Nela Ochoa: Genetic Portraits Through August 27. Frost Art Museum, 10975 SW 17th St., Miami; 305-348-2890; frostartmuseum.org. Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. “Nela Ochoa: Genetic Portraits” features an intriguing collection of complex pieces referencing the genetic code of human and plant…
If you’ve tried and failed every workout regimen from strip aerobics to climbing faux mountains, try Zumba — a workout that’s homegrown and absolutely heart-pounding. Miami-based dancer and choreographer Beto Perez developed a system that fuses elements of Latin dance styles (think cumbia, salsa, rumba, and flamenco) with aerobic interval…
Purdy Lounge is like that girl in your phonebook you ring up once in a while for a booty call. It’s not that you’re ashamed of her; you just don’t see her as somebody you’d go steady with. Plus she always makes herself available to you, so why ruin a…
Black Sheep as we know it may be extinct, but its erstwhile proprietor, Juan Basshead, is still dedicated to the low frequencies. As such, he’s got a hand in a number of wall-rattling events around town, and on Thursday, August 6, he and the Shake crew reunite for Get Low,…
In the vaguely menacing gloam of this first dying decade of the 21st century, the people continue to party hard. It’s an obsessive, have-fun-or-die type of mindset that cannot be deterred, no matter the consequences. And to a large extent, Frenchy sensations Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter of Daft…
If 20,000 square feet and 11 multifunctional treatment rooms of relaxation can’t take you away like Calgon, we’d tell you to give it up. But we hear your dogs barking for relief and your back screaming out for a rubdown, so we know you can benefit from the Acqualina Resort…
Her Bravo celebreality show may be called Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List, but the star is this close to becoming one of those A-listers whose every nip, slip, home foreclosure, and shoplifting spree is followed by hungry celebmongers worldwide. Either way, Kathy Griffin is most definitely in…
Cadavers, maggots, flesh-eating beetles… are you still reading? Then you might have a stomach strong enough to enjoy the nauseating yet fascinating “CSI: Crime Scene Insects” exhibit at the Miami Science Museum. At a crime scene, the presence of certain creepy-crawlies can help investigators ascertain a death’s timing, location, and…
In case you haven’t noticed (and you probably haven’t), the Florida Marlins are making some noise in the National League postseason race. And in case you didn’t think it possible for them to make a serious run (and you probably didn’t), you should rethink that position, because the Fish seem…
Remember when Hollywood finally got Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the same movie? And it was sort of like having two great point guards on the same team, but no center? Remember when the Arizona Diamondbacks somehow got the two best starting pitchers in the Major Leagues —…
Go-kart racing was all fun and games when you were a kid who had never felt the thrill of weaving in and out of traffic and pressing the gas until your engine whirred to speeds way over the legal limit. But now that you’re of age and have tasted the…
Haulover Beach Park is a protected stretch of coastline sporting big-wave surf, well-sculpted sand dunes, and an infamous clothing-optional zone at the north end. In other words, it’s a great place to “hang out.” Prudes who prefer to steer clear of people’s bits and pieces can stick to the non-nudist…
In 1974, a pinnacle of American cinema was released: the Charles Bronson vehicle Death Wish. Never had violence been so gratuitous, and never had so many bad guys died at the hands of one gun-toting, turtleneck-wearing, mustached man. The humor was inherently there, but the original filmmakers chose to pass…
Ain’t no party like a hurricane party ’cause a hurricane party don’t stop. So why wait for the hurricane? Head to the Historical Museum of Southern Florida for its Hurricane History 101 Family Fun Day this Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Experts will show storm lovers how hurricanes have…
Born in the gangsta rap vacuum of the late ’90s, DMX seemed to have a lock on the pop charts. With monster club track “Party Up (Up in Here)” and a five-time platinum album, the Dog was riding real ruff in ’99. And being a true street entrepreneur, he immediately…
There’s more than one way to catch a fish, but if your best technique includes your bare hands and a lot of luck, you might never eat mahi-mahi again. If you have a strategy that works, enter the third annual Miami Fishing Tournament, where local fisherman take to Biscayne Bay…
Over in Wynwood, the NWSA ArtSeen Gallery will feature “Young Blood: New World MIXX,” an exhibit showcasing works by 20 current and former New World School of the Arts students, curated by alumni Michelle Gomez and Patty Suau. The fundraiser opens at 7 p.m., and the exhibit runs through August…
When Norelkys Blazekovic founded Irreversible Magazine in 2005, she had little notion her publication would evolve into a global arts project. “It has become a portal for cultural exchange and projects from Miami to Switzerland, Spain and Japan,” the arts activist says. This Saturday at CiFo, Blazekovic will host “Irreversible…
If you prefer watching soap operas to actually living one, you could just as easily get lost inside of one of author Gigi Levangie Grazer’s tomes. When she wrote about a scorned wife who had been traded for a pretty young thing, cable network USA adapted it into a miniseries…
Miami is a city known for its transience. In this town, nightclubs turn over as fast as soiled bed sheets in a hooker’s hotel room. Thankfully, locals remain loyal to worthwhile institutions, and after a brief summer vacation, one of Miami’s longest-standing underground dance parties returns with the best in…
Granted, you might not be the biggest Dora the Explorer fan, but think about watching the delight on the faces of the preschoolers you’ll bring to Friday’s live show at the Broward Center for Performing Arts’ Au-Rene Theater. The interactive musical features the famous Latina explorer Dora and her friends,…
If evolutionary theory is correct and nature really does select the animals that best adapt to their surroundings, humans in year 10,000 are going to have some bulbous optic nerves. Those thin channels now have the weight and size of dental floss, but at the rate we’re sucking down YouTube…
