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CIRQUE DU SOBE? CITY WANTS PALACE DRAG SHOWS TO STAY, RESIDENTS FEAR A POTENTIAL CIRCUS
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The now defunct ‘Cabaret District’ that once existed on Ocean Drive may have a new booking after city officials all but vowed on Monday to come up with a way to resurrect the concept. At the June 21 meeting of the Miami Beach Land Use and Development Committee, commissioners and staff discussed a proposed ordinance that would allow outdoor entertainment and performance at establishments between Eighth and 13th Streets. An issue that became increasingly controversial because of the nature of one particular establishment’s performances, the measure has become one of the most embattled in recent history, raising cries of favoritism in city government, constitutional challenges and allegations of homophobic prejudice. Last week, in a memorandum to committee members, City Manager Jorge Gonzalez explained a proposed ordinance which would create a five-block district where businesses with sidewalk cafés could be licensed as outdoor entertainment establishments. Limitations would apply to the new district, however, including a maximum of one per block, a ban on amplification systems, a requirement for adequate crowd control measures that allow a clear path down the sidewalk, and a ban on the soliciting of tips, although performers would still be allowed to accept them. Board members acknowledged that the item is really designed to address a problem with one particular establishment: the Palace Bar at 1200 Ocean Drive. Although the shows have gone on for decades at the venue, the Palace’s drag performances have inspired an uproar by two neighborhood factions concerned with the boisterous nature of the performances. During the shows, drag queens sing and lipsync songs played from within the bar, while periodically rendezvousing throughout the crowds which gather outside. Some detractors say the performers block foot and street traffic. Others, such as the neighboring Tides Hotel at 1220 Ocean Drive, 4 | THELEADMIAMIBEACH.COM
THE DRAG SHOWS AT THE PALACE ON OCEAN DRIVE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES, BUT STILL CAUSE A STIR. WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE? FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL MENCHERO
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say they are concerned about noise. Over the last two years, the Land Use committee and Planning Board have discussed the matter several times. Eventually staff designed the proposed outdoor entertainment district. The problem: with only one establishment allowed per block, it could be argued the legislation is ‘site-specific’ and geared towards allowing just the Palace to operate, which could open up the city to legal challenges. Concerned with the potential to block the flow of pedestrian traffic down Ocean Drive, on April 27, the city’s Planning Board finally rejected the idea for the district, voting 6-0 with Chair Jonathan Fryd absent, to recommend that the full City Commission not adopt the ordinance. On Monday, however, the Land Use and Development Committee was given another chance to consider moving the ordinance forward.
Mango’s café owner David Wallack spoke against the district, as a representative of the Ocean Drive Association and as a business owner who no longer allows Mango’s performers on the sidewalk, saying once the dancers exit the property, the situation can’t be controlled. “If you come out for more than 30 seconds, it’s impossible to stop [blocking] the flow of traffic on the sidewalk,” Wallack said. “This is an absolutely poor ordinance.” Wallack asserted that outdoor performances should be restricted to big events when Ocean Drive is shut down to vehicular traffic, such as during the recent Super Bowl celebrations. Ocean Drive resident Morris Sunshine agrees that the ordinance is a bad idea, asserting that it would create entertainment anarchy — not far behind would be “fire-dancing and liontamers,” he said. Sunshine also asserted that the proposal
is specifically tailored to allow the Palace’s performances to continue, adding if the ordinance passes“I wouldn’t be surprised if there were sword swallowers” on Ocean Drive, he said. Tides attorney Amy Huber argued that in addition to the question of pedestrian flow, planners hired by the hotel insist that the ordinance is inconsistent with the city’s comprehensive plan, and lacks standards for enforcement and compliance. “Nobody has analyzed what effect it will have,” Huber added. The ordinance has many supporters, however, many of whom sit on the Land Use board and Commission. “These shows have been going on since I was in law school — at least 20 years,” board member and City Commissioner Michael Gongora said, adding that “unique” performances such as the ones at the Palace have brought notoriety and much-needed tourism dollars to the city. Gongora added that he attended some of the shows at the Palace after the complaints began filtering in, paying particular attention to the issues raised. “There was not a problem with public right of way” and pedestrian flow, he said. “We’re not approving something new.” Although City Attorney Jose Smith remained tight-lipped about plans that wouldn’t be successfully challenged by The Tides or any other complainant, “I’m confident we can come up with an ordinance that passes muster,” he said. Commissioner Jonah Wolfson said he was interested in finding a solution to the problem of the amount of code violations given to the establishment, however, the board agreed the ordinance needed further tweaking by the city’s legal staff, and deferred the item to the next meeting of the Land Use committee, scheduled for July 26 at 4 p.m. at City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive. “I would like to look into a way to memorialize or legalize something that I think is an important part” of the city’s history, Gongora said. comments@theleadmiamibeach.com
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After a series of progress reports and continuances, the Miami Beach Planning Board gave the Gansevoort South Hotel the green light to continue operating the trendy rooftop venue — for now. Plunge, the hotel’s rooftop pool and bar area, has been the site of countless celebrity sightings and is the hotspot of international A-listers, but has come under heavy fire via a barrage of residents’ complaints about noise and loud music, resulting in code compliance citations in late 2009 and again in early March of this year. Sandy Lane Residential and Sandy Lane Retail, LLC, which operate the Gansevoort, received original approval in 2007 for their rooftop venue, but under the requirement that further approval would be needed in the event the location changed ownership. After the hotel went bankrupt last year, it was announced at the Planning Board’s February meeting that creditor Credit Suisse had taken control of the property — meaning the chic getaway hotel would find itself back before the board. In light of the noise violations, board members and city staff considered language for the Gansevoort’s final order of approval that would reference decibel levels acceptable to emanate from the 26,000-square-foot rooftop venue. City Attorney Jose Smith’s office, however, opined that the language was “contrary to the City’s Noise Ordinance and its policies for enforcing the noise regulations,” city documents show. On Tuesday, June 22, planning department staff raised no objections to the removal of those decibel level regulations, and suggested sending the company a cure letter in consideration of a temporary suspension of the Gansevoort’s rooftop operation. Credit Suisse Attorney Lucia Dougherty told the planning board that her clients understood the situation and letter, “however we ask that you do formally adopt 6 | THELEADMIAMIBEACH.COM
PLUNGE MAY BE A NOISY NEIGHBOR, BUT LOUD ENOUGH TO GET THE BOOT? FILE PHOTO BY STAFF
MY EFFORT IS REALLY TO REPAIR SOME OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT USED TO EXIST WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNERS this modification as well as taking out this one language that is the decibel level criteria which nobody wants – not the City and not us,” Dougherty said. She added that she has
met with representatives from the Roney Palace Condo, the property which houses the Gansevoort, although no agreement had been reached. Some strides have been made
with the Riviera Condominium, she said. The 340-room Gansevoort hotel’s new General Manager Brett Orlando, who took on the role in late March, said he’s been working hard on the hotel’s relationship with the Roney and Riviera, and has assumed other interactive roles within the community. “My effort is really to repair some of the relationships that used to exist with the previous owners, and put the Gansevoort [South] in a light that shows we’re here to support the community of Miami Beach,” Orlando said. He also assured the board that he has taken steps to stave off more noise violations, including “driving a lot of our evening events at Plunge to during the day,” Orlando said. Andrew Dickman, attorney for the Rivera Condo Association, took issue with some arrangements regarding trash collection. Roney Palace Attorney Kent Harrison Robbins addressed concerns over perceived discrepancies with some of the order’s legal descriptions and identifications, asserting the item may not have been properly noticed or may not even be legally before the Planning Board. Because, without a variance, accessory outdoor bar counters can’t legally operate after 8 p.m., “there’s a fundamental problem of whether or not the approval of this matter will implicitly allow an illegal use to continue on the rooftop bar,” Robbins said. “We are not waiving our rights considering what we believe are illegal operating hours for the outdoor bar.” The Planning Board voted to remove the decibel element of the order as well as approve the change in ownership. The board expects to set a public hearing to modify or revoke the Gansevoort’s conditional use approval for a rooftop bar at its next meeting; that hearing will likely be considered at a public hearing during the August meeting. comments@theleadmiamibeach.com
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ALL TOGETHER NOW 101/EXHIBIT’S NEW GROUP SHOW MAKES A CONNECTIVE STATEMENT BY ANGIE HARGOT
When 101/exhibit formed in an increasingly polished area of Miami’s Design District in late 2008 it was just in time for that year’s pre-economic downward spiral edition of Art Basel Miami Beach. Poised to survive the threat of the area’s collapse, the space quickly made waves. Showcasing an array of often alternatively esthetic, yet hauntingly beautiful works, the gallery became an instant example of perhaps not what the once gritty South Florida arts district had become, but what it should. The thing that makes the work at 101/exhibit different is that the skill matches the inspiration — for even the casual visitor, it’s just too hard not to feel. The space was founded by well-known Miami-based arts patron and collector Jerome Shaw; his son Sloan Schaffer, an artist who also holds a Master of Architecture Degree from the University Of Michigan; and Director Adam Wolfson, a skilled musician who secured his M.B.A. from George Washington University with an emphasis in small business and finance. Shaw says the founders’ eclectic disciplines create a well-rounded skill set. Maybe they just have good taste. Anyway, we’ve always felt you’re better off letting the art, the artists, and the people who bring it to us speak for themselves. Tell us about the Group Show.
Adam Wolfson: An artist generally makes a point, one way or the other, and if we find ourselves moved by that artist, it is our job to create a space for that artist’s ideas to thrive and be exposed. So this group show, like our others, show where we’ve been, where we’re going, and they also do that at the microcosmic level with individual artists that we represent (i.e., what is Jason Shawn Alexander up to right now). So the atmosphere is one that is distinctly ‘101/exhibit.’ One of the goals of 101 has been to bring the market ‘art that many might not 8 | THELEADMIAMIBEACH.COM
for creative types. The Design District even more-so. Miami has a geographic advantage for this, and with the influx of fairs in the recent years, it really has become a world capital for the arts. And though the D.D. has had it’s ups and downs, the feeling now is one of critical mass. What do you foresee for the art market in the coming months, or even years?… And in this rapidly changing economy?
(ABOVE) “DIETY,” BY CHARLES PFAHL. (RIGHT) “THE SECRET,” BY DAVID BOWER
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have the opportunity to see.’ How has the journey been?
101/exhibit has aimed from the beginning to push the envelope. We have tried to take the position that as long as the work is skillfully executed at the highest level, we would not stand in the way of what the artist was trying to say. In fact, we’d gladly get out of the way. Why show work that is technically brilliant but says little? Instead, what we’ve decided to do is to show work that, while technically
very skilled, moves the viewer. Whether the emotion is extreme disgust and fear or pure joy, the emotional response must be there. And this translates into showing work that other galleries probably don’t rush to show in that the work can be looked at as a ‘hard-sell.’ How’s the climate in the Design District? How has it changed since 101/Exhibit opened in late 2008?
Miami has, for a long time, been a mecca
Economically speaking we fit in well with where we see the market going. For a great many years during economic expansion there was money to create a market for nearly everything, in the arts and beyond. When the market froze, there was obviously not much of anything selling. But what you have now is a slow thaw. … I think you’ll see some galleries continue to close. But when that happens, the other galleries get stronger because there are more artists out there for the remaining galleries to choose from. And though it certainly takes down the quantity of work being shown, is it really a bad thing if the quality improves? We’d say ‘no.’ 101/exhibit’s Group Show will be open through the month of July at 101 N.E. 40th St., Miami. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 7 p.m. on Saturdays. The gallery will be open during the Wynwood and Design District Art Walks on July 10. Read the full interview at theleadmiamibeach.com. Group Show - Selected work by: Isabelle du Toit, Larassa Kabel, Ernest Trova, Pat Rocha, Ignatius Widiapradja, Roger Arvid Anderson, Michael Lucero, Curtis Lafollette, Cindy Wynn, Lepo, Troop, Albert Paley, Aaron M. Brown, Michael Costello, Marcus Antonius Jansen, David Bowers, Charles Pfahl, Jason Shawn Alexander, Omar Ali, and John Montiero. comments@theleadmiamibeach.com THELEADMIAMIBEACH.COM | 9
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LOW-BUDGET SHAKESPEARE TROMA ENTERTAINMENT’S LLOYD KAUFMAN WAXES PO[ULTRY]ETIC BY JEFF FREEMAN
Lloyd Kaufman has been a driving force in the world of independent filmmaking for nearly 40 years. Shortly after graduating from Yale in 1974, he and partner Michael Herz founded Troma Entertainment — the low-budget film house would go on to enjoy a cult status like no other among fans of the horror, farce and social commentary genres. Over the last 36 years, Kaufman and Herz have taken Troma to legendary status as a bastion of true independence, and a strong consumer brand through a visionary body of work that has had a huge impact on pop culture and today’s mainstream filmmaking. In 1984, Troma debuted what is regarded as one of the greatest cult classics ever produced: “The Toxic Avenger.” Kaufman has been cited as a major influence by many filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, James Gunn and Eli Roth — just to name a few. Freeman: You’ve been making films for more than 40 years — is it still fun?
Kaufman: Yes. Film is my life, film is my passion. I wouldn’t be making ‘Toxic Avenger: Part V’ at this point in my life if I didn’t love it. There’s no better chore than working with a team of Troma people making a Troma movie and having total freedom, having nobody interfering and nobody editing our work — and of course having nobody watching our movies. Of all your films, is there one that stands out as your favorite?
Right now I would say my favorite Troma movie, of the movies I’ve written and directed and produced, I would say ‘Poltrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.’ I think it’s the most original, best-acted, best-directed, the most visionary and controversial Troma movie. What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given, and did you take it?
Shakespeare said, ‘To thine own self be true.’ And I did take that advice for most of my career, and I’m happy I took it. My only regrets are when I diverged from that premise and compromised. 10 | THELEADMIAMIBEACH.COM
With ‘Toxic Avenger’ Parts II and III, we could see that compromising did no good. What is the most important piece of advice you would give to today’s Indy filmmaker?
‘To thine own self be true.’ Do what you believe in. A maxim compounded by one William Shakespeare, who, as everyone knows, wrote that book ‘101 Screenplay Ideas’ otherwise known as ‘Hamlet.’ Do you think the prevalence of file sharing has hurt the Indy filmmaker?
I think that sharing on the Internet, some people call it ‘piracy,’ is a good tool for the independent filmmaker and the independent artist and the independent entrepreneur. We live in a society where everything is controlled by a small number of devil-worshiping, evil, media conglomerates or oil conglomerates or toothpaste conglomerates, whatever… [At this point Kaufman stops the interview so that he can interview Brian Pulido, filmmaker and creator of the “Lady Death” comic series.] Kaufman: [The Internet] is a great tool because we are economically and profiley (if that’s a word) blacklisted. The major media ignores us. With the democratization of cinema, everyone can make his own movie,
better reviews in Entertainment Weekly than ‘Indiana Jones … umm Skullfucker,’ and yet has never been on TV and never will be on TV because we’re blacklisted. So file sharing helps people like me. And piracy helps, we don’t do the piracy, but the piracy that is done of my movies helps us as it shows the public we’re around. The public likes our movies. I just put up ‘Poltrygeist’ on Hulu.com for free because the few deals we were offered for American television were so insulting that we said ‘Let’s just give the movie away.’ At least people will get to see it and enjoy it and it won’t get put in the ghetto of 2 o’clock in the morning, and let people have it for free. With piracy, the bugaboo is that the media conglomerates will find out that there are good independent movies out there and people will watch those movies instead of going to see ‘Sex and the City 2.’ That’s what they’re worried about. I’m also an advocate of not just piracy but butt-piracy at Troma, as you may know… we encourage homosexuality. Is there any particular filmmaker’s work that you really admire today?
I went to the Miami Beach Cinematheque — that’s a wonderful cinematheque — you get to see films there by Ken Loach. You can see
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Which is a wonderful miracle. Why did you feel that it was necessary for you to break away from the mainstream?
Well I went to Yale University where my freshman roommate was a movie nut and ran the Yale film society. He was a great supporter and follower of the Auteur style of cinema: the ’50s group of French film critics that founded the Auteur theory of cinema that said the director should be the author of the movie and have total control. With that in mind I felt that I couldn’t work in the mainstream, so I stayed in New York and made films that no one wanted to see. Any regrets?
The only regret I have is that I occasionally compromise. The ‘Toxic Avenger’ was without compromise — initially not one movie theater would play it. Then one movie theater played ‘The Toxic Avenger’ and had a line around the block the day it opened. Eventually it played on a 1,000 screens in the United States, and that lead to cartoons and television shows, a Broadway musical and now an $80 million dollar-remake. I hear that Tom Cruise wants to play Melvin and Cameron Diaz… (this is like exclusive to you, this was just sent to us) and Megan Fox want to be in it. The guy behind the remake is Akiva Goldsman, he got an Oscar for writing ‘A Beautiful Mind.’ The moral here is don’t compromise, stick to your guns and you won’t regret it. My editor wanted me to ask, if you could be any kind of sandwich, what would you be?
thanks to digital technology, that’s wonderful. However, we can’t live by our art. We make great movies at Troma like ‘Cannibal: the Musical’ by Matt Parker and Trey Stone (the creators of South Park) which has never been on American television. ‘Citizen Toxie: the Toxic Avenger IV’ is better than the original and has never been on American television. ‘Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead’, got
Troma films there. There are many directors I admire today. Ken Loach, Mike Lee, Tarantino is great. James Gunn, who used to work for Troma, Peter Jackson is terrific… I mean there are great directors out there. Some of them get watered down by the mainstream but in spite of that there are great movies being made by great directors that are able to get their visions out to the public without too much interference.
(Laughs.) If I could be any kind of sandwich I would be a ‘Sloppy Jose.’ A ‘Sloppy Jose’ is a gay chicken/human sandwich that has the most spoken lines in ‘Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.’ To find out more about Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Entertainment, visit troma.com. comments@theleadmiamibeach.com THELEADMIAMIBEACH.COM | 11
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It has been known, not often admittedly, but tales have certainly been told that The Beveragists occasionally stray outside of their comfort zone and visit a bar, or two, or, let’s just be honest, many, many bars outside of happy hour. And tonight is no exception. Things started late and we, the damaged drinkers in denial, discovered ourselves at the Siboney Lounge of the D.Rodriguez Cuba restaurant inside the Hotel Astor — located at the corner of 10th Street and Washington Avenue, in South Beach. Our bartender was Jem, and yes, he was truly outrageous. Pink hair, The Holograms — it was a TV show. Damnit — just Google it already. Anyhoo, Jem is a cool cat in a fedora hat. Although, it soon turned out, so was everybody else at the Siboney — sources (ssshhh, don’t tell) say it was the bartenders who ďŹ rst started wearing the quirky headgear at jaunty angles. Soon more staers followed suit, sporting various headwear hues ranging from sky blue to baby pink. It’s obviously pretty competitive and makes one feel like they are an extra in Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminalâ€? video, which isn’t a bad thing. “You’ve been touched by, you’ve been touched by‌â€? Jem mixed us his favorite drink, the Kentucky Rose, ($12) which is a bourbon based-beverage mixed with strawberries, lemon juice, honey and OJ, and garnished with rosemary. The smell of fresh strawberries captured by the glass ďŹ lls the nose when raised to the lips. It is hard to comprehend that there is even bourbon in this cocktail — as long as one remains seated of course. It’s also fun to sit at a bar and stare out of the window from our basement-esque vantage point. How many bars can you go to on SoBe 14 | THELEADMIAMIBEACH.COM
and watch the world go by at pavement level? None. Except this one. So, how cool? We get appetized. It is called Fire and Ice ($15) and one Beveragist called it “truly fabulous.â€? A salmon ceviche with cucumber and chives, this dish is unbelievably refreshing and light. Just what an imbiber wants, and apparently needed, to compliment her Cuban drinking experience. Speaking of which, we try two incarnations of this sleek joint’s increasingly famous Mojito ($12) and if you are really nice to your bartender, you may get a couple of free drink cards to try them gratis the next time you slink downstairs. The ‘Regular,’ made with white rum, but free of chunks of lime, is a great example of this potation, but the ‘Old Cuban,’ made with Chairman’s Reserve Rum and topped with champagne rather than soda is a complex, tasty and potent cocktail that is going to start anyone’s night off with a bang. Although the dĂŠcor of the Siboney Lounge is already decked out South Beach chic style, the Beveragists eagerly anticipate a soon-tocome interior remodel. We leave, happy, satiated. The food was great, the drinks were strong, the hats were half-cocked and the service was great. Mmmmm, Mojito. Cheers.
If, as they say, truth is stranger than ďŹ ction, when it comes to public health in South Florida the proof is in the true accounts published by the Miami-Dade Health Department in a collection of more than 70 vignettes and poems called “Healthy Stories.â€? This award-winning series, which strives to serve as “America’s Public Health Literary Journalâ€? is in its fourth year, and Editor-inChief Mort Laitner says the feedback has been positive. “ The response to our stories has been phenomenal,â€? Laitner said. “Our readers have told us they love the stories, even the ones that are touching and make them cry.â€? The mission of the Journal is “promoting and protecting health through stories,â€? while “delighting readers through laughter, tears and thought.â€? Currently, MiamiDade’s is the only health department in the country using literature to work medicinal magic on the mind. The collection kicks o with Amy Tejirian’s amusing tale “Goodbye Glasses,â€? which documents her doctors’ eorts to ďŹ x her crossed eyes. Tejirian recalls the torment that she suered from other kids’ taunts at school, the humiliation of wearing an eye-patch, even going to a faith healer for help before the ultimate victory of life sans spectacles. Tejirian covers the whole story in fewer than six pages, and sets the tone for what is to come. Laitner is the author of the next story, an almost miraculous-sounding account of how his father survived the gas chamber during the holocaust, called “The Stairs.â€? Laitner, who has been chief legal counsel for the MiamiDade County Public Health Unit since 1977, also wrote several more of the short stories in the journal, some of which are also presented in Spanish and Creole. Reading through the stories and
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poems reveals certain themes — sexually transmitted diseases, mental health, smoking and addiction are all covered by various writers. But, it isn’t all doom and gloom, as there is the occasional chance to learn some fun trivia. Do you know, for example, Donald Duck’s middle name? Susan Chetwood’s story “The American Patientâ€? seems apropos considering the recent health care debate, as Chetwood becomes sick while visiting the United Kingdom and extols the virtues of a national healthcare system. Then, in his story “The Whatever Virus,â€? Laitner, perhaps unexpectedly for a book on health, extols the virtues of McDonald’s. “Whatever.â€? In “People are Strangeâ€? author John Holmes remembers sharing beers with Jim Morrison — even on one occasion when ‘The Lizard King’ s dead. Finally, if the poems and stories don’t hit the spot, there are also a couple of healthy recipes including Susan Elfstrom’s “Cowboy Caviar,â€? which hails from Splendora, Texas and sounds nothing short of delicious. All the stories in the book are also available online at HealthyStories.org. The editors are always happy to read the work of aspiring authors or poets, as long as the subject matter relates to health. For submissions contact amy_tejirian@doh.state..us. comments@theleadmiamibeach.com
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Every year, thousands of journalists, analysts, vendors and game developers descend upon Los Angeles for the largest gaming convention in the world. Billed as the Electronic Entertainment Expo, this dazzling show displays future cutting-edge video games and related technology. Now that 67 percent of American households play video games, everyone from the average pimply-faced teenager to their hip grandmother values the information obtained at E3. Enough with the formalities, let’s get to the highlights of the show!
HARDWARE Without a doubt, the most impressive hardware was the Nintendo 3DS. This amazing piece of technology features a 3.53inch widescreen that is capable of displaying both 2-D and 3-D images. A handy switch on the side lets users change between both displays at any time. No glasses are required to view images in 3-D, but users must view the screen straight on to get the full effect. The processor and RAM have also been upgraded. I was shocked at how realistic the 3-D display was and can’t wait to play games on the system. With two cameras on the outside, it’s possible to take 3-D pictures and store them on a SD card. However, they must be viewed on the 3DS to see the 3-D effect. All of the other features of a standard Nintendo DS are also included, such as: a separate touch screen, wireless communication, a microphone, stereo speakers and backward compatibility.
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GROWN UPS Rated (PG-13)
Is it worth $10? No Hudak grades it a C If you want to see five comedians try to top one another with one-liners, “Grown Ups” is the movie for you. It would be a movie for everyone else too if it were consistently funny and had a story. After their old middle school basketball coach dies, five friends and their families reunite at a beautiful lake house. If you were thinking that in reality no middle
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school coach has ever had an impact on someone’s life who didn’t become a professional athlete, you would be correct. But the premise is just an excuse to get the guys together for some fun. If only we could have fun with them. Lenny (Adam Sandler) is a successful Hollywood agent with a fashionista wife (Salma Hayek) and three kids who text their nanny (Di Quon) to bring them hot chocolate. Eric (Kevin James) is a scruffy, likeable family man whose wife (Maria Bello) continues
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to breast feed their four year-old son. Kurt (Chris Rock) is a househusband whose wife (Maya Rudolph) supports him and their kids while his mother-inlaw (Ebony Jo-Ann) hates his guts. Rob (Rob Schneider) is a new-age holistic type whose wife ( Joyce Van Patten) is much older than he, and Marcus (David Spade) is an aging ladies man. Sandler and Fred Wolf wrote the script, but you have to wonder how much improv happened on the set, especially as the guys razz one another with one-liners as only old friends can do. Some of these quips are funny, but most feel desperate, as do most of the movie’s set pieces. It’s as if ideas that were amusing on the page failed to translate when performed. For example, there’s an excursion to a water park, and you can see everyone having a great time. But the comedy in this sequence — the women ogling a hunk from afar, cutting lines, macho guy talk and stupidity with middle school rivals led by a guy named Dickie (Colin Quinn) — doesn’t feel natural, and none of it is very funny. Exception: Sportscaster Dan Patrick has a humorous cameo as a ride guy who gets abused. If an idea is good and is executed well but doesn’t play as funny on screen, the blame goes to the director, Dennis Dugan. But Dugan can’t be blamed for the fact that there’s absolutely no story here, and the faint family values he tries to shove down our throats barely register. The Sandler comedy troupe has certainly seen better days. Maybe Sandler should go back on his own, James and Spade should go back to TV, Rock should go back to standup and Schneider should just go away. One thing is for sure: “Grown Ups” isn’t going to help any of their careers, and each needs all the help he can get. comments@theleadmiamibeach.com
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STING COMES TO SOUTH FLORIDA — ROYAL PHILHARMONIC CONCERT ORCHESTRA IN TOW JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK ( Joan
Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Don Rickles) This illuminating and insightful documentary follows a year in the life of comedienne Joan Rivers. The plastic surgery jokes and struggling career moments, we expect. What we don’t expect are moments of incredible honesty, Rivers’ tireless work ethic, and how raw, exposed and giving Rivers is as a person and an artist. Rated R. B+ TOY STORY 3 (Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles) With Andy about to go to college, Woody (Hanks), Buzz (Allen) and the rest of the toys find themselves in a day care center that’s more like a prison. Worse, the toddlers play a bit too rough. It may not have the humor of the first two films, but it does have charm and sweetness to spare. Just don’t pay extra money for a 3-D picture that adds little, especially when the standard 2-D is just fine. Rated G. B
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BARBIE (BENSON) MEETS KEN (KEATON) IN “TOY STORY 3”
SOLITARY MAN (Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito) Down-on-hisluck car salesman Ben (Douglas) tries to put his life back together by sleeping around and talking his way back into business. It’s interesting to watch Ben freefall and Douglas plays him well, but you never feel sorry for Ben because he doesn’t do much to help himself. And the tone switches from dark comedy to serious too often, leaving an imbalance. Rated R. C+ PLEASE GIVE (Catherine Keener, Oliver
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Cooper, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson) When an elite team of Army Rangers is framed for a crime it didn’t commit, the four soldiers go rogue to get to the bottom of the conspiracy. This is how you adapt a TV series for the big screen. Co-writer/director Joe Carnahan (“Smokin’ Aces”) very nicely captures the spirit of the classic ‘80s television show while updating the story with some splendid action sequences. Rated PG-13. B
Platt, Rebecca Hall) Antique furniture resellers Kate (Keener) and Alex (Platt) handle the guilt of ripping people off in decidedly different ways: She gives to the homeless and hates herself; he has an affair with the granddaughter (Amanda Peet) of an elderly neighbor. Writer/director Nicole Holofcener (“Lovely and Amazing”) doesn’t quite hit all her intended points, leaving us without much that’s very…likeable. Rated R. C
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GET HIM TO THE GREEK ( Jonah Hill,
Chan, Taraji P. Henson) A cranky old building super (Chan) teaches a young kid (Smith) kung fu after he moves to China with his single mother (Henson). That’s right: kung fu. There’s no karate at all, actually. I tried to judge this movie on its own merits, really I did. But I couldn’t get the original film out of my head, probably because the two movies are so similar. So if you’ve never seen the original this may be enjoyable. If you have, don’t bother. Rated PG. C
Russell Brand, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs) Young record executive Aaron Green (Hill) has 72 hours to bring combustible rock star Aldous Snow (Brand) from London to L.A. to perform a concert. It doesn’t all work – there’s no reason for Aldous to make Aaron’s life this miserable – but the laughs are pretty daring and consistent. Made by many of the same guys who did “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” but not a sequel. Rated R. B comments@theleadmiamibeach.com
It’s purely a coincidence, Sting insisted with a chortle, that he and Peter Gabriel each decided to tour and record this year with full orchestras — two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees doing highbrow symphonic-pop projects at nearly the same time. “Peter Gabriel and I are not tapping each other’s phones!” Sting said, his laughter reaching a well-modulated crescendo. “We’ve both grown in the same kind of creative arc. We’re both led by curiosity. And this is the adventure we decided on.” A serious man by nature, Sting, 58, laughed even harder when sharing a favorite joke a moment later. “You can’t print it in a newspaper,” he cautioned, before letting loose with a oneliner profane enough to make even a shockcomic blush. But when it comes to sharing his feelings about the first concert trek of his storied career with an orchestra — now crisscrossing North America with European dates to follow in the fall — the English musician born Gordon Matthew Sumner sounded very earnest, erudite and, well, quintessentially Sting-like. “There’s this whole universe of music that is simply limitless,” he said from Vancouver, where his 40-date North American tour with the London-based Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra began on June 2. “When you think you know everything about music, you discover you can’t get to the end. I’m on this lifelong journey, and orchestral music is where it’s now taken me.” He isn’t alone. Electric guitar great (and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee) Jeff Beck is now on a world tour that features an orchestra on some dates, the better to perform several near-symphonic pieces from his new album, “Emotion and Commotion.” Former Genesis singer Gabriel — like Sting, a veteran solo star of genre-blurring music — recently completed the first leg of his world tour with an orchestra, which resumes this fall. Closer to home, the acclaimed Brooklyn indie-rock band Dirty Projectors and Tijuana electronica group Nortec
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STING LAUGHED EVEN HARDER WHEN SHARING A FAVORITE JOKE A MOMENT LATER. ‘YOU CAN’T PRINT IT IN A NEWSPAPER,’ HE CAUTIONED Collective have both performed concerts with orchestras, while San Diego’s Album Leaf last month completed a tour with a string quartet. But none of them has embraced the popmeets-classical realm with as much relish or success as Sting, who in 2006 topped the classical charts with“Songs From the Labyrinth,” his album of voice and lute music by the 16thcentury composer John Dowland. “I’ve done one-off performances with orchestras at the Grammys and at the Oscars, but I hadn’t put a whole evening together with an orchestra until last May in Chicago,” Sting noted. “It was important for me that I didn’t do the normal thing, where you sing pop ballads and have (classical) musicians ‘sawing’ along behind you as musical wallpaper. I wanted them to be engaged. The Chicago Symphony enjoyed it, to my surprise, and I did the same thing with the Philadelphia Orchestra. So, once that
experiment succeeded, I felt we could take it to rest of country.” Sting’s tour coincides with his new album, “Symphonicities,” due out July 13 on Deutsche Grammophon, the classical-music world’s most prestigious record label. It features “re-imagined” orchestral versions of songs from his solo career (“I Burn for You,”“Why Should I Cry for You?”) and his tenure with The Police (“Roxanne,” “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”). On both “Symphonicities” and Sting’s tour, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra is conducted by Steven Mercurio (whose previous credits range from jazz great Chick Corea and former violin master Mark O’Connor to Luciano Pavarotti and the San Diego Symphony). Mercurio is one of nine arrangers featured on the album. With String essentially offering his fans familiar music in a fresh setting, cynics might say he’s simply treading water, creatively speaking.
But the pragmatic performer believes his tour and new album allow him to experiment, without going too far afield. “I’m not treading water,” he said.“If I presented a program of new music with an orchestra, it would be very daunting for audiences to deal with. ...Sometimes to move forward, you need to go back and re-explore something, and then go forward. If anything, this experience will encourage me to write new material for this (orchestral) format. But I needed to experiment with my old music first.” Today, everyone from Metallica to Paul McCartney has performed a concert or two with an orchestra. But the cost of mounting an orchestral tour, especially at a time of global recession, is substantial. Rather than take the less expensive option of hiring musicians from local orchestras in each city to back him, Sting is doing his entire tour with Mercurio and the 45-piece Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. They will be augmented at each concert by Sting’s longtime guitarist, Dominic Miller, veteran jazz bassist Ira Coleman, vocalist Jo Lawry and Bang On A Can All-Stars percussionist David Cossin. With 40 songs rehearsed and polished — 12 more than they’ll perform each night — Sting and his 50 supporting musicians will be able to change their repertoire from show to show. “My ambition is to be allowed to do anything that I want to do again, and to reach a standard where people will at least say: ‘That was OK.’ I think the whole idea of being ‘successful’ in music is to have a unique signature or sonic fingerprint, and — no matter what context you sing in — people recognize it as you. Whether they like it is another matter.” Catch “Symphonicities: An Evening with Sting featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra” at 8 p.m., on Friday, July 2 at Cruzan Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, in West Palm. Tickets are $27 to $157 and available at livenation.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. comments@theleadmiamibeach.com THELEADMIAMIBEACH.COM | 19
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ART Human Rites: This exhibit brings old masters and contemporary artistic practices into conversation with each other, conceptualizing the contemporary by showcasing the art object designed for collective ritualistic worship alongside objects developed to express a more personal form of ritual. Opens. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530. Through Oct. 3.
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Signature Shorts: A collection of short plays. 5 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. arshtcenter.org
Texas Hippie Coalition: 7 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.
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Nike South Beach Run Club: a weekly running group that is free and open to all runners. Pacers guide runners through various distances (5K/3.1 miles to 10K/6.2 miles) along measured routes throughout South Beach. Water provided at the end of each run. No sign-up is needed, just bring your running shoes. Quick warm-up at 7 p.m., Mr. R’s Sports, 438 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Every Thursday.
DJ Icey: 8 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.
Miami Beach: An American Celebration: Music and Fireworks, bring a blanket! 7:30 p.m., Eighth Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
FRIDAY, JULY 2 MUSIC Hole: 9 p.m., The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300. Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra: 8 p.m. ,Cruzan Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansbury’s Way, West Palm Beach. 561-795-8883.
MUSIC Jazz Night and Theatre de Underground: 9 p.m., Churchill’s Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.
TUESDAY,JUNE 29
Dangerflow: 11 p.m., Transit Lounge, 729 S.W. First Ave., Miami. 305-377-4628.
Independencia De Venezuela: 9 p.m., The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300.
LAST AIRBENDER - MIDNITE - (PG) Wed. 12:01
MONDAY, JULY 5
FAMILY
TUESDAY, JULY 6
MUSIC Jamie Cullum: 7:30 p.m., The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300.
Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerceís 9th Annual ìBlueî Gala Awards Celebration: 6:30 p.m., Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-374-0000. $95.
Aventura: 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood.
NIKE MIAMI BEACH RUNNING CLUB: EVERY THURSDAY
THEATER Cats: Various Times., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469. Through June 27. Mary Poppins (Touring): Various showtimes.
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SOLITARY MAN (R) - ID REQ’D Fri. - Sat. (12:15 2:35) 4:50 7:10 9:30 11:45 Sun. - Tue. (12:15 2:35) 4:50 7:10 9:30
The Bluest Eye: A play based on Toni Morrison’s novel. 8 p.m., M Ensemble Actors’ Studio, 12320 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami.
GET HIM TO THE GREEK (R) - ID REQ’D Fri. - Tue. (11:35 2:20) 4:55 7:40 10:15 KILLERS (PG-13) Fri. - Sat. (11:50 2:10) 4:40 7:05 9:50 12:30 Sun. - Tue. (11:50 2:10) 4:40 7:05 9:50
DANCE
305-899-2217. Through June 27.
MUSIC
THURSDAY, JULY 1
Fusik: 8 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
MUSIC
Gente De Zona 2010: 8 p.m., James L. Knight
DC OI (from Cali), Danger US, Hardware Youth and more: Churchill’s Pub, 5501 N.E. Second
TOY STORY 3 (G) Fri. - Sat. (11:40 1:20 2:15) 3:55 4:50 6:30 7:25 9:05 10:00 11:40 12:35 Sun. - Tue. (11:40 1:20 2:15) 3:55 4:50 6:30 7:25 9:05 10:00
THE KARATE KID (PG) Fri. - Tue. (12:35) 4:10 7:20 10:35
Donovon Frankenreiter: 8 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074. Through July 1.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-523-3309. Through June 27.
TOY STORY 3 IN REALD 3D - EVENT PRICING (G) Fri. - Sat. (11:15 12:05 1:50 2:40) 4:25 5:15 7:00 7:50 9:35 10:25 12:10 Sun. - Mon. (11:15 12:05 1:50 2:40) 4:25 5:15 7:00 7:50 9:35 10:25 Tue. (11:15 12:05 1:50 2:40) 5:15 7:50 9:35 10:25
THE A-TEAM (PG-13) Fri. - Tue. (11:25 2:05) 4:45 7:30 10:15
MUSIC
Tap Dogs: Sexy, Australian tap dancing show, Opens. 7:30 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. Through July 10.
JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK (R) - ID REQ’D Fri.-Sat. (12:20 2:50) 5:25 8:00 10:25 12:35 Sun.-Tue. (12:20 2:50) 5:25 8:00 10:25
MUSIC
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
DON’T MISS THE SEXY, AUSTRALIAN TAP DANCING SHOW OPENING AT 7:30 P.M. AT THE ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 1300 BISCAYNE BLVD., MIAMI. 305-949-6722. THROUGH JULY 10.
KNIGHT AND DAY (PG-13) Fri.-Sat. (11:45 1:00 2:25) 4:15 5:00 7:35 810 10:10 10:45 12:45 Sun.-Tue. (11:45 1:00 2:25) 4:15 5:00 7:35 8:10 10:10 10:45
JONAH HEX (PG-13) Fri. - Tue. (11:55) 5:20 10:40
COMEDY
GALAS
TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (PG-13) Wed. - Thu. (10:45 1:40) 4:35 7:30 10:25
LAST AIRBENDER IN REAL D 3D - MIDNITE - EVENT PRICING (PG) Wed. 12:01
Ted Nugent’s Trample the Weak Hurdle the Dead Tour 2010: 7 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.
Just the Funny Presents the Mix: Improvised and sketch comedy: 9 p.m., Just the Funny, 3119 Coral Way, Miami. 305-693-8669.
TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE - MIDNITE (PG-13) Tue. 12:01
Bayfront Park: Fireworks, Stuff for the kids, food and drink., 4 p.m. 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-358-7550.
MUSIC
SATURDAY, JUNE 26
ENCORE: TWILIGHT - DOUBLE FEATURE (PG-13) Tue. 6:30
GROWN UPS (PG-13) Fri.-Sat. (12:00 12:45 2:30) 3:30 5:05 7:00 7:45 9:40 10:20 12:15 Sun.-Thu. (12:00 12:45 2:30) 3:30 5:05 7:00 7:45 9:40 10:20
Lincoln Road Art Walk: Art Center of South Florida and Española Way Art Center resident artists and other art friendly locations on and around Lincoln Road open their doors to the public. 7 to 10 p.m. Free. Alton Road to Washington Ave. 305-674-8278
Miami Metrozoo 30th Birthday Celebration: discounts, music, giveaways and fun for all the family. 12400 S.W. 152nd St, Miami. Through July 5.
Discounted Showtimes in Parenthesis ( )
Key Biscayne: Fourth of July Parade: Floats, marching bands and entertainers., 11 a.m., 10 Village Green Way, Key Biscayne.
ART GroveHouse Artists On the Promenade at Mayfair Gallery Walk: 7 p.m., 3390 Mary Street, no. 162 Coconut Grove. 305-569-3097.
1100 Lincoln Road / 305-674-6766 FRIDAY, JUNE 25 - THURSDAY, JULY 01
PRINCE OF PERSIA: SANDS OF TIME (PG-13) Fri. - Tue. (12:50) 4:20 7:55 10:50 SEX AND THE CITY 2 (R) - ID REQ’D Fri. - Tue. (12:40) 4:00 7:15 10:30 PLEASE GIVE (R) - ID REQ’D Fri. - Sat. (12:10 2:45) 5:10 7:25 10:05 12:25 Sun. - Mon. (12:10 2:45) 5:10 7:25 1:00 Tue. (12:10 2:45) JOIN THE NIKE MIAMI BEACH RUNNING CLUB EVERY THURSDAY AT THE CORNER OF WASHINGTON AVENUE AND LINCOLN ROAD IN MIAMI BEACH. PHOTO BY FRANKIE RUIZ
THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (R) - ID REQ’D Fri. - Tue. (2:00) 7:35
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AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL: JUNE 23-26 954-797-5531. Through July 7.
celebrating the latest and best Black films from around the world. Various events and screenings throughout Miami and Miami Beach. abff.com. Through June 26.
Lightning Bolt, Laundry Room Squelchers and more: Churchill’s Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.
HISTORY Art Deco Walking Tours: a 90-minute walking tour to get an introduction to the Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival, and Miami Modern (MiMo) styles found within the Miami Beach Architectural Historic District. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 10:30 a.m.; Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Art Deco Welcome Center and Gift Shop, 1200 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. 305-672-2014.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 THEATER Are We There Yet?: Merry musical romp including everything from hysterical family car trips and mothers praying for hits at their sons’ baseball games to fathers sitting through ballet lessons and the joy of sex after 60. 8 p.m., Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. 305-444-9293. Out In The Tropics: South Florida’s first Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) contemporary performing arts festival Gender-bending, lesbian marriage, Cuban theater, queer circus arts, racy humor, laughter, tears and much more will fill the stage. Opens. Various Times., Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-6741040. Through July 11.
SCIENCE CATCH “SWEET SCIENCE,” DIRECTED BY CHRIS HOWELL, ON SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 3:05 P.M. AT THE COLONY THEATER, 1040 LINCOLN ROAD, MIAMI BEACH.
geometric abstraction to the shape of our built environment, Tajima explores activities and performative roles defined by divisive spaces. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530. bassmuseum.org. Through June 27.
MUSIC Jacuzzi Boys: Churchill’s Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.
THURSDAY, JULY 8 MUSIC Authority Zero: 7:30 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
101/exhibit’s Group Show: Isabelle du Toit, Larassa Kabel, Ernest Trova, Pat Rocha, Ignatius Widiapradja, Roger Arvid Anderson, Michael Lucero, Curtis Lafollette, Cindy Wynn, Lepo, Troop, Albert Paley, Aaron M. Brown, Michael Costello, Marcus Antonius Jansen, David Bowers, Charles Pfahl, Jason Shawn Alexander, Omar Ali, and John Montiero. 101 N.E. 40th St., Miami. 101exhibit.com.
Claire Fontaine ñ Economies: explores the work of Paris-based artist Claire Fontaine who took her name from a popular brand of school notebooks and declared her self a ìreadymade artist’ in 2004. Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 N.E. 125th St., Miami. 305-893-6211. Through Aug. 22. +5: Recent Acquisitions from the Wolfsonian Collection: The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-5311001. wolfsonian.org. Through Sept. 26. Lox with Black Beans and Rice: Portraits of Cuban Jews in Florida. Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-672-5044. Through Sept. 26.
FRIDAY, JULY 9 MUSIC (Hed)Pe: 7:30 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074. Dangerfun!: Circus, music and arts.Churchill’s Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.
ONGOING ARTS Mika Tajima - Connecting Modernist
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Paul Strand in Mexico: photographs provide a visual record of one of the great photographers of the 20th century’s journey through Mexico from 1932-34 and 1966. Frost Art Museum at F.I.U., S.W. 107th Ave., and Eighth Street, Miami. 305-3482890. Exhibition runs through Aug. 1. Kolkoz: an exhibition of the French art collective consisting of Samuel Boutruche and Benjamin Moreau. Bass Museum of Art, The Cabinet, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530. Through Aug. 8.
Human Rites: This exhibit brings old masters and contemporary artistic practices into conversation with each other, conceptualizing the contemporary by showcasing the art object designed for collective ritualistic worship along side objects developed to express a more personal form of ritual. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530. Through Oct. 3.
The World of Giant Insects: animated robotic insects, enlarged 40 to 600 times their actual size. Miami Metrozoo, 12400 S.W. 152nd St., Miami. 305-255-5551. Through Aug. 1.
THEATER
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Camp Kappawanna: musical that will instantly transport you to summer camp with hip, cool music by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb and a script by rising national playwright and South Florida native Marco Ramirez. Appropriate for ages 7 and up. Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. Through June 27. Cats: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469. Through June 27. Speech and Debate: What do a high school debate team, predators in cyberspace and a musical version of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible have in common? The answer: Three teenagers who are wrestling with sex, lies and online relationships. Various showtimes., GableStage at the Biltmore, 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables. 305-445-1119. Through July 18. Pippi Longstocking: Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. 305-444-9293. actorsplayhouse.org. Through Aug. 7.
FILM American Black Film Festival: the festival
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