When world-renowned harpist Victor Espínola floats a chord, the wind makes love to the trees. He plays music so romantic that Adam and Eve booked him for their garden party. Espínola’s acoustic virtuosity has likely soundtracked more baby-making than Al Green, Sadé, and Faith Hill combined. The Russian government may…
If University of Miami and Duke could metaphorically meet in a standoff, one might turn to the other and say, “We’re not so different, you and I.” Indeed, both are private schools with tuition that probably costs way too much, and in the sports world, both have one historically good…
Donna McKechnie is a real old-school Broadway broad. She ran away from her home in Detroit when she was 15 years old to join a touring dance troupe. She scored her first Broadway role in 1961’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and hit it big in 1975…
Some animals are real freaks in the sack. Take bottlenose dolphins. They like to get it on — real nasty-like — in large, same-sex orgies and marathon coitus sessions that have nothing to do with making baby dolphins. They do it for pleasure, the pervs. And they’re not even as…
Endless nostalgia has drilled into our collective heads that the ’60s and ’70s were times of rapid change for music. Often overlooked, though, is that similar upheavals of style and form were going on across all of the arts — even dance. Among those leading the charge were Japanese choreographers…
The mysteries of the ocean, the inexorable tides of time, and the atmospheric surrealism of landscapes — not to mention enough free grog to float the Titanic — are all reasons to shake a leg over to Wynwood this weekend for Second Saturday Art Walk. At 7 p.m., it’s anchors…
Get those timbers shivered at Dorsch Gallery during “I Saw Three Cities” by Felecia Chizuku Carlisle. Don’t expect her multimedia exhibit to be an ode to a sailor’s call on the seven seas. Instead, it’s the artist’s musings on imaginary utopias inspired by an atmospheric 1944 surrealist painting by Kay…
If you’re one of the first 100 guests at the “Scoop on Poop” exhibit at Zoo Miami (12400 SW 152 St., Miami), you’ll score a free T-shirt that reads Poop Happens. But don’t get it twisted — this crappy way to spend a day is full of fun and entertainment…
Elvis Presley and Priscilla’s marriage fell apart after blatant infidelity on both sides. Upon news of her affair, the hound dog forced Priscilla into bed yelling “This is how a real man makes love to his woman” -– at least according to Peter Guralnick’s book Careless Love: The Unmaking of…
Addiction’s a bitch. Just ask the trollops walking Miami’s blighted streets. Crack has them trapped in a nasty lifestyle. There is, however, an alternative for those looking for a mistress with a more discerning addiction. Coco’s Habit at Coco De Ville isn’t exactly Betty Ford, but the small lounge at…
Actual performances at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center are about two months away from taking place. The venue, the first of its kind in the southern stretches of Miami-Dade, is a couple of years late in opening but still expected to be a cultural and economic catalyst for an…
Mark your calendars. The Borscht Film Festival announced the date and location for their next cinema fest: April 23rd at the Arsht Center. At last year’s, we saw working cuts of a flaneur’s stroll through Liberty City in “Day N Night Out,” which later screened at Cannes, and “Xemoland,” an…
Rara Kuyu is one of the artists responsible for the incredible muralization of every surface in Miami Beach Haitian restaurant Tap Tap. He got the name Rara at a young age from neighborhood friends who couldn’t pronounce Gerard, and has run with it ever since.Tap Tap curators Gina Cunningham and…
We all know celebrities love Miami. You’re guaranteed to see a least a handful of them mingling at the beach. They come in droves during any holiday weekend and hop on the snowbird bandwagon the minute the fluffy white stuff hits the ground in New York City. And while we…
In honor of our Artopia party, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys. 22. Natasha Tsakos Most kids have one imaginary friend. Natasha Tsakos had two imaginary horses. As a kid…
What does MILF stand for again? Murder Is Legal in Florida? Manic Iguanas Lobotomize Fairies? Madonna Inhales Latino Farts? Though that last one is probably true, it’s not the one etched into our psyche thanks to the astounding cougar hotness that was Jennifer Coolidge in American Pie. And in addition…
Fashion Breakdown: Dress from Recycled Blues (ages ago), Wild Pair (1990s) boots, mothers vintage jacket and earrings, bag thrift Flamingo, YSL Le Rouge Lipstick, and hair cut by Bianca D’an at Control…
There’s more than the one way to tell a story. The finalists in our next category of MasterMind awards spin yarns through dance, happenings, performance, theater, and cinema. And next week, on February 10, we’ll choose one the following three artists for a $1,500 genius grant during our annual Artopia…
Meet the three finalists in the Visual category for our second annual MasterMind awards. Art, when successful, should open up our senses, force us to see things that are lost if not looked for, hear sounds we never really listen to, or make connections between things and ideas we never…
Never trust somebody who doesn’t like dogs. Never. As well as being man’s best friend, they’re forgiving, generous and generally better people than people. So when you have a chance, make them feel special. That means showing up at Coral Gables Art Cinema this Friday at 6 p.m. as the…
In honor of our Artopia party on February 10, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.23. FreegumsAlvaro Ilizarbe wants to transport you into another dimension through his eye-crossing work. The elaborate…
It’s tough to be a celebrity. Sometimes magazine editors tell you your nipples will be covered with artwork and then when the issue comes out, it’s a big areola party. If you watch Kourtney and Kim Take New York, then you got to watch this kind of drama unfold as…
