What’s Fourth of July without fireworks? Humans are indescribably attracted to anything shiny, and this holiday represents the most democratic indulgence in our love for sparkles; everyone can afford to enjoy fireworks since they’re free. After the musically synchronized fireworks display Friday, stroll into the Seminole Hard Rock for a…

Before the straw-haired singer-songwriter Jim Camacho was one of South Florida’s acoustic darlings, he fronted one of the most exciting South Florida bands, the Goods, during one of the most exciting eras of South Florida music, the early ’90s. Delivering melody-driven garage rock, the band developed a rabid fanbase almost…

What is a collar? It’s a part of the figurative work shirt, a socio-economic idiom used to show class status: blue or white. It works as a device to control your pet, represents a place to grab your misbehaving child, or signifies cornering someone in conversation. It’s also a fashion…

Remember the movie Honeymoon in Vegas? No? The one in which Nicolas Cage dived out of a plane to stop Sarah Jessica Parker from marrying the man he lost her to in a bet? Still nothing? Ok sure, the movie’s not very memorable, but the people with whom Cage skydived…

The local, non-Scandinavian band Ex Norwegian will bring its power-pop to Propaganda Saturday along with Orlando band Mike Dunn & The Kings of New England and Boca’s Alexander. Citing that the band names Badfinger as an influence, New Times music editor Arielle Castillo wrote in February, “Ex-Norwegian has absorbed that…

The first guest in the new StitchBird Stuffed Artist series, Rosanna Pereyra seems like the ultimate DIY artist. If you look on her website, you’ll see a giant doll house she’s working on, beautiful, delicate little masks, and a membership to Much Ado about Dolls. For the upcoming workshop, which…

I dated an Irish guy who once told me about an extensive network of Irish people prepared to help their brethren and sistren at the drop of a hat. There are people all over the world, he said, ready to get someone situated or give him or her a job,…

Virginia Woolf once said, “All women together, ought to let flowers fall upon the grave of Aphra Behn… for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” Restoration humorist, Earl of Rochester enthusiast, and noted lady lover, Aphra Behn was one of the first professional female…

In the land of iPods and iTunes, CDs are passe and eight tracks are prehistoric. But to music geeks, nothing can replace the rich sound quality of records – or the implication of elitism that a 10,000-piece-and-growing vinyl collection affords a person. In a format that will bring South Florida…

If you’re the reason your dad had to sell his Chevy Camaro, the day you were born coincides with the day he died a little inside. He forgave you a long time ago, but you can make up for it in a big way this Father’s Day when you bring…

Trying to figure out what to do after college is difficult enough. Now imagine a postgrad who, in addition to working in a crappy entry-level position, is unsure whether he’s straight or gay. So goes the narrative of The Art of Being Straight, a laid-back comedy about 20-something lady’s man…

Living in South Florida, we’re lucky that we can head to the beach any time of year. In other words, we should keep it clean. Surfrider South Florida hopes you’ll celebrate our coastline and International Surfing Day by doing just that. There will be nine challenges, such as making the…

Balance, find your center, and open your ears and lungs to the sounds of Serpentine Arborvitae, the new-age spiritual-trance songstress and National Endowment For The Arts grant recipient who will be leading a “Chant Dance” at Art Serve Saturday to benefit yoga teacher Jess Elizabeth. Elizabeth, who started a community…

Dad’s day can be tricky. Just like there are cliched gifts for Mother’s Day, during Father’s Day, the sales of ties, ever-larger Swiss Army Knives, and whatever gadgets make watching sports a more comfortable, bone-atrophying experience go through the roof. Another holiday staple is the Father’s Day dinner. But considering…

Breast cancer’s a bitch. Organizations like the National Breast Cancer Foundation do great things by keeping awareness alive and funding much-needed research. But let’s be frank: traditional fundraising parties can be a bit boring. No Hard Feelings Tattoo Gallery is putting its own spin on the process Saturday with its…

Anyone who grew up hanging out under Commercial Pier, around Villas, or at Second Street in Pompano during the late ’90s and ’00s knows Dutch, the scruffy, beach-blond manager of South Florida surf staple B.C. Surf & Sport. It’s not that we saw him at Commercial or Second Street. Instead,…