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DriftwoodMiami-Dade Main Library : Mon., September 6 |
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The door to the auditorium is slightly ajar. Inside is a large blank projection screen pulled down across the face of one wall and an entire theater of chairs arranged in carefully regimented rows near the center of the room. The place is empty. No one else is here. But human traffic seems to... More >> |
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| Little Havana | Art |
21 DuchessMondrian South Beach : Every week Monday, 9:00pm |
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Monday seems like the most logical day to stay home and avoid going to work hung over the next day. But what kind of Miamian would stay home on a weeknight? Then again, if a low-key affair is something you are looking for, check out the Duchess, the Monday-night soiree at the Mondrian. Here an... More >> |
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| South Beach | Music, Nightlife |
68 Carlos MenciaMiami Improv : Mon., September 6, 7:00pm |
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When Carlos Mencia first brought racist road signs, Peter Boyle reading hate mail, and terrorist snacks to the American television audience in July 2005, certain critics slagged him as Comedy Centrals cheap replacement for Dave Chappelle. No doubt, there were a few too many similarities... More >> |
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| Coconut Grove | Comedy |
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Weird MiamiBas Fisher Invitational : Daily from Sat., July 10 until Sun., September 19 |
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Surrounded by steaming swampland rife with 20-foot pythons, man-eating gators, and marauding skunk apes, our little burg at the end of the continent is a certified hot spot for the dangerous, deranged, and bizarre. Weve already had sex offenders under a bridge, cat killers in our midst,... More >> |
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| Midtown/Wynwood/Design District | Art |
Flower AnimalBiscayne Nature Center : Daily from Sat., July 31 until Sun., September 26 |
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Dolphins, marlins, manatees, and ibises are the go-to symbols for Miami. But considering were the only place in the continental United States with coral reefs off our shores, its curious that these creatures get little attention. Colin Foord and Jared McKay are trying to change that... More >> |
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| Key Biscayne | Art |
Nature ReflectedMiami Beach Regional Library : Daily from Wed., August 18 until Wed., September 29 |
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Those who cruise Miamis streets are bombarded by roadside billboards and high-rises cluttering the citys skyline. Its easy to miss the subtle influence of nature on our jaded asphalt jungle. Douche out your mental perspective with Nature Reflected, an exhibit of... More >> |
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| South Beach | Art |
DriftwoodMiami-Dade Main Library : Daily from Mon., August 9 until Tue., September 7 |
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The door to the auditorium is slightly ajar. Inside is a large blank projection screen pulled down across the face of one wall and an entire theater of chairs arranged in carefully regimented rows near the center of the room. The place is empty. No one else is here. But human traffic seems to... More >> |
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| Little Havana | Art |
Miguel ParedesMiguel Paredes Fine Art Studio : Daily |
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In the '80s, Miguel Paredes came of age as a New York City tagger, and he has used his graffiti background as the launching pad for a successful career in the world of high art. Though clearly grounded in the concepts of street art, Paredes is a versatile stylist with the ability to paint both... More >> |
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| Midtown/Wynwood/Design District | Art |
Recent Acquisitions From the Permanent Collection of the Miami-Dade Public Library SystemNorth Dade Regional Library : Daily from Mon., July 19 until Wed., December 22 |
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Sure, we all know Miami-Dade public libraries are packed with freeloaders getting their Tom Clancy fix, trawling YouTube for funny crotch shot videos, or digging through art book stacks and back issues of National Geographic for X-rated peeks at the female anatomy. But theres also another... More >> |
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| Miami Gardens | Art, Library |
2 DadarheaOHWOW : Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Fri., August 13 until Sat., September 11 |
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Imagine stepping into a giddy nightmare where a silver-wigged dude and a lady with pantyhose pulled over her face plan to cast you as the hermaphrodite lead in their trash cinema epic. The unwritten script involves anarchy, lots of chocolate pudding, green-screen technology, urine games,... More >> |
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| Midtown/Wynwood/Design District | Art |
Derek BucknerMiami-Dade Main Library : Daily from Mon., July 12 until Sun., September 26, 9:00am |
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Under normal circumstances, an alien spaceship hovering above an impressionist cityscape is a sure sign of a forger on acid. In this case, however, we're talking about "Paredolia," a series of oil and gouache paintings by New York City artist Derek Buckner at the Miami-Dade County Main Library... More >> |
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| Little Havana | Art |
41 Ransom MondaysMokai : Every week Monday |
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Need an excuse to keep partying well after the weekend is over? Leave it to the Opium Group and Mokai to give you a solution to your problem with Ransom, the Monday-night party at the recently renovated Collins Park lounge. The party, hosted by Mark Lehmkuhl, sort of takes now-defunct Bella... More >> |
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| South Beach | Music, Nightlife |
Scratch DJ AcademyScratch DJ Academy : Daily, 6:00pm |
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They have the power to save lives, so it's only right that not just anyone can slap on a pair of headphones and call himself a DJ. They scratch vinyl in ways that make party people fall in love, so although skipping through your iPod might make you feel like a sound selector, alas, you're not.... More >> |
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| Midtown/Wynwood/Design District | Classes & Seminars, Music, Nightlife |
24 Stormy Monday Blues JamThe Fish House : Every week Monday, 8:30pm |
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Wassup, Kendall? Dade got heat in every corner of the county, so put your whiskey up for some down-home blues, beers, and food during Stormy Mondays at the Fish House. The event takes place every Monday night and features music by artists Papa Joe, Steve Stacey, George Caldwell, Darrell Raines,... More >> |
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| West Kendall | Music, Nightlife |
6 Locals OnlyBar : Every week Monday, 9:00pm |
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If there is something any self-respecting hipster wants other than not being referred to as a hipster it's a cool, low-key watering hole to call his or her own. A place that doesn't try to be cool but just is. A place that seems just dangerous enough to keep the masses at bay.... More >> |
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| Downtown/Overtown | Music, Nightlife |
42 Open Mind MondayJazid : Every week Monday, 9:00pm |
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Mondays, well, they're called "manic" for a reason. That's why Jazid Lounge every week provides a tonic called Open Mind Monday to the pleasure-starved masses. Like us, you probably get paid Friday, and you can't be blowing that minimum wage right away. Good thing Jazid has drink and food... More >> |
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| South Beach | Music, Nightlife |
9 Buck to the FutureBuck15 : Every week Monday, 10:00pm |
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Even the most rabid fans of the Back to the Future franchise are unaware that a planned fourth film was junked because it was deemed "too gritty." The plot: It's 2010, and our hero, Marty McFly, is now a broke 42-year-old used-car salesman. One day while browsing Craigslist for clunkers,... More >> |
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| South Beach | Music, Nightlife |
42 Mary Jane MondaysJazid : Every week Monday, 10:00pm |
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A minute ago, still buzzing from the twin highs of payday and a certain psychotropic substance, I had the sudden realization: Green is a very good color. For a second, it seemed like a weird kind of intellectual smoke that meant precisely nothing, just floating past. Then came the rest: Green... More >> |
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| South Beach | Music, Nightlife |
Stefano RavasiniSegafredo Espanola Way : Every week Monday, 11:00pm |
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There might be DJs who spin more often than Stefano Ravasini (a few, anyway). And there might be DJs who are better known (for now). But it's unlikely you'll find a DJ who's more industrious, let alone one who's as ever-ready to take advantage of every opportunity, even if he has to create it... More >> |
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| South Beach | Music, Nightlife |
7 The Wizard of Oz Educational ExhibitionMiami Children's Museum : Daily |
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So in the end, it was just some guy sitting behind a curtain, tweaking knobs, and pushing buttons. But the Land of Oz was grand while it lasted. A Technicolor world where you could off bad people by dropping houses on them and then steal their fancy magic shoes before going after their bitchy... More >> |
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| Downtown/Overtown | Museum Exhibits & Events |
Cabaret Mechanical TheaterMiami Science Museum : Daily from Mon., February 15 until Mon., September 6 |
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If you were a slightly disturbed child with a hyperactive imagination, you've had that nightmare about a toy chest full of suddenly evil playthings that rise under a full moon at midnight on Friday the 13th to play with (read: murder) their owner (read: you). Now you're an adult and you think... More >> |
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| Downtown/Overtown | Museum Exhibits & Events |
Stitchin' Boozin' BitchesThe Standard Hotel : Every week Monday |
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Who told you knitting was for octogenarians? One look at designer Karelle Levy's hooked-up confections and you wouldn't dare think some bespectacled bitty created it. Now is your chance to learn from Levy and create some pieces of your own at her weekly yarn throwdown, Stichin' Boozin' Bitches.... More >> |
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| South Beach | Fashion & Style |
7 Dino IslandMiami Children's Museum : Daily, 10:00am-6:00pm |
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Thanks to the stupefying power of cartoons and a basic lack of book knowledge, there are far too many 30-year-olds who continue to believe in the once-upon-a-time coexistence of dinosaurs and cavemen. Usually, this wild delusion bubbles into conversation at 2 a.m. after six beers, a few bong... More >> |
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| Downtown/Overtown | Children's Events, Museum Exhibits & Events |
Mad Men MondaysMayfair Hotel and Spa : Every week Monday, 5:30pm |
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Some shows on the boob tube will suck you dry, leaving your brain with no sign of function or creativity. Others are so good they make you want to quit your job and be a full-time resident of your living room couch. Mad Men is one of the latter. This AMC program (way too awesome to be called a... More >> |
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| Coconut Grove | Club Events, Happy Hours, Music, Nightlife |
Adults Beginner Freerunning CourseMiami Freerunning Academy : Every week Monday, 6:00pm |
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Forget dorky helmets and hand signals. There's a better way to get around town than bicycling. Need to refill the beer fridge? Take a direct path to the grocery store vault over your neighbor's fence, dodge that rabid dog, scramble across crumbling rooftops, scale the sides of vacant... More >> |
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| Doral | Health & Fitness, Sports - Participatory |