They got an earful, but it wasn’t what they expected. Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, headlining Friday night’s Miami Nice Jazz Festival at the Gusman Center, told astonished fans, including Miami’s mayor, that she would not perform because the promoters hadn’t been paid in accordance with her contract. “My contract was signed months ago, but [...]
Jazz Diva Dee Dee Bridgewater Acts Like a Jazz Diva, Walks Off Miami Stage Over Payment
October 28, 2012 | Posted by
Harvest Wine Weekend in Paso Robles, CA
October 13, 2012 | Posted by
Like a fine wine, Paso Robles, Calif., gets better with age. I was delighted to find new downtown restaurants, wine bars and shops since last visiting five years ago. And there are now more than 200 eclectic wineries dotting the region’s oak-shaded country roads. Fall is a great time to visit, especially during Harvest Wine [...]
‘Homecoming Weekend’ Important Book At Critical Time For HBCUs
September 30, 2012 | Posted by
This weekend launched the time of year that hundreds of thousands of us look forward to almost as much as we do Christmas or our own birthday: Homecoming weekend. For the next six weeks, historically black colleges and universities around the country will be inundated with alumni returning to their alma mater for two days [...]
Toronto Will Be Jumpin’ for Caribana
May 5, 2012 | Posted by
The largest Caribbean cultural festival in North America doesn’t take place in Miami or even along Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway. Believe it or not, it’s actually held much further north than either of those two U.S. cities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Each August more than 1 million revelers assemble to tramp, wine and jump to soca, [...]
