Consumed by alcohol and Paris nightlife, bohemian artist Amedeo Modigliani often found himself piss-broke and doodling on cocktail napkins he swapped for absinthe. Jackson Pollock was a staple at New York’s famous Cedar Bar, where he would invariably end up, lit and brawling about art. Indeed “Jack the Dripper” met…
It’s hard being a cactus. People call you a prick and run away screaming. Cute daisies and daffodils are adopted as you languish in the corner of the nursery, desperately trying to push out a bloom and make yourself more attractive. And when you finally pretty yourself up with a…
Do you have rhymes as tight as hell but no props whatsoever because you don’t have a record contract? And don’t even start with all that putting-together-the-making-of DVD stuff that’s supposed to come with the album. Frustrated? Thinking about hanging up your ice? Disc Makers, the nation’s leading independent media…
Arrr! Avast, ye mateys! Buccaneers will gather tonight to pillage and plunder in the Cultural Plaza of the Historical Museum of Southern Florida for a Pirate’s Fiesta. The museum, you see, hopes to raise doubloons for its “Port Royal, Jamaica” exhibit scheduled to open February 2007. “Port Royal is very…
The Spanish word cimarrón means wild, from which the Maroons — a group of runaway slaves who established the first independent polity in Jamaica’s mountains — derived their name. Their city remains as a testimony to the indomitable spirit of these Africans. Karla Gottlieb became fascinated with the Maroons’ fearless…
Miami is a mecca for Caribbean immigrants. The tropical weather, the wealth of familiar vegetation, and the cacophony of foreign accents all help to make island visitors feel immediately at home here. It’s no wonder so many Caribbean writers and artists frequently visit us. To celebrate the Caribbean Woman as…
As any veteran broadcaster will tell you, there was nothing like the early days of live television. No second takes, no calling “Cut!” to save your behind. All live and in the moment. Rediscover live TV with “Live on Film: Vintage Kinescopes” at the Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image…
Do we need to remind you again? Hurricane season begins in three days. If you have not yet stocked up on supplies, now is the time. From May 21 through June 1, the Florida legislature has enacted a tax-free holiday for hurricane preparedness, so you can save some change for…
Just like the orphans’ hard-knock lives in the much-loved musical Annie, Miami thespians Angelica and Richard Torres have scrabbled to bring Annie, Miss Hannigan, Daddy Warbucks, and, of course, the lovable mutt Sandy to an area stage. “We really want to show what we can do,” says Angelica, who is…
It is Memorial Day and we hope you have the day off. Maybe you are brave enough to fight the traffic heading to Miami Beach, where you will be rewarded with throngs of hoochies wearing tiny bikinis and balancing on five-inch platform espadrilles as their booties bounce to bumpin’ beats…
Looking for something cultural to do? Ballet might seem too twinkle-toe-ish for your beer-guzzling buddies, but this one is different. Anacaona: Queen of Hispaniola is a fusion of history, drumbeats, and dance. Through classical ballet — with strong accents of Indian rituals and ethnic beats — this performance tells a…
Every Saturday night Ocean Drive looks like a car show, with an endless parade of candy-painted, chromed-out rides cruising along the beachfront stretch at five miles an hour. To avoid the traffic, check out the Slip-N-Slide/Greg Street Celebrity Car & Bike Show. The radio and mixtape superstar will host a…
As a youth, Othello Molineaux played piano. By age eleven, he had given his heart to the steel drum, then the newest and most innovative of instruments. He learned to tune the old oil drums, and through coaxing refined sounds from the smooth surface, he realized the breadth of expression…
School’s out for summer and it’s time to get wild and wacky — or wacky and wild — whichever comes first. To help ease the transition from homework to no work, the Just the Funny improv comedy troupe is offering students free tickets to tonight’s 9:00 (family-friendly) and 11:00 (mature…
So you’ve just reunited with your long-lost brother, who happens to be your girlfriend’s ex-husband’s new gay lover. Sounds like drama … or a perfect relationship for a team on The Amazing Race. Everyone criticizes reality-TV shows. “I could do that. Why are they so stupid?” Well, punk, time to…
Got culture? Not the stuff found in yogurt, but exposure to stuff beyond a wrist-flick of the remote control. Don’t know ballet from bologna? The Culture Shock Mobile has you covered. Through June 8 the big red book-mobile-like vehicle will be cruisin’ around town, doling out free entertainment, cultural event…
Ask any teenage fanboy who spends his time in class doodling in the back of a notebook, and he will tell you a comic-book artist is the coolest job in the world. Ask successful superhero illustrator Jerry deCaire, and he will tell you his industry offers more potential for self-expression…
Last year more than 1.8 million pounds of food was donated to hurricane relief organizations by the nonprofit animal rescue group Fairy Tails. Although the group is stocking up on food, linens, and litter to prepare for the coming storm season, cash donations are still needed to cover the cost…
The deadline has passed and the Florida Marlins will not become the San Antonio Sandspurs, or whatever the Texas city was going to call the team it tried to lure with promises of $200 million for a state-of-the-art stadium. Major League Baseball nixed the move, saying the Fish should stay…
If you want to feel like a virgin, venture to the Rooftop Lounge at the Townhouse Hotel on a Friday night. (Of course we are referring to the Madonna song, not your prom night, silly.) Beginning at 8:00, the DJ drops ’80s and retro hits while partygoers lounge on beds…
If some religious extremists in India had gotten their way, the gorgeous fury of Deepa Mehta ‘s Water never would have reached the screen. As it is, these self-appointed censors shut down the production for years by staging demonstrations, torching Mehta’s sets, and threatening her life. Eventually the filmmaker moved…
The lovable hero of Goal! The Dream Begins is the kind of guy some Americans don’t find very appealing these days — a Mexican immigrant who’s trying to make a better life in East Los Angeles. Little matter that young Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) busts his butt working two crappy…
