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Meet Lane Smith at Books and Books 9/12/10

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Sunday, Sept. 12, 11am
Books & Books, Coral Gables
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables,
Florida 33134
Meet Caldecott Honor winning author and illustrator LANE SMITH for a special multimedia and interactive event for his amazing new book, It’s a Book (Roaring Brook, $12.99)
Celebrate Grandparents’ Day with an event sure to entertain kids of all ages – even the kids who are old enough to collect Social Security.

It’s a Book
It’s a special book.
It’s a special event.
It’s a special book and a special event for the whole family!

It’s a Book. And it’s genius. It’s quintessential Lane Smith. It’s about a monkey, a mouse, a jackass, a book and our digital world. It’s thoughtful, poignant and funny – with a mischievous little wink in its tone.

It’s a book for our ever-changing age. And it’s a book for all ages. Book-loving and/or tech savvy adults, buy this book for yourselves. Parents, buy this for your kids. Grandparents, buy it for your kids AND your grandkids. Read it together; laugh together.

“The reason I made the book?,” the Caldecott Honor winning Lane Smith asks on his blog. “Certainly not to “throw down the gauntlet” as one critic has stated. Naw, I just thought digital vs. traditional made for a funny premise. No heavy message, I’m only in it for the laffs. [sic]”

It’s a video! Check out this cool video for It’s a Book…

This is one of just a very few appearances he’s making for It’s a Book. So, it’s a real treat!
About the author

Lane Smith is the author and illustrator of the bestselling John, Paul, George & Ben and Madam President. He has also collaborated with Jon Scieszka on The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Math Curse, and The Stinky Cheese Man, for which he received a Caldecott Honor award. He has also illustrated books by Dr. Seuss, Jack Prelutsky, Florence Parry Heide, and Roald Dahl.

Great Masters Small Works at Gary Nader Wynwood Night Gallery Walk 9/11/10

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Great Masters Small Works @ Gary Nader
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 11th from 7-10 pm (Wynwood Gallery Walk)
Gary Nader fine art
62 NE 27th Street, Miami, Florida 33137

Great Master Small Works

An amazing gathering of small-format masterpieces from a diverse group of outstanding Latin American, Modern and Contemporary artists whose work reflects the interaction of innovative ideas, structure complexity, and connotation of scale in art: Pablo Atchugarry, Fernando Botero, Claudio Bravo, Cundo Bermudez, Agustin Cardenas, Mario Carreño, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Walter Goldfarb, Eugenio Granell, Martin Kippenberger, Wifredo Lam, Julio Larraz, Enrique Martinez Celaya, Joan Miro, Yoshitomo Nara, Matta, Henry Matisse, Guillermo Muñoz Vera, Pablo Picasso, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Frank Stella, Francisco Toledo, Joaquin Torres-Garcia, Sofia Vari, among others.

Small-format artworks filling reduced areas of art space demand from receptors a closer, detailed and intimate perception of pictorial contexts.

Iconic images, provocative visual metaphors, concrete structural work, symbolical association with reality,… the show features an intimate perspective highlighting the diverse approaches of each artists and their interaction and experimentation with painting, drawing and sculpture creating transcendental statements through a wide spectrum of styles that are enhanced rather than restricted by the tight confines of their scale.

Great Masters Small Works @ Gary Nader

Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 am – 6 pm
For further information, please call 305-576-0256 or email art@garynader.com
For Images click here: http://www.garynader.com/SM/SmallMasters.html

The Museum of the Americas opening Weave and Brush An Encounter of Time and Color 9/10/10

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The Museum Of The Americas
proudly invites you and your guests
to the opening of the exhibitions
“WEAVE and BRUSH: An Encounter of Time and Color”
(Trama y Pincel: Encuentros del Tiempo y Color)
by Peruvian renowned fine artist Constantino Laura (Room #108)
and
Soccer Caricatues by Uuguayan fine artist Daniel Pontet (Room #104)

Museum Of The Americas
2500 NW 79 AVE #104 – Doral, FL 33122
Tel. 305.599.8089 – Americasmuseum@aol.com
www.museumamericas.org

on Friday, September 10
from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM

The Museum of the Americas is part
of the “Social Fridays in Doral”

The free trolley leaves Doral Park Country Club, 5001 NW 104 Ave, Doral at 8 PM ending the service at 11 PM
it stops at art galleries and restaurants and at the Museum of the Americas the night of the opening of exhibitions
Free admission – Free parking
Exhibitions end on October 2.

SoBe Arts Celebrates Chopin Scholarship Benefit 9/12/10

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SoBe Arts Celebrates Chopin’s 200th
4104 Ponce De Leon Blvd
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Please join us at 5pm on Sunday, September 12 at the Steinway Gallery in Coral Gables for a magical evening of great music, food and drink to help talented but underprivileged children – and to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Chopin – Seating is very limited – click here to RSVP

For more information or to purchase tickets online go to http://sobearts.org/chopin.html

Business Night Networking Event at Eno’s Wine Bar Lincoln Rd 9/14/10

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InSense Miami & SocialBuzzTV.com are at it again! Last months event (in the rain) was still a HUGE SUCCESS! So much so that we were asked to come back!
Tuesday September 14, 2010 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Eno’s Wine Bar – Lincoln Road
920 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33134
Register here.

MARK YOUR CALENDERS and Don’t Forget Your Business Cards!

InSense Miami & SocialBuzzTV.com Present:

A Networking Night Event – It’s the right people at the right time

Sept 14th, 2010 Eno’s Wine Bar 5PM @ Eno’s Wine Bar is opening its doors at 5PM for this exclusive private event! (FREE EVENT)

Eno’s Wine Bar will be extending a 50% discount on reloadable wine cards so you may enjoy a variety of their wine selection.

Start the night with a glass of wine and complimentary tapas, and meet new movers and shakers in your industry, and on the beach.

Bring plenty of business cards for a networking event like no other. Business Card Bingo – it’s as much fun as it sounds!

There will also be a raffle to win free admission to our upcoming Business Boot Camp.

Look your best as we will be filming this event.

ECOMB Oscar Ascanio Gallery Opening Fundraiser 9/11/10

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Saturday, September 11

Ocar Ascanio Wynwood Art Gallery Launch Event/Fundraiser

ECOMB is pleased to announce our latest community partner: O. Ascanio Gallery.
Located in the Wynwood Arts District the gallery has agreed to donate a
percentage of its proceeds to ECOMB and host a membership drive during its
grand opening event, September 11, from 7-10p.m.

ARTundressed Miami 2010 Erotic Art Tour 11/18-20/10

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ARTundressed 2010

An Erotic Art Exhibition Tour
Harvey’s By the Bay – 6445 NE 7th Ave – Miami, FL 33138
November 18 – 20
www.artundressed.com

Erotic Signature announces its third Annual Erotic Art Exhibition Weekend, ARTundressed; Nov 18th – 20th, 2010. This Year’s Attitude for ARTundressed 2010: “FREE YOUR MIND”…”and yourself will follow!” This event will kick off an Art Exhibition Tour in four different cities, featuring the winners from the Erotic Signature’s 2010 Art Competition. The Tour starts with the first exhibition in Miami and will then travel to Atlanta, Budapest & Montreal.

ARTundressed 2010 Includes:
Art Exhibition at: Harvey’s By The Bay
Live shows and performances; Live bands and deejays; Fashion Shows
Art contests such as Body Painting, Live Drawing, Fine Art and Photography
A Silent Art Auction during Saturday evening to benefit The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
The Closing Party: “the GOOD, the BAD, and the KINKY” Ball (Saturday night)

Art Exhibition Presents:
Over 175 international artists featured in Erotic Signature’s “The World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today” book
160 participating artists registered to showcase about 300 pieces in the Art Exhibition
More than 60 international winning artists scheduled to attend the Exhibition
Participation and installations presented by Local artists, as well as Masters of the Erotic Art movement

Purchase Your Tickets In Advance And Save!
Discounted Tickets with Online purchase only.
Ticket Prices Will Be Higher if purchased at the event.
These prices are for (a limited number of) Advanced Sales Tickets / Pre-Purchased Online before the start of the event.
Click Here To Purchase Tickets!
Purchase online tickets for ARTundressed Erotic Weekend…You MUST Enter Discount Code: FOXY

Vendor / Exhibitor Opportunities:
Don’t miss this unparalleled opportunity to connect with thousands of patrons over the duration of Artundressed 2010. ARTundressed MIAMI delivers thousands of people in the demographic groups you want to reach most. The exhibit hall will be open for guests of ARTundressed to browse from 6pm to 1am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. ARTundressed MIAMI happens once a year, so take advantage of this exceptional opportunity. Reserve your exhibit space today! Email us at MarlaW@eventrhythm.com and we will send you the ARTundressed 2010 Exhibitor/Vendor application.

Become A Sponsor:
We are planning a 6,000 attendee Erotic Art Festival to commemorate the launching of the “The World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today” – Volume 4 2010 publication. The ARTundressed Festival offers incredible sponsorship opportunities for exposure and sales to the erotic art and fetish communities, as well as the everyday partygoers. It is available to any company with products and/or services that would complement the concept of our Erotic Art Exhibition and Festival. Sponsorships are on a first-come first-serve basis. whether you can attend the ARTundressed Festival or not. So don’t wait and ACT NOW!
Marla Warrington – Sponsorship / Media Director
MarlaW@eventrhythm.com – Ph: 786.223.2554

Photo Credit: Robert Bablyon

Join Paws 4 You Rescue for PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend 9/10-12/10

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Join Paws 4 You Rescue
for
PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend

Friday, September 10…..4pm – 7pm
Saturday, September 11…..10am – 4pm
Sunday, September 12…..11am – 4pm

PetSmart across from The Falls
13621 South Dixie Highway
Volunteers will be on hand.
Adoptable dogs will be available to walk, brush and play!

This coming weekend (Sept. 10-12) is the annual HUGE Petsmart Adoption Weekend. Petsmart by the Falls is erecting 4 tents for us on Sat. and Sunday, so we need many volunteers to help out. We should be OK for Sunday, but need people for Saurday. We will be there from 10:00 – 4:00, and hope to have all of our dogs be there at some point (we will be running 3 vans back and forth from our shelter so that every dog has a chance to be seen). Please come to help us! If you cannot be there for the full day, please come for the first shift (10:00-1:00) or the second shift ((12:00 – 4:00). It should be an awesome event and a great chance to meet the beautiful Pups of Paws. Please RSVP to me by Thursday, Sept. 9th. Thank you for your interest in Paws!

www.paws4you.org

Hot Summer Nights Thursday Happy Hour at Area 31 9/9/10

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Hot Summer Nights/ Thursday Happy Hour
09.09.10, 5pm-10pm
Area 31, 16th floor EPIC Hotel
270 Biscayne Blvd Way
16th floor, EPIC Hotel
Miami, FL 33131
www.area31restaurant.com

Named one of Miami’s TOP happy hours by the Miami New Times. This & every Thursday from 5pm-10pm, we invite you to come and unwind and get the weekend started right. Music by DJ Kristian Caro, happy hour specials on cocktails and bar bites all night, complimentary cocktails for ladies, and the best views in Downtown Miami. Hungry after? Join us for dinner and take advantage of our delicious Miami Spice menu. For reservations or more information, please call 305.424.5234.

MOD MIAMI A Swankadelic Weekend Experience For Modern Minds 3/3-6/11

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MOD MIAMI: A Swankadelic Weekend Experience For Modern Minds
March 3-6, 2011, 4 day event – various days & times
MiMo On BiBo District – Various Venues
Homebase: New Yorker Boutique Hotel
6500 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Floirda
modmiami.com

MOD MIAMI is a four day weekend extravaganza celebrating (and seeking to raise the preservation awareness of) the Mid Century/Atomic/Space Age period, featuring live entertainment, music, art, cocktails, fashion, architecture and design, and much, much more! Where Modernism Meets Mod!

Limited quantity tickets in advance only online.

Vendor and sponsorship opportunity inquiries along with eNewsletter subscriptions at modmiami.com homepage

Fashion’s Night Out Diesel Lighting Collection Launch at Avant Gallery 9/10/10

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Fashion’s Night Out Diesel Lighting Collection Launch at Avant Gallery
09/10/2010, 6-10pm
Avant Gallery
3850 N. Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33127
Website.

Join us as we celebrate the launch of a fashionably new lighting collection

Fashion’s Night Out in the Miami Design District – Diesel Lighting Collection Launch

Refreshments by Peroni Italy

Warm Up Nights at Gemma Lounge 9/11/10

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Warm Up Nights
Every Saturday, 10pm to 1am
Gemma Lounge
529 LINCOLN ROAD
SOUTH BEACH, FL

Hi Everybody, Welcome to “WARM UP NIGHTS” at GEMMA LOUNGE on 529 Lincoln Road. Come and join us for this very special night to celebrate a Friend’s Birthday in a very special atmosphere.

GEMMA, The 128-seat lounge, accessible by staircase or elevator, glows with romantic chandeliers and subdued candlelight as contemporary jazz music plays and old black and white movies flicker on a screen, while the 48-seat outdoor terrace enables…… guests to people watch on busy Lincoln Road below.

The Donios spared no effect: wooden floors, dark wood columns, artwork, intimate areas with ottomans and one-of-a-kind coffee tables are a warm setting for a mahogany bar serving liquors, wine and Champagne by the glass or by the bottle.

This elegant, intimate lounge above Rosinella’s restaurant on Lincoln Road is a sanctuary for workaholics and hopeless romantics. Classic black and white films play on plasma screens and the sultry voice of bossa nova and other jazz crooners provide a soothing soundtrack.

Its wine-colored walls, bone-hued sofas, candlelit tables and large balcony overlooking Lincoln make it an ideal spot for couples and those in search of a low-key but delightful night in South Beach.

Please text me to get in the FREE Admission Guest List or say my name at the door. See you there. Thanks. RUBEN CAMPBELL (3057732013).

Words and Wine at American Legions Harvey’s by the Bay 9/8/10

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Words & Wine
Every Wednesday, 8pm-3am
American Legions AkA Harvey’s by the Bay
6445 NE 7th Ave Miami, FL
Facebook evite.

Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy. Read poetry, play acoustic instruments, and sometimes maybe just watch a movie on those more lazy, cozy evenings. Poets, musicians, listener’s, dancers, thinker’s you are more then welcome to join. Let’s start a nice mid week gathering where we can have an experimental more laid back kind of open mic. ♥ ♥ ♥

Estimated new layout plan. I believe the …drums are a crucial part of my events. I started just from the admiration of the healing that comes from the drum. It brings people together. It is almost impossible for people to all show at 8 or 9 pm. So what I am deciding is that from the 8-11p it is time for drums, getting drinks, hanging out by the green bar, talking etc etc. From 11p til about 2a IS POETRY TIME!! We all come together as that room is filled with energy and great vibes from the drums…then the last hour we say our goodbyes share some laughter and go home to dream ♥ Hope everyone appreciates and respects this layout. I feel as if this has worked for the past W&W

Still no cover but drink specials at the ……bar!! GREAT DRINK SPECIALS!! This place is amazing, so much room, indoor and outdoor. WE CAN JAM AND NO COPS!! Let’s continue the same feel, the familia!!

8th Annual Grapes for Grades 9/24/10

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8th Annual Grapes for Grades
Friday, September 24, 2010, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Hollywood Beach Marriott
2501 N. Ocean Drive
Hollywood, FL 33019

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Presents Grapes for Grades
A Wine Tasting & Fundraising Event Benefiting the Hollywood Florida Scholarship Foundation

Join the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for the ultimate grape experience served with a side dish of Hollywood – Grapes for Grades. The fundraising event, now in its 8th year, will take place on Friday, September 24th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Beach Marriott (2501 N. Ocean Drive in Hollywood). This upscale evening includes wine tasting, gourmet food, live jazz music, a silent auction and a raffle drawing for a seven night Caribbean cruise for two.

A portion of the proceeds from Grapes benefit the Hollywood Florida Scholarship Foundation (HFSF), a 501(c)3 organization which provides college scholarships to deserving high school seniors from local Hollywood high schools. www.hollywoodchamber.org/grapes

“[The Hollywood Florida Scholarship Foundation] scholarship has been a great help in paying for my first two years at the University of Florida, and it will aid me in my finances as I enter in the [school’s] nursing program,” says UF student Karolina Dominguez.

In addition, scholars have the opportunity to continue receiving scholarship dollars all through their college tenure as long as they maintain the required GPA and if there is still a need for financial aid. In the past seven years, Grapes for Grades has raised over $170,000 dollars for the foundation and has funded approximately 198 students.

“I am a student at Florida Atlantic University, and my major is biology. By the time I finish my education, I plan on opening my own dental practice. The generosity and encouragement from the Chamber and the HFSF motivate me to keep on going until I reach my goal,” adds FAU student Aunie Danyalian.

Grapes guests will enjoy delectable bites and a notable collection of wines and spirits from participating restaurants and vendors such as:
• Gino’s Italian American Deli & Meat Market
• French Quarter at Mardi Gras Casino
• Dave & Buster’s of Hollywood
• Taboulli
• Over the Top Catering
• Liguori’s Fired
• Latitudes at the H.B. Marriott
• Nilus Delights Bakery
• Edible Arrangements
• Fresh and Tastee Catering
• Sport Zone 84
• The Greek Joint
• Hollywood Discount Liquor & Wine
• Russian Standard Vodka

The evening will culminate with the announcement of the winner of the six-star, luxury, seven night Caribbean cruise for two on the award-winning Regent Seven Seas Mariner. This mid-size ship with maximum capacity of 700 guests, takes guests on a picturesque voyage through the Caribbean with stops in Cozumel, Belize, Guatemala and Costa Maya. The winner will receive an all-inclusive cruise with gratuities included, complimentary 24 hour room service, all meals and much more! The cruise getaway is valued at $8,400, but raffle tickets are only $100! The ultimate way to cruise the Caribbean . . . bon voyage!

“The $100 we spent on the raffle ticket was the best $100 we’ve ever spent,” says Dori Lynn Neuwirth of Atlantic Sands, 2005 Oceania cruise winner.

“A $13,000 first-class Mediterranean cruise – with a balcony view no less – for the price of a nice dinner out. You can’t beat that! If we hadn’t won, we still would have been happy to donate the money to such a worthy cause. We plan to buy a couple more tickets this year,” Neuwrith adds.

The evening’s featured entertainment will be Diva Joan Cartwright and the Jazz Hotline.

This event is brought to you by the following sponsors and supporters: Hollywood Police Department; E.H. Whitson Air Conditioning, Electrical & Plumbing; Cohen & Owens, PA; Hollywood Discount Liquor & Wine; Florida Power & Light; SUN Credit Union; Calvin Giordano & Associates, Inc.; Hollywood Beach Golf Resort; Community Bank of Broward; The Press Room and Ace Color Printing.

Support the cause and become a sponsor! Sponsorship opportunities are available. Sient auction donations and financial contributions will also be accepted.

Tickets are $60 pre-event and $70 at the door. Purchase our Wine & Dine Deal for only $200, which includes two event tickets and one raffle ticket.

Event tickets can be purchased at the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce (330 N. Federal Highway), SUN Credit Union (4205 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood) or online at www.hollywoodchamber.org.

For more information, e-mail Sue Ann Scharón at sueann@hollywoodchamber.org or call 954.923.4000, ext. 14.

Paredes Fine Arts Studio is now open and Special event during Art Walk 9/11/10

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Paredes Fine Arts Studio is located at 2311 NW 2nd Ave. Miami, FL. 33127.
“Pulgha World” Mosaic Mural is located at 2399 NW 2nd Ave. Miami, FL. 33127.
For more information, please visit www.miguelparedes.com

Paredes Fine Arts Studio is now open! Art lovers who did not get the chance to attend the grand opening of Wynwood’s newest gallery last month, will have the opportunity to check out Miguel Paredes’ latest work this Saturday, September 11th during the bourgeoning neighborhood’s monthly “2nd Saturdays Art Walk” 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Miami’s emerging pop and multi-media artist, sculptor and urban impressionist is currently exhibiting select pieces and sculptures from collections such as Boroughs, Digital Art, Pop Collages, Urban Dreams and Los Niños. Fans are also encouraged to make their way up the block and check out Paredes’ recently unveiled 18 X 26 mosaic mural entitled “Pulgha World.” Lastly, all guests will enjoy tunes by DJ Ari X complimentary Hispaniola Rum cocktails, Fiji Water, Arizona Iced Tea and Kind Healthy Snacks throughout the evening. This event is open to the public.

Paredes is currently in Los Angeles and will attend the grand opening of his latest exhibition “Urban Impressionism: A Miguel Paredes Retrospective” at the edgy Crewest Gallery located in Downtown LA’s renowned gallery row. The new exhibit will open to the public on Thursday, September 9 and will close on Sunday, September 26, 2010. This marks the artist’s fourth stop on his ongoing art tour leading up to Art Basel Miami Beach at the end of this year. The artist has shows scheduled in Seoul, KR; Boston, MA and New York, NY throughout the next few months.

*Please note the gallery is only open to the public during Wynwood’s “2nd Saturdays Art Walk.” To schedule a viewing appointment, please contact Patricia Baro at 305.534.2184 ext. 2244.

First Week of Regular Season Football at The Clevelander with Rockstar Rewards for the Locals 9/9-13/10

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First Week of Regular Season Football
Clevelander
1020 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.clevelander.com

Are you ready for some football? The Clevelander is ready to cater to all the die-hard football fans of South Florida for the first week of the regular season. With your Rockstar Rewards card, enjoy $10 pitchers of Budweiser & Bud Light, $5 Jack Daniels and $0.50 Buffalo Wings during every live game. Don’t have a Rockstar Rewards card? Visit the Gift Shop inside the Clevelander Sports Bar everyday from 5pm to 10pm.

Week One
Thursday 9/9
– Minnesota @ New Orleans (8:30p)
Sunday 9/12
– Miami @ Buffalo (1p) **Show your Rockstar Rewards card during this game and receive free Buffalo Wings and enter the raffle to win a 19’ Flat Screen**
– Detroit @ Chicago (1p)
– Oakland @ Tennessee (1p)
– Cincinnati @ N England (1p)
– Carolina @ NY Giants (1p)
– Atlanta @ Pittsburgh (1p)
– Cleveland @ Tampa Bay (1p)
– Denver @ Jacksonville (1p)
– Indianapolis @ Houston (1p)
– San Francisco @ Seattle (4:15p)
– Green Bay @ Philadelphia (4:15p)
– Arizona @ St. Louis (4:15p)
– Dallas @ Washington (8:20p)
Monday 9/13
– Baltimore @ NY Jets (7p)
– San Diego @ Kansas City (10:15p)

PALO! Fiesta para Ochun at The News Lounge 9/7/10

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Hope you can make it this Tuesday, September 7 at 10:00 PM for…
…PALO! Fiesta para OCHÚN @ The News Lounge! Click for info & RSVP (Facebook).
PALO! brings their addictive blend of Afro-Cuban, Funk and Jazz to The News Lounge for a special celebration of the Vispera de la Caridad del Cobre.
FREE ADMISSION! Great menu, full bar, affordable drinks.
PALO! T-Shirt special: $10 each. Come wearing your PALO! t-shirt and buy another for $5!
We’ll also be giving away some La Caridad del Cobre Cigars!
The News Lounge
5580 NE 4th Court
Miami, FL, 33137
305-758-9932
Visit us on the Wild, Wacky Web:
gopalo.com/home – Lots of new content on our website!

Sunday Night Cookouts at Hurricane Bar Fall Schedule

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BLP Sunday Night Cookout
Hurricane Bar & Lounge
640-7 East Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33483
561.278.0282
www.hurricanelounge.com
*All shows – FREE | 8pm | FREE BBQ from 6-8pm featuring mojo-marinated chicken, sirloin burgers and beefy foot-long hotdogs for bar patrons.

As Fall approaches and students hit their stride, Brotherly Love Productions is excited to announce another month of Sunday Night Cookouts at the Hurricane Bar & Lounge in Delray Beach. Rain or shine, the FREE BBQ starts at 6PM featuring mojo-marinated chicken, sirloin burgers and beefy foot-long hotdogs for hungry bar patrons, followed by the top underground live music around. We hope you dig the upcoming schedule.

9/5 – Aquaphonics (Stuart; jazzy-electro-soul)
www.aquaphonicsband.com

9/12 – Diocious (Gainesville; grunge-funk)
www.diocious.com
**Diocious is also playing a FREE show at Titanic Brewery in Miami on 9/11 (www.titanicbrewery.com)

9/19 – Short Straw Pickers (Deerfield Beach; new/bluegrass-Americana) www.theshortstrawpickers.com

9/26 – Soulgrass Rebellion (Asheville, NC; bluegrass/reggae roots music) www.myspace.com/soulgrassrebellion

10/3 – Soul Taxi (New Smyrna Beach; shore culture reggae)
www.soultaxi.com

Debbie Orta Jazz Quartet at The High Note 9/11/10

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Debbie Orta Jazz Quartet at The High Note
9/11/10, 9:15pm
The High Note Upstairs @ Club Aché
Club Aché (Upstairs: The High Note Jazz)
3600 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
305-262-5133
www.thehighnotejazz.com

The Debbie Orta Jazz Quartet performs songs from The Great American Songbook, plus some from Brazilian master, Tom Jobim, in Portuguese. In unusual arrangements and with the best musicians in town, Debbie is versatile enough to sing any style, authentically – from bebop to funk to bossa nova and more. This group always makes for a fun night of truly good music!

Full bar and menu available. $15 cover.

Upscale International Nights at Mia Ultra Lounge 9/11/10

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SATURDAY UPSCALE INTERNATIONAL NIGHTS MIA ULTRA LOUNGE
September 11, 10:00pm
Mia Ultra Lounge
20 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132
Mia.QueCoCo.Com
Google Map

J.FABIAN Requests the Honor of Your Presence
Be A Part of This Fabulous Celebration September 11th 11:00pm at Mia Ultra Lounge

What Is Mia
Located in the heart of Downtown Miami, Mia at Biscayne was created as a reflection of the diversity Miami represents. A tantalizing blend of color, mixed layout, bold fixtures, and the highest quality of audio visual capability, the venue is a culmination of four unique concepts intricately meshed to comprise one entertainment complex. Lounge, Restaurant, Sidewalk Café, and Nightclub, Mia has become known as a unique ‘supper club’ that seems to have it all.

Music
Dj Whilly
Dj Albert Day

Rsvp + Bottle + List
â–ºMust Call Or Text To Rsvp Saturday Before 4pm
â–ºFor The Bday People I Have 5 Bottles For $500
â–ºNo One Can Beat My Prices

Italian Cooking Show IV Grand Finale 9/16/10

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ITALIAN COOKING SHOW IV- Grand Finale
Thursday, September 16, 2010, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
Mia Cucina Showroom
Mia Cucina, 105 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.itcookingshow.com

Costs: $10 general admission
Free IACC Members.
RSVP to rsvp@iacc-miami.com

CALLING ALL ITALIAN FOOD LOVERS!
ITALIAN COOKING SHOW IV: GRAND FINALE

Join the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce as we close the 2010 Italian Cooking Show series with our Grand Finale celebration!

Slated to take place on September 16th at the stylish showroom of MiaCucina in Coral Gables, the Grand Finale event will have all of the characteristics of an authentic Italian Food & Wine Festival and it will run from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

While walking through the showroom, guests will have the opportunity to sample different wines, liqueurs, fine food delicacies and mingle with cooking show supporters. Furthermore, special guests such as Vito Volpe from Mozzarita, Massimo Tundo and Elisabetta Callegaro from Tortellinio & Co., Aperol and Cinzano’s bartenders will show those present all of the secrets of making mozzarella, home-made pasta, and some very typical and authentic Italian Cocktails. We also welcome Subzero and Wolf’s Corporate Chef, Will Ratley, who will teach, make and serve our guests fabulous dishes selected from the most authentic traditional Italian cuisine, engaging the audience in an interactive, informal and entertaining cooking class.

The Italy- America Chamber of Commerce is also pleased to announce that a fundraising raffle will be held during the course of the evening. Proceeds will go to FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA, a not-for-profit organization committed to assisting people in need and improving their lives, by providing food and other grocery products, and by educating and engaging our community to fight hunger and poverty.

Presented by: Alma Food Imports, Citterio, Delitia, Martini, Orso Italian Specialty Foods, Subzero & Wolf, with supporting sponsors: Whole Foods Market Coral Gables, Academia Barilla, Comobar, Man Adv USA, Mia Cucina, Mozzarita, Acqua Panna and Acqua San Pellegrino, PDF Foods, Tomson Hospitality Boutique, Ducati Miami, Slow Food, Il Decantino, Aperol, Cinzano, and Palm Bay International. Wines provided by: 24SunnyWine Srl., Just Quality Importer, and Winebow.

About the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast:
ounded in 1991, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast is a non-profit U.S. corporation, officially recognized by the Italian government, which is devoted to fostering trade between Italy and the United States. The Chamber is a staunch defender of artisan craftsmanship and small and medium sized businesses – the backbone of the Italian economy.
We actively promote trade between the United States and Italy in a whole host of sectors, including food & beverage, science & technology, design, and fashion. By organizing delegation visits of U.S. buyers to Italy, along with local trade and networking events designed to introduce Italian products to the U.S. market, we are the face of “Made in Italy” – a concept synonymous with quality and excellence – in the Southeastern United States.

Business Boot Camp 9/29/10

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Business Boot Camp
September 29, 2010, 10 am – noon
Sci Sci – now Sabbia at Brickell
1053 SE 1st Avenue
Miami FL 33131
Register here.

EXPERIENCE a Business Boot Camp approach to getting it all done.
Finally an ALL INCLUSIVE session that will explain it ALL!

You’re invited to our Business Boot Camp series for selected people who can really benefit from knowing what the inside tips are for having an online presence.

Social Media is here to stay – so, do people know you exist?

A 2 hour seminar to interact, create, and showcase your company while learning how to increase your net worth! (Let’s not even start talking about what your savings account balance, but we can turn that around).

Wait, there’s more!!!

Meet our Onsite Business Partners who will help you design a logo, create a website, print materials, headshots, PC repair, Accounting & Bookkeeping services and generally everything you need to be competitive in this online market.

Join us for a jammed packed Business Boot Camp where you will learn Tips, Tricks and Tools to better your business!

This bootcamp as always will have a STRONG emphasis on Social Media, we’re going to give you the who, what, why, where and when about Social Media and what you need to make sure you don’t miss the boat!

$47 Pre-Registration (includes lunch)
$60 at the door (includes lunch)

REGISTER ASAP THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT
Event is limited to 40 people, RSVP asap. You don’t want to miss this!!

Call or Email for details!
srusk@SocialBuzzTV.com 786-273-7875
www.insensemiami.com

Lunch is included

We Want It All Wednesday Express Enjoy Indulge A Unique Happy Hour 9/15/10

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We Want It All Wednesday.Express, Enjoy, Indulge. A Unique Happy Hour
Wednesday September 15, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Bar 721

WE WANT IT ALL TV® joins BAR 721 and Couptessa.com to host
“We Want It All Wednesdays”
A weekly series of ladies networkers where patrons can Express, Enjoy, & Indulge!

Talk show hosts, Deborah Magdalena , spoken word poet and actress, local radio personality Chanel Gonzalez, and business executive Vanessa Conde explore what it is to be a woman in this day and age on their online show and now they are bringing the set to audiences… live at Bar 721.

Together with CoupTessa.com (the online ‘deal of the day’ shopping site), WWIA has created an evening of indulgence, pampering and fun for women and men alike. The first Wednesday of the series (Sept. 15th) will feature mini-spa treatments provided by South Beach based spa Chez Badeaux as well as samplings of Nana Ana’s Greek Pastries and specialty drinks created by Bar 721.

“We are excited about being able to connect with our viewers one-on-one while rewarding them for having the courage to Want It All with a night of treats and cocktails,” states Producer and Host Deborah Magdalena.

The weekly series will also feature gift bag give-aways by Kielhs and Mary Kay, samplings by SobeSweets and special evenings will be dedicated for causes and charities such as Susan G. Komen for Breast Cancer Research.

HGTV Casting for First Time Home Sellers around Miami and Ft. Lauderdale

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SELLING YOUR FIRST PLACE?
Then HGTV is looking for you!

MY FIRST SALE, the popular primetime HGTV show, is looking for first-time home sellers (and their real estate agents!) in and around Miami and Ft. LaUDERDALE, FL.

We are looking for fun, high-energy people who are just starting the process of selling their first place! Our cameras will be there to capture all the trials and tribulations, stress and success of prepping for sale, pricing, negotiating, and ultimately selling a home for the first time.

Taping will begin in Fall 2010 and will continue through Spring 2011. Ideal candidates will be motivated, financially candid people who want to share the experience and the SALE details with HGTV and their audience. Singles, couples and families are all invited to apply!

If this sounds like fun, first-time sellers should apply now for immediate consideration!

For more information or an application contact:
Amy Sabreen
asabreen@highnoontv.com
303-712-3178

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The Park Project Launch Party at Grand Central 9/10/10

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Park Project Invites You To Be One Of The First To PARK: Perform Acts Of Random Kindness

The Park Project Launch Party is open to the public. Doors Open at 8:00pm Official Launch is at 10 p.m. and Live Concert is at 11 p.m. Grand Central is located at 697 North Miami Avenue, Miami FL 33136.
Click here for tickets.

Park Project is committed to facilitating events that empower people to come together and Perform Acts of Random Kindness. PARK events will be a celebration and showcase of people, organizations and companies that are inspired to unite for a common cause. The FIRST event to launch PARK PROJECT is in celebration of LIFE, BIRTHDAYS and SERVICE.

StarMar, a comprehensive event consulting, production and management firm, is sponsoring this event along with a SHOWCASE of companies who decided to PARK for this cause. On Friday, September 10th, 2010 Downtown Miami’s hottest venue, Grand Central, will open its doors to PARK at 8pm. Walk down the red carpet to towards the sound of Miami’s own celebrity DJ, Robin Louis. The PROdeuces, Witeman & RobN, will flood our dance floor well before the Official Launch at 10pm. Enjoy GC’s cash bar, professional stage, sound, lighting, video production and interactive touch screens and floor graphics too! Don’t miss the live cabaret, Polynesian, Latin or hip hop performances by Miami Sass in between or the 11pm concert featuring Day Music Died. www.parkproject.org

There are incentives to PARK before the event! The first 200 people to purchase a PRE-SALE ticket will receive a PARK gift at the door. Special VIP upgrades for cancer survivors, veterans and service men and women. Email events@parkproject.org for more information.

A PRE-SALE ticket to PARK is $10 and $20 cash on event day. VIP tickets are $25 for an exclusive social hosted by StarMar and Chris Colina Catering. Drinks, hors d’oeuvres and networking opportunities as well as reserved lounge space for the first two hours of the event and more is included. Can’t make it 9/10/10? You can still PARK! A portion of the proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society and the Miami VA Fisher House. Learn more about Park Project and how people are joining in this humble mission to Perform Acts of Random Kindness to be the change we all wish to see in the world. For more information and to purchase your ticket visit www.parkproject.org.

Park Project’s vision statement is, “To live in a world where people actively respond to the innate desire to serve.” Live the cause, PARK! Follow them on facebook/theparkproject and twitter/@wepark. For more information on the companies sponsoring this effort, visit www.parkproject.org/showcase.php

RA Sushi Miami celebratory 90s Fantastic Voyage 2 year anniversary 9/16/10

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RA SUSHI TAKES MIAMI ON A CELEBRATORY “FANTASTIC VOYAGE”
South Miami hot spot throws a 90s themed party in honor of its two year anniversary
RA SUSHI IN SOUTH MIAMI
5829 SW 73rd St.
Miami, FL 33143

On Thursday, Sept. 16, 7PM-close, RA Sushi, the stylish sushi restaurant and bar in South Miami, invites fans to “Fall into the 90s at RA” – a 90s themed party celebrating the restaurant’s second anniversary and benefitting the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Miami/Ft. Lauderdale.

“Fall into the 90s at RA” will take partygoers on a bangin’ ride back to the 90s and boast all things lame from the decade…NOT! Guests can expect stylin’ looks worn by the staff – think 90210, high-rise jeans and grunge attire a la Kurt Cobain or even over-the-top fashions channeling MC Hammer or their inner Spice Girl – and fun décor to boot. In addition, everyone is encouraged to participate in the night’s “Look-Alike Contest” giving RA fans the chance to win a $100 RA Sushi gift certificate by dressing up as their favorite 90s actor, pop star, politician or TV personality.
The soirée – sure to be nothing, but DA BOMB – will feature DJ Rico on the 1s and 2s; complete with his definitive catalog of pure 90s party anthems to guarantee all guests will be getting’ jiggy wit it on the dance floor. For those looking to show off their dancing skills, a “Macarena Dance-Off” will also take place during the celebration gifting its champion with a $50 RA Sushi gift certificate. Last, but definitely not least (AS IF!) local celebrity drag queen Daisy Deadpetals – Too Wong Foo or The Birdcage anyone? – will put on a hella show and perform a fun rendition of Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time.”
In true RA Sushi fashion, Head Sushi Chef Elijah Wiener and RA mixologists worked together to create a sampling of specialty rolls and cocktails for the slammin’ celebration. The themed food menu will consist of $9 Japanese delights such as the Fresh Prince Roll (shrimp tempura, spicy kani kama crab mix and cucumber rolled and topped with red beet tempura bits; drizzled with a sweet eel sauce), Kramer Roll (smoked salmon, mango and cream cheese topped with avocado, red beet tempura bits and cashews; drizzled with mango and sweet eel sauces), Rice Rice Baby Roll (spicy tuna mix served on top of crispy sesame rice balls; drizzled with a soy chili sauce) and the Show Me The Money Roll (spicy salmon, cucumber, cilantro & jalapeño rolled and topped with avocado and sriracha). For those with an appetite, the restaurant is also offering The Biggie Smalls Roll (kani kama crab and cream cheese rolled in rice and seaweed, lightly tempura battered and topped with spicy tuna, more kani kama crab mix and sliced lotus root; finished with a sweet eel sauce and spinach tempura bits; $10). In the spirit of giving, $2 from the purchase of each item from the entire sushi menu listed above will be donated to the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Miami/Ft. Lauderdale.

RA’s $5 drink specials include the Baywatch Punch (a delicious blend of cold sake, liqueurs and tropical juices), Snoop Dogg’s drink of choice Gin & Juice, Central Perk Martini (espresso, coffee martini), Kurt Cobain Cocktail (a mix of Goldschlager, Rumplemintz and Jagermeister) and a Bye Bye Bye Martini (Effen Black Cherry Vodka, Nigori Sake, triple sec and lime juice).

For more information, visit RA online at www.RAsushi.com or on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

A Happy Hour Soiree at Gemma Lounge 9/18/10

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A Happy Hour Soirée @ Gemma Lounge

September 18th at 9:00 pm
Gemma Lounge
529 Lincoln Road, Second Floor
South Beach, FL 33139
Registration Online
Login Here to register.

A very happy hour, a euro soirée, an international crowd, meet and greet, network.

Complimentary cocktail for our guests, appetizers available, full bar, music.

An intimate lounge overlooking Lincoln Road, actually, the only chic lounge on Lincoln Road.

Mark your calendar and be ready to expand your circle of acquaintances.

To enjoy the specials offered you must reach out to either Gian or Gabriele, our Euro ambassadors for the evening; if you haven’t met us yet, please ask for us at the bar.

Spam Allstars Labor Day Weekend 9/3-5/10

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Spam Allstars
Join us for some Labor Day weekend will be fun!

Friday – September 3rd
Alba Lounge @ Sole on the Ocean
17315 Collins Ave.
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
10pm show

Saturday – September 4th
Dada’s
52 N. Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach, FL

Sunday – September 5th
LABOR OF LOVE PARTY@
Bardot
3456 N. Miami Ave.
Wywwood, FL
With Ketchy Shuby

Off the Record Opening at Edge Zones 9/11/10

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Opening Saturday September 11, 2010
Edge Zones Art Center
Off The Record
September 11, 2010
7:00 pm. – 10:00 pm.
Edge Zones Art Center
47 NE 25th St.
Miami, FL 33137

PavelAcosta / James Bonachea/ Carlos Caballero /Celia & Yunior/ Ana Teresa Fernández/NúriaGüell/ Glenda León /Yasser Piña / Ernesto Oroza/ KatiuskaSaavedra/ T10

Off the Record could be seen as an inventory of metaphorical illegalities. Coming from various backgrounds, these artists engage in a conversation with realities that often are not what they were meant to be. Their approaches range from mere documentations of daily situations to actually carrying out actions on the edge of what is permitted, either socially, culturally or politically in their respective societies. They all convey basic strategies of survival, while proposing a very particular visual imaginary and aesthetics, which updates the viewers to the “new times”.

edgezones@me.com
www.edgezones.org

The Wolfsonian–Fiu Members Preview And Reception 9/16/10

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THE WOLFSONIAN–FIU INVITES YOU TO A MEMBERS’ PREVIEW AND RECEPTION

Thursday, September 16, 6pm
1001 Washington Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
MEMBERS’ PREVIEW AND OPENING RECEPTION: SPEED LIMITS—Join exhibition curator Jeffrey Schnapp for introductory remarks about the exhibition. Members’ preview follows. Reception sponsored by Bacardi USA, Inc. For membership information or to RSVP: 305.535.2631 or ian@thewolf.fiu.edu. Free for members and the FIU Community; $10 all others.

Speed Limits is co-organized by the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Montréal and The Wolfsonian. The Wolfsonian installation is designed by Rene Gonzalez Architect. The Wolfsonian thanks the following supporters for making this exhibition possible: Continental Airlines, the Official Airline of The Wolfsonian–FIU; BVLGARI; James Woolems and Woolems Inc.; FPL FiberNet, a leading provider of fiber-optic solutions; Tui Lifestyle; the Frances L. Wolfson Fund at Dade Community Foundation; the Funding Arts Network; and The Wolfsonian–FIU Alliance.

NOT A MEMBER OF THE WOLFSONIAN?
Then it’s time to join! As a member, you’ll enjoy free admission to our galleries, free or reduced admission for our programs, invitations to our exhibition openings, member promotions at The Dynamo Museum Shop and Café, and much more. For membership information or to join, CLICK HERE!

Print (artist proof), Man with a Drill, c. 1935
Charles Turzak (American, 1899–1986)
Chicago
Woodcut
The Wolfsonian–FIU, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection

The Minority Chamber of Commerce Business to Business Expo and Conferences 9/28/10

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Local event focuses on economy, contracts and jobs Latinos & African Americans business leaders bring change to community.
September 28, 2 pm until 7 pm.
This event is free and open to the public.
Double Tree Miami Mart in Miami, located at 711 NW 72 Avenue.

The Minority Chamber of Commerce is organize a Business to Business Expo and Conferences with African American Businesses and Latino entrepreneur’s community leaders to join forces to drive our economy through efforts to grow interest and create economy and jobs in this part of the country.

Doug Mayorga is the president of the Minority Chamber of Commerce, and he’s trying to generate interest in the first Latino-African Americans Expo set for September 28 at the Double Tree Miami Mart in Miami, located at 711 NW 72 Avenue.

“When you look at the neighborhoods you see very few of our businesses still standing; it’s simple helping small businesses, cutting taxes, making credit available now. This is as American as apple pie. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They are central to our identity as a nation. They are going to lead this recovery, and we make an urgent call “, Mr. Mayorga, said.

Despite appearances, the president of the Minority chamber of commerce sees people rallying behind local businesses and support for minority businesses is part of his strategic plan. The half day conference helps minority-owned firms grow domestically and globally through a series of educational, training and business- to-business networking events.

The conference focuses on Strategies for Growth and Competitiveness in the local and global Economy; also will have the chance to participate in sessions on opportunities for minority-owned firms in federal contracting, employments and other opportunities for exporters and importers.

The Latino- African American Expo is set for September 28 will be runs from 2 pm until seven. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information on being an exhibitor call 786-260-1965

About the Minority Chamber of Commerce: is focused on helping minority-owned firms grow their businesses domestically and globally to foster job creation and economic growth, with a serious commitment in the value of sharing information and resources, helping one another prosper, the positive energy that comes from networking together and sustaining entrepreneurship to create a basis of wealth in our community. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.minoritychamber.net

London Heights In Concert at Bar 721 9/8/10

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London Heights In Concert
Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 10:00pm
Bar 721

Bar 721 is kicking their new Live Rock Night, this next Wednesday, September 8th at 10pm, with local band London Heights.

Presented by Fenom Modern Absinthe, a $5 Suggested Door donation, drink specials all night and $4 beer.

This is a 21 year and older event.

For more information visit www.londonheightsmusic.com

LaDame Boutique Trunk Show at O Lounge 9/8/10

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LaDame Boutique Trunk Show
September 8, 2010, 6:30-9:00 p.m
O Lounge
333 EAST LAS OLAS BOULEVARD
FORT LAUDERDALE,FL 33301

The Trunk Show will feature 2010 Fall Handbag Collection with women’s Fall fashion accessories such as sunglasses, hats, scarves, etc…

Gift bag will be given to th first 50 Ladies.
There will be Raffles,music and much more…
Complimentary Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres will be served to Ladies from 7-10pm.

Hors D’oeuvres will be served to Ladies from 7-10pm.
Over 25 more styles of handbags that are not on the website will be at the show.
RSVP Today to events@ladameboutique.com
http://ladameboutique.com

Painting in the Gardens Opening 9/18/10

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Painting in the Gardens Opening
9/18/2010, 5pm – 8pm
Borders Art Gallery
641 SW 1st street, Miami, FL 33135

You are cordially invited to attend the opening of Painting in the Gardens featuring works of art by South Florida artists and art educators enrolled in the Florida International University 2010 summer and spring ateliers.

featured artists:
David Y. Chang (professor); Maurice Alvarez,Jocelyn Cordero, Nathan Delinois, Natalie Duperme,Jorge Guzman, Kate Lindquist, Rebeca Jardines, April Kirch, Gerald Obregon, Doris Rodrigues-Graber, Peter Santa-Maria Jr., Donna Underwood, Christy Williams, and a host of talented others

Ten to the Power of Ten FAU Fine Arts Festival 10/9-10/10

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Ten to the Power of Ten: FAU Fine Arts Festival
Saturday and Sunday Oct 9-10, 2010, 10am-5pm
Florida Atlantic University, Boca campus
Visual Arts and Performing Arts buildings

FAU Boca Raton
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561.297.3000
www.fau.edu/VAAH

First-time fundraiser event for the FAU Department of Visual Arts and Art History.
Student work will be on sale in and around the Visual Arts building. Fabulous art and design work priced for only $10!

Twenty-one (10′ X 10′) spaces in the Performing Arts and Theatre lobby will feature work for sale by participating artists. (details and application forms are available on the FAU VAAH website www.fau.edu/VAAH).

10 short artists’ talks will take place each day in PA101.
Food/beverages/fun
Theater and Music will also sponsor events that weekend.

Stop by campus, get together with friends, catch-up with faculty, get a jump on your holiday shopping or rent a booth and sell your work.
www.rishonasart.com

Lions Gallery Opening Reception 9/2/10

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Lions Gallery Opening Reception: Sept 2nd, 2010. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Museo Vault
346 NW 29th Street
Miami, FL 33127

On the West side of Museo Vault’s entrance, Lions Gallery will be exhibiting a wide array of fine art in all media, focusing on contemporary art, Judaica, and works by Latin American artists. In the tradition of secondary market galleries, Director Aryeh Wuensch works closely with decorators, designers, and collectors, buying and selling fine art paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, and more. Anyone considering selling, trading, or consigning fine art will find Lions Gallery as a great alternative to auction houses that have higher commissions and no guarantees. On exhibit starting September 2nd will be works by Beverly Pepper, Robert Goodnough, Armando Morales, Alan D’Arcangelo, and Lyle Ashton Harris among many other established artists who reside in private and public collections throughout the world. You can visit the gallery’s website at www.LionsGallery.com for more information.

GroveHouse Artists September Opening Reception and Coconut Grove Gallery Stroll 9/4/10

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GroveHouse Artists On the Promenade at Mayfair
“Flora and Fauna” Opening Reception
September 4, 2010 — 7:00 pm
3390 Mary St. #162, Coconut Grove, FL

A New Exhibition of Member Artists’ Works and First Saturday Gallery Stroll – be sure and pick up a site map in any of the participating galleries and take the time to see each of the 10 participating galleries

Featuring Original Work by Local Artists

Featured Artist for September is Celia Reigle

We are a group of local artists diverse in media, style and subject matter. We strive for excellence in our work. Creativity, harmony and dedication is our guiding principle. You will enjoy our gallery as well as the intelligent pricing.

GroveHouse Artists, a not-for-profit organization, was organized to help provide venues for local artists to exhibit their original art work. GHA also strives to establish a community forum for awareness and participation in the arts and the art experience by presenting cultural programs, presentations, and exhibits that are open and free to the public.

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: Noon – 6 pm
Friday & Saturday: Noon – 9 pm
Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm
Monday: By Appt.

Fashion’s Night Out at Neiman Marcus 9/10/10

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Fashion’s Night Out at Neiman Marcus
Friday, September 10

There’s going to be eats, beats, treats, and all the fabulous fashion you can handle.

Visit NeimanMarcus.com/fashionsnightout for full details.

You and a guest are invited to one special night in celebration of remarkable visionaries and designs during FASHION’S NIGHT OUT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
7PM

Neiman Marcus Coral Gables along with Ocean Drive Magazine Lisa Petrillo, CBS4 Entertainment Reporter and Ivette Arango, Lana Bernstein, Loryn Schwade Panahpour, Carole Seikaly, Abby Zanarini invite you to an all out fashion bash

View the hottest runway show of the season from Neiman Marcus and Ocean Drive magazine as DJ guru, DJ Irie, spins the turntables in an elevated stage on the fashion catwalk.

Strike a pose at our Ocean Drive “Shot on Site” Miami Lounge.

Meet designer Kelly Gray as she showcases her rock ‘n’ roll edge pieces from the latest Royal Underground collection.

Meet internationally acclaimed glass artist Terje Lundaas as he showcases his exclusive collection recently featured on HGTV’s “Color Spalsh Miami” and cool your palette with invigorating sips created on Lundaas’ famous ice bar.

The Raleigh Hotel’s famous martini bar comes to life as mixologists treat guests to signature cocktails courtesy of GREY GOOSE Vodka. Special thanks to Bonterra Wine and FIJI Water.

Special thanks to Equinox Fitness Clubs, our exclusive fitness partner for Fashion’s Night Out 2010.

Reservations are limited
Please reply 786.999.1003 or RSVPCoralGables@NeimanMarcus.com

Marcela Collazos Art Exhibit at Miami Dade College West Campus 9/3/10

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Friday, September 3 @ 8pm
Miami Dade College – West Campus in Doral,
3800 NW 115 Ave., Doral, FL 33178. Info 305-733-5959
COST Free

Marcela Collazos is inviting you to come and bring your friends to enjoy her Art Exhibit along with 3 other Miami-based artist while sipping some free wine and enjoying hors d’oeuvres at Miami Dade College – West Campus in Doral (MDC) THIS Friday, September 3 at 8pm. See details below.

Art Exhibit by Marcela Collazos as part of the Social Fridays In Doral.

SPONSORED BY
City of Doral
Doral Art and Culture Chamber of Commerce
Miami Dade College – West Campus in Doral
Centrix Corporation

MORE INFO Click here to visit the artist’s website.
Join us! It’s going to be great!

Bianca Clark, Greg Woods and Brent Charles with House of Power at Kitchen 305 9/2/10

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Bianca Clark, Greg Woods, and Brent Charles
with “House of Power”

September 2nd – Thursday 7pm – 10pm
at
Kitchen 305 @ Newport Beachside Resort

House of Power: 10-15 piece full rhythm section and 3-5 piece horn section playing 70’s, 80’s funk, rock, & R&B from such groups as Chicago, Commodores, Earth Wind and Fire, KC and the Sunshine band, etc.

The band: House of Power – www.houseofpowerlive.com
www.newportbeachsideresort.com

Pajama Pub Crawl on Eve of Great Grove Bedrace 9/4/10

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Great Grove Pajama Pub Crawl
Saturday Night September 4, 2010
Register From 6:30 To 8 Pm At The Grove Spot
(On Virginia Avenue behind CocoWalk)
Crawl starts at 7 pm!
sponsored by Miller Lite and Gold Coast Distributors.
Featuring
Grove Spot
Sandbar Sports Grill
Tavern in the Grove
Crazy Pianos
Taurus…another round
Bice Bistro
Mr. Moe’s
Barracuda Raw Bar and Grill
GreenStreet Cafe
The Bookstore in the Grove

Participants are encouraged to dress in pajama theme, but must adhere to public dress code and
all applicable laws for public decency. Participants must have a valid ID for 21 years or older, and
will sign a group waiver at registration.
Do Not Drink And Drive!
for full details visit thegreatgrovebedrace.com.

10-year Commemorative Benefit In Honor of the Victims and the Families of the 2001 September 11th Tragedy at Michael Perez Pop Art Gallery 9/11/10

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Michael Perez Pop Art Gallery
3201 Buena Vista Blvd Ste 120
Miami, FL 33137

Saturday, September 11th, 2010
7 pm – 11 pm
We Gather Together
For a Celebration of
Community – Art – Photography
A Very Special 10-year Commemorative Benefit
In Honor of the Victims and the Families of the 2001 September 11th Tragedy
And the Heroes Who Risk Their Lives for Ours, Every Day

We are so honored to tell you that Lt. Ignatius Carroll and fire fighters from the Midtown Miami Fire Station with the City of Miami Fire Department will bring a fire truck, interact with guests and collect donations in a “Boot Drive” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association – Jerry’s Kids www.mda.org.

The Michael Perez Pop Art Gallery will present a donation to the City of Miami Fire Department.
Hors D’oeuvres and Cocktails Served (21+)
Music by DJ Jason Perez

The Michael Perez Pop Art & Daniel Azoulay Photography Gallery is a proud participant in the Second Saturday Art Walks

For Additional Information Please Contact Gallery Representative – Shalimar Santiago @ 813-389-3609

Fashion’s Night Out at Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach 9/10/10

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Fashion’s Night Out
Friday September 10, 2010, 6pm-11pm
Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach
4525 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida
www.BeautyChronicles.com

Shop ‘til you drop, and this time for a great cause! ‘Fashion’s Night Out’ arrives in South Florida to celebrate local fashion, restore consumer confidence and boost the neighborhood economy. The event, hosted by Beauty Chronicles and open to the public, will take place Sept. 10 from 6 p.m. to 11pm at the Eden Roc Renaissance in Miami Beach.

The initiative is a collaboration consisting of every aspect of the fashion industry: stores, designers, celebrities and the average consumer. Individual vendors create unique spaces that, collectively, become a large exposition fashion as a whole. In Fashion’s Night Out at the Eden Roc Renaissance there will be multiple Fashion Shows, as well as appearances by several celebrities and performers. Additionally, a percentage of the sales from every Fashion’s Night Out T-shirt sold will benefit the NYC AIDS fund. These will be available for purchase on-site.

The city of Miami has several locations that are celebrating Fashion’s Night Out, Beauty Chronicles brings a unique twist to the typical shopping event with Actor and Celebrity host, Robert Ri’Chard. The guest will sip complimentary cocktails and munch on sweet treats. Fashionistas can spend the night shopping emerging and established fashion and accessories designers. There will be several fashion shows throughout the night. The first 100 guests will receive a fabulous Swag Bag filled with beauty and fashion gifts.

The event is Free and Open to the Public.

Tito el Bambino at Dolce 9/11/10

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Tito el Bambino at DOLCE
September 11th, 10 pm
DOLCE
1501 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida
33139
www.dolcesouthbeach.com

Hispanic Heritage Latin Night – a benefit show and kick off celebration with Tito el Bambino – el Patron and Paula Andrea Rubio.

One of the pioneers of reggaeton, Tito el Bambino was half of the trailblazing duo Hector & Tito before he embarked on a solo career of his own, signing with EMI Televisa and debuting in 2006 with Top of the Line. Join him and Paula Andrea Rubio as we celebrate Hispanic heritage.

For Table Reservations, Tickets, or General Inquieries:
phone: 305.672.2221
email: luis@dolcesouthbeach.com

Calix Gustav Gallery Presents Morker 9/11/10

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CALIX GUSTAV GALLERY PRESENTS Mörker
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 11, 2010; 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Calix Gustav Gallery
Wynwood Arts District
98 NW 29th Street
Miami, FL

Cutting-edge gallery celebrates the debut of its darkest exhibit to-date coinciding with the opening of its new store CG Boutique

Calix Gustav Gallery is pleased to announce the unveiling of its newest exhibition “Mörker,” along with the gallery’s new CG Boutique, a smaller gallery intended for the younger art collector. Coinciding with the Wynwood Arts District’s monthly art walk, an intimate reception will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m on Saturday, September 11, 2010.

Signifying the gloomy darkness seen through a child’s dreams – and nightmares – Mörker is possibly the gallery’s darkest, most thought-provoking exhibit to-date. With his charcoal and ink drawings of a magical and mysterious Scandinavian forest inhabited by eerie, mystical characters, Swedish artist Johan Björkegren provokes feelings of child-like fears. In contrast, the longing for comfort is not lost in the innocence of a child and the warm love of a mother as artists Ingrid Eliasson and Jennifer Basile bring a calming effect with their lurid fantasies seen through detailed, structured graphite drawings, which are juxtaposed over the rich biomorphic backgrounds. The feeling of a “cozy home” is amplified by crocheted fiber tapestries.

Also available to visitors for the first time is CG Boutique, a smaller gallery intended for the younger art collector. The first featured artist, Birds Are Nice (BAN), a local graphic designer whose inspiration is derived from the desire to have fun and make light-hearted, urban work that references pop culture along with the comic and cartoon genres. Using illustration, digital mediums, sculpture, animation and video, BAN considers itself a self-taught artist as most of the materials and techniques used in the current work were outside of a formal art education.

Taking inspiration from the graffiti artists of our time, such as Word to Mother, Know Hope, and countless others, Birds Are Nice wishes to raise awareness on its work in unconventional ways via several traveling outdoor projects. BAN feels the art world takes itself too seriously – low brow vs. high brow, street art vs. gallery art. BAN’s view, art is art and aims to have people stumble upon the work and experience a moment of spontaneous laughter.

Mörker will run from September 11, 2010 through November 19, 2010. Regular gallery visiting hours are from Tuesday to Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit www.calixgustav.com.

the Official Labor Day Weekend Kick Off at Novecento Brickell 9/2/10

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You are cordially invited to the
Official Labor Day Weekend Kick Off

In Brickell
Thursday Nights at Novecento

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 | 7 PM
Novecento | 1414 Brickell Avenue | Miami, FL 33131

Come and start out the long weekend with us.
Relax and unwind with exotic mojitos and sultry sounds.

Complimentary Mojitos by Bacardi | 8 – 9 PM by

Hosted by Bryan Pena, Aramis Mercado & Natalie Steere

Sounds by Claudio Holze

Please RSVP here.

Lincoln Road Halloween Extravaganza Weekend Sponsorship Opportunities

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2010 Lincoln Road Halloween Extravaganza Sponsorship Opportunities

Download Halloween Sponsorship Kit PDF.

HRMC is pleased to announce that Lincoln Road will be hosting the 2010 Halloween Weekend Extravaganza from October 29-31, 2010.

This year, Lincoln Road will host a wealth of exciting activities throughout the 2010 Halloween Weekend in anticipation of All Hallow’s Eve. From engaging shows along this historic strip to events hosted by Lincoln Road’s fabulous and diverse venues, the 2010 Halloween Extravaganza will give locals, tourists, and onlookers at chic cafes and bistros along Lincoln Road, a cause to celebrate the most entertaining live Halloween show they have ever experienced.

Daylight on Halloween Sunday will begin with trick or treating children, who will gather sweets in their pillowcases from Lincoln Road storefronts. Clowns, magicians, and stilt walkers will line the streets to entertain, while shoppers and restaurant guests from this luxury paradise will watch as little princesses and goblins roam the Lincoln Road strip.

When night begins to set on Miami, the road will fill with thousands of revelers, prepared for a whimsical night long entertainment event of live music, costume parties, great food, shopping and people watching. With numerous stages across the length of Lincoln Road, every corner of the strip will be filled with the sound of live music. The legendary costume contest, held on the main stage, will announce the best three costumes of the night, each winner receiving a great prize for their dynamic creativity.

With exciting events lasting over three days and throughout the nights, there will be a multitude of sponsorship opportunities designed to establish a strong presence for your brand amongst the thousands of attendees at the 2010 Lincoln Road Halloween Extravaganza.

Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities
By securing a Lincoln Road Halloween Sponsorship, one of the most well-recognized locations in the world, Lincoln Road will be your brands exclusive location for the weekend, heightening the exposure of your brand to an audience of upscale locals and tourists visiting Lincoln Road on Halloween night. The Lincoln Road Marketing Association Halloween 2010 packages were created to provide companies with profitable response rates and increased brand awareness and media coverage. Each package is designed to increase the visibility of your brand to a population of upscale, sophisticated visitors. Moreover, potential media coverage (local, national, and international) will project your brand to a vast audience. We will also customize a sponsorship package that fits your specific needs to achieve the results you desire.

How to participate
For sponsorship or media inquires please contact HRMC at 305-573-0882or email info@gohrmc.com

Miami House Movement presents Residence the Labor Day Edition 9/3/10

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Miami House Movement presents Residence the Labor Day Edition
Friday September 3, 2010, 11 pm – 6 am
Universal Soul Arts Gallery
51 NW 71st Street
Miami, FL

Join us on Friday, September 3rd for Residence the Labor Day Edition at Universal Soul Arts Gallery.

From the beaches of Fort Lauderdale DJ Johnny Morales will be spinning deep underground house for your listening and dancing pleasure.

It’s about the music, the community, and the love.
Dress to dance and bring the baby powder!

Free until 1 am, $5 after
Get there before midnight for free treats! Dinner specials will be available at a reasonable cost.

Rock On Wednesday at The Clevelander 9/1/10

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Check out some of South Florida’s hottest Rock cover bands rocking out to the hits you know and love. Whether you’re into the 80’s, 90’s or dedicated to this decade – Rock On! is the night to party to the best Rock music has to offer. Join us every Wednesday night at 8pm, featuring a different band each week.
For table reservations : rsvp@clevelander.com or 305-532-4006 x3515.
The Clevelander, 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami, 33139

The ANIMIAMI Animation Festival and Conference 10/16-17/10

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What Does Walt Disney Animation, Universal Pictures, and Neversoft Entertainment Have in Common?

The ANIMIAMI Animation Festival and Conference in October 2010
The conference and festival will be taking place on October 16-17, 2010 hosted by Miami International University of Art & Design’s downtown Miami campus.

In its inaugural year, ANIMIAMI Animation Festival and Conference will be featuring the best of non-theatrical, commercial, and video game animation combined in one conference. The conference and festival will be taking place on October 16-17, 2010 hosted by Miami International University of Art & Design’s downtown Miami campus. Speakers for the conference have already been confirmed and include an international who’s who of animation and gaming as follows:

• Hans Donner, Keynote Speaker of the Conference, Creative Director of Brazi’ls Globo Network
• Brian Jefcoat, Walt Disney Animation (Bolt, Prep & Landin, Lilo & Stitch)
• Chris Bailey, Universal Pictures (KimPossible, Alvin & The Chipmunks 1 & 2, X-Men 2, Eragon, Garfield 1 & 2)
• Mark. A. Austin, Walt Disney Animation (Bolt, Meet the Robinsons, Chicken Little, Star Wars Special Edition)
• Bill Buckley, Neversoft Entertainment (Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero 3, Metallica, Ban Hero, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, WWE SmackDown vs Raw)
• Leah Hoyer, Walt Disney Television Animation, (KimPossible, Recess, Phineas & Ferb)
• Mark Soderwall, (Star Wars – The Force Unleashed, Unreal II, Dungeons & Dragons)

ANIMIAMI was created to increase and improve the dialogue between students, educational institutions and the animation industry in the hopes of providing students and industry leaders the opportunity to express their views and expectations while creating an informative, yet nurturing environment to help students transition from university student to industry professional. The conference will also focus on exposing the industry’s real expectations, needs and competencies required of new professionals.

ANIMIAMI will be composed of various elements: an animation festival featuring an Animation Expo of professional work, conference workshops and speakers, a job fair and an industry exhibit expo.

The animation festival will provide an opportunity for professionals and students to enter their work and compete in various categories (including student and professional categories in animation for gaming, advertising, and theatrical animation respectively).

Students will compete for internship opportunities in some of the best animation studios around the country. In addition, the festival will feature some of the best work produced by industry professionals. The conference workshops and speakers portion of the event will include the above mentioned renowned speakers. It has been designed to be a forum for active networking and information exchange with strong a commitment and emphasis on education to develop and nourish new talent. Additionally, the event will include a job fair which will provide and serve the animation industry as a resource for talent in both animation and computer graphics. Finally, an exhibit expo will bring together industry vendors that will showcase new technologies as well as advances in the industry by the leading software and hardware manufacturers around the country.

“We are very excited to bring this festival and conference to life – it has been a big goal of mine to gather industry and community leaders, professionals and students in an exchange to discuss industry now and where we think it’s headed,” says Mauricio Ferraza, conference organizer. For more information on ANIMIAMI Animation Festival and Conference including event schedule, speaker bios, registration and event sponsorship, please go to www.animiami.com or email Ricardo Bandeira, rbandeira@animiami.com.

ANIMIAMI Animation Festival and Conference featuring the best of non- theatrical, commercial, and video game animation combined in one conference. The event will include an animation festival, conference workshops and speakers, job fair and industry exhibit. The conference and festival will be taking place on October 16-17, 2010 hosted by Miami International University of Art & Design’s downtown Miami campus. Board of director for the conference: Mauricio Ferraza – president and co-founder of ANIMIAMI graphic, animation designer for Univision Networks; Ricardo Whately Bandeira – co-founder of ANIMIAMI; Debra Pierce – director of career services, Miami International University of Art & Design; Drew Tolman – Universal Pictures; Jeannie Novak – founder & ceo, Kaleidospace, LLC (Indiespace); Ahmed A. Shehata – instructor, Miami International University of Art & Design; Alyce Robertson – executive director, Downtown Development Authority; Aaron Zimmerman – program director, Adrianne Arsht Center of the Performing Arts, Adriana Sabino – president, Brazil USA Cultural Center; Valeria Sorrentino – programming and events assistant director, Miami International Film Festival; Angela G. Ramos – director of programming, Univision WLTV 23; Luis Eduardo Mihich – film director.

America’s Got Talent Auditions in West Palm Beach 9/12/10

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America’s Got Talent Auditions in West Palm Beach
September 12, 2010, 9am-6pm
TBA

www.nbc.com/agt

“America’s Got Talent” is holding a private audition (NOT a cattle call) in West Palm Beach, FL on Sunday, September 12th. We are looking for: Acrobats, Dancers, Magicians, Singers (individuals and groups) and basically any type of unique talent!

If you or someone you know is interested please have them contact me directly to set up an audition time.
Please send info ASAP to: Audra.AGTCasting@gmail.com
I need the following information for consideration:

• Name of Act and Contact name
• Video Link of performance (youtube or vimeo, etc)
• Contact number
• Interesting biographical info on act.
• Preferred audition time (between 9am & 6pm) *We will do our best to give you the time you have requested.
• In subject line of email please put: “West Palm Beach Audition”.

*Submission of video does not guarantee an audition…selections are at producers discretion.

Submit your material TODAY!
No Actors please.

Gems empowering women through bellydance 11/13/10

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GEMS, empowering women through bellydance
November 13, 2010, 8pm
Florida International University (main campus)Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Concert Hall
10910 SW 17 Street
Miami, FL 33199
Website.

A beautiful production by Echeverri, inspired by the 1920’s. An era when women were empowered.
Please visit our website for additional information on purchasing your ticket.

“GEMS” is the 5th event produced by Adriana Echeverri, and the second in the Unites States. With great amount of success in Europe, Adriana has come to Miami and founded Belly2Abs, a wellness dance studio in Coconut Grove. Empowering women through dance has been her goal for over a decade. GEMS is a full production with some of the best professional dancers in Miami. A production by women, for women; with the only purpose of empowering women through dance. Each year GEMS celebrates an era, this year we are happy to indulge the audience with the 1930’s passion and love for dance. Inspired by the musical Chicago, GEMS will offer a night of glamour and much passion.

Some proceeds will be going to a non-profit organization. We have also partnered with The Women Study Center at The Florida International University to help create awareness through dance. We are estimating a large amount of people (600) to come to this event, and share some of the best performances choreographed by great dancers like; Hanan, Francesca, Anais, Majilyn, Jigna Shah, Revofusion, Siahn Sama, Roshana, Gigi’s Academy, students from Lotus Dance Studio, and Adriana Echeverri.

Cruising Cross Platforms Networker with Carnival Cruise Lines Jennifer Vandekreeke 9/22/10

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Cruising Cross Platforms Networker with Carnival Cruise Lines’ Jennifer Vandekreeke
Wednesday, September 22nd, 6pm
Mai Tardi, 163 NE 39 St., Miami, Fl
Free for Members, $10.00 Non-Members and Students.
Complimentary Appetizers and 1 Free Drink

Join AAF Miami for a networking event with Jennifer Vandekreeke, Director of Advertising for Carnival Cruise Lines.

RSVP: www.adfedmiami.com

Follow AAF Miami on Twitter @AdfedMiami

AAF Miami The Advertising Federation of Greater Miami, founded in 1924 is a professional trade organization fostering higher advertising industry standards in the community. It is one of the oldest continuing professional organizations in both Miami and the United States. With over 200 members representing all areas of the advertising profession, AAF Miami provides ongoing education through monthly events and scholarships and supports the community through public service programs. To learn more about the organization visit www.adfedmiami.com.

Flora Fong and Li Dominguez Fong A Bi-Personal Exhibition Opening At Cernuda Arte 9/3/10

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FLORA FONG & LI DOMÍNGUEZ FONG
THE MOTHER, THE SON: TWO ARTISTS, ONE PASSION
A BI-PERSONAL EXHIBITION OPENING
September 3, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Cernuda Arte
3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.cernudaarte.com

The Mother, The Son: Two Artists, One Passion features the first bi-personal mother and son art exhibition in the U.S. of contemporary Cuban artists, Flora Fong and Li Domínguez Fong. The show will inaugurate at Cernuda Arte on First Friday, September 3, with an Opening Reception from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Flora Fong and Li Domínguez Fong have traveled from Havana to the United States and will be present at the opening reception. Visitors attending the evening opening will have the opportunity to see this impressive gathering and meet the artists. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view through October 20.

Showing together and sharing walls for the first time in a dual presentation, this display includes over forty paintings rendered by both artists. Also featured in the exhibition are six exquisite one-of-a-kind bronze sculptures executed by Flora Fong that reflect the realm of the artist’s iconography.

Juxtaposing the work of Flora and Li, one can see how they create their own yin and yang renditions of luminosity and darkness, vivacity and stillness, clarity and blurriness… The mother and son relationship has sound foundations of unity, and harmony, yet, their artistic manifestos unfurl different paths and scenarios. Mother and son can never be confused with each other. While both share a common ancestry and a passion for art, their work reveals a marked contrast of styles and subject matters.

Often delving into imagery deeply rooted in her Caribbean surroundings and Chinese ancestry, Flora Fong’s work is brilliantly colored with sun-filled compositions. The tropical birds and fishes, the fruits, sunflowers, palm trees, and banana trees, the wind and the rain are Flora’s everyday-life companions. The canvases and bronzes featured bring to view her masterful way of orchestrating the elements in a composition with forceful energy and originality. The artist’s quest to integrate and renew influences, granted by her island’s environment and those belonging to the millenary-eastern culture she has inherited, is clearly transposed in this showcase of her recent work.

Through intricate multi-layered images and textured surfaces that at times mutate or dissolve into abstraction, Li Domínguez Fong creates mixed media works that require participation from the viewer. In each of these, an atmosphere of solitude and abandonment haunts the composition. Scenes of alienated and adrift people abound… a sense of anonymity and melancholy prevails. Lost boats, hopeless journeys and staircases to nowhere are recurrent themes… the broken bridge, a frequent metaphor. The viewer is left with images to behold, not to decipher. And in many ways, this enigmatic language and play makes Li’s compositions fascinating. An in-depth look at his body of work reveals a gifted young artist who has been handed a legacy of creative skills and is decidedly in the process of leaving his mark.

Two standouts included in the exhibition are Flora Fong’s striking canvas, Siéntase en Cuba, (FEEL YOURSELF IN CUBA), (2010) and Li Domínguez Fong’s mesmerizing work, A la Espera, (IN THE WAITING), (2010).

Flora Fong (Camagüey, Cuba, 1949) is widely admired and recognized as one of Cuba’s foremost contemporary artists. She graduated from the National School of Art in Havana in 1970 and worked as an art professor at San Alejandro Art Academy until 1989. She has had an extraordinary career in the field of plastic arts with various one-person shows and participations in multiple group exhibitions. She has garnered several prestigious awards and acknowledgments throughout her life. Her works are included in numerous public and private collections around the world. The artist lives and works in Havana, Cuba.

Li Domínguez Fong (Havana, Cuba, 1978), graduated from the Escuela Elemental de Artes Plásticas in Havana. He continued his studies at the San Alejandro Art Academy where he graduated in 1991. He has had three one-person shows in Havana, and has participated in several fine art salons, festivals, contests and group exhibitions in Cuba, Europe, Latin America, Asia and the United States. The artist lives and works in Havana, Cuba.

Accompanying the exhibition is a full-color 36-page catalogue with an essay in English and Spanish by renowned Cuban professor, researcher and art critic, Yolanda Wood.

FLORA FONG
 Es Preciso Cruzar las Grandes Aguas, (Crossing the Large Waters is Essential), 2009,
 mixed media on canvas, 59 x 78 3/4 inches

LI DOMÍNGUEZ FONG
 A la Espera, (In the Waiting), 2010,
 mixed media on canvas, 58 3/4 x 78 inches

me, myself & I photo contest

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{ me, myself & I } photo contest
august 28 – september 28, 12am august 28 – 12am september 28
You are being invited to our 4th monthly photo contest. Invite as many peeps as you’d like. We are trying to eventually get enough ppl to have a show with all the winners of our contests, so photo photo photo and post post post. Help us spread the word.

Directions: The theme of this contest is { YOU!!!!! }. Get creative, you don’t have to take a regular picture of you, it can be as creative as it gets, as long as you’re in it.

Rules
1. Pictures must be posted by midnight on September 28
2. Post the pictures to our FB wall at www.Facebook.com/LittleMargaritaPhotography
3. Title your photos { me, myself and I } photo contest
4. Only 3 pictures per person please
5. Please email LittleMargaritaPhotography@gmail.com if you have any questions.

There will be a 1st and 2nd place
Both winners will get an 8×10 print of their photo and a spot in our friends and family gallery} on our website www.LittleMargaritaPhotography.com
Pictures are to be posted @ www.facebook.com/LittleMargaritaPhotography

The 1st place winner’s print will be exhibited at Stage 84 for one month, and the proceeds from the sold art will be donated to ArtHeart.

Check them out at
http://www.facebook.com/stage84
http://www.artheart.ca/home.html

The photos will be judged by Alejandra Montoya and Jeff Patterson.

Good luck everyone

Curator’s Voice Art Projects presents The Deceptive Eye 2010 Opening Night 9/4/10

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Curator’s Voice Art Projects presents The Deceptive Eye 2010
Video and Photography Festival First Edition. Curated by Milagros Bello, PH.D
A Posthumous Homage to Sara Modiano
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 4th, 2010. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 11th, 2010. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Wynwood Gallery Walk
Curator’s Voice Art Projects. 2509 NW 2nd Avenue. Miami, FL 33127
Between 25th and 26th Streets, Across from Joey’s Restaurant

More than 30 artists consign imperative ideas and concepts related to societal issues, intimately connected to cultural politics in this exhibition curated by Milagros Bello PH.D. They project a critical regard towards a world in its most crucial stages. Sex, illnesses, aging, death, addiction, poverty, social class, identity, and gender, form the conceptual base for these decisive languages. Cynical aesthetic notions dominate in the show creating a new vortex of criticism and revolt. Sharp multivocal and polytonal voices of discomfort and opposition set force, shifting perspectives on the subjectivity and the ego; redesigning and subverting the frames of conventional relationships to culture. They do not interpret but rather shape and fashion a new comprehension of the world. As Susan Sontag once said on photography: “Photography today does not ‘record’ but critically ‘intervenes’ reality.”

Participant artists are: In Photography: Nestor Arenas, Daniel Azoulay, Barbara Barreiro, Belaxis Buil, Nahila Campos, Aisen Chacin, Juan Pablo Cheret, Mariano Costa Peuser, Rolando Dal Pezzo, Guerra de la Paz, Erwin Georgi, Patricia Gil, Lisa Kaplowitz, Magally Laplana, Marcos Lopez, Cheryl Maeder, Peter Mackie, Natalia Onetti, Meg Pukel, Karla Turcios, Frank Turner, Rodolfo Vanmarcke, Rubem Robierb, among others. In video art: Patrick Doval, Fabiana Cruz, Richard Garet, Erwin Georgi, Marco Montiel Soto, Sabrina Montiel Soto, Andres Michelena, Gabriela Morawetz, Matilde Marin, Flavio Curi, among others.
www.curatorsvoiceartprojects.com
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com.

Upper left: Rubem Robierb. Centaurus. 2009. Upper right: Marcos Lopez. Inca Cola. 2006.
Bottom left: Guerra de la Paz. Cub’s Uncle. 2005. Bottom right: Belaxis Buil. Tampox in the Mouth, Mustache Series # 5. 2006

SOLO Art Fair Miami 11/19-21/10

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SOLO Art Miami: A New Art Fair to Debut this November
Miami Airport Convention Center (MACC). 711 NW 72 Avenue. Miami, FL 33126
November 19th through 21st, 2010
Admission: $10 General Public
Opening VIP Reception: Friday, November 19th, 2010. 7:00 p.m.

Miami has earned its title as an art capital of the world by hosting an elite list of internationally alluring, visual art exhibitions every winter season. Come this November, that same list will receive a remarkably distinct addition. In true artistic fashion, the inaugural SOLO Art Miami will reinterpret the meaning of “prestigious collections” as it adds new color to the existing art fairs scene, allowing individual artists, for the first time, to showcase their works without gallery representation.

The inaugural SOLO Art Miami art fair, presented by Medica HealthCare Plans, will run three-days November 19th through 21st at the newly renovated Miami Airport Convention Center (MACC), formerly the Double Tree Miami/Airport Hotel & Exhibition Center. More than 100 solo artists in such categories as painting, sculpture, photography, glass, printmaking, drawing and mixed media are expected to exhibit in this competitively selected show. “SOLO Art Miami is the perfect venue for the independent artist to exhibit,” said Gilda Sacasas, executive director of SOLO Art Miami and herself a noted local contemporary artist. “This fair fills a void for independent artists to promote their work, and we expect to see a wealth of new talent on display.”

The first 60 artists selected to participate in the fair have been announced. Some well-known artists include Vincent Dopico-Lerner, Konstantin Goldenberg, Shang Hu Hou, Federico Carosio III, Humberto Benitez, Orestes Bouzon, Ariel Tejera, Tadeo Lazaro, Antonious Kho, Dania Sierra, Gilda Sacasas and Emilio Sauma. The final announcement of the fairs total participants will be made shortly after the deadline for artists to apply comes to a close on September 15th. Entries are selected by a five-member panel, made up by the fair’s producers and professionals knowledgeable in each category.

SOLO Art Miami will also welcome the area’s most prestigious art galleries. “From personal experience, my team and I have designed a show that is sensitive to the needs of the artists,” said Sacasas. “In addition to breaking the sometimes impossible gallery-barrier, we have consciously planned a show that comes at the height of South Florida’s tourism season. Solo Art Miami is an excellent prelude to the famed Art Basel.”

SOLO Art Miami will offer a VIP lounge and additional services for those who attend. The three-day art fair is expected to attract an estimated 14,000 people.
SOLO Art Miami, presented by Medica HealthCare Plans, is being organized by SOLO Art Group, LLC. Gilda Sacasas, the group’s executive director, was one of the founders of Carnaval on the Mile, a three-day event with 100 participating artists and an attendance of an estimated 200,000.

For information on SOLO Art Miami, visit www.SoloArtMiami.com.

Neal Fox The Life and Times of Satchel Tomain film screening and live performance 9/23/10

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Invitation to Neal Fox’s The Life and Times of Satchel Tomain film screening and live performance
There will also be several of Neal¹s music videos, a preview of EXPOSED the Art Project (Neal¹s multimedia collaboration), and a live performance of songs from the film and some of his CDs. It¹s at 8:00 on Thursday, 9/23 at the Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery in Boca. This will be fun so bring your friends.

Social Media Marketing and Advertising Conference 9/30/10

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SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING & ADVERTISING – MIAMI, 30th SEPTEMBER
9:00am – 5:30pm
Ronald W Shane Centre
6500 Indian Creek Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33141

Social Media Marketing & Advertising is a unique 1-day conference taking place in Miami on Thursday 30th Sept. Join our team of marketing experts to explore the latest tools and techniques for running effective social media marketing and advertising campaigns.

Topics we will cover include: Insights into High Profile Viral Marketing Campaigns; How to Leverage Social Media & Paid Search; Location-Based Marketing Tips & Techniques; How to Monitor & Manage Social Media via Email; How to Create Highly Effective Ad Campaigns; Blogger Outreach & Marketing; plus, Tools and Trends to Watch in 2010

Our A-list speaker list includes Mark Schmulen (Constant Contact), Evan Weber (Experience Marketing), Craig Agranoff (author of “How to Use Gowalla, Foursquare and other Geo-Location Applications for Fun and Profit”), E.J. Garcia (Purple, Rock, Scissors) and Murray Newlands (Influence People & Founder of the London Blog Club).

For more information and tickets visit:
http://socialmediamarketing.co.uk/socialmarketing&advertisingmiami
Places are limited so early booking is advised
** Enter the discount code: soulofmiami10 to get an extra 10% off the ticket price **

Van Dyke Upstairs Music Calendar September 2010

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Calendar for Van Dyke Upstairs music for the month of September.
1- Maryel Epps, Diva of song & love
2- Nicole Henry, Internationally acclaimed Jazz vocalist
3- The Nucklebusters, One of South Florida’s most popular blues bands since 1988
4- Rhythm & Blues Series: Ike & Val Woods Revue, Soul & Blues Revue
5- La Nueva Onda Latina Pop Music Series, Hosted by Adrian Guerra and Randy Singer featuring Odas. One of the biggest up and coming Rock/Pop band and special guests.
6- Joshua Stedman. Original compositions influences of Sting, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai and Seal.
7- The Agent-K Quartet, Performing in an impressionistic style and explores the limits of
improvisation-avant-garde Jazz
8- Comedy and music night with Freddy Stebbins and Miami’s Best Comics!
9- Kcc Jazz Night Series, KCC Productions Presents Big Poppa E And The E Band, Best of the Blues
10- Maria Rivas, Fusion of hispanic and American songs with Jazz and world music
11- Bobby Stringer, Extraordinary Soul and R&B
12- Latin Jazz Series, Oriente, Afro-Cuban Fusion
13- Iko Iko, Blues & acoustic funk
14- Turk Mauro, Super sax legend performs with Dolph Castellano, Jamie Ousley and Danny Burger
15- Rodolfo Zuniga, Original contemporary Jazz
16- Kcc Jazz Night Series, KCC Productions Presents SILVANO MONASTERIOS and the Fourth World Ensemble “Best Jazz musician in Miami” 2009 by the Miami New Times
17- Latin Jazz & Percussion Series, Sammy Figueroa & Latin Jazz Explosion
18- Hot Havana Salsa Night Series, KCC Productions Presents Deskarga Jam Band. Timba meets latin Jazz
19- Artist Of The Month, Nu Soul Sunday Series, Leesa Richards
Soulful ballads, Rock & R&B. Recorded with Lenny Kravitz, Faith Hill, Whitney Houston…
20- Rosco Martinez, Upside down & backwards. searing rock & blues guitar & vocals
21- Randy Singer’s “Airplay”, New visions in Jazz and Pop
22- Matt Farr, Throw-back vintage, billy Joel-like sounds, funky yet very easy to listen
23- Kcc Jazz Night Series, KCC productions presents Ernesto Simpson Quartet with special guest Felipe Lamoglia: In from the UK, his incendiary riffs ignite everyone’s imagination
24- Lanzallamas! Afro-Latin-America world beat mezcla
25- Cuban Music Series: Conjunto Progreso, Grammy nominated Cuban son & descargas cubanas
26- Songwriter Nights Series, Sponsored by Universal Music Publishing, hosted by Randy Singer with Nicolle Chirino and special guests
27- Under The Covers Tribute Series: A tribute to George Harrison presented by Electric Piano
28- Um Night At The Van Dyke: Featuring many award-winning students from The Frost School of Music, including The Stamps Jazz Quintet
29- Kingsley And Perdomo: Forward Motion Records artists Kingsley and Perdomo. Debut album “Fake Smiles” out now
30- Cat Shell, A seductive Jazz/Pop sound songstress

Santo Saturdays with Erin Mia 9/4/10

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Santo Saturdays with Erin Mia
September 4, 11pm – 5am
Santo Vip Lounge At The Gulfstream Park Casino Complex
Gulfstream Park & Casino Complex
601 Silks Run Road Suite 2499
Hallandale Beach, Fl 33009
www.santolounge.com

Experience Broward’s Only Luxury Vip Nightclub Each And Every Saturday Night At The Luxurious New Gulfstream Park & Casino Complex In Hallandale.
Dj Nikolas & The Santo Live Band From 10 Pm Until 5am
Strict Dress Code & Mandatory Guest List
You Must Rsvp By Text Message Or Phone Call To: 954.232.0772

Directions: From I 95
Exit Hallandale Beach Boulevard And Head East To Us 1/ Federal Highway ( Biscayne Boulevard ). Make A Right Onto Us1/Fed Hwy And Immediately Get Into Left Lane. The Entrance To Gulfstream Park Is The First Left. Follow Straight Through The Gulfstream Park Complex. Valet Parking Is At The End Of That Street And Self Parking Is Available Through Out The Complex. Take The Elevator At The Main Casino Building To The Second Floor And Walk Straight Ahead, Across The Walkway.
Santo Lounge Will Be On Your Right Hand Side.

Table Reservations, Bottle Service & Guest List: Erin Mia Milchman 954.232.0772

Mondrian Fridays with Erin Mia 9/3/10

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Mondrian Fridays With Erin Mia
Friday, September 3, 9pm~ 4am
Sunset Lounge ~ Mondrian Hotel ~ Miami Beach
110 West Avenue
Miami Beach

Tailored Fridays At Sunset Lounge
Mondrian Hotel ~ Miami Beach ~ Florida
Fashion :: Music :: Vibe
Hosted By : Dimitri, Guigo, Angelo, Mike & Erin Mia
With Sexy Diva Dj Hana Till 4am !!
www.MondrianMiami.com

The Sunset Lounge at The Mondrian Hotel in Miami Beach Offers Both Premium Bar & Bottle Service and Features South Florida’s Hottest Female DJ ~ Sexy Diva DJ Hana Spinning Dance, House, R&B and Hip-Hop Grooves Till 4am, Entertaining South Florida’s Elite and Celebrity Crowd Every Friday Night.

Tailored Fridays at The Sunset Lounge Offers Special Pricing Packages for Birthday, Bachelor/ Bachelorette, Anniversary or Celebration of Your Choice. We Also Specialize in Launch Parties and Private Celebrity Parties. Additional Entertainment of all Kinds is Available Upon Request.

Charity Functions and Networking Groups are Always Welcome.
Accommodations at The Decadent Mondrian Hotel Upon Request
For Table Reservations, Guest List & Bookings Please Contact:
Erin Mia Milchman Direct: 954.232.0772

2 For 1 Taverna Opa Tuesdays 8/31/10

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2 For 1 Taverna Opa Tuesdays
Tuesday , August 31st, 8pm ~ 2am
Taverna Opa ~ Hollywood
Just North Of Hollywood Boulevard On A1A

Taverna Opa ~ Hollywood & Erin Mia Milchman Along with her very special hosts: Jami Appel & Jeff Ostroff Present :
2for 1 Taverna Tuesdays At Taverna Opa
Featuring: Sexy Diva Dj Hana Till 2am
Flaming Shots ~ Belly Dancers ~ Fire Breathing Bartenders ~ Table Top Zorba & 2for
1 Appetizers And Drinks All Night!
We Party Till The Ouzo Runs Out !!
2 for 1 Mezze ( appetizers )
2 for 1 Cocktails
2 for 1 Uzo shots
2 for 1 Zorba Bombs ( like Jaager bombs but BLUE )
2 for 1 Domestic Bottles
* Featured Weekly Entertainment
* $100. Vip Bottles
* Family Style Menus Starting At $30 Per Person
www.tavernaoparestaurant.com

Complimentary VIP bottle service for birthday girls & bachellorettes
Family style dinner menus cater to your whole table
Table top bellydancing
Zorba dancers
Resident Dj Hana
* Additional festivities arranged at your request.
Contact: Erin Mia Milchman
shopaholik2457@aol.com

BB&T Bank Bus stops in Hialeah for a Multicultural Event 9/9/10

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BB&T Bank Bus plans a stop in Hialeah for a Multicultural Event
9/9/10, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
BB&T Hialeah Branch
1193 West 49th Street
Hialeah, FL 33012

The BB&T Bank Bus is a 40-foot traveling mobile financial classroom staffed with retail and business bankers to educate area residents on the benefits of homeownership and the importance of financial literacy. Complimentary credit reports will be pulled for consumers.

Stone Groove at The Vagabond 8/31/10

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Stone Groove
08-31-10,
The Vagabond
30 ne 14th st.

What is Stone Groove? It is a rock hard wave of creativity that proves there’s a soul inside of The Vagabond. Stone Groove is a night tailor-made for jazz enthusiasts and poetic aficionados. It fills a live-music-scene gap and builds a stable home for artistic expression in Miami. Stone Groove is hosted by Marcus Blake.Who is also a poet a, Blake is an original artist contributing to the avant-garde identity of the growing Downtown art scene. He is backed by The 3rd Party, the out-of-the-box jazz-fused band that sets the tone for the night. They serve as a musical backdrop for the Miami performance artists, poets, singers, improv artists, and musicians who make up the community that is Stone Groove.

Between performances, The Pharmacist plays an eclectic blend of jazz, soul, and funk that creates the ambiance for the evening. Hipsters and artists generate an electric energy as both spectators and performers for the night making Stone Groove one of Miami’s strongest social networking music scenes. Catch Stone Groove every Tuesday night @ The Vagabond. The Vagabond is open Tuesday thru Saturday from 10pm-4am Located in Downtown Miami at
30 NE 14th St. For Information call 305-379-0508

Inkwell at Lounge 46 9/2/10

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Inkwell
09-02-10, 9pm
Lounge 46
190 Northeast 46th Street Miami, FL 33137

The Scene as you know it will never be the same…. Come experience a reservoir of artists bursting with creativity as we stain your minds & liberate your soul as we fill your palette. Hosted by Marcus Blake ambient music by Dj Sweet Dick Vega. Free before 10pm $5 afterwards…. hearty soul food and drink specials all night.

River Of Art Showcase and Party featuring Macarldie – Pauline Bonilla – Greg Pitts – Myka 9/1/10

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Brought to you by Tony Major Events – Life Is Art – Soul Of Miami

River Of Art

Wednesday, September 1, 6:30pm
party, art, music, fashion, performance and more!
showcase, networker, fundraiser
TEXT BLEUMOON TO 41513 and GET A FREE DRINK
NO COVER
Bleu Moon is donating a portion of the sales to Life Is Art.

Bleu Moon Resto-Lounge
1717 N. Bayshore Drive, 2nd Floor
Inside the Doubletree Grand Hotel
just a few blocks from downtown
Behind the Omni Complex
Just a few blocks east of the Adrienne Arsht Center
Google Map It!
reservations : 786-275-4051

BE GREEN! Take the Metromover to the Omni Station
valet parking: $5.50 for 2.5hrs (must get validated at the bar)
plenty of metered street parking

Musical Arts by Macarldie

Visual Arts by Greg Pitts and Pauline Bonilla

Dance Performance by Myka

Life Is Art is proud to bring you another great showcase in our weekly River Of Art series. As always, we invite you to enjoy a wonderful evening of art and music. There is never a cover and we never ask for donations. Bleu Moon donates a portion of the sales to Life Is Art to help us fund our other programs. We are building towards a bigger art fair and this makes a big difference. Hopefully you can make it this week and have a good time while supporting the arts.

MACARLDIE
www.Macarldie.com
Macarldie performs live on Piano and Vocals. His vocal stylings are a fusion of Jazz, Caribbean and Pop blended with a touch of Rap and Poetry. He has fused the sounds of all the music he enjoys into a coherent sound.His fans call it Caribbean Jazz. He has been performing locally and internationally with his Band “Macarldie and the Jazz Allstars”.

GREG PITTS
www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/greg-pitts.html
Born to a single parent family, Greg Pitts started out life at a disadvantage. Growing up without a father figure made life less than ideal. He did not meet his father until the age of 12. As a young teen, he exhibited artistic capabilities, however the lack of understanding and from his family lead to discouragement. He continued to strive to express himself artistically. He purchased his first camera on lay-a-way from a camera store in his hometown of Lima, Ohio.
His artistic eye and fashion sense while a senior in high school lead to him was offered admission to a prestigious fashion design school, but because of stereotypical attitudes, students at school would call him a nerd and at home no one would assist him in the application process, stating that that kind of stuff is for sissies. Discouraged, he graduated without any formal plans. Later, he joined the Army in order to provide for his soon to be born son.
Despite a difficult start in life, he continued to express his artistic side.
Greg Pitts abstract artwork has been compared to that of abstract impressionist artist Jackson Pollock. He was the featured artist of the month for February 2009 with Elements of Art and has been exhibited at Etra Fine Art Gallery and Ornare both in Miami, FL.

PAULINE BONILLA
www.flickr.com/photos/donttouchmapeyote
I am currently a student at Miami Dade College in the process of getting my A.A in Fine Arts to then transfer to USF St. Petersburg Graphic Design School. I also work in Miami Dade College’s Visual Resource Center as an assistant to the Art Director; a Fine Arts library setting for students to learn Art from Prehistory to Contemporary and engage in Art exploration through digital media and slides.
My passion for Photography began early in High School and since then I discovered ways to express myself with others through Art. I want to show the audience what I see, that’s all, think of it as an invitation to my world.

MYKA
I have been dancing for 10 years at local events and social parties. My dance bellydancing Egyptian style. I have participated in the National Night Out Police events in 2008 and 2007, City of North Miami Thanksgiving Parade, Calle Ocho events and many other local socials.

Drum Circle In Coconut Grove 9/4/10

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Drum Circle In Coconut Grove
September 4, 2010, 8PM to 11PM
Florentino Plaza, 3444 Main Highway in the Grove

Just in case you missed the last circle, you have another chance to join Mark Richards, Karen Deilke and friends for the September 4 Coconut Grove Drum Circle, to be held from 8PM to 11PM at Florentino Plaza, 3444 Main Highway in the Grove. The circle will be held in the atrium on the Grand Avenue side of the plaza, located under the Knife restaurant. Parking is available in the lot directly in front of the atrium on Grand and Fuller or on the street. The drumming is in conjunction with the September Coconut Grove Gallery Walk. BluMoon Gallery, directly above the atrium, is featuring the work of Atena Komar. Please join us for another evening of drumming and share the joy, peace, and community of the drum circle. Bring drums and chairs if you have them; we have some extra instruments and seating. Either way, join us for an unforgettable experience in the Grove on September 4.

Chloe, Trina Turk and Zingara Celebrate Fashion’s Night Out 9/10/10

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Chloe, Trina Turk and Zingara Celebrate Fashion’s Night Out
Bal Harbour Shops & Aventura Mall boutiques participate in the unprecedented shopping experience
Friday, September 10, 2010
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Chloe
Bal Harbour Shops
9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL 33154
Chloe@taraink.com

Trina Turk
Bal Harbour Shops
9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL 33154
TrinaTurk@taraink.com

Zingara
Aventura Mall
19501 Biscayne Boulevard
Aventura, FL 33180
ZingaraFNO@taraink.com

Fashion’s Night Out is set to take over Bal Harbour Shops and Aventura Mall with a series of in-store events hosted by Chloé, Trina Turk and ZINGARA on Thursday, September 10, 2010. Miami’s VIP’s and socialites are invited to take to take part in this unprecedented global initiative created to honor fashion, restore consumer confidence, boost the industry’s economy and put the fun back in shopping.

Chloé at Bal Harbour Shops will be hosted by Latina actress, host and producer of Telemundo’s Al Rojo Vivo Maŕia Celeste Arrarás; actress and model Paola Turbay and Miami philanthropist and socialite Kelly Gold. Guests are invited to enjoy live beats, champagne by Louis Roederer and hors d’oeuvres while perusing Chloé’s Autumn/Winter 2010 ready-to-wear collection. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit Rally for Kids, a non-profit organization providing critical funds for care, treatment and research for children suffering from cancer.

Trina Turk at Bal Harbour Shops will be hosted by Miami socialites Dana Shear and Vivianne Kurzweil; VH1’s NBA Housewives Evelyn Lozado and lifestyle editor Jacquelynn Powers. New and longtime customers are invited to kick-off the fashion celebration and enjoy cupcakes and champagne, and enter for the chance to win exclusive raffle prizes. The official Fashion’s Night Out T-Shirt and Tanks – with proceeds donated to NYC AIDS Fund – will be available for purchase.

ZINGARA, women’s swimwear and accessory brand, will host an in-store shopping event at Aventura Mall where guests can indulge in chocolate and champagne, shop with 25 percent off all merchandise and receive a complimentary silk headband with purchases, worth over $300.

Coltorti Miami opens at 1111 Lincoln Road

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Famed Italian-based luxury women’s boutique Coltorti, names The brpr Group as agency of record. The alliance emanates from Coltorti’s recent move to extend the breadth of their fashion syndicate into the United States- opening at the newly completed 1111 Lincoln Road, which is the latest offering from visionary developer Robert Wennett and celebrated architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron.

The brpr Group will spearhead art direction and media placement for the Coltorti advertising effort in the U.S, in addition to integrating social media, with traditional public relations strategies, as a part of the over all campaign. “The Coltorti team was very selective when we sought representation from a Brand Management/Public Relations Firm, and we feel strongly that The brpr Group’s young and modern approach will effectively deliver our message to the U.S market,” explained President of Coltorti USA, Maurizio Coltorti.

Coltorti has long served as an international hub for Europe’s fashion forward in search of the ultimate in avant-garde brands from Derek Lamb, Balmain, Fendi, Missoni, Moncler, Prada, Valentino, and Dolce & Gabbana – just to name a few – and Miami has become one of the favored destinations for this jet set clientele. “Miami has a wonderful mix of South American and Mediterranean influences when it comes to lifestyle and fashion choices and we wanted to bring the “Coltorti way” re-interpreted, into Miami-chic. The Miami woman is certainly carving out her own place in fashion, with a very particular style, much in the same way you would look at a New Yorker or Parisian, and of course an Italian. I am confident that Coltorti will become a great resource for them to expand and express themselves fully. Our long history in Italy affords us great relationships with the top designers worldwide. We have exclusive arrangements for pieces from such coveted design houses as Moncler which you will only find in Florida at Coltorti Miami” explains Coltorti Managing Director Marzio Torcianti.

With six store locations in Italy, each boasting its own selection of exclusive luxury designer labels; Coltorti has branded itself as the epitome of true Italian shopping: playing the role of curator to nearly a century of fashion trends, garnering an impeccable reputation as one of Europe’s eminent purveyors of fashion. Now, Coltorti looks to build a similar following in the U.S market with the launch of Coltorti Miami. The success of Coltorti’s Miami offering is in the unique formula Coltorti employs of marrying merchandising to a stunning aesthetic of the brands the store represents.

“Coltorti will bring a Bal Harbour sensibility to South Beach, greatly expanding the choices of the Miami consumer. The most accurate characterization of Coltorti is to call them a high-fashion insurgent. I have not seen fashion of this caliber, presented in this way on South Beach and I think Coltorti will build a cult like following relatively quickly. There is a great synergy between our two camps and with brpr’s strong reputation in the worlds of fashion, and social media in the public relations industry, I think it is a great fit. We could not be more proud to call Coltorti a brpr ‘spouse’,” explains Gerard Bush, Creative Director for The brpr Group.

Patrons of Coltorti Miami can expect the unmatched service of personal shoppers and stylists to service their every need. The variety of shoes, bags and accessories offered are assembled from a discerning buying process to match the discriminate taste of the new Coltorti Miami clientele. Look for Coltorti to become the Mecca for Miami’s fashion obsessed. For more information on Coltorti or for a private tour please contact Danielle Ellis- Danielle@brprgroup.com

Miami Fashion Fest 10/21-23/10

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Miami Fashion Fest Puts Miami At The Center Of The Fashion World With City-Wide Fashion-Focused Events

From Thursday, October 21, 2010 through Saturday, October 23, 2010, Miami will transform into the most fashionable place to be for the “IT” crowd as Miami Fashion Fest launches a retail weekend to remember. During Miami Fashion Fest, locals and visitors alike will have the opportunity to experience city-wide fashion focused events, from designer personal appearances and runway shows, to styling clinics, in-store retail promotions, cocktail parties, fashion photo shoots and much much more. Miami Fashion Fest will host a handful of top designers, national media outlets and celebrities over the weekend to experience first-hand the energy and vibe of the City. A strong marketing and communications campaign will work to attract foreign shoppers and the cool fashionable “IT” crowd to Miami during the third week in October annually. As part of the three day weekend, fashionistas and Miami’s most beautiful people will come out to play in head-to-toe designer garb to support their favorite shopping spots around town. Retailers will play an active role in organizing their own in-store events and promotions to drive traffic into their stores and boost sales – the primary goal of Miami Fashion Fest.

Managing Partners Silvio Sulichin and Minerva Arboleya of ASI Marketing conceived this three day annual fashion fest with the goal to make Miami a more fashionably desirable place to live, visit and do business for the fashion industry. They created this annual city-wide initiative to energize the locals and entice the fashion “IT” crowd from around the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America to head to Miami for a weekend of triple S’s: Shopping, Socializing and Sun each October.

“Miami Fashion Fest is about boosting the economy and coming together in the name of fashion,” say one of the partners. “Miami has everything to be a cool destination: location, sun, beaches, an internationally affluent crowd and world-class boutiques. The beauty of Miami is that most designer brands are represented here through freestanding stores or with a presence in the major department stores. We feel strongly that fashion brands such as Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera, Custo Barcelona, Nicole Miller, Donald J. Pliner and others who have invested in this market will support their business here by participating in MIAMI FASHION FEST in their own special way,” says Sulichin. Arboleya adds: “Our goal is to draw attention to Miami within the fashion industry and boast retail sales. Miami has always been on the fashion radar, we’re just elevating it to new standards.”

They envision fashion events taking place all over Miami-Dade County, with a concentration of activities in major shopping centers and retail destinations around town. The fashion theme is also adaptable to all lifestyle categories, including restaurants, hotels, nightclubs and art galleries, which are all important partners to complete the weekend experience.

A series of catwalk designer shows, such as those seen on the runways in New York, Paris and Milan, will close the evening each night followed by energized after-parties around town.

The Press Conference is scheduled for Thursday, October 21, 2010 (Time – TBD). With the fashion industry at the forefront, Miami Fashion Fest is destined for success as retailers and designers have the opportunity to contribute to the victory in their own unique way. For additional information visit www.miamifashionfest.com.

LoweDown Happy Hour 9/2/10

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LoweDown Happy Hour
Thursday, September 2, 2010, 7-9 PM
Celebration of Asian Art!
It’s a new school year, so it’s time for a new season of LoweDown Happy Hours! Guests can enjoy a tour of the Asian Gallery by LAM Director Brian Dursum, register for a raffle of the new catalog Aspects of Asian Art, and munch on Chinese food with cocktails.
$10 Admission; Free for Lowe Members
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124
www.lowemuseum.org
305-284-3535

Zoetic Stage presents McKeever’s Briefs at The Miracle Theater 8/30/10

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South Florida’s newest professional theatre company, Zoetic Stage, will kick off a summer of fund-raising events with an evening of the best of Michael McKeever’s short plays entitled McKeever’s Briefs. The second installment will take place at The Miracle Theater (280 Miracle Mile) on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 7:00 PM. A $20 suggested donation is appreciated.
http://zoeticstage.com

Coconut Grove The Great Grove Bed Race Labor Day 9/5/10

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The Great Grove Bed Race
Saturday, September 4th, PAJAMA PUB CRAWL
Sunday, September 5th, The Great Grove Bed Race
Coconut Grove (Miami), FL on the village streets (Commodore & Grand Ave.) nearby breathtaking Biscayne Bay

It’s back! Join the fun and get in bed with The 1.800.411.PAIN Great Grove Bed Race. Local companies compete on their self-made beds, racing through Coconut Grove to be the fastest bed in town. Sounds a little crazy? What else would you expect from Coconut Grove?

The Bed Race is a free community event and fundraiser in Coconut Grove, Florida. The event proves a community can come together, have fun, be unique and hilarious and raise funds for the University of Miami and the Alonzo Mourning Charities. The race involves rolling beds down a 1/8th mile “drag strip” street in Coconut Grove with the local community, individuals, businesses, organizations, and clubs sponsoring the beds. Teams consist of four race-bed pushers and one in-bed rider all racing against the clock until the fastest eight bed teams are determined and race head-to-head for the top position. Prizes are awarded for theme, décor, and racing success.

For more information on this exciting event, visit their website at www.thegreatgrovebedrace.com.

A Very Wolfsonian Weekend its Fifteenth Anniversary 11/11-13/10

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Not Just Another Weekend: It’s ‘A Very Wolfsonian Weekend’
The Museum Celebrates its Fifteenth Anniversary with a Weekend of Festivities, November 11-13, 2010

Thursday, November 11
Speed Limits Exhibition Celebration
This exhibition explores the role of speed in modern life and commemorates the hundredth anniversary of Italian Futurism. The Wolfsonian is organizing an international affair with the Canadian, French, and Italian consulates to mark the celebration. Attending will be Canadian Consul General Louise L. Léger, French Consul General Gaël de Maisonneuve, and Italian Consul General Marco Rocca. To honor the French consulate’s twenty-fifth anniversary in Miami, French artist Laurent Moriceau will be on hand to present a fascinating “wine” performance, Le Vin des Minutes.

Friday, November 12
The Wolfsonian Quince
The museum celebrates its fifteenth birthday with a Miami-style quinceañera, hosted by The Wolfsonian Visionaries, a recently organized group of members who are passionate about design and interested in working with the museum to develop innovative events, strengthen community ties and networks, and raise funds to support museum exhibitions and activities. The night includes a silent auction offering fabulous trips, one-of-a-kind experiences, and more.

Saturday, November 13
Community Open House
This community celebration of speed and the Speed Limits exhibition, architecture, and food is the museum’s way of thanking the community for fifteen years of support. There will be a variety of guided tours presented in conjunction with the Miami Design Preservation League and conducted on foot, bicycle, and other modes of transportation that highlight the exhibition, Miami Beach architecture, and the speed of locomotion. In addition, the day features a participatory culinary performance by Laurent Moriceau titled Do you moule a Merveiles?

The Wolfsonian is located at 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL. Admission is $7 for adults; $5 for seniors, students, and children age 6-12; and free for Wolfsonian members, State University System of Florida staff and students with ID, and children under six.

The Wolfsonian–Florida International University announces the celebration of its fifteenth anniversary with A Very Wolfsonian Weekend, the museum’s annual fundraising extravaganza, Thursday, November 11 through Saturday, November 13, 2010.

The Wolfsonian’s fifteenth anniversary festivities officially kick off with a series of events that begins on Thursday, November 11th, the date in 1995 when the museum opened its doors on Washington Avenue. The celebratory happenings during A Very Wolfsonian Weekend include an international collaboration to mark the opening of Speed Limits, an exhibition co-organized by The Wolfsonian and the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) and commemorating the French Consulate’s twenty-fifth anniversary in Miami; a coming-of-age Quince on Friday evening hosted by The Wolfsonian Visionaries; and a Saturday afternoon community open house highlighting speed, architecture, and food.

“This is a momentous occasion for us,” says Wolfsonian director Cathy Leff. “In just fifteen years, The Wolfsonian has developed an international reputation; produced innovative and provocative exhibitions and programs; joined forces with an outstanding public research university; and demonstrated an unwavering commitment to our constituents. We’re so proud of our accomplishments, and of the many, many people who have helped make it all possible.”

In addition to the weekend activities, The Wolfsonian is also honoring its milestone fifteenth birthday with the publication of an autobiography, 1995-2010 and Beyond: Portrait of an Institution on its 15th Anniversary ($37.95), containing key information about the institution’s past, present, and future. The 114-page, highly illustrated, full-color publication—available through the online bookstore Blurb—is a compilation of facts about the institution, lists of accomplishments, images from the collection, and quotes about the museum’s impact from a variety of sources including renowned art critics and local educators who have participated in Wolfsonian programs. A section of the book is devoted to goals for the future, providing readers with a fascinating glimpse at ways in which The Wolfsonian plans to build on the strong foundation of the first fifteen years.

“It’s our birthday. Help us celebrate by buying yourself this book. Our autobiography is a gift to our constituents as well as a gift to us,” says Leff. “It is our hope that through learning our story, the remarkable accomplishments of our first fifteen years, and our future goals, we will motivate others to help us achieve our long-term objectives.”

The Wolfsonian is a museum, library, and research center that uses objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design, to explore what it means to be modern, and to tell the story of social, historical, and technological changes that have transformed our world. The collections comprise approximately 120,000 objects from the period of 1885 to 1945—the height of the Industrial Revolution to the end of the Second World War—in a variety of media including furniture; industrial-design objects; works in glass, ceramics, and metal; rare books; periodicals; ephemera; works on paper; paintings; textiles; and medals.

Poetry Reading by Ricardo Pau-Llosa and Humberto Castro Exhibition 9/2/10

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A reading of new poems by Ricardo Pau-Llosa, one of Miami’s leading cultural figures, at ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries in downtown Coral Gables, presently exhibiting “Traces of Migrations” by Humberto Castro.
7:00 pm, Thursday, September 2, 2010
ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries
169 Madeira Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134

The reading will be in English. A reception will be held afterwards for Ricardo Pau-Llosa and Humberto Castro.

Ricardo Pau-Llosa, a major figure on the South Florida literary and visual arts scene, has been publishing poetry and art criticism for 36 years. His original model of art criticism has helped shape our view of modern Latin American painting and sculpture.

His ideas about what sets Latin American art apart from other modernist traditions, together with his poetry and prodigious art collecting, is the focus of a monumental tribute at the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame this fall. The exhibition, accompanied by a major book, is titled Parallel Currents: Highlights of the Ricardo Pau-Llosa Collection of Latin American Art (Aug 29-Nov 14). Among the artists Pau-Llosa has published important essays on are Olga de Amaral, Fernando de Szyszlo, Rogelio Polesello, Jesús Soto, Hugo Consuegra, and Humberto Castro, whose work is on exhibition here tonight.

Pau-Llosa’s poems have appeared in practically all the major literary magazines of the United States, as well as major magazines in the United Kingdom and Canada. He has published six books of poems, the last four with Carnegie Mellon University Press. His latest collection is titled Parable Hunter (2008). His poems have always employed rich figurative language to convey complex ideas and vivid images and settings. His narrative poems function as allegories as well as convey moving insights into the creative process, exile, historical events, and others subjects he has brought to life in his work.

Tonight, Pau-Llosa will be reading from poems he has published since the appearance of his last collection. Some, from his “Man” series draw on events in both the Hebrew and Christian scriptures to render a portrait of a complex, secular individual whose actions, feelings, and thoughts reverberate, even if unbeknownst to him, with religious contexts. Other poems draw on paintings for inspiration, and still others evoke philosophical ideas which have shaped the work and life of this truly distinctive and ground-breaking poet and thinker.

www.virginiamiller.com
info@virginiamiller.com

Miami Finance Forum at JB Kitchen and Bar 9/7/10

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Join Miami Finance Forum at JB Kitchen and Bar on September 7th from 6pm to 8pm for our Networking Happy Hour
JB Kitchen and Bar is located at 1250 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33130

The Miami Finance Forum invites you to our monthly Networking Happy Hour to be held at JB Kitchen and Bar, Tuesday September 7th 6pm to 8pm

Enjoy a complimentary drink and appetizers, network with the leading professionals in the finance industry.

Please RSVP in advance to: Elena Djakonova rsvp@miamifinanceforum.com or register on our web site or call: 877-FF-MIAMI/ 877-336-4264

Admission is complementary for Miami Finance Forum Members, $25 for guests
Now you can check MFF events and affiliate events on our calendar!
Also check our Job Board!
Sponsorship opportunities are also available!

Four Chefs for Success for Kids Benefit Night at De Rodriguez Ocean 9/15/10

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“Four Chefs for Success for Kids” Benefit Night on September 15th, 2010. It will be held at Chef Douglas Rodriguez’s latest restaurant, De Rodriguez Ocean and will be a sneak peak of the restaurant slated for opening late September.

Success For Kids, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization, are rallying to help to empower at-risk children and adolescents to become resilient, productive citizens with the hopes of reducing what has become an epidemic of cruel behavior among today’s youth. The event will raise funds in order to provide more South Florida public schools with the organization’s programs. Miami’s top chefs serving up their signature dishes including
· Top Chef Masters contestant Chef Douglas Rodriguez
· Chef Andrea Curto Randazzo, recent contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef: Washington DC and owner of Talula and The Water Club
· Timon Balloo of Sugarcane
· Tim Andriola of Timo Restaurant & Bar

Robbie Rivera Returns from Ibiza Labor Day Weekend 9/5/10

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Robbie Rivera ~ Returns from Ibiza! Labor Day Weekend
No Sugar Added Beach Party
Sunday September 5th, 2010 Labor Day Weekend, 11am – 10pm – Wet or Dry!
Gansevoort Hotel Beach Club (SUNDAY)
24th Street & Collins Ave (Beach Entrance)
Miami Beach, FL
11am – 10pm – Wet or Dry!

Tickets for sale ~ 305.450.5154
$25 General Admission
$50 VIP Entrance & Bar
Call Regarding Table Packages

Sunday September 5th, 2010 Labor Day Weekend
Gansevoort Hotel Beach Club

Robbie Rivera
Returns from Ibiza!

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Along with David Solano, Karbokane, Donnie Lowe
+ Very Special Surprise Guest

Beach entrance on 24th Street & Collins Ave, Miami Beach

Doing Business in Miami IX at Mia Biscayne 9/15/10

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DOING BUSINESS IN MIAMI IX.
ONE MASK + ONE GLASS & ONE GOAL = HOPE
Wednesday September 15th
20 Biscayne Blvd (Corner of Flagler & Biscayne)
An Evening of summer breeze at MIA Lounge
From 6:00 Pm to 9:00 Pm
COMPLIMENTARY DRINK – COCKTAILS & APPETIZERS
SPECIAL OF THE NIGHT MOJITO PASSION FRUIT

Our main focus is in introducing, sharing, and becoming part of humanitarian and social charities. JOIN US and be part of our events and know their programs. We can all be part of their DREAM while we do Business and explore Different Strategies and make your opportunities a success
Special Guest’s :
Paula Roldos. Trustee – Founder of A Gift for LifeFoundation
Jose Ricardo Pinto “Sculptor and Artist” of CRAMNAT
Business Opportunities with Latin American and The Caribbean
Guest : Enterprise Florida
Maria T. Santi. Founder and Executive Director Children First Foundation

Mingle with:
Investors Groups and Hedge Funds. Project Developers. Funding & Capital Market companies. Real State Investor’s. Law firms. Foundations and Humanitarian Corporations. CPA, Bank and Trader’s officers and many more friends.
Street parking and Valet parking available (USD $5.00 for our guest )
MUSIC OF CNT. 50 % H. Hour Drinks until 9 pm
ALSO 10% OFF DINNER MENU FOR OUR GUEST
( RSVP cram@boxbe.com) invite your Friends
Cram Group and its companies are honor to support
A Gift for Life Foundation & La Ventana de los Cielos Foundation.

Sponsor BY AGUILA (Colombian Beer) CRAMNET- CRAM Group. CRAMNAT GPP Foundation
Facebook Page.

Club 50 at Viceroy Miami Relaunches

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As Downtown Miami takes front and center on the South Florida radar, Club 50 reopens its doors with a hot new schedule, becoming Brickell’s first choice for sunset skyline gazing. Club 50 has reigned as the seen-and-be-seen venue for Miami Heat after parties and the international who’s who crowd. Now with a revamped promotional menu of nightlife offerings, Club 50 is launching their night series of Pleasure, Sunset, Lift , and Secrets from Thursday to Saturday.

Secret’s Out: Starting September 9
Club 50
Viceroy Miami
485 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131

Her Pleasure Thursdays
• Ladies Night
• 9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
• Ruinart Champagne specials
• Ladies half off all drinks, all night
• Complimentary selected Martini’s for ladies all night,

Sunset Over Brickell Fridays
• Happy Hour
• 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• $6 Kettle One cocktails

LIFT Your _____ Fridays
• Apres Happy Hour
• 9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
• Spinning sounds from 80’s, 90’s and Top 40

Secrecy Saturdays
• Night Out
• 9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
• Revealing the unexpected weekly, from guest DJs to celebrity hosts and special
performances

Club 50 at Viceroy Miami is perched 50 stories above Brickell, as downtown’s most exclusive elevated and social lounge. Bringing an urban sophistication to local nightlife, this is the ultimate rendezvous. The space designed by Kelly Wearstler creates a glamorous, sexy and sophisticated setting for both intimate conversations and dynamic nightlife experiences. Reservations available: Club50@viceroymiami.com or 305-503-4417. Visit  Viceroymiami.com for more information.

WeMerge South Florida Graffiti Expo 8/28/10

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Everyone is coming…
THIS SATURDAY
8/28/10
6pm-2am
21+ After 9pm
(strictly enforced)
$5 Donation at the door
Kevros Art Bar
166 SE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach

20 Artists – Painting Live
Aerosol Art
Urban Art
Graffiti Art
Come see the art of graffiti, live, in a legal setting.

This Saturday marks the biggest graffiti event to hit South Florida!
Hosted At Kevro’s Art Bar in Delray Beach – over 5,000 sqr feet! 21+ After 9pm
~Featuring 20 Live Graffiti Artists~Live Music~Food~& More! Just a $5 Donation.
CROME – http://www.MSGcartel.com/
DEKAL – http://www.JeffDekal.com/
…LEGEND187 – http://www.Legend0187.com/
SAND – http://www.SandOner.com/
REMOTE – http://www.GraffToyz.com/
DROZ – http://www.Facebook.com/DrozMonikerEmpire
TREK SIX – http://www.TrekSix.com/
CREATE
KUOTE – Sly Ones
EKOL – Sly Ones
MAGE – Inked Productions
TMS – AIM Crew
NEED – http://www.Facebook.com/NeedBodyArt
ETAKS – http://www.Facebook.com/FameKGA
PHD – http://www.PHDdesigns.com/
JIVE – http://www.Facebook.com/Jive.Blazeski
MO BRENNER – http://www.MoBrenner.Blogspot.com/
EDUARDO MENDIETA – http://www.EduardoMendieta.com/
CHAN SHEPHERD

Live Performances by:
Speaking Volumes – http://www.MySpace.com/SpeakingVolumes1
Chief – http://www.MusicByChief.com/
Lox – http://www.FW4S.com/
Serum & Manifesto – http://www.MySpace.com/Serum305
Protoman – http://www.FW4S.com/
Jabr Jaw & DJ Dee Dubbs – http://www.FW4S.com/

Music by:
Cadet Yo
DJ Dee Dubbs
Special appearance by the Dick Clark of Hip-Hop, DJ Stevie D www.facebook.com/thedjstevied

Live Broadcast by The Byron Eggers & H-Love Show
1420 WDJA http://www.WDJA.com/

*CALLING ALL B-BOY/B-GIRL CREWS
*CONTACT US NOW we’d like to have you be a part of this event

Food Vendor: Crepes by the Sea http://www.CrepesByTheSea.com/
Clothing Vendor: Inked Productions http://www.InkedProductions.com/

2 minutes from I-95
5,000 Squaore foot patio
Full Liquor Bar
Free Wi-Fi

Sponsored by WeMerge Magazine
http://www.WeMergeTalent.com/
*support the scene, or there will be no scene to support
*RIP – YNOT
*tagging, bombing, and spraying anywhere other than the authorized areas will be considered vandalism, will not be tolerated, and will be taken as a sign of disrespect to the venue, the event, and the sponsors of the event, who are only trying to show how beautiful graffiti can be when done the right way, legally.

DIRECTIONS:
– I-95 to Atlantic Ave (not Atlantic Blvd)
– Atlantic Ave East to Swinton Ave
– Make a R on Swinton Ave
– Make a L on SE 1st St
– Make a R on SE 2nd Ave
– It’s right there – on the right, there
166 SE 2nd Ave

*support the scene, or there will be no scene to support
FALL ISSUE – Dut out on 9/1/10
Our biggest issue yet – 56 pages!

Find Out Where to Pick Up a WeMerge:
www.PickUpWeMerge.com

City Cellar Wine Bar & Grille: Wine Down Mondays, Happy Hour and Late-Night Happy Hour

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CITY CELLAR WINE BAR & GRILLE WINE DOWN MONDAYS AND
THEIR FAMOUS DAILY HAPPY HOURS
City Cellar Wine Bar & Grille
700 South Rosemary Avenue, City Place, West Palm Beach
561.366.0071
www.CityCellarWPB.com

West Palm Beach’s favorite neighborhood restaurant, City Cellar Wine Bar & Grille, is inviting locals to relax on Mondays and savor the last days of summer with Wine Down Mondays. All day long, guests can enjoy half price off all bottles of wine under $99, with the purchase of an entrée. With a wine list that boarders on enormous including fine vintages from around the world and bottles starting at $20, connoisseurs and amateurs alike will discover selections from the Sauvignon Blanc, Spring Mountain Vineyards 04 to the Cabernet Sauvignon, Penfolds “BIN 407” 07.

Guests can also take advantage of their seven-days-a-week famous Happy Hour from 4-7pm featuring a 2-for-1 deal on ALL drinks (wine, craft beer, top-shelf liquor, martinis) and a selection of half-priced appetizers, salads and pizzas including the Pan Seared Lump Crab cake, Mussels Oreganata, Iceberg Wedge Salas and Pizza Portobello (bar only).

The Late-Night Happy Hour from 10-midnight Sun-Wed, and 10:30-midnight Thurs-Sat, offers a taste of 2-for-1 cocktails and $5 pizzas (bar only).

3rd Annual Industry Labor Day Beach Party at Nikki Beach 9/6/10

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3rd Annual Industry Labor Day Beach Party
From Sept 6 To Sept 6 2010, From 11 Am to 11 Pm
NIKKI BEACH MIAMI
One Ocean Drive
miami Beach Florida 33139
305 538 1111
WWW.NIKKIBEACH.COM

Nikki Beach is proud to present our 3rd Annual Industry Labor Day Beach Party. Monday, September 6th, starting at 11AM the party is at Nikki Beach! Special Guest DJ’s include: Cocodrills, Nelson Diaz, Alex Poxada, Nikolas, Laz Quintero and DJ Jared Esdale.
For more information or to book your reservation email: RESERVATIONS

Leaders Legends and Lovelies An Evening with Stuart Milk at Bar 721 9/2/10

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Leaders, Legends & Lovelies, An Evening with Stuart Milk
Thursday, September 2, 2010, 7pm
Bar 721

Unity Coalition | Coalicion Unida Presents: An Evening with Stuart Milk, International advocate for LGBT , youth & animal rights, a sustainable planet and the nephew of slain LGBT activist Harvey Milk.

Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 7pm

$10 Donation
1 Free Drink (Vodka or Tequila)
Light Fare, Drink Specials, Music & Fun
Q&A with Stuart Milk

To buy tickets: www.unitycoalition.org

Locust Projects presents Valerie Hegarty Break-Through Miami Opening 9/11/10

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Valerie Hegarty
Break-Through Miami
Opening reception: Saturday, September 11, 7-10pm
Conversation with the artist, 6pm
Through October 16, 2010

Locust Projects is pleased to present a site-specific installation by New York-based artist Valerie Hegarty. Hegarty’s practice often involves processes of recreation, deconstruction, and transformation. Inspired by the history of the sublime landscape painting, Break-Through Miami transforms the 2,700 square foot exhibition space into a site where architecture and nature collide. Hegarty adheres layers of painted paper to the walls and floor of the gallery, only to peel them back in a technique she describes as “reverse archeology.”

Using paper-mache, photography and trompe l’oeil painting techniques, Hegarty creates the impression that the gallery walls have been stripped, revealing an old Miami building interior. Illusionary holes in the space create fabricated portals to the exterior environment where wildlife appears to creep in and new views to the Miami shoreline are discovered. The work shares a visual affinity to the work of Gordon Matta-Clark, who famously removed sections of floors, ceilings, and walls in abandoned buildings. Instead of the heroic gesture of actually breaking through the architecture with a saw and sledge hammer, Hegarty cleverly alludes to the physicality of this process with fragile materials such as foamcore, paper, paint and glue. The gallery is transformed into a quasi-abandoned space, but is in effect a deconstructed still-life painting.

The artist utilizes the existing architecture of the gallery to create the illusion of an environment under transition or altogether forgotten. The result is a collapse of exterior and interior that questions the stability of the space. The viewer is left to ponder the gallery’s altered interior and the veracity of the transformation.

Valerie Hegarty studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL. Hegarty is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including a 2010 Pollock Krasner award and a 2009 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Sculpture. She was recently awarded a residency at the Triangle Arts Association in New York for 2010-11. The artist’s work is currently on view as part of a public art commission on the High Line, NY and at Portugal Arte 10 in Lisbon. Recent exhibitions include Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, NY; Marlborough Gallery, NY; Kings County Biennial, NY; and New York Minute at the Depart Foundation, Rome, Italy. Hegarty is represented by Nicelle Beauchene Gallery in New York and Museum 52 in London.

Locals Only Football Launch Party at the Clevelander 8/28-29/10

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Football Launch Party : Locals Only

August 28 – 29 : 3pm – 7pm

Free Food, Drinks & Prizes!

Miami-Dade Or Broward County Photo Id Required For Rockstar Rewards Enrollment

Are you ready for some football? The Clevelander will host two football launch parties on August 28-29, 2010 from 3pm – 7pm. Each day guests will enjoy free food, games, entertainment and prizes, with a valid Miami – Dade or Broward county ID and enrollment in the Rockstar Rewards program.

In Game On Sports Bar, play Football Toss and savor free Jack Daniels and wings. On the second floor, take a peek at the new “locals only” 1020 Music Boxx and enjoy free Budweiser beer and hot dogs. Complete with nine high-definition flat screen plasma TVs, a projector and all-new plush furniture, this space is exclusive to only Rockstar Reward members during football season.

Coupled with amazing giveaways, cheap food and beverage specials, and exciting football themed entertainment, The Clevelander promises to be a unique destination for all your football needs.

Forbidden City Saturdays at Kung Fu Kitchen at the Catalina 8/28/10

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Forbidden City Saturdays
Weekly-Saturdays!, 7pm to 1am
Kung Fu Kitchen @the Catalina
1720 Collins Ave. South Beach
www.theaxle-ep.com

Join us for ‘Forbidden City Saturdays.’

An entertaining dinner show happening each and every week featuring performances by the AXLE E.P.’s own Burlesque beauties who demonstrate their talent through cabaret and burlesque styled performances throughout the evening.

The night is complete with Asian themed decorations, costumes, cocktails and Kung Fu’s mouth-watering new dinner menu.

Forbidden City Saturdays was a Chinese themed nightclub and Cabaret in Business from the late 1930’s to the 1950’s, popular with Military personnel who were transiting through San Francisco during World War II.

Shows are from 9:00 pm to 12:00 Midnite

Come see the revival of a legend!

Complimentary Mai Tai Cocktail with Dinner reservations! Contact: Ache`at ache@theaxle-ep.com/305.803.7817

Exclusive LATISSE Event at Four Seasons Hotel Miami 9/13/10

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Curious about LATISSE® and if it’s right for you? Grab a girlfriend and get in the know at the exclusive LATISSE® Lash Buzz event, where you will:

Learn more about LATISSE® solution from LATISSE® user and style guide Bobbie Thomas, and have your questions answered by a nationally recognized oculoplastic surgeon experienced in facial aesthetics. LATISSE® is the first and only prescription treatment to grow lashes longer, fuller and darker for those with inadequate or not enough lashes.

Monday, September 13, 6:30-8:30pm
Four Seasons Hotel Miami
1435 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL
RSVP required: miamievent@ccapr.com

Bobbie will also share some of her best style tips as a bonus to the attendees.

Receive a free trial certificate for LATISSE® and have the opportunity to schedule a complimentary LATISSE® consultation with a local doctor to determine if LATISSE® solution is right for you.

Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres upon arrival.

There is no cost to attend.

Important Information About LATISSE® (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03%: LATISSE® solution is a prescription treatment for hypotrichosis used to grow eyelashes, making them longer, thicker and darker.

Eyelash hypotrichosis is another name for having inadequate or not enough eyelashes.

Important Safety Information: If you are using, or have used, prescription products for any eye pressure problems, only use LATISSE® under close doctor care. Although not seen in LATISSE® clinical studies, may cause increased brown pigmentation of the colored part of the eye which is likely permanent. Eyelid skin darkening may occur which may be reversible. Only apply at the base of the upper eyelashes. DO NOT APPLY to the lower eyelid. Hair growth may occur in other skin areas that LATISSE® solution frequently touches. If you develop or experience any eye problems or have eye surgery, consult your doctor immediately about continued use of LATISSE®. The most common side effects after using LATISSE® solution are itchy eyes and/or eye redness. If discontinued, lashes will gradually return to their previous appearance.

Miami Science Museum Hosts Free* Community Days Weekdays In September

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MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM HOSTS FREE* COMMUNITY DAYS WEEKDAYS IN SEPTEMBER
Residents of Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami are invited to the Miami Science Museum FREE of charge during MiaSci Community Days.

Miami Science Museum is proud to announce the launch of MiaSci Community Days, a series of free admission opportunities on select weekdays to ensure that each and every member of the community has the opportunity to visit the Museum. Residents of Miami-Dade County are invited to visit the Museum on weekdays between 3-6 p.m. from Monday, August 30th–Thursday, September 30th, excluding Labor Day. To celebrate the launch, the community-at-large is invited to a special event at the Museum on Sunday, August 29th, from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., free of charge.

“We are so pleased to invite the residents of our community to visit the Museum during MiaSci Community Days,” said Gillian Thomas, President and CEO, Miami Science Museum. “We are really looking forward to welcoming residents of the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County to the Museum to enjoy our current facility and learn what the future has in store for MiaSci.”

The event series was created to ensure that all community members are given the opportunity to visit and connect with the Museum. Guests will enjoy the Museum’s exhibits and programming as well as fun and exciting giveaways and activities. In addition, visitors will have a chance to hear about the new building, slated to open in Downtown Miami in 2014.

*Residents of Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami will be given free admission to the Museum with proof of address (driver’s license, voter registration or light bill) on designated days and times (August 30-31st and weekdays in September from 3-6 p.m. daily, excluding the Labor Day holiday). One proof of address is valid for up to four immediate family members. Offer only valid during designated MiaSci Community Days.

The Miami Science Museum aims to make a difference in people’s lives by inspiring them to appreciate the impact that science and technology can have on every facet of our world. For over 60 years, MiaSci’s award-winning educational programs, family-focused exhibits, historic planetarium, and rehabilitative Wildlife Center and Clinic have enriched locals and tourists alike. In 2014, the legacy continues, as MiaSci will be moving to a new world-class, state-of-the-art facility designed by Grimshaw Architects in the heart of downtown Miami. The Museum will remain operational at its current location on South Miami Avenue until completion of the new building. MiaSci is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. For more information about the Museum and our New Museum project, visit www.miasci.org/blog or call (305) 646-4200.

Miami Science Museum is located at 3280 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33129. The Museum is open every day from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm. Admission is free for MiaSci members and children under 3; students (with valid ID), seniors (62+) and children 3 – 12, $10.95; adults are $14.95. Parking is free.

Nikki Sundays Labor Day 9/5/10

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Nikki Sundays Labor Day September 5 2010
From Sept 5 To Sept 6 2010, From 7 pm to 5 am
Nikki Beach Miami
One Ocean Drive
miami beach Florida 33139
305 538 1111
www.nikkibeach.com

Sunday, Sept 5th From 7PM Your Labor Day Celebration continues at Nikki Beach until 5AM! Music Showcase by: , Justin Sheppard, QBA, Diaga, Bruno,Armand pena, and Felipe Kaval.
For more information or to book your reservation email: RESERVATIONS

Grindr Party at Hype Fridays Bar 721 8/27/10

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Grindr Party at Hype Fridays
Friday August 27th 2010, 10:00pm
Bar 721

This Friday we are celebrating another Grindr Party at Hype, Bar 721’s hottest Friday night. Enjoy the music of DJ Smeejay, Free WiFi and Vodka Cocktails from 10pm to 11pm when you show your Grindr app to the bartenders. Enter to win a Bottle Service. No cover. no door drama!

Saks Fifth Avenue Dadeland Celebrates Fashion’s Night Out 9/10/10

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SAKS FIFTH AVENUE DADELAND CELEBRATES FASHION’S NIGHT OUT
Friday, September 10, 2010, 6:00-9:00pm
Saks Fifth Avenue Dadeland Mall
7535 Dadeland Mall
Miami, FL 33156
http://www.facebook.com/saks

On Friday, September 10th, Saks Fifth Avenue Dadeland and 34 stores across the country will transform into fashion’s ultimate rock ‘n’ party with a night of style, makeovers, music and more. To celebrate the evening in true rocker fashion, Saks Fifth Avenue Dadeland will be open until 9pm.

Saks Fifth Avenue Dadeland has invited four charities (Baptist Hospital Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Humane Society of Greater Miami and Red Cross) to participate in a night of shopping that will benefit these charities and give back to the community. As part of the promotion to celebrate fashion, Saks Dadeland is giving a Monique Lhuillier evening gown informal modeling presentation to showcase this fall season’s beautiful dresses. All the charities involved host their galas and balls in the latter months of the year. This event will be an opportunity for the ladies to purchase an evening gown for their upcoming events.

The evening will begin on the ground floor with our Rock Out and Make Up event, which will feature tips and tricks to looking like a rock star. Enjoy a sampling of fall must-haves that promise to be cult favorites. The Spa at The Mandarin Oriental, Miami will be offering five minute neck massages and raffling of a gift certificate to their spa.

The event will be accompanied by a champagne reception provided by Moet Chandon. Morton’s The Steakhouse will be serving light hors d’oeuvres throughout the informal fashion presentation on the second floor. The event will also have dueling Dj’s and a book signing by Margarita Zingg, author of Glamour para Llevar.

Shop with your MasterCard® card the evening of September 10th and receive an exclusive Fashion’s Night Out rock ‘n’ roll playlist.

Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) is an unprecedented global initiative created to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, and boost the industry’s economy. In the United States, the program is a collaboration between American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York. On September 10, 2009, more than 700 stores stayed open late to put the fun back in shopping, with designer appearances, live windows, celebrity guests, and other special events. On the same night around the world, and led by twelve international Vogue editions (United Kingdom, Greece, Italy, Russia, France, Brazil, India, Spain, China, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan), each country tailored its Fashion’s Night Out celebration to appeal to its city’s unique retail environment.

Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the world’s preeminent specialty retailers, is renowned for its superlative American and international designer collections, its expertly edited assortment of handbags, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics and gifts, and the first-rate fashion expertise and exemplary client service of its Associates. Today, Saks operates 50 full-line stores in 24 states, 5 licensed stores in the Middle East and 1 licensed store in Mexico City, 55 Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH stores and saks.com, the company’s online store.

The American Red Cross is a non-profit humanitarian organization that provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The American Red Cross Greater Miami & The Keys offers health and safety programs, and international, disaster relief and armed forces emergency services to the residents of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. For more information, visit www.southfloridaredcross.org or www.tucruzroja.org.

Baptist Health South Florida Foundation is the fundraising arm of Baptist Hospital, Baptist Children’s Hospital, South Miami Hospital, Doctors Hospital, Homestead Hospital and Mariners Hospital, Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Baptist Outpatient Services. All are affiliates of Baptist Health South Florida, the area’s largest private employer and the largest faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization in the region. Last year, Baptist Health gave over $250 M in charity care to the community.

Big Brothers & Big Sisters: They serve thousands of children in South Florida by pairing them with caring volunteers who serve as friends and role models. The volunteers provide the young person with the support, friendship and guidance that is missing in their lives and helps prevent them from getting involved with drugs, gangs and the juvenile justice system. They work to help the children and young people become caring, confident and competent adults.

The Humane Society of Greater Miami Adopt-A-Pet : They are dedicated to placing every dog and cat in our care into a loving home and to promoting responsible pet ownership and spay/neuter programs.

Contemporary in design and with a prominent waterfront location, the luxurious Mandarin Oriental, Miami features 326 elegant guest rooms including suites – offering dramatic views of the bay and the Miami skyline. Amenities include two high-energy restaurants, M-Bar – a dynamic cocktail lounge and martini bar, an award-winning tri-level spa, Oasis Beach Club, the luxury boutique Shanghai Tang and extensive meeting and business facilities. For reservations, call (305) 913 8383 or visit www.mandarinoriental.com/miami

Modern Luxury Media, LLC, the number one distributor of upscale regional publications in the country launched Miami magazine in September 2007. This high-end luxury lifestyle publication champions the vibrant style and sophistication of the greater Miami area and is the premier glossy consumer magazine, focusing on Miami’s niche affluent community. Modern Luxury Media is known nationwide as a company with the ability to cater distinctly to a concentrated high-net-worth customer, with targeted distribution allowing for successful and quantifiable market penetration. By connecting the Miami luxury market to Modern Luxury’s national network of established titles, Miami magazine possess a local relevance and global appeal, changing the current regional media scene.

For more than 260 years, Moët & Chandon has been the reference for fabulous celebrations, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary with the pop of a cork. As the world’s leading champagne House, Moët brings a sense of magic and celebration that elevates any occasion, anywhere. Whether adding sparkle on red carpets for the most prestigious film awards and festivals around the world, celebrating landmark occasions, such as illuminating Lady Liberty for her 120th birthday, or as the exclusive champagne of the 2009 and 2010 Oscars®, Moët is undeniably the global expert of celebration.

Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. is the world’s largest operator of company owned upscale steakhouses. Morton’s steakhouses have remained true to its founders’ original vision of combining generous portions of high quality food prepared to exacting standards with exceptional service in an enjoyable dining environment.
The Company owns and operates 76 Morton’s steakhouses located in 64 cities in 26 states, and in Puerto Rico and five international locations (Toronto, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, and Mexico City), as well as Trevi, a Las Vegas Italian restaurant.

Nomade Gallery Explores The Culture Of Nature 9/4/10

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Nomade Gallery Explores The Culture Of Nature

Nomade Gallery – September Gallery Walk
3133 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Saturday September 4, 2010 – Monday October 4, 2010

To spotlight a new era of green attitudes, Nomade Gallery is putting modern-day tree-huggers center stage for September’s Art Walk. One of the most distinct recent social changes in the United States has been the incredible refocus of popular culture on environment conservation and outcry.

In light of the turbulent turn the environment took in the past months, Nomade is pleased to announce it is dedicating September to the exploration of nature’s many elements. Nomade is paying homage to the natural environment we live in through artwork depicting the raw and abstract allure and aggression of animals, plants and peoples.

Nomade will also have a suggested $10 donation box in place, in addition to beverages provided. All donations will go to Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund, the official foundation administering the oil spill clean-up.

The artists interpreting the culture of the natural world are Miami natives Danny Catania and Samuel Gualitieri, New World alumni Reinier Gamboa and Juan Travieso, as well as Norwegian photographer Stian Roenning, Dominican photographer Aida Tejada and French sculptor Pierre Traversat.

The monthly Coconut Grove Art Walk will take place Saturday September 4 2010, from 7-10pm. Nomade Gallery is enveloped by a unique environment and urban grid which naturally extends the art space into the community. Nomade was opened this past February by esteemed French art enthusiast Brigitte Serfaty. The first Saturday evening of every month, Coconut Grove’s galleries and shoppes put on a parade of local art, music and food open to the public.

ARTISTS: Danny Catania, Reinier Gamboa, Samuel Gualtieri, Stian Roenning, Aida Tejada, Pierre Traversat, Juan Travieso

For more information on Nomade, the artists and the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund, please visit: Nomade Gallery.
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund.
Reinier Gamboa.
Juan Travieso.
Stian Roenning.
Aida Tejada.

4th Annual Waterford 5K at Blue Lagoon to Benefit Autism Speaks Miami-Dade Chapter 11/12/10

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AUTISM SPEAKS’ MIAMI-DADE CHAPTER TO BENEFIT FROM 4TH ANNUAL WATERFORD 5K AT BLUE LAGOON

Race location:
2010 Waterford 5k – Miami
Friday, November 12, 2010
PLEASE NOTE UPDATED TIME: 6:00 p.m.
Blue Lagoon Office Park, 6100 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, Fla.
For registration information or to reserve a registration packet, please contact FootWorks at (305) 666-RACE (7223) or visit the website.

Family-friendly event features 3.1 mile run, interactive activities, top prizes and more

The 4th Annual Waterford 5k will once again wind its way through Blue Lagoon Office Park on Friday, November 12, 2010, beginning at 6:00 p.m. For the fourth year in a row, the 5K (3.1 mile) Run Walk challenges participants to hit the ground running and get involved, all while benefiting the local Miami-Dade Chapter of Autism Speaks, North America’s largest autism research and advocacy organization.

“Autism Speaks is honored to be the benefiting charity of the 2010 Waterford 5K run,” said Lourdes Folgosa, executive director, Autism Speaks. “We are dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders and funding research that explores the causes, prevention and treatment of autism. With the support of the 2010 Waterford 5K run and the participants, we hope to further our mission of helping those affected by autism.”

It has been estimated that one in every 110 children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with juvenile diabetes, childhood cancer and pediatric AIDS combined. In an effort to raise awareness and provide funding for this vital research, over the past three consecutive years, the Waterford 5K race has raised more than $50,000 for Autism.

“The Waterford 5K is more than just a race,” said Peter Romero, senior property manager, Taylor & Mathis. “Not only does it provide participants with the opportunity to race against their peers during an evening of fun and competition, but it also allows them to give back to an organization that supports research that benefits so many individuals and their families, both in South Florida and around the nation. For the 4th year in a row, we’re excited to donate all of the proceeds of the race to the Miami-Dade Chapter of Autism Speaks.”

With a special competition that awards the overall male and overall female winner, the Waterford 5K is open to individuals, families, companies and businesses. The top overall male and female runner will receive an incredible prize package that includes a seven night, all-inclusive trip for two to Club Med’s Sandpiper Bay, provided by Club Med.

2010 Waterford 5K race sponsors include Taylor & Mathis, Club Med, Nokia, OTIS, Waste Management, TIIA CREF, CSC, MetLife, Hogan, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, CRS and more.

Autism Speaks is dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders, to funding research into the causes, prevention and treatments for autism, and to advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. It was founded in February 2005 by Suzanne and Bob Wright, the grandparents of a child with autism. Bob Wright is Senior Advisor at Lee Equity Partners and served as vice chairman, General Electric, and chief executive officer of NBC for more than twenty years. To learn more about Autism Speaks, please visit www.autismspeaks.org.

Team FootWorks is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that encourages and promotes fitness through printed material, training classes and community events for all levels and ages. For more information, visit www.teamfootworks.org.

Burn Off Your Cafeteria Food at InterContinental Miami with Dirt Fitness Complimentary Class 9/1/10

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DIRT FITNESS will host a lunchtime workout next Wednesday, September 1 at 12:15PM at InterContinental Miami’s Lower Deck of the Plaza Level.

If you are in need of a tough workout or seeking alternatives to implement fitness and health into their lives in less than one hour –DIRT FITNESS, the 40-minute high resistance program burns up to 600 calories with back-to-the-basic exercises – a superior program designed for all fitness levels and time-sensitive individuals.

Miami Beach residents along with downtown’s banking and business executives are confirmed to attend the complimentary class in an effort to sweat off mid-morning coffeecake and cappuccino calories with the following exercises (but not limited to):
· Short sprints
· Burpees
· Kettlebell training
· Push-ups
· Pull-ups
The sweat-inducing class features functional training that utilizes bands, balls, free weights, kettle bells and plyometric exercises, a method of training muscle elastic strength to enhance performance, speed, agility and balance.

DIRT FITNESS starts with a brief warm-up and demonstration, and then progresses into four exercises performed in a sequence of four continuous sets. The objective of the timed program is to move at the fastest pace possible while maintaining proper form. Scientific studies show that high-intensity programs such as DIRT FITNESS help achieve greater caloric expenditure due to increased muscle recruitment.

DIRT FITNESS enhances endurance, increases strength, decreases body fat, targets multiple muscle groups, dramatically transforms the body and enhances overall physical and cardiovascular strength – in just weeks.

Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera celebrates Women’s Vote turns 90 8/26/10

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Women’s Vote turns 90!
Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
Meet at Euclid Circle on Lincoln Road at 6pm
March West to Lincoln Road to 1111 Promenade 6:30pm
Reception: 1111 Promenade Lincoln Road 7pm

Celebrate Women’s Equality Day with Commissioner Deede Weithorn, with a suffragette style march down Lincoln Road, followed by a reception in the Lincoln Plaza.

“Women’s Equality Day” Campaign. It marks the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in August 1920.

Commissioner Weithorn and friends will gather at the Euclid Circle on Lincoln Road, ready to begin the march west towards the 1111 Promenade. Special guests include Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Kimberly Mitchem-Rasmussem, from the White House Project. Participants will be decorated with a white flower, courtesy of Karla Conceptual Event Experience.

A special performance by singer/songwriter Zania Sala will take place at the 1111 Promenade. She is a native Puerto Rican who has a voice that can soothe your senses but can strike you with its versatility and playful layers. There will also be a raffle that will benefit the White House Project’s first training experience in Florida, Go Run 2010, which will be held in the Miami Beach Convention Center, Friday August 27.

The event is free and open to the public.

Week of Cocktails For A Cause with The Melanie Finley Ovarian Cancer Foundation 9/13-17/10

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September 13-17: Week of COCKTAILS For A Cause

The Melanie Finley Ovarian Cancer Foundation
Pays Tribute to Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
With A Week of Charitable Social Events

Melanie Finley was only 27-years-old when she was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. She fought the battle and is now in remission. However, her fight to help raise awareness and educate young women about the symptoms of Ovarian Cancer, also known as the whispering killer, has just begun.

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and the Melanie Finley Ovarian Cancer Foundation (MFOCF) is hosting an inaugural awareness week September 13 – 17th, sponsored by 123 Lumpsum, featuring a variety of social events to celebrate survivors while raising awareness and donations to fight the disease.

Monday, September 13th, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Complimentary martinis and makeovers in addition to a 10% discount on all beauty products with a portion of proceeds benefitting MFOCF. Event is free and open to the public.
GBS, The Beauty Store
31 N. Federal Highway
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Tuesday, September 14th, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wine and dine at a private east Fort Lauderdale residence with live entertainment for $20 per person with proceeds benefitting MFOCF. Presentation by Dr. Steven Poliakoff M.D., M.B.A., Finley’s doctor and the founder and CEO of South Florida Gynecologic Oncology Associates, Inc. and Executive Medical Director of The Women’s Cancer Research Foundation. For additional information, please contact: info@mfocf.com or jen@wasie.org

Wednesday, September 15th, 6:10 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Yoga does a body good! Celebrate National Yoga Month and Ovarian Cancer Month at Ayama Yoga in Aventura with a 90-minute Vinyasa class. A $10 donation will be made to the MFOCF for every student in attendance. Students of all levels are encouraged to participate and experience the many benefits of yoga including improved health, posture, strength, balance and flexibility. Cost of class is $18. Complimentary refreshments provided by Honest Tea will be available after class.
Ayama Yoga Center
2624 N.E. 188th St.,
North Miami Beach, FL 33180
*Free parking available

Thursday, September 16th, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Enjoy a sipping and shopping fashion fundraising soiree at Lilac And Lilies new boutique across from the Galleria Mall. Twenty percent of proceeds from sales will benefit MFOCF. Shop star-studded styles including Nicole Richie’s House of Harlow 1960 jewelry collection, Trina Turk, J Brand denim, Black Halo, Alex & Ani accessories and MM Couture. Event is free and open to the public.
Lilac & Lilies
2541 East Sunrise Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304

Friday September 17th, 8:00 p.m. – 10 p.m.
For a $30 donation to the MFOCF, enjoy 2 complimentary cocktails and appetizers and then dance the night away at Ft. Lauderdale’s premier, upscale nightclub.
SHO Nightclub
15 West Las Olas Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

About 123LumpSum – Located in Hallandale Beach Florida, 123LumpSum, a leading purchaser of structured settlement payments and annuities, is a specialty finance company that applies institutional financing, underwriting and legal expertise to purchase future cash flows from individuals whose life circumstances have changed suddenly and need immediate cash from their insurance annuities. For more information, please visit http://www.123lumpsum.com/.

The Melanie Finley Ovarian Cancer Foundation is a grassroots charitable organization that raises money for Ovarian Cancer education and provides direct financial assistance to young women who have been diagnosed with this disease.

Ovarian Cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths among U.S. women. Each year more than 22,000 women are diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer and over 15,000 women will die. By helping young women become aware of ovarian cancer symptoms, Finley hopes to make a difference. For more information, call 954.336.6733 or visit www.mfocf.org.

Therapy Thursdays At Avenue 29 8/26/10

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Therapy Thursday, The Ultimate Ladies Night at Avenue 29… Spread The Word

Music: Dj Misha Samson (Holland) & DJ Sula (Brazil)

$100 bottles of 3 Olives Vodka & 1 Hookah

Ladies please text or email me for Avenue 29 Thursday night to be at my VIP section for receive complementary drinks and appetizers

Must RSVP Thank you Jennifer. jjsocialbutterfly@gmail.com

To Rsvp Guest List & Table / Bottle Service
Jjsocialbutterfly@Gmail.Com

Complimentary Mineral Glamor Make Overs 8/25/10

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Be my Special Guest
RSVP to be on my Special Guest List
Don’t miss Wenesday Night, August 25th
Glamour Makeovers
7:00 pm sharp

The Beauty Center
12338 SW 127th Ave Miami, FL 33186
RSVP TO
LUCY TAMAJON
786-663-4576
lucylipsticks@yahoo.com
Glamour Makeovers!

Complimentary Mineral Make Overs & Glamor Look
Be my guest for a fabulous fun filled evening
Refreshments will be servedRaffles and More!

Bring a friend or two BUT YOU MUST RSVP to be on the Guest List
Call, e-mail, or text

Free Listening Event At Crossroad Comics 8/26/10

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Come on out… enjoy the music and support a very cool local business!

CROSSROAD COMICS
4952 N University Dr., Lauderhill, FL 33351

Thursday 8/26/2010 — 6-8pm

This Thursday, 6-8pm, a Listening Event in Fort Lauderdale for the new Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Soundtrack!

It’s a free event – will be playing the album, and doing a few giveaways of CDs and t-shirts. There will also be free refreshments for all who attend!

www.crossroadcomics.com

Toast of the Summer at Novecento 8/26/10

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The Welcome Channel, BP Media + Partners, and the Leading Ladies League
cordially invite you to

TOAST OF THE SUMMER 2010
Come celebrate the last event of Summer 2010!

IN BRICKELL
Thursday Nights at Novecento

Thursday, August 26, 2010 | 7 PM

Novecento
1414 Brickell Avenue | Miami, FL 33131

Hosted by Bryan Pena & April Donelson

Live performance featuring Tony Wilson, “A Tribute to James Brown”

Art Exhibition by Stephen Gamson

Complimentary Cocktails by Casa Noble Tequila | 7- 9 PM

Experience the taste of Xanté Pear Liqueur Cognac provided by the Xanté Models

Hors d’Å“uvres courtesy of Novecento

Have your picture taken on the red carpet

Sounds by Claudio Holze

Please RSVP at: rsvp@bpmediapartners.com

Inca and Philippe join David Barton Gym for blockparty 8/26/10

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Inca & Philippe join David Barton Gym for blockparty on Thursday – 5-8pm

Inca and Philippe are thrilled to be a part of The DavidBartonGym Block Party! As one of our VIPS you’re invited to DavidBartonGym for a free workout in August.

Join us Thursday, August 26th in the lobby of DavidBartonGym 5-8pm and take advantage of

Fun freebies, exclusive Inca trunk show, light bites from Philippe and an amazing membership offer from the gym. Call 305.534.1660 or email miami@dbgym.com to get on the guestlist.

ID:Self Identification Preview Reception at MANO Fine Art 8/28/10

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ID:Self Identification
Saturday, August 28, 7:00 pm-9:30 pm
MANO Fine Art
MANO Fine Art
Studio/Project Space
in the Bird Road Art District
4225 SW 75 Avenue, 2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33155
Website.

ID: Self Identification

Preview Reception
Saturday, August 28
7:00 – 9:30 pm

MANO Fine Art
Studio/Project Space
4225 SW 75 Avenue, 2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33155
305.467.6819

MANO’s new collection; ID: Self Identification explores the aspects of adapting to a new culture. The need to fit into an adopted country can be bittersweet and often results in the hybridization of cultural identity. MANOS’s eye-catching and thought provoking works reference passport ID photos and incorporate elements of collage both as technique and metaphor. “I’ve always been fascinated with the cultural patchwork of the United States” said MANO, “My interest is rooted in my own immigrant experience through Operation Pedro Pan. Through this collection, I wanted to create a conversation that would focus on the similarities of our own or that of our family’s experience”.

On Saturday, August 28, MANO is pleased to open his new Studio/Project Space located in the Bird Road Art District for a preview of his ID: Self Identification collection.

NakedPizza Miami Grand Opening Event 8/28/10

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NakedPizza Miami Grand Opening Event
August 28, 8pm – 11pm
NakedPizza Miami
1260 Washington Ave. @ 13th St.
Website.

Join the NakedPizza Tribe for our Grand Opening Event. Free slices, fun swag! Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower will do the ribbon cutting honors!

Miami, let’s Get Naked*. Let’s share an honest, straightforward pizza made from real ingredients. Let’s start with a one-of-a-kind crust made from an Ancestral Blendâ„¢ of up to 10 grains, prebiotic fiber and probiotics (healthful cultures also found in yogurt) topped with an all-natural herbed tomato sauce and premium mozzarella cheese. Let’s promise that there are no preservatives, added sugar, or freaky chemicals of any kind. And let’s make it affordable – $4.99 for a 10” pizza that you can top with any of our unprocessed veggies or hormone and antiobiotic-free meats for $1.49 each. Let’s feel good everyday, Sunday through Thursday 11am – 1am, Friday and Saturday until 4 am. Let’s celebrate Naked*!

We’re Officially NAKED in South Beach from NakedPizza on Vimeo.

*Pizza

Dancing In Miami At Nikki Music Every Sundays Night 8/29/10

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Dancing In Miami At Nikki Music Every Sundays Night
From Aug 29 To Aug 30 2010, From 7 pm to 5 am
Nikki Beach Miami
One Ocean Drive
Miami Beach Florida 33139
305 538 1111
Website.

Every Sunday Night From 7pm to 5am Our most recent addition, Nikki Music, is our weekly Sunday night party providing you with the freshest tracks and entertainment. This week line up features Special Guest DJ COCODRILLS , and Residents DJ Felipe Kaval and Bruno . For more information or to book your reservation call 305.538.1111 For reservations table and bottle reservations: viptables@nikkibeach.com

Septeto Nacional at Place of Miami 9/2/10

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Septeto Nacional at Place of Miami!
09/02/10, TBA
The Place of Miami
833 Southwest 29th Ave
Miami FL, 33135

Legendary Cuban son group SEPTETO NACIONAL performs at The Place of Miami, featuring music from their new album “Sin Rumba no hay Son!” The album makes plain their continued excellence in “son habanero”, a hybrid style mixing the rural Afro-Cuban “son” with Havana’s urban “rumba” and “guaguancó”, which original founder Ignacio Piñeiro (1888–1969) brought to the band. Still heeding the call to “Echale Salsita” (“put some salsa on it”), the group’s fourth generation of players prove that “there’s no antiquarian dust on Septeto Nacional” (New York Times).
http://www.theplaceofmiami.com

Miami Book Fair International 11/14-21/10

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Book lovers everywhere rejoice!
Miami Book Fair International Nov. 14-21, 2010
Street Fair runs Friday, November 19 through Sunday, November 21
Photos from previous years.
See the schedule here.
www.miamibookfair.com

The 27th edition of the nation’s finest and largest literary gathering, Miami Book Fair International, presented by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts (FCLA) at Miami Dade College (MDC), will take place November 14-21, 2010 at the college’s Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Ave., in downtown Miami. The always-popular Street Fair runs Friday, November 19 through Sunday, November 21, with more than 200 exhibitors from around the country selling books in a festive atmosphere. This year, the Fair will celebrate the literature and culture of Mexico.

TOP CONFIRMED AUTHORS
Each year, the Fair raises the bar of excellence by offering a fine roster of prize-winning authors, and this year will be no exception.
Confirmed authors include tennis superstar Venus Williams, Harvard biologist and naturalist Edward O. Wilson, MacArthur Fellow and Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat, screenwriter and author Nora Ephron, musician Patti Smith, novelist and memoirist Pat Conroy, local South Florida favorite Dave Barry, novelist Michael Cunningham, filmmaker John Waters, biographer and novelist Susan Cheever, humorist Ian Frazier, fight doctor Ferdie Pacheco, comics creator Charles Burns, NPR’s All Things Considered host Michele Norris, as well as Ann Beattie, Kate DiCamillo, Emilio Estefan, Jonathan Franzen and many others.

HIGHLIGHTS
The Fair will again treat book lovers to more than a week of cultural and educational activities, including the beloved Evenings With… series, the IberoAmerican Authors program, Student Literary Encounters, the Weekend Festival of Authors, the popular Street Fair Nov. 19 – 21 on the closed streets surrounding the campus, Comix Galaxy with Kids Comic Con and School of Comics, Children’s Alley, and much more.
Special Topic Panels will discuss current issues of the day, including the environment, immigration, and the financial crisis.
In addition, the Fair maintains a strong commitment to literary voices of the international community, and always welcomes writers from Africa, Latin America, Europe, and the Caribbean.
This year’s program includes Sir Michael Caine (England), Salman Rushdie (India), Darren Shan (Ireland), Susan Abulhawa (Palestine), Zakes Mda (South Africa), Binyavanga Wainana (Kenya), Okey Ndibe (Nigeria), Chenjerai Hove (Zimbabwe), EC Osandu (Nigeria), Aappiah Anthony Kwame (Ghana/UK), and others.
The IberoAmerican program will present Paquito D´Rivera (Cuba-USA), Eduardo Sacheri (Argentina), Alberto Fuguet (Chile), Luis Leante (España), Claudia Piñeiro (Argentina), Pablo Simonetti (Chile), and more.
Caribbean writers featured include Earl Lovelace, Raoul Pantin, Gideon Hanoomansingh, Merle Hodge, Winston Maynard-Moderator, Lasana Kwesi, Diana McCaulay, and Geoffrey Philp. Confirmed Haitian writers are Miriam Chancy, Michele Voltaire Marcelin and Edwidge Danticat.
An exciting dimension to this year’s Book Fair includes a celebration of Mexico, commemorating the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence and the centennial of the Mexican revolution. The FCLA has partnered with the Mexican government, the Consulate General of Mexico in Miami and the Mexican Cultural Institute in Miami to honor these momentous occasions. Fairgoers will enjoy a grand pavilion dedicated to Mexican culture, and gallery exhibits by Mexican artists. The diversity of Mexican literature will be represented by authors such as Laura Esquivel, Mario Bellatín, Gonzalo Celorio, Jorge Volpi, Estela Leñero, Natalia Toledo and others.
The celebration of Mexico will also include a local project with a focus on community involvement. During the Fair, the Miami Book Fair and the Mexican Cultural Institute will collect new or gently used books and build a colossal spiral of books located on the fairgrounds in downtown Miami, and after the Fair, these books will be donated to local jails. The goal is to have more books than prisoners inside jails.
Miami Book Fair International 2010 promises to be another exceptional year!

Miami Style Awards Fall Fashion Event and Cocktail Party 10/7/10

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Thursday, October 7th
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: WET/Poolside at the W Hotel South Beach, 2201 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139
Tickets: $75. Buy Tickets Now.

Co-hosts Julian Chang and Beth Sobol announce the 1st annual MIAMI STYLE AWARDS at an evening of fashion, food, music and bubbly benefitting the Miami Fashion Week Foundation. Evening will include a presentation of Miami’s top fashion designers, jewelry & accessories desginers trunk show, models, a spectacular silent auction, champagne, food by Solea, music by DJ Frank Delour and more with celebrity emcee Elaine Lancaster. Sponsored by the W Hotel South Beach, Barefoot Wines & Bubbly, Cravings Magazine and the Capponi Group.

After party starts at 11:00pm, WALL Lounge at the W.

Miami Style Awards To Dazzle Fashionistas And Trendsetters With Honors For Five Extraordinary Women And A Performance By A Musical Legend
Fundraiser for the Miami Fashion Week Foundation to Include Appearances by Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter Albita and the Cast of “Real Housewives of Miami”

October 7 at 7:00 p.m
W South Beach
2201 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
TICKETS: $75; purchase online.

South Florida’s top fashion designers and industry professionals will honor five outstanding South Florida women during the inaugural Miami Style Awards at the W South Beach in Miami Beach, 2201 Collins Avenue, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. The honorees chosen for their personal style as well as their extraordinary community service are “Real Housewives of Miami” stars Lea Black and Alexia Echevarria; renowned shoe designer Lisa Pliner; social and political activist Abigail Pollak; and successful beauty and fashion entrepreneur Loren Ridinger. Later in the evening, Grammy-winning singer, producer and composer Albita will take the stage for an amazing performance.

Co-hosted by celebrated fashion designer Julian Chang and Miami International Fashion Weekâ„¢ (MIFW) Founder & President Beth Sobol, the event will be a spectacular evening of fashion, food, music, and cocktails benefiting the MFW Foundation. Celebrity emcee and “Real Housewives of Miami” star Elaine Lancaster will co-host with Brian Andrews, former WSVN and WFOR anchor and Director of English News at RCN TV Colombia, and Ileana Garcia, host of Alfombra Roja on Romancé Radio. The evening will include presentations by Miami’s top fashion designers, jewelry & accessories designers’ trunk show, top models, and a wonderful silent auction.

Tiffany & Co., W South Beach, Morracanoil, The Miami Institute for Age Management & Intervention, Barefoot Wines & Bubbly, Cravings Magazine, Laser Cosmetica, and the Capponi Group are sponsors for the event. Solea restaurant will provide catering with music by DJ Frank Delour.

The 2011 Miami International Week is scheduled for March 3-6, 2011.
The Miami Fashion Week Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) independent, not-for-profit organization that provides scholarships benefitting emerging designers and students studying fashion design, fashion photography, jewelry making and graphic arts who are the winners of the Miami International Fashion Week™ competitions. The competition winners are announced on the closing night at the Miami Moda & Music Awards®. Inquires on donations and additional information should be emailed to info@miamifashionweek.com.

News – Zade Foundation Launches Young Composers For Peace Award

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Zade Foundation Launches Young Composers For Peace Award

Zade, the Jordanian composer and performer who has dedicated himself to promoting peace through the Zade Foundation for international Peace and Understanding and who The Washington Times has deemed “Jordan’s leading cultural ambassador,” has announced the Young Composers for Peace Award, an annual program to empower outstanding young composition students who are committed to the principles of peace and social justice within their own communities and around the world.

Zade, whose ‘One Night In Jordan: A Concert for Peace’ CD and DVD is out now, explains in a blog post on the Larry King Live website this week that he has benefited from the support of mentors such as Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, who calls him an “indomitable character who has inspired so many,” and hopes through the Young Composers for Peace Award to inspire students he has met all over the world.

“Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders,” Zade writes, “and I have been inspired time and time again by their stories of hope and determination. We all share the same dream: To live in peace, and provide a safe environment built on justice and mutual respect where our children can grow together as members of one human family.”

The Young Composers for Peace Award seeks compositions of 3-8 minutes from composers aged 18-23 with deep pride in the musical heritage of their native country who are passionate about sharing a deeper understanding of their respective cultures by becoming peacemakers as well as musicmakers. The award includes a $5000 gift, a recording by Zade of the winning composition for an upcoming album, and the opportunity to work with Zade in the studio.

For eligibility and submissions guidelines, please visit the Zade Foundation website at: http://www.zadefoundation.org.

For more about Zade, please visit: http://www.zade.com.

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Special – Extra hour of sailing free at South Florida Waters

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Extra hour of sailing free
Now through September 30, 2010,
South Florida Waters
Dinner Key Marina – Pier 1, Slip 147
3400 Pan American Drive
Coconut Grove, Florida
786-369-7197
http://actioncatamarans.com

Action Catamarans, a Miami boat rental company, is offering clients an extra hour of sailing onboard its 45-foot Shuttleworth catamaran The Beast now through September 30. Typical half-day sails run for four hours and full-day sails run for seven; but, Action Catamarans’ Captain Julian Rubio wants clients onboard the catamaran charter to experience South Florida waters to the fullest.

“South Florida is known for the great weather,” says Rubio. “And we want clients to engage in all the water activities available to them at this time of year.”

Clients of Action Catamarans come from all parts of the world to host private events out on South Florida waters, including corporate functions, family gatherings and bachelorette parties. Still, Rubio hopes that the added sailing time will allow groups to further appreciate nature and experience activities along Biscayne Bay, which is home to distinct ecosystems and supports various species of wildlife.

“It’s not uncommon to see a pod of dolphins or manatees when you’re out sailing,” says Rubio, who has seen clients’ excitement during such encounters.

To further experience sea life, Action Catamarans also provides clients with snorkel gear to catch glimpse of fish varieties and reef plants. Other kid-friendly water activities include tubing, where clients are swiftly pulled in a rubber donut by The Mini-Beast, a 13-foot dinghy.

“We want to encourage people and give them the opportunity to visit such places like the mangroves, swim the sandbars or see wildlife first hand while onboard no matter the occasion,” says Rubio.

News – Developer Of UM Life Science and Technology Park Makes Donation To Overtown Youth Center

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Developer Of UM Life Science and Technology Park Makes Donation To Overtown Youth Center
Monday, June 14th, 2010 at Overtown Youth Center

On Monday, June 14th, Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, a privately held real estate investment and development company, and the Urban Research Park CDE, LLC presented the Overtown Youth Center with a $100,000 donation.

“This generous donation will be used to fund programs that help students achieve academic, fitness and social goals. These funds granted by UM’s Life Science & Technology Park Project will help us reach our goal to provide academic and family support as well as enriching experiences to 270 children and 160 families in the Overtown community. Our hope is that with the help of our partners, donors, grantors and other stakeholders, we can provide invaluable opportunities so that our children will one day become positive contributing citizens,” said Bill Diggs, Chairman of Alonzo Mourning Charities.

“We are truly honored and privileged to accept this very generous donation from Wexford Science & Technology, LLC and the Urban Research Park CDE, LLC,” said Vincent L. Dimmock, CEO of Alonzo Mourning Charities. “This contribution was made possible by UM’s Life Science & Technology Park Project. The initiative continues to give tremendous support to the Overtown Youth Center. These funds will go toward our mission to provide life-enriching opportunities for the hundreds of children and families we serve in the community.”

Wexford Science & Technology is the private developer building the first phase of the University of Miami (UM) Life Science & Technology Park, along Northwest 7th Avenue, in historic Overtown. The UM Life Science & Technology Park is an important part of UM Innovation – the entity within the university responsible for technology development. The Park will house companies that may work synergistically with UM faculty to advance discoveries from the research bench to the bedside to help people. It will provide facilities, infrastructure and interdisciplinary opportunities to foster the development of life sciences, technology and biotechnology innovations. Located on the eastern section of the UM/Jackson campus, adjacent to the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, the Miami Health District and centrally situated in the heart of Miami’s historic Overtown, the UM Life Science & Technology Park will facilitate access to outstanding resources and create synergies between the University and future tenant companies, advancing clinical breakthroughs and benefiting all people.

The ceremony included Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board Members: Judge Peter Adrien; Phil Bacon; Heather Bailey; Chantel Christopher; Andre Crenshaw, Esq.; Lazaro Dominguez; Anthony Jackson; Stephen A. Marino, Esq.; Natasha D. Mayne, Vice Chairman Overtown Youth Center, Esq.; Jodi Silva, Chairman Overtown Youth Center; Michelle Surtain; Leo Toca; and Lisa Wooten. Vincent Dimmock, newly appointed CEO of Alonzo Mourning Charities; Bill Diggs, Chairman Alonzo Mourning Charities; and Misty Brown, Chief of Staff for Miami Dade County Commissioner Edmonson were also in attendance.

University of Miami attendees included Juan Carlos Del Valle, Director of Government Affairs and Keith Fletcher, Director of the William R. Butler Center for Service & Leadership.

“UM is proud of its long and close relationship with the Overtown Youth Center and is honored to support their vital mission to help the youth of Overtown. The Overtown Youth Center provides a positive place for children and teens, and they are helping to change lives. This grant by Wexford Science & Technology underscores the UM Life Science & Technology Park’s commitment to Overtown by supporting the good work this wonderful organization does in this community,” commented Juan Carlos Del Valle, University of Miami Director of Government Affairs.

Photograph attached (Names listed from left to right below)

Back Row: Leo Toca, Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board Member; Bill Diggs, Chairman Alonzo Mourning Charities; Phillip Bacon, Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board Member; Vincent L. Dimmock, CEO Alonzo Mourning Charities; Juan Carlos del Valle, University of Miami Director of Government Affairs; Keith Fletcher, Director of the University of Miami William R. Butler Center for Service & Leadership; Stephan Marino, Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board Member; and Andre Crenshaw, Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board Member.

Front Row: Misty Brown, Chief of Staff Commissioner Audrey Edmondson’s Office; Heather Bailey, Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board Member; Natasha d. Mayne, Vice Chair of Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board; Jodi Silva, Chair of Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board; Lisa Wooten, Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board Member; and Michelle Surtain, Overtown Youth Center Advisory Board Member.

About Overtown Youth Center: The Overtown Youth Center (OYC) provides services to children and families who reside in the Overtown community of Miami, Florida – the poorest communities in one of the nation’s poorest cities. The Overtown Youth Center was the vision of local real estate developer Martin Z. Margulies. Through the Margulies Foundation, he built the Overtown Youth Center with the support of Alonzo Mourning in hopes of creating a safe haven for the children in Overtown. Opening in early 2003, the Overtown Youth Center (OYC) is a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Miami’s inner city. The Center co-locates academic and recreational activities in a safe environment, working with children, families, and schools from grade 2 to graduation. The Overtown Youth Center’s goal is to be an integral part of the community by delivering enrichment services that foster hope and promote life-long learning and success for our inner-city youth and citizens. Our goal is to help build a child who is resilient.
Today, Overtown is a community rife with risk factors:

· Overtown has by far the lowest median household income of any of Miami’s communities, at $13,212.
· Out of approximately 10,000 residents, only about 3 percent are gainfully employed.
· Only 1 out of every 12 youth graduate from high school.
· Over half of residents and more than 65 percent of children live below the poverty level, compared to 26 percent for Miami-Dade County.
· 60 percent of all households are single-parent.
· A 2006 study of the adult male population in Overtown discovered that two-thirds have been in prison, one-forth have been homeless, 40 percent use illegal drugs regularly, and 60 percent drink alcohol several times per day. Also, 60 percent report feeling restless, overwhelmed, and/or worthless most of the time.
· Additionally the rates of teenage pregnancy, juvenile arrest, gang violence, child abuse and neglect, and substance abuse are more than three times those of Miami-Dade County, which are already higher than national averages.

OYC provides services to youth who currently attend public schools in our Overtown, as well as their families. Approximately 95 percent of participants qualify for Title I services. All attend schools that have received a D or an F from the Florida Department of Education in the last few years, with significantly lower than average test scores and higher than average rates of student absence. A large majority of our students enroll in our program at least two years behind; an alarming number cannot read nor do basic calculations. Many of our students come from families with compounded issues that impact their ability to perform well in school. Several are without consistently supportive adult figures in their lives.

For more information on the Overtown Youth Center visit us at www.overtownyouthcenter.org.

About Wexford Science & Technology, LLC: Wexford Science & Technology is a Maryland based, privately held real estate developer and investment company that specializes in the planning, development, construction and sophisticated financial structuring of complex research space for non-profit clients including universities, university affiliated research parks, and healthcare systems and corporations.

About Urban Research Park CDE, LLC: Urban Research Park CDE, LLC (URP) is a CDFI Fund certified Community Development Entity. Since 2007, URP has received $140 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations. URP sells the federal tax credits to investors, then loans 98% of the proceeds at very low interest rates and favorable terms to finance real estate projects in Low Income Communities. The remaining 2% of the allocation is used to make a grant to nonprofit entities that provide services to low income persons in the community in which the project is located.

For more information about Wexford and the UM Life Science & Technology Park visit www.umlsp.com.

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Special – bliss spa sunny with a chance of spahhh

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Newest offer from bliss spa at W Ft Lauderdale, “sunny with a chance of spahhh!” Bliss understands that manicured nails are a must, so they’re giving away their hot cream manicure FREE when you book a blissage 75 or triple oxygen treatment – two of bliss spa’s signature services. That’s a $25 discount! There’s no better way to complete your spa experience than cozying into one of bliss’ cutting-edge nail stations where they’ll snip, sand, push and polish to give you the perfect ten!
bliss spa at W Ft Lauderdale is giving away their hot cream manicure FREE when you book a blissage 75 or triple oxygen treatment – two of bliss spa’s signature services.

Faculty Exhibition At New World Gallery Opening 8/26/10

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FACULTY EXHIBITION AT NEW WORLD GALLERY
New World Gallery showcases the work of the visual arts faculty with an exhilarating and varied collection of works. The show, which highlights the talented individuals that are instrumental in the success of the school, includes photography, painting, digital imagery, design and sculpture. Exhibiting artists include: Luisa Basnuevo, Carol K. Brown, Felicia Carlisle, Greg Davis, Tony Fernandez, Christy Gast, Kathleen Hudspeth, Michael Loveland, Rosario Martinez-Cañas, Annette M. Piskel, Karen Rifas, Louise Romeo, and Fred Snitzer.

August 26 – October 7
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 26; 6:00 – 9:00 pm
New World Gallery
25 NE 2nd Street, downtown Miami

Free and open to the public
Information at 305-237-3597

Major Event Marketing Presents FRESH with Statik Selektah 8/26/10

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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Major Event Marketing Presents FRESH
Statik Selektah spinning live at the Whiteroom
Along with Special guest performances by Reks & Saheed

Hosted by Dynas with music by DJ Klassik

Live Art by NFRomero

Saheed’s Take Heed EP official release party
***Also***
Major Event Marketing in conjuction with Liquid Shield present FRESH Beat Battle Competition
3 Rounds 4 Contestants
Round 1: The Showcase
Round 2: The Sample Flip
Round 3: The Remix Round
Judges:
Tony Galvin
Nick Fury
Numonics
Plex Luthor
Hazardis Soundz
Grand Prize courtesy of Dynamic Producer

Free Giveaways from
8&9 Clothing
I’m King Clothing
Last Rights Clothing
Out Of Hand Skateboards
and more….
Good Music, Good People, Good Vibe
Nothing Less Than Major

Churchill’s Unplugged Wednesdays goes electric this week 8/25/10

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Churchill’s Unplugged Wednesdays goes electric this week
August 25,2010, 9:00 pm
Churchill’s
5501 ne 2nd ave Miami Beach Florida
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Unplugged Wednesdays turns electric this week with a big fun filled night of great music at the price of only five dollars, lets end our summer in style.

We will be saying goodbye to Camilo of Flower Flower Yes this evening as they play there last performance here in little Miami!!! If you want to keep them forever then buy there cd and show some love.

We will also be celebrating Nacho from Arboles Libres who has just got his residency. I suggest you buy him a drink.

Open Mic will be set to play after the line up of bands this week.

– Wednesday marks the middle of the week which signifies the weekend getting closer. Luckily for most of us, were on summer vacation. So if your looking for something fun to do on a Wednesday night come out to Churchill’s for an acoustic line-up of some amazing Miami musicians. This evening were offering a little taste of how great our music scene is with local favorites and some new talent.

Its an open mic so don’t hesitate to come out and play some of your own stuff as we encourage you to have a great time.
Door fee – $ 5 bucks

So far we have a mystery, every wednesday is different and fun. We have random open mic acts all the time as well as the regular and favorites listed below.
Flower Flower
Deaf Poets
Arboles Libres
Raja Khan
Jesse Jackson
Raffa Jo Harris
Open mic

Deva Premal and Miten with Manose World Tour 2010 9/8/10

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Stop, Breathe and Smile is proud to present Deva Premal & Miten with Manose World Tour 2010. The concert extraordinaire will take place on Wednesday, September 8, at 7:30pm.
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
174 E. Flagler Street, Miami, Florida.
Tickets are available for $25, $35 and $45 at Ticketmaster or by calling the Gusman Box Office at 305.372.0925.

Deva Premal & Miten, accompanied by Nepali bansuri maestro, Manose, have toured the world, offering their audiences an intimate evening of spiritual rejuvenation, celebration and meditation, seeped in the richness of mantra. Their music transcends all the usual musical boundaries.

For more information about Deva Premal & Miten with Manose, visit www.devapremalmiten.com

LeNard Rutledge at Jazid 8/24/10

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KCC Productions and Jazid
present:
Jazz at Jazid!
LeNard Rutledge
Tuesday, August 24, from 11PM – 2AM
1342 Washington Ave., South Beach

Captivating, soul stirring, earthy and funky. These are just some of the words used to describe the song stylings of LeNard Rutledge. He has been a featured vocalist at area jazz spots in South Florida: The Van Dyke Café, the Museum of Contemporary Art, O’Hara’s Jazz Pub, and now Jazid are the most notable. LeNard has shared the stage with a number of highly respectable jazz artists such as: Nnena Freelon, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kenny Drew Jr., The Fred Thomas Band, and Harry Allen. In May of 2006, LeNard was named BEST JAZZ ARTIST, by the Miami New Times magazine. His first CD release, Hello World, was released in November 2007.

Links:
Jazid
KCC Productions

Life Is Art presents River Of Art sponsored by Tony Major Events and Soul Of Miami 8/25/10

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River Of Art

Wednesday, August 25, 6:30pm
Brought to you by Life Is Art – Soul Of Miami – Tony Major Events
Featuring Social Media Club Miami
party, art, music, fashion, performance and more!
showcase, networker, fundraiser
TEXT BLEUMOON TO 41513 & GET A FREE DRINK

Live Music Arts by
Cat Shell

Visual Arts by
Alan Laird
and
Kris Starry

Fashionable Arts by
Emily Peters

Plus, a special fundraiser for Citizen Gulf by Social Media Club South Florida.
If you would like to make a donation, please click here (donation not required).

LOCATION
Bleu Moon Sports Bar
1717 N. Bayshore Drive, 2nd Floor
Inside the Doubletree Grand Hotel
just a few blocks from downtown
Behind the Omni Complex
Just a few blocks east of the Adrienne Arsht Center
Google Map It!
reservations : 786-275-4051

BE GREEN! Take the Metromover to the Omni Station
valet parking: $5.50 for 2.5hrs (must get validated at the bar)
plenty of metered street parking

Life Is Art, Soul Of Miami and Tony Major Events bring you another installation of the River Of Art Showcase and Party. Showcasing local south Florida talent and raising money to support the arts, this week promises to be an excellent time. We have two amazing visual artists, Kris Starry and Alan Laird, plus, a designer of beautiful fashion accessories, Emily Peters, all seranaded by the sultry sounds of songstress Cat Shell. You do NOT want to miss this. A wonderful way to wind down for the middle of the week.

As a special bonus, we are partnering with Social Media Club Miami to raise funds for families affected by the Gulf Oil Spill. Voluntary donations will be collected at the door or online. A short presentation on the charity and the situation will take place.

And be sure to text bleumoon to 41513 to get your FREE drink!

CAT SHELL
www.catshellmusic.com

Cat Shell, a seductive songstress residing in Miami Beach, FL, is here to bring her unique mix of jazzy pop/soul to the listening ears of the world. Cat has taken her eclectic taste in music and formulated a style that combines the sounds of the past with the present. Cat Shell’s music brings with it an aura of familiarity and radio-friendly artistry.
Her music explores and elaborates on themes of self-exploration, personal growth, and love, in a universally relatable manner. Since the release of her debut independent album “Cat’s Outta the Bag”, Cat has been busy performing throughout South Florida. She is currently working on her sophomore album to be released in late 2010.

ALAN LAIRD
www.blackartproductions.com
Artist …social activist
Primarily work with paint on canvas and 3D installation.

KRIS STARRY
www.starrynightphotography.net
Starry Night Photography was created in late 2009. Her forte is capturing impromptu moments of time, moments of love, and moments of joy. She prefers to maintain her distance to capture natural shots, but will be happy to gently guide you when another angle or better light would be more dramatic or flattering. Her second goal is for you to have fun, because she feels pictures don’t turn out well if you’re not having a good time. Her love of natural lighting leads her to use outdoor and other on-location settings, and she chooses her shooting locations to best match your personality. Let Kris Starry of Starry Night Photography capture and preserve your emotions and memories on your special occasion for not only your lifetime, but for those of generations to come.

EMILY PETERS
www.PiazJewelry.com
I’ve been designing Jewelry for over 11 years and opened Piaz Jewelry – a subsidiary of E Apparel – in 2009. Every exceptional and playful piece is handmade by me for remarkable women. When I design jewelry for Piaz, I gravitate toward a modern, frenetic, and striking aesthetic. The Earrings, Necklaces, and Bracelets are constructed from Fine Silver, Sterling Silver and 14K Gold Filled Wire and Chain, glass and metal beads, and Semi-Precious Stones.
Piaz aims to be a source of inspiration – known for its quality, trend-forward products, as well as its social responsibility. The company champions sustainable business practices. We produce according to customer demand, and we reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever possible. Some of the elements of the Piaz jewelry collections are reclaimed from other jewelry pieces. Each piece is delivered in a handmade bag stitched (by me) from vintage materials and shipped in recycled boxes.

www.lifeisartfest.org
www.soulofmiami.org

Elizabeth Erazo Baez Solo Art Exhibition 9/24/10

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Elizabeth Erazo Baez Solo Art Exhibition
September 24th, 2010,, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Millennia Atlantic University
MAU, 10395 N.W. 41 Street, Suite 100, Doral, FL 33178

Millennia Atlantic University & the Doral Chamber of Commerce will present local artist, Elizabeth Erazo Baez Solo Art Exhibition at the Millennia Atlantic University 10395 N.W. 41 Street, Suite 100, Doral, FL 33178. Baez’ paintings are filled with vibrant greens and reds of tropical mangos and lush green countryside landscapes. 20% of all proceeds from the Art Exhibition and Silent Auction benefit ASPIRA of Florida Miami-Dade ACE Scholarships http://www.aspirafl.org. The one-day exhibit will open on Friday, September 24th, 2010, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Free Admission and open to the public, please RSVP to baez@baezfineart.com.
http://www.baezfineart.com

Back to the 80s with Eruption at Transit 9/18/10

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Back to the 80s with ERUPTION
Sept. 18, 2010
9:00 p.m.
Transit Lounge
729 Southwest 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33130

If you’ve ever been Hungry Like the Wolf and you know you won’t find a menu at the Breakfast Club, then you’re likely a fan of the ‘80s.

The decade of decadence brought us fluorescent fashions, flaunted teenage angst on the big screen and flung the city of Miami onto the international party scene. But what people remember most is the music.

Voted Best Band in Miami by the readers of the New Times, ERUPTION re-creates the sounds of the eighties with energy-filled, spot-on covers of the best alternative MTV classics of the era including U2, the Police, INXS, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, and more.

Whip it on over to Transit Lounge on Saturday, Sept. 18 for ERUPTION’s farewell to the summer show. Your favorite songs never sounded so good.

Visit www.80sByEruption.com for more info.

Friends of Haiti Bartending Event 8/24/10

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From Michael Capponi:
I’d like to thank all of you for your ongoing support and commitment to Camp Belvil. I am pleased to update that the camp is doing very well. Thanks to all of the overwhelming support from you, we have been able to provide shelter, food and general supplies to all 3000 Haitians since the earthquake. We have all worked together and have been able to make such an impact in the lives of so many.

I’m happy to announce we have been offered the opportunity to introduce our cause to the Palm Beach community at an event sponsored by Bice Ristorante “Friends of Haiti’- which will take place Tuesday, August 24th, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm (Sorry, for this, it’s Palm Beach time….). Having said this, we can offer our Miami supporters special rates and perks and even complimentary stay at various hotels.

The “Friends of Haiti’ event was originally conceived as a venue to honor local Palm Beach County residents who donate their time and in some cases, given up their tony lifestyles to relocate to Haiti and commit 100% of their time to this great cause.

Linda Uribe suggested to the organizers to add Camp Belvil as a beneficiary of the event only two weeks ago. Since then, over $4,000 raised in cash has been earmarked for our efforts.

Camp Belvil will now have a major presence during this ‘kick off’ event which has triggered enormous interest from the Palm Beach Community. We have secured private donations from major philanthropists (who have reached out from their vacationing homes), year round Palm Beach residents as well as an impressive roster of Worth Avenue merchants willing to contribute to our silent auction/raffle efforts.

We have secured over 200 RSVPS for this ‘Friend raiser’ event in spite of the fact it is the ‘low season’ in Palm Beach. We intend to build on these relationships and host a major fundraiser in the season.

In the meantime, I would like to invite you to support us in our efforts. In addition to the promo code offered through our invitation, we have secured two complimentary rooms at the Ritz Carlton for that evening. These rooms will be offered to those who donate a minimum of $1500. Please contact my office if you are interested.

The Breakers has been generous to offer a discounted room rate for guests that join us for the event. The Amazing Special Rate for Friends of Haiti $199 a night and $349 for a suite. The promo code: PB24 (Special offer for Friends of Haiti through August 31, 2010)

Spazio Nero Grand Opening Weekend 8/27-28/10

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Spazio Nero
The Nightclub Of Brickell
Brickell’s Most Popular Nightclub to Re-Open After Extensive Renovations and Upgrades to Accomodate it’s Continuous and Growing Popularity
Spazio Nero
1421 South Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131

Open since Fall 2007 , Spazio Nero, known as the only nightclub in Brickell, has briefly closed its doors to undergo massive upgrades and renovations to expand its size in order to accomodate more guests. Re-opening in late August 2010, over 3,000 square feet of space will be added to the (previously) 2,000 square foot on-premise nightclub at Segafredo Brickell. From state of the art LED lights to the interior design, by renowned designer Francois Frossard, Spazio Nero is THE nightclub of Brickell.

‘Known as the ‘Club di Brickell,’ the only ‘nightclub’ in the area, we felt obligated to bring a true, state-of-the-art world-class nightclub to the Brickell and downtown Miami area,’ said co-owner Alejandro Ferllen.’With the collaboration of renowned designer, Francois Frossard, and the award-winning audio and light specialists, Infinite Audio, we have achieved our goal and we can’t wait to debut the new Spazio Nero to both our loyal and new clientele.’

Embodying the nightclub’s name, Spazio Nero, the most talked about hotspot in the downtown Miami/Brickell area, is outfitted in all things noir, from the black, plush leather couches, to the black marble and stainless steel bar. Hints of light blue are scattered around the club on perfectly aligned pillars beneath the bar and on oversized mirrors placed high above. Silver hues wash over the black crocodile DJ booth standing tall in the spacious venue and also delicately painted on the black wallpaper, creating intricate patterns on the walls. The nightclub features 25 feet high ceilings, an elevated DJ booth, a one-of-a-kind advanced multi-zoned distribution audio system and a computer controlled lighting program by Infinite Audio Systems. Guests can enjoy the ambience, while sitting back and relaxing in the comfortable, plush seating area in the VIP section. The designer’s goal was to create an atmosphere that would essentially take the guests of Spazio Nero “out of their daily lifestyles” and into a world where they would become part of the d’cor – thus, disappearing into the night.

This fashionable hotspot is one of the most stylishly hip lounges around town. Offering stellar cocktail concoctions, a fresh bar menu and a seductive blend of the best house, 80’s and pop dance music spun by savvy DJs, each night turns into a one of a kind experience at Spazio Nero. Bottle and table services are available.

Developed by VE Restaurant Group, Spazio Nero is located at 1421 South Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131. Spazio Nero will be open Thursday through Saturday from 10:00PM ‘ 5:00 AM. For more information please call 305.577.9811 or visit www.SpazioNero.com.

V&E Restaurant Group- Vida & Estilo (Spanish for ‘Life & Style) is the restaurant group behind some of the most well-known dining establishments in Miami. V&E owns and operates Segafredo Brickell and Spazio Nero, Segafredo Bal Harbour, Segafredo Espanola Way, Brickell Irish Pub, Drexel Irish Pub, OH! Mexico, Caf’ Nuvo, La Cantina Sports Bar, Mojitos Lounge’the group also manages several restaurants throughout Mexico City that function with the same high quality standards of service, style and entertainment. V&E has proven that is it a brand that follows the philosophy behind their name (Life and Style). The secret is always going a step above and beyond to provide their guests a fresh lifestyle concept that incorporates a gourmet cuisine, a diverse selection of specialty cocktails, live music and unique entertainment, all in a chic, yet comfortable, ambiance. The secret behind V&E’s success is a dedicated team of seasoned professionals with the drive, ambition and power to take an idea, build on it and incorporate key elements such as Caf’, Gastronomy and nightlife to create an innovative concept that works seamlessly.

Pawtini Cocktail Networking Event at the Biltmore Hotel 8/25/10

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Paws 4 You Rescue is proud to announce the first ever “Pawtini: Cocktail Networking Event” at the Biltmore Hotel on Wednesday, August 25

Paws 4 You Rescue, a Miami-based charity, welcomes all guests and their dogs to a unique cocktail reception where dogs are not only the inspiration of the event but also the definite icebreakers of the night.

As the pooches mingle, the guests will enjoy unlimited hors d’oeuvres and sip on a delicious signature Pawtini drinks such as the Blue Beagle and Chocolate Labtini. Guests will have the opportunity to socialize with dog-friendly businesses, which include local pet sitting services, dog trainers, specialty pet stores and gourmet dog treat bakers.

“Paws 4 You is very excited about being a part of the first pet friendly event at the Biltmore Hotel. We are honored that the Hotel chose our rescue group to hold a fundraiser at their renowned location in Coral Gables.” states Carol Caridad, Paws 4 You Program Director.

All proceeds will benefit Paws 4 You in providing rescued animals with professional medical care, training, and a safe environment until forever homes are found for each one. Tickets to attend this event can be purchased on www.pawtiniparty.com for an advanced price of $20 or at the door for $25.

About Paws 4 You Rescue, Inc. (www.paws4you.org) Paws 4 You Rescue is a non-profit and donor-subsidized organization whose priority is to save animals with the help from the Miami-Dade Animal Services. This volunteer-based animal rescue team commits to saving sick, injured, and homeless animals. With a dedicated and compassionate team of professionals, each animal receives nothing less than best quality treatment available. Paws 4 You Rescue possesses the passion and commitment to achieving their goal of saving as many animals as possible.

Sunshine Jazz Organization of Miami Florida Presents Dana Paul and His Elektric-Fused Jazztet 8/29/10

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Sunshine Jazz Organization of South Florida
SJO PRESENTS
“DANA PAUL AND HIS ELEKTRIC-FUSED JAZZTET”
Sunday August 29, 2010
Joseph Caleb Auditorium 5400 NW 22nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33142.
Tickets $12.00 Advance, seniors & SJO members; $10.00 groups of 10; $15.00 at Door. Purchase and info call SJO (305)693-2594; Caleb Box Office (305)636-2350.

Superb vocal artistry combines with Jazz Fusion classics on Sunday, August 29, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Joseph Caleb Center’s Mocha Jazz Café when Sunshine Jazz Organization presents this amazing quartet of South Florida’s premier musical talents.

Dana Paul is known not only as a singer’s singer, he’s regarded as a musician’s singer. His sensational vocal talents are internationally recognized and, paired with a charming personality and energetic stage presence, Dana has been on the A List for many years. His musical influences are easily apparent – from Tony Bennett and Joe Williams to Al Jarreau, George Benson, Frank Sinatra, Lou Rawls and Mel Torme to hipsters like Mark Murphy and Kurt Elling. His “Elektric- Fused Jazztet” promises to deliver an unforgettable performance of exciting Jazz. Dana Paul has a superb mastery of vocal performance and collaboration and, coupled with an immense passion for music and people, and joined by his stellar band mates, audience members will surely be taken on a fabulous musical journey.

Brian Murphy joining Dana on Piano and Keyboards, enjoys a long and esteemed career. Brian created, supervised and recorded many special arrangements for the King of Latin Music – Tito Puente, and has been Music Director/Accompanist with artists as diverse as Ira Sullivan, Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Arturo Sandoval, Albert Collins, The Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dame Shirley Bassey, Dana Paul and more.

Drummer, Carlomagna Araya, has degrees from U.M’s Frost School of Music and formal training at Berklee College of Music. One of the busiest players on the scene, he has performed on two multiple-Grammy nominated albums, winning “Best World Music Album” and “Best Tropical Contemporary Album” with Ruben Blades. Araya’s versatility has earned him opportunities to perform in many prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Apollo Theater, Olympia Theater (Paris), and Jazz festivals including Montreux, JVC, Hamburg, Monterey, and Puerto Rico’s Heineken Jazz Fest.

Bassist, Nicky Orta, is from a musical family and discovered his calling at a young age. He has studied with some of South Florida’s finest instructors including Vince Bredice, John Georgini and Whit Sidener. Nicky’s versatility has enabled him to play with many top artists including Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Wayne Newton, “Cachao” Lopez, Othello Molineaux, Toots Thielemans, James Moody, Duffy Jackson, Julio Iglesias and more. He received a Grammy nomination in 2006 for his work on the album “And Sammy Walked In” by Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion.

Don’t miss this exciting performance and gathering as Sunshine Jazz Organization celebrates South Florida’s Jazz Talent.

Since 1987, The Sunshine Jazz Organization has continued to promote and preserve our precious art form – Jazz.

Information courtesy of: JazzBluesFlorida.com

Federico Britos and Jaui Schneider at Rhythm Sundays in Bal Harbor 8/22/10

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At Bal Harbour Shops, Federico Britos and trio perform a mix of jazz accented by Latin tempos.

At ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa, composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Jaui Schneider, will play his Brazilian repertoire on piano for a Bossa Nova brunch,

Bal Harbour has partnered with Rhythm Foundation, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to creating international awareness through world music, to create Rhythm Sundays.

Savor brunch specials at your favorite restaurant venues at Bal Harbour Shops and ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa and tune into a weekly roster of music programming. Rhythm Sundays will take place from Memorial Day through Labor Day from noon to 3pm.

For more information, please visit www.balharbourflorida.com
Bal Harbour Village
655 96th Street
Bal Harbour, FL 33154

Miami Design District and Fashion Night Out 9/10/10

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MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN FASHION’S NIGHT OUT
Retailers including Marimekko, Marni, and Y-3 are among participants in global fashion event to be held on September 10, 2010.

The Miami Design District announced today that it will participate in Fashion’s Night Out on September 10, 2010. In conjunction with cities around the world, retailers across the Miami Design District will come together to offer limited-time-only in-store promotions, live entertainment, and special events. Fashion’s Night Out is an unprecedented global initiative started last year by American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York.

Vogue Latin America is a key collaborator and sponsor of Fashion’s Night Out in the Miami Design District. Vogue Latin America’s Editor-in-Chief Eva Hughes, along with fashion and beauty editors from the publication will all be on hand throughout the Miami Design District for this very special evening.

In addition, Maybelline®, FNO’s national sponsor, has chosen the Miami Design District as the location for one of its three Color Studios. These pop-up studios will feature four makeup stations with artists on hand to offer guests styling tips and makeovers and to talk about seasonal trends and the latest Maybelline products. Other Color Studios will be set up in New York City and Chicago.

Fashion’s Night Out in The Miami Design District will also be home to a temporary stage with live musical performances in Oak Plaza starting at 9 PM.

Participating Miami Design District retailers for Fashion’s Night Out include Anya Ponorovskaya, Duncan Quinn, En Avance, FriendsWithYou, Genius Jones, I on the District, Kiliwatch Miami, Maison Martin Margiela, Marimekko, Marni, Nektar de Stagni, Sebastian James, Tomas Maier, Turchin Love & Light Collection, and Y-3. Additional participants are expected to be announced leading up to September 10.

In-store presentations during Fashion’s Night Out will include a showcase of the summer collection from Marni and the company’s collaboration with French artist Claude Caillol, who created a series of striking images for a special line of Marni t-shirts and vinyl bags. In addition, En Avance will present its fall collection from designer Mirco Giovannini and Anya Ponorovskaya will launch an extremely limited line of dresses and sweater wraps made from the knitwear world’s most luxurious material, Qiviuk. Design District restaurants including Fratelli Lyon, Maitardi, Q American Barbeque, and Sra. Martinez, will also team up with retailers to provide catering for the evening’s events. Cocktails will be provided courtesy of GREY GOOSE Vodka.

“We are thrilled to be able to participate in a worldwide event as dynamic and exciting as Fashion’s Night Out,” said Craig Robins, Chief Executive Officer and President of Dacra, the global real estate development company that transformed the Miami Design District into a world-renowned center for cutting-edge fashion, art, design, and food. “We’re sure this special evening will bring a great deal of fun and creativity to the Miami Design District.”

The Miami Design District (www.miamidesigndistict.net) is a unique, 18 square-block neighborhood just north of downtown Miami. Developed by Dacra, the Miami Design District is an example of the company’s commitment to building neighborhoods united by creativity, design, and commerce. The Miami Design District is the location of choice for exclusive retailers and fashion brands, including: Marni, Maison Martin Margiela, Tomas Maier, En Avance, Marimekko, Y-3, Duncan Quinn, Genius Jones, I on the District, Browne’s Apothecary, Sebastien James. The Miami Design District also serves as a backdrop for top restaurateurs and chefs. Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, Sra. Martinez, Vino & Oilo, Grass Restaurant & Lounge, W Wine Bistro, Fratelli Lyon, and Maitardi have transformed the District into Miami’s hot new restaurant row. The Miami Design District is also home to world-renowned furniture and design companies and art galleries, including: Vitra, Driade, Luminaire, Kartell, Poltrona Frau, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Waterworks, Holly Hunt, Wolfgang Roth & Partners, BasFisher Invitational, DiasporaVibe Gallery, Anthony Spinello Gallery, Locust Projects, 101 Exhibit, Martin Oppel Studio, and Oliver Sanchez Studio.

Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) is an unprecedented global initiative created to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, and boost the industry’s economy. In the United States, the program is a collaboration between American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York. On September 10, 2010, Fashion’s Night Out will return to New York City and launch in cities nationwide to put the fun back in shopping, with designer appearances, live windows, celebrity guests, and other special events. Around the world, and led by fifteen international Vogue editions (Australia, Britain, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, and Turkey), each country will celebrate Fashion’s Night Out on one night between Sept 7 and Sept 16, 2010. Fashion’s Night Out will be the subject of a one-hour special on CBS on September 14, 2010. For more information visit www.fashionsnightout.com, powered by QVC.

Forbidden City Saturdays at Kung Fu Kitchen at the Catalina Hotel 8/21/10

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Forbidden City Saturdays
Weekly-Each and Every Saturday!, 8:00 pm to 1:00 am
Shows are from 9:00 pm to 12:00 Midnite
Kung Fu Kitchen @the Catalina Hotel
Kung Fu Kitchen & Sushi is located at
1720 Collins Ave, Miami Beach Florida
www.theaxle-ep.com

An entertaining dinner show happening each and every week featuring performances by the AXLE E.P.’s own Burlesque beauties who demonstrate their talent through cabaret and burlesque styled performances throughout the evening.

The night is complete with Asian themed decorations, costumes, cocktails and Kung Fu’s mouth-watering new dinner menu.

Forbidden City Saturdays was a Chinese themed nightclub and Cabaret in Business from the late 1930’s to the 1950’s, popular with Military personnel who were transiting through San Francisco during World War II.

Come see the revival of a legend!

Complimentary Mai Tai Cocktail with Dinner reservations! Contact: Ache` at ache@theaxle-ep.com/305.803.7817

Miami Home Design and Remodeling Show at Miami Beach Convention Center 9/3-7/10

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Miami Home Design & Remodeling Show
September 3-7, 2010, Fri:6 pm-10:30 pm; Sat & Sun noon-10:30 pm; Mon (Labor Day) noon-7:30 pm; Tues 6-10:30 pm
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach
Website.

The South East’s largest home improvement and design event fills the Convention Center with an international showcase of residential decorating, remodeling and home improvement products and services. Thousands of ideas and products for inside and outdoors will be on display. Home Show Management Corp specializes in
the production of quality home shows specifically for South Florida and the unique needs of the South Florida market.

A discount on admission and special discounts on products and services at the show can be found at www.homeshowspecials.com.

Social Media and Blogging for Your Entrepreneurship 8/24/10

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Social Media & Blogging for Your Entrepreneurship
August 24, 2010, 6:30PM
Hyatt Place Plantation (Hotel)
Hyatt Place Plantation (Hotel)

8530 West Broward Blvd.
Plantation, FL 33324
954-370-2220
Meetup page.

This month we have two very successful speakers covering the topic of Social Media & Blogging for professional and business use. Come out to learn and hear for yourself the potential of using these mediums to market a business, brand, product or even an idea!

– Social Skills: 5 Guidelines for Social Media Intention
– LinkedIn: The Sleeping Giant of Social Media
– What to tweet about, how often, how to engage through Twitter
– How to maintain a professional business Facebook Fan page
– How blogging is an effective way to reach out to your audience
– The 3 Rules of Blogging
– What, who, how, when…to blog about

Our venue sponsor, The Hyatt Place Plantation, is also offering us great specials before and after the event! Be sure to mention SF2N
2-for-1 Beer & Wine and 30% off food

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
About the speakers:

Maria de los Angeles is a freelance wordsmith who loves to write about everything tropical … and then some. As a travel and tourism writer, her main areas of interest are South Florida and the Caribbean — culture, history, food, lifestyle and the outdoors.

She is best known as the author of a five-year old popular blog, Sex and the Beach, where she writes “the single woman’s guide to chronic living,” with an occasional cartoon and video skit thrown in for good measure. Other writing gigs have included the Miami New Times online edition, where she penned a column called Silicon Beach about social media and technology as well as contributing to the Calendar and Restaurant guides.

Over the years, Maria has been instrumental in helping develop the local social media scene and community along with others, organizing many tweetups and meetups. Maria has worked as an Online Community Manager for Obopay, a mobile-to-mobile payments company based out of Silicon Valley and currently helps manage the online community at Miami Beach 411.

More about Maria: wilywordsmith.blogspot.com
Follow her on Twitter: @vicequeenmaria

Patrick Barbanes is known online as “The Branding Professor” (www.TheBrandingProfessor.com) and is a recognized social media expert. Through his online tutorials and his live classes, he teaches businesses and individuals how to develop, grow, and support their brands through strategic use of online social networking sites like LinkedIn and Twitter and activities such as blogging.

He has been a featured speaker at social media and technology conferences such as Freelance Camp at the Miami Convention Center and BarCamp Southwest Florida in Naples, and has delivered training to groups such as the Society for Technical Communication and the United Way of Miami-Dade.

Patrick is a big believer in giving back to the community, and has been featured on NBC-TV’s South Florida Today show for his pro-bono work teaching unemployed individuals how to use personal branding and social media to improve their job prospects, and he recently helped organize CrisisCamp Miami, a gathering of technology specialists to support relief efforts in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake.

More about Patrick: www.BrandingProfessor.com
Follow him on Twitter: @pbarbanes

SheBlogs Birthday Bash at Whiskey Blue at W Hotel 8/26/10

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SheBlogs Birthday Bash
August 26, 7:00PM
Whiskey Blue, W Hotel
401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.sheblogs.org

Please don’t forget to RSVP on EventBrite! http://sheblogs.eventbrite.com

The first annual SheBlogs Birthday Bash will be taking place at the Whiskey Blue Bar of the W Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale on August 26, 2010!

The festivities will be kicking off at 7 pm and going through 11 pm or later, with free champagne for our ladies all night, half-priced Three Olives Vodka drinks, finger foods, and, of course, birthday cake! The first 50 ladies to arrive will receive a gift bag, full of goodies from our sponsors, and we’ll be raffling prizes throughout the evening. Through the generosity of our partner wineries, we’ll be hosting a wine tasting throughout the event at our Fabulous Boutique Wine Bar.

We’ll have stylists and makeup artists on hand to ensure that the ladies look their absolute best, and we’ll be getting lots of glam shots, which we’ll be immortalizing in our SheBlogs Birthday Bash Photo Book and online.

For our 2900 bloggers who aren’t able to attend in person, we’ll be hosting a simultaneous Twitter Bash, where we’ll be giving away the remaining 50 gift bags, as well as special prizes for our Twitter guests, throughout the evening. To ensure that they feel as involved as possible, our Twitter stream will be broadcast throughout the venue on their flatscreen TVs, and our Twitter guests will be asked to answer questions about SheBlogs and our sponsors to qualify for prizes.

Open Mic at S Bar Sports Bar and Grille 8/29/10

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Open Mic
August 29, 2010, 8:30 PM
S Bar – Sports Bar & Grille
11995 SW 26 ST
Miami, FL

A very special night is being planned for you with special surprises YMF will be featured again for the birth of our new venue along with performances by your personal favorite Open mic direct live artists… we have many visual artists lined up for the evening many special treats for the eyes ( all three of them)

Our audience we truly could not make this happen without you, with your support together we have a chance at greatness.
Open mic organizers Nation Wide, please contact us!!! We wish to expose you all for the world to see the true fruits of our talents.
Thank you all so much for your kind gestures, emails and vibes.
There is only one way up…
SEE YOU SUNDAY AUG 29TH
YOUR HUMBLE HOST
Roly Daniel
OpenMicDirect L I V E
OpenMicDirect@gmail.com

The Truth Project 8/26/10

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The Truth Project
August 26th, 2010, 7:00 pm
TBA
Website.
RSVP here.

This weeks lesson (Unio Mystica)
“Am I Alone”

INTRODUCTION: Lesson 8 takes us to the southeast sector of the Truth compass for a tour of the socialsphere that Dr. Tackett characterizes as the heart and soul of Christianity: the Mystical Union (Latin, Unio Mystica) between God and man. Here, in the most intimate and profoundly mysterious sphere of the “Intimate Three” (family, church, and the God-man relationship), we have the privilege of pondering exactly what it is that Christ has purchased for us at the price of His precious blood shed on the cross for our sins: not simply salvation from hell, but an invitation into the Godhead itself, where we may experience the incomprehensible wonder of oneness with the Creator of the universe.

(they do not have a band on Tuesdays, but you may wish to bring a sweater because it does get a bit chilly)
Since most wish to order food, please do so early and we will wait till the food arrives to start if you arrive late and want food please order it outside and wait for it and bring it inside with you as we have asked the waiter not to come in during the series. We have also ask for them to make sure it is not too cold in there. We had a great turn out last week and hope you come again this week. With these changes I think it will greatly improve our time

We will start the DVD at 7:15 sharp so dont be late and we will finish right at 9pm, if you wish to stay longer in discussion/prayer you are encouraged to do so after study is over. Please bring your bible, note pad and pen.

Here is Focus on the Family’s write up except the words in red:
Focus on the Family’s The Truth Project is a DVD-based Christian worldview curriculum specifically designed and licensed for use in home-based small groups. Each “tour” is taught by Dr. Del Tackett, President of the Focus on the Family Institute and a Senior Vice President of our ministry.

The curriculum also includes worldview experts Ravi Zacharias, Os Guinness and R.C. Sproul.
Please call 561-294-4344 for local as it is changing at this time.

Tokyo Blue Grand Opening 8/26/10

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Tokyo Blue Grand Opening
August 26 at 9:00pm – 3:00am
Tokyo Blue/Ocean Manor Resort
4040 Galt Ocean Drive inside the Ocean Manor Resort, Fort Lauderdale 33308
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Celebrate the Grand Opening of Tokyo Blue with special celebrity guests, Michael Irving, Dennis Rodman, Vince Pastore and other celebrities as we open our doors to the world showing off our gorgeous new venue with an ocean view. The Party starts at 9pm and goes all night long……..Tokyo Blue is located within the Ocean Manor Resort; private poolside cabanas are available for party rental as the World Famous TikiBar is also serving up beach-style cocktails perfect for taking on that moonlight stroll on the beach. Tokyo Blue Grand Opening Party will be a night to remember…and you’re invited!

Into the Mountains Kristopher Benedict Opening Reception 9/11-12/10

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Into the Mountains
Kristopher Benedict

Opening Reception
September 11, 2011 | 6-8pm
Second Saturday
September 12, 2011 | 7-10pm

On view through October 2, 2011.

Gallery Diet will begin the new season in a freshly renovated and expanded 3,500 square foot space with a solo exhibition by Kristopher Benedict. In his work, Benedict has posited the idea of the painter as a kind of archetypical recluse, intending the paintings to bear out the contradictory relationship of the solitary hermetic artist verses the artist’s need for social intercourse and connection with the community. Much of Benedict’s work can be seen as an exploration of the act of representation, as the paintings fluidly range from figuration to abstraction with many stops in between. Particular to Into the Mountains is a take on abstraction’s often-stated connection to music. Sighting works from Mondrian’s “Broadway Boogie Woogie” to Albert Oehlen’s “Mel” and “Vins”, Benedict plays with painting’s potential for synesthesia and the intersection of sound, color and form. The paintings in this exhibition present a complex relationship between what is represented in the paintings and how they are being represented, between the image and the materiality.

Kristopher exhibited at Diet in a two person exhibition alongside Peter LaBier in 2009, he graduated from Columbia University’s MFA program in 2002 and has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions including After Matisse/Picasso at P.S.1/MOMA Contemporary Art Center, New York and Audacity in Art at the Orlando Museum of Art, Florida where his works are included in the permanent collection.

Gallery Diet is a contemporary art gallery located in the Wynwood District of Miami, Florida where it has existed since 2007. The gallery has produced over 25 solo and group exhibitions by new and emerging artists from around the world and has documented those exhibitions in hard cover print on a yearly basis. Represented artists include Charley Friedman, Christy Gast, Richard Höglund, Abby Manock, and Daniel Milewski.
For additional information or images please contact info@gallerydiet.com.

Image Caption: Kristopher Benedict Meditation 2010, 24 x 18″, oil on canvas

PALO! at Kimbaracumbara Friday 8/20/10

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PALO! @ Kimbaracumbara
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Hope you can make it this Friday, August 20 @ 10pm for
Kimbaracumbara
1644 SW 8th Street – Calle Ocho
Miami – Little Havana, FL 33135
For reservations call (305) 642-8822
PALO! brings the Afro-Cuban Funk back to Little Havana. ¡A gozarrrrrrr!
NO COVER CHARGE.
Mojitos $8 All night.
Full Bar.
You may win a free PALO! CD or T-Shirt…
Before the show, please join us at El Exquisito for the Cuban Food Tweetup at 8pm
Visit us on the Wild, Wacky Web:
gopalo.com – CDs & t-shirts

Alfalit International Annual Event at InterContinental Miami 9/25/10

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Join Alfalit International for their annual gala and silent and live auctions
InterContinental Hotel: 100 Chopin Plaza, Versailles Room
Saturday, September 25, 2010 starting at 6:30 pm.
Tickets are $95 per person.
For more information call Mirka at 305-443-7005 or Lydia at 305-597-9077.

Save the date for an unforgettable, black-tie optional evening themed, “education more precious than gold and rubies.” Our mission is to eliminate human suffering caused by illiteracy.

Alfalit International, Inc. is a faith-based nonprofit organization, founded in 1961, that provides high-quality, cost-effective education with compassion and respect for the poorest in the world. We offer programs in Literacy, Basic Education, Preschool, Health (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and cholera prevention), Nutrition, Micro-Credit and Community Development in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Portugal, and the United States. Find out more at http://www.alfalit.org.
Give now and help eliminate human suffering caused by illiteracy. Your gift may be tax-deductible and approximately 92 cents of every dollar goes directly toward programs and services.

Teairra Mari Hosts EP and The Lottery Ticket Movie Release at Play 8/20/10

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The Official Movie Release Party of the upcoming film
‘The Lottery Ticket’
Friday August 20th
Play
1045 5th Street. South Beach (corner of 5th & Lennox)

Headliner Market Group in association with Warner Brothers Films
Presents
The Official Movie Release Party of the upcoming film
‘The Lottery Ticket’
Hosted By Actress/R&B princess
Teairra Mari
Celebrating The Official “Sincerely Yours” EP Release Party
Complimentary Admission for the Ladies before 12:30am (w/Email RSVP)
& Open Bar before 12:30am
Music by: Stevie J & Top Feelin
RSVP: PBAHMG@Yahoo.com

Jazz at MOCA Debbie Orta Quintet 8/27/10

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Jazz at MOCA
Friday, August 27, 8 pm
Debbie Orta Quintet
Enjoy a free concert under the stars. Debbie Orta and her band will perform a jazz repertoire from the Great American Songbook, as well as Brazilian and Latin jazz arrangements. Orta’s swinging jazz and smoky ballads are always intriguing, whether classic or contemporary, joyful or sad.
Businesses in the NOMI Arts District will be open.

Target Wednesday After Hours Season Kickoff at The Frost 9/1/10

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Target Wednesday After Hours: Season Kickoff
September 1, 2010
Frost Art Museum | Florida International University | 10975 SW 17th Street | Miami | FL | 33199

Noon – 3pm
Student Day
Join us this season as Target Wednesday After Hours kicks off the 2010 -2011 academic school year and a whole new season of Target Wednesday After Hours with Student Day on September 1, 2010 from Noon to 3pm. This event hosted by The Frost Art Museum will welcome back FIU students and invite incoming freshman to explore the museum’s exhibiton galleries. Come join SGA, Athelics, Career Services, and Alumni Association for an afternoon of food, music, and giveaways.
Open to FIU Students.

6 – 9 pm
FIU Faculty Exhibition Opening
Come celebrate the opening of the FIU Art + Art History Department Faculty Exhibitions with exhibitions by Jacek Kolasinki and Kathy Dambach. Also on view during the event will be Spiritual Healing-Shamans of the Northwest Coast and Tap-Tap: Celebrating the Art of Haiti.

Free to the public.

CON-SCIENCE? Art Exhibition at Amy Alonso Gallery 8/27/10

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CON-SCIENCE? – Art Exhibition
Opening reception: Friday, August 27, 2010
7pm to 11pm
Location: Amy Alonso Gallery
Address: 750 NE 124 Street, Suite 2, Moca Plaza, North Miami, FL 33161
From August 27 through September 15 – 2010
Admission: Free
www.alonsored.com
www.carlafache.com

Amy Alonso Gallery is pleased to present:
CON-SCIENCE? – Art Exhibition
Miami based artist, Carla Fache, inspirited by the dramatic oil spill consequences, present the CON-SCIENCE? – Art Exhibition, an artistic proposal that invites the viewers to re- think and connect the recent environmental events with our planet pulse.

CON-SCIENCE? – Art Exhibition explores the artist’s interpretation to the recent environmental events in the world, through the transformation of common recycled materials into something meaningful. Re- think and Re- use are the artist invitation to focus on the signs our earth is giving to shake our mind set, and reveal our bond with the universe.

The Florida oil spill effects, the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, the mystery of the recent earth craters around the world, together with the possibility of not being alone in the universe, are some of the pieces Fache will present in this exhibition.

“It is about re-thinking, re- acting and re- living: Con-science, with or without our science, but definitely with our inner faith”. Carla Fache.

Extra extra!
CON-SCIENCE? – Art Exhibition is helping to save our planet! A percentage of the paintings sold in this exhibition will be donated to an Environmental organization.

Carla has developed her own language in painting, throughout the combination of color, textures, angles, energy and soul. Her work addresses mind, heart and the invisible to the senses through a lens of continuous vibrations exchange. Fache has been pouring her soul prolifically on canvas ever since and invites the viewer to enjoy the experience, feel the energy and see the beauty.

“…My imagination travels to non-existing dimensions that I best describe through a process of layering. When I paint, I feel as if I am hypnotized by colors and textures, all of which will create soft, thin layers that hide or reveal a mark of an unspoken feeling, emotion, or thought…” -Carla Fache

www.carlafache.com

15th Annual Miami Ft. Lauderdale Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 10/16/10

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15th Annual Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®
October 16, 2010
Bayfront Park
301 North Biscayne Boulevard
Miami Beach, FL
www.komenmiaftl.org

6:00 a.m. Race Day Registration
7:30 a.m. Survivor Procession
7:45 a.m. Survivor Ceremony
8:30 a.m. Race Begins (5k Co-ed Run & Walk)
8:50 a.m. One Mile Fun Run
9:45 a.m. Tot Run, Ages 2-7
REGISTRATION: Registration is currently available online at www.komenmiaftl.org.

Online registration is now open for the 15th Annual Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®. Race participants may register as individuals or form teams and are encouraged to take the One-Fifty Challenge. If every individual collects $150 in donations, Komen would raise $3 million in pledges alone. We are expecting 20,000 participants and 1,000 breast cancer survivors to participate in this year’s Race for the Cure. Survivor procession and ceremony, 5K run and walk, one mile fun run and tot run to benefit the fight against breast cancer.

What started as one promise between two sisters is now the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. Susan G. Komen for the Cure Miami/Ft. Lauderdale is part of this national network dedicated to saving lives and ending breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality of care for all, and energizing science to find the cures. Since its inception in 1996, the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Affiliate has raised more than $10 million to help fund breast cancer screening, education, and treatment initiatives throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties.

Streetwaves Fundraiser and Birthday Bash at Nikki Beach 8/20/10

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Streetwaves Fundraiser and Birthday Bash
Friday Aug, 20th 2010, 6pm
Nikki Beach
1 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Aloha. I am very excited to bring to you a very special Fundraiser and Birthday celebration for StreetWaves Inner City Youth Surfing Organization. We will be celebrating the shared birthdays of myself and my fallen younger brother, whom I founded StreetWaves in memory of. We are looking forward to seeing you all this friday night August 20th from 6pm til 8pm at Nikki Beach. Complimentary Drinks and Hors D’Oeuvres and please bring your children with you, they are more than welcome, there will be lots of fun for all. Silent Auction items, DJ and lots of love. Peace Love and WaVeS. Maui
Please see the attached invitation.
$20.00 minimum donation
All donations received go StreetWaves Inner City Youth Surfing Organization
Donate at the door or feel free to visit our website to make your donation.
Feel free to call 786-267-8448 for inquiries

Come Early arrive at 6pm it will be a very packed event. Lots of really cool people that everytone should meet. I cant wait to see you all. PEACE LOVE AND WAVES. MAUI GOODBEER
www.streetwaves.org

The Eh Team! August Edition 8/20/10

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The Eh Team!- August Edition
Friday August 20, 9pm – 3am
Cafeina
297 NW 23rd Street (west side of nw 2nd ave and nw 23rd street)

Where the north and south collide.
A party by Canadians for Americans.

Canadian-Miamian Transplant DJs Ess & Emm and Maxwell Blandford bring to you a night of nu disco, indie and synth pop sounds inspired by the north.

This month we have the return of Federico Nessi together with a presentation by the flyest shade accessories..Hung Chains.

RSVP to abbey@supermarketcreative.com for complimentary Canadian Libations from 9-10.

Flex Maslan digital029art.com Surreal Panoramic Art Gallery Show with music by Mike Jaffe 8/21/10

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Flex Maslan : digital029art.com : Surreal / Panoramic Art Gallery Show feat music by Mike Jaffe
Saturday August 21, 2010, 9:30pm to 2am
Mystic Water Kava Bar
Mystic Water Kava Bar
2037 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, FL
954 391 7056
www.thekavabar.com

Come experience the uncommon and unusual photographic and digital work of Flex Maslan ( digital029art ).
For this show, selections from the Decorated Reality and Florida Bay series will be featured, including two very large (5 ft) panoramics, among about a dozen works!!

Special musical guest Mike Jaffe will be spinning us to another dimension!
No cover.
Open daily and nightly 2pm-4am, so come and check it out as part of your Hollywood Art Walk Monthly (same night)!

For more information, register into the fBook event.

and visit http://www.digital029art.com for more information and art.

Fridays At Blush Secret Art Show with Open Bar Wristbands 8/20/10

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Fridays At Blush “Secret Art Show” (Open Bar Wristbands)
August 20th, 2010, 11pm
Blush (brickell)
66 SW 6th St
Downtown Brickell
http://blush.quecoco.com
Google Map

An Rsvp Is Mandatory To Receive More Info The Secret Art Event Wristbands For The Open Bar
J.Fabian: 786.942.2097,  miamifabian@hotmail.com
www.QueCoCo.com

Something new has finally made it to Miami. If you’re anything like me, you like to keep it local. The closer to home the better. Your tired of the same old bar/Lounge/Restaurant scene. Well this new venue is not a bar/lounge, nor restaurant. This is an actual upscale Nightclub with a Vegas style twist featuring Live Entertainment, Fashion Shows, Dancers, and Percussionist. Best of all, it’s centrally located in the heart of Brickell.

“Vegas meets Miami” with the all new Fridays at Blush . It’s finally here. You can have your first look at the future of Miami Nightlife every Friday.

Specials on Bottles all night
Complimentary access before 12 on Fabian’s List
Ladies no cover all night

RODEZart.com Gallery September Exhibition program Vernissage 9/4/10

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RODEZart.com Gallery Presents:

The XV International Ballet Festival of Miami 2010: a collective exhibition of 15 artists presenting works inspired by the Dance.
CocoWalk • 3015 Grand Ave., Suite 237, Coconut Grove, FL 33133 • Tel: 786.543.7237
Vernissage on September 4 from 7 to 10 pm
Special Fundraiser on September 10 from 7 to 10 pm
Exhibit on view September 4 – 26, 2010

Behold the choreography of color, shadows and light, the classical expression of movement in harmony with the modern hues of neo-impressionism; Contemporary artists paying tribute to the history of the Ballet, pointe work and acrobatic movements in mime and in unison with the canvas and the paint.

Guided by the hand of the painter, offering us a glimpse of the private world of ballerinas and setting the stage for the audience that secretly looks on, amid the muslin, tulle and voile tutus and awaiting to applaud the grand finale in all its splendor and glory.

Rodezart.com Gallery cordially invites you to be that audience as we proudly present: The XV International Ballet Festival Of Miami 2010 Via the Collective Art Exhibition of 15 Artists inspired by the ballet and its dancers.

Participating Artists: Orestes Bouzon, Casimiro, Mildrey Guillot, Sergio Lastres, Evelio Lecour, Mano, Annie Maxwell, Santos Mendez, Luis Molina, Samuel Navedo, Carlos Rafael, George Rodez, Mari Sanchez, Dania Sierra And Evelyn Valdirio.

We welcome you to join the artists in the celebration of our Ballet Festival.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of artwork will go to benefit the Miami Hispanic Ballet.

Join Life Is Art at at the Fall for the Arts Festival 9/12/10

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Join Life Is Art at the Fall for the Arts Festival!

September 12, 12:00n – 6:00pm
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami

VISIT THE LIFE IS ART BOOTH:

Receive a free reusable bag courtesy of Yelp Miami (quantities are limited, first come, first served).

Sign up to win a piece of original artwork by one of these great artists!
Carlos Cesar Alves – Emilio Héctor Rodríguez –  ShannonLee -  Joni Esser-Stuart –  Maria Elena Elvira (Manena)

Special live Performances by
Michael Thomas Diaz – Live Music
Dianne Romero – Live Painting

See artwork by many local artists at our booth:
R. E. SANCHEZ – Emilio Héctor Rodríguez – Dianne Romero – Michael Thomas Diaz – Carolyn Gorr – Jon Gorr – Alejandro Valencia – Gustavo Ramirez – Paula Turk – John Landers – Susan Alvarez – Carlos Cesar Alves – Jeremiah Jenner – Jennifer Maria Cordoba – Maria Elena Elvira (Manena) – Nathan Delinois – Anne-Margaret Sirgany-Castro – Paula Izydorek – ShannonLee – Deborah Weed – Alexandro Santana – Alan Laird – Peter Patrick Barreda – Joni Esser-Stuart

Fall for the Arts by the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
The best of Miami-Dade’s cultural and community service organizations come together to celebrate the kickoff of the arts season!
Two performance stages!
Children’s activities!
Street Vendor Food Available for Purchase thanks to Burger Beast.
Seminars on Community-Based Topics!
More than 100 arts and community service organizations offering discounts and giveaways!
More than 40 Adrienne Arsht Center shows to go on sale!

Miami Hispanic Ballet and American Airlines present the XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami 8/27-9/12/10

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Miami Hispanic Ballet and American Airlines present the XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami
From August 27th through September 12th, 2010

The XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami will take place August 27th through September 12th, 2010. The Festival will open with the Official Poster Unveiling by Spaniard Artist Pilar Cossio with her personal exhibition “La Le�on de Danse” dedicated to the Festival and the launching of the Dance Film Series at the historic Tower Theater in Miami on Friday, August 27th. The Film series continues at the Lehman Theater, Miami Dade College North Campus.

The IBFM also includes a unique spot for young talent organized with the foremost competition organization “Youth America Grand Prix” Director, Larissa Saveliev: the International Young Ballet Medalists Performance at the Lehman Theater in Miami is on September 3rd and Contemporary Performances at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach on September 4th and 5th with the first appearance of the Balleto Teatro di Torino and other national and international companies.

The IBMF is one of the most successful festivals of its kind in the U.S. featuring world-wide prestigious ballet companies represented by their greatest stars.
The Etoiles Grand Classical Gala will take place at the great historic Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on September 11th, where the Lifetime Achievement Award “A Life for the Dance” will be presented to Milorad Miskovitch. Miskovitch is a famous dancer/director of the 20th century. The Festival Closing Gala at the Jackie Gleason Theater will take place on September 12th where a second award, Criticism & Culture of Ballet, will be presented to the famous Danish dance critic and author, Erik Aschengreen.

EVENTS CALENDAR (PERFORMANCES)
Friday, September 3rd, 2010. 11:00 a.m. schools and 8:00 p.m., General public
International Young Ballet Medalists. Medal Winners of International Ballet Competitions in Collaboration with Youth America Grand Prix.
Lehman Theater. Miami Dade College North Campus

Saturday September 4th, 2010. 8:00 p.m.
Modern and Contemporary Performances. Balleto Teatro di Torino, Italy
Colony Theater, Miami Beach

Sunday, September 5th, 2010. 5:00 p.m.
Evidence A Dance Company, New York
Move: The Company, Canada; The Dance Now! Ensemble, Miami; The State of Hellectrick Danse Theatre, Miami
Colony Theater, Miami Beach

Saturday, September 11th, 2010. 8:00 p.m.
Etoiles Grand Classical Gala & Presentation of the “Lifetime Achievement” Award, presented to famous dancer/director of the 20th century Milorad Miskovitch
Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater

Sunday, September 12th, 2010. 5:00 p.m.
Festival closing gala of the Stars Performance
Criticism & Culture of Ballet Award will be presented to the famous Danish dance critic and author, Erik Ashengreen.
The Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES:
Arena di Verona Ballet, Italy; American Ballet Theater, USA; Alberta Ballet, Canada; Australian Ballet, Australia; Ballet Estable Teatro Colon, Argentina; Ballet do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janiero, Brazil; Balletto Teatro de Torino, Italy; Balleteatro Nacional de Puerto Rico; Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami; Compania Nacional de Danza Nacho Duato, Spain; Compa��a Nacional de Danza, Mexico; English National Ballet, England; Hungarian National Ballet, Hungary; National Ballet of Canada; New York City Ballet, USA; Stuttgart Ballet, Germany; and Vienna State Opera Ballet, Austria.

THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

Friday, August 27th, 2010. 7:00 p.m.
Opening and Official Poster Unveiling the Spaniard Artist Pilar Cossio and Exhibition “La Le�on de Danse”
Tower Theater

Friday, August 27th, 2010. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Invitation only
Poster Unveiling and Dance Films opening film presentation
“Cuban Ballet” Book Launch and Presentation by the book’s author Octavio Roca, Former Dance critic of the Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle Miami Dade College Chair of Arts & Philosophy
Tower Theater

Saturday, August 28th, 2010. 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Open to the Public
Diccionario Biografico de la Danza Mexicana
Presentation and discussion with Patricia Aulestia, Dance Critic and Journalist from Mexico
Patricia Aulestia: Cuatro Decadas en la Danza Mexicana
Presentation and discussion with Orlando Taquechel, Miami Herald Dance Critic
CubaOcho Art and Research Center

August 27th, 2010. 9:00 p.m.
August 28th, 2010. 6:30 p.m.
August 29th, 2010. 2:00 p.m.
Dance Film Series; Variety of new dance films – Miami Premieres – from NYC Dance Films Association
Tower Theater

August 30th – September 1st, 2010
Monday, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 12:00 p.m.
Dance Film Series; Variety of new dance films – Miami Premieres – from NYC Dance Films Association
Lehman Theater. Miami Dade College North Campus

August 1st – September 11th, 2010. 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Dance Workshop: Ballet Modern Dance Hip Hop, Lyrical and Ballrooms. Guest teacher Manny & Lory Castro from Chile-USA
DanceTown Dance Studio

September 11th – 12th, 2010. 12:00 p.m.
Ballet Master Classes
(Only for guest festival dancers, available for student observation)
Featuring Guest International Ballet Masters Lazarro Carre�o from Cuba.
Rehearsal Studio at Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater

September 4th – 30th, 2010
September 10th – Fundraiser
Artist sale benefits Festival
Opening exclusive Art Exposition by 15 recognized local artists dedicated to the XV Anniversary International Ballet Festival of Miami
Rodezart.com Gallery
Sun-Thurs 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Fri-Sat 11:00 a.m.- 10:00 p.m.

VENUES & TICKETS INFORMATION:
Lehman Theater, Miami Dade College North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue, Miami
Tickets at Miami Hispanic Ballet 305.549.7199

Rodez Art Gallery
3015 Grand Avenue. Suite 237, Coconut Grove
786.467.7111 www.rodezart.com

Colony Theater Miami Beach
1040 Lincoln Rd
Tickets 1.800.745.3000
www.ticketmaster.com
Or at the theater’s box office: 305.674.1040

Tower Theater
1508 SW 8th Street, Miami
www.mdc.edu
305.642.1264

Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater
1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
Tickets: 1.800.745.3000
www.ticketmaster.com
Or at the theater’s box office: 305.673.7300

Fillmore Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater Studio
September 11th and 12th, 2010
Master Classes Guests Ballet Master from Spain: Lazaro Carreo

CubaOcho Art & Research Center
1475 SW 8th Street, Miami
305.285.5880

DanceTown Dance Studio
11355 NW 34th Street
Doral, FL 33178
305.468.8668
Call for specific class time

International Ballet Festival of Miami
Ph: 305.549.7711
www.internationalballetfestival.org

Press release provided via www.miamiartguide.com

The Resolvers at Propaganda 9/10/10

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Friday, September 10 @ 8:00 PM
Propaganda
6 South J Street Lake Worth, FL 33460
561.547.7273
21 + $10, 18-21 $15

South Florida’s premier alt-reggae act The Resolvers are taking over Lake Worth’s Propaganda on Friday, September 10 with emerging opening acts Spred The Dub & Natural State. Four years into playing the South Florida reggae circuit, The Resolvers have begun evolving on every front. Adding a full horn section and multiple female harmonizers, the new 11-piece outfit captures the essence of the classic big-band reggae sound: natural acoustic percussion, deep bass grooves, worldly drum rhythms, tasty vintage keyboards and bluesy guitar licks accented by timely horn blasts, all while being blended with modern song craftsmanship to create their own familiar yet original take on world music.

Rooted by a core of five dedicated musicians including Dean Fishback (veteran keyboardist who has played with Inner Circle, Sugar Minot and Mikey Dread) and front man Ojay Smith (son of Jamaican legend Ernie Smith), The Resolvers are preparing to release a series of “double-sided singles” on disc and vinyl. The numbered limited-edition vinyl will feature art work commissioned specifically for each track, making each album a collector’s item. The Resolvers believe music is a basic human right; much like shelter, food and water, it should be available to all. Actualizing this mentality, each single will also be available as a FREE download on their soon-to-be-launched new website.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.theresolvers.com
www.SpredtheDub.com
www.propagandalw.com

Dog Bar Midtown Grand Opening Celebration 8/19/10

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The Dog Bar in Midtown Miami
August 19, 7:00pm – 11:00pm
3301 NE 1st AVE @ Midtown 4
Miami, FL
The Dog Bar invites you to our Grand Opening Celebration for our brand-spankin’-new Midtown store!
Eat, drink (alcohol of course), and enjoy the Rockabilly musical stylings of Celine and the Hellbillies!
Also featuring our honored guests, the Adoptable Dogs of the Humane Society of Miami!

Dialect Art and Music Event at Brew Urban Cafe 8/26/10

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August 26th 8pm-12am
Brew Urban Cafe
209 SW 2nd Ave
Downtown Fort Lauderdale

Twilight Notes, Radio-Active Records, and Enticement Design Present…

“Dialect”

Fort Lauderdale’s Premier Art and Music Event.

August 26th 8pm-12am
Brew Urban Cafe
209 SW 2nd Ave
Downtown Fort Lauderdale

Featuring Artists:
Raymond Brown
Kazilla
Estefania Lopez
Jose Lopez
Christina Major
Ilian Velasco
N! Satterfield
Matylda Mclvenny

and featuring Dj sets by

very special guest dj sets by
MIKEY RAMIREZ (Radio-Active)
esotERIC
DaMASK
Adam Foster

Dialect is Fort Lauderdale’s premier and longest-running art and music event. Every month, Twilight Notes and Enticement Design recruit South Florida’s most talented young artists and Dj’s for a celebration of individuality and the creative process. Brew Urban Cafe is the perfect venue for this event, as it is a center of the intellectual and artistic community in Fort Lauderdale, not to mention their award winning coffee, beer and wine menu. This month we are teaming up with Radio-Active Records, with their very own Mikey Ramirez doing a tag team, all vinyl set with Esoteric. If you haven’t had a chance to check out Radio-Active, put it on your to-do list. It is without a doubt the best music and record shop in South Florida, with a huge collection of cd’s, records, clothing, and music dvd’s and magazines.

There is no cover charge, and it is an all ages event. Come out ready to drink, dance, and see some great art.

Dialect. This is the language that we speak.

Fundraiser for the Light The Night Walk Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 9/3/10

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ALUM de Coeur
Cocktail Party & Networking Fundraiser
September 3rd, 2010
6:30 to 8pm
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suite
3003 N. University Dr., Sunrise FL 33322
$25 donation: 1 ticket, 1 hour of free drinks*, hors d’oeuvres, 3 raffle tickets
$45 donation: 2 tickets, 1 hour of free drinks*, 6 raffle tickets, and hors d’oeuvres
Proceeds to benefit Light the Night Walk The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
* Drink hour from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, cash bar after the first hour.
www.alumfin.com/alum-de-coeur.html

Pridelines “Adult Prom” fundraiser in the Treetop Ballroom of Jungle Island 9/11/10

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“Boogie Nights – A Flashback to the ‘70s”
The Fifth Annual Pridelines Youth Services Adult Gala
Saturday, September 11, beginning at 7 p.m.
Treetop Ballroom of Jungle Island
Tickets On Sale Now

Break out the bellbottoms, pull out the polyester and get ready to channel Donna Summer as Pridelines Youth Services presents it fifth annual adult gala fundraiser – “Boogie Nights – A Flashback to the ‘70s.” The cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner and dance will flashback to the era of Greg and Marsha Brady on Saturday, September 11, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Treetop Ballroom of Jungle Island. Tickets are $100 each or $1,000 for a table of 10 and are available at www.pridelines.org.

“The adult gala is one of the most anticipated Pridelines events of the year,” said Victor Diaz-Herman, executive director. “This year, we’re returning to our roots with a prom-themed gala so Pridelines supporters can re-live the prom they probably never had, with a date they probably weren’t allowed to take. And it will all take place under the disco ball, of course.”

Money raised from the gala goes to support Pridelines’ mission of educating and empowering South Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning (LGBTQ) youth and their straight allies through programming, counseling, support and referral services from a safe and diverse environment. In addition to proceeds from ticket sales, an exciting silent auction will help raise funds for the organization. Among the items and experiences up for the highest bid is a seven-night stay in Buenos Aires.

Underwriting for “Boogie Nights” is graciously provided by 42 Below vodka, with additional support from Mystique Flowers and Events. Diaz-Herman says additional sponsorship opportunities are still available by contacting him at (305) 571-9601.

Pridelines Youth Services is a grassroots 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by gay youth for gay youth and their allies in the wake of Anita Bryant’s “Save Our Children” campaign. Pridelines’ mission is to support, educate and empower South Florida’s LGBTQ youth in a safe and diverse environment as well as to foster dialogue and cultivate social change. For more than 28 years, Pridelines has provided safe space, social support, skills building, leadership development and referrals to mental health, health care and support services for LGBTQ youth and their straight allies between the ages of 13 and 24.

Pridelines is located at 9526 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 104, in Miami Shores. For more information about Pridelines, call (305) 571-9601, or visit www.pridelines.org.

Bakehouse Art Complex Art Canvas Quarterly Panel 9/1/10

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Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands, 1983. Courtesy of the City of Miami

Bakehouse Art Complex invites you to the first BAC Art Canvas / Quarterly Panel
Christo And Jeanne-Claude In Miami 1980-1983
Presentation of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s “Surrounded Islands” slides byJoe Fleming
Informal dialog with Margarita Cano, Paula Harper, Helen Kohen,
Ruth Shack. Moderated by Barbara Young.

Bakehouse Art Complex,
561 NW 32nd St.,
Wynwood Arts District
Miami, FL 33127

Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 7:00PM
Admission Ticket $10
Members Free

Space is limited, please call to reserve your seat today!
305.576.2828

BAC Art Canvas / Quarterly Panels The first installment of BAC Art Canvas, a new series offered by the Bake house Art Complex open to the community, members and non-members alike, will discuss Christo & Jeanne-Claude and their project “Surrounded Islands” from 1980-1983. At no charge for our members, BAC Art Canvas is a quarterly panel discussion covering contemporary art in Miami.

“Surrounded Islands” was a temporary art event, but what transpired during the preparation of the project and what its gorgeous unveiling on Biscayne Bay meant to Miami still reverberates today. The dressing of 11 spoil islands in pink plastic was the catalyst that turned a culturally sleepy town into a vital city, home to art and artists. The panelists, participants and monitors of “Surrounded Islands”, will share their memories of the roles played by individual citizens and special interest groups during those contentious days leading to the “live” exhibition portion of their uncommon, common efforts.

Participants:

Margarita Cano: As head of Art Services at Miami’s library system; it was her initiative that gave us the first glimpses of what “Surrounded Islands” might look like when Christo’s earliest drawings and sketches of the project were exhibited at Main Library in 1982.

Paula Harper, Ph.D.: Professor of Art History at UM, and the Art Critic at the Miami News during the period under discussion; she is a well-known Christo scholar, familiar with most all the couple’s projects about which she has both written and lectured.

Ruth Shack: Recently retired President and CEO of the Dade Community Foundation; she was a Dade County Commissioner from 1976 to 1986, in the “hot seat” during the time the Christo project was the focus of attention from local, state and national governmental friends (she was one) and foes (there were many).

Helen Kohen: Art Historian, Critic, Consultant to Main Library’s Vasari Project [an archive of the visual arts in Miami from 1945 to the present].

Joe Fleming: The attorney who led the complex negotiations for Surrounded Islands permitting with environmental groups, governmental agencies and various political concerns. As an arts and environmental supporter, a skilled and knowledgeable lawyer, and infinitely patient individual, Fleming was intimately involved with Christo and Jeanne Claude for several years and remained a good friend after the completion of the project. The collection of project slides were made by the Christos and given to Fleming.

Moderated by Barbara Young: Librarian, curator, one of the Vasari Project founders at the Miami-Dade Public Library System, worked with the Christos during the exhibition installation of preliminary works at the old Main Library, was recruited by them for various subsequent projects including the testing of project fabrics on the roof of library and working on the Islands. Mementos of her Jeanne Claude and Christo experiences are part of the Library’s Vasari Project.

www.bacfl.org

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia in Concert at Broward Center for the Performing Arts 9/4/10

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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia in Concert
with Pandit Anindo Chatterjee on Tabla and Mohini Athavale on Tanpura
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theater
201 SW Fifth Ave,Ft.Lauderdale-FL-33312
Saturday, September 4, 2010
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Tickets are now on sale!
$10 discount to seniors and students with current ID
Concert Tickets: $29- $125 , $10 discount to seniors and students with current ID
Fundraising Dinner Tickets: $75
Purchase tickets at http://www.browardcenter.org/apaipthariprasadchaurasia or call (954) 462-0222

The renowned Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, considered unparalleled for his mastery of the bansuri (bamboo flute), has performed throughout the world winning acclaim from various audiences. He has collaborated with some of the world’s greatest musicians such as John McLaughlin, Jethro Tull, George Harrison, Mickey Hart, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti and Larry Coryell. Today he is one of the most sought after contemporary musicians in the world.

Immediately after the concert there will be a fundraising dinner held in the Abdo New River Room. At this event all in attendance will have the rare opportunity to meet Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. A portion of the proceeds will be given to the Association of the Performing Arts of India in support of its Educational and Community Outreach programs.

Two Side Live at Living Room South Beach 8/22/10

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With The City Beaming Over Lebron, Miami Rapper & Producer Two Side Also“Takes His Talents To South Beach”

Two Side’s next performance will be on Sunday August 22nd at 7pm in South Beach at Living Room located at 671 Washington Ave. For tickets email: twosidemusic@gmail.com.

To say that things have been a bit…nuts in Miami this summer is quite an understatement. The expectations and prayers of an entire city were met the moment some tall black dude went on TV and uttered the words “….I’ve decided to take my talents to South Beach”. You may have heard of him. That of course turned down the happy in a lot of places but, that’s for their therapists to handle. In the city of Miami, Lebron James joining Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh thrown in for good measure has perked the city up more than just a little bit, and game one is yet to be played. No one really cares what Charles Barkley says, not here.

A city known for it’s party atmosphere and it’s ability to make celebrities let their hair down, it is not a stranger to good times. Add to that bikinis and Lamborghini’s parading on Ocean Drive for no special reason, it’s no wonder why so many out-of-towners deposit regularly in their piggy banks for that SOBE getaway. However for Miami hip-hop artist Two Side this is home sweet home.

Local entertainment should benefit greatly from the Lebron, Wade, and Bosh triple threat, that’s to be expected. But this upswing isn’t just related to the flashy nightclubs, which already draws the stars to come out and play, but also to the local music scene which should feel the effects of the attention the city will now command. For independent artists and musicians in the magic city, that’s music to their ears. For those who haven’t really thought about it, think about it. This could actually be a sweet deal. And a much needed one.

An indie scene that sometimes seems to only live in the shadows of Miami, is alive and kicking, though sometimes kicking at the wall. There have been a few that have made it out and through the door in the name of the MIA; giving hope to those still looking for the key. The list of artists that went from the front line grind, to stardom includes names like Uncle Luke, Trick Daddy, Trina, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Rick Ross, T-pain, Plies and Cool and Dre to name a few.

As great as that list is however, it fails to give us the true feel for the amount of talent that’s simmering all across the city and surrounding area. For those that are truly about their business this could be a great chapter in the local music scene. Who will take advantage of this? What new artists will emerge as the byproduct of this madness caused by it’s friendly local basketball team? It’s not the easiest thing to predict, however Miami rapper/producer Two Side, is doing his part to make sure, he’s on that list.
Growing with the popularity of his You Tube channel thetwoshow1, and his recent performances, people are taking notice. His single, available on Itunes, “Moonlight and Stars” written and produced by Two Side (listen on You Tube) is usually all it takes for a new fan to be born. This is something this Miami rapper doesn’t take lightly.

“Man, I don’t even know what to say about the love you know? It’s nice to get that kind of response from people, you work really hard as an unsigned artist to get people’s attention, so when finally you start getting a response you know, it makes it all so worth it. I got a long way to go, I mean, I want millions of people to know my work, but I’m working on it. So far so good”

With the momentum Two Side has and the fresh new energy in the Miami air thanks to Lebron and the gang, timing could not be better for this budding artist to come out blazing like Yosemite Sam. “It’s crazy what Miami feels like right now, I’m lovin it man. My grind is always up, but this is definitely kickin’ it up a gear.”

Two Side’s next performance will be on Sunday August 22nd at 7pm in South Beach at Living Room located at 671 Washington Ave. For tickets email: twosidemusic@gmail.com.
“I’ve decided to also take my talents to South Beach on the 22nd, haha. So I’m looking forward to getting on that stage and do what I do at Living Room. Those who’ve gone to a show, you know how I do it. Those who haven’t, come through and get to know Two Side. It’s could be the start of long relationship.”

For Two Side, the Miami Heat, and the city of Miami….IT’S SHOWTIME.

Boogie J.M. is a Marketing & Promotions Consultant for independent bands.Boogie assists his clients in core areas such as: Product development, campaign design and execution, and effective business operation for the indie musician.
For any questions regarding this article or his work, email: Boogietip@gmail.com
Two Side YouTube: www.youtube.com/thetwoshow1

Brickell Yappy Hour at Waxy O’Connor’s 8/26/10

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Brickell Yappy Hour
08/26/2010, 6:00PM-8:00PM
Waxy O’Connor’s
690 SW 1st Court
Miami, FL 33130

Yappy Hour-A happy hour you can bring your dogs to.
Brickell Yappy Hour @ Waxy O’Connor’s
690 SW 1st Court, Miami, FL 33130
Thursday, August 26
6:00 PM-8:00 PM

– $4.00 drink specials including Apple Mut-tinis & Cosmo-PAW-litans
-Free Dog Treats
-Free Raffle

Upcoming Yappy Hours and Events:
September 23: Brickell Yappy Hour @ Waxy’s
October 21: Brickell Yappy Hour @ Waxy’s
October 30: 1st Annual Brickell Howl-O-Ween pet costume contest & vendor fair
November 18: Brickell Yappy Hour @ Waxy’s
December TBD: Santa Paws

To find out more about upcoming events follow us on Facebook: Brickell Yappy Hour or BrickellYappyHour@gmail.com

Birdies and Beer at the Westin Diplomat Golf Course 8/28/10

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Birdies & Beer
August 28, 2010, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa Golf Course
501 Diplomat Parkway
Hallandale Beach, FL

Live from the links will be hosting a clinic for the fellas, so you all can perfect your golf skills! It will be held on August 28, 2010, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. This clinic will focus on etiquette, and the fundamentals of golf!

Learn to play the game of golf while strengthening business relationships through shared experiences. Golfers of ALL levels are welcome to participate! Clubs will be provided if you do not have your own. Suggested attire is ladies golf wear. Lunch specials will be available after the clinic at the Links Grille.

It’s $40 to register. To register, go to www.livefromthelinks.com, click on events, and simply click the paypal link! The deadline to register is August 25, 2010, See you soon!

www.diplomatgolf.com
www.livefromthelinks.com

Golf and Vino A Female Golf Clinic at Westin Diplomat 8/21/10

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Golf & Vino (a female golf clinic)
August 21, 2010, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa Golf Course
501 Diplomat Parkway
Hallandale Beach, FL

Live from the links will be hosting an all female clinic on August 21, 2010, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. This clinic will focus on etiquette, and the fundamentals of golf!

Learn to play the game of golf while strengthening business relationships through shared experiences. Golfers of ALL levels are welcome to participate! Clubs will be provided if you do not have your own. Suggested attire is ladies golf wear. Lunch specials will be available after the clinic at the Links Grille.

It’s $40 to register. To register, go to www.livefromthelinks.com, click on events, and simply click the paypal link! The deadline to register is August 18, 2010, See you soon!
www.diplomatgolf.com
www.livefromthelinks.com

Dancing In Miami At Nikki Music Every Sundays Night 8/22/10

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Dancing In Miami At Nikki Music Every Sundays Night
From Aug 22 To Aug 23 2010, From 7 pm to 5 am
Nikki Beach Miami
One Ocean Drive
Miami Beach Florida 33139
Every Sunday Night From 7pm to 5am Our most recent addition, Nikki Music, is our weekly Sunday night party providing you with the freshest tracks and entertainment. This week line up features Special Guest DJ ALEX POXADA , and Residents DJ Armand Pena and Bruno . For more information or to book your reservation call 305.538.1111 For reservations table and bottle reservations: viptables@nikkibeach.com

Lexus and VC present Food Demo by Michelle Bernstein and Douglas Rodriguez 8/19/10

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Vida Lexus Presenta Vino Fino Con Sabor Latino Join Celebrity Chefs Michelle Bernstein and Douglas Rodriguez for a Special Night of Food, Music and Wine
Thursday, August 19, 2010 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Building 4141 4141 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33137

Lexus returns to Miami for another in a series of events created to bring influentials from Miami’s Hispanic community together to celebrate innovation and inspiration. This event, aptly named “Vino Fino con Sabor Latino,” will be centered around great food & fine wine as the evening will feature culinary demonstrations from two of the area’s epicurean masters, Chef Michelle Bernstein & Chef Douglas Rodriguez. Guests will also experience great music by renowned artist Liset Alea, the Cuban born singer songwriter whose infectious blend of pop with a dash of Cuban soul is sure to complement the bright and vibrant theme of the evening.

Each chef, while being philanthropists and activists both in and out of the kitchen, will give special attention to two charity organizations whose goals are to empower today’s youth across cultures, Common Threads and Success for Kids, Inc. (SFK).

As a long time supporter of Common Threads, Chef Bernstein believes that through hands-on cooking classes she and Common Thread can help prevent childhood obesity and reverse the trend of generations of non-cookers, while celebrating our cultural differences and the things people all over the world have in common.

Through SFK, an international non-profit organization, Chef Rodriguez demonstrates his dedication to empowering at-risk children and adolescents to become resilient, productive citizens by delivering innovative research-based programs that enhance four personal strengths.

Located in the heart of Miami’s Design District, the event will be held at Building 4141, a two-story development that mixes industrial rawness with polished grandeur.

Cirque du Soleil limited engagement of KOOZA in Miami at Bicentennial Park 11/12-12/5/10

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Order Your Tickets Now for a Special Discount!

Cirque du Soleil presents KOOZA

Show dates: Nov. 12 – Dec. 5
CLICK HERE to Purchase Tickets.
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Cirque du Soleil’s touring production KOOZA is hitting Miami this winter.
Fans of Soul of Miami can receive a 15% Discount on select performances.
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Cirque du Soleil is pleased to announce that it will return to Miami with its big top touring production, KOOZA, starting Friday, November 12th, 2010. KOOZA will perform for a limited engagement under the trademark blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) at Miami’s Bicentennial Park.

KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil: It combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show is set in an electrifying and exotic visual world full of surprises, thrills, chills, audacity and total involvement. Truly an adrenaline rush of acrobatics in a crazy kingdom!

Fun for the whole family!

New Work Miami 2010 Afterhours with Frozen Music and Flash Orchestra at Miami Art Museum 9/16/10

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NWM2010 AFTERHOURS
All Afterhours programs: 6-9pm; MAM members $5, non-members $15
Thursday, September 16
Miami Art Museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
Explore auditory sensations with sound art collectives Frozen Music and Flash Orchestra. In the gallery, meet artists Adler Guerrier and Mette Tommerup; plus Talking Head Transmitters with the PDMD Ensemble. Poem Depot will also be on hand to create personalized poems on demand. This Evening of Sound is generously supported by Lin Lougheed.

Parking is available for $5 (with validation) at 50 NW 2nd Ave.
For more information, contact Events@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.1704, or visit miamiartmuseum.org.
*All programs and times subject to change. Please check miamiartmuseum.org for updated information.

About “New Work Miami 2010”
New Work Miami 2010 is organized by Miami Art Museum and is supported by donations to MAM’s Annual Exhibition Fund, with additional support provided by Lin Lougheed. It is curated by Peter Boswell, assistant director for programs/senior curator, and René Morales, associate curator.

New Work Miami 2010 artists: Maria José Arjona, Kevin Arrow, Beings, Jenny Brillhart, Felecia Chizuko Carlisle, Jim Drain, Flash orchestra, Frozen Music, Oscar Fuentes & the Gipsy Catz, Lynne Golob Gelfman, Michael Genovese, Jacin Giordano, Guerra de la Paz, Adler Guerrier, Jacuzzi Boys, Don Lambert, Gustavo Matamoros, Ana Mendez (with Aja Albertson & Richard Vergez), Beatriz Monteavaro, Gean Moreno/Ernesto Oroza, Peggy Nolan, Fabian Peña, Christina Pettersson, Poem Depot, Vickie Pierre, Manny Prieres, Bert Rodriguez, Christopher Stetser, Talking Head Transmitters, Robert Thiele, Mette Tommerup, Humberto Torres, Frances Trombly, Tatiana Vahan, Marcos Valella, Michael Vasquez, Viking Funeral and Michelle Weinberg.

Miami Art Museum, a modern and contemporary art museum in Miami, FL, serves one of the most diverse and fast-growing regions of the country, where a confluence of North and Latin American cultures adds vibrancy and texture to the civic landscape. MAM embraces its role as a cultural anchor and touchstone in a city that welcomes countless ethnic and age groups, lifestyles and ideas. MAM’s far-ranging vision is expressed in the breadth and depth of its exhibition program, and its ambitious education and public programs. The Museum continues to build its collection of holdings from the twentieth century through the present, as it embarks on a major new building and expansion project. The new MAM designed by Herzog & de Meuron will open in downtown Miami’s Museum Park in 2013. For more information about Miami Art Museum, visit miamiartmuseum.org. Hours: Open Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5pm. Closed Monday. Admission: Free for MAM members, children under 12 and students (with valid ID); adults $8; seniors $4. Free admission every second Saturday. Parking: $5 at 50 NW 2nd Ave. Government Center Station.

New Work Miami 2010 Afterhours with Beings and Jacuzzi Boys at Miami Art Museum 9/2/10

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NWM2010 AFTERHOURS
All Afterhours programs: 6-9pm; MAM members $5, non-members $15
Thursday, September 2
Miami Art Museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
Bring on the bands! Celebrate Miami’s rich crossover of art and music, as local bands Beings and Jacuzzi Boys headline a night of rock at the museum. In the gallery, experience a special interactive performance by Bert Rodriguez, plus Talking Head Transmitters (segment on 80’s rock).

Parking is available for $5 (with validation) at 50 NW 2nd Ave.
For more information, contact Events@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.1704, or visit miamiartmuseum.org.
*All programs and times subject to change. Please check miamiartmuseum.org for updated information.

About “New Work Miami 2010”
New Work Miami 2010 is organized by Miami Art Museum and is supported by donations to MAM’s Annual Exhibition Fund, with additional support provided by Lin Lougheed. It is curated by Peter Boswell, assistant director for programs/senior curator, and René Morales, associate curator.

New Work Miami 2010 artists: Maria José Arjona, Kevin Arrow, Beings, Jenny Brillhart, Felecia Chizuko Carlisle, Jim Drain, Flash orchestra, Frozen Music, Oscar Fuentes & the Gipsy Catz, Lynne Golob Gelfman, Michael Genovese, Jacin Giordano, Guerra de la Paz, Adler Guerrier, Jacuzzi Boys, Don Lambert, Gustavo Matamoros, Ana Mendez (with Aja Albertson & Richard Vergez), Beatriz Monteavaro, Gean Moreno/Ernesto Oroza, Peggy Nolan, Fabian Peña, Christina Pettersson, Poem Depot, Vickie Pierre, Manny Prieres, Bert Rodriguez, Christopher Stetser, Talking Head Transmitters, Robert Thiele, Mette Tommerup, Humberto Torres, Frances Trombly, Tatiana Vahan, Marcos Valella, Michael Vasquez, Viking Funeral and Michelle Weinberg.

New Work Miami 2010 Afterhours with Psychic Youth, Inc at Miami Art Museum 8/19/10

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NWM2010 AFTERHOURS
All Afterhours programs: 6-9pm; MAM members $5, non-members $15
Miami Art Museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
Thursday, August 19
Psychic Youth, Inc., presents WALKING SPELL, an experimental performance directed by Ana Mendez. In the gallery, meet artists Kevin Arrow and Manny Prieres; Talking Head Transmitters live radio broadcast: Segment on contemporary dance and performance by Carlota Pradera with sound by Gustavo Matamoros; Lara Stein Pardo’s project, Mapping Miami, and LegalArt. For more information contact RSVP@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.1704.

Parking is available for $5 (with validation) at 50 NW 2nd Ave.
For more information, contact Events@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.1704, or visit miamiartmuseum.org.
*All programs and times subject to change. Please check miamiartmuseum.org for updated information.

About “New Work Miami 2010”
New Work Miami 2010 is organized by Miami Art Museum and is supported by donations to MAM’s Annual Exhibition Fund, with additional support provided by Lin Lougheed. It is curated by Peter Boswell, assistant director for programs/senior curator, and René Morales, associate curator.

New Work Miami 2010 artists: Maria José Arjona, Kevin Arrow, Beings, Jenny Brillhart, Felecia Chizuko Carlisle, Jim Drain, Flash orchestra, Frozen Music, Oscar Fuentes & the Gipsy Catz, Lynne Golob Gelfman, Michael Genovese, Jacin Giordano, Guerra de la Paz, Adler Guerrier, Jacuzzi Boys, Don Lambert, Gustavo Matamoros, Ana Mendez (with Aja Albertson & Richard Vergez), Beatriz Monteavaro, Gean Moreno/Ernesto Oroza, Peggy Nolan, Fabian Peña, Christina Pettersson, Poem Depot, Vickie Pierre, Manny Prieres, Bert Rodriguez, Christopher Stetser, Talking Head Transmitters, Robert Thiele, Mette Tommerup, Humberto Torres, Frances Trombly, Tatiana Vahan, Marcos Valella, Michael Vasquez, Viking Funeral and Michelle Weinberg.

Image courtesy of Ana Mendez. Photo by Federico Nessi

2011 South Florida Firefighters Calendar Unveiling at The Clevelander 8/22/10

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The Clevelander will unveil the men of the 2011 South Florida Firefighters Calendar on Sunday, August 22. Buy a calendar, watch the show and get a picture with your favorite firefighter, all benefiting South Florida charities. Join twenty firefighters for an afternoon of unforgettable entertainment. Starting at 3pm, meet all the firefighters. At 5pm, the legendary stage show begins on the Pool + Patio. Then at 6pm, get your calendar signed by your favorite. For table reservations : rsvp@clevelander.com or 305-532-4006 x3515.
The Clevelander, 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami, 33139

Unplug and Unwind with Brendan O’Hara and The Big Bounce Collective at Clevelander 8/20/10

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Unplug & Unwind, Friday evenings at the Clevelander, is quickly becoming the most exclusive and unique hot spot after work. Enjoy live acoustic performances by South Florida’s hottest singers six-stories above a breathtaking Ocean Drive view. This week at 8pm, enjoy the sounds of Brendan O’Hara and The Big Bounce Collective. Order from our $5 Munchies Menu and sample our Happy Hour cocktails. For cabana reservations : rsvp@clevelander.com or 305-532-4006 x3515.
The Clevelander, 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami, 33139

Independence Gala Dinner at Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove 9/11/10

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2010 Independence Gala Dinner

Reserve Today!

September 11, 2010
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami

Sponsorship Opportunities Available! View Details.

Click here to Purchase a Table!

Contact us!

All reservations must be received by September 3, 2010. Reservations received after this date will be subjected to a waiting list.

Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida
Tel: 305-579-9030 www.brazilchamber.org

ANIMIAMI The Stop at New Lounge 8/26/10

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ANIMIAMI Presents The Stop, Mad Moments of Youth at The News Lounge
Miami’s Independent Thinkers | Animiami 2nd kick-off party
August 26, 2010. Starts at 7 pm – 2am
The News Lounge, 55th St. & NE 4th Ct.
Free
$3.00 Beers from 7p-10p
RSVP by emailing Ricardo Bandeira, rbandeira@animiami.com.

Miami’s Independent Thinkers is co-hosting the second installment of the Animiami kick-off party at The News Lounge…This will be an interactive animation event. Support Local Animation Artists! Facebook evite.

ANIMIAMI Monthly Series continues this month at The News Lounge with The Stop, Mad Moments of Yourth. These monthly events lead up to the ANIMIAMI Animation Festival and Conference featuring the best of non-theatrical, commercial, and video game animation combined in one conference. The conference and festival will be taking place on October 16-17, 2010 hosted by Miami International University of Art & Design’s downtown Miami campus. Speakers for the conference have already been confirmed and include an international who’s who of animation and gaming.

ANIMIAMI together with 3 Way Productions and IamYourVillain will be hosting this first event featuring special guests: Ketchy Shuby and DJs Manuvers along with Mami World Cinema creates a live interactive animation by Spencer Moring

ANIMIAMI Animation Festival and Conference featuring the best of non-theatrical, commercial, and video game animation combined in one conference. The event will include an animation festival, conference workshops and speakers, job fair and industry exhibit. The conference and festival will be taking place on October 16-17, 2010 hosted by Miami International University of Art & Design’s downtown Miami campus. Board of director for the conference: Mauricio Ferraza – president and co-founder of ANIMIAMI graphic, animation designer for Univision Networks; Ricardo Whately Bandeira – co-founder of ANIMIAMI; Debra Pierce – director of career services, Miami International University of Art & Design; Drew Tolman – Universal Pictures; Jeannie Novak – founder & ceo, Kaleidospace, LLC (Indiespace); Ahmed A. Shehata – instructor, Miami International University of Art & Design; Alyce Robertson – executive director, Downtown Development Authority; Aaron Zimmerman – program director, Adrianne Arsht Center of the Performing Arts, Adriana Sabino – president, Brazil USA Cultural Center; Valeria Sorrentino – programming and events assistant director, Miami International Film Festival; Angela G. Ramos – director of programming, Univision WLTV 23; Luis Eduardo Mihich – film director.

Chuckie USA Tour 2010 at Cameo Miami 9/2/10

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Digital presents Chuckie USA Tour
Friday, September 3rd
Cameo
1445 Washington Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tickets

Chuckie’s leading mixing skills and distinctive productions not only show an indispensable complement to the Dutch dance industry, the international dance-scene has also been giving him a warm welcome. Driven by ambition, enthusiasm and pure passion for music, his characteristic set makes the crowd go wild and his many productions reflect his true visionary in his craft works. Nowadays, Chuckie still continues to surprise the crowd with his mind-blowing style and his story is yet to continue… Join us Labor Day Weekend 2010 as Chuckie rocks the party at Cameo alongside DIGITAL Fridays resident Christian Falero.

Scene of the Crime Screening and Discussion 8/29/10

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Film Screening: Scene of the Crime
Sunday, August 29
2:00 p.m. / Free and open to the public

Resident historian Dr. Paul George and Rene Ramos, Director of Maimi Dade College’s Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives screen and discuss television news coverage of crime in Miami.

Presented in conjunction with Miami Dade College’s Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives’ Rewind Fast Forward Film and Video Festival 2010.

Investigate the facts and fictions behind Miami’s unique criminal history in our upcoming exhibition, Crime in Miami. Learn about prohibition-era rumrunners and infamous gangsters such as Al Capone, unsolved murder cases of the 1950s and the drug wars of the 1980s. On display are artifacts, photographs, and documents from the musem’s collection along with material from other institutions, including the Miami-Dade County Clerks Office and the Florida Department of Corrections.

Discover Women Networking Series at The News Lounge 9/2/10

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Discover Women
Networking Series

September 2, 2010
6pm-9pm
The News Lounge
5580 Ne 4th Court,
Miami Florida 33137
(55th Street And Biscayne Boulevard, Garden Next To Soyka Restaurant)

Join us in the garden for networking, Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, bar bites, Cooling outdoor garden misters, Music, Beauty makeovers and gifts by bare minerals from bare escentuals, gift bags sponsored by khiels, Raffle prizes, light entertainment, Media interviews by fnbn, Movie screening……..

suggested donation $20
owit members $15
visit us at www.wiffonline.org

6-8pm- networking
7pm- complimentary media interviews for your business
8pm-movie screening

$3 valet or metered parking available

The Center for Emerging Art Pure Imagination Dinner with Puccini at The Mutiny Hotel 8/19/10

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Pure Imagination and CEA present: Dinner with Puccini
THE MUTINY HOTEL
2951 South Bayshore Drive | Coconut Grove FL 33133
Thursday, August 19, 2010
6:30pm: Complimentary Wine & Cheese Reception
7:00pm: Concert and Dinner

COST: $45.00 per person
RSVP IS A MUST; Space is limited
RSVP to jean@mutinyhotel.com
OR CALL 305.774-0404 or 305.441.2100

The Center for Emerging Art’s CEA Chamber Ensemble presents an evening of music which will include excerpts from Puccini’s operas La Boheme and Madam Butterfly and the culinary delight featured the operas, which will be prepared by prepared Atchana’s East/West Kitchen’s Chef especially for the evening.

The dinner will reflect Puccini’s sense of drama and theatrics, which have inspired a varied erotic settings of his opera in which there is always a mention and celebration of food!

CEA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE:
Paul Martin, classical guitar, Oderlyn Gutiez, flute, Beatriz Vera, violin, Ava Rado, Artistic Director

The program includes excerpts from Puccini’s operas, which have been transcribed by Paul Martin with the flute representing the soprano’s voice in such operas as: Che gelida manina, Si, mi chiamano Mimi (La Boheme); Vissi d’arte (Tosca), Un bel di vedremo and Vogliatemi bene (Madame Butterfly) and Nessun Dorma (Turandot) to mention a few which are being presented by the Center for Emerging Art’s Music Map of the World: Italy program.

Dinner with Puccini Concert
Presented by Center for Emerging Art in partnership with
The Mutiny Hotel and Atchana’s East/West Kitchen

About Us
The Arts inspire, encourage creativity, and stir the soul; with Pure Imagination, The Mutiny Hotel hopes to make art more accessible to all. Pure Imagination provides a relaxed venue for artists to show their work and reach a greater audience. The laid-back atmosphere encourages conversation between artist and viewer with the intention of making a more welcoming environment to appreciate the art. The public is invited to stroll in and enjoy the finest collection of local artists.

Complimentary wine pours and hors d’oeuvres will be provided by signature restaurant Atchana’s East/West Kitchen. Atchana’s East/West Kitchen is a sophisticated hideaway located on the ground level of The Mutiny Hotel. Open to the public and hotel guests, this unique dining establishment serves a sumptuous array of fresh, authentic Asian dishes, along with American Classics such as New York Strip Steak and Snapper Filets.

Wander in to Pure Imagination for a complimentary reception featuring inspiring art on two select Thursdays each month from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Mutiny Hotel is located at 2951 South Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove. RSVP to Jean Villamizar at 305-441-2100, ext. 2008 or by email to jean@mutinyhotel.com (space is limited).

About CEA
For more information on Ava Rado and the Center for Emerging Art,
visit http://www.centerforemergingart.org/index.html

Madonna Birthday Celebration at Bar 721 8/16/10

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Madonna’s Birthday Celebration
Monday August 16th, 2010, 9pm
Bar 721
Ciroc Vodka invites you to celebrate the birthday of the only Queen of Pop, Madonna, this monday, August 16, starting at 9pm. DJ Mayner will be playing all Madonna’s hits, and never before seen videos and pictures by VJ JP Souto. Email us your personal Madonna pictures to be included in our video tribute….. $8 Ciroc Vodka drinks ALL NIGHT… NEVER A COVER!!!