{Finally! My photographs from the big Miami Art Week surrounding Art Basel, December 2-7, 2008. I had over 2000 photographs to go through. Below is a summary, click the thumbnails to be taken to the galleries. Or you can just click HERE to be taken to the main gallery and peruse at your leisure.}

We actually started the week on Monday with the Knight Foundation Award ceremony, the Diaspora Vibe Gallery, and Jason Beitler Fine Arts, but I did not have my camera with me.

So, Tuesday was Aqua Wynwood, Photo Miami Opening, Miami Photo Expo Opening, and ending up at O.H.W.O.W. Gallery for some live music!

Wednesday we did Aqua Miami Beach, Kaiju at Art Center, Bass Museum, Art Positions Opening, Yelle Concert, and then saw Ellis G do some great sidewalk art.

Thursday I hung out at the Bustello lounge for a while blogging, then headed over to the Gen Art Vanguard sneak preview, we headed up to Bakehouse, then Bridge Miami Beach, and ended the night at the Soleil lounge at Table 8 which was awesome!

Friday we started at the Surface Lounge atop the Gansevoort South, then headed over to the media party withScion at Raleigh which was absolutely fabulous, then off to the Pool Art Fair which we always love, over to Art Now at the cute South Seas Hotel, then off to a special party at Locust Projects, then ending the night at Vanguard by Gen Art. Overall, I would have to say that Friday was the best day of the week.

Saturday we stopped by this funny wooden construct to check out some Watches, then to the Artists Fair at the Shelborne which had some really good stuff, stopped by the Bustello cafe for some lunch and found the artist for their poster signing them, then perused Art Positions for a bit, went by Ink at Dorcester which was very nice, stopped by the Art of Shade trunk show at South Seas with the Art Now Fair, headed up to the Deuville to see the Nobe 67 show, then over to wander Wynwood for a bit, and found the Bombay Sapphire Lounge open, of course, and then hung out at Edge Zones for a bit, so good to see them back.

By Sunday, of course, we were dragging a bit, but there was still a lot we wanted to see. Art Miami was okay, The Station was one of the best pieces of the entire week, Red Dot, Sculpt Miami, NADA, Pulse, Ping Pong at Gen Art, and ending at the Pool Art Fair.

{Of course, there were tons of little things that we saw in-between, which I tried to catch, graffiti, the Punk Rock installation, the Obey posters, and many galleries in between. All in all, I would have to say this is our best year yet. We had a fabulous time, met some great people, drank an enormous amount, and experienced some fantastic art.}

Art Basel Galleries

Bartender Contest at Aero Bar 10/9/08

Art Walk October 10/11/08

JAM at MAM at the Miami Art Museum 10/16/08

All Photo Galleries

Well, only a month behind, but finally got the photos up from September Wynwood Art Walk and the Earthdance Miami event at Soho Studios. As always, Wynwood was great, and the Earthdance was much better than we expected.

The Wynwood Art Walk has gotten SO out of hand. We can remember a couple years ago where there were a few other folks on the street, and you would be joined in any gallery with half a dozen to a dozen other people. But these days, the streets are swarmed and sometimes you have to literally kick your way through the crowds in galleries to see the art. Locust Projects nearly got shut down by the Fire Marshall for being over occupancy.

Looking forward to next month!

Well, for some unknown reason, the bigwigs over at Disney World Orlando got it into their heads that they did not have enough family-oriented activities already and needed to do away with the one adult-themed area to make room for more kiddie stuff. Now, as far as serious nightlife goes, Pleasure Island was really tame and kind of lame, but it was cute and fun. Especially fun was Adventurer’s Club, which was a themed, interactive, skit-based comedy club. We really enjoyed going there and having a good laugh and a bunch of alcohol after a day of pounding the pavement at the parks.

So, we decided to head up to check out Pleasure Island on its last day. We figured it would be busy, but had NO idea how much so. There were people who had been waiting since 8AM to get into Adventurer’s Club! It was slammed beyond belief, with a massive line out the door.

The regular standup comedy club was also slammed, as was the electronic dance club. And huge masses of people were walking the lanes. It was insane. After we hung around for a few, we decided to just bail and go over to City Walk at Universal Studios. The next week we canceled our season passes to Disney. We may renew them at some point in the future, but right now, we are done.

The end!

So, last week was Funkshion Fashion Week. They held it at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens this year. Crazy, as always, but lots of fun.

Wednesday 10/1 was the opening, sponsored by Vanidades.

Thursday 10/2 featured Saya and a nice fundraiser for Red Dress Go Red For Women.

Then, Saturday, the weather was atrocious, so things were even more confused than usual. But we were treated to a cute bunch of kids wear, plus Kava, Richie Rich, and Fisico.

Fun!

What a crazy week this was.

Monday - Went to see Death Race. Recommended if you like fast cars, big explosions and hot bods.

Tuesday - was kind of a bust. Tried to go to Blue Martini in Brickell, but that place is off the list for sure now. Ended up at Red Bar for a quick drink. It’s a cute place, but was empty.

Wednesday - Thanks to our good friends over at Nefarious Girl, we got the heads up to the Ocean Drive Espanol End of Summer Party at the Intercontinental Hotel. Very much fun. Way too much Bacardi (if there is such a thing).
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/odendofsummer082708/

Thursday - Started at ArtVision Gallery for a quick view of their new opening. Then up to a birthday party for a good friend Marcelo.
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/marcellobirthday082808/
Then over to Museum of Contempory Art North Miami for their Battle of the Bands. Goofy fun and yummy hot dogs from Dogma.
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/mocabattle082808/

Friday - Got a little messy. Started with a nice little birthday dinner for our good friend Adriana at Lucky Strike. Always highly recommended. Then we slid on over Lost Weekend for a quick drink. Which turned into a lot more drinks at Blue. So much fun, but OW!
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/adrianabirthday082908/

Saturday - we skipped that one.

Sunday - Another birthday party! (Count back 9 months and I think you’ll get a clue as to why there are so many birthday parties around this time.) Nicole had a fun surprise party at someone’s house in Kendall. Crazy blow up water slide and everything.
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/nicolebday083108/

Monday - Now it is Labor Day and I am catching up on all the stuff I did not have time to do last week.

Busy week, which is why I have not gotten my photographs up until now.

On Tuesday, 8/19/08, got a nice invite from a good friend of ours to go to Dream Nightclub for a nice Bud Light party. Had a LOT of fun.
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/buddream/

Thursday, 8/21/08, was the much fun, monthly JAM at MAM at the Miami Art Museum. This month, they had a cool fashion show by Art of Shade. After which, we stopped by Plunge at Gansevoort for a few minutes, but soon crashed out.
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/jammam082108/

Friday, 8/22/08, we went to a members only preview at the Bass Museum. Good stuff, followed by a short hop over to Dream, again.
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/bass082208/

Saturday, 8/23/08, we went up to the FTL for some comedy for a cure by They Improve. Really fun, followed by a trip to Shine nightclub to celebrate our good friend’s wedding, musical missionary.
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/comedyshine082308/

So, on Saturday 8/16/08, we decided to take a little trip out of town and wander down to Long Key State Park. I have to admit, I don’t really recommend it. It’s kind of small, and the beaches are not so great. Nice long nature walk, if you like that kind of thing, and good camping.
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/longkey081608/

That night we went to the White Room to catch Diaga on the decks and to catch our good friend’s welcome home party since she moved back to Miami. Great time. Diaga threw one of his excellent classic sets, despite some hardship. In the other room, there was some kid going off on the mic. Good crowd, good friends, good fun.
http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/diaga081608/

Here are some great photos of the event by our good friend Nefarious Girl!
http://www.nefariousgirl.com/2008/081608_poplife/index.html
And she got featured in New Times!
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/slideshow/view/120008

Crazy weekend.

Started Friday at Level 25 for some really nice Happy Hour.

Saturday went to Wynwood Art Walk, Unzipped at Midtown and The Fifth.
Thanks, as always, to Gerry Kelly for his awesome hospitality at The Fifth.

Our good friend, Jipsy aka Nefarious Girl, headed over to Poplife at the White Room for the Wynwood afterparty.

Not much this week till Thursday. Take a break and watch some Olympics!

First time at this monthly network at the Miami Science Museum. Very interesting party. Might have to go back and check it out again.

http://www.uncommontimes.com/photographs/v/pfj/miasci073108/

Also, some awesome new photo galleries from our good friend, Jipsy, just because I like her.

Amazing stuff by Krelwear at the Standard.

Poplife at the White Room. Always a fun time.