Animal Xing: Joshua Levine’s viscerally mutated animal sculptures are fiercely contemporary and relevant, dynamic figures resulting (in concept) from the conflation of biology and technology. Starting with taxidermic models of squirrels and beavers, Levine refashions the creatures by elongating their limbs with steel, urethane foam, acrylics, and epoxy resin. He…
The buzz is golden, the word is out, and this festival is going to be big. The opening night screening of Andy Garcia’s Modigliani at Gusman sold out so fast a second showing was added at the Regal Cinema in South Beach for the following afternoon. And so it goes…
When did we first encounter a feel-good film that united delinquent kids, a devoted (if professionally frustrated) teacher, and the transformative power of music? Was it Julie Andrews? Could it have been the spirited, soft-hearted Maria and her Austrian brood, trilling their way up the hills above the abbey? Whether…
Quick — what’s the terror alert color for funny Muslims coming to town? Perhaps red, considering that will be the color you turn when busting a gut, which is precisely the goal of the Allah Made Me Funny comedy tour. Just as Chris Rock jokes about the “Black Mall” (“It…
This year’s Miami International Film Festival promises much more than the kind of quirky, unforgettable films you may not be able to catch at your local multiplex. This year, you can expand your cultural experience by drinking in amazing musical performances, educational discussions, and all the enjoyable hubbub that makes…
Roots, rock, birthday THU 2/3 Since he died in 1981, Robert Nesta Marley has grown into big business. His humble home at 53 Hope Road has been transformed into a museum and replicated into a club/restaurant in Universal Studios, Orlando. For a man who lived his life advocating simplicity and…
Skates Alive! FRI 2/4 Being surrounded by lights, sirens, and the mirrored shades of men in blue is no way to start a weekend. But imagine rolling across miles of traffic-free asphalt from South Beach to Coconut Grove with hundreds of in-line skaters and a police escort. The fifth annual…
An evening of music and masks SAT 2/5 Mardi Gras is just around the corner, but you’ll need to get out those feathered and beaded masks a bit earlier if you are going to attend the New World Symphony’s annual fundraising gala, A Musical Masquerade on Miami Beach. The evening…
A melodic mélange SAT 2/5 The dreadlocks and free-spirited good looks of Daniel Bernard Roumain (a.k.a. DBR) perfectly reflect his multifaceted composition of hip-hop, rock, jazz, classical, and soul music. DBR says he listens to a lot of different artists (Björk, Korn, and Peter Nero are currently in his iPod),…
THU 3 College campuses are generally known for celebrations of a decidedly lowbrow nature. You can certainly have a blast downing Jell-O shots of grain alcohol at a kegger, but folks seeking a little class with their intoxicants need look no further than the University of Miami’s gallery night. Tonight’s…
American poet Sylvia Plath has long been a hallowed, haunted figure in American literary culture. Dead at 30 in 1963, a presumed suicide, Plath had a short career, but her intense, dense poetry and harrowing private life have made her the ultimate poster girl for feminist rage against male oppression…
It’s a trial all right. Now on stage at the New Theatre, Shirley Lauro’s Clarence Darrow’s Last Trial takes a long time to bring to life the minor last chapter of a major life in law. The play actually had a snazzy buzz before its world premiere in Coral Gables…
Four voices sing in beautiful harmony about hope, dreams, and the dilemma of happiness in Songs for a New World, a musical revue that meshes gospel, R&B, and jazz into eighteen heartfelt melodies of surprising emotional depth. As poignant and deftly chosen as Jason Robert Brown’s music and lyrics are,…
The Boys Next Door: This is a heart-warming, brilliantly acted look at the lives of four mentally challenged men. Arnold (Michael Collins) constantly spells out the injustices of life, threatening to move to Russia if his grievances go unacknowledged. A chubby and lovable Norman (Jason Scott Quinn) always has a…
Mark Klett’s photographs are the product of an intense and passionate occupation with the art and science of photography, and the works currently on display at the Frost Museum at FIU, in the exhibition “Ideas About Time,” provoke thought about the nuances inherent in that art form. For much of…
Collage Series: Matthew Rose offers the best work in this show of four collage artists. Using lithography, Rose combines images cut from ads from the Twenties and Thirties and transforms them into personae who would feel right at home in the creepy parlors of Max Ernst, particularly the Victorian Lady…
You have to hand it to Sean Penn. Okay, you don’t absolutely have to, and if you’re a Red Stater through-and-through, you certainly won’t want to, but give him some credit. After being pilloried in the press for visiting Iraq under Saddam’s reign, torn apart by house cats in a…
Twenty-four hours. Three hundred fifty miles. His girlfriend’s kids. What could possibly go wrong? In the case of Are We There Yet?, here’s the short answer: a flaccid screenplay, bratty kids stripped of depth and personality, a single joke replayed in every scene, unearned attempts at sentiment, and a bizarrely…
Josephine Baker used lemon juice to lighten her skin. Black fashion role models of the Forties and Fifties — Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Eartha Kitt — possessed the shade of light-brown skin that was acceptable to white audiences. In 1974, Vogue made Beverly Johnson the first black woman to appear…
You need laughter in your life, now more than ever. Thanks to David Christopher and his team of hilarious comrades, the 2005 Miami Improv Festival Presented by Just The Funny is back for its third year to give you a heaping dose of guffaws and full-on body-rocking belly laughs. Moving…
Cooking for a cause SAT 1/29 When tragic events such as the tsunami occur, some people search for spiritual explanations or question their gods. Others point to the 200-year-old Essay on the Principle of Population…, in which Thomas Malthus explains that if the number of the world’s inhabitants isn’t sometimes…
Dogs love the Keys SAT 1/29 Sparkling water, tropical breezes, and your best friend. Is there a better way to spend a beautiful Saturday morning? Bring your dog down to the Keys and take a 4.6-mile stroll along Marathon’s Old Seven Mile Bridge for the 2005 Paws for a Cause…
