Events on Friday, November 2

Smash and Grab

Art

Smash and Grab

Friday 11/ 2 @ Locust Projects

Twice a year, the Locust Projects gallery gathers patrons to raise funds to cover operation costs. Eschewing the PBS-style call-a-thon, the... 

Kings of Leon and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Music

Kings of Leon

Friday 11/ 2 @ Revolution Live

Anyone looking to attend tonight's concert should be notified that no emo whiners will be allowed through the door. Tennessee's Kings... 

<i>La Vie de J&#233;sus</i> (1997)

Film

La Vie de Jésus

Friday 11/ 2 @ Miami Beach Cinematheque

  Pit Romper Stomper against The Passion of the Christ and set it in apathetic Northern France and... 

Art and Wine Lecture Series: Gustav Klimt

Special Event

Art and Wine Lecture Series: Gustav Klimt

Friday 11/ 2 @ ArtCenter / South Florida

A noted fin de siècle Austrian Symbolist, Gustav Klimt is best known for the gold-tinged, Byzantine-like mosaic patterns bedecking the many... 

Yann Martel and Tomislav Torjanac: <i>Life of Pi: Deluxe Illustrated</i>

Books: Reading

Life of Pi: Deluxe Illustrated

Friday 11/ 2 @ Books & Books - Coral Gables

If you've ever wondered what Yann Martel's Booker-winning novel Life of Pi would look like in reality, wonder no further —... 

<i>George Grosz: An Autobiography</i>

Special Event

George Grosz

Friday 11/ 2 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

A close friend and frequent collaborator of the staunch anti-Nazi John Heartfield, George Grosz is most vividly remembered for his grotesquely... 

Karl Denson Jazz Trio

Music

Karl Denson Jazz Trio

Friday 11/ 2 @ Culture Room

Sax-man Karl Denson is one of those do-it-all types, forsaking musical boundaries and expectations at every turn in his career. Many... 

Ongoing Events

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller: <i>The Killing Machine and Other Stories 1995-2007</i>

Art

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

Friday 11/ 2 @ Miami Art Museum -

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... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Friday 11/ 2 @ Sushi Square

Sushi Square is more like a cube — a block of Biscayne Boulevard restaurant so tiny that you might miss it... 

<i>Goya: The Complete Etchings</i>

Art

Goya: The Complete Etchings

Friday 11/ 2 @ Freedom Tower

Now under the stewardship of Miami Dade College, the Freedom Tower is finally being put to good use, opening its new... 

<i>Conflicting Currents</i>: Aspects of American Art 1920-1950

Art

Conflicting Currents

Friday 11/ 2 @ Boca Raton Museum of Art

The period between 1920 and 1950 was a time of change in the United States, chiefly manifested by the need to... 

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

City Gems

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Friday 11/ 2 @ Tap Tap

Those who've passed a lazy evening in the rocking chairs on Tap Tap's front porch, sipping Miami's best mojitos while listening... 

<em>Six 21st Century Chinese Neo-Pop Artists</em>

Art

Six 21st Century Chinese Neo-Pop Artists

Friday 11/ 2 @ ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries

Asian neo-pop art (encompassing South Korea, Japan, and China) is one of the hottest new trends on the contemporary market —... 

Pablo Cano: <i>Viva Vaudeville</i>

Theatre

Pablo Cano

Friday 11/ 2 @ Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami

A Dadaist sensibility and a refined knowledge of bricolage inform Pablo Cano's inventive, found-object marionettes. For his new production — the... 

Musafir: Gypsies of Rajasthan

Music: Global

Musafir: Gypsies of Rajasthan

Friday 11/ 2 @ Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

We use the word "gypsy" to describe any wayward spirit these days, often forgeting the culture and community of actual gypsies... 

Vickie Pierre: <i>Beautiful Collision</i>

Art

Vickie Pierre

Friday 11/ 2 @ Ingalls & Associates

Miami artist Vickie Pierre's work achieves a delicate, dainty quality that hints at a much deeper psychological landscape, exploring issues of... 

<i>California as Muse: The Art of Arthur & Lucia Mathews</i>

Art

California as Muse

Friday 11/ 2 @ Norton Museum of Art

For many, California embodies a particular Arcadian ideal. The state's rural splendor was the main source of inspiration for early 20th-century... 

Spyro

City Gems

Spyro

Friday 11/ 2 @ Spyro

Biscayne Boulevard, the main thoroughfare through the northern end of this fair city, is a complete and utter mess thanks to... 

<i>Agitated Images: John Heartfield & German Photomontage, 1920-1938</i>

Art

Agitated Images

Friday 11/ 2 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

An iconoclast ahead of his time, Berlin Dadaist John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfeld) helped revolutionize modern photomontage, subversively using the medium... 

Lunch at Garden of Eatin'

City Gems

Garden of Eatin'

Friday 11/ 2 @ Garden of Eatin'

With all the tropical flora found in Florida, you'd think the natives would be a bit more appreciative of fruits and... 

Jamie Kennedy

Comedy

Jamie Kennedy

Friday 11/ 2 @ Miami Improv

OK, sure, combine all Jamie Kennedy's non-starring appearances in crappy teen-comedy flicks and nearly all of the sketches from his WB... 

Tom Scicluna: <i>Gazebo</i>

Art

Tom Scicluna

Friday 11/ 2 @ Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art

In Tom Scicluna's view, less is more. The noted Miami minimalist doesn't build elaborate structures — instead, he favors a reduced... 

Ronald Morán: <i>Blanco Intenso</i>

Art

Ronald Morán: Blanco Intenso

Friday 11/ 2 @ Kevin Bruk Gallery

Salvadoran artist Ronald Morán looks to quell violence on all levels, infusing his work with symbols and simulacra. His new solo...