Catch The Miami City Ballet's production of the Nutcracker at Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.

FRIDAY 11

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
Trivium: 7:30 p.m. Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Sean Paul and Shaggy: 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-797-5531., One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-327-7625.
Holidays with Sweet Honey in the Rock: female vocal ensemble: Adrienne Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. arshtcenter.org
Sean Paul and Shaggy: 8 p.m., Hard Rock Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-797-5531., One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-327-7625.
The Slackers, The Duppies, The Methodaires and Only Right Left: 9 p.m., Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.
8 pm Stewart Lewis, Zewdy, Shonie, Sarah Packiam, Cat Shell and Sam Friend: 8 p.m., Wallflower Gallery, 10 N.E. Third St., Miami. 305-579-0069. $10
THEATER
Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays: an original autobiographical two-act play. 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. arshtcenter.org center, Through Dec. 13.

SATURDAY 12

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.

MUSIC
Life of Seals, Daysleeper, Price, Sunny Got Money, A Show of Hands: 9 p.m., Wallflower Gallery, 10 N.E. Third St., Miami. 305-579-0069. $10
Jacobs Ladder, Acidosis, The shoreline, Addax, Deaf poets: Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.
Less Than Jake: 6 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.
Y100 Jingle Ball: 7 p.m., BankAtlantic Center, One Panther Parkway, Sunrise. 954-835-7000.
Mannheim Steamroller: 8 p.m., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469.

SUNDAY 13

MUSIC
New World Symphony: Old Vienna: 2 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-673-3331 

DANCE
Dance Elite Presents: Holiday Spectacular: 4 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-547-5414.
Sunday Afternoon of Music: Boris Giltburg, Piano: 4 p.m., University of Miami Gusman Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables. 305-284-2241.
Jazzy Bells: 6 p.m., Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-523-3309.
Eek-A-Mouse: 7:30 p.m. Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Lionel Richie: 7:30 p.m., Hard Rock Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-797-5531.

THEATER
Doral Dance Center Presents: Dolls: 3 p.m., Byron Carlyle Theatre, 500 71st St., Miami Beach. 305-861-3115.
Holiday In Motion: 3 p.m., Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-674-1040.
The Elite of Dance Empire Presents The Nutcracker: 5 p.m., Caleb Auditorium, 5400 N.W. 22nd Ave., Miami. 305-636-2350.

WEDNESDAY 16
MUSIC
Ronan Tynan: 8 p.m., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469.
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: 8 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. arshtcenter.org

DANCE
4th Annual World Salsa Championships: 7 p.m., Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport, 1825 Griffin Road, Dania. Through Dec. 18

THURSDAY 17

MUSIC
Musica De Siempre: 7:30 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-547-5414.
Norma Jean: 7:30 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.

FRIDAY 18

DANCE
Miami City ballet's The Nutcracker: 7:30 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. arshtcenter.org, through Dec. 23
The Nutcracker: 8 p.m., Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, 174 E. Flagler St., Miami. 305-751-2229.

FESTIVALS
Miami Seaquarium's Winter Nights and Lights: until 8 p.m., Miami Seaquarium, 4400 Rickenbacker Cswy., Key Biscayne. 305-361-5705. Through Jan. 2

MUSIC
Steve Solomon's Home for the Holidays: 7:30 p.m., Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-523-3309.
Barbara Cook: 8 p.m., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469.
Friday Night Riot! Riot Agents, The Wreckenstein Brawlers, Boisebob & his backyard band, Everymen, Black Weather Shaman: Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.

SPOKEN WORD
Ploppy’s Podium Poetry Night: 9:30 p.m., Wallflower Gallery, 10 N.E. Third St., Miami. 305-579-0069., free

SPORTS
WWE presents Smackdown / ECW Live: 7:30 p.m., American Airlines Arena, Through Dec. 19

SATURDAY 19

DANCE
Just Dance It! Presents 2009 Holiday Show: 2 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-547-5414.

MUSIC
Brother Lou, Omine, Steve Minotti, (acoustic rock and folk): 8 p.m., $5; Zen The Band, Pale Blue Dot (melodic rock): 10:30 p.m., $5 Wallflower Gallery, 10 N.E. Third St., Miami. 305-579-0069.
Arboles Libres, Andrew Sansac, Charlie Pickett, Rosborough, Gate 1, Radio Boxer, The Midnight Kahuna, The Walrus Paul Is: Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.
Steve Solomon's - Home for the Holidays: 3 p.m., Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-523-3309.
Supervillains: 7:30 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Aventura: 8 p.m., American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 786-777-1000.
Naughty By Nature: 8 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.
New World Symphony: Tales of Two Cities - Paris and Vienna: Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-673-3331. Through Dec. 20
You Bet Your Brass - Miami Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Concert Matinee: 3 p.m., Temple Emmanu-El, 1701 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-604-8787. Through Dec. 20
Seraphic Fire perfroms Handels Messiah: 8 p.m., Adrienne Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. arshtcenter.org. $15 to $75

PARTIES
Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach's Holiday Party: 9 p.m. to midnight. 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. Open to the public. Minimum $50 donation includes membership to ECOMB. ecomb.org/support.htm.

THEATER
Never Get Married: 7 and 9:30 p.m., Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-674-1040. 

SUNDAY 20

DANCE
St. Petersburg Classic Ballet: the Nutcracker: 2:30 and 8 p.m., Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-547-5414.
Sunday Afternoon of Music: I. Bayrakdarian, Soprano and S. Kradjian: 4 p.m., University of Miami Gusman Hall

POLITICS
Progressive Vegetarian Pot Luck Social Discussion on Medical Marijuana Issues: Bring a Dish to Share: 4 p.m.,

MONDAY 21

THEATER
Chicago the Musical: opens. 8 p.m., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469.. Through Dec. 23

TUESDAY 22

DANCE
The Nutcracker:  7:30 p.m., Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. arshtcenter.org Center. Through Dec. 23

WEDNESDAY 23

THEATER
Phantom of the Opera: opens. 8 p.m., Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. 954-523-3309. $27 to $64. Through Jan. 17

FRIDAY 25

MUSIC
Destroyio Records presents: A Punk Christmas: Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.

ONGOING

ART
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
The Reach of Realism: examines the contradiction between the increasing distrust of information and the strong desire to isolate the authentic. Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 N.E. 125th St., Miami. 305-893-6211. Through Feb. 14.
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. Gallery, 10 N.E. Third St., Miami. 305-579-0069. Through Feb. 26
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
Styled for the Road: The Art of Automobile Design, 1908-1948: Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-531-1001. Through March 14.
Miro and Noguchi - Masters of Surrealist Sculpture: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is a donation to the Lotus House, a shelter for homeless women and children in Miami. 591 N.W. 27th St., Miami. 305-576-1051.Through
Sculptures by Norman Gardner: World Erotic Art Museum (WEAM), 1205 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-532-9336. Through Jan. 2

FILM
Israel Film Festival: Various showtimes. Intracoastal Cinema, 3701 N.E. 163rd Street (Sunny Isles Blvd.), North Miami Beach. 877-966-5566. Israelfilmfestival.com. Through Dec. 17

MUSIC
A Tribute To Elvis: Various showtimes. Paradise Live, One Seminole Way, Hollywood. 954-797-5531. Through Jan. 10. $27
Miami Music Festival: various shows and stages. Brickell Avenue Financial District. miamimusicfestival.org. Through Dec. 12

THEATER
Rent: the Broadway Tour: various showtimes. The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7300. $33 to $63. Through Dec. 13.
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.
26 Miles: By Quiara Alegria Hudes, the tale of a Cuban mother who defies a custody ruling, kidnaps her estranged Jewish daughter, and drives west in search of the authentic American experience. New Theatre, 4120 Laguna St., Coral Gables. 305-443-5909. new-theatre.org. Through Dec. 20.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying!: a New World School of the Arts high school production. Friday to Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. NWSA Louise O. Gerrits Theater, 25 N.E. Second St., 8th floor, Miami. 305-237-3541. mdc.edu/nwsa. Through Dec. 13.

FAIRS and 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.
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.