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| Betsey Johnson Party! Various Locations Across Broward, Palm Beach | Thu., August 7 | Fort Lauderdale | |
Whether its the flirty way the clothes make you feel or the unexpected situations you wind up in while youre wearing them, once you slip that Betsey Johnson dress over your head, the world is yours. And better, its pink and covered in rhinestones. Betseys been... More >> |
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| Optic Nerve Film Festival Museum of Contemporary Art | Thu., August 7 | North Dade | |
It takes far less than five minutes to convey complex emotion, which might be why we determine compatibility with others based on first encounters. That initial reaction is a sort of vetting process that comes in particularly handy in bar environments. Say a strange guy starts chatting you up:... More >> |
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| The Art of the Brick Art and Culture Center of Hollywood | Daily from Fri., June 6 until Sun., August 10 | Southeast Broward | |
New York artist Nathan Sawaya is an idyllic example of following ones bliss. Four years ago he had LEGO on the brain, so he did what anyone else would: Quit his law career to earn a living snapping plastic bricks together. But dont muddle mental images of your kiddie construction... More >> |
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| Vanessa Tomchick Greenscreen Series, Recent Paintings Art and Culture Center of Hollywood | Daily from Fri., July 11 until Sun., August 10 | Southeast Broward | |
One of the many utilities of art (aside from looking all purdy-like), is its ability to capture the past, and provide permanence to fleeting thoughts and memories. This is the point of Vanessa Tomchicks Greenscreen Series, Recent Paintings, the latest exhibit to set up shop in... More >> |
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| Avant Garde Improv Workshop and Jam Session Alligator Alley | Every week Thursday | Fort Lauderdale | |
Native Floridian joint Alligator Alley (1321 E. Commercial Blvd., Oakland Park) is known for a couple of things: (1) Its gladesman-style take on Cajun cooking and its bitchin selection of microbrews; and (2) a nearly endless stream of mind-expanding jazz, blues, and fusion music that... More >> |
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| Board Game Night at Undergrounds Coffeehouse Undergrounds Coffeehaus | Every week Thursday | Fort Lauderdale | |
Inside Undergrounds Coffeehaus (2743 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale), Aileen Liptak, one of the shops two proprietors, is giggling with some regulars. The crowd is familiar and its faces are relaxed, but then they should be Aileen has been toting this cast of mug-swigging... More >> |
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| Cardio Strip & Pole Dancing Class World Fitness Association | Every week Thursday | Fort Lauderdale | |
If beauty comes from within, exactly how deep do you need to search to reach the layer that says: I am so beautiful I should be a stripper! For some people, no problem, its right on top. For the slightly more inhibited, that layer is very deep, deep down in there and -- damn... More >> |
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| American Spirit: American Folk Art Coral Springs Museum of Art | Daily from Sun., June 8 until Fri., August 15 | Northwest Broward | |
Boy, modern hunters have it tough. Those patsies have camouflaged gear, attractive scents made of animal urine, and custom tree lofts they can sit in to wait out their prey in comfort. Our forefathers had to use carved, wooden decoys just to scrounge up grub for the table! Think about that next... More >> |
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| Aquatic Life for Landlubbers Cornell Museum of Art and History | Daily from Thu., July 17 until Thu., August 21 | South Palm | |
You have an unbreakable bond with the sea, which is precisely why you contend with the often unnerving frustrations created by coastal living, like expensive real estate and billowing homeowners insurance premiums. Only to make matters more baffling, those financial pitfalls are keeping... More >> |
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| Crush Thursdays Sugar Lounge | Every week Thursday, 10:00pm | Fort Lauderdale | |
Crush, the reanimated zombie of the indie dance party world, is back in action, baby. That's not to say this is a corpse that should've died long ago. No, Crush is the sort of undying party we need more of -- a friendly sort of gathering where art and music collide, where great tunes are spun... More >> |
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| The Dark Knight on IMAX Museum of Discovery and Science | Daily from Fri., July 18 until Thu., August 28 | Fort Lauderdale | |
So youve seen Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, slogged through The Happening, and had a chuckle at Wall-E. And if you could say anything about this summers blockbusters movie season, its that it actually had some meat on its usually gaunt bones (well, except The Happening;... More >> |
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| Doubt Caldwell Theatre Company | Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., August 2 until Sun., August 17 | South Palm | |
One of the basic tenets of our legal system is that you are innocent until proven guilty. If there is a single, reasonable doubt in the mind of the judge or jury that the accused committed a crime, then innocence is assumed. But what do you do when that doubt is reversed when even the... More >> |
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| Falcon Open Mic Ye Olde Falcon Pub | Every week Thursday, 10:00pm | Fort Lauderdale | |
So you can make your friends crack up with your impressions of Golda Meir and youre working on a gag that involves flatulation and the phrase Not on my watch! Obviously, thats comic genius but have you tested it live yet? Its one thing to be a funny guy in... More >> |
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| Pablo Francisco Improv Paradise Live |
Thu., August 7 more dates/times |
Southeast Broward | |
If you've ever jokingly tried to imitate that cheesy porno flick funk music and drawn only blank stares of horror, you'd better go see Pablo Francisco for pointers. He's one of the few impressionist comics who's skilled enough to pull off that old chestnut without getting the proverbial fruits... More >> |
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| Got Gas Giveaway Georgie's Alibi | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Mon., June 9 until Mon., September 1 | Fort Lauderdale | |
With the price of gas careening over $4 per gallon all across South Florida, everyone is feeling the petrol pinch. A night on the town with friends no longer just includes the cost of the bar tab and the inevitable stop at Taco Bell afterwards. And forget about being the designated driver... More >> |
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| Grease! Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
Thu., August 7 more dates/times |
Fort Lauderdale | |
Grease! may be considered a show thats fun for the whole family, but its cheesy music and 1950s setting are really just disguises for one of the dirtiest musicals ever written. With song lyrics like You are supreme, the chicks will cream, for greased lightnin and... More >> |
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| Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Lake Worth Playhouse | Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., July 18 until Sat., August 9 | Central Palm | |
Sodomy, Fellatio, Cunnilingus, Pederasty
This may sound like a list of crimes, but theyre lyrics from a musical. Clearly, were not talking Oklahoma! The Lake Worth Playhouse (713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth) invites all to their $100,000 Gala, a fundraiser with a... More >> |
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| Lunch Specials at Chocolada Chocolada Bakery & Cafe | Daily | Southeast Broward | |
Usually, when youre sniffing out cheap lunch deals you tend to be a little less discriminating than you ordinarily would. Youll ignore the sticky film on the tables at your typical dive because the foods decent (Now more edible!) and the price is right (All... More >> |
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| Sympathy for the Devil Museum of Contemporary Art | Daily from Thu., May 29 until Sun., September 7 | North Dade | |
Anyone with framed records hanging on their walls gets it. So do concert goers who secretly attend shows with Exacto knives in their handbags. (Wha-at? Tape is tough to remove from posters!) Rock n roll has forever been arts ultimate muse, and in many cases, the opposite is... More >> |
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| Souvenir Palm Beach Dramaworks | Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., July 16 until Sat., August 16 | Central Palm | |
If the auditions for American Idol have taught us anything, its that friends can be cruel beyond words. At some point in each of those painfully bad singers lives, their buddies must have encouraged them to become the next Robert Goulet despite the fact their singing sounds... More >> |
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| Black Guayaba Hard Rock Cafe | Thu., August 7 | Southeast Broward | |
| The Gary Pfaff Band Clematis by Night | Thu., August 7 | Central Palm | |
| $2 Heineken Moon's Tavern | Every week Thursday, 7:00pm | South Palm |
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| $2 Wells Rendezvous | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 12:00pm | Fort Lauderdale |
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| 2-4-1 Thursdays Twist | Every week Thursday | South Beach |
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