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The Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Program, with guidance from the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, develops, coordinates and promotes the performing and visual arts groups in Miami Beach. To date, Cultural Affairs has awarded over $5 million in grants to approximately 88 diverse not-for-profit arts groups, which contribute so richly to the artistic landscape of the City, proving that the Council plays an integral leadership role in supporting, promoting and advocating the unique and extensive scope of cultural offerings in Miami Beach.
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For more information about the Miami Beach Cultural Affairs program or this calendar of events, please visit www.mbculture.org or call 305.673.7577, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Third Annual Exhibit of National Arts Program FREE
July 30-September 19, 8:30 am-5:30 pm
Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive
Over 100 works of art created by City of Miami Beach employees and their families are currently on display in the First Annual Exhibit of the National Arts Program in the City Hall Fourth Floor Gallery. The exhibit is free and open to the public from Monday through Friday. |
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Return to Forever
Wednesday, July 30, 8:00 pm
The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue
www.livenation.com |
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Cine-IMPROVE
Wednesday, July 30, 8:30 pm
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Espaņola Way
305.673.4567 www.mbcinema.com
Miami's hottest improv group performs unscripted theater based on your suggestions, in the art of "long form improv," rather than the typical comedy you see at the clubs and on TV. |
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Mystery On The Menu Presents: MEET, MINGLE, MURDER
Wednesday, July 30, 7:00 pm
Miami BeachBotanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Dr
305-864-2430
Tickets: $15. Presenting an Interactive Murder Mystery with Barbara Fox & members of the audience who receive lines to read during the presentation.
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Calendar
Thursday, July 31, 8:30 pm
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Espaņola Way
305.673.4567 www.mbcinema.com
$10 or $7 MBC Members & Students
Egoyan stars as a calendar photographer whose wife has left him, dumping him while he was on assignment in Armenia (and choosing their tour guide!). The next year of his life is spent on dates arranged by a dating service and carefully watching his old video footage for signs of his wife's falling for the tour guide. |
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Mark Knopfler with Jesca Hoop
Thursday, July 31, 8:00 pm
The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue
www.livenation.com |
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Full Grown Men | Q&A with Writer/Director David Munro
Friday, August 1, 8:30 pm
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Espaņola Way
305.673.4567 www.mbcinema.com
Full Grown Men is the funny, sad, story of Alba Cutrera (Matt McGrath), a hopelessly adolescent man whose wife kicks him out with an ultimatum: "Don't come back till you grow up". Rather than do some much needed soul searching, Alby goes looking for his childhood best friend. The film will be followed by Q&A with Writer/Director David Munro. |
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Wolf Book Club: Continental Op Stories
Friday, August 1, 7:00 pm
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
305.535.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
This collection of short stories by Dashiell Hammett features a tough, unsympathetic detective named Continental Op-a memorable character who became the prototype for generations of crime fiction heroes. |
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Inherent Connection FREE
August 1 - September 14
ArtCenter/South Florida, 924 Lincoln Road
305.674.8278 www.artcentersf.org
An exhibition with resident artists Elsa Carolina Munoz and Melissa Ruffino that highlights the importance of revival and abstract art. Whereas Munoz documents life through photography, Ruffino paints reflections of her dreams. The juxtaposition of "the here and now" and an imagined reality create ambiguities in the pieces that are literally and conceptually familiar. |
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Madame Butterfly
Saturday, August 2, 8:00 pm
Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
305.674.1040 www.miamilyricopera.org
Tickets: $25-30
An American novel written by John Luther Young taken to the opera by the great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini based on David Belasco's play. East and west cultures confronted on their costumes, traditions and values. |
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Full Grown Men
August 2-4, 7:45 pm & 9:15 pm
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Espaņola Way
305.673.4567 www.mbcinema.com
Full Grown Men is the funny, sad, story of Alba Cutrera (Matt McGrath), a hopelessly adolescent man whose wife kicks him out with an ultimatum: "Don't come back till you grow up". Rather than do some much-needed soul searching, Alby goes looking for his childhood best friend. |
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VOOM Portraits Robert Wilson
Continues through Sunday, August 3
Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
$8 adults, $6 seniors and students with I.D.
VOOM HD Networks, the pioneer in HD television, and Robert Wilson, one of the world's masters of drama and light, come together to create a groundbreaking video series of high-definition portraits of the 21st century, capturing superstars and royalty, ordinary people and extraordinary animals. |
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Bow Wow
Sunday, August 3, 7:30 pm
The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue
www.livenation.com |
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Man on Wire
Wednesday, August 6, 8:30 pm
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Espaņola Way
305.673.4567 www.mbcinema.com
On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. James Marsh's documentary brings Petit's extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself. |
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Etched In Stone: Sculptures by Rachel Abramowitz
Continues through Sunday, September 14
Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Avenue
305.672.5044 www.jewishmuseum.com
IN CELEBRATION OF ISRAEL'S 60TH BIRTHDAY: The inspiration for these works is derived from the deep well of Jewish tradition. This tradition is rooted in ancient and recent Jewish history. |
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A Portfolio by Abraham Rattner
Continues through Sunday, September 14
Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Avenue
305.672.5044 www.jewishmuseum.com
In celebration of Israel's 60th birthday, 12 original signed lithographs based on text taken from the Old Testament of the Bible by American artist/ writer A. Rattner (1893-1978). |
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Splendor in the Bass: The Portraits
Continues through Sunday, October 19
Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
$8 adults, $6 seniors and students with I.D.
This installation highlights aspects of the original John and Johanna Bass founding donation to the museum, and will feature traditional portraiture from the past five centuries to the present day. |
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Florida Jews in Sports
Continues though Sunday, November 23
Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Avenue
305-672-5044 www.jewishmuseum.com
This exhibit, portrayed on miniature playing fields, highlights the impact of more than 150 Floridian Jews in 24 sports for more than 100 years, including players, coaches, team owners and journalists. |
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Thoughts on Democracy
Continues though Sunday, December 7
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
305.535.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
Thoughts on Democracy is comprised of posters created by sixty leading contemporary artists and designers highlighting contemporary notions of democracy. The project will culminate with an event celebrating democracy during the prestigious 2008 Art Basel Miami Beach festival. |
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A Bittersweet Decade: The New Deal in America
Continues though January 19, 2009
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
305.535.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the New Deal, A Bittersweet Decade considers the impact of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs on American culture. This exhibition explores how the government's patronage of art, design, and architecture were integral parts of the larger project of the New Deal, which aimed to spur recovery from the Great Depression and change American society. |
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Art and Design in the Modern Age: Selections from the Wolfsonian Collection
Ongoing
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.fiu.edu
The nearly 300 works on display, 1885 to 1945, provide insight into the ways design has influenced and adapted to the modern world. The installation explores the many focal points of The Wolfsonian's collection, including design-reform movements, architecture, urbanism, industrial design, transportation, world's fairs, advertising, political propaganda, and labor iconography. |
Artcenter/South Florida Artists-In-Residence FREE
Ongoing
Artcenter/South Florida, 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road
305.674.2728 www.artcentersf.org
ArtCenter/South Florida ("ACSF") announces the arrival of four new Artists-in-Residence and welcomes visitors to their working studios. |
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Espanola WayTours FREE
Ongoing
ClayHotel, 1438 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL33139
305.532.5322 or www.livetheespanolaway.com
Discover Espanola Way's historic "SpanishVillage," built in 1924 by Robert Taylor and featuring Mediterranean Revival Architecture. FREE 20-minute walking tours are available by appointment. |
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Treasures from the Bass Museum of Art
Ongoing
Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
Monumental 16th and 19th-century tapestries are on permanent display, as well as a stunning altarpiece by Italian Renaissance masters Botticelli and Ghirlandaio. |
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Jazid
Nightly -- Varying Times
1342 Washington Avenue
305.673.9372 www.jazid.net
Jazid is proud to be the longest-running nightclub on Miami Beach, this year celebrating 11 years of live music every night of the week. Jazid's diverse music includes a multi-cultural mix of Latin and American jazz, funk, cumbia, reggae, rock, and more. |
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MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida
Ongoing
Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Ave.
305.672.5044 www.jewishmuseum.com
More than 500 photos and artifacts that depict the Jewish experience in Florida since 1763. The exhibit includes three films and a timeline wall of Jewish history. |
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Guided, Private and Self-Guided Tours of the Art Deco Historic District
Ongoing
Art Deco Gift Shop, 12th Street just west of Ocean Drive
305.672.2014 or www.mdpl.org
All tours take approximately 90 minutes. Prices vary. |
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Kevin and Caruso's Magic and Comedy Show
Saturdays -- 8:00 p.m.
DeauvilleBeach Resort, 6701 Collins Ave.
800.600.6244 www.bestshowmiami.com
A Las Vegas-style illusionist magic show with incredible special effects, sexy showgirls, amazing costumes, modern music, comedy and dance. |
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FREE Fridays at the Wolfsonian-FIU
Fridays, 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
305.535.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
FREE gallery admission with the support of The Miami Herald. Tours at 6:00 p.m. |
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Lanzallamas Monofonica FREE
Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 pm
Tapas y Tintos, 448 Espanola Way
305.538.8272 www.lanzamusica.com
A seven-piece ensemble charged with melodic fire and global rhythmic chemistry. |
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Spoken Word at the Bohemia Room
Wednesdays, 8:00 pm
Yuca Lounge, 501 Lincoln Road
$10 |
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Art Deco Bike Tours
Ongoing
Bike and Roll, 1661 James Avenue
305-905-2055 www.bikeandroll.com/locations/miami-deco.aspx
$39 adults/$29 kids and students | |
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