ART

Art Center / South Florida
‘Just then Mischief made its way outside….’
Opening:
Sat., Oct., 25, 7 - 10 p.m.
Exhibit runs Oct. 24 – Nov. 23
305-674-8278
www.artcentersf.org
Curated by Jacquenette Arnette this annual showcase features the newest artists in residence. The theme is based on a proprietary, unedited novel resulting in a stream of consciousness narrative across the gallery.

Color Alternative
W-10 Erotic Art
Nov. 14 – Dec 14, Tues – Thurs., 6 - 8 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
305-237-3711
www.yovanibauta.com
Exploring the erotic image can be a dangerous and foreboding undertaking for a group of of diverse Latin American women artists such as W-10. The resulting works are as varied as the group and representative of creative and daring journeys into personal experiences.

Damien B. Contemporary Art Center
9th Art
Oct. 19 – Nov. 30
305-573-4949
www.damienb.com
Special celebration of 9th Art – the art of the comic strip, the graphic novel, book illustration, animation, cartoons, manga – the link between visual art and narration.

Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator
Stitches in Time by Erman
Oct. 9 – Nov. 18
Please call for exhibit hours
305-573-4046
www.diasporavibe.net
This fictionalized setting is fragmented, leaving room for interpretation while using multiples to express references to thematic concentrations such as “family.” Words, which have been integral in Erman’s works, continue to use text as texture, adding layers to the viewing experience.

Miami Art Museum
305-375-3000
www.miamiartmuseum.org
Mixed Media Marvels
Sat., Oct. 11, 1 - 4 p.m.
Everyone is invited to the Miami Art Museum where Second Saturdays are Free for Families, with gallery tours, learning activities and a program of art stories.

Chantal Akerman: Moving through Time and Space
Oct. 16 – Jan. 25, Tues. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat. - Sun. noon - 5 p.m.
Each film tells a story. The artist’s video From the East (D’Est) gives visual form to the poem “Requiem: 1935-1940” by the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova.

Miami Dade College Galleries
Sequential Art – In the Spirit of Eisner
Nov. 9 – Dec. 19 please call for exhibit hours
Centre Gallery, Wolfson Campus
305-237-7186
www.mdc.edu
A select group of 25 renowned artists will create 25 art works inspired in the spirit of Will Eisner’s legendary practice of graphic story-telling as homage to the 25 years of MBFI.

MiArte Gallery
Contexto
Runs through Nov. 22, Tues. – Fri. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
305-445-2783
www.miartegallery.com
The exhibition examines the contemporary use of text as art and looks at how language is used to augment the artist’s message and the viewer’s interpretation. Exhibiting artists: Blanca Caraballo, Daniel Garcia, Sergio Garcia, MANO, Aurora Molina, Adrian Morales, George Rodez and Luis Enrique Torres.

Proyecto Setra
Entropias
Sat., Oct. 11, 7 p.m.
Durant Gallery
786-315-1210
www.proyectosetra.org
Proyecto Setra presents Beatriz Caraballo and Judith Ghashghaie in a mixed media art exhibit. Lidia Caraballo, Alejadra Ferrazza and others read poetry and short stories simultaneously.

PHOTO

Pedro Portal Photography
Fri., Nov. 14 - 15, 8 p.m.
Featuring the Music of Alfred Triff’s Trio on Sat.
786-287-7134
Miami, Lost Images
A series of photographs inspired by Miami and Cuba: Campo Adentro by Susan S. Bank
Miami’s photographer Pedro Portal opens his studio for an exhibit of Susan S. Bank’s photography, accompanied by the presentation of her first book, a poetic portrait of an out-of-the-way agricultural community in Pinar del Rio Province.

FILM

Miami International Film Festival
Egypt Film Series
305-237-3456
www.miamifilmfestival.com
A collaboration between the Florida Center for the Literary Arts and Miami International Film Festival stemming from the book all of Miami is reading this fall, The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mafhouz, and the intent to foster an awareness of Egyptian culture as part of The Big Read program.

Schedule of the Egyptian Film Series (please call or visit the website for locations)
Tues., Oct. 7, 7 p.m.
Umm Kulthumm, directed by Michal Goldmann and narrated by Omar Sharif
Wed., Oct. 8, 7 p.m.
El callejon de los Milagros,
directed by Jorge Fons based on Mahfouz novel Midaq Alley
Tues., Oct. 14, 7 p.m.
Principio y fin, directed by Arturo Ripstein and based on a screen play by Naguib Mahfouz.
Mon., Oct., 20, 7 p.m. Adrift on the Nile, directed by Hussein Kamal with screenplay by Naguib Mahfuz.
Thurs., Oct., 23, 7 p.m. The
Yacoubian Building directed by Marwan Hamad adapted from the best-selling Novel by Alaa Al Aswany.
Tues., Oct., 28, 7 p.m. Chased by the Dogs (El less wal Kilab) directed by Kamal El Sheiken, based on Naguib Mahfuz’s Novel The Thief and the Dogs.
Wed., Nov., 5, 8:30 p.m. Chased by the Dogs (El less wal Kilab) directed by Kamal El Sheiken, based on Naguib Mahfuz’s novel The Thief and the Dogs.

Miami Dade College Tower Theater & Societa Dante Alighieri in Miami
Italian Cinema Series featuring films based on books adapted for the screen
305-642-1264
Fri., Oct. 17, 9 p.m.
Il postino (The Postman) (1994)
Sat., Oct. 18, 8 p.m.
Morte a Venezia (Death in Venice) (1971)
Sun., Oct. 19, 8 p.m.
Cristo si e’ fermato a Eboli (Christ stopped at Eboli) (1979)

MUSIC

The Alhambra Orchestra
Celebrate Classics
Sun., Nov. 2, 4 p.m.
Ransom – Everglades School
305-668-9260
www.alhambramusic.org
Alhambra Orchestra presents UM’s Bergonzi String Quartet. The
program
features Rienzi which is based on the novel The Last of the Roman Tribunes.

Center for Emerging Art
Music Map of the World
Sat., Oct. 18 and Sun., Oct. 19, 2 p.m.
Adrienne Arsht Center for
the Performing Arts
305-538-2803
www.centerforemergingart.org
Music Map of the World, a concert featuring famous composers from seven continents.

Rhythm Foundation
Juan Carlos Formell: Johnny’s Dream Club
Thurs., Nov. 13, 8 p.m.
Manuel Artime Theater
305-672-5202
www.rhythmfoundation.com
Cuban guitarist and lyrycists Juan Carlos Formell returned from New Orleans with a masterpiece, bringing together top NYC Latin jazz with New Orleans’ distinct sounds.
(THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED)

OPERA

Florida Grand Opera
La Traviata
Sat., Nov. 15, 7 p.m.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
305-854-7890
www.fgo.org
Violetta is the most desired and captivating courtesan in the seductive Parisian demi-monde. You’ll be intoxicated by Verdi’s gorgeous music and by this new spectacular production directed by Bliss Hebert and designed by Allen Charles Klein.

THEATRE

Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
1776
Sat., Oct. 25, 8 p.m.
305-444-9293
www.actorsplayhouse.org
1776 is a vividly passionate and often humorous drama about the events that sealed America’s birth as a nation and forever changed the course of history.

Andrea Askowitz
Reading from My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy
Thurs., Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. MGLCC Networker, 8 p.m. Performance
Books & Books
305-573-4000
www.andreaaskowitz.com
Andrea Askowitz will be performing stories from her book, My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy. Additionally, three performers enact stories with a gay/lesbian theme.

City Theatre’s Summer Shorts Festival
The Festival Series at
Books & Books
Tues., Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
Books & Books
305-755-9401
www.citytheatre.com
The series gives audience members an opportunity to be among the first to hear and discuss plays under production consideration – and be part of the play development process.

Cuenteros & Company
Noche de Cuentos de Autores
Locales (A Night of Storytelling by Local Authors)
Thurs., Oct. 23, 8 p.m.
305-244-6926
Casa Panza
www.cuenteros.net
A storytelling event during which Cuenteros & Company’s, Humberto Vega, Gina Sacasa-Ross and Luis Lopez will tell their original stories, adapted for oral narration. This event is in Spanish.

Cultura Del Lobo
Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary
Fri., Nov. 14 and Sat., Nov. 15,
8 p.m., Sun., Nov. 16, 3 p.m.
William & Joan Lehman Theater at MDC North Campus
305-237-3010
www.mdc.edu/culture
In a solo theatrical tour de force, protean performer Marissa Chibas tells an astonishing tale centered on three towering figures in her life.

GableStage at the Biltmore
November by David Mamet
Oct. 18 – Nov. 16, Thurs.- Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.*
The Biltmore
305-445-1119
www.gablestage.org
Set in the Oval Office just days before a presidential election, this hilarious new play by David Mamet involves civil marriages, gambling casinos, lesbians, American Indians, presidential libraries, questionable pardons and campaign contributions.

Havana Fama
Dracula
Oct. 16 – Nov. 9, Fri. and Sat. 8:30 p.m., Sun. 5:30 p.m.
305-324-1300
www.havanafama.com
This play in two acts, an adaptation by Roberto Antinoo based upon the original manuscript by Bram Stoker, features the fantasy and illusion surrounding vampires, particularly, the life of Count Dracula.

Miami Light Project presents Mad Cat
Oct. 24 – Nov. 22, Thurs. – Sat. 8 p.m.
The Light Box / 305-576-6480
www.miamilightproject.com
www.myspace.com/madcatcompany
Mixtape is a collection of short plays, many written by South Florida writers, that are inspired by music.

New Theatre
The Rant by Andrew Case
(World Premiere)
Sept. 25 – Oct. 26, Thurs. – Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m.
305-443-5909
www.new-theatre.org
One crime, four points of view; the truth itself is a kind of bias. The investigator assigned to the case must wade through prejudice, deceit, and a volley of anonymous threats to find out where culpability really lies.

Playground Theatre
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Nov. 6 - Dec 18, Sat. & Sun., 3 p.m.
305-751-9550
www.theplaygroundtheatre.com
Time, space and cultures collide in this new adaptation of the classic English fairly tale. Join Alice as she tackles the challenges of her ever-changing world.

Prometeo
Picnic on the Battlefield by Fernando Arrabal – in Spanish
Nov. 9, Sun 7:30 – Nov. 10 – 13, 8:00 p.m.
Prometeo Theatre
305-237-3262
www.prometeotheatre.com
Arrabal’s antiwar satire contrasts the horrors of war with a cheerful family picnic. A soldier in the trenches is surprised by his parents coming out on to the battlefield to dine with him.

The Roxy Theatre Group
An adaptation of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast
Fri., Oct. 10, 4 p.m.
305-226-0030
www.roxypac.com
This adaptation tells the story through songs and dance.

LITERARY ARTS

Arts at St. John
Plants without Borders
Wed., Oct. 22, 10 a.m. - Noon
305-613-2325
www.artsatstjohns.com
Plants Without Borders is a participatory workshop in which people of diverse cultures are invited to share plant stories, plant-art, poems, writings, photos of arts, or actual plants.

Centro Cultural Español and Baquiana Literary Journal
Launching of the IX Edition of Baquiana Literary Journal
Fri., Oct. 24, 8 p.m.
305-448.9677
www.ccemiami.org
Baquiana Literary Journal celebrates its ninth consecutive edition at El Centro Cultural Español. There will be poetry, theatrical and narrative readings by the Caribbean, Spanish-speaking
authors featured in the journal.

Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
Miami Beach Author Series
Thurs., Oct. 16, 6 - 8 p.m.
305-673-7256
www.mbgarden.org
A reading and discussion with local author and historian Howard Kleinberg. His books include: Miami Beach: A History, Woggles and Cheese Holes, Miami: The Way We Were and others.

South Beach Chamber Ensemble Concert
Thurs., Oct. 16, 8 p.m.
The South Beach Chamber Ensemble opens its concert series with a performance of string quartets by Mozart (Austria) and Ginastera (Argentina).

The Wolfsonian - FIU
305-531-1001
www.wolfsonian.org
Public Talk: Thoughts on Democracy: Managing Perceptions through Images and Words
Sat., Oct. 25, 1-5 p.m.
The Margulies Warehouse
Propaganda can inspire and propaganda can deceive — truths made particularly relevant for Americans by the current heated election campaign. Join experts in the field for a forum on propaganda.

Book Club: Three New Deals: Reflections on Roosevelt’s America, Mussolini’s Italy, and Hitler’s Germany, 1933-1939 by Wolfgang Schivelbusch (2007)
Fri., Nov. 7, 7 p.m.
The Wolfsonian-FIU
A groundbreaking work that investigates Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs in the 1930s and contrasts them to programs of the regimes of Mussolini and Hitler.

Display of Rare Library Materials Entitled: New Deal Americana from the Wolfsonian Library
Ends Sun., Nov. 16, Mon/Tues. noon – 6 p.m. Thurs./Fri. noon – 9 p.m., Sat., noon – 6 p.m. Sun., noon – 5 p.m.
The Wolfsonian- FIU
This display of books, pamphlets, and ephemera explores ways in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs were packaged and promoted, as well as how critics presented persuasive arguments against them.