Submitted by Kay Renz
Celebrate the merry month of May at Old Town Untapped on May 3, 2024, with a variety of music, art and food! Come to Bailey Contemporary Arts Center to meet the featured artist in residence of the month, Louiveste La Croix, who honors his native Haiti during Haitian Heritage Month with his exhibition Express Culture: Roots and Revolutions. BaCA will also host an informal fashion show of vibrant Haitian-inspired style. Music lovers will be happy to know that Girlfriend Material, one of the area’s best party bands returns, in addition to all the other OTU fun including local art vendors and an array of food trucks. Old Town Untapped takes place on the first Friday of the month from 6 – 10 pm and is FREE for all ages to attend. Learn more at www.pompanobeacharts.org.
Live Music: Girlfriend Material
This group is a contagiously high energy and fun cover band playing a wide range of the music we all know and love across many genres, including alternative, rock, pop, and surf. True party music! The group features the talents of Bryan Smith on guitar and vocals, Tom Coughter on bass and vocals, and Mike McCleary on drums and vocals
BaCA AiR Featured Artist: Louiveste La Croix
Louiveste La Croix’s exhibit, Express Culture: Roots and Revolutions debuts as part of our festivities honoring Haitian Heritage Month, during the May 3rd Old Town Untapped. Born in Haiti and currently based in South Florida, La Croix is a mixed-media artist who uses acrylics, watercolor, and gouache to portray his vision, which ranges from abstract expressionism to surrealism to applied impressions. La Croix uses art to convey life messages and highlight spiritual truths. The Miami creative considers his art to be therapeutic relief and an autotelic experience, one which has an end or purpose in itself. Through taking risks and expressing himself in an authentic way, he hopes others are able to achieve healing through his art.
