Wed. Nov. 28 Terry Riley architecture lecture on Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and Rem Koolhaas. 10:30 am; $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Miami Art Museum, http://www.miamiartmuseum.org. Museum admission, $8 adults, $4 seniors, for the Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller sound installation, a MAC@MAM collaboration, and paintings and sculptures by the Cuban artist Enrique Martinez Celaya.
Wed. Nov. 28 Casa Décor, 1444 Biscayne Boulevard, with rooms by Max Strang, Doug & Gene Myers, among others, and landscaping by Chad Oppenheim and a "living wall" of plants by Jefre Manuel. Admission, $22.50. Open 11 am to 6 pm Sunday through Friday, 11 am to 11 pm on Saturday. www.casadecor-usa.com
Wed. Nov. 28 An eight-foot tall "topiary" by the Miami artist Cristina Lei Rodriguez and a video installation by Chicago artists. At Vizcaya, 3251 South Miami Avenue, Miami. From 9:30 to 4:30 every day; admission, adults, $12, seniors, $9. Admission includes entry to house and garden. http://www.vizcayamuseum.org
Thurs. Nov. 29 Casa Décor, 1444 Biscayne Boulevard. Admission, $22.50, www.casadecor-usa.com
Thurs. Nov. 29 "ZAP! POW! BAM! The Super Hero: Jewish Creators of Comic Books 1938-1950," at the Jewish Museum, Tues. through Sun., 10 am to 5 pm. Admission, adult $6, senior/student $5; 301 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach. www.jewishmuseum.com
Thurs. Nov. 29 opening night, “Festival of the Trees,” holiday trees from the FIU School of Architecture; 801 Brickell Avenue, lobby.
Thurs. Nov. 29 7 pm to 10 pm. The Lexus Design Within Desigh reception at Casa Decor, drinks, hors d'oeuvres and music by Manuel Lavera and his Latin Jazz Band; entrance NE Second Avenue between 14th and 15th. Invitation.
Fri. Nov. 30 New World Symphony Percussion Consort performs the Ballet Mechanique at the Lincoln Theater on Lincoln Road to kick off the Wolfsonian’s Dada weekend. $10. See Dec. 1 for ticket information
Fri. Nov. 30 Casa Décor, 1444 Biscayne Boulevard. Admission, $22.50; www.casadecor-usa.com
Fri. Nov. 30 Jazz at MOCA, North Miami, 8 pm. Call 305 893 6211 for information
Fri. Nov. 30 Miami Contemporary Dance, Colony Theater, 8 pm, Lincoln Road
Fri. Nov. 30 Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics, American Airlines Arena, 8 pm, $10 to $375, ticketmaster.com
Fri., Nov. 30 Flamenco Madness, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, 7 pm, 305 324-5679
Fri. Nov. 30 The arrival of SeaFair, the sea going art gallery. At the Miami Beach Marina, 300 Alton Road, Miami Beach. Admission free, but you must go to the web site to make an appointment and print out a ticket. www.expoships.com
Fri. Nov. 30 Miami Beach Cinematheque, six short films, Tickets, $10, part of the Miami International Short Film Festival. Schedule, http://www.miamishortfilmfestival.com/nov30.html
Sat. Dec. 1 The Herzog & de Meuron model and plans for the new Miami Art Museum, on display in a special members’ preview, 10 am to noon. After that, open to the public; $8 adults, seniors, $4. While you are downtown, walk across the plaza and check out the folk art drawings and carvings of Ron Storter at the Historical Museum of South Florida. www.hmsf.org, or take the Fellows ($500 membership) Guilded Age Tea and Tour of Palm Beach, leaving from 101 W. Flagler at 9 am and returning at 4 pm
Sat. Dec. 1 Casa Décor, 1444 Biscayne Boulevard. $22.50. www.casadecor-usa.com
Sat. Dec. 1 Australian Pink Floyd, Fillmore Miami Beach at the Gleason, 1700 Washington, 8 pm, tickets, $35 to $45.50 www.Ticketmaster.com
Sat. Dec. 1 2 pm and 8 pm Irish dance, by James Devines Tapieres, Carnival center, Tickets, $25, 1400 Biscayne Boulevard
Sat. Dec. 1 Miami Art Space, opening of "Paintings, Sculpture & Photographs," by Kenneth Treister. VIP reception, 6 pm to 8 pm, public opening, 8 pm to 10 pm. MAS 244 NW 35th Street, Miami RSVP 305 438 9002; open suring Art Basel, Dec. 5 through 9 from 11 am to 7 pm
Sat. Dec. 1 Nutcracker, New World School of the Arts, 7 pm, Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler, tickest, $10 to $25
Sat. Dec. 1 Pablo Cano marionette fantasy at 1 pm and 3 pm, MOCA, 770 E. 125th Street, advance ticket purchase required, $15 adults (nonmembers) and $3 children under 12. www.mocanomi.org
Sat. Dec. 1 Art Center of South Florida, Basel on the Beach, 1500 Ocean Drive, 10 to 6 pm, free, open to the public
Sat. Dec. 1 The Wolfsonian will present the 11-minute robotic version of The Ballet Mechanique at the Dada Party, 7 to 11 pm at the Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Beach. Tickets for both evenings, $100, Saturday only, $85, $75 for members. Along with all the other requirements for special dress … “elegant casual,” “lounge suit,” “relaxed formal” … add this one: “Dada Inspired Dress Desired.” The Wolfsonian Museum, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach. www.wolfsonian.org
Sun. Dec. 2 Walk past the Sagamore and see Robert Chambers "Rotorelief," a functioning helicopter. This is a permanent installation on the roof of the Sagamore Hotel. 1671 Collins
Sun. Dec. 2 Casa Décor, 1444 Biscayne Boulevard. $22.50, www.casadecor-usa.com
Sun. Dec. 2 Art Center of South Florida, Basel on the Beach, 1500 Ocean Drive, 10 to 6 pm, free, open to the public
Sun. Dec. 2 Walking Tour of Overtown with Paul George, Miami historian, noon to 2 pm, $25 tour, plus around $10 for collard greens, chicken, ribs and cornbread lunch at the People’s Bar-Be-Cue. Meet and begin at 101 W. Flagler. Information, http://www.historical-museum.org
Sun. Dec. 2 Gian Marco, concert, winner of Latin Grammy. Knight Hall, Carnival Center; $60 to $80. www.carnivalcenter.org
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