MAM Party on the Plaza The Return of Faith
Thursday, December 1, 2011, 7-11pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

By invitation only: MAM contributing ($250) and above members, MAM Contemporaries, Art Basel Miami Beach and DesignMiami VIP and exhibitor pass card holders
Open bar, light fare
Free parking/Shuttle from Convention Center
RSVP: events@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.5935

MAM welcomes the international art world to Miami with a high-energy evening dancing and cocktails under the stars:

American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s represents an unprecedented artistic exploration of the intersections of race, gender and class, made in direct response to the social upheavals of the 1960s. Widely known for African American story quilts and children’s books, Ringgold’s pointed political paintings disappeared from view for more than 40 years. On the occasion of Ringgold’s 80th birthday, MAM presents the first comprehensive survey of Ringgold’s influential paintings of the 1960s. Also on view, Enrique Martínez Celaya: Schneebett, Focus Gallery: Marcel Duchamp, and works from MAM’s permanent collection.

Rashaad Newsome (performance at 9:30pm): Famed artist Rashaad Newsome presents Hair Affair & Five,a new performance in collaboration with Miami dancers, opera singers and hip hop artists.

Primary Flight: Mural installation organized by Miami street art collective Primary Flight
DJ King Britt

The Rashaad Newsome performance is curated by Claire Breukel and commissioned by Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA).

We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball – Art exhibition by Kadir Nelson
Thursday, November 3, 6:30 p.m.
Miami Dade College’s historic Freedom Tower
Second Floor Gallery • 600 Biscayne Blvd.
Downtown Miami

Business attire
To RSVP, email mdcevents@mdc.edu, call 305-237-3959 or visit www.mdc.edu/specialevents by Thursday, October 27.

Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President Miami Dade College cordially invites you to the opening reception of We Are The Ship The Story of Negro League Baseball
Art exhibition by Kadir Nelson

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 St. and N.E. Fifth St.

This exhibition was made possible with the invaluable guidance of Emily Diane Gunter, Urgent, Inc and the generous support of Albert E. Dotson Jr. and the Miami Marlins.

Wine Down Wednesday
12/7/11, 5pm-8pm
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

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Join us at downtown Miami’s cultural hotspot! Don’t sit in rush hour traffic when you can be mingling with other professionals and enjoying a glass of wine! Enjoy free access to our exhibition galleries, relax with live local music, and experience cultural performances and monthly lectures! To RSVP call 305-375-1614 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org.

Free General Admission and parking provided at the Miami-Dade County Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue.

Get Scrooged!
11/30/11, 7pm
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

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Get in the holiday spirit and network with other young professionals. Enjoy an exclusive rum and tequila tasting as you nibble on tasty hors d’oeuvres hosted by the Flagler Street Society. To join or for reservations, call 305-375-5356 or email: membership@historymiami.org.

Wine Down Wednesday
11/2/11, 5pm-8pm
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

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Join us at downtown Miami’s cultural hotspot! Don’t sit in rush hour traffic when you can be mingling with other professionals and enjoying a glass of wine! Enjoy free access to our exhibition galleries, relax with live local music, and experience cultural performances and monthly lectures! To RSVP call 305-375-1614 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org.

Free General Admission and parking provided at the Miami-Dade County Cultural Plaza Garage,50 NW 2 Avenue.

Opening Reception for “American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s”
11-05-2011, 6-9pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
www.miamiartmuseum.org
MAM members free, non-members $20

Today, Faith Ringgold is well known as the progenitor of the African American story quilt revival that began in the late 1970s. The once influential paintings she created during the previous decade, with only a few notable exceptions, disappeared from view, omitted from critical, art historical discourse for more than 40 years. This is the first comprehensive survey of these paintings, organized on the occasion of Ringgold’s 80th birthday. The exhibition will include the landmark series “American People” (1963-1967) and “Black Light” (1967-1971), along with related murals and political posters.

In partnership with Overtown Music Project, Bobby Stringer, who launched his international career from Overtown’s Cotton Club 40+ years ago when the area was known as the “Harlem of the South,” will perform at the opening reception with the Special Touch Band. Hors d’oeuvres and open donation bar. For event details contact events@miamiartmuseum.org.

New Work : curated by Scott Murray @ Christopher Miro Gallery
Saturday, October 22nd, 6:00pm – 11:00pm
Christopher Miro Gallery @ Gallery 139
139 ne 1st Street
DWNTWN Miami
www.christophermirogallery.com

Opening Reception featuring:
Matt Jones
Johnny Laderer
Jose Mertz
Johnny Robles
Frank Wick

after party featuring DJ Paul Arthur

for an appointment or more information please contact 305.741.0058

www.christophermirogallery.com
twentytwentyprojects@gmail.com

Time Lines: Reinier Gamboa’s first and last solo exhibition at FAS
10/29/2011, 6pm-11pm
Flagler Arts Space
172 W. Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33130
flaglerartsspace.com

Cuban-born, Miami-based artist Reinier Gamboa’s first drawing was of an ambulance and a Sun at the age of two. In 2011, Drawing upon the immediacy of an ambulance on fire, Time Lines showcases a rare view at previously un-exhibited work focusing on the artist’s passion for drawing.

Reinier Gamboa graduated from New World School of the Arts in 2002 and won a full scholarship to attend Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In 2008 he began exhibiting in Miami and has remained an active member of the local South Florida art scene.

This exhibition will be held at Flagler Arts Space, an artist-run gallery in downtown Miami which will close at the end of October.

October 05, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
HistoryMiami
101C West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

Free General Admission and parking provided at the Miami-Dade County Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue.

Join us at downtown Miami’s cultural hotspot! Don’t sit in rush hour traffic when you can be mingling with other professionals and enjoying a glass of wine! Enjoy free access to our exhibition galleries, relax with live local music, and experience cultural performances and monthly lectures! To RSVP call 305-375-1614 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org.

Many Hollywood films have depicted aspects of Miami’s aviation industry. Join us for film screenings, followed by a short discussion. The Aviation Film Series is presented in conjunction with Wine Down Wednesday. All movies start at 6:00 PM and are free to the public.

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight is a 1994 biopic about Amelia Earhart and her ill-fated attempt to fly around the world. Diane Keaton plays the title role in a performance that earned her a nomination for both a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe. Also stars Rutger Hauer and Bruce Dern. 95 minutes.

Free to HistoryMiami Members; Free for Non-Members with General Admission ($8) to the Museum.

Sunday, September 18 · 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL

Join us on Sunday, September 18 from 12pm to 6pm to get first access to more than 20 performances going on sale to the public for the first time. Get special gifts with purchase, cool giveaways and enjoy Miami’s favorite food trucks like Burger Beast, Latin Burger, The Rolling Stove and more!

Shows On Sale:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Captiva by Christopher Demos-Brown – World Premiere!
Come Fly Away
Death and Harry Houdini
Garrick Ohlsson and the Wroclaw Symphony Orchestra
Idina Menzel in Concert
Jazz Roots: A Night in Rio starring Sergio Mendes with special guest Eliane Elias
Jazz Roots: Blues and Soul with Robert Cray and Shemekia Copeland
Jazz Roots: Down in New Orleans with Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Marcia Ball, Kermit Ruffins, Big Chief Monk Bourdreax and the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians and more!
Jazz Roots: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Jazz Roots: Jazz Meets Gershwin starring Michael Feinstein, Dave Grusin, Denyce Graves, Mark O’Connor, Terence Blanchard, Shelly Berg, The Mancini Institute Orchestra and more!
Jazz Roots: Larry Harlow’s La Raza Latina: A Salsa Suite with Adonis Puentes, Alfredo De La Fe and Federico Brito, Armando Peraza, Candido Camero, Bobby Sanabria, Mario Ortiz All Star Band and more!
Jean-Yves Thibaudet with Tschaikowski St. Petersburg State Orchestra
Lang Lang in Recital
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Midori and the Minnesota Orchestra
Million Dollar Quartet
Moscow by Michael McKeever – World Premiere!
NE 2nd Avenue by Teo Castellanos
Pilobolus Dance Theatre
Raul Esparza in Concert
Salute to Vienna
Shrek the Musical
The Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris

Opening Reception for Enrique Martínez Celaya: Schneebett
Featuring Miami Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, October 13, 6-8pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
MAM members free / non-members $10
RSVP@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.1704
Parking at 50 NW 2nd Ave. – $5 with Museum validation

Miami Art Museum presents the U.S. debut of Schneebett, a major installation inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven’s convalescence and death in Vienna, Austria in 1827. The reception will feature a performance of Beethoven’s late quartets by members of the Miami Symphony Orchestra. Schneebett, originally created for the Berliner Philharmonie in 2004, will be on view in the Museum’s permanent collection installation from October 14, 2011 through January 1, 2012.

Miami Art Museum will present the United States debut of Enrique Martínez Celaya’s Schneebett, a major installation inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven’s convalescence and death in Vienna, Austria in 1827, originally created for the Berliner Philharmonie. Enrique Martínez Celaya: Schneebett will be on view from October 14, 2011 through January 1, 2012 in the Museum’s Anchor Gallery, a space dedicated to large-scale works from the permanent collection. The exhibition opening will take place October 13, 2011 from 6 to 8pm and feature a performance by members of the Miami Symphony Orchestra.

Schneebett, which reflects on and transports the viewer into the final hours of Ludwig van Beethoven’s life, was the first work of art commissioned for and exhibited at the Berliner Philharmonie since its founding in 1882. It was presented in 2004, and was shown in juxtaposition to the music of the Berliner Philharmoniker with special programming at the American Academy in Berlin. Schneebett was presented again in 2006 at the Museum der bildenden Künste in Leipzig where it offered a counterpoint to Max Klinger’s statue of the heroic Beethoven as the creative genius. The title, Schneebett (“Snow-bed”), is from a poem by Holocaust survivor Paul Celan, a meditation on death. To re-animate the spirit of those celebrated exhibitions, Martínez Celaya created a new version of the installation for Miami Art Museum, which opens with a performance of Beethoven’s late quartets by the Miami Symphony Orchestra. A video of the performance will be on view for the duration of the exhibition.

The three-part installation conveys Beethoven’s final moments in Vienna, far away from his native Bonn. In one room is a bronze bed, its surface covered in a thick layer of frost created by an elaborate compressor system. Behind it is a large tar-and-feather painting of a dense, snow-covered forest. The entry to the room is blocked by a pile of sticks and branches. On the other side of the blocked doorway is an “ante-chamber” with a solitary chair from which a viewer can peer into the inaccessible “bedroom,” and experience the environment as a memory of what was, or what might have been. The Leipziger Volkszeitung remarked that Beethoven’s presence “literally hovers in the air as sound.”

“Schneebett is a major work by an internationally-renowned artist,” said MAM Senior Curator Peter Boswell. “It will have a special resonance here in Miami since Martínez Celaya, who was born in Cuba, was inspired in part by the thought of Beethoven’s passing away far from Bonn, the city of his birth, which he left at age 21 never to return.”

Schneebett is a promised gift to the museum from German collectors Dieter and Si Rosenkranz.

Born in Habana in 1964, Enrique Martínez Celaya worked primarily as a scientist until 1992, when he decided to be an artist, an endeavor he had been pursuing since an early apprenticeship during his teenage years. Marie Louise Knott, editor of Le Monde Diplomatique, which dedicated an entire issue to the artist, stated, “Martínez Celaya’s work reinvents the original magic of art.”

Martínez Celaya studied applied physics at Cornell University and, supported by a fellowship from the Brookhaven National Laboratory, pursued a Ph.D. in Quantum Electronics at the University of California, Berkeley. As a scientist he worked on superconductivity, lasers and laser delivery systems, research for which he was issued an often-cited patent. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in Maine and received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His work is represented in such public collections as the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. He has been the recipient of numerous distinguished awards, including most recently, the honor of being the second Visiting Presidential Professor in the history of the University of Nebraska, and the prestigious Anderson Ranch National Artist Award. Recently, the University of Nebraska Press released Enrique Martínez Celaya: Collected Writings & Interviews, 1990-2010, which traces the development of the artist’s thought throughout his twenty-year career as an artist, writer, and lecturer.

For a comprehensive archive that documents the making and reception of the work, please see www.schneebett.com.

David Trueba Recent Works Pre-Opening Celebration Presented by Nat Chediak
Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00 pm
Centro Cultural Español
1490 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132

Meet award-winning writer, director, screenwriter and columnist David Trueba, who will be presented by film and music expert Nat Chediak. CCEMiami is celebrating the beginning of this series with the pre-inauguration of its new downtown headquarters. Wine by Lizarran restaurant will be served. Free admission.
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Film Screenings
Starting Wednesday, September 16 Coral Gables Art Cinema will showcase three films directed by David Trueba:
Welcome Home (Bienvenido a casa)
Soldiers of Salamina (Soldados de Salamina)
What Ever Happened to Jorge Sanz? (¿Que fue de Jorge Sanz?)
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Book Signing
The conversation continues at Books & Book Coral Gables with Nat Chediak highlighting the literary work of David Trueba – one of Spain’s most celebrated contemporary writers – as he discusses his first novel, Learning to Lose, to be translated into English.
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Been Around The Block | Group Exhibition
Friday, September 9th, 2011, 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Christopher Miro Gallery @ The Bank
The Bank
139 NE 1st Street
Downtown Miami, FL 33132
www.thebankmiami.com
www.christophermirogallery.com

We are proud to announce September marks a one year milestone for the Christopher Miro Gallery. BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK is a group exhibition featuring works by Lorie Setton, Shie Moreno, and Jovan Villalba. Please join us September 9th, for this special occasion in a new location. Featured at The Bank in Downtown Miami, the Christopher Miro Gallery is continuing its’ curatorial travels through diverse exhibition spaces and quality presentations. The Bank is located at 137 NE 1st Street, and the opening reception is Friday September 9th, from 6:00 pm till 10pm.

Florida Fun Facts: Live!
September 10 from noon-5pm
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami

Think you know everything about Florida? Prove it. Participate in an exciting live game show hosted by special guest Superstar Productions. Later create kitschy souvenir plates about our fun-filled state.

HistoryMiami members: Free Non-members: Free with general admission ($8)

To RSVP call 305-375-1621 or email: citytours@historymiami.org.

Wine Down Wednesday
Wednesday, September 7 from 5-8pm
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami

Mix. Mingle. Sip. Unwind.
Join us at downtown Miami’s cultural hotspot! Don’t sit in rush hour traffic when you can be mingling with other professionals and enjoying a glass of wine! Enjoy free access to our exhibition galleries, relax with live local music, and experience cultural performances and monthly lectures!

Free General Admission and parking provided at the Miami-Dade County Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue.

To RSVP call: 305-375-1614 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org.

Residency Open Studios & KIDSART Exhibition
Thursday, September 8, 2011 / 6:30 – 9:00pm
LegalArt
1035 N Miami Avenue Suite 200
Miami , FL 33136

Free and open to the public
Come check out the opening of KIDSART: Tolerance / Understanding, an exhibition of children’s work inspired by Miami artists and the socio-economic realities of our city. Afterward, peek into seven artists’ live/work residency studios, and get a behind the scenes look into the LegalArt residency space.

KIDSART: Tolerance / Understanding Exhibition Opening
Artoconecto has teamed up with LegalArt for a special exhibition curated by LegalArt’s Jacqueline Falcone, showcasing work produced by each participant in the KIDSART summer camp, as well as work by the Miami-based artists who mentored the camp.

Local Artist Participants: Bhakti Baxter, Leda Almar, Douglas Hoekzema, Pachi Giustinian, and Sinisa Kukec.

LegalArt Residency Open Studios
Local Artists in Residence: Jiae Hwang, Manny Prieres, Pachi Giustinian, TM Sisters (Natasha and Monica Lopez De Victoria), Viking Funeral (Carlos Ascurra and Juan Gonzalez)
Visiting Artist in Residence: Lynn Basa (Chicago, IL)
Visiting Artist/Curator in Residence: Sarah Trigg (New York, NY)
More about our Current Residents

Also…
Enjoy CIFO’s Extended Hours: 6:00 – 9:00pm with an Exhibition Opening
Viewpoint: 2011 CIFO Grants & Commissions Program Exhibition commemorates the eighth annual exhibition dedicated to the foundation’s grants programs at the CIFO Art Space (Diagonally across the street from LegalArt). Read more
In partnership with

Parking: Our building is located on the corner of N Miami Ave and NE 11th Street. CIFO is generously providing parking in their lot located across the street from our building at 1018 N Miami Ave, (the entrance to the lot will be on your right). Metered parking is also available on N Miami Ave and on 11th and 10th Streets. Directions to LegalArt

CIFO Opening Reception of Viewpoint 2011 CIFO Grants & Commissions Program Exhibition
Thursday, September 8, 2011 6-9pm
Viewpoint Opening Reception
6-7pm Private gallery tour with the artists
7-9pm Cocktail Reception

RSVP: rsvp@cifo.org / 305-455-3338
Each invitation admits two

Sponsored by Bacardi

Saturday, September 10, 2011 7-10pm
CIFO Art Wall Unveiling, CIFO has teamed up with Primary Flight’s Johnny Robles to create a block-sized mural at the CIFO Art Space

RSVP: rsvp@cifo.org / 305-455-3338

Saturday, September 24 and October 22, 2011 1-3pm
Cultural Family Spot @ CIFO (limited space)
$5.00 per child; Free for CIFO members – Ages 5-10

We suggest you RSVP and purchase your ticket in advance.

Thursday, September 22, October 6, and October 20 2011 7pm
Cinema @ CIFO; Select film screenings pertaining to themes found within the context of the exhibition

Viewpoint: 2011 CIFO Grants & Commissions Program Exhibition commemorates the eighth annual exhibition dedicated to the foundation’s grants programs at the CIFO Art Space. The emerging artists selected as recipients of CIFO’s 2011 grants are: Laura Belém (Brazil), Marcius Galan (Brazil), Fritzia Irizar-Rojo (Mexico), Begoña Morales (Peru), Amalia Pica (Argentina), and Antonio Vega (Mexico). The mid-career artists selected for CIFO’s Commissions award are: Tania Bruguera (Cuba) and Alicia Villarreal (Chile). This year also commemorates the first time in four years since the foundation has awarded its prestigious Achievement Commission, this time to David Lamelas whose artistic contribution in the past 30 years has been a pioneering force in the development of conceptualist practices and has laid the framework for a younger generation of artists who have expanded these practices in to their own.

Young Blood: So Fresh
August 13, 2011, 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Flagler Arts Space
172 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
www.youngbloodnwsa.wordpress.com

Flagler Arts Space host this year’s ‘Young Blood: So Fresh’ exhibit from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 13, at 172 W. Flagler St., across from the Miami Art Museum.
In celebration of NWSA’s 25th anniversary, twenty-one artists – all graduates of New World School of the Arts – will showcase their work in Young Blood’s 4th annual exhibition, open through September 3rd.

A portion of the sales will benefit the NWSA high school and college visual arts department, which helped shape and develop the artistic talents of this group. To visit the exhibition after the opening, make an appointment by e-mailing Flagler Arts Space at Flaglerartsspace@gmail.com or youngbloodnwsa@gmail.com

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For more information, visit our website at www.youngbloodnwsa.wordpress.com.

Curated By Danae Tarragona

Thursday, 8/18, 4-7pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

Exhibition Preview of “Joel Meyerowitz – Aftermath”

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Miami Art Museum presents “Focus Gallery: Joel Meyerowitz – Aftermath,” an exhibition of photographs taken by the only photographer granted right of entry into Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. For nine months during the day and night, Meyerowitz photographed “the pile,” as the World Trade Center came to be known, and the over 800 people a day that were working in it. The exhibition consists of 24 photographs, recently donated to the Museum and presented in the Focus Gallery section of the Museum’s Permanent Collection installation. The exhibition will be on view August 19, 2011 – November 6, 2011.

MAM hosts a special exhibition preview on Thursday, August 18, 4-7pm, for police, firefighters and emergency workers. The preview is free and open to the public.

Free admission
Parking $5 (with MAM validation) at 50 NW 2nd Ave
Contact rsvp@miamiartmuseum.org/305.375.1704 for details

Image:
Joel Meyerowitz
Searchers in Rubble, 2001
Vintage contact print
8 x 10 inches
Collection Miami Art Museum, gift of Steven E. and Phyllis Gross
Photo credit: Copyright Joel Meyerowitz, Courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery

“Focus Gallery: Joel Meyerowitz – Aftermath” is organized by Miami Art Museum and supported by donations to MAM’s annual exhibition fund.

Thursday, August 25, 6:30 p.m.
Miami Dade College’s historic Freedom Tower
Mural Room Gallery
600 Biscayne Blvd., Downtown Miami

Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College
Tomás P. Regalado, Mayor, City of Miami
Gabriella Carlucci, Mayor, City of Margherita di Savoia
cordially invite you to the opening reception
Mona Lisa Unveiled

RSVP: www.mdc.edu/specialevents

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.

Business Attire

The exhibition will be on display at the Freedom Tower from August 25 to October 7. For exhibition dates and times, call 305-237-7700.

For more information on event, email mdcevents@mdc.edu or call 305-237-3635.

HistoryMiami invites you to Wine Down Wednesday
Wednesday, August 3, 5-8pm
101 West Flagler Street.

Relax and mingle with young professionals and downtowners for an evening of live entertainment, networking and wine. Free parking at the Miami-Dade Cultural Center Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue. To RSVP call 305-375-1614 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org. Click HistoryMiami for more information on this and other events.

Thursday, July 28 at 11:00 a.m.
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
downtown Miami
historymiami.org

HistoryMiami, one of Miami-Dade County’s oldest cultural institution, has been accepted as a Smithsonian Affiliate. HistoryMiami will join 164 other Affiliate museums and cultural organizations in the United States, Panama and Puerto Rico. On Thursday, July 28 at 11:00 a.m. Claudine Brown, Assistant Secretary for Education and Access for the Smithsonian Institution, will formally present HistoryMiami with its Certificate of Affiliation.

As an affiliate, HistoryMiami will have access to Smithsonian resources—including collections, scholarship, traveling exhibitions and membership benefits. The new Smithsonian membership benefits provided to HistoryMiami members may include subscriptions to publications, discounts at Smithsonian Museum stores and online stores, or travel and study opportunities.

This affiliation will provide visitors with a rich learning experience that will help them better understand our region,” said Robert McCammon, president of HistoryMiami. “By integrating with the Smithsonian, HistoryMiami will greatly enhance the educational experience of the thousands of school children served each year,” said Cecilia Dubon Slesnick, education vice president.

Established in 1996, Smithsonian Affiliations is a national outreach program which develops collaborative partnerships with museums, educational, and cultural organizations to share Smithsonian Institution resources with Americans in their own communities. Smithsonian Affiliations works with Affiliates to enrich communities with Smithsonian scholars, public programs and professional development opportunities. More information about the Smithsonian Affiliations program and current active Affiliates is available at www.affiliations.si.edu.

“We are delighted to announce our new relationship with HistoryMiami,” said Harold A. Closter, director, Smithsonian Affiliations. “Miami’s story is, in many ways, the story of all Americans. We are looking forward to all the ways in which we can combine the strengths of both of our organizations – scholarship, collections, and educational programming — to tell this story both locally and nationally.”

New Tracks: Works by Juan Travieso
July 23, 2011, 6:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Flagler Arts Space
172 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
www.flaglerartsspace.com

Miami, FL – Flagler Arts Space will open its ‘New Tracks’ exhibit from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at 172 W. Flagler St., across from the Miami Art Museum.
This show will feature paintings by local artist Juan Travieso. New Tracks’ will remain open by appointment through July 30th.
The gallery and studios were recently opened by a cooperative of eight local artists working to build welcoming and interactive exhibits in downtown Miami. Space has been donated by The Thomas Center, a real estate company committed to enlivening downtown Miami.