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Where was WPBT2 this week?

It has been a busy one, with stops at  the Arsht Center for the Fall For The Arts street fair, we hit the ground running this week, including stops at Sun Life Stadium, The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, The Kravis Center and Norton Museum of Art.

Here is some video from the week that was courtesy of WPBT2's uVu Video site:

FALL FOR THE ARTS

THE FORUM CLUB OF THE PALM BEACHES

THE NORTON MUSEUM OF ART

THE FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL


Stars at NOVA

The 2010-2011 Cabaret Series at Nova Southeastern University was just announced and includes:

Grammy Award winner - Melissa Manchester – October 2, 2010

West Side Story’s - Kurt Peterson & Victoria Mallory – February 26, 2011

Broadway extraordinaire - Kevin Spirtas – April 30, 2011

For More Information visit NSU's Website. The 2010 – 2011 Cabaret Series  is hosted by Nova Southeastern University! The Cabaret Series has already met rave reviews as a result of performances by Broadway extraordinaire Christine Andreas of My Fair Lady and David Burnham of Wicked. This season’s series will continue to feature Broadway and Grammy Award winning artist in spellbinding performances.

 If you'd like a taste of what might be in store, here is a clip from last years series


 

Christine Andreas at NSU - Duet with Jesse Carlo

Antiques Roadshow Comes to Miami Beach

I never understood what the big “hype” was about with Antiques. Antiques Roadshow is the #1 hit PBS show and it’s coming to the Miami Convention Center this Saturday, July 10.  For over 15 years WGBH a Show image 4 Boston PBS station has produced this show, and its getting a larger and larger following each year. With seven Emmy awards under its belt, the show proves to have some strong appeal.

I always thought “Antique” was just a nice way to say something was “old”. However, after much research, I’ve come to understand a bit more as to why people like the Antique phenomena.
 
For some it’s because it connects you to the past. Perhaps a place and time when you weren’t alive to see or be apart of, but this object (a piece of jewelry, or a household item) gives you the ability to connect with that particular era. Or with a relative (great-great-grandmother) the connection to the loved one, whom you only heard about through stories your mother told you.
 
Other people love antiques because of the treasures they find. For example one woman from Florida’s Gulf Coast who had a pair of sperm whale teeth with decorated scrimshaw designs. This woman paid only twenty cents (yep, you got it right 20¢) for these teeth, and they were worth an estimated $25,000 (can you say….OMG). With the money she received she was able to fix her house, which was damaged after hurricane Katrina. 

People love antiques for many reasons and while I still haven’t jumped on the Antiques bandwagon completely, I will look twice before walking away from a garage sale. 

Show image 6 So before throwing anything away, just think… Could this be worth something one day? If the answer is yes, you just might want to hold on to it.

If you don’t have tickets to this Saturday’s WPBT2’s Hosted Antiques Roadshow event, don’t worry WPBT2 has you covered, just check out http://www.uvuvideo.org/ or www.wpbt2.org the week of July 12th and you can see behind-the-scenes video of the event.

Let us know your thoughts on Antiques. 

Natalia Villega/WPBT2


 

 


Spiro’s Jamaica Sojourne Opens at WDNA’S Jazz Gallery

Renowned visual artist, curator and educator, Tina Spiro opens her solo exhibition, entitled Jamaica Sojourne, Friday, May 21st, at the 88.9FM Jazz Gallery.  

 

Spiro, who is originally from New York, began her career as a protégé of American sculptor David Smith. She attended Skidmore College, and Pratt Institute in New York. She later moved to Jamaica and for over thirty years there immersed herself in Afro-Caribbean culture and Caribbean art history, becoming a fan of Jamaican music, which she listened to while painting. During her years in Jamaica Tina was regarded as one of the Caribbean’s foremost artists and was the owner of Chelsea Galleries, specializing in Caribbean Art.

 

She’s also taught at Hunter College, Jamaica School of Art, University of Miami, and Florida International University. In June, 2009, Spiro returned to Jamaica where she currently paints full time in her studio in the mountains overlooking Kingston, teaches advanced painting techniques at Saana Studios, and is currently completing the revised edition of the book Jamaican Art for LMH Publishers.

 

Tina Spiro’s Jamaica Sojourne at the 88.9FM Jazz Gallery opens to the public with a free Wine & Cheese Reception, Friday, May 21st, 7:30pm – 10pm. The exhibition runs May 21 through June 17, 2010.


LOX WITH BLACK BEANS & RICE

LOX WITH BLACK BEANS & RICE: PORTRAITS OF CUBAN JEWS IN SOUTH FLORIDA 


From the opening night reception for the exhibition, the audience is
welcomed by Executive Director Marcia Jo Zerivitz, Dr. Isidoro Morjaim (part 1), Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz and exhibition photographer, Randi Sidman-Moore (part 2)


Lox  The Cuban Jewish community in South Florida began with the 1959 communist revolution in Cuba; most Jews fled and started new lives. The 30 large format candid photographs by Randi Sidman-Moore include brief oral histories. They reflect the daily lives and life and holiday cycles rituals of a people and how they are different or similar to the larger society. These "Jewbans" are examples of diversity within one cultural landscape.
 
About 12 years ago, Miami photographer Randi Sidman-Moore was on a trip to Israel when she ended up in a bus with Cuban Jews from Miami. ''They had me in tears they were so funny,'' the photojournalist recalls. "The other Jews were so quiet, but they were having a party on the bus. They introduced me to the whole subculture.'' Sidman-Moore says she knew immediately that she wanted to explore the lives of Cuban Jews, to tell in photographs the story of what makes them different from other Jews, and different from other Cubans. The project took five years to complete, funded with grants from the Palm Beach Community Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Florida Atlantic University, which first exhibited the photographs.
 
Sidman-Moore, who grew up in New York, studied photography at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy. She moved to Florida in 1995. Her work has appeared in Elle, Life, Time, Cosmopolitan, Ocean Drive and The Miami Herald. 

Young at Art

REGISTRATION FOR YoungArts 2011 OPENS MARCH 15

 

17-18 YEAR OLDS AND OTHER HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ELEGIBLE TO APPLY

 

Miami (March, 2010) YoungArts, the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, will open its registration on March 15 for 17-18 year old high school senior artists in the literary, performing and visual arts (across the disciplines of Voice, Music, Jazz, Cinematic Arts, Writing, Photography, Theater, Dance and Visual Arts). YoungArts accepts applications from students from across the country through an online application process.

 

YoungArts receives up to 7,000 applications in nine disciplines each year. The applications are judged by a panel of esteemed artists in a rigorous week-long adjudication process that takes place in the YoungArts offices in downtown Miami. 150 of the top artists selected as national finalists and are invited to Miami for YoungArts Week, an all expenses paid week-long artistic residency including master classes with world renowned artists, workshops and interdisciplinary experiences. From this pool of 150 students, up to 45 will be given Gold and Silver awards, based on their performances at YoungArts Week. The Gold award comes with a monetary award of $10,000, and the Silver award $5,000. YoungArts is the exclusive nominating agency for the Commission on Presidential Scholars. From this pool of 150 students, 20 will be named Presidential Scholars in the Arts and travel to Washington D.C. to receive a Presidential Medallion at a White House ceremony, and perform and exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Miami Advice: Building a New Cultural Capital

From ART WORKS: The NEA Blog

March 1, 2010
Washington, DC

One of the key components of an Art Works visit is the public roundtable discussion with community leaders. These sessions explore cross-sector issues central to that locale’s arts and cultural development. Back on February 1st, as part of his Art Works trip to Miami, Rocco took part in a round table discussion hosted by The Wolfsonian-Florida International University, the Knight Foundation and Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. The topic: “Greater Miami: A new Cultural Capital Shaped by Design, Architecture, and Arts Pioneers.” Dennis Scholl, Miami Program Director for the Knight Foundation, moderated this intriguing discussion.

Video of the discussion is available on uVu, a South Florida community video sharing service. Take a look and tell us what you think.


Calzada Premiere at the Tower Theatre

Last night WPBT2 was able to participate in the premiere screening of "Calzada" a film about the renowned Cuban artist, Humberto Calzada.  The evening was marked by having both the director (Eduardo Montes-Bradley) and Mr. Calzada in attendance.

The demand was high for tickets, the theatre added a second screening before the "Official" premiere to accommodate all the people who turned out.

Before the evening began in earnest, we had a chance to sit with both Mr. Montes-Bradley and Mr. Calzada and listen in while they talked about the film and more with Solange Reyner, who reports on Things to Do for Miami.com

Humberto Calzada

Eduardo Montes-Bradley


Free Screening of Calzada-The Life and Work of Cuban-American Artist, Humberto Calzada

 

N183511227648_3019 Calzada, a documentary based on the life and works of Cuban-American artist Humberto Calzada, will be featured at a free screening on January 7th, 6:00 p.m. at the Tower Theatre in Miami. The film depicts the biography of life in exile and the extraordinary means by which human tragedy becomes the canvas of a unique Caribbean experience.

Directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, and produced by Soledad Liendo, the documentary is scheduled to premier for special guests and members of the press, on January 7th, 6:00pm at the Tower Theatre, one of Miami's oldest cultural landmarks.


The evening will begin with a cocktail reception followed by a presentation on the theatre lounge where Gerardo Aguillón and José Angel Navarro, creators of the soundtrack for the film, will perform some traditional Cuban tunes for violin and guitar.

 

To RSVP for the free event, please visit www.mychannel2.org/calzada


The Armory Art Center’s Annual Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Call for entries

Open to all craft media focusing on the theme of fun, wild ‘n wacky teapots, sugar & creamers, tea cups,

sandwich plates, spoons, forks, knives and cake platters. The crazier the better!

 

The Armory Art Center will hold The Annual Mad Hatter’s Luncheon.  The fifth annual event will be at Club Colette March 2, 2010 at 11:59 a.m., sharp!  The Alice-in-Wonderland-themed tea party, was rated by the Palm Beach Post’s Thom Smith as “Palm Beach’s Best Luncheon Event.” Guests will bid on a silent auction featuring one-of-a-kind handmade teapots crafted by local and national artists.

 

The money raised benefits Artist-in-Residence programs in ceramics, painting and drawing, sculpture, printmaking and jewelry. As a result of funding raised by this event, the Armory Art Center is able to offer artists from all over the country and beyond an opportunity to be a part of the Armory’s programming. The artists-in-residence work at the Armory Art Center for one year to evolve their portfolios. At the same time, the artists teach Armory students and learn from Armory faculty. Proceeds also benefit the faculty artist programming.

 

The Armory Art Center is a not-for-profit community-based visual arts center providing opportunities for individual growth, self-expression, increased awareness and appreciation of the arts through participation in studio, exhibition, lecture and other educational programs. For more information on the Armory Art Center or for tickets to the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, please call 561.832.1776 ext. 15 or visit the Armory’s website at www.armoryart.org