NIGHT DAY ® WEEK OF JUNE 9 - JUNE 15, 20 22 MIAMINEWTIMES.COM/CALENDAR | BROWARDPALMBEACH. COM/CALENDAR laser-light shows at the old Miami Science Museum near Vizcaya, you’ll be happy to hear that just because the museum got big- ger and better digs, the shows go on. If fact, now you can make a night of it on Friday when the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science hosts Laser Evening. The planetar- ium has scheduled five back-to-back shows, starting with the family-friendly Symphony of the Stars at 7 p.m. with presentations fo- cusing on Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Radiohead, and Pink Floyd’s The Wall to follow through the evening. 7 p.m. Friday, at the Philip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, 1101 Bis- cayne Blvd., Miami; 305-434-9600; frost- science.org. Tickets cost $8 to $10 per show. SOPHIA MEDINA ▼ ALLAPATTAH Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami’s Le Corsaire Suite at Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Saturday GRANDE JETÉ Photo courtesy of Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami THU ▼ POMPANO BEACH Step into a retro Polynesian paradise when the Hukilau returns on Thursday. At the Beachcomber Hotel & Resort in Pompano Beach, guests are welcome to have a taste of tiki heaven with drinks served by Dirty Dick, Tonga Hut, Hidden Harbor, Three Dots and a Dash, and more. The event also delivers live music performances by the Surfrajettes, the Manakooras, and the Intoxicators, and vari- ous symposia that center on the tiki lifestyle. You can even browse the Tiki Treasures Ba- zaar for goodies to take home. Thursday through Sunday at the Beachcomber Resort & Club, 1200 S. Ocean Blvd., Pompano Beach; 954-941-7830; thehukilau.com. Tickets cost $129 to $529. SOPHIA MEDINA SOUTH PACIFIC HEIGHTS ▼ CORAL GABLES OVERCOMING LOSS 88 GableStage artistic director Bari Newport continues her inaugural season with a staging of Joan Didion’s memoir The Year of Magical 6/9 Thinking. The one-woman play invites the au- dience to step into Didion’s traumatic experi- ence. Based on the concepts of loss and grief, the play focuses on the heartbreaking mo- ment the author lost both her husband and daughter. Published in 2005, The Year of Magical Thinking has been acclaimed as a classic about mourning; it won the National Book Award for nonfiction and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. 7 p.m. Thursday through June 26, at GableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables; 305-445-1119; gablestage.org. Tickets cost $55 to $60. SOPHIA MEDINA ▼ WILTON MANORS CAMP CLASSIC On Thursday, Island City Stage premieres its latest production, The Mystery of Irma Vep: A Penny Dreadful, a hilarious sendup of gothic ro- mance and horror films, written by Charles Ludlam. Directed by Andy Rognow, the show features two actors and lightning-fast costume changes. The play originally premiered in 1984 at the Sheridan Square Playhouse in New York City, where it played for two years. Island City’s production stars Bruce Linser and Larry Buzzeo, a company veteran. 8 p.m. Thursday through July 10, at Island City Stage, 2304 N. Dixie Hwy., Wilton Manors; 954-928-9800; is- landcitystage.org. Tickets cost $35. JOSE D. DURAN FRI ▼WYNWOOD FROOTY LOOPS It’s once again time to deck yourself out in your best Pride lewks. Wynwood Pride may be a few years old, but it has already ce- mented its status as a must-attend June event. This year’s musical lineup includes performances by Marina (FKA Marina and the Diamonds), Azealia Banks, Cupcakke, and Slayyyter. Also on the bill are drag per- formances by Rupaul’s Drag Race winner Vi- olet Chachki and fan favorite Gottmilk. The musical festival takes place over two days, with a neighborhood takeover occurring on Sunday as local businesses stage special LG- BTQ+ programming. 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, at the RC Cola Plant, 550 NW 24th St., Miami; wynwood- pride.com. Tickets cost $50 to $150 via tixr. com. ASHLEY-ANNA ABOREDEN ▼ DOWNTOWN BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS If you have fond memories of watching the 6/10 Not that you need an excuse to perreo, but now you can perreo for a cause. On Saturday, the Florida Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice hosts Un Perreo Combativo at Club Típico Dominicano. The event deploys the Afro-Latin dance of perreo as a form of resis- tance, as a way of standing up for reproduc- tive rights. Those who wish to attend need only show proof of donation to one or more of the following organizations: Florida Access Network, Women’s Emergency Network, Southern Birth Justice Network, and Las Mingas de Aborto. You can also donate via Eventbrite. 7 p.m. Friday, at Club Típico Do- minicano, 1344 NW 36th St.; 305-634-7819; clubtipicodominicano.com. Admission is free with a donation, via eventbrite.com. ASHLEY- ANNA ABOREDEN RESISTIVE DANCE SAT ▼ SOUTH BEACH Through the use of videos, a spectacle of vintage glowing glassware, and other ele- ments, Cara Despain explores the develop- ment of nuclear weapons in “Specter,” the Bass’ latest exhibition. The show highlights how domestic uranium was common be- fore nuclear weapons, the muted history of testing and uranium mining, and the con- stant specter of nuclear war. Through his- torical context, “Specter” serves as a haunting reminder of the obscured history and hidden injustice buried within the leg- acy of the Cold War. A native of Salt Lake City, Despain lives and works in Miami. Her work is included in the Rubell Mu- seum, the Scholl Collection, and the Mi- ami-Dade County and Miami International Airport art collections. 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