RIP Shirley Temple, Beloved Child Star Dead at 85

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…

Ricart Gallery Showcases Celeb Photographer Tiziano Magni (NSFW)

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…

MasterMind 2014 Honorable Mention: Venessa Monokian

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…

MasterMind 2014 Honorable Mention: Alex Nuñez

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…

Flying High Under the Stars

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…

MasterMind 2014 Honorable Mention: Jessica Farr

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…

MasterMind 2014 Honorable Mention: Gonzalo Fuenmayor

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…

Not Your Mother’s Blind Date

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…

Get Your Worldly Drink On

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…

Hold the Grease Lightning

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…

Clowning Around

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…

Worth The Wait

The restaurant business is chock full of secrets and mind-boggling inner workings, especially if you work at a joint as successful as Joe’s Stone Crab. A Miami institution, Joe’s has been around for 100 years, and now its story is being told through the perspective of its waitstaff. With her…

As You Wish

“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” It’s one of the most memorable lines in cinematic history, and it’ll never get old. Watch The Princess Bride at the new Blue Starlite Beach satellite location, and you’ll relive the classic moments of Westley meeting Inigo,…

May the Cheer Be With You

Do you ever feel as if your family holiday party is a little on the lame side? There’s plenty of food and eggnog galore, but there’s something missing. A lightsaber, perhaps, or a sexy lady dressed as Jabba’s prisoner? The answer to your lackluster holiday is here: Sith-Mas, a party…

Why Miami Christmas Is the Best Christmas

It’s Christmastime again! It’s that time of the year when the weather gets colder and the people get warmer (generally), and when red and green become the most popular colors around town (and on ladies’ fingernails). The radio stations start playing that jolly Christmas music, and the cheesy – yet…