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Stone Groove The Vagabond : 10:00 p.m. every Tue.
Talking about Stone Groove. Then we can dig it. Jus' hang loose, blood. What it is, big slick? Our mama ain't raise no dummies. We dug the rap! Cut me some slack, Jack! Say 'e can't hang! Jive ass dudes don't got no brains anyhow! Stone Groove is an avant-garde, bohemian, poetic, open mic,... More >>
Downtown/Overtown	Nightlife, Music

Backyard Boogie Wood Tavern : Every Sun.
Backyard Boogie sounds like one of your grandma’s old-timey euphemisms for sex. (Grandpa is one lucky man.) Now that you’re fully grossed-out, head to Wood Tavern (2531 NW Second Ave., Miami) to cleanse your palate with a good, old-fashioned barbecue, complete with plenty of booze... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Nightlife, Music, Food & Drink

Frames of Reference Miami Art Museum : Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until June 2
You won’t have to wait until this fall to discover why the Miami Art Museum (MAM) is being rechristened with a mega-benefactor’s name. “Frames of Reference,” on view at MAM (101 W. Flagler St., Miami), features 45 works of Latin American art from the Jorge M.... More >>
Out of Town	Arts

The Fox on the Fairway Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre : 2:00 p.m. every Sat. until June 2; 2:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 2; 8:00 p.m. every Wed. until June 2
What’s the only TV station beaming into Hell? The Golf Channel. It’s the only station that absolutely guarantees its inhabitants an eternity of televisual torture. The fact is, there is nothing more boring to watch than poorly dressed, well-postured white guys (OK, and one black... More >>
South Dade	Theater

Carlos Mencia Miami Improv : 8:30 p.m. May 23; 8:30 p.m. May 24; 8:30 p.m. May 25; 8:30 p.m. May 26
In the years since Comedy Central’s Mind of Mencia went off the air, the only ways to get a look into the workings of Carlos Mencia’s brain have been through elaborate schemes of kidnapping and forced CAT scans. Even if you have a cousin who will do the kidnapping for free and have... More >>
Coconut Grove	Theater, Comedy

Teen Miami HistoryMiami : Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until June 16
We were all teenagers once. So we can all relate to a time we felt ignored, undervalued, unappreciated — and we can all remember making questionable life decisions. Beginning this Sunday, “Teen Miami,” a new exhibit at HistoryMiami (101 W. Flagler St., Miami) puts teenagers in... More >>
Downtown/Overtown	History, Arts

Rootsy Juicy Reggae Purdy Lounge : Every Mon.
It's Monday night. The work day is over and you're still sobering up from the weekend. If only there was a place where you can unwind after ending the crappiest day of the work week... Lucky for you, there's Purdy. They've been the go-to underground Monday night reggae party for almost a... More >>
Out of Town	Music

Reflection Stephen P. Clark Government Center : Daily
On most days, office drones, students, and thousands of other commuters who take the Metrorail downtown are too busy rushing to work, school, or shopping to stop and notice their surroundings. But at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, Ivan Toth Depeña’s new, public,... More >>
Downtown/Overtown	Arts

Latino/U.S. Cotidiano Centro Cultural Español : 8:00 p.m. daily from May 23 until August 16
If you ask Dulce Pinzon to define Gotham’s real superheroes, she’ll tell you they are the undocumented immigrants eking out livings as nannies, taxi drivers, delivery boys, and laundromat attendants. For close to a decade, the Mexican photographer has created color portraits of... More >>
Coral Gables/South Miami	Arts

Karaoke Night Jazid : 10:00 p.m. every Mon.
Karaoke. It's your cure to the Mondays. Celebrate the accomplishment of making it through the first day of the work week with your own variation of "Jessie's Girl" and "Dancing Queen," or go upstairs for Mary Jane Mondays where DJ Fiyah Vibez will be playing a mix of funk/soul, classic hip-hop,... More >>
Out of Town	Nightlife, Music

Pub Quiz Night Fado Irish Pub : 8:00 p.m. every Tue.
Snag a seat at this weekly trivia tourney hosted by Emcee J.R. Ten teams participate in an eight-round game, making Fado's quiz-fest the lengthiest trivia night of the bunch. Huddle with your crew to answer questions of all difficulty levels generated by Brainstormer. You may want to put your... More >>
Brickell	Nightlife

Lapdance Tuesdays Cameo : 11:00 p.m. every Tue.
Welcome to SoBe, a strange and beautiful seaside oasis where it's considered perfectly normal to spend one's life wandering barefoot and half-naked through the streets and across the sands in pursuit of fallen coconuts and horny tourists. Other "normal" South Beach behavior: auditioning for... More >>
South Beach	Nightlife, Music

Humpday Wednesdays Wood Tavern : 9:00 p.m. every Wed.
Benton Galgay may play records, but he's got his own ideas about what it means to be a DJ. First off, there are very few new artists he's into spinning. And when he does wax au courant, it's on behalf of labels such as Sublime Frequencies, Needless Records, or RVNG of the NRDS, Turntable Lab,... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Nightlife, Music

Ladies Night Jazid : 11:00 p.m. every Wed.
Ladies night is always sweet, especially when it's DJ Sweet Spot playing jazz and R&B hits. Best part of the night: ladies drink free until midnight and martinis are just $5 all night. So gather up your girls for an unforgettable night of sweet debaucheries. More >>
Out of Town	Nightlife, Music

DJ Contra Blackbird Ordinary : 11:00 p.m. every Thu.
DJ Contra began life in Munich, Germany, on the left side of the Berlin Wall. He spent his teen years around Washington, D.C., and as an adult, he finally wound up in Miami. Since then, he has traveled around the world, racking up passport stamps as the tour DJ for M.I.A. and Santigold. But... More >>
Little Havana	Nightlife, Music

Free Art Fridays Miami : Every Fri.
Friday: the end of the workweek, the beginning of debauched fun, the only song for which Rebecca Black will ever be known. But Friday is so much more than all of that. It’s also a chance to score some free original art. Free Art Fridays is a worldwide art movement that’s made its... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Arts

Peachfuzz The Garret at Grand Central : 11:00 p.m. every Fri.
Upstairs at Grand Central -- the immense downtown live music venue -- is the Garret, which functions as an independent space. It is the perfect size for smaller shows and weekly parties. Though one-off shows and events have had varied levels of success, the Garret's Friday-night party,... More >>
Downtown/Overtown	Nightlife, Music

Sugarcane Brunch Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill : 11:30 a.m. every Sat., Sun.
One of Midtown Miami’s sweetest restaurants sweetens its culinary pot with weekend brunch. Whole wheat pumpkin pancakes with housemade vanilla bean ricotta, steak ‘n’ eggs Benedict and waffles with duck confit and mustard maple syrup are just some of the tapas-style brunchables... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Food & Drink

Eve Sussman \| Rufus Corporation Bass Museum of Art : Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until August 11
Eve Sussman first stunned the art world with her film 89 Seconds at Alcázar, which earned critical raves at the 2004 Whitney Biennale. Sussman created her opus under the flag of the Rufus Corporation, a collaborative of artists, performers, musicians, writers, and other creative types... More >>
South Beach	Arts

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Eugene Savage: The Seminole Paintings Frost Art Museum : Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 19
During the Depression era, American painter and sculptor Eugene Savage earned national prominence with his WPA-style murals gracing the halls of some of America’s higher institutions of learning. In the 1930s, Savage created socially conscious works on the campuses of Columbia, Yale, and... More >>
Sweetwater/Westchester/West Miami	Arts

Flying Yoga South Florida Circus Art School : 9:00 a.m. daily
Thanks to your sedentary lifestyle, you likely engage only three or four of the 33 vertebrae in your spine. But what all of you aging office hunchbacks probably don’t realize is that your longevity, not just your posture, is linked to the health of your backbone. Circus freaks such as... More >>
Aventura/North Miami Beach	Circus

Aqua Girl 2013 Miami : Daily until May 19
It’s that time of year again. Get ready for five full days of inebriated, gyrating, scantily clad women living it up and looking to score. No, Miami isn’t hosting a taping of Girls Gone Wild. Aqua Girl is back in town. The iconic extravaganza for women who love women has returned,... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Nightlife, LGBT Events

Pivot Points: 15 Years and Counting Museum of Contemporary Art : Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until May 19
Since its inception in 1995, the Museum of Contemporary Art (770 NE 125th St., North Miami) has risen to the ranks of the top arts institutions in the nation thanks to the vision of its director and chief curator, Bonnie Clearwater. In addition to possessing a keen eye for burgeoning talent and... More >>
Upper Eastside/Miami Shores/Biscayne Park	Arts

American Sculpture in the Tropics Frost Art Museum : 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. every Sun. until May 20
“American Sculpture in the Tropics” unveils ten new monumental sculptures made with materials ranging from rubber tires to steel, cast fiberglass, and wood. Created by artists such as John Henry, Verina Baxter, Chakaia Booker, John Clement, and Bret Price, the works reflect the... More >>
Sweetwater/Westchester/West Miami	Arts

Glengarry Glen Ross Main Street Playhouse : 2:00 p.m. every Sun. until May 19
It’s another weekend of cruising in your Cadillac Eldorado, a dulling set of steak knives on the passenger seat and, rattling in the cup holder, the last little bit of severance pay from your real estate job swindling unsuspecting buyers. “Why,” you moan between cuss words... More >>
West Dade	Theater, Performing Arts