LIGHTS UP ON STAGE: Arsht: Summer Slam Edition on Saturday, Aug. 20 is the Miami performing arts center's first free slam poetry competition giving local poets and slam teams a chance to compete cash. Jan Engoren has the the story.
ART: miamiartzine.com art critic at large Irene Sperber goes inside the exhibition 'Men Who Paint Flowers' at the Mindy Solomon Gallery.
MOVIE FESTIVAL: Popcorn Frights brings summer haunts to Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach. Michelle F. Solomon has her weekend picks.
WHAT'S HAPPENING:What's happening in the Magic City? miamiartzine.com has the list.
THEATER: Area Stage Company has taken unique approaches to musicals such as "Matilda," "Annie," and "Shrek." Now they are adding the ASC touch to "Beauty and the Beast." Aaron Krause has the preview.