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Many a decadent Magic City bash has been declared a success despite the fact that sloshed attendees can’t even remember what went down. But Miami-based arts therapy project Local Impact takes the opposite approach. For three months, beginning in January, the nonprofit staged a weekly jam session for Alzheimer’s patients at the Easter Seals South Florida Memory Gym and documented every minute. Local bands including reggae heads Xperimento, Afrobeat hip-hoppers Locos por Juana, and indie duo the State Of dropped polyglot beats while photographers and filmmakers caught Alzheimer’s patients foot-stomping, fist-pumping, and generally rejoicing in the healing power of music.
This Thursday, check out the documentary results of Local Impact’s collective effort when the one-night art show “Medicine to Rock Your Soul” rolls into the Miami Science Museum. There will be photos from Lizzie Easton and Dimitri Zvetkov, videos from Revulú, and a psych-folk soundtrack from Arboles Libres — not to mention an open bar. Yes, open bar. There’s a suggested $10 donation, especially worthwhile considering the cause. So please leave your usual “I forgot my cash” con at home.
Thu., May 20, 7:30 p.m., 2010
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