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All events on Wednesday July 30

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Music: Jazz/Blues
Return to Forever
Wednesday July 30 (8pm) @ The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
After exploring the outer limits of jazz with Miles Davis' first electric ensemble, pianist Chick Corea set off on his own wild musical adventure. The... View details »
Return to Forever
Music: Hip-Hop
Flobots
Wednesday July 30 (7:30pm) @ Culture Room
Flobots' "Handlebars" is one of the most unlikely hits in recent years. The tune morphs from a gentle acoustic rap-along about human ingenuity into a... View details »
Flobots
Film: Documentary
Dalai Lama Renaissance
Wednesday July 30 (7pm) @ Cinema Paradiso More times »
Beloved throughout the world as a symbol of enlightenment and peace, the Dalai Lama has achieved significant acclaim as a world leader. In 1999, seeking... View details »
Dalai Lama Renaissance

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Haitian Dining at Tap Tap
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Haitian Dining at Tap Tap
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Garden of Eatin'
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Garden of Eatin'
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Spyro
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Spyro
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Sushi Square
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Sushi Square
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Christine's Roti Shop
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Christine's Roti Shop
Music: Rock/Pop
Can You Rock a Little Softer?
Wednesday July 30 (9:30pm) @ Churchill's More times »
In the few months since its inception, this night by homespun guitar duo Raffa and Rainer has become an offbeat hit all over town. The... View details »
Can You Rock a Little Softer?
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Captain Crab's
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Captain Crab's
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Moonchine
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Moonchine
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W Wine Bistro
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
W Wine Bistro
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Abbey Brewing Company
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Abbey Brewing Company
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The Room
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
The Room
Art
Hernan Bas
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Hernan Bas
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Casa Toscana
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Casa Toscana
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Bin No. 18
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Bin No. 18
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Canela Café
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Canela Café
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Captain Jim's Seafood
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Captain Jim's Seafood
Music: DJ
Eclectíque
Wednesday July 30 (10pm) @ Darius Palace More times »
Free
Argue about limited-edition pressings and hi-fi sound quality all you want at this Broward weekly for vintage-vinyl freaks. In the back lounge, chill out (or... View details »
Eclectíque
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Mac's Club Deuce
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Mac's Club Deuce
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Tuna's Garden Grille
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Tuna's Garden Grille
Art: Photography
The Hunter Gifts
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
The Hunter Gifts
Art
Rubens to Corot
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Rubens to Corot
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Luminaire X
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Luminaire X
Film
The Counterfeiters
Wednesday July 30 @ 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 »
The Counterfeiters
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The Art of Food
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
The Art of Food
Film
Son of Rambow
Wednesday July 30 @ 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 »
Son of Rambow
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Miami Live
Wednesday July 30 (9pm) @ Santo More times »
Open-mic nights and musical jam sessions are usually freewheeling, casual events, but that's hardly the case with Miami Live, a glamtastic midweek bash hosted by... View details »
Miami Live
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Rusty Pelican
Wednesday July 30 (11:30am–11pm) @ 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 »
Rusty Pelican
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The Honey Tree
Wednesday July 30 (8am–8pm) @ 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 »
The Honey Tree
Art
Sympathy for the Devil
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Sympathy for the Devil
Art
Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas
Art
Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions
Art
Paley Pavilion
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Paley Pavilion
Film
Roman de Gare
Wednesday July 30 @ 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 »
Roman de Gare
Art
Obrador
Wednesday July 30 @ 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 »
Obrador
Art
Shelf Life
Wednesday July 30 @ 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 »
Shelf Life
Art
The Beauty of Paper
Wednesday July 30 (10:30am–5:30pm) @ The Americas Collection More times »
Free
The Americas Collection closes out the summer season with a glorious array of works on paper. Featuring Iberian and Latin American artists, many of whom... View details »
The Beauty of Paper
Art
A Hundred Years Dressing Calderón
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
A Hundred Years Dressing Calderón
Art
Nathan Sawaya
Wednesday July 30 (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 »
Nathan Sawaya