A&E Spotlight

Craig Johnson might be new to Fort Lauderdale, but the executive director of ArtServe already is serving as a gracious host to the city’s cultural community. “ArtServe has had a remarkable history,” says Johnson, who joined the storied nonprofit this spring. “Now we’re building upon that legacy to reposition the organization as a creative laboratory.”

Multimedia artist Sibel Kocabasi is sitting in the living room of her Lake Worth home and studio; over a gracious setting of hors d’oeuvres, Turkish coffee and rosé, she shares her commitment to human rights. Born and raised in Turkey, she has a deeper understanding of the Syrian refugee crisis. Turkey has about 3.6 million

Though numbers only begin the tell the story of Kelley Shanley’s tenure at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, they’re also impossible to ignore. During his decadelong run as president and CEO (he’s celebrating 20 years overall), the Coral Springs resident has been involved in two major capital campaigns. A $60 million effort, completed in

South African-born Johann Zietsman remembers growing up around his mother’s singalongs, where friends and family—musical or not—would stand around a piano and sing together, sometimes for hours at a time. Zietsman found his own musical niche by high school, becoming a drummer in the school’s marching band. He later transitioned to the trumpet and French

When online pet supply retailer Chewy had its opening day on the stock market in June, CNBC host Jim Cramer held up paintings of his two dogs, Nvidia and Marley, on his investment/finance show, “Mad Money.” It just so happens those two paintings were the work of Coconut Creek artist Josh Lawson, whose custom pet

Gloria Hernando is steadfast in her belief that everybody has a bull inside them. But as the emerging Miami-based artist’s own journey suggests, it’s one thing to recognize the symbolism and another to take that spirit by the horns—and run with it. Before the 28-year-old debuted her first solo exhibition this spring at Paradise Plaza

Singer-songwriter Jake Miller says he’s making the best music of his life right now. It’s a simple declaration on the surface, but as the graduate of Cypress Bay High School in Weston later shares, it’s not one he takes for granted. Though 26, the son of Weston residents Bruce and Lee Miller is enjoying a

It’s not that the actor who’s delivered indelible performances in movies like “High Fidelity” and “Being John Malkovich” is a difficult interview. As attendees will discover when he comes to Fort Lauderdale this month for a viewing of “Say Anything” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts—followed by an anything-goes Q&A session—John Cusack doesn’t dodge

Melody Maysonet always knew she had a story in her. Fueled by the security of knowing she wanted to be a writer since she was a little girl, Maysonet pursued her passion, working as an editor for about 14 years as well as a ghostwriter. The whole time, she felt the urge to tell stories,

It’s good to be Pat Monahan these days, for reasons beyond the obvious. The lead singer of multiplatinum-selling band Train, a 12-handicap golfer, followed an appearance at the PGA Tour’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February with a rare opportunity to play the hallowed grounds of Augusta National, site of Tiger Woods’ recent victory at The Masters.

Photos by Eduardo Schneider   Saul Drier’s mobile phone rings a lot. At 94, he’s sitting in an office in his apartment in Wynmoor. He’s a busy man, fielding calls from a summer camp in Wisconsin that wants to plan an upcoming performance for his band, and other calls about bookings everywhere, from Pennsylvania to

Hearing Wanda Sykes’ take on hot-button issues in her stand-up shows, it’s hard to believe that one of the country’s most popular comics was once tied to a desk job. Though Sykes says she always loved comedy, her first job out of college was as a contracting specialist for the National Security Agency in Washington