Category: Downtown Miami

Kickball with Cannonball 9/21/13

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Kickball with Cannonball
Saturday, September 21, 2013 — 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
water balloon kickball 5CIFO Parking Area
1018 N Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33136

Free and Open to All

In celebration of Miami’s Downtown Art Days, friends and family of Cannonball and The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) gather for a non-athletic, not-so-neighborly game of kickball. To beat the heat, this year we’re throwing in water balloons!

While the teams hustle for the esteemed “best baller on the block” award, the public is invited to give their favorite team an edge by pelting opposing players with water balloons.

Join The Game! This event is free and open to the public. Water balloons will be available for a suggested donation. Rules and regulations will be posted on site.

Perrier will provide complimentary refreshments, while food trucks by Purple People Eatery and Fireman Derek will be on site. In addition, Deferred Archive, the grants and commissions program exhibition at CIFO, will be open for public viewing.

Launched in 2012, Downtown Art Days offers over 125 events and special projects related to art and culture. Art Days has something for everyone from family activities, panel discussions, international exhibitions, bike and walking tours, and more. For event details CLICK HERE.

The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2002 by Ella Fontanals Cisneros and her family to foster cultural exchange among the visual arts. CIFO is dedicated to the support of emerging and mid-career contemporary multidisciplinary artists from Latin America, who are challenging the established boundaries that define much of contemporary art today.

Based in downtown Miami, Cannonball (formerly LegalArt) is a non-profit arts organization known for its advocacy and innovative programs supporting today’s artists. Core initiatives include: SeminArt, providing free educational and professional development services to artists; LegalLink, an in-house legal advice and referral service for artists and arts organizations; and the Residency Program, which offers long-term live/work space for local artists and short-term residencies for visiting cultural producers.

DWNTWN Art Days with PAMM 9/20/13

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DWNTWN Art Days with PAMM
Friday, 09/20/2013 – 09/21/2013 06:00 pm –
PAMM-Evite-DWNTWNArtDays20131-copyArsht Center, Ziff Ballet Opera House- Peacock Foundation Studio
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Director Thom Collins and former Director Terence Riley will discuss the unique aspects of the new museum’s architecture. Scheduled to open in downtown Miami’s Museum Park this December, the new PAMM was designed by internationally-acclaimed architects Herzog & de Meuron in response to Miami’s unique environment, and as a model for progressive, and sustainable, museum design. Seating is limited (first come, first seated). This program is sponsored by Cultured magazine, and cocktails are courtesy of GREY GOOSE Vodka. It is presented in partnership with The Adrienne Arsht Center, AIA Miami and DDA DWNTWN Art Days.

Cashmere Kitties Music Festival 10/26/13

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Cashmere Kitties Music Festival
cashmerekittiesOctober 26, 2013, 12pm-8pm
Grand Central Park
700 N. Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33136
cashmerekitties.com
Entrance: $5 at the door

Cashmere Kitties is a mind-expanding, consciousness-warping music festival. Participating bands and DJs will break sonic boundaries. This event should be widely celebrated as an all day all ages music event, which hasbeen built up by local and traveling DIY minded businesses and musicians.  Enjoy!

Live Music, Vendors, Pony Rides, Food, Fun, Emerge Bike Ride, Bring Blankets, Bbq, Grilled Vegetables, Fruit Stand. Dj’s, Art, Orchids & More

Line Up – Ghost Ease, New Coke, The Band in Heaven, Testokra, Pocket of Lollipops, The Jellyfish Brothers, Sedgwick, Fero Lux, Nowhere Boys, The Checkered Records

DJs – Suzy Swampster, Oly, Flute Salad, Ed Shred, Mr. Jolt and Benton

This event has been brought to us by: Resurrection Drums, Paul & Mills amplification, Seismic Audio Speakers, Emerge Miami, Bike Tech, She Shreds, Tom Tom Magazine, Wvum Voice, Diet RADIO, World of Beer – Kendall, Jolt Radio

We encourage attendees to ride their bike, and have secured bike racks supported by Bike Tech for those who do.

We will have up to 5 food trucks/vendors, and a grill man serving up some good old BBQ.

Benefiting: Helping Hands World Foundation Inc., a registered 501(c) 3, tax exempt Organization. The primary mission of Helping Hands World Foundation Inc., is to help children and youths throughout our communities achieve their maximum potential through a variety of community outreach programs such as education, culture, sports, art, afterschool programs and mentoring programs; all emphasizing discipline, structure, collaboration, social skills and leadership. Another important goal of HHWF is to be able to offer scholarships to qualified students who otherwise would be unable to afford to attend certain programs and events.

Arts and Business Council of Miami Creative Happy Hour 9/20/13

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Arts & Business Council of Miami Creative Happy Hour
dwntwn art days creative happy hour soul of miamiFriday, September 20, 5:00pm-7:00pm
CU-1 Gallery
117 NE 1st Ave
Miami, Florida 33132

Tickets $15.
Buy 1, Get 1 Free with promo code Soul Of Miami
Call 305-326-1021 to RSVP

Meet, Mingle and Mix with an Artsy Twist
Kick off Downtown Art Days and Get in Touch with Your Creative Side

Curated Art Tour, Special Photo Booth, Art Play Stations
Art Tweet Contest: win yummy prizes to Toro Toro and Starbucks
Wine, Beer, Lite Faire

Private Event | The Macallan Scotch 10/1/13

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Private Event | The Macallan Scotch
Tuesday, 10/01/2013 – 09/04/2013 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
themacallan_300x250bThe Dupont Building
169 E Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost: registration does not include a fee

You are invited to a private tasting event that promises to deepen your appreciation of fine spirits and change what you know about Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Come savor the finest single malts in the world alongside friends, and learn firsthand what makes The Macallan a cut above the rest.

Burger Beast’s 5 Year Blogiversary Party 9/23/13

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Burger Beast’s 5 Year Blogiversary Party
Monday, 09/23/2013 – 05:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Bbb_5thanniv_612x612Sakaya Kitchen (Downtown Miami Location)
125 SE 3rd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33131
More Info Link
Cost: No Entry Fee

It’s been 5 years since I started the Burger Beast Blog so I’m having a party at Sakaya Kitchen in Downtown Miami on Monday September 23rd from 5-10PM to celebrate.

Food from Sakaya Kitchen, Blackbrick, Eating House, M.E.A.T. Eatery & Taproom as well as MOJO Donuts will be available for purchase.

If you’re coming to eat all the food is priced a la carte so you can eat whatever you like from whichever restaurant you like.

If you’re coming to celebrate, there will be beer specials plus raffling of Burger Beast Memorabilia.

And we’ll get to hang out and reminisce. See you there.

CIFO: Downtown Art Days Musical Performance 9/20/13

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CIFO: Downtown Art Days Musical Performance
Friday, 09/20/2013 – 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cifo-LogIn_ORANGECIFO
1018 N MIAMI AVE,
MIAMI, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: RSVP

CIFO: Downtown Art Days Activities
September 20-22

Musical Performance

Friday, Sept. 20. 8-10p.m.

CIFO is proud to partner with the Classical South Florida Chamber Players to present the Alex Berti Trio. With Ismael Vergara on the sax, Hugo Sanchez playing piano and Alex Berti playing double bass, the musical performance will include a variety of songs all mixed with Jazz, Classical and Folk music. The night will end with a cocktail reception in the CIFO Piazza. Limited seating is available and RSVP is required by emailing info@cifo.org or by phone at (305)415-6343.

For more information about Classical South Florida visit www.classicalsouthflorida.org.

 

CIFO Art4Kids Saturday Workshop 9/7/13

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CIFO Art4Kids
Saturday, 09/07/2013 – 01:00 pm – 03:00 pm
evite-2CIFO
1018 N MIAMI AVE,
MIAMI, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: $10.00

CIFO Art 4 Kids
Saturday Workshops

Let your kids take part in fun, creative art activities Saturdays at the CIFO Art Space in Downtown Miami . CIFO Art 4 Kids Saturdays workshops are held with a different artist every week. All tickets available online and sold individually.

Dates:
Saturday Sept. 7
Saturday Sept. 28
Saturday Oct. 19

Cost: $10 dollars per Workshop
Time: 1-3p.m.
Includes materials & snack.

Life Is Art and Soul Of Miami present the HeArt of the City Show during Dwntwn Art Days 9/20/13-9/22/13

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Life Is Art and Soul Of Miami
present the
HeArt of the City Show
during Dwntwn Art Days
HeArt-Front-Web3-SmSeptember 20-22, 2013
Around Downtown Miami, FL
Hashtag: #HeArtDays
Click Here to Download a Printable PDF Map

Sponsored by Creativglu

Life Is Art and Soul Of Miami present The HeArt of the City Show, a collection of exhibitions at downtown venues during Dwntwn Art Days. This is a non-themed juried art show featuring artists from South Florida. Each venue hosts one artist and showcases five to ten pieces of work, depending on size and space. This program gives more South Florida artists and businesses a chance to participate in Dwntwn Art Days. The HeArt of the City Show is about bringing art to the people and the people to the art.

Dwntwn Art Days is a collective three day arts and culture event spanning Downtown Miami. This event includes exhibitions, exclusive art tours, artists open studios, outdoor performances, an art bike ride and free public transportation for easy access to all of arts and culture venues. Dwntwn Art Days is coordinated by The Miami Downtown Development Authority Miami DDA arts and culture initiative. Dwntwn Arts and Culture is working to bring together all of Downtown’s exciting arts and culture activities and events under one cohesive umbrella.

HeArt of the City Show Venues and Artists:
1. B2 Miami – Wilma DeVoe – 146 Biscayne Blvd
*10% off the restaurant
2. Balans – Rachel Matos – 901 S. Miami Ave
*15% off dinner excluding happy hour & other promotions
3. Brasileiro – Mary Stone – 801 Brickell Bay Dr
4. Chop House 305 – Carl Craig – 300 S. Biscayne Blvd
*Happy hour $4 beers, $5 wines & $5 cocktails
*Small plates starting at $3
5. Elwoods – Sebastian Murillo – 188 NE 3rd Ave
*Happy hour drink specials
*Tap wine sample flight of 4 w/ 4 cheeses $15
6. MEC261 as curated by YOMiami – Kazilla, Lorie Setton, JNGL, Ivan Roque & more – 261 NE 1st St
7. Morningside Mortgage as curated by Grant Stern – Frank’s Ugly Art – 100 S. Biscayne Blvd
8. Spris – Dianne Romero B – 200 S. Biscayne Blvd
9. Will Call – Jacob Cordero – 700 NE 2nd Ave

*BRING THIS FLYER TO ENJOY THESE SPECIALS

The HeArt of the City Show is graciously supported by: YOMiami, Culture In The City, Downtown Miami and Brickell Chamber, Bakehouse, Arts & Business Council, JLPR, SocialMedia305, Urban Tour Host, Fabulous Miami, Auboom Media, Downtown Miami Riverwalk Festival

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Arts & Drafts Miami 9/11/13

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Arts & Drafts Miami
Wednesday, 09/11/2013 – 09/11/2013 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
artsdraftslogoElwoods Gastro Pub
188 NE 3rd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link
Cost: FREE

Duvel is going to come out to Elwoods on Wednesday September 11th and provide everyone in the bar with their own canvas and paint supplies while renowned artist Rene Lopez Bolez aka Renelo will teach everyone brush technique and working with paints, this time a bit more involved with teaching than our last event.

Here’s the quick breakdown of what to expect:
– 100 canvases brought by Duvel with paint supplies
– Duvel Reps handing out samples and other schwag.
– Both Duvel and draft wine specials…Oh yeah!
– Awesome people!

And here’s a really really exciting part….*Drum Roll*…

We will be voting for the favorite canvas and the winner will receive an Elwoods Gift Certificate value 75.00 1st choice 50.00 2nd choice and 25.00 3rd choice. First choice will also win a 4 pack of Duvel to take home with them.

Not too shabby, eh?

See you all there! Please tell anyone and everyone you know eager to learn something new while enjoying the our awesome city and a good beer.

NFL First Sunday Of The Season At Will Call 9/8/13

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NFL First Sunday Of The Season At Will Call
Sunday, 09/08/2013 – 12:00 pm – 12:00 am
images1Will Call
700 NE 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost:

Come join us for a wild action packed Sunday at Will Call Miami across from the American Airlines Arena. Surprise Ex-NFL Players as well as Drink Specials all day and all night.

Bud Light Draft Pitchers $12.00
Shot of Jim Beam or Hornitos Tequila with a Bud Light Pint $10.00
Bucket of 5 Buds or Bud Lights $20.00
Bucket of 4 Estrella Damm or Becks Sapphire $20.00
Midnight to Close Shot of Jameson with any Draft Beer $10.00

Located in Miami’s emerging downtown district, steps from the Miami Metro Mover’s 8th Street stop, this upscale neighborhood bar combines an all access pass to a great time: Sports, Music, Bar, and Grill. Will Call, though a high end lounge/bar, boasts more than 20 TVs, which will surely satisfy your cravings for sports.

NFL Game Times:

1:00 PM New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
1:00 PM Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
1:00 PM Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears
1:00 PM Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns
1:00 PM Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
1:00 PM Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts
1:00 PM Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
1:00 PM Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
1:00 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets
1:00 PM Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers
4:25 PM Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
4:25 PM Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams
8:30 PM New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Dwntwn Art Days Bike Ride 9/21/13-9/22/13

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Dwntwn Art Days Bike Ride Day 1
dwntwn bikeSaturday, September 21, 2013, 2:00pm until 5:00pm
Grand Central Park
700 N. Miami Ave
Downtown Miami, FL

RSVP Now!
All riders must RSVP online.
There are only 50 spots per ride and it’s FREE, so don’t wait!

Join us for a group bike ride through the downtown art scene. Hosted by Beached Miami for DWN TWN Art Days, a celebration of arts and culture in downtown Miami, the FREE bike ride will feature art talks and artist performances along the route and a delicious post-ride picnic catered by Pollo Tropical.

There will be two rides: one on Saturday, Sept. 21, and another on Sunday, Sept 22. Both rides are the same, so please don’t RSVP for both so we can accommodate more people.

Featured Artists
Daniele Frazier
Tom Scicluna
Liz Ferrer
Brookhart Jonquil
Trenton Duerksen

The ride will start at Grand Central Park and end at the same place for free food and refreshments catered by Pollo Tropical’s downtown location (320 S.E. 1st Street).

The ride will leave Grand Central Park at 2 p.m. sharp. Please arrive early to sign in.
BYOB: Bring Your Own Bike
Slow ride, take it easy
This will be a short ride at a casual pace, suitable for anyone who can ride a bike.

First Fridays Downtown Art Walk at McCormick Place 9/6/13

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First Fridays Downtown Art Walk
mccormick9/Friday, September 6, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
McCormick Place, Downtown Miami
111 SW 3rd Street, Miami
Florida 33130

You’re invited to McCormick Place for September’s First Friday Downtown Art Walk…come experience our 22,000 sq ft art venue; explore three floors of artwork, while engaging with our renowned resident artists. Browse our 1st floor art gallery and enjoy an evening of Art, History, and Culture at McCormick Place.

Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band at Tobacco Road 9/19/13

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Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band at Tobacco Road
Thursday, 09/19/2013 – 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
yo-mamas-big-fat-booty-band-dj-oski-tobacco-road-miamiTobacco Road
626 South Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: 5

Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band
Thursday September 19th at Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road ♫ Voted Best Rock Bar ♫ Miami new Times Best Of 2013♫
Outside on the big stage.
Showtime at 10pm. Only $5

Deeply rooted in Funk and fully committed to the ongoing evolution of the genre, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band has a sound that is unique yet has the power and soul to create lasting melodies and seismic rhythms.

Drink Specials:
$2 Coronas
$3 Martinis for the ladies
$5 Shot & Beer

For more info call 305.303.3976

Photographs of Wine Down Wednesday Road to Bob Marley Exhibition at HistoryMiami on 9/4/13

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Wine Down Wednesday Road to Bob Marley Exhibition at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, September 4, 2013. This month they had Trek6 painting live a Bob Marley inspired mural, truly amazing.

“HistoryMiami Mission:  HistoryMiami connects people by telling the stories of Miami’s communities, individuals, places and events.”

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Red Rabbit Presents House of Terror w/ Johnny Terror 9/7/13

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Red Rabbit Presents House of Terror w/ Johnny Terror
Saturday, 09/07/2013 – 10:00 pm –
0907base_mainBASE at Space- Space Nightclub
34 NE 11th Street ,
Mami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free on the Red Rabbit list b4 12:30am

“Foundation of A System”
This SATURDAY at BASE, we are very excited to present, the first installment of “The House of Terror”… A new brand of party hosted by BASE at SPACE Resident, and RR’s own, Johnny Terror !!!! Alongside DJ Radamus & BRZLNR…Come experience the new underground taking place in the Basement of Club Space!!!Tell your friends to tell their friends, everybody is welcome to experience what goes down in the Basement after dark.

-Doors open at 10:00 PM

Guests free on the Red Rabbit list b4 12:30am

VIP tables start at $80PP-Contact Christy@redrabbitpresents.com for more information

Thursday Night NFL Kick Off At Will Call 9/5/13

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Thursday Night NFL Kick Off At WILL CALL!
Thursday, 09/05/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
imagesWill Call
700 NE 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost:

Thursday Night is the first game of the NFL season. Come watch the Superbowl Champion the Baltimore Ravens as they take on the Denver Broncos in what should be a shoot out between the Ravens Joe Flacco and Denver QB Peyton Manning. Special Ex-NFL Players in attendance.

Kick-Off Specials:

8 PM- Midnight: Ladies Night 50% off Anything for ladies (does not include previously discounted items)
Bud Light Draft Pitchers $12.00
Shot of Jim Beam or Hornitos Tequila with a Bud Light Pint.
Estrella Damm or Becks Sapphire 4 for $20.

Will Call is Downtown Miami’s newest sports bar, speakeasy, grill, and music venue. It’s located just below the Metromover at NE Second Avenue and Seventh Street, offering a perfect a view of both Freedom Tower and the AAA jumbotron

This joint’s got an outdoor wooden deck for chilling. It features more flat screens than a TV convention. There’s even a stage — not to mention a DJ booth, pool and ping-pong tables, an old-school arcade game, VIP booths, leather bathroom doors, cowgirl saddle seats, a solid concrete bar top, and a 24-hour liquor license.

New Creative Writing Classes at the Center! 9/12/13

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New Creative Writing Classes at the Center!
Thursday, 09/12/2013 – 11/06/2013 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
The Center @the MDC
401 N.E. Second Avenue Suite 4102 ,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $60-$170

The Center’s non-credit creative writing courses are offered throughout the year, giving aspiring writers the opportunity to receive critique and encouragement from published authors with extensive teaching experience. To see our schedule visit our website at: http://www.flcenterlitarts.com/site/programs/writing/creative-writing.html

Go With A Smile Exhibition and Reception 9/20/13

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Go With A Smile Exhibition and Reception
gowithasmilemc.1Friday, September 20th, 2013 from 6pm-10pm
Lou La Vie
1444 Biscayne Blvd #113
Miami, FL
Rsvp: info@leonardohidalgo.com 
 
In conjunction with DWNTWN Art Days, acclaimed artist Leonardo Hidalgo will be showcasing a new series of large format paintings of superheroes, gangsters and icons of the world.  
 
The exhibition opening reception will be held at Lou La Vie, the super luxury car rental + gallery.
 
Be on the look out…. For a unique art car, created by Leonardo Hidalgo, Lou La Vie, and Warren Henry Auto Group, will be "popping up" around Downtown Miami during the 2nd annual arts and cultural weekend. If you see it around town, don’t forget to take a picture and post it in Instagram and #gowithasmile for a chance to win a limited edition Hidalgo print. 
 
After this visual feast you will certainly leave with a smile…

David Lucca and Orch. Live at Bongos Miami 9/13/13

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David Lucca and Orch. Live @ Bongos Miami
Friday, 09/13/2013 – 10:00 pm – 03:00 pm
david-luccas-Bday-BashBongos Cuban Cafe
601 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost:

DM Promotions and DJ Charun Presents:Latin Flavor Fridays

Hosted by Don Mecca and DJ Charun

THE BIGGEST AND BADDEST LATIN CLUB IN MIAMI WELCOMES ALL SALSEROS, OPEN FORMAT HEADS TO THE NEW LATIN FLAVOR FRIDAYS.

FRIDAY SEP 13TH DAVID LUCCA AND ORCHESTRA LIVE!!! GET READY FOR SOME OF THE BEST SALSA YOU HAVE EVER HEARD! CELEBRATING DAVID LUCCA’S BDAY BASH!!!

SPEACIAL GUEST APPERIANCES BY:

MISS LATINA INTERNATIONAL!

Grammy Award Winner Marlow Rosado, Tito Puente Jr., Maribel Rodriguez (Orlando, FL) Willie Panama, Lisette Morales “La Mulata Del Sabor”, Nandy “El Sonero Del Pueblo” (Orlando, FL) carlos Oliva,Jesus Gamby Navaedo, Charlie Santiago.

ARRIVE EARLY FOR SALSA LESSONS HOSTED BY SALSA MIA STARTING AT 8:30 !!! fora additional class info go to www.salsamia.com

FROM THE BEGINNER TO THE ADVANCED SALSEROS. BONGOS CUBAN CAFE WELCOMES EVERYONE WHO LOVES SALSA!

MUSIC BY MIAMI’S TOP SALSA DJS!!!.DJ JORGE CHARUN SPINNING THE NEW, THE CLASSIC AND THE HOTTEST OF THE HOTTEST ALL NIGHT LONG.OPEN FORMAT, HOUSE, TOP 40, MERENGUE, BACHATA, AND OF COURSE SALSA!

BOTTLES SPECIALS STARTING AT $150. FOR 1 Liter Flavored Premium VODKA FOR TABLES AND CABANA RESERVATIONS CONTACT 786-309-3671

GIRLS 18 TO PARTY 21 TO DRINK GUYS 21!!!

BONGOS 601 BISCAYNE BLVD. MIAMI FL.

Free and Open Source- Software and Tools for Artists at DV 9/5/13

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Free and Open Source- Software and Tools for Artists at DV
6LR_2hwhThursday, September 5, 2013 at 7 pm.
Dimensions Variable
100 NE 11th Street
Miami, Florida 33132

Dimensions Variable and [NAME] Publications are hosting a free workshop with Adler Guerrier, who just published a book with [NAME] Publications.

An introduction to F/LOSS and its implications on an art practice. Also, demonstration of some graphic applications for raster and vector image manipulation and for desktop publishing, some video applications for editing, transcoding, authoring and display and some audio applications.

HistoryMiami Wine Down Wednesday Road to Bob Marley Exhibition 9/4/13

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HistoryMiami Wine Down Wednesday Road to Bob Marley Exhibition
Wednesday, 09/04/2013 – 09/04/2013 05:00 pm – 07:00 pm
winedownwednesdayHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street ,
Miami, Florida 33130
More Info Link
Cost: Free for HistoryMiami members, $10 for non-members

On the first Wednesday of each month from 5 – 7:00 p.m., HistoryMiami is the setting for one of the city’s most unique and enjoyable happy hours. Guests enjoy unlimited treats and refreshments, free access to exhibition galleries and live local music. Wine Down Wednesday is free for members and just $10 for non-members.

Upcoming edition of Wine Down Wednesday on September 4, 2014 from 5 – 7:00 p.m. to feature live Bob Marley inspired mural by Trek6 and big reggae vibes

Guests enjoy unlimited treats and refreshments, free access to exhibition galleries and live local music, free for members and $10 for non-members.

To RSVP for Wine Down Wednesday, please call 305-375-5356 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org, free parking is available at Miami-Dade County Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Ave., Miami, Fla. 33128

His & Hers | Curses 8/31/13

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His & Hers | Curses
Saturday, 08/31/2013 – 11:00 pm –
995976_564662446930344_1964859720_nThe Garret
697 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
RSVP Link
Cost: 0

Welcome to His & Hers:
Where Poplife has paired up with Off the Radar to bring back our favorite dancefloor classics, cult selections, and undiscovered goodness.

This week we’re featuring: CURSES

http://www.facebook.com/Cursesforever
http://soundcloud.com/Cursesforever

Alongside: Andrew Ward, Aramis Lorie, Ray Milian

Fueled By:
Complimentary Beck’s Sapphire 11-Midnight
$5 His & Hers Cocktails
$8 Pbr + Jameson Shot
$8 Beck’s Sapphire + Soco Shot

Free w/rsvp before midnight: http://epoplife.com/rsvp

The Garret | 697 N Miami Ave | 7th Street entrance | Downtown Miami

Labor Day Weekend All White Party@Bongos 8/30/13

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Labor Day Weekend All White Party@Bongos
Sunday, 08/30/2013 – 10:30 pm – 03:00 am
ALL-WHITE2Bongos Cuban Cafe
601 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33131
Facebook Link
Cost: $10

DM PROMOTIONS AND DJ CHARUN PRESENTS:

Labor Day Weekend ALL WHITE Party!

DJ CHARUN spinning the best of SALSA, MERENGUE, BACHATA AND TOP 40! This is the HOTTEST latin Party on Fridays in all of south FL.

DOORS OPEN AT 10:30 p.m.

VIP bottle specials starting AT $150 WHICH INCLUDES A BOTTLE. OF CHAMPAGNE.

RSVP for Birthdays or VIP @ 7863093671

Girls 18 to party 21 to drink. Guys 21.

DM Promotions “COME HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE”
#miamisalsascene #salsamiami #bachata #merengue #thisismiami #djcharun

Laidback Luke at Space Wantickets discount code “Rick C” 8/31/13

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Laidback Luke at Space Wantickets discount code “Rick C”
Saturday, 08/31/2013 – 10:00 pm –
laidbacklukeCLUB SPACE
34 NE 11 th street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $40-50

Laidback Luke Makes his return to the Terrace!

Use Wantickets promotional code “Rick C ”

To receive a discount on ticket purchase at the following link

http://www.wantickets.com/Events/132220/LAIDBACK-LUKE-Terrace/

Text 786 273 7401 or 783 303 2787 for info or for early bird table specials

Rick C
Promoter/ Vip Host
Club Space
786 273 7401 / 786 303 2787

Mingle and Do Good! A Happy Hour to Benefit an Arts and Theatre Program for Homeless Kids 8/29/13

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Mingle and Do Good! A Happy Hour to Benefit an Arts and Theatre Program for Homeless Kids
Thursday, 08/29/2013 – 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Mingle-and-Do-GoodBlackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: Donation

Come out , drink, have fun and support Tree of Life — Donate whatever you want at the door and get a free “Blackbird” cocktail. 2 for 1 drinks through happy hour. Music to follow. Come out, have fun, have some drinks and do good!

Help our foundations (Krane, Inc and New Light Foundation), go forward with their theatre/arts program -Tree of Life. Join us on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Blackbird Ordinary – 729 SW 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida 33130 from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

The mission of Tree of Life is to teach underprivileged and homeless teens and pre-teens (ages 10-17), how to take an idea for a play from its seedling phase to the stage. Using the power of story, autobiography, and the art of collaboration, students will learn what it means to workshop a play. Some will take on the role of set designer, others of costume; some will be actors, others directors. Some will even help with the production and the public relations aspect of production. All the while, students will be working with professionals in the field — working actors, writers, directors, producers. Often, these workshops take place as summer seminars and/or year-long conservatories that can be out of reach for low earning or poverty level families. We believe that everyone should have access to art and everyone should have the right to make art, if the passion lies within. Even if that passion has been, thus far, unrecognized. It is our goal to make that desire to create bloom; to illustrate, through hard work, the power of art — whether that art be visual, performative, or musical . Because art does, indeed have power — the power to change people and change the world through empathy, thought, and catharsis.

https://www.facebook.com/events/290834074389323/

Contact Vanessa Garcia; The Krane and Wendy White; New Light Foundation for more info: 305-450-9931

“Art Will Save You” – A Private Art Show Series 9/14/13

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“Art Will Save You” – A Private Art Show Series
Saturday, 09/14/2013 – 09/28/2013 07:00 pm – 12:00 am
Private-Art-Show-with-Pen-2Private Residence – at Park Place By The Bay
915 NW 1st Ave, Suite H2814,
915 NW 1st Ave, Suite H2814, Florida 33136
Facebook Link
Cost: FREE

Please be sure to RSVP with an email to privateartshow@gmail.com
Please include: full names of everyone in your party, date you are attending, and time of arrival
Include your phone number if you would like a text message reminder the day before the event

EVENT ADDRESS:
Park Place By The Bay
915 NW 1st Ave.
Miami, FL 33136
Apt #H2814

The location for “Art Will Save You” is a private residence, on the 28th floor of the Park Place By The Bay tower. It is the home of Lucas Monsalve, a close friend of artist Renda Writer.

When you arrive at the main entrance, just tell the doorman that you are here to see Lucas Monsalve. You don’t need to (and shouldn’t) say anything about a “party” or “art show.” You’re just “here to see Lucas.” ;)

You can also bypass the whole doorman scenario by entering through the side entrance. If you would like to do this, just send a text message to Renda Writer (310-404-4184) or Lucas (786-693-0743) saying that you are downstairs, and someone will come down to get you.

– Metered parking located in the streets surrounding the building. Also, a small parking lot with metered parking and about 30 spaces at the building. Don’t forget to pay your meter.
– Located within walking distance of bars, restaurants, and nightclubs, such as Will Call, Club Space, Mekka, America Airlines Arena, Adrienne Arsht Center.
– Located within a short driving distance of Wynwood Arts District, Midtown, etc.

More info on Renda Writer and his art:
www.Facebook.com/RendaWriter
www.Facebook.com/RendaWriterIsAlive
www.Facebook.com/RendaHitzHearts
www.Facebook.com/RendaWriterJewelry

Facebook Event Invite Page for “Art Will Save You” Series:
https://www.facebook.com/events/639861142692413/

Over 250 pieces of art will be on display and available for sale at a series of Saturday night private art shows that will take place in September, on the 14th, 21st, and 28th of the month.

The three private art shows, located at a private residence in downtown Miami, are scheduled to run from 7pm until 12am each night and are open to art buyers and art appreciators of all ages who RSVP with an email to privateartshow@gmail.com.

All RSVP emails must state (1) the number of people in the party (2) full names for everyone in the party (3) the date of the show they’d like to attend, and (4) time of arrival (between 7pm and 12am). Within 24 hours you will receive an email response to confirm your RSVP and reservation that will contain the address for the event and information for parking, directions, etc. Please include a phone number to receive a text message reminder the day of the event.

All attendees for all three private art shows will receive one free art print (while supplies last). Limited free refreshments will be available. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Most of the art on display will be priced between $10 and $50, with a few pieces priced between $300 and $500, and one piece that is $2,000, so there is something for everyone and everyone’s individual budgets.

All of the art on display is the work of Renda Writer, a known figure on the South Florida arts scene for almost a decade. Renda has played many roles in the local art scene, including spoken word poet, art magazine vice president and chief editor, as well as producer, host, and promoter of art and music events and open mic nights. He added “visual artist” to the list of roles he plays when he first started making art in late 2010, or, as Renda puts it, “I started making art when everything else stopped making sense. Art became my catharsis when everything I knew started to shift.” After nearly three years of creating, Renda is now ready to exhibit his entire body of work.

Most of the art on display will be what Renda Writer calls his “Handwritten Found Object Art.” This is his own personal take on the found object art genre. He writes on what he finds… a BMW hubcap, an air conditioning vent, a few metal reel-to-reel plate, some random street signs, a calendar from the salon industry, tons of furniture wood, chunks of drywall, some old records, a ceiling tile, a kitchen cabinet door. These are just some of the things that Renda has repurposed with the written word. He uses various colors of paint markers, and writes poems, phrases, aphorisms, and stream of consciousness musings that convey ideas and themes of wit, hope, humor, and curiosity.

In addition to the “Handwritten Found Object Art,” Renda will also be exhibiting three other styles of art, which include (1) his line of “Renda Writer Jewelry,” words and ideas written on necklace charms, (2) pieces from his original “Handwritten Art” series from 2010-2011, framed sheets from a small yellow legal pad, covered with poetry and stream of consciousness thoughts, all written in blue ink, in his signature small handwritten print and (3) pieces from the “Renda Hitz Hearts” collection, an ongoing collaboration project with his friend, Billy Hitz, where the two men create eye-catching heart-shaped pieces of art and interior design accents out of carpet.

Renda is naming the private art show series “Art Will Save You” because, as he says, “Art has saved me in many ways… ways I can’t even really explain. To me, that’s what art does. It saves you. It saves the artist who makes it, the people who view it, and the people who buy it and incorporate it into their homes, and their lives. It changes you, influences you, inspires you, and… saves you.”

TRIBE: David Solero + Vinicio Rotelli 8/24/13

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TRIBE: David Solero + Vinicio Rotelli
Saturday, 08/24/2013 – 08/25/2013 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
tribe-evite824The Vagabond
1237 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Facebook Link
Cost: $10.00

THE VAGABOND
Presents
TRIBE

A Night Of Deep Tribal Beats
where Old School meets New Generation with a common feeling,
HOUSE. The”TRIBE” is calling, once it runs thought your veins,
it stays in your Soul forever.

David Solero . Vinicio Rotelli

Brad Strickland . Ryan Evans . Carmel Ophir

THE Smoke-Out BBQ with DJ WasabiI

Complimentary Smirnoff Vodka Cocktails
10-11

Multi-sensory art evening at epicenter of Miami’s cultural crossroads 9/20/13

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Multi-sensory art evening at epicenter of Miami’s cultural crossroads
mp2013Friday, 09/20/2013 – 09/20/2013 06:00 pm – 03:00 am
McCormick Place
111 SW 3rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Art, music and fashion fuse at the epicenter of Miami’s cultural crossroads, during the Downtown Development Authorities’ DWNTWN Art Days. McCormick Place will offer an evening of multi-sensory experiences stimulated by fine dining, art and jazz, from 6:00pm – 10:00pm, transitioning through fashion installations into a DJ party scene, from 10:00pm – 3:00am. McCormick Place, in Downtown Miami, has morphed into an art and culture hub featuring artist studios, gallery and event venue space. The vertical 22,000 sq ft space will allow guests to explore three floors of artwork, while engaging with renowned artists.

Teaming up for a second year, McCormick Place and Influence Communications are bringing Downtown Miami an event and venue space that will continue to impact the overall growth of our community. Last year’s grand opening event hosted over 1,500 guests, who enjoyed burlesque performances, live art installations, DJ sets and a gallery filled with works from renowned artists such as Stephen Gamson and Eleazar Delgado.

“McCormick Place is honored to host the largest party of the year in Downtown Miami. Events focusing on art, history and culture experiences are essential to the vitality of a sustainable and ever evolving community.” – Sean McCormick

The event benefits Save Our Sisters, a local 501(c)3 organization, dedicated to breast health awareness, making this event a kick-off to October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Aaa Salsa Concert Afterparty At Bongos Miami 8/23/13

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Aaa Salsa Concert Afterparty At Bongos Miami
friday, 08/23/2013 – 10:30 pm – 03:00 am
marc-anthonybongos cuban cafe
601 biscayne blvd,
miami, florida 33131
webpage link
cost:

dm promotions and dj charun presents:
we will be hosting the concert afterparty at bongos on friday the 23rd.
ara oko band performing live!!!
dj charun spinning the best of salsa, merengue, bachata and top 40! let’s do thisssssssss
doors open at 10

vip bottle specials starting at 150$ which includes a bottle. of champagne.
rsvp for birthdays or vip @ 7863093671
girls 18 to party 21 to drink guys 21.
dm promotions “come have the time of your life”
#miamisalsascene #salsamiami #bachata #merengue #thisismiami #djcharun

Wine Down Wednesday with Trek6 9/4/13

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Wine Down Wednesday with Trek6
Wednesday, 09/04/2013 – 05:00 pm – 07:00 pm
September-WDWHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: $10

Join HistoryMiami and Miami street artist Trek6 for a live painting of a Bob Marley-inspired mural! Music by DJ Lance and appetizers by Clos Bistro & Cafe.

Free parking at the Miami-Dade Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue. $10 admission includes parking, wine, appetizers, access to exhibition galleries and DJ music.

RSVP to 305-375-5356 or RSVP@historymiami.org.

Thank you to our September WDW partners: AroundTown Magazine, Miami Art Guide – News Portal, Circle of One Marketing and CLOS Bistro & Cafe.

The Wine Down Wednesday series is sponsored by the Miami Downtown Development Authority with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners.

Local Legend Oscar G Marathon set at Space! Free admission till 12 on Rick C’s list 8/24/13

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Local Legend Oscar G Marathon set at Space! Free admission till 12 on Rick C’s list
Sunday, 08/24/2013 – 10:00 pm –
oscargCLUB SPACE
34 NE 11 th street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost:

OSCAR G!

He will be spinning one of his Monster Marathon sets on the Patio!

Come and find out why he was the mainroom resident for so long!

All my guests enjoy FREE admission until 1230 AM

Just Ask for the guest list line and on say you’re on

“Rick C’s “list at the door.

Get there early like 1030-11 to avoid getting stuck in line

If you would prefer using the Express line Tell them you’re on Rick C’s and the cost will be $10.

For guest list or table reservations text “Space” to 786 273 7401

Rick C
Promoter Club Space
786 273 7401

Atrio welcomes Miami Spice and other delectable cuisine By Betty Alvarez

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Ario Restaurant and Wine Room is located in Conrad Miami Hotel’s Lobby Level 25 showcasing panoramic views of the Miami cityscape and bay. It’s a beautiful restaurant served as an appetizing allure to try the latest culinary delights in the Miami Spice and the a al carte menu.

For starters, a variety of warm bread was served along with an adequate portion plate of orange butter, mango butter, and a splash of Olive oil. We needed a second serving of the oil because the flavor had the perfect touch of what an olive oil needs to have. It was great complimenting the bread. I ordered a crisp Chardonnay. An excellent choice considering the cuisine we were about to eat. The mango butter was a first for me as I never tasted such richness and was a bit sweet. Yes, it did have a mango flavor but not too intense. Created by Chef Virgile Brandel, it was delish start that I had seconds! The orange butter was good but to my palate, it had more of the plain butter taste. Since I am more of an Olive Oil fan, I loved the type they served. It was from the Hacienda G Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil Blend which made you want to taste some more.

A variety of appetizers was served. From the A la Carte Menu, I ordered the Red Snapper Ceviche infused with Aji Amarillo, Cilantro, Ginger, and Yuzu. From the Miami Spice menu, one of my friends had the the Salmoon & Grouper Carpaccio served with shaved Bottarga & fine herb sorbet and the other had the Goat Cheese Salad with roasted beets and pecans. They both looked tasty and the presentation was excellent. My ceviche was the right portion and a great refreshing starter to wet my appetite for what was about to come.

As we entertained ourselves in the normal buzz of our lives, our entrees came. I ordered the Grilled Grouper dish that came with crispy yucca fries, pickled green papaya salad, and piri piri sauce under it. When I saw the pickled green papaya salad, I was scared. Anything with the word pickled meant to me lots of salt and processed. Although I was surprised when I tasted it. It just did not taste like a pickled green papaya but the onions that accompanied it really made the difference in the taste. The Piri Piri was a red sauce that I tasted with the grilled grouper. My friends ordered the Seared Scallops with Cauliflower mouseline, Cardamom cloud from the Miami Spice Menu. Also the Mushroom Cannelloni with a creamy gorgonzolla sauce also part of the popular annual menu. OK I tasted a bit of each. The seared scallops had a nice cooked flavor while the mushroom cannelloni was a warm pasta with the right portion.

Now lastly, dessert. An array of selections was served from the Miami Spice menu. Peach Trifle with Amaretto whipped cream layers; Farm Goat Cheesecake with raspberry coulis; Exotic Virgin Daquiri which had a mixture of Passion fruit, mango and kiwi with champagne granite which is more like a sorbet. This last one was rather refreshing and it was like tasting a champagne ice cream. However, the real kicker was the Warm Doughnut Bread Pudding. OMG! I wanted to order one for my own!! Each time I bite into one of these, I was in heaven as I tasted the warm and moist delicacy topped with a honey syrup that is to die for. If you get a chance to get it please do even if it is not in the Miami Spice menu.

His & Hers 8/24/13

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His & Hers
Saturday, 08/24/2013 – 11:00 pm – 05:00 am
His_Hers_BitfunkThe Garret
697 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: 0

Saturday | August 24TH 2013 | 11PM | 21+

Welcome to His & Hers:
Where Poplife has paired up with Off the Radar to bring back our favorite dancefloor classics, cult selections, and undiscovered goodness.

This week we’re featuring: Bit Funk

Alongside: pirate stereo, aramis lorie, ray milian

Fueled by:
Complimentary Beck’s Sapphire 11-midnight
$5 His & Hers cocktails
$8 PBR + Jameson shot
$8 Beck’s Sapphire + Soco shot

Free w/rsvp before midnight: http://epoplife.com/rsvp

The Garret | 697 N Miami ave | 7th street entrance | Downtown Mia

His & Hers 8/17/13

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His & Hers
Saturday, 08/17/2013 – 11:00 pm – 04:00 am
august-17thThe Garret
697 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: 0

Saturday | August 17Th 2013 | 11Pm | 21+

Welcome To His & Hers:
Where Poplife Has Paired Up With Off The Radar To Bring Back Our Favorite Dancefloor Classics, Cult Selections, And Undiscovered Goodness.

This Week We’re Featuring: Prom Night

Alongside: Aramis Lorie & Ray Milian

Fueled By:
Complimentary Beck’s Sapphire 11-Midnight
$5 His & Hers Cocktails
$8 Pbr + Jameson Shot
$8 Beck’s Sapphire + Soco Shot
All Night

No Cover + No Rsvp Necessary

The Garret | 697 N Miami Ave | 7Th Street Entrance | Downtown Mia

OZZI by Little Lotus Grand Opening 8/16/13

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OZZI by Little Lotus Grand Opening
Friday, 08/16/2013 – 08/16/2013 06:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Flyer-Grand-OpeningOZZI by Little Lotus
200 SE 1st Street,
Miami, Florida 33131
Facebook Link
Cost: FREE

“We kept the best and changed the rest!”

After two years of successfully entertaining Miami Downtown by serving the best sushis on boat you can find, “OZZI SUSHI BAR” just get a complete change in his menu and name.

“OZZI by Little Lotus” is born!

New crazy aweseome A la Carte Menu from our new Japaneese chef Sando San.

Come celebrate and enjoy a selection of awesome sushis at our Grand Opening, Friday 16th of August.

– Free Sake bottle for every dine customer –

Miami DDA Hosts Second Annual DWNTWN Art Days 9/20/13-9/22/13

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Friday, September 20 – Sunday, September 22
AD_13_SavethedateDWNTWN Art Days Information Hub
Grand Central Park at Miami Worldcenter
700 N. Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33136
www.dwntwnarts.com

After a successful inaugural year, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) is working once again in tandem with a variety of arts and cultural institutions to highlight the area’s cultural renaissance through its second annual DWNTWN Art Days Event. The Miami DDA, through Creative Curator Claire Breukel and the Cultural Advisory Group, is partnering with virtually every major art and culture institution in Downtown Miami for a three-day celebration that will incorporate numerous free events and exhibitions for the community to enjoy.

The events will take place around all of Downtown with one central informational hub at Grand Central Park at Miami Worldcenter where attendees can pick up a full list of activities and begin their tour of Art Days events.

This year, Car2Go and BeachedMiami are partnering with DWNTWN Art Days to host tours around Downtown Miami venues and the exhibitions. Car2Go will host a tour by vehicle for quick and easy access to Art Days events. BeachedMiami along with Deco Bike will be providing bicycles and arranging bike tours of temporary Art Days art projects as well as permanent Downtown artworks.

Artist Thom Wheeler is also conducting a series of walking tours around some of Downtown Miami’s most exciting artist studios and exhibition spaces. Wheeler will give visitors an insider look in to the work of artists at the DWNTWN Art House at Miami Worldcenter, the Artisan Lounge, and to individual studio spaces.

In addition to the tours, the Miami Trolley will make stops at several key Art Days venues in Downtown. The Trolley route will be published on the Art Days website www.dwntwnarts.com closer to the event.

The following events are taking place during DWNTWN Art Days:
· Miami Children’s Museum: “Now Read This” Stories through Drama and Design, September 20-22 from 10am-6pm.
· PAMM: “Discussing the Architecture of the Perez Art Museum Miami presented by AIA and PAMM”, Friday, September 20 at 6pm
· Freedom Tower: “Activate: MDCulture”, Friday, September 20 from 6-9pm.
· McCormick Place: “2nd Annual Art Days Fair @ McCormick Place”, Friday, September 20 from 6pm-12am.
· Dimensions Variable: “Psychogeography Opening Reception”, Friday, September 20 from 6-10pm.
· Wine by the Bay: “September’s Storm” – A California Wine Tasting and Cultural Event, September 20-21 at 7pm.
· The Vagabond: “DWNTWN Art Days I – Launch Party” Friday, September 20 at 10 pm.
· PAMM: “PAMM Family Art Making”, Saturday, September 21 from 12-3pm.
· Around Downtown: “Beached Miami DWNTWN Art Days Bike Tour”, September 21-22, limited space.
· Bayfront Park: “National Redbull Flugtag”, Saturday, September 21 from 12-5pm.
· CIFO: “Water-Balloon Kickball, Round Two / Cannonball vs. CIFO”, Saturday, September 21 from 1-4pm.
· Olympic Theater at the Gusman Center: “Miami Lyric Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana and Suor Angelica”, Saturday, September 21
· The Vagabond: “DWNTWN Art Days II – After-Party”, Saturday, September 21 at 10pm.
· New activities continue to be added to the weekend’s lineup of events.

This year, Art Days debuts the Fringe, a series of temporary public artworks around Downtown curated by guest curator Amanda Sanfilippo. Six projects have been selected from a call to artists that received 55 national proposals. These public artworks or ‘site activations’ aim to insight public interaction in a variety of Downtown venues including Grand Central Park, DRB bar, the Christ Fellowship Church as well as 600 Brickell’s fountain.

Latin Flavor Fridays @ Bongos Miami 8/16/13

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Latin Flavor Fridays @ Bongos Miami
Friday, 08/16/2013 – 10:00 pm – 03:00 am
Dj-Cabrera-Aug-16Bongos Cuban Cafe
601 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33131
Facebook Link
Cost:

DM PROMOTIONS AND DJ CHARUN PRESENTS:

SPECIAL GUEST DJ CABRERA WILL BE INT HE HOUSE SPINNING THE HOTTEST OF LATIN!

DJ CHARUN SPINNING THE BEST OF LATIN! LET’S DO THISSSSSSSSS

DOORS OPEN AT 10

VIP BOTTLE SPECIALS STARTING AT 150$ WHICH INCLUDES A BOTTLE. OF CHAMPAGNE.

RSVP BIRTHDAYS OR VIP @ 7863093671

DM Promotions “COME HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE”

Photographs of Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on 8/7/13

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Wine Down Wednesdays at HistoryMiami on Wednesday, August 7, 2013.  Together HistoryMiami and the Consulate General of Jamaica of Miami celebrated Jamaica’s birthday and the countdown to the Bob Marley, Messenger exhibition set to open on October 11. We enjoy live Jamaican mento music and a sneak peek at Bob Marley memorabilia.

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Ole Soul: The Era of Love 8/11/13

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Ole Soul: The Era of Love
Sunday, 08/11/2013 – 08/11/2013 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
OleSoul-revision-4Avenue D Jazz and Blues Lounge
Eight South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130
Eventbrite Link
Cost: $20 Reserved Seats/ $10 General Admission

Come hear the sounds of some great local musicians and vocalists as we feel our way through the way love used to be. Rolling through the sultry sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Sam Cooke, and more.

His & Hers 8/10/13

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His & Hers
Saturday, 08/10/2013 – 11:00 pm – 05:00 am
august-10thThe Garrett
697 N MIAMI AVE,
Miami, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: $0

Welcome to His & Hers:
Where Poplife has paired up with Off the Radar to bring back our favorite dancefloor classics, cult selections, and undiscovered goodness.

This week we’re featuring: GOODDROID

Alongside: ARAMIS LORIE & RAY MILIAN

Fueled by:
Complimentary Beck’s Sapphire 11-midnight
$5 his & hers cocktails
$8 pbr + jameson shot
$8 beck’s sapphire + soco shot
all night

No Cover

Latin Flavor Fridays @ Bongos Miami 8/9/13

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Latin Flavor Fridays @ Bongos Miami
Friday, 08/09/2013 – 10:00 pm – 03:00 am
Tony-Succar-aug-3rdBongos Cuban Cafe
601 Biscayne Blvd ,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost:

DM PROMOTIONS AND DJ CHARUN PRESENTS:

TONY SUCCAR and MIXTURA LIVE!!!!!!

DJ CHARUN SPINNING THE BEST OF LATIN! LET’S DO THISSSSSSSSS

DOORS OPEN AT 10

VIP BOTTLE SPECIALS STARTING AT 150$ WHICH INCLUDES A BOTTLE. OF CHAMPAGNE.

RSVP BIRTHDAYS OR VIP @ 7863093671

DM Promotions “COME HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE”

Free Heineken Dwntwn Miami Concert Series with Conjucto Progreso and Palo 8/9/13

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Free Heineken Dwntwn Miami Concert Series with Conjucto Progreso and Palo!
Aug9-Banner-300x250Friday, August 9, 2013
Theater Doors Open 7:00 p.m.; Showtime 8:00 p.m.
Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
174 E Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33131

The Miami Downtown Development Authority (MiamiDDA) has extended the popular winter event, The Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series presented by Car2Go year-round, with four FREE summer shows at the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts. The expanded concert series, features four genres of music, aims to introduce new generations to the Gusman, increase foot traffic in the downtown area and spur commerce while promoting Flagler Street as a neighborhood where new businesses and rich history come together.

The August 9 show is the final show in the series and features Grammy nominated Cuban Band, Conjunto Progreso and Afro-Cuban Funk band, Palo!

· The Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series presented by Car2Go is FREE to the public.
· A pre-performance Happy Hour, sponsored by the Olympia Theater will feature ½ price cocktails in the theater lobby lounge from 6:00 – 7:00pm
· This is the final concert in the Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series presented by Car2Go

Since their inception in 1999, the traditional Cuban Son ensemble Conjunto Progreso, has taken audiences back in time to the nostalgic era of early Cuban popular music. Led by Johnny Aguiló, son of Cuban trumpet legend and band leader Rolando “El Ruso” Aguiló, Conjunto Progreso has grown from a quartet, to its recent incarnation of eight members. In 2004, Conjunto Progreso released its long awaited debut album titled Masters of Cuban Son, featuring an array of songs by legendary Cuban composers Nico Saquito, Miguel Matamoros, and Compay Segundo. The album was honored by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences with a 2006 Grammy Award Nomination under the category of Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album. www.facebook.com/conjuntoprogreso

PALO! is a favorite among South Florida’s live music devotees and in 2012 was named Miami New Times’ BEST BAND in the Readers’ Choice Awards. The group plays a style of extremely danceable music they call “Afro-Cuban Funk”. Their appeal lies in their unmatched musical energy, catchy original songs, and amazing display of impromptu virtuosity. A mix of Latin and Urban sounds gives PALO! their unique, infectious style. Formed in 2003, when Steve Roitstein invited fellow musicians Leslie Cartaya (vocals), Philbert Armenteros (vocals, percussion), Ed Calle (sax) and Raymer Olalde (vocals, percussion) to join him in an improvised musical experiment, PALO! combines Cuban music with funk beats. PALO has performed for packed houses at New York’s legendary SOB’s, Ryles Jazz Club and Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in Boston, and the Chicago Folk and Roots Festival. The band often appears at venues throughout South Florida. Their first CD, “This Is Afro-Cuban Funk” is available on gopalo.com as well as in music stores, on iTunes and other digital stores. www.GoPalo.com

Photographs of Bazaar Noir sponsored by Dos Equis at Grand Central

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Love, Hope, Strength invites you to a night of culinary oddities, exotic beasts, and enigmatic strangers. Grand Central was transformed into a market inspired soiree guaranteed to test your wits and tempt your senses. Sip on complimentary Dos Equis as live music and unexpected encounters transport you to the Bazaar Noir.

We received these cute little passport cards that we took with us to every station to have punched.  It wasn’t that easy though. You had to try one of the “culinary oddities” or perform some task in order to get your card punched. Once all four corners of the card were punched out, then you were invited to the special secret room to view a performance.  Slits in a wall revealed a mirrored room with a dancing phoenix that seemed to perform JUST for you, like a pervy peep show. It was difficult to describe, so you’ll have to see for yourself… or ask me sometime.

The event was such a blast. We really enjoyed the musical stylings of The Candy Shop Boys. They played an eclectic and provoctive mix of muic and genres. I especially love how they cover tunes in new and interesting ways.

We were are all about partying for a purpose.  That’s why we are happy to find out that Love Hope Strength was behind all the the peculiar partying. Love Hope Strength (LHS) an international, music-centric cancer charity dedicated to saving lives, one concert at a time. Their mission is to save lives, right now, with the advances that have already been made in cancer care.

So, how does one become a marrow or blood stem cell donor?

It is a painless and simple procedure to get registered.  You fill out a quick form, have your cheek swabbed. The cells are taken and sent to a lab to be tested to determine your tissue type.  Your data is then entered into the National Marrow Donor Program registry. No worries. It’s anonymous.

Here is a video from MiamiTV recorded live at Bazaar Noir!

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Check out these fun images from the event.

First Fridays Downtown Miami Art Walk 8/2/13

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First Fridays Downtown Miami Art Walk
Friday, 08/02/2013 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
August13_Art_Walk_FlyerMcCormick Place
111 SW 3rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost:

This Friday, August 2, 2013, join us for an exciting evening of Art, Film, Drinks, and Street Food. In our First Floor Gallery will be the exhibit of Antonio Guerrero; The Films of Miami Short Film Festival; The Culinary Issue Launch for AroundTown Magazine; Drinks by Ron Barcelo; and food by Che Grill.

Our Resident Artists will be in studio on our 2nd Floor.

Eleazar Delgado Studio will be welcoming guests on the seventh floor along with artists Monique Lassooij and Susanne Sorogon.

Our resident artist Scott M. DubhGhaill will also be in studio on our PH level.

We look forward to seeing everyone there.

Free Preview of Latino Americans 9/12/13

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Free Preview of Latino Americans
Thursday, 09/12/2013 – 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
freedom-tower-1Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus Auditorium
300 N.E. Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132, Building 1,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Meet film producer Adriana Bosch and series writer Guillermo Ramos.

Dessert reception follows preview

Explore the Hispanic history of our community through archival footage, present-day interviews with best-selling authors, entrepreneurs, celebrities and others including: Dr. Eduardo Padrón, President Miami Dade College; Luis and Carlos Capó, owners El Dorado Furniture; María De Los Angeles Torres and Gustavo Pérez Format, authors; and singer and entrepreneur Gloria Estefan.

RSVP required. Please email kristina_gutierrez@wpbt.org or call 305-424-4013

Complimentary valet parking

Countdown to the Bob Marley, Messenger Exhibition 8/7/13

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Countdown to the Bob Marley, Messenger Exhibition
Wednesday, 08/07/2013 – 05:00 pm – 08:00 pm
august-wdwHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: $10

Join HistoryMiami and the Consulate General of Jamaica of Miami to celebrate Jamaica’s birthday and countdown to the Bob Marley, Messenger exhibition set to open on October 11. Enjoy live Jamaican mento music, refreshments (wine and juices), and hors d’oeuvres as you get a sneak peek at Bob Marley memorabilia. Ample free parking at the Miami-Dade Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue.

Constitution Day Event 9/17/13

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Constitution Day Event
Tuesday, 09/17/2013 – 05:30 pm – 06:30 pm
The Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

In celebration of Constitution Day 2013, judges, elected officials, attorneys, war veterans, and other prominent community leaders will read sections of the Constitution of the United States. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served and prizes will be awarded to the winners of a Constitution-themed essay contest open to all students in Miami-Dade public middle and high schools.

The event will be hosted by law firm Higer Lichter & Givner, Legal Services of Greater Miami and History Miami.

Just Recognize and Red Rabbit Presents Get Wet Get Wild 8/3/13

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Just Recognize & Red Rabbit Presents Get Wet Get Wild
Saturday, 08/03/2013 – 01:00 pm – 10:00 am
GWGWFifty Ultra Lounge
485 Brickell Ave,
Miami, Florida 33131
Facebook Link
Cost: Free Before 3pm

DJs:
Mad Decent’s Dirty South Joe
Chris Valencia
Dj Kurr
Manny C
Jarod Farinas X Radamas

Table Specials
Poolside $250 Total: Five people ($50 Each) 1 Vodka 1 Champagne (4 Still Available)
Stage VIP $500 Total: Five people ($100 each) 2 Vodka 2 Champagne (3 Still Available)
Cabana $750 Total: 3 Vodka 3 Champagne (1 Still Available)
For Bookings or Questions on Table Service:
Christy@Redrabbitpresents.Com

Girls Free All Day, Guys $20 After 3pm. Get There Early!

Red Rabbit Presents The Jillionaire alongside Chris Valencia at BASE at Space 8/3/13

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Red Rabbit Presents The Jillionaire alongside Chris Valencia at BASE at Space
Saturday, 08/03/2013 – 10:00 pm –
08.03_Jillionaire-copyBASE at Space- Space Nightclub
34 Ne 11th Street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free on Red Rabbit list b4 12:30am

“Foundation of A System”

In collaboration with Red Rabbit Presents, “BASE” aims to target the next generation of music lovers by bringing the biggest names in Electro, Trap and Dubstep on a weekly basis. Unlike any venue currently found in the city, “BASE” will introduce a new generation of dance music fans to the already legendary Space brand. With the launch of “BASE”, Space will once again reinvent the Miami music landscape, laying down the foundation for a new system of Miami nightlife.

This Saturday we are very excited to welcome Jillionaire of Major Lazer alongside RR’s own Chris Valencia and Space Resident Radamas…

With over fifteen years of experience, THE JILLIONAIRE has created a unique sound which mashes indie dance and big room house with the caribbean rhythms of soca and dancehall. Alongside Diplo he is an integral member of Major Lazer and has had a busy schedule recently with tour dates across America, Europe, Australia & Asia. His solo DJ gigs have seen him recently play cities including Barcelona, Paris, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Vienna and Gothenburg. In 2013, he continues to tour the world promoting Major Lazer’s new album “Free The Universe”.

-Doors open at 10:00 PM

-FREE ENTRANCE WITH THE “RED RABBIT” GUEST LIST UNTIL 12:30AM

-VIP TABLES STARTING AT $80 PER PERSON
Fo More Information: Christy@redrabbitpresents.com

Ladies Networker at Exhale Spa 8/14/13

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Ladies Networker at Exhale Spa
Wednesday, 08/14/2013 – 06:30 pm – 09:00 pm
ExhaleExhale Mind Body Spa at Epic
270 Biscayne Blvd Way,
Miami, Florida 33131
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: Online Pricing- Member $10, Future Member $15 Bring-A-Friend (2 admissions) $15 At the Door Pricing- Member $15, Future Member $20

Join the Miami Brickell Chamber & Exhale Mind Body Spa for a chance to network with professional & entrepreneurial ladies, enjoy some champagne sponsored by La Cacciatora and Top Wines Import, snack on some lite bites, and possibly win a prize in our raffle. Admission includes networking, welcome drink, spa tour, one raffle ticket & lite bites. Valet $7 (with validation). For info, call Heather Lopez at 305-647-9275 or e-mail join@miamibrickellchamber.com Special thanks to our supporters: Fabulous Miami, ASE Events, SoulofMiami.org, VIP TV, MEC 261, EDC & more!

Event Hashtag: #LadiesExhale

Chamber Sunset Cruise 7/31/13

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Chamber Sunset Cruise
Wednesday, 07/31/2013 – 05:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Sunset-CruiseCaribbean Spirit at Bayside
401 Biscayne Blvd ,
Miami, Florida 33132
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $25 Members, $35 Future Members

Join the Miami Brickell Chamber & Spirit Charters aboard the Caribbean Spirit (Behind the Hard Rock at Bayside) Boat departs at 6pm. Come out for a chance to network, enjoy some champagne & wine sponsored by La Cacciatora and Top Wines Import, snack on some lite bites, and possibly win one of our raffle prizes, all while watching the beautiful Miami sun set from the deck of North America’s largest catamaran. For info, call Heather Lopez at 305-647-9275 or e-mail join@miamibrickellchamber.com Special thanks to our supporters: Fabulous Miami, ASE Events, SoulofMiami.org, MEC 261, EDC & more! Only 100 tickets available to be sold!

Bike Nite Miami 8/1/13

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Bike Nite Miami
Thursday, 08/01/2013 – 08:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Bike-Night-aug-1Will Call Miami
700 Northeast 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33132
RSVP Link
Cost: Free to attend- Drinks & Food Specials

Join the Miami Brickell Chamber & Will Call Miami for a Bike Nite Miami Networker @ Will Call Miami. Come out for a chance to network with motorcycle enthusiasts & riders, enjoy some deals on food & drinks, listen to some rockin’ music & maybe even win one of our raffles. For info, call Evelio Medina at 786-728-0008 or e-mail join@miamibrickellchamber.com Special thanks to our supporters: Fabulous Miami, ASE Events, Silver Mohawk Entertainment, SoulofMiami.org, VIP TV & more!

Pizza and Beer at the Miami Entrepreneurship Center 8/2/13

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Pizza and Beer at the Miami Entrepreneurship Center
Friday, 08/02/2013 – 05:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Miami Entrepreneurship Center
261 NE 1st Street, 5th Floow,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: 0

MEC261’s next happy hour is Friday, August 2nd.

Hope you can make it.

It’s super casual. Just pizza, beer and ping pong. Startups, entrepreneurs, techies, creative types and the people who love them.

Anytime after 5pm.

Miami Entrepreneurship Center
261 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor
Miami, FL 33132
http://www.mec261.org/

Back By Popular Demand – Cyrano Mio At Teatro Prometeo 7/26/13-7/27/13

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Back By Popular Demand – Cyrano Mio At Teatro Prometeo
Friday, 07/26/2013 – 07/27/2013 08:30 pm – 08:30 pm
cyrano-mio_PROMETEO-1Teatro Prometeo
300 NE 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33132
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $30

Cyrano Mio begins one year after the death of Cyrano. Roxana recounts their conversations and remembers the man she loved thru the face of Cristian. During this voyage thru memory lane, Roxana realizes that she is indebted with Cyrano, Cristian and God. Every minute of her memories is filled with the guilt of never understanding how sublime his love really was.

Spanish with English Subtitles

Brisk Bodega Miami 7/27/13

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Brisk Bodega Miami
Saturday, 07/27/2013 – 07/28/2013 06:00 pm – 04:00 am
BriskBodega_MiamiFinal_LowResGrand Central
700 N. Miami Ave ,
Miami, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: Free!

Brisk Bodega Miami
7/27 6PM TO 4AM
7/27, 6PM TO LATE!

Brisk and Noisey present Brisk Bodega in Miami! We’re taking over Grand Central Skatepark from 6PM on for skate seshs, free Brisk, and the Strangeways Bodega Zine release!

At 10PM doors open across the street at Grand Central with Miami’s best DJs and rappers: Mike Deuce, Louie Arson, DJ DZA, Metro Zu, and Raider Klan!

Complimentary cocktails after 10PM. 21+
Grand Central
700 N. Miami Ave
#BriskBodega
www.briskbodega.com

Ambassadors Party: Keith Evan X Dj Aladdin X Lisa Shaw 7/27/13

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Ambassadors Party: Keith Evan X Dj Aladdin X Lisa Shaw
Saturday, 07/27/2013 – 07/28/2013 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
ambassadors727The Vagabond
30 NE 14 Street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link
Cost: $10 on www.wantickets.com/vagabond

Saturday, July 27th 2013
The Vagabond
presents
Amabassadors Party

With
Keith Evan
Dj Aladdin
Lisa Shaw

Advanced Tickets Available
http://wantickets.com/vagabond

Celebrating the Birthday of
Monica Chiodo Conklin’s

Resident DJs
Brad Strickland . Ryan Evans . Carmel Ophir

In the Garden: The Smoke-Out BBQ
With DJ Wasabi

Complimentary Smirnoff Cocktails 10-11PM

Smoke and Mirrors Honoring Deborah Voigt 10/26/13

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Smoke and Mirrors Honoring Deborah Voigt
Saturday, 10/26/2013 – 07:00 pm – 12:00 am
0Alfred I. DuPong Building
169 E Flagler St #5,
Miami, Florida 33131
More Info Link
Cost:

Florida Grand Opera celebrates the lifetime achievements of international opera star Deborah Voigt with a black tie celebration entitled “Smoke & Mirrors.” Hosted by event chairs Gloria Portal and Isa Leibowitz, this lavish affair takes over the historic Alfred I. DuPont Building for a dinner, dance, and award ceremony. The event ends with “Crash the Bash,” an unexpected and highly-anticipated after party led by the young professionals of Crescendo Circle starting at 10 p.m.

Reservations for individual seating begin at $500 per person and table reservations range from $7,500 to $25,000. Reservations are subject to availability. To reserve tables or individual tickets for “Smoke & Mirrors,” please contact Amy Funk at (305) 854-1643 or afunk@fgo.org.

Bike Nite Miami Networker at Will Call 7/25/13

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Bike Nite Miami Networker at Will Call
Thursday, 07/25/2013 – 07:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Bike-NightWill Call Miami
700 NE 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
RSVP Link
Cost: Free

Join the Miami Brickell Chamber & Will Call Miami for Bike Nite Miami Networker. Come out for a chance to network with motorcycle enthusiasts & riders, enjoy some deals on food & drinks, listen to some rockin’ music & maybe even win one of our raffles. For info, call Evelio Medina at 786-728-0008 or e-mail join@miamibrickellchamber.com Special thanks to our supporters: Fabulous Miami, ASE Events, Silver Mohawk Entertainment, the Miami Dolphins, SoulofMiami.org, & more!

Photographs of IDA Pre-Gala Reception at Will Call on 7/17/13

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IDA Program Pre-Gala Reception at Will Call on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

“IDA (Inspire and Develop Artists) is an exclusive Artist Development Program that immerses you in creative songwriting, recording, production, performing and singing. IDA is unique because it actually transforms you, the artist, to your highest potential.”

 “IDA is for any singer/songwriter/producer looking to take their potential to its absolute limit… and beyond.”

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Miami Media Mixer Luncheon 7/26/13

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Miami Media Mixer Luncheon
miamimediaFriday, July 26th, 12 Noon
Toro Toro at Intercontinental Miami Hotel
100 Chopin Plaza
Downtown Miami, FL
Cost:  $25 inclusive of tax, gratuity and valet parking
Please reserve your spot by Thursday, July 25th via eventbrite, link below:
RSVP Online 

Bring:  Please bring your business cards

Networking lunch with those in the business of news, music, publishing and public relations.  Once a month we host a gathering for media professionals.  The brief one hour lunch provides a forum for networking and sharing ideas, events, announcements and activities.

Special Guest: Roxanne Vargas, Entertainment Host, 6 in the Mix, NBC 6
Topic: How to use social media to brand yourself and your product

Special Guest: Jessica Kizorek, Co-Founder, Make them BEG
Topic:How to Build a Business of the Future…Life After Winning the Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge.

Non-Profit Focus: Tracy Belcher, Director of Marketing and Communications, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Topic: Plans for the Museum’s opening and ways to become involved both now and once PAMM opens in December.

Host Committee: George Uribe, Tiffany Rosen, Joanna Popper,Joseph Quinones, Cristina Mas, James Goll and Tiffany Daenecke.

*Important notes: Doors close at 12:30 PM. RSVP payment must be paid in advance via eventbrite. Attendees who do not RSVP will be given seats on a first come, first serve basis and will be admitted with a payment of $35 CASH only at the door.*

Homegrown Concert Series Kickoff: Beatmachines and The Hongs 7/19/13

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Homegrown Concert Series Kickoff: Beatmachines and The Hongs
Friday, 07/19/2013 – 10:00 pm – 03:00 am
hongs-n-beatmachinesThe Vagabond
30 NE 14th St ,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost:

The Vagab☼nd x Alley Times x Gummdr☼ps x Tr☼picult present: H☼megr☼wn Summer C☼ncert Series 2☼13

Live Perf☼rmances By The H☼ngs + Beatmachines

Resident DJs Grace J☼nes + Sweetswirl + Acti☼n Pat

Special Guest DJ Set By Mamey Disc☼

In The Garden M☼e’s Sizzlin’ Summertime BBQ x Kry☼ Sn☼W C☼nes

Featuring M☼bile Micr☼ Theater

Art + Beached Bing☼ By Alley Times

P☼p-Up Sh☼ps By D☼ped☼ll Vintage + All ‘B☼ut Trees + Debra T☼rres Guayaberas x M☼nica T☼rres Artw☼rks

$1 R☼lling R☼ck + $5 V☼dka Cranberry until Midnight | $3 R☼lling R☼ck + $5 RR & J (RR +Jack/Jameson/Jager/JWB) after Midnight

Victor Calderone from NYC at Club Space No cover on Rick C’s list! 7/20/13

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Victor Calderone from NYC at Club Space! No cover on Rick C’s list!
Saturday, 07/20/2013 – 10:00 pm –
0720vic_frontCLUB SPACE
34 NE 11 th street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $20-40

The Legendary Victor Calderone from NYC ready to tear up Club Space!

All my guests enjoy complimentary admission until 1230AM!

Text “Space” along with 1st and last name and number of guests to 786 273 7401 to sign up for Rick C’s guest list!

It will be a busy night! Get there early (10-10:30)to avoid lines!

Amtrac 7/20/13

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Amtrac
Saturday, 07/20/2013 – 11:00 pm – 04:00 am
His_Hers_AmtracThe Garret at Grand Central
697 N MIAMI AVE ,
MIAMI, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: 0

Welcome to His & Hers:
Where Poplife has paired up with Off the Radar to bring back our favorite dancefloor classics, cult selections, and undiscovered goodness.

This week we’re featuring: Amtrac

Alongside: Derek Walin, Aramis Lorie, Ray Milian

RSVP: http://epoplife.com/rsvp/

Fueled by:
Complimentary Beck’s Sapphire 11-Midnight
$5 His & Hers Cocktails
$8 PBR + Jameson Shot
$8 Beck’s Sapphire + Soco Shot

The Garret | 697 N Miami Ave | 7th Street Entrance | Downtown Mia

Meet Grammy and Billboard Winners at IDA Pre-Gala Reception 7/17/13

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Meet Grammy & Billboard Winners at IDA Pre-Gala Reception
idaWednesday, July 17th, 2013, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Will Call
700 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33132
Investment: Free

Tickets Online
RSVP: join@miamibrickellchamber.com

Parking: $5
Dress Code: Business Attire

Join Miami Brickell Chamber as we host the Pre-Gala Reception for the IDA Program. Fun Starts @ 7:30pm. Amazing Music Talent Showcase & Meet IDA’s Grammy & Billboard Award Winning Mentors (Jon Secada, Rudy Perez, Mark Hudson & David Frangioni). Enjoy some Lite Bites & a Welcome Drink. Free Chamber Event.

Remember the IDA Program Official Gala will take place on Thursday (next day) @ AVENUE D Downtown Miami.
For more info regarding the IDA program, please visit www.IDAprogram.com

September’s Storm – A DWNTWN Art Days and California Wine Tasting at Wine by the Bay 9/20/13 – 9/21/13

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September’s Storm – A DWNTWN Art Days and California Wine Tasting at Wine by the Bay
Friday, 09/20/2013 – 09/21/2013 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Storm-WBB2Wine by the Bay
888 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 112,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link
Cost: $30.00 (9/20) $100.00 (9/21)

Take shelter and escape at an exclusive California wine tasting duo event featuring the East Coast premiere of “Storm” – an official selection at the Sonoma International Film Festival 2013 by award-winning filmmaker Dan Addelson. Wine by the Bay also launches its Great Winemakers Series spotlighting Napa Valley winemaker, Andy Erickson. An exclusive showcase of some of his most impressive wines alongside an exhibit of works by renowned mezzotint artist, Yozo Hamaguchi.

Advance tickets can be purchased at LocalWineEvents.com

Friday, September 20 7pm – California wine tasting and film screening, $30.00 per person

Saturday, September 21 9pm – Wine by the Bay launches its Great Winemakers Series and art exhibit, $100.00 per person

Andy Erickson has worked with some of Napa Valley’s premiere wine producers including Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Ovid, Newtown Vineyard and Spottswoode. He was the winemaker at Staglin Family Vineyards for the 2001 and 2002 vintages, and since that time has taken on several winery clients including Dalla Valle, Arietta and Dancing Hares Vineyard. Andy and his wife also make their own wines under the labels Favia and Leviathan.

We will taste the impressive Leviathan 2009, Mad Hatter 2009,
Dancing Hares 2009, Favia Rompecabezas 2010, Favia Quarzo 2010 and the excellent Favia Cerro Sur 2009.

RSVP is required. A credit card number is required to hold your reservation and a 48 hour cancellation policy applies.

Shell it Down…Pon di River 7/21/13

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Shell it Down…Pon di River
Sunday, 07/21/2013 – 04:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Shell-it-down-email.jpgFINNEGANS RIVER MIAMI
401 SW ,
3rd Ave, Florida Miami
Facebook Link
Cost: $10 B4 7PM $20 AFTER

A Caribbean “WHITE PARTY” I JULY 21st ISAVE THE DATEI with…. Grammy Wining “Black Chiney” Pon di River! at Finnegans River Miami,Florida…get tickets now at : https://www.urticketpro.com/shop/events/shellitdown/

The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation Deferred Archive Awards Grants and Commissions Exhibition Opening 8/28/13

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The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation Deferred Archive Awards Grants & Commissions Exhibition Opening
August 28th 
Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation
1018 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136

The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) is proud to announce Deferred Archive as this year’s Grants & Commissions Program exhibition. As it is customary, the winners are part of the annual exhibition dedicated to the program at the CIFO Art Space. This year’s exhibition will open to the public from August 28th to October 27th.
 
The tenth edition of CIFO’s Grants & Commissions Program features newly commissioned works by Jorge Mendez Blake (Mexico), Milena Bonilla (Colombia), Miguel Calderon (Mexico), Antonio Caro (Colombia), Benvenuto Chavajay (Guatemala), José Gabriel Fernandez (Venezuela), Sofia Olascoaga (Mexico), Manuela Ribadeneira (Ecuador), Laureana Toledo (Mexico) and Santiago Villanueva (Argentina).

Deferred Archive refers to the idea that memory is constructed retrospectively – not from past to future, but from future to past, so that the events that we experience are not fixed in time, but fleeting from one subject to the other.

In Hal Foster’s Return of the Real, he looks to Freudian theory of deferred action to recover psychoanalysis as a model to understand how we construct the history of avant-garde art. According to Foster, Freud’s theory of deferred action is seen as an event that is recorded as traumatic when a subsequent event retroactively recodes it. Foster, in turn, proposes that the significance of the events of the avant-garde occurs in a similar way by a complex alternation of anticipation and reconstruction. Thus we see what happens when artists work with the idea of the archive. The archive becomes a distinct model in understanding how memory is constructed.

The idea of the deferred archive represents the artist looking back, activating past events and classifying them in order to understand a particular moment, as if revisiting the event with the perspective of today gives it the opportunity to really exist; a type of documentation that allows for memory to be created within the now – or, memory according to a later experience. The artist uses this model as a way of recognizing that memory is always something in the making. By looking to the past, the artists participating in CIFO’s 2013 Grants & Commissions Program are not searching for a memory, but rather creating a memory through documentation/archiving. The act of post-event documentation (or belated documentation) therefore becomes the deferred archive.

“CIFO remains committed to maintaining investment and supporting contemporary artists from Latin America,” said CIFO Founder Ella Fontanals-Cisneros. “In the tenth edition of the Grants & Commissions Program, we are very proud to honor this year’s award recipients who are creating some of the most challenging and innovative work today. These awards serve as a testament to the artists’ skill, creativity and vision.”

CIFO’s Grants & Commissions Program offers opportunities to up to six emerging and three mid- career contemporary artists from Latin America as well as an annual Achievement award, recognizing the contributions of established artists who would benefit from significant international exposure and recognition. The funds awarded in the Grants and Commissions program are given directly to the selected artists in order to develop their pieces, providing more flexibility for the artist. The artists are nominated each year by CIFO’s Honorary Advisory Committee of leading art professionals, curators and artists from Latin America, the United States, and Europe. After a rigorous review process, the recipients are chosen by the Selection Committee and ratified by CIFO’s Board of Directors. Having already benefitted over a hundred artists during its ten years, the Program has been known to springboard recipients into the next level of their careers. 

This year, CIFO has partnered with Cannonball, an Artist Residency based in Downtown Miami, to award one of the artists in the Grants & Commissions Program with a two month residency. CIFO’s Board of Directors selected Benvenuto Chavajay from Guatemala for the residency where he will spend the months leading up to the exhibition focusing on creating his project.

2013 Diamond Ball: A Brazilian Carnival Masquerade Affair 10/12/13

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2013 Diamond Ball: A Brazilian Carnival Masquerade Affair
Diamond Ball 2013Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
JW Marriott Marquis Miami
255 Biscayne Boulevard Way
Miami, FL 33131
mchf.org/diamondball 

Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation’s annual signature gala and South Florida’s grandest charity event pays tribute to the Hospital’s grateful patients, world-class physicians and generous philanthropists. The spectacular themed black-tie affair features entertainment, a sensational silent auction and much more. The Diamond Ball ranks among the top fundraisers in Florida (BizBash) and is recognized by society’s elite as the launch of the South Florida gala season. The event attracts an esteemed group of business, community and philanthropic notables with strong international connections and a common bond of making a difference in the lives of children. Each year, Miami Children’s inducts an esteemed member of the global community into the Ambassador David M. Walters International Pediatric Hall of Fame. This year’s inductee is Ground-Breaking Double Grammy & 19-Time Latin Grammy Winning Rock Superstar Juanes. Past honorees include Beyoncé, Dwyane Wade, Barbara and Jack Nicklaus, Audrey Hepburn and Walt Disney, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, and most recently Gloria Gaynor.

·         Tables begin at $10,000
·         Seats begin at $1,000
·         Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are available

Saturdays at Club Space Free Admission on Rick C’s list till 1230am 7/13/13

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Saturdays at Club Space
Saturday, 07/13/2013 – 10:00 pm – 02:00 pm
space713frontrickceditclub space
34 NE 11 th street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $20-30

Summer at Space! Hosted By Rick C!
The World Famous Club Space is now entering Summer at Space!
Doors Open at 10PM!
For FREE Admission on Rick C’s list until 12 30 AM TEXT “SPACE” to 786 273 7401 or 786 303 2787 Along with first and last name and number of guests.
Once you arrive just tell the girls that you’re on RIck C’s list and you’re good to go!

Rick C
Promoter
786 273 7401
Facebook.com/Rick Chaumin
Twitter @hmc2575
Instagram Rickcfifty
https://www.facebook.com/SaturdaysAtClubSpaceHostedByRickC

Victor Calderone at Club Space No Cover on Rick C’s list until 1230 7/20/13

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Victor Calderone at Club Space
Saturday, 07/20/2013 – 07/20/2013 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
space720victorcalderoneclub space
34 NE 11 th street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $20-40

Victor Calderone at Club Space
Doors Open at 10PM!
For Free Admission on Rick C’s list until 12 30 AM TEXT “SPACE” to 786 273 7401 Along with first and last name and number of guests.
Once you arrive just tell the girls that you’re on RIck C’s list and you’re good to go!

Rick C
Promoter
786 273 7401
hmc2575@gmail.com
Facebook.com/Rick Chaumin
Twitter @hmc2575
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The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation – CIFO – Presents Deferred Archives 8/27/13

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The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation – CIFO – Presents Deferred Archives
Sunday, 08/28/2013 – 10/27/2013 10:00 am –
Sigmund-Freuds-analytic-couch.-Freud-Museum-LondonCIFO Space
1018 North Miami Avenue ,
Miami, Florida 33136
More Info Link
Cost: Free Admission

The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) is proud to announce Deferred Archive as this year’s Grants & Commissions Program exhibit. As it is customary, the winners are part the annual exhibition dedicated to the Program at the CIFO Art Space. This year’s exhibit will open on August 28th.

Deferred Archive refers to the idea that memory is constructed retrospectively – not from past to future, but from future to past, so that events that we experience are not fixed in time, but fleeting from one subject to the other.

In Hal Foster’s Return of the Real, he looks to Freudian theory of deferred action to recover psychoanalysis as a model to understand how we construct the history of avant-garde art. According to Foster, Freud’s theory of deferred action is seen as an event that is recorded as traumatic when a subsequent event retroactively recodes it. Foster, in turn, proposes that the significance of the events of the avant-garde occurs in a similar way by a complex alternation of anticipation and reconstruction. Thus we see what happens when artists work with the idea of the archive. The archive is a distinct model in understanding how memory is constructed.

The idea of the deferred archive represents the artist looking back, activating past events and classifying them in order to understand a particular moment, as if revisiting the event with the perspective of today gives it the opportunity to really exist; a type of documentation that allows for memory to be created within the now – or, memory according to a later experience. The artist uses this model as a way of recognizing that memory is always something in the making. By looking to the past, the artists participating in CIFO’s 2013 Grants & Commissions Program are not looking for a memory, but rather creating a memory through documentation/archiving. The act of post-event documentation (or belated documentation) therefore becomes the deferred archive.

The Breeders 10/9/2013

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The Breeders
Wednesday, 10/09/2013 – 08:00 pm –
october-9thGrand Central
697 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $30 advance tickets

Wednesday | October 9th 2013 | 8 PM

Grand Central + Poplife present

The Breeders

Last Splash – LSXX 20th Anniversary Tour – Only Florida Show
Josephine | Jim | Kelley | Kim

$30 advance tickets

Support: TBD

Grand Central | 697 N Miami Ave | Downtown Miami | 305.377.2277

Refresh Miami: The Maker Revolution 7/25/13

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Refresh Miami: The Maker Revolution
refreshJuly 25th @ 6:30pm
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
300 SE 2 Avenue
Miami, FL, 33132

RSVP Online

If you haven’t heard yet, 3D printing is changing the way people do business in almost every vertical.

Everything from art, clothes, shoes, toys, industrial manufacturing and even medical devices has been revolutionized by 3D printing.

3D printing is changing the way we solve problems and do business. So if you’ve ever wanted to dive in and learn more about the future of this fast paced technology, then this is the event for you.

Guru Rugu’s Massage Workshop for Artists 7/13/13

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Guru Rugu’s Massage Workshop for Artists
massage catsSaturday, July 13, 2013, 3:00-7:00 PM
Cannonball
1035 N Miami Ave, Suite 301
Miami, FL 33136
$FREE

Please plan to be prompt and to attend the entire workshop – no latecomers.
Space is limited to 16 attendants. RSVP is required by 5:00 PM on July 12 to splash@cannonballmiami.org. Please indicate if you will be attending solo or with a partner.

This basic training will develop your rudimentary massage skills by exploring simple strategies for the use of hands, fingers, forearms, and elbows, and for listening through touch. Massages will occur while seated in chairs, and will not involve any additional equipment, creams, or oils. Participants will remain clothed throughout the training. Arriving solo is totally fine, but if rubbing strangers or semi-strangers seems odd, feel free to bring a partner you trust.

Tea and water will be provided, but please BYO snacks.

Adam Overton is an experimental artist, and certified massage therapist (since 2007) living in Los Angeles, California, and a visiting resident at Cannonball through mid-August. His work involves performance, writing, experimental music, massage, and workshops, in formats that involve audience participation in order to facilitate odd and intimate artist‐led experiences. Overton works closely with Guru Rugu as co‐director of the experimental meditation center of los angeles and as a ghostwriter for Guru Rugu’s Experimental Meditation Hour on KCHUNG Radio.

The experimental meditation center of los angeles has no permanent location, and will be based in Miami throughout this summer. Adam Overton and Guru Rugu takes the role of artist-as-facilitator, offering small group meditation sessions, each of them of different nature. These sessions are not the traditional “therapeutic” meditations, but rather repurposed spiritual, religious, and physical forms of playful yet profound meditation, offering a safe environment for “something else” to happen. Experimental meditation sessions will be held at non-traditional locations throughout the City, and will be free and open to the public.
For more information about the artist, please visit plus1plus1plus.org.

YES Networking Event 7/10/13

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YES Networking Event
Wednesday, 07/10/2013 – 06:00 pm – 09:30 pm
network-July-10thOne Flagler
14 NE 1st ave Second Floor,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: None

Come join us for an evening of Networking here at One Flagler in Downtown Miami. We are located in the heart of Miami and will have many guests from the area mix and mingle while we provide drinks and food from local eateries. Downtown Miami is exploding with new restaurants, shops and talent. Interact with them all in our beautiful location. We are located on 1st ave and Flagler street. Come on by and enjoy an evening networking with local professionals and artists at One Flagler.

STRFKR 9/24/13

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STRFKR
Tuesday, 09/24/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
1000067_574597739257362_804219140_nGrand Central
697 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
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Cost: $15 advance tickets

Tuesday | September 24th 2013 | 8 PM

Poplife + Heard present

STARFUCKER / STRFKR

STRFKR is an electronic band from Portland, Oregon who describe the goal of their music as “dance music that you can actually listen to, that’s good pop songs, but also you can dance to it.”

Support:

CHROME SPARKS

More info: http://grandcentralmiami.com/

Ra Ra Riot 9/25/13

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Ra Ra Riot
Wednesday, 09/25/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
Ra_Ra_RiotGrand Central
697 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
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Cost: $15 advance tickets

Wednesday | September 25th 2013 | 8 PM

Poplife + Heard present

Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot is an indie rock band which formed in Syracuse, New York, United States in 2006. The band consists of Wes Miles (vocals, keyboards), Milo Bonacci (guitar), Matthieu Santos (bass), Rebecca Zeller (violin) and Gabriel Duquette (drums).

Support:
Royal Bangs

Grand Central | 697 N Miami Ave | Downtown Miami | 305.377.2277

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of Miami Critical Mass on 6/28/13

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Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon from Miami Critical Mass on Friday, June 28, 2013.  The ride went through Omni, Edgewater, Upper East Side, North Bay Village, Miami Beach, Venetian Islands, and Downtown, total distance of 20 miles. The ride stopped at The Filling Station, which offered specials on food & drinks for the cyclists.

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

Photographs of CU-1 Gallery Launch Party on 6/27/13

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CU-1 Gallery Launch Party with the exhibition titled “Look at Me” on Thursday, June 27, 2013.

Look At Me, featuring works by renowned European photographers including Roger Weber, Christopher Thomas and Simon Emmett with Paul Solomons and will run in tandem with the opening of Kiwi Art Group’s Andy Warhol-dedicated exhibition, Behind the Lens of William John Kennedy.

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Slava’s Snowshow 7/31/13-8/25/13

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Slava’s Snowshow
slava_eblastJuly 31 – August 25, 2013
Ziff Ballet Opera House
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
Buy Tickets Online

It’s Snowtime in Miami! Following sold-out engagements in Buenos Aires, Mexico City , Barcelona, Madrid, London, New York and a record-breaking run at the Ziff Ballet Opera House five years ago, the internationally acclaimed SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW returns to Miami July 31– August 25!

A cross between Cirque du Soleil and Blue Man Group, this entertainment phenomenon takes audiences on an alluring 90-minute journey that is “pure magic…an evening of enchantment and fun!” (The Express) The breathtaking show created by Slava, the original Cirque du Soleil’s clown genius, is an awesome theatrical experience and a profoundly moving spectacle full of vibrant wondrous images, delightful comedy, enchanting music and snow—lots and lots of snow!

Not recommended for children under 8 years old.

Photograph of Opa-locka: Mirage City Exhibition Opening at HistoryMiami on 6/27/13

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Opa-locka: Mirage City Exhibition Opening at HistoryMiami on Thursday, June 27, 2013.  This is an amazing exhibition I had no idea that Opa-Locka had such an interesting and wonderful history.  The exhibition runs from June 28, 2013 – September 08, 2013, this a must see.

“Opa-locka: Mirage City explores one of South Florida’s most unique architectural communities. Based on stories and names of characters from the Arabian Tales, Opa-locka presents itself as both eccentric dream; an exotic Middle-eastern urban oasis in a subtropical paradise, and tourist’s kitsch; an architectural conceit more akin to a Hollywood film set. Founded in the 1920s in an undeveloped area of northwest Miami-Dade, the city is a highly romanticized interpretation of an exotic cultural milieu popularized by Hollywood films and archeological discoveries of its time. The exhibition presents original drawings and architectural models that reintroduce the original fabled vision, aiming to rouse interest in the city’s iconic structural design and encourage efforts to preserve its endangered architectural heritage.”

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Nic Fanciulli at Club Space! No Cover on Rick C’s List until 1230 AM! 6/29/13

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Nic Fanciulli at Club Space! No Cover on Rick C’s List until 1230 AM!
Saturday, 06/29/2013, 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
0629nic_frontCLUB SPACE
34 NE 11 th street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost:

The Return of Nic Fanciulli at Club Space!

For those of you going prior to 1230 and wish receive complimentary admission text “SPACE”to 786 273 7401 or 786 303 2787 along with first and last name and number of guests.

For those that wish to attend for afterhours and wish to receive a discount go to the following link and use Promotional code Rick C

http://space.wantickets.com/Events/128824/-NIC-FANCIULLI-Patrick-M-Terrace-SIAN-ALX-DSAN-POWELL-Techno-Loft/

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Karina Iglesias, seen on NBC’s The Voice and the Nu-Thang perform at Unity on the Bay 7/12/13

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Karina Iglesias, seen on NBC’s The Voice and the Nu-Thang perform at Unity on the Bay
Friday, 07/12/2013, 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Unity on the Bay
411 NE 21st Street, Miami, FL 33137,
Miami, Florida 33137
Webpage Link
Cost: $25

Miami native Karina Iglesias takes center stage at Unity on the Bay to perform her usual boleros, jazzy-pop style of hip-hop and American classics on Friday, July 12, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Iglesias, as seen on NBC’s #1 hit TV show ‘The Voice’, performs with Nu-Thang and special guest artist Monique Abbadie. Tickets on sale at www.unityonthebay.org. Ticketed pre-party reception starts at 7pm.

“This concert is my own spin on top popular music. It’s my personal vocal touch on a mix of jazz, pop, and blues songs along with some new, original material,” said Iglesias, songwriter and singer. This is Iglesias’s first concert since leaving ‘The Voice’.

In 2013, Iglesias was a top 16 contestant on NBC’s #1 hit TV show ‘The Voice’. She was originally a member of Team Adam, after a two-chair audition that included Blake Shelton, and was later stolen by Shakira after her epic performance of “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World”, which became a YouTube sensation.

Born and raised in Miami, Florida to Honduran parents, the saucy, soultress songwriter is a long-time South Florida vocal favorite. The Miami Dolphins hired her through Emilio Estefan to sing the anthem at all home games, as part of the ensemble Dolphin Voices, in 2009. She was featured on Univision’s Mira Quien Baila and has taken the stage with numerous Latin artists.

Adam Levine, ‘The Voice’ coach said after Iglesias audition: “I felt like for the first time on the show, that possibly, that towards the end, that the light fixtures were just gonna’ explode, because [she is] a great singer and [she] really deserves to be here, so congratulations.”

Special guest artist Monique Abbadie takes the stage with Iglesias and the Nu-Thang at the concert. Abbadie is a pop artist who has performed at the legendary House of Blues Los Angeles, Planet Hollywood Las Vegas and Miami’s Gusman Center, among many others places. She has also been on NBCs hit show ‘The Voice’ where she recently participated on Team Shakira.

Concert tickets are $25. Meet Iglesias in a private pre-party reception that starts at 7pm. Tickets for the reception and concert are $50. Tickets can be purchased at www.unityonthebay.org or at Unity on the Bay’s The Source Bookstore, 411 NE 21st Street, Miami, FL 33137.

Unity on the Bay is a dynamic trans-denominational spiritual community dedicated to the transformation of ourselves and the world. Its values include acceptance, love, service, and gratitude.

For more information about the Karina Iglesias concert and Unity on the Bay, please contact Diana Perez at diana@unityonthebay.org or call (305) 573-9191, ext. 215.

Downtown Miami 3rd Ave Block Party 6/29/13

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blockparty1Downtown 3rd Ave Block Party
Saturday, June 29th from 1-11PM
NE 3rd Avenue from NE 1st Street to 2nd Street
Downtown Miami, FL

The Downtown Miami Partnership and the Miami DDA host their first annual block party. A day of food, drinks, live music, silent auction, & much more! 

Ticket proceeds benefit the New World School of the Arts and the Miami-Dade Culinary Scholarship fund.

 

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July 4th Fireworks Party aboard SeaFair 7/4/13

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July 4th Fireworks Party aboard SeaFair
seafairThursday, July 4th |  7pm – 11:30pm
Aboard SeaFair at Bayfront’s South Dock
next to the InterContinental Hotel
Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL 33131

Ticket Prices: $150 per person ($175 after July 1st on space available basis)
$90 child 12 years and under
$1200 for VIP Reserved table for six guests in glass walled VIP lounge with Premium bottle service
$1600 for VIP Reserved table in glass walled VIP lounge for eight guests with Premium bottle service
Buy Tickets Online

Sky deck fireworks party with themed hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, soft drinks (cocktails available for purchase) and entertainment by DJ Rosano. Reserved VIP tables available in our glass-walled VIP lounge including premium bottle service.

Evening’s Menu of Passed and Stationed Hors d’oeuvres:
Stars and Stripes Tri-Color Lobster Mac and Cheese
Free Range Beef Tenderloin Sliders with Horseradish Aioli
Crisp Buttermilk Oysters with Wasabi Cream
Confit Chicken Wing with Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
Truffle Scented Pomme Frites with Chipotle Aioli
Gourmet Mini Hot Dog Station

SeaFair based in downtown Bayfront Park is Miami’s  newest year round  venue for  cultural events,  private event cruises  and MIA Miami’s January  Annual  International Art Fair.  Owned by Lee Ann and David Lester founders of Art Miami in 1991. SeaFair is the world’s first mobile megayacht venue and one of the ten largest privately owned yacht in the United States.

Miami Heat Parade 6/24/13

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Miami Heat Parade
Monday, June 24, 11am-12:30pm
miamiheat3More Info

The parade’s one-way route starts at SW 8 St @ SW 2 Ave in Brickell at 11am. The parade caravan will then head north on Brickell Avenue, across the bridge, curve right onto Biscayne Boulevard and continue North. The parade route will end at the American Airlines Arena (NE 8 St) by approximately 12:30pm

Parade-goers are encouraged to spread out along the entire route. Please note that backpacks are prohibited.

Metromover will be operating with additional cars.

Stations for Parade Route:
Brickell
Eight Street
Fifth Street
Bayfront Park
College/Bayside

Stations to reach AAA:
Freedom Tower
Park West

Due to road closures in the downtown Miami and Brickell areas, several Metrobus routes will be detoured, including routes 3, 6, 8, 11, 24, 48, 77, 207, 208, C and S.

Free parking is available at Park and Ride lots.

Click by Click: Master Social Marketing for Successful Professionals 6/26/13

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Click by Click: Master Social Marketing for Successful Professionals
Wednesday, 06/26/2013, 11:30 am – 02:00 pm
Click-by-ClickBilzin Sumberg Offices
1450 Brickell Avenue, 23rd Floor,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link

Social media has profoundly changed the way companies and professionals acquire and retain clients. In today’s digital age when decision makers are influenced daily by conversations on social networking sites as well as research they conduct on Google and other search engines, doing business requires a critical component: an effective “digital handshake.”

Driving professional growth requires earning thought-leadership within relevant online media outlets, websites and social networking communities.
This interactive seminar, delivered by Roar Media a strategic marketing-communications and social media consultancy, will provide hands-on, click by click steps that professionals can use daily to support their social media efforts and business goals.

Key takeaways include:
– Establishing your personal and corporate social media profiles
– Posting smart content to engage your target audience
– Tweeting to establish your domain expertise
– Creating compelling content
– Managing your onine reputation
– Tracking your success

Grand Central and Poplife present of Montreal 7/7/13

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of Montreal
Friday, 07/05/2013, 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
july5th-2Grand Central
697 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
Buy Tickets Link

Grand Central Miami 3 Year Anniversary

Friday | July 5th 2013 | 8PM | All Ages

Grand Central + Poplife present of MONTREAL $12-$15 advance tickets

of Montreal is an indie pop band which formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1997. The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, who writes, composes, and plays most of the music for his albums.

Support: YIP DECEIVER

AFROBETA (DJ Set)

Grand Central | 697 N Miami Ave | Downtown Miami | 305.377.2277

Icona Pop 8/17/13

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Icona Pop
Saturday, 08/17/2013, 09:00 pm – 04:00 am
icona_pop_gcGrand Central
697 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
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Saturday | August 17th 2013 | 9 PM

Poplife + Grand Central present

Icona Pop is an electro-pop duo from Sweden best known for their smash hit “I Love It.”

Support:

K. FLAY
SIRAH

Grand Central | 697 N Miami Ave | Downtown Miami | 305.377.2277

Join us for our kidsart summer at CIFO! 6/19/13

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Join us for our kidsart summer at CIFO!
Monday, 07/01/2013, 02:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Summer-2013-No.5CIFO- Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation
1018 North Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33136
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Artoconecto’s KIDSART, in partnership with the Cisneros Fontanals Arts Foundation (CIFO) returns this summer with an exciting new series of affordable art camps for children led by five contemporary artists in Miami. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, and for five consecutive weeks, each artist will lead two themed workshops per week, open to a group of 25 children, from 2PM to 5PM. It is an incredible opportunity for kids, ages 6 to 12 to closely learn and interact with working artists who live and work in Miami. The list of prominent artists who will conduct the weekly art sessions includes: Victor Muniz, Reed Von Brunschot and Olivia Ramos.

KIDSART’s workshops are designed so parents do not need to commit to all five weeks. There is a small contribution of $25.00 dollars per child, per week, which will benefit the program. That means, two art sessions per week that includes materials and snacks. The artwork created during the workshops will be exhibited at CIFO during the first weekend of August. In addition, as part of the summer programming, CIFO is gearing up for a fun calendar of cultural events for the entire family in the evenings so make sure to check the website for updates.

Registration for KIDSART is open to all children in Miami. We have also created an on-line market place, where parents can proceed to register early.

KIDSART

Tuesday and Thursday from 2PM to 5PM. Please note, week of July 4th workshops will be held on Monday, July 1st and Tuesday July 2nd.

Cost: $25 US dollars per child that covers materials and snacks.

Space available for 25 children.

Parallels 6/22/13

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Parallels
Saturday, 06/22/2013, 11:00 pm – 04:00 am
His_Hers_ParallelsThe Garrett
697 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
Webpage Link

Saturday | June 22nd 2013 | 11 PM | 21+

Poplife + Off The Radar collaboration His & Hers presents Parallels Synth-Pop trio from Toronto

Free from 11-12 with rsvp@grandcentralmiami.com

Guest DJ Set: Ess & Emm Sounds by: Ray Milian + Aramis Lorie

We want to make you dance so: Free Beck’s Sapphire before midnight $8 Beck’s Sapphire + Soco shot All Night $5 His & Hers Cocktails All Night $8 PBR & Jameson Combo All Night

The Garrett at Grand Central | 697 N Miami Ave | Entrance on NE 7TH ST | Downtown Miami | 305.377.2277

Jamie Jones at club Space Free admission on Rick C’s List 6/22/13

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Jamie Jones at club Space Free admission on Rick C’s List
Saturday, 06/22/2013, 10:00 pm –
1011169_10151693992908738_1887161765_nclub space
34 NE 11th street,
miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Everyone on Rick C’s list gets in free! Access to all 3 rooms Text “Space” to 786 273 7401 or 786 303 2787 along with first and last name and number of guests to sign up!

A venue within a venue, located in the main room of Miami’s most storied nightlife playground, June 15th. In collaboration with Red Rabbit/Vitamin C Presents, “BASE” aims to target the next generation of music lovers by bringing the biggest names in Electro, Trap and Hip-Hop on a weekly basis. Unlike any venue currently found in the city, “BASE” will introduce a new generation of dance music fans to the already legendary Space brand.

The Terrace: Jamie Jones : Louis Puig : Patrick M
The Techno Loft:
The Mainroom: Base featuring Gent and Jawns – Radamas – Johnny Terror

Tickets only space.wantickets.com PROMO CODE: Rick C

Bum Rush the Spot Miami 6/20/13

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Bum Rush the Spot Miami
bumrushFriday, 6/20/13, 3:00pm until 6:00pm
Grand Central Park In Downtown Miami
Miami, Florida

Bum Rush The Spot – Miami
Go Skate Day

After Brts, We Are Going To Skate Over To Mia X Nike Sb Pop-Up Shop For The Afterparty….

MIA Skateshop
Afterparty
Mia X Nike Sb Pop-Up Shop
3841 Ne 2nd Ave #102
Miami, Fl Design District
7pm Friday June 21st

Special Thanks To
@MIA Skateshop
Stray Rats
D.A.D.E Urban Wear
Red Bull
Grand Central Park
http://www.miaskateshop.com/mia-x-nike-sb-dunk-low-release/

Cyrano Mio – XXVIII International Hispanic Theater Festival of Miami 7/12/13 – 7/13/13

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Cyrano Mio – XXVIII International Hispanic Theater Festival of Miami
Friday, 07/12/2013, 08:30 pm –
Cyrano1Teatro Prometeo
300 NE 2 Avenue ,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Based on the play by Edmond Rostand, the play is directed by Prometeo’s director Joann Yarrow and renowned singer/actress Cristina Rebull.

Cyrano Mio begins one year after the death of Cyrano. Roxana, still in the convent where she waited for Cyrano every Saturday for 15 years, recounts their conversations and remembers the man she loved thru the face of Cristian. During this voyage thru memory lane, Roxana realizes that she is indebted with with Cyrano, Cristina and God. She realizes that she loved Cristian with a divided soul, look for comfort in God, but it was Cyrano who kept her alive and almost happy with his wit and protection. Every minute of her memories is filled with the guilt of never understanding how sublime his love really was.

Magic City Bicycle Collective 1 year Anniversary 6/29/13

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Magic City Bicycle Collective 1 year Anniversary
magiccitySaturday, June 29, 2013, 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Magic City Bicycle Collective
1100 N. Miami Ave
Miami, FL

One Year Ago this month, we set out on a Mission:
To empower the bicycling community with a workspace for affordable bicycles, repairs and educational workshops, thereby strengthening community bonds and encouraging Miami to adopt bicycling as a viable form of alternative transportation.

And we are happy to say that we have done a lot, but still have a long way to go.

Magic City Bicycle Collective will be celebrating our 1 Anniversary on June 29th from 4-10. Join Us and show your support.

BikeTech Goldsprints with prizes and incredible trophies by CrankLife.

Food: huge spread by Pollo Tropical and deserts by Sear’N Gears

Music: The Dandy Rock Club

Special Thanks to our Venders & Sponsors: The Corner, Bike Tech, The Miami Bike Scene, Emerge Miami, CrankLife, Pollo Tropical, Sear’N Gears, Sun Cycling, fyxd305, Miami Bike Polo, St. Cago Polo Works, LOCO Fixie & Florida Velodrome Association.

Biz To Biz Networking at Machiya Restaurant -Midtown Plaza 6/18/13

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Biz To Biz Networking at Machiya Restaurant -Midtown Plaza
Tuesday, 06/18/2013, 05:30 pm – 07:30 pm
bizblogo-highresMachiya Restaurant -Midtown Plaza
3252 NE 1st Ave #116 ,
Miami, Florida 33137
Eventbrite Link

Join Biz To Biz Networking in Miami at Machiya -Midtown.
$10 per person Includes a welcome alcoholic drink, Delicious Appetizers
and Discounted Drink Specials.
Pay Online $10 and bring a guest for Free. Everyone is welcome to attend.

World Social Media Day Miami #SMDayMIA 6/30/13

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World Social Media Day Miami #SMDayMIA
Sunday June 30, 2013, 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center for Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132
The event is FREE to the public. RSVP is required
Register Online
#SMDayMIA
miamisocialmedia.com

SMDayMIA

For a third year in a row the Miami community can be part of the global celebration of social media as part of Mashable’s Social Media Day.

As Peter Cashmore, founder of Mashable and Social Media Day states: “Social Media Day is a day to celebrate the ways in which social media has changed our lives for the better. It’s also a celebration of people — you, the people who make social media so fun, useful, informative, and enlightening.”
Social Media Day Miami will celebrate the art and craft of social media through multiple tracks that feature talks benefiting the beginner as well as advanced user.

The Miami conference will assemble more than thirty speakers who will give insightful presentations on topics related to the ever changing digital and tech worlds. The conference is FREE, but RSVP is required.

For 2013, the Arsht Center has partnered with Social Media Day Miami to bring the event to the Knight Concert Hall building – a perfect venue for the conference. The Arsht Center’s support of Social Media Day is yet another example of this institution’s commitment to the advancement of digital usage as a tool of communications among the South Florida community.

Ford Latino has also partnered with SMDAYMIA through Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) South Florida chapter to present an exciting panel about Millennials. Representatives from Ford Latino, Yelp, and the new channel Fusion (an ABC / Univision venture) will explore the GenY generation, specifically the growing Latino group, and their influences within the community.

Social Media Day Miami would like to thank its partners and media sponsors that have made possible this event: Arsht Center, Ford, Compuquip, Car2Go, OTB, GetMyFiles, Boalt, Lalchandani Simon, Social Media Club South Florida, The LAB, MPA, YELP, RefreshMiami, LATISM SFL, Philanthrofest, Livelihood, and La Nota Latina.

About the Social Media Day Miami Organizers:
Miami Social Media Day is a grassroots effort led by Miami’s most continuously active technology social entrepreneurs and social media, P.R., and marketing professionals, all of whom organize and promote the event as a way of giving back to the community. The organizers are committed to promoting businesses and organizations, which believe in their mission to spread the word about social media in a positive way that benefits all who are involved.

Originated by Alex de Carvalho, the organizing team includes Allan Tito, Blanca Stella Mejia, Brenda Leguisamo, Estrellita Sibila, Grant Stern, Janie Sederberg, JennyLee Molina, John Peter Mahoney, Liza Walton, Maria de los Angeles, Monica Lynn Herrera, Natascha Otero-Santiago, Sean O’Hanlon, Sebastian Rusk, and Steve Roitstein

Downtown Art Walk June 2013 Reschedule 6/14/13

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Downtown Art Walk June Reschedule
June 14, 6-10pm

Galleries from SE 3rd to NE 3rd  Street 
fridayMc Cormick Place 
Reception 6pm -10pm 
111 SW 3rd Street 
Miami, Florida 33130 
Open Artist Studios, Exhibitions, Performances 
www.mccormickplace-miami.com

McCormick Place is a vibrant production-based event space featuring various well-known artists.  Currently, it houses nine artist studios belonging to Eleazar Delgado, Scottie Flamm, Virginia Erdie, Julie Ross, Karen Kim, Manuel Rodriguez, Ana Rossi, Scott Doyle and Eva Avila.  There is also a gallery space located on the first floor.  Sean McCormick, the curator behind the venue, describes it as "a place where any idea can come to life." 
McCormick Place will proudly be hosting the MIA Animation &  Miami Short Film Festival  first floor gallery space! www.facebook.com/McCormickPlaceDowntownMiami 
 
Galleries from NE 4th  to NE 11 th Street 
The Artisan Lounge 
Open 9am- 5pm 
500 NE 1st Ave.  
Miami, Florida 33132 
http://theartisanlounge.com

“Human Rights: Human Wrongs”  
Open Artist Studios, Exhibitions, Performances 
An innovate artist studio and exhibition space for over 26 Miami artists with a monthly schedule of curated exhibitions.  Artisan Lounge currently is presenting “Human Rights- Human Wrongs",  and " Eleuthreia " Freedom Collection by Meg Wallace. Visit the art studios of David Elgena, Marcos Rodriguez, Dajo Photography, Giselle Delgado Buraye, Carolina Molina, Maximiliano Pecce, Vesna Vera, Steven Chun, Diana Pantoja, Reniel Diaz, Michael Glidden, Aurora Molina, German Molina, Pepe Mar, Espiritutara, Marcella Novella, Sol Gersh, Jacky Velis, Gustavo Roman, Maria Castillo, Janet Mueller, Virginia Quinn, W10, IRREVERSIBLE Projects & Magazine, Augusto Esquivel, Katy Stallfus, Carolina de Panfilis, and Astolfo Funes.
 
MDC Museum of Art + Design 
Open : until 5pm
600 Biscayne Blvd. -  AT NE 6th Street Miami, FL
www.mdcmoad.org

Flashback: Miami 1980s
Photographers Alexia Fodere and Donna E. Natale Planas join forces for a nostalgic exhibition pairing stills of the city with period-specific television sets.
 
Dimensions Variable | West Wing
100 NE 11th Street
Miami, FL 33132
P2V Antoine Lefebvre & P. Scott Cunningham     
An exhibition space interested in advancing artistic discourse in Miami.  The gallery provides a forum for contemporary art since 2009. Their focus is to invite national and international artists to exhibit and discuss their work along side Miami based artists. Dimensions Variable are a Knight Arts Challenge Grant recipient from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The gallery is a pioneer of the exodus from the Design District and increasingly unaffordable Wynwood to downtown Miami. Since relocating to the downtown Arthouse building last year, Dimensions Variable has continued expanding its brand of conceptually provocative and experimental offerings, drawing not only art lovers but also other local talent to join them in the neighborhood.
Dimensions Variable is run by Adler Guerrier, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova and Frances Trombly.
 
Mike Diana: Miami or Bust  
100 Ne 11th St.
Miami, FL 33132
www.basfisherinvitational.com 
In 1994, underground cartoonist, filmmaker, amateur publisher and First Amendment champion Mike Diana became the first artist ever to receive a criminal conviction for obscenity for artwork in the United States. When Mike Diana was 9 years-old, his family moved from Geneva, New York to Largo, Florida. He began to draw constantly, becoming a fan of underground comics as a teen. Soon after graduating high school, he began printing his own comics, including the series, Boiled Angel, which grew to 300 subscribers mostly in cities outside of of Florida. This is a true feat, considering that this was a time before online social media. In 1991, a copy ended up in the hands of a California law enforcement officer who falsely linked Diana with the then unsolved Gainesville student murders. The FBI was alerted, Diana was investigated but Diana was ultimately cleared of all involvement. However, the hysterics continued.
The trial judge found the work “patently offensive” and stated,
“The evident goal of the appellant’s publication is to portray shocking and graphic pictures of sexual conduct so it will be noticed. If the message is about victimization and that horrible things are happening in our society, as the appellant alleges, the appellant SHOULD HAVE created a vehicle to send his message that was not obscene.”
 
Galleries from NE 12th Street to NE 18th Street
Artopia Art Center and Masterworks 
1723 NE 2nd Avenue  
Celebrates 25 years fosters engagement in the arts and culture bringing unique events, exhibitions and programs for artists, collectors and Miami audiences.   Also featured are Masterworks of mid and late 20th century contemporary International and Latin American  masters.
 
Nina Torres Fine Art
6-10 pm
1800 N Bayshore Dr #CPl. 
NE 18th Street  
www.ninatorresfineart.com

June Contemporary Featuring :    International artists and installation by mery godigna – collett @ terrace hall Senderos 
International artists : eduardo agelvis, eumelia castro, r. Cuitlahuac g., alberto gonzalez, cristina hauk, bernardo jaureguizar, pristowscheg, jamie rubio & miguel rey + mery godigna – collet   Senderos | exhibition curated by sol bendayan : Ana luisa figueredo, beatriz kohn, carolina otero, eberth perez, eliana sevillano, henry bermudez, ismael mundaray, jorge salas, lihie talmor, luis pannier, luz maria charlita, martin morales, nadia benatar, paolo caponi and susana attias
In commemoration of Ponce de León’s discovery of Florida this exhibition celebrates 500 years of Spanish presence in the State of Florida. 
 
Centro Cultural Espanol 10am-5pm
hours 9:00 am–5:00 pm
1490 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
Latino/ Us Cotidiano
From May 23rd until August 16
This exhibition, produced by SPAIN arts & culture and the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC is supported by AECID and Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain.
Microtheater “Because I Laugh” 
Until Sunday June 23, 2013 
Microtheater is a theatrical action that consists in the representation of small plays of 15 minutes in containers for a number of no more than 15 spectators. You can join this wonderful experience and have fun in our bar and enjoy our happenings every week.

Photographs of Miami’s Independent Thinkers Summer Art Auction on 6/7/13

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Miami’s Independent Thinkers Summer Art Auction on Friday, June 7, 2013.

Miami’s Independent Thinkers Mission: Our mission is to provide a sustainable support base for Miami’s creative community, including: painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, performance and new media artists.

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First Fridays Downtown Miami Art Walk 6/14/13

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First Fridays Downtown Miami Art Walk
Friday, 06/14/2013, 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
6x9ArtWalkFlyer_smMcCormick Place
111 SW 3rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Due to last Friday’s inclement weather, the First Friday Downtown Art Walk will be celebrated this Friday, June 14th. McCormick Place cordially invites you to our First Floor Gallery Grand Opening which will include an exhibit from the Miami Short Film Festival, our resident artists, and a performance by the MMT Theater Group. Our Second Floor Artist Studios will be open, as well as Eleazar Delgado Studio on our Seventh Floor. Please come out and enjoy great art and great times.

Saturdays at Club Space! Free admission on Rick C’s list! 6/15/13

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Saturdays at CLUB SPACE! FREE admission on Rick C’s list!
Saturday, 06/15/2013, 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
244901_lCLUB SPACE
34 NE 11 th street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link

Summer at Space!! Hosted By Rick C!

The World Famous Club Space is now entering Summer at Space!

Doors Open at 10PM!

For FREE Admission on Rick C’s list until 12 30 AM TEXT “SPACE” to 786 273 7401 Along with first and last

name and number of guests.

Once you arrive just tell the girls that you’re on RIck C’s list and you’re good to go!

Rick C
Promoter
CLUB SPACE Miami
786 273 7401
hmc2575@gmail.com
Facebook.com/Rick Chaumin
Twitter @hmc2575
Instagram Rickcfifty
https://www.facebook.com/SaturdaysAtClubSpaceHostedByRickC

How can we create a more vibrant downtown Miami? 6/17/13

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How can we create a more vibrant downtown Miami?
Monday, June 17, 2013, 6:00pm until 8:30pm
wherebyusMiami Parking Authority DOSP
40 NW 3rd Street
Miami, Florida 33138
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WhereBy.Us is a collaborative project to create and do small, achievable projects that make Miami a better place to live.

Join us, in partnership with Awesome Foundation: Miami, for a discussion and idea brainstorm focused on what we can do together to create a more vibrant downtown. It will be really, really fun. We promise. And invite more folks for extra awesome.

Partial panel list:
Art Noriega, CEO, Miami Parking Authority
Juan Kanai, Assistant Professor, University of Miami Department of Geography and Regional Studies
Ricardo Lopez, Principal, Florez Lopez Architects
Lorry Woods, Owner, Elwoods Gastro Pub
Colin Worth, Bicycle Coordinator, City of Miami

A lot’s changed in Miami over the past few years, especially in downtown, and there’s tremendous opportunity to build an awesome, uniquely Miami place.

We’ll kick things off with a curated discussion featuring leaders from government, business and beyond who are helping shape Miami’s development. We’ll explore the opportunities and challenges of improving downtown.

Following the discussion, we’ll break out into small groups to brainstorm and plan small projects that could help create a more vibrant downtown. The best of those ideas will become official WhereBy.Us projects that we’ll make happen together in the months ahead. And at least one of those ideas will receive $1,000 in funding from Awesome Foundation Miami!

Free Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series 6/14/13

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FREE Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series
EgineFriday, June 14 | Doors Open: 7:00 p.m. | Showtime: 8:00 p.m.
Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center
174 E Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33131
www.facebook.com/DWNTWNconcerts
www.dwntwnconcerts.com

The Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series presented by Car2Go is supported by the Miami Downtown Development Authority and John S. & James L. Knight Foundation. Additional promotional sponsors include Miami.com, Miami New Times, produced by Wizard Entertainment.

Fresh off the release of her hit single “Moon of Dreams” featuring T-Pain, Rising star Egine is set to take over the Heineken Dwntwn Miami Concert Series with a free performance. 

Born to play music, Egine inherited her gifts from her father, an accomplished Bass player, and mother, a singer and vocal instructor.  At the age of three, Egine and her family left the natural, financial and political unrest in her native Armenia and migrated to Russia.  Her musical instruction started shortly thereafter at the age of seven and continued through high school, culminating in her enrollment at the State Music College of Pop & Jazz Arts in Moscow. Over the years, she has earned recognition for her craft, bringing home the Young Talents of Russia Award and being named the “Grand Champion Performer” at The World Championship of Performing Arts.  Since then, her career has sky rocketed as she won Best New Artist award in the Armenian Music Awards 2012, and reached 2 Million YouTube views on her 1st U.S. released single "If We Let It Go."

Egine broke into the Miami music scene with “Moon of Dreams,” which brought in 3.7 million hits on her YouTube channel, as well as garnered buzz from leading press outlets such as MTV, Sirus XM, Associated Press, Fuse, Artist Direct, and more.

All Paws on Deck event Benefiting Humane Society of Greater Miami 6/25/13

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All Paws on Deck Event Benefiting Humane Society of Greater Miami
pawsTuesday June 25, 2013, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Carpriccio on the River
41 SE 5 Street
Miami, FL 33131
www.capriccioriver.com
Suggested Donation $20
RSVP and Pay Online

Humane Society of Greater Miami and the Monica Burguera Foundation invite you to  "All Paws on Deck" event at Capriccio on the River. Come by boat or car, bring your friends and your doggies, and enjoy complimentary appetizers and two cocktails!

You and your four-legged friend can attend a one-of-a-kind evening experience on the waterfront when you attend All Paws on Deck on Tuesday,  June 25 in Downtown Miami benefiting the Humane Society of Greater Miami and Monica Burguera Foundation. (Note: Only well behaved, vaccinated, and leashed dogs are invited.)

This event is brought to you by our young professionals group, PetNet!
If you are looking for a great way to unwind and meet other people who share your commitment to helping homeless animals, click here to read information about joining the group. Please email PetNet@humanesocietymiami.org with any question.

TattooLaPalooza Summer Edition 6/14/13-6/16/13

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TattooLaPalooza Summer Edition
tattoolapaloozaJune 14-16, Friday  4pm – Midnight
Saturday  Noon – Midnight
Sunday Noon – 10pm
Hyatt Regency Hotel
400 South East Second Ave.
Miami, Florida 33131

General Admission – 1 Day Pass
$20.00 in advance
$25.00 at the door
General Admission – 3 Day Pass
$40.00 in advance
$60.00 at the door
Children 12 and under are FREE.

TattooLaPalooza is not only a tattoo convention but an all around art convention. We encourage artists of all mediums to become a part of this great event. Come get Tattooed at TattooLaPalooza Tattoo & Fine Art Extravaganza. Featuring over 300 world famous artists, live entertainment, live art performances, one of a kind tattoo contests, unique vendors,prize giveaways and more.

A tattoo convention is a meeting and exhibition for tattoo practitioners and enthusiasts,as well as anyone who wishes to see the world of tattooing up close. Tattoo conventions range from small events sponsored by a local business that may last a day, to major international conventions spanning a weekend or the better part of a week. They may include contests and exhibitions, booths selling tattoo-related items and even booths rented for use by tattoo artists who work during the convention. Collectors may attend conventions specifically to obtain a tattoo from a particular visiting artist.

Other events may include professional events such as workshops and meetings as well as social events. Contests, usually restricted to registered participants, usually feature a variety of categories: portraits, new school, traditional, black-and-gray, tribal, oriental, backpieces, sleeves and so on.

Judging may be by vote or by a panel of judges.

One Drop Theory- EP Release Showcase 6/28/13

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One Drop Theory- EP Release Showcase
onedropJune 28, 2013, 8 – 11 pm
Dimensions Variable
100 NE 11th Street
Miami, FL 33132.

Join us for a one night EP release showcase for Miami’s indielectro pop duo One Drop Theory.

Dimensions Variable is pleased to host the CD release event for Miami’s indielectro pop duo One Drop Theory. The event will be on Friday, June 28th, 2013 at 8pm. The duo will perform live and cocktails will be served.

One Drop Theory’s self titled release is a collaborative EP endeavor between Susie Green & Isaac Bichachi. After several years of working in the music industry as writers and producers, these two classically trained Miami musicians decided to combine past and future to create an alternate present. The album crafts One Drop Theory’s delicate composition sensibilities and mastery of synthesized sounds with powerful vocals.

Green’s melodic voice and sampler interventions weave life into Bichachi’s synthetic electronic and production. Tracks like Rails, an electronic instrumental roller coaster ride show off the duo’s passion for electronic compositions. The groups most hypnotic track called Fool’s Circle is best described by a quote from Albert Einstein: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result." This quote highlights the track and sheds light on how individuals and society don’t learn from their mistakes and continue to cycle around the same vicious loop. And finally, an anthem for all those who feel marginalized, Freak Flag establishes a banner in which to stand united.

MMT at Downtown Art Walk 6/7/13

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MMT at Downtown Art Walk
mmtFriday, June 7, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
The Artisan Lounge
500 NE 1st avenue
Miami, Florida 33132
theartisanlounge.com

Join us this Friday at Artisan Lounge for Miami’s Downtown Art Walk!

We are partnering with Artisan Lounge for their "Human Rights: Human Wrongs" exhibit and will be showcasing local Miami artists making bold statements with their live theater performances.
Such as: Joshua Jean-Baptiste’s "Space Apes," a one person show about an inmate re-entry program counselor being audited by the ever intruding Executive board members.

Find us in the back parking lot, showing performances every half hour.

MMT at Downtown Art Walk 6/7/13

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MMT at Downtown Art Walk
mmtFriday, June 7, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
The Artisan Lounge
500 NE 1st avenue
Miami, Florida 33132
theartisanlounge.com

Join us this Friday at Artisan Lounge for Miami’s Downtown Art Walk!

We are partnering with Artisan Lounge for their "Human Rights: Human Wrongs" exhibit and will be showcasing local Miami artists making bold statements with their live theater performances.
Such as: Joshua Jean-Baptiste’s "Space Apes," a one person show about an inmate re-entry program counselor being audited by the ever intruding Executive board members.

Find us in the back parking lot, showing performances every half hour.

Doumbek Drumming Workshop 6/15/13

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Doumbek Drumming Workshop
Saturday, 06/15/2013, 01:00 pm – 02:30 pm
June-Workshop_REVHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link

Learn from one of the best! HistoryMiami artist-in-residence Joe Zeytoonian will teach you the basics of doumbek, a hand drum commonly heard in Arabic, Turkish, and other musical styles. Beginners welcome. Register online or call 305-375-4590.

Opa-locka Exhibition Opening Reception 6/27/13

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Opa-locka Exhibition Opening Reception
Thursday, 06/27/2013, 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Opa-locka-Eblast_E-FINALHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link

Join HistoryMiami for the opening reception of Opa-locka: Mirage City (on view June 28-September 8, 2013). Explore one of South Florida’s unique architectural communities through original drawings, historic photographs and models.

Curated by Jose R. Vazquez, Associate Professor of Architecture at Miami Dade College. Presented in conjunction with the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives at Miami Dade College and the University of Miami Libraries, Special Collections.

Miami New Times Iron Fork Presented by Downtown Development Authority 8/1/13

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Miami New Times Iron Fork Presented by Downtown Development Authority
ironforkThursday, August 1, 7:00PM – 10:00 pm
Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL, 33132
Buy Tickets Online

VIP: 6 – 10 p.m.
GA: 7 – 10 p.m.
Tickets: VIP: $65 advance, $90 at the door
GA: $35 advance, $55 at the door
This event is 21 and over

Miami New Times’ Iron Fork is Miami’s most hotly anticipated culinary event. This year on August 1st, we up the ante by partnering with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau to kick off two months of discounted three-course meals at Miami’s best restaurants during Miami Spice.

Planned at the beautiful Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts, in Downtown Miami, the 2013 Iron Fork will draw thousands of food lovers from across Greater Miami. They will watch two of our cities finest chefs go pot-to-pot in a sizzling showdown for supremacy overseen by famed “Mango Gang” veteran Allen Susser.

Each competitor will receive a basket of foodstuffs-plus one secret ingredient-then create a tantalizing creation before a panel of local celebrity chefs hand selected by Chef Allen. The winner will receive the prestigious New Times Iron Fork award, signifying the area’s top toque. For more info on the Miami Spice Dining Program go to ilovemiamispice.com. Chop to it!

The sixth-annual Miami New Times Iron Fork/Miami Spice Kick-off Event, presented by the Downtown Miami Development Authority, will be held this year on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s unique VIP experience will invite dining aficionados to wine and dine directly on the stage of the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Knight Concert Hall, as they enjoy food and entertainment inspired by Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Getaway, the largest ship to homeport in Miami beginning in February.

VIP guests will get a taste of Norwegian Getaway’s headline entertainment as they experience  performances by seven-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Legally Blonde. Guests who purchase general admission tickets will also have the opportunity to enjoy this musical medley from the theater’s box seats and second tier. Four performances will be offered throughout the evening, starting at 7:00 p.m.

Guests visiting Norwegian’s VIP Stage Lounge will also enjoy culinary delights inspired by Ocean Blue by Geoffrey Zakarian, Norwegian Getaway’s seafood restaurant created by the celebrity chef and Food Network star,  and sip on tasty libations provided by Miami Spice sponsors.

Iron Fork will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. and will feature delectable creations by more than 45 Miami Spice luxury and fine-dining restaurants for an evening of gourmet food selections, delicious beverages, and live entertainment. Music performers will include JUke, Aaron Lebos Reality, and Steve Acho. Guests who prefer a more intimate dining experience may purchase VIP tickets, which include entry to the event one hour early, at 6 p.m., and access to the Norwegian Cruise Line VIP Stage Lounge.

For more information on Iron Fork, please visit NewTimesIronFork.com or “like us” on Facebook at fb.com/miaminewtimes. For more information on Miami Spice, please visit www.ilovemiamispice.com. For more information on Norwegian Cruise Line and the new Norwegian Getaway, please visit www.ncl.com.

Photographs of Miami Art Museum Closing Party BBQ on 6/1/13

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Miami Art Museum Closing Party BBQ on Saturday, June 1, 2013. This was Miami Art Museum’s last party at the Cultural Center Plaza as the museum is preparing to move to their new home, Perez Art Museum in downtown Miami’s Museum Park to reopen in December.  Entertainment curated by the end, a nomadic artist project in the closing exhibition, New Work Miami 2013.  Community radio station Hot 97.7 DJs  were there playing through their 17’ wall of speakers and Sparky’s Roadside Barbeque provided the food and it was all amazing.

As part of New Work Miami 2013, NWM2013 programs are organized by SPRING BREAK/the end, a nomadic project that presents artist-driven educational and performance events at different venues throughout Miami.

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Nuclear Valdez & Friends 2-Day Benefit Concert for John Tovar – Day 2 6/15/13

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Nuclear Valdez & Friends 2-Day Benefit Concert for John Tovar – DAY 2
Saturday, 06/15/2013, 08:30 pm – 05:00 am
960075_10151627920694269_896724505_n1Tobacco Road
626 S Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Admission to the 21 and over benefit is $10 each night or $15 for two-day passes. The music is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on both nights.

A who’s who of Miami music talent spanning the last 30 years will come together to benefit the legendary manager John Tovar, the man who helped launch and manage the careers of top acts like Nuclear Valdez, the Mavericks, Marilyn Manson and more.

The two-day event will feature acts that have played Tobacco Road at some point during the 80s, 90s or 00s, and have Nuclear Valdez as the headliner on the main outdoor stage both nights. Also performing are Charlie Pickett, John and Jim Camacho from The Goods, Forget the Name, Oba Frank Lords, DJ Alan Trueba, The Dyslexic Postcards, Black Janet, Red Road, Ricky Valido and the Hialeah Hillbillies, Electric Piquete and many more.

Nuclear Valdez and Friends 2-Day Benefit Concert for John Tovar – Day 1 6/14/13

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Nuclear Valdez & Friends 2-Day Benefit Concert for John Tovar – DAY 1
Friday, 06/14/2013, 08:30 pm – 05:00 am
960075_10151627920694269_896724505_nTobacco Road
626 S Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Admission to the 21 and over benefit is $10 each night or $15 for two-day passes. The music is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on both nights.

A who’s who of Miami music talent spanning the last 30 years will come together to benefit the legendary manager John Tovar, the man who helped launch and manage the careers of top acts like Nuclear Valdez, the Mavericks, Mary Karlzen, Marilyn Manson and more.

The two-day event will feature acts that have played Tobacco Road at some point during the 80s, 90s or 00s, and have Nuclear Valdez as the headliner on the main outdoor stage both nights. Also performing are Charlie Pickett, John and Jim Camacho from The Goods, Forget the Name, Oba Frank Lords, DJ Alan Trueba, The Dyslexic Postcards, Black Janet, Red Road, Ricky Valido and the Hialeah Hillbillies, Electric Piquete and many more.

Teatro Avante Presents: XXVIII International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami 7/11/13-7/28/13

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Teatro Avante Presents: XXVIII International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami
IHTF_2013_MPSJuly 11 – 28
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
Buy Tickets Online

A Tribute to Peru

Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House)
The acclaimed International Hispanic Theatre Festival (IHTF) of Miami celebrates its 28th season with some of the best theater companies from Latin America, Europe and the United States.

Presented by Teatro Avante, American Airlines, Adrienne Arsht Center and Teatro Prometeo at Miami Dade College.

Photographs from Transit Talk at Avenue D on 5/29/13

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Transit Talk at Avenue D on Wednesday, May 29, 2012.

Transit Talk featured a panel of local transit advocates and professionals that talked about the transit issues in Miami. The upcoming Transportation Summit (a separate event happening on June 6th) was a key topic — this pre-summit summit will provide information on what to expect and how to most effectively address transit issues. Other topics of interest include pedestrian and bike safety, walkable streets, and the current state of Miami-Dade’s transit ecosystem. Ideas sessions to directly follow discussion.

Transit Talk was presented by the Miami Foundation, in collaboration with the Miami DDA, Madera Events, WhereBy.Us, Move Miami Dade and the Citizen’s Independent Transportation Trust.

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Information below via Transit Talk Transit Talk // Urban Mobility

1. Transit Talk: Preliminary Recap
While there is still more information and knowledge to go through and better understand, we hope you walked away with initial knowledge and insight into Miami-Dade’s Transportation eco-system. Wednesday’s turnout and participation showed us that this was the first step in the right direction. Thank you for showing up and being part of the conversation.

As we heard several times during the Talk, the process starts and ends with us so long as we are willing to partake in the overall process. Talking directly to commissioners is one of the most influential things we can do. Also key is setting our own transportation-taking precedent to our circle of friends and family and even passersby.

As mentioned Wednesday, one of our goals for the night was to share the panelists’ knowledge and perspective in anticipation of next week’s Transportation Summit. One notable point was that the Summit is intended to bring together decision makers to listen to what citizens have to say. Information on what to expect at the Summit is listed below (#3).

2. Transit Talk Survey: Initial Results
While all the survey information is currently being compiled, we would like to share preliminary results based on what you believe to be the biggest issue surrounding Miami-Dade County transit. According to Transit Talk attendees:
A. Infrastructure, specifically transit options and maintenance is the leading problem.
B. Lack of Leadership and Vision is perceived to be a very close second as a critical need.
C. Lack of Citizen Input in planning & decisions was cited as the third area of biggest concern.

The Transit Talk team will share these findings with officials and transportation decision makers at the Transportation Summit on June 6th. We invite anyone interested in presenting these topics to please let us know if you can join us. We would be grateful for assistance in compiling additional supporting stats and/or in communicating this message in-person on June 6th (please respond to this email).

3. Details & What To Expect at the 2013 Transportation Summit:
Kelly Cooper, Strategic Planner for the Citizen’s Independent Transportation Trust (CITT), provided a useful synopsis of what to expect at the Summit. The Summit will occur on June 6th, at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus. 300 NE 2nd Ave, Chapman Conference Center, Room 3210.

The Summit’s location is conveniently accessible from the Metromover’s College/Bayside station
The entire event is open to any member of the public
Mayor Carlos Gimenez will deliver a Keynote Address at 9:30am
Breakout Sessions will occur between 10:15am and 3:30pm
Public Visioning Session begins at 4:30pm and will continue until necessary. All are welcomed to attend and discuss related issues. The session is open, so anyone will be welcomed even if they cannot arrive by 4:30pm. This is where/when the Transit Talk team will communicate the survey findings.

A number of prominent transportation decision makers, stakeholders and influencers are expected to be in attendance and have indicated that they are there, first and foremost, to listen to what citizens have to say.

4. Forthcoming Information from Transit Talk:
As stated above, the Transit Talk team will compile the full survey results shortly. This information, plus notes from the event and “6 Citizen Actions” as outline by Cesar Garcia-Pons, will be shared with all who registered. In addition, we will send any supporting documents as attachments.

Red Chemistry Spanish Short Film Nights at the Centro Cultural Espanol 6/6/13-6/7/13

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Red Chemistry Spanish Short Film Nights at the Centro Cultural Espanol
June 6-7, 2013, 8pm
Centro Cultural Espanol
1490 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132

On June 6, thanks to a partnership with Red Chemistry Inc., a selection of short films from Madrid and surroundings will be presented at the Centro Cultural Espanol.
Presentation of the programming and screening will take place starting at 8 pm. Los cortometrajes son:

A story for Modlin by Sergio Oksman
After he appeared in the film “Rosemary baby”, by Roman Polanski, Elmer Modlin ran away with his family to a distant land, where they shot themselves inside a dark appartment for thirty years.

That wasn’t me by Esteban Crespo
Being a soldier is not difficult: either you get used to it or they kill you. The hardest thing is getting used to living with your memories and being yourself again after doing what you have done.

The Birth by Xavi Sala
A sterile worker who wishes to have a child must assist a young woman in labor who does not want to have the baby.

The wedding by Marina Seresesky
Mirta is from Cuba and she lives in Madrid. Like many others emigrants she works cleaning. Today at 6pm, her daughter gets married.But nothing goes as she planned.

What the eye does not see by Natalia Mateo
On Christmas Eve, you must have fun, because Santa Claus is on his way, Because they are children. But on this night, secrets are opened and lies are floating in the atmosphere. However, who cares about one more little lie, it will be the last.

Prologo de Lucas Figueroa
98.9 % of the population is not aware of the fact that our lives could turn 180º in three seconds… at any time.

Sub by Malis Alvarez
An African immigrant with communication problems faces the bureaucratic difficulties of a strange society in original version.

Zombi by David Moreno
If you have no memory, a blank gaze, you´ve forgotten how to talk.. You´re a zombie, right?

On Friday, June 7 a selection of short film from Madrid film schol will take place at the Centro Cultural Espanol. (ECAM). The presentation of the shorts and their screenings will start at 8 pm.

Fiction
Sometimes by Guillermo Magarinos
The small Vampire by Pablo Navarro-Nubio
Terminal Ending by Marta Genova
Variable Interest by Felipe Pardo
The Joke by Luis Arenas
My fiance’s family by Guillermo Chapa
The washer by Ana Aurora Rodriguez and Andrea Correa
Worldless by Bel Armenteros

Animation
Dogballs by Ernesto Felipe and Hugo Llanas
This happened to you by accident by Pablo Serrano

The best short film 2013 will be announced at the end of the screenings by Red Chemistry Inc. programming director of Red Chemistry Inc. Isabelle Lambert.

Grammy Nominated Conjunto Progreso at Tobacco Road 6/22/13

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Grammy Nominated Conjunto Progreso Saturday June 22nd, 2013 Tobacco Road
Saturday, 06/22/2013, 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
CONJUNTO-PROGRESO-DJ-OSKI-TOBACCO-ROADTobacco Road
626 South Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link

Cuban Son, Latin Jazz, Salsa, Timba, Descargas Cubanas

RSVP Online

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Miami’s own Conjunto Progreso was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album for their CD “Masters of Cuban Son” on Pimienta Records dist. by Universal Music. Their New CD titled “Master Sessions: Descarga & Son: was release in early 2008 on Warner Latin/Union Music/Mojito Records.

For more info call 305.303.3976

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Photographs of Wolfgang’s Steakhouse Grand Opening on 5/21/13

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Wolfgang’s Steakhouse Grand Opening on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.  Now this is the way a restaurant grand opening should be the food was amazing and the staff was great.  If you left hungry it was your own fault they kept the food coming all night and the T-bone steak was awesome.  I am so looking forward to going back for dinner.

Wolfgang’s Steakhouse
315 S. Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33131

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Transit Talk Urban Mobility 5/29/13

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Transit Talk : Urban Mobility
Wednesday, 05/29/2013, 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
Flyer_TT2Avenue D Jazz Club
8 S. Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida 33131
RSVP Link

TRANSIT TALK will feature a small panel of local transit advocates and professionals that will facilitate a conversation on transit issues in Miami. The upcoming Transportation Summit (a separate event happening on June 6th) is a key topic — this pre-summit summit on May 29th will provide information on what to expect and how to most effectively address transit issues and present ideas and solutions to the decision makers. Other topics of interest includepedestrian and bike safety, walkable streets, and the current state of Miami-Dade’s transit ecosystem. Ideas sessions to directly follow discussion.

TRANSIT TALK is being presented by the Miami Foundation, in collaboration with the Miami DDA, Madera Marketing & Communications, WhereBy.Us, Move Miami Dade and the Citizen’s Independent Transportation Trust.

Light refreshments will be provided. Drink specials offered by Avenue D.

NWM2013/the end: MAM Closing Party BBQ 6/1/13

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NWM2013/the end: MAM Closing Party BBQ
mam_bbq2.1_crSaturday, June 1, 7-10pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

$10 non-members, members free
Tickets purchased online
#NWM2013

Join us for one last party at the Cultural Center Plaza on the eve of the museum’s closing as we prepare to move to a new home, Pérez Art Museum Miami.  Entertainment  curated by the end, a nomadic artist project in the closing exhibition, New Work Miami 2013.

Community radio station Hot 97.7 DJs will play through their 17’ wall of speakers.

Catering by Sparky’s Roadside BBQ.

2nd Annual Burger, Beer and BBQ Bash In Brickell 6/29/13

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2nd Annual Burger, Beer and BBQ Bash In Brickell
NightSaturday, June 29th 2013 – 3pm To 10pm
Historic Miami Circle
401 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
brickellfest.com

VIP Admission – 3pm
General Admission – 4pm

Presented by Miami Taste of Brickell Food & Wine Festival

In celebration of the upcoming Independence Day Holiday, the Miami Taste of Brickell Food & Wine Festival Presents its 2nd Summer Festival – “The Burger, Beer and BBQ Bash”.

The Annual Burger, Beer and BBQ Bash is one of many exciting and fun-filled events that the Miami Taste of Brickell produces before the Grand Festival in March 2014.

Come see how Miami’s most celebrated restaurants and chefs interpret what a “Burger” or “Favorite BBQ Recipe” means to them. Then pair your burger and BBQ with some of the most unique sought after, well-made beers available.

Try creations of from over 20 restaurants and then vote on your favorite burger or BBQ dish.

Featuring:
*Pig Races
*Over 20 Local Restaurants serving their Best Burger & BBQ recipes
* Ice Cold Beer by Stella
*Live Concert
*VIP Tent with PIG Roast by Bother Jimmy’s BBQ and complimentary beer and fine spirits all day and evening (limited couples tickets available)
*Car Exhibit, Exhibitors & Vendors, and Charitable Organizations
*Pig Races and Gambling Pig Casino Games, win prizes and raise money for some of your favorite charities

Downtown Miami First Friday Art Walk 6/7/13

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Downtown Miami "First Friday" Art Walk
art-walk_banner-junJune 7, 6-10 pm 
Downtown Miami, FL

Join us for an exciting evening of gallery openings, artist open studios and panel discussions 

Discover the Downtown Arts & Culture District
This new cultural initiative shines a light on the growing art community and collector market in Downtown Miami, bringing together non-profit arts organizations and local galleries for special exhibitions, artists open studios, exclusive openings, artist panel discussions.  The Art Walk  is planned to be held the first Friday of every month January to June and October to December.

The September Art Walk will be held in conjunction with  DWNTWN Art Days, Sept. 20-22 .
The “First Friday” Art Walk will showcase over 150 exhibiting artists offering an array of art experiences that will reflect multiple mediums, styles, and trends in the art world. Miami is the crossroads between three fabulous cultures- Central/South America/Caribbean, Europe and North America- so it is ideally located to bring together the best of these cultures.

Downtown Miami "First Friday" Art Walk a refreshing cultural initiative will serve as a cultural destination and economic engine in Miami’s Downtown active and vibrant urban community.

Galleries from SE 3rd to NE 3rd  Street
Aluna Art Foundation  5-8pm
172 W Flagler Street at SW 2nd Avenue Miami • Parking Available 305 305 6471   786 587 7214
The Re-Portrayed Island; retrospective by Raul Canibano
Curated Aluna Curatorial Collective Adriana Herrear and Willy Castellano. Twenty years of works by this Cuban photographer  who redefined the profile of the common man in Cuba of the end of utopia .

McCormick Place 6-10 pm
111 SW 3rd Street at SW 1st Court Miami   305 206 4734  • Parking Available 
Open Artist Studios
McCormick Place is a vibrant production-based event space featuring various well-known artists.  Currently, it houses nine artist studios belonging to Eleazar Delgado, Scottie Flamm, Virginia Erdie, Julie Ross, Karen Kim, Manuel Rodriguez, Ana Rossi, Scott Doyle and Eva Avila.  There is also a gallery space located on the first floor.  Sean McCormick, the curator behind the venue, describes it as "a place where any idea can come to life."
www.facebook.com/McCormickPlaceDowntownMiami 

Galleries from NE 4th  to NE 11 th Street
The Artisan Lounge 6-10 pm
500 NE 1st Ave at NE 5th Street – Miami  North College Metro Station
“W 10, A Collective View”
Hors d’oeuvres graciously provided by Amy Klingbeil
An innovate artist studio and exhibition space for over 26 Miami artists with a monthly schedule of curated exhibitions.  Artisan Lounge will present “Human Rights- Human Wrongs",  and " Eleuthreia " Freedom Collection by Meg Wallace. Visit the art studios of David Elgena, Marcos Rodriguez, Dajo Photography, Giselle Delgado Buraye, Carolina Molina, Maximiliano Pecce, Vesna Vera, Steven Chun, Diana Pantoja, Reniel Diaz, Michael Glidden, Aurora Molina, German Molina, Pepe Mar, Espiritutara, Marcella Novella, Sol Gersh, Jacky Velis, Gustavo Roman, Maria Castillo, Janet Mueller, Virginia Quinn, W10, IRREVERSIBLE MAGAZINE, Augusto Esquivel, Katy Stallfus, Carolina de Panfilis, and Astolfo Funes.
Panel Discussion: Open Conversation between Social Work and Art. What is the role of social issues in the art world?  7:45 – 8:30 PM.
Interactive Art- Pledge Board: A Heart Made with Finger Prints
Visitors can participate in creating a collective work of art to pledge to make a difference in any of the Social Issues discussed in the exhibition.  
305 209 4278 •                 Parking Available
http://theartisanlounge.com

MDC Museum of Art + Design Noon – 5 pm
600 Biscayne Blvd. -  AT NE 6th Street Miami, FL
“Arnold Mesches: A Life`s Work” Through May 4
The retrospective exhibition Arnold Mesches: A Life’s Work at Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art + Design, commemorates his 90th birthday and will feature over 65 works from many of the 14 series completed.
“Transcending Narratives of Humanity Selected works from the CINTAS Foundation Fellows Collection”  Through May 31
Curated by MDC MOAD curatorial intern, Natalie Perez, Transcending Narratives of Humanity observes the artists investigations relating to material and visual culture as a main vehicle of history and storytelling.
http://www.mdcmoad.org

Dimensions Variable 6-10 pm West Wing
100 NE 11th Street  at NE 1st Ave – Miami 305 607 5527 •  Parking Available
P2V Antoine Lefebvre & P. Scott Cunningham                                                      
" Physical to Virtual" P2 V  is a technical term describing the transfer of a physical server’s data to a virtual machine.  
Dimensions Variable is an exhibition space in the new Downtown Arthouse building located in Downtown Miami.  Their focus is to invite national and international artists to exhibit and discuss their work alongside locally based artists.  The Artist studios of Frances Trombly, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova, and Adler Guerrier will be open during the First Friday Art Walk.
Turned Based Press  6 -10 PM
" A Hasty Show" East Wing
A community based print workshop
www.dimensionsvariable.net

CIFO  Cineros Fontanals Art Foundation Noon to 6 PM
1018 N Miami Ave. at NE 10th Street 305 445-3380
"Miguel Navarro"
"City Metaphors Selections from IVAM Colletion  through May 12th
Works from the Intstitut Valencia d’Arte Modern, Spain

Galleries from NE 12th Street to NE 18th Street
Artopia Art Center and Masterworks  6 to 10 PM
1723 NE 2nd Avenue  NE 17th Street at 2nd Avenue   305 374 8882
Celebrates 25 years fosters engagement in the arts and culture bringing unique events, exhibitions and programs for artists, collectors and Miami audiences.   Also featured are Masterworks of mid and late 20th century contemporary International and Latin Amercian  masters.
info@artopiamiami.com

Nina Torres Fine Art 6-10 pm
1800 N Bayshore Dr #CPl. at NE 18th Street  305 395 3599 Miami Parking Available
“Poesia Visual Contemporanea”
In commemoration of Ponce de León’s discovery of Florida this exhibition celebrates 500 years of Spanish presence in the State of Florida. 
www.ninatorresfineart.com 

Additional Downtown Cultural Offerings:
Centro Cultural Espanol
1490 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130
New World School of the Arts
25 Northeast 2nd Street Miami, FL 33132
InterContinental Hotel Art Project Space
100 Chopin Plaza Miami, FL 33131
Miami International University of Art & Design
1501 Biscayne Boulevard #100 Miami, FL 33132
Historical Museum of South Florida
1075 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132
Cannonball/LegalArt Miami
1035 N Miami Ave #200 Miami, FL 33136
Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway Miami, FL 33132

June Wine Down Wednesday 6/5/13

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June Wine Down Wednesday
Wednesday, 06/05/2013, 05:00 pm – 08:00 pm
WDW_JuneREVHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
More Info Link

Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month at HistoryMiami!

Wine Down Wednesday, held the first Wednesday of the Month, is downtown Miami’s only cultural happy hour!

Network with other professionals, enjoy Argentinean treats and wine from Clos Bistro & Cafe. Enjoy free admission to our exhibition galleries, unwind with music, and much more! Free parking.

To RSVP call 305-375-5356 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org.

$10/General Admission; Free for HistoryMiami members

Opening Reception of Imagining La Florida at MDC Museum of Art + Design 5/30/13

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Opening Reception of Imagining La Florida at MDC Museum of Art + Design
lafloridaThursday, May 30, 7 p.m.
MDC Museum of Art + Design
The Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College
600 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami
www.mdcmoad.org 
Click Here To Rsvp By May 24.
For more information, contact galleries@mdc.edu  or 305.237.7722
 
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College,  Mrs. María Teresa Lizaranzu, President, Acción Cultural Española,  Mr. Alvaro Morales, Chairman, España-Florida Foundation,  and The MDC Museum of Art + Design cordially invite you to the opening reception of Imagining La Florida, Ponce de León and the Quest for the Fountain of Youth
 
“Imagining La Florida offers visitors a new perspective on the rich,  yet long-forgotten history of colonial Florida. It is designed to  open eyes and minds, highlighting one of the most intriguing and dramatic  periods in U.S. history.” — J. Michael Francis, Curator of Imagining La Florida
 
This exhibition was produced by the Spanish government and  Acción Cultural Española in cooperation with Miami Dade College,  España-Florida Foundation and the MDC Museum of Art + Design. 
 
Complimentary parking is available at
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
Building 7, 500 N.E. Second Ave.
Entrances to the parking garage are on N.E. Sixth Street and N.E. Fifth Street.

Cannonball Residency Open Studios 5/23/13

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Cannonball Residency Open Studios
studio_curielThursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Cannonball
1035 N. Miami Ave.
Third Floor
Miami, FL 33136

Click here to learn more about the artists.
Kindly RSVP to splash@cannonballmiami.org  or call 786-347-2360 for more information.

The Foundry and The Young Lawyers Division of the FBA, South Florida Chapter are invited to a special evening at Cannonball.
During the event, guests will have access to artists and cultural producers currently participating in Cannonball’s internationally known residency program. Each artist will open his/her studio and have new and in-progress work on display. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the artists and talk about the artwork on view. Libations and small bites will be served.

Participating Residents: Felecia Carlisle, Domingo Castillo, Olivia Ramos, Amanda Sanfilippo, Reed van Brunschot, and Disorientalism–Katherine Behar (New York, NY) and Marianne M. Kim (Tempe, AZ).

Creative Writing Classes At The Center For Liteature and Theatre at MDC 6/6/13, 7/27/13

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Creative Writing Classes At The Center For Liteature and Theatre at MDC
Thursday, 06/06/2013, 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
writersThe Center At Miami Dade College
401 N.E. Second Avenue, Suite 4102 (Building 4, 1st Floor),
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link

Register for New Creative Writing Courses at The Center for Literature and Theatre@Miami Dade College!
The Center’s non-credit creative writing classes give aspiring writers the opportunity to receive critique and encouragement from published authors with extensive teaching experience. For more information visit our website at: http://www.flcenterlitarts.com/site/programs/writing/creative-writing.html

Summer 2013 Course Offerings
Thursdays: June 6 to June 27
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Registration $90
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
Summer Short Shorts: A Flash Fiction Workshop with David Beaty

Wednesdays: June 19 to July 24
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Registration $125
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
Writing Popular Fiction with Kristi Cook

Saturdays: July 6 to July 27
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Registration $125
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
The Building Blocks of Fiction with Kristi Cook (Summer Class for Talented Teen Writers)

Courses offered at Coral Gables outreach locations:
Saturdays: July 6 to July 27
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Registration $100
Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
The Poets’ Place with Adrian Castro

Miami’s Independent Thinkers Summer Art Auction 6/7/13

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Miami’s Independent Thinkers Summer Art Auction
MIT_logoFriday, June 7th, 7pm-midnight
1035 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136 (10th Street & N. Miami Avenue)
Cost: Free

Miami’s Independent Thinkers, in association with Bronzewall Development present Miami’s Independent Thinkers Summer Art Auction, a silent art auction to be held at 1035 N. Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33136 (10th St. & N. Miami Ave) on Friday, June 7th, 2013, 7pm-midnight.

Auction bids end at 11pm sharp – all proceeds will go towards production costs for our 5th Art Basel fair!

Beverage sponsors: Peroni and Vita Coco
Music provided by DJ Peoples featuring Rage Johnson and DJ V
Performance by Grace Jones and Vanessa Caamano: 8:30pm & 9pm with film installation by Jamil Gonzalez
Small bites provided by The Corner

Confirmed Artists:
2alas, Adler Guerrier, Alexandra Snowden, Alfredo Perez, Alma Leiva, Annie Y. Saldaña, Ashley Elizabeth Craig, ATOMIK, Barbara M de Varona, Betsy Gandy, Brandon Opalka, Breanna Elise Murphey, Buddah Funk, Carla Fache, Christian Hogue, Claudio Picasso (CP1), Cynthia Mason, Daniel Marosi, Debbi Becker, Emerson Calderon, Erika Garcia, Erman, Ernesto Kunde, Gina Cunningham, Henry Ballate, Humberto Vento, Isabelle Wilczynska, Jel Martinez, John DeFaro, John Pack, Jorge-Miguel Rodriguez, Karelle Levy, Katia Danilova, LeBo, Lori Nozick, Luis Arturo Mora, Manny Hernandez, Mark Diamond, Marlene Lopez, Mary Larsen, Mayleen Gonzalez, Myra Wexler, Natalia Molina, Phaedra Robinson, Rage Johnson, Ryan Hayoun, Sara Kaplan, Sean Murdock, Sean R Sullivan, Ted VanCleave, TJ Ahern

Miami’s Independent Thinkers is an organization dedicated to the unity, development and promotion of Miami’s flourishing art community. Our assemblage embraces established, emerging and young artists, visionaries and intellectuals.

Our mission is to provide a sustainable support base for Miami’s creative community, including: painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, performance and new media artists.

Salvation The Rebirth 5/26/13

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Salvation The Rebirth
Sunday, 05/26/2013, 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
The Garret @ Grand Central
697 N. Miami Ave. (entrance on n.e. 7th street),
Miami , Florida 33136
Webpage Link

Frankie Morales (The Church) presents SALVATION “The Rebirth” bringing together local dancers, performing artists and the art, fashion and music worlds. Features DJs Danny Bled, Ray Milian, Essential 6, Dracula’s Daughter & Dino with special performances by ViKERRIous Vixen.

Miami Finance Forum Happy Hour at Chop House 5/16/13

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Miami Finance Forum Happy Hour at Chop House
ChophouseMay2013May 16, 6:00-8:00pm
Chop House
300 S. Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL

$25 for non Members
Complimentary for MFF Members

Please register and pre-pay

Join Miami Finance Forum for Networking Happy Hour.
Enjoy a complimentary drink and light appetizers, bring plenty of business cards and network with your peers! 
 
We apologize for an inconvenience, please note the date change!

Take a Walk in Her Shoes Fashion Show 5/17/13

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Take a Walk in Her Shoes Fashion Show
shoesFriday, May 17, 2013, 11:00am until 2:00pm
InterContinental Miami
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, Florida 33131
www.chapmanpartnership.org

Individual tickets are $125/each and can be purchased online

4th Annual Take a Walk in Her Shoes fashion show is coming back to town on May 17th!

This year’s theme is Deco Riveria!

The vintage fashion showcase this year is produced by C. Madeleine’s, directed by Danny Santiago, hair styling and makeup by Rik Rak Salon.

NWM2013/the end presents A Talk With Underground Cartoonist Mike Diana 5/16/13

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NWM2013/the end presents A Talk With Underground Cartoonist Mike Diana
nwm2013Thursday, May 16, 2013, 6:30pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130

Admission $8, MAM members free.
Secure garage parking $5 at 50 NW 2nd Avenue, between Flagler Street and NW 1st Street
Metrorail: Government Center (walk one block south)
#NWM2013
Education@miamiartmuseum.org / 305.375.4073

Miami Art Museum presents a NWM2013/the end program: “Convicted for Comics: A Talk with Underground Cartoonist Mike Diana” on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30pm. In 1994 Mike Diana (b.1969) became the first artist to receive a criminal conviction for obscenity for artwork in the United States. This is the first time in 15 years Diana will return to Florida. Diana will deliver an illustrated talk reflecting on his experiences both prior, during and after the conviction. The Miami Art Museum and the end have organized this talk as a platform for hearing and remembering Diana’s story and the challenges to artists’ freedom of expression.

Following the talk, Miami-based quartet Baby B Strings will debut their original arrangement of one of Modest Mussorgsky’s most famous works, “Pictures at an Exhibition.” Baby B Strings is Belinda Ho, violin, Tony Seepersad, violin, Vivian Torres, viola, Pilar Suter, cello with Oscar Bustillo, conducting.

This talk and performance is organized in conjunction with the exhibition New Work Miami 2013 on view at MAM through Sunday, June 2, 2013. The exhibition presents recent and newly commissioned work by approximately a dozen Miami-based artists, highlighting the diverse and innovative practices of the city’s artists, featuring site-specific installations, sculpture, painting, and photography. The exhibition is among the last presentations in MAM’s current facility, which will reopen in December as Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in a new, Herzog & de Meuron-designed building in downtown’s Museum Park.

As part of New Work Miami 2013, NWM2013 programs are organized by SPRING BREAK/the end, a nomadic project that presents artist-driven educational and performance events at different venues throughout Miami.

**This talk is intended for mature audiences only. Viewer discretion advised.**

Wine by the Bay in Downtown Miami Presents The Wines of Vega Sicilia – A Forty Year Retrospective 5/18/13

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Wine by the Bay in Downtown Miami Presents, “The Wines of Vega Sicilia – A Forty Year Retrospective”
Saturday, 05/18/2013, 09:00 pm – 11:00 pm
WBTBCollectorsClubLogoWine by the Bay
888 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link

Join Stefano Campanini and his knowledgeable staff for a “once-in-a-lifetime” wine and dinner event. This vertical tasting of Vega Sicilia Unico vintages will shock the palate! Taste vintages 1995, 1980, and 1960, as well as enjoy a Spanish-inspired dinner prepared by a Private Chef. The menu, based on the Jamón Ibérico – Pata Negra ham, will both enhance and complement these fantastic wines.

An advance ticket purchase of $200.00 is required by calling 305.455.9791 or emailing info@winebtb.com and only 12 seats are available.

Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce to Honor Community Leaders at Annual Gala 6/22/13

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Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce to Honor Community Leaders at Annual Gala
Saturday, 06/22/2013, 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
PrintHilton Miami Downtown
1601 Biscayne Blvd. ,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

MIAMI-DADE GAY & LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HONOR COMMUNITY LEADERS AT THE 12TH ANNUAL GALA AND AWARDS PRESENTATION:
“CELEBRATION OF THE SUN — THE YELLOW GALA”
PRESENTED BY WELLS FARGO

Kaufman, Rossin & Co., P.A.
David Bromstad
Miami-Dade County Public Schools

to be Honored for Commitment to the LGBT Community
MIAMI BEACH – May 7, 2013 – The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce (MDGLCC) will honor corporate and individual supporters of the Miami-Dade LGBT community at its 12th Annual Gala and Awards Presentation, “Celebration of the Sun – The Yellow Gala,” on Saturday, June 22, at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. The honorees were selected for their long-term commitment to fostering diversity, as well as for their efforts in contributing to the overall well-being and quality of life in South Florida. This year’s Gala will be presented by Wells Fargo.

“From an international style setter, to a thoroughly inclusive professional services company, to the fourth largest school system in the country responsible for the next generation of business men and women, this year’s gala honorees are as diverse as the LGBT community itself,” said Steve Adkins, MDGLCC president. “As the voice of the LGBT business community in Miami-Dade, the Chamber is especially proud to have such an accomplished and extraordinary group to recognize this year.”

 
The 2013 Honorees:

AT&T “Business of the Year Award” – Kaufman, Rossin & Co., P.A.

This award is presented annually to an organization whose commitment to diversity is unwavering in its inclusion of LGBT and allied community issues.

Sherwin-Williams “Businessperson of the Year Award” – David Bromstad

This award is given annually to an individual who embraces diversity in all forms and demonstrates savvy business acumen and leadership skills.

Regions Bank “Non-Profit Organization of the Year Award” – Miami-Dade County Public Schools

the rainbow flag for the Gala’s theme and has encouraged attendees to wear a splash of that color to the event. The color for this year’s event is yellow, which represents joy, happiness, intellect and energy. This annual event, MDGLCC’s principal fundraising effort of the year, helps sustain operations and the ever-increasing demand to expand programming.

The 12th Annual Gala and Awards Presentation, “Celebration of the Sun – The Yellow Gala, Presented by Wells Fargo,” starts at 6 p.m. with a reception and silent auction which will be followed by dinner, the awards presentation and an after party in the hotel’s new nightclub ENCORE. The Yellow Gala will be one of the first events held at the Hilton following the hotel’s multi-million, top-to-bottom renovation.

Tickets are $2,000 for tables of 10 or $200 for individual tickets and include reserved seating, grand buffet dinner, open bar with Bacardi brands featuring GREY GOOSE® vodka and Hatuey beer, a VIP gift bag, parking, raffle prize participation and complimentary admission to the after party at Hilton’s new ENCORE Lounge for dancing and entertainment. Tickets are available online at www.gaybizmiami.com, by calling (305) 673-4440, or by emailing RSVP@gaybizmiami.com.

“Celebration of the Sun – The Yellow Gala” is produced by the MDGLCC. In addition to the presenting sponsor Wells Fargo, sponsors of the Gala include Bacardi / GREY GOOSE® vodka; AT&T; Sherwin-Williams; Regions Bank; Kaufman, Rossin & Co., P.A.; GMCVB; Port of Miami; Hilton Miami Downtown; American Airlines; Williamson Cadillac Buick-GMC; FVR Group; Balloon Expresso; and The Murry Agency Public Relations.

Bike Wash and BBQ 5/11/13

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Bike Wash & BBQ
bicycleSaturday, May 11, 2013, 2:00pm until 6:00pm
Magic City Bicycle Collective
1100 N. Miami Ave.
Miami, Florida 33136

We will be hosting our Bike Wash & BBQ Saturday, May 11th from 2-6pm at the Collective. Bring your bike and we’ll provide the rest. FREE PBR until 4pm, then just $2 after and also FREE Pollo Tropical, while supplies last. And as if it couldn’t get any better, Sear’N Gears will be there too.

So wash your bike and fill your belly at the MCBC Bike Wash & BBQ. Hope to see you there!

National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill 25th Annual Exhibition Opening Reception 5/10/13

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National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill 25th Annual Exhibition Opening Reception
May 10, 2013, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Borders Picture Framing Gallery
1601 SW 1st Street
Miami, FL 33135

Admission:   Free

The National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill (NAEMI), an organization dedicated to collecting, displaying and selling of art by persons in recovery from mental illness, will open its 25th annual exhibition on May 10th at Borders Picture Framing Gallery in Miami.
Lucia Balleste.

"Mental illness has been in the news a lot recently. We want to blame it for many things it is not. Crimes are committed by many people with no mental illness all the time and more people than you think are receiving therapy or taking medication for mental illnesses and live normal lives.

Art therapy is one way of bringing happiness to all people and NAEMI (National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill) has been promoting that for over 25 years. By holding the exhibition during May, we hope to bring additional attention to the struggle of those who have been diagnosed with mental illness," said NAEMI’s Founder Juan Martin. "Our ultimate goal is to help these artists be recognized and fight the stigma that so often accompanies mental illness."

The exhibition features works of artists from Paraguay, Chile, Cuba, Spain and the United States. All 43 artworks featured in the exhibition will be available for sale, with the proceeds benefiting the artists and NAEMI’s goals of helping artists from around the world.
Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dave Tompkins presents The Beat and Cheated Death 5/15/13

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Dave Tompkins presents "The Beat and Cheated Death"
shell2Wednesday, May 15, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Cannonball
1035 N Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33136
Free and Open to the Public

Writer and cultural critic, Dave Tompkins, presents a free, public lecture on the cultural, geological, and political histories of Miami, propagating from Miami Bass: a hip-hop waveform that evolved into a way of life and made the air catch feelings–like low endless love. Based on research for a forthcoming book project Sustained Decay, Tompkins speaks to properties of 808 Bass through a sub-history of ossified invertebrates, man-made beaches, riots, skate rinks, cocaine, coral reefs, sea cucumbers, and a U-boat attack in 1942. This is beat who cheated death—the Bass that torpedoed its regenerative guts into the face of the world.

Tompkins’s illustrated talk will be followed by "sustenance decadence", a music and dance set featuring 12-inch vinyl records and 45s. Groove to bass, disco, electro-soul, and classy grown 80s synth Boogie in Cannonball’s lobby, which houses a site-specific installation by artist Bhakti Baxter.

Dave Tompkins’s first book, How To Wreck A Nice Beach: The Vocoder From World War II To Hip-Hop, which Amazon named entertainment book of the year in 2010, is now available in paperback. He has lectured in Poland, Norway, Germany, and at the NSA’s National Cryptology Symposium.

He has contributed to Slate, Grantland, Paris Review, Oxford American, Grand Royal, and The Wire, where he wrote a hip-hop column for eight years. Born in North Carolina, he currently lives in Brooklyn. For more crosstalk and mixes, go to howtowreckanicebeach.com.

MIA Animation Conference and Festival 10/19/13

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MIA Animation Conference and Festival
Saturday, 10/19/2013, 09:00 am – 06:00 pm
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
6300 NW 7th Avenue,
Miami, Georgia 33150
Webpage Link
MIA Animation Conference & Festival
Mission

MIA Animation’s principal goal is to improve the informational exchange between students, educational institutions, and the industry; giving these target markets the opportunity to share their ideas, create an environment to facilitate students’ transition from university to industry, and bring new energy to the trade.

Description
MIA ANIMATION is an industry conference that focuses on Computer Animation, Gaming, Visual Effects and Motion Graphics, Film, Web Design and Visual Arts. We have brought world-renowned industry speakers that offer master classes along with software demos and multiple panels. It has been designed to be a forum for active networking and practical information exchange with strong commitment and emphasis in education while developing and nourishing new talent.

Downtown Miami First Friday Art Walk 5/3/13

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Downtown Miami First Friday Art Walk
artwalkMay 3, 6-10 pm

This new cultural initiative shines a light on the growing art community and collector market in Downtown Miami, bringing together non-profit arts organizations and local galleries for special exhibitions, artists open studios, exclusive openings, artist panel discussions.  The Art Walk is planned to be held the first Friday of every month January to June and October to December.

The “First Friday” Art Walk will showcase over 150 exhibiting artists offering an array of art experiences that will reflect multiple mediums, styles, and trends in the art world. Miami is the crossroads between three fabulous cultures- Central/South America/Caribbean, Europe and North America- so it is ideally located to bring together the best of these cultures.

Downtown Miami "First Friday" Art Walk a refreshing cultural initiative will serve as a cultural destination and economic engine in Miami’s Downtown active and vibrant urban community.

Galleries from SE 3rd to NE 3rd  Street
Aluna Art Foundation 5-8pm
172 W Flagler Street at SW 2nd Avenue Miami • Parking Available 305 305 6471 786 587 7214
The Re-Portrayed Island; retrospective by Raul Canibano
Curated Aluna Curatorial Collective Adriana Herrear and Willy Castellano. Twenty years of works by this Cuban photographer  who redefined the profile of the common man in Cuba of the end of utopia.

McCormick Place 6-10 pm, Open Artist Studios
111 SW 3rd Street at SW 1st Court Miami 305 206 4734 • Parking Available
McCormick Place is a vibrant production-based event space featuring various well-known artists.  Currently, it houses nine artist studios belonging to Eleazar Delgado, Scottie Flamm, Virginia Erdie, Julie Ross, Karen Kim, Manuel Rodriguez, Ana Rossi, Scott Doyle and Eva Avila.  There is also a gallery space located on the first floor.  Sean McCormick, the curator behind the venue, describes it as "a place where any idea can come to life."
www.facebook.com/McCormickPlaceDowntownMiami 

Galleries from NE 4th  to NE 11 th Street
The Artisan Lounge 6-10 pm
“W 10, A Collective View”
500 NE 1st Ave at NE 5th Street – Miami North College Metro Station
theartisanlounge.com
Hors d’oeuvres graciously provided by Amy Klingbeil 
An innovate artist studio and exhibition space for over 26 Miami artists with a monthly schedule of curated exhibitions.  Artisan Lounge will present “Human Rights- Human Wrongs",  and " Eleuthreia " Freedom Collection by Meg Wallace. Visit the art studios of David Elgena, Marcos Rodriguez, Dajo Photography, Giselle Delgado Buraye, Carolina Molina, Maximiliano Pecce, Vesna Vera, Steven Chun, Diana Pantoja, Reniel Diaz, Michael Glidden, Aurora Molina, German Molina, Pepe Mar, Espiritutara, Marcella Novella, Sol Gersh, Jacky Velis, Gustavo Roman, Maria Castillo, Janet Mueller, Virginia Quinn, W10, IRREVERSIBLE MAGAZINE, Augusto Esquivel, Katy Stallfus, Carolina de Panfilis, and Astolfo Funes.
Panel Discussion: Open Conversation between Social Work and Art. What is the role of social issues in the art world?  7:45 – 8:30 PM.Interactive Art- Pledge Board: A Heart Made with Finger Prints
Visitors can participate in creating a collective work of art to pledge to make a difference in any of the Social Issues discussed in the exhibition.

MDC Museum of Art + Design Noon – 5 pm
600 Biscayne Blvd. – AT NE 6th Street Miami, FL
www.mdcmoad.org
“Arnold Mesches: A Life`s Work” Through May 4
The retrospective exhibition ARNOLD MESCHES: A LIFE’S WORK at Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art + Design, commemorates his 90th birthday and will feature over 65 works from many of the 14 series completed.
“Transcending Narratives of Humanity Selected works from the CINTAS Foundation Fellows Collection” Through May 31
Curated by MDC MOAD curatorial intern, Natalie Perez, Transcending Narratives of Humanity observes the artists investigations relating to material and visual culture as a main vehicle of history and storytelling.

Dimensions Variable 6-10 pm West Wing
100 NE 11th Street at NE 1st Ave – Miami 305 607 5527 • Parking Available
www.dimensionsvariable.net
P2V Antoine Lefebvre & P. Scott Cunningham                                                     
"Physical to Virtual" P2 V is a technical term describing the transfer of a physical server’s data to a virtual machine. 
Dimensions Variable is an exhibition space in the new Downtown Arthouse building located in Downtown Miami.  Their focus is to invite national and international artists to exhibit and discuss their work alongside locally based artists.  The Artist studios of Frances Trombly, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova, and Adler Guerrier will be open during the First Friday Art Walk.
Turned Based Press  6 -10 PM
" A Hasty Show" East Wing
A community based print workshop
 
CIFO  Cineros Fontanals Art Foundation Noon to 6 PM
1018 N Miami Ave. at NE 10th Street 305 445-3380
"Miguel Navarro"
"City Metaphors Selections from IVAM Colletion  through May 12th
Works from the Intstitut Valencia d’Arte Modern, Spain

Galleries from NE 12th Street to NE 18th Street
1723 NE 2nd Avenue NE 17th Street at 2nd Avenue 305 374 8882
info@artopiamiami.com  
Artopia Art Center and Masterworks  6 to 10 PM
Celebrates 25 years fosters engagement in the arts and culture bringing unique events, exhibitions and programs for artists, collectors and Miami audiences.   Also featured are Masterworks of mid and late 20th century contemporary International and Latin Amercian  masters.

Nina Torres Fine Art 6-10 pm
1800 N Bayshore Dr #CPl. at NE 18th Street 305 395 3599 Miami Parking Available
www.ninatorresfineart.com
“POESIA VISUAL CONTEMPORANEA” 
In commemoration of Ponce de León’s discovery of Florida this exhibition celebrates 500 years of Spanish presence in the State of Florida.

Additional Downtown Cultural Offerings:
Centro Cultural Espanol, 1490 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132
HistoryMiami, 101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130
Miami Art Museum, 101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130
New World School of the Arts, 25 Northeast 2nd Street Miami, FL 33132
InterContinental Hotel Art Project Space, 100 Chopin Plaza Miami, FL 33131
Miami International University of Art & Design, 1501 Biscayne Boulevard #100 Miami, FL 33132
Historical Museum of South Florida, 1075 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132
Cannonball/LegalArt Miami, 1035 N Miami Ave #200 Miami, FL 33136
Miami Children’s Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway Miami, FL 33132

Peter London Global Dance Company Presents “Spring Nights at the Arsht Center” 5/24/13

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Peter London Global Dance Company Presents “Spring Nights at the Arsht Center”
Friday, 05/24/2013, 07:30 pm –
PLGDC- Arsht Center Flyer 2013.pubAdrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
1300 Biscayne Boulevard,
Miami , Florida 33132
Buy Tickets Link

The Peter London Global Dance Company, Miami’s newest multicultural dance troupe, heats up the Carnival Studio Theater with a two-night stint featuring a choreographic sampler of six new works entitled “Spring Nights at the Arsht Center.” London’s choreography has received critical acclaim at AILEY’S Summer SIZZLER at the City Corp Theater in New York, NWSA performances at the Gusman Theater, The Colony Theater, South Miami-Dade Cultural Center and at the International Dance Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

A dance visionary and veteran performer with the Martha Graham and José Limon dance companies, Peter London is now a dance professor at Miami-Dade College / New World School of the Arts and the Founder and Artistic Director of The Peter London Global Dance Company, which he created to establish a home-grown, world-class contemporary dance organization that promotes South Florida’s vibrant arts heritage. Mr. London’s vision was given an invaluable boost when his company received the 2011 Knight Arts Challenge grant award from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and support from The Miami Foundation. “I cannot begin to express how grateful I am to the Arsht Center staff for inviting and hosting my company,” said London. “The dancers are excited about this tremendous opportunity to perform in front of a larger audience in the heart of Miami at one of the most prestigious performing arts centers in the world. The hard work and steadfastness of the PLGDC dancers take us to new heights and we all feel blessed to showcase our talent to new audiences each time,” he continued.

Heineken Dwntwn Miami Concert Series Presented By Car2Go Featuring Domino Saints, 2NYCE, CECY and Marquese Scott 5/10/13

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Heineken Dwntwn Miami Concert Series Presented By Car2Go Featuring Domino Saints, 2NYCE, CECY and Marquese Scott
image006Friday, May 10 | Doors Open: 7:00 p.m. | Showtime: 8 p.m.
Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center
174 E Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33131

Heineken DWNTWN Miami Concert Series Presented by Car2Go
Downtown Miami residents and visitors can enjoy an evening with some of Miami’s hottest concert talent; Domino Saints, 2NYCE, Cecy and a special dance performance by Marquese Scott. This event is free and open to the public.

Headlining the sixth season’s first show:
Domino Saints are an explosive Urban/Pop Duo from Puerto Rico with a mind-blowing fusion of Latin sounds and urban music along with captivating bilingual lyrics. Their sound is pure energy created by a combination of Dancehall Reggae, Electronica with a trademark Latin style appealing to all audiences around the globe. Recently, Rhapsody named them as one of their favorite for 2013 and Billboard just named them top 10 to watch in 2013. Website: www.dominosaints.com
2NYCE (pronounced: Two Nice), has quickly receive great public support as well as from important Latino leaders of industry in music and media, which has positioned him in the international market. 2NYCE stands out as one of the most promising urban/tropical figures emerging from Miami, Florida. Website: www.im2nyce.com
Cecy B is a talented Latina Rapper/Singer/Songwriter. Born and raised in Southern Cali, She continues to make waves and break barriers in the industry as a talented Latina Femcee with an impressive rap flow. Website: www.cecybworld.com
Marquese Scott became a YouTube sensation with his performance of "Pumped Up Kicks Dubstep". With over 85 million views, the video is "simply mind-blowing," according to CBS. Ellen DeGeneres called it "Incredible" and Gather named it the "best dubstep ever seen or performed by anyone – period." His video was featured on the front-page news of MSN.com, The Huffington Post, CBS News, and YAHOO! News. YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/HCeOtzM_O5Jjs

First Annual Lotus House Spring Community Service Day 5/19/13

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First Annual Lotus House Spring Community Service Day
Sunday, May 19th, 9am
Lotus House
217 nw 15th Street
Miami Florida 33136

Our goal is to patch and paint every room of Lotus House! We hope you will join us for this heartwarming, fun day of community coming together to make a difference! Here’s how you can help: Organize a team of volunteers from your company, community organization, family and friends to help. Children age 12 and above may accompany parents.

Teams will clean, tape, patch, caulk and paint walls, doors, baseboards and ceilings. Depending on the size/experience of your team, it will be assigned one or more apartments. The more the merrier!! We have 32 apartments in total to be painted, and we will be giving out service awards!

Please be at Lotus House at 9am, Sunday morning, May 19th (when we will assign apartments), dressed in cool but old clothes and close-toed shoes. Remember, we are painting!

Please bring your own safety glasses, gloves, paint cloths, and rollers/paintbrushes and pans.  We will supply the paint, pink of course!

If your team cannot paint, you may still help by making and serving refreshments for our other volunteer teams.

Your team leader should email us at anna@lotushouseshelter.org ahead of time to coordinate.

Our teams already include Bank of America, Bellini Williams Island, Bilzin Sumberg, PA, Blanco Painting, Inc., Commercial Real Estate Women of Miami, Lotus House Young Leaders, Navy service members, One Sotheby’s Intl. Realty, and counting. Add your team to our dedicated group of volunteers to make a difference in the lives of women and children in need at Lotus House. Thank you!!

Fabulous Miami Multichamber of Commerce Business Card Exchange 5/1/13

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Fabulous Miami Multichamber of Commerce Business Card Exchange
Wednesday, May 1st 2013, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
event1JW Marriott Marquis Miami
255 Biscayne Boulevard Way
Miami, Florida 33131
Cost: $10 in advance for members $15 for non members
Cost at the Door: $15 at the door for members, $20 for non-members
rsvp@fabulousmiami.com by Monday, April 29th 2013

Dress Code: Business Attire

The Chambers of Argentina,Camacol, Coconut Grove,Colombia, Chile, Greater Doral, Downtown Miami & Brickell, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Junior Chamber International, Medley,Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland,Sweetwater, along with Brickell Rotary Club, invite you to celebrate the Monthly Multichamber of Commerce networking event.Mix and mingle with local professionals, promote your business, share your ideas, expand your network and have fun! Members $10 in advance and $15 at the door (cash only)Non-members $15 in advance and $20 at the door (cash only) To purchase your tickets go to www.multichamberevents.com

Includes: A complimentary drink courtesy of Zacapa and appetizers for an hour. Bring your Business card to participate in raffle to win surprise prizes.

AIRIE Artist Talk- Alice Raymond at DV 5/2/13

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AIRIE Artist Talk- Alice Raymond at DV
6LR_1y5tThursday, May 2, 2013 at 7 pm
Dimensions Variable
100 NE 11th Street
Miami, Florida 33132

For the past few weeks AIRIE Fellow Alice Raymond has been working on an experimental mapping project, experiencing visitors’ perspectives on the Everglades National Park. In this artist talk she’ll share reflections on this project and her time at AIRIE.

Alice has been busy meeting rangers, scientists, and friends exploring the park with them to get their perspective. With a focus on human actions made through the park, she aims to get a global or outside sense of the use of the park, using her own view to put in balance others’ perspectives. Alice is interested in questioning the sense of wildness and landscape, looking at its evolution through decades and projects, pointing the permanent changes. She uses the vocabulary of maps as an example of the distortion between reality, perception and representation.

Following Alice’s talk we’ll share more information about the residency and the application process for 2014.

2nd Annual Go Dutch Orange Bike-In Festival 4/26/13

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2nd Annual Go Dutch Orange Bike-In Festival
godutchFriday, April 26th, 7pm – 11pm
Grand Central Park
697 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Free

GO DUTCH! again this year at Miami’s largest Queen’s Day celebration with the Omni Parkwest Redevelopment Association, The Miami Bike Scene, and Grolsch Premium Lager.

Join hundreds of local cyclists for a special Miami Critical Mass after party in celebration of Dutch culture, sustainable living and Miami’s growing and dynamic bike scene. Make sure to wear your craziest Dutch-inspired orange costume for a chance to win a brand new fixed gear bike! Also, get to Government Center early prior to critical mass for your free orange Grolsch T-shirt (limited to 800). Admission to this one-of-a-kind event is free and all bar proceeds to go to Grand Central Park for improvements and maintenance to the facility. Go Dutch! will expand on last year’s festival atmosphere by adding more games and bike-related activities.

Attendees arriving on a bicycle and Dutch-inspired apparel can enter the "orange costume contest" for a chance to win a custom fixed gear bicycle by Republic Bike. Additionally there will be food, drinks, and music provided by DJ DZA for a special "Peachfuzz in the park".

Miami Critical Mass will meet up at Government Center at 6:30pm as usual, and depart at 7:15pm! The group will ride about 12 miles and finish at Grand Central Park around 8:30pm for the bicycle festival!

The festival coincides with the monthly Miami Critical Mass ride which will be starting as regularly scheduled at Government Center, the only difference to previous rides is that it’ll be ending at Grand Central Park for the celebration, the group of cyclists should be expected to arrive at the park around 8:20pm.

Grolsch will distribute 800 orange t-shirts before the start of Miami Critical Mass at Government Center, it is advised you arrive at 6:30pm if you wish to get a free t-shirt. The limited shirts will entitle participants to $4 special on Grolsch 16oz beers at the park. Everyone is highly encouraged to wear orange!

Green Mobility Network will be providing FREE bicycle valet on a first come first serve basis. Bike valet space is limited so it is highly recommended that you bring your own lock as a precaution, additional on-site self-parking is available for cyclists.

Miami Bike Polo will be playing exhibition games and there will be skate & BMX freestyle sessions at the new DIY skate park area of Grand Central Park.

The Magic City Bicycle Collective will have a table and repair stand set up at Grand Central Park. They will demonstrate simple bike care and do minor bike repairs and maintenance. Buy them a beer or make a donation!

Walking Into Walls (And Curtains), a workshop by Asher Hartman 4/29/13

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Walking Into Walls (And Curtains), a workshop by Asher Hartman
Asher Hartman WorkshopMonday, April 29, 6:00-9:00 pm
Cannonball
1035 North Miami Avenue, Suite 200
Miami, FL 33136
Free and open to all
Kindly RSVP to splash@cannonballmiami.org  or 786-347-2360.

Cannonball (Miami, FL) and Machine Project (Los Angeles, CA) are thrilled to announce a workshop by artist Asher Hartman. Free and open to the public, Walking into Walls (and Curtains) is a workshop of actors and visual artists interested in stirring up new ideas about “live art.”

We will collectively ponder and perform questions about the ways in which the coupling of actor and artist can spark new ideas about the relationships between the being and the object; space, place and text; seeing and sensing, making and witnessing. Our goal is to rethink the ways in which crossing disciplinary boundaries can widen the sight lines of live art.

The fine print: without making a grand distinction between performance art and theater, we may consider spoken texts, naturalistic and other acting techniques, and blocking and choreography, meditation, and energy work as useful tools, and we will be thinking about concepts of audience and stage. Everyone will perform.

Hartman’s workshop and public performance, "The Florida Room," are part of a new collaboration between Cannonball and Machine Project, offering three Los Angeles-based artists research residencies at Cannonball and the resources to create new performance-based works in response to Miami. Participating artists include Corey Fogel, Asher Hartman, and Juliana Snapper. This collaborative project is generously supported, in part, by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Asher Hartman is an interdisciplinary artist, independent curator, and psychic based in Los Angeles. His practice centers on the exploration of the self in relation to Western histories and ideologies. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including shows at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Beijing Open Performance Festival, Beijing; Hayward Gallery, London; Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila; Recontres International, Paris and Berlin; Torrance Art Museum, CA; MIX, New York; London Underground Film Fest and Images, UK; and in a number of Los Angeles venues including Machine Project, LACE, Sea and Space Exhibitions, Monte Vista Projects, Human Resources, and The Hammer Museum.
Hartman received his BA from University of California, Los Angeles, and his MFA from California Institute of the Arts, Valencia.

Bachaco Live at Miami 420 Music Fest w/ Del the Funky Homosapien 4/20/13

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BACHACO Live @ Miami 420 Music Fest w/ Del the Funky Homosapien
Saturday, 04/20/2013, 04:20 pm – 05:00 am
299211_10151183739842537_2055351756_nEve Miami
1306 N Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
RSVP Link

Eve Miami will be hosting BACHACO at their MIAMI 420 MUSIC FESTIVAL where the band will be performing along with an aresenal of other bands and artists including Del the Funky Homosapien, also known for his work with Gorillaz.

For more information visit http://www.miamieve.com/slider/bachaco/

BACHACO performs around midnight.

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Miami City Ballet Presents Program IV: Broadway and Ballet 5/3/13-5/5/13

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Miami City Ballet Presents Program IV: Broadway and Ballet
mcb-prog4-600x360-miamiMay 3-5
Ziff Ballet Opera House
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132

Tickets from just $20.
 Click Here For Tickets
Or call 305-949-6722

A contrast of Robbins’ endlessly beautiful Dances at a Gathering with Balanchine’s wildly entertaining Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.

Also! One Night Only – MLB All-Star Mike Piazza is the gangster in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. Friday, May 3 at 8pm!

Tickets from just $20.

Dances at a Gathering (Robbins/Chopin)
Ten dancers, live Chopin piano music, endlessly beautiful and original invention – a celebration of dance, dancers… and life.

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Balanchine/Rodgers)
Taken from the hit Rodgers and Hart Broadway musical On Your Toes, this is a story of gangsters, strippers and an attempted murder plot revealed just in time.  Fast-paced, with tap dancing and talking parts, this is wildly entertaining dance.

Florida International University CARTA Alumni Networking Happy Hour 4/23/13

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Florida International University CARTA Alumni Networking Happy Hour
Tuesday, 04/23/2013, 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
Segafredo Brickell
1421 South Miami Ave. ,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link

The FIU Architecture + The Arts and the FIU Alumni Association are hosting CARTA Alumni Networking Happy Hour, an alumni gathering night of golden panther pride.

The event takes place on April 23 from 6-8 p.m. at Segafredo Brickell, 1421 South Miami Ave. Miami, FL 33130.

Appetizer and a drink are included. The fee of the event is $10 for Alumni Association members, and $15 for non-members (cash only at the door).

Interested parties must RSVP at asnigarc@fiu.edu or call at (305) 348-1805.

The Vagabond welcomes Louie Vega Celebrating Carmel Ophir’s Birthday! 4/20/13

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The Vagabond welcomes Louie Vega Celebrating Carmel Ophir’s Birthday!
Saturday, 04/20/2013, 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
carmelbday420The Vagabond
30 NE 14 Street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link

Saturday April 20th, 2013

The Vagabond
invites you to
“Brothers from Different Mothers”
LOUIE VEGA
Returns in Celebration of
CARMEL OPHIR’S Birthday!

with Resident DJs
Brad Strickland | Ryan Evans

in the Garden
A Spicy Birthday Celebration for
DJ WASABI

Advanced Tickets Available at
www.wantickets.com/vagabond

The Vagabond
30 NE 14th Street
Downtown Miami
thevagabondmiami.com

98+ Points – A Wine by the Bay Collector’s Club Event 4/27/13

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98+ Points – A Wine by the Bay Collector’s Club Event
Saturday, 04/27/2013, 08:45 pm
WBB-Collectors-Club-LOGO-WhiteBackgroundR1Wine by the Bay
888 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link

The second edition of Wine by the Bay’s Collector’s Club onsite events will showcase wines rated 98+ points by some the world’s most famous wine critics. Join Stefano Campanini for a spectacular evening of wine and conversation while contemplating “The Curated Wine List” —

> Taittinger Comtes Blanc de Blanc 2002: 98 points from Robert Parker

The most special Champagne we have ever tasted. This is Chardonnay perfection in a glass! Drinks beautifully young and has the capacity to age for decades.

> Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Bordeaux Blanc 2009: 98 points from Robert Parker

An opulent white to sip slowly. When it warms and opens up in the glass you get a mouthful of buttered citrus, grapefruit and gravelly texture/acidity before a terrific lingering finish.

> Achaval Ferrer Finca Bella Vista 2009: 98 points from Robert Parker

Black fruit, depth, opulence, and an endless finish. Grapes sourced from a vineyard planted in 1910!

> Fontodi Flaccianello delle Piave 2006: 99 points from Wine Spectator

Powerful flavors of coffee, bitter cherry, vanilla bean and Tuscan terroir in an extremely elegant package. The nose goes on for days, as does the finish. The layers of fruit and chewy tannin in between will take your breath away!

> Domaine Raymond Usseglio Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Imperiale 2010: 99 points from Robert Parker

The nose is complex, with notes of white chocolate and truffle that lead you into a gorgeous Chateauneuf du Pape with full-bodied texture, and rich flavors of blackberry, spice, licorice and lavender.

An advance ticket purchase is required by calling 305.455.9791. RSVP’s can be made by phone or email at info@winebtb.com.

One Community One Goal Update 5/8/13

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ocogevite-finalOne Community One Goal Update
May 8, 2013, 7:30 AM 
Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus Auditorium
300 NE 2nd Avenue
Building 1, Room 1261
Miami FL 33132
Ticket Price: FREE
RSVP Online

You are invited to joine One Community, One Goal co-chairs Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez, George Foyo and Art Torno and the OCOG Coordinating Council with the Beacon Council for an update. OCOG is a community wide initiative to grow jobs and investment in Miami-Dade County

Beyond Words, How to Incorporate Your Voice in Art 4/16/13

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Beyond Words, How to Incorporate Your Voice in Art
Tuesday, April 16, 6:00-9:00pm
Cannonball
1035 North Miami Avenue, Suite 200
Miami, FL 33136
Free and Open to All
To participate in the workshop, please RSVP by Monday, April 15 to splash@cannonballmiami.org  or call us at 786.347.2360.

Cannonball (Miami, FL) and Machine Project (Los Angeles, CA) invite you to join voice researcher and radical opera singer Juliana Snapper in a free, public workshop exploring ways to use Voice in your art. Her three-hour workshop, Beyond Words: How to Incorporate Your Voice in Art, begins with the question: What is the thing-ness of Voice? Forget language for a second; forget singing. Imagine the human voice as a material substance – a thing you can feel and shape that connects bodies and maps spaces. What are the possibilities?
This workshop offers techniques for getting past the terrible vulnerability of voice and concrete ways to begin working with it (your own voice and other’s) as a sculptural and interpersonal medium. Croaking, shrill, deaf, and tuneless bodies are especially welcome. Juliana Snapper has taught voice for over a decade and given several workshops specifically for performance and media artists. Her own work almost always involves roping non-singers in (An opera with Ron Athey, a choir of lemmings that hum the water’s surface, the People’s Microphony Camerata with Elana Mann…).

Snapper’s workshop and public performance, Double in the Bubble, are part of a new collaboration between Cannonball and Machine Project, offering three Los Angeles-based artists research residencies at Cannonball and the resources to create new performance-based works in response to Miami. Participating artists include Corey Fogel, Asher Hartman, and Juliana Snapper. This collaborative project is generously supported, in part, by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Cannonball presents: Architecture Design Studio’s Spring 2013 Brief 4/23/13

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Cannonball presents: Architecture Design Studio’s Spring 2013 Brief
student workTuesday, April 23, 2013 – 7:00-9:00 PM
Cannonball
1035 N Miami Ave, Suite 200
Miami, FL 33136
Free and Open to the Public
Kindly RSVP by contacting us at splash@cannonballmiami.org  or 786-347-2360.

Cannonball and Architecture Design Studio invite you to experience the final Spring 2013 Studio Brief, where architecture students propose innovative projects to local developers.

Funded by Tony Goldman, Architecture Design Studio is a platform for architecture students and landowner/developers to collaborate in reinventing the Miami urban landscape. Since all built architecture is real estate, the students are responsible for business innovation, market, and financial calculations of the proposed project.

Five development entities that have passionately invested in specific urban neighborhoods in Miami have contributed their time and expertise to the Spring 2013 semester studio program. The students have designed context specific architecture for these neighborhoods and connecting components between them. Their projects explore new technologies and popular demand to push the boundaries of architecture and development. Underlining concepts include detachment from aging infrastructural grids, local economies, and affordability. The students provide proposals with innovation while the developers challenge the students with applicability.
Supporting Developers:
Chris MacLeod – Park West
Goldman Properties – Ocean Drive
Felipe Cano with Moishe Mana – Wynwood
Avra Jain – Edgewater
Damian Najman – Coral Way
Participating Students:
Javier Alonso, Irvin Cuellar, Paty Duran, Jose Garcia, Juan Geles, Daneele Hall, Faraas Hannan, Ricardo Leyes, Egipcua Perez, Trina Robinson, Marcello Usbeck, Natalie Velsquez, and Meredith Woods

Symphonic Blues 4/20/13

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Symphonic Blues
Saturday, 04/20/2013, 08:00 pm –
MISO-Symphonic-Blues-gifKnight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Music Director and Conductor Eduardo Marturet joins forces with Corky Siegel, one of the world’s great blues harmonica masters, to perform William Russo’s foot-stomping blues concerto, Street Music. French-born pianist Monique Duphil performs Ravel’s Concerto in G, in a playful, jazz-and-blues inspired program that also features Gershwin’s Cuban Overture and Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber. One performance only at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts’ Knight Concert Hall on Saturday, April 20 at 8:00 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, please call 305.949.6722 or visit www.themiso.org.

Photographs by John Christi of Philanthrofest at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus on 4/6/13

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Photographs taken by John Christi from the Philanthrofest at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus on Saturaday, April 6, 2013. PhilanthroFest featured more than 100 South Florida non-profits and community agencies, art, music and dance entertainment, a kid’s zone, a community stage, healthy living section, and other family friendly attractions.

PhilanthroFest’s goal includes providing educational resources to non-profits in the areas of social media and on-line engagement, digital marketing and web development. PhilanthroFest creates collaborations between public/private partners and industry experts to create the PhilanthroFest Non-Profit Community Engagement Institutes, educational workshops and hands-on learning opportunities that help strengthen non-profits’ communications strategy, donor loyalty and volunteer engagement. PhilanthroFest helps non-profits excel while connecting the community to their cause.

 

 

 

Eatiquette Dinner at Toro Toro Miami 4/24/13

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Eatiquette Dinner at Toro Toro Miami
Wednesday, 04/24/2013, 06:30 pm – 09:00 pm
april-eatToro Toro Miami
100 Chopin Plaza ,
Miami , Florida 33131
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Join us for a gourmet meal at Toro Toro, Miami hottest new Pan-Latin restaurant, and become an etiquette expert. Whether your motivations are personal or professional, learn to entertain with style, savvy and sophistication from Sonia Jacobson, Miami’s ‘Emily Post”.

The 6th Annual Memorial Weekend Comedy Fest 5/26/13

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The 6th Annual Memorial Weekend Comedy Fest
Sunday, 05/26/2013, 07:00 pm – 12:00 am
6th-MWCFJames L. Knight Center
400 SE 2nd Avenue / Downtown Miami,
Miami, Florida 33131
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The 6th Annual Memorial Weekend Comedy Fest

Miami, FL – Miami Comedy Fest and New World Entertainment returns May 26th, 2013 with the hottest annual Memorial Weekend event in South Florida! For the sixth consecutive year, the Memorial Weekend Comedy Festival will once again take over the James L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami. This year’s show features the star-studded and in-your-face comedy of Bruce Bruce, Corey Holcomb, Shawty Shawty, Cocoa Brown and Red Grant.

As tens of thousands descend upon Miami, so does some of comedies brightest stars. Coming off of last years sold out event with Tommy Davidson, John Witherspoon, Faizon Love, and Michael Blackson, the 6th Annual Memorial Weekend Comedy Festival plans to be a stellar comedic performance. For the past six years, CEO of New World Entertainment and Miami Comedy Fest have produced the only annual Memorial Weekend comedy show in Miami. “Every year, we want to bring on board new talent and comedians and produce a great show to give the people of South Florida. The 2013 show lineup will not disappoint,” states Chad Thomas. “The weekend is full of partying and beach fun, but come Sunday night it’s time to have a good laugh before you head home on Monday,” Chad continues. With an incredible lineup of features, the 6th Annual Memorial Weekend Comedy Fest boasts the comedic legend Bruce Bruce and exciting special guests such as the hilarious Corey Holcomb, Shawty Shawty of MTV’s Wild ‘n Out, Cocoa Brown from Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse sitcom on the Oprah Winfrey Network and Def Comedy Jam alumni Red Grant.

The James L. Knight Center is located in Downtown Miami. Tickets went on sale Monday March 22, 2013. Tickets can be charged by phone at 800.745.3000 or bought at the James L. Knight Center box office. Additional information can be found on www.miamicomedyfest.com.

For more information:
Contact:
Miami Comedy Festival
786.362.2892

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of Philanthrofest at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus on 4/6/13

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Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon from the Philanthrofest at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus on Saturaday, April 6, 2013. PhilanthroFest featured more than 100 South Florida non-profits and community agencies, art, music and dance entertainment, a kid’s zone, a community stage, healthy living section, and other family friendly attractions.

PhilanthroFest’s goal includes providing educational resources to non-profits in the areas of social media and on-line engagement, digital marketing and web development. PhilanthroFest creates collaborations between public/private partners and industry experts to create the PhilanthroFest Non-Profit Community Engagement Institutes, educational workshops and hands-on learning opportunities that help strengthen non-profits’ communications strategy, donor loyalty and volunteer engagement. PhilanthroFest helps non-profits excel while connecting the community to their cause.

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

 

Winter Jewish Music Concert Presents Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell 6/9/13

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Winter Jewish Music Concert Presents Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell
Sunday, 06/09/2013, 04:00 pm – 06:00 pm
frontTemple Israel of Greater Miami
137 NE 19th Street,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, the “new voice of Yiddish music,” will perform in concert on Sunday, June 9th, at 4:00 p.m. The event, the first solo concert ever presented by the nationally-renowned Winter Jewish Music Concert, will be at Temple Israel of Greater Miami.
Russell, an African-American who is a Jew-by-choice, is a classically-trained bass who over the last ten years has sung with opera companies in San Francisco and New York. After his years in the world of classical music, Russell was drawn to Yiddish music by its emotional power.
Russell has now focused on Yiddish music, and has performed concerts of Yiddish music in New York, Toronto, and Boston, as well as Northern California, where he resides with his partner, Rabbi Michael Rothbaum.
Mr. Russell will be accompanied by Alan Mason, the Music Director of the Winter Jewish Music Concert. 
Temple Israel is located at 137 N.E. 19th Street, blocks away from the Arsht Center and Wynwood. Tickets for the concert are $18 and $36, and may be purchased at www.JewishConcert.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

Leave A Legacy 15th Annual Donor Next Door Luncheon 5/8/13

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Leave A Legacy© 15th Annual Donor Next Door Luncheon
Sunday, 05/08/2013, 11:00 pm – 01:30 pm
Patricia Maldonado
Jungle Island,
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Florida Miami
RSVP Link

South Florida nonprofits will honor their leading patrons whose commitments often go well beyond financial support at the LEAVE A LEGACY© 15th Annual Donor Next Door Luncheon at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8 at Parrott Jungle Island, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail.

Strategic Planning Workshop / Nonprofit Corporate Governance – Best Practices 5/22/13

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Strategic Planning Workshop / Nonprofit Corporate Governance – Best Practices
Wednesday, 05/22/2013, 08:30 am – 11:45 am
ColorLogo_cropped_1675x483Akerman Senterfitt
1 SE 3rd Ave (26th Central Conference Room),
miami, Florida 33131
RSVP Link

Strategic Planning Workshop

Revisiting or establishing a shared vision for your organization and developing a plan of action to get there is crucial to making your mission actionable. Attend this workshop and learn best practices for conducting a simplified, complete strategic planning session that allows you to set clear goals, measure your progress, and helps make a compelling case for funding.

Breakfast will be served at 8:30am

About the Facilitator
Esther Monzon Aguirre, President and Senior Project Manager, EV Services, Inc.

Ms. Monzon-Aguirre is widely regarded as one of the premier legislative advocates and community outreach professionals, with a reputation built upon keen attention to detail, advocacy expertise with a broad spectrum of real-world challenges solutions and relentless commitment to customer service. Recently, Ms. Monzon-Aguirre completed the reorganization of a 300 employee not-for-profit covering over 4,100 square miles of service area with an operation budget of $25 million. Additionally, Ms. Monzon-Aguirre is a Florida Supreme Court-certified County Court Mediator. This professional designation validates her substantial interpersonal skills and her ability to listen to others, the cornerstone of her history of reaching consensus on behalf of clients who find themselves in confrontational situations.

Non-Profit Corporate Governance- Best Practices

Wednesday, May 22, 10:30am-11:45am

The workshop topics will include: the legal constraints imposed by having 501(c)(3) status; minimizing exposure to personal liability as a director or officer; adhering to the “corporate formalities”; how to conduct self assessments of your nonprofit to insure compliance with all legal requirements; and, the adoption of improved “policies” that can improve corporate governance.

About the Facilitator

John Little, Community Economic Development Advocacy Director, Legal Services of Greater Miami

John Little was born and raised in upstate New York’s Hudson Valley. He received his B.A. Degree from the University of Alabama in 1969 followed by a stint teaching 7th and 8th grade science in Alabama’s rural “black belt”. Before attending law school he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. He received his J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1978. Upon graduation he was awarded a two year “community lawyering” fellowship through Howard University and was assigned to work with a small legal services program in north Alabama. Upon completion of the fellowship he worked for five years with Alabama Legal Services in their Tuscaloosa Regional Office. During that time he served numerous individual clients and helped to create a statewide community development initiative providing assistance to nonprofit corporations. In 1985 he began his present employment as a community development specialist attorney with Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. where he is responsible for providing free assistance to nonprofit corporations engaged in housing, economic and community development activities in ethnically diverse low income neighborhoods. He has experience in the legal aspects of real estate development, affordable housing, and small business issues.

Wednesday, May 22, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Akerman Senterfitt

1 SE 3rd Ave, 26th Central Conference Room

Miami, FL

Downtown Miami Gallery Night Opening Reception 4/5/13

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Downtown Miami Gallery Night
April 5, 2013, Opening Reception 5-8 pm
miami_art_walk_flyer_4x6_G_WEBOcean Bank
200 SE 1st. St.
Miami, FL 33131
(a lobby displaying exquisite architecture from the 1960s).

R.S.V.P. by April 3rd 2013 to 305-416-6868

Inaugural Exhibition Downtown Miami Gallery Night: “Faces of Faith”, featuring Papaloko, (Jude Thagenus), Luis Molina, and Jewelry from Rachel Dugger-Studio. (Artists will be present). Other Collaborating Venues: Seafair, First Friday’s, Artisan Lounge and McCormick Place.

On April 5, 2013, internationally acclaimed South Florida artists and jewelry designers will present their work in a pop up gallery in Downtown’s Historic District, marking the start of Downtown Miami Gallery Night.  The first venue will be the beautiful lobby of Ocean Bank.

This is an initiative by the innovative cultural tour operator, The Urban Tour Host, which features over 40 styles of tours of South Florida, including the renowned Urban Arts & Mural Tour.

“Art is at the forefront of any important urban transformation,” said Downtown novelist Raúl Guerrero. “The institution of a Gallery Night helps to define this transformation and helps to change the perception many people have of a Downtown Miami lacking culture.”

David Brown, founder and president of The Urban Tour Host, believes Downtown Miami Gallery Night will connect art with residents and businesses throughout the year and for years to come.

“Downtown Miami remains the historical and architectural jewel of Miami-Dade County. Downtown Miami Gallery Night will showcase this marvelous quarter” – Paul George, PhD.

The Urban Tour Host is an innovative cultural tour operator best known for “Miami’s Cultural Community Tours”, which offers since 2003 over 40 styles of tours of South Florida- including a Downtown Miami Interactive Walking Tour.  The Urban Tour Host also produces the popular Annual Downtown Miami Riverwalk Festival and Boat Parade—going into its sixth year. www.miamiculturaltours.com

Wine Down Wednesday and Trivia Night 4/3/13

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Wine Down Wednesday and Trivia Night
Wednesday, 04/03/2013, 05:00 pm – 08:00 pm
WDW_April3HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link

Join HistoryMiami for downtown Miami’s only cultural happy hour! Enjoy wines and Argentine treats from Clos Bistro & Cafe, pop-up store by CUBICO and trivia night with historian Dr. Paul George. Gather a group of friends or come out on your own to compete for prizes. $10. Free parking at the Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue included. RSVP to 305-375-1614 or RSVP@historymiami.org.

The Wine and Art of Sandro Chia – A Wine by the Bay Tasting and Art Exhibit with Downtown Miami First Friday Art Walk 4/5/13

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The Wine and Art of Sandro Chia – A Wine by the Bay Tasting and Art Exhibit Event as part of Downtown Miami’s Inaugural First Friday Art Walk
Friday, 04/05/2013, 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
WBTBApril5CatelloRomitorioLabelWine by the Bay
888 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida FL
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As part of Downtown Miami’s inaugural DWNTWN First Friday Art Walk, Wine by the Bay presents, “The Art and Wine of Sandro Chia.”

Join Wine by the Bay owner, Stefano Campanini along with a representative of the Chia dynasty and sample the family’s most celebrated wines including Brunello di Montalcino and Brunello di Montalcino Riserva. Participants will see and learn about the paintings, sculptures, and prints of internationally acclaimed Italian artist Sandro Chia. Space is limited and RSVP required at info@winebtb.com or 305.455.9791. Cost to attend is $30.00 per person.

Tracy Mourning hosts To Her With Love Honey Shine Mixer with Ingrid B 3/27/13

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Honey Shine Inc. Founder Tracy Mourning to host “To Her With Love,” Honey Shine Mixer and Spoken Word experience, along with Culturist Ingrid B of the Bohemia Room and Ethnicity Models in Celebration of Women’s History Month
Sunday, 03/27/2013, 08:00 pm – 02:00 am
toherwithloveflyerGrand Centra
697 N. Miami Ave, Fl),
Miami, Florida 33136
More Info Link

Tracy Mourning, Honey Shine Inc. Founder will co-host “To Her With Love, along with the Bohemia Room’s event producer Ingrid B, and the women of Ethnicity Models to celebrate Women History Month. Admission: $15 advance and $20 at the door. The event will also raise funds to support Honey Shine Inc.‘s programming that empowers young girls to shine as women. http://www.honeyshine.org/.

The night will feature well known poets: Maha Adachi, Flow Diva, Mori, Red Writing Hood, Poettis and Amali who will present poems to honor and celebrate Women’s History Month. Female Phenom DJ Ohso will spin and the beautiful women of Ethnicity Models, Inc. will attend in support of the evening.

Named “Best Open Mike” spot in 2007, the Bohemia Room is a standout poetry event hosted and produced by Ingrid “B” Bazin. The event infuses elements of comedy, poetry and spoken word. The event is fueled with a constant vibrant and creative spirit and vibe. Their signature nights include “Stilettos & Prose” Ladies Night, “Erotic Night” and “It’s A Man’s World”. Features have included international poets such as Georgia Me, Amir Sulaiman, Lemon, Sunni Patterson, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and MUMS. Recording artists Dead Prez, Mike Phillips Eric Roberson, Anthony David and Lady Saw have also performed on the Bohemia Room stage. www.THEBOHEMIAROOM.com. For more information, please contact THEBOHEMIAROOM@gmail.com, twitter@thebohemiaroom

Founded as the Honey Shine Mentoring Program in 2002 by Tracy Wilson Mourning Honey Shine has grown in many ways over the last 10 years, in 2010 Honey Shine received 501c3 status as Honey Shine, Inc. Honey Shine’s mission is to encourage the balance of mind, body and soul in girls and young women by providing nurturing experiences that enlighten their paths and empower their future.

Media inquiries: Harris Public Relations at 786.897.8854 or yvette@harrispublicrelations.com

Veterans Oral History and Art Project 4/13/13-5/8/13

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Veterans Oral History and Art Project
Saturday, 04/13/2013, 04:00 pm – 07:00 pm
tim-obrien-logo1GAB Studio
105 Northwest 23 St.,
Miami , Florida 33127
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Veterans Oral History and Art Project
Artworks inspired by recordings of veterans’ stories, created by Miami artists, will be on exhibit at GAB Studio (and in perpetuity at TheCenteratMDC.org). In partnership with Key Art and Health Alliance.
GAB Studio April 13- May 8; Art Walk Reception: April 13, 4-7 p.m.
105 Northwest 23 St., Miami

First Friday Downtown Miami Art Walk 4/5/13

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First Friday Downtown Art Walk
artwalk-final-silverApril 5th, 6pm – 10pm
Downtown Miami Arts & Entertainment District
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International Fine Art Expositions (IFAE), founders of Art Miami (1991) and organizers of the Miami International Art Fair (MIA), in collaboration with the arts and culture community of Downtown Miami, are pleased to announce the inaugural Downtown Miami “First Friday” Art Walk on Friday, April 5th from 6-10pm. This new cultural initiative shines a light on the growing art community and collector market in Downtown Miami, bringing together non-profit arts organizations and local galleries for special exhibitions, artists open studios, tours, exclusive openings, artist performances and an international contemporary art fair, MIA Encore, aboard SeaFair at Bayfront. The Art Walk will be held the first Friday of every month January – June and October – December. The September Art Walk will be held in conjunction with DWNTWN Art Days, Sept. 20-22.

The “First Friday” Art Walk will showcase over 150 exhibiting artists in fifteen venues, offering an array of art experiences that will reflect multiple mediums, styles, and trends in the art world. Participating organizations include:
MDC Museum of Art
Dimensions Variable
Bas Fisher Invitational
TM Sisters
Turn-Based Press Studio
Artisan Lounge, 26 Artists Studios
Wine by the Bay
Nina Torres Fine Art
Eleazar Delgado Studio
Giants in the City, Presented by IRREVERSIBLE
Ocean Bank Art Space
Sculpture in the Park at Bayfront
McCormick Place, 7 Artists Studios
MIA Encore –at SeaFair, 28 International Galleries
Art in Public Places

All participating organizations are conveniently located within two blocks of the Miami Trolley line and Metromover. Parking will be available at each venue. Exhibition admission and trolley transportation will be complimentary.

The “First Friday” Art Walk coincides with the debut of the MIA Encore fair, April 5th – 7th, a new series of fairs launched by IFAE this spring following a highly successful MIA fair in January. Each MIA Encore show will gather a carefully selected array of 28 international dealers presenting both established contemporary and emerging artists. Works will be composed of contemporary, cutting-edge art of all media including photography, painting, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, installation and video. Admission to MIA Encore will be complimentary for the duration of First Friday hours from 6-10pm.

Miami Children’s Museum Summer Camp 3/18/13

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Miami Children’s Museum Summer Camp
Monday, 06/10/2013, 09:00 am – 03:00 pm
Miami children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Miami Children’s Museum Summer Camp
June 10 – August 16
980 MacArthur Causeway Miami FL 33132
www.miamichildrensmuseum.org
(305) 373-KIDS (5437)

Summertime at Miami Children’s Museum means a new educational adventure every week!
Campers ages 3 to 11 will enjoy a fun-filled learning experience as they explore the museum from top to bottom while developing new interests and making new friends. Children will experience fun and educational weekly themes through special programming offered for Pre-K (3 years) – 2nd Grade and 3rd – 5th grades.

Camp hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, weekly beginning June 10th and ending August 16th.

Cost is $198 per week for museum members and $220 for non-members. Before and after care are also available for a fee.

To learn more or to register, please visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org or call (305) 373-KIDS (5437) ext. 112.

Communities In Schools of Miami, Inc Hosts Under the Big Top Gala to Benefit Youth 4/13/13

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Communities In Schools of Miami, Inc Hosts “Under the Big Top Gala” to Benefit Youth
Saturday, 04/13/2013, 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Intercontinental Hotel
100 Chopin Plaza,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link

Come one, come all to Communities In Schools of Miami’s (CIS) “Under the Big Top” annual fundraising gala and dinner featuring student acrobats, dancers, singers and a live band replicating “the best show on earth” on April 13, 2013, at The Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Miami. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a sunset cocktail hour and complimentary Bacardi spirits followed by a five-course, sit down dinner.

Local CBS TV anchor and producer Cynthia Demos will preside as the “Ring Master” side-by-side with a student Emcee. Guests have a chance to bid on rare silent auction items including an autographed guitar from Jimmy Buffet, all-inclusive vacation packages, luxury jewelry, spa treatments and more.

Tickets for CIS’ largest annual philanthropy event are priced at $175 each and all proceeds go to benefit CIS of Miami, an affiliate of the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization, proven to increase on-time graduation rates and decrease dropout rates.

In 2012, the event raised more than $80,000 to fund dropout prevention programs for local Miami-Dade students including after school programs, tutoring, mentoring and other programs.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.cismiami.org or by calling 305-252-5444.

Event sponsors include Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Carnival Corporation & PLC, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Marcum Accountants & Advisors LLP, City National Bank, KW Property Management & Consultants, and Kaufman, Rossin & Co.

Gillette and Katrina Bowden Invade Miami Spring Break 3/15/13-3/16/13

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Gillette and Katrina Bowden Invade Miami Spring Break
Friday-Saturday, 03/15/2013-03/16/2013
Gillette-KISS_Spring-break-0513/15: 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
3/16: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Bayside Marketplace
401 Biscayne Blvd., R106
Miami, Florida 33132

Gillette recently conducted a national survey via a live social experiment and reported that 85% of women across the country declared they prefer to kiss a guy who’s smooth shaven. Furthermore, two out of three women said men will have better luck with them if they are smooth shaven.

Guys put a lot of effort into preparing for spring break – they work out more, eat better, maybe do a few push-ups in their hotel room before heading out… Gillette is making sure they don’t stumble at the finish line by helping them listen to what the ladies prefer.

Spring break revelers in the Miami area are invited out to Gillette’s K.I.S.S. tent to get a free shave using the new Gillette Fusion ProGlide SilverTouch for sensitive skin, take pictures and receive free grooming products. Actress Katrina Bowden will be there to encourage local men on spring break to increase their kissability by staying smooth shaven all week long!

MIA Encore Shows Aboard SeaFair 5/2/13-5/5/13

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MIA Encore Show
May 2nd – 5th, 2013, Friday and Saturday, 1 – 10PM, and Sunday, 1 – 7PM.
SeaFair
docked next to the InterContinental Hotel at Bayfront Park
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, FL

Tickets can be purchased at the door, $15 for a one-day ticket, $20 for a multi-day ticket and $30 for a Priority Boarding ticket. Advance ticketing is available on the fair website.
MIA Encore offers convenient valet parking and optional priority boarding.
As per United States Coast Guard regulations, all attendees are required to show a photo ID upon entry.
www.expoships.com

On the heels of a highly successful Miami International Art Fair (MIA), International Fine Art Expositions is pleased to announce a series of MIA Encore shows aboard the $40 million exhibition megayacht, SeaFair, docked at Bayfront Park in the heart of Miami’s Downtown Arts & Entertainment District.

Each MIA Encore show will gather a carefully selected array of 28 international dealers presenting both established contemporary and emerging artists. Works will be composed of contemporary, cutting-edge art of all media including photography, painting, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, installation and video.

In addition to the bevy of contemporary art works onboard, the fair will feature an exciting schedule of events including “ArtAfterHours Cocktail Cruises” Friday and Saturday night from 10pm-12am and a “Art on the Bay” brunch cruise on Sunday from 11am – 1pm. All SeaFair cruise events are by separate ticket which can be purchased on the website. A highlight of the program will be “Appraisal Saturday.” Saturday, April 6th, from 10am-2pm Miller Gaffney from the PBS Series “Market Warriors” will be offering complimentary art appraisals. The event will be followed by a lecture “Contemporary Passions for Art,” presented by Ms. Gaffney from 3pm – 4pm. For further details on “Appraisal Saturday” and a full schedule of events visit www.expoships.com.

MIA Encore Show Aboard SeaFair 4/5/13-4/7/16

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MIA Encore Show
Friday and Saturday, April 5th and 6th, 1 – 10PM, and Sunday, April 7th and 21st, 1 – 7PM.
SeaFair
docked next to the InterContinental Hotel at Bayfront Park
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, FL
Tickets can be purchased at the door, $15 for a one-day ticket, $20 for a multi-day ticket and $30 for a Priority Boarding ticket. Advance ticketing is available on the fair website.
MIA Encore offers convenient valet parking and optional priority boarding.
As per United States Coast Guard regulations, all attendees are required to show a photo ID upon entry.
www.expoships.com

On the heels of a highly successful Miami International Art Fair (MIA), International Fine Art Expositions is pleased to announce a series of MIA Encore shows aboard the $40 million exhibition megayacht, SeaFair, docked at Bayfront Park in the heart of Miami’s Downtown Arts & Entertainment District.

Each MIA Encore show will gather a carefully selected array of 28 international dealers presenting both established contemporary and emerging artists. Works will be composed of contemporary, cutting-edge art of all media including photography, painting, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, installation and video.

In addition to the bevy of contemporary art works onboard, the fair will feature an exciting schedule of events including “ArtAfterHours Cocktail Cruises” Friday and Saturday night from 10pm-12am and a “Art on the Bay” brunch cruise on Sunday from 11am – 1pm. All SeaFair cruise events are by separate ticket which can be purchased on the website. A highlight of the program will be “Appraisal Saturday.” Saturday, April 6th, from 10am-2pm Miller Gaffney from the PBS Series “Market Warriors” will be offering complimentary art appraisals. The event will be followed by a lecture “Contemporary Passions for Art,” presented by Ms. Gaffney from 3pm – 4pm. For further details on “Appraisal Saturday” and a full schedule of events visit www.expoships.com.

Gillette and Katrina Bowden Invade Miami Spring Break 3/15/13

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Gillette and Katrina Bowden Invade Miami Spring Break
Friday, 03/15/2013, 03:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Gillette-KISS_Spring-break-05Bayside Marketplace
401 Biscayne Blvd., R106,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

3/15: 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
3/16: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Gillette recently conducted a national survey via a live social experiment and reported that 85% of women across the country declared they prefer to kiss a guy who’s smooth shaven. Furthermore, two out of three women said men will have better luck with them if they are smooth shaven.

Guys put a lot of effort into preparing for spring break – they work out more, eat better, maybe do a few push-ups in their hotel room before heading out… Gillette is making sure they don’t stumble at the finish line by helping them listen to what the ladies prefer.

Spring break revelers in the Miami area are invited out to Gillette’s K.I.S.S. tent to get a free shave using the new Gillette Fusion ProGlide SilverTouch for sensitive skin, take pictures and receive free grooming products. Actress Katrina Bowden will be there to encourage local men on spring break to increase their kissability by staying smooth shaven all week long!

Sensory Saturday 3/13/13

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Sensory Saturday
Saturday, 04/13/2013, 09:00 am – 11:00 am
Miami children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Miami Children’s Museum Sensory Saturday
Saturday, April 13th
9:00 – 11:00 AM
One Saturday a month from 9:00 am -11:00 am, Miami Children’s Museum will turn into an environment designed specifically for children with special needs and their families. MCM will be closed to the public to avoid large crowds and will provide modified lighting, sound adjustments and “cool down” rooms for children to relax in. Special programming includes yoga, art, music therapy, and more. Admission for this special event will be at a reduced rate and space is limited. Pre-registration for this event is required. Please email sensorysaturday@miamichildrensmuseum.org to register.
To learn more, please call (305) 373-KIDS (5437) or visit www.miamichildrensmuseum.org

W 10 Group Show Opening at The Artisan Lounge 3/15/13

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W 10 Group Show Opening at The Artisan Lounge
Friday, 03/15/2013, 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
W-10The Artisan Lounge
500 NE 1st Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
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The Artisan Lounge is proud to present “W10 A Collective View” this Friday, March 15 from 7-9 PM. W10 is a group of 7 Latin American women artists who have been working together for some years now. Their shows “I do, I do”, “Humanos”, and many others have received great reviews locally and nationally. In this new show they look to their own images, personalities , and life stories as subject matter and work together and individually to create in different formats images of profound and intuitive meaning.

For more information, please contact hello@theartisanlounge.com or (305) 209-4278.

Rising Stars Showcase 3/15/13

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Rising Stars Showcase
Friday, 03/15/2013, 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
theaterNew World Gallery AND Olympia Theater, Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
174 East Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33141
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The showcase begins at 5:00 PM at New World School of the Arts’ “New World Gallery” with a juried visual arts exhibition featuring extraordinary student artworks. Curated by Grela Orihuela, of Wet Heat Project, the show is as diverse as the school population and includes painting, drawing, design, sculpture, digital media and installations. [25 NE 2nd Street, downtown Miami, 33142]

The evening continues at the historic Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Miami, with an exhilarating performance offering captivating excerpts of works performed during the school year by the dance, music, and theater divisions. Guests will be treated to the exuberant sounds of the NWSA Symphony Orchestra and to the stirring tunes of the NWSA High School Jazz Ensemble. They will be captivated by the thrill of theater and of timeless musicals we have all come to love, including the popular musical Cabaret. The magic of ballet, coupled with cutting-edge modern dance interpretations by modern-day choreographers as well as timeless dance masters, will round off an unforgettable evening of artistic expression.

8th Annual Women’s International Film & Arts Festival 3/20/13

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8th Annual Women’s International Film & Arts Festival
Wednesday, 03/20/2013, 07:30 pm –
WIFF-Opening-NightKNIGHT CONCERT HALL
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Join Jada Pinkett-Smith as she kicks off this year’s festival with a red carpet Florida premiere presentation of her documentary film “Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners”. It will be the only opportunity to see the film in a Florida theater as this film will only be playing in seven other select cities nationwide. This opening night screening with Jada Pinkett Smith is a rare treat!

Free Angela tells the dramatic story of how a young professor’s social justice activism implicates her in a botched kidnapping attempt that ends with a bloody shootout, four dead, and her name on the FBI’s 10 most-wanted list. In this historical vérité style documentary, marking the 40th anniversary of her acquittal on charges of murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy, Angela Davis recounts the politics and actions that branded her a terrorist and simultaneously spurred a worldwide movement for her freedom as a political prisoner.

Get your VIP tickets and join us for a private reception to the show! Proceeds from the event will benefit WIFF’s “Reel Girls: Real Women” media literacy and filmmaking program for girls-at-risk.

www.womensfilmfest.com
http://www.arshtcenter.org/tickets/calendar/view.aspx?id=13015&pid=13014

MIA Encore 4/5/13

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MIA Encore
Friday, 04/05/2013, 01:00 pm – 10:00 pm
MIA-Online-BannerSeaFair – America’s Megayacht Venue
100 Chopin Plaza,
Miami, Florida 33131
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On the heels of a highly successful Miami International Art Fair (MIA), International Fine Art Expositions is pleased to announce a series of MIA Encore shows aboard the $40 million exhibition megayacht, SeaFair, docked at Bayfront Park in the heart of Miami’s Downtown Arts & Entertainment District. The series will debut with an April edition the 4th – 7th and continue with a second installment May 2nd – 5th, 2013.

Each MIA Encore show will gather a carefully selected array of 28 international dealers presenting both established contemporary and emerging artists. Works will be composed of contemporary, cutting-edge art of all media including photography, painting, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, installation and video.

In addition to the bevy of contemporary art works onboard, the fair will feature an exciting schedule of events including “ArtAfterHours Cocktail Cruises” Friday and Saturday night from 10pm-12am and a “Art on the Bay” brunch cruise on Sunday from 11am – 1pm. All SeaFair cruise events are by separate ticket which can be purchased on the website. A highlight of the program will be “Appraisal Saturday.” Saturday, April 6th, from 10am-2pm Miller Gaffney from the PBS Series “Market Warriors” will be offering complimentary art appraisals. The event will be followed by a lecture “Contemporary Passions for Art,” presented by Ms. Gaffney from 3pm – 4pm. For further details on “Appraisal Saturday” and a full schedule of events visit www.expoships.com.

In addition, MIA Encore will launch the inaugural Downtown Miami “First Friday” on April 5th from 6-10pm, in collaboration with the arts and culture community of Downtown Miami. This new cultural initiative shines a light on the growing art market in Downtown Miami, bringing together non-profit arts organizations and local galleries for special exhibitions, artists open studios, tours, exclusive openings and artist performances. Admission to MIA Encore will be complimentary for the duration of First Friday hours from 6-10pm. Among the participating organizations are Bas Fisher Invitational, Dimensions Variable, TM Sisters, Turn-Based Press, Artisan Lounge, Etra Fine Art/Wine Bar, Nina Torres Gallery, Eleazar Delgado Studio, Giants in the City, Intercontinental Hotel Art Project Space and Art in Public Places.

FAIR HOURS AND INFORMATION:

MIA Encore will be located aboard SeaFair, docked next to the InterContinental Hotel at Bayfront Park, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL. Fair hours are Friday and Saturday, April 5th and 6th, 1 – 10PM, and Sunday, April 7th and 21st, 1 – 7PM. MIA Encore offers convenient valet parking and optional priority boarding. Tickets can be purchased at the door, $15 for a one-day ticket, $20 for a multi-day ticket and $30 for a Priority Boarding ticket. Advance ticketing is available on the fair website. As per United States Coast Guard regulations, all attendees are required to show a photo ID upon entry.

For more information on MIA Encore and First Friday please visit www.expoships.com or call 239.949.5411.