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The Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Program, with guidance from the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, develops, coordinates and promotes the performing and visual arts groups in Miami Beach. To date, Cultural Affairs has awarded over $10 million in grants to approximately 130 diverse not-for-profit arts groups, which contribute so richly to the artistic landscape of the City, proving that the Council plays an integral leadership role in supporting, promoting and advocating the unique and extensive scope of cultural offerings in Miami Beach. For more events visit: www.mbculture.com Email Us Visit MB Webpage
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TONIGHT!!
SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA SERIES presented by Citi®: San Andreas FREE
Wednesday, March 2, 8:00 p.m.
Exostage @ Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 Street
Enjoy free movies every Wednesday night!
This week:
San Andreas (2015) Directed by Brad Peyton; with Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino. The FREE SoundScape Cinema Series presented by Citi® encourages you to bring your blanket or beach chair and picnic! No glass please.
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Art Club for Adults FREE
Thursday, March 3, 1:30 p.m.
Art Making: Drawing and textile design based on Jérémy Gobé
bassX, Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22 Street
Engaging weekly art programs for adults to stimulate discussion and cultivate creativity. Art lectures, guided tours, drawing classes and art-related films are offered on a rotating basis. Explore topics, techniques and themes in art through this series of engaging bi-monthly conversations, lectures and art making workshops.
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THE DUMB WAITER
March 3 - 6, 2016
Gleason Room Backstage at the Fillmore, 1700 Washington Avenue
Directed by internationally renowned Patrick Dromgoole, with the two well-known British/Irish actors, Michael O'Hagan and Richard Haylor, this menacing comedy portrays two men preparing for their professional jobs who are suddenly caught up in impossible demands from a mysterious source with unexpected consequences. Produced by Salem K Theatre Company. Unique Pintaresque suspense! Tickets $20.00.
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"Best of Cannes" SON OF SAUL
Multiple Screenings March 3 - 4, 2016
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor
Saul Ausländer is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from the camp and forced to assist the Nazis in the machinery of large-scale extermination. While working in one of the crematoriums, Saul discovers the body of a boy he takes for his son.
(In Hungarian with English subtitles.)
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Tropical Baroque Music Festival XVII
Tempesta di Mare: Thursday, March 3, 8:00 p.m.
QuickSilver: Saturday, March 5, 8:00 p.m.
Echoing Air: Sunday, March 6, 4:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Community Church, 1620 Drexel Avenue
Fanfare magazine recently hailed
Tempesta di Mare for its "abundant energy, immaculate ensemble, impeccable intonation, and an undeniable sense of purpose." "Revered like rock stars within the early music scene" (New York Times),
Quicksilver brings together leading historically-informed performers today.
Echoing Air is a dynamic ensemble specializing in the repertoire of the English Baroque, with an emphasis on chamber works featuring countertenor voices with baroque ensemble.
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Films on the Beach: PARIS FREE
Thursday, March 3, 8:00 p.m.
Boudu sauvé des eaux (Boudu saved from drowning) by Jean Renoir, 1932
Exostage @ Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 Street
Presented by the French Embassy Cultural Services and Miami Beach Arts in the Parks
Six French films (with English subtitles) bring the City of Paris to Miami Beach at special SoundScape Park screenings in March, April and May. Six French films (with English subtitles) bring the City of Paris to Miami Beach at special SoundScape screenings in March, April and May.
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Live Music Series at The Betsy FREE
Thursday, March 3:
BraSoul
The Betsy-South Beach offers great live jazz Wednesday and Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m.! Enjoy great classic cocktails; no cover, no drink minimum, just a warm, welcoming atmosphere where everyone can be themselves. Settle in for an evening of great live music (mostly jazz) in a relaxed setting, with sofas and oversized chairs in our Lobby Salon.
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The Holocaust: How Was It Humanly Possible? FREE
Continues through March 4, 2016
Miami Beach Urban Studios, 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 440
The Holocaust is part of a history that demands the attention of everyone who is part of the human race. This exhibit, How Was It Humanly Possible? presented by the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, focuses on the individual perpetrators, the foot-soldiers of the Nazis' genocidal policies. The plan to murder the Jews was conceived by a small circle of dedicated Nazis. In order to implement their plan, however, they required the collaboration of the masses.
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Miami International Film Festival
March 4 - 13, 2016
Regal Cinema South Beach, 1120 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor
O Cinema Miami Beach, 500 71 Street
The mission of the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) is to bridge cultural understanding and encourage artistic development and excellence by provoking thought through film. By bringing the best of world cinema to Miami, MIFF presents the city and the film industry with a singular platform that fosters creative and technical talent.
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Friday Night Live FREE
Friday, March 4, 5:30 p.m.
Normandy Fountain, Normandy Drive and 71 Street
The City of Miami Beach presents "Friday Night Live," a free concert series at Normandy Fountain the first Friday of every month. On March 4 the soulful tones of the LeNard Rutledge Jazz Ensemble (voted "Best Vocalist", Miami New Times) will be featured. Bring your lawn chair!
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PAXy presents "Meditation, Creativity and Peace," by David Lynch FREE
Friday, March 4, 7:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive
Join PAXy for the closing screening of "Catching the big FISH," a David Lynch movie series. Enjoy The Joint Division - Multidisciplinary Art Group's performance.
Director David Lynch embarks on a tour of 16 countries to speak to college students and members of the public about meditation, films and his charitable foundation.
Q&A Section after the film with Kiki Ellenby, David Lynch Foundation Member, Certified Transcendental Meditation Teacher.
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BOOK CLUB: To Belém and Back FREE
Friday, March 4, 7:00 p.m.
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue
Following our special exhibition Philodendron, The Wolfsonian Book Club heads to the Amazon in a two-wheel drive station wagon with author Ben Batchelder and his loyal black lab! A longtime Book Club member, Batchelder will moderate this discussion of his humorous and thoughtful new novel. Free for members and first-time participants // Join or RSVP by emailing
[email protected]
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BEETHOVEN AND BARTÓK
Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
New World Center, 500 17 Street
Enjoy an unforgettable night with classical music's killer B's: Beethoven and Bartók! At the heart of its majestic score lies the utterly sublime second movement with its tear-jerking poignancy. Leading the incredible evening is celebrated Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado,
Musical America's 2014 Conductor of the Year.
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Kathleen Supove, Pianist
Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Miami Beach Urban Studios, 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 440
Pianist Kathleen Supove with NODUS works by Subotnick, Mazzoli, Woolf, and a world premiere by Orlando Jacinto Garcia. In collaboration with Spanish Cultural Center.
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"Let's Dance - The Tour" 2016 feat. Silento
Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m.
Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue
"Let's Dance - The Tour" 2016 features today's most popular hip-hop music / dance artists, Silentó, iLOVEMemphis (fka iHEARTMemphis), DLOW, We Are Toonz and 99 Percent and is being co-hosted by #TeamNueEra. The energy-filled extravaganza will also feature DJ Double J and some of the world's most loved and imitated hip-hop dancers, popularized through social media. Choreographer Jeremy Green of Dance 411 is serving as the tour's Creative Director.
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MiMo on the Beach Walking Tour
Saturday, March 5, 9:30 a.m.
SE corner of 73 Street and Collins Avenue
Want to learn more about Miami Modern architecture? The Miami Design Preservation League has joined forces with North Beach Development Corporation to bring you this ninety-minute guided walking tour. You'll learn how to identify the many unique traits of MiMo architecture by visiting a number of different public and private buildings.
Payment by cash or check ($25.00)
will be taken at the start of the tour.
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Portfolio Classes FREE
Saturday, March 5, 12:30 p.m.
bassX at Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22 Street
Weekend art workshop helps young artists develop a portfolio and explore various mediums, techniques and tools for art-making. Reservations required.
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M&M GOTTA DANCE!
Saturday, March 5, 7:30 p.m.
Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
GOTTA DANCE! is a gallery of funny and touching stories that come to life in song & dance. Featuring musical numbers from the Great American Songbook, contemporary pop and country tunes, and superb dances performed by artists from Broadway and the Las Vegas Strip. GOTTA DANCE! combines great music, dynamic dancing and humor to create an energetic evening of fun for the whole family. Tickets
$25.00 - $55.00
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Anti-Defamation League's Concert Against Hate
Saturday, March 5, 8:00 p.m.
New World Center, 500 17 Street
Our inspirational evening of music will honor local individuals who have demonstrated tremendous courage, compassion and determination in confronting hate and intolerance. Our heroes include individuals who could not stand by while others were target of injustice, and individuals who were themselves victims of hate, extremism and bigotry.
Narrated by Larry King, these extraordinary stories will be uniquely interwoven with music from the Nu Deco Ensemble at the New World Center.
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Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage
Contin
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Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Avenue
This exhibition details the dramatic recovery of historic materials relating to the Jewish community in Iraq from a flooded basement in Saddam Hussein's intelligence headquarters, and the National Archives' recovery work in support of U.S. Government efforts to preserve and make these materials available. Guest Curator, Gabriel Goldstein will present an insider's view to the story behind the history of the recovery of the items and preservation project. Presentation and Brunch: $18 JMOF-FIU Members; $25 Non-members.
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3rd Annual Betsy Jazz Festival 2016: OVERTURE TO OVERTOWN
March 7 - 19, 2016
The Betsy-South Beach, 1440 Ocean Drive
"Jazz is a great big sea. It washes up all kinds of fish and shells and ... waves with a steady old beat, or off beat.... The sun pulls the moon. The moon pulls the sea. They also pull jazz and me ... To me jazz is a montage of a dream deferred. A great big dream-yet to come-and always yet-to become ultimately and finally true. Jazz is a heartbeat- heartbeat is yours." -Langston Hughes, Poet (1956)
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Art & Sole: Fantasy Shoes from the Collection of Jane Gershon Weitzman
Opens March 8, 2016
bassX at Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22 Street
A selection of sculptural footwear by artists, designers and craftsmen from around the world commissioned by luxury shoe brand Stuart Weitzman. These fantasy shoes are remarkable for their imaginative construction and elaborate adornment. Exhibition continues through April 10, 2016.
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Miami Music Festival: The Wynwood Trio
Tuesday, March 8, 7:00 p.m.
The Betsy-South Beach, 1440 Ocean Drive
The Miami-based Wynwood Trio made up of MMF string alumnae Siobhan Cronin (violin), Caroline Buse (viola), and Megan Chartier (cello). Passionate about a number of musical genres, the trio performs music of the classical repertory while also exploring the fusion of classical, jazz, and popular electronic music.
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Tour of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach FREE
Wednesday, March 9, 12:00 p.m.
Holocaust Memorial, 1933 Meridian Avenue
Join a docent led tour of the Holocaust Memorial that will, in the words of its creator, Ken Treister, lead the visitors through "a series of outdoor spaces" and "a procession of visual historical, and emotional experiences with the hope that the totality of the visit will express, in some small way, the reality of the Holocaust."
The Holocaust Memorial is an integral part of the landscape of Miami Beach and it's message resonates with all who visit.
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SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA SERIES presented by Citi®: Rent FREE
Wednesday, March 9, 8:00 p.m.
Exostage @ Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 Street
Enjoy free movies every Wednesday night!
This week: Rent (2005) Directed by Chris Columbus; with Taye Diggs and Rosario Dawson. The FREE SoundScape Cinema Series presented by Citi® encourages you to bring your blanket or beach chair and picnic! No glass please.
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MAA Students Thesis Projects FREE
Continues through March 11, 2016
Miami Beach Urban Studios, 420 Lincoln Road
Coordinated with Professor Gray Read with FIU Master of Arts in Architecture advanced thesis work by Sara Garaulet, Jeanne Canto, Manny Ferro, Selene Varela, Marco Campa, and Marny Pareda.
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Mark Podwal: All This Has Come Upon Us....
Continues through March 13, 2015
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Avenue
The artist, author and illustrator is best known for his drawings on The New York Times OP-ED page. The exhibition features Podwal's drawings and paintings of historical threats of antisemitism, combined with verses from the Book of Psalms. With so many recent incidents of antisemitic acts throughout Europe and the U.S., and even right here in Florida, the topic has never been so relevant.
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MFA Girls' Eye View FREE
Continues through March 25, 2016
Miami Beach Urban Studios, 420 Lincoln Road
The co-Curators of the upcoming MBUS exhibition MFA Girls Eye View: American Collages and Photomontages invited FIU's female MFA-Visual Arts students to respond to the current American socio-political environment. The eleven artists who agreed to participate in the show are painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, videographers, conceptual artists, sculptors, and Fibers-artists.
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Cuba: From Gunboat Diplomacy to Good Neighbor Policy
Continues through May 15, 2016
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue
Examining U.S.-Cuba relations in the early twentieth century, this installation traces American foreign policy from Theodore Roosevelt's "big stick" diplomacy and push for American involvement in the Cuban War of Independence in 1898 to the more conciliatory approach of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Good Neighbor Policy in 1933.
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New Sculpture by Sylvie Fleury
Continues through May 31, 2015
bassX at Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22 Street
Sylvie Fleury
is known for her seductive works that re-contextualize status symbols, luxury goods and brand slogans. Eternity Now 2015, her newest site-specific neon, will be installed on the façade of the Bass Museum of Art's Art Deco building as part of bassX, the museum's series of artist projects presented during its year-long renovation.
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Watercolors-English and American
Ongoing
World Erotic Art Museum, 1205 Washington Avenue
The extraordinary persona of Sylvie Jones, the famed London artist who has also written such popular children's books as "Who's in the Tub," will be on view. Tickets are $15 with no one under 18 admitted.
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| Art and Design in the Modern Age: Selections from the Wolfsonian Collection Ongoing
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org The nearly 300 works on display, 1885 to 1945, provide insight into the ways design has influenced and adapted to the modern world. |
Artcenter/South Florida Artists-In-Residence FREE
Ongoing
Artcenter/South Florida, 924 Lincoln Road
305.674.2728 www.artcentersf.org
ArtCenter/South Florida ("ACSF") announces the arrival of four new Artists-in-Residence and welcomes visitors to their working studios.
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| MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida
Ongoing
Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Avenue 305.672.5044 www.jewishmuseum.com More than 500 photos and artifacts that depict the Jewish experience in Florida since 1763. The exhibit includes three films and a timeline wall of Jewish history. |
| Jazid Nightly - Varying Times 1342 Washington Avenue 305.673.9372 www.jazid.net Jazid is proud to be the longest-running nightclub on Miami Beach with live music every night of the week. Jazid's diverse music includes a multi-cultural mix of Latin and American jazz, funk, cumbia, reggae, rock, and more. |
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Free Fridays at the Wolf FREE
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue
FREE gallery admission with the support of The Miami Herald. Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. with innovative programming at 7:00 p.m.
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Guided, Private and Self-Guided Tours of the Art Deco Historic District
Ongoing
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive
All tours take approximately 90 minutes. Prices vary.
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| Art Deco Bike and Segway Tours
Ongoing
Bike and Roll, 210 10 Street
$39 adults/$29 kids and students. |
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