Antique Cars, Greek Food, and a Flamenco Superstar

The Culture Edit, February 23rd-March 8th

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Susan Bannon
February 22, 2026

Moda Miami returns to the Biltmore Hotel this coming weekend for three days of antique car love, showcasing over 400 rare and iconic automobiles, alongside whiskey tastings, fancy watches, and all the things you’d expect to find hanging out with a 1980’s Porsche 911. I enjoyed watching this video walkthrough of last year’s show by one “Cory The great.” This event seems so Miami, it’s hard to believe 2026 is only its third year.

On the opposite end of the longevity spectrum, St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral has been hosting its annual Greek Festival for almost fifty years, opening its doors for four days of Greek dancing, ouzo, and copious amounts of food, much of it handmade by the congregation.

This weekend also brings us the 16th annual Flamenco Festival at the Arsht Center, headlined by beloved flamenco force of nature Sara Baras and her company of some of the world’s best flamenco dancers and musicians. So much to see!

Let’s get planning…

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Art Events

Elliot & Erick Jimenez Talk at PAMM

To celebrate the final weeks of Elliot & Erick Jiménez: El Monte, PAMM welcomes the artists for a conversation with PAMM director Franklin Sirmans. From the haunting images of their current exhibit at PAMM to their iconic fashion photography and collaborations with global stars like Bad Bunny, the Jiménez brothers are two of Miami’s most compelling artistic voices.

Thursday, February 26th, 7pm, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Free with $18 Museum Admission

Neighborhood: Downtown Arts & Entertainment District

Nearby Eats: Yamashiro, ViceVersa, Maple & Ash | Drinks: Verde at PAMM, ViceVersa

Little River / Little Haiti Art Days

Homework Gallery, 2023’s “hormiga caribe” exhibit.

Not to be outdone by the Progressive Art Brunch, the Little Haiti Little River Art Days series is a quarterly open house of galleries and shops in what Time Out named one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. You can check out what’s on at Locust Projects, Homework Gallery, Collective 62, Dimensions Variable, and more, with free trolley service provided by the City of Miami.

Saturday, March 7th, 12-5pm, Various Galleries, Free

Neighborhood: It’s in the name

Nearby Eats: Soooo many! Fooq’s, Sunny’s, La Natural, Bar Bucce | Drinks: Imperial Moto (for coffee), Mi Chini (at Phuc Yea), Conventillo, Sunny’s, Magie

More Upcoming Art Events:

  • Tuesday, February 24th: Bakehouse Art Complex welcomes artists (and twin sisters) Johanna and Esther Mirabel to discuss their research into Miami’s “invisible landscapes,” at 6pm.

  • Wednesday, February 25th: Oolite Arts celebrates the opening of Crossing the Bridge, a group show curated by Claire Breukel and Lauryn Lawrence, with an open studios event and reception from 6-9pm.

  • Saturday, February 28th: ICA Miami welcomes poet and educator Simone Zapata for a workshop on ekphrastic poetry (Word of the Day: ekphrasis is the practice of writing poetry inspired by visual art), from 2-5pm.

  • Saturday, February 28th: Homework Gallery celebrates the opening of Fragments of Disappearance, an installation by Miami-based collage and audio-visual artist Richard Vergez, with an opening reception at 5pm.

  • Saturday, February 28th: KDR Gallery presents a solo show of new paintings by Barcelona artist Mònica Subidé, with a reception from 6-8pm.

  • Saturday, February 28th: Dimensions Variable hosts a special ticketed exhibition, featuring donated works for sale by artists from its 16-year history, to support an archival project documenting their work, 6-8pm.

  • Sunday, March 8th: Dot Fiftyone Gallery celebrates the opening of Lydia Azout: Reflections…now, a survey show of the artist’s fifty years of working with metal and iron to “find something good in the world,” with an opening reception from 12pm-4pm.

Indie Cinema

Natchez: Screening with Director Q&A

Coral Gables Art Cinema presents a special screening of Natchez, winner of the Best Documentary Feature prize at last year’s Tribeca Festival, followed by a Q&A with director Suzannah Herbert. The film explores the complicated reality of Natchez, Mississippi, an antebellum tourist destination whose residents grapple daily (or don’t) with the darker side of its complicated past. The trailer gives you a sense of the charm, with strong underlying notes of horror.

March 7th at 1:30pm, March 8th at 2pm, Coral Gables Art Cinema, $16

Neighborhood: Coral Gables

The Princess Bride

Film Still: “The Princess Bride,” 20th Century Fox

In celebration of the life and work of legendary director Rob Reiner, Coral Gables Art Cinema hosts a special screening of cult classic comedy The Princess Bride. With an all-star cast (Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, Cary Elwes) and a script loaded with all-time-classic lines (“Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya,” “never get involved in a land war in Asia”), The Princess Bride delivers the cinema version of true love.

Sunday, March 8th, 4:30pm, Coral Gables Art Cinema, $22

Neighborhood: Coral Gables

More Upcoming Cinema:

  • Wednesday, February 25th: FilmGate Miami presents Untold Stories, a festival of Florida-made short films that spotlight narratives often left in the shadows, at Silverspot Cinema at 6:30pm.

  • Saturday, February 28th: Coral Gables Art Cinema hosts a special screening of The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Dudley Alexis and journalist Nadege Green, at 12pm.

  • Sunday, March 1st: Coral Gables Art Cinema screens Ethan Bloom, a coming-of-age story about a Jewish boy preparing for his bar mitzvah only to discover he wants to be Catholic, filmed on location in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, and Miami Beach, followed by a Q&A with director Herschel Faber, at 2:30pm.

  • Saturday, March 7th: In partnership with the new Fuku (sandwich spin-off of Momofuku) on Miracle Mile, Coral Gables Art Cinema presents a screening of Juzo Itami’s legendary “ramen western,” Tampopo, at 9pm.

Opera

Florida Grand Opera: Turandot

Florida Grand Opera saves the best for last this season, welcoming renowned French-Italian tenor Roberto Alagna for Puccini’s final showstopper, Turandot. Best known as the vehicle for possibly the most transporting aria in all of opera (Nessun dorma - yes, that one), Turandot has it all: high-stakes drama, breathtaking spectacle, and a legendary score. *If you plan to attend the Saturday premiere, be aware people get really dressed up. So if you’re looking for an excuse to break out the tux or ballgown, this is it!

March 7th-10th, Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Arsht Center, $32-$357

Neighborhood: Downtown Arts & Entertainment District

Nearby Eats: Brasserie Laurel, Casadonna, Klaw | Drinks: Klaw rooftop, ViceVersa

Dance

Sara Baras: Vuela

Celebrating the 25th year of her namesake dance company, flamenco superstar Sara Baras returns to the Arsht Center to headline the 17th edition of Flamenco Festival Miami. Leading an ensemble of 13 dancers and musicians, Baras will showcase her lightning-fast footwork, alongside stunning costumes and visuals, in a new dance work in four acts, arranged around the themes of “wood,” “sea,” “death,” and “flight.”

February 28th-March 1st, 7:30 Saturday, 3pm Sunday, Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Arsht, $35-$205

Neighborhood: Downtown Arts & Entertainment District

Nearby Eats: Mignonette, Eight Bar, Casadonna | Drinks: Klaw, ViceVersa

Dimensions Dance: Salon Series (New Works)

Founded by former MCB principals Jennifer Kronenberg and Carlos Guerra in 2016, Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami has been shaking up classical dance in South Florida ever since with their contemporary ballet repertoire. My only complaint about this exciting young troupe is that we have so few opportunities to see them. So you don’t want to miss their spring Salon Series (New Works) at the Moss Center, featuring new ballets-in-progress by their company choreographers.

March 6th-8th, 7:30 evenings, 3pm Sunday, The Moss Center, $25-$45

Neighborhood: Cutler Bay

Nearby Eats: Not much! Grab dinner at Platea or Golden Rule Seafood on your way down there and have some rooftop cocktails at Ivy Rooftop or martinis at Fox’s on your way back.

More Dance Events:

Theater

Dear Evan Hansen

Actors’ Playhouse presents the South Florida regional premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, the show that took Broadway (and musical theater kids nationwide) by storm in 2017. Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, Greatest Showman) knocked it out of the park with the score, setting up numbers that shred the heartstrings, but require serious vocal power. Fortunately, AP has pulled together an impressive cast of regional and national actor/singers to deliver the goods.

Through March 8th, 8pm evenings, 3pm matinees, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, $50-$100

Neighborhood: Coral Gables

Music

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami

Since 1967, the Montreux Jazz Festival has taken place for two weeks every summer in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva, now drawing 250,000 music lovers each year. Two years ago, they chose Miami and the Hangar in Coconut Grove as the site of their first stateside festival, and it was a smashing success, selling out weeks in advance (which is pretty impressive given the ticket prices). Now the MJT is back for a third year, adding two nights at the Miami Beach Bandshell, with a star-studded lineup including Jon Batiste, Toto, and Bomba Estéreo.

February 25th-March 1st, 5pm until late, The Hangar in Coconut Grove, tickets from $154 (single day) to $611 (five day) for general admission

Neighborhood: Coconut Grove

Nearby Eats: AVA, Krüs Kitchen, Bayshore Club | Drinks: pretty sure the festival will have you covered here, but if you want something different, head to Regatta Grove or Sipsip rooftop at the Mayfair.

A Few Cheery Songs About Death

Tony, Emmy, AND Grammy award-winning composer David Yazbek (Dead Outlaw, The Band’s Visit) has a lot on his mind, and he enjoys unloading it on unsuspecting audiences like us. He’ll be visiting the Colony Theatre for a night of Cheery Songs About Death, performing songs from his Broadway shows and albums, plus riffing on his successes, failures, and general angst.

Saturday, March 7th, 8pm, Colony Theatre, $45-$90

Neighborhood: Lincoln Road

Nearby Eats: Mimi Chinese, Paya, Uchiko | Drinks: Brother’s Keeper, MILA

More Upcoming Music Events:

  • Thursday, February 26th: Music at McBride Plaza presents a free outdoor concert by Miami Latin duo Laura & Josias, playing a mix of traditional and contemporary Latin sounds at downtown Coral Gables’ McBride Plaza, at 5:30pm.

  • February 26th-March 1st: The South Florida-based Mostly Baroque Ensemble presents a three-performance festival of chamber music at the Arsht Center, featuring a performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2-4 and an evening with rising concert artist and composer Johan Hartman.

  • Friday, February 27th: The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami presents the latest installment of Jazz at MOCA, Miami’s longest-running free outdoor jazz concert series, featuring Kendall “King” Friday, at 8pm.

  • Sunday, March 1st: Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion presents Latin 2 Piano: A Fuego Lento, featuring Venezuelan pianists Vanessa Perez and Kristhyan Benítez performing timeless Latin songs, at Pinecrest Gardens at 4pm.

  • Thursday, March 5th: Rising flamenco singer Ángeles Toledano and her longtime guitarist and collaborator Benito Bernal, play the Miami Beach Bandshell as part of her Sangre Sucio tour, at 8pm.

  • Friday, March 6th: Era-defining Gen X singer-songwriters Joan Osborne and Lisa Loeb visit the Arsht Center for the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough albums, Osborne’s Relish and Loeb’s Tails, at 8pm.

  • Saturday, March 7th: Early-aughts indie rockers Interpol play downtown’s James L. Knight Center for one night only, at 8pm.

  • Saturday, March 7th: The New World Symphony Fellows travel crosstown to the Arsht Center for a special performance of Ravel’s epic romance, Daphnis & Chloé, under the baton of Artistic Director Stéphane Denève, at 8pm.

  • Sunday, March 8th: In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Miami Symphony Orchestra presents the South Florida premiere of American Promise, by contemporary composer Karen LeFrak, at the Arsht Center at 6pm.

Planning Ahead

Miami's most anticipated events sell out and those restaurants you want to try book up. Here are a couple of upcoming events to get on your calendar now…

Thursday, March 19th

Miami Climate Week Screening of Yanuni

Film Still: Yanuni, directed by Richard Ladkani, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio

Miami Film Festival presents a special screening of Yanuni, the 2026 Oscar shortlisted documentary about an Indigenous couple on the frontlines of the fight to save the Amazon rainforest from illegal gold miners, land-grabbers, and multinational corporations, putting their lives at risk every day. This film was selected to close last year’s Tribeca Festival, but still doesn’t have US distribution (mysterious!), so this may be your only chance to see it.

7pm, Silverspot Cinemas, $14.50

Neighborhood: Downtown

March 27th-28th

The Cleveland Orchestra: Rite of Spring

Conductor Rafael Payare. Photo courtesy of the Arsht Center.

The Cleveland Orchestra welcomes charismatic Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare for a performance of Stravinsky’s epic Rite of Spring, which famously started a riot at its 1913 premiere, thanks to its (at the time) shocking experiments with percussion and dissonance. Celebrated violinist Sergey Khachatryan will also be on hand for a performance of Sibelius’ beloved Violin Concerto.

8pm Friday & Saturday, Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center, $41-$221

Neighborhood: Downtown Arts & Entertainment District

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