Buena Vista is a neighborhood in Miami, Florida comprised of mostly residential homes. However, it’s also part of the Miami scene boasting an intriguing nightlife. Beyond the allure of some of the most historic homes in the community, visitors can enjoy a variety of types of entertainment. Known as the “Design District”, it’s also a place where some noteworthy celebrities come out to shop and play. Here are three entertainment venues in Buena Vista that are hotspots for celebrity activity. The Art Scene When the idea of avoiding the hustle and bustle of clubs or restaurants is appealing, visitors can venture into the Swampspace and appreciate some of the finest up and coming artists in the world. Swampspace frequently has special events that
Neal Gabler’s 1998 book, Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality, brings up controversial questions about the necessity or unnecessary want of entertainment. Scholars may claim that entertainment breaks family bonds, undermines community, and decreases people’s integrity. Certainly, entertainment in the 21st century in the form of movies, video games, and social media are more widespread than ever. However, not all forms of enjoyment are obscene; sports, television shows, and fan conventions can promote social involvement, reduce stress, and improve collaboration skills.
One does not necessarily have to cluck in disapproval to admit that entertainment is all the things its detractors say it is: fun, effortless, sensational, mindless, formulaic, predictable, and subversive. In fact, one might argue that those are the very reasons so many people love it. At the same time, it is not hard to see why cultural aristocrats in the nineteenth century and intellectuals in the twentieth hated entertainment and why they predicted, as one typical nineteenth century critic railed, that its eventual effect would be to over turn all morality, to poison the springs of domestic happiness, to dissolve the ties of our social order, and to involved our country in ruin." said Neal Gabler, the author of Life in the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality. I agree with this quote, that entertainment is mind numbing and lessen the values of our society. Back in the nineteenth century, entertainment was something that actually stimulated their minds,
The Gaines Street District - This exciting section of Tallahassee recently underwent a makeover. Today, thanks to the support of the surrounding community, the Gaines Street Corridor is the proud home of Tallahassee's booming art district. Located only blocks from downtown, the Gaines Street Arts District is home to many art galleries, restaurants, one-of-a-kind boutiques, breweries, and an industrial art complex complete with artist's
Mary Ann Sena-Edelen is currently the Director of Guest Experience at MGM Grand. Before that though, she was just a Mexican/Filipino intern at Salt Lake City for a radio station. After her dad won $10,000 at bingo, she quit her job and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to pursue new opportunities. She had known ever since the day she moved to Las Vegas that everything about the city was suited for her. Everything that happened after that was out of effort, which was one of the points that Mary Ann wanted to drive home to a classroom of about 200+ students. Mary Ann’s success was a result of effort and her creating the person that she wants to be.
Buena Park has a unique and rich history and the locations first started as a small rural community mostly settled by German and Swedish farmers. The neighborhood earliest developments happen during the 1860s. The area was founded by Robert A. Waller, a real estate businessman, in 1890. Waller, born Frankfort, Kentucky in 1817, became a lawyer and came to Chicago permanently around 1860. The Waller’s house “was known among Chicago's upper class for fine hospitality and lavish social events.” (Uptown Chicago History). He started developing the neighborhood in 1887 by diving his property. Waller built a large home for his family called Buena House and developed the surrounding area of his family house into the Buena Park neighborhood. “In 1896,
Over the years, tourism has grown to be one of the most rampant industries in our economy. Visiting new places, trying new food, observing new cultures, and visiting sites of attraction all are great ways for recreation, and creates booming business for many tourism industries. However, tourists forget the consequences of their recreation. In the long run, tourism can lead to the loss of biodiversity that destabilizes ecosystems, and threatens our food supplies. Tourism also leads to an increase in ozone – depleting pollutants such as chlorofluorocarbons. Refrigerants, aerosol sprays, and pollutants from aircrafts all contribute to the destruction of our ozone layer in the long run. Furthermore, tourism not only impacts weather; we can also
The 19th century was a mark of new things to come about in different countries, these new things were music, theater, and other forms of entertainment. Because of the many wars fought during this time there was much depression and people needed a relief. We all know theater has been around for many decades, but it really started to scatter during this time, people needed entertainment and something to look forward to. Of course, music halls and minstrel shows were present but there was nothing that contained both of the features that these theaters had, and then came about vaudeville. Vaudeville highlighted many famous people’s careers and even helped started many of these stars’ careers. It grew as years progressed and became a loved entertainment for many years to come. Vaudevilles’ creation was the start of our current forms of entertainment and is the heart of the American entertainment industry in the 19th century.
Around 1920—after a 10-year span of revolutionary efforts, what we know as Mexico today was transformed and recreated. The Mexican revolution has been hailed as a struggle to radically shift an authoritarian government by giving more power to the people and making the voices heard of the oppressed Mexican class. However, the narrative that has been told about the revolution has been romanticized overtime, and what happened in the nation after the revolution shows even more how there wasn’t a real sense of justice for everyone in Mexico. Mexico’s struggle to make sense of their identity through this time period can be seen through the films created shortly after the revolution. The time period in which these films were created is known
The Amphitheatre has had some stars play there such as My Morning Jacket, The Lumineers, Kenny Chesney, and The Backstreet Boys. Another thing people enjoy is the big festival Tuscaloosa has. Every year on the third weekend of October there is a huge festival that has sculptors, painters, quilters, basket weavers, and many other art activities. Thousands of people go each year to see all of the arts and crafts. There is also a massive outdoor shop called Woods and Water. The store is on a ridge which gives a great view of the whole town and the store has endless amounts of outdoor
A film noir is defined by Webster dictionary as: a type of movie about crime that uses dark shadows and lighting to show the complicated moral nature of the subject. Sunset Boulevard is an excellent example of this type of film due to the intense atmosphere, the suspenseful and melancholy background music that coordinates with the scenes, and also other things.
I’ve been to many museums and art exhibitions before but this is the first time I ever attended one in Washington. Back in my country, my parents always take me to those places on the weekend and the passion of watching arts and crafts grew inside me since then. I first explored Bellevue Art Museum a few weeks ago when my friend said there is a really fascinating exhibition about modern sculpture as well as china painting materials. At first, I would never able to imagine how artists can bring animals such as deer and crow-like bird to blend with modern culture and use imagination to represent their idea about society. I really enjoy how visiting those places makes me appreciate the talents of the artists, looking at those sculptures and paintings
The intermingling of Spanish, French and African influences meld together to bring one-of-a-kind dining, entertainment and shopping adventures. Beginning with Magazine Street in Uptown New Orleans, shoppers dart in and out of boutiques, craft shops and antique stores carrying unique treasures. Next, the Warehouse District, home of art galleries and museums offers a range of exhibits including live performances at places like the Contemporary Arts Center and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Afterward, stroll through the Garden District and gaze at elegant mansions, feel the excitement of the place featured in numerous movies, and has drawn celebrities like Sandra Bullock and Nicholas Cage to live here. Before heading home, you have to stop at the hub that everyone raves about—the French Quarter. By day, visit Mardi Gras World to take a peek at parade floats. Watch ships cruise the Mississippi; discover marine life at the Aquarium of the Americas; and munch on delicacies made from bugs at the Audobon Insectarium. At night, visit laidback eateries, groove to the sounds of Cajun, zydeco, jazz, and blues, and prance along with a moving concert featuring street
Baton Rouge is the vibrant capital city of Louisiana and the home of generations of immigrants from all over the globe. This diverse array of influences is reflected everywhere you go - from art museums around the Perkins Road Arts District to a variety of performing arts theaters. Baton Rouge also hosts exciting festivities throughout the year, including Mardi Gras parades and parties which will leave you with unforgettable memories. For wildlife and nature lovers, be sure to stop by attractions like the Baton Rouge Zoo, or have a stroll on the boardwalks at the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center. With so much to do in Baton Rouge, why not check out some of these accommodation options in the
Early cinema is often referred to as a progression to narrative cinema, Tom Gunning would argue that it was not a progression but had its own purpose and coined the term The Cinema of Attractions in his essay ‘Now you see it, Now you don’t’. This is the concept that a large quantity of the first film makers produced films that were more about the spectacle, most of the films leading up to 1900 reflected the fascination with technology and how things happened rather than why. Gunning noted that there were three assumptions of film; the general ideas that people had about the timeline of film and where it would end up. There is the cinematic assumption, the idea that film was ‘restricted to the technological reproduction of theatre’ (Gunning T.1993) early cinema was primitive and only a practice for what was to come. The narrative assumption is that film is ‘only important as it is a predecessor to a more engaging and effective form of film,’ (Gunning T. 1993) this suggests that narrative cinema is the natural form of film. The final assumption is the idea that ‘cinema only truly appeared when it discovered its mission of telling stories.’ (Metz C. 1974) These assumptions all encompass the idea that narrative is the end form of film. In this essay I am going to discuss Tom Gunning’s theory of The Cinema of Attractions and the differences between them and narratively driven films.
Both of these events were held in Bayfront Park. This is a very famous location to host events like Festival Vallenato and Ultra Music Festival. Bayfront Park is located 301 north Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida. This park is home to events year round.