Events on Friday, May 30

Rag*Trade Grand Reopening

Fashion/Style: Shopping

Rag*Trade Grand Reopening

Friday 5/30 @ Rag*Trade Happy Clothing Co.

Despite its location in a small apartment, Rag*Trade Happy Clothing Co. has secured a place in the hearts of fashion-conscious Miamians.... 

Conjunto Progreso

Music: Global

Conjunto Progreso

Friday 5/30 @ Transit Lounge

Since forming in 1999, Conjunto Progreso have evolved from a quartet to a ten-member ensemble that pumps out fiery Son Cubano,... 

Cultura 2008

Music

Cultura 2008

Friday 5/30 @ Tobacco Road

Cultura 2008 is a one-night mini-festival with a staggering lineup of local acts that you've probably heard of. But you may... 

Down Home Southernaires

Music

Down Home Southernaires

Friday 5/30 @ The Vagabond

From backyards in Miami Springs to Studio A's stage, the polyester-clad fellows of Down Home Southernaires have played in almost every... 

Ongoing Events

JonOne: <em>Miami Beat</em>

Art

JonOne

Friday 5/30 @ Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art

We can't think of a better location for a graffiti-inspired show than Carol Jazzar's garage-turned-gallery. Internationally acclaimed artist JonOne has transformed... 

Lee Materazzi

Art

Lee Materazzi

Friday 5/30 @ Spinello Gallery

Next time you feel the urge to play hide and seek, tuck yourself into Spinello Gallery and let Lee Materazzi's photographs... 

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

Art

The High Style of Dorothy Draper

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

Captain Jim's Seafood

City Gems

Captain Jim's Seafood

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Friday 5/30 @ Sushi Square

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

<I>Lichtenstein at Fairchild</I>

Art

Lichtenstein at Fairchild

Friday 5/30 @ 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.... 

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

City Gems

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

<em>My Blueberry Nights</em>

Film

My Blueberry Nights

Friday 5/30 @ 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

Friday 5/30 @ 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>Everything/Everyday</em>

Art: Photography

Everything/Everyday

Friday 5/30 @ Bear and Bird Boutique + Gallery

Ft. Lauderdale's Bear and Bird continues its string of odd and inventive shows, this time with a photo exhibition by a... 

Paley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts

Art

Paley Pavilion

Friday 5/30 @ Lowe Art Museum - University of Miami

A stellar selection of more than 150 glass masterpieces greets visitors to the new Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion for Contemporary... 

<em>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

The Room

City Gems

The Room

Friday 5/30 @ The Room

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

Mac's Club Deuce

City Gems

Mac's Club Deuce

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

Abbey Brewing Company

City Gems

Abbey Brewing Company

Friday 5/30 @ 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>Redbelt</em>

Film

Redbelt

Friday 5/30 @ Various locations

Gulf War veteran Mike (Chiwetel Ejiofor) runs a ju-jitsu studio, but refuses to participate in competitions, which he believes compromise the... 

Bin No. 18

City Gems

Bin No. 18

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Lighthouse Tour

City Gems

Lighthouse Tour

Friday 5/30 @ Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

Nestled on the far end of Key Biscayne — a world away from the razzle dazzle of South Beach — is... 

<em>Girls Rock!  </em>

Film: Documentary

Girls Rock!

Friday 5/30 @ Cinema Paradiso

The documentary Girls Rock! follows the trials and triumphs of four tweens and teenagers at the Rock 'n Roll Camp for... 

Alexander Calder Jewelry

Art

Alexander Calder Jewelry

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

Viernes Culturales

Festival: Performing Arts

Viernes Culturales

Friday 5/30 @ Viernes Culturales

It's easy to dismiss Calle Ocho as little more than a beat-up strip of bodegas, luncherías, and used-furniture stores. But some... 

<em>The Visitor</em>

Film

The Visitor

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

Amber Hawk Swanson

Art

Amber Hawk Swanson

Friday 5/30 @ Locust Projects

"Hello, is it me you're looking for?" Amber Hawk Swanson asks her life-sized, silicone-and-steel doppelgänger. Amber Doll may not answer, but... 

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

Art

The Great Age of American Automobiles

Friday 5/30 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Hernan Bas

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

Casa Toscana

City Gems

Casa Toscana

Friday 5/30 @ Casa Toscana

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

Christine's Roti Shop

City Gems

Christine's Roti Shop

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

Tuna's Garden Grille

City Gems

Tuna's Garden Grille

Friday 5/30 @ 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>Baby Mama</em>

Film

Baby Mama

Friday 5/30 @ 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

Friday 5/30 @ Moonchine

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

<em>Sympathy for the Devil:  Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967</em>

Art

Sympathy for the Devil

Friday 5/30 @ MOCA North Miami

Sympathy for the Devil is an exhaustive exploration of the intersection between rock 'n roll and contemporary art. The exhibition, which... 

Jamie Kennedy

Comedy

Jamie Kennedy

Friday 5/30 @ Miami Improv

OK, so if you combine all of Jamie Kennedy's appearances in crappy teen-comedy flicks and nearly all of the sketches from... 

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

Art

Melanie Smith

Friday 5/30 @ 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... 

Spyro

City Gems

Spyro

Friday 5/30 @ Spyro

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

Lunch at Garden of Eatin'

City Gems

Garden of Eatin'

Friday 5/30 @ 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...