Any eatery can set up shop on the shore and boast about its fine waterfront dining, but what makes a bayside restaurant memorable is the view. And the vista at the Rusty Pelican is unparalled. By day, watch the clouds drift across the sky over sparkling Biscayne Bay. When night…
It’s hard out there for a sea turtle. Beach development alters and/or destroys the creatures’ nesting and foraging habitats; they easily become entangled in marine debris or caught in commercial fishing nets; red tide can kill them; and many are struck by boats. To learn more about these endangered species…
There are so many ways we could make fun of an event described as a “sexy server competition” on its Website, but how could we dis a fest that benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and has the winner of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 4, Naima Mora, as the host?…
Indian dancer Protima Gauri dreamed of creating a dance community “where dancers drop negative qualities such as jealousy, small-mindedness, greed, and malice to embrace their colleagues as sisters and support each other in their journey towards becoming dancers of merit.” That village, known as Nrityagram, exists in Southern India and…
Indulge in an evening of Hot Fashions, Cool Cars at The Wellness Community’s fourth annual party at the Village of Merrick Park. Island Heat will provide Caribbean tunes as you snack on hors d’oeuvres and desserts from Benihana, Gardner’s Markets, The Palm, OLA Steak, and many others. Sip on something…
A gritty portrait of ghetto life in contemporary South Africa, Tsotsi packs an unexpected emotional wallop. Gavin Hood’s film tells a story of violence and redemption that’s even more remarkable when you consider that neither of the lead performers had ever acted in a movie previously. It’s little wonder that…
We are in the middle of a B-movie renaissance, if you haven’t noticed. For years now, the politics of the multiplex have forced films to be either big-budget, Burger King-cup blockbusters; or tiny “indie” projects about college-educated Caucasians with emotional problems (and viewed by college-educated Caucasians with emotional problems). But…
You could read the entirety of this concert doc as an essay in self-determination; it’s the most color-coded movie in ages. Host and erstwhile Comedy Central star Dave Chappelle jokes about the racial makeup of the crowd (mostly black, some white, all looking for “the Mexicans”); Dead Prez raps about…
Mad Cat’s latest adventures in the wonderland of new plays have landed the scruffy Miami troupe in a good place. William Donnelly’s Painted Alice, now onstage at the Light Box, may not be especially profound, but it is very funny. And it also gives the Mad Catters a chance to…
From ostriches standing in the ocean to donkeys riding in rowboats to zebras in an Alpine setting, the interior landscape of Paola Pivi’s mind is a world unto itself. And what an astonishing place it can be. During the past decade, Pivi has perfected the art of luring the public…
Educating Rita: With this tale of upper-crust English professor Frank mentoring lower-class literary wannabe Rita, Dramaworks’ director Nanique Gheridian sends us into a supposedly well-recognized Pygmalion paradigm. But for those of us who shied away from seeing the 1983 Michael Caine film version of the play, it is not as…
The Art of Painting: Malcolm Morley’s exhibit at MoCA features more than 30 large works dating from the Sixties. The twists and turns of the artist’s formative years pepper his paintings. Born in England in 1931, Morley ran away from home at the age of fifteen and later served a…
Three years in, and the mission, as well as almost everything else regarding Iraq, certainly cannot be considered accomplished. The words no one could use three years ago, and no one really wants to use now, are sadly fitting: quagmire, Vietnam in the sand, Mess o’ Potamia. Reps from a…
It is only 11:00 a.m. and that stack of papers is growing. The phone will not stop ringing, and you are way behind deadline. Squeezing the stress ball until your knuckles turn white, you long for the weekend. So close yet so far. Being stuck in midweek limbo pushes you…
Pat Riley could tell you a few things about pressure. He must negotiate the rightfully large egos of Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, Alonzo Mourning, and the rest of a team everyone in Miami expects — no, demands — to win the NBA championship. Now. By firing Stan Van Gundy, Riley…
You would not expect to find Cuban jazz legend Arturo Sandoval spending his time at a busy construction site, where the discordant sounds of heavy equipment threaten to overpower conversational tones. But that is just where he has been every day, all day, for the past month or so. Tonight…
Debbie Stoller has done much to dispel the image of a gray-haired knitter wielding needles in wrinkled hands. As the best-selling author of the Stitch ´n Bitch books, she has taken the lessons handed down to her by her nimble-fingered Dutch ancestors and remixed them for a younger generation. “As…
Fairchild Tropical Garden had a record-breaking winter season with its “Chihuly at Fairchild” exhibit. The amazing display drew in masses of visitors, many of whom would not typically have trekked to the 83-acre tropical haven. And crowds can expect to be doubly pleased this weekend when the awe-inspiring blown-glass artworks…
We know we should say no to drugs, and we tell youngsters to stay off of them, but the message has more meaning when it is coming from hip teens rather than not-so-cool moms. The Center for Emerging Arts, in partnership with Informed Families, received a grant to produce a…
Say the name Alvin Ailey and images of lithe ebony bodies come to mind. His choreography inspired via simple gestures — a male lead stretching his arms to the sky, a voluminous skirt fluttering midleap, a white umbrella held aloft. The man knew how to make a powerful visual statement,…
If you have spent all week partying and need to recoup before another vodka-fueled night of bumping and grinding, maybe a few hours of stretching and deep breathing is in order. Send your camel to bed and kick up a little dust tonight at Oasis Yoga & Fitness Studios. From…
The Frost Art Museum is tapping into a heady brew of emerging talent and serving up works by a trio of students set to graduate from Florida International University’s master of fine arts program. Opening today, the “MFA 2006 Exhibit”makes an intoxicating splash with the creative juices of Santo-Martin Cordero,…
