This Sunday features Miami Beach Classical Music Festival Alumni Singers! Founded and artistically directed by Micheal Rossi, Miami Beach Classical Music Festival (MMF) has been proud to establish Miami as a premier destination for elite young classical musicians to train and perform since its inception in 2013. In nine short seasons, the festival has expanded […]
New Year’s Eve Weekend and Fireworks on Ocean Drive Make it a full Ocean Drive weekend to end your year in the iconic Art Deco District! Ocean Drive never fails to provide the ultimate New Year’s Eve experience and this year it starts on a Friday and continues through Sunday! Say goodbye to 2022 by […]
Magic City Hippies will make their debut at the Miami Beach Bandshell for a special New Years Eve celebration in their home town! The psych-funk party starters will be joined by fellow hometown heroes Cannibal Kids, as well as one more band that will be announced at a later date. 7pm Doors / 8pm Show […]
Come and watch some of Miami's top ceramic artists at work on the pottery wheel! Inspired by Roberto Lugo's Street Shrines exhibition and his dazzling array of ceramic work, we're hosting a potter-in-residence from the Ceramic League of Miami in our streetside Bridge Tender House (Josephine Baker Pavilion) each Friday evening in February. Pass by along Washington […]
Celebrate the best of world cinema and discover the magic of movies at the 26th Annual Miami Jewish Film Festival Opening Night featuring the premiere of the award-winning film KARAOKE with director Moshe Rosenthal and Israeli superstar Sasson Gabay ("Shtisel," "The Band's Visit") in attendance!
Expand your listening horizons by catching leading contemporary classical musicians at The Wolfsonian in the next installment of the New Music Miami ISCM Festival. Championing and presenting cutting-edge performers and compositions over its 24 years of existence, the festival includes pieces for soloists, chamber ensembles, and music with video and electronics. Organized by the FIU […]
The Wolfsonian's Turn the Beat Around exhibition explores how Afro-Cuban genres like rumba, mambo, and cha-cha-cha made lasting contributions to U.S. music and dance. Dig deeper into this topic at an on-campus panel with three experts! Panelists will examine how tourism and Hollywood movies first acquainted American audiences with Afro-Cuban music, how the salsa movement was controversially […]
Where did salsa style come from? Ethnomusicologist Robin Moore answers that question by addressing both musical lineages and political changes. In the 1950s, mambo, cha-cha-cha, and the conjunto sound of Arsenio Rodríguez put Cuban music and musicians at the center of New York City nightlife, sparking a flow of influences between the two countries that continued far […]