Hot Shows at the Hard Rock
The hits just keep coming at Hard Rock Live, which continues to draw some of the biggest acts in entertainment—as evidenced by the lineup over the next few weeks. Pop sensation Demi Lovato kicks things off this Sunday (Oct. 30) with a show that promises hits from a song catalog that’s produced some 30 billion
Candid Camera, Part 2
“Headless on Las Olas” “Mr. Bear” Images by: Janis Ehlers About the images: The Exotic Car Show on Las Olas provided the backdrop for “Headless” (opening photo), which Ehlers describes as an unplanned, spontaneous shot. “As I was leaving, I spotted this man [wearing black pants] and caught the picture; with the lighting, you could
Candid Camera, Part 1
“The Holdout” Image by: Jeff Olson About the image: Olson captured this image last January at the Atlantic Trail entrance to the Conservation Levee Greenway in Broward County. “I was using my 70-200mm Sony lens set at 200mm to capture people in silhouette on top of the levee. Of course, I was struck by the
New Art Debuts in Miami Design District
The Miami Design District continues to offer an array of art exhibits and opportunities for international and local artists to display their unique artwork. To help diversify its collections, the Miami Design District offers art tours throughout the district while adding new art initiatives, including A.L. Steiner’s Ecofeminism Billboards, Criola Mural, LALANA Exhibit, and Locust
Let There Be Rock
The month kicks off Sept. 12 with the Scorpions taking the stage as part of their Rock Believer world tour. Later that week (Sept. 17), The Beatles’ Ringo Starr comes to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with his All-Starr Band (inset) for a rescheduled performance. One year after its Hella Mega Tour with Fall
11 South Florida Artists Receive 2022 South Florida Cultural Consortium Awards
Three Broward artists have been named recipients of the 2022 South Florida Cultural Consortium (SFCC) Awards, given to preeminent South Florida artists through the SFCC 2021-2022 Visual and Media Artists Program. The three Broward artists are among this year’s 12 award recipients, including six artists from Miami-Dade County and two from Palm Beach County. The
Famous Afro-Brazilian Artist Commissioned for Mural in Miami Design District
Criola, one of the most prominent and socially-charged muralists, was chosen to craft the Miami Design District’s (MDD) latest public artwork. Drawing from her Afro-Brazilian heritage, Criola explores the protagonism of Black women and their influence on the world. Her most well-known work outside of Brazil, Interdimensional Portal, is now on display in the Miami
Pompano Beach Names Ty Tabing As New Cultural Affairs Director
Pompano Beach officials recently selected Ty Tabing to serve as the new Cultural Affairs Director for the city. Tabing’s previous efforts led the Chicago Tribune to name him “Chicagoan of the Year” for his cultural programming excellence. In Pompano Beach, Tabing will manage all the city’s cultural venues and oversee public art. He will also help activate
Curtain Call
By Michelle F. Solomon It has been nearly a full decade since Island City Stage debuted with The Twentieth Century Way, on Aug. 9, 2012. Back then, the company was created to focus on works by, about and for the LGBT+ community that didn’t have its own space. Island City partnered with Empire Stage, co-producing
Elementary!
Amateur sleuths can spend the summer at the Frost Museum of Science learning about—and matching wits with—one of literature’s most famous detectives thanks to a multigallery ode to Sherlock Holmes. The exhibition, which runs through Sept. 5, transports guests into the mind of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, revealing the scientific insights that inspired the doctor-turned-author to create Holmes.
In Full Bloom
Dandelion-inspired (and transformable) pendant necklace in platinum with diamonds (pictured top) and an aquamarine of over 31 carats. Did you know: The use of dandelion seeds as a design element speaks to an early 20th-century Louis Comfort Tiffany hair ornament. Bracelet in platinum with diamonds and an unenhanced purple sapphire of more than 9 carats. Did
Seeing Red
The colorful, creative and sometimes whimsical work of Tony Kelly finds an appropriate, albeit temporary home inside the Faena Art Project Room, the space (3430 Collins Ave., Miami Beach) recently introduced by Faena Art Foundation for its artist residency program and artist talks. Kelly, a Los Angeles-based fine art photographer whose work generates consistent buzz, was invited last
