Since the Swiss art fair Art Basel launched a sister show in South Florida, the event has been held at the Miami Beach Convention Center. That won’t change anytime soon. Art Basel and the City of Miami Beach announced today they have agreed to a new, five-year lease, which will keep Art Basel Miami Beach coming back to the convention center through 2023.
Hugh Hefner, the Playboy founder who died last night at the age of 91, will be remembered for helping drive the sexual revolution of the ’60s; objectifying women on a massive, unprecedented scale; and surrounding himself with young, attractive, rigidly policed girlfriends for the better part of his life.
Spend more than 30 seconds at an art school or modern-art museum and you’ll realize you’re way out of the realm of beauty or skill or anything remotely familiar to a novice art appreciator. The first time you hear “hegemonic cultural institutions,” your instinct might be to take cover,…
Couldn’t snag a ticket to Saturday’s Arcade Fire show? The Anderson is bringing you the next best thing. Band frontman Win Butler has announced a surprise DJ set at the venue Saturday night, directly following Arcade Fire’s show at the Watsco Center. Joining DJ Maccabi, Butler will headline the Anderson’s…
It’s been nearly two weeks since Hurricane Irma first made landfall in Florida, but its effects will be felt in the state for months — through Art Basel week, at least. NADA Miami, the art fair that’s been held at the Deauville hotel in Miami Beach since 2009, announced yesterday…
In 1992, Carson Kievman was hard at work on an opera based on the life of a little-known inventor. He and co-writer Thomas Babe were putting the finishing touches on the libretto of the script. Then Hurricane Andrew hit. Twenty-five years later, earlier this month, Kievman’s production, Tesla, was at last…
Ask Angela Dazzio-Martinez how she’s doing in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, and she’ll offer a rueful laugh. “I’m not even sure what time I got to work this morning,” she admits. The mother of a 4-year-old daughter, Dazzio-Martinez returned to her Boca Raton home Tuesday after evacuating twice to…
Do you shop when you’re stressed? If so, you’ll be excited to hear that many Miami-area malls are reopening after Hurricane Irma. And even if you’re saving your money for home repairs or new hurricane shutters, you could probably use some time outside your home in a safe setting. Here…
Ordinarily, a building set right on the water with massive windows facing Biscayne Bay wouldn’t be most people’s choice for a hurricane shelter. But 14 staffers at the Perez Art Museum Miami rode out the storm in the museum’s downtown venue — and they might have been some of the…
You know the usual hurricane preparations: hanging shutters, boarding up your windows with plywood, stacking sandbags. But in Florida, nothing’s ever that boring. Plenty of Floridians put their own spin on storm prep — often with hilarious or head-scratching results. Best Meme: The internet’s favorite meme made an IRL appearance…
This morning, Art Basel Miami Beach announced its gallery exhibitors at this December’s massive fair at the Miami Beach Convention Center. In any other year, this would be an expected move by Art Basel; the fair usually releases its exhibitor list in early September. But today’s announcement comes as Art…
As Hurricane Irma inches closer to South Florida, the entire region is at risk — and that includes its cultural venues and events planned for the coming days. Many venues and event planners will follow the lead of Miami-Dade County when it comes to staying open. Here’s what we know…
Are you ready for Hurricane Irma? Do you have your bottled water, your batteries, your canned goods? Is your car full of gas in case you need to evacuate? Do you have enough booze to last you through the weekend? Then there’s only one thing left to do: Laugh at…
Last September, as Hurricane Matthew lurked in the Atlantic, hundreds of patrons gathered at Gramps bar in Wynwood. “People came out and hung out until the last minute,” recalls owner Adam Gersten. “We were understaffed because we didn’t realize how many people would already have done their prep and had nothing…
Most people in the U.S. are preparing for cookouts and parties to last them throughout the long Labor Day weekend. Kudos to you if you’re one of them. But this guide goes out to all the service industry soldiers, bartenders, waiters, and hotel staff who’ll have to work twice as hard while everybody else is on vacation. No matter who you are, here’s hoping you find time to enjoy at least a couple of these weekend events.
Tonight Coldplay will fill Hard Rock Stadium with thousands of attendees eager to hear Chris Martin’s voice belt out hits like “Yellow” and “Adventure of a Lifetime.” But some fans experienced that excitement early, in a far more intimate venue, when Martin joined Coldplay opening act Izzy Bizu onstage at the Wynwood Yard last night.
Say cheese, Miami. You’re probably in somebody’s selfie right now. According to a recent study, Miami is one of the most Instagrammed U.S. cities, ranked third behind New York City and Los Angeles.
Tarell Alvin McCraney, the acclaimed playwright who penned the play that inspired the Oscar-winning film Moonlight, has been given the green light to create a TV series set in South Florida and inspired by his experiences growing up in Liberty City.
O, Miami. Borscht Film Festival. Nu Deco Ensemble. Organizations such as those have embedded themselves so deeply into Miami life they seem like they’ve always been a part of this city. But a decade ago, those projects — and many others like them that have expanded and evolved the cultural landscape of South Florida…
If you couldn’t snag a ticket to Ibeyi’s sold-out show last year, you’re in luck. The twin sisters are bringing their Afro-Cuban-inspired sound back to Miami. The Rhythm Foundation announced this morning that Ibeyi will play the North Beach Bandshell October 28. Tickets will cost $30 in advance or $35 the day of the show.
There’s plenty to explore at the Philip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, which opened last month in downtown Miami. But the centerpiece of the museum is undeniably its aquarium. Small tanks show neon-lit jellyfish and stingrays available for petting. Flowing through three stories of the Frost’s inner building, a…
Calling all Doctor Who fans: The TARDIS is about to touch down in South Florida. Florida Supercon announced yesterday that Peter Capaldi, who plays the 12th titular doctor in the long-running series, will make an appearance at this year’s convention.
