An alligator emerges to the water’s surface with a menacing grin. And as the sun sets over the wetlands of the Everglades, the sky is filled with thirty different shades of red, orange and pink. Don’t miss these breathtaking moments captured by Phoenix at the Visuals of Nature: Wetland Wonders…
Local restaurants and more than 50 craft beers, including local breweries, will descend upon the Palm Beach Zoo on Saturday, April 27. Starting at 6 p.m., ticketholders will be able to eat and drink with the animals. Tickets cost $35. Advance-ticket purchase is required. Check palmbeachzoo.org, or email info@palmbeachzoo.org. Sat.,…
This Saturday, the folks who organize Delray Beach’s popular indie crafts bazaar, Stitch Rock, will move their marvelous assemblage of local artists a little farther north to the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach. Art Rock 2013: Art Show and Indie Market promises more than 60 booths of artists’…
When most people hear the term urban growth, they probably picture a creeping sprawl of zero-lot-line houses and shopping plazas stealing all the greenery. But the organizers of Grow Downtown are looking to promote a different kind of urban growth. They are seeking to proliferate gardens — green spaces that…
An old piano might seem like junk to some people, but give it to a talented artist to paint and it could become another man’s treasure. See how artists repurposed pianos for public play in Fort Lauderdale at the Play Your City: Painted Piano Launch. In an effort to bring…
In case you hadn’t noticed, Florida is surrounded by water. And with water comes some major seafood. To celebrate our state’s greatest attribute — and no, we’re not talking about all the displaced New Yorkers — the Isle Casino in Pompano Park is hosting the 29th annual Pompano Beach Seafood…
The gong sounds, and the music begins. The dancers take the stage. And 5,000 years of ancient Chinese civilization is brought to life in one mesmerizing performance by Shen Yun Performing Arts. Shen Yun, a New York-based company that draws top talent from around the globe, is the first to…
If you’re looking for a great workout, try laughing. It’s true. Not only do your abs get some exercise, but research shows that laughing also burns an average of 1.3 calories per minute. Get the best laughter workout in town when you see award-winning comedian Kathleen Madigan on her tour…
Florida’s largest waterfront music and art festival returns to West Palm Beach this Wednesday and takes over the scenic downtown for five days. Now in its 31st year, SunFest will feature Train, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Offspring, the Black Crowes, and the Barenaked Ladies — to name a bare few…
To celebrate craft beer week, World of Beer is hosting a Shark Attack to honor Dogfish Head beers. Starting at 7 p.m. on May 16, 40 locations, including Coconut Creek, will be pumping out old favorites and special releases with virtual appearances from Sam Calagione, founder and president of the…
The Place Beyond the Pines opens with a close-up of Ryan Gosling’s chiseled abdomen — surely one of the more salable quantities in movies today — and heavy breathing on the soundtrack (or was that just the person next to me in the screening room?). Then, in a single, five-minute…
A likable hagiography as nuanced as a plaque at the Cooperstown Hall of Fame, Brian Helgeland’s Jackie Robinson bio 42 finds a politic solution to the challenge Quentin Tarantino faced last year with Django Unchained: How to craft a crowd-pleasing multiplex period piece whose villain is, essentially, “all white people”?…
This fact-based, girl-group empowerment story never quite soars but has its easy pleasures, and it’s likely to become one of those movies everyone sees, maybe more than once. The wonderful Irish actor Chris O’Dowd stars as Dave Lovelace, a musician living out of his car who stumbles upon a gifted…
The latest from Spanish writer-director Pablo Berger is a silent, black-and-white film so witty, riveting, and drop-dead gorgeous that moviegoers might forget they can’t hear the dialogue. Berger has astutely chosen to wrap his experiment around a tale everyone knows: the perils of that sweet beauty, Snow White. Here, she…
An ostensibly feel-good French-Canadian comedy about artificial insemination gone awry, Ken Scott’s Starbuck mainly makes you feel like taking a shower. The protagonist is a hapless 40-year-old Montreal bachelor named David (Patrick Huard), whose life is turned upside down when he learns that his sperm-donating spree 20 years ago has…
Rehearsals are usually about mastering movements — be they physical, emotional, musical, or linguistic — so that when the time comes to perform in front of an audience, everyone knows exactly how to fall in line with the script or sheet music. So it’s strange to see a troupe of…
A common sentiment recurs through the abundance of eulogies and obituaries penned by film critics in the wake of his death late last week: Roger Ebert was an inspiration. It’s easy enough to be encouraged by another’s success—to regard an esteemed elder colleague with a combination of admiration and envy—but…
Unlike many fledgling web series that use broad comedic strokes to up the laughs per second, faux-vlogging gem My Bastard Son combines the naturalistic acting of shows like The Office with absurd circumstances and very specific characters. The grainy, five-minute video shows James Urbaniak (American Splendor) trying to connect with…
Thanks to her otherworldly cuteness, wide-eyed “perma-kitten” Lil Bub is the Internet’s favorite celebri-kitty. Her bright green eyes sparkle with perpetual wonder, and her little pink tongue sticks out beneath an upper lip that’s always smiling. She’s also polydactyl — meaning she has thumbs. When her human, Mike Bridavsky, needs…
Morton’s the Steakhouse is one of those places reserved for important occasions, like birthdays, anniversaries, and trying to close the deal on a third date. The Charles Krug Winemaker Dinner this Thursday evening may offer another excuse to break out the credit card in pursuit of a high-ticket beef dinner…
As Cinema Paradiso Hollywood comes closer to being a reality in downtown Hollywood, another fundraising party pops up to help it along. Since the first event in February at Face Restaurant — another Hollywood Boulevard hot spot — the art-house theater has raised $65,000 of its $100,000 goal. Cinema Paradiso…
The Sick Puppies are at it again. “Less Taxation, More Improvisation” is the latest in their monthly series of sidesplitting improv shows. Just because it has taxes in the name doesn’t mean the show will be centered around tax season. In fact, this show is special because it features a…
