This Week and Weekend's Musts

Indigenous weavings by Sarah Flores whose work will be at this year's Art Basel Miami Beach featured in the Meredians sector at the Miami Beach Convention Center with public days Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 through Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.
ART
"Biscayne Bay" at The Kampong
Through Saturday, Dec. 2
Visitors and times are limited to preserve the integrity of the Kampong.
Information at (305) 442-7169 or The Kampong
See the miamiartzine.com story about the exhibition and two others here.
Raymond Elman: The Portraits
The exhibition through March 3, 2024, will feature approximately twenty-five large-scale, mixed-media portraits, combined with curated video clips of the people in the portraits.
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Call (305) 672-5044.
Art Basel Miami Beach
Leading galleries from five continents show significant works by masters of Modern and contemporary art, as well as the new generation of emerging stars.
Public Days: Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, Sunday, December 10, 2023.
Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center, Drive, Miami Beach.
Click here for more information.
Read more about other art experiences in Irene Sperber's column here.
ICA MIAMI
Charles Gaines: 1992-2023
Through Mar 17, 2024
61 NE 41 St., Miami, Florida 33137. For more information, visit www.icamiami.org.
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
“Juan Francisco Elso: Por América”
Juan Francisco Elso: Por América offers a captivating retrospective of the brief, yet significant career of the late Cuban artist. Por América presents the largest survey of Elso’s career to-date, showcasing the evolution of his practice, from his experimentation with new materials to incorporating Indigenous traditions, Afro-Caribbean beliefs, and post-colonial perspectives.
Through March 17
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami
MUSIC

Photographer: Eric Joannes
Cecilia Violetta López stars in the lead role of “La Traviata” at Florida Grand Opera (Photo by Eric Joannes)
Florida Grand Opera
"La Traviata"
7:30 p.m. In Fort Lauderdale, Thursday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 2.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, and Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale.
Info: 800-741-1010 or fgo.org
DANCE
Dance Now! Miami
Sunday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Amaturo Theater, 201 SW Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $50 reserved seating, $20 for students with valid ID.
6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Sanctuary of the Arts, 410 Andalusia Avenue, Coral Gables. Tickets: $25 general admission, $15 for students
Tickets for both venues at dancenowmiami.org or call (305) 975-8489
THEATER
City Theatre
"La Gringa" by Carmen Rivera
Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Preview 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, opening 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1 (a pre-show Parranda on the Plaza with music, food and drinks happens at 6 p.m. on opening night); regular performances 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 17
$55 and $60
Call 305-949-6722 or www.arshtcenter.org
Miami New Drama
World premiere of “Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard” (“The Adventures of Juan Planchard”) by Moisés Kaufman (in Spanish with English supertitles)
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Extended through Dec. 3.
Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.
305-674-1040 or miaminewdrama.org
Actors' Playhouse
"Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas”
Opens at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10; regular performances 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 3
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre’s Balcony Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-9293 or actorsplayhouse.org
GableStage
"The Thanksgiving Play"
Through Dec. 10.
Tickets range from $35-$65.
For information, call the box office at 305-445-1119 or www.gablestage.org.
GableStage inside the Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave. in Coral Gables.
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