Finland, 1962. Boxer Olli Mäki (Jarkko Lahti) is 26 years old and in love. He comes from a humble background – his manager Elis Ask (Eero Milonoff), however, wants to turn him into a glamorous boxing star. Olli is expected to be the first Finnish boxer to defeat the US-American world champion for the 1962 World Featherweight title. Olli certainly has the skills, but does he have the will? Un Certain Regard Cannes-winner, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki is a cinematic triumph and a beautifully human true story of Finnish boxing star Olli Maki and his humble search for simple happiness. The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (2017) is casting Jarkko Lahti, Oona Airola, Eero Milonoff and Joonas Saartamo. The film has won 2016 Cannes Film Festival: Un Certain Regard Award; in 2016 Chicago International Film Festival won New Directors Competition; in 2016 European Film Awards won European Discovery of the Year; in 2017 Jussi Awards won Best Film, Best Direction, Best Actor (Jarkko Lahti), Best Supporting Actree (Oona Airola), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup Design, Nominated, Best Supporting Actor (Eero Milonoff) and Best Script; among other prizes in festival accross Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxBGb-YY5Vs MDC’s Tower Theater 1508 S.W. 8th Street Miami, Florida 33135 305.237.2463...

To find the driver of the vintage mocha-colored Mercedes which she thinks hit her son and devastated her life, Diane Kramer (Emmanuelle Devos) embarks on a trip to take revenge. She goes to Évian, where she has learned the driver of the Mercedes lives, but she now has to face another woman, Marlene (Nathalie Baye) – a beauty salon proprietor and owner of the car. In order to get closer to her, Diane pretends to be a potential buyer for the car, but the path of revenge is more tortuous and complicated than it seems. Adapted from Tatiana de Rosnay’s 2006 novel, Moka is a moody, riveting psychological thriller, showcasing the tremendous talents of two of France’s best actresses. MOKA (France|Switzerland 2016, 89 min) directed by Frédéric Mermaid is casting Emmanuelle Devos and Nathalie Baye, film has been included in 2017 Miami Film Festival as Official selection and in 2017 Swiss Film Prize was nominated for Best Screenplay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uALwtCMnaw8 MDC’s Tower Theater 1508 S.W. 8th Street Miami, Florida 33135 305.237.2463...

Charlie Brown never punts the football, Lucy is infatuated with Schroeder, Linus is attached to his blanket and Snoopy lives in his rich imagination. But in the end the whole gang finds their inner happiness. Talented Young Professionals Group will perform the show’s updated Broadway revival version that included Kristin Chenoweth and Anthony Rapp. Shows through Jul 15, 2017 Amaturo Theater Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW Fifth Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 954.522.5334...

H.U.B pre-debuted on 2016 with their digital single album, “I’m By Your Side”. The group was formed under New Planet Entertainment and consists of four members: Gracie, Rui, Yuem, and Keina. The group’s name stands of “Hope U Bounce”, they’re well known for write, compose and sing their own music, as well as choreographing. In H.U.B.’s 1st US Tour, hosted by JRE there will be performances by Salv & JC Park , TK Park and guest DJ Kamal Kazi. H.U.B plays K-pop or Korean pop, a music genre originating in South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. Although it includes all genres of “popular music” within South Korea, it includes Western styles and genres, such as Western pop music, rock, jazz, hip-hop, R&B, reggae, electronica, techno, nu metal, folk, country and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. Jackie Gleason Theater 1700 Wahington Ave Miami Beach FL 33139 305-673-7300...

Miami’s newest critically acclaimed contemporary ballet company -Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami – brings a collection of ballets including three sizzling Miami premieres, and the reprise of two audience favorites. The featured ballet is renowned Venezuelan choreographer Vicente Nebrada’s “Fiebre,” set to the hits of Cuban singing sensation La Lupe, with live musical accompaniment by Alain Garcia and his Latin Power Band. Main Stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcaE4tvkaxo South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center 10950 SW 211 Street Miami FL 33189 786.573.5316...

The MMF Orchestra Institute offers an annual showcase in which select winners of its Concerto Competition get to perform with the orchestra as soloists. In addition to the masterful performances of intense classical repertoire the winners offer, the concert will also feature Tchaikovsky’s spectacular 5th symphony under the baton of conductor Joel Smirnoff. Venue: The Broad Theater (Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center) 11300 NE Miami Avenue, Miami Shores, Florida. Miami Music Festival Barry University 11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores FL 33161-6695 305.482.3793...

MARS showcases the work of eleven artists featuring a variety of mediums including: painting, performance, installation, mixed media, audiovisual work, and sculpture. This exhibit invites you to a metaphysical journey to the planet Mars, where artists explore the extrasensory human connection and perception of cosmic energy as symbolized through the “Red Planet.” MARS challenges viewers to explore our deepest human senses through an aesthetic experience, it includes artworks by Andreas Von Gehr, Carla Fache, Claudia Lopez-Diez, Howard Hersh, Maureen Meyer, Mike Carney, Scott Massey, Susan Meyer, Tadasuke Jinno, Tomas Valdivieso, and Victor Mahana. Exhibition on view through Sep 15, 2017 Alfa Gallery 1627 Brickell Ave suite 1607 Miami FL 33129 305.804.8685...

The Magic Flute Concert with Ray Furuta (flute) and Marina Radiushina (piano) will include Johann Sebastian Bach (Flute Sonata in B minor, BVW 1030) ; Franz Schubert (Introduction and Variations on “Trockne Blumen”); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 378), (Sonata in D Major, K. 576) (Arias from the Magic Flute) arranged by Ray Furuta; Yuko Uebayashi (Le moment de Cristal) and Paul Taffanel (Fantasy on the themes from Der Freischutz). With Ray Furuta as flutist, who holds a reputation as “one of the nation’s top emerging young concert artists”, he is raved for his sophisticated performances and praised for his strong bravura. Officiated as a cultural ambassador to the U.S. in 2014 and a two-time featured musician for the United Nations in New York City, Ray Furuta has toured as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Venue Biltmore Hotel (Granada Ballroom) Miami Chamber Music 2665 South Bayshore Drive Suite 220-14 Miami FLorida 33133 305.372.2975...

Painter, sculptor, teacher and writer, Fernando De Szyszlo (1925) entered in 1944 in Escuela de Artes de la Pontificia Universidad Católica. In 1947 he founded -with the poet Emilio Adolfo Westphalen- the cultural magazine Las Moradas. After 1949 he lived in Paris, getting to know Octavio Paz and André Breton. He becomes acquainted with informalist trends, particularly with the abstraction and neoplasticism. The paintings of those years show a tendency towards an abstract poetics with surreal appearance, achieved by the lyricism of color, the use of textures and control of a unique light that characterizes his later works. His works are present in different museums and collections, among which are: Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Lima (Lima, Perú); Museum of Fine Arts (Dallas, USA); Museo de Bellas Artes (Caracas); The Solomon Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA); Casa de las Américas (La Habana, Cuba); Musée national d’art moderne, Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou (Paris, France) and Pérez Simón Collection (México DF, México). Exhibition on view through Aug 2017 Durban Segnini Gallery 3072 SW 38 AVE. Miami, FL 33146 305.774.7740...

Krudas Cubensi is a duo composed by Odaymara Cuesta and Olivia Prendes, Cuban Hip Hop MCs, Independent Musicians, Poets, Theater Performers, and Educators representing Black & Latin Womyn, Immigrants, Queers, and People of Color Action as a Central Part of World Change. They choose art as a weapon to fight against oppression, and for justice, balance, human rights, and a celebration of life. Born & raised in Cuba, both became involved in activism early in their lives. Formed in 1999, Krudas Cubensi/Las Krudas has released seven recordings, including Hivhly Addictive (2016) Poderosxs (Powerful) (2014), Outerspaces Power in the Margins (2014), Levantate (Rise up) 2012, Krudas Compilation (Mixtape) 2009, Resistiendo (Resisting) 2007, Kandela (Fire) 2005, and Cubensi Hip Hop (2003). Krudas has toured The Caribbean, Europe, North, Central and South America. Venue The Gleason Room at the Fillmore in Miami Beach FUNDarte 2901 W Flagler St. Miami, FL 33135 305.547.5414...

New Orleans’ Grammy Award-winning musician and actor Chris Thomas King is considered one of the influential artists that contributed to change the way we think about blues. He is also known for his role as itinerant bluesman Tommy Johnson in the George Clooney film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Chris has sold more than 10 million records in United States, and is the leading blues guitarist of his generation. With guitar in hand, Chris Thomas King has created a passage from the folk blues revival of the ’60s and reinvigorated the blues as a living African-American art. Venue Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ 3010 De Soto Boulevard Coral Gables, FL 33134 Community Arts Program 3010 De Soto Boulevard Coral Gables FL 33134 305.448.7421 ext. 120...

Israeli cellist Amit Peled is acclaimed as one of the most exciting instrumentalists on the concert stage today, and he charmed the CAP Summer Concert Series audience two years ago. Back by popular demand, Amit Peled performs with pianist Noreen Polera in a program that features the Cello Sonatas of Johannes Brahms. Amit Peled will perform this exciting recital on Pablo Casals’ exact cello, a Goffriler ca. 1733, personally handed to Amit Peled by the Maestro’s widow, Mrs. Marta Casals Istomin. Venue Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ 3010 De Soto Boulevard Coral Gables, FL 33134 Community Arts Program 3010 De Soto Boulevard Coral Gables FL 33134 305.448.7421 ext. 120...

The popular MMF Family Opera series returns with Janáček’s comedic fairy tale that brings the forest and its myriad inhabitants to life. Appropriate for ages 7 and up, the Grimm Brother’s style tale is at turns funny and philosophical. The story follows a spirited vixen through her cub-hood as a housepet, to her escape and coming of age in the moonlit woods. Dragonflies flitting through the forest and talking frogs that dance to life as the Vixen and her fellow creatures navigate life, love, and the antagonism of the Hunters that encroach upon their world. Venue: The Broad Theater (Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center) 11300 NE Miami Avenue, Miami Shores, Florida. Miami Music Festival Barry University 11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores FL 33161-6695 305.482.3793...

The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach depicts a French fantasy, woven together by the eponymous Hoffmann, who recollects the stories of his three past loves to a revelling tavern crowd late one night. Tales is a captivating journey through a lifetime of memories, including Hoffmann’s encounters with beautiful courtesans and ballerinas, an alluring but animatronic soprano, and unforgettable villains like the mad scientist Spalanzani and the sinister Dr. Miracle. Both funny and fanciful, this was Offenbach’s last opera. Venue: The Broad Theater (Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center) 11300 NE Miami Avenue, Miami Shores, Florida. Miami Music Festival Barry University 11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores FL 33161-6695 305.482.3793...

The Deering Spring Contemporary exhibits Platform 450, site-specific works within the historic homes and throughout Deering bay-side landscape. This initiative is hosted on the 450 acres of the Deering Estate, will draw together varied practices that converge on the exploration of scientific data and new technologies as they relate to nature and this historic site. Works on display use virtual reality, microscopic imagery, sea level rise modeling, and social media with artists that include: Priscilla Aleman, Archival Feedback- Thom Wheeler Castillo & Emile Milgrim, Dan Alvarez, Willie Avendano, John William Bailly, Frida Baranek, O’Neal Bardin III, Xavier Cortada, Mark Diamond, Ediel Dominguez, Maxwell Hartley, Valerie LeBlanc & Daniele H. Dugas, Home Eleven -Nelly Bonilla & Oscar Luna, Ian Honore, Peter Hosfeld, Carol Jazzar, Charles Lindsay, Richard Medlock, Luciano Rabuske, Gretchen Scharnagl, Skip Snow, Kyle Trowbridge, Freda Tschumy, Keith Waddington. Deering Estate at Cutler 16701 SW 72nd Avenue Miami, FL 33157 305.235.1668...

Mere Façade is a curated group exhibition consisting of twenty Miami-based artists and cultural producers. The multimedia exhibition includes new, old, and revisited works by Kevin Arrow, Eddie Arroyo, Zack Balber, Franky Cruz, Cara Despain, Nicole Doran, Mauricio Gonzalez, Sinisa Kukec, Angel Garcia , Justin H. Long, Michael Loveland, Nice’n Easy, Jessy Nite, Oliver Sanchez, Tom Scicluna, Serge Toussaint, Agustina Woodgate, Antonia Wright and Bunny Yeager. It illuminates the fetishized ideas of Miami and its manufactured histories, proposing moments that are marked by both nostalgia and absence. Here those moments also address topics like rapid neighborhood redevelopment or gentrification. Eddie Arroyo’s paintings document the vibrant facades of Little Haiti by serially depicting them as they become obsolete. Cara Despain’s sound installation, Sea Unseen, is a soundtrack to a world overcome by water. Mere Façade is a survey of creative production while signifying our recent past, drastic present, and possible futures. Exhibition on view through Aug 5, 2017 Spinello Projects 2930 NW 7th Ave Miami, FL 33127...

Two dozen paintings by twelve international mid-career artists featured in ARTvisions International present diverse examples of their technique and subject matter. Highlighting the gallery’s current exhibition are six midcareer contemporary Chinese artists who premiered in previous gallery shows. Dominating their works is a 21-foot triptych by Liao Zhenwu. Other Chinese artists represented include a six-and-a-half foot horizontal painting by Li Bo and portrait from Wang Limin. Others artists included are the celebrated American Richard Lytle, Lew Wilson, Argentine artist Mario Segundo Perez among others. Exhibition on view through Jun 30, 2017 ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries 169 Madeira Avenue Coral Gables Florida, 33134 305 444 4493...

No burden as heavy is a group exhibition with works by Sanford Biggers, Kate Gilmore, Quisqueya Henriquez, Pepe Mar, Jillian Mayer, Robert Melee, Christina Quarles, Carlos Rolón/ Dzine, Xaviera Simmons, Shinique Smith and Wendy White. It considers the weight of history, invoking the present as a landscape imprinted upon by the gestures, values and practices of the past. The exhibition traces the digressing nature of historical narrative as the malleable material of contemporary interpretation, able to be revisited, remembered and redefined through individual and collective reference. French philosopher Paul Valéry cautioned towards the susceptibility of history saying “History is the most dangerous product that the chemistry of the intellect has invented… History can justify anything(…)” Exhibition on view through Aug 31, 2017 David Castillo Gallery 420 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, Florida 33139 305.573.8110...

Fredric Snitzer Gallery exhibits “Avalanches volcanoes asteroids floods” by Assume vivid astro focus, a “quasi-retrospective” featuring paintings, newly commissioned printed rugs, and “home movie” videos of never-before-seen imagery from the artists’ archives. Founded in New York City in 2001 by Eli Sudbrack (b. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1968) and joined by Christophe Hamaide-Pierson (b. Paris, France, 1973) in 2005, Assume vivid astro focus collaborates with musicians, designers, dancers, and other artists to create a sense of exuberance and optimism, while critically exploring the politics of free speech, equal rights, and freedom of expression. avaf works in a vast array of media–painting, drawing, installations, video, sculpture, neons, wallpaper, and decals–to produce large-scale works that push the experiential possibilities of art. Fredric Snitzer Gallery 2249 NW 1st PL Miami, FL 33127 305.448.8976...

Roller Dancing Rink presents “Angeles veloces arcanos fugaces”, an immersive, participatory and site-specific art installation created by Assume vivid astro focus (avaf). As part of the missions to maintain art and culture at the heart of the Faena District, Faena Forum will be free and open to the public second Sundays of every month to celebrate the communities of Miami Beach. The collaborative project will also include sessions with renowned Miami-based artist duo TM Sisters, Miami Quad Squad and Paperwater, who will curate the musical experience by inviting special guest DJs, performers and musicians to activate the rink. The public is encouraged to skate and dance in the installation. Curated by Ximena Caminos, Artistic Director and Chair of Faena Art, the installation ángeles veloces arcanos fugaces establishes a framework for social interaction. Events are RSVP Faena Forum 3300 Collins Avenue Faena District Miami Beach...

Ray Smith Studio is an exhibition organized by Emmett Moore featuring a series of works produced by Ray Smith in his Brooklyn studio between 2007 – 2012. This period in Ray’s career is defined by inclusivity and collaboration, specifically as it relates to a series of works created alongside his then assistants, Nik Gelormino, and brothers Eamon and Keegan Monaghan. Ray Smith’s work is as enigmatic as he is. Born in Texas and raised in Mexico, Ray is a Spanish-speaking New Yorker, with the air of a Texas cattle rancher. His work draws from Spanish Modernists and Surrealists, and materializes in a variety of media, often through a stream of consciousness approach. Smith is a painter, sculptor, installation artist and social experimenter. Exhibition on view through Jul 29, 2017 Nina Johnson Gallery 6315 NW 2nd Ave Miami FL 33150 3035712288...

David Lynch: The Art Life looks at Lynch’s art, music, and early films, shining a light into the dark corners of his unique world and giving audiences a better understanding of the man and the artist. As he says, “I think every time you do something, like a painting or whatever, you go with ideas, and sometimes the past can conjure those ideas and color them. Even if they’re new ideas, the past colors them.” We’re invited in and given private views from Lynch’s compound and painting studio in the hills high above Hollywood, as he tells personal stories that unfold like scenes from his films. Strange characters come into focus only to fade again into the past, all leaving an indelible mark. Sun 18 Jun, 2017, 6:45 PM Miami Beach Cinematheque 1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139 305.673.4567...

In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after the nuking of the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo’s supernatural powers suddenly manifest. A final battle is fought in Tokyo Olympiad exposing the experiment’s secrets. Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:45 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooKBenGK3R4 O Cinema Miami Beach 500 71st St Miami Beach, FL 33141 786.207.1919...

Andrei Tarkovsky’s final Soviet feature is a metaphysical journey through an enigmatic postapocalyptic landscape, and a rarefied cinematic experience like no other. A hired guide – the Stalker – leads a writer and a scientist into the heart of the Zone, the restricted site of a long-ago disaster, where the three men eventually zero in on the Room, a place rumored to fulfill one’s most deeply held desires. Adapting a science-fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Tarkovsky created an immersive world with a wealth of material detail and a sense of organic atmosphere, qualities that are on immaculate display in this stunning new restoration of a film until now rarely seen in U.S. cinemas. Sun Jun 25, 2017, 7 PM Coral Gables Cinema 260 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134 786.385.9689...

Kirova Ballet Academy presents Dream and Dance, the annual students showcase. Featuring KBA students, from beginning – intermediate through advanced, will perform original pieces choreographed by faculty members, from jazz, hip-hop, modern dance and classical pieces that have captivated audiences for centuries. Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW Fifth Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 954.522.5334...

Finding Neverland is Broadway’s biggest new hit and the winner of Broadway.com‘s Audience Choice Award for Best Musical. Directed by visionary Tony winner Diane Paulus, Finding Neverland tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatergoers. Au-Rene Theater at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSqgrAf0abU Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW Fifth Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 954.522.5334...

The Summer Cabaret Concert Series features intimate concerts inside the historic Stone House Ballroom at the Deering Estate. The 2017 series kicks-off on Saturday, June 17th with Hal Roland. Concerts begin at 8 pm and the main gate opens at 7 pm. It is recommended to arrive early for preferred seating. Guests are welcome to bring refreshments and snacks to enjoy during the show. Saturday, June 17, 2017 featuring Hal Roland Saturday, July 22, 2017 featuring jazz duo Davis and Dow Saturday, August 26, 2017 featuring Yoli Mayor Tickets are $25 per concert. Limited seating is available. Advance tickets are recommended. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Deering Estate Ticket Office at 305-235-1668 ext. 233. About the Deering Estate The 450+ acre Deering Estate is an environmental, archaeological and historical preserve. From canoe tours to butterfly walks and guided Historic House & Natural Areas Tours, the Deering Estate has diverse activities for the whole family to enjoy. The Estate is part of the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department, which manages the Estate on behalf of the State of Florida. Discover More history, art, culture, science, preservation, conservation and ecology at the Deering Estate! Deering Estate 16701 SW 72nd Avenue Miami, FL 33157 Ph: 305.235.1668...

Miami Chamber Music Society (MCMS) curates and produces The Mainly Mozart Festival, considered one of the most beloved chamber music series in Miami, now in its 24th season. Mainly Mozart presents outstanding local and visiting classical artists in concert. Family Concert #1: Extraordinary Young Pianists, brings Lindsey Yang(13) and Luke Yang(11) from the studio of Marina Radiushina. Winners of multiple youth piano competitions performing great works by Mozart, Chopin and Brahms. Venue Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables 1200 Anastasia Avenue Coral Gables FL 33134 Miami Chamber Music Society 255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse Coral Gables FL 33134 786.556.1715...

Miami Chamber Music Society (MCMS) curates and produces The Mainly Mozart Festival, considered one of the most beloved chamber music series in Miami, now in its 24th season. Mainly Mozart presents outstanding local and visiting classical artists in concert. Concert number five of the festival presents The Delray String Quartet returning to the festival and breaking into Duets of Mozart and Beethoven, followed by a Trio of Enescu and Quartets of Debussy and Piazzolla. Venue Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables 1200 Anastasia Avenue Coral Gables FL 33134 Miami Chamber Music Society 255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse Coral Gables FL 33134 786.556.1715...

The Community Arts Program (CAP) in its 32th Season presents Summer Concert Series 2017. This edition brings talented musicicians from classical and jazz figures. Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, the first female instrumentalist and the first South American ever to win the prestigious Thelonious Monk Competition. Israeli cellist Amit Peled performing with pianist Noreen Polera in a program that features the Cello Sonatas of Johannes Brahms. Critically acclaimed singer and pianist Tony DeSare who has played jazz clubs, Las Vegas, Carnegie Hall, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Chris Thomas King who creates a passage from the folk blues revival of the ’60s and reinvigorates the blues as a living African-American art; and more. Jun 8, 2017 Melissa Aldana Quartet Jun 22, 2017 Amit Peled Jul 6, 2017 Tony DeSare Jul 20, 2017 Chris Thomas King Aug 3, 2017 Tony Monaco Trio Aug 17, 2017 Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) Venue Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ 3010 De Soto Boulevard Community Arts Program 3010 De Soto Boulevard Coral Gables FL 33134 305.448.7421 ext. 120...

Centro Cultural Español in Miami (CCEMiami) and Microtheater Miami present the new season Out of the Container, dedicated to the LGTBQ community through June 25, 2017. The programming offers drama and comedy with 12 plays inspired by themes such as sexual identity, gender politics and other topics related to LGBTQ. Out of the Container will premiere Teatro Sorpresa, produced by filmmaker Abraham Pulido. Teatro Sorpresa challenges renowned local actors to perform “cold readings” of plays without sets nor rehearsals. The actors taking on this challenge: Alexis Valdés, Claudia Valdés, Sonya Smith, Alberto Mateo, Sebastian Ligarde, Anna Silvetti, Javier Ceriani, Grettel Trujillo, Felipe Betancourt, Beatriz Valdez, Franklin Virguez, Alba Escobar, Anthony Alvarez, Hector Medina, Yubran Luna and Alex Otaola. Through Jun 25, 2017 Prime Time Thursday to Saturday, 8PM Golfa session Friday and Saturday, 11PM Sundays, 8PM Centro Cultural Espanol 1490 Biscayne Boulevard Miami FL 33132 305.448.9677...

Few stories in the history of Cuban popular music have as felicitous an outcome as those of the musicians that came to be known collectively as the Buena Vista Social Club. Director Lucy Walker chronicles the two decades of success that followed the release of the band’s original album produced by Ry Cooder and the documentary by Wim Wenders. Using the band’s farewell tour of last year as springboard, Buena Vista Social Club: Adiós explores the backstories of departed principals Ruben Gonzalez, Ibrahim Ferrer and Compay Segundo as well as those of surviving stalwarts Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa. The Golden Age of Cuban Music came to an abrupt end with the revolution. Showtimes through Jun 1, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc2okbnxBtI Coral Gables Cinema 260 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134 786.385.9689...

City Theatre and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County invite audiences to celebrate 22 years of the SUMMER SHORTS FESTIVAL from June 1 – July 2, 2017 at the Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House). The Carbonell Award-winning festival is a nationally recognized event that puts audiences up close with a company of chameleon-like actors playing multiple characters in a series of eight short plays and musicals, each running between eight and fifteen minutes each. SUMMER SHORTS: America’s Short Play Festival has built its reputation on featuring the top short plays from the country’s best playwrights, with a 2017 line-up that boasts two world premiere plays and six regional premieres, including Tony Award-winning triple threat Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 21 CHUMP STREET, a tuneful cautionary tale of love and consequences. Written prior to HAMILTON, the music is guaranteed to delight current and new fans alike. Come celebrate the diversity of Miami through laughter starring a company of South Florida theater all-stars. City Theatre Artistic Director Margaret M. Ledford leads a company of South Florida’s finest artists, directors and designers for SUMMER SHORTS XXII. To purchase tickets, call 305 949-6722 or visit www.arshtcenter.org. Groups of ten or more call 786 468-2326 or email groups@arshtcenter.org for special discounts. Evening performances will be held Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with afternoon matinees on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. An additional 7:30 p.m. performance will take place on Wednesday, June 28. For more information on City Theatre and all of the exciting #SummerShortsXXII programs, visit www.citytheatre.com City Theatre at the Arsht Center Carnival Studio Theater 1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33132 www.citytheatre.com Facebook  | ...

The University of Florida School of Music and Broward College present the Brazilian Music Institute (BMI). Now in its 17th year, BMI gathers exceptional student musicians and outstanding Brazilian artists for an intensive week of instruction that concludes with final concerts featuring guest artists and selected BMI participants. Get your tickets Bailey Hall 3501 Southwest Davie Road Davie, FL 33314 Box Office: (954) 201-6884...

Contemporary visual artist Charley Friedman offers a survey of humorous, family-friendly sculptures, photographs, videos, drawings, and installations. Visitors can create their own works based on exhibition themes in the Interactive Art Room. Charley Friedman was born in Nebraska (1968) Currently lives and works in New York. Friedman is a conceptual artist, where the most prevalent themes in his art are personal identity and the relationship to one’s body. The essence of his art resides in the exploration of the absurd, tragic, and contradictory nature of living that humor can uniquely portray from multiple yet equal tangents. Friedman produces sculptures, installations, photographs, videos and performances. Exhibition on view through Aug 20, 2017 Art and Culture Center of Hollywood 1650 Harrison Street Hollywood FL 33020 954.921.3274...

America’s Short Play Festival returns in 2017 with an all new line up of the best ten-minute plays and amazing mini-musicals in the country. Considered Florida’s Best Summer Show! it celebrates the diversity of Miami through laughter starring a company of South Florida theatre all-stars. This season features all new collection of scripts penned by the country’s best writers including the hilarious mini-musical 21 Chump Street written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creator of the Broadway sensation Hamilton. Carnival Studio Theater The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts 1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33132 305.949.6722...