THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011 Stories and imagination come alive with the MOCA Art Institute’s new program for preschoolers ages 3-5 and their parents. In Start Together, your kids will create art projects inspired by favorite children’s books, as a way to learn the basics of color and design, develop fine motor skills and encourage a [...]
What happens when the condom breaks? Or when the ‘pull-out’ wasn’t pulled out in time? “I start dreaming of menstrual cycles,” said a handsome South Beach business owner. “It’s a tricky situation because the woman has total control over what happens next. She might ask for my opinion, but there really is no right answer [...]
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2011 Quixotic industrial fantasy comes to Wynwood with the new exhibition, KRAFTWERK: The Steampunk Engine at Atelier 1022 Gallery. The exhibition will feature a new collection of photography, portraiture, and mixed media works from resident artists Ellie Perla, Susana Perla-Mendoza, and Carlos Rodriguez-Feo. A selection of 19th Century Victorian artifacts will also [...]
What is it with doctors and their recorders? They’re too busy stating their findings into those gadgets to notice the patients sitting in front of them. I’m guessing Bedside Manner wasn’t a popular course during med school. An early scene in the acutely observed dramedy 50/50, one of two new fall releases I’m reviewing this [...]
By Steve Hofstetter On stage, Tommy Savitt is simple. His delivery is slow and measured and his character is the id run amuck. “You know how many marriages I’ve saved?” Savitt asks on stage. “Once you cheat on him with me, you’ll never do it again.” Savitt finishes the bit with his trademark question, “Who [...]
September 29 MUSIC Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry, will hit town for his Olympia Tour. he will play one-night only on Miami Beach. Ferry, an English singer, musician, and songwriter came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with [...]
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 NBDC MONTHLY MIMO WALKING TOUR 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Start your day with exercise and knowledge! Miami Beach’s latest National Historic District has a lot to celebrate. Learn about all the excitement with Miami Modernism architecture. Tour begins at the newly restored North Beach Band shell, Collins Avenue and 73rd Street. [...]
The Marilyn and Edward Gadinsky Charitable Foundation Funds The Films The SoundScape Cinema Series, received a very welcome cash infusion this month, through long-time Miami Beach residents Marilyn and Ed Gadinsky and their Charitable Foundation. “Marilyn and I are delighted to join with the city to present this season’s SoundScape Cinema Series in the magnificent [...]
Commission Resists 30-Year Deal with FP&L “We have no idea what technology will exist for producing electricity in the future. Why should I handcuff our residents to using potentially outdated technology.” — Miami Beach Commissioner Deede Weithorna It’s a minor item that many Miami Beach residents don’t even notice, in and amongst a litany of [...]
Highlights and Actions From Government Meetings By Anne Newport Royall CITY OF MIAMI BEACH NITELIFE TASK FORCE Thursday, September 22, 2011 While Memorial Day Weekend was not on the agenda for the City of Miami Beach’s NiteLife Task Force when they met last Thursday, it was on everyone’s mind. Assistant City Attorney Debra Turner [...]
“Panic!” – Carville to the Whitehouse It’s trickledown, and it starts at the top. The stain is so large it reaches clear to the Beach. And no, Gertrude, we’re not talking about that deepwater, months-long oil spill that hammered the Gulf, we’re talking unions and politicians. It’s gotten so bad that a peek behind the [...]
For Her, a Thump on the Head with a Caveman’s Club It’s official: We have a Neanderthalic idiot for a lieutenant governor. (That might be an insult to cavemen everywhere, I realize. To them, I apologize.) I hate to break it to all of you (millions, I gather) who keep hoping that one of these [...]
