South Florida R&B musician Casely will perform his new single tonight at La Playa. Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, he moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music on a music scholarship. If that’s not enough to vouch for his talent, he’s been featured frequently on TV from…

In it’s first attempt to start a game night, Undergrounds Coffeehaus will hold a scrabble tournament Friday. Conventional wisdom tells us wordsmiths have a natural advantage, but it’s not true. Musicians and mathematicians actually excel most at Scrabble (it has something to do with looking at words as codes and…

You love Star Wars. You even have some dolls…err…toys…err…action figures. (Though your lightsaber counts as a toy). But you’ve never actually made anything representing your devotion to the sci-fi series. Stitchbird, the monthly DIY crafting workshop, is holding a Star Wars-inspired workshop in honor of its current Stitch Wars exhibit,…

Tony n’ Tina’s wedding is one you can’t crash. It’s a theatrical production that you pay to be a part of. And who doesn’t like weddings? Sure, your parents try to set you up. Or you have to wear an atrocious Bridesmaid dress because, well, the bride wants you to…

The Bahamas are the bane of South Florida surfers. The islands cut off incoming swells from the Atlantic, so short of a hurricane, surfers in South Florida are stuck with Typhoon Lagoon. Or they live vicariously through surf flicks like Drive Thru Australia Part 2, an independent surf film being…

Nothing lasts forever. But for those who keep tabs on South Florida’s artistic pulse, it stings a little more when cool local happenings that have maintained some longevity come to an end. Happy Endings, the art event associated with “Wet Paint” and held at Kyoto Sushi Sake Lounge the last…

Sharks and gamblers go together in so ways that it’s impossible to make a precise analogy. Loan sharks, pool sharks, card sharks, a gambler will run into some form of shark at some point in his or her profession. But not until now — ok maybe in the late ’70s…

When Dillard’s in the Galleria teams up with Melting Pot this weekend to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a show displaying the work of 50 artists, a Really Really Big Chinese Auction on the first and second floors of Dillard’s, and a chance to win a variety…

The new IWAN Concept Production Facility “The Bubble” is hosting an after-party for Red Eye, the annual Fort Lauderdale event by ArtServe that highlights work by local artists, musicians, fashion designers, and performance artists. The Bubble after-party starts at 8 p.m. and will include performances by local bands Dooms De…

Work can suck all the creative juices out of you. So keep it mellow by bringing your inner craftsperson to Undergrounds Coffeehaus, where all is cut, sewn, or otherwise hand-crafted once a month for Stitch-N-Bitch. They will have movies, music, snacks and amazing coffee. The peanut butter and banana nut…

Lovers of old science fiction will enjoy The Brain That Wouldn’t Die, being shown tonight at Undergrounds Coffeehaus. The movie is about Dr. Bill Cortner attempts to find a body for the head of his fiancee. He rescued her head after a bad accident, and keeps it alive in a…

Some people argue America is a classless society because of the opportunity for social mobility. We, goes the argument, succeed on merit, not politics. In 1670, an interesting cross section in history when feudalism had died but proto-capitalist trade systems were emerging, the popular play Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, or The…

It’s easy to hate on American Idol. The best person doesn’t always win. It makes people like Sanjaya famous. And it’s the only reason Paula Abdul has emerged from under the prom-dress ashes of 1987. But just like people who dismiss N’Sync and the Jonas Brothers when, if given the…