Newsletter Signup

Find vacation packages, news, contests & special offers in our free newsletter!
Close

Member Login

Logging In
Invalid username or password.
Incorrect Login. Please try again.

Not a member? Register Now!

Signing up helps us keep offensive content off of our site. Take a moment to register or click here to learn more about our privacy policy

Home ›

Art and Culture

Recent Posts

View All »

Blog Categories

Art and Culture

April 24th, 2012
Bern’s Winefest: A Really Big Deal in Tampa
by Patricia Letakis
image-img 0183
Bern's Winefest, Tampa
Enlarge Photo

I spent my weekend hobnobbing with Tampa’s oenophiles at Bern’s Winefest. If you like good food and wine, no doubt you’ve been to Bern’s Steak House, but have you been to the restaurant’s wine festival?

>>> Read More


Tags: Bern's Steakhouse | Bern's Winefest | Sidebern's | Tampa

April 19th, 2012
The New Fort Myers
by Patricia Letakis
image-dscn4589
Fort Myers River District
Enlarge Photo

When was the last time you visited downtown Fort Myers? Get ready to be surprised.

>>> Read More


Tags: Fort Myers

April 18th, 2012
Now Playing: Florida & Sarasota Film Festivals
by Paul C. Love
image-interior-5
Enzian Theater
Enlarge Photo

Two fab film festivals turn Florida into a cinephile's paradise.

>>> Read More


Tags: arts and culture | orlando | Sarasota

March 19th, 2012
Boca Bacchanal Winefest Weekend
by Patricia Letakis
image-wine
Boca Bacchanal
Enlarge Photo

Get ready to swirl, sip and indulge this weekend, March 23 to 25. Find our which chefs and vintners are coming to Boca Raton for the town’s wine and food celebration. 

>>> Read More


Tags: Boca Bacchanal | Boca Raton | Boca Raton Resort & Club | wine

February 26th, 2012
Flavors of Flay at South Beach Wine & Food
by Susan Friedman
image-p1010380 0
Bobby Flay having fun with a fan and his "Flavor Flay" timepiece.
Enlarge Photo

 The Food Network’s Bobby Flay cheerfully posed for photos with Flavors of Flay attendees at SoBe's Raleigh Hotel. In the mix: balmy breezes, swaying palm trees and Certified Angus Beef. But wait; did someone just say fire dancers?

>>> Read More


Tags: Bobby Flay | Certified Angus Beef | Flavors of Flay | South Beach Wine & Food Festival | The Raleigh Hotel

January 3rd, 2012
Around the World at Epcot
by Cassandra Palmer
image-disney7
Epcot's Morocco Pavilion
Enlarge Photo

On an afternoon stroll through the World Showcase at Epcot, the smells and sounds of one pavilion caught our attention.

>>> Read More


Tags: Epcot | Morocco | Walt Disney World

December 13th, 2011
Christmas at the Flagler Museum
by Patricia Letakis
image-dscn4422-2
Christmas tree in Whitehall, the Flagler Museum
Enlarge Photo

During a recent trip to Palm Beach, I stopped at the Flagler Museum to see the Christmas tree that graces the Grand Hall of Henry Flagler’s former mansion, now a museum. You’ll be surprised at what the gilded-age millionaire, who set the wheels of Florida’s tourism in motion, and his wife used to decorate their tree.

 

 

>>> Read More


Tags: Christmas tree | Flagler Museum | Palm Beach

December 5th, 2011
Farewell to Art Basel and All (until next year)
by Susan Friedman
image-2pc020065
The work of artist Cyrille Andre at Art Miami.
Enlarge Photo

All of the fabulous art and design exhibitions affiliated with the moniker of Art Basel have come and gone. While here, the city pulsates in a state of total immersion — from the thrill of Wynwood Walls and the boutique-style of Aqua 11 — to the sophistication of Design Miami and lots of other cool stuff.

>>> Read More


Tags: Aqua 11 | Art Basel | Design Miami | Miami Beach | Wynwood Walls

October 19th, 2011
Sarasota's Ringling International Arts Festival
by Susan Friedman
image-argentinean tango performed by hermanos macana brothers
Los Hermanos Macana, RIAF
Enlarge Photo

 Just back from an amazing experience at the Ringling International Arts Festival (RIAF) in Sarasota where a charismatic Argentinean songstress, two wiry tango dancing brothers and a madcap version of Hamlet brought me to my feet.

>>> Read More


Tags: Ca' d'Zan Mansion | Historic Asolo Theater | RIAF | Ringling International Arts Festival | Sarasota | The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

October 17th, 2011
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
by Patricia Letakis
image-1008zz 0202ms
Party For the Senses, Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
Enlarge Photo

Central Florida’s biggest foodie event is in full swing, and I already went three times. Find out which events at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival—A Passport to a World of Flavors—running through Nov. 13, you should attend.

>>> Read More


Tags: Central Florida | Disney | Epcot | First Bites | orlando | Party For the Senses

image-

Digital Edition Subscriptions

  • iPad iPad
  • Kindle Kindle
  • Nook Nook
  • Google Play Google Play
  • Zinio Zinio