Primal Forces Brings Communion to Empire Stage

Theater collective Primal Forces’ new production, Communion, promises “emotional fireworks” and more, says artistic director and theater founder Keith Garsson. Sparks will fly among the disparate characters: a lesbian psychiatrist, her alcoholic mother, and her evangelical daughter, each hooked on her own ardent and oppositional beliefs.

The Best Free Events in Miami This Week

From a women writers’ residency at the Betsy Hotel to a sci-fi film panel at Books & Books and a panel on reducing plastic use in Miami, there are plenty of options for free events you can attend in Miami this week.

The Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend

With low-key events such as screenings of Creature From the Black Lagoon and The Color Purple, laser light shows, free music, and the grand opening of a Miami record store, we’ve got you covered with a rundown of the best things to do in Miami this weekend.

Bookleggers Founder Nathaniel Sandler Takes Wolfsonian Visitors “Into the Stacks”

Visitors to the Wolfsonian-FIU can learn about some scarcely seen artifacts later this month when Nathaniel Sandler takes guests on a tour of the museum’s archives. Sandler is the operator of Miami’s own mobile library, Bookleggers, and has always had a keen interest in exploring museums. To share his passion with South Florida, Sandler secured a Knight Foundation grant to fund Crypt Cracking events, which open local museums’ permanent collections — including items that usually sit in storage, out of public view — to visitors.

Take a Bite of Tschabalala Self’s “Sour Patch” at Thierry Goldberg Gallery

Nestled in a corner of the Design District’s recently opened Paradise Plaza, past multistory boutiques and an upscale gelateria, and behind a row of trees strung with tinsel stands the new home of Thierry Goldberg Gallery. Formerly of New York, the gallery made its way to Miami, where it found a space just a few doors down from Goop Gift. But don’t let the luxurious surroundings fool you. The gallery’s inaugural exhibition, Tschabalala Self’s first Miami solo show, “Sour Patch,” is inspired by bodegas.

Bill T. Jones Combines Immersive Dance and Storytelling in Lance: Pretty

At the age of 65, choreographer Bill T. Jones speaks about dance with intellectual curiosity and the confidence of experience. Since his beginning in New York’s experimental 1970s dance scene, he has earned a place in the high tiers of dance history. Now, as a mature artist with a full resumé, he is in position to look back, not only at his own career but also at the shape a life might take and how to tell it.

The 21 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week

If you’re still using a rotary phone or dial-up modem, Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Tech Takeover probably won’t float your boat. But for everyone else living in 2018 and wanting to explore how tech is shaping the modern Miami landscape, this is the event. This month’s free community night…

Four Miami Artists to Watch in 2018

Driving on I-95 at 5 p.m., you pass a hot-orange light peeking through the leaves of roadside trees. You have plenty of time to notice it because traffic is almost always crawling. But you barely do, the same way you barely notice your elderly neighbor sitting in a lawn chair…

The Best Free Events in Miami This Week

From a poolside New Year’s Day brunch to music at Lagniappe, Ball & Chain, and Wynwood Yard, there are plenty of options for free events you can attend starting on the first day of the new year.