Events on Friday, November 30

Sweat Records Re-opening Party

Party

Sweat Records Re-opening Party

Friday 11/30 @ Churchill's

For a few years now, Lauren "Lolo" Reskin and her crew have been enhancing all aspects of music, nightlife, and general... 

<i>Flanders</i> (2006)

Film

Flanders

Friday 11/30 @ Miami Beach Cinematheque

French director Bruno Dumont doesn't look upon his fellow humans too kindly. Maybe it's his interest in Greek and German philosophy;... 

Kingsley w/ Cleaveland Jones, Van*Gloria, and Outereach

Music

Kingsley

Friday 11/30 @ Studio A

You have to wonder where cats like Kingsley's Vic Garcia come from. The dude hasn't been sticking flyers behind people's ears... 

Justin Martin

Music: DJ

Justin Martin

Friday 11/30 @ The Laundry Bar

San Francisco DJ Justin Martin is a road warrior, whipping out his gutter-crunky house sessions from here to Milan on a... 

Crossing Cultural Frontiers

Music: Classical

Crossing Cultural Frontiers

Friday 11/30 @ Lincoln Theatre

Hold on to your pants. Tonight, the New World Symphony bypasses the "classical" classical in favor of Iannis Xenakis' Persephassa, Alejandro... 

Ongoing Events

<i>Particulars</i>

Art

Particulars

Friday 11/30 @ Gallery Diet

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

<i>The End</i>

Art

The End

Friday 11/30 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Martin Z. Margulies Collection

Friday 11/30 @ The Warehouse

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

Enrique Martínez Celaya: <i>Nomad</i>

Art

Enrique Martínez Celaya: Nomad

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

City Gems

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

Vizcaya's Contemporary Arts Project: Cristina Lei Rodriguez

Art

Vizcaya's Contemporary Arts Project

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

Yui Kugimiya: <i>Purrfect</i>

Art

Yui Kugimiya

Friday 11/30 @ 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>Così fan tutte</i>

Performing Arts: Opera

Così fan tutte

Friday 11/30 @ 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>Three Headed Baby</i>

Art

Three Headed Baby

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

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

Art

California as Muse

Friday 11/30 @ 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

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

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

Art

Agitated Images

Friday 11/30 @ 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 11/30 @ 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... 

Moonchine

City Gems

Moonchine

Friday 11/30 @ Moonchine

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

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

Art

Creating a Scene

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

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

Art

Six 21st Century Chinese Neo-Pop Artists

Friday 11/30 @ 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 —... 

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

Art

The Art of Marcus Antonius Jansen

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

Spyro

City Gems

Spyro

Friday 11/30 @ Spyro

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

<em>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

L/B Lang and Baumann

Art

L/B

Friday 11/30 @ Locust Projects

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

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

Art

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Brush That Never Rests

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

<em>Inspired by China: Contemporary Furniture-makers Explore Chinese Traditions</em>

Art

Inspired by China

Friday 11/30 @ Museum of Art - Fort Lauderdale

For centuries now, European and American artisans have used Chinese art and culture as a source of inspiration. Back in June... 

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

Art

Sandro Chia

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

Abbey Brewing Company

City Gems

Abbey Brewing Company

Friday 11/30 @ Abbey Brewing Company

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

Christine's Roti Shop

City Gems

Christine's Roti Shop

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

Leonel Matheu: <i>Definitions</i>

Art

Leonel Matheu

Friday 11/30 @ Dot Fiftyone

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

Miami Short Film Festival

Film

Miami Short Film Festival

Friday 11/30 @ Various locations

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

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

Art

Maurizio Pellegrin

Friday 11/30 @ Sacco Gallery

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

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

Art

Pip Brant

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Friday 11/30 @ Sushi Square

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

Georges LeBar: <i>Microwave of Mascara</i>

Art

Georges LeBar

Friday 11/30 @ Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

Postmodern mishmashes of consumer society, Georges LeBar's paintings are vivid metaphors lambasting a culture of wantonness, image obsession, and gluttonous gratification.... 

Quisqueya Henriquez

Art

Quisqueya Henriquez

Friday 11/30 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Pablo Cano

Friday 11/30 @ 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...