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Art Lecture Series at Fairchild - Miami, Where Art Grows!
Thursday, February 2 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden continues its Art Lecture Series with Bonnie Clearwater of the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, who will present Miami, Where Art Grows!. Fairchild's lecture series, running through March, features respected scholars, art collectors, museum curators and distinguished art experts providing an exciting look into many of the wonderful exhibitions and collections currently in and around Miami. The lecture is free for Fairchild members, active military personnel and children 5 & under; non-members: $25 adults, $18 seniors and $12 for children 6-17. Additional eco-discount for those who ride bikes or take public transportation.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables
305-667-1651
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UniverSoul Circus
Thursday - Sunday, February 2 - 5
UniverSoul Circus 2012, known for its high energy audience interaction and thrilling circus artistry, returns to South Florida with all new acts. Back is Zeke, host extraordinaire, with new exciting acts like aerial contortionists, the amazing Shaolin Warriors and their Kung Fu Spectacular and Michael ‘Chino’ Ramos and his incredible Mixed Animal Act. Returning favorites include the renowned Onion Head the Clown, originally from Coconut Grove, as well as the Soul Circus Elephants! The Circus will perform Thurs & Fri at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Saturday at noon, 4 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 12:30, 3:30, and 6:30 p.m. Tickets range from $15 to $28.50 and are available through Ticketmaster.
Sun Life Stadium (Gate 6)
2269 N.W. 199th Street, Miami Gardens
1-800-745-3000
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The Second City: The Laugh Out Loud Tour
Thursday, February 2 at 8 p.m.
America's famed comedy troupe, The Second City, is bringing big laughs to Aventura on its one of a kind Laugh Out Loud Tour. From the company that launched the careers of Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and many more, comes the next generation of the comedy world's best and brightest for an evening of hilarious sketch comedy and Second City's trademark improvisation. Laugh out loud at the spontaneous, topical, insightful, satirical sketches from the first name in comedy troupes - The Second City! Tickets are $39 for this Aventura Arts & Cultural Center event.
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188th Street, Aventura
954-462-0222
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Go Red Connect Casting Call
Friday, February 3 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Celebrating National Wear Red Day, American Heart Association and Macy's will host a Go Red Connect Event at Macy's Aventura Mall store. AHA, through its Go Red For Women movement, is seeking women to tell their personal stories or a family member’s story about heart disease or stroke survival. Each year, Go Red For Women searches for women to represent its campaign efforts, which may include national and local opportunities, including PSAs, website content, brochures, magazine features, TV, and more. Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association's campaign to educate women about their No. 1 killer - heart disease, and empower them to take action to prevent it. Women who participate in the event will receive a complimentary makeup session, free health screenings, giveaways and more. Go online for more information.
Macy’s at Aventura Mall
Women’s Store, Cosmetics Department
19501 Biscayne Boulevard, Aventura
305-631-4751 (Cristene Martinez-Paez)
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DecadanceTheatre
Friday & Saturday, February 3 & 4
The Adrienne Arsht Center will welcome Decadancetheatre, a critically acclaimed troupe known for giving authentic New York-style hip hop a theatrical twist. Comprised of an all-female dance crew, the 7-year-old hip-hop theater company will perform in the Carnival Studio Theater as part of the Arsht Center’s Dance Up Close Season. Led by artistic director Jennifer Weber, the Brooklyn-based company redefines the image of women in hip-hop, with a global vision created by an international roster of dancers from the US, Nigeria, Norway, France and Japan. Winner of the 2011 Overall Excellence in Dance Award at the New York International Fringe Festival, Decadancetheatre has toured across the US, UK and Japan. Enjoy the performances Fri & Sat at 7:30 and Sat at 2 p.m. Tickets are $35.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Carnival Studio Theater/Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
305-949-6722 (Box Office)
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Savage
Saturday, February 4 from 7 to 11 p.m.
Zoo Miami and the South Florida Chapter of the American Association of Zookeepers present Savage, an exhibit of art made by animals for animals. See original pieces created by tigers, giraffes, elephants, birds and reptiles, all of which are available for purchase with proceeds going to animal conservation projects. The evening gets underway with a VIP reception for Zoo Miami and Bakehouse members (a good reason to join either group!) from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by a wild night with a live band and DJ, Zoo Miami animal encounters, food trucks, raffles, a silent auction, and a chance to meet the Bakehouse artists-in-residence whose studios will be open for visits. Admission and secure parking are free.
Bakehouse Art Complex (BAC)
561 N.W. 32 Street, Miami
305-576-2828
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Encore: A Time For Giving
Saturday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist David Wilcox is joining with clubs and service organizations at the American Heritage School for a benefit performance for charity. Wilcox, an amazing lyricist, was honored with a silver award along with Bob Dylan, in Acoustic Guitar’s singer/songwriter category. He has released 16 albums, and his music has been an influence to rising singer-songwriter talents such as Scott Little. If you like James Taylor, you'll love David Wilcox! Proceeds from the concert titled Encore: A Time for Giving will benefit: Make-A-Wish Foundation, Students Against Drunk Driving, Soldier’s Angels, Best Buddies, Birthday Wish, Feed the Children, Key Club, Pre-Med Club, National Junior Honor Society, Tikkum Olam and POU. Tickets are $25 for general seating and $50 for premium seating. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
American Heritage Theater
12200 West Broward Boulevard, Plantation
954-375-4144
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The Wolfsonian House Party
Thursday, February 9 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Whether you're a member of The Wolfsonian or not - though you should be - don't miss The Wolfsonian House Party! Tour the current exhibitions, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, Manifest and Mundane and Wine, Bubbly, and their Merchants. All floors will be open! Visit the Mr. Somebody and Mr. Nobody Pop-Up Shop, enjoy music by DJs/Curators Matthew Abess & Silvia Barisione (on Double-Duty), sample treats from the new Ken Lyon - Leon Freres Et Cie Café and Wine Bar, and view Sonambula, a 16 mm film/art installation by artist Dinorah De Jesus Rodriguez in the auditorium. Members can take advantage of special 20% Members’ Discount in The Wolfsonian Museum Shop. Open Bar courtesy of Bacardi. Free for all members; guests are $25. RSVP please.
The Wolfsonian - F.I.U
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
305-535-2626 RSVP
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Garrick Ohlsson with Wroclaw Symphony Orchestra
Friday, February 10 at 8 p.m.
Since his triumph in 1970 as the first American to win the prestigious Chopin International Piano Competition, Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Long regarded as one of the world’s leading Chopin exponents, Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire which ranges over the entire piano literature, including some 80 concertos. A prolific recording artist, Ohlsson won a Grammy Award in 2008 for "Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)" for his Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3 (Bridge Records). At the Knight Concert Hall, Ohlsson will play Chopin’s brilliant, virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 2 the the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra, with Maestro Jacek Kaspszyk, Artistic Director. Arrive at 7 p.m. and attend the pre-concert talk about the music of Chopin in the Knight Concert Hall's Peacock Education Center, hosted by Anna Pietraszko, educator, double-bassist, native of Poland and Executive Director of the Miami Music Project! Presented by Steinway and Sons, the talk is free. Tickets for the performance are $50, $75, $100 and $125.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Knight Concert Hall
1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami
305-949-6722 Box Office
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