Goombay Returns. The Goombay Festival transforms Grand Avenue with Bahamian drumming, parades, and pageantry. Don’t miss Junkanoo — or the food, music, and family fun all weekend long. Friday 6/6, 6:00 p.m. at Armbrister Park, and Saturday 6/7 through Sunday 6/8, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Grand Avenue from[Read More…]

Vote Like It Matters. It’s the season for the most important vote of the year — and no, it’s not political. Every year, Miami New Times holds a citywide poll to crown the very best of the best: food, art, music, culture, community spots. Hopefully, the Spotlight has helped you[Read More…]

Celebrate Caribbean heritage with history, heart, and a legendary guest speaker – Dr. Marvin Dunn – who makes history come alive. Join the discussion and dive into stories that make Little Bahamas unforgettable! Honoring Legacy: People and Places of Little Bahamas. MDC Gibson Education Center, 3629 Grand Avenue. Friday 5/23[Read More…]

Shakespeare never won a Pulitzer (can you believe it?) but murder, revenge, ghosts, and cycles of trauma and violence have always made for reliable dramatic material.  GableStage opens the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Fat Ham” this weekend. In it, a young gay black man named Juicy is confronted by his father’s[Read More…]

Maybe it’s too late to pick up your room for Mother’s Day, but you can still impress her by picking up trash in a unique marine debris recycling event. SeaCycle’s innovative program will take the materials you help collect and reform them into usable products like park benches. Totally cool[Read More…]

Broadway’s longest-running Phantom of the Opera, Franc D’Ambrosio, brings his iconic voice to the St. Hugh-Steinway Concert Series performing musical theater’s greatest hits and timeless classics. St. Hugh Catholic Church, 3460 Royal Road. Friday 5/2 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets. Go for baroque in an intimate recital with countertenor Victor Bento[Read More…]

During times too often coarse or rough, the graceful and delicate art of calligraphy can bring peace of mind and body.  Monica Hine, a local calligrapher and Grove resident, leads an expressive journey through this art form with a live demonstration at a fundraiser for Plymouth Preschool.  The slower pace[Read More…]

The creative minds at Hermès have gone far beyond the frontiers of personal fashion to create imaginary and utopian universes and bring them to Coconut Grove. The choreographed spectacles, performed by the Astragales dance company, are described as ‘playful and lighthearted.’ Nine days of free performances are scheduled for The[Read More…]

The fiery rhythms and fluid movements of Siempre Flamenco arrive at The Barnacle to inspire the romantic in each of us.  The latest in the Moonlight Concert series displays the talents of dancers and musicians in this classic art form of empowered emotion.  The Barnacle, 3485 Main Highway, Friday 4/11,[Read More…]

St. Stephen’s Coconut Grove Music Series returns with The Stamps String Quartet, outstanding students that will perform the music of Schulhoff and Beethoven.  Admission is free, but reserve your spot. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 2750 McFarlane Road. Friday 4/4 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Free but please RSVP here. Pinecrest[Read More…]