Documentarians do the homework, make the connections, and capture those precious, fleeting moments so you can be whisked away to exotic locations or introduced to folks you would probably never approach on your own, without even leaving your seat. If just the word documentary makes you snore, you obviously haven’t…
Fans of NPR’s Morning Edition have heard the fascinating — and often tear jerking — interviews with everyday Joes recorded through the StoryCorps project. Now you, too, have the opportunity to document the oral histories of colorful characters in your life, as long as the StoryCorps MobileBooth is in town…
You have been on only two dates with your new special friend and now you are faced with the sappy holiday for lovers. Forgo the plush pink bears, overpriced roses, and ulcer inducing dinner by candlelight in favor of a relaxing outdoor stroll through a field of flowers. During the…
Although incest is not generally a wildly funny topic, the Village Voice described Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize winning play How I Learned to Drive as “the sweetest and most forgiving play ever written about child abuse.” The young and pretty Li’l Bit grows closer to Uncle Peck (ewww!) during the…
Since we find it impossible to wait until the weekend for a grand night on the town, the Biltmore Hotel is here to satisfy our Hump Day hankering for an alcohol fueled social gathering. At the What’s Hip Wednesday happy hour at the Biltmore Bar, you can sip half price…
Dogs are easily bored. You can’t keep taking them to the same old park; they want new butts to sniff, and we’re sure you do too. Coddled collies and spoiled spaniels are hip to the hottest haunt for haute dogs on South Beach: the Doggie Happy Hour at Hotel Victor…
Have you heard the one about Superman going to shul? Yeah, neither have we, but it is bound to come up during Harry Brod’s lecture about the Jewish roots of our most beloved comic book heroes, The People of the Comic Book: It’s a Man! It’s a Jew! It’s Supermensch!…
Tea leaves look like mush, and the lines on your palm are marred by calluses, but maybe the colorful images of vices, virtues, and elemental forces in a tarot deck could offer some guidance. Before you go pooh poohing the cards because you think they’re new age crap, you should…
Whether you view 2006 as the Year of the Dog or a year of big change, set yourself on the right path at this weekend’s Body Mind Spirit Expo. From relaxing massages to aura photography; ancient healing practices to modern technology in the holistic field; powerful crystals to angel readings,…
Considering the average age of a New World Symphony fellow is 26, you’d think it would be easy to attract a young, hip crowd to its concerts. But that hasn’t been the case, so NWS marketing director Lorenzo Lebrija is going to tempt you with free drinks. At tonight’s Symphony…
Always in search of a fabulous party at which to show off his two dollar vintage shirts, Thomas Barker, the giddy man about town behind Muse Entertainment, has clued us in to a new Wednesday night event at 510 Ocean . “The night is definitely set to be a hot…
Although many women do not have a problem with facial hair on men, we have yet to find any men who really dig the Frida Kahlo look on the ladies. You may have tried to hide the beast with a few globs of Jolen Crème Bleach, but now you are…
If you’re not the type of person who’s going to get up before dawn for a 26.2 mile run, you should probably stay in bed to avoid the traffic hassles caused by the more than 10,000 runners who will be hitting the streets for the fourth annual ING Miami Marathon…
Several weeks have passed since you did some soul searching and made those heartfelt resolutions, so isn’t it about time to begin living up to the standards you set for yourself? Although they might not be able to assist you with exercising or reading more, the American Red Cross of…
Whether they are tucked into designer bags or strutting proudly down the aisles at Nordstrom, dogs are always the highlight of shopping at the Village of Merrick Park. Tonight the fabulous fur covered darlings, along with feline friends, will star in a photography exhibit showing off their most glamorous shots…
Written by Russians Mikhail Gindin and Viktor Sinokevitch, The Beast is a stark love story that takes place in a postapocalyptic world. First produced in Russian in 1986, the play’s performance was delayed owing to censorship issues. Now the Playground Theatre presents the American premiere of this dark tale about…
First opening in 1988 at the Seagull Hotel, the Kitchen Club soon attracted a faithful following that craved the best New Wave and goth music. But in the years that followed, fickle tastes favoring hip hop and house forced the Kitchen to jump around to different venues. Now fans of…
The dogs will begin barking early today to get you out of bed for the Fido & Friends Walk to benefit the Wellness Community, a nonprofit organization that provides free support and education to people affected by cancer. This year’s walk will feature plenty of food, fun, and prizes, in…
Sure you can sit around and complain about politics and the news, but singing about it is so much more fun. At least that’s what Nancy Holson thought when she created The News in Revue: The Musical Scoop. The production began as an off Broadway show during the 1992 presidential…
An outrageous production within a production, Noises Off is a kooky farce about an inept theater troupe’s production of a sex lampoon titled Nothing On. As the cast dallies in workplace romances, and alcohol-fueled backstage arguments erupt into brawls involving sardines, they struggle to continue on with the show. Members…
The Florida Panthers began the new year right with a win in Buffalo, only to be blanked by the New Jersey Devils two days later. As we were busy cheering on the scrappy felines during the remainder of their five-game road trip in the Northeast, we also celebrated the news…
Nine years have passed since Celine and Jesse first met and spent an unforgettable night together in Vienna in Richard Linklater’s 1995 film Before Sunrise. They parted — with the promise to meet again in six months — without exchanging phone numbers or addresses. In 2004’s Before Sunset, Jesse (Ethan…
