Most of the Miami Beach commission wants Basabe out
Plus three days of Immersive Worlds at The Bass and Friday morning Tai Chi at the Botanical Garden.
Five of the seven Miami Beach commission members say Miami Beach Rep. Fabián Basabe should resign, and one member described that conclusion as a no-brainer. The calls follow accusations from a pair of former employees who said Basabe sexually harassed, battered and defamed them. Ahead of the 2024 election, Basabe vowed on video that he would resign if it was ever proven that he had harassed, battered and defamed the two. A majority of the seven-member commission is now on record against him: Florida Politics reports that the five of seven called for Basabe to resign immediately rather than wait for the next election. (Florida Politics)
Mount Sinai NICU graduates return for the Preemie Party
Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach hosted its annual Preemie Party, bringing former premature patients and their families back to the hospital where they began. Children who once spent their first weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit reunited with the NICU doctors and nurses who cared for them. The hospital holds the reunion each year, which makes it one of the few standing occasions when the families who passed through the unit see that staff again under happier circumstances. (WSVN)
Whiteside finds a buyer for his Miami Beach home
Hassan Whiteside has found a buyer for his Miami Beach home, according to a report published Aug. 3. (The Real Deal)
Immersive Worlds opens Thursday at The Bass
Immersive Worlds – Installation Nation is set for Thursday, Aug. 6, at The Bass in Miami Beach. It is the opening night of the museum's Immersive Worlds series, which runs across three days this week and continues Friday with a second session and Saturday with an Open Studio. (The Bass)
Step Inside the Art! runs Friday at The Bass
Immersive Worlds – Step Inside the Art! takes place Friday, Aug. 7, at The Bass in Miami Beach. It is the middle installment of the museum's three-day Immersive Worlds stretch, following Installation Nation on Thursday and coming ahead of Saturday's Open Studio at the same address. (The Bass)
Open Studio closes the week at The Bass
Open Studio is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8, at The Bass in Miami Beach. It closes the three-day run of programming that begins Thursday with Installation Nation and continues Friday with Step Inside the Art!, giving the weekend a hands-on finish at the museum. (The Bass)
Tai Chi in the Garden meets Friday morning
Tai Chi in the Garden meets Friday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, with teacher Silvia Salinas, AP, leading the class. Sessions run weekly from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Banyan Ballroom, or out on the patio and lawn when the weather permits, which makes it one of the more dependable standing hours on the Garden's calendar. (Miami Beach Botanical Garden)
Sunday sound bath at the Botanical Garden
Restorative Sound Bath Meditation is set for Sunday, Aug. 9, at 9:30 a.m. at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. It is the second Garden session on the week's calendar, following the Friday morning Tai Chi class at the same site, and it gives the weekend an early, quiet bookend. (Miami Beach Botanical Garden)
Led Zeppelin tribute act Zoso plays the Bandshell
Zoso, billed as one of the premier Led Zeppelin tribute bands, plays the Miami Beach Bandshell on Saturday, Oct. 3. The band promises an authentic and immersive live show that recreates the legendary group's sound and stage presence, and the date sits on the Bandshell's fall calendar for anyone booking ahead. (Miami Beach Bandshell)
Florida Fellowship Super Choir sings at the Bandshell
The Florida Fellowship Super Choir performs at the Miami Beach Bandshell on Sunday, Oct. 4. The 80-member award-winning and internationally acclaimed gospel choir bills the date as a night of joy and music celebrating a Decade of Divine Destiny, and it follows the Bandshell's Saturday booking to give that weekend two very different shows. (Miami Beach Bandshell)
Lincoln Road Farmer’s Market fills the promenade
The Lincoln Road Farmer’s Market is scheduled for Sunday, August 30, 2026, at 9:00 am, running along Lincoln Road in Miami Beach from Meridian Avenue through Washington Avenue. Local vendors set up along that stretch of the promenade to sell fruits, vegetables, fresh-cut flowers and more, turning several blocks of the walkway into a morning market. (City of Miami Beach)
Hulvey brings faith-based rap to the Bandshell
Hulvey performs at the Miami Beach Bandshell on Friday, September 4, 2026. The rapper blends versatility and intention in a set that pushes faith-based hip-hop forward, and the booking puts that sound on a Miami Beach stage heading into the fall season. (Miami Beach Bandshell)
Viva Brazil marks a film festival's 30th year at the Bandshell
Viva Brazil comes to the Miami Beach Bandshell on Saturday, September 5, 2026. The night celebrates the 30-year anniversary of the Brazilian Film Festival and features the best of Brazilian music with Maurício Baia and special guests, giving the festival's milestone a concert date on the Miami Beach calendar. (Miami Beach Bandshell)