The Best Free Events in Miami This Week

It’s only Monday, but let’s cut to the chase: You’re already planning for Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo festivities. Before you start slamming tequila shots, slow down and celebrate Star Wars Day at Miami’s own Star Wars-themed brewery, J. Wakefield. And once you’ve recovered, wind down at the Little Haiti Book Festival or take your pet to Woofstock at the Barnacle Historic State Park.

Little Haiti Book Fest Celebrates Miami’s Vibrant Haitian Community

Miami’s vibrant Haitian community is proud to celebrate its heritage and culture, including its food, music, and literature. Next weekend, the sixth edition of the Little Haiti Book Festival, in partnership with the Miami Book Fair and the Haitian culture and language organization Sosyete Koukouy, will be held at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex.

The Ten Best Ways to Relax in Miami

What’s hidden past Miami’s sunny, slice-of-paradise shores is a city full of emotionally strained people. This place has been ranked the fifth-most stressful city in America. Locals spend their days on the lookout for face-eating zombies and battling terrorizing traffic for hours on end, so what do you expect? Being stressed blows. Here are ten ways to chill the hell out in Miami.

The 21 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week

The Miami International Jazz Fest is back for another year, boasting concerts galore over three days. On the roster are Luis Bofill, O Som do Jazz, Linda Briceño, Yvette Norwood-Tiger, and the Curtis Bros. featuring Ralph Peterson. The shows will go down at Ocho Live Night Club & Lounge,…

Women Artists Honor Ana Mendieta in A Female Force

In a series of untitled photographs produced in 1972, Ana Mendieta presses her body against a plate of glass. The clear plane flattens her nose, stomach, thighs, breasts, lips, and tongue in sometimes grotesque and sometimes comical ways. But whether they’re awkward or graceful distortions, all the photographs produce the unsettling desire to see what we simply can’t — a portrait of the artist.