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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.

Free on Friday December 21

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Music: Electronic
Elastic Bond
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (11pm) @ Circa28
Free
It's been a good year for Miami party-starters Elastic Bond. After the release of their debut album, Madrugada, they took to stages across the city,... View details »
Elastic Bond
Music: Rock/Pop
Monkey Village
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (11pm–3am) @ Transit Lounge
Free
Every few months, arts collective Monkey Village drops a new compilation CD chock-full of tunes from some of Miami's best bands, then celebrates its release... View details »
Monkey Village

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Performing Arts: Theatre
Pablo Cano
Friday Dec 21, 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 »
Pablo Cano
Art
The Art of Marcus Antonius Jansen
Friday Dec 21, 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 »
The Art of Marcus Antonius Jansen
Art
Particulars
Friday Dec 21, 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 »
Particulars
Art
L/B
Friday Dec 21, 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 »
L/B
Art
The Brush That Never Rests
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (11am–6pm) @ Art Rouge Gallery More times »
Free
Having recently relocated from Coral Gables to the ever-expanding Wynwood Art District, Art Rouge presents a four-person group show of contemporary artists from Mexico, Spain,... View details »
The Brush That Never Rests
Art
Creating a Scene
Friday Dec 21, 2007 @ Various locations More times »
Free
A hefty, eye-popping 256-page hardcover volume, Miami Contemporary Artists is a testament to the international relevance (and interest in) the Miami art scene. Just released,... View details »
Creating a Scene
Art
Yui Kugimiya
Friday Dec 21, 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 »
Yui Kugimiya
More Flavor: City Gem
Abbey Brewing Company
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (1pm–5am) @ Abbey Brewing Company More times »
Free
There are a few watering holes on South Beach that feature an endless selection of excellent international beers, and, of this small group, there's only... View details »
Abbey Brewing Company
More Flavor: City Gem
The Room
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (6pm–2am) @ The Room More times »
Free
Miami might be one of the only places in America where you recover from a weekend of partying and drinking by partying and drinking on... View details »
The Room
Art
Hernan Bas
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (10am–6pm) @ Rubell Family Collection More times »
Free
Hernan Bas is Miami's biggest art star, creating darkly poetic, romanticized works read as chapters in an epic, sometimes mythical, and often decadent literary novel... View details »
Hernan Bas
Art
French Kissin' in the U.S.A.
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (10am–5pm) @ The Moore Space More times »
Free
Taking its title from the 1986 Debbie Harry hit, the Moore Space's new exhibition gathers 18 contemporary French artists, including Adel Abdessemed, Philippe Perrot, and... View details »
French Kissin' in the U.S.A.
Art
Maurizio Pellegrin
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (11am–5pm) @ Sacco Gallery More times »
Free
Italian artist Maurizio Pellegrin has a distinct vision and a highly poetic sensibility. His last big show in Miami was more than a decade ago... View details »
Maurizio Pellegrin
Art
Six 21st Century Chinese Neo-Pop Artists
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (11am–6pm) @ ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries More times »
Free
Asian neo-pop art (encompassing South Korea, Japan, and China) is one of the hottest new trends on the contemporary market — and deservedly so. Just... View details »
Six 21st Century Chinese Neo-Pop Artists
Art
Leonel Matheu
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (noon–7pm) @ Dot Fiftyone More times »
Free
Leonel Matheu's work seems deceptively simple and naïve upon first glance, but each piece is ultimately underlain with a deeper, philosophical view of the world.... View details »
Leonel Matheu
Art
Jason Middlebrook
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (10am–6pm) @ Kevin Bruk Gallery More times »
Free
The vast difference between urban and country life is essential to Jason Middlebrook's work, as is the world's supposed tendency towards disorder. Of his paintings,... View details »
Jason Middlebrook
Art
José Bedia
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (10am–5pm) @ Fredric Snitzer Gallery More times »
Free
José Bedia's new show at Snitzer has a decidedly African bent, its large-scale acrylics on canvas inspired by the artifacts Bedia collected during his visits... View details »
José Bedia
Art
Peter Coffin
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (11am–6pm) @ Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin More times »
Free
Although some suspect Peter Coffin's work of hokey mysticism, the New York-based artist's sculptures and installations are actually clever deconstructions of commonly held notions. Case... View details »
Peter Coffin
Art
Peter Sarkisian
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (10am–6pm) @ Bernice Steinbaum Gallery More times »
Free
Santa Fe-based artist Peter Sarkisian liberates video from the traditional frame. One of the most salient features of his recent work is the use of... View details »
Peter Sarkisian
Art
Breaking the Waves
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (1–5pm) @ Dorsch Gallery More times »
Free
Curator Nikki Beem brings together more than 20 artists whose works express a desire for change. Most impressive here are Arnold Mesches' chaotic, black-and-white drawings,... View details »
Breaking the Waves
Art
Martin Z. Margulies Collection
Friday Dec 21, 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 »
Martin Z. Margulies Collection
Art
Milk Crown and Mushroom Cloud
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (noon–5pm) @ David Castillo Gallery More times »
Free
In this three-person group show, curated by Berlin-based Manabi Murata, restraint is key, even as the artists — all of whom are Japanese — create... View details »
Milk Crown and Mushroom Cloud
Art
Fortunate Objects
Friday Dec 21, 2007 (10am–4pm) @ Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation More times »
Free
The CIFO flexes its conceptual muscle with this wide-ranging multimedia exhibition culled from its permanent collection. These Fortunate Objects aren't always what they seem; the... View details »
Fortunate Objects