By Charles Baran There’s a buzz happening on the streets of Wilton Manors and it’s not from the smooth double-shot lattes coming out of Java Joe’s. It’s over at…
By Charles Baran Do you want to dance? Shelley Keelor sure does. Come November 22 and 23, 2025, South Florida’s award-winning multi-talented singer and actress, Shelley Keelor, will be doing…
By Charles BaranIn mid-August, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) dropped a metaphorical bomb on counties across the state. A new directive demanded the removal, within fourteen days, of all…
By Charles BaranTo say SOTA’s upcoming 2025 / 2026 season will be a thrilling one, is a bit of an understatement for sure. SOTA’s newly installed Artistic and Music Director…
By Charles BaranAn interesting thing happens to me every April in Florida, when the afternoons grow longer and the early evening Atlantic trade winds blow warmer. I get a hankering…
May 11-13, 2025www.sota.orgThe Broward Center for the Performing Arts By Charles Baran South Florida music lovers have a lot to be thankful for these days. Each year, the concert offerings…
Tuesday, March 11 and Sunday, March 16Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Artssota.orgBy Charles Baran In August of 1941, prior to the United States officially entering World…
By Charles Baran On Tuesday, February 25, 2025 in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, three monumental nineteenth century works by American composers will…
A Forty Year Institution And An Oakland Park LandmarkBy Charles BaranIn 1983, Dewey James Culbreth Sr., purchased Jeffrey’s Country Music Lounge located at 4003 N. Andrews Avenue, with the intention…
By Charles BaranTo hear Scott Flavin talk about classical music is as exciting as listening to a thirty-piece orchestra play Beethoven’s 6th Symphony. To say Scott is passionate about his…
By Charles BaranTodrick Hall is indisputably a dynamo. With an endless supply of energy, he accomplishes more in an hour than most people accomplish in a week. Fresh on the…
By Charles BaranTake one American agricultural industrialist with a penchant for European art. Throw in an Italian Renaissance inspired mansion. Then add an openly homosexual interior designer. If you think…
Humanity Lives on Stage and FilmBy Charles Baran It’s no secret that ballet, jazz, modern dance, and hip-hop have brought pleasure and excitement to audiences around the world for…
By Rhoda RageCharles Baran’s debut novel, Rhoda Rage and the Goldfish Letter, set in and around Wilton Manors, has all the trappings of a gripping whodunit – engaging characters, colorful…
Champion and Leader of the ArtsBy Charles Baran The Broward Center recently welcomed a new President and CEO, Ty Sutton, who brings with him not only a wealth of experience…