Easter Brunch at Ten Palms at Gulfstream Park 3/31/24

Easter Brunch at Ten Palms at Gulfstream Park
Sunday, 03/31/2024-, 11:30 am-04:00 pm
Gulfstream Park
901 S Federal Highway,
Hallandale Beach, Florida, 33009
Website
Cost: 75

What could be better than an Easter Sunday afternoon with a fun-filled day at the races? Join Gulfstream Park for an exceptional buffet in Ten Palms while enjoying breathtaking views of the legendary Gulfstream Park racetrack and live racing. Ten Palms Easter brunch buffet will feature favorites such as a seafood bar, omelet station, and hundreds of mini desserts to satisfy any sweet tooth while sipping brunch cocktails. Easter brunch is $75 per person and includes a complimentary mimosa for guests 21+.

PedalYard at T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park 3/9/24

PedalYard at T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park
Saturday, 03/09/2024-, 10:00 am-03:00 pm
PedalYard at T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park
3300 north park rd,
Hollywood, Florida, 33021
Website
Cost: $25

We’re offering an amazing opportunity to teach you how to ride a bike -ages 2 through adult.

Our team will provide all the necessary accessories to make it easy, safe, and fun for your little or loved ones to take their first ride..it usually takes no more than a session or two!

Ditch the training wheels and check our website to find a day and location. Let us host your event; we do events, birthdays, fairs and charities.

Feeding South Florida to Host Mission & Music Mixer 3/19/24

Feeding South Florida to Host Mission & Music Mixer on Mar. 19
Tuesday, 03/19/2024-, 05:00 pm-08:00 pm
Pinstripes
19505 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3290,
Miami, Florida, 33180
Website
Cost: $50

Feeding South Florida® – the leading hunger-relief organization in South Florida – will host “Mission & Music Miami” at Pinstripes in Aventura on Tuesday, March 19, from 5-8 p.m. The happy hour event will support Feeding South Florida’s mission to end hunger in the South Florida community. Each ticket will include appetizers and one drink.

Pinstripes’ best-in-class venue offers a combination of made-from-scratch dining, bowling and bocce.

Currently, in South Florida, there are over 1.2 million food insecure individuals, and 1 in 9 individuals in South Florida remain uncertain about where they will get their next meal due to inflation, the strained supply chain, rising fuel prices and increased housing costs among other factors.

Proceeds raised during the event will allow Feeding South Florida to fulfill its mission to end hunger in South Florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading hunger and poverty advocacy efforts and transforming lives through innovative programming and education.

Germane Barnes Ukhamba 3/6/24

Germane Barnes Ukhamba
Wednesday, 03/06/2024-05/26/2024, 12:00 am-11:45 pm
MDC's North Campus
MDC North Campus 11380 NW 27th Avenue, Leroy Collins Center, Building 4000,
Miami, Florida, 33167
Website
Cost: Free

Named after a type of African woven-wood basket, Ukhamba is a ten-foot-tall circular structure with four arched entrances, built of curved wooden elements stacked in horizontal layers. Its construction invites visitors to walk inside and congregate but allows the surrounding plaza and urban landscape to remain visible through the structure. Inspired by Barnes’s time working abroad in South Africa, as well as in Miami, Ukhamba not only responds to Miami’s sub-tropical climate but also unites architectural elements typical of diasporic communities of African and Caribbean origin. It comprises a pavilion that appears part basket, part traditional breeze wall.

Ukhamba is a space for reflection on our relationship to the built environment, urban design, its histories, and cultural memories. Barnes’s pavilion continues the artists’ exploration of themes of spatial identity, migration, the cultural influences of the African diaspora, and its contributions to classical architecture. Primarily using materials found in South Florida, the artist has focused on sustainability and has designed a structure in dialogue with the history and natural environment that surrounds it.

Ladies “Paint & Sip” Experience with Dani Bergman from the hit show “Jewish Matchmaking” 2/15/24

Ladies “Paint & Sip” Experience with Dani Bergman from the hit show “Jewish Matchmaking”
Thursday, 02/15/2024-, 07:00 pm-
Buena Vista Area – RSVP for location
4850 NW 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida, 33127
Website
Cost: 65

Join Dani Bergman from the hit show “Jewish Matchmaking” for an exclusive Ladies Paint & Sip Experience on Thursday, February 15th at 7:00PM. Escape to a secret location in Buena Vista, where you’ll unwind and unleash your creativity in a serene atmosphere. Indulge in a delightful spread featuring fine wines, refreshing salads, and irresistible chocolate-dipped strawberries. Secure your spot with an RSVP for $65 per person and uncover the secret location.

Free Health Fair in Miami 2/10/24

Free Health Fair in Miami
Saturday, 02/10/2024-, 08:00 am-02:00 pm
Village of Allapattah YMCA Family Center
2370 NW 17th Ave,
Miami, Florida, 33142
RSVP / Register
Cost: Free

The YMCA of South Florida, in partnership with the University of Miami Department of Community Service (DOCS), will host a FREE Health Fair at the Village of Allapattah YMCA Family Center,
2370 NW 17th Ave, in Miami. The fair will take place from 8 am through 2 pm and is open to everyone, regardless of legal and insurance status. All services provided are confidential.

Services include audiology; blood pressure measurement; screenings for cholesterol, diabetes, child health, mental health and memory, bone density, HIV/Hepatitis C, dental, and different types of cancer (skin, prostate, testicular, colorectal); fall risk assessment; emergency preparedness; eye and breast exams; pap smears; community health resources; and food distribution.

To pre-register online, visit http://tinyurl.com/mtr38cze. For special assistance, please call 305-635-9622 or email AHFteam23@gmail.com prior to the fair.

Valentine’s Day at Ostrow Brasserie with The French Horn 2/14/24

Valentine’s Day at Ostrow Brasserie with The French Horn
Wednesday, 02/14/2024-, 06:00 pm-10:00 pm
Ostrow Brasserie
4850 NW 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida, 33127
Website
Cost: Reserve

Let Ostrow Brasserie bring the charm of Paris to your doorstep this Valentine’s Day! Indulge in Chef Olivia Ostrow’s culinary masterpieces, with a $150 per person menu featuring caviar blinis, Beef Wellington for two, and chocolate mousse with passion fruit ice cream.

Setting the ambiance will be The French Horn, local French Gypsy Jazz band who mixes some classic French Standards and Original French Composition with a hot swing rhythm..

Make this Valentine’s Day truly special by experiencing the perfect blend of culinary expertise and musical enchantment at Ostrow Brasserie.

Onajide Shabaka Miami Walking Studio 2/24/24

Onajide Shabaka Miami Walking Studio
Saturday, 02/24/2024-, 11:00 am-01:00 pm
Palmetum, North Campus, Miami Dade College
11380 NW 27th Avenue,
Miami, Florida, 33167
Eventbrite
Cost: $15

Join artist Onajide Shabaka as he leads you on a Miami Walking Studio at MDC North Campus’s Palmetum. This hidden garden will serve as your art studio for the day. Perusing the Palmetum, you’ll see the natural environment and all that it holds through a new lens. You’ll use its found items including leaves, twigs, and seeds, not only as inspiration, but also as artistic tools, applied in concert with more traditional tools and techniques, such as Polaroid photography, drawing, and charcoal, as you create your own unique works of art that you are invited to take home.

Ring in 2024 at Ostrow Brasserie with a St. Tropez to Miami Celebration 12/31/23

Ring in 2024 at Ostrow Brasserie with a St. Tropez to Miami Celebration
Sunday, 12/31/2023-12/31/2023, 06:00 pm-02:00 am
Ostrow Brasserie
4850 NW 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida, 33127
Website
Cost: $140 – $270

From St. Tropez to Miami! Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style at Ostrow Brasserie, with a 4-course French Dinner by Chef Olivia Ostrow. Choose the First Seating from 6pm to 8:30pm at $140 per person or the second seating featuring DJ, Dancing, Live Entertainment, Midnight Countdown, and Champagne Toast for $270 per person. Join Ostrow Brasserie for an unforgettable night!

Walk This Way VI – Battle of the Sneaker Gawds/Gawdesses 12/8/23

Walk This Way VI – Battle of the Sneaker Gawds/Gawdesses
Friday, 12/08/2023-, 08:00 pm-12:00 am
Black Box Media
12355 NE 13th Ave, Units 403-404,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: 23-250

Walk This Way VI (WTWVI) will feature a diverse lineup of sneaker enthusiasts, collectors, and influencers who will go toe-to-toe in an exciting competition to determine who reigns supreme in the world of sneaker style AKA The Sneaker Gawd/Gawdess. Contestants will bring their A-game, displaying their most coveted, rare, and unique sneakers in a battle that transcends conventional fashion norms. Attendees can expect an electrifying atmosphere as contestants present their curated sneaker collections, each with a unique narrative that reflects their personal connection to sneaker culture. The event will feature celebrity judges and special guest appearances, adding an extra layer of excitement to the competition.

Walk This Way creator and Sneaker Shootout founder King S. Jewell, a self-proclaimed “Sneaker Gawd,” created the event to highlight and pay homage to sneaker enthusiasts like himself.

“While speaking with other sneaker collectors, it was brought to my attention that there was no real presence of a sneaker community represented here in Miami,” said Jewell. “I also believe that sneakers, fashion, and art go hand-in-hand, and should be recognized on a larger scale. This is my humble attempt to integrate the sneaker world with the art world.”

Omsa Gallery Exhibit Female Figuratively 12/2/23

Omsa Gallery Exhibit Female Figuratively
Saturday, 12/02/2023-02/15/2024, 07:00 pm-10:00 pm
OMSA GALLERY
15661 Sheridan Street,
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 33331
RSVP / Register
Cost: Free

OMSA GALLERY Presents
Female, Figuratively
– Selected works by 7 female artists on the female form.
An exhibit curated by Daniella Sforza, with works by:
* Sofia Balut Paez
* Marina Font
* Heidi Lanino
* Amy Laskin
* Veronica Pasman
* Julia Rivera
* Patricia Schnall Gutierrez

The exhibit endeavors to reflect the original notions brought forth by the Greco Roman ideals of a platonic notion of beauty that blend with contemporary. perspectives.

This exhibit is a poetic rather political approach to the contemporary currents, appreciating the grammar of a certain identity and idea.

The female form rendered by women artists reflecting 7 unique perspectives with eloquent voices rendered through a visual narrative, a herstory, shared by all women and evolved over millennia.

Public Opening – Dec. 2  7PM – 10PM
Exhibit Dec. 2, 2023 – Feb. 15, 2024

Gulfstream Park Taste at the Track: Rum & Caribbean Festival 11/18/23

Gulfstream Park Taste at the Track: Rum & Caribbean Festival
Saturday, 11/18/2023-11/18/2023, 01:00 pm-04:00 pm
Gulfstream Park
901 S Federal Highway Hallandale Beach, FL 33009,
Hallandale Beach, Florida, 33009
Website
Cost: 50

Join Gulfstream Park on Saturday, November 18, for Taste at the Track: Rum & Caribbean Festival, the event of the fall season. This Unlimited tasting event includes a sampling of Caribbean fare and Rum-inspired cocktails.

Enjoy a variety of Caribbean-style dishes, paired with your favorite premium rums and handcrafted cocktails. Guests will enjoy bites including Caribbean Jerk Chicken, Mojo Roasted Pork, Pimento Cheese Bocadillos, Conch Chowder, and more!
The premium unlimited tasting event merges the excitement of live thoroughbred horse racing with spectacular culinary experiences while enjoying breathtaking views of the legendary Gulfstream Park racetrack. The Flamingo Room, located on the 3rd floor of Gulfstream Park, boasts one of the best views of the Gulfstream racetrack.

VIP Ticket: $75 – 12 PM – 4 PM
GA Ticket: $50 – 1 PM – 4 PM
Must be 21+ to attend

Pet Supermarket’s Grand Reopening Event 11/11/23,11/12/23

Pet Supermarket’s Grand Reopening Event
Saturday, 11/11/2023-11/12/2023, 09:00 am-07:00 pm
Pet Supermarket
12553 Biscayne Blvd.,
North Miami, Florida, 33181
Website
Cost:

Pet Supermarket is ready to paw-ty! Following the completion of renovations to its North Miami location, the specialty pet supply retailer is hosting a Grand Reopening Event introducing the store’s new features and services to the community.

The event is happening during store hours on Saturday, November 11 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 12 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Located within the Keystone Shopping Center at 12553 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami, the remodeled store features self-serve dog wash stations and best-in-class renovations to enhance the customer experience. The Grand Reopening Event will give community members a chance to browse the remodeled store while enjoying Pet Supermarket’s services selection, doorbuster deals and exclusive giveaways.

Always welcome in store, pets are encouraged to attend the Grand Reopening Event alongside their human parents. The event kicks off Pet Supermarket’s Dog Wash Weekend at the North Miami location, providing pet parents with complimentary swag bags upon purchase of a self-serve dog wash during the Grand Reopening Event and 50% off future self-serve dog washes until the end of November.

YANKEE BAJAN 11/3/23, 11/4/23

YANKEE BAJAN
Friday, 11/03/2023-11/04/2023, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Lehman Theatre
11380 N.W. 27th Ave,
North Miami, Florida, 33167
Buy Tickets
Cost: $20

Koubek Center, in collaboration with Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator and Parris-Bailey Arts Inc., proudly presents “Yankee Bajan”, a play by Linda Parris-Bailey about the experience of an African American family in the U.S. with ancestral roots in Barbados.

Through live performance and musical references from Brooklyn to Barbados, “Yankee Bajan” takes audiences on a journey as the family dreams of a Bajan past and a Barbadian future.

The narrative centers around a family that leaves the United States to reconnect with their Bajan roots. It’s a vivid portrayal of the expatriate experience, delivered with passionate live performances and musical references spanning from Brooklyn to Barbados. The play doesn’t just present a journey across the ocean; it’s a journey into the heart of what it means to belong.

Yankee Bajan 11/3/23, 11/4/23

Yankee Bajan
Friday, 11/03/2023-11/04/2023, 08:00 pm-10:30 pm
Lehman Theatre, MDC North Campus
11380 NW 27th Ave Room 1315,
Miami, Florida, 33167
RSVP / Register
Cost: $20-25

Through live performance and musical references from Brooklyn to Barbados, Yankee Bajan takes the audience along as the family dreams of a Bajan past and a Barbadian future. 

Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator and Koubek Center announce the upcoming play, Yankee Bajan, directed by Linda Parris-Bailey.

This unique play, explores the fascinating journey of African-American expatriates in Barbados. Experience the emotional journey of returning to a place of origin and the challenges of cultural integration through a captivating live performance.

“Bajan” is a term for Barbadian. Can one return home to a place that has never been home? Will the young ones in the family flourish coming of age as Bajans, or will their “Yankee” culture hurt friends and family? What cultural and colonial baggage does one bring to such an experience? In the process, Yankee Bajan examines the circumstances in the United States that would drive a family to consider becoming expatriates.

Yankee Bajan takes the audience back to the wisdom of the Barbadian Heroes, a select group including freedom fighters, trade union pioneers, and defenders of human rights. It takes us through the expatriate experience, and ultimately, the return to an independent Caribbean island.

Viewpoints: Photographs from the EFE Archive 9/25/23-1/24/24

Viewpoints: Photographs from the EFE Archive
Monday, 09/25/2023-01/24/2024, 10:00 am-03:00 pm
North Campus, Miami Dade College
11380 NW 27th Avenue,,
Miami, Florida, 33167
Website
Cost: Free

Presented by MOAD, Viewpoints: Photographs from the EFE Archive comprises a collection of striking and impactful images.

Building 5, Room 5107. Gallery hours at North Campus are 10:00 AM–3:00 PM, Monday–Wednesday, and the second Saturday of every month.

Presented by MOAD, Viewpoints: Photographs from the EFE Archive comprises a collection of striking and impactful images that were donated to the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives.

This exhibition is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture; the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and the National Endowment for the Arts; and with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, and the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

Rochelle Lightfoot’s Love Jazz & Soul Dinner & Concert Experience 9/23/23

Rochelle Lightfoot’s Love Jazz & Soul Dinner & Concert Experience
Saturday, 09/23/2023-, 05:00 pm-10:00 pm
FIU – Biscayne Bay Wolfe Center
3000 NE 151st St,
North Miami, Florida, 33181
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Cost:

Get ready for the Jazziest Event of the Year! With an electrifying evening of Love, Jazz, and Soul! Join award-winning songstress Rochelle Lightfoot, “The Sweetheart of Song”, and her infamous 12-Piece Band for a remarkable dinner concert experience featuring international saxophonist extraordinaire Jesse Jones Jr., renowned jazz pianist Thierry Dejean, with celebrity host Kalyn James and a 3 course upscale dining experience by Master Chef Patrick Beaulieu on Saturday, September 23rd at FIU Biscayne Bay – Wolfe Center – Grand Ballroom in the City of North Miami, Florida, benefiting the Florida Organ Transplant Association.

For more information visit LoveJazzSoul.com, for an unforgettable evening of Dinner, Dancing and Live Jazz! Buy your tickets or reserve your table today at: LoveJazzSoul.com!

NOMI Village Farmers Market 8/12/23

NOMI Village Farmers Market
Saturday, 08/12/2023-, 04:00 pm-09:00 pm
NOMI Village
12351 NW 7th Ave,
North Miami, Florida, 33168
Website
Cost:

We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of The NOMI Village Market Place, a captivating one stop shop gathering of craft vendors, artisans, apparel, services, art, live music, food trucks, bounce houses, games, and more! This exciting event will take place every second, and fourth Saturday and Sunday of each month starting on August 12th and 13th, providing a unique experience for residents and visitors alike at the NOMI Village Market Place, 12351 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL from 4pm to 9pm. The Village Market Place aims to become the go-to destination for community engagement, entertainment, and discovery in the City of North Miami.

MOCA miniMakers: Soap Carving Inspired by the Art of Lonnie Holley 71/23

MOCA miniMakers: Soap Carving Inspired by the Art of Lonnie Holley
Saturday, 07/01/2023-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th St,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Through the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)’s continued efforts to include diverse voices and perspectives, the museum is offering a robust series of educational programming this July.

On view through Oct. 1, 2023, “Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” invites visitors to experience the work of prolific artist Lonnie Holley in his first major exhibition in the South. Also on view is the “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC) exhibition which showcases the work of 12 intergenerational South Florida artists.

“Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” provides an intimate and focused look at the career of Birmingham, Alabama-born artist and musician Lonnie Holley. The exhibition, curated by MOCA curator Adeze Wilford, features 70 works including foundational “sandstone” sculptures, new works on paper and large-scale quilt paintings that depict faces. Known for his unique style of art that draws inspiration from his life experiences, Holley often incorporates found objects and everyday materials, which he transforms into thought-provoking art. Holley’s influence on Southern art is highlighted throughout “If You Only Knew,” including a section he curated featuring works from artists such as Miami native Purvis Young, Thornton Dial, Mary T. Smith and Hawkins Bowling.

The “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC) exhibition brings together 12 artists working across various media including, sculpture, film and site-specific installations. The exhibition, this year hosted and organized by MOCA, provides a snapshot of the breadth and depth of the artistic talent in the South Florida art scene.

On view outside the museum through late August is MOCA’s most recent “Art on the Plaza” commission, LIZN’BOW (Liz Ferrer and Bow Ty)’s “El Mundo Es Mágico.” The sculpture, “El Mundo Es Mágico,” features displaced queer characters in a mix of reality and fantasy within Miami iconography, inviting conversations of fluidity, gender, class and identity. Central to the duo’s work is the feminist reimagining of each element towards a more inclusive, fantastical worldview.

MOCA’s July programming includes:

MOCA miniMakers: Soap Carving Inspired by the Art of Lonnie Holley | Saturday, July 1, 2–4 p.m.
• Details: MOCA is hosting a special workshop inspired by featured artist Lonnie Holley. Participants will carve their own unique shapes and patterns with this take-home soap carving project. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages six and up. Children have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.
• Cost: Free
• RSVP: For more information, please visit: https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-miniMakers-01Jul2023

Where:
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street
Miami, FL 33161

Support:
“Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” is made possible with support from Blum & Poe, and is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture. We are also grateful to The N’Namdi Family. Special thanks to guest curator Alison M. Gingeras, for her contributions conceiving this exhibition.

“The South Florida Cultural Consortium” is funded in part with support from The National Endowment of the Arts, The Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, the Boards of County Commissioners of Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin and Monroe Counties, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.

“Art on the Plaza” is presented by MOCA, with major support from the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA). Additional support was provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

MOCA miniMakers, Sunday Stories and MOCA Makers are funded by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA).

Jazz at MOCA is made possible with lead support from the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami.

MOCA North Miami is generously funded by the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture (Section 286.25, Florida Statutes). MOCA is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and The Wege Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Fine & Greenwald Foundation; The Nathan Cummings Foundation; and the Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation. Founding support for the MOCA Sustainability Fund provided by the Green Family Foundation Trust. Major support provided by Shirley and William M. Lehman, Jr. We also thank our Board of Trustees, Curator’s Circle, and MOCA Members for their meaningful support.

About the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami:
MOCA North Miami presents contemporary art and its historical influences through exhibitions, educational programs, and collections. Inspired by its surrounding communities, MOCA connects diverse audiences and cultures by providing a welcoming place to encounter new ideas and voices and nurturing a lifelong love of the arts. MOCA developed from the Center of Contemporary Art which was inaugurated in 1981. The establishment of the permanent collection coincided with the institution’s move into their current building designed by Charles Gwathmey of GSNY in 1996.

MOCA Tours- “Lonnie Holley- If You Really Knew” and SFCC 7/1/23

MOCA Tours- “Lonnie Holley- If You Really Knew” and SFCC
Saturday, 07/01/2023-, 11:30 am-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
770 NE 125th St,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Through the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)’s continued efforts to include diverse voices and perspectives, the museum is offering a robust series of educational programming this July.

On view through Oct. 1, 2023, “Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” invites visitors to experience the work of prolific artist Lonnie Holley in his first major exhibition in the South. Also on view is the “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC) exhibition which showcases the work of 12 intergenerational South Florida artists.

“Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” provides an intimate and focused look at the career of Birmingham, Alabama-born artist and musician Lonnie Holley. The exhibition, curated by MOCA curator Adeze Wilford, features 70 works including foundational “sandstone” sculptures, new works on paper and large-scale quilt paintings that depict faces. Known for his unique style of art that draws inspiration from his life experiences, Holley often incorporates found objects and everyday materials, which he transforms into thought-provoking art. Holley’s influence on Southern art is highlighted throughout “If You Only Knew,” including a section he curated featuring works from artists such as Miami native Purvis Young, Thornton Dial, Mary T. Smith and Hawkins Bowling.

The “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC) exhibition brings together 12 artists working across various media including, sculpture, film and site-specific installations. The exhibition, this year hosted and organized by MOCA, provides a snapshot of the breadth and depth of the artistic talent in the South Florida art scene.

On view outside the museum through late August is MOCA’s most recent “Art on the Plaza” commission, LIZN’BOW (Liz Ferrer and Bow Ty)’s “El Mundo Es Mágico.” The sculpture, “El Mundo Es Mágico,” features displaced queer characters in a mix of reality and fantasy within Miami iconography, inviting conversations of fluidity, gender, class and identity. Central to the duo’s work is the feminist reimagining of each element towards a more inclusive, fantastical worldview.

MOCA’s July programming includes:

MOCA Tours | Saturdays in July – 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Details: MOCA North Miami invites guests to a public tour of its exhibitions, “Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” and “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC). The tour will be led by MOCA Exhibition Specialist Lauren Baccus.
• Cost: Free
• RSVP: For more information, please visit: https://mocanomi.org/2022/02/tours-at-moca/

Where:
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street
Miami, FL 33161

Support:
“Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” is made possible with support from Blum & Poe, and is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture. We are also grateful to The N’Namdi Family. Special thanks to guest curator Alison M. Gingeras, for her contributions conceiving this exhibition.

“The South Florida Cultural Consortium” is funded in part with support from The National Endowment of the Arts, The Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, the Boards of County Commissioners of Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin and Monroe Counties, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.

“Art on the Plaza” is presented by MOCA, with major support from the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA). Additional support was provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

MOCA miniMakers, Sunday Stories and MOCA Makers are funded by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA).

Jazz at MOCA is made possible with lead support from the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami.

MOCA North Miami is generously funded by the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture (Section 286.25, Florida Statutes). MOCA is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and The Wege Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Fine & Greenwald Foundation; The Nathan Cummings Foundation; and the Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation. Founding support for the MOCA Sustainability Fund provided by the Green Family Foundation Trust. Major support provided by Shirley and William M. Lehman, Jr. We also thank our Board of Trustees, Curator’s Circle, and MOCA Members for their meaningful support.

About the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami:
MOCA North Miami presents contemporary art and its historical influences through exhibitions, educational programs, and collections. Inspired by its surrounding communities, MOCA connects diverse audiences and cultures by providing a welcoming place to encounter new ideas and voices and nurturing a lifelong love of the arts. MOCA developed from the Center of Contemporary Art which was inaugurated in 1981. The establishment of the permanent collection coincided with the institution’s move into their current building designed by Charles Gwathmey of GSNY in 1996.

NEVER GIVE UP DAY 8/18/23

NEVER GIVE UP DAY
Friday, 08/18/2023-, 12:00 am-11:59 pm
Multiple Locations
Multiple Locations,
North Miami, Florida, 33154
Website
Cost: 0

The City of North Miami Proclaims Never Give Up Day.

The city of North Miami joins community members in celebrating Never Give Up Day on August 18th, 2023. Never Give Up Day is a day honoring the qualities of determination and the power of individuals who simply refuse to give in to life’s challenges. More than 80 cities across the US proclaim Never Give Up Day this year. This day encourages individuals and professionals to organize virtual and physical events to take place on a local or national scale. On Never Give Up Day community members are encouraged to praise not only those who have achieved great things, but also those who continue to struggle without despair. The Mayoral proclamation signals the city’s role in recognizing the importance of perseverance.

Man ARISE Annual Gathering Countdown 2023 8/3/23

Man ARISE Annual Gathering Countdown 2023
Thursday, 08/03/2023-08/05/2023, 07:00 pm-01:00 am
Kingdom Family Church of Daytona, 700 S. Ridgewood Ave. , Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Kingdom Family Church of Daytona, 700 S. Ridgewood Ave. , Daytona Beach, FL 32114,
Daytona Beach, Florida, 32114
Website
Cost: 20

Man ARISE Annual Gathering Countdown 2023
IT STARTS WHEN MEN OF GOD TAKE A STAND
THIS AUGUST 4-5TH
Kingdom Family Church of Daytona, 700 S. Ridgewood Ave. , Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Register at :
https://www.kingdomfamilychurch.org/manarise

GOD HAS CREATED EVERY MAN TO LIVE WITH KINGDOM PURPOSE
as we walk in righteous power and authority
Discover destiny together to impact your Family and Community
Don’t let the world force you to be ordinary

Rise up as men linking arms to seize the potential of Gods Spirit inside you living a life that won’t stop burning for Christ!
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Special Prayer – Intercession – Soaking Night – August 3rd, 2023
Please Bring Your Spouse & Invite A Friend!

Single Man Register $20 – Group of 5 men $90 – Group of 10 men or more $15 each!

Register At the Door – $30
All registrations include continental breakfast Saturday AM and the Unity Luncheon Saturday with Apostle Leon & Roundtable
We are excited as Apostle Leon Walters from Christian International will be returning
An Annual Gathering of Men that have decided to take a stand for Jesus in their lives!
to go deeper into Father God’s Presence for themselves, their families, and their communities to be the change that God has called us to be on the earth!
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Opportunity to attend every session from Thursday night to Saturdays Luncheon

    Thursday - August 3rd

7PM Special Prayer - Intercession - Soaking Night with Holy Spirit adjustments 

Friday - August 4th 

11AM 4PM Kingdom Influencers in Community Sessions with everyone receiving from ‘six Ministers of Lord’ 

4PM to 6PM Prophetic Ministry 

7PM Main Service with Worship & Apostle Leon 

Saturday - August 5th 

8AM to 10AM Light Continental Style Breakfast in Café available with fellowship & resource tables

    Personal Soaking in Main Sanctuary area 

10AM & 11AM SAT Ministry Sessions in Main Hall with Prophetic Apostolic flow with Apostle Leon and Greg 

12:30/1PM Unity Luncheon with Apostle Leon Walters and Ministry Team Roundtable

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
pressing into father god’s presence – jesus – holy spirit as we seek a ‘kingdom purpose’ going home challenged, transformed and ready to TAKE A STAND ON THIS NEW ERA as warriors – lovers of christ – sons of god – with prupose in Gods Kingdom!
REGISTER INFO

Register prior to May 1st – $20 Per Person – includes continental breakfast SAT & Unity Luncheon & Ministry Roundtable

Register a group of 5 men $90 or Register 10 or more at $15 per registrant

Normal Registration – $29 per person

“We need to start taking practical steps to walk spiritually as men in our every day lives with the supernatural in our eyes and hearts of lions.... Apostle Greg 

This is our LIVE STREAM for Thursday, 28th Night 2022 – Or 1st OPEN NIGHT for wives & anyone in the Community to attend!
MAN ARISE – Remnant Rising of Men of God
MENS Breakfast
Ministry Media
Kingdom Family Church of Daytona, 700 S. Ridgewood Ave. , Daytona Beach, FL 32114,

Visit now :
https://www.kingdomfamilychurch.org/manarise

Contact :
386.777.8150
USAPastors@KingdomFamilyChurch.org

MOCA, North Miami to Host The Artisan Workshop with Shop Zhuzh to Celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month 6/30/23

MOCA, North Miami to Host The Artisan Workshop with Shop Zhuzh to Celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Friday, 06/30/2023-, 06:30 pm-08:00 pm
museum of contemporary art miami
770 NE 125th St,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Through the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)’s continued efforts to include diverse voices and perspectives, the museum is offering a robust series of educational and public programming to commemorate Pride Month and Caribbean-American Heritage Month this June.

On view through Oct. 1, 2023, “Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” invites visitors to experience the work of prolific artist Lonnie Holley in his first major exhibition in the South. Also on view is the “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC) exhibition which showcases the work of 12 intergenerational South Florida artists.

“Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” provides an intimate and focused look at the career of Birmingham, Alabama-born artist and musician Lonnie Holley. The exhibition, curated by MOCA curator Adeze Wilford, features 70 works including foundational “sandstone” sculptures, new works on paper and large-scale quilt paintings that depict faces. Known for his unique style of art that draws inspiration from his life experiences, Holley often incorporates found objects and everyday materials, which he transforms into thought-provoking art. Holley’s influence on Southern art is highlighted throughout “If You Only Knew,” including a section he curated featuring works from artists such as Miami native Purvis Young, Thornton Dial, Mary T. Smith and Hawkins Bowling.

The “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC) exhibition brings together 12 artists working across various media including, sculpture, film and site-specific installations. The exhibition, this year hosted and organized by MOCA, provides a snapshot of the breadth and depth of the artistic talent in the South Florida art scene.

On view outside the museum from late June through late August is MOCA’s most recent “Art on the Plaza” commission, LIZN’BOW (Liz Ferrer and Bow Ty)’s “El Mundo Es Magico.” The sculpture, “El Mundo Es Magico,” features displaced queer characters in a mix of reality and fantasy within Miami iconography, inviting conversations of fluidity, gender, class and identity. Central to the duo’s work is the feminist reimagining of each element towards a more inclusive, fantastical worldview.

On view through June 25, 2023, visitors will be able to step into MOCA’s Paradise Courtyard and discover “Victory Garden,” an interactive sculptural community garden created by Miami-based artist Emmett Moore. Drawing inspiration from victory gardens of the past, which were planted during wartime to supplement rations and boost morale, Moore’s “Victory Garden” connects the local community with contemporary art and encourages visitors to reflect on their relationship with the built environment.

Starting June 12, MOCA is offering a contemporary art experience with its summer art camps. Children ages 6-13 may join the museum for in-person camps including Studio Arts Camp and Dynamic Design Camp. Each session will offer a different theme to introduce students to a variety of contemporary art or design techniques. The art camps will entail 10, one-week sessions through Aug. 18.

MOCA’s June programming includes:
The Artisan Workshop: Celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month with Shop Zhuzh | Friday, June 30, 6:30–8 p.m.
• Details: Embark on a journey into the captivating world of Haiti’s geographical and cultural history through the art of paper mache. Join MOCA for an immersive workshop hosted by Zhuzh, an empowering accessory brand that connects artisans from the diaspora. Led by experienced instructors, this hands-on workshop invites participants to channel their imagination, molding and shaping simple materials into sculptures and decorative objects that reflect the essence of Haitian culture. Limited spaces are available.
• Cost: Free
• RSVP: For more information and to RSVP, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/Jazz-It-Up-Featuring-Shop-Zhuzh

Support:
“Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” is made possible with support from Blum & Poe, and is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture. We are also grateful to The N’Namdi Family. Special thanks to guest curator Alison M. Gingeras, for her contributions conceiving this exhibition.

“The South Florida Cultural Consortium” is funded in part with support from The National Endowment of the Arts, The Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, the Boards of County Commissioners of Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin and Monroe Counties, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.

“Art on the Plaza” is presented by MOCA, with major support from the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA). Additional support was provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

“Welcome to Paradise” is made possible with major support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Additional support was provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

MOCA miniMakers, Sunday Stories and MOCA Makers are funded by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA).

Jazz at MOCA is made possible with lead support from the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami.

MOCA North Miami is generously funded by the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture (Section 286.25, Florida Statutes). MOCA is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and The Wege Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Fine & Greenwald Foundation; The Nathan Cummings Foundation; and the Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation. Founding support for the MOCA Sustainability Fund provided by the Green Family Foundation Trust. Major support provided by Shirley and William M. Lehman, Jr. We also thank our Board of Trustees, Curator’s Circle, and MOCA Members for their meaningful support.

About the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami:
MOCA North Miami presents contemporary art and its historical influences through exhibitions, educational programs, and collections. Inspired by its surrounding communities, MOCA connects diverse audiences and cultures by providing a welcoming place to encounter new ideas and voices and nurturing a lifelong love of the arts. MOCA developed from the Center of Contemporary Art which was inaugurated in 1981. The establishment of the permanent collection coincided with the institution’s move into their current building designed by Charles Gwathmey of GSNY in 1996.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) Offers Robust Public Programming Throughout June to Commemorate Pride Month and Caribbean-American Heritage Month 6/3/23

The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) Offers Robust Public Programming Throughout June to Commemorate Pride Month and Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Saturday, 06/03/2023-, 11:30 am-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th St,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost:

Through the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)’s continued efforts to include diverse voices and perspectives, the museum is offering a robust series of educational and public programming to commemorate Pride Month and Caribbean-American Heritage Month this June.

On view through Oct. 1, 2023, “Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” invites visitors to experience the work of prolific artist Lonnie Holley in his first major exhibition in the South. Also on view is the “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC) exhibition which showcases the work of 12 intergenerational South Florida artists.

“Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” provides an intimate and focused look at the career of Birmingham, Alabama-born artist and musician Lonnie Holley. The exhibition, curated by MOCA curator Adeze Wilford, features 70 works including foundational “sandstone” sculptures, new works on paper and large-scale quilt paintings that depict faces. Known for his unique style of art that draws inspiration from his life experiences, Holley often incorporates found objects and everyday materials, which he transforms into thought-provoking art. Holley’s influence on Southern art is highlighted throughout “If You Only Knew,” including a section he curated featuring works from artists such as Miami native Purvis Young, Thornton Dial, Mary T. Smith and Hawkins Bowling.

The “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC) exhibition brings together 12 artists working across various media including, sculpture, film and site-specific installations. The exhibition, this year hosted and organized by MOCA, provides a snapshot of the breadth and depth of the artistic talent in the South Florida art scene.

On view outside the museum from late June through late August is MOCA’s most recent “Art on the Plaza” commission, LIZN’BOW (Liz Ferrer and Bow Ty)’s “El Mundo Es Magico.” The sculpture, “El Mundo Es Magico,” features displaced queer characters in a mix of reality and fantasy within Miami iconography, inviting conversations of fluidity, gender, class and identity. Central to the duo’s work is the feminist reimagining of each element towards a more inclusive, fantastical worldview.

On view through June 25, 2023, visitors will be able to step into MOCA’s Paradise Courtyard and discover “Victory Garden,” an interactive sculptural community garden created by Miami-based artist Emmett Moore. Drawing inspiration from victory gardens of the past, which were planted during wartime to supplement rations and boost morale, Moore’s “Victory Garden” connects the local community with contemporary art and encourages visitors to reflect on their relationship with the built environment.

Starting June 12, MOCA is offering a contemporary art experience with its summer art camps. Children ages 6-13 may join the museum for in-person camps including Studio Arts Camp and Dynamic Design Camp. Each session will offer a different theme to introduce students to a variety of contemporary art or design techniques. The art camps will entail 10, one-week sessions through Aug. 18.

MOCA’s June programming includes:

MOCA Tours | Saturdays in June – 3, 10 , 17 and 24, 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Details: MOCA North Miami invites guests to a public tour of its exhibitions, “Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” and “South Florida Cultural Consortium” (SFCC). The tour will be led by MOCA Exhibition Specialist Lauren Baccus.
• Cost: Free
• RSVP: For more information, please visit: https://mocanomi.org/2022/02/tours-at-moca/

“Lonnie Holley: If You Really Knew” is made possible with support from Blum & Poe, and is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture. We are also grateful to The N’Namdi Family. Special thanks to guest curator Alison M. Gingeras, for her contributions conceiving this exhibition.

“The South Florida Cultural Consortium” is funded in part with support from The National Endowment of the Arts, The Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, the Boards of County Commissioners of Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin and Monroe Counties, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.

“Art on the Plaza” is presented by MOCA, with major support from the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA). Additional support was provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

“Welcome to Paradise” is made possible with major support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Additional support was provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

MOCA miniMakers, Sunday Stories and MOCA Makers are funded by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA).

Jazz at MOCA is made possible with lead support from the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami.

MOCA North Miami is generously funded by the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture (Section 286.25, Florida Statutes). MOCA is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and The Wege Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Fine & Greenwald Foundation; The Nathan Cummings Foundation; and the Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation. Founding support for the MOCA Sustainability Fund provided by the Green Family Foundation Trust. Major support provided by Shirley and William M. Lehman, Jr. We also thank our Board of Trustees, Curator’s Circle, and MOCA Members for their meaningful support.

About the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami:
MOCA North Miami presents contemporary art and its historical influences through exhibitions, educational programs, and collections. Inspired by its surrounding communities, MOCA connects diverse audiences and cultures by providing a welcoming place to encounter new ideas and voices and nurturing a lifelong love of the arts. MOCA developed from the Center of Contemporary Art which was inaugurated in 1981. The establishment of the permanent collection coincided with the institution’s move into their current building designed by Charles Gwathmey of GSNY in 1996.

PedalYard is Open. Teach kids 18 months to 6 plus years to ride a bike. 6/11/23

PedalYard is Open. Teach kids 18 months to 6 plus years to ride a bike.
Sunday, 06/11/2023-, 12:00 pm-05:00 pm
Audi North Miami/PedalYard
1995 NE 142nd St,
North Miami, Florida, 33181
Website
Cost: 15-20 per 2 hr session.

The country’s first learn-to-ride-a-bike, pop-up bike yard and play area for families and their kids 18 months to 6+years is bringing “old school” family bonding back to South Florida and beyond!

PedalYard combines a fun, safe, family-centric space with a custom, learn-to ride-a-bike technique and is getting event the youngest of early riders pedaling! Coaches help guide each child’s adult, giving caregivers the confidence, tools, and space to teach their kids to ride. Coaches don’t teach the kids to ride – their families do.

PedalYard provides all the gear and tools needed to ride a bike, and Pedal-tographers capture these milestone moments on video, so family members can put away their phones and be immersed in their child’s never-unlearned, never-forgotten once-in-a-lifetime experience.

MOCA miniMakers: Haitian Heritage 5/6/23

MOCA miniMakers: Haitian Heritage
Saturday, 05/06/2023-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

MOCA is celebrating Haitian Heritage month by showcasing textile traditions inspired by Haitian artist Myrlande Constant. This workshop will focus on the pattern techniques and vibrant colors of Haitian art traditions. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages six and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-miniMakers-06May2023

Conversations at MOCA: The Role of New World School of the Arts in Cultivating Arts in Miami 4/14/23

Conversations at MOCA: The Role of New World School of the Arts in Cultivating Arts in Miami
Friday, 04/14/2023-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Join MOCA for this historic conversation in the museum gallery. The New World School in Miami has played an unheralded role in cultivating generations of American artists in various modes from dance and literature to the visual arts and music. This panel engages the history and mission of the school in conversation with a selection of its esteemed alums, including artist Didier William. This program is made possible with partial support from City National Bank.

For more information, please visit:
111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/Conversations-at-MOCA-The-Role-of-the-New-World-School-in-Cultivating-Arts-in-Miami

Impromptu: A Miami City Ballet Pop Up Performance 3/24/23

Impromptu: A Miami City Ballet Pop Up Performance
Friday, 03/24/2023-, 07:00 pm-08:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

On March 24 from 7-8 p.m., join MOCA on the Plaza for a special performance as part of “Impromptu: A Miami City Ballet Pop-Up Performance Series.” “Impromptu” is choreographed and performed by Miami City Ballet’s world-class professional dancers, offering audiences an accessible, fresh way to experience art in unique settings, like MOCA’s Plaza. This event is free and open to the public.

The Impromptu series was born in response to the pandemic and the need for outdoor performance in South Florida. The pop-ups are the company’s way of saying thank you to the communities that have supported Miami City Ballet throughout the years by providing innovate art that inspires, entertains and heals.

For more information, please visit:
https://tickets.miamicityballet.org/2723/2693

Sunday Stories: “Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World” by Kate Pankhurst 3/5/23

Sunday Stories: “Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World” by Kate Pankhurst
Sunday, 03/05/2023-, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Join MOCA as it celebrates Women’s History Month and read “Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World” by Kate Pankhurst. After the reading, participants will use taping techniques and paint to create their own colorful geometric masterpieces inspired by British artist Bridget Riley. This workshop will focus on color and patterns. Sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, this early childhood art series engages toddlers and fosters reading, motor skill development and socialization. MOCA Sunday Stories is a great way for children to bond with their parents or guardians as they create together.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-Sunday-Stories-05Mar2023

MOCA miniMakers: Women’s History Month, Painting 3/4/23

MOCA miniMakers: Women’s History Month, Painting
Saturday, 03/04/2023-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Let’s celebrate the incredible women artists in honor of Women’s History Month. Inspired by British artist Bridget Riley, this workshop is all about color and patterns. Riley is a painter who often uses optical illusions in her work. Participants will use taping techniques and paint to create their own masterpieces. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages six and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-miniMakers-04Mar2023

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Troy Anderson and The Wonderful World Band 2/24/23

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Troy Anderson and The Wonderful World Band
Friday, 02/24/2023-, 08:00 pm-10:00 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 N.E. 125 Street,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

“Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, Feb. 24, MOCA is pleased to present Troy Anderson and The Wonderful World Band. Troy Anderson and The Wonderful World Band has the same instrumentation as Armstrong’s Hot 5, but has the ability to break it down to a trio plus Anderson with the same delivery. Troy Anderson and the Wonderful World Band is one of the finest bands to hit the South Florida beat, simply because he has consolidated some of the best musicians South Florida has to offer. Band members include Mike Gold (clarinet), Hank Bredenberg (trombone), Dolph Castellano (piano), Danny Burger (drums), and Rick Doll (bass). Combined as a group, these individuals have performed with many of the jazz greats of yesterday and today, such as Toney Bennett and Frank Sinatra. Seating for Jazz at MOCA starts at 7 p.m. Performance starts at 8 p.m.

Jazz at MOCA is free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 7-10 p.m. with museum admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $5. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

For more information, please visit: https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/Jazz-at-MOCA-Featuring-Troy-Anderson-and-The-Wonderful-World-Band

MOCA Makers: Full Color Still Life with Artist and Educator Lucia Morales 2/11/23

MOCA Makers: Full Color Still Life with Artist and Educator Lucia Morales
Saturday, 02/11/2023-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA_
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

MOCA Makers is a series of adult art workshops, which bring forward an artistically interested public to work with and learn from local artists in South Florida. Topics such as figure drawing, print-making and portrait painting are hosted for all level of participants. Art Packs are available for purchase from the MOCA Shop. This February, participants will be studying full color still-life with artist and educator Lucia Morales.

For more information, please visit: http://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/packagetickets?tab=3&txobjid=1853d4ba-481f-4325-87c0-2fd249951696

Sunday Stories: “Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills” by Renée Watson 2/5/23

Sunday Stories: “Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills” by Renée Watson
Sunday, 02/05/2023-, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Join MOCA as it celebrates Black History Month with a reading of Renée Watson’s “Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills.” Participants will learn about Florence Mills, also known as the “Queen of Happiness,” and make their own Happy Sun with a polaroid selfie. Sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, this early childhood art series engages toddlers and fosters reading, motor skill development and socialization. MOCA Sunday Stories is a great way for children to bond with their parents or guardians as they create together.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-Sunday-Stories-05Feb2023

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Tal Cohen and Special Guest John Daversa 1/27/23

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Tal Cohen and Special Guest John Daversa
Friday, 01/27/2023-, 07:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Fre

“Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, Jan. 27, MOCA is pleased to present Tal Cohen and special guest John Daversa. The Art of Duo, multi-Grammy award-winning trumpeter John Daversa collaborates with acclaimed jazz pianist Tal Cohen, creating special chemistry of spontaneity and improvisation that dives deep into the realms of possibilities and enchantment within the celebrated duo format.

Jazz at MOCA is free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 7-10 p.m. with museum admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $5. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/Jazz-at-MOCA-Featuring-Tal-Cohen

MOCA miniMakers 1/7/23

MOCA miniMakers
Saturday, 01/07/2023-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 N.E. 125 Street,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Ring in 2023 with MOCA! In this MOCA miniMakers workshop, participants will take a polaroid photograph of each family group and create a mixed media collage inspired by their family goals and wishes for the new year. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages six and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-miniMakers-07Jan2023

Jazz at MOCA Featuring The Miami Big Sound Orchestra 12/29/22

Jazz at MOCA Featuring The Miami Big Sound Orchestra
Friday, 12/30/2022-, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

“Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, Dec. 30, MOCA is pleased to welcome The Miami Big Sound Orchestra. The Miami Big Sound Orchestra is Downtown Miami’s resident professional big band, a project formed as a collaboration of musicians from Miami’s diverse musical communities. This group is comprised of Miami-based musicians who have performed and toured with the likes of Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, Jon Secada, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Chayanne, Ray Ruiz, Tito Nieves, Chaka Khan, the Funk Brothers and many other artists. Led by trumpeter and flugelhornist Pete Francis, bassist and composer Rafael Valencia and vocal artist Lourdes Valentin, the band delivers its own brand of contemporary Miami-style big band music.

Jazz at MOCA is free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 7-10 p.m. with museum admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $3. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/Jazz-at-MOCA-Featuring-The-Big-Sound-Orchestra

MOCA Makers: Printmaking 12/10/22

MOCA Makers: Printmaking
Saturday, 12/10/2022-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

MOCA Makers are a series of adult art workshops, which bring forward an artistically interested public to work with and learn from local artists in South Florida. Topics such as figure drawing, print making, and portrait painting are hosted for all level of participants. Art Packs are available for purchase from the MOCA Shop. This December, participants will be studying printmaking with artist and educator, Vinicius De Oliveira. MOCA Makers courses are made possible with the support from the North Miami CRA.

For more information, please visit:
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Sunday Stories: “Celebrations Around the World: The Fabulous Celebrations You Won’t Want to Miss” by Katy Halford 12/4/22

Sunday Stories: “Celebrations Around the World: The Fabulous Celebrations You Won’t Want to Miss” by Katy Halford
Sunday, 12/04/2022-, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Join MOCA as it celebrates holidays around the world! Many cultures celebrate a special holiday around this time of year – join MOCA to learn about them in the reading of the book “Celebrations Around the World: The Fabulous Celebrations You Won’t Want to Miss” by Katy Halford. After the reading, participants will make their own holiday wreath decorations. Sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, this early childhood art series engages toddlers and fosters reading, motor skill development and socialization. MOCA Sunday Stories is a great way for children to bond with their parents or guardians as they create together.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-Sunday-Stories-04Dec2022

MOCA miniMakers 12/3/22

MOCA miniMakers
Saturday, 12/03/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Join MOCA as it celebrates holidays around the world! Many cultures celebrate a special holiday around this time of year – join MOCA to learn about them and make holiday window ornaments. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages six and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-miniMakers-03Dec2022

Exchange for Change Virtual Info Session 12/29/22

Exchange for Change Virtual Info Session
Tuesday, 11/29/2022-, 12:00 pm-12:45 pm
RSVP / Register
Cost: Free

E4C teaches writing classes in South Florida prisons to students who are incarcerated. Learn how you can:

Facilitate a class/Volunteer/Intern

Attend our next virtual info session to learn more.

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Nanny Assis 11/25/22

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Nanny Assis
Friday, 11/25/2022-, 07:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th St,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, Nov. 25, MOCA is pleased to welcome Nanny Assis. Assis is a Brazilian-American singer, percussionist, composer, producer and guitarist based in the New York City area. In 2011 and 2017, he was the recipient of the prestigious Brazilian International Press Award as “Best Singer of the Year.” In 2017 in Tokyo, Japan, Assis received the award of “Brazilian Ambassador in Music and Arts” for his work promoting the Brazilian culture in Japan, New Zealand, Cuba, Italy, Russia, Israel, Turkey, England and more. Assis is a composer of the new season New York City-based musical “Rio Uphill.” He also has recorded three albums, “Brazilian Vibes,” “Double Rainbow,” and “Honey and Air.”

Jazz at MOCA is free and open to the public.

For more information, please visit:
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Paddletopia Paddleboard Festival 11/12/22, 11/13/22

Paddletopia Paddleboard Festival
Sunday, 11/12/2022-11/13/2022, 10:00 am-02:00 pm
Surfside Tourist Bureau
96th Street waterfront park,
Surfside, Florida, 33154
Website
Cost: free

Enjoy a weekend of paddling Surfside’s scenic intracoastal plus all-ages health and fitness activities at the fourth edition of Surfside’s Paddletopia Paddleboard Festival. This free two-day paddleboard fest takes place on Saturday, Nov. 12 and Sunday, Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 96th Street waterfront park. Besides complimentary paddleboards and kayaks, the festival features fitness classes, live music, light bites, arts and crafts, games and more.

Curator Tours at MOCA: Didier William, Leah Gordon, Erica Moiah James, PH.D. and Adeze Wilford 12/3/22

Curator Tours at MOCA: Didier William, Leah Gordon, Erica Moiah James, PH.D. and Adeze Wilford
Saturday, 12/03/2022-, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost:

MOCA invites the community to a public talk and tour through the exhibitions “Didier William: Nou Kite Tout Sa Dèyè” and Leah Gordon’s “Kanaval.” Explore the work of artist Didier William in conversation with curator Erica Moiah James, Ph.D. followed by a tour of “Kanaval” with curators Leah Gordon and Adeze Wilford.

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Bryan Lynch 10/28/22

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Bryan Lynch
Friday, 10/28/2022-, 07:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 N.E. 125 Street,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

“Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, Oct. 28, MOCA is pleased to present Grammy Award Winner Brian Lynch. Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. An honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. He has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs and toured the world with various ensembles. He is currently a Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School of Music, University of Miami. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

For more information, please visit:
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MOCA at the Library 10/13/22

MOCA at the Library
Thursday, 10/13/2022-, 03:00 pm-04:00 pm
City of North Miami Public Library
835 NE 132nd St,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

MOCA at the Library is a series of art classes seeking to engage teens in the vibrant world of contemporary art and are taught by professional artist, Melanie Olivia. Offered at the City of North Miami Public Library and at Brockway Memorial Library, this program is offered as an outreach to the community, presented by the MOCA Teen Art Force. MOCA at the Library is sponsored by The Kirk Foundation.

Registration will take place at the library.

MOCA Makers: Figure Drawing 10/8/22

MOCA Makers: Figure Drawing
Saturday, 10/08/2022-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

MOCA Makers is a series of adult art workshops which bring forward an artistically interested public to work with and learn from local artists in South Florida. Topics such as figure drawing, printmaking and portrait painting are hosted for all levels of participants. Art Packs are available for purchase from the MOCA Shop. This October, MOCA will be studying Figure Drawing with artist and educator Amanda Covach. MOCA Makers courses are made possible with support from the North Miami CRA.

For more information, please visit:
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JLA Open House 10/30/22

JLA Open House
Sunday, 10/30/2022-, 02:00 pm-
FIU Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151st St,
North Miami, Florida, 33181
Website
Cost:

We are delighted that you will be joining us at our first-ever Open House! This event is designed for prospective parents and prospective students. It is an opportunity for you to meet some of our staff members, learn more about our program and our unique admission process.

Sunday Stories: (Not) Spooky Halloween: “Halloween Tree” by Susan Montanari 10/2/22

Sunday Stories: (Not) Spooky Halloween: “Halloween Tree” by Susan Montanari
Sunday, 10/02/2022-, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA_
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Join MOCA on the first Sunday of every month for MOCA Sunday Stories’ story time, followed by a DIY early childhood art project. On Oct. 2, MOCA is reading “The Halloween Tree” by Susan Montanari. After the reading, participants may create their own Halloween Tree to take home. Sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, this early childhood art series engages toddlers and fosters reading, motor skill development and socialization. MOCA Sunday Stories is a great way for children to bond with their parents or guardians as they create together.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-Sunday-Stories-02Oct2022

Final My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour 10/2/22

Final My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour
Sunday, 10/02/2022-, 11:30 am-03:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free with admission

Register for the last chance to see ‘My Name is Maryan’ on a tour led by MOCA docent Dr. Helen Sachs Chaset before the exhibit travels to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Dr. Chaset is an educator with more than 45 years of experience in administration, professional development and program development. She is also a board member of Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors, the Jewish Community Services of South Florida and the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education. Dr. Chaset is the daughter of two Holocaust Survivors and was born in a displaced persons camp in Hannover, Germany.

All tours are free with admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $3. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

For more information, please visit:

TOURS AT MOCA

MOCA miniMakers: National Disability Employment Awareness Month 10/1/22

MOCA miniMakers: National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Saturday, 10/01/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Join MOCA as it celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month and learn a different perspective of experience. In this workshop, participants will create self portraits inspired by Frida Kahlo while laying down to better understand how this artist with a disability created her magnificent artworks. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages six and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

For more information, please visit:
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Conversations at MOCA: Alison M. Gingeras and Chana Sheldon 10/1/22

Conversations at MOCA: Alison M. Gingeras and Chana Sheldon
Saturday, 10/01/2022-, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316
Website
Cost: Free

Join MOCA for the conclusive public program for the critically acclaimed exhibition “My Name is Maryan,” focused on the work of iconoclastic Polish-born artist, Maryan. Gather insight into guest curator Alison M. Gingeras’ curatorial approach and the journey organizing this groundbreaking exhibition.

For more information, please visit:
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Jazz at MOCA Featuring Dante Vargas 9/30/22

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Dante Vargas
Friday, 09/30/2022-, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
901 S. Federal Highway,
Hallandale Beach, Florida, 33009
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

“Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, Sept. 30, MOCA is pleased to present Dante Vargas. He was born in Peru in Trujillo, where he started to explore the infinite world of music as a trumpet player. This would later take him to visit some of the most well-known stages in the world. His professional career started from a very early age in Colombia, a country that welcomed him with open arms and to which he is deeply thankful. Colombia is where he formed his family and professionally got the chance to work with world-renowned artists such as Fruko y sus Tesos, La Sonora Dinamita, El Grupo Gale, Los Titanes, Grupo Niche, El Combo De Las Estrellas, El Tropicombo and many more. Vargas takes pride in being part of their recordings, which he is doing with La Sonora Carruseles, to which he is a producer and musical director.

Jazz at MOCA is free and open to the public. The gallery is open to view MOCA’s current exhibition, “My Name is Maryan,” from 7-10 p.m. with museum admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $3. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

For more information, please visit:
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Conversations at MOCA: Memory and Identity: A Reflection on My Name is Maryan 9/14/22

Conversations at MOCA: Memory and Identity: A Reflection on My Name is Maryan
Wednesday, 09/14/2022-, 07:00 pm-08:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Conversations at MOCA is an ongoing public lecture series, aimed at bringing forward discourse on a variety of topics to engage our community of voices. This Conversation is part of the ongoing public programming around the ground breaking exhibition My Name is Maryan.

The Polish-born artist who came to be known as Maryan grew up in a traditional, working-class Jewish family, before being captured by the Nazis and imprisoned at various forced labor camps, as well as the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. The sole survivor of his family, the young artist shed his name after the War and became Maryan in a radical act of self-definition. His iconoclastic, ground-breaking work, presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, speaks simultaneously of traumatic loss and the resilience of the human spirit.

Participants are invited to join a walk-through of this powerful exhibition followed by an inspiring conversation, as a panel of scholars explores the multiple and profound connections between Maryan’s biography and oeuvre and the concepts of identity and memory. Panelists include Dr. Helen Sachs Chaset, Board Member, Miami Dade Holocaust Survivors; Dr. Luna Goldberg, Education Manager, Jewish Museum of Florida, FIU; and Dr. Rebecca Friedman, Director, Wolfsonian Public Humanitites Lab, FIU. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Martin Palouš, Director, Václav Havel Program for Human Rights and Diplomacy at FIU. This event will be co-sponsored by Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series.

For more information, please visit:
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MOCA Makers: Printmaking 9/8/22

MOCA Makers: Printmaking
Saturday, 09/10/2022-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA Makers is a series of adult art workshops which bring forward an artistically interested public to work with and learn from local artists in South Florida. Topics such as figure drawing, printmaking and portrait painting are hosted for all levels of participants. Art Packs are available for purchase from the MOCA Shop. This September, participants will be studing Printmaking with artist and educator, Vinicius De Oliveira. MOCA Makers courses are made possible with support from the North Miami CRA.

For more information, please visit:
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Sunday Stories: “Where Are You From” by Yamile Saied Méndez and Jaime Kim 09/04/22

Sunday Stories: “Where Are You From” by Yamile Saied Méndez and Jaime Kim
Sunday, 09/04/2022-, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month by reading “Where Are You From?” written by Yamile Saied Méndez and illustrated by Jaime Kim. When a girl is asked where she’s from, where she’s really from, none of her answers seems to be the right one until she asks her loving Abuelo for help. After the reading, participants are invited to create their own watercolor paintings of where they are from. Sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, this early childhood art series engages toddlers and fosters reading, motor skill development and socialization. MOCA Sunday Stories is a great way for children to bond with their parents or guardians as they create together.

For more information, please visit:
https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/packagetickets?tab=3&txobjid=932f563f-2481-4692-a197-52be03f4cfa3

MOCA miniMakers: National Hispanic Heritage Month 9/3/22

MOCA miniMakers: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Saturday, 09/03/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost:

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting artist Frida Kahlo who is known for her many portraits, self-portraits and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Participants will paint their own self-portraits celebrating their heritage. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages six and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition 8/18/22

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition
Sunday, 08/28/2022-, 11:30 am-03:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free with admission.

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour led by MOCA docent Dr. Helen Sachs Chaset. Dr. Chaset is an educator with more than 45 years of experience in administration, professional development, and program development. She is also a board member of Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors, the Jewish Community Services of South Florida and the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education. Dr. Chaset is the daughter of two Holocaust Survivors and was born in a displaced persons camp in Hannover, Germany.

All tours are free with admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $3. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

For more information, please visit: https://mocanomi.org/2022/02/tours-at-moca/

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Karina Iglesias and the Nu-Thang 8/26/22

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Karina Iglesias and the Nu-Thang
Friday, 08/26/2022-, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

“Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, Aug. 26, MOCA is pleased to present Karina Iglesias and the Nu-Thang. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, to Honduran parents, Iglesias’ sound mirrors the diverse musical and cultural influences that have shaped her character and forged her individuality as an artist. With a style equally informed by rhythm & blues, boleros, gospel and hip-hop, Iglesias delivers her performances with the intimacy of a deep soul crooner and the conviction and drive of a dauntless female singer and songwriter.

Jazz at MOCA is free and open to the public. The gallery is open to view MOCA’s current exhibition, “My Name is Maryan,” from 7-10 p.m. with museum admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $3. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

For more information, please visit: 111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/Jazz-at-Moca-Featuring-Karina-Iglesias-and-the-Nu-Thang

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Education Exhibitions Specialist Lauren Baccus 8/19/22

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Education Exhibitions Specialist Lauren Baccus
Friday, 08/19/2022-, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost:

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour conducted by MOCA’s Exhibition Education Specialist and textile artist Lauren Baccus. Through her practice and ongoing research in material culture at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Baccus brings an object-driven approach to learning and relation.

All tours are free with admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $3. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

For more information, please visit: https://mocanomi.org/2022/02/tours-at-moca/

Tank @ Blame It Fridays 8/19/22

Tank @ Blame It Fridays
Friday, 08/19/2022-, 08:00 pm-01:00 am
NoMi Bar and Grill
738 NE 125th St,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: 0-100

Requiring social distancing? NO REPLY
Requiring masks? NO REPLY
Providing hand sanitizer? NO REPLY

An R&B and Slow Jamz Dinner Party

Every Friday Starting July 22nd

Doors open at 8pm

Complimentary Admission with RSVP before 11pm

Music by: @DJ360

& @DJJuice305

Hosted by:

@willserius &

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@NomiBarandGrill

738 NE 125th street

North Miami, FL 33161

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MOCA Makers: Portrait Painting 8/13/22

MOCA Makers: Portrait Painting
Saturday, 08/13/2022-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA Makers is a series of adult art workshops, which bring forward an artistically interested public to work with and learn from local artists in South Florida. Topics such as figure drawing, print making, and portrait painting are hosted for all level of participants. Art Packs are available for purchase from the MOCA Shop. This August, participants will be studying portrait painting with artist Lucia Morales. MOCA Makers courses are made possible with the support from the North Miami CRA.

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour 8/14/22

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour
Sunday, 08/14/2022-, 11:30 am-03:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free with admission.

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour led by MOCA docent Dr. Helen Sachs Chaset. Dr. Chaset is an educator with more than 45 years of experience in administration, professional development, and program development. She is also a board member of Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors, the Jewish Community Services of South Florida and the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education. Dr. Chaset is the daughter of two Holocaust Survivors and was born in a displaced persons camp in Hannover, Germany.

MOCA miniMakers: Diversity Appreciation 8/6/22

MOCA miniMakers: Diversity Appreciation
Saturday, 08/06/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA is celebrating diversity through art! Inspired by Jade Purple Brown illustrations, participants will combine photos with bold, graphic illustrations celebrating important historical diversity leaders. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages 6 and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

MOCA miniMakers: Diversity Appreciation 8/6/22

MOCA miniMakers: Diversity Appreciation
Saturday, 08/06/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA is celebrating diversity through art! Inspired by Jade Purple Brown illustrations, participants will combine photos with bold, graphic illustrations celebrating important historical diversity leaders. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages 6 and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

Jazz at MOCA Featuring The French Horn Collective 7/29/22

Jazz at MOCA Featuring The French Horn Collective
Friday, 07/29/2022-, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

“Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, July 29, MOCA is pleased to present The French Horn Collective. The French Horn Collective is an energetic and progressive band that performs an eclectic variety of Gypsy jazz, swing, and modern original French music throughout South Florida. Led by Parisian musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and songwriter Vincent Raffard, the diverse group consists of anywhere from three to eight highly talented musicians from a myriad of musical backgrounds, with instrumentation including trumpet, guitar, violin, double bass, clarinet, and vocals.
Jazz at MOCA is free and open to the public. The gallery is open to view MOCA’s current exhibition, “My Name is Maryan,” from 7-10 p.m. with museum admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $3. Admission is free to MOCAmembers, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach 7/21/22

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach
Thursday, 07/21/2022-, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free with admission.

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour conducted by MOCA’s Curator of Education, Amanda Covach, an interdisciplinary Mexican-American artist. Trained as a studio artist at Florida International University, Covach brings a deep knowledge of the contemporary art field and a professional history in museum management to the educational program.

MOCA Makers: Figure Drawing 7/9/22

MOCA Makers: Figure Drawing
Saturday, 07/09/2022-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA Makers are a series of adult art workshops, which bring forward an artistically interested public to work with and learn from local artists in South Florida. Topics such as figure drawing, printmaking, and portrait painting are hosted for all levels of participants. Art Packs are available for purchase from the MOCA Shop. This July, participants will be studying figure drawing with artist and educator, Amanda Covach. MOCA Makers courses are made possible with the support from the North Miami CRA.

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour 7/3/22

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour
Sunday, 07/03/2022-, 11:30 am-03:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: All tours are free with admission.

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour led by MOCA docent Dr. Helen Sachs Chaset. Dr. Chaset is an educator with more than 45 years of experience in administration, professional development, and program development. She is also a board member of Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors, the Jewish Community Services of South Florida and the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education. Dr. Chaset is the daughter of two Holocaust Survivors and was born in a displaced persons camp in Hannover, Germany.

MOCA miniMakers: Independence Day 7/2/22

MOCA miniMakers: Independence Day
Saturday, 07/02/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Join MOCA North Miami as it celebrates America’s Independence Day by discovering some of the most important works of art in America’s history. After the presentation participants will create wearable accessories. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages 6 and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour 6/19/22

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour
Sunday, 06/19/2022-, 11:30 am-03:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free with admission.

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour led by MOCA docent Dr. Helen Sachs Chaset. Dr. Chaset is an educator with more than 45 years of experience in administration, professional development, and program development. She is also a board member of Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors, the Jewish Community Services of South Florida and the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education. Dr. Chaset is the daughter of two Holocaust Survivors and was born in a displaced persons camp in Hannover, Germany.

Under the Electric Tree: Pioneer Winter in Celebration of Pride Month at Griffing Park 6/29/22

Under the Electric Tree: Pioneer Winter in Celebration of Pride Month at Griffing Park
Wednesday, 06/29/2022-, 07:30 pm-08:30 pm
Griffing Park
12220 Griffing Boulevard,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Choreographer Pioneer Winter and sound artist Juraj Kojs will collaborate with performers and community members on a Pride Month activation at the Electric Tree. Collected oral histories and elder stories of ‘first prides’ will become an interactive soundscape for dancers to embody themes of memory, resilience, and community – reflecting on the Electric Tree created by artist Mark Handforth as a meeting place for corporeal and social exchange.

Pioneer Winter is a Miami-based choreographer and artistic director of Pioneer Winter Collective, an intergenerational and physically integrated dance-theater company, rooted in social practice and community, queer visibility and beauty beyond the mainstream. Recognized in Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch, Pioneer Winter’s work democratizes performance in public spaces, museums and galleries, stage, and film. Juraj Kojs’s (he/him) commissions for acoustic, electroacoustic, multimedia and installation pieces include Meet the Composer, Harvestworks New York, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Deering Estate, Miami Light Project and Miami Theater Center. His works have received multiple awards in Europe and he currently directs Foundation for Emerging Technologies and Arts (FETA) and teaches at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. This program is made possible with major support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Magela Herrera in Celebration of Caribbean Heritage Month 6/24/22

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Magela Herrera in Celebration of Caribbean Heritage Month
Friday, 06/24/2022-, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 N.E. 125 Street,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

“Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, June 24, MOCA is pleased to present Magela Herrera. She is an Afro-Cuban flutist, vocalist and composer who holds a master’s degree in jazz and improvised music performance and a bachelor’s degree from the Norwegian Academy of Music. Throughout her career, Herrera has toured worldwide where she developed a unique timbre, phrasing technique, and rhythm and melodic skills on the flute. She has also evolved as a pianist, vocalist, arranger and composer leading her own projects. Today Herrera is considered one of Cuba’s leading flute players in jazz and popular music scenes. Often praised for her unique background in Latin jazz, European jazz, and Afro-Cuban music traditions, she was a member of the renowned band Mezcla, one of the most famous Cuban leading jazz and fusion ensembles.

Jazz at MOCA is free and open to the public. The gallery is open to view MOCA’s current exhibition, “My Name is Maryan,” from 7-10 p.m. with museum admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $3. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

Sunday Stories: Pride Month – “Rainbow: A First Book of Pride” by Michael Genhart 6/5/22

Sunday Stories: Pride Month – “Rainbow: A First Book of Pride” by Michael Genhart
Sunday, 06/05/2022-, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Join MOCA on the first Sunday of every month for MOCA Sunday Stories’ story time, followed by a DIY early childhood art project. In honor of pride month, MOCA will be reading “Rainbow: A First Book of Pride” written by Michael Genhart and illustrated by Anne Passchier. Beautiful colors all together make a rainbow. This book explains the meaning of the rainbow pride flag colors. After the reading, participants can create their own rainbow flag to take home.

Sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, this early childhood art series engages toddlers and fosters reading, motor skill development and socialization. MOCA Sunday Stories is a great way for children to bond with their parents or guardians as they create together.

MOCA miniMakers: Pride Month 6/4/22

MOCA miniMakers: Pride Month
Saturday, 06/04/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 N.E. 125 Street,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA miniMakers is celebrating Pride Month by highlighting visual LBGTQ artists during this event. After the presentation participants will create their own rainbow book. MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages 6 and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

The 1st Annual Teen Art Force Fashion Show 5/27/22

The 1st Annual Teen Art Force Fashion Show
Friday, 05/27/2022-, 06:00 pm-07:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

The community is invited to celebrate students from MOCA’s Teen Art Force Fashion & Textile Design course where the museum will be showcasing the students’ final projects. Students will model their own designs fabricated by hand using the skills they acquired in class over the course of the 2021-22 school year under the instruction of MOCA educator and professional fashion designer, Fiona Henderson. MOCA will also be hosting the Annual Teen Art Force Exhibition in the breezeway, where students will display the 2D, 3D artwork and film work they created.

Guests may also pick up a copy of this year’s MOCAzine, the student-crafted publication created for the community. MOCAzine has documented MOCA’s teens’ experiences, images, and thoughts for the past 20 years. The publication has captured student work, field trips, and visiting artist talks during the 2021-22 course.

The first annual Teen Art Force Fashion Show will also showcase food and fashion vendors, and an art exhibition by ProjectArt, “Remember the Sky: Memory Landscapes, Real and Imagined.” After the fashion show, guests are invited to stay for Jazz at MOCA, MOCA’s free monthly outdoor jazz concert series on the plaza.

MOCA Teen Art Force is a one-of-a-kind, free, multidisciplinary art program that provides students with a foundation in the visual arts. Classes include a wide range of techniques including drawing, textile design, sculpture, and printmaking. Teen Art Force is made possible by the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. Teen Art Force is funded by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Chardavoine in Celebration of Haitian Heritage Month 5/27/22

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Chardavoine in Celebration of Haitian Heritage Month
Friday, 05/27/2022, 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street
North Miami, Florida 33161
Entry Fee: Free

Jazz at MOCA” is MOCA’s free outdoor concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, May 27, MOCA is pleased to present Haitian-born, Brooklyn-bred guitarist Chardavoine. He has covered the gambit of musical styles through the waves of his guitar. Chardavoine has performed with Dave Valentin and performed for Aretha Franklin alongside the Tito Puente Jr. orchestra. He is known for his interpretation of “Haitian jazz,” a new genre emerging in jazz today. His latest release, “The Tribute,” is an eloquent testimony of this genre of music, showcasing his talents not only as an excellent musician but also as a creative and seasoned arranger.

Jazz at MOCA is free and open to the public. The gallery is open to view MOCA’s current exhibition, “My Name is Maryan,” from 7-10 p.m. with museum admission. Admission to the museum is $10. Admission for students, seniors, and visitors identifying as disabled is $3. Admission is free to MOCA members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying people who are disabled.

For more information, please visit: https://mocanomi.org/category/programs/jazz-at-moca/

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach 5/19/22

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach
Thursday, 05/19/2022-, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: All tours are free with admission.

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour conducted by MOCA’s Curator of Education, Amanda Covach, an interdisciplinary Mexican-American artist. Trained as a studio artist at Florida International University, Covach brings a deep knowledge of the contemporary art field and a professional history in museum management to the educational program.

For more information, please visit: https://mocanomi.org/2022/02/tours-at-moca/

Conversations at MOCA: The Shadow of Napoleon – Virtual 5/18/22

Conversations at MOCA: The Shadow of Napoleon – Virtual
Wednesday, 05/18/2022-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm

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Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing?
Requiring masks?
Providing hand sanitizer?

MOCA will present “Conversations at MOCA: The Shadow of Napoleon” – a look into the intersection of history between the Polish and Haitian diaspora, and the impact of the Napoleonic reign in context with modern day views of Haitian history. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Chelsea Stieber and panelists will include artist and Associate Professor Jacek Kolasinski and Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Stephanie Chancy.

MOCA miniMakers: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 5/7/22

MOCA miniMakers: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Saturday, 05/07/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages 6 and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

MOCA is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a ceramic project. Participants will discover ancient clay pots building skills and learn about contemporary ceramic artist Steven Young Lee. Participants will create pinch and coil pots using air-dry clay.

Sunday Stories: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – “Drawn Together” by Minh Le 5/1/22

Sunday Stories: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – “Drawn Together” by Minh Le
Sunday, 05/01/2022-, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th St,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Join MOCA on the first Sunday of every month for MOCA Sunday Stories’ story time, followed by a DIY early childhood art project. Sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, this early childhood art series engages toddlers and fosters reading, motor skill development and socialization. MOCA Sunday Stories is a great way for children to bond with their parents or guardians as they create together.

MOCA is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by reading “Drawn Together” by Minh Le. This book tells the story of a young boy and his grandfather when their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustration and silence. But as they sit down to draw together, something magical happens—with a shared love of art and storytelling, the two form a bond that goes beyond words. After the reading, participants may create their own comic book telling the story of their family’s heritage.

YouFit Gyms Benefit For Bradley and Burpee Challenge 4/30/22, 5/1/22

YouFit Gyms Benefit For Bradley and Burpee Challenge
Saturday, 04/30/2022-05/01/2022, 08:00 am-08:00 pm
YouFit Gyms (ALL locations)
13065 SW 112th Street, Miami, FL 33186,
Miami, Florida, 33186
Website
Cost: $15 for 2-day pass, $5 for burpee challenge, $5 wrist band

Requiring social distancing? NO
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

YouFit Gyms, the popular nationwide fitness chain, kicks off YouFit Lifts with Benefit For Bradley on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2022 from 8AM – gym closing (times vary by location)
at all YouFit Gyms locations in Florida and nationwide. YouFit Lifts is an ongoing initiative where YouFit Gyms partners with, and supports, local charities and nonprofit organizations in the communities surrounding their
80 locations across the country.

Benefit for Bradley, will raise funds for Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, an organization that plays an integral role in the life of Jose Migenis, Florida Regional Director for YouFit Gyms. Migenis’ son, Bradley, who has been in the care of a team of specialists at Nicklaus Children’s since birth. Bradley was diagnosed with epilepsy, cortical vision impairment and cerebral palsy, conditions that affect his developmental abilities.

Patrons who contribute a $15 donation to the Benefit For Bradley Open House event will receive a 2-day pass to their YouFit Gyms. They will have the opportunity to fuel pre-or post-workout with Bagels & Coffee for Bradley from 8AM – 11AM as well as enjoy all the fitness perks including group fitness classes, Olympic weightlifting platforms, endless cardio equipment, access to YouFit Gyms premium small group training class, HIIT+, as well as be entered to win a year membership to YouFit Gyms.

At 12PM all YouFit Gyms locations will host #BurpeesforBradley Challenge, a 39-burpee challenge. This number signifies the longest number of days in which Bradley has been seizure-free in the past year. Can’t make it in person? Grab your phone and record yourself doing 39 burpees, then post it to social media and tag your friends. Use the hashtags #BurpeesforBradley and #YouFitGyms. If burpees sound too intense, you can still participate by donating $5.

All the proceeds from Benefit For Bradley will be donated to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.

All 80 YouFit Gyms location; www.youfit.com to find a location.

https://give.nicklauschildrens.org/areas-to-support/youfit-benefit-for-bradley

Bradley and Family Appearances on Saturday, April 30, 2022
9:30 AM – YouFit Gyms West Kendall, 13065 SW 112th Street, Miami, FL 33186
12:00 PM – YouFit Gyms Flagler, 8311 W. Flagler St., Miami, Florida 33126

NoMi Art Walk 4/16/2022

NoMi Art Walk
Saturday, 04/16/2022-, 03:00 pm-09:00 pm
Liberty Gardens Park
715 NE 125th St.,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? NO
Requiring masks? NO
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

The North Miami CRA hosts the first NoMi Art Walk at Liberty Gardens Park in North Miami, Saturday, April 16th 3:00PM – 9:00PM.

NoMi Art Walk offers an evening of pop-up exhibits, live musical performances, an interactive kids’ art zone, plentiful food and beverage options, and a wonderful line-up of family activations taking place throughout the day, including:

• Artisan Market & Wine Tasting with Downtown NoMi Businesses, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Kids Art Zone, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Music by Cooley Mack, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• NoMi Talent Show featuring School of Rock North Miami, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Music by Lance-O from Kulcha Shok, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Attendees will be able to visit participating, newly opened breweries, restaurants, and a winery in the Downtown North Miami corridor. New this month, North Miami’s “Wine Walk”, coinciding with NoMi Art walk, will feature generous discounts and wine tastings from local businesses including Sommelier Valley, Tomato & Basil, and more!

Can you sing or have amazing talent you wish to show off? Have a band that really knows how to jam?
Or know of a group that has mad skills?

Enter The NoMi Art Walk Talent Show that takes place during NoMi Art Walk!

“Jazz at MOCA” is Back! The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) to Host Free Outdoor Concert Series in North Miami on the Last Friday of Every Month 4/29/22

“Jazz at MOCA” is Back! The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) to Host Free Outdoor Concert Series in North Miami on the Last Friday of Every Month
Friday, 04/29/2022-, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) is pleased to relaunch its free outdoor “Jazz at MOCA” concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. South Florida’s longest-running free outdoor jazz concert series and one of the museum’s most beloved public programs returns for in-person open air musical entertainment, rain or shine. Since 1999, Jazz at MOCA has been presented on the MOCA Plaza on the last Friday of the month. Hundreds of concert-goers have enjoyed a free concert, activations, and pay as you wish admission to the museum from 7 to 10 p.m.

Dr. Ed Calle

Saxophonist, composer, orchestrator, producer, scholar, professor, and leader Dr. Ed Calle is known for his extraordinary ability to sight-read, interpret, and perform virtually any musical style. Throughout the globe, his peers and colleagues often laud his versatility.

Dr. Calle is a Latin Grammy® Award winner for Best Instrumental Album (2015) with Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue and a five-time Grammy® nominee. The first studio record by the World Music 5, America, features chamber jazz orchestrations of original and classic music from the Americas with an all-star quintet that includes Negroni’s Trio and violinist Federico Britos. Dr. Calle was awarded the 2015 Miami-Dade County Mayor’s Medal, named www.facultyawards.org 2014 Outstanding Professor at Miami Dade College (college wide), and 2014 United Teachers of Dade Champion of Education for Arts and Entertainment.

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach 4/21/22

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach
Thursday, 04/21/2022-, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour conducted by MOCA’s Curator of Education, Amanda Covach, an interdisciplinary Mexican-American artist. Trained as a studio artist at Florida International University, Covach brings a deep knowledge of the contemporary art field and a professional history in museum management to the educational program.

MOCA Makers: Portrait Painting with Artist Lucia Morales 4/9/22

MOCA Makers: Portrait Painting with Artist Lucia Morales
Saturday, 04/09/2022-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA Makers is a series of adult art workshops offered the second Saturday of every month. MOCA Makers enables the artistically interested public to learn from local artists in South Florida. Topics include print making, figure drawing, portrait painting and more. MOCA Makers is made possible with the generous support of the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency. During April’s event, participants will learn about portrait painting with artist Lucia Morales.

Sunday Stories: Earth Month – “Greta and the Giants” by Zoë Tucker 4/3/22

Sunday Stories: Earth Month – “Greta and the Giants” by Zoë Tucker
Sunday, 04/03/2022-, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Join MOCA on the first Sunday of every month for MOCA Sunday Stories’ story time, followed by a DIY early childhood art project. Sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, this early childhood art series engages toddlers and fosters reading, motor skill development, and socialization. MOCA Sunday Stories is a great way for children to bond with their parents or guardians as they create together.

To bring awareness to Earth Month, MOCA will be reading “Greta and the Giants” by Zoë Tucker. This inspiring picture book retells the story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg—the Swedish teenager who has led a global movement to raise awareness about the world’s climate crisis—using allegory to make this important topic accessible to young children. After the reading, participants will create works of art out of recycled materials.

MOCA miniMakers: Earth Month 4/2/22

MOCA miniMakers: Earth Month
Saturday, 04/02/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages 6 and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation, and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

MOCA is celebrating Earth Month by going green. In this workshop, participants will be using found and recycled objects to make new art. Guests will learn about eco artists from around the world and the art of recycling.

MOCA Moving Images: Ecce Homo 4/6/22

MOCA Moving Images: Ecce Homo
Wednesday, 04/06/2022-, 07:00 pm-09:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Included in MOCA’s current exhibition, “My Name is Maryan,” Ecce Homo is one of the last works of the Polish-Jewish artist Maryan. Maryan reenacts Holocaust memories with the use of numerous accessories such as an M16 machine gun, dummies of SS officers, a straitjacket, ropes and paint. After the movie, guests will enjoy a conversation with Dr. Oren Stier, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the FIU Holocaust & Genocide Studies Program, and Kenny Schneider.

Wrightwood Magic: Breathwork Meditation and Cooking Demo 4/8/22

Wrightwood Magic: Breathwork Meditation and Cooking Demo
Friday, 04/08/2022-, 06:00 pm-10:00 pm
Wrightwood Studios
440 NW 135th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33168
Website
Cost: 10

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? YES

Swing by Wrightwood Studios for an ancestral guided meditation and cooking demo on April 8th led by Nzingah Oniwosan and Chef Duece.

Artist Talk with Najja Moon: Active Reflections 3/25/22

Artist Talk with Najja Moon: Active Reflections
Friday, 03/25/2022-, 06:00 pm-07:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Join MOCA’s Art on the Plaza series in this unique activation celebrating the artist Najja Moon. In her work “Reading Reflections,” Moon explores themes of reflection and self-empowerment through a human-scale intervention jutting out from MOCA’s Plaza. Participants are invited to add their own interventions and reflections in this collaborative movement and drawing-based activation as they learn how to communicate through their own enigmatic symbolism.

Led by Moon, participants will draw on rolls of canvas around the “Reading Reflections” installation using black markers to add their own symbols and reflections on life, memories, poetry, hopes and dreams, activating the work in new ways. From 6 – 10 p.m., guests can also enjoy a block party with a conversation with the artist, food from food trucks, and free lemonade from Paradise Bistro. Vendors and music will also be on the MOCA plaza. Guests are invited to stay for Jazz at MOCA, the monthly free community jazz concert. MOCA Members can register for a free drink ticket and 10% food discount.

“Jazz at MOCA” is Back! The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) to Host Free Outdoor Concert Series in North Miami on the Last Friday of Every Month 3/25/22

“Jazz at MOCA” is Back! The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) to Host Free Outdoor Concert Series in North Miami on the Last Friday of Every Month
Friday, 03/25/2022-, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) is pleased to relaunch its free outdoor “Jazz at MOCA” concert series in-person on the last Friday of every month. South Florida’s longest-running free outdoor jazz concert series and one of the museum’s most beloved public programs returns for in-person open air musical entertainment, rain or shine. Since 1999, Jazz at MOCA has been presented on the MOCA Plaza on the last Friday of the month. Hundreds of concert-goers have enjoyed a free concert, activations, and pay as you wish admission to the museum from 7 to 10 p.m.

Fanni Sarkozy
Fanni Sarkozy is an internationally recognized, highly trained pianist, singer and music educator who is equally proficient in jazz and classical music. Born into a family of musicians, Sarkozy began her classical piano studies at the age of 6. She graduated with Honors at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary with a major in piano in 2004.

Sarkozy started to create music in 2001 and she became an award-winning composer. Her first record released in 2006 in collaboration with Mizar on Leszek En – NarRator Records. While teaching classical piano at the Academy’s jazz faculty since 2007, Sarkozy has also achieved international recognition as a keyboardist, vocalist and composer. In 2010 Mizar won the International Songwriting Contest France first prize in jazz category with one of Fanni’s songs, “No time to lose.”

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach 3/17/22

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach
Thursday, 03/17/2022-, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free with admission.

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour conducted by MOCA’s Curator of Education, Amanda Covach, an interdisciplinary Mexican-American artist. Trained as a studio artist at Florida International University, Covach brings a deep knowledge of the contemporary art field and a professional history in museum management to the educational program.

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour 3/13/22

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour
Sunday, 03/13/2022-, 11:45 am-02:45 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour lead by MOCA docent Dr. Helen Sachs Chaset. Dr. Chaset is an educator with more than 45 years of experience in administration, professional development, and program development. She is also a board member of Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors. Dr. Chaset is the daughter of two Holocaust Survivors and was born in a displaced persons camp in Hannover Germany.

MOCA Makers: Japanese Paper Dyeing Featuring Artist Shawna Moulton 3/12/22

MOCA Makers: Japanese Paper Dyeing Featuring Artist Shawna Moulton
Saturday, 03/12/2022-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Explore traditional Japanese paper dyeing (orizome-shi) and Japanese bookbinding (wahon) techniques inspired by Shawna Moulton’s travel to Tokushima, Japan. Participants will create their own beautiful and unique patterned papers and choose one for a handmade book cover. Orizome translates to “folded dyeing” and is a timeless Japanese paper-craft technique that combines “origami” paper folding and colored pigment dip-dyeing. While the orizome paper is drying the class will move on to bookmaking and create a Japanese-style notebook.

Sunday Stories: Women’s History Month 3/6/22

Sunday Stories: Women’s History Month
Sunday, 03/06/2022-, 10:30 am-11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

In celebration of Women’s History Month, MOCA Sunday Stories will be reading “The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family” written by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali. “The Proudest Blue” is a story about the first day of school and two sisters on one’s first day of hijab. After the reading, participants will paint a portrait of someone they admire.

Join MOCA on the first Sunday of every month for MOCA Sunday Stories for story time, followed by a DIY early childhood art project. Sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, this early childhood art engages toddlers and fosters reading, motor skill development, and socialization. MOCA Sunday Stories is a great way for children to bond with their parents or guardians as they create together.

MOCA miniMakers: Women’s History Month 3/5/22

MOCA miniMakers: Women’s History Month
Saturday, 03/05/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

In honor of Women’s History Month, MOCA miniMakers will be spotlighting LaToya M. Hobbs, an American painter and printmaker artist. Her work deals with figurative imagery addressing the ideas of beauty, cultural identity, and womanhood as they relate to women of the African Diaspora. Inspired by LaToya Hobbs’s printmaking practice, miniMakers will learn more about the history of printmaking and design their own print block with a positive message.

MOCA miniMakers is MOCA’s free and inclusive series of art workshops for children ages six and up. Children will have access to a variety of art techniques, as well as an inclusive curriculum incorporating step-by-step guides, STEAM activation, and creative free play. Taught by experienced artists and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), MOCA miniMakers aims to foster an accessible spirit of learning through the arts.

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour 2/27/22

My Name is Maryan – Docent-Led Exhibition Tour
Sunday, 02/27/2022-, 11:45 am-02:45 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free with admission.

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour lead by MOCA docent Dr. Helen Sachs Chaset. Dr. Chaset is an educator with more than 45 years of experience in administration, professional development, and program development. She is also a board member of Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors. Dr. Chaset is the daughter of two Holocaust Survivors and was born in a displaced persons camp in Hannover Germany.

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach 2/17/22

My Name is Maryan – Public Exhibition Tour with Curator of Education Amanda Covach
Thursday, 02/17/2022-, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free with admission.

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

Register for a tour conducted by MOCA’s Curator of Education, Amanda Covach, an interdisciplinary Mexican-American artist. Trained as a studio artist at Florida International University, Covach brings a deep knowledge of the contemporary art field and a professional history in museum management to the educational program.

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Ike & Val Woods 2/25/22

Jazz at MOCA Featuring Ike & Val Woods
Friday, 02/25/2022-02/25/2022, 08:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

South Florida’s longest-running free outdoor jazz concert series, “Jazz at MOCA,” occurs on the last Friday of every month. On Friday, Feb. 25, MOCA welcomes Ike and Val Woods. Grammy-nominated artists Ike and Val Woods have performed throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. The Miami-based blues duo completed their most recent CD, “Movin’Up,” after returning from an 18-city European Tour where they electrified their audiences with their high energy yet soulful Blues performances.

Conversations at MOCA: Spirituality and Activism 2/25/22

Conversations at MOCA: Spirituality and Activism
Friday, 02/25/2022-, 06:30 pm-09:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

“Conversations at MOCA: Spirituality and Activism” is an open discussion on the impact of community and spirituality on the political and humanitarian conversation in the United States, both historically and currently. Speakers will reflect on the current exhibitions at MOCA in the context of how speaking truth to power influences the present-day narrative, and the shifting role of spirituality within different communities.

Conversations at MOCA: Strange Victory 2/16/22

Conversations at MOCA: Strange Victory
Wednesday, 02/16/2022-, 07:00 pm-10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

First released in 1948 and described as a cry for equality and justice, “Strange Victory” is the first significant anti-racist U.S. documentary film highlighting historical and modern race-based inequities and injustices. A panel discussion will follow the film, featuring Dr. Julio Capó, Jr., associate professor in the Department of History and deputy director of the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab (WPHL) at Florida International University; and Dr. Rebecca Friedman, associate professor of History and founding director of WPHL. Panelists will lead a discussion on the ways anti-Blackness undergirds the nation’s institutions and how this theme is echoed within the film.

MOCA Makers: Figure Drawing 2/12/22

MOCA Makers: Figure Drawing
Saturday, 02/12/2022-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO

This MOCA Makers is offering students the opportunity to learn all about figure drawing in a live, in-person class taught by trained figure sculptor and MOCA’s Curator of Education Amanda Covach. Participants can bring their own supplies or art supplies are available for purchase if needed.

Locust Projects – Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib Closing Program: Forest Bathing 2/5/22

Locust Projects – Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib Closing Program: Forest Bathing
Saturday, 02/05/2022-, 07:00 pm-08:00 pm
Locust Projects
3852 North Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida, 33127
Website
Cost:

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? YES
Providing hand sanitizer? YES

Open up your senses, relax, and step into the surreal microcosmic environment of Field Companion by Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib. Enjoy an intimate electronic performance at Locust Projects by Maitejosune Urrechaga and Tony Kapel (Pocket Of Lollipops) with Daniel Clapp (Nightly Closures). Ever-expanding with branching layers of various frequencies and audio loops, the performance responds to the thread-like patterns of mycelium, forming aural connections amongst the musicians and with the audience.

Locust Projects Art Teacher Appreciation Social by Locust Art Builders (LAB) 2/3/22

Locust Projects Art Teacher Appreciation Social by Locust Art Builders (LAB)
Thursday, 02/03/2022-, 04:00 pm-06:00 pm
Locust Projects
3852 North Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida, 33127
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? YES
Providing hand sanitizer? YES

Every artist is shaped by the art teachers and mentors who inspired them along the way. To show our appreciation for the invaluable impact you make, Locust Art Builders (LAB) invites you to join us for drinks, lite bites, and, of course, art. Please RSVP & be sure to share with your favorite art teachers.

Locust Projects LegalARTLink Office Hours 2/3/22

Locust Projects LegalARTLink Office Hours
Thursday, 02/03/2022-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm

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Cost: Free

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Providing hand sanitizer?

Do you have a new legal issue or want to learn more about how to empower your career with pro bono legal support from LegalARTLink? Book a 30-minute call with Allyn Ginns Ayers, practicing attorney and dancer. Open to all artistic disciplines.

Locust Projects WaveMaker Grants Virtual Info Session featuring 2021 WaveMakers 1/25/22

Locust Projects WaveMaker Grants Virtual Info Session featuring 2021 WaveMakers
Tuesday, 01/25/2022-, 06:00 pm-

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Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing?
Requiring masks?
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Be the first to know about the next cycle of Locust Projects’ WaveMaker Grants for Miami-Dade artists. Programs Manager Monica Peña leads a session on how to propose a stand out idea and receive up to $6,000 in incubator funds to make it happen. You’ll also get to hear from current WaveMakers about their #WaveMakerInProgress. Submissions open Feb 1.

Craig Zinn Automotive Group to Host Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Take Steps Southern Florida Kickoff Party 1/10/22

Craig Zinn Automotive Group to Host Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Take Steps Southern Florida Kickoff Party
Monday, 01/10/2022-, 06:00 pm-08:00 pm
Lexus of North Miami
14100 Biscayne Blvd,
North Miami, Florida, 33181
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? NO REPLY
Requiring masks? NO REPLY
Providing hand sanitizer? NO REPLY

As part of its ongoing commitment to community efforts, Craig Zinn Automotive Group will host Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Take Steps Southern Florida Kickoff Party at Lexus of North Miami on Jan. 10. Guests are invited to kick off the 2022 season with light bites and refreshments. The event is free and open to the public.
Take Steps is the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s fundraising campaign determined to make a positive difference in the lives of every pediatric and adult patient affected by the Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

The event will include the presentation of six awards from the three 2021 Southern Florida Chapter Take Steps events in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach as well as on-site registration to accelerate progress toward cures for 2022.

Craig Zinn Automotive Group and Lexus of North Miami proudly support Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation in its quest to find cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Caribe Arts Fest: A Pre Art Basel-Event 11/20/21

Caribe Arts Fest: A Pre Art Basel-Event
Saturday, 11/20/2021-, 12:00 pm-09:00 pm
Griffing Park
12220 Griffing Blvd.,
Miami, Florida, 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? NO REPLY
Requiring masks? OPTIONAL
Providing hand sanitizer? NO REPLY

Presented by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA), the Caribe Arts Fest is a multi-genre art festival celebrating the arts of the Caribbean and the Americas and honors the artistic diversity of North Miami.

From pop up exhibits, featured stage performances, live music, deejays, a kids’ zone, food trucks and special giveaways, there will be something for everyone. Attendees should make sure to bring a chair or blanket as social distancing will be observed.

The event is free. Attendees can register on the Caribe Arts Fest website for a chance to win free prizes and giveaways: http://caribeartsfest.com/

Conversations at MOCA: Book Preview & Celebration for Michael Richards: Are You Down? 9/29/21

Conversations at MOCA: Book Preview & Celebration for Michael Richards: Are You Down?
Wednesday, 09/29/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm

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Virtual Location
Cost: Free

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MOCA will present “Conversations at MOCA: Book Preview & Celebration” – a preview and celebration of the forthcoming monograph Michael Richards: Are You Down?, scheduled for publication in Spring 2022. The monograph is co-published by MOCA North Miami and New York Consolidated (N-Y-C). The virtual preview brings together Edwidge Danticat, monograph contributor, acclaimed Miami-based author and MacArthur Fellow, with Camille Crain Drummond, editorial director at N-Y-C with particular interest in Michael Richards’ work as a descendant of a Tuskegee Airman. Danticat and Crain Drummond will discuss the wide-ranging themes in Richards’ dynamic artistic practice, including references to flight, the Tuskegee Airmen, Caribbean and African American histories, and more.

MOCA Moving Images: “Are You Down?” Documentary Film Screening & Conversation 8/2/21

MOCA Moving Images: “Are You Down?” Documentary Film Screening & Conversation
Monday, 08/02/2021-, 06:00 pm-

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Virtual Location
Cost: FREE

Requiring social distancing?
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Virtual via YouTube Live

In conjunction with MOCA North Miami’s exhibition Michael Richards: Are You Down?, the museum honors Michael Richards’ birthday with a special film screening and conversation.

The virtual event will highlight Richards’ powerful sculpture and drawing practice, the circumstances of his passing on September 11, his friendships, and his enduring influence on cultural communities in New York City, Miami, and beyond.

Documentary film co-directors Dennis Scholl and Juan Matos join artist Luis Gispert for a one-time screening of this 30-minute, work-in-progress documentary about Michael Richards. A conversation, moderated by Donnamarie Baptiste, will follow.

This is a unique opportunity to learn about Michael Richards through the eyes and testimonials of those who were closest to him. Gispert, who was friends with Richards and is interviewed in the film, offers us a more intimate look into his life, drawing us closer to his genius.

The event is free and will be streaming LIVE on YouTube on August 2, 2021 at 6 p.m. To watch live, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncBIboGrVHs.

For more information, please visit: https://mocanomi.org/2021/06/are-you-down-documentary-film-screening-talkback/

MOCA Makers: Printmaking 7/24/21

MOCA Makers: Printmaking
Saturday, 07/24/2021-, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm
Website
Cost: Free

Virtual via Zoom.

MOCA Makers is a series of free virtual adult art classes, held every second and fourth Saturday from 1-3 p.m. and sponsored by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency. Subjects such as figure drawing, portrait painting, printmaking, and photography lessons are taught by trained professional artists. Art packs for individual classes or both workshops may be purchased from the MOCA shop.

July’s theme is printmaking, where artists of all levels are able to practice their printmaking skills or learn something new!

To RSVP, please visit: https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/MOCA-Makers–July

Virtual miniMAKERS 7/17/21

Virtual miniMAKERS
Saturday, 07/17/2021-, 02:00 pm-04:00 pm
Facebook
Cost: FREE

Join MOCA’s livestream on Facebook for the new lineup of miniMakers workshops and paint along with artist Edwin Creates to make your own miniMasterpieces. Artistic fun in English and Spanish for ages 6 and up.

To follow along, you’ll need:
* Canvas (9” x 12” or 11” x 14”) (cardboard works too!)
* Acrylics set
* Brushes (3 to 5, in different sizes)
* Napkins or paper towels
* Cup with water
* Paper plate or palette
* Blow dryer
* An old shirt or apron to stay clean (optional)

This program is made possible with the support North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency.

To watch live, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/MOCANoMi/live/

Conversations at MOCA: Nice’n Easy 7/14/21

Conversations at MOCA: Nice’n Easy
Wednesday, 07/14/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: FREE

Join artists Allison Matherly and Jeffrey Noble working collaboratively as Nice’n Easy in a conversation with “Art on the Plaza” project curator Amanda Sanfilippo Long as they discuss their humorous and surprising site-specific intervention into the MOCA pond.

Nice’n Easy is a collaborative endeavor by artists Matherly and Noble. Focused on creating immersive mixed-media installations, Nice’n Easy develops a visually cohesive subtropical vernacular with their material choices and use of repeated motifs. Often referencing themes of self-help, recovery and interpersonal dependency, their fabricated environments utilize romantic tropes to enhance the collective emotive truisms between participants and create a platform for intimate exchange.

North Miami Councilwoman Kassandra Timothe’s Information Fair 6/30/21

North Miami Councilwoman Kassandra Timothe’s Information Fair
Wednesday, 06/30/2021-06/30/2021, 05:30 pm-07:30 pm
North Miami Public Library
835 NE 132 Street,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
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Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? YES
Providing hand sanitizer? YES

Learn firsthand what resources and assistance are available from city departments and municipal partners.

Conversations at MOCA 6/16/21

Conversations at MOCA
Wednesday, 06/16/2021-, 07:00 pm-

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Cost: FREE

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This dynamic conversation will expand on a formative moment in Michael Richards’ artistic practice, and his integral involvement with a group of Black artists emerging in the 1990s. In 1992–1993, Michael Richards participated in the Whitney Independent Study Program—a year-long program for artists and curators that encourages critical study and theoretical inquiry—in New York City, along with artists Dread Scott, Lyle Ashton Harris, and Renee Cox. Moderated by Whitney Museum curator Rujeko Hockley, this conversation will reunite Cox, Harris, and Scott, each of whom, in addition to being friends with Richards, engaged him in their own art-making.

Conversations at MOCA is presented by the Green Family Foundation.

MOCA North Miami’s exhibitions and programs are made possible with the generous support of the North Miami Mayor and Council and the City of North Miami, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the Miami-Dade County

5050 Raffle for the Animals 6/18/21

5050 Raffle for the Animals
Friday, 06/18/2021-, 06:00 am-11:59 pm
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Cost: See description for ticket prices

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Want to WIN BIG? The Humane Society of Greater Miami’s 50/50 Raffle for the Animals is back! Purchase tickets online for your chance at winning 50% of the total cash jackpot. The other half will help give homeless animals a second chance. It’s a win-win for everyone!
With tickets starting at just $10 for 10 tickets, $20 for 40 tickets or $40 for 200 tickets, you won’t want to miss out on your chance to win! Fetch the winning ticket online before June 18th ends.

Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) presents Lucas Apostoleris Quintet 5/28/21

Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) presents Lucas Apostoleris Quintet
Friday, 05/28/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:00 pm
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On Friday, May 28 at 7:00 p.m., the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) presents Lucas Apostoleris Quintet as part of its monthly “Virtual Jazz at MOCA” series. Born in Connecticut and raised in Massachusetts, Lucas Apostoleris is a composer and instrumentalist currently residing in Miami, Florida. In June 2020, Apostoleris released his debut album, Chronicle, which consists of nine original compositions and features Tom Kelley and Carlos Mata-Alvarez on saxophones, Alex Brown on piano, and Dan Montgomery on bass.

In addition to writing music for his own ensemble, Apostoleris has recently written arrangements for the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra in Ft. Myers, FL, and the prestigious Airmen of Note Air Force big band. He also regularly performs in the Miami area with a variety of ensembles. Apostoleris has been a recipient of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer awards three times, in 2008, 2009, and 2018, and he received an honorable mention in 2017.

Since the onset of COVID-19, MOCA suspended the Jazz at MOCA concert series due to health protocols. With the goal of ensuring the continuity of Jazz at MOCA, the museum will launch the program virtually, in partnership with WDNA Radio—South Florida’s premier jazz radio station. Hosted by WDNA’s Carter Jackson-Brown, the virtual series will feature the best of South Florida’s young and innovative musicians. The concert will take place virtually on the last Friday of every month at 7:00 p.m.

Conversation at MOCA: Morel Doucet and Stephen Arboite 5/19/21

Conversation at MOCA: Morel Doucet and Stephen Arboite
Wednesday, 05/19/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

On May 19, MOCA will host Miami-based, Haitian artists Doucet and Arboite with “Art on the Plaza” Curator Amanda Sanfilippo Long in a virtual conversation via Zoom surrounding their collaborative art project and the background of their special North Miami site-specific “Art on the Plaza” project.

Doucet is a Miami-based multidisciplinary artist and arts educator that hails from Haiti. He employs ceramics, illustrations, and prints to examine the realities of climate-gentrification, migration, and displacement within the Black diaspora communities. Arboite, of Haitian descent, was born and raised in New York City and now resides in Miami. Arboite’s work considers beauty outside of classical aesthetic paradigms and places emphasis on spiritual transformation and evolution of human consciousness.

Green Space Miami, whose mission is to be a catalyst for action through community partnership and collaborations, is the Green Family Foundation’s new art space guided by the foundation’s principles of inclusion, community empowerment and education. Doucet and Arboite are two of the ten awardees of the inaugural Green Space Miami grant.

Virtual Jazz at MOCA: Lando & The Infinite Sadness 4/30/21

Virtual Jazz at MOCA: Lando & The Infinite Sadness
Friday, 04/30/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:00 pm
Virtual Location
Cost: Free

On Friday, April 30 at 7:00 p.m., the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) presents Lando & The Infinite Sadness as part of its monthly “Virtual Jazz at MOCA” series. Lando & The Infinite Sadness melds jazz, down tempo beats, and soul together for a beautiful listening experience. “The musical conception of Josue Vargas and Ben Stocker, Lando & The Infinite Sadness was born bouncing ideas over emails between Pembroke Pines, Florida, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With aspirations of writing soundtracks in film and working with admired artists, Vargas and Stocker have created an alternate world of their own of gloomy polyphonic dissonance later accompanied by avant-garde moments of vividly colored peace.” J. Bobman, Artist Bio (2020)

Since the onset of COVID-19, MOCA suspended the Jazz at MOCA concert series due to health protocols. With the goal of ensuring the continuity of Jazz at MOCA, the museum will launch the program virtually, in partnership with WDNA Radio—South Florida’s premier jazz radio station. Hosted by WDNA’s Carter Jackson-Brown, the virtual series will feature the best of South Florida’s young and innovative musicians. The concert will take place virtually on the last Friday of every month at 7:00 p.m.

To watch live, visit: https://mocanomi.org/virtual-jazz-at-moca/

Conversation at MOCA: Studio AMLgMATD with Curator Amanda Long 4/14/21

Conversation at MOCA: Studio AMLgMATD with Curator Amanda Long
Wednesday, 04/14/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

Join the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) for a virtual conversation with artists Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova, the principles of Studio AMLgMATD, with “Art on the Plaza” Curator Amanda Sanfilippo Long about their collaborative art practice and the background of their special Art On The Plaza project.

Studio AMLgMATD is a Miami-based collaborative studio established by Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova in 2014. Studio AMLgMATD experiments in works of art, design objects, and environments reflect their love of unusual and overlooked materials. AMLgMATD’s method consists of incorporating historical and geographical research into their visual language, playing with the sense of nostalgia, the application of familiar materials onto new forms and unexplored materials into familiar settings, and redefining their surroundings with humor.

In January 2021, the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) launched “Art on the Plaza,” a year-long series of newly commissioned, temporary public artworks by Miami-based artists on MOCA Plaza. Featured artists include: Reginald O’Neal, Studio AMLgMATD (Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova), a collaborative presentation by Morel Doucet and Stephen Arboite, Nice N’ Easy (Allison Matherly & Jeffrey Noble) and Najja Moon. The museum will host a series of virtual programs to coincide with the art installations throughout the year.

MOCA’s “Art on the Plaza” program is made possible with major support from the NMCRA. Completed in October 2018, the MOCA Plaza renovation was made possible due to a grant from the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA) to cover construction costs of nearly 33,000-sq.-ft. of brick pavers, new landscaping, new LED lights and necessary equipment.

To RSVP, visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_avdz8FobRtO8re3DYIxfbg

Conversations at MOCA: Electric Tree with Mark Handforth and Adler Guerrier 3/24/2021

Conversations at MOCA: Electric Tree with Mark Handforth and Adler Guerrier
Wednesday, 03/24/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

On March 24 at 7:00 p.m., MOCA will host “Conversations at MOCA: Electric Tree with Mark Handforth and Adler Guerrier,” virtually via Zoom. During the event, artists Mark Handforth and Adler Guerrier will speak about their art practice in the public realm. As artists who recently accomplished public art projects in North Miami, they will discuss their method of bringing a public art project to life. The conversation will take us through all the major steps of the process, from conceptual ideas to development and to working with curators, museums, and governmental agencies. Moderated by Dehja Carrington, she will drive the artists elaborate about their past, present, future projects and their process.

In addition to the conversation, MOCA will premiere Making of the Electric Tree, a short documentary produced by MOCA. The documentary highlights Mark Handforth’s journey to bring the Electric Tree public art project to north Miami.

Mark Handforth was born in Hong Kong in 1969 and grew up in England. He lives and works in Miami. Based in Miami for over 20 years, Mark Handforth is profoundly tied to the legacy of the 20th-century American avant-garde. He freely makes use of a formal vocabulary borrowed from Ready-Made, Minimalist, or Pop Art, which he confronts with an iconography often derived from the urban environment. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Frankfurt and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. He is internationally acclaimed for his installations in the public spaces. His large-scale sculptures have been displayed in Central Park in New York, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the MCA in Chicago, and during the FIAC offsite event in Paris. Mark Handforth has also received public commissions from the cities of Paris (Porte de Bagnolet) and Zurich (Tessinerplatz).

Adler Guerrier was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and currently resides and works in Miami, FL, where he received a BFA at the New World School of the Arts. Guerrier recently had a solo exhibition at Perez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL. He has exhibited work at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, FL; The Bass Museum of Art, Miami, FL; Harn Musem of Art, Gainesville, FL; and The Whitney Biennial 2008. His works can be found in public collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, and the Studio Museum in Harlem, NY. His work has appeared in Art Forum, Art in America, The New York Times, and ARTNews.

Dejha Carrington is the Vice President of External Relations & Communications of National YoungArts Foundation, a national organization that empowers artists to pursue a life in the arts. Carrington Also co-founded Commissioner, a membership program dedicated to helping everyday people build their art collection with local artists. In addition to her leadership roles, Carrington has consulted for arts and cultural, social profits, private collections, cities, and global social responsibility initiatives, including the William John Kennedy Collection with The Warhol museum, the Renzo Piano Pavilion at Kimbell Art Museum, and the Medellin Biennial in Colombia. In 2015, Dejha co-created the public art installation NEWT: Experiments in Light, Color & Sound; and is a founding partner of FADE TO BLACK, one of the first and most celebrated platforms for artists of color during Art Basel Miami Beach week. A recognized media source and speaker on communications, arts advocacy, and cultural programming, Dejha was born and raised in Montreal. She is fluent in French and English and calls Miami her home.

Register Here:
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Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/871421187039146

Virtual Jazz at MOCA Featuring Melanie Charles 3/26/21

Virtual Jazz at MOCA Featuring Melanie Charles
Friday, 03/26/2021-, 07:00 pm-
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Cost: Free

On Friday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m., the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) presents Melanie Charles in its third edition of Virtual Jazz at MOCA. Melanie Charles is a Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter and flutist of Haitian descent, with a creative fluidity spanning Jazz, soul, experimental, and Haitian roots music.

Viewers and their whole families do not have to leave the comfort of their homes to enjoy her sound.

Charles creates a space where tradition meets present time, using Roland SPs, loop pedals, and the flute to blur the lines between and among social classes, cultures, genders, and theories to create a world where opposing elements can co-exist. Her recent television appearances include Good Morning America, SNL, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Since the onset of COVID-19, MOCA suspended the Jazz at MOCA concert series due to health protocols. With the goal of ensuring the continuity of Jazz at MOCA, the museum will launch the program virtually, in partnership with WDNA Radio—South Florida’s premier jazz radio station. Hosted by WDNA’s Carter Jackson-Brown, the virtual series will feature the best of South Florida’s young and innovative musicians. The concert will take place virtually on the last Friday of every month at 7:00 p.m.

To watch live, guests may visit https://mocanomi.org/virtual-jazz-at-moca/

The program is free to attend.

Alpha Cycles Pre Owned Motorcycles Boutique 3/8/21

Alpha Cycles Pre Owned Motorcycles Boutique
Monday, 03/08/2021-12/31/2021, 10:00 am-07:00 pm
Alpha Cycles
12552 NE 14th Ave,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
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Cost:

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? NO REPLY
Providing hand sanitizer? YES

Alpha Cycles is your boutique store for selected pre-owned motorcycles.
Our main goal is to provide excellent customer service and a pleasant experience when buying your next motorcycle.

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, our team recognizes, relates and understands the customer’s wants and needs.
As motorcycle enthusiasts, our philosophy is
“We wouldn’t sell you a motorcycle that we wouldn’t buy for ourselves.”

We will help you explore the best route to obtain your new ride. The right value and quality is what makes the difference. Moreover, with warranty on all of our inventory, we provide the peace of mind you deserve to embark on your next adventure.

Conversations at MOCA: Craig Coleman aka VARLA with Pepe Mar and Mark Holt 3/10/21

Conversations at MOCA: Craig Coleman aka VARLA with Pepe Mar and Mark Holt
Wednesday, 03/10/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

Join artist Pepe Mar and filmmaker Mark Holt as they discuss their work and connection to the late Miami artist and drag performer Craig Coleman aka VARLA. Moderated by Kevin Arrow, MOCA Exhibition and Project Manager.

The panelists will explore art history, creativity, and drag performance culture within Miami Beach through artwork and video presentations, including excerpts from Gigantic Bitch and Nightmare at Karaoke by Mark Holt. The panel will also examine Coleman’s life in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the legendary drag performer that influenced Miami Beach’s creative renaissance. Through their examination, the audience will learn the story of this influential but overlooked artist who passed away at a very young age but has a lasting cultural legacy in the city.

The event is virtual via Zoom. To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81503038010

Virtual Jazz at MOCA: Jean Caze Sextet 2/26/21

Virtual Jazz at MOCA: Jean Caze Sextet
Friday, 02/26/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:00 pm
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Cost: Free

Date/Time: Friday, February 26, 7-8:00 p.m.
Details: The ever worldly and charming Jean Caze has emerged as one of today’s most beautiful new voices in jazz. Jean’s experience includes having performed with legendary artists including Herbie Hancock, Aretha Franklin, Michael Bublé, Mariah Carey, Al Jarreau, Roy Hargrove, Arturo Sandoval, and George Duke.

Growing up in Queens, New York, Haitian-American Jean Caze began playing the trumpet at age nine and went on to be awarded numerous scholarships while attending some of the country’s top musical institutions, including the Julliard Music Advancement Program, where he received his first formal training and the Queens College Center for Preparatory Studies in Music program.

Jean’s diverse musical abilities won him numerous awards and recognition, including a free trumpet from VH1’s Save the Music program while in Junior High School, and the opportunity to perform with the elite GRAMMY High School Jazz Band during the 2000 GRAMMY Awards ceremony. In his senior year, Caze made his debut on national television, performing with the legendary rock group “Chicago” live on NBC from Rockefeller Center.
To watch live, visit https://mocanomi.org/virtual-jazz-at-moca/
Cost: Free.

Conversations at MOCA: Life & Spirituality in Haitian Art with Jean-Daniel Lafontant and Dr. Kyrah Malika Daniels 2/24/21

Conversations at MOCA: Life & Spirituality in Haitian Art with Jean-Daniel Lafontant and Dr. Kyrah Malika Daniels
Wednesday, 02/24/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 24, 7-8:30 p.m.
Details: Conversations at MOCA presents an engaging discussion that will delve into the spiritual aspects of the paintings in MOCA, North Miami’s exhibition Life & Spirituality in Haitian Art: Selection from the Betty and Isaac Rudman Trust Collection. Boston College Assistant Professor of Art History and Africana Studies, Kyrah Malika Daniels and Oungan (Vodou Priest), Jean-Daniel Lafontant will discuss the spiritual history of Haiti and how it influenced its artistic practices. The audience will hear the in-depth meanings and interpretations of the symbolism in paintings in the exhibition. At the end of the discussion, viewers will have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the panelists.
Cost: Free
Virtual via Zoom.
To RSVP, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vcvnpd7oRwqj-BHOW-vn5g

HEAL 3/13/21

HEAL
Saturday, 03/13/2021-, 06:00 pm-
Shooting Star Dust Studio
745 NE 130th,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
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Cost: 48.00

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? YES
Providing hand sanitizer? YES

This amazing event is happening on March 13, 2021. Join us as we target 3 essential elements of mental health. Not only will this give you the opportunity for needed self-care, but this night will also be a night of elegance, full of impactful leaders of our community—food prepared by one of S. Florida’s finest, music, and positive energy.

All White Event

Space is limited

Virtual Conversations at MOCA: Napoleon Jones-Henderson in discussion with Carter Jackson Brown 2/17/21

Virtual Conversations at MOCA: Napoleon Jones-Henderson in discussion with Carter Jackson Brown
Wednesday, 02/17/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 17, 7-8:30 p.m.
Details: In honor of Black History Month, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) presents a lively discussion highlighting the new and historic works of artist Napoleon Jones-Henderson, accompanied by music selections and photographs from his extensive archive which documents over 50 years of art and social justice. Moderated by Carter Jackson Brown.
Cost: Free
Virtual via Zoom.
To RSVP, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HNqwxXX9Q_SgLehk6tatAw

Conversations at MOCA: Little by Little the Funereal Splendor of the Ancient and Icy Mansion was being Transformed 2/10/21

Conversations at MOCA: Little by Little the Funereal Splendor of the Ancient and Icy Mansion was being Transformed
Wednesday, 02/10/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 10, 7-8:30 p.m.
Details: This panel will feature an eclectic conversation with Raul De Nieves, Raven Chacon, Miami composer/musician Emile Milgram and T. Wheeler Castillo (Archival Feedback). Moderated by Rob Goyanes. In this installment of Conversations at MOCA, the panel will explore sound art, music, performance art. Panelists will also give us a look into contemporary trends in theses mediums as they share past projects and future plans.
Cost: Free
Virtual via Zoom.
To RSVP, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k2nUrwSGTQGfS-TCrlZqbQ

Virtual Jazz at MOCA: The CieL Experience 1/29/21

Virtual Jazz at MOCA: The CieL Experience
Friday, 01/29/2021-, 07:00 pm-08:00 pm
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Cost: Free

Jan. 29, 2021: The CieL Experience – 7:00-8:00 p.m.
The virtual “Jazz at MOCA” program will debut on Friday, January 29th, at 7:00 pm with the CieL Experience. Led by the Haitian-American saxophonist, educator, composer, producer, and active performing artist Claudens Louis, the Ciel Experience brings a jazz fusion unique to their style. The CieL Experience’s style is shaped by Claudens Louis’s experience as a world-traveling musician for the American Music Ambassador for the U.S. Department of Educational and Cultural Affairs. He has performed alongside legendary artists including 5-time GRAMMY Award winner Shaun Martin of Snarky Puppy, the Snarky Puppy horn-section, Jason Derulo, Wyclef Jean, and Black Violito.

MOCA Presents Art on the Plaza Featuring Reginald O’Neal 1/22/21

MOCA Presents Art on the Plaza Featuring Reginald O’Neal
Sunday, 01/22/2021-03/07/2021, 12:00 am-
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th St.,
North Miami, Florida, 33161
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Cost: Free

Requiring social distancing? YES
Requiring masks? YES
Providing hand sanitizer?YES

In January 2021, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) will launch “Art on the Plaza,” a year-long series of newly commissioned, temporary public artworks by Miami-based artists on MOCA Plaza. Featured artists include: Reginald O’Neal, Studio AMLgMATD (Laz Ojalde and Natalie Zlamalova), a collaborative presentation by Morel Doucet and Stephen Arboite, Nice N’ Easy (Allison Matherly & Jeffrey Noble) and Najja Moon. The museum will host a series of virtual programs to coincide with the art installations throughout the year. The program is made possible with major support from the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).

From January 22 – March 7, Miami-based artist Reginald O’Neal will showcase a detailed mural depicting his cultural heritage and narratives relating to Miami’s Historic Overtown neighborhood, in a powerful depiction of past and present.

MOCA North Miami Hosts Haitian Independence Day Celebration Featuring Inez Barlatier, Jan Sebon and Fabienne Josaphat 1/1/21

MOCA North Miami Hosts Haitian Independence Day Celebration Featuring Inez Barlatier, Jan Sebon and Fabienne Josaphat
Friday, 01/01/2021-, 07:00 pm-
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Cost: Free

In honor of Haitian Independence Day, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is proud to host Haitian-American multidisciplinary artist Inez Barlatier, musician and surrealist visual artist Jan Sebon, and author Fabienne Josaphat for an intimate program of music and poetry on Jan. 1. This virtual performance coincides with the museum’s current exhibition “Life & Spirituality in Haitian Art: Selection from the Betty and Isaac Rudman Trust Collection,” on view through March 14, 2021.

Initiated by the voodoo ceremony of Bois Caïman on the night of August 14, 1791, The Haitian Revolution represents one of the key turning points in the history of the western world and human rights. Led by enslaved Africans in the French colony of Saint Domingue, the revolution resulted in the abolition of slavery in the colony, the first to do so in the western world, and the birth of Haiti on January 1 of 1804. Today, Haitian in Haiti and the diaspora celebrate their Independence in honor of a line of ancestors that fought for their freedom. At the center of the celebration is Soup Joumou, a traditional soup that becomes a symbol of their freedom. MOCA North Miami is pleased to celebrate our Haitian community.

The acts include:

Inez Barlatier is a Haitian-American multidisciplinary artist. At the age of 12 years old, she joined her father’s band, Jan Sebon & Kazak International. Inez later led her own band, Kazoots, for 6 years. She has received a Knight Arts Champion, a L.E.A.P. and an Artist Relief grant supporting her ongoing projects. Inez developed a children’s show entitled “Ayiti: Stories & Songs from Haiti” which was selected as a Spotlight presentation at the 2020 International Performance Art for Youth Conference.

Jan Sebon is a musician and visual artist from Haiti. He is a staple in Miami as pioneering Haitian Jazz music in Miami with his band Koleksyon Kazak. Sebon has hosted political radio shows in Haiti resulting in him being exiled and moving to Miami at the age of 22. He later became an activist and community organizer, fighting for Haitian immigrant rights and hosting another radio show on WDNA in Miami. He has been performing in Miami for over 30 years and has toured internationally while being a former board member at the Miami Light Project. Sebon is also a masterful African and Haitian drummer and surrealist visual artist.

Fabienne Josaphat is the author of Dancing in the Baron’s Shadow, a debut novel released with Unnamed Press and translated into French by Calmann-Levy. Her essay, Summer is an Empty House, recently made the Notable Essays mentions in Best American Essays 2016. Her fiction, non-fiction and poetry have been featured in the African American Review, The Master’s Review, Grist Journal, Damselfly, Hinchas de Poesia, Off the Coast Journal and The Caribbean Writer, as well as in Eight Miami Poets, a Jai-Alai Books poetry anthology. She was recently a national juror for the 2019 Scholastic Awards. She lives in South Florida.

The panel will be free and open to the public via the Zoom video conferencing platform.

To reserve a spot, please visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CGhGWRjKTZWz5vOjZ-wwtw

MOCA North Miami Winter Workshops – Ages 10-13 12/21/20 – 12/31/20

MOCA North Miami Winter Workshops – Ages 10-13
Monday, 12/21/2020-12/31/2020, 01:00 pm-03:00 pm

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Cost: $40 a day or $270 for the full session for non-members

Requiring social distancing?
Requiring masks?
Providing hand sanitizer?

Young artists aged 10-13 are invited to join the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) virtually this winter break for a series of creative and interactive art workshops. Registration includes art packs with all the creative tools needed to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces.

Participants can sign up for as many individual sessions as they please, or the full session. Following are the Winter Workshops:

Monday, Dec. 21 ― Super Cyanotypes: Learn one of the oldest styles of photography. Gather your favorite small objects and get ready to learn about the special STEAM style of image making.

Tuesday, Dec. 22 ― Picturesque Painting: Get inspired by MOCA’s latest exhibition, “Life & Spirituality in Haitian Art,” and learn to create your own portrait painting in the style of notable Haitian artists.

Wednesday, Dec. 23 ― Beautifully Beaded: Pull inspiration from the ornate and intricate works of Raul de Nieves by viewing MOCA’s current exhibition, “Raul De Nieves: Eternal Return & the Obsidian Heart.” Create your own beaded and embroidered mask or felt face to showcase your style.

Monday, Dec. 28 ― Cast Creations: Learn all about mold making and simple casting to create unforgettable impressions out of plaster that will commemorate this moment in time.

Tuesday, Dec. 29 ― Beautiful Books: Create your own handmade book and fill your book pages with your own mixed media collage inspired by Henri Matisse.

Wednesday, Dec. 30 ― Kawaii Creatures: Create your own Kawaii creatures and learn about this unique art style from Japan.

Thursday, Dec. 31 ― Powerful Prints: Share your thoughts on the end of this year and your hopes for the new year with layered printmaking techniques.

Virtual via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be provided upon registration.

To register for the Winter Workshops, visit https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/packagetickets?tab=3&txobjid=4e5e9548-63b1-48cc-b159-2f24b08aaa5f.

MOCA North Miami Winter Workshops – Ages 6-9 12/21/20 – 12/31/20

MOCA North Miami Winter Workshops – Ages 6-9
Monday, 12/21/2020-, 10:00 am-12:00 pm

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Cost: $40 a day or $270 for the full session for non-members

Requiring social distancing?
Requiring masks?
Providing hand sanitizer?

Young artists aged 6–9 are invited to join the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) virtually this winter break for a series of creative and interactive art workshops. Registration includes art packs with all the creative tools needed to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces.

Participants can sign up for as many individual sessions as they please, or the full session. Following are the Winter Workshops:

Monday, Dec. 21 ― Super Cyanotypes: Learn one of the oldest styles of photography. Gather your favorite small objects and get ready to learn about the special STEAM style of image making.

Tuesday, Dec. 22 ― Picturesque Painting: Get inspired by MOCA’s latest exhibition, “Life & Spirituality in Haitian Art,” and learn to create your own portrait painting in the style of notable Haitian artists.

Wednesday, Dec. 23 ― Beautifully Beaded: Pull inspiration from the ornate and intricate works of Raul de Nieves by viewing MOCA’s current exhibition, “Raul De Nieves: Eternal Return & the Obsidian Heart.” Create your own beaded and embroidered mask or felt face to showcase your style.

Monday, Dec. 28 ― Cast Creations: Learn all about mold making and simple casting to create unforgettable impressions out of plaster that will commemorate this moment in time.

Tuesday, Dec. 29 ― Beautiful Books: Create your own handmade book and fill your book pages with your own mixed media collage inspired by Henri Matisse.

Wednesday, Dec. 30 ― Kawaii Creatures: Create your own Kawaii creatures and learn about this unique art style from Japan.

Thursday, Dec. 31 ― Powerful Prints: Share your thoughts on the end of this year and your hopes for the new year with layered printmaking techniques.

Virtual via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be provided upon registration.

To register for the Winter Workshops, visit https://111401.blackbaudhosting.com/111401/packagetickets?tab=3&txobjid=4e5e9548-63b1-48cc-b159-2f24b08aaa5f.

Conversations at MOCA: Raul de Nieves + Risa Puleo 12/3/20

Conversations at MOCA: Raul de Nieves + Risa Puleo
Thursday, 12/03/2020-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

Join artist Raul De Nieves in conversation with exhibition curator Risa Puleo via Zoom as they discuss De Nieves’ exhibition “Eternal Return & the Obsidian Heart”; his history, art and performance practice; and De Nieves’ affinity for punk rock, performance and mysticism.

RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4916045156353/WN_xdL6r3hKTcWQbdDST6npUw​

Conversations at MOCA: Life and Spirituality in Haitian Art 12/5/20

Conversations at MOCA: Life and Spirituality in Haitian Art
Saturday, 12/05/2020-, 12:00 pm-01:30 pm
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Cost: Free

Join artists Edouard Duval-Carrie and Asser Saint-Val in a conversation that pays tribute to Haiti’s rich cultural and artistic heritage as these contemporary painters discuss the history of their practice. Moderated by Francine Birbragher-Rozencwaig PhD.

RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2216046784648/WN_SGI-hMvUR1KmwXufCnzfoQ

Virtual MOCA miniMakers: Miami Art Week Edition 12/5/20

Virtual MOCA miniMakers: Miami Art Week Edition
Saturday, 12/05/2020-, 02:00 pm-
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Cost: Free

Children ages 6–12 and their families are invited to MOCA’s signature make-and-take workshops, taught by local working artists. Creative workshops are inspired by MOCA’s current exhibitions.
Watch via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MOCANoMi/live/

Virtual Sunday Stories: Miami Art Week Edition 12/6/20

Virtual Sunday Stories: Miami Art Week Edition
Sunday, 12/06/2020-, 11:30 am-
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Cost: Free

Children ages 1–5 enjoy a story reading from “Shante Keys and the New Year’s Peas” by Gail Piernas-Davenport and Marion Eldridge, followed by a hands-on early childhood art project. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to stay and create with their children.
Watch via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MOCANoMi/live/

Virtual MOCA Tour 11/29/20

Virtual MOCA Tour
Sunday, 11/29/2020-, 03:00 pm-
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Cost: Free

On Sunday, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 at 3:00 p.m., MOCA’s Curator of Education Amanda Covach will provide a virtual tour of MOCA’s current exhibitions “Raúl De Nieves: Eternal Return & The Obsidian Heart” and “Life and Spirituality in Haitian Art,” Selection from the Betty and Isaac Rudman Trust Collection.

RSVP for Nov. 29 Virtual Tour: http://bit.ly/MOCA1129
RSVP for Dec. 6 Virtual Tour: http://bit.ly/MOCA1206

Make this world a Better Place 11/19/20

“Make this world a Better Place”
Thursday, 11/19/2020-, 12:00 am-11:59 pm
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Cost: FREE

A local nonprofit agency is bringing together children and senior citizens for a 24-Hour “Make This World Better Place” Mindful experience project that will move the planet from fear into Love. Our objective is to bring peace, mental health and safety to thousands of people Globally.

The world is transitioning to another dimension, and things will not return to the previous state. Dreamcatchers wants to bring people together of all races, ethnicities, religions, genders as part of a transformation into a new Earth.

This is also Miami Give Day, so what an awesome way to give back to the planet.

Conversations at MOCA: Interview/Interview with Luis Gispert + William Cordova 9/11/20

Conversations at MOCA: Interview/Interview with Luis Gispert + William Cordova
Friday, 09/11/2020-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

Join artists Luis Gispert and William Cordova as they discuss their past collaborations, current work, and future projects. Both Gispert and Cordova have artworks in MOCA’s permanent collection and have exhibited at the museum. In 2003, MOCA presented Cordova’s exhibition “No More Lonely Nights” with work that conjured various memories and emotions, inspired by songs, lyrics, and snippets of conversation. Cordova’s site-specific installation fused urban culture and ancient Andean spirituality. MOCA presented Gispert’s first comprehensive solo museum exhibition in 2009, which featured large-scale photographs, videos, sculpture and film.

Conversations at MOCA:​ Havan, Haiti Iris Photo Collective 9/11/20

Conversations at MOCA:​ Havana, Haiti Iris Photo Collective
Wednesday, 09/23/2020-, 07:00 pm-08:30 pm
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Cost: Free

The third installment of programming in conjunction with Carl Juste’s current installation on MOCA plaza, “Havana, Haiti: Two Cultures, One Community,” celebrates a love of photography, story, truth, and love for Cuba and Haiti. Join photojournalist Carl Juste, Edwidge Dandicat, CW Griffin and Fabiola Santiago to learn more about the Havana, Haiti project which links writers and photographers and their appreciation for Havana, Haiti and Miami. The event will be moderated by Florida International University Professor Andrea Queeley.

Virtual Conversations at MOCA: Two Voices, One Vision 8/20/20

Virtual Conversations at MOCA: Two Voices, One Vision
Thursday, 08/20/2020-, 07:00 pm-08:00 pm
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Cost: Free

The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) will host a virtual program as part of its “Conversations at MOCA” series. In conjunction with Carl Juste’s current public artwork on MOCA plaza, on Aug. 20, art historian and curator Elizabeth Shannon will present “Two Voices, One Vision: When Writers and Photographers Collaborate.” The virtual event is free and open to the public via the Zoom Video Conferencing Platform.

During the event, Shannon will explore a variety of collaborations between photographers and writers. Looking at a wide selection of photographic artworks where image and text combine to create new meanings, she will discuss photobooks including James Agee and Walker Evans’ Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (1941), Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes’ The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), Richard Avedon and James Baldwin’s Nothing Personal (1964), among others.

Shannon is a curator, writer and academic based in Miami, Florida. She has worked with the collection at the International Center of Photography in New York and held curatorial positions at Dundee Contemporary Arts in Scotland, Locust Projects and Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, and was a Knight Curatorial Fellow at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach. Educated in the United Kingdom, Shannon holds a PhD in the History of Photography from the University of St Andrews and an MA in History of Art and English Literature from the University of Glasgow. She has taught at the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom and the University of Miami, Florida International University and New World School of the Arts in the United States.

The virtual event is free and open to the public via the Zoom video conferencing platform.
To reserve a spot, please visit https://conversationsatmoca.eventbrite.com.

Conversations at MOCA: Carl Juste and Leonard Pitts 7/8/20

Conversations at MOCA: Carl Juste and Leonard Pitts
Wednesday, 07/08/2020-, 07:00 pm-

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Cost: Free

Reaffirming its commitment to make contemporary art accessible, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is pleased to feature two Miami Herald Pulitzer Prize winners – photojournalist Carl Juste and columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. – as part of its free, virtual “Conversations at MOCA” series on July 8. The two will be discussing “I am a Man,” Juste’s newly installed public artwork on the MOCA Plaza. Donnamarie Baptiste will serve as moderator of the conversation.

In 2008, while working on a newspaper story with Pitts, Juste captured the image of Memphis sanitation worker Elmore Nickelberry and his son, Terence, with a placard that read, “I Am A Man.” Carried during the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike in 1968, these signs became emblematic of the Black community’s struggles in the United States. Commenting on his portrait of the elder Nickelberry, Juste has said, “I just wanted to capture that dignity that was often deprived him.”

The panel will consist of the following:
• Carl Juste has been a photojournalist for the Miami Herald since 1991. Juste was born into a politically active family in Haiti. After being forced to leave their homeland in 1965 for political reasons, his family eventually settled in Miami’s Haitian community. In addition to photography work for the Miami Herald, Juste cofounded Iris PhotoCollective (IPC). IPC’s members are photojournalists of color who document people of color’s relationship to the world. In 2019, Juste opened the IPC ArtSpace in Little Haiti. He is currently producing a book and exhibit titled, “Havana, Haiti: Two Cultures, One Community,” which consists of photographs and text that explore the bonds between Cuba and Haiti.
• Leonard Pitts was born and raised in Southern California. He was awarded a degree in English from the University of Southern California at the age of 19, having entered school at 15 on a special honors program. Since 1995, he and his wife have lived in Bowie, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. Pitts’ work has made him an in-demand lecturer. He maintains a rigorous speaking schedule that has taken him to colleges, civic groups and professional associations all over the country. He has also taught at a number of institutions of higher learning, including Hampton University, Ohio University, the University of Maryland, and Virginia Commonwealth University. In the fall of 2011, he was a visiting professor at Princeton, teaching a course in writing about race.
• Donnamarie Baptiste will serve as moderator of the conversation. Baptiste is a producer, programmer and curator of art and culture who has worked with art fairs, galleries, artists, arts organizations and brands to produce exhibitions, site-responsive events, and experiences that connect audiences nationally and internationally. She has held roles with Photo Miami International Art Fair, Art Basel, Creative Time and The Armory Show. Baptiste is experienced in working with artists of multiple genres including Theaster Gates, Xu Zhen, Robert Longo, The Roots, Wangechi Mutu, Jason and Alicia Mora, and Ebony Bones. She also has worked with brands such as Lexus, Armani, Veuve Clicquot, BMW, LVMH, Cartier, Mercedes-Benz and American Express. Born in Trinidad and Tobago to musician parents, Baptiste has spent most of her life between Florida, New York City and the U.S. Virgin Islands. She studied Humanities in the Caribbean and later moved to Miami and New York City. Currently, she is back in Miami providing arts and culture management consulting to national and international clients while supporting the local art community as a board member of Oolite Arts.
The “I Am A Man” installation is possible through the generous support of the Miami Herald Media Company. MOCA North Miami’s exhibitions and programs are possible through the generous support of the City of North Miami and its mayor and council; the State of Florida; Department of State and its Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council; the Miami-Dade County mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

The panel will be free and open to the public via the Zoom video conferencing platform.
To reserve a spot, please visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JZwAE4-9TxWhqK3PwEjD_A.

MOCA Virtual Summer Art Camps Sampler: Watercolors Gone Wild 5/26/20

MOCA Virtual Summer Art Camps Sampler: Watercolors Gone Wild
Tuesday, 05/26/2020 – 03:00 pm –

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Florida
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Cost: Free

Join MOCA North Miami for its Summer Camp Sampler! On Tuesday, May 26, MOCA is hosting Watercolors Gone Wild” where kids will create a composition inspired by wild animals using items around the house, on its Facebook Livestream.

This summer, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is offering a virtual contemporary art experience with free summer Virtual Art Camps. Participants ages 6-13 may join the museum for virtual camps including Studio Arts Camp and Dynamic Design Camp from the comfort of their own home. The Virtual Art Camps will begin the week of June 8 and run through August 14, alternating every other Tuesday and Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Campers will be introduced to mixed media, painting, drawing, and textile arts during these fun workshops held via Zoom, and led by professional art instructors. Final projects will be featured in a virtual exhibition on MOCA’s website. Complimentary art supplies will be available for pick up at the museum once registration is complete.

To receive an enrollment packet, please email education@mocanomi.org. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited.

MOCA Virtual Summer Art Camps Sampler: Magazine Art 5/28/20

MOCA Virtual Summer Art Camps Sampler: Magazine Art
Thursday, 05/28/2020 – 03:00 pm –

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Cost: Free

Join the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) for its Summer Camp Sampler! On Thursday May 28, MOCA is hosting “Magazine Art” where participants will learn different ways to make abstract art from magazines, on its Facebook Livestream.

This summer, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is offering a virtual contemporary art experience with free summer Virtual Art Camps. Participants ages 6-13 may join the museum for virtual camps including Studio Arts Camp and Dynamic Design Camp from the comfort of their own home. The Virtual Art Camps will begin the week of June 8 and run through August 14, alternating every other Tuesday and Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Campers will be introduced to mixed media, painting, drawing, and textile arts during these fun workshops held via Zoom, and led by professional art instructors. Final projects will be featured in a virtual exhibition on MOCA’s website. Complimentary art supplies will be available for pick up at the museum once registration is complete.

To receive an enrollment packet, please email education@mocanomi.org. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited.

Virtual miniMAKERS: Livestream Painting with Edwin Creates 4/18/20

Virtual miniMAKERS: Livestream Painting with Edwin Creates
Saturday, 04/18/2020 – 02:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Facebook Live
Live Stream on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MOCANoMi/live
Florida
Virtual Location
Cost: Free

Artist and educator Edwin Hernandez-Mojica will livestream a miniMakers painting session where participants will receive step by step instructions to create their own miniMasterpiece inspired by the artist Claude Monet.

To follow along, you’ll need: Canvas (9” x 12” or 11” x 14”) (cardboard works too!), acrylics set, brushes (3 to 5, in different sizes), napkins or paper towels, cup with water, paper plate or palette, blow dryer and an old shirt or apron to stay clean (optional).

miniMakers are free workshops on the first Saturday of every month for kids ages 6–12, sponsored by the South Florida Auto Dealers Association. We are pleased to present the program to bi-weekly while the Museum is temporarily closed. The next class is on Saturday, May 2, 2020.

Live Stream on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MOCANoMi/live

City of North Miami 1st Quarter Business Luncheon with Honorable Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime 3/12/20

City of North Miami 1st Quarter Business Luncheon with Honorable Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime
Thursday, 03/12/2020 – 12:00 pm – 02:00 pm
Florida International University, Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151st Street,
Miami, Florida 33181
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Cost: FREE

In honor of Women’s History Month, the City of North Miami and North Miami CRA will host a discussion titled “W.O.N.: Women Optimizing Now.” The panel, consisting of Keynote Speaker Dudley Etienne-Harvard (CEO of Dudly’s Professional Services) alongside Panelists Nicole Heran (Project Executive, Skanska), Avra Jain (CEO, Vagabond Group), Evelyn Rodriguez (Assistant Project Manager, EAC Consulting, INC.). Moderated by Althea Harris, Economic Development Liaison U.S. Small Business Administration, the discussion will focus on women roaring and soaring in non-traditional industries.

MOCA North Miami’s 2020 Spring Art Camp 3/23/20 – 3/27/20

MOCA North Miami’s 2020 Spring Art Camp
Monday, 03/23/2020 – 03/27/2020 09:00 am – 03:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Single Day Rate: $30 for MOCA Members, North Miami residents and city of North Miami employees; $40 for non-members; Full Session Rate: $200 for MOCA Members, North Miami residents and city of North Miami employees; $270 for non-members;

Spring break is near and the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is offering a fun, five-day, spring art camp for children ages 6 through 12! Each day, children will be introduced to an array of art and design techniques in a creative environment. The classes are taught by experienced Miami-based artists and educators who will provide age appropriate instruction and activities that are inspired by great works of art, dating from antiquity to the present day.

The classes will run from Monday, March 23 through Friday, March 27, 2020 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Extended Care will be provided for an additional fee from 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

For more information and to register, visit https://mocanomi.org/2020/01/spring-camp-2020/.

Jazz at MOCA to Celebrate Black History Month with Nicole Yarling and Special Activations 2/28/20

Jazz at MOCA to Celebrate Black History Month with Nicole Yarling and Special Activations
Friday, 02/28/2020 – 08:00 pm –
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is celebrating Black History Month with singer and violinist, Nicole Yarling, as part of its monthly “Jazz at MOCA” series on Friday, Feb. 28. Yarling is a rising star in the jazz community with her velvet voice, high technical skills and energetic personality.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Yarling grew up in a musical family where her musical taste was inspired by her father, who plays both the jazz organ and piano. Beginning at the age of nine, Yarling would play the violin with her father which inspired her to perform live. Yarling’s received an extensive musical education which included graduating with a B.A. in Music from Baruch College and then receiving a Master’s in music education from Columbia University. She also received private training in composition, arranging, voice and violin.

Additionally, Art Prevails Project will host a spoken word element with four poets performing original works inspired by moments in black history. Art Prevails Project is a performing and literary arts organization committed to impacting South Florida and beyond by providing engaging and authentic artistic and cultural experiences through performance and education while utilizing a multidisciplinary approach rooted in theatre and creative writing, to entertain, educate, and inspire.

Guests will also enjoy a special dance performance by MaryAnn Benjamin and choreographed by Fluxus Haus founder, Agatha Wright.

Visitors are encouraged to pass by the Bookleggers pop-up library and pick up a free book. Bookleggers mission is to permeate Miami with books. Through public access points, programming, and installations that place books in unexpected spaces, Bookleggers creates dynamic artistic and cultural experiences that increase book access and serve as a conduit for community exchange.

Also on view is HamacaS, a socially engaged project by Liene Bosquê, coordinated by Ana Clara Silva, on view from February 8 through March 29, 2020. HamacaS explores the cultural dissonance and emotional displacement experienced by immigrants in the United States. The project consists of an interactive installation at the museum that will be activated through collective hammock weaving sessions and workshops. The project will offer a critical and expansive conversation around immigration with communities in Miami.

Café Crème will host a bar with a signature MOCA cocktail and the US Census will be on-site distributing giveaways. Guests will also enjoy a pop-up photo booth and more.

The public is invited to enjoy extended activities beginning at 7:00 pm and the vibrant sounds of Nicole Yarling at 8:00 p.m., rain or shine.

This event is sponsored in part by the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency.

Guests may also walk through MOCA’s two exhibitions, Cecilia Vicuña’s “About to Happen” and Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations.” Cecilia Vicuña’s “About to Happen” traces the Chilean artist’s career-long commitment to exploring discarded and displaced materials, peoples and landscapes in a time of global climate change. The late French-Mexican surrealist painter Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations” aims to contribute to the scholarship and recognition of under-explored women artists, and to the intercultural influences on European artists in exile in the Americas, whose work was often deeply marked by indigenous and archaic cultures. Both exhibitions are on view through March 29, 2020.

MOCA Moving Images: After the Magician 2/26/20

MOCA Moving Images: After the Magician
Wednesday, 02/26/2020 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

MOCA is pleased to present the world premiere and screening of Czech film maker Lea Petrikova’s 2020 film After the Magician which is inspired by the life of surrealist painter and poet Alice Rahon. In 1947, the surrealist artist Alice Rahon created her only film The Magician, yet the film got lost before its completion. After the Magician re-narrates the lost film and explores circumstances of its production. The project After the Magician is produced by Perfilm, co-produced by UMPRUM, and was supported by the Czech Film Fund and the Zlín Film Talent.

The screening is followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Lea Petrikova. As a graduate from the Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) and the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (UMPRUM), both in Prague, Petrikova works as an artist, filmmaker and theorist. Since 2017 she has been a PhD Candidate at FAMU, Prague. Her works received several awards (Talents Contemporaines 2013 shortlist, Fondation Francois Schneider, FR; ESSL ART AWARD CEE shortlist 2015, CZ; Special Jury Award, Madatac Festival 2016, ES;) and were presented at Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, UK (2017, 2018), Marienbad Film Festival, CZ (2017, 2018) and Athens Digital Arts Festival, GR (2016).

HamacaS, A Project by Liene Bosquê 2/8/20 – 3/2/20

HamacaS, A Project by Liene Bosquê
Saturday, 02/08/2020 – 03/29/2020 10:00 am – 05:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida 33161
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The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is presenting “HamacaS,” a socially engaged project by Liene Bosquê, coordinated by Ana Clara Silva, on view from February 8 through March 29, 2020. HamacaS explores the cultural dissonance and emotional displacement experienced by immigrants in the United States. The project consists of an interactive installation at the museum that will be activated through collective hammock weaving sessions and workshops. The project will offer a critical and expansive conversation around immigration with communities in Miami. As an integral part of the project, HamacaS will continue to develop and be presented throughout different locations in Miami after its inaugural run at MOCA North Miami.

HamacaS reconsiders the relational meaning of site and place for a group of people that both occupy several spaces at once and are rendered invisible in this country. The project asks us to imagine how immigrants carry place with them across borders and barriers. What purpose can a collective, shared space have for members of a community that is both villainized and erased at the same time? HamacaS is meant to act as a safe space for dialogue, debate, and understanding through engaging in making––the space between the hand and the mind that offers respite.

Liene Bosquê is a visual artist and art educator based in Miami. Bosquê’s artworks have been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States, at MoMA PS1 in New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, among other places. In 2016, she received the Emerging Artist Fellowship from the Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, where she presented her first public sculpture. Recently, Bosquê was an artist in residence at Queens Museum’s ArtBuilt residency in New York, where she started the socially engaged project, HamacaS. Her work has been included in international exhibitions in Brazil, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, and South Korea; at places such as Museu de Historia Natural in Lisbon, Museu de Arte de Ribeirão Preto, and Sesc in São Paulo.

HamacaS is funded by The Ellies, Miami’s visual arts awards, presented by Oolite Arts as well as the WaveMaker Grants program presented by Locust Projects, and is supported by The55project.

The project will maintain public hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The artist will be onsite on 2/8, 2/9, 2/15, 2/16, 2/29, 3/1, 3/7, 3/8, 3/21, 3/22, 3/28 and 3/29 and welcomes the public to come participate.

On Wednesday, March 11, from 7:00-9:00 p.m., there will be a screening of 16mm film and digital video on the subject of weaving and culture surrounding this age-old craft. Screening to be followed by HamacaS artist Liene Bosquê and project coordinator Ana Clara Silva in conversation. The event is free and open to the public.

Guests are invited to a closing reception on Sunday, March 29 from 12:00-3:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Benihana Returns Home to Miami Beach/North Bay Village 1/30/20

Benihana Returns Home to Miami Beach/North Bay Village
Thursday, 01/30/2020 – 01/30/2020 11:30 am – 08:00 am
Benihana
1665 79th Street Causeway,
North Bay Village, Florida 33141
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Cost: Free

Celebrate the return of Benihana in Miami Beach/North Bay Village! The iconic location at 1665 79th Street Causeway, North Bay Village, FL 33141 will open its doors on Thursday, January 30th at 11:30 a.m. The long-time favorite for locals and visitors is back boasting just under 10,000 square feet of dining space that includes 20 teppanyaki tables and a sushi lounge. An exciting new addition is an indoor-outdoor cocktail bar and patio that offers breathtaking views of Biscayne Bay and neighboring skylines. The new Benihana seats over 240 guests with amazing waterfront views – a characteristic that is surprisingly rare among Miami-area restaurants.

Guests may contact the restaurant directly at 305-866-2768 or make reservations through www.benihana.com.

For more information about Benihana and its menu, visit www.benihana.com.

Jazz at MOCA to Feature The French Horn Collective 1/31/20

Jazz at MOCA to Feature The French Horn Collective
Friday, 01/31/2020 – 01/31/2020 08:00 pm –
MOCA Plaza
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

What/Who:
The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is thrilled to welcome back The French Horn Collective as part of the monthly “Jazz at MOCA” series on Friday, Jan. 31. The French Horn Collective is an energetic and progressive band that performs an extensive variety of Gypsy Jazz, Swing and modern original French music. Led by Parisian musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and songwriter, Vincent Raffard, the diverse group consists of highly talented musicians from various musical backgrounds and finds inspiration from genres such as Gypsy Jazz, Hot Swing, Ska and Polka, formulating the group’s unique, progressive sound. The French Horn Collective will begin its performance at 8 p.m., rain or shine.

Guests will also have the opportunity to learn different types of swing dances such as the Jive, Balboa, Charleston and Jitterbug from Fluxus Haus dancers in the Pavilion Gallery. Following the dance lessons, guests will enjoy a special performance choreographed by Fluxus Haus founder, Agatha Wright.

Café Crème will host a bar with a signature MOCA cocktail and the US Census will be on-site distributing giveaways. Guests will also enjoy a pop-up photo booth and more.

Guests may also walk through MOCA’s two exhibitions, Cecilia Vicuña’s “About to Happen” and Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations.” Cecilia Vicuña’s “About to Happen” traces the Chilean artist’s career-long commitment to exploring discarded and displaced materials, peoples and landscapes in a time of global climate change. The late French-Mexican surrealist painter Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations” aims to contribute to the scholarship and recognition of under-explored women artists, and to the intercultural influences on European artists in exile in the Americas, whose work was often deeply marked by indigenous and archaic cultures. Both exhibitions are on view through March 29, 2020.

MOCA Moving Images: PARACAS 1/22/20

MOCA Moving Images: PARACAS
Wednesday, 01/22/2020 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is pleased to present a screening of Cecilia Vicuña’s 1983 film, PARACAS, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The screening will be followed by a presentation by Dr. Constantino Manuel Torres on anthropology, shamanism, and the pre-Colombian Paracas culture of the Atacama Desert.

In the film PARACAS, Vicuña animates a 2000-year-old pre-Columbian textile created in the Paracas/Nazca region of Perú. Figures from the ancient textile come to life to perform an imagined ancient ritual in a miniature world created by the artist, set in the poetic universe of a desert transformed into a garden by its ancient inhabitants. Original music was composed and performed specifically for this work by José Pérez de Arce and Claudio Mercado, with chants by Vicuña. The original Paracas textile is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum.

Following the film, Dr. Constantino Manuel Torres will speak on the topic of on anthropology, shamanism, and the pre-Colombian Paracas culture of the Atacama Desert. Dr. Constantino Manuel Torres, Professor Emeritus, Art and Art History Department at Florida International University, Miami, has conducted research on the connection between iconography and visionary plant use in ancient cultures of the South Central Andes since 1982. He co-authored “Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of Ancient South America” (2006), a 4,000-year history of the use of this sacred plant, which led to the study of ayahuasca analogues in South American antiquity. He has been the recipient of four Fulbright Fellowships.

North Miami’s 3rd Annual Mac & Cheese Fest – Featuring: Doug E. Fresh 1/18/20

North Miami’s 3rd Annual Mac & Cheese Fest – Featuring: Doug E. Fresh
Saturday, 01/18/2020 – 02:00 pm – 08:00 am
Griffing Park
12220 Griffing Blvd.,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the City of North Miami present the 3rd Annual Mac & Cheese Fest, an annual bake-off and food competition in Griffing Park. The festivities will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2020, from 2 pm – 8 pm.

Free and open to the public, guests will browse handcrafted art, indulge in homemade food and enjoy the musical stylings of hip-hop icon, Doug E. Fresh, performing alongside other local bands and choirs. Chefs will compete in a Mac & Cheese showdown for the chance to win a grand prize of $1,000. Hosted by Miami Dade College, this year’s competition honors Chef Teach of the Famous House of Mac.

“Peter Fogel’s Til Death Do Us Part… You First!” Directed by Academy Award Nominee Chazz Palminteri 1/25/20

“Peter Fogel’s Til Death Do Us Part… You First!” Directed by Academy Award Nominee Chazz Palminteri
Saturday, 01/25/2020 – 03:00 pm – 04:20 pm
Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center
18900 NE 25th Ave,,
North Miami, Florida 33180
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Cost: $40

An Unforgettable Evening of NON-STOP LAUGHS for Single, Divorced, or Devoted Couples! (See this show before it heads to OFF-BROADWAY)
“A Funny show about Marriage & Relationships. Go see it!” (Ray Romano – Everybody Loves Raymond)
Eternal Bachelor Peter Fogel has major commitment issues as the love of his life has just broken up with him on Valentine’s Day! Sensing his own mortality he decides to revisit the scene of all his romantic disasters with a Special Visitor who mentors him on the true meaning of commitment.

And with that decision, Fogel brings you his autographical tale of a comedian’s Quixote quest to finding and surrendering to the one woman who can transform his life: Fogel’s hysterical and critically acclaimed multi-media solo show, ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART…YOU FIRST! is Directed by Academy Award Nominee and Three-Time Emmy Award Winner CHAZZ PALMINTERI (A Bronx Tale, The Usual Suspects, Bullets Over Broadway)

Fogel laments to his audience: “The longest relationship I’ve ever had in my entire life… is with Alexa’s Amazon!”

Young or old, divorced or married…if you’ve ever been single (and that’s everyone) and want to experience (again) the feeling of finding that special person to spend the rest of your life with, then you’ll want to fasten your seat belt for 75 minutes of non-stop laughs with Peter Fogel’s ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART…YOU FIRST!

Miami Art Zine says “… A hilarious cross between “Men Are From Mars/Women Are From Venus and “Defending the Caveman!”

The NY Post says… “the single’s man, single man… who tells such hilarious stories about being single in the city… one wants to go out and find him a suitable mate!”

The Palm Beach Arts Post… “Fogel’s ingratiating delivery and inclusive approach to the subject, plus some genuinely funny observations, make ’Til Death an entertaining evening out!”

“A hysterical look at the complexity of relationships, love, & marriage – proving you can find your soulmate at any age.” Dr. Diana Kirchner, Best Selling Author of “Love in 90 Days” CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America

Jazz at MOCA to Feature Miami Big Sound Orchestra 10/27/19

Jazz at MOCA to Feature Miami Big Sound Orchestra
Friday, 12/27/2019 – 08:00 pm –
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is thrilled to welcome back Miami Big Sound Orchestra as part of the monthly “Jazz at MOCA” series on Friday, Dec. 27. Known as downtown Miami’s resident Latin Jazz big band since 2006, Miami Big Sound Orchestra combines 21st-century big band jazz with Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music, funk and soul. Their repertoire includes original compositions by Rafael “Cali” Valencia, legendary Miami bassist/composer; Chino Nunez, GRAMMY Award-winning producer; and Jaui Schneider, former pianist/composer of Ray Barretto; along with classics from legends such as the great Mario Bauzá.

The members of the Miami Big Sound Orchestra are all veteran Miami musicians who have performed and toured with top-name artists including Celia Cruz, Gloria Estefan, Issac Delgado, Jon Secada, Chayanne, Rey Ruiz, Tito Nieves, and K.C. and the Sunshine Band, among others.

The public is invited to enjoy the vibrant sounds of Miami Big Sound Orchestra, rain or shine. Guests may also walk through MOCA’s two exhibitions, Cecilia Vicuña’s “About to Happen” and Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations.” Cecilia Vicuña’s “About to Happen” traces the Chilean artist’s career-long commitment to exploring discarded and displaced materials, peoples and landscapes in a time of global climate change. The late French-Mexican surrealist painter Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations” aims to contribute to the scholarship and recognition of under-explored women artists, and to the intercultural influences on European artists in exile in the Americas, whose work was often deeply marked by indigenous and archaic cultures. Both exhibitions are on view from Nov. 26 through March 29, 2020.

Performance and Conversation with Artist Cecilia Vicuna at MOCA North Miami 12/7/19

Performance and Conversation with Artist Cecilia Vicuna at MOCA North Miami
Saturday, 12/07/2019 – 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th St.,
Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: General admission is $10; it is free for MOCA members, North Miami residents and select art fair VIP cardholders.*

10:00 a.m.: Performance by Cecilia Vicuna in Main Gallery
Participatory improvisational performance by the artist, the creation of a living quipu. Inspired by the ancient Andean tradition of “talking knots,” the living quipu will celebrate tactile knowledge and interconnections across the cosmos. This performance is a dynamic form of storytelling in which unspun wool and language weave a vibrant matrix of connections and possibility.
10:45 a.m.: Conversation with the Artist
Cecilia Vicuna and exhibition co-curators Andrea Andersson, The Helis Foundation Chief Curator of Visual Arts at the CAC and Julia Bryan-Wilson, Professor, University of California, Berkeley will unpack ideas and contexts informing the artist’s process through a conversation in MOCA’s Pavilion Gallery.

Jazz at MOCA to Feature Pianist Kiki Sanchez on Nov. 29 11/29/19

Jazz at MOCA to Feature Pianist Kiki Sanchez on Nov. 29
Friday, 11/29/2019 – 08:00 pm –
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is presenting Afro-Peruvian producer, composer, arranger, educator and pianist Kiki Sanchez as part of its monthly “Jazz at MOCA” series on Friday, Nov. 29. Sanchez is among the new generation of young Afro-Peruvian Jazz musicians that are emerging on the national Jazz scene.

Sanchez blends smooth Latin Jazz with a perfect balance of tropical Afro-Peruvian rhythm and jazz harmonies for a high energy performance. Born in Lima, Peru, Sanchez began playing piano at age 11 and later moved to Miami, FL, where he continued studying piano and cultivating a deep love for American Jazz music. Sanchez holds a master’s degree in Classical Composition from Florida Atlantic University.

Sanchez has had the opportunity to play with Jazz legends such as Jim Gasior, Cachao, Mike Gerber, Arturo Sandoval and more. Sanchez has collaborated on GRAMMY-nominated albums including Best Instrumental Album, “Blown Away” with Frankie Marcos and Arturo Sandoval and Best Traditional Tropical Album, “La Onda Latina” with Frankie Marcos and Clouds. He also worked closely with well-known, GRAMMY award-winning producer, Glen Kolotin on numerous projects.

Sanchez has released two Latin Jazz albums, “Dreams” in 2007 and “Two Worlds” in 2011 featuring GRAMMY award-winner Susana Baca. As an educator, he has released an instructional DVD titled the “The Real Latin Piano and Intro to Afro-Peruvian Rhythms, Vol.1.” 

The public is invited to enjoy the vibrant sounds of Kiki Sanchez, rain or shine. To kick off Miami Art Week, guests may also walk through MOCA’s two exhibitions, Cecilia Vicuña’s “About to Happen” and Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations.” Cecilia Vicuña’s “About to Happen” traces the Chilean artist’s career-long commitment to exploring discarded and displaced materials, peoples and landscapes in a time of global climate change. French-Mexican surrealist painter Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations” aims to contribute to the scholarship and recognition of under-explored women artists, and to the intercultural influences on European artists in exile in the Americas, whose work was often deeply marked by indigenous and archaic cultures. Both exhibitions are on view from Nov. 26 through March 29, 2020.

MOCA Presents Cecilia Vicuña and Alice Rahon Exhibition Receptions 12/5/19

MOCA Presents Cecilia Vicuña and Alice Rahon Exhibition Receptions
Thursday, 12/05/2019 – 08:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: General admission is $20; it is free for MOCA members, North Miami residents and select art fair VIP cardholders

During Miami Art Week 2019, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is presenting a special exhibition reception on Thursday, Dec. 5 to celebrate its two exhibitions showcasing women artists ― Cecilia Vicuña’s “Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen” and the late French-Mexican Surrealist Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations.” Both exhibitions will open on Tuesday, Nov. 26 and remain on view through Sunday, March 29, 2020.

The first major U.S. solo exhibition of influential Chilean-born artist Cecilia Vicuña, “About to Happen” traces Vicuña’s career-long commitment to exploring displaced materials, peoples, and landscapes in a time of climate change. It is comprised of Vicuña’s multidisciplinary work in performance, sculpture, drawing, video, text, and site-specific installations created over 40 years. For the first time in this traveling exhibition, the show will include painting, a practice Vicuña began during the 1970s and to which she has recently returned, in some cases repainting lost works from memory. The exhibition is co-curated by Andrea Andersson, The Helis Foundation Chief Curator of Visual Arts at the CAC, and Julia Bryan-Wilson, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley.

“Poetic Invocations” marks the first solo show dedicated to Alice Rahon’s work in the U.S. in 55 years. Born in France and later nationalized as a Mexican, Rahon became an active member of a group of European Surrealist artists in exile. This exhibition examines a robust moment that emerged in 1940 as an international community of artists fled World War II in Europe and settled in Mexico. It will feature approximately 30 works including paintings, works on paper, as well as archival material that emphasizes Rahon´s oeuvre as a whole. The exhibition is guest curated by Mexico City-based art historian Tere Arcq. Arcq has worked as chief curator at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City, and has independently produced many high-profile exhibitions.

*Free admission during Art Basel Miami Beach extended to Art Basel, Art Miami, Design Miami, Pinta, Prizm, PULSE, NADA, SCOPE and UNTITLED VIP cardholders

CannaFamilia presentado por Trulieve | El Cannabis Como Medicina, Parte 1 11/15/19

CannaFamilia presentado por Trulieve | El Cannabis Como Medicina, Parte 1
Friday, 11/15/2019 – 06:30 pm – 09:00 pm
Miami Dade College- North Campus
11380 Northwest 27th Avenue Science Complex Building A , Room A104,
Miami, Florida 33167
Eventbrite
Cost: 0

CANNAFAMILIA is a 3 part Spanish event series designed to break through the stigma about Cannabis within the Spanish Communities.
About this Event
CannaFamilia presentado por Trulieve es una serie de 3 partes diseñado para romper el estigma sobre el cannabis dentro de las comunidades hispanas. Todos nuestros eventos son gratuitos si se registra y están diseñados para educar e informar. Nunca habrá consumo de cannabis en estos eventos.

Oradores:
Dr. Martin, Personalized Cannabis Care
Elizabeth Hayes, RN, Compassionate Care Nursing Services
Jennifer Perdomo, Educadora Comunitaria de Trulieve
Danielle Espinel, Autora, Paciente, Cannabis Chef, Fundadora de CANNALATINO
Contacto: somoscannafamilia@gmail.com
Miracle Leaf estará haciendo preanalisis para obtener tu Tarjeta de Marijuana Medicinal

CANNAFAMILIA: is a 3 part event series designed to break through the stigma about Cannabis within the Spanish Communities. All events are free if you register and are designed to educate and inform. There will never be consumption at these events.
Gift: First 50 guests to register on Eventbrite.com will be gifted an autographed book “Lo que se + Recetas” by Cannabis Author Danielle Espinel.
Miracle Leaf will be doing Prescreens for Medical Marijuana Card
Speakers:
Dr. Martin, Miracle Leaf
Elizabeth Hayes, RN Compassionate Care Nursing Services
Jennifer Perdomo, Trulieve Community Educator
Danielle Espinel, Author, Patient, Cannabis Chef, Founder of CANNALATINO
Contact: somoscannafamilia@gmail.com

Rita’s Italian Ice Celebrates Miami-Dade Debut with Grand Opening Celebration at New Surfside Location 11/24/19

Rita’s Italian Ice Celebrates Miami-Dade Debut with Grand Opening Celebration at New Surfside Location
Sunday, 11/24/2019 – 11/24/2019 03:00 pm – 06:30 pm
Rita’s Surfside
9461 Harding Ave.,
Surfside, Florida 33154
Website
Cost: Free

Miami-Dade residents are invited to attend the grand opening party of the county’s first Rita’s Italian Ice location. The store is in the heart of Surfside and will host a series of activities and treats for the whole family, including:
• $1 Rita’s Italian Ice/$2 Gelati
• Live DJ from Y-100
• Adoptable dogs from the Humane Society of Greater Miami
• Balloon artist
• Face painting

Swinging For Clean Water 11/18/19

Swinging For Clean Water
Monday, 11/18/2019 – 10:00 am – 05:00 pm
Ibis Golf & Country Club
9055 Ibis Blvd,
West Palm Beach, Florida 33412
Buy Tickets
Cost: $100-$600

Join Lacoste And The Everglades Foundation To Golf For A Cause.

Lacoste has launched Swinging for Clean Water, a golf tournament in support of the Everglades Foundation.

Enjoy a 1-hour golf clinic hosted by PGA winner Daniel Berger, major LPGA winner Patricia Meunier-Lebouc and Martin Hall.

The day will include lunch, golf tournament, awards ceremony and dinner.

All proceeds benefit The Everglades Foundation.

For more event information, please contact events@lacoste.com

MOCA North Miami to Host a Free Family Day on Oct. 26 to Celebrate the Launch of the Free MOCA MiniMakers Program Sponsored by South Florida Automobile Dealers Association (SFADA) in Conjunction with the Miami International Auto Show 10/26/19

MOCA North Miami to Host a Free Family Day on Oct. 26 to Celebrate the Launch of the Free MOCA MiniMakers Program Sponsored by South Florida Automobile Dealers Association (SFADA) in Conjunction with the Miami International Auto Show
Saturday, 10/26/2019 – 12:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is pleased to announce that the MOCA MiniMakers program is now free with a new sponsorship from the South Florida Automobile Dealers Association (SFADA). MiniMakers is a series of fun, hands-on art workshops using a variety of mediums and artistic inspirations for ages 6-12 years old that allows children to learn painting, drawing, sculpting, and mixed media techniques to create take-home masterpieces, with a different theme each month. The museum will celebrate with a Free Family Day on Saturday, Oct. 26. Guests are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes.
 
Families will have the opportunity to participate in a day of fun-filled, fall carnival-themed activities in the MOCA courtyard including a bounce house, not so spooky face painting, carnival games and more. Hands-on art activities led by MOCA Educators will be free, with all supplies included and for a variety of ages including mini pumpkin painting, a collaborative “Fall Wall” and spooky lanterns. Guests will enjoy live entertainment and performances by local artists, photo opportunities and a great family atmosphere. Food from local food trucks and snow cones will be also available for purchase.

Guests will have the chance to win tickets to the Miami International Auto Show, taking place at The Miami Beach Convention Center on Nov. 1 – 10. Recognized as one of the largest and most prestigious in the nation, the Miami International Auto Show showcases more than 500 new vehicles from most of leading manufacturers from around the world – a collection that auto enthusiasts wait all year to see.

With the support of South Florida Automobile Dealers Association (SFADA), MOCA MiniMakers Sponsored by SFADA is now a free program. Parents and guardians are encouraged to stay and create with their children. All supplies and instruction are included. Projects are inspired by current exhibitions and fine-art techniques which lead to creative exploration.

Performance at MOCA 10/20/19

Performance at MOCA
Sunday, 10/20/2019 – 03:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Join South Florida Cultural Consortium artist Misael Soto as he hosts a discussion and performance in the MOCA gallery that restages an earlier Center of Contemporary Art (COCA) performance by South Florida composer Gustavo Matamoros and MOCA’s Founding Director Lou Anne Colodny.

MOCA Makers 10/19/19

MOCA Makers
Saturday, 10/19/2019 – 11:30 am – 01:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: $20 for members, $25 for non-members

Meet local artist Beatriz Rodriguez and discover her world of dark, surreal art just in time for Halloween. This workshop will introduce you to traditional woodcut relief-printing techniques. All skill levels are welcome. Learn how to select the right wood, prepare a surface for carving, care for tools, carve your block and produce a print. Beatriz Rodriguez is a printmaker and sculptor whose work presents enigmatic narratives. The MOCA Makers series takes place the third Saturday of every month for ages 12 and up.

Performance at MOCA – SOBETH: Erica Dawn Lyle and Midnight Piper Dawn 10/18/19

Performance at MOCA – SOBETH: Erica Dawn Lyle and Midnight Piper Dawn
Friday, 10/18/2019 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Satellite Beach Blues takes place along the Space Coast of Florida in an unspecified moment in the very near future: a transgender woman living in a cheap hotel on Florida’s Space Coast observes life in the state from the very shores where rising seas are slowly inundating the state. For this appearance at MOCA, Erica Dawn Lyle will be performing an experimental lecture in which she will read from the novel while edited sequences and soundscapes from the film-in-progress play on the big screen behind, offering a dreamlike consideration of gender transition, Florida’s legacies of colonization and real estate speculation, and the magical realist possibilities of transcendence beyond capitalism through queer lived experience. In response to the slow motion environmental collapse of Lyle’s native Florida, collaborator, Midnight Piper Forman, and Lyle (working together collectively under the name, SOBBETH) have for the past three years undertaken an ongoing multi-part exploration of the ruins of the Sunshine State’s post-war 20th century mythology.

South Florida native, Erica Dawn Lyle, is a writer, musician, and curator who lives in New York City. She is the author of On The Lower Frequencies: A Secret History of The City (Soft Skull, 2008), and her writing has appeared in Art in America, Artforum, Frieze, and on NPR’s This American Life. Since 1991, she has edited and self-published the DIY art/crime/punk magazine, SCAM. Her most recent book is Streetopia (Brooklyn, 2015). Currently she plays guitar in the bands, Bikini Kill and AquaShade.

MOCA Mini Makers 10/5/19

MOCA Mini Makers
Sunday, 10/05/2019 – 02:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost:

Learn about metal mask making and jewelry traditions in pre-Columbian Latin America and create your own yarn and foil embossed mask or design. The MOCA Mini Makers series takes place on the first Saturday of every month.

Sunday Stories at MOCA 10/6/19

Sunday Stories at MOCA
Sunday, 10/06/2019 – 11:30 am – 01:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Discover a new read-aloud staple with Green Is a Chile Pepper, a fun rhyming picture book where children discover a world of colors all around them: red is spices and swirling skirts and yellow is masa, tortillas and sweet corn cake. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, but all are universal in appeal. With rich, boisterous illustrations, a fun-to-read rhyming text, and an informative glossary, this playful concept book will reinforce the colors found in every child’s day! The Sunday Stories series takes place on the first Sunday of every month.

Movement at MOCA 10/4/19

Movement at MOCA
Friday, 10/10/2019 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

In association with South Florida Cultural Consortium artist Felecia Chizuko Carlisle, MOCA will host a performance by NSL Danse Ensemble, a Haitian folkloric dance company based in Miami directed by Nancy St. Leger. This live event will be followed by a brief discussion on the movement in Carlisle’s short video piece titled “So Few and Such Morning Songs,” choreographed by Catherine Hollingsworth and performed with members of NSL Danse Ensemble. Carlisle, Hollingsworth and Leger will each bring their experience to the table for a lively discussion on Haitian culture, traditional dance, storytelling, and the blending of cultural forms found in “So Few and Such Morning Songs.”

Movement at MOCA 10/4/19

Movement at MOCA
Thursday, 10/04/2019 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost:

In association with South Florida Cultural Consortium artist Felecia Chizuko Carlisle, MOCA will host a performance by NSL Danse Ensemble, a Haitian folkloric dance company based in Miami directed by Nancy St. Leger. This live event will be followed by a brief discussion on the movement in Carlisle’s short video piece titled “So Few and Such Morning Songs,” choreographed by Catherine Hollingsworth and performed with members of NSL Danse Ensemble. Carlisle, Hollingsworth and Leger will each bring their experience to the table for a lively discussion on Haitian culture, traditional dance, storytelling, and the blending of cultural forms found in “So Few and Such Morning Songs.”

Jazz at MOCA Leslie Cartaya 9/27/19

Jazz at MOCA Leslie Cartaya
Friday, 09/27/2019 – 08:00 pm – 09:30 pm
MOCA
770 NE 125 St,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: Free

Save the date! Sept 27 from 8 to 9:30 PM, FREE: Jazz at MOCA presents Leslie Cartaya celebrating Hispanic Heritage month. Traditional Cuban music runs in her veins and jazz and American funk have shaped her artistic personality. Caribbean, Afro-American, Afro-Latin, and Latin American musical rhythms create a harmonious fusion. Leslie was nominated for the 2013 Latin Grammy as Best New Artist. MOCA is located at 770 NE 125 St in North Miami. More information is available at mocanmoi.org or (3050 893-6211. Music courtesy of KCC Productions.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=d9VtVVWHn0Q
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazz-at-moca-sept-27-leslie-cartaya-tickets-73476701793

International Conference on Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials 3/23/20

International Conference on Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
Monday, 03/23/2020 – 03/25/2020 09:00 am – 06:00 pm
Olympia Hotel, Events & SPA
Olympia Hotel, Events & SPA Calle Maestro Serrano, 5 46120 Alboraya,
Valencia, Florida 5 46120
Website
Cost: 639$

Magnus Group is honored to invite you to attend Minerals, Metallurgy and Material Science Conference in Valencia, Spain during March 23-25, 2020.
Each Session of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials conference covers topics including: Polymers. Advanced Bio-Materials, Plastics and Elastomers, Computational Materials Science and much more.You will be provided assurance that you will gain knowledge on different aspects of Materials Science Research
Recommended Material Science Conferences: Materials Conference 2020 | Materials 2020 | Metallurgy conference 2020 | Minerals conference 2020

Scientific Sessions:
Development of New Characterization, Modeling, Data Analytics and Design Methods
Renewable Resources and Biopolymers
Rheology of Polymers
Role of Polymers in biology, biological systems and other fields.
For more: https://magnusconferences.com/materials-science/program/scientific-sessions

Dirty Work at MOCA 8/30/19

Dirty Work at MOCA
Friday, 08/30/2019 – 08:00 pm – 09:30 pm
MOCA
770 NE 125 St,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: FREE

Save the Date! August 30, 8-9:30 PM FREE: Jazz at MOCA presents Dirty Work, the Steely Dan tribute band. They take their name from an album done by Steely Dan, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers who helped define the soundtrack of the ’70s. Is it jazz? Rock? Fusion? Acid? Metal?—Whatever you call it the level of musicianship is at its highest. Their presentation is flawless. Every solo is a lesson in performance art.

Led by bassist James McCoy with saxophonist/vocalist Greg Diaz, pianists Pete Wallace or David Siegel, guitarist Lindsay Blair , and other outstanding musicians, Dirty Works faithfully recreates the music of Steely Dan to the delight of audiences throughout South Florida. Expect to hear all your old favorites: Peg, Rikki Don’t Lose that Number, Reelin’ in the Years, Bodhisattva, Deacon Blues, Babylon Sister, and many more top hits. 770 NE 125th St, North Miami. Music courtesy of KCC Productions.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=FD4Lm2tHqG4
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dirty-work-at-moca-august-30-tickets-69441596685

Tito Puente Jr at Littman Theater (TIME CHANGE) 9/7/19

Tito Puente Jr at Littman Theater (TIME CHANGE)
Saturday, 09/07/2019 – 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Littman Theater
17011 NE 19th Ave,
North Miami Beach, Florida 33162
Website
Cost: Free

Save the date! Sept 7th at 8 PM FREE! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tito Puente Jr and His Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring special guest Melina Almodovar at the Julius Littman Theater, 17011 NE 19 Ave in North Miami Beach. Tickets call (305) 787-6005 Brought to you by the NMB Multicultural Committee; music courtesy of KCC Productions.

¡Reserva! 7 de septiembre a las 8 PM GRATIS! Celebre el Mes de la Herencia Hispana con Tito Puente Jr y His Latin Jazz Ensemble con la invitada especial Melina Almodóvar en el Teatro Julius Littman, 17011 NE 19 Ave en North Miami Beach. Billetes llama a (305) 787-6005 Presentado por el Comité Multicultural de NMB; Música cortesía de KCC Productions.

@melinalamuneca @kccproductions @northmiamibeach
#TitoPuenteJr #TitoPuente #mambomusic #mambofied #mambo #melinalamuñeca #northmiamibeach

Tito Puente Jr at Littman Theater 9/7/19

Tito Puente Jr at Littman Theater
Saturday, 09/07/2019 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Littman Theater
17011 NE 19th Ave,
North Miami Beach, Florida 33162
Website
Cost: Free

Save the date! Sept 7th at 7 PM FREE! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tito Puente Jr and His Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring special guest Melina Almodovar at the Julius Littman Theater, 17011 NE 19 Ave in North Miami Beach. Tickets call (305) 787-6005 Brought to you by the NMB Multicultural Committee; music courtesy of KCC Productions.

¡Reserva! 7 de septiembre a las 7 PM GRATIS! Celebre el Mes de la Herencia Hispana con Tito Puente Jr y His Latin Jazz Ensemble con la invitada especial Melina Almodóvar en el Teatro Julius Littman, 17011 NE 19 Ave en North Miami Beach. Billetes llama a (305) 787-6005 Presentado por el Comité Multicultural de NMB; Música cortesía de KCC Productions.

@melinalamuneca @kccproductions @northmiamibeach
#TitoPuenteJr #TitoPuente #mambomusic #mambofied #mambo #melinalamuñeca #northmiamibeach

NAF Nigeria’s 59th Year Independence 9/28/19

NAF Nigeria’s 59th Year Independence
Saturday, 09/28/2019 – 09/28/2019 11:00 am – 05:00 pm
Rolling Oaks Park
18701 NW 17th Avenue,
Miami Gardens, Florida 330169
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Cost:

The Nigerian American Foundation (NAF) presents The African Cultural Wellness Festival in Celebrating Nigeria’s 59th Year Independence.
As a secular, non-partisan body dedicated to the economic, social and political empowerment of Nigerians and Nigerian-Americans, NAF promotes, protects, and projects the image and interest of the Nigerian community at home and abroad.
Through this event they will represent the true colors of the African Culture with various cultural performances, kids activities, great food, cultural art, games, and lots of other fun doings.

Tom McCormick at MOCA 7/26/19

Tom McCormick at MOCA
Friday, 07/26/2019 – 08:00 pm – 09:30 pm
MOCA
770 NE 125 St,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: FREE

July 26 from 8 – 9:30; FREE: Saxophonist and flutist Tom McCormick performs at North Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Tom has been a fixture on the South Florida jazz scene for over twenty-five years. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Tom studied at the acclaimed Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and soon after began teaching at the University. He is currently the saxophone professor at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus.

Tom has performed with some of the biggest names in the business including: Sheila E., Arturo Sandoval, Nicole Henry, Mongo Santamaria, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, the O’Jays, Celia Cruz, Donna Summer, Patti Austin and Lou Rawls.

For many years he was the principal saxophonist with the Miami Symphony. Music has taken Tom around the world. He has performed throughout Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Japan and India. Besides being a multi- instrumentalist, Tom is also an accomplished composer and arranger.

“Delivering the swinging sounds of Latin, Brazilian and funk-infused music, South Beat is one amazing album from unheralded saxophonist Tom McCormick. The music is aggressive, enthralling and full of energy, a breakout musical statement sure to move some shoulders and hips on South Beach and beyond.” – Edward Blanco, All About Jazz

MOCA is located at 770 NE 125th Street in North Miami. See http://mocanomi.org. Music courtesy of KCC Productions.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXO1g684V0
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazzmoca-ft-tom-mccormick-tickets-59550243381?aff=erellivmlt

Warren Henry Auto Group to Host Job Fair 7/29/19

Warren Henry Auto Group to Host Job Fair
Monday, 07/29/2019 – 12:00 pm –
Florida International University
3000 NE 151st Street,
North Miami, Florida 33181
Eventbrite
Cost: Free

Warren Henry Auto Group, named among Automotive News’ “Best Dealerships to Work For” for five consecutive years, will host an Automotive Technician Job Fair to recruit nearly 50 qualified technicians on the spot and provide new hires with a hardhat tour of the company’s new state-of-the-art North Miami headquarters and showroom, opening later this fall. Warren Henry offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401K company match, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, paid vacation, and much more. Experienced automotive technicians are encouraged to attend the job fair with their most recent resume and be prepared to be interviewed and potentially hired the same day. From 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2019. The job fair will take place at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus in the Kovens Conference Center, located at 3000 NE 151st Street, North Miami, FL 33181. Resister at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/warren-henry-auto-groups-automotive-technician-job-fair-registration-64671050854 Call 888-856-3113 or visit www.warrenhenryauto.com. Follow @WarrenHenryAuto on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Roam To Host One-Of-A-Kind ‘The Meg On The Water’ In-Water Movie Screening At Oleta River State Park 7/26/19

Roam To Host One-Of-A-Kind ‘The Meg On The Water’ In-Water Movie Screening At Oleta River State Park
Friday, 07/26/2019 – 08:00 pm –
Oleta River Outdoor Center
3400 NE 163rd Street,
North Miami Beach, Florida 33160
Tickets/Website
Cost: $10

ROAM (formally known as BG), a leading operator of outdoor recreation and hospitality, will host an in-water, movie-watching experience of The Meg like no other, featuring a floating movie screen provided by Ballyhoo Media. Attendees can watch the movie from the beach next to the small firepits or in the water on innertubes, while enjoying food and drink specials throughout the night.

Entourage Expo: The Calabash 6/29/19

Entourage Expo: The Calabash
Saturday, 06/29/2019 – 06/29/2019 05:00 pm – 09:30 pm
Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus – Mary Ann Wolfe Theater
3000 N.E. 151st Street – WUC – 100,
North Miami, Florida 33181
Eventbrite
Cost: 25.00

Miami Artists Are Made For Now!
Entourage Expo: “The Calabash” live music production 6/29/19 at Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus; 3000 N.E. 151st Street, North Miami, Florida 33181; Time 5 pm – 9:30 pm. Click here for more information and tickets.

Entourage Expo is an artist development live music production for singers, dancers, rappers, and musicians. Selected artists who audition and make it beyond the open auditions undergo a 16-week intensive artist development training which includes, choreography training, private vocal training, image consultation, interview training, music business workshops, and more! Featured Entourage Expo artists perform with a live band, background singers, professional lighting, professional photography and videography.

Keep up with Entourage Expo everywhere: @entourageexpo

Jazz at MOCA presents Jean P Jam 5/31/19

Jazz at MOCA presents Jean P Jam
Friday, 05/31/2019 – 08:00 pm – 09:30 pm
MOCA
770 NE 125 St,
MIAMI, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: FREE

May 31 from 8:00 to 9:30 PM: Come celebrate Haitian Heritage Month at North Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art at their monthly free “Jazz at MOCA,” this month featuring the Jean P Jam Band, led by Jean Almatas. Jean (“Pokito”) is a talented singer/songwriter, bringing to us deeply rooted music, who expands what we know as world music. The band has played in several festivals such as Bob Marley fest, One Love Nutri fest, Bay Jama Fest in Islamorada in the Keys, and Grand Opening Big Nite in Little Haiti. Jean P Jam since then has been performing in local clubs, among which is their current base at Purdy Lounge, where every Monday night he brings the essence of music to everyone from all ethnic backgrounds. Pokito calls his music “Rootsy Juicy.”

MOCA is located at 770 NE 125th Street in North Miami. Museum parking is free. Music courtesy of KCC Productions.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazz-at-moca-presents-jean-p-jam-may-31-free-tickets-61875935589

Promise to Protect Training Tour Miami 5/11/19 – 5/12/19


Promise to Protect Training Tour Miami
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 9:00pm – 6:30pm
Sunday, May 12, 2019, 9:00am -6:30pm
Florida International University Wolf University Center
Room 221
3000 NE 151st St
Miami, FL 33181
Register for May 11
Register for May 12

Frontline communities in South Florida have been fighting against exploratory oil drilling in the Everglades for years. Now the stakes are even higher: the case against Kanter Real Estate has made its way to Florida’s Supreme Court, and we have to take urgent action to stop them.

With Kanter doubling down on its efforts to drill in the Everglades, we’re not backing down or going away. In fact, we’re doubling down too: getting ready to fight harder and smarter, training, connecting, and growing the fossil fuel resistance right here in our community.

That’s why the Promise to Protect Training Tour is coming to Miami. The Promise to Protect was originally created to resist the Keystone XL pipeline, but now the promise has expanded nationwide to inspire organizers like us fighting for the Everglades in South Florida to stand up and refuse fossil fuel projects from entering our backyard.

Can you join us for one of the upcoming trainings?

The Promise to Protect Training Tour is an opportunity for us to learn from Indigenous leadership on how we can protect our threatened environment and frontline communities from toxic and destructive extraction that does nothing but harm people and our planet.

This training will share knowledge from Indigenous leaders on the frontlines of the Keystone XL fight that can share best practices on how we can unite to fight for the Everglades. You’ll learn about nonviolent direct action, support roles that make nonviolent direct action possible, protocols for mobilizing in Lakota territory, and how to carry this work forward as we challenge the higher court officials.

MOCA Arts Camp 6/10/19

MOCA Arts Camp
Monday, 06/10/2019 – 08/17/2019 09:00 am – 03:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
Website
Cost: $220 per 2-week session for the general public

MOCA Arts Camp is a studio-based art camp that will introduce students, ages 6 through 12, to contemporary art through hands-on projects. The camp will allow students to participate in daily discussions and present their work to family and friends in a fun and nurturing environment. Projects are inspired by MOCA’s exhibitions.

• Session 1: June 10 – June 21: Figurative Leap!
• Session 2: June 24 – July 5 (no camp on July 4): Super Sculptors
• Session 3: July 8 – July 19: Fabric-cation
• Session 4: July 22 – August 2: Panoramic Portraits
• Session 5: August 5 – August 16: Lino Lineup
• August 15 – 17: Artist Showcase

Free Sonic Exposé with Audio Alchemist and Special guest appearance by Reuven Amiel 3/21/19

Free Sonic Exposé with Audio Alchemist and Special guest appearance by Reuven Amiel
Thursday, 03/21/2019 – 07:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Miami Beach Recording Studios
14887 NE 20th Ave,
Miami, Florida 33181
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Cost: Free

Dangerous Music, Phoenix Audio, Manley Labs, Eventide, Unity Audio & AVN Systems invite you to an evening of Thai food and AudioSpeak with Audio Alchemist’s marek stycos and special guest appearance by Reuven Amiel: Grammy Winner Prime Ministers, Pony Asteroid, PVRIS, Ricardo Arjona, NOIA, Susana Baca, Versailles, Rockfour… at the legendary Miami Beach Recording Studios.

MOCA Moving Images: Black Power Mixtape 4/3/19

MOCA Moving Images: Black Power Mixtape
Wednesday, 04/03/2019 – 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free with museum admission

MOCA will screen the documentary Black Power Mixtape (2011). This documentary film examines the evolution of the Black Power movement in American society from 1967 to 1975 as viewed through Swedish journalists and filmmakers. Narrated by Phylicia Rashad, this documentary features an engaging history of AFRICOBRA, exploring the group’s activities beginning with its founding in the turbulent 1960s to the present day.

I See You: A Conversation with Jae Jarrell and Jeffreen Hayes 3/9/19

I See You: A Conversation with Jae Jarrell and Jeffreen Hayes
Saturday, 03/09/2019 – 03/09/2019 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th St.,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

In celebration of Women’s History Month, MOCA is hosting “I See You: A Conversation with Jae Jarrell and Jeffreen Hayes,” a special event on Saturday, March 9 from 12 – 1:30 p.m. During the event, exhibiting artist and AFRICOBRA founder Jae Jarrell and “AFRICOBRA: Messages to The People” curator Jeffreen Hayes, Ph.D. will host a conversation and walkthrough surrounding MOCA’s exhibition which celebrates the founding of AFRICOBRA – the black artist collective that defined the visual aesthetic of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s.

MOCA Makers 3/16/19

MOCA Makers
Saturday, 03/16/2019 – 11:30 am – 01:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: $20 Members, $25 Non-Members

MOCA Makers is an adult workshop program taught by local artists in the MOCA Pavilion. Guests will participate in a unique, hands-on interactive art class on the third Saturday of every month.

Learn easy and inexpensive screen-printing techniques inspired by AFRICOBRA founding member, Barbara Jones-Hogu. All participants will get to take home their own, custom screen and printed tote bag. Limit of 20 participants.

The Mojo Ike and Val Woods Experience at MOCA, North Miami 2/22/19

The Mojo Ike and Val Woods Experience at MOCA, North Miami
Friday, 02/22/2019 – 08:00 pm – 09:30 pm
MOCA
770 NE 125th St,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

Friday February 22 from 8:00 to 9:30 PM: The City of North Miami presents “Jazz at MOCA,” starring Mojo Ike and Val Woods, in celebration of Black History Month.

This dynamic duo has performed throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. The Ike and Val Woods Blues Band competed and won first place at the Monterey Blues Festivals’ “Battle of the Bands”. They have shared the stage with Buddy Guy, Gill Scott, Ramsey Lewis, KEM, Jerry Butler, Jeffrey Osborne, Bobby Blue Bland, the Whispers, Tommy Castro, Eddie Cotton Jr., Jonathan Butler, David Sanborne, Earl Klugh, Betty Wright, Nestor Torres, the Ruppingtons, Pancho Sanchez and the O’Jays.

MOCA is located at 770 NE 125th Street in North Miami. As always, the concert is FREE. Music courtesy of KCC Productions

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGhxC33ZCAA

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mojo-ike-val-woods-experience-at-moca-north-miami-tickets-56709195731

Jazz at MOCA to Feature Mojo Ike and Val Woods 2/22/19

Jazz at MOCA to Feature Mojo Ike and Val Woods
Friday, 02/22/2019 – 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is pleased to present Mojo Ike and Val as part of its monthly “Jazz at MOCA” series. GRAMMY-nominated artists Mojo Ike and Val Woods completed their most recent CD, “Movin’ Up,” after returning from an 18-city European Tour where they electrified audiences with high energy yet soulful Blues performances.

The Miami-based blues duo has performed throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. In 2007 the Ike and Val Woods Blues Band competed and won first place at the Monterey Blues Festival’s “Battle of the Bands.” They have shared the stage with Buddy Guy, Gill Scott, Ramsey Lewis, KEM, Jerry Butler, Jeffrey Osborne, Bobby Blue Bland, the Whispers, Tommy Castro, Eddie Cotton Jr., Jonathan Butler, David Sanborne, Earl Klugh, Betty Wright, Nestor Torres, the Ruppingtons, Pancho Sanchez and the O’Jays. Mojo Ike and Val will begin their performance at 8 p.m., rain or shine.

MOCA Moving Images: Free Angela and All Political Prisoners 3/6/19

MOCA Moving Images: Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Wednesday, 03/06/2019 – 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free with museum admission

MOCA will screen the documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. The documentary chronicles the life of young college professor Angela Davis, and how her social activism implicates her in a botched kidnapping attempt that ends with a shootout, four dead, and her name on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list.

MOCA Makers 2/16/19

MOCA Makers
Saturday, 02/16/2019 – 11:30 am – 01:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: $20 Members, $25 Non-Members

MOCA Makers is an adult workshop program taught by local artists in the MOCA Pavilion. Guests will participate in a unique, hands-on interactive art class on the third Saturday of every month. Textile making inspired by the works of Jae Jarrell.

MOCA Moving Images: Am I Too African to be American, Too American To be African 2/27/19

MOCA Moving Images: Am I Too African to be American, Too American To be African
Wednesday, 02/27/2019 – 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free with museum admission

MOCA will screen the documentary Am I Too African to be American? Too American to be African? followed by a discussion led by Dr. Mariama Jaiteh.

Conversations on Race: The Appreciation of Blackness 2/12/19

Conversations on Race: The Appreciation of Blackness
Tuesday, 02/12/2019 – 06:00 pm – 08:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free with museum admission

Join MOCA for a thought-provoking conversation lead by Collaborising founder and principal, Lea Murray. In this engaging and participatory session, MOCA will cover topics on race, surrounded by the monumental works of AFRICOBRA.

Oral History Project 2/9/19

Oral History Project
Saturday, 02/09/2019 – 11:30 am – 04:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free with museum admission

Miami locals and North Miami residents specifically are invited to MOCA to share their messages and stories as a part of MOCA’s AFRICOBRA inspired Oral History initiative. All stories will be archived and shared with the Black Archives.

Surfside’s Boot Camp n Brews 2/7/19

Surfside’s Boot Camp n Brews
Thursday, 02/07/2019 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Grand Beach Hotel Surfside
9449 Collins Ave.,
Surfside, Florida 33154
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Cost: $5

Fitness buffs looking to pick up the pace while also mingling with the locals can join Surfside’s new Boot Camp n Brews event, which will be held February 7, 2019, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will combine an energizing, heart-pumping, one-hour boot camp, followed by a rewarding craft beer tasting at the Grand Beach Hotel Surfside. Tickets are $5 per person.

A walkable downtown district, lovely residential areas and a peaceful beach make Surfside a unique destination among Greater Miami’s oceanfront neighborhoods. Nestled between Bal Harbour to the north and Miami Beach to the south, Surfside is an escape from the busyness of life. The area is home to a mile of pristine beach, luxury beachfront hotels, distinctive world-class shopping, and culturally diverse restaurants. A variety of family friendly activities and yearly events add to this unforgettable destination. If you are searching for something new, book your vacation or take a short drive to discover the secret charm of Surfside.

Archiving Your Family History 1/26/19

Archiving Your Family History
Saturday, 01/26/2019 – 11:30 am –
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th St,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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Cost: Free

The Black Archives Miami will share tips and tricks on starting your family archive, completing research at the Archives and building a strong repository to pass on for generations. Black Archives archivist, Jocelyn Hurtado, will lead a workshop on how to use the Archives and other databases to conduct genealogical and historical research. Join MOCA for a short presentation on the collections housed at the Black Archives and how to access them for your own archival interests. Bring your questions and family information (names, dates of birth, place of birth, etc.) to learn how to begin to research and archive your family history.

MOCA Makers 1/19/19

MOCA Makers
Saturday, 01/19/2019 – 11:30 am – 01:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
North Miami, Florida 33161
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MOCA Makers is an adult workshop program taught by local artists in the MOCA Pavilion. Guests will participate in a unique, hands-on interactive art class on the third Saturday of every month.

Collage Creations – Join local working artist, Shawna Moulton, to create paper works inspired by AFRICOBRA. This program aims to bring traditional papermaking and new art techniques to a one class workshop, allowing guests to make and take their own unique creations. Limit of 10 participants.

For more information or to sign up visit, https://mocanomi.org/category/events/upcoming-events/

Jazz at MOCA to Feature The French Horn Collective on Jan. 25 1/25/19

Jazz at MOCA to Feature The French Horn Collective on Jan. 25
Friday, 01/25/2019 – 08:00 pm –
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th Street,
Miami, Florida 33161
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Cost: Free

Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is thrilled to welcome back The French Horn Collective as part of the monthly “Jazz at MOCA” series. The French Horn Collective is an energetic and progressive band that performs an extensive variety of Gypsy Jazz, Swing and modern original French music throughout South Florida. Led by Parisian musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and songwriter, Vincent Raffard, the diverse group consists of highly talented musicians from various musical backgrounds.