The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts presents CON TUMBAO, a project conceived by international recording artist Issac Delgado, featuring an all-star band from Cuba, Peru, Puerto Rico, New York and Spain.

Con Tumbao celebrates the common ingredient in Latin music that urges hips to sway — that irresistible swing that is an essential part of the sound that Latin artists live and breathe. Featuring Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter Issac Delgado together with all-stars that include Miami natives Mike Rodriguez on trumpet and Tony Succar on timbal; Issac Delgado Jr., piano; Alain Pérez, bass and vocals; Robby Ameen, drums; Pedrito Martínez, congas and percussion; Yunior Arronte, saxophone; Juan Munguía, trumpet; and Conrad Herwig, trombone.

Friday, April 14, 2023 at 8 p.m. Knight Concert Hall.

Issac Delgado

Delgado rose to fame in Cuba in the late 1980s as singer and front man of NG La Banda, a pioneering timba group. He developed an international following beginning in the mid-1990s, earning several Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations and winning a Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album. After recording several albums under his own name, including collaborations with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba and arranger Adalberto Alvarez, Delgado focused on an international career, touring in Europe and performing in New York, including a star-studded show at Madison Square Garden with Celia Cruz.

Opening for CON TUMBAO is Grammy-nominated Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo. Figueiredo has recorded more than two dozen albums and has toured across the globe. His expressive voice on the acoustic guitar draws inspiration from his home country’s rich musical heritage, and he has a deep sense of jazz’s quirkiness and the classic guitar tradition. George Benson said, “Diego is one of the greatest guitarists I’ve seen in my whole life.”

Tumbao

Derived from the Spanish word “tumbar,” which means to knock out or knock down, tumbao refers to the rhythm section in many Afro-Latino styles of music. It loosely translates to “swing” and “groove.”

Tickets

$45, $55, $75 and $125, may be purchased at the Adrienne Arsht Center Box Office by calling (305) 949–6722, or online at arshtcenter.org.

Arts Education Program

Jazz Roots welcomes high school students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools to the Knight Concert Hall for free sound checks, lectures and, on occasion, opportunities to perform with headline artists from the Center’s Jazz Roots concert series. Participants also receive free admission to that evening’s Jazz Roots concert, provided free of charge by the Arsht Center. Throughout the program’s history, students have participated with jazz legends such as Chris Botti, Chucho Valdés, Candy Dulfer, Branford Marsalis and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band to name a few.

JAZZ ROOTS is generously presented by EFG, with additional support from Baldwin Richardson Foods, Quint Family Foundation, Alan and Diane Lieberman and Steinway & Sons, the official piano of the Adrienne Arsht Center. WDNA 88.9 FM is a media sponsor.

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To celebrate Downtown News’ 5th Anniversary, the Downtown Arts + Science Salon (DASS) and FriendAPP present a most relevant Salon on the future of journalism. April 4, 2023. 8 pm. RSVP.

AI Generated Invitation to the Salon

Have you been hearing about artificial intelligence, blockchain and other technologies that are changing the way journalism is done? Want to know more? Join us to discuss how these tools are shaping the industry and its future at “How AI is Changing Journalism,” a Salon on April 4.

We’re excited to have experts and journalists join us for this conversation as we explore how these changes are affecting every aspect of journalism, from fact-checking to reporting.

The Salon will be followed by a reception with live jazz music.

Katya Fisher, Esq., Executive Vice Chairman, Constructor Group & member of the Executive Board, Constructor University. Constructor Group is a $1.5 billion global institution dedicated to creating knowledge through science, education, and technology. It has a distinguished network of academics, including Nobel Laureates. — AI development.

Dr. Mustafa Ocal, post-doctoral research on AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP), Florida International University, AI Professor at Miami Dade College (MDC). He developed AI models for investigating questions related to language and narrative, enabling computers to understand and apply narratives in various applications. — AI application and journalism.

Christina Boomer Vazquez, an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning field journalist with more than two decades of experience in the broadcast journalism industry, WPLG, and instructor at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University. — The impact of AI on journalism.

Elena Bondarenko, Esq., LL.M., attorney specializing in legal and ethical issues around technology, including AI. She was selected to be in the prestigious Miami Foundation’s 15-month signature leadership program for individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to improve quality of life for everyone in the Greater Downtown, Miami. — Content development and copyrights, monetizing.

Moderators

Marc Lavallee, Director of Technology and Strategy for Journalism, Knight Foundation.

Chuck Walter, Founder of FriendApp.

Raul Guerrero, Editor, Downtown News.

WHEN

April 4, 2023. 6:30–8:00. A reception with live jazz to follow commemorating Downtown News’ 5th Anniversary.

WHERE

23 SE 1st Avenue (corner with Flagler.) 10th Floor. Miami, FL 33131.

Space is limited. RSVP is required.

AI Generated Content about the Salon

Artificial intelligence is changing journalism in a huge way. Journalists are using AI to do everything from auto-citation to create their stories, to help them find sources. They’re using it to write headlines and tag their content.

AI has also changed how journalists research and gather information, as well as how they report on events. For example, when a storm hits Hong Kong, journalists can use AI tools like the Weather Channel’s Storm Shield app or meteorologists’ forecasts on Twitter to report on the storm.

Blockchain is another technology that’s transforming journalism. Blockchain makes it possible for journalists to create an immutable record of their reporting history and provide transparency about their sources and methods for fact checking — which is important for maintaining credibility with readers.

Looking forward to seeing you! RSVP

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County Commissioner and Downtowner Eileen Higgins. We met at Lost Boy to talk local politics. From our archives, 2018.

Commissioner Eileen Higgins has one spontaneous and contagious laugh, which can be deceiving. Her affable demeanor hides a multifaceted and relentless persona — what we used to call a woman of substance.

The Neighborhood Bar

The popular downtown bar Lost Boy has been in the news lately, where it was described as the “epitome of a neighborhood bar.” A somewhat dislocated urban philosopher and regular at Lost Boy takes offense at what has become a meaningless designation. “One article mentioned that this is the authentic downtown neighborhood watering hole, and five or ten bloggers and journalists immediately parachuted in and started to parrot the first one, without allusion to the social impact local bars exercise.” Perched on a stool, the urban philosopher downs a Guinness with gusto, and concludes, “Voltaire said it best: the first man to compare a woman to a flower was a poet, the second an imbecile.”

A definition is in order. Commissioner Higgins, nursing a glass of red wine, elaborates on the importance of public places to forge a sense of community. People frequent Lost Boy not only to drink but to discuss local issues, get to know neighbors, analyze soccer strategies and, one supposes, fall in love. “It’s not like we have many places for the downtown community to connect — even Bayfront Park is closed most of the time…” Besides, Commissioner Higgins laughs, nodding her approval at a truism: conversations are livelier over a drink.

Downtown NEWS: One of your campaign banners was living wages. How is the commission doing on that?

Commissioner Higgins: I believe that we should pay living wages in all properties and contracts that the County controls. Concessionaires at the Airport, for example. We recently passed a living wage for new contracts there. It’s a small step towards balancing inequity.

DN: The New York Times claims you are part of a New Blue Wave… That a changing of the guard is taking place in Miami-Dade, a lessening influence of the conservative Cuban establishment, and the rising influence of the Florida Democratic Party…

CH: The County Commission is nonpartisan, you know. What we are seeing might be a blue-collar wave.

DN: When we first met, you pointed out that one way out of wages that hardly pay the bills was starting your own business. But you also pointed out many failed to become scale-ups because they lacked access to capital or simply didn’t know how to connect with potential clients. Are you still championing business training, what you labeled 21st-century skills?

CN: Let’s face it. Many jobs in Miami are $15 an hour or worse. We can create our own high-paying jobs by enabling entrepreneurs to grow their business faster. The County is very much committed to investing in training programs. And residents have avenues for training: Miami Dade College, CIC, even the Public Library offers many training tools. [Commissioner Higgins’s face lightens as she mentions the Library. She has been selected a Voice for Libraries.] Old conceptions of the Public Library need revising. The library is not one building. Now it can be anywhere. I ride the bus listening to my favorite audiobooks, streamed from the library. The library is my living room.

DN: Historically public libraries also have been community-building centers.

CH: Yes, that is a tradition going back to Benjamin Franklin, but libraries need to be closer to where people are.

Inevitabilities

Randy Alonso, one of Lost Boy’s owners, stops by our table and joins in the conversation about neighborhood bars. He seconds the commissioner. One of the reasons behind the bar was to serve as a place for downtown residents to gather without feeling ripped off. He is right about that. Happy hour drinks are between $5 and $6. Not crappy stuff, these are well-crafted drinks, a must for the modern reincarnation of the local bar populated in great part by millennials.

On the subject of millennials, it must be noted that our commissioners, both City and County, surround themselves with savvy energetic millennials.

And the inevitable happens. This is the problem with Happy Hour: it’s over before you know it. Time to wrap up the conversation. Commissioner Higgins raises her glass: “Cheers.”

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Rock under the Frost Planetarium’s 67-foot dome. March 10, 2023, 7:00 PM — 11:00 PM.

Legendary music with laser light visuals during Laser Evenings. Feel the beat of the music with the EDM show, take your breath away with The Weeknd, rock the house with Gorillaz, and more, all under the Frost Planetarium’s 67-foot dome.

Cost: $10 per adult; $8 per child (ages 4–11) Members receive a 20% discount on all Laser Evening shows. Must be logged-in to member account to receive discount. BUY TICKETS

Bring your friends and come early before your laser show experience. Refreshments and light snacks will be available for purchase in the Main Atrium until 10 p.m. Share your favorite photos and moments with FROST on social media at @frostscience using the hashtags #ItsScienceMiami and #FrostScience.

Onsite parking is available in the museum garage for $8 flat rate starting at 6:00 p.m. on all Laser Evenings. All cars must exit garage by 12:00 a.m. Member parking discount does not apply.

Each Laser Evening show must be purchased separately; online sales for laser shows go offline an hour before showtime but can be purchased onsite up to 15 minutes before start of laser show. Laser show admission includes laser glasses. Admission to laser shows does not include museum admission. Museum exhibitions close at 6:00 p.m.

Please note: Laser shows contain bright, flashing lights that may cause discomfort to those with light sensitivity or other pre-existing conditions.

Friday, March 10: Show Lineup

7 p.m.: The Beatles: Best Of.

8 p.m.: EDM

9 p.m.: The Weeknd

10 p.m.: Gorillaz

11 p.m.: Pink Floyd: Best Of.

BUY LASER EVENING TICKETS

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Get ready to experience joyous energy! Live on the Plaza (Thomson Plaza for the Arts) at the Arsht Center. March 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.

With a powerful five-piece horn section, plus bass, guitar, drums, percussion and the lovely vocals of Isa Duarte, Gafieira Rio Miami fuses samba, jazz and soul inspired by the joyous, 20th century Rio de Janeiro ballroom dance music known as samba de gafieira. The 11-piece Brazilian band was created by bassist and Latin Grammy winner Diogo Brown.

This special concert will celebrate the release of the single and music video for “Nó Na Madeira,” a samba classic by João Nogueira that will be included on the band’s forthcoming debut album, Bring Back Samba.

Don’t miss the gorgeous arrangements of classics by Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Alcione, Moacir Santos and more.

Tickets are limited. $20. Get yours today! Doors open at 6 p.m. with light bites and beverage service. Happy hour pricing available until 7 p.m.
Performance starts at 7:30 p.m.

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LOCATION: 100 NE 1 Avenue (Old Post Office Steps) Thursdays and Saturdays, 4:30p to 8:30pm.

Singer/ Songwriters, Jazz/Pop Ensembles, Jugglers, Electronica, Comedians, Opera and Performance Artists pop-up on the steps of the Old Post Office. Short sets create a perfect fit between drinks and bites in Downtown restaurants and bars.

Thursday March 9 and Saturday March 11.

Cachita Lopez & Friends • Latin Jazz. Thursday — 4:00–5:30 pm.

A top artist, Cachita López is a culturally influential Singer, known around South Florida for her seamless fusion of styles and musical genres and her dynamic performances. She is particularly known for her Jazz and Traditional Cuban Repertoire. Lopez has graced the stage and studios with the likes of Gloria Estefan, Arturo Sandoval, Negroni’s Trio, Jose Feliciano, Edwin Bonilla, Natalia Gimenez and Indina Menzel to mention a few. Most recently, released her debut album “Mercedes” a traditional Bolero album dedicated to the memory of her grandmother.

LaVie: R&B/Jazz. Thursday — 5:30–7:30 pm

LaVie was born in Miami, Florida, Charline. She was raised by her Haitian immigrant parents along with her brother and two sisters. LaVie discovered her love for music at a young age, to which she recalls, “My sister Sandrine and I use to watch Whitney Houston videos on VHS and sing into my mother’s hair brushes”. In 2009, LaVie, released her first album titled “Life”. LaVie has toured major cities including New York City, Boston, D.C., Chicago, Detroit, and Pittsburgh opening for son of Bob Marley, KyMani Marley, performing for thousands of enthusiastic fans and channeling her Caribbean heritage. From her effervescent stage performances and Neo-Soul/dance fusion tracks, LaVie’s light-hearted, airy quality belies the life that she’s lived to date.

Nikki Kidd Trio • Jazz/Pop. Saturday March 11 — 4:30p - 6:30p

Born and raised in Miami Beach, Nikki Kidd started singing at the age of four. Her musical palate ranges from Jazz, Electronic Music, Reggae, Pop, Rock, Soul and R&B and that diversity is shown and very evident in Nikki’s music. Nikki earned her Bachelors at the University of Miami in Studio Music and Jazz Voice studying with with world renown jazz artists such as Kevin Mahogany, Kurt Elling, and John Secada. Voted Miami New Times “Best Jazz Act” in 2018 and Legacy Magazines 40 Under 40 in 2018! Nikki Kidd has a way of commanding the stage which makes her performance one NOT to miss!

Jared Dylan Trio • Singer/Songwriter. Pop. Saturday — 5:30p + 7:30p

Award-winning songwriter, Jared Dylan has something to say. On an endless pursuit of truth and meaning, he has scored the soundtrack to his own life — every bit of inspiration comes from an experience. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to tell a story better than the truth,” says Dylan. To date, he has worked with artists such as Andy Grammer, We The Kings, Paddy Casey, James Walsh, Donovan, and Bob Geldof, just to name a few. Whether it’s songwriting, producing, scoring, performing, acting, hosting, or even re-imagining and modernizing old hits, Jared has done it all!

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March 8, 50 Biscayne (clubhouse.)

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A Downtown Arts + Science Salon. April 4, 2023. RSVP. Mark your calendars.

A conversation on how Artificial Intelligence and other tech tools like blockchain are changing journalism, featuring experts, journalists, and those at the intersection of tech and journalism. A reception to follow with live jazz. April 4, 2023. 6:30–9 pm.

AI Generated Content about the Salon

[The system asked me for the main points I wanted cover. I wrote: How AI and other tech tools like blockchain are transforming journalism? Use this as an example of AI content creation.]

Artificial intelligence is changing journalism in a huge way.

Journalists are using AI to do everything from auto-citation to create their stories, to help them find sources. They’re using it to write headlines and tag their content.

AI has also changed how journalists research and gather information, as well as how they report on events. For example, when a storm hits Hong Kong, journalists can use AI tools like the Weather Channel’s Storm Shield app or meteorologists’ forecasts on Twitter to report on the storm.

Blockchain is another technology that’s transforming journalism. Blockchain makes it possible for journalists to create an immutable record of their reporting history and provide transparency about their sources and methods for fact checking — which is important for maintaining credibility with readers.

AI Summarizing the Salon

Have you been hearing about artificial intelligence, blockchain and other technologies that are changing the way journalism is done? Want to know more? Join us to discuss how these tools are shaping the industry and its future at “How AI is Changing Journalism,” a Salon on April 4.

We’re excited to have experts and journalists join us for this conversation as we explore how these changes are affecting every aspect of journalism, from fact-checking to reporting.

The Salon will be followed by a reception with live jazz music.

RSVP

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Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM.) March 9, 2023 — February 11, 2024.

An icon of contemporary art, Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929, Matsumoto, Japan) has interwoven ideas of Pop art, Minimalism, and psychedelia throughout her paintings, performances, room-size presentations, outdoor sculptural installations, literary works, films, designs, and architectural interventions.

LOVE IS CALLING is the largest and the most immersive and kaleidoscopic of the artist’s Infinity Mirror Rooms. Representing the culmination of her artistic achievements, it exemplifies the breadth of her visual vocabulary — from the signature polka dots and soft sculptures to brilliant colors, the spoken word, and, most importantly, endless reflections and the illusion of space. The darkened, mirrored room is illuminated by inflatable, tentacle-like forms — covered in the artist’s characteristic polka dots — that extend from the floor and ceiling, gradually changing colors. As visitors walk through the installation, a sound recording of Kusama reciting a love poem in Japanese plays continuously. Written by the artist, the poem’s title translates to Residing in a Castle of Shed Tears. Exploring enduring themes including life and death, the poem poignantly expresses Kusama’s hope to spread a universal message of love through her art.

Tickets

Admission to the galleries is $16 for adults and free for PAMM members. Tickets to Yayoi Kusama: LOVE IS CALLING are subject to availability and are not available online. Once general admission tickets are purchased, access to the show comes at no additional cost. Tickets to enter are available at the Visitor Services desk during regular operating hours. Due to limited capacity, guests are allowed one ticket per person, per visit.

Thursdays at PAMM

March 9, 2023 — 5:00 PM — 9:00 PM
Meet at the Pérez Art Museum Miami Beach to celebrate the opening of Yayoi Kusama: LOVE IS CALLING with a floating film, in collaboration with Ballyhoo Media, and live music by Backroom Sessions! In celebration of the new exhibition, PAMM will screen the 2018 documentary Kusama: Infinity from Ballyhoo Media’s 60-foot boat on the water.

The top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama, overcame impossible odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage. People are experiencing her installation Infinity Mirrored Rooms, as she continues to create new work every day. Backroom Sessions will provide live music by Lotus Collective before the documentary begins.

Schedule

5–7pm: Happy hour
5–7pm: Live music by Backroom Sessions featuring Lotus Collective
7–8:30pm: Screening of Kusama: Infinity
9pm: Galleries and museum close

More Information @ PAMM.org

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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts presents the 14th annual FLAMENCO FESTIVAL MIAMI, March 16–19, 2023.

Flamenco is a Spanish art form typically from Andalucía, southern Spain, consisting of three parts: cante, singing, baile, dancing, and toque, music playing. Traditionally, the dance and music of gitanos, gypsies, flamenco remains connected to the gypsy culture, but payos, non-gypsies, have contributed to expand it in Spain and internationally.

One word to define flamenco has to be intimate, just voice, guitar and the body of a dancer moving elegantly. Gypsy diva La Yerbabuena observed: The mother of flamenco is singing, although the most difficult task is the guitarist who makes the dancer and the singer feel satisfied.

Popular wisdom has it that flamenco is a state of mind, an art form that interprets the deepest emotions, from melancholy to joy.

UNESCO lists flamenco as a cultural heritage of humanity.

FLAMENCO FESTIVAL MIAMI

Superstar Sara Baras returns with new bolero-infused work Alma. Flamenco guitar maestro Rafael Riqueni makes Miami debut under the stars. Malaga-born dancer Irene Lozano showcases the new generation of flamenco in intimate performances. March 16–19, 2023.

Spanish superstar Sara Baras (@sarabaras) returns to the Arsht Center with three performances of her soulful, new genre-bending show, Alma. March 17–19. Malaga-born dancer Irene Lozano (@irenelozanolachiqui) who has been flourishing on the international flamenco scene and now calls Miami home, opens the festival with a celebration of female power in the intimate Peacock Foundation Studio on March 16. And taking the festival to the Center’s outdoor Thomson Plaza for the first time, Rafael Riqueni (@rafaelriquenioficial), one of the most renowned flamenco guitarists in the world, closes the 2023 edition with a one-night-only concert on March 19.

IRENE LOZANO: “LAS MUJERES QUE HABITAN EN MI”

From renowned flamenco dancer Irene Lozano, known as “La Chiqui de Málaga,” comes the new show Las Mujeres Que Habitan en Mi, a stunning tribute to all of the women and the possibilities that have influenced her life and art. A native of Málaga, Spain, who has called Miami home since 2020, Irene Lozano is one of the greatest talents in the new generation of flamenco dance. She has performed all over the world with many of the most renowned artists and flamenco companies, including Javier LaTorre, Rubén Olmo, Antonio Canales, Rafael Estévez, Nani Paños, and Eva Yerbabuena. She also runs a dance school, Flamenco Dance Institute, which she established in Miami in 2020. In 2022, she was awarded the “Premio Desplante” at the Festival Internacional de Minas, one of the most prestigious flamenco awards in the world.

Thursday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. Peacock Foundation Studio. Tickets: $25

RAFAEL RIQUENI

Making his Miami debut in 2023, Rafael Riqueni del Canto is considered one of the greatest flamenco guitarists of our time. On his 2017 album Parque de María Luisa, considered a masterpiece among critics, Rafael Riqueni treaded ancient paths of solo flamenco guitar. He continues the journey on his most recent album, 2020’s Herencia, which showcases the influence earlier maestros have had on Riqueni’s music. Herencia was nominated for the 2021 Latin Grammy Award for best flamenco album. “This is music that reminds us that we are alive,” Spanish newspaper Diario de Sevilla said of Riqueni’s guitar-playing. Riqueni first took the art form by storm at age 14, winning two main national awards for flamenco guitar in Spain. Since then, Riqueni continued to earn critical acclaim over the course of several decades, adding award after award from the most prestigious flamenco music organizations in Spain, including Premio Andalucía de Cultura, Premio Nacional de la Crítica, Giraldillo a la Maestría de la XVIII Bienal de Flamenco and Premio AIE. In 2017, he was awarded with XXXI Compás del Cante, an award referred to by the Spanish media as the “Flamenco Nobel prize.” Riqueni’s performance marks a first for Flamenco Festival Miami as the experience goes outdoors with an evening under the stars on the Arsht Center’s Thomson Plaza for the Arts.

Sunday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Thomson Plaza for the Arts. Tickets: $20, $40

Sara Baras ALMA

The internationally acclaimed dancer, choreographer and superstar of the flamenco world Sara Baras returns to the Arsht Center with her newest show, Alma, as the centerpiece of Flamenco Festival Miami 2023. In Alma, flamenco embraces the bolero and, in turn, bolero sounds are embellished with flamenco moves. Baras pays respect to flamenco’s techniques while fusing it with her own modern touch, brilliant footwork, and captivating stage presence. With lavish costumes and live music performed onstage featuring flamenco rhythms, Baras will once again thrill Florida audiences in her first Miami performance since 2019.

“A woman who can dance up not just a flamenco storm, but a hurricane!” — The Guardian.

Friday, March 17 & Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 19 at 2 p.m. Knight Concert Hall. Tickets: $35, $59, $75, $99, $135

About FLAMENCO FESTIVAL MIAMI

Flamenco Festival was founded in 2001 in New York City, and it is now the largest platform for flamenco on the international cultural scene. Founded by Miguel Marín, the festival has reached an audience of more than 1.6 million people and has presented more than 140 companies in 1,250 performances. It has showcased the leading names of today, from world-renowned artists and icons of traditional flamenco to the most innovative, emerging young stars of dance and music in this genre, such as Sara Baras, María Pagés, Carmen Linares, Eva Yerbabuena, Estrella Morente, Vicente Amigo, Miguel Poveda, Manuela Carrasco, Israel Galván, Rocío Molina, Manuel Liñán, Olga Pericet, Rocío Márquez, María Terremoto and Rosalía, as well as geniuses who have passed, such as the great masters Paco de Lucía or Enrique Morente.

TICKETS

Tickets for Flamenco Festival Miami will be available to Arsht Center Culturist members beginning December 16 at noon and to the general public on December 19 at noon. Tickets may be purchased at the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949–6722, or online at arshtcenter.org.

The Arsht Center

Set in the heart of downtown Miami, the stages of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Our are alive year-round with artists from around the world, innovative programming from our resident companies and local arts partners, free community events that reflect Miami’s unique identity and arts education experiences for thousands of Miami children each year.

The Arsht Center is home stage for three resident companies — Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet and New World Symphony — and a launch pad for local artists to make their mark on the international stage. Our 300+ events each year include the Center’s Signature Series of classical, jazz, Broadway, local theater and much more. For more information, visit arshtcenter.org.

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