Events

Sep 7, 2019  ArtsLaunch is the biggest free community event in Miami that includes the performing arts and other arts disciplines. This open house is the annual kick-off to Miami’s art season! Last year featured more than 60 free events and performances— and they expect more of the same this year. More than 100 Miami arts organizations will be on campus, ready … +

HistoryMiami Museum’s CultureFest 305 is back on November 9, 2019! We invite you to celebrate life in the Magic City and take in the unique sights, sounds, and flavors that make Miami, Miami. Join us for a jam-packed day of music, dance, food, and art. This festival brings together the city’s finest traditional artists for a day of performances and demonstrations, craft … +

Flamenco Intimo is an original production by renowned flamenco dancer and choreographer and artistic director Siudy Garrido. Flamenco Intimo features original music from composer and flamenco guitarist Jose Luis de la Paz and renowned musical figures in the guitars, singing and percussion, along with a corps de ballet starring six extraordinary dancers. For tickets CLICK HERE

By the Bye Summer is presented alongside Collabo 6…All In!, an exhibition featuring over one hundred local artists. The all-day event includes building activations through live music, performance, open studios, and other experiences presented by the Mana Contemporary Miami community. By the Bye Summer features projects commissioned by Pabst Blue Ribbon, an after party with live music by Donzii, and danceable tunes … +

Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion .As one of music’s leading percussionists, Figueroa has played with some of the world’s greatest artists, such as David Bowie, Chaka Khan and Mariah Carey, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones, George Benson, and many more. Sammy will be joined by Maria Rivas, hailed as Venezuela’s Queen of Jazz. Described by legend Ricardo Montaner as … +

Legendary Reggae group Inner Circle “Bad Boys” “Sweat” is curating and performing at ‘Reggae Splash’, a new Reggae music & water inspired festival coming to Miami’s Art District. Reggae Splash will provide a piece of Reggae history, with iconic names such as Inner Circle, alongside a special performance by Hymn Marley, grandson of the late Reggae revolutionary Bob Marley. In addition to … +

Join Commuter Biennial in conversation with artist Virginia Overton as she discusses her sculptural installation Late Bloomer on site on The People’s Dock at the Deering Estate. With this work, Overton repurposes the bed of her Dodge Ram 150 pickup truck and fashions it into a habitat for native aquatic plants. This piece will evolve throughout the course of its installation as the plants continue to grow. This discussion … +

Produced by Karen Peterson and Dancers, the festival is one of the first festivals and conferences anywhere in the world showcasing groundbreaking physically integrated dance companies and choreography. This groundbreaking contemporary dance form – inclusive of those with and without disabilities, on stage, and in the audience – challenges artistic and societal perceptions of what defines physical beauty, and beautiful movement. Forward … +

Founded by Dita Devi, Shaktiville, literally means the home of female divine energy, is a regular pop-up show hosting a wide variety of homegrown artistic expression. The Return of Shaktiville begins on Tuesday, September 3rd and running every Tuesday through September at the MUCE Campus in Little Haiti. The shows include music, visual arts, poetry, dance, and performance, all with the dual … +

The Miami Beach Botanical Garden hosts our landscape architect Raymond Jungles for a conversation and photo documentary about Jungles’ long collaboration with his mentor, Brazilian landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx. Jungles will highlight the work and influences of Burle Marx and the current featured exhibit he designed for the New York Botanical Garden. Roystoneas, Copernicias and a large Attalea serve a backdrop … +

Professor Emeritus Frank Cooper  walks us through the wonders of Ludwig van Beethoven’s life. In this talk, Professor Cooper explores the importance of J.S. Bach, Joseph Haydn, W.A. Mozart, and Antonio Salieri as sources of inspiration for the young Beethoven. Sep 5, 2019, 7:30 PM Frank Cooper, lecturer Clarke Recital Hall

Just 18 years old and blind since early childhood, Matthew Whitaker has achieved international acclaim for his awe-inspiring talent and performed across the world in impressive venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Harlem’s Apollo Theater where, at age 10, he opened for Stevie Wonder’s Hall of Fame induction. He has also charmed millions through his television performances … +

ArtsLaunch is the biggest free community event in Miami that celebrates the performing arts and other arts disciplines. This open house is the annual kick-off to Miami’s art season! ArtsLaunch is a full day of over 50 activities including free mini performances, interactive workshops, kids’ activities, farmers market, tours and more. 9:30am: Lobby OpeningEnjoy light refreshments in our Ziff Ballet Opera House … +

Jenna Balfe’s WEIRD MIAMI Metro Tour will give attendees a look behind the scenes into her practice, as she’ll discuss how Miami specifically informs her work while navigating sites downtown via the Metromover. In true Jenna fashion, she’ll incorporate moments of nature, empathy, performance, surprise, and audience engagement throughout the tour as she previews Transnaturism, her upcoming solo project with BFI. BFI … +

Join Art and Culture Center/Hollywood as they incorporate a bit of nature into their monthly STEAM-Themed Free Arts! Family Day. This month’s leaf-inspired activity will explore and record nature’s intricacies with leaf rubbings, leaf collages, or a combination of the two to create a mixed-media masterpiece. This hands-on activity allows families to experience the fun of science and art together as a … +

A Grown & Swanky Live Music Social Experience – the Urban, RaQ, Soul Funk Experience 2.0 will take place in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the beautiful Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The night will include drinks*, light bites*, and sultry sounds…it’s a whole vibe. Get ready to slay and be amongst South Florida’s tastemakers of art, fashion, … +

Markowicz Fine Art in conjunction with Starlight Music OS Productions exhibit Music is Life, a whole exhibition dedicated to music. The exhibition encompasses Painting, Sculpture and more, including more than 100 pieces from local artists. On view through Jul 30, 2019. Open to the public every day of the week.

Dana Schutz (b. 1976, Livonia, Michigan) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Schutz’s paintings depict darkly humorous narratives and hypothetical situations. Vibrant and tactile, Schutz’s oddly compelling images simultaneously engage the unique capabilities of the medium while conjuring a world both urgent and harrowing. Dana will be discussing her work. Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern … +

Direct from Havana, Daymé Arocena and CIMAFUNK in Concert! FUNDarte, Miami Light Project and The Rhythm Foundation present Global Cuba Fest 2019 featuring Daymé Arocena and CIMAFUNK in concert on March 30th at 6:00 p.m. | North Beach Bandshell, Miami Beach. Global Cuba Fest returns to Miami Beach and Wynwood with the freshest and most relevant Cuban artists from our island neighbor … +

The Japanese Spring Festival invites guests to experience Japanese culture firsthand through interactive and immersive encounters including thundering performances of Taiko drumming by Fushu Daiko, Ikebana floral design workshops, traditional Japanese tea ceremonies, hands-on origami lessons and a Japanese Marketplace. A family-friendly event, the Japanese Spring Festival also offers a children’s corner featuring storytelling and arts and crafts. New to this year’s … +

Spoken Soul Festival is celebrating an equally simple and complicated concept: the word. SSF 12’s theme, #WordIsBond, explores how in the digital age words have no boundaries and comments on how because of this, words are more powerful than ever before in our history. The open admission showcase will experience the rich cultural diaspora that they have come to expect from the … +