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Daily Calendar [1-30]

 
Yerma

30 Thursday

Miami-Dade Community College hosts Earth Elements, an exhibition of works by 45 contemporary mosaic artists. Opening Reception on Thursday, January 30, 7 – 9:30 p.m. 245 N.E. 4^th St., Chapman Auditorium, Building 3, Room 3210, Miami. 305-758-1141.

On Thursday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. Jud Yalkut will present his films Turn, Turn, Turn, Metamedia: A Film Journal of Intermedia and the Avant Garde: 1966-1970 and Self-Obliteration at the Bass Museum, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530.

31 Friday

Maria Bonta del la Pezuela of Sotheby’s in South Florida will discuss building an art collection in Ten Points of Collecting on Friday, January 31 at 10:30 a.m. Wofsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. RSVP: 305-535-2631.

Maximum Dance Company performs the world premiere of Yanis Pikieris’ ballet The Four Seasons set to Vivaldi’s masterpiece, David Palmer’s Passing Through and Nikolai Kabaniaev’s comical Grand Pas D’Action. Friday & Saturday, February 7 & 8 at 8 p.m. Gusman Center, 174 E. Flagler St., Miami. 305-259-9775.

1 Saturday

Modus Operandi, featuring photography by Lois Conner and Brain Wood, runs Saturday, February 1 through February 16 at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, 1650 Harrison Street, Hollywood. 954-921-3274.

The Isadora Duncan Dance Ensemble presents a Lecture and Performance entitled Portrait in Dance on Saturday, February 1 at 7 p.m. at the Miami Beach Women’s Club, 2401 Pinetree Drive, Miami Beach. 305-480-8000.

2 Sunday

 
Nestor Torres

Gulfstream Park Concert Series presents Nestor Torres & Chuck Mangione on Sunday, February 2 at 2:30 p.m. Gulfstream Park at US 1 between Ives Dairy Road and Hallandale Blvd., near Aventura. 954-454-7000.

Broadway in Miami Beach presents Miss Saigon. Runs through Sunday, February 2 at the Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300.

3 Monday

From Monday, February 3 to Sunday, February 9 the Royal Caribbean Classic will be played at Crandon Park Golf Course, 6767 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne. 305-374-6180.

Theatre de Underground presents “experimental theatre for the experimental mind” on Mondays at 10 p.m. at Churchill’s Hideaway, 5501 N.E. 2^nd Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.

4 Tuesday

L’Estetica Salon hosts a Benefit for the Foundation Fighting Blindness including a Hair and Jewelry Show & Silent Auction. Tuesday, February 4, 7 – 9 p.m. 19495 Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 101, Aventura. 305-933-0400.

In Typographica: The Designer as Editor, Eye magazine founder Rick Poyner discusses how the seminal magazine of the 50s and 60s, Typographica, foreshadowed contemporary concerns in design and visual arts. Tuesday, February 4 at 7 p.m. at the Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. RSVP: 305-535-2645.

5 Wednesday

The Original Miami Beach Antique Show features the high quality collectibles of over 800 exhibitors on Friday, January 31 – Wednesday, February 5 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive. 786-276-2796.

The Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove hosts a Pre-Valentine’s Day Bachelor Cooking Class on Wednesday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m. 3300 S.W. 27^th Ave., Coconut Grove. $55. Reservations: 305-644-4670.

6 Thursday

House of Valentino will host a Reception at its Bal Harbour Shops boutique honoring the participation of Miami City Ballet in the premiere of the Kennedy Center International Ballet Festival. Thursday, February 6, 7 – 9 p.m. 9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour. 305-867-1215.

Yerma by Garcia Lorca will be performed Thursday – Saturday at 8 p.m. & Sunday at 2 p.m., February 6 – 9  & 13 – 16 in the Mainstage Theatre, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8^th St. 305-348-3789.