Ensemble Amarcord
Thursday
October 25 at 7:30 p.m.
This all-male German award-winning vocal group returns to Miami for another electrifying concert as part of the St. Thomas Episcopal Parish's 2007 Eisenhart Concert Series. Ensemble Amarcord's blend of humor, charm, elegance, flawless intonation, featuring rarely heard homogeneity and unwavering vocal virtuosity have left audiences delighted since the ensemble's debut in 1992. The concert is presented by Bill Ussery Motors Inc. Refreshments and parking provided. Tickets: Adults $30, Seniors $20, Students $15; group rates available.
St Thomas Episcopal Church
Corner of Red Road and Kendall Drive, Miami
305-661-3436
Sacred Landscapes with Gil Morgenstern
Thursday
October 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Temple Israel introduces "Reflections," the Arnold and Muriel Rosen Concert Series. The first of this four-concert series is Sacred Landscapes featuring violinist Gil Morgenstern. The music is inspired by personal encounters with both natural and man-made landscapes and includes works by Antonin Dvorák, Osvaldo Golijov, Bright Sheng and David Wilde. Morgenstern will be accompanied by an ensemble of superb musicians including Aaron Boyd, violin, Kathryn Lockwood, viola and Wilhelmina Smith, cello. Dessert reception follows concert. Tickets are $20.
Temple Israel
137 N.E. 19th Street, Miami
305-573-5900
New American Music: Casey Driessen Trio
Thursday
October 25 at 8 p.m.
Festival Miami presents Casey Driessen and the Colorfools. Driessen, an inventive fiddler, is one of the fastest-rising sidemen on the bluegrass circuit; he has been described as a restless explorer, and a bold boundary crosser who listens for inspiration from Tennessee to Tibet. When it comes to music, Driessen reminds us that there's plenty of uncharted territory left to explore. His interpretations make for a striking performance you will never forget. General admission tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students.
Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at UM
1314 Miller Road, Coral Gables
305-284-4940
25th Anniversary Film Retrospective
Thursday – Sunday
October 25 – 28
Miami International Film Festival looks forward to its 25th anniversary with a look back at films from past festivals. Enjoy a great line-up, including: "Bend It Like Beckham (screened at MIFF 2003); "The Mambo Kings" (1992); "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" (1990); "Like Water for Chocolate" (1993) and more. General admission $10; Miami Film Society members, sponsors and students with ID's $5. See the complete schedule.
UM Bill Cosford Cinema
Memorial Building, 2nd Floor, Coral Gables
305-237-3456
Triptych
October 25 – November 18
Inside Out Theatre presents Triptych by Edna O'Brien, directed by Kim St. Leon, with an awarding-winning cast. It's the story of three women - a wife, a mistress and a daughter - and the intermingling of their lives as they revolve around a successful writer. O'Brien's play is a passionate and provocative piece that depicts love's ability to simultaneously unfetter and ensnare. Performances are on Thurs, Fri and Sat at 8 p.m. and Sat and Sun matinees at 2 p.m. General admission is $30; museum members $25, seniors $24, students $10.
Museum of Art Horvitz Auditorium
One East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale
954-385-3060
Friday, October 26 at 5:30 p.m.
Reception for Keith Martin Johns Opening
An exhibition of work by Floridian artist Keith Martin Johns opens at Coconut Grove Gallery. Johns has some 300 painting titles and over 100 images published into limited edition fine prints and is in numerous private and corporate collections. His travels around the state showing in outdoor art shows won accolades and awards for his artistic abilities. Today his work is shown strictly in galleries, museums and private showings. Helping to preserve Florida's natural beauty and heritage through the visual arts, Johns has a number of journalistic projects in the works, such as Painting on the Florida Trails and Romancing the Rivers of Florida. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. - open to the public.
Coconut Grove Gallery
2884 Bird Avenue, Coconut Grove
305-445-7401
Artist Opening and Reception
Friday
October 26 from 7 to 10 p.m.
See the new work of native Floridian Jill Hotchkiss at ArtCenter/South Florida, on view through November 8. Her series of progressive observational drawings and prints serve as blueprints for 3-dimensional works in the form of sculpture and installation. Using living air plants, as well as moss, soil, clay and running water, Hotchkiss creates an art form that is both living and inert. Installations appear frozen but closer inspection exposes a work of art that is organic, alive and evolving. Her goal is to call attention to the importance of the plant world to the viewer. Meet the artist at the reception.
ArtCenter/South Florida
924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
305-978-0029
Carmen Lundy-Jazz and The New Songbook
Friday
October 26 at 8 p.m.
Catch Carmen Lundy perform her original, funky Jazz compositions, along with Frost School's award winning Jazz Vocal I Ensemble, as part of Festival Miami. The composer, nominated "Best Jazz Vocalist of 2006," is a Miami native and a graduate of UM, where the concert is set to take place. Her credits include nine CDs, including her successful live album "Jazz and the New Songbook: Live at the Madrid." Tickets are $20 for adults; $10 for students.
Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at UM
1314 Miller Road, Coral Gables
305-284-4940
Jazz at MOCA
Friday
October 26 at 8 p.m.
Legendary percussionist Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion perform their exuberant and high energy jazz for MOCA's free concert series. Figueroa has played with renowned jazz and pop performers in his career, including Miles Davis, Dave Sanborn, Quincy Jones, Marc Anthony, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston. In 2002 he debuted his own band featuring top jazz virtuosos: Silvano Monasteries on piano, Gabriel Vivas on bass, Alex Pope Norris on trumpet, John Michalak on sax and flute, and Goetz Kujack on drums. From 7 to 10 p.m. MOCA galleries are open to view the current exhibition of Karen Kilimnik. Jazz at MOCA is sponsored by Starbucks Coffee and the City of North Miami.
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
770 N.E. 125th Street, North Miami
305-893-6211
Ballet Gamonet Program I
Friday & Saturday
October 26 & 27
Ballet Gamonet opens its 2007-2008 season in Miami-Dade with two Jimmy Gamonet de los Heros favorites, "Transtangos" and "Pan Nuit Suite" and the return of Jerry Opdenaker with another World Premiere, "Bailame." "Pan Nuit Suite," set to the music from Gounod's opera "Faust," is a series of short festive dances that takes place in an enchanted forest populated by wild creatures that live to dance and celebrate life. Tickets range from $25 to $60. Performances are Fri at 8 p.m., and Sat at 2 and 8 p.m.
Gusman Center for Performing Arts
173 E. Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
305-259-9775
Sibelius and the Reach of Russia
Friday - Sunday
October 26 - 28
New World Symphony gives you three opportunities to marvel at the glorious performances of "Sibelius" - Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m., and a matinee on Sunday at 3 p.m. Two Russian masters will get your feet stomping and your heartbeat racing. Sibelius' symphony conjures the ebb and flow of icecaps on rugged seas, and Christian Tetzlaff, one of today's finest violin virtuosos, performs Ligeti's bold concerto, full of brilliant and breathtaking special effects. Ticket prices are: $76, $61, $29.
Lincoln Theatre
541 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach
305-673-3331
Contemporary Dance from Spain
Friday & Saturday
October 26 & 27 at 8 p.m.
Provisional Danza from Madrid and Alta Realitat & DMDanza from Barcelona perform on consecutive nights presented by Centro Cultural Español. "Matar el 9" on Friday exposes our realities, both conscious and unconscious, with performers and audience members entering an expressive environment of tension and expectation. "Ölelés," meaning "hug" in Hungarian, will be presented on Saturday. Presented in several European and Latin American cities, the show has been honored in several forums and international festivals. General admission tickets are $20 (or $30 for both shows).
Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
305-358-5885 (Ticketmaster)
Bellinger and Gold & Wood Trunk Show
Saturday
October 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Art is not just for your walls as Edward Beiner - Purveyor of Fine Eyewear proves with an exclusive trunk show featuring wearable art from two of the world's finest eyewear brands. BELLINGER DENMARK represents the best of innovative Danish style. Inspired by the bright colors and geometric shapes of contemporary art, these dynamic frames put the wearer on the cutting edge of fashion and design. Handcrafted European eyewear designers, Gold & Wood , combine contemporary and traditional styles using the most expensive materials known to man. Having recently won the "Oscar of the design world" - the Silmo d'or - Gold & Wood produces the most exclusive and luxurious frames available today.
Edward Beiner - South Miami
5817 Sunset Drive, South Miami
305-661-1205
Pablo Cano's Viva Vaudeville
Saturday
October 27 at 1 p.m.
Featuring a delightful cast of Cano's life-size marionettes and rod puppets composed of found objects, Viva Vaudeville is inspired by popular theater performers of the early 1900s. The set recalls a sumptuous theater resplendent with a gold-fringed, red velvet curtain, and a glittering backdrop. The score mixes a selection from the artists' collection of recordings of popular songs of the 1920s and two original compositions performed by a live band. But best of all are the colorful performers - Busty Galore, Lady Mandolin, Lucifer Red Diablo, Kiki She Devil - and a cast of other characters that will take the stage. It's the tenth commissioned production for MOCA, and when not in performance, the marionettes and set will be on view as an exhibition during museum hours. Tickets are $10 for MOCA members, North Miami residents and employees; $15 for non-members; $3 for children under 12. Seating is limited so advance reservations and payment are required.
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
770 N.E. 125th Street, North Miami
305-893-6211
Jumping Frog of Calaveras County & Fish Tales
Saturday
October 27 at 2 p.m.
Momentum Dance Company presents two captivating dance performances that will make young audiences jump in delight. Mark Twain's "Jumping Frog" is based on the classic American author's short story about a gambler named Jim Smiley. The performance features Mark Twain's prose, bluegrass and country music, colorful costumes, and high-jumping dance movement. Meet Madame Manatee and Senora Stingray in "Fish Tales" as they lead underwater inhabitants (peppermint stripe shrimp, parrotfish, jellyfish, grouper and more) in cleaning up their neglected reef, while spreading a powerful message of conservation. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for children.
Sunrise Civic Center
10610 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise
954-747-4647
David Grover & The Band: Halloween Children's Concert
Saturday
October 27 at 3 p.m.
There's tons of fun with David Grover! Both kids and adults will be enthralled by the performer and his Big Bear Band with their sing-a-longs and on-stage audience participation. The exciting event will cap off with an ABC party - featuring Apple Juice, Balloons and Cookies for everyone! Kids are welcome to dress up in their Halloween costumes, and if they're looking to interact with a few furry friends, they can also head over to the petting zoo! This Festival Miami concert is presented in collaboration with Sunday Afternoons of Music for Children and sponsored by Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald. General admission tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children.
Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at UM
1314 Miller Road, Coral Gables
305-284-4940
17th Annual "In the Park with Art"
October 27 – 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Take the whole family to Coral Reef Park for this award-winning fine art show with over 100 artists exhibiting and selling their artwork. In addition to the exceptional array of art, there's plenty to do. Enjoy wonderful culinary delights from seafood provided by Golden Rule to mouthwatering ribs to delectable desserts from Robert Morgan's Culinary Arts. South Florida Parenting Magazine has set up activities for kids, including art contests, mask-making and play-acting as pirates and princesses. They will be kept busy while parents browse the art booths. Admission is free and ample parking is provided, including shuttle service, compliments of Village of Palmetto Bay. The 2-day festival is sponsored by the Cultural Council, Inc.
Coral Reef Park
S.W. 152nd Street and 77th Avenue, Palmetto Bay
305-238-0703
"Matinee Idols" Film Series
Sunday
October 28 at 3 p.m.
Part thriller, part film noir, part sci-fi, and part experimental, Matinee Idols is a unique film line-up that pays tribute to the genre-exploding cinema of filmmakers Linklater, Lynch, Grillet and Duras; and highlights the affinity of their practices to that of contemporary artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. See Richard Linklater's "A Scanner Darkly," (2006), USA, 100 minutes. PhD candidate Christian Gay will introduce the film and the director's filmography and lead a 15-minute Q&A following the screening. This series is organized by guest film curator Konstantia Kontaxis, Assistant Professor of Motion Picture and Video-Film at UM. Sundays are free at Miami Art Museum.
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
305-375-3000
Music during the Reign of Emperor Franz Joseph
Sunday
October 28 at 3 p.m.
Music written in Austria under the last Hapsburg Emperor, Franz Joseph (1813-1916), mirrored the multi-lingual and multi-cultural makeup of the Empire. Students of Florida International University's Keyboard Department will present a program of works by the Czech-Bohemians Dvorak and Korngold, the Hungarians Liszt and Dohnayi, the adopted sons Beethoven and Brahms, and the quintessential Schubert and innovative Schoenberg. Concert free with admission to Bass Museum of Art.
Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue, Miami Beach
305-673-7530
Music of Today: World Premiere Concerto for Trombone
Sunday
October 28 at 4 p.m.
Attend the world premiere of a new Trombone Concerto, commissioned by the Abraham Frost Endowment, featuring soloist Tim Conner and composer David Maslanka, along with the Frost Wind Ensemble. The Florida premiere of Ladder to the Moon, with violin soloist Glenn Basham, will highlight the evening's performances. Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty is also expected to perform some of his riveting pieces, such as Desi and Red Cape Tango, his final musical work based on the Superman mythology. Sponsored in part by Fidelity Investments. Tickets for this Festival Miami concert range from $10 - $20.
Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at UM
1314 Miller Road, Coral Gables
305-284-4940
Michael Bar-Zohar's "Shimon Peres: The Biography"
Monday
October 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Shimon Peres, recently elected president of Israel, twice served as Prime Minister, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a bold leader in a war-torn region, and considered to be one of the great statesmen of the modern world. With full cooperation of the leader's family, friends and political rivals, Michael Bar-Zohar, who served with Peres in the Knesset, has written a definitive biography about this man whose life and career span the entire history of Israel. Bar-Zohar appears as part of the Alper JCC Jewish Book Festival in cooperation with the Miller Center for Judaic Studies at UM. Tickets are $7.
Miller Center on the UM Campus
5202 University Drive, Coral Gables
305-271-9000
Alana Newhouse Appearance
Tuesday
October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
As part of the 27th Annual Alper JCC Jewish Book Festival, Alana Newhouse will share an inside look to her book "A Living Lens: Photographs of Jewish Life from the Pages of the Forward." Founded in 1897, the Jewish-American newspaper, the Forward, was a powerhouse daily Yiddish newspaper with a circulation larger than that of the New York Times in the ‘20s. The 500-plus photos published along with essays written by noted historians, chronicle not only a century of the newspaper's history, but also capture Jewish life. Pre-1925 scenes of Lower East Side pushcarts, Yiddish theater, labor rallies, and village beauty contests combine with images of celebrated figures from later decades, including Barbra Streisand, Woody Allen, and Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax. Tickets are $7.
Bet Shira Congregation
7500 SW 120th Street, Miami
305-271-9000
The Paris Trio
Tuesday
October 30 at 8 p.m.
Appropriately known as "Les Musiciens" in Europe, French pianist Jean-Claude Pennetier, violist Regis Pasquier, and cellist Roland Pidoux, are joining forces with clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein to present Messaien's Quartet for the End of Time. The Paris Piano Trio, who has performed together in England, Canada, Latin America and the US, are now bringing their love of chamber music to Miami. Their recordings include Tchaikovsky and Shostakovitch. Presented by Festival Miami in collaboration with Friends of Chamber Music of Miami.
Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at UM
1314 Miller Road, Coral Gables
305-284-4940
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
Through October
PlayGround Theatre presents a magical mystery for ages 10 and up. The play takes place in a remote Caribbean town where a mysterious creature that resembles a very old man with enormous wings falls from the sky. Found by two children, fear turns to understanding when they realize this strange "angel" means them no harm, but is a symbol of the healing and love he can bring to their world. Based on a short story by Nobel Prize-winner Gabriel García Marquéz; adaptation and lyrics by Pulitizer Prize winner Nilo Cruz. Tickets are $15 each; $10 for groups of 20 and more; and $5 when purchased by students through Culture shock.
Byron Carlyle Theater
500 71st Street, Miami Beach
305-751-9550
Jazzy Thursday! Monthly LoweDown Happy Hour
Thursday
November 1 from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Cast your eyes on some captivating art pieces with LAM Associate Director Denise Gerson as your guide. Guests will enjoy a special gallery tour through the renowned Beaux Arts Gallery, while relishing hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, and groovy live jazz. Full bar provided by Bacardi. Admission is $10; free for Lowe Members. The Lowe Art Museum features 5,000 years of art through diverse, multi-cultural exhibitions. Pictured: Fernando Botero (Colombia, born 1932), "Las Frutas," 1964, oil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 50 1/4", Gift of Esso Inter-America, Inc.
Lowe Art Museum at UM
1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables
305-284-3603
Emerging Young Composers
Thursday
November 1 at 8 p.m.
Support aspiring composers from the Frost School of Music as they unveil their booming talent and perform original pieces at Festival Miami. Located on Lake Osceola in the center of the Coral Gables campus, central to the Frost School of Music, the L. Austin Weeks Center for Recording & Performance houses a professional recording studio and the Victor Clarke Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall on UM Campus
1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables
305-284-4940
Gables Gallery Night
Friday
November 2 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Join the fun every first Friday when Gables Gallery Night attracts collectors and young professionals to the art galleries, sidewalk tapas bars, fine restaurants and clubs in safe, comfortable downtown Coral Gables. Whisked between galleries aboard free air-conditioned minibus limousines or the city's quaint trolleys, thousands of visitors join local residents at Greater Miami's liveliest monthly event. Enjoy complementary refreshments, stroll through exhibitions of contemporary and modern Latin American, North American, and European art, including paintings, sculpture, textiles, works on paper and photography, along with art books, in a downtown area chock full of fascinating boutiques. Top off your evening in one of Coral Gables' celebrated dining spots - all within easy walking distance! Click to view participating member galleries.
Participating Member Galleries
Coral Gables
305-444-4493
Song and Dance Hootenanny for Kids
Saturday
November 3 at 2 p.m.
Dan Zanes and Friends deliver a fun-filled afternoon of sing-along songs for 21st century kids and their families in the Knight Concert Hall. As seen on "Playhouse Disney," the show is filled with irresistible folk music, rock tunes and danceable beats drawn from a wealth of musical traditions. You'll be dancing in the aisles! Tickets are $15. Groups of 15 or more, call 786-468-2326.
Carnival Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami
305-949-6722
36th Annual South Miami Art Festival
Saturday & Sunday
November 3 & 4
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Chamber South presents their annual art festival, well known in the region as one of the finest! Browse more than 150 artist booths nestled in along the town's sidewalks between cafes, quaint shops and lush landscaping. You can select art from a variety of media, including paintings, jewelry, metalwork, glass, photography, ceramics and more. International food vendors offer a wide array of cuisine, plus musical entertainment and special activities for the kids. This year's official print is by Humberto Benitez, and a special commemorative T-shirt has been designed by Dania Sierra. Both are available for sale. There is no admission charge, and South Miami has ample parking in addition to the South Miami MetroRail station. The festival is sponsored by SunTrust Bank, along with Baptist Health South Florida and Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Department.
Sunset Drive (between US-1 and Red Road)
South Miami
305-661-1621
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