Category: Miami Beach

Superbowl Watching party at Fontainebleau 2/1/09

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Your team’s playbook is complex enough, so let us simplify your game plan: head to the Fontainebleau. Ramp up your HD experience with the big screen at LIV and a $25 buffet with beer specials. Or, simmer at a poolside cabana while rooting for the Cardinals with nacho platters and Coronas. Both strategies are tempting… it’s your gameday decision.

Fontainebleau, 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, (305) 538-2000, fontainebleau.com

Special Guests Dave Seaman at Shine and Diaga in the Lounge 1/30/09

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Please join me this Friday for a marathon night of music, mingling and dancing. This week the party starts at Deco Fridays with local favorite DIAGA and migrates into Shine around 11pm for world renowned DJ Dave Seaman.

Deco Fridays is held in the Lounge in the Shelborne Hotel from 6pm-11pm with drink specials all night and free light appetizers from 6-8pm. Special prices include $6 Stolis and $4 Domestic Beer! This Friday we welcome special guest DJ DIAGA. Never a cover, nice brand new couches to relax on (no, you don’t have to buy a bottle to do so), room to dance if you feel like jamming, clean bathrooms and a chill vibe. Locals and business professionals as well as tourists are welcome. Flyer attached.

ANY person who joins me for Deco Fridays in the lounge can come into Shine free on my list to hear legendary DJ Dave Seaman! Shine will be open from 11pm – 5am

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

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*Deco Fridays*
*Shine Nightclub*
Shelborne Hotel Lounge
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.*

Dave Seaman and Dennis Ferrer come to SHINE @ The Shelborne Friday Jan 30, 2009.
Dave who has a residency at Shine returns with some new singles and with a his Gobbledygook part 3 & 4 that can be heard on his myspace.com site. Playing with Nick Warren at WMC09 in March, Dave explains “A new Dave Seaman single is finished and ready to roll. It’s a double header with the lead track being ‘Attack Of The Abalones’ and the other entitled ‘Wrong Side Business’ and I’ll be road testing them over the coming weeks so keep your ears peeled. Also, I’m pleased to announce that I’m planning to release two mix CDs this year with the first being the second installment of This Is Audio Therapy and the other being another collaboration with my long time friends and colleagues at Renaissance”

This double bill, has New Jersey master, Dennis Ferrer, who is known for his mixes of Dido which you can enjoy on his myspace site, but his “Soul Tech” sound precedes him. If you haven’t experienced him in the past do not miss this party…. Defected “in the house” album in 07 and continuous touring, brings the NJ boy back to Miami and Shine. His forward thinking approach to production, and melting of sounds from the past and present, makes this a perfect and Special team for the night. Both Dave and Dennis are Strong in their fields, and if your sick of the same thing all night long you wont find this here. This mixed bag of Music is not to be missed by locals and tourists alike, all bets are off this is sure to be a fun night. Drink Specials, and new floors, leather walls, tweaked sound by Steve Dash, Shine is ready to rock the beach with a series of special events for 2009.

http://www.djdaveseaman.com
http://www.myspace.com/daveseaman
http://www.myspace.com/dennisferrer
http://www.shinesouthbeach.com
http://www.myspace.com/shinemiami
http://www.shelborne.com

Dream Nightclub Presents House From Ibiza with Sebastien B. Benett 1/30/09

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This Friday night, Dream Nightclub welcomes all to come and join them as they present ‘House from Ibiza,’ with special DJ/Producer and Remixer guest Sebastien B. Benett to provide all the sound, with an opening set by Hugo M. (France) and DJ Ice Cold spinning open format in The Candle Room. The first 50 guests that purchace presale tickets will receive a free t-shirt.

Tickets

Thursday’s at Mokai Proven Miami’s Sexiest Thursday Night Party with Louis Dee 1/29/09

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We Invite To Experience
“Miami’s Sexiest Thursday Night Party”
“Front Page”
This Thursday, January 29th
At MOKAI

Ear Candy Provided By:
LOUIS DEE

Just Say “VICTOR RAMOS” At The Door For
COMPLIMENTRY ADMISSION Until 1am
&
THIS THURSDAY, LADIES IN FREE ALL NIGHT !!!
VIP Tables Are Limited!!!

For More Information Or VIP Reservations Contact
VICTOR RAMOS
321.695.1824
VictorRamosInc@Gmail.Com

MOKAI ~ 235 23rd St. ~ Miami Beach, FL ~ 33139

Mansion Presents Sydney Blu 1/31/09

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Mansion Presents Sydney Blu

Ask for Marie aka Blackiechan of Antidote Productions, with our Door Staff. Your guests will receive COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION before 12:30AM

For more information on table reservations, guest lists, upcoming events, artist bookings and/or employment opportunities. Please contact: 954-708-9001 antidoteproductions@gmail.com
http://www.myspace.com/blackiechan76
http://www.sydneyblu.com/
http://www.myspace.com/djsydneyblu

http://www.mansionmiami.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mansionnightclub

Albita live in concert at North Beach Band Shell 2/6/09

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Albita – live in concert!

Friday, February 6, 2009 8:00pm
North Beach Bandshell
7275 Collins Avenue

Known as the Cuban diva, Albita ignites audiences with her Cuban renditions of dance and soul! The ten time Grammy Award nominee and two time Grammy Award winner kicks off the 2nd Annual Global Cuba Fest with a smokin’ dance party under the stars!

General Admission: $20.00
VIP Tickets (Includes pre-show cocktail party): $60.00*

Click here to listen!
Click here to watch a clip!

Come to the concert- join us for the after party!

Join us at the Catalina Hotel’s Kung Fu Kitchen & Sushi Lounge for the Official Global Cuba Fest After Party!

Global Cuba Fest After Party
Catalina Hotel
Kung Fu Kitchen & Sushi Lounge
1720 Collins Avenue
Free admission with GCF tickets!

www.miamilightproject.com

The Rub DJ Eleven & DJ Ayres in Miami at Black Sheep Bar 1/31/09

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THE RUB in MIAMI
Special DJ set by Brooklyn’s best Hip-Hop/Electro-Dance team
THE RUB
(DJ Eleven & DJ Ayres)

Saturday, January 31st
BLACKSHEEP BAR – 721 N Lincoln Lane, Miami Beach, 33139 (map)

21+ // Doors open at 9 PM // Early arrival suggested
RSVP (Required for complimentary admissions) at-
www.publicwizardinc.com/rsvp

Plus special sets by
Witnes
Ash Rock

With residents
Salami Fingaz
Sharpsound
and more!

Hosted by: Javier O. and Linda A. (of The Cootchie Cutters)
And on the mic: Parable MC

And visual art exhibition plus giveaways!

Israel Plus: An Evening of Education and Networking at Aero Bar 1/27/09

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Israel Plus: An Evening of Education and Networking
Tuesday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m.

The Network and the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation are hosting an event for networking and learning about Israel. Topics for the evening include: Israel + the Environment, Israel + Tourism, Israel + Economic Affairs and Israel + Politics. The event is chaired by Sara Liss and Jacob Serure and includes a complimentary drink and light dinner. Couvert is $15 in advance and $18 at the door. Register online or by phone.

Aero Bar
247 23rd Street, Miami Beach
786-866-8446 (Shayna Goldberg)

Juan-Carlos Formell at Colony Theater Johnny’s Dream Club 2/14/09

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The Rhythm Foundation presents
Juan-Carlos Formell and Johnny’s Dream Club in concert
Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14th, 8 pm
Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
Tickets are on sale now $30, through Ticketmaster outlets, or the Colony Theater box office, or call (305) 672-5202. Purchase tickets online now!
Info: www.rhythmfoundation.com

The NYC-based Cuban guitarist and composer will release a new masterpiece of musical magical realism, Johnny’s Dream Club. Named for a legendary Havana jazz cabaret of the 1950s, home of the filin movement, it represents a place outside of time — the vortex of the tumultuous force field between New Orleans and Havana, where the parallel lines of Cuban music and American jazz converge.

Listen online to a track from the new CD, Johnny’s Dream Club

Sundance Classics: a Celebration of Dancefloor Bombs from the last Decade this Sunday 1/25/09

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Celebrating a decade of dance floor bombs and Sundance classics, tastefully served by Ultra Records label bossman, David Waxman (NYC) and Sundance resident, Stephan Luke. As I skim thru Sundance classics from our first year @ Amika in 2004, the hair on my arms come alive. A chill runs down my spine & develops into a twitch of my right leg. There’s a shake to my hip & big smile on my face! This must be nostalgia… relive the last 4 years of Sundance. Celebrate a decade of classics!

Call us at 305.322.0583 for Vip Table Reservations, RSVP info… Get your Tickets here.
Music 4 your iPod: a Sundance classic from 2004 @ Amika (mixed by Stephan Luke and Cue)
Join Our Sundance Facebook Group

Set: 320 Lincoln Rd. Miami Beach, Fl. 33139

Fontainebleau Authors Series Book Signings 1/27-29/09

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Fontainebleau Authors Series Book Signings

Tuesday January 27 7:00pm – 9:00pm Laurence Leamer – Madness Under The Royal Palms
Thursday January 29 5:30pm – 7:30pm Steven Gaines – Fools Paradise
Saturday January 31 3:30pm – 5:30pm George Hamilton – Don’t Mind If I Do
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www.wantickets.com/fontainebleau
1 866 926 8499
Come early and explore the new landscape. Fontainebleau Miami Beach offers 11 fine dining and casual restaurants and lounges, a 40,000 square-foot spa and great shopping! Ticket includes 20% o at select restaurants and shops. Parking ticket validated for reduced rate.

Fontainebleau Miami Beach Kids Club Author Series Pirates & Princesses Storytelling Event 1/31/09

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FB AUTHOR SERIES PIRATES & PRINCESSES STORYTELLING EVENT
SOAR. CREATE. ENGAGE
Character show and book reading by Miss Nava & Co. featuring story telling of pirates and princesses.

$45.00 per child inclusive of entry to the story telling, custom cupcake by SOLO, juice and choice of pirate or princess book. Titles include Pirates Ho!; How I Became A Pirate; Pirates Don’t Change Diapers; Princess And The Pea; Princess Primer; or Angelina And The Princess.

FONTAINEBLEAU MIAMI BEACH
FB KIDS CLUB
TO ORDER AND RESERVE: www.wantickets.com/fontainebleau
1 866 926 8499

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Come early and explore the new landscape. Fontainebleau Miami Beach oers 11 fine dining and casual restaurants and lounges, a 40,000 square-foot spa and great shopping! Ticket includes 20% off at select restaurants and shops. Parking ticket validated for reduced rate.

Sundance presents David Waxman Classics Night at Set 1/25/09

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Sundance presents David Waxman Classics Night
Learn More
> Get Tickets
New York-born DJ/remixer David Waxman made his professional debut in 1992 at Roxy. Two years later, the progressive house pioneer became one of the most requested DJs in the Miami Beach area. Around the same time, he achieved the weekend residence at one of the most prestigious nightclubs in South Florida. Sundance now invites him to another prestigious nightclub, SET for a special “Classics” night by the legendary DJ along side resident Stephan Luke.

Addicted To Fashion at Dolce South Beach 1/24/09

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ADDICTED TO FASHION!
DOLCE South Beach will be hosting Mode Lifestyle Magazine’s model competition and fashion show Saturday, January 24th! Ladies, If you think you have what it takes, you could be apart of the show! Open casting at the door before 11 for a chance to be involved for the following weekend! Enjoy OPEN BAR 11-midnight! Guest list ends at 12:30, there’s nothing fashionable about being late!
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For V.I.P. table reservations please call (305)672-2001 or Text (786)493-3562 or see Michelle at the door.

http://www.dolcesouthbeach.com/
www.myspace.com/dolcesouthbeach/
Dolce, 15th Street Ocean Dr., Miami Beach, FL

Deco Fridays Happy Hour at the Lounge in the Shelborne Hotel 1/23/09

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{Recommended by Soul Of Miami}

Please join me this and every Friday for Deco Fridays, the new hip soiree happening at the at the Lounge in the Shelborne Hotel. We’ll be there from 6pm-2am with drink specials all night and free light appetizers from 6-7pm.

Special prices include $6 Stolis and $4 Domestic Beer!

This Friday we welcome special guest DJs Satan and Stephney for Club Hell Sessions – a musical journey that you don’t want to miss. Never a cover, nice brand new couches to relax on (no, you don’t have to buy a bottle to do so), room to dance if you feel like jamming, clean bathrooms and a chill vibe. Locals and business professionals as well as tourists are welcome.

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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 Lounge
1801 Collins Ave.

*The lounge is straight back and on the left of the main lobby corridor.

FLEX – free live concert celebrating his latest album Dolce Miami 1/28/09

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Wednesday January 28th
Billboard Latino & Televisa EMI Music
Invite you to the CD release party and LIVE CONCERT of Latin Grammy Winner FLEX

Complimentary admission if you RSVP to
RSVP@TheDreamTeamAgency.com

Doors open at 11pm

DOLCE- South Beach
15th Street & Ocean Drive
For Table Reservations: VIP@Dolcesouthbeach.com or call 305 672- 2221

www.dolcesouthbeach.com

Dave Seaman & Dennis Ferrer at Shine 1/30/09

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BLISS and SHINE present
Dave Seaman & Dennis Ferrer
Friday January 30, 2009
WMC 09 warm up
Shelborne Beach Resort 1801 Collins Ave
Florida Id free before midnight
advance tickets; wantickets.com/shine
tables & Bottle service shine@shelborne.com
shinesouthbeach.com myspace.com/shinemiami
myspace.com/daveseaman myspace.com/dennisferrer
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sign up at www.shinesouthbeach.com and new names will be eligible to win one pair of tickets to a night party for WMC. Winner will be decided March 15th.

De La Soul and Brendan O’Hara at Florida Room 1/23/09

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Also at the Florida Room…
THIS FRIDAY WE’RE OPENING FOR DE LA SOUL!
a pretty exciting event celebrating the one year anniversary of our home base, The Florida Room at the Delano…event produced and promoted by Giant Step…it’s an honor!

http://www.bigbouncemusic.com
or
http://www.brendanohara.org

The Florida Room –
http://www.delano-hotel.com/delano_hotel_florida_room.asp
Entrance on 17th st East of Collins Ave at the Delano Hotel
Miami Beach, FL 33139
USA
Price: rsvp please list will be tight!

Giant Step invites you to Celebrate The Florida Room’s One Year Anniversary with pioneer hip-hop crew De La Soul and of course, The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce- Brendan O’Hara and Komakozie at Florida Room 1/20/09

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{Soul Of Miami highly recommends Brendan O’Hara and The Big Bounce}

We’re continuing The Florida Room every Tuesday and it’s officially out of control….by 11pm the room is packed, we’re hosting the evening for celebs and co-eds, and every one in between, so come be a part of the scene….
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
The Florida Room –
http://www.delano-hotel.com/delano_hotel_florida_room.asp
Sex, Drugs, Barack & Roll! – 10pm
Entrance on 17th St East of Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
USA
Price: rsvp

Come Celebrate a new era in politics! In an old era setting!

http://www.bigbouncemusic.com
or
http://www.brendanohara.org

Red, White & Bleau Bar Inaugural Bash at Fontainebleu 1/20/09

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Join us for a RED, WHITE and BLEAU cocktail hour at the only resort in South Florida where President Elect Barack Obama stayed – Fontainebleau Miami Beach!

How is this for a STIMULUS package? Cocktails are 2 for 1 from 6 PM to 8 PM and valet parking $5 with validation.

Hosted by HOPE of Hope International and CHRISTIANA of Maxims Events. Live musical performance by SARA PACKIAM singing her original Obama inauguration song along with special guest, Bob Seger Silver Bullet Saxman, ALTO REED.

Continuous playback of the day’s inaugural festivities in Washington D.C. of the ceremony & concerts plus live broadcasting of the ABC coverage of the Presidential Inaugural Ball.

Tuesday, January 20
6 PM to 10 PM

Fontainebleau Miami Beach
4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
305-538-2000

Miami Beach Festival of the Arts 2/7-8/09

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The 35th Annual Coldwell Banker Miami Beach Festival of the Arts is February 7 and 8, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (both Saturday and Sunday) and will once again be located on the magnificent Ocean Terrace (east of Collins Ave between 73 and 75 streets). This signature community event showcases the juried artwork of over 150 unique artists from across the nation, exhibiting paintings, sculpture, glass, ceramics, jewelry, and photography.
The Miami Beach Festival of the Arts will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2009. The Festival has evolved from a local street show to one of the most prestigious cultural art festivals on the East Coast. First established in 1974, Miami Beach’s oldest art festival is as fresh and laid back as North Beach, the eclectic neighborhood where it takes place.
This nationally recognized event brings over 50,000 visitors, both young and old, to North Beach’s picturesque seaside promenade to browse amongst the fine art on exhibit while enjoying an array of performing arts and epicurean offerings.
The Miami Beach Festival of the Arts is produced by the City of Miami Beach Office of Tourism and Cultural Development in conjunction with the Miami Beach Fine Arts Board.
Sat & Sun, February 7 & 8, 2009
Ocean Terrace (east of Collins Ave between 73 and 75 streets)
Website
305.673.7577
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Say goodbye to “W” At the official FLORIDA Premiere screening of Crawford 1/19/09

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19 MON 8:30pm:
Say goodbye to “W” At the official FLORIDA Premiere screening of Crawford
A new documentary being screened in every state of the union. “Small Town Values” big time politics’ winning slogan. But does the political machine, so desirous of this wholesome image, actually value the small town itself?

In 1999, then Governor George W. Bush bought a ranch in the one-stoplight town of Crawford, Texas, calling it “home” just in time to set his sights on the White House. Having invented Bush’s “folksy image,” the campaign’s victory thrusts Crawford onto the world stage and an insular community of barely 700 explodes overnight. While the high school band plays the inauguration and the Baptist pastor declares a miracle, Crawfordites sell souvenirs hand over fist, finding themselves nearly trampled under the heels of the international press corps, patriotic tourists and boomtown opportunists. Then, four and a half years into Bush’s tenure, Cindy Sheehan and her peace movement arrive at the doorstep of the “Western White House.” Crawford takes center stage. Left to deal with the aftermath, the real people of Crawford are changed forever. Now comes CRAWFORD, an often funny, deeply human story told by unforgettable characters. As witness to one man’s (and his spin doctor’s) decision to intertwine his life with the real small town America, the film ultimately becomes a microcosm of a nation in flux — a unique and poignant reflection on the Bush era.
MBC Members FREE (otherwise, $5 for this special screening).
Your ticket is also a chance to win a set of “W” shot glasses, to toast his return to his now very different “home town”!
Buy tickets HERE

Berlin Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Lost Embrace (El Abrazo partido) 1/17/09

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17 SAT 8:30pm:
Berlin Film Festival Grand Jury Prize!
Lost Embrace (El Abrazo partido)
(Daniel Burman/Argentina/2004)
With Daniel Hendler, Adriana Aizemberg and Sergio Boris

Ariel and his mother run a lingerie shop located in downtown Buenos Aires. It’s a comfortable, cloistered world, but many young people there still search for their immigrant roots. Ariel, however, wants more than that; he yearns to understand why his father left the family shortly after his birth to fight a war in Israel and why he never returned. In Spanish with English subtitles.
WINNER: Berlin Int. Film Festival Grand Jury Prix and Best Actor
Bangkok World Film Festival Best Film
Mara del Plata Film Festival Best Film
“CAPTIVATING! A slice of life comedy.”-Entertainment Weekly
“A FILM OF UNEXPECTED, ALMOST INDESCRIBABLE OFF-
CENTER CHARM that deepens as it goes on.” –Kenneth Turin Los Angeles Times
After the film (included in your ticket price):
ARGENTINE WINE TASTING at Cavas Wine Tasting Room!
For tickets click HERE

The Circus Erotica at Mansion tonight 1/17/09

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You are cordially invited to
CIRCUS EROTICA at Mansion
Saturday January 17th 2009
Presented by:
ONS Media Group
Half Price Bottles available tonight with advance RSVP only.
Call or text 305.788.3673 or email sean@onsevents.com for more info.
visit www.ONSevents.com to be placed
on the Guestlist or to reserve a VIP table.

The South Beach haven for true House Music, featuring special guest DJs of International fame and more. This week is the launch of a new monthly event called Circus Erotica… featuring ecclectic circus acts along with our resident DJ Chicco Secci.

Beauty And The Beats Karaoke at the Shore Club’s Red Room 1/18/09

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Sunday’s Beauty And The Beats at the Shore Club’s Red Room is the newest style industry event. Throw back a few drinks and warm up those karaoke pipes—or just stick to the former. Enjoy sushi compliments of “Sushi-Me!” from Akashi South Beach beginning at 10 p.m.

Red Room at the Shore Club, 1901 Collins Avenue (at 19th Street), Miami Beach, (305) 673-3873, shoreclub.com

Inauguration Tuesday HOPEtinis @ Hotel Victor 1/20/09

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Complimentary HOPEtinis!
9pm to 10pm!

Tuesday, January 20th
Inauguration Day!

Help welcome President Obama at Martini Tuesdays
This weekly cocktail party meets at a different venue every Tuesday starting at 9pm. Seven years strong, Martini Tuesdays is a night where gay Miami professionals meet South Beach hipsters. There is never a cover charge.

This Week’s Location:
Hotel Victor
1144 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
305.428.1234
www.hotelvictorsouthbeach.com

Complimentary HOPEtinis!
9pm to 10pm!

Martini of the Week:
HOPEtini $8
(plus tax and tip = $10)
Made with Orzel Vodka, Passion Liquor, a splash of Pineapple topped Grenadine.

Inauguration Station at SushiSamba 1/20/09

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Inauguration Station at SushiSamba
The Brazilian-Japanese fusion spot gets all patriotic in honor of Obama’s swearing-in, with a live broadcast and themed cocktails like the $11 Red (raspberries, rum, white tea). Show up as Uncle Sam and you may walk away with the cosplay cash prize. Or a person who’s into Uncle Sams.

Come welcome President Barack Obama with a little dress up Cosplay!
No cost, 7pm, Jan 20, SushiSamba Dromo, 600 Lincoln Rd (between Pennsylvania and Euclid), 305-673-5337

De La Soul At The Florida Room In Miami 1/23/09

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{Soul of Miami highly recommends this event, but be aware that drink prices at the Florida Room are a little pricey.}

Giant Step‘s 1st Anniversary At The Florida Room With De La Soul And Brendan O’Hara & The Big Bounce
Friday, January 23 2009
The Florida Room at Delano, Miami Beach FL
Giant Step presents De La Soul for the 1st anniversary of its monthly series at the gorgeous Florida Room at DELANO.

De La Soul is the Grammy Award-winning hip hop group best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky, surreal lyrics and contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres. Members Kelvin Mercer (Posdnuos, Mercenary, Plug Wonder Why, Plug One), David Jude Jolicoeur (Trugoy the Dove, Dave, Plug Two) and Vincent Mason (P.A. Pasemaster Mase, Maseo, Plug Three).

With its playful wordplay, innovative sampling, and witty skits, the band’s debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, has been hailed as a hip-hop masterpiece. De La Soul has influenced numerous other hip hop artists such as Camp Lo, Black Eyed Peas and Digable Planets. They were also instrumental in the early stages of rapper/actor Mos Def’s career and are a core part of the Spitkicker collective.

Brendan O’Hara & The Big Bounce will support the night.

10 PM, 21+ W/ID
RSVP to thefloridaroom.rsvp@morganshotelgroup.com. RSVP limited to one person per email.
The Florida Room at Delano
http://www.delano-hotel.com
1685 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
ph 305 672 2000

CGM Launch Party at Louis 1/17/09

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CGM Launch Party at Louis
A room full of models and an open bar make you one very satisfied partygoer. That’s what you’ll enjoy at Caroline Gleason Management’s season launch party, when they unveil their latest crop of leggy, svelte talent.
411: No cost, open bar 10-11pm, Jan 17, Louis, 2325 Collins Ave (between 23rd and 24th), 305-531-4600, RSVP here INFO@CAROLINEGLEASON.COM

Ice Bar @ Hotel Victor 1/15/09

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this and EVERY Thursday- ICE BAR @ HOTEL VICTOR!

www.FandBexpert.com

Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 7:00pm-2:00am
Hotel Victor 1144 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Fl 33139
Chill with us every Thursday evening and sip your favorite drinks served up ice cold on our new ice bar. Ear candy provided by resident DJ Kristian Caro.

Heat provided by an assortment of sultry, sexy, and scantily clad partygoers.

Victor Ramos’s Birthday Bash ~ This Thursday @ Mokai 1/15/09

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You Have Been Cordially
Invited To Attend The Birthday Celebration Of
VICTOR RAMOS
This Thursday, January 15th
At MOKAI

Ear Candy Provided By: LOUIS DEE
Just Say “HAPPY BIRTHDAY VICTOR” At The Door For
COMPLIMENTRY ADMISSION Until 1am
VIP Tables Are Extremely Limited!!!
For More Information Or VIP Reservations Contact
VICTOR RAMOS
321.695.1824
VictorRamosInc@Gmail.Com
MOKAI ~ 235 23rd St. ~ Miami Beach, FL ~ 33139

Tigertail presents blues master John Hammond 2/7/09

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John Hammond
This Gentleman Sings the Blues

DATE & TIME Saturday February 7, 2009 8:30 pm
One night only!
TICKETS
$35 General Admission
$50 VIP ticket, priority entrance and seating
Tigertail at 305 545 8546
LOCATION
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL
A Solo Evening with a Blues Great
John Hammond has been mining the vein of American Blues for most of his 40-year career. Hammond is an authentic voice, part of the great legacy of American musical invention. A Grammy Award winner and nominated for four others, his most recent CD, Push Comes to Shove, is a reinvention of himself. Hammond has played with musical greats and friends including Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Duane Allman, Michael Bloomfield, J.J. Cale, Tom Waits and The Band. Tonight he performs a solo acoustic set that ranges from raw and dirty to the emotionally powerful.

Go to Tigertail’s website to see a music video “Hammond’s smokey guitar and blistering harmonica are … lean and mean.” — Downbeat

For more on John Hammond, go to his website, www.johnhammond.com, and his MySpace page, www.myspace.com/johnhammondblues

Clube Do Choro de Miami 1/14/09

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CLUBE DO CHORO DE MIAMI
Euclid Oval on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach
January 14TH, 28TH and February 4TH
8:00PM – 10:00PM
FREE
Presented by American Airlines
Info: www.lincolnroadmiamibeach.org

In celebration of the new daily flights connecting Miami to Salvador, Recife and also Belo Horizonte, three major Brazilian cities, American Airlines is proud to present a free music celebration on Lincoln Road for all to enjoy. The public is invited to enter a raffle for a free trip to Brazil!

Winner of a Brazilian Press Award for Best Authentic Brazilian Instrumental Music Ensemble in the United States, Clube do Choro de Miami is comprised of Brazilian musicians living in South Florida: Danuzio Lima on flute, Ivo de Carvalho on 7-string guitar, Bill Duba on cavaquinho, Victor Souto on mandolin and Claudio Silva on pandeiro. Clube do Choro will present 3 free concerts at the Euclid Oval on Lincoln Road. Concerts will take place on Wednesday evenings January 14th, 28th and February 14th starting at 8:00PM.

In the maze of music in Miami, one type, said to be decades older than Jazz, is carving a niche among music lovers from all backgrounds. The name is Choro (pronounced ‘sho-row’),which literally means “I cry”, and one listen to this Brazilian import and you can see why it has been described as the perfect marriage of European and African music. Quite simply, Choro is to Bossa Nova what Ragtime is to Bebop. Before there was Samba and Bossa Nova the working class developed Choro, the first truly Brazilian form of music.

Choro was born in Rio de Janeiro the mid-nineteenth century and was first regarded as Brazil’s version of classical dance music like the waltz and the tango. Choro music really in took shape in the 1920’s when master flute improviser Pixinguinha, who’d go on to become one of the genre’s most prolific composers, incorporated Afro-Brazilian percussionists into his performances.

“Choro is perhaps best described as instrumental music drenched with African influences and important features in interpretation, improvisation and virtuosity,” says Danuzio Lima, cofounder of Clube do Choro de Miami.

“Between waves of other rhythms which appeared from time to time, especially from abroad, Choro has endured and has captivated the attention of younger generations in Brazil,” according to Lima. “People are enchanted by its beauty and excellence, and it’s just as easy to listen to as it is to dance to.”

Choro groups usually consist of acoustic instruments including, flute; madolin or clarinet (as soloists); seven-string guitar; six-string guitar; cavaco (four-strings); and percussion.

Clube do Choro de Miami is founded by musicians living in the Miami area. These musicians are just as dedicated to introducing the music form to new audiences as they are to keeping it alive for the many Brazilians who call Miami home.

“Our goal is really two-fold,” says Bill Duba, “we want to create ‘roda de choro’ where local musicians can get together to play choros on a regular basis and to offer lovers of this genre music a chance to reminisce about Brazil.”

Art & Wine @ ArtCenter This Friday 1/16/09

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Friday Evening Art History Talks
@ ArtCenter/South Florida
Join us after work this Friday from 6:30-7:30pm in the beautiful ArtCenter Gallery @ 800 Lincoln Road for a glass of wine and a short Art History talk on Art Nouveau

$10 for ArtCenter Members or College Students with IDs or $15 for non-members

Space is limited-To RSVP call 305.674.8278 ext 15
Wine provided by Eno’s Wine Shop

ArtCenter / South Florida
924 Lincoln Road, Suite 205
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Play: Free Beach Volleyball Classes 1/17/09

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Play: Free Beach Volleyball Classes
Saturdays, 10am to 11am, 8th St and Ocean Dr, on the beach; 305.673.1172

Equinox is offering free training exercises (short sprints, lunges, squats, plyometric jumps, tricep dips, ab crunches), plus instruction in vital beach v-ball skills like spiking, setting, and bicep huge-ification as passing chick watches you serve.

It’s OSCAR® Time! MBC’s annual fundraising event is Miami’s ONLY official Oscar® Party! 2/22/09

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It’s OSCAR® Time! MBC’s annual fundraising event is Miami’s ONLY official Oscar® Party!
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Become an MBC Member at www.MBCinema.com
(if you are not one already, or please renew your membership)
THEN…call (877) 762-3933 for tickets!
$200 or $225** Reserved Seating
(MBC members get $50 discount on either ticket type!)
one discounted ticket per member
Reserved Seating is SOLD OUT…unless you are a member
**Includes the official souvenir program, and two MBC movie tickets
We hope to see you there…
Thanks for supporting the Miami Beach Cinematheque!

K.I.D.S. Charity Fundraiser at the Standard Miami 1/23/09

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I hope to see you at the Standard on January 23rd for the K.I.D.S. Fundraising event. Kids In Distressed Situations (www.kidsdonations.com) is a nationally recognized charity that distributed more than $65 million in products to children worldwide last year alone. All funds raised for this event will be used to distribute goods to children right here in the South Florida community. Your support is needed now more than ever! This event has been produced with out a budget with all participates giving from their hearts and we are anticipating that the turnout will be quite fantastic, so please do not hesitate to RSVP. J

This is going to be an amazing event! The Fashion show will include beautiful designer swimsuits and vintage inspired clothing from local Miami boutiques and designers with Christina Christian performing live as the models walk. The setting is right on the bay with beautiful views of the city! www.standardhotels.com/miami
All guests will receive a discount certificate to be used the month of February at all the participating sponsors!

LURIE – Kavachnina Gallery cocktail reception 1/10/09

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By this means we would like to cordially remind you to join us at the opening cocktail reception of our upcoming exhibition:
From Warsaw to Mexico City via New York
With artists Leszek Skurski (Poland), Ben Freeman (NYC) and Luis Sanchez (Mexico)

Saturday, January 10th from 7:00 – 11:00 pm.
Hope to see you!

Warm Regards
Lurie – Kavachnina Gallery
Tel. 305-448-2060
INVITATION BELOW

info@lurie-kavachnina.com
www.artrouge.com
www.luriegalleries.com

Awesome New Republic at Florida Room 1/15/09

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Honor Roll Music invites you watch Awesome New Republic at The Florida Room (located in the basement of Delano Hotel) every Thursday from 10:30 pm to 2:30 am.

They will be playing your favorite cover songs from the 60’s to the 00’s.

Let us know if you would like to be put on the guest list.

Best,
Honor Roll Music
www.HONORROLLMUSIC.com

DELANO HOTEL
1685 Collins Ave Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Tel. 305 672 2000

The Short Films of Richard Kern 1/21/09

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21 WED 8:30pm: “Cine-Kink”
A new series for mature audiences (only).
The Short Films of Richard Kern

MBC’s “Cine-Kink” night, a new semi-monthly tribute to the artistic side of kinky subjects, opens with a compilation of short films by the bad boy of underground film: Richard Kern. Mr. Kern, a photographer, filmmaker, and general mood enhancer, depending on your mood to be enhanced, became famous in the Ronald Reagan 1980’s for his explicit but artistic visions of S&M, gothic romps, and related rough around the edges topics. His films are occupied by characters such as Lung Leg and Lydia Lunch, the prolific recording and spoken word artist, who he made an acting legend of the NYC underground scene with this collection of short films starring her. Warning: these are experimental, alternative, explicit creations, and not for sissies. Coming soon: Kinky classics, with surprise shorts! You must be 18 or older to be admitted.
“Have fun.”—Richard Kern
Your MBC Ticket is good for 25% off wine tasting. . .
at CAVAS Wines! (across the street at 437 Española Way)
Tonight’s event features a LIVE performance
by BELAXIS BUIL…in a cube.
For tickets click HERE

Berlin Film Festival Grand Jury Prize! Lost Embrace (El Abrazo partido) 1/17/09

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17 SAT 8:30pm:
Berlin Film Festival Grand Jury Prize!
Lost Embrace (El Abrazo partido)
(Daniel Burman/Argentina/2004)
With Daniel Hendler, Adriana Aizemberg and Sergio Boris

Ariel and his mother run a lingerie shop located in downtown Buenos Aires. It’s a comfortable, cloistered world, but many young people there still search for their immigrant roots. Ariel, however, wants more than that; he yearns to understand why his father left the family shortly after his birth to fight a war in Israel. . . and why he never returned. In Spanish with English subtitles.
WINNER: Berlin Int. Film Festival Grand Jury Prix and Best Actor
Bangkok World Film Festival Best Film
Mara del Plata Film Festival Best Film
“CAPTIVATING!…a slice of life comedy.”-Entertainment Weekly
“A FILM OF UNEXPECTED, ALMOST INDESCRIBABLE OFF-CENTER CHARM. . .that deepens as it goes on.” –Kenneth Turin Los Angeles Times
After the film (included in your ticket price):
ARGENTINE WINE TASTING at Cavas Wine Tasting Room!
For tickets click HERE

MOCA Shaker And Above Members Cocktail Party 1/13/09

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SHAKER AND ABOVE MEMBERS COCKTAIL PARTY
Tuesday, January 13, 7 – 10 pm
Scarpetta, Fontainebleau Miami Beach
4441 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach

MOCA Shaker and above members are invited to Grand Opening of the Italian restaurant SCARPETTA at the newly renovated Fontainebleau Miami Beach on Tuesday, January 13 from 7-10 pm for a complimentary cocktail reception and live music. James Beard award-recipient Chef Scott Conant’s New York City restaurant of the same name has just been picked as one of the Top Ten New Restaurants of 2008 by The New York Times and New York magazine.

RSVP by Friday, January 9 by calling 305 695 4884.

www.mocanomi.org

Steve Angello: A Swedish House Mafioso invades Sundance at Set 1/11/09

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What can be said about Steve Angello that most don’t already know? In the studio, he’s put together a string of dancefloor bombs alongside his Swedish House Mafia mates, Sebastian Ingrosso & Axwell. Adding to his discography, he’s remixed Moby, Justin Timberlake, Royksopp, The Eurythmics, Deep Dish & then some. In the club, he’s a sight to see… delighting & hypnotizing you with his personality & energy behind the decks. As if that weren’t enough, Steve also finds the time between the studio & his travels to manage his own record label, “Size Records”. See Steve Angello live this Sunday, January 11th @ Sundance. Call us at 305.322.0583 for Table Reservations/info… Get your Tickets here.

Join Our Sundance Facebook Group
View a YouTube Video Interview of Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso
Set: 320 Lincoln Rd. Miami Beach, Fl. 33139

Deco Fridays at The Lounge at Shelborne 1/9/09

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UPDATE! From Talmage Your Hostess – I am hosting and bartending at Deco Fridays, the new hip soiree happening at the Shelborne. We’ll be there from 6pm-2am with drink specials all night and free light appetizers from 6-7pm. Never a cover, nice brand new couches to relax on (no, you don’t have to buy a bottle to do so), upbeat mid tempo music at a reasonable volume, room to dance if you feel like jamming, clean bathrooms and a chill vibe.

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.

Be sure to introduce yourself if you come by!

*Deco Fridays*
 Shelborne Hotel Lounge (straight back and on the left of the main lobby corridor)
 1801 Collins Ave.

Every Friday at The Lounge at Shelborne, Talmage Thornhill and DJ Major host a Deco Happy Hour.

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www.shelborne.com

Get Ready South Florida for AIDS Walk Miami 09 4/19/09

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Register Today!

Welcome Grand Marshal
“Guillermo Diaz”

Please welcome this year’s Grand Marshal “Guillermo Diaz” to the 21st Annual AIDS Walk Miami. The son of Cuban-born parents, Guillermo has starred in movies such as The Terminal (2004), 200 Cigarettes (1999), Half Baked (1998), and Stonewall (1995).

Guillermo Diaz is currently in his third season, as well as a recent SAG AWARD nominee, playing Guillermo Gomez on the award-winning Showtime series “WEEDS”. Praised for its homegrown humor, “WEEDS” has raised the bar for pathos-infused comedy by shedding a new light on paraphernalia, a territory very familiar to Diaz’s acting resume.

www.careresource.org

Stranded I’ve Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains 1/9-10/09

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09 FRI, 10 SAT 7:30pm & 9:45pm, and. . .
12 MON, 13 TUE, 14 WED 7:30pm & 9:45pm:
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical Premiere!
Stranded:
I’ve Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
(Gonzalo Arijón/Documentary/France/Uraguay/2008)

http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/stranded/
It is one of the most astonishing and inspiring survival tales of all time. On October 13, 1972, a young rugby team from Montevideo, Uruguay, boarded a plane for a match in Chile—and then vanished into thin air. Two days before Christmas, 16 of the 45 passengers miraculously resurfaced. They had managed to survive for 72 days after their plane crashed on a remote Andean glacier. Visually breathtaking and crafted with riveting detail by documentary filmmaker (and childhood friend of the survivors) Gonzalo Arijón with a masterful combination of on-location interviews, archival footage and reenactments, Stranded is by turns hauntingly powerful and spiritually moving. In Spanish with English subtitles
WINNER: Best Documentary Sarasota Film Festival
Grand Prize Amsterdam Int. Film Festival
Audience Award San Francisco Int. Film Festival
Grand Prize Boulder Int. Film Festival
“SUPERB! A cinematic Tour-de-force!”—Variety
“SHOCKINGLY INTIMATE. . .Stirring, Primal, Humane, Deeply moving”
–Entertainment weekly
Your MBC Ticket is good for 25% off wine tasting. . .
at CAVAS Wines! (across the street at 437 Española Way)
For tickets click HERE

Community Bicycle Ride 1/10/09

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Community Bicycle Ride

The Miami Beach Community Ride is brought to you by Miami Beach Bicycle Center and the City of Miami Beach. This ride is perfect to meet and greet new people, get exercise, and have a great time. Thanks to the Miami Beach Police, the traffic is stopped and the riders can enjoy a continuous safe ride. At the half way point the riders stop to drink water and take a quick breath. The best thing about the ride is that its FREE! The ride is every second Saturday of the month. If you would like to join our email list just click on the email link below.

jointhebikeride@bikemiamibeach.com

http://www.bikemiamibeach.com/Miamibeachbicycle_files/bicycleride.htm

Marga Gomez Long Island Iced Latina 1/21/09

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Marga Gomez Long Island Iced Latina

Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 7:30pm
Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL

One of America’s first openly Queer comics, GLAAD and Ovation award winner Marga has been seen on LOGO and Comedy Central. In Long Island Iced Latina, Marga pours a long tall drink of cultural confusion, chronic virginity and mother daughter instability. What begins as a hilariously dark memoir of Gomez as the only brown girl in a white high school morphs into an intoxicating manifesto for Latinos who can’t speak Spanish, suck at Salsa, and suffer from Blonditis.

In Long Island Iced Latina, Marga Gomez pours a long tall drink of cultural confusion, chronic virginity and mother daughter instability. What begins as a hilariously dark memoir of Gomez as the only brown girl in a white high school morphs into an intoxicating manifesto for Latinos who can’t speak Spanish, suck at Salsa, and suffer from Blonditis. “We’re everywhere!” Gomez claims. “And we vote!”

Marga Gomez, who as been described as a “Latina Lily Tomlin” and as a “Lesbian Larry the Cable Guy,” is the winner of the GLAAD Award for Off-Broadway Theater and a Drama Desk Award nominee. She is the writer /performer of five critically acclaimed solo plays and two others that weren’t too bad. Gomez is also one of America’s first openly gay comedians with appearances on LOGO network, Comedy Central and PBS. For her third engagement with Miami Light Project, Gomez will serve up Long Island Iced Latina a new solo comedy that sold out Joe’s Pub as part of Teatro Stagefest in 2007.

Miami Light Project & South Beach Comedy Festival
present
Marga Gomez
Long Island Iced Latina
January 21, 2009, 7:30pm
Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Fl 33139

General Admission $20.00
VIP Tickets & Afterparty with Marga $50.00
For tickets call Ticketmaster at 305.358.5885 or visit click here.

Learn more about Marga:
Marga Gomez’ YouTube channel!
Marga Gomez’ website!
Marga Gomez on MySpace!

Lecture: Art Deco Shanghai and Miami 1/15/09

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Miami Beach Botanical Garden
&
the Miami Beach Historical Association
Present:

Art Deco in Shanghai and Miami Beach
a book reading & signing, photo presentation
by Miami Beach authors Don and Nina Worth

Thursday, January 15
6PM to 8PM

Free and open to the public

Art Deco in Shanghai and Miami Beach was published as a coffee table book by Don and Nina Worth as the culmination of a cultural exchange program between the two cities. It began in 2005 when the authors visited Shanghai and met by chance with acclaimed architect Xing Tong He of China.

The limited edition book features 100 color photographs, 50 of each city, taken by noted photographer Deke Erh, who grew up amongst the art deco buildings of Shanghai. Introductory texts were written by Tess Johnston of Shanghai and Clotilde Luce of Miami Beach. In pictorial form, the book reveals two disparate cities with surprising architectural similarities. Shanghai has the largest collection of Art Deco buildings in Asia.

The Miami Beach Author Series presents monthly book readings, discussion and author signing of recently published and classic books focusing on Miami Beach history and lifestyle.

Miami Beach Botanical
2000 Convention Center Drive
www.mbgarden.org
www.miamibeachhistory.org

Join Art Deco Weekend as a volunteer 1/10/09

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ART DECO WEEKEND VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION AND COFFEE

Saturday 10 January
10:00 am
Art Deco Weekend 2009 will celebrate and explore the Art Deco influence in Argentina, and especially in its capital of Buenos Aires. Down Argentine Way: Deco &bull Vino &bull Tango will feature films, lectures, musical performances, a parade, “Arf” Deco dog events, and art and antique vendors.

We’d like to invite you to a Volunteer Orientation and Coffee, where you can learn more about volunteering opportunities, and identify areas of the festival in which you’d like to be involved.

A festival of this scale can only happen through the work of a committed core of volunteers. There are a wide variety of positions available, and the minimum commitment is just a single three to four hour shift. (However, many of our volunteers love to work throughout the festival, because it’s a lot of fun!)

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

You are invited to attend our Metro Mixer at the FountaineBleau w/complimentary cocktails 1/9/09

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You are cordially invited to attend
METRO MIXER
Where South Florida’s Top Professionals Meet to Strengthen Business Relationships!

January 9, 2009 from 7-10PM
Blade at the FountaineBleau Miami Beach
4441 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL

Please R.S.V.P. to rsvp@metro1properties.com or call 305.571.9991
Enjoy complimentary admission & complimentary signature Metro 1 cocktails from 7-9PM

Brought to you by:
Metro 1 Properties – Sustainable Real Estate Solutions www.metro1properties.com
Miami New Times www.miaminewtimes.com
The Fountainebleau Miami Beach www.blademiami.com

Opening Reception for Love Cures at ArtCenter/ South Florida 1/9/09

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Love Cures is an exhibtion previewing artwork for a charity auction benefiting A Band of Parents Bound by Hope. A Band of Parents is a non-profit organization created by parents of children with neuroblastoma in order to raise funds to research a cure for the cancer. For more information visit www.bandofparents.org

ArtCenter/ South Florida Gallery 800 Lincoln Road at Meridian Avenue Miami Beach
For information call 305.674.8278 or visit www.artcentersf.org

Also on January 9th, join ArtCenter/ South Florida’s Artists-in-Residence for a studio Open House. A great opportunity to meet some of South Florida’s most talented contemporary artists!
Artists-in-Residence Studios
800/ 810/ 924 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach
Open Monday – Wednesday 11am – 10pm and
Thursday – Sunday 11am – 11pm
Free and Open to the Public
Opening reception catering generously provided by Prime Blue Grill

4th Annual Zo’s King Pin Classic at Lucky Strike 1/22/09

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Put On Your Bowling Shoes For Alonzo Mourning Charities
4th Annual Zo’s “King Pin” Classic
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WHAT: The Annual Zo’s “King Pin” Classic is back, bringing Tracy and Alonzo Mourning and VIP guests, to bowl alongside them, at Lucky Strike Lanes on South Beach in early 2009! In addition to bowling, the event will offer rounds at the billiards tables, relaxation at massage stations, virtual bowling on Nintendo Wii, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres for all. Bowlers will receive a bowling shirt, commemorative team gift, and photo with the Mournings. Auction and raffle prizes accompanied by great music from Miami’s own DJ Irie and crashing pins will keep guests on their toes throughout the night!

WHEN: Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm

WHERE: Lucky Strike Lanes 1691 Michigan Ave., South Beach

WHO: Alonzo Mourning Charities, along with bowlers and party-goers from the community, will help raise funds for the Honey Shine Mentoring Program, a program of Alonzo Mourning Charities. South Florida media and the public are invited to attend!

ATTEND: Teams of 10 may enter for $5,000, individual slots are available for $500, and general admission is $125. Join Zo’s “King Pin” Classic by contacting Alisha Sanford at (305) 476-0095 ext. 109 or asanford@amcharities.org.

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ABOUT ALONZO MOURNING CHARITIES
Alonzo Mourning Charities (AM Charities) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) public fundraising foundation. Its mission is to encourage the educational development of youth by creating programs and youth enrichment centers that promote positive change in low socioeconomic communities. Since 1997, AM Charities has raised more than $6.5 million for various programs that aid in the development of children and their families. In addition to supporting numerous educational initiatives, Mourning focuses his attention to stimulating the development of youth enrichment centers. With the help of donors, Mourning opened the first center in 2003 in the historic area of Overtown, in South Florida, known as the Overtown Youth Center. For more information, visit www.AMCharities.org.

ABOUT HONEY SHINE MENTORING PROGRAM
Honey Shine Mentoring Program, a program of Alonzo Mourning Charities, works to empower young girls to shine as women. The bi-weekly workshops and summer camp that make up the program help develop and nurture the mind, body, and soul, of young women by providing experiences that enlighten and create balance in their lives. For more information, visit www.HoneyShine.org.

The Dreams of Aleksandr SOKUROV Film Retrospective coinciding with the Russian Dreams Exhibition at the Bass Museum of Art 1/8/09

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08 THU 8:30pm:
“The Dreams of Aleksandr SOKUROV”
Film Retrospective coinciding with the
Russian Dreams Exhibition at the Bass Museum of Art
Aleksandra (Александра) (Russia/2007)
With Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasily Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva

Starring Russia’s opera legend Vasila Vishnevskya in a monumental performance, Sokorov’s Aleksandra is a simple story of a down-to-earth grandmother’s visit to her grandson’s military camp during the war of Chechnaya (but it is barely recognizable as such, so could be a war anywhere). But it is also a story of the ugliness of war, without ever actually depicting battle scenes, and the totality of the war experience and loss of basic humanity, as told through the intimacy of a grandmother and grandson’s relationship. In Russian with English subtitles.
Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival
“A film of startling originality and beauty”—Manohla Dargis NY Times
“MASTERFUL! Crisply shot and impeccably framed, with an audio tapestry as densely woven as any by David Lynch or Gus Van Sant”—Village Voice
“A POWERFUL and PUZZLING EXPERIENCE. . .Sokurov’s films literally don’t belong in the same conceptual universe as American-European narrative cinema and don’t play by its rules.”—Salon
Your MBC Ticket is good for 25% off wine tasting. . .
at CAVAS Wines! (across the street at 437 Española Way)
Your ticket is also good for a discount to the Russian Dreams exhibition
at the Bass Museum of Art
For tickets click HERE

The Brilliant Light of Carlos REYGADAS Japón 1/7/09

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07 WED 8:30pm:
The Brilliant Light of Carlos REYGADAS
Japón
(Mexico/2002)
With Magdalena Flores, Alejandro Ferretis

In his debut filmmaking effort, Carlos Reygades burst upon the international festival circuit as the new master of moving images in Mexico. A man leaves Mexico City for the remote countryside to prepare his own death. In the heart of an immense canyon he finds lodging with an old widow in her humble home. He then confronts the power of nature and the woman’s infinite humanity. With a style reminiscent of Andrei Tarkovsky – Reygadas seminal cinematic inspiration – Japón’s design evokes the physical and emotional ties between the characters, nature and the landscape. (Also see Battle in Heaven and Silent Light.) In Spanish with English subtitles.
WINNER: Best First Work, Best Screenplay Ariel Awards Mexico
Camera d’Or Special mention Cannes Film Festival
New Directors Award Edinburgh Film Festival
Best First Work Havana Film Festival
FIPRESCI Prize Rio De Janeiro Int. Film Festival
“Mr. Reygadas has talent to match his ambitions; or, rather, gifts that undercut them sufficiently to give his film a prickly, haunting poignancy.”—A O.Scott NY Times
“THE WORK OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED FILMMAKER!”—BBCi
Your MBC Ticket is good for 25% off wine tasting. . .
at CAVAS Wines! (across the street at 437 Española Way)
For tickets click HERE

Miami Theatrical Premiere Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 1/4-6/09

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04 SUN, 05 MON, 06 TUE 7:30pm & 9:30pm:
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Miami Theatrical Premiere!
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
(Kevin Rafferty/2008)
With Tommy Lee Jones, Brian Dowling, Frank Champi, Meryl Streep

HARVARD STADIUM, NOVEMBER 23, 1968: for the first time since 1909, the football teams of Harvard and Yale are undefeated as they meet for their final game. Yale is heavily favored, with Brian Dowling, its captain and quarterback, satirized in classmate Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury strip. Harvard’s lineman is Tommy Lee Jones —Al Gore’s roommate. Kevin Rafferty (ATOMIC CAFÉ) intercuts original footage with the hilarious, suspenseful recollections of the 50 men who played in what has become one of college football’s most famous games.
“The best football game I ever saw. . . for pure narrative beauty, culminating in the athletic equivalent of a MULTIPLE ORGASM, it wasn’t just the best game I ever saw – it was THE BEST GAME THAT EVER WAS. . . Now you, too, can experience the magic.”– Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker online
“PREPOSTEROUSLY ENTERTAINING. . . A narrative that pulses with the artful, exciting beats of a thriller.” –Manohla Dargis, New York Times
“The best football movie I’ve ever seen!”– J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
Your MBC Ticket is good for 25% off wine tasting. . .
at CAVAS Wines! (across the street at 437 Española Way)
For tickets click HERE

Drunken Spelling Bee and 90’s Hip Hop 1/4/09

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DRUNKEN SPELLING BEE!
90’s Hip Hop Night!
DJs Induce & Manuvers

Tomorrow night! We are hosting our monthly DRUNKEN SPELLING BEE! Do you think youhave what it takes?? Free shot of jager for every word spelled right! $50 bar tab to the winner! Starts at 11pm, get there early to sign up!
90’s Hip Hop night tomorrow!! DJs Induce & Manuvers will be playing your fav joints from the 90’s. Dust off those old Nautica jackets and Mecca gear and come shake your ass on the floor.
Djs Ray Milian and Jessica Who are holdin’ it down in the back room.
Happy Meals all night!
RSVP

Coco Peru at the Colony Theater 1/11/09

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9 Days until Coco Peru at the Colony Theater! Tickets Selling Fast!

Sunday, January 11th 7pm
“An Evening with Coco Peru”
Special appearance by the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus
On Sunday January 11th, Coco Peru will be making a South Florida stop as she performs her stand up comedy show at the Colony Theater on Lincoln Road for one show only!
Coco has appeared in such films as Trick, Too Wong Foo, Girls Will Be Girls, and on TV in Will and Grace, Arrested Development, Twins, New York Undercover, Rude Awakening, Boy Meets Boy. Special guests the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus will also be performing.
Check out her website at: www.MissCoco.com
Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach
305.674.1040
Tickets Selling Fast!
All tickets are only $25.
You can buy tickets (without any fees) at the Colony Theater, or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com

Official University of Florida BCS Eve Party at Mansion with Gator Greats 1/7/09

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RSVP at www.theopiumgroup.com/rsvp/gators


Gator Nation in South Beach – the Offical University of Florida BCS Party
Presented by Aaron Resnick, Jeremy Resnick, Matt Cooper, Heather Flanagan, and Gary Wimsett, Jr.
January 7th, 2009

Hosted by Gator Greats: Chris Doering, Fred Taylor, Shane Matthews, Willie Jackson, Jr., Eric Rhett, Fred Weary, Terry Jackson, James Bates, Reidel Anthony, Jacquez Green, Corey Bailey, Noah Brindise, Judd Davis, Cooper Carlisle, Vernell Brown, Mike Harris (additional Gator Great hosts to be added)
Special Guest Host: Hollywood Bob
Join the Gator Greats, Albert, Alberta, the Gator Nation and the
University of Florida Alumni Association at
Mansion night club
www.mansionmiami.com
1235 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida
Complimentary cocktails from 11:00 pm to 12:00 am
RSVP mandatory for complimentary admission before 1:00 am
RSVP at www.theopiumgroup.com/rsvp/gators
For table reservations contact Kristin at 305.672.7495 or Kristin@thefirmmiami.com
There will be a dress code to attend this event, and you must RSVP to be on the guest list for admission.
Sponsored by: Law Offices of Aaron Resnick, P.A., Balefire Representation, UpsideDownFlorida.com, Recovermydeposit.com, Florida Chiropractic and Sports Rehabilitation Center, Davidoff Law Firm, PLLC, GatorsandMore, and FightinGators.com

Gator Nation Dinner Party at Red the Steakhouse South Beach 1/7/09

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Gator Nation in South Beach
Presented by Aaron Resnick, Jeremy Resnick, Matt Cooper, Heather Flanagan, and Gary Wimsett, Jr.
January 7th, 2009

Hosted by Gator Greats: Chris Doering, Fred Taylor, Shane Matthews, Willie Jackson, Jr., Eric Rhett, Fred Weary, Terry Jackson, James Bates, Reidel Anthony, Jacquez Green, Corey Bailey, Noah Brindise, Judd Davis, Cooper Carlisle, Vernell Brown, Mike Harris (additional Gator Great hosts to be added)
Special Guest Host: Hollywood Bob Redman
Join the Gator Greats and the Gator Nation for Dinner and Cocktails
Red the Steakhouse
(Esquire Magazine’s top 5 steakhouses in the United States)
119 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida
6:00 pm until 11:00 pm
Complimentary specialty cocktails 6:00 to 7:30 pm
For Dinner Reservations call 305.535.3688
Sponsored by: Law Offices of Aaron Resnick, P.A., Balefire Representation, UpsideDownFlorida.com, Recovermydeposit.com, Florida Chiropractic and Sports Rehabilitation Center, Davidoff Law Firm, PLLC, GatorsandMore, and FightinGators.com

Richie Rich Special Live Performance and Fashion Showcase 1/2/09

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Please Join us tonight FRIDAY JANUARY 2ND at the new lounge on 23rd Street in South Beach,PROVOCATEUR, for a special performance by fashion icon (and now singer) Richie Rich along with a fashion showcase of his new line “Celebutante’.
Mention FUNKSHION at the door for immediate and free entry! I’ll be there at the door.
It’s an amazing space with indoor and outdoor tables. See you tonight!
10pm PROVOCATEUR 323 23RD Street , Miami Beach FL

rsvp@funkshion.com

Russian Passion Concert at Bass Museum 2/1/09

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FEBRUARY 1, 2009 – 3:00PM
CONCERT: Russian Passion

A tribute to Russia’s long history of classical music innovation, this program will transport the audience from the early romantic era at the beginning of the 19th century (Glinka, Balakirev), through the late Romantic era (Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff) to the great modernists of the early 20th century (Scriabin, Stravinsky, Prokofiev).
Russia’s proud tradition produced one of the most prominent composers in the world, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, one of the greatest pianists in history, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, one of the most innovative and most controversial of composers, Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin, the most influential composer of 20th century music, Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky, and one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev.
Back by popular demand, Russian-born pianist Damira Feldman will captivate the audience with a lively and insightful performance of works by the great Russian composers.
Free with museum admission

Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue
MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139
T: 305.673.7530
http://www.bassmuseum.org
Admission
$8 General Admission, $6 Students and Seniors. Free for members and children under 6.

Art Deco Weekend 2009 1/16-18/09

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Friday 16 January, noon – 11:00 pm
Saturday 17 January, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday 18 January, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

ART DECO WEEKEND 2009
Down Argentine Way: Deco • Vino • Tango

Art Deco Weekend is back for its 32nd year, with the theme Down Argentine Way: Deco • Vino • Tango. Come enjoy art and antique vendors, films, lectures, classic cars, performances, tours, and more! Many of the festival’s event are tied to an exploration of Argentinean culture and Art Deco heritage.

The official program book can be picked up at the Art Deco Gift Shop, the Art Deco Education Center at Historic City Hall, and at local hotels. A full schedule of events is also available online at www.artdecoweekend.com.

Location: Ocean Drive, from 5th to 14th Streets, Miami Beach
Information: 305-672-2014 or www.artdecoweekend.com

Opening Reception For A World Of Deco 1/13/09

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Tuesday 13 January
7:00 pm
OPENING RECEPTION FOR A WORLD OF DECO
From Buenos Aires to Boston, Miami Beach to Mumbai, the Art Deco style found its way around the world, incorporating local motifs and influences everywhere it settled. Our four gifted artists were selected for their ability to blend a traditional Art Deco style with a regional sensibility, creating works that speak to the universal nature of Deco.

Featured artists are: Sid Daniels, Di Kaye, Tony Mendoza, and Mark Watts.

The exhibit will be on display during Art Deco Weekend festival hours: Friday 16 January from 12-11 pm; Saturday 17 January from 10 am-11 pm; and Sunday 18 January from 10 am-8 pm. Additionally, the exhibit will be open weekdays from 10 am to 5 pm until the end of January. Free admission.

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

Films At The Library Down Argentine Way 1/10/09

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Saturday 10 January
11:00 am
FILMS AT THE LIBRARY
Down Argentine Way (1940)
Directed by Irving Cummings, 88 minutes.

In this, her first leading role for Fox, Betty Grable became a nationwide sensation (and the famous WWII pinup girl with the million-dollar legs), and paired with co-star Don Ameche and a glorious Technicolor process, Down Argentine Way was a box-office success. The film also includes rousing dance numbers by the Nicholas Brothers, and introduced American audiences to a Brazilian wonder named Carmen Miranda. [Presented as a preview to Art Deco Weekend 2009 (January 16-18), whose theme is Down Argentine Way: Deco • Vino • Tango.] Free admission.

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

Miami Design Preservation League Lively Libations Non-hosted Cocktails in Historic Places 1/8/09

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Thursday 08 January
7:00 pm

LIVELY LIBATIONS: Non-hosted Cocktails in Historic Places
Join us for our monthly series (first Thursdays) of classic cocktails in grand architectural spaces. We meet each month at a different location for great conversation, fun drinks, and a brief history of the space.

Since 1927, the Washington Storage Company building has been a landmark on South Beach. Its landmark status only increased when it became, in 1992, the Wolfsonian-FIU. With a significant addition in 2006, the Dynamo Cafe emerged on the scene, offering refreshment and shopping in an atmosphere filled with great design. Come join us for drinks, games, and fun.

Location: The Dynamo Cafe at The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Av, Miami Beach
Information: 305-672-2014 or www.mdpl.org

Have a Happy New Year with Modern HD Opera on New Year’s Day 1/1/09

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01 THU 8pm:
HD OPERA on New Year’s Day!
See the best Operas in the world. . .in HD. . .
Right in your own neighborhood!
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!
In collaboration with Emerging Pictures
Hansel and Gretel A Modern Opera in Three Acts
Performance at: Glyndebourne Festival, England. July 2008
Approximate running time: 135’, Music: Englebert Humperdinck, Libretto: Adelheid Wette, Conductor: Kazushi Ono, Directed: Laurent Pelly, Sets: Barbara de Limburg, Costumes: Laurent Pelly Cast: Jennifer Holloway mezzo-soprano Hänsel, Adriana Kučherová soprano Gretel

About HÄNSEL UND GRETEL
With this modern version of the classic fairy tale, Glyndebourne is presenting Englebert Humperdinck’s (1854-1921) Hänsel und Gretel for the first time in the 2008 Festival. The work has been a constant and extraordinary success since its premiere in 1893. Like all great fairy tales, the story has darker underpinnings, evident in Humperdinck’s brilliant orchestral writing which accompanies the lost siblings’ journey through a shadowy world of unknown and limitless menace.
“LIVELY, CONFIDENDENT, COLURFUL!”–Financial Times
“Adriana Kucerova’s irrepressibly hyperactive Gretel steals every scene. I don’t think I’ve seen an opera singer expend so much energy on stage. It’s as if she is connected directly to the national grid.” – Richard Morrison, Times Online
Admission for this Special Event: $18 and $16 MBC Members
Purchase Tickets HERE

M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E
The ongoing HD film festival where you don’t just watch, you experience!
512 Española Way at Plaza España, (305) 67-FILMS (673-567)
BECOME A MEMBER HERE: www.MBCINEMA.com

New Years Eve at Heathrow Lounge with DJ Tamara Sky, Roxy Cottontail, Damaged Goods and Contra 12/31/08

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Alexis Mincolla and Embrace present…
NEW YEARS EVE @ HEATHROW LOUNGE
with DJ Tamara Sky, Roxy Cottontail, Damaged Goods and Contra
Heathrow Lounge
681 Washington Avenue
South Beach, FL
Playboy’s baddest Playmate, and the only one that can actually rock a party behind the decks (and often does topless), Tamara Sky, Globetrotting Party Queen Roxy Cottontail and infamous DJ Contra. Production by South Beach’s Lord of Chaos and Black Sunday’s Alexis Mincolla. This ain’t no stuffy poolside cocktail party, this is a NYE event worthy of the occasion! Premium open bar 10pm-12:30am, champagne toast, and madness included. Tables available but running out.
Tickets:
$125 w/ Open Bar 10PM-12:30AM
$40 w/out Open Bar
The madness continues until 7 AM!!!

– For tickets and Bottle reservations contact mike@poundproductions.ca

Free South Beach New Years Eve street party on Espanola Way at Tapas y Tintos and Cafe Barcelona 12/31/08

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WELCOME 2009 WITH US AT CAFE BARCELONA!
Join us this Wednesday December 31st for a great party in South Beach, the place to be for NYE!
Española Way Block Party
:: Free ::
Live Bands, Flamenco Show, DJ Pauer, DJ Yasset
The party will start from 8PM
There will be tables available for dinner from Tapas y Tintos & Cafe Barcelona
Then the party will continue until 6AM at Cafe Barcelona with an “End of the year” set by DJ Pauer
We will have tables setup outside also.
Cafe Barcelona New Year’s Eve Celebration includes: Party Favorites, Split bottle of Cava, Grapes, Montaditos and a Classic Spanish Churros & Hot Chocolate breakfast!
Cost: $50 per person
For reservations: 305-484-203 (space limited)
CAFE BARCELONA
448 Española Way, South Beach

Duelling Divas The Battle Begins at Colony Theatre 1/3-4/09

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Colony Theater 1040 Lincoln Road Miami, FL

Our sincere apologies to the opera purists… Two professional opera singers decided that the world needed a good fat laugh! Big egos, along with big wigs, gorgeous voices, and ridiculous characters…audiences from college kids to older opera buffs adore this show and schtick. From the hallowed stage of Carnegie Hall, these hilarious ladies will tickle your funny bone as they combine “serious” operatic music with completely slapstick humor.

And remember, “it ain’t over till…” Well, you know.

“WHO KNEW OPERA COULD BE SO MUCH FUN?” Howard Cohen, Miami Herald July 11, 2008 “The Sopranos was never quite like this: “Baroness Vladka von Loudenstimme has had a long career on the opera stage but for how much longer is anyone’s guess. She’s still got the pipes but she likes to soak them in booze whenever she can — as in during every performance. So she hires the younger Southern belle Gwendoline Josephine Bellevoix Bouvier, who fancies herself French and cultured but who grew up in Boar Tush, La., to sing for the audience so she can sprint off stage for a nip. “One pianist named Paige Turner, 18 costumes, a horned helmet, spear, light saber and a lotta Puccini later, the diva duet becomes a duel. The aim is laughter. That’s the premise of Duelling Divas, a comedic entree into the world of grand opera.”

“A SMASH HIT!” WPBF-TV News 25 “An inspired stand-out in operatic theatre.” Ocala Magazine “See how high art and high camp combine!” Miami New Times

Tickets on Ticketmaster: $35, $22.50, $10

Divas on Youtube
http://www.duellingdivas.com/

TONIGHT !! Louis presents The Art of Murder hosted by Whitney Port, Nick D’Annunzio & Ernesto Arambatzis Tunes by DJ Brooklyn Dawn 12/30/08

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Louis in association with FRESH INK invite you to experience
The Art Of Murder
Tuesday December 30th 11PM
Special Host : Whitney Port
Tunes by: DJ Brooklyn Dawn, DJ Johnny The Boy
Hosted by: Nick D’Annunzio, Ernesto Arambatzis
For table reservations e mail ernesto10@mac.com
Louis at Gansevoort South
2377 COllins Ave
MIami Beach
www.louismiami.com

TUESDAY DECEMBER 30 The Art of Murder at LOUIS MIAMI

New Years Eve at The Lounge in the Shelborne 12/31/08

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Deco New Years Eve
The Lounge @ Shelborne Beach Resort
Open 7 PM – 3 AM party begins 10:00 PM
Free Admission 21 and over
Free Champaign Toast at Midnight
DJ Miki open format
1801 Collins Ave. South Beach

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Newly renovated, The Lounge at The Shelborne is now open every Friday and Saturday night with live DJ’s playing an open format. This New Years Eve, “The Lounge” is a perfect place to enjoy a simple night with friends have great drinks and music for any age. Party Favors, drink specials and a free Champaign Toast at Midnight will bring 2009. Bottles are also available so stop by and enjoy the evening with no velvet ropes or lines. If you wish for more information contact our Concierge 305 531 1271 x 2227. The Lounge is a deco style lounge with wood floors and new sofas, LCD Screens and friendly atmosphere.

Sushi-Me! Mondays at Akashi featuring artwork by Noah G POP 12/29/08

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The Art of Sushi: “Sushi-Me!” Mondays at Akashi
WHO: Michael Madd, Amaris Jones & NYC Digital Artist, Noah G POP
WHAT: The Art of Sushi: Tempting All of Your Senses
Artwork by Noah G POP * Music by DJ 360 * Gift Bags * Tastes by Larry of Akashi

Original artwork created exclusively for the evening will be auctioned to benefit the
Make A Wish Foundation of South Florida
(100% of Proceeds will benefit the Make A Wish Foundation)

Boat & Bottle Special for 2:
Basic $185- includes 4 Signature Rolls and 1 Bottle of Mumm Champagne
Deluxe $ 230- includes 5 Signature Rolls, 1 Bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow and dessert

WHERE: Akashi South Beach
448 Ocean Dr.
2nd Floor (Above Fresh on Fifth)
WHEN: Monday, December 29th, 2008
8- 11 PM

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About Noah G POP: Noah G’s signature “POPography” has been showcased in galleries throughout New York, Las Vegas and Miami. His art and custom clothing designs are in the personal collections of Pelé, Russell Simmons, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Wyclef Jean, Nicole Miller, Maya Angelou, Eryka Badu, Jill Scott and Queen Latifah. Currently, Noah is working vigorously at developing his fashion line and bring his art to consumer products everywhere. For more information, visit www.noahgpop.com.

Public Invitation for i love miami 365 grand finale Aerial Photoshoot at The Standard Miami pool 12/31/08

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Love is in the Air!
Photographer Alissa Christine Completes Her
“i love miami 365™” Daily Documentary Project on the Last DAY of the Year
• PUBLIC INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AERIAL PHOTO SHOOT •
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The Grand Finale photo of Alissa Christine’s “i love miami 365” project will be shot on December 31, 2008 at The Standard, Miami. Alissa invites the public to be a part of this amazing aerial shot as she flies overhead in an ultralight aircraft photographing the pool celebration below. “i love miami 365” has been a year-long photo documentary project in which Alissa Christine photographs every day showcasing the essence of this diverse city and its fabulous inhabitants. The shots are intended for publication in a colorful “i love miami 365” coffee table book.

The event will be a multimedia extravaganza hosted by Theresa Amandi and Marcus Blake, including live music by Elastic Bond with Cleaveland Jones & members of Lanzallamas crew, Cezar Santana, Here II Here and drum performance by Jude Papaloko Thegenus alongside DJ Inga Ambrosia. The gardens will be laden with work by artists Susa Alvarez, Jeff Dekal, Jorge Fernandez, Katia Jirasova, Tomas Loewy, Karelle Levy, Troy “el dibujon” Rodriguez and live body painting by Luis Valle. Projections of Alissa Christine’s photo journey will be shown in the lobby. The day will consist of vignette performances in art and dance by HeartBreakerz female breakdance crew, Pinups 305, Magic by Mio, Sacred Spirals Hoopers, and Acro Yoga. Reservations are required for Watsu water massage treatments by the pool, and Ultralight Adventures airplane rides.

It is requested that everyone arrive promptly by 2pm in order to register and participate in the aerial photo shoot taking place in the Standard pool. Participants should come dressed for the occasion: swimsuits and swim trunks with cover-ups. Be prepared to get wet and bring a towel.

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Location: The Standard Hotel, 40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Date & time: December 31, 2008 from 1pm to 5pm
Aerial photo shoot time: 2 pm
Drink specials from 1 pm to 2 pm, & a complimentary Grand Finale toast sponsored by Ecstasy Liquor
Limited street parking is available, and $7.00 valet parking includes one free drink
Admission is free
RSVP & Pre-registration REQUIRED for photo shoot: love@ilovemiami365.com

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About Alissa Christine:
Award winning Brazilian-American visual artist, Alissa Christine channels the true essence of beauty through her work and draws inspiration from the pure & simple joys of life. Also recognized for editorial & commercial photography, Alissa’s personal art spans mediums with innovative fusions of photography, lighting, movement, painting & display. Alissa Christine has been exhibiting and painting live throughout South Florida and New York City since 2005. She is currently the artist in residence at OLA/Sanctuary Hotel in South Beach.

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More information: www.ilovemiami365.com

Facebook Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44722576466

Heathrow Lounge Presents Overthrow New Year’s Eve 12/31/08

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Heathrow Lounge invites everyone to join them for their very special New Year’s Eve 2009 ‘Overthrow’ bash with music provided by the very sexy DJ Tamara Sky and Miami’s own DJ Contra. There’s no better party around with the kind of anarchy that’ll be taking place at Heathrow, especially with an open bar from 10PM to 1AM.
This is your escape from the typical South Beach events.

Tickets

Director Michael Bay United Way Event 12/27/08

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Happy Holidays from Michail Capponi:

From the bottom of my heart I wanted to wish all of you very happy holidays.

As most of you will recall, last year around the holidays, we launched an annual event called “A Toast to United Way” to raise much needed funds for our community. Last year’s inaugural event festivities extended over four-days, with celebrations at more than a dozen elite venues on South Beach including Cameo, China Grill, Florida Room, The Forge, Glass, Mansion, Mokai, Mynt, Opium Garden, Prive, Rokbar, Sagamore Hotel, SET, Snatch and Suite.

I am once again chairing this event for United Way. This year, film director Michael Bay was gracious enough to open up his beautiful home, the former Hogan estate renovated by Capponi Group, for our 2nd Annual “A Toast to United Way”. The director of such blockbusters as Transformers, Pearl Harbor, and Bad Boys, Bay is serving as the host for the evening.

The invitation-only event will be held at 8 pm, on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Bay’s Miami Beach home. Tickets are $250 per person. VIP tickets, which will allow guests to join Bay and his celebrity guests on a private rooftop lounge, are available for $500 per person. Fine cuisine is graciously catered by The Forge and top shelf drinks generously provided by Diageo. Following the reception, all guests will be invited to an after-party. Proceeds go to support the work of United
Way of Miami-Dade.

As the event chair I am urging you all to come support the United Way and its great causes to help fund over 70 different charities in our Miami-Dade county areas.

Please call Maria Zuniga at 305 646 7020 or email to zuniga@unitedwaymiami.org for tickets.

Thank you, I’m looking forward to see you on the 27th.

Social Miami’s New Year’s Eve Guide 12/31/08

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{Social Miami has collected a guide for some very nice New Year’s Eve parties. Highlights below, but check their website for full details.}

Celebrate NYE in Style at The Setai

The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club

Recapture the Magic of a Big Band New Years Eve at the Regent Bal Harbour

New Years at The Ritz Carlton, Key Biscayne

Joseph’s on the Water: Serving up two New Year’s Specials

A Special New Year’s Eve Performance of CATS

New Year’s Eve Buffet at Fritz & Franz Bierhaus

New Year’s Eve 2008 Celebration at the Hotel Victor

New Year’s Eve Gala Celebration at the Biltmore

Social Miami’s New Year’s Eve Guide

This Sunday at MBC Silents Please, Mark of Zorro with Grammy Award Winner Federico Britos 12/21/08

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“Silents Please” with LIVE accompaniment
By GRAMMY AWARD WINNER FEDERICO BRITOS!
(one special screening only: SUNDAY at 8pm)

M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E
The ongoing HD film festival where you don’t just watch, you experience!
512 Española Way at Plaza España, (305) 67-FILMS (673-567)
BECOME A MEMBER HERE: www.MBCINEMA.com

With the decision that would form his career, legendary silent film star Douglas Fairbanks, who remains the most famous of the Zorros, made this mix of comedy and derring-do reluctantly, as a change-of-pace from his modern-dress playboy roles. The Mark of Zorro is the swashbuckling story of a nineteenth century Robin Hood intent on freeing his beloved San Juan Capistrano from an evil Governor and his lecherous Captain.
With LIVE violin accompaniment. . .
by Grammy Award Winner FEDERICO BRITOS!
$20 or $18 MBC Members for this special event!
Purchase Tickets HERE

A very special New Years Eve in Miami Beach at the Gansevoort South with T.I. and Chloe Sevigny 12/31/08

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A very special New Years Eve in Miami Beach at the Gansevoort South with Chloe Sevigny and
T.I. will be performing all of his Hits.

We have put together a very special New Years Eve in Miami Beach at the Gansevoort South with Chloe Sevigny.
T.I. will be performing all of his Hits.
The music will be brought to you by DJ Cassidy along with Jus Ske. The House music will be DJ Behrouz along with Lee Kalt.
I hope that you will be able join us for this very special celebration!
Gansevoort South | 2377 Collins Ave | Miami Beach, FL
For Ticket Information Please Visit www.newyears.com/tonycho or call 305.773.0040

The Raleigh Hotel & Susanne Bartsch Present a Burlesque New Years Eve Celebration 12/31/08

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Suzanne Bartsch presents
A BURLESQUE NEW YEAR’S EVE
at the Raleigh Hotel
Wednesday, December 31st 2008
Open bar 9:30pm to 12:30pm
Party til 5am!
Amanda LePore, Tara Soloman, Patricia Field, Edison Farrow, Kenny Scharf, Brian Antoni, Debbie Ohanian, Nick D’Annunzio, Ernesto Abramatis, Whitney Port, Jose Ortiz, Merle and Danny Weiss, Eric Meyer, Peter Morales, Omar Gonzales, Ty Basset, Min & Olie Sanchez
Tickets from $150

Tickets

Follies:
Amanda Lepore
Patricia Field
Tara Solomon
Kenny Scharf
Brian Antoni
Debbie Ohanian
Nick D’Annunzio
Ernesto Arambatzis
Whitney Port
Jose Ortiz
Peter Morales
Alicia Rodriguez

Incredible burlesque shows throughout the night
Peep Show room
Mind blowing countdown
Amazing Visuals
and you are the cherry on top !!

Creative Fabulous dress code encouraged !

Dinner from $195
Tickets from $150
Open Bar 9:30 – 12:30AM
Party till 5AM
21+

For tickets please contact
NEWYEARSEVE@RALEIGHHOTEL.com
Or call 866 598 2131

The Raleigh
1775 Collins Ave at 18th Street
MIami Beach
ANDRE BALAZS HOTELS

Sundance and Miami Children’s Hospital Holiday Toy Drive 12/21/08

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This Sunday, December 21st, the The Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation to organize a Holiday Toy Drive for ill, underprivileged children. Be a real life Santa… donate an unwrapped, unopened toy & receive Comp Admission, a copy of the NEW Sundance CD & a Drink Ticket upon entry. Regarding your contribution; please, No Stuffed Animals. They’re cute & cuddly, but tend to be a health hazard for children with respiratory complications. Help us spread the word & support the cause… give. dance. feelgood. Muse by Stephan Luke & Louis Dee. Reply to confirm your invitation… Vip Table Reservations & additional event info call 305.322.0583. Real Story: Miami Children’s Hospital Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbZZMnsny3M Visit Sundance on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=38762679169&ref=mf”>Sundance fam is partnering with The Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation to organize a Holiday Toy Drive for ill, underprivileged children.

Be a real life Santa… donate an unwrapped, unopened toy & receive Comp Admission, a copy of the NEW Sundance CD & a Drink Ticket upon entry. Regarding your contribution; please, No Stuffed Animals. They’re cute & cuddly, but tend to be a health hazard for children with respiratory complications. Help us spread the word & support the cause… give. dance. feelgood. Muse by Stephan Luke & Louis Dee. Reply to confirm your invitation… Vip Table Reservations & additional event info call 305.322.0583.

Real Story: Miami Children’s Hospital Video
Visit Sundance on Facebook

Sundance for the Children
Biz Martinez, Stephan Luke and Kristine Hall invite you to Sundance for the Children with a special holiday toy drive to help benefit under privileged children in need. Donate an unwrapped toy at the door and receive complimentary admission all night. Stephan Luke will be spinning the hottest house music Miami has to offer and we are sure this good cause will have everyone in a great mood which will result in a great party… see you there.

Miss Twinkleton’s Schools For Sensitive Boys Presents The Nutcracker: Men In Tights! 12/19-21/08

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Miss Twinkleton’s Schools For Sensitive Boys Presents The Nutcracker: Men In Tights!
Friday, December 19, Saturday, December 20, 8:00 p.m.; Sunday, December 21, 3:00 p.m.
The Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
305.674.1040 www.miamigaychorus.org
Tickets: $30, $25, $20, $15
The Miami Gay Men’s Chorus December Concert will be packed with the kind of humor and irreverence (with some sprinkles of nostalgia and sensitivity) you’ve grown to love from this All Volunteer Chorus.

Screening Tomorrow Night at Miami Beach Cinematheque 12/18/08

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Bass Museum of Art
SCREENING
Father and Son (Otets i syn/ Îòåö è ñûí)(Russia/2003)
Thursday, December 18 – 8:30pm

Film Series in conjunction with the Russian Dreams exhibition at the Bass Museum of Art:
THE DREAMS OF ALEKSANDR SOKUROV FILM RETROSPECTIVE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MIAMI BEACH CINEMATHEQUE
All films screened at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach except Russian Ark on Jan 11, which screens at the Bass Museum of Art.
Thursday, December 18 – 8:30pm
Father and Son (Otets i syn/ Îòåö è ñûí) (Ru ssia/2003)
With Andrei Shchetinin and Aleksei Nejmyshev
Father and Son won the FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival with the following note from the critics who gave the award: “For brilliant images and the director’s original way of depicting the powerful bond that unites a father and a son.” The film is part of a trilogy begun with Mother and Son, and will end with the planned Two Brothers and a Sister. With one of the most poetic films ever made, Sokorov shows that intensity of emotions and imagery associated with human intimacy does not need to be associated with sexuality (which some critics read into the film’s premise, incorrectly, according to the director himself).
WINNER: Cannes Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize Russian Guild of Film Critics Golden Aries for Art Direction.
“ACHINGLY BEAUTIFUL… dreamily seductive and profoundly disturbing”–BBC
“LIKE A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM. Its images and emotions are vivid, disquieting and also hermetic, and while it may frustrate your desire for clear storytelling and psychological transparency, it has an intensity that surpasses understanding.” -New York Times
Tickets are $10 or $7 MBC and Bass Museum Members, and advance tickets are available at www.MBCinema.com.
UPCOMING FILMS:
Thursday, January 08 – 8:30pm
Aleksandra (Àëåêñàí 28;ðà)(Russia/2007)
Sunday, January 11th 2009 – 6:30pm at the Bass Museum
Russian Ark, 2002 (96 minutes)

Miami Tattoo Expo 1/9-11/09

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The 2009 Miami Tattoo Expo is happening January 9, 10 & 11th at the MiamiBeach Convention Center. This year’s event features live tattooing & piercing by more than 300 artists from around the world, unique vendors, custom cars & bikes, art displays, tattoo contests, and a variety of local & national entertainers. More information & tickets available at www.miamitattooexpo.com.

World Erotic Art Museum sneak preview of the 2009 Forbidden Art Series 12/27/08

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The World Erotic Art Museum desires to TEMPT you with a Sneak Preview of the 2009 FORBIDDEN ART SERIES. This long awaited, TEMPTATION PARTY will be held on Saturday, December 27th 2008 from 8pm until Midnight.

The evening will be complete with a Red Carpet Entrance, Music, Complementary Cocktails, Champagne, Wine, and Hors D’oeuvres. This will be one event not to be missed, as there will be never before featured art on display.

The general public is invited and the cost is only $15 at the door. The attire is casual chic. This is one party to SEE AND BE SEEN at the WEAM.

1205 Washington Ave. on South Beach. www.WEAM.COM.

CASAdAMOR presents Toy Soldier Holiday Party at Aerobar 12/19/08

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CASAdAMOR presents Toy Soldier Holiday Party. Guests are encouraged to wear Red. Bring in a toy and receive complimentary admission until Midnight. Ladies receive complimentary Peppermint Chocolate Martini’s.

When: FRIDAY DECEMBER 19
What Time: 10PM-5AM
Resident: SHAWN RUDNICK & JORGE FELIX

Dress Code: Red Attire Recommended.
Space is limited table reservations recommended please call 786.380.5947 or email at rsvp@aerobarmiami.com

http://www.aerobarmiami.com/

New Years Eve at the Gansevoort South 12/31/08

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New Years Eve at the Gansevoort South

Join Ajax Entertainment as we host a very special New Years Eve in Miami Beach at the Gansevoort South with Chloe Sevigny and hosted by Wilhelmina Models. The recording artist T.I. will be performing all of his Hits. The music will be brought to you by DJ Cassidy along with Jus Ske. The House music will be DJ Behrouz along with Lee Kalt. Unlike most events, there will be a premium open bar the entire night. Food will be provided by STK.

Tickets are $225 per person.
To purchase tickets, please go to www.newyears.com/ajaxent
Tables are available. I hope that you will be able join us for this very special celebration!
Gansevoort South is located at 2377 Collins Avenue, South Beach.

The Eve Party at the Florida Room 12/24/08

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The Eve Party at the Florida Room

The Florida Room invites you to the Fifth Annual “Eve Party”, Wednesday night, December 24, 2008. Sounds will be provided by DJ Mark Leventhal. The event is hosted by Hosted by Aaron Resnick, Hirsh, Jeff Brook, Zack Bush, Erica Freshman, David Goldfarb, Evan Glassman, Billy Goldfarb.

RSVP is Mandatory – eveparty@h2cinc.com

There will be complimentary cocktails 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm. For Tables please call: 305.674.6152. The Florida Room is located at 1685 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach.

New World Symphony After Hours: Late Night at the Lincoln 12/20/08

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New World Symphony After Hours: Late Night at the Lincoln

This Saturday, December 20, at 9pm, New World Symphony’s “Friends” are hosting a fantastic red-carpet style event featuring avant-garde musical performances by our NWS Fellows playing classical favorites and fusions of jazz, soul, rock and funk! There will be complimentary cocktails and a festive atmosphere of Hollywood Glamour.

For “Friend of a Friend” tickets, $50 each, please call/email Stacey Glassman (305.673.3330 x230).

It is $250.00 to join Friends for 12 months and you will be able to bring a guest to all the Friends events. 9pm cocktails, 10pm performance, 11pm-1am party with DJ JJ Neil. Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Second Annual Festivus Party at the Catalina Hotel 12/18/08

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Second Annual Festivus Party at the Catalina Hotel

Thursday night, December 18, 2008, join Big Brothers Big Sister’s Impact Circle for the funniest and most outrageous holiday party out there “Festivus for the Rest of Us”! The event is at the Catalina Hotel.

To attend, please contact Ryan Gonzalez at (305) 644-0066 ext. 287 or rgonzalez@bbbsmiami.org.

Tickets are $25.25 for member and $33.33 for non members. The event is from 8:00 pm until 11:00 pm. 100% of the ticket sales will go to supporting kids and finding them a quality mentor.

It takes two (MDPL and you!) to tango 12/21/08

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ART DECO WEEKEND SPECIAL EVENT
Sunday 21 December
4:00 – 5:30 pm

TANGO WORKSHOP
Learn some new moves, or brush up on your existing skills in our afternoon tango workshop, designed to help you master some tango basics in preparation for Art Deco Weekend 2009, Down Argentine Way: Deco • Vino • Tango.

The workshop will be led by Oscar Caballero and Roxana Garber, professional tango dancers and the artistic directors of the Tango Times Dance Company. No previous tango experience is required – just a sense of fun! All ages and ability levels welcome. $20 per person, payable at the door. Please call 305-672-2014 to make a reservation.

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

The Miami Design Preservation League is a non-profit preservation and arts organization founded in 1976. It is devoted to preserving, protecting and promoting the architectural, cultural, social, economic, and environmental integrity of the Miami Beach Architectural Historic District (Art Deco District) as well as other areas of the city and South Florida, wherever historic preservation is a concern. MDPL is the oldest Art Deco society in the world.

Shore Club and Tenjune present New Years Eve 12/31/08

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The Shore Club & Tenjune present THIRTYONEDECEMBER

Click here for tickets

The Shore Club
(a Morgans Hotel original)
1901 Collins Avenue
Miami, FL
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008.
Doors open 8pm. 21 and over.

presented by
EUGENE REMM – MARK BIRNBAUM – BEN PUNDOLE
ALAN PHILIPS – JOSH SHAMES – JOSH WAGNER
featuring live performances by
RON BROWZ
(“Pop Champagne”)
PRAS
(of The Fugees)
music by
DJ M.O.S.
PREMIUM OPEN BAR 9pm – 2am
VIP TABLE TICKETS RECEIVE UNLIMITED BOTTLE SERVICE
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AVAILABLE
New Year’s Eve at The Shore Club is perpetually the most fabulous celebration in the country, and this year will be no exception. Known throughout the nation as the most exciting and fabulous party spot, The Shore Club and Sky Bar transforms itself on New Years Eve into an energetic oasis of music, celebrity, and style.
Utilizing the majority of the Shore Club property including the pool and the many meandering bars and lounges indoor and out, there is something for everyone. The bar is top shelf and open bar is from 9pm – 1am, while table service will feature unlimited bottles of Moet champagne and Grey Goose vodka on beds by the pool or lounge style seating in the Red Room.

Masqurade Affair New Year’s Eve Party at Dream 12/31/08

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WEDNESDAY
December 31, 2008
The entire Dream Nightclub family invites you to celebrate the New Year in a stimulating sexy way at our Masqurade Affair NYE 09′ Party. DJ Mummy and DJ Johnny Walker Red will spin stimulating open format sets that will have you dancing into the New Year!

Doors open at 10pm.
$40 General Adimission
Complimentary Bar 10 til’ midnight
Champagne toast for all
Table Reservations: 305.674.4444

www.dreammia.com

Ciroc Vodka presents a Models and Bottles edition of Sweet Fridays 12/19/08

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FRIDAY
December 19, 2008
Christmas is right around the corner and this Friday we’re gonna find out who wants to be naughty or nice!! Join us as Ciroc Vodka presents a “Models and Bottles” edition of Sweet Fridays. Resident DJ Armand Pena also welcomes guest dee jays DJ Infamous 44 & John Magic, fresh off the HIN Tour, to spin TheCandle Room.

Holiday cheer is definitely in the air!!
Table Reservations: 305.674.4444
Dream Nightclub and Sweet Fridays will be participating in the CLUB KIDSANNUAL TOY DRIVE benefiting children from the Charlie Program.
Bring a toy between 11pm – 1am and receive complimentary admission as well as a gift from Asahi Beer.

The Chat Noir Club welcomes DJ Anthony Attalla at Dream 12/15/08

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MONDAY
December 15, 2008
The hottest party in Miami just got hotter as this week, The Chat Noir Club welcomes DJ Anthony Attalla. The talented DJ/Producer brings his skills back to Miami for his last show in South Florida for 2008.
Two parts circus, One part Burlesque, a pinch of class, and a dash of trash – – Don’t miss The Chat Noir Club.

Doors open 10 pm. Show starts at 11pm.
Admission: $20
Table Reservations: 305.674.4444

www.DreamMia.com

Black Sheep Bar Miami Invites You To The Grand Opening Of Sunday Sanctuary 12/14/08

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*** Black Sheep Bar Miami *Formerly Laundry Bar* Invites You To The Grand Opening Of Sunday Sanctuary ***

This is for those of you who love an unpretentious environment filled with great vibes. Be prepared to see some of the old Laundry Bar celebs as well as the usual suspects. This is an evening get together that starts at 8PM and ends promptly at Midnight so that we can all make it to work on Mondays.
Expect inexpensive drink prices and weekly surprise drink specials coupled with the soulful sounds of DJ jojoflores and accompanied by the sounds of legends Richie Jones and Franck Adams. Weekly guest DJs on the menu with live talent to come….

Please pass this on to anyone that you think might enjoy this Soiree!

Black Sheep Bar – 721 North Lincoln Lane, Miami Beach FL. 33139 info. 305.531.7700

MacBeth Free Flamingo Park Miami Beach 1/9-11/09

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Friday, Saturday, Sunday, January 9 – 10 – 11, 7:00 p.m.
Flamingo Park, Meridian Avenue + 12 Street
Shakespeare’s MACBETH
Produced by Shakespeare Miami

All performances are free no tickets required

Friday, January 9, Opening Night, 7:00pm performance

Saturday, January 10, 7:00 pm Performance

Sunday,  January 11, 7:00 pm Performance

Do… Bring a blanket or low beach chairs. There is no “seating” at Shakespeare in the Park. An extra blanket comes in handy because sometimes it gets a little nippy.

Do… Bring a picnic.   Pick up a dinner ‘to go’ from a local Restaurant or have your neighborhood market make up a gourmet picnic for you!

Do… Bring the family.  Our shows are perfect for kids 8 and up. This production is a little more for older children.  There is realistic violence in this play including Swordfights, verbal abuse and of course, Macbeth loses his head in the end. There is a lot of blood and there are scary witches, too, so it is not a good show for toddlers.

Do… Bring some cash or a check to throw in the donation basket! All funds go to our education programs

Don’t … Bring tall chairs unless you plan to sit towards the back of the field.

Don’t …Bring Dogs.  With picnics and people sitting on the ground, dogs tend to annoy other patrons in the park.

Don’t… Go back stage to visit friends or family members No one is permitted backstage without a staff ID.

Do… Find an usher to send flowers or notes back stage, the actors appreciate it.

David Hertzberg Harpsichord Concert 1/10/09

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Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, 8 pm
The French and Spanish Connection
David Hertzberg, harpsichord

Please be our guest at a magnificent concert featuring the beautiful music
of David Hertzberg.

The concert wiill include music by composers Louis Couperin, Jacques
Du Phly, François Couperin, and Domenico Scarlatti (see complete
program below).

David Hertzberg studied piano at Butler University and then studied
the harpsichord over several years with the late American harpsichordist
Igor Kipnis while attending the Early Music Institute of the Festival
Music Society in Indianapolis.

In 1977 Mr. Kipnis selected him to join in the making of a complete set
of all of the solo- and multiple-instrument J. S. Bach harpsichord concerti
with Karl Munchinger and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra for the Intercord label.

LOCATION: St. John’s United Methodist Church, 4760 Pine Tree Dr.
Miami Beach, Florida 33140
PRICE: $20 at the door, $15 online www.artsatstjohns.com
INFO: 305-613-2325 artsatstjohns@bellsouth.net

PROGRAM
I.
Louis Couperin (ca. 1626-1661) РPr̩lude, D Major

Jacques Du Phly (1715-1789) РFrom Pi̬ces de Clavecin, Premier Livre (1744), D Major
Allemande
Courante
La Van Loo
Rondeau
Rondeau
La Damanzy
II. François Couperin (1668-1733)

7ème Prélude from L’art du Toucher le Clavecin (1716), B-flat Major

From Pièces de Clavecin, Second Livre, 6 ème Ordre (1716-17), B-flat Major
Les Moissonneurs
Les Langueurs-Tendres
Le Gazoüillement
La Bersan
Les Baricades Mistérieuses
Les Bergeries
La Commère
Le Moucheron
III. Domenico Scarlatti (1685 – 1757)
Sonata K. 380 in E Major
Sonata K. 455 in G Major
Sonata K. 9 in d minor
Sonata K. 525 in F Major
Sonata K. 481 in f minor
Sonata K. 33 in D Major
Sonata K. 96 in D Major
Sonata K. 491 in D Major
Sonata K. 492 in D Major
Sonata K. 417 in d minor, Fuga

New Year’s Eve 2009 hosted by Anne V and music by Miss Nine at SET 12/31/08

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New Year’s Eve 2009 hosted by Anne V and music by Miss Nine
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Victoria’s Secret supermodel Annie V hosts New Years Eve at SET with guest DJ Miss Nine spinning sexy house music. Miss Nine began her career, not as a deejay, but as a model. Longing for more, her passion for music led Kristin Schrot to move to Amsterdam where she dubbed herself Miss Nine and began pursuing a career in the electronic industry. With her eclectic taste in music, ranging from energetic grooves with plenty of vocals to a deeper, progressive sound, Miss Nine is sure to turn heads and move feet any where she performs. Let her get you dancing the night away this New Years Eve as she comes to take over the decks at SET Nightclub.

Dirty South at SET 12/26/08

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Dirty South at SET
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The filthy curb-crawling new wave disco of Dirty South is a result of debauched years behind the decks and a lot of time spent at home creating his own musical fun. Over the past 3 years, Dirty South has made an instant name for himself in the dance music industry, impressing the who’s who of international DJs, producers, media and music lovers with his uncanny ability to dish up ready-made dancefloor bombs. Experience an artist at the forefront of electro house music for yourself at SET.

Britto Wonderland 2008 at SET 12/20/08

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Britto Wonderland 2008 at SET
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Romero Britto and The Opium Group cordially invite you to experience Britto Wonderland 2008, a night of holiday cheer for the benefit of children and adults alike. A special unveiling of The Brittobaum, a on of a kind masterpiece by Romero Britto to be auctioned in benefit of The Britto Foundation in conjunction with the first annual SET Toy Drive. The dress code will be seductively snazzy, with a toy for donation in hand.

Blackberry Club Luxe Series ft. DJ Clinton Sparks & Kevin Dillon 12/18/08

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Blackberry Club Luxe Series ft. DJ Clinton Sparks & Kevin Dillon
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Blackberry Luxe Club Series comes to SET Nightclub for a special performance by DJ Clinton Sparks. Clinton Sparks is a hip-hop radio DJ, mixtape DJ and producer. He has a weekly syndicated radio show named “SmashTime Radio” that can be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio and on radio stations around the U.S. and the world. He’s made a few television appearances on BET and MTV. He’s won several awards for his mixtapes and his radio show. Hosting the event will be none other than Entourage’s “Drama,” actor Kevin Dillon.

Segafredo Miami Rumba Samba Live 12/13/08

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Saturdays @ Segafredo Miami
“RUMBA SAMBA LIVE” internet radio broadcast
Segafredo!….it’s one of our favorites.
The view, the service, the drinks & most of all the music & vibe that this place has to offer!
We are very proud to know that this has to do with the music & the energy we provide for this wonerful watering well!
Experience the fusion between this DJ & Musician as they navigate your journey
for the evening with deep soulful treats!

Catch it on
www.deepmixfm.com
10pm-230am

Magical Evening New Year’s Eve Presented by TAI Entertainment at Mondrion Miami Beach 12/31/08

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OK Here’s The Scoop On NYE
Here at Tai Entertainment, we’ve decided to give you something a little different this year. We are inviting you to Mondrian to experience a Magical Evening complete with a 20 Piece Orchestra playing together with Dj Tavin in front of the Miami skyline and a midnight fireworks display guaranteed to dazzle your senses. The general admission tickets are $200.00 and include a 4 hour open bar. Now, for the next 4 days this ticket will be offered at $150.00 Dollars. We are also offering tickets for the 2nd seating at Asia De Cuba, which are certainly the best seats in the House. Please don’t wait till the last minute like you do every year. This event will not be for people who want to be in a club with 2,000 people, but rather at an intimate soiree with limited tickets. We truly hope to see you there.
Tommy Pooch and Alan Roth

Ana Paula at Score 12/12/08

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FRIDAY DECEMBER 12
EVOLUTION FRIDAYS
RED, WHITE, AND BLACK Party
Making her US debut Brazil’s Dj / Producer
ANA PAULA
Hosted by Michael Stanley
Ricardito La, la, la and his dancers will be entertaining our 2nd Level Lounge

BRAZIL’S TOP DEEJAY ANA PAULA @ SCORE THIS FRIDAY DEC. 12

“EXPERIENCE ANA”
Looking for a new experience? Check out SCORE on Friday, December 12 and “EXPERIENCE ANA” at SCORE’S Red, White & Black event. The “ANA EXPERIENCE” is the magic created by Brazilian Bombshell and International DJ Ana Paula. The Brazilian native talent will add SCORE to the list of international venues she has played from Israel to Mexico to Canada, where she is especially beloved.
Ana makes her experience YOUR experience by creating the same energy at SCORE that she crafted when she spun at Gay Pride in Vienna Austria and Carnival in Rio! So, remember, on Friday, December 12th, for a new experienvce, EXPERIENCE ANA @ SCORE on Lincoln Road

Official Concert After Party hosted by Floyd Mayweather at Mansion 12/14/08

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Official Concert After Party hosted by Floyd Mayweather at Mansion

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Strip Tease Sundays presents The Official Concert After Party hosted by Floyd “Money” Mayweather with surprise celebrity guests and performances. Featuring the best in hip hop’s hottest hits from resident DJs Mr. Mauricio and Bulletproof.

Trent Cantrelle at Mansion 12/13/08

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Trent Cantrelle at Mansion
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Trent has been involved with the world of DJing and music for over a decade. Trent has remained at the very forefront of the Southern US scene with countless gigs as a resident for one of the most respected promoters in North America, Donnie “Disco” Estopinal Donnie’s Events gave trent the opportunity to regularly play along side some of the biggest talent in the world including opening for Deepdish, Fat Boy Slim, Paul Oakenfold, and recently for John Digweed at Coachella’s sister event, the Voodoo Music Festival with crowds of 20,000+. Now is your chance to see him live as he performs for Mansion’s massive audience.

Heart Menders Foundation Cocktail Reception at SET 12/13/08

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{I’m gonna go ahead and recommend this one. A $20 donation for a good cause gets you comp drinks at one of the nicest clubs in town. I just don’t think you can beat that. Be sure to dress nice.}

Heart Menders Foundation Cocktail Reception
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From 10PM through Midnight SET invites you to a cocktail reception in support of Heart Menders Foundation who are responsible for providing life saving heart surgeries for children in need. Complimentary cocktails when you RSVP. A $20 Minimum Donation required.

http://www.caribbeanheartmenders.com/

http://www.setmiami.com/

FUNDarte and Miami Light Project announce 2nd annual Global Cuba Fest line-up 2/6-8/09

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Miami Light Project and FUNDarte present
“GLOBAL CUBA FEST 2009”
“Global Cuba Fest” will feature some of the best in Contemporary Cuban Music today…
ALBITA, ALEX CUBA and YOSVANY TERRY

Date & Time
February 6, 2009, 8:00 PM
February 7, 2009, 8:00 PM
February 8, 2009, 8:00 PM
Tickets: Click here for secure online ticketing tickets on sale NOW!
$20 each performance
$50 festival pass

“Global Cuba Fest”, on the shores of Miami Beach. Three concerts where Cuba’s musicians mesh the sounds of their roots with influences from other cultures without losing their identity – making innovating inroads in “Contemporary World Cuban Music” today.

MIAMI LIGHT PROJECT & FUNDarte ANNOUNCE 2nd ANNUAL GLOBAL CUBA FEST LINE UP

December 8, 2008, Miami, FL — Miami Light Project and FUNDarte are proud to present the 2nd Annual Global Cuba Festival! Presented at the beautiful North Beach Bandshell, Global Cuba Fest will feature some of the best in contemporary Cuban music including Grammy Award winner Albita, Alex*Cuba and Yosvany Terry!

Miami Light Project & FUNDarte
present
“GLOBAL CUBA FEST”
February 6, 7, 8, 2009 – 8:00 p.m.
North Beach Bandshell
7275 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33141
Tickets $20.00
Festival Pass $50.00
For tickets visit www.miamilightproject.com or www.fundarte.us
Or calling: 1 800 595 4849

ALBITA – Friday, February 6, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Known as the Cuban diva, Albita graces audiences with her Cuban renditions of dance and soul! The Miami-based ten time Grammy Award nominee and two time Grammy Award winner kicks off the 2nd Annual Global Fest with a smokin dance party under the stars!

ALEX CUBA – Saturday, February 7, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Singer-songwriter Alex*Cuba’s trademark sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and rock chords subtly subvert commonly held notions of what Cuban music is. Alex is the vanguard, crafting a cross-cultural sound. Not tied to tradition, this Cuban-Canadian prefers his vintage Gibson over el sencerro (cowbell) anytime.

YOSVANY TERRY “YE-DÉ-GBÉ AFRO-CARIBBEAN LEGACY” – Sunday, February 8, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Yosvany Terry’s voice and style are unique and complex, marrying Cuban and American musical traditions to create a new and exciting sound. The New York–based Terry brings Afro Cuban folklore alive with his saxophone. Join us for the closing night of Global Cuba Fest for music and dancing under the full moon!

About Miami Light Project
Founded in 1989, Miami Light Project is a not-for-profit cultural organization which presents live performances by innovative dance, music and theater artists from around the world; supports the development of new work by South Florida-based artists; and offers educational programs for students of every age. Since our inception, we have reached a diverse cross-section of communities throughout Miami-Dade County with an extensive outreach effort that includes partnerships with other arts organizations, universities and social service agencies. Miami Light Project is a cultural forum to explore some of the issues that define contemporary society.

About FUNDarte
FUNDarte is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to producing, presenting, and promoting music, theater, dance, film, visual arts, and special events by celebrating and awakening consciousness of emerging social movements, ideas, art forms, and artists in South Florida that are representative of Earth’s diverse places and cultures.

Florida Grand Opera at Swoon at The Forge 12/12/08

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FGO at The Forge
Friday, December 12 at 9 p.m.

Shareef Malnik, Maxwell Blandford, Ernesto Arambatzis and Erica Freshman invite you to celebrate the holiday season with drama. “Swoon” is becoming a Friday night tradition, and this week The Florida Grand Opera makes a special guest appearance. Enjoy a performance by soprano Elizabeth Caballero and pianist John Keene with FGO’s Justin Moss as Master of Ceremonies. Complimentary martinis and champagne from 9 to 11 p.m. Swoon’s $55 prix fixe three-course dinner is curated by Chef Swersky and includes a complimentary glass of champagne. Keeping with the holiday spirit, bring a CD of your favorite piece of music, and it will be passed on to less fortunate school students. RSVP by phone or email swoon@theforge.com.

Swoon

The Forge
432 41st Street, Miami Beach
305-538-8533 (Reservations – mention Swoon)

jojoflores Is Back at Gotsoul Sessions Nikki Beach Miami 12/13/08

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Please join us this Saturday Dec. 13th at Nikki Beach between 12PM-7PM for ‘gotsoul’ sessions.
Resident ‘jojoflores’ is back with us this week and we are pleased that this event is picking up! There are spirit samplings every weekend and shots for the dancers!
Jessica Richardson & Beppe Gioia will be celebrating their birthdays with us this weekend so come by and toast their day with us!
Opening set by Beppe Gioia

For more info and guest list: gotsoul.b3@gmail.com

Mansion Presents Trent Cantrelle 12/13/08

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This Saturday night Mansion welcomes everyone to come out and celebrate as they bring in Los Angeles’ own Trent Cantrelle to supply all the sound. This is Cantrelle’s first appearance at Mansion, and he’ll be sure to supply plenty of his signature tech house.
After starting his career in New Orleans in the early 90s, Cantrelle’s made a name for himself, and after migrating to the West coast, his talent sky rocketed as he know rocks dance floors everywhere from Las Vegas to South America.

Complimentary Guest List

New World Symphony French Impressions 1/9-11/09

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French Impressions
Friday and Saturday, January 9 – 10 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 11 3:00 PM
Lincoln Theatre
Tickets from $27

French musical masters and their international inspirations and fantasies take center stage under the graceful baton of guest conductor Robert Spano. Take a traditional look at Italy through the eyes of Berlioz in his non-traditional concerto for viola, Harold in Italy. Dance to the sultry rhythms of Spain with Debussy in Iberia. Dutilleux’s The Shadows of Time quotes from The Diary of Anne Frank with a children’s choir as it questions if time can possibly forgive the evils of the world.

Buy Now! Click here or call 305-673-3331 to choose your concert today!

New World Symphony Horn Legacies 12/21/08

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Horn Legacies
Sunday,
December 21
3:00 PM
Lincoln Theatre
All tickets $12

After you hear Brahms’ Horn Trio at the Musicians’ Forum on the 15th, you will surely want to join us for this concert as we welcome Jennifer Montone, Principal Horn of the Philadelphia Orhcestra. Ms. Montone will perform Ligeti’s Horn Trio, whose combination of instruments was directly inspired by Brahms’ own Trio. Mozart’s Horn Quintet and Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 round out this vibrant chamber program.

Did you know? Mozart wrote his horn works for his friend Joseph Leutgeb and in his original score manuscripts wrote snide notes (in jest) to Leutgeb, such as “take it easy, animal” and “finished? thank heaven!”

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

Free Musicians’ Forum 12/15/08

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Musicians’ Forum
Monday, December 15
7:00 PM
Lincoln Theatre
FREE, ticket required

Catch the contagious enthusiasm of our Fellows as they present the music they love. Cello Fellow Soo Jee Yang — who recently won a position in the Kansas City Symphony — will play a Suite for Cello by Cassado accompanied by a multi-media performance by Bass Fellow, Jory Herman. Percussion Fellow
Sergio Carreno and soprano Rebekah Diaz will perform seven Spanish songs. Then three Fellows will breathe life into Brahms’ impassioned Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano, which serves as a tribute to Brahms’ mother. It is emotional music at its best.
Ticket required! Click here to reserve your seat today!