Events on Thursday, November 29

<i>Winter Light</i> (1962)

Film

Winter Light

Thursday 11/29 @ Upper Eastside Garden

Miami's own winter light may have little in common with Sweden's, but that in no way diminishes the effect Ingmar Bergman's... 

Brazilian Night

Music: Global

Brazilian Night

Thursday 11/29 @ Jazid

On the one Thursday each month that the Brazilians take over Jazid, they might as well be taking over South Beach.... 

Bill McKibben: <I>Fight Global Warming Now</I>

Books: Reading

Bill McKibben

Thursday 11/29 @ Books & Books - Coral Gables

It's been 18 years since ace environmentalist Bill McKibben first predicted The End of Nature. Since that time, while the world... 

Elin

Music

Elin

Thursday 11/29 @ Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club

One might not think that a Swedish-born dame with an Irish mother and a Peruvian father would be the next big... 

Ongoing Events

Leonel Matheu: <i>Definitions</i>

Art

Leonel Matheu

Thursday 11/29 @ Dot Fiftyone

Leonel Matheu's work seems deceptively simple and naïve upon first glance, but each piece is ultimately underlain with a deeper, philosophical... 

<i>The End</i>

Art

The End

Thursday 11/29 @ Twenty Twenty Projects

Death, loss, and a general disquietude permeate The End, a multimedia show curated by local artist Jacin Giordano. Daniel Newman's ominous,... 

Maurizio Pellegrin: <em>Once Upon a Time There Was Venice</em>

Art

Maurizio Pellegrin

Thursday 11/29 @ Sacco Gallery

Italian artist Maurizio Pellegrin has a distinct vision and a highly poetic sensibility. His last big show in Miami was more... 

<i>Modern Urban Expressionism: The Art of Marcus Antonius Jansen</i>

Art

The Art of Marcus Antonius Jansen

Thursday 11/29 @ Damien B. Contemporary Art Center

Despite the rather turgid genre title used to refer to his work ("modern urban expressionism"), Marcus Antonius Jansen's paintings are beautifully... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Thursday 11/29 @ Sushi Square

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

Vizcaya's Contemporary Arts Project: Cristina Lei Rodriguez

Art

Vizcaya's Contemporary Arts Project

Thursday 11/29 @ Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Visiting the opulent Vizcaya estate is an experience in itself, so hitting it up for the unveiling of a new art... 

Quisqueya Henriquez

Art

Quisqueya Henriquez

Thursday 11/29 @ David Castillo Gallery

Abrogating cultural stereotypes is certainly one of Quisqueya Henriquez's central goals. But, more interestingly, the Cuban-Dominican artist, who currently has a... 

<i>Così fan tutte</i>

Performing Arts: Opera

Così fan tutte

Thursday 11/29 @ Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

Grammy-winning soprano Ana María Martínez stars in the Florida Grand Opera's staging of Mozart's comedic battle of the sexes. When a... 

<i>Particulars</i>

Art

Particulars

Thursday 11/29 @ Gallery Diet

Following her stint as a curator at the esteemed Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Nina Johnson is now opening Gallery Diet, her very... 

<i>Sculpture: Selections from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection</i>

Art

Martin Z. Margulies Collection

Thursday 11/29 @ The Warehouse

The Margulies Collection is one of the foremost private contemporary art repositories in Miami (and the United States, for that matter),... 

<i>Gods and Heroes: The Painting and Sculpture of Sandro Chia</i>

Art

Sandro Chia

Thursday 11/29 @ Boca Raton Museum of Art

A medley of influences and art-historical references appear in Sandro Chia's oeuvre, but most important is his affinity for mythic symbolism... 

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

City Gems

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Thursday 11/29 @ 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... 

Lunch at Garden of Eatin'

City Gems

Garden of Eatin'

Thursday 11/29 @ 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... 

Yui Kugimiya: <i>Purrfect</i>

Art

Yui Kugimiya

Thursday 11/29 @ Ingalls & Associates

Yui Kugimiya has a keen sense of nature's splendor and chaos. For her second solo show at Ingalls, the young, Tokyo-born... 

<i>Miami Contemporary Artists: Creating a Scene</i>

Art

Creating a Scene

Thursday 11/29 @ Various locations

A hefty, eye-popping 256-page hardcover volume, Miami Contemporary Artists is a testament to the international relevance (and interest in) the Miami... 

<i>Three Headed Baby</i>

Art

Three Headed Baby

Thursday 11/29 @ Harold Golen Gallery

The "heads" of Harold Golen's new three-artist exhibition Three Headed Baby all make particularly interesting use of technology. Kii Arens transfers... 

Pip Brant: <i>The Flying Carpet and Other Reusables</i>

Art

Pip Brant

Thursday 11/29 @ The Frost Art Museum - FIU

Pip Brant, a local, internationally recognized artist and professor at FIU, works in sundry mediums, but one common thread in all... 

<em>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Thursday 11/29 @ Norton Museum of Art

Adding to its already-expansive collection of more than 2,200 photographs (including works by Man Ray, Walker Evans, and Henri Cartier-Bresson), the... 

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

Art

Agitated Images

Thursday 11/29 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

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

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

Art

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

Thursday 11/29 @ 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... 

Moonchine

City Gems

Moonchine

Thursday 11/29 @ Moonchine

Miami's Upper Eastside isn't lacking in cozy restaurants that feature both Japanese and Thai cuisine, but new eatery Moonchine trumps them... 

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

Art

Six 21st Century Chinese Neo-Pop Artists

Thursday 11/29 @ 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 —... 

Enrique Martínez Celaya: <i>Nomad</i>

Art

Enrique Martínez Celaya: Nomad

Thursday 11/29 @ Miami Art Museum -

A quiet, spiritual solitude inhabits Enrique Martínez Celaya's work, especially in his dark, ethereal oil-and-tar paintings. The Cuban-born artist makes effective... 

Spyro

City Gems

Spyro

Thursday 11/29 @ Spyro

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

Christine's Roti Shop

City Gems

Christine's Roti Shop

Thursday 11/29 @ Christine's Roti Shop

Christine's Roti Shop is a North Miami Beach institution. Just after Hurricane Wilma, when the power was out across the city... 

L/B Lang and Baumann

Art

L/B

Thursday 11/29 @ Locust Projects

Switzerland-based artist couple Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann (aka L/B) are best known for their fantastic Hotel Everland — a mobile,... 

Miami Short Film Festival

Film

Miami Short Film Festival

Thursday 11/29 @ Various locations

With entries from such faraway lands as Canada, Greece, Belgium, Australia, and Singapore, not to mention a mingling that pits Colombia... 

<i>The Brush That Never Rests</i>

Art

The Brush That Never Rests

Thursday 11/29 @ Art Rouge Gallery

Having recently relocated from Coral Gables to the ever-expanding Wynwood Art District, Art Rouge presents a four-person group show of contemporary... 

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

Art

California as Muse

Thursday 11/29 @ 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... 

<i>Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth's Late Paintings of Lancaster</i>

Art

Chimneys and Towers

Thursday 11/29 @ Norton Museum of Art

A pioneer of American precisionism and modernism, Charles Demuth was also involved in Paris' early 20th-century avant-garde scene, where he hung... 

Abbey Brewing Company

City Gems

Abbey Brewing Company

Thursday 11/29 @ Abbey Brewing Company

There are a few watering holes on South Beach that feature an endless selection of excellent international beers, and, of this... 

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

Theatre

Pablo Cano

Thursday 11/29 @ 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...