A little more than 24 hours after I rang in the new decade by sipping a glass of champagne with friends, “World War III” was trending on Twitter. Iranian general Qassim Suleimani had been killed in a drone strike carried out by the United States the second day of the year, and the national conversation…
Nearly 150 YoungArts finalists will perform and share their work in Miami this week, including 14 who call South Florida home.
Yoga, bingo, and a full-moon ceremony await this week.
Oprah hits Sunrise, a Heavy Metal Beach Party takes over Virginia Key, and there’ll be heaps of beer at Marlins Park this weekend in South Florida.
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with World Red Eye,…
Trenton Doyle Hancock has dramatically transformed Locust Projects in Miami. The entryway into the alternative art space now resembles a fully stocked toy store, offering Hancock’s branded “Moundverse Infants” action figures, meticulously displayed. A brightly colored quatrefoil pattern animates the packaging and provides a floor pattern that leads back to the main gallery…
Making a list of the year’s best films is an overwhelming endeavor for a film critic. Having seen more than 150 cinematic works this year, I found it tough to limit the stellar ones to 20. The list lost exciting films as ambitious and messy as the Matthew McConaughey-starring Serenity, as provocative and intriguing as Holiday, and as gorgeously animated and tender as Weathering With You.
Actor Seth Trucks has been living with Macbeth and Macbeth – one of William Shakespeare’s great roles in one of his great tragedies – for much of the current theater season. In August, Trucks played the ruthlessly pragmatic Scottish king in an intimate New City Players production at The Vanguard…
Thursday, January 2 Start your year off in an artistic fashion at Pérez Art Museum Miami, which offers free admission every first Thursday of the month. If you haven’t visited PAMM in a while, check out the exhibition “Teresita Fernández: Elemental,” where the Miami artist explores colonialism through the lens…
Whether you’re searching for a weekend adventure, something poolside, or more routine workouts, there are myriad fitness options to choose from in the Magic City.
For the past half-decade, local film experts — including critics, programmers, professors, and filmmakers — have picked their favorite flicks of the year for the Miami Film Awards. The results were published on the website Dim the House Lights in 2015 and 2016 before moving to New Times in 2017 and 2018. Now they’re back to close out the decade.
The King Mango Strut — a cultural institution in Coconut Grove for nearly 40 years — is a lighthearted way of mocking some of the year’s most upsetting and eye-catching news stories. The 38th-annual edition, which traversed Main Highway and Grand Avenue Sunday, December 29, was no different.
Ring in 2020, celebrate New Year’s Day, rock out, and catch a film this week, all without spending a dime.
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with World Red Eye,…
It’s the last weekend of the year and the decade, so be sure to leave 2019 and the 2010s on a high note. If you’re a sports fan, check out the Miami Heat at home. The team is riding a three-game winning streak and will host…
“Mucho Mucho Amor” — a documentary about the late astrologer Walter Mercado — and the Borscht-produced film “Omniboat” are among the Miami-born projects that will screen at the 2020 edition of Sundance.
Elemental, Teresita Fernandez’s mid-career retrospective at Pérez Art Museum Miami, showcases an acclaimed artist who carries her Latinx heritage with self-assurance and masterfully applies her creative talents to global themes such as history, geography, perception, wayfinding and social justice. Acknowledging her ancestry, and advocating for inclusion through her appointment by…
The room buzzed with activity as members of the Peter London Global Dance Company spent time preparing for Crossing, which will be performed between December 27 and 29 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Founder and artistic director Peter London uses local dancers…
Thursday, December 26 For a post-Christmas escape, head to Space Mountain Miami for the pop-punk-centric After X-Mas Party. The show’s lineup includes a DJ set from members of Palomino Blond as well as performances by Dannythestreet and the Jacksonville-based bands Runners High and Glazed. This night of music will take…
The comedian has organized a holiday show at the Miami Improv on Sunday, December 29, to raise funds for the Julia Rubio Colon Cancer Foundation. Named in honor of her mother, the organization works to provide colon cancer screenings for women across South Florida.
The media mogul will commence her nine-city tour, 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus, in South Florida with a guest appearance by the pop singer at the BB&T Center January 4.
Every year, A Drag Queen Christmas takes some of pop culture’s most beloved drag queens to cities across the nation to spread holiday cheer. This Saturday, December 28, the queens will descend on Fort Lauderdale’s Parker Playhouse.
