6 OctOber 30 - NOvember 5, 2025 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | MONTH XX–MONTH XX, 2008 miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | ART | STAGE | NIGHT+DAY | METRO | RIPTIDE | LETTERS | CONTENTS | from Sunday night into Tuesday morning on The Terrace. You’ll dance through perfor- mances by Ben Sterling, Marco Carola, Luuk Van Dijk, Chaos in the CBD, and Sally C. Why end the Halloween festivities early, when you can dance into the start of a new week? 11 p.m. at Club Space, 34 NE 11th St., Miami; 702-738- 1333; clubspace.com. Tickets cost $20 to $150 via dice.fm. SOPHIA MEDINA MON 11/3 ▼ LITTLE HAITI LOCAL TALENT Miami-born and Latin Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Isadora celebrates the re- lease of her album at ZeyZey on Monday night, bringing her unique blend of pop, Ca- ribbean rhythms, R&B, and alternative influ- ences to the stage. Known for her breakthrough single “Agüita con Sal” and a sound that blends the traditional with the modern, the singer’s performances showcase her emotional depth and musical versatility. Inspired by legends like Marc Anthony, Celia Cruz, and Juan Luis Guerra, her music will delight local audiences. 7 p.m. at ZeyZey, 353 NE 61st St., Miami; 305-456-2671; zeyzeymi- ami.com. Admission is free with RSVP via shotgun.live. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN ▼ MIAMI BEACH SOUL MAN Learn more about Holocaust survivor and Romanian-born writer Elie Weasel, as The Miami Jewish Film Festival and the Holo- caust Memorial Miami Beach present the MJFF 2025 Torchbearer Prize Winner film, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire. The documentary, made with the cooperation of his family, is both an intimate look into his life and an ex- ploration of his impact on human rights con- versations around the world. 7 p.m. at the Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Mi- ami Beach; 786-453-2897; miamibeachband- shell.com. Admission is free with RSVP via miamijewishfilmfestival.org. SOPHIA MEDINA TUE 11/4 ▼ DANIA BEACH CORPORATE TYPE Former engineer-turned-stand-up Don McMil- lan is best known for blending technical wiz- ardry and his naturally comedic wit. On Tuesday, he’ll bring those talents to South Flor- ida with a show built around PowerPoint jokes, charts, and real-world corporate anecdotes. The comedian gained wider recognition after making the Top 12 on America’s Got Talent, and now you can see him at the Fort Lauderdale Improv for a post-work hang, all dedicated to analyzing corporate absurdity. 7:30 p.m. at the Ft. Lauderdale Improv Comedy Theater, 177 N. Pointe Dr., Dania Beach; 954- 981-5653. Tick- ets cost $31.90 via improvftl.com. CAROLINE VAL WED 11/5 ▼ DOWNTOWN MIAMI FLYING LOTUS Celebrate Hump Day with great art and greater grooves at the Frost After Dark: Bring Your Own Vinyl Night. You’ll help craft the soundtrack for the evening: Bring your own vinyl for DJ Lotusoph to spin. A Brazilian and Cuban DJ born and based in Miami, she’s best known for versatile sets encompassing deep house, salsa, samba, and more, so she’s up for the challenge. 5 p.m. at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, 10975 SW 17th St., Miami; 305-349-2890. Admission is free with registration via frost.fiu.edu. SOPHIA MEDINA [email protected] Photo by Bryan Deimer Frost After Dark: Bring Your Own Vinyl Night, Wednesday Addressing the Part Clueless costume designer celebrates the film’s 30th anniversary at Gems. BY GENNA MARK I t defined the ‘90s, transcended the decades that followed, and became the blueprint for the fashion-centered films that fol- lowed. Before Sex and the City, Mean Girls, Le- gally Blonde, and The Devil Wears Prada, there was Clueless. Released in 1995 and starring a now-infa- mous cast including Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash, and the late Brittany Mur- phy, the film is being fêted at Miami Film Festi- val Gems with a 30th anniversary screening featuring an appearance by a figure who played a crucial role in making the film the timeless cult classic it became: the movie’s cos- tume designer, Mona May. Ahead of the screening, May tells New Times that styling the film was no easy task. “I had to really come up with this whole world we’re creating,” she says. “The movie is about Beverly Hills girls who are dressing up to the nines. It’s all high fashion. There was no blue- print for that.” Clueless is her pièce de résistance, but she also worked on other films that defined the look of the decade, including Romy and Mi- chele’s High School Reunion (1997), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), and Never Been Kissed (1999). She also put her spin on the ‘80s in The Wedding Singer (1998). Gems will recognize those contributions by awarding her the Pre- cious Gems Award at the screening, where she’ll stick around for a Q&A after the film. And yes, there will be a costume contest. To that end, the woman behind some of the most memorable looks of the ‘90s has tips for those with their eyes on the prize. “I want classics,” she says. “I would love to see [Cher’s] yellow suit. I would love to see Di- onne’s black-and-white suit with the hat, but make sure you have the details. Make sure there’s a headband; make sure there’s knee- highs or over-the-knee stockings.” May says nailing the look isn’t necessarily about replicating it exactly — it’s about finding your unique take on the inspiration. “To me, clothes and getting dressed are all about creativity and fun,” she says. “Maybe you crocheted a skirt that looks like Dionne’s. Maybe you used a tie as a belt. Maybe you didn’t use a sweater that’s brown-and-black leopard, but you used a sweater that’s knit in- stead of a sportscoat, and now it’s red-and- black or something, but it still has the vibe of Dionne...Find your character and go with it. Have fun with it.” Her advice comes from experience — that was precisely her approach to crafting the characters of Clueless from the ground up, ava- tars that have influenced fashion time and again for the past three decades. “You have to anchor it and ground it to be real, because these characters have to be real. You have to love them; you have to know that they are true people, not just some girls run- ning around in cute clothes,” she adds. “The characters, the inside of their hearts, and who they are inside, have to be explained in the clothes as well.” Always observant and on the lookout for in- spiration, May says she’ll have her eye on Miami fashion while she’s in town. “I love Miami’s joie de vivre,” she says. “I love color. To me, Miami is kind of a beachy town, but it’s high fashion. It’s sexy. It’s fast-paced. I love the nightclub scene. I love the way that girls give it — there’s mini skirts; there’s a lot of skin. It excites me.” Clueless at Miami Film Festival Gems. 1 p.m. Saturday, November 1, at Coral Gables Art Cin- ema, 260 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables; 786-472- 2249; gablescinema.com. Tickets cost $25 via miamifilmfestival.com. [email protected] ▼ Culture Culture MDC’s Miami Film Festival photo Costume designer Mona May’s work on the film influenced the next three decades of fashion on the big screen.
