The Festival of the Arts extends into the evening hours on Saturday at the North Beach Band Shell with the MiMo Dance Party.

The party will feature musical hits from the 1945 to 1965, the twenty-year period that saw the rapid expansion of Miami Beach and the emergence of the distinctive mid-century architecture that distinguishes the streets of North Beach from the Deco-inspired counterparts in South Beach. The big mid and North Beach hotels were renowned for glamorous venues that hosted top-tier talent to entertain vacationers and locals alike.

The bandshell structure is itself a prime example of the style known as MiMo, for Miami Modern, and is now a landmark within the North Shore district, the latest addition to the National Register of Historic Places. The party playlist will reflect the early days of rock-n-roll, with the likes of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, to the Drifters, Ray Charles and the Beatles, who performed in February 1964 on a special broadcast of “The Ed Sullivan Show,”  airing live from the Deauville hotel, another MiMo gem of North Beach.

The family-friendly event takes place from 6 to 930pm on Saturday, January 30. Admission is free.