By Lisa Palley, Palley Promotes Brad Meltzer is pretty great. This is not to regale and bore you with quotes from both colleagues and media about how terrific a writer Brad Meltzer is. What I do want to tell you is treat yourself, and take advantage of seeing Brad live, in person for the upcoming Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Miami Dances features insight into traditional and nontraditional dance programs, performers and choreographers that make Miami’s dance scene special. In this post we feature, Peter London, founder/artistic director of Peter
By Lisa Palley, Palley Promotes What happens when you mix a cocktail with writing? Sometimes it’s the best material you’ve ever written, sometimes there are gems hidden between the froth and the ice cubes, and sometimes it’s a paper basketball
DWNTWN Art Days is back for a fifth year, ready to take over Downtown Miami with three days’ worth of cultural activities for the entire family, Sept. 9-11. The brainchild of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority, it’s their way of showcasing the area as a cultural hub. Alyce Robertson, executive director of the Authority, lets us in on what she’s excited about for this year’s event, including several events not to be missed as well as how Art Days has evolved and what to expect in 2017. Artburst: What new events are you excited about at this year’s Art Days? Robertson: The best part about Art Days is that there really is something for everyone, even those who want to get their hands dirty rather than simply admire from afar. Beyond the endless series of activities, exhibitions and performances, art lovers this year can channel their inner Picasso by taking free
Storypalooza: Saturday, Sept. 10, downtown Miami By Lisa Palley, Palley Promotes What is the Miami experience? Is it to figure out whether it’s going to rain or not? Is it trying to guess whether without the use of a blinker, that person driving to your left is going to move into your lane, and cut you off? Is it stone crab, Florida lobster or mango season? Or is it just “Another Day in Paradise.” Miami is home to as many
By Lisa Palley, Palley Promotes There is always time to do what we love. Really, there is. And just because we’re adults with complicated schedules of mile-high commitments, there is always time for ourselves. Because that is what keeps us going. But sometimes we need help to keep the inspiration flowing. Sometimes we need an excuse to take time away from phones, schedules, and commitments. Because you know you really are more than meetings, deadlines,
After a month’s worth of great deals for film buffs, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau closed out its Miami Film Month, part of its wildly popular Temptations Program, with an event at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. It was an opportunity to showcase the winners of the video contest alongside award-winning short films.
By Lisa Palley It’s been two years since the death of Israel Hernandez-Llach, the 18-year-old graffiti artist who was accidentally tasered to death on Aug. 6, 2013 by City of Miami Beach police. Honoring the life of Israel is a new graphic novel by Venezuelan-born, Miami-resident filmmaker and documentarian Stan Jakubowicz. “If I don’t see