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This is selection of events we’ve gathered throughout the month – organized, categorized, and presented in chronological order, with links to full event details, including maps and ticketing information.

This month, with Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, and art walk, we’ve got plenty to cover so, let’s get started.

MUSIC

Thursday, February 12 CANVAS

This week, A+E District‘s monthly installment of community bonfires, “Bonfire Under the Moonlight,” will feature Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban Funk band PALO! MORE

Every Second Saturday – February 14 MLP

A once a month lights + sounds social gathering, presented by Mr. Paur in the heart of Wynwood. MORE

Saturday, February 14 BARDOT

Brooklyn-based indie duo, Hank & Cupcakes, brings their incendiary brand of electro-pop to Miami for what is sure to be a sizzling Valentine’s Night performance. Special Guests: Fudakochi and Laura of Miami. MORE

Saturday, February 28 THE FILLMORE

Jessie J’s ‘Sweet Talker Tour’ hits Miami Beach. MORE

Sunday, February 19 GC

Last time MoonBoots played in Miami, he shook the Garret with nu-disco beats and jumpy synths. This time, he’s bringing his signature sound to Grand Central, along with the deep grooves of Jonas Rathsman. MORE

Saturday, February 28 THE FILLMORE

The Void Tour stops at The Fillmore with RL GRIME with DJEMBA-DJEMBA and TOMMY KRUISE. MORE

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ARTS & CULTURE

JANUARY 30 – MARCH 23 DIMENSIONS VARIABLE

Margrethe Aanestad explores spatial relationships through form, color, material, and space. She uses various techniques on paper and a careful orchestration of found objects to reveal a sublime balance. Her compositions are not only a relationship between drawings and three-dimensional panels, but a response to the space and place itself. MORE

Thursday, February 12 PAMM

As part of WAVES, a series of performances which highlight collaborations between musicians and artists in visual fields, Pérez Art Museum hosts an interactive installation inspired by Physical Therapy‘s new album, “Waiting Room in DJ Hell.” MORE

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Opening Reception: Friday, February 14 7PM – February 27 SWAMPSPACE



Ottili Mason has created large-scale photographs of site-specific tableaux that attempt to expose the mystery, beauty and abuse of water – our most precious natural resource. MORE

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 14 – March 7 VIOPHELIA

Atomik examines the relationships of rivalries and opposition he experiences stemming from the competitive graffiti culture. MORE



Opening Reception:Saturday, February 14,3PM Artist Talk:Friday, February 20 MAIN LIBRARY

This exhibition highlights the works of selected female artists from Miami-Dade Public Library‘s Permanent Art Collection and five local female artists. Curated by Tesoro Carolina. MORE

Friday, February 18 SPACE MOUNTAIN

All artists such as musicians, dancers, performance artists, writers, poets, visual artists are invited to perform/display their work. No personal invitations will be given to artists/amateurs. MORE

Friday, February 20 YEELEN GALLERY

This exhibition features the pillars of the Civil Rights Movement in Miami, anchored by a tribute to the last hours of the iconic Jumbo’s Restaurant, a historic symbol of the undoing of American Jim Crow. MORE

Friday – Sunday, February 20 – March 1 MLP

Austin theater mavericks Rude Mechs return to Miami with their new show inspired by new theories in evolutionary biology. The play is an intimate evening designed for an audience of thirty participants that takes a locked room puzzle, a lecture on ‘aesthetic selection’, and an interactive role playing game and weaves them together to reflect on how choice, chance, and beauty impact our lives, and shape the world around us. MORE

Every Third Saturday, February 21 MDC+MOAD

Marketplace showcasing and selling unique items crafted by a variety of local artists, designers, and makers. Free and open to the public, brings together a community of artists and makers working in diverse media, such as product design, printmaking, jewelry, pottery, and more. MORE

Saturday, February 21 FIU-FROST

This solo exhibition presents Book from the Sky the monumental work of acclaimed contemporary Chinese artist Xu Bing. The Frost Art Museum devoted the entire space of their Grand Galleries to this massive exhibition, which features hundreds of meticulously hand-carved wood blocks, huge propaganda-style scrolls, and more than 4,000 invented Chinese characters. MORE

February 26 – May 23 MUSEUM OF ART | FTL

Work by two of the most famous 20th century artists, Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) and Diego Rivera (1886–1957), will be featured in a group exhibition of 75 works at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. MORE

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Thursday, February 12 WYNWOOD

The 2015 edition will feature street art, murals, pop surrealism and other genres from the current underground movement. MORE

Saturday – Monday, February 14- 16 PEACOCK PARK

Art lovers flock to the Grove this weekend to enjoy the culinary and performing arts, at the CGAF bringing some of the most talented artists from across North America to Coconut Grove. MORE

Thursday, February 19 VIRGINIA KEY

For FOUR days the festival will feature: 50+ Bands, 4 Stages, On-site Camping, Sustainability Fair & Expo, Kids Village, Dance Tent, GrassRoots World Café, Handmade Crafts, Live Art, and Zen Village Healing Arts Area with Yoga & Movement Workshops, massage, meditation. MORE

Friday, February 19 – 22 FROST MUSEUM OF SCIENCE

What will it be like to live in Miami 10, 25, or even 100 years in the future? How can we as a community and a city overcome the challenges and maximize the resilience and opportunities of a continually changing urban environment? Explore these questions and more by joining us for Innovation & Engineering Weekend where we will uncover visions for “Building the City of the Future,” through the lenses of architecture and design, energy, the environment, and transportation. MORE

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Friday, February 20 PECHAKUCHA: THE CITY OF THE FUTURE

Friday, February 20 SOUTH MIAMI

Free festival featuring 150 artists, a fine expanded food court, beer garden, and live jazz. MORE

February 28 – March 1 HIALEAH PARK

Free festival at Hialeah Park featuring domino tournaments, horse races, antique cars, Cuban art, and, of course, Cuban food! MORE

Sunday, February 22 NORTH BEACH BANDSHELL (ON THE SAND – BEACH BEHIND BANDSHELL)

Festival-goers get to sample foods from all over the world, prepared by some of the top restaurants in town, as you enjoy live entertainment on the sands of Miami Beach. MORE

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March 6-16 TOWER THEATHER

This year’s festival kicks off on Friday, March 6 with the film Wild Tales, up for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, followed by an endless stream of Patron cocktails at our opening night party sponsored by Patron. MORE

FILM

Wednesdays, 8PM – February 20 MIAMI BEACH SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA

The SoundScape Cinema Series, a City of Miami Beach Arts in the Parks program, presents free, weekly outdoor screenings on the huge wall of the New World Center. MORE

FRIDAY, 2PM – February 27 WOLF-FIU

Calling all classic film fans, history buffs, and American culture junkies for “In the Trenches,” our three-part series of First World War-era films. Curated and introduced by Frank Luca, The Wolfsonian’s Chief Librarian, this series explores the comedy, tragedy, and horror of the Great War through the actors and filmmakers who lived through it. MORE

COMMUNITY

Friday, February 20 MDC WOLFSON CAMPUS

Senator Marco Rubio presents his new book, “American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone.” MORE

Every Wednesday – February 25 MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN

Every Wednesday farmers market at Miami Beach Botanical Garden. Hiatus: February 11+18. Returns February 25. MORE

Tropicult provides free event listings for and by the local community. To find out how to add YOUR events to Tropicult.com (and to be eligible to be included in the next HYPE CITY guide), visit: How To Submit. Events submitted no later than March 7 will be considered for the next HYPE CITY guide, and/or may also be included in Tropicult’s WMC 2K15 GUIDE. SUBMIT YOUR EVENT