Choir Singers From 19 Area Churches Come Together For GospelFest 2024

Written By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Picked up by the Miami Herald

Singers from nineteen South Florida churches under the direction of four Miami choirmasters will raise their voices as a single community choir for GospelFest 2024. On Sunday, April 21, GospelFest at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex is the final production in this year’s Gospel Sundays series produced by the Adrienne Arsht Center.

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Films Shot In Miami Or About Miami Take On Different Subjects At This Year’s Festival

by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Of the more than 180 feature films, documentaries, and short films from over 31 countries at this year’s Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival (MFF), the festival’s lineup boasts 10 world premieres of films crafted by local filmmakers with ties to Miami or connections to Miami-Dade College (MDC).

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At Artechouse, Computer Code Becomes Poetry

By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Features in Miami New Times

At Artechouse, nestled amid the cultural scene of Miami Beach, is a place where art and technology come together. With its latest exhibition, “Future Sketches / Code Poems,” Zach Lieberman’s work explores the transformative potential of technology on human expression and poetry in particular.

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‘From The Bronx To The Beach’ At The Art Of Hip Hop Looks Beyond Music

by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

When people think of hip-hop, they often focus on rap music, breakdancing, deejays, and bling.  A new museum in Wynwood, The Art of Hip Hop, seeks to illuminate the lesser-known artistic dimensions of the genre on its 50th anniversary through its inaugural exhibit “From the Bronx to the Beach.” 

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Heritage Fest Kicks Off Black History Arts Events In Miami Dade County

Written By Jonel Juste (Artburst Miami)

This year, Miami-Dade County will mark Black History Month with an array of events. Highlights include the Arsht Center’s 5th annual Heritage Fest, the Dranoff 2 Piano’s annual West African Beats concert series, and the Hampton House’s Greatest Weekend.

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Botanical Art Installations By Landscape Designers Enhance Lincoln Road

Written by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

The Miami Beach Botanical Garden joined forces with the Miami Beach Garden Club to reimagine the 600 block of Lincoln Road, which they turned into a Pollinator Pathway.

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Oolite Arts’ Filmmakers Focus Lens On Little Haiti, Social Justice Issues

Written By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami


Storytelling possesses the ability to disrupt preconceived notions and biases through the presentation of varied narratives and perspectives. With this principle in mind, Oolite Arts will screen the works of 13 filmmakers on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Little Haiti Cultural Complex.

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Culturefest 305, a Celebration of ‘Miaminess’

By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

On Saturday, November 4, South Floridians are invited to celebrate the essence of Miami at HistoryMiami Museum’s seventh annual CultureFest 305. The free festival will feature a tapestry of cultural performances, interactive demonstrations, Afro-Cuban dance, and traditional food from countries such as Serbia, Haiti, among other highlights.

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Free Gospel Sundays Spreads The Word With ‘Singing In The Streets’

by Jonel Juste for ArtburstMiami

The Free Gospel Sundays’ music series returns this month for its 15th anniversary. True to tradition, it will spotlight the talents of local and national gospel music artists on the Knight Concert Hall stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center, while bringing the inspirational gospel sounds to the streets across Miami-Dade County.

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