Miguel at The Faena Theater

Photo courtesy Miguel

Singer Miguel comes to The Faena Theater on Miami Beach as part of the hotel's Spring Concert Series. The chart-topping Los Angeles-born R&B sensation, has been compared to Prince, will perform a special set that includes songs from his latest, Grammy-nominated album “Wildheart.”  

The show takes place on Friday so if you have decided to stay in town, start your Memorial Weekend off right and get tickets. Tickets cost $25 to $183 plus fees. Show starts 11 pm, May 27. 

The Faena Theater
3201 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach

The Migrant (Moving) Image at Vanity Projects

VIDEO IMAGE COURTESY NICOLAS PROVOST

Vanity Projects, the nail salon where nail art meets video art, has announced its latest video feature: The Migrant (Moving) Image, a three part video program curated by Nathanja van Dijk, a project by A Tale of a Tub, a non-profit exhibition space in Rotterdam (NL).

The exhibition program features over twenty international artists and is split into three chapters. Each chapter will be shown for a period of one month, with the program running from May 18th to August 24th, respectively. 

The program The Migrant (Moving) Image is an artistic response to the current migration crisis – the largest the world has faced since the Second World War. Through the program the films selected shed light on migration in today’s society, which has become almost inescapable and inextricably linked to our contemporary social, political and economic reality.

The art films explore an alternate reality of the world through an aesthetic perspective that showcases the migrant as central to society, instead of a as a victim or a criminal, as often seen in the global media. 

The goal of the program is to deepen viewer's understanding of life in exile and what it means to live a life between the country of origin and the land of your dreams.

Chapter One: Departure May 18th to June 22nd
Chapter Two: Transit June 23rd to July 27th
Chapter Three: Arrival July 28th to August 24th 

Vanity Projects 
7338 NW Miami Ct. #2
Miami

May is Miami Museum Month

The month of May is Miami Museum Month, which allows visitors and locals access to specials at participating museums around the Magic City.

Organized by the Greater Conventions and Visitors Bureau, Miami Museum Month includes 27 museums – including the Miami Air Museum and the Deering Estate. The participating museums offer a range of discounts and deals – The Wolfsonian in Miami Beach is running a BOGO promotion with a printable coupon. Downtown, the MDC Museum of Art + Design (Freedom Tower) is offering 10% off at the gift shop, since the museum is already open to the public for free. 

For explorers or those looking for some cultural activity, now is the time to take advantage. Click below to view the full list of participating institutions around the city. 

Miami Museum Month