Swing your shillelagh Saturday at Delray Beach’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, taking place from 1 to 2:30 p.m.! This year’s event boasts environmentally friendly touches (some may say green) like $1 discounts for drinkers who reuse their beer cups. Party before the parade at 10 a.m. and again at 7:30…
If the Fort Lauderdale party guy collective ever decided to organize, Phil Greek would be their mascot. Clad in a straw hat, sunglasses (indoors) and XL Hawaiian shirt, the dude is the embodiment of the party you were determined to find when you moved to America’s spring break capital years…
Ever since you were a little teeny-bopper, you’ve always dreamt about getting on stage at Respectables (518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach). You’ve planned the whole scenario out in your head: There you’ll be, perched above the anxious crowd of mop-haired hipsters who swoon at your every move. With a…
If you were diagnosed with having a multiple personality disorder, what would you do for a living? Working for the man is tough enough, even without having to deal with multiple Ids. Attempting to hide your mental disease from your co-workers and customers would also prove pretty difficult. Ever tried…
The grotesque irony of spring in Florida is unique in baseball. At the end of March, 16 of the 18 teams that hold Spring Training in the Sunshine State return to their home cities with World Series dreams, while the remaining two – the Devil Rays and the Marlins –…
All of the problems you typically associate with charity events can be boiled down to one key issue: They’re freakin’ boring. Fortunately for you, Future Point understands your woes. The non-profit partners with schools, universities, and other organizations to provide programs and mentorship for at-risk youth. And while doin’ the…
You’ve never been to a polo match – but you have spent a lot of time at the racetrack. Well, the two are pretty similar. At the manicured polo grounds, the upper crusts mingle with mint juleps in hand, dressed to the nines in their sherbet-colored sweaters, lightweight and breezy…
Archie’s Funhouse: The Complete Series (Classic Media) Army of the Dead (Maverick) Arranged (Film Movement) Ben 10: The Complete Season 3 (Turner) Billy Wilder Film Collection (MGM) Dead Moon Rising (Anthem) Half Moon (Strand) Lonesome Dove: Season One (Echo Bridge)Magnum P.I.: The Complete Eighth Season (Universal) Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium…
When is a lamp not a lamp? When it’s a Tiffany lamp, in which case it qualifies as a work of art. By the end of the 1970s, the lamps of American art nouveau designer Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of Tiffany and Co. cofounder Charles, were fetching up to and…
Into the Wild (Paramount) Sean Penn waited a good decade before adapting Jon Krakauer’s book about Chris McCandless, who graduated college in 1990, then disappeared into the American unknown, re-emerging as Alexander Supertramp before his final, tragic farewell in the Alaskan wilderness in ’92. Penn’s patience is evident in every…
For an obscure tale of a virginal London governess who discovers her true calling running interference for a giddy nightclub singer, the 1938 English novel Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day has enjoyed a pretty lively renaissance. Knocked off in six weeks by Newcastle homemaker Winifred Watson while she washed…
Based on a true story,” brags The Bank Job before diving into the clear blue water of the Caribbean, where, in 1970, a topless woman frolics with two swimming mates — just another day in Paradise. The trio retires to a hotel room for a sweaty, breathless afternoon quickie, which…
To all the gun-toting video-game bad guys out there: Please stop standing next to exploding barrels. Seriously now. Of the hundreds of places you could squat and shoot, you and your henchman pals always camp beside the neon-orange canister with “Flammable!” painted on the side. Really, we don’t need your…
This has not been a boring few weeks for theater people. It seems like every company in the three counties has decided that late February is the best possible time to open a show. Recent weeks have seen openings at Mad Cat Theatre, New Theatre, Actor’s Playhouse, Broward Stage Door,…
Lou Anne Colodny’s had her hands full of art for most of her adult life – that might be why they turned on her. In her new exhibit “442” at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood (1650 Harrison St., Hollywood), Colodny’s hands star in a villainous role. She bends…
Many recognize Ben Stein as simply “that really smart, funny guy who pairs tennis shoes with suits on television,” without crediting his vehement work as a writer and analyst. A former speech writer for Nixon (Stein is quick to point out that he didn’t pen “I am not a crook.”),…
Cultural moments have downsides. The ´20s brought toxic hooch and gang warfare. The ´60s, God bless ´em, yielded unwashed masses of smelly dudes and hirsute chicks. Today, we term this unhygienic behavior “manic downswing”; back then they called it “fashion.” But cultural moments have upsides, too. The music balanced the…
They Might Be Giants, but they’ve also been a lot of other things over the course of their 25-year musical career: Avant-garde heroes, anti-hipsters, movie stars, and now, children’s music icons. Yep, TMBG, who for years have entertained growth-addled adults with songs like “Birdhouse in Your Soul,” “Your Racist Friend,”…
You know things have gone to bad when the Heat has the worst record in the Eastern Conference. You know they’ve gone to worse when they have about half as many wins as the second-worst team. And they’ve bottomed out when that team is the New York Knicks. Are the…
She borrowed your clothes without asking – and they looked better on her. And remember when she put a dent in Dad’s car — and blamed you? If you can’t imagine a fate worse than being trapped with your sister in your childhood home, take a lesson from Maria Celia…
Why might actress and multiple Emmy, Oscar, and Golden Globe nominee Glenn Close be appearing today at the Society of the Four Arts (2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach)? According to the folks at the Society, she was asked to come and do a lecture. However, they’re not sure what…
Five years ago, if you were scoring something at a meeting with Miami’s mixtape superstar Rick Ross, it wasn’t an exclusive interview. Since then, he’s jumped from rollin’ in on a rickety smoke-filled Toyota Tercel to a BMW with oversized wheels. This rise to fame was a long time in…
