Events on Wednesday, June 11

Cupcake Bingo

Food/Wine

Cupcake Bingo

Wednesday 6/11 @ Sweetcakes Edibles

Miami's young folks aren't exactly known for respecting their elders, but apparently the habits of the large retiree population have been... 

Ladytron w/ Datarock

Music: Electronic

Ladytron

Wednesday 6/11 @ Studio A

The snarls of Bulgarian-born Mira Aroyo tease Helen Marnie's hushed vocals, while their Ladytron bandmates mess about on analog synthesizers. The... 

Pearl Jam

Music

Pearl Jam

Wednesday 6/11 @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

At this point, Pearl Jam's longevity is one of their best assets. As one of the chart-busting bands to emerge from... 

A Nite OUT: <em>A Four Letter Word</em>

Film

A Four Letter Word

Wednesday 6/11 @ Miami Beach Cinematheque

Director Casper Andreas (Slutty Summer) and writer/co-star/Out columnist Jesse Archer know their way around a party-boy's story, and here... 

Ongoing Events

Abbey Brewing Company

City Gems

Abbey Brewing Company

Wednesday 6/11 @ Abbey Brewing Company

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

Lee Materazzi

Art

Lee Materazzi

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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 Great Age of American Automobiles</em>

Art

The Great Age of American Automobiles

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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>Berkeley </em>(2005)

Film

Berkeley

Wednesday 6/11 @ Cinema Paradiso

If there's a single college campus that represents '60s counterculture, it's Berkeley, site of sit-ins and birthplace of the... 

Christine's Roti Shop

City Gems

Christine's Roti Shop

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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... 

<em>Up the Yangtze</em>

Film: Documentary

Up the Yangtze

Wednesday 6/11 @ Cinema Paradiso

Earthquakes and social protest make headlines, but a far more complex and subtle catastrophe is taking shape in the shadow of... 

<em>My Blueberry Nights</em>

Film

My Blueberry Nights

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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... 

Moonchine

City Gems

Moonchine

Wednesday 6/11 @ Moonchine

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

Cary Kwok

Art

Cary Kwok

Wednesday 6/11 @ Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

London hairstylist-cum-artist Cary Kwok's exquisite renderings of the human form are expertly executed with a simple ballpoint pen. Informed by a... 

Alexander Calder Jewelry

Art

Alexander Calder Jewelry

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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 6/11 @ Casa Toscana

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

Mac's Club Deuce

City Gems

Mac's Club Deuce

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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... 

Tuna's Garden Grille

City Gems

Tuna's Garden Grille

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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>Redbelt</em>

Film

Redbelt

Wednesday 6/11 @ Various locations

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

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

Art

The High Style of Dorothy Draper

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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... 

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

Art

Hernan Bas

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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... 

Paley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts

Art

Paley Pavilion

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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... 

Nathan Sawaya: <em>Art of the Brick</em>

Art

Nathan Sawaya

Wednesday 6/11 @ Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

Nathan Sawaya's Art of the Brick, made of nearly 1 million individual Lego pieces, induces both giggles and awe. The deceivingly... 

Spyro

City Gems

Spyro

Wednesday 6/11 @ Spyro

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

<em>The Visitor</em>

Film

The Visitor

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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... 

W Wine Bistro

City Gems

W Wine Bistro

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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>Sympathy for the Devil:  Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967</em>

Art

Sympathy for the Devil

Wednesday 6/11 @ MOCA North Miami

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

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

Art

Melanie Smith

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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 6/11 @ Sushi Square

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

The Honey Tree

City Gems

The Honey Tree

Wednesday 6/11 @ The Honey Tree

Sandwiched between an inexpensive sushi joint and a popular Cuban restaurant, health-food store and vegetarian eatery the Honey Tree appears to... 

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

City Gems

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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>Baby Mama</em>

Film

Baby Mama

Wednesday 6/11 @ Various locations

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

Bin No. 18

City Gems

Bin No. 18

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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... 

Captain Jim's Seafood

City Gems

Captain Jim's Seafood

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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... 

<em>Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions</em>

Art

Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions

Wednesday 6/11 @ Miami Art Museum -

Miami Art Museum's Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions shows off a delightfully disorienting selection of contemporary optical art. Artists such as Martin... 

The Room

City Gems

The Room

Wednesday 6/11 @ The Room

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

Lunch at Garden of Eatin'

City Gems

Garden of Eatin'

Wednesday 6/11 @ 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...