Hang with prominent primatologist Jane Goodall THU 3/24 Until Sigourney Weaver portrayed primatologist Dian Fossey in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist, Dr. Jane Goodall — one of Fossey’s mentors — was a familiar name mostly to those in zoology circles. Through information provided in the movie, subsequent published…
Eternal lighting of a sculpture line THU 3/17 Although they aren’t holding any more infamous ravey dances, it’s clear you can’t keep the good people of Lumonics down. They’re back with a retrospective exhibit, “The Art of Lumonics,” at the Coral Springs Museum of Art (2855 Coral Springs Dr., Coral…
One day they didn’t exist. Then, after a single television season, they did. They were daisy dukes. Yeah, folks wore short shorts before the Dukes of Hazzard, but after that show debuted in the late ’70s, short shorts were forever renamed. And it takes a certain kind of figure –…
Mystery authors just love Florida THU 3/3 More than 250 mystery writers and their groupies descend on Sleuthfest today at the Renaissance Hotel (1617 SE 17th St. Cswy., Fort Lauderdale) for four days of author/editor/agent parties, workshops, and seminars. Can you smell the gunshot residue yet? Why is there so…
Does that sound familiar? SAT 2/26 The thing about war is that it’s always been hell. That was clear to Aristophanes way back in the B.C., when old-school soldiers wore togas and sandals. But we must not hear so well, because playwright David Rabe has to tell us again in…
Underwood likes Bush THU 2/17 Statistically speaking, a black female Republican is a rarity. Even more so, a funny black Republican woman sounds impossible. Think Condoleezza Rice, with her creepy frown-like smile. But funny black Republican woman is exactly how most describe comedienne Sheryl Underwood, who has been making the…
No Problem! FRI 2/18 For all intents and purposes, Sunsport Gardens (14125 North Rd., Loxahatchee) is a typical family resort. It has a heated pool, a spa, a sauna, and plenty of sports and activities. The only difference is the attire — or lack thereof. As one of south Florida’s…
See the world through old maps FRI 2/4 Who needs a 1763 map of Philadelphia anyway? Find out when 50 antique-map dealers from around the world — armed with newfangled Mapquest printouts and rental car keys — descend on the Miami International Map Fair to show off their collective cartographic…
It’s ironic that alt-country folkster Steve Earle is performing in a venue called the Carefree Theater. If anyone represents the opposite of carefree, it’s Earle, a turbulent voice of lefty political activism. Earle has been around for three decades and 11 Grammy nominations — including two for his most recent…
Canadians baking SAT 1/29 Like the swallows of Capistrano, it’s that time of year again — when Canadians drag themselves from the drudgery of shoveling snow (and the occasional dog-sled race) to make their annual migration to South Florida. Go ahead and joke. Say something about their horrendous driving or…
You want me to do what? WED 2/2 So the legendary Second City comedy troupe chose to sit out this year’s Miami Improv Festival. A loss, no doubt, but hardly a deterrent; with six more troupes than last year’s festival (including the Groundlings, the alma mater of megastars like Will…
Yeah, meat is murder. Which is one way to describe San Diego-based death-metal band Cattle Decapitation. If some Broadway producer decides to base a musical on the hard-core lives of roadies for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Cattle Decapitation will probably get the nod to write the score…
in the blues pond TUE 1/25 Eric Bibb is an American music blue-blood. His father (Leon Bibb) led the New York Folk Revival of the ’60s; his uncle (John Lewis) was the founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet. As a child, he learned from master bluesmen like Taj Mahal and…
Mayweather headlines Miami fight card SAT 1/22 World Class Boxing is coming back to Miami with Top Rank’s Showdown on the Bay at American Airlines Arena (601 Biscayne Blvd.). The evening’s junior welterweight feature pits undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (31-0, 21 KOs) against Puerto Rican Henry Bruseles (21-2-1, 24 KOs)…
This Sunday, celebrate the Japanese new year, a.k.a. Oshogatsu, at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, which has served as a center for Japanese art and culture for more than 25 years. During the daylong celebration, check out the traditional sado tea ceremony and eat mochi cakes — the food…
Hanukkah and Christmas don’t directly overlap, but when it comes to celebrating the season, any hopes for hearing Hanukkah music are pretty much crushed by the Jewish holiday’s steroid-inflated cousin’s complete domination of December. Hanukkah doesn’t have a chance. The Jewish folk music band the Klezmatics is trying to change…
Well, boys and boys, Santa has delivered all but one package, and he is definitely not heading home. Tonight, he’s gonna make like a sugar plum fairy and dance at Coliseum nightclub’s Fifth Annual Christmas Pageant (2520 S. Miami Rd., Fort Lauderdale). Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And…
Who can fix your espresso machine SAT 12/16 Part mime, part quick-change artist, and part paper doll drag queen, Ennio Marchetto has made a career out of wardrobe malfunctions and ripping off costumes to expose funny and ironic punch lines. One moment, he’s Celine Dion keening “My Heart Will Go…
Gospel Gangstaz? That’s the oxymoronic name of a hip-hop group — a Christian hip-hop group. If it seems strange to reconcile gangstas and Jesus, travel to the low end of the radio dial some Friday night for the Jam Session on Palm Beach’s WAY-FM (88.1). The jams in this session,…
On a recent Wednesday, if you were playing (or being played) at Voodoo Lounge’s ladies night and looked past sweating ice buckets, through the dance floor, and to the DJ table above, you would have seen Cato K — baggy jeans, T-shirt, baseball cap — spinning his South Beach mix…
