Coral Gables

Thirtysomething Greta Gerwig, iconic actress of her generation, ascends the ranks of America’s most celebrated filmmakers with her first directorial outing, the rage of this year’s Telluride, Toronto and New York film festivals. Manohla Dargis writes in The New York Times: “Lady Bird is flat-out wonderful, as well as one of the best coming-of-age films since Amy Heckerling’s classic Fast Times at … +

Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’ cinematic landmark brings Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to Manhattan’s West Side as María (Natalie Wood) and Tony (Richard Beymer) fall in love in spite of the racially driven gang warfare that threatens the peace in their neighborhood. West Side Story won 10 Oscars, including Best Picture, the most for any musical. The real star of the show, … +

Lauren Norona pulls influence from multiple musical genres— including pop, alternative, and indie — she draws inspiration from the likes of Norah Jones, John Mayer, and Maroon 5, just to name a few. 7:30-11:30pm Books & Books in Coral Gables 265 Aragon Ave Coral Gables, FL 33134 305-442-4408 Read on Books and Books

Silvia Lizama will give a presentation showing how a lifetime of influences has impacted her image making process. She will show different bodies of work, talk about the inspirations behind the work and finally give brief presentation on how she hand colors her black and white photographs. Silvia Lizama was born in Cuba and moved to South Florida in 1960. She received … +

In director Fernando Pérez’s latest film, Havana is a crumbling dowager-in-waiting whose lover has overstayed his absence beyond expectation. In a dilapidated apartment lives Diego (Jorge Martínez) whose AIDS affliction has left him bedridden but with joie de vivre intact. Miguel (Patricio Wood) is Diego’s childhood friend and roommate, but not his lover, though he waits upon Diego hand and foot, tending … +

Distinguished alumnus and internationally acclaimed guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru leads the Frost Symphony Orchestra in Bernstein’s Overture to Candide. Thomas Sleeper conducts Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin Suite and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5. Cristian Măcelaru, guest conductor Thomas Sleeper, conductor NOTE: Patrons who have previously purchased tickets for Monday, September 18 are already registered for this event. No further action is required. Friday, October … +

In the Swimming Pool is Maria’s largest series yet, originating in 2014 and continuing to develop to date. Sparked by a hunt for interesting locations, her fascination with the space of public swimming pools contributed to developing her visual style. Sterile, geometric beauty of old pools set the tone for these photographs. Each of them pictures a different pool, usually built in … +

Join Leica Lounge on Thursday, September 7, 2017 with photographer Miguel Salas. Miguel will share his experiences from Holi, the festival of color in India, which he photographed in March 2017. Holi is a Hindu festival that marks the arrival of spring and a celebration of fertility, color, and love, as well as the triumph of good versus evil. People from all around the … +

“The photographs in my “Darker Than Blue” collection represent moments I was fortunate enough to witness throughout my recent world travels – says Bitton. When I look at these pictures now, they feel like they were taken through a time machine, for a lucid dream, carrying every sensation and nuance—hyper realistic contrasts—only my Leica cameras can capture. My lifelong passion for the … +

She’s back! The 85-year-old dynamo, Margarita Cano,  just won’t stop creating. She has curated a new exhibition that will showcase a collection of her silkscreen prints on paper, originally produced in 1972. These works are an exploration of abstract images and variations, hand-painted studies and visual experiments. We are so proud to exhibit the work of this multi-faceted, enduring artist and cornerstone in our local … +

Informed Consent by Deborah Zoe Laufer with Elizabeth Dimon, Betsy Graver, Jovon Jacobs, Francisca Munoz and Carlos Orizondo take the spectators into three different perspectives around human beings and their creation. Among the characters we find a genetic anthropologist, a children’ s book author and a Native American  who tells the ancient legend about how Grand Canyon came to be. The play … +

  In Finding Mona Lisa, Carbonell Award-winning playwright Michael McKeever explores the history of the world’s most famous painting, including Leonardo da Vinci’s meeting of Senora del Giocondo (Mona Lisa) and his masterful creation of her indelible countenance. This historical, funny and intriguing new piece presents highlights throughout the painting’s infamous past, including her vandalism, her theft, her journey to America (at … +

The eighth edition of ArtLab @ The Lowe is the result of the collaboration of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a museum studies course during the spring 2017 semester, drawing on the impressive collection of the Lowe Art Museum. As the curators for the exhibition, the students selected the theme of fish in recognition of the importance of preserving the oceans … +

Screening of Angels in America, Part Two (Perestroika) as a part of National Theatre Live in Coral Gables Art Cinema. America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield (Silence, Hacksaw Ridge) plays Prior Walter along with a cast including … +

All children, except one, grow up. JM Barrie’s much-loved tale takes flight. When Peter Pan, leader of the Lost Boys, loses his shadow during a visit to London, headstrong Wendy (Madeleine Worrall, Jane Eyre) helps him re-attach it. In return she is invited to Neverland – where Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily and the vengeful Captain Hook (Anna Francolini, wonder.land), await. … +

Photographer Azeez Bakare will give a presentation titled, Drones and 3D: “Outside and In.” He will discuss everything from the art of capturing aerials on the exterior to developing 3D art on the interior and how photography fuels both. Azeez Bakare is a 3D artist, photographer, and videographer who helps firms, agencies, developers, and solopreneurs translate their ideas into high-quality visualization. Spending … +

An injured Union soldier (Colin Farrell) arrives at an all-female Southern boarding school during the Civil War. Soon, sexual tensions lead to dangerous rivalries as the women tend to his wounds and offer him shelter and companionship. The school’s owner and headmistress is Martha Farnsworth (Nicole Kidman). Sheltered, frustrated Edwina (Kirsten Dunst) sees the soldier as a tender soul who can sweep … +

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 … +

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 … +

Critically acclaimed singer and pianist Tony DeSare has played jazz clubs, Las Vegas, Carnegie Hall, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and appeared on the CBS Early Show, NPR, A Prairie Home Companion, and the Today Show, to name a few. With three top ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt, Tony continues to bring his fresh take to old-school class. This holiday … +

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 … +