Month: November 2010

Jersey Boys at Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet and Opera House 3/2-20/11

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Jersey Boys
March 2-20, 2011
Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet and Opera House

Now On Sale!

“Too good to be true!” raves the New York Post for Jersey Boys, the musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons. This is the astounding story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds, and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30!

Jersey Boys, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features the hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What A Night,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”

Don’t miss a night you’ll be talking about for a long time to come!

Get a sneak peek of the show here!

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Or call the box office at 305.949.6722 to purchase your tickets today!

Santa’s Enchanted Forest at Tropical Park 11/4/10-1/2/11

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Santa’s Enchanted Forest at Tropical Park 11/4/10-1/2/11
7900 S.W. 40th Street
Miami, FL 33155
Open everyday from November 4, 2010 – January 2, 2011.
5pm – Midnight
Ticketing is available on line or at the front entrance of Santa’s Enchanted Forest.
Visa and MasterCard are accepted.
www.santasenchantedforest.com

Santa’s Enchanted Forest is the world’s largest Christmas theme park with over 100 rides, shows, games and attractions. Hundreds of thousands of visitors come every year to experience the magic of South Florida’s tallest Christmas tree, millions of dazzling lights, hundreds of themed displays, festive Christmas music, delicious foods from around the world, live show entertainment and carnival rides suited for the entire family.

Enjoy the Kiddie Rides, Rollercoaster’s and the Best Thrill Rides in the World. All Carnival Rides are free with paid admission. Pay once, ride all night.

The Liberty Entertainment Group Grand Opening of the Coral Gables Country Club Public Art Exhibit 12/2-5/10

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The Liberty Entertainment Group is proud to announce the
Grand Opening of the Coral Gables Country Club
997 North Greenway Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.coralgablescountryclub.com
Public Art Exhibit December 2nd, 2010 – December 5th, 2010

This spectacular event and exhibit will introduce the world to the newest jewel in the Liberty Entertainment Group’s crown. For over two decades, Liberty Group has distinguished itself from all others primarily through its distinct design approach, and continues to increase public awareness of important heritage through the dramatic transformation of original historical sites into brilliant settings for the hospitality industry. Historical prolific examples include; Rosewater, situated in the original Consumers Gas building (Toronto) constructed in1873; Courthouse, in Toronto’s original courthouse building constructed in 1852; and Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Toronto’s most prestigious event facility, originally the home of the Ontario Government, built in 1926.

Hosts Nick and Nadia Di Donato, who also hold the official annual launch party for the famed Toronto International Film Festival, are world renowned for their distinctive venues and chic style.

To celebrate the opening of the newly renovated Coral Gables Country Club, Liberty Entertainment Group together with University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum and Robin Rile Fine Art are proud to announce the inclusion of an Exclusive Art Exhibit to launch Art Basel Miami

The Coral Gables Country Club which has been restored and dramatically transformed by the Toronto-based Liberty Entertainment Group has enlisted Reed V. Horth from Robin Rile Fine Art to curate the Private Launch Party and a four-day art exhibit to celebrate Art Basel week in Miami, December 2 – 5, 2010. The exhibit will consist of selected original sculpture, photography, drawings and print works from Spanish Master Salvador Dali, American Masters Frederick E. Hart and Richard MacDonald, British Icon Theo Fabergé and Hungarian Master Martón Váró, as well as several other emergent artists.

The public art exhibit will re-introduce the community to the Coral Gables Country Club, which was once a member’s only facility. This event will open the doors of the Country Club to the public and establish it as a viable and active participant within the community of Coral Gables.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum. Throughout the event, speakers from the University of Miami will highlight aspects of the master Salvador Dali’s impact on 20th-21st Century thought, and other topics of interest to our guests.

This event will bring together scholarship, philanthropy and connoisseurship all under one roof and will kick-off the Art Basel Week in sophistication and elegance.

Artcenter/South Florida Sugar Rush For Basel Opening 12/1/10

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Artcenter/South Florida’s Sugar Rush For Basel:
Presenting Good N’ Plenty Exhibit And Sweet Jesus Installation
Opening Night December 1, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.

William Cordova, Luis Gisbert, Edouard Duval Carrie, Alex Heria and More Break Out for
25 Years of Outstanding Contemporary Art

ArtCenter/South Florida is proud to celebrate Art Basel Miami Beach with eye candy galore. Presenting Good N’ Plenty, a group show featuring current and alumni artists-in-residence at the main gallery located at 800 Lincoln Road; and Sweet Jesus, an installation by Alex Heria about religion bedazzled in the second floor windows of 924 Lincoln Road. The opening reception is slated for Wednesday, December 1, 2010 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., and works will be on view through January 2, 2011. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 305.674.8278 or visit the website at www.artcentersf.org.

Good N’ Plenty
800 Lincoln Road at Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach
Good n’ Plenty is a spotlight on ArtCenter/South Florida artists, from the first year the organization opened its doors until today. Established in 1984 by a small group who envisioned a cultural renaissance in a then-blighted and vacant avenue, this exhibit aptly coincides with ArtCenter’s 25th year and the 50th anniversary of Lincoln Road Mall by paying homage to past and current artists-in-residence with their most recent works. Good N’ Plenty is curated by alumni Kristen Thiele, who witnessed the non-profit’s development since its inception when her mother, Shirley Henderson, joined as one of its first artists-in-residence.

Participants include founding artist Ellie Schneiderman; luminaries William Cordova and Luis Gisbert; Haitian Diaspora artist and community leader Edouard Duval Carrie; Brandon Opalka; TMsisters; Gavin Perry; Beatriz Monteavaro; Carlos De Villasante; David Packer; David Rohn; Diane Hanson; Franklin Einspruch; Jenny Brillhart; Jonathan Peck; Joshua Levine; Juan Carballo; Julie Davidow; Kerry Phillips; Kristen Thiele; Luisa Basnuevo; Sara Stites; Shirley Henderson; Susan Lee Chun; Tawnie Silva; Vickie Pierre; Vincent Hemphill; William Keddell and Yolanda Sanchez.

Sweet Jesus by Alex Heria
Second Floor Windows, 924 Lincoln Road between Jefferson and Michigan Avenues, Miami Beach

Blending religious iconography with jewels, glitter and gold, mixed media artist Alex Heria illustrates the age-old relationship between Catholicism and money with visual effects and photography, found objects and carnival lighting. The bold installation will be on view in the second floor windows of ArtCenter’s 924 Lincoln Road property, creating a heavenly, tricked-out arch above the primary entranceway.

Additional happenings at ArtCenter/South Florida during the week of Art Basel Miami Beach include:

· “Gift of Art” – ArtCenter’s 40 artists-in-residence have created limited edition prints that will be available free of charge to visitors with vouchers. Vouchers will be distributed at the opening event on Wednesday, December 1, 2010.

· “Art Dummy” by David Rohn – Artist David Rohn will perform an interactive piece centered on his experience with Facebook.

· Good N’ Plenty Brunch – On Sunday, December 5, from noon to 3:00 p.m., meet the artists and curator Kristen Thiele for brunch at 800 Lincoln Road where coffee, chocolate and pastries will be served.

· Artist studios – ArtCenter’s artist-in-residence studios located at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road will be open to visitors. Walk-ins welcome; for more information visit http://artcentersf.org/_artists/artists.php.

Established in 1984, ArtCenter/South Florida (located at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach) is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization that provides subsidized studio and exhibition space as well as teaching opportunities for emerging and career artists in their facilities at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. The mission of the ArtCenter is to advance the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts and culture in South Florida while providing affordable programming and work-space for professional artists. ArtCenter/South Florida is open Monday through Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. For further information please call 305.674.8278 or visit the website at www.artcentersf.org.

Exhibitions and programs at ArtCenter/South Florida are made possible through grants from the Miami-Dade county Department of cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs council, the Miami-Dade mayor and Board of County Commissioners; The Children’s Trust; the City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council; the City of Miami Beach Community Development Block Grant Program; the Miami Beach Mayor and City Commissioners; the State of Florida, Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Arts Council; the Dade Community Foundation and the Chestler Family Fund at Dade Community Foundation; ArtéCity; Target and Walgreens.

ChinaMan New Media Installation and Exhibition by Claudia Calle

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“ChinaMan” New Media Installation & Exhibition by Claudia Calle
Claudia Calle Studio
2722 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami
Opening Party: Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm
December 1 to 5 will be 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
www.claudiacalle.com

Claudia Calle Looks At World Consumption Through Pac- Man
Miami Artists Unveils Interactive New Media Installation in Wynwood During Basel

During Art Basel Miami Beach 2010, mixed media artist Claudia Calle will unveil ChinaMan, an interactive new media installation modeled after the iconic Pac-Man arcade game. The piece will be fully functional as a video game, concluding a year of work that examined environmental, sociological and cultural issues in China through various media.

With ChinaMan, Calle bluntly tackles the paradigm of production and consumption on a global scale. The china-man protagonist, a mobile red circle that’s hungry for energy, must travel through a labyrinth shaped like a world map. Countries fuel the figure’s appetite with their consumer demands, as it moves through the maze eating pellets or resources. The ghosts, which in the original narrative chase Pac-Man, here represent nations that are financially, politically or morally numb. In Calle’s prototype, they are relatively static and can be eaten by the china-man.

“I created ChinaMan as an awareness tool, waking-up people to how our way of living fuels their manufacturing and production processes,” said artist Calle. “When I visited China in 2007, the sun was eclipsed by smog and grey. They are contaminating their own country, but really aren’t much different than the rest of us – people, corporations, industries and governments -who self-sabotage for personal gain. Hopefully this piece will send a message in a format people will respond to.”

As an interactive installation, Calle’s concept will come full circle when the viewer plays the game. Manipulating the controls to guide the china-man’s journey is an allegory of how every day, individual actions contribute to facets of Chinese mass production, and ultimately, to society’s collective waste. The authentic Pac-Man soundtrack has been adapted by Mr. Pauer (www.mrpauer.com) to fit the theme.

In an article published in The New York Times in May 2010, China’s “surging demand for power from oil and coal [had] led to the largest six-month increase in the tonnage of human generated greenhouse gases ever by a single country.” Though to a large degree, the increasing use of fossil fuels represents China’s shifting economic base — away from light export industries such as garment and shoe production and toward energy-intensive heavy industries like steel and cement manufacturing – ChinaMan explores the main players’ roles, both virtually and literally, in this archetype.

The Art Basel celebration open to the public, including the exhibition of Calle’s People’s Republic of China collection of photographs, is slated for December 4 at 7:00 p.m. The People’s Republic of China series was selected by International Photo Awards among 15,000 submissions spanning 103 countries; and were further hand-picked by renowned curator Adriana Teresa to appear in the IPA “Best of Show” Exhibit. Calle’s Wynwood studio hours December 1 to 5 will be 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or by appointment at 305.903.6026. For more information please visit the website at www.claudiacalle.com.

About Claudia Calle
Born in Manizales, Colombia, Claudia Calle has resided in Miami for more than 10 years. The vibrant artist whose designs and photographs capture poignant everyday moments, both locally and in foreign countries, opened an eponymous studio in Wynwood during Art Basel 2009 at 2722 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami FL 33127. Calle studied photography and graphic design at the Caldas University in Colombia, the Audiovisual Art Center in Mexico and at Miami AD School. She is the recipient of numerous awards including two honorable mentions by the prestigious International Photography Awards with her series Living in Silence and Between Frontier: The Longneck Story (2009); “Five Minutes of Fame” by the Museum of Contemporary Art (2009); and Photographer’s Forum “Top 100 Best Photography Worldwide” (2002). Please visit www.claudiacalle.com for more information.

Primary Flight Street Art Murals 11/29-12/5/10

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Primary Flight Street Art Murals
Between 20th and 36th Streets, from NE Second to Biscayne Boulevard
Live painting day and night, November 29 through December 5, 2010

Contra’s Wynwood initiative is taking place under the wing of Primary Flight, featuring a collaborative mural with artists Tristan Eaton, Ron English, Dalek, Tes One, Bask and Glen Barr at Butter Gallery (2303 NE Second Avenue, Miami).

Southbound, organizers have gained control of the RC Cola plant courtesy of Metro I Properties, where more than 80 Primary Flight artists are slated to paint its interiors and exterior (550 NW 24th Street, Miami). To the north, Primary Flight will also be growing into the Design District, developing murals on both sides of the Tuttle Wall on Biscayne Boulevard at 36th Street.

Primary Flight, the Wynwood Arts District Association, and the City of Miami anticipate inducting 30+ murals into the inaugural Wynwood Mural Museum (wynwoodmuralmuseum.org). Murals erected in the last four years and iconic pieces that have since been covered will be featured on a map dedicated to street art and on the official website, to be unveiled during Art Basel.

Select Primary Flight 2010 participants include: Askew, Bask, Burning Candy, Charles Craft, Cruz, Tristan Eaton, El Mac, Escif, Shepard Fairey, Herakut, Logan Hicks, Anthony Lister, Nunca, Revok, Remed, Reyes, Santiago Rubino, Stormie Mills, Tatiana Suarez, Tackz, Tes One, The London Police, Michael Vasquez and many secret guests will be announced daily. Roughly 135 artists are scheduled to descend upon Miami to lift-off with Primary Flight this December.

About Primary Flight
Primary Flight is a collaborative curatorial organization dedicated to the production of site-specific, street level, mural installations. Since its inception in 2007, Primary Flight has brought together more than 150 of the world’s most influential artists to install their bodies of work live in the streets of Wynwood, the Design District and greater Miami-Dade. These projects often function as a catalyst for developing arts communities. For more information please visit www.primaryflight.com.

Primary Flight thanks the following organizations for their generous support: The City of Miami and Wynwood Arts District Association; 33Third; Anthony Spinello Gallery; Beats by Dre; Cafeina; Contra; CPOP Gallery; DACRA; JillArt Studios; David Lombardi; Juxtapoz; Metro I Properties; Morgans Hotel Group; MTS; Subversive Media; Katherine and Dan Mikesell and The Fountainhead Residency; The Rushmore Collection; Todd Adel; Causa Design Group; the Margulies Collection; Bakehouse Art Complex; Fred Snitzer Gallery; The Electric Pickle; Martha Cooper; Thea Goldman; Bonnie Clearwater and MOCA; Private Cotton; our Moms and Dads, last but not least . . . Vandalism.

Tristan Eaton with Trusto Corp Makes Artful Big Top at Cafeina 12/1-5/10

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Tristan Eaton with Trusto Corp Makes Artful Big Top at Cafeina
Cafeina
297 Northwest 23rd Street, Wynwood
December 1 to 5, 2010, daytime and after dark

Subversive social commentary is increasingly gaining visibility in the world of street art. Talented artists are manipulating household items to engage people through every day experiences. In 2009, Primary Flight, in partnership with CPOP gallery, erected a series of re-branded food and beverage street signs near fast food eateries to call attention to obesity and related issues.

This year, CPOP with Trusto Corp, whose mission is “dedicated to highlighting the hypocrisy and hilarity of human behavior through sarcasm and satire,” will produce an interactive circus in Cafeina’s garden. Common products, brands and games will be given new life and meaning under Trusto Corp’s warped, artful eyes.

New Image Gallery, the Los Angeles group credited for mobilizing the careers of Shepard Fairey, Jo Jackson, Bäst and Barry McGee, will be adopting Cafeina’s exhibition space which will be open to the public December 1 to 5, 2010 during regular daytime hours. After dark, anticipate surprise celebrity DJ and musical guests. For more information visit www.cafeinamiami.com.

Primary Flight Opens Primary Projects with Marquis Lewis aka RETNA 12/1-5/10

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Primary Flight Opens Primary Projects space with a solo exhibition by Marquis Lewis a.k.a. RETNA
Atrium Building
4141 NE Second Avenue, Suite 104, Design District
Opening Night: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
December 1 to 5 from noon to 7:00 p.m

Primary Projects is a place where artists, curators, art dealers, museums and inspired minds will be pushed to create beyond the commercial constraints typically presented by galleries or formal spaces. To launch the 4,500 square-foot space, Retna, recently featured on the cover of Juxtapoz magazine with a foreword by Jeffrey Deitch, will present a fine art solo show. His work has set a standard for the entire medium, much of which can be seen in Miami from Interstate 95 including: a 30-foot-tall man throwing his hands to the sky on the western wall of The Margulies Collection at the WAREHOUSE; a seductive blue angel gracing the corner of 37th and North Miami Avenue; and a little black boy kneeling to the ground in Wynwood, just off 24th Street and west of North Miami Avenue.

Retna returns for Primary Flight’s fourth consecutive year, this time, kicking-off the collective’s home-base with a solo exhibit of paintings, drawings, an installation and an entirely new body of work specific to this occasion. The opening reception is slated for Thursday, December 2 at 7:00 p.m. Primary Projects will welcome visitors December 1 to 5 from noon to 7:00 p.m. daily, and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during regular season. For more information visit www.primaryflight.com.

To navigate the December fair extravaganza, a visitor need only look to the streets, where for the past three years Primary Flight has produced murals by hundreds of renowned artists. Culminating in the largest curated street mural project in the world, the collective is now expanding beyond their Wynwood origins to launch their first-ever headquarters in the Design District. An interactive circus at Cafeina, CPOP Gallery’s Contra initiative and partnerships with Fountainhead Residency, Metro 1 Properties, Montana Spraypaint and more ground Primary Flight’s 2010 program as the most accessible and ambitious yet.

“This year is about growth: Miami is set in motion, and Primary Flight paved the way,” said Books IIII Bischof, principal of Primary Flight. “Since our involvement, Wynwood has become a street art Mecca with legs of its own. It’s time for Primary Flight to grow in new directions, and we always take cue from our ever-changing culture.”

Breakfast with Santa Toy Drive for Children of Haiti

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BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, A LABOR OF LOVE!!!

Founded in 2007 by a group of friends and colleagues who wanted to make a difference in the community, and share the joy of Christmas with underprivileged children from Little Haiti and the surrounding Miami areas.

Each year we host the Annual Breakfast With Santa for over 300 children. The event is held at the JW Marriott in Miami for children ranging from 5 to 12 years old. They gather for a delectable Breakfast With Santa and his Elves. In addition to the delicious meal, each child receives a new toy, takes souvenir pictures with Santa, and many other activities. With the help of some wonderful friends, the JW Marriott Hotel, Halo (Haitian Leaders Organization), the Haitian Chamber of Commerce of Florida, Comprehensive Health Center, Stanley I Foofman, CPA, New Health Care Corp and Le Chic Events Design and Production; we are able to make the holidays memorable for these well-deserving Children.

In 2009 we extended the program to Haiti, hosting the First Annual Breakfast With Santa for over 600 children at the St Michel Episcopal School in Thomazeau, Haiti.

Yellow Submarine serving up the eats during the Soul Of Miami MMF Showcase Stage 11/12/10

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Come hungry!
Starting at around 7:00pm, the Yellow Submarine Truck will be parked outside the Soul Of Miami Showcase Stage during the Miami Music Conference! The Yellow Submarine serves up a great selection of Colombian inspired sandwiches, burgers, and hot dogs. For some great shots of their food, check out the Burger Beast’s review. To see their full menu, hit up the Yellow Submarine Truck website.

Soul Of Miami presents a South Florida Showcase Stage at the Miami Music Festival
Friday, November 12
9pm-1am
The Stage – Inside
170 NE 38th St. in the Design District
Google Map.
Plenty of metered parking under the highway.
Click here for more Information.
Stage Tickets only $10 at the door!
Weekend Pass $25
Buy Advance Tickets Online Now!
* Yellow Submarine food truck onsite starting at 7:00pm.
9:00pm: Underground Junction featuring Steven Bauer
10:00pm Coffee House Gypsies
11:00pm: Cat Shell
12:00am: The State Of
1:00am: Pocket of Lollipops
* Hosted by model/actress Marissa Hopson!
* A fashion showcase of south Florida designers by Fab C Productions.

2nd Annual European Thanksgiving Cocktail Reception at the Mayfair 11/23/10

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2nd Annual European Thanksgiving Cocktail Reception
Mayfair Hotel and Spa
3000 Florida Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Tuesday November 23, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Click here to register now!

the GABC Miami and the European Chambers in Miami have the pleasure to invite you to their 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Cocktail Reception at the Mayfair Hotel & Spa on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Cocktail Reception will take place at the Cabana Rooftop Pool & Lounge
Open Bar from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (beer & wine)
Cash Bar from 7:30 p.m. – on
Passed hors d’oeuvres
Executive Chef Selection
Reduced parking fee of $6.00 per car for the event

After the party enjoy dinner at the Mayfair restaurant and receive a 20% discount

Duo Siqueira Lima Classical Guitar Concert 11/20/10

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Duo Siqueira Lima, Classical Guitar Concert 11/20/10
November 20, 2010, 8:00pm
Episcopal Church Center at University of Miami
1150 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146-2002
www.miamiguitar.org

The New 2010-2011 Season of The Miami Classical Guitar Society starts with the amazing young Duo Siqueira Lima from Brazil!

Admission $20 door ($15 members, students, seniors). Parking is Free.

Visit Duo Siqueira Lima website www.duosiqueiralima.com.br
For more details, visit The MCGS www.miamiguitar.org, or email info@miamiguitar.org

John Offerdahl’s Gridiron Grill-Off 11/13/10

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John Offerdahl’s Gridiron Grill-Off
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 11am-4pm
Waterways Shoppes of Weston
Waterway Shoppes of Weston
2274 Weston Road
Weston, FL 33326
More Info.

John Offerdahl’s Gridiron Grill-Off will host 12 legendary Miami Dolphins teamed with 12 of the top chefs in Broward County. The teams will compete with their own special grilling recipes before discriminating fans who eat, drink and vote! A $56 ticket will get you one of the best Saturday afternoons of great food, wine, celebrity and entertainment. This event is exclusive to selling 1000 tickets only, click website link to purchase tickets.

The impressive starting line-up of Top Chefs and legendary Miami Dolphins are:
#11 Jim “Crash” Jensen (Legendary Utility Man) and Chris Capron of China Grill
#22 Tony Nathan (Legendary RB) and Ron Duprat of Latitudes
#23 Patrick Surtain (Pro-Bowl CB) and Mark Militello of Trina
#25 Louis Oliver (Pro-Bowl S) and David Hackett of Hollywood Prime
#29 Sam Madison (Pro-Bowl CB) and Angelo Elia of Casa D’Angelo
#40 Dick Anderson (Wall-of-Fame 2x Super Bowl Champion DB) and Oliver Saucy of Café Maxx
#54 Zach Thomas (Pro Bowl LB) and Dean Max of 3030 Ocean
#57 Dwight Stephenson (HOF C) and Johnny Vinczencz of Johnny V’s
#66 Larry Little (HOF 2x Super Bowl Champion G) and Peter Boulukus of YOLO
#69 Keith Sims (Pro-Bowl G) and Marcello Sindoni of Il Toscano
#80 Joe Rose (Radio and TV Personality TE) and Jason Smith of Steak 954
#85 Mark Duper (Wall-of-Fame WR) and Marco Vico of Café Vico

Info courtesy of southfloridafoodandwine.com

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of the Art N Hustle 1st Anniversary on 11/6/10

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Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon of the Art N Hustle Celebrates 1st Anniversary at Kitchen 305 on Saturday, November 6, 2o10. Art-n-Hustle is a full service branding-creative group specializing in art and fashion. They focus on aiding companies, artist and designers to create their identity and sell themselves to the world. This small creative group has developed a unique style of branding, by seamlessly combining urban and fine culture in their work.

Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon to see more of his work go to his flickr page, click here.

A Night in Miami Beach with a good surprise By Betty Alvarez

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On my usual roundabouts of events, I decided to concentrate this time in Miami Beach. First on my list was the launch of Money Clip Direct South Beach at Chez Badeaux salon on Alton Road. Money Clip Direct is a beautifully designed coupon book that is delivered to homes all throughout South Florida, filled with exclusive offers designed to save all of us money. Chez Badeaux was honored to open its doors to its neighbors and surrounding businesses as there was music and great food provided by King Kone. It gave all visitors the opportunity to have a glimpse of this wonderful salon and the services it provides.

Next on my agenda, I headed to D. Rodriguez Cuba at Hotel Astor on Washington Avenue for the Voices Against Brain Cancer Kick Off Celebration. Mano Lichtenstein, founder of VABC and Chef Douglas Rodriguez hosted this celebration alongside some of VABC Ambassadors. VABC toasted the launch of the Florida Chapter featuring the sounds of Conjunto Progreso. This event was also in celebration of the upcoming Sounding Off For a Cure concert to be held on February 11, 2011. The cocktail reception which included many Miami and Miami Beach socialites started with delectable cocktails and passed appetizers that only D. Rodriguez Cuba is known for. Later on, the restaurant area turned into one big dance floor as the guests moved to the rhythms of Conjunto Progreso and Voice Against Brain Cancer thanked the invited guest for a wonderful evening supporting a great cause.

After I left the great fundraiser, I went to the Grand Opening of Coltorti on Lincoln Road. The store celebrated their storied 75 year history in Italy by welcoming invited guest to their new store in Miami. When I entered the store, I was amazed of all the good fashion that it had. Their motto is to bring the Coltori way re-interpreted into Miami chic. According to Marzio Torcianti, Coltorti Managing Director, “The Miami woman is certainly carving out her own place in fashion…much in the same way you look at a New Yorker or Parisian.” Coltorti will become a great resource to the Miami woman who wants to dress Miami Chic. With exclusive arrangements for pieces from coveted design house such as Moncler and Viannet, Coltorti will definitely be one store that you don’t want to miss.

My last stop was a surprise, as I have heard through the grapevine that there was a hotel opening, so I wandered to downtown Miami and low and behold, I discovered that it was the JW Marriott Marquis Grand Opening. Unfortunately, when I arrived, most of the guests were already leaving but the action was still going inside. So I took the elevator to the 19th Floor and to my surprise, the party was still going. In one of the beautifully decorated ballrooms there was a basketball court where guests in their tuxedos and dresses where still playing up some hoops. In another room, rich desserts and expresso were being served. As I passed the pool table in that area, I encountered a virtual bowling alley where guests were hitting a strike one after another. In another adjacent room, other guests were enjoying a good round of virtual golf. The hotel and its amenities were amazing. It was a great night even though the great stars were gone but it gave me an appreciation of the hotel after all the commotion was gone.

All in all it was a great night and after that I headed back home where a warm bed was welcoming me and looking forward to another great night out in the town!

Photographs by Betty Alvarez

Vogue Lounge at Art Basel Shopping Event 12/1-3/10

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Vogue Lounge at Art Basel Shopping Event
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 – Friday, December 3, 2010
12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
*Cocktail reception on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Raleigh Hotel
1775 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
RSVP: Vogue@taraink.com

The Vogue Lounge at Art Basel

A spectacular three days of fashion, beauty and lifestyle trends presented by Trina Turk, Sam Edelman, bebe, Canon, Curve Boutique, Shari Liu Handbags Honey Child, the American Cancer Society and Latisse®.

Vogue will bring the chic sensibility and rich cultural heritage of Miami alive at The Raleigh Hotel for Art Basel 2010 with cocktail parties, shopping, and music by South Florida’s stylish female DJ duo, Ess & Emm.

An opening evening of champagne reception will kick-off the 3-day fete on Wednesday, December 1 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Each day the lounge will be open from noon to 9:00 p.m., where guests are invited to shop and preview the season’s most inspiring fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands.

Maison Martin Margiela Celebrates Art Basel 12/2/10

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Maison Martin Margiela Celebrates Art Basel
Preview ReceptionThursday, December 2, 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Maison Martin Margiela
3930 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 101
Miami, FL 33137
RSVP: Maison@taraink.com

Luxury fashion house Maison Martin Margiela, renowned for his high concept designs and classic style, will kick off Art Basel/Design Miami 2010 on Thursday,December 2 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The private cocktail reception will include the U.S. debut of the brand’s unique exhibit based on Maison Martin Margiela (20), a 20th anniversary celebration piece launched at the Antwerp Mode Museum (MoMu) in Belgium, which will remain on display in the store through January 2, 2011.

The Art Basel 2010 art installation showcases the silhouette of the brand and its evolution through time. At the end of the 1980’s, Maison Martin Margiela adopted a radically new silhouette defined by its length and the strikingly narrow shoulders and since the Spring/Summer 2007 collection, the designer behind the brand has been experimenting with extreme shoulder proportions.

During the intimate gathering housed in Maison Martin Margiela’s retail space, guests are invited to enjoy a cocktail reception and exclusive art installation preview while perusing the brand’s current Fall/Winter 2010 collection as well as a preview for Spring/Summer 2011. Both men’s and women’s apparel and accessories are creatively displayed throughout the store in design fixtures from the Maison Martin Margiela Interior Collection, a line also available for retail.

Multiversal 2010 12/2-5/10

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Grey Area
130 NW 24th Street
Wynwood Miami, FL
December 3rd-5th
Thurs: 12:00 pm – 12:00 am
Fri – Sat: 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Sun: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
www.multiversalgroupshow.com

Multiversal 2010 will feature both established and emerging names from around the world. Their media spans the fine arts including: live art, sculpture, animation, photography, body painting, custom toys and more. Around all of this will swirl a vortex of aerialists, burlesque and belly dancers, exhibitionists, extemporaneous theater, all to the rhythm of live and recorded music – truly a Multiversal human experience that will be open to the public from December 2-5 at Art Basel Miami 2010.

It Ain’t Fair 2010 12/2-5/10

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It Ain’t Fair 2010
Art Basel Miami Beach 2010
December 2, 2010 – January 8, 2011
Opening reception Thursday, December 2, 2010 8pm.
3100 NW 7 Avenue / Miami / Florida / 33127
More Info.

It Ain’t Fair is the third edition of OHWOW’s annual group exhibition, presented to coincide with Art Basel Miami Beach. Offering an alternative to the overwhelming mazes of art fair booths, It Ain’t Fair will highlight a cogent selection of leading-edge art. From painting to performance, sculpture to sound, the exhibition will occupy over 6,000 square feet of gallery space in a comprehensive survey of emerging and established artists’ most recent work. In addition, the exhibition will present special projects and programming, such as site-specific installations and video screenings. It Ain’t Fair is exactly that – not a fair, but a multimedia production, providing a critical scope of contemporary art innovation.

A selection of participating artists include Daniel Arsham, Scott Campbell, Julia Chiang, Dan Colen, André Ethier, Phil Frost, Michael Genovese, Luis Gispert, Tomoo Gokita, Diana Al-Hadid, Trenton Doyle-Hancock, Julia Ziegler-Haynes, Michael St. John, KAWS, Robert Lazzarini, Nate Lowman, Brendan Lynch, Ari Marcopoulos, Barry McGee, Neck Face, José Parlá, Rey Parlá, Kembra Pfahler, Aurel Schmidt, David Benjamin Sherry, Lucien Marc Smith, Agathe Snow and Nick Van Woert.

Rainbow City By FriendsWithYou, OHWOW and Dacra 12/2-5/10

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Rainbow City
By FriendsWithYou in association with OHWOW and Dacra
December 2 – December 5, 2010
Opening reception Thursday, December 2, 2010 6pm.
3800 NE 1 Avenue / Miami Design District / Florida / 33137
More Info.

Rainbow City is an environmental installation addressing the potency of interaction, ritual, and play. Inspired by Holi, a festival effectuated by Hindu followers throwing brightly colored water and powder at each other, FriendsWithYou presents a vibrant collection of mutable, air-filled sculptures. Fabricated of intensely colored and receptive materials, the installation encourages visitors to be active and explore – subsequently, inventing their own ritual. The individual structures are simple, minimal forms, borrowing aesthetics from toy-like geometry and design, which tower over guests, as each element’s height ranges from ten to forty feet. By dwarfing the audience, the totemic pieces trigger a sense of reverence, similar to the visual objective of a monolithic monument. During interaction, the inflated sculptures “embrace” visitors, while repetitive sound elements further enhance the sensory experience. The overall installation creates a surreal landscape of psychedelic scenery intended to provoke a religious and childlike awareness, simultaneously. Rainbow City invites spectators to participate with a responsive environment, offering an opportunity to connect physically and psychologically with an energetic, yet ephemeral, setting.

Media support by Paper Magazine.

Sculpt Miami 2010 11/29-12/5/10

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SCULPTMIAMI 2010
Third edition
– 46 NW 36th Street, Miami , FL 33127
– MDC Wolfson Campus, 300 NE, 2nd ave, Miami, FL 33132.
Tuesday, November 29……….VIP Preview 7 pm -10 pm (access for SculptMiami VIP cardholders & Press, guests with RSVP).
Tuesday, November 30………11 am – 8 pm
Wednesday, December 1……11 am – 8 pm
Thursday, December 2 ………11 am – 8 pm
Friday, December 3……………11 am – 8 pm
Saturday, December 4………..11 am – 8 pm
Sunday, December 5………….11 am – 5 pm
Free admission.
www.sculptmiami.com

Sculpt Miami Art Fair will be open to the public from November 30 through December 5, 2010.

Sculpt Miami will be inaugurated on November 29 with a Special Private Reception for VIP guests and members of the press/media 7-10 p.m. guests are welcome to make a RSVP at info@sculptmiami.com .

Cost of Catalogue: $ 5.00

Sculpt Miami positions itself among important international art fairs making their presence in Miami during the celebrated Art Basel Season. The fair showcases outstanding large scale indoor and outdoor sculptures by prominent modern artists from around the world. It focuses on the newest aesthetic tendencies in contemporary sculpture highlighting innovative techniques and the use of original materials. Sculpt Miami is the only art space completely dedicated to showcasing contemporary sculpture, making it a vital source for art lovers who wish to discover new developments in modern sculpturing.

Exhibiting Artists:
Emil Alzamora
John Angree
Gilbert Boro
Jorge Fernandez
Steeve Fischer
Claudia Jane Klein
Mike Hensel
Sydia Reyes
James Tyler
Billhenry Walker
Ronald A.Westerhuis
Bruce White
Mac Whitney

Florida Breast Cancer Foundation Open House Party 11/9/10

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Tuesday, November 9 · 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Florida Breast Cancer Foundation
11900 Biscayne Blvd. North Miami, FL 33181

We are delighted to invite all advocates, supporters, survivors, and the community to attend our Open House Party. We’ve recently moved our office to the North Miami area and would like everyone to meet and greet our staff and see our new office.

Refreshments will be served.

Space is limited. Please R.S.V.P by calling Lynn Gonzalez, Operations Manager, at 305.631.2134 or email her at, Lynn@FloridaBreastCancer.org
www.floridabreastcancer.org

Photographs of Launch Miami Market on 11/6/10

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Launch Miami Market on Saturday, November 6, 2010.  Launch Arte is a company created to give Artists, Designers and Entrepreneurs an outlet to be discovered.  Launch Miami Market is a branch of Launch Arte giving the community direct access to the talent that lives and works locally.  Starting Saturday, November 6 and every Saturdays following through end of April.

At Launch Miami Market, you can find:
*Jewelry *Accessories *Vintage *Clothing *Fashion *Art *Handbags *Hats *Handmade leather goods *Culinary Artists *Music *Antiques/ Rare finds *Organic Farmers Market

Launch Miami Market is now accepting emerging designer entries! For inquiries email: info@launcharte.com

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Artformz 3 Opening Reception 11/13/10

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Artformz presents the exhibition “3”
Opening Reception with the Artists
2nd Saturday Wynwood Art Walk
Saturday, November 13, 2010
7:00pm – 10:00pm
artformz alternative
171 nw 23rd street miami, fl 33127
www.artformz.net

Alette Simmons-Jimenez
“Booby Traps, 1 & 2”
Randy Burman
“The Art of Destruction”
Rosario Bond
“Diary of a Shopaholic, I”

Artformz November exhibition presents the work of artists Rosario Bond, Alette Simmons-Jimenez, and Randy Burman. The 3 artists will present painting, installation and audience participatory works, all exploring 3-dimensional form. Bond’s work addresses conceptual alliances centered on women’s cultural condition. Her new series “Diary of a Shopaholic” involves many layers of discourse through which the artist explores states of consumerism, obsessions with beauty, and society’s all encompassing desire for fashion. Her wall-works fuse installation, sculpture and painting, placing them into the emerging realm of “expanded painting”. Artist Simmons-Jimenez will also exhibit works in the main space presenting new works in paintings and 3-dimensional objects, continuing her series referencing cages and forms of entrapment. The works allude to human conditions of greed, sexuality, power, beauty, death, and decay. The series of small objects titled “Booby Traps” gives visitors a sample of the artists wit and her love for the absurd. Sardonically redefining iconoclasm as the destruction of sacred images or monuments of art, Randy Burman invites visitors to play a significant personal role by participating in the creation of new art through the destruction of old art. Visitors entering the Project Room at Artformz are confronted with Burman’s provocative, manifesto proclaiming, “Old art must die in order for new art to be born”. Referencing Rauschenberg, when accused of vandalism, he defended his action by explaining that he was exploring a new kind of creative act — making a work of art through the unmaking of another. At Artformz Burman’s intention is to metaphorically and demonstratively transform the visitor’s experience from one of passive observation and contemplation, to a participatory role, where the visitor replaces the art elitist’s contrived experience with active engagement in the creative process. The artist’s work easily engages the audience and creates a dialogue into the politics of art making.

Artformz was founded in 2004, and as a collective group focuses on the development of compelling ideas and projects submitted by artists and curators. It is Artformz mission to allow artists room to create without pressures of market, trend, or establishment pressures. Artformz cultivates a spirit of professional collaboration that seeks to open doors and foster creative exchange and intellectual dialogue.

Aqua Affair 11/13/10

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Aqua Foundation for Women cordially invites you to the Aqua Affair
Saturday, November 13, 2010
8pm – 11pm
The Space
104 Northeast 24th Street, Wynwood Art District 33137

delicious hors d’oeuvres
cash bar with luscious libations featuring the Aquatini
and our fabulous silent auction
recognizing this year’s grant and scholarship recipients

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door
AFW members pay only $25
Buy Tickets Online.

Design Fairchild 2010 11/12-14/10

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Friday, November 12, 2010 – Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
The Big Tent near the Visitor Center
More Info.

Join us during the 70th Annual Ramble for Fairchild’s first design and furniture show. This show celebrates beauty and eco-innovation, bringing together some of South Florida’s most talented green designers to showcase their works. View innovative furniture made out of natural materials, recycled plastic bottles and other repurposed materials.

In the spirit of sustainability, we encourage you to bike or walk to The Ramble and Design: Fairchild and receive $5 off admission with our Eco Discount.

For more information, please call 305.667.1651 ext. 3377 or e-mail marketing@fairchildgarden.org.
Admission: Free to Fairchild members and children 5 and under. Non-members: $25 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and up and $12 for children 6-17.
Eco-discount: If you ride your bike, walk or use public transportation, receive $5 off for adults and $2 off for children. It’s Fairchild’s way of thanking you for contributing to conservation.

Miami Finance Forum Ft Lauderdale Happy Hour at YOLO 11/16/10

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November 16th from 6pm to 8pm
YOLO on Las Olas Boulevard
The Miami Finance Forum is excited to host our Ft Lauderdale Networking Happy Hour at fabulous YOLO restaurant!

As our debut in Ft Lauderdale was a tremendous success we invite you to join us again at the Las Olas Boulevard’s hot spot YOLO! Enjoy a complimentary drink and hors d’oeuvres, be a part of the finance community, meet other professionals, and network with your peers!

You must RSVP to attend this event to rsvp@miamifinanceforum.com!
This event is complimentary to Miami Finance Forum members! $20.00 to our guests

Save the date for our annual Holiday Happy Hour coming up December 7th at the Gibraltar Restaurant in the Grove Isles!

World Dance Celebration 11/19-21/10

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November 19 & 20; 7:00 PM
November 21; 2:00 PM
New World Dance Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor, downtown Miami
General admission, students and seniors $10
For information call 305-237-7855Information at 305-237-3541
Tickets Available Online.

Exhilarating World Dance Celebration Launches Season
With an exhilarating 3-day performance and over 110 dancers, NWSA and UF again collaborate to present World Dance Celebration, one of the most exhilarating and dynamic performances of the year. With more than fifty-five college and high school dancers performing to the beat of live drums and recorded music, the concert features choreographic works from contemporary world modern dance to traditional African dance. Choreographies include excerpts from Peter London’s full-evening ballet Vespers for Frida, Robert Battle’s classic signature work, BattleField, an exhilarating modern dance performed to the rhythms of African drums, and NWSA Dean Daniel Lewis’ classic work, And First They Slaughtered The Angels, first performed in New York in 1974. Under the direction of Mohamed DaCosta, The University of Florida will round off the program with three traditional African works: Sewourouba Dance and Kawa, from Guinea, and Bawaa from Ghana.

Vessel Exhibition A Mystical Journey Of Discovery Opening Reception Artseen Gallery 11/13/10

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November 13 – November 24
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 13; 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Artseen Gallery
2215 NW 2 Avenue, Wynwood
Admission is free
For information call 305-237-3620

A photography exhibition by Juan Carlos Navas [BFA 2007], Vessel takes you on a mystical journey through time and space with black and white photographs and exquisite ceramic vessels that evoke feelings of longing with a jolt of exuberance. The exhibition space, which features thirty photos and more than 300 vessels of various sizes, is arranged in a circular pattern of intertwined photography and ceramics, itself representing a vessel. The simple yet intricate layout aims to offer guests a unique and memorable experience, allowing them to contemplate the work in a setting reminiscent of a ceremonial site. “This work is about my perspective on what is a vessel, amalgams of moments that have filled my experience. That which contains my culture, my pain, the people that surround me, my faith, my attachment, my belonging, my identity, my discovery, my equilibrium,” explained Navas about his show.

Real Estate Alumni Mega Happy Hour Networker 11/9/10

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Tarpon Bend, 65 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, 33134
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm.
RSVP Here.

The Real Estate Alumni Mega Happy Hour Networker is being hosted by the Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council. Participating organizations include the FIU Alumni Association, UM School of Architecture, University of Central Florida, the UF Friends & Alumni of Real Estate, South Florida FSU Real Estate Network. We are also partnering up this event with RESA, Fabulous Miami and Tarpon Bend who is our gracious host for the evening!

Each guest will receive a complimentary drink ticket. Limited hors d’Å“uvre’s will be served as well. Tarpon Bend is also being gracious to us and giving us ‘happy hour’ prices too.

* This event if FREE to all alumni members that have alumni membership ID cards. If a non-member, there will be a $5 charge for entry to be paid at the door in cash. We encourage everyone and anyone to attend including faculty, adjuncts, staff, alumni, industry people, allied professions, and interested community individuals.

** RSVP (officially) here: This will allow you to have a name badge printed for yourself.

This will definitely be a great event and I look forward to seeing everyone there. If you have any questions or comments, don’t hesiate to contact me at dan.berkovitz@fiu.edu. Thanks again!

P.S. The event is also on facebook here.

Gean Moreno and Ernesto Oroza at Gallery Diet 11/13/10

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Second Saturday
November 13th, 2010 7-10pm
174 NW 23 Street, Miami, Florida 33127
Last chance to see the Miami collaborative of Gean Moreno and Ernesto Oroza’s PRE-CITY at Gallery Diet.

TABLOID #14 will be released during Second Saturday, November 13, 2010. Stop by Gallery Diet and get your copy before they run out! Limited ed. of 1500 available for free!

Bal Harbour Art Nights Premiere 11/17/10

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Please join us on Wednesday, November 17 at 7pm
when High Fashion meets Design at the premiere of Bal Harbour Art Nights.
Bal Harbour will join forces with Bal Harbour Shops, Art Nexus, and Design Miami/ to showcase extraordinary design pieces in a selection of stores.

For more information on upcoming Art Nights and other Bal Harbour events, please visit www.balharbourflorida.com

Harry Waters at 7th Circuit Studios 11/15/10

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Harry Waters
November 15, 2010, 8PM – 2AM
7th Circuit Studios
228 NE 59th Street, Miami, FL 33137
www.MokshaFamily.org / www.CommunityArtsandCulture.org

Moksha Family Artist Collective, Community Arts and Culture and Fertile Earth Foundation presents:

Harry Waters, the son of legendary Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters, will be performing a set of his original jazz as well as a set with the Moksha Allstars on Monday, November 15th from 8pm-2am at 7th Circuit Studios.

This is a very exclusive evening following the weekend of THE WALL LIVE shows at Bankatlantic Center, where he is playing with his father.

Special guest musicians include: Graham Broad and Mark Lennon (drummer and backup singer from the Wall band). Featuring vintage vinyl jazz sets by DJ Le Spam (of the Spam Allstars), Live painting by Reinier Gamboa, visuals by Psyberpixie and performance art by Lucky Bruno and the Tribe of the Red Moon.

Cost $20 presale/ $30 door.

For more information, go to www.mokshafamily.org and www.communityartsandculture.org or call 305-757-7277.

PooL Art Fair Miami Beach 12/3-5/10

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Pool Art Fair
Carlton Hotel
1433 Collins Avenue
Miami, FL 33139
www.poolartfair.com
Vernissage Friday December 3rd
6pm Live concert by Pocket of Lollipops
Open Bar in artist rooms
8pm DJ Trace. Number 1 NE
Specialty Drinks Open Bar in lobby
Exhibition open daily Dec 3, 4 & 5, 2010 3pm to 10 pm

Admission
$20 donation on opening night
$10 donation exhibition days
Click here for VIP RSVP
or click here to RSVP on FaceBook

PROGRAM
Live Performance by Pocket of Lollipops
Party with DJ Trace.1NE
Open bar in lobby and artist’s rooms
Special Guest Zulema Griffin
30+ International Artists
Group exhibition curated by Adrienne Outlaw
Bu2 Suite

Frere Independent is proud to present the sixth edition of the PooL Art Fair in Miami Beach. Slated for December 3, 4 & 5, 2010 at the Carlton Hotel, PooL is the only exhibition to present great, unrepresented artists during Art Basel Miami Beach.

The simple, modest approach of the PooL Art Fair offers an exciting alternative to the “Art Fair” experience for dealers and collectors as well as the general public. PooL’s purpose is to create a meeting ground for outstanding artists, primarily those who do not yet have gallery representation. Contemporary art dealers, artist agents, emerging galleries, artists’ collectives, and non-profit organizations are also invited to apply to participate as exhibitors. The fair serves as an invaluable resource for the artistic community and the general public.

Our organization is committed to present to the world, talented artists that do not yet have representation. Frere Independent offers artists the opportunity to be a part of the unique and important cultural environment that manifests during Art Basel Miami Beach. It is also an opportunity for gallery owners, curators and other art enthusiasts to discover artists that are not shown in the other art fairs. Finally, artists are able to sell works while expanding their network as well as receiving invitations to exhibit or create site-specific works.

We select artists whose works are original, and challenging. Exhibiting artists use hotel guest rooms to display their work creating a unique and personal setting. We ask that they share with the public their most recent works.

The following artists will be participating:
Room 109: Aby Hassani
Room 110: Kevin Berlin
Room 114: Leander D’Ambrosia & Dore Page, Artists, Joanne Breslin, Curator
Room 115: Dan Pottick
Room 116 : Karim Marquez
Room 117: Pat Falco
Room 119: Kristina Arnold, Sher Fick, Jeanette May, Lindsay Obermeyer, Adrienne Outlaw, Libby Rowe, Sadie Ruben, Artists, Adrienne Outlaw, Curator
Room 121: Elizabeth Sowell-Zak & Jessica Damen
Room 122: Chiézo
Room 123: Mike Piergrossi
Room 124: Ysabel Le May
Room 125: Terrenceo Hammond, Ana Macarthur, D.H. Peligro, Jean Petion, Artists, Marc Lambert, Curator
Room 126: Bob Clyatt
Room 127: Xanda McCagg
Room 128: Marina Reiter
Room 129: Christophe Cartier
Room 208 : Ingrid-Johanna Koops
Room 209: Bu2 Lounge
Room 210: Geoffrey Baris
Room 211: David Melian

Special Video Presentation in the lobby by Zulema Griffin, fashion designer & filmmaker

Live concert from 6pm
POCKET OF LOLLIPOPS
Their musical genre as sophisticated punk rock, their sound is noisy but organized, thoughtful and melodic. Visual art and Indie musical performance group Pocket of Lollipops brings together the talents of husband and wife team Tony and Maite performing at the Vernissage.

Party with DJ Trace.1NE from 8pm
DJ Trace.1NE will be performing from 8 pm in the lobby of the Carlton Hotel. An avid student of Hip Hop growing up and self described eclectic, he caught a local buzz during Ultra ’09 after spinning for the Scratch DJ booth opening many doors and building a good rep with every new opportunity. Sticking to the script, Dj Trace.1NE continues to let history live, spinning on classic vinyl turntables, and keeping a diverse/open format.

Special guest : Zulema Griffin
Zulema Griffin of Deux Conceptualiste Noir
Projected Movement 1, 2010
Single-Channel Video; 5:30 shown on Four Plasma screens in lobby
Deux Conceptualiste Noir invites Kenya (Robinson) to wear their designs, pose and walk around parts of New York City, partly associated with established worlds of finance and European culture, such as Wall Street and Lincoln Center. The performance is inspired by Frantz Fanon’s seminal work Black Skin,White Masks that scrutinizes the psychological impact of blackness in predominantly white cultures. The work therefore suggests a critical reading of the feelings of dependency and inadequacy through fashion and body language.

Outlaw will be in Miami at the PooL Art Fair with TAKE CARE, a group show of seven artists making work about biomedical ethics in the 21st Century. TAKE CARE is in Suite 119 at the Carlton Hotel. Kristina Arnold, Sher Fick, Jeanette May, Lindsay Obermeyer, Adrienne Outlaw, Libby Rowe, Sadie Ruben
Also Dec. 2 – 5 Adrienne Outlaw will distribute, free to the public, 100 limited edition Enhancer viewfinders in public locations throughout Miami. As part of a multi-phase artwork addressing the ethics of pharmacological neuroenhancement, Outlaw has distributed some 400 of these brain-shaped, viewfinders in such places as Bangkok, Sao Paulo, Santiago, Copenhagen, Berlin, Costa Rica, Atlanta, Nashville, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and now Miami.
Adrienne Outlaw grounds her interdisciplinary practice in a rigorous commitment to craft.
Her often interactive work is informed by ethical issues developing with the rapid advancement of biotechnology. She is the recipient of grants, awards, and fellowships from such places as the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, Tennessee Arts Commission, and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts.
As part of her practice, Outlaw also writes, curates and runs programs for artists. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MLAS from Vanderbilt University.

We are excited to announce the Bu2 Suite at the Carlton Hotel during this year’s edition of the PooL Art Fair in Miami Beach. Bu2 is a program of Frere Independent that aims at extending opportunity for Artists and Collectors to sell and acquire art works online. This year in Miami Beach these artworks will be on view at the site of the fair and on the website as well.
Access to the Bu2 suite will be available to all-access cardholders to relax and enjoy complimentary Nespresso and wine and look at a selection of Art Work for sale.
Artworks will be available for acquisition online this Friday.

The Miami Police Athletic League Fundraiser with Chris Baker and Randy Starks 11/9/10

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Miami Dolphins Defensive Lineman, #95 Chris Baker Teams Up With #94 Randy Starks To Host A Social Mixer Fundraiser In Benefit Of The Miami Police Athletic League, Inc. (Miami Pal)
Tuesday, November 9th
from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
MIA at Biscayne – 20 Biscayne Blvd – Miami, FL

A Fall Fundraiser Hosted by Dolphins Defensive Linemen Randy Starks & Chris Baker
*proceeds will benefit the Miami Police Athletic League (pal)*
*$20 donation includes complimentary food and beverages*
For more information, please call (571) 970-5908
PAL creates valuable after school athletic and educational programs for our youth using
positive role models in our community
To learn more, please visit www.palmiami.com
#94 Randy Starks &
#95 Chris Baker

Happy Hour – Cocktail Therapy – Lola’s on harrison – Hollywood – Tues-Sun – 5pm-8pm – $3,4,5 Drinks, $5 Bar Bites

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Happy Hour Cocktail Therapy at Lola’s on harrison
Hollywood
Tues-Sun, 5pm-8pm
$3,4,5 Drinks, $5 Bar Bites
2032 Harrison Street Hollywood FL 33020
www.lolasonharrison.com

Named Top 10 Happy Hours in Broward…
Artisanal Cocktails $4
Premium Well Drinks $4
Wines by the Glass 50% Off
$3 Craft Micro-Brews
$5 Bar Bites
Salmon Tartar
Maryland Blue Crab Cake
Chili Dusted Shrimp
Purple Potato Skins
Coca Cola BBQ Beef Ribcycle
Native Lager Steamed Mussels
Sweet Potato Fries

Kristine Mills to perform in 3 showcases for the Miami Music Festival 11/12-13/10

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Kristine Mills, Houston’s Award Winning Vocalist And Songwriter To Perform In The Miami Music Festival With Brazilian Bassist And Composer, Diogo Brown.

Fri, November 12, 9:00pm
Van Dyke Jazz Showcase w/Diogo Olivera + Band

Fri, November 12, 12:00am
Transit Lounge singer/songwriter showcase w/ Diogo Olivera + Band

Sat, November 13
The Globe Jazz Showcse

The Miami Music Festival is a significant platform to showcase her songwriting and performance skills to an international audience of music professionals, media and fans. In 2009, the festival entertained 18,000 people with 270 acts across 75 shows and 25 stages. This November, the Miami Music Festival will serve as the centerpiece of “Live Music Month in Miami”, the city’s cooperative effort to support live music and emerging artists. For more information, please visit www.miamimusicfestival.org. Kristine will share the stage with Brazilian-born, Miami-based bassist and composer, Diogo Brown and his band.
www.kristinemillsmusic.com

Photographs of Yelp Miami 2nd Anniversary at Bongo’s on 11/5/10

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Yelp Miami 2nd Anniversary at Bongo’s Cuban Cafe on Friday, November 5, 2010.  Wow…what an awesome event…the food was amazing, the  Bacardi drinks were great and the crowd was beautiful.  The food was never ending, they just kept bring more food out…the crab cakes were so good.  Thanks Yelp Miami for two years of a bringing wonderful people together to talk about their favorite food, entertainment or whatever you want to talk about and for giving us a place to express our opinions freely.  Here’s to lots more years to come :-)!!!!!!

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Littlest Sister 10 Invitational Smallest Art Fair In Town Hosted By Spinello Gallery 11/30-12/5/10

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Littlest Sister 10
Spinello Gallery
155 NE 38th Street, No. 101
Press & Collector’s Preview: Saturday, November 13 | 7-10PM
Littlest Vernissage / Press & Collector’s Preview: Tuesday, November 30 | 7PM – 10PM
VIP Collector’s Brunch: Wednesday, December 1 | 11AM – 1PM
Design District Opening Night Reception: Thursday, December 2 | 7PM – 12AM
General Public Hours
Wednesday, December 1, 9AM – 7PM
Thursday, December 2, 9AM – 12AM
Friday, December 3, 9AM – 7PM
Saturday, December 4, 9AM – 7PM
Sunday, December 5, 9AM – 3PM
www.littlestsister.com

Invitational Art Fair has returned for its third edition. LITTLEST SISTER is a fragment of the explosive satellite art fair phenomena; exploring the “booth” as a venue to exhibit and sell art.

Since 2002, the glamorous art typhoon – Art Basel Miami Beach, takes place every December in sunny Florida. Located in Miami Beach, the international fair is the American “sister” event of Art Basel in Switzerland, the most important annual art show worldwide for the past 39 years. Eight years later, the effects of Art Basel Miami Beach spawned 20+ “satellite” art fairs throughout Miami, housing 1100+ galleries and alternative spaces from around the world.

If you’re looking to find small diamonds in the rough, look no further. Art Basel Miami Beach finds her baby sibling at Spinello Gallery. LITTLEST SISTER is the Design District’s only art fair, across the ocean from Art Basel, Design Miami, and NADA, and coinciding with Art Miami, Pulse, and Scope.

The art fair consists of 8 booths, all 4′ x 8′ in size. The scaled down booths uniquely house over 40 of today’s most provocative artists ranging from unknown artists, up-and-coming art stars, to seasoned veterans, curated by Art Fair Founder Anthony Spinello.

This year LITTLEST SISTER will house a VIP Project Room featuring a solo project, “Observations,” by master painter Marc Dennis. Dennis’ hypernaturalistic, highly detailed and obsessively delineated paintings address the changing relationship between natural and unnatural phenomena. In this show he explores the subversive potential of beauty, referencing traditional still life painting while distilling something otherworldly from within nature’s beneficence. The VIP Project Room will be conveniently dressed with an extensive selection of art publications and Cafe, ideal to converge, lounge, and unwind.

The Littlest Sculpture Project, a new highlight, will deck the halls with innovative sculptures that accentuate the fair’s overall concept. Works by: Pablo Cano, Eric Doeringer, and Pachi Giustinian.

2010 Invited Artists:
Farley Aguilar, Aja Albertson, Lluis Barba, Sandra Bermudez, Pablo Cano, Saul Chernick, Esperanza Cortes, Franky Cruz, Enrique Gomez de Molina, Marc Dennis, Luis Diaz, Eric Doeringer, Kim Dorland, Juliane Eirich, Andy Freeberg, Pachi Giustinian, Colby Katz, Nicholas Klein, Kris Knight, David Leroi, Zachari Logan, Lee Materazzi, Federico Nessi, Carl Pascuzzi, Christina Pettersson, Chad Person, Manny Prieres, Melanie Ratcliff, David Rohn, Santiago Rubino, Julika Rudelius, Kim Rugg, Sleeper, Spunk and the Orange Kittens, Tatiana Vahan, TYPOE, Michelle Weinberg, Agustina Woodgate, Antonia Wright, Tim Berg & Rebekah Myers

Curated by: Anthony Spinello

Featured Image: David Leroi

KCC Productions Presents Noche Latina At Mai Tardi With The Luis Bofill Project 11/18/10

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Mai Tardi restaurant continues its increasingly popular “Noche Latina” series, produced by KCC Productions, this month with the Luis Bofill Project performing at the restaurant’s outdoor courtyard Thursday, November 18, from 9 to midnight. Enjoy a slice of Havana under the stars in the Design District with some of the best salsa while enjoying a mojito with reasonably-priced Italian cuisine as well as tapas, all without a cover charge!

Cuban singer Luis Bofill has performed as lead singer with Salsamania, Color Latino, Nuevo Visión, and Grupo Café Nostalgia here in Miami. He has shared the stage with Ruben Blades, Mark Anthony, Luis Enrique, Bono, and many others. His deft phrasing has drawn comparisons to Benny Moré even as his delivery evokes contemporary R&B. The band’s performance adds sophisticated elements of 3 AM smokiness and languishing regret. José António Evora, in El Nuevo Herald, calls him “la voz de la noche miamense”.

Mai Tardi is an innovative Italian restaurant located at 163 NE 39th Street in the Design District. Its open courtyard provides a romantic setting for repasts ranging from tapas and pizzas to vegan dishes to specialties from their wood-burning oven such as rack of lamb and butterflied yellowtail snapper. Dining Out magazine describes it as “northern Italian cuisine with Mediterranean overtones…a menu marked by intriguing elements like venison ravioli with Gorgonzola sauce and classic wood-fired pizza.”

For more information about Mai Tardi, visit their web site at www.maitardimiami.com, or call 305-572-1400. For more information about Luis Bofill, please contact Kimberly Chmura at (305) 332-2623 or visit www.kccproductions.com.

KCC Productions specializes in providing clients with highly talented, quality jazz artists for concerts, private parties, corporate and special events, festivals, trade shows and fund-raisers. After partnering with highly respected music professional Rafael Solano in 2009, KCC Productions has been bringing the Jazz culture back into Miami with an array of artists.

Soul Of Miami presents a South Florida Showcase Stage at the Miami Music Festival 11/12/10

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Soul Of Miami South Florida Showcase Stage
Friday, November 12
 9pm-1am
 The Stage – Inside
 170 NE 38th St. in the Design District
 Google Map.
 Plenty of metered parking under the highway.
 More Information.
 Stage Tickets only $10!
 Weekend Pass $25
 Buy Advance Tickets Online Now!
 * Yellow Submarine food truck onsite starting at 7:00pm.
 9:00pm: Underground Junction featuring Steven Bauer
 10:00pm Coffee House Gypsies
 11:00pm: Cat Shell
 12:00am: The State Of
 1:00am: Pocket of Lollipops
 * Hosted by model/actress Marissa Hopson!
 * A fashion showcase of south Florida designers by Fab C Productions.

Amazing Sundays Day Brunch At Nikki Beach Miami 11/7/10

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Amazing Sundays Day Brunch At Nikki Beach Miami
From Nov 7 2010, From 11 am to 4 pm
NIKKI BEACH MIAMI
One Ocean Drive
Miami Beach Florida 33139
305 538 1111
WWW.NIKKIBEACH.COM

Join us Every Sunday, Our Award-Winning Sunday Brunch runs from 11a.m. to 4p.m. Come by and check out our all-new waffle station, omelet station, custom pastas, freshly carved meats, sushi station, desserts and more! Enjoy VIP bottle and beverage service or even a massage from any of our lounge beds.
For more information or to book your reservation email: Reservations.miami@nikkibeach.com

The UM Launch Pad Presents 2010 Global Entrepreneurship Week 11/15-19/10

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The UM Launch Pad Presents 2010 Global Entrepreneurship Week
www.thelaunchpad.org/gew

The Launch Pad invites you to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. All events are open to the community and will be held on the University of Miami campus. Please visit www.thelaunchpad.org for complete schedule and registration.

Highlights during the week include:
Taste Of Entrepreneurship
Monday, November 15 – 5 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. University Center Patio
Explore entrepreneurship in the food and beverage industries and culinary arts. Over 30 businesses will cover the University Center Patio serving samples and sharing their story to success! Taste the sweetest South Florida cupcakes, sample Latin American fare, and sip your way through energy drinks and natural juices. Hear from our food product entrepreneur panel and a restaurateurs’ case study with the founders of Olive Garden, Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, and Power Pizza.

Elevator Pitch Contest Finale
Tuesday, November 16 – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Storer Auditorium
Over 130 businesses competed. Now 22 finalists have just 90-seconds for a chance to share over $100,000 in prizes at the Elevator Pitch Contest finale! Who will be the winning entrepreneurs? Complete list of finalists and prizes thanks to our sponsors at www.thelaunchpad.org/elevatorpitch. Contest sponsored by The Miami Herald.

Women In Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, November 17 – 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Newman Alumni Center
It’s all about girl power! Network with innovative leaders and businesswomen in South Florida. Learn how to attract investors with Venture Architects’ managing director, Melissa Krinzman, who has worked with over 500 companies to raise approximately $750 million in investment capital. Market yourself and your business with public speaking expert Anne Freedman from Speak Out Inc. Hear from women who have launched products in Miami. Enjoy lunch with a keynote address by Dr. Leslie Baumann, CEO of Skin Type Solutions™

Six Degrees To Success Networking Skills
Wednesday, November 17 – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Storer Auditorium
Use your human web, not only for developing business contacts, but also for launching new ideas, seeking inspiration, and creating linkages

Exporting Your Entrepreneurial Dreams
Thursday, November 18 – 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. University Center Ballrooms
Lunch and learn with a US National Champion Exporter of the Year: Neal Asbury, CEO of The Legacy Companies. Mr. Asbury will sign free copies of Conscientious Equity, his plan of action based on the first hand experience of a seasoned entrepreneur working nationally and abroad. Copies made available thanks in part to Mr. Asbury and Macmillan publishing.

Thursday Tech Talk
Thursday, November 18 – 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Various Locations
The afternoon in technology begins at the University Center with entrepreneurs and internet security specialists from AuthenWare, Ligatt Security, KRAA Security and Third Solutions. Later, join MIT Enterprise Forum and RefreshMiami at the Rathskellar for free beer, wings, and networking with web and technology professionals. The evening concludes at Storer Auditorium with a case study of two new “gadgets” – Ankit Earphones and MobileHelp medical alert – and a panel of tech experts from Athena Marketing, Greenberg Traurig, Max Borges Agency, and OpenPeak.

Miami Startup Weekend
Friday, November 19 through Sunday, November 21
Build a website or mobile application to form the basis of a credible business in just one weekend! For more info and to register visit www.miami.startupweekend.org – use promo code LaunchPad and save $25!

To see the complete Global Entrepreneurship Week agenda and event details including location and speakers, visit www.thelaunchpad.org/gew. Please note, some events require pre-registration.

The Launch Pad at Toppel ● thelaunchpad@miami.edu ● 305.284.2789

Vanidades presents Magia de La Moda at Bass Museum

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On October 22, Vanidades’ hosted its annual ‘Magia de la Moda’ fashion show at the Bass Museum.
Presented by beauty giants CoverGirl and Pantene, the show featured looks by Luca Luca, Trina Turk, Elie Tahari, Ina Soltani, Laundry by Shelly Segal and Trina Turk, to name just a few.

Photographs by Betty Alvarez

Peru, Peru Taste of Peru

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The food of the Andes was showcased, for the first time, at the First Annual Taste of Peru on October 23 – 24 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The show organizers, World Trade Center Miami, partnered with the Peruvian American Chamber of Commerce of South Florida (PACCSF) to bring this new element to fruition, which includes cuisine-related activities such as an inauguration cocktail, seminars, dance performances, contests, tastings and cooking demos.

In recent years, Peruvian food has become a global cuisine and is the new darling of the culinary world. In Miami, Florida alone, there’s an estimated 135 Peruvian restaurants. Julio Rodriguez, President of the PACCSF, has made it his mission to promote the innovation and sophistication of the foods and beverages of his native Peru. In addition to the festivities, Mr. Rodriguez organized two types of seminars. The first, hosted by a renowned Peruvian Chef, which focused on special ingredients, chef secrets, recipes and other like topics. The latter seminar spolighted how to successfully launch a Peruvian food & beverage business.

The PACCSF debuted the Peruvian Pavilion. According to Rodriguez, eight companies exhibited at the Peruvian Pavilion with coffees, Piscos, beverages, seafood and other food products. “Peru has 84 of 104 ecosystems that exist in the world making its ingredients and dishes as varied as the imagination itself,” said Rodriguez.

“Given the Free Trade Agreement between Peru and the United States, working closely with Peru was a natural choice,” said Charlotte Gallogly, President of the World Trade Center Miami. “The participation of countries like Peru underscores the scope and reach of our trade show as we become more and more international and continue to contribute to cross-border trade.”

For more information on future events, contact the PACCSF at 786-290 2899 / info@peruchamberusa.com.

Photographs by Betty Alvarez

Ocean Drive Mixologist Masters at the Raleigh 2010 11/7/10

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Ocean Drive Magazine Invites You To Experience
Mixologist Masters 2010
Sunday, November 7th, 2-5PM
The Raleigh
1775 Collins Avenue

RSVP to Mixologistmaster@oceandrive.com

Come join Benedectine, Corzo Tequila, Grey Goose Vodka, Martini and Oxley Gin
as South Florida’s best mixologists and bartenders compete in a one-of-a-kind event in celebration of the art of the cocktail. Using innovative ingredients and luxury brands, competitors will be put through a series of challenges that will ignite their creativity and passion.

See who comes out on top and who will be crowned this year’s Mixologist Master.

Photographs of Web City Girls Social Event at Club 50 on 11/4/10

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Web City Girls Social Event at Club 50 on Thursday, November 4, 2010. Web City Girls is A Miami Home Grown Fun/Smart Social Show about 3 Girls, 3 Stories, 3 Careers, 3 Dreams + Friends!  What an awesome event!!!!! Great people, awesome view, good drinks, what else could you ask for.  I can not wait until the next one, you guys know how to have a great event! :-)

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Video by Web City Girls via Ustream.

South Miami Art Festival 11/6-7/10

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NOVEMBER 6th and 7th, 2009 – 10 AM – 5 PM
This year’s South Miami Art Festival is set for November 6th & 7th.
Considering our string of rankings in the top 100 fine art shows in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine, you won’t want to miss this show.

The 39th Annual South Miami Art Festival, a Fine Art Show featuring juried artists from across the country, returns to Sunset Drive between South Dixie Hwy and Red Road. The event is free to the public, providing an outstanding cultural experience for residents and visitors. The Festival kicks off the festival season in Miami-Dade County and provides a multi-cultural experience in a family setting.

More Info.

Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce 5th Annual Holiday Gala Auction and Toy Drive 12/5/10

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Join the Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce at its 5th Annual Holiday Gala
Saturday, December 4th, 2010
Miami Hyatt Regency Hotel.
400 SE 2nd Ave.
RSVP Here.

Take advantage of our Online Auction, bring joy to a child by donating a toy during our Toy Drive, and dance the night away at our Annual Holiday Gala by purchasing a ticket or table.

For more information, or call 305-751-8648

Pyramid Studios Presents New Works 11/19/10

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Subject: Art Show you don’t want to miss… really!
Come to a fun art show!
Friday, November 19th. See image attached for more details.

This does indeed promise to be a very nice art show. If you can, you should try to go. I believe it’s the same night of an art walk in the Falls Art District, too, so many other studios and galleries will open for viewing.

Celebration of Talent Senior Art Show City of Coral Gables 11/12-13/10

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Art Show Celebrates Amazing Talent Of Coral Gables Seniors
Awards Presentation on November 12; Open Art Show on November 13
War Memorial Youth Center, 405 University Drive

Coral Gables seniors are known for their amazing talent and avid community involvement, and you’ll have a chance to see it first-hand, and free of charge.

The fourth annual Celebration of Talent Senior Art Show, presented by the City of Coral Gables Parks and Recreation Department, the Senior Citizens Advisory Board and The Palace, is taking place this month. An opening reception and awards presentation, presented by The Palace, is scheduled for Friday, November 12, from 7-9 p.m. at the War Memorial Youth Center, 405 University Drive. The following day on Saturday, November 13, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. there will be a free Art Show viewing at the same location. Both events are free and open to the public. Free valet parking will be available.

More than 100 pieces of artwork will be exhibited at this year’s Art Show, the creation of 36 participants ranging from 59 to 88 years of age. Two participants will receive the coveted “Best in Show” in various categories such as photography, paintings, “hard” crafts and “soft” crafts. Prizes from donors such as Sofitel Luxury Hotel in Miami, Westin Colonnade in Coral Gables, Biltmore Hotel, Crown Plaza Hotel at Miami International Airport, Catering by Lovables, Jungle Island, Actors’ Playhouse and Coral Gables@Home, will be awarded in all categories. The Coral Gables High School Interact Club will be volunteering at the event.

For more information, please contact the City of Coral Gables Senior Services Division at 305-460-5609

Lexus Listening Lounge Sophia Del Carmen at the Miami Auto Show 11/5-14/10

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Vitamin C & Vida Lexus Present
Lexus Listening Lounge
at the Miami Auto Show
November 5th – 14th
Featuring Live Latin Music & Complimentary DJ Lessons
Miami Beach Convention Center . 1901 Convention Drive . Miami Beach
Email RSVP@yourvitaminc.com to RSVP to this event. All guests will be invited to attend the Official Lexus Listening Lounge Closing Party.
Premieres Friday, November 5th with a live performance by Sophia Del Carmen

Friday . NOV 5th
› Sophia Del Carmen
Performance at 7:30pm
Meet/Greet at 8:30pm

Saturday . Nov 6th
› Big Bounce
Performance at 6:30pm
Meet / Greet at 7:30pm
› Dj Miguel G.
DJ Lessons 11:30am-4:30pm

Sunday . Nov 7th
› PALO!
Performance at 6:30pm
Meet / Greet at 7:30pm
› Dj Efx
DJ Lessons 11:30am-4:30pm

Monday . Nov 8th
› Dj Ariel Assault
DJ Lessons 3pm-8pm

Tuesday . Nov 9th
› Dj Miguel G.
DJ Lessons 3pm-8pm

Wednesday . Nov 10th
› Dj Efx
DJ Lessons 3pm-8pm

Thursday . Nov 11th
› Afrokumbe
Performance at 7:30pm
Meet / Greet at 8:30pm
› Dj Ariel Assault
DJ Lessons 2pm-5pm

Friday . Nov 12th
› Origen
Performance at 7:30pm
Meet / Greet at 8:30pm
› DJ MIGUEL G.
DJ Lessons 2pm-5pm

Saturday . Nov 13th
› Xperimento
Performance at 6:30pm
Meet / Greet at 7:30pm
› DJ EFX
DJ Lessons 11:30am-4:30pm

Sunday . Nov 14th
› Suenalo
Performance at 6:30pm
Meet / Greet at 7:30pm
› Dj Ariel Assault
DJ Lessons 11:30am-4:30pm

For more info visit www.yourvitaminc.com

Experience the Lexus Listening Lounge at the Miami Auto Show showcasing Miami’s emerging and popular musical artists. Performances and Meet & Greets throughout the week, while previewing more than 1,000 of the industry’s latest vehicles for the upcoming year on display by auto manufacturers.

Tesla Electric Roadster at Humberto Castro Exhibition Reception 11/5/10

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Friday, November 5th from 7 to 10 pm
169 Madeira Avenue,
Coral Gables (Miami)
Florida, 33134, USA
www.virginiamiller.com

We are collaborating with Tesla, whose hot new electric roadster zooms 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, during Gables Gallery Night. Come take a test drive, enjoy some wine and see Humberto Castro’s “Traces of Migrations” exhibition on Friday, November 5th from 7 to 10 pm. His ten-foot tower of suitcases will bring back memories of your own travels and a contemplation of the stories that each of these cases holds. Be sure to read about the Tesla roadster below in our Event section.

For those who are interested in master works, among our recent acquisitions from private collections is a Roberto Matta oil on canvas and a Manuel Mendive mixed media on paper from 1991. We have an active secondary market these days, so if you are looking for a particular artist or thinking about selling anything, just let us know.

Cuban émigré artist Humberto Castro considers his third solo exhibition at ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, “Traces of Migrations,” one of the three seminal exhibitions of his extensive career.

Although he has held 52 solo shows and participated in 126 group exhibitions in prestigious galleries and museums throughout Europe and the United States, the artist considers three of his exhibitions to be most important. “The first one was back in 1978 when I was only 17 and showed more than 100 drawings,” he says. “The second was my first exhibition in Paris. And now there is this one.”

In her Miami Herald profile of Castro during his 15-year retrospective at ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Fabiola Santiago noted how the Paris paintings broke loose from “drawings on paper and etchings of contorted, chained figures struggling to free themselves” into works that were “exuberant in their splash of color.” She quotes him as saying “I went wild.”

International Biennale Artists Miami 12/1-5/10

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Your Presence is Requested: International Biennale Artists MIAMI
Nina Torres Fine Art
2033 NW 1st Place
Miami, Fl 33127

Vernissage Schedule
Wednesday December 1, 2010 from 6 – 10 p.m.
Thursday December 2, 2010 from 6 – 10 p.m.
Friday December 3, 2010 from 6 – 10 p.m.
Saturday December 4, 2010 from 6 – 10 p.m.

Brunch
Sunday, Decmber 5, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

I hope to see you all. Save the day because it will be an event never seen in Miami before. Please feel free to invite your family, clients and friends, they are all welcome

It gives me great honor to welcome you to the opening of our invitational exhibition, International Biennale Artists MIAMI, the last show of 2010 and a special presentation of 46 renowned artists from 17 countries.

My primary objective as director and chief curator of Nina Torres Fine Art is to honor artists whom have been previously selected to exhibit at the Biennale d’Arte di Firenze (Florence Biennale).

This exhibition features artists who represent the following 17 countries: Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The United States of America, and Venezuela. In addition, many of the participating artists have been awarded with The International Lorenzo the Magnificent Award in various categories and distinctions.

We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to our sponsors, the participants, curators and all of those who in one way or another contributed to the success of this exhibition which transcends geographic boundaries in order to partake in the dialog of art in the United States. All of these artists will undoubtedly leave their mark during Art Basel Miami Beach, when all eyes are on Miami.

www.ninatorresfineart.com

Miami Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition Opening 11/5/10

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Miami Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition
Opening Reception: Friday, November 5th, 2010. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. General Public welcome.
Winner, “Best in Show”, by Sandra Walsh. MWS 37th Annual Spring Exhibit at University of Miami’s CAS Wesley Gallery
Artspace MAGQ.
The Falls District.
8747 SW 134th Street. Miami, FL 33176.

The 37th Annual Miami Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition will be held November 5 – 26 at Artspace MAGQ, in the Falls District, 8747 SW 134th Street, Miami. Gallery hours, are Monday – Friday, 10:00 – 5:00 p.m., Saturday by appointment. The show will be juried by Susan Webb Tregay, award winning watercolor artist, lecturer, teacher and author. Forty artists, amateurs and professionals alike, will exhibit various forms and styles of watermedia.
Exhibit also open during the Falls District Gallery Walk, Friday, November 19th, 2010. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Contact: Jedda Wong: 305.253.4770 or info@miamiwatercolor.org.
About the Miami Watercolor Society
The Miami Watercolor Society has been in existence since 1974 with a membership of around 130, mostly locals but also including “snowbirds”. MWS is a volunteer-based, culturally diverse, non-profit organization. Members include students, amateurs and professionals, some of whom also teach at various sites around the county, including private studios, and public and private schools. Many members are also members of the Florida and National Watercolor Societies. Having varying styles and using watercolors to create many forms of watermedia, many MWS members have won a myriad of awards for their work.
In addition to monthly meetings at the Pinecrest community center (2nd Sunday of each month), where painting demonstrations are usually a part of the agenda, the Society holds workshops throughout the year, led by noted artists from around the country.
Two events of interest are the annual Teacher Workshop held at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, a watercolor workshop for Dade County Art Teachers in September, and, the “Annual Impressions in Watercolor”, a juried art show for students of all ages in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, in February.
MWS also has 2 juried membership shows each year, Fall and Spring. They take place in different venues around Dade County. This fall’s exhibit will be held at Artspace MAGQ, a modern gallery, yet intimate venue, in the Falls district. The MWS Fall Exhibit will be featured in the November Falls District Gallery Walk.
More information on the society and their exhibitions can be found on their website, listed below.
Miami Watercolor Society
www.miamiwatercolor.org
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

Holy Moly Redland’s Guacamole 11/6/10

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Saturday, November 6th from 10am – 5pm for the Holy Moly Redland’s Guacamole celebration of our local Florida “Green Skin” avocado with a student showcase of culinary talents, agriculture products, and artists.

We will have live music, recipe competition between the schools, food and art for sale and tons of fun! Make plans to stick around after the Celebration for Saturday Night @ the Winery featuring Bryan Gonzalez. Your ticket from the Celebration is also your ticket into Saturday Night.

Tickets are $6 and you can purchase tickets at the Winery, or from any of our committee volunteers.

All proceeds under the Schnebly Seed2Fork Foundation benefit South Florida students in pursuit of degrees in culinary arts, agriculture, and hospitality management.

Schools Involved:
• South Dade Senior High
• John A. Ferguson Senior High
• Robert Morgan Senior High
• Homestead Senior High
• Young Men’s Academy @ MacArthur South
• In conjunction w/Miami Culinary Institute at Miami Dade College

More info.

Giralda Under the Stars 11/5/10

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Starting Friday, November 5, Downtown Coral Gables Restaurant Row
(located on the 100 block of Giralda Ave. between Ponce de Leon Blvd. and Galiano Street) will be bustling with al fresco dining and live entertainment from 7pm to midnight as part of Giralda Under the Stars.

This monthly event will take place the first Friday of every month from November 2010 through March 2011 and allow pedestrians to freely stroll Restaurant Row under the stars. From the local dinner crowd looking to walk to their favorite neighborhood restaurant to the traveling gourmand seeking a new scene, Restaurant Row in Downtown Coral Gables has something for every palate.

For reservations, please call the restaurant of your choice.

Participating restaurants and bars include:
Bangkok Bangkok II
Castelluccio Ristorante
La Dorada
Las Vegas Restaurant
Miss Saigon Bistro
The Bar
Talavera
Spris Restaurant
Il Grissino
The Local (Coming Soon)

USGBC SF Miami-Dade and the Keys Branch GREENworking at Waxy O’Connor’s 11/12/10

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USGBC SF Miami-Dade and the Keys Branch invite you join us for another evening of GREENworking
“Where the green working class meets social mass”
Friday, November 12 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Waxy O’Connor’s
690 SW 1st Court
Miami, FL

Come unwind before your trip to Greenbuild with the Miami Dade & The Keys Branch. Enjoy an evening of GREENworking at Waxy O’Connor’s in the heart of Brickell. Expand your network while you mingle and meet with other branch and chapter members in a casual, fun atmosphere.
Our networking events are always highly attended so be sure to rsvp!
Complimentary well-drinks from 7-8PM | Suggested $10 donation (tax-deductible)
Business Casual Attire
This event is brought to you by:
– Waxy O’Connors
– USGBC South Florida Chapter Miami-Dade & the Keys Branch
– City of Miami Office of Sustainable Initiatives
– Miami New Times
– Environmental News & Views
– Tsao Design Group
– Metro 1 Properties
– Mega City Events
– Vitamin C

Follow the M1 GBRC on Twitter | Join our Facebook group | You can also link with us on LinkedIn
Metro 1 Green Building Resource Center | 120 NE 27th Street #200 | Miami, FL | 33137
info@metro1gbrc.com W: www.metro1gbrc.com

Creative Conversation 2010 11/9/10

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CREATIVE CONVERSATION 2010
Every year, in honor of National Arts & Humanities Month, Americans for the Arts partners with emerging leaders from across the country to host Creative Conversations.
Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010
9am-12noon
Art Deco Welcome Center
1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida

Light breakfast and networking
Program is free with your reservation. Space is limited!
Click here to RSVP or call (305) 375-4634
Arts Advocacy:
Take it to the Next Level
Featuring:
Katy Sorenson, Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 8
Mayte Canino, Public Affairs Coordinator / Planned Parenthood of South Florida & the Treasure Coast
Mara Leventhal, Senior Project Manager/ LSN Partners

Are you a young and/or new arts administrator?
Do you want to connect with other young arts professionals?
Come learn how to be an effective advocate and meet your fellow arts professionals in Miami-Dade County!

About the Speakers
Commissioner Katy Sorenson (District 8), representing southern Miami-Dade County since 1994 has been an outspoken advocate for her community and all of Miami-Dade County. Commissioner Sorenson’s District encompasses more than 170,000 residents of diverse backgrounds, includes three cities, and a significant portion of the agricultural lands of the County. She has worked diligently to enhance the quality of life for South Miami-Dade through wise economic and growth management policies, crime prevention initiatives, and protection of the region’s environmental resources. She has been a staunch advocate for human rights, a champion of regional cooperation, a leader in child welfare issues, and a promoter of the arts.

Mara Leventhal is a Senior Project Manager at LSN Partners, a government relations firm located in Miami Beach. Mara’s professional experience includes work in media, non-profit organizations and politics. Since moving to Miami, Mara has freelanced for the Miami New Times; planned events and managed communications for the Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade; and served as a campaign manager for a state senate race during the 2008 election. At LSN Partners, Ms. Leventhal is frequently in contact with elected officials and their senior staff. She has created materials for LSN’s clients to present to Governors and members of Congress.

Mayte Canino is a Public Affairs Coordinator with Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast. She began her career working for political campaigns and eventually worked for a member of Congress from Puerto Rico. Upon returning to Miami, Ms. Canino ran many political campaigns including Jim Davis’ campaign where she served as his Hispanic media spokesperson and the Director of the Hispanic field campaign. Before dedicating her career to non-profit organizations, she served as the legislative aide to Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

What is the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders?
The Miami Emerging Arts Leaders is a leadership development initiative of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs to identify and cultivate the next generation of arts leaders in our community. This program is modeled after a successful emerging leader program initiated in 1999 by Americans for the Arts (www.americansforthearts.org), the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America.

Who are Miami Emerging Arts Leaders?
The Miami Emerging Arts Leaders are young and/or new arts administrators, generally under 35 and/or with less than 5 years of experience in arts management. Emerging Leaders share the desire to enhance their leadership capacity and the drive to develop innovative, effective and responsible management practices.

How do I participate?
Contact Liliana Hernandez-Constenla at 305-375-4634 or click here to join the mailing list for event notices. The Miami Emerging Arts Leaders meet monthly for events, meetings and workshops at various cultural venues throughout Miami-Dade County.

111 NW 1 ST, Suite 625 Miami, Florida 33128
t 305.375.4634
f 305.375.3068
www.miamidadearts.org
Michael Spring, Director

Silvano Monasterios and the Fourth World Ensemble 11/11/10

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KCC Productions and the Van Dyke Cafe present Silvano Monasterios and the Fourth World Ensemble
Thursday November 11, at 9 PM
The Van Dyke
846 Lincoln Road, South Beach.
For more information, call 305-534-3600 or visit thevandykecafe.com.

Voted “Best Jazz Musician in Miami (2009)” by the Miami New Times, pianist-composer Silvano Monasterios hails from Caracas, Venezuela. In 1989, he traveled to Miami, Florida to participate at the Miami Jazz Festival. After obtaining an “Outstanding Soloist Award” at the University of Colorado in 1991, Silvano received a music scholarship from the University of Miami, from which he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995.

Silvano has performed with a number of important artists including Ira Sullivan, Terumasa Hino & the World Jazz All-Stars, Othello Molineaux, Dave Liebman, Melton Mustafa, Marc Johnson, Donald Byrd, Alan Harris, Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, Nathen Page, Randy Brecker, Sammy Figueroa, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Paul Wertico, Mark Egan, Shakira, David Lee Roth, and Nestor Torres.

In 1998, Silvano was voted “New Artist of the Year” at the Hennessy Cognac Jazz Search in New York City. 1998 also marked the release of his first CD, Roads Not Taken, which received outstanding reviews in the U.S. and Latin America.

He earned his Master’s Degree in Jazz Piano and Pedagogy in 2004 from The University of Miami. DownBeat Magazine honored Silvano as the winner of its “Best Jazz Instrumental Soloist Award” in the 28th Annual (2005) Student Music Awards. In 2006, his new recording, Fostered, was released. Fostered features all original compositions, including “Avila”, mentioned above.

In 2007, Dogleg Records, a new independent company, released a recording of a live concert by the Wertico/Egan/Monasterios Trio entitled “Jazz Impressions”. Silvano composed, performed & co-produced two songs, including the title track, of the 2008 GRAMMY-nominated album, “The Magician”, by Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion. This wonderful CD has been nominated as “Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year”.
The 4th World Ensemble, emerging in 2007 from Monasterios’ desire to experiment with the fusion of Latin Rhythms, World Music and Pure Jazz, features Monasterios on piano, accompanied by percussion, drums, bass and saxophone. The ensemble performs all original music composed and arranged by Silvano Monasterios.

Adam Emil performs at the Miami Music Festival 11/13/10

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Adam Emil performs at the Miami Music Festival
11/13/2010, 11:00 PM
Cafeina Wynwood
297 NW 23rd Street,
Miami, FL
www.myspace.com/napalmmusic

Chicago’s own up-and-comer Adam Emil has been invited to perform at the Miami Music Festival – a conference/showcase dedicated to emerging artists and new music. Adam will bring his blend of hip hop-influenced R&B/soul and represent Chicago to the fullest over two nights. Emil has been crowned as an Apollo Legend, won B.E.T.’s ‘Ya Heard’ new artist competition, was WGCI’s first ever “Hometown Hero”, won the Top Pop Artist Award for most money grossed on the #1 online booking site, Gigmaster.com – and he’s just getting started!

Check Adam out on MySpace: www.myspace.com/napalmmusic

Jazz at Jazid with Troy Roberts NuJive 11/9/10

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KCC Productions and Jazid present Jazz at Jazid, with Troy Roberts’ NuJive
Tuesday November 9, at 11 PM.
Jazid, 1342 Washington Ave, South Beach
For more information, call (305) 673-9372 or visit jazid.net.

Hailing from the remote location of Perth, West Australia, saxophonist and composer Troy Roberts has recently relocated to the USA. Having completed a Masters and currently teaching part-time at the University of Miami, Troy recently won two consecutive Downbeat Jazz Soloist Awards, two consecutive West Australian Music Industry Awards, was the only Australian finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, and continues to maintain a busy performance schedule around Australia, Europe and the USA.

Having shared the stage with greats such as Sammy Figueroa (performing on his Grammy-nominated album, The Magician), Robby Ameen, Lew Soloff, Lauryn Hill, James Morrison, Kevin Mahogany, Slide Hampton, Gary Bartz, Geoff Keezer, Rodney Whitaker, Carl Allen, Dennis McCrell, Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton, Troy has not only just released his third album, The XenDen Suite – an 8-part composition for jazz quartet and string quartet – but also his first DVD – a live concert performance of The XenDen Suite.
Troy leads the exciting nu-jazz project, The NuJive Collective, which features some seriously talented young Miami-based artists, while showcasing Troy’s original compositions – an eclectic concoction of jazz, groove, Latin and neo-soul.

Recent Awards
2010
Perth Jazz Society Member’s Choice Award
Perth Jazz Society Best Jazz Performance Award (Troy Roberts Double Quartet)
Downbeat Student Music Award – Jazz Soloist

2009
WAMI Award – Best Original Jazz Act
Finalist in the Wangaratta Jazz Saxophone Competition.

2008
Performance on Grammy-nominated album, ‘The Magician’
Semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition
WAMI Award – Best Original Jazz Act

Reflection Series presents A Mid-Day Soirée 11/14/10

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Reflection Series presents A Mid-Day Soirée
11/14/2010, 3:00 pm
Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Ave.
Miam, FL
www.bassmuseum.org

Violinist Gil Morgenstern’s critically acclaimed Reflections Series launches its 2010-2011 season with A Mid-Day Soirée at the Bass Museum of Art. The concert takes us inside the celebrated Parisian salon of famed salonière Winnaretta Singer, heiress to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Inspired by the Bass Museum of Art’s own salon, the Taplin Gallery, Mr. Morgenstern has programmed a fascinating array of important works that were commissioned by or dedicated to Ms. Singer, or premieres that took place at her salon. The concert includes music by Ravel, Fauré, Stravinsky, Debussy, de Falla, and Schubert. Mr. Morgenstern will be joined by soprano Deborah Selig and pianist Hiromi Fukuda.

Tickets: $15 members & $25 non-members
Series season tickets: $40 members & $65 non-members at 305.673.7530

Miami Young Republicans Sponsored BBQ 11/6/10

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Miami Young Republicans Sponsored BBQ
Saturday, November 6th 2010, 12:00 noon – 3:00PM
Crandon Park at Key Biscayne
4000 Crandon Blvd
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
*exact location will be announced w/ RSVP
miamiyoungrepublicans.com

Come celebrate a victorious Florida elections sweep with the Miami Young Republicans at Crandon Park. We will be supplying the meat and munchies. Feel free to join in with your own beer!

The Weather Channel tells us to look forward to zero chance of rain, sunny skies and cool temperatures in the 60’s all day!

The Young Republicans kindly ask that you RSVP to this event via email: miamiyoungrepublicans@gmail.com, twitter: @miamiyrs, or FB group so that we can account for you and your guests in order to purchase the right amount of meat.

We look forward to meeting you!

Follow us on Twitter @miamiyrs. Join our Facebook group “Miami Young Republicans (aka the Biscayne Bay Young Republicans)”. Stay updated by signing up for monthly e-mails regarding meetings, happy hours and socials via miamiyoungrepublicans.com.

{Standard disclaimer: please remember that the Soul Of Miami website is non-political. We endorse no candidates or political parties. We just endorse partying!}

Graffiti Gone Global GGG2010 presents Fresh Produce 12/1-5/10

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GGG2010 presents Fresh Produce
December 1 – 5, 2010, 11am – 8pm
70 NW 25th Street, Wynwood
Miami, FL 33127
btwn NW 2nd ave & N. Miami Ave in Wynwood
A reception will be held on Friday, December 3 from 8 – 10pm
www.gggexhibit.com

Graffiti Gone Global (GGG) launches its fourth consecutive year with an exhibition of street and graffiti art running parallel to Art Basel Miami Beach. Entitled Fresh Produce, GGG’s installation explores the gray area between the street and the gallery, while adopting the quintessential farmers’ market mantra of “fresh.” Powered by SUSHISAMBA Fresh Produce is curated by Christina Gonzalez — aka She Kills He — and will feature work from today’s top street and graffiti artists, as well as a collaboration with Operation Design and a new large-scale installation by Dutch artists Haas & Hahn. Fresh Produce is produced in collaboration with Primary Flight and will be housed in a 7,000-square-foot venue in the Wynwood Arts District and will open to the public on December 1. A reception will be held on Friday, December 3 from 8 – 10pm.

GGG’s Fresh Produce will feature a roster of international artists, including: The London Police, Revok, Erik Otto, Skewville, Pepa Prieto, Augustine Kofie, Alëxone, Kenton Parker, Tes One, BASK, Dolla, Jim Darling, Dabs & Myla, Stormie Mills, Michael De Feo, Andrew Holder, Jack Hudson, Tristan Eaton, Tatiana Suarez, Surge, Jersey Joe, Remed, Parskid, Logan Hicks, Escif, Depoe, Remi/Rough, Ryan Bubnis, Mike Perry, Reyes and from the Family Baglione: Flip, Sesper, Thais Beltrame and Herbert Baglione and others.

Night Networking Tweet Up at Da Vittorio Restaurant 11/10/10

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Wednesday November 10th, 6PM-8PM
Da Vittorio Restaurant
264 Giralda Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Due to the OVERWHELMING success of our TweetUp this past Wednesday, we’re doing it again!
Mark Your Calendars for 11/10/2010 in the Gables!
Twitter Hashtags for this TweetUp include: #NNCG, #InSenseMia, #SocialBuzzTV

Come join us for a great night of food, drink specials and movers and shakers in Miami! Start the night with a glass of your favorite complimentary vodka libation and hors d’oeuvres.

Be sure to bring plenty of business cards for Business Card Bingo, a networking event like no other. There will also be a raffle to win free admission to our upcoming Business Boot Camp on Wednesday November 17th, 2010!

Dress to impress as SocialBuzzTV will be filming this event and hopefully interviewing you!
We look forward to seeing you there!

Contact:
InSense Miami
info@insensemiami.com
305.423.9398
www.InSenseMiami.com

Feria de Salud Por Tu Familia 11/21/10

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Feria de Salud: Por Tu Familia
November 21, 2010, 10 AM – 3 PM
Tropical Park
7900 SW 40th Street
Miami, FL

www.diabetes.org/miamiferia

Free health event for the whole family!
Music, Fun for the kids, Entertainment, Cooking Demonstrations & Give-aways.
Free health screeings include A1C, Glucose, Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Bone Density, Osteoporosis, Lower Leg / Neuropathy, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Vision & Hearing. Free diabetes education & an ask the experts area.

the Kissing Booth Show at swampspace gallery 12/1/10

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the Kissing Booth Show
dec 1, 2010, 12noon
swampspace gallery
3821 NE 1 Court
Miami Design Distirct

Join Swampspace Gallery to celebrate the romantic nostalgia of love with the much anticipated “Kissing Booth” show, featuring artworks by Kenny Scharf and Oliver Sanchez. Kissing Booths were light spirited attractions at carnivals and fairs of days gone by. On the surface these contraptions were used to tantalize and loosen our pockets. They are sentimental relics with an enduring practical purpose. Reviving their benevolent tradition, the Kissing Booth show is a fundraiser benefiting the students of Design and Architecture Senior High school. But the gallery installation like the “Eternal Kiss” is much much more.

In 1907 sculptor Constantin Brancusi took a chunk of stone and with a few simple cuts, transformed the rock into an iconic sculpture. With the canons of amour that preceded him, Brancusi illustrated the soulful power of this singular carnal contact. His work serves as a constant reminder that there is no substitute for kissing. Chiming in with salacious intent, the very kissable Bob Hope once said “People who throw kisses are mighty hopelessly lazy”. At the risk of smothering the flames of the kiss, the huggable Confucius proclaimed, “Kissing is like drinking sea water. You drink, and your thirst increases”. Today many find themselves at the crossroads of emotions. With salty tears we proceed along the paths of contentedness and despair. The intimacy of a kiss shared by two being in a single space in time is like happiness, it feels best when you give it to someone else.

During the festivities of the prestigious ABMB 2010 art fair and the sophisticated reveling in the Miami Design District, one destination certain to be unique and uncouth is the Kissing Booth.

Sky’s the Limit by Alvaro Ilizarbe at swampspace gallery 11/13/10

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“Sky’s the Limit” by Alvaro Ilizarbe
Nov 13, 2010, 7-11pm
swampspace gallery
3821 ne 1 court
miami design district
swampspace.blogspot.com

Swampspace presents “Sky’s The Limit” a solo exhibition by Alvaro Ilizarbe/Freegums. This show will feature a large scale projection of clips of American pastimes and Juke songs that are layered and mixed into dance music videos. The artist is superimposed on the video embracing the moment by dancing and celebrating.

This new work portrays our cultures’ indulgence of guilty pleasures through entertainment. The video strives to satisfy our never-ending desire to have fun and be entertained, invoking a feeling of momentary fulfillment.

Sky’s The Limit by Alvaro Ilizarbe
Saturday, November 13th, 2010 7-10pm
at Swampspace 3821 NE 1 Court

this is a “one night only” event

Social Media Boot Camp Coral Gables Tues 11/16/10

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Social Media Boot Camp – Coral Gables
Da Vittorio Restaurant
264 Giralda Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tuesday November 16, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

Does Your Business Need Some SOCIAL MEDIA Conditioning?
If you said YES just now, then mark Your Calendars for Tuesday morning 11/16/2010 in the Gables!
SPREAD THE WORD! Everyone Needs Social Media, EVERYONE!

You’ll learn about…
What is Social Media?
Why Do I Need it in my Business?
What are the most effective Social Media mediums?
Case studies and successful campaigns
Why You Need Video in your life
Tips, Tricks and Tools
Leaving Boot Camp with a GAME PLAN for Social Media

REGISTER HERE: http://tinyurl.com/2dpng2k

Be sure to bring plenty of business cards before and after Boot Camp are great opportunites to network with other likeminded business owners.

We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions in the mean time, just feel free to shoot us an email or give us a call! 786-273-7875 or info@InSenseMiami.com
We’re here to help!
See You Soon!
Get more information.
Register Now!

Seventh Annual Masters Mystery Art Show 12/1/10

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NEW for Art Basel Opening Night: Seventh Annual Masters’ Mystery Art Show Dec. 1 at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach Features Collectible Canvas Totes Created by 25 Top Designers Art and Fashion Unite to Benefit Florida International University Masters in Fine Arts Program
December 2, 2010, 12 to 7 p.m.
Ritz-Carlton South Beach
One Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139 USA

Thursday, December 2- 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.- 7th annual Masters’ Mystery Art Show. Join the Ritz-Carlton South Beach, Lionstone Development, bohemians, royalty, fashion designers, socialites and international art lovers to a one-of-a kind event. Original 6×9-inch works of art created by renowned artists and signed only on the back to reveal the name after their sale. The mystery creates an artistic “whodunit”. Guest will also enjoy a spectacular silent auction of one-of-a kind Tote bags created by the world’s most renowned Designers. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Florida International University Master’s in Fine Arts program. The seventh annual Masters’ Mystery Art Show (MMAS),will open Art Basel, Wednesday, December 1 with a private, evening cocktail reception at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach.

www.mastersmystery.com

Hialeah Hosts Its Fourth Annual Tobacco Youth Prevention Summit 11/5/10

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Fourth Annual Tobacco Youth Prevention Summit
Friday, November 5, 2010.
Presentations will be from at 6:00 p.m. through 9 p.m.
Goodlet Theater, 4200 West 8 Avenue, Hialeah

Mayor Julio Robaina, the esteemed City Council, the City of Hialeah Department of Parks and Recreation’s Early Prevention and Intervention Youth and Internship Program (E.P.I), along with the Miami-Dade County Health Department and the University of Miami, will celebrate its 4th Annual Youth Tobacco Prevention Summit.

This year the Youth Tobacco Prevention Summit will highlight the candy-flavored tobacco products that have emerged from big tobacco companies. These new, flavored tobacco products are now being used to allure youth into lifelong tobacco addiction.

Tobacco use continues to be the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. In most cases, the decision to smoke or use tobacco products is not made by adults, but impressionable adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 years of age. Don’t let our children become a statistic. Show your support for creating a tobacco-free Miami-Dade and protecting the health and future of our youth.

For more information on the summit please contact William Sanchez at the City of Hialeah’s Department of Parks and Recreation, at 305-687-2650.

For more information, please contact the Communications & Special Events Department at 305-889-5701.

CBS4 Morning Team Gets Still 4 A Cause 11/7/10

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On Sunday, November 7
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in the Center Court at Dadeland Mall

On Sunday, November 7, the members of the CBS4 News Morning Team will sit as still as statues at Dadeland Mall to draw attention to an important cause – CBS4’s Neighbors 4 Neighbors’ Adopt a Family 4 the Holidays campaign. Co-anchors Jawan Strader and Marybel Rodriguez, Meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez and Traffic Reporter Christina Loren will gather at Dadeland Mall and sit perfectly still for an hour — not an easy accomplishment for this crew! — while volunteers from Neighbors 4 Neighbors collect donations that will go to gift cards and toys for families that might not otherwise have the means to enjoy the holidays.

The team will strike their statue poses from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in the Center Court at Dadeland Mall. Onlookers are advised to get there early to witness this unique celebrity still life.
“There is a real need to adopt families for the holidays and we are determined to do all that we can to make a difference for those in need,’ said Lynn Cameron, executive director of CBS4’s Neighbor 4 Neighbors. “Still for a Cause presents a great opportunity for the South Florida community to meet the CBS4 Morning Team and make a donation that will directly impact people in our community.”

WFOR-TV/CBS4 and WBFS/TV33 are part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation. CBS4 is “always on.” For local news, sports scores, weather updates, traffic reports, entertainment news and the best video experience available on the web 24 hours a day, go to CBS4.com.

“Dadeland Mall is proud to welcome the CBS morning team here in support of helping families in need this holiday season,” said Ozzie Dominguez, General Manager of Dadeland Mall. “We encourage our shoppers to be here and show their support for CBS4’s Neighbors 4 Neighbors.”

Images Attached Of Co-Anchors Jawan Strader And Marybel Rodriguez, Meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez And Traffic Reporter Christina Loren

Premier Sweet Event At The Shops At Sunset Place 11/18/10

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Indulge Your Sweet Tooth At The Shops At Sunset Place’s “How Sweet It Is”
On Thursday, November 18
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Shops at Sunset Place

Event featuring all-you-can-eat sweet treats will benefit local charities

If sweet treats are the way to anyone’s heart, then The Shops at Sunset Place’s “How Sweet It Is” on Thurs., Nov. 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. is sure to please. The Shops at Sunset Place, one of South Miami’s leading retail and entertainment destinations, will welcome the area’s finest chefs and caterers to take part in a delicious tasting celebration that will benefit local charities: the Academy of Information Technology; A Safe Haven for Newborns; Simon Youth Foundation; Transition, Inc., and Vent Love, Inc.

The Shops at Sunset Place’s “How Sweet It Is” attendees will enjoy a delicious display of all-you-can-eat desserts and sweet treats, as well as live entertainment by The Living Dolls Dance Factory and many more. The evening will also include a kid zone with family-friendly activities such as cookie decorating, a trail-mix creation station, face painting and more.

“The Shops at Sunset Place is excited to introduce this community event that will make a significant contribution to local organizations, while providing a delicious night out for local families,” said Claudia Marquez, director of marketing and business development at The Shops at Sunset Place. “‘How Sweet It Is’ is perfect for those who want to indulge their sweet tooth, all while supporting a good cause.”

Participating South Florida restaurants, vendors and caterers for The Shops at Sunset Place’s “How Sweet It Is” include: Ana Paz Cakes, Death by Chocolate, Divine Delicacies, Godiva, LA Sweets, Marhaba, Old Lisbon Restaurant, Outback Steakhouse, Segafredo South Miami, Sugar Heaven, Sweet Delights of Miami, The Melting Pot and many more.

Tickets are $20 and children 10 and under can enjoy the event for free. Parking tickets will be validated with the purchase of an event ticket. For more information on “How Sweet It Is” or to purchase tickets, contact Claudia Marquez at (305) 663-0482 or via email at cmarquez@simon.com.

The Shops at Sunset Place is a popular open-air shopping, dining and entertainment destination. The mall is located at the intersection of US 1 and Red Road/SW 57th Avenue in South Miami, Florida and is managed by Simon Property Group, Inc. The Shops at Sunset Place offers a sensational line-up of dining and entertainment venues, including AMC 24 Sunset Place with IMAX, Color Me Mine, Cool-de-Sac Play Café, Casas & Ideas (Coming Soon), Dan Marino’s, Gameworks, and Splitsville Luxury Lanes and Dinner Lounge. In addition, The Shops at Sunset Place is home to leading retailers such as American Eagle Outfitters, Armani Exchange, Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble Superstore, Forever 21, Hollister Co., Gap/Gap Kids, Niketown, Pottery Barn, Victoria’s Secret, Urban Outfitters, and Z-Gallerie. Additional information is available at www.simon.com.

Photographs of Dinner with Zacapa Rum Master Blender at Club 50 on 11/3/10

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Dinner with Zacapa Rum Master Blender Lorena Vazquez at Club 50 on Wednesday, November 3, 2010.  As those of you who know me I like Tequila, but I am learning to like rum, especially after going to the last two Rum Renaissance Festivals.  We get to Club 50 and they have a special spiced rum punch made with Zacapa 23 year old rum, it had cloves, cinnamon and orange slices in it and was so yummy.  After mingling for about half an hour it was time for the presentation and dinner with Lorena Vazquez.  She told us about herself and what she does as a Master Blender and told us about the seven different rum we were about to taste, Un-Aged Rum, American Whiskey, Charred White Oak, Sherry, Pedro Ximenez, French Oak and the 23 year old Rum. My favorites was the American Whiskey and the 23 year old Rum.  Next we went on to dinner and I have to say it was amazing.  First course was Smoked Octopus paired with View from the top which is Zacapa Rum 23 with grapefruit and lime juice, honey ginger syrup and bitters.  Second course was Grilled Filet of Branzio paired with The Knickerbocker which is Zacapa 23 with Grand Marnier, lime juice and muddled raspberries. Third course was Braised Short Ribs (YUMMY) paired with Zacapa Old Fashioned which is Zacapa Rum 23, simple syrup, cigar bitters and orange bitters.  The forth and last course was Brioche Bread Pudding paired with Zacapa XO Neat.  Everything about the evening was wonderful, the food, the drinks and the company.  Thank you so much for the invitation and a chance to get a better appreciation for rum.

LoweDown Happy Hour 11/4/10

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Thursday, November 4, 7-9 PM
LoweDown Happy Hour
1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Post-Election Party!

The elections are over, but you can learn about the influences of politics on art with a tour of the student curated exhibition, ArtLab @ the Lowe: The Changing Face of Art and Politics, by Dr. Joel Hollander. Enjoy pizza from Pizza Rustica with cocktails generously provided by Bacardi and PAMA. Other beverages courtesy of Vitamin Water Zero and Honest Tea.

$10 Admission; Free for Lowe Members

Pearl Sundays At Club O1 11/7/10

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PEARL SUNDAYS AT CLUB O1
From Nov 7 to Nov 8 2010, From 11 pm to 5 am
CLUB O1
One Ocean Drive
Miami BEach Florida 33139
305 538 1111
www.clubo1.com

Every Sundays From 11PM To 5 AM Club O1 brings back the classic Pearl Sundays! . This week features DJ Joe Dert . For more information or to book your reservation call 305.538.1111 For table and bottle reservations: reservation@clubo1.com

Dancing In Miami At Nikki Music Every Sunday Night 11/6/10

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DANCING IN MIAMI AT NIKKI MUSIC EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT
From Nov 7 to Nov 8 2010, From 7 pm to 5 Am
NIKKI BEACH MIAMI
One Ocean Drive
Miami Beach Florida 33139
305 538 1111
www.nikkibeach.com

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 SAM ZARIF , Residents DJ Bruno and DJ Armand Pena, For more information or to book your reservation call 305.538.1111 For reservations table and bottle reservations: viptables@nikkibeach.com

Masters of the Mix 11/4/10

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Masters of the Mix
November 4, 2010, 9pm-5am
Lux Miami Beach
1439 Washington Ave. Miami Beach Fl 33139
Website.

Smirnoff proudly presents Masters of the Mix Miami Premiere …Live Dj battle featuring 6 of Miami’s Top Djs… Performances by Dj Irie & Dj Cheapshot
for Guest list or Table reservations: rsvp@Luxmiamibeach.com

Smirnoff Presents: Master of the Mix- Miami Premiere
Miami, FL / Nov 4, 2010 SMIRNOFF® hosts South Florida’s tastemaker set for a second time this fall with another exciting event, bursting with top talent. This Thursday, November 4th, Lux Nightclub (1437 Washington Ave., Miami Beach) proudly hosts the premiere event for the new reality television show, Master of the Mix. The event will feature highlights from the first episode, performances by DJ Cheapshot (LA) and DJ Irie (MIA) and a local DJ battle featuring guest judge and 4x DMC World Champion, DJ Craze.

The Master of the Mix Miami premiere event crew competing for the ultimate local DJ title includes:
• A-train
• Cardi
• J Felix
• Kid Nemsis
• Mr. Sandman
• Supersede

The event will also feature tasting stations for all those who missed out on the People’s Challenge at Grand Central, where Smirnoff was chosen over the competition by 2 out of 3 attendees. Doors open at 9pm and complimentary Smirnoff cocktails including “The Equalizer” will be offered to guests until midnight.

About the Show: The new original competition series MASTER OF THE MIX will be hosted by award-winning producer Just Blaze, the show takes the world’s most popular DJs and challenges them to compete for the title of MASTER OF THE MIX, take home $250,000 in cash and prizes, including a custom-made SMIRNOFF bottle. The competing cast includes: DJ Jazzy Joyce, DJ Mars, DJ Rap, DJ Revolution, Rich Medina, DJ Scratch and DJ Vikter Duplaix.

Coconut Grove Art Stroll 11/6/10

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Coconut Grove Art Stroll
11/06/2010, 7:00pm-11:00pm
Mayfair Promenade
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400D.
Coconut Grove Florida 33133
Myspace page.

Saturday Night at Coconut Grove Art Stroll
A Mix of Artists, Art Demonstrations, Live Music, Dance Performances, Street Magicians, Food & Beverage Sampling. Free event at Mayfair in the Grove offers Activities for the Whole Family
Saturday, November 6, 2010. 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.

Location: Promenade of the Shoppes at Mayfair. 2911 Grand Avenue. Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010. 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Admission: Free

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Art Exhibits by locals and international artist Gallery Openings.
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Street Magicians by The House of Flying Cards.
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Dance Performance By Breuil Fussion Academy.
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Serena Stroppa, an expressive pop/folk/rock, singer/songwriter
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Jibaro, one of Miami’s Premier Pop/Rock Latin Party Bands Promoting their new album. “Esto Lo que Hay”.

On Saturday, November 6, Coconut Grove Art Stroll once again will be offering a fabulous array of new artists and entertainers. Enjoy free food and beverages by some of Miami’s most popular restaurants and sponsors including Coconut Grove’s Milam’s Market, Pollo Tropical, and Miller Light Beer. Over 40 local and international artists will participate. To enrich the experience, festivities will include live music by Jibaro, one of Miami’s Premier Pop/Rock Latin Party Bands Promoting their new album. “Esto es lo que Hay”. With a mix of rock, Pop and Latin flavor. Special Dance Presentation by the Breuil Fussion Academy,” Serena Stroppa, an expressive pop/folk/rock, singer/songwriter, will rock you off your feet! And to make this night an unforgettable night… The House of Flying Cards will entertain the audience with ongoing street magic performances. Some of the artists exhibiting works in the festival include Johnny Valdes, Proman Garcia, Barbara Cooper Hanson, Manuel Menendes, Arien Lopez, Beradette Denoux, Daisy Rodriguez, Rolando J. Mendez, Cecilia Borrel, Pedro Rivero and Vidal J. Rivero.

In addition” Artway66 Gallery” Set in a Modern Artist’s loft at the Mayfair promenade in Coconut Grove, ArtWay66 evokes a time when artists found inspiration and community in sharing their work, and philosophy with one another. The bohemian lifestyle fashioned life as a grand celebration, a feast of the senses to be shared and treasured. Together, artists found kinship over every Gallery exhibits and events, over cocktails, live music, artistic performance and conversation. Artway66 brings to you “Diversities II” a one of a kind Art exhibit, presenting artists: Joseph Lawrence, Proman Garcia, Johnny Valdes, Marlenes Gasiba, Kurt Merkel, Trina Collins, Arien Lopez, Haydee Pichardo, Rolando Serra, Nelba Gonzales, Yampier Sardina and Luis Breso, 12 Artists, Twelve different styles. Special Live Music Presentation by: Jibaro, Serena Stroppa, David Gilarbert and Yanelis Olbera. Video Visuals on giant screen: by Johnny. Special Presentation: by Breuil Fussion Academy. Enjoy Open Bar and Tapas, all night long.
This free monthly cultural event founded and directed by Johnny Valdes has proved to be an excellent way to spend a casual Saturday evening.
By presenting the event flyer, one may enter the raffle to win a free 60″ X 16″ Miami skyline panoramic photo by Johnny.
Coconut Grove Art Stroll
Promenade of the Shoppes at Mayfair
2911 Grand Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Ph: 305.726.1466
coconutgroveartstroll@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/coconutgroveartstroll

Miami Book Fair International Schedule 11/14-21/10

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Miami Book Fair International
Nov. 14-21, 2010
Miami Dade College (MDC) Wolfson Campus
300 NE Second Ave.
downtown Miami
www.miamibookfair.com

Evening With schedule
Sunday-Friday, Nov. 14-19:
* Sunday, Nov. 14
4pm: George W. Bush, Decision Points
7:30pm: Carlos Fuentes
* Monday, Nov. 15, 8pm: Nora Ephron, I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections
* Tuesday, Nov. 16
*6pm: Christopher McDougall, Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Ever Seen
*8pm: Robert Goolrick, The Reliable Wife
* Wednesday, Nov. 17
film at the Miami Book Fair/Auditorium
6:00 p.m. – The Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story
Smithsonian Channel documentary; 41 minutes
The Soul of a People shows the underbelly of Florida – Jim Crow Laws and turpentine peonage – as it chronicles how much of African-American culture the 1930s authors would include in the Florida Guide Book as part of the Great Depression’s Federal Writer’s Project. The documentary, released during the 75th anniversary of the Federal Writer’s Project, features noted authors Studs Terkel, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright and Stetson Kennedy, the last living author of the Florida Writer’s Project.

8:00 p.m. – Key West: Bohemia in the Arts
WLRN Public Radio and Television; 30 minutes
Key West has been a home or favorite visiting spot to some of the United States’ most renowned poets and writers, from Ernest Hemingway to Robert Frost. Key West: Bohemia in the Arts looks at the Conch Republic capital’s allure with filmmakers interviewing such famous contemporary writers as Gore Vidal and Russell Banks.
8pm: John Waters, Role Models
* Thursday, Nov. 18:
*6pm: Eugene Robinson, Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America
*8pm: Pat Conroy, My Life In Books
* Friday, Nov. 19:
*6pm: EO Wilson, Anthill;
* 8pm: Patti Smith, Just Kids

Schedule of Readings
Saturday, November 20
Chapman
10 a.m.: Dave Barry on I’ll Mature When I’m Dead: Dave Barry’s Amazing Tales of Adulthood and Willie Geist on American Freak Show: The Completely Fabricated Stories of Our New National Treasures
11:30 a.m.: Dave Eggers on Zeitoun
12:30 p.m.: Greil Marcus on Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads and
Alex Ross on Listen to This
2 p.m.: Sebastian Junger on War and Karl Marlantes on Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
3:30 p.m.: Carlos Eire on Learning to Die in Miami, Edwidge Danticat on Create Dangerously: Immigrant Artists at Work and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o on Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir
5 p.m.: Salman Rushdie on Luka and the Fire of Life
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Auditorium
10 a.m.: Walter Mosley on The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
11 a.m.: Michele Norris on The Grace of Silence: A Memoir
Noon: Ann Beattie on The New Yorker Stories
1 p.m.: Sue Miller on The Lake Shore Limited; Scott Spencer on Man in the Woods and Aimee Bender on The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
2:30 p.m.: Vendela Vida on The Lovers: A Novel, Jennifer Egan on A Visit from the Goon Squad, Julie Orringer on The Invisible Bridge: A Novel and Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad.
4 p.m.
Gay Talese on The Silent Season of a Hero: The Sports Writing of Gay Talese
and Ian Frazier on Travels in Siberia
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Prometeo
10 a.m.: Kate DiCamillo, Bink and Gollie, in conversation with Jon Scieszka
11 a.m.: Laurie Halse Anderson on Forge, Kimberly Willis Holt on The Water Seeker and Jennifer L. Holm on Turtle in Paradise
12:30 p.m.: Tony DiTerlizzi on The Search for Wondla and Ridley Pearson on Kingdom Keepers III: Disney in Shadow

1:30 p.m.: Scott Westerfeld on Behemoth (Leviathan), Darren Shan on Birth of a Killer: Book 1 of The Saga of Larten Crepsley and Ellen Hopkins on Fallout
3 p.m. : Jon Scieszka on SPHDZ Book #2! and Pop-ups! Paper Engineering with Matthew Reinhart on Encyclopedia Mythologica: Gods and Heroes
4 p.m.: Comix Galaxy
Barry Deutsch on Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, Raina Telgemeir on Smile and Amy Ignatow on The Popularity Papers

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Centre Gallery
10:30 a.m. Graphic Noir Kody Chamberlain on Sweets, Joshua Hale Fialkov on Tumor, Mat Johnson on Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story
Noon Life and Comics
Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Greg Rucka and Jen Van Meter
with moderator Alex Rodrik
2 p.m. Jaime Hernandez, The Art of Jaime Hernandez: The Secrets of Life and Death, in conversation with Gustavo Arellano, Ask a Mexican, and Charles Kochman, executive editor, Abrams ComicArts
3 p.m. Shazam! Chip Kidd and Brad Meltzer on The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal with moderator Charles Kochman, executive editor, Abrams ComicArts
4 p.m. Graphic Lives: Lars Martinson on Tonoharu, Tracy White on How I Made it to 18: A Mostly True Story and Sid Jacobson on Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography

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10 a.m. Mary del Priore on Fazendas do imperio and Ana Maria Goncalves on Um defeito dcor
11 a.m. Ferdie Pacheco on Tales From the 5th St. Gym: Ali, the Dundees and the Golden Age of Boxing
Noon Mark Rotella on Amore: The Story of Italian American Song and
Liza Bakewell on Madre: Perilous Journeys with A Spanish Noun CHECK SP
1 p.m. Kent Annan on Following Jesus Through the Eye of the Needle and
Patti M. Marxsen on Tales from the Heart of Haiti
2 p.m. Stories of the African Diaspora Doreen Baingana on Tropical Fish: Stories from Entebbe, Ndibe Okey on Arrows of Rain and Chenjerai Hove on Bones
3:30 p.m. Heather Russell on Legba’s Crossing: Narratology in the African Atlantic and Donna Weir-Soley on Eroticism, Spirituality and Resistance in Black Women’s Writings
4:30 p.m. Robert Norman on 100 Questions and Answers About Chronic Illness and Julie Pech on The Chocolate Therapist
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Pavilion A
10:30 a.m.
Barbara Leaming on Churchill Defiant: Fighting On: 1945-1955 and Robert Dallek on The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953
Noon
Susan Isaacs on As Husbands Go and Carol Higgins Clark on Wrecked

1:30 p.m.
Copyright Clearinghouse Center presents Christopher Kenneally in conversation with Steven Rattner on Overhaul: An Insider’s Account of the Obama Administration’s Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry
2:30 p.m.
Howard Bryant on The Last Hero: The Life of Henry Aaron and Jane Leavy on The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood
4 p.m.
Emilio Estefan on The Rhythm of Success: How An Immigrant Produced His Own American Dream

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Pavilion B
10:30 a.m. Ilan Stavans on the Norton Anthology of Latino Literature with Dagoberto Gilb, The Flowers, Jimmy Santiago Baca, A Glass of Water, and Cristina Garcia, The Lady Matador’s Hotel and The Lesser Tragedy of Death
12:30 James Ellroy on The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women: A Memoir
1:30 p.m. Kwame Anthony Appiah on Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen and Thomas C. Holt on Children of Fire: A History of African Americans
3:00 p.m. Jack Bishop on The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, Joan Nathan on Quiches, Kugels and Couscous and Linda Gassenheimer on The Flavors of the Florida Keys
4:30 p.m. Lee Schrager on The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook: Recipes and Behind-the-Scenes Stories from America’s Hottest Chefs
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10:00 a.m. Erica Eisdorfer on The Wet Nurse’s Tale: A Novel, Daphne Kalotay on Russian Winter and Lynn Kiele Bonasia on Summer Shift

11:30 a.m. Susan Abulhawa on Mornings in Jenin, Patricia Engel on Vida and Iris Gomez on Try to Remember
1:00 p.m. Scott Eyman on Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille and Jonathan Eig on Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America’s Most Wanted Gangster
2:30 p.m. Kay Redfield Jamison on Nothing Was the Same
3:30 p.m. Roger Rosenblatt on Making Toast
4:30 Lisa Unger on Fragile: A Novel and Alafair Burke on 212
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10 a.m. Caribbean Voices
Michele Voltaire Marcelin on Lost and Found, Ruth Miriam Garnett on Chole’s Grief, Diana McCaulay on Dog-Heart and Mervyn Taylor on No Back Door
11:30 a.m. Caribbean Voices Gideon Hanoomansingh, Merle Hodge, Earl Lovelace, Lasana Kwesi and Raoul Pantin, Earl Lovelace
with moderator Winston Maynard
1:30 p.m. Dr. Paul Farmer on Partner to the Poor
2:30 p.m. Sam Barry and Kathi Kamen Goldmark on Write That Book Already! The Tough Love you Need to Get Published Now and John Dufresne on Is Life Like This? A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months
4:00 p.m. GRANTA 113: Best of Young Spanish-language Novelists
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10:30 a.m.
Byron Janis on Chopin and Beyond: My Extraordinary Life in Music and the Paranormal
Noon
Michael Koryta on So Cold the River, Martin Solares on The Black Minutes and William Heffernan on The Dead Detective
1:30 p.m.
A Poetry Reading
Lynn Emanuel on Noose and Hook, Chase Twichell on Horses Where the Answers Should Have Been: New and Selected Poems, Michael Hettich on Like Happiness and Lola Haskins on Still, the Mountain
3 p.m.
Sean Kenniff on Etre the Cow
4 p.m.
Tigertail presents A South Florida Poetry Annual: Selected Collective, Poetry, Prose and Projects by The Miami Poetry Collective

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10 a.m. Nicolas J.S. Davies on Blood On Our Hands: The American Invasion and Destruction of of Iraq, Reese Erlich on Conversations with Terrorists and Louis J. Salome on Violence, Veils and Bloodlines: Reporting from War Zones
11:30 a.m. John Otis on The Law of the Jungle: The Hunt for Colombian Guerrillas, American Hostages and Buried Treasure, Susan Casey on The Wave: Challenging the Furies of the Ocean and Todd Kliman on Wild Vine
1 p.m. Brad Meltzer on Heroes for My Son and Jeffrey Zaslow on The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

2:30 p.m. David Kirkpatrick on The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World and Larry Kramer on C-Scape: Navigating the Future of Business
4 p.m. Heidi Cullen on The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet, Gywnne Dyer on Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats and Peter Maass on Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil
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10 a.m. Barbara Levenson on Justice in June, Glynn Marsh Alam on Tide Water Talisman and Deborah Sharp on Mama Gets Hitched

11:00 a.m. Susan Hassler on Intelligence and Kate White on Hush: A Novel
12:30 James O. Born on The Double Human, Tim Dorsey on Gator A-Go-Go and
James Grippando on Money To Burn
2 p.m. Les Standiford and Joe Matthews on Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction that Changed America
3 p.m. James W. Hall on Silencer, Jeff Lindsay on Dexter is Delicious and Ridley Pearson on In Harm’s Way and Greg Rucka on Last Run: A Queen & Country Novel
4:30 p.m. Carolina Garcia-Aguilera on Bloody Twist, Jonathon King on Midnight Guardians and Diane Stuckart on A Bolt from the Blue
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Sunday, November 21
Chapman
10 a.m.: Carl Hiaasen on Star Island: A Novel and
Scott Turow on Innocent

11:30 p.m.: Ron Chernow on Washington: A Life
12:30 p.m.: Simon Winchester on The Atlantic: Biography of an Ocean
1:30 p.m.: Meghan McCain on Dirty Sexy Politics
2:30 p.m.: John Avlon on Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America
Bill Press on Toxic Talk: How the Radical Right Has Poisoned America’s Airwaves
and Douglas Schoen on Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System
4 p.m.: Judith Viorst on Unexpectedly Eighty: And Other Adaptations

5 p.m.: Jonathan Franzen on Freedom: A Novel
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Auditorium
10 a.m.: Rosemary Wells on My Havana and Judith Viorst on Lulu and the Brontosaurus
11:00 a.m.: Michael Cunningham on By Nightfall
Noon: Stacy Schiff on Cleopatra
1 p.m. : Susan Cheever on Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography and Hazel Rowley on Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage
2:30 p.m.: Jennifer Gilmore on Something Red: A Novel, Helen Simonson on Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand and Sarah Blake on The Postmistress and Myla Goldberg on The False Friend
4:00 p.m.
Nick Zinner, Stacy Wakefield and Zach Lipez on Please Take Me Off of the Guest List

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Prometeo
10 a.m. T Cooper on The Beaufort Diaries, Preston Allen on Jesus Boy and Error! Contact not defined. on Florida Gothic Stories
11:30 a.m. Jonathan Tropper on This Is Where I Leave You, Adam Ross, Mr. Peanut and Larry Doyle on Go Mutants!
1 p.m.
On Poetry C.K. Williams on Wait and On Whitman in conversation with Campbell McGrath
2 p.m. Lev Grossman on The Magicians: A Novel, Brock Clarke on Exley and Ben Greenman on Celebrity Chekhov: Stories by Anton Chekhov

3:30 p.m. Joseph Skibell on A Curable Romantic, Gish Jen on World and Town, and Susan Straight, Take One Candle Light a Room

5 p.m. Annie Cohen-Solal on Leo and His Circle: The Life of Leo Castelli
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Centre Gallery
10:30 a.m. Denis Kitchen and John Lind on The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen
11:30 a.m. Lynda Barry on Picture This: The Near-sighted Monkey Book and Vanessa Davis on Make Me a Woman
1 p.m. Dean Haspiel and Inverna Lockpez with Joan Hilty, editor, DC Comics/Vertigo on Cuba: My Revolution
2 p.m. Joe Sacco on Footnotes in Gaza in conversation with book critic Ariel Gonzalez
3 p.m. Rick Meyerowitz on Drunk Stoned Brillaint Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made the National Lampoon Insanely Great
4 p.m. Dan Archer on The Honduran Coup: A Graphic History and
David Axe on War Is Boring
5 p.m. Etienne Davodeau on Lulu, femme nou (in French with consecutive interpretation)
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10 a.m. Gerald Grant on Bold Moves to Creating Financial Wealth
11 a.m. Virginia Jacko and Doug Eadie on The Blind Visionary
12:30 p.m. Dante Chinni on Our Patchwork Nation: The Surprising Truth About the “Real” America and Gary Rivlin on Broke U.S.A.:From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc.How the Working Poor Became Big Business
2 p.m. Kendall Coffey on Spinning the Law: Trying Cases in the Court of Public Opinion and Paul David Pope on The Deeds of My Fathers
3 p.m. Tasha Cunningham on So The Bastard Broke Your Heart, Now What?
4 p.m.\ Kim Anthony on Unfavorable Odds
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Pavilion A
10:30 a.m. James Swanson on Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jeffereson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln’s Corpse and David Grann on The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder Madness and Obsession
Noon Haiti Noir with Edwidge Danticat, M.J. Fievre, Mark Kurlansky
and Les Standiford
1:30 p.m. Richard Reeves on Portrait of Camelot: A Thousand Days in the Kennedy White House and Burton Hersh on Edward Kennedy: An Intimate Biography
3 p.m. Ben Mezrich on The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
4 p.m. Katherine Schwarzenegger on Rock What You’ve Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty
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11 a.m. Scout, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird with Mary Murphy, Kate DiCamillo, Brad Meltzer and Malcolm Jones
12:30 p.m. Glenn Taylor on The Marrowbone Marble Company: A Novel, Bernice McFadden on Glorious and Michael Knight on The Typist
2:00 p.m. Elizabeth Kostova on The Swan Thieves, Kathleen Kent on The Wolves of Andover and Caroline Leavitt on Pictures of You
3:30 p.m. Skip Horack on The Eden Hunter, Rosecrans Baldwin on You Lost Me There, T.M. Shine on Nothing Happens Until It Happens to You: A Novel Without Pay, Perks and Privileges
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10 a.m. Joanna Philbin on The Daughters Break the Rules and Alexandra Diaz on Of All the Stupid Things
11 a.m. Betsy Lerner on Forest For the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers and Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry on The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published
Noon Oscar Casares on Amigoland: A Novel, Aaron Michael Morales on Drowning in Tucson and E.C. Osondu on Voice of America
1 p.m. Julie Klausner on I Don’t Care About Your Brand: What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux Sensitive Hipsters and Other Guys I’ve Dated and Julie Klam, You Had Me at Woof and Sascha Rothchild on How to Get Divorced by 30: My Misguided Attempt at a Starter Marriage
2:30 p.m. Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn on You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up
3:30 p.m. Laura Munson on This is Not The Story You Think it Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness, Dani Shapiro on Devotion: A Memoir and Malcolm Jones on Little Boy Blues: A Memoir
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10 a.m. A Poetry Reading Reefka Schneider and Steven Schneider on Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives
11 a.m. Rabbi Edwin Goldberg on Love Tales from the Talmud
Noon Miryam Kabakov on Keep Your Wives Away From Them: Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires
1 p.m. A Poetry Reading Geoffrey Philp on Dub Wise, James Brock on Gods & Money and Nina Romano on Coffeehouse Meditations
2:30 p.m. A Poetry Reading Kevin Pilkington on In the Eyes of a Dog, Mark Statman on Tourist at Miracle
and Susan Rich on The Alchemist’s Kitchen and January O’Neil on Underlife
4 p.m. Mario Bencastro on Paraiso Portatil/Portable Paradise and Beatriz Rivera on When a Tree Falls
5 p.m. David Leddick on I Don’t Kiss
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11 a.m. Sabrina Lamb on A Kettle of Vultures…Caused the Boil on My Forehead, Susan Fales-Hill on One Flight Up and Lori Tharps on Substitute Me
12:30 p.m. Susanna Daniels on Stiltsville: A Novel, Heidi Durrow on The Girl Who Fell from the Sky and Joanna Smith Rakoff, A Fortunate Age: A Novel
2 p.m. Norberto Fuentes on Autobiography of Fidel Castro, Earl Lovelace on Is’ Just a Movie and Mark Kurlansky on Edible Stories
3:30 Roberto González Echevarría on Cuban Fiestas, Gustavo Pérez Firmat on The Havana Habit, Octavio Roca on Cuban Ballet and Mark Weiss on The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry
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10 a.m. Deborah Desilets on Morris Lapidus: Architecture of Joy and James F. Donnelly, Randall Robinson and Allan T. Shulman on Miami Architecture
11 a.m. Doctors Without Borders
Noon Doug Alderson on Encounters with Florida’s Endangered Wildlife, Tom Lodge on The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem, Warren Richey on Without a Paddle: Racing Twelve Hundred Miles Around Florida by Sea Kayak, and
Craig Pittman on Manatee Insanity: Inside the War Over Florida’s Most Famous Endangered Spieces
1:30 p.m. Michael Carlebach on Sunny Land: Pictures from Paradise and Andrew Zuckerman on Music
3 p.m. Matt Dellinger on I-69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway
and Paul Reyes on Exiles in Eden: Life Among the Ruins of Florida’s Great Recession
4:30 p.m. Lily Prellezo and Jose Basulto on Seagull One: The Amazing True Story of Brothers to the Rescue

Miami Music Festival Soul Of Miami Stage! Nov 12

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Friday, November 12, 9pm-1am at The Stage – Inside, 170 NE 38th St.
* Yellow Submarine food truck onsite starting at 7:00pm. Underground Junction featuring Steven Bauer, Cat Shell, Coffee House Gypsies, The State Of, Pocket of Lollipops, Hosted by model/actress Marissa Hopson, Fashion showcase of south Florida designers by Fab C Productions.

Images From Around The World at Artragesous Gallery 11/5/10

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“Images From Around The World”
November 5, 2010, 7pm
Artrageous Gallery Village Of Merrick Park
Artragesous Gallery
Next door to Nordstroms and Swatch store at Village Of Merrick Park (2nd Floor)
330 San Lorenzo Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
786-220-1211
www.artrageousgallery.com

Dont Miss it!
Enrique Monasterio’s first solo exhibit of recent images from around the world!
Join us, participate in a unique event, and view his photographs of unusual landscapes and people as well as selected photography from Eastern Africa.

http://www.artrageousgallery.com/blogs/news

Upscale Fridays Grand Opening of VIU Fridays at Club50 Brickell 11/5/10

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Upscale Fridays Grand Opening of VIU Fridays at Club50 Brickell
Time Friday at 10:00pm – Saturday at 3:30am
Location Club 50, The Viceroy
485 Brickell Ave
Miami, FL

Fabian along with LMG is proud to present his new venture in nightclubs starting this
Friday November 5th
We are unveiling a new night on Friday nights at Club50
With World Beats (Main Room) and sexy house music (Pool Side)
Two rooms Indoor and outdoor areas with a fantastic view and the most sophisticated cocktails & atmosphere

CLUB50 is located at the 50th floor of The Viceroy Hotel in Brickell ave
For table reservations please e-mail MiamiFabian@hotmail.com in advance
786.942.2097
KnowYouKnow
Experience VIU at Club50 Friday Nov 5th 2010
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Must Rsvp 786.942.2097

F.A.D. Walk Fashion Art Design 11/13/10

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F.A.D. Walk (Fashion, Art, and Design)
November 13, 2010, 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Bird Road Art District
Between Miller Drive and Bird Road.
On 46th Street and 72nd Avenue.

Come join us for the FAD Walk November special event! Enjoy a unique collection of shops, music, gourmet food, wine, and hors d’ oeuvres.

Bring any canned goods to your favorite store and receive a special discount!
*Offer valid only at participating stores.

This month the FAD Walk is joining with Camillus House and Angel’s Touch Charities to provide for those in need. Be part of the movement by bringing canned goods to any participating store.

Locust Projects presents Jim Drain Saturday’s Ransom Opening Reception 11/13/10

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Jim Drain Saturday’s Ransom
Conversation: Thursday, November 11th, 6:30pm
The artist discusses his new exhibition with Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Bass Museum of Art Silvia Karman Cubina
Opening reception: Saturday, November 13th, 7-10pm
Reception: Thursday, December 2nd, 7-10pm

Locust Projects is pleased to present Saturday’s Ransom, an ambitious new project by Miami-based artist Jim Drain. Drain is the 2005 winner of the prestigious Baloise Art Prize, and has exhibited work at institutions and galleries across the United States and internationally. This will be his first major solo exhibition in Miami.

Drain, who is known for making colorful mixed-media works that merge psychedelic formalism with elements from art history and pop culture, will create a new series of sculptures and works on paper.

Saturday’s Ransom is a reflection on the vehicles of transcendence, drawing specifically from the artist’s experiences as a youth with Catholicism. Drain will transform Locust Projects’ window facade into a faux stained glass window composed of translucent drawings created from melted wax and found books. Saturday’s Ransom will also feature sculpture collaging materials including knit fabric, painted cedar and welded furniture. The combination of these disparate materials obscures the cultural style that each element standing alone would otherwise convey, and instead coalesces them into a new and distinct whole. Together, the works speak to the history of Modernism, borrowing from early Christian symbology as well as African and Middle Eastern sources.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1975. Jim Drain studied at Rhode Island School of Design. The artist lives and works in Miami, Florida. Solo exhibitions include I Will Show You the Joy-Woe Man, Workspace at the Blanton Museum, University of Texas, Austin, 2009; and I Would Gnaw On My Hand, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York, 2007. In 2009, the artist participated in group exhibitions at the Depart Foundation in Rome, Italy; Deitch Projects in Long Island City, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, Florida; and Turner Contemporary in Margate, England. Drain’s work was also featured in the international exhibition Uncertain States of America, curated by Daniel Birnbaum, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Gunnar Kvaran, 2006; and the 2002 Whitney Biennial at Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

Locust Projects’ exhibitions and programming are made possible with the support from: Andy Warhol Foundation; Galt & Skye Mikesell; Hannibal Cox Jr. Foundation; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor, and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners. Special thanks: Greene Naftali Gallery, NY; Office Elements, Pompano Beach; Miami magazine; and the freshman class of Design and Architecture Senior High.

France Cinema Floride 11/5-7/10 and 11/12-14/10

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France Cinema Floride
11/5/10-11/7/10 and 11/12/10-11/14/10,
Miami Tower Theater and Boca Raton Sunrise Cinemas
Miami Tower Theater at 1508 SW 8th Street
Boca Raton Sunrise Cinemas at 301 Plaza Real.
www.francecinema.com.

France Cinema Floride 2010 kicks off the 3rd edition of French Week Miami*
France Cinema Floride films festival starts this weekend in Miami -November 5-6-7 and will be in Boca Raton – November 12-13-14.
On the top of the billboard

It is sincere and savoury like the Raimu de Pagnol, at the top of an unreachable good theatrical sense where the bodies and words engage for a cinematographic harmony of rare elegance.

In “La tête en friche” (My afternoons with Marguerite) the latest work of Jean Becker, Gérard Depardieu rises amongst the biggest with the grace of simplicity and accessible emotion. His impressive role perfectly corresponds to that of the actress, Gisèle Casadesus, who plays “Marguerite”, the other head of the film who is just, thoughtful, and determined in opening the horizons of “Germain,” the illiterate.

The film director, Jean Becker, big lover of the French province and simple things, applies himself as in “Les enfants du marais” or “Dialogue avec mon jardinier” to weave the almost miraculous relations between and amongst its characters with modesty and tact delivering the best roles of its talented cast.

“La tête en friche” is in Miami where it will premier on the 6th edition of the festival ‘France Cinema Florida” which will take place Friday, November 5th at 6:55pm and then on its closing night November 7th after “L’Italien” (The Italian). In Boca Raton, this film will be featured during the closing of the festival to take place on Sunday, November 14th at 5:45pm.

Other films, other faces with “Tête de turc” by Pascal Elbé scheduled to show November 6th and 7th in Miami with the presence of the film director who at the same time is the screenwriter and actor of the film followed by “L’Italian” by Olivier Baroux, the film that opens the festival in the city of Boca Raton on Friday, November 12th.

“Tête de turc” (Turk’s head), Pascal Elbé’s first production, is a thriller film where we find Roschdy Zem who not so long ago made a film with the actor Elbé. If the outskirts of the city and its despair are put under a fine magnifying glass, the subject is interested in fraternity, a universal link revisited here through well-sharpened suspense.

As for Kad Merad, he is Dino “the Italian” Olivier Baroux’s third feature film, a bittersweet comedy about a social drama which treats with emotion the questions of identity and integration.

For the Floridians, “RTT” (Day off) by Frédéric Berthe is a must see as it was filmed in the south of the “Sunshine State” last autumn and those who appreciate Catherine Frot and Albert Dupontel’s talent, have to follow “The Vilain”. With two showings, one in Miami on November 6th and the other Saturday, November 13th in Boca Raton, even the busiest cannot miss out!

The 2010 program schedule also features comedies “L’amour, c’est mieux à deux” (The Perfect Date) by Dominique Farrugia and Arnaud Lemort, “Pièce montée” (The Wedding Cake) by Denys Granier-Deferre as well as “Tout ce qui brille” (All that glitters) by Géraldine Nakache and Hervé Mimran.
As for “Dans tes bras” (In your arms) by Hurbert Gillet with Michèle Laroque, Martin Loizillon, treats the touching story of the distress of a teenager in search of his mother.

As you could have noticed, for the first time these ten feature films will be showing twice the first weekend of the festival and in one of the most historic cultural venues of the city of Miami, the Tower Theatre located just steps away from the Alliance française of South Florida (1508 SW 8th Street).

In Boca Raton; the Sunrise Cinemas will host the showings at 301 Plaza Real.

To find the program of the films, schedules and possibility of purchasing movie passes, visit
www.francecinema.com.

* French Week Miami is organized by the French-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida (FACC Florida) along with the support of numerous partners and the Consulate General of France in Miami have prepared several weeks of events.

To learn more about French Week Miami that takes place from Nov. 4 to Nov. 24 in the region, read the webzine l’e-Toile http://www.consulfrance-miami.org/spip.php?article1161#The-business-side-of-French-Week

or check the program at http://www.faccmiami.com/frenchweek/program.html

Moonlight and Music at the Deering Estate with Nicole Henry 11/5/10

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TOP 10 Billboard Jazz Recording Artist Nicole Henry in concert with her 9-piece orchestra
“Moonlight and Music” at the Deering Estate With opening act Jesse Jones, Jr.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Doors open at 7pm
Showtime is 8pm
Deering Estate at Cutler
16701 SW 72nd Ave, Miami FL 33157

Tickets – $20 call
305 235 1668
http://deeringestate.com

Nicole Henry will be joined by a string quartet and jazz quintet for this Moonlight & Music concert at the beautiful Deering Estate in Miami, FL. Her fourth return to this gorgeous outdoor venue follows her sold-out performance for Valentine’s Day in 2009, which was attended by over 1500 people.

Nicole will be debuting new music which will be recorded this winter for her forthcoming CD, Embraceable, which expands her repertoire beyond jazz standards into adult contemporary and sophisticated soul.

Along with a powerful, beautiful voice and a stellar list of international performances, Nicole Henry has three TOP-10 selling CDs, including her latest CD, The Very Thought of You http://www.itunes.com/nicolehenry, which reached #7 on the Billboard Charts. Most recently she earned the 2010 NYC BISTRO Award for “Outstanding Jazz Vocalist” for her year-long monthly run at The Metropolitan Room. Nicole’s talent of bringing new life and meaning to lyrics is distinctive, especially when combined with her natural ‘joie de vivre.’
http://www.nicolehenry.com

French Restaurant Spice Month 11/1-30/10

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French Spice
November 1st – November 30th, all day

Fifteen restaurants are already on the list bringing you to discover and rediscover French delicacies. The participating restaurants (as of October 29th):
* Atrio – Conrad Hotel – 1395 Brickell Avenue, Miami Fl 33131 – Tel : 305 503 6529
* Café Bastille – 248 SE 1st St, Downtown Miami – Tel : 786 425 3575
* Le caf̩ Pop Р3425 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
* La Crêpe Dentelle – 1120 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach FL 33139 – Tel : 305 532-5074
* La Villa Restaurant – 2995 NE 163rd St, North Miami Beach FL 33160 – Tel : (305) 940-7999
* La Riviera – Sofitel Hotel – 5800 Blue Lagoon Dr., Miami, FL 33126 – Tel : (305) 264-4888
* Le Bistro – 4626 North Federal Highway Light House Point, FL 33064 (954) 946-9240
* Le Metro Neighborhood Bistro – Abacoa Town Center – 1155 Main Street # 120 – Tel : 561 429-5464
* Miami Art Café – 364 SE 1st St, Miami FL33131 – Tel : (305) 374-5117
* Otentic Fresh Food Restaurant – 710 Washington Avenue, suite 3 – South Beach Fl 33 319 – Tel : 305 531 1464
* Pascal’s on Ponce – 2611 Ponce de Leon blvd Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 444-2024
* Pistache – 101 N Clematis St West Palm Beach, FL 33401 – Tel : (561) 833-5090
* Provence Grill – 1223 Lincoln Road Miami Beach FL,33139 – Tel : (305) 531- 1600
* Starfish – 626 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139 – Tel : (305) 604-0050
* The H restaurant – 17608 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
faccmiami.com/frenchspice.

French Spice: an initiative entirely dedicated to
French gastronomy – Nov 1-30, 2010

For the first time in the frame of ‘French Week Miami’*, fifteen restaurants provide menus showcasing the scrumptious tri-coloured delicacies.

* What is ‘French Spice’?
The restaurants that said yes to the program provide a menu particular to the occasion. They propose a choice between:
* 2 or 3 appetizers
* 2 or 3 entrees
* 2 or 3 desserts
For an afternoon meal and dinner, there are ‘Bistro’ menus as well as ‘Gourmet’ menus available at unique prices. More details: the Bistro menus ($15 afternoon and $25 evening, drinks and service not included) and for the Gourmet menus ($22 afternoon and $35 evening, drinks and service not included). For your dinner, a complimentary glass of wine or Champagne is included after your order of one of these menus.

* When does ‘French Spice’ take place?
It runs from November 1st through November 30th, 2010.

* Who is participating?
Fifteen restaurants are already on the list bringing you to discover and rediscover French delicacies. The participating restaurants (as of October 29th):
* Atrio – Conrad Hotel – 1395 Brickell Avenue, Miami Fl 33131 – Tel : 305 503 6529
* Café Bastille – 248 SE 1st St, Downtown Miami – Tel : 786 425 3575
* Le caf̩ Pop Р3425 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
* La Crêpe Dentelle – 1120 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach FL 33139 – Tel : 305 532-5074
* La Villa Restaurant – 2995 NE 163rd St, North Miami Beach FL 33160 – Tel : (305) 940-7999
* La Riviera – Sofitel Hotel – 5800 Blue Lagoon Dr., Miami, FL 33126 – Tel : (305) 264-4888
* Le Bistro – 4626 North Federal Highway Light House Point, FL 33064 (954) 946-9240
* Le Metro Neighborhood Bistro – Abacoa Town Center – 1155 Main Street # 120 – Tel : 561 429-5464
* Miami Art Café – 364 SE 1st St, Miami FL33131 – Tel : (305) 374-5117
* Otentic Fresh Food Restaurant – 710 Washington Avenue, suite 3 – South Beach Fl 33 319 – Tel : 305 531 1464
* Pascal’s on Ponce – 2611 Ponce de Leon blvd Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 444-2024
* Pistache – 101 N Clematis St West Palm Beach, FL 33401 – Tel : (561) 833-5090
* Provence Grill – 1223 Lincoln Road Miami Beach FL,33139 – Tel : (305) 531- 1600
* Starfish – 626 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139 – Tel : (305) 604-0050
* The H restaurant – 17608 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
To make reservations in the terrace of one of these restaurants to enjoy these exceptional menus, follow closely the ‘French Spicers on Facebook and visit faccmiami.com/frenchspice.

If you are a chef or caterer and would like to take part in this event, send an e-mail today to selma@faccmiami.com

* French Week Miami is organized by the French-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida (FACC Florida) along with the support of numerous partners and the Consulate General of France in Miami have prepared several weeks of events.

To learn more about French Week Miami that takes place from Nov. 4 to Nov. 24 in the region, read the webzine l’e-Toile http://www.consulfrance-miami.org/spip.php?article1161#The-business-side-of-French-Week or check the program at http://www.faccmiami.com/frenchweek/program.html

Artway66 Gallery Welcome you to the Opening Reception 11/6/10

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Opening Reception of ArtWay66
Artway66 at Mayfair promenade.
November 6 2010
From 7:00pm-11:00pm
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400D, Coconut Grove, Florida.

Contact: Johnny Valdes 305-726-1466 or email at Artway66@Yahoo.com

“Opening Reception of Artway66″ Set in a Modern Artist’s loft at the Mayfair promenade in Coconut Grove, ArtWay66 evokes a time when artists found inspiration and community in sharing their work, and philosophy with one another. The bohemian lifestyle fashioned life as a grand celebration, a feast of the senses to be shared and treasured. Together, artists found kinship over every Gallery exhibits and events, over cocktails, live music, artistic performance and conversation. Artway66 brings to you “Diversities II” a one of a kind Art exhibit, presenting artists: Joseph Lawrence, Proman Garcia, Johnny Valdes, Marlenes Gasiba, Kurt Merkel, Trina Collins, Arien Lopez, Haydee Pichardo, Rolando Serra, Nelba Gonzales, Yampier Sardina and Luis Breso, 12 Artists, Twelve different styles. Special Live Music Presentation by: Jibaro, Serena Stroppa, David Gilarbert and Yanelis Olbera. Video Visuals on giant screen: by Johnny. Special Presentation: by Breuil Fussion Academy. Enjoy Open Bar and Tapas, all night long.

One of the things that truly make ArtWay66 unique is our Exhibits/Events. Not only do we focus on the Visual Arts up creative fare that captures different styles from around the world, but by adding Live Music and Artistic Performance that meant to be shared. Make your night and artistic extravaganza, and let the party enjoy them communally. Experience the vast spectrum of the most tantalizing in the Art industry together… This is what ArtWay66 is all about.” The Ultimate Experience in Arts & Entertainment”

Call for R.S.V.P 305-726-1466 or Email at Artway66@Yahoo.com

Eden Creates Culinary Paradise In South Beach

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eden South Beach
210 23rd Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Open seven days a week, serving brunch from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. Dinner is served from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 12:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. The kitchen is open throughout the day with bar menus being offered from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily and after dinner service until 1:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 2:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. For special bookings and advance reservations, please call 305.397.8760. For more information, please visit www.edensouthbeach.com.

SIP.TASTE.DRINK.DISCOVER. South Florida residents are about to be lured into temptation with the arrival of eden South Beach, a new “garden-to-table” eatery in the heart of Miami Beach. The locavore-inspired, Seasonal American restaurant, bar and lounge will restore the historic building at 210 23rd Street to reflect the mood of its lush, wilderness-like atmosphere, where all inhibitions are lost and eating from the garden is considered a standard, not a sin.

With the quintessence of paradise and the modern attitude of South Beach, owners Kelley Jones, acclaimed chef Christopher Lee, nightlife magnate Chuck Schafer and local entrepreneur Lawrence Rizzo are set to arouse South Florida’s dining and nightlife scene with something new to DISCOVER.

“We wanted to create a destination where guests can enjoy food, DRINK, nightlife and culture – all in one space,” said co-owner Jones, a hospitality industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience. “We are proud to debut our concept in Miami; the location, energy and vibe made it the obvious choice for eden.”

The executive chef is James Beard Award-winning and Top Chef Masters alum Christopher Lee, known best for his artfully presented and refined take on national cuisine. The extensive menu, a combination of “New American Classics,” farm- and garden-fresh ingredients and artisan products at their seasonal peak, features simplicity at its finest.

“We’ve created a menu that revives traditional American favorites with modern interpretations that are inventive, yet restrained,” said Lee. “We want the menu to be approachable for everyone – simple yet vibrant with bright, bold TASTEs.”

eden South Beach’s menu is divided into three offerings: Temptations, 1st Courses and Main Courses. Temptations, plates meant for sharing, include Grilled Littleneck Clams with chile butter and toasted breadcrumbs ($12) and Blackened Chicken Quesadillas with avocado, pico de gallo and caramelized pineapple ($11). 1st Courses excite the palate with Crispy Calamari seasoned with curry and Thai sesame dressing and sprinkled with toasted coconut ($13), as well as Heirloom Tomatoes with house-made burrata cheese, pesto and aged balsamic ($12) and Beef Carpaccio with arugula, shaved Parmesan cheese, pickled onions and drizzled with a truffle dressing ($18). Main Course dishes boast the best of Florida’s local and seasonal offerings and include Seared Yellowfin Tuna with aji amarillo, ratatouille and a warm orange vinaigrette ($32) and Braised Beef Short Ribs served with a potato puree, brussel sprouts, freshly grated horseradish and a red wine sauce ($35).

The sinful, house-made desserts offer playful indulgences such as Eve’s First Bite, a warm apple tart topped with crème fraiche and candied ginger ($8); Temptation’s Passion Fruit Cheesecake with sweet n’ salty macadamia nuts and caramelized bananas ($8); and an addictive Milk Chocolate Orange Pot de Crème served with warm sugar cookies ($9).

The food is the main event at eden South Beach, but the sensuous, urbane décor completes the experience. Renowned interior designer Andrew Alford of Dirty Lines Design Studio has infused a little good and little evil into the restaurant, bar and garden. Every detail, from the recurring snake depictions to the subtle integration of the taboo letter “X” throughout the dining room, and the kaleidoscope wallpaper print with images of arugula, purslane and frisee, has been carefully thought out to create a dynamic space that celebrates life as it relates to food, wine, nature and hedonism.

The private outdoor “Garden of Eden” offers a gracious, landscaped patio serving as the perfect backdrop for either an afternoon respite in one of the four cabanas, a two-course meal at a dining table or a late-night bite with cocktails and friends at the custom-made mirror, quartz and ceramic bar. An array of fresh herbs and “forbidden” fruits including papaya, rosemary, Meyer lemon, chives, key limes, mint, fennel, bananas, cilantro and more will be utilized in more than 20 percent of the menu and not only enhances the aromatic, al-fresco ambience but also offers guests a glimpse of what goes into the kitchen.

The 3,000-square-foot interior space features a palette of warm gray, black and white with bright emerald accents throughout, the latter inspired by chef Lee’s culinary color wheel. Guests will be greeted by a 10-foot feature wall draped in orchids and exotic greens mounted against silvery faux pony fur, the same color of the natural stone topped bar, which seats 10, and serves as the perfect place to enjoy one of eden South Beach’s exotic signature cocktails, made in-house, also sourcing the garden’s bounty. The comprehensive wine list includes more than 70 wines from around the world with a selection offered by the SIP, a two-ounce pour; taste, a six-ounce pour; drink, a bottomless glass; or discover, wine by the bottle. Skilled service professionals are on-site to suggest a perfect pairing for each guest’s plate and palate.

eden South Beach is an experience of food, drink, nightlife and culture featuring Seasonal American cuisines by CEO of Société Hospitality Kelley Jones (www.societehospitality.com), venerable James Beard Award-winning Chef Christopher Lee (www.chefchristopherlee.com), Colorado nightlife magnate Chuck Schafer and Miami-based entrepreneur Lawrence Rizzo. A fusion of progressive technique, farm-fresh standards and Lee’s distinguished aesthetic and precision, the restaurant’s menu of temptations draws notes from America’s melting pot of cultures to create inspired dishes with a “garden-to-table” approach.

Paredes Fine Art Studio to host 2nd Saturdays Art Walk bash 11/13/10

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Local Artist Miguel Paredes Offers Sneak Preview Of Art Basel Pieces During Wynwood Arts District’s 2nd Saturdays Art Walk
Urban impressionist to host cocktail reception at Paredes Fine Art Studio
Saturday, November 13, 2010. From 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m
Paredes Fine Arts Studio
2311 NW 2nd Ave. Miami, FL. 33127
www.miguelparedes.com

Celebrated local pop and multi-media artist, sculptor and urban impressionist, Miguel Paredes, will continue making his mark in the Wynwood Arts District during the bourgeoning neighborhood’s monthly “2nd Saturdays Art Walk” on Saturday, November 13, 2010. From 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Paredes Fine Arts Studio will be open to the public offering guests a chance to view new, never-before-seen art work while enjoying live music and complimentary cocktails by Alambiqu Mixology, Grey Goose, Plymouth Gin, Beefeater Gin, Appleton Estates Rum and Ice Tropez.

Miguel will present guests with a sneak preview of several signature pieces that will be showcased during his Art Basel exhibits including never-before-seen pieces from his popular Los Ninos, Boroughs and Pulgha & Birds series, a sculpture version of Miguel’s painting “In the Name of America” that has never been shown in Miami and a first look at Miguel’s all-new series, Elements of an Artist.

Paredes was born in New York and is of a Latin American descent. He is an artist who combines the exhilarating sense of New York City’s graffiti art with the skill and perceptiveness of a true exceptional artist. Growing up on 72nd Street in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Paredes exuded early signs of artistic ability and accepted an invitation to New York City’s prestigious Fiorello La Guardia High School of Music and Art – immortalized in the musical and movie Fame – in the early 1980s. His studies at Fiorello coincided with the explosion of street culture in the city. Paredes drew inspiration from notorious pop artists like Andy Warhol and Keith Haring and plunged into the world of graffiti and pop art taking the name “Mist” as his moniker.

Another influential figure in Paredes’ artistic career is his mentor Ronnie Cutrone. Cutrone was Andy Warhol’s immediate assistant at the Factory during the notorious pop artist’s most productive and prestigious years. To Paredes, his mentor’s paintings are the essence of pop: colorful, lively and highly accessible. Cutrone’s constant use of bright and fluorescent colors not only influenced Warhol’s return to such hues, but shaped Paredes’ color palette choices as well. Paredes’ piece “Ronnie is that you?” pays homage to Cutrone and features one of Paredes’ sons painted on a vintage Mickey Mouse bed cover. The child represents the artist looking for Ronnie.

In the late 80s, Paredes left New York to come to then burgeoning Miami Beach, FL. in search of new inspiration. He fell in love with the city and immediately submerged himself in its thriving art community. Almost 20 years later, Paredes remains a Miami resident and has established himself as a respected artist. In addition, he is owner and CEO of one of the most successful printing companies in the U.S., PK Graphics, and is happily married with three children which are his most current muses.

At Paredes Fine Arts Studio, the artist will also exhibit select pieces and sculptures from collections such as Los Niños, Urban Dreams and Pulgha & Birds.

With Los Niños Paredes has taken what he calls “the best masterpieces I have ever created in my life,” his children, and made them the subjects for his revealing drama about the timeless hopes of all parents and the resolutions needed to face the unknown battles of the future. The entire experience of these paintings is shockingly honest, risky and flies in the face of three decades of neo-Pop and post-modern ideas that no image is truer or deeper than the next.

In the artist’s Urban Dreams series, Paredes explores the parallel spectrums of color and tone and modifies the urban landscape, while combining photographic realism with the rich graphic elements of floating vines, flowers and leaves. Paredes animates New York’s brownstone crayons by darkening the darkest corners, layering one vanishing point across the other, squeezing streets and alleys into exaggerated vertical tunnels, and balancing brick, grit and white space into an ambiguous and deceptive surface.

Paredes’ Pulgha & Birds Digital Art Series showcases his most recent invention, Pulgha, and its colorful world of Birds, Geishas and puckish, child-like tricksters. Paredes’ admiration of Japanese anime is apparent in this collection, however, the artist’s imaginative hands re-create this specific language and re-enchant the original concerns – all through his Latin and urban sense of digital mysticism and narration. Pulgha means flea in Spanish, but there is nothing small or itchy about this rebellious character. Instead, Pulgha and Co. are creative emissaries, seeding innovation, luring younger generations of anonymous house-bound gamers and online exiles out into a public world of human interaction and community. Paredes donated one of his latest pieces “Pulgha World” and created a mural in the Wynwood Arts District near his new gallery.

Upstairs at Van Dyke November Music Calendar

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Van Dyke will be participating in the Live Miami Music Festival Nov 12th and 13th. Van Dyke will also be hosting their monthly Rhythm & Blues Series, La Nueva Onda Latina Pop Series, Latin Jazz Series, Nu Soul Sunday Series and much more. Upstairs at Van Dyke might be internationally known for its jazz acts but we showcase a wide variety of live music. So our new motto is: Upstairs at Van Dyke: IT’S NOT JUST JAZZ!

1- Eversoklever, The sounds of big band Swing Rockability, Ska, Jazz, Latin and Blues
2- Joshua Stedman. Original compositions influences of Sting, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai and Seal.
3- Maryel Epps. Diva of song & love
4- Miami Music Authority Presents Music Industry Night
5- Sofy Encanto & Elastic Bond
6- Rhythm & Blues Series: Ike & Val Woods Revue, Soul & Blues Revue
7- La Nueva Onda Latina Pop Music Series, Pedro Miguel Morales, Tati Soleil, Munera And Jocelyn Hosted By Adrian Guerra
8- Mike Levine, Contemporary jazz pianist performs a mix of originals, standards & Latin Jazz. Wendy Pedersen vocalist.
9- Jean P. Jam, Deep roots Reggae
10- The Living Room Diaries, A loosely scripted documentary style show that follows the life of a producer/bassist Kirk Green
11- KCC Jazz Night Series, Silvano Monasterios & the Fourth World Ensemble “Best Jazz Musician in Miami” 2009 Miami New Times
12-13 Live Miami Music Festival, 400 performances on 45 stages
Latin, Urban, Rock, Caribbean, World, Jazz, Inspirational
12th- Jazz and R&B night
13th- Songwriter Night and La Onda Latina hosted by Adrian Guerra & Randy SInger
14- Latin Jazz Series, Oriente, Afro-Cuban Fusion
15- Reuben Hoch and Time, Keepin’ the Groove alive with B3 master Ken Burkhart and guitarist Greg Kokus.
16- Dana Paul & His Electrik Fused Jazztet. Putting vocal artistry to Jazz Fusion.
17- Dr. Ed Calle, Special guest Negroni’s Trio. ONe of the most recorded saxophonists in history, two-time Latin Grammy Nominee.
18- KCC Jazz Night Series, Manuel Valera Quartet, Top New York Jazz pianist. Special guest Felipe Lamoglia on xsax
19- Latin Jazz & Percussion Series, Tony Succar Y El Grupo Mixtura Latin, A journey through S. America & Latin caribbean
20- Cuban Music Series, Conjunto Progreso
Grammy nominated Cuban son & descargas cubanas
21- Nu Soul Sunday Series, Leesa Richards, Soulful ballads, Rock & R&B. Recorded with Lenny Kravitz, Faith Hill, Whitney Houston…
22- Randy SInger Band, Featuring Bob Grabowski
23- Feneiva, featuring Fabian Hernandez, Fusion of soulful world melodies
24- Soul Of Miami Cat Shell mix of Jazz Pop/Soul, Greg Pitts rising star in the Miami arts scene
25- KCC Jazz Night Series, Big Poppa E & The E Band, Best of the Blues
26- Lanzallamas! Afro-Latin-America world beat mezcla
27- Hot Havana Salsa Night Series, KCC Productions Presents Six Son, Fusion of the fundamental Roots, rhythmic variations. Worked along side Celia Cruz, Albita Rodriguez, Oscar D’Leon, Rocio Jurado to name a few
28- Songwriter Nights Series.Hosted by Randy Singer. Jose Val, Periko, Adrian Guerra, Rina Miranda, Josephine Bauza
29- SJ,Acoustic songman
30- Emmet Cohen Quartet, Pianist, interpreting the past while paving the way for the future

Photographs of the Trevor Project Fundraiser at Mercadito on 11/2/10

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Trevor Project Fundraiser at Mercadito on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.  It was great to see so many people come out on a Tuesday Night to support such a great cause.  The food was so GOOD!!!!!!!!!!

The Trevor Project, the leading organization for gay suicide prevention. Join Trevor Project as they celebrate life and prove these youths are not alone.  Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers (Massachusetts Youth Risk Survey 2007).  9 out of 10 LGBT students (86.2%) experienced harassment at school; three-fifths (60.8%) felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation (GLSEN National School Climate Survey 2009).

We may not be able to stop bullies…
But we can tell you that your life will get better.
And all those things that make you different…
Will become the things that everyone treasures about you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnYa9R4N-8c

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Unplug and Unwind with Joshua Stedman at the Clevelander 11/5/10

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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 Joshua Stedman. 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.

This Week at the Clevelander 11/5-13/10

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Heat, Football and Fights this week at the Clevelander
The Clevelander, 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami, 33139.

Bring on the HEAT! Don’t want to cross the bridge? Check out all of the Miami Heat games on any of our 40 HDTVs, inside or out. Every time the Miami Heat takes the court, try our Habanero “Heat” wings, accompanied by a “LeBroshAde” cocktail. With your Rockstar Rewards Members, enjoy $10 pitchers of Budweiser & Bud Light, $5 Jack Daniels and $0.50 Buffalo Wings during every live game. Don¹t have a Rockstar Rewards card? Visit the Gift Shop inside the Clevelander Sports Bar everyday from 5pm to 10pm.

Friday 11/5
Heat @ N Orleans (8p)
Saturday 11/6
N Jersey @ Heat (7:30p)
Tuesday 11/9
Utah @ Heat (7:30p)

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.
Sunday 11/7
Tampa Bay @ Atlanta (1p)
Chicago @ Buffalo (1p)
N England @ Cleveland (1p)
NY Jets @ Detroit (1p)
Arizona @ Minnesota (1p)
N Orleans @ Carolina (1p)
Miami @ Baltimore (1p) ***Rockstar Rewards Members receive a free T-Shirt and a raffle for an ULTRA bike***
San Diego @ Houston (1p)
NY Giants @ Seattle (4:05p)
Kansas City @ Oakland (4:15p)
Indianapolis @ Philadelphia (4:15p)
Dallas @ Green Bay (8:20p)
Monday 11/8
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati (8:30p)
Thursday 11/11
Baltimore @ Atlanta (8:20p)

Saturday, November 13
In one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year, Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito will go head to head for the Junior Middleweight Title on Saturday, November 13. The Clevelander will be Ocean Drive’s headquarters for all things boxing. Join us for 40 screens of boxing inside the Game On! Sports Bar and 1020 Lounge. General Admission $20 and table are available (events@clevelander.com or 305.532.4006 ext.3515) Rockstar Rewards Members enjoy $10 general admission, $10 pitchers of Budweiser & Bud Light, $5 Jack Daniels and $0.50 Buffalo Wings and $5 off Pelican Garage Parking (1041 Collins Ave.). Don’t have a Rockstar Rewards card? Visit the Gift Shop inside the Clevelander Sports Bar everyday from 5pm to 10pm.

Miami Art Museum Presents Focus Gallery Robert Rauschenberg Exhibition Preview 11/19/10

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Miami Art Museum Presents Focus Gallery: Robert Rauschenberg
Exhibition Preview and Public Lecture
Thursday, November 19, 2010, 6-9pm
Roni Feinstein, author, critic, and curator of the 1990 exhibition Robert Rauschenberg: The Silkscreen Paintings 1962-1964 at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Feinstein has been a frequent contributor to Art in America, and is currently an instructor of Academic Courses at The Museum of Modern Art and Adjunct Instructor at the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Information/RSVP: events@miamiartmuseum.org.

November 19, 2010 – April 10, 2011 Miami Art Museum will present a new exhibition in the Focus Gallery section of its Permanent Collection installation, dedicated to works by the late Robert Rauschenberg. Rauschenberg is celebrated as one of the first artists to incorporate mass media imagery into his artwork. Focus Gallery: Robert Rauschenberg, open November 19, 2010 through April 10, 2011, looks at various techniques the artist used over the course of his career to transfer images from their source medium into his artworks.

“The exhibition will underscore the creative ingenuity that characterized Rauschenberg’s career for over fifty years—the last thirty-five of which he spent based in Florida,” said Peter Boswell, MAM assistant director for programs/senior curator. “It will emphasize his seminal role in understanding the importance of the mass media to modern culture.”

The exhibition will feature a key work from MAM’s collection — Untitled, 1986 from his Copper Series — along with several works lent by the Estate of Robert Rauschenberg to examine how Rauschenberg employed different techniques at different times in his career to achieve stunningly diverse effects. Included among the loans will be a rarely seen series of solvent transfer drawings from 1965; a Hoarfrost work from 1974, made from images imprinted on thin, translucent fabric; and one of the artist’s late dye-transfer works on polylaminate, in which Rauschenberg employed images he himself had taken.

Rauschenberg began in the 1950s by collaging actual newspaper and magazine pages, postcards and book illustrations into his famous “combine” paintings, which also included a variety of found objects ranging from clothing items to stuffed animals. But as early as 1959 he began transferring images from their source medium—the printed page, for example—onto the surfaces of his artworks instead of collaging them. This switched the emphasis from image as object to image as transmitted information. Over the course of his career, he used lighter fluid, solvent, lithography, silkscreen, and water to transfer images from the media onto paper, canvas, fabric, metal and polylaminate, creating unique hybrid works of art that combine elements of drawing, printing and painting.

Focus Gallery: Robert Rauschenberg is located within BETWEEN HERE AND THERE: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, the Museum’s Permanent Collection installation. Changing every four to six months, the Focus Gallery presents mini-exhibitions of artists or themes considered cornerstones of MAM’s collection and collecting goals.

Focus Gallery: Robert Rauschenberg is organized by Miami Art Museum and curated by Peter Boswell, MAM assistant director for programs/senior curator. It is supported by donations to MAM’s Annual Exhibition Fund. Additional support provided by Marvin Ross Friedman and Adrienne Bon Haes.

Miami Art Museum, a modern and contemporary art museum located in downtown Miami, FL, is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art of the 20th and 21st centuries with an emphasis on the cultures of the Atlantic Rim—the Americas, Europe and Africa—from which the vast majority of Miami residents hail. Recently, Miami Art Museum has presented exhibitions of works by Janet Cardiff and George Buress Miller, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Quisqueya Henriquez, Guillermo Kuitca, Wifredo Lam, Susan Rothenberg (November 2010) and Yinka Shonibare, and its Permanent Collection includes works by Doug Aitken, José Bedia, Mark Dion, Marcel Duchamp, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Ann Hamilton, Arturo Herrera, Alfredo Jaar, Sol LeWitt, Vik Muniz, Wangechi Mutu, Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter, James Rosenquist, Tomas Saraceno, Lorna Simpson and Rachel Whiteread. Miami Art Museum’s educational programming currently reaches more than 30,000 people every year, with the largest art education program outside the Miami-Dade County public school system. The new Miami Art Museum at Museum Park, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, is scheduled to open to the public in 2013. The new facility will provide room to showcase growing collections, expanded exhibition space to bring more world-class exhibitions to Miami-Dade County, and an educational complex, which will be a resource for the entire community. For more information about Miami Art Museum, visit miamiartmuseum.org or call 305.375.3000.

University Of Miami Art Basel Activities And Shows 12/2-5/10

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Annual Art Basel Champagne Brunch
Sunday, December 5th from 10 a.m. to noon with an artist lecture at 9:30 a.m.
The Lowe Art Museum
1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables

Mechanomorphia
Wynwood Project Space
opening receptions on Saturday December 4th, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The University of Miami will celebrate one of the cultural and social highlights for the Americas, Art Basel Miami Beach, with events hosted by the Lowe Art Museum and the College of Arts and Sciences running concurrently from December 2nd – 5th.

On campus, The Lowe Art Museum will present its Annual Art Basel Champagne Brunch on Sunday, December 5th from 10 a.m. to noon with an artist lecture at 9:30 a.m. This extraordinary event is hosted by LAM Director, Brian Dursum. On view are the temporary exhibitions, The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African-American Art: Works on Paper and Usable Art: African Aesthetics in Daily Life from the UM Lowe Art Museum. An artist lecture will be presented by multi-media sculptor Alison Saar at 9:30 a.m. in Storer Auditorium located at the UM School of Business. This event is open to the public, but RSVP is requested as space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, contact the Lowe Art Museum at 305-284-3603 or www.lowemuseum.org. The Lowe Art Museum is located on UM’s Coral Gables campus at 1301 Stanford Drive.

In honor of Art Basel Miami Beach, the Department of Art and Art History, part of the College of Arts and Sciences, will present Mechanomorphic: Environmentally minded man\machine. Mechanomorphia, or the concept of the machine changing into something else over time, questions man’s relationship to the machine and to nature. Artists working around this theme will consider how the machine’s relationship to the environment has changed in our contemporary context, question whether or not man has metaphorically become a machine, or alternatively explore the role that man/machine plays in our current “Green Age.” Mechanomorphia will be held at the Wynwood Project Space in conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach 2010. This exhibition will run from November 29th – December 27th with opening receptions on Saturday December 4th and December 11th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, call 305-284-2542 or email mcardoso@miami.edu.

Also on view at the Coral Gables campus, The University of Miami Sculpture Garden highlights sculptures placed outside at various locations around the campus. More than two dozen sculptures by respected artists serve to delight and engage members of the University community and visitors. For a guide map of those artworks currently installed on campus, please visit http://www6.miami.edu/campuspd/Brochure/um_sculpture.html
There is no shortage of opportunities for the art lover to participate in the University’s celebration of Art Basel! Stay updated on arts and other cultural events by visiting UM Presents at www.miami.edu/umpresents.

The University of Miami’s mission is to educate and nurture students, to create knowledge, and to provide service to our community and beyond. Committed to excellence and proud of our diversity of our University family, we strive to develop future leaders of our nation and the world. www.miami.edu.

Pam and Judy’s Singles Gatherings Premier Event 11/13/10

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Pam & Judy’s Singles Gatherings Premiere Event
Da Vittorio Restaurant
264 Giralda Ave.
Coral Gables, 33134
Saturday, November 13, 7:30pm – 9:30pm
RSVP to pjsinglesgatherings@hotmail.com
Price is $15.00 cash at the door please.

If you are single and would like the opportunity to join other exemplary singles in Miami, you don’t want to miss this get-together. Pam & Judy have a special way of creating the perfect atmosphere for meeting and mingling. Clever icebreakers get the party started and who knows what destiny awaits.

Ladies, bring a gentleman that someone else may like and receive $5.00 off.
Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere, drink specials & complimentary appetizers.
We are looking forward to seeing you November13!
Judy Mendelsohn & Pamela Rose Epstein
305.273.7621 or 305.772.1500
pjsinglesgatherings.blogspot.com
Find us on facebook: Pam & Judy’s Singles Gatherings
Pam and Judy’s Singles Gatherings
“for the sophisticated who like to have fun!”
Miami/Brickell/Gables/Grove/Kendall
http://pjsinglesgatherings.blogspot.com

Networking Reception and Expo 11/3/10

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Please join us next Wednesday, November 3rd at Christine Lee’s in Gulfstream Park from 5:30-8 pm for a Taste of the Chinese New Year!

Junior Achievement together with other exhibitors will be there. The admission is FREE. It will be a great opportunity to network, enjoy delicious food, have some fun AND WIN fabulous door prizes!

Please share with your friends ~ hope to see you there!

Miami Art Museum and Dorsch Gallery present ARTalk at Books and Books with Robert Thiele 11/2/10

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Miami Art Museum and Dorsch Gallery present
ARTalk at Books & Books: Robert Thiele
265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida
Tuesday, November 2, 8pm
Free to the public
Contact education@miamiartmuseum.org for more information

Having taught art at Miami-Dade College since his arrival in Miami in the 1960s, Robert Thiele has impacted generations of artists and built up an impressive oeuvre. Peter Boswell, Miami Art Museum assistant director for programs/senior curator, Tyler Emerson-Dorsch, Dorsch Gallery director, and Helen Kohen, former art critic for the Miami Herald and currently in charge of the Vasari Project, an archive of Miami art history, will discuss Thiele’s art and influence.

30 Robert Thiele, published by Dorsch Gallery with essays by Peter Boswell and Helen Kohen, will be available for purchase at Books & Books and Dorsch Gallery.

Be sure to catch Thiele’s new exhibition, 8-Four-9 at Dorsch Gallery, open through November 13.
photo: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Celebrate the Men’s Guide to Everyday Dressing at Nordstrom 11/13/10

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Saturday, November 13
7:00 – 9:00 P.M.
Nordstrom Aventura
Menswear, On One
To R.S.V.P. by November 5 or for special accommodations information, call 305.356.6900, ext. 1840.

Men’s Guide To Everyday Dressing
Canali
Diesel
G-Star
Hugo Boss
John Varvatos Star Usa
Robert Graham

Join us for a presentation of the latest fashion for men, hosted by Nordstrom National Fashion Director Gregg Andrews. You’ll enjoy beverages, hors d’oeuvres and music while you view the latest styles. Also, meet men’s style author Tom Julian and pick up a complimentary copy of his latest book, Nordstrom Guide to Men’s Everyday Dressing, with your purchase of $200 at our event (while supply lasts).

The Falls Presents Free Music Series Every Friday In November And December

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The Falls Presents Free Music Series Every Friday In November And December
The Falls (Center Court)
8888 SW 136th Street, Miami, FL 33176

Friday, November 12, 2010 from 6p.m. to 9p.m.
Johnny Holiday performs smooth jazz

Friday, November 19, 2010 from 6p.m. to 9p.m.
Piano Bob’s 88’s performs award-winning blues

Friday, November 26, 2010 from 6p.m. to 9p.m.
Fabian & Julietta perform Latin Music

Friday, December 3, 2010 from 6p.m. to 9p.m.
Heavy Shtetl performs traditional klezmer and jewish music

Friday, December 10, 2010 from 6p.m. to 9p.m.
Andares Latin Band performs World dance music

Friday, December 17, 2010 from 6p.m. to 9p.m.
Lucian Williams Jazz Trio performs holiday music

Crowds Delighted By “Family Fridays At The Falls”

Series of Free performances dedicated to celebrating music from around the world

The Falls welcomes the winter music concert series, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay, allowing music lovers to enjoy and experience a multicultural mix of free, open-to-the-public performances under the moonlight every Friday in November and December, including rock, jazz, bossanova, blues, funk, world music, flamenco, classics, pop melodies, R&B, contemporary Latin grooves and marching band classics.

The Falls at (305) 255-4570 or visit www.simon.com.

Enjoy a Taste of Peru at El Gran Inka in Brickell 11/2/10

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Enjoy a Taste of Peru at El Gran Inka in Brickell
11/2/10, 6:00-8:00 pm
El Gran Inka
947 Brickell, Miami
RSVP Here.

For a taste of Peru, join Dine Magazine at El Gran Inka in Brickell for happy hour. This bustling restaurant offers a combination of first-class service and fresh seafood in an elegant atmosphere. For this event, we will be featuring all-natural Andes Rainbow Trout, also known as the Salmon of the Andes, imported directly from Peru.

Cost: $10 in advance, $15 at the door. This includes 1 Dos Maderas PX cocktail and a selection of complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

Buy your tickets today.

Hors d’oeuvres to be served include:
Andes Rainbow Trout Ceviche with smoke chipotle sauce
Peruvian Maki Roll with rainbow trout
Chicken Causa “a la Reina” style (Stuffed Mashed Potatoes with Chicken)
Anticucho de Trucha
Yuquitas Cuzco (Fried Yucca)

There will be live music by Diego Val between 7 to 9pm.

Fountain Miami 2010 12/2-5/10

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Fountain Miami
2505 N. Miami Ave at the corner of 25th St. Miami FL
Dec 2 – 5, 2010
General Hours
December 3, 11am – Midnight
December 4, 11am – Midnight
December 5, 11am – 7pm
Press and VIP Preview – Thursday Dec 2 from Noon to 6pm
Opening Night Reception – Friday Dec 3 from 7pm until Midnight
Wynwood Tour – Saturday Dec 4 from 7pm until Midnight
fountianexhibit.com

Fountain is an exhibition of avant garde artwork in New York during Armory week and Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach.

Fountain Miami 2010, the 5th year anniversary of the show organized during Art Basel 2006, will entail 22 projects from galleries and artists collectives around the globe. Running from December 2 – 5, the four day art fair is set to receive in excess of 6000 visitors.

Fountain Miami will be held in the same location as the past 3 years. 2505 North Miami Ave. is a spacious 11,000 sq ft warehouse adjacent to several other major art fairs. Booth sizes range from 300 – 700 sq feet with high ceilings.

Scope Art Fair Miami 2010 11/30-12/5/10

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Scope Art Fair Miami
3055 North Miami Avenue | Miami, Florida 33127

FirstView & PressView, Tuesday, November 30 | 3pm-9pm
Free for VIPs and all press or $100 donation at the door benefiting the SCOPE Foundation

General Admission Fair Hours
Wednesday | December 1 | 11am-6pm
Thursday-Saturday | December 2-4 | 11-7pm
Sunday | December 5 | 11am-6pm
Website

SCOPE Art Show celebrates tenth year with return to 2008 Midtown Miami location

Miami, Florida – The art show that has established its name by curating cutting-edge contemporary art from around the world proudly returns to Miami for its tenth year. Cementing its future with an 80,000 square foot pavilion across the street from Art Miami, SCOPE Miami’s high-profile venue is centrally located in the heart of the Wynwood Gallery Arts District. Running concurrently with Art Basel Miami, SCOPE’s Midtown Miami home is just steps from The Rubell family collection, Margulies Collection at the Warehouse and Goldman Collection. The fair opens to Press and VIPs on Tuesday, November 30 with the FirstView benefit.

This year’s Miami edition of the fair, November 30-December 5, 2010, will present 85 international galleries upholding SCOPE’s unique tradition of solo and thematic group shows presented alongside museum-quality programming, collector tours, screenings, and special events. The unique SCOPE experience expands this year in partnership with local and international cultural organizations, featuring: film, music, installation and performance. “This season we want to highlight SCOPE’s lead role as creative R+D for a wider audience of taste makers who make art their business,” says SCOPE President & Founder Alexis Hubshman. “Introducing artists, curators, and cutting-edge galleries to new international audiences has made SCOPE the most comprehensive destination for the emerging art world.”

In over thirty five fairs spanning the past ten years, SCOPE has solidified its position as the premier show-case for international emerging contemporary art. With art fairs in Miami, Basel, New York, London and the Hamptons, SCOPE Art Show has garnered critical acclaim, with sales of over $100 million and attendance of over 30,000 visitors.

Art Miami 2010 12/1-5/10

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Art Miami 2010
The Art Miami Pavilion
The Miami Midtown Arts District
Midtown Blvd (NE 1st Avenue) between NE 32nd & NE 31st Street
Miami, FL 33137
Wednesday, December 1 11am – 7pm
Thursday, December 2 11am – 7pm
Friday, December 3 11am – 7pm
Saturday, December 4 11am – 7pm
Sunday, December 5 11am – 6pm
VIP Preview/First View: Tuesday, November 30
Benefit for Lotus House Women’s Shelter – $25 donation, 5:30pm-7pm
VIP Preview/Access for Art Miami VIP Cardholders & Press, 7pm-10:30pm
www.art-miami.com

Art Miami showcases the best in modern and contemporary art from 100 international art galleries and prominent art institutions.

Art Miami, Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair, will once again electrify the city from December 1 – December 5, 2010. As the anchor art fair to the city of Miami, the fair will return with a compelling array of modern and contemporary artwork from over 100 international galleries and prominent art institutions. Art Miami will be held in a state-of-the-art 100,000 square foot pavilion in Midtown Miami’s burgeoning Wynwood Arts District.

Now in its 21st year, Art Miami will kick off Art Week with its opening night on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Art Miami’s highly anticipated Opening Night VIP Preview will benefit The Lotus House Women’s Shelter, a quiet enclave in downtown Miami that offers a sanctuary for homeless women and infants in need. The exclusive evening is the first opportunity for VIP collectors to acquire some of the finest pieces of modern and contemporary art from the 20th and 21st centuries while also raising money for an important cause. Last year, Art Miami’s Opening Night Preview attracted over 6,500 international collectors, philanthropists, museum professionals, curators and journalists.

With over 100 prestigious international galleries participating, Art Miami is a “can’t miss” event for serious collectors, museum professionals, curators and art enthusiasts. Exhibitions at the fair will include modern and contemporary paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography and prints from Europe, Asia, Latin America, India, the Middle East and the United States. Distinguished for its depth, diversity and quality, Art Miami maintains a preeminent position in America’s contemporary art fair market.

“As Miami’s anchor fair, we have maintained the reputation as an unrivalled venue for acquiring innovative contemporary and modern art. We provide a platform for both seasoned and emerging galleries to showcase their artists. Art Miami is different in its approach—it is a fair that represents an overall cross section of the contemporary art market. The diverse range of disciplines and price-points provides a unique opportunity to collectors, at all levels, to explore their interest in both primary and secondary works of art. The depth and quality of works for sale at Art Miami, coupled with the relaxed ambience and elegant design of our pavilion, creates a welcoming and enjoyable experience for our visitors and exhibitors alike,” said Nick Korniloff, Director of Art Miami.

Kaj Forsblom, owner and Director of Galerie Forsblom, one of Scandinavia’s leading international galleries, said: “Art Miami has long since been an important mainstay in Miami’s cultural and artistic community. Particularly in the last few years, Art Miami has proven itself as one of America’s top fairs with its dedication to continuous growth and improvement. We are looking forward to returning to an even greater Art Miami with stronger galleries, more collectors, and a truly professional show management.”

Always seeking to enhance the experience of the fair for its attendees, Art Miami will host a series of compelling lectures and panel discussions with some of the leading voices from the international art scene. In addition, visitors can look forward to art projects curated by the esteemed Julia Draganovic. The curated projects include indoor and outdoor exhibitions, as well as Art Video and New Media installations on loan for exhibition from prominent institutions and private collections.

Art Miami 2010 participating galleries:
Aperture Foundation, Aldo De Sousa Gallery, Antoine Helwaser Gallery, Aperture Foundation, Arcature Fine Art, Art Nouveau Gallery, Arthur Roger Gallery, Atlas Gallery, Barry Singer Gallery, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Blue Leaf Gallery, Bolsa De Arte, Brancolini Grimaldi, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Bullseye Gallery, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Cassera Arts Premiers, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Chinasquare Gallery, Claire Oliver Gallery, Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Contessa Gallery, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Cynthia-Reeves, David Klein Gallery, David Lusk Gallery, Denise Bibro Fine Art, Dillon Galleries Inc., Dot Fiftyone Gallery, Douglas Dawson Gallery, Durban Segnini Gallery, Edelman Arts Contemporary, Eli Klein Fine Art, Evelyn Aimis Fine Art, Fama Gallery, Ferrin Gallery, Flowers, Galeria Patricia Ready, Galerie Bernd Lausberg, Galerie Forsblom, Galerie Mark Hachem, Galerie Olivier Waltman, Galerie Patrice Trigano, Galerie Renate Bender, Galerie Terminus, Galerie Von Braunbehrens, Gallery Ferran Cano, Gana Art, Ginocchio Gallery, Goya Contemporary, Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Hackelbury Fine Art, Heller Gallery, Hollis Taggart Galleries, Jackson Fine Art, James Barron Art, James Graham & Sons, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Joel Soroka Gallery, Juan Ruiz Galeria, Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery Inc., Kreisler Art Gallery, Laurence Miller Gallery, Leonhard Ruethmueller Contemporary, Leon Tovar Gallery, Lisa Sette Gallery, Mark Borghi Fine Art Inc., McCormick Gallery / Vincent Vallarino Fine Art, Michael Goedhuis, Mike Weiss Gallery, Modernbook Gallery Editions, Modernism Inc., Nancy Hoffman Gallery, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Now Contemporary Art, Pace Primitive, Pace Prints, Pan American Art Projects, Piece Unique, Richard Levy Gallery, Rosenbaum Contemporary, Roy Boyd Gallery, Rudolf Budja Gallery LLC, Schantz Galleries, Schuebbe Projects, Scott White Contemporary Art, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Susan Eley Fine Art, Susan Teller Gallery, Tai Gallery, Timothy Yarger Fine Art, Tresart, Turner Carroll Gallery, Tyler Rollins Fine Art, Walter Wickiser Gallery Inc., Waterhouse & Dodd, Westwood Gallery, Wetterling Gallery, Wilde Gallery, William Shearburn Gallery, Woolff Gallery.

The Lotus House is a unique resource center and residential facility serving homeless women and infants, whether due to domestic violence, untreated medical or mental illness, disability or economic reasons. For many, it is a shelter of last resort, providing them with the treatment and support to truly break the cycle of homelessness. Art Miami’s highly anticipated Opening Night VIP Preview, on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, will benefit The Lotus House. For more information on the Lotus House visit: www.lotushouseshelter.org.

Ink Miami Art Fair 2010 12/1-5/10

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Ink Miami Art Fair
Sponsored by the IFPDA
Suites of Dorchester
1850 Collins Avenue (19th St)
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
December 1 -5, 2010
Preview Breakfast: Wednesday, Dec 1st, 10 am
Wednesday, 12 pm – 5 pm
Thursday, 10 am – 7 pm
Friday, 10 am – 7 pm
Saturday, 10 am – 7 pm
Sunday, 10 am – 3 pm
www.inkartfair.com

INK Miami is a contemporary art fair held annually in December during Art Basel Miami Beach. The Fair is unique among Miami’s fairs for its focus on contemporary works on paper by internationally renowned artists. It is sponsored by the International Fine Print Dealers Association and exhibitors are selected from among members of the Association for their outstanding ability to offer collectors a diverse survey of 20th century masterworks and justpublished editions by leading contemporary artists. Since its founding in 2006, the Fair has attracted a loyal following among museum curators and committed collectors of works on paper.

This year’s exhibiting dealers present a coordinated show of works on paper featuring language as a compositional element.

Exhibitors (List in formation)
Dolan/Maxwell | Philadelphia, PA
Dranoff Fine Art | New York, NY
Graphicstudio/U.S.F. | Tampa, FL
Jim Kempner Fine Art | New York, NY
Marlborough Graphics | New York, NY
Mixografía® | Los Angeles, CA
Paul Stolper | London, UK
The Old Print Shop | New York, NY
Tandem Press| Madison, WI
The Verne Collection | Cleveland, OH

Photographs of Halloween on Lincoln Road on 10/31/10

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Moonlit Madness for Halloween on Lincoln Road on Sunday, October 31, 2010.  This year on Lincoln Road was amazing, the costume’s all of the live music and all of the people out roaming around.  I just love Lincoln Road on Halloween, I think it is my favorite.   On one stage George Acosta was playing and he was amazing,  the music was awesome and everyone was having a great time dancing and jumping around (So Much Fun).  On another stage sponsored by Van Dyke’s had live music by Tony Succor and his 12-piece “Thriller Salsa Band” paying special tribute to Michael Jackson at the block party AND Fernando Perdomo Upstairs at The Van Dyke as part of the Dead RockStars Songwriter Nights Series.

The Great Visit Florida Beach Walk 2010 11/6/10

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Saturday, November 06, 2010
7:00AM – 11:00AM
Location: Beaches across Florida
Volunteers with questions may contact Kristina DaSilva at 954-233-1293 or kristina@volbrow.org
More Information and Registration Here.

Florida is out to show the world our beaches are as wonderful as ever with a one-day beach walk that covers Florida’s 825 miles of beaches!

On November 6th, 2010 on beaches across the state, Volunteer Broward, along with host sites from every beach county in Florida, is looking for volunteers to walk a designated mile and take a photo to upload to the internet. Each county will tabulate the county’s walked miles and communicate to the Official VISIT FLORIDA Beach Walk Center where a noon press conference will share the success with media. Some areas are hosting special events, and media is being invited to cover the story or participate as walkers.

All beach photos will be displayed in real time on www.VISITFLORIDA.com/beachwalk – where people can vote on their favorite Florida beach mile and be entered to win $5,000 dollars and a Mazda Miata so they can take their own Sunshine State beach tour.

Volunteer Broward invites you to check in at one of our seven city beach sites to walk a mile and snap a photo of yourself at one of Florida’s pristine beaches. Specific check-in locations are being determined at the seven cities below. Register now!

***This is a non-orientation project. If you are new to Volunteer Broward, you will be asked to create a member account to register for the Beach Walk. After activating your member account, you will encounter a screen that will ask you to register for an orientation. Feel free to bypass this screen and return to the homepage where you’ll find the Beach Walk registration link. You can then proceed to register for a beach walk location with no problem.

This project is approved for volunteers with the following restrictions: Allow Pending Members
Impact Areas: Community Enrichment, Children & Youth
Interests: There are no interests specified for this project.
Skills: There are no skills specified for this project.

Miami Finance Forum Networking Happy Hour at Sabbia at Brickell 11/9/10

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The Miami Finance Forum
invites you to our monthly Networking Happy Hour
Sabbia at Brickell (former Sci-Sci)
November 9th from 6pm to 8pm
Sabbia is located 1053 SE 1st Avenue, Miami 33131

Enjoy complimentary drinks and appetizers while networking with your peers! Meet Leading professionals in the finance industry!

Please RSVP in advance to: Elena Djakonova rsvp@miamifinanceforum.com
or register on our web site: www.miamifinanceforum.com
or call: 877-FF-MIAMI/ 877-336-4264
Admission is complementary for Miami Finance Forum Members, $25 for guests!

Make sure to check our calendar for upcoming events!

Old School/New Skool Movie Fundraiser for The Surfrider Foundation 11/5/10

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Friday, November 5 / 7 to 11 PM
Old School/New Skool Movie Fundraiser
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
2000 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.mbgarden.org
The Surfrider Foundation Miami Chapter presents a movie evening to benefit our local beach environment. A double feature film screening presents the newly released surf film Sratching the Surface featuring new skool surf phenom Julian Wilson, and StyleMasters chronicling old school surf pros in heavy Hawaiian surf. Network with the local surf community, enjoy healthy food, drinks courtesy of Barefoot Wine and Kona Beer, and exciting raffle prizes. All funds raised will support Surfrider Miami’s ongoing mission to protect and improve our local beach playground. Tickets are
$8 in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/134309 or $10 at the door.

WIFF celebrates Women in Film, Fashion, Art and Music 11/10/10

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The News Lounge
(55th Street Station)
5580 Ne 4th Court, Miami, 33137
November 10, 2010
6PM-9PM
Donation-$20
rsvp@nicoleshelleymodels.com

Women’s International Film & Arts Festival
Presents Wednesdays With Women II
Champagne Networking Reception

(Featuring Women in Film, Fashion, Art and Music)

Fall Fashion Collection Showcase
Live Music Presentation by Ria
Complimentary Glass of Champagne before 8pm,
Holiday Edible Treats
Special Guest & Live Painting by Anastasia The Great
Photography by Douglas Voisin

Trevor Project Fundraiser 11/2/10

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Mercadito
3252 NE 1st Ave
Tuesday, Nov 2, 7p-9p
RSVP: abbey@supermarketcreative.com

Support The Trevor Project, the leading organization for gay suicide prevention. Join us as we celebrate life and prove these youths are not alone.

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers (Massachusetts Youth Risk Survey 2007)

9 out of 10 LGBT students (86.2%) experienced harassment at school; three-fifths (60.8%) felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation (GLSEN National School Climate Survey 2009).

We may not be able to stop bullies…
But we can tell you that your life will get better.
And all those things that make you different…
Will become the things that everyone treasures about you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnYa9R4N-8c