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    • Studio 18 In The Pines

    • Studio 18 in Pembroke Pines held a grand opening on Friday, August 13, which included a tour through the facilities, artist meet and greets and bit of pomp and circumstances. The Studio which in a building that was once the laundry facility of a state hospital, now houses eighteen indoor studios, together with four outdoor spaces where juried in tenants create a vibrant cultural environment that inspires the exchange of ideas. You can visit their website at www.ppines.com/studio18 to find out more but the waiting list for space has already started (so hurry).

    • Artist Profile: Nancy Martini

    • Profile on Eco Artist Nancy Martini She shares her passion for the environment and tips to be eco friendly.

    • Once upon A mattress

    • Once upon A mattress musical play at the Roxy Theatre in Fla. Thirty five Miami-Dade students unite to present the musical fairytale, Once Upon A Mattress from July 23 through August 1 at The Roxy Performing Arts Center. Representing over 18 schools in the Miami-Dade county, the cast of 35 students, ages 12-22, have teamed up to bring forth the delightfully comical tale. Set in a medieval Kingdom the enchanting tale weaves together love, magic, and adventure. The Roxy Theatre Group and the Greater Miami Youth Symphony, both non-profit organizations, have previously teamed up in the West Side Story (2009) and Guys and Dolls (2010) at the The Roxy Performing Arts Center.

    • Eva Danielle

    • Fashion designer Eva Danielle Wittels Funkshion fashion show sponsered by Lamborghini Thursday July 15 2010 at the Setai Hotel Julie Rosa gave us an exclusive look at the backstage area!

    • 20(12) Art Exhibit

    • Twelve artists from Miami inaugurated an exhibition at Miami Art SpaceJune 12 to offer predictions, guesses and feelings about the year 2012.The exhibition 2012 was organized by Miami painter Kiki Valdes. Included in the group exhibition are artists:Reinier Gamboa; Kiki Valdes; David Tamargo; George Sanchez-Calderon; Johnny Robles, David Marsh; Brian Gefen; John Sevigny; Raul Perdomo; Alvaro Ilizabe; Eric Torriente; and Oliver Sanchez. “Everything ties back to the number 12,” organizer Kiki Valdes said. “June 12th, 2012, 12 artists.”

    • Meet artist Kiki Valdes

    • Artist Kiki Valdes sat down with Julie Rosa, uVu intern to talk about his passion for art and his work throughout the years. For more information go to http://www.kikivaldes.com/kikivaldes/

    • Miss Florida USA 2011 Photo Day

    • Summer in Miami is starting HOT with 61 candidates for the Miss Florida USA title. The delegates gathered at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood for the start of the Miss Florida USA 2011 pageant on July 8th, 2010 for the Press Photo Day. The crowned Miss Florida of 2011 will go on to represent Florida in the Miss America competition. This year, 61 young women from throughout the state will be competing for the title and the opportunity to represent the Sunshine State at the Miss USA Pageant. Julie Rosa, uVu summer intern, was on site to meet and greet with the beauties and give you a preview of the pageant finals that will take place July 10th, at Broward College Central Campus.

    • Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney

    • NORTON MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTSDinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James GurneyJune 5 through September 5, 2010From the soothing, restorative environment of Waterfall City to the hidden wonders of Chandara, acclaimed author and illustrator James Gurney's magical world of Dinotopia comes to life in this enchanting exhibition that features over 50 original oil paintings from the best-selling illustrated books Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time (1992), Dinotopia: The World Beneath (1995), and Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara (2007), and presents fascinating examples of the illustrator's creative process, including preliminary studies, reference photos, and handmade scale-models.Inspired by archaeology, lost civilizations, and the art of illustration, Gurney's Dinotopia, an extraordinary place where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony, fuses fantasy with realism and scientific accuracy. "The thing I love about dinosaurs is that they are on that balance point between fantasy and reality," says Gurney. "It might be hard to believe that mermaids and dragons really existed, but we know that dinosaurs did—we can see their footprints and skeletons but we can't photograph them or see them, except in our imagination."The Dinotopia storyline chronicles the adventures and remarkable experiences of Professor Arthur Denison and his son Will on Dinotopia, a mysterious "lost" island inhabited by dinosaurs and shipwrecked travelers. The faraway land of Dinotopia—wholly the product of Gurney's fertile imagination, scientific knowledge and meticulous artistic ability—is a civilization like no other. The society has its own language, alphabet (dinosaur footprints that correspond to each letter of the Roman alphabet), colorful festivals and parades. The lively cast of characters includes the inquisitive Professor Denison; Will and Sylvia, the adventurous young Skybax riders-in-training; the devious curmudgeon Lee Crabb; the beautiful musician Oriana Nascava; and a multilingual, diplomatic Protoceratops named Bix.THE MAN BEHIND DINOTOPIAJames Gurney lives with his family in New York State's Hudson Valley. He was born on June 14, 1958, in Glendale, California. As a young boy, he found it difficult to find books on dinosaurs, a subject that always captivated him. A childhood museum visit provided his first encounter with the skeleton of a formidable Allosaurus, leading him to imagine the dinosaur skeletons "stepping off of their platforms and tiptoeing through the hallways at night," returning to their post by daybreak.Gurney's youthful daydreams inspired an interest in archaeology and lost civilizations. The artist recalls many hours spent excavating his suburban backyard for arrowheads and "even a lost temple." During college he majored in anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley, where he received a B.A. in 1979 with Phi Beta Kappa honors. From there he went on to pursue his lifelong interest in art, studying illustration at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where he met his wife Jeanette, also an artist, who shared his love for sketching outdoors.A cross-country trip with a friend resulted in The Artist's Guide to Sketching (1982). During his early career he painted jungle and volcano backdrops for animator Ralph Bakshi's Fire and Ice (1983) and became interested in the fantasy genre. His art soon appeared on the covers of science fiction and fantasy novels but his big break as an illustrator came from National Geographic magazine with a series of challenging assignments working with scientists and historians to recreate ancient worlds. Gurney's secret dream was to discover a lost city as significant as Troy or Machu Picchu and so, in his spare time, he envisioned and painted Waterfall City and Dinosaur Parade, which inspired the conceptual framework for Dinotopia.His first Dinotopia book, the New York Times bestseller Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time, appeared in 18 languages in more than 30 countries and sold two million copies. Gurney has written and illustrated three other volumes in the series, Dinotopia: The World Beneath and Dinotopia: First Flight. A fourth volume, Dinotopia: Journey To Chandara was published in the fall of 2007. In 2002, Hallmark Entertainment produced a lavish television miniseries for ABC TV based on the Dinotopia books that received record-setting ratings and an Emmy award for best visual effects.

    • Beyond the Figure: Abstract Sculpture in the Norton Museum Collection

    • Beyond the Figure: Abstract Sculpture in the Norton Museum CollectionOn View June 5 through September 5, 2010As a follow-up to last year’s highly successful Off the Wall: The Human Form in Sculpture, Marisa Pascucci, the Harold and Ann Berkley Smith Curator of American Art, has organized Beyond the Figure: Abstract Sculpture in the Norton Museum Collection. As the title suggests, the exhibition–drawn from the Norton’s American, European and Contemporary collections–will present groupings of abstract sculpture. Over 20 sculptures are organized around such themes as “Lines,” “Assemblages” and “Vessels.” Sol Lewitt’s distinctive and typical modular white cubes typify “Lines.” In his geometric sculptural forms, Lewitt removed excess elements and reduced his artwork down to a basic structure thereby creating an effortless appearance of a rather complex mathematical formula. In contrast to the simplicity of Lewitt’s work, the constructed work of Nancy Graves illustrates the theme “Assemblages.” Graves combined various found medal objects such as farm tools and architectural embellishments forming improvisational, yet balanced assembled sculptures.  And finally, “Vessels” will be anchored by a group of Macchia Forest by Dale Chihuly, which delights the eye with vibrant colors and undulating shapes that resemble floral and geological forms and in the context of this show also includes the suggestion of a bowl-like form.

    • Epicure Summer in Morocco

    • Cooking with chef entertainer Laura Lafata also known as La Diva with her company La Diva Cucina cooking to the "summer in morocco" theme The event took place on June 24th, 2010 at Epicure on Miami Beach.

    • Dillard Center Jazz Competition part 2of3

    • Dillard Center For the Arts Essentially Ellinton Jazz Competition New York City New York 2010

    • Dillard Center Jazz Competition part 3of3

    • Dillard Center For the Arts Essentially Ellinton Jazz Competition New York City New York 2010

    • Dillard Center Jazz Competition part 1of3

    • Dillard Center For the Arts Essentially Ellinton Jazz Competition New York City New York 2010

    • Divine Debris

    • An art showcase using mostly items left for trash

    • Meet Al Roth

    • Al Roth’s New River Groves opened for business in Davie, FL on a crisp sunny day in October of 1964. In the early days, “the Grove” -- as longtime patrons know it -- was a part of a thriving community of Florida citrus growers, packers and shippers based in western Broward County. New River was one of the largest and better known citrus growers in South Florida, and area residents from as far away as Miami would visit us to “pick a peck” of fresh fruit right off the trees for only $1.  

    • NSU Boomers & Beyond Health and Wellness Expo

    • The 5th annual Boomers & Beyond 2010 Health and Wellness Expo was held on March 7, at NSU’s Health Professions Division. This year’s theme is “Your healthy future starts today!”   This free public event was for those ages 40 and above. NSU provided health and aging information and offered a wide array of health screenings including balance and fall risk, blood pressure, body mass index, bone density, foot health, glucose (blood sugar level), mental health, memory function, skin health (sun damage), and vascular blood flow (peripheral artery disease). In addition to NSU, sponsors included WPBT Channel 2, which sent employee volunteer to teach seniors how to use Facebook and the internet.    

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