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ART

Thursday 7/19

CUBAN ARTIST
   Poet Ricardo Pau-Llosa and editor Gustavo Valdés will discuss the life and work of Cuban artist Hugo Consuegra. 8 p.m. at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 442-4408.
SELF-PORTRAIT
   Bakehouse Art Complex hosts an opening reception for Visage, a juried exhibition featuring self-portraits of local artists. Through July 22. 7-10 p.m. at 561 NW 32nd St., Miami. Free. Details: (305) 576-2828 or www.bakehouseartcomplex.org.
CUBAN JEWS
   Jewish Museum of Florida presents Photos of Cuban Jews by Randy Sidman Moore. Through July 22. Various times at 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 672-5044 or www.jewishmuseum.com.
MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION
   The Museum of Contemporary Art features Make Your Own Life: Artists In and Out of Cologne multimedia exhibition featuring music, video and paintings by European and American artists in Cologne, Germany. Various times at 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Free North Miami residents and employees; $5 others. Through July 29. Details: (305) 893-6211 or www.mocanomi.org.
LOCAL HEROES
   Like Minds exhibition by Betty Rosado is a public art installation featuring photographs of local celebrities and unsung heroes who have made a difference in the community. Through July 31. Noon-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays at the Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Free.
MULTI DIMENSIONAL ART
   ArtCenter/South Florida features The Sky is Yellow exhibition, a multi dimensional art by several artists. Various times at 800 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach. The exhibition runs through Aug. 12. Free. Details: (305) 674-8278 or www.artcentersf.org.
CELIA CRUZ
   Bass Museum of Art presents Azúcar! The Life and Music of Celia Cruz. The traveling exhibition, organized by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, features childhood items, photographs, costumes, music and rare footage of the late Cuban singer. Through Aug. 19. Various times at 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. Free children younger than 6 and members; $4-$12 others. Details: (305) 673-7530 or www.bassmuseum.org.
CERAMIC ART
   Lowe Art Museum hosts an opening reception for Clay and Brush: The Ceramic Art of China. The exhibition will display the history of Chinese ceramics from the Neolithic Period to the 21st century. Through Sept. 2. Various times at 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables. Free for members; $5-$10 others. Details: (305) 284-3535.
MIAMI BUNGALOWS
   Historical Museum of Southern Florida hosts Miami Bungalows, an exhibition of drawings, models and photographs of Miami homes in the early 1920s. Through Sept. 9. Various times at 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Details: (305) 375-1492 or www.hmsf.org.
ELDERS TRIBUTE
   The Art of Aging exhibition is a tribute to elders and their way of life. Artists from North America, Israel and England showcase their views on aging through multimedia such as painting, sculpture, photography, fiber, mixed media and videos. Various times at Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Through Sept. 23. $2.50-$12. Details: (305) 672-5044 or www.jewishmuseum.com.
CANVAS ART
   Miami Art Museum presents its new exhibition, Tamayo: A Modern Icon Reinterpreted by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. Various times at 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. The exhibition continues through Sept. 23. Free on Sundays; Free children younger than 12; $2.50-$5 others Tuesdays-Saturdays. Details: (305) 375-3000.
ASIAN ART
   Miami International Airport's Mia Gallery presents Amazingly Asian exhibition, a compilation of drawings, paintings, and sculpture of Asian culture. Through Sept 28. Various times at 4200 NW 21st St., Terminal E, Miami. Details: (305) 876-0749.
DINOSAUR EXHIBIT
   The Miami Science Museum opens the exhibition The Dinosaurs of China. The collection will include dozens of dinosaur and bird fossils and mounted skeletons. The exhibition opens Saturday at 10 a.m. at 3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami. Through June 16, 2008. $13-$20. Details: (305) 646-4200 or www.miamisci.org.

Saturday 7/21

ART BENEFIT
   The Institute for Child and Family Health hosts an opening reception for a photograph exhibition by Claudia Cebrian in honor of the institute. Proceeds benefit the not-for-profit organization's All Aboard program. 6:30-9 p.m. at Miami Center for Photographic Arts, 1601 SW First St., Miami. Details: (305) 722-5322.

Friday 7/27

CRIME ART
   Centro Cultural Espanol hosts an opening reception on a crime art exhibition by Rubén Torres Llorca and Liliam Domínguez. 7 p.m. at 800 Douglas Rd., Suite 170, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 448-9677 or www.ccemiami.org.


   

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