Friday, July 25

Steinway Piano Sale This Weekend
Come to the Coral Gables Steinway Gallery Friday, SAturday and Sunday for new and used pianos by George Steck, Yamaha, Baldwin, Kawai, and Young Chang and a large selection of new and used Steinway Pianos. Take advantage of this one time offering with uprights from $88.95 per month and Grands from $190 per month -- or Rent a piano for 6 months for $59 per month at Steinway Gallery, 4104 Ponce. Call 305-774-9878. http://www.spgmiami.com

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

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

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

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.

The Big Lebowski At Cosford Cinema
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski is the ultimate LA slacker, until one day his house is broken into and his rug is ruined by two angry gangsters who have mistaken him for Jeffrey Lebowski, the LA millionaire, whose wife owes some bad people some big money. The Dude becomes entangled in the plot when he goes to visit the real Lebowski in order to get some retribution for his soiled rug, and is recruited to be the liaison between Lebowski and the captors of his now "kidnapped" wife. No Coen film has greater value after multiple viewings than this shaggy-dog comedy, which continues to yield endless rewards with its gloriously profane dialogue, its lovingly daffy tribute to the "City Of Angels," and a dense, wayward plot that miraculously coheres somewhere around the 10th viewing. And then there's Jeff Bridges as "The Dude," the laziest man in Los Angeles County, who wants desperately to return to his layabout diet of weed and White Russians, but the rug-pissers, the Nihilists, and his belligerent 'Nam-addled buddy Walter, among many others, won't leave him alone. Also starring John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Tara Reid. 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

Alice's House At Cosford Cinema
In one small Sao Paulo apartment, a world of drama is unfolding. Alice, a forty-something manicurist, lives with her three teenage sons, her husband and her elderly mother. Everyone in Alice's world has a secret: her husband has developed a passion for underage girls; one of her sons is a hustler, the other a petty thief; and her mother is slowly going blind. Meanwhile at work, her clients live secret lives full of sexual intrigue. When an old love makes a sudden reappearance, Alice, too, has something to hide. Winner for Best Actress (Carla Ribas) at the 2007 Miami International Film Festival. The film begins at 9pm 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

David Sirota: The Uprising
Job outsourcing. Perpetual busy signals at government agencies. Slashed paychecks. Stolen elections. A war without end, fatally mismanaged. Ordinary Americans on both the Right and Left are tired of being disenfranchised by corrupt politicians of both parties and are organizing to change the status quo. In his invigorating new book, David Sirota investigates whether this uprising can be transformed into a unified, lasting political movement. In The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington (Crown, $25.95), Sirota takes us far from the national media spotlight into the trenches where real change is happening -- from the headquarters of the most powerful third party in America to the bowels of the U.S. Senate; from the auditorium of an Exxon-Mobil shareholder meeting to the quasi-military staging area of a vigilante force on the Mexican border. This is vital, on-the-ground reporting that immerses us in the tumultuous give-and-take of politics at its most personal. Meet the author at Books And Books, 265 Aragon at 8pm. Call 305-442-4408. http://www.booksandbooks.com

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