TRAVEL

Destination of the Month: Miami

by Richard Alleman

Vogue's Richard Alleman discovers ten great reasons to head to Miami now.

1. The New World Symphony
The last week of January, Miami celebrates the grand opening of its futuristic,Frank Gehry–designed New World Symphony campus and 756-seat concert hall with a round of special performances, plus a gala evening on January 29. On that night, a world premiere of specially commissioned video art accompanies Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, conducted by New World Symphony founder and artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas. One of the most exciting features of the new building is the 7,000-square-foot exterior wall that doubles as a mega-screen on which concerts will be simulcast free to the public. Watch and listen—thanks to a high-tech sound system—in the sleek, West 8–designed park that fronts the property.
nws.edu

2. Miami Beach Cinematheque
From its tiny former home in a storefront on Española Way, this dynamic little institution has made a name for itself by bringing avant-garde, offbeat, and art-house-style films to South Beach. This month, the Cinematheque moves into spanking new headquarters in the recently restored historic Miami Beach City Hall building at 1130 Washington Avenue. Besides its spiffy 75-seat screening room, designed by architect Scott Weinkle and interior designer Jeffrey Barone of Bonafida Design, the MBC, founded and headed by movie loverDana Keith, will also have a bookshop, library, and exhibition space (opening with an exhibit of rare photos, in collaboration with Rudolf Budja Gallery, by Hollywood photographer Frank Worth), and will host a first-ever “Made-In-Miami-Movie Tour” focusing on the city’s film history.
MBCinema.com

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