Weekend things to do: Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup parade, Stormy Daniels and a Taylor Swift Brunch
The Stanley Cup is in South Florida this weekend. One-time Trump trophy Stormy Daniels, too. Comic performer and former Swap Shop clown Steve-O will be at the Kravis Center. Celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez will be in the kitchen at Burlock Coast. And there’s a Taylor Swift brunch in Boca Raton. Who says there’s nothing to do around here in the summer? Let’s go.
THURSDAY
Celebrity chefs: With an eye on the next edition of her Paula’s Food Diaries series, acclaimed local chef Paula DaSilva will host a dinner with celebrity chef and television personality Aarón Sánchez on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Burlock Coast in The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale. Guests will find an array of bites created by Sánchez during the evening, which supports the Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund, dedicated to empowering Latino youths through culinary arts education. Tickets cost $75 and include a copy of Sánchez’s memoir, “Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef.” Paula’s Food Diaries returns to Burlock Coast from July 1 to 31 to feature chef Lorena Garcia’s Asado Negro Arepas, then again Aug. 1 to 30 with the spotlight on a signature Sánchez dish, Cobia Tiradito. Visit Facebook.com/BurlockCoast.
Balloon pop-up: After setting down in Rome, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, London and New York, the Balloon Museum has arrived in Miami, filling Mana Wynwood Convention Center with remarkable inflatable installations created by 20 renowned international artists. The Balloon Museum (perhaps familiar to fans of Emmy-nominated Netflix favorite “Emily in Paris”) will be in Wynwood through Oct. 6. Tickets start at $39+, and $29+ for children age 4 to 12. For information on tickets and individual installations, visit BalloonMuseum.world.
Take a chance: The ABBA-fueled musical romp “Mamma Mia!” takes over the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach this weekend, with performances at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $47+ at Kravis.org.
Weekend cocktail: Historic Casablanca Cafe, in a nearly 100-year-old home on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, continues its Pride Month celebration with the Naked Popsicle, a cocktail made with Jose Cuervo Gold, Grand Marnier, peach and orange and garnished with a rainbow popsicle and sugared rim ($14). It’s available through Sunday. Visit Instagram.com/casablancacafeftlauderdale.
FRIDAY
Stormy forecast: EXXXOTICA, the touring bazaar dedicated to sex, related products and various forms of adult entertainment, returns Friday through Sunday at the Miami Airport Convention Center. Hard to imagine when it began 15 years ago that EXXXOTICA could arrive with a mainstream audience so familiar and comfortable with the work of actor-producer Stormy Daniels, who is scheduled to appear. Tickets for the 18-and-older event start at $44.99+ for one-day general admission. Yes, that includes access to The Dungeon. Women get in free on Friday. In case you were wondering, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center is sold out. Visit EXXXOTICAExpo.com.
Weekend laughs: Comedian Steve-O, the onetime “Jackass” star (yes, a performer at Fort Lauderdale’s Swap Shop when he got his big break), will perform at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach this weekend. Presented by the Palm Beach Improv, shows will be at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets start at $37.50+ at Kravis.org.
Guitar royalty: Grammy-winning guitar eminence Larry Carlton will perform at 6 and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, with tickets starting at $60+ for standing room. A longtime member of the jazz groups The Crusaders and Fourplay, Carlton’s career as a session musician led to memorable work on Joni Mitchell’s acclaimed album “Court and Spark,” as well as major Steely Dan releases “Katy Lied,” “The Royal Scam” and “Aja.” Visit FunkyBiscuit.com.
Special dinners: At the intimate and chummy TRP Taste in downtown Fort Lauderdale, executive chef Lyndsey Waters continues her five-course dinner collaboration series with Tarpon River Brewing’s resident beer master, Adam Fine, on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Sample course: Crispy Oysters & Caviar, which includes oysters wrapped in A5 Kobe beef, with caviar, hollandaise and chives. Cost: $125+. For information on these and other unique dinners at TRP Taste, visit TRPTaste.com or ExploreTock.com/trptaste.
Ticket window: Hip-hop and soul icon Lauryn Hill and The Fugees are on their way to iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach for a show on Aug. 11. Tickets are set to go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at LiveNation.com. … Jared and Shannon Leto will bring Thirty Seconds to Mars to iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre on Friday, Aug. 23, joined by AFI, Poppy and KennyHoopla. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at LiveNation.com. Rising pop-rock trio Coin will bring its U.S. tour to Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, Nov. 3, with tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at ThisIsCoin.com.
Horn of Haiti: Dynamic jazz trumpeter Jean Caze and his sextet will be at the Arts Garage in downtown Delray Beach on Friday at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $40+ at ArtsGarage.org. Last year this son of Haiti released an interpretation of “La Dessalinienne,” the national anthem of Haiti, as a reminder of “the courage and determination it took to make the Haitian Revolution result in the first free Black nation in the New World.” Visit JeanCaze.com.
Free concert: Downtown Delray Beach’s free Summer at the Square concert series returns to Old School Square at 7 p.m. Friday, featuring funk-rock quintet The Shaelyn Band. Get there for the opening act, multi-instrumentalist Matt Brown (highly recommended). There will be food and beverages for sale. Note: There is a new entrance to the concert area at Northeast Second Avenue and Pineapple Grove Way. Visit DelrayOldSchoolSquare.com.
SATURDAY
Date night: Say what you will about his goofy hit single “Fancy Like,” but country singer Walker Hayes is a guy to get behind, his recovery from alcoholism illustrated on the new album “Sober Thoughts.” In a recent interview with CBS News, Hayes recalled dark days, his music career stalled, working at Costco to support his growing family while battling the bottle. “I had a handle of vodka in my Honda Accord at all times. And it went in every beverage,” he said. Hayes performs on Saturday at 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. Tickets start at $24+ at MyHRL.com.
Brunch on top: Cocktail-forward rooftop restaurant Nubé Rooftop (on the 26th floor of the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort) is offering new brunch menu items on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. These include Top Floor Avocado Toast (Hass avocado salsa, watermelon radish, Peppadew peppers on toasted sourdough; $15), Nubé Eggs Benedict (with prosciutto, poached eggs on an English muffin, hollandaise and frites; $21) and the Smoked Nova Salmon Tray (with truffle mascarpone cheese, onions, tomato, cucumber, capers, bagel chips and warm toast points; $24). Visit Instagram.com/nube_rooftop.
Weekend beer: The lovable lunks at Invasive Species Brewing in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village and rabble-rousing local artist $hithouse Mouse will introduce their limited-edition beer collaboration, SHTY BEER, during Saturday events that include an art show and food from Billy’s Curbside Grill and Stepdad’s Pizza. All of this feels very combustible. The brewery is open from 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Visit Instagram.com/invasivespeciesbrewing.
SUNDAY
Panthers parade: You may have heard that the Florida Panthers are NHL champions, with plans to escort the venerable Stanley Cup on a celebration parade down A1A in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. The route will begin at 11 a.m. at Riomar Street (at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort) and end on a stage at the north end of Fort Lauderdale Beach Park (across from Hotel Maren). Could there be a better postcard for the region? For updates, visit FloridaPanthers.com/PlayoffCentral.
New brunch: Waterfront restaurant Olive & Sea will debut its new Sunday brunch this weekend on its rooftop perch over the Intracoastal Waterway at the 17th Street Causeway in Fort Lauderdale. The menu will feature brunch classics with a Mediterranean twist, including Avocado Toast Kubaneh (layered with red onion, heirloom tomato, labneh and zhug), the Jerusalem Bagel (with smoked salmon, za’atar, cream cheese, red onion and capers) and Ras el Hanout Lamb & Eggs (paired with za’atar fries and zhug). Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit OliveAndSeaFTL.com.
Swiftie Sunday: The music-minded home of housemade craft beer and wicked cocktails, Crazy Uncle Mike’s in Boca Raton will host Taylor Swift Bingo Brunch on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. There will be four rounds of bingo with prizes, each round featuring songs from a different album. Brunch starts at noon, bingo at 1 p.m. Women get a free bottle of bubbly with purchase of an entree. Visit CrazyUncleMikes.com.
iSpy SoFlo: You have through Sunday to submit guesses in the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s visual trivia contest iSpy SoFlo, with prize winners announced next week. As you may remember, we published photos taken at three popular restaurants in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Identify the location and win a prize. To see the photos and submit your guesses, go to SunSentinel.com/iSpy.
Staff writer Ben Crandell can be reached at bcrandell@sunsentinel.com. Follow on Instagram @BenCrandell and Twitter @BenCrandell.