Carlos Frías
Carlos Frías is a bilingual writer, a journalist of more than 25 years and the author of an award-winning memoir published by Simon & Schuster.
He voted for Greg Maddux for the Baseball Hall of Fame, fed croquetas to José Andrés, dodged Cuban soldiers on the island, and held a mother’s hand at her daughter’s last birthday party.
He’s a two-time James Beard Award winner and author of the memoir Take Me With You: A Secret Search for Family in a Forbidden Cuba. Miami is his hometown and his bottomless source for endless stories.
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SundialSigne and Genna Grushovenko are the artists behind this year’s poster for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. The couple explain how they came to unite their love — and their artwork. -
The Grammy-winning bandleader of Snarky Puppy brings an eclectic mix of genres to Miami Beach for the GroundUP Music festival, which he co-founded. He shares his musical influences and the struggles of bringing a pair of legendary Cuban bands to perform. -
SundialThe Black Lives Matter movement pushed Chire Regans' art in the direction of social awareness. From portraits of gun violence victims to sculptures exploring hair braiding practices, the new Oolite Arts resident hopes to spark change through her pieces. -
SundialGrammy-winning bandleader of Snarky Puppy tells us how breaking into Dallas' gospel scene and making his own band influenced his music. Now he's bringing all of those influences to the Miami Beach's GroundUP Music Festival which he co-founded.
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SundialAuri Kananen has become famous for going around the globe and cleaning some of the messiest homes. Her book is titled “Happiness Cleaning: How to Embrace the Mess and Love the Cleanup.” -
SundialNathan Sawaya is a contemporary artist who uses LEGO bricks exclusively for his art. His global exhibition The Art of the Brick comes to Miami at the Olympia Theater. -
In the new documentary, Razing Liberty Square, director and producer Katja Esson, explores how climate gentrification is affecting residents living on the highest and driest ground in Miami. -
SundialGuy Michel is a Palm Beach County-based improvisational cellist and entertainer whose performances across South Florida challenge the status quo. -
SundialIn the new documentary, Razing Liberty Square, director and producer Katja Esson, explores how climate gentrification is affecting residents living on the highest-and-driest ground in Miami. -
SundialNora Maité Nieves is currently an artist in residence at The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. In her exhibit “Clouds in the Expanded Field,” connects her Caribbean roots to the skies above whatever city she might find herself in. -
SundialCarlos Frías is joined by Willie Stewart, a music educator and the former principal drummer and percussionist for the band Third World. -
It’s hard to overstate the effect Negro League baseball had on South Florida and America. The makers of the new WLRN-TV documentary Never Drop the Ball tell us how the league and its players changed the sport, and the country, forever.
