July26 to August 4
Thursday
July 26
Music
Cristina Morrison
Catch a live performance from female vocalist Cristina Morrison when she appears at The Van Dyke Café tonight, performing songs from her new CD, I Love. Morrison is as worldly and well-traveled as they come. She was born in Miami and spent time living in Rome, Quito, the Galapagos Islands and Los Angeles before landing in the New York. Her original compositions are beautifully carnal while the title track is a celebration of art and free spirits. This is bright and contemporary jazz singing in the best sense of the word. Backing her are Michel Ferre on piano, Cayo Iturralde on bass, Rodolfo Zuniga on drums and Nestor Zurita on sax. 9pm. Free. Van Dyke Café, 846 Lincoln Rd; Miami Beach. For info: 305-534-3600.
July 26
Theatre
The Hamlet Dog and Pony Show
Wrapping up Mad Cat Theatre Company’s 12th season, is a play written by Jessica Farr and Paul Tei. The Hamlet Dog and Pony Show is a deconstruction of Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet. This take not only allows the age old question To be or not to be but contemplates whether or not the question is even still valid in today’s hypermodern society. Through the use of music, multimedia and puppetry, The Hamlet Dog and Pony Show, directed by Paul Tei, is a tragedy of errors that remains in dialogue with the dead in order to build a method for which to go on living. Featuring: Ken Clement, Troy Davidson, Giordan Diaz, Jessica Farr, Carey Brianna Hart, Christopher A. Kent, Emilie Paap, Theo Reyna and Brian Sayre, and with voice of James Samuel Randolph as the Ghost of Hamlet’s father. $40. (with food & drink). The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, 404 NW 26th St; Miami. For info: madcattheatre.org or 866.811.4111.
July 26
Music
Jon Bon Jovi
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi and The Kings of Suburbia will perform at Hard Rock Live tonight. An exciting solo debut for Bon Jovi at Hard Rock Live, fans can expect to hear favorite Bon Jovi hits, as well as classic rock and roll songs. Musically, Bon Jovi has set the bar for nearly three decades as one of the world’s most successful musicians. Globally, his Grammy winning band Bon Jovi has sold over 130 million albums, consistently delivered #1 albums and Top Ten hits and performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for upwards of 34 million fans. 8pm. $104 – $304. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood. For info: 954-327-ROCK or seminolehardrockhollywood.com
July 26
Festival
Miami Performance Fest
Edge Zones Projects a Miami based non-profit arts organization will host the first Miami Performance International Festival. The festival draws upon the rich local and international cultural landscapes to present masters of performance and installation art who will work alongside both established and emerging artists selected from around the world. This intensive contemporary arts event will take place at three different sites throughout Miami-Dade County: Downtown Miami, the Miami Design District and the Botanical Gardens of the City of Miami Beach. The program will explore the breaking down of boundaries between visual art, music, dance and poetry. In collaboration with a consortium of three arts institutions and curators, M/P ’12 will provide a platform and support artists to realize reflexive and culturally poignant projects. Miami will be the stage for this dynamic laboratory. The festival will include workshops, lectures and artist talks. Participating artists include Christine Brault, Irene Loughlin, Guillermo Moscoso, Carolina Schmidt, Senoritaugarte, Ismael Ogando, Grimaldy Polanco, Eduardo Balerdi, Pip Brant and Mark Holt to name a few.
July 26
Theatre
Sweeny Todd
The fabulous musical thriller, Sweeny Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opens tonight in Ft. Lauderdale. Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 Tony award winning musical thriller tells a haunting and beautiful story of love and revenge. With a cast of over 20, and memorable songs like “Johanna”, “Pretty Women”, and “Not While I’m Around”, be mesmerized by one of Sondheim’s most acclaimed works. $20. 7pm. Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave; Fort Lauderdale. For info: browardcenter.org
July 26
Books
Landscape Architecture Now
Taschen has just published the new book Landscape Architecture Now and two South Florida architects are prominently featured: Raymond Jungles, the designer of the gardens for 1111 Lincoln Road in Miami, and Margi Glavovic Nothard, who designed Young Circle Park in Hollywood and the Museum’s beautiful new plaza. Both will speak about the work and sign copies of the great new Taschen title. Reservations are not required. 6pm – 7:30pm. Free. Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale. For info: moafl.org
July 26
Art
Wynwood Studio Walk
Artist Studios located in Wynwood are now opening their doors to the public twice a month in the evening for Wynwood Studio Walk, when the artists will be present and working. These events are held in addition to Wynwood’s Second Saturday Art Walk to offer visitors more options to enjoy the local art scene. Participating artists include Teresa Mas, Danilo Gonzales, Erni Vales, Carola Perla, David Tupper, Miguel Paredes, Molly Bo, Patricia Chaparro, Keni Valenti, Ricardo Triana, Eleazar Delgado, Carol Adrianza, Jude Papaloko Thegenus, Flavio Galvan, Michael Perez, Martyn Quinn, and Emilio Adan Martinez. Local area restaurants will also be offering Happy Hour specials to support the walk. 5-9pm. Free. 25 St and NW 2nd Ave; Wynwood. For info: ATELIER1022@aol.com
July 27
Festival
Key Largo Food & Wine Festival
Sounds like a fun day trip. Set on an island known for its bountiful tropical fruit, fresh snapper, tuna, mahi-mahi, shrimp and lobster, the nine-day festival incorporates gourmet wine dinners with cultural specialties, feasts and fiestas, palate-pleasing adventures and wines from around the world. For info: KeyLargoFoodandWineFestival.com or 305-394-3736.
July 27
Social
Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays
Catch a Tango performance by Luis Fernando Osorio from Salsa Art Dance Studio. Panamanian Latin rock star Dania will perform as will Ras Cocoman. For the kids, don’t miss, face painting at Miami Arts Parade booth or Daniella Viotti. the Living Statue performer who has been mesmerizing crowds at Viernes Culturales for many years. Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays are held the last Friday of each month in Little Havana, featuring artwork, music, and fine dining. 7pm to 11pm. Calle Ocho between 13th and 17th Ave; Miami. For info: 305-643-5500 or viernesculturales.org
July 27
Kids
Discover Art!
This family festival takes center stage at Little Haiti Cultural Center showcasing children’s art, local talent, international dance, music and more tonight. Same Stage, curated by Afua Hall, a multicultural evening of dance with a diverse array of local choreographers, performers, and dance styles. Performances will be given by Yanui Cezar and Tradyson Lakou Lay, Haitian Folk dancers with live music; Delou African Dance Company, local dancers showcasing West African drumming and dance; Neri Torres from Ife Ile Afro Cuban Dance Company, exhibiting her signature solo piece Oya; Charmille Walters will present a traditional Jamaican folk dance solo; Carlota Padera and Priscilla Marrero, recent Miami Light Project Here & Now Commission recipients and FIU graduates, will perform their duet Think Like A Man that is a satire of the masculine/feminine in Latin culture; Samantha Pazos , a FSU MFA candidate, showcases a duet with Pioneer Winter; Karen Peterson, Adam Eckstat, Bernadette Kalyan Salgado & Karime Arabia, will perform a mixed ability duet; Hattie Williams, the Tattooed Ballerina will perform a solo piece; Kevin “Newcre” Sanchez and Robert “Fantum” Bell of Raw Miami Crew; Thomas Armour Youth Ballet and the D.O.V.E dance ministry. 4pm – 8pm. Free. Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 Northeast 59th Terr; Miami. For info: miamigov.com/LHCulturalcenter
July 27
Dance
Future Stars of the Ballet
More than 80 young, talented dancers will take the stage of the Parker Playhouse to flaunt the skills they acquired while participating in the Summer Intensive Program of Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida. After a four week long dance training program (with a focus in ballet), these dedicated young dancers will present excerpts of the Classical Ballet Sleeping Beauty showcasing the most significant variations and adagios of Tchaikovsky’s magnificent piece choreographed by Marius Petipa. In addition to the ballet program, a program of Flamenco and Modern Dances will be performed. 7pm. $20. Parker Playhouse, 707 NE 8th St; Fort Lauderdale. For info: 954-462-0222 or ParkerPlayhouse.com
July 27
Film
Oslo
The Miami Premiere of Oslo takes place tonight at the MB Cinematheque. Directed by Joachim Trier with Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Malin Crepin, Oslo is the story of thirty-four-year-old Anders, smart, handsome and from a good family, but deeply haunted by all the opportunities he has wasted, all the people he has let down. He will soon complete his drug rehabilitation in the countryside. As part of the program, he is allowed to go into the city for a job interview. But he takes advantage of the leave and stays on in the city, drifting around, meeting people he hasn’t seen in a long while. He is still relatively young, but feels his life in many ways is already over. For the remainder of the day and long into the night, the ghosts of past mistakes will wrestle with the chance of love, the possibility of a new life and the hope to see some future by morning. $10. 9pm – 10:30pm. Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach. For info: MBCinema.com.
July 27
Books
Raymond Jungles & Margi Nothard
Meet local landscapers Raymond Jungles & Margi Nothard when they sign and showcase their new book. — Landscape Architecture Now! One of the hottest areas of contemporary design is landscape architecture. No matter what the architectural style of the moment, the green areas around houses, stadiums or corporate headquarters have taken on a considerable importance, all the more so with the emphasis on ecology and green design. Landscape Architecture Now! calls on the work of the top designers of the moment, from Ken Smith, author of the Museum of Modern Art’s rooftop garden, to West 8 from Rotterdam, but also on architects ranging from Steven Holl to Tadao Ando. Among the new names are two from South Florida: Raymond Jungles and Margi Nothard. Jungles’s multiple award-winning project is the bold, simple and timeless design for 1111 Lincoln Road. Nothard’s Young Circle ArtsPark is a significant urban design and cultural project located in downtown Hollywood. 8pm. Free. Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave; Coral Gables. For info: booksandbooks.com.
July 27
Music
Jazz at MOCA
The Jazz at MOCA AP Beach Series concert tonight will be HOT HOT HOT when flautist and saxophonist Bobby Ramirez takes the stage with Pan Con Bistec. This Afro Cuban Band performs classic Cuban dance music and Latin Jazz favorites honoring the music of Tito Puente, Mario Bauza, Celia Cruz, Jose Fajardo, Dizzy Gilespie, Machito, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beny More, and other legendary masters of Latin Jazz. For the last 12 years, Pan Con Bistec has been performing throughout South Florida featuring saxophonist / flautist Bobby Ramirez whose creative artistic endeavors have had a significant impact on audiences worldwide, as well as helping to define the Florida Jazz sound. Born in Cuba, Bobby Ramirez was raised in Miami where he gained a distinct musical expression rooted in Afro-Cuban rhythm, Latin music and American Jazz. As a result, his musical talents blossomed within South Florida’s multi-cultural environment. MOCA galleries will be open and currently on view is Ed Ruscha: On the Road and Ragnar Kjartansson: Song. Free. 8pm. The Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th St; North Miami. For info: 305-893-6211 or mocanomi.org
July 27
Art
Bernard Eismann
Photographs by Bernard Eismann will be on display at the Artrageous Gallery in the Gables. The exhibit will open tonight with a reception at the gallery. Eismann has been taking pictures since his early teens. The images his eye seeks are of people and places, each with some hint of a story. Starting in the 1950s he worked in the news business as an editor, reporter and foreign correspondent—not a photographer– covering war, revolution , politics and natural disasters for almost 20 years. Assignments took him to all 50 states, to political conventions, presidential campaigns, to Israel, India, Vietnam, Cuba, Panama, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic as well to coverage Mercury and Gemini space missions with reports heard and seen on CBS and ABC. His work earned 2 Emmys along with a number of other professional awards. 7pm – 10pm. Free. Village of Merrick Park, 330 San Lorenzo Ave; Coral Gables. For info: 786.431.1360 or artrageousgallery.com
July 27
Theatre
Turn of the Screw
Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Henry James atmospheric horror story, reimagined for two actors. Based on the provocative tale of suspense, horror and repressed sexuality, this adaptation of The Turn of the Screw gives the famous story yet another turn of its own. This production is directed by Margaret M. Ledford and stars Katherine Amadeo and William Matthew Chizever. $25. 8pm. Pelican Theatre at Barry University, 11300 NE Second Ave; Miami Shores. For info: 866-811-4111 or nakedstage.org
July 27
Film
Linotype: The Film
“It was close to love at first sight,” Doug Wilson says, recalling his initial encounter with a Linotype type casting machine, which occurred almost nine years ago in a letterpress shop in Springfield, Missouri, where he lives. “I was fascinated by the machine. I started researching it and there wasn’t much out there. I remember thinking that someone should make a film about it. I didn’t think it would be me.” A graphic designer, letterpress artist, and now a film director and producer, Wilson has recently wrapped up post-production on the documentary Linotype: The Film, which will be screened at The Wolfsonian tonight. The screening is the film’s Florida premiere and a rare chance to view it on a large screen. Wilson will be on hand for a talk and questions after the film; a post-talk reception will follow at The Betsy. Free. 7pm. The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave; Miami Beach. For info: wolfsonian.org
July 28
Kids
Sensory Saturday
Miami Children’s Museum has created a new program where one Saturday of every month, the Museum will be hosting an inclusive accessibility event. Sensory Saturday will be open to all children with special needs, their families, and friends. They will be able to explore and enjoy the museum in an accessible, educational, and supportive environment. Families will be able to interact and network with each other and learn about the available resources. Every child is a passionate learner but many children with special needs experience a hard time with abstract thinking, sensory overloads, transitions and social communications. In addition to MCM’s multisensory interactive exhibits, which invite children to touch, explore and create, the Museum will be adjusted to a sensory friendly environment with modified lighting, sound adjustments and “cool down” rooms available to relax in. There will also be special programming such as yoga, art and music therapy. Miami Children’s Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway; Miami. For info: miamichildrensmuseum.org or 305-373-5437.
July 28
Tour
Stillness & Movement
Following a curator-led tour of Kimsooja: A Needle Woman, explore exhibition themes through this interactive workshop. Participants will explore the multiple possibilities of bodily movement and stillness, both at the level of the individual and as a human collective. Priscilla Marrero and Carlota Pradera, professional dancers and choreographers, will join together with Gustavo Matamoros, sound artist. 2pm – 3:30pm. Free with museum admission. MAM, 101 W Flagler St; Miami. For info: 305.375.4073 or miamiartmuseum.org.
July 28
Film
Trishna
The Miami Premiere of Trishna, based on Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the D’Ubervilles. Master filmmaker Michael Winterbottom’s newest film stars Frieda Pinto as Trishna in her most revealing performance yet. Trishna lives with her family in a village in Rajasthan, India ‘s largest state. As the eldest daughter, she works in a nearby resort to help pay the bills. Jay is the wealthy son of a property developer. When he takes up managing a resort at his father’s request, he meets Trishna at a dance and their fates cross. Jay finds every opportunity to win Trishna’s affection and she accepts his efforts with shy curiosity. But when the two move to Mumbai and become a couple, Jay’s deep family bond threaten the young lovers’ bliss. Shot with Winterbottom’s agile camera, Trishna is a powerful look at the tension between ancient privilege and modern equality, between codes of urban and rural life. 6:45pm & 8:45pm. $10. Miami Beach Cinematheque at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach. For info: mbcinema.com
July 28
Workshop
Art Ensemble
Touch-Paper Art Ensemble will conduct a workshop utilizing some of their primary means of production: mask work, investigation into archetypes, and shared writing. The workshop will be conducted for three hours with an hour devoted to each exploration. Participants should wear loose comfortable clothing and be prepared to do some limited movement work. Limited to twenty participants. Free. 10am – 1pm. Edge Zones, 150 N.E. 40th St; Miami. For info: 305 303 8852 or edgezones@me.com.
July 29
Kids
Super WHY Live!
Preschoolers have “the power” to experience Super WHY as never before when Super WHY Live: You’ve Got the Power!, the first-ever live show based on the top-rated PBS KIDS TV series flies into town. Showcasing cutting-edge technology, visual effects and aerial stunts, Super WHY Live vibrantly brings to life Super Why, Alpha Pig, Wonder Red, Princess Presto and their puppy pal Woofster, who each take children on larger-than-life, imagination-stimulating adventures. $32.50. 2pm. Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave; Miami Beach. For info: livenation.com
July 29
Food
Lincoln Road Farmer’s Market
Year-round Sunday market between Meridian Street and Washington Avenue features locally grown organic fruits and vegetables, honey, baked goods, teas and spices, plants, orchids, cut flowers and tropical fruit smoothies. 7am. Lincoln Road Farmers Market, Miami Beach. For info: themarketcompany.org
July 30
Dance
Expressions Performing Arts
The Summer Camp will present its bi-weekly Showcase of artistic dance emphasizing an anti-bullying message in a production inspired by FAME. Campers ages 5-through 17 will explore-dance, musical theatre, modeling and etiquette, an adapted version of FAME as they perform the story line and incorporate the camp’s anti-bullying message. 3:45pm. Free. Nautilus Auditorium, 4301 North Michigan Ave; Miami Beach. For info: 786-512-8783
July 31
Poetry
David Kwiat
An Evening of Original Poetry with David Kwiat tonight. Kwiat has been a professor in the Theater Division at New World School of the Arts since 1989. He is the recipient of an Endowed Teaching Chair and his many performances in South Florida have earned him two Carbonell Awards; “Best Actor” and “Best Supporting Actor.” David authored John Barrymore: Confessions of an Actor, which he has performed at the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival, The King’s Head Theatre in London and throughout the US. His poem “Hurricane Season: The Nature of War” was included in the 10th Edition of The Art of Being Human. His book of poetry, Traveler in Residence is available at Amazon.com and he is currently completing his latest book of poetry, Terminal Hotel. David lives, teaches, acts, and writes poetry in Miami. 7:30pm. Free. GableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave; Coral Gables. For info: gablestage.org
July 31
Film
Boomerang
The Miami Jazz Society host The Miami Tower Film Series showing fab flicks weekly. Two films will be shown tonight. First is Boomerang. A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is. Directed by Reginald Hudlin. Starring Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens. 6:15pm & 8:15pm. Stay for another hilarious Murphy flick, Coming to America. An African prince goes to Queens, New York City to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will. Directed by John Landis. Starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall. 8:30pm & 10:30pm. Cash bar and snacks. Free. Miami Tower, 100 SE 2nd Street, Miami. For info: 305-688-4564
July 31
Green
Ecomb’s GreenRaiser
The Environmental Coalition of Miami \& the Beaches (ECOMB), one of Miami-Dade County’s leading non-profits promoting sustainability, will host their 2nd Annual “GreenRaiser. They will honor the community’s best environmental leaders working to ensure a more sustainable community with the Annual Emerald City Award”
This year’s recipients include: Deco Bike, Whole Foods Market South Beach, Jeff Burnside – Environmental Reporter, Sam Van Leer – Urban Paradise Guild and Let’s Celebrate the ‘Green Life’, website. 7pm. Mondrian South Beach, 1110 West Ave; Miami Beach. For info: 305-672-2662 or ecomb.org
August 1
Film
Premium and Miracle
Films at MOCA will show two rarely shown films Premium and Miracle, by legendary West Coast artist Ed Ruscha.Ruscha, who is the subject of the current Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition, Ed Ruscha: On the Road (on view through September 2) is best-known for his artists’ books, paintings and photographs that document and comment on the shifting character of the American landscape. Ruscha also experimented in the film medium and these two films from the 1970s display a gift for deadpan humor. Premium is based on the Mason Williams short story “How to Derive the Maximum Enjoyment from Crackers” and stars artist Larry Bell as young lothario who invites model Leon Bing to be his crouton of love. Miracle (1975) features artist Jim Ganzer as a man obsessed with the carburetor of a 1965 Mustang and actress Michelle Phillips in a tale about a strange day in the life of an auto mechanic. 7pm. $5. Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th S; North Miami. For info: mocanomi.org or 305 893 6211.
August 1
Dance
Miami Salsa Congress
Held every summer, The Annual Miami Salsa Congress is a 5 day Latin music and dance festival featuring over 500 international performers, 3 nights of spectacular dance showcases, 30+ hours of dance workshops with world-renowned instructors, live concerts every night, DJs, pre-parties, pool-parties, evening galas & after-parties. $30. 9pm. Deauville Beach Resort, 6701 Collins Ave; Miami Beach. For info: 305-865-851.
August 2
Film
OMG! Dinner & a Movie
A night of food, fun and flicks kicks off with a pre-reception bash in the O Cinema courtyard, featuring a beer & wine cash bar and music by DJ Jessimix. 6 to 7pm. Doors for the cinema will open promptly at 7pm and dinner will be served immediately with the film screening to follow shortly after. The film, Queen Of Versailles, is directed by lauded filmmaker and photographer Lauren Greenfield, who won the U.S. Directing Award for Documentary Film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for this film, The Queen of Versailles is a character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis. With epic proportions of Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags-to-riches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream. The film begins with the family triumphantly constructing the biggest house in America, a 90,000 sq. ft. palace in Orlando, Florida. Over the next two years, their sprawling empire, fueled by the real estate bubble and cheap money, falters due to the economic crisis. Major changes in lifestyle and character ensue within the cross-cultural household of family members and domestic staff. See it tonight, paired with a fantastic meal of BBQ brisket plus, Chef Hedy Goldsmith’s Red velvet cake for dessert + snack. O Cinema, 90 NW 29th St; Miami. For info: 305-571-9970 or o-cinema.org
August 3
Dance
Paris on T’Aime
A tribute to the Capital of France. “Paris On T’Aime”, is performed by the French troup De Temps En Temps for the first time in the USA. A show with dance and comedy. Be in the heart of Paris, visit each place, each monument as if there : Montmartre, Concorde-Invalides, Versailles, Notre-Dame, Le Sacré-Coeur, Pigalle and Moulin Rouge, Champs Elysées, Place Vendôme and La Tour Eiffel. 8:30pm. Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Rd; Miami Beach. For info: 305-674-1040 or colonytheatremiamibeach.com
August 3
Dance
African Diaspora Dance & Drum Fest
The 3rd annual African Diaspora Dance and Drum Festival is set be a high-spirited three-day event that will heighten the awareness of African culture through captivating traditional African dance, drum, music and history. One of the many highlights of the festival is the “Bridging Cultural Gaps” concert on Saturday, August 5th at 7:45pm that will feature Delou Africa Dance Ensemble, Delou Fatala, and a special collaboration from world renowned artists that hail from Haiti, Cuba, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and The Republic of Guinea. The concert will end with a Dundunba celebration. Following the concert Dr. Charles Davis Founder of Chuck Davis Dance Co. and the African American Dance Ensemble will be presented the 2012 Delou Africa Inc. Cultural Community Outreach Award. The award ceremony will conclude with a raffle drawing that will include 2 round trip tickets to South Africa. Expect dance, song & music instruction workshops, yoga class, symposiums, the children’s village and vendor marketplace. 24 Workshops, 15 International Choreographers and Musicians. Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212-260 NE 59th Terr; Miami. For info: adddff.delouafrica.org or 305.978.3866.
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