Events on Thursday, January 10

Dan Goldman: <em>Shooting War</em>
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Books: Reading

Dan Goldman

Thursday 1/10 @ Books & Books - Coral Gables

A serialized web-comic turned 192-page graphic novel, Shooting War follows the adventures video blogger Jimmy Burns in the year 2011. After... 

Flicker: Indie Film and Visual Art

Film: Shorts

Flicker

Thursday 1/10 @ Churchill's

There are countless aspiring filmmakers running around Miami with video cameras, all trying to make masterpieces but most just posting suggestive... 

Galactic w/ Grace Potter &amp; the Nocturnals

Music

Galactic

Thursday 1/10 @ Revolution Live

Originally conceived as a traditional New Orleans funk-and-soul ensemble along the lines of the Meters or Booker T. & the MGs,... 

Millo Torres y el Tercer Planeta

Music: Global

Millo Torres y el Tercer Planeta

Thursday 1/10 @ Studio A

The Caribbean keeps getting smaller and smaller, with musicians, influences, and sounds jumping from island to island. Perhaps nowhere is the... 

Ongoing Events

Peter Coffin

Art

Peter Coffin

Thursday 1/10 @ Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

Although some suspect Peter Coffin's work of hokey mysticism, the New York-based artist's sculptures and installations are actually clever deconstructions of... 

<em>The Walker</em>

Film

The Walker

Thursday 1/10 @ Cinema Paradiso

Carter Page III (Woody Harrelson) is a gay, Washington DC escort to the power ladies who lunch. Natalie Van Miter (Lauren... 

Enrique Martínez Celaya: <i>Nomad</i>

Art

Enrique Martínez Celaya: Nomad

Thursday 1/10 @ 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 1/10 @ Spyro

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

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

Art

Promises of Paradise

Thursday 1/10 @ 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... 

Leonel Matheu: <i>Definitions</i>

Art

Leonel Matheu

Thursday 1/10 @ 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>Lichtenstein at Fairchild</I>

Art

Lichtenstein at Fairchild

Thursday 1/10 @ 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.... 

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

Art

The Brush That Never Rests

Thursday 1/10 @ 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... 

Spiegelworld presents <i>Absinthe</i>

Performing Arts

Spiegelworld

Thursday 1/10 @ Collins Park

Part Cirque du Soleil and part bawdy burlesque show, Spiegelworld creates a surreal and wicked wonderland where strength and sexuality rule... 

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

Art

Inspired by China

Thursday 1/10 @ 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... 

Sushi Square

City Gems

Sushi Square

Thursday 1/10 @ Sushi Square

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

Hernan Bas: <em>Works from the Rubell Family Collection</em>

Art

Hernan Bas

Thursday 1/10 @ Rubell Family Collection

Hernan Bas is Miami's biggest art star, creating darkly poetic, romanticized works read as chapters in an epic, sometimes mythical, and... 

Abbey Brewing Company

City Gems

Abbey Brewing Company

Thursday 1/10 @ Abbey Brewing Company

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

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

Art

Fortunate Objects

Thursday 1/10 @ 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... 

W Wine Bistro

City Gems

W Wine Bistro

Thursday 1/10 @ W Wine Bistro

Hidden away under an overpass on the outskirts of the Design District, this tiny wine bistro has shown a lot of... 

Mac's Club Deuce

City Gems

Mac's Club Deuce

Thursday 1/10 @ Mac's Club Deuce

Freaks, geeks, drag queens, hipsters, club kids, and straight-up drunks commingle at South Beach's most notorious dive bar. The second-oldest watering... 

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

Art

Six 21st Century Chinese Neo-Pop Artists

Thursday 1/10 @ 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 —... 

<em>Everything's Cool</em>

Film

Everything's Cool

Thursday 1/10 @ Cinema Paradiso

Daniel B. Gold's Everything's Cool is a character-based documentary/comedy with a message. Exposing the looming horrors of global warming, the... 

Captain Jim's Seafood

City Gems

Captain Jim's Seafood

Thursday 1/10 @ Captain Jim's Seafood

For years, Captain Jim's has been the fish market of choice for many North Miami residents, but not everyone takes the... 

The Room

City Gems

The Room

Thursday 1/10 @ The Room

Miami might be one of the only places in America where you recover from a weekend of partying and drinking by... 

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

Art

Work in Progress

Thursday 1/10 @ 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... 

Enoc Perez

Art

Enoc Perez

Thursday 1/10 @ The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse

Although primarily a painter, Enoc Perez engages in an assiduous, multi-leveled process involving photographs, color separation, drawing, and pigment transfers to... 

Vizcaya's Contemporary Arts Project: Cristina Lei Rodriguez

Art

Vizcaya's Contemporary Arts Project

Thursday 1/10 @ 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... 

Jorge Pardo: <i>House</i>

Art

Jorge Pardo

Thursday 1/10 @ MOCA North Miami

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

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

Art

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

Thursday 1/10 @ 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>Sculpture: Selections from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection</i>

Art

Martin Z. Margulies Collection

Thursday 1/10 @ 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 1/10 @ 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 1/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

Chimneys and Towers

Thursday 1/10 @ 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>Fashioning the Modern French Interior: Pochoir Portfolios in the 1920s</i>

Art

Fashioning the Modern French Interior

Thursday 1/10 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

The little pochoirs on view at the Wolfsonian are delightful, precious, and enticing. More commonly referred to as stencils in the... 

Christine's Roti Shop

City Gems

Christine's Roti Shop

Thursday 1/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

Maurizio Pellegrin

Thursday 1/10 @ Sacco Gallery

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

<em>Art Students League of New York: Highlights from the Permanent Collection</em>

Art

Art Students League of New York

Thursday 1/10 @ Lowe Art Museum - University of Miami

One of the country's oldest art schools, the Art Students League of New York has been around since 1875, is still... 

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Lighthouse Tour

City Gems

Lighthouse Tour

Thursday 1/10 @ Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

Nestled on the far end of Key Biscayne — a world away from the razzle dazzle of South Beach — is... 

Casa Toscana

City Gems

Casa Toscana

Thursday 1/10 @ Casa Toscana

Go somewhere to deflate after the crush of Art Basel, eat a good meal, and connect with either yourself or your... 

<I>French Kissin' in the U.S.A.</I>

Art

French Kissin' in the U.S.A.

Thursday 1/10 @ The Moore Space

Taking its title from the 1986 Debbie Harry hit, the Moore Space's new exhibition gathers 18 contemporary French artists, including Adel... 

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

Art

Agitated Images

Thursday 1/10 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

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

<em>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Thursday 1/10 @ 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... 

Moonchine

City Gems

Moonchine

Thursday 1/10 @ Moonchine

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

Lunch at Garden of Eatin'

City Gems

Garden of Eatin'

Thursday 1/10 @ 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...