Friday, September 26

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

Family And Friends CPR
Come to the University of Miami's Wellness Center at 1pm for Friends and Family CPR, a program teaching you how to perform CPR on adults or children, and how to help an adult or child who is choking. It is designed for family members, friends and members of the community who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card. Call 305-284-5433.

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

Shakra Open House Vacuumtherapy Party
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about cellulite and Vacuumtherapy from 5 to 6:30pm at Shakra Relaxation Oasis, 271 Alhambra. Enjoy complimentary chair massages, complimentary wine and snacks, incredible discounts on packages purchased that same day, plus a raffle with some cool gifts/gift cards. CAll 305-774-1355. http://www.shakramiami.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

International Fridays at Uva Lounge
It's Happy Hour from 5 to 8pm at Uva Restaurant and Lounge, 2626 Ponce, with 2-for-1 drinks and world music by Eddie Alexander. Call 305-476-8111. http://www.uvanights.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

Annual Junior Orange Bowl Fundraising Auction: Sock-Hop
Everyone is invited to join their friends at the Junior Orange Bowl Committee for a 50s-style Sock-Hop auction event at the Coral Gables Woman's Club, 1001 East Ponce starting at at 6:30pm with a silent auction, followed by a live auction, dinner, dancing with open bar. Tickets are $65 per person. They have a wealth of amazing items up for bid, so get ready for an amazing night of deals and nostalgia. Call 305-662-1210. http://www.jrorangebowl.com

Elvis' Blue Hawaii At Cosford Cinema
One of Elvis Presley's most successful post-Army vehicles, Blue Hawaii casts Elvis as scion to a Hawaiian pineapple fortune. His snooty mother, Angela Lansbury, wants Presley to take over the management of the family business, but he'd rather make his own way in the world. He lands a job at a tourist agency, and incidentally finds time to be distracted by such beauties as Joan Blackman and Nancy Walters. Steve Brodie, as ever, is on hand to drag Elvis into an outsized brawl. Among the songs featured in the film are the title number (originally written in 1937 for Bing Crosby), "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Rock-a-Hula Baby." Rated PG. This beautiful Technicolor print is part of the University of Miami School of Communication's Moving Image Archives and is being presented with generous support from the University of Miami Citizens Board. 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

Belly Bust Comedy Show At The Rathskeller
Catch a few up and coming brilliant comics as the University of Miami hosts the Belly Bust Comedy Show student open mic night at the Rathskeller at 7pm. Call 305-284-4606.

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.

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

Seraphic Fire Opens 7th Season
The angelic sounds of Miami's own musical miracle return to the stage with a series of outstanding performances in our community, beginning at 7:30pm at First United Methodist Church, 536 Coral Way with El Fuego Serafico: Cuban Baroque and Beyond. Seraphic Fire's only professional choir is joined by members of the new Firebird Chamber Orchestra. Seraphic Fire will perform Baroque and Contemporary Latin American music, featuring composers from Cuba and Colombia as well as Puerto Rico, Peru, Mexico and Spain. The selections range from soaring Latin motets from the 18th century to joyful New World villancicos. General admission tickets available for $35 each. Season subscriptions are available for as low at $87. Full, Choral, Orchestral or Create Your Own Subscriptions are also available. Discounted rates available for groups of 10 or more. Free rush tickets available ten minutes prior to each concert for all under 30 years of age. Call 305-476-0260. http://www.seraphicfire.org.

Gary Vaynerchuck's 101 Wines: 2008
Wine Library TV's Gary Vaynerchuk travels the globe tasting wines and making new discoveries that he shares bottle-by-bottle with an eager national audience via his hugely popular video blog posts and e-mail newsletters. Since the 2006 launch of his site he has rated hundreds of wines and earned a cult-like following of fans. Gary avoids the pomposity and pretense of traditional wine education, focusing instead on helping average people to develop their palates and better enjoy wine -- even if that means tasting potting soil and sniffing dirty socks! Now, Gary unveils his first list of favorites and recommendations in Gary Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines: 2008 (Rodale, $19.95). Gary's wine picks for 2008 span many prices, nations, grapes, and styles, ensuring that wine novices and sophisticated oenophiles alike will expand their wine horizons while learning more about the drink they love. Meet the wine author at Books And Books, 265 Aragon at 8pm. 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

Baghead At Cosford Cinema
After seeing the accolades heaped on a colleague for his laughable film at a Los Angeles film festival, Matt (Ross Partridge) decides that he can do better. With his sometime girlfriend Catherine (Elise Muller), and friends Michelle (Greta Gerwig) and Chad (Steve Zissis) in tow, they immediately set off to a cabin in the woods for the weekend to create the film that will make them all famous on the festival circuit. While Chad focuses his energy on winning the affections of uninterested Michelle, Matt comes up with the cinematic construct of a stranger with a paper bag on his head terrorizing a group of people in the woods. After the initial evening of brainstorming though, the idea becomes reality and the friends' relationships are tested as they find themselves in a truly scary situation. The result is clever, funny and refreshingly difficult to classify. Rated R. 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

Live Music At Titanic
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