Renowned guest conductor Jason Max Ferdinand leads Seraphic Fire in a powerful celebration of spirituals, gospel, and the Great American Songbook on Friday, Jan. 16 at Church of the Little Flower, Coral Gables. (Photo courtesy of the artist)
This Week and Weekend's Musts
MUSIC
Seraphic Fire
8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16
Church of The Little Flower, 2711 Indian Mound Trail, Coral Gables
Renowned guest conductor Jason Max Ferdinand returns to lead a powerful celebration of spirituals, gospel, and the Great American Songbook. This inspiring program honors Thomas A. Dorsey, “The Father of Gospel,” and showcases the timeless influence of jazz, musical theater, and gospel in American music. Blending classical choral artistry with beloved popular styles, this concert promises to uplift and captivate audiences of all backgrounds.
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New World Symphony
John Adams with Denève & Ólafsson
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28
New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach.
Stéphane Denève, conductor, John Adams, conductor, Víkingur Ólafsson, piano
From "Nixon in China" to "Doctor Atomic," John Adams writes the soundtrack to modern history. The icon of American music joins New World Symphony and Stéphane Denève for a retrospective of his work that includes a new piano concerto written for and performed by Víkingur Ólafsson.
Ocean Drive Promenade Series
5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18
Lucia Nuñez Trio performs as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association.
Lucia Nuñez is a singer/guitarist based in Miami. Her connection to several different genres of music is reflected through her wide repertoire of Jazz, Bossa Nova, Boleros, R&B, and classics. Blending English, Spanish and Portuguese all in one performance, Lucia accompanies herself on guitar for solo shows or performs in Duo, Trio, and Quartet settings, all for a unique and exciting experience.
These events (every Sunday) are free and open to the public,
This concert will be held at The Betsy Hotel due to concert at Lummus Park.
THEATER
Sotto Voce
Written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz (Anna in the Tropics), Sotto Voce is a lyrical meditation on memory, longing, and the legacy of the Holocaust. When a young Jewish-Cuban researcher’s obsession with the MS St. Louis leads him to an 80-year-old novelist who is still haunted by the love she lost aboard the doomed voyage, the line between memory and desire blurs. This is a haunting story of love, loss, and the voices that refuse to be forgotten.
Opens Saturday, Jan. 24
$60 to $95
Information: (305) 445-1119 or www.gablestage.org
"The Inheritance"
Zoetic Stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Through Sunday, Jan. 25
A masterful story of love, loss and the generations that shape us.The most honored American play in a generation won “Best Play” awards in London and New York, including Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League awards. The play reimagines E. M. Forster’s Howards End as “a wry portrait of New York’s gay community,” with gay men from different generations standing in for Forster’s straight people from different classes.
See miamiartzine.com review.
Tickets and information at arshtcenter.org
ART
Locust Projects
LA ESQUINITA (Little Corner) by Tara Long (Taralong.overdraft.fee). A large-scale installation juxtaposing Florida’s “Big Sugar” era with today’s Big Tech boom through confectionery and decaying materials, exploring how both industries reshape local culture. Curated by Lorie Mertes.
297 NE 67th St., Miami
Mindy Solomon Gallery
New Exhibition Openings
6 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17
All through Feb. 28,
Ornella Pocetti and Marcelo Canevari: X Marks the Spot
Zoe Schweiger: Sun-Kissed
Lanise Howard: In Aludria
Mindy Solomon Gallery, 848 NW 22 St., Miami
The Wolfsonian-FIU
"World's Fair Visions of Tomorrow"
Through Feb. 22
The wonders of 19th- and 20th-century world's fairs—towering architecture and dazzling displays of the latest in technology, science, industry, and art—promised fairgoers a bright and modern future. Featuring Wolfsonian collection works such as posters, books, souvenirs, and one of the first consumer TVs, World's Fairs: "Visions of Tomorrow" spotlights the centerpiece pavilions, spellbinding attractions, and uplifting themes that drew millions to cities from Paris to Spokane, often during times of crisis and change. The exhibition leads up to contemporary artist Marco Brambilla's new video installation, After Utopia (opening fall 2025), which imagines a virtual expo of iconic structures from fairs held across time and around the globe.
Information and ticket prices here.
God Made Bob, Bob Made Rock
Primary Gallery
Solo installation by Miami-based artist Robert Lorie in response to Primary's outdoor sculpture garden. God Made Bob. Bob Made Rock., explores the intricate interplay between the natural and the manufactured. Using concrete, mortar, grout, and pigment, Lorie reconstructs the visual and tactile language of mineral formations, blurring the lines between geological phenomena and human intervention.
Primary, 7410 NW Miami Court, Miami
Info at thisisprimary.com
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