This Week and Weekend's Musts
"1st Fridays Live at The Lyric" presented by The Sunshine Jazz Organization features Eddy Balzola and ORIENTE Latin Soul Jazz on Friday, Sept. 6 at the Lyric Theatre.
MUSIC
Sunshine Jazz Presents 1st Fridays at the Lyric
8 to 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6
The Sunshine Jazz Organization presents Eddy Balzola and his six piece band "ORIENTE Latin Soul Jazz!" in an exciting mix of Afro-Latin Jazz, Blues, Rhythm-n-Soul.
Black Archives and Historic Lyric Theater, 819 Northwest 2nd Ave.
More details on our calendar of events.
Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series
The South Beach Chamber Ensemble performs in a free concert on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m.
The South Beach Chamber Ensemble started in 1997 with a free concert of Haydn and Dvorak Piano Trios at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach. Since then we have played at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Coral Gables Museum, Barry University, Jewish Museum of Florida, Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Beach Community Church, and the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. The ensemble is one of the only arts organizations in south Florida dedicated to offering affordable chamber music programs to new audiences while showcasing local musical talent.
These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lu
Free
Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring a chair, blanket and picnic. Rainy day location is inside The Betsy Hotel.
FILM
"Sugarcane" (Documentary)
An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school
ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.
$12.75, regular admission, $11, senior, student and military, $8 member price.
Call (786) 472-2249 or gablescinema.com.
28th Inffinitto Brazil Film Festival
The 28th Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival continues through Saturday, Sept. 7.
The program kicks off with the American premiere of Paulo Machline's "Magal & Magali", followed by a question and answer with the director and the film's producer, Joana Mariani at O Cinema South Beach.
ART
Germane Barnes "Play-House"
Welcome to Paradise public art series of Germane Barnes' "Play-House."
Barnes’ Play-House is truly something special. He transformed the iconic Shotgun House, a key piece of Black American architectural history, into an interactive play sculpture right in MOCA’s courtyard
Barnes' "Play-House" is on display through November.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th Str., Miami
Information at https://www.moca.org/
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
"Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides," an exhibition featuring all-new, site-specific works alongside a novel large-scale video installation, marks Rawles’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States. "Away with the Tides" reflects aspects of Miami’s diverse communities, natural environments, and rich history. Through Feb. 2, 2025
PAMM is located at 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami.
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum-FIU
"Of What Surrounds Me"
Of What Surrounds Me presents three artists whose creative process is profoundly influenced by nature, serving as both a significant element in their work and a conduit for exploring self and others. Taking its title from the poem by Mary Oliver (1935–2019) of the same name, this exhibition positions each artist as instigators of close contemplation. Looking to their surroundings, Amanda Bradley, Cristina Lei Rodriguez and Mette Tommerup think of the natural world as both an immersive state and a vehicle for making meaning.
Through January.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University MMC, 10975 SW 17th St., Miami.
Information: 305-348-2890 or frost.fiu.edu
Mindy Solomon Gallery
Malaika Timba: This Bridge Called Our Backs
Mindy Solomon Gallery, 848 NW 22nd St., Miami
Info at mindysolomon.com
Jewish Museum of Florida
The Hate Around Us
The Hate Around Us takes the viewer through over 100 years of antisemitism in Florida through artifacts, photographs, and historical documents, culled from collection of The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU and various private lenders.
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach
For information, call 305-672-5044.
Imagining Otherwise
Exhibitions should not necessarily be fixed; they have the potential for change. To explore this idea, Primary is engaging in a reflective process of exhibition-making. The exhibition will initially comprise three pre-existing works by artists Ashley Holmes, Jasleen Kaur, and Jala Wahid, before it is transformed.
Primary, 7410 NW Miami Court, Miami
Info at thisisprimary.com
THEATER
The Play That Goes Wrong
Sept. 5 - Sept 22
Loxen Entertainment presents a three-show season at the Colony Theatre, Miami Beach, beginning with "The Play That Goes Wrong."
This hilarious comedy follows the adventures of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, fresh from such hits as Chekhov's "Two Sisters", "The Lion and The Wardrobe", the musical "Cat", and the children's classic "James and the Peach", has received a substantial bequest and is putting on a performance of "The Murder at Haversham Manor" – a 1920s murder mystery play, similar to "The Mousetrap", which has the right number of parts for the members. But everything seems to go wrong on opening night.
At the Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.
Find out more about the show and information at www.loxen.org.
"Sweet 15 My Quinceañera," an interactive play by Rick Najera
A new comedic play that tells the story of a Miami family led by patriarch Eddy Valderrama (played by Rene Lavan, Christmas With The Kranks). Eddy's past decision to leave his family when his daughter Sonora (Lauren C. Lopez) was about to turn 15 sets the stage for a dramatically hilarious reunion.
Through Sunday, Sept. 22.
Pre-show cocktails for purchase at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Saturday; pre-show cocktails at 4 p.m., showtime at 5 p.m., Sunday. $54 and $64 including fees.
The Hub at Temple Beth Am, 5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest
Call 305-667-6667 or go to www.sweet15show.com
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