This Week and Weekend's Musts

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.

 For information, click here.

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

 

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

See the review here.

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.

See the review here.

 

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