Events on Wednesday, April 30

Patrick McGrath: <em>Trauma</em>

Books: Reading

Patrick McGrath

Wednesday 4/30 @ Books & Books - Coral Gables

In Trauma, Manhattan shrink Charlie Weir not only can't make up his mind about the women in his life (his ex,... 

La Quincea&ntilde;era

Music: DJ

La Quinceañera

Wednesday 4/30 @ The Vagabond

Some dismiss José el Rey as a novelty. Others claim he's Cuban Miami's modern music messiah. Whatever your take on his... 

Ongoing Events

Spyro

City Gems

Spyro

Wednesday 4/30 @ Spyro

Biscayne Boulevard, the main thoroughfare through the northern end of this fair city, is a complete and utter mess thanks to... 

<em>Baby Mama</em>

Film

Baby Mama

Wednesday 4/30 @ Various locations

With their smart mouths and hyperactive wit, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have already proven irresistible as a comic team —... 

Moonchine

City Gems

Moonchine

Wednesday 4/30 @ Moonchine

Miami's Upper Eastside isn't lacking in cozy restaurants that feature both Japanese and Thai cuisine, but new eatery Moonchine trumps them... 

Captain Jim's Seafood

City Gems

Captain Jim's Seafood

Wednesday 4/30 @ Captain Jim's Seafood

For years, Captain Jim's has been the fish market of choice for many North Miami residents, but not everyone takes the... 

Melanie Smith with Rafael Ortega:<em> Parres Trilogy</em>

Art

Melanie Smith

Wednesday 4/30 @ Miami Art Museum -

British-born artist Melanie Smith examines contemporary life in the big city — and injects her work with a dose of turn-of-the-century... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Wednesday 4/30 @ Sushi Square

Sushi Square is more like a cube — a block of Biscayne Boulevard restaurant so tiny that you might miss it... 

Lunch at Garden of Eatin'

City Gems

Garden of Eatin'

Wednesday 4/30 @ Garden of Eatin'

With all the tropical flora found in Florida, you'd think the natives would be a bit more appreciative of fruits and... 

Tuna's Garden Grille

City Gems

Tuna's Garden Grille

Wednesday 4/30 @ Tuna's Garden Grille

The original Tuna's was a charming waterfront eatery where you could sit on a rickety-but-romantic patio with plates of lobsters and... 

<em>The High Style of Dorothy Draper </em>

Art

The High Style of Dorothy Draper

Wednesday 4/30 @ Museum of Art - Fort Lauderdale

An illustrious American interior decorator from the Jazz Age through the '60s, Dorothy Draper lived to bedazzle, with a bold, unabashed... 

Lawrence Murray Dixon:<em> Art Deco Master</em>

Art

Lawrence Murray Dixon

Wednesday 4/30 @ Bass Museum of Art

Back in the '30s, well-heeled New Yorkers migrated to the Florida tropics as a getaway from the cold, often staying in... 

<I>Lichtenstein at Fairchild</I>

Art

Lichtenstein at Fairchild

Wednesday 4/30 @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Drawing from popular advertisements, mainstream comic books, and industrial production techniques, Roy Lichtenstein's primary-colored works are now iconic deconstructions of Americana.... 

The Room

City Gems

The Room

Wednesday 4/30 @ The Room

Miami might be one of the only places in America where you recover from a weekend of partying and drinking by... 

<em>My Blueberry Nights</em>

Film

My Blueberry Nights

Wednesday 4/30 @ Regal Cinemas 18

Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights is undeniably, embarrassingly cheesy. Replete with slow-motion shots and blue-lit greasy spoons, it truly leaves... 

W Wine Bistro

City Gems

W Wine Bistro

Wednesday 4/30 @ W Wine Bistro

Hidden away under an overpass on the outskirts of the Design District, this tiny wine bistro has shown a lot of... 

<em>Pivot Points I: Defining MOCA's Collection </em>

Art

Pivot Points I

Wednesday 4/30 @ Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami

Last year, Miami collectors Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz donated the multimedia project No Ghost Just a Shell to MOCA... 

<em>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Wednesday 4/30 @ Norton Museum of Art

Adding to its already-expansive collection of more than 2,200 photographs (including works by Man Ray, Walker Evans, and Henri Cartier-Bresson), the... 

<em>La Boh&egrave;me</em>

Performing Arts: Opera

La Bohème

Wednesday 4/30 @ Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème is one of North America's most performed operas, second only to his Madama Butterfly — and it's... 

Mac's Club Deuce

City Gems

Mac's Club Deuce

Wednesday 4/30 @ Mac's Club Deuce

Freaks, geeks, drag queens, hipsters, club kids, and straight-up drunks commingle at South Beach's most notorious dive bar. The second-oldest watering... 

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

City Gems

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Wednesday 4/30 @ Tap Tap

Those who've passed a lazy evening in the rocking chairs on Tap Tap's front porch, sipping Miami's best mojitos while listening... 

Bin No. 18

City Gems

Bin No. 18

Wednesday 4/30 @ Bin No. 18

Miami's midtown crowd has really caught on to wining, thanks to bars like the much-missed Stop Miami, which closed earlier this... 

Hernan Bas: <em>Works from the Rubell Family Collection</em>

Art

Hernan Bas

Wednesday 4/30 @ Rubell Family Collection

Hernan Bas is Miami's biggest art star, creating darkly poetic, romanticized works read as chapters in an epic, sometimes mythical, and... 

Alexander Calder Jewelry

Art

Alexander Calder Jewelry

Wednesday 4/30 @ Norton Museum of Art

Throughout his prolific career, American sculptor Alexander Calder created a variety of objects — from inventive children's toys and 1927's miniature... 

Casa Toscana

City Gems

Casa Toscana

Wednesday 4/30 @ Casa Toscana

Go somewhere to deflate after the crush of Art Basel, eat a good meal, and connect with either yourself or your... 

<em>The Visitor</em>

Film

The Visitor

Wednesday 4/30 @ Regal Cinemas 18

Some character actors should never really be leading men (Jude Law), and some just haven't been given the chance. Richard Jenkins... 

Abbey Brewing Company

City Gems

Abbey Brewing Company

Wednesday 4/30 @ Abbey Brewing Company

There are a few watering holes on South Beach that feature an endless selection of excellent international beers, and, of this... 

<em>The Great Age of American Automobiles</em>

Art

The Great Age of American Automobiles

Wednesday 4/30 @ Museum of Art - Fort Lauderdale

Before American automobile design started becoming more and more homogenized, there was a time when cars actually had real presence, imagination,... 

<em>Wilfredo Lam in North America</em>

Art

Wilfredo Lam

Wednesday 4/30 @ Miami Art Museum -

This retrospective is the first large-scale Wilfredo Lam exhibition ever organized in a South Florida museum. Arguably the 20th century's most... 

<em>Julius Caesar</em>

Performing Arts: Opera

Julius Caesar

Wednesday 4/30 @ Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

Handel's Julius Caesar may not be as historically accurate as Shakespeare's version, but it certainly ends better for the titular character:... 

Christine's Roti Shop

City Gems

Christine's Roti Shop

Wednesday 4/30 @ Christine's Roti Shop

Christine's Roti Shop is a North Miami Beach institution. Just after Hurricane Wilma, when the power was out across the city...