Jennifer Osorio

thursday december 25 Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships: Athletes never rest. That's why they rake in millions of dollars for playing (yes, playing) a sport every day, while you just scrape by on your meager wages. That's why they are in superb shape as they bounce around parks and arenas...

thursday december 18 Triumph of the Spirit: Carlos Alfonzo's turbulent, mystical abstractions evoke Afro-Cuban symbols, European icons, violence, sex, the specter of death, and the tropics (his mural in the Santa Clara Metrorail station, The Mystery of the Tropics, typifies his grand scale). One of Miami's most celebrated and beloved...

thursday december 11 It's Only Rock and Roll: Neil Young was right: Rock and roll will never die. Apparently the Lowe Art Museum (1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables) believes in the longevity of every parent's least favorite form of music too, as it presents this traveling exhibition showing the effects...

thursday december 4 Elba Ramalho: A superstar in her native Brazil, Ramalho has been called the Queen of the Lambada and likened to Tina Turner. She certainly has a mop of hair, manic energy, shapely legs, and a powerful voice. But don't be fooled: Just because she's Brazilian doesn't mean...

thursday november 27 Santa's Enchanted Forest: Okay, so the seasons don't really change so much in Miami. Locals spend winter holidays baking themselves on the beach; it did snow once, but don't count on a white Christmas. How to capture the holiday spirit? You have two options: Go shopping tomorrow...