Arts & Culture

For more than 1500 years the basic technology of Maya weaving has remained the same. Contemporary Maya weavers still use the backstrap loom to create the dazzling textiles and clothing they wear today, just as their ancestors did in pre-Columbian times. “Flowers for the Earth Lord: Guatemalan Textiles from the…

The season is still early (they play until, like, June, you know), but the Florida Panthers are doing their part to make sure the Dolphins remain the worst professional sports team in South Florida. At press time, the Cats had just put an end to a four-game losing streak at…

Today at lunch, you can march to a different tune from the rhythmic beats of one of the world’s oldest musical instruments, the drum. Jazz at Wolfson presents drummer Danny Gottlieb, who has come to a city with the pulse to match the beat of his drum. Gottlieb, who studied…

Shortly after moving in with an old boyfriend, our apartment became haunted by this chair. This hideous, shiny, orange, high-back swivel number, which we unaffectionately called Mr. Marmalade, moved on its own; it was not comfortable and was just plain creepy — kind of like Noah Haidle’s play of the…

Although I pass the old Lido Spa Hotel on my way to the office every day, I had yet dared to hurdle over the potholes and construction equipment to make it inside the hip renovation now known as The Standard. A project of famed New York hotelier André Balazs (as…

Annie Leibovitz is arguably the most famous photographer alive. Even a passing fan knows at least a few facts about her: She shot that famous and poignant portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono hours before Lennon’s untimely and cruel death; she also took that unforgettable Vanity Fair cover photo…

This long-distance dedication goes out to an organization that loves pets and kids: the Humane Society of Greater Miami/Adopt-A-Pet. In celebration of its 70th anniversary of providing services to homeless pets and instilling children with respect for animals, the HSGM Soffer and Fine Adoption Center will be buzzing with activities…

Every year the Jewish Book Festival gets better. For the 2006 event, visitors can expect a constellation of literary stars. Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, Daniel Libeskind, Ruth Andrew Ellenson, Brian Fogel, and Sam Wolfson are among the luminaries who will appear at venues throughout Miami, from the University of Miami campus…

Remember those long walks through the fields with Grandpa, eating fresh strawberries, learning about the lay of the land? No, you don’t, you city kid. But today you can experience a little of Florida’s farming and outdoors at the new open-air Mayfair Farmers Market. This old European-style market will bring…

If you are a fan of thrift shopping but prefer not to hunt for name-brand gems buried beneath used thongs, consider perusing twentieth-century fashions at the Miami Vintage Clothing Show. Today and Sunday, high-quality dealers will feature vintage clothing and accessories from the Twenties to the Eighties. Items range from…

Vietnamese artist Huong knows about the grim realities of war. She was forced to flee her ravaged homeland in 1975 and has since devoted herself to recovering from memories of her war-scarred youth by painting images of peace. During the past ten years, Huong has been working on a 300-foot…

Country music and ribs are a combination as identifiably American as baseball and Cracker Jack, or apple pie and vanilla ice cream. The event organizers of Ribfest 2006 know the patriotic significance of their musical and culinary pairing, and this year’s event promises to sate even the best of the…

We do not mean to alarm you, but the holidays are sneaking up. Since you forgot to make plans to flee the country and convert to another religion to avoid the hassles of shopping, baking, and visiting in-laws, it is time to begin making your lists. Vodka? Check. Wine? Check…

Few among us need a particular reason to savor a glass of wine on a cool Friday evening. Had a rough week? That calls for a bottle of Pinot Noir. Broke a nail? Some rosé will turn that frown upside down. Despite the physical and psychological benefits vino can provide,…

In South Beach’s fabulous Nineties heyday, the drag queens became the city’s unofficial mascots, representing long-legged glamour and over-the-top decadence. Now that SoBe has become more like an open-air shopping mall and less a venue for quirky boutiques and late-night clubs, dragtastic glitz seems to be mostly relegated to sponsored…

The year 1966 was big in space exploration. Among other fun stuff, an unmanned Earthship made the first soft landing on the moon, and the Enterprise’s maiden voyage was documented on prime-time television. But for Miamians the biggest leap into the cosmos happened at the Miami Museum of Science when…

It’s Friday night and you live in one of the hottest spots in the world. The clubs, parties, and drinks are yours for the taking. But how do you actually spend your evening? The only way a respectable geek would — by watching the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica. But…

In H.G. Wells’s The Island of Dr. Moreau, a nut-bag scientist upsets the balance of nature by grafting animal parts onto human beings, creating a schizzy breed of mutants that made the reader’s hair stand on end. Students and faculty of the Miami International University of Art & Design have…

The view of our skyline full of cranes and skeletal structures dotted with sweaty construction workers is as commonplace as the soaring buzzards around downtown Miami. But we are not here to salute hardhat-clad men and women, teetering on scaffolding 100 feet in the air. No, this month is about…