Free Outdoor Monthly Series in North Miami
What/Who:
The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a unique performance by GRAMMY Award-winning Artist Nestor Torres as part of its monthly “Jazz at MOCA” series. National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated Sept. 15 – Oct. 15 and recognizes Hispanic and Latin American heritage and culture. As a flautist, Torres has found inspiration in classical, Cuban, rock, and jazz sounds resulting in a rhythmic and mellifluous flute sound that has become a music genre all by itself.
Torres has produced 14 recordings as a solo artist and has been nominated for four Latin GRAMMYS and one GRAMMY nomination, and has won one the Latin GRAMMY Award for his CD “This Side of Paradise.” Torres has collaborated with diverse cultural icons such as Gloria Estefan, Kenny Loggins, and Dave Mathews, as well as performances with Cleveland, Singapore, and New World Symphony Orchestras.
In collaboration with the City of North Miami’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, the public is invited to enjoy this special Jazz at MOCA event and the rhythms of Nestor Torres, rain or shine.
Guests may also enjoy MOCA’s exhibition “Tracing the Red Thread” by Miami-based artist Mira Lehr by donation. Lehr is a fixture in the Miami art community, whose career spans four decades and has affected a new generation of young artists by serving as a mentor and collaborator. “Tracing the Red Thread” is a multimedia, museum-wide installation reflecting Lehr’s eco-feminist philosophy. Lehr uses the classical myth of Ariadne to explore the beauty, fragility and interconnectedness of the endangered aquatic ecosystem of the South Florida coast.
“Tracing the Red Thread” draws on the lessons Lehr learned six decades ago working with Buckminster Fuller on his World Game Project. In this mesmerizing installation, two and three-dimensional works evoke dense thickets of mangroves, the dangerous beauty of jellyfish and the ethereal luminosity of the coral reef.
When: Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Where:
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street
Miami, FL 33161
Cost:
This event is free and open to the public.
About Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)is dedicated to making contemporary art accessible to diverse audiences – especially underserved populations – through the collection, preservation and exhibition of the best of contemporary art and its art historical influences. The Museum is located at 770 NE 125th Street, North Miami, FL 33161. It is open Tuesday–Friday from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m. (closed Mondays and major holidays). Admission to the museum is $5 and free to MOCA members and North Miami residents. For more information, visit mocanomi.org, call 305-893-6211 or email info@mocanomi.org.
