Events on Thursday, July 31

<em>P&eacute;</em><em>p&eacute;</em><em> le Moko </em>(1937)

Film

le Moko (1937)

Thursday 7/31 @ Upper Eastside Garden

Pépé may be from Marseilles, but now he's on the lam in the Algiers Casbah, and his hometown may as well... 

Mark Knopfler

Music

Mark Knopfler

Thursday 7/31 @ The Fillmore Miami Beach

Mark Knopfler was the lead singer and guitarist for Dire Straits, the British rock band responsible for hits such as the... 

<em>Calendar </em>(1993)

Film

Calendar

Thursday 7/31 @ Miami Beach Cinematheque

An Armenian-Canadian photographer is hired to shoot a series of ancient Armenian churches for a calendar, and, not knowing the language,... 

Ongoing Events

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

City Gems

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

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

Art

Shelf Life

Thursday 7/31 @ Twenty Twenty Projects

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

<em>Thoughts on Democracy</em>

Art

Thoughts on Democracy

Thursday 7/31 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

Inspired by Norman Rockwell's "Four Freedoms" posters of 1943, the Wolfsonian's Thoughts on Democracy is divided into a quartet of categories:... 

<em>The Beauty of Paper</em>

Art

The Beauty of Paper

Thursday 7/31 @ The Americas Collection

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

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

Art

Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas

Thursday 7/31 @ Bernice Steinbaum Gallery

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

The Room

City Gems

The Room

Thursday 7/31 @ 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

Thursday 7/31 @ 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

Thursday 7/31 @ Abbey Brewing Company

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

Moonchine

City Gems

Moonchine

Thursday 7/31 @ Moonchine

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

Captain Jim's Seafood

City Gems

Captain Jim's Seafood

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

Mark Curry

Comedy

Mark Curry

Thursday 7/31 @ Miami Improv

Mark Curry is known to most as the wisecracking basketball coach on the '90s sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. That gig,... 

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

Art

Nathan Sawaya

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

<em>Dalai Lama Renaissance</em>

Film: Documentary

Dalai Lama Renaissance

Thursday 7/31 @ Cinema Paradiso

Beloved throughout the world as a symbol of enlightenment and peace, the Dalai Lama has achieved significant acclaim as a world... 

Leandro Comba: <em>Obrador</em>

Art

Obrador

Thursday 7/31 @ 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

Thursday 7/31 @ 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

Thursday 7/31 @ 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

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

Casa Toscana

City Gems

Casa Toscana

Thursday 7/31 @ Casa Toscana

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

The Honey Tree

City Gems

The Honey Tree

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

Tuna's Garden Grille

City Gems

Tuna's Garden Grille

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

W Wine Bistro

City Gems

W Wine Bistro

Thursday 7/31 @ W Wine Bistro

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

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Lighthouse Tour

City Gems

Lighthouse Tour

Thursday 7/31 @ 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>Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions</em>

Art

Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

Spyro

City Gems

Spyro

Thursday 7/31 @ 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'

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

Paley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts

Art

Paley Pavilion

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

Bin No. 18

City Gems

Bin No. 18

Thursday 7/31 @ 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

Thursday 7/31 @ 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... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Thursday 7/31 @ Sushi Square

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

Christine's Roti Shop

City Gems

Christine's Roti Shop

Thursday 7/31 @ 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...