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As you may have noticed, Flavorpill Miami didn't hit your inbox last week, as we're taking a break for the rest of the summer. We'll be in touch soon with info on what's next, but until then, check the site for all the happenings that are still happening.
All events on Friday July 18
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- Dreams with Sharp Teeth
- Friday July 18 (7:45 & 9:30pm) @ Miami Beach Cinematheque More times »
- You may not be familiar with writer Harlan Ellison, but you've probably seen or heard some of his work. Ellison penned Star Trek's most... View details »
- Music: Rock/Pop
- Nothing Rhymes with Orange
- Friday July 18 (11pm) @ The Vagabond
- Free
- Just when it seemed that the bookers behind the Vagabond's Friday-night shows were running short on hot local acts, along comes Nothing Rhymes with... View details »
- Music: Rock/Pop
- Brendan O'Hara
- Friday July 18 (11–2pm) @ Transit Lounge
- Free
- Brendan O'Hara is a dedicated troubadour, a musician who's always willing to practice his craft for anyone who'll listen. Whether playing solo or with his... View details »
- Music: Electronic
- Jamie Lidell
- Friday July 18 (10pm) @ Heathrow Lounge
- Jamie Lidell has arrived. In his performances since 2005's fantastically received, surprisingly soulful Multiply, the demi-founder of the now-defunct IDM outfit Super_Collider has thrilled audiences... View details »
- Film
- Alice's House
- Friday July 18 (7pm) @ Bill Cosford Cinema - University of Miami More times »
- Brazilian filmmaker Chico Teixeira's Alice's House is a soul-stirring snapshot of working-class São Paulo. Though the tale of Alice (a world-weary manicurist), her ailing mother,... View details »
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- Haitian Dining at Tap Tap
- Friday July 18 (5pm) @ Tap Tap More times »
- Those who've passed a lazy evening in the rocking chairs on Tap Tap's front porch, sipping Miami's best mojitos while listening to Haitian compas music,... View details »
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- Garden of Eatin'
- Friday July 18 (7am–9pm) @ Garden of Eatin' More times »
- With all the tropical flora found in Florida, you'd think the natives would be a bit more appreciative of fruits and veggies. Not so in... View details »
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- Spyro
- Friday July 18 (6pm–midnight) @ Spyro More times »
- Biscayne Boulevard, the main thoroughfare through the northern end of this fair city, is a complete and utter mess thanks to recent construction projects. Thankfully,... View details »
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- Sushi Square
- Friday July 18 (6:30pm–midnight) @ Sushi Square More times »
- Sushi Square is more like a cube — a block of Biscayne Boulevard restaurant so tiny that you might miss it even when you're looking... View details »
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- Christine's Roti Shop
- Friday July 18 (9am–9pm) @ Christine's Roti Shop More times »
- Christine's Roti Shop is a North Miami Beach institution. Just after Hurricane Wilma, when the power was out across the city for three weeks in... View details »
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- Captain Crab's
- Friday July 18 (11am–11pm) @ Captain Crab's Take-Away More times »
- You'd think there'd be more crab shacks like this one all over Miami, but it seems as if California's the only place for that. That's... View details »
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- Moonchine
- Friday July 18 (11:30am–11pm) @ Moonchine More times »
- Miami's Upper Eastside isn't lacking in cozy restaurants that feature both Japanese and Thai cuisine, but new eatery Moonchine trumps them all, adding Vietnamese fare... View details »
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- W Wine Bistro
- Friday July 18 (11:30am–10:30pm) @ W Wine Bistro More times »
- Hidden away under an overpass on the outskirts of the Design District, this tiny wine bistro has shown a lot of resiliency over the past... View details »
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- Abbey Brewing Company
- Friday July 18 (1pm–5am) @ Abbey Brewing Company More times »
- Free
- There are a few watering holes on South Beach that feature an endless selection of excellent international beers, and, of this small group, there's only... View details »
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- The Room
- Friday July 18 (6pm–2am) @ The Room More times »
- Free
- Miami might be one of the only places in America where you recover from a weekend of partying and drinking by partying and drinking on... View details »
- Art
- Hernan Bas
- Friday July 18 (10am–6pm) @ Rubell Family Collection More times »
- Free
- Hernan Bas is Miami's biggest art star, creating darkly poetic, romanticized works read as chapters in an epic, sometimes mythical, and often decadent literary novel... View details »
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- Casa Toscana
- Friday July 18 (6–11pm) @ Casa Toscana More times »
- Go somewhere to deflate after the crush of Art Basel, eat a good meal, and connect with either yourself or your sweetie. Casa Toscana is... View details »
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- Bin No. 18
- Friday July 18 (11am–3pm & 6–11pm) @ Bin No. 18 More times »
- Miami's midtown crowd has really caught on to wining, thanks to bars like the much-missed Stop Miami, which closed earlier this spring. Bin No. 18... View details »
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- Canela Café
- Friday July 18 (noon–11:30pm) @ Canela Cafe More times »
- There are tons of Latin-American restaurants to be found around greater Miami, but Canela has this stretch of Biscayne Boulevard on lock. Diners can enjoy... View details »
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- Captain Jim's Seafood
- Friday July 18 (10am–9pm) @ Captain Jim's Seafood More times »
- For years, Captain Jim's has been the fish market of choice for many North Miami residents, but not everyone takes the time to check out... View details »
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- Lighthouse Tour
- Friday July 18 (10am–1pm) @ Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park More times »
- Nestled on the far end of Key Biscayne — a world away from the razzle dazzle of South Beach — is Bill Baggs Cape Florida... View details »
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- Mac's Club Deuce
- Friday July 18 (8–5am) @ Mac's Club Deuce More times »
- Free
- Freaks, geeks, drag queens, hipsters, club kids, and straight-up drunks commingle at South Beach's most notorious dive bar. The second-oldest watering hole in Dade County... View details »
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- Tuna's Garden Grille
- Friday July 18 (3pm–2am) @ Tuna's Garden Grille More times »
- The original Tuna's was a charming waterfront eatery where you could sit on a rickety-but-romantic patio with plates of lobsters and oysters, then watch moneyed... View details »
- Music: Global
- La Gata
- Friday July 18 (9–11pm) @ Che Sopranos More times »
- Free
- Miami's very own catwoman, La Gata is a tango singer who wields her mystique and bravado like a dagger. She's up there in age, but... View details »
- Art: Photography
- The Hunter Gifts
- Friday July 18 (10am–5pm) @ Norton Museum of Art More times »
- Adding to its already-expansive collection of more than 2,200 photographs (including works by Man Ray, Walker Evans, and Henri Cartier-Bresson), the Norton has just received... View details »
- Art
- Rubens to Corot
- Friday July 18 (10am–5pm) @ Norton Museum of Art More times »
- Given the lack of extensive Old Masters collections in South Florida museums, Valerie Delacorte's recent gift of more than 60 paintings, sculptures, and drawings to... View details »
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- Luminaire X
- Friday July 18 (11am–6pm) @ Luminaire X More times »
- Free
- The success of a "pop-up store" is dependent on brands and atmosphere — if the place doesn't deliver on those fronts, it's just another soulless... View details »
- Film
- The Counterfeiters
- Friday July 18 @ Various locations More times »
- Someone's got to say this aloud: It's getting hard to rouse the will to see more films about the Holocaust. Only Germany still excavates new... View details »
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- The Art of Food
- Friday July 18 (11am–8pm) @ The Art of Food More times »
- Raw meals aren't for everyone, but there's no denying that a diet free from processed, over-salted, and over-sweetened food is a healthy alternative to many... View details »
- Film
- Son of Rambow
- Friday July 18 @ AMC Cocowalk 16 More times »
- Young Will lives in a religious home that forbids television or film — but once school bully Lee exposes him to a bootleg copy of... View details »
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- Rusty Pelican
- Friday July 18 (11:30am–midnight) @ Rusty Pelican More times »
- If you're not a churchgoer, but still need a Sunday-morning ritual, the Rusty Pelican is a good place to start. Nestled on the edge of... View details »
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- The Honey Tree
- Friday July 18 (8am–7pm) @ The Honey Tree More times »
- Sandwiched between an inexpensive sushi joint and a popular Cuban restaurant, health-food store and vegetarian eatery the Honey Tree appears to face some stiff competition.... View details »
- Art
- Sympathy for the Devil
- Friday July 18 (11am–5pm) @ MOCA North Miami More times »
- Sympathy for the Devil is an exhaustive exploration of the intersection between rock 'n roll and contemporary art. The exhibition, which debuted in Chicago, is... View details »
- Art
- Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas
- Friday July 18 (10am–6pm) @ Bernice Steinbaum Gallery More times »
- Free
- Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas, mother and son, collaborate for Progeny at Bernice Steinbaum Gallery. While each is an accomplished artist on his or... View details »
- Art
- Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions
- Friday July 18 (10am–5pm) @ Miami Art Museum More times »
- Miami Art Museum's Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions shows off a delightfully disorienting selection of contemporary optical art. Artists such as Martin Oppel and Regina Silveira... View details »
- Art
- Paley Pavilion
- Friday July 18 (10–5pm) @ Lowe Art Museum - University of Miami More times »
- Free
- A stellar selection of more than 150 glass masterpieces greets visitors to the new Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts... View details »
- Music: DJ
- Klever
- Friday July 18 (10pm–5am) @ White Room More times »
- Pulling a share of the partiers that frequent Downtown's indie-club trifecta can be a bit tricky, especially on weekends. As the newest Friday-night weekly to... View details »
- Film
- Roman de Gare
- Friday July 18 @ Regal Cinemas 18 More times »
- Roman de Gare takes its name from the French term for popular novels sold in train stations, and, indeed, this film's whodunit plot is pure... View details »
- Art
- Obrador
- Friday July 18 @ Hardcore Art Contemporary Space More times »
- Free
- Set aside your frustrations with Miami's real-estate crisis and check out Leandro Comba's Obrador, an exhibition of architecture-inspired work at Hardcore Art Contemporary Space. Abstract... View details »
- Film
- The Fall
- Friday July 18 (8pm) @ Cinema Paradiso More times »
- In The Fall, a paralyzed Hollywood stuntman convalesces in a hospital where a young Romanian girl heals from a broken collarbone. To compel her to... View details »
- Art
- Cary Kwok
- Friday July 18 (11am–6pm) @ Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin More times »
- Free
- London hairstylist-cum-artist Cary Kwok's exquisite renderings of the human form are expertly executed with a simple ballpoint pen. Informed by a background in fashion design... View details »
- Art
- JonOne
- Friday July 18 (1–5pm) @ Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art More times »
- Free
- 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 Jazzar's exhibition space into... View details »
- Art
- Shelf Life
- Friday July 18 @ Twenty Twenty Projects More times »
- Free
- Taking the infamous, delectable Twinkie as its inspiration, Twenty Twenty Projects launches Shelf Life, a group exhibition of works that alernately honor and defy the... View details »
- Art
- A Hundred Years Dressing Calderón
- Friday July 18 (noon–5pm) @ Freedom Tower More times »
- Free
- If for some reason your summer is lacking drama, A Hundred Years Dressing Calderón at the Freedom Tower is a sure to elicit some gasps... View details »
- Art
- Thoughts on Democracy
- Friday July 18 (noon–9pm) @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum More times »
- Free
- Inspired by Norman Rockwell's "Four Freedoms" posters of 1943, the Wolfsonian's Thoughts on Democracy is divided into a quartet of categories: Freedom of Speech, Freedom... View details »
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- Nathan Sawaya
- Friday July 18 (10am–5pm) @ Art and Culture Center of Hollywood More times »
- Nathan Sawaya's Art of the Brick, made of nearly 1 million individual Lego pieces, induces both giggles and awe. The deceivingly minimal forms rendered in... View details »
