doctor, I always ask myself, “Why did I decide art?” Since I was little, I had the hands and the mind to create.  I always want

As a parent to three daughters over the age of 12, including one in college, Jim Breuer doesn’t pull punches when doling out fatherly advice in the “Me Too” era. “Here’s what I tell them,” says the comic, 50, who rose to fame on “Saturday Night Live” in the late 1990s. “If someone is inviting

It’s been 10 years since the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater first struck the Adrienne Arsht Center’s stage, displaying the seemingly effortless, breathtaking blend of strength, power and grace for which it had developed a reputation. Returning to the Arsht Center, even on a non-anniversary year, is momentous for artistic director Robert Battle. A bow-legged

Though her arc on the reality-competition show may not have ended the way she had hoped, Brooke Simpson found nothing unlucky about Season 13 of NBC’s “The Voice.” Her journey to the finals (she finished third) resulted in two No. 1 recordings on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart (“O Holy Night” and “Amazing Grace”), nearly

Ruth Pointer keeps the legendary sister act going She’s the last of the original Pointer Sisters, but, at age 71, Ruth Pointer says she still has energy to spare. And a lot of songs left to sing. In the early 1980s, the sisters  from Oakland, California, had four consecutive top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits.

The Miami Design District is a destination for luxury shopping and celebrity chef-driven restaurants, but with the Dec. 1 opening of the three-level Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, the northeast Miami neighborhood got a hefty boost as an arts district, too.  Craig Robins, president and CEO of Miami-based real estate company Dacra, and the developer

On the eve of his Nov. 1 concert at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood—part of a fall tour during which he was backed by members of The Who, with the notable exception of guitarist Pete Townshend—Roger Daltrey admitted to being apprehensive. “If you ever stop being anxious about [performing] and caring about what you do,

This season marks a milestone for Symphony of the Americas and maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese in more ways than one. Not only has the symphony been a vibrant part of the community for 30 years, but it continues to make classical music accessible and inspiring at a time when similar cultural entities around the country struggle.

When sculpture artist Sean Garman opened his studio and gallery a few years ago, it wasn’t for the sole purpose of tightening family bonds. But his specialty—works that focus on the human body, especially hands—has done just that. The intimate, detail-rich pieces produced at Garman Sculpture Works (1041 NE 45th St., Oakland Park; 954.789.5001) have