7 January 5-11, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | Contents | Letters | news | Night+Day | CuLture | Cafe | MusiC | miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | CONTENTS | LETTERS | RIPTIDE | METRO | NIGHT+DAY | STAGE | ART | FILM | CAFE | MUSIC | invited to cosplay as their favorite characters as they drink and dance to their favorite an- ime theme songs. There will be a special co- splay burlesque by Sin Silva, as well as music by DJs Romani, Degenerate Baka, Zerosum, and Spice Crime. Partygoers can also expect a vendor area and photo ops. 10 p.m. Saturday, at Stache Drinking Den, 109 SW Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954-449-1025; stacheftl.com. Tickets cost $20 via shotgun.live. SOPHIA MEDINA SUN 1/8 ▼ COCONUT GROVE FRUITY FUN On Sunday, the King Mango Strut returns to the streets of Coconut Grove to highlight the absurdity that was 2022. Hailed as “the weirdest parade in the universe,” the annual event uses satire to celebrate all the weird and wonderful things about the city — trust us when we say no one is safe. It was ini- tially conceived as a parody of the King Or- ange Bowl Jamboree Parade but has since evolved into something far grander. Bonus: This year, the Strut celebrates the 150th an- niversary of Coconut Grove. 2 to 5 p.m. Sun- day, at Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove; kingmangostrut.org. Admission is free. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN ▼ WEST MIAMI-DADE NATURAL LIGHTING Why stroll on the beach at sunset when you can head to the Everglades for bike a ride un- der the full moon? Take on an adventure un- like any other with fellow cyclists and conquer a 16-mile round trip amid the swamplands during the Full Moon Bike Ride led by Affordable Adventures. Participants are in for a treat as they will explore the na- ture and wildlife Shark Valley offers with the moon as their guide. There’ll be a stop half- way through the journey at the Shark Valley Observation Tower for riders to rehydrate and look at the stars. 4:45 p.m. Sunday, at Shark Valley, 36000 Tamiami Trl., Miami; 305-221-8776. SOPHIA MEDINA MON 1/9 ▼ FORT LAUDERDALE MOVIE THEORY Award-winning astrophysicist, author, and TV personality Neil deGrasse Tyson stops at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Monday to impart some wisdom. In “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies II,” Tyson will go over all the things our favorite movies — from The Wizard of Oz to Mary Poppins and Game of Thrones — got wrong about science. This is the sequel to a series he debuted a few years ago, and there’ll be no repeat movies. 7:30 p.m. Monday, at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lau- derdale; 954-462-0222; browardcenter.org. Tickets cost $45 to $125 via ticketmaster.com. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN TUE 1/10 ▼ DOWNTOWN BLOW HARD Puerto Rican jazz flutist Néstor Torres has released more than a dozen albums and garnered numerous Latin Grammys. On Tuesday, he’ll stop by the Adri- enne Arsht Center’s Thomson Plaza for the Arts for the Live on the Plaza series. Torres recently re- leased Dominican Suite, a collaboration with re- nowned producer and arranger Corey Allen and Torres’ first big-band recording. In addition to Tor- res’ stylings, take advantage of happy-hour deals and light bites. 7:30 p.m. Monday, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-949-6722; arshtcenter.org. Tickets cost $20 to $160. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN WED 1/11 ▼ NORTH MIAMI ISLAND MEMORIES Premiering in November, Leah Gordon’s “Kar- nival” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, documents 20 years of Carnival in Haiti. Gordon is the codirector of the Ghetto Biennale in Port-au-Prince and was a curator for the Haitian pavilion at the 54th Venice Bi- ennale. The MOCA exhibition consists of im- ages contextualized by oral histories from the leaders of various troupes who oversee the de- sign of the costumes and generate the narra- tives surrounding Carnival. Noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday through April 16, at Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami; 305-893-6211; mocanomi.org. Tickets cost $10. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN ▼ CORAL GABLES KEEP GUESSING In 2021, Flora Collins released her debut novel, the psychological thriller Nanny Dearest. Last month, Collins’ second book, A Small Affair, was published and kept up the twists and turns her work is known for. On Wednesday, Collins stops by Books & Books to discuss A Small Affair with moderators Elysze Held and Amy Fine Collins. 7 p.m. Wednesday, at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables; 305- 442-4408; booksandbooks.com. Admission is free. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN [email protected]
