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Basement Open Jams

You provide the talent. Sign-up begins at 10 p.m., and the night is open to comedians, poets, mimes, and gypsies — whatever. Bands are welcome to set up and bring their own equipment. Mon., Nov. 24, 10 p.m., 2014…

Jazz Jam

Whether you bring an instrument or go just to listen, it’s a lively scene with lots of energy, an appreciative audience, and some primo music. Mon., Nov. 24, 9 p.m., 2014…

Open Mic Night

The night starts promptly at 8:30 p.m., so sign up for your spot by 8. And, by the way, Stage 84 rewards all the courageous performers with a free appletini shot, so your nerves are for naught. Visit stage84fl.com for more info. Tue., Nov. 25, 9 p.m., 2014…

Poetry Slam/Open Mic Night

Sign-up starts at 9 p.m., and the open mic opens around 10:30. DaDa is located at 52 N. Swinton Ave in Delray. Admission is free. Call 561-330-3232, or visit dadaofdelray.com. Tue., Nov. 25, 10:30 p.m., 2014…

Keep It Gay for the Holiday

By Shelly Davidov

Let’s be real: For a lot of us, the holidays are much more a time of torture than togetherness. Who needs those judgmental stares from your ultraconservative aunt you see only once a year? Screw her, and screw fake family politeness. This Thanksgiving, why not leave the turkey behind and…

Wynwood Warehouse Project: Wynwood Warehouse Projects & Miami Mix Present: Extract

You are invited to the grand opening of the fourth edition of Miami Mix and Wynwood Cafe’s 1 year anniversary. Showcasing over 100 artists (this year is dedicated to street artists), featuring live music, installations, performances, live painting, street art, food, strawberries and chocolate fondue, and more! Join us, Tuesday,…

Flying Yoga class

All of the classes are taught by master-level circus performers. The school is closed on Mondays, and Tuesday’s Flying Yoga class meets at 9 a.m. and costs $25. Call 954-540-1344, or visit sfcas.com. Tue., Nov. 25, 9 a.m., 2014…

Tuesday Night Open House

Tuesday nights are Open House, where everything’s half-off. Vintage Tap is located at 524 W. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach. Tue., Nov. 25, 6 p.m., 2014…

America’s Backyard and 99.9 Kiss Country Thanksgiving Eve Party

Join America’s Backyard and 99.9 Kiss Country for our Thanksgiving Eve Party on Wednesday, November 26th. There will be Wild Turkey American Honey giveaways! Happy hour with 2-4-1 drinks, 99 cent Bud Lights from 5 to 8pm. Don’t miss the biggest party night of the year. Wed., Nov. 26, 5…

Pre-Thanksgiving Musical Feast

Enjoy music and a Thanksgiving gathering at The Funky Biscuit, featuring the Lee Boys, Bobby Lee Rodgers, and Juke. Wed., Nov. 26, 8 p.m., 2014…

So You Think You Can Dance

The price is $30 and Wednesday’s So You Think You Can Dance will begin at 8 p.m. Wed., Nov. 26, 8 p.m., 2014…

Thanksgiving Eve Party

Wild Turkey American Honey giveaways, 2-4-1 drinks, 99 cent Bud Lights, and more will be part of America’s Backyard Thanksgiving Eve Party Wednesday. Wed., Nov. 26, 5 p.m., 2014…

Lyrics Lab: Poetry, Beats, & Souls

rics Lab: Poetry, Beats, & Souls takes place every Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Bailey Contemporary Arts, located at 41 NE First St. in Pompano Beach. Cover is $5 before 7 p.m. and $10 after. Call 561-654-8151, or visit bacapompano.org. Wed., Nov. 26, 8 p.m., 2014…

Fire Dog Happy Hour

Daily specials, Monday thru Friday, starting at 7 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 7 p.m. Starts: Nov. 17. Continues through Dec. 31, 2014…

Making Space: Beyond a Room

Making Space: Beyond a Room is a multi-media exhibition that builds upon the discussion of women’s creative practice and access presented in Virginia Woolf’s 1929 essay, “A Room of One’s Own.” This exhibition examines the current status of creative space for female artists and how this space is constructed and…

Citizenfour Captures Urgent, Nerve-Racking History in Progress

By Alan Scherstuhl

Director Laura Poitras’ Citizenfour boasts an hour or so of tense, intimate, world-shaking footage you might not quite believe you’re watching. Poitras shows us history as it happens, scenes of such intimate momentousness that the movie’s a must-see piece of work even if, in its totality, it’s underwhelming as argument…

Showbiz Drama Beyond the Lights Is Familiar but Cutting

By Stephanie Zacharek

Tales of fame and its trappings — and the way they’re never enough to build a life — are as old as show business itself. Maybe for that reason, almost any story about discovering the hollowness of fame is often written off as a cliché. But what’s the difference, really,…

Dumb and Dumber To Is Missing the Original’s Magic Idiocy

By Stephanie Zacharek

In the mid 1990s, self-appointed cultural gatekeepers used to wield Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s Dumb and Dumber as proof of the deterioration of film artistry. Those people hadn’t, of course, actually bothered to see the movie, and thus had no sense of its peculiar, sweet-spirited, un-toilet-trained brilliance. Times have changed,…

Basement Open Jams

Dada in Delray Beach offers an open-mic night on Mondays where everyone is invited to take the stage and microphone. You provide the talent. Sign-up begins at 10 p.m., and the night is open to comedians, poets, mimes, and gypsies — whatever. Bands are welcome to set up and bring…

Fort Lauderdale Turns On the Holiday Lights

By Alex Rendon

New York City may have its Rockefeller Christmas tree and all, but the City of Fort Lauderdale has no reason to be envious. With the marvelous ten-week celebration of glistening holiday lights and garlands known as Light Up Lauderdale, our town has its own rightful celebratory holiday seasonal gem. Presented…

Coming Out in America

By Abel Folgar

No matter how much one would like to turn a romantic eye on one’s teenaged years, the bottom line — or rather, the hard truth of the case — is that being a teenager was a hard time. Sure, there were great moments unadulterated by responsibility or cognizance of maturity,…