Downtown Miami

Alhambra Orchestra presents a Multimedia Halloween Spectacle for Children and Families, of 1 hour kid-friendly event. Musical Scores from Star Wars, World of Warcraft and King Kong, plus creepy classics like Danse Macabre, Night on Bald Mountain and others. Concert highlights include audience members and musicians dressed in their Halloween costumes best to enhance the supernatural experience. Conductors are Huifang Chen and … +

Georges Bizet’s Carmen is considered one of the most requested, anticipated and beloved operas. Carmen, tells the story of the fiery gypsy cigarette girl, gets any man she wants—and then gets rid of him when a better one comes along. When she sets her sights on Corporal Don José, he doesn’t stand a chance. He’s smitten and gives up everything—his career, his … +

Alhambra Orchestra presents Spooky Symphony as a part of its current season. Spooky will be a Multimedia Halloween Spectacle for children and families, designed as one-hour kid-friendly event with only two shows. The Alhambra Orchestra, Miami’s Community Orchestra, is a vibrant, performing organization for amateur and professional musicians dedicated to bringing musical experiences to audiences of all ages. 2 Performances only: Oct … +

Perhaps the most cherished of all 19th-century ballets, Giselle, created in 1841, has never lost its preeminence in the repertory. Giselle, with its own wonderful score by Adolphe Adam, is the ultimate dance statement about the centrality of dance to life. Brought by Miami City Ballet in Program One of its current season. In Act One the ballerina gets to be a … +

Named “Entertainer of the Century” by CNN in 1988, Charles Aznavour has a career spanning 70 years! Over 100 million record sales, 1,200 songs, 80 movies, 294 albums, hundreds of gold, platinum, diamond records and thousands of concerts in around 94 countries. Charles celebrated his 92nd birthday earlier this year, which makes him the “longest standing A List star” ever, still filling … +

The Miami Symphony Orchestra celebrates its Grand Opening Season with Eduardo Marturet as conductor and Ciro Fodere in piano. The program will include from Ravel: Bolero. The World Premiere of Di Concilio Concerto for Piano and Orchestra and also from Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. The exotic World Premiere of Di Concilio’s tango influenced Piano Concerto presents the composer as the soloist. Knight Concert Hall … +

Omara Portuondo from the Buena Vista Social Club celebrates her 85 Tour with special guests. Omara’s 85th anniversary and 70 years of performing will become a musical party including Cuban classics from ‘Bésame mucho’ to ‘Veinte años.’ The tour aims to reflect the long journey of her stellar career. Joined by the amazingly gifted Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca, clarinetist and saxophonist Anat … +

DEATHSCRIBE MIAMI will span four nights showcasing the very best of Deathscribe, a selection of the top tales from the award-winning theater company’s eight-year history. They’ll bring stories of terror and their whole cabinet of horrors along with them. Each night they will present the top five stories in a best-of showcase run hosted by Artistic Director Josh Zagoren. Joining Halloween celebration, … +

Mike Mills of the mega rock band R.E.M. pairs up with Robert McDuffie, to present an eclectic evening of works by John Adams, Philip Glass, and Mills himself. Inspired by the increasingly blurred lines between classical and pop music, McDuffie commissioned his longtime friend Mills to compose his Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and String Orchestra. The piece expertly blends Mills’ prolific … +

A talk by world-renowned designer Harry Allen followed by a conversation with PAMM Associate Curator Diana Nawi. Hear about Allen’s uniquely playful cast of domestic objects and larger design practice, including Allen’s Bank in the Form of a Pig, which can be won in a raffle that day. Born in New Jersey in 1964, Allen received a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design … +

Music in Miami will open its 2016-2017 Concert Season. This concert will be a part of Hispanic Heritage Month and will feature Afro-Latin Rhythms with music from Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Jamaica, and Cuba. Music in Miami celebrates its seventh year of collaborating with local professional musicians, providing South Florida a diverse musical experience through performance, original composition … +

The exhibition Spanish Illustrators: The Color of Optimism features the works of relevant contemporary illustrators in Spain. Curated by journalist and cultural manager Mario Suárez, it aims to discover and gathers a generation of creators who frequently contribute to national and international publications, galleries, museums and popular brands. The illustrators included are: Raúl Allen, Marta Altés, Óscar del Amo, Iban Barrenetxea, Paula … +

Direct from Broadway, The Illusionists is one of the world’s best-selling magic show to come to ARSHT Center. This spectacle showcases the jaw-dropping talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth. It has shattered box office records across the globe and audiences of all ages. The Illusionists is part of the spectacles got directly from Bradway on this season, among … +

Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks is the first major exhibition focused on Jean-Michel Basquiat’s notebooks, filled with poetry fragments, wordplay, sketches, and personal observations ranging from street life and popular culture to themes of race, class, and world history. This exhibition features 160 pages of these rarely seen documents, along with related works on paper and large-scale paintings. A self-taught artist with encyclopedic … +

The forthcoming temporary public art commission, Zenjail by Los Angeles-based artist JPW3 is composed of cast aluminum, wood, and cut steel, Zenjail’s design echoes the form of a Japanese-style construction and the contemplative spaces found within them. The structure, marked with a checkered exterior, functions as a site of dichotomies such as peace and violence, nature and architecture, or the presence of … +

As a part of Fringe Projects 2016 work Sea Unseen will be presented. Small speakers will be installed in storm drains along Kyriakides Plaza. The work creates an opportunity for visitors to experience their surroundings in an alternative way. In conjunction with the audio narrative, Cara Despain will publish a zine featuring a printed transcript of Sea Unseen as well as accompanying … +

ARTSLAUNCH2016, a FREE annual celebration to kick off South Florida’s arts season and celebrate the Center’s official box office opening, RETURNS on Saturday, September 10. In partnership with the local arts community and DWNTN Art Days, ARTSLAUNCH2016 events and family-friendly activities include: interactive workshops, the Center’s first silent disco party hosted by the Green Room Society, kids’ activities, author conversations, a farmers … +

Richard Gowers is the Senior Organ Scholar at King’s College Cambridge where he accompanies the world-renowned choir, including the Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols service broadcast to millions worldwide. In this occasion he will play the historic Aeolian-Skinner Organ of Trinity Cathedral where he begins his US tour in South Florida. His program includes the virtuosic Toccata by Patrick Gowers (his grandfather) … +

With a paintbrush in hand, Miami’s very own environmental artist Patricia Cummins has captured various scenes from nature while traveling the nation for over a decade. Patricia’s body of work represents the natural beauty of national parks from coast to coast, from California to Florida. As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th Anniversary, it commends Patricia Cummins and other artists for … +

Nefandus: Colonial Sexual Alterity and Histories for the Future will bring together scholars Anjali Arondekar, Pablo Bedoya, Joseph Massad, Fernanda Molina, Artist Carlos Motta (with exhibition on view) and Pete Sigal to present their work on colonial sexualities, the production of identity categories and the ways in which these processes of “modernization” have constituted the experience of sex and gender in post-colonial … +

CCEMiami presents: “Estoy viva… lo voy a contar”, documentary by Lizette Vila and “Mujeres.. el alma profunda. La hija de las estrellas” by filmmaker Ingrid León. “Estoy viva…” goes around personal stories of women that have survived violent acts. In the meanwhile “Mujeres..” presents an approach to old Cuban women who have had an important rol in society, being Cuban society in … +