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…
May the geeks happily invade Miami, because for the first time ever, there’s a science fiction film festival happening in our midst come January 2014. A few years back, two work buddies who shared a common interest in science fiction set out to create a movie. That little movie was…
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…
“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,…
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…
Art Basel 2013 has come to a close, but art in Miami is 365 days a year. And with the recent winners of the Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge, there’s plenty to look forward to in the months ahead. We’re gearing up to see lots of new art around the…
Talk shows: they’re a classic pastime that comes in near limitless variations. You’ve got your Ellens, your Maury’s, your Donahues and Williamses (Wendy and Montell). And of course, you’ve got the queen of them all, Oprah. There’s a host for almost everyone. But there is one segment of the population…
