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  Macy Gray on Lasting 20 Years in the Music Industry: "I Never Really Planned Out My Career"

  December 13 at 9 a.m.

  When Macy Gray takes the stage with Miami's Nu Deco Ensemble at the Arsht Center this Saturday, it'll mark her first performance with an orchestra in a long time. But nearly 20 years into her career, she doesn't stress moments like these. And, as she tells it, she's ridden out the ebbs and flows of her music career with that same ease.

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  The Campaign Immigrant Powered Is Coming to a Business Near You

  December 13 at 9 a.m.

  Immigration is a hot issue on a local, state, and national level. But Natalia Martinez-Kalina thinks the conversation - largely focused on undocumented residents and nationalistic tendencies - is missing robust economic insight. Founder of Immigrant Powered, a grassroots campaign launched earlier this month that uses a window decal to encourage community dialogue, Martinez-Kalina says a lack of knowledge contributes to the antagonism.

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  Winterfest Boat Parade Grand Marshal Huey Lewis: "I'm Not Dead"

  December 12 at 10 a.m.

  It’s time to dress up your boat in its holiday finest and get ready to party at the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade. This year’s theme is '80s rock, and Grammy-winning musician Huey Lewis will take the helm as grand marshal.

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  Freddie Mercury Doppelgänger Marc Martel Does a Killer Queen

  December 10 at 8 a.m.

  When Marc Martel started a rock band with friends from Bible college in the desolate plains of Saskatchewan, Canada, he wasn’t looking for a record deal. But he got one. Martel took his degree in worship ministry and headed to Nashville, where his band Downthere enjoyed moderate success. Even so,...

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  Bold Moves Propel the Artist Behind "Young Thug as Paintings" to Miami Art Week

  December 7 at 9 a.m.

  "Young Thug as Paintings" is a viral Instagram account pairing existing photos of the Atlanta rapper with fine art depicting subjects in similar poses.

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  Rick Moon Releases "Experimental and Rocking" Video for "Cracker Jack"

  December 7 at 8 a.m.

  "I have a love-hate relationship with Miami," Rick Moon says. His new video, "Cracker Jack," set to debut with a party at Gramps Saturday, December 15, exemplifies his mixed feelings about his adopted hometown. In the video for "Cracker Jack," a psychedelic, Flaming Lips-esque song that will be the opening track on his forthcoming album, Moon is clad in an absurd mask while about to enter a surprise party. Instead of reveling in a good time, he finds himself arrested and on trial before taking the stage to jam.