Nov. 21: The Idan Raichel Project: multicultural blend of African beats, Latin American rhythms, and Middle Eastern soul: 8 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. $30 to $60

FRIDAY 13

COOKING
Celebrity Chef Series Season 2: Anthony Bourdain Hosts Jacques Pepin & Eric Ripert: 8 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722.

DANCE
Miami City Ballet presents Open Barre: Get up close and personal with Miami City Ballet dancers as they grace the stage to present "In the Night," "Black Swan Pas de Deux," and "The Four Temperaments." Open Barre includes these three ballets in the intimacy of a 200-seat studio theatre. Tickets are $33 for each performance, including the reception, or $89 for the full 3-program Open Barre series. Nearby Aero bar will provide free drinks to audience members following the Saturday night performance. Miami City Ballet Studio Theater, 2200 Liberty Ave., Miami Beach. 305-929-7010. Through Nov. 14

EXPOS
Miami Beach Antique Jewelry and Watch Show: Various hours Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. 239-732-6642. dmgantiqueshows.com. Through Nov. 15.

MUSIC
Battalion of Saints (LA), The Angst, To Be Hated, O.P.S., The Ruins: Churchill’s Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.
Deadmau5 : 8 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 West Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-449-1025.
LA Guns: 8 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
LA Quinta Estacion: 9 p.m., The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300.
Infraganti: 8 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-547-5414.

SPORTS
Lingerie Football League: Miami Caliente V New York Majesty: 9 p.m., BankAtlantic Center, One Panther Parkway, Sunrise. 954-835-7000.

THEATER
Camelot: In Concert: Lerner and Loewe's enchanting and loving tribute to the mythical, magical era of King Arthur, Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, 1312 Miller Drive., Coral Gables. 305-284-3355. Through Nov. 15
Infraganti: opera, 8 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-547-5414.
The PlayGround Theatre presents: Inanna & the Huluppu Tree: The play based on the Sumerian myth opens. Various showtimes, 9806 N.E. Second Ave., Miami Shores. 305-751-9550. Through Nov. 24

SATURDAY 14

ART
Wynwood and Design District Gallery Walks: 7 to 11 p.m., Miami Design District between Northeast Second Avenue and Northeast 40th Street, Miami. 305-470-8005.
Mad Hatter Art Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., works by emerging and local artists. Coco Walk, the intersection of Grand Avenue and Main Highway, Miami. 305-528-4071. Through Nov. 15

FILM
Miami Short Film Festival: more than 700 films from more than 26 countries: opens. Various showtimes. Bill Cosford Cinema, 1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. 305-854-2229. Through Nov. 20

LECTURES
Teas, Tonics and Tinctures: demonstration of the many herbs that enliven our diets, are "natural" cures with medicinal properties. 10 a.m. to noon. Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach. 305-858-7002.

SPORTS
Florida Panthers vs. New York Islanders: 7 p.m., BankAtlantic Center, One Panther Parkway, Sunrise. 954-835-7000.

MUSIC
Wayfest 2009: noon. Cruzan Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansbury's Way, West Palm Beach. 561-795-8883. Queensryche: 7 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950. Lolita Flores: 8 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-547-5414.
Big Fun 3; Fulgornatus (psychedelic jazz), 8 p.m. The Livesys; Franklin’s Wheel (rock), 10:30 p.m., $5 Wallflower Gallery, 10 N.E. Third St., Miami. $5. 305-579-0069.
Johnny Sex Fuk, Radio Boxer, Hiymn, Cadillac Creeps, The Morning Flesh Project, Dead Popes, Ghostwitch, Car Bomb Driver, DJ Skidmark, Buckaroo Bonsais, The Fiaskos, Boy Prostitute: Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.

THEATER
Florida Grand Opera: Pagliacci and Suor Angelica: Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. Through Nov. 28
New World Symphony: Blind Faith: Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m., Lincoln Theater, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-673-3331. Through Nov. 15.

SUNDAY 15

MUSIC
Music in Beautiful Spaces: celebrating Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday. 6 to 8 p.m., Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach. 305-858-7002. $10 to $15
Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra: Stars on Broadway: 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Theater, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-673-3331.

PARTIES
Ladies’ Tea Party: ticket sales benefit the Restoration Fund of the historic Miami Woman’s Club: 1 to 3 p.m., Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach. 305-460-0157. $35

TUESDAY 17

MUSIC
Vienna Chamber Orchestra: 2 p.m., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469.
Steve Miller Band: 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-797-5531.

THEATER
New Shanghai Circus: 7 p.m., Parker Playhouse, 707 N.E. Eighth Street, Fort Lauderdale. 954-462-0222.

WEDNESDAY 18

MUSIC
A Musical Mandala Concert: celebrating Bach's influence on composers. 7:30 p.m., Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530. $25
Bebel Gilberto: The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300.
A.F.I.: 8:15 p.m., Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, 1806 N.E. Sixth St., Pompano Beach. 877-598-8698.

THURSDAY 19

COMEDY
Carlos Mencia: 7:30 p.m., Hard Rock Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-797-5531.

MUSIC
Toasters Culture Room, 7:30 p.m., 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Crisis in Hollywood, In Violent Times, The Flashes, Fight Like Animals, Gate 1: Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.

FRIDAY 20

ART
Space as Medium: space-based artistic practices in the '60s and '70s with the young art it inspired. Miami Art Museum
101 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-375-3000. Through Feb. 28

DANCE
Miami City Ballet - Program I: 8 p.m., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469. Through Nov. 22
African Dance Celebration: 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., New World School of the Arts Dance Theater, 25 N.E. Second St., Miami. 305-237-3341. Through Nov. 22
Beautiful Me: by choreographer Gregory Maqoma. 8 p.m., Byron Carlyle Theatre, 500 71st St., Miami Beach. 305-237-3010.

MUSIC
Doug Stanhope: 7 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Amazon Inspirations - A Tribute to Composer Heitor Villa-Lobos: 8 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. $38 to $79
The Sick Boys, Furious Dudes, Hit, Play! and Mad Martigan. DJs: Frankie Pointless, Nayra nad Russel The Love Muscle. Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.

SPORTS
Mixed Martial Arts - Unconquered 1 - November Reign: 8 p.m., BankUnited Center, BankUnited Center, 1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables. 305-284-8686.

SATURDAY 21

DANCE
Luis Bravo's Forever Tango: Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, 174 E. Flagler St., Miami. 305-358-5885.

FESTIVALS
Downtown Miami Riverwalk Festival and Boat Parade: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 325 to 335 S. Biscayne Blvd. (on the Riverwalk). 305-416-6868. Free.

MUSIC
The Idan Raichel Project: multicultural blend of African beats, Latin American rhythms, and Middle Eastern soul: 8 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. $30 to $60
Caliente! In Miami 2009 Latin Music Festival: 8 p.m., American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 786-777-1000.
Forever the Sickest Kids: 6:30 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
An Evening with Jackson Browne: 8 p.m., The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300.
Gaelica On Tour: 8 p.m., Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-674-1040.
Rubén Blades: 8 p.m., James L. Knight Center, 400 S.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-350-7910.

SUNDAY 22

COMEDY
Alexis Valdes Show: 7 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-547-5414.

MUSIC
Julian Marley and the Uprising: 8 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722.
Garrison Keillor: 8 p.m., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469.
Underoath: 6;30 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.
The Music of Led Zeppelin - a Rock Symphony: 8 p.m., Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-523-3309.

THEATER
Family Theater: Hot Peas 'N Butter: 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 5 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722.

WEDNESDAY 25

FESTIVALS
White Party Week 2009: fund-raising parties and events culminating with the legendary White Party. More than 15,000 party-goers enjoy six days and nights of nonstop entertainment in the fight against HIV/AIDS. opens. See page for more coverage. whiteparty.org.

MUSIC
Endgame Tour ft. Megadeth w/ Machine Head, Suicide Silence & Arcanium: 6 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.

THURSDAY 26

FESTIVALS
Winternational Thanksgiving Day Parade: 10 a.m. to noon, Along N.E. 125th St. from Fourth to 12th Avenues, North Miami. 305-895-9840.

MUSIC
Emilie Autumn: 8 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.

FRIDAY 27

SPORTS
Wrestling Event: 8 p.m., Miccosukee Mayhem Miccosukee Indian Gaming, 500 S.W. 177th Ave., Miami.

MUSIC
Skinny Puppy: 8 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.
Tiempo Libre: 8:30 p.m., Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-523-3309.
Koffin Kats, The Van Orsdels, Wreckenstein Brawlers, Riot Agents: Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.

ONGOING
ARTS
Celebrate Architecture + Design 2009: an annual month-long series of 33 lectures, tours, exhibits, competitions and activities. Opens. Various locations through Miami-Dade County. Visit aiamiami.com or call 305-448-7488. Through Nov. 30
Splinter/ Fuse: Art Center's annual exhibition of newly juried artists. This exhibition features the work of J. Kevin Foltz , Jules Lusson , Hugo Moro, Tere Pastoriza, Franklin Sinanan and Robert Wilson. Art Center/South Florida, 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-674-8278. artcentersf.org. Through Nov. 30
Miami Watercolor Society - 36th Annual Fall Exhibition: Miami International University of Art & Design, 1501 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-273-4721. Through Nov. 30
Kent Henricksen: Wayward We Hunt : new works subtly bring to life his personal examinations of social science. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530. Through Jan. 10.
Dzine: ornate handmade lowrider bikes and plaques to explore the relationship between high and lowbrow forms of art. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530., 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530. Through Feb. 21
Nikangel’s Plastic Temptation: a fine art exhibition of mixed media and photography by Angelica Belin: Wallflower Gallery, 10 N.E. Third St., Miami. 305-579-0069. Through Feb. 26
Styled for the Road: The Art of Automobile Design, 1908-1948: Wolfsonian-FIU,
1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-531-1001. Through March 14.

FESTIVALS and FAIRS
Miami Book Fair International: one of the nation’s largest literary gatherings including author readings, book signings, the Evenings With series, the Street Fair and more. Miami Dade College, 300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-237-3258. miamibookfair.com. Through Nov. 15
Miami Beach Antique Jewelry and Watch Show: Various hours Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. 239-732-6642. dmgantiqueshows.com . Through Nov. 15.
Santa's Enchanted Forest: The holiday wonderland filled with rides, food and an impressive array of lighting displays. Tropical Park, 7900 Bird Road, Miami. 305-893-0090. Through Jan. 4. $23.36

THEATER
Grease: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469. Through Nov. 15
Reasons to Be Pretty: a love story about the impossibility of love: GableStage at the Biltmore, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Miami. 305-445-1119. Through Nov. 22
Legally Blonde: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-523-3309. Through Nov. 22

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