Joey Gilmore Helps Promote Literacy With Blues Music

Tonight, the Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library will be hosting its second-annual The Birth of an American Sound: The Blues. Starring Joey “The Blues Man” Gilmore, the event is centered on fundraising for literacy programs and services. Gilmore noted of the month and his chosen genre, “Blues music is…

Andrea Bocelli Gives His Best Advice on Love

Although there are gifted entertainers in the world of music, it’s truly difficult to find a musician who is timeless and cares about the music more than the fame. Enter Andrea Bocelli, tenor opera singer straight from Tuscany, Italy. Afflicted with congenital glaucoma that was further worsened by a soccer…

Five Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend

5. Mardi Gras Party: Gigi’s Music Café Grand Reopening Noon, Saturday, February 7, at Gigi’s Music Café, Sunrise Cinema Strip Mall, 4385 NW 88 Ave., Sunrise. No cover. Visit http://www.gigismusiccafe.com/. You don’t need to travel to New Orleans for a taste of Mardi Gras. Instead, get your Big Easy on…

Five Things to Do Under $5 This Weekend

5. Thursday Sound Series Featuring Lather Up and Alligator Wine 8 p.m. Thursday, January 29, at Stache, 109 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale. No cover. Visit Facebook. Stache will be opening its doors to some funk on Thursday night to start the weekend out right. Lather Up, a jazzy trio…

Keller Williams: “Nothing Is Prerecorded; Everything Is Live”

Musician Keller Williams came from some humble beginnings. Before becoming a singer, he did construction work for a temp agency. However, Williams soon came to a revelation. “I realized,” he said, “I could make more money sitting on a bar stool, drinking beer, and singing.” And that’s where it all…

Five Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend

5. Kids Record Release Show at Culture Room 7 p.m., Friday, January 23, at Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale. Admission is $9.95. Visit Facebook. Local indie act Kids is releasing its second album Rich Coast in style at Culture Room. We recently spent some time with this…

Five Things to Do This Weekend Under $10

5. Flaunt Presents the Riot Act 11 p.m., Thursday, January 15, at Respectable Street, 518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. No cover. 21 and up. Visit Facebook. This event got our stamp of approval in our Best Of edition when it placed for “Best Nightlife Party” in 2012. All the…

Five Things to Do Under $5 This Weekend

5. Ladies’ Night at Pawn Shop 9 p.m., Friday, January 9, at Pawn Shop. 219 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Visit Facebook. Ladies, enjoy the benefits of having two X chromosomes tonight on Clematis with its ladies’ night. And, since Pawn Shop doesn’t play, it’s actually providing complimentary bevs for…

Five Things to Do Under $5 This Weekend

5. B/W Affair: Rabidoux, Brauser, and Keller Rolando Chang Barrero Fine Art Gallery, 711 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth. No cover. Visit Facebook. Still fiending for some local art after Basel? The Rolando Chang Barrero Fine Art Gallery’s got your back, and closer to home. The new art space is currently…

SantaCon in Fort Lauderdale: We Said “Ho, Yes”

Video by James Argyropoulos This Saturday was the third time Fort Lauderdale celebrated the annual Christmas-themed pub crawl, SantaCon. We were already dedicated to participating before it was brought to our attention that there’ve been some mixed feelings about the nationwide event. Some people, particularly certain bar owners, feel as…

Five Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend

5. Sith-Mas: Star Wars Christmas Cosplay Party 10 p.m., Friday, December 19, at District 15, 15 W. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. No cover. 21 and up. Visit Facebook. May the force be with you this Friday at District 15’s Sith-Mas event. The second annual Star Wars-themed Christmas party will…

5 Things to Do Under $8 This Weekend

5. Morally Suspect, Mentally Unhinged 7 p.m. Saturday, December 13, at UNIT 1, 1202 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth. No cover. Visit Facebook. UNIT1 presents an art show this weekend that urges participants and artists to get in touch with their dark sides. The Facebook event page says artists will “unabashedly…