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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�: 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.
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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.
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Art Club for Adults
Thursdays, March 5, 1:30 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
Engaging weekly art program for adults enriches the understanding of contemporary art and stimulates discussion. Art lectures, guided tours, drawing classes and art-related films are offered on a rotating basis. Free with museum admission. Mar 5: Art on Film: Waste Land, 2010.
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ORSON WELLES at 100 Retrospective & Exhibition: THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI
Thursday, March 5, 6:50 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor
www.mbcinema.com
Baffling murders, fascinating plot twists and remarkable camera work all contribute to this spellbinding, time-honored film noir written, directed by and starring Orson Welles. Hired to work on a yacht belonging to the disabled husband of femme fatale Rita Hayworth, Welles plays an innocent man drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue and murder.
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SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA SERIES presented by Citi�: Giant FREE
Thursday, March 5, 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: GIANT (1956) Directed by George Stevens; with Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo. 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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HUMAN CAPITAL
Thursday, March 5, 9:00 p.m.
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.
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Miami International Film Festival 2015
March 6-15, 2015
O Cinema, 500 71 Street
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor
www.miamifilmfestival.com
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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Best of Cannes TWO DAYS ONE NIGHT
Multiple screenings March 6 - 11, 2015
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor
www.mbcinema.com
For the first time, Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne team up with a major international star, Marion Cotillard, to create a universal story about working-class people living on the edges of society. (In French with English subtitles).
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Best of Cannes LEVIATHAN
Multiple screenings March 6 - 11, 2015
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue, First Floor
www.mbcinema.com
The latest drama from Andrey Zvyagintsev, the acclaimed director of The Return (Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner and Golden Globe nominee). Kolia (Alexey Serebryakov) lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya (Elena Liadova) and his son Roma (Sergey Pokhodaev) from a previous marriage. (In Russian with English subtitles)
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POETRY OF WAR FREE
Friday, March 6, 7:00 p.m.
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
Join FIU Phillip and Patricia Frost Professor of Creative Wrinting Campbell McGrath for an evening of powerful poetry memorializing the sacrifice of war. Professor McGrath, joined by students, will be reading his own poetry as well as the work of World War I poets. Students will also present original works inspired by The Wolfsonian's Myth and Machine: The First World War in Visual Culture. Free and open to the public.
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Book Club: The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad (1907)
Friday, March 6, 7:00 p.m.
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
One of the best American novels to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms (1929) is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway's frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with intensity unrivaled in modern literature. Free for members.
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Beats After Sunset
Friday, March 6, 8:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
Art + Music + Cocktails Happy Hour $10; Free for members
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MAKING MYTH: World War I and American Culture
Saturday, March 7, 10:00 a.m.
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
Examine the impact of the Great War on American culture with three national scholars of film, literature, visual art, and WWI memorials. Join us for a light breakfast reception followed by a stimulating panel discussion. Free with museum admission.
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Free Family Day - Discovering Design FREE
Saturday, March 7, 1:00 p.m.
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
Join us for Discovering Design, free family days featuring local artists leading hands-on art making workshops, family-friendly gallery guides, and other fun activities. Free for children under 12 and accompanying adults.
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Museum Tours
Saturday, March 7, 2:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
Docent led tours of the museum exhibitions. For more Info: www.bassmuseum.org or call 305.673.7530 Members and Miami Beach Residents: free. Non-members: $8 (cost of museum admission).
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SHORESIDE- Live Radio Comedy
Saturday, March 7, 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
The Gleason Room Backstage at the Fillmore, 1700 Convention Center Drive
800.745.3000 www.ticketmaster.com
The Salem K Theatre Company presents SHORESIDE as part of the Miami Beach Centennial Celebration. The comedy is built around a British couple and their dog who come to live in a house on Miami Beach, and their comic experiences and the colorful and exotic neighbors they meet. The radio comedy will be directed by Michael O'Hagan. Tickets are $19.00.
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Studio Crawl FREE
Saturday, March 7, 7:00 p.m.
ArtCenter South Florida, 800/810/924 Lincoln Road
www.artcentersf.org
ArtCenter's Studio Crawl, held every first Saturday of the month, invites visitors to wander throughout the ArtCenter's two buildings, exchange with our artists in their studios and view our current exhibitions. February's Studio Crawl will feature a special performance by UOM as a multidisciplinary project with emphasis in non-traditional instruments and performance.
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A NIGHT AT BACH'S COFFEEHOUSE
Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. (WALLCAST? concert) FREE
Sunday, March 8, 2:00 p.m.
New World Center, 500 17 Street
www.nws.edu
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor/harpsichord. Recreate the magic with two of Bach's renowned Brandenburg Concertos and a fiery arrangement of Vivaldi's "Madness." Grab a cup of joe with friends as the Artistic Director of Cleveland's famed Apollo's Fire, Baroque authority Jeannette Sorrell, sets the scene with intoxicating zest and hypnotic precision.
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La Traviata
Saturday, March 7, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 8, 4:00 p.m.
Colony Theatre,1040 Lincoln Road
305.674.1040 www.miamilyricopera.org
Music: Giuseppe Verdi; Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave. Verdi's masterwork of La Traviata is one of opera's most sublimely drawn characters, which has continued to captivate audiences for more than 150 years. Verdi's glorious music and Violetta's moving demise make this opera one of the most compelling experiences to our days
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Alejandro Lerner
Saturday, March 7, 8:00 p.m.
Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue
www.ticketmaster.com
Alejandro Federico Lerner is an Argentine musician and singer-songwriter. He has written and sung countless songs including several hits, and his fame and recognition spread all over South America.
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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!
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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.
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LECTURE: An Aging Miami Beach: 1955 - 1975 with Howard Klienberg FREE
Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 p.m.
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive
305.672.2014 www.mdpl.org
This lecture is part of the 100 Years of Miami Beach Lecture Series
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Comedy Night
Wednesday, March 11, 7:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive
www.artsatstjohns.com
M.C. Ralphy Love will be joined by Brian Kirk, Frannie Sheridan, and Jamal Hattar for a hilarious evening centered around the cultures and religions of La Convivencia! 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.
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SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA SERIES presented by Citi�: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey FREE
Wednesday, March 11, 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: THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (2012) Directed by Peter Jackson; with Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage. 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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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.
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The Children's Crusade
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Myth and Machine: The First World War in Visual Culture shows how artists, designers, and filmmakers responded to the unprecedented qualities of the war: new technologies, from aircraft to chemical weapons to tanks; the massive mobilization of armaments industries on the home front; the grinding everyday experiences of soldiers in trenches along stationary fronts; and the immense scale of destruction that the war entailed.
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One Way: Peter Marino
Continues through May 3, 2015
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
One Way: Peter Marino explores the renowned American architect's multifaceted relationship with art. Recognized as a pioneer of cross-disciplinary practice, Peter Marino has been celebrated over the past four decades for his forward-thinking work that exists at the intersection of art, fashion and architectural design.
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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.
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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.
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Egyptian Gallery
Ongoing
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
The Bass Museum of Art invites visitors to experience the ancient world at the only Egyptian Gallery in Florida. The gallery offers a unique opportunity to learn about one of the world's oldest and most mysterious civilizations from its surviving objects, including an Egyptian sarcophagus and mummy.
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Watercolors-English and American
Ongoing
World Erotic Art Museum, 1205 Washington Avenue
305.532.9336 www.weam.com
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 Ave. 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 Ongoing
FREE
Artcenter/South Florida, 800, 810 and 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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| Selections from the Collection Ongoing Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue 305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
The permanent collection of the Bass Museum of Art spans more than five hundred years and four continents, including works from Renaissance and Baroque paintings; Rococo court painting and English portraiture; painting and sculpture of North America and much more.
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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 Ave.
305.535.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
FREE gallery admission with the support of The Miami Herald. Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. with innovative programming at 7:00 pm.
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Guided, Private and Self-Guided Tours of the Art Deco Historic District
Ongoing
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive
305.672.2014 www.mdpl.org
All tours take approximately 90 minutes. Prices vary. |
| Art Deco Bike and Segway Tours
Ongoing Bike and Roll, 210 Tenth Street
305.604.0001 www.bikeandroll.com $39 adults/$29 kids and students. |
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