I went to the opening of a main exhibition at the The Bass, one of Miami Beach’s premier art institutions. To be honest, contemporary art doesn’t interest me like it used to. But the people watching is enticing. Miami has become one of the world’s prime art destinations. It started […]
Miami is a border town in so many ways. Despite being in the Free State of Florida, many cultural institutions suffered, succumbing to fear – or borderline panic. Read, here, of the New World Symphony’s (“America’s Youth Orchestra”) pre-season opener as it struggles to re-connect with the audience after onerous […]
Your fearless fellow borderlander returned to Miami just in time to ride out Hurricane Irma. With 6.5 million under mandatory evacuation, it was safer to stay put than add to the chaos of the roads – where gas shortages were prevalent 4 days prior. Then, a day or two before […]
From the ever-borderland of Miami Beach, here is some water ballet from the Momentum Dance Company, performed at an Art Deco gem, the National Hotel. ★Happy Independence Day!★ ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
The Miami launch of Borderlands USA in October had three separate readings, with an exhibit of photos from the journey plus a “border tasting” of Blenheim Ginger Ale (lots of ginger!) from South Carolina, and took place in the lovely Miami Beach Botanical Garden. Thanks so much to so many […]
Come to the book launch, hosted by Earthdog Press, of Borderlands USA, with public readings and a one-night only photo exhibit of images from the journey by author Ben Batchelder. Signed paperback books will be on sale for only $10. The Botanical Gardens are located at 2000 […]
