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Break out the Red Bull - Sleepless Night is here. Inspired by Paris's Nuit Blanche, Sleepless Night is an all-night citywide celebration of arts and culture. From 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on November 3, Miami Beach will be loaded with performance and fine arts, dance, theater, music and more - all free and open to the public.

Watch our video for a preview then visit our calendar for a comprehensive list of Sleepless Night Events. For even more info, check out SleeplessNight.org. 

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Break out the Red Bull - Sleepless Night is here. Inspired by Paris's Nuit Blanche, Sleepless Night is an all-night citywide celebration of arts and culture. From 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on November 3, Miami Beach will be loaded with performance and fine arts, dance, theater, music and more - all free and open to the public.

Exhibitions and performances are happening throughout the island - here are a few of the highlights:

• The Luminarium "Levity III" An interactive walk-through environment consisting of pure light and color, hard to explain – a must to experience.
• Spiegelworld's taste of "Absinthe", an acro-burlesque-vaudeville-variety show paired with "Global Cuba," a musical performance starring Los Herederos.
• Spend a (sandy) night at the movies with Miami International Film Festival’s Movies on the Beach on 7th Street & 14th Street.
• The South Beach Comedy Festival and "Rudy Perez Presents" share the Euclid Oval Stage on Lincoln Road with a line-up featuring music, comedy, dancers and more.
• Step away from the hustle and bustle and onto charming Espanola way for "Sleepless Cine-Theatre", which combines film and live performers.
• At the Bass Museum, Aerial dance groups Provisional Danza and Animate Objects Physical Theater will be flying high.
• Galactic Plastic is a fashion show starring you. Enter the tent at 13th and Ocean Drive and emerge a sparkly, South Beach superstar.
• Keep your eyes peeled for the “Post-it Project”, an installation featured on various buildings throughout Lincoln Road.
• Head over to the Colony Theater on Lincoln Road at 1 a.m. to experience the alter ego of Todd Waddington as he becomes Harriett Levy.

What says Halloween more than a pug in a bunny costume? Luckily, we'll never have to find out. Residents of the Flamingo South Beach trotted out their best and brightest doggie costumes last weekend for a heated competition, complete with a red carpet, food, drinks and music by DJ Supersede.

Thursday is here (yay!) and so are we with our weekend guide. Opportunities abound for your weekend enjoyment, so be prepared for a more than just a Sleepless Night. As always, check out our calendar for more events.

Thursday

Ready to get your Halloween party on? Check out these hot spots for plenty of tricks, treats and just enough trouble to get you through the night.

• The Enchanted Forest at Touch – Step off of Lincoln Road and into an Enchanted Forest themed bash. Staff will be dressed as ethereal fairies and the crowd will be treated to an aerial and fire show.
  Find the party at: 910 Lincoln Road Miami Beach; 7 p.m.; 305-532-8003.

The world’s largest boat show sailed into Fort Lauderdale last weekend and ShowBoats International kicked off the fun on Wednesday evening. The bash featured plush aircrafts, yachts, cars and more. Step inside the action.

It’s another round of progressive eats and this time, we’re working our way up 41st Street in Miami Beach. Check out our dinner picks, but just be sure not to salivate over your keyboard.

Depending on the time of day WLRN, South Florida’s NPR affiliate, keeps us informed, entertained, amused and sane (there is no better tonic for rush hour traffic). Every Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. it keeps us cultured as longtime radio producer and host Ed Bell brings us the South Florida Arts Beat. The weekly show merges arts and culture concerns from four counties. We stepped inside the booth with Bell.

Tune into 91.3 Fridays at 1 p.m. to catch South Florida Arts Beat.

What is Plum 98? It¹s a collection of 98 individuals (a nice, round number) who have etched a mark in the Miami Beach community with positive energy and vision. Be it in the realm of art, recreation or politics, we at Plum want to recognize these local stars for their encouragement and inspiration. To meet more Plum 98ers, click HERE.

Depending on the time of day WLRN, South Florida’s NPR affiliate, keeps us informed, entertained, amused and sane (there is no better tonic for rush hour traffic). Every Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. it keeps us cultured as longtime radio producer and host Ed Bell brings us the South Florida Arts Beat. The weekly show merges arts and culture concerns from four counties. We stepped inside the booth with Bell.

Tune into 91.3 Fridays at 1 p.m. to catch South Florida Arts Beat.

What is Plum 98? It¹s a collection of 98 individuals (a nice, round number) who have etched a mark in the Miami Beach community with positive energy and vision. Be it in the realm of art, recreation or politics, we at Plum want to recognize these local stars for their encouragement and inspiration. To meet more Plum 98ers, click HERE.

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They’re big, they're orange and they conjure images of your favorite Halloween fantasies. Whether you crave or carve this Halloween icon, please enjoy our homage to that which is sliced, served and eventually smashed in the street: pumpkins!

Getting the Goods

Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, and you may notice the celebrations are all over the place. Whether you plan on spending the night with the kiddies trick-or-treating or partying till the wee hours dressed like a ninja, we want to know - when will you be celebrating this Halloween?

You know it’s fall when high temps dip into the low 80s, pumpkin becomes the “it” flavor of the season and Fort Lauderdale is abuzz with boat talk. The 48th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show kicked off yesterday and continues through the weekend. Over $2 billion in superyachts, boats, accessories and other electronics will be displayed in six sites around the city. Here are some of the highlights for each site:

Bahia Mar

• Multi-million dollar superyachts (80’ and up)
• International Yacht Builders Pavilion
• Motoryachts and sportfishers

Where do you draw the line between art and life?

Miami collectors Debra and Dennis Scholl probe the question every year by inviting an important contemporary art curator to hang their house. They literally strip the walls, turn over the keys and step aside. Each project inevitably produces its own vision, reactions and challenges (favorite pieces linger in storage, new objects create evening obstacles). Nothing is off limits.

This year, Manhattan curator Matthew Higgs, director of the White Columns Gallery, and British artist Jeremy Deller performed the honors. Step inside the project from start to finish and watch the line between life and art blur.

Visit more of the Scholls' collection at World Class Boxing, 170 NW 23rd Street, Miami, 305-438-9908.

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Where do you draw the line between art and life?

Miami collectors Debra and Dennis Scholl have seemingly erased their line. Each year, the couple invites an important contemporary art curator to hang their house. They literally strip the walls, turn over the keys and step aside. Each project inevitably translates into its own vision, creates varying reactions and produces a few challenges (favorite pieces stay in storage, new objects create evening obstacles). Nothing is off limits.

This year, Manhattan curator Matthew Higgs, of the White Columns Gallery, and British artist Jeremy Deller performed the honors. Step inside the project from start to finish and watch the line between life and art blur.

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Welcome back to the kitchen. Today Compliments of the Chef is preparing Sea Bass Papillote with a twist at Barton G. The Restaurant. Corporate chef Ted Mendez juggles sea bass, tomato confit, grilled asparagus and French fried potatoes - and it's all delicious.

Garden Sea Bass (serves 2)