Events on Friday, August 1

Projekt Revolution 2008

Music

Projekt Revolution 2008

Friday 8/ 1 @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

Just when it seemed that nu-metal/rap-rock outfit Linkin Park's sun had set, the band returned to the top of the Billboard... 

Rimsky

Music

Rimsky

Friday 8/ 1 @ The Vagabond

Like many groups in the downtown scene, Rimsky prefer their sound low-fi and twangy. The partiers religiously flocking to the Vagabond... 

Wolf Book Club: Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op<em> </em>Stories (1923-30)

Special Event

Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op Stories

Friday 8/ 1 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

Before there was Marlowe, Archer, or even Sam Spade, Dashiell Hammett created the Continental Op, a nameless, amoral figure who is... 

DJs Skream & Hatcha

Music: DJ

DJs Skream & Hatcha

Friday 8/ 1 @ The Laundry Bar

The unofficial dubstep duo of Skream & Hatcha is about as old as the genre itself. Considered pioneers in the style,... 

Ongoing Events

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

City Gems

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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

Friday 8/ 1 @ W Wine Bistro

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

Elsa Carolina Munoz and Melissa Ruffino: <em>Inherent Connection</em>

Art

Inherent Connection

Friday 8/ 1 @ ArtCenter / South Florida

Elsa Carolina Munoz and Melissa Ruffino join forces to illustrate their Inherent Connection at ArtCenter's Lincoln Road gallery. Ruffino's colorful, chaotic... 

Paley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts

Art

Paley Pavilion

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

<em>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

The Room

City Gems

The Room

Friday 8/ 1 @ The Room

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

The Honey Tree

City Gems

The Honey Tree

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

Abbey Brewing Company

City Gems

Abbey Brewing Company

Friday 8/ 1 @ Abbey Brewing Company

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

Rusty Pelican

City Gems

Rusty Pelican

Friday 8/ 1 @ Rusty Pelican

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

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Lighthouse Tour

City Gems

Lighthouse Tour

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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>Full Grown Men</em>

Film

Full Grown Men

Friday 8/ 1 @ Miami Beach Cinematheque

Some men go to extreme lengths to avoid growing up. Take Alby, for example: he's a 35-year-old cartoonist whose sole ambition... 

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

Art

Shadows, Disappearances, and Illusions

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

<em>Dalai Lama Renaissance</em>

Film: Documentary

Dalai Lama Renaissance

Friday 8/ 1 @ Cinema Paradiso

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

Lunch at Garden of Eatin'

City Gems

Garden of Eatin'

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

<em>Thoughts on Democracy</em>

Art

Thoughts on Democracy

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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>Sympathy for the Devil:  Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967</em>

Art

Sympathy for the Devil

Friday 8/ 1 @ MOCA North Miami

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

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

Art

Hernan Bas

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

Casa Toscana

City Gems

Casa Toscana

Friday 8/ 1 @ Casa Toscana

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

Christine's Roti Shop

City Gems

Christine's Roti Shop

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

Tuna's Garden Grille

City Gems

Tuna's Garden Grille

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

Moonchine

City Gems

Moonchine

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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

Friday 8/ 1 @ The Americas Collection

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

Mark Curry

Comedy

Mark Curry

Friday 8/ 1 @ Miami Improv

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

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

Art

Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas

Friday 8/ 1 @ Bernice Steinbaum Gallery

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

Spyro

City Gems

Spyro

Friday 8/ 1 @ Spyro

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

Mac's Club Deuce

City Gems

Mac's Club Deuce

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

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

Art

A Hundred Years Dressing Calderón

Friday 8/ 1 @ Freedom Tower

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

Bin No. 18

City Gems

Bin No. 18

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Friday 8/ 1 @ Sushi Square

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

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

Art

Nathan Sawaya

Friday 8/ 1 @ 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...