Wine and cheese at Enos for Dr.Tony Japour 6/25/09

{Please remember that Soul Of Miami maintains no political affiliations, we just list the parties!}

Nicole Shelley, Roseanne Satz and Charmaine Campbell
Request the honor of your presence at Enos hosting Tony Japour for Florida House of Representatives
Thursday, June 25, 2009
6:00PM – 9:00PM
at Enos Wine Bar
920 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Suggested Donation-$10
Maximum Allowed Contribution $500 per individual/entity
(Personal and Corporate Checks Accepted – no cash please)
Please make checks payable to: Tony Japour Campaign
RSVP Email to: ns@nicleshelleymodels.com or Tony.Japour@gmail.com

Art & Fashion for the Cause at South of 5th 6/22/09

“Art For The Cause” – Monday June 22nd 8pm
br-pr, Miami Fashion Association, Andre Brandao, ROCKBAND, Hues Bracelets, and South of 5th, are proud to be hosting the first annual “Art & Fashion for the Cause” to be held Monday June 22nd 8pm-11pm at one of Miami’s most highly anticipated, newly completed condominium projects, South of 5th(So5) 125 Ocean Drive Miami Beach. Guests will enjoy complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeurves while viewing the extraordinary abstract paintings from celebrated Brazilian artist Andre Brandao’s Satellite series.

A fantastic fundraiser event  for The Breast Cancer Network of Strength.

The event will take place this Monday, June 22nd at a gorgeous property on 125 Ocean Drive from 8:00 to 11:00 pm.

Accessory designers Lee Dahlberg and Kelly Hughes in conjunction with artist Andre Brandao will be selling their fabulous pieces donating 10% of all profits to The Breast Cancer Network of Strenght.

Please come enjoy complimentary cocktails, delicious bites, and sounds by DJ Josh Lekach.
This is a fantastic opportunity to network and support a great cause!

Please RSVP to RSVP@br-prmiami.com

A July Independence Sundancing with TV Rock and Stephan Luke 7/5/09

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Close out the weekend Sundancing with the Aussie duo, TV Rock along side Stephan Luke. The Australians have been making waves lately with their production/remixing, which happens to include remixes for… [cough, cough] some of the finest in the bizness, including Depeche Mode & Murk. As well as remixes for some “of the moment” superstars like Laidback Luke & fellow Aussie, Dirty South. Get your TV Rock @ Sundance Tickets here!

I know, I know… you’re excited. Well, you should be. It’s an independence weekend… so express yourself, be yourself, enjoy yourself. Dance with us here.
in the meantime, download the new Sundance “Sound of the 5th Season” CD here.
Independence weekend Event info & Vip Table Reservations call or text 305.322.0583.
Set : 320 Lincoln Rd. Miami Beach, FL

Van Dyke Music Calender July 2009

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July music schedule at the Van Dyke Cafe.
Showcasing the best in Jazz, Rock, Latin, Brazilian, Funk, Blues, and Songwriters, the VAN DYKE continues its musical legacy live and on the nightly webcam broadcasts (http://www.thevandykecafe.com).

We are committed to providing the highest quality of music 7 nights a week in a fun concert style venue.

We also feature the monthly TWILIGHT SERIES which is a monthly outdoor VAN DYKE lincoln road music festival from 5-9pm. And on July 12, we present “VINTAGE SOUL” -a live multi genre soul showcase and open mike night featuring the best in R&B, Funk, Jazz and Neo Soul.

Wednesday ~ 1 ~ Maryel Epps
Thursday ~ 2 ~ Fat king Bulla
Friday ~ 3 ~ Ike & Val Woods Revue
Saturday ~ 4 ~ Ketchy Shuby
Sunday ~ 5 ~ Debbie Orta
Monday ~ 6 ~ Karina Igelias
Tuesday ~ 7 ~ Mike Gerber
Wednesday ~ 8 ~ Jackson Bunn
Thursday ~ 9 ~ Dmitriy Klevenskiy
Friday ~ 10 ~ Crazy Fingers
Saturday ~ 11 ~ Tony Succar
Sunday ~ 12 ~ Vintage Soul
Monday ~ 13 ~ The P-Lo Project
Tuesday ~ 14 ~ Rodolfo Zuniga
Wednesday ~ 15 ~ Robert Navarro
Thursday ~ 16 ~ Silvano Monasterios
Friday ~ 17 ~ Rose Max
Saturday ~ 18 ~ Kawan de Bose
Sunday ~ 19 ~ Oriente
Monday ~ 20 ~ Blues Dragon
Tuesday ~ 21 ~ Songwriter Night
Wednesday ~ 22 ~ Pepe Alva
Thursday ~ 23 ~ Felipe Lamglia
Friday ~ 24 ~ Lanzallamas
Saturday ~ 25 ~ Conjunto Progresso
Sunday ~ 26 ~ Johnny Rodgers
Monday ~ 27 ~ Rick Krive
Tuesday ~ 28 ~ Jimmy Ruccolo
Wednesday ~ 29 ~ Iko Iko
Thursday ~ 30 ~ Rachel Brown
Friday ~ 31 ~ New World Beat
Friday ~ 31 ~ Ivan Zervigon ~ TWILIGHT SERIES

La Cote at Fontainebleau presents Therapy poolside sessions 6/20/09

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JOIN US ✸ LA COTE AT FONTAINBLEAU FOR MIAMI’S MOST EXCLUSIVE POOLPARTY
GOTSOUL MIAMI
Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 2:00pm – 10:00pm
✸ LA COTE @ FONTAINEBLEAU MIAMI BEACH POOLSIDE
4441 COLLINS AVENUE
Miami Beach, FL
✸ THERAPY – as the Sun rises to it’s brightest point in the sky is when we revel in the gift of life! No matter where you are, there comes a pride to admit that one can always find refuge in THERAPY.

Since 1999, THERAPY has been providing soulful salvation through Funk-Soul-and a sexy deep house or afro latin sound. To accommodate our ever growing fan base we also include all types of house and DJ’s.

Gotsoul’s THERAPY weekly sessions can now be found in the most prestigious and influential as well as underground venues across the world. NYC – LA – PHILIPPINES – MIAMI – GREECE – SAN FRANCISCO – SOUTH AFRICA – FRANCE – CABOS SAN LUCAS – Montreal’s award winning event travels the world with international DJ ‘jojoflores’ who is voted NYC’s Best International DJ 2002-2006

“With 10 years of unity and the promise of longevity through integrity and credibility, you’ve got to feel it to believe it.”

✸ FONTAINEBLEAU MIAMI BEACH

At the beginning of the 20th century Miami Beach was an island of farmland set amidst a jungle of mangrove – a landscape primarily wild and still uninhabited.

In the 1950’s Miami beach entered a golden era and was considered America’s Riviera. In the 1980’s an influx of fashion designers,photographers and models sparked a renaissance of Miami Beach glamour and style.

Today Fontainebleau Miami introduces a new culture. One that blurs the line between the glamour of the past , the luxury of the present and a new vision of tomorrow.

✸ “LIFE IS A STAGE…WHAT PART WILL YOU PLAY?”

Fontainebleau’s new poolscape boasts “walls of water” intermingled with a free-form pool. Guests can also relax by an exclusive European-style pool with a sexy enclave surrounded by cabanas and sun loungers.This renowned oceanside focal point will remain as glamorous as when James Bond and Goldfinger sat by the pool for a heated game of gin rummy.

Private cabanas with personalized service surround the resort’s six pools. Each cabana is equipped with a 32-inch, flat-screen television, wireless internet, butler service, mini refrigerator, phone with data connection and a digital safe able to store a laptop or other valuables.

A highlight of the poolscape is the Island Cabana located at the center of the Round Pool, which serves as a natural gathering place during the day and an extension of La Côte’s festive atmosphere.
✸ FOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE – GROUPS – CABANA RENTAL – CELEBRATIONS RSVP – swankpro@gmail.com
✸ THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT BUT YOU MUST BE INVITED FOR ACCESS
THIS WEEKS MUSICAL TALENT:
ALEX POXADA – http://www.myspace.com/djalexpoxada
NIKOLAS – http://www.facebook.com/djnikolas

Ecco Beach presents Behrouz with Josh Wink and Jon Cowan at Shine at the Shelborne 7/3/09

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Behrouz presents Ecco Beach with Behrouz, Josh Wink and Jon Cowan
Friday July 3rd 10PM to 5 AM 21 and over
complimentary cocktail reception 10PM – 12AM
PLEASE RSVP at RSVP@BossaPR.com for FREE ADMISSION and
for Complimentary Cocktail Reception between 10pm-12am (RSVP REQUIRED)

For table reservations, please email VIP@BossaPR.com for an immediate response

Advance Tickets: www.wantickets.com/shine (advance ticket holders recieve one free drink at door)
bottles and tables: shine@shelborne.com info line: 305 341 1455
shinesouthbeach.com shelborne.com myspace.com/shinemiami
myspace.com/djbehrouz myspace.com/joshwink
Sponsored by: Perfect Vodka and Sex Drive Energy Drink
1801 Collins Ave. Miami Beach FL 33139

Special Guest Dam-Funk with Dj Manuvers//Mr. Brown at Chocolate Sundays at Purdy Lounge 6/21/09

CHOCOLATE SUNDAYS
Presents
STONES THROW RECORDS PARTY
Special Guest DAM-FUNK (Stones Throw Records)
Along with Dj Manuvers//Mr. Brown
BackRm Ray Milian//Joshy Josh
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Though he’s frequently tagged as “the ambassador of Boogie,” Dam-Funk (pronounced: “Dame” as in his first name Damon) doesn’t make “boogie music” — the post-disco amalgam of funk, electro, New Wave and disco that lit up discotheques and roller rinks from Los Angeles to London throughout the early ’80s. Not content to traffic in polite revisionism, the Pasadena-raised, Leimert Park-based Stones Throw artist describes his brand of chromatic tripped-out soul as “modern funk,” which is arguably the most accurate description of his syncretistic meld of P-Funk and Prince to drum machines and post-house groove.
Chocolate Sundays@ Purdy Lounge
1811 purdy ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305.531.4622

WheelBarrow art show at Kid Robot 6/18/09

Art Show @ KID ROBOT
WILL NOT FIT IN A SUITCASE
Meet the Artist+Opening Party Thursday, June 18, 6-8pm
@ Kidrobot Miami Art Gallery
638 Collins Avenue
Hobnob with artist Wheelbarrow and check out his collection of original drawings, paintings, screen-prints & toys at the Will Not Fit in a Suitcase art show Plus, get an exclusice & signed postcard screen-printed live by the man himself at the event.

The Simple Life at Buck 15 Lounge 6/18/09

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“The Simple Life” Thursdays are hot. Edison Farrow has hosted this weekly party for over four years, along with Chyna as the Door Goddess and DJ Daisy D spinning a mix of Hip-Hop, 80s, Rock and Dance.
This party attracts a fun, young, hip, fashionable crowd in this intimate New York City style Lounge. Doors open at 10PM. There is no cover charge.
***To avoid lines, please arrive before 11PM.
Buck15 Lounge
707 Lincoln Lane South Beach
(above Miss Yip Chinese Cafe)

Hermosa Beach Swimwear Fashion Show at La Folie D’Amour 6/19/09

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Magmiami & La Folie Family Present:
Hermosa Beach Swimwear Fashion Show
Friday June 19th 2009
Musical Journey provided By:
David G- Main Room
Tibo -Garden Terrace
Absolut Open Bar from 11-12am
If you want to be part of our guest list till 12:30am Please send us an email Guestlist@magmiami.com .
We highly recommend Bottle Service please call/text 9549400939.
La Folie D’Amour
655 Washington Ave
Miami beach Fl
www.MAGMIAMI.com
La Folie D’Amour – 655 Washington Ave, miami beach, fl 33136, United States

Flow: For Love of Water – Cinema Green with ECOMB the Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach 6/16/09

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16 TUE 8pm:
“Cinema GREEN”
A NEW environmental film series in collaboration with:
ECOMB, the Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical Premiere!
FLOW: For Love of Water
“CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?”
(Directed by Irene Salina/USA/2008)
Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary is an investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround.
WINNER: Best Documentary United Nations Association Film Festival
International Jury Prize Mumbai Int. Film Festival
Best Documentary Vail Int. Film Festival
“An ASTONISHING wide-ranging film. An informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests.”- New York Times
“LIVELY & ENGAGING!”- Los Angeles Times
The film will be introduced by and followed by a Q&A TBA.
For tickets click HERE

Free Family Fun at the Bass Museum 6/21/09

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“Something Old/Something New”
FAMILY FUN AT THE BASS MUSEUM
Sunday, June 28, 2009
2:00-4:00PM
OFFERING FUN WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue (in Collins Park)
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
T: 305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org

The Bass Museum of Art is generously funded by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; with additional support provided by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners; State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; and Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc.

Gossip presents Jazzy Jeff at Shine at the Shelborne 6/24/09

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June 20, 2009 “Gossip” Shine’s weekly Saturday Night event at the Shelborne presents, DJ Jazzy Jeff (Producer, Mixer, The Fresh Prince) featuring MC Madd Skillz plus opening set by L.A. celebrity DJ, Mike Palmeri (Playboy Mansion, HBO, Viper Room) & closing set by Jonathan Cowan (Shine/Shelborne, Pacha Ibiza) With DJ Nickolas (The Lounge)Complimentary cocktail Reception 10 PM – Midnight (RSVP Required) to gossip@bossapr.com 1801 Collins Ave. “Dont Drink and Drive” call Reservations for Special Shine Rate (305) 531 1271

Celebrating 5 Years of Life (Sundance Anniversary) this Sunday at Set 6/14/09

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On Sunday nite, we forget about the world to gather, connect & dance. We leave our politics outside, our attitudes at home & come dressed in a smile. By thought & appearance, we’re all delightfully different & some slightly eccentric… but in here, just for a nite, we all think alike. Welcome to Sundance, celebrating 5 years of life. Anniversary Soundtrack by Stephan Luke, featuring the best of Sundance since 2004.

Take home your copy of the New Sundance “Sound of the 5th Summer” CD at the door.
To RSVP call or text 305.322.0583.

PALO! at Van Dyke 6/13/09

Hope you can make it Saturday, June 13, 9:30 – 1:30 for…
PALO! Upstairs @ the Van Dyke Cafe!
Van Dyke Cafe
846 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
PALO! Brings the live Afro-Cuban Funk to South Beach…
No Cover! No Minimum!
The new CD “THIS IS AFRO-CUBAN FUNK” will be available for purchase. You may win a FREE copy!
Click Here to RSVP and View This Event on Facebook.
Visit us on the Wild, Wacky Web: gopalo.com

DJ Pauer at Cafe Barcelona 6/12/09

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Ready to rock once again at the place where people talk to each other!
Join us for another great night at Cafe Barcelona
with DJ Pauer spinning whatever he feels like spinning!
Next to Tapas y Tintos on Española Way, South Beach!
See you there!!!
Café Barcelona
440 Española Way, South Beach
10PM / Free

Supermodel Cindy Taylor at Set supporting Custo Barcelona Breast Cancer Awareness 6/13/09

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RVM Marketing together with the Opium Group would like to invite you to: Supermodel Cindy Taylor and Elite TV Host of Upcoming Show “Work of Genius” at Set, Saturday June 13th.

Donations supporting Custo Barcelona Breast Cancer Awareness as part of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
SET| www.setmiami.com
320 Lincoln Road. Miami Beach Fl. 33139
Guest list and Table Reservations contact:
Ryan Van Milligen
305.803.7338 call/text
midia@theopiumgroup.com

Miami Beach Latin Chamber of Commerce Networker at Novecento 6/24/09

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Join the Miami Beach Latin Chamber of Commerce for a Networking Reception at Novecento- June 24th
RSVP
Novecento @ Santo
430 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach
Members: FREE – Non-Members: $10 p/p will be collected at the door.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Bring a Friend!
Enjoy Hors d’oeuvres & Cocktails by Crop Organic Vodka.
Proceeds from this event benefit the Chamber’s community services.

Femme Factory Saturdays Artistic Fashion 6/13/09

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Artistic Fashion
-Take pleasure in the candle light experience , get hypnotized with go-go dancer’s in body art, fire up your mood..
Smooth R&B sounds by: DJ Mr. Mac
Saturday, June 13, 2009 @ 9pm
The Catalina Hotel @ The Maxine Lounge
1756 Collins Ave.
Miami Beach
NO COVER
Drink Specials ALL NIGHT
Dinner served ALL NIGHT
Shot girls & Go-go dancers in Body Art ALL NIGHT

Fashionably Wednesday at Plunge Gansevoort South 6/17/09

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Fashionably Wednesday
Gansevoort South
2399 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL
Plunge – Rooftop Party
Music by:
Zehl Freebass * Nudie Boy * Mr. Alvarez * Dj Mojo
and special guest THE BEERWOLF!
The CCCV presents:
-Live art by Ahol Sniffs Glue + JUNK + PEST
-Short Films and Music Videos from The Borscht Film Festival (borscht.info)
-Style provided by: Wasabi Fashion Kult -The Style and Kulture Magazine; Online Launch July 1st. (WasabiFashionKult.com)
Hosted by David Tamargo
Sponsored by Roberto Cavalli

Michael Gongora Exciting Campaign Kickoff in Winning Style at The Shore Club 6/25/09

{Again, remember that Soul Of Miami is taking no stand on who you should vote for. But if they are throwing a party (especially a free one) we are listing it!}

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Please join me to celebrate the official kickoff and fund raiser of my campaign in winning style
Thanks to The Shore Club’s gracious staff and VIP treatment, this will be the first step in our journey together to the Miami Beach Commission. Please partner with me in this movement to make Miami Beach even better! Thank you for your support.
Date: Thursday June 25th
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Shore Club Penthouse Suite located at:
1901 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Make your reservation as soon as possible by e-mail to michael@michaelgongora.com or calling Sandra at (305) 322-2148.
My simple principles to live by:
· Take Responsibility
· Seek Wisdom
· Be a Person of Action
· Hold Fast to Our Vision

Monday Miami Beach Cinematheque Member’s Only Screening of Coppola’s Teatro 6/15/09

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T H E M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E And FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Announce an MBC Member’s Only Screening of TETRO
Complimentary admission for MBC Members includes Francis Ford Coppola Director’s Cut Wine Tasting
MONDAY, June 15, 8:30pm
M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E
512 Española Way, Miami Beach
MBC Members RSVP Required at www.MBCinema.com (choose “tickets” option, and then “Tetro” on June 15)
Non-Members can become members at www.MBCinema.com
(now is a good time to become a member or re-new! Become a member, and then RSVP as a member!)

Jazid’s 13th Anniversary Party with Spam Allstars and Suenalo Sound System 6/13/09

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Saturday June 13th
Jazid’s 13th Anniversary Party
1342 Washington Ave
Miami Beach, FL
7pm doors
10pm Spam Allstars
With Jacob Jeffries, Fabian Hernandez, Natalie Bretoneche, and the Max Ferber Trio will play an open-air street party outside (early) & Spam Allstars, Suenalo, Local 34, the Deco Band, and Akaka hold down the action inside.
http://www.jazid.net

Bass Museum of Art Concert String Fusion 6/14/09

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Bass Museum of Art Concert – String Fusion
Sunday, June 14th, 3:00pm
The Bridge String Trio presents ‘String Fusion’, a dynamic cross-cultural string performance of original and classical compositions. Cuban musicians AIain Orbiz, Otto Avalos, and Jorge Oviedo draw inspiration from diverse musical styles, traditions, and cultures.
Alain Orbiz graduated from the Conservatorium Amadeo Roldan and has accompanied Cuban singer Liuba Maria Hevia, as well as renowed bands in Spain. Since 2005 he has worked as a classical cello teacher for the American Children Orchestra and in the Miami Conservatorium.
Violinist Otto Avalos, graduated from the Conservatorium in Matanza, after which he worked for the Orchestra in Matanza, and worked for Ricardo Arjona in Mexico beginning in 2001. In 2005 he moved to Miami, Florida and has been working as a violin teacher for American Children Orchestras. He plays with several Classic Trios and Quartets and the Florida Chamber Orchestra.
Violinist Jorge Carlos Oviedo, graduated from The National School of the Arts in Cuba. He played for the Great Theatre of Havana’s Symphonic Orchestra. Today he resides in South Florida and teaches for the American Children Orchestras and plays with several renowned bands in the area.
Don’t miss these exciting young musicians in their premier performance at the Bass Museum of Art!
Free with museum admission. Seating limited to first 80 guests.
Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue (in Collins Park)
Miami Beach, FL 33139
T: 305.673.7530
bassmuseum.org
The Bass Museum of Art is generously funded by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; with additional support provided by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners; State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; and Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc.

Reception for Tony Japour in Miami Beach 6/12/09

(Please remember that Soul Of Miami is (mostly) non-political. This listing is not meant to represent support of this candidate. We just list the parties where you can get free stuff!}

Sildy Cervera, Alexandra Cervera Goeseke, Beatriz Santos
Cordially invite you to Tapas & Mojitos for Tony Japour for Florida House of Representatives
Friday, June 12, 2009, 6:00PM – 8:00PM
at Icon South Beach Condominiums
The Icon Cafe
450 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Maximum Allowed Contribution $500 per individual/entity
(Personal and Corporate Checks Accepted – no cash please)
Please make checks payable to: Tony Japour Campaign
RSVP Email to: SildySobe@gmail.com or Tony.Japour@gmail.com

The purchase of a ticket for, or a contribution to, the campaign fundraiser is a contribution to the campaign of Tony Japour. Contributions are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.
Political Advertisement Paid for and Approved by Tony Japour, Republican, for State Representative, District 107.
About Tony Japour: At the intersection of art and technology, Tony Japour’s resume is long and varied. As an infectious diseases physician-scientist in the 1980’s through 2002, he researched the HIV/AIDS virus at Boston’s Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (’89-’96) and developed HIV/AIDS medications at Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois (’96-’02).

Pecha Kucha Night at The Wolfsonian-FIU 6/18/09

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Pecha Kucha Night at The Wolfsonian-FIU: June 18, 2009
1001 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
T 305.531.1001 F 305.531.2133
wolfsonian.org
Debuting in Miami during Art Basel in 2006, this is the first time a Pecha Kucha night will be held at the Wolfsonian-FIU. This high-energy showcase of ideas started in Japan in 2003. Run by Carl Hildebrand, Director of Green Building Initiatives at Metro 1 Properties in Wynwood, the event’s theme will be Temperature Rising. Although the Pecha Kucha Night will not take place until Thursday evening June 18th from 7-9PM, the deadline for submissions is May 1st—Hildebrand says that is flexible.

Temperature Rising is open to interpretation. The only limit is one’s imagination. Presenters run the range of a local photographer capturing weather turbulence between high and low pressure systems, to inventor who improves air conditioner efficiency in a salt air environments, to a chef who’s taking the heat in the kitchen out into youth detention centers and a architecture group putting humanity and social responsibility into areas stricken with political crisis—in fact any topic that has the element of heat, temperature, stress, or crisis is acceptable.

The concept is that each presenter is allowed 20 images in a power point presentation that is shown for 20 second each– giving 6 minutes and 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, interest level up and gives the opportunity for more people to express their ideas. Once all the submissions are in Hildebrand, along with the staff at the Wolfsonian-FIU will select the final eight to ten people who will do their Power Point presentations.

Hildebrand says that these evenings are so important because they get people talking, listening and promoting lively exchanges of ideas. “There are 8 to 10 people presenting and more than 100 listening,” he says. And then the conversations begin, a lost art he believes with everyone emailing and texting. “These evenings get people involved in their community and away from their computers and cell phones; it’s so not Twitter,” he says.

The Lead Miami Beach open bar at the Britto Central Gallery 6/11/09

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Hi all, this Thursday, June 11th, please join, Funkshion, The Lead team, Romero Britto and other guests as we celebrate the launch of (quite possibly the newest newspaper in the country) – THE LEAD MIAMI BEACH!!
Thursday , June 11th.
Great free cocktails at both events. Feel free to invite guests or colleagues. Please rsvp to MATT@FUNKSHION.COM
(FYI – Writers and photogs should also come to meet the editors, they are on the look out for great talent).
Thursday, June 11th from 7pm-10m open bar at the Britto Central Gallery
(818 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach)
Romero Britto is the first cover artist and will also be doing the weekly art column
for the newspaper. Followed by the official after party at SET nightclub (320 Lincoln Road) 10pm-4am
Open Bar from 10pm to 11pm. (Please pick up your wristbands at Britto for the SET party and open bar).
Please see more details

From the Publisher….
First comes the blank stare, followed by a noticeable dropping of the jaw and finally the slightly concerned voicing of a question: “You’re starting a newspaper…..? But we knew something…a first-class city like Miami Beach needs a first class newspaper to call its own! – Lee Molloy
The New Voice and Vision of Miami Beach
The mission of The Lead is to stay on the cutting edge of the political, social and artistic movements that encompass our community. The paramount visual element of The Lead focuses on bridging the divide between images and the written word. While putting a premium on local art and photography, we become the canvas of the community.

DASH presents D’Amore by Marceau Fashion Show at Setai 6/10/09

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DASH Proudly Presents D’Amore by Marceau Best of Summer 2009 Collection Runway Show and Cocktail Party Featuring Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian. Hosted by Caroline D’Amore, Laurent Planeix and Phil Viardo. Brought to you by H Squared Concepts, Funkshion Fashion Week and IFW.
Wednesday, June 10th 8:00PM
At The Setai Hotel
2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
RSVP Required: dash@funkshion.com
By attending this event you agree to be on camera for the E! Channel filming of “Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami”

Father’s day round up Viceroy at Icon Brickell, Smith & Wollensky, Canyon Ranch Grill 6/21/09

Viceroy at Icon Brickell, Smith & Wollensky and Canyon Ranch Grill are making it easy to spend some quality time with Dad this Father’s Day.

Viceroy at Icon Brickell hosts an afternoon of family fun at the outdoor fireplace on the 2-acre pool deck featuring live music, magicians for the kids, gourmet BBQ stations with grilled skirt steak, hamburgers and beer can chicken. Additional dad-friendly items include a dessert bar and an Oktoberfest-style beer garden. The pool party will take place June 21st from 1pm to 5pm and tickets are $45 for adults and $30 for young adults under 21.

The Spa at Icon Brickell offers a special Father’s Day package including his choice of a 60-minute deep tissue Sea Shells treatment or the Canvas massage, 60-minute personal training session to get fit for summer and access to the Philippe Starck-designed movie theater to watch the NBA Finals on Sunday, for just $250. And since Dad can’t pamper himself alone, Mom receives 40% off on Signature Spa treatments as well. This offer is valid through the month of June. For reservations and to inquire about Spa + Fitness Memberships please call 305.503.0369.

Smith & Wollensky joins the Father’s Day celebration with a three-course prix-fixe menu for just $49. Smith’s knows the only thing Dad’s like better than steak is seafood so along with dry-aged roast prime rib, the menu also features colossal shrimp cocktail, tempura crusted soft shell crab, and filet mignon as well as Smith’s famous banana sundae among other highlights. For Reservations please call 305.673.2800

Canyon Ranch Grill will also be serving a prix-fixe “Nourish” menu in honor of our tireless fathers that is designed to improve heart health. The $36/person menu features dishes including Bison Tenderloin and Peruvian Ceviche that are teeming with antioxidants, fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids, and other anti-inflammatory ingredients essential for decreasing risk of heart disease. For reservations please call 305-514-7474.

Martini Tuesdays at Cozy Bar with Live Jazz by Kimona 6/9/09

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Martini Tuesdays is a weekly cocktail party that meets at a different fabulous South Beach venue every Tuesday at 9pm. Now in its 8th year, Martini Tuesdays is a great night for networking and meeting new friends. There is never a cover charge.
Special Jazz Night!
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With Kimona Performing!

This Week’s Location: 6.9.09
Cozy Bar
500 South Point Drive
(across from Joe’s Stone Crab)
Miami Beach
305.532.2699
www.thecozybar.com

Martini of the Week:
Cozy Martini $8
Made with Gin, Triple Sec, Blue Curacao and Grapefruit Juice.

See Photos from Martini Tuesdays

Art Salon at the World Erotic Art Museum 6/8/09

Art Salon at the World Erotic Art Museum (WEAM) on Monday (June 8th) at 7:00 p.m. and you are invited. (The gathering is free, however Naomi Wilzig, owner of WEAM, requested that anyone wishing to enter and tour the Museum, pay a discounted $10 entrance fee. This is totally optional and nobody is under any pressure to do so).

http://www.artmurals.org/

Shape Bikini Body Tour 6/13/09

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When: June 13th
Where: Lummus Park, South Beach, Miami
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SHAPE heads to one of the country’s most popular beaches for a one-of-a-kind celebration of summer! Make sure to grab the sunscreen and bring friends and family to SHAPE’s Bikini Body Tour — a fun-filled day to remember all season long! * Get swimsuit-ready in group fitness classes taught by Equinox® instructors. A class fee of $10 is required to participate with proceeds to benefit environmental and skin cancer charities. All class participants will receive a super hot SHAPE Swag Bag full of must-have products and special offers from our sponsors. To guarantee your class spot, pre-registration is recommended.
* See an exclusive summer fashion show hosted by Shape’s Executive Style Director
* Visit interactive beach cabanas for the latest trends in beauty, fitness, fashion and more
* Try you luck at sand-tastic games of chance
* Enter for sizzling prize giveaways
*Class ticket required to receive gift bag. One gift bag per person (even if registered for multiple classes).
Register online.

Brazilian Film Festival Of Miami Movies Monday 6/8/09

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At the Colony Theatre – 7pm – “In therapy”. This is a great movie and, with the presence of the actor Cauã Raymond. Yes, he’ll be there to watch the movie with you.
At 9:30pm “December”. The winner of the last year’s festival for Best Actor Award – Selton Mello – directed this movie. This one is a must see for sure.
At the Miami Beach Cinematheque, the tribute to Bruno Barreto continues with the screening of “Dona Flor and her Two Husbands” one of the most internationally acclaimed Brazilian movies of all times.
13th BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF MIAMI

Summer Day Access to exclusive spas, pools, and lounges

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This Summer some of the most glam destinations in our backyard are offering residents the chance to experience what the buzz is all about with Day Access passes. Below please find details for Canyon Ranch Miami Beach, a wellness mecca for those striving to achieve balance and Viceroy hotel, a luxe and enchanting downtown escape.

One Perfect Day
Treat yourself to an unforgettable spa day in the luxurious environment of this exquisite, beachfront hotel, where you’ll enjoy all the natural beauty, inspiration and personal attention of legendary Canyon Ranch health resorts. Choose from our two customized experiences, the ‘CANYON RANCH ROYALE’ (6-8 hours) @ $450 or the ‘CANYON RANCH REFRESH’ (4-6 hours) @ $275. Both packages come with a welcome refresher on arrival, The Aquavana Experience, full use of the fitness floor using state-of-the-art equipment by Technogym, access to over 30 exercise, movement, Yoga and Breathing classes, Bamboo Pool and Atlantic Spa, complimentary valet and gratuities. Guests will also enjoy 10% off dining at Canyon Ranch Grill, purchases from Living Essentials and Wellness Spa and Salon services booked on the day of the visit. Available Sundays – Thursdays only until September 30, 2009

Summer in the City Day Access
This $30 pass (which can be credited to treatments at The Spa) allows you to experience the main pool deck on Level 15 – the longest pool on the East Coast for the longest laps, as well as the biggest hot tub party in one that seats 80 people; access to steam rooms and saunas, fitness center and Floating Library in The Spa at Icon Brickell; and the 50th floor pool deck at Club 50 in the Viceroy tower at Icon Brickell, allowing uncompromised sun in the midst of the city. Grab lunch at Michael Psilakis’ Eos or Café Icon while you’re there.

Freedom Fighters at ArtCenter/ South Florida 6/12/09

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Freedom Fighters An American Legend Re-imagined
Opening Reception June 12th 7 – 10 pm
Featuring funk and soul by Sonny Daze
Freedom Fighters comprises a powerful mix of facts, myths and perspectives, with illustrations depicting the historical journey of African American people in popular media in the United States, The exhibition forces viewers to question their knowledge and understanding of the equal rights activists represented in the exhibition by presenting them outside of their historical context.
Featured artists
Arvay Adams, Michael Paul Britto, Ernest Arthur Bryant III, Caiphus, Roger Cummings, Detekh, Christoper Harrison, Rodney Jackson, Jason Scott Jones, Kobi Mowatt, Duane Smith, and Shalette Cauley Wandrick
Exhibition curated by Roderick Southall with the assistance of Jacquenette Arnette, ArtCenter’s Director of Exhibitions
This Exhibit is on view June 12th – July 19th
ArtCenter’s gallery is located at 800 Lincoln Road at Meridian Avenue in Miami Beach
For more information on this exhibit or ArtCenter’s other programs please visit our website at www.artcentersf.org or call 305.674.8278
Gallery Hours
Tuesday – Wednesday 11 am -10 pm
Thursday – Sunday 11 am – 11pm
Artist Studios 800/810/ 924 Lincoln Road
Free and Open to the Public

The Best of Cannes Tulpan 6/12-14/09

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12 FRI, 13 SAT, 14 SUN
7:10pm and 9pm:
The Best of CANNES in HD!
Cannes Film Fest 2008 WINNER Un Certain Regard!
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical Premiere!
Tulpan
(Directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy/Germany/Kazakhstan/Russia/2008)
With Tolepbergen Baisakalov, Ondas Besikbasov, Samal Esljamova

Acclaimed Kazakh documentarian Sergey Dvortsevoy’s first narrative feature is a gorgeous mélange of tender comedy, ethnographic drama and wildlife extravaganza. Following his Russian naval service, young dreamer Asa returns to his sister’s nomadic brood on the desolate Hunger Steppe to begin a hardscrabble career as a shepherd. But before he can tend a flock of his own, Asa must win the hand of the only eligible bachelorette for miles—his alluringly mysterious neighbor Tulpan. Asa will stop at nothing to prove he is a worthy husband and herder. Tulpan’s gentle humor and stunning photography transport audiences to this singular, harshly beautiful region and its rapidly vanishing way of life. In Kazakh and Russian with English subtitles.
WINNER: Pris Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival
“MAGNIFICENT!”–L.A. Weekly
“SPECTACULAR, UNCLASSIFIABLE!”–The Village Voice
“A vivid, intensely enjoyable debut feature. . .blends intimate, gentle fiction with a strong dose of ethnographic observation, to immensely charming effect.”
–Screen International
“The most beautiful film of 2008!”-Dana Keith, Miami Beach Cinematheque
For tickets click HERE

BFF Tribute to Bruno Barreto Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos) 6/8/09

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08 MON 8pm: BFF Tribute to BRUNO BARRETO
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
(Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos)
(Directed by Bruno Barreto/1976)
Cast: Sonia Braga, José Wilker, Mauro Mendonça, Dinorah Brillanti
After her first husband dies, Dona Flor feels lonely until she meets a man who offers her security and stability. But it’s her other husband who she really desires, and whose ghost puts them all in extremely unexpected situations.
For tickets click HERE

Romeo and Juliette Get Married (O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta) 6/7/09

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07 SUN 8pm: BFF Tribute to BRUNO BARRETO
Romeo and Juliette Get Married
(O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta)
(Directed by Bruno Barreto/2005)
Cast: Luana Piovani, Luiz Gustavo, Marco Rica, Martha Mellinger
Juliet, a die-hard Palmeiras fan falls in love with Romeo, die-hard fan of rival soccer team Corinthians. Juliet’s father would never accept such a son-in-law. Not wanting to lose Juliet, Romeo pretends to be a Palmeiras fan. The lie creates a series of hilarious twists and turns, and when the truth is revealed, the couple’s love must rise above their family’s sports rivalry.
For tickets click HERE

Bossa Nova 6/6/09

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Brazilian Film Festival (June 06-11)
Tribute to Director BRUNO BARRETO
06 SAT 8pm:
Bossa Nova
(Directed by Bruno Barreto/2000)
Cast: Amy Irving, Antônio Fagundes, Pedro Cardoso, Alexandre Borges
A romantic comedy wrapped in Tom Jobim’s unforgettable standards, the film pays homage to a Rio de Janeiro that survives in the city’s extraordinary beauty and the unequaled charm of it citizens. It tells a love story or love stories that could happen anywhere in the world, but this one happens in Rio, where life has a special rhythm all of its own.
For tickets click HERE

ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night Jungle Island 6/20/09

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Miami’s most popular fundraiser is back.
ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night
Jungle Island on June 20, 2009 at 7:30PM
The ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night, Miami’s most popular fundraiser returns to Jungle Island by popular demand. This event features live music, dancing, silent auction and of course, domino playing.
Tickets: $150 in advance, $175 at the door, $1,000 for a reserved domino table of four.
Tickets may be purchased at the Amigos Office until 6PM, Friday, June 19, 2009 and at the event after 7PM on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Tickets will be mailed after May 1st, 2009.
Buy your tickets now!

Miami & Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival with Brazillian Film Festival 6/11/09

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The Brazilian Film Festival in conjunction with Miami & Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festivals present:
Camila Jam tells the story of a young woman that devotes her life to her passion: writing. Camila is intense, complex and courageous. For her, what matters is to build a trajectory as an act of affirmation. Her life is her narrative, and a complex existence will allow her to write about it. The film is about Camila’s passion, her search for redemption. In the process, she fosters connections which will be destroyed by her needs, her excesses, her devotion and passion. Camila faces abysses and in them finds the strength she needs to live, and for her life only blossoms from the scars inherent to process of absolute and vertiginous devotion.

JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL SCREENING!
RSVP TO THIS EMAIL NO LATER THAN JUNE 4th WITH YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE YOUR FREE TICKET
brittany@mglff.com
Miami & Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festivals
P.O. Box 530280
Miami, Florida 33153-0280
(305) 534-9924

The Brazilian Film Festival of Miami opening at two locations 6/5/09

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celebrates the Friday, June 5 Opening Night
of the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami at
the Colony Theater on Miami Beach @ 7pm
&
the Hollywood Beach Theater Cinema on the Beach @ 6pm
FREE ADMISSION
In its 13th year dedicated to Brazilian films abroad, BRAFF is the pioneer of the
Inffinito Festival Circuit and hosts the most recent productions for the largest competition of Brazilian films outside of the country.
June 5 – 13
For more information (305) 600-3347

World Environmental Day at Setai with Metro 1 GBRC 6/5/09

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World Environmental Day
Friday, June 5, 8pm-1am
The Setai, 2001 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Green Art USA is putting together a special celebration of art’s contribution to spreading awareness of environmental issues through a cocktail party. The event will start with our signature green carpet to welcome our members, celebrities and special guests. There will be complementary Eco friendly cocktails provided by VeeV Acai Spirit and 360 Eco Luxury Vodka, small plates by Executive Chef Jonathan Wright, music spun by DJ James, a silent auction and much more! Proceeds from all of the green art USA events this year will help to support and develop our ongoing educational art projects in our new location, Green Art Center.
Ticket / Suggested donation online US $ 25 at the door $35

Rx/Sundance at Sagamore with Stephan Luke 6/7/09

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Sunday, June 7th RX/ Sundance At Sagamore w/ Special Guest DJ Stephan Luke
Along w/ Resident DJ’s Justin Shepard and Louis Dee

This Sunday, June 7th Sundance get’s wet! Sundance joins the RX fam @ the Sagamore for our 1st ever, day time, poolside-feelgood affair… free of club politics, in celebration of life & the release of the new Sundance “Sound of the 5th Summer” CD. Sunny Feelgood grooves by Stephan Luke, Justin Sheppard & Louis Dee. Take home a copy of the NEW CD, poolside… it’s our gift to you. Then later when the sun goes down, Sundance with us @ Set.

Facebook RSVP for the Sagamore (Poolside Noon-8PM) & Set (Afterparty 11PM-5AM), call or text us at 305.322.0583.

Gossip at Shelborne DJ Biz Markie Shine Dj Nikolas Shelborne 6/6/09

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SATURDAY, JUNE 6th
GOSSIP At SHELBORNE w/ Special Guest DJ ~ BIZ MARKIE (Shine)
opening and closing DJ Jon Cowan (Shine Shelborne/PachaIbiza)
Along WIth DJ NIKOLAS (Shelborne)

Hosted By: PAM RODRIGUEZ (Miss Rehab Las Vegas) & JOANNA PENA (Maxim & Smooth Top 100 Sexiest)
Open Bar For Ladies From 10pm-12am
Music By TEKNOWLEDGE

Complimentary Cocktail Reception 10PM – 12AM (RSVP REQUIRED)
INFO: gossip@bossapr.com

Champagne Indulgence this Friday at La Folie D’Amour 6/5/09

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MagMiami ,La Folie Family & Ronald Rip present this friday June 5th Champagne Indulgence at La Folie D’Amour
Champagne Open Bar till 12:00am
Musical Journey provided by Dj David G (open Format) Main roon & Tibo at the Garden terrace
On MAG Guest Complimentary Admission till 12:30 To be placed on the Guestlist send us an email : Guestlist@magmiami.com
21 and Over, valid ID required We highly recommend Bottle Service please call/text 9549400939
655 Washington Ave Miami Beach
www.MAGMIAMI.com

Seraphic Fire’s Summer Gospel Concert 6/11-14/09

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Seraphic Fire Presents Precious Lord, Take My Hand
June 11-14th, 2009

Popular Summer Gospel Program Inludes Mix of Bluegrass, Southern Gospel and African American Spirituals

WHO Seraphic Fire, Miami’s Professional Vocal Ensemble, presents Precious Lord, Take My Hand, an inspiring mix of bluegrass, Southern Gospel, and African-American Spirituals.

WHAT Seraphic Fire presents its popular summer gospel program. With standards like “Amazing Grace,” “Angel Band” and “Precious Lord”, this concert will make for an incredible evening of music that will inspire audiences young and old.

WHEN & WHERE
Thursday, June 11, 2009, 8:00pm
St. Martha’s in the Shores
9221 Biscayne Blvd
Miami Shores, FL 33138

Friday, June 12, 2009, 7:30pm
First United Methodist Church
536 Coral Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Saturday, June 13, 2009, 8:00pm
All Saints Episcopal Church
333 Tarpon Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Sunday, June 14, 2009, 4:00pm
Miami Beach Community Church
1620 Drexel Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139

DETAILS Tickets for Seraphic Fire’s Precious Lord, Take My Hand concerts are $25 and available now at www.seraphicfiretickets.com, or by phone at (866) 739-0010.

About Seraphic Fire and the Firebird Chamber Orchestra – Founded in 2002 by Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley, professional chamber choir Seraphic Fire has garnered critical acclaim both locally and nationally. In an exciting crossover collaboration in 2004, Seraphic Fire was invited to record with international pop-star Shakira on a track for her album Oral Fixation II, which ultimately went Platinum. Seraphic Fire has released four CD recordings to date and will release a fifth next year to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610. In October of 2008, Seraphic Fire launched, to great acclaim, the Firebird Chamber Orchestra, comprised of orchestral musicians from around the country. For more information on Seraphic Fire’s Chamber Choir and the Firebird Chamber Orchestra, please call 866-739-0010 or visit www.seraphicfire.org.

Chocolate Sundays Drunk’n Spelling Bee 6/7/09

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Chocolate Sundays
Drunk’n Spelling Bee
For every word right, you have to drink a shot of jagger, Last one standing wins the bar tab.
Starts @ 11 sharp, get there early to sign up
Dj’s Doormouse/ Manuvers
Special Guest Blu Jemz/Prince Terrence
Coming with the “Dance Class Party” (NYC)

Nourish prix-fixe menu at Canyon Ranch Grill – June

As part of Canyon Ranch Grill’s “Nourish” prix-fixe menu series and in honor of Father’s Day, the June menu focuses on heart health. Giving locals and residents access to world-class cuisine that help’s address relevant health concerns, the $36/person menu features dishes teeming with antioxidants, fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids, and other anti-inflammatory ingredients that are essential for decreasing risk of heart disease.

First course: Peruvian Style Ceviche
Rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds
Second course: Roasted Vegetable Salad
Rich in fiber and antioxidants
Entree (choice of):
Bison Tenderloin
Grass fed beef is lower in total fat, saturated fat and higher in Omega-3s than grain-fed beef. Grass-fed beef also contains higher levels of vitamin E, and beta carotene.
Salmon with Organic Spinach
One of the best sources of heart-healthy Omega 3 fatty acids. Spinach is a great source of vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that protects blood vessels from free radical damage.
Curry Vegetables
Contains vitamin C, carotenoids, niacin, vitamin E, zinc, and anti-inflammatory spices.
Dessert: Bowl of Fresh Mixed Berries
A great source of soluble fiber to lower cholesterol levels and a great source of antioxidants and vitamin C to fight inflammation and free radical damage.

The four-course “Nourish” menu is $36/person (subject to tax and gratuity) and does not include beverages. Canyon Ranch Grill is located at Canyon Ranch Miami Beach [6801 Collins Avenue] and complimentary parking is available for diners. The restaurant is open seven days a week, serving breakfast 7 AM – 10 AM, lunch 11:30 AM – 2 PM, and dinner 6 PM – 11 PM. For reservations please call 305-514-7474.

Project Sunshine and Primp Salon host a Summer Soiree 6/4/09

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Project Sunshine and Primp Salon & Hair Extension Boutique host a “Summer Soiree” to raise awareness

On Thursday, June 4th, 2009 during the “Primp Summer Soirée,” Miami’s movers and shakers will come together for an evening of awareness and beauty. A two hour networking session mixed with cocktails, a live DJ, and a luxurious raffle will have the new Segafredo Zanetti Espresso location on Espanola Way a buzz. Business professionals from the Greater Miami area are invited to attend the soiree from 8PM to 10PM, attire is summer chic.

“Primp Summer Soirée” guests are able to enter in a luxury raffle (valued over $4,000.00) that is stocked full of items from the gracious people who make the South Beach beautiful. A few items in the unisex raffle are a package of your choice from Laser Cosmetica (average value is $2K), a 6 month membership to David Barton Gym, a gift basket from LuLu Cosmetics, a teeth whitening session from Light Smile, tanning sessions from Boca Tans, services from Nails111, a waxing package from American Brazilian Body Waxing, and a cut with blow out from Primp Salon & Hair Extension Boutique. Ed Hardy Champagne will be flowing for those who purchase a $20.00 raffle ticket and all proceeds will benefit Project Sunshine.

Project Sunshine is a nonprofit organization that provides free educational, recreational, and social programs to children facing medical challenges and their families. Project Sunshine is currently seeking volunteers to visit hospitalized children to provide arts and crafts, tutoring, reading, nutritional cooking and special events. www.projectsunshine.org

A portion of the sales from Primp Salon & Hair Extension Boutique on Thursday, June 4th will go to Project Sunshine. Primp Salon & Hair Extension Boutique is located at 407 15th St. Miami Beach, Fl 33139 and is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m on Thursday, June 4th, 2009. To book appointments or to get more event information please call 786.999.4151.

Tickets now on sale for ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night 6/20/09

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Tickets now on sale for ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night!
Miami’s most popular fundraiser is back.
ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night
Jungle Island on June 20, 2009 at 7:30PM
The ING Miami Celebrity Domino Night, Miami’s most popular fundraiser returns to Jungle Island by popular demand. This event features live music, dancing, silent auction and of course, domino playing.
Tickets: $150 in advance, $175 at the door, $1,000 for a reserved domino table of four.

Tickets may be purchased at the Amigos Office until 6PM, Friday, June 19, 2009 and at the event after 7PM on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Tickets will be mailed after May 1st, 2009.

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Brazilian Film Festival opening night events 6/5/09

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Brazilian Film Festival Opening Night
Friday June 5 at Hollywood Beach Amphitheater
Gates open at 6 pm, screening at 8:30 pm
and 7 pm at Colony Theater, Miami Beach

A FREE screening of My Name Ain’t Johnny

Visit the Festival online at www.brazilianfilmfestival.com for the complete schedule, details about the films, and more. The Brazilian Film Festival is an unparalleled chance for us to enjoy the best new films being produced in Brazil right now. This year’s schedule is one of the most exciting line-ups they have presented yet.

The 5th Annual IndepenDANCE Pool & Beach 4th of July Party 7/4/09

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Saturday, July 4th, the legendary IndepenDANCE Pool and Beach Party returns for it’s fifth straight year. Since it’s inception a mere half-decade ago, the IndepenDANCE event has become the hallmark of the Miami summer, bringing such luminaries to the decks as Erick Morillo, Steve Lawler, Armin Van Buuren, Boris, Mark Knight, Kaskade, and Behrouz for an energetic afternoon and evening of eclectic dance music sounds poolside at the luxurious Surfcomber Hotel on South Beach.
Not content to rest on their laurels, the team behind these stellar events is once again rasing the bar for their fifth annual event. In an extremely rare daytime appearance, two of the true pioneers of the American house music scene, Danny Tenaglia and Victor Calderone, will be converging on the Surfcomber Hotel pool for a massive afternoon and evening of relentless beats.
Even the most neophyte dance music fan will recognize these legends. With a career spanning over thirty years, Danny Tenaglia is known around the world for defining the term, “marathon set”, with a ten-hour stretch being an average night at work for this defining DJ. Behind the decks and in the studio, Danny has been at the forefront of every major dance music movement over the course of his career, from house, to progressive, to techno and beyond. Unable to be categorized, fans will simply describe his style as “Danny”, as his sets have to be experienced to be believed.
As if Danny was not enough for a massive afternoon out, IndepenDANCE brings out another legend, Victor Calderone. Learning his first DJing tricks from Danny himself over twenty years ago, Victor Calderone is no stranger to massive crowds or fame. Whether he’s rocking crowds of ten thousand or more in Ibiza, Montréal, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, or here in Miami, Victor knows how to handle the most diverse crowds on earth. No stranger to the studio, Victor’s own productions are sought out by globetrotting DJs the world over, and his studio magic has been sought out by the best in the business, including Madonna, Depeche Mode, Gloria Estefan, and Beyoncé.
Of course, this is not all the IndepenDANCE crew has in store for the masses, with more DJ talent being added to the roster as the holiday weekend draws closer.

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LIV: Fat Boy Slim 6/19/09

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Friday June 19. 2009
LIV Invites You To Experience The Sounds Of
FAT BOY SLIM
opening dj set by Shinichi Osawa
For Table Reservations Please call 305.674.4680 or FLaGrassa@fontainebleau.com
FONTAINEBLEAU MIAMI BEACH

Smith & Wollensky Launches Summer Lobster Specials

STONE CRABS OUT, LOBSTER IN!
SMITH & WOLLENSKY LAUNCHES SUMMER LOBSTER SPECIALS

As stone crab season comes to a close, Smith & Wollensky Miami Beach kicks off summer with their annual Summer Lobster Specials. Now through Labor Day, guests will indulge in specially priced items prepared with fresh Maine lobster, including an amazing offering of a 2.5 lb Maine Lobster for only $39.

An ideal location for after work dinner and drinks or a relaxing Sunday afternoon, Smith’s (as it is referred to by dedicated locals) offers unparalleled views of Government Cut, Fisher Island and the downtown Miami skyline, from the newly renovated Waterfront Patio and The Overlook Deck.

Nationally recognized for their USDA Prime steaks that are dry aged and hand cut on the premises, Smith & Wollensky also presents an extensive seafood menu including the Shellfish Bouquet that includes lobster, oysters, shrimp, clams and crabmeat; and a variety of fresh catches including Red Snapper, Mahi Mahi, Sushi Grade Tuna and Atlantic Salmon grilled simply and served with one of four sauces.

Appetizers
Lobster Salad $9
Chilled Sweet Corn Soup with Lobster $10

Main Courses
2.5 lb Main Lobster Dinner $39
Stuffed with crabmeat add $12
Surf & Turf (10 oz. Filet Mignon & 1.25 lb Main Lobster) $59
Twin Lobster Dinner $39

Sides for Two
Lobster Macaroni & Cheese $16
As a main course $29
Lobster Mashed Potatoes $11

Smith & Wollensky is located at 1 Washington Avenue (At South Pointe Park) in Miami Beach. Business hours are Sunday – Thursday: 11:30am – 12:00am and Friday – Saturday: 12:00pm – 2:00am. For reservations please call 305.673.2800.

About Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group: The original Smith & Wollensky was founded in New York City in 1977 and additional steakhouses are now located in Miami Beach, Chicago, Las Vegas, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Houston and Columbus, Ohio. In each of these cities the steakhouses have become favorites for dining, entertaining and celebrating special events. www.smithandwollensky.com

131 Projects presents Analog/Digital – Part 2 6/18/09

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Analog/Digital – Part 2
June 18 – August 19, 2009
Miami Beach Regional, 227 22nd Street, Miami Beach – 305-535-4219
Reception: Thursday, June 18, 6- 8:30pm
With a performance by Juan Griego at 7:30 pm

131 Projects presents Analog/Digital: Part 2, a multimedia exhibition including the work of Marlene Lopez, Nicole Martinez, Juan Griego, Jillian Mayer, Robert Lorie, Gustavo Oviedo, Stephan Tugrul, Courtney Johnson, David Tamargo, Justin H. Long, Jay Oré, Adam Rush, and Johnny Robles. The exhibition explores the tension between old and new technologies using analog and digital media, creating a sensory environment that includes found objects, painting, audio, photography, installation, and new media.

131 Projects presents Analog/Digital – Part 2, a multimedia art exhibit showcasing Miami artists. Miami Beach Library Gallery, is the venue for this upcoming project that seeks to create an environment in which the viewer will be surrounded by a combination of digital and analog art complementing our sensorial impression and awareness.

13 Artists have been invited to participate in this study where old and new technologies merge their influences in today’s society:

Juan Griego
Jay Oré
Marlene Lopez
Nicole Martinez
Jillian Mayer
Robert Lorie
David Tamargo
Gustavo Oviedo
Courtney Johnson
Adam Rush
Johnny Robles
Justin H. Long
Stephan Tugrul

This show analyzes both Analog and Digital concepts and the way they relate to each other within the realms of society. A series of comments on the interaction of both views and the classic confrontation that so typically arises when discussing their differences.

By comparing and occasionally blending these opposite worlds in a common space. Artists specializing in both environments will develop their concept. A setting in which both methods could be used with objects, paintings, audio, photographs, installations and digital media.

www.mdpls.org
131projects.com

Miami Barefoot Beach Rescue Project 6/6/09

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It’s time to help make Miami Beach barefoot friendly! Let’s spend the day walking in the sand and restoring the beach that makes South Florida the place where we love to live!
Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Cleanup
10:00am – 1:00pm
52nd Street at La Gorce Drive
Miami Beach, FL
Meet at Dunes

Celebration
8:00pm – 10:00pm
Quiksilver Store
750 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL
Please visit www.BarefootBeachRescue.com to RSVP!

Storm Prep Expo free this weekend 5/30/09

The free 2009 Storm Prep Expo will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Hall D.

Storm Prep Expo is a not-for-profit event run by the American Red Cross of Greater Miami & The Keys and the Miami-Dade County Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security aimed at raising hurricane preparedness awareness among Miami-Dade County residents.

Residents can learn about products and services offered by local companies that will help get them ready for hurricane season. There will also be safety workshops led by police and fire-rescue officials.

Special guests will include Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning, former National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield and Chief Meteorologists from WFOR-Channel 4, WTVJ-Channel 6, WSVN-Channel 7, WPLG-Channel 10, WLTV-Channel 23 and WJAN-Channel 41.

La Folie D’Amour discothèque on Fire with Dj David G and Tibo 5/29/09

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La Folie discothèque,continues to enrich local nightlife by bringing an elegant ,yet casual nightclub atmosphere to South Beach with quality music, great drinks and courteous service. We invite you to experience it with us this Friday night.
Musical Journey provided by Dj David G (open Format) Main roon & Tibo at the Garden terrace
On MAG Guest Complimentary Admission till 12:30 To be placed on the Guestlist send us an email : Guestlist@magmiami.com
21 and Over, valid ID required We highly recommend Bottle Service please call/text 9549400939
655 Washington Ave Miami Beach
www.MAGMIAMI.com

Glamorous Friday this week at Nikki Beach Miami 5/29/09

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GLAMOROUS FRIDAYS
11PM-5AM
Each and every Friday night Hybrid Events will introduce to you a night of unforgettable memories. Glamorous Life Friday’s. With a blend of cultures fused together creating an irresistible experience; tasteful, chic, sexy, unique. Glamorous Life, the new way to party. Hybrid Approved.
For more information call 305.538.1111 or for VIP Tables please email
VIP TABLES viptables.miami@nikkibeach.com

Art Of Life Tuesday at Halo 6/2/09

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Art of Life
Tuesday June 2
AQUAGIRL Retrospect
an Exhibit of AQUAGIRL Past and Present
Featured Artists: Dale Stine – Mark’s List – Jipsy
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Halo Lounge Miami
1625 Michigan Ave
Exhibit begins at 9pm
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Lemon Tree (Etz Limon) 5/29-31/09

29 FRI, 30 SAT, 31 SUN 8:30pm:
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!
Lemon Tree (Etz Limon)
(Directed by Erin Riklas/Israel/Germany/France/2008)
With Hiam Abbass, Doron Tavory, Ali Suliman
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Salma, a Palestinian widow, has to stand up against her new neighbor, the Israeli Defense Minister, when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove, on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank. The Israeli security forces are quick to declare that Salma’s trees pose a threat to the Minister’s safety and issue orders to uproot them. Together with Ziad Daud, her young Palestinian lawyer, Salma goes all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court to try and save her trees. Her struggle raises the interest of Mira Navon, the Defense minister’s wife. Despite their differences and the borders between them the two women develop an invisible bond, while forbidden ties grow stronger between Salma and Ziad. In Arabic, Hebrew, French, with English subtitles.
WINNER: Best Actress Hiam Abbass Israeli Film Academy Awards
Audience Award Berlin Film Festival
“The rare ability to make INTELLIGENT, ENTERTAINING CINEMA from hot-button issues is illustrated beautifully in Lemon Tree…a multifaceted drama straddling the Palestinian-Israeli Chasm. . .an outstanding performance from Hiam Abbass”
-Variety
For tickets click HERE

Jules et Jim 5/28/09

28 THU 8:30pm:
ESSENTIAL ARTHOUSE in HD!
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!
Jules et Jim
(Directed by François Truffaut/France/1962)
With Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre
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Hailed as one of the finest films ever made, legendary director François Truffaut’s early masterpiece Jules and Jim charts the relationship between two friends and the object of their mutual obsession over the course of twenty-five years. Jeanne Moreau stars as Catherine, the alluring and willful young woman whose enigmatic smile and passionate nature lure Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) into one of cinema’s most captivating romantic triangles. An exuberant and poignant meditation on freedom, loyalty, and the fortitude of love, Jules and Jim was a worldwide smash upon its release in 1962 and remains as audacious and entrancing today.
In French with English subtitles.
WINNER: Best European film Bodil Film Awards
Best Director Mara Del Plata Film Festival
“When François Truffaut was a twenty-three-year-old film critic, in 1955, he read a
first novel by a seventy-four-year-old writer, Henri-Pierre Roché. “The book overwhelmed me,” he later recalled, “and I wrote: If I ever succeed in making films,
I will make Jules and Jim.”-John Powers
For tickets click HERE

Van Dyke Upstairs June Jazz Calendar

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June
, Day, Date, Sales, Artist
, Monday, 1, Cezar Santana
Tuesday, 2, Deedee Wilde
Wednesday, 3, Maryel Epps
Thursday, 4, Mel Dancy & The Melting Pot
Friday, 5, Nouveaux Honkies
Saturday, 6, Ike & Val Woods Revue
Sunday, 7, Antonio Adolfo
Monday, 8, Frank Aravya
Tuesday, 9, Bendy Pastorius
Wednesday, 10, Ivan Zervigon
Thursday, 11, Cleaveland Jones
Friday, 12, Sammy Figueroa
Saturday, 13, Paloi
Sunday, 14, Oriente
Monday, 15, Mike Gerber
Tuesday, 16, Shelly Berg Group
Wednesday, 17, Jacob Jeffries
Thursday, 18, Pamir
Friday, 19, Rose Max
Saturday, 20, Tony Succar
Sunday, 21, Jake Cavazos
Monday, 22, Randy Singer
Tuesday, 23, Perry Joslin
Wednesday, 24, Nicole Henry
Thursday, 25, Dr Michael White
Friday, 26, Lanzallams
Saturday, 27, Conjunto Porgresso
Sunday, 28, New World Beat
Monday, 29, Rick Kreve
Tuesday, 30, Negroni’s Trio,

The Van Dyke Cafe
846 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 534-3600
info number–305-532-1233
www.thevandykecafe.com

all shows 9-1
no cover

Screening Series + After-Party for The Hangover 6/3/09

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Rated “R” for “pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material”.
In theaters June 5th!
The Hangover
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha and Zach Galifianakis
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:00pm
South Beach Regal 18
1120 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
After-Party at 10:00pm – Midnight
Electric Pickle
2826 N. Miami Ave
Complimentary beverages will be served
Click here to find out more!
Get Tickets!
Portion of proceeds to benefit the Gen Art Foundation
Must be 21 to attend
GEN ART
133 W 25th Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10001
tel: 212.255.7300
www.genart.org

ArtCenter/ South Florida Freedom Fighters: An American Legend Re-imagined 6/12/09

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Freedom Fighters: An American Legend Re-imagined
Opening Reception, Friday June 12th 7-10pm
with Funk and Soul by Sonny Daze
On view through July 19, 2009
12 graphic artists from across the country have designed mock posters of iconic African Americans including Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner and the Black Panthers. This subversive exhibition uses movie poster artwork to examine the 1970s Black Exploitation film genre and its role in casting contemporary truths and challenging fixed notions of history. Curated by Roderick Southall of Obsidian Arts (MN).
Our gallery located at 800 Lincoln Road on Miami Beach is free and open to the public.
For more information please contact us at 305.674.8278 or visit us online at www.artcentersf.org

LIV & Dirty Hairy The Dfa & Kompakt Tour Featuring The Juan Maclean & The Field 5/27/09

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Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Wednesday May 27, 2009
LIV & Dirty Hairy
Invite You To The Dfa & Kompakt Tour
Featuring Live Performances By The Juan Maclean & The Field
Sounds By Ross One
Doors Open 10pm Show Begins 10:30pm

For Guest List Or Table Reservations Please Call
Danny K 786.325.0080 Or Gabriel 305.546.3584
Email: danielkohn@the-beach.net Or hushentinc@gmail.com

June’s Hottest Art Exhibit Divine Debris & Glorious Trash Miami Beach Botanical Gardens 6/8-12/09

For affordable, one-of-kind and limited edition handcrafted artwork that you won’t see in stores, or have to buy thru a gallery, come to June’s Hottest Art Exhibit Divine Debris & Glorious Trash June 8-12 at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens.

The 5 day event, which runs from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, features established and emerging artists who have turned their talents to working with the environment. Each piece has been fabricated or re-worked from found or recycled materials, proving that art is, indeed, everywhere.

“HANGING WITH THE ARTISTS,” the installation of the show, on Monday, June 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., is your first chance to meet the artists and see their work.
Then, join us on Tuesday, June 9, from 7-9 p.m. for the OPENING RECEPTION featuring the music of Madame Turk and film presentation by Dinorah. (Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres.)
On Wednesday evening, June 10, from 6-8 p.m., enjoy a PowerPoint presentation on recycling by ECOMB, the Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach.
All activities are free and open to the public.
This is an enjoyable way to mix ‘n mingle with the artists and others like yourself who want to experience the inner artist that resides in us all. For more info: myartshare@aol.com, or 305.798.3051.

PAULA TURK
Artist and Co-curator
Member: Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
Member: Miami Beach Chamber Women’s Business Council
Member: Aventura Marketing Council
Member: Board, Romance in a Can Film Festival
THIS EVENT IS PRESENTED BY ARTSHARE LLC and THE ARTS AT ST. JOHNS

iami Lyric Opera presents Caballeria Rusticana and Suor Angelica 5/28, 30/09

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Miami Lyric Opera presents Caballeria Rusticana and Suor Angelica
May 28th and 30th, 2009. 8:00 p.m.

Dates: Thursday, May 28th and Saturday, May 30th, 2009. 8:00 p.m.

Location: Colony Theater. 1040 Lincoln Road. Miami Beach, FL 33139

Admission: $30
“Hanno ammazzatu compare Turiddu” (Turiddu has been killed). With this dramatic phrase, concludes the story of popular chivalry tradition in the old Sicily of the 19th Century. Love, jealousy and infidelity create the drama that ends in a death among friends. The story of Giovanni Vega attracted Mascagni theatrical intuition to create one of the most popular opera of the Italian repertoire, Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry).
Come and listen to the most beautiful and dramatic melodies with its famous “Intermezzo” great arias and duets and the choral with popular mystic songs that villagers sing to nature and Holiness.
The selection of a dual opera program with Cavalleria and Suor Angelica will provide our public with two extraordinary works from Mascagni and Puccini very close to the hearts of the opera lovers. Traditionally I Pagliacci combines with Cavalleria on the same performance but we felt that Suor Angelica would add freshness and emotion to a dramatic evening experience.
Meet some of the Cavalleria’s Artists
Veronica Murua (Santuzza). Young Mexican Soprano who makes her first appearance with MLO. She has performed the role in Mexico with great success.
Francesco Valpa (Turiddu). Francesco is an Italian tenor well remembered by our public for his remarkable performance of the same role in 2004 receiving enthusiastic reviews by the Miami Herald. He also sung with MLO La Boheme as the poet Rodolfo with great success.
Kevin Misslich (Alfio). Mr. Misslich makes his debut with MLO in the role of Alfio. He is a talented baritone having performed in different opera houses around the nation.
For May 28th performance tickets, CLICK HERE
For May 30th performance tickets, CLICK HERE
Miami Lyric Opera
305.297.3619
miamilyricopera@bellsouth.net
www.miamilyricopera.org
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

Grand Opening of Jessie Boutique Blow Stick Thursday 5/28/09

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Grand Opening Of Jessie Boutique with CUTLER SALON http://www.cutlersalonmiami.com
http://www.makeupbyaileen.com
Fashion Showcase Featuring:
Alice & Olivia
Current Elliott
Hudson
Karina Grimaldi
La Rok
Madison Marcus
Rory Beca
Twelfth Street
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Sounds By Chicco Secci
Doors Open At 10pm
Complimentary Vodka Bar
Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 10:05pm
2325 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL

The Heat Is On: Former “HELL’S KITCHEN” Contestant Leads Wine Challenge 5/30/09

“Hell’s Kitchen” contestant, Seth Levine and a panel of wine enthusiasts are anticipated to taste more than 300 wines from the Mediterranean during the first annual Mediterranean Experience and The Food Magazine Wine Challenge, taking place during the third edition of the Mediterranean Experience expo on Saturday, May 30, 2009.

For $35 per person, guests can watch a panel of esteemed judges sample and score an array of wines for gold, silver and bronze awards and collaborate to determine the 2009 “Best in Show.” Panel members include:
– Karen MacNeil, Author of The Wine Bible and Reviewer for eRobertParker.com
– Steven Heimoff, West Coast Editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine
– Wanda Rowe, Editor, Southern Beverage Journal
– Franklin Ferguson, Corporate Beverage Director of SUSHISAMBA restaurant
– Paul Tanguay, President of Tippling Bros.
– Bonnie Skop, Vice Chairman and Co-Founder, Toast to Humanity

Open to the public all day from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the awards presentation will be held at 3:00 p.m. with “Best in Show” announced by renowned wine authority Karen MacNeil.

ABOUT MEDITERRANEAN EXPERIENCE EXPO
Mediterranean Experience is an international gastronomy and tourism trade show that offers the best in authentic Mediterranean culture and lifestyle. The expo takes over more than 130,000-square-feet of convention center space and attracts more than 5,000 buyers and 150 international exhibitors. For tickets and additional information visit www.mediterraneanexpo.com or call 305.567.2822.

Tickets $35

I’m a F*ck!n Artist! at Buck15 5/27/09

eclectic psychedelic array of miami’s diverse and accomplished artists
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Starts Early and Goes Late, No Cover
Poetry: Benjamin – Esteban Vidal- Luke- Rupert Davidson
Acoustic: It is what it is – Have You Ever – Fernando Hieghes – Alex Diaz – Geno
bands: Down Home Southernaires – Mojo of Nimencia – prazda z glaza – Ravelstien Band
Electro: Joel the Hut – the Noumena – Zehl – the Golden Child
Buck15, 707 Lincoln Lane, Miami, FL

Bass Museum of Art Lecture – Things Looked Different Back Then: The Endless Renaissance and How All Art is Contemporary 5/28/09

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Bass Museum of Art
Lecture – Things Looked Different Back Then: The Endless Renaissance and How All Art is Contemporary
Thursday, May 28th, 7:00pm
Visual experience, it turns out, has evolved over time. This means that we cannot think of art as a single ‘problem’ expressed to better and worse degrees in different times and places – instead, we need to see that the Renaissance is truly endless, with constant re-discoveries of “new ways of seeing.”
This lecture will introduce key aspects of the visual culture of the Renaissance and Baroque periods as a means of thinking differently about how contemporary art and art of the Renaissance have more in common than meets the eye.
Guest curator Steven Holmes has curated exhibitions for The Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the Kunste-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, as well as exhibitions throughout the United States and the Caribbean. His projects have been reviewed in The New York Times, The New Yorker Magazine, Art in America, Art Forum, Art News, Tema Celeste, Flash Art International and Art New England. His most recent book, Festschrift, was published by Leo Press in 2008. Mr. Holmes holds a MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and a MTS from Harvard.
Free with museum admission. Come early and view the exhibition! Galleries will stay open until 7pm.
Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue (in Collins Park)
Miami Beach, FL 33139
T: 305.673.7530
bassmuseum.org
The Bass Museum of Art is generously funded by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; with additional support provided by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners; State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; and Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc.
Bass Museum of Art | 2121 Park Avenue | Miami Beach | FL | 33139

The most buzzed about salon Primp Salon & Hair Extension Boutique is open to the public starting Tuesday 5/26/09

Primp Salon & Hair Extension Boutique will bring a breath of fresh air
to Miami Beachs’15th street on May 26th, 2009.
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The once line of tattoo parlors and closed businesses that shaped 15th street will transform to a new look and feel with the opening of Primp Salon & Hair Extension Boutique in June 2009. The temporary purple window coverings warm the street while owner, Jonathan Babicka, adds the final touches inside. Primp Salon’s deep purple walls, antique tin ceiling, stunning chandeliers, and golden mirrors create a sense of elegance and comfort contrary to the common hair salon décor.

Within the boutique salon, guests will receive personal attention in one of the four lavish stations. Primp Salon is a full service hair salon for men and women that offers precision cuts, one process color or retouch, high-lighting/ low-lighting, Brazilian relaxing/ straightening, conditioning treatments, blow outs, and styling. Pricing at Primp Salon is set to be affordable so that guests can enjoy the experience that they deserve even in today’s economy. Another added value of this South Beach hair salon is the complimentary valet.

In addition to the décor, Primp Salon differs from the average salon by offering same day hair extensions. The 100% real human hair extensions are readily available for the reason that Jonathan Babicka has been distributing these products and other salon exclusive products to leading South Florida salons for the past five years. The Primp Salon will also act as an educational facility once a week to train local stylists on these products, hair extension application, and current trends.

Primp Salon & Hair Extension Boutique is located at 407 15th St. Miami Beach, Fl 33139 and will be open Monday 3 p.m. to 8p.m.; Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Primp Salon stylists are also available for in-room hotel services and special event bookings. To book an appointment in advance or in-room hotel service please call 786.999.4151. For more information please visit www.primpsobe.com.

Van Dyke Cafe Hit Songwriter Night featuring Richie Supa 5/24/09

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Van Dyke Cafe is proud to have an all star songwriting showcase featuring the legendary Richie Supa.
Richie has written many hits for Aerosmith including “Chip Away The Stone”, “Amazing”, “Pink”, “Hole In My Soul”, and “Lightning Strikes”. He also wrote “My Interpritation” for Mika and “Too Much Of A Good Thing” for Bon Jovi. He also cowrote all of Ritchie Sambora’s “Undiscovered Soul”.

Also performing is Zach Ziskin who is a Grammy award winning producer and engineer who has also written songs for American Idol.

Hosted by Randy Singer and Fernando Perdomo

Also featuring Joshua Stedman, Derek Cintron, Lisbeth Lynn, and Diego Val plus special guests. Come On Out FREE

2008 OSCAR Nominee Best Foreign Language Film Katyn 5/24/09

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24 SUN 8:30pm:
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical Premiere!
2008 OSCAR® Nominee Best Foreign Language Film!
Katyń
(Directed by Andrej Wajda/Poland/2008)
With Artur Zmijewski, Maja Ostaszewska, Andrej Chyra
In master Polish filmmaker Andrej Wajda’s most important and highly anticipated new film, a story of Polish officers murdered by the NKVD in KatyÅ„ during World War II. It is a picture of women unaware of the crime, who were waiting for their husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers; an uncompromising reckoning with the lie of the communist powers, that was to order Poland to forget those who were killed by Stalin’s secret police. It is a film about the invincible struggle for memory and truth.
In Polish with English subtitles.
WINNER: Polish Film awards Best Film, Cinematography, Production Design
Audience Awards: Washington DC Film Fest, Denver Int Film Fest, Ljubljana
“POLAND’S GREATEST FILMMAKER caps his career with the story he waited most of his life to tell.”-Village Voice
“CRITIC’S PICK! a film with a stately, deliberate quality that insulates it against sentimentality and makes it all the more devastating.”-New York Times
For tickets click HERE

Cannes Film Festival 2008 Winner Palm d’Or 5/22-23/09

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22 FRI, 23 SAT 8:30pm:
The Best of CANNES in HD!
Cannes Film Festival 2008 WINNER Palm d’Or!
An MBC Premiere HD Digital presentation
in collaboration with Emerging Pictures
The Class
(Directed by Laurent Cantet/France/2008)
With François Bégaudeau, Nassim Amrabt, Laura Bacuela, Juliette Damaille
François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Armed with the best intentions, they brace themselves to not let discouragement stop them from trying to give the best education to their students. Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom, a microcosm of contemporary France. As amusing and inspiring as the teenaged students can be, their difficult behavior can still jeapordize any teacher’s enthusiasm for the low-paying job. François insists on an atmosphere of respect and diligence. Neither stuffy nor severe, his extravagant frankness often takes the students by surprise. But his classroom ethics are put to the test when his students begin to challenge his methods…
In French with English subtitles.
WINNER: Cannes Film Festival Palm d’Or
“The Class ranks with the very best films ever made about teaching, and it’s unlike any English or American film about teaching ever made.”-The Baltimore Sun
For tickets click HERE

Nic Fanciulli at Mokai 5/28/09

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This invitation was sent by Biz Martinez.
Anyone who’s spent a minute clubbing or blogging in the world of dance knows the name Nic Fanciulli (UK). It’s difficult to overlook his resume since breaking thru in 2003. As a label boss, he runs Saved Records along side studio mate Andy Chatterley… you know Skylark, Buick Project?! As a Producer/Remixer extraordinaire, he’s gone on to rework the likes of Deep Dish, Tiefschwarz, Steve Lawler, Underworld, X-Press 2, etc, etc… and as a Dj, he’s considered “royalty”; earning the label “King of the Space Ibiza Terrace” among other residencies at some of the planet’s finest clubs.

His Latest release: The Global Underground CD… the 2 disc compilation showcases Nic’s range as he glides & slices thru genres of Electronic Dance Muse. In disc 1, Nic seamlessly transistions from Metro Area’s electric-disco-funk into the Detroit techno of DJ Rolando. Disc 2 is a ride via Nic’s record bag, sprinkled with Fanciulli originals & a remix of Dubfire’s “Emissions”. Properly pieced & programmed for the dancefloor, going from house to minimal to Detroit Techno. Visit http://www.globalunderground.co.uk or sample & buy it on iTunes now.

See Nic Fanciulli live @ Mokai Thurs.May.28th along side Front Page resident Louis Dee.
Vip Table Reservations & Event info call 305.322.0583 or Email: Biz.Martinez@yahoo.com
Get your Nic Fanciulli tickets here.

Mokai 235 23rd St. Miami Beach, Fl. 33139

An Evening Of Earthly Delights Bach vs Mozart at SoBe Arts 5/22/09

Final “Open Friday” of SoBe Arts Spring Season ’09
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AN EVENING OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS – Friday, May 22 – 8:00PM
SoBe Arts Summer Programs
Music Programs for Youth, Teens & Adults
Dance Programs for Youth & Teens
Theater Programs for Youth, Teens & Adults
Broadway Musical Theater Workshop for Teens
Film Programs for Teens & Adults
Visit the website for info and online registration in the coming days

Oscar G at Shore Thing Sundays at the Shore Club Pool 5/17/09

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This Sunday, May 17th Join…
Tommy Pooch, Alan Roth, Hassan Radoune, Angel Sanchez & Javi Zayas as world famous DJ OSCAR G takes over the world renowned, “Shore Thing Sundays,” pool party!
In Association with: Taylor Zamora, Mike Paris, Jason Stone, Danny Pou, & Felippe Biatti
Opening and closing set by resident superstars : Mateo & Danny Stern
Party Starts @ 12pm Sharp
Complimentary admission – please reply or email – RSVP@VitaminCcomm.com
Please reply for table reservations. Entrance will be at doorman’s discretion. Unescorted gentleman are strongly discouraged.

Divine Debris & Glorious Trash art exhibit 6/9/09

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WHERE: Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach 33139
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Aimee Ortiz – Deborah Odwyer – Dina Knapp – Dinorah de Jesús Rodríguez – Eva Ruiz
Daniel Fila (Krave) – Laura Cerwinske – Rianne – Steve Forero-Paz – Stewart Stewart
Thomas Banks – Uta – Vanessa Garcia, plus Paula Turk* & Carol Hoffman-Guzman*
*Exhibit curators: Paula Turk (founding director of ArtShare LLC)
and Carol Hoffman-Guzman (founding director of Arts at St. Johns)
SCHEDULE
Opening Reception: Tuesday, June 9, 7-9 pm
Light refreshments, Film by Dinorah de Jesús Rodríguez
Music by Madame Turk
Gallery Hours – Monday-Friday, June 9-12, 10 am – 5 pm
(Open Installation & Meet-the-Artists – Monday, June 8, 10 am – 3 pm)

INFO: artsatstjohns@bellsouth.net or call 305-613-2325
WWW.ARTSATSTJOHNS.COM
Divine Debris has a grant from The Pillars of Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce

Animate Objects Journey to Atlantis Free Acrobatic Show 5/16/09, 5/30/09

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Aerial Arts, Fire Performance
Acrobatic Stilt Dancing
Contemporary Dance
Based in Miami Florida, Animate Objects Physical Theater has gained international recognition for high caliber performances that uniquely integrate aerial arts, acrobatic stilt dancing, fire performance and contemporary dance forms. We perform on sides of buildings, suspend from theater rafters, captivate crowds in outdoor festivals and brighten up nightclubs and private events.

Say goodbye to the old Hedkandi -this weekend with Cocodrills and special guests 5/15-16/09

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Stephan Morris and MGI Corporation Invites you to the closing party for the old hedkandi Lounge…
Come and see you favorite hedkandi dj and Special Guest all week long. Come say goodbye to this stage of Hedkandi as we are closing to remodel the lounge COMPLELTY !!!
A new kind of Kandi for you eyes, ears and taste is coming this summer..

Friday, May 15th
LOU FLORES will rock the house with the sexiest HOUSE Music, with Resident Uma K.

Saturday, May 16th
COCODRILLS Live at hedkandi with Special Guest DJ CHOCO and Star Island DJ, Justin Blattner
Going to be a BIG week.. See you there!
Please email me for guest list and Table Reservations
Contact: Stephan A. Morris | MGI Corporation
Email: elite.rsvp@gmail.com or reply to this email.
Call or Text: 786 371 6552

UM Graduation Party at La folie d’amour 5/15/09

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La folie d’amour family along with Magmiami present UM Class of’09 Graduation party at La Folie D’Amour
Musical Journey provided by Dj David G (open Format) Main roon & Tibo (guest dj) at the Garden terrace
On MAG Guest Complimentary Admission till 12:30 To be placed on the Guestlist send us an email : Guestlist@magmiami.com
21 and Over, valid ID required We highly recommend Bottle Service please call/text 9549400939

Latin Groove at DavidBartonGym 5/14/09

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Latin Groove.
Hardcore Cardio Dance Workout Thru July 4 Only
THURSDAYS 7pm-8pm
in studio with live music by Geneva
immediately followed by caipirinhas on our Spa Deck
email miami@dbgym.com

Class also available on SATURDAYS 10am-11am
DavidBartonGym 2323 Collins
305.534.1660 – miami@dbgym.com

The Official Haitian Compas Festival After Party at Sobe Live 5/16/09

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Live Your Life Saturdays In Association With Strictly Business Records Presents:
The Official Haitian Compas Festival After Party!
Performing Live: Black Dada – “Imma Zoe”
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Haitian Flag Day Shutdown!
THIS WILL BE A SOLD OUT EVENT! OVER 2000 EXPECTED! ONLY 1000 WILL GET IN PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY!
Ladies Drink Free Til 12
Music By DJ Element & D1 The MC
The Award Winning Live Your Life Saturdays @ Sobe Live

Louis Dee’s Birthday Bash At Mokai With Special Guest Armand Pena, Mednas, George Morel & Justin Shepard 5/14/09

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VICTOR RAMOS Proudly Invites You To Experience
LOUIS DEE’s BIRTHDAY BASH & “Front Page Vol. II CD Release Party”
This Thursday, May 14th
Only At MOKAI
MUSIC BY SPECIAL GUEST DJ’S ~ ARMAND PENA ~ ~ MEDNAS ~ ~ JUSTIN SHEPARD ~ ~ GEORGE MOREL ~
Along With The Birthday Boy Himself LOUIS DEE
Just Say “VICTOR RAMOS” At The Door For COMPLIMENTRY ADMISSION Until 12:30pm
VIP Tables Are Limited
*We Will Hit Capacity This Week RSVP NOW
For More Information Or VIP Reservations Contact
VICTOR RAMOS
321.695.1824
VictorRamosInc@Gmail.Com
MOKAI ~ 235 23rd St. ~ Miami Beach, FL ~ 33139

Complimentary Kerastase Hair Treatments at Canyon Ranch Salon 5/20/09

As part of the Kerastase “Our Treat” nationwide event, The Salon at Canyon Ranch Miami Beach is offering complimentary hair treatments and blowouts on Wednesday, May 20.

KÉRASTASE PARIS INTRODUCES “OUR TREAT” AT THE SALON AT CANYON RANCH MIAMI BEACH

A visionary expert in the professional luxury haircare market, Kérastase Paris is renowned for its advanced technology and professional quality products and services. Since the brand’s debut in 1964, Kérastase has quickly attracted a cult following of clients that rely on the brand for its personalized approach to haircare and innovative, results-oriented formulas that truly transforms the hair.

On May 20, this unprecedented nationwide event will offer Kérastase aficionados the opportunity to indulge in a complimentary treatment and blow dry service at participating Kérastase salons, including Canyon Ranch Miami Beach. Through this event, clients are invited to escape into the unique promise of Kérastase:

• Hair transformation with immediate, visible results
• The latest innovations from la Recherche Avancée L’Oréal
• Tailor-made treatments for every hair and scalp need
• Personalized hair and scalp diagnosis by trained stylists
• Comprehensive professional service for the ultimate salon experience

To book an appointment please contact: Rob Aylward, Salon Manager | Spa & Fitness
Canyon Ranch Miami Beach
6801 Collins Avenue
T 305 514 7326
rylward@canyonranch.com

Talmage presents Deco Fridays at The Lounge Celebrating Mary’s & Sara’s Birthday! 5/15/09

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Deco Fridays
Hosted by Talmage
at The Lounge at Shelborne Beach Resort

Come Celebrate Mary’s & Sara’s Birthday Party
May 15, 6pm till Late
Music by DJ Soozin

Happy Hour 6pm-9pm
Free Hors d’oeuvres
$6 Premium Vodka
$4 Domestic Beer

the Lounge at The Shelborne Beach Resort
www.shelborne.com – 305-531-1271
1801 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL

Free Family Fun At The Bass Museum 5/16/09

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INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY:
FAMILY FUN AT THE BASS MUSEUM
Saturday May 16, 2009
2:00-4:00PM
OFFERING FUN WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue (in Collins Park)
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
T: 305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org

The Bass Museum of Art is generously funded by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; with additional support provided by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners; State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; and Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc.

PALO! Upstairs at the Van Dyke Cafe 5/16/09

PALO! Upstairs @ the Van Dyke Café!
Hope you can make it this Saturday, May 16, 9:30 – 1:30 for…
Van Dyke Cafe
846 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
PALO! brings the live Afro-Cuban Funk to South Beach…
No cover! No minimum!
Click Here To RSVP For This Event (Facebook).

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

MDPL presents a screening of Strange Impersonation 5/12/09

ART DECO FILM SERIES
Tuesday 12 May 7:00 pm

FILM NOIR CLASSICS
Film noir, a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, often emphasizes moral ambiguity and sexual motivation, derived from the hard-boiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression. Hollywood’s classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s, and films of this genre are associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography.
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Strange Impersonation
Directed by Anthony Mann
USA/1946/68 minutes/B&W
Hard-boiled film noir masquerading as a women’s melodrama, Strange Impersonation is a twisted tale of jealousy, murder, revenge and facial disfigurement from director Anthony Mann (T-Men, Raw Deal). Brenda Marshall stars as Nora Goodrich, a single-minded scientist who spurns marriage for the sake of her pioneering work with anesthetics. When her jealous lab partner (Hillary Brooke) sabotages an experiment, Nora’s face is badly scarred, and–through a twist of fate–she swaps identities with a devious blackmailer (Ruth Ford), letting the world believe she is dead. Under the guise of Jane Karaski, Nora has her face surgically altered, establishes a new career and works her way back into the lives of her former enemies and lovers, where she can carry out her carefully planned revenge. Free admission.

Location: Art Deco Education Center at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Av, Miami Beach
Information: 305-672-2014 or www.mdpl.org

How to protect your legal rights at work 5/13/09

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Miami-Dade Public Library System
Employment Seminar
Federal Employment Law
How to protect your legal rights at work
Special guest : Attorney Bruce Coane will be speaking about Federal Employment Law and legal rights in your Work Place.
¡P Labor and Employment Law:
– EEOC Complaints
– Overtime Pay
– Discrimination
¡P Civil Rights:
– Sexual harassment
– Retaliation
– Age Discrimination
– Race Discrimination
¡P Employee Retirement Income and Security Act:
– Employee Benefits
– Long-term and short-term disability claims
P Immigrant Worker Rights

Wednesday, May 13
6:30 -8:00 pm
Miami Beach Regional Library
227 22nd St * 305 535 4219
For reservations please call: 305 538 6800 or email yolanda@coane.com

VIP Embassy and Laurent Bourgade presents Cozy Mondays with DJ Nuvex 80’s and 90’s musical atmosphere at Cozy Bar 5/11/09

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VIP Embassy invites you to the launching of COZY Mondays
VIP Embassy teams up with Laurent Bourgade and the COZY family to provide you with a great new Monday night. We invite you every Monday night, along with DJ Nuvex, to enjoy with us a 80’s and 90’s musical atmosphere at Cozy Bar.
Gourmet delicatessen menu and small bites available.
Drinks and bottle specials: $10 Vodka & $12 Champagne by the glass.
$150 Champagne & $200 Vodka bottles.
Finally a really sophisticated option in South beach Monday night !!
Reservation: rsvp@VIPembassy.com or call 786.273.8600
Cozy Bar: 500 South Pointe Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Photographs – Exxxotica Miami 2009 (NSFW) 5/10/09

So, it has been a while since I posted any photographs, but here are some good ones. Exxxotica Miami!
Note these are probably NOT SAFE FOR WORK. So, if the boss is around, you might want to come back later.
Unfortunately, we did not have much time to go, but we made it by Exxxotica Miami on Sunday afternoon. It was not packed, but there was definitely a decent crowd. I think the whole event was better than last year. More energetic, more starlets and semi-naked girls, more videos on display.

Photographs from Exxxotica Miami on Sunday, May 10, 2009
Yes, I took a lot of photos at Exxxotica this year. Everyone was very cooperative and friendly, and we had a great time!  On with the show!

Last warning – NOT SAFE FOR WORK

For many more, head on over to my Examiner.com page.

MDPL invites you to learn what’s planned for Flamingo Park 5/11/09

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PREVIEW EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION
Monday 11 May
6:00 pm

Flamingo Park Masterplan
Images of Flamingo Neighborhood Improvement Program
The Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association, Miami Beach Community Development Corporation and the City of Miami Beach – CIP Department will jointly host a preview opening of a Special Exhibit of neighborhood improvement plans for Flamingo Park and Neighborhood Streetscape Improvement Projects.

Immediately preceding the 6:00 pm exhibit opening, the Flamingo Neighborhood Association will convene a brief business meeting, 5:00 to 6:00 pm to discuss special event applications.

The Neighborhood Exhibit presents images of the Flamingo Park Masterplan and Neighborhood Streetscape Improvement Projects for the information of residents of the area – bordered by Fifth Street on the South, Lincoln Road on the North, Washington Avenue on the East, and Alton Road on the West. This exhibit preview coincides with celebration of the 30th Year Anniversary of the Recognition of the Miami Beach Art Deco Architectural District on the National Register of Historic Places.

The City of Miami Beach Office of Capital Improvement Projects is working with architects/designers Wolfberg Alvarez on the Flamingo Park Masterplan which will include removal of the Property Maintenance, a new tennis center, upgrade of the tennis courts, improvements to Memorial Field football and track facilities, upgrade of restroom facilities, community garden, restoration of the historic building, improved pathways and edge treatments, enhanced landscaping, security lighting, site furnishings and other park improvements.

Proposed Neighborhood Improvements include water and stormwater projects to be funded by Water and Stormwater Bonds as well as above ground Streetscape Improvements primarily funded by G O Bonds. The Streetscape Improvement program evolved from a series of recommendations that emerged from resident initiated community design charrettes and City sponsored workshops.

Community Design Recommendations included:
Improvement in the way Flamingo Park relates to the Neighborhood
Increased native shade tree canopy protecting pedestrians from sun & rain
Slow down auto traffic on neighborhood streets through traffic calming
Use street corner landscaping and facilitate shorter pedestrian street crossings
Improve neighborhood connection to Biscayne Bay
Create a pedestrian Safe-way from Fisher Fienberg to Flamingo Park
Introduce Neighborhood Entrances and Pathfinder Signage
Provide pedestrian scale street lighting throughout the neighborhood
Create a strong pedestrian Link from Lincoln Road to Espanola Way to Ocean Drive
Repair, replace street pavement, sidewalks, curb and gutter and crosswalks
The project program adopted by the City Commission includes improvement to water distribution system, stormwater drainage system and streetscape improvements:
Traffic calming improvements to Euclid Avenue with narrow lanes and tree canopy
Extending landscaping and pedestrian amenities along Meridian Ave to Lincoln Rd
Creating Flamingo Park entrance features and School to Park Pedestrian Walk
Traffic calming – crosswalks and landscaped corners throughout the neighborhood
Pedestrian walkways along Tenth Street, 14th Street West, and 13th Street East
Special treatments along Pennsylvania Avenue creating a Plaza at 8th Street
Organizing the parking and swale west of Flamingo Park in Residential Area
Introducing Neighborhood Gateways between 5th and 6th Streets and other projects

All residents of the neighborhood are invited to attend and to participate.
Location: The Seymour, 945 Pennsylvania Av, Miami Beach
Information: 305-672-4782 or email to Denis Russ denis@miamibeachcdc.org

Valentino The Last Emperor returns to Miami starting 5/8/09

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VALENTINO The Last Emperor
a film by Matt Tyrnauer

If you missed the Opening Night screening at the Miami International Film Festival, you can still catch “The Fashion Movie of the Year.”

Opening Friday, May 8
in Miami at the Regal South Beach Cinema 18
Tickets at Fandango

SYNOPSIS
Shown in film festivals around the world to wide acclaim, VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR is a feature film that has captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences.
Directed by Matt Tyrnauer, the film takes the viewer inside the singular world of the legendary designer Valentino.
With unprecedented access, VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR follows the Italian maestro for the final two years of his celebrated career, capturing the end of an era in global fashion.
But at the heart of the film is a love story: the unique relationship between Valentino and his business partner of 50 years, Giancarlo Giammetti.

96 minutes – USA – Color – in English/Italian/French with English subtitles

What the critics are saying
“Flawless” TIME
“I am mesmerized. I love this movie.” Jeffrey Lyons, NBC Reel Talk
“Pure escapist fun…” The New York Times
“Amazing… you will adore this.” New York Magazine
“Fused with wit and self-deprecating humor. The film captures the deep-seated relationship of two men” André Leon Talley, Vogue

Pow Wow Pep Rally 5/11/09

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WHEN: Monday, May 11, 6:30p-9:30p
WHERE: Miami Beach Convention Center, Hall D
WHAT: FREE party and pep rally with music, food, and drinks
NOTE: Bring ID that shows you are 21+ and live in Miami Beach or work in the hospitality industry.

ABOUT POW WOW
The U.S. Travel Association’s (formerly TIA) 41st annual International Pow Wow takes place in Greater Miami and the Beaches at the Miami Beach Convention Center on May 16-20, 2009. Pow Wow is the travel industry’s premier international marketplace and the largest generator of travel to the U.S. Approximately 5,000 travel professionals from around the world will conduct business negotiations that will result in more than $3.5 billion in travel with much of that benefitting our community. In addition, approximately 300 domestic and international travel journalists will be providing media coverage on Greater Miami and the Beaches.

Please make sure to welcome our visitors during Pow Wow. Remember Miami Begins with Me and Miami Begins with Us!

http://miamibeginswithme.com/

Pourings and Pairings with Beringer Estates Winery 5/20/09

Smith & Wollensky, America’s famous steakhouse, will join Napa Valley’s premier winery, Beringer Estates, in hosting a delicious 5-course dinner paired with 4 fabulous wines from the region’s oldest continuously operating winery on May 20 at 6:30pm. The standout menu will include colossal-lump crab cocktail, filet mignon and vanilla panna cotta among many delectable items.

Seating is limited for this event and ticket prices are $125. For Reservations please call 305.673.2800.

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www.smithandwollensky.com
Pourings & Pairings 2009
A Year Long Celebration with World’s Finest Winemakers
The celebration continues in 2009, as Smith & Wollensky sets the table for acclaimed
Beringer Estates Winery. You will be guided through an evening of specially selected
pairings—four fabulous wines and four delicious courses, including dessert. Be sure
to visit our website each month for all the details.
Wednesday, May 20, 6:30 PM
Passed Hors d’ouevres
Colossal-Lump Crab Cocktail
Beringer Napa Sauvignon Blanc 2007

Brown Sugar, House-Cured Salmon
Beringer Reserve Chardonnay 2007

Filet Mignon
Beringer Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Vanilla Panna Cotta
Beringer Nightingale 2004

Miami Dance Festival Finale 5/9-10/09

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Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present
Best of Now!
May 9-10, 2009
Byron Carlyle Theatre, Miami Beach
The Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present an exciting season finale in Best of Now! Through its signature contemporary dance movement, eclectic music selection and diverse themes, DNE presents two world premiers from directors, Salterini and Baumgarten and highlights from its repertory. DNE also presents the premiere performance of Josée Garant Dance, Miami’s newest contemporary dance company and winner of the 2008 Miami Dance Fellowship.
Tickets: $25 general; $20 advance; $15 students/seniors; group rates available
Tickets available at: Box Office 305-674-1040, Ticketmaster or www.momentumdance.com
For more information:
www.dancenowmiami.org
info@dancenowmiami.org
305-975-8489

Official Betty Bangs Fashion Show & Exxxotica Convention After Party 5/9/09

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Official Betty Bangs Fashion Show & Exxxotica Convention After Party
For Vip Booking Information Email Vip@Cameomiami.Com

This Saturday night the nightlife pulse of Washington Avenue in South Beach, Cameo Nightclub, invites everyone to come out as they presents the official Betty Bangs after party and fashion show! Come out for this great event that features $2 cocktails until midnight, and music served up by the one and only Mr. Mauricio.
More Info

Music Video Workshop With Mtt And The New World Symphony 5/9/09

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MUSIC VIDEO WORKSHOP
WITH MTT AND THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY

Saturday, May 9 at 10:30 AM
Lincoln Theatre
FREE, no ticket required

It’s time to see classical music in a whole new way! Join us this Saturday morning for an informal workshop presentation combining orchestral and chamber music with works of video art. Featuring Michael Tilson Thomas as conductor and host, together with the orchestra and four video artists. Israeli artist/filmmaker Tal Rosner, San Francisco digital artist Travis Threlkel, NWS Video Production Director Clyde Scott, and NWS Bass Fellow Jory Herman reveal and discuss previously and newly created videos synchronized to music by Stravinsky, Debussy, Britten, Grieg, Reich and more. Grab your morning java and we’ll see you at the Lincoln Theatre for one last hoorah this season!

This workshop is made possible in part thanks to the generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy Cast Party at Mansion 5/13/09

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RVM Marketing together with the Opium Group & Adrienne Arsht Center would like to invite you to: Cirque Dreams ‘Jungle Fantasy’ @ Mansion Cast Party & Performance
Music by DJ Konflikt & Ron Luna

Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy
TICKETS
International Wednesdays at Mansion presents the “Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy” cast party featuring special performances by aerialist, acrobats, rolla bowla and many more. Music by residents Ron Luna and DJ Konflikt.

The Best of Cannes in HD Tokyo sonata by Kiyoshi Kurosawa 5/8-10/09

08 FRI, 09, SAT, 10 SUN 8:30pm:
The Best of CANNES in HD!
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Cannes Film Festival 2008 WINNER Jury Prize!
Miami Theatrical Premiere!
Tokyo sonata
(Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa/Japan/2008)
With Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi
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Set in contemporary Tokyo, Tokyo sonata is a story of an ordinary Japanese family of four. The father, Ryuhei Sasaki, like any other Japanese businessman, is faithfully devoted to his work. His wife, Megumi, left on her own to manage the house, struggles to retain a bond with her oldest son in college, Takashi, and the youngest, Kenji, a sensitive boy in elementary school. From the exterior the family is seemingly normal, save for the tiny schisms that exist within.
In Japanese with English subtitles.
WINNER: Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
Mara del Plata Film Festival Best Director
Kinema Jumpo Awards Best Actress, Best New Actor
“MIRACULOUS!”-The New Yorker
“BRILLIANTLY DIRECTED… an impressive piece of filmmaking.. further proof of Kurosawa’s assured, deliberate artistry.”-Indiewire
For tickets

Essential Arthouse in HD Knife In The Water (Nóz w wodzie) by Roman Polanski 5/7/09

07 THU 8:30pm:
ESSENTIAL ARTHOUSE in HD!
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!
Knife In The Water (Nóz w wodzie)
(Directed by Roman Polanski/Poland/1962)
With Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malonowicz
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Roman Polanski’s first feature is a brilliant psychological thriller that many critics still consider among his greatest work. The story is simple, yet the implications of its characters’ emotions and actions are profound. When a young hitchhiker joins a couple on a weekend yacht trip, psychological warfare breaks out as the two men compete for the woman’s attention. A storm forces the small crew below deck, and tension builds to a violent climax. With stinging dialogue and a mercilessly probing camera, Polanski creates a disturbing study of fear, humiliation, sexuality, and aggression. This remarkable directorial debut won Polanski worldwide acclaim, a place on the cover of Time, and his first Oscar nomination. In Polish with English subtitles.
WINNER: FIPRESCI Prize Venice Film Festival
“It was the maverick Roman Polanski who emerged onto the international film scene in the early 1960s obsessed not so much with the big issues of the day as with the quirks and backwaters of human nature.”-Peter Cowie
For tickets

Deco Fridays at The Lounge at Shelborne 5/8/09

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Deco Fridays at The Lounge at Shelborne

Club Hell Celebrates this Friday with Satan & Steph!This week I am extremely proud to announce a very special celebration. Please join me and the Club Hell cycling team as we celebrate 2550 miles ridden and $6,788.07 raised for the National MS Society.

Now come pat us (and yourself – you worked hard this week too after all!) on the back with a tequila shot or 7 at the Shelborne Lounge. Drink Specials:

$4 Domestic Beers
$6 Stoli
$6 Bacardi
$8 Chivas 12

Enjoy a free appetizer and/or order from the full menu. $2 parking just north of the Shelborne. Always a party, never a hassle!

ESPN Friday Night Fights Live From Fontainebleau Miami Beach 5/22/09

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Friday May 22, 2009 (Memorial Weekend)
Espn Friday Fight Nights In Association With Arena Box Promotions & Jaoli Fight Promotions *Night Of Legends*
Honoring Jake Lamotta & Roberto Duran
2 Time Gold Medal Winner Pro Debut Guillermo Rigondeaux
Featuring Erislandy Lara Two Time World Amateur Champion Richar Guiterrez Vs. Antwone Smith
WBA Regional Welterweight Title Plus Four Other Woldclass Fights
Doors Open At 730pm
“Sparkle” Ballroom Fontainebleau Miami Beach
For Ticket Info
1.800.595.4849

Bass Museum Of Art Free Admission And Florida Grand Opera Outdoor Mother’s Day Concert In Collins Park 5/10/09

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FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION & FLORIDA GRAND OPERA OUTDOOR MOTHER’S DAY CONCERT IN COLLINS PARK
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Sunday, May 10 – Free Bass Museum admission 3:00-5:00PM. Concert begins at 5:00PM
Florida Grand Opera will present a free outdoor concert in Collins Park at the Bass Museum of Art on Sunday, May 10, 2009. The concert will begin at 5:00 p.m., and attendees can come early and enjoy free admission to the Bass Museum of Art from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on the same day.
Cast members from Florida Grand Opera’s current production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly will perform selections from some of the world’s best loved operas, accompanied by FGO Resident Conductor Andrew Bisantz. The singers will include soprano Shu-Ying Li, who is currently performing the title role of Madama Butterfly, soprano Kate Mangiameli, who performs Kate Pinkerton, baritone Jake Gardner, who sings the American consul Sharpless, and tenor Jeffrey Halili, who performs the role of Goro, the marriage broker.
Please join us for a wonderful afternoon. What a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day!
Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue (in Collins Park)
Miami Beach, FL 33139
T: 305.673.7530
bassmuseum.org

Bright Eyes free viewers’ choice movie from MDPL 5/9/09

Saturday 09 May 11:00 am
VIEWERS’ CHOICE
The only film series where the audience programs the films! View classic films, recommended by audience members – you might discover a new favorite!
Bright Eyes
Directed by David Butler
USA/1934/83 minutes/B&W
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This film is one of the reasons that Shirley Temple is still emblazoned in the minds of Americans today, as Bright Eyes is the film that first brought the song On the Good Ship Lollipop to Depression-era audiences across the country. (Although the song has nothing to do with a ship!) The film features a stand-out performance by Temple, in addition to superb character actors and a broad range of emotions. Shirley Temple’s work in this film earned her a special pint-sized Oscar®, and lasting fame as America’s sweetheart. Free admission.

Location: Miami Beach Regional Library, 227 22nd Street, Miami Beach
Information: 305-535-4219 or www.mdpl.org

Lively Libations with MDPL 5/7/09

Thursday 07 May 7:00 pm
LIVELY LIBATIONS
Join us for our monthly series (first Thursdays) of a blend of cocktails and architecture. We meet each month at a different location for great conversation, fun drinks, and a brief history of the space.

Built in the 1930s by architect Henry Maloney, the two original Mediterranean Revival buildings that are a part of the Angler’s Resort are standouts in the Art Deco District. Come enjoy cocktails in the lobby bar, reportedly frequented by Ernest Hemingway back in the day.

Location: The Angler’s Resort, 660 Washington Av, Miami Beach
Information: 305-672-2014 or www.mdpl.org

Nicole Richie Hosts House Of Harlow 1960 Premier at IDAandHARRY: Fontainebleau Miami Beach 5/6/09

Wednesday May 6, 2009
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FONTAINEBLEAU Invites You To Join Us For A Special Evening Hosted By NICOLE RICHIE For The Premier Of Her HOUSE OF HARLOW 1960 JEWELRY COLLECTION To Be Offered EXCLUSIVELY At IDAandHARRY
Cocktail Reception 7pm-10pm
Mandatory RSVP to MMG 305.534.7101 or RSVP@miami-mg.com
FONTAINEBLEAU MIAMI BEACH
4441 Collins Avenue | Miami Beach, FL 33140

Cintas Foundation Presents The 2009 William B. Warren Lifetime Achievement Award In Music Composition To Cuban Composer Aurelio De La Vega 5/20/09

CINTAS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE 2009 WILLIAM B. WARREN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN MUSIC COMPOSITION TO CUBAN COMPOSER AURELIO DE LA VEGA

The Cintas Foundation (www.cintasfoundation.org) will present the 2009 William B. Warren Lifetime Achievement Award in Music Composition to Cuban composer Aurelio de la Vega. The award is named after Cintas Foundation Chairman William B. Warren, who has led the foundation for the last 20 years as is its second president.

Aurelio de la Vega was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1925 and studied at the University of Havana (Ph.D. in Law), at the Conservatorio Ada Iglesias (Ph.D., Music Composition) and, independently, with Fritz Kramer (Havana) and Ernst Toch (Los Angeles). De la Vega settled in California in 1959 and became distinguished professor of Music and the director of the Electronic Music Studio at California State University, Northridge. His vast catalogue of works encompasses compositions in all media except opera. He has been very influential in the U.S. musical scene, promoting the contemporary classical music of Latin America. Throughout his teaching years and in the years since his retirement, de la Vega has been an active composer as well as a lecturer in the field of music. His list of compositions includes symphonic pieces, chamber music works, solo instrumental pieces, vocal works, piano, guitar and ballet music and electronic compositions. Major orchestras and prominent soloists throughout the world have performed his works. The composer has been the recipient of many prizes and distinctions, including the Friedheim Award of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which he has received twice. In 2000, de la Vega was honored by the Library of Congress when his graphic score, “The Magic Labyrinth,” was included in the library’s 733-page volume, “Music History from Primary Sources.” Among the music greats included with him were Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Gershwin, Handel, Liszt, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Puccini, Stravinsky and Verdi.

“As one of the best known Cuban composers of his generation, Aurelio de la Vega offers a dramatic, intense and expressive musical style,” said Hortensia E. Sampedro, president of the Cintas Foundation in announcing the award. “We are pleased to recognize the Maestro for a career that spans more than 50 years and includes recognition from around the world and most recently a nomination for a Latin Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition for his piece Variación del Recuerdo (Variations of a Memory)”.

The award will be presented at a ceremony at the Frost Art Museum of Florida International University on May 20, 2009 at 7:00 pm. The public is invited.

About The Cintas Foundation
The Cintas Foundation was established with funds from the estate of the late Oscar B. Cintas (b. Sagua La Grande, Cuba 1887- d. New York City, 1957), a prominent industrialist and patron of arts. Since 1963, the Cintas Foundation has awarded more than 300 feelowships to artists of Cuban lineage who reside outside of Cuba. The first William B. Warren Lifetime Fellow in Music was granted to Bebo Valdes. Past music fellows have included Sergio Barroso, Mario Bauza (Known as the father of AfroCuban jazz), Jose Bernardo, Aldo Rafael Forte, Orlando Jacinto Garcia, Tania Leon and Julian Orbon, among many others.

About the Frost Art Museum – Florida International University
The Frost is an AAM accredited museum and Smithsonian affiliate. The museum is located at 10975 SW 17thSt across from the Blue garage and adjacent to the Wertheim Performing Arts Center on the University Park campus. Its hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m. The Frost is closed on Mondays and most legal holidays. For more information, please visit www.frostartmuseum.org or call 305-348-2890.

olo World Cup After Parties hosted by Nacho Figueras 5/2-3/09

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Miami Beach Polo World Cup After Parties
SATURDAY | SUNDAY
Join Nacho Figueras, Sunny Hale and the rest of their teammates as they host the official after parties at SET on Saturday & Sunday. Complimentary cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose 10PM- Midnight. Experience a special La Martina Fashion Show this Saturday and on Sunday a special Upstairs VIP lounge to end the festivities.

Get Luckies Kidrobot Launch Party + Art Show 5/7/09

An Art Show & Launch Event by FriendsWithYou Thursday May 7 Meet the artists + series release!
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Hey Friends!
We’re super excited to invite you to join us @ the Kidrobot South Beach store next Thursday May 7th from 6-8pm for the much anticipated release of our NEW FriendsWithYou Zipper Pull Line “The Luckies”!!! We can’t wait for you guys all to see how amazing these are!

There’s more…
This same night FriendsWithYou will be revealing 8 original limited edition prints made just for Kidrobot and shown in their new instore art gallery. Each of these limited edition prints are numbered and signed by Sam & Tury and will be the very first series of prints to have the official FWY embossed seal of authenticity. That’s right collector friends…you definitely want to get your hands on these must have prints!

So come meet FriendsWithYou’s Sam & Tury and celebrate with them and the rest of the FriendsWithYou family @ the Kidrobot South Beach Store located between 6th & 7th on Collins ave. Be the very FIRST to have the “Luckies” and these limited edition FWY signature prints!
Love, The FriendsWithYou!
Thursday, May 7, 2009 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Kidrobot Miami 638 Collins Ave Miami Beach, FL
friendswithyou.com

Bass Museum Concert – Wine, Women and Song: A Performance of Women Composers 5/3/09

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Concert – Wine, Women and Song: A Performance of Women Composers
Sunday, May 3 – 3:00PM
“Who does not love wine, women and song remains a fool his whole life long,”is an endearing quote penned by Johann Heinrich Voss in the late 1700’s. Soprano Karen Neal and pianist Galina Zavaliy, bring the three elements together for an afternoon of songs by some of the greatest women composers of our time.
Entertaining, informative, and accessible to all, this event will most certainly be a celebration of three of life’s greatest pleasures. Make a date to indulge in beautiful music surrounded by outstanding works of art and top it all off with a lovely glass of wine. Exquisite!
Free with museum admission. Seating limited to first 80 guests.
We gratefully acknowledge the program’s sponsors, Alicia Aixala and Bunny Bastian
Reception following concert, generously sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Philip Davis and Señor Manuel Amor- Lastra.
Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue (in Collins Park)
Miami Beach, FL 33139
T: 305.673.7530
bassmuseum.org

Fashion Art Ball at the Fontainebleau 5/2/09

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Fashion Art Ball benefiting The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – at the Fontainebleau. $100 per ticket. 954-739-5006.
Restaurants such as Michy’s and Table 8 will provide the cuisine.
Roberto Cavalli, Luca Luca, and Onda de Mar swimwear will be on display on the Fashion Art Ball’s runway.
Contact Info: 954-739-5006
Sat., May 2, 8:00pm
Fontainebleau Miami Beach
4441 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL
305-538-2000
http://www.fontainebleau.com

Ja Rule Performing Live At Mansion 4/29/09

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RVM Marketing together with the Opium Group would like to invite you to: Let’s Get Physical @ Mansion this Wednesday, April 29th.

Strap on your leg warmer and neon sweatbands as we flash back to the 80’s.
SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE BY JA RULE.

Mansion| www.mansionmiami.com
1235 Washington Ave. Miami Beach Fl. 33139
Guest list and Table Reservations contact: Ryan Van Milligen
305.803.7338 call/text
midia@theopiumgroup.com

Miami Beach Polo World Cup 2009 and After Parties 4/30-5/3/09

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Miami Beach Polo World Cup 2009
April 30th – May 3rd
Purchase VIP tickets to Miami Beach Polo World Cup 2009 and enjoy exclusive after parties courtesy of The Opium Group!

Louis at the Gansevoort South
Thursday 4/30 – 11pm – 5am
Friday 5/1 – 10pm – 5am

SET Nightclub
Saturday 5/2 – 10pm -5am – La Martina Fashion Show!
Sunday 5/3 – 10pm – 5am – Upstairs VIP lounge

Complimentary Cocktails Courtesy of Bombay Sapphire and Grey Goose Vodka from 10pm – 2am for VIP Attendees to Miami Beach Polo 2009.

For Ticket Information visit www.miamipolo.com

Louis at the Gansevoort South
2337 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach

SET Nightclub
320 Lincoln Road, Miami beach

Sobe Arts Culinary Music Feast With Top Chef Micah Edelstein 5/15/09

SoBe Institute of the Arts / SoBe Music Institute
Friday, May 15, 2009 8:00pm – 11:00pm
2150 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
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A Sobe Arts Culinary & Music Feast With Top Chef Micah Edelstein, Sommelier Patrick Sullivan & Sobe Arts Chamber Ensemble

When: Friday May 15, 2009 at 8:00PM
Where: Sobe Institute Of The Arts / Sobe Music Institute
2150 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach

Join Us For A Night Of Culinary Creativity And The Arts With Top Chef Contestant Micah Edelstein, Sommelier Extraordinaire Patrick Sullivan And A Live Performance Of J.S Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto No. 4” By Sobe Arts Chamber Ensemble. Large Scale Painting Exhibition By Horst Kohlem.

Only 56 Tickets Available – Tickets Must Be Purchased In Advance (See Below) – Thank You From The Heart Of Sobe Arts!

100% of the proceeds go to SoBe Arts and renovations of the historic Miami Beach Little Stage theater. SoBe Institute of the Arts / SoBe Music Institute is a non-profit arts and education organization with a mission to provide high caliber arts education and performance events in our community.

Six wines picked with care by master sommelier, Wine & Spirits editor of “Dine Magazine” and the only oenophile who has guests all a giggle before he starts pouring, Patrick Sullivan

Six courses imagined & drawn to pair with perfection by high profile/celebrity caterer, menu guru & proprietor of “The Wandering Chef Caterers”, Micah from television’s Top Chef.

SoBe Institute of the Arts is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts & education organization. All tickets to the benefit are tax-deductible as allow by law.

Tickets may be purchased by credit card on our website at http://www.sobearts.org

Tickets may be purchased by cash or checkat at SoBe Arts, 2150 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach. Contact Silvia Lorenzo 305.674.9220 to make arrangements or for more information. (Please note: there are only 56 places available)

Purchase directly using a credit card at the links below:
To reserve 1 to 7 places ($200) – buy online.
To reserve a table for a party of 8 ($1200, at a savings of $50 per ticket) – buy online.

Please Come For A Great Event And Support Sobe Arts Mission At The Same Time!

We Will Also Have A Wonderful Silent Auction Available Online In Support Of Sobe Arts. Premiums Will Include A Pair Of Season Tickets To The Miami City Ballet And A Pair Of Season Tickets To The Florida Grand Opera And Much, Much More – Stay Tuned

CANCELLED – Shine @ The Shelborne Dave Seaman & Jon Cowan 5/23/09

Unfortunately, this show has been cancelled.

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Memorial Weekend House Party On The Beach
Shine @ The Shelborne Post Wmc Party
Dave Seaman And Jon Cowan
10 Pm – 5 Am
1801 Collins Ave.
New House Music, New Lights And Sound A New Experience
Bottle Service: Shine@Shelborne.Com
Info Line: 305 341 1455
Advance Tickets: $15.00 www.wantickets.com/shine

FBCCRF Event for Mother’s Day at Jungle Island 5/10/09

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Give Mom a day to Remember!
Treat Mom and the Family to a day of relaxation and fun, all while helping raise funds to end breast cancer!
May 10, 2009 – 10:00am – 6:00pm

See spectacular shows: Winged Wonders, our world famous bird show; and Tale of the Tiger with awesome tigers and much more. Our newest attraction is “Gator X-treme” brings man face-to-face with alligators in a thrilling encounter both in the water and out and Much, Much More at Jungle Island.

1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami
305-400-7000
1-395 Macarthur Causeway Between Miami Beach and Downtown Miami
www.jungleisland.com

With a coupon all Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation (FBCCRF) Supporters will receive Special Rates

Adults $24.00 plus tax
Children (3-10) $18.00 plus tax 2 and under are free
Parking is $7.00 per car
50% of all tickets sold with coupon will be donated to FBCCRF

For more information visit www.floridabreastcancer.org

The Hate U Gave: The Tupac Shakur Story 5/1-2/09

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Directed by Arturo Fernandez
Written by & Starring Meshaun Labrone

From Carbonell nominated and critically acclaimed South Florida actor / playwright Meshaun Labrone comes The Hate U Gave: The Tupac Shakur Story, an incendiary journey into the mind of Tupac through the playwright’s eyes. The intensity unfolds inside the mind of a man imprisoned by his past, society, self, reality, and regret, as he fights to wrestle away freedom from the enemies that lie within. His adversaries are reflections from his thoughts, each character representative of the demons that haunted his life, mind, and soul until his death.

Venue: The Byron Carlyle Theater*
Dates: May 1st – 2nd, 2009
Where: 500 71 Street, Miami Beach, FL 33141
Time: Friday & Saturday: 8:00 pm
Admission: VIP Seating: $40.00
General: $25.00
Seniors, Students & Military: $20.00
Reservation: BoxOffice@groundupandrising.org
Or call 305-867-4194
Purchase Tickets Online

George Morel LIVE at Nikki Beach 4/26/09

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George’s Set will Begin at Midnight.
Visit George on Myspace & Facebook
This Sunday Nikki Beach welcomes legendary DJ George Morel…..

George Morel is one of the biggest DJ’s ever to come out of U.S and a true pioneer in the world of dance music. He began in the late 80’s and has appeared as a guest DJ in all of the top clubs around the world. George is especially well known in Ibiza where he has held many residencies clubs such as Pacha, Space, Amnesia, El Divino and Privilege.

His evolved musical style and the sound found in his dynamic, energetic sets keeps him touring the globe and bringing countless audiences to their bliss. He is currently found touring night clubs in Asia, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and UAE.

Morel’s hard work and dedication was celebrated with several Gold and Platinum records, Billboard Music Awards and the worldwide recognition success of the dance label Strictly Rhythm Records.

Morel worked with and signed some of the best emerging House DJ’s America had to offer such as Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez., Sandy Rivera, DJ Pierre, Felix Da Housecat, Roland Clark, Barbara Tucker, Ultra Nate and Planet Soul to name a few.

To date, Morel’s passion towards his productions encompasses all the new electronic sounds and elements, but still maintaining his unique Morel’s Groove. His recent productions include “Let’s Take Drugs” which was huge success and then was followed up by infamously funny, “Time To Party”. He is currently working on several remixes & original productions “Beautiful Life”, “Trip To Berlin”, Substance” & “Get On It” which will be out on his label, Groove On in May 2009.

International Hispanic Network Annual Conference 5/7-10/09

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The International Hispanic Network invites you to its 2009 conference held in the wonderfully renovated and luxurious EDEN ROC RESORT & SPA – Miami Beach – May 7-10 2009. IHN Conference attendees represent the upper levels of management in communities throughout the country. They are on the front-lines developing new ideas to address the newest challenges faced in present times. The 2009 IHN Conference will bring together the energy of Miami Beach with the expertise and knowledge that IHN members, as well as the rest of the region, have to offer � from cutting-edge best practices in local government management, to trends that will shape their decision-making in the future.
Sign up now and join us before all seats are taken!

Registration Form PDF

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luux.me Saturdays Launch party VIP cocktail reception 4/25/09

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Dear Friends:
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to experience the launch of luux•me SATURDAYS taking place this Saturday, April 25th, 2009 at La Folie 655 Washington Ave, South Beach. We will start the night with a complimentary cocktail reception featuring luux•me margaritas between 10pm-11pm.
Main Room: DJ LOUIS DEE playing his best selection of Ibiza house anthems and crowd pleasers
Garden: DJ DAVE SOL spinning old school funk, disco and house classics
Also featuring: live sax, percussion and ultra sexy, handpicked go-go dancers.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday night!
About luux•me :
Inspired by their legendary and unforgettable summer parties in Ibiza, and a long-running background in the nightclub and house music scene of Scandinavia, luux•me is re-inventing your Miami party!
Every luux.me event is meticulously prepared and organized, and you will experience only the highest levels of service and attention to detail. luux•me parties will provide you with total stimulation of the senses, and we will ensure that not one of you will leave with anything less than total satisfaction and exhilaration.

You already need luux•me. You just don’t know it yet..
Toby English | Carsten Mikkelsen | Rick Delgado | Dan Hechtkopf | Joe Umphlett
* If you plan to attend, please RSVP to : RSVP@BossaPR.com
** For table reservations, please email : VIP@BossaPR.com

Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present Best of Now 5/9-10/09

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Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present Best of Now!
May 9-10, 2009
Byron Carlyle Theatre, Miami Beach

FREE Preview Performances
May 2-4, 2009
Throughout Greater Miami

The Dance Now! Ensemble and the Miami Dance Festival present an exciting season finale in Best of Now! Through its signature contemporary dance movement, eclectic music selection and diverse themes, DNE presents two world premiers from directors, Salterini and Baumgarten and highlights from its repertory. DNE also presents the premiere performance of Josée Garant Dance, Miami’s newest contemporary dance company and winner of the 2008 Miami Dance Fellowship.

Leading up to the season finale, catch free preview performances May 2nd at PAN, May 3rd at Arts in the Park, and May 4th at Coral Gables Branch Library.

www.momentumdance.com
www.dancenowmiami.org
info@dancenowmiami.org
305-975-8489

Inside the Music New World Symphony Free Event 4/27/09

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Monday, April 27
7:00 PM
Lincoln Theatre
FREE, no ticket required
$5 suggested donation

It’s all about the CELLO in the last Inside the Music of the season. As one of the most beloved members of the orchestra, its depth and beauty resonate with audience members. On Monday, meet our NWS cellists as they discuss ensemble playing, the history of the instrument and its greatest champion composer: J.S. Bach. From Preludes to Gigues, Bach’s Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello remain some of the greatest music, both technically and emotionally, for solo cello.

NWS Previews | MTT at Lincoln Theatre this Sunday 4/26/09

Michael Tilson Thomas is back! Join us for this Sunday’s “American Voices” concert when he’ll make a special appearance conducting his own Street Song for Symphonic Brass! Don’t miss your chance to see MTT in his final Lincoln Theatre performance of the season-and for only $12!

Hot off the heels from the YouTube Symphony performance at Carnegie Hall, MTT captured worldwide attention and the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide as he brought classical music to the forefront of a digital platform. Joining him in this mission were many guest artists who will perform with NWS in our 2009-10 season! (Measha Brueggergosman, Edwin Outwater and Yuja Wang)

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Sunday, April 26
3:00 PM
Lincoln Theatre
All tickets $12

MTT TO CONDUCT HIS OWN WORK!!

Catch a special appearance by MTT and a double dose of jazz as our NWS Fellows tackle chamber music favorites. Dedicated to his father, MTT will take the stage to bring you his Street Song for Symphonic Brass that combines edgy dance rhythms and folklike harmonies. Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue and Riffs is an unforgettable work, serving as an ode to the days of Big Band. Continue the wild ride with Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra. This enchanting work pulls out all the stops with percussionists using flower pots, plumber pipes, clock coils and more for its distinct harmonies. This will be one wildly imaginative Sunday afternoon!

Buy Now! Click here or call our Box Office at 305-673-3331 to reserve your seat today!

2009 Relay For Life of Miami Beach, FL 5/2/09

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LITE UP YOUR HEAR! LITE UP THE NIGHT!
Opening Ceremony 6pm
Luminaria Ceremony 9pm

One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life® is a life-changing event that brings together more than 3.5 million people across the country each year to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that takes too much.

This year marks the beginning of our nationwide celebration of 25 years of Relay For Life®. In Florida, more than 20,000 cancer survivors and over 100,000 participants raised $21 million last year!

Sign up or donate today and join us to mark this milestone and the successes we’ve achieved together during the last 25 years. Relay For Life® participants have a passion for Relay and a fun, competetive spirit.

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Heineken TransAtlantic Festival presents Budos Band and Javier Garcia 4/24/09

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This Friday, April 24th – 7 PM sharp
Heineken TransAtlantic Festival presents:
Budos Band and Javier Garcia
North Beach Bandshell, 73rd Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach 33141
Free parking in the municipal lot across the street!
Tickets $20 advance (children under 12 free).
Click here for the complete Festival schedule + music and video clips and more.
After show party with DJ Da Lua (Bossacucanova) at Boteco

The Budos Band are an 11-member big band, a majestic sonic groove of Afrobeat, Ethiopian jazz, funk and 1960s Stax-era soul. The core of the band met as youths while participating in an after-school jazz ensemble in Staten Island. Late night ferry rides into Manhatta, led to the back door of the No Moore Club downtown, packed with James Brown fanatics and Fela Kuti disciples. They fell hard for bands like Antibalas, the Sugarman Three, and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and knew this was their new musical direction. After meeting resistance from the band director, they recruited a few more horn players and formed their own band. With the 2005 release of their self-titled debut album, the Budos Band officially joined the ranks of the Daptone Family and began to perform frequently as part of the Daptone Soul Revue, alongside the very acts that had inspired them only a few years before.

Javier Garcia creates “a musical narrative for Miami as sweet as kissing your honey on the beach to a swaying reggae beat, as danceable as a 3 a.m. Cuban jam session.” Born in Spain to a Cuban father and an Irish mother, Javier started playing the guitar at 12 years old. The Franciscan headmaster at his high school in Ireland told him that although he loved hearing his music in the school halls, he would be better suited in another school. So he moved with his father in Miami and fully delved into Cuban Miami music and life. His first CD achieved gold sales and set up young Javier as a Latin pop star. But he delved more into music roots, and began to work with top collaborators on a follow-up, finding greater musical freedom and maturity: multi-Grammy award winning producer Gustavo Santaolalla, drummer Abe Laboriel Jr (from Paul McCartney’s band), living batá treasure Francisco Aguabella and others. His sound is a diverse fusion of Cuban music with rock, hip-hop, ska, funk, reggae, anchored by his talents as a composer, arrange, guitar and percussion player and gifted singer.

DJ Marcelino Da Lua is one third of the ground-breaking Rio de Janeiro-based team Bossacucanova. Second-generation bossa novans, they have taken the iconic music of their fathers and made it new yet again with the addition of breakbeats and electronica. As a DJ, Da Lua lets loose with a mix of Brazilan, hiphop, reggae and electic sounds. The After Show party at Boteco is free and open to the public.

Coming up: Sat April 25: CuCu Diamantes (Yerba Buena) and Tinariwen at North Beach Bandshell

See you there!
The Heineken TransAtlantic Festival is presented with support from Heineken USA, Club Med, American Airlines, Pasha’s Restaurants, Atlantic Broadband, Business Centers International, North Beach Bandshell Trust, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, Miami Dade Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Grand Groove at Jazid with B-boy Cypher King 4/22/09

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Grand Groove Presents..
Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, Nu Jazz, Broken Beats & more
B-boy Cypher King with Prizes & Giveaways
Wednesday, April 22nd
Upstairs at JAZID
Doors @ 10pm
No Cover
DJs:
Sire Esq.
Mr. Brown
Sharpsound
Utopia Syndrome
Live Music Downstairs by one of Miami’s top bands, Xperimento
www.myspace.com/Xperimento
Located @ Jazid
1342 Washington Ave.
Miami Beach 33142 (map)
Drink Specials:
Complimentary drinks by Cabana Cachaca til midnight
$4 Kamikazes and Lemondrops
For more, Download the Grand Groove Mix by DJ Sire Esq. & DJ Sharpsound, still fresh!
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2009/01/free_dj_mix_from_monthly_grand.php
Supported by:
Public Wizard Inc www.publicwizardinc.com
Say Uncle www.sayuncleinc.com
Fresh Intellects www.freshintellects.com

MIFF & MGLFF present El Niño Pez 4/29/09

iami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in association with Miami International Film Festival presents: El Niño Pez
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Directed by Lucia Puenzo
Argentina, 2009, 35mm, 96 min
FLORIDA PREMIERE

Wednesday, April 29
7:30PM | Regal 17

$4.00 Discount with MIFF promotional code
Visit the MG&L Film Festival website
for discounted $7 ticket price (regular price $11).
Click on the non-member button, and enter the promotional code ‘miff’ (case-sensitive).
For more information, call MGLFF at 305-534-9924 or MIFF at 305-237-3456

Film Synopsis
Lucia Puenzo quickly made a name for herself with her debut film XXY, a haunting and beautiful story about an intersex boy finding his way through adolescence and a society that doesn’t understand him, and finding love and affection along the way.

In her newest film El Niño Pez (The Fish Child), Puenzo proves she is no one hit wonder as she delivers a film that is a sexy and captivating romantic thriller, set in the world of outdated class systems and rampant political corruption in modern day Argentina.

Lala is the daughter of a wealthy and powerful judge in Buenos Aires. Ailin is the family’s maid, whom Lala has harbored feelings for since her early youth. Their friendship soon develops into a torrid and secret affair, and they develop plans to leave the Argentinean capital for Ailin’s native Paraguay. When Lala’s father suddenly dies, Ailin becomes the primary suspect and is imprisoned for the crime. It is now up to Lala to free her lover if their dream is to become a reality. What follows is a story of suspense, intrigue, and determination.

Featuring an amazing cast, helmed by the beautiful and talented Ines Efron and Mariela Vitale, El Niño Pez is an engaging thriller that is undoubtedly the year?s most powerful lesbian film. In Spanish with English subtitles.

? Kareem Tabsch

FILMMAKER BIO
Lucia Puenzo, director of the acclaimed 2007 Cannes Critics Week winner XXY, was born in 1976, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After studying literature, cinema and theater, she published three novels: El Niño Pez, 9 minutos and La maldición de Jacinta Pichimahuida. She has also directed short films, documentaries, and the telefilm Los Invisibles (2005).

Professional BlackBook & Havana San Juan at Gansevoort South 4/22/09

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This Wednesday, April 22nd, from 8PM – 2AM
2377 Collins Avenue • Miami Beach • On the Rooftop of the Gansevoort South Hotel

The Gansevoort South Hotel has provided Havana San Juan Guests with a special rate for Valet Parking ($15) and a Room Reservation rate for Wednesday nights ($195).
From Mambo to Classic Salsa
Salsa / Mambo Dance Lessons 8pm-9pm
Miami‘s Only Classic Rumba
DJ David “El Maestro” Solero

DJ Marco Castro guest appereance at Secret Saturdays at The Secret Room 4/25/09

★ J.Fabian Requests Your Presence ★
★ Saturday April 25 th 10pm ★
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The Secret Location This Saturday is In Ocean Drive Between 5st & 6st, Miami Beach
Drinks | $6 Heineken | $8 Shardenay | $180 Bottle Of Belvedere
Contact Info | J.Fabian 786.942.2097 | Rsvp@ILikeFabian.Com
DJs | Masco Castro| Erv | Ko | Others
Congas by Luca aka Opal (786.537.9047)
Cover | No Cover | Special Invite Only
Its Ok To Foward To Your Friends
Photography by | Jarrod Gillen
http://iLikeFabian.Com

Wendy and Lucy 4/25-26/09

25 SAT & 26 SUN
7pm and 8:35pm:
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL presentation
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical Premiere!
Wendy and Lucy
Directed by Kelly Reichardt/USA/2009
With Michelle Williams
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Wendy Carroll is driving to Ketchikan, Alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish cannery, and the start of a new life with her dog, Lucy. When her car breaks down in Oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with far-ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy. Wendy and Lucy addresses issues of sympathy and generosity at the edges of American life, revealing the limits and depths of people’s duty to each other in tough time.
“A PITCH PERFECT TRIUMPH!—Manohla Dargis, New York Times
“What may emerge as THE BEST PERFORMANCE of the YEAR!”—Film Comment
“What will happen to her? The strength of this short, simple, perfect story of a young woman and her dog is that this does not seem, by the end, to be an idle or trivial question. What happens to Wendy — and to Lucy — matters a lot, which is to say that Wendy and Lucy, for all its modesty, matters a lot too.”–A.O. Scott New York Times
For tickets click HERE

Examined Life 4/23-24/09

23 THU & 24 FRI
7pm and 8:45pm:
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL presentation In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical Premiere!
Examined Life
Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets…
Directed by Astra Taylor/Canada/2009
Featuring Cornel West, Peter Singer, Kwarne Anthony Appiah, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler and Sunaura Taylor
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In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. Slavoj Zizek questions current beliefs about the environment while sifting through a garbage dump. Judith Butler and a friend stroll through San Francisco’s Mission District questioning our culture’s fixation on individualism. And while driving through Manhattan, Cornel West—perhaps America’s best-known public intellectual—compares philosophy to jazz and blues, reminding us how intense and invigorating a life of the mind can be. Offering privileged moments with great thinkers, Examined Life reveals philosophy’s power to transform the way we see the world around us and imagine our place in it.
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”—Socrates
For tickets click HERE

Treat your Admin to a Three Course Prix Fixe Lunch and enjoy 4/20-24/09

Dear Guest,
We invite you to celebrate Administrative Professionals Week with our Prix Fixe Lunch. This lunch special will be served from April 20th thru 24th and features choice of appetizer, entree and dessert for only $29 per person plus tax and gratuity. Our regular menus will also be available.

Appetizers
Wollensky’s Famous Split Pea Soup
Caesar Salad
Tomato & Buffalo Mozzarella Salad
Mixed Green Salad
Entrees
Chopped Chicken Salad
Steak Sandwich
Petit Filet Mignon
Atlantic Salmon Steak
Lemon-basil Chicken Breast
Dessert
Chocolate Cake
Creme Brulee
Assorted Sorbets or Ice Cream
Please call us, or to reserve online please click here.

ArtCenter South Florida – Stimulate Art Raffle Drawings, Silent Auction and Party 4/25/09

Winning Art! Exhibition on view April 17th – 25th

A special benefit to raise matching funds for the
John S. and James L. Knight Center for Digital Arts at ArtCenter/South Florida

Raffle Drawings, Silent Auction and Party
April 25th 7:00pm-10:00pm

Take a chance… Winning Art! gives everyone a chance to win! Get a raffle ticket and select the artists’ work you want to own. Each artists work is raffled individually, so the more tickets you buy, the better your odds of taking home a work of art by one of South Florida’s most talented artists. A great investment starting at $10.

42 works of art. 42 artists. 42 raffle drawings, and 42 winners! And don’t forget the silent auction – win a South Beach getaway weekend at the Fontainebleau, dinners at some of South Florida’s best restaurants, and many other amazing items

Create your own stimulus package with sumptuous hors d’oeuvres, inspired drinks, an incredible silent auction, and an evening of fun. One or more tickets required for entry for an evening you won’t soon forget!

ArtCenter/ South Florida Gallery
800 Lincoln Road at Meridian Avenue

Raffle tickets are $10 each and are available at the ArtCenter Gallery’s front desk (800 Lincoln Road at Meridian Avenue in Miami Beach), ArtCenter’s 810 Lincoln Road Foyer, through individual artists in their studios, or online at http://www.artcentersf.org/raffle/index.htm For information or to RSVP, 305.674.8278, ext. 10

Participating artists: Harumi Abe, W. Andre Allen, Anthony Ardavin, M. Balbone and E. Martinez, Rakel Bernie, Jenny Brillhart, Adriana Carvalho, Alfonso Corona, Angelica Clyman, Liliam Cuenca, Patrick De Castro, Natasha Duwin, Marina del Rosario Huang, Eurydice, Susan Feliciano, J. Kevin Foltz, Luis Garcia-Nerey, Karim Ghidinelli, Alex Heria, Jill Hotchkiss, Neysa Jin-Felker, Kathy Kissik, Craig Kucia, David Leroi, Jules Lusson, Ena Marrero, Luisa Mesa, Sara Modiano, Venessa Monokian, Hugo Moro, Tere Pastoriza, Barbara Rivera, Melissa Ruffino, Alekxey Sabido, Beatricia Sagar, Damian Sarno, Magnus Sigurdarson, Franklin Sinanan, Nina Surel, Kristen Thiele, Agustina Woodgate and David Zalben

Happy Birthday Talmage at the Shelborne Lounge! 4/24/09

Please join us this Friday for a Taurean birthday celebration and TGIF happy hour! This week Deco Fridays has local favorites Satan & Stephney rocking The Lounge at the Shelborne Beach Resort in special celebration of our lovely hostess T’s birthday!

{Talmage is a very special friend of Soul Of Miami. Please join us for a drink in her honor.}

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Deco Fridays is held from 6pm-1am with drink specials all night and free light appetizers from 6-8pm. Special prices include $6 Stolis and $4 Domestic Beer until 9pm! Never a cover, always a party. Relax on our nice new couches (no, you don’t have to buy a bottle to do so) and dance if you feel like jamming. Locals and business professionals as well as tourists are welcome.

Parking is available at 2100 Collins Ave just east of the Bass Art Museum and is only $2 for Miami Beach residents.

*Deco Fridays*
Shelborne Hotel
1801 Collins Ave.

The lounge is straight back and to the left of the main lobby and the club is in the back of the hotel on the left

{Flyer by James Echols}

This Sunday Tea Dance at Groove Jet 4/19/09

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Michael Tronn & Edison Farrow Present Sobe Pop-Up Tea
A One Time Event! At The New Indoor & Outdoor Club
Groove Jet
Popping-Up This Sunday
April 19th, 2009
5pm – Midnight
Starring Kitty Meow, The Pennyback Boyz & Michael Stanley
Music By Dj Shannon & Dj Power
Door By Alan T.
No Cover! Cheap Drinks! Hot Guys! Great Music!
Groove Jet 323 23rd Street
Between Collins & Washington Aves.

MDPL invites you to the opening reception for From Miami With Love 4/17/09

ART DECO GALLERY
Friday 17 April 7:00 pm

OPENING RECEPTION FOR FROM MIAMI WITH LOVE
Some of the earliest pioneers in the rediscovery and renovation of Miami Beach’s Art Deco buildings in the 1980s and 90s were gay artists and designers. Having found inexpensive work and living spaces, they were inspired by the dazzling tropical light and growing diversity of South Beach to create art expressing homoerotic themes.
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The exhibition From Miami With Love includes works by some of these local artists, as well as from gay artists worldwide. The exhibit has been organized by the Cultural Center of Spain (CCE), as a part of a traveling contemporary art show entitled Historias de Amor (Love Stories), a selection of more than 50 pieces from Colección Visible, a Spanish foundation that has been working for years in creating a gay-oriented art collection. The foundation’s objective is to create a gay art museum in Spain where works by the most relevant 20th Century artists could be presented, and to highlight the role of homosexuals in contemporary art.

In addition to the exhibit, CCE and Hardcore will offer several parallel activities to the 2009 Miami Beach Gay Pride, including the special preview of the Spanish musical “Tómbola” by Marisol, at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, a Spanish gay film series, and a roundtable for gay activists and experts in contemporary art on the importance of art in the fight for homosexual rights to be held in the Bass Museum.

The exhibit will be open weekdays from 10 am to 5 pm until the end of April. Free admission.

Location: Art Deco Education Center at Historic City Hall, 1130 Washington Av, Miami Beach
Information: 305-672-2014 or www.miamibeachgaypride.com

The Clevelander Hotel South Beach Miami Grand Re Opening UPDATED 4/30-5/3/09

WHAT: The iconic Clevelander Hotel South Beach invites all of Miami to celebrate the rebirth of a South Beach tradition on Ocean Drive during its Grand Re Opening Weekend from Friday, May 1 – Sunday, May 3 packed with live performances and non-stop entertainment.

WHO: Friday – Sunday events open to the public. Join the party with top names such as DJ Jazzy Jeff, djMIA, DJ Irie, Sky Nellor, DJ Z-Trip, Star Eyes, Jungle Brothers and Inner Circle.

UPDATE: Thursday: The Clevelander opens to the public at 9:00 PM on Thursday, April 30th,  for Gym Class Heroes + The Academy Is… Performing Live on the Pool + Patio Deck. DJ KISS is also open to the public in 1020 Music Boxx starting at 12:00 AM.

WHEN: Friday, May 1st DJ Jazzy Jeff Performs on Pool + Patio Deck: 8:00 PM
djMIA Performs in 1020 Music Boxx: 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 2nd DJ Irie + Sky Nellor Perform on Pool + Patio Deck: 2:00 PM
DJ Z-Trip + Star Eyes Perform on Pool + Patio Deck: 8:00 PM
Jungle Brothers Perform in 1020 Music Boxx: 10:00 PM
Sunday, May 3rd Inner Circle Perform on Pool + Patio Deck: 2:00 PM

WHERE: The Clevelander Hotel South Beach
1020 Ocean Drive Miami, FL
www.clevelander.com
reservations@clevelander.com

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ABOUT THE CLEVELANDER HOTEL: Located at 1020 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach’s historic Art Deco district, The Clevelander Hotel has been a South Beach landmark and a hot spot for locals, pro athletes, models and Hollywood glitterati for over 70 years. Originally constructed in 1938 as a 71-room hotel, The Clevelander Hotel has maintained its reputation as the central point of South Beach since its opening. A world-famous destination for Miami Beach visitors looking for a tropical experience with a guaranteed unforgettable, nonstop party, The Clevelander Hotel recently unveiled a multi-million renovation to revamp its rooms and renowned amenity spaces.

The Clevelander is bringing the adult playground experience back to the beach. A 70-year tradition of fun is now enhanced more than ever thanks to a complete renovation of its boutique hotel featuring 60 cozy rooms and ROCKSTAR Suites, the ground floor poolside bars and revamped Clevelander Café, the Game On Sports Bar, and the new additions including the C-Level Rooftop Terrace and SPF4 Sun Deck, and the property’s first indoor nightlife venue – 1020 Music Boxx.

Owner: Jonathan Neeley, BIG Destinations/BRIO Investment Group
Creative Concept/Interior Design: STA Architectural Group, Miami FL
General Contractor: Eric Stackman, Project Superintendant Representing Shakman Hospitality
Owner’s Representative: Donald Kipnis, Development Service Solutions
General Manager: Mike Palma

Rates:
· Classic Room – Starting at $179
· Pool View Room – Starting at $229
· Backstage Room – Starting at $248
· Ocean View Room – Starting at $289
· ROCKSTAR Suite – Starting at $399

Dining & Entertainment: Guests can join the non-stop party at The Clevelander’s infamous Ground Floor Pool + Patio Deck, which includes three full-service bars, a live performance stage, pool and the revamped Clevelander Café – which features poolside and sidewalk dining options (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and serves a classic American menu designed by renowned chef Robbin Haas.

A sports fanatic’s heaven featuring every sport under the sun, Game On Sports Bar is conveniently located on the ground floor of the new South Tower, boasting a wide view of the Pool + Patio Deck’s constant action. Guests can catch all of the up-to-the-minute games on nine 50” and 42” high-definition flat screen plasma TVs.

The Clevelander’s first indoor nightlife venue, 1020 Music Boxx, combines high energy with a friendly and intimate vibe. With a dance floor overlooking Ocean Drive and the Clevelander pool, the venue features a state-of-the-art tri-amplified sound system, eco-friendly customized LED lighting system and a 100-square-foot ROCKSTAR DJ Booth along with a full-service bar.

For hotel guests and private events only, the SPF4 Sun Deck – an elevated extension of the Pool + Patio Deck – allows guests to bring partying to a higher level; it’s located on the top floor of the new South Tower. The space offers a private bar, sofas and chairs, café menu service and complimentary umbrellas to block the sun’s glare.

The chic C-Level Rooftop Terrace – located on the very top of the historic North Tower – features breath-taking, panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and South Beach. Offering a private getaway for hotel guests and private events only, this chic retreat is enhanced with canopy covered beds, sun chaises, couches, private food and beverage service and a waterfall with step-in showers.

www.clevelander.com

THE CLEVELANDER HOTEL SOUTH BEACH RE OPENS
BRINGING THE ULTIMATE PARTY BACK TO THE CENTER OF SOUTH BEACH
New Features Include ROCKSTAR Suites, Rooftop Decks/Terraces,
Full Sports Bar, Indoor Nightlife Venue and Cuisine by Renowned Chef Robbin Haas

Fresh from a multi-million dollar renovation, The Clevelander – one of South Beach’s most iconic hotels – is once again bringing the party back to the beach. A one-stop destination experience with a 70-year-old tradition of fun is now made better than ever thanks to The Clevelander’s revamped rooms, nine full service bars, a new accommodations tower and augmented entertainment venues, perfect for revelers old and new.

Starting with the Rum Runner cocktail guests receive while checking in, The Clevelander stays true to its festive roots while offering upgraded, plush accommodations and amenities for every type of visitor. The enhanced Clevelander will feature diverse dining and entertainment options, as well as the brand new South Tower, which will include an additional six rooms and five ROCKSTAR Suites, designed to give guests the ultimate South Beach experience.

“The Clevelander is a state of mind – an ageless experience for those looking for a fun and a welcoming stay in South Beach,” says Jonathan Neeley, owner of The Clevelander and president of BIG Destinations/Brio Investment Group. “Thanks to the newly-upgraded guest accommodations, there are now even more opportunities to create those unforgettable ‘every-cation’ memories that will have The Clevelander fans both old and new coming back over and over again.”

The Clevelander now offers five different hot spots with diverse ambiances offering distinctive cocktails and food. The new spaces include the 1020 Music Boxx, the Game On Sports Bar and the outdoor retreats the SPF4 Sun Deck and the C-Level Rooftop Terrace as well as the newly renovated, infamous ground floor Pool + Patio Deck equipped with three full-service bars and the outdoor Clevelander Café with sidewalk and poolside dining.

Guests can join the non-stop party any time of the day on The Clevelander’s notable ground floor Pool + Patio Deck, featuring three full-service bars including the historic Yogurt Bar, Main Bar and Bush Bar. The revamped Clevelander Café, featuring a classic American menu by renowned chef Robbin Haas, offers poolside and sidewalk dining amid a casual atmosphere perfect for socializing with friends. The menu will feature American classics including fresh, handmade brick oven pizzas, tuna or beef sliders and mouthwatering shrimp tacos. The cocktail list, created by 20-year Clevelander veteran Mick Burke, will boast classic and unique concoctions such as “Mickey’s Rum Runner,” “South Beach Lemonade,” “Miami Vice” and the notorious “120-Ouncer.” New technology including retractable-cover canopies as well as refrigerated condiment trays and high-tech ice machines, to ensure any party goes on regardless of the day or weather.

The Clevelander’s Game On Sports Bar will be the sports fanatic’s ultimate destination. Featuring every sport under the sun, Game On is conveniently located on the ground floor of the new South Tower with a wide view of the Pool + Patio Deck’s constant action. Guests can catch all up-to-the-minute games on nine 50” and 42” high-definition flat screen plasma TVs.

Mixing high energy with an intimate setting, 1020 Music Boxx will be a showcase for the top local and world-renowned DJs. The venue features a state-of-the-art tri-amplified sound system, eco-friendly customized LED lighting system and a 100 square-foot ROCKSTAR DJ Booth along with a full-service bar area and round ottomans in the boldest colors for seating, showcasing a high-energy vibe on an intimate level.

Guests can continue the party from a higher level on The Clevelander’s SPF4 Sun Deck, located on the top floor of the new South Tower. Accessed only by hotel guests, the SPF4 Sun Deck – an elevated extension of the Pool + Patio Deck – boasts great views of the ocean and the Miami Beach skyline. Offering its own food and drink service, couches and oversized umbrellas for shade, the SPF4 Sun Deck is the perfect space for people-watching with a cocktail.

The chic C-Level Rooftop Terrace – located on the very top of the historic North Tower – features a breath-taking panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean and all of South Beach with a more private, exclusive ambiance to whisk guests away from the party downstairs. The relaxing oasis offers full food and beverage service, canopy covered beds, sun chaises and couches to soak up the Miami sun, and oversized umbrellas and palm trees for shade. The C-Level Rooftop also boasts a waterfall with step-in showers and wave bench for cooling down on a hot day.

Guest Amenities + Accommodations
Guest Rooms – Offering a plush refuge from the infamous party scene, all guest rooms feature 300-thread count Egyptian Cotton bedding, black-out curtains and noise-reducing wall systems, as well as complimentary Wi Fi service, in-room and late-night dining service, high-definition flat screen plasma TVs and glass-enclosed rainhead showers. The rooms also feature deep-blue abstract designs and artwork of underwater scenes, as well as full views of the ocean and/or the surrounding South Beach area.

Additional hotel amenities and 24-hour Guest Services include valet service, same-day laundry and dry-cleaning service, on-site gift shop, meeting facilities and exclusive access to the SPF4 Sun Deck and C-Level Rooftop Terrace.

In total, The Clevelander features 55 rooms categorized by Ocean Front, Pool View, Backstage and Classic rooms, 12 of which can be interconnected to form two-three bedroom suites. Streamline Art Deco design is incorporated throughout the hotel with terrazzo floors and fluted columns as well as the modern curvilinear pool.

ROCKSTAR Suites – With an unforgettable view and unparalleled access to The Clevelander’s entertainment, The Clevelander’s ROCKSTAR Suites are designed to impress every type of traveler with a variety of tastes. The Suites feature king beds, living room area with additional flat screen plasma TV, ocean-front and pool views and direct elevator/stair access to the 1020 Music Boxx, SPF4 Sun Deck and Game On Sports Bar.

As a complimentary service, guests can embrace a true ROCKSTAR lifestyle with services such as a personal “ROCKSTAR Host,” a personal concierge with the best connections in Miami as well as a ROCKSTAR rider, which gives guests the chance to indulge in some of their guilty pleasures. Guests of the ROCKSTAR Suites are granted advanced reservations of canopy-covered beds, couches on the C-Level Rooftop Terrace and table service at the 1020 Music Boxx.

Meetings and Special Events – The Clevelander will offer a wide variety of event and meeting spaces for all occasions with exclusive catering options provided by Robbin Haas. Venue options include The Clevelander’s Pool + Patio Deck, C-Level Rooftop Terrace and 1020 Music Boxx for large events, SPF4 Sun Deck and the Game On Sports Bar for intimate gatherings and The Boardroom for professional meetings. Including nine full-service bars with a variety of liquor and cocktail options, various group beverage packages and bottle service options as well as customizable event packages with sound, lighting and video systems, various floor plan and stage options, The Clevelander will fulfill every entertainment need.

About BIG Destinations – BIG Destinations, owner of both The Clevelander Hotel and Essex House Hotel in Miami Beach, FL, is a private investment management company specializing in real estate and various equity markets. Led by Chief Executive Officer, President and COO Jonathan Neely, BRIO’s investment properties include many hospitality market destinations.

About Chef Robbin Haas – Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Chef Robbin Haas of The Clevelander Café at The Clevelander South Beach is recognized for his creative use of Southern ingredients and local fare, making him a well-known trendsetter on Miami’s notorious fine dining scene for decades. Known for his most recent venture, Chispa in Coral Gables, Haas has been involved with dining venues such as the Four Seasons Ocean Grand, the Colony Bistro in Miami Beach, China Grill Café Red Square and his own restaurant, Baleen in the Grove Isle Club and Resort in Coconut Grove. The revamped Clevelander Café, featuring a classic American menu by Haas, offers poolside and sidewalk dining amid a casual atmosphere

Sundance Presents Laidback Luke at SET 4/19/09

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This Sunday night, Miami’s hottest and most exclusive nightclub, SET, welcomes everyone to come out for their infamous and legendary Sunday night party, Sundance. This week is extremely special because they’re bringing in world renown DJ/Producer Laidback Luke to serve up some of the best electronic dance music around. Laidback Luke never fails to please the crowd, and this Sunday won’t be any different.