The Wynwood Art Walk and the Miami Design District Art + Design night are the second Saturday of each month, close enough to go to both if you have the stamina.
Hours are 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information on the Design District, visit www.miamidesigndistrict.net. Details about exhibitions in Wynwood are at http://www.wynwoodartwalk.com/
Opera joins the features of the Wynwood Art Walk on Saturday, April 14, at 7 p.m. Performers from the Florida Grand Opera’s Young Artist Studio will give a sneak peek at the company’s current production, Romeo et Juliette. Admission is free and includes complimentary cocktails but you must RSVP here. It happens at the Dorsch Gallery, 151 NW 24 St.
The last Sunday of the month brings Sundays on the Green at Wynwood Green, an outdoor market featuring vendors with handmade goods, live music, workshops, organic pet food and more. Hours are noon to 7 p.m. at 572 NW 23 St., Wynwood.
You can also order by phone at 866-811-4111 and mention MACBETH. See the play at the Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, 404 NW 26 St., Wynwood.
Through Saturday, Dec. 10, score American Apparel items for up to 90 percent off.
Sale hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and there’s a free shuttle from the American Apparel store on Miami Beach at Washington Avenue and Espanola Way.
The sale takes place in the Wynwood Convention Center, 2136 NW First Ave., Wynwood.
The Miami Downtown Development Authority’s DWNTWN Shuttle will provide free transportation to all of the major destinations in Downtown Miami, Wynwood and Midtown during Art Basel.
The Shuttle is in collaboration with Art Days, a program to promote arts in and around downtown Miami.
The free shuttle will run every 30 minutes from a.m. to 11 p.m. Nov. 30 through Dec. 4.
It will stop in Midtown (Art Miami, Scope, Red Dot and Art Asia), Wynwood, Pulse Art Fair, CIFO/Legal Art, Grand Central, Miami Art Museum, Mary Brickell Village, Mandarin Oriental, JW Marriott Marquis, Bayfront Park/Intercontinental Hotel and the Arsht Center. You can see a map of the route here.
Alongside Art Basel, from from Thursday, Dec. 1, through Sunday, Dec. 4, Multiversal Miami holds its show daily from noon to midnight.
For $5 admission, you can check out the work of visual and performance artists; a detailed schedule is here. It happens in tented and open-air spaces at 193 NW 24 St., Wynwood.
This event, described as a street art happening, takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, through Sunday, Oct. 23. It will feature many kinds of art – sculpture, sound, installation and performance, to name a few.
There will also be art galleries and exhibitions, live music, food and more. Admission is $10 for everyone older than 10, free for those younger. It happens along NW Sixth Avenue south of 29th Street; click here for directions.
The last Friday of the month brings the Triple Threat at Cafeina in Wynwood. On Sept. 23, beginning at 9 p.m., there will be a live performance by LMJ and the Romantics, an art exhibition and more, including complimentary top-shelf maragaritas from 9 to 10 p.m. Cover charge is $5 after 10 p.m. RSVP to info@cafeinamiami.com Cafeina is at 297 NW 23 St.
On Sunday, Feb. 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cafeina Lounge presents a brunch and bazaar. The meal costs $20 and includes two hours of mimosas and bloody marys. There will also be live music. The bazaar features an international newsstand, jewelry and accessories, pastries and more. Cafeina Lounge is at 297 NW 23 St. in Wynwood.
On Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., a public relations and marketing professional will advise artists on how to get the media to take them seriously. The $10 admission gets you the seminar and the afterparty with complimentary drinks and snacks. Click here for details and to RSVP. The event takes place at GAB Studio, 105 NW 23 St.
Described as “where old Miami meets Chicago speakeasy meets 1940s officers club,” the El Bolero Room celebrates its grand opening on Friday, Jan. 21, at 10 p.m. There will be music played live and by DJs. RSVP to inbal.lankry@gmail.com for complimentary admission and cocktails from 10 p.m. to midnight. The El Bolero Room is at the Electric Pickle, 2826 N. Miami Ave.
No cover, no lines and a live feed from Times Square are on offer Friday, Dec. 31, from 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. Cafeina Wynwood Lounge is at 297 NW 23 St.
A new happy hour just launched at the Wynwood lounge Cafeina. It features half-price coffee-inspired drinks and 7 items for $7. It runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Here are the $7 offerings:
Cafeina is located at 297 NW 23rd Street in Miami. For more information, visit www.cafeinamiami.com or call 305-438-0792.
If you want to exchange that cute little outfit that never looked quite right on you for one you like better, you now have a chance.
The first Swap Miami will be noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at Cafeina, 297 NW 23rd St., in Wynwood. Super Market Creative and Creative Mafia hope to hold future Swap Miami events.
You can bring “gently used” clothing, accessories, home decor or accent furniture pieces for barter. Leftover items will be donated to the Salvation Army.
Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. You can also drop off your items for appraisal before the event at several locations.
New York Magazine has done a “weekend escapes” story on how to live the luxe life for less as a traveler to Miami. Since they recommended checking Miami FL on the Cheap for tips, I figure they must know what they’re talking about.
A few nuggets:
* The upscale Fratelli Lyon, 4141 NE Second Ave., Miami, has free appetizers from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays.
* Design District Second Saturday, the free art walk in Wynwood and the Design District, is a great place to find new talent and free drinks.
* The Viceroy Miami, 485 Brickell Ave., which opened in February, is offering introductory rates starting at $199 per night. (We found some deals for Florida residents, too.)
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