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LTC 287-2019 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND - ACTIVATIONS MIAMIBEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gQv OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER 287-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members o the City c •mmission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: May 14, 2019 SUBJECT: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND — A TIVATIONS The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to inform the Mayor and Commission of the events that will be taking place on Memorial Day Weekend in Miami Beach. The Tourism and Culture Department has issued one special event permit to the "National Salute to America's Heroes ("Air and Sea Show")", and an external producer will be producing, "Re:Frame", a series of art and cultural activities that reimagine Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach for locals and visitors. Air and Sea Show will be produced in Lummus Park from 10th — 14th Streets, within Lummus Park and on the beachfront. Load-in for this event will take place on May 20th — May 24th from 7:00 am — 7:00 pm, with all proper local, county and state departments and agencies notified. The Air and Sea Show events will take place on Saturday May 25th & Sunday May 26th with the following schedule: • Display Village 110:00 am - 6:00 pm • Motor Cross & Timber Works 12:30 pm; 1:00 pm; 2:30 pm; 3:00 pm • Water Show 111:00 am — 12:00 pm • Air Show 1 Noon - 4:30 pm On Sunday, May 26th, the Air and Sea Show will be producing a concert on the beach as per below run of show: • Concert Run of Show 1 4:30pm - 9:00 PM (Sunday only) 4:25 PM Concert Host/ DJ 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Max Impact (Air Force) 5:16 PM Host/ DJ 5:25 PM - 5:40 PM USAF Honor Guard Drill Team 5:41 PM Host/ DJ 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM Young Musicians Unite 6:16 PM Host/ DJ 6:20 PM DJ Set / INTERMISSION 6:45 PM Host/ DJ 6:50 PM Kick off the Concert and Welcome As You Were 7:00 PM As You Were (US Army) 7:30 PM Black Daggers Jump 7:31 PM Personalities 7:40 PM - 8:00 PM Andre Archat 8:01 PM Personalities 8:05 PM - 8:25 PM LV The Artist 8:26 PM Personalities 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM Flo Rida 9:29 PM GK Jump into last song 9:35 PM Fireworks (Sunday only) Load-out for the Air & Sea Show will take place on May 27th — May 29th from 7:00 am — 7:00 pm. :•:•:: MAY 25-26, 2019 . -. : ` D' Mail 41LUb •, BEAC AIR. A . •.�►�, rte, • AT SHOW CENTER )�if I .�s/Arnsd!W' '*Radar lizzipar ri- r vsu` �,+ { u1 \�i REACH MBINF ENTRANCE • Ea S1ASE PUBLIC VIEWING ARER ® 1 11,116* kvtER v E• 5 • KIDS ZONE /* " -4-,.r L � �� ACTION ZONE 1 FOOD&BEVERAGE MILITARY DISPLAYS 'a " ;' �D © • © �i a NAVY O 7 P" - 0 74 ` �. - E OCEAN DRIVE OCEAN DRI 13th Sri- 1211 S'rP,P1 - --.. The Tourism and Culture Department will produce "ReFrame", Miami Beach's first arts and culture focused festival with local curators Octavia Yearwood and Jared McGriff, who are working with South Florida based artists to produce works that spark crucial conversations about inclusion, blackness, and relationships. These exhibitions are meant to spark crucial conversations, and to speak to residents and tourists, and inspire engagement with City of Miami Beach Cultural Anchors, such as Miami New Drama and the BASS Museum. These initiatives will launch on Wednesday, May 22nd and continue until Wednesday May 29tH so they may be included in the programming for the May Culture Crawl. These activations were born from conversations with the community on "How can art and culture step in as a mediator to tell stories from and with different points of view?" "In asking ourselves this question, Jared and I are curating an interactive program that mobilizes artists, curators, and organizers. We're looking at how institutions and public and digital spaces can be reimagined during Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach as an opportunity to explore how to create more cohesive communities." said Octavia Yearwood. The 2019 ReFrame Festival will include the following exhibitions: • / See You, Too An exhibition about how propaganda and misinformation have compromised us. Curated by 2 Octavia Yearwood and Naiomy Guerrero with works by Loni Johnson and Rodney Jackson. Opening Reception, Thursday, May 23rd, 6-8 PM On view Friday, May 24th - Monday May 27th 737 Lincoln Road • Digital Signs by Michelle Lisa Polissaint Large digital road signs with poetic and witty interventions that subvert common narratives. On view Thursday, May 23' - Monday, May 27th Between 5th and 10th Street, Ocean Drive • ReFrame Photo Pop Up An immersive photo pop-up where photographer Michelle Polissaint will capture the true essence of Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach. Saturday, May 25th and Sunday, May 26th Between 5th and 15th Street, Ocean Drive • Out of Context, by Chris Friday Operating with the belief that education is not limited to a classroom, Friday creates "learning environments", reflecting information that has undergone a context change, back at the viewer. In this way, Friday investigates themes of Identity, Race, Gender, Sexuality and the effects of popular culture on the perceptions of brown bodies. Opening Reception, Saturday, May 25th, 10:30AM - Noon On view, Saturday, May 25th and Sunday, May 26th FIU - Miami Beach Urban Studios, 1618 Washington Avenue • PLAY, LAY, AYE, by GeoVanna Gonzalez Play, Lay, Aye explores a contemporary queer interpretation of tete-a-tete, a classic French design, which translates as "head to head". The structure acts as an intimate meeting point with its completely open design acting as a declaration, a place to not feel shame or need to justify one's self. This new design is now a place for openness and outness. On view, Saturday, May 25th and Sunday, May 26th Performances by Queer Membership Club, This Girls Lunchbox & the FemPower Artist Collective- 12 PM — 3 PM with Open Mic at 3 PM The Bass, 2100 Collins • Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo Memorial Day concert presented by Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre Monday, May 27th at 5 PM (Free to the public, supported by the City of Miami Beach) Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road More information and images are available upon request. RSVP to attend at http://bit.ly/Reframemia Independent Project: • Muce, the Miami Urban Contemporary Experience 3 A Miami based production company will be installing their pop-up art exhibition, showcasing mainly local visual artists from heritage neighborhoods, to showcase artistic hidden gems in these communities. Wednesday May 22nd— Monday May 27thMay 27th at 5 PM (Free to the public, supported by the City of Miami Beach) 1331 Washington Avenue SoundScape Park Film Screenings*: • Black Panther(2018) After the events of Captain America: Civil War, Prince T'Challa returns home to the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new king. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war. Saturday May 25th — 8:00PM • Crooklyn (1994) Spike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973. Sunday May 26th — 8:00 PM *TCD is currently working with The Hungry Black Man to see if we can produce food vendors as part of these screenings at SoundScape Park. All Memorial Day Weekend cultural activations are being promoted via their own channels. The Air and Sea Show and Re:Frame and producing and promoting all of their own individual marketing collateral and are marketing via their owned channels. The City of Miami Beach will further promote these events via press release, social posts and paid digital advertising. The City of Miami Beach is also working to further promote these initiatives via the GMCVB's Department of Cultural Tourism and Multicultural Tourism department to further promote. A media and VIP preview of ReFrame will take place on Friday May 24th for the media, participating artists and the Mayor and Commission. Invitation to follow. ROAD CLOSURES Ocean Drive: closed from 5th — 15th Sts Friday May 24th at 7:00 AM — Monday May 27th at 7:00 AM TRAFFIC LOOP: Collins Avenue will be northbound only Washington Avenue will be southbound only Friday May 24th at 7:00 AM — Monday May 27th at 7:00 AM Should you have questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact Matt Kenny, Tourism and Culture Director at x6597 or mattkenny(c�miamibeachfl.gov 4