Arts & Culture

When you were 13, drinking beer in Fort Lauderdale meant lukewarm Budweisers at the perma-haunted Riverfront and Coronas smuggled on Dania Beach that you sliced your finger trying to twist off. This Halloween, don’t let the past haunt you. You’re fancy now; your taste in beer should prove it. Laser…

Trick-or-treating is great until you reach puberty and you start receiving those quizzical stares from neighbors for stampeding around the street in your seventh-grade Tinkerbell costume. And since trick-or-treating requires arduous cardio and the subsequent binge on candy, it seems more enjoyable to spend the evening in air-conditioning and watching…

Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, which can mean only one thing — a superlong weekend. A true trick-or-treat fan won’t let a little school night get in the way of one of the best celebrations of the year. Luckily for us quasi-grownups, we can have all the candy…

You’ve heard the mantra “Support your local brewer.” And it couldn’t be more appropriate than on Saturday, when South Florida gushes with local craft brewers at the Intracoastal Park in Boynton Beach. Hosted by the Florida Brewers Guild and sponsored by the City of Boynton Beach, the festival will feature…

This year, Fort Lauderdale’s popular Day of the Dead Celebration moves the fiesta downtown to Himmarshee and the Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk from its previous central hub in FAT Village. The fourth installment takes place Saturday as towering puppets created by mastermind Jim Hammond of the Puppet Network make their way…

Food and music have a lot in common: Both are created by talented artists; both can hit you on a visceral, emotional level; you go out to experience both in their respective venues; and both can rock your world. So it should come as no surprise that South Florida’s new…

When a fleet of shimmering yachts, sleek power boats, and mighty fishing vessels goes on display, you know it’s that time of year again for the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show to set sail on Lauderdale’s waterways for a five-day whirlwind of boating romance. Kicking off on Thursday, thousands…

Wine dinners are always a good time; however, wine dinners with three local legends in the kitchen are that much better. On Wednesday, November 6, at 7 p.m., Bistro Ten Zero One’s executive chef, Chris DeGweck is teaming up with 3030 Ocean alums Dean Max and Jeremy Ford for a…

Comedians starting out in Broward have a tough gig. Rookies looking for a start have few places to go outside of Grandma’s living room. But in an unassuming Oakland Park strip mall, a fledgling comedy club is changing that. Named for the standup mecca in upstate New York, Catskills Comedy…

Oh ye olde melting pot analogy. We have all types of folks in South Florida. Though there are locals aplenty, it’s those who have decided to make South Florida their new home who remain the majority. Among the many adopted residents is Francie Bishop Good. Good was born in Bethlehem,…

An unknown holiday to many, the Sick Puppies Comedy Cast is performing a special version of its monthly comedy show to celebrate National Dunce Day. Although the name of the holiday sounds offensive, National Dunce Day is celebrated to remember Blessed John Duns Scotus, who died on November 8, 1308…

Halloween has passed, but that doesn’t mean you can’t play dress-up and take on a different identity — or sexual identity. Whether you prefer Barbies or G.I. Joes, gender is like Play-Doh: flexible and fun. And to celebrate this plasticity of gender in all its forms and iterations, the Pride…

Josh Miller is a man with a plan, a creative plan. Founding owner of idea agency C&I Studios in FAT Village, Miller and his crew have been providing killer events — sweet music nights, fashion shoots, art showcases, and movies sometimes projected onto the ceiling — in its industrial studio…

Seafood is kind of a big deal in South Florida. Unfortunately, the oceans are need in of a little TLC. To raise funds, Friends of Gumbo Limbo are hosting a benefit on the rooftop of the Spanish River Library on Friday, November 8, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. World-renowned marine…

Pistache French Bistro is offering skint, would-be travelers a slightly cheaper option this summer with its ‘Tour du Monde’ events. The ‘tour’ will take guests through a variety of cuisines and national traditions. ‘Tour du Monde’ guests will receive a passport to collect stamps at each event. Since membership has…

We may have plenty of sports teams in South Florida, but one reigns supreme, the Miami Dolphins. As part of John Offerdahl’s Gridiron Grill-Off, the festival is pairing 25 Miami Dolphins with top chefs from across South Florida in the ultimate culinary throwdown on Saturday, November 9, from 1 to…

This Sunday, you’re cordially invited to attend Hollywood Mayor Bober’s third-annual Veteran’s Day Barbecue. The saucy picnic, over Veterans Day weekend, is to pay tribute to those who have served the United States since World War II to now. Mayor Peter Bober is manning the grill, and rumor has it…

Remember when drag shows were awesome all by themselves? OK, they still are, but we’re jaded. Seeing our favorite drag queens up onstage, even having them come out into the audience to serenade us, just isn’t enough anymore. We need more queens in our lives! Luckily, the royal dames have…

The title of “Top Turkey” wouldn’t be considered a compliment 11 months out of the year. November, however, is the exception; right now it’s considered an honor. In a quest to find the best sweet and savory dishes from the top food trucks of South Florida, the November edition of…

Most people try to eat at home on the holidays; however, you kind of need to know how to cook to do so. If you’re looking to pick up some tips or learn how to not burn the house down, Le Bistro is hosting a holiday cooking class on Saturday,…