It’s not often in your life that you hear a heckler cry out “Hoo-ah!” or even “Attica!” But at Al Pacino’s One Night Only event at Hard Rock Live last week, it happened way more than once. You can call it a show — there’s storytelling and laughter — or…
Ask any lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender male or female and he or she will tell you that coming out of the closet was no easy task. While it was at first worrisome to hear the reactions from loved ones, a weight seemed to be lifted once the truth was…
If you’re looking to liven up the workweek with a fancy dinner, the Grateful Palate is hosting a five-course wine dinner – with sparkling wine reception and passed hors d’oeuvres – on Thursday at 7 p.m. The event is $80 per person. Reservations required. Call 954-467-1998. Thu., May 2, 7…
Imagine giving the residents of a city that has earned the nickname Fort Liquordale carte blanche to drink, without the worries of driving around. Just think of the kind of libidinous revelry that will ensue. Friday night’s Fort Lauderdale Bus Loop is just that type of rowdy affair. Bacchanalian though…
Little kids like hot wheels, and big kids do too. If you find yourself in the latter category but you also like helping children, you won’t want to miss North Beach Art Gallery’s second-annual “Art on the Plaza” Classic Cars Show, benefiting the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Show off your…
Listen up, everyone with souped-up rides and exotic foreign vehicles: Car-enthusiast blog and automobile-photography company StanceMiami wants you to mingle. These local propagators of the extreme fitment movement (that’s cars with stretched tires and/or low, offset and wide wheels, in case you were wondering) want to bring the community together…
No one can say there isn’t a nightlife scene in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The cultural scene can be a little thin on the ground, particularly if you are a member of the 18-to-34 age demographic. While theater is great — and with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort…
If you were going to judge countries based on their holidays, the Irish would be thought of as the world’s hardest partiers. And Mexicans would come in a close second. Well, if you’re looking to party like a Mexican to celebrate our friendly neighbors’ culture on Cinco de Mayo, there…
The smell of paella fills your nostrils. And tunes from the Beatles fill your ears. Your eyes catch a glimpse of cooking demonstrations and talented artists in action. And your taste buds pop as you take your first sip of beer after a long day. This evening of sensory overload,…
For the record: Human trafficking is illegal. But selling men and women for charity is totally fine. Thursday at 7 p.m., Roxy’s in West Palm Beach will be hosting the sixth-annual Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction for Juvenile Diabetes Research. A benefit for the Ride to Cure Team for the Juvenile Diabetes Research…
We’re all kind of busy these days. Work probably takes up a large majority of your time. If you need to multitask eating, shopping, and socializing in one event, Dada is holding its monthly Dada Bazaar on Thursday. Hosted by Taylor Adair Boutique and Couture Accessories by J&K, the event…
Whether it’s the atmosphere of a lounge that helps you relax or the soothing lounge beats that transport you to another world, you will not want to miss Lounge Brazil, presented by Brazilian Voices at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The ensemble of 40 female voices, directed by…
In the 1980s, Fort Lauderdale was infamous for its raunchy spring break festivities until city commissioners tamed the hedonistic revelry years later. This Saturday, Fort Lauderdale-based not-for-profit jazz preservation group the Gold Coast Jazz Society looks to bring the fling back in Fort Lauderdale’s spring. Do not get the wrong…
Tigers are pretty badass. And no, we’re not referring to your skintight tiger-print pants. We’re talking about the animal, and unfortunately, they’re kind of on the way out. Malayan Tigers are down to fewer than 300 in the world — in case you’re wondering, that’s, like, the population of one…
Nothing beats shrugging off the 9-to-5 workweek like a Saturday basking in the great outdoors. How about one cruising on your bike up the scenic A1A coastal highway? Throw in raising buttloads of cash benefiting four local HIV/AIDS service organizations and you’ve got yourself a ride worth taking. Bike It…
One mention of Celtic music might paint the image of days of old when big, hairy men played fiddles in matching cable-knit jumpers. But these startling images will soon be replaced with ones of beauty when you see and hear the Irish musical ensemble Celtic Woman perform in its 2013…
If I had a nickel for every time my zippity zop flim-flammed my shim sham, I’d be Bill Cosby. The sweater-loving, saggy-pants-hating patriarch is coming to South Florida. Everyone knows him from The Cosby Show, but he’s also a bestselling author and broke many a racial boundary by costarring in…
After carrying you around for nine months, the woman had to push you out of the womb. Show some appreciation by taking Mom out for her yearly day of glory on Sunday. And you have no dearth of options. Casa D’Angelo is offering classic specialty dishes to commemorate the occasion…
As the “White Hot” Heat continues to trek toward the NBA Finals in pursuit of its second consecutive league championship, it’s easy to forget that just two-and-a-half miles west of American Airlines Arena, Miami’s professional baseball team is also working toward its third championship in franchise history. At presstime, however,…
Quick Draw, the Broward Art Guild’s annual out-of-doors art competition, has moved its paints, brushes, and easels to historic Pompano Beach this year, and the city is hoping to prove that it’s as artistic a community as any of its neighbors. But you needn’t be a professional artist to participate;…
To celebrate Craft Beer Week, Tap 42 is hosting a series of events. A Brooklyn tap takeover and release is scheduled for Monday, May 13, at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m., the bar is featuring an Oskar Blues tap takeover. Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m.,…
With more than 550 beers on hand in a retrofitted convenience store, the folks over at the Riverside Market in Fort Lauderdale somehow don’t think there’s enough variety for consumers. To help celebrate American Craft Beer Week (Monday, May 13, through Friday, May 17) these beer fiends are upping the…
