Arts & Culture

Venezuelan-born, Miami-based composer and sound artist Gustavo Matamoros might be the most approachable man in Miami music. Speaking with him about his artistic passions — theories of harmonization, ideal listening experiences, and, above all else, experimentation in sound — is almost a symphony unto itself, sweeping in its scope and ambition but grounded by a relatable presence and a smiling face.

Bienvenidos a Miami, baseball fans! In honor of Marlins Park hosting the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game July 11, we’ve compiled as many “game hacks” as we could find to make your experience that week a cheaper, hassle-free, more enjoyable one.

It ain’t called the land of the free for nothing. For a society so insistent on free-market capitalism, we sure do like our complimentary goods. Maybe that explains why there’s — count ’em — four free Fourth of July parties, along with a deluge of film screenings, musical performances, and art, all at no charge.

Speak with 24-year-old Ana Del Rio of Miami and you quickly realize that her story may be just as inspiring as those of the millennial business owners she features in her new YouTube series, Made in Dade. Though Del Rio is a video producer and web show host as of late, her roots lie in the world of banking and finance.

Don’t squander the weekend before a midweek holiday. Spend it at these parties, festivals, and shows happening everywhere from Miami Beach to Wynwood to Coral Gables. We’ll see you back out there Tuesday.

More than 50 years later, the Moke has been redesigned to combine its classic look and feel with modern safety features and convenience.

There aren’t many neighborhoods in Florida as iconic and underrated as Little Havana. Along Calle Ocho, the smell of cafecitos and guava pastries fills the air. As you stroll by perennially jammed Versailles and hole-in-the-wall stores with quinceañera dresses primly unfurled in display windows, you get the clear impression you’re somewhere distinct.

If you grew up in a Cuban family, birthdays and Noche Buena always involved the maturer relatives retreating to lawn chairs and breaking out the dominoes. Whether or not the game makes any sense to you, the clacking of tiles and bursts of argument are nostalgic and,…

In January, the Trump administration announced plans to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts. Concern about the threat has been expressed ever since. Many organizations have struggled to create innovative funding strategies to remain viable in the future. Miami, as a hub of innovation in the arts, is particularly affected by the threat.

With its cobblestone streets and quaint shops framed by moss-laden oaks, Savannah, Georgia, is among America’s most charming cities. Though picturesque, it’s a place with a complicated history: Before the Civil War, white families owned slaves there. In the few decades after the war, however, despite the continued racism, Savannah became a city with a robust black population.

“I’m used to being proud of places where I live,” Ekaterina Juskowski says. The Moscow native and fine arts photographer, who established the Miami Girls Foundation in 2015, is perhaps two years closer to inspiring other women to feel the same way about Miami. Juskowski, who also holds undergraduate and…

“The great promise of social media was that it would democratize and give a voice to everybody, but we have seen it… heading towards anarchy,” Alex de Carvalho says. “It has a darker side. Social media has been vulnerable to greater threats than anyone originally imagined.”