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March 2, 2007 |
Issue # 34 |
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Noel Flexes his Artistic Muscles
Miami Artist Unveils First Sculptures March 8
By Mary Damiano
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Miami artist Noel tries his hand at
sculpting |
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Miami artist Noel calls me eight days before the opening of
his new one-man show, his first in two years. We’ve been trying to get together
to talk about his sculpture, which marks a new chapter in his career, but we’ve
been trapped in a game of phone tag.
When we finally talk that afternoon, he’s at sea, on a
weeklong RSVP cruise. Could it be that he’s slacking the week before his big
opening? That this prolific artist, who created 40 paintings last year alone,
just needed to get away from it all for a little R&R? Of course not. The
cruise is a working vacation. While onboard, Noel was giving art demonstrations,
exhibiting his work in the ship’s gallery, unveiling his new work in a special
event, and doing several interviews, this one included.
Noel is always working, creating. And he wouldn’t have it
any other way.
“When you’re an artist, the creative process owns you,”
Noel says. “If you stop it, you’re not experiencing life the way it’s meant to
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Miami Stories Turns Local Celebrities
into Playwrights
New Theatre Fundraiser Set for March 9 on Key
Biscayne
By Mary Damiano
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Nestor Torres |
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New Theatre is working a little magic for their March 9 fundraiser “Miami
Stories”: turning a flutist, a senator and a bookseller into playwrights.
Based on a concept from Chicago, “Miami Stories” debuted last year as a
fundraiser for New Theatre, featuring three local celebrities writing short
plays, which are then performed by professional actors at a gala dinner. This
year’s “Miami Stories” playwrights are flutist Nestor Torres, Senator Gwen
Margolis and Miami Book Fair International co-founder Mitchell Kaplan.
A committee from the New Theatre’s board of directors selects the
playwrights. According to Ricky J. Martinez, artistic director of New Theatre,
criteria for participating celebrities includes a commitment to the arts, the
ability to tell a good story and having the time to commit to the project.
Diversity is also important. |
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Poetry in Motion
Distinguished Poets Come to North Miami for Writers on the Bay Reading
Series
By Jennifer Bartman |
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Manny About Town
The Idan Raichel
Project
By Manny Meland |
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Arts
Opportunities
Local organizations seek performers, paid staff
and volunteers |
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 Artist
Spotlight
Katherine Mantel
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