MWS – Miami Watercolor Society Signature Member Spring Exhibit
Friday, May 10, 6:30pm until 8:00pm
Pinecrest Gardens
Hibiscus Room
11000 Red Rd
Pinecrest, FL 33156
(305) 669-6990
Join us for the opening reception of our Signature Member Spring Exhibition. Beautiful art in a beautiful setting.
MWS – Miami Watercolor Society Signature Member Spring Exhibit
Friday, May 10, 6:30pm until 8:00pm
Pinecrest Gardens
Hibiscus Room
11000 Red Rd
Pinecrest, FL 33156
(305) 669-6990
Join us for the opening reception of our Signature Member Spring Exhibition. Beautiful art in a beautiful setting.
More than Meets the Eye
Friday, 04/19/2013, 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Prints Giclee Shop
8747 SW 134th Street,
Miami, Florida 33176
Webpage Link
Contact: Christine Lyall
Cell Ph. 305.299.3414
Email: loretta107@comcast.net
‘Low’ Art? Well, Yes and No …
New Art Show Brings Fine Art to Young Children’s Eye Level
Miami, Fla.—“More than Meets the Eye,” opening Friday, April 19, 2013, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Prints Giclée Shop, 8747 SW 134th Street, presents a fun new twist on art shows—no piece of artwork will be hung or exhibited any higher than three feet off the ground, thus “lowering” the art to young children’s eye level.
“The artwork won’t be ‘childish’—it will be PG-13—but it will be displayed so children as young as 3 to 5 years old can easily see it,” said show creator, co-curator and Miami artist Christine Lyall. She added that children of all ages are welcome to attend and admission is free. Also curating are Miami artists Aida Tejada and Gerardo Gonzalez-Quevedo, who owns and operates Prints Giclée Shop.
Ms. Lyall said she thought of the show’s concept when she noticed a young boy at an art show straining to see a piece of her work hanging on a wall. The boy’s father could see the piece just fine. The boy could not.
“I thought, ‘What if an entire professional art show were designed specifically for children?’ It seems so simple, and yet, I’ve never seen it done before,” said Ms. Lyall. “Children have a natural appreciation for and curiosity about art, and they often see things in art that adults, who tend to be more critical, don’t see. And yet, most art shows automatically exclude children as viewers because everything, unless it’s big, is too high for them to see.”
With governments cutting back on arts funding and school districts slashing their arts education budgets, “it’s increasingly important to find other ways to cultivate children’s appreciation for art,” said Ms. Lyall. “We hope this art-show concept helps.”
More than a dozen South Florida artists representing a diversity of styles and media (so children can see the many ways in which art can be rendered) are participating in “More than Meets the Eye,” including:
Aduni Abu Bakar—Sumi Ink Painting Marilyn Lemay—Watercolor
Leonel D’cröix—Digital Painting Adriano Nicot—Painting
Jose Luis Dias Montero—Mixed Media Jee Yung Park—Mixed Media
Jaime Ferreyros—iPhonography Edilberto Pelegrino—Painting
Sandra Garcia-Pardo—Sculpture Daniel Portnoy—Photography
Raciel Gomez—Mixed Media Clara Varas—Mixed Media
Rigoberto Rosales Jalil—Colored Pencil Katarina Vicenova—Oil Painting
Marilyn Lemay—Watercolor Marivi von Feretova—Painting
Prints Giclée Shop is an artist owned and operated, full-service, fine-art digital printing company, offering high-quality giclée printing on archival paper, canvas or acrylic substrates. Open since 2004, Prints Giclée Shop also offers framing services, and it has a gallery where it showcases the work of local, national and international artists. For more information, call Gerardo Gonzalez-Quevedo at 305.282.9154, or visit the Prints Giclée Shop at 8747 SW 134th St., Miami, Fla., 33176, or check out the studio’s website at www.printsgicleeshop.com.
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If you would like more information about “More than Meets the Eye,” or you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Christine Lyall at (305) 299-3414 or loretta107@comcast.net. Many more images are available upon request.
Kay’s Art of Millinery Workshop
Wednesday, 03/06/2013, 08:00 am – 03:00 pm
ARTISTS AT THE FALLS Studio
12974 S.W. 89th Ave,
MIAMI, Florida 33176
More Info Link
Kay Durden the hat making art instructor is offering 50% OFF her Art of Millinery Workshop
to students who register through Artists at the Falls! This is a wonderful and one-of-a-kind workshop at a great price with ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED.
1-DAY WORKSHOPS THIS Weds or Thurs 8am-3pm $125-$150 reg. price SALE $62.50-$75
3-DAY WORKSHOP THIS FRI-SUN $400 reg. price SALE $200
Check out her website http://www.kaysartofmillinerycalifstyle.com/class-discription.html
Mention “artists” for 50% OFF DEAL!
RSVP AT thefallsart@aol.com or 305-278-2690
Miami Fine Chocolate & Food Show, Pinecrest Gardens
March 9-10, 2013, 10:00 am – 06:00 am
Pinecrest Gardens
11000 SW 57th Ave (Red Road),
Pinecrest, Florida 33156
Buy Tickets Link
Miami Fine Chocolate & Food Show
Chocolate & Food Lovers Treat Yourselves!
Here’s what guests can expect at the Miami Fine Chocolate & Food Show:
•The Miami Fine Chocolate Show: Taste the finest in chocolate from around the country like artful creations from Flying Noir (Mendocino, California) to handmade chocolates from local Venezuelan chocolatiers Cacao Art Chocolates. Artisan chocolatiers will have products available for purchase, so attendees can take home their favorite truffles, bars, macarons, and ganache. Other chocolate exhibitors will include: Barry’s Gourmet Brownies, Kallari, Mary O’Malley Chocolatier, Pacari, and more.
•Gourmet Grove: The Gourmet Grove will act as a one-stop shop for gifts, featuring an expansive selection of products from infused olive oils to artisan cheeses from The Cheese Course, breads, exotic spices from Spice Galore, teas, charcuterie, and much more. Look for at-home gourmet ideas like hand-selected meats from Land & Sea, Italian products from Anacapri, in-home dining selections from Gourmet at Your Door, and more.
•Restaurant Row: Attendees will be able to enjoy the unique experience of walking down Restaurant Row, a boulevard bringing South Florida’s culinary greats together as they showcase their talents. While the list continues to grow, featured restaurants will include the Mayfair Hotel’s Spartico, Tuyo atop the Miami Culinary Institute where acclaimed chef Norman Van Aken serves as director of restaurants, authentic Mediterranean cuisine from Alhambra Restaurant, and more.
•Demonstration Stage: Presented by MDC’s Miami Culinary Institute, guests can enjoy over 20 hours of live demonstrations in the 500-seat Banyan Bowl Amphitheater. A select group of Miami’s most talented chefs will provide culinary insight as they make dozens of the finest food and chocolate creations right in front of attendees’ eyes.
•Pairings Pavilion: Clay Gordon, chocolate expert and creator of The Chocolate Life, will provide guided sessions of pairing beer, wine, spirits, coffees and teas with a wide variety of fine food, artisanal chocolates, and cheeses. In addition to pairing sessions, guests can use tasting tickets to sample 10-15 craft beer selections from Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, chocolate wines from E & J Gallo and Precept Wines, and more.
•Music: Music will fill the air at Pinecrest Gardens as the perfect background to the gourmet gathering.
•Petting Zoo, Water Playground, Feed the Fish and more: Guests can explore the grounds of Pinecrest Gardens, a fourteen-acre hidden treasure filled with tropical plants, rock formations, and water features. Family-friendly offerings include a petting zoo, water playgrounds, and place to feed and learn about fish.
$2.00 OFF full priced adult admission. Use code ERMAR when purchasing online.
Classical Music Meets Contemporary Dance
Sunday, 02/03/2013, 03:00 pm – 04:30 pm
Pinecrest Gardens, Banyan Bowl Amphitheater
11000 SW 57th Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33156
Webpage Link
Karen Peterson and Dancers at Pinecrest Gardens with Crosstown String Quartet and Miami String Project
Karen Peterson and Dancers, renown as the nation’s premier mixed-abilities dance company in the southeast, will perform live with the Crosstown String Quartet and The Miami String Project at the historic Pinecrest Gardens Banyan Bowl amphitheater.
The dance company’s Senior Dancers will perform alongside the Crosstown String Quartet. The Youth Dancers (ages 15-22 and also of mixed abilities) will perform with the young musicians of the Miami String Project (ages 12-19).
“I am thrilled to present my new choreography with the Crosstown String Quartet and the Miami String Project at this beautiful setting,” said founder and Creative Director Karen Peterson. “This gives our audiences the opportunity to view our premiere collaborations of live dance and classical music. These crossover performances provide a glimpse into the ever-changing possibilities of mixed-abilities dance, and demonstrate how we strive to continue to push boundaries.”
Saturday, February 2nd, 8:00 p.m. (link for tickets online)
Sunday, February 3rd, 3:00 p.m. (link for tickets online)
Jazz in the Gardens with Maria Rivas
Saturday, 01/26/2013, 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Pinecrest Gardens
11000 SW 57th Ave (Red Rd.),
Pinecrest, Florida 33156
Buy Tickets Link
KCC Productions presents “Jazz at Pinecrest Gardens,” featuring jazz vocalist sensation, MARIA RIVAS, and her fabulous Quintet, performing her “Tribute to the Americas”, Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 8 PM (gates open 6:30 PM) in the Banyan Bowl, 11000 Southwest 57th Avenue, in Pinecrest, Florida. At the Concert, Maria will perform an unusual blend of lively and entertaining music from throughout North and South America, presented in her own unique style and incorporating the matchless and romantic sound of violin. Guests can arrive early and enjoy the truly beautiful and graceful natural surroundings at Pinecrest Gardens. The Concert is outdoors and the audience can enjoy light fare at the Gardens Gallery and Courtyard. Tickets are $20-25 at http://www.pinecrest-fl.gov/index.aspx?page=440
Maria Rivas recently relocated to South Florida from her native Venezuela, where she is that country’s best-renowned contemporary female vocalist, while being well-known and appreciated throughout Latin America and internationally. She has released 11 CDs containing an exceedingly diverse and entertaining repertoire, and her CDs are featured on iTunes and Amazon.
Maria’s hit single “Manduco” took the number one position on the Venezuelan charts and stayed there for over 3 months, and in the top 10 for more than 3 years. Ms. Rivas has won numerous awards in Venezuela and internationally for her highly original blend of music, as well as her strong pro-environment and humanitarian stance.
Ms. Rivas considers the appearance of her Band at this Special Birthday Concert to be a wonderful birthday gift to herself and to the audience, as the Band will include a mixture of incredible talents from the 3 Americas. Performing alongside Maria will be: The incomparable Jamie Ousley from Tennessee on acoustic bass, with his gift for understanding the Latin-American coda inside its tropical rhythms and swaying movements, always performed with his characteristic elegance.
On drums, Rodolfo Zuniga, a highly talented Central-American drummer from Costa Rica, who like Jamie Ousley, is a music professor at Florida International University. Mr. Zuniga has toured as a member of the prestigious Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Group and has performed with such artists as Sammy Figueroa, and Arturo Sandoval.
On percussion will be the hyper-talented Edwin Bonilla, a versatile musician from Puerto Rico, who is one of his genre’s best percussionists, songwriters and producers in the world, being invited to perform by artists like Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Juan Luis Guerra, Celia Cruz and many more.
On piano and keyboards, nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2011, will be Alejandro Campos, a musician, songwriter, and composer from Venezuela who performed on one of the most important Venezuelan records of Maria Rivas called “Mapale”, and who has produced music for Univision, Telemundo, America TeVe, and others. Among other recognitions, Campos won an ASCAP Award for the song “That’s Life”, performed by Olga Tanon, a musician with a 28 year musical career.
And finally, as a very special guest, Maria Rivas will present the virtuoso violin soloist Jhonny Mendoza, also from Venezuela, where he is a founding member and director of Cuerdas Andinas, a famous band in Venezuela, for which Mendoza has produced the group’s three albums containing the some of the most important music from the Andes mountain region. For his sensitivity and talent, Jhonny Mendoza is considered one of most brilliant violinists in Venezuela.
The repertoire which Maria Rivas will be performing will provide spectacular entertainment for the audience. With Maria’s highly melodious voice and the magical sound of violin, she will begin our musical journey with the Argentinean energy of Astor Piazzolla and his fabulous Tangos, and also the classic Latin ballad, “Alfonsina y el Mar”, then we will fly to the multi-colored expressions from Brazil including Maria’s distinctive renditions in Portuguese of “O Bebado e a Equilibrista” and “Mais que Nada”, then moving ahead to experience Maria’s memorable sound from her native Venezuela featuring her elegant Latin Jazz ensemble and the irresistible power of her Caribbean rhythms and beats, then to Mexico with Maria’s unparalleled and highly original version of Besame Mucho, and then to Maria’s singular interpretations of classic American jazz and pop tunes from the Great American Songbook, alongside her original music which Maria composed herself. Maria will link together these seemingly diverse musical genres, while electrifying participants with her melodious voice and dynamic presentation.
For more information on Maria Rivas, visit her website at www.mariarivas.us www.kccproductions.com
Elaine Alvarez & Elaine Rinaldi in Recital
Friday, 02/08/2013, 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Pinecrest Gardens’ Banyan Bowl
11000 SW 57 Avenue,
Pinecrest, Florida 33156
Webpage Link
“The Two Elaine’s” take the stage, as Orchestra Miami presents internationally renowned soprano Elaine Alvarez in recital with Orchestra Miami Artistic Director Elaine Rinaldi. Both artists were born, raised and educated in Miami. Since making her break-out debut with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2007, Elaine Alvarez has been stunning audiences at the world’s major opera houses with her artistry and lush lyric voice. The program focuses on songs of the Romantic period and features a variety of compositions by Bizet, Liszt, Turina, Villa-Lobos, Strauss, Lecuona and Sanchez de Fuentes. The performance will also feature projected translations of the texts in English and Spanish. Tickets are $25 and $30 reserved seating, Senior tickets are $20 and student tickets are available for $5. Tickets may be purchased through BrownPaperTickets.com, or by calling 1-800-838-3006 or through OrchestraMiami.org.
2013 Heart and Star Award Dinner 4/11/13
11th Anniversary Heart and Star Award Dinner
Thursday, 04/11/2013, 06:30 pm – 09:30 pm
Temple Beth Am
5950 N. Kendall Drive,
Pinecrest, Florida 33156
Webpage Link
On Thursday, April 11, the Cancer Support Community Greater Miami will host its 11th Anniversary Heart & Star Award Dinner at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest. John Arasi, Briana Vega and Dr. Richard Zakheim will be honored at this prestigious signature event.
Arasi as a philanthropic and community leader, Vega as a cancer survivor – and the first child to ever receive this honor – and Zakheim for outstanding volunteer leadership. Over 400 business and philanthropic leaders from the Greater Miami area will be in attendance for the event. “John, Briana and Richard are extremely deserving honorees who have done so much for our medical community and for Miami-Dade County. We are grateful to have them as informed advocates representing the Cancer Support Community Greater Miami,” says Danielle Spiegelman, Executive Director of the organization. “They have each performed extraordinary acts of kindness and have selflessly worked to inspire hope and action.”
John Arasi will receive the Champion of the Community Spirit Award in recognition of his charitable leadership and his ability to unite others motivating them to focus on a greater good for our community. Briana Vega will receive the Champion of Human Spirit Award as a tribute to being a cancer survivor and a beacon of light and hope for others faced with the illness. Briana is the first child to ever receive a Champion Award. Dr. Richard Zakheim is being recognized with the 2013 Founders Award for excellence in volunteerism.
The 11th Anniversary Heart & Star Award Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11h, at Temple Beth Am, The Richard & Janet Yulman Campus, located at 5950 N. Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33156. Committee leadership for this fundraising event is comprised of the following; Jennifer Stearns Buttrick, Chanin & Adam Carlin, Candace D. Falsetto, Ana Hughes Freund, Carmen Perez, Aida & Joseph Roisman, Lourdes Rosales, Kim Sarkisian, Amy Scharlin, Debra Schottenstein, Kara Stearns Sharp, Edie Spiegel, Carole Wright and Pamela Zakheim.
We appreciate the generous support of the following table sponsors who have already committed to the event as of today: Advanced Medical Specialties; Carmen & John Arasi; Baptist Health South Florida; Carnival Corporation; Chanin & Adam Carlin; The Fluxman Family Foundation; Sandy Krasick; GYN Oncology of Miami/Dr. Nicholas Lambrou & Dr. Troy Gatcliffe; Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra, LLP; Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg, P.A.; Pantry Liquors, Perry Ellis International; Margarita Pons, CPA, MBA; Aida & Joseph Roisman; SAP International; Carrie & Erik Sherman; Edie & Firth Spiegel and Pamela & Richard Zakheim.
In-kind donors to date include: Andrew Duany Photography, Fare to Remember, Gables Linen, Imagine That Miami Graphic Design; InBloom Group LLC; Ivents by Isis, Inc.; MAC Parking; Nu-Designs; Reflections Productions, Inc., and Temple Beth Am.
Nicole Henry – Concert Under the Stars at Pinecrest Gardens 
Saturday, December 15, 2012, 7pm
Banyan Bowl at Pinecrest Gardens
11000 SW 57th Ave
Pinecrest FL 33156
All Tickets $45.00 (Reception Included)
1.877.496.8499 – www.pinecrestgardens.org
Nicole’s powerfully expressive and emotionally resonant voice has already earned her three International Top 10 Albums.
Join Nicole & Company for a special concert
Wine & Cheese Reception at 7 p.m.
followed by the Concert at 8 p.m.
This Special Event is brought to you by: The Community Foundation of Pinecrest