Arturo Chacón Cruz Performs at the Richard Tucker Gala
Hailing from Sonora, Mexico, winner of the 2024 International Opera Awards coveted “Readers’ Award”, Mexican-American tenor ARTURO CHACÓN-CRUZ (b. 1977) is recognized as one of the leading operatic tenors of his generation.
Read MoreTrailblazer Clyde Scott
CLYDE SCOTT is a director and projection designer currently based in Miami Beach, FL. He currently serves as Senior VP and Creative Director of New World Symphony Media.
Read MoreGloria Estefan Is Very Busy
Miami’s Queen of Latin Pop is busier than ever. On Friday, Gloria Estefan will be seen in the new DreamWorks film, “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” as Grandma Gigi. A new musical, “Basura,” she’s co-written with her daughter, Emily, will get its world premiere in Atlanta in May, and the Spanish-language album she released in late May debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Tropical Albums chart.
Read MoreBob Blumenthal: Grammy Award Winning Jazz Critic
BOB BLUMENTHAL began writing jazz criticism in 1969 while attending Harvard College. He was a contributing editor of the Boston Phoenix (1969-1989) and a contributor to The Boston Globe (1990-2002), and has also appeared in such publications as the Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, Down Beat, JazzTimes and Jazziz. He won two Grammy awards for best album notes for collections by John Coltrane and Miles Davis.
Read MoreFilmmakers Leonor Anthony & Nima Soofi
LEONOR ANTHONY is a Cuban-born multidisciplinary activist artist based in Miami, Florida. She is an accredited scholar, artist, photographer, curator and published author. She is known for her courageous use of materials and for creating works that invoke awareness to some of the most important social and environmental issues of our time.
NIMA SOOFI is a filmmaker from Vancouver who co-founded Qube Film. He has been actively involved as a director and lead editor for over 100 TV shows, feature films, documentaries and commercials.
