Lady Gaga will perform on Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the James L. Knight Center, 400 S.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-350-7910.

FRIDAY Jan. 1
MUSIC
The Word: 8 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Agent Orange with Soma, Vincent Valentine, To Be Hated and Riot Agents: 9 p.m., Churchill's Pub, 5501 N.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-757-1807.

SATURDAY 2
MUSIC
Lady Gaga: 7:30 p.m., James L. Knight Center, 400 S.E. Second Ave., Miami. 305-350-7910.
Culture Shock: Salute To Vienna: 8 p.m.,
Donavon Frankenreiter: 8 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9): 8 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.

SUNDAY 3
ART
Collins Park Green Market and Monthly Art Walk: fresh produce, ethnic foods, plants and flowers and works of art for sale. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Collins Park, 2200 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-531-0038. themarketcompany.org.

DANCE
danceAble - AXIS Dance Company: mixed-ability dance, new work by David Dorfman. 7 p.m., Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-674-1040. floridadanceassociation.org
Winterfest: Wally Cardona, Rahel Von Moos, and Axis Dance Company: 7 p.m., Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-674-1040.

LITERATURE
Celtic Cultural Series: "Galway Bay," a novel by Mary Pat Kelly - presentation by the author: 4 p.m. JohnMartin’s Restaurant & Irish Pub,
253 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. 305-445-3777. emeraldsocietysfl.com

MONDAY 4
MUSIC
Orange Bowl Fan Fest featuring Kool and the Gang: 2 p.m., Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami. 305-358-7550
Miami.
Massimo Lopez In "Ciao Frankie: a Tribute to Frank Sinatra": 8 p.m., Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-674-1040. Through Jan. 5

THEATER
South Pacifi: opens: 8 p.m., Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach. 561-832-7469. Through Jan. 10

WEDNESDAY 6
ART
Art Crush 2010: a weekend of Miami's gallery district openings, wine tastings, art performances, open studios and museum exhibitions taking place concurrently with Miami International Art Fair: opens. Various locations throughout Miami-Dade County. ifae.com. Through Jan. 10.

MUSIC
Ottmar Liebert: 8 p.m., Gusman Center for the Performing Arts: Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, 174 E. Flagler St., Miami. 305-751-2229.

THEATER
The Steadfast Tin Soldier: Hans Christian Andersen gives a peek into the playroom after the children go to sleep - a brave toy soldier risks everything for the love of a beautiful ballerina. opens. PlayGround Theatre, 9806 N.E. Second Ave., Miami Shores. 305-751-9550. theplaygroundtheatre.com. Through Jan. 31.

THURSDAY 7
ART
Miami International Art Fair: Five-day event hosts galleries from around the world offering modern and contemporary art, photography and design. Opens. Noon to 8 p.m., Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive., Miami Beach. 239-498-1683. Through Jan. 10. mia-artfair.com.

FRIDAY 8
ART
Black and White Photography: The work of BAC artists. Opens. Bakehouse Art Complex, 561 N.W. 32.nd St., Miami. 305-576-2828. bakehouseartcomplex.org. Through Feb. 1

DANCE
Miami City Ballet: Program II: 8 p.m., The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722. Through Jan. 10.

MUSIC
New World Symphony: Michael Tilson Thomas Plays Mozart: 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-673-3331. Through Jan. 10
Tony Bennet: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-949-6722.
Downtown Miami Concert Series: PALO: 5:30 to 8 p.m., Bayfront Park, Tina Hills Pavilion, 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-579-6675. miamidda.com
Karl Densons Tiny Universe: 8 p.m., Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. 954-564-1074.
Zappa Plays Zappa: 8:30 p.m., Revolution Live, 200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-727-0950.

THEATER
Phantom of the Opera Unmasked: a Special Adaptation To Celebrate the Bienes Center for the Arts at St. Thomas Aquinas: 4:30 p.m.,
St. Thomas Aquinas, 2801 S.W. 12th St., Fort Lauderdale.

FAMILY
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Presents ZING ZANG ZOOM: American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 786-777-1000. 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-358-5885. aaarena.com. Through Jan. 18

ONGOING
ART
Sculptures by Norman Gardner: World Erotic Art Museum (WEAM), 1205 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-532-9336. 18-plus. Through Jan. 2
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 April 30.

THEATER
Phantom of the Opera: 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

FAIRS and 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
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.

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