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From Picasso to Koons: The Artist as Jeweler Bass Museum of Art : Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until July 21
When French conceptual artist Bernar Venet wrapped a thin strip of silver around the future Diane Venet’s finger to propose marriage, the stylish curator became hooked on wearable works of art. Now her dress code includes miniature masterpieces by some of art history’s most notable... More >>
South Beach	Arts

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

Latino/U.S. Cotidiano Centro Cultural Español : 8:00 p.m. daily 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

Biscayne Triangle Truck Roundup Johnson & Wales University : Every Tue.
You filed your voter registration paperwork. You carried your registration card in your wallet for months. You watched the debates and made an informed decision for your candidate. And on Tuesday, you'll line up at your designated polling place, wait in line with dozens of other registered... More >>
North Miami	Food and Drink

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

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

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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Stefano Ravasini Segafredo Espanola Way : 11:00 p.m. every Mon.
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 >>
South Beach	Nightlife, Music

Factory Milonga Tango Class and Party Parafernalia Studio : 9:30 p.m. every Wed.
Reality shows make things look so easy, but in the real world, you don’t have the luxury of fancy editing and strategic cut-away shots that really make the magic happen. So when you’re boogying at the Wednesday-night Factory Milonga Tango Class and Party, look in the mirror and ask... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Dance, Nightlife, Music

Glenda Grainger Cha Cha Rooster : 8:30 p.m. every Fri.; 8:30 p.m. every Sat.
Attention all roosters: For an evening of retro entertainment, grab your best hen (or best rooster. . . hell, who’s judging?) and wing it over to, well. . . Cha Cha Rooster at Lord’s SoBe, where singer Glenda Grainger caws all those hits of yesteryear at 8:30 and 10 p.m. every Friday... More >>
South Beach	Music, Food and Drink

Sizzlin' SunDaze Mandarin Oriental Hotel : 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. every Sun.
Put the “daze” in your “Sundays” (and remind yourself how sweet life would be if you and your SO didn’t have to go back to work the next morning) at the new Sunday beach and pool party at the Oasis Beach Club at Brickell Key’s poshola Mandarin Oriental.... More >>
Brickell	Food and Drink

Hangin' With Orangs Monkey Jungle : 10:45 a.m. daily
Orangutans are the Albert Einsteins of the primate world, even if their coppery hair makes them look like the redheaded stepchildren. They create and use tools to forage for food, break and arrange tree branches to serve as beds, and can hold a scene opposite Clint Eastwood. (See Clyde in... More >>
Cutler Bay/Palmetto Bay	Zoo and Animals

Tequila Sunsets Cantina Beach : Every Thu.
There have been many great women in history. Betsy Ross made the first American flag, Amelia Earhart paved the way for female pilots, and Cleopatra ruled Eqypt. But they all pale in comparison to Margarita Sames, the socialite for whom the margarita drink was named. For that, we are eternally... More >>
Key Biscayne	Happy Hours, Food and Drink

Pétanque Tournament Biltmore Hotel & Resort : 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. every Tue.
We've finally found it! A sport for the lazy that actually reeks of high-class refinement. Invented by a rheumatic Frenchie who didn't want to run after a ball, pétanque is deliciously played while standing still. In the same vein as lawn bowling, bocce, or boules, the point is to come... More >>
South Dade	Games

Words & Wine The Jam House : 8:00 p.m. every Wed.
For the past several years, the open-mike/spoken-word scene has been burgeoning in Miami. Words & Wine, an open-mike showcase, was initially held in promoter Nikki Rodriguez's living room as a way for friends and lovers of poetry to get together and whine -- ahem -- wine. This informal event,... More >>
Midtown/Wynwood/Design District	Spoken Word

Frost Bite Thursdays Hotel Victor : 8:00 p.m. every Thu.
As Arnold Schwarzenegger, AKA Mr. Freeze, says in Batman & Robin, the definitive database of cold-weather-related puns, "Tonight's forecast: A freeze is coming." Tonight being Thursday, that forecast refers specifically to Ice Bar at Hotel Victor, where at 8 p.m., it's time for Frost Bite... More >>
Out of Town	Nightlife

On/Off A La Folie : 10:00 p.m. every Wed.
The PL0T and LINK crews have been busy this year hosting some of the top international techno talent at downtown venues like White Room, Electric Pickle and Space. Now they've embarked on an entirely new collaborative effort that aims to showcase Miami's own local talent in the intimate patio... More >>
South Beach	Nightlife, Music

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

Farmer's Market Stephen P. Clark Government Center : Every Tue.
Downtown/Overtown	Farmers' Markets

Submission Treehouse : 11:00 p.m. last Sat. of every month
Submission is the only fetish party in South Beach — and it doesn’t submit to SoBe protocol when it comes to drink prices. Lucifer, bless them: There’s an open bar from 11 p.m. to midnight, and after that, well drinks are $7 and beers $6. Relax, it’s just a fetish party,... More >>
Mid/North Beach	Theater, Nightlife

Road Through Heaven Roxy Performing Arts Center : 8:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 2; 1:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 2
You can’t say that playwright and New Theatre artistic director Ricky J. Martinez avoids deep themes in his work. In Road Through Heaven, his latest effort, he explores morality, life and death, and the realization of our deepest desires, all in the context of a lyrical love triangle on a... More >>
West Kendall	Theater

Carlos Mencia Miami Improv : 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

Sea Kayak & Snorkel Adventure Crandon Park Visitors and Nature Center : 9:30 a.m. daily
You've heard about petrified forests, but in Miami we have something just as cool – a fossilized reef. One of only a couple such reefs in the world, the fossilized reef in the Bear Cut Preserve in Crandon Park is believed to be the remnants of long dead mangroves. And though the reef... More >>
Key Biscayne	Sports - Participatory, Environmental

Good Monday Haven : 9:00 p.m. every Mon.
Sunday morning rolls around, and you’re recovering from that killer Saturday-night binge. You have a late brunch and park yourself on your couch for the rest of the day, knowing you can’t go into work reeking of alcohol. Sundays are for pulling yourself together for the beginning of... More >>
South Beach	Theater, Nightlife, Free Events

Brickell Social Club The Viceroy : 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. every Wed.
Amid the nightly masses at Fado Irish Pub, Blue Martini, and Taverna Opa in Mary Brickell Village, the local crowd seemed to have been forgotten, set on the social back burner in favor of an overwhelming cluster of college students and tourists. Between overcrowding and overpriced drinks,... More >>
Brickell	Nightlife, Happy Hours, Food and Drink