Spencer Battiest to be honored with diversity award Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Spencer Battiest HOLLYWOOD — Seminole Tribe singer, songwriter, actor and producer Spencer Battiest and two longtime stars from the entertainment industry will be honored March 9 when they are scheduled to receive Harvey Milk Medals at the 8th annual Diversity Honors program. The program will be held at Hard Rock Seminole Casino
Tribal Fair & Pow Wow runs Feb. 9-11 in Hollywood Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Aaron Lewis. (Courtesy photo) HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Tribal Fair and Pow Wow will be held Feb. 9-11 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. The highly anticipated event draws hundreds of dancers and drummers every year, who compete for prize money in a variety of categories. Competitive dance competitions will
Makeup artist Petra Battiest making name for herself in LA film, TV industry Arts & Entertainment News Top News by Beverly Bidney - February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Petra Battiest, right, applies makeup to acress JaNae Collins at an Apple Plus/Screen Actors Guild event in Los Angeles. Collins's acting credits include "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "Reservation Dogs." (Courtesy photo) Since moving to Los Angeles in April 2024, Petra Battiest has seen her career as a professional
Artist Elgin Jumper hits the road à la Highwaymen Arts & Entertainment Community News Uncategorized by Beverly Bidney - January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Elgin Jumper talks to art lovers Jill and Mike Malchow about his paintings Dec. 14, 2023, on the Brighton Reservation. The Malchows were visiting Brighton from Indiana. (Photo Beverly Bidney) Inspired by the Jim Crow-era artists known as the Florida Highwaymen, Seminole artist Elgin Jumper has been creating and selling his
Seminole artists to be featured at Winter Park museum Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by Damon Scott - December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Seminole artists will soon be featured in a room like this one at the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park. (Courtesy photo) A new art exhibition to open in January 2024 in Winter Park near Orlando will feature the work of a dozen Seminole artists for the first
Seminole artists pick up Art Basel boost Arts & Entertainment Community Events News Top News by Damon Scott - November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 The late Jimmy Osceola’s artwork is currently on display at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, which is listed as one of Art Basel’s cultural institutions for the first time. (Beverly Bidney) Seminole artists are poised to acquire new fans during Art Basel Miami Beach from Dec. 8 to Dec. 10. For the first time,
Photos: Tribe hosts AIAC pop-up event Oct. 30 at Okalee Village in Hollywood Arts & Entertainment Community Events News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Wildlife handler Justin Igualada wows the crowd of students with an alligator demonstration. (James Hughes) Daniel Tommie sharpens one of his canoe carving tools. (Photos James Hughes) Wildlife handler Justin Igualada wows the crowd of students with an alligator demonstration. (James Hughes) The Māori dancers are a popular attraction at the AIAC event.
Seminole exhibition opens in Fort Lauderdale Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by Damon Scott - October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 The exhibit opened Oct. 22 at History Fort Lauderdale. (Damon Scott) FORT LAUDERDALE – The new art exhibition “Chehantamo: How are you?” opened Oct. 22 in Fort Lauderdale with an appearance by Tia Blais-Billie, one of 15 Seminole artists whose work is on display through Jan. 6, 2024. It’s the 10th annual Native
Seminole Okalee Indian Village to host Native arts, crafts, food, entertainment Announcements Arts & Entertainment Top News by The Seminole Tribune - October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 Māori from New Zealand performed at the 2022 AIAC. (file photo) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will present an American Indigenous Arts Celebration (AIAC) Pop-Up on Oct. 30, 2023, at the Seminole Okalee Indian Village & Venue (3551 N State Road 7, Hollywood). The event will take place
‘Chehantamo’ exhibit debuts Oct. 22 in Fort Lauderdale Arts & Entertainment Community Events News Top News by Damon Scott - September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 “Patchwork,” by Danielle Nelson is one of the pieces featured in the upcoming exhibit. (Courtesy History Fort Lauderdale) A new contemporary art exhibition in Fort Lauderdale, on display from Oct. 22 through Jan. 6, 2024, will feature the work of a group of artists from the Seminole Tribe. “Chehantamo: How are