Celebrate the holidays like they did back in the day in “Old Fort Lauderdale” at the second-annual Olde Fashion Family Holiday Festival. Presented by downtown Fort Lauderdale, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, and the monthly SunTrust Jazz Brunch, the event offers patrons an opportunity to see the return of traditions…
Thanksgiving has passed; Hanukkah is currently taking place; Christmas and New Year’s will be here before you can even blink: Any semblance of a diet is long over for the time being. You might as well pack on the pounds while you have the excuse and do your part to…
In case you were wondering why facial hair seemed omnipresent during November, it’s because it was testicular awareness month (AKA Movember). Fortunately, with the end of the month, the staches must come off. On Monday, December 2 from 7 to 9 p.m., American Social is hosting its Mustachio Bashio with…
Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s that time again, when Las Olas Boulevard transforms into a winter celebration. All the shops stay open late and revelers flock to the chic sidewalks; as many as 40,000 attendees came out last year to enjoy snow cones and holiday cheer. Winter fun in 80-degree weather,…
Forget the flying sleigh and magical reindeer; in Florida, Santa rides a fire truck. For the past 43 years, Boca Raton has thrown ol’ Saint Nick his very own parade, and every year, it concludes with his fire-truck farewell. Beginning in 1970, the parades were held on Saturday afternoons, but…
“Hey, you got to hold on…” That’s just Alabama Shakes singer and axe slinger Brittany Howard asking y’all to keep calm and exercise a lil’ patience. She and her band buds — guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson — can hear you screaming, “I don’t wanna…
By the time Thursday rolls around, most of us are in need of a drink. It’s nice, however, to have a charitable excuse — and to spend time around other generous drinkers. On Thursday, December 5, at 5 p.m., the Blind Monk and the Young Professional segment of the South…
Throwing a holiday party takes some skill — the ability to cook or pay a caterer is one. Go the less expensive route by learning how to make holiday appetizers yourself at the Ancient Olive. Chef John Noble Masi of the Art Institute Fort Lauderdale is teaching the class on…
It says something that two of the biggest sensations in young adult literature over the past ten years have featured heroines who keep more than one guy on the line at a time. No longer do the genre’s bright young women sit around waiting for one Mr. Right to notice…
It had to happen: There’s so much voice-over narration in today’s movies, so much needless verbal play-by-play, that it was only a matter of time before somebody made a picture narrated by that life of the party himself, Death. The Grim Reaper delivers the opening monologue of The Book Thief,…
Here’s a question you never thought you’d hear Noam Chomsky answer: “What makes you happy?” That puzzler comes near the end of Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?, an animated marvel of a film rigged to set your brain off like fireworks. The great linguist and activist’s easy surge…
Imagine an alternate history for Vince Vaughn. What if, 18 years ago, instead of rehearsing Swingers during the day and sampling Los Angeles’ starlets at night, he channeled his sexual energy into masturbating for cash at a sperm bank? He could have become Delivery Man’s David Wozniak, father of 533…
Certain names are enshrined in musical theater history. Eliza Doolittle. Harold Hill. Sally Bowles. General Butt-Fucking-Naked. The latter character — or any character, for that matter — from Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez’s The Book of Mormon likely won’t turn up on the program of a benign, geriatric…
How many books could you read in 30 years? Five hundred? Three thousand? Could you break into the six figures? No matter your estimate, Miami Book Fair International likely has you beat. In its three-decade run, MBFI has featured about 7,500 authors promoting countless books — and that’s just in…
For all its nasty twists, the biggest shock in Spike Lee’s remake of Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy (opening November 27) hits in the movie’s first minutes — during the credits. “A Spike Lee Film,” a title card reads, a first for any of Lee’s features. Jungle Fever, He Got Game, Inside…
The time to head outside is finally here; while everyone up north is busy covering up, we can finally enjoy the great outdoors. On Wednesday, November 20, from 6 to 8 p.m., Bistro Ten Zero One http://www.voiceplaces.com/broward-palm-beach/bistro-1001-29331861-l is hosting its monthly party in the garden with a la carte meals…
It’s always fun to start off the weekend a little early. To some, that might mean a little dose of after-work happy hour at your regular spot. But for a lucky few, it could mean a full-on sipping and tasting battle. The Associated Builders and Contractors in Florida are all…
We all like to feel like we’re a part of the club, regardless of which club it may be — except, of course, the band club. As much as we would like to believe we’ve moved past the trials and tribulations of the cool, not-cool, and nerdy groups of high…
Thursday nights are arguably the best time to go downtown. Venues aren’t as crazy crowded on Thursdays as they are on weekend nights. And Thursdays mark a preweekend celebration of sorts: You’re almost there, with only one day of work left. Better yet, events held like Riverwalk Get Downtown might…
Sure, Halloween is over, but that’s no reason not to attend an event with the word “corpse” in it. It’s got nothing to do with spooks and ghouls and everything to do with an experimental theatrical presentation. Girls’ Club of Fort Lauderdale is presenting Drifting: A Theatrical Exquisite Corpse. It…
We all love the holidays, but not so much getting out of our cars. Luckily, we have one holiday tradition here in South Florida that addresses that very issue. The Holiday Fantasy of Lights at Tradewinds Park contains three miles of giant animated holiday displays and illuminated trees for your…
The first Dog Rescue Bus Loop will take place on Friday from 6 to 11 p.m. with a route connecting Boca and Deerfield Beach. All Proceeds benefit 100+ Abandoned Dogs Everglades. Check-In at 2 Georges at The Cove or The Dubliner in Mizner Park. Admission is $30 if you prepay…
