Dougherty Arts Center presents Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women Who Changed Culinary History Many events have been canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Please check with the organization before going to any event.
Image courtesy of Dougherty Arts Center Through their cookbooks, teaching, and television programs, Lena Richard and Julia Child inspired generations of people to take cooking seriously. They challenged perceptions and stereotypes of women in their respective eras and made lasting contributions to culinary history. Their stories, reflective of their very different backgrounds, reveal insights about women, race, food, and culture in 20th-century America. This event will feature Paula Johnson, Curator, National Museum of American History, and Ashley Rose Young, PhD, Historian, National Museum of American History.
Gramps' Thursday-night drag event,
Double Stubble, returns with host DJ Hottpants and sets by self-professed Peruvian dance diva D.Vice Dion and Lana Summer. Performances go down every 30 minutes until 11 p.m., with plenty of chances to grab a signature cocktail from the bar or a slice from Pizza Tropical. Expect danceable tunes, hilarious riffing, and awe-inspiring lip-syncing.
9 p.m. Thursday, at Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami; 855-732-8992; gramps.com. Admission is free.
Olivia McAuley
Friday, March 5
Miami's historic Olympia Theater is unable to host indoor performances right now, but that hasn't stopped the venue from taking the show outside. With the launch of