Arts & Culture

The third game of the NFL preseason is often considered the dress rehearsal for the regular season. For the Miami Dolphins, it’ll also answer fans’ worries and fears: Are there any receivers on the team? Will Vontae Davis win back his starting cornerback position? Does new head coach Joe Philbin’s…

Crowded dining rooms, ill-prepared food, annoying companions — going out to dinner can be a real drag. Sometimes it’s hard to resist the urge to kill your fellow diners and the waitstaff. Now you don’t have to. This Saturday, Cafeina Lounge (297 NW 23rd St., Miami) invites you to do…

Most people don’t need any extra incentive to save the world — self-preservation is motivation enough. But just in case your charitable side could use a little stimulation, participants in the Surfrider Foundation’s upcoming beach restoration project will get a side of free booze with that warm, fuzzy feeling of…

Most people don’t need any extra incentive to save the world — self-preservation is motivation enough. But just in case your charitable side could use a little stimulation, participants in the Surfrider Foundation’s upcoming beach restoration project will get a side of free booze with that warm, fuzzy feeling of…

Nery Saenz is a funny man with a funny name. New Times named him Best Comedian in its 2011 “Best of Miami” issue. The proudly Miami-born comic gets crowds giggling to the point of tears. His routines appeal to nationwide audiences, but pack a little extra punch for those of…

In other, less fortunate clubbing cities such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City, summer pool season lasts only a few short months. Poor saps. In Miami, with pool weather year-round, it’s never the wrong time to start a weekly party that’s more about getting undressed than dressing up. With August…

Harry Lynch’s new docudrama, Switch, will teach us a thing or two about energy conservation, and not the kind we wish we had left over for CrossFit at the end of a long workday. This filmmaker is more interested in preserving the energy that actually makes our modern world go…

If you’re craving a mixed-media medley with your wild mushroom linguine or a conceptual canvas to spice up that order of clams sofrito, belly up to the Brickell Art Walk (BAW) this Tuesday from 5 to 10 p.m. and tickle both your peepers and your palate. With more of a…

What’s better than an evening of tasting sweets? Doing something sweet for your fellow man at the same time. That’s why Crave the Sweet Life is a win-win at Ricochet Bar & Lounge (3250 Buena Vista Blvd., Miami). Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., $10 grants you access to this exclusive event…

No, it’s not the 50 shades of rainbow colors splashing across the baseball team’s new uniforms. It’s the soft-core porn novel that the Washington Nationals, who will face off against the Miami Marlins this Wednesday, are allegedly perusing in the dugout. According to the Washington Post sports blog, the Nats…

Kicking off this weekend, the University of Miami Jerry Herman Ring Theatre will present five plays written by the controversial Cuban playwright Virgilio Piñera, in a grand production entitled “Absurd Celebration: The First International Festival of Virgilio Piñera’s Theatre.” The first play, Aire Frio (Cold Air), opens Friday, with the…

The International Ballet Festival of Miami is one fest that lives up to its name. It involves dancers and companies from 15 countries and will take over stages throughout Miami, Miami Beach, and even Broward, this Friday through September 16. And this year, there’s a new feature: the Dance Film…