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Rains down in "Africa."

When last night's Lion King audience returned to their seats after the show's intermission, they probably expected some more tribal music, some more freaky human-animal costuming, and a nice tidy Disney ending to their night at the theater.

What they got was a downpour all over the imagined Pride Lands.

The ceiling of the Arsht Center sprung a substantial leak during last night's storms, interrupting the sold-out performance and necessitating an evacuation of the premises.

So if you woke up this morning with Toto's "Africa" stuck in your head, this is the likeliest explanation.
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Logan Fazio

The Mayans had it wrong. The world will not end December 21 this year. It ends every year during the last weekend in May.

That's when the good people of Miami and the Beaches are swarmed with hoards of tourists flooding in for Urban Beach Week. And it's coming again this weekend. Get ready for even more traffic, skin, crime, and loud music (and even less beach parking) than usual on South Beach.

The Great Memorial Day Swarm of 2011 brought over 350,000 people to our city. Sure, the tourist dollars are great for our economy, but the line has to be drawn somewhere. Shouldn't it be capped to, like, 200,000 people?

To escape the wrath of South Beach, we've compiled a list of the 10 best things to do around Miami from Thursday to Monday, many of which are free or on the cheap.
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DJ Troy Kurtz graces the Electric Pickle with some killer EDM this Tuesday.

Nobody likes a Monday. As you read this, we are wishing we hadn't vowed to give up caffeine and pinching ourselves periodically to stay awake through yet another TPS report.

But regardless of your work woes, at least summer is starting to show itself -- via the ungodly heat and afro-inducing humidity. That's a plus, right?

Thankfully, the impending mugginess of this week is accompanied by new art installations, hip-hop shows, film screenings, and poetry nights. Best of all, they're -- you guessed it -- 100 percent free.
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Leather is the traditional gift for a three-year anniversary. But you don't have to go shopping at Exxxotica's fetishwear stalls to give GAB Studio owner and artist Bridges Aderhold what he wants for his gallery's celebration of three years in business.

All he wants is for you to party with him this Saturday.

The art space is holding an all-day party May 19, complete with music, food trucks, happy hour specials, and booze on sale for charity. Aderhold told us this party isn't just about GAB Studio -- it's about the success of Wynwood as a whole.
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Photos via thecolorrun.com

Might as well jump.

Being a grown-up is pretty lame. Go to work, run errands, pay bills. The daily grind is so boooooring. So who doesn't love an opportunity to let your kid flag fly?

Enter the Color Run, a 5K of straight-up silliness that ends in a cornucopia of chromacity. You haven't seen so many hues since your finger-painting days.

This stateside-famous event is all about entertainment: just a fun-for-all jaunt in which participants get pelted with a rainbow of "magical color dust." (No, really, that is exactly how it's described at the website.) You can run, walk, or skip the 3.1 miles. And there's no timing, no pressure, no overly serious athletes, or other buzzkills.
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An example of the work of Ursula von Rydingsvard, more of which can be seen this Monday at Frost

We're not sure what's in the water this week, but something is making sure the visual arts take over in Miami. From cedar sculptures to paintings of soda pop cans, artistic renderings of the physical and the psychological can be found just about everywhere these next few days.

To those of you for whom art isn't a terribly engaging experience, fret not. There are still parties to attend and discussions on current events that welcome your presence. Regardless of what your personal inclinations may be, there are sure to be some free events this week that will tickle your fancy.
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Robert Babylon

The WEAM's "Neon Lights" exhibit lights up May 22, just in time for Miami Museum Month.

Like wine and cheese, pancakes and syrup, or Ryan Gosling and V-neck shirts, some of the finer things in life are best paired with, well, some of the finer things in life. Unfortunately, most of life's finer things come with a hefty price tag, so putting two of them together can be pretty pricey.

But this month, if you like doing things in twos while getting a bang for your buck (get your mind out of the gutter, you nasty), you're in luck! May is Miami Museum Month, during which participating museums are offering "Buy One, Get One Free" admission to all visitors and locals. During this month-long program, membership at any of the participating museums will work as a free pass to any of the other museums. There has never been a better time to put some culture in your bones.

Here's a list of museum pairings specially curated for the penny-pinchers, the art buffs, and even the downright sex-crazed.
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He's smarter than he looks.

Jungle Island animal caretakers have proven a suspicion we've had all along: Steve Jobs disciples are all just a bunch of trend-happy apes.

(That, at least, is what we're choosing to believe as we type this story out on our slow-ass Dell.)

The zoo's orangutans have been using iPads to learn and communicate with their trainers, the AP reports. "They're sort of trapped in those bodies," Jungle Island volunteer Linda Jacobs said, noting that the apes don't have any other way to tell the humans around them what they want or how they feel. Sort of like that friend of yours who communicates solely via text message, but with more body hair.

Check out the video after the jump.
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RAWartists.org

Performance artist stay sea love is one of 30 artists featured at The Blend tomorrow.

Get ready, hipsters! Tomorrow, RAW makes its Miami debut. No, we're not talking about professional wrestling. (We learned our lesson on that subject already.) This RAW is kind of like the Avengers, only without the superpowers, assassin-level fighting skills, and flying armored suits. Which is to say, it's a collection of interesting, freaky people out to make the world a better place.

RAW is a nationwide society of painters, musicians, fashion designers, make-up artists, hair stylists, tattoo artists, photographers, jewelry makers, graffiti artists, and other talented creative types. And Wednesday from 8 p.m. to midnight, as many as 30 such artists belonging to RAW's newly created local chapter will show their stuff at The Stage, during a cocktail attire event organizers describe as "The Blend."
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Braco.net

I'm healed.

In an age where things like evidence-based medicine and rigorous clinical trials reign supreme, we need something that works. The man known as "European phenomenon" Braco (pronounced Brah-tso) claims to fill that void with the mystical energy of his silent staring.

No, really.

It was one of the most hilarious things I'd ever heard, so I had to try it.
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