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Collectors, critics, dealers, curators, and art enthusiasts from around the world flock to South Beach each winter for the annual Art Basel Miami Beach. This year, 200 galleries will exhibit work by established artists and cutting-edge newcomers in the city's beautiful Art Deco District. (12/6-12/9; artbasel.com)

Vibrant Visions

On December 11 the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America hosts its 12th annual holiday gala at the Stephan Weiss Studio, in N.Y.C. The silent auction features works by Ross Bleckner and Robert Rauschenberg, and the evening's proceeds benefit ACRIA. (acria.org)

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For the first time, the ceremony to award the Turner Prize for contemporary art is held outside London, at the Tate Liverpool. The short-listed are Zarina Bhimji, Nathan Coley, Mike Nelson, and Mark Wallinger. (12/3; tate.org.uk)

Ethan Russell takes readers on the road in his new book, Let It Bleed (Rhino). Photographs and interviews document the Rolling Stones' 1969 U.S. tour, a touchstone event in music history. The deluxe edition comes with a signed gelatin print, but only 750 copies are available, (rhino.com)

Sparkle Plenty 

More than 350 pieces of jewelry go on the block at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels Auction on December 4. The most-buzzed-about lots are Calvin and Kelly Klein's pearl pieces, formerly owned by Queen Mary and the Duchess of Windsor. (sothebys.com)

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Though Lucian Freud may be best known for painting Her Majesty the Queen with a five o'clock shadow, the artist's etchings have become a highly touted addition to his body of work. This month, an exhibition of his etchings, some rarely viewed, will open at New York's Museum of Modern Art. (moma.org)