Miami Symphony Orchestra at MDD

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Miami Design District presents the Miami Symphony Orchestra Pop-Up series on Friday, December 9th. The event features the Miami Symphony Orchestra, playing a suite of four movements led by conductor Eduardo Marturet. The performances kicks of a series of music focused performances for the Design District, the event is free but requires an RSVP. It starts at 5:00 pm. 

The program includes:

SIBELIUS — Finlandia
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV — Scheherazade
PUCCINI — Nessum Dorma
MANUEL DE FALLA — The Three-Cornered Hat

Miami Design District Palm Court
Friday, December 9 | 5:00 pm
140 NE 39th Street, Miami

Steve Parker's Traffic Jam

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Highlighting a hot topic in Miami—ranked as 7th worst congestion in the nation— Steve Parker's Traffic Jam engages community to confront an aggravating topic with humor and creativity. 

MDC Live Arts and Parker confront invite all to make history and make noise in Miami’s first ever car orchestra with live compositions. The event will take place on Saturday, December 3 at the MDC parking lot on Biscayne Boulevard between NE 5 & 6th Street when a composition of cars, trucks, pedicabs, bicycles and conventional instruments come together for a live performance. 

The public is invited to participate – honk your horns, play your windshield wipers, tap your headlights and vent your frustrations in this vehicular flash mob. 

TRAFFIC JAM at MDC Live Arts
Saturday, Dec 3 from 3-5 pm
MDC Wolfson Campus Parking Lot 1, Biscayne & NE 5th St

Art Week: The Events to Attend

Art Week is notorious for lavish secret dinners, invite-only soirees and parties that never end. For anyone who just wants to be a bit basic this year, these are the events to attend. You don't have to know anyone at the door, you might have to buy a ticket. 

Cashmere Cat | PAMM

PAMM Presents Cashmere Cat, Jillionaire + special guest Uncle Luke
PAMM presents a one-night-only event featuring a performance by electronic musician and producer Cashmere Cat. This special celebration features DJ sets by Jillionaire of Major Lazer and Miami’s own Uncle Luke. Open to PAMM Sustaining and above level members, and Art Basel Miami Beach, DesignMiami/ and Art Miami cardholders. 

Thursday, Dec 1, 9:00 pm – midnight, PAMM, Miami

Employees Only Pop-Up
The New York cocktail bar pops-up for two nights on the lawn of the Washington Park Hotel in advance of it's late 2016 opening for two nights. Cocktails will be served. 

Dec 1 and 2, 5:00 pm, at Washington Park Hotel, 1050 Washington Ave., Miami Beach

Art Basel at Soundscape Park
Starting on Wednesday, November 30, The New World Center’s projection wall and surround-sound system will be home to a selection of this year’s premiere program of films, videos and sound focused on artists whose works connect to music in some way. The lineup this year highlights international talents and is curated by Art Basel film and sound curator David Gryn, Director of Daata Editions

Nov 30, Dec 1 - 4, New World Center, 500 17th Street, Miami Beach

Ritz Rainbow
New York/Berlin-based artist Yvette Mattern creates a a large-scale public installation for art week using seven even beams of laser light to create a rainbow titled "The Global Rainbow". The piece will be visible, appearing in the night sky, from the Design District, across Biscayne Bay to Miami Beach. Not quite an event but worth noting. The piece was commissioned by The Ritz-Carlton Residences. 

Nov 28, Dec 1 - 3, 6 p.m. to midnight, Mid-Beach to Key Biscayne

Super 8 Free Art
That's right, the Super 8 hotel chain is currently re-doing their decor in North America and updating their art collection, so they'll be giving away 100 works on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Thursday, Dec 1, 8:00 – 10 p.m, 2213 NW 2nd Avenue, Wynwood

III Points at The Factory at Magic City Studios
III Points curates a trio of shows for the millennial crowd at Magic City Studios this week with musical acts spanning from Young Thug to Nick Murphy (Chet Faker). On Wednesday it's James Blake, on Thursday it's Young Thug and Shlomo. On Friday December 2, Todd Terje + Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs + Tim Sweeney take the stage, presented in collaboration with by Slap & Tickle MIAMI. On Saturday, Nick Murphy – who recently abandoned his stage name Chet Faker – plays alongside Mount Kimbie. 

Nov 30, Dec 1 - 4, Magic City Studios, 6301 NE Fourth Ave., Miami

Lazy Sunday BBQ at The Standard
The Standard closes out the week with a special Basel edition of Lazy Sunday with Jeremyville, the hotel's latest artist collaborator. In between booze, BBQ, tunes, and tarot reading, stop by the Jeremyville pop-up shop.

Sunday, Dec 4, 12 – 6pm, The Standard Spa Miami Beach, 40 Island Avenue