Week of October 31, 2002    
Airport launches retail overhaul to renovate, change management at more than 40 shops at Miami International
Engineers recommend moving I-395 below ground through downtown Miami
Mayor Penelas vows to put creation of aviation authority in voters' hands
Downtown Development Authority wants to expand boundaries, tax Watson Island projects
High-speed ferry to sail passengers from Miami to the Keys
Hoteliers forecast stronger winter despite economy, war threat
Miami-Dade Expressway plan includes western extension for SR 836, new north-south highway

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MUSEUMS
ART DECO MUSEUM
   1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. (305) 672-2014. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.
THE ART MUSEUM AT FIU
   PC 110, University Park Campus, Southwest 107th Avenue and Eighth Street. (305) 348-2890. Permanent sculpture exhibit throughout the campus. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Martin Z. Margulies Sculpture Park, a 69-piece collection sculpture, open year-round.
BASS MUSEUM OF ART
   2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. (305) 673-7530. "Purvis Young: The Life I See." "In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." 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. Closed Mondays and national holidays.
HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA
   101 W Flagler St. (305) 375-1492. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, Thursday until 9 p.m. Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults; $2 for children 6-12.
JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA
   301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. (305) 672-5044. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Mondays. Adults, $5; students and seniors, $4; families, $10.
LOWE ART MUSEUM
   1301 Stanford Drive, UM Campus, Coral Gables. (305) 284-3603. "China: 50 Years Inside the People's Republic" through Nov. 17. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, noon-7 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
MIAMI ART MUSEUM
   101 W Flagler St. (305) 375-3000. Collecting museum exhibiting contemporary art. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, third Thursdays until 9 p.m.; noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Closed Mondays. $5 adults, free for children through 12.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
   770 NE 125th St., North Miami. (305) 893-6211. Contemporary art. "Bhakti Baxter" through Nov. 17. "YES YOKO ONO" October 25th through Jan. 26. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5; $3 for seniors.
VIZCAYA MUSEUM & GARDENS
   3251 S Miami Ave. (305) 250-9133. Villa and gardens contain collection of 15th-19th century antiques and decorative arts. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. Adults, $10; children 6-12, $5, and children under 6, free.
THE WOLFSONIAN FIU
   1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. (305) 531-1001. American and European art & designs 1885-1945 from the Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection and cultural programs featuring films and lectures. "The Visual Front: Posters of the Spanish Civil War" touring exhibition from the Maneville Special Collections library, through Feb. 16. "Art & Design in the Modern Age," updated seasonally.

PUBLIC GALLERIES

ARTCENTER/SOUTH FLORIDA
   924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. (305) 674-8278. Affordable work & exhibition space is provided to more than 80 visual artists through a juried program. "ArtStudies" classes in various media at several artistic levels are available. The center runs galleries at 800 and 924 Lincoln and studios at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road. Open 1-11 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1-9 p.m. Sunday.
BAKEHOUSE ART COMPLEX
   561 NW 32nd St. (305) 576-2828. About 90 artists — painters, sculptors, ceramicists, dyers, papermakers, glassworkers, photographers and jewelers — work and exhibit in their studios and main gallery in the renovated '20s bakery buildings. Studio hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Open house is 1-5 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month.
CENTRE GALLERY
   M-DCC Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Ave., third floor, Room 1365. (305) 237-3278. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, except noon-6 p.m. Thursday.
THE CONCOURSE GALLERY
   Miami International Airport, concourse E, departure level. (305) 375-5362.
THE FRANCES WOLFSON GALLERY
   M-DCC Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Ave., 5th floor. (305) 237-3278. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, except and noon-6 p.m. Thursday.
GALLERY AT M-DCC NORTH
   11380 NW 27th Ave., LeRoy Collins Campus Center, room 4207-1. (305) 237-1376. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
GALLERY AT M-DCC KENDALL
   11011 SW 104th St. (305) 237-2281. Hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday, and noon-7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTER
   800 Douglas Rd., Suite 225, Coral Gables. (305) 448-9065. Hours are 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Friday.
MIA GALLERY
   Concourse E, Miami International Airport. (305) 876-0749. "That Place." Paintings, photos, videos and multi-media works. Through Sept. 20.
NEW GALLERY
   1300 Campo Sano Drive, UM Campus, Coral Gables. (305) 284-2542. Contemporary art. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
ONE BRICKELL SQUARE
   801 Brickell Ave. (305) 673-4859. Open during business hours.
PHOTOGROUP CENTER
   4031 Laguna St., Coral Gables. (305) 444-7122. Featuring works by photographers. 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday or by appointment.
SPANISH CULTURAL CENTER
   Suite 170, 800 Douglas Road, Coral Gables. (305) 448-9677. Hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays.
SUNTRUST BANK LOBBY
   1 SE Third Ave. (305) 365-3690. Open during business hours.
WIRTZ GALLERY
   First National Bank of South Miami, 5750 Sunset Drive. (305) 667-5511. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday.
   

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