23 March 28 - april 3, 2024 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | Contents | Letters | news | Night+Day | CuLture | Cafe | MusiC | miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | ART | STAGE | NIGHT+DAY | METRO | RIPTIDE | LETTERS | CONTENTS | journey aboard the Cottontail Express. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, at Fairchild Tropical Bo- tanic Gardens, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Ga- bles; 305-667-1651; fairchildgarden.org. Tickets cost $11.95 to $24.95; admission is free for chil- dren 5 and under. JOSE D. DURAN ▼ DESIGN DISTRICT GET SERVED Skip the hassle of cooking Easter dinner and let Le Jardinier handle it. The Michelin- starred restaurant hosts Easter Brunch on Sun- day, easily outshining anything you could cook at home. The three-course feast gives you a choice of starters, including a melon gazpacho and a snapper crudo, while the entrée choices feature French toast mille-feuille, farm eggs Benedict, and steak and eggs. End on a sweet note with the pear tarlette or lemon tart. Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, at Le Jardinier, 151 NE 41st St., Ste. 135, Miami; 305-402-9060; lejardinier- miami.com. Brunch costs $65 via resy.com. SO- PHIA MEDINA ▼ DOWNTOWN MEATLESS SUNDAY Every last Sunday of the month, plant-based pop-up Isabel’s takes over Tâm Tâm. The menu changes frequently and seasonally, so you’ll never be quite sure what will be on of- fer, but rest assured it will be tasty. The food usually falls into the category of Central American- and Mexican-inspired, so expect big, bold flavors. Siblings Lauren and Adrian Ochoa are the minds and palates behind the pop-up. 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday, at Tâm Tâm, 99 NW First St., Miami; isabelsmiami.com. Res- ervations via resy.com. JOSE D. DURAN ▼ WYNWOOD COME AS YOU ARE Queer party Gender Blender wants to transport you back to 1984 and have you dance under the neon lights at its Vice City-themed event. Fall- ing on International Trans Day of Visibility, the party will bring together bands, DJs, and drag performers for an unforgettable night. Expect live music from goth-metal act Shadow Reborn and industrial-metal band Wicked Playground. The night’s performers include Ariesela, Sagittae Nidae, Nami Flare, and Cosmic Divinity. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday, at Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami; gramps.com. Admission is free with RSVP via shot- gun.live. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN ▼ LITTLE HAITI LOVE WILL TEAR YOU APART Is your go-to karaoke tune some- thing by the Cure or Morrissey? On the last Sunday of every month, Hexed Miami hosts Karaoke Sundays at Bar Nancy, a goth-, industrial-, and new wave-focused karaoke party. If your pick is “My Heart Will Go On,” this might not be the night for you — also, you are really brave for thinking you can hit those high notes. Whether you are a sad boy looking to reminisce on your worst heartbreak or a sad girl looking to escape the confines of pop culture, go ahead and belt it out. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday, at Bar Nancy, 2007 SW Eighth St., Miami; nancy305.com. Admis- sion is free. SOPHIA MEDINA MON 4/1 ▼ MIAMI-DADE KEEP IT SHORT The annual O, Miami Poetry Festival kicks off Monday with the mission of having locals encounter a poem during the month of April. From April 1 to 30, the festival combines site- specific events, community gatherings, and poetry projects in public spaces, serving as a celebration of Miami and its diverse inhabitants. As part of the festival’s National Poetry Month festivities, local poets are available at Books & Books throughout April for two unique micro-residency engagements: “Check out a Poet,” inspired by the Human Library concept, allowing the public to spend 15 minutes with a poet for reading, questioning, and poetic guidance, and “Poems to Order,” where resident poets craft original poems upon request. Monday through April 30, at various locations; omiami. org. Ticket prices vary. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN TUE 4/2 ▼ DOWNTOWN ROMAN HOLIDAY Ranked at number 33 on the World’s 50 Best Bar list, Freni e Frizioni brings the Roman tradition of aperitivo to downtown Miami for King Goose Hospitality’s World’s Best Series at Julia & Henry’s. Emerging from a former mechanic shop in Trastevere nearly two decades ago, Freni e Frizioni has become a symbol of cocktail innovation. Its “Driver’s Manual” menu, inspired by automotive motifs, features four signature cocktails, including the “Campfire,” “Back to the Pisco,” “Phi Mex,” and “Brownie Old-Fashioned.” Tickets include two craft cocktails and one-hour seating at the bar. 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, at Julia & Henry’s, 200 E. Flagler St., Miami; juliaandhenrys.com. Tickets cost $42.48 via eventbrite.com. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN ▼ SOUTH BEACH BOW DOWN TO ROYALTY Ahead of the Miami Beach Pride cel- ebrations on April 4 to 14, a queen will be crowned. The Miss Miami Beach Pride Pageant lands at Ex- change Miami on Tuesday, with drag queens competing for the title. There will also be a special appear- ance by reigning Miss Miami Beach Pride and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Fantasia Royale Gaga. Tiffany Fantasia hosts the pag- eant with appearances by Athena Dion, Elishaly D’witshes, Joanna James, Kalah Mendoza, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Mhi’ya Iman Le’Paige, and TP Lords. 7 p.m. Tuesday, at Exchange Miami, 1532 Wash- ington Ave., Miami Beach; miamibeachpride. com. Tickets cost $25 to $50. SOPHIA MEDINA WED 4/3 ▼ SOUTH BEACH PERFECT BEAT Singer and drummer Sheila E. will take the stage at the Fillmore Miami Beach on Wednesday night, and she’s bringing her friends along with her. The longtime Prince collaborator will share the stage with Gloria Estefan, Peter Escovedo, Tony Succar, Mimy Succar, and Debi Nova. Sheila E. is set to re- lease her first salsa album, Bailar, on April 5, featuring many collaborators who will be ap- pearing alongside her at the Fillmore. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673- 7300; fillmoremb.com. Tickets cost $49.50 to $89.50 via livenation.com. JOSE D. DURAN [email protected] Oumou Sangaré at Miami Beach Bandshell, Saturday Photo by Holly Whittaker
