The movie "Checkpoint Zoo" opens at the Coral Gables Cinema this weekend and it has some Miami ties.
This Week and Weekend's Musts
MOVIES
"Checkpoint Zoo"
Drawing from first-hand footage, Award-winning filmmaker Joshua Zeman’s "Checkpoint Zoo" showcases a story of human compassion, bravery, and sacrifice during Ukraine’s darkest hours, shining a light on the best of humanity when it is all too easy to focus on the worst.
Post film question and answer sessions with director Joshua Zeman on Friday, Aug. 29 and Saturday, Aug. 30 are moderated by Ron Magill of Zoo Miami. Zeman will also be available for a question and answer session on Sunday, Aug. 31.
Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables.
MUSIC
Ocean Drive Promenade Series
6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 31
The French Horn Collective
The French Horn Collective is an energetic and progressive band that performs an eclectic variety of Jazz Manouche, Swing, and modern original French music throughout South Florida. Led by Parisian musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer, and songwriter Vincent Raffard, this group consists of highly talented musicians from a myriad of musical backgrounds.
The concert is free. Pack a picnic, bring a blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Rain location is inside The Besty Hotel.
Immersive Space Symphony
Saturday, Aug. 30 at 5 and 7 p.m.
Immersive Space Symphony returns for its second year with an all-new experience. Prepare to be transported to the outer reaches of the galaxy in this 360-degree symphony experience. A full orchestra performs Hans Zimmer’s most iconic compositions, while projection mapping transforms every surface around you into an ever-changing work of art.
Emanuel Luxury Venue, 1723 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.
FAMILY FUN
Miami Children's Museum
"Take Care With Peanuts"
Step into the world of Peanuts and celebrate 75 years of Charles M. Schulz’s iconic comic strip! Take Care with Peanuts: The Exhibit brings beloved characters to life with interactive displays and activities focused on self-care, empathy, and environmental stewardship. Explore character-themed sections, comic-inspired designs, and sustainable features that inspire learning, creativity, and kindness for visitors of all ages.
$26, $18, members free
980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami
Open daily 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
Information at miamichildrensmuseum.org
ART
Mindy Solomon Gallery
New openings
"Despite All"/Andrew Casto and Ali Smith
Two longtime gallery artists, Ali Smith and Andrew Casto, infuse their work with energetic mark making and a dynamic ever evolving take on abstraction.
Flâneur/Victoria Martinez
New York based Victoria Martinez. is an interdisciplinary artist who works in painting, textile and fiber based media. Her abstract images capture the language of her urban upbringing in Chicago.
"In Search of Bel Esprit"/Heather Rubenstein
Heather Rubinstein in featured in the gallery's first office space solo exhibition. Loaded with lush and vibrant imagery, the interior becomes a repository for a blooming summer garden.
"Resolute"/Xavier Baxter
British-born New York-based artist Xavier Baxter. Baxter brings his bold language of abstraction to Miami for the first time.
Mindy Solomon Gallery, 848 NW 22 St., Miami
Latin Art Core Gallery
"With the new day, the sun shines and leads us," Manuel Mendive
Through Friday, Aug. 30
A landmark solo exhibition by the internationally acclaimed Cuban artist Manuel Mendive. The exhibition will open on June 19 and marks a rare opportunity to view Mendive´s most recent series of works created between 2023 and 2025, alongside a curated selection of significant earlier piece.
Latin Art Core, 1648 8th St., Miami
More information at https://latinartcore.com/
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.
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum-FIU
Agustín Fernández
The Alluring Power of Ambiguity
Through Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026
Cuban-born Agustín Fernández (1928–2006) was a modern master, incorporating a non-dualistic visual language of figuration and abstraction. Juxtaposing anatomical images with subdued coloration, Fernández is an artist difficult to position within the color-saturated Cuban canon. His ambiguous forms are evocative of flesh and eros, represented through a monochromatic palette. Resonating with the broader modernist movement, Fernández’s work explores themes of exile, separation, and abandonment.
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University MMC, 10975 SW 17th St., Miami.
Information: 305-348-2890 or frost.fiu.edu
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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