Miami: Around the Clock 4/09–4/15
The Dwell Guide to Events in Your City
Thursday, April 10
To toast Handel's Julius Caesar in Egypt, closing soon at the Florida Grand Opera, the Wolfsonian screens performances of this age-old love story. 7 p.m.; Wolfsonian - FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.; (305) 531-1001; www.wolfsonian.org
Friday, April 11
Jennifer Baichwal's documentary, Manufactured Landscapes, shows how industry has devastated Bangladesh and China. 7 p.m.; Wolfsonian - FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.; (305) 531-1001; www.wolfsonian.org
Saturday, April 12
Frat boys and alcohol afficionados rejoice–Beer Fest brings the brew to you. 7–11 p.m.; SW 3rd Ave & Himmarshee St.; http://browardpalmbeach.com/extras/promotional/beerfest-2008
MOCA opens an exhibition of works by Matthew Barney, Mariko Mori, Raymond Pettibon, and others linked by the heady theme of "self-mythologization." Through June 28. NE 125th St.; (305) 893-6211; www.mocanomi.org
Photographer J. Tomás López trains his lens on the public transportation systems of New York, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Barcelona, and London, capturing both the mundane and bizarre that confronts urban commuters each day. Through June 8. University of Miami, Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Dr.; (305) 284-3535; www.lowemuseum.org
Sunday, April 13
Last Chance: The Bass Museum closes Promises of Paradise, an exhibition of mid-century architecture, design, urban planning, and decorative arts in Miami. The Bass Museum, 2121 Park Ave.; (305) 673-7530; www.bassmuseum.org
British artist Melanie Smith’s multi-media work explores Mexico City, her adopted home. Tonight, Cuauhtémoc Medina, curator of Latin American Art at the Tate Modern in London, discusses her influence Mexico's modern art scene. 3-4 p.m.; Miami Art Museum, 101 W Flagler St.; (305) 375-3000; www.miamiartmuseum.org
Tuesday, April 15
Last Chance: Closing today is this exhibition of paintings by Farouk Hosny, Egypt's Minister of Culture, as well as one of its best known artists. The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, One East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; (954) 525-5500; www.moafl.org
