TheyDream is an autobiographical documentary by William D. Caballero blending 2D and 3D animation, vérité footage, and archival material to trace his family's history in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The screening is followed by a conversation with the filmmakers moderated by documentary programmer Thom Powers.
The inaugural Florida State Day, also known as Pascua Florida Day, will be celebrated at The Plaza Coral Gables with a program honoring the state’s history and cultural heritage.
Roo's Family Fest is a free festival for infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children held during Family Day at the Coral Gables Museum. Organized with Kids L.A.B. Therapy and FIU, the event features live music, sensory stations, art workshops, storytime, movement classes, and community resources for families. RSVP required.
Street Smart: Lessons from a TV Icon is a documentary about Sonia Manzano, the first Latina in a regular role on American TV and beloved as Maria from Sesame Street for 44 years. The Miami Film Festival will present Manzano with its Impact Award at the screening. Directed by Ernie Bustamante.
Cookie Queens is a documentary following four Girl Scouts ages 5 to 12 through the pressures and joys of cookie selling season. Directed by Alysa Nahmias, the film examines the tension between community, ambition, and capitalism through the lens of an $800 million American tradition.
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World is a documentary portrait of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, featuring poems read by Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Jesse Welles, and Oprah Winfrey. The screening is followed by a conversation with director Sasha Waters.
Fairchild's Boots & Blooms brings country night to the garden — live music from the Back Country Boys, line dancing, moonshine flights, food trucks, and a best get-up contest. Tickets from $35.95.
The Frost Wind Ensemble, conducted by Michael Hancock, presents two world premieres featuring GRAMMY Award-winning soprano Hila Plitmann and guitarist Steven Thachuk. The program includes Sean Hickey's Congregate Settings and a new work by Donald Grantham honoring the memory of former Frost professor Robert Carnochan.
Sunday Mercado is an open-air market hosted by Graziano's at the Life Time building in Miami. Start the morning with an all-levels yoga class at 9:00 am, then shop local vendors, enjoy live fire grilling, wine and beer tastings, and live music from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Young piano students from Miami-Dade perform works by Frédéric Chopin as part of the CHOPIN for ALL concert series at Granada Church.