Third Thursdays at The Bass
Through Sep 17, 2026
monthly on the 3rd Thursday
From: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Join The Bass every third Thursday for monthly after-hours activations and mingling. Immerse yourself in curated tunes, sip on cocktails, enjoy surprise performances and more. As a highlight of Culture Crawl, this event is free with complimentary City of Miami Beach trolley service to all participating cultural venues throughout the evening.
Upcoming lineup:
November 20 – Night Narratives: The Miami Years
An open mic night of storytelling, poetry, and tall untold tales celebrates the spirit of Miami. Hosted by local musician and storyteller Uncle Scotchy (Eric Garcia) and featuring a live set with guitarist Harold Trucco, this evening invites locals to share their personal stories about the city’s contradictions, creativity, and community.
December 18 – TheNightclub
For one night only, artist and curator Angela Valella transforms The Bass into TheNightclub, a site-specific installation where art and community converge. This experimental platform invites participation, blurring the boundaries between artist, curator, and audience in a living archive of shared experience.
January 15 – Miami Beach a Million Years Ago
Historian Malcolm Lauredo leads an outdoor walking lecture blending storytelling, projections, and archival discovery. The evening reimagines Miami’s geological and cultural past, concluding with a pop-up research tent inside the museum featuring photographs, artifacts, and historical findings.
February 19 – The Bass Dialogues with Lawrence Lek & Barbara London
Artist Lawrence Lek, curator and writer Barbara London, and Claudia Mattos, Associate Curator of New Media, come together for a discussion on the cultural and ethical implications of artificial intelligence. Framed around Lek’s exhibition NOX Pavilion, the talk explores narrative, simulation, and the evolving relationship between human and machine.
March 19 – The Bass Dialogues with Kennedy Yanko
Sculptor and installation artist Kennedy Yanko joins writer and Bass Trustee Tom Healy for a conversation on her intuitive process of transforming found metal and paint skin into large-scale works. Together they discuss the physical and performative aspects of her practice and how it challenges traditional ideas of material and form.
April 16 – Hosted by O, Miami Poetry Festival
The Bass welcomes O, Miami for an evening devoted to poetry and creative expression. In keeping with the festival’s mission to bring poetry to every person in Miami-Dade County, this special Third Thursday activation explores how verse and visual art intertwine to inspire new ways of seeing and feeling.
May 21 – Collecting for Collective Memory
Commissioner, Miami’s longest-running community-led art commissioning program, leads an evening exploring how art and collecting can serve as acts of cultural preservation and truth-telling. Framed around Isaac Julien’s Vagabondia (2000), soon to be on view at The Bass, the conversation considers how personal and collective archives shape inclusive historical narratives. Following the discussion, guests can participate in a guided public art walk reflecting on how shared experiences and neighborhood histories contribute to collective memory.
June 18, July 16 & August 20 – Masisi Summer Residency at The Bass
Miami’s Masisi collective returns for a three-part summer residency celebrating Black, queer and Afro-Caribbean creativity through sound, movement and community. Each month, Masisi activates assume vivid astro focus: XI—a floor-to-ceiling installation combining sculpture, video and design—with immersive evening programs that blend nightlife, performance and storytelling. Founded by Akia Dorsainvil, the collective transforms The Bass into a space of connection and exchange, inviting guests to experience art as a living, participatory practice.
September 17 – The Bass Dialogues with Yuko Mohri
Japanese artist Yuko Mohri joins James Voorhies, Curator-at-Large at The Bass, for a conversation on the role of impermanence and chance in contemporary art. Known for her kinetic installations and sculptures that respond to forces like gravity, sound and humidity, Mohri constructs evolving systems from found materials that blur the boundaries between control and spontaneity. This dialogue offers insight into her experimental process and the ever-shifting conditions that shape her work.