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Tuesday, September 2: Attend the opening reception for Scavenger Constructs: Site-Specific Sculptures, a new exhibition at Glass Curtain Gallery. The show presents five visual artists who have re-contextualized everyday objects destined for the landfill. 5 p.m.; 1104 S. Wabash Ave.; cspaces.colum.edu

Friday, August 29: MODAA opens Liquid Light, an exhibit on emerging light and space artists. Through October 20. 11 a.m.; 8609 Washington Blvd.; modaagallery.com

Friday, August 29: After walking through Miami's Art Deco District, the Wolfsonian continues tonight's tour in its galleries, where New Deal architecture is on display. 6 p.m.; 1001 Washington Ave.; wolfsonian.org

Thursday, August 28: Director Michael Blackwood screens his 1985 film Mies today at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, followed by a discussion about Mies van der Rohe's role in modern architecture and his influence on other architects. 2 p.m.; Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Uris Center for Education; metmuseum.org

Friday, August 29: Stop by the Civic Center Plaza today to take in The Marketplace at Slow Food Nation, where you'll find an urban garden, a farmers' market, and an outdoor food bazaar, among many other attractions. 9 a.m.; 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.; slowfoodnation.org