ART BASEL MIAMI 2021: Art Basel looks forward to welcoming you to its 2021 show, Dec. 2 -4 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach, with public hours 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and adherence to strict safety measures to protect visitors, exhibitors, and staff. Lineups, tickets and other information available artbasel.com.

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SOUL BASEL ROLLING ART CAR AND BIKE SHOW: Overtown’s first ever car show during Art Basel, the Official Soul Basel Rolling Art and Vibez Community Car and Bike Show on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Williams Park, 1717 NW 5th Ave., Miami, in partnership with the Southeast Overtown Park CRA and Magloire Homes. The free community car show will feature food and merchandise vendors, live music, art activations and more. Visit eventbrite.com.

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BASEL SOUTH BLACK ART SHOW: The South Dade Black History Center Advisory Board, one of the 11 boards under the Office of Community Advocacy, will host the Basel South Black Art Show on Dec, 2 – 4, at the Larcenia J. Bullard Plaza, 14508 Lincoln Blvd., in Miami. Attendees will enjoy an immersive experience of art & culture during the 3-day art exhibit. The legacy of Congresswoman Carrie Meek will be remembered during the event’s opening ceremony with a moment of silence, on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m. The exhibit showcase will be from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. To reserve your free tickets, visit baselsouthblackartshow.eventbrite.com.

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ART, BLUES & SOUL FESTIVAL DEC. 4: The African Heritage Cultural Arts Center is presenting the fifth annual event celebrating the arts, sounds, and flavors of Black Miami at 3 p.m. during Art Basel Miami Beach weekend, headlined this year by Grammy Award winning R&B and soul singer-songwriter Chrisette Michele, on the Center’s grounds at 6161 NW 22nd Ave., Miami, at the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Moonlight Way. General admission is $35, reserved seating is $55, and VIP tickets are $85. Call 305-6386771 or visit ahcacmiami.org/event/art-blues-soul-festival/.

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THE ART OF THE COILS: Natural Trendsetters’ commitment to global arts, culture, and community has been a narrative for 24 years. The first annual COILture Freedom Festival will entertain, educate and uplift collective spirits during Miami Art Week & Art Basel. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Ter., Miami, from 11 a.m to 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at coilturefreedomfestival.com/.

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“IF THESE STREETS COULD TALK”: The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida has opened Part I of “An Historic Exploration of Black Miami,” continuing Thursday, Dec. 2 through Saturday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. – 12 a.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m, at the Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave., Miami, during Soul Basel. As a special bonus the last monthly Lyric Live talent showcase of season 7 before the Lyric Live All Star show in February 2022 will be presented for free admission on Friday, Dec. 3., hosted by comedian Chello Davis, with live music by Jody Hill & Deep Fried Funk Band and DJ H2. Visit bahlt.org.

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(DRIVE-THRU) HOLIDAY FAMILY RESOURCE FAIR: The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County WIC Program will host the 8th annual event at the Homestead/Florida City WIC center, 753 West Palm Dr., Florida City, on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Visit miamidadewic.org or call (786) 336-1300.

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MIAMI MOCAAD MIAMI ART WEEK: This community dialogue, “Arte, Historia, Cultura / Art, History, Culture #Creative Conversation,” taking place virtually, celebrates Afro-Latino diasporic culture and contributions to the arts landscape and uncovers hidden histories of the Americas that influenced identities and creative expression. Registration is free at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a3MHyEO4QLmWgdJKWHvcAA.

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ARTISTS/VENDOR CALL IN WPB: Weekly holiday pop-up market offers limited spots available to artists and crafters providing opportunities to make holiday sales at the Warehouse District WPB, 1500 Elizabeth Ave., West Palm Beach, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., then weekends, Saturdays and Sundays Dec. 11, 12, 18 and 19, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Contact FloridaArtsAssociation@gmail.com.

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HIP HOP NUTCRACKER: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate the joyous holiday season with five different concerts, shows and special presentations, including the contemporary dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless music in a remixed and reimaged version of the classic, performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen all-star dancers, along with a DJ, a violinist, and MC Kurtis Blow, one of hip hop’s founding fathers, Friday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m., in the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Tickets starting at $25, can be purchased at kravis.org or at 561-832-7469 or 800-572-8471. Other holiday performances include Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Nov. 26-28; “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical,” Dec. 23; Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation, Dec 27-31; and Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert, Jan. 1.

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HIP HOP NUTCRACKER: Tchaikovsky’s 129-year-old ballet also is reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle Dec. 11 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County at 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The production in its return for a seventh season features hip-hop pioneer Kurtis “The Breaks” Blow, the first rapper to be signed by a major label in 1979. Forty-two years and a heart transplant later, hip-hop’s founding father is still performing as MC of The Hip Hop Nutcracker. Visit arshtcenter.org or hiphopnutcracker.com.

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DIANNE REEVES “CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE”: The multi-Grammy Award winner rings in the holiday season with music from her celebrated album, and continues the 2021-2022 Jazz Roots series, Friday, Dec.17 at 8 p.m. at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Tickets: $40 – $115 available at the box office by calling 305-9496722, or online at arshtcenter.org.

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“FEELS LIKE 97°” EXHIBIT: Behind South Florida’s cloudless sky and golden light exists a fragile community that is facing issues of class, race, climate change and gentrification. Oolite Arts kicks off a lens-based exhibition where artists look beyond the city’s dreamlike imagery and into the area’s diversity and socio-economic divide. To visit “Feels Like 97°” the public can make an appointment between the hours of noon and 5 p.m., through Jan. 23, 2022 and from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. during Miami Art Week, at 928 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach. Visit oolitearts.org.

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