Reading and Rainbows Unite at Conecta’s Drag Queen Story Hour

This Saturday, June 15,  as part of June’s Pride Month celebrations, Latinx arts nonprofit Conecta Miami Arts is hosting Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) at the Microtheater Miami. The event is a collaboration with Centro Cultural Español. The original DQSH, which began in New York, inspired Conecta’s Melissa Messulam to create…

The Best Things to Do in Miami This Week

Thursday Perhaps you’ve caught some of Las Nubes’ poppy rock and Spanglish sounds around town. Now the group is dropping its first album at a release party Thursday evening at the Bridge. In addition to snagging your copy of SMVT on vinyl or cassette, you can watch the band perform…

Best of Miami 2019: The Best Art and Artists

New Times’ annual Best of Miami issue will be released online tomorrow morning, with hundreds of our staff’s picks of the finest people, places, and culture that ruled South Florida over the last year. Can’t wait? Here’s a sneak peek at a few of the winners who have helped define…

The Best Things to Do in Miami This Week

Thursday “Weird Al” Yankovic is touring with a damn orchestra, and Fort Lauderdale is blessed to host his South Florida show. The best-selling comedy artist of all time is bringing his Strings Attached Tour to the Broward Center Thursday evening. It’s basically a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Catch all the classics, spanning…

John Cameron Mitchell Brings a Hedwig “Love Fest” to Miami Fans

John Cameron Mitchell’s “The Origin of Love: The Songs and Stories of Hedwig” isn’t exactly a reincarnation of the show. “I’m not really playing Hedwig,” Mitchell explains to New Times. “I’m playing myself in a Hedwig costume telling the story of its origin, talking about the people involved, the philosophies involved, and just creating a real love fest with our fans.”