For artist and activist Roberto Lugo, the past is always present. He mines the history of ceramics to create artwork with contemporary urgency, turning luxurious porcelain forms—often used to mark major events or memorialize monarchies and political leaders—into agents of change and disruption. At The Wolfsonian, Lugo looks to the museum’s significant collection of 19th- […]

Rumba, conga, and Afro-Cuban jazz. Mambo, cha-cha-cha, and salsa. Cuba’s rich and diverse culture delighted American audiences in the 20th century. From tourist-packed Havana cabarets, to New York City dance halls, to the silver screen of Hollywood films, Afro-Cuban rhythms surged in popularity between the 1930s and ’60s, rewriting the history of American music and […]

To coincide with the 20th anniversary of Art Basel in Miami Beach and it presents the diverse works of a Fulbright scholar Yulia Lanina from Austin Texas, NYC artist Valery Yershov, resident of North Miami Daria Bagrintseva and resident of South Beach Olga Chemokhud-Doty at the South Tower Flamingo. The exhibit will be open to […]

Join us for an educational talk about mummies around the world in celebration of National Hobby Month. Presented by storyteller Bryant Capley. Afterwards, enjoy a film screening of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (PG). All ages.

Join us for a screening of this classic treasure hunting movie in celebration of National Hobby Month. Indy gets help from a feisty heroine and a sawed-off sidekick in this “Raiders” prequel featuring a sacred jewel, a bloodthirsty cult, human sacrifices, runaway mining cars, a chamber of scorpions and a perilous bridge. (118 mins.)

If you are a creative person who enjoys utilizing mixed media, this is the workshop for you to explore your visual ideas. In this two-day workshop, you will practice and learn the art of using more than one medium to create your project. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced artist who has never explored taking […]

OMG! World Best Models Fashion Show tribute to DeAnne Connolly Graham January 20, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Olé Olé Restaurant, 626 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach, FL 33139 Donation $20  

Where did salsa style come from? Ethnomusicologist Robin Moore answers that question by addressing both musical lineages and political changes. In the 1950s, mambo, cha-cha-cha, and the conjunto sound of Arsenio Rodríguez put Cuban music and musicians at the center of New York City nightlife, sparking a flow of influences between the two countries that continued far […]

It’s 1929 and we are in Florida at a Cuban–American cigar factory; cigars are still rolled by hand and “lectors” are hired to educate and entertain the workers. When a new lector enters the scene and begins to read aloud Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners […]