New Children's Book Looks At What It's Like To Be A Transgender Kid
The author of a new children's book about being transgender is speaking Thursday, Oct.9, at 7 p.m. at the Stonewall Gallery in Wilton Manors. Jessica...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWrite Us A Six-Word Story About South Florida
WLRN-Miami Herald News has partnered with Miami Book Fair International for a project called #6wordsmiami. We're asking you to submit your stories about...» E-Mail This
View ArticleLatin Music Fest Spans Generations
When music crosses generations, then you know it’s a serious sound. That’s what’s fueling the first-ever Siempre Fresco music series, taking place Oct....» E-Mail This
View ArticleMuseum Helps War Veterans Reach Their Inner Artists
Once their tours of duty are over, war veterans sometimes have trouble readjusting to civilian life. But a program in Broward County uses art as a way...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBroward College Arts Program Seeks Audience Of "Artivists"
Until about 18 months ago, the auditorium at Broward College’s Pembroke Pines campus was largely unused. “They’ve done graduations for kindergarten...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMiami Theatre Center Engages the South Florida Community
Miami Theatre Center creates, develops and produces programming for audiences of all ages and abilities. For staff member Judy Litt, it's a labor of love. » E-Mail This
View ArticleIn "The Cuban Spring," Vanessa Garcia Confronts The "Familial Embargo"
“Taste this, Siomara, and tell me that this doesn’t taste like Cuba.” “Mom, I don’t know what Cuba tastes like.” -- from “The Cuban Spring” by Vanessa...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMiami/Nice Jazz Festival, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and...
10/31/14 - Next time on South Florida Arts Beat, the partnership between sister cities – Nice, France and Miami, Florida, present the Third Miami/Nice...» E-Mail This
View ArticleExhibit Explores Bonds Between Jewish Refugee Professors, Black Students
Imagine you’re a college professor driven from your home country on a wave of prejudice and bigotry. You seek refuge in a new country, where you find...» E-Mail This
View ArticleThe Sally J. Freedman Reality Tour With Judy Blume
When I was in elementary school, I wrote an "autobiography" called "I Want to Be Like Judy." It had a pink construction paper cover and came in second...» E-Mail This
View Article"Culture Concrete": A Dance Film Set In Miami Marine Stadium
In 2013, Hattie Mae Williams, a contemporary dance choreographer, won a grant from the Knight Foundation’s Arts Challenge. Now, the New World School of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBotany Tour For The Book Fair: Stories From Michael Largo
Say you walk into an office building. On the reception desk is a nice, lush, green-leafed plant with white dots on it. You think, “how nice and...» E-Mail This
View ArticleRichard Blanco's New Miami Memoir Explores 'Becoming' Cuban-American
From the opening pages of poet Richard Blanco’s refreshing memoir, “The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood,” it’s clear that you’re not wandering...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMiamiStories: Up In Smoke
This story, as told by Oscar Fuentes, is part of an oral history series. It was the summer of 2003; I was living in a very old and ugly apartment...» E-Mail This
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