Audio By Carbonatix
Saturday July 5
Fads reflect society. In the 1980s the Rubik’s Cube signaled the need in Americans to resolve the mind-fuck of the Reagan years. Its predecessor, the pet rock, spoke of society’s love of nature and real estate. As with the recent Furby fetish, roasting a bird with a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon up its butt has kinky overtones. Perhaps society, mired in Martha Stewart and Home Shopping Network miasma, is hinting that it’s feeling confined in its tidy back yards — it is willing to flirt with taboos, get dirty, and eat the remains. Chefs Andres E. Alarcon and Jorge Montes teach how to prepare Beer Can Chicken and other nouveau grill treats in their class Bad Ass BBQ at 11:00 a.m. at Two Chefs, 8287 S. Dixie Hwy. Admission costs $45. Call 305-663-2100. — By Juan Carlos Rodriguez
Thursday July 3
Beast for Last
Copious cookie jars, meticulously detailed diaries, innumerable prints of those damn soup cans, monumental pronouncements on the nature of celebrity and just about everything else, and that funky white hair. Benign genius, sly nut case, whatever you may think of artist/filmmaker/magazine publisher/cultural commentator Andy Warhol (1928-1987), the world is a wee bit boring without his presence. But thanks to the magic of licensing, you’ve probably seen every piece of artwork he ever made emblazoned on coffee mugs, calendars, and refrigerator magnets. Hold on, hipster, you really haven’t. “Vanishing Animals: 1986,” opening at 7:00 tonight at the Dorothy Blau Gallery (1088 Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands; 305-866-9986), offers 37 never-before-shown collages made from colored torn paper the year before Warhol went too soon to that vast VIP room in the sky. The show runs through Saturday, August 16. — By Nina Korman
Wednesday July 9
Child Care – Home Alone Safety
We don’t want to say “we told ya so” after your 11-year-old blows up your house while microwaving cans of spray paint. Remember, your children are little monsters. They will take advantage of the situation every time you leave them alone. They’ll make younger siblings drink Clorox and stick silverware in light sockets. Curb their destructive tendencies when public safety experts lead On the Safe Side: Keeping Children Safe When They Are Home Alone at 9:00 a.m. at Baptist Medical Plaza, 13001 N. Kendall Dr., Suite 300, West Kendall. Admission is free. Call 786-596-3812. — By Juan Carlos Rodriguez