Stageleft: life on the left side

Stage Left – Life on the Left Side

The mission statement of our brand is Empowerment Through Positive Action. Our world can only change when we share a message of hope and work tirelessly to make a real difference in our country, in our community, in our schools, in our homes and in our hearts. Stage Left shares strength with the world with two new locations —Lincoln Road Mall and Ocean Drive in Miami Beach— by supporting American industry, by investing in an American workforce and only doing business with factories where unions are not just permitted, but encouraged to sustain a fair wage Continue Reading

Japanese food may confound most Americans with it’s emphasis on raw fish and dried seaweed but not nearly as confounding as birthers. We promise there’s nothing fishy about Pocky chocolate covered pretzels and a variety of other free colorful snacks served up for two hours starting at 2pm at this award-winning Mecca of graphic novels, action figures and all things nerdy and fun.

For the First Time On Any Stage (Left or Otherwise)… Although I’ll never catch up to Stageleft in the grandfathering department, I made my first.

Tucked inside the rather quiet exterior of the Westin Hotel, Mango Gang Chef Norman Van Aken and his son Justin are working the huge exhibition kitchen crafting a wild hodge podge of globally inspired plates from tuna tartare, Vietnamese beef and noodle soup to a trio of pork preparations and good old Southern fried chicken. Fasten your seatbelts and give it a whirl tonight.

Été d’Amour is a great weekly dance party with it’s roots in Paris and New York. Miami’s version of this innovative event features BREAKBOT Ed Banger (“Baby I’m Yours”) and DJs Mike Deuce and Jessica Who? bringing the cool vibes and innovative music to Grand Central starting at 10pm.

Miami Science Museum at 3280 South Miami Avenue, where The Planetarium hosts free shows on the first Friday of every month with telescope observing (8-10pm) and free lectures starting at 8pm. Tonight’s trippy lineup includes: 7pm Legends of the Night Sky Family Laser Show, 9pm Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here, 10pm The Doors, 11pm Pink Floyd: Echoes, 12 Radiohead.

According to the Vatican Avatar “gets bogged down by a spiritualism linked to the worship of nature” and in the movie “Nature is no longer a creation to defend, but a divinity to worship”

— they must have been watching a different movie than I saw the other night.