The Complete List: Week of March 18th-24th Miami Music Week sounds so refined, but as we all know, its headliner event, the Ultra Music Festival, is an annual electronic dance music bacchanal that brings 165,000 ecstatic bikini- and fishnet-clad festival goers to downtown's Bayfront Park all weekend.
The Complete List: Week of March 11th-17th This is a big week for local theater, with the opening of two exciting new plays, Zoetic Stage's Cabaret and GableStage's Lehman Trilogy, plus an extended run of The Museum Plays, Miami New Drama's innovative collaboration with
Week of March 4th-10th: Some weeks are slow. Or it's easy to identify the "must see" event. Then there are weeks like this one, with Miami City Ballet's Spring Mix (with some really exciting new works) up against Michael Tilson Thomas returning to conduct
Week of February 26th-March 3rd: A true jazz lover will be either ecstatic or exhausted looking at all the musical choices this week. Nicole Zuraitis at the Faena, Omar Sosa at the Bandshell, and three days of music at the Montreux Jazz Festival headline the week. Let's get
Week of February 19th-25th: New World Symphony celebrates Mary Lou Williams, a musical genius ahead of her time and the "mother of jazz" this week. Plus, Miami Light Project puts on a Soviet puppet show, a slate of new art exhibits open, and best-selling author A. J. Finn
Week of February 12th-18th: Gen Z jazz celebrity Samara Joy brings her romantic, old-school songbook to the Moss Center this weekend, close enough to February 14th for a Valentine's outing. Other romantic options this week include nude figure drawing at the Bass Museum and the last week of
Week of February 5th-11th: Our jewel of a ballet company, Miami City Ballet, is back with an exciting program of newly commissioned work and their spectacular Firebird - a must see! Contemporary classical music is also in the spotlight this week, with fresh performances by Nu Deco Ensemble, New World
Week of January 29-February 4th: Indie cinema shines this week, with the arrival of the Key Biscayne Film Festival, a screening of the top selections of the Miami Short Film Festival, and a critically acclaimed new documentary about Liberty City all on view. Two exciting dance events are also coming
Week of January 22nd-28th: It's a big week for local theater! Miami New Drama's Two Sisters and a Piano, by Pulitzer Prize-winning native son Nilo Cruz, opens Thursday, while Zoetic Stage's Wicked Child and GableStage's Old Wicked Songs have ongoing performances. Plus,
In 2024, I intend to experience more of our fabulous city, and this newsletter is going to help me do it! Each Sunday, I'll send out a shortlist of performances, art openings, book talks, and the like, with suggestions for nearby eats and drinks. If that sounds good
Week of January 15th-21st: "The year dance became the coolest art form" is how The New York Times described 2023, and this week features two dance happenings that are notably high on the cool factor: the return of ScreenDance Miami at venues around town and the arrival of