Events on Sunday, December 9

Between the Trees w/ New Atlantic, Paper Rival, and Charlotte Sometimes

Music

Between the Trees

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Studio A

Tonight's headliners hail from Mickey Mouse-land, three hours up the turnpike in Orlando. A year ago, Between the Trees were firmly... 

The Experiments of Andy Warhol: <i>Blow Job</i> (1964)

Film

Andy Warhol's Blow Job

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Miami Beach Cinematheque

Of the 60 some-odd films Warhol made between 1963 and 1968, none is more frustrating or satisfying than Blow Job,... 

Ongoing Events

<em>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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>Sleuth</i>

Film

Sleuth

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Cinema Paradiso

Kenneth Branagh's remake of Sleuth may not get nominated for the same four Oscars as Joseph Mankiewicz's 1972 original; hell, it... 

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

Art

Sandro Chia

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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A medley of influences and art-historical references appear in Sandro Chia's oeuvre, but most important is his affinity for mythic symbolism... 

NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance) Art Fair

Art

NADA Art Fair

Sunday 12/ 9 @ The Ice Palace

Granted, there's a surplus of satellite fairs this year, but NADA is one of the originals — a free, welcoming event... 

Heist

Art

Heist

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Charcoal Studios

Sponsored in part by progressive culture publications BlackBook and Miami's own MAP magazine, Heist provides a free five-day multimedia experience in... 

Abbey Brewing Company

City Gems

Abbey Brewing Company

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Abbey Brewing Company

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

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

Art

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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... 

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

Art

Pip Brant

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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... 

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

Art

Georges LeBar

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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.... 

M*A*S*H

Art

M*A*S*H

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 3800 N Miami Ave

NYC's Cottelston Advisors comes strong with its second edition of the M*A*S*H art fair. This year's installment is dubbed the "Expanded... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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... 

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

Art

Chimneys and Towers

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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... 

Pablo Francisco

Comedy

Pablo Francisco

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Miami Improv

Impressionist and sound-effects comedian Pablo Francisco has been making the rounds on the US comedy circuit, hitting up every mic from... 

Enrique Martínez Celaya: <i>Nomad</i>

Art

Enrique Martínez Celaya: Nomad

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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... 

Design Miami

Art

Design Miami

Sunday 12/ 9 @ The Moore Building

Design Miami's top-notch international fair has been so successful and influential in the high-end design world that it recently inaugurated... 

SCOPE Miami

Art

SCOPE Miami

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Roberto Clemente Park

Miami's first and foremost alternative fair, SCOPE has been around since Art Basel Miami Beach's inception, and has since expanded... 

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

City Gems

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Pablo Cano

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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... 

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

Art

Agitated Images

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

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

<i>Work in Progress: Herzog & de Meuron's Miami Art Museum</i>

Art

Work in Progress

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Miami Art Museum -

Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron have envisioned an ambitious future for the Miami Art Museum's new bay-front home. The... 

<i>Promises of Paradise: Staging Mid-Century Miami</i>

Art

Promises of Paradise

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Bass Museum of Art

Curated by Allan Shulman, one of Miami's most prominent architects, Promises of Paradise: Staging Mid-Century Miami delineates the potential of this... 

<em>Fortunate Objects: Selections from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection</em>

Art

Fortunate Objects

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation

The CIFO flexes its conceptual muscle with this wide-ranging multimedia exhibition culled from its permanent collection. These Fortunate Objects aren't always... 

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

Art

California as Muse

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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>Miami Contemporary Artists: Creating a Scene</i>

Art

Creating a Scene

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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... 

Jorge Pardo: <i>House</i>

Art

Jorge Pardo

Sunday 12/ 9 @ MOCA North Miami

Jorge Pardo subverts traditional definitions of sculpture, design, and architecture. For instance, his 1998 solo exhibition at MOCA in Los Angeles... 

Moonchine

City Gems

Moonchine

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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>Inspired by China: Contemporary Furniture-makers Explore Chinese Traditions</em>

Art

Inspired by China

Sunday 12/ 9 @ 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... 

La Scala Opera Series presents <i>Aida</i>

Film

Aida

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Bill Cosford Cinema - University of Miami

For modern audiences, opera tends to be a bit inaccessible as a form and expensive to attend. La Scala, Italy's famed... 

<I>Lichtenstein at Fairchild</I>

Art

Lichtenstein at Fairchild

Sunday 12/ 9 @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Drawing from popular advertisements, mainstream comic books, and industrial production techniques, Roy Lichtenstein's primary-colored works are now iconic deconstructions of Americana....