DARK, DEADLY MIAMI NOIR: Tonight, The Porch presents some of the finest crime and mystery writers, along with some murderously good musical accompaniment. The Porch opens with music, food trucks, giant outdoor games and Biscayne Bay Brewing beers and the Biscayne Poet! Special Thanks to Our Sponsors of The Porch by

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s interest in leadership began more than half a century ago, when LBJ asked her to help him write his memoirs. That project would propel Goodwin into a decades-long career as a presidential biographer. Her books include the bestselling Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, the Pulitzer Prize–winning No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front ...

Tonight, The Porch brings you the three Rs: readings, writing and rocking! First Draft: You’re inspired. But you’re also thirsty. Swing by the Porch for a drink and a guided writing prompt. You never know what you might knock out as you knock one back! Instructor: John Dufresne. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors of The Porch by

Join your host, Conor McCreery, for a hilariously graphic night of cocktails and comics. First, renowned illustrators George O’Connor, Dean Haspiel, Maggie Thrash and others will go marker-to-marker in a book-themed draw-off competition! Then we turn the drawing tables on you as you work in teams to create your own illustration. Prizes, drinks, and fun guaranteed!   Click here to ...

Tonight, The Porch brings you the three Rs: readings, writing and rocking! Noir at the Bar:  Miami-born author Alex Segura is joined by other great crime writers. Between readings, the Gold Dust Lounge Band keeps it sultry and murderous with their blend of “surf noir” and “shoegaze Americana.” Featuring: LYNNE BARRETT, GEORGE PELECANOS, MIKE CREEDEN, LAUREN DOYLE OWENS, HECTOR DUARTE JR., ...

April Ryan has been a White House correspondent since 1997 and is the Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief for the American Urban Radio Networks. In addition, she can be seen almost daily as a political analyst for CNN. She has been featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Elle magazines as well as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Politico, to name a few, and has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Anderson Cooper 360, ...