MUSIC
Thursday 3/4
GOOD VS. EVIL
Smash-hit musical "Wicked," a prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" that shows the witches in their youth, returns after its last sold-out Miami run in 2007. Times vary. March 3-21. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. $41.50-$143.50. Details: (305) 949-6722 or www.arshtcenter.org.
SONGS OF OLD
Buenos Aires musicians Capilla del Sol perform tunes from old Bolivian missions as part of the International Tropical Baroque Music Festival. This music, brought over by the Jesuits in the 16th century to convert the natives, was transformed by the very people it was meant to sway. 8 p.m. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 5690 N Kendall Drive, Coral Gables. $35-$45. Details: (305) 669-1376 or www.miamibachsociety.org.
Wednesday 3/10
MOSCOW MEETS MIAMI
Singers from The Lyric Orchestra perform "An Evening of Russian Opera" presented by Florida International University and the City of Sunny Isles Beach. 7-9 p.m. Sunny Isles Beach Community School, 201 182nd Drive, Sunny Isles Beach. $10 residents of Sunny Isles Beach. $15 nonresidents. Details: (305) 792-1706.
Thursday 3/11
JAZZ SHOWCASE
The University of Miami Frost Jazz Vocal Ensemble I and the school's symphony orchestra perform a concert of symphonic jazz with vocals. 8 p.m. Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at the University of Miami, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables. $15. Details: (305) 284-5813 or www.miami.edu.
JAZZ AND BEATS
The Florida International University Jazz Quintet with special guest drummer Adam Nassbaum perform in concert. 7:30 p.m. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center, 10910 SW 17 St., Concert Hall, Sweetwater. $10-$25. Details: (305) 348-0496 or carta@fiu.edu or www.carta.fiu.edu.
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