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Ah, autumn comes to Little Havana. The crunch of acrylic nails underfoot. Neck chains jangling as the bro harvest nears. It’s still disgustingly hot and humid, of course, but the oppressiveness has been downgraded from, say, a Fidel to a Raúl. Why not celebrate at the Little Havana Art Walk? From 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. the second Friday of each month, most of Little Havana’s galleries stay open late for visitors to check out the neighborhood, check out the art, and, if they must, walk. It’s Friday night — try hopping or finally using that wheelbarrow your abuelita gave you last Christmas. The walk covers much of Calle Ocho, but the hub of activity will be at the Futurama Building (1637 SW Eighth St., Miami), where exhibiting artists will mingle in each of the building’s 12 studios. Katey Penner, a participating artist and one of the event’s organizers, says, “Along with locals, we try to bring artists from elsewhere: Ukraine, Colombia, and even Wynwood. A year ago, we showed Luis Berros.” The muralist and painter was already on his way to acclaim, Penner continues, “but we gave him an in to Calle Ocho.” Penner’s smoky knife-spread paintings of jazz musicians look like dye-transfer photos emerging from a chemical bath. Elsewhere in the Futurama, Didi Marchi will show abstract landscapes that include sculptural elements, while Mari Sanchez gets more figurative with alabaster, metal, and wood pieces. Many of the Little Havana galleries will offer wine and snacks and live music. And why not a little dinner and a little dancing? Penner recommends the nearby El Cristo for its “really good fresh-squeezed lemonade and lechón asado, which is amazing.” You don’t like really good, free, and amazing things? Why are you so difficult? Just call 305-788-2195 or visit futurama1637.com.
Fri., Sept. 12, 7-11 p.m., 2014