Week of February 8, 2007   
Miami-Dade mayor scraps plan to control procurement
Gables business-taxing district votes to expand reach
Alvarez pledges to tighten up the county's ship
Businesses look forward to showing off new products at boat show
Beach panel to consider proposal to curb house parties
Cuban Museum purchases opera's Coral Way building
Carnival Center executives project $1,000 deficit for second year

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ART
Inuit art
   Lowe Art Museum hosts an opening reception for the exhibition Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art From The Albrecht Collection At the Heard Museum. Friday. Lecture 7 p.m., reception 8 p.m. at 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables. Free members; $5-$10 others.
   Details: (305) 284-3535.
   
Loving Florida
   Black-and-white photographs of Florida's natural beauty can be seen at an art exhibition featuring artist Clyde Butcher, who will discuss his new book, "America the Beautiful: Wilderness Photography" and issues concerning the environment. Saturday. 7-10 p.m. at the Center for Visual Communication, 541 NW 27th St., Miami. Free.
   Details: (305) 571-1415.
   
CHILDREN
Children's play
   Watch how Prince Tartaglia finds his enchanted oranges in "The Love of Three Oranges." Saturday and Sunday. Various times at Shores Performing Arts Theater, 9806 NE Second Ave., Miami Shores.
   Details: (305) 751-9550, Ext 231, or www.theplaygroundtheatre.com.
   
DANCE
Romantic ballet
   Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts presents "Gissele." The 19th-century classical ballet will be performed by the Miami Hispanic Ballet. Saturday and Sunday. Various times at 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $23-$43.
   Details: (305) 673-7300.
   
FILMS
Film festival
   Miami Beach Cinematheque features Romance in a Can, a Romantic Film Festival featuring short films written and directed by film students from around the world. The festival opens Sunday. 8:30 p.m. at 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. $6-$10.
    Details: (305) 673-4567.
   
Made in Miami Beach
   Miami Design Preservation League features Art Deco films made in Miami Beach. The 1959 Frank Capra film "A Hole in the Head," starring Frank Sinatra, features hotels on Ocean Drive. Tuesday. 7 p.m. at Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach. Free.
    Details: (305) 672-2014 or www.mdpl.org.
   
OUTDOORS
An evening under the stars
   Deering Estate at Cutler hosts its eighth annual Valentine's Day Concert. Wednesday. 7 p.m. at 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Cutler Bay. $15.
   Details: (305) 235-1668, Ext. 233, or www.deeringestate.org.
   
THEATER
FIU play
   Florida International University presents "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum." The play opens today (2/8). Wertheim Performing Arts Center, University Park Campus, 11200 SW Eighth St., Tamiami. $10-$12.
   Details: (305) 348-2237 or www.fiu.edu/~thedan.
   
"Angels in America'
   New World School of the Arts presents "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes." Friday and Saturday. 7:30 p.m. at Miami Beach Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach. $10-$15.
   Details: (305) 237-3541 or www.ticketmaster.com.
   
ELSEWHERE
Benefit concert
   A concert featuring Mary Wilson of the Supremes will benefit Broward Partnership for the Homeless. Monday. 8 p.m. at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. $25-$100.
   Details: (954) 462-0222.
   

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