FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  – Celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month with “The Island Imprint: A History of the Caribbean Community in Broward County,” a fine art and historical retrospective produced in conjunction with Island Syndicate, on display June 1 – 29 at History Fort Lauderdale. A special opening reception to be attended by Caribbean consulate representatives and city and county officials will be held on Wednesday, June 5, at 5:30 p.m., in The New River Inn (231 SW Second Avenue). Members of the public who would like to attend the complimentary opening event may RSVP at http://bit.ly/IslandImprintatHFL.

On the heels of his recently released solo album Wah Gwaan?! (The Cherrytree Music Company, Brooklyn Knights Entertainment and 300 Entertainment), Shaggy announces new summer tour dates, unleashes a video for "Money Up" ft. Noah Powa and is on a tear of national TV performances and appearances this week. 

Kingston, JA: Last September Jamaican music ambassador Richie Stephens completed a successful two week Asian tour that took him to Vietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Miami, Florida –Recognized as one of the largest outdoor festivals in the United States, the Haitian Compas Festival brought tens of thousands of people to Mana Wynwood on Saturday, May 18, 2019. The red and blue from Haitian flags could be seen throughout Wynwood and the sounds of Compas music could be heard for blocks. Thanks to the efforts of our sponsors, the artists, staff and media, the public came in full force to commemorate Haitian Flag Day.

You could be a poet!  If you are intrigued by the storied art form of poetry and want to learn more about expressing yourself, then sign up for the free Lunch with Art-- Poetry Edition at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center. These monthly lunchtime gatherings are hosted by Sharonda “Eccentrich” Richardson, the #14 ranked female poet in the world! Expanding upon the success of the Lunch with Art visual programs at Bailey Contemporary Arts, the Pompano Beach Cultural Division is now offering this exciting new poetry version on the first Thursday of each month from 12:15-1:15 pm. Light refreshments will be served, but guests are also allowed to bring their own lunch. For more information and to reserve your seat, www.ccpompano.org.

He is the biggest and most accomplished artist to have been booked to grace the stage at Groovin in the Park in its 9 year history. He will join lovers rock King Beres Hammond and BBC radio broadcaster David Rodigan as performers at the festival that unfolds on Sunday, June 30 at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, NY. His name is Michael Bolton, a multi-Grammy award-winning, international superstar who has sold more than 53 million albums and singles worldwide.

Kingston, Jamaica: This Sunday, May 26 will see the top 24 finalists of 2019National Children’s Gospel Song Competition compete at the “Sweet 16”Grand Final at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

MIAMI, FL — National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019! Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $30,000 to Miami Music Project to support staff salaries and teaching artist fees for the Children's Orchestras, a free after-school instrumental music program for students in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Art Works is the Arts Endowment’s principal grantmaking program. The agency received 1,592 Art Works applications for this round of grantmaking, and will award 977 grants in this category.

The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami (CCBM), Artistic Director, Eriberto Jimenez, is   presenting its annual Grand Gala Performance Giselle Act II, the most lyrical and breathtaking jewel of the famous 19th Century Romantic Ballets, featuring Cuban Prima Ballerina Lorena Feijoo next to Principal Dancers Arionel Vargas and Marize Fumero, three generations of Cuban dancers, beautiful costumes & scenery and full corps de ballet, in collaboration with Miami Arts Charter School under Valerie Barreiro and Diana Ford. Saturday, June 8 / 8:00 pm. at the Miami Dade County Auditorium.

Miami, FL — Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is pleased to announce the lineup for CURRENTS, the museum’s first-ever quarterly audio-visual immersive cultural experience in celebration of its 35th anniversary. Presented by Miami creative agency DEFY, the series kicked off onMarch 21 with Latinx psychedelic band Inner Wave, and will feature indie rock band TOPS on June 20, electro-pop band Men I Trust on September 19, and another act to be announced for November 21.

Kingston, Jamaica:  The 2019 Jamaica Festival Song Competition will see its official launch being held this Thursday, May 16 at Emancipation Park in Kingston, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Jamaican reggae and dancehall star Buju Banton had another showdown with law enforcement last month after police raided his hotel room in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital.