Free Miami Beach Culture Crawl

Oct. 16 schedule:

Lincoln Road 

 Miamibloco’s Bateria Saideira with  Rum & Coke 

6 p.m. at Euclid Oval, Lincoln Road, 660 Lincoln Road 

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a samba percussion orchestra performance by Miamibloco and grooves by Rum & Coke on Lincoln Road. Presented by City of Miami Beach’s OnStage! Program. 

The Bass Museum 

The Bass Dialogues with Assume Vivid Astro Focus 

6:30 p.m., 2100 Collins Ave. 

After a highly celebrated exhibition debut in 2024, artist Eli Sudbrack, of the multidisciplinary collective assume vivid astro focus (avaf), returns to The Bass to reflect on the success and continuation of?assume vivid astro focus: XI, a kaleidoscopic installation that blurs the boundaries between art, performance, and film. 

Moderated by Claudia Mattos, Associate Curator of New Media at The Bass, this vibrant conversation will share the origins and evolution of XI, discuss avaf’s practice of inclusion, collaboration, and experimentation, as well as the role of exhibitions as a platform to create immersive environments to foster community and expression. 

The conversation with the artist will be followed by a performance by Tiffany Fantasia and friends in?XI. The performance is recommended for ages 18 and over. 

Miami Beach Urban Studios 

Wandering Strangers Exhibition by Maria Lino 

6-8 p.m. , Miami Beach Visual Arts Gallery, 1602A Washington Ave.

Exhibition of multidisciplinary works that weave together animation, video, textiles, text, and set design. Drawing from personal narratives, literature, and travel, the exhibition explores the rhythms and repetitions of daily life often experienced by women, children, migrants, and persons with disabilities. Through non-linear storytelling and patterns of movement, the work reflects on displacement, migration, and the search for belonging—reminding us that human migration is a continuum, and that each of us walks in the footsteps of others. 

Wolfsonian-FIU 

Museum and  a Movie: Meet Me in St. Louis 

7-9  p.m., 1001 Washington Avenue 

Travel back to turn-of-the-century America in?Meet Me in St. Louis?(1944), MGM's musical love letter to family, tradition, and the excitement of a world on the brink of change. Set against the backdrop of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the film follows the lives of the Smith family through a year of seasonal joys and bittersweet transitions. Come early for a 6:15pm guided tour of?World's Fairs: Visions of Tomorrow, and then stay for Judy Garland debuting such classic standards as “The Trolley Song,” “The Boy Next Door,”? and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in one of her most beloved roles. 

Presented with the Miami Film Festival, with support from the mayor and city commission of the City of Miami Beach. 

The Rhythm Foundation  

Diego Melgar: North Beach Social 

8 p.m., 7275 Collins Ave.

Idiosyncratic guitarist and composer Diego Melgar celebrates over a decade of Miami-rooted music with?Swamp Lily, a multimedia concert blending jazz, R&B, gospel, electronic, and ambient sounds. Joined by longtime collaborators—including Dani Amaro, Marty Quinn, Sohn Jamal, and the Refuge Church Miami Praise Team—Melgar’s performance features choreography by Pioneer Winter, Nicole Pedraza, and Junior Domingos, alongside immersive visuals by Nika Dotsenko and Diago Leon. This free North Beach Social event transforms the Bandshell into a vibrant, genre-spanning musical experience for the community. 

Lincoln Road Monthly Art Walk