BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Miami Design Preservation League - ECPv6.3.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mdpl.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Miami Design Preservation League REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172831 CREATED:20230922T140123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T140334Z UID:10006610-1711620000-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:The Big World: Alternative Landscapes in the Modern Era DESCRIPTION:The Big World\, focusing on depictions of the land in The Wolfsonian’s collection\, challenges expectations of landscape art as it goes beyond bucolic scenes to reveal changing vistas of the modern era rendered in paintings\, the decorative arts\, and even a grand piano. The exhibition charts a course through the end of the 19th century and into the first half of the 20th\, presenting the story of global growth and shifting ideas about the world around us—from pristine nature\, to its radical alteration in modern urban and industrial centers\, to panoramas ruined by war and environmental disregard. \nAugust 30\, 2023–June 2\, 2024\nThe Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue \nVisit the Wolfsonian-FIU website for the latest information: URL:https://mdpl.org/event/the-big-world-alternative-landscapes-in-the-modern-era/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/exhibition_the-big-world_banner-Large.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Wolfsonian-FIU":MAILTO:info@thewolf.fiu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172831 CREATED:20231201T172408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T172408Z UID:10007620-1711620000-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance DESCRIPTION:The flourishing of literary\, visual\, and musical arts between the 1920s and ’40s known as the Harlem Renaissance projected a new picture of Black life to the world. \nSilhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance considers the role of art in this movement\, paying special attention to the collaboration between artists and writers on illustrated books—works that reached a broad audience with stories and images that challenged demeaning stereotypes and asserted African Americans’ capacity for self-determination. \nCurated by Christopher Norwood\, founder of Hampton Art Lovers\, in consultation with Shawn Christian\, professor of English at Florida International University\, and Wolfsonian staff. \nSponsored by Cowles Charitable Trust\, Tamara L. Harris Foundation\, and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Art of Black Miami. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/silhouettes-image-and-word-in-the-harlem-renaissance-2/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/silhouettes.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Wolfsonian-FIU":MAILTO:info@thewolf.fiu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20231020T174739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T224114Z UID:10006795-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Nam June Paik: The Miami Years DESCRIPTION:Nam June Paik (b. 1932\, Seoul; d. 2006\, Miami Beach) was a pioneer in the development of electronic moving images and digitized compositions as a form of creative expression. Credited with originating the term “electronic superhighway” in 1974\, Paik’s complex works demonstrated enormous prescience for the influence and proliferation of digital media as an artistic medium\, the global expansion of social networks\, and the growing enmeshment between modern life and technology. \nOrganized around The Bass’ recent acquisition of Paik’s TV Cello (2003)\, Nam June Paik: The Miami Years offers a close examination of the artist’s connection to Miami. The exhibition uncovers the little-known history of the artist’s life in Miami Beach while exploring the innovative ways he used communication and media technologies in his work. \nIn the early 1990s\, people arriving at Miami International Airport had the opportunity to encounter two extraordinary sculptural installations by Paik. WING\, located in the Concourse B lobby\, greeted viewers with almost 100 television monitors assembled in a biplane-shaped\, neon frame\, punctuated by a propeller. MIAMI\, in front of the Customs exit doors in the lobby of Concourse E\, featured 74 monitors arranged to spell out M-I-A-M-I in block letters. \nIn both works\, the TV screens presented a mesmerizing flow of iconic images of South Florida interspersed with recognizable glimpses from around the world: palm trees\, flamingos\, bathers at the beach\, traffic jams\, Buddhist temples\, molten earth\, sailboats and molecules. Thousands of images\, along with Paik’s unique form of “electronic painting\,” combined into a dynamic cacophony flashing before travelers’ eyes. \nCommissioned in 1985 by the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Trust\, WING and MIAMI were dedicated on November 29\, 1990.While Paik made Miami Beach his home until his death in 2006\, by the late 1990s\, WING and MIAMI were no longer on public view. \nWith original research into Paik and South Florida\, including a timeline account of the making and display of WING and MIAMI\, Nam June Paik: The Miami Years will offer fresh insights into the acclaimed artist’s personal engagement with our region. \nThis exhibition will also include Notations\, performances by contemporary artists whose practices engage with and further the experimental uses of technology found in Nam June Paik’s work.” \nThe museum is open Wednesday-Sunday 12pm-6pm. Admission is free for Miami Beach Residents & City of Miami Beach employees (with valid ID/proof of residence). URL:https://mdpl.org/event/nam-june-paik-the-miami-years/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nam-june-paik.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240321T165713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T143859Z UID:10011990-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Hernan Bas Exhibit DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\,2023-MAY 5\,2024 \nThe Bass announces Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists\, on-view beginning December 4\, 2023 and through May 5\, 2024\, an exhibition of paintings that explore conceptual art as a permissive realm for creative behavior and an inviting space for queerness. \nHernan Bas: The Conceptualists will feature over thirty paintings\, many never previously exhibited at museums\, including the artist’s largest canvas to date measuring some 9 by 21 feet. \nIn his paintings\, drawings and installations\, Miami-based artist Hernan Bas (b. 1978) creates intricately detailed scenes that invite viewers to decipher an astounding number of visual references. His works often involve a single male or group of male figures caught in moments of stasis\, in apparent introspection or still repose. All other action surrounding the character is seemingly suspended for the artist’s and viewers’ thoughtful study. \nMining literary sources\, like the aesthetic decadence and queer eroticism of such nineteenth-century writers as Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysman\, Bas incorporates visual cues into a range of narratives. From poetry\, religion\, mythology and literature to the histories of gay struggle\, youth culture\, news media and television\, Bas’s detailed vignettes symbolically reference the peculiarities of cultural identities. \nWhile earlier works show male characters linked to specific stories\, each painting in The Conceptualists depicts a single protagonist deeply engaged in an obsessive\, idiosyncratic pastime. Bas’ subjects freely exercise the unique activities that give sustenance and meaning to their lives: carving objects that hold ice\, fabricating roadside memorials for hitchhikers\, chewing gum every waking hour of the day\, or gilding the leaves of dying house plants\, among other personal idylls. \nBas’ detailed depictions substantiate quirky behaviors under the generous categorization of “conceptual art.” These tales are queer\, where queerness refers not necessarily to sexual orientation but to a pillar of conceptual art—an incomprehensible permissiveness and liberating space for a society grounded in conformity. \nThe Conceptualists is a featured exhibition as The Bass commemorates its 60th anniversary season of sharing powerful contemporary art that excites\, challenges and educates audiences\, bringing new perspectives to Miami Beach’s diverse cultural context. \nABOUT HERNAN BAS\nHernan Bas (b. 1978\, Miami\, FL\, lives and works in Miami\, FL) creates paintings\, works on paper\, videos and installations that weave together adolescent adventures with classical poetry\, religious stories\, mythology\, the paranormal and literature. Influenced by the Romantic era of the 18th century that glorified the sublime beauty of nature and the Decadent movement of the 19th century that evoked romantic nihilism\, skepticism\, excess and artificiality\, Bas’ early work often portrayed nearly hidden adolescent male figures\, deep in contemplation amidst vast otherworldly landscapes. As the figure and the interiors they occupied became more and more prominent throughout Bas’ work\, so did the social and cultural context within which they were living. Spanning a wide range of time periods and themes\, Bas investigates inquisition\, desire and obsessions and invites the viewer to recognize their own curiosities and oddities. \nWhile the young male figure remains prominent throughout Bas’ oeuvre\, in his more recent work of individual paintings become an in-depth investigation into a singular critical subject\, addressing topics such as LGBTQIA+ activism and desire\, politics\, news\, conspiracy theories and the occult. Providing a unique perspective on American subculture and a contemporary version of History Painting\, they allow us to consider the relevance of seemingly inconsequential moments in the past and present and offer space for critical reflection. For his November 2019 exhibition with Lehmann Maupin\, TIME LIFE\, Bas used the Time-Life Book series “Mysteries of the Unknown” as his inspiration. Published between 1987 and 1991\, each book focused on a different paranormal topic\, such as ghosts\, UFOs\, psychic powers and dreams. Navigating the liminal space between reality and fiction\, the grotesque and the beautiful\, the odd and the mundane\, Bas highlights cult phenomena from the past that offer insight into the political and social concerns of today. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/hernan-bas-exhibit/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hernanbas.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240327T175021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T175021Z UID:10012015-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Bass Museum Presents: Carola Bravo Between Absence and Presence DESCRIPTION:MARCH 16\, 2023 – SEPTEMBER 30\, 2024 \nOn Thursday\, March 16\, 2023\, The Bass unveils Carola Bravo’s Between Absence and Presence\, the third cycle winner of the museum’s New Monuments open artist call\, a project supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation through the museum’s Knight Art Commissions Program. Installed in Collins Park\, Bravo’s temporary\, site-specific monument will be on view through January 2024. \nMiami-based\, Venezuelan artist Carola Bravo’s work includes architectural public art and immersive site-specific video and art installations. Through her practice\, she explores the geometry of our spaces and how they intersect with history\, memory and time. Touching on themes such as change\, home\, exile and hope\, Bravo examines our sense of belonging through the ordering of space. Her interest in landscape\, places and territories form the basis of her examination of the conceptual and emotional implications of our relationships with space and time. \nWith Between Absence and Presence\, Bravo challenges traditional commemoration and the use of public monuments by inverting a pedestal and covering it in a mirrored surface\, reflecting spectators and the surrounding environment. The reflective presence of the spectator integrated into the absence of where a commemorative object is expected to be is meant to highlight society’s inverted values by directing the viewers’ gaze towards themselves\, initiating questions about this legitimizing form of the monument\, long recognized as means for assigning value to people\, events and things. \nThe Bass is situated in Collins Park\, a public park in Miami Beach\, where there are presently four monuments that were commissioned by different groups at various times. Sitting atop stone plinths in the south side of the park\, these existing monuments pay homage to Cuban epidemiologist Dr. Carlos Finlay\, Venezuelan political leader Simón Bolívar\, Nicaraguan scientist Dr. Luis Henry Debayle and Cuban writer Jose Martí. Amid an international debate on monuments and their legitimacy\, New Monuments seeks to provide artists the opportunity to produce a new\, temporary fifth monument. \n“The Bass conceived of New Monuments as a way to elevate artistic voices in Miami\,” said Silvia Karman Cubiñá\, Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Bass. “In its third year\, we’re excited to continue to provide a forum where local artists engage in the national conversation redefining monuments and who or what they honor and represent.” \nBuilding upon the question of “what is a monument” and engaging in current conversations\, Between Absence and Presence is the third work in the New Monuments open artist call. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/bass-museum-presents-carola-bravo-between-absence-and-presence/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bass.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240327T182554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T182808Z UID:10012163-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Anne Duk Hee Jordan: I will always weather with you DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\,2023-JUN 23\,2024 \nThe Bass announces Anne Duk Hee Jordan: I will always weather with you\, opening December 4\, 2023 and on view through June 23\, 2024\, a new large-scale multisensory exhibition that uses technology to examine the perseverance of life on Earth against the increasing challenges of climate change. \nKorean-born and based in Berlin\, artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan (b. 1978) uses videos\, installations\, sound and kinetic objects to create enveloping environments that draw visitors into dialogue with natural phenomena\, technology and art. I will always weather with you at The Bass is Jordan’s first solo exhibition in the United States. \nJordan’s immersive world-building exhibitions combine humor and play to explore the way machines are portrayed in popular culture\, the media\, television and science fiction. She juxtaposes romantic perceptions of devices with acute reminders of the adverse effect technology has on nature and its impact on humanity’s connection to planet Earth. \nI will always weather with you is a multisensory scene that corresponds to the many characteristics of weather. The complex entanglement between nature and technology is of particular resonance in South Florida and Miami Beach\, communities that experience storm-related events with increasing frequency\, power and impact. \nThe exhibition will be composed of three zones—or atmospheres—analogous to the earthly experience of land\, water and air. Amid video projections of ocean streams and meteorological data\, visitors will “step into” weather. Mirrored walls create a visually unstable\, infinitely reflecting setting for video\, sculpture\, sound and robotics. Eye-popping kinetic sculptures— “robotic critters” —sing\, dance and disturb with simulated gusts of wind\, sound and fog. Radicchio leaves made of recycled glass and “Teapot” (a character embodying the escalating intensity of a storm\, from a gentle breeze to clattering tempest) also have supporting roles to play in the multidimensional installation. \nI will always weather with you presents a complete atmospheric embodiment of the power and authority of weather. The exhibition reminds viewers of the unwavering perseverance of human and nonhuman existence on Earth—living organisms inextricably bound to and influenced by our radically changing climate ecologies. \nAnne Duk Hee Jordan: I will always weather with you is a part of The Bass’ 60th anniversary season of sharing powerful contemporary art that excites\, challenges and educates audiences\, bringing new perspectives to Miami Beach’s diverse cultural context. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/anne-duk-hee-jordan-i-will-always-weather-with-you/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bass33.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240327T190405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T190405Z UID:10012229-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Etel Adnan: Painting into Space DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\, 2023 – JUN 23\, 2024 \nBeginning Monday December 4\, 2023\, and on view through June 23\, 2024\, The Bass Museum of Art presents Etel Adnan: Painting into Space\, featuring the premiere of a monumental wall mural set alongside additional works by the Lebanese-born artist. This exhibition will focus on the intersections of painting and architecture that informed Adnan’s career. \nA writer\, poet and visual artist\, Etel Adnan (b. 1925\, Beirut\, Lebanon; d. 2021\, Paris\, France) built a practice inspired by her cross-cultural experiences and lifelong engagement with the natural world. Adnan created rich\, geometric fields of color in her paintings and drawings\, with some compositions occasionally translated into large-scale wall murals. The artist originally wanted to study design before turning her attention to canvas and paper\, once stating\, “Architecture contains everything: form\, color\, social concerns.” Adnan recognized a mural’s inherent connection to the built environment\, a direct means of injecting art into public space. \nPainting into Space presents a selection of work by Adnan centered around The Bass’ recent acquisition of Untitled (2023)\, a monumental ceramic wall mural based on a sketch completed by the artist in 2020. The exhibition focuses on the interplay of geometric forms—circles\, squares\, and triangles—redolent in her paintings and underlying the artist’s interests in the spatial environment. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/etel-adnan-painting-into-space/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bass44-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T220000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240222T194048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T194048Z UID:10010469-1711627200-1711663200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Muhammad Ali's 60th Anniversary Celebration on Washington Avenue DESCRIPTION:The Washington Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is set to host a landmark tribute event honoring the unparalleled legacy of Muhammad Ali\, commemorating the 60th anniversary of his historic victory over Sonny Liston on February 25\, 1964 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. \nExperience the life-changing history and timeline of Muhammad Ali and celebrate the pivotal moments that catapulted Ali into becoming a global icon. \n​Why Washington Ave? \nWashington Avenue holds a unique place in the history of Muhammad Ali’s illustrious career. Home to the renowned 5th Street Gym\, where Ali honed his skills\, it was also the location where he secured his first heavyweight title at the Convention Center. \nMUHAMMAD ALI CELEBRATION – KEY DATES \n\nHistorical Timeline Exhibit | Open to the public | 555 Washington Avenue | February 23rd – April 1st | 12PM – 10PM\nO-Cinema | Free viewing | Ali By: Ken Burns | February 24th | 1PM | Limited seating\nO-Cinema | Free viewing | When We Were Kings | February 24th | 4PM | Limited seating\nFree Public Tour | Miami Beach Convention Center | February 24th & 25th | 11AM – 12PM\nAli Run | Walking Tour | February 25th | 6:30AM – 10AM | The Historic Hampton House\nMayoral Proclamation | February 25th | 5PM\n\n  \nFor more information on these events\, please visit https://www.washavemb.com/ URL:https://mdpl.org/event/muhammad-alis-60th-anniversary-celebration-on-washington-avenue/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:555 Washington Ave\, Miami Beach\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Muhammed-Ali-1-e1708629439983.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20220529T174354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220529T174354Z UID:10004144-1711645200-1711652400@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Adult Chess Club DESCRIPTION:Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced chess player\, match your skills and learn a few new tricks about this game of strategy. For more information\, please contact the branch. Ages 19 yrs. + URL:https://mdpl.org/event/adult-chess-club/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:Miami Beach Regional Library\, 227 22nd St\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Chess END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T120000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240229T163119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T180335Z UID:10010548-1711706400-1711713600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Sketchwalk | Fairchild Tropical Garden | Urban Sketchers DESCRIPTION:Come join Urban Sketchers for a Friday morning of sketching in the garden. \nFridays\, March 15th & 29th \n10 AM – 12 PM \nWe will meet at the entrance \nNote: Attendees must pay their own admission URL:https://mdpl.org/event/sketchwalk-fairchild-tropical-garden-urban-sketchers/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden\, 10901 Old Cutler Rd\, Miami\, FL\, 33156\, United States CATEGORIES:Urban Sketchers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fairchild-tropical-garden.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20230922T185523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T185523Z UID:10005903-1711706400-1711728000@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Mythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\nMythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids traces the natural and cultural roots of some of the world’s most enduring mythological creatures from Asia\, Europe\, the Americas\, and beyond. This alluring exhibition includes imaginative life-size models including a 17 foot-long dragon with a wingspan of over 19 feet\, a giant Kraken sea monster with 12-foot-long tentacles rising from the gallery floor\, and a 10-foot-tall unicorn\, capturing the imagination of every visitor.  Paintings and textiles\, along with cultural objects from around the world ranging from a Chinese Parade dragon to Greek Coins that bring to light surprising similarities and differences in the ways people around the world have been inspired by nature to envision and depict these strange and wonderful creatures. \nMythic Miami\nSouth Florida is a place of wonder and surprise\, filled with tales of the fantastical creatures inhabiting our waters\, forests\, and skies. Lasting stories of Caribbean mermaids\, the Chupacabra from Puerto Rico\, and Florida’s own Skunk Ape have fascinated us for generations\, while newly uncovered creatures make us imagine what else could be out there. Mythic Miami captures a few of these intriguing beings through stories and artifacts\, giving us a glimpse into the worlds of these extraordinary creatures. \nMythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids is organized by the American Museum of Natural History\, New York (amnh.org)\, in collaboration with The Field Museum\, Chicago; Canadian Museum of Civilization\, Gatineau; Australian National Maritime Museum\, Sydney; and Fernbank Museum of Natural History\, Atlanta. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/mythic-creatures-dragons-unicorns-mermaids/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:HistoryMiami Museum\, 101 W Flagler Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MYTHIC-CREATURES-2023-round2-1-scaled-e1689609300206.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240320T183413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T183947Z UID:10010680-1711706400-1711731600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:What's on the Menu DESCRIPTION:February 21–May 26\, 2024\nThe Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue \nBeginning in the 1920s\, restaurant and nightclub owners used all the tools of modern graphic design—vibrant colors\, bold lettering\, and striking images—to promote their businesses on printed materials. These establishments often commissioned commercial artists to create alluring menu covers that drew in customers by teasing an array of attractions\, including celebrity sightings\, risqué burlesque\, exotic foods\, and sophisticated surroundings. Featuring nearly 50 menus from the U.S. and Cuba\, along with programs\, postcards\, matchbooks\, and other items from iconic eateries on land\, at sea\, and in the air\, What’s on the Menu offers a glimpse of nightlife and dining in an age of glamour. \nThis installation is inspired by a recently promised gift from Vicki Gold Levi. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/whats-on-the-menu/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:Art Deco Museum\, 1001 Ocean Drive\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/whatsonthemenu.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T223000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240124T184155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T171039Z UID:10010143-1711733400-1711751400@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Smorgasburg Miami On Lincoln Road DESCRIPTION:Smorgasburg Miami\, the 305’s largest outdoor-food market will make its way from the art district of Wynwood to Miami Beach for the grand opening of ‘Smorgasburg Miami on Lincoln Road.’\n\n\n\nIn partnership with the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District (BID)\, Smorgasburg Miami will host a weekly market\, every Friday from 5:30 – 10:30 p.m. at 1100 Block in the Lincoln Road District\, featuring a lineup of best-in-class food trucks and tent vendors. Lenox Avenue will be closed for the event\, allowing families and attendees a place to walk and enjoy their food. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/smorgasburg-miami-on-lincoln-road/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:1100 Lincoln Road\, 1100 Lincoln Road\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/smorgasburg-1-e1706122029860.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240228T160344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T182655Z UID:10010496-1711792800-1711821600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:What's on the Menu - Wolfsonian Exhibit DESCRIPTION:February 21–May 26\, 2024\nThe Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue \nBeginning in the 1920s\, restaurant and nightclub owners used all the tools of modern graphic design—vibrant colors\, bold lettering\, and striking images—to promote their businesses on printed materials. These establishments often commissioned commercial artists to create alluring menu covers that drew in customers by teasing an array of attractions\, including celebrity sightings\, risqué burlesque\, exotic foods\, and sophisticated surroundings. Featuring nearly 50 menus from the U.S. and Cuba\, along with programs\, postcards\, matchbooks\, and other items from iconic eateries on land\, at sea\, and in the air\, What’s on the Menu offers a glimpse of nightlife and dining in an age of glamour. \nThis installation is inspired by a recently promised gift from Vicki Gold Levi. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/whats-on-the-menu-wolfsonian-exhibit/2024-03-30/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T130000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240229T165739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T181123Z UID:10010551-1711796400-1711803600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Sketchwalk | Simpson Park | Urban Sketchers DESCRIPTION:Come join Urban Sketchers on Saturday\, March 30th for a fun time sketching our surroundings at Simpson Park Hammock. \nWe will meet at the park entrance\, by the parking lot\, and then proceed to choose our spot to sketch. \nSimpson Park Hammock: 55 SW 17th  Road \n11 AM – 1 PM \n  URL:https://mdpl.org/event/sketchwalk-simpson-park-urban-sketchers/ LOCATION:Simpson Park Hammock\, 55 SW 17th Road\, Miami\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Urban Sketchers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/simpson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T150000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20230106T175527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230106T175527Z UID:10004421-1711807200-1711810800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:THE BASS HIGHLIGHTS TOUR DESCRIPTION:Guests will explore various highlights of the collection\, the museum’s architecture and current exhibitions both inside and outside of The Bass through an interactive guided tour. Trained educators who facilitate engaging discussions will provide behind-the-scenes experience of The Bass and activities to further engage your experience with art. This tour is included with cost of museum admission and lasts approximately 45 minutes. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/the-bass-highlights-tour-10/2024-03-30/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Walking Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/12-5-2020-Members-The-Bass-Museum-Art_Outside-1137-1-768x512-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T113000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20220527T192132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T192132Z UID:10003698-1711881000-1711884600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:SUNDAY VINYASA YOGA DESCRIPTION:Prepare for the week ahead with a Vinyasa/Hatha style Yoga class. Ground down in the Garden’s tropical oasis as the backdrop. Relieve stress by connecting your breath to your movements. The class can be modified for beginners\, but is filled with deep stretches\, twists\, balancing poses and incorporates breath work that will assist in reducing stress levels throughout your week. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/sunday-vinyasa-yoga-5/2024-03-31/ LOCATION:Miami Beach Botanical Garden\, 2000 Convention Center Drive\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Yoga ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/vinyasayoga.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240327T204911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T204911Z UID:10012372-1711882800-1711900800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Normandy Fountain Business Association Presents: Vintage Fair By Trunk Town - Epic Egg Hunt DESCRIPTION:MARCH 31 @ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM\n\n\n\nNormandy Fountain Business Association presents Vintage Fair by Trunk Town: Epic Egg Hunt! Join Normandy Fountain for shopping\, music\, food\, and a bounce house on Sunday\, March 31st from 11 AM – 4 PM. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/normandy-fountain-business-association-presents-vintage-fair-by-trunk-town-epic-egg-hunt/ LOCATION:Normandy Fountain\, 7802 Rue Vendome\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33141\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Music,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/normandyfountain.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T113000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20230106T175829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230106T175829Z UID:10004514-1712140200-1712143800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:BASS BABIES DESCRIPTION:A weekly art program is designed for our youngest visitors and their caregivers to foster new discoveries in sensory awareness\, creativity and pre-literacy skills through hands-on art activities. Each week\, students will learn about colors\, shapes\, patterns\, numbers and letters while exercising free expression which aides in problem solving\, assists in decision-making and provides a creative outlet for early learners. \nLed by teaching artist Paloma Dueñas\, these multidisciplinary and sensory sessions are designed for toddlers to learn basic concepts of art and artists through the exploration of art and music. Through the child’s motivation to explore and create\, the class provides an opportunity to work through behaviors\, bond with their caregiver\, and help with the transition from home into a kindergarten environment. \n\nREGISTRATION FEES \n$20 per class\nMuseum members (Family/Dual & above): $18 per class \nSign up for a class bundle of 5 and save 10%. Register for all classes and save: URL:https://mdpl.org/event/bass-babies/2024-04-03/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Educational ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BassBabiesNew-768x535-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20220529T171111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220529T171828Z UID:10004270-1712160000-1712167200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Chess Club for Tweens and Teens DESCRIPTION:Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced chess player\, match your skills and learn a few new tricks about this game of strategy. For more information\, please contact the branch. Ages 8 yrs. + URL:https://mdpl.org/event/chess-club-for-tweens-and-teens/2024-04-03/ LOCATION:Miami Beach Regional Library\, 227 22nd St\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Young Adult END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240327T200834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T172552Z UID:10012356-1712260800-1712260800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Miami New Drama Presents: Dangerous Days DESCRIPTION:Based on the acclaimed book ‘The Year of Dangerous Days’\, Miami New Drama brings to life a story that the New York Times called ‘a timely and searing account\, utterly absorbing.’\n\n\nIt’s the dawn of 1980. Miami is about to find itself in the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A future Pulitzer Prize winning reporter follows up on a tip. Could a police report about a traffic accident actually be a cover-up for a homicide? When Edna Buchanan begins to follow the trail\, she can’t possibly know it’s a story that will end in murder\, riots and a city on fire. She’s already got plenty of problems; a close relationship with a police department she now has to investigate\, a murder rate that has tripled in two years and a new intern with priorities of her own. \nAs Buchanan writes the stories that will push the city past its limits\, she’s challenged on two other fronts. Fidel Castro sends 125\,000 refugees to Miami\, including Cuba’s prison population. At the same time\, Colombia exports both cocaine and violence to Miami. Buchanan has sworn to follow every murder in town\, but how can one woman pursue the biggest story of her career while keeping up with an impossible spiral of crime? \nAs the city simmers\, some are intent on putting out fires\, others on finding scapegoats. In Buchanan’s world\, where cops are her best friends and toughest enemies\, things soon come to a boil. \n\n*Please visit the Miami New Drama Website for show dates and times \nPremieres April 4\, 2024 at the Colony Theatre \nShowing April 4-28th  URL:https://mdpl.org/event/miami-new-drama-presents-dangerous-days/2024-04-04/ LOCATION:Colony Theater\, 1040 Lincoln Road\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Theater ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dangerousdays.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240327T145758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T145758Z UID:10012007-1712343600-1712343600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:IN MIAMI I'M HAPPIER: O\, Miami Showcase DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of poetry and more as writers spanning ages and zip codes share their talents on the big stage. We’ll feature participants from O\, Miami’s various year-round educational programs. All year we educate\, in April we celebrate! \nFood & beverages are available for purchase at the show. \nMiami Beach Bandshell \nFri\, April 5 \nDoors open at 6:30 PM URL:https://mdpl.org/event/in-miami-im-happier-o-miami-showcase/ LOCATION:Miami Beach Bandshell\, 7275 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33141\, United States CATEGORIES:Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/omiami.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240406T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240406T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240327T151316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T151316Z UID:10012008-1712433600-1712433600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Yissy Garcia & Bandancha Live at the Bandshell DESCRIPTION:Women on the Drums featuring Yissy García & Bandancha. Yissy García\, composer and drummer\, is one of the most powerful artists of the new generation of Cuban musicians. Considered one of Cuba’s most dynamic and innovative musicians who defies genre and tradition with every funky groove\, she demonstrates the art of combining traps and percussion\, drawing from the wealth of Cuban folkloric and popular styles alongside serious jazz and funk. Featuring special guest X Alfonso + more. This is show is part of Out In The Tropics series presented by FUNDarte. \nMiami Beach Bandshell \nSaturday\, April 6th \nDoors open at 7 pm URL:https://mdpl.org/event/yissy-garcia-bandancha-live-at-the-bandshell/ LOCATION:Miami Beach Bandshell\, 7275 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33141\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/yissy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240327T154402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T154402Z UID:10012009-1712516400-1712516400@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Gretell Barreiro DESCRIPTION:Marina Fadu is Cuban artist Gretell Barreiro’s alter ego… With this offering – a ‘live musical movie\,’ – she reimagines Cuban cabaret in a contemporary\, experimental mode. A timeless ode to memory\, in a scenic and musical language both personal and universal\, revisiting times and cultures. Barreiro is joined in this performance by a stellar ensemble of musicians and performers\, and amplified with artistic visuals and multimedia. The performance is presented in partnership by Rhythm Foundation and FUNDarte\, free to the public through Miami Beach Arts in the Parks. Showtime is approximately 90 minutes. \nMiami Beach Bandshell \nSunday\, April 7th \n7 pm URL:https://mdpl.org/event/gretell-barreiro/ LOCATION:Miami Beach Bandshell\, 7275 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33141\, United States CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/grettel.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240408T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240408T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240321T180623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T180623Z UID:10012003-1712597400-1712606400@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Operation Moses: The 40th Anniversary of the Israeli Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews DESCRIPTION: Monday\, April 8 at 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm \n Jewish Museum of Florida\n301 Washington Ave\, Miami Beach\, FL 33199  \n\n\n\nOperation Moses was the covert rescue of more than 10\,000 Beta Israel – the Ethiopian Jews – from the 1984 famine and civil war. Thousands of members of this community\, who lived for centuries in the region\, sought to return to their ancestral homeland. They traveled by foot to refugee camps in Sudan and were eventually taken in this remarkable operation to a new life in Israel\, further enriching the diverse mosaic of people in the state. \nThis event will feature a panel discussion with individuals who were part of or witnessed Operation Moses and have written about the historic mission and the Ethiopian Jewish community\, as well as an exhibition of artifacts and photographs that bring this historic operation to life. Two of our panelists have their work featured in the exhibition. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/operation-moses-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-israeli-rescue-of-the-ethiopian-jews/ LOCATION:Jewish Museum-FIU\, 301 Washington Ave\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jewishmuseum.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T130000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240321T181520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T181520Z UID:10012004-1712664000-1712667600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Can I See the Horns: Roots of Antisemitism presented by Marcia Jo Zerivitz DESCRIPTION: Tuesday\, April 9th at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm \n Virtual Event\n\n\nWe can agree that Jewish life since October 7\, 2023\, is no longer the same. Antisemitism has ginormously increased here in the US and globally and has become normalized\, especially on college campuses\, and mostly based on conspiracy theories. Florida hosts the nation’s second-largest number of hate groups: 89. More than a quarter of the world thinks that everything Jews do is wrong and that all wrongs are done by Jews. Why have antisemitism and resulting hate crimes increased since the COVID-19 pandemic and the Israel-Hamas war? Antisemitism\, a virus that mutates with every generation\, has been the early warning signal of a society in danger over history. Why? Using degenerate artworks that demonstrate antisemitism’s genesis and tropes\, Marcia Jo Zerivitz demonstrates the current situation\, the historical background of antisemitism and the insidious power of imagery in communicating the agenda of hatred\, including Christian roots\, the Middle Ages\, the modern world and contemporary racist images since the Civil War covering eugenics\, the klan\, neo-nazis\, restrictive covenants\, and white supremacy. \nThis 65-minute PowerPoint presentation\, created from 40 years of Zerivitz’s research\, includes the challenges of social media and the internet in the spread of antisemitism and actions to help combat Jew hatred that began 2\,300 years ago. \nDial-In Information \nSimply click the Zoom link and you will be admitted into the waiting room: https://fiu.zoom.us/j/84554599030#success \nEvent page: https://calendar.fiu.edu/event/can-i-see-the-horns-roots-of-antisemitism-presented-by-marcia-jo-zerivitz URL:https://mdpl.org/event/can-i-see-the-horns-roots-of-antisemitism-presented-by-marcia-jo-zerivitz/ LOCATION:Virtual event CATEGORIES:Public Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jewishmuseum.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T193000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240327T154923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T154923Z UID:10012010-1712863800-1712863800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Miami Film Festival Presents: The Performance DESCRIPTION:Based on a short story by Arthur Miller\, The Performance is set in 1937 as the fascist atmosphere in Germany is nearing its brutal pinnacle.  Harold May is an American Jew and gifted tap dancer. Though he is nearly past his prime\, he still longs for the success and status that have eluded him. While on tour in Europe\, Harold and his troupe are scouted by Damian Fugler\, a German attache. Not Knowing the blond-haired May is Jewish\, Fugler offers them a huge sum to perform one show in Berlin. Once in Germany\, the troupe discovers that the show is an exclusive performance for Hitler himself. As Fugler\, Harold\, and the troupe’s lives become intertwined\, Harold is faced with a choice: either keep his Jewish identity a secret for the sake of his dreams or\, ironically\, own up to who he really is in order to escape.   Followed by a post-screening extended conversation with Actor Jeremy Piven and Director Shira Piven \n\n\n\n\nThe Miami Dade College’s 41st Miami Film Festival will showcase an impressive array of international\, American\, and Ibero-American films from April 5-14\, 2024 playing at various locations across Miami. Featuring 10 World Premieres\, 10 North American Premieres\, 5 U.S. Premieres\, and 11 East Coast Premieres\, and 42 Florida Premieres\, the 2024 Miami Film Festival will celebrate more than 180 feature narratives\, documentaries\, and short films of all genres\, from over 31 countries worldwide. Beyond film screenings\, the festival organizes a wide array of world-class events\, including in-depth conversations with film legends\, celebrity Q&As\, awards presentations\, workshops\, gala parties\, masterclasses\, and industry networking opportunities. Find the full schedule at MiamiFilmFestival.com \n\n\n\n\nMiami Beach Bandshell \nDoors open at 6:30 pm  \nThursday\, April 11th \nThis is an 18+ event  URL:https://mdpl.org/event/miami-film-festival-presents-the-performance/ LOCATION:Miami Beach Bandshell\, 7275 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33141\, United States CATEGORIES:Film Screening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/miamifilmfest.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20231006T023206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T023206Z UID:10005990-1713085200-1713114000@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Lincoln Road Antique and Collectible Market DESCRIPTION:In its 30th Year! \nThe Lincoln Road Market is one of the premier venues for Stylish Vintage items in South Florida . Located on Historic Lincoln Road in the heart of the Art Deco district you can find anything from vintage Pucci fashions \, Jewelry from the 19th and 20th century \, Designer mid century furniture and Objects de Art of all periods. All located amidst some of the finest shops and restaurants on Miami.Beach . Free admission URL:https://mdpl.org/event/lincoln-road-antique-and-collectible-market/2024-04-14/ LOCATION:Lincoln Road\, 1003 Lincoln Road\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lincoln-walk-250x256.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240321T183604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T183604Z UID:10012005-1713207600-1713214800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Jews and India: Professor Nathan Katz DESCRIPTION: Monday\, April 15th at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm \n Jewish Museum of Florida\n301 Washington Ave\, Miami Beach\, FL 33199 United States \n\n\n\nThe Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU invites you to its upcoming lecture Jews and India: Professor Nathan Katz. \nJews have lived in India for two thousand years and have exerted a surprising influence over this vast and friendly host\, while quite naturally receiving influences from India. During this talk\, we will view how Jewish communities have interacted with their predominantly Hindu host\, how individual Jews have impacted Indian religious practice\, commercial ethics\, and even Mughal emperors! And more recently\, interreligious dialogues have inspired the Dalai Lama and led leading rabbis to conclude that Hinduism is not idolatrous and that\, in fact\, Jews and Hindus worship the same One god. \n  URL:https://mdpl.org/event/jews-and-india-professor-nathan-katz/ LOCATION:Jewish Museum-FIU\, 301 Washington Ave\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jewishmuseum.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T172832 CREATED:20240321T170257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T143728Z UID:10011987-1713441600-1713474000@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Hernan Bas Exhibit DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\,2023-MAY 5\,2024 \nThe Bass announces Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists\, on-view beginning December 4\, 2023 and through May 5\, 2024\, an exhibition of paintings that explore conceptual art as a permissive realm for creative behavior and an inviting space for queerness. \nHernan Bas: The Conceptualists will feature over thirty paintings\, many never previously exhibited at museums\, including the artist’s largest canvas to date measuring some 9 by 21 feet. \nIn his paintings\, drawings and installations\, Miami-based artist Hernan Bas (b. 1978) creates intricately detailed scenes that invite viewers to decipher an astounding number of visual references. His works often involve a single male or group of male figures caught in moments of stasis\, in apparent introspection or still repose. All other action surrounding the character is seemingly suspended for the artist’s and viewers’ thoughtful study. \nMining literary sources\, like the aesthetic decadence and queer eroticism of such nineteenth-century writers as Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysman\, Bas incorporates visual cues into a range of narratives. From poetry\, religion\, mythology and literature to the histories of gay struggle\, youth culture\, news media and television\, Bas’s detailed vignettes symbolically reference the peculiarities of cultural identities. \nWhile earlier works show male characters linked to specific stories\, each painting in The Conceptualists depicts a single protagonist deeply engaged in an obsessive\, idiosyncratic pastime. Bas’ subjects freely exercise the unique activities that give sustenance and meaning to their lives: carving objects that hold ice\, fabricating roadside memorials for hitchhikers\, chewing gum every waking hour of the day\, or gilding the leaves of dying house plants\, among other personal idylls. \nBas’ detailed depictions substantiate quirky behaviors under the generous categorization of “conceptual art.” These tales are queer\, where queerness refers not necessarily to sexual orientation but to a pillar of conceptual art—an incomprehensible permissiveness and liberating space for a society grounded in conformity. \nThe Conceptualists is a featured exhibition as The Bass commemorates its 60th anniversary season of sharing powerful contemporary art that excites\, challenges and educates audiences\, bringing new perspectives to Miami Beach’s diverse cultural context. \nABOUT HERNAN BAS\nHernan Bas (b. 1978\, Miami\, FL\, lives and works in Miami\, FL) creates paintings\, works on paper\, videos and installations that weave together adolescent adventures with classical poetry\, religious stories\, mythology\, the paranormal and literature. Influenced by the Romantic era of the 18th century that glorified the sublime beauty of nature and the Decadent movement of the 19th century that evoked romantic nihilism\, skepticism\, excess and artificiality\, Bas’ early work often portrayed nearly hidden adolescent male figures\, deep in contemplation amidst vast otherworldly landscapes. As the figure and the interiors they occupied became more and more prominent throughout Bas’ work\, so did the social and cultural context within which they were living. Spanning a wide range of time periods and themes\, Bas investigates inquisition\, desire and obsessions and invites the viewer to recognize their own curiosities and oddities. \nWhile the young male figure remains prominent throughout Bas’ oeuvre\, in his more recent work of individual paintings become an in-depth investigation into a singular critical subject\, addressing topics such as LGBTQIA+ activism and desire\, politics\, news\, conspiracy theories and the occult. Providing a unique perspective on American subculture and a contemporary version of History Painting\, they allow us to consider the relevance of seemingly inconsequential moments in the past and present and offer space for critical reflection. For his November 2019 exhibition with Lehmann Maupin\, TIME LIFE\, Bas used the Time-Life Book series “Mysteries of the Unknown” as his inspiration. Published between 1987 and 1991\, each book focused on a different paranormal topic\, such as ghosts\, UFOs\, psychic powers and dreams. Navigating the liminal space between reality and fiction\, the grotesque and the beautiful\, the odd and the mundane\, Bas highlights cult phenomena from the past that offer insight into the political and social concerns of today. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/hernan-bas-exhibit-2/2024-04-18/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hernanbas.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR