Jazz & Bach A dialogue between the violinist and the violist at Cubaocho Art And Research Center 3/21/10


Jazz & Bach A dialogue between the violinist and the violist, in a program featuring Jazz & Bach.

Tickets on sale : 305-285-5880
Regular admission: $10 VIP: $15
Sunday, March 21 at 7:00 pm
CUBAOCHO ART AND RESEARCH CENTER 1465 SW 8th Street Suite 106-107 Miami Fl, 33135
Phone: 305-285-5880
This program is sponsored by The Cultural Service of The French Consulate (www.consulfrance-miami.org) And by CubaOcho Art and Researd Center (www.cubaochoartcenter.com)

GUILLAUME ROY, violist
Founder of the Ixi quartet in 1994 (with Regis Huby, Irene Lecoq, and Alain Grange), Guillaume Roy never ceases to explore the relationship of writing to the improvised. With Ixi he stepped up meetings with both soloists (Louis Sclavis, Joachim Kühn, François Raulin, Pablo Cueco, Veli Kujala (Finland), Pierrick Hardy, videographer Thierry Salvert) … with other formations (the Danish trio Sound of Choices, the duo Pifarély Couturier, the Quatuor Danel Antoine Herve Trio …). Currently, besides the quartet IXI, he works in solo, in trio with Hasse Poulsen (guitar) and Bruno Chevillon (cb), with Dédales of Dominique Pifarély, in trio with Claude Tchamitchian (cb) and Vincent Courtois (vlc), also in trio with Christophe Monniot (saxes) and Didier Ithursarry (accordion), and with the project Gesualdo David Chevallier, the new big Louzadsak of C. Tchamitchian … He has also worked with: Denis Colin (nonet et les arpenteurs), Pierrick Hardy, Joelle Leandre and Christophe Marguet, Didier Petit, Francois Raulin (China Project), Yves Rousseau, Bruno Wilhelm, Eric Brochard (quartet), Kent Carter (trio), Antoine Hervé, Edward Perraud, Jean Luc Cappozzo … With many projects he has participated, he has played everywhere in France and worldwide (Germany, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Scotland, Estonia, Finland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Venezuela …) Anxious of teaching and transmission, he directs the jazz department of the ENMD Evry (Essonne) since 1983

CLAUDE HALTER, Violinist
Originally from Paris, France, violinist Claude Halter moved to the United States in 2001 and since has been heard playing nation wide as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. At the age of 8 Claude began his musical education at the Maitrise de Paris where he was a member of the acclaimed boy’s choir. He moved to the United States when he was 19 to pursue a Bachelor’s degree at Lawrence University and a Master’s degree at the San Francisco Conservatory where he studied with Stephane Tran N’Goc and Ian Swensen respectively. While at Lawrence University, Claude had the privilege of performing a solo with the Lawrence University Orchestra as well as a nationally broadcast performance as a winner of the N.P.R. Neale Silva Young Artists Music Competition. As an avid chamber musician, Claude has performed alongside artists such as Menahem Pressler (Beaux-Arts Trio), Robert Mann (Juilliard String Quartet), faculty members of the San Francisco Conservatory, and members of the San Francisco Symphony, Ballet, and Opera. In addition, Claude is a member of the Meridian String Quartet that presents a concert series every summer in Colorado. He is equally passionate about the orchestral repertoire and has led many performances as concertmaster under great conductors such as Micheal Tilson Thomas, Osmo Vaanska, and Bruce Lamott. Claude currently resides in Miami Beach where he performs with the New World Symphony.

Cremata Gallery presents Federico Brandt 3/19/10


Cremata Gallery presents the first U.S. exhibition of Federico Brandt
Friday, March 19th, 2010. 7:00 p.m.
Federico Brandt. Construccion del Candidato. Mixed media on canvas. 41.3″ x 49.2″
Opening reception: Friday, March 19th, 2010. 7:00 p.m.
Location: Cremata Gallery. 1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Dates: From March 11th through April 12th, 2010
Regular hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. and Mondays by appointment
Admission: Free

Federico Brandt’s paintings gather the best tradition of modernity: his idea of structure, his spirit of invention and variation, order conceived as rhythm and his ability to place in his works an internal luminosity, a field of light that strongly corresponds with his characters and forms.
Federico Brandt is a contemporary artist and an architect by profession, whose work reveals a vision that is always mindful of a construction formed by rectangles or semicircles that he later recomposes into a sensitive architecture, to then work on the surface of the canvas. His polished technical skills are versatile and free. His compositions rise from simple abstract constructions connected by free strokes of thin lines, done without vacillation. Federico Brandt arrives at visual unity with mystery and charm, taking it from modernity to mastery, always requiring the spiritual creator. His work, with neither “folklorism” nor “tipismos”, produces a rhythm between the spaces, where the thoughtful observer will recognize authentic mastery.
Federico Brandt’s background derives from “La Escuela del Sur” formed by Joaquin Torres Garcia, painter and modern art teacher, recognized and honored as one of the important personalities of Latin American Modernism.”… the moral zeal and joy in art making that Torres-Garcia inculcated in his students, gives evidence of what a vibrant creation Latin American Modernism was. It was technically at least as accomplished as its counterpart in the pre-Abstract Expressionist New York of the 30’s and 40’s, but improved upon it, in one crucial respect: it transformed a borrowed European style into one deeply expressive of a New World culture. By Torres-Garcia’s standards, the work produced by El Taller was the genuine utopian article, and for anyone interested in modernism today, it is certainly an art to be reckoned with.”
Federico Brandt’s art retains the viewer’s attention, drawing them in, keeping them looking and generating an emotional response.
Come join us for this exciting show by a contemporary master who after many successful years of showing in Paris, London, Buenos Aires, Punta del Este and Montevideo comes for his “opera prima” to Miami, his first exhibition in the USA.
Arteamericas the Latin American Art Fair. Booth 910
Cremata Gallery
1646 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.644.3315
Fax: 305.644.3319
cremata@crematagallery.com
www.crematagallery.com
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

The Viernes Culturales Gallery and the Group W-10 presents Who Are We 3/12/10


Who We Are takes aim at the pervasive influence of the mass media in our everyday lives. In an attempt to mold our tastes, behavior, and even points of view, the media works diligently to create a standardization in the masses that will negate any attempt at transgression or even
healthy debate. W-10 challenges the media’s diligence through the use of satire in soft-sculpture, installations, photography, video, etc.
Viernes Culturales Gallery Space
742 SW 16th Avenue Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 643 – 5500

Art of Freedom Destroyio Records Presents 3/5/10


Destroyio Records Presents
FRIDAY, MARCH 5
Dollar Beers All Night Long!
LIVE MUSIC BY:
ENOUGH!
TO BE HATED
M-66
UNIT SIX
GORILLA PUSSY
GUILTY FINGERS
COME SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PUNK SCENE!!
Art of Freedom
En el corazón de la Calle Ocho.
Located in the heart of Calle Ocho.
1388 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl. 33135
305.857.9848
Visit our Website:
theArtofFreedom.com

Miami Nightlife

CD Release Party Rumberos de la 8 at Hoy Como Ayer 2/25/10


Spamusica Records host a record release party for Rumberos de la 8 this Thursday, February 25th at Hoy Como Ayer in Little Havana. Please join us for this very special night of rumba!
What: Rumberos de la 8 — CD Release Party
Where: HOY COMO AYER, 2212 SW 8th Street, Little Havana, FL, 305-541-2631
When: Thursday, February 25th, 9pm doors, 10pm show
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Miami Nightlife

Spam Allstars Fuacata Miami International Film Festival Premiere 3/11/10


Spam Allstars were thrilled to have a documentary made about them, and then to have it selected for the Miami International Film Festival!!

Spam Allstars ¡Fuácata!, directed by David Orth, will premiere at Tower Theatre 1 on 8th Street in Miami on Thursday, March 11th at 9pm, & screens again on Sunday March 14th at Regal South Beach 10 at 7pm.

Tower Theatre
1508 Southwest 8th Street
More Info
Spam Allstars were thrilled to have a documentary made about them, and then to learn it was selected for the Miami International Film Festival!!
Spam Allstars ¡Fuácata!, directed by David Orth, will premiere at Tower Theatre 1 on 8th Street in Miami on Thursday, March 11th at 9pm. It screens again on Sunday March 14th at Regal South Beach 10 at 7pm.
“¡Fuácata!”, an interjection of Cuban Spanish origin loosely translated as “Pow!” or “Wham!”, is the name of a notorious weekly club night in Miami’s Little Havana. The Spam Allstars, a unique band that blends Latin, funk, hip-hop, and dub with improvisational electronic elements and turntables, performs there. This film is their story.
Preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwzCAaJi0FU
Info/Tickets: http://miami.bside.com/2010/films/spamallstarsfuacata_miami2010
If you are in town for the festival, please join us for the after party at Hoy Como Ayer (2212 SW 8th Street) on Thursday, March 11th immediately following the screening.
www.spamallstars.com

Mr Yums One Year Anniversary Party 2/27/10


Come celebrate our one year of bringing you the best in asian cuisine in the heart of Little Havana.
Saturday February 27th 6–12am
DJ Diego Harispe Spinning
Locos Por Juana @ 10pm
Free Sushi+Drinks 7-9pm
Mr. Yum’s
1945 SW 8th St. Little Havana
RSVP@mryummiami.com
Parking Available
Come one, come all; the more, the merrier,
Mr. Yum Family

8th Street Jam on Calle Ocho 3/14/10


What is 8th Street Jam @ Calle Ocho?
Imagine one full city block for a private party on the east side of the Calle Ocho Festival mirroring the diversity of Miami’s local music and art scene with everything from Latin funk, alternative rock, progressive pop and more.
The ticketed event will take place during Calle 8 at the enclosed lot located at the NE corner of SW 8th Street and 12th Avenue incorporating new elements and creating a new event experience.
Lineup:
DJ Le Spam and the Spam All Stars
Nil Lara
Suénalo
Locos Por Juana
Xperimento
Mayday!
Jacob Jeffries Band
Fusik
Artofficial
Ketchy Shuby
Lanzallamas Monofónica
SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY PITBULL!
PLUS – 1 FAN CHOICE ACT! BUY YOUR TICKETS TO VOTE!
Event Features:
-2 Live Stages Featuring an Array of Miami’s Leading Bands
-Live Art Installation by Famed Graffiti and Mural Artists
-Video Gaming Area where gamers can go head to head
-Guitar Jam area sponsored by Gibson Guitars
TIX ON SALE @ http://www.8thstreetjam.com! $20!
FREE BEER FROM 1:30PM – 3:00PM!
The event will be enclosed and separate from other Calle Ocho festivities with parking available just for 8th Street Jam ticket holders!!
Bring your lawn chairs, hang out on the lawn, enjoy Miami’s best bands, live art, gaming area, guitar jam area, food court, beer garden!
Get your tix to vote for your FAN CHOICE! It’s up between Bachaco, Electric Piquete, Elastic Bond, DANGERFLOW, Jay Blues Band, Birdman’s Clambake!

Maurizio Di Fulvio Classical and Jazz Guitar Concert 2/20/10


Italian Guitarist MAURIZIO DI FULVIO
Classical and Jazz Guitar Concert

The Miami Classical Guitar Society presents Italian virtuoso guitarist Maurizio di Fulvio, this Saturday, February 20 at 8:00pm, at the Alliance Francaise de Miami/ Societa Dante Alighieri as part of the Miami Classical Guitar Society’s International Masters and Laureates Series.

The concert will include pieces by Tárrega, Mertz, Albeniz, and Romero in the first classical half. The second part of the program will feature jazz selections from Jobim, Corea, Ellington with the collaboration of bassist Matt Bonelli and Jack Ciano in the drums.

Location: Alliance Francaise/ Societa Dante Alighieri –
618 S.W. 8 Street; Miami FL 33130

Admission:
$20 General Admission at door
($15 members/seniors/students with ID)
(no reservations required for tickets)

The Miami Classical Guitar Society
http://www.miamiguitar.org – (for reservations or to become a member)
More Information 305-412-2494

Maurizio Di Fulvio – http://www.mauriziodifulvio.com

Leals Gallery presents a Solo Exhibition by Cuban Artist Vicente R Bonachea 2/19/10


Leal’s Gallery presents a Solo Exhibition by Cuban Artist Vicente R. Bonachea
Friday, February 19th, 2010. 7:30 p.m.
Opening reception: Friday, February 19th, 2010. 7:30 p.m.
Location: Leal’s Gallery. 1555 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Dates: From February 19th through March 15, 2010
Admission: Free

Leal’s Gallery is pleased to present the fist solo exhibition of Cuban artist Vicente R. Bonachea at the gallery. The opening reception will take place on Friday, February 19th, 2010 from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Vicente R. Bonachea graduated from San Alejandro Academy in Havana, Cuba in 1976. Since then, he has worked as an artist, designer and educator at several prestigious institutions in Cuba such as the Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematografica (ICAIC), the Instituto Politecnico de Diseño Industrial and the Escuela Elemental de Arte Paulita Concepcion, etc. He is also a member of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC).
During his long and fruitful career, Bonachea has illustrated books for children and young adults in Cuba and abroad. In addition, several of his Murals can be seen in the streets of Havana, Varadero, Villa Clara and other Cuban cities.
Bonachea has exhibited his work extensively in countries such as Cuba, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Costa Rica, France, Austria, Mexico, Finland, Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Japan, China, South Korea, Spain, United States, Canada and Brazil.
Leal’s Gallery
1555 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.642.3133
www.lealartframe.com
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

Viernes Culturales 2nd Carnival Night 2/26/10


Viernes Culturales 2nd Annual Carnival Night
Featuring a colorful parade with Congas and Comparsas!

Free Historic Walking Tour Led by Dr. Paul George
Meet @ 7:00pm in front of the Tower Theater.

Coming Soon to the Viernes Culturales Gallery – Exhibition by group W10. Curated by Yovani Bauta
Cremata Gallery presents a Solo Show by Cuban Artist Hernan Garcia
1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
www.crematagallery.com
Zu Galeria Fine Arts tiene el honor de invitarlos a la presentación del libro El maestro en el cuerpo de la escritora cubana María Cristina Fernández. 11 de Febrero, 8pm
2248 SW 8th Street
www.zugaleria.blogspot.com
Participación especial del cantautor Roberto Garrido.

CCEMiami and the Consulate General of Spain opening reception of Confluencias Art Encounters 2/5/10


ART ENCOUNTERS: INTERSTICES BETWEEN LITERATURE, CINEMA AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
START DATE: 02-05-2010
END DATE: 03-26-2010
HORARIO: 8pm
Program to promote Ibero-American Cultural Industries
Friday February 5 @ 8pm
Curator: Janet Batet
On view until March 26 /2010
At CCEMiami. Free Admission
More Info
ART ENCOUNTERS INTERSTICES BETWEEN LITERATURE, FILM AND GRAPHIC DESIGN stands on a sort of ritournelle where diverse creators visit and revisit a unique topic, becoming the show a tribute and a rereading of human ontological problematic questions.
The exhibition -which is part of the project Gráfica Latinoamericana 20/21- relies on masterpieces of the literature and cinema, now interpreted by the graphic design. The selected posters highlight by their conceptual rigor and the interplay with the clever metaphor and the ellipsis that incite the viewer to rebuild here and there, transforming the perceptive process into a ludic and vivid experience.
At the same time, the show pays tribute to the Latin American graphic design tradition, including a selection of artworks made by iconic artists which contributions are milestones of the poster history in the region.

Presentación del libro El maestro en el cuerpo de María Cristina Fernandez 2/11/10



Zu Galeria Fine Arts tiene el honor de invitarlos a la presentación del libro El maestro en el cuerpo de la escritora cubana María Cristina Fernández.
11 de Febrero, 8pm
Zu Galeria Fine Arts, 2248 SW 8th Street, Miami, Fl 33135
www.zugaleria.blogspot.com
Participación especial del cantautor Roberto Garrido.
María Cristina Fernández. Narradora, nacida en Santiago de Cuba en 1970. La colección Pinos Nuevos publicó su libro “Procesión lejos de Bretaña”. Ha escrito varios libros para niños, dos de ellos premiados e impresos en Cuba. “El maestro en el cuerpo” es su último libro de narrativa escrito en la Isla, y autopublicado en Miami unos años más tarde. En su estilo asoma una mirada poética hacia el entorno; sus personajes encaran lo convencional, explorando alternativas a una realidad casi siempre opuesta a la naturaleza del deseo de ser.
zu galeria fine arts | 2248 SW 8th St. | Miami | FL | 33135

Cremata Gallery presents a Solo Show by Cuban Artist Hernan Garcia 2/5/10


Cremata Gallery presents a Solo Show by Cuban Artist Hernan Garcia
Friday, February 5th, 2010. 7:00 p.m.
Hernan Garcia. “Paisaje Azul”. Oil on canvas. 47 1/2″ x 47 1/2″
Opening reception: Friday, February 5th, 2010. 7:00 p.m.
Location: Cremata Gallery. 1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Dates: From Feb 1st through Mar 8th, 2010
Admission: Free
Regular hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. and Mondays by appointment

Cremata Gallery is pleased to present the solo exhibition of Cuban painter Hernan Garcia this Friday, February 5th, 2010 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. De Kooning said, ” There is a moment in life when on takes a walk in his or her own landscapes and scenes”, when one plays his or her own games without fear, with great honesty, with great certainty.
Before establishing himself between Madrid, Spain and Miami, Hernan Garcia resided for many years in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he created hundreds of his phenomenal pieces, earning the respect of the critics and of the lovers of the visual arts. In 1990 he received the most important prize of the San Juan XI Biennial of Latin American and Caribbean Engraving – one of the most prestigious biennials of the world on engraving – with an impacting and beautiful monotype in which, intelligently and with great force, he combined the defining elements of his work.
Later there was a moment in which Hernan decided to make of the “chair” – that aesthetic object with so many artistic possibilities – the protagonist of his work: It was a tribute to those friends that allow us to rest, to think, to write, to dream and, of course, to draw and to paint. He created with the chair “landscapes” in which they could be seen as fascinating beings with fascinating stories. Sometimes they seemed actors in a range of different scenarios, whether “living” their tragedies or their comedies, but always revealing the brutal emptiness or loneliness that we are all called to live from time to time.
Hernan Garcia belongs to the artistic generation that followed the other of the Cuban artists that defined Modernism in Cuba: Ponce, Lam, Victor Manuel, Portocarrero, Amelia Pelaez, Carreño, Cundo Bermudez, Lopez Dirube, to mention only a few. He now returns as one of the most consequent voices of the Cuban “plastica” (after a necessary rest imposed by what Cesar Vallejo called ” the black heraldos”, those strong blows that life delivers to us).
We stand before a real poet of the human condition – in a Shakespearian sense – before someone who understands the human being and does not ever caricaturize it (which a superficial reading of his work might suggest to some), an artist who unveils the essence of being to us. We now stand before someone who has intensely lived – with pain and ecstasy – most of the XX century and some of the XXI.
Manuel Alvarez-Lezama
Art Critic
Cremata Gallery
1646 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
cremata@crematagallery.com
www.crematagallery.com

Personajes Pendientes by Armando Tejuca at Zu Galeria 2/6/10


Zu Galeria Fine Arts is proud to present ArmandoTejuca’s exhibit
Personajes Pendientes
February 6, 8pm to 11pm
Exhibiting until March 1.
Zu Galeria Fine Arts
2248 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl 33135
www.zugaleria.blogspot.com
Armando Tejuca was born in Cuba in 1968. He graduated from the José Antonio Echeverría Polytechnic Institute with a Degree in Civil Engineering (1991)and from the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1995).
He has participated in numerous group and solo exhibits since his arrival in the USA. He has won awards and recognitions, and his work is in various institutions such as, The Seam Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, Clinton Library and THEA Foundation, Arkansas, USA, Veracrúz Cultural Center, Veracrúz, México, and Contemporary Art University of Colorado Springs, Colorado , USA.
This exhibit titled Personajes Pendientes is a look at those characters that he always wanted to bring to life in his canvases and had not done so until now.
Partial proceeds from opening night sales to benefit the Haiti Chapter at Church World Services.
For more information on their organization please go to
www.churchworldservice.org

Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays in Little Havana 1/29/10


This Friday, January 29, 2010 joins us for a night of art, music and wine celebrating this year’s first Viernes Culturales!
8pm to 11pm

Zu Galeria Fine Arts
2248 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl 33135
786-443-5872
www.zugaleria.blogspot.com

Welcoming the The Miami Buena Vista – Biltmore Lions Club, who will be on hand to tell you more about their organization. Partial proceeds from tonight’s sales to benefit their organization.
Caricature artist Aristide Pumariega will be painting live!
Our current exhibits, Destino: Photographs by Mayumi Hasegawa and Elvira de las Casas’s La Mujer del Güije are not to be missed!
Also exhibiting all new works by Astrid Alcayaga, Karin Aldrey, Miguel Angel Baez, Julio Batista, Helier Batista, Salvador Lorenzo, Lapitu, Noel Leon, Evelio Lecour, Tony Nuñez, Marta Ramos, Candida Rodriguez, Santos, and Leonardo Severo.
Ceramics/Sculptures by Maru Antuñano, Dora Fiser, Liliana Folta and Roberto Wong.
Wine courtesy of Serendipity Wines

Art Music Wine to benefit MBVB Lions Club 1/29/10

The Miami Buena Vista – Biltmore Lions Club invites you and your family to join us for an evening of Art, Music, & Wine

on Friday, January 29, 2010, 8:00PM to 11:00PM
ZU GALLERY
2248 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
786-443-5872

Cuban Artist Aristides Pumariega will be doing his signature caricatures to benefit the Lions Club

FREE ADMISSION!
Please help us serve!
Wine courtesy of Serendipity Wines
Partial proceeds of the evening’s Art Sale will benefit the MBVB Lions Club

For more information please call
Lion Norma Amaro at 305 – 989-1068 or
Lion Tony Montes at 305-318-7496

Event to Raise Funds for Haiti with Church World Service at Zu Galleria 1/17/10


Zu Galeria Fine Arts, artist Julio Gonzalez Consuegra and Church World Service have joined forces to host a one day
Art Sale to Benefit Haiti
This Sunday, January 17, from 12noon to 6pm ONLY!
Zu Galeria Fine Arts
2248 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl 33135
786-443-5872
www.zugaleria.blogspot.com

Artist Julio Gonzalez Consuegra has kindly donated 100 original art pieces to be sold on Sunday and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Church World Services, who has established a direct donation link for the relief efforts in Haiti.

For more information on Church World Services please go to their website at
www.churchworldservice.org
We encourage you to support our friends in Haiti !

Art of Freedom Rockapalooza 1/23/10



Saturday, January 23rd, at 10 pm
Come to Art of Freedom and listen to some awesome bands play live and raw.
Rock with some of Miami’s greatest local bands.
All Ages! No Cover !
Sat. 01/23/09 10 PM

London Heights

Weakday

My Flesh Heart
and more !

Art of Freedom
En el corazón de la Calle Ocho.
Located in the heart of Calle Ocho.
1388 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl. 33135
Visit our Website

Spam Allstars are Back in Action 1/14-17/10


Spam Allstars are back in full swing for 2010. This year will be full of gigging, recording, and new releases from the Spam Allstars family.

First off…Spam Allstars present Rumberos de la 8. In December, Spamusica Records released this debut recording digitally. This month the CD will come out. Stay tuned for the record release party details and get your copy at any of the shows or online. Rumberos de la 8 is an all-star group of percussionists and singers hailing from Cuba and Puerto Rico, and born on the streets of Miami. They perform each week with Spam Allstars at their residency in Little Havana, FL at Hoy Como Ayer. Their debut recording features Boris Monterecy, Sonyalsi Feldman, Tomas Diaz, Mercedes Abal, Lazaro Alfonso, Joxi Caballero, Diosvany Boulet, Yoel del Sol, Eduardo Rodriguez, Jose Elias, J.J. Freire, & Ray Romero Jr. This is the first analog rumba recording out of Miami in over 20 years. It was recorded and mixed by Le Spam at City Of Progress Studio in N. Miami, FL between August 2008 – July 2009. Artwork by Charlie Rosario who created distinctive covers for Charlie Palmieri, Tito Puente and other artists on Fania, Coco and other 60’s and 70’s latin labels. Get more info from the links below.

Myspace:
Facebook:
Purchase it now:
Preview:
En Vivo:

And Spam Allstars play LIVE this week….

Thursday – January 14th – Hoy Como Ayer
2212 SW 8th Street
Little Havana, FL
9pm doors, ladies free and 2 for 1 drinks until 11pm
RUMBEROS DE LA 8 to kick off the night
http://www.hoycomoayer.us/

Friday – January 15th – Respectable Street
518 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach, FL
9pm show
http://www.respectablestreet.com/

Saturday & Sunday – January 16th & 17th – Green Parrot
801 Whitehead Street
Key West, FL
10pm show each night
http://www.greenparrot.com/

Tuesday Movies La Separation at Alliance Francaise Miami 1/12/10


Tuesday Movies – 6.00 pm
Every week, on Tuesday, immerse yourself in the wonderful world of cinema in the company of actors and directors that have marked the history of French cinema (in French, English subtitles).
Participation $5
This week:
Tuesday, January 12
La Séparation (Christian Vincent, 1998, with Isabelle Huppert & Daniel Auteuil)
One night at the cinema, Pierre reaches out to take Anne’s hand. She is annoyed and rebuffs him. He feels rejected. This small moment begins the story of the disintegration of a marriage…
Alliance Française
de Miami
& Fort-Lauderdale
618 SW 8 St
Miami – FL 33130 – US
http://www.afmiami.org

Happy Alliance with DJ Madame Turk 1/8/10


Happy Alliance with DJ’ Madame TURK
Friday, January 8th – 6.30 pm/10.00 pm
At the Alliance Française de Miami

Evening New Year with DJ’ Madame TURK who will be mixing on French songs. (Read more…).

Come dance, sing, drink and eat for a grand evening!
An evening capped by the traditional “Galette des Rois”.

Dress code: king & queen, prince & princess, marquis & marquise,
count & Countess, Duke & Duchess, Baron & Baroness for an Royal Evening!

Book your tickets (Entry $20) now at 305.858.8760

Destino Photographs by Mayumi Hasegawa opening at Zu Galeria 1/9/10


Zu Galeria Fine Arts is proud to present 2010’s first exhibit,
Destino: Photographs by Mayumi Hasegawa
Mayumi Hasegawa is a young photographer. Her continuous travels all over the world have given her a certain maturity, a certain vision of each new city she visits. Her passion comes thru in various sunsets in places like Key West or Acapulco. However places like Jerusalem, Venice or San Francisco gives us a mature vision of these iconic cities. Mayumi is on a journey, a mission, un Destino and here at Zu Galeria we are honored to exhibit her collection of photographs. Mayumi’s travels I call it!

January 9, 2010, 8pm to 11pm

Zu Galeria Fine Arts
2248 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl 33135
786-443-5872
www.zugaleria.blogspot.com

Special performance by opera singer Rolando Polo.

PALO! at CubaOcho 12/20/09

Hope you can make it this Sunday, December 20, 2009, 7-10pm for…
PALO! @ CubaOcho – Click here to view RSVP for this event (Facebook).
CubaOcho Art and Research Center
1465 SW 8 Street #106
Miami – Little Havana
305-285-5880
PALO! brings their addictive blend of Afro-Cuban, Funk & Jazz to their new weekly SUNDAY residency in Little Havana.
Tambor y voz pa’ San Lazaro!
$10 cover charge – WOMEN ENTER FREE!
$5 Mojitos from 6-8pm
You may win a FREE PALO! t-shirt or CD!
CubaOcho is a unique place that you simply must see to believe. With a full bar, an art gallery with incredible historical Cuban paintings & sculpture, a library, a beautiful patio, its also an excellent performance space. There’s a great ambiance and plenty of room to relax, dance, and have fun. Nice menu of tapas.
Visit us on the Wild, Wacky Web:
gopalo.com – A unique Cubano-Americano Experience

Chocolate evening at Alliance Francaise de Miami 12/18/09

Chocolate Evening – music and song
Before Christmas, do yourself a favor gourmet at the Alliance Française de Miami
on December 18, 2009 from 18:30 to 21:30
On the occasion of Christmas and New Year, eat, drink and sing together!
Students, teachers, members and friends of the Alliance Française, but also fans, lovers, benefactors, friends, girlfriends and cousins, relatives, partners and relationships, allies, lovers, fathers, mothers and children, friends and comrades, brothers, sisters and pals …… you are all expected!
The program for this evening:
A big chocolate-pastry Chef, Georges Berger (Chocolate Fashion), will demonstrate Croquembouche and we will share his passion for chocolate and pastry.
You will also have the opportunity to discover the chocolates, sweets, desserts and cakes of Chocolate Fashion (Coral Gables) and you can buy for Christmas.
The evening will continue, hosted by Tangi Colombel, with music and song while sipping the sweet dishes / salty cakes prepared by George Berger accompanied by wine (sold on site).
A great night for the pleasures of chocolate and sweet encounters ending by devouring the Croquembouche.
Book your tickets now at the French Alliance of Miami or by phone at 305.859.8760
Students AF Coupon: $ 15 salty dish – sweet dish $ 10
Participants Coupon: $ 20 salty dish – sweet dish $ 15
Wine Glass: $ 4 – Bottle: $ 18

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Reservez votre soirée !

Avant Noël, faites-vous un plaisir gourmand à l’Alliance française de Miami
le 18 Décembre 2009 de 18h30 à 21h30
Soirée chocolat sucré / salé en musique et en chansons
A l’occasion des fêtes de fin d’année, mangeons, buvons et chantons tous ensemble !
Elèves, professeurs, membres et amis de l’Alliance Française, mais aussi adeptes, amateurs, amoureux, bienfaiteurs, copains, copines et cousins, familiers, partenaires et relations, alliés, amoureux, papas, mamans et les enfants, camarades et compagnons, frères, soeurs et potes…… vous êtes tous attendus !
Au programme de cette soirée:
Un grand chef chocolatier-pâtissier, Georges Berger (Chocolate Fashion), fera une démonstration de croquembouche et nous fera partager sa passion du chocolat et de la pâtisserie.
Vous aurez aussi l’occasion de découvrir les chocolats, mignardises, entremets et gâteaux de Chocolate Fashion (Coral Gables) et de faire vos provisions pour Noël.
La soirée se poursuivra, avec Tangi Colombel, en musique et chansons en dégustant les préparations sucrées/salées préparées par Georges Berger accompagnées de vin (en vente sur place).
Une grande soirée pour des plaisirs au chocolat et des rencontres sucrées qui se terminera en dévorant le croquembouche de M. Berger.
Réservez vos places dès maintenant à l’Alliance Française de Miami ou par téléphone au 305.859.8760
Coupons Etudiants AF: assiette sal̩e 15$ Рassiette sucr̩e 10$
Coupons Participants: assiette sal̩e 20$ Рassiette sucr̩e 15$
Vin au verre: 4$ – Bouteille: 18$
www.afmiami.org

Celebrate 2009’s last Viernes Culturales with Zu Galeria 12/18/09

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Join us this coming Friday, December 18th to celebrate this year’s last Viernes Culturales!
7pm to 11pm
Zu Galeria Fine Arts
2248 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl 33135
786-443-5872
www.zugaleria.blogspot.com
Our current exhibit by Carlos Acostaneyra, Salvador Lorenzo and Candida Rodriguez is not too be missed!
Paintings by Mayra Abo, Julio Batista, Noel Leon, Arnaldo Ladron de Guevara, Miguel Ordoqui, Tony Núñez, and Leonardo Severo.
Photography by German Guerra, Lapitu, and Marta Ramos.
Ceramics by Nestor Arenas, Dora Fiser, Liliana Folta, Omar Garcia and Evelio Lecour.
Handcrafted Jewelry by MABO.
Have a glass of wine while you shop for unique Christmas or Hanukkah gifts, all created by our multi-talented artists!

Una noche de poesia con Eyda Machin Zu Galeria 12/18/09

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Zu Galeria Fine Arts les invita al cierre de nuestro año de literatura y poesia con la escritora Eyda Machin quien nos visita desde Francia y compartirá con nosotros sus poemas.
Sabado, 19 de diciembre 8pm
Zu Galeria Fine Arts
2248 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl 33135
786-443-5872
www.zugaleria.blogspot.com

EYDA T. MACHÍN
Nacida en Cuba de nacionalidad francesa, Eyda Machín ha vivido en Cuba, en los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y en Venezuela donde obtuvo una Licencia en Lenguas Modernas, inglés y francés. Fue profesora de francés, fonética, literatura y traducción en la Universidad del Zulia (LUZ). Reside en la ciudad de Paris, Francia desde 1978.

En Francia obtuvo un Diploma de Estudios Avanzados (D.E.A.), una Maestría en Linguística y un Doctorado en Literatura. Publicó en Venezuela un poemario « Los Invasores de la Soledad », participando en numerosos programas de radio y televisión. Conferencista, ha dictado conferencias en Francia, Alemania, Bélgica, Portugal, Polonia, Estados Unidos y América Latina.

En 1990 crea la Asociación «LIBROS Y LUGARES» (Livres et Lieux), organizando viajes con sus miembros tras los pasos de grandes artistas del mundo. Como fotógrafa, ha hecho exposiciones de fotografías y textos poéticos en Paris (Francia), Maracaibo (Venezuela), Santa Bárbara (Estados Unidos), Erlangen (Alemania) y Poznan (Polonia). Su poemario “Soy Mucho Más” en versión trilingue (español-alemán-francés) fue publicado en el 2004 en Alemania por las Ediciones Thaleia y presentado al público en Erlangen (Alemania) durante una lectura realizada en esos tres idiomas. En el 2005, “Soy Mucho Más” fue presentado en La Maison de l’Amérique Latine en Paris. En julio de ese mismo año lo presentó en el Pen Club de Escritores Cubanos en el Exilio y en el Instituto de Estudios Cubanos y Cubano-Americanos de la Universidad de Miami en Miami, Florida, Estados Unidos de América. En noviembre de 2005 fue invitada a la Universidad de Francfort para dictar un ciclo de conferencias sobre la escritura femenina y dirigir un taller de trabajo sobre la traducción poética.

En el 2007 fue invitada por la Maison de Bretagne (Dom Bretani) a Poznán en Polonia a presentar su exposición «Murmures du Monde» y a hacer una lectura de su poemario “Soy Mucho Más” en versión español-polaco, traducido a este último por Mme Hanny Stary-Kokowskiej. En la Universidad Adam Mickiewics de Poznán hizo una conferencia sobre «Alfonsina Storni» y una lectura de su poemario. En el 2007 fueron publicados en Francia los libros de fotografías y textos poéticos « MURMURES DU MONDE » y «MURMULLOS DEL MUNDO» (francés y español) y en el 2008 es publicado su tercer poemario “En la voz del silencio/Dans la voix du silence” en versión bilingue (español y francés), editados por The Book Edition.

En diciembre de 2008 se publica su primera novela escrita en francés, «Passerelles», por la Editorial Aduana Vieja en Valencia, España. En enero de 2009 la presenta en la Maison de l’Amérique Latine en Paris, Francia y en octubre de 2009, la misma Aduana Vieja la pública en español.

Cremata Gallery presents Abstractomicina 12/11/09

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Cremata Gallery presents “Abstractomicina”
An exhibition by Cuban artists, in which everything is possible!!!!
Friday, December 11th, 2009. 7:00 p.m.
Aldo Menéndez. “Abstractomicina”. Collage / paper. 7 1/2″ X 10 1/2″
Opening reception: Friday, December 11th, 2009. 7:00 p.m.
Location: Cremata Gallery. 1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Dates: From November 30th, 2009 – January 30th, 2010
Admission: Free

Painters that have never experimented with abstraction, do so now. They have come together at Cremata Gallery for the show “Abstractomicina”, which includes 80 works in total. Forty-seven renowned contemporary artists present paintings specially completed for this exhibit, departing from their usual métier, while maintaining their personal style. In addition, ten sculptors, plus a selection of paintings by twenty-three masters never exhibited before, will help us remember, comprehend and appreciate the Havana of the 50’s.
An installation by Aldo Menendez submerges the observer in the construction of modern Havana, buildings that were raised up surrounded by scaffolding, which served as inspiration for the constructivist movement, and brings to mind the works of Mario Carreño, Jose Mijares and Hugo Consuegra.
Some say neo-abstraction is what is happening now …who knows!!! But what is clear is that the exhibit “Abstractomicina”, serves as an antidote for the excessive use or abuse of figuration, it’s refreshing and has no secondary effects.
Artists included in “Abstractomicina” are Gustavo Acosta, Ana Albertina, Julio Antonio, Jorge Arango, Néstor Arenas, Juan Asencio, Waldo Balart, Yovani Bauta, Mario Bencomo, Giovanni Bosch, Adriano Buergo, Luís Cabrera, Carlos Cárdenas, Alberto Jorge Carol, Ramón Carulla, Jorge P. Castaño, Humberto Castro, Hugo Consuegra, Salvador Corratge, Humberto C. Cruz, Arturo Cuenca, Liliam Cuenca, Sandu Darie, Agustín Fernández, Luís Manuel Fernández, Meme Ferre, Ivonne Ferrer, Joaquín Ferrer, Flora Fong, Marta Fonseca, Lia Galletti, Carlos García, Enrique “Gay” García, Fernando García, Mysora García, Florencio Gelabert, Julio Girona, Victor Gómez, Ernesto González Puig, Armando Guiller, Osvaldo Gutiérrez, Pedro Hernández, Carmen Herrera, Pepe Herrera, Guido Llinás, Nelida López, Rafael López Ramos, Carlos M. Luís, Nuncio Mainieri, Leonel Matheu, Julio Matilla, Aldo Menéndez, Aldo Damian Menéndez, José Mijares, Heriberto Mora, Glexis Novoa, Carmen Oña te, Pedro de Oraa, Sergio Payares, Angel Peña, Natacha Perdomo, Rosa María Pérez, Lourdes Porrata, Guillermo Portieles, Rene Portocarrero, Jesse Ríos, Enrique Riveron, Emilio Héctor Rodríguez, Eduardo Rubén, Rubén Ruiz Caballero, Baruj Salinas, Carlos Sanjurjo, Cesar Santos, Raúl Santoserpa, Lolo Soldevilla, Rafael Soriano, José Toñarely, Antonio Vidal and Manolo Vidal.
Come to the gallery to enjoy “Abstractomicina”, a special presentation for this season of art fairs and holidays.
Cremata Gallery
1646 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
www.crematagallery.com
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays 12/18/09

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DECEMBER 18th
Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays
Christmas Day is a time to be spent with family members and loved ones. That is why we have decided to anticipate our next Viernes Culturales to December 18th, 6:00 – 11:00p.m.
Enjoy holiday treats as you shop for the prefect gift for everyone on your list…including yourself. Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays’ galleries, cigar factories and boutiques have one-of-a-kind gifts; including paintings, esculptures, photography, woodwork, cuban memorabilia, hand-rolled tobaccos and much more!
It’s a holiday gift idea worth checking out. You could have your holiday gift shopping done earlier with impressive designed gifts of art and be able to relax and enjoy the season with family and friends.
We hope you can join us!
Note: The change is only for the month of December 2009. Future events will remain “The last Friday of every month.”
Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays, Inc.
info@viernesculturales.org
www.viernesculturales.org

PALO! at CubaOcho this Sunday 11/6/09

Hope you can make it this Sunday, December 6, 2009, 7-10pm for
PALO! @ CubaOcho
Facebook RSVP for this event.
CubaOcho Art and Research center
1465 SW 8 Street #106
Miami – Little Havana
305-285-5880

PALO! brings their addictive blend of Afro-Cuban, Funk & Jazz to their new weekly SUNDAY residency in Little Havana.
$10 cover charge – WOMEN ENTER FREE!
$5 Mojitos from 5-8pm
You may win a FREE PALO! t-shirt or CD!
Before the event, please join us across the street for the Cuban Food Tweetup @ El Exquisito!
Facebook RSVP for the Cuban Food Tweetup.
CubaOcho is a unique place that you simply must see to believe. It’s got a full bar, an art gallery with incredible historical Cuban paintings & sculpture, a library, a beautiful patio, and an excellent performance space. There’s a great ambiance and plenty of room to relax, dance, and have fun. Nice menu of tapas.

Visit us on the Wild, Wacky Web:
gopalo.com – A unique Cubano-Americano Experience

Javier Ruibal to perform at Kimbaracumbara 12/4/09

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Have you ever felt your senses begin to cloud because of a poem or a melody? Have you ever felt the sensation of listening to a voice that takes over you? It is the result of a lifetime of hard work, years and years of struggle, of moving verses, a gift for the eyes and the ears, a gentle caress for the soul. Javier Ruibal has the power to engulf each new guilty party….. It is a crime to not know his music, to not have entered into his world of fusion, into his labyrinth of beautiful words…. With every strum of his guitar, with every lyric, he is able to take us into a world full of color, of “tobacco and Spanish wine,” a world with stories of prohibited love, a world of landscapes which seem to be created by the images of its own verses, a world of insatiable longings, of lost souls… His voice invites us to journey into his dreams, his rhythm fills the music lover with pleasure, and even the most stubborn of listeners are captured by what they hear and feel. He finds himself surrounded by the most happening of grooves, the most happening musicians, and in the top international stages, he is considered the most organic of artists in this world full of jealousy and betrayal. Journey into his music and allow his magic to engulf you. You will become one of many, but he will make you feel like you are the only one. There is room for you here, and you can expect to stay forever.

Javier Ruibal ¿Has sentido alguna vez que se te nublan los sentidos con un poema, una melodía? ¿Has vivido la sensación de escuchar una voz que te atrapa? Son muchos años de trabajo duro, una trayectoria “de pico y pala”, una vida de versos cantados que emocionan, un regalo para los ojos y los oídos, una caricia para el alma. Javier Ruibal se apodera de cada nuevo “reo”… Es un delito no conocer su música, no haberse adentrado jamás en su mundo de fusión, en su laberinto de hermosas palabras… Con cada acorde de su guitarra, con cada letra, es capaz de transportarnos a un mundo lleno de color, de “tabaco y tinto de verano”, de historias de amor prohibidas, de tierras que parecen inventadas en el dibujo de sus textos, de anhelos insaciables, de almas perdidas… Su voz invita a aventurarnos en sus sueños, su ritmo colma de placer al más intrépido melómano, al más reacio oyente embelesa con su boca y con sus dedos. Se rodea del mejor son, de los mejores músicos, y en los mejores escenarios de la escena internacional se le ha visto pasear como el más sencillo de los artistas que haya conocido este mundo tan celoso y traicionero. Adéntrate en su música y deja que su magia te envuelva. Serás uno de tantos, pero te hará sentir que eres único. Aquí hay un hueco para ti, y no te quepa duda de que vas a quedarte para siempre.

Black Friday at Zu Galeria 11/27/09

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Black Friday at Zu Galeria!
This Friday, from 6pm to 9pm only!
Black Friday at Zu Galeria!
An Art Sale for those who are looking for unique gifts!
25 to 50% off on many pieces!
Ceramics by
Nestor Arenas,
Dora Fiser,
Liliana Folta, and
Evelio Lecour
Handcrafted jewelry by MABO.
Original works of art by
Mayra Abo,
Carlos Acostaneyra,
Julio Batista,
Arnaldo Ladron de Guevara,
Noel Leon,
Salvador Lorenzo,
Miguel Ordoqui,
Tony Núñez,
Candida Rodriguez, and
Leonardo Severo.
Photography by
German Guerra,
Lapitu, and
Marta Ramos
and many more…
Zu Galeria Fine Arts
2248 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl 33135
786-443-5872
www.zugaleria.blogspot.com

Viernes Culturales Cultural Fridays 11/27/09

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FREE this Friday: Art, Music and Cuisine at Calle Ocho
Miami’s Best Arts and Music Festival on the last Friday of every month
Friday, November 27th, 2009. From 6:30 – 11:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars everyone! Our next Viernes Culturales will be December 18th!!!
SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho) between 13th and 17th Avenues

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. – Free History Walking Tour of Little Havana led by Dr. Paul George.
(Meet in front of Tower Theater)
8:00 – 9:15 – p.m. – Miami Dade College InterAmerican Campus Latin Jazz Band. (In front of the Tower Theater)
7:30 – 10:30 p.m. – Pamir Guanchez. (Domino Plaza SW 8th Street and 15th Avenue)

Free History Walking Tour of Little Havana led by Dr. Paul George (7:00 – 7:45 p.m.)
Dr. Paul George will guide you through Little Havana, pointing out the significance of South Florida bungalow architecture, the Tower Theater, old-fashioned hand rollers at a cigar factory and more. Visit Cuban Memorial Boulevard and observe the monuments that speak to the exile presence in Miami. The tour features architectural details, cultural history and other interesting tidbits from the mind of South Florida’s most respected historian. October’s walking tour is sponsored by the generous donation of the Latin Quarter Cultural Center of Miami.
This special tour is educational, interesting and absolutely free!
• See and learn of the fabulous Firestone Station (today’s Walgreen’s)
• View such historical and architectural treasures as the Orange Bowl, St. John Bosco Catholic Church and Riverside Elementary.
• See the buildings that housed Charlie’s Grocery, Gordon’s Funeral Home, and the Cushman Bakery
• See the original site of the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged
• Walk on the right-of-way of two Miami streetcar lines
• See the former home of La Esquina de Tejas Restaurant, which hosted President Ronald Reagan in 1983

Miami Dade College InterAmerican Campus Latin Jazz Band. In front of the Tower Theater (8:00 – 9:15 p.m.)
The IAC Salsa/Latin-jazz band is part of the School of Community Education’s music program at the InterAmericam Campus of Miami Dade College. Participants of all ages meet on Saturday mornings at IAC and play different Latin music popular styles such as Salsa, Son, Bachata, etc. All instruments and vocalists are welcome to participate. The award-winning ensemble plays at local community events in the Little Havana area. Directed by music professor Sergio Bezard.

Pamir Guanchez. Corner of SW 8th St and 16th Avenue. (7:30 – 10:30 p.m.)
Pamir Guanchez, a native son of Venezuela received his formal training in music at the conservatory of music in Caracas. He traveled extensively throughout the world, as part of Oscar D’ Leon orchestra, for whom he has played for over 15 years. He currently accompanies Tito Puente Jr. in his shows around the USA. Some of the highlights of Pamir’s musical journey include performing in the world famous Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden. This Viernes Culturales the audience will be hypnotized and dazzled by the rising star that is pursuing his long awaited solo career. Pamir’s flute and saxophone talent is at his peak and he hopes to express his passion for music in his upcoming productions.

Cremata Gallery
The gallery is currently presenting the exhibition Diego de Souza + Luis Manuel Fernandez. A dialogue between the works of Diego de Souza and Luis Manuel Fernandez: one exhibition, two artists, one Argentine and one Cuban, two different ways of approaching art. Diego’s paintings, with his expressive use of color, light, transparency, and his free and imaginative strokes, comes very close to pure abstraction. In contrast with Luis Manuel’s sculptures: precise, figurative and full of symbolic realism. The exhibition is the dichotomy between two artists, but it’s also full of coincidences – both produce the type of work that we want to be surrounded with in our private and personal spaces: classy, ingenious, elegant. Come to the gallery this Cultural Friday’s evening to share a glass of wine and experience it all for yourself.
1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135. Ph: 305.644.3315 Email: cremata@crematagallery.com. Website: www.crematagallery.com

The Latin Quarter Cultural Center
The Latin Quarter Cultural Center presents a photography exhibition by Aurelio Miranda-Sousa, starting October 30th, 2009 at the Viernes Culturales Gallery located at 742 SW 16th Avenue. Miami, FL 33135. Free and open to the public. For information call 305.643.5500

Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays, Inc.
742 SW 16th Avenue
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.643.5500
Fax: 786.999.8894
info@viernesculturales.org
www.viernesculturales.org

Direct from Havana Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro to perform in Miami 11/21/09

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Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro in Concert!
Saturday, November 21st – 10:30 PM
at Hoy Como Ayer, 2212 SW Calle 8, Little Havana, Miami
Reservations: 305. 541.2631

Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro are paragon interpreters of son, Cuba’s national music genre par excellence. Decades before the Buena Vista Social Club, the septet performed the compositions of its namesake, transforming them into international standards of the son tradition.
Septeto Nacional, was formed in 1927 by the first superstar of Cuban son, Ignacio Piñeiro. Born and raised in the working class Havana neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo, Piñeiro epitomized the urban sonero. He started out as a brilliant rumbero, and he was a well-known akpón or lead vocalist of the santería chant tradition.
A bassist, vocalist and composer, he composed Échale salsita, perhaps the best known son of all time, and the source, according to some, of the term salsa by which son’s successor was to be known. The tune tells the story about a night out on the town and the savoring of the finest sausage in the world; it was appropriated by George Gerschwin who worked its theme into his famous “Cuban Overture.”
Another of Piñeiro’s tunes, Suavecito, relates how delightful it is to dance son tenderly embracing one’s partner and confining one’s movements within the perimeter of a single floor tile. Its enchanting lyric, el son es lo más sublime para el alma divertir (son is the most sublime thing to entertain the soul), has become a mantra for son aficionados throughout the world. Among Piñeiro’s most popular opuses are Esas no son cubanas, Bardo, No juegues con los santos and Coco mai mai.
Many credit Piñeiro with being the first to introduce the trumpet to the traditional sexteto, thus creating the septeto format which endures to this day. He is also credited with making son music acceptable to all strata of Cuban society when he took Septeto Nacional to the World Exposition in Seville in 1928 where it created a sensation. Until then, son was the music of workers and peasants. Like jazz and tango, it was also the music most associated with houses of ill repute; it was even banned in Havana until the mid 1920’s. But the recognition son gained when Septeto Nacional visited the “Mother Country” was the seal of approval which paved the way for son to be played and danced at high society ballrooms and country clubs.
After Piñeiro’s death in 1968, the septet had a succession of leaders of renown, including guitarist/composer Rafael Ortiz, legendary rumbero Carlos Embale, and guitarist Richard Aymee Castro. In its current configuration, the Septeto Nacional is directed by bongo virtuoso Francisco Oropeza. Now more than eight decades after its founding, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro is a national treasure interpreting a timeless repertoire to the delight of audiences and dancers throughout the world.
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Click here to access YouTube for a Septeto Nacional rendition of Échale salsita

Beaujolais Nouveau at Alliance Francaise 11/20/09

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Friday, November 20th, 2009 From 6:30 to 10:30 Pm

For wine lovers, L’Alliance Française de Miami is pleased to celebrate the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau 2009.
Live music by Tangy Colombel.
Special evening of Wine and Food Tasting open to the public featuring different Beaujolais (Duboeuf, Momessin, Fessy, Drouhin…).
French specialities like cheese and charcuterie plates from Marky’s on sale.
Every year on the 3rd Thursday in November, cities around the world receive the year’s first vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau wine.
For reservation please contact l’Alliance Française at 305 859 8760
($ 3 per glass)
> Soirée Beaujolais Nouveau, fromages et charcuterie
Vendredi 20 Novembre 2009 de 18h30 à 22h30
Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé !
Comme chaque année le troisième jeudi de novembre, le beaujolais nouveau est mis en vente dans le monde entier. Il vous donne rendez vous à Miami ! Pour cette occasion, vous êtes conviés à une Soirée spécialement dédiée au vin nouveau (vente au verre : 3$ ou à la bouteille : 12$) de Duboeuf, Momessin, Fessy, Drouhin…) et aux produits français. Et en vente, des assiettes de fromages et de charcuterie de chez Marky’s
Réservez des maintenant vos places au 305.859.8760
(3 $ le verre)
www.afmiami.org

Cremata Gallery presents Diego de Souza + Luis Manuel Fernandez 11/13/09

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Cremata Gallery presents Diego de Souza + Luis Manuel Fernandez
Friday, November 13th, 2009. 7:30 p.m.
Left: Diego de Souza. “Llegada”. 2009. Mixed media on canvas. 60″ x 40″. Right: Luis Manuel Fernandez. “Hasta la Giraldilla se fue!!!” 2009. Bronze
Opening reception: Friday, November 13th, 2009. 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cremata Gallery. 1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Dates: From November 13th through 30th, 2009
Admission: Free

A dialogue between the works of Diego de Souza and Luis Manuel Fernandez: one exhibition, two artists, one Argentine and one Cuban, two different ways of approaching art. Diego’s paintings, with his expressive use of color, light, transparency, and his free and imaginative strokes, comes very close to pure abstraction.
In contrast with Luis Manuel’s sculptures: precise, figurative and full of symbolic realism. The exhibition is the dichotomy between two artists, but it’s also full of coincidences – both produce the type of work that we want to be surrounded with in our private and personal spaces: classy, ingenious, elegant.
Diego uses his experiences in photograms and scenography to support the development of his painting. The expressive quality of his experiences and observations is translated to canvas in both an imaginative and an emotional way, his exuberance and passion are contagious. His brush strokes and visions are his own, an expression of his heritage, taste, and the people with whom he interacts.
Luis Manuel constructs visual emblems in bronze as realistic as the Giraldilla in a raft, “Hasta la Giraldilla se fue!” or the play on words brought to us in “Marea alta” and “Marea baja”. Unlike the formal poses of classical sculpture, larger bronzes tend to be relaxed, their uninhibited, languid bodies reclining comfortably or sitting in a chair. He expresses the meaning of “being alive” as a physical reality. An original in his own way, he never views another artist’s work as a template to follow.
Diego and Luis Manuel are mid-career artists in full creative maturity, with well-deserved professional recognition from many quarters, residing in collections from New York and Miami to South America and Paris. Diego comes from the prestigious National University of the Arts in Cuyo, Argentina. Luis Manuel is from Las Tunas, called the City of Sculpture, and graduated from the famous Cubanacan National School for the Arts in Havana, Cuba.

Cremata Gallery
1646 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.644.3315
Fax: 305.644.3319
www.crematagallery.com
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

PALO! at Hoy como Ayer this Thursday 11/5/09

Hope you can make it this Thursday, November 5th at 11:00 PM for…
PALO! @ Hoy como Ayer
Hoy como Ayer
2212 SW 8 St – Calle Ocho
Miami, FL 33135
(305) 541-2631
PALO! brings their addictive blend of Afro-Cuban, Funk & Jazz to Little Havana…
YOU MAY WIN A FREE PALO! CD or T-Shirt…
$7 cover charge. Women enter free until 10:30.
Click Here To RSVP For This Event (Facebook).
Visit us on the Wild, Wacky Web:
gopalo.com – A unique Cubano-Americano Experience

Dance Now! 10th Anniversary Season Opener 11/5/09

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the Dance Now! Ensemble invites you to the 10th Anniversary Kickoff!
Dance Now! Sleepless Night Sneak Preview at Little Haiti Cultural Center
November 5, 2009: 7:00 pm

Little Haiti Cultural Center
250 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, Fl 33137
(305) 960-2967
Contact: Anita Darbonne

Dance Now! previews its newest work slated for premier at Sleepless Night at the Little Haiti Cultural Center open house. Join the company to kick off its 10th Anniversary Season!

This program is presented with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council, and the AT&T Foundation. DNE is funded by The Children’s Trust. The Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.

Art, Music and Cuisine at Calle Ocho Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays 10/30/09

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FREE this Friday: Art, Music and Cuisine at Calle Ocho

Miami’s Best Arts and Music Festival on the last Friday of every month
Friday, October 30th, 2009. From 6:30 – 11:00 p.m.
SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho) between 13th and 17th Avenues

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:00 p.m – 7:45 p.m. – Free History Walking Tour of Little Havana led by Dr. Paul George. (Meet in front of Tower Theater)
7:30 – 10:30 p.m. – Pamir Guanchez. (Corner of SW 8th St and 16th Avenue)
10:00 – 11:00 p.m. – Alexis y su Sabor Habanero. (Domino Plaza SW 8th St and 15th Avenue)

Free History Walking Tour of Little Havana led by Dr. Paul George (7:00 – 7:45 p.m.)
Dr. Paul George will guide you through Little Havana, pointing out the significance of South Florida bungalow architecture, the Tower Theater, old-fashioned hand rollers at a cigar factory and more. Visit Cuban Memorial Boulevard and observe the monuments that speak to the exile presence in Miami. The tour features architectural details, cultural history and other interesting tidbits from the mind of South Florida’s most respected historian. October’s walking tour is sponsored by the generous donation of the Latin Quarter Cultural Center of Miami.

Pamir Guanchez (7:30 – 10:30 p.m.)
Pamir Guanchez, a native son of Venezuela received his formal training in music at the conservatory of music in Caracas. He traveled extensively throughout the world, as part of Oscar D’ Leon orchestra, for whom he has played for over 15 years. He currently accompanies Tito Puente Jr. in his shows around the USA. Some of the highlights of Pamir’s musical journey include performing in the world famous Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden. This Viernes Culturales the audience will be hypnotized and dazzled by the rising star that is pursuing his long awaited solo career. Pamir’s flute and saxophone talent is at his peak and he hopes to express his passion for music in his upcoming productions.

Alexis y su Sabor Habanero (10:00 – 11:00 p.m.)
Sabor Habanero was established in New Jersey in February 2003 by its current director Alexis Llerena with the collaboration of talented Cuban musicians. Soon, the band became known in the community for their work and good music. The group is composed of great musicians and their musical structure consists of two trombones, a trumpet, three singers, congas, timbales, bongo, bass and piano. Sabor Habanero is characterized by a continuity of Cuban music while respecting the parameters of son. In their songs you can appreciate the training of their musicians bringing the traditional Cuban son with contemporary arrangements.

Cremata Gallery
“Cardo ni ortiga cultivo … ” the one-man show by Cuban artist Pepe Herrera presented at Cremata Gallery, is his “opera prima” in our city. He arrives preceded by his recent and very successful participation in two major exhibitions in Spain: “Entre rías…” reviewed extensively in El Nuevo Herald (July13th, 2009), inaugurated in the very center of Madrid’s art triangle next to the Prado Museum, and “La isla expandida” showcased at Huelva’s Museum of Art. Pepe Herrera is a master twice over: he enjoys international recognition as an outstanding figure of the celebrated 1980s Cuban generation, and at the same time, he is one of the best serigraphers of our time. His move to Barcelona 20 years ago and later to Madrid helped him become a major player in the European market. In his previous visit, he launched the first of a series of serigraphs of master Cundo B ermúdez carried out by him, edited by Cremata Gallery. Let this exhibition, full of mystery and subtlety, fill you with wonder as it explores an imaginary garden.
1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135. Ph: 305.644.3315 Email: cremata@crematagallery.com. Website: www.crematagallery.com

The Latin Quarter Cultural Center
The Latin Quarter Cultural Center presents a photography exhibition by Aurelio Miranda-Sousa, starting October 30th, 2009 at the Viernes Culturales Gallery located at 742 SW 16th Avenue. Miami, FL 33135. Free and open to the public. For information call 305.643.5500

Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays, Inc.
742 SW 16th Avenue
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.643.5500
Fax: 786.999.8894
info@viernesculturales.org
www.viernesculturales.org

PALO! at La Casa de Tula 10/24/09

Hope to see you this Saturday, October 24 at 10:00 pm for…
PALO! @ La Casa de Tula
La Casa de Tula
1513 SW 8 Street – Calle Ocho
Miami – Little Havana 33134
(305) 910-5435
PALO! brings their addictive blend of Afro-Cuban, Funk & Jazz to Little Havana.
You may win a free CD or t-shirt!
FREE ENTRY until 10:00! $10 after.
Mojitos 2 for 1!!!
Click Here To View & RSVP For This Event (Facebook).
Before the event, meet as at 8PM across the street at El Exquisito for the Cuban Food Tweetup!
Click here to RSVP for the Cuban Food Tweetup.
Visit us on the Wild, Wacky Web:
gopalo.com

Earth Angels Mystery Dinner Till Death Do Us Part 10/24/09

Earth Angels
Mystery Dinner
Till Death Do Us Part
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009
7:30pm to Midnight
The Renaissance Ballroom
5910 SW 8 Street
$65.00 per person
Join us at the Wedding and
Reception and solve the mystery of
Love, marriage and Murder . . . . . . Dinner, Dancing, Auction
Attire: Dress to Kill
Children under 15 are not permitted
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Address: ______________________________City: ___________ State: _____ Zip:___________

Phone: ______________ Cell: ________________ email address: ________________________

Number of guest attending: __________ @ $65.00 per person. Please RSVP by October 16, 2009

I am unable to attend but would like to make a tax deductible contribution for $__________

Please make checks payable to: EARTH ANGELS
Send to: Earth Angels, Inc.
15801 SW 65 Terrace
Miami, FL 33193
Questions call: 305-607-4108.

Proceeds benefit EARTH ANGELS. We help create joyous memories for children and adults with life threatening illnesses and their families. We do this by providing outings and activities to help them forget what they are going through.
Please list guests and their addresses on the back of this form. THANK YOU!
Our flyer invitation is Earth Angels’ way of going green

Leal’s Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Abel Quintero opening 10/23/09

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Leal’s Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Abel Quintero
Friday, October 23rd, 2009. 7:30 p.m.
Opening reception: Friday, October 23rd, 2009. 7:30 p.m.
Location: Leal’s Gallery. 1555 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Dates: From Oct 23rd through Nov 21st, 2009
Admission: Free

On October 23rd, 2009 Leal’s Gallery opens the solo exhibition “Mas Guajiro que Naiden” by Cuban artist Abel Quintero with a reception to meet and greet the artist. Quintero started his involvement with the arts at a very young age, when he began exhibiting around his country. Since then, his work is better known for its Cartoonish style and the exuberant imagery of Cuba’s rural landscapes. Throughout his lifetime career, his work has received several prizes and has been included in solo and group exhibitions in Spain, Italy, US, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

About Leal’s Gallery
Leal’s Gallery is one of the newest additions to Calle 8 District. The space was introduced by father and son Nestor and Aleksejs Leal in February of this year, with the purpose of fulfilling their dream of exhibiting and promoting Cuban and Latin American Art, as well as providing framing services. The Leals, who have been avid art collectors for quite some time, decided to give a boost to their passion and created this space to consolidate their take on the Miami’s art community. They are offering the gallery to artists regardless of their style, technique or discipline in order to keep an open atmosphere that fosters creativity.

Leal’s Gallery
1555 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
305.642.3133
www.lealartframe.com

Annette Recommends Taqueria El Mexicano

This is the most authentic Mexican restaurant I have been to so far in Miami. The food is really, really good and you can enjoy it in a great atmosphere. Their prices are very good you can eat a very full meal under $10. The service was a little slow but when you take that first bite it was worth the wait.

They also have a little sales area that you can purchase spices, salsa and a varity of other stuff . This place is so cute, I will be going back for sure.

521 SW 8th St
Miami, FL 33130-3413
(305) 858-1160

Cremata Gallery presents Cardo ni ortiga cultivo A solo exhibition by Pepe Herrera 10/9/09

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Cremata Gallery presents “Cardo ni ortiga cultivo … ” A solo exhibition by Pepe Herrera
Friday, October 9th, 2009. 7:30 p.m.
Pepe Herrera. From the series “La ciudad de las columnas”. 2009. 46″ x 46″. Mixed media on canvas
Opening reception: Friday, October 9th, 2009. 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cremata Gallery. 1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Dates: From October 5th through November 2nd, 2009
Admission: Free

“Cardo ni ortiga cultivo … ” the one-man show by Cuban artist Pepe Herrera presented at Cremata Gallery, is his “opera prima” in our city. He arrives preceded by his recent and very successful participation in two major exhibitions in Spain: “Entre rías…” reviewed extensively in El Nuevo Herald (July13th, 2009), inaugurated in the very center of Madrid’s art triangle next to the Prado Museum, and “La isla expandida” showcased at Huelva’s Museum of Art.

Pepe Herrera is a master twice over: he enjoys international recognition as an outstanding figure of the celebrated 1980s Cuban generation, and at the same time, he is one of the best serigraphers of our time. His move to Barcelona 20 years ago and later to Madrid helped him become a major player in the European market. In his previous visit, he launched the first of a series of serigraphs of master Cundo Bermúdez carried out by him, edited by Cremata Gallery. Let this exhibition, full of mystery and subtlety, fill you with wonder as it explores an imaginary garden.

Cremata Gallery
1646 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.644.3315
Cell: 305.300.0068
Fax: 305.644.3319
cremata@crematagallery.com
www.crematagallery.com
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

Sister Cities Art Exhibit Closing Reception and Jazz Concert 10/8/09

The Miami-Dade County Sister Cities Coordinating Council in collaboration with Miami Dade College invites you to the Closing Reception of the Seventh Annual Sister Cities Art Exhibit and Sale benefitting the Sister Cities Scholarship Program and the Jazz Concert by the MDC North Campus Falcon Jazz Band under the direction of Dr. Terri Mitchell
Thursday, October 8, 2009
7:00PM – 10:00PM
Tower Theater
1508 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida
Admission is Free
For information please contact
Norma Amaro 305-989-1068 or Mayda Rescendi 305-375-5280

Annette Recommends Con Tutto Pizza a la Pala & Grill – UPDATE CLOSED

This place is awesome; we went there during the art walk which is the last Friday of every month, so much fun. The atmosphere and the staff were great and they had several people drumming in front of the restaurant just giving it that every touch. We ordered the paradilla for two…ribs, steak, sweetbread, sausage and blood sausage, everything was excellent!! We also ordered the potato salad to go with it and it was some of the best potato salad I have ever tasted. I highly recommend this place for the food, the service and the atmosphere. I will definitely be back!!

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1380 SW 8th St
Miami, FL 33135
(305) 858-0255

USA Premier La anunciacion Wait For You In Eternity (Annunciation) Film by Cuban film director Enrique Pineda Barnet at Tower Theater 9/29/09

USA Premier “La anunciación” WAIT FOR YOU IN ETERNITY (Annunciation) “FILM” by Cuban film director Enrique Pineda Barnet
Tue. Sep. 29 7pm & 9pm at Tower Theater
A Cuban Family within the tour cardinal points… looks for sponsorship.
Synopsis: Amalia, spiritualist old woman, has just become a widow. She lives in a small, last floor-apartment of an old building, with Cristobal, her 10 year-old grandson and with his younger son, Mayito, who is not at home most of the time. Amalia summons her sons in order to read their father’s Will. Her sons: Ricardo, revolutionary engineer, lives and works in a humble, small provincial town; Margarita, architect, lives in the United States where she has formed a family; and Mayito, bohemian musician and poet; they all live separate worlds. This reunion serves the brothers to settle some accounts of their lives.
Amalia, a faithful believer, falsifies the father’s legacy aiming at reconcilement. During a séance, calling the dead husband’s spirit, he speaks through Amalia’s grandson. Surprisingly, the spirit really speaks and reveals the existence of the legitimate document. When they all are about to read the Will in order to attack it, the grandson tears it up and throws the document out the window. Finally, he recovers the real Will and keeps it.
+ info: www.mdc.edu and www.fundarte.us
FREE!
A CO-PRESENTATION WITH Miami Dade College, CUBAN CINEMA SERIES and The Tower Theater

PALO! at Kimbaracumbara 9/25/09

Hope to see you this Friday, September 25 at 11pm for…
PALO! @ Kimbaracumbara
Kimbaracumbara
1644 SW 8 Street – Calle Ocho
Miami – Little Havana 33135
(305) 642-8822
PALO! brings their addictive blend of Afro-Cuban, Funk & Jazz to Little Havana.
You may win a free CD!
FREE ENTRY until 10:30! $10 after.
Click Here To View & RSVP For This Event on Facebook.
Click here to read the New York Post review of the PALO! CD “This Is Afro-Cuban Funk”.
Visit us on the Wild, Wacky Web.

Arts, Music and Entertainment Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays 9/25/09

{If you have not been to this art walk, we at Soul Of Miami MOST highly recommend it!}

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Don’t Miss our FREE Historic Walking Tour of Little Havana with Dr. Paul George [Tour departs from the Tower Theater @ 7:00pm]
Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, Inc.
742 SW 16th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 643.5500 *** (786) 999.8894 Fax
info@viernesculturales.org
www.viernesculturales.org www.culturalfridays.org

Sister Cities Celebrates the Universal Language of Art Opening 9/17/09

Sister Cities Celebrates the Universal Language of Art
Seventh Annual Miami-Dade Celebrates the Art of its Sister Cities
“Universal Language of Art”
September 17 through October 8, 2009
Miami Dade College’s Tower Theater
1508 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida
September 17 – Opening Night Reception: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
September 25 – Cultural Friday: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
September 30 – Art Seminar: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
October 8 – Closing Reception
Drawing of donated art: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Miami-Dade County Sister Cities Program and Miami Dade College are sponsoring The Seventh Annual Miami-Dade Celebrates the Art of its Sister Cities Exhibit at Miami Dade College’s Tower Theatre from September 17th – October 8th. The theme for this year’s exhibit is “The Universal Language of Art.” The exhibit will consist of art work by artists from Sister Cities affiliated communities. The opening reception scheduled for September 17th will once again draw together community leaders and art enthusiasts. The exhibit will be open to the public and proceeds will be used to provide a scholarship to a Miami Dade College student who has demonstrated academic achievement and civic responsibility.
For additional information please call Vivian Romero at 305-375-5280
or Norma Amaro at 305-989-1068

PALO! at Kimbaracumbara Saturday 8/7/09

Hope you can make it this Saturday, August 8 at 11pm for PALO! @ Kimbaracumbara!
PALO! brings their addictive blend of Afro-Cuban, Funk & Jazz to Little Havana!
You may win a free CD!
FREE ENTRY until 10:30! $10 after.
Click Here To View & RSVP For This Event.
Visit us on the Wild, Wacky Web: gopalo.com <– NEW CD “This Is Afro-Cuban Funk” now available!

Viernes Culturales Cultural Fridays 7/31/09

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Events at Main Stage (15th Avenue & SW 8th St.):
7:00 – 7:30 PM Fina Escayola Dance Academy
7:30 – 8:15 PM Sheenah
8:15 – 9:00 PM Los Soneros de Miami
9:00 – 9:15 PM Finalistas de “Batalla de las Americas”
9:15 – 10:00 PM Rómulo Castro
10:00 – 11:00 PM Malena Burke

NO SE PIERDA DE CONOCER A LOS FINALISTAS DE “BATALLA DE LAS AMÉRICAS” EN ESTE VIERNES CULTURAL
-21 concursantes llegaron a la Florida para iniciar la batalla-
-Los ganadores de Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, República Dominicana, Costa Rica, Panamá, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, México, Chile y Estados Unidos se presentaran ante miles de asistentes-

Miami, martes 24 de julio del 2009.- Spanish Broadcasting System (“SBS”) (NASDAQ:SBSA) y Mega TV en conjunto con Worldvibe Entertaiment anunciaron hoy que los 21 concursantes del reality show musical “Batalla de la Américas” , que sale al aire en Mega TV los día domingos a las 9 p.m. (EST), 10 (PT) y durante 13 domingos consecutivos, se presentarán este viernes 31 de julio en el Viernes Cultural de la calle 8 entre la 13 y la 17 avenida a partir de las 9 p.m.

En “Batalla de las Américas” se elegirá al mejor cantante, a aquel que sepa combinar su espíritu competitivo con su originalidad, creatividad, y capacidad de lidiar con el factor tensión.

Mega TV se enorgullece en traer a la televisión la más esperada de las batallas, donde la audiencia se podrá identificar con los participantes ya sea por su país de nacionalidad, por su personalidad o por sus sueños. Acompáñenos desde el comienzo a vivir esta guerra por un sueño que se volverá realidad para un solo participante en un reality show musical inolvidable.
Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, Inc.
742 SW 16th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 643.5500 Fax (786) 999.8894
www.viernesculturales.org www.culturalfridays.org
Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, Inc.
10:00PM: Malena Burke
742 SW 16th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 643-5500
Website

Cremata Gallery presents its Summer Exhibition featuring various artists from the gallery roster 7/10/09

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Cremata Gallery presents its Summer Exhibition featuring various artists from the gallery roster
Friday, July 10th, 2009. 7:30 p.m.
Carlo Monzani. “Sobre las olas”. Oil on Canvas. 30″ x 40″
Opening reception: Friday, July 10th, 2009. 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cremata Gallery. 1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Dates: From July 1st through August 10th, 2009
Admission: Free
Regular hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. and Mondays by appointment. Gallery closed from August to mid September
Cremata Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of its annual Summer Exhibition featuring various artists that have been with the gallery since its inception, and others that have joined us recently. The exhibition comprises 40 works including paintings, drawings and sculptures. The result is something uniquely eclectic and entirely contrary to delimited chronologies and rigorous themes. The joy of the Summer Exhibition always comes more from unexpected juxtapositions, not from the pairing of like with like, allowing the eye and imagination a rare freedom, not telling you what you ought to admire or notice.
The show opens at the gallery with a reception on Friday, July 10th at 7:30 p.m. It will run from July 1st to August 10th from Monday through Friday, 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. or by appointment. It is free and open to the public. All works are available for purchase.
Cremata Gallery
1646 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.644.3315
Cell: 305.300.0068
Fax: 305.644.3319
cremata@crematagallery.com
www.crematagallery.com
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

Bastille Day at Alliance Francaise de Miami 7/13/09

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July 13 at 6.30 pm at Alliance Française de Miami
BASTILLE DAY
General Admission: $5 / Cash Bar / French Delicacies on sale at Bon Appetit Cafe
618 SW 8 St. Miami FL 33130
Parking Available at 629 SW 7 St
(Asemblea Evangelista)
Bal populaire, buvette,
Tour de chant…
Come and join us with your friends and family for an evening of outdoor and indoor fun: Great food, great music, and a lot of surprises !
Live Performance by Tangi Colombel (all the great French tunes of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s)
Once again , French Organizations in Miami & Alliance Francaise de Miami invite you to celebrate Bastille Day together
Alliance Française de Miami / French-American Chamber of Commerce / Union Francophone des Belges à l’Etranger / Miami Accueil
GRANDE TOMBOLA / BIG RAFFLE
Lots of prizes to win. Thanks to:
Au pied de Cochon Restaurant, Coco’s cafe, Bistro 1410, Le Provencal Restaurant, Cognac Inc, La rose des Vents Antiques Maps, Premiere Miami Beach Cinematheque Membership, PGE Perfumes, Happy Wine Inc,…

Concert of Gu Zheng (Cithare Chinoise) at Alliance Francaise de Miami 7/9/09

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July 9th at 7:00 pm at Alliance Francaise de Miami
Concert of Gu Zheng ( Cithare Chinoise )
Presentation in English Admission by Donation
Discovering Chinese Traditional Music at Alliance Francaise of Miami
This is the first Concert of Chinese Traditional Music in South of Florida
Musician : Ms. ZHOU Jing Lin (Sissy)
Ms. ZHOU Jing Lin a remporté le 1er prix au concours national de Chine en 2001
Depuis 2002, Mlle. ZHOU Jing Lin poursuit une carriere internationale.
Alliance Francaise de Miami, 618 SW 8 Street, Miami, Florida 33130
More Info

Free this Friday: Art, Music and Cuisine at Calle Ocho Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays 6/26/09

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Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays
FREE this Friday: Art, Music and Cuisine at Calle Ocho
Miami’s Best Arts and Music Festival on the last Friday of every month
Friday, June 26th, 2009. From 6:30 – 11:00 p.m.
On SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho) between 13th and 17th Avenues

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:00 p.m. – Free History Walking Tour of Little Havana led by RENOWNED HISTORIAN Dr. Paul George. (Meet in front of Tower Theater)

Events at Main Stage (15th Avenue and SW 8th Street)
7:00 – 7:30 p.m. – Laura Cozar
7:30 – 8:00 p.m. – DAF Studios
8:00 – 8:30 p.m. Danny Ricardo
8:30 – 9:00 p.m. – Teatro Flamenco Carmen Rubio
9:00 – 10:00 p.m. – Los Soneros de Miami
10:00 – 11:00 p.m. – Malena Burke

MUSIC / MUSICA
Malena Burke (10:00 – 11:00 p.m.)
Malena was born in Havana, Cuba. She began her musical studies at various art schools when she was only 18 years old and graduated from the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory with diplomas in violin, guitar, and musical writing. Her singing career developed by coincidence. Malena received her initial proposal to perform at the anniversary of the Casino Parisien, at the Hotel National, Havana’s most distinguished hotel. She accepted and performed for the first time together with her mother, the legendary Cuban singer Elena Burke. The following year, she was selected to perform as headliner at the Tropicana, where continued as principal performer for five years. Then, she proceeded to perform at the most acclaimed nightclubs in Havana, including the Riviera, Havana Hilton and Capri showrooms. With her success also came demands for tours. Malena traveled to Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Germany, Austria, Italy, Finland, Holland, and Venezuela, where she decided to stay in 1993. In Caracas, she performed continuously at many of the best places like EI Palacio del Mar, La Boite, The Seasons, and went to perform to other cities, including Valencia and Barquisimeto. In 1995, Malena came to the United States. She has been to New York, Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, Dominican Republic and Venezuela to participate in festivals and concerts. Malena has recorded “Salseando”, “Cuba on Fire”, “Malena Burke”, “Super Cuban All Stars”, “Bolero Jazz: Misty”, “A Solas Contigo” vol. I & II, and “Contigo en la Distancia”.

Los Soneros de Miami (9:00 – 10:00 p.m.)
Los Soneros de Miami is a group formed by young Cuban musicians with the aim of preserving the authentic sound of Cuban music: Son. They are known for keeping the characteristic format by employing traditional acoustic instruments.

Teatro Flamenco Carmen Rubio (8:30 – 9:00 p.m.)
Carmen Rubio, native from Madrid, graduated with honors from the Royal Conservatory of Music and Dance in Madrid. She’s had an outstanding career as prima ballerina of the best companies in Spain. Carmen has a dance group that combines the traditional Spanish dances along with the very famous Flamenco. Teatro Flamenco Carmen Rubio comprises dancers and musicians from Spain, United States and Latin America; it is a young company focused on the Flamenco with strong roots in theater.

Danny Ricardo (8:00 – 8:30 p.m.)
Danny Ricardo was born in Panama and started his career at an early age. He began studying singing since the age of 5 in choral music Gospel of Panama. Danny has represented his country at several international festivals such as “Evento Centroamericano de interpretes”, Miss Universe 2002 pre-show, Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar in Chile, thus highlighting his home country Panama. Danny Ricardo just recorded his first album that will be released in the upcoming month of June.

Laura Cozar (7:00 – 7:30 p.m.)
Laura is from a small town called Ronda, situated south of Spain. She was born under the sign of Cancer, which makes her a dreamer, creative and with great sensitivity. From a very early age she discovered her artistic talent and the need to expose it. She soon felt the need to perform on stage. At the early age of 10 she participated in her first musical theater and continued to do so until she finished high school. At 24 years he decided to go to Madrid in search of new experiences. Laura now lives in Miami and remains on track of achieving her biggest dream, her first album.

ART / ARTE
Cremata Gallery
Cremata Gallery is pleased to present Argentinean Visions: from Modernism to Contemporary Aesthetics, an exhibition featuring an exciting collection of acrylics, oils, collages, inks, and watercolors, from the fifties to today. From Italo-Argentinean Modernist masters Bruno Venier and Carlo Monzani, who has exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, to contemporary artists living in Argentina. We are presenting 17 artists with very different styles. Like US art, Argentine art has a strong flavor of the melting pot, that has lately been turning from European influences to its native resources. Many of the paintings and water colors in the show were inspired by the École de Paris, from staid academic works to surrealism. Others are more indigenous. Join us for this awaited summer show on Viernes Culturales, have a glass of wine and enjoy our exhibit. Exhibition runs through July 30th, 2009.
1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135. Ph: 305.644.3315
Email: cremata@crematagallery.com. Website: www.crematagallery.com

EVENTS / EVENTOS
Free History Walking Tour of Little Havana led by RENOWNED HISTORIAN Dr. Paul George. (Meet in front of Tower Theater) 1508 SW 8 Street, Miami, FL 33135. (7:00 p.m.)
Calle 8 Gallery Openings
19 Galleries open their doors to the public during Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays
Between 17th and 13th Avenues. (7:00 – 10:00 p.m.)
Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays, Inc.
742 SW 16th Avenue
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.643.5500
Fax: 786.999.8894
info@viernesculturales.org
www.viernesculturales.org

Avant Garde Miami Opening Night at Alliance Francaise 6/26/09

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June 26 at 7.00 pm at Alliance Française de Miami
Avant Garde Miami Group exhibit. Opening night with the young artists and Floyd The Rock Artist.

Daring to show a diverse trajectory of avant garde art, Floyd The Rock Artist invites these young, ground-breaking artists to join forces to show an explosion of artistic expression.The artists invited by the Alliance Francaise of Miami will present an array of riveting new artwork, ranging from beautiful figurative acrylic on canvas to exuberant abstracts, digital collage, photography, and metal sculpture.

Free admission
Visiting Hours: 9.00am until 8.00pm week days/ Fridays: 9.00am until 7.00pm/
Saturdays: 9.00am until 2.00PM

Floyd The Rock Artist –
Floyd is a pioneer in the Motion Art movement; he is the only artist of his kind who creates art with rock bands. The final product is a revolution on canvas fueled by the music’s energy and Floyd’s art. His art manages to span the commercial, artistic and street worlds. Performing live art, he says, has always felt natural, organic and gave him a voice. “I am an irreverent artist. I break rules in art and use a different form of expression without respect for established patterns in paintings.” -Floyd

He has performed with music greats such as Juanes, Ricardo Montaner and Miami’s own Guajiro. He has had several gallery exhibits in Miami, Coral Gables and Wynwood Design District as well as had his work auctioned off to benefit organizations such as The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and La Ventana de los Cielos. Most recently his performances and art were featured at the Art Miami’s Bridge Art Fair and Green Art Fair in December 2008. In March 2009 he was invited by Irreversible Magazine to exhibit at Arte Americas at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
Gaby Guimarey –
Argentinean-born Gaby Guimarey is an established journalist, photographer and artist who rocks a career in TV and Radio. You can find her as the host of the popular show Puerta Astral on Mega TV and has had several art expositions in Argentina and Miami. This show will feature her modern, abstract acrylics on canvas that use a visual language of form and color to interpret the unexpected balance between nature and industry.
Clarissa Rodriguez –
Clarissa Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico and is an abstract painter who paints modern, geometric figures on surprising mediums. A seasoned artist with various expositions under her belt she brings with her a fresh and new approach on abstract painting.
Rosabel Quevedo –
I view the art of photography as a subtractive process, a distilling of reality into a personal vision. As such I often use the tools of modern photography – different film stocks, filters, digital enhancement – to try to capture in an image the emotions I felt at the moment I tripped the camera’s shutter.
Aliett Kramer –
Her color has the unemphatic glow of a slow embrace, and the carefully calibrated horizontal bands drawn across the landscape in a colorful form of freedom and all the psychological assurance that measurement can bring no corners or end. The work is undemanding but right there, detached but full of feeling.
Antonia Wright –
Antonia Wright is a Miami born, Cuban-America artist, whose work employs photography, poetry, performance, installation, video art and the interaction between these forms. Her pieces are ‘social experiments’, highlighting the bizarre within the everyday façade of the ‘normal’. Much of her work investigates interpersonal connections to our surroundings and why we, both collectively and individually, do the things we do. She received an M.F.A. in poetry from the New School University and is a graduate from the International Center of Photography’s General Studies Program. Antonia’s work has been featured in numerous group shows including Amnesty International’s exposé on Cuban-American artists in Los Angeles. She is also the curator of the The Keys Project, an ongoing multi-city venture whose aim is to document and collect keys and portraits of their possessors.
Katia Jirasova –
Katia Jirasova was born in Lima, Peru with Czech, Italian and Peruvian grandparents. She attended a British high-school and later graduated with different degrees in American universities where she had contact with a variety of cultures. Here is when she learned to be a CITIZEN of the WORLD. Part of her life is using art to communicate a genuine LOVE and RESPECT for every member of humanity, independent from their race, religion, beliefs and lifestyles. “My only fear is the closed mindedness and disrespect by unenlightened beings towards the incomprehensible.”
Special Guests :
Manuel Millares –
Born in Havana, Cuba and exiled to the US in 1960, Manuel Millares has been a long time figure in the influential art scene in New York in the late 60s. He predominantly works with metal and has sculptures in Museums, public spaces as well as being acquired by private collectors.
Irreversible Magazine –
Irreversible Magazine is an International art project founded in 2005 by Norelkys (Noor) Blazekovic, to portray how in recent decades artists have progressively expanded the boundaries of art, as they have sought to engage in an increasingly pluralistic environment. The creating and understanding of art, are likewise no longer grounded in traditional aesthetics. In the early 20th century, Marcel Duchamp threw all traditional notions of the identity of the artist and of art into disarray and his Dada associates. In ironic mockery of the Renaissance tradition, which had placed the artist in an exalted authoritative position, Duchamp, as an artist, declared that anything the artist produces, is art. For the duration of the 20th century, this position has complicated and undermined how art is perceived but at the same time, it has fostered a broader, more inclusive assessment of art. Irreversible invites to explore the freedom of developing new models and instruments from everyday life, as Irreversible evolves in its efforts to become a creative medium for the better understanding of the complexities of our contemporary existence.
Special musical performances by Kill That Rooster and Smiling Gums.
Tel: 305.859.8760
www.afmiami.org

Viernes Culturales presents Malena Burke 6/26/09

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Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays presents Malena Burke
Mark your calendars! The last Friday of the month!
Also performing this month
Danny Ricardo
DAF Studios
Teatro Flamenco Carmen Rubio
Laura Cozar
Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays, Inc.
742 SW 16th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33135.
Ph. (305) 643.5500 * Fax (786) 999.8894
www.viernesculturales.org www.culturalfridays.com

Fête de la Musique Make Music Miami 6/21/09

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F̻te de la Musique: Make Music Miami! РFREE
Come celebrate the first day of summer French style
Sunday June 21st – 5 PM until late!
Alliance Française, 618 SW 8 Street, Miami
5 pm – 7 pm: Open Stage Do you want to perform?
7 pm: Main Stage featuring Lanzallamas Monofonica (world music) · Grupo Embalo (Brazilian samba) · Venus Rising (percussion and dance ensemble) · DJ Pauer. Art exhibit curated by Damien B Contemporary Art Center
A silent auction featuring amazing items like a trip for 2 in the Goodyear Blimp
much more · Crepes and French snacks from Bon Appetit – wine – fun!
Gordon Biersch, 1201 Brickell Avenue, Miami
9.30 pm – 11.30 pm: Amereida (Latin funk)
Transit Lounge, 729 SW 1 Avenue, Miami
10 pm until late: Vincent Raffars, direct from Paris and French blues star Nico Wayne Toussaint
more news to come
Fête de la Musique in Miami is produced by The Rhythm Foundation, The French Consulate in Miami Cultural Services, Alliance Française, Damien B Contemporary Art Center, Transit Lounge and other partners, with support from the City of Miami Mayor’s International Council, Consulate General of France in Miami, Miami Dade Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support is received from Event Outfitters Tents, Goodyear, Cognac Inc, Bon Appetit, Gordon Biersch.
info 305 859 8760 or 2009
makemusicmiami.com
Alliance Française, The French Consulate in Miami Cultural Services, The Rhythm
Foundation, Damien B. Art Center and their partners invite everyone to celebrate summer
and life with music at the most successful Fête de la Musique in North America.
FREE!
ABOUT “FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE”
Fête de la Musique began in Paris in 1982 as a new holiday celebrating the Summer
solstice on June 21st. It has evolved into a global music festival, featuring free music in
the streets, fields and concert halls across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

Live theatre in French at the Alliance Francaise Miami_jouee en francais 6/15,18-20/09

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Le jeu de l’amour et du hasard (Admission by donation)
Pièce de théâtre en français de Marivaux présentée par la Troupe de théâtre amateur de l’Alliance Francaise sous la direction de Yoshvani Medina.
Distribution : INTERPRETATION
Sophie Videment-Dupuy
(Silvia en alternance avec Diane Alexandre )
Diane Alexandre
(Silvia en alternance avec Sophie Videment-Dupuy )
Corine Timon (Lisette)
Philippe (Dorante)
Anne Claude Medal (Arlequin)
Jean Paul Guis (Orgon)
Lucille Rich (Mario en alternance avec Greer Celestin)
Greer Celestin (Mario en alternance avec Lucille Rich)
Jinglin(Sissy) ZHOU (Un Valet)
MUSIQUE
Jean Paul Guis (Clarinette)
COMMUNICATION & MACKETING Jinglin(Sissy) ZHOU (Affiche Et Website) Elise GODIER (Flyer)
SON, LUMIERE ET REGISEUR Elise GODIER
MISE EN SCENE ET SCENOGRAPHIE
Yoshvani Medina
Synopsis
Dans cette piece en prose de 1730, la Marquise Silvia, fille de Orgon, est promise à Dorante, un noble prétendant. Cependant Silvia n’est pas disposée à se marier. C’est pourquoi celle-ci décide, avant les épousailles de l’observer en se faisant passer pour sa propre servante, Lisette. Mais, jeu du hasard (avant celui de l’amour), le gentilhomme a eu de son côté la même idée, et prend alors la place d’Arlequin, son valet qui, lui, devra se faire passer pour le futur époux…
Le metteur en scene :
Yoshvani Medina, (Cuba-France) est diplômé du Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique de Paris. Il a mis en scène dans le circuit des Scènes Nationales françaises : « Roméo & Juliette », (Shakespeare) ; « Chacun sa vérité », (Pirandello) ; « L’amant », (Pinter) ; « La dispute », (Marivaux) ; « Les monologues du vagin », (Ensler), et bien d’autres. Il a participé a différents festivals en Europe, aux Etats-Unis et en Amérique Latine (Avignon, Limoges, Sibiu, La Havane). Ses pièces ont été mises en scène et/ou en espace au Théâtre du Rond Point des Champs-Élysées, à La Cartoucherie de Vincennes (Paris), à La Vinya (Barcelone), à La Bellone (Bruxelles), à Atlanta Lyric Theater (USA), à Gran Teatro de La Habana (Cuba). Actuellement, il dirige la troupe de théâtre de l’Alliance Française de Miami.

A journey into Cognac Amateur Tasting at Alliance Française de Miami 6/13/09

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A journey into Cognac
The introduction and history of Cognac and Cognac Tasting
By Cognac Expert Veronique Lemoine

Event sponsored by COGNAC Inc. The Best Cognacs on Earth

Adm: 30$ for members / 50$ for Non-members > MANDATORY Reservation at 305.859.8760 (before June 12)
It is a love story. Indeed, a passionate love…COME AND TASTE IT
Cognac, named after the town of Cognac in France, is the most famous variety of brandy, produced in the wine-growing region surrounding the town from which it takes its name, in the French Departements of Charente and Charente-Maritime. The town of Cognac is one of only three officially demarcated brandy regions in Europe; the others are the French town of Armagnac and the Spanish town of Jerez…

Empty Nest and Noche Buena playing at The Tower Theater 5/29/09

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If you missed the closing night film of the 2009 Miami International Film Festival, Empty Nest by Daniel Burman, or missed out on Noche Buena by Camila Loboguerrero, you can still catch both films that touch on crisis and cures in modern day families.
EL NIDO VACIO (EMPTY NEST)
Director and Screenplay: Daniel Burman
Producer: Daniel Burman, Diego Dubcovsky
Cast: Oscar Martînez, Cecilia Roth, Inés Efrón.
Genre: Drama
91 min., 35mm. In Spanish with English Subtitles
Argentina, Spain, France, Italy
Synopsis: When their last child leaves home, a middle-aged couple suddenly finds themselves alone for the first time in years. While the husband tackles the empty-nest syndrome with vivid fantasies, his wife throws herself into a whirlwind of activities.

EL NIDO VACÍO explora el vacío que se produce cuando los hijos crecen y se alejan del hogar, acto que revela bruscamente las grietas (ocultas durante años por el ruido y caos cotidiano de la vida familiar) existentes en un matrimonio.
Fri., May 29: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Sat., May 30: 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Sun., May 31: 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tues., June 2 ? Thurs., June 4: 7 p.m.
and 9 p.m.
NOCHEBUENA
Director and Screenplay: Camila Loboguerrero
Producer: Rodrigo Guerrero ? Dynamo Producciones S.A. (Colombia)
Cast: Constanza Camelo, Edgardo Román, Matías Maldonado
Genre: Comedy
84 min., 35 mm.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Colombia
Synopsis: A Colombian upper class family will go through its worst (and most ridiculous) economic and domestic crisis ever? precisely on Christmas Eve. The final eruption of the Truth will occur at midnight.

Una Familia de clase alta de Bogotá atravesará su mayor crisis (económica y familiar) durante el día de Navidad. La erupción final de la verdad será a las 12 de la noche.

Fri., May 29: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Sat., May 30: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Sun., May 31: 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tues., June 2 ? Thurs., June 4: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
PRICES: General Public: $6; Students, Seniors, MFS Members: $5
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE
TOWER THEATER
1508 S.W. 8th ST.
LITTLE HAVANA
Free parking available in public parking
lots located behind the theater.
Estacionamiento gratuito en los dos parqueos públicos situados detrás del teatro.
For additional information, call 305 643 8706.
Para más información llame al 305 642 1264.
Or visit us at MIAMI DADE COLLEGE’S TOWER THEATER

Tiempo Libre in concert at La Casa de Tula 5/29/09

PERFORMING LIVE
May 29th — “TIEMPO LIBRE”
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This coming Friday, on May 29, SONY MUSIC presents the Grammy-nominated Cuban band Tiempo Libre that will perform LIVE @ La Casa de Tula.

Come and enjoy a night of dance and Cuban music with Tiempo Libre and their ONLY official new CD Release Party.

They have become known for their incendiary, joyful performances of son, timba, cuban jazz and an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin beat and seductive rhythms of Cuba.

Be part of the action and enjoy Tiempo Libre’s official CD release party @ Tula on Friday, May 29. We are located at 1513 SW 8th ST. Entrance is only $15. For more info: 305-910-5435. Let’s partyyyyy!

Viernes Culturales presents MALENA BURKE 5/29/09

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Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays
Mark your calendars! The Last Friday of the month!
Viernes Culturales presents MALENA BURKE
Also performing this month:
Danny Ricardo
DAF Studios
Teatro Flamenco Carmen Rubio
Laura Cozar
Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays, Inc.
742 SW 16th Avenue Miami, Florida 33135
(305 ) 643-5500 * (786) 999-8894 Fax
www.viernesculturales.org www.culturalfridays.org

The Extraordinary Journey of Fernando Bujones 5/28/09

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Miami International Film Festival
A Miami Dade College Cultural Experience and the InterAmerican Campus cordially invite you to the screening of The Extraordinary Journey of Fernando Bujones
Directed and Produced by Israel Rodríguez
Acclaimed actors Malcolm McDowell (The Company) and Juan Ferrara (Pasión) narrate this documentary, which follows a life of hard-earned successes that created a ballet legend. Bujones? life, from its early beginnings until reaching perfection, serves as an inspiration to art lovers everywhere.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Reception, 6 p.m.
Screening, 7 p.m.
Tower Theater
1508 S.W. Eighth Street
Little Havana
Please R.S.V.P. to 305.237.7979 or afarina1@mdc.edu

Cremata Gallery and Alliance Franaise present Towards Paris 5/22/09

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Cremata Gallery and Alliance Française present “Towards Paris!”
A panoramic view of Cuban artists who have called Paris home
Opening reception: Friday, May 22nd, 2009. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Locations: Cremata Gallery. 1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Alliance Française. 618 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135
Dates: Cremata Gallery. From May 22nd, 2009 through June 30th, 2009
Alliance Française. From May 22nd, 2009 through June 16th, 2009
Lectures: Cremata Gallery Wednesday, May 27th, 2009: 7:00 p.m.
Alliance Française Thursday, June 4th, 2009. 6:00 p.m.
Cremata Gallery and Alliance Française, are pleased to present “Towards Paris!” a panoramic view of Cuban artists that at different times or due to different circumstances have called Paris home. The title comes from the answer given by Eduardo Abela to the question “…where, then, should I direct my steps?” The reply was not difficult, according to Abela: “Towards Paris!” He added, “everyone knows that since the beginning of the XIX Century French painting is the most important in the world.”
Cremata Gallery proposed the idea to Miami’s Alliance Française which immediately accepted the challenge. A working bond was created between Raul Cremata and Philippe Timon director of the Alliance. They joined efforts to advance this venture and offer their respective spaces to allow this unique narrative to unfold. A rich and varied compilation of paintings and sculptures includes works by Cuban leading artists of the last two centuries. Cremata Gallery is proud to present this distinguished selection of works for “Towards Paris!” entirely for sale.
In conjunction with the exhibit, we are offering two lectures with Aldo Menendez art critic, painter and curator of the show, and Carlos M. Luis poet and art critic, who has been intimately connected with French culture for many years.
Among the subjects to be discussed are the influence of France in Cuban art, how the French’s artistic vision leaves its mark on XIX Century art in the island, the specific weight of “Breton’s surrealism” on our avant-garde and post avant-garde, Paris like the Mecca, where many of Cuba’s most important works art have been produced.
To make a reservation for each lecture, please e-mail the gallery at: rcremata@bellsouth.net or call: 305.644.3315
Cremata Gallery
1646 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.644.3315
Cell: 305.300.0068
Fax: 305.644.3319
cremata@crematagallery.com
www.crematagallery.com
Alliance Française
618 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33130
Ph: 305.859.8760
afmiami@afmiami.org
www.afmiami.org

Irreversible Magazine invites you to Jerry’s Artarama new Miami art store 4/29/09

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JERRY’S ARTARAMA NEW MIAMI STORE
www.jerrysartarama.com
Private cocktail reception prior to the grand opening !

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Erick Peguero and his staff are inviting artists, art professors and students, gallerists and high profile art industry people to join them Wednesday April 29th from 6:00 to 10:00 pm to enjoy amazing discounts and refreshments.

Jerry’s Artarama is a one of kind art store… and is now open in Miami! Jerry’s Artarama Superstores provide more than just incredible discounted prices. They also provide instructional workshops, new art supply demos and special art related events, encouraging a sense of community for artists across the country.designers, Architects,
students and art lovers.

Who Artists, Interiors designers, Architects, students and art lovers
When Wednesday April 29th from 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Where 1140 SW 67th Ave, Miami FL 33144 (corner of SW 67th Ave and SW 8th Street)
Guests must RSVP info@urbaniconsmarketing.com

Cremata Gallery presents Cuban artist Juan Erman Gonzlez 5/1/09

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Opening reception: Friday, May 1st, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cremata Gallery. 1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135

Cremata Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recent works by Cuban artist Juan “Erman” González. By using diverse techniques, this painter has been able to reproduce with vivid images, his visual experiences as an exiled. His exhibitions in diverse art galleries and art institutions have been praised by art critics, as one of the most important promises of the new emerging generation of painters.

Among his exhibitions “Art Basel” (Diáspora Vibe Gallery), “Center for Fine Arts” (Davie, Florida), “Combined Talents” (Museum of Fine Arts Tallahassee, Fl.), “Arts is in the Bag” (Ohio Arts Museum, Columbus, Ohio),“Beyond the Fringe” (Lowe Art Museum, Miami) ,“Unveiling” (Gayle Wilson Gallery, East Hampton, New York) “ Wearable Expressions” (Palos Verdes Art Center, California). Erman’s works form part of the permanent collection of the Miami Art Museum and many private collections such as Carl and Toni Randolph’s and Craig Robbins’. He has been the invited guest lecturer of Edna Manley College in Jamaica, FIT in NYC and Colorado State University among others.

Cremata Gallery
1646 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.644.3315
Cell: 305.300.0068
Fax: 305.644.3319
cremata@crematagallery.com
www.crematagallery.com

PALO! at Kimbaracumbara this Friday 5/1/09

Hope you can make it this Friday, May 1 for PALO! @ Kimbaracumbara!
Facebook Invite
PALO! brings the live Afro-Cuban Funk to Little Havana…
FREE ENTRY until 10:30! $10 after.
Free surprises! Ochún in the house…
Click Here To RSVP For This Event via Facebook.
Visit us on the Wierd, Wonderful Web:
gopalo.com – A unique Cubano-Americano Experience!

PALO! brings their addictive mix of Afro-Cuban, Funk and Jazz to Little Havana.
FREE ENTRY until 10:30! $10 after.
Free surprises!
Ochún in the house!

The Consulate General of Japan, Alliance Francaise de Miami present Japanese Cultural Week 5/11-16/09

The Consulate General of Japan, in partnership with the Alliance Francaise de Miami invite you to experience Japanese culture at the Alliance Francaise de Miami from May 11th to May 16th.

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WHAT: Experience Japanese culture at JAPAN CULTURE WEEK, to be held at the Alliance Francaise de Miami on May 11th – 16th, 2009. The Consulate General of Japan, in partnership with the Alliance Francaise de Miami, organized this week-long celebration to share Japan’s traditional and contemporary culture with the South Florida community. Activities and exhibitions will highlight the best in Japanese art, music, photography, dance, fashion, martial arts, anime, robot technology, and cuisine.

WHEN: May 11th – 16th, 2009 JAPAN CULTURE WEEK is FREE and open to the public.

WHERE: The Alliance Francaise de Miami 618 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL. 33130 (305) 859-8760

CONTACT: Natali Garcia-Diaz Philippe Timon info@cgjmia.org / (305) 530-9090 ext. 142 ptimon@afmiami.org / (305) 859-8760

JAPAN CULTURE WEEK visitors will enjoy a variety of musical performances, film screenings, martial arts demonstrations, art displays, ikebana flower-arrangement workshops, video game competitions, cultural lectures and more. Discover Japanese crafts such as calligraphy, block origami, and candy art. Feel the sound and power of taiko drums. Learn the history of Kaiju figures and Zen Buddhism. Explore the world of pop Japanese fashion and cosplay through fabulous modern kimono and costume shows.

During JAPAN CULTURE WEEK, chefs will compete for the honor of Florida’s top sushi chef live on stage in the SushiMasters Florida Regional Competition. Attendees of this competition can sample delicious Japanese and Asian-fusion delicacies.

Also, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens will host an evening full of wonderful activities designed with the museum in mind. Visitors will witness a special tea ceremony presentation and are invited to participate in an exclusive raffle and receive coupons for discounts in admission – courtesy of the Morikami Museum.

For more information about JAPAN CULTURE WEEK and a complete schedule of activities, please contact (305) 530-9090 or visit http://www.miami.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JapanWeek09.html

“Parlez-vous français ?” Cabaret-Concert by French Artist Frederic STROUCK 5/1/09

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“Parlez-vous français ?”
Cabaret-Concert by French Artist Frederic STROUCK
The incredible adventure of a French teacher who decided to go and live his american dream. The evolution of his teenage point of view make him face today’s US reality … The tone is very humoristic and the show is based on a recital of French tunes that became worldwide hits (My way, Beyond the sea, What now my love, where do I begin, …)

General Admission: $15 / $10 for members

Frédéric Strouck’s career has been far from typical. After studying science and armed with a passion for lighting design, he began by studying cinema in view of becoming a director of photography. Simultaneously, he taught himself the piano and started composing his first songs. Increasingly interested by the relationship between music and dramatic art and the use of music in film and opera, the works of composers including Stephen Sondheim and Claude-Michel Schönberg inevitably led him to what was to become a passion for musical theatre.

Encouraged by a friend and never having considered himself as a singer, Frédéric auditioned for the 1996 production of FAME, played the part of Nick Piazza and went on to perform in shows including: PIAF JE T’AIME, HAIR, the German production of LES MISERABLES and spent five years with Jerome Savary’s company at the Opera Comique. During this time, he continued his career as a composer, writing various jingles and theme-tunes and in 2000, was commissioned by Pascal Pistone to orchestrate his contemporary musical PETER. With co-author Grégory Blot-Rudolph, he began to write and their first musical LES 7 PECHES CAPTEAUX based on a concept of song parodies in a super-market, was performed at the Gymnase Marie Bell theatre, Paris in May 2004. Following interest from television companies, Frédéric and Gregory were soon invited to adapt the show into what became SOAPERETTE, a series of short musical programs that were to invent a new kind of “fictional-variety” show! Directed by Gilles Amado, the series was aired on FOX-Life, NRJ12 and PLUG-RTL in 2007 and 2008. Working as actor, author and musical director on the show not only furthered Frédéric’s already multi-facetted career but also led to him being asked to direct Marie Orlandi’s performance as Piaf at the Olympia Theatre, Paris in July 2007.

Frédéric Strouck a un parcours artistique assez alambiqué. Après des études scientifiques, passionné par la lumière, il s’engage dans des études de cinéma dans le but de devenir directeur de la photographie. En parallèle, presque par bravade, il se met au piano et commence, en autodidacte, à composer ses premières chansons. Extrêmement intéressé par les rapports qu’entretiennent la musique et la dramaturgie, il va s’orienter vers les musiques qui sont au service d’une intrigue et les intrigues qui servent la musique (l’opéra, la musique de films,…) C’est assez naturellement qu’il découvre l’univers de la comédie musicale anglo-saxonne pour lequel il aura une attirance démesurée : associant la richesse d’univers musicaux des plus hétéroclites à une certaine forme d’emphase et un fort rapport à l’intrigue, il reçoit comme un éléctro-choc l’écoute des spectacles de Stephen Sondheim ou de Claude-Michel Schönberg. Poussé par une amie, il se décide, alors qu’il ne se considère pas comme un chanteur, à passer une audition pour le spectacle ” Fame ” en 1996, il sera engagé pour le rôle de Nick Piazza et enchainera alors en tant qu’interprète des spectacles comme ” Piaf, je t’aime “, ” Hair “, ” Les Misérables ” (en Allemagne), puis intégrera la troupe de Jérôme Savary à l’Opéra Comique pendant 5 ans. En parallèle, il poursuit son parcours de compositeur en écrivant quelques génériques et jingles pour la radio et se met à l’orchestration symphonique sur la commande d’arrangements de Pascal Pistone et de sa comédie musicale contemporaine ” Peter ” en 2000. Il se lance alors dans l’écriture et c’est avec son co-auteur complice Grégory Blot-Rudolph qu’il accouche du spectacle musical ” Les 7 Péchés Capitaux ” qui sera joué au théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell à paris en Mai 2004. Le concept du spectacle qui repose sur la contextualisation de parodies de chanson dans une intrigue sous forme de huis clos dans un supermarché intéresse alors la télévision. Avec Grégory, il adapte le concept de leur pièce pour créer ” Soaperette “. Ce programme court musical qui invente la ” variété-fiction ” sera réalisé par Gilles Amado et diffusé courant 2007/2008 sur les chaines FOX-Life, NRJ12, et PLUG-RTL. Cette expérience multiplie encore ses casquettes en le faisant travailler en tant qu’auteur, interprète, mais lui demande également de gérer l’artistique et la direction musicale. On lui propose alors de diriger Marie Orlandi dans son interprétation de Piaf sur la scène de l’Olympia en Juillet 2007.

More information at http://www.myspace.com/fredericstrouck

Come and rediscover Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays 4/24/09

Miami’s Best Arts and Music Festival on the last Friday of every month
Friday, Apri 24th, 2009. From 6:30 – 11:00 p.m.
On SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho) between 13th and 17th Avenues
mainstage
Friday’s Free Fun Fest. You can not miss the next Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:00 p.m. – Free History Walking Tour of Little Havana led by RENOWNED HISTORIAN Dr. Paul George. (Meet in front of Tower Theater)

Events at Main Stage (15th Avenue and SW 8th Street)
8:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Pavel DC
9:00 – 10:00 p.m. – The Old Falcons
10:00 – 11:00 p.m. – Alexis y su Sabor Habanero

MUSIC / MUSICA
Alexis y su Sabor Habanero (10:00 – 11:00 p.m.)
Sabor Habanero was established in New Jersey in February 2003 by its current director Alexis Llerena with the collaboration of talented Cuban musicians. Soon, the band became known in the community for their work and good music. The group is composed of great musicians and their musical structure consists of two trombones, a trumpet, three singers, congas, timbales, bongo, bass and piano. Sabor Habanero is characterized by a continuity of Cuban music while respecting the parameters of son. In their songs you can appreciate the training of their musicians bringing the traditional Cuban son with contemporary arrangements.

The Old Falcons (9:00 – 10:00 p.m.)
The Old Falcons is a music band that plays Pop, Rock, Country Rock, and ballads of the prodigious decades of the 60’s and 70’s. Established in May 2008 it aims to revive the memories and emotions that this music has left in our lives. The Old Falcons honors groups Cuban bands such as “Los Kent”, “Almas Vertiginosas” among many others. The group is composed by eight members, Ernesto Llorente (Percussion), Carlos Acosta (drums), Miguel Cabanas (congas, bongos), Eduardo Sarg (keyboards), Riki Montana (vocals), Roberto Marin (Bass), Nelson Pelaez (First Guitar and director musical), Carlos Gonzalez Falcon (second guitarist and manager).

Pavel D.C. (8:00 – 9:00 p.m.)
Pavel D.C. was born in Cuba in 1976 and at the age of 19 he migrated to Italy where he studied vocals and piano in the city of Bologna. Pavel began his artistic career as singer of traditional Cuban music. He has explored various Latin rhythms such as Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Balada. His most recent musical works have been include songs that are part of record productions as “Dancing Salsa Vol 1” and “Welcome to Salsopoli”

ART / ARTE
Cremata Gallery
The gallery presents an exhibition by artist Juan “Erman” Gonzalez, (Cuba, 1956) titled “Paraiso Fabricado”. A multi media artist whose series based, theme driven works are rooted in migration and informed by family. There is no celebration of freedom or The American Dream inherent in the forms. Instead, there’s an intentional study to analyze history, displacement, and trans- culture resulting from exile. The process is utilitarian and akin to traditional art forms like sewing and object making. Erman operates from a different ethos comparable to techniques of collage and assemblage long thought to echo and materialize remembrance. His works form part of the permanent collection of the Miami Art Museum and many private collections such as Carl and Toni Randolph’s and Craig Robbins’. He has been the invited guest lecturer of Edna Manley College in Jamaica, FIT in NYC and Colorado State University among others. Erman’s work has been exhibited widely throughout the Caribbean, Brazil and nationally, most recently at Lincoln Center in Colorado and Arteamericas in Miami Beach. Come to the gallery on Viernes Culturales to have a glass of wine, see his latest work and meet the artist. Exhibition runs through May 16th. For more information and images regarding this exhibition, please visit our website.

1646 SW 8th Street. Miami, FL 33135. Ph: 305.644.3315
Email: cremata@crematagallery.com. Website: www.crematagallery.com

EVENTS / EVENTOS
Free History Walking Tour of Little Havana led by RENOWNED HISTORIAN Dr. Paul George. (Meet in front of Tower Theater) 1508 SW 8 Street, Miami, FL 33135. (7:00 p.m.)

Calle 8 Gallery Openings
19 Galleries open their doors to the public during Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays
Between 17th and 13th Avenues. (7:00 – 10:00 p.m.)

Viernes Culturales / Cultural Fridays, Inc.
742 SW 16th Avenue
Miami, FL 33135
Ph: 305.643.5500
Fax: 786.999.8894
info@viernesculturales.org
www.viernesculturales.org

Emerging Artist Annual Student Exhibition with Emilio Héctor Rodriguez 4/22/09

You are Cordially Invited To The Opening Night Of The Emerging Artist Annual Student Exhibition 2009

At Miami Dade InterAmerican Campus
627 SW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33135
305-237-6000
The InterAmerican Campus is located in the heart of Little Havana, one of the most colorful and lively neighborhoods in Miami’s historic Latin Quarter.

DATE: Wednesday April 22
TIME: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Antonia Wright to Exhibit with Longtime Mentor the Legendary Clyde Butcher 4/17/09

The Nature of Things
Photography of Clyde Butcher and Antonia Wright
April 17th – May 29th, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, April 17th, 2009 7 – 10pm
Renee Gallery 1331 SW 8th St, Miami, Fl 33155
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Artist Antonia Wright celebrates her Miami homecoming with a photography exhibition in conjunction with her longtime mentor, the legendary Clyde Butcher. Back from New York where she was living and studying, most recently at the International Center of Photography, Wright has teamed up with Butcher to present The Nature of Things, two divergent collections of landscape photography, opening Friday, April 17th at the Renee Gallery.

For Wright, exhibiting side by side with Butcher has brought her full circle. She began her photography career in the Everglades apprenticing for the conservation-landscape photographer. Her work has evolved to employ photography, poetry, performance, installation, and video art, using the interaction between these forms to question the world around her. Noted for The Keys Project, which examined the idea of ownership through the collecting and documenting of keys, The Nature of Things is Wright’s exploration and disruption of environment.

In her photographs, Wright documents a landscape changed by the introduction of the natural and unnatural: a body covered in grass, dirt or flowers lining a New York City Street. Using herself or another live model, Wright’s photos capture the immediacy of the performance together with the reactions of passers-by.

Wright’s vision of the natural world staging a bizarre invasion of the urban landscape contrasts sharply with the traditional, large-format, black-and-white landscape photography of Butcher. Renowned for his exquisite, beautiful images of remote and untouched landscapes, Butcher has been honored both as an artist and as a conservationist for contributing to public awareness of the environment, specifically the unique ecosystem of the Florida Everglades.

Together the work of Wright and Butcher describes a relationship with nature that is both contradictory and eerily similar. Wright’s bits of the natural world become oddities in the urban environment while Butcher’s isolated landscapes assume an exotic and alien appeal.

Miami International Film Festival invites you to attend several screenings at the Tower Theater 4/3-9/09

Dear Film Fan:
We are pleased to advise you of several special screenings with special pricing at the Tower Theater. We hope to see you there!
Regards,
Miami International Film Festival

APRIL 3 APRIL 9, 2009
Mdc Tower Theater Presents
Lokas
Duration/ Duración 90 Min
Formato: 35 mm
Comedy/Comedia
Country/Pais: Chile
Director: Gonzalo Justiniano
Screenplay / Guión: Rodrigo Bastidas, Gonzalo Justiniano, Julio Rojas
Prodution Company/Productora: Sahara Films S.A-Rodrigo Bastidas S.A
Cinecorp Ltda..
Executive Producer / Productor Ejecutivo: Daniel de la Vega
Cinematographer / Director de Fotografía: Andres Garreton
Music / Música: Cuti Aste
Sound / Sonido : Zoo Films
Distribution/Distribución: ONDAMAX FILMS

CASTING
Charly Rodrigo Bastidas
Pedro Raimundo Bastidas
Liliana Fabiola Campomanes
Mario Coco Legrand
Flavio Rodrigo Murray
Julián Juan Pablo Sáez
Mujer Sueño Francisca Merino
Lucy Eliana Vidiella

Synopsis/Sinopsis
Lokas is a comedy about Charly, a convinced Latino homophobic who discover that his father is homosexual and live with his boyfriend. Filled with quiprocos, the story is center around Pedro, Charly¹s 9 years old son, who reunites the whole family beyond prejudices.

LOKAS es una comedia de equívocos que narra, con humor y emoción, los distintos enredos en que se ve involucrado Charly (35 años, homo fóbico) al verse obligado a irse a vivir con su hijo Pedro (9 años) a la casa de su padre, a quien no ve hace casi 30 años, y se encuentra con la sorpresa, no menor, de que su padre es gay, y vive con su novio.

Movie Times/Horas
Fri/Vie April 3: 7:00, 9:00 pm
Sat/Sab April 4 & Sun/Dom April 5: 4:30, 7:00, 9:00 pm
Tue/Mar April 7 Thu/Jue 9: 9:00 PM

El viaje de la Nonna
Comedy/Comedia | 93 min.
Country/Pais: México
Productions/Productora: Altavista Films, La Nonna Films, FIDECINE
Director: Sebastián Silva
Screenplay/Guión: Antonio Armonia, Mariana Gironella
Cast/Reparto: Ana Ofelia Murguía, Rodrigo Murray, Julio Bracho, Verónica Langer, Ximena Ayala
Movie Times/Horas
Fri/Vie April 3: 7:00, 9:00 pm
Sat/Sab April 4 & Sun/Dom April 5: 4:30, 7:00, 9:00 pm
Tue/Mar April 7 & Wed/Mie April 8: 7:00 pm
Thu/Jue April 9: 7:00, 9:00 pm

Precios/Prices
General $5.00
Students, Seniors, Children $4.00

El Teatro Tower Esta Localizado En 1508 Sw 8th Street
The Tower Theater Is Located At 1508 Sw 8th Street.

Estacionamiento Gratuito En Los Dos Parqueos Publicos Situados Detras Del Teatro
Free Parking Available In Public Parking Lots Located Behind The Theater
Para más información llame al 305 6421264
For more information, call 305 643 8706

PALO! Shows This Friday! 4/3/09

Two PALO! gigs this Friday, April 3:

7 – 8 PM
Art In The Park
Ponce Park Circle
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
FREE CONCERT!

11 PM
Kimbaracumbara
1644 SW 8 Street – Calle Ocho
Miami – Little Havana, FL
PALO! delivers your monthly dose of live Afro-Cuban Funk.
FREE ENTRY until 10:30!!! $10 after
YOU MAY WIN A FREE T-SHIRT!!!

See us on the Wild, Whacky Web: gopalo.com – A unique Cubano-Americano Experience!
myspace.com/gopalo
youtube.com/palotv

PALO! at Viernes Culturales this Friday 3/27/09

This Friday, March 27, 9 -10 PM at Viernes Culturales (Cultural Fridays) for a FREE CONCERT featuring the Afro-Cuban Funk sounds of PALO!
15th Ave Stage
1500 SW 8 St
Miami – Little Havana
33135

Get there early to enjoy Cuban culture, art exhibits, entertainment, food, and fun!
See us on the Wild, Whacky Web:

gopalo.com – A unique Cubano-Americano Experience!
myspace.com/gopalo
youtube.com/palotv
twitter.com/gopalo

Come and Rediscover Viernes Culturales 3/27/09

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Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays is an artistic, cultural, and social arts and culture fair that takes place on the last Friday of each month in the historic Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, FL, in the heart of Calle Ocho (8th St. SW between 14th and 17th Avenues). A powerful venue for talented visual artists and entertainers, the monthly festival offers an opportunity for visitors and tourists to experience an evening of culture with the diverse flavors of our Latino community.

The event consists of outdoor musical performances on a stage and along the sidewalks of Calle Ocho, art exhibits along the sidewalk and in plazas and open spaces, visits to art galleries and cultural centers, cuisine tasting at participating restaurants, and films/art exhibits/ educational programs at the historic Tower Theatre. Free walking tours of Little Havana also take place during the festival.

Within the festival area are 13 art galleries featuring work by renowned Cuban and Latin American artists; most or all galleries are open during the event.

Cultural Fridays attracts approximately 70,000 visitors and tourists a year and is expected to grow in the next few years because of its tremendous popularity and success.

The event takes place the last Friday of each month between 6:30 pm and 11 pm.

Checkout Filmapalooza this Friday and Saturday 3/13-14/09

You are invited to Filmapalooza, the screenings of the best films of the 48 Hour Film Project! Part of the Miami International Film Festival, the Filmapalooza screenings will take place at the Tower Theater on Friday 3/13 and Saturday 3/14, will showcase 70 short films selected from over 2,000 films world-wide, with hundreds of the filmmakers themselves coming in from all parts of the world.

The 48 Hour Film Project is a whirlwind movie-making cram session. Teams of filmmakers from 70 cities on four continents are given a character, prop, genre, and a line of dialogue and must write, shoot, edit, and score a film in just 48 hours.

Check out the Best Film of the 2007 48HFP, “TimeCatcher” from Tel Aviv: http://www.48hourfilm.com/timecatcher

Or for a short comedy, watch the Best Film of the 2005 48HFP, “Mimes of the Prairie” from Des Moines: http://www.48hourfilm.com/mimes

At the final screening and awards ceremony (Saturday, 3/14, at 7pm), six talented filmmakers will receive a total of $7,500 in cash prizes and also a Panasonic HPX17 Camera. In addition, winning films from the National Film Challenge, the International Film Shootout, and the Panasonic HD Filmmaker Showdown will be honored.

So come out and meet the next generation of filmmakers!

Screening Times BUY TICKETS NOW
Friday, March 13, at 1pm, 3:30pm and 5:30pm
Saturday, March 14, at 5pm and 7pm

For more information, go to http://www.48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza or write to info@48hourfilm.com

PALO! delivers Afro-Cuban Funk at Kimbaracumbara 3/6/09

Friday, March 6 @ 11 PM
PALO! delivers your monthly dose of live Afro-Cuban Funk.
FREE ENTRY until 10:30!!! $10 after
Kimbaracumbara
1644 SW 8 Street – Calle Ocho
Miami – Little Havana, FL
YOU MAY WIN A FREE T-SHIRT
gopalo.com – A unique Cubano-Americano Experience!
myspace.com/gopalo
facebook.com/pages/PALO/30076009844
youtube.com/palotv
twitter.com/gopalo

Viernes Culturales – Cultural Fridays in Little Havana 2/27/09

Viernes Culturales 1st Carnival Night

Dear Friends of Cultural Fridays:
We are working hard for the ” Viernes Culturales 1st Carnival Night” It is the first time we have an event of this magnitude in the nine years of existence of the Cultural Fridays. We will be featuring Comparsas and Congas from all over LatinAmerica.
For this upcoming Cultural Fridays (February 27) we are organizing a comparsa and we are looking for enthusiastic and energetic people who want to participate in a comparsa.

The call is for this coming Wednesday (February 25) at 8:30 pm at Domino Park, located at the intersection of 15th Avenue and SW Calle Ocho, where we will be rehearsing the steps in the choreography.

Come have fun and have a good time at Viernes Culturales First Comparsa

WHEN: Wednesday February 25, 2009
TIME: 8:30 pm
WHERE: Domino Park

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Queridos Amigos de Viernes Culturales
Estamos trabajando arduamente para poder realizar la “1ra Noche de Carnaval de Viernes Culturales”. Es la primera vez que hacemos un evento de esta magnitud en los nueve años de existencia de los Viernes Culturales. Cerraremos la Calle Ocho, además de contar con congas y comparsas de diferentes países.

Para este próximo Viernes Culturales (27 de Febrero) estamos organizando una comparsa y estamos buscando personas de carácter alegre, entusiastas y llenos de energía, que estén en condición de participar en una comparsa.

La convocatoria es para este próximo miércoles (25 de Febrero) a las 8:30pm en el Parque Domino, localizado en la intersección de la 15 avenida y la Calle Ocho del SW, donde estaremos ensayando los pasos de la coreografía.

Ven a divertirte y a pasar un buen rato en la 1ra comparsa de Viernes Culturales

CUANDO: Miercoles Febrero 25, 2009
HORA: 8:30pm
DONDE: Parque Domino

Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, Inc.
742 SW 16th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33135
305.643.5500 Fax: 786.999.8894

Art in the Park Concert Series 10/3/08

Art in the Park Concert Series
Friday, October 3 from 6 to 11 p.m.

The Art in the Park Concert Series, organized by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, kicks off in October to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The 7-month series is presented by Fox Sports En Espanol, and coincides monthly with the Gables Gallery Night. Entertainment scheduled is David Fernandez at 7 p.m., Conjunto Progreso at 8, Nil Lara at 9 and Suenalo at 10:30 p.m. In addition to musical “descargas” with the sound of progressive Latin Jazz, the event showcases the work and demonstrations of artists who will exhibit their paintings, photography, crafts and jewelry. There is also the Kids Art Village, presented by Winn Dixie, and the Coors Cold Zone Lounge.

Ponce Circle Park
2800 Ponce de Leon Blovd., Coral Gables
305-644-8888

Little Havana
Little Havana