In Miami’s ever-evolving cultural landscape, change is not only welcome but also required for survival. And the Miami Made Festival, bringing up-and-coming theater and dance projects to the Adrienne Arsht Center February 26 through March 3, is evolving along with its local talent. The eighth edition of the festival comprises…
After getting bored with my usual overly salty store-bought tub o’ hummus, which is one of the only varieties around that’s made without added oils (read this scholarly rant by Dr. Joel Fuhrman to see why I shun all extracted oils — including olive and coconut — whenever possible), I…
Saturday night, local theater collective White Rose Miami brought 15 smashing sketches to the stage at the Performing Arts Exchange (PAX). After a serendipitous meeting at another show inside the dark-walled and dimly lit den, PAX co-owner Roxanne Scalia struck up a deal with White Rose founders Melissa Almaguer and…
Whoever said regret was pointless obviously did so before January 24th of this year, when a new website turned personal lamentations into a form of art.Miami resident Chris Barr is the man behind what might be the saddest website one can cruise this Valentine’s Day. NoTimeForLove.com is a virtual bulletin…
Valentine’s Day, the one day of the year that obligates Americans to get all sexy and romantic, is a week away. Whether you’ve been with your little honey pot for a few weeks or a few decades, the holiday can be a great excuse to use “more than words to…
For decades now, Miami Beach resident “Wild Bill” Keeting has been doing everything in his power to get as close as possible to some of nature’s most dangerous beasts. Unlike some of the grizzly-loving eccentrics who have been eaten before him, however, Keeting’s main aim isn’t to “become one” with…
When the company first sent me a Nutribullet for review, I unpacked it with excitement and immediately started loading the tall, bullet-like plastic cup with kale, carrots, ginger, berries, and a bunch of other produce I had in the crisper. Instead of reading the instructions, I followed the lead of…
Last weekend, New Theatre began its run of a play that explores the line between devout religious faith and utter insanity. As a show that presents questions about the mental health of the saints and other deeply religious people, Agnes of God is a good fit for the New Theatre, whose…
Some artists dramatically complain about the pain involved in the creative process, but for Diego Jacobson, the agony of creation is fact. The Argentinian/Puerto Rican/New Yorker, whose new show debuted at LMNT gallery in Midtown last week, suffers from a chronic neurological movement disorder called dystonia, which causes spasms, twisting, and repetitive movements,…
Miami’s ING Marathon is only four days away. I’m counting because I’m running it. These last few days before a race find many athletes stressing out about food. The truth is, no matter how hard you’ve trained, poor timing and choices in your eating style can sabotage your run. I’ve…
When people hear the word “vegan,” the last thing that comes to mind is decadence. The first thing is usually an image of a scrawny, pale lady wearing Birkenstocks and hugging a tree. Not exactly the picture of sensuality.But as usual, my aim for this column today is to challenge…
If one of your resolutions for 2013 was to sit your ass in more theater seats and on fewer bar stools, PAX Miami is about to launch an event that will make your transition into “cultured-ness” a lot less jarring. Starting this Friday and repeating every third weekend of the…
Chad Weller, a Miami-based ultra athlete and running coach, has kept to a vegan diet for 18 of his 35 years on earth. He’s been an endurance runner for 15 of those, and has competed in more than one hundred races to date, 10 of which were 100-milers. He’s got…
Some artists dream of performing on stage. Others dream of carrying their craft beyond the stage to blur the line between art and everyday life. Dancers Gabriel Forestieri and Marla Phelan of ProjectLIMB fall into the latter category, and they’ll be showing Miami Beach how to make a more expressive…
Dr. Mehmet Oz has taken a lot of flack lately about a recent Time magazine article, in which he seemingly reversed his position on organics and genetically modified (GMO) foods. In a phone interview yesterday, I got the straight dope on this sudden shift in opinion, directly from the doctor. On…
Most of us have been stuffing our faces and beating up our livers for the past month or so. These facts combined with the pressure to choose a New Year’s resolution make this time of year a particularly busy one for the body detox industry.There are all sorts of capsules,…
Now that the holidays are over and the smorgasbord of sugar cookies, fatty meats, cheese plates and cocktails of all kinds has come to a halt, many feel like such lard-asses that their instinct is to embark on a sudden and drastic plan of deprivation.Their New Year’s resolutions to counterbalance…
If the New Theatre’s 1-Acts Festival were a Black Friday deal, people would be clawing each other’s eyes out just to get a piece. The two shows of the festival (December 21 to 22) will comprise a total of 16 short plays — the works of 16 playwrights, 16 different…
Wheat gluten has been dogged on so much over the past few years, you would think it was a serial killer rather than a cereal protein. But jokes aside, there’s a reason that the weirdly named food component has become such a nutritional pariah. Incidence of celiac disease, an illness…
If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of a kitchen compost — or growing tomato plants in your own feces, for that matter — but didn’t know where to start, there’s a Miami-based organization called Fertile Earth Foundation that would like nothing more than to help you become less wasteful…
The name Anton Pavlovovich Chekhov may not mean all that much to many Miamians. Hell, it doesn’t mean much to us either, and we call ourselves writers. But all that will change if Miami Theater Center artistic director Stephanie Ansin gets her way. The smart, chic, and passionate linguaphile is bringing…
New Orleans is known for its jazz, its eclectic cultural milieu and its gumbo, a thick stew usually anchored by beef stock and crowded with shrimp, chicken and sausage. So what the heck would vegan gumbo look and taste like? Your guess is as good as vegan chef Keith Kalmanowicz’s,…
