Category: Palm Beach County

BLP June shows at Titanic Brewery, Funky Buddha, Hurricane

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Titanic Brewery & Restaurant
5813 Ponce De Leon Boulevard
Coral Gables, FL 33146
305.668.1742
*All shows – FREE | 9pm
Saturday, June 5 – Diocious
Saturday, June 12 – Shak Nasti
Saturday, June 19 – New Gravity

Funky Buddha Lounge
2621 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561.368.4643
*All shows | 9pm | 18+
· Friday, June 4 – Cypress w/ Diocious | $5
· Friday, June 11 – The Resolvers (featuring a new horn section & female vocalists) | $8
· Saturday, June 12 – Aquaphonics w/ DJ Craig Heneveld| $5

Hurricane Bar & Lounge BLP Sunday Cookout –June Schedule
640-7 East Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33483
561.278.0282
*All shows – FREE | 8pm | FREE BBQ from 6-8pm featuring mojo chicken sandwiches, sirloin cheeseburgers and foot-long beef hotdogs (with the purchase of a drink).
· Memorial Day Weekend, May 30– Cope
· June 6 – Diocious
June 13 – Shak Nasti
June 20 – New Gravity
June 27 – Cypress

RA Sushi Supports St. Jude 5/30-6/5/10

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RA Sushi (Laura Buccellati swears it’s some of the best sushi in Miami) is hosting the 6th annual Nicky’s week. Nicky weeks features special items on the menu with 100% of the proceeds supporting St. Jude. Good sushi all while supporting a great cause-perfect combination.

Gus, Kelly, Mallea and I are planning our monthly 1st Friday, June 4th at the South Miami Nicky’s location. Please join us for an evening of good food, laughs (Mallea is a closet Jay Leno J) and sake (Gus has me hooked on Sake now J). If you’re unable to join us on the 4th, please stop by RA before June 5th and lend your support. After watching the Nicholas Mailliard video (link below), I hope like me, you’re inspired to tell a friend and ask them to tell a friend to support Nicky Week.

What a great way to kick-off summer! S & S (sushi and sake) on a Friday night for a cause that could help to make a difference in the life of child.

Hope to see you all there.
Don’t miss the sixth annual Nicky’s Week at RA Sushi
Good food and good fun for a great cause. Dine with us between May 30 to June 5, and we’ll donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of special Nicky’s Week menu items to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Visit one of these Florida RA Sushi locations:
Palm Beach Gardens / 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Avenue, Ste. 4105, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Pembroke Pines / 201 SW 145th Terrace, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
S. Miami / 5829 SW 73rd Street, Miami, FL 33143

RA Sushi in South Miami will host a line-up of events to promote the cause.  All donations from the weeklong effort will help pay for St. Jude’s development of treatment and cures for diseases such as brain tumors, leukemia, sickle cell disease, and other life-threatening illnesses in children.

  • Sunday, May 30: There’s no school or work on Monday, celebrate with the Nicky’s Week edition of the “Flying Fish Lounge” 8 p.m.-midnight. It’s the perfect time to catch some fresh fish and drink specials.
  • Tuesday, June 1: Join us at our “Bartender Bash Competition” from 7-9 p.m. and support your favorite local mixologists as they take a shot at creating delicious cocktails only using Nicky’s Week featured items. The bartender who sells the most cocktails wins the contest and a great prize.
  • Thursday, June 3: Do you have the golden ticket? All guests who order Nicky’s Week featured menu items will have the opportunity to be one of the lucky few to discover a “RA Golden Ticket” underneath their dish. Fabulous prizes will be given to each person who finds a “RA Golden Ticket” during lunch and dinner. The more Nicky’s Week items you order, the better your chances!
  • Saturday, June 5: RA-lly up for St. Jude! Join us for the Nicky’s Week wrap-up party with ear candy by special guest DJ Johnny The Boy from 7-10 p.m. Partygoers will be able to participate in numerous raffles featuring RA treats and luxurious goodies donated by local Nicky’s Week sponsors. Lastly, the restaurant welcomes everyone who “likes” RA Sushi in South Miami’s Facebook page to come join the party! The first 100 RA Facebook guests to RSVP on Facebook and check-in at the hostess stand will receive a Penny Drink Card or Free Appetizer Card to use during their next visit.
  • All Week: The aforementioned events are fun ways to raise funds for St. Jude! However, all RA fans are encouraged to visit the restaurant throughout the week and enjoy RA-ckin’ Happy Hour specials from 3-7 p.m.

All donations from the weeklong effort will help support St. Jude which has treated children from all 50 states and around the world. Known primarily as a cancer research center, St. Jude doctors and researchers also treat children with sickle cell disease and pediatric HIV.

Click here to view the “Life is a Gift: Nicky’s Week” video
In memory of Nicholas “Nicky” Mailliard and his courageous fight against cancer.

About Nicky’s Week:
Rich Howland, one of the founders of RA Sushi, created Nicky’s Week to promote the research and treatment being done at St. Jude. The event is named in memory of Howland’s nephew, Nicky Mailliard, who was treated at St. Jude for ependymoma, a brain tumor.
When doctors discovered the tumor in December 2001, Nicky’s parents turned to St. Jude for their son’s treatment. The hospital was able to eradicate the tumor, but only for a short time. By September 2004, the cancer had returned, and was even more aggressive. In February 2005, at age 13, Nicky lost his battle.
“St. Jude played a critical role during Nicky’s illness by providing state-of-the-art care and by providing important information to our family. I want to help ensure that the programs at St. Jude remain available to any family that is forced to deal with the extreme heartache associated with the serious illness of a child,” Howland said.

St. Jude:
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the premier pediatric cancer research center. Its mission is to find cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
Since opening in 1962, St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and around the world.
St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatments that are not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay.
During the past three years, 85.3 percent of every dollar received by St. Jude has gone to the current and future needs of the hospital.
Working together, our physicians and scientists have pioneered treatments that have helped push the overall survival rates for childhood cancers from less than 20 percent in 1962 to more than 70 percent today.
The survival rate for the most common form of childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, has risen from just 4 percent in 1962 to 94 percent today.
For more information about RA Sushi, please visit www.RAsushi.com
or contact your local St. Jude Representative, Lauren Asher at lauren.asher@stjude.org

501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 1-800-822-6344, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. CST

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomasand based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.

Miami Based Artist Carla Fache participate in the second edition of the prestigious art fair in Latin Art Expo in West Palm Beach 5/27-31/10

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Miami Based Artist Carla Fache participate in the second edition of the prestigious art fair Latin Art Expo.

LatinArt Expo in West Palm Beach
May 27 to May 31
City Place, West Palm Beach
www.LatinArtExpo.com

LatinArt Expo, the first big art exhibit in the Palm Beach County dedicated to promote Hispanic artists in the areas of painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography and digital..LatinArt Expo is directed and produced by Colombian entrepreneur Carlos Daniels. For ten years Mr. Daniels has been producing events to promote Latin talent in South Florida including the Palm Beach International Latin Film Festival, The Hispanic Song Festival and the successful Miss Latina Palm Beach TV Reality Show. LatinArt Expo offers a weekend full of selective talented artists that will be delighting thousands of people with different and extraordinary art components within a great atmosphere. Come and join us and experience an event full of great energy specially designed for artThis year 2010 LatinArt Expo offers a more interesting exhibit than last year. The event will exhibit a more diverse variety of techniques and welcomes artists with new concepts and with high level of education and experience. The LatinArt Expo 2010 will take place at the beautiful City Place located in downtown West Palm Beach from May 27th to 31st. More than 20 Hispanic artists will unveil magnificent pieces of artwork turning LatinArt Expo the biggest exhibit of Hispanic artists ever seem in the Palm Beach County.
The event will also offer a diverse calendar of activities such an Opening Gala, a Children Camp & Workshop, a Music Festival, a night time event with an international DJ and a music festival at the City Place plaza. LatinArt Expo becomes the biggest and the longest Latin event in the Palm Beach County.

Latin Art Expo givin the welcome to prestigious artist week. Growing list of major artists.

Latin Arte Expo 2010, taking place this week from 27 to May 31 at City Place, West Palm Beach, Florida United States today update its roster of artists rising to more than twenty participants. At the end of the newsletter had confirmed the participation of the famous young Chilean artist Carla Fache, who has exhibited with Pablo Picasso, Roberto Matta and her abstract large paintings adorn the offices of large corporate the world.

Since 2001, she has being a Miami-Based artist. Her command of color and texture, together with her continuous exploration of the basic elements and the energy behind them, distinguish her work. Carla has developed her own language in painting, throughout the combination of color, textures, angles, energy and soul. Her work addresses mind, heart and the invisible to the senses through a lens of continuous vibrations exchange. Fache has been pouring her soul prolifically on canvas ever since and invites the viewer to enjoy the experience, feel the energy and see the beauty. Over the years, Carla Fache passion has translated into an impressive following of collectors around the globe including throughout around the U.S. Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, Japan,Chile, Romania,Bulgaria,Germany,Dubai, Greece and among others. Fache has displayed her work at prestigious art fairs such as Art Miami, Art Basel, Art L.A. and Art Philadelphia. her work has been featured in art exhibitions with Picasso and Roberto Matta. CIFO (Cisneros Fontanals Arts Foundation) The Bass Museum of Art, Lowe Art Museum, Las Olas Art Center,DCOTA Design Center of Americas,Latin American Art Museum, Moca Museum of Contemporary Art and Museo deBellas Artes of Cordova. her corporate collections includes Atlantic Bank, Charles Schwab- Brickell , State Farm (Tampa) Oil Company (Texas) Allstate (Orlando) Her work has been included in many periodicals and publications, including books New York Art Collectors,Los Angeles, Art Show Five centuries of Art and Libro de Arte Ibero Americano Contemporaneo among others. Fache has displayed her work that have even been featured in art exhibitions with Pablo Picasso and Roberto Matta.

The Colombian sculptor Tomas Liliany will be other great artists to exhibit, represented by a beautiful series of sculptures that adorn the entrance lobby Latinarte Expo 2010.

Fabia Nitti, sculptor of Venezuelan nationality is another cutting contemporary sculptors to exhibit their works at the Expo Latinarte confirmed Elite Art Editions Gallery representing the artist’s works in America.

Lidia Tohar The Cuban painter, winner of numerous awards, confirmed this past weekend for their participation Latinarte Expo 2010 as the artist of Puerto Rican descent Ida Perez. Both have interesting collections of paintings. Perez began painting since he was five years old.

The young Cuban artist Rafael Domenech who came to American soil just days ago he debuted in the United States showing their works at the Latino Expo. Domenech will present gigantic works of art that reflected their feelings toward the regime and the contrast of his new life in the land of freedom.

Another Cuban artist to debut at Expo Latinarte Rene Bou, a resident of Palm Beach County and who present a very own style and techniques and original. The event returns the Puerto Rican Lourdes Rodriguez, who debuted at the first festival in 2009. Lourdes is known for colorful works. The prestigious Colombian photographer Fernando Rodriguez, who has gained popularity for capturing the beauty of nature with its lens is also part of this year’s major exhibition.

Latinarte Expo launches throughout the event to music and jazz artist, Pamir. Born in Venezuela, under the label 226 Records Company, Pamir launches new musical production under the Latinarte Expo as he prepares for his promotional tour and the release of their fourth album. The item entitled “Via California” is the song that play in the background when people enter the event’s official website www.LatinArtExpo.com. Pamir act in the Opening Gala this Thursday and also at the Expo Latinarte music festival to be held on Sunday May 30 6:00 PM in the plaza of City Place and Sergio Resendiz, Nate, Charles Daniels and William Henry.

June birthday celebration at Rocco’s Tacos 6/4/10

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Rocco’s Tacos in WPB is throwing a birthday celebration for all June babies on Rocco’s birthday, June 4.

Celebrate Rocco’s Birthday at Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar in West Palm Beach
$3 Dos Equis, $5 Cabo Wabo Blanco Cocktails, DJ Adam Lipson and Pancho Villa Mariachi Band

Join owner Rocco Mangel and celebrate all June babies with a Mexican-style cumpleanos fiesta. Rocco’s Tacos presents a full sensory experience complete with a live Pancho Villa mariachi band, DJ Adam Lipson, $3 Dos Equis and $5 Cabo Wabo Blanco cocktails. Rocco will also give presents to anyone with a June birthday that brings an ID.

Friday, June 4
8:00 – midnight

224 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach, FL‎
(561) 650-1001‎
www.RoccosTacos.com or www.bigtimerestaurants.com

Daryl Hance at Funky Buddha 5/21/10

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Daryl Hance, long-time electric and slide guitarist for soul-funk-blues band JJ Grey & Mofro will be making a rare solo appearance at the Funky Buddha in Boca Raton on Friday, May 21. His sound has everything to do with texture and color and his minimalist attitude shines through in his playing, reflecting a host of influences including Curtis Mayfield, Fred McDowell and Muddy Waters.

Daryl Hance, Yankee Slickers and Sosos
Friday, May 21
8pm/$8/18+

Funky Buddha
2621 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561.368.4643
www.thefunkybuddha.com

Latin Dance Party at Pavillion Grille Boca Raton 5/21/10

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Latin Dance Party
May 21st, 2010, 7:00 – 2:00am
Pavillion Grille
301 Yamato Rd.
Boca Raton, Fl. 33431

Tonights going to be a HOT night at this great venue. There is a large, beautifull wood dance floor with tables surrounding it. A big bar area with hight tops and a louge area behind it. Outdoor area for smokers.

We are starting off a new event ” LATIN DANCE NIGHT” I have been receiving a lot of requests for latin music, you have asked, I am delivering !

FREE CHA CHA LESSONS FROM 7:00- 8:00

MUSIC: 8:00 – ?????? — We have one of the best latin DJ’s in Florida —-
Elliott Crespo – blending the best latin music mix… BUT he will also mix in disco, w/c swing and slow dancing… So we will have a fabulous variety for all.

COVER CHARGE : $10.00 collected by venue. You get 1 free drink of house wine, domestic beer and well drinks… Call and top shelf brands available.

If you would like a something to eat. They have a deliciious. reasoanbly priced menu of appetizers and dinners… If you spend a minimum of $20.00 on food, your cover charge will be deducted from you bill… If you use your ticket for a drink… Your will not be able to use it towards your food.

DIRECTIONS: From north/south – Take I95 to Yamato Rd. East..When you get to Dixie Hwy, cross over the railroad tracks, make a left, then a right into the parking lot of The Stonegate Bank Building– Pavilion Grille is located in the atrium of the building.

When you pay at the door TELL THEM YOU ARE WITH DALE’S GROUP

Invite friends. singles, couples, the more people, the more fun and oportunity to meet new people

Get out your dancing shoes, be ready to meet new people, have fun and SHAKE THOSE HIPS

Tonights Going to be a Great Night Party at Pavilion Grille 5/15/10

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Tonights Going to be a Great Night Party
May 15th, 2010, 8:00-12:00
Pavilion Grille
301 Yamato Rd.
Boca raton, Fl. 33431

The last party was a hugh turnout & sucess… Thanks to all of you.. As these parties are for YOU and without YOU there would be no party… So let’s do it again. We have this wonderfull venue with a large, beautifull wood dance floor, with tables surrounding it. Enjoy the large bar area with high tops or the lounge area behind it.. Outdoor area for smokers.

TIME: Doors open at 7:oo BUT Party starts at 8:00

MUSIC: 8:00-12:00 — Dance to the fabulous and diversified band — KICKBACK They kept the floor packed ALL night

COVER CHARGE: $10.00 collected by venue. This includes a free drink of house wine, domestic beer and well drinks ( call & top shelf brands available) — Free appetizer and desert buffet.
The first 20 people that arrive AFTER 8:00 will receive a free drink ticket

Want a little more to eat ? They have a delicious and VERY reasonably priced menu of appetizers, sandwichs, wraps, salads, etc.
DINNER SPECIALS: They have a 3 course dinner special for $22.95 OR if you order a minimum of $20.00 on food, your cover charge will be deducted from your bill– NOTE: If you use your ticket for a drink, then IT WILL NOT BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR BILL. Please mention to your server that you are with Dale’s party and give them your ticket… It is recomended that you arrive by 7:00 to have dinner AND make a reservation.

PLENTY OF FREE PARKING

HOST: Dale aka sunnyd

DIRECTIONS: From north/south – Take I95 to Yamato Rd. East.. When you get to Dixie Hwy, cross over the railroad tracks and make a left.. Then a right into the parking lot of The Stonegate Bank Building– Pavilion Grille is located in the atrium of the building.

HIT THAT SIGN UP .. Bring a friend/friends, singles, couples ALL are welcome to come and enjoy the party.

LET’S DO IT AGAIN and make tonight A GREAT NIGHT

Photographs of SunFest on Wednesday by Brad Baker 4/28/10

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The opening day of Sunfest in West Palm Beach had one of the largest crowds I’ve seen in the last 10 years. A perfomance by Weezer brought out a huge following among other acts. Take a peek at the photos… The main stage viewing area is larger than ever due to the removal of the public library. Several people agreed that the additional space has made a very positive impact. As usual the staging is world class with great sound in every corner of the viewing area. Sunfest opens at Noon on Saturday and Sunday and there will be intertainment on three separate stages all day long. Don’t miss the fireworks at 9:00pm each night. This is easily Florida’s largest music, art and waterfront festival and a great time to come visit West Palm Beach!
Photragraphs and commentary by Brad Baker

SunFest takes place in downtown West Palm Beach along Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway, extending along Flagler Drive from Banyan Boulevard to Lakeview Avenue.

SunFest Schedule
Wednesday, April 28 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Thursday, April 29 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday, April 30 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, May 1 Noon – 11 p.m.
Sunday, May 2 Noon – 9 p.m.

Juried Fine Art & Craft Show
Friday, April 30 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 1 Noon – 10 p.m.
Sunday, May 2 Noon – 9 p.m.

Youth Park
Friday, April 30 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 1 Noon – 10 p.m.
Sunday, May 2 Noon – 9 p.m.

Florida Entertainment Happy Hour at MoQuila Restaurant 4/29/10

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Florida Entertainment Happy Hour
April 29, 2010, 6pm – 9pm
MoQuila Restaurant in Boca Raton
MoQuila Restaurant
99 SE Mizner Blvd
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
http://moquila.com

Come out to play some LOVE GAMES at MoQuila Restaurant this Thursday, April 29 from 6pm to 9pm. Florida Entertainment hosts a happy hour networking event, with the entertainment consisting of the showing of the local short film “Love Games” and guitarist Alex Shaw. Whether you are in the entertainment industry, or not, everyone is welcome to join us!

SunFest in West Palm Beach 4/28-5/2/10

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SunFest takes place in downtown West Palm Beach along Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway, extending along Flagler Drive from Banyan Boulevard to Lakeview Avenue.

SunFest Schedule
Wednesday, April 28 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Thursday, April 29 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday, April 30 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, May 1 Noon – 11 p.m.
Sunday, May 2 Noon – 9 p.m.

Juried Fine Art & Craft Show
Friday, April 30 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 1 Noon – 10 p.m.
Sunday, May 2 Noon – 9 p.m.

Youth Park
Friday, April 30 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 1 Noon – 10 p.m.
Sunday, May 2 Noon – 9 p.m.

The Verizon Wireless Fireworks Show closes the Festival with a bang on Sunday, May 2 at 9 p.m.

Lineup
Weezer, ZZ Top, Shinedown, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Patti LaBelle, Maze with Frankie Beverly, The Flaming Lips, Rise Against, REO Speedwagon, NAS & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, The B-52s, Smash Mouth, Sean Kingston, Iyaz, Five For Fighting, Flogging Molly, Sister Hazel, Better Than Ezra, Marcus Miller, Classic Albums Live’s 40 years of Woodstock, The Charlie Daniels Band, We Are Scientists, Bedouin Soundclash, Alberta Cross, These United States, Tigercity, Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights, Big D & The Kid’s Table, Albert Castiglia, April Phillips, Arrivederci, Constellations, Cowboy Mouth ,Crash Kings, Ever So Klever, Griffin Anthony, Gringo Star, How Dare You, J.P. Soars & the Red Hots, Johnny Cakes and Four Horsemen of the Apocalypso, Locksley, Matt Farr, Minister Theory, Nightlights, Noel Lorica & Treebo, one:, RADIx Speaking Volumes, The Danny Morris Band, The OPM Band, The People Upstairs, The Shauna Sweeney Band, The Value Meal Killah and The Snack Pack, White Collar Crime

More Info

Nora’s Will, Jewish Comedy Named Best Picture of the Year in Mexico Now Playing in south Florida

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Introducing NORA’S WILL: the Jewish Comedy Named Mexico’s Best Picture of the Year – Now Playing in Miami & South Florida

Mexico’s Best Picture of the Year is now playing in Miami! “Nora’s Will” (Cinco Dias Sin Nora) has been drawing big crowds and rave reviews all over the world, and is now playing exclusively in South Florida theaters. Winner of 7 Ariel Awards (Mexico’s Academy Awards), including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, the film by first-time writer/director Mariana Chenillo also won the Audience Award at the 2009 Miami International Film Festival. Don’t miss your chance to see this incredible film!

Synopsis: Nora had a plan. It would bring her ex-husband, Jose (Fernando Lujan), and the rest of their family together for one last magnificent Passover feast. But there is a flaw in her plan- a mysterious photograph from the past, hidden under the bed, which leads Jose to re-examine their relationship and rediscover their undying love for each other.

Now Playing at:
Tower Theater (at Miami Dade College)
1508 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 643-8706

Regal Shadowood 16
9889 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
(561) 482-2296

Regal Delray Beach 18
1660 South Federal Highway
Delray Beach, FL 33483
(561) 272-2900

For more info and to watch the film’s trailer, visit www.menemshafilms.com.

ABZ signature event in Mizner Park for the Woman of the Year campaign for The Leukemia and Lymphoma 4/21/10

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ABZs of South Florida A New Path for Today’s Generation of Networkers
The ABZs of South Florida’s signature event will be on Wednesday, April 21 in Mizner Park from 6-9pm.

The ABZs of South Florida has created an inventive new concept called the “business-crawl”. The ABZs of South Florida showcases diverse restaurants in the South Florida region area-by-area each month. Networking gurus have a chance to visit three restaurants in a three hour time period tasting different tapas and a signature cocktail all at an affordable $12.00/person. The networking professionals get a chance to experience new restaurants while they walk and network an innovative new way to-do business.

The restaurants participating in the inaugural Mizner Park event are:
The Cheese Course – Meeting at 6pm, 201 Plaza Real, Mizner Park
Hors D’ Oeuvres: French Artisan Cheese board, Salami and pepperoni platter
Signature cocktail: De Saint/Ferme Abbaye FRENCH wine!

Villagio Italian Eatery 344 Plaza Real
Hors D’ Oeuvres: Grilled Calamari with argula, Grilled Eggplant, Vegetables
Signature cocktail: Select ITALIAN wines!

Chris Michael’s, 10 E. Boca Raton Road
Hors D’ Oeuvres: Steak filet on brushetta with Chris Michael’s famous steak sauce, “Lollipop” Lamb Chops
Signature cocktail: Vodka Martini – shaken or stirred!

Credit cards online – cash or check at the door
type in NICOLE in the promo code area under where it says Fax# (see link) and the event promoter will donate $7 of the $12 fee to my campaign for Woman of the Year for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Raffles will support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year candidate, Nicole Haboush.
LOW COST Only $12.00!
Email: Shana@pageonegraphics.com

Sponsored by Page One Graphics, Next Level Realty, 4G Marketing, RNI, SOFUNN.com, SouthFloridaFoodandWine.com, Stepping Out Florida and The Restaurant Placement Group!

RESTAURANT MADNESS: Meet us at Mizner Park in the Springtime months and visit new places like The Cheese Course….Uncle Julio’s….Chris Michael’s….OLD FAVS: The Dubliner….Max’s Grille….Truluck’s…

Night of Networking Fiesta style and come support The Leukemia and Lymphoma Woman of the Year candidate 4/22/10

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Night of Networking Fiesta style and come support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Woman of the Year candidate
April 22, 2010, 530-930pm
Roccos Tacos, West Palm Bch, Fl
www.roccostacos.com

Come and mingle with South Floridas professionals and meet Ted Berman of Berman and Berman, one of S. Fla’s top personal injury attorneys while supporting a great cause and Nicole Haboush’s campaign for Woman of the Year for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
$10 advance ticket purchase by making your donation at http://pbf.mwoy.llsevent.org/nhaboush ($20 at the door) to include a drink and tasty homemade taco!

Come enjoy Clematis by Night and bring your fiesta hat as it will be a night of networking and lots of fun!

Email Nicoleshappy@mac.com your business card to be part of our network monitor display to be shown throughout the evening to promote YOU!

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar in West Palm Beach and Boca Raton South Florida’s Sexiest Mexican Fiesta 5/5/10

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar in West Palm Beach and Boca Raton– South Florida’s Sexiest Mexican Fiesta
Live mariachi band, DJ, prize giveaways and free tequila pourings by owner Rocco Mangel

WHAT: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the most authentic and largest Mexican fiesta in South Florida — Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar. Brought to life by charismatic owner Rocco Mangel, Rocco’s Tacos presents a full sensory experience complete with a live mariachi band, DJ, prize giveaways and free tequila pourings all night long at both locations. Sample from over 225 varieties of tequila, either alone or mixed with Rocco’s famous homemade Margarita sour mix, nibble on guacamole prepared tableside or enjoy a traditional Mexican dinner at the playful restaurant that embodies the true spirit of Cinco de Mayo. Party with Rocco at the original destination on West Palm Beach’s Clematis Street or at the location in Boca Raton’s Town Center. For more information and reservations visit www.RoccosTacos.com or www.BigTimeRestaurants.com.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 5, Noon – 1 AM

WHERE:
5250 Town Center Circle
Boca Raton, FL
(561) 416-2131

224 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach, FL‎
(561) 650-1001‎

Grand Opening of Mesh Studio by Nate Galui 3/25/10

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Nate Galui..a local interior designer featured on HGTV’s Design Star..is sharing his dream with us all…Mesh Studio..an art gallery much different then what we’ve been offered..younger, hipper & open minded…no more dusty stale art we’ve been lookin at for centuries!

This thursday! from 6pm till 11pm on Dixie downtown, the long awaited opening of Mesh Studio
Live art, graffiti and tattoo! Some of the most celebrated south Florida artists on display! A beautiful space that you MUST see. Get there early and be swarmed by paparazzi!

Conde Nast Traveler To Host Reception Celebrating Cinematic Photography Of David Drebin 3/19/10

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CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER TO HOST RECEPTION CELEBRATING CINEMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY OF DAVID DREBIN AS FEATURED ON THE COVER OF CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER ROOM WITH A VIEW
Event pays homage to photographer’s breadth of work coinciding with book’s launch and release of Condé Nast Traveler’s March issue, also featuring artist’s photo

WHO/WHAT: Condé Nast Traveler and Assouline have teamed up to celebrate the cinematic photography of David Drebin, as featured on the cover of Condé Nast Traveler Room With A View as well as the cover the March issue. Coinciding with the book’s official launch, a reception will take place on Friday, March 19 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the photographer’s namesake location, the David Drebin Pop-Up Store in Royal Poinciana Plaza. RSVP Required.

South Florida’s art enthusiasts and world travelers will have the opportunity to browse an exclusive collection of the artist’s work, including cover shot “Girl in the Orange Dress,” while enjoying complimentary cocktails and canapés. Notably, 15 percent of the evening’s sales will be donated to the Lifesaver Scholarship Fund at Caron Renaissance Caron Treatment Centers, a nationally recognized non-profit drug and alcohol treatment network.

Hailing from Condé Nast Traveler’s column Room with a View, the like-titled book features frame-worthy vistas from around the world, with Drebin’s cover shot capturing the breathtaking view from the 12th floor of The Standard in New York City, overlooking High Line park and the Hudson River. The photograph is part of David Drebin’s diverse collection of epic cityscapes, cinematic dreamscapes, and a variety of other of glorious scenes from around the globe.

About David Drebin
Drebin’s work has been exhibited in galleries around the world, including Fahey Klein in Los Angeles, Camera Work in Berlin, Young Gallery in Brussels, and Torch Gallery in Amsterdam, as well as in numerous International Art Fairs, including Paris Photo, Art Miami, Scope New York, and others on the global Art Fair circuit. His large-scale photographs have also recently been on display at The House of Photography Museum in Hamburg, Germany. In April 2009, Drebin broke auction records when his work “Movie Star” garnered more than twice the asking bid at Philips De Pury in New York and subsequently sold out.

About David Drebin Pop-Up Store
David Drebin Pop-Up Store, architecturally designed by former David LaChapelle collaborator Craig Maldonado, will be up through April 2010. The store offers Drebin’s one-of-a-kind, limited edition prints, light boxes and artist’s proofs at one of Palm Beach’s most exclusive retail addresses for a limited time. Open Monday – Saturday: 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. and Sunday: 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and located in the Royal Poinciana Plaza at 340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite 328 Palm Beach, FL 33480. For a preview and more information on Drebin’s work, please visit www.daviddrebin.com.

About Caron Renaissance Treatment Centers
Caron Renaissance Treatment Centers network is one of the finest nationally recognized non-profit drug and alcohol treatment networks in the country with six locations, offering residential treatment and outpatient programs for adults and adolescents, as well as families affected by the disease of addiction. The Lifesaver Scholarship Fund at Boca Raton-based Caron Renaissance provides scholarships to those in need of treatment who would otherwise not have the opportunity to benefit from the advanced programming Caron provides.

WHEN: Friday, March 19, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: David Drebin Pop-Up Store
340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite 328
(3 doors down from Palm Beach Grill)
Palm Beach, FL 33480
*Complimentary valet parking will be available
RSVP: daviddrebin@taraink.com or 305.864.3434 ext. 226

The Republik hosts CD Release Parties for their new album The Unexpected Answer 4/2/10, 4/15/10, 5/21/10

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Get to know The Republik by being a part of their CD release parties for their new album “The Unexpected Answer” at various locations in South Florida. The Republik will also be available to chat with fans, autograph their new album, and play LIVE at these locations.

The Republik represents a new age of politically based, alternative music. Their leading track “The Unexpected Answer,” is about the trials and tribulations of today’s American society. For anyone looking for a new sound to add to their music collection, this is a great opportunity to explore a new era of music.

:: Appearance at Movies, Music and More [4/2].”
Date: April 2, 2010
Where: Movies, Music, and More
Address: 2640 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406
When: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

:: Appearance at Mickey Byrne’s Irish Pub & Restaurant [4/15]
Date: April 15, 2010
Where: Mickey Byrne’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
Address: 1921 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33020
When: 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

:: Appearance at PinkGhost [5/21]
Date: May 21, 2010
Where: PinkGhost
Address: 1888 Polk St, Hollywood, FL, 33020
When: 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

For more information about The Republik :
www.MySpace.com/TheRepublikband
www.NumberOneMusic.com/therepublik
www.CDBaby.com/cd/therepublik

AFWC Gala Dinner with Jimmy Cefalo 3/13/10

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Please use code name = Shari…if anyone wants to purchase tickets! This will be an unbelievable evening. The event is next Saturday…March 13th. Please call Shari Gherman @ (561) 558-2345 for tickets.
Make Your Plans today for the The American Fine Wine Competition Gala Dinner with Special Guest MC Jimmy Cefalo
March 13, 2010
Lincoln Culinary Institute (Under the Great Tent)
2410 Metrocentre Blvd. West Palm Beach
6 PM-11 PM
order tickets:
www.quantumhouse.org
www.redcross-pbc.org

THE EVENT: One of the most exciting wine and food event to come to South Florida in many years will take place March 13th at the Lincoln Culinary Center in West Palm Beach. The gala dinner of the American Fine Wine Competition, presented by Patriot Risk Management Inc., will allow you to experience some of the most exclusive and highly awarded wines from California, Oregon, Washington, New York, Virginia, New Mexico, and Ohio. During dinner these wines will be served tableside, and will accompany delicious dishes prepared by some of south Florida’s most revered chefs.
THE LOCATION: Under a tent transformed into a setting for the evening’s magical wine fantasy, 500 award winning fine wines will be available for tasting with food prepared by creative chefs Johnny Vinczencz of Johnny V’s on Las Olas, Michael Wagner of Lola’s on Harrison, Oliver Saucy of Café Maxx in Pompano, Cindy Hutson of Ortanique on The Mile in Miami, and Juan Velasquez of Paradiso Restaurant in Lake Worth.
THE ENTERTAINMENT: Entertainment will be provided by jazz artist Nicole Henry (www.nicholehenry.com), and contemporary creative genius Michael Israel, who will astonish you with his work as he creates it before your very eyes (www.michaelisrael.com ); plus special guest MC, Wine Lover and Sports Aficianado Jimmy Cefalo.
FOR THE CHARITIES: Silent bid on over 150 wine-filled gift baskets, live bid on Michael Israel’s paintings, all of the proceeds benefiting the American Red Cross (diligently working to help Haiti recover), Quantum House (who houses the families of critically and terminally ill children being treated at St. Mary’s Hospital), and the scholarship program at Lincoln Culinary Institute.
THE WINES & WINE ANGELS: While you are being swept away by these talented artists, 40 Wine Angels will pour for you, tableside, all of the wines from this “invitation only” Competition, including: Perry Moore, Pride, DeLoach,Rombauer, Joseph Phelps, Markham, Alexandria Nicole, Topel, Z’Ivo, Trentadue, Arcadian, Acorn, Darioush, Mithra, Fess Parker, Black Coyote, Brochelle, Tayson Pierce, Arrowood, Thomas Fogarty, Robledo, Boorman, Stonestreet, O’Brien Estates, Cosentino, Schug, Nicholas Cole, Vin du Lac, Russian Hill, Delille Cellars, Cubanisimo, Krupp Brothers, Eberle, Ferrante, Kluge, DH Lascombes, Quady, Sequana, Ballentine, Castello di Amorosa, Sbragia, Ravenswood, Oakville Ranch, Mercer, Abiouness, Alderbrook, Andrew Lane, and dozens of other incredible wineries… Haven’t heard of all of them? They are all terrific. For a complete list of the wines go to www.americanfinewinecompetition.com

The Gala dinner will be held at the Lincoln Culinary Institute (formally the Florida Culinary Institute) in West Palm Beach.

Beginning at 6 PM, a “Sparkling White Party” will feature America’s best bubbly, fabulous white wines, and each chef will prepare complimentary hors d’oeuvres to accompany. At 7 PM you’ll take your seat under the Great Tent and will be transformed as the magic of the evening continues… this event will sell out. Reserve today!

Tickets are:
$195 per person
$1,950 per table
For reservations and information call 561.504.VINE (8463)
or go to: www.redcross-pbc.org
www.quantumhouse.org

MAKE IT A WEEKEND ADVENTURE!
Spend the night- special rates for AFWC guests at: Springhill Suites on Metrocentre Blvd $99 +
Homewood Suites on Metrocentre Blvd $109 +
Both walking distance to the Gala dinner

Sunday Brunch will be served at
Lincoln Culinary Institute $19.95 ++
For reservations call the hotel and school directly.

Thank you to our sponsors
Patriot Risk Management, Inc.
JM Lexus
TD Bank
Grand Western Meats
City & Shore magazine
DINE magazine
Baron Sign Manufacturing
4 G Marketing
Page One Graphics
Printing Sensations
Sun Sentinel
Acqua Panna S. Pellegrino
Fortessa Schott Zwiesel

This year’s Best of Show Wines:
White- 2008 Pinot Gris Ferrante Winery, Ohio
Red- 2007 Cabernet Franc Turnbull, Napa

Best of Class:
Sparkling Wine- 2003 Domaine Carneros, “Le Reve”, Los Carneros
Cabernet Sauvignon- 2006 MiSueno, Napa Valley
Chardonnay- 2007 Castello di Amoroso, Bien Nacido
Meritage Style Blend- 2006 Seabuscuit Ranch “Superfecta”, Redwood Valley
Other Red Blend- 2006 PureCos (Cosentino) “Pure Cos Red”, Napa, Valley
Zinfandel- 2007 Ravenswood Winery “Teldeschi”, Dry Creek Valley
Pinot Noir- 2008 Frank Family Vineyards, Los Carneros Napa
Late Harvest- 2008 Bouchaine Vineyards “Bouche D’Or”, Los Carneros
www.quantumhouse.org
www.americanredcross.org
www.americanfinewinecompetition.com
Make Your Reservation by calling 561.504.VINE (8463)
or go online to www.americanfinewinecompetiton.com

Heavy Pets return to South Florida at Funky Buddha 2/26/10

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Coming off a two-month recording session in San Francisco, South Florida’s favorite jam band, The Heavy Pets, are back on Friday, February 26 at the Funky Buddha Lounge. The quintet will showcase their contagious style of electro-infused-danceparty-funk at the lounge’s expansive new location that offers a chill vibe with hookahs, tapas, an impressive beer selection, and plenty of space to get down.

2621 N. Federal Hwy
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561.368.4643
10:00 PM showtime

ABOUT
The Heavy Pets (THP) are an American band whose contagious vibe blends rhythm and blues, jazz-funk and reggae fusion with homegrown rock and roll. Called “a living, breathing, force of nature” by Dan Sweeny of Relix magazine, THP are known for powerhouse performances spiked with hot electric licks and multi-climactic instrumental solos, as well as for their masterful acoustic acumen. In 2007, the group became an instant Sirius radio sensation with the release of their acclaimed double-disc debut album, Whale, driven by hit tracks “Operation of Flight” and “Sleep.” Major festival darlings, THP have taken the stage at Bonnaroo, moe.down, Langerado, New Orleans Backbeat Jazzfest, and their namesake PetZoo, a two-day, multi-band festival that draws hordes of Pets devotees to Bucks County, PA, to feast on the headliners’ live alchemy. www.theheavypets.com.

Cernuda Arte at American International Fine Art Fair 2/2-8/10

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Cernuda Arte is pleased to announce our participation in one of the most elegant and prestigious art shows, American International Fine Art Fair, Palm Beach County Convention Center (650 Okeechobee Boulevard West Palm Beach FL)

Join us at BOOTH 208 to view selections of Old & Modern Cuban Masters.
Featuring artists such as, Esteban Chartrand, Antonio Rodríguez Morey, Manuel Mesa Hermida, Oscar Fernández Morera, Leopoldo Romañach, Wifredo Lam, Fidelio Ponce, Carlos Enríquez,
Cundo Bermúdez, Víctor Manuel García, Mario Carreño, René Portocarrero, Mariano Rodríguez,
Felipe Orlando, Carmelo González, Servando Cabrera Moreno, Angel Acosta León, Roberto Estopiñán, José Mijares, Alfredo Sosabravo, Tomás Sánchez, Flora Fong, Gina Pellón, Joel Besmar, Vicente Hernández, Sandro De La Rosa, Ramón Vázquez, Giosvany Echevarría,
among others.

FAIR HOURS:

February 2, 2010 Vernissage 7:30 to 10:00 pm ; February 3-7, 2010 12 noon – 7 pm; February 8, 2010 12 noon – 6 pm

During fair hours you may reach us at:

Gallery at 305-461-1050, Ramón Cernuda 305-299-2950, Nercys Cernuda 305-335-8350,Sergio Cernuda 305-987-5642, and Luisa Lignarolo 305-775-9221.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT

American International Fine Art Fair Preview Evening 2/2/10

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David & Lee Ann Lester, Organizers, and the Participating Dealers Cordially Invite You to the
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FINE ART FAIR
Preview Evening
Prestigious international dealers present an extraordinary array of paintings, photography, sculpture, jewelry, and decorative arts
Tuesday, February 2nd, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Palm Beach County Convention Center
650 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Cocktail Attire
“Art of Giving” cash bar and light fare proceeds benefit the Norton Museum of Art
Kindly respond by January 31st at rsvp@aifaf.com, or call 239 495 7293.
Click here for your admission for two.
WWW.AIFAF.COM

American International Fine Art Fair 2/3-8/10

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Save the date for the American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF), the only American fair accorded 5 stars by The Art Newspaper. Celebrating its 14th year, AIFAF is the premier art, antique and jewelry fair in the United States, featuring more than 80 prominent exhibitors from more than 13 countries.
The fair is fully vetted by leading museum curators and experts and brings together International dealers representing disciplines of fine art from classical antiquity to contemporary. The fair also exhibits the world’s finest collection of haute and period jewelry.
The Vernissage preview party, benefiting the Norton Museum, is a highlight of the Palm Beach social season and will be held on February 2, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
In addition to the preview party, AIFAF offers a full schedule of daily activities to coincide with the exhibitions, including informative lectures from highly respected museum curators and art experts. Among the lecturers featured are Sir Timothy Clifford, previously of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum in London, Bertrand du Vignaud of Design World Monument Fund, and design dynamo Nancy Corzine.
To further enhance the fair offerings, AIFAF’s Center Court will feature a deluxe bar serving gourmet small plates and a fine selection of wine and champagne. The Fair will also introduce a new VIP lounge, sushi bar, casual cafe, and a formal restaurant, le Bistro, featuring the award winning continental cuisine of Executive Chef Michael Russell.
This year, AIFAF is pleased to participate in the spirit of cultural philanthropy of the Palm Beaches that has empowered and inspired thousands in the community. In this spirit, AIFAF has adopted “The Art of Giving” program for 2010 and will donate all admission proceeds and a portion of food and beverage proceeds to a different, local cultural organization each day.
Please click here for your complimentary pass for two.

VERNISSAGE
February 2, 2010
benefiting the Norton Museum of Art
Click here for Preview Invitation
PUBLIC FAIR HOURS
February 3-8, 2010
12 noon – 7 pm
(til 6 pm on the 8th)

LOCATION
Palm Beach County Convention Center
650 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL

ADMISSION
One-day pass: $25
One-day pass with catalog: $45
Multi-day pass: $35
Multi-day pass with catalog: $55
Student: $10

Sunday Brunch & Polo Invitation at International Polo Club Palm Beach 1/24/10

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Each Sunday during the Palm Beach Winter Polo Season, the International Polo Club opens to the public for Sunday Polo, a Palm Beach tradition. The Polo “elite” from around South Florida, and the world, descend on Palm Beach during the Winter Polo Season, held at the International Polo Club, from early January till April each year. The featured match begins at 3:00, but it is an all day affair, with the first matches beginning at noon.

Sunday Brunch and Polo is served inside our field side, climate controlled hospitality tent,with special veranda seating available. Guests enjoy an afternoon of fun, from inside this unique and unparalleled location, an experience that will certainly have a lasting effect.

The elegant interior is filled with sponsor lounges, cafes, live feed of the game, informal fashion shows, a DJ, along with spectacular food and champagne stations.Situated on the field, the guests will enjoy a breathtaking vantage point to watch the game, enjoy brunch and the days festivities.

Polo Hotline : 561-282-5290

10:00 am , 12 noon & 3:00 pm (subject to change)
09:00 am Gates & Box Office Open
10:00 am Polo(Fields to be determined)
12:00 pm Polo(Fields to be determined)
12:00 pm Champange and Croquet
01:00 pm International Pavillion & Grand Marquee open
03:00 pm Polo(Championship field)
04:00 pm Half Time Divot Stamp
05:15 pm Trophy Presentation

http://www.internationalpoloclub.com

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

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

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

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

And Spam Allstars play LIVE this week….

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

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

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

Sistas Of The Soil Evening Of Elegance Featuring Dobby Dobson 1/30/10

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Sistas of the Soil Evening of Elegance – Featuring Dobby Dobson

Sistas of the Soil presents their First Annual Evening of Elegance, Dinner and Dance on Saturday January 30, 2010 at 7:00PM at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 1601 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33415. Featuring World Renown Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Actor Dobby Dobson with music by Bradley Brown and Friends. Come be apart of this prestigious event and witness the unveiling of the much talked about magazine entitled “SISTAS IN BLOOM.”

Sistas of the Soil (SOS), the brain child of Phyllis Beckford-Smith, is a networking coalition for professional and business sistas of Caribbean heritage, who are seeking to connect with other truly empowered Caribbean Sistas. Our mission is develop and promote alternative strategies for educational and career development of all women of the Caribbean; provide scholarship assistance to deserving girls; provide support and social assistance to our seniors in the community; to empower each other, through the sharing of vital information and resources ; and to provide leadership, role models, and mentors for aspiring young women.

Sistas of the Soil presents a unique opportunity for any woman who boasts a Caribbean heritage to be a part of a group of privileged and committed women on a level of uncommon depth, and to participate in an honest, empowered and inspiring sistahood. We come together to build bonds of sistahood through understanding, trust and total commitment. As sistas, we can use our relationships, connections, opportunities and resources to assist others while working in collaboration to promote social change in our communities and the world. We are building a healthy, authentic and mutually respectful intergenerational sistahood. After all, what would life be like if we could unleash all that we have and all that we are, on behalf of all the people in our lives and those we hope to adopt as part of
our extended family.

Sistas of the soil would like to provide at least two scholarships to deserving young women of Caribbean heritage who are entering college in that particular year. If you would like a chance at becoming a recipient of our scholarship, we request that you submit an essay answering the prompt, “How I feel about myself as a Caribbean woman?” Essays should be submitted to the scholarship department’s email, sosessay@gmail.com by April 30, 2010. Please include contact information.

At the Sistas of the Soil Evening of Elegance on January 30, 2010, you can expect to be thoroughly entertained by the legendary Dobby Dobson who is known for songs such as Loving pauper, Seems to me I’m loosing, Sweeter Than Honey and more. Bradley Brown and Friends along with various other local entertainers will keep you dancing through the night.

Dinner will be served at 8:00PM. Tickets are $50.00 presold, $60.00 at the gate. Get your tickets early! Sponsors of this event includes: John Alessi PR Firm, CWN5.COM, Hype Radio and many more.

For more information on the Sistas of the Soil Evening of Elegance call 561-502-1104 or email: phyllisbehome@hotmail.com.

Art Palm Beach Preview at Palm Beach Convention Center 1/14/10

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The Dealers and Organizers Cordially Invite You to the preview evening of Art Palm Beach
Honoring the Young Collectors of the Norton and the Four Arts Contemporaries

Thursday, January 14, 2010
6:00-10:00 pm

Palm Beach County Convention Center
650 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Cocktail Attire

ArtPalmBeach presents a dynamic event in America’s premier winter destination, hosting leading international galleries in modern and contemporary art, photography, fine art glass, video and design.

This year’s “Going Global” theme incorporates the latest in international contemporary art trends creating a unique fair experience.

Full program available here.

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR ADMISSION FOR TWO.

David Drebin Pop-Up Store Opens In South Florida

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DAVID DREBIN POP-UP STORE OPENS IN PALM BEACH, FL

Unique concept store features a diverse collection of celebrated artist’s cinematic photographs depicting epic scenes and dramatic cityscapes from New York to Monte Carlo

The first of its kind, the David Drebin Pop-Up Store has opened in Palm Beach, Florida, located in the Royal Poinciana Plaza, just three doors east of the illustrious Palm Beach Grill.

Featuring a diverse collection of epic cityscapes, cinematic dreamscapes, and other glamorous scenes, Drebin’s photographs have been showcased at international galleries, art fairs, and auctions around the world. The Pop-Up Store will offer Drebin’s one-of-a-kind, limited edition prints, light boxes and artist’s proofs at one of Palm Beach’s most exclusive retail addresses for a limited time.

Notably, the store’s space was planned by acclaimed designer and former David LaChapelle collaborator Craig Maldonado, who is known for his ability to marry art with architecture to make a bold statement. The artist’s work, coupled with the builder’s design, together make the David Drebin Pop-Up store this season’s must-see destination in Palm Beach.

For a preview and more information on Drebin’s work, please visit www.daviddrebin.com.

340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite 328
Palm Beach, FL 33480
(561) 659-7317
PopUp@daviddrebin.com

Monday – Saturday: 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

About David Drebin
David Drebin graduated in 1996 from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. Soon after, he began creating major advertising campaigns for Mercedes, Conde Nast (Fashion Rocks), Adidas, and many others. He has successfully completed editorial assignments for magazines such as Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and ESPN Magazine, photographing celebrities including Charlize Theron, John Legend, Michael C. Hall, Michael Jordan, and Fergie, to name a few.
Drebin’s work has been exhibited in galleries around the world, including Fahey Klein in Los Angeles, Camera Work in Berlin, Young Gallery in Brussels, and Torch Gallery in Amsterdam, as well as in numerous International Art Fairs, including Paris Photo, Art Miami, Scope New York, and others on the global Art Fair circuit. His large-scale photographs have also recently been on display at The House of Photography Museum in Hamburg, Germany. In April 2009, Drebin broke auction records when his work “Movie Star” garnered more than twice the asking bid at Philips De Pury in New York and subsequently sold out.

The Culture Network Art For Autism Event 12/18/09

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The Culture Network “Art For Autism” Event
at thedavidKspace, 2401 N Dixie Hwy.
Friday Dec 18th, 7-10pm.
Tickets are $30 online at www.theculturenetwork.net
with $10 donated to the Autism Society of America
With special guest, movie and TV celebrity, Steven Bauer and the Culture Network Band.
Join Steven and artist Barry Gross for an evening of music, art, food, fun, charity and cultural enrichment.
For more info call 561-340-6400.
Hosted by Renda Writer/WeMerge & Angela/MeetUp

Palm Beach Shakespeare by the Sea in Jupiter 7/16-19, 23-26/09

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{This is a great day trip out of town. We have been going to this for a few years now, ever since we ran into it on accident. The park is right by the ocean and very pretty. Go for a day and hang out, get out of the city, and see some of The Bard. Highly recommended.}

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Palm Beach Shakespeare by the Sea at Carlin Park in Jupiter
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
July 16-19, 23-26
Free admission
More Info

Some Kind of Wonderful from the creaters of Cagney at Florida Stage 7/10-8/30/09

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From the brilliant creaters of CAGNEY!
An evening of music that will melt your heart lift your soul, and make you laugh and sing outloud!
A sizzling evening of top-of-the-chart music from 1960-65. Sinatra, Streisand, The Beatles, The Supremes, Connie Francis, The Four Seasons, Wilson Pickett and more.
Audiences are standing and cheering!
From now – August 30th.
Call (561) 585.3433
or visit http://www.floridastage.org
Florida Stage – The nations largest professional theatre producing
exclucively new American Theatre.
Located in the Plaza Del Mar, corner of A1A & Ocean Ave., Manalapan
(across from The Ritz Carlton Palm Beach)

Celebrate the Pink Side of Life with Community Blood Centers of South Florida and FBCCRF 6/9/09

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Celebrate The Pink Side of Life!
Join Community Blood Centers of South Florida
at a cocktail reception welcoming Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation to the Palm Beach area.
You are welcome to come enjoy complimentary appetizers and refreshments with your neighbors and learn more about
Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation.
When: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: Community Blood Centers of South Florida
Lake Osborne Branch
2315 Hypoluxo Road
Lantana, FL 33464
Call 561-540-6620 for directions
What: Complimentary appetizers and refreshments
Reservations are encouraged and space is limited.
Contact Lynn Gonzalez today toll free at 1-877-644-3222 or email assistant@fbccrf.org RESERVE your spot TODAY!
For more details please visit www.floridabreastcancer.org and click the events page.
Together we WILL end breast cancer!

Celebrate the Pink Side of Life with Community Blood Centers of South Florida and FBCCRF 6/9/09

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Celebrate The Pink Side of Life!

Join Community Blood Centers of South Florida at a cocktail reception welcoming Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation to the Palm Beach area.

You are welcome to come enjoy complimentary appetizers and refreshments with your neighbors and learn more about Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation.

When: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: Community Blood Centers of South Florida
Lake Osborne Branch
2315 Hypoluxo Road
Lantana, FL 33464
Call 561-540-6620 for directions
What: Complimentary appetizers and refreshments

Reservations are encouraged and space is limited.
Contact Lynn Gonzalez today toll free at 1-877-644-3222
or email assistant@fbccrf.org RESERVE your spot TODAY!

For more details please visit www.floridabreastcancer.org and click the events page.

Together we WILL end breast cancer!

Sunfest – 1/2 Price Tickets 4/29/09 – 5/3/09

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SUNFEST April 29 – May 3 2009 West Palm Beach Let’s face it with all the bad news, doom and gloom, and pressures, can’t we all use a little break? SunFest is just around the corner! Why pay more when you don’t have to? You’re running out of time, only days left to get the best deal on SunFest tickets $54 for 5 days = $10.80 per day Consider this -It’s hard to go to lunch for $10 a day -A movie costs $9 – The average concert in the area cost $54 for ONE show This is 3 stages, 5 days, more than 50 concerts. It’s a SunFest stimulus with $900 staying in your pocket. If you bought tickets to see concerts for 2009 SunFest performers it would be more than $960. Reward yourself with 50% off the cost of buying admission at the gate with the March Moneysaver deal at TD Bank locations in Palm Beach County.

Promotions

http://www.sunfest.com/

Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach Concert Reminder – Jamie Davis 1/27/09

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The Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach
presents
JAMIE DAVIS QUINTET
featuring
Jazz vocalist
Jamie Davis
Basie Band alumni vocalist in the style of Billy Eckstein and Joe Williams
www.jamiedavis.com
with
John Michalak, saxophone – Paul Tardif, piano – Rick Doll, bass – Marty Campfield, drums
in concert
Tuesday, January 27th 2009
Harriet Himmel Theatre
Cityplace
8 PM
700 South Rosemary Avenue
West Palm Beach

Tickets:
Free for JAMS MEMBERS
$35 JAMS box office 1-877- 722-2820
or online from http://www.jamsociety.org

gallery gen brings exclusive Japanese artists to palmbeach3 Contemporary Art Fair 1/15-18/09

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Meet Japanese Artist Yoshiaki Yuki at gallery gen at the palmbeach3 Contemporary Art Fair

Visit us at Booth F11 and receive a complimentary 2009 calendar designed by Yoshiaki Yuki. Gallery Gen presents the recent works of Yuki as well as the spectacular textiles of Jun-ichi Arai.

JANUARY 14 -18
Palmbeach3 Contemporary Art Fair
January 14, 2009 Preview Evening
January 15 – 17, 2009 11:00am – 7:00pm
January 18, 2009 11:00am – 6:00pm
Palm Beach County Convention Center
650 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, Florida 33401


Yoshiaki Yuki, Listening [聞], 2008, 36 1/5″ x 71 3/4″, Silver leaf and color pigment on panel

Yoshiaki Yuki
Yoshiaki Yuki began his career at the age of 20, exhibiting his works in his native Japan and overseas. Yuki’s work fuses modern art, representational images and abstract paintings into one single vision. Later he began exploring a unique calligraphic art he has named Ji-Sho-Ji-Ga, based on his vision of both Chinese and Japanese characters utilized more as images and symbols than an alphabet. Instead of writing, he paints the ancient hieroglyphic characters, gathering inspiration not from their meaning alone, but from their shape and form.
Yuki’s art extends to a great variety of canvases, including fabric, paper, wood, ceramics, glass and iron. These materials are fashioned into various works that include pictorial art known as Kakejiku (hanging scrolls), Byoobu (folding screens), lamps, furniture, tableware, and other decorative items.
Jun-ichi Arai|
Jun-ichi Arai was born in Kiryu, Japan, a city having over a one thousand year history as a center for textile manufacturing. His work held in permanent collections at Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of Modern Art – New York, Museum of Arts and Design, Bolose Textile History Museum, Carnegie Museum, Cooper-Hewitt National Museum, Dallas Museum, Gangoji, Kiryu Art Culture Center, Okawa Museum, Philadelphia Museum, Power House Museum, Saint Louise Museum, Yetepori Museum, among others.
Because of his outstanding gift as textile creator, Arai was named Honorable Royal Designer for Industry by the British Royal Academy of Arts and received the Textile Design Medal by the Textile Institute (International Textile Academy).

Arai’s innovative fabrics have caught the imagination of global fashion designers, collaborating with Rei Kawakubo, Issey Miyake, Kansai Yamamoto, and Comme des Garçons.

Having acquired the highest honors and awards, he was the first to pioneer Jacquard machines and computers, blending tie-dye manual skills with new technology.
About Gallery Gen
The breathtaking beauty of Japan is the theme for the work at gallery gen. The ever-evolving, gallery gen (gen means origin, the source of all things in Japanese), presents a wide variety of contemporary art in ceramics, paper, fiber, and myriad media by artist Yoshiaki Yuki, distinguish, contemporary textile works by Jun-ichi Arai and other artists who gather their inspiration from the traditional arts and culture of Japan blending both Japanese antiques and art of other Asian nations to create a completely new look for discerning collectors, museums and modern homes worldwide.
gallery gen presents a mix representative of eastern and western cultures including fine art, handcrafted ceramics, tableware, hanging scrolls, folding screens, lighting, textiles and other one-of-a-kind objects.
Gallery Contact Information:
gallery gen . 47-09 36th S
t. . Long Island City, NY 11101.
tl: 718 92 7717
contact: Masahiko Tasaki
www.gallerygen.com
info@gallerygen.com

Palmbeach3 Contemporary Art Fair 1/15-18/09

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The palmbeach3 contemporary art fair Continues its Leadership
Position on the Global Art Calendar with Features Designed for Both
Novice and Seasoned Art Collectors, Museum Curators and Designers

http://www.palmbeach3.com/
Dates: January 15-18, 2009
Address: Palm Beach County Convention Center
For more about palmbeach3: www.palmbeach3.com
palmbeach3@dmgworldmedia.com
Tel. (561) 209-1308

The palmbeach3 contemporary art fair, sponsored by The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, is anticipated once again to attract a great deal of attention when it returns to Palm Beach, Fla. for its 12th season on January 15-18, 2009 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. The four-day event will begin with a private Preview Evening on January 14 at 5:30 p.m. and the fair will be open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday. For more about palmbeach3, please visit www.palmbeach3.com, or contact us at palmbeach3@dmgworldmedia.com, by phone at (561) 209-1308 or by fax at (561) 209-1321.

The Preview Evening will give prominent collectors, curators and art advisors the first opportunity to preview and purchase a stellar array of paintings, photography, video, sculptures, functional objects and design from more than 80 prestigious national and international dealers. The galleries will present a range of contemporary art, from museum quality works by luminaries such as Gerard Richter and Robert Rauschenberg, to top works by established mid-career artists as well as the latest from emerging artists – all in a variety of styles and media.

Fair director Fran Kaufman’s innovative programming this year includes the creation of Museum Curator Program in which prominent museum curators and art professionals from around the country will bring collector and donor groups to the palmbeach3 fair and participate in lectures and VIP programs. Participating curators include Eric C. Shiner, the Milton Fine Curator of Art at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Christopher Phillips, Senior Curator at New York’s International Center of Photography, among others.

In addition, palmbeach’s Florida Museum Partnership Program has been vastly expanded to include an unprecedented 20 fine arts, decorative arts and design institutions, including the Wolfsonian and St. Petersburg Museum. The inaugural Designer Committee is chaired by the internationally renowned interior designer Juan Montoya of New York and Paris. He is joined on the committee by Celerie Kemble; Bruce Bierman; Carlton Varney; Geoffrey Bradfield; Jennifer Garrigues; Lisa Erdman and many other leaders in the field. In addition, Kaufman has considerably expanded the fair’s Host Committee made up of such prominent collectors as Joan and Charles Lazarus, founder of Toys R Us; prominent collectors and philanthropists Dale and Doug Anderson, Ted and Ruth Baum, and Marvin and Elayne Mordes; philanthropist and arts patron Emily Fisher Landau; and collector Flora Major of Sarasota and New York.

Other efforts to heighten the art and design collecting experience at the fair include assembling some innovative, special exhibitions, including a collection of Romare Bearden’s Caribbean watercolors; Nathalia Edenmont photographs; George Segal sculpture; and an interesting selection of work from the estate of the late Leslie Lerner, a Florida artist with ties to The Norton Museum, Ringling Museum and The Katonah Museum of Art. The fair also added Artist and Designer Conversations to the lecture series, which features intimate discussions with Juan Montoya; Wendell Castle, who is represented in the permanent collections of over 70 museums; and Steve McCurry, noted photographer and member of Magnum Photos.