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• Brazilian-born artist Adriana Carvalho marks the end of her nine-year residency at ArtCenter/South Florida with 101 Dresses, a solo exhibition of her iconic metal dress sculptures. The show at the center’s Richard Shack Gallery, 800 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach, is open through Nov. 11 from noon to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday; 305-674-8278, artcentersf.org.

Galena Mosovich

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• Red Priest, a British Baroque instrumental group, that takes its name from flame-haired Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, performs at 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at St. Martha Church, 9301 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Shores, to open the St. Martha-Yamaha Concert Series. Tickets are $10 and $20 at saintmarthatix.com or 305-458-0111.

• America’s Moms for Soldiers and the American Legion Symphonic Band will present a free Veterans Day concert at 2 p.m. Nov. 11 at Pompano Beach High School, 600 NE 13th Ave., Pompano Beach. ; americasmomsforsoldiers.com.

FIU does ‘Medea’

Florida International University theater department chair Marilyn R. Skow has written a fresh adaptation of Euripedes’ great revenge tragedy, Medea, and has staged it in a production that runs through Nov. 11. Student Julissa Perez gets the title role, and the cast includes Lucas Hood, Mariana Vallejo, Zack Myers and Zair Bula..

Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 11 at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, 10910 SW 17th St., Miami. Tickets are $10-$15; 305-348-0496, livethearts.com.

Christine Dolen

Compiled by Miami Herald staff. Send news about theater to cdolen@MiamiHerald.com; dance, pop and Latin music to jlevin@MiamiHerald.com; visual arts to jwooldridge@MiamiHerald.com and classical music and jazz to kmartin@MiamiHerald.com. Add events to our calendar at MiamiHerald.com/events.

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