Ladies Duke It Out à la Catherine Bach With every trend, there’s a historical figure who gave it its wave of fame. Catherine Bach, the ’70s sex symbol of Dukes of Hazzard fame, popularized denim-cutoff shorts due to her look of innocence meets provocation. Today, hot pants and denim cutoffs…
Yoga can make your body — and if you’re lucky, your mind — all nice and bendy. Unfortunately, attending classes at some fancy-ass studio can squeeze your budget long before you’ve mastered the downward-facing dog. Tonight’s hatha yoga class at Sunview Park in Fort Lauderdale is priced for the common…
Red Lights aspires to be a genre movie of ideas. Like a great number of films dealing with supernatural and extraterrestrial phenomena, it’s a thriller in which suspense depends on keeping both viewer and protagonist teetering, in the face of the unexplained, between rational agnosticism and faithful credulity. By the…
At Empire Stage, the ability to accomplish so much with so few resources never ceases to amaze, no matter which theater company is renting out the space. Kim Ehly’s Baby Girl, conceived at a New York City writer’s workshop just after 9/11, has finally received a full-fledged production at the…
Safon Floyd and her art-savvy team have put together an epic open-mic tradition at Tempo Live in Hollywood every first Thursday of the month. Rough Draft, as it is appropriately called, caters to “writers, poets, musicians, dancers, recording artists, visual artists, fashion designers, practically any art form you can think…
It’s time to grab your “Friends in Low Places,” even if they’re “Much Too Young,” because “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” at least you won’t regret seeing some of your favorite Garth Brooks songs played in tribute to the man himself. No, Brooks probably won’t be attending, but that’s no reason…
Don’t You Forget About the ’80s Filmmaker John Hughes helped define a generation and captivated audiences all over the world through big-screen hits like Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, and Sixteen Candles. He made us want to fall in the love with the underdog, fake sick to skip school…
Hollywood films: Strip away the A-list stars, production values, and big budgets — or any budget, for that matter — and what do you get? The swedes. To wit, a “sweded film” is a goofy, indie riff on a big-time blockbuster. Think Top Gun performed with cardboard boxes instead of…
Most survival kits are filled with boring crap like bandages and emergency whistles. Not the case at tonight’s interactive screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Classic Gateway Theatre. Audience members are armed with goody bags filled with rice, confetti, and other props to throw around while you…
It’s a hot Saturday night with nowhere to go and nothing and no one to do. Luckily South Florida has options. You can cruise around and play the classic game “How slow is the old person driving in front me?” or there’s always Arts, Eats, Beats, and Treats, a weekly…
Once upon a time, Brooklyn artists Molly Crabapple and A.V. Phibes dreamed of an alternative solution to the often-drab life drawing classes they’d been exposed to. Sure, there was nudity, but the rooms were usually stale, cold, and lit with fluorescent bulbs. Thus, the two artistic magicians birthed Dr. Sketchy’s…
For better or worse, nuns have left an indelible mark on American theater, recurring in plays and especially musicals about as often as reformable gold diggers and penniless hoofers. You’ve probably seen more nuns on stages than you’ll ever see in real life. So it takes originality to stand out…
When a grown woman in ripped fishnets by the name of Carnivorous Licks invites you to an event, you don’t ask questions — you just go. Carnivorous Licks and the Gold Coast Derby Grrls invite you to watch as they elbow their way to the top in the Sunshine Skate…
Michael Winterbottom is multitasking. In the past decade, he has made a dozen films, as varied as the Steve Coogan-as-Steve Coogan joints 24 Hour Party People and The Trip, the controversial Jim Thompson adaptation The Killer Inside Me, and two radically different assessments of the War on Terror, one an…
William Burroughs once called filmmaker, writer, and purely funny man John Waters “the pope of trash,” and the title stuck. He gave to the world his regular crew of miscreants (read: geniuses) the Dreamlanders, a singing asshole on the big screen, and the most Divine drag queen of all. He…
At Empire Stage, the ability to accomplish so much with so few resources never ceases to amaze, no matter which theater company is renting out the space. Kim Ehly’s Baby Girl, conceived at a New York City writer’s workshop just after 9/11, has finally received a full-fledged production at the…
The Norton Museum is a museum of many hats. Not literally; it doesn’t actually have a hat display (though it would be awesome if it did). What we mean is that the Norton is called a Museum of Art, but it doesn’t limit exhibits to painting or sculpture. Music, film,…
Lock & Key singles mixers make dating easy. Instead of grasping for a perfect one-liner, racking your brain for a memorable icebreaker or spending countless nights uploading shirtless pictures of yourself to eHarmony, the work is done for you. Your opening line is simple: “Can I see if we match?”…
As beach-loving Floridians, there’s really only one thing we fear: sharks. But a close second is melanoma. July is UV Safety Month, and what’s the best way to raise awareness about the most common form of cancer in 25- to 29-year-olds? Have more than 450 women dress in their bikinis,…
With a shock of scarlet hair and a chalky complexion that borders on the paranormal, pianist Lynne Arriale is a compelling presence onstage — a specter possessed by jazz. Closing her eyes as her fingers dance across the keys, Arriale is consumed by a passion for the classics and originals…
William Burroughs once called filmmaker, writer, and funny man John Waters “the pope of trash,” and the title just stuck. Using a crew of fascinating misfits as regulars in his films (together they are referred to as “the Dreamlanders”), the director of Pink Flamingos and Hairspray gave the world a…
Crafters used to describe people who turn a pile of string and pinecones into a cool wall hanging. But with the microbrew movement swiftly taking over the American beer scene, craft is becoming synonymous with suds rather than art supplies. The inaugural Palm Beach Craft Beer Festival is a tribute…
