This Week and Weekend's Musts

MUSIC  

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami

Wednesday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 1

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami is coming back for its third Edition with two additional nights at the Miami Beach Bandshell.

LINEUP: Wednesday, Feb. 25: Miles Electric Band and Kind of Blues Acoustic Band; Thursday, Feb. 26, Makaya McKraven; Friday, Feb. 27, Jon Batiste and Trombone Shorty; Saturday, Feb. 28, Nile Rodgers and Chic, Toto, Adi Oasis; Sunday, March 1, Bomba Estereo, Elena Rose, and Pedrito Martinez

Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, The Hangar at Regatta Grove, 3385 Pan American Drive, Coconut Grove

Cost: Hangar prices vary from $154 to $231 general admission depending on day, along with multi-day packages and VIP available.

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“Spring Serenade” 

Alhambra Orchestra

Sunday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy the rarely-heard original version of Copland's Appalachian Spring for small ensemble. Pianist Ciro Fodere and violinist Daniel Andai will be featured in Mendelssohn’s lyrical Concerto for Violin and Piano.   Orchestra members in small ensembles of strings and winds will also perform three more lively and romantic works: Elgar’s Serenade for Strings and Nimrod, and a special version of Mozart’s Magic Flute featuring principal flute Carol Naveira Nicholson with the orchestra’s wind section.

3010 De Soto Blvd., Coral Gables 

Cost: Free and open to the public

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Olympia Arts Miami

Street Stages

Friday, Feb. 20: Ainara at 6 p.m., Valerie Tyson Band at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 21: Ivan Lotus at 6 p.m., Rozz Parker at 7 p.m.

Street Stages is a community-friendly series of events showcasing the talent of local artists and performers and activating completed sections of the new “festival streetscape” project currently under construction on Flagler Street. Events feature Singer/Songwriters, Jazz/Pop Ensembles, Jugglers, Electronica, and Performance Artists.

Free and open to the public

148 E. Flagler St., Miami

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AUTHOR TALK

That’s the Way I See It: A Book Talk with with Robin Hill

Saturday, Feb 28 at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Photographer Robin Hill discusses his new book on Miami’s public art and creative perspective at Ironside. Join for an afternoon conversation and visual exploration with photographer Robin Hill, centered on his book That’s the Way I See It: Miami’s Public Art Through a Unique Lens.

Cost: Free to reserve a spot

7580 Northeast 4th Court, Miami 

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THEATER 

"Dear Evan Hansen"

Actors Playhouse

Opens Wednesday, Feb. 11, running through Sunday, March 8.

Winner of the Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical, "Dear Evan Hansen" is a profoundly contemporary coming-of-age story about the fragility of life and the need for human connection. Evan Hansen, a teenager struggling with severe anxiety, has always felt invisible. But when a sudden tragedy thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, he finds himself presented with an unexpected opportunity: the chance to reinvent himself.

Cost: $50 to $80 

Mainstage, Actors' Playhouse, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables

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"Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"

Slow Burn Theatre Company

Friday Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The inspiring true story of Carole King's journey from teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning musical phenomenon filled with the songs you remember and a story you'll never forget. From the chart-topping hits she wrote for the biggest acts in music to her own life-changing, trailblazing success with Tapestry, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical takes you back to where it all began — and takes you on the ride of a lifetime.

Cost: $49 to $107

581 W. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale

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ART

3rd Annual Orchids & Arts Festival

The Miami Beach Orchid Society 

Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

This two-day family-friendly festival will celebrate all things orchids featuring premium orchid vendors, captivating art and jewelry, orchid education from world-renowned experts, hourly raffles, and activities for kids. The festival will also highlight native orchid species, aiming to raise awareness about Florida’s beautiful, yet fragile, ecosystems.

Cost: $10

2401 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach 

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Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum:

David C. Driskell & Friends

Saturday, Feb. 21, 1 to 3 p.m.

Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship considers the role of collaborative exchange as forces in African American art. Bringing together works by Driskell alongside those of Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Aaron Douglas, Loïs Mailou Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Alma Thomas, Kara Walker, and others, Driskell & Friends traces the generational reach of artistic community and shared vision.

Cost: Free and open to the public

10975 SW 17th St., Miami 

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Arlo’s Living Room Gallery: Fine Art Photography 

Through March. 

Arlo Wynwood presents a new edition of Arlo’s Living Room Gallery featuring a curated group exhibition of fine art photography by Tyler Shields, Jeffrey Czum and Nick Mele. Created by curator Jasmine Arakel, the Living Room Gallery series brings contemporary art into publicly accessible spaces at Arlo Hotels. 

2217 Northwest Miami Court, Miami

The exhibition is free and open to the public

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Locust Projects:

"This Too Shall Pass"

Through Monday, April 6.  

"This Too Shall Pass" delves further into the intricate connections between the body, spirit, and the unseen forces of nature by introducing a new approach to Ema Ri's multidisciplinary practice.  

297 NE 67th St., Miami 

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VISU Contemporary:

"Roots to Fly"

Through Sunday, March 15.

In Roots to Fly, Rubem Robierb draws from his upbringing in Maranhão, Brazil, using memory and symbolism to explore ideas of origin, identity, and transformation. The exhibition brings together nearly 30 works across sculpture, painting, and mixed media. Based in Miami, Robierb balances deeply personal narrative with universal themes, reflecting on how our roots shape us while still allowing room for reinvention and growth. 

VISU Contemporary Gallery, 2160 Park Ave., Miami Beach

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Mindy Solomon Gallery

Through Saturday, Feb. 28

• Ornella Pocetti and Marcelo Canevari: X Marks the Spot

Built as a shared fictional landscape, the exhibition brings together painting and sculptural elements to create a series of scenes that feel familiar at first glance, yet quietly unsettling. The “X” marks a metaphorical intersection: between two painters who have lived and worked together for over ten years, between different ways of building images, and between what is shown and what remains hidden.

• Zoe Schweiger: Sun-Kissed

Mindy Solomon is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of Zoe Schweiger at the gallery, Sun-Kissed, a love letter to Miami’s nightlife. Drawing from scenes at places such as Twist on South Beach and Willy’s, a beloved gay bar that recently closed in Wynwood, alongside longtime favorites

• Lanise Howard: In Aludria

Continuing with her tradition of masterful storytelling and graphic imagery, Howard explores a new body of work through an Afro-futurist lens. Afro-futurism is a cultural aesthetic and philosophy that blends African diasporic culture with science fiction, fantasy, and technology to reimagine the past, present, and future — fostering Black identity, liberation, and empowerment through art.

Mindy Solomon Gallery, 848 NW 22 St., Miami

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