LTC 267-2018 Memorial Day Weekend Cultural Programming UpdateMIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139 Tel. 305-673-7010 Fax: 305-673-7782
Jimmy Morales, City Manager
Tel. 305-673-7010, Fax: 305-673-7782
NO. LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION
267-2018
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City C. mmission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: May 15, 2018
SUBJECT: Memorial Day Weekend Cultural Programming Update
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to provide an update on the cultural
programming set to take place from May 25-27, 2018, during Memorial Day Weekend
2018.
As recommended by the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Memorial Day Weekend, and
as further approved by City Commission, for the first time ever, the City of Miami Beach
will present an array of smaller, low impact cultural programming for our residents and
guests over Memorial Day Weekend. The confirmed schedule of programming is
below, including the Air & Sea Show, produced with City support and executed by an
independent event producer. All events are free and open to the public.
FRIDAY, May 25, 2018
8pm Free Movie Showing at Soundscape Park:
CREED featuring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone
SATURDAY, May 26, 2018
10am-4pm Air & Sea Show
4pm
Mayors Basketball Challenge on Ocean Drive, presented in partnership
with the Irving Thomas Elite Basketball Academy: Miami Beach Mayor
Dan Gelber takes on Miami Mayor Frances Suarez, with special celebrity
players.
5pm Poetry reading with writer/lawyer/activist Reginald Dwayne Betts in the
Atrium at The Betsy Hotel
6-9pm Free Concert on the beach featuring Shaggy, MAX, and Kent Jones
7-11 pm Jazz with Nicole Yarling Duo in the Lobby of The Betsy Hotel
SUNDAY, May 27, 2018
10am-4pm Air & Sea Show
4-5:30pm Youth Poetry Slam with Silent Revolution, Dranoff 2 Pianos, hosted by
Octavia Yearwood, in The Atrium at The Betsy Hotel.
6pm
ONGOING:
Gospel Concert presented from the balcony of The Victor hotel
serenading Ocean Drive, presented in partnership with the Adrienne
Arsht Center and featuring Miami Mass Choir and Second Chapter.
Directly followed by Junkanoo parade on Ocean Drive as a finale to
the weekend's festivities
Welcome Center at Miami Design Preservation League Art Deco Center, 1001 Ocean
Drive (Friday through Sunday, 9am-5pm)
Please let me know if you have any questions.
JLM/KGB/es