Jessica Trujillo is a world champion salsa dancer. Her team, the Omambo Dance Project, won the professional salsa team division at the World Latin Dance Cup last year. When she called her best friend back home in Los Angeles from the competition at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, the champ…
After eight crazy nights of awkward family moments and too much food, we’re guessing many of you are ready for a little break from the holidays. While we can’t exclude the festive fun from our findings altogether — it’s mid-December, after all — we’ve got plenty of cheap entertainment this…
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with WorldRedEye, New Times…
Even though Basel has been over for nearly a week now, our bodies are still recovering. How did your body fare? If you’re anything like me, you’re feeling sluggish, achey, and anything but motivated. You can pump your body full of caffeine and swear to go to bed by 9…
The brand new Satellite Show legitimized artists and musicians of the more unconventional sort this Art Basel week. It reached its funny fingers all through the North Beach neighborhood, not quite used to the bizarre noise that comes along with innovative art gatherings. Taking place at a variety of quirky…
The best time of the week is finally here: the weekend. Miami offers just about every activity this weekend. On the music front, you can catch Josh Wink at Trade, Dark Side Disco at Electric Pickle, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at The Hangar, and Nick Warren at Do Not Sit on the Furniture…
When The Mindy Project debuted in 2012, one of its two main inspirations, the big-screen romantic comedy, was already dead. Kate Hudson’s last studio rom-com (Something Borrowed) was released the year before, Katherine Heigl’s (Life as We Know It) the year before that. With their Harry/Sally-esque slant-rhyming names, The Mindy…
What do you get when you cross Brooklyn and Bangladesh, a coming-of-age tale with subtle wisdom, the hardships of reality and a healthy dose of hallucination? Bright Lines, a debut novel that will make you feel strangely at home in its fabricated world (it also happens to be a finalist…
To say that the films of David Lynch should be playing on a loop for the rest of eternity isn’t all that much of a stretch, considering the filmmaker is one of the most fascinating surreal figures of his time. And with a showing of Eraserhead just months ago, Miami…
Joel Pollock, owner of Panther Coffee, says, “The world is a better place when we are gentle and kind towards women.” Pollock is one of 12 men featured in “Dade Men,” a photo exhibition created by the Millennials Project. Their first series highlights prominent Miami men in order to raise awareness…
With the Miami International Film Festival only months away, it’s time for some of the festival’s selection to hit the press. Although the festival’s 33rd edition will kick off on March 4, the opening night film has been selected: Álex de la Iglesia’s latest film, My Big Night (Mi Gran…
For decades Brian Regan has been one of the hardest-working comedians in stand-up. In a business where a comedian’s gravitas has been tied to TV and film credits, Regan has built his loyal theater audiences through relentless touring and undeniable jokecraft. However, the comedian is not resting on his reputation,…
Nearly a year has gone since the last Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), but now, the beloved festival is set to return in January for its 19th year with plenty of films to get excited about. The festival, which is the largest Jewish cultural event in Florida and the third…
When it comes to Miami indie film production, everyone knows Borscht Corp. has been on a roll. Yesterday, the Sundance Film Festival announced that it has accepted an unprecedented five films from the filmmaking collective to premiere at next month’s festival in Park City, Utah. Four short films and a…
In case you haven’t had your requisite fill of art in the last week, it’s not too late to take in some of the most impressive contemporary art on the market. Several museums and local galleries are keeping their December exhibits open post Art Basel and Miami Art Week. Here…
Thursday, December 10 The Nutcracker is a classic tale filled with drama, heroics, and fanfare. As usual, however, history is written by the victors; the Mouse King is considered evil, and the Nutcracker is the knight in shining armor. That’s just one side of the story. The Mouse King takes…
North Miami Beach’s Intracoastal Mall has reached a new level of swanky with the addition of an iPic Theater. The Boca Raton-based theater chain recently opened its newest location on Friday, December 4, and invited a few members of the press to experience the luxury amenities first hand on Tuesday…
Sometimes it seems like working out is only for Star Island residents and the Instagram famous. After all, Lululemon gear, a daily personal training sesh, and the hottest fitness trackers don’t come cheap. Fitness admirers, rejoice, because November Project is coming to Miami and is all about getting the masses to sweat. The…
After a week of art partying during Art Basel Miami Beach 2015, we all looked a little haggard, like someone flogged us hard with the ugly paddle. But at New Times, we don’t let soul crushing exhaustion keep us from joking about some fine art or boobs! No siree! In…
Every year the New Times offers a Mastermind Award $1,000 cash grant and city-wide exposure to creatives all over Miami. Not only do we give three creatives some cool cash, but we also celebrate their artistic achievements at our annual shindig, Artopia. Artopia gives our Mastermind winners a chance to…
Calling all innovators to the floor. It’s time to celebrate technology in the Magic City. Monday kicked off TechWeek Miami celebrations, a week-long festival of events highlighting the talent and talent-backers of Miami’s burgeoning start-up community while bringing in some of the national communities brightest minds and leading stars. TechWeek…
While dismantling the home where Beatriz Monteavaro and her family spent decades before her parents sold it, the slight brunet artist and her sister found volumes of photos that told the story of their early life: of family gatherings, birthday parties, pets and people who had passed away, couples now…
