Night & Day

monday
january 25
Taking flight for the new year tonight at 8:00 is Butterfly Lightning, the six-year-old reading series set in Miami's oldest watering hole, Tobacco Road, 626 S. Miami Ave. More than 200 poets and fiction writers have strutted their literary stuff in the saloon's upstairs room. Over the next three months, about twenty more will be added to the list. Poet Norvell Holyfield and fiction writer Laura Valeri read this evening. Admission is free. Call 305-237-3376. (NK)

tuesday
january 26
Moments of history captured for eternity: photographs depicting civil rights protests peaceful and not, lynchings, celebrations, and ordinary moments in the everyday lives of blacks in South Florida. Such are the stirring images that encompass the exhibition Black Florida History: The South Florida Scene, 1880-1960, Part One, curated by FIU professor of psychology Marvin Dunn, who culled the photos from his collection, which numbers close to 2000. The exhibition runs through January 29 in the Collins Campus Center, rm 4207-1, at MDCC Gallery North, 11380 NW 27th Ave. Admission is free. Call 305-237-1532. (NK)

wednesday
january 27
Youthful men with a musical bent will be taking over Miami-Dade County Auditorium (2901 W. Flagler St.) this evening when nineteen-year-old Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear joins the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, led by young musical-director/conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, who hails from Finland. They'll perform Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff, Symphony no. 1 in E minor by Sibelius, and The Gates of Time by Gary Kulesha, a contemporary work by the orchestra's composer-adviser. Showtime is 8:00 p.m. Tickets range from $20 to $70. Call 305-532-3491. (