Category: Happy Hour

Photographs of River Of Art Pop-Up Art-in-Public-Places Exhibition and Social Mixer at Bahama Breeze on 7/21/15 by Mr Q 305

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Life Is Art & Soul Of Miami presented the River Of Art Pop-Up Art-in-Public-Places Exhibition and Social Mixer at Bahama Breeze on Tuesday, July 21, 2015.  River Of Art was an exciting evening of business networking featuring a beautiful painting show, music, light bites and cocktails hosted at Bahama Breeze in West Kendall. The River Of Art is a gathering place of Miami’s good people, executives, industrialists, innovators, creators, entrepreneurs, changemakers, activists, and artists.

Featuring Visual Artists: Rochelle Berman,  David Martins and Vera Arias.
Charities:Badges of Courage Foundation

Premiere Sponsor: Spectrum Miami
Partners: Fabulous Miami – YOMiami – SocialMedia305 – Catalyst Miami – InTheLoop305
With support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

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Photographs of Perez Art Museum Miami Poplife Social June Event by Mr Q 305

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This past Thursday, the Pérez Art Museum (PAMM) Poplife Social featured John Hancock III whose sounds ranged from spaced out Arthur Russell inspired grooves to hyped-up digital calypso.

The third Thursdays Poplife Social have received a very positive response from the community and to meet the growing demand for the series, they have added pre-ticketing and more food and bar stations.

The menu items included Miso Glazed Chicken Skewers, Pork Belly Bao Buns, Grilled Mushroom Bao Buns, Shrimp Chips and Kimchee pickles.

This was the perfect way to enjoy a Thursday evening: Art galleries, live music and great food!

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Photographs of Celebrating Lee Brian Schrager’s Fried & True Cook Book at Broken Shaker on 5/30/14

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Celebrating Lee Brian Schrager’s Fried & True Cook Book at Broken Shaker on Friday, May 30, 2014. During this happy hour we enjoyed recipes from the Fried & True Cook Book which has more than 50 recipes for American’s best fried chicken and wonderful sides.  The recipes we got to enjoyed were: Chef Michelle Bernstein’s Fried Chicken & Watermelon Salad, Chef Dale Talde’s Kung Pao Chicken Wings, Biscuit Love Truck’s East Nasty Biscuit Sandwich, Loveless Cafe’s Hash Brown Casserole and Mary Mac’s Tea Room Tomato Pie.  All were so delicious and I can’t wait to try some of the recipes myself.

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Photographs of SMCSF – Speed Marketing Roundtables at R House on 5/15/14

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SMCSF – Speed Marketing Roundtables at R House on Thursday, May 15, 2014.   This  event combines the executive roundtable with speed networking for a dynamic and fast-paced conversation. Eachroundtable discussion was lead by the following:

PR/News: Christine de la Huerta & Maite Velez-Couto
Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Michael Schott
Social Media Strategy: Gabriela Guzman & Liza Walton
Content Marketing: Marc R. Enriquez
Paid Media: Nate Mendenhall
Email: Sandi Abbott
Branding/Creative: Mich Elle Dow & Christy Vidal
Event Marketing: JennyLee Molina & Mabel De Beunza
Personal Branding: Nancy Richmond
Blogging: Blanca Stella Mejia

Each roundtable rotated every 20 minutes, giving you the opportunity to participate in 4 topics of your choice throughout the meetup.

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Photographs of Arts and Business Council of Miami Creative Happy Hour at The Stage on 4/24/14

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Arts and Business Council of Miami Creative Happy Hour at The Stage on Thursday, April 24, 2014.

Arts and Business Council of Miami Mission: “Our mission to foster and build partnerships between business and the arts that are mutually beneficial and contribute to the economic and cultural vitality of Greater Miami and the South Florida Region. We accomplish this mission with programs that promote voluntarism, build arts management capacity, gather and disseminate relevant information, and advocate closer ties between business and the arts.”

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Photographs of Damor Foundation’s Fund Raiser Happy Hour by Mr Q 305

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On Saturday, October 12th, Blue Martini Kendall hosted a Happy Hour to benefit the D Amor Foundation. The D Amor Foundation’s mission is to provide hope, and to help children with autism achieve a better quality of life by providing families with resources, educational tools and access to therapies such as speech, occupational, art, music and sensory integration, all of which are integral to managing the disorder. Several companies donated services for a raffle and silent auction. Donations go directly to fund programs for children with autism, including Tae Kwon Do, soccer, music, art and other activities for families affected by the neurodevelopment disorder. The D Amor Foundation was founded by Maria and Jose Montalvo in honor of their son, Diego, who was diagnosed with autism at age 2. The goal is to help families affected by autism in South Florida and Puerto Rico find resources and access to therapies, which can be costly. Damor Foundation Mr Q 305 on fb   Mr Q 305 on Twitter  

Photographs of Burgers for Boobs at South Beach Tiki Bar on 10/21/12

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Burgers for Boobs at South Beach Tiki Bar on Sunday, October 21, 2012. What an awesome event, there were raffles, silent auctions, drag queens, cupcakes, cheeseburgers, cocktails and beer , really what more do you need and all for a great cause.  Burger for Boobs is to help raise money and awareness for the Susan G. Komen of South Florida and all the money raised and donated will go directly to Susan G Komen.  Thank you Cheeseburger Baby and South Beach Tiki Bar for a wonderful event, you guys are the best!

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Photographs of Noir et Blanc A Cocktail Gathering Amongst Friends at Wine Vault Tapas Bar on 9/5/12

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Noir et Blanc A Cocktail Gathering Amongst Friends at Wine Vault Tapas Bar on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. What a wonderful Wednesday evening event hosted by Mykel Stevens, Elsie Peralta, Arlay Regueiro, Rick Morgan, Nick Betancourt, Sebrina Cohen, Tony Lima, Karri Elizabeth and music by Karri ON.   This is a weekly event every Wednesday from 7pm – 12am with happy hour til 9pm (of course subject to change).

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Multi-Chambers Networking Event – March 07 2012

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This month edition of the Multi-Chamber of Commerce networking event happened at the fabulous Best Friends Restaurant, located at 4770 Biscayne Blvd, Miami.

Over 200 business professionals and community leaders gathered together at this always busy networking event

Congratulations Fabulous Miami and all the sponsors

Caribbean Sunset – Guayabera Night – Feb 22nd

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Experience, Explore and Taste… the Dominican Republic

at Miami Event Space, 7610 NE 4th  Ct Miami,  Guayabera Fashion Show by Maurizio Alberino, Art exihibition, Book reading by Glenda Galan and Rene Rodriguez Soriano,  Music presentation by Jazz Player Luis Disla, drinks by Dewars.

Photographs from #Tweetheart Panel Afterparty at Catch Grill & Bar on 2/16/12

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Tweetheart panel afterparty at Catch Grill and Bar on Thursday, February 16, 2012.  What a great way to hang and pick the brains of the panelist from “Keeping Social Media Real & Organic”:  Maria de Los Angeles @vicequeenmaria,  Natasha Otero-Santiago @NataschaOS, Janey Coffey @JanieC, James Echols @soulofmiami, Liza Walton @lizawalton, Steve Roitstein @GoPalo and Alex de Carvalho @alexdc.

“Social Media Week is one of the world’s most unique global platforms, offering a series of interconnected activities and conversations around the world on emerging trends in social and mobile media across all major industries.  In just under three years, Social Media Week has expanded to 21 cities, including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Istanbul, London, Paris, Rome, Milan, Glasgow, Berlin, Moscow, Beirut and Hong Kong.  SMW just added Tokyo, Singapore, DC and Miami this year.”

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Photographs of Miami Crawls presents SoMi Holiday Crawl Cheers and Beers on 12/10/11

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Miami Crawlspresents SoMi Holiday Crawl Cheers and Beers on Saturday, December 10, 2011.  This awesome bar crawl benefited Radio Lollipop & South Miami Alliance for Youth. Here are the great stops during the crawl, Sports Grill (South Miami Location), Town Kitchen & Bar, Cervezas, Sunset Tavern, Irish Times and Bougie’s Bar.  We had such an awesome time and to think you get to eat and drink for a great cause, Love it!!!!!

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High Heels and Handshakes’ At Your Service and Giving Thanks at Capital Grille, ladies support a worthwhile cause By Betty Alvarez

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High Heels and Handshakes held their monthly networker at Capital Grille in Brickell. Nameing it “At Your Service and Giving Thanks This Holiday
with Champagne Dreams and Our Favorite Things”, it was networking in luxury. Appetizers and Louis Roederer Champagne were passed to guests as they got to peruse at the various displays from our vendors.

Although it was Thanksgiving week, attendance was an all time high giving a great experience to get to know about the organizations and meet other business professionals.

As an added bonus for members, Saks Fifth Avenue Gift Bags that included a gift from GBS Beauty Supply & Mary Kay Make-Overs. In addition, raffle items from The MiamiMarlins, My Best Friends Closet, The Capital Grille and many more were given. Congratulations to the winners!

High Heels and Handshakes’ monthly happy hour networking events serve to inspire camaraderie among professional women while donating a portion of the proceeds to partnership programs that support self-sufficiency amongst women in Miami, Florida, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Congo, Kosovo, Iraq, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan.

High Heels and Handshakes goal is to make a difference in our local communities and abroad through organizations that provide opportunities for women to pursure their professional dreams.

For more information and to join for free please visit www.h3united.com

Photographs by Betty Alvarez copyright 2011

Photographs of Life Is Art and MaiArt Present River Of Art Showcase and Happy Hour on 8/31/11

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Life Is Art and MaiArt Present River Of Art Showcase and Happy Hour at Miatardi on Wednesday, August 31, 2011.   With art by some very talented artists: Dianne Romero Buitrago, Carlos Scott, Mulet, Kazilla and Live Painting by Kazilla and great music by Soul P.  We had a little bit of rain on and off but had an awesome crowd.

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Photographs of Wine Down Wednesday at HistoryMiami on 6/1/11

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Wine Down Wednesday at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, June 1, 2011.  I love this monthly event it is free and you get to see the museum (which is a awesome museum) and you get to meet some great people.   FREE General Admission & Free Parking Available at 50 NW 2nd Avenue and $15 open wine and food bar or $5 per drink.

(Primary camera is in the shop. Backup camera courtesy of Mike LaMonica.)

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Photographs of Life is Art presents River of Art at Maitardi on 5/25/11

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Life is Art presents River of Art at Maitardi on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.  We had such a great crowd…thanks to everyone that came out!!!  We had 5 amazing South Florida artist showcased:  GusColors, Alissa Christine, Danny Delgado, William Pena Wells and Pauline A. Goldsmith.  Thanks Maitardi for the complimentary Prosecco and Tapas, such an amazing space. Check out Life is Art at www.lifeisartfest.org for more details on upcoming events.

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Photographs for Team Club Hell Fundraiser for MS150 at Villa 221 on 4/22/11

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Photographs for Team Club Hell Fundraiser for MS150 at Villa 221 on Friday, April 22, 2011.  Villa 221 generously offered to donate 15% of its bar sales to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This year marks the 25th Anniversary Zimmerman MS Bike Ride, which raises over $1 million to support Multiple Sclerosis research and the people who live with MS every year.  I biked this 2 years ago with them (hope to do it again next year) and I had so much fun and for such a great cause, so if you want to make a donation to Club Hell for the MS150, click here.

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Photographs of VOX3COM Presents FACECOM Where Business Happens Face to Face on 3/17/11

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VOX3COM Presents FACECOM Where Business Happens Face to Face at Intercontinental Hotel Indigo Bar on Thursday, March 17, 2011.   We enjoyed drink specials from 5:00pm til 7:pm, $3 Beer, $4 Wine and $5 Cocktails, $4 Valet and of course there is a City of Miami Parking lot in front of the hotel…so no excuses for not dropping by for a drink.
Sponsors for this event:  Vox3.com, Tony Major Events, Soul of Miami, Life is Art,  Downtown Athletic Club, Paradise is Mine, 2Go Events, Ketel One Vodka and MREIA.

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Photographs by Anthony Jordon of Life is Art River of Art at Bar 721 on 2/23/11

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Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon of Life is Art River of Art at Bar 721 on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.  Thanks to everyone that came out to support Life is Art.  We had an such an awesome crowd.  Thanks to Bar 721 for providing us the space to have an artist showcase and Taconteno for providing the passed appetizers (so yummy).  The following are the artist that were showcased in this months River of Art:  Jaime Ferreyros, Vanessa Velez, Clara Ruiz, Vince Herrera, Nathan Grip, Lorie Setton and Monique Lassoij.

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

Photographs of Life is Art River of Art at Bar 721 on 2/23/11

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Life is Art River of Art at Bar 721 on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.  Thanks to everyone that came out to support Life is Art.  We had an such an awesome crowd.  Thanks to Bar 721 for providing us the space to have an artist showcase and Taconteno for providing the passed appetizers (so yummy).  The following are the artist that were showcased in this months River of Art:  Jaime Ferreyros, Vanessa Velez, Clara Ruiz, Vince Herrera, Nathan Grip, Lorie Setton and Monique Lassoij.

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Photographs of Brendan O’Hara at Clevelander on 8/20/10

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Brendan O’Hara at Clevelander on Friday, August 20, 2010.   We enjoyed $5 Munchies Menu and Happy Hour cocktails.  What wonderful view and great music, a GREAT way to start you Friday night.  If you have not heard Brendan O’Hara and the The Big Bounce Collective you are missing something, he is an amazing singer and performer.  Unplug & Unwind, Friday evenings at the Clevelander Rooftop with different artist every week.

Picnic hosts Miami Beach Resident Appreciation Day By Betty Alvarez

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On August 12th, Picnics hosted a Miami Beach Resident Appreciation Day. It was a way to thank the residents that live on Miami Beach. With the constant change of residents in South Beach, the diner decided to host a special events for all Miami Beach Residents to come mingle, relax, and unwind with their fellow neighbors.

Picnic served an open bar and passed appetizers from 7-8 p.m.

Picnic Miami is a New York Style diner in the heart of South Beach. It brings an imaginative new concept in dining by offering casual American food in a casual home setting. The popular corner spot has an all day casual menu that can be enjoyed inside or our where you can mix and mingle with a fun loving crowd in a child and sexy vibe.

Picnic is located at 1400 20th Street at Bay Road. For more information on the restuarant please call (305) 673-4755 or visit their wwebsite www.picnicmiami.com

Photographs by Betty Alvarez

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of River of Art at Bleu Moon on 8/11/10

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Photographs by Anthony Jordon of Life Is Art,  Soul of Miami,  Tony Major Events and Bleu Moon Cafe present River of Art at Bleu Moon at The Double Tree Grand Hotel on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.  We had live music by The State Of, which is a product of the marriage between Steph Taylor’s edgy piano/synth playing and Nabedi Osorio’s electronic-like live drumming. Their dark pop sensibility is born out of their hometown of Miami, FL and is reminiscent of artists ranging from the Bjork and the Eurythmics to Radiohead and the Cure.  We had two artist displaying their art, Gustavo Ramirez and Yamel Molerio.  We aslo, had a live performance by Kikimora, she is a fire dancer, circus performer, professional belly dancer, samba and modern dancer.

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

Photographs of River of Art at Bleu Moon on 8/11/10

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Life Is Art,  Soul of Miami,  Tony Major Events and Bleu Moon Cafe present River of Art at Bleu Moon at The Double Tree Grand Hotel on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.  We had live music by The State Of, which is a product of the marriage between Steph Taylor’s edgy piano/synth playing and Nabedi Osorio’s electronic-like live drumming. Their dark pop sensibility is born out of their hometown of Miami, FL and is reminiscent of artists ranging from the Bjork and the Eurythmics to Radiohead and the Cure.  We had two artist displaying their art, Gustavo Ramirez and Yamel Molerio.  We aslo, had a live performance by Kikimora, she is a fire dancer, circus performer, professional belly dancer, samba and modern dancer.

Blue Martini Kendall Celebrated its Grand Opening By Betty Alvarez

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Premiere Martini Lounge Brings Convenience, Entertainment and an Economic Boost to the ‘burbs’. Blue Martini is proud to bring Kendall residents its collection of delicious martinis, tasty dishes and exciting live entertainment. Located at the newly renovated The Palms at Town & Country Shopping Center, Blue Martini is destined to become the Mecca of entertainment and nightlife for suburban Miami.

The premiere martini lounge, Blue Martini has locations in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Phoenix, Tampa and West Palm Beach. For their newest venture, Blue Martini chose the suburban area of Kendall for its location, demographic that fit with their primary customer base, and a genuine need in the community for an entertainment venue of a higher-caliber. “For years this tight-knit, largely Latin American community has enjoyed a utopian-like life, but for any sort of diversion or nightlife, residents have needed to travel to Brickell, South Beach or the Grove” explained CEO Mark E. Vasu. “Now not only will Blue Martini Kendall give residents convenient entertainment but our presence will bring an economic boost to the community in the form of added jobs and revenue” continued Vasu. Blue Martini expects to bring nearly eighty jobs to the Kendall area and with such a successful history it’s likely the Kendall location will be the jump off point for a renaissance in downtown Kendall.

Blue Martini hosted a Grand Opening Party for the public on July 30th, 2010. It gave guests the chance to take in the 8500 square foot entertainment haven and all its amenities. Blue Martini prides itself on offering patrons an ‘upscale environment with a local bar mentality’. Designed for comfort, the lounge’s soft lighting creates a friendly environment while smooth lines provide a sexy backdrop. The forty martini menu is all encompassing focusing on quality, with bartenders using only the best ingredients and keeping with the latest cocktail trends to create palate pleasers, like the signature Blue Martini. A simple menu offers great food for a great value easily paired with one of their delightful drinks, favorites include the Seared Tuna and Beef Tenderloin.

One of only two new retail developments under construction in all of Miami-Dade County, The Palms at Town & Country recently celebrated the completion of its first phase with the opening of two nationally recognized retailers. The Palms is quickly paving its way as the new downtown Kendall. “With the successful opening of Nordstrom Rack and Loehmann’s, we are looking forward to the next influx of specialty retailers including Blue Martini,” says Michael Longmore, Executive Vice President with Jones Lang LaSalle. “The Palms at Town & Country’s unique combination of ideal proximity to neighboring residents, ease of access from the region and the strong national anchor tenants provides the perfect location for Blue Martini,” says Michael Longmore, Executive Vice President with Jones Lang LaSalle.

Located at 8405 Mills Drive #205, Blue Martini Kendall is open 7 days a week, from 4pm until 4am. Blue Martini Kendall launched a schedule of events that includes an “In the Biz” night for hospitality industry people, a Ladies night and a 7 day a week happy hour. For more information visit www.bluemartinilounge.com or call 305.630.2583.

Photographs By Betty Alvarez