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ART

Thursday 2/7

FEMALE-LANDSCAPE
   Miami Center for the Photographic Arts hosts an opening reception for fine art photography exhibition of landscape with female nudes by Blake Fisher. Saturday.
   7 p.m.-10 p.m. at 1601 SW First St., Miami. Ends March 1. Details: (305) 649-9575.
SOBAY FESTIVAL
   The second Sobay Festival of the Arts, a visual, literary and performing arts festival. The event ends Feb. 14. Various times and prices. Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd Ave. Cutler Bay. Details: (305) 235-1668, Ext. 233.
QUIXOTE SCULPTURES
   Miami Beach Botanical Garden presents "Tribute to Don Quixote," an outdoor sculpture exhibition by artist Cristobal Gabarron. Various times. Ends Wednesday. 2000 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach. Free. Details: (305) 673-7256, Ext. 206.
MARIONETTE ART
   The Bakehouse Art Complex presents Pablo Cano in Wynwood, a marionette exhibition by Pablo Cano. Various times. Ends Sunday. 561 NW 32nd St., Wynwood Arts District. Free. Details: (305) 576-2828 or www.bakehouseartcomplex.org.
AFRO-CUBA ART
   Lowe Art Museum presents Afro-Cuba Works on Paper, 1968-2003, exhibition of prints and drawings by artists from Havana and Santiago de Cuba. Various times. Ends Sunday. Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables. Free admission and free parking at Pavia Garage. Details: (305) 284-3535 .
HEARTFIELD TRIBUTE
   Wolfsonian-Florida International University presents the work of German satirist John Heartfield. Born Helmut Herzfeld, Mr. Heartfield is known as the pioneer of modern photomontage in the early 19th-century. Various times. Ends Feb. 10. 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Members free; others $10. Details: (305) 531-1001 or www.wolfsonian.org.
PARDO'S HOUSE
   Museum of Contemporary Art presents Jorge Pardo: House exhibition. The exhibition, which represents rooms in a home, features more than 60 sculptures, paintings, and installations from the 1980s to the present. Various times. Ends March 2. 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Details: (305) 893-6211 or www.mocanomi.org.
VOTING RIGHTS
   Miami-Dade Public Library System presents "Oh Freedom Over Me," an exhibition that showcases images of American voting rights during the Civil Rights era. Various times. Ends March 30. Main Library, Auditorium, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Details: (305) 375-2665.
PEREZ PAINTINGS
   From portraits to the Seagram Building in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art presents an exhibition featuring Enoc Perez's paintings from 2000 to the present. Various times. Ends March 22. MOCA at Goldman Warehouse, 404 NW 26th St., Wynwood Arts District. Details: (305) 893-6211 or www.mocanomi.org.
RELIGIOUS ART
   The Jewish Museum of Florida presents PsalmSong exhibition, an installation that reflects the Book of Psalms and the Kabbalah by artist Carol Hamoy. Installations include a five-sided, fabric setting of "Meditation Chamber" and a 10-chair "Healer's Circle." Various times. Ends April 6. 301-311 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 672-5044 or www.jewishmuseum.org.
MID-CENTURY MIAMI
   Bass Museum of Art presents ongoing exhibition Promises of Paradise: Staging Mid-Century Miami exhibition. Various times. Ends April 13. 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. $6-$8. Details: (305) 673-7530 or www.bassmuseum.org.
DINOSAUR EXHIBIT
   The Miami Science Museum features the Dinosaurs of China. The collection includes dinosaurs, bird fossils and mounted skeletons. Various times. Ends June 16. 3280 S Miami Ave. $13-$20. Details: (305) 646-4200 or www.miamisci.org.

Thursday 2/7

MEMBERS PREVIEW
   Miami Art Museum presents a members preview of Wifredo Lam in North America exhibition. 6 p.m. at 101 W Flagler St., Miami. The exhibition ends May 18. RSVP by Monday. Details: (305) 375-1704.

Friday 2/15

ART LECTURE
   Lowe Art Museum presents a lecture on "Documentaries and Personal Work," by artist Linda Freeman and curator Eleanor Flomenhaft. 7 p.m. The lecture is followed by a reception. 8 p.m.-10 p.m. Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables. Free members, University of Miami students, faculty and staff, and children younger than 12. $5-$10. Details: (305) 284-3535 or www.lowemuseum.org.

Saturday 2/16

"WOMEN ONLY!'
   Lowe Art Museum presents "Women Only! In Their Studios" exhibition. Various times. Ends March 30. Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables. Free members, University of Miami students, faculty and staff, and children younger than 12. Details: (305) 284-3535 or www.lowemuseum.org.


   

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