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ART OPENINGS, CLOSINGS & EVENTS
FRIDAY 1 Elyse Littenberg, art opening, 7 p.m., Books & Books, Coral Gables, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. 305-442-4408. MFA Student Exhibit, opening reception, 6 p.m., CAS Gallery University of Miami , 1210 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, Dec. 7, 305-284-2792 Place: The World In A Suitcase, opens, 8 p.m., Centro Cultural Español, 800 Douglas Road, Suite 170, Coral Gables. Through Dec. 26. Free. 305-448-9677. Artist Lecture, 7 p.m., Storer Auditorium, UM School of Business, 5250 University Drive, Coral Gables. The Aesthetic of Momentum, opening, 7 p.m., Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Member Art Rouge Gallery, 3275 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables. Free. 305-448-2060. 85 at 85, group show featuring 85 extraordinary artists from around the world, opening reception, 7 p.m., miArte Gallery, 85 Merrick Way, Coral Gables. 305-445-2783. www.miartegallery.com Wendy Wischer: Night Air, closes, Tues through Sat. noon to 5 p.m., David Castillo Gallery, 2234 NW 2nd Ave., Miami. 305-573-8110.
SATURDAY 2 Altered States, group exhibition, and Manny Prieres: We Will Faulter, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, closes, 2043 N Miami Ave., Miami. 305-576-1804. Daniela Edburg, solo exhibition, opening reception, 7 to 10:30 p.m., Kunsthaus, 3312 North Miami Ave., Miami. Through Jan. 25. 305-438-1333, www.kunsthaus.org.mx. Pablo Cano: City Beneath the Sea, performance, 2 p.m., MOCA, 770 NE 125th Street, North Miami. $10 - $15. Advance tickets required. 305-893-6211. “Artist Entrepreneurs” 7 p.m., Gallery Six, Broward Main Library, sixth floor, 100 South Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Free. 954-357-7415. Memoria Televisiva by Jose Iraola and The Empire State Building Versus the Water Tank by Tomas Esson, opening reception, 7 p.m., Alonso Art, 181 NW 36 St., Miami. Through Dec. 30. 305-576-4142.
SUNDAY 3 Humberto Castro, reception, 7 p.m., ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, 169 Madeira Ave., Coral Gables. 305-444-4493. Victor-Hugo: Chaos Paintings, the 55th Street Station Center For Urban Living, 55th Street Station Art Gallery, 5580 NE 4th Court, Miami. Through Dec. 10 , 954-655-7629 The Jews of Częstochowa, exhibition, 8 a.m., Alvin Sherman Library, Nova Southeastern University, 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale. Free. Through Jan. 29. 1-845-354-7204.
TUESDAY 5Water, a collection of studies by Miami-based photographer Laura Paresky Gould, opens, noon, Seth Jason Beitler Gallery, 250 NW 23rd St Suite 202, Miami 305-438-0218. Wynwood. Through Jan.14. Artist reception during Art Basel Dec. 9, 7 p.m., 305-438-0218. Art of Austrian Architecture, photographs and text, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Monday, Dec. 11 (Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.), Zeitgeist Showroom, 3886 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-576-1097. Sheva Fruitman, minimalist silver jewelry, through Sunday, Dec. 10, the Wolfsonian-FIU Dynamo Museum Shop, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-531-1001, www.wolfsonian.org.
The New Art Dealers
Alliance (NADA) Art Fair 2006,
opening night preview, 4 p.m.,
The Ice Palace, 1400 N. Miami
Ave., Miami. $100. 212-594-0883. WEDNESDAY 6 Beautiful Chaos Paintings, by Victor Hugo, through Dec. 10 at 55th Street Station Art Gallery, 5580 NE Fourth Court, Miami. 954-655-7629. Flow, art fair preview 6 to 10 p.m. today, open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, the Catalina Hotel and Beach Club, 1756 Collins Ave., first floor, Miami Beach. Free. 305-674-1160, www.flowfair.com. photo MIAMI, art fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Soho Building, 2136 NW First Ave., Miami. $10. 323-937-4659, www.artfairsinc.com. The Essence of Design/Powered by Rolls-Royce, 10 p.m., The Forge, 432 41st St., Miami Beach. No cover. 305-538-8533, www.theforge.com. The Scope Sculpture Garden, Flamingo South Beach, 1504 Bay Road, Miami Beach (serviced daily by a shuttle). Through Sunday, Dec. 10. www.scope-art.com. Scope Miami Art Fair 2006 Free View: Collector Preview, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Roberto Clemente Park, 101 NW 34th St., Miami. Free. 212-268-1522. www.scope-art.com. Scope Collection and Silent Auction, in the lobby of the TownHouse Hotel, 150 20th St., South Beach, to support the Scope Foundation.www.scope-art.com. The 3rd Annual Masters’ Mystery Art Show (MMAS), auction of art by celebrities to benefit Florida International University Masters in Fine Arts Program, 7 p.m., The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, 1 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 786-276-4000. Morris Lapidus Collection Launch, opens, Lapidus Upper-Lobby of the Ritz Carlton, 1 Lincoln Road, South Beach, Through Saturday, Dec. 9. 212-684-0070. Chinese Contemporary Art Week, 9 a.m., Mandarin Oriental, 500 Brickell Key Drive, Miami. Through Dec. 10. Free. 212-799-7821.
The New Art Dealers
Alliance (NADA) Art Fair 2006,
opens, 11 a.m.,
The Ice Palace
Lowe Art Museum’s First Thursday’s LoweDown, 7 p.m., The Lowe Art Museum , 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, $5. 305-284-3535. Zones Contemporary Art Fair, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sunday, Edge Zones World Arts Building, 2214 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-303-8852, www.edgezones.org. Dorsch Gallery Hosts “Basel Loves Wynwood” Morning Gallery Tour, gallery open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 151 NW 24th St., Miami. 305-576-1278. Bridge Art Fair, 1 to 10 p.m., Catalina Hotel, 1732 Collins Ave.,Miami Beach. 305-674-1160. Art of Austrian Architecture, photographs and text, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., through Dec. 11 (Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.), Zeitgeist Showroom, 3886 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-576-1097. Art Basel 2006: Abstract Humanity, photography and film by Ghada Khunji, Angel Enrique Valentin, Mark Craemer, David Tamargo and Juan Carlos Zaldivar, through Jan. 31, 2007 (opening reception, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9), Filtro- A Foto Space, 2320 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-571-9565, www.filtrofoto.com. Jessica Dickinson: The View From Here, paintings and drawings, Bas Fisher Invitational, 108 NE 39th St., Suite 210, Miami. Through Jan. 13. info@basfisherinvitational.com, www.basfisherinvitational.com. “The Art of Austrian Architecture,” and “The Art of Living Sustainably,” lectures, 6 p.m., Zeitgeist Showroom, 3886 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Free. 305-576-1097. The KUNST Motel (at ARTpartments), works by LEBO, Juan Griego, Matt Cash, Space, Y.M.I., Keen, Blair Russell, Herb N. Life, Gary Gary and Made by Them, opening reception, 6 to 11 p.m., 510 NE 62nd St., Miami. 305-582-7749. SKYWALKERS, art parade curated by FriendsWithYou, to benefit ArtCenter/South Florida and Legal Art, 2 p.m., from the sand at 17th Street and South Beach proceeding along the shoreline to Fifth Street, after-party at OLA Restaurant, 425 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. 305-674-8278. Breakfast at the Yard@Casa Lin, outdoor exhibition in conjunction with Wynwood Art District Tour, 10 a.m. to noon, 55 NW 30th St., Miami. theYardatCasaLin@yahoo.com, www.casalin.org. The Yard@CasaLin annual exhibition, with the New World School of the Arts Visual Arts Department, through Sunday, 55 NW 30th St., Miami. 305-237-3559, www.CasaLin.org. Art Basel Miami Beach, various events, through Dec. 10, Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. 305-674-1292, www.artbaselmiamibeach.com. Gen Art and Scope Miami: Culture On The Verge, opening night party for the scope miami art fair, 7 p.m., Roberto Clemente Park, 101 NW 34th St, Miami. $20. 305-695-8200.
ONGOING A Room of One’s Own, through Dec. 10, Frost Art Museum, SW 107th Avenue and SW Eighth Street, University Park, PC 110, Miami. 305-348-2890. Video: An Art, A History, 1965-2005: New Media Collection, Centre Pompidou, through Dec. 10, Miami Art Central, 5960 SW 57th Ave., Miami. 305-455-3333. Pablo Cano: City Beneath the Sea, MOCA, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Through Dec. 23. 305-893-6211. Sueño: Santiago Rubino and ’scape: Adriana Farmiga, Spinello Gallery, 3436 N. Miami Ave., 2nd Floor, Miami, Through Jan. 6.305-576-0208. We’ll Make a Lover of You, Art Center/South Florida, 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Through Jan. 7. Free. 305-538-7887 or www.artcentersf.org Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works With Light, MOCA, Joan Lehman Building, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Through Jan. 7. $5. 305-893-6211. I Love My Box, Jon Davis and Reeve Schumacher, a series of exhibits in experimental spaces, Damien B. Contemporary Art Center, 282 NW 36th St., Miami. Through Jan. 8. 305-573-4949. Mark Dion: South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit, installation, Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Through Jan. 14. 305-375-3000. Miami Beach: America’s Tropical Resort, through Jan. 14, 2007, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-375-1492. Haitian Community Arts: Images by Iris PhotoCollective, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-375-1492. Transmutation, Teatro Gallery, 120 NE First St., Miami. 305-381-9511. Second Saturdays at ArtSouth, second Saturdays, 3 p.m., ArtSouth Gallery, 240 N. Krome Ave., Homestead. 305-247-9406. Miami Beach: America’s Tropical Resort, through Jan. 14, 2007, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-375-1492. Exhibition: Celebration of the Carnival Center’s Opening, through January 2007, The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-535-2622. Lorna Simpson, exhibit, Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Through Feb. 4. $5. 305-375-3000. Bodies…the Exhibition, through March 25, 5701 Sunset Drive, Suite 150, South Miami. 1-866-866-8265. Modern Photographs: The Machine, the Body and the City Gifts from the Charles Cowles Photography Collection, Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami, through April 15. $5. 305-375-3000 www.miamiartmuseum.org. Cheech Marin’s Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge, Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale, One East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, through May 1. $3 - $6. 954-525-5500. Free Fridays at Miami Children’s Museum, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Miami Children’s Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami. 305-373-5437, www.miamichildrensmuseum.org. Artwalk Hollywood, 7 to 10 p.m., meet at Comfort Zone Studio & Spa, 2028 Harrison St., Hollywood. Ongoing, every third Saturday. 954-923-2030. Art and Design in the Modern Age: Selections from the Wolfsonian Collection, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-535-2656. Destination Cuba: Tourism to Cuba 1902-1958, University of Miami’s Otto G. Richter Library, 1300 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. 305-284-4900. Hebraica Mirrors, permanent, Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-672-5044. And Away We Go!,permanent, Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington, Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7311. The Salon: 18th and 19th Century Portraits from the Bass Collection, permanent, Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530. Waterspaces, permanent, Miami International Airport, 4200 NW 21st St., Concourses E and F, second level, Miami. 305-876-0749. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, permanent, Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium, 3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-646-4223. Drawing and Painting Classes with Conni Gordon, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Drive, Miami Beach. 305-532-1001. JAM at MAM, third Thursdays, 5 to 8:30 p.m., Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-375-1704. Free Fridays, 6 to 9 p.m., Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-535-2656. Free Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-375-1492. Lincoln Road Antiques & Collectibles Market, every other Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 400 and 500 blocks of Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. 305-673-4991 or www.antiquecollectiblemarket.com. UM Gallery Night, first Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m., Casa Bacardi/Olga-Carlos Saladrigas Hall, 1531 Brescia Ave., Coral Gables. 305-284-CUBA.
COMEDY
CLUBS Miami Improv, 3390 Mary St., Coconut Grove. 305-441-8200. www.miamiimprov.com. Improv Paradise Live, 5700 Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-981-5653; www.improvftl.com.
IMPROV TROUPES First Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Miami Improv, 3390 Mary St., Miami. 305-441-8200; www.improvmiami.com.
Improv
Yourself Comedy Class With Carey Kane, Tuesdays, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Wallflower Gallery, 10 NE Third St.,
Miami. $200/8 classes. 305-579-0069. Laffing Matterz, Wednesdays-Fridays, 7:15 p.m.; Saturdays, 6:30 p.m., 219 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. $45-$49.50. 954-763-5236 or www.laffingmatterz.com. Leave ’Em Laughin, Fridays, 9 p.m., Cornerstone Experimental Art Space, 2013 N. Miami Ave., Miami. $7. 305-299-5919 or 754-422-4023 Impromedy Fridays and Saturdays, 9 p.m., at Roxy Performing Arts Center, 1645 SW 107th Ave., Miami. $10. 305-226-0030; www.impromedymiami.com. Laughing Gas Comedy Improv Theater Co., Fridays and Saturdays, 11 p.m., Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main St., Miami Lakes. $10. 305-461-1161 or www.laughinggasimprov.com. Just the Funny, Saturdays, 9 and 11 p.m., Museum of Science and Planetarium, 3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami. $5-$12 (students free). 305-693-8669; www.justthefunny.com. Miami Comics, stand-up comedians who perform at universities and clubs across the country. 786-210-9671 or www.miamicomics.com. Urban Disturbance, a South Florida ensemble of performance artists specializing in improv sketches, circus acts, pantomime and more. 305-579-7627.
DANCE
FRIDAY 1Karen Peterson and Dancers Inc., 1 p.m., Main Lobby, South Miami Hospital, 6200 SW 73rd St., Miami. Free. 786-662-5200. Momentum Dance Company 25th Anniversary Celebration, 8 p.m. through Thursday. Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. $12 - $25. Through Saturday. 305-674-1040 or 305-858-7002.
WEDNESDAY 6The 4th Door, a non-profit Latin avant-garde dance theatre company premiere, 8 p.m., Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. $12 - $25. 305-674-1040. Karen Peterson and Dancers Inc., 1 p.m., Hope Center, 666 SW Fourth St., Miami. Free. 305-545-7572.
ONGOING Classes for Children and Adults, Mondays through Saturdays, Arts Ballet Theater of Florida, 849 NE 125th St., North Miami. 305-893-3234. Miami City Ballet School’s classes, Mondays through Saturdays, 2200 Liberty Ave., Miami Beach. 305-929-7007. Miami Contemporary Dance School, offers community classes 1919 Purdy Ave., Miami Beach. $12/class; 305-538-2988; www.miamicontemporarydance.org. MidEastern Dance Exchange, offers belly dancing classes every day of the week, prices vary, 350 Lincoln Road, Studio 505, Miami Beach. 305-538-1608. Tango on the Beach, Mondays, 7:30 p.m. beginners, 8:30 p.m. intermediate and 9:30 p.m. milonga, Tapas & Tintos, 448 Española Way, Miami Beach. $5. 786-287-7260. African Dance Classes, Tuesdays, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Jakmel Art Gallery, 147 NW 36 St., Miami. $10/class, $60/7 classes. 786-541-3994. Flamenco Classes (entry level), Wednesdays, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m., Jakmel Art Gallery, 147 NW 36th St., Miami. $10/class or $60/7 classes. 305-757-5404. Flamenco Classes (beginner/card class only), Wednesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jakmel Art Gallery, 147 NW 36th St., Miami. $10/class or $60/7 classes. 305-757-5404. Flamenco Classes (beginner/card class only), Saturdays, 2 to 3 p.m., Jakmel Art Gallery, 147 NW 36th St., Miami. $10/class or $60/7 classes. 305-757-5404.
FESTIVALS, PARTIES & TASTINGS
THURSDAY 30 University of Miami Project: New Born Luncheon/Fashion Show, 10 a.m., Sheraton Bal Harbour, 9701 Collins Ave. $125 – $175. 305-937-0300. Preview Gala for the 20th Annual Festival of the Trees, 5 to 9 p.m., One Brickell Square, 801 Brickell Ave., Miami. 305-348-3181. Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6:30 p.m., Infinity II Lofts, 1300 South Miami Ave., Miami. 305-769-3777.
FRIDAY 1Champions of Equality Reception, 6:30 p.m., Bank of America International Tower, 100 SE Second St., Miami. $75. 305.751.7283 Pirates Mutiny, opens, 7:30 p.m., Bicentennial Park, 1075 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. $40 - $75. Through Dec. 31. 1-888-5-MUTINY. www.piratesmutiny.com. The Zoological Society of Florida and Miami Metrozoo’s Feast with the Beasts 2006, 8 p.m., Miami Metrozoo, 12400 SW 152 St., Miami. $150. 305-255-5551.
SATURDAY 2Winterfest Taste of Paradise: A Jazz, Art & Food Extravaganza, noon, Seminole Paradise, 5715 Seminole Way, Hollywood. Through Dec. 3. Free. 954-767-0686.Seventh-Annual Nationwide MORE/WILHELMINA 40+Model Search, 10 a.m., Wilhelmina Miami, 930 Washington Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami Beach. 917-232-2115.
SUNDAY 3 Mary’s Resort fundraiser for The Pet Project, Mary’s Resort, 1115 Tequesta St., Fort Lauderdale. $20. 954-523-3500.
MONDAY 4 The Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Relief (CAEAR) Coalition, 6th Annual Partnership Awards Dinner, 6:30 p.m., The Palms South Beach in Miami Beach, 3025 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. $150. 954-730-7730.
TUESDAY 5 Victim Response, Inc.’s Winter Social, 6 p.m., Ancient Spanish Monastery, 16711 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach. $100. 305-693-1170 ext. 236. Miami Beach Community Developmenet Corproration 25th Anniversary Party, 4 p.m., The Seymour, 945 Pennsylvania Ave., Miami Beach. Free. 305-538-0090 x 227.
FILM & VIDEO
THURSDAY 30 The 5th Miami Short Film Festival, opens, various showings and theaters. Through Saturday. 305-854-2229 or www.miamishortfilmfestival.com.
FRIDAY 1 The Kubrick Look: Full Metal Jacket, 8:30 p.m., Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. $6 - $10. 305-673-4567.
SATURDAY 2 Indie Film Panel: The State of Indies in the State of Florida, 4 p.m., Cocowalk AMC Theaters, Coconut Grove, 3015 Grand Ave., Coconut Grove. Free. 305-466-0540.
THURSDAY 7 The 21st Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF), 10 p.m., every Thursday night through Jan.16, Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale. $5. 954-788-1067.
LECTURES & DISCUSSIONS
THURSDAY 30 Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, luncheon featuring Giselle Cheminand, noon, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. $35.00. 954-462-0222. Peace Is Our Birthright: Creating a Unified Vision for World Peace, World Peace Conference, 6 p.m., Kovens Center, Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st St., North Miami, FL. Free. 305-247-1960. Disappearing Landmarks Part I: Miami Beach Hotels & Motels, discussion, 6:30 p.m., Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Free. 305-375-1492. Mary-Lou Weisman, author, 7:30 p.m., Books & Books, 9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour. 305-864-4241. Jane Katcher, author, 8 p.m., Books & Books, Coral Gables, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. 305-442-4408. Art and Culture Transforming Women’s Lives, 6 p.m., Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Free. 305-672-5044.
SATURDAY 2 South Florida Writers Association: Monthly Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. Free. 786-877-0136.
TUESDAY 5 “Insurance Requirements for Condominiums,” 6:30 p.m., Miami Beach City Hall Commission Chambers, 3rd floor, 1700 Convention Center Dr., Free. 305-604-2489
WEDNESDAY 6 “New Revolutionary Skin Resurfacing Technology,” 12:30 p.m., 3661 South Miami Ave, Suite 1005, Mercy Hospital Professional Building, 3661 South Miami Ave., 513-287-1853. “Live well with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),” 11:30 a.m., Parrot Jungle Island, Treetop Ballroom, 111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami. 954-524-4657.December’s Saturday Cooking Classes Celebrate Holidays, 11 a.m., Two Chefs, 8287 South Dixie Highway, South Miami. $55 - $75. 305-663-2100. 4th Annual Share Our Strength Five Fabulous Female Chefs, 7 p.m., Chef Allen’s , 19088 NE 29 Ave., Aventura, $250. 305-935-2900. www.chefallens.com
ONGOING The Science of Aliens, 10 a.m., Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium, 3280 South Miami Ave., Miami. $4 - $17. Through May 6. 305-646-4200. Spanish Conversation, a small, informal group, meets over dinner Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. 305-864-9028. Nutrition Group, open to everyone who’s HIV+, first Thursdays, 2 to 3 p.m., Care Resource Conference Room, 3510 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-576-1243 ext. 264. Positive Men’s Group, open to everyone who’s HIV+, presented by Care Resource, Tuesdays, 6 to 7 p.m., Care Resource Conference Room, 3510 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-576-1243 ext. 289. HIV+ Women’s Group, second Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call monthly as location varies. 305-576-1243 ext. 275. Amnesty International Meetings, moderated by Michael Andrews, second Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. 305-864-4241.
MUSIC
THURSDAY 30 New Music: College Composition Recital, 5 p.m., New World School of the Arts, Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, room 3419, 245 NE 4th St., 4th Floor, Miami. Free. 305-237-3135. 2006 Caroling Competition, six schools perform holiday classics nightly, 7 p.m., 550 Biltmore Way Building, Coral Gables. Through Dec. 5. 305-491-4180.
FRIDAY 1 Seraphic Fire, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables, 536 Coral Way, Coral Gables. $15. 305-476-0260.
SATURDAY 2Chopin Festival 2006-2007 Solo Recital of Pianist Joshua Wright, 7 p.m., Broward County Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Free. 305-868-0624. New World Symphony presents: New Music with Meaning, 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. $15. 305-673-3331.
SUNDAY 3 Chopin Festival 2006-2007 Solo Recital of Pianist Joshua Wright, 3 p.m., Granada Presbyterian Church, 950 University Drive, Coral Gables. Free. 305-868-0624. Olivia Newton-John, 8 p.m., Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, 1400 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. $48.50 - $68.50. 305-949-6722. Javier Ruibal and his Band, 5 p.m., Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. $30. 305-358-5885.
MONDAY 4Center for Emerging Art’s Music Map of the World: Program 3, 8 p.m., University of Miami, Victor Clark Recital Hall, 5500 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables. Seating: $25. 305-538-2803.
WEDNESDAY 6 Center for Emerging Art’s Music Map of the World: Program 4, 8 p.m., University of Miami, Victor Clark Recital Hall, 5500 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables. Seating: $25. 305-538-2803.
ONGOING Brahma Brazilian Jazz, Sundays, 8 p.m. Yuca Lounge, 501 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. $5. 305-532-9822. Churchill’s Jazz Jam, Mondays, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. at 5501 NE Second Ave., Miami. $3. 305-757-1807. Fusion Fridays, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., Cornerstone, 2013 N. Miami Ave., Miami. $5. 786-426-9642. Kimona, Fridays, 9 p.m., Art Café, 427 Jefferson Ave., Miami Beach. 305-531-0770. Kulcha Shok Muzik, Sundays 10:30 p.m., Jazid, 1342 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305 673-9372. Maryell Epps, Sundays, noon, Sunday Gospel Brunch, at the Hotel Astor, 956 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-672-7217. Open Mic, Wednesdays, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Cornerstone, 2013 N. Miami Ave., Miami. $3. 786-426-9642. Phat Jazz Night, Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m., Art Café, 427 Jefferson Ave., Miami Beach. 305-531-0770. Rockerz Wednesdays, 10 p.m., Buck 15, 707 Lincoln Lane, Miami Beach. 305-538-3815. Singer/Songwriter Series, Thursdays, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Cornerstone, 2013 N. Miami Ave., Miami. $3. 786-426-9642. The Spam Allstars, Thursdays, 10:30 p.m., Hoy Como Ayer, 2212 SW Eighth St., Miami. $7. 305-541-2631. Wasabi Tuesdays, 10 p.m., Sushi Samba, 600 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-534-9909.
POETRY & PROSE
ONGOING Speak Your Soul Wednesday with Spoken Word Artist and Author Rebecca Butterfly" Vaughns, Wednesdays, Afro-In Books & Café, 5575 NW 7th Ave., Miami. $5. 305-756-6107. Arcadians, open mike every Thursday hosted by Ghost of Dirty, 7 p.m., Arcade, 120 NE First St., Miami. 786-267-2485. Vena Poetica, spoken word and other performances, first Wednesdays, 7 p.m., La Vena del Gusto, 26 SW Eighth St., Miami. $5. 305-374-9177. Last-Friday Open-Mic Poetry, 6 p.m., Books & Books, Coral Gables, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. 305-442-4408. Famous Last Fridays, moderated by Jonathan Rose, 7:30 p.m., Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. 305-442-4408. Spoken Word, Saturdays, 9:30 p.m., Literary Café, 12325 NE Sixth Ave., Miami. $3. 786-356-3481.
SPORTS & OUTDOORS
SATURDAY 2 5th Annual "Rescuers in the Ring" Charity Boxing Event, 8 p.m., Miami Beach Convention Center, 1900 Convention Center Drive. $25. 305-607-2269.
SUNDAY 3 Stiltsville & Key Biscayne Boat Tour, 10 a.m., $34 - $39. Advance reservations and payment required. 305-375-1621. Early Miami Beach Boardwalk Eco-History Walk, 10 a.m., Meet at 21st Street just east of Collins Avenue on the boardwalk in Miami Beach. $17- $22. 305-375-1621.
ONGOING Art Deco District Walking Tour, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays at 10:30 a.m., Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Art Deco Welcome Center, Ocean Drive and 10th St, Miami Beach, $15-$20. 305-672-2014 or www.mdpl.org Water Aerobics for Men and Women, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Scott Rakow Youth Center. Register at Nautilus Middle School Monday - Thursday 1:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., or Friday’s from 9:30 a.m., to 5:30 p.m., free. 305-673-7767. “Batter up” Adult softball league, Games are on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings with the first pitch at 7:30 pm., Flamingo Park softball field located between 13th and 14th Street on Meridian Avenue, 305-673-7766. Yoga in the Park, Monday & Wednesday: 6 p.m.-7:15 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Bayfront Park 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Tina Hills Pavilion (south end of the park). 305-358-7550 www.bayfrontparkmiami.com. Deering Historic Tours, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily, Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72 Ave., Miami. $7. 305-235-1668 Roaming the Roads Walking Tour, 10 a.m. to noon, Roads Professional Building, 2730 SW Third Ave., Miami Beach. $22. 305-375-1621. Art Deco Walking Tour, Wednesdays and Fridays through Sundays at 10:30 a.m., Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Art Deco Welcome Center, Ocean Drive and 10th St., Miami Beach. $15-$20. 305-672-2014. Miami Beach Community Bike Ride, 9-11 a.m., from Miami Beach Bicycle Center, 601 Fifth St., Miami Beach. Free. 305-673-7080. The South Florida Dragon Boat Club practice, Sundays, Intracoastal Waters of Haulover Park & Marina. 786-252-1333. Española Way Weekend Festival, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Española Way, Miami Beach. Free. 305-531-0038. MiMo and More: Weekly Walking Tours of North Beach, Fridays, 10:30 a.m., North Shore Band Shell, Collins Avenue and 73rd Street, Miami Beach. $10. 305-865-4147. The Normandy Village Marketplace, Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Rue Vendome and 71st Street. 305-865-4147. The Humane Society of Greater Miami, pet show, Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Aventura Mall, 19501 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura. 305-696-0800, ext. 132. Lincoln Road Farmers Market: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Lincoln Road between Pennsylvania Avenue and Alton Road, Miami Beach. 305-531-0038. Yoga in the Park, Mondays and Wednesdays 6 to 7:15 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., Tina Hills Pavilion, Bayfront Park, 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Free. 305-358-7550. Golf Clinic, every Wednesday, 6 to 7 p.m., Miami Beach Golf Club, 2301 Alton Road, Miami Beach. $150 for five weeks. 305-532-3350. Arch Creek Ghost Tours, Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Arch Creek Park Museum, 1855 NE 135th St., North Miami. $5. Reservations: 305-944-6111. Art Deco District Sunset Tours, daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach. $20. 305-531-3484. Yoga in the Garden, Thursdays, 9 a.m., Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. $5. 305-968-1068. Crandon Park’s Canoe Adventure: Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon., Crandon Park Visitors’ and Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne. $20. 305-365-3018. Miami Biking Club, Saturdays and Sundays, times and locations vary. 305-867-8628. Crandon Park’s Kayak and Snorkel Excursion, Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to noon and 3 to 6 p.m., Crandon Park Visitors’ and Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne. $25.305-365-3018. Crandon Nature Walk, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Crandon Park Visitors and Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne. Free. Reservations required. 305-365-3018. Guided Historical Nature Walk, Saturdays and Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m. $3. Greynolds Park, 17530 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami. 305-948-2891. Yoga: Hatha Yoga, Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., North Miami Community Center, 13130 NE Eighth Ave., North Miami. $5/class or $40/10 classes. 305-949-0950. Drift Fishing, daily, Haulover Park Marina, 10800 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-947-3525. Urban Trails Kayak, daily, Haulover Park, 10800 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-947-1302. Tropical Divers, daily, Haulover Park Marina, 10800 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-949-2800 or visit www.tropic-diver.com. Skyward Kites, daily, 9 a.m. to sunset, Haulover Park, 10800 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-893-0906. Walk Among the Pelicans, daily, dawn to dusk, Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, 1275 NE 79th St., North Miami. 305-751-9840. Salty’s Pirate Playground, ongoing, Miami Seaquarium, 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key. General Admission is $27.95. 305-361-5705. Natural Areas Tours, weekdays: 12:45 and 3 p.m. weekends: 11:15 a.m., 1:45 and 4 p.m. Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Miami. $4-$6 adults. 305-235-1668, ext. 242. Newton’s Notions: Force, Motion and You, ongoing, Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium, 3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-646-4200. Smithsonian Expeditions Exploring Latin America & the Caribbean, ongoing, Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium, 3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-646-4200.
THEATER & PERFORMANCE ART
THURSDAY 30Up Wake, world premiere by Natasha Tsakos, opens, 8 p.m., Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, 1400 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Through Saturday. $30. 305-949-6722. Rabbit Hole, opens, 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., American Heritage Center for the Arts, 12200 West Broward Blvd., Plantation. Through Dec. 23. $15 - $29. 954-577-8243. A New Brain, 8 p.m., The Ring Theatre, 1312 Miller Drive, Coral Gables. Through Sunday. $6 - $18. 305-284-3355.
SATURDAY 2Bible on Broadway, 8 p.m. today and Sunday, St. John's on the Lake, 4760 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, $12 - $15. 305-613-2325.
TUESDAY 5Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, opens, 8 p.m., Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, 1400 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Through Sunday, Dec. 10. $24 - $54. 305-949-6722.
THURSDAY 7Pluft, The Little Ghost, opens, 10 a.m., Shores Performing Arts Theater, 9806 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores. $15. Through Dec.10. 305-751-9550.
ONGOING Just a Kiss, 8 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m., New Theatre, 4120 Laguna St., Coral Gables. Through Sunday, Dec. 10. $15 – $35. 305-443-5909. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 8 p.m., Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. Through Dec. 31. $15 - $50. 305-444-9293. New Wave Magic Show, comedy, illusionist magic, dance and more, Sundays, 8 p.m., Ramada Marco Polo Resort, 19201 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles. $20 Adults, $18 Seniors, $10 Children under 13. 1-800-600-6244 or www.newwavemagic.com. Theatre de Underground, “experimental theatre for the experimental mind,” Mondays, 10 p.m., Churchill’s, 5501 NE Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807. E-mail calendar@miamisunpost.com or fax “Calendar” at 305-538-6077. |
