Miami Free Times: Boxing Icon Ferdie Pacheco, Photographer Paul Strand, and Former First Lady Laura Bush

Ali gets greased up at Miami's 5th St. Gym.

​Monday: Pick up the phone and make an appointment to see new work by resident artists of the David Castillo Gallery, including Susan Lee-Chun, Frances Trombly, and Glexis Novoa.

Tuesday: There's no charge to hear tales of the 5th Street Gym and prize fighters like Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray at Ferdie Pacheco's reading at Books & Books in Coral Gables.

Wednesday: The Frost Museum opens the "Paul Strand in Mexico" exhibit on Wednesday. See the work of the modernist photographer for free.

Turns out she thought the 'W' in George W. Bush stood for 'wrong.'

​Thursday: Arts districts like Wynwood are downright dependent on the presence of deserted, decrepit buildings. So come celebrate one such building this Thursday with A Love Affair, In and Out, featuring live music and site-specific installations by a group of local artists and friends.

Friday: From what we hear, Mrs. Bush spent eight years biting her tongue, disagreeing with Dubya's stance on gay marriage, abortion, and the war on terror. She and daughter Jenna will be at Books & Books on Friday to discuss her new memoir Spoken from the Heart. Juicy stuff. Free admission for those who buy the book.