From a Hurricane Irma benefit at Filling Station Lofts to Foster the People at the Fillmore, here are the best events happening in Miami this week.

Due to Hurricane Irma, some of these events may be canceled or rescheduled. We will update this post as changes are announced. Friday Want to use Citi Bike free for a year? All you have to do is scarf down chicken wings, as many chicken wings as you can, more…

As Hurricane Irma approaches, many of these events may be canceled or rescheduled. We will update this post as cancellations are announced. Thursday Thanks to rappers like Kodak Black and Zoey Dollaz, Haitian-Americans are more prevalent than ever in popular American culture. But what about les beaux arts? The Museum…

Art fairs and gallery openings are the name of the game this week.

OK, folks: It’s last week of August. The worst month of the year is almost over. Soon we’ll be able to go outside without overheating, getting a third-degree sunburn, or drowning in sweat. Sure, the weather will still be hot — it always is in Miami — but at least it won’t be “I might die if I’m not indoors” hot. That’s something worth celebrating, perhaps with these wonderful free events, including concerts, minifestivals, listening parties, and even a bookstore opening.

At last, our long nightmare is finally almost over. No, I’m not talking about President Cheeto (although I wish I were) – I’m talking about summer…

Thursday The Prism Creative Group has been busy pumping us full of Miami culture this summer. This week, it’s gifting us a performance by Venezuelan songstress Manu Manzo, sweets by Elsie’s Flour Shop, and food from Fufi Restaurant in the last installment of its Summer Crafts and Concerts series. Madewell…

Thursday A life of controversy and drama can seem like good press for a young artist. But Kodak Black’s trips in and out of jail on charges ranging from drug possession to sexual assault have hampered his stardom as opposed to helping it. Still, South Floridians can’t help but feel…

On the surface, it seems like a clever move: getting rich developers to cover the costs of public art. But scratch the veneer, opponents say, and a new phase of the City of Miami’s Art in Public Places plan is at best a mess of unnecessary red tape — and…

Thursday Even if you haven’t smoked lots of psychoactive drugs, you’ve probably spent more time than you’d like to admit staring at those screen savers that change shapes based on the music that’s playing. PAMM’s latest Free Community Night is taking this concept to a new level with Sacred Geometry,…

Malcolm X died more than 50 years ago, but his life and legacy become increasingly relevant as police brutality and white supremacy become more and more visible. In Seven Songs for Malcolm X, artist John Akomfrah examines the life of the famous activist and intellectual with surrealist reenactments and…

Thursday: We may know him as the hurricane expert who guided South Florida through one of the worst storms in its history, but Bryan Norcross has continued to have a prestigious career as a hurricane specialist, covering the devastating Hurricane Sandy and routinely scrutinizing government response to natural disasters. In…

As a child, I wasn’t really the bathing suit type of person. I didn’t have that confidence.” Creative director and fashion stylist Sarah Williams grew up in the spring break capital of Fort Lauderdale. But she felt self-conscious about baring her body on the beach alongside the tourists. And confidence…

Thursday In case the terrible traffic and rudeness have distracted you, here’s a reminder: The city you live in is a tropical vacation destination. And though it might be tempting to jet off to a place like New York to see some new faces, you don’t have to, because the…