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As you may have noticed, Flavorpill Miami didn't hit your inbox last week, as we're taking a break for the rest of the summer. We'll be in touch soon with info on what's next, but until then, check the site for all the happenings that are still happening.
All events on Saturday November 10
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- Aesop Rock
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (8pm) @ Studio A
- Giveaway
- When it comes to wordplay, Aesop Rock plays rough. A member of resolutely indie hip-hop label Def Jux, the MC bends and twists words both... View details »
- Music: Global
- Calypso @ Dirty Jim's
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (8pm) @ Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
- When calypso comes to mind, most Yanks probably imagine the usual rum and beaches — but there's plenty more depth to the form, especially as... View details »
- Film
- Playground
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (8:30pm) @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts
- Sports-film director Warren Miller, already known for his amped-up, bitingly funny and fearless flicks, is touting his latest as "the largest action-sports film on the... View details »
- Art
- The Art of Marcus Antonius Jansen
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (10am–5pm) @ Damien B. Contemporary Art Center More times »
- Free
- Despite the rather turgid genre title used to refer to his work ("modern urban expressionism"), Marcus Antonius Jansen's paintings are beautifully rendered, meticulous tableaux of... View details »
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- How to Art Fair II
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (4–6pm) @ Marcy Building
- Free
- Art Basel is bigger than ever this year, spawning almost 20 satellite fairs and a flurry of alternative events. If you want to make it... View details »
- Art
- Particulars
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (11am–5pm) @ Gallery Diet More times »
- Free
- Following her stint as a curator at the esteemed Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Nina Johnson is now opening Gallery Diet, her very own space in Wynwood,... View details »
- Art
- Quisqueya Henriquez
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (noon–5pm) @ David Castillo Gallery More times »
- Free
- Abrogating cultural stereotypes is certainly one of Quisqueya Henriquez's central goals. But, more interestingly, the Cuban-Dominican artist, who currently has a major survey at the... View details »
- Art
- L/B
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (noon–5pm) @ Locust Projects More times »
- Free
- Switzerland-based artist couple Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann (aka L/B) are best known for their fantastic Hotel Everland — a mobile, ultra-modern, one-room crash/entertainment pad.... View details »
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- Style Wars
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (10pm–4am) @ White Room
- Blending the one-upmanship of B-boy battles with the over-the-top creativity of haute couture, Style Wars pits designer against designer in a winner-take-all, make-it-up-on-the-spot fashion-battle royale.... View details »
- Art
- Yui Kugimiya
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (noon–5pm) @ Ingalls & Associates More times »
- Free
- Yui Kugimiya has a keen sense of nature's splendor and chaos. For her second solo show at Ingalls, the young, Tokyo-born artist creates texture-rich paintings... View details »
- Art
- Chimneys and Towers
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (10am–5pm) @ Norton Museum of Art More times »
- A pioneer of American precisionism and modernism, Charles Demuth was also involved in Paris' early 20th-century avant-garde scene, where he hung out with American ex-pats... View details »
The following events are ongoing.
- Art
- Ronald Morán: Blanco Intenso
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (noon–5pm) @ Kevin Bruk Gallery More times »
- Free
- Salvadoran artist Ronald Morán looks to quell violence on all levels, infusing his work with symbols and simulacra. His new solo show at Kevin Bruk's... View details »
- Art
- Tom Scicluna
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (1–5pm) @ Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art More times »
- Free
- In Tom Scicluna's view, less is more. The noted Miami minimalist doesn't build elaborate structures — instead, he favors a reduced aesthetic that decontextualizes and... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- Pablo Cano
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 @ Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami More times »
- Free
- A Dadaist sensibility and a refined knowledge of bricolage inform Pablo Cano's inventive, found-object marionettes. For his new production — the tenth commissioned by MOCA... View details »
- Art
- Vickie Pierre
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (noon–5pm) @ Ingalls & Associates More times »
- Free
- Miami artist Vickie Pierre's work achieves a delicate, dainty quality that hints at a much deeper psychological landscape, exploring issues of identity, desire, and longing.... View details »
- Art
- Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 @ Miami Art Museum More times »
- The Miami Art Museum's MAC@MAM program launches its first much-anticipated exhibit: 11 installations by husband-and-wife team Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. The title piece... View details »
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- Haitian Dining at Tap Tap
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (5pm) @ Tap Tap More times »
- Those who've passed a lazy evening in the rocking chairs on Tap Tap's front porch, sipping Miami's best mojitos while listening to Haitian compas music,... View details »
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- Garden of Eatin'
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (7am–9pm) @ Garden of Eatin' More times »
- With all the tropical flora found in Florida, you'd think the natives would be a bit more appreciative of fruits and veggies. Not so in... View details »
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- Spyro
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (6pm–midnight) @ Spyro More times »
- Biscayne Boulevard, the main thoroughfare through the northern end of this fair city, is a complete and utter mess thanks to recent construction projects. Thankfully,... View details »
- Art
- Goya: The Complete Etchings
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (noon–7pm) @ Freedom Tower More times »
- Free
- Now under the stewardship of Miami Dade College, the Freedom Tower is finally being put to good use, opening its new gallery space with a... View details »
- Art
- California as Muse
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (10am–5pm) @ Norton Museum of Art More times »
- For many, California embodies a particular Arcadian ideal. The state's rural splendor was the main source of inspiration for early 20th-century artist couple Arthur and... View details »
- Art
- Agitated Images
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (noon–6pm) @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum More times »
- An iconoclast ahead of his time, Berlin Dadaist John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfeld) helped revolutionize modern photomontage, subversively using the medium to denounce the fascist... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- Refugee
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (8–11pm) @ Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts More times »
- The Carnival Center has commissioned local Haitian American playwright Marc Joseph to draw upon his own immigrant experience to write Refugee. Featuring the music of... View details »
- Art
- Bruce Conner
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (noon–5pm) @ Miami Art Museum More times »
- Another good reason to go to the Miami Art Museum (beside the excellent Janet Cardiff/George Bures Miller show) is to check out the screening of... View details »
- Art
- Pip Brant
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (noon–4pm) @ The Frost Art Museum - FIU More times »
- Free
- Pip Brant, a local, internationally recognized artist and professor at FIU, works in sundry mediums, but one common thread in all her pieces is their... View details »
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- Sushi Square
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (6:30pm–midnight) @ Sushi Square More times »
- Sushi Square is more like a cube — a block of Biscayne Boulevard restaurant so tiny that you might miss it even when you're looking... View details »
- Art
- Vizcaya's Contemporary Arts Project
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (9:30am–4:30pm) @ Vizcaya Museum and Gardens More times »
- Visiting the opulent Vizcaya estate is an experience in itself, so hitting it up for the unveiling of a new art piece is really the... View details »
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- Miami Book Fair
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (10am–6pm) @ Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus More times »
- Free
- It's hard to know where to begin with the Book Fair's annual congress of authors. Do we go with Walter Isaacson on Einstein, John Leland... View details »
- Film
- Killer of Sheep
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (4 & 8pm) @ Bill Cosford Cinema - University of Miami More times »
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Charles Burnett's classic Killer of Sheep may be the most famous film you've never seen. Set in the mid-'70s in LA's
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- Christine's Roti Shop
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (9am–9pm) @ Christine's Roti Shop More times »
- Christine's Roti Shop is a North Miami Beach institution. Just after Hurricane Wilma, when the power was out across the city for three weeks in... View details »
- Art
- Martin Z. Margulies Collection
- Saturday Nov 10, 2007 (11am–4pm) @ The Warehouse More times »
- Free
- The Margulies Collection is one of the foremost private contemporary art repositories in Miami (and the United States, for that matter), showcasing significant works from... View details »
