Saturdays, September 6-October 18, 2025 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens...

Led by professional songwriter INEZ BARLATIER, you’ll draw on themes found in Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street and discuss how they lend themselves to lyrics, melody, and chord progression, then craft an original song which you’ll perform together as a group at the end of class. No prior songwriting experience necessary! Inez Barlatier is an Ayisyen-American singer, songwriter, musician & actor with over two decades of performance history. Her music is inspired by her...

This event is sold out. If you would like to be placed on a waitlist, contact Miriam Bussel Alonso at mbussela@mdc.edu. This two-hour tour is fully ADA-compliant. Please bring a water bottle, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable walking shoes. Join us for an immersive, multisensory exploration of the historic Jewish presence in South Beach, tracing the rise, evolution, and enduring legacy of the Jewish community in Miami Beach over the past 100 years. Examined through the lens of how...

This event is FREE and open to the public. Please RSVP only if you intend to join us. Broadway meets Miami’s arts scene in a lively evening with three powerhouse members of Funding Arts Network (FAN), the nonprofit fueling exceptional visual and performing arts across Miami-Dade. Susan Rose — Tony Award-winning producer (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hurlyburly) & co-author of the beloved José & Feliz bilingual children’s series. Lisa F. Rosenberg —...

This event is sold out. If you would like to be placed on a waitlist, contact Miriam Bussel Alonso at mbussela@mdc.edu. Tour: Saturday, November 1 @ 3 p.m. Panel: Saturday, November 1 @ 5 p.m. As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary and Miami’s iconic Freedom Tower marks its centennial, Miami Book Fair – in partnership with the Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) and the Genealogical Society of Greater Miami – invites you to a special panel exploring the powerful...

Wednesday, November 5, 2025, to Monday, March 16, 2026  Textile artist DIANA EUSEBIO’s Field of Dreams at the Museum of Contemporary Art – her first solo exhibition – explores the significance of cultural preservation, ancestral memory, and the enduring connection between people and place. Drawing from her Indigenous Peruvian-Quechua and Afro-Dominican roots, Eusebio bridges personal memory with ancestral traditions, using natural dyes and textiles to create works grounded in both the...

La destacada poeta, narradora y dramaturga cubana Legna Rodríguez Iglesias presenta su nueva novela Paroled, una obra que desafía las categorías convencionales y busca abrir nuevos caminos literarios. El texto relata la vida de una inmigrante en Miami que se enfrenta a la burocracia, el trabajo precario, desarrolla su pasión por la escritura y vive la experiencia del embarazo. En conversación con el novelista venezolano Camilo Pino.   Compra Paroled – Rodríguez Iglesias  Compra...

Lihi Lapid’s latest novel follows the lives of two women in their first years of marriage and motherhood. One is a fictional character trying to live the happily-ever-after many imagine for themselves; the other is inspired by the author herself, relating the most intimate moments of her life. Both start their marriages full of idyllic happiness, but as the stressors of everyday existence seep into their daily lives, that spark of young love begins to dim. I Wanted to Be Wonderful is a tale...

Jump N’ Funk – “America’s Original Afrobeat Party” – marks opening day of Miami Book Fair with an unforgettable night of music, visuals, and community. Launched as an after-work gathering at NYC’s fabled Shine Nightclub to raise awareness about the undisputed King of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Jump N’ Funk has since traveled the globe, partnering with artists, venues, arts institutions, and museums worldwide. At the Fair, Jump N’ Funk founder Rich Medina teams up with the...

Our climate is melting down. But Bill McKibben, one of the first to sound the climate crisis alarm, insists that the moment is also full of possibility. Here Comes the Sun tells the story of the sudden spike in power from the sun and wind, and of the fossil fuel industry’s desperate fight to hold this power at bay. But you can’t hoard solar energy or keep it in reserve. It’s available to all and more than just a path out of the climate crisis: It’s a chance to reorder the world on saner...

From New York Times bestseller Daniel Silva comes a tale of murder, greed, and corruption. Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has been commissioned to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice, but when he discovers a body floating in the Venetian Lagoon, he finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece. The misattributed portrait of a young girl had been gathering dust in a Vatican storeroom for more than a century. And because no one...

Kenny Chesney went from outside the Knoxville, Tennessee, city limits playing sports and loving music to defining the sound of coming-of-age in the 21st century. Rewriting and refocusing what a song could be, he fused rock, reggae, bluegrass, and scores of positive energy to become a stadium-sized superstar and the only country act in Billboard’s “Top 10 Touring Acts of the Last 25 Years” for the past 15 years. A songwriter, groundbreaker, visionary, and regular guy, he’ll speak with...

Signature drinks and yummy bites. On-point DJs and curated hit lists. Literary-inspired diversions every night of the week. It’s all happening at the Lost Chapter rooftop lounge, where chill vibes and cool conversations meet under Miami’s starry skies. Stop by and stay awhile – you could find your next fave book – or book club bestie.   SPONSORED BY 

Free special program!  Brain surgery is a relatively new and mysterious profession, but in Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery, Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D., pulls back the surgical drapes on this lifesaving specialty. Warm, rigorous, and deeply insightful, the book shares what it’s like to hold the scalpel, wield the drill, and extract a tumor – when every second can mean life or death. Through case studies that bring to life the complexity and fragility of the brain, readers...

Signature drinks and yummy bites. On-point DJs and curated hit lists. Literary-inspired diversions every night of the week. It’s all happening at the Lost Chapter rooftop lounge, where chill vibes and cool conversations meet under Miami’s starry skies. Stop by and stay awhile – you could find your next fave book – or book club bestie.   SPONSORED BY