Looking for something to do this weekend and beyond? Here are a few Editor’s Picks.
Every last Wednesday of each month Miami Short Film Festival (MsFF) hosts its monthly screenings pertaining to different themes. In the month of July, however, it presented showings on two consecutive Wednesdays with six narratives entitled Moments of Insanity. "We all do crazy, silly, strange and many times regrettable things in life. These intense moments, might feel crushing when they are happening, yet they are true revelations of character in retrospect." Come watch these five "insane" short films. On July 30 at 7:30 p.m., the second of the series is at Paragon Grove 13 Theaters, Coconut Grove.
Best Movie Fest Ever in Boca Raton
Cinemark is teaming with Best Movie Fest Ever to present the first of its monthly film series. My Favorite Musicals, featuring three award-winning musical classics, will take place on Saturday, July 26th and Tuesday, July 29th.
This mini film festival, which is being launched in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox, features all-time classic movies digitally re-mastered for the big screen; including a newly restored version of the beloved Academy Award® winning musical, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! (1955). Other classic screenings include Moulin Rouge! (2001), eirector Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar®-winning drama starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and John Leguizamo; and Hello, Dolly! (1969), the Academy Award-winning romantic comedy directed by Gene Kelly starring Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau.
The price to see all three films is just $15. That includes special guest introductions, in theater promotions and giveaways, concession stand discounts, and a coupon good for savings on Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment purchases.
The schedule of films will be as follows:
Saturday, July 26, 2014: Hello Dolly: 11:15 AM; Moulin Rouge: 2:20 PM; Oklahoma!: 5:00 PM.
On Tuesday, July 29: Hello Dolly: 1:00 PM; Moulin Rouge: 4:15 p.m., Oklahoma: 7 p.m.
Cinemark Palace 20, 3200 Airport Rd., Boca Raton. (561) 395-4695.
Haitian Heritage Museum White Party
The Haitian Heritage Museum (HHM) presents its first annual “Fête Blanc, Société des Arts.” It will be a white affair that will celebrate HHM’s 10 years in the community. The event is from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 26.
The fête will continue the celebration of HHM’s decade of cultural enlightenment as an iconic global pillar in the community. In recognition of the summer season, guests are ask to dress in cool and fresh white clothing. There will be a showcase of the museum’s latest installation “Toussaint Louverture” the great Haitian hero, which chronicles his epic journey to bringing freedom to Haiti. The evening will also introduce the Haitian Heritage Museum’s 3rd annual Mr. or Ms. May 18th contest winner, Wanda Gilles.
All proceeds from the event support the museum’s cultural programming in the South Florida community through its signature program, Ayiti Expose.
Admission is $40 in advance; $50 at the door. Admission includes a one year membership to the Haitian Heritage Museum. Light hors d’oeuvres and live music will be part of the festivities.
Attendees are ask to RSVP at hhmevents@comcast.net or call (305) 371-5988. For information, www.haitianheritagemuseum.org. The museum is located in the Miami Design District at 4141 N.E. 2nd Ave.
Brazilian Artist Show Opens at ArtCenter
Brazilian artist Laura Vinci makes her American solo exhibition debut at ArtCenter/South Florida with Untitled (from the series Papèis Avulsos, “Loose Papers”) at the Richard Shack Gallery through September 7. She is known as a sculptor, interdisciplinary artist, draughtswoman and engraver.
The installations were designed specifically for ArtCenter’s space, and are described as poetic and lyrical yet grounded with compelling tensions in the practical and the mechanical.
Vinci’s public installations have been exhibited across Europe, Australia, Brazil and throughout Latin America. Her work has been featured twice at Art Basel Miami Beach. A new book about the artist has recently been published by APC/Cosac Naify, which according to the publisher celebrates Vinci’s works which often deploy ephemeral materials.
Additional support for this exhibition was provided by the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami, Centro Cultural Brasil-USA and the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami.
For information call, (305) 674-8278 or www.artcentersf.org. ArtCenter/South Florida is located at 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.
Martin Bejerano at MOCA
Jazz pianist Martin Bejerano and his ensemble perform a free concert on Friday, July 25, as part of Jazz at MOCA from 8 to 9:15 p.m. at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 N.E. 125th Street, North Miami.
Bejerano, a native of Miami, Florida, has been active as a professional musician since the age of fifteen. A graduate of the esteemed New World School of the Arts, he received full scholarships to Florida State University, and to the University of Miami. Berjerano has performed as part of the quartet of legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes, acclaimed guitarist Russell Malone’s quartet, and continues to tour and record with both these groups, as well as being a highly in-demand sideman. His career as a solo artist received critical acclaim with his debut CD Evolution/Revolution (Reservoir) released in 2007.
For more information, visit www.mocanomi.org or call KCC at (305) 332-2623.
