Arts & Culture

From concerts by Nicky Jam and Disclosure to Game of Thrones watch parties, these are the best things to do in Miami this week.

It was an ironic warm up to an immaculate cinematic sound experience: the din of a chatty Miami crowd feasting on free food and Prosecco. At one end of the bar/lobby on the third floor of the Silverspot Cinema representatives from Miami-Dade County congratulated management of the newly expanded Downtown…

Paddletopia, Game of Thrones watch parties, and more of the best free events happening in Miami this week, May 13 through 19.

For far too long, Miami’s mystical community, with its roots in Santería and voodoo, has been overshadowed by The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina or the crystal shops of the Northeast offering discounts on psychic readings in October. Unlike Disney’s Halloweentown, it’s not foggy or cold here, the leaves don’t change colors…

Brew at the Zoo, Rolling Loud, Flaming Classics, and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend, May 10 through 12.

Naming the latest YoungArts alumni photography exhibit had Lisa Leone stumped — until exhibitions manager Luisa Munera pointed out Leone had already done it. Leone, vice president of Artistic Programs at YoungArts and the curator of the show, had been emailing with Munera about the exhibit when Munera sent her a suggestion using Leone’s own words.

Locals are well-versed in the signs of Miami summers: sweat, sandals, shorts, sun, and sand. The days are long and the sun shines extra-hard. Hey, this is the cost of living in paradise.

The steel pan’s cheerful yet melancholic chime has mesmerized Mike Kernahan since he was a young boy growing up near the oil fields of Palo Seco, Trinidad. It is in his blood, he says — his two uncles on his mother’s side were both pannists in Red Army, one of the first…

Thursday Rachel Hollis is one bad-ass mama. The New York Times best-selling author and motivational speaker has helped countless ladies get pumped and find happiness through her classic read, Girl, Wash Your Face. Now she’s back with a new book, Girl, Stop Apologizing, and she’s venturing to Miami to discuss…

Fountainhead Studios and its co-founder Kathryn Mikesell set out to do two things: provide space for artists to work, and show people that art is accessible. Both of those goals will be achieved during the Artists Open event May 11, when nearly 300 artists across Miami-Dade open their studios to the…

In 1978, when Nikki Mallon was 16 years old in Belfast, Ireland, she dropped out of high school and set her sights on hairdressing. It was the more interesting of the options available at the local colleges, she says. After a successful apprenticeship, she quickly moved up the ranks as…

Haute Happy Hour, AARLCC-CON, and more of the best free events happening in Miami this week, May 6 through 12.

Cinco de Mayo events, Yardfest, and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend, May 3 through 5.

The Miami Light Project’s latest incarnation of its annual Here and Now festival is much more than a group of artists simply gathering onstage to entertain and challenge the audience. Rather, it’s an original, ongoing opportunity for creative minds to shine, which accurately sums up the program’s mission. “We saw…