Explore a roundup of events this month, including book talks, musical performances, and artist exhibitions. Visit The U Creates for more information on the arts and humanities offerings at the University throughout the year.
Bill Cosford Cinema
Saturday, April 1, 7.p.m.
The documentary “A Glitch in the Matrix” focuses on people who actually believe our reality is but a construct, a computer simulation controlled and designed by an ancient civilization—one that is possibly not from Earth. Join director Rodney Ascher, who specializes in documentaries about people who question our everyday existence (“Room 237,” “The Nightmare”), as he presents his latest film. Ascher will host a Q&A session with the audience. Admission is free but registration is required. Register now.
Sunday, April 2, 1 p.m.
Attend a screening of David Lynch's classic neo-noir, “Mullholand Drive” (2001). This event is part of the Bill Cosford Cinema’s series screening the top 10 films featured by the Sight & Sound Best Movies of All Time poll. Admission is free for students, but registration is required. Register now.
Sunday, April 16, 1 p.m.
Attend a screening of the classic musical, “Singing in the Rain” (1952). This event is part of the Bill Cosford Cinema’s series screening the top ten films featured by the Sight & Sound Best Movies of All Time poll. Admission is free for students, but registration is required. Register now.
Friday, April 28–Sunday, April 30
Presented by the School of Communication’s Department of Cinematic Arts and DKA, 2023 ’Canes Film Festival premieres the work produced by students in the Department of Cinematic Arts. Hosted at the Cosford Cinema and coordinated by professor Ed Talavera, this event is free and open to the public. Learn more.
5030 Brunson Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146
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Center for the Humanities
Monday, April 3, 6:30 p.m.
Book talk: “Botanical Poetics: Early Modern Plant Books and the Husbandry of Print”
Jessica Rosenberg, assistant professor, English
“Botanical Poetics” brings together studies of ecology, science, literary form, and the material text to explore how these developments transformed early modern conceptions of nature, poetic language, and the printed book. Drawing on little-studied titles in horticulture and popular print alongside poetry by Shakespeare, Spenser, and others, Rosenberg reveals how early modern print used a botanical idiom to anticipate histories of its own reading and reception, whether through replanting, uprooting, or fantasies of common property and proliferation. Learn more and register.
Monday, April 17, 6:30 p.m.
Book talk: “There’s a Disco Ball Between Us: A Theory of Black Gay Life”
Jafari Allen, professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies, Columbia University
In his book, Allen—previously associate professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Global Black Studies at the University of Miami—offers a sweeping and lively ethnographic and intellectual history of what he calls “Black gay habits of mind.” Through his book, the author speaks to the urgent contemporary struggles for social justice while calling on Black studies to pursue scholarship, art, and policy derived from the lived experience and fantasies of Black people throughout the world. Learn more and register.
Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
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Creative Writing
Friday, April 28, 7 p.m.
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing will host a second-year thesis reading featuring graduating M.F.A. students in poetry and fiction. Presenters will read their original creative works.
Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Frost School of Music
Wednesday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.
The great Cuban pianist and composer Jesús “Chucho” Valdés returns to Frost for one night only with the Frost Latin Jazz Orchestra and director Danis Prieto. Known for founding and leading Irakere for more than 30 years, Valdés is a Grammy and Latin Grammy award winner and the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Get tickets.
Saturday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.
The Frost Symphony Orchestra season finale presents Schiff’s Infernal, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue featuring the Frost School’s Dean Shelly Berg, and Orff’s Carmina Burana. A tour de force, Orff’s cantata features Frost soloists, choirs, and full orchestra. Get tickets.
Gusman Concert Hall
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Explore this season’s signature events as part of Frost Music Live—a series of live concerts sponsored by the Frost School of Music. All live concerts can be accessed virtually.
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Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
April 20–29
The University’s student musical production of “Lucky Stiff” takes the main stage this spring semester. Starting March 29, tickets are available for purchase online and at the Ring Theatre box office. Attend one of several performances between April 20 and April 29. A collaboration by the Tony Award-winning team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the show follows a proper English shoe salesman throughout an upbeat musical murder-mystery farce.
Contact the box office at ringtheatre@miami.edu or 305-284-3355 for more details.
Lowe Art Museum
Saturday, April 8, 10 a.m.
Teaching artist Lissette Lutz will lead a family workshop drawing inspiration from the ceramic works of Kondo Takahiro, whose work ranges from traditional porcelain vessels to meditative sculptures. Participants will create their own pinch pots from air dry clay using glass tiles to add decorative surface elements. The Lowe Art Museum hosts monthly family workshops designed for intergenerational groups. Register now.
Wednesday, April 26, 7 p.m.
Part of the Lowe’s Spring 2023 Myrna and Sheldon Palley Glass Artist Lecture Series, Sabrina Knowles and Jenny Pohlman celebrate 30 years of collaboration, creating narrative sculptures integrating image, glass, and steel. They are recipients of Pilchuck Glass School, Museum of Glass (Tacoma) and Wheaton Arts residencies, which have fueled their growth and development. The duo founded a teen scholarship at Pratt Fine Arts Center in 2000 and support it and other regional arts organizations through annual auction donations. Register now.
Exhibit extended through September 24, 2023
The works featured in “A Fine Line: Highlights from the Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation” demonstrate how the processes of mark-making and linear demarcation—be they sculptural, gestural, lyrical, conceptual, or geometrical—form a thematic thread running through the Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation’s collection of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibit continues on view at the Lowe Art Museum. Learn more.
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University Libraries
Thursday, April 13, 1 p.m.
“Shipwrecks, Treasures, and Maps at the End of the 17th Century: The Manuscript Atlases of William Hack”
Chet Van Duzer, author, historian, and cartographer, and Arthur Dunkelman, curator of the Jay I. Kislak Collection, will explore the kinds of equipment available for recovering materials from shipwrecks in the late 17th century and discuss the manuscript atlases made by the English cartographer William Hack. The program will be followed by an audience question and answer session. Register now for this virtual event.
Thursday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.
“Voices of Change: The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba”
Attend a presentation and conversation with Elaine Díaz, visiting associate professor of practice in global communication, School of Communication. Moderated by Sallie Hughes, professor and associate dean for global engagement, School of Communication. The event aims to explore the current state of independent journalism in Cuba and the challenges that journalists face in their work. Speakers include Michael Bustamante, associate professor, Emilio Bacardí Moreau Chair in Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, and Cuban Heritage Collection Director of Academic Programs; and Lillian Manzor, associate professor and faculty lead for Latin American and Caribbean Research, Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Díaz and Hughes will discuss the important role of independent journalism in Cuba and the difficulties faced by those who practice it. The program will be followed by an audience question and answer session. Register now.
Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion, Otto G. Richter Library
1300 Memorial Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Thursday, April 27, 6 p.m.
“Remembering Jacques Stéphen Alexis—A Centenary Celebration”
Attend the opening reception of an exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Jacques Stéphen Alexis, renowned Haitian novelist, essayist, activist and physician. As part of the event, Florence Alexis, French-Haitian archivist, print and art curator, and daughter of Jacques Stéphen Alexis, will participate in a conversation with Edouard Duval-Carrié, artist and curator. The discussion will be moderated by Donette Francis, co-director for the Center for Global Black Studies, associate professor of English, and founding member of the Hemispheric Caribbean Studies Collective at the University of Miami; and Béatrice Colastin Skokan, head of manuscripts and archives management, curator of Caribbean Collections, and subject liaison for French and Francophone studies at the University of Miami Libraries. This event is free and open to the public. Register now.
Kislak Center at the University of Miami
1300 Memorial Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
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Wynwood Gallery
On view April 12–May 15
Rachel Alderton, a Master of Fine Arts candidate with a focus in printmaking, will present her thesis exhibition at the University of Miami Gallery in Wynwood.
Attend the opening reception on Saturday, April 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The University of Miami off-campus gallery is located inside the Wynwood Building, in the historic Wynwood Art District. The space frequently hosts exhibition openings, artist talks, and lectures. Get more information about the University of Miami art galleries.
The U Creates is dedicated to showcasing the incredible arts and culture work of our students and faculty and staff members. Visit www.arts.miami.edu for more information on the arts and humanities.
