See photos from the last Red Bull Flugtag Miami.Are you creative? A decent swimmer? A little bit crazy? Most importantly, are you an attention whore with no fear of heights?If so, Red Bull Flugtag is looking for you.The amateur flying — er, “flying” — competition returns to Miami on Saturday,…
Tomas Loewy is really into Burning Man. So much so that the Miami-based photographer has attended the infamous desert-fest for eight years and counting. He’s also published a book devoted exclusively to its images. And next, he hopes, he’ll bang out a full length, non-verbal feature film tribute — with…
It takes a skilled comedian to take a serious issue, flip it on its head, and make it funny. Take Malik S.’s joke about wearing any number of everyday objects, including M&M’s and Doritos bags, to keep a woman from getting pregnant and avoid a new STD called child support…
This weekend at Wynwood’s monthly Art Walk, you’ll be able to drink, be merry, and be surrounded by great art. The difference this month? You can do it all without worrying about getting hit by a car on NW Second Ave. — and you’ll be doing it for a good…
We’ve had a rough past few weeks. News reports are full of tragedy, violence, economic collapse and other altogether unpleasant business. It can be hard to break away from the bad sometimes, but we’re hoping some good times out will do something to lighten your spirit. You deserve some fun,…
On Friday evening, Dadeland Mall was packed with its usual crowd of South Miami shoppers. An average night spending dollars at outlets and the mandatory visit to the food court jungle. It was as quiet an outing one could expect for a busy mall — except for Chick-fil-A’s three security…
The third annual African Diaspora Dance and Drum Festival of Florida, presented by Delou Africa Inc., comes to town this weekend, with 24 dance and drum workshops taught by world renowned artists who hail from Haiti, Cuba, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and The Republic of Guinea. On Saturday night they, along…
Earlier: Aholsniffsglue was run down by a hit and run driver on Biscayne Boulevard and left for dead. With his leg muscle shredded, his scooter crushed, and medical bills mounting, Gregg Shienbaum stepped up and offered Miami artist Aholsniffsglue a solo show, with all proceeds benefiting the thousands of dollars…
While the doldrums have set into the local gallery scene (many art dealers are on hiatus during summer), the opposite is true for the Magic City’s major museums.And that’s great news for those of you packing a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch card in your purses or wallets. Even…
Architecture couldn’t contain him. Neither could interior design. Eleazar Delgado, amateur historian, intellectual philosopher, and resident Wynwood artist, needed more freedom of expression, so he turned away from concrete and towards canvas.Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Delgado says that Miami has become his muse — which is evident in the images…
See City Commissioners Plan to Evict Burn Notice from Coconut Grove; and Burn Notice Eviction Not Up for Public Debate.Things have been pretty tense lately between Coconut Grove locals who support keeping the TV show Burn Notice filming in their neighborhood, and city commissioners who want to evict the production…
Another week, another dollar has come and gone, y’all.In the spirit of cherishing all that is good with the world (a.k.a: an absolute guarantee that the weekend will always be there to comfort our sorrows), we’re prepping to relax.Hang loose, roam the beach, meet a really nice girl, have some…
In the “Miami” episode of Louie, a local Cuban points to a towering condo building from the backyard of his family’s single-family home, and tells Louis CK he feels bad for the people he sees on its balconies, because they always look so sad.Boo effing hoo, thought all of Miami’s…
The Bahamas: You’ve seen the billboards on I-95 and you’ve seen the commercials. But have you visited the island nation that lies only about 60 miles from South Florida’s coast?Most people think of Nassau/Paradise Island when they think of the Bahamas, but the country actually consists of over 3,000 islands,…
See Nicole Kidman Pees on Zac Efron, Divides Cannes Audiences.Hey, remember that movie The Paperboy?No? What if we told you it was directed by Precious’ director Lee Daniels, and debuted at Cannes in May?Still nothing? What if we reminded you it’s the story of a Miami Times (not to be…
Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.There are two types of people in the…
Short on rent this month? There’s $1,200 in cash hovering over the highway at I-95 and 143rd Street. The catch? It’s all in pennies — 120,000 of ’em, to be exact.The pennies make up a billboard/publicity stunt, courtesy of Tampa-based Zeno Office Solutions, promoting its “Penny a Print” program.Keith Roher,…
The Hamlet Dog and Pony Show: Mad Cat Theatre’s Rollicking Circus
Red Lights: Rodrigo Cortes’s Thriller Doesn’t Inspire Faith
We can’t help but like the sound of Camp Ricochet. It reminds us of summers spent by the campfire making s’mores, only here you don’t have to hide your vodka in a water bottle. Trivia nights are themed (think wig night or masquerade night) and questions are appropriate to the…
Anna Paquin in Margaret, at Miami Beach Cinematheque
Farewell, My Queen at Tower Theater
