What’s scarier than a world where an environmental apocalypse has destroyed all we hold dear? This Halloween, Space of Mind, a homeschooling center in Delray Beach, will produce an educational, dystopian haunted house titled Planet SOS that displays an environment ravaged by wasteful humans. “The goal [of Planet SOS]…

Childless people often see Halloween as an excuse to dress in skimpy costumes and binge on sugar. But parents know Halloween is really all about the kids. Who can resist this spooky time of year when kiddos yearn to scare and be scared? In the Magic City, little ones can…

Neon-feathered polar bears striking a pose. Goldfish ready to take flight from their bowls. Large taxidermic creatures emerging from a pool of coffee beans. Welcome to the world of Paola Pivi, opening her solo show “Art With a View” at the Bass this Saturday, October 13.

It’s always tempting to break the cardinal rule of art museums: look, but do not touch. At the Raw Pop-Up, an interactive art and design experience, you can do just that. Its production team and artists want you to not only see but also touch, feel, taste, and smell the art.

Politically and environmentally, we’re living in dark times. Artist Tomas Vu embraces the darkness in his new solo show, “Tomas Vu: The Fifth Season,” which opens at Fredric Snitzer Gallery tonight. “’The Fifth Season’ is about the apocalypse, the end of everything else when we’ve gone through all the cycles…

Last Tuesday, Jerry Beck, a South Florida native and the founder and artistic director of the Revolving Museum, attempted to fly what is believed to be the world’s largest paper plane at Fitchburg Municipal Airport in Massachusetts. But years of conceptualizing, community organizing, and crowdsourcing artworks to plaster on the exterior of the 64-foot paper plane weren’t enough to override the relentless physics required for flight.

In America’s current political climate, it’s imperative to listen to the voices of the disenfranchised, such as immigrants and the indigenous. In “Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly,” an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA), independent curator Risa Puleo shows the work of 37 artists native to the Americas who are exploring themes such as inheritance, migration, and transformation.

Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21, but in Miami, the season already feels like it’s here. That makes sunscreen an especially important consideration, whether you’re planning to hit the beach, lounge by the pool, or just go about your daily activities, says Meredith Madsen, president and founder of the Miami-based sunscreen company Sunshine & Glitter.

Miami is often applauded for its diversity, but the city also has a troubling history of racial and ethnic segregation and cultural misunderstanding. At the Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College (MOAD MDC), executive director and chief curator Rina Carvajal is promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity in the Magic City through the cross-disciplinary series Living Together.

The Sh*t Miami Girls Say characters you know and love are back in a bold departure from their video parodies. Now they’re conquering a new medium with El Podcast. Two of the three founders — Michelle Sicars and Aimee Carrero — recently chatted with New Times about their first two episodes, Miami stereotypes, and the healing effects of comedy.

Miami’s vibrant Haitian community is proud to celebrate its heritage and culture, including its food, music, and literature. Next weekend, the sixth edition of the Little Haiti Book Festival, in partnership with the Miami Book Fair and the Haitian culture and language organization Sosyete Koukouy, will be held at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex.

Men, step aside. It’s time for women to rule. And we’re not just talking about Game of Thrones. At Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, the themed dinner theater show in Orlando, the 34-year reign by a king is over. Beginning today at the Orlando flagship, which was founded in 1983, Queen Doña Maria Isabella will ascend the throne.

After the Parkland shooting two months ago, youth activism has blossomed. Teenagers have established themselves as capable leaders and agents of change for highly problematic societal issues that adults have refused to address, such a gun control. This summer, Heather Burdick and her team at MCCJ hope to continue helping youth…

Artist and activist Niki Lopez is a survivor. From age 11 to 25, she was trapped in a religious cult in Georgia, where she was separated from the rest of her family. The cult’s leader sexually abused her. But in 2000, Lopez escaped and worked with the FBI to put him in prison.

The first day of the month marked April Fool’s Day, Easter Sunday, Passover’s third day, and National Atheist Day. It was also the beginning of National Poetry Month and, for Miamians, the O, Miami Poetry Festival. The fest’s monthlong programming of events and participatory interventions aim to expose every resident in Miami-Dade County to a poem in April. It’s a pretty lofty goal, but the O, Miami team has been hard at work to create plenty of fun and accessible poetry happenings that will make it easier for you to get in touch with your inner poet this April.