Arts & Culture

What do you get when you put together eight metropolitan cities in one room? Lots body heat and other assorted unpleasantries, I’m sure. But if they’re eight screens of metropolitan cities instead, things get less crowded. Kimsooja: A Needle Woman depicts cities like Mexico City, Cairo, New York, and Dheli…

Ira Levin’s devilishly clever thrill ride, Deathtrap, tells the story of Sidney Bruhi, a once successful and inspired playwright who becomes plagued by writer’s block after his last production is a critical and commercial flop. But when he reads a script by a talented up-and-coming playwright, the desperate Sidney hatches…

The Miami Marlins’ bats have died. Both literally, in that they are made of wood that was once a living tree, and figuratively, in that the team can’t get a hit to save Ozzie Guillen’s life. Just when you thought the Fish had turned the corner with their offense in…

If you lined up to see Darling Companion, in which Diane Keaton loves her dog more than she loves her husband, at this year’s Miami International Film Festival, it’s likely because you wanted to catch a film with plenty of Cute Overload-appropriate footage. Sadly, that movie made the mistake of…

Being a geek is cool again. But no, busty girls with lensless glasses all over Instagram, you don’t count. We’ll define a real geek, lovingly, as someone who knows almost everything — maybe way too much — about his or her subject of choice. And you don’t really earn your…

If the Grove is your neighborhood of choice, we say good going! The July 4th Celebration and Fireworks at Peacock Park (2820 McFarlane Road, Coconut Grove) is being sponsored by beermaker Samuel Adams, and there will be plenty of food truck grub and live music on hand to get you…

Who doesn’t love a city skyline blazing with explosives? Celebrate the ol’ red, white, and blue at downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park (301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami) with free food, drinks, and children’s activities at America’s Birthday Bash. The festival, which is free, begins at 3 p.m., and fireworks start at…

Blues and jazz are among America’s greatest cultural achievements, and beginning at 6:30 p.m., the City of Miami Beach Fourth of July Celebration (Ocean Drive at Eighth Street, Miami Beach) does us all a cultural solid by offering free blues and jazz concerts. Big Poppa E and the E Band…

Ringling Bros. isn’t the only three-ring extravaganza that graces Miami with acrobatic and comedic wonders. Circo Hermanos Vazquez, the only 100 percent Hispanic circus to travel the U.S., is a colorful blend of circus art and street entertainment with pure Mexican flair. The Vazquez family has been in the clown…

Felici Asteinza is all about the process of artistic collaboration, weaving spellbinding, interactive projects that transport spectators to otherworldly realms. Her latest project, “Milagros: Portal Culture,” at the Freedom Tower (600 Biscayne Blvd., Miami), resulted from a community partnership initiative in which she created a site-specific installation and surreal performance…

Summer in Miami: the exact opposite of paradise. Between drone-like days in a cubicle and debauched nights on South Beach, you’d better make time to unwind. Sadly, owing to your low-paying office job and bottle service habit, you’ll have to unwind on a budget. So thank your hot stones for…

As the “Gateway to the Americas,” Miami has long been recognized as a global city. Each year, millions of people arrive at our airport and seaport for a visit here or on their way to myriad destinations across the hemisphere. The Babel of languages and multitude of faces one encounters…

This city’s fashion landscape is founded on bright colors, wild patterns, and revealing cuts that would be borderline illegal anyplace else in the U.S. But the humble guayabera might just make the biggest and most versatile statement. See a sunburned, middle-aged white guy walking down Lincoln Road wearing the four-pocket,…