Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays

Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays Our nonprofit organizes the popular monthly Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays arts & culture fes
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THIRD FRIDAY 2022 Dates:

January 21st
February 18th
March 18th
April 15th
May 20th
June 17th
July 15th
August 19th
September 16th
October 21st
November 18th
December 16th

OPEN LETTER from our Chairwoman Suzanne "Suzy" BattleDear Friends, As many of you know my business 🍦Azucar🍦Ice cream jus...
11/20/2024

OPEN LETTER from our Chairwoman
Suzanne "Suzy" Battle

Dear Friends,

As many of you know my business 🍦Azucar🍦Ice cream just celebrated 13 years in Little Havana.

This is a huge milestone for any small business, but even more so for me in Little Havana. You see, thanks to Viernes Culturales and others who had a vision for this neighborhood, my start-up found a home back in 2011 in a place near and dear to my family. A place where daily I remember my grandmother and my Mom and Dad. And I get to tell the story of my Cuban roots through my 🩷 of ice cream. As my business has grown, I am so very aware of how extremely lucky I am to be sharing their stories with my children and with all the visitors to from near and far.

Little Havana is historically recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and truly unique to the entire Country. We want to be sure to do everything in our power to keep it that way for many generations to come. Next year Viernes Culturales will be celebrating 25 years, and we could really use your help to make it a spectacular celebration of the history and culture of Little Havana. We have so many plans for the neighborhood, but they can not happen without your support.

Some of the plans include:

🌴World Premiere of our documentary film
VENTANITAS: The History of Little Havana,

🌴Installation of ART IN PUBLIC SPACES Cafeteras in the Sky,

🌴Domino Tournament /Gala & GRAND OPENING OF TOWER HOTEL,

🌴25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of LITTLE HAVANA MAP,

🌴Upgrades to our Little Havana WELCOME CENTER and neighborhood planters, and so much more!

Please consider supporting our little non-profit when you give today and tomorrow on .

Sincerely,

Suzy Batlle
Azucar Ice Cream🌴

Link to donate :

https://www.givemiamiday.org/organization/Viernesculturales

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CARTA ABIERTA de nuestra Presidenta
Suzanne "Suzy" Battle

Queridos amigos,

Como muchos de ustedes saben, mi negocio de helados 🍦Azucar🍦 acaba de celebrar 13 años en Little Havana.

Este es un gran hito para cualquier pequeña empresa, pero aún más para mí en Little Havana. Verán, gracias a Viernes Culturales y a otros que tuvieron una visión para este vecindario, mi nueva empresa encontró un hogar en 2011 en un lugar cercano y querido para mi familia. Un lugar donde todos los días recuerdo a mi abuela, a mi mamá y a mi papá. Y puedo contar la historia de mis raíces cubanas a través de mi 🩷 de helado. A medida que mi negocio ha crecido, soy muy consciente de lo extremadamente afortunada que soy de poder compartir sus historias con mis hijos y con todos los visitantes de de cerca y de lejos.

Little Havana es reconocida históricamente por el National Trust for Historic Preservation y es verdaderamente única en todo el país. Queremos asegurarnos de hacer todo lo que esté a nuestro alcance para mantenerlo así durante muchas generaciones futuras. El año que viene, Viernes Culturales celebrará su 25 aniversario y realmente nos vendría bien su ayuda para que sea una celebración espectacular de la historia y la cultura de La Pequeña Habana. Tenemos muchos planes para el vecindario, pero no pueden realizarse sin su apoyo.

Algunos de los planes incluyen:

🌴Estreno mundial de nuestro documental
VENTANITAS: La historia de La Pequeña Habana,

🌴Instalación de ARTE EN ESPACIOS PÚBLICOS Cafeteras en el cielo,

🌴Torneo de dominó/Gala y GRAN APERTURA DEL HOTEL TOWER,

🌴Edición conmemorativa del 25.° aniversario del MAPA DE LA PEQUEÑA HABANA,

🌴Mejoras en nuestro CENTRO DE BIENVENIDA de La Pequeña Habana y en las jardineras del vecindario, ¡y mucho más!

Por favor, considere apoyar a nuestra pequeña organización sin fines de lucro cuando done hoy y mañana en .

Atentamente,

Suzy Batlle
Azúcar Ice cream

💜 Early Giving for   starts today 💜. We just celebrated this past Friday and had people from all over Miami Dade Broward...
11/17/2024

💜 Early Giving for starts today 💜. We just celebrated this past Friday and had people from all over Miami Dade Broward and even as far as Portland, OR and France join us to experience Little Havana. So many of you ask us monthly how we are able to offer all of our events and initiatives FREE and really this is the reason why!!! Thanks to Give Miami Day and our generous sponsors, every year we continue to bring you unique programs that help us continue our mission of preserving the Little Havana neighborhood and all its rich history and culture.

Please consider donating any amount today to get the momentum going for the big event November 21st!

Next Year we will celebrate 25 years and we ave som many incredible events planned and YES THEY WILL BE FREE for everyone to enjoy.

Thank 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 you in advance for your donations and for sharing the news in your social media pages.

https://www.givemiamiday.org/organization/Viernesculturales

10/17/2024

Come see and experience like a local this Friday with us at Cultural Fridays. This is the only time you can take Dr Paul George’s FREE Walking Tour and hear about the history of the area. Thank you 🙏Daisy Ballmajo for this wonderful piece in our Historic neighborhood that is still in very much in danger of becoming extinct if we all don’t work together to preserve it. Paul S. George your begins promptly at 7pm and departs from . Join us for music art and libations starting at 5 pm at Futurama Galleries 1637 SW 8 Street.

Our partners at Miami Dade College are getting ready to reopen the Freedom Tower in time for their Centennial celebratio...
09/25/2024

Our partners at Miami Dade College are getting ready to reopen the Freedom Tower in time for their Centennial celebrations next year.

Coincidentally Viernes will also be celebrating 25 years in 2025 and our beloved Celia Cruz will be turning 100. We are so beyond excited and hope you will join us next year for all the festivities in .

In the mean time we want to capture all the memories so they can live on well beyond 2025.

Please consider sharing your memories of the Freedom Tower.

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Nuestros amigos del Miami Dade College se están preparando para reabrir la Torre de la Libertad para las celebraciones del centenario el año que viene.

Casualmente, Viernes también celebrará sus 25 años en 2025 y nuestra querida Celia Cruz cumplirá 100 años. Estamos muy emocionados y esperamos que nos acompañen el año que viene para todas las festividades en .

Mientras tanto, queremos capturar todos los recuerdos para que puedan perdurar mucho más allá del 2025.

Por favor, considera compartir tus recuerdos de la Torre de la Libertad aqui!

07/19/2024
THREE THINGS YOU CAN COUNT ON IN Miami: 1. 🌴2. ☀️3. Viernes Culturales’ THIRD FRIDAYS in Little Havana.THIS Friday, July...
07/19/2024

THREE THINGS YOU CAN COUNT ON IN Miami:

1. 🌴
2. ☀️
3. Viernes Culturales’ THIRD FRIDAYS in Little Havana.

THIS Friday, July 19th starting at 5pm, join local artists from Little Havana at this one-of-kind event that brings the History of Little Havana to life.

Returning this week is Guitar Virtuoso Richard Padron along with over 40 local graphic artists on exhibit at  Futurama 1637 Galleries 1637 SW 8 Street Miami, FL 33145.

Don’t forget to sign up for our FREE WALKING TOUR guided by Dr Paul George highlighting the old and prominently Jewish parts of Little Havana. Reserve your spot here.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/viernes-culturales-cultural-fridays-walking-tour-with-dr-paul-george-tickets-89659825953?aff=oddtdtcreator

Enjoy refreshing 🍹Bacardi Mojitos🍹 at Futurama before departing from Tower Theatre at 7pm SHARP!!

See you tomorrow!!

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THREE THINGS YOUR CAN COUNT ON IN Miami: 1. 🌴2. ☀️3. Viernes Culturales' THIRD FRIDAYS in Little Havana.TOMORROW Friday,...
07/18/2024

THREE THINGS YOUR CAN COUNT ON IN Miami:

1. 🌴
2. ☀️
3. Viernes Culturales' THIRD FRIDAYS in Little Havana.

TOMORROW Friday, July 19th starting at 5pm, join local artists from Little Havana at this one-of-kind event that brings the History of Little Havana to life.

Returning this week is Guitar Virtuoso Richard Padron along with over 40 local graphic artists on exhibit at  Futurama 1637 Galleries 1637 SW 8 Street Miami, FL 33145.

Don't forget to sign up for our FREE WALKING TOUR guided by Dr Paul George highlighting the old and prominently Jewish parts of Little Havana. Reserve your spot here.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/viernes-culturales-cultural-fridays-walking-tour-with-dr-paul-george-tickets-89659825953?aff=oddtdtcreator

Enjoy refreshing 🍹Bacardi Mojitos🍹 at Futurama before departing from Tower Theatre at 7pm SHARP!!

See you tomorrow!!

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TRES COSAS CON LAS QUE PUEDE CONTAR EN Miami:

1.🌴
2.☀️
3. Tercer Viernes siempre es Viernes Culturales en la Pequeña Habana!!!

MAÑANA viernes 19 de julio a partir de las 5 p. m., únase a artistas locales de La Pequeña Habana en este evento único que da vida a la Historia de La Pequeña Habana.

Esta semana regresa el virtuoso de la guitarra Richard Padrón junto con más de 40 artistas gráficos locales en exhibición en Futurama 1637 Galleries 1637 SW 8 Street Miami, FL 33145.

No olvide inscribirse en nuestro TOUR A PIE GRATUITO guiado por el Dr. Paul George que destaca las partes antiguas y prominentes de la Pequeña Habana. Reserva tu plaza aquí.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/viernes-culturales-cultural-fridays-walking-tour-with-dr-paul-george-tickets-89659825953?aff=oddtdtcreator

¡Disfruta de refrescantes 🍹Bacardí Mojitos🍹 en Futurama antes de salir del Tower Theatre a las 7 p.m. EN PUNTO!

¡¡Nos vemos mañana!!

Incredible summer tour tonight with one of our best groups ever. Thank you to all who came out, and for weathering the M...
06/22/2024

Incredible summer tour tonight with one of our best groups ever. Thank you to all who came out, and for weathering the Miami 🔥🔥. Huge shout out to Ralph de la Portilla for stepping in tonight for Dr Paul George. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

06/21/2024

Reserve your spot for the FREE WALKING TOUR on our EVENTBRITE page.

  to an important piece by PBS highlighting when the National Trust recognized our Little Havana as a National Treasure ...
05/31/2024

to an important piece by PBS highlighting when the National Trust recognized our Little Havana as a National Treasure in 2017. A time when our then Mayor Tomas P. Regalado worked with us and other preservationists to create a master plan for Little Havana. We continue our efforts daily in the neighorhood, and today we are grateful to have the support of many many private residents, business owners, and landlords in the area who also support and believe in this mission because Preservation is not just about architecture and structures for us, it is about the preservation of our History and Culture and the countless stories or those who came before us and created this unique and treasured neighborhood. And Dr Paul S. George explains it best here in this wonderful piece by Pam Gigante:

Little Havana has been deemed a ‘National Treasure,' what does that mean for its future?

We are so excited to announce that our friends  are back with their   summer dinner series. Each month will feature a lo...
05/03/2024

We are so excited to announce that our friends are back with their summer dinner series.
Each month will feature a local chef shining a spotlight on their country of origin and our bold Latin flavors.
10% of proceeds benefit our organization so we can continue to celebrate and preserve our very unique cultures. 🙌🏼❤️
Join us by clicking the link in our bio for more information and to purchase tickets.

Another successful   thanks 🙏🙏 to our   community partners. Dade Heritage Trust Miami Healthy Little Havana loanDepot Pa...
04/13/2024

Another successful thanks 🙏🙏 to our community partners. Dade Heritage Trust Miami Healthy Little Havana loanDepot Park Clínicas y Farmacias Dr. GoodPrice♻️🌊🐟🐠🧹♻️🌴🌳

11/16/2023

This beautiful piece by and his team at shares the story of one of our beloved neigborhood treasures Art by Annie. She is a local artist who has been with us for 13 years now, and she loves sharing her art with all the visitors to Little Havana. She is just one of the many local artists you can meet in person every month at Viernes Culturales.

Join us tomorrow starting at 5pm at Futurama Galleries and enjoy a lovely evening of culture and conversation while sampling Bacardi Cuba Libres and Mojitos. And remember for a special treat you can meet us at Tower Theatre at 7pm for a FREE WALKING TOUR with DR Paul S. George. Reserve your spot on Eventbrite.

The countdown is on for  , the biggest day of giving in Miami – and we need your help to make it a success. This is our ...
11/13/2023

The countdown is on for , the biggest day of giving in Miami – and we need your help to make it a success. This is our first year so we have decided to make it count. Don’t miss this chance to make a difference – early giving starts NOW!

We are a small organization, but we are also a MIGHTY one. We have been working to preserv the history and culture of Little Havana for over 23 years now. We love sharing our unique neighborhood with all the visitors to the area from near and far. Our FREE WALKING TOURS with Dr Paul. George are the highlight of our organzation, and people sometimes reserve months in advance to be a part of the Historic Tours.

We operate the ONLY Tourism Center in the neighborhood, where we provide FREE information to visitors including a 6-page map that highlights all the historic assets in the neighborhood. AND we work with local businesses, landlords and neighbors to preserve the area and keep it beautiful for many future generations.

https://www.givemiamiday.org/organization/Viernesculturales

Thank you to all who came out yesterday and helped us welcome this wonderful new Viernes ambassador to the neighborhood!
11/03/2023

Thank you to all who came out yesterday and helped us welcome this wonderful new Viernes ambassador to the neighborhood!

A belated but very special 🎂birthday🎂shout out to one of our City’s biggest treasures.  We have relied on him for over 2...
11/01/2023

A belated but very special 🎂birthday🎂shout out to one of our City’s biggest treasures. We have relied on him for over 20 plus years to share his stories with our visitors to Little Havana. He is a superb human being and we can’t imagine a world without him.

Viernes Culturales celebrando el arte y la cultura de la pequeña habana con todos ellos que nos apoyan y siempre han com...
10/20/2023

Viernes Culturales celebrando el arte y la cultura de la pequeña habana con todos ellos que nos apoyan y siempre han compartido con nosotros por mas de 23 anos. 🙏🙏🙏

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Miami's best arts and music festival on the THIRD Friday of every month 6-11. Come join us along SW 13th & SW 17th Ave for a fun filled evening!

Little Havana's popular art and culture festival is a great event for the whole family. Enjoy music and discover works by local artists and artisans along SW 8th Street, and behold contemporary and historic artworks at our many fine art galleries along Calle Ocho. Finish off your fabulous Friday night by savoring a delicious dinner at one of our various restaurants, boasting cuisine from all over the world. Come dance, eat, shop and enjoy a delightful evening in Little Havana the third Fridays!

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