Here are our top picks for cultural arts events in Miami Beach for May 21-27…
Miami Museum Month
Continues through May 31
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue
305.535.1001 http://www.miamimuseummonth.com
It’s time to museum hop! For the entire month of May, explore participating museums throughout Miami-Dade County for free with your Wolfsonian membership.
Arts at St John’s Weekly Writers’ Critique Group FREE
Thursday, May 21, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Arts at St. Johns, 4760 Pinetree Drive
305.613.2325 http://www.artsatstjohns.com
This week’s event features a special presentation by Charlotte Libov, author, journalist, published writer. The group includes all types of writing: Fiction, nonfiction, short stories, novels, poetry, memoirs. Call first for weekly updates on program. Bring a book to participate in the free book swap, too!
Essential Art House in HD: La Strada
Thursday, May 21, 8:30 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Espanola Way
305.673.4567 www.mbcinema.com
$7 Members, $10 General
New series presents 12 masterpieces on the big screen for the first time in HD. With La strada, Fellini left behind the familiar signposts of Italian neorealism for a poetic fable of love and cruelty, evoking brilliant performances and winning the hearts of audiences and critics worldwide. In Italian with English subtitles.
The Best of Cannes in HD: The Class
Thursday, May 21, Friday, May 22; 8:30 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Espanola Way
305.673.4567 http://www.mbcinema.com
$7 Members, $10 General
Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom, a microcosm of contemporary France. As amusing and inspiring as the teenaged students can be, their difficult behavior can still jeopardize any teacher’s enthusiasm for the low-paying job. In French with English subtitles.
Katyn
Thursday, May 21, Friday, May 22; 8:30 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Espanola Way
305.673.4567 http://www.mbcinema.com
$7 Members, $10 General
This 2008 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film is presented in collaboration with Emerging Films; Master Polish filmmaker Andrej Wajda’s most important and highly anticipated new film, a story of Polish officers murdered by the NKVD in Katyń during World War II. In Polish with English subtitles.
Open Friday @ SoBe Music Institute FREE
Friday, May 22, 8:00 p.m.
SoBe Institute of the Arts, 2150 Washington Avenue
305.674.9220 http://www.sobemusic.org
An Evening of Earthly Delights – Bach v. Mozart with our ever popular SoBe Arts Chamber Ensemble playing a program of all favorites from Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Mike Epps in Concert
Friday, May 22, 7:00 p.m.
The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach.
305.673.7300 http://www.livenation.com
Haitian Rara Experienced with Other Side of the Water
Saturday, May 23, 8:00 p.m.
Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
305.674.1040 http://www.ticketmaster.com
$15.00
Chamber Concert Festival
Continues to Sunday, May 24
Center for Emerging Art, 9 Island Avenue
305.538.2803 www.CenterForEmergingArt.org
Tickets $20 General, $15 seniors
RSVP required, space limited. Please call 305.538.2303 or radoava@aol.com.
Masters of Tango Show with Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne
Sunday, May 24, 10:00 p.m.
Deauville Beach Resort, 6701 Collins Avenue
http://www.ticketmaster.com
The Antonio Madruga Quartet
Monday, May 25, 9:00 p.m.
The Van Dyke Café, 846 Lincoln Road
305.534.3600 www.thevandykecafe.com
KCC Productions presents fourteen-year-old Tony Madruga, a young man of immense talent, with exceptional technique and feel for the music, whether it be classical or jazz. Come hear him and say “I saw him when”! No cover.
Back to the Garden FREE
Continues to Sunday, June 7
ArtCenter / South Florida, 800 Lincoln Road
305.674.2728 www.artcentersf.org
Back to the Garden is presented as an examination of the garden as a space where encounters can be delectably spontaneous.
Your Own Image: The Best of Bert Rodriguez – Greatest Hits Volume 1
Continues through June 14
Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
A conceptual artist based in Miami, Bert Rodriguez explores the relationships between art, the artist, and examines personal value systems of the viewer, often poking fun at the art market and the audience who measures its validity.
The Endless Renaissance
Continues through Saturday, August 1
Bass Museum, 2121 Park Avenue
305.673.7530 http://www.bassmuseum.org
This exhibition brings historical works from the Bass Museum together with
contemporary works borrowed from renowned local and national collections to
create a dialogue between the past and present.
