Whether you’re a Civil War buff or get all your learnin’ from Drunk History, HistoryMiami keeps churning out lively events that tempt locals to dive into the past. For the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death, HistoryMiami and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation are holding an all-star symposium, “The Lincoln…
Opening up a new designer outpost in Bal Harbour is all the norm these days. Within the past three months, specialty boutiques like Vince, Chloe, and Bulgari have all dropped anchor in the most profitable shopping area in the world. For some of the original retail pioneers who have called…
When dancing in tandem with the elements, anything can happen, which is part of the beauty of The National Water Dance Project’s site-specific performance on Saturday, taking place on the sand and on the edge of the water in North Beach. “The sand, the water, affects the way the body…
As GableStage prepares for the opening of Choir Boy, its fourth Tarell Alvin McCraney production in as many seasons, artistic director Joseph Adler can’t stop himself from talking about the playwright and Miami native. “I’ve known him since he was in high school at New World, and I’ve watched his…
Back in 2007, New York City launched a remarkable project: The Science Barge. The 115-long, steel deck barge became a floating classroom, laboratory and tourist attraction, drawing students and visitors from near and far to learn firsthand from the ecological experiments and sustainability research happening on board. Miami might be…
Every great scientist was once a kid, and every kid, as it turns out, is really a great scientist. “When you’re young, you know how to explore, innovate and investigate,” says FAU doctoral student and geologist Troy Berner. “As children, we’re born with these instincts, and it’s society that abandons…
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore’s great misfortune isn’t that it replaces The Colbert Report, but that it premieres after Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. The Colbert Report was sui generis, and will likely remain so, because such a series makes leviathan demands on its host: crackerjack comedic skills,…
Tucked back from the street and hidden behind bamboo trees, the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation is a jewel box of a building. Founded in 2002 the CiFo is the personal collection of its namesake, Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, a prolific collector who’s amassed a collection of over 2,000 objects. While the focus…
And you thought leaked nude selfies caused a stir. As the Miss Universe pageant gets underway in Miami, we’re all primed for a little excitement and a lot of drama. An early controversy stems from a smiling selfie, of all things. Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, snapped a photo with fellow…
If you and three friends were trapped in a mental hospital and your only hope for escape was to work together, what three friends could you count on? If the way out could only be divined from hidden clues and the ability of you and your friends to connect them,…
The New York Times hasn’t been particularly kind to Miami in recent months. Back in August, the storied publication skewered our fair city with an ill-advised editorial by Miami native Pamela Druckerman. Druckerman lambasted the city’s lack of culture with an appalling absence of insight. But that’s in the past,…
“The only way to escape the streets is to fight your way out.” That’s the life philosophy that pervades Miami filmmaker Billy Corben’s documentary Dawg Fight. The latest film from Corben’s studio, Rakontur, chronicles the underground backyard-fighting scene in Perrine, a suburb that’s just a few miles south of Miami…
How quickly things have changed in Cuba. After President Obama’s declaration of “normalized” relations between the U.S. and Cuba, Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider’s documentary Havana Curveball already captures what is, perhaps, a different Cuba. The new policy would have certainly made the mission of 13-year-old Mica Jarmel-Schneider a little…
Imagine living the first portion of your life as someone who identifies as something completely different than who you are, simply because your family insists they were that type of person. In a way, this is Lacey Schwartz’s story and her documentary Little White Lie shows just that. Schwartz, who…
Tiffany Noé isn’t your garden-variety farmer. An expert on everything from urban foraging to cooking up organic potting mix, she’s Miami’s locavore champion. This week, Noé’s latest idea was was named a finalist in the Knight Cities Challenge. Her idea, officially dubbed “Wild Planting for a Fruitful Future,” involves placing…
Can’t keep track of when all your favorite shows return this year? You’ve come to the right place. Chances are now that the holiday season is over, and every station is done playing Home Alone 2 on a loop, your must watch show is nearing a return. Whether it be…
Florida International University has raised more than a few eyebrows and the ire of its faculty over its agreement with the Miss Universe pageant. The university announced in October that it would serve as the site for the Donald Trump-owned beauty pageant, a decision made ostensibly to raise the school’s…
Thanks Martin Luther King Jr. In addition to being one of the most inspirational human beings to ever grace the planet, you ensured that the struggle for equal rights will always be commemorated. In honor of the hero himself, go out and make the most of this free day. And…
The bi-coastal film pod continues in 2015! In New York, Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl, along with Voice film critic Stephanie Zacharek, connect via the magic of the Internet with LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson to discuss the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, announced on January 15…
Don’t confuse Jerry Powers’ picture of Lolita with children’s pictures of Miami Seaquarium’s resident orca. Instead, his childlike portrait of the whale is part of “Jerry Powers: Saving Lolita,” the former media mogul’s first solo show, opening tonight at 7 at the Design District’s Swampspace. The exhibition is part of…
The theater goes dark and suddenly, a heavily adorned tribesperson appears on stage and that familiar tune begins: “Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba!” The chant gets gradually louder as actors costumed as wild animals start filing in through the isles. Soon, the stage is full of creatures all there for the…
It’s been over a year since Jeanette Garcia and Daryl Rodriguez created the Kickstarter for their documentary, World 1-1, and recently the filmmakers presented their film to a delighted audience at the Cosford Cinema here at Miami. It’s been months since their premiere in San Francisco at the Roxie Theater,…
