Arts & Culture

Whether you are a fan of fine art or fine wine, there is something to tantalize your senses at the appropriately named Red Bar Gallery. Dozens of works by local and international artists line the lusty red walls while cocktail-sipping patrons line the bar. To develop the burgeoning Brickell art…

For three days the Miami Beach Convention Center will turn into something different … something unique … something muy delicioso! Legendary Latin cuisine headlines Fispal Latino 2, the World’s largest Latin food fair. Today and Thursday the Camacol 27th Hemispheric Congress takes center stage — though this event is solely…

For everything she has done for us — from giving birth to dealing with tantrums (as toddlers and teens) to cooking thousands of tasty meals — Mom really deserves more than one special day each year. Chef Carmen Gonzalez agrees and is celebrating Mother’s Day Week at Carmen the Restaurant…

Long before Equal and Splenda, there was the pink stuff, Sweet’N Low. And though the saccharine powder may cause cancer in laboratory rats who are forced to ingest too much of the chemical compound, the great fortune amassed by the sweetener’s inventor, Ben Eisenstadt, scourged his family. Though he is…

The creation of the Boston Red Stockings baseball team in 1871 cost $15,000, roughly the amount today’s Major Leaguers pay for a pair of spikes. In 1916 a new owner paid $500,000 for the organization. The Red Stockings became the Beaneaters (really) and then the Braves, moving to Milwaukee and,…

When you’re visiting the average gelato joint, the most provocative thing you might expect to encounter is a scoop of jalapeño chocolate, blackberry Cabernet, or rambunctious rhubarb crème fraîche to spice up the vanilla. But at the Gelato Station Gallery, a dose of controversy seems the flavor du jour. Frenchman…

Attempting to achieve a sultry, smoky eye or perfect the liquid line with a magazine propped up on your toilet tank is no easy task. Your eyes flick from mirror to mag as your shaky hand brings that mascara wand closer to your quivering lashes. The result? You look more…

Supporting anything military-related these days is about as popular as NBC’s Celebrity Cooking Challenge. But if you are assuming that will deter the masses from attending this weekend’s twelfth annual McDonald’s Air & Sea Show, expect to be shocked and awed. According to organizers, millions pack Fort Lauderdale Beach each…

Another fashion week? Did we not, like, just have one? In a city that revolves around surgically enhanced bodies ensconced in couture, it is no surprise we find ourselves in the midst of models once again. Miami Fashion Week, now in its eighth year, promises the hottest fashions from top…

The tequila-induced party has ended, but why not let Cinco de Mayo live a little longer? Learn authentic Mexican cooking at a Mexican Cooking Demo today at 1:00 p.m. Ernesto Zendejas, head chef of Tequila Ranch, will demonstrate some of his spicy tricks and spill the secrets of his Diablo…

Readers of Self magazine make up a healthy and happy demographic, thanks to the monthly glossy’s seemingly endless supply of useful, fitness-related information. Finally local readers can make some of those jaw-dropping photo spreads come to life at the Self Workout in the Park. Now that Miami has been named…

Go ahead, admit it — you wish you had the grace and agility to spin on a pole like a classy stripper. Now you can enjoy the benefits of working out with a pole without having to endure the bikini wax or don pasties. The latest fitness craze to sweep…

Vogue readers think they know it all about imported fashion. They know Italian designers like Armani and Versace have become American style standards; French houses such as Dior and Chanel are the backbone of the industry; and Brit rebels Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney have been making waves across the…

You can’t turn on the TV or flip through a People magazine without seeing the taut bodies of celebrities who swear by Pilates. But you don’t need a personal trainer or expensive gym membership to obtain the same results. Visit your public library and check out a book or DVD;…

Fashionistas, stop! Do not buy those funky necklaces at overpriced mall retail stores. Empower your style by taking a jewelry-making class at the Gem and Bead Gallery. “We give really good classes,” assures owner Esther Puig. “We have about five or six students at the most, so everyone gets personalized…

Miami FC faces the challenge of proving that soccer can achieve popularity in this town. Not the level of popularity the sport enjoys in other Latin American capitals, but enough to keep the team in business. Even in Miami, high school students are relocating to qualify geographically for certain school…

Across the nation, bartenders are salting the rims of oversize glasses and stocking up on Mexican beer. Today is Cinco de Mayo, America’s opportunity to drown the immigration debate blues in tacos, tequila, and cerveza. “A lot of people confuse Cinco de Mayo with Mexican independence. We want to teach…

The Historical Museum of Southern Florida has a stellar reputation for displaying the vast magnificence of Caribbean culture. Now visitors can browse the exhibits and enjoy the Caribbean Film Series, a bonanza of free film screenings set in tropical climes. Flicks begin at 7:00 p.m. every Thursday in May and…

Staged readings are easier on the soul — and the wallet — than full-length plays, especially in a town that lacks cheap and frequent fringe performances. You already know they are not fully blocked or memorized, so there is less pressure to have a really good time — or at…

For those thirsting to get their urban funk on, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Moore Space (4040 NE Second Ave., Miami) are serving up a lip-smacking pitcher of life on the mean streets via “metro pictures,” a unique two-part group show. Curated by Moore’s director Silvia Karman Cubiñá,…

Boys are oiling their mitts, men have started playing hooky, and Dick Cheney just one-hopped it like a pussy. Yes, baseball season is in full swing, and our dip-juice cup runneth over. Normally, this is cause for heavy titillation — perhaps a strong lather or a well-intentioned fistfight. But 2006…