Week of July 10, 2003    
United Way changes standards for determining funding
Homestead lifts residential moratorium but adopts restrictions
Hotel planned for Venamerica site near Miami International Airport
Penelas urges transportation watchdog group to assert itself
New system to keep closer watch on drivers at toll plazas
Coconut Grove Playhouse tries to quash lawsuit tying up parking-garage plans
Miami Beach commissioners hear from residents about noise problems

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ART

Thursday 7/10

CURIOUS NEW EXHIBIT
   ArtCenter/South Florida hosts the Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, with works in diverse media by emerging artists. 6-9 p.m. ArtCenter/South Florida, 800 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach. Exhibit runs through Aug. 3. Details: (305) 674-8278.

Saturday 7/12

ART ADVENTURES
   Lowe Art Museum hosts a tour designed to introduce families to its temporary and permanent collection, including artists such as Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, Paul Sierra and Miriam Schapiro. 2 p.m. Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables. Free with museum admission: $5 adults; $3 seniors and students; free for members. Details: (305) 284-3603.

Sunday 7/13

ART ADVENTURES
   Lowe Art Museum hosts a tour designed to introduce families to its temporary and permanent collection, including artists such as Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, Paul Sierra and Miriam Schapiro. 2 p.m. Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables. Free with museum admission: $5 adults; $3 seniors and students; free for members. Details: (305) 284-3603.

Thursday 7/17

MEMBERS PREVIEW
   Miami Art Museum hosts a members preview and JAM at MAM from 5-8 p.m., featuring "New Work: Cildo Meireles" and his room-size installations. Miami Art Museum, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Free for members; non-members $5. Details: (305) 375-3000.

ONGOING

SUMMER GROUP SHOW
   Elite Fine Art Gallery will host an exhibition featuring Latin American master painters, as well as emerging talents, from 7-10 p.m. Elite Fine Art Gallery, 3140 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables. Exhibit runs through Aug. 29. Details: (305) 448-3800.
ACQUISITIONS ON DISPLAY
   The Bass Museum of Art will mount a selection of 20th-century figurative works on paper in its first-floor Taplin Gallery through Nov. 16 in celebration of the many donations of art to the museum in the past decade. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 673-7530.
COLLECTION ON DISPLAY
   The Museum of Contemporary Art hosts "Imagine: Selections from the Permanent Collection" Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Exhibit runs through Aug. 31. Details: (305) 893-6211.
WATER WAYS EXHIBIT
   Miami-Dade College hosts "Water Ways," an exhibition by Cuban-Venezuelan artist Antonio Ugarte, through July 11 in the lobby of the college's Tower Theatre, 1508 SW Eighth St., Miami. Details: (305) 237-6363.
GROUP SHOW
   "Cuban Artists: A Summer Group Show," an exhibition highlighting works by 20th-century masters and gallery artists, will be on display through July 27. Cernuda Arte, 3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 461-1050.
SCULPTURE EXHIBIT
   Flemish sculptor Johan Creten will showcase 27 of his works in clay, bronze and plaster throughout the summer. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 673-7530.
ART EXHIBIT
   Lowe Art Museum hosts "Endless Passage," works by Edouard Duval-Carrie. Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables. Exhibit runs through Sept. 7. Details: (305) 284-3603.
GROUP SHOW
   Daniel Azoulay Gallery presents "Sharks in the Morning," an international group show, through Aug. 16. Daniel Azoulay Gallery, 3900A NE First Ave., Miami. Details: (305) 576-1977.
SCULPTURE SHOW
   The Dorsch Gallery will host a summer sculpture show through July 12. Dorsch Gallery, 151 NW 24th St., Miami. Details: (305) 576-1278.
BEST-OF EXHIBIT
   Miami-Dade College presents "The Best of NAEMI: Selections from the NAEMI Art Collection," curated by Ricardo Viera, on exhibit through Aug. 15. Wolfson Campus-Building 1, Centre Gallery, 3rd floor, 300 NE Second Ave., Miami. Details: (305) 237-3696.
FILM POSTER EXHIBIT
   Close Up in Black: African American Film Poster recounts the story of black film history through the graphic art of the American movie poster. The exhibition pays homage to the performers, writers, designers, directors and producers who struggle to make their statement on film. The exhibition of 75 posters runs through July 17. The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 535-2622.
VISUAL POETICS
   Miami Art Museum hosts Visual Poetics: Art and the World through Nov. 16, featuring 50 works by an international roster of artists, focusing on the interaction of words and image. Miami Art Museum, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Details: (305) 375-3000.
BASS EXHIBIT
   Treasures from the Collection of the Bass Museum of Art, an overview of European paintings, sculpture and textiles from the Renaissance to the present. Signature works from the collections include paintings by Botticelli, Peter Paul Rubens, Ferdinand Bol and Jacob Jordaens. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday. 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 673-7530.


   

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