December 29 to January 5
December 29
Theatre
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Step into a wonderland of fantasy and disbelief with Cirque Dreams, now on in Ft Lauderdale. Experience gingerbread men flipping mid air, toy soldiers marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen powerfully sculpting, penguins spinning, puppets dancing and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment. An original music score and some seasonal favorites accompany hundreds of astonishing costumes and holiday dreams in a setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot towering soldiers creating a wonderland of spectacle. 8pm. $29.25 – $69.25. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave; Ft Lauderdale. For info: BrowardCenter.org.
December 29
Holidays
Kwanzaa Experience
The Diaspora Arts Coalition, The Miami Dade Department of Cultural Affairs/Joseph Caleb Auditorium and Productive Hands Inc. are proud to present A Kwanzaa Experience. Join the celebration which will include cultural performances, food (Potluck); the history and origin of Kwanzaa and more. 6pm. Free. Joseph Caleb Auditorium, 5400 NW 22nd Ave; Miami. For info: 305-244-2158.
December 30
Food
Farmers Market
Shop home-grown for your holiday table at the Pinecrest Gardens’ Farmers Market. Fresh produce, spices, home-baked breads, hand-made pastas and much more. Make your New Year’s festivities deliciously fresh and organic. 9am to 4pm. Pinecrest Gardens, 11000 Red Rd;
Pinecrest. For info: 305.669.6990 or pinecrest-fl.gov
December 30
Music
Salute to Vienna
Welcome the New Year with “Salute to Vienna,” patterned after Vienna’s world famous “Neujahrskonzert”, returning for its 13th season with a fresh, new program. A festive New Year’s Concert, featuring a brilliant new cast of over 75 musicians, stellar European singers and dancers in beautiful costumes. Each program includes light hearted blends of popular Strauss waltzes, polkas and famous operetta excerpts such as The Fledermaus and The Merry Widow. Featuring The Strauss Symphony of America, Imre Kollár, conductor; Monica Mosser, soprano; Joachim Moser, tenor; Featuring dancers from Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine and International Champion Ballroom Dancers. 8pm. $45 – $105. Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Blvd; Miami. For info: arshtcenter.org
December 30
Film
Melancholia
Denmark’s most celebrated and notorious filmmaker returns with a fantasy/domestic drama about depression, severely dysfunctional families, and the end of the world. In this beautiful movie, Justine and Michael are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire, and brother-in-law John. Despite Claire’s best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth. Director Lars von Trier. Featuring Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alexander Skarsgård, and Kirsten Dunst. 10pm. $10.50. O Cinema, 90 NW 29th St; Miami. For info: 305-571-9970 or o-cinema.org
December 30
Comedy
Brad Garrett
Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Brad Garrett will perform tonight at Hard Rock Live. Brad Garrett played Ray Romano’s big brother Robert, the NYPD policeman, on the hit CBS series Everybody Loves Raymond, which has earned him five Emmy nominations and in 2002, 2003 and 2005 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Everybody Loves Raymond was a critical and ratings success for nine seasons on CBS regularly winning its time slot. 8pm. $39 – $59. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way; Hollywood. For info: hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com
December 30
Music
Nero: The Honeymoon Series
Nero are electronic music artists, best known for producing drum and bass, dubstep and house from London, England consisting of Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray. 9pm. Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave; Miami Beach. For info: livenation.com
December 31
Theatre
Macbeth & the Monster!
All little Macbeth wants is a bedtime story to help him fall asleep. But when his mom tell his him the scary story of Macbeth and the Monster, he gets more than he bargained for. Written by Angela Berliner and directed by Paul Tei. $45 Opening Night with Food and Drink. Celebration starts at 7pm with show at 7pm. $25. The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, 404 NW 26th St; Miami. For info: madcattheatre.org
December 31
King Mango Strut
King Mango and his merry band of MangoHeads take over Coconut Grove with the King Mango Strut today. Witness the ceremonial dropping of the banana and the official start of this hilarious satirical parade. With “winning” material “ripped from the headlines,” the Mangoheads will keep you laughing longer than Kim Kardashian’s marriage. Grand Marshal, Ron Magill. The Strut Celebrity is Katy Sorenson, the never recalled/never indicted/never removed-by-the-governor and former commissioner of Miami-Dade County. Special appearances by The Gay Penguins, Gaddafi, Anthony Weiner, Donald Trump, Tim Tebow and Strut favorite, Lindsay Lohan. Expect to see the usual Strut suspects: The Hare Krishnas, the Marching Freds, Running of the Bull Sh*tters, Coconut Grove Juggling Exchange, Progressive Marching Funeral Band, Little Mr. & Miss. Mangoes, former Miss Mangoes and dethroned Miss Mangoes. King Mango Music Massacre will include bands: 18 Wheelers, Tall Boys Soul Band and RoadKill. Pre-Parade activities 1:30pm. Parade at 2pm. Music Massacre until 6pm. Commodore Plaza and Main Highway; Coconut Grove. For info: kingmangostrut.org or 305-401-1171.
December 31
Theatre
Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol
Join Jacob Marley in his heroic behind-the-scenes effort to save old Scrooge’s soul – and in the process save his own, in this delightful gem of a show. Chained and shackled, and condemned to a hellish eternity, Jacob Marley desperately attempts to free himself and escape his own chains, but first he must redeem Scrooge. This story of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, is irreverent, funny, and a deeply moving twist on Dickens’ classic, told with warmth and infectious zest. 8pm. $15 – $48. Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile; Coral Gables. For info: 305-444-9293
January 1
Film
Into The Abyss
In his fascinating exploration of a triple homicide case in Conroe, Texas, master filmmaker Werner Herzog (Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Grizzly Man) probes the human psyche to explore why people kill – and why a state kills. In intimate conversations with those involved, including 28-year-old death row inmate Michael Perry (scheduled to die within eight days of appearing on-screen), Herzog achieves what he describes as “a gaze into the abyss of the human soul.” Herzog’s inquiries also extend to the families of the victims and perpetrators as well as a state executioner and pastor who’ve been with death row prisoners as they’ve taken their final breaths. As he’s so often done before, Herzog’s investigation unveils layers of humanity, making an enlightening trip out of ominous territory. 7:10pm & 9pm. $10. Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave; Miami Beach. For info: mbcinema.com
January 2
Art
Bettie Page
From the moment she took her name from Lana Turner’s character in “Weekend at the Waldorf”, Bunny Yeager’s life and work has been inspired by film. Originally set on a career in movies, Bunny happily chose modeling and photography after re-locating to Miami from Pennsylvania in high school. She loved Miami and her images helped define our city for the rest of the world. A new exhibition at MBC focuses on some photos of her favorite model, Bettie Page, entitled “Bettie Page: Miami Noir by Bunny Yeager. Many of the images have never been exhibited or published before, which is the case for much of the work in Bunny’s vast archive. Most were shot in a private home in Coral Gables. Complimentary Admission 1/2 hour before Screenings during Business Hours. Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave; Miami Beach. For info: mbcinema.com
January 3
Music
Disco Nights 2
Catch South Florida’s own KC & the Sunshine Band and Tavares in Disco Nights 2 at Hard Rock Live tonight. KC & the Sunshine Band is still as widely popular today as they were when they first shimmied onto the music scene over 35 years ago. KC’s unique fusion of R&B and funk, with a hint of a Latin percussion groove, has yielded an impressive string of hits. $39 – $69. 8pm. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way; Hollywood. For info: hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com
January 4
Music
B.B. King
From Eric Clapton to Jimi Hendrix, every blues guitarist for the past century has been influenced and inspired by the master – B.B. King! His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. Yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion. Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other than to make him more popular, more cherished, more relevant than ever. 8pm. $49 – $99. Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Blvd; Miami. For info: arshtcenter.org
January 5
Dance
Carmen
Ballet Etoile presents Carmen, a temporary ballet drama, as part of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center’s Arts Access program. Choreographed by Tomas Mazuch, Carmen tells the story of a beautiful gypsy who loves only those who don’t love her. 8pm. $28.VIP $32. The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, 3385 N.E. 188 St; Aventura. For info: AventuraCenter.org
January 5
Books
Key West Literary Seminar
Leading American and international writers will explore the literature of the future, alternate and imagined worlds, utopias and the unknown during the 30th annual Key West Literary Seminar that starts today in Key West. Around 20 novelists, journalists, poets and essayists are scheduled to speak. Among them are Margaret Atwood, Jennifer Egan, Michael Cunningham, James Gleick and Joyce Carol Oates. Check out the Sunday afternoon presentations that include readings and commentary by several of the seminar’s featured writers. Free. San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval St; Key West. For info: kwls.org or 888-293-9291
January 5
Performance
Artists, Art enthusiasts, creators, imaginatives and anyone who embraces the world of art through freestyle, is encouraged to show up to create, witness and revolutionize in Hollywood tonight. The folks of rough draft love art and embrace all forms of artistic expression, which is evident in their err-form of creativity. 8pm. $5. Tempo Listening Lounge , 2029 Harrison St; Hollywood. For info: roughdraftinc.com. For info: roughdraftinc.com
January 5
Lecture
History Class
Uncover the secrets of Coconut Grove and learn the backstory of Miami’s historic places, pioneers, and more at the wildly popular Miami and South Florida History class at MDC. Notable historian and MDC faculty member Dr. Paul George will teach the class, which will include classroom lectures, visits to historical libraries, repositories and exhibits, video and slide presentations, and tours of Greater Miami’s historic neighborhoods. 5:40 to 8:10pm. $258.57. MDC Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave; Miami. For info: mdc.edu or 305-237-3723.
January 5
Social
Day at the Races
Dress to kill as though you were attending the Kentucky Derby for the Simcha Chapter of Hadassah’s annual Day at The Races. Ten people will be selected, by drawing, to be photographed in the Winners Circle with the winning horse and jockey in their named race, named for Simcha Hadassah. 12 noon. $65. Christine Lee’s Restaurant, 901 South Federal Highway; Hallandale Beach. For info: 305-987-0161
Category: HIGHLIGHTS, TO DO
