Bolts & Bytes Maker Academy
Rather than rooting for their favorite BattleBots on TV or online after school, a group of pre-teens is designing, building and battling their own combat robots. Their class that encourages creativity through tinkering and critical thinking is one of several at Bolts & Bytes Maker Academy that opened last spring in Jacksonville Beach.
Cuban Ingenuity
When Gabriela Azcuy met husband-to-be Jorge Lavoy in Havana in 2013, it was not the charming, attractive fellow she initially fell in love with – it was his car.
Azcuy was a graduate in Art History from the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Havana – and Lavoy’s car was a work of art that commanded her attention.
Bulla Cubana 2019
Innovation, imagination and Cuban ingenuity come together to celebrate the passion and undying spirit of preservation of the island nation, as Bulla Cubana returns to North Central Florida in March, with a sixteen-day, citywide celebration of Cuban arts and culture across Gainesville, reprising its widely-acclaimed and award-winning 2017 debut.
Intimate States
Cuban American artist Eduardo Sarmiento makes art about life. His paintings, drawings, graphic design work, and illustrations are led, in short, by exploration – “creating beauty and visual experiences, telling the truth, sparking conversations, and exploring life,” as he puts it.
The Renaissance of Inventiveness
The inventive mindset is celebrated, encouraged and inspired at the new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics)-learning museum, the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention.
Great Houses in Jacksonville’s History
Jacksonville has had its share of grand mansions, and nearly every generation has produced at least one preeminent home that has stood out as the city’s showplace. Most of these are gone now, having fallen to the vagaries of fire, changing fashions, and real estate development. But these grand homes of yesteryear still linger in our collective conscience.
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