Experience the richness of Indian culture through an evening of music, art, food and family friendly activies at UTSAV: 2025: A Celebration of India on Friday, July 18 from 5 to 8 p.n. on the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College.
This Week and Weekend's Musts
FESTIVALS
UTSAV 2025: A Celebration of India
5 to 8 p.m., Friday, July 18
Experience the richness of Indian culture through an evening of food, music, art and family-friendly activities in downtown Miami. Held on the terrace of Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus, this open-air gathering invites guests to explore traditional crafts, dance to Bollywood beats and sample the vibrant flavors of Indian street food in a festive, informal setting.
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, 300 NE 2nd Ave., Atrium on the ground floor, Miami
MUSIC
Ocean Drive Promenade Series
6 p.m., Sunday, July 20
Youth Program Spectacular
Young performers take center stage for an evening showcasing the next generation of classical talent in a lively outdoor setting along Ocean Drive. Featuring participants from the Miami Beach Classical Music Festival’s youth programs, this concert highlights the training and artistry of aspiring musicians in a free community performance.
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.
Lincoln Road Summer Jazz Concert Series
600 Euclid Road at Euclid Avenue and Lincoln Road. All concerts are free.
Friday, July 18 - The Autism Theater Project Presents ATP voices
The Betsy Hotel
Jazz
8:30 p.m., Friday, July 11
Brian Murphy is founder of Miami Jazz Cooperative, recognized nationally as a leading force for jazz in South Florida.
6 p.m. to midnight, The Piano Bar, Friday, July 18
Carole Anne Taylor, Jazz Vocalist.
6 to 11 p.m., The Piano Bar, Saturday, July 19
1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
THEATER
"Viva La Parranda" at Miami New Drama
The Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.
Through Friday, July 27
From the creators of Papa Cuatro and back by popular demand — is a vibrant musical pulsing with real stories, powerful songs, and the unstoppable energy of Betsayda Machado and La Parranda El Clavo, the legendary multigenerational band from the small coastal town of El Clavo.
Tickets and info at www.miaminewdrama.org.
La Travesia ("The Passage")
Premiere of “La travesía” by Josep María Miró (in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English) presented by Arca Images
8 p.m., Friday, July 11 and 19, Saturday, July 12 and 19, 5 p.m., Sunday, July 13 and 20.
Westchester Cultural Arts Center, 7930 SW 40th St., Miami
Actors' Playhouse
Step By Step
Three women go on a two-day hike up a hill to honor a recently deceased friend, each carrying an inscribed stone to place as a monument at the peak. But they must get there first – and the climb will be as challenging, unexpected, ridiculous and hilarious as life itself. The cast includes Anna Lise Jensen as Monica, Kareema Khouri as Paula, and Elizabeth Price as Sophie.
Opens Thursday, July 16 through Sunday, Aug. 10.
More info at actorsplayhouse.org
Disney's Tarzan
Area Stage Company
A bold, immersive reimagining directed Giancarlo Rodaz is based on Disney's epic animated musical adventure and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan features a dynamic, heart-pounding, Oscar-winning score by rock legend Phil Collins and a book by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang.
2 and 7 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. Through Aug. 10
The Shops at Sunset Place, 2nd Floor
ART
Mindy Solomon Gallery
New openings during Progressive Art Brunch, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 20
"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.
Miami Ironside
Sunday Pottery Workshop and Brunch
11 a.m., Sunday, June 22
Unleash your creativity and treat yourself to a relaxing morning with a 1-hour pottery workshop at Mercy Pottery, followed by a delicious brunch at Ironside Cafe! Start your day by learning the basics of pottery-making from skilled instructors at Mercy Pottery, where you'll have the opportunity to shape and mold your own masterpiece. All pieces you create will be finalized and fired,
7580 Northeast 4th Court, Miami
Deering Estate "Contemporary Currents"
"To Be Dwellers with This Land" by Pangea Kali Virga
New work by Pangea Kali Virga (Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence, 2023- 2024). The exhibition entitled “To Be Dwellers With This Land” consists of printed silk embroidered images displayed in The Garden Room — a charming wooden alcove inside the Richmond Cottage at Deering Estate.
Through Sunday, July 20
Garden Room, Richmond Cottage.
Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Miami
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
Mindy Solomon Gallery
Ricardo Alcaide, Brightest Light
Osamu Kobayashi, Jungle Politics
Eduardo Cardozo, Primero fue el gesto (First was the gesture)
Through July 12.
Mindy Solomon Gallery, 848 NW 22nd St., Miami
Info at mindysolomon.com
Jewish Museum of Florida
"Kosher Kush"
The Story of Jews and Cannabis is a fascinating exhibition exploring the historical and cultural ties between Jewish communities and cannabis. From ancient practices to modern-day activism and entrepreneurship, discover the untold stories of this unique connection.
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach
For information, call 305-672-5044.
Imagining Otherwise
Exhibitions should not necessarily be fixed; they have the potential for change. To explore this idea, Primary is engaging in a reflective process of exhibition-making. The exhibition will initially comprise three pre-existing works by artists Ashley Holmes, Jasleen Kaur, and Jala Wahid, before it is transformed.
Primary, 7410 NW Miami Court, Miami
Info at thisisprimary.com
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