There are certain things every good neighborhood needs: the family-owned restaurant, the cafe that always knows your usual, and the convenience store that sells sixers to the high school kids.

Oh, and the corner bookstore. With the opening of The ...

Neil Young had King (the “best old hound dog” he ever did know). Barry Manilow had Mandy. And Snoop Dogg, had, um, himself. Here are a few ideas that are sure to turn on your own woofers.

Shoe Grazers
Does ...

A weekend of mythical proportions.

SEE
MedEia
What: The classic Greek tragedy set to The Doors, Joy Division, Twisted Sister, and Public Enemy.
Why: Everyone’s a Guitar Hera.
When: Thurs., 7 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.
Where: Carnival Center ...

The weekend cometh.

HEAR
Comic Lives
What: A.J. Jacobs (The Year of Living Biblically), Shalom Auslander (Foreskin’s Lament), and Cynthia Kaplan (Leave the Building Quickly) read as part of the Miami Book Fair.

SW: Hello, Ivy? It’s Stark White from Toothfairy Headquarters. Still no delivery from you today. What’s up?

I: I’m thinking globally, acting locally.

SW: Uh, we appreciate your PC approach, but our position remains no recycling teeth.

I: Not that. ...

Yeah, you used to be all up in the WMC scene: back when knowing you liked house more than techno, but not as much as trance, was enough.

Once there started to be subgenres of subgenres, however, you just went with ...

Wake up and smell the weekend.

DO
Sleepless Night
What: Thirteen hours of art, music, film, theater, and dance.
Why: Cultural caffeine.
When: Sat., 6 p.m.-6 a.m.
Where: Various locations. Info online at sleeplessnight.org.

HEAR
Menotti ReMixed
What: A ...