Leblanc takes a late Wednesday at Queen Miami Beach on Nov. 18

A Miami electronic act plays an 11 p.m. Wednesday set inside the restored Paris Theater on Washington Avenue.

By eleven on a Wednesday, most of South Beach is winding down. At 550 Washington Avenue, things are just starting. Leblanc plays Queen Miami Beach on Wednesday, Nov. 18, with an 11 p.m. start. Tickets are $25 through DICE.

Leblanc is a hometown name in our listings: Miami comes up for this act more than any other market. This is also the first Leblanc show in Miami that our records have logged. It sits a few days after a West Coast date, Nov. 13 in Los Angeles, so Miami gets the act on the way back home. Expect EDM, the genre Leblanc is filed under, in a room that has been leaning into late-night dance music this fall.

The room is the hook. Queen sits in the old Paris Theater, an Art Deco building by Miami Beach architect Henry Hohauser. Cinema Treasures' history says it opened in 1946 as the Variety Theater, a revival house. Today it's a Japanese restaurant and lounge, the product of a reported $40 million redevelopment. Secret Miami and The Miami Guide both describe original crown molding refinished in gold leaf. In other words, it's not a black box with a sound system. People come for dinner, and the old theater shell stays visible around them.

Wednesday nights there have a new shape. In October, Queen launched After Hours, a late-night DJ series every Wednesday at 11 p.m. inside the theater, Resident reported. Its rotating lineup covers house, tech house, Afro house, melodic house and contemporary electronic music. Leblanc's 11 p.m. Wednesday start matches that slot exactly. The venue has also hosted DJs like MËSTIZA, whose set was framed as lighting up both the dancefloor and the dinner table, and that seems to be the point of the place.

It's not a black box with a sound system. People come for dinner, and the old theater shell stays visible around them.

A few practical notes. An 11 p.m. start on a weeknight means a late night, so plan your Thursday morning around it. Washington Avenue sits a couple of blocks off Ocean Drive, and the building is easy to spot. Queen is a restaurant first, so if you'd like dinner beforehand, check with the venue about reservations rather than assuming you can walk in. Buy through the DICE link on our listing so your ticket is the real one.

Miami has bigger rooms and longer nights for electronic music, especially once December arrives. This show is about something smaller: a local act, a restored room and a Wednesday that runs late. Those are often the nights people end up remembering.

Sources: Queen Miami Beach Launches After Hours, a Wednesday Night DJ Series Inside the Paris Theater (Resident) (resident.com); Paris Theatre, Miami Beach (Cinema Treasures) (cinematreasures.org); Queen Miami Beach (Secret Miami) (secretmiami.com); Queen Miami Beach: transformation of iconic Paris Theater (The Miami Guide) (themiamiguide.com); MËSTIZA Sets Fire to Both Dancefloor and Dinner Table at Queen Miami Beach (netfm.net); Leblanc at Queen Miami Beach tickets (DICE) (link.dice.fm)