Events

Fine Art Tiki-Duplicated. From Jun 12th through Jun 14th, 2008.This very special final year of the legendary Hukilau for 2008 features, for the first time, a Tiki Art exhibition presented by Harold Golen Gallery. Join gallery director Harold Golen at the opening night reception as the Hukilau 2008 kicks off on June 12th at the Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel (Clipper Ballroom "B") … +

Jazz and Art. June 7th, 2008. 8:00 p.m.Art St. Johns celebrates Jazz, Art and Historic MiMo Architecture with a new monthly series of Jazz and Art events celebrating the uniquely American art form of Jazz, in the new historic MiMo district.  Visual art, with a musical theme, will be on view as local jazz trio Sonido Batido combines the juicy rhythms of … +

Cintas Foundation. May 2008.The Board of Directors of the Cintas Foundation announced Armando Bayolo as the winner of the 2008 Cintas Foundation Brandon Fradd Fellowship in Music Composition. The 2008 jury for this award included Fred Lerdahl, professor of musical composition at Columbia University in New York; Eduardo Maturet, chairman, conductor and music director of the Miami Symphony Orchestra; and Ned Sublette, … +

From Aug 29th through Sep 13th, 2008.The XIII International Ballet Festival of Miami, presented by Miami Hispanic Ballet, American Airlines and Miami-Dade College, will take place August 29th through September 13th, 2008 in South Florida. The 2008 Festival will launch with the unveiling of the official poster and a dance-inspired art exhibit at a cocktail reception on Friday, August 29th from 7:00 … +

appoints new President and CEO. May 2008.The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) has named Christina DePaul as the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, James Dubin, Chairman of the NFAA Search Committee announced today. As NFAA’s top executive, DePaul will be responsible for all programming, development, communications and financial issues in running the foundation.

City Theatre. From May 29th through Jun 22nd, 2008. America’s Short Play Festival has just gotten more festive than ever. City Theatre announces expanded programming for its 13th Annual Summer Shorts Festival. The lauded annual event is now offering three distinct performance series under the Summer Shorts umbrella: Signature Shorts, the signature series of Programs A nS B that put City Theatre’s … +

The Jungle Book. May 17th, 2008. 5:00 p.m. Arts at St Johns presents the students of Charles R. Drew Elementary Expressive Arts Academy in a fun musical. Enter the jungle with Mowgli and Baloo and enjoy this children’s-styled performance of a cherished classic. Under the direction of talented professional stage actress, playwright, director and teacher Gail Willingham, students from 2nd to 5th … +

Through May 11th, 2008. The Miami International Piano Festival, now in its 11th Season, has achieved unquestionable recognition with participants and journalists from all over the world coming to the Lincoln Theater in Miami Beach to experience one of the most compelling keyboard events in the world.

From May 30th through Jun 7th, 2008. The largest international screening of Brazilian films takes place right here in South Beach. On its 12th Anniversary, the festival will bring together actors, directors, producers and executives from the Brazilian and American film industries to view Brazilian productions, all previously unseen in the US. Over 20,000 people are expected at the Colony Theatre where … +

From Jun 3rd through 5th, 2008. Not only Basel comes to Miami in the winter, but also happens the reverse in the summer. Design Miami, our local design fair, will anchor in Switzerland during the Art Basel days. Regarded as a global forum for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating design, the fair brings together the world’s most influential dealers, designers, collectors, curators … +

Florida Grand Opera. From Apr 26th through May 17th, 2008. 7:00 p.m. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) continues its 2007-2008 season on April 26th at 7:00 p.m. with a revival of its 2000 production of George Frideric Handel’s Julius Caesar (Giulio Cesare in Egitto), featuring soprano Leah Partridge as Cleopatra. Ms. Partridge returns to FGO after her acclaimed performance as Amina in last … +

Miami Art Museum. May 17th, 2008. 10:00 a.m. A daylong symposium on Cuban artist Wifredo Lam and his contributions to modern and contemporary art on Saturday, May 17th, 2008 will cap Miami Art Museum’s presentation of Wifredo Lam in North America, on view at MAM through May 18th. The symposium also marks MAM’s publication of Wifredo Lam at Miami Art Museum, which … +

May 17th, 2008. Miami is famous for its luscious full moon, especially when it hangs over the wide-open sub-tropical sky and seems to take part in the Magic City's raucous and distinctively flavored nightlife. Tigertail Productions, one of South Florida's longest-running non-profit presenters of innovative cultural events, has appropriately chosen Moon Over Miami as the theme and title of their annual fundraising … +

Landscape Architecture. April 22nd, 2008. 6:30 p.m. Landscape architect Raymond Jungles will discuss his philosophy of garden design, illustrated with photos. His current projects include 1111 Lincoln Road with Herzog and de Meuron, The New World Symphony Campus South with Frank Gehry and Partners, the new Sonesta Key Biscayne Resort, The Brazilian Garden at the Naples Botanical Garden, and landscape redesign of … +

Miami Art Museum. April 13th, 2008. 3:00 p.m. MAC@MAM’s current presentation of Melanie Smith and Rafael Ortega: The Parres Trilogy at Miami Art Museum provides the starting point for Cuauhtemoc Medina’s lecture Pre-industrial-post: Melanie Smith and the looks of Modernization, on April 13th, 2008 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. at MAM.

From Apr 11th through 13th, 2008. The Newport Guitar Festival is taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center this April. The public is invited to pay a visit to some of the world’s top makers of hand-built guitars along with prestigious vendors of vintage guitars, accessories and supplies.

From Apr 12th through Apr 28th, 2008. Florida Grand Opera presents Puccini’s La Boheme at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. Featuring the young Cuban soprano Elizabeth Caballero as Mimi and critically acclaimed American tenor James Valenti, Puccini’s famous opera mesmerizes audiences with its poignant story of love, friendship and heartbreak among a group of young Parisian artists living … +

March 2008. WPBT/Channel 2 has created the first uVu Video Contest, in order to mark the first anniversary of the website. The site now has over 1800 video clips and growing. Dozens of South Florida organizations are also using the site to deliver the message of their mission and promote their involvement in our community. If you haven’t been or haven’t been … +

Artists painting “En Plein Air”. April 12th and 13th, 2008. 10:00 a.m. The Deering Estate at Cutler and the GroveHouse Artists will host “Affair En Plein Air, Part Deux” a two-day outdoor painting and photography event. Artists will be painting on the grounds of the Estate on Saturday and Sunday. Photographers have participated in a pre-arranged photo expedition with one of the … +

May 3rd, 2008. 8:00 p.m. The New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy (NWS), will close its 20th Anniversary Season with a celebratory performance on Saturday, May 3rd, at 8:00 p.m., featuring Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas and 20 NWS alumni at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, located at 1300 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami.

From Mar 27th through Mar 31st, 2008. On the occasion of this year’s Arteamericas Art Fair the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO), presents a selection of artists that have been awarded CIFO Grants and Commissions since the year 2006, including artists that will participate in the coming 2008 CIFO Grants and Commissions exhibition: Interrogating Systems. To illustrate the exciting art production in … +