Little Haiti Book Fest Keeps It Core But Reflects On Top-Of-Mind Issues

Written by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

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Miami’s Little Haiti is known for the vibrancy of its pastel murals and the rhythmic sounds of music filling the air. On Sunday, May 4, during Haitian Heritage Month, a quieter expression of Haitian identity will take center stage: the written word. This year, the 11th edition of the Little Haiti Book Festival at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex will offer more than books; tightly woven into event programming are themes of community displacement and immigration instability.

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Piano Slam: Sounds of the Future, Music of the Present and Past

by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Also on WLRN and The Miami Herald

Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion “Piano Slam.” The music-poetry mashup is at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, April 23.

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