Arts & Culture

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

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

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

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 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

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

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. 

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

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

After a two-year hiatus and a $3.5 million renovation, one of the region’s beloved outdoor concert venues is opening its doors again — with help from a legendary rock band and a special guest. Styx returns to South Florida on Saturday, Feb. 19 — with opening act Don Felder, who played lead guitar for the

Thomas Friedman: Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman (pictured left) comes to Boca Raton on Feb. 23 for a lecture at Florida Atlantic University’s Kaye Auditorium. The longtime columnist/reporter for the New York Times will speak about “The American Presidency Through a Global Lens.” Visit fauevents.com for ticket info. Armature: Island City Stage’s world premiere of

Acclaimed photographer Lydia Panas showcases the “power and beauty” of women and girls through images and videos in a free exhibition that runs through March 22 titled Sleeping Beauty at Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach.  Critics and curators point to the “affecting gaze” of the subjects that Panas photographs. In this exhibition, the photographer—whose work has been