Whips, chains, latex, or leather. Or perhaps vintage lingerie and corsets meet your fancy. Whatever your pleasure, you’ll be sure to find your thrill at the Fetish Factory tenth anniversary celebration this weekend. Famous fetish artists from across the country will be in town to perform for their adoring and…

Beaders are their own breed. They’ll spend hours sifting through bins at flea markets, antique shops, and specialty stores to find a few eclectic baubles that might become a pair of funky earrings or could simply end up in a pretty box with other “special” beads, waiting for just the…

We love you, Mom! It’s your weekend and we’re going to celebrate everything that’s cool about you, because where would we be without you? Oh, yeah, we wouldn’t be here without you. In honor of all the great moms out there, we’ve put together a roundup of Mother’s Day activities…

It’s a little girl’s dream to be a princess, with flowing hair, creamy skin, and pretty dresses with matching sparkly tiaras. But what if you are a beautiful princess who is seen by everyone else as an ugly hag? You can see how the princess, her fairy godmother, and their…

They may be beautiful, lithe, and mesmerizing to watch, but dancers also need to be savvy in times of diminishing funds for the arts. Rather than competing against one another, local dance companies are combining resources for the first annual Miami Beach Dance Festival. “We started the festival about a…

Damian Rojo was just looking to rent out part of his warehouse space in Little Haiti; he didn’t expect the business transaction to lend fodder to his filmmaking passion. “My nephew introduced me to his neighbor who is a wrestler,” says Rojo. “The wrestlers were looking for a new place…

THUR 7 The once-controversial musical Hair, also known as the “American Tribal Rock Musical,” is relevant once again, with its call to question not just authority but also the march to war. The musical is gossamer at first evaluation (Clive Barnes’s New York Times review of the musical’s 1967 off-Broadway…

When you spot that thick book crammed into your mailbox, you know any plans you’ve made for the evening are off. Suddenly the thought of putting on pajamas, flopping on the couch, and absorbing all 492 pages of the new April InStyle magazine is much more enticing than getting dolled…

Ducks and chicks and bunnies better scurry. Easter is here and there are still people who think it’s cute to give little baby barnyard animals as gifts, without realizing that chicks grow up to be hens and roosters, ducklings grow into nasty honkers, and bunnies often live ten years or…

Margaret Cho makes the second stop of her Assassin Tour in Miami this weekend. She spent a recent day off chatting about dictators and being a fag hag. New Times: Tell me about the Assassin Tour. Margaret Cho: It’s about shooting down old ideas or negativity…. It’s a difficult time…

Bring on the butter-cream frosting! Tigertail Productions is celebrating 25 years of being “Florida’s pioneer of innovative art” with one sweet party. There’s Cake on Our Face promises an evening of entertainment, prizes, and plenty of desserts. The admission for the event is a birthday cake, and any kind of…

THU 10 Most art galleries are cramped spaces where visitors never stray far from the walls. At Labyrinth: the backward path, visitors will encounter the works of eight artists while navigating the twists and turns of a maze 60 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 7 feet high. A different…

The red and flowery holiday about love is upon us, and whether you’re the type who passes out homemade construction paper tokens of affection or someone who prefers to stay in bed watching the Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show to avoid dodging flower delivery vans all day, you should…

THU 3 College campuses are generally known for celebrations of a decidedly lowbrow nature. You can certainly have a blast downing Jell-O shots of grain alcohol at a kegger, but folks seeking a little class with their intoxicants need look no further than the University of Miami’s gallery night. Tonight’s…

THU 27 Just in case you fell out of the loop, the cool, young, upwardly mobile set have found a new meeting place. Doraku, Benihana Inc.’s boutique sushi lounge, provides a swanky vibe for the ambitiously well-heeled. At tonight’s Young Professionals Networking meeting, you’ll enjoy delectable hors d’oeuvres by executive…

You need laughter in your life, now more than ever. Thanks to David Christopher and his team of hilarious comrades, the 2005 Miami Improv Festival Presented by Just The Funny is back for its third year to give you a heaping dose of guffaws and full-on body-rocking belly laughs. Moving…

THU 20 Teenagers get a bad rap. Angst-ridden and confused youngsters pull away from their parents, and they can often find themselves adrift in a malevolent world where alcohol, sex, and drugs are de rigueur. The next thing you know, your innocent little one has been labeled an “at-risk” student…

We could all use a little more cash, and the best way to get people to open their wallets for you is to throw a really chic party and get them drunk. That may not have been the exact thought process behind A Very Wolfsonian Weekend of fundraising events to…

THU 13 For those who seek a little action with their art, “She Sank on Shallow Bank” is an exhibition that cannot be missed. This film, dance, and photography installation is a collaborative display of stop-motion animation and sculptural sets that visits the dreams of a girl who has washed…

The Miami Design Preservation League celebrates its 28th annual Art Deco Weekend with the theme “Art Deco and the New Deal.” The event was created to raise awareness of the Art Deco era (roughly 1925-1945) and attract visitors to Miami Beach’s historic district. South Beach no longer needs any added…

Blood, paint, and hairs SAT 1/8 Anthony Spinello is trying to make a name for his handsome little Wynwood Arts District digs, Liquid Blue Gallery (3438 N. Miami Ave.), so he wants to feature artists who think outside the palette to attract thrill-seeking art crowds. “Organic” is a two-person exhibition…