TONIGHT!!

Food Truck & Music Festival FREE

Wednesday, February 25, 5:00 p.m.

North Shore Park Band Shell, 7275 Collins Avenue

www.mbculture.com

Miami Beach's North Shore Park Bandshell & Ocean Terrace will celebrate the North Beach area welcoming the Miami Beach Food Truck and Music Fest!

Still Alice

Multiple screenings February 26 - March 4, 2015

O Cinema, 500 71 Street

www.o-cinema.org

Renowned linguistics professor Dr. Alice Howland struggles to maintain her mind and self after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, in this adaptation of the Lisa Genova novel starring the always-extraordinary Julianne Moore.

Building Miami Beach: The Impact of Holocaust Survivors FREE

Thursday, February 26, 7:00 p.m.

Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue

www.holocaustmmb.org

The history of Miami Beach wouldn't be the same without the contributions of the Holocaust survivors. Their impact on the landscape, culture and prosperity of Miami Beach cannot be underestimated, including the behind-the-scenes stories of the creation of the Holocaust Memorial. Panel discussion led by Rabbi Solomon Schiff. This program is part of the 100 years of Miami Beach Celebration.

SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA SERIES presented by Citi�: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane FREE

Thursday, February 26, 8:00 p.m.

Exostage @ Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 Street

www.mbculture.com

Enjoy free movies every Wednesday (and sometimes Thursday) nights RAIN OR SHINE! This week: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (1962) Directed by Robert Aldrich; with Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono. The FREE SoundScape Cinema Series presented by Citi� encourages you to bring your blanket or beach chair and picnic! No glass please.

Frozen Music at SoundSpace FREE

Friday, February 27, 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 4, 3:00 p.m.

Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 Street

www.subtropics.org

Arts in the Parks: CAB CALLOWAY ORCHESTRA FREE

Friday, February 27, 7:00 p.m.

North Beach Band Shell, Collins Avenue at 73 Street

www.mbculture.com

Miami Beach Arts in the Parks presents a free concert by the legendary Cab Calloway Orchestra directed by Cab's grandson Calloway Brooks.  Prior to the concert, Prof. Seth H. Bramson, Miami Beach's official City Historian, will speak on "The Incredible History of Miami Beach" beginning at 6 p.m. sharp.

Wings (1927)

Friday, February 27, 7:00 p.m.

The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org

The second film in our WWI film series won the very first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1927. Chief Librarian Frank Luca will introduce this romantic action-war picture in which two young men, one rich and one middle class, both become fighter pilots and fall in love with the same woman played by Clara Bow, the original "it girl" and leading sex symbol of the roaring twenties.

Sketching in the Galleries

Friday, February 27, 7:00 p.m.

The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org

Experience The Wolfsonian's collection in a new way by sketching in our galleries on select Friday nights. Whether you are a lifelong artist or an excited novice, a drawing instructor will guide you and provide insight on drawing techniques. We will provide drawing materials and gallery stools to all participants. All ages and levels of experience are welcome; youth under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Instruction in English and Spanish.

ENCOUNTERS: THE BEAR ROARS: MUSIC IN A CENTURY OF RUSSIAN TURMOIL

Friday, February 27, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 28, 7:30 p.m.

New World Center, 500 17 Street

www.nws.edu

The Russian nation went from grand imperialism, through glorious revolution, to crushing Soviet oppression. From the cheerful, proud marches of Tchaikovsky to the sardonic, jagged notes of Shostakovich, we hear a nation experiencing profound changes-yet remaining its undeniably Russian self throughout. Following the performance, enjoy a complimentary cocktail reception where you can meet the Fellows! All tickets $25.

Friday, February 27, 8:00 p.m.

The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive

305.324.4337 www.tigertail.org

WordSpeak includes workshops, slams and performances, and a week-long residency by George Yamazawa, a nationally-respected poet, novelist and hip-hop artist. George will conduct workshops in area high schools during his residency.

SOUTH BEACH BROADWAY SERIES-An Evening with BETTY BUCKLEY

Friday, February 27, 8:00 p.m.

Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road

www.colonytheatremiamibeach.com

Dubbed "The Voice of Broadway", this Tony Award winning quintessential musical theatre actress has had a career encompassing TV, film, stage and concert work around the globe.

HUMAN CAPITAL

Multiple screenings February 27 - 28, 2015

Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor

www.mbcinema.com

Human Capital begins at the end, as a cyclist is run off the road by a careening SUV the night before Christmas Eve. As details emerge of the events leading up to the accident, the lives of the well-to-do Bernaschi family, privileged and detached, will intertwine with the Ossolas, struggling to keep their comfortable middle-class life, in ways neither could have expected.

JEN & FAM TOUR 2015

Friday, February 27, 8:00 p.m.

Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue

www.ticketmaster.com

Born and raised in Miami, Jencarlos is a true example of talent and professionalism. At only 25 years of age he has had over 110 successful concerts throughout the world.

Art Making with Carolina Cueva FREE

Saturday, February 28, 3:00 p.m.

Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22nd Street

305.535.4219 www.mdpls.org

A creative fun time for children. This series of four programs on alternating Saturdays and Sundays February through May will feature various art skills and mediums. Register online or at children's desk. Space limited to 15 children ages 8-12 years.

Gay and Lesbian Walking Tour

Saturday, February 28, 5:00 p.m.

Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive

305.672.2014 www.mdpl.org

The Miami Design Preservation League has joined forces with the Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau to bring you this ninety-minute guided walking tour on the fourth Saturday of each month. Tickets are $20. MDPL and MDGLCC members may participate at no charge.

RL Grime

Saturday, February 28, 9:00 p.m.

Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue

www.ticketmaster.com

RL Grime, and also known as Clockwork is an American producer of hip hop, trap and bass music, and member of the Los Angeles electronic music collective WeDidIt.

THE HUMAN VOICE

Sunday, March 1, 2:00 p.m.

New World Center, 500 17 Street

www.nws.edu

In a delightful treat, selected Fellows join a quartet of young vocalists to offer poetic chamber music. It's old world versus new world as the deeply-rooted traditions of Schubert and Brahms go voice-to-voice, note-to-note with American gems by Argento and Barber. All tickets $15.

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem

March 1 - 4, 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

O Cinema, 500 71 Street

www.o-cinema.org

An uncompromising, heart-rending portrait of a woman's struggle to overcome an unmoving patriarchy and live a life of her own design. In Israel there is neither civil marriage nor civil divorce; only Orthodox rabbis can legalize a marriage or its dissolution. But this dissolution is only possible with full consent from the husband, who in the end has more power than the judges.

Made in America

Sunday, March 1, 6:00 p.m.

Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive

www.sobechamberensemble.org

Anna Hersey sings the songs of Lee Hoiby: Lady of the Harbor, Where the Music Comes From and Sonnets and Soliloquies by William Shakespeare. Hoiby (1926-2011) was an American composer and classical pianist. Best known as a composer of operas and songs, he was a disciple of composer Gian Carlo Menotti. Samuel Barber's String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 (1936) will open the program.

Thoughts and Experiences as a Cuban, a Jew and an American with Dr. Ruth Behar

Monday, March 2, 9:30 a.m.

The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive

www.artsatstjohns.com

Join Dr. Ruth Behar, Victor Haim Perera Collegiate Professor of Anthropology at University of Michigan, as she discusses her unique perspective on her life from the vantage point of three distinct yet overlapping cultures. ASJ's "Convivencia Miami" celebrates the medieval LA CONVIVENCIA period in Iberia (Spain/Portugal) when Muslims, Christians and Jews lived, created and worked together in relative harmony.

TROPICAL BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL XVI Performance

Monday, March 2, 8:00 p.m.

Miami Beach Community Church, 1620 Drexel Avenue

www.tropicalbaroquemusicfestival.org

Venice Baroque Orchestra joined by Avi Avital. Tropical Baroque Music Festival XVI will be dedicated and celebrated in Loving Memory of Kathy Gaubatz and Robert Heath.

SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA SERIES presented by Citi�: Ghostbusters FREE

Wednesday, March 4, 8:00 p.m.

Exostage @ Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 Street

www.mbculture.com

Enjoy free movies every Wednesday (and sometimes Thursday) nights RAIN OR SHINE! This week: GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) Directed by Ivan Reitman; with Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson. The FREE SoundScape Cinema Series presented by Citi� encourages you to bring your blanket or beach chair and picnic! No glass please.

Shallow Depth FREE

Continues through March 5, 2015

Miami Beach Urban Studios (MBUS), 420 Lincoln Road

305.535.1464 mbus.fiu.edu

Exhibition of the work ofJason Chandler, Chair, Department of Architecture, Jacek Kolasinski, Chair, Department of Art/Art History; and Roberto Rovira, Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design.

XIII Subtropics Festival

Continues through March 8, 2015

www.subtropics.org

South Florida Composers Alliance is proud to present the 23rd edition of its Subtropics Experimental Biennial of Music and the Sound Arts under the artistic direction of Gustavo Matamoros. The 2015 Biennial opens February 18 with the world premiere of Frozen Music's bio-sonic installation SoundSpace at the New World Center's SoundScape Park!

The Chosen: Selected Works from Florida Jewish Art Collectors 

Continues through March 8, 2015

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Avenue

305.672.5044 www.jmof.fiu.edu 

This groundbreaking exhibit will showcase a prominent work chosen from a cadre of preeminent Jewish art collectors. Twenty collectors with strong ties to South Florida are generously loaning pieces for this unprecedented exhibit, representing varied passions from their prized collections.

From a Coin Toss into Politics: The Life of a Senator

Continues through March 22, 2015

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Avenue

305.672.5044 www.jmof.fiu.edu

Senator Richard B. Stone served as Florida's second and most recent Jewish U.S. Senator (1975-1980). Stone's foray into 40 years of public service began as Miami City Attorney, however, when a new Florida Senate seat was created in 1967, it was a winning coin toss that solidified his entry into the political arena.

Continues through March 31, 2015

The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org

During the First World War, children of all ages were targeted by propaganda designed to instill patriotism and provide them with a sense that their contributions were also important to the war effort. Educational pamphlets, coloring books, nursery rhyme books, games, and juvenile literature were published to reach young audiences, while musical scores, magazines, and posters used images of children to motivate adults to action.  

A Fatal Pass: Entrenchments on the Alpine Front

Continues through April 5, 2015

The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue

www.wolfsonian.org

Photographs by Milan-born artist Luca Artioli (Italian, b. 1963) show the remains of First World War trenches in the Stelvio Pass, a significant zone of combat on the Alpine front, as they appeared in June 2014 during his visit to the region.

Intricate Pattern Overlay FREE

Continues through April 5, 2015

The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org

Miami artist Michelle Weinberg will produce "Intricate Pattern Overlay", an original paint mural for the exterior of the facade and south-facing wall of The Wolfsonian Museum-FIU inspired by dazzle camouflage paint treatments of American and British warships during World War I. 

Myth and Machine: The First World War in Visual Culture

Continues through April 5, 2015

The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org

Boom, Bust, Boom: Downtown Miami Architecture 1920s -1930s

Continues through June 21, 2015

The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org

Discover the upcoming exhibition Boom, Bust Boom: Downtown Miami Architecture, 1920s-1930s, which delves into Miami architecture through drawings, blueprints, and ephemera from The Wolfsonian, and loans from The Historic Alfred I. DuPont Building, and the University of Miami School of Architecture Archival Collections.

Pose and Propaganda: Political Posters from the Contemporary Middle East and Afghanistan

Continues through June 28, 2015

The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave

305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org

Using contemporary political posters from the collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Dexter Filkins, this installation considers a range of bodily gestures and expressions deployed to influence the values viewers bring to bear on this widely popular medium, and includes posters from The Wolfsonian's collection to illustrate the geographic and temporal range of this graphic strategy.