Hello Miami!

Summer is back and it brought the whole world with it. The FIFA World Cup kicks off in less than two weeks with seven matches right here at Hard Rock Stadium, hurricane season officially opens today, and Rosalia is playing Kaseya Center on Thursday night. Not a bad week to live in this city. We also have the FIFA Fan Festival open at Bayfront Park, the Dolce and Gabbana exhibition at ICA Miami closing in two weeks, the Book of Mormon coming to the Arsht Center next Tuesday, and a ceviche class worth knowing about. In local news, the county is running free hurricane prep supply giveaways starting this Saturday and Florida's legislature just opened a special session that could shake up property taxes for Miami homeowners. Let's get to it.

– Matthew Larsen

Thru 6/14: From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce and Gabbana at ICA Miami -- After sold-out runs in Paris, Rome, and Milan, this exhibition has been at the Institute of Contemporary Art in the Design District since February and closes in two weeks. Ten immersive rooms tracing the creative process of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, with over 300 Alta Moda pieces alongside work by contemporary artists. If you have been putting it off, now is the time. Free admission at ICA, always.

Thu, Jun 4, 8:30pm: Rosalia LUX Tour at Kaseya Center -- The Spanish superstar is opening the North American leg of her world tour in Miami, which says something about this city. A second date was added on Saturday June 6 after Thursday sold out almost immediately. If you have tickets, go. If you don't, the secondary market still has some. Tickets required.

Ongoing thru July 18: FIFA Fan Festival at Bayfront Park -- The World Cup fan zone is open at Bayfront with free entry, live match screenings on massive screens, food vendors, and entertainment from around the world. It is one of those rare moments where downtown Miami feels like a proper world city. The first Miami match is June 15 when Saudi Arabia plays Uruguay at Hard Rock Stadium. Free entry to the fan festival.

Tue, Jun 2, 6pm: Jarana Interactive Ceviche and Pisco Sour Class -- The Peruvian restaurant in Aventura is doing one of their hands-on cooking classes tonight. You make your own ceviche, learn the pisco sour from scratch, and eat what you made. Smart Tuesday evening. Tickets required.

Sat, Jun 6, 11am: World Ocean Day at Frost Science Museum -- The Frost Museum on Biscayne Bay is marking World Ocean Day with hands-on marine science activities, planetarium programming, and community partner stations exploring how protected ocean spaces support marine life and coastal ecosystems. The museum's location right above the water makes it feel appropriate. Tickets required.

Jun 9-14: The Book of Mormon at the Adrienne Arsht Center -- The nine-time Tony Award winning musical comedy closes Broadway in Miami's season at the Ziff Ballet Opera House. The New York Times called it the best musical of this century. Tickets from $47 at the Arsht Center box office.

Fri, Jun 5, 7:10pm: Tampa Bay Rays at Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park -- A Friday night baseball game is one of the better cheap evenings this city offers in the summer. Grab a seat, get a beer, and let the game happen around you. Tickets required.

Hurricane season opens today with an active forecast -- Atlantic hurricane season officially starts June 1 and this year's forecast is calling for above-average activity. Miami-Dade County is running free supply distribution events starting June 6, with stops at four locations across South Florida from 9am to noon. If your kit is light from last season, this Saturday morning is a good use of your time.

Florida legislature opens special session on property tax -- Governor DeSantis called a special legislative session beginning today that could result in significant changes to Florida's homestead property tax structure. Homeowners and landlords across Miami-Dade are watching closely as proposals range from modest relief to a broader overhaul of how homestead property is assessed. No final votes have been taken yet but the session is expected to move quickly.

There is a small tidal flat on the northwest side of Virginia Key, just past the historic marine stadium on the way to the beach, where the water gets so shallow at low tide that you can walk fifty yards into Biscayne Bay and it never reaches your knees. Locals have known about it for years. The wading birds have figured it out too. Herons, egrets, and spoonbills use it as a feeding flat every morning around sunrise. The access path is unmarked, just before the stadium parking lot, and the whole thing takes maybe twenty minutes out of your day. Worth it.

Last week's answer: A) The Fontainebleau. Morris Lapidus designed it, and it opened in 1954 as the defining symbol of Miami Beach's post-war glamour era.

This week's question: Miami is home to the largest concentration of Art Deco architecture in the world, most of it concentrated in which neighborhood?

A) Coconut Grove B) Brickell C) South Beach D) Coral Gables

Reply to this email with your answer. We'll reveal it next week!