Arts & Culture

SUN 7/20 We’ll give the New Age movement this much — meditation can, in fact, relax you. And if you decide meditating is right for you, then limitless options await as to what type of meditation to pursue. For Robert Stein, the singing bowls of Tibet have proven a favorite…

SAT 7/19 It makes sense that South Florida would have a Brazilian celebration. So much in common, from the sandy beaches to the scantily clad populace to… well, maybe that’s about all we have in common. But that doesn’t stop Hollywood from throwing the Brazilian Summer Carnival, centered on the…

What is it about Southern California punk that makes it so replete with depraved humor, juvenile posturing, and self-flagellating fervor? The heat? The smog? Once upon a time, there was a band called F.Y.P., a dirty, snotty punk band that, if anything, had a way with words. Songs like “Beat…

THU 7/10 The Broward County chapter of the Florida Trail Association holds its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Fern Forest Nature Center (201 Lyons Rd., Coconut Creek). At each of the association’s meetings, nature-conscious granola eaters listen to the wise words of an environmentalist or world traveler who…

Though the word auteur gets tossed around in the film industry like a salad (Vincent Gallo?!), many seem to overlook the real progenitors of filmmaking. Lloyd Kaufman not only defines the label, but over the past 30 years, he has mutated its commercialized confines with a button-pushing, all-out motion picture…

FRI 7/11 If you jot notes with a Bic, glance at your Timex to get to the movies on time, and use your Swiss Army knife to pare your nails, you probably won’t get off on this weekend’s “International Pen, Watch & Knife Show” at the Embassy Suites Hotel (1100…

SUN 7/13 Alonzo Mourning missed an entire season of basketball last year sidelined with a severe kidney illness. Well, Zo has an extremely high amount of pent-up energy, and he’s ready to get back out onto the hardwood for the seventh-annual “Zo’s Summer Groove Charity Basketball Game” to benefit the…

FRI 7/11 Looking to get wet? Quiet Waters Park (6601 N. Powerline Rd., Deerfield Beach) holds its monthly “Splash at the Moon” event at 7 p.m. Sure, cooling off during the day by hitting Splash Adventure, the park’s interactive water playground, is fun, but why not check it out at…

SAT 7/12 Beauty pageants are like the cockroach you step on that scurries away. No matter how hard we want to squish them, they just won’t die. The Miss Florida USA Pageant parades into Hollywood this year to crown the purtiest durn lady in the state. So what does it…

FRI 7/11 Father Time hasn’t always been good to the elders of rock ‘n’ roll. Too many bands that once rocked the block have long since crossed over into the realm of pretension, pomposity, or (gasp!) gross self-parody. Fortunately, there are bands like the Fleshtones that’ve managed to survive the…

Part of the trick of producing plays is not only deciding what to stage but when. Some shows work better in the fall than the summer, some are hurt by financial bad times, others are helped by same. But all attempts to time a play’s opening are still subject to…

Stan Lee, for better or worse the most recognizable face in the history of the comic book, insists he has no love for rehashing his past. He claims to take no great joy from talking about long-ago yesterdays spent in smoky rooms co-creating the likes of the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man,…

Usually, bands can’t wait to get out of the Sunshine State, but Erin McCarley thinks otherwise: “Olympia has been cold for ten months; we can’t wait to get to Florida!” As vocalist and guitarist for the Olympia-based trio Delta Dart, McCarley, along with Erin Putnam and Amber Bayer, have been…

THU 7/3 What constellation is that? What’s up in the sky at night? The moon — does it exist? If the kids are stumping you with their inquisitive natures, take them to the Museum of Discovery and Science (401 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale) for an interactive look at the…

This week, we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in a suitable American way — through massive explosions. Happily, the bombs in question are not the military kind but the sort that make pretty colors and loud bangs. Many cities are content to go with the traditional show…

SAT 7/5 Are you tired of suppressing your desires to learn country-western dance? Join the Outlawz for “Red White Boots & Boxers” at the End Up nightclub. “It’s hot, it’s summertime, and what better way to celebrate the Fourth than in your boots and boxers?” says Roger Wilkerson, administrator and…

MON 7/7 Are you ready for some football? Dolphins defensive back Trent Gamble is. And he’s willing to teach a bunch of lucky kids essential gridiron pointers during his youth football camp, July 7 to 11 at the Westminster Sports Complex (3701 NW 44th St., Lauderdale Lakes). The camp benefits…

THU 7/3 Normally, electricity and children are a bad combination, but no one’s going to get electrocuted at the Museum of Discovery and Science’s (401 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale) “Electric Space: Bolts, Jolts, and Volts From the Sun.” Like all the exhibits at the museum, this one is interactive…

SAT 7/5 Though the hype that arises from Cannes tends to ripple briefly Stateside, most of these works are hit or miss. Regardless, there is something unique about last year’s Grand Jury Prize winner. Elia Suleiman’s Divine Intervention might prove it deserves its overwhelmingly positive response. Based on the opera…

SUN 7/6 The lyrics from the 1977 Joan Armatrading hit “Love and Affection” are powerful: “I am not in love/but I’m open to persuasion.” And like her lyrics, so is her voice, and so is her ability to offer listeners a little ray of sunshine on a cloudy day or…