Events on Wednesday, July 23

Poison w/ Dokken and Sebastian Bach

Music

Poison

Wednesday 7/23 @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

For three summers now, hair-metal icons Poison have toured the country to the delight of their old fans. The group has... 

John Dufresne: <em>Requiem, Mass.</em>

Books: Reading

John Dufresne

Wednesday 7/23 @ Books & Books - Coral Gables

There may be no actual town of Requiem, Massachusetts (John Dufresne uses his native Worcester as a template), but the place... 

Burger Queen

Party

Burger Queen

Wednesday 7/23 @ BAR

There's nothing that says summer like bikini-clad babes flipping miniburgers on the grill. The women of Fingerlickin' have been serving up... 

Ongoing Events

Spyro

City Gems

Spyro

Wednesday 7/23 @ Spyro

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

Twenty Twenty Projects presents <em>Shelf Life</em>

Art

Shelf Life

Wednesday 7/23 @ Twenty Twenty Projects

Taking the infamous, delectable Twinkie as its inspiration, Twenty Twenty Projects launches Shelf Life, a group exhibition of works that alernately... 

W Wine Bistro

City Gems

W Wine Bistro

Wednesday 7/23 @ W Wine Bistro

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

Cary Kwok

Art

Cary Kwok

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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... 

Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas: <em>Progeny</em>

Art

Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas

Wednesday 7/23 @ Bernice Steinbaum Gallery

Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas, mother and son, collaborate for Progeny at Bernice Steinbaum Gallery. While each is an accomplished... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Wednesday 7/23 @ Sushi Square

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

Mac's Club Deuce

City Gems

Mac's Club Deuce

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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 7/23 @ 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... 

Rusty Pelican

City Gems

Rusty Pelican

Wednesday 7/23 @ Rusty Pelican

The legendary Rusty Pelican has undergone a $7 million renovation and re-opens on December 12 with a revamped menu. Click here... 

Captain Jim's Seafood

City Gems

Captain Jim's Seafood

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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... 

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

Art

Nathan Sawaya

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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... 

The Room

City Gems

The Room

Wednesday 7/23 @ The Room

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

Leandro Comba: <em>Obrador</em>

Art

Obrador

Wednesday 7/23 @ Hardcore Art Contemporary Space

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... 

<em>A Hundred Years Dressing Calder&oacute;</em><em>n</em>

Art

A Hundred Years Dressing Calderón

Wednesday 7/23 @ Freedom Tower

If for some reason your summer is lacking drama, A Hundred Years Dressing Calderón at the Freedom Tower is a sure... 

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

Art

Sympathy for the Devil

Wednesday 7/23 @ MOCA North Miami

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

<em>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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... 

Paley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts

Art

Paley Pavilion

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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... 

The Honey Tree

City Gems

The Honey Tree

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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 7/23 @ 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... 

Moonchine

City Gems

Moonchine

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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>The Beauty of Paper</em>

Art

The Beauty of Paper

Wednesday 7/23 @ The Americas Collection

The Americas Collection closes out the summer season with a glorious array of works on paper. Featuring Iberian and Latin American... 

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

Art

Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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... 

Casa Toscana

City Gems

Casa Toscana

Wednesday 7/23 @ Casa Toscana

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

Lunch at Garden of Eatin'

City Gems

Garden of Eatin'

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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... 

Abbey Brewing Company

City Gems

Abbey Brewing Company

Wednesday 7/23 @ Abbey Brewing Company

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

Bin No. 18

City Gems

Bin No. 18

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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 7/23 @ 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... 

Christine's Roti Shop

City Gems

Christine's Roti Shop

Wednesday 7/23 @ 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...