Miami Events

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50/50 at Alta Mar Alta Mar	Thu., July 2	South Beach	Food & Drink
Depression-guilt has erased all traces of your social life, and its time that you reclaimed your life. Have a great meal! Drink tasty wine! Buy gas from a company you actually recognize! Lincoln Road resto and local fave Alta Mar is offering up a deal that will have you ready to spend some of... More >>

Joyas Latinoamericanas ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries	Thu., July 2	Coral Gables	Art
Where most dealers wouldn't dare exhibit the work of masters alongside that of relative unknowns, Virginia Miller welcomes the risk with aplomb in "Joyas Latinoamericanas," a show including paintings by titans Wifredo Lam and José Clemente Orozco smack next to whippersnappers such as... More >>

Because I Say So Frost Art Museum	Thu., July 2	Coral Gables	Art
Because I Say So" features selections from the collection of Debra and Dennis Scholl that challenges the notion of what art is. The works on display are remarkable not only for the range of materials — which include twigs, strips of fabric, hairpins, and even LPs — but also for... More >>

Second of July Party PS14	Thu., July 2	Miami / Central Dade	Nightlife
HA HA Help! is doing a little patriotic party thing over at PS 14 this coming Saturday Thursday. The eccentric, frequently pantsless and often interesting experimental noise outfit from here in the swamp state haven't been playing out all that much lately. Here is a chance to celebrate as... More >>

Spa Month Ritz-Carlton South Beach	Thu., July 2	South Beach	Fashion & Style
If we’re to believe the Bravo network, the housewives of America have unlimited funds and hours to spend on spa excursions. The ladies of The Real Housewives of (your fave city here) celebrate mani Mondays, toenail touch-up Tuesdays, woo-woo waxing Wednesdays, right on up to salicylic acid... More >>

"Mined Lives, 10 Years" Spanish Cultural Center	Thu., July 2	Coral Gables	Art
Since the late 1980s, photographer Gervasio Sanchez has covered the war-ravaged regions of Cambodia, Bosnia, Mozambique, Angola, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The civilian misery he has witnessed is now on view at the Spanish Cultural Center in Coral Gables. "Mined... More >>

Nonpoint Revolution Live	Thu., July 2, 6:00pm	Fort Lauderdale	Music Nightlife
The Fort Lauderdale-birthed four-piece Nonpoint came up in the late 1990s, a particularly fertile time in South Florida for experimental heavy rock. At clubs like Cheers, Fubar, and other one-named venues long defunct, they'd share the bill with other arty-but-loud local leading lights like... More >>

Nonpoint Revolution Live	Thu., July 2, 6:00pm	Fort Lauderdale	Nightlife
The Broward-birthed four-piece Nonpoint came up in the late 1990s, a particularly fertile time in South Florida for experimental heavy rock. At clubs like Cheers, Fubar, and other one-named venues long defunct, they'd share the bill with other arty-but-loud local leading lights like Endo,... More >>

Pat Benatar Hard Rock Live	Thu., July 2, 8:00pm	Fort Lauderdale	Music
Eighties heartbreaker Pat Benatar will play Hard Rock Hotel and Casino July 2 with her husband Neil Giraldo. Unfortunately Blondie, who just announced she and Benatar will be touring together for the first time later this year, will not be there. But one 1980s icon may be enough. Benatar boasts... More >>

Tony DeSare Coral Gables Congregational Church	Thu., July 2, 8:00pm	Coral Gables	Music
Since Frank Sinatra’s passing in 1998, a lot of young jazz vocalists have been vying for the vacated title belt of “Chairman of the Board.” A couple — Harry Connick Jr., Michael Bublé — have come close, but none has yet matched that irresistible combo of dashing... More >>

Lisa's Divorce Party Mamajuana Cafe	Thu., July 2, 8:00pm	Coral Gables	Food & Drink Music Parties & Receptions
Down the garbage chute goes the leftover wedding cake that sat — crumbling — in your freezer. It might be hard to express how freedom tastes, but a July 4 hot dog has nothing on a divorce cake (hell, divorce cake is much sweeter). And while finalized divorce papers are fine as a... More >>

Laughs on the Mile with Freddy Stebbins John Martin's Irish Pub	Thu., July 2, 10:00pm	Coral Gables	Comedy Music Nightlife
Tick-tock, tick-tock. The weekend is rounding the corner, so kick it off with a dose of funny. When young and old Coral Gablesians want to laugh their heads off and chug a couple of pints, they head to Laughs on the Mile with Freddy Stebbins at John Martin’s Irish Pub. Over the past... More >>

2009 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior Olympic Championship Miami Beach Convention Center	Daily from Fri., June 26 until Sun., July 5	South Beach	Sports - Spectator
It’s not easy being a great girl volleyball player. Wake up, apply acne-preventing face wash, dance with your friends to generic bubblegum pop music, catch a rerun of The Wizards of Waverly Place, chant to your Jonas Brothers poster for a few minutes, txt ur buds, and then gather up your... More >>

Art Undressed World Erotic Art Museum	Daily from Thu., July 2 until Fri., July 31, 11:00am-12:00am	South Beach	Art Art - Museums
The opening night of “Art Undressed” left the windows of the Wynwood Social Club steamy from all the dancing and role-playing. And when the erotic exhibit pulled out of Miami, people couldn’t stop talking about and dreaming of the titillating images, paintings, and live works of... More >>

DJ Billy Paul The Palms Hotel South Beach	Every week Thursday, 6:00pm-10:00pm	South Beach	Music Nightlife
On any given Thursday evening at the Palms Hotel on South Beach, you'll find an intimate confab of hipsters swaying to a decidedly worldly beat. The party's called Sip and Spa, and, as the name implies, it's as heavy on the cocktails as it is on the massage. Actually, there may be even more... More >>

Miami Spa Month The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort and Club	Daily from Wed., July 1 until Fri., July 31, 10:00am	North Dade	Health & Fitness
If we’re to believe the Bravo network, the housewives of America have unlimited funds and hours to spend on spa excursions. The ladies of The Real Housewives of (your fave city here) celebrate mani Mondays, toenail touch-up Tuesdays, woo-woo waxing Wednesdays, right on up to salicylic acid... More >>

Freedom Fighters: American Legends Re-Imagined ArtCenter/South Florida Gallery	Daily from Fri., June 12 until Sun., July 19, 7:00pm	South Beach	Art Art - Galleries Art - Ongoings Art - Openings & Events
The term blaxploitation was coined to describe a film genre that targeted urban audiences, was often set in U.S. ghettos, freely used the word honky, and stereotyped blacks as pimps, prostitutes, and drug dealers. Black power, black fists, and black Afros were ubiquitous, and as the first block... More >>

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Africana Studies FIU University Park Campus	Daily	West Dade / Hialeah	Classes & Seminars

Sebastian Spreng �s Liederkreis The Americas Collection	Daily	Coral Gables	Art Museum Exhibits & Events

Aventura Dance Academy Aventura Dance Academy	Daily	North Dade	Dance

Aventura Tsunami Relief Wristband Program Aventura Mall	Daily	North Dade	Health & Fitness

Ballet Concerto Studios Ballet Concerto Studios	Daily	South Miami / Kendall / South Dade	Dance

Treasures from the Bass Museum of Art Bass Museum of Art	Daily	South Beach	Art Museum Exhibits & Events

Belly Dancing with Kahreen Miami Shores Recreation Center	Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday	North Dade	Dance

Best of Dance Studio Best of Times Dance Studio	Daily	West Dade / Hialeah	Dance