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Wounded Warrior Project 2013 Sunshine State Soldier Ride 1/9/13-/13/13

Wounded Warrior Project 2013 Sunshine State Soldier Ride
Wednesday, January 9 – Sunday, January 13
The Residence Inn by Marriott Miami Aventura Mall
19900 W Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180

Jungle Island
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail
Miami, FL 33132

www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Wounded warriors from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will kick off Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) 2013 Sunshine State Soldier Ride in Miami, Florida on Wednesday, January 9th. More than 50 wounded veterans will take part in the five-day cycling event which will travel through Miami Beach and the Florida Keys.

Soldier Ride, a program of the Wounded Warrior Project will bring together wounded warriors from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to cycle on adaptive equipment from Miami to Key West.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013: Warriors arrive in Miami for bike fitting.
12pm – 3pm.The Residence Inn by Marriott Miami Aventura Mall
4 p.m. A welcome reception, tour and dinner will be held at Jungle Island.

Thursday, January 10, 2013: Warriors Kick-off ride in and around Miami.
7 a.m. Warriors greet local school children outside their hotel, The Residence Inn Miami.
9 a.m. Breakfast at Finnegan’s Way, South Beach
10 a.m. Soldier Ride Departure from Finnegan’s Way for ride through South Beach and Miami
11:30 a.m. Ceremony at Marlins Park, followed by reception from the Marlins and the Miami VA, lunch and tour of Marlins park.

Friday, January 11, 2013: Warriors travel from Miami to Key Largo and ride through the Florida Keys. Route map available upon request.
8:30 a.m. Departure from VFW at Mile Marker 102 to Islamorada
12:15 p.m. Departure for ride across 7 mile bridge
2:15 p.m. Warriors arrive at Dolphin Research Center for Warrior swim with the dolphins
8-9 p.m. Dinner Hosted by the Rusty Anchor 5510 3rd Ave, Key West, FL.

Saturday, January 12, 2013: 4-5:30 p.m. Dinner at Margaritaville Cafe – Duvall Street, Key West

Sunday, January 13, 2013: Ride through historic Key West starting after breakfast at Coast Guard station and departure from Naval Air Station Boca Chica.
7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. VIP breakfast for cyclists
11:30 a.m. Ride finish and ceremony at Truman Annex Mole USCGC INGHAM dock area. After reception and lunch the Warriors will join local supporters for a historical military cycling tour of Key West at 1pm.

Soldier Ride is a program of Wounded Warrior Project that provides key rehabilitation opportunities for wounded warriors and raises public awareness for those that have been severely injured during the current conflicts.Wounded Warrior Project is an apolitical, nonprofit organization whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. WWP offers services and programs like benefits and career counseling, advocacy initiatives and combat stress seminars to aid in the transition from hospital bed to an independent, productive life. All participants with a disability or missing a limb or limbs are provided the adaptive equipment they need to cycle.

CIFO presents Tania Brugueras in commemoration of Jose Marti’s establishment of the Partido Revolucionario Cubano in Key West 12/18/12

CIFO presents Tania Brugueras in commemoration of Jose Marti’s establishment of the Partido Revolucionario Cubano in Key West
December 18th, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Crowne Plaza “La Concha” Key West
430 Duval St
Key West, FL 33040

As part of its 2012 Art Basel Miami Beach Program, the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) welcomes performance artist Tania Brugueras (Cuba), winner of the CIFO 2011 Grants & Commissions Program.

Born in Havana, Tania Bruguera is an installation and performance artist, as well as an academic, trained at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her renowned and provocative work concentrates around issues of power and control. She lives and works between Chicago and Havana. Her work has been exhibited in New York, Chicago, Miami, The Netherlands, Germany, Finland, England, Cuba, Austria, Belgium, Mexico and Spain. She has lectured extensively internationally at The New School in New York, The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, The Royal College of Art in London and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others.
On December 18th (National Migrants Day) and in commemoration of Jose Marti’s establishment of the Partido Revolucionario Cubano in Key West, Florida, Tania will open up and present her research challenging the meaning of the word “revolución”. This encounter will take place in Key West, the same place where Marti wrote his first draft for the foundation of the Partido Revolucionario.

Kēvens Headlines the Bayjama Reggae Festival 11/10/12

Kēvens Headlines the Bayjama Reggae Festival
Saturday, November 10, 2012
TIB Amphitheater in Islamorada Founders Park
Mile marker 87, Bayside Plantation Key
Islamorada, FL 33370
Free admission with a nonperishable donation for the Food Bank.
keysice.com or kevens.com.

Internationally recognized rock-reggae singer Kēvens will headline this year’s Bayjama Reggae Festival. Kēvens will be showcasing his revolutionary, recently reinvented style of music with a dubstep beat along with his classics. He progresses reggae music into the next century by fusing it with underground aesthetics that are truly unique to his work. Kevens recently released his new single “My Baby Boo” which is available on iTunes, Amazon.com, and Spotify. Kēvens and his band will reinvent the dubstep sound without the use of turntables making his performance revolutionary.

The festival was founded by Islamorada Community Entertainment (ICE), a nonprofit organization that produces annual entertainment favorites in the Keys. Proceeds from this event will award high school students with art, music and dance scholarships. ICE President David Feder notes that over the past 17 years, ICE scholarships have enabled students to pursue their artistic dreams.

Kēvens other upcoming performances include:
October 27, 2012: Back in Black Halloween alwaysgobig.com
(Miami, Florida) – special guest performance with Electrik Dread
December 8, 2012: UR1 Music Festival during the week of Art Basel Miami Beach ur1festival.com
(Miami, Florida) – Kevens and band performance

Key Largo Songfest 10/19/12-10/20/12

Key Largo Songfest
October 19 & 20, 2012, 6-10pm
Bayside Grille
99530 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, FL 33037

Sharkey’s Pub and Galley
522 Caribbean Dr
Key Largo, FL 33037

The Pilot House
13 Seagate Blvd
Key Largo, FL 33037
www.keylargosongfest.com

The Downtown Key Largo Association will host an elite group of Nashville songwriters at three different venues simultaneously for live cultural entertainment of some of today’s greatest songwriters including Nashville Hall of Fame songwriters, Pat Alger and Hugh Prestwood. Bayside Grille, Sharkey’s Pub and Galley and The Pilot House have come together to create Key Largo’s Happy Hour Trail to welcome both local and national music acts.

The festival will feature an eclectic range of genres from jazz, blues, rock and country to the latest pop.

The event is sponsored by the Key Largo Downtown Association, ASCAP Music Licensing and Ketel One Vodka.

(Information courtesy Jazz Blues Florida)

5th Annual SxSe 2012 South Florida Tweetup Weekend in Key Largo 9/28-30/12

5th Annual SxSe 2012 South Florida Tweetup Weekend
September 28-30
Hilton Key Largo Resort
97000 Overseas Hwy
Key Largo, Florida 33037
Hashtag #sxse.
Twitter @sxse.
sxsesofla.blogspot.com
Facebook Evite
Facebook Page

USE THIS LINK TO BOOK YOUR DISCOUNT ROOMS!

SxSe is South Florida’s longest continuing old skool tweetup tradition. Join us for a weekend of fun in Key Largo! The ultimate unconference. Rooms will be available at the Key Largo Hilton and the official tweetup will take place at the Pilot House nearby.

On Friday, September 28 we’ll gather for happy hour, followed by a leisurely day and a tweetup on Saturday. Sunday will be the usual check-out routine as we stop to have a long, relaxing lunch and a sunset cocktail on the way back home.

Official SxSe headquarters will be at the Hilton Key Largo. Our beachfront rooms are $129/night double occupancy. The property features an activities concession if you choose to go kayaking, windsurfing, etc; but as always lounging by the pool or beach and doing nothing is highly encouraged.

The official SxSe tweetup will take place at the Pilot House just 2 miles away on the evening of Saturday, September 29. Visit Facebook for the official event invite.

We’ll post details on room discount codes and additional logistical information on this website. Check out the links on the sidebar. @sxse is your best source for last-minute details, but you may also visit our Facebook Community Page. The hashtag is #sxse.

Please note that you are not obligated to stay at the Hilton or to spend the night in the Florida Keys if you want to drive home after the tweetup, although we don’t recommend that choice! But if you want to stay elsewhere, that’s fine. It’s just more fun when everyone is in the same place.

It all started when a group of friends on Twitter got together to party in Southeast Florida! Today, SxSe is South Florida’s longest continuing old skool tweetup tradition and the ultimate unconference! This year’s fifth annual sub-tropical tweetup takes place in Key Largo, September 28-30, following Social Media Week. Feel the Twitter love!

The event name SxSe (South by South East, rhymes with sexy) is simply a spoof; had we been located in Bum F*ck Egypt, we might’ve called the event BFE. SxSe has nothing to do with SXSW whatsoever — it’s just a big-ass party taking place in the nation’s dicktip. There are no panels, powerpoint or keynote addresses; however, there is plenty of great discussion, bonding and friendship. If there’s anything professional about SxSe, it’s a very high standard of olympic-quality mojito drinking.

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Key Largo Food and Wine Festival 7/27/12-8/5/12

Key Largo Food and Wine Festival
July 27 – August 5, 2012
Key Largo, FL
www.keylargofoodandwinefestival.com

10 glorious days of wine tasting events, cooking demonstrations, themed wine dinners, food and wine pairing classes, progressive wine dinners, art and wine shows.

A festival finale event, “A Taste of Key Largo,” is planned for 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at the Sundowners Bayside Beach and Restaurant complex. There, local chefs are to prepare signature dishes for visitors to sample as experts uncork a grand selection of wines. Live music, mixology demonstrations and summer cocktail tastings round out the evening on the water. Tickets to this event are $28 (incl. tax and tip) per person, including a souvenir tasting glass and gift bag, and can be purchased online starting July 1.

Bayside Grille in Key Largo to Host Free Blues On The Bay 4/23-28/12

Bayside Grille in Key Largo to Host Free Blues On The Bay
April 23-28, 2012
Bayside Grille
99530 Overseas Highway
Key Largo , FL 33037
keylargo-baysidegrill.com (305)451-4885

Headliners
John Primer
Free!
(but please come hungry & thirsty!)

Monday, April 23, 2012 at 6:30pm
Another special treat from Bayside Grille.
John is good ole Chicago American Blues.
*2010 Grammy Nominee for “Traditional Blues Album of the Year”
*2010 Blues Music Awards – Traditional Blues Artist of the Year & Traditional Blues Album of the Year
*2010 Living Blues Awards Critics Poll – Blues Artist of the Year
&
Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio
Saturday , April 28, 2012 at 6:30pm
Did we mention FREE?
Rodgers is reported to be a great-nephew of Richard Rodgers (of Rodgers & Hammerstein fame). He was one of the youngest professors ever to teach at the Berklee College of Music (the world’s largest music college). Along with Col. Bruce Hampton, he became one of the founding members of the legendary southern band The Codetalkers.

Miracle Treat Day 7/26/12

Miracle Treat Day
Thursday, July 26, 2012, all day
Participating Dairy Queen locations in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties
www.miracletreatday.com

Cool off for a great cause. Participating South Florida Dairy Queen locations will host “Miracle Treat Day” July 26 and donate $1 or more from every Blizzard Treat sold to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® program at Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation. For more information, please visit www.miracletreatday.com.

Contact:
Maria Moldes
Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation
786.268.1832
mmoldes@mchf.org

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of The Virginia key Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance on 2/10/12

Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon of The Virginia Key Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance at The Historic Virginia Key Beach Park on Friday, February 10, 2012. They had Chaka Khan performing who is a 10 time Grammy Award winning singer and composer. She was the lead singer for the band Rufus with hits throughout their career, including “Tell Me Something Good”, “Sweet Thing” and “Ain’t Nobody”.

Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon to see more of his work go to his flickr page or his facebook page.