Culture & Arts

Marisol Escobar grew up in Venezuela and inspired some of the most successful artists of the 20th century. An exhibit at the Perez Art Museum hopes to give the artist her spotlight back.

The exhibition "Confrontation: Keith Haring & Pierre Alechinsky" debuted in February and coincided with the museum’s recent appointment of activist and physician Dr. Lee Sider as the inaugural LGBTQ+ ambassador.

People in Florida march for gun legislation after lawmakers don’t budge. Plus, a local city manager was able to turn a deficit into a surplus in just a couple of years. And a Jamaican LGBTQ+ advocate who wants to use art to open people to more perspectives on identity.

When COVID shut down live music back in 2020, Miami musician Brian Potts called off his Brazilian drumming classes. But after a pandemic hiatus, amateur musicians are flocking to Miamibloco classes — to learn samba and find a community.

The Grammy-nominated artist performs at the North Beach Bandshell this week.

Alex Segura's mystery-thriller features a queer Cuban-American artist fighting against the patriarchy and dodging bullets in the desperate, male-dominated world of comics.

Poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Dan "Sully" Sullivan, and club founder Peter Kahn have curated a new anthology celebrating the legacy of a Chicago-area high school's spoken word club.

Or, how the Nike Cortez — named after a conquistador — became a staple of Chicano streetwear.

America's culture wars are creating a world of "magnificent heroes and sickening villains" as people fight a fierce battle in black and white, says writer and podcaster Jon Ronson.

The Adrienne Arsht Center is turning 15 years old this year. To celebrate the milestone, 15-year-olds in the community are invited to take their quinceañera portraits at the center for free.

Even Freddy Krueger might be frightened by today's hyper-competitive housing market.