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Philosophy in pop culture! Fall 2018 Pop-Culture Roundup:
Have other suggestions? Email me at escarbro@fiu.edu!
WALLCAST Concerts with the New World Symphony (Miami Beach, Free)
New World Symphony WALLCAST® concerts, Presented by Citi®, allow you to experience select events throughout the season at SoundScape Park through a striking use of visual and audio technology on the soaring, 7,000-square-foot projection wall of the New World Center. Get there early to set up a good spot for your picnic blanket! Each WALLCAST® concert is free to the public and does not require a ticket. Check here for the schedule: https://www.nws.edu/events-tickets/wallcast-concerts-and-park-events/
New World Symphony (Miami Beach, $5-$15)
The New World Symphony has a student ticket program. They list which performances they have student tickets for on their website here: https://www.nws.edu/events-tickets/discount-tickets/student-tickets/.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (Miami, $20)
Arsht UTIX – Discounted Student tickets at the Adrienne Arsht Center
Get access to $20 tickets for 150+ shows throughout our 2018-19 season! Don’t miss some of the hottest shows in Miami — Broadway, Music, Dance, Comedy and more! You must register on their site for these discounts: https://www.arshtcenter.org/Tickets/arsht-utix/
Florida Grand Opera
The Florida Grand Opera has affordable tickets without a student discount – if you are willing to sit in the nosebleed section (which I am)! You can get regular opera tickets for as low as $15! It’s a steal! https://www.fgo.org
Broward Center for the Performing Arts (Broward, 50% off)
Students under 25 can purchase discounted ticketsby choosing STUDENT ticket when purchasing tickets online or in person at the Box Office. STUDENT tickets must be picked up at Will Call at the AutoNation Box Office or Parker Playhouse Box Office the day of show with a valid student ID.Choose the ticket you want, and select “STUDENT TICKET” at checkout. These tickets tend to be 50% off! For example, Hedwig And The Angry Inch is $50 and student tickets are $25! (Teachers also receive 50% off!) The Broward Center also has STUDENT RUSH TICKETS which are only available two hours prior to performance at the Broward Center’s AutoNation Box Office or Parker Playhouse box office with a valid student ID.
CULTURE SHOCK (Various location, $5)
If you are under 22, you are entitled to $5 play / concert / museums tickets through CULTURE SHOCK! Look here: https://cultureshockmiami.com
Want to know what is going on in classical music in South Florida? http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com
Hi FIU aesthetics students! I am trying to compile a list of free/cheap artsy things to do in the area. Have anything you’d like to add? Please e-mail me at escarbro@fiu.edu.
ART MUSEUMS
Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum (FIU campus, free)
A contemporary art museum, this museum is always free (for everyone)! The museum is located on FIU campus (right next to Vicky’s café) and has rotating exhibits. The museum also hosts various talks and workshops – all for free! The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and is closed on Monday. https://frost.fiu.edu
The Wolfsonian Museum – FIU (Miami Beach, always freefor FIU students/faculty/staff)
The Wolfsonian museum is a quirky collection of objects, from the “mundane to the monumental.” Their objects include ephemera (including propaganda posters), mid-century furniture, paintings, and more. They usually have curated exhibitions of their permanent collection on one floor, and a rotating collection on other floors. The collection contains objects from the 1850s to the 1950s. They have an awesome shop/café on the first floor, great for working after a trip to the museum. Bonus: the museum is open to the public for free every Friday from 6 pm – 9pm, so take your family! https://www.wolfsonian.org
Jewish Museum of Florida – FIU (Miami Beach, always freefor FIU students/faculty/staff)
The Jewish Museum of Florida is housed in two buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation. The museum is “dedicated to telling the story of more than 250 years of Florida Jewish history, arts and culture.” They have rotating exhibits, as well as talks. It is a beautiful space and they have innovative and thought provoking rotating exhibits. Bonus: the museum is free for everyone on Saturday. https://jmof.fiu.edu
PAAM ( Perez Art Museum Miami) (Miami, free second Saturdays and first Thursdays)
The PAAM has reopened in a beautiful building, right on the Miami waterfront. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the building itself if worth a visit. The PAAM is “Miami’s flagship art museum,” with exhibits spanning modern to contemporary art. The museum entrance fee is $12 with student ID but is free for everyone every second Saturday and every first Thursdays (every first Thursday with extended hours 10 am – 9 pm). The museum café and shop is also worth a visit!
ICA Miami (Institute of Contemporary Art Miami) (Miami, free)
ICA Miami “is dedicated to promoting continuous experimentation in contemporary art, advancing new scholarship and fostering the exchange of art and ideas throughout the Miami region and internationally.” While ICA requests that you reserve tickets online, the tickets are free. ICA is a great contemporary art museum with loads of community engagement and outreach. They have volunteer programs, public talks, and monthly family days. https://www.icamiami.org
The Bass (Miami Beach, $5)
The Bass is open Wednesday through Sundays 10 am – 5 pm. It is a contemporary art museum, which exhibits in a wide range of media. It just reopened October 29, 2017 with new gallery spaces, a museum store and café. They have an “Art After Hours” program and a “Breakfast at The Bass” program. https://thebass.org
OTHER ART MUSEUMS / COLLECTIONS IN THE AREA:
Lowe Art Museum (U of Miami campus, $8 with student ID)
The Margulies Collection at the WAREhouse (Wynwood, free for Florida students)
http://www.margulieswarehouse.com/#/home
Rubell Family Collection (Miami, $5 students) (reopens December 5th, 2018)
And if you have a library card, you may be entitled to even more discounts! https://www.mdpls.org/museum-pass/museum-pass.aspv
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