Events: July 18, 2026
Zach Bartholomew Quartet: The Music of George Gershwin
Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM - English
Celebrate the timeless music of legendary American composer George Gershwin in an unforgettable evening of jazz, Broadway, and classical-inspired favorites. Led by award-winning pianist Dr. Zachary Bartholomew and featuring the captivating vocals of Nicole Bartholomew, this dynamic concert brings fresh energy to beloved classics including "I Got Rhythm," "Summertime," "Embraceable You," and "Someone to Watch Over Me." Joined by Bartholomew's jazz trio, the performers blend expressive vocals, bold arrangements, and spirited improvisation in a tribute to Gershwin's enduring influence on American music and jazz.
Location
Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center
10950 SW 211 Street,
Cutler Bay,
FL
33189
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Hooray for Hollywood
Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 various times - English
Celebrating the Magic of the Movies.
Music can enhance tear-jerking dramas, action-packed thrillers, and side-splitting comedy.
- “Over the Rainbow”
- "Let It Go"
- "Stayin' Alive"
- "Eye of the Tiger"
- "My Heart Will Go On"
These songs are as recognizable as the movies themselves.
Join us for a tribute to some of our favorites.
Location
Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts
17195 Sheridan Street,
Pembroke Pines,
FL
33331
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ArtServe’s The Art of Language Exhibit
Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM - English
This summer exhibition explores the rich intersection between visual art and language, highlighting the expressive beauty of the written word, storytelling, poetry, and other literary forms. A free opening reception will be held June 26 at 6 p.m.
Location
ArtServe, Inc.
1350 East Sunrise Boulevard,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
33304
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Amanda Linares Artist Reception
Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM - English
Join the Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) and Amanda Linares at MDC's Kendall Campus Art Gallery for a reception celebrating Linares's artist residency.
Throughout the summer term, Linares will create new work and engage with students, campus groups, and members of the public.
Amanda Linares (Havana, 1989) is a Cuban-born visual artist who currently lives and works in Miami. Her work expands like branches, utilizing an immense variety of media, from design and drawing to installation and photography. She holds a technical degree in printmaking from San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts in Havana and a BFA in graphic design from New World School of the Arts in Miami.
Influenced by literature and spatial awareness, Amanda's work incorporates poetic language while exploring narrative and/or spatial elements through the use of reflection, transparency, revelation, found objects, and typographical solutions. Although her work is constantly evolving, it intimately explores a range of universal themes, including identity, displacement, absence, and reconnection. Since receiving her degree, the artist has exhibited at Deering Estate, Frost Art Museum FIU, Orlando Museum of Art, and Oolite Arts, among other venues.
- Refreshments will be served.
- Free parking is available in the MDC Campus parking lot adjacent to the art gallery.
Image: Amanda Linares in her studio, 2025. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Mateo Serna Zapata.
Location
MDC's Kendall Campus Art Gallery
11011 SW 104th St.,
Miami,
FL
33176
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Abstraction as Legacy
Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - English
Part document, part subjective storytelling, visual art illustrates and offers nuance to significant moments in U.S. history. From portraits of well-known leaders to history paintings that speak to the sacrifice and strength of the American people, the power of paint to render subjects remains unquestionable.
The act of painting can also make history. Through hard edges and expressive forms, American artists re-imagined painting and used abstraction as a mechanism to consider the human body, natural environs, architecture, emotion, and an economy of line.
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This exhibition is not meant to be exhaustive but intended to highlight the breadth of painterly abstraction in the United States. Following the 1950s, it became clear that the art world turned to the U.S. for ingenuity and boundary-breaking abstract art forms. From trends that arose in Havana and made it to the U.S. through exile to experiments developed in New York and Los Angeles, the legacy of American abstraction evolves as rich and varied. The featured artists include Young-Il Ahn, Sam Gilliam, Carmen Herrera, Hans Hofmann, Virginia Jaramillo, Lloyd Kiva New, William de Kooning, George Morrison, Noemi Ruiz, Zilia Sanchez, and Vaughn Spann.
On July 4, 2026, the U.S. commemorates and celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This historic milestone offers an opportunity to pause and reflect on this nation's past, honor the contributions of Americans, and to look ahead toward the future we aspire to create for the next generation and beyond. The legacy of painterly abstraction in the U.S. offers a distinctive way to celebrate the creativity and innovation that defines the American spirit.
Location
Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Boulevard,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Many Voices, One Nation: En Nuestras Palabras
Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM - English
In celebration of America's 250th anniversary, the Coral Gables Museum presents the world premiere of Many Voices, One Nation: En Nuestras Palabras is a landmark exhibition exploring how diverse communities across the United States have shaped, and continue to shape, the American story.
Developed by the Allapattah Collaborative CDC in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and Florida Humanities, the exhibition weaves together Smithsonian-curated content with local historical photographs, art, artifacts, video testimonials, and oral histories. Visitors will encounter narratives of expansion, freedom, inclusion, equality, migration, and cultural negotiation drawing particular attention to the voices of Caribbean and Latin American immigrants whose stories are woven into the fabric of South Florida and the nation.
As the country marks 250 years of nationhood, this exhibition invites all Americans to reflect on what unity means when it is built from many languages, many origins, and many lived experiences.
Location
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue,
Coral Gables,
AK
33134
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