Friday, June 13

South Florida Arts Beat On WLRN
Tune in at 1pm to WLRN 91.3 FM to hear Ed Bell's South Florida Arts Beat program to stay abreast of cultural events in our community. You can also listen live on the internet. http://www.wlrn.org

Shakra Friday Specials:
Visit their beautiful and serene Yoga Studio for Basic Yoga at beginners level from 5:30 to 6:45pm. Enjoy their Zen and fully equipped locker rooms as well as class props for free. The first class for new students (Florida Residents) is always free at Shakra Relaxation Oasis, 271 Alhambra Circle. Call 305-774-1355. http://www.shakramiami.com

Live Music At The Grape
Stop in to your favorite wine bar at the Village Of Merrick Park for a great assortment of wines by the glass or the bottle, plus great food and live music to round out the experience. Now, from 5 to 7pm Monday through Friday, enjoy 2 for 1 glasses of wines in the 1 to 6 category. Meet up with friends at The Grape for a great time every time. Visit their Wine Seller, where you can choose from over 140 different wines by the bottle, and take advantage of 3-SUM: Their 3 bottle case, where you can save 15-20%. Call 305-444-WINE. http://www.yourgrape.com

Art Night In South Miami
Enjoy complimentary wine and cheese as you view the work of local artists from 6 to 9pm at 7388 Red Road. Add your business card to the raffle for a $200 gift certificate. Call 305-740-8008.

Friday Night Wine Tasting Series at Christabelle's Quarter
Meet up with friends for a special tasting event hosted by wine educator Barry Alberts at the La Boheme Patio located on the third floor of the gorgeous Christabelle's Quarter, 3157 Commodore Plaza from 7 to 9:30pm featuring international wine selections. The cost is $15 per person and there is no need to RSVP. Call 305-793-3120.

CJ7 At Cosford Cinema
Hong Kong's eccentric helmer Stephen Chow's (Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer) latest offering is a unique, family-friendly film about a struggling widower who gifts his only son a strange green orb that transforms into a peppy alien. When this fascinating and strange new pet enters their lives, they learn a poignant lesson about the true nature of family and the things money can't buy. The film begins at 7pm at Cosford Cinema on the second floor of the Memorial Classroom building on UM campus. Cash only. Call 305-284-4861. http://www.com.miami.edu/cosford

Live Music In The B&B Courtyard
Enjoy live music in the beautiful Mediterranean courtyard Friday night from 7 to 11pm at Books and Books, 265 Aragon. Call 305-442-4408. http://www.booksandbooks.com

Rock And Roll at JohnMartin's
Friday evening is Rock 'n' Roll night at JohnMartin's, with the best local bands. Meet up with friends, enjoy some good pub food and refreshments and dance to your favorite tunes all night at 253 Miracle Mile. Call 305-445-3777. http://www.johnmartins.com

Happy Hour on the Bierhaus Plaza
It's Happy Hour on the Plaza at Fritz and Franz Bierhaus at 60 Merrick Way with two for one drinks from 5 to 7pm. Order the famous Bierhaus Burger, one of the best Burgers in Town, or Louisiana Fish fry with Harald's legendary potato salad or fries. Enjoy live entertainment outdoors from 6 to 10pm. Call 305-774-1883. http://www.bierhaus.cc

Katie Hickman: The Aviary Gate
From Katie Hickman, the bestselling author of five previous books, including Daughters of Britannia and Courtesans, comes a lush, ancient tale of treacherous secrets, forbidden love, and murder in an Ottoman palace. Elizabeth Staveley sits in the Bodleian library, holding in her trembling hands a fragment of ancient paper. It is the key to a story that has been locked away for four centuries -- the story of a British sea captain's daughter held captive in the sultan's harem. Constantinople, 1599. Spellbinding and steeped in mystery and sexual intrigue, The Aviary Gate (Bloomsbury, $25.99) transports readers to exotic sixteenth-century Constantinople, offering the rarest glimpse into the forbidden confines of the sultan's harem. Meet the author at Books And Books, 265 Aragon at 8pm. Call 305-442-4408. http://www.booksandbooks.com

Rear Window At Cosford Cinema
Alfred Hitchcock's classic Rear Window is both confined and multi leveled: both its story and visual perspective are dictated by its protagonist's imprisonment in his apartment from which both he and the audience observe the lives of his neighbors. Photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries is a voyeur by trade -- a professional photographer sidelined by an accident while on assignment. His immersion in the human drama (and comedy) visible from his window is a by-product of his boredom, underlined by the disapproval of his girlfriend and a wisecracking visiting nurse. Yet when the invalid wife of his neighbor disappears, he enlists the two women to help him determine where she has gone. Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. The film begins at 8:45pm at Cosford Cinema on the second floor of the Memorial Classroom building on UM campus. Cash only. Call 305-284-4861. http://www.com.miami.edu/cosford

Titanic Presents Live Music
Enjoy great live music, good food and drinks, featuring well-brewed beer on tap at Titanic Restaurant and Bar, 5813 Ponce. The music stars at 10pm. Call 305-667-ALES. http://www.TitanicBrewery.com

Ladies' Night At The Bar
Coral Gables' legacy pub presents drink specials: ladies can drink well drinks and Yuengling on draft for free from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Enjoy the selection of 48 bottled beers, 10 great brews on tap and the best comfort food at The Bar, 172 Giralda. Call 305-442-2730. http://www.gablesthebar.com