Car shows can be fun, but when a car show is organized specifically for a charitable cause, it makes it that much cooler. Described as a “block party celebrating the world’s finest automobiles,” Cars Cause & Charity benefits the Wounded Warriors of South Florida. Classic and exotic cars won’t be…
A stage visionary redefines the way South Florida sees theater. A thrift-shop connoisseur turns his love of collecting into an art career. A musician describes himself as “half Cuban Native Indian, half German Anunnaki wolf.” You can say a lot of things about 2014’s MasterMind Award finalists, but you can’t…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30, and finally, nine. We’ll be profiling those finalists in the days to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners will be…
With her oversized hat and sunglasses, Aimee Carrero looked as if she were fresh off a film set and strolling the streets of Los Angeles. In reality, she was just making time to share coffee and conversation with Cultist in her hometown of Miami. It was a casual Saturday afternoon,…
His father was a costume designer and his mother a professional dancer, so it’s almost as if Mio Rodriguez was destined to be a performer. His father also dabbled in magic, y’know, the occasional trick. “When I was seven years old, he would sit me on his lap in the…
What began as a benefit concert in Ithaca, New York, to raise funds for the fight against AIDS has found a new home in Miami. The Virginia Key Grassroots Festival is in its fourth year and getting bigger with time. Some of this year’s notable acts include ChocQuibTown, the Del…
Few things go better together than food and wine, and when they’re paired in South Beach, it’s like a festival made in culinary heaven. In its 13th year, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, hosted by Florida International University and Southern Wine & Spirits, has a bevy of star-studded…
The weather is already getting warmer, the skies are clearing, and spring is on its way. What better way to enjoy the outdoors than flying some kites? Skyward Kites and Miami-Dade Parks have organized a day of elevated proportions for the 21st-annual Kite Day. Aside from the flock of folks…
Shirley Jane Temple Black, 1928-2014 One of Hollywood’s most precious stars has fallen. Shirley Temple, the curly-haired and dimpled girl who taught us all how to eat animal crackers in our soup, has died at age 85. Though Temple’s last film role was over 60 years ago, and she last…
As you enter the Ricart Gallery in Wynwood, you’ll notice remnants of Carlito Dalceggio’s Art Basel exhibition still linger. Though Dalceggio’s bohemian-inspired art is eye-catching, what currently hangs is eye-popping. On display is a joint exhibition titled Curiosity Killed the Cat, consisting of works by celebrity photographer Tiziano Magni and…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
February has its fair share of holidays — Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day — but let’s not forget the entire month is dedicated to preserving black history. The Blue Starlite Drive-In will present the Black History Month Film Festival, and kicking off the festivities is 2007’s Red Tails, starring…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
The Museum of Contemporary Art (770 NE 125th St., North Miami) likes to conceal its fundraising efforts beneath a cloak of mystery. With Mystery Dates, MOCA promises an excitement-filled evening and the opportunity to meet interesting individuals in a creative twist on a classic dinner party. First, you’ll arrive for…
South Floridians who want to sample cuisine and spirits from around the world might take a trip up the peninsula to Orlando for the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Now, thanks to the Sayet Group’s Drink Around the World Festival, you don’t have to go far to get your…
Miami native Aimee Carrero is having quite the busy year, and 2014 has barely gotten started. It was recently announced that Carrero’s new sitcom pilot, Young & Hungry, was picked up by ABC, and later on in February, she will guest star on FX’s The Americans. And out today in…
In South Florida, we’re blessed with great weather nearly year-round, so why not take advantage of it and spend more time outside? Go for a jog, walk the dog, or even watch a movie. The SoundScape Cinema Series blends the beauty of the outdoors with the leisure activity of movie-watching…
In this age of live-streaming and waning movie theater audiences, plenty of films are skipping theatrical releases and heading straight for Video on Demand (VOD). Unlike in years past, this doesn’t make them any less worthwhile. In fact, some familiar faces use VOD movies to shine and really show off…
Warning: If you are afraid of clowns, do not read on. Miami’s white-faced, squeaky-nosed, flower-lapelled population is about to explode this week when the circus rolls into town. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s Built to Amaze circus takes up a ten-day residency at the American Airlines Arena (601 Biscayne…
It’s a new year, folks, and instead of making false promises to yourself, why don’t you invest in something solid and true — like art? Art will never go out of style, and with Yo Miami’s monthly art sale, your pockets won’t be suffering either…
