When a new nightspot gets written up in the New York Times, it can make or break the club’s cool factor. The bright spotlight of the Gray Lady’s cultural coverage is working well for Gemma Lounge. When Alex Quesada featured it in his Miami Beach travel story on February 11,…
So you’ve never ridden a camel bareback or haggled with a Moroccan over the price a bag of lentils. But you did take a toke of hashish at your co-worker’s barbecue last summer, so you and your best hookah stories should fit right in at Social Miami’s newest event, Tangiers…
Gregory Macguire wrote his book Wicked to argue the idea that “there is no such thing as evil,” and that people make choices based on what they believe is right. The Hitlers and Pol Pots of the world really thought they were making the world a better place, didn’t they?…
You can only get so far in this town on frozen margaritas and slippery nipple shots — farther than in most, actually — but if you want to graduate from the beach to the boardroom, a taste for scotch, like one for golf and wearing a matching tie, is a…
The Miami-Dade Public Library’s current exhibit “To the Barbershop: Call and Response Series # 2” takes a peek into the super-exclusive world of men’s grooming. The show features the works of two photographers from different eras, a journey from past to present, from the Jheri curl to the fade. The…
Because sometimes you feel like a nut One is big and bald. The other is his hairy little amigo. Get your mind out of the gutter; we’re talking about A Pair of Nuts: A Comedy Duo. Yamil Piedra and Johnny Trabanco are the salty Cuban stars of the weekly multimedia…
If you’re one of those jaded Miamians who likes to criticize the city as consisting of little more than aspiring hipsters and shiny new overpriced condo buildings, then it’s obvious that you haven’t yet been down to Cauley Square. From U.S. 1 it is indicated by little more than a…
Many have tried, but failed, to pin down the work of artist William Dunlap. It encompasses every medium, from painting and sculpture to constructions and mixed-media installations, featuring images of animals, flowers, and objects in pastoral landscapes. Consequently, art reviewers “dunno” how best to classify his work, which he defines…
Robert Burr is the consummate tour guide. Some weeks you’ll find him meandering the streets of Coral Gables leading one of his pedestrian tours, sampling vino and greeting locals. Today you can catch up with the knowledgable and friendly explorer at the first annual Redland Riot Road Rallye, a high-speed,…
Pointing, flexing, and twirling: The American Ballet Theater’s performance of Swan Lake will feature all of the ballet dance moves that entrance culture lovers and make little girls aspire to wear a tutu. Swan Lake runs from March 8 to 11, but today we’re calling all future ballerinas to a…
Tonight the streets will be alive with two very unique sounds of music. Jubilate Vocal Ensemble (pronounced yoo-bee-lah-tey) kicks off its 15th anniversary season at the Miami Beach Community Church (1620 Drexel Ave., Miami Beach) with The Nu Spirituals. Starting at 7:00, this diverse group of singers will pair itsjazzy…
Critical Mass events in other cities are meant as a powerful statement about the benefits of bicycling, and often, they take their battle to the streets. Literally. “Some other Critical Masses in New York and San Francisco will take the approach aggressively. They’ll go off into traffic at 5:00 p.m…
Foreboding landscapes, girls interrupted, totemic warriors, and an arctic blast head up a trifecta of shows that hope to mush the eyes into creamed corn during tonight’s Wynwood gallery crawl starting at 7:00. World Class Boxing (170 NW 23rd St., Miami) tops the card with “Sweet Bird of Youth,” a…
Quick: Name three things about Paris that don’t include the words “socialite,” “blonde,” or “stupid-rich.” Well done, if you said anything like “home of the crêpe, the Louvre, and the fashionable beret.” Shame on you if you said, “that’s hot.” Redeem yourself tonight at an exhibit based on the only…
You’ve lived in Miami for how many years and you still can’t dance salsa? There’s no need to feel like a dance floor loser; Salsa Mia will make it easy for you to learn. Every Friday night at 8:00 the muy caliente event organizers host group classes at Yuca Lounge…
Caution: A Black Violin concert just might throw you for a loop. When you see two violinists take the stage, your brain will say, “Okay, classical music. Bring it on.” But when the duo puts bows to strings and you hear the opening chords from the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy,” your…
John and Jane Q. Public probably don’t know a whole lot about art. But that doesn’t mean they don’t long to learn. What if the chance came to look at more than 80 pieces of art in one intimate setting, with the artists present to explain what inspired their works,…
Everyone knows that it’s, like, totally difficult to surf on South Beach because of the lack of waves. Surprisingly enough, despite the boat-assisted speed that wakeboarding involves, it’s become even harder to practice that particular water sport in Miami. “They’re closing off a lot of waterways we used, because of…
Vomiting is not generally a sign of affection — unless you’re Otto von Schirach. For one of the DJ’s projects, fans were asked to show their love by sending in audio clips of themselves puking and producing other bodily noises. Eighteen people responded, and Schirach turned their retching into beats…
Life on Miami Beach already feels like some kind of pretaped performance piece — beautiful babes in hooker-type threads strut with purpose past slicked-back dudes in thousand-dollar sunglasses, who peer over their Ocean Drive-purchased alcoholic slushy drinks. Since South Beach style is about the attitude, you can get the perfect…
Born in Pennsylvania, jazz pianist Michael Orta went to Miami-Dade College in the mid-Eighties and then to the University of Miami. Which means, of course, a heavy Latin influence. In fact in 1991 Orta toured and recorded with Arturo Sandoval; in 1994 he worked with Paquito D’Rivera. One of his…
Ganglandnews.com Paciello, with Madonna and Lourdes Chris Paciello’s life is a rags-to-riches-back-to-rags story. Now it’s an A & E movie. Paciello, once a New York thug, moved to Miami and became the prince of South Beach nightlife (and a pal of club impressario/Madonna friend Ingrid Casares). But his past came…
