Local events hope to bring Bad Bunny's residency to Miami
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Art from the Bad Bunny-themed events. Photo: Courtesy Of Course I Still Love You Ceramics
It's been about six weeks since Bad Bunny launched his 30-day residency — "No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí" ("I Don't Want To Leave Here") — in Puerto Rico.
- And unless you've been living under a rock, you've likely seen video after video of Benito on stage, making guest appearances and in celebrity sightings.
But perhaps more importantly, the videos have captured proud concert goers singing and dancing — sometimes emotionally — as they experience the artist's latest album, "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," in concert.
- That's the energy Cristina Hermida, cofounder of Of Course I Still Love You Ceramics (OCISLY), wanted to bring to Miami — and she's not alone.
State of song: In an Instagram post earlier this summer, Hermida, who is Dominican, announced a four-part art event at Casa La Rubia aimed at bringing the residency's vibe to Miami.
- Attendees could choose from freestyle painting to clay sculpting and more. Bad Bunny's discography would be the soundtrack.
Meanwhile, the Dead Flamingo pop-up at Casa Tiki is hosting a two-day Bad Bunny-themed house party, Mi Casa Tu Casa, on Sept. 19 and 20.
- The Little Havana bar's transformation will be inspired by "La Casita," the house featured on the real set.
Zoom in: For Hermida (disclosure: she's a friend of mine), DTMF was "so perfectly timed with the political and emotional moment Latino people are going through."
- "Seeing the videos [from the show] and the feeling of being represented, celebrated, proud and united as a Latino community through the lyrics, songs and style of music he involved [was something] I wanted to celebrate," she said.
- "When people come to our events and are singing, it's emotional," she said. (OCISLY has done a handful of art events inspired by the album since its release in January.)
If you go: The last event in OCISLY's art series is Thursday at 6:30pm. Tickets are $35 and include all art materials.
- "If you can't go to Puerto Rico, we can bring the essence here," Hermida said.