COMING UP: Saturday, Dec. 19 ECOMB's Holiday Party: 9 p.m. to midnight. Open to the public, this celebration to support the Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach will include a fundraiser, silent auction and awards ceremony. Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz will receive ECOMB's first Environmental Stewardship Award, and a Special Emerald City Award will be presented to City of Miami Beach Public Works and Parks Departments, former Commissioner Saul Gross and Mrs. Lynn Bernstein. The Shore Club, 1901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-695-3100. Minimum $50 donation includes membership to ECOMB. ecomb.org/support.htm.

FRIDAY 4

ARTS
Breakfast at the Bakehouse: coffee and breakfast while touring the BAC's 33,000-square-foot facility. Bakehouse Art Complex, 561 N.W. 32nd St., Miami. 305-576-2828.

“The Lead and the Leader.” Performance art piece sponsored by The Lead Miami Beach, this free, interactive performance art piece, conceived, choreographed by and starring Belaxis Buil, explores themes of communication, manipulation. 7 and 7:30 p.m., 44 N.E. 29th St., Miami, just south of the major Midtown Miami satellite fairs. Call 786-499-6134 or visit theleadmiamibeach.com for more info.

DawnTown: winning designs from the annual architecture ideas competition sought creative architectural ideas for a new station for Miami's Metromover. 8:30 to 10 a.m., Marquis, 1100 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. RSVP to dawntownrsvp@gmail.com.

COMEDY
Bill Maher: 8 p.m., The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300.

DANCE
Miami Youth Ballet Presents The Nutcracker: 7:30 p.m., Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, 174 E. Flagler St.
Miami. 305-358-5885

MUSIC
Jolly Jam Toy and Food Drive Concert: more than 20 bands to support a good cause. 6 p.m., Tobacco Road, 626 S. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-374-1198. 21+, $10
The Misfits: 8 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour 2009: 8 p.m., BankAtlantic Center, One Panther Parkway, Sunrise. 954-835-7000.
New World Symphony: The Beauty of Brahms: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Through Dec. 5. 305-673-3331.

SATURDAY 5
DANCE
Thomas Armour Youth Ballet's Nutcracker: 7 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St.,
Miami. 305-547-5414, ext. 240.
Batsheva Ensemble: under the visionary direction of Israeli dancer/choreographer Ohad Naharin: p.m., 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. Through Dec. 6

MUSIC
Buzz Bake Sale 2009: 10 a.m., Cruzan Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansbury's Way, West Palm Beach. 561-795-8883.
Concierto De Conciertos Fin De Anio 2009: 7 p.m., James L. Knight Center, 400 S.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-350-7910.
Perpetual Groove: 9 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Sociedad Pro Arte Grateli Presents Virginia Alonso: 3:30 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-547-5414.

Taking Back Sunday / the All-American Rejects: 7 p.m., The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
Perpetual Groove: 9 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Miami Symphony: Golden Sounds from Hollywood: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-275-5666.

TUESDAY 8
MUSIC
2009 Pactour: 7 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.,

WEDNESDAY 9

THEATER
Rent: the Broadway Tour: opens, 8 p.m., The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300. $33 to $63. Through Dec. 13.

MUSIC
Jim Brickman: 8 p.m., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469., 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469.
A Tribute To Elvis: 2 and 7:30 p.m., Paradise Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-797-5531. Various showtimes through Dec. 11

THEATER
Billy Crystal - 700 Sundays: 8 p.m., Ziff Ballet Opera House, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. Through Dec 11.

THURSDAY 10
DANCE
Miami City Ballet: the Nutcracker: 7:30 p.m., Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-523-3309. $19.75 to $65

MUSIC
Rod MacDonald (Acoustic Folk), 8 p.m., Wallflower Gallery, 10 N.E. Third St., Miami. 305-579-0069. $10
El Gran Gaitazo Solo Con Los Mejores: 7 p.m., James L. Knight Center, 400 S.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-350-7910.

FRIDAY 11
11th Annual Sand In Your Boots Event: Interactive Living History display of soldiers, weapons, tents and equipment that were used in World War II Camps: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Seventh Street and Ocean Drive. 786-367-7072. secondinfantry.com. Through Dec. 13.

MUSIC
Trivium: 7:30 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.,
Sean Paul and Shaggy: 8 p.m., Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hard Rock Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-327-7625.
Holidays with Sweet Honey in the Rock: African-American all-female vocal ensemble: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722

ONGOING
ARTS
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. 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.
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

THEATER
Ianna and the Huluppu Tree: an ancient Sumerian myth about a powerful goddess retold for ages 8 and up. Playground Theater, 9806 N.E. Second Ave., Miami Shores. 305-751-9550, ext. 223. Through Dec. 20

FESTIVALS
Santa's Enchanted Forest: one of the world's largest Christmas theme park and carnival. Tropical Park, 7900 S.W. 40 St., Miami. 305-893-0090. Through Jan. 3

UPCOMING

Saturday, Dec. 19

ECOMB's Holiday Party: 9 p.m. to midnight. Open to the public, this celebration to support the Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach will include a fundraiser, silent auction and awards ceremony. Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz will receive ECOMB's first Environmental Stewardship Award, and a Special Emerald City Award will be presented to City of Miami Beach Public Works and Parks Departments, former Commissioner Saul Gross and Mrs. Lynn Bernstein. The Shore Club, 1901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-695-3100. Minimum $50 donation includes membership to ECOMB. ecomb.org/support.htm.

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