Set Up Thursdays at SET

This Thursday, May 6 the Opium Group’s SET nightclub is launching its newest weekly party “The Set Up.” The Spy vs. Spy (Mad Magazine’s famed comic strip) inspired party will take place in the nightclub’s intimate, clandestine upstairs room and is hosted by well-known local purveyors of fun: Zac Courtney, Javier Pacheco and George Coronado.  DJs Gil Montiel, Oren Nizri and Nando are set to take turns on the turntables (read- Mac Books) and provide partygoers with a night full of Electro-Indie and house music.  The Set Up begins at 10 p.m. SET is located at 320 Lincoln Road.  For more information, please call 305-531-2800 and/or visit www.setmiami.com

Heavy Petting

Florida’s own, The Heavy Pets (THP), are celebrating the release of their second full-length studio effort on Saturday, May 8 at the Culture Room, 3045 Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale.  The eponymous album features 12 colorful tracks, a slew of special guest musicians and a distinctly bold new statement from THP. The party starts at 7 featuring a live performance at 9.  Tickets cost $10. No RSVP required.

Be a Friend

Treat your mom or that special someone in your life to the Miami Light Project’s annual Friends Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. at their brand new 14,000 square foot Wynwood arts space, The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, (404 N.W. 26th Street). The evening promises to be filled with “celebrated food, robust beverages, rousing entertainment and the most fascinating gathering of Miami glitterati, with its innovative location, and no-holds barred party atmosphere, you will find artists, power brokers, dowagers, hipsters, notables and socialites cheek to jowl, having the time of their lives!”

 This year’s Friends Dinner will honor visionary developer Tony Goldman.   Expect feature performances by Miami-based fusion band, ¡MAYDAY! and performance troupe Circ X. Dinner will be served by Thierry’s Catering with décor provided by Las Tias, the Wynwood vintage store. Other sponsors include Ocean Drive magazine, Heineken and Wish. Individual tickets cost $150, host levels range in price from $1,000-$10,000.  For tickets call 305.576.4350.

 Harley Dog Days

Lilac and Lilies Boutique is hosting a fashion show and pop-up boutique at the 9th Annual Harley Dog Days event benefitting PAWS (Pets Are worth Saving) and the Humane Society of Broward County.  The fundraiser dinner which takes place on Saturday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the waterfront estate home of PAWS’ honorary chairs, Ron Picou and Michelle DiMarco, celebrity stylist and owner of Lilac And Lilies will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a fashion show and intimate dinner with a live auction and tribute to the late Bruce Rossmeyer.  Dessert will be served along a dueling pianos act and tunes from Fifth Avenue Music. Doc Reno from Big 105 will serve as emcee.  A pop-up Lilac and Lilies Boutique will offer guests the chance to score some of their favorite designers with a portion of proceeds going to PAWS.  Tickets are $200 per person. Visit http://www.humanebroward.com/paws/HDD2010index.html for more information

Head to the “Cane”

Kick back, eat well and stay a while at Sugarcane raw bar and grill in Midtown Miami.  The freshly muddled cocktails and signature tapas have turned Sushi Samba’s little sister into Miami’s sweetest spot. Sugarcane and Ocean Drive magazine are celebrating the official opening of ‘the Cane” with South American spirit and live music by the Spam Allstars on Thursday April 29^th from 7-9pm. Confirmed VIPS include: Tracy Wilson Mourning, Suzy Buckley, Lisa Pliner, Laura Posada, Andrew Frey, Kevin Bruk, Max Pierre, Tony Cho, Jim Jonsin and Ariel Stein.  Got a sweet tooth? RSVP to sugarcane@oceandrive.com.

Walk like an Egyptian

The Bass Museum of Art invites members to experience the ancient world on Thursday, April 29, when the museum inaugurates the only Egyptian Gallery and mummy in Florida at their premiere event, A Night at the Museum. The evening will feature curator-led tours by Bass Museum’s Executive Director Silvia Cubiña and Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptologist (yes, there is such a thing) and special exhibition curator, Dr. Edward Bleiberg, which will take guests on a journey to learn about one of the world’s oldest and most mysterious civilizations from its surviving objects including an Egyptian sarcophagus and mummy!  Membership costs $125 and admits two people to this private opening event, during which guests can enjoy cocktails by Grey Goose Vodka and Bervini Prosecco, special desserts from Stella’s Sweet Shoppe and raffle prizes. Bass Museum’s Egyptian Gallery opens to the public on April 30.  The opening night party takes place on Thursday, April 29th, from 8:30-10:30 p.m. at the Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue on Miami Beach.

Get Your Prescription Filled

The Gansevoort Miami Beach has got your Saturdays planned out.  Start the day at Plunge’s new RX Pool Party where the genetically blessed sip on Pink Elephant cocktails while listening to ear candy by DJ Justin Sheppard before taking a dip in the rooftop pool.  After a power nap it’s time for dinner at Miami’s sexiest steakhouse STK where Miami’s finest rub elbows with celebs like Fergie, Josh Duhamel, Adam Sandler and Jenny McCarthy.  Had a few too many Lil Big Macs?  Dance them off next door at Coco de Ville, the small and intimate lounge makes you feel as if you were in your own living room…where dancing on couches IS encouraged!  All this fun can be yours at 2377 Collins Avenue.