Ten9Eight Viewing – Ignite Entrepreneurship Launch 2/26/15

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Ten9Eight Viewing – Ignite Entrepreneurship Launch
Thursday, February 26, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
315 NE 2nd Ave
315 Northeast 2nd Avenue
Building 8, Floor 5
Miami, FL 33132
Eventbrite

NFTE South Florida’s Advisory Board invites you to join them for a viewing of Ten9Eight in their new co-located space at Miami Dade College’s Idea Center. The documentary shows the impact of the NFTE programming in young people’s lives as they prepare to compete in NFTE national business plan challenge. This is an opportunity to learn about NFTE, get to know staff and board members and enjoy a night out at the movies!

Brainfood @ The LAB w/ Jim McKelvey 2/26/15

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Brainfood @ The LAB w/ Jim McKelvey
Thursday, February 26, 2015 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
The LAB Miami
400 NW 26th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Eventbrite

Solving the Tech Talent Shortage
Join us as Mr. McKelvey discusses innovative solutions to the tech talent shortage.

Schedule
6:30-7:00pm – Registration & Networking
7:00-7:30pm – Keynote Interview moderated by Marco Giberti
7:30-8:00pm – Audience Q&A
8:00-8:30pm – Wrap-up & Networking

Jim McKelvey (Guest Speaker)
Jim McKelvey is a successful entrepreneur, artist, author and inventor. Co-founder of the groundbreaking mobile payments company Square, Mr. McKelvey helped set the stage for a major e-commerce disruption. His latest project, LaunchCode, is aiming to solve the tech talent shortage and create pathways to economic opportunity through apprenticeships and job placements. In addition to his business ventures, Jim is a best-selling author and glassblowing artist.

Marco Giberti (Moderator)
Mr. Giberti is a successful entrepreneur and angel investor with more than 20 years of intensive experience in marketing and communications with focus on the media, internet and events industry. After several years in a successful career as a corporate executive at Apple computers, Mr. Giberti decided to give free rein to his entrepreneurial spirit and became:

• Co-founder and Board Member of Mind Opener, a leading publishing group in Latin America that was later sold to British Pearson Media Group, and
• Co-founder and Board Member of e-mind, an internet and media communications company that was sold to Liberty Media.
• President, CEO and co-founder of Mind Trainer, a firm specialized in the organization of major regional trade-shows and events.

After a very successful growth, regional expansion and partnerships, including a long term relationship with E.J.Krause, Reed Elsevier bought a controlling position in the business in the year 2005, and Mr. Giberti became its president and regional partner for the events and trade show division in Latin America.Over the course of his business career, Mr. Giberti has been awarded a number of distinctions in his field, including, among others, Entrepreneur of the year Award and was named one of the top 100 most influential people on the global convention and exhibition business by the Trade Show Week magazine. Mr. Giberti is a Harvard Business School OPM Graduate, and member of YPO, the Young Presidents Organization.

Brainfood @ The LAB is a monthly, hands-on discussion with successful entrepreneurs, investors, and CEOs from around the world. These monthly gatherings will help local startups and entrepreneurs understand the opportunities and challenges of launching and growing a business. Every participant will leave with a wealth of new ideas and key, practical advice to advancing one’s own entrepreneurial career.

CodeAcross 2015 2/21/15

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CodeAcross 2015
Saturday, February 21, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Miami Ad School
571 NW 28 Street
Miami, FL
http://www.meetup.com/Code-for-Miami/events/219794137/

Would you like to see Miami evolve? Join us for CodeAcross 2015.

CodeAcross is a weekend of civic hacking events hosted by the nodes of the Code for America network around the world. CodeAcross is timed to coincide with both the last weekend of the Code for America Fellows residency and International Open Data Day. The theme for CodeAcross 2015 is Principles for 21st Century Government.

This will not be your typical HackAThon! Join us to hack, write and collaborate on four projects:
Miami Answers: Create, organize and help answer some of the Miami community’s most commonly asked questions about their government and local neighborhood.
Open 211: Creating an open-source platform that will serve as a directory for all of Miami-Dade County’s health, human and social services.
Open 311: Use Miami-Dade’s new 311 API to create new visualizations or apps about civic services.
Civic Tech Issues Finder: Solve unresolved civic tech Github issues for Miami and cities around the world.

Who should get involved? Urbanists, writers, civic hackers, government staff, developers, designers, community organizers, and anyone with the passion to make their city better.

Breakfast + Lunch will be provided.

The LAB Turns Two 2/20/15

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The LAB Turns Two
labturns2flierf28129Friday, February 20, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
The Idea Garden @ The LAB Miami
400 NW 26th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Register

You are invited to celebrate The LAB Turning two!

On February 20th at 6pm the aptly named Idea Garden will be the place for cake & drinks.

The Idea Garden is one of Wynwood’s few green spaces crowdfunded by RokkerLabs & wonderful people in the community.

In order to show our deep appreciation for all the people that made The LAB Miami a platform for innovation, education, and meaningful connections throughout these two years, we willl provide you with groovy tunes & yummy treats.

Hope to see you there!

Innovation and Engineering Weekend: Building the City of the Future 2/19/15 – 2/22/15

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Innovation and Engineering Weekend: Building the City of the Future
Thursday, February 19 – Sunday, February 22, 2015
Location: Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33129
Info

Come out to the Museum with your family for Innovation & Engineering Weekend, two days of clean tech, green solutions, and lots of hands-on activities themed towards building the city of the future. Help artists and designers build furniture out of recycled materials and participate in other Maker’s activities. Explore the world of tomorrow with new research on immersive 3D environments. See the future of fashion with a special fashion show in the Planetarium, which includes wearable technologies and recycled materials. Meet engineers from around the community and compete in building challenges. Program your own robot, learn about urban gardening and hydroponics, plant your own seedling to take home to your community, participate in tech workshops, explore transportation options of the future from better bicycles (and bike paths) to electric cars, and much more.

Thursday, February 19 (Science Up Close)
Friday, February 20 (City of the Future PechaKucha Night 20×20)
Saturday, February 21 & Sunday, February 22 (Innovation & Engineering Weekend)

Weekend event partners include Best Buy; BYO-Lab; Critical Craft Forum; DesignLab Miami; Moonlighter Miami; Earth Friendly Products; EcoTech Visions; Everglades Foundation; FIU School of Architecture; FIU’s Society of Women Engineers; Gehl Studio; Health in the Hood; FIA Formula E Championship Miami ePrix; Miami Industrial Arts; REM Learning Center; Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elementary School Environmental Club; Starbot; 3D StuffMaker USA; The Green Group; The Underline; Urban Impact; WB Engineering; UM’s American Society of Civil Engineers and more.

Guests will also be able to exclusively view the Spark-Renault SRT_01E racecar on behalf of the FIA Formula E Championship Miami ePrix, the fifth stop on the world’s first fully electric racing series’ 2014-15 calendar.

Children 12 years old and younger are free with paid adult admission.

Food will be available for purchase by Cheeseburger Baby and Box of Chacos food trucks.

City of the Future PechaKucha Night 20×20 2/20/15

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City of the Future PechaKucha Night 20×20
Friday February 20, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida 33133
Suggested donation $10 but RVSP is required.

The Frost Science Young Patrons continue Innovation & Engineering Weekend with a fascinating City of the Future PechaKucha Night 20×20 presentation, a speaker format in which 20 images are shown, each for 20 seconds. This event is part of the global PechaKucha Night worldwide. Speakers include:

Camille Coley, J.D., Assistant Vice President for Research and Associate Director of Florida Atlantic University’s Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center, on the future of energy through the power of ocean currents.

Meg Daly, Founder and President of The Underline, on the future of bikes in solving transportation challenges of the city of the future.

Stephen Davis, Ph.D., Wetland Ecologist for the Everglades Foundation, on the future of water for Miami and the importance of the Everglades in solving the water challenge.

Trevor Powers, Vice President of Engineering & Facilities of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, on the innovative design of the new Museum and the role of the Museum in the city of the future.

David Rifkind, Associate Professor of Architecture at Florida International University, on the future of urban housing with sustainable buildings that have net zero emissions.

Throughout the evening, guests will enjoy beverages in a fun and thought-provoking atmosphere while making their very own pottery through a special Maker’s activity. The evening will conclude by the “raku” kiln fire while the pottery is cured for guests to take home.

Music by Dani Nicole and complimentary libations courtesy of Tito’s Vodka, Mandarine Napoléon, ZIOBAFFA, Lucky Buddha and Lemon City Tea.

The Million Dollar Pitch PIONEERS @ MDC: Sean Ammirati 2/19/15

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The Million Dollar Pitch PIONEERS @ MDC: Sean Ammirati
Thursday, February 19, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Idea Center at Miami Dade College
315 NE 2nd Avenue, Building 8th – 5th Floor
Miami, FL 33132
Register

Sean Ammirati is a partner to Birchmere Labs, a seed and studio fund focused on community driven commerce startups. Prior to that, he had over 12 years founding, building and selling businesses in the media and software industries. Sean is currently an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University. He also was a founding advisor to innovation Works’ AlphaLab accelerator

MIT@MDC: Innovation Happens Everywhere, Jose Estabil, MIT 2/18/15

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MIT@MDC: Innovation Happens Everywhere, Jose Estabil, MIT
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
The Idea Center at Miami Dade College
315 NE 2nd Ave, 5th Floor
Miami, Florida 33132
Register

Pioneers@MDC: José Estabil
Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, MIT Skoltech Initiative
Advisor, MIT Portugal Program
Advisory Board, The Idea Center

José Estabil is the Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at MIT Skoltech Initiative, where he brings 20 years of experience in translating technology into several dominant designs and high growth businesses. Mr. Estabil earned his Bachelor and Master of Science in physics from Brown University. He holds eight U.S patents, and has authored or co-authored over twenty publications in the fields of semiconductor materials and semiconductor metrology.

MIA Art Fair 6th Edition Valentine’s Day Artist Champagne Reception 2/14/15

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MIA Art Fair 6th Edition Valentine’s Day Artist Champagne Reception
miaFeb. 14, 6-10 pm
Aboard SeaFair Mega Yacht
100 Chopin Plaza
Bayfront Park
Intercontinental Hotel Dock
Miami, FL 33131
Govt. ID required for boarding

Admission Complimentary for Feb. 14th Preview

Convenient Parking- Bayside Marketplace Parking Lot

Valentine’s Day Artist Champagne Reception
Artists Gabriel Gimenez, Charlotta Jansen, Sam Tufnell and Whisbe

2015 Public Space Challenge Launch Event 3/4/15

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2015 Public Space Challenge Launch Event
publicspaceWednesday, March 04, 2015 at 6:00 PM
Ball & Chain
1513 SW 8th St.
Little Havana, Miami, FL
RSVP Online

Join us and local changemakers as we kick off The Miami Foundation’s 2015 Public Space Challenge. Together with Health Foundation of South Florida, we’re investing $250,000 in ideas to connect Miamians through creating and activating public spaces.

Romancing Your Donors 2/25/15

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Romancing Your Donors
Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 8:00am to 10:00am
afpCoral Gables Country Club
997 North Greenway Drive
Miami, FL 33134February 25
Coral Gables Country Club
$30 Members – $20 Early Bird until February 14
$40 Public – $30 Early Bird until February 14
Register Online

It’s all about engagement and stewardship! Identify, engage, nurture and care for your volunteers and donors resulting in their investment in your organization.

Lydia Muniz
CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters

Ron Magill
Communications Director, Zoo Miami

Complimentary Parking in lot at back of building

12 Lenses 2/13/15

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12 LENSES
Friday, 02/13/2015 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
10943871_10206350299422735_7184847918018619828_nLITTLE HAVANA ART WALK
1637 SW 8 ST,
Miami, Florida 33135
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Photography Club of the Information Technology Department (ITD) of Miami-Dade County is proud to present its first photography exhibition. Twelve of its members ranging from experienced photographers, beginners, and photography hobbyists are getting together to show some of their best work.

Asbert, Eleyn
Avila, Mairim
Balaban, Boris
Diez, Juan
Guzman-Arean, Susanna
Echenique, Carlos
Embil, Lawrence
Murrell, Mervin
Riera, William
Rodriguez, Emilio Hector
Suarez, Jorge I.
Torres, Ivelisse

MIR Charities and Quality Meats Grand Opening Benefit Party 2/26/15

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MIR Charities and Quality Meats Grand Opening Benefit Party
Thursday, 02/26/2015 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
MIR-PhotoQuality Meats Miami Beach
1501 Collins Avenue,
Miami Beach, Florida 33401
RSVP Link
Cost: $150.00

In celebration of their 25th anniversary, Mission International Rescue Charities (MIR Charities) is partnering with Quality Meats Miami Beach for an exclusive, grand opening benefit party on Thursday, February, 26, 2015 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Founded by Lian Fanjul de Azqueta in 1990, with an initial donation made by Alfonso, her brother, MIR has helped children and families escape poverty by identifying and addressing their needs through educational services and collaborative programs. Today, 1,200 children are enrolled at MIR’s schools, in grades Kindergarten through 12th. However, the organization relies solely on donations, and fundraising events are key to its success.

The restaurant, a popular New York dining destination, is celebrating the opening of its South Beach outpost, located at 1501 Collins Avenue. Tickets to this event are priced at $150 per person. Guests will have an opportunity to preview the restaurant’s delicious cuisine and ambiance by way of lavish food stations, free-flowing cocktails and a performance by DJ Gringo. They will also have a chance to bid on not-to-be-missed items during a live auction.

Where to Be: 2.13.15 to 2.19.15

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Friday, February 13th

Valentine’s Day Dinner at Macchialina 

6:00 pm – 12:00 am
Screen-Shot-2015-01-21-at-4.55.12-PMMaccialina Taverna Rustiva
820 Alton Rd,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: varies

Enjoy Valentine’s Day (weekend) at Macchialina Taverna Rustica in Miami Beach starting Friday, Feb. 13th – Sunday, Feb. 15th. In addition to his regular menu, Chef Michael Pirolo will also have specials such as truffle risotto, whole orata and vitello tonnato. Specials can be ordered a la carte or included in the Chef’s tasting menu for an additional charge.

Mixologist Will Rivas is also including a special La Vie en Rose cocktail to the menu with Dillon’s Rose Gin, strawberry balsamic syrup, thyme and lemon.

Saturday, February 14th

Wynwood ArtWalk Valentine’s Edition

5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Art-Walk-Valentine-LogoWynwood Arts District
2250 NW 2 AVE,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

Singles rejoice! This Valentine’s Day is all about them. ArtWalk, the center of Second Saturday Art Walk, is hosting the largest, free Valentine’s Day party this February 14th in the heart of Wynwood.

There’s a good chance that people will spot the love of their lives dancing to live music or roaming The Big Tent, while perusing live art displays. No worries if they’re shy and can’t break the ice? A street artist will get them involved in a titillating art lesson that will unleash their hidden creativity and keep the conversation going.

This Valentine’s Day, why bother with over-priced restaurants and over-flowing movie theaters?! ArtWalk will have 30 food trucks, several bars fully equipped with liquid courage, and a live video DJ to turn the heat up. This Valentine’s Day, singles unite at ArtWalk — where hook ups are free!

February 14, 2015
5:00 PM and goes ALL night

In the heart of Wynwood right on the main artery, NW 2nd Avenue.
(For GPS, use 2250 NW 2 AVE, Miami, Fl 33127)

No tickets needed. The event is FREE. ArtWalk is brought to you by the folks behind Wynwood Life and Basel House. For updates and information, follow them on Twitter and Instagram at WynwoodLife.

Sunday, February 15th

The Get Together Miami

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Disney on Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! Coming to South Florida 3/26/15 – 4/5/15

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Disney on Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! Coming to South Florida March 26–April 5
Thursday, 03/26/2015 – 07:00 pm –
DOIBB&T Center, American Airlines Arena
1 Panther Way, Sunrise, FL 33323, 601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132,
Broward/Miami, Florida 33323 and 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Starting at $16

Make an ordinary day extraordinary when Disney On Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt brings more than 50 Disney characters to South Florida for one colossal party on ice! This action-packed, all-new show features a magical montage of celebrations and is set to a blend of contemporary music and favorite Disney songs.
Produced by Feld Entertainment, Disney On Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! Presented by YoKids Organic Yogurt is performing at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. from March 26 to 29 and in Miami, Fla. at the AmericanAirlines Arena from April 1 to 5.
Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they celebrate a Very Merry Unbirthday Party with Alice and the Mad Hatter; Mardi Gras with Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen; a Royal Valentine’s Day Ball with the Disney Princesses; a Hawaiian luau with Lilo & Stitch; a winter wonderland with Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear; a Halloween haunt with the Disney Villains and more in the celebration of the century. Disney On Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! Presented by YoKids Organic Yogurt will be a memorable and uplifting experience for the whole family!
Tickets start at $16 and are available at the BB&T Center and AmericanAirlines Arena box offices, through Ticketmaster and online at www.disneyonice.com.

Showtimes:
BB&T Center –
Thursday, March 26 ________________7 p.m.
Friday, March 27 __________________10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 28 ________________11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 29 _________________1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
AmericanAirlines Arena –
Wednesday, April 1 ______________7 p.m.
Thursday, April 2 ________________7 p.m.
Friday, April 3 __________________ 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 4 ________________11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 5 __________________1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

SMCSF Presents the Future of Automobiles 2/18/15

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SMCSF Presents the Future of Automobiles
Wednesday, February 18, 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Miami Ad School
571 NW 28th Street
Miami, FL 33127

No more texting and driving — find out how the automotive industry is using technology to enhance your driving experience.

Join us on February 18th as we take an in-depth look at how social media is changing the automotive industry.

Our panel discussion includes General Motors, Audi of North America, DHL’s Formula racing program, and automotive historian and journalist, Myles Kornblatt.

This meetup is free thanks to our hosting venue, the incredible Miami Ad School

This is a free public event, everyone is welcome to join. The purpose of SMCSF is to promote media literacy, promote standard technologies, encourage ethical behavior and share best practices.

We bring together journalists, publishers, communications professionals, artists, amateur media creators, citizen journalists, teachers, students, tool makers, and other interested collaborators for open sharing of knowledge and opinions.

Learn more and join the ongoing conversation on SMCSF’s Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/smcsf/ or by following #SMCSF

Valentine’s Weekend, Viva Paris International Show by Erika Moon 2/13/15 – 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Weekend, Viva Paris International Show by Erika Moon
February 13 – February 14, 9pm
Colony Theatre Miami Beach
vivaparis1040 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

This Valentine’s Day weekend, treat your loved one to an unforgettable night at the world-renowned and celebrated French Cabaret!

This stunning performance will take you on a journey that rivals the true European cabaret experience.
Be transported across the world, from the decadent frills of the Moulin Rouge to the colorful and exciting stages of Las Vegas and its Jubilee-style shows.
This diverse revue includes classic showgirls, can-can dancers, theatrical comedy routines, variety acts, and a pinch of sophisticated burlesque.
Its stunning costumes and elaborate choreography embody the timeless style of authentic French cabaret.

Behind the scenes, a talented team of 20 artists and production crew work hard to present a lively assortment of acts that dazzle, seduce, and amaze the audience. Viva Paris celebrates the feminine spirit with class, elegance, and sophistication.

The Reunion: Opening Reception 2/13/15

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The Reunion: Opening Reception
bakehouseFeb 13, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd St
Miami, Florida 33127

Celebrate the 29-year history of the Bakehouse as an incubator for artists in South Florida! Enjoy the exhibition, open studios, cocktails, food tuck by Los Chamos Food Truck and music by Boxwood while mixing and mingling with dozens of current and former Bakehouse artists.

The Bakehouse recognizes the generous support of FUNDING ARTS NETWORK (FAN) for The Reunion exhibition and activities.

Art Fashion Weekend 2/13/15

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Art Fashion Weekend
Friday, February 13, 7:00pm
artfashionThe Chill Concept
114 NE 20th Ter
Miami, Florida 33137

Art Fashion Weekend at The Chill Concept will be a multi-arts event that features 12 international visual artists, fashion designers and performers. A catwalk, an exhibition and performances will take place during the first edition of the Art Fashion Weekend from Friday 13 until Sunday 15 of February.

Through three nights, Art Fashion Weekend will present fashion collections and artistic work from Adriana Barrios, Muu Blanco, Margarita Castro, Nina Dotti, Gloria Herazo, Julie Friel, Juan Henríquez, Sussy Lobo, Arnoldo Maal, Leonor Mendoza, Evelyn Valdirio and Lisu Vega who is already a renowned fashion designer with experience at the Miami Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week.

Clyde Butcher Coconut Grove Gallery Grand Opening 2/13/15

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Coconut Grove Gallery Grand Opening
clydebutcherFeb 13, 2:00pm – 7:00pm
Clyde Butcher’s Coconut Grove Gallery
2994 McFarlane Rd
Miami, Florida 33133

Meet Clyde Butcher at his new gallery in Coconut Grove Friday February 13 from 2pm-7pm for a meet and greet and a book signing. Plus he will have a good selection of his new work on exhibit for this event.

The Social Club Mediterranean Feast 2/19/15

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The Social Club Mediterranean Feast 2/19/15
Thursday, February 19, 9:00pm – 12:00am
socialclubchefsevent-11717 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tickets are available for only $100pp
Eventbrite Links

On the opening night of SBWFF, Thursday, February 19th, while the town fresh and excited, we are throwing an incredible social dinner and cocktail event starring Top Chef All Stars Mike Isabella and The Social Club Executive Chef Blair Wilson. They will personally be cooking The Social Club Mediterranean Feast, with whole lambs on spits, a decadent array of local seafood, and traditional Mediterranean side dishes galore. Served buffet style with active food stations, the beachside Pasture space behind the pool will be fire-lit, with great music and endless cocktails.

What is great about the event is that there are very few great events outside the SBWFF official schedule. We wanted to bring Mike in, who is food Tom Colicchio famously said is as good as any chef in the world, team him up with the uber-talented Chef Blair, and create something decadent, unforgettable and appealing to, say, fans of Mandolin’s style of healthy, clean Mediterranean cooking. Throwing our own event is allowing us to reduce prices and create a model for many events in 2016.

More information on chef, owner of 5 DC restaurants and author Mike Isabella http://mikeisabella.com

More information on The Social Club Executive Chef Blair Wilson http://www.socialclubatsurfcomber.com/about/our-people

Miami Cancer Institute to host Relay For Life 3/14/15

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Miami Cancer Institute to host Relay For Life on March 14
Saturday, 03/14/2015 – 12:00 pm –
Baptist Hospital
8900 Kendall Drive,,
Miami, Florida 33176
Webpage Link
Cost:

Miami Cancer Institute will host the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of East Kendall — a survivors’ celebration, camp-out and relay-style walk around the hospital campus lake. The fundraiser, which begins at 12 noon, Saturday, March 14, and ends the next morning, benefits cancer research, education and patient services. More than 3,000 participants are expected to pitch tents and raise awareness and funds for the cause, at the Baptist Hospital campus, 8900 North Kendall Drive, next to the future site of Miami Cancer Institute. Teams are made up of 10 to 15 people who walk relay-style around the lake during the day and throughout the night to communicate the message that cancer never sleeps. The event is supported by Baptist Health South Florida and it has been held at Baptist Hospital for nine years. For more information and to register, call Jessie Smith at the American Cancer Society at 305- 779- 2853, send an email to Jessie.Smith@cancer.org or go to http://relayforlife.org/ekfl.

Perfecting Your Pitch Workshop 2/28/15

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Perfecting Your Pitch Workshop
Saturday, 02/28/2015 – 09:30 am – 11:30 am
flyer-perfecting-your-pitchCenter for Social Change
2103 Coral Way, Suite 202,
MIAMI, Florida 33145
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $35

Fashion brands and startups, ready to take their business idea to potential investors but lack the perfect pitch to peak any interest, are invited to register for the Fashion Inspires More workshop, Perfecting Your Pitch, hosted by Dawn Dickson, Founder & CEO, Flat Out of Heels. Registered attendees will receive an in-depth overview of the essential elements that provide the framework for a successful pitch and deck.

Led by Dickson, well known for being a master at pitching with many pitch competition wins under her belt, the workshop will cover effective delivery and overall pitch mistakes to avoid to help prep for the next stage of startup expansion. Participants are encouraged to bring their presentation for practice opportunities and instant feedback. Early registration starts at $35 and $45 at the door. To register and/or for more information, visit www.FashionInspires.org or call (786) 440-6091.

Palace’s 27th Anniversary 2/27/15

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Palace’s 27th Anniversary
Friday, 02/27/2015 – 06:00 pm – 11:00 pm
joannaanniversaryPalace Bar
1200 Ocean Drive,
Miami, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

February 27th, The Palace invites you to HOLLYWOOD, our 27th Anniversary with a touch of silver screen glam. Find your bow-tie, your vintage cufflinks, and dust off that fur shawl. Palace is bringing you black and white classiness, with some technicolor drag realness.
First, join the pre-party from 6pm-7pm with Joanna James in a tribute to Joan Rivers a la “LIVE from the Red Carpet” with complimentary champagne for guests. Joanna will be our opening MC, interviewing Palace regulars, asking the Queens who/what they are wearing, and of course letting us know who was best and worst dressed with an uncanny Joan wit and look.
Then, find a good spot to take in the shows. The cast of Palace Queens have prepared lots of exciting new numbers for the evening, as well as a special opening group performance, and some fun surprises along the way. We strongly recommend making table reservations, as last year’s Anniversary party was totally packed. Dj Sushiman will be pumping his infamous “sickening beats” to keep the mood high with new drag shows every 20 minutes the entire night to celebrate our 27 YEARS of Miami LGBT history.
That’s right! For 27 years Palace has been providing food, drinks and over-the-top traffic-stopping drag performances for the entire South Beach community, gay and straight alike. With a prime location steps away from SoBe’s “Gay Beach” it is no surprise that this hot spot is always filled with good looking locals, hunky tourists, and a slew of celebrity cameos over the past 27 years.
So, come one, come all. We’d like to thank you all for supporting us over by making new memories. We hope to see you all for this classic anniversary party!

20th Annual Student Showcase of Films Awards 3/12/15

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20th Annual Student Showcase of Films Awards
Thursday, 03/12/2015 – 10:00 am –
10358558_878045035550942_7540361711439533832_nKeith C. and Elaine Wold Performing Arts Center
3601 N Military Trail,
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Step onto the red carpet for the Palm Beach International Film Festival’s 20th Annual Student Showcase of Films. The festival includes celebrity presenters, student film clips, paparazzi, film school exhibits and over $10,000 in scholarships and awards for outstanding, Florida high school and college student filmmakers.

The competition features these categories: Burt Reynolds Scholarship, Feature/Short, Documentary, Animation, Enviromental PSA, Commercial/PSA, Screenwriting, Music Video and Poster Design.

Please RSVP by March 1 by calling 561-233-1000 or by emailing ccobb@pbfilm.com.

Photographs of Art Wynwood VIP Preview on 2/12/15

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Art Wynwood VIP Preview on Thursday, February 12, 2015.

“Art Wynwood 2015 will feature 70 international galleries presenting emerging, cutting edge, contemporary and modern works and will have its own distinct identity and design. A unique feature is the highlight of street art, murals, pop surrealism and other genres from the contemporary underground movement. Art Wynwood is perfectly positioned to further the growing worldwide recognition of this movement by providing the enthusiast and seasoned art world traveler alike a distinctive opportunity to explore, learn and collect one of the most significant art movements of our time. “

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Major Collectors from New York, Miami and Abroad Make Important Acquisitions

Art Wynwood, the annual Presidents Day Weekend art fair, presented over 60 galleries, from 9 countries representing over 25 cities, featured a wide breadth of quality works from both established and mid-career cutting edge artists. The Fourth Edition reported record attendance, attracting over 35,000 enthusiasts and some of the world’s most prominent collectors; as well as a strong show of patrons from the international clientele in town for the Yacht & Brokerage Show. Art Wynwood has secured its position as the most important contemporary art fair in the southeast during the winter months by offering the most discerning international collectors, art enthusiasts and seasoned cultural travelers the best opportunity to discover, explore and collect some of the most significant art works of our time.

“The City of Miami and The Wynwood Arts District continues to deliver for our participating dealers while quenching the thirst of an active international art collecting community who are visiting or residing in South Florida each winter,” said Nick Korniloff, Executive VP of Art Miami LLC. “This past weekend proved that Miami continues to develop as a serious cultural destination outside the month of December”

“For the fourth edition of Art Wynwood, the enthusiasm, focus and momentum of our local, regional and international galleries has made the fair an exceptional success,” said Grela Orihuela, Art Wynwood Fair Director. “Our clear determination was to continue to grow and shape this fair into an event embodying the tremendous art character and talent of its Miami roots.”

Christie’s International Real Estate hosted an interactive booth at the entrance of Art Wynwood, exhibiting international luxury residential real estate offerings, and a new addition to the fair was a special exhibition titled SOLO Miami where a selection of local galleries, including Emerson Dorsch, GUCCIVUITTON, Primary, Fredric Snitzer Gallery and Spinello Projects, exhibited side-by-side to present solo exhibitions premiering exciting new work by consequential local artists.

“Major collectors like Mera Rubell, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Jorge Perez and Jessica Goldman came through the fair. We are thrilled that Susan and Michael Hort have continued to support Farley Aguilar with their acquisition of Mourning, one of the three large oil on canvas painting that were featured in Spinello’s booth. Beth DeWoody also acquired a large oil painting, Patriarchy, as well as several ink on mylar paintings. In total, we placed 20 paintings – sold out!” said gallery owner Anthony Spinello. “Judging from the packed aisles, there is definitely an audience and most importantly people are buying.”

Famed gallery owner Fredric Snitzer, who also participated in the SOLO Miami exhibition said, “The reason I was happy to be a part of the fair this year was in the choice they made of selecting a few galleries from the community and having each focus on showing a Miami artist. It gives a snapshot and cross section of what’s happening here in a brief moment.” Other new exhibitions this year included, “La Habana in Waiting,” a solo exhibition by New York-based Chinese artist, Quentin Shih, in collaboration with participating gallery ART LEXÏNG. In his most recent series, “La Habana in Waiting,” Shih explores the tensions and melancholy in Cuban citizens sitting for an artist’s lens; the polarities between expressive individuals struggling for identity within a Communist regime. The fair continued its collaboration with Cash, Cans & Candy, an international festival of street art from Vienna, Austria, presented by Galerie Ernst Hilger. Curator Katrin- Sophie Dworczak of Cash, Cans & Candy lined up famed street artist, Boicut, to create original works onsite at the fair. Esteemed gallery owner, Bernice Steinbaum, presented a design installation by young artists, 10 percent of the proceeds of her sales from special project “Art in the Natural World and Cultured Settings” will go to the Museum of Art and Design in the Freedom Tower. Artists sold at her project included Enrique Gomez de Molina, Aurora Molina and Carrie Sieh among others. Jessica Goldman Srebnick, CEO of Goldman Properties, aligned once again with the fair and sponsored the Wynwood Walls Go! Shop pop up on-site at the Art Wynwood Pavilion. The Go! Shop invited the public to shop the Walls, through a curated collection of limited art editions, inspired and created by the artists of Wynwood Walls.

Lastly, Art Wynwood partnered with Miami Children’s Museum to provide a fun and interactive kid’s center – ArtRageous Kids Center.

Major sales included:
Archeus Post Modern of London sold Sam Francis’ “Los Angeles- Tokyo”; Asking price $250,000
Laura Rathe Fine Art of Houston sold two works on the opening night, including a 15ft long Christopher Martin piece with a price tag of $45,000
Jorge Perez acquired a Mel Ramos piece from Galerie Ernst Hilger Cynthia Corbett Gallery sold “Stahl House V” by Andy Burgess with a list price of $30,000 and pieces by David Hayes and Andreas Stanislav The Great Dane Collection sold an original Keith Haring for an undisclosed amount
Sponder Gallery sold three Maz-Steven Grossman pieces to one client Shine Artists sold a Jeff Robbs piece to a local private collector Hollis Taggart sold a Pablo Atchugary sculpture for an undisclosed amount
Tagliatella Galleries sold a Banksy and two Shepard Fairey prints Cernuda Arte sold over 20 works including, “Dream Navigators” and “Meditation in the Night Garden” by Robert Fabelo and “The Midnight Sun” by Vincente Hernandez
Art Lexing sold “Kaleidoscope” and “Whimsical” by Ye Hongxng and three photographs from Quentin Shih’s “La Habana in Waiting” special exhibition
Projects Gallery sold two pieces by Harry Enchin, which will be shipped to Europe; and sold “The Sun” by Frank Hyder to a local collector Other notable galleries reporting sales include ZK Gallery, Contessa Gallery, Vincent Vallarino Fine Art, K+Y Gallery, Kavachnina Contemporary, Boccara, The Chill Concept, Shin Gallery, Lausberg Contemporary, Scott Richards Contemporary Art, Mark Hachem, Vertu Fine Art, 55 Bellechasse, Waterhouse & Dodd, Primary, Robert Fontaine Gallery, Elite Fine Art Galleries, Waltman Ortega Fine Art, Miami’s Independent Thinkers, Rosenbaum Contemporary, Emerson Dorsch, Galeria La Cometa, Ascaso Gallery, Eckert Fine Art and more.

Art Wynwood celebrated Mel Ramos’ 80th birthday and his exceptional art career by presenting him with its first ever Art Wynwood Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award at a Private Dinner at db Bistro Moderne. The 2016 recipient of the award will be announced in the Fall of 2015 when the award is renamed the Art Wynwood/Tony Goldman Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award.

Major collectors who acquired unique pieces included Jorge Perez (PAMM CEO & President of The Related Group), Jessica Goldman (CEO, Goldman Properties) Mera Rubell, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Jessica Goldman, David Lombardi, and David Ginsberg (Vice Chairman, Boston Red Sox). Other notable attendees included Carol Damian, Univision TV personality Raul De Molina; Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria; Brazilian author Paulo Coelho; and NY hedge-fund manager Allen Teh.

Gallerist and curator, Bernice Steinbaum said, “Art Wynwood has exceeded my expectations in every way.” “The attendance has been tremendous,” said Orihuela, “and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone next year for the 5th edition of Art Wynwood February 11-15 of 2016.”

2015 Exhibitor List
55Bellechasse (Paris); ARCHEUS / POST-MODERN (London); ART LEXÏNG (Miami); Art Nouveau Gallery (Miami/Maracaibo); Artêria (Bromont); Ascaso Gallery (Miami); Beatriz Esguerra Art (Bogota); Berry Campbell (New York); Cernuda Arte (Coral Gables); Contessa Gallery (Cleveland); Cynthia Corbett Gallery (London); David Findlay Jr Gallery (New York); Durban Segnini Gallery (Miami); Eckert Fine Art (Pine Plains); Elite Fine Art Galleries (Miami); EVOKE Contemporary (Santa Fe); Flowers (New York/ London); Galería Casa Cuadrada (Bogota); Galería La Cometa (Bogota); Galerie Boccara (Paris); Galleria Ca’ d’Oro (Rome/ Miami/ New York City); Galleria Farina (Miami); Gallery Frederic Got (Paris); Gallery Tableau (Seoul); Hilger NEXT (Vienna); Hollis Taggart Galleries (New York); Irazoqui Art Gallery (Miami); K+Y gallery (Paris); Kavachnina Contemporary (Miami); Laura Rathe Fine Art (Houston); Lausberg Contemporary (Dusseldorf); Elizabeth Clement Fine Art (New York); Mark Hachem (Paris); Now Contemporary Art (Miami); OPIOM Gallery (Opio); PAUL KOLKER collection (New York); Projects Gallery (Miami); Rimonim Art Gallery (Miami); Robert Fontaine Gallery (Miami); Rosenbaum Contemporary (Bal Harbour/ Boca Raton); Rudolf Budja Gallery (Miami Beach); SALAMATINA GALLERY (New York); Scott Richards Contemporary Art (San Francisco); Seth Jason Beitler Fine Arts (Miami); Shin Gallery (New York); Shine Artists (London); Sponder Gallery (Miami); Taglialatella Galleries (New York); Tansey Contemporary (Santa Fe); The Chill Concept (Miami); The Great Dane Collection (Philadelphia); The McLoughlin Gallery (San Francisco); UNIX Gallery (New York); Vertu Fine Art (Boca Raton); Vincent Vallarino Fine Art (New York City); Waltman Ortega Fine Art (Miami/ Paris); Waterhouse & Dodd (New York/ London); Wynwood Art Group (Miami); ZK Gallery (San Francisco).

Sponsors & Partners
The generous 2015 sponsors and partners for Art Wynwood include: Christie’s International Real Estate – Official Luxury Real Estate Partner of Art Miami, JW Marriott Marquis Miami and Hotel Beaux Arts Miami – Official Luxury Hotels of Art Miami, Cash, Cans & Candy, Turon Travel, Rosenbaum Framing, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Goldman Properties, Wynwood Walls, Wynwood Kitchen and Bar, The Miami Children’s Museum, Uber, Spuntino Group, Perrier, The Miami Herald, Artinfo, Art & Auction, Art Nexus, The Art Newspaper, MutualArt.com, Arte al Dia, Art Circuits, WLRN, Venue, Venu Magazine, Whitespace and Midtown Miami

Soul Of Miami & Life Is Art present the River Of Art #19 Social Event 2/24/15

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Soul Of Miami & Life Is Art present the River Of Art #19 Social Event
RiverOfArtWeb-022415soul Tuesday, February 24, 6:30pm-9:30pm
La Boca House
 1250 South Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida 33130
Tickets: $10 with Advance Purchase using promotional code “SOUL”
$20 at the Door
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Please Note, You Must Purchase Tickets In Advance To Get The Discount

Life Is Art & Soul Of Miami kick off the 2015 River Of Art networking arts series with an exciting evening of business networking featuring a beautiful photography show and live music hosted at the beautiful new La Boca House in Brickell.

Bringing People and Art Together
The River Of Art is a monthly gathering place of Miami’s good people, executives, industrialists, innovators, creators, entrepreneurs, changemakers, activists, and artists.
Instagram Hashtag: #RiverOfArt
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Featuring
Visual Artists Rochelle Berman, ak cespedes, Josephine Reyes
Musical Artist Cog Nomen
Charity: Water

Each month, Life Is Art brings the community together at our River Of Art pop-up art-in-public-places show to socialize through the power of the arts with the goal of exposing new artists, introducing new people to art appreciation, providing an inspiring space to make new connections, showcasing local businesses and charities, while providing a fun break during the work week. La Boca House is providing a special welcome drink and light cuisine tastings.

Art is an inspiring talking point, discussing it is a great way to break the ice. Culture is one of the primary elements that build community and hosting a business networker within an art show is a unique way to encourage socializing, so be sure to bring plenty of business cards and an open mind!

Partners: Fabulous Miami – YOMiami – SocialMedia305 – PARK Project – Catalyst Miami – InTheLoop305
With support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

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About Cog Nomen
Cog Nomen is a band from Miami featuring guitarist, Buffalo Brown and drummer, Brave Ulysses. The sound is electro-pop with an good dose of ambient rock-scapes.

About Rochelle Berman
Rochelle’ simple dynamic photographic compositions are emotional, colorful, spiritual, and impressionistic. The artist was born in Brooklyn, NY and currently lives in Miami, Florida. She spent her youth studying the visual arts, life drawing classes in Soho studios as a teen. She always loved to draw, paint and write poetry but it was in college that she finally discovered that her greatest passion of all was Photography. Rochelle especially enjoys creating experimental portraits, nature studies and travel related Images.

About ak cespedes
ak cespedes was born in Lima, Peru in 1975 to parents who loved to travel. Her early life was all about documenting family life via photos. These two familial passions, since instillation, have become a passion of hers that continues to feed her need to explore and grow as an artist and an individual. In 2013, she quit her full time job as a TV Production Manager and embarked on a European summer vacation, spending the first month in Italy, eventually meeting up with her parents to end the adventure touring Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary. Currently, ak is creating a multimedia line of work incorporating photography and woodblocks which will be featured at various art venues throughout South Florida.

About Josephine Reyes
I have developed a passion for creating conceptual/narrative and documentary images. I love taking my visions or interpretations and expressing them through photography, transforming them into a reality. Exploring my ideas through the cameras lens, I’m able to capture a fascinating visual that will take my viewers to a new place and into the world of others.

About Charity: Water
charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Most of us have never really been thirsty. We’ve never had to leave our houses and walk five miles to fetch water. We simply turn on the tap, and water comes out. Clean. Yet there are 748 million people on the planet who don’t have clean water.

About the La Boca House
LBH is Brickell’s friendly neighborhood resto-lounge with simply good food, signature drink list created by mixologist Nick Nistico. La Boca House Nicknamed LBH is an establishment that was created for locals to unwind and dine and feel right at home. It’s open for lunch, dinner, and brunch on the weekend.

About the River Of Art Program
The River Of Art is a monthly business networker and art showcase combined. We provide more than just a platform for professionals to get together, discuss business strategies and make connections, we create synergies to help promote business by including an amazing art show of local talent!

About In The Loop 305
In The Loop 305 is an emergent space seeking to revolutionize our city’s creative economy. Building on the amazing work already happening throughout the city, In The Loop 305 will advocate for new talent and businesses, curate an events calendar that helps reduce silos and push Miami to be a hub for collaboration, innovation and culture.

About Life Is Art
Life Is Art is a Florida-based 501(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to creating positive change in the community with the arts and culture through events and education. We give South Florida artists and civic leaders the tools to thrive and grow, while enhancing the lives of those living in our area.

About Soul Of Miami
The Soul Of Miami has become one of the most popular local community sites in south Florida. It includes an extensive calendar, listing all sorts of happenings from all over the area: charity, arts, happy hours, concerts, networkers, nightlife, fairs, festivals and so much more. Tens of thousands of active south Floridians visiting the site every month.

Civic Engagement Thursday: City Election Calendar for 2015

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Happy Thursday Everyone.  We wanted to make sure that you all have access to the city’s election calendar for 2015.

Make sure to register or re-register if you have moved since the last election.

ELECTION CALENDAR FOR 2015
Last updated January 21, 2015

(subject to change)

January | February | March | April | May | June
July | August | September | October | November | December

Please note that Candidate Qualifying Dates are subject to change.
Questions about municipal elections must be directed to the municipal clerk.
For a listing of municipal clerks and their contact information, click here.

January

No elections scheduled

February

Date
Election
02/17/2015 Golden Beach General Election (Registration Closing – Jan. 20) **CANCELLED**
Candidate Qualifying Dates: December 29, 2014 – January 5, 2015
02/17/2015 Sunny Isles Beach Special Election (Registration Closing – Jan. 20)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: December 2, 2014 – December 5, 2015

March

Date
Election
03/03/2015 Hialeah Gardens General Election (Registration Closing – Feb. 2) **CANCELLED**
Candidate Qualifying Dates: December 18, 2014 – January 16, 2015
03/17/2015 Hialeah Gardens Run-Off Election (Registration Closing – Feb. 17) **CANCELLED**
03/17/2015 Sunny Isles Beach Special Run-Off Election (Registration Closing – Feb. 17)

April

Date
Election
04/07/2015 Miami Springs General Election (Registration Closing – Mar. 9)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: December 23, 2014 – February 20, 2015
04/14/2015 Coral Gables General Biennial Election (Registration Closing – Mar. 16)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: February 16, 2015 – February 20, 2015
04/14/2015 Miami Shores Village Council Election (Registration Closing – Mar. 16)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: February 2, 2015 – February 27, 2015
04/21/2015 Bay Harbor Islands General and Special Election (Registration Closing – Mar. 23)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: March 12, 2015 – March 20, 2015
04/21/2015 Palmetto Bay Special Election(Registration Closing – Mar. 23)
04/28/2015 Miami Shores Village Council Run-Off Election (Registration Closing – Mar. 30)

May

Date
Election
05/05/2015 North Miami Beach Regular Election (Registration Closing – Apr. 6)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: March 23, 2015 – March 28, 2015
05/12/2015 North Miami Regular Election (Registration Closing – Apr. 13)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: March 30, 2015 – April 7, 2015
05/12/2015 Sweetwater Municipal Election (Registration Closing – Apr. 13)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: March 18, 2015 – March 27, 2015
05/19/2015 North Miami Beach Run-Off Election (Registration Closing – Apr. 20)
05/21/2015 Bay Harbor Islands Run-Off Election (Registration Closing – Apr. 22)
05/26/2015 Sweetwater Run-Off Election (Registration Closing – Apr. 27)

June

Date
Election
06/02/2015 North Miami Run-Off Election (Registration Closing – May 4)

July

No elections scheduled

August

No elections scheduled

September

Date
Election
09/08/2015 Virginia Gardens Municipal Election (Registration Closing – Aug. 10)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: July 10, 2015 – August 10, 2015

October

Date
Election
10/06/2015 Homestead Primary Election (Registration Closing – Sept. 8)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: August 31, 2015 – September 4, 2015

November

Date
Election
11/03/2015 Hialeah Primary Election (Registration Closing – Oct. 5)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: July 6, 2015 – July 27, 2015
11/03/2015 Homestead General Election (Registration Closing – Oct. 5)
11/03/2015 Miami General Municipal Election (Registration Closing – Oct. 5)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: September 4, 2015 – September 19, 2015
11/03/2015 Miami Beach General Election (Registration Closing – Oct. 5)
Candidate Qualifying Dates: September 8, 2015 – September 11, 2015
11/10/2015 Miami Run-Off Election (Registration Closing – Oct. 13)
11/17/2015 Hialeah General Election (Registration Closing – Oct. 19)
11/17/2015 Miami Beach Run-Off Election (Registration Closing – Oct. 19)

December

No elections scheduled

 

#ThankYouMiami for Fashion – West Coast Roadtrippin’

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Last week we spent time on Florida’s west coast and explored some cool spots that as Miami residents we rarely get to visit. Our road trip took us to three distinctively different venues and they were all awesome. Check out our fashion travel diary for the scoop on where to go and, more importantly, what to wear when you go west coast roadtrippin’.

1. Smallwood Store
This historic trading post was established in 1906 by Ted Smallwood on the coast of Chokoloskee Island. Its remote and isolated location established the store as the go-to purveyor of goods and mail services for the area’s settlers. Thanks to its critical role in the daily life of pioneers, it was also a center for political activity for some time. Today the Florida Heritage Site is a museum that provides insight into Florida Pioneer History. For $5, you can view the original goods that have been at the store since it closed for business in 1982 and learn about the store’s past.

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2. Camellia Street Grille
We have to confess that our trip to the Everglades City area was primarily driven by food – Camellia Street Grille’s food to be exact. We had heard fabulous feedback on the Florida and seafood-inspired comfort food being served at this quirky local joint and had to try it for ourselves. The food was incredible. We enjoyed a quarter pound of boiled shrimp, a homemade crab cake sandwich, an herb salad, and a key lime pie milkshake. The herb salad was especially delicious, maybe it was the fact that most of the ingredients were grown on the property. And the shake? It. Was. Phenomenal. We talked about how good it was (“like key lime pie in a cup”) for about 30 minutes on the ride home.

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3. Clearwater Beach
During our trip, we also stopped to take a peek at the sandy pastures of our western neighbors. To be honest, we’re partial to our white, sandy beaches and our Art Deco life guard stands. But there’s something to be said about watching the sun set on the ocean and enjoying the quiet, empty beaches of Clearwater. After all, a beach is a beach.

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Smallwood Store & Camillia Street Cafe Outfit
Grey Draped Sweater – H&M (similar here and here)
Grey Short Sleeve T-shirt – Forever 21 (similar here)
Grey Jeggings – American Eagle (similar here)
Shoes – Aldo Gimello Sneakers

Clearwater Beach Outfit
Black and Gold Sweater – American Eagle (similar here)
Joggers – Bullhead Denim Co. Knit Jean Jogger Pants via PacSun
Shoes – Aldo Gimello Sneakers

Andrew Hamilton Quartet at LILT Lounge 2/18/15

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Andrew Hamilton Quartet at LILT Lounge
Wednesday, 02/18/2015 – 09:00 pm – 12:00 am
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270 Biscayne Way Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Having played in the biggest jazz venues in Chicago and with Grammy Award-winning Brian Lynch, Trombonist and Composer Andrew Hamilton showcases rich jazz tunes and Latin-influenced pieces. LILT Lounge brings the first high-design lounge to downtown Miami with nightly live music curated by Kristian Caro and creative cocktails by Dean Feddaoui. Lounge opens at 6 p.m. with social bites by acclaimed executive chef Wolfgang Birk including charcuterie & cheese, oysters & caviar, lobster cocktail and tuna tartare gazpacho. Happy Hour runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and includes fine champagnes from $7 per glass and a daily selection of oysters at $1.

Rose Max & Ramatis at LILT Lounge 2/17/15

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Rose Max & Ramatis at LILT Lounge
Tuesday, 02/17/2015 – 09:00 pm – 12:00 am
Lilt-Lounge3LILT Lounge
270 Biscayne Way Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Highly recognized in the Brazilian, Hispanic and American communities, Rio de Janeiro native Rose Max & Ramatis will be producing Brazilian classics like Bossa Nova and Samba at LILT Lounge. LILT Lounge brings the first high-design lounge to downtown Miami with nightly live music curated by Kristian Caro and creative cocktails by Dean Feddaoui. Lounge opens at 6 p.m. with social bites by acclaimed executive chef Wolfgang Birk including charcuterie & cheese, oysters & caviar, lobster cocktail and tuna tartare gazpacho. Happy Hour runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and includes fine champagnes from $7 per glass and a daily selection of oysters at $1.

Batch’s Phresh Brunch Party 2/14/15

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Batch’s Phresh Brunch Party
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 11:30 am – 04:00 pm
eZqG48057LsgNLFdY40PQyWkuM31qcAixYQmpZcP1tMBatch Gastropub
30 Southwest 12th Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join the Batch Gastropub family Saturday February 14th starting at 11:30 AM for the Phresh Brunch Party. There’s no such thing as a brunch party with out Mimosas, so of course Batch has bottomless Mimosas at only $20. You can choose from Mimosas, Bellinis and Sangria for the most fun bottomless brunch in Brickell. Of course you can’t forget the amazing food that will be there. There’s a little bit of everything for everyone at the Phresh Brunch Party from signature cocktails to their most famous item on the menu The Mac Attack. Enjoy your Phresh Brunch Party with their house DJ spinning the hottest tunes while you feast on delectable brunch items because in Miami the party never stops and neither do you!

Peter Hook and The Light 4/17/15

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Peter Hook and The Light
Friday, 04/17/2015 – 08:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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697 N Miami Ave.,
Miami, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: $25

In May 2010, Peter Hook, legendary bassist of both Joy Division and later New Order, decided to honour the outstanding work of his first band and the undoubted genius of the late Ian Curtis by giving people the opportunity to hear both of Joy Division’s masterpiece albums, ‘Unknown Pleasures’ and ‘Closer’, live and in their entireties. Backed by his new band The Light, Hooky first played ‘Unknown Pleasures’ at the Factory club in Manchester on May 18th & 19th 2010 in order to celebrate the life of Ian – one stand alone sold out night quickly became two, and due to phenomenal worldwide demand, Hooky then began taking the show on the road with headline gigs & major festival appearances throughout Europe, a full tour of Australia & New Zealand as well as the band’s first tour of the United States in December which culminated in Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell appearing live with the lads in Los Angeles to sing ‘Transmission’.

Hundred Waters 3/10/15

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Hundred Waters
Tuesday, 03/10/2015 – 03/11/2015 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
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697 N Miami Ave.,
Miami, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: $15

Check out Hundred Waters on their North American Spring Tour!

The quartet’s members Nicole Miglis, Trayer Tryon, Paul Giese & Zach Tetreault played together in various formations as far back as middle school, but it took until adulthood and 2012 for them to become Hundred Waters. Living under one roof meant the band had a communal mentality, yet each maintained their own distinct projects, borrowing here and there from each other. It was in interpreting a friends’ music together that they discovered the power of their combination, and they quickly fell to work reorienting their lives around an album. The music they found was a beautiful blend of contradictions, mournful yet colorful, introverted yet aware, and brought the tradition of songwriting to a strange future. Initially released by their local label Elestial Sound, their self-titled debut soon became seen as the sound of Florida, drawing loose comparisons to Stereolab, Four Tet, and Bjork. Soon it attracted the most unlikely of label bosses, Skrillex, who signed the band to his OWSLA label that same year and gave the album a full-scale release, with remixes by Araab Muzik, Star Slinger, and TokiMonsta. Since then the band has taken its live show around the world, touring with artists such as Grimes, Julia Holter, Alt-J & the XX.

Vino’s in the Grove Wine Tasting 3/19/15

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Vino’s in the Grove Wine Tasting
Thursday, 03/19/2015 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Guitars-Over-GunsVino’s in the Grove
3409 Main Highway,
Miami, Florida 33133
Webpage Link
Cost: Suggested Dontations

Vino’s in the Grove wine tasting event to benefit Guitars Over Guns from 7-9pm. Supporters can come to listen to students perform while enjoying some wine.There will be opportunities to make other contributions at the event as well

Spring Has Sprung Formal! 3/21/15

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Spring Has Sprung Formal!
Saturday, 03/21/2015 – 04:00 pm – 06:00 pm
MiamiChildrensMuseum4Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with Admission

Saturday, March 21st
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Dress up in your best outfits and join us at MCM for our first ever formal! Enjoy delicious hors devours, create beautiful Venetian-style masks, and pose for pretty pictures in our photo booth. Learn some fabulous dance moves, and then boogie down until closing time! Please pre-register for this event to reserve your spot at aharrison@miamichildrensmuseum.org.

Target Free Third Friday 3/20/15

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Target Free Third Friday
Sunday, 03/20/2015 – 03:00 pm – 09:00 pm
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980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Friday, March 20th
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thanks to the generosity of Target Corporation, visitors can roam the Museum free of charge, every third Friday of each month, from 3 pm to 9 pm. Due to the number of visitors on Target Free Third Fridays, we suggest leaving strollers at home or in the car. Thank you.

St.Patrick’s Day 3/17/15

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St.Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, 03/17/2015 – 02:00 pm – 06:00 pm
MiamiChildrensMuseum3Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with Admission

Tuesday, February 17th
2:00pm – 6:00 pm
Top of the mornin’ to ya! Join us, lads and lasses, at MCM for leprechaun-filled fun. Look for the pot of gold in a scavenger hunt, design leprechaun hats, and learn about the beautiful country of Ireland.

Pi Day! 3/14/15

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Pi Day!
Saturday, 03/14/2015 – 11:00 am – 06:00 pm
MiamiChildrensMuseum2Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with Admission

Saturday, March 14th
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
3.14159265359…Pi Day is here! Join us at MCM for a day of fun-filled math activities. Enjoy a pie eating contest, have some pie-in-the-face fun, and get creative with our well-rounded circular arts and crafts.

Sensory Saturday 3/14/15

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Sensory Saturday
Saturday, 03/14/2015 – 09:00 am – 11:00 am
SensorySaturdayLogoMiami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with Admission

Saturday, March 14th
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Yoga, art, and other great sensory experiences await you and your child in this special event set aside for children with sensory processing disorders and their families. Lights and sounds will be dimmed to create a comfortable environment for children to explore. A speech pathologist Pre-registration is required. Please RSVP to sensorysaturday@miamichildrensmuseum.org or call (305) 373-5437 ext. 126. MCM opens to the public at 11:00 am.

The Gator Club of Miami Presents
2015 Casino Royale Gator Gala Fundraiser 3/21/15

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The Gator Club of Miami Presents
2015 Casino Royale Gator Gala Fundraiser
Saturday, 03/21/2015 – 08:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Casino-Royale-SquareChopin Ballroom at the Intercontinental Hotel Miami
100 Chopin Plaza,
Miami, Florida 33131
Eventbrite Link
Cost: $100/Individual, $180/Couple

The University of Florida Gator Club of Miami invites you to try their luck at the most highly anticipated event of the year. The Casino Royale Gator Gala Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 21st, 2015 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Miami. Enjoy shaken or stirred cocktails, casino games, music worthy of a Bond film soundtrack, a seductive silent auction, and maybe even a little espionage with a spy who loves you.

Last year, the success of the Gator Gala allowed the Gator Club of Miami to increase the total number of local scholarships awarded by 40 percent. The Gator Club of Miami is a 501(c)3 organization that is aimed at fostering and enhancing the relationships between the University of Florida and its alumni, students, and friends in Miami-Dade County and surrounding areas, and to support the University’s mission of teaching, research, and service.

WHAT: Casino Royale Gator Gala Fundraiser

WHY: Proceeds will benefit the Gator Club of Miami Scholarship Fund in its mission to award scholarships to University of Florida freshman from Miami-Dade County based on both merit and financial need.

WHEN: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 from 8:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M

WHERE: Chopin Ballroom at the Intercontinental Hotel Miami
100 Chopin Plaza, Miami FL 33131

Dress Code (optional): Dress to Impress Bond Style (gowns for women and tuxes for men)

For Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gator-gala-2015-casino-royale-tickets-15121031412

SAVE NOW with special coupon code at purchase:
COUPLEROYALE – $20 off couples ticket
SINGLEROYALE – $10 off single ticket

Valentine’s Day at L’entrecote de Paris Miami 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Day at L’entrecote de Paris Miami
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 02:00 pm – 12:00 am
Vd1L’entrecote
1053 Southeast 1st Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost:

This Valentine’s Day get the Red Carpet treatment at L’entrecote Miami. Upon arriving walk the red carpet and get your picture taken by a professional photographer. Have a deliciuos L’entrecote with Allumete Fries and your choice of dessert while sipping a complimentary glass of champagne with your loved one. After the great meal get a box of 4 macarons. After enjoying the tasteful macarons find inside your box a card that will allow you and your special one to enjoy a free glass of champagne every 14th from here until the end of the year. Get ready to toast with your beloved one on the L’entrecote Valentine’s day event.

New Soul Of Miami Contributor: Darryl Doonie

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Welcome to new contributor: Darryl Doonie

DarrylDoonieDarryl is a consultant with over 15 years of experience as a value creation specialist with proven abilities to grow businesses exponentially, develop and implement systems, analyze and leverage business drivers, and enhance stakeholders’ value. He has extensive knowledge in crafting executable strategies, mergers and acquisitions, and providing advisory services to boutique investment firms, small to large businesses, and high net worth investors. He has directly acquired, operated, and divested numerous entities while generating each of them significant value.

Throughout these experiences, Darryl has developed the ability to approach any challenge utilizing a holistic perspective focused on creating true value. He has successfully utilized this approach with opportunities ranging from Billion dollar acquisitions to optimizing operational processes for small businesses across a myriad of industries.

Website

Photographs by Wellington Guzman of Life Is Art 6th Year Anniversary Party at Hotel Astor on 1/31/15

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Photographs taken by Wellington Guzman of Life Is Art 6th Year Anniversary Party at Hotel Astor Saturday, January 31, 2015.

For six years, Life Is Art has worked to support and promote our local arts and artists, as well as the community, other organizations, local businesses and our residents. We have committed ourselves to make Miami a better place to live, work and love. Founded in 2009, we were one of the few groups to focus on local artists and provide a wide range of services and opportunities. Now, we celebrated the sixth year of providing much-needed services, as we look forward to grow and do more for the community.

Live Music by: Bows & Ties  and Montserrat Franco with special performance by Jane “Jei” Castro and DJ Hank Justice.
Live Painting by: Ileana Collazo, Aquarela Sabol, TeePop and Nicole Salgar.
Live Performance by: Kikimora
Complimentary Libations by Blue Nectar Tequila
Free Mini Massages by: Freshly Squeezed
Poetry by: Oscar Fuentes, the Biscayne Poet

To see more of  Wellington Guzman‘s  work go to his website.

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of Life Is Art 6th Year Anniversary Party at Hotel Astor on 1/31/15

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Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon of Life Is Art 6th Year Anniversary Party at Hotel Astor Saturday, January 31, 2015.

For six years, Life Is Art has worked to support and promote our local arts and artists, as well as the community, other organizations, local businesses and our residents. We have committed ourselves to make Miami a better place to live, work and love. Founded in 2009, we were one of the few groups to focus on local artists and provide a wide range of services and opportunities. Now, we celebrated the sixth year of providing much-needed services, as we look forward to grow and do more for the community.

Live Music by: Bows & Ties  and Montserrat Franco with special performance by Jane “Jei” Castro and DJ Hank Justice.
Live Painting by: Ileana Collazo, Aquarela Sabol, TeePop and Nicole Salgar.
Live Performance by: Kikimora
Complimentary Libations by Blue Nectar Tequila
Free Mini Massages by: Freshly Squeezed
Poetry by: Oscar Fuentes, the Biscayne Poet

To see more of  Anthony Jordon‘s  work go to his Instagram page or his facebook page.

FAAM Urban Art Week Showcases Leading International And Local Street Artists 2/12/15 – 2/16/15

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FAAM Urban Art Week Showcases Leading International And Local Street Artists
Thursday: 12-9 pm / Friday, Saturday: 3-9 pm / Sunday: 1-6 pm / Monday: 3-9 pm
SPACEBY3
2105 N Miami Avenue
Miami, FL

Thursday, February 12th at 6 pm
Arts & Business Council Legal Forum:
Panel discussion on copyright & Street Art
Tickets: www.ArtsBizMiami.org

Friday, February 13th at 5pm
Urban Art Week Opening Party
Complimentary cocktails, Live Painting, Painting on Vintage Porsches
FAAM Street Art Movie Screening
Open to the public

Saturday, February 14th from 6pm to 10pm
Guntram Von Habsburg Foundation Cocktail Reception
hosted by Hublot with curated cocktails by Rhum Clement
By invitation only: rsvp@CarmaPR.com

Sunday, February 15th from 1pm to 6pm
Arts & Business Council
Mimosas, Guided Tours, and Live Painting
Open to the public

Monday, February 16th at 5:30pm
Faam Major Street Art Auction
Open to the public

Auction Highlights Include
Banksy, London, New York, Bristol, Estimate $100,000 – $120,000
Keith Haring, Untilted, Subway drawing, $100,000 – $120,000
Shepard Fairey, American, born, Estimate $50,000 – $60,000
KAWS, Skull Painting, Estimate $15,000 – $20,000
Ron English, Spongebob Grin, $15,000 – $25,000
Phase 2, Untitled, $12,000 – $15,000
Banksy, Morons, Estimate $8,000 – $12,000

Lead Sponsors
Hublot/ Rhum Clément/ Parkhaus1/ K2/ Perrier/ Árvero Limoncello/ Balthazar/ Whitewall Magazine/
Luxury Concierge

Charity Partners
The Arts & Business Council of Miami
Guntram von Habsburg Foundation

A five-day festival will transform Wynwood’s SPACEBY3 into a vibrant urban setting with streets and avenues showcasing world’s leading street artists, live music, and provocative discussions. Organized by Fine Art Auctions Miami (FAAM), the event will take place over the President’s Day Weekend (Feb. 12-16, 2015) culminating on Monday, February 16, with an auction sale benefitting the Arts and Business Council of Miami and the Guntram von Habsburg Foundation. To view the auction catalog, click here.

“Home to some of the world’s greatest street art, Wynwood is an inviting arena for both local and international street artists to express their creativity and add to the growing landscape of the area,” says FAAM Founder and Director Frederic Thut. “In our third year of the Urban & Street Art Exhibit and Auction, FAAM is excited to be a part of an important developing sector in the art world.”

The event brings together an outstanding lineup of local and international street artists, including award-winning performing artist Chris Brown aka Konfuzed in collaboration with Kai and The London Police; C&R: Christian Volckman and Raphael Thierry; Federico Massa a.k.a. IENA CRUZ; Abstrk; Quake; Arive; Michael “Xeno” langebeck; Hox; Luis Berros; Astre 74; and Jose Mertz. Works created on-site will be included in the auction to benefit the charity partners. The exhibition and auction will also include works by Banksy, Keith Haring, and Shepard Fairey. The creative talent will be matched by thoughtful talks by leading industry experts.

FAAM’s Night of Street Art 2/14/15

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FAAM’s Night of Street Art
FAAM InviteSaturday, February 14. From 6 – 10pm
Exhibit will be open to the public from Thursday, February 12 through Monday, February 16 starting at 3pm every day at SPACEBY3
SPACEBY3
2105 N Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33127

Fine Art Auction Miami’s (FAAM) “Night of Street Art” in the heart of Wynwood at SPACEBY3, FAAM has partnered with the Guntram von Habsburg Foundation to present previews of all works that will be auctioned off Monday, February 16 by FAAM.

Works by Shepard Fairey, Banksy, and Keith Haring will be on display and up for auction. Also to be up for auction and with 50 percent of the sales going to the Arts & Business Council of Miami are pieces by singer Chris Brown, London Police, KAI and Abstrk. Hublot’s Classic Fusion Classico Ultra Thin Watch will be on display and auctioned off at an opening bid of $13,000 with proceeds going to the Guntram von Habsburg Foundations. Cocktails will be provided by Rhum Clement and Lillet.

Downtown Recess 2/25/15

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Downtown Recess
Wednesday, 02/25/2015 – 12:00 pm – 02:00 pm
DowntownRecess-4BannerBayfront Park
301 Biscayne Boulevard,
Miami, Florida 33132
RSVP Link
Cost: Free

Your monthly excuse to get out and play is back! Come out and join us for an afternoon of food, play, and community!

We’re inviting some of your favorite food trucks (The Lone Wolfe Truck, Latin Burger, 90 Miles to Go, and Out of the Box Food Truck) to join us for lunch so you can eat in the park without missing a moment of play. We’ve also invited out local community organizations to share their awesome work with us so you can find other opportunities to get engaged in Miami.

We’ll have our standard four square games, parachute fun, bocce ball, giant jenga & connect-4, ladder ball, and other fun activities.

Join us at Bayfront Park on Wednesday February 25th from 12:00pm-2:00pm!

Master Tap Workshop hosted by Savion Glover & Marshall Davis 2/23/15

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Master Tap Workshop hosted by Savion Glover & Marshall Davis
Monday, 02/23/2015 – 02/23/2015 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Savion-Marshall-Tap-WorkshopAfrican Heritage Cultural Arts Center
6161 N. W. 22nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33142
RSVP Link
Cost: $25 USD

Savion Glover and homegrown talent, Marshall Davis Jr. return to Miami to host A Master Tap Workshop Monday, February 23rd, 2015 at 7:00 PM at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, 6161 NW 22nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33142.
Glover and Davis will take students beyond tap combinations and introduce techniques that promote stylistic development within each tap dancer.
The Master Tap Workshop with Savion & Marshall is a part of “Sankofa: Looking Back, Going Forward,” a year-long series of events and performances that bring alumni back to the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center to inspire the next generation of talent, in celebration of the Center’s 40th Anniversary with funding support from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge.
The master class runs for an hour and thirty minutes and cost $25 to attend. Ticket reservations are available through our website: www.ahcacmiami.org. You may also reserve tickets by phone at (305) 638-6771.

The New Tropic Happy Hour: Bar Games 2/17/15

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The New Tropic Happy Hour: Bar Games!
Tuesday, 02/17/2015 – 05:00 pm – 07:00 pm
NewTropic_BarGamesR House
2727 Northwest 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33127
RSVP Link
Cost: Free

We like games. We really like happy hour. We’re combining the two to bring you an engaging happy hour where you can meet other curious locals like yourself.

There will be your standard happy hour prices and specials and all that good stuff you typically expect from a happy hour but we’re adding an additional element: group games. We’ll have a few rounds of our very own MIAMI AGAINST HUMANITY that’ll get you meeting and teaming up with others in the bar for chances to win your next round of drinks.

To clarify, this isn’t board game night. It’s meet other awesome people using games night. We’re doing custom Miami version of Cards Against Humanity on a group scale. And we want your help! Submit your ideas for Miami-themed cards.

Bring your co-workers, friends, and family and lets get to know each other a little better with the help of drink specials and engineered collisions.

Come out. Be merry. Drink up, you deserve it!

Maxine’s Closet fundraiser for Florida Foster Care Review 3/12/15

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Maxine’s Closet fundraiser for Florida Foster Care Review
Thursday, March 12, 2015, 6:30pm to 9:30pm
MAXINE INVITE 2-19-15 LG McCormick Place Miami
111 Southwest 3rd Street
Miami, FL 33130
Tickets: $25.00
Purchase Online

An evening of cocktails, light bites, music, silent auction and fashion. The event will feature pristine, pre-owned donated items including designer clothing, jewelry and glasses, available for purchase.

Benefiting: Florida Foster Care Review.

In loving memory of Dr. Maxine Thurston-Fischer, former board member of FFCR. Dr. Thurston-Fischer was a collector and lover of all things fashionable. Her family donated a large quantity of her amazing collection to FFCR for fundraising efforts.

In keeping with FFCR’s mission and with Maxine’s tradition of giving back, guests are encouraged to bring new or gently used handbags or shoes, for Dress for Success.

ABOUT
Florida Foster Care Review promotes the safety, well-being and long-term success of abused and neglected children through volunteer-driven case reviews and system level advocacy. Florida Foster Care Review envisions a child welfare system that protects, heals and supports success for children, youth and young adults and their families.

To achieve its mission, Florida Foster Care Review (FFCR) recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who participate in monthly Citizen Review Panels that review cases of youth in foster care to ensure they are safe and receiving needed services. The panels submit recommendations to the Juvenile Dependency Court, which then become binding judicial orders. Together with child welfare professionals, FFCR also works to ensure that children and youth leaving the foster care system have someone they can call family. Through all its programs, FFCR not only promotes positive results at the individual level, but also tracks and analyzes outcomes in order to advocate for system changes that improve children’s lives.

America and the Old World: Food, Health & Culture 3/12/15

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America and the Old World: Food, Health & Culture
March 12, 2015
worldsfairHistoric Freedom Tower Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
600 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida
Register Online

An event celebrating the United States’ support and participation in the 2015 World’s Fair to be held in Milan, Italy themed “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” from May thru October, 2015.

In the spirit of this event, Miami-Dade College will host a day-long forum to explore America’s relationship with the “Old World”, and how the food, health and identity of people on both sides of the Atlantic have and continue to evolve in a parallel yet inseparable process. Shared modern day concerns faced by our society and their interrelationship with nutrition and sustainable development will guide the discussions and attempt to shed light in long-term solutions.

Public Art Wednesday: Best Public Art Miami 2014 – Bhakti Baxter’s Coral Reef City  

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(This article was pulled from the New Miami Times)

David Beckham is smitten with the idea of constructing a new Major League Soccer Stadium at PortMiami and calls the site perfect because it reflects a city that “is all about the water, all about the culture.” Becks is right. For evidence, simply visit the planet’s most popular port to discover Coral Reef City, Bhakti Baxter’s first large-scale public artwork in Miami.

For his eye-popping project, part of Miami-Dade County’s Art in Public Places program, the homegrown artist created site-specific designs for the port’s toll collection booths that reference the site’s unique role as gateway to the tropics. Baxter collaborated with Coral Morphologic, a Miami-based scientific art endeavor led by marine biologist Colin Foord and musician Jared McKay to create the 18 unique designs that wrap each individual toll booth.

Each delivers a stunning vision of our vibrant local sea life. To accomplish the feat, Baxter and his collaborators enlarged macro photographs of corals that inhabit the waters in and around Miami, creating a striking synergy between nature and art that captures our town’s appeal as a pulsating paradise. The resulting explosion of the brilliant, rainbow-hued colors of the soft corals (technically known as zoanthids) delights not only the likes of Beckham and the millions of other visitors passing through on cruise ships, but also locals, who rarely get a chance to behold the mystery and beauty of the creatures populating our coastline.

Check out the video on the installation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2cWivEuS2I

Miami Roller Derby Double Header 2/21/15

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Miami Roller Derby Double Header
Saturday, 02/21/2015 – 05:30 pm – 10:00 pm
rsz_rollingvalkaries_2015_cropped_frontSuniland Hockey Rink
9300 Coral Reef Dr,
Miami, Florida 33157
Facebook Link
Cost: $10 in advance, $12 at the door, $15 Trackside Seating

Beginning with Junior Derby at 6pm as Miami’s Lil Miss Demeanors take on The Lucky Stars all the way from Pinellas Park, FL.

Then at 8pm Miami’s Vice City Rollers battle it out on the track against Revolution Roller Derby.

Music by DJ Nancy Starr!
Food Trucks, local craft beer, raffles, and more!
Due to limited bleachers seating it is recommended that you bring a folding chair.

Presale tickets $10
At the door $12
Trackside Seating $15
Kids 10 and under are free

ATTN: Trackside Seat Holders (18+)
Seating is at your own risk!
Trackside Seats offer the very best views of the action. However, due to increased risk of contact with players being knocked out of bounds and into audience members, bearer must be 18 or older to sit in areas marked for Trackside seating.
No chairs are permitted in trackside seating. Foam pads are OK!

No outside food or drink, please. Fans may tailgate at the rink parking lot.

Piano Bar Pops Up In Wynwood 2/19/15

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Piano Bar Pops Up In Wynwood
Thursday, 02/19/2015 – 02/20/2015 07:00 pm – 12:00 am
OPENING-FB-TEASER-pianoWynwood Piano Bar
NW 23rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

A pop up Piano Bar aims to bring a charming evening to the neighborhood; filled with classic tunes and sing a longs by fellow patrons. Opening night for, ​Wynwood Piano Bar to be held on ​Thursday, February 19, 2015 ​beginning at 7:00pm ­- 8:00pm for a complimentary reception sponsored by Perrier- ­Jouët and passed hors d’oeuvres ​before the sing alongs begin at 8:00pm with pianist “Dr. Wayne.” Entry is RSVP only, non­transferrable. Please email: info@wynwoodpianobar.com

Valentine’s Art Walk Party 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Art Walk Party
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 02/15/2015 07:00 pm – 03:00 am
Feb-14v3Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Facebook Link
Cost: 5.00

Skip the same old Valentine’s routine and hit up Cafeina to fall in love with art! Grand opening of call to artist winner, Christian Barajas, celebrates a love for digital art, featuring photography. Stay tuned for a larger than life art walk after party with beats by Dj Sk1tty & Dj Killaka5, drink specials and tapas till late. Cover is $5 after 10pm, 21+ only. Advanced reservations highly recommended for large groups, limited areas available. rsvp@cafeinamiami.com

Jokes in the Grove 2/16/15

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Jokes in the Grove
Monday, 02/16/2015 – 02/16/2015 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
IMG_4770Mr. Moes at Coconut Grove
3131 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove, FL 33133,
Miami, Florida 33133
More Info Link
Cost: $5.00

Get your laugh on every Monday at the Grove to start off your week!

All-U-Can-Drink
+Food Item
For just $20!

Food items to choose:

Mahi Sandwich
Mahi Tacos
Quesedillas
Nachos
Chicken Fingers
Wings
Mozzarella Sticks
All American Burger
Big Moe Burger
Steak Sandwich
Chicken Sandwich

Mr. Moes is a staple to Coconut Grove. Ambient with western and old country flair, Mr. Moes is a great location for an adventurous night out with friends. With over 15 years on location, it delivers great drinks and food items and now serves up a brand new venue to showcase Miami comedy Talent. Join us every Monday, 8pm!
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Speak! Comedy Night Podcast 3/7/15

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Speak! Comedy Night Podcast
Saturday, 03/07/2015 – 03/07/2015 09:00 pm – 11:00 pm
10407026_10152492663751314_2828766929269251313_nThe Inner Look (SpeakFridays)
4925 SW 74th Ct,
Miami, Florida 33155
More Info Link
Cost: $5.00

Speak! Miami’s most diverse open mic, brings you a fun filled evening of laughter and underground radio talk show that YOU are invited to be a part of!

If you have any satirical perspectives you have in mind on current events, pop culture or important topics this is the show to debate and laugh about.

This show is the comedy extension of South Florida’s infamous SpeakFridays check out the Yelp reviews. —> http://bit.ly/1uBrb6I

This one of a kind show is every first Saturday of the Month. Be a part of the Miami movement and SPEAK!

How does the radio show function? —> http://youtu.be/apjN3xThfY8

We have a device called the “Catchbox”. It is a throwable microphone that can be tossed to whomever wants to participate in the radio conversation. The best debates and conversations are held when everyone is involved and has a chance to SPEAK!

Casino Miami Industry & Comedy Night 3/5/15

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Casino Miami Industry & Comedy Night
Thursday, 03/05/2015 – 03/05/2015 08:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Proof-Digital-Advertising-NEW-marchClub Rio inside Casino Miami
3500 NW 37th Ave,
MIAMI, Florida 33142
More Info Link
Cost: FREE

Only featured once a month at Club Rio located inside Casino Miami is INDUSTRY NIGHT!

Drink Specials all night:

$2 Beers
$3 Well Drinks
$4 Margaritas
$5 Mojitos

$6 Combos
Fried Shrimp/Chicken Tenders or Wings
+Fries & Soda!

Industry night also showcases the best stand up comedy talent.

Get a chance to win cash prizes to play at the roulette and blackjack table games every 20 minutes during showtime!

Also, first time guests to the casino get a $35 card to try your luck at the slot machines!

Don’t miss out on what is rising to be one of the hottest and luckiest evenings to discover in Miami!

Contact us with any inquiries or info!
Manny Garavito
Brickwall Sessions Comedy Productions
www.brickwallsessions.com
305-498-7739
info@brickwallsessions.com

The Rough Set Comedy Open Mic 2/24/15

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The Rough Set Comedy Open Mic
Tuesday, 02/24/2015 – 02/24/2015 07:30 pm – 10:00 pm
20150113_202646_2Backroom Comedy Club inside Toms NFL Sports Bar
5001 NW 36 St,
Miami Springs, Florida 33166
More Info Link
Cost: $5.00

In this one-of-a-kind comedy show, the entire audience participates as comedians work out brand new material. Love it, or hate it you get to be the judge and openly express your opinion. It’s like “So You Think You Can Dance” but with punchlines! Come on out and we’ll show you a new way to enjoy live comedy!

The Backroom Comedy Club is Miami’s secret comedy gem. Located inside the Legendary Tom’s NFL
5001 Northwest 36th Street
Miami Springs, FL 33166

Exclusive drink and food specials during showtime:

+Craft Beer of the Day…$3

+Burger and Fries……..$5

+Buckets of Bud/Light….$12

Around for over 30 years, Tom’s is one of the last true authentic sports bars in Miami. Unlike other bars that have come and gone, we’ve been a mainstay and have been recognized for having the Best Chicken Wings in Miami by New Times Magazine.

Check out the menu and incredible YELP reviews! —> http://bit.ly/1KJSkX3

Check out the promo video here —> http://youtu.be/3exdstRZsCY

If you’re in for a good laugh, join us and see how this show will revolutionize stand up comedy!

Contact us with any inquiries or info!
Manny Garavito
Brickwall Sessions Comedy Productions
www.brickwallsessions.com
305-498-7739
info@brickwallsessions.com

The Rough Set Comedy Open Mic 2/17/15

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The Rough Set Comedy Open Mic
Tuesday, 02/17/2015 – 02/17/2015 07:30 pm – 10:00 pm
throw_tomatoBackroom Comedy Club inside Toms NFL Sports Bar
5001 NW 36 St,
Miami Springs, Florida 33166
More Info Link
Cost: $5.00

In this one-of-a-kind comedy show, the entire audience participates as comedians work out brand new material. Love it, or hate it you get to be the judge and openly express your opinion. It’s like “So You Think You Can Dance” but with punchlines! Come on out and we’ll show you a new way to enjoy live comedy!

The Backroom Comedy Club is Miami’s secret comedy gem. Located inside the Legendary Tom’s NFL
5001 Northwest 36th Street
Miami Springs, FL 33166

Exclusive drink and food specials during showtime:

+Craft Beer of the Day…$3

+Burger and Fries……..$5

+Buckets of Bud/Light….$12

Around for over 30 years, Tom’s is one of the last true authentic sports bars in Miami. Unlike other bars that have come and gone, we’ve been a mainstay and have been recognized for having the Best Chicken Wings in Miami by New Times Magazine.

Check out the menu and incredible YELP reviews! —> http://bit.ly/1KJSkX3

Check out the promo video here —> http://youtu.be/3exdstRZsCY

If you’re in for a good laugh, join us and see how this show will revolutionize stand up comedy!

Contact us with any inquiries or info!
Manny Garavito
Brickwall Sessions Comedy Productions
www.brickwallsessions.com
305-498-7739
info@brickwallsessions.com

Friday Night Laughs at Cortes Restaurant 2/27/15

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Friday Night Laughs at Cortes Restaurant
Friday, 02/27/2015 – 02/27/2015 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
cortesestherCortes Restaurant
8 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
More Info Link
Cost: $8.00

Downtown Miami has a new premiere venue for stand up comedy laughter and some of the most exquisite Peruvian eats.

Cortes Restaurant
8 W Flagler St
Miami, FL 33130

Enjoy Friday night in a laid back and intimate setting where space is plush, amicable and inviting. With main dishes such as:

-Seafood Ceviche
-Steaks
-Risotto Dishes
+much, much, more
View the menu and Yelp reviews Here—> http://bit.ly/1BtP2Wg

Buy your tickets online and we will save a special place for you during showtime! See you there.
Please arrive by 8pm to start the show!

Contact us with any inquiries or info!
Manny Garavito
Brickwall Sessions Comedy Productions
www.brickwallsessions.com
305-498-7739
info@brickwallsessions.com

Friday Night Laughs at Cortes Restaurant 2/13/15

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Friday Night Laughs at Cortes Restaurant
Friday, 02/13/2015 – 02/13/2015 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
cortes4final-copyCortes Restaurant
8 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
More Info Link
Cost: $8.00

Downtown Miami has a new premiere venue for stand up comedy laughter and some of the most exquisite Peruvian eats.

Cortes Restaurant
8 W Flagler St
Miami, FL 33130

Enjoy Friday night in a laid back and intimate setting where space is plush, amicable and inviting. With main dishes such as:

-Seafood Ceviche
-Steaks
-Risotto Dishes
+much, much, more
View the menu and Yelp reviews Here—>http://bit.ly/1BtP2Wg

Buy your tickets online and we will save a special place for you during showtime! See you there.

Please arrive by 8pm to start the show!

Contact us with any inquiries or info!
Manny Garavito
Brickwall Sessions Comedy Productions
www.brickwallsessions.com
305-498-7739
info@brickwallsessions.com

Art Wynwood Pop-Up Art Installation at the JW Marriott Marquis 2/12/15 – 2/16/15

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Art Wynwood Pop-Up Art Installation at the JW Marriott Marquis
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 02/16/2015 09:00 am –
JW Marriott Marquis Miami
JW Marriott Marquis, 255 Biscayne Blvd. Way,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Art Wynwood will host a pop-up installation of select artwork with the JW Marriott Marquis Miami in the hotel’s lobby during Art Wynwood 2015. The hotel, which has been a sponsor of Art Wynwood since it opened in 2010, will house a sampling of the contemporary art fair that is free and open to the public. In addition, a complimentary shuttle will operate between the hotel and the fair in the Wynwood Arts District.

International Women’s Day 3/7/15

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International Women’s Day
Saturday, 03/07/2015 – 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
MiamiChildrensMuseum1Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with Admission

Saturday, March 7th
10:00 am to 6:00 pm
MCM is celebrating the ladies! Come and learn about important women that helped change the world and our community. Participate in hands-on empowerment workshops with Geeki Girl and the Society of Women’s Engineers. Enjoy performances by different all-girl groups including, Lourdes Academy’s Lourdes Singers, and learn some self-defense with a jiu-jitsu session.

Dr. Seuss’ Birthday! 3/2/15

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Dr. Seuss’ Birthday!
Monday, 03/02/2015 – 10:00 am –
MiamiChildrensMuseumMiami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with Admission

Monday, March 2nd
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hop on Pop and come to MCM for our Dr. Seuss Day and bring a friend! See celebrity readers and actors galore who will bring about fun with their stories and more. We’ll sing Happy Birthday and cut the cake with the Cat in the Hat since he’s really quite great. We’ll make great Seuss-like art and we’ll probably rhyme. And admission is FREE, so come have a great time!

Designing the Resilient City 2/12/15

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Designing the Resilient City
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
CGMResilientCityPanelSmallCoral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Webpage Link
Cost: $7.00

On Thursday, February 12th, Marilys Nepomechie, FAIA (Professor of Architecture) and Marta Canavés, ASLA, IIDA (Associate in Design, FIU LAEUD) will moderate a panel discussion at the Coral Gables Museum titled Designing the Resilient City. This discussion is one of several events coinciding with the exhibition MIAMI 2100: Envisioning a Resilient Second Century. The panel will include Kai-Uwe Bergmann (BIG | Copenhagen), Daniel Pittman (OMA | Rotterdam), and Daniel Vasini (West 8 | Rotterdam).
MIAMI 2100 takes a comprehensive look at the topic of climate change and sea level rise, with a focus on our region and on the broad range of disciplinary research currently underway on our natural and built environments. FIU Architecture Instructor Eric Peterson, working with a team of architecture and landscape architecture students, configured the exhibition galleries, and constructed a large-scale interactive model of Miami which utilizes LiDAR data to depict the predicted effects of sea level rise on the city over the coming century.
Designing the Resilient City will take place on Thursday, February 12th, 2015 from 6PM to 8PM at the Coral Gables Museum: 285 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134. Miami 2100: Envisioning a Resilient Second Century will remain on view until March 1st, 2015. For museum admission fees, visit the Coral Gables Museum online.

The Real Housewives of Miami Host Free SoulCycle Ride 2/21/15

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The Real Housewives of Miami Host Free SoulCycle Ride
Saturday, 02/21/2015 – 10:45 am – 11:45 am
RHOM_SCSoulCycle
358 San Lorenzo Ave,,
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Adriana De Moura, Alexia Echevarria and Marysol Patton from The Real Housewives of Miami cordially invite you to a cardio party on a bike at SoulCycle Coral Gables on Saturday, Feb 21st at 10:45AM. Class is free! RSVP to RHOM@thepattongroupinc.com

Buongiorno Fort Lauderdale – Lavazza’s Mobile Cafe is in Town! 2/13/15

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Buongiorno Fort Lauderdale – Lavazza’s Mobile Cafe is in Town!
Friday, 02/13/2015 – 02/15/2015 07:30 am – 02:30 pm
Lavazza-Mobile-CafeFort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link
Cost: free

Boungiorno Fort Lauderdale – The Italians are coming! Lavazza, Italy’s favorite coffee, will be perking up Ft. Lauderdale by touring the streets with the Lavazza mobile café, the company’s first and brand new state-of-the-art sampling truck.

From February 13 to 15, the Lavazza mobile café will be surprising locals and visitors of Ft. Lauderdale with complimentary cups of their new specialty-blend drip-coffee. If you’re visiting any of the locations below you might be lucky enough to take a morning or afternoon coffee break courtesy of Lavazza. For more information on where the Lavazza mobile café will stop next, please visit Facebook.com/LavazzaUSA.

Participants will be encouraged to take a selfie with their cup of Lavazza and post it on one of their social platforms using #LavazzaPassion

Friday Feb. 13
7 – 10 a.m. Financial Plaza
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Las Olas Blvd. btw SE 3rd Ave and SE 11th Ave

Saturday Feb. 14
10 a.m. -1 p.m. Riverwalk/Esplanade Park
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Las Olas Blvd. btw 8th Ave and 15th Ave

Sunday Feb. 15
4:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Publix A1A Marathon

Valentine’s Day Brunch at Downtown Bistro 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Day Brunch at Downtown Bistro
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 11:00 am – 04:00 pm
1690721_389721334541781_1602407479212366729_nDowntown Bistro
114 SE 1st Street,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost: $35 Price-Fixe Menu

Loved ones can indulge with a 3-course decadent menu including 1 Mimosa or White Peach Bellini for $35/pp. Highlights include their signature Escargot served in cream sauce, Watermelon Caprese topped with crisp prosciutto, Seared Scallops served under a Truffle infused Risotto and a freshly hand-cut Steak Tartar topped with a quail egg. As the perfect ending, guests can get seduced by the dessert sampler that includes Chocolate Mousse, Crème Brûlée and Fried Oreos.

Sweethearts can get spoiled with unlimited Sangria, Mimosas or Bellinis for an extra $25/pp. An a la carte menu will also be provided in addition to their selection of unique French wines. Reservations are suggested and can be made at 305-374-7284.

Loco 4 Opa-Locka Pub Crawl 2/12/15

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Loco 4 Opa-Locka Pub Crawl
Thursday, February 12, 5:30pm – 11:30pm
opalockaSegafredo Brickell
1421 South Miami Ave
Miami, FL
$25 online
$30 at the door
To purchase tickets

5:30-7PM – Segafredo Brickell *Registration*
7-8PM – Batch Gastropub
8-9PM – Blue Martini
9-10PM – Blackbird Ordinary

Join the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, LeadershipMiami group, Miami Rise on Thursday, February 12 for Loco 4 Opa-Locka Pub Crawl, benefiting the Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC). Guests will enjoy one free drink at each stop, appetizers and other food and beverage specials, while networking and learning more about OLCDC and how to support the corporation’s community art and transformation project. The pub crawl will start at Segafredo Brickell, where guests will register and receive more information on to the remaining stops, which include Batch Gastropub, Blue Martini Brickell and Blackbird Ordinary.

*LeadershipMiami members that attend will receive a $5 donation for their team*

For more information about the Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC), visit http://www.olcdc.org/
For more information on the work of Miami Rise, visit www.facebook.com/MiamiRise305 or follow us on Twitter @Miami_Rise

SGA BBC Lecture Series Presents: Soledad O’Brien Black In America 2/25/15

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Wednesday, 02/25/2015, 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
Florida International University – Biscayne Bay Campus – Wolfe University Center Ballrooms
SoledadOBrien13000 NE 151st Street
North Miami, Florida 33181
Eventbrite Link
Entry Fee: Free

The Student Government Association at FIU Biscayne Bay Campus is proud to present award-winning journalist, Soledad O’Brien, as part of her Black in America 2015 Tour.

Black in America 2015 tour gathers academics and experts, students, and community members of all races and politics to discuss their personal stories of how policing impacts their lives. The award-winning journalist and philanthropist presents a detailed examination of the facts behind community policing, racial profiling, controversial crime reduction tactics, and arrest quotas. And, we see the shocking videos that show how a war between civil rights and crime reduction is unfurling on America’s streets.

Tickets are required for entry. Tickets are free and are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sga-bbc-lecture-series-presents-soledad-obrien-black-in-america-tickets-15376613866

Eat, Drink, and Karaoke with Caring About the Strays 3/14/15

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Eat, Drink, and Karaoke with Caring About the Strays
Saturday, 03/14/2015 – 04:00 pm – 08:00 pm
KaraokePartyOpen Stage Club
2325 Galiano Street,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Webpage Link
Cost: $10 donation

With your $10 donation to Caring About the Strays get a complimentary cocktail and assorted appetizers

Proceeds benefit Caring About the Strays, a non-profit animal rescue group.

Happy Hour deals! Raffle! (bring cash)

PLEASE RSVP (305) 889-0840 or events@caringaboutthestrays.org

FitNation Exhibit Opening at MCAD 2/13/15

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FitNation Exhibit Opening at MCAD
Saturday, 02/13/2015 – 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
E-Flyer_basic-textMiami Center for Architecture and Design
100 Northeast 1st Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33132
Eventbrite Link
Cost: Free

Join the Miami Center for Architecture & Design in celebrating the opening of our latest exhibition, FitNation. FitNation is an exhibition that brings together 33 projects in 18 cities that showcase the ways design, policy, and grassroots strategies are promoting physical activity as part of daily life. The opening is free and open to the public.

RSVP required at www.fitnationmcad.eventbrite.com.

Simply Italian Gala at Made in Italy Gourmet 2/11/15

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Simply Italian Gala at Made in Italy Gourmet
Wednesday, 02/11/2015 – 02/11/2015 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
unnamedMade in Italy Gourmet
10 NE 27th ST,
Miami, Florida 33137
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Simply Italian is coming on Wednesday!

Wednesday, February 11, don’t miss these super Simply Italian
Wine Wednesday events!

Simply Italian walk-around tasting at Adrienne Arsht Center from
2 PM – 6 PM
Simply Italian Gala at Made in Italy Gourmet from
8 PM – 10 PM

Please RSVP to info@madeinitalygourmet.com

Beachside Graffiti Bash 2/15/15

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Beachside Graffiti Bash
Sunday, 02/15/2015 – 02/15/2015 01:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Stanton South Beach
161 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Event is free – Valet parking is $15

Stanton South Beach is hosting a “Beachside Graffiti Bash” on its oceanfront terrace, complete with a live art exhibition from four local Wynwood artists, a DJ, free beer & rum drinks (sponsored by Sam Adams & Miami Club Rum), and a spread of BBQ bites (available for a small cost).

About to undergo some upgrades on its outdoor terrace, the hotel has just installed some white wooden barricades to block off the work and have recruited artists Atomiko, Komik, Naps & Quake to bring a taste of Miami’s art scene to these walls – no “excuse our enhancements” signs to be found here.

The event is open to the public & guests – all welcome to enjoy the free music, drinks & art show.

Sunset Sundays 2/15/15

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Sunset Sundays
Sunday, 02/15/2015 – 02/16/2015 04:00 pm – 12:00 am
10891461_10205145040041695_2408076693277496399_nThe Social Lubricant (TSL Lounge)
167 NW 23RD ST,
Miami, Florida 33127
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Join us EVERY Sunday for our jamming party
“Sunset Sundays”

Brought to you by the Words & Wine Fam
& EPHNIKO

This will be a day time event where everyone can JAM, VIBE, and DANCE together to the sunset on sundays!!!

Sounds by the one and only EPHNIKO
(Mixing World Beats, Cumbia, African Roots from outer space + Flavaz)

Drumming is not only accepted, It is Required!

YOU GET $.25 cent BEERS FROM 4-5:00pm (AROUND SUNDOWN) IF YOU :

“CHECK IN” @ Sociallubemiami
” LIKE” The Social Lubricant FB page
“FOLLOW” The Social Lubricant #sociallubemiami on Instagram

GREAT SPECIALS & NO COVER : EVERYTHING IS $3

$$$ 3 BEERS

$$$ 3 SHOTS

$$$ 3 MIXED WELLS

Munchies by:
POP UP VEGAN with the affordable organics made with Love

Don’t miss out on this new weekly event held
EVERY SUNDAY at The Social Lubricant

All Ages Welcome / 21+ To Drink

NO COVER

Very JAM Friendly atmosphere so please feel free to
bring your instruments !!

For more information please
contact Nikki Rodriguez
or Ephniko Dialecto

Vibe with you soon ♥

Winn-Dixie To Celebrate The Excitement Of Calle Ocho With Food, Family And Fun, Featuring Celebrity Chef Minerva Vazquez 3/7/15

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Winn-Dixie To Celebrate The Excitement Of Calle Ocho With Food, Family And Fun, Featuring Celebrity Chef Minerva Vazquez
Saturday, 03/07/2015 – 11:00 am – 02:00 pm
WD-Mini-Calle-Ocho-Flier-Minerva-3.7.15Winn-Dixie Store #388
18300 SW 137th Ave.,
Miami, Florida 33177
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Winn-Dixie invites South Florida shoppers to enjoy an afternoon of family, food and fun in anticipation of the 38th Annual Calle Ocho festival with mini celebrations at select Miami-area stores. As part of the celebrations, shoppers will enjoy a special cooking demonstration by celebrity Chef Minerva Vazquez. Known for her simple and easy to learn recipes, Vazquez will prepare easy Kraft and Nabisco recipes, such as Sangria Punch, Bacon Poblano & Cheese Mini Empanadas and JELL-O & Oreo Cake Pops.

In addition to the cooking demonstrations, event attendees will also enjoy outdoor, interactive brand experiences with Kraft, Coca-Cola and P&G, giveaways and more.

Join in the celebration of Calle Ocho and visit the Winn-Dixie Family Zone located on 25th Avenue and S.W. Eight Street at Calle Ocho, on Sunday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for special appearances, including Chef Pepin, Kool-Aid Man, Planters Peanut Man, the Oreo Cooking Man, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, the Planters NUTmobile and the Coca-Cola Music Mobile, interactive brand experiences with Winn-Dixie, Kraft, P&G Oasis and Nabisco, live entertainment, face painting, product sampling, giveaways and more.

Winn-Dixie invites shoppers to stay updated on the excitement of Calle Ocho and join the conversation by becoming a fan of Winn-Dixie’s Latino Facebook page at www.facebook.com/winndixielatino, visiting www.winndixie.com/calle8 or by following us on Twitter @winndixie #WDCalleOcho.

Winn-Dixie To Celebrate The Excitement Of Calle Ocho With Food, Family And Fun, Featuring Celebrity Chef Minerva Vazquez 2/28/15

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Winn-Dixie To Celebrate The Excitement Of Calle Ocho With Food, Family And Fun, Featuring Celebrity Chef Minerva Vazquez
Saturday, 02/28/2015 – 11:00 am – 02:00 pm
Chef-Minerva-VazquezWinn-Dixie Store #251
3275 SW 22nd St.,
Miami, Florida 33145
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Winn-Dixie invites South Florida shoppers to enjoy an afternoon of family, food and fun in anticipation of the 38th Annual Calle Ocho festival with mini celebrations at select Miami-area stores. As part of the celebrations, shoppers will enjoy a special cooking demonstration by celebrity Chef Minerva Vazquez. Known for her simple and easy to learn recipes, Vazquez will prepare easy Kraft and Nabisco recipes, such as Sangria Punch, Bacon Poblano & Cheese Mini Empanadas and JELL-O & Oreo Cake Pops.

In addition to the cooking demonstrations, event attendees will also enjoy outdoor, interactive brand experiences with Kraft, Coca-Cola and P&G, giveaways and more.

Join in the celebration of Calle Ocho and visit the Winn-Dixie Family Zone located on 25th Avenue and S.W. Eight Street at Calle Ocho, on Sunday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for special appearances, including Chef Pepin, Kool-Aid Man, Planters Peanut Man, the Oreo Cooking Man, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, the Planters NUTmobile and the Coca-Cola Music Mobile, interactive brand experiences with Winn-Dixie, Kraft, P&G Oasis and Nabisco, live entertainment, face painting, product sampling, giveaways and more.

Winn-Dixie invites shoppers to stay updated on the excitement of Calle Ocho and join the conversation by becoming a fan of Winn-Dixie’s Latino Facebook page at www.facebook.com/winndixielatino, visiting www.winndixie.com/calle8 or by following us on Twitter @winndixie #WDCalleOcho.

Miami Boat Show After Party 2/13/15

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Miami Boat Show After Party
Friday, 02/13/2015 – 02/14/2015 10:00 pm – 03:00 am
feb13-ffCafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Facebook Link
Cost: 5.00

Cafeina kick’s off the weekend with it’s second annual Boat Show After Party, presented by Don Q Rum! Resident Dj Sharpsound makes happy hour ‘happier’ with soulful grooves paired with half off cocktails and tapas. The Boat Show fête begins late with Miami’s Dj Garcia and special guest from San Juan, Dj Gandhi. Tables are by bottle service reservations only. $5 cover after 10pm. rsvp@cafeinamiami.com

Winn-Dixie To Celebrate The Excitement Of Calle Ocho With Food, Family And Fun, Featuring Chef Pepin 2/22/15

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Winn-Dixie To Celebrate The Excitement Of Calle Ocho With Food, Family And Fun, Featuring Chef Pepin
Sunday, 02/22/2015 – 11:00 am – 02:00 pm
WD-Mini-Calle-Ocho-Flier-Pepin-2.22.15Winn-Dixie Store #366
3701 NW 7th St,
Miami, Florida 33126
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Winn-Dixie invites South Florida shoppers to enjoy an afternoon of family, food and fun in anticipation of the 38th Annual Calle Ocho festival with mini celebrations at select Miami-area stores. As part of the celebrations, shoppers will enjoy a special cooking demonstration by local celebrity Chef Pepin. Known for his fun and whimsical approach to cooking, Chef Pepin will prepare easy Kraft and Nabisco recipes, such as Mock Mimosas, Dog on RITZ and Caramel-Nut Marshmallow Pops.

In addition to the cooking demonstrations, event attendees will also enjoy outdoor, interactive brand experiences with Kraft, Coca-Cola and P&G, giveaways and more.

Join in the celebration of Calle Ocho and visit the Winn-Dixie Family Zone located on 25th Avenue and S.W. Eight Street at Calle Ocho, on Sunday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for special appearances, including Chef Pepin, Kool-Aid Man, Planters Peanut Man, the Oreo Cooking Man, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, the Planters NUTmobile and the Coca-Cola Music Mobile, interactive brand experiences with Winn-Dixie, Kraft, P&G Oasis and Nabisco, live entertainment, face painting, product sampling, giveaways and more.

Winn-Dixie invites shoppers to stay updated on the excitement of Calle Ocho and join the conversation by becoming a fan of Winn-Dixie’s Latino Facebook page at www.facebook.com/winndixielatino, visiting www.winndixie.com/calle8 or by following us on Twitter @winndixie #WDCalleOcho.

I Love Burlesque 2/12/15

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I Love Burlesque
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 02/13/2015 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
feb12v2Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Ditch the average date night and celebrate love & lust at Cafeina Wynwood this Thursday. Enjoy champagne bubbles, a savory prefixed tapas menu and classic burlesque teases. It’s a perfect way to escape the average night out. Showtime begins at 8pm with eclectic beats by resident Dj Sk1tty. Reserve your spot today at rsvp@cafeinamiami.com. Limited tables available, 21 & over.

2015 Time Travelers/Steampunk Weekend at Florida Renaissance Festival 2/14/15

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2015 Time Travelers/Steampunk Weekend at Florida Renaissance Festival
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 02/16/2015 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Steampunk-Bob-CarlsonQuiet Waters Park
401 South Powerline Rd,
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
Webpage Link
Cost: $21.00

February 14, 15 and 16 (Open for President’s Day) – Calling all adventurers from across the millennia! This weekend is for you! Bring our your brassiest Victorian “gears” and join us on “Steampunk Saturday.” On Sunday, no one will keep the Doctors away…be they one of the 12 or Doc Brown himself, the village opens itself up to time traveling pioneers, aliens, Browncoats, Federations and Empires. And don’t miss Cosplay Monday, where anything goes! Anime? Superheroes?

More than two million people have seen the Florida Renaissance Festival in Deerfield Beach during its royal period in South Florida. This 16th Century production features more than 100 costumed performers, 10 stages with continuous entertainment and 20 stage acts from around the world.

Winn-Dixie To Celebrate The Excitement Of Calle Ocho With Food, Family And Fun, Featuring Chef Pepin 2/21/15

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Winn-Dixie To Celebrate The Excitement Of Calle Ocho With Food, Family And Fun, Featuring Chef Pepin
Saturday, 02/21/2015 – 11:00 am – 02:00 pm
WD-Mini-Calle-Ocho-Flier-Pepin-2.21.15Winn-Dixie Store #292
1630 W. 49th St.,
Hialeah, Florida 33012
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Winn-Dixie invites South Florida shoppers to enjoy an afternoon of family, food and fun in anticipation of the 38th Annual Calle Ocho festival with mini celebrations at select Miami-area stores. As part of the celebrations, shoppers will enjoy a special cooking demonstration by local celebrity Chef Pepin. Known for his fun and whimsical approach to cooking, Chef Pepin will prepare easy Kraft and Nabisco recipes, such as Mock Mimosas, Dog on RITZ and Caramel-Nut Marshmallow Pops.

In addition to the cooking demonstrations, event attendees will also enjoy outdoor, interactive brand experiences with Kraft, Coca-Cola and P&G, giveaways and more.

Join in the celebration of Calle Ocho and visit the Winn-Dixie Family Zone located on 25th Avenue and S.W. Eight Street at Calle Ocho, on Sunday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for special appearances, including Chef Pepin, Kool-Aid Man, Planters Peanut Man, the Oreo Cooking Man, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, the Planters NUTmobile and the Coca-Cola Music Mobile, interactive brand experiences with Winn-Dixie, Kraft, P&G Oasis and Nabisco, live entertainment, face painting, product sampling, giveaways and more.

Winn-Dixie invites shoppers to stay updated on the excitement of Calle Ocho and join the conversation by becoming a fan of Winn-Dixie’s Latino Facebook page at www.facebook.com/winndixielatino, visiting www.winndixie.com/calle8 or by following us on Twitter @winndixie #WDCalleOcho.

Cafe Prima Pasta: That’s Amore! 2/14/15

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Cafe Prima Pasta: That’s Amore!
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 02/14/2015 05:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Cafe-Prima-PastaCafe Prima Pasta
414 71st Street,
Miami Beach, Florida 33141
Webpage Link
Cost: $59

Café Prima Pasta is setting the mood this Valentine’s Day starting with sunset seating at 5 p.m., followed by a prix fixe menu priced at $59 per person for seating starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14th. The evening menu includes a three-course dinner composed of the restaurant’s most desirable dishes and a complimentary Bellini cocktail upon arrival.

Couples are treated to a hearty menu starting with a choice of Arugula Salad with Figs and Speck; Carpaccio di Manzo, slices of filet mignon with olive oil, lemon and parmesan; or Mozzarella di Buffala with Heirloom Tomatoes, imported buffalo mozzarella layered between thick slices of heirloom tomatoes and basil. Make a move on the main dish with a choice of Black and Red Papardella with lobster tail, shrimps and green peas in a saffron sauce; Fiocchi Rapera stuffed with cheese and pears alongside a creamy truffle sauce; Rigattoni with roasted tomatoes, portobello and veggies covered in a pomodoro sauce; Chilean Sea Bass Oreganata, fire-grilled sea bass in an orange, tarragon glaze; or Risotto with Short Ribs topped with fresh mozzarella and spinach. Finish the night on a sweet note and treat your date to a delightful choice between Chocolate Mousse Cake, Cheesecake, Tiramisu or Dulce de Leche Tartuffo for a decadent finish.

Space is limited. For reservations, please call 305-867-0106 or visit, www.cafeprimapasta.com.

Warm Your Heart at Biscayne Tavern 2/14/15

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Warm Your Heart at Biscayne Tavern
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 02/14/2015 05:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Biscayne-TavernBiscayne Tavern
146 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $75

Biscayne Tavern, located at the YVE Hotel Miami, a Destination Hotel, is pampering couples on Valentine’s Day with a savory prix fixe feast at $75 per person. The four-course meal includes a selection of appetizers, soup or salad, an entrée, dessert, a glass of champagne and a bottle of house wine for two.

The meal begins with a choice of Bacon Wrapped Jumbo Prawns, Maryland Blue Crab Cakes or Spicy Baby Back Ribs. Before the main event, delight in a choice of Lobster Bisque, Kale Caesar or Hearts of Romaine Salad decorated in chopped tomato, bacon bits and bleu cheese crumbles.

Entrée picks include Sautéed Grouper a perfect blend of jumbo lump crab, shrimp, mushrooms and capers, topped with white wine lemon butter sauce and served with wild rice and roasted hazelnut Brussel sprouts; Roast Prime Rib or Beef paired with Yorkshire pudding, rum braised carrots and duchess potatoes; or Grilled Lollipop Lamb Chops topped with bleu cheese smashed potatoes and steamed asparagus.

Enjoy a sweet ending of Molten Chocolate Cake or Red Velvet Cake, both served with a generous scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.

A la carte menu favorites are also available at regular prices. Located in the new YVE Hotel Miami, Biscayne Tavern is a gastro-style eatery offering globally inspired classics. Located in the heart of downtown, parallel to Bayfront Park, guests can relish in a charming dinner prior to indulging in a romantic Miami evening.

For reservations please call 305.307.8300.

Wine and Dine Your Valentine at Kitchen 305 2/14/15

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Wine and Dine Your Valentine at Kitchen 305
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 02/14/2015 05:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Kitchen-305Kitchen 305
16701 Collins Ave.,
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
Webpage Link
Cost: $49

Kitchen 305 is setting the mood this Valentine’s Day with a delectable three-course dinner for two at $49 per person and a selection of wines starting at $29 a bottle. Executive Chef Julius Brown masters the romantic dinner experience to be served starting at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14th.

Savor a choice of starters featuring Beef Steak Tomato Napoleon, fresh mozzarella, red onions, fresh tomato, Danish blue cheese, a layer of pesto and grilled eggplant; Balsamic Portobello Mushroom Salad, mixed greens topped with sundried tomatoes, Asian pear, fire roasted red peppers, candied walnuts, Portobello mushrooms and gorgonzola served with balsamic vinaigrette dressing; or Lobster Bisque topped with a touch of the slightly sweet complexity of cream sherry.

Entree options include New York Strip Steak paired with Gratin Dauphinoise potatoes, mushroom tomato rosemary relish and a green peppercorn sauce; Split Roasted Cornish Hen served with a herb citrus marinade, sweet potato puree and asparagus polonaise; Crab Meat Stuffed Atlantic Salmon accompanied with wasabi red bliss mashed potatoes and baby carrots in a lemon dill butter sauce; or Napoleon Tower of Grilled Vegetables decorated in Portobello mushrooms, red peppers, squash and zucchini served with a red lentil stew.

Decadent dessert choices include an Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake topped with fresh strawberries and Chantilly cream; Molten Chocolate Lava Cake with cherry jubilee; or Crème Brulle served with savory Bing cherry sauce.

For reservations, please call 305.749.2110.

Valentine’s Dat at L’entrecote Miami 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Dat at L’entrecote Miami
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 02:00 pm – 12:00 am
VdL’entrecote
1053 Southeast 1st Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33131
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This Valentine’s Day get the Red Carpet treatment at L’entrecote Miami. Upon arriving walk the red carpet and get your picture taken by a professional photographer. Have a deliciuos L’entrecote with Allumete Fries and your choice of dessert while sipping a complimentary glass of champagne with your loved one. After the great meal get a box of 4 macarons. After enjoying the tasteful macarons find inside your box a card that will allow you and your special one to enjoy a free glass of champagne every 14th from here until the end of the year. Get ready to toast with your beloved one on the L’entrecote Valentine’s day event.

Talk About It Tuesday: After backing a Cuban museum, Miami-Dade commissioner says it’s time for a black museum too

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Just to revisit the discussion about the black museum that we were having last year at  via the Miami Hearld. 

We are wondering what happened to this conversation…

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There would have been no official black support when the Miami-Dade County Commission endorsed putting a Cuban exile museum on prime county waterfront land if Dennis Moss hadn’t voted yes — with a caveat: Moss, the senior African-American commissioner, said he would vote for the museum celebrating Cuban heritage but that he expected support once he proposed a black history museum.

Recently, Moss took the first step toward that backing when the commission’s Cultural Affairs committee voted unanimously last week to recommend a county study on how to bring a black history museum to the Miami waterfront. But the particulars of Moss’ proposal — instructing Mayor Carlos Gimenez to explore using tax dollars for construction — promises to inject more tension into the already delicate task of prioritizing Miami-Dade’s cultural institutions.

Organizers of the Cuban exile museum made a point of insisting they would never seek public dollars for their proposed $125 million facility on county-owned land behind AmericanAirlines Arena, saying they could raise enough money from people of Cuban heritage around the world, particularly those with significant fortunes.

In rejecting that approach, Moss is pointing to both the prosperity divide between the Cuban and black communities, and the tax support Miami-Dade gives to local museums backed by two of Miami’s wealthiest citizens. Moss noted commissioners already approved more than $200 million to build the Pérez Art Museum Miami and Frost science museum named for, respectively, condo developer Jorge Pérez and Phillip Frost, a medical-research mogul, and his wife, Patricia.

“There is significant county support for those museums,” Moss, a five-term commissioner, said in an interview. “I don’t see a black history museum being treated any differently.”

Last week, Pérez led a delegation to County Hall seeking the additional $1.4 million for PAMM that Gimenez initially put in his proposed 2015 budget, but later dropped in order to shift the funds to the police budget. The group met with Rebeca Sosa, the commission’s chairwoman and an opponent of the plan to increase PAMM’s funding beyond the annual $2.5 million in hotel taxes it already receives. Sosa said she told the group she couldn’t support the request “when I’m trying to find funding for police and other county services.” A PAMM spokeswoman declined to comment.

The PAMM funding question should come to a head this month, with the commission’s first budget hearing scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday and a final vote on the $6.2 billion budget needed before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. And while it will likely be weeks before commissioners take up the issue of a black history museum, the PAMM debate adds another wrinkle to the Moss request.

The concept of a black history museum received strong encouragement from fellow commissioners on July 17 when Moss linked his Cuban museum support to the commission also endorsing a black history museum. But with county funding now in the equation, Moss can’t count on an easy win.

“If he’s exploring public dollars to build, that’s not what the Cuban museum did,” said Commissioner Esteban “Steve” Bovo, the sponsor of the exile museum ordinance. “I’m going to hold everyone to the same standard.”

The Moss resolution heading to the full County Commission this fall only calls for exploring the use of tax dollars for the black history museum, and recommends having voters first endorse borrowing the money to build it.

Moss listed three possible sites: Miami’s Museum Park, near the planned location of the exile museum; Watson Island, home to the Miami Children’s Museum; and the southwest corner of Port Miami, where David Beckham wanted to build a soccer stadium until commissioners voted to block it. Of the three sites, Miami-Dade County controls only the port.

The Moss-sponsored resolution that the four-member Cultural Affairs panel passed unanimously Thursday echoed comments Moss made during the exile museum vote: black immigrants played a central role in Miami-Dade’s history and deserve as much celebration as any community.

According to the resolution, “this County was developed by black people who, while dreamers, made up the bulk of the pioneer labor force that helped make this County into the thriving metropolis it is today.” It noted that black residents provided labor for Henry Flagler’s railroad, construction of Miami Beach hotels, the Vizcaya mansion and the original Dade County Courthouse.

Moss’ resolution came less than two months after the commission finally agreed to the concept of a Cuban exile museum on county-owned waterfront land. On July 17, the full commission voted 8-3 to endorse a home for the Cuban exile museum. That decision followed years of debate and false starts, including a similar route of commissioners asking Gimenez to study the issue. The vote didn’t divide the commission by race or ethnicity: Xavier Suarez, who served as Miami’s first Cuban-born mayor before winning a county seat, joined two black commissioners, Audrey Edmonson and Barbara Jordan, in voting against it.

And while commissioners instructed Gimenez to negotiate a deal with exile museum organizers, the commission would still need to approve any plan to actually build the museum on the county-owned land known as Parcel B. Nicolás Gutiérrez, an organizer of the exile museum, said last week his group welcomes the Moss effort.

“To the extent we can be supportive in any way, we’re happy to do so. We agree they deserve their own museum, and we wish them the best,” he said. “They’re obviously free to use whatever approach they think is best.”

Moss said it’s not fair to hold a black history museum to the financial pledge made by the exile museum, given the economic disparity between the two. “You’re looking at an African-American community that doesn’t have the resources of the Cuban community,” Moss said. “They’re better positioned to do the museum themselves.”

His resolution calls for the Black Archives, a Miami-based research and heritage nonprofit, to develop the new museum, which would house the archives’ extensive collection of historical memorabilia and materials. The organization owns and operates some of Miami’s top historic sites related to black history, including the Lyric Theater, once a magnet for the nation’s top black performers, and the Dr. Samuel Johnson X-Ray Clinic, which opened in 1939 to treat black residents denied treatment in Miami’s segregated hospital system.

Timothy Barber, director of the archives, said he was asked to get involved with Ross’ effort after the exile museum vote. He sees the museum as a way to showcase Miami’s black heritage in a high-profile location popular with tourists.

“It would allow us to serve as a gateway for this community,” he said from the archives office in the Joseph Caleb center near Brownsville.

“It’s difficult to get people to come to these communities, particularly with the negative stigma the media has put some of these neighborhoods, like Overtown. That’s why you have the Pérez and the Frost and the AmericanAirlines Arena there,” he continued. “The arena was in Overtown, but it closed to move to the waterfront.”

Miami-Dade County budget hearing

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article1986181.html#storylink=cpy

Feel good brand, Givedon, launches kickstarter campaign 2/9/15

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Feel good brand, Givedon, launches kickstarter campaign
Tuesday, 02/10/2015 – 04/15/2015 03:00 pm –
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Kickstarter – Online,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Philanthropy has never been this fashionable. Givedon, a men’s button down shirts that bridges the passion for fashion & giving inspired by gentleman who like to dress sharp and stylish, is launching a Kickstarter campaign.

When you buy a Givedon shirt you also get the power to deliver a smile to a child in Ecuador. With each purchase they deliver a toy in your name and you get a Thank you note hand written by the kid you delivered a smile to.

On March 15, 2015 will be the Launch of the campaign with the mission to rock this world one smile at a time and they need your help to accomplish that.

This campaign will help to mass produce and bring new collections to their costumers.

Givedon wants to continue dressing gents and delivering smiles one child at a time.

Join the Givedon Movement and join the online event: https://www.facebook.com/events/328519814003630/?ref=br_rs

Arts & Drafts: Creativity Challenge 2/11/15

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Arts & Drafts: Creativity Challenge
Wednesday, 02/11/2015 – 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Elwoods Gastro Pub
188 NE 3rd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
RSVP Link
Cost: Free

We’re back at Elwoods Gastro Pub for a night of drinking and creativity!

One of our more popular Arts & Drafts is the Creativity Challenge which is a blend of trivia night & art night. We’ll give you prompts and time limits throughout the night for chances to win free drinks and other prizes.

Supplies are included but feel free to bring your own secret weapons.

FREE to all to attend! MEMBERS get your first draft beer free!

Music Monday: Red Bull Guest House Returns to Miami from 3. 26 – 3. 29

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New announcements about Red Bull Guest House announcements made on the 305

7 Showcases, 4 Days & 3 Nights at Sagamore, The Art Hotel

Miami, FL – Red Bull Guest House is making its return to Miami this year in its third incarnation, this time taking place at Sagamore, The Art Hotel, March 26-29th, coinciding with Miami Music Week and Ultra Music Festival. This year, Red Bull Guest House (RBGH) hand-selected curators and artists to create seven individual showcases over four days and three nights, returning with its celebrated daytime pool parties and memorable late night breakfast club blowouts, all of which are exclusive to RBGH.

Curators include Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment, whose showcase is the only one of its kind during MMW, and the HARD Pool Party, which promises electrifying B2B sets as their only poolside soiree throughout the week. Debuts to Miami Music Week include Guy Gerber’s RUMORS and New York nightlife icons Ladyfag & Seva Granik present: SHADE: MELTDOWN. Making its North American debut is Seth Troxler presents Big Tittie Surprise, and in what will be the first of its kind is the premiere of new eventKygo + Thomas Jack’s Tropical. A special seventh showcase and the full lineup will be revealed at the start of March, while surprise guests from the music and art world will continue to make Red Bull Guest House an experience unlike any other.

This year at RBGH, International Music Summit (IMS) will host documentary screenings and moderated Q&A’s while the Traktor Cookery School will return with top DJs cooking up their favorite dishes poolside. Red Bull Music Academy Radio will once again hold down the airwaves with exclusive live interviews, DJ sets and broadcasts throughout the four-day experience. Guests will enjoy hospitality from fashion line Public School NYC and bikinis by Miami’s own I SHINE 365 swimwear, grooming and beauty services by Nail Swag, Blo Miami, and Brooklyn’s Heartbreakers Barbershop, and more.

Fans wondered if Red Bull Guest House’s first year in 2013 could be topped, as that inaugural year saw Skrillex, Jamie xx, Pusha T, Carl Craig, A-Trak and more step up to the decks. With high expectations, guests returned in 2014 to see Skrillex curating an entire OWSLA-run showcase, and a true Mad Decent rager with Diplo, DJ Snake, RiFF RAFF, Waka Flocka and Trinidad James. Diddy and Guy Gerber introduced 2014’s 11:11 album in a surprise event and the legendary Giorgio Moroder spun one of his most intimate sets in years. This year, RBGH returns with a lineup that celebrates the taste and ear for talent from a select group of passionate curators and the artists they’re inspired by most.

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Presentation on organ transplantation medicine breakthroughs 2/26/15

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Presentation on organ transplantation medicine breakthroughs
Thursday, 02/26/2015 – 07:15 pm – 09:00 pm
10945640_1572136393004687_8725441360632695599_nChurch of Perpetual Life
1855 McKinley St.,
Hollywood, Florida 33021
Facebook Link
Cost: FREE

A presentation at the Church of Perpetual Life in Hollywood, Florida will discuss breakthroughs in organ transplantation medicine.

Experts in the field believe that replacement of failed cells, tissues, or organs could cause over 30% of all deaths in the United States to be substantially postponed—increasing the chance of living to age 90 by more than 10 times.

Unfortunately, the supply of transplantable organs is much less than the demand. There are long waiting lists of potential organ transplant recipients, most of whom die before an organ becomes available. In the United States, it estimated that only about 2% of the potentially needed organ transplants are carried-out. Even when organs are transplanted, they may be poorly matched to the recipient, requiring immune suppression measures that decrease the quality and quantity of life of the recipient.

Come to the meeting to learn about breakthroughs in transplantation of heart, kidney, liver, lung, and other organs that could save many lives of people who die prematurely because of organ disease or failure.

Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 7:15 pm (doors open at 6 pm)

The service will be held at the Church of Perpetual Life

1855 McKinley Street, Hollywood 33020, FL, 33020

http://www.churchofperpetuallife.org/

At Home with Art – Spotlight on Miami’s Art Districts at the Miami Home Design and Remodeling Show 3/27/15 – 3/30/15

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At Home with Art – Spotlight on Miami’s Art Districts at the Miami Home Design and Remodeling Show
Friday, 03/27/2015 – 03/30/2015 04:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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1901 Convention Center Dr.,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $1.00 12 & under; $7.00 +12

The 2015 Miami Home Design and Remodeling Show places the spotlight on 20+ well-established Miami artists and vibrant art districts. Show goers can meet the artists and see their work, as well as experience 7 curated art district exhibits in one large exhibition area. This feature connects the art and interior design professionals with the consumer to help them make South Florida fine art a part of their home and office design. Art district representatives will also be on hand with information about art walks, museums, galleries and openings, plus cultural events.

The 2015 Miami Art District Ambassadors:

North Miami by artists from The Fountainhead Studios – Paolo Ambu, Marco Beria, and Carla Fache; Wynwood Art District –Sandra Garcia-Pardo (ArtLink Gallery), David Gary Lloyd, and Tina Salvesen (Bakehouse Art Complex); Miami Beach – Emanuele Viscuso; Miami Downtown Arts District (MDAD) – Benedicte Blanc-Fontenille (McCormick Place); Adriana Carvalho (Artisan Lounge); Rafael Consuegra (MDAD), Cesar Rey (Aluna Art Foundation) and curated by David Zalben (Pink Bastard); Little Havana/Viernes Culturales – Agustin Gainza, Santos Mendez and Katey Penner (Futurama); Bird Road Art District – Jane Harris, Sandy Levy, MANO, Miguel Rodez, and Gabriel Saldivia (White’s Art Gallery); and South Miami – Klara Chavarria of Coral Gables, and Gerry Stecca, resident artist at Deering Estate.

Hours:

March 27-30, 2015
Friday 4:00 pm -10:30 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm -10:30 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm -7:30 pm
Monday 6:00 pm -10:30 pm

Jahzel Dotel Quartet at LILT Lounge 2/13/15

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Jahzel Dotel Quartet at LILT Lounge
Friday, 02/13/2015 – 10:00 pm – 01:00 am
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270 Biscayne Way Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33131
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The Jahzel Dotel Quartet will perform a mixture of jazz, soul, blues & R&B. LILT Lounge brings the first high-design lounge to downtown Miami with nightly live music curated by Kristian Caro and creative cocktails by Dean Feddaoui. Lounge opens at 6 p.m. with social bites by acclaimed executive chef Wolfgang Birk including charcuterie & cheese, oysters & caviar, lobster cocktail and tuna tartare gazpacho. Happy Hour runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and includes fine champagnes from $7 per glass and a daily selection of oysters at $1.

Ariel Pocock Trio at LILT Lounge 2/12/15

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Ariel Pocock Trio at LILT Lounge
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 10:00 pm – 01:00 am
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270 Biscayne Way Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Internationally and nationally acclaimed jazz pianist, vocalist and composer, Ariel Pocock will showcase her sinewy jazz piano and plain-spoken vocal chops alongside Jame Suter’s bass beats. LILT Lounge brings the first high-design lounge to downtown Miami with nightly live music curated by Kristian Caro and creative cocktails by Dean Feddaoui. Lounge opens at 6 p.m. with social bites by acclaimed executive chef Wolfgang Birk including charcuterie & cheese, oysters & caviar, lobster cocktail and tuna tartare gazpacho. Happy Hour runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and includes fine champagnes from $7 per glass and a daily selection of oysters at $1.

Nanami Morikawa Trio at LILT Lounge 2/11/15

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Nanami Morikawa Trio at LILT Lounge
Wednesday, 02/11/2015 – 09:00 pm – 12:00 am
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270 Biscayne Way Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Jazz vocalist Nanami Morikawa will highlight her soothing and mellow tone alongside subtle jazz rhythms. LILT Lounge brings the first high-design lounge to downtown Miami with nightly live music curated by Kristian Caro and creative cocktails by Dean Feddaoui. Lounge opens at 6 p.m. with social bites by acclaimed executive chef Wolfgang Birk including charcuterie & cheese, oysters & caviar, lobster cocktail and tuna tartare gazpacho. Happy Hour runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and includes fine champagnes from $7 per glass and a daily selection of oysters at $1.

Knight Cities Challenge Miami Finalists Showcase 2/24/15

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Knight Cities Challenge Miami Finalists Showcase
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6 to 8 p.m.
Miami Center for Architecture and Design
100 NE First Ave.
Miami, FL 33132
Register Online

The first Knight Cities Challenge collected over 7,000 applications. More than 600 focused on the Miami community, and we selected 11 of the ideas as finalists in the $5 million challenge. While reviewers and Knight staff evaluate the final applications, we’d like to invite you to meet the Miami community finalists.

We’ll recap what’s happened in the Knight Cities Challenge, and talk about what’s next. The finalists will present their projects and participate in a discussion. You’ll even get a chance to talk with them about their ideas.

Date Night at Thalatta 2/13/15

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Date Night at Thalatta
Friday, 02/13/2015 – 06:30 pm – 09:00 pm
Flyer-Date-Night-at-ThalattaThalatta Estate
17301 Old Cutler Road,
Palmetto Bay, Florida 33157
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Cost: $45/person

Enjoy a unique and special evening with your Valentines at the very beautiful and picturesque Thalata Estate. This event will offer couples a romantic venue to connect through art. From a blank canvas, the Painting with a Twist professional art instructors will assist couples with conceptual ideas to paint their masterpiece-to-be together and to take with them for the sharing of memories for years to come.

Reggae Sundays 2/22/15

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Reggae Sundays
Sunday, 02/22/2015 – 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Feb-22Jazid
1342 Washington Av,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $10.00

Sunday Feb 22 Reggae Sundays ‘AKA’ Church featuring Rythmadix performing live downstairs/ upstairs Lance-O & the Kulcha Shok Krew + special guest DJ Selecta Daps and a live performance from Red Lyte

Reggae Sundays ‘AKA’ Church is two floors of reggae music with live bands on the first floor & the second floor is hosted by Lance-O of Kulcha Shok Muzik & the Kulcha Shok Krew: Mello-D, DJ Idrin, DJ Rezon, ODM, Galaxy + special guest djs & performers weekly. Produced by Kulcha Shok Muzik every Sunday

Reggae Sundays 2/15/15

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Reggae Sundays
Sunday, 02/15/2015 – 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
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1342 Washington Av,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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Cost: &10

Sunday Feb 15 Reggae Sundays ‘AKA’ Church featuring Inna Sense performing live downstairs/ upstairs Lance-O & the Kulcha Shok Krew + special guest DJ Iscious & a special live performance from Fyakin for both Valentines Day & 9 Mile afterparty

Reggae Sundays ‘AKA’ Church is two floors of reggae music with live bands on the first floor & the second floor is hosted by Lance-O of Kulcha Shok Muzik & the Kulcha Shok Krew: Mello-D, DJ Idrin, DJ Rezon, ODM, Galaxy + special guest djs & performers weekly. Produced by Kulcha Shok Muzik every Sunday at Jazid

Reggae Sundays 2/8/15

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Reggae Sundays
Sunday, 02/08/2015 – 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
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1342 Washington Av,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $10.00

Sunday Feb 8 Reggae Sundays ‘AKA’ Church featuring The King, Bob Marley’s Earthday celebration with Red Lyte & Sound Movement performing live downstairs/ upstairs Lance-O & the Kulcha Shok Krew with US VI Invasion from guest DJ Kulcha of Silver Star + special guests Jahman & Cruz Rock

Free Valentine’s day Budokon yoga 2/14/15

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Free Valentine’s day Budokon yoga
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
IMG_8042South Pointe Park
1 Washington Avenue,
Miami Beach,, Florida 33139
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Cost: Free

This Valentines day, Saturday the 14th, at 11 am, couples and singles alike are invited to Join Work of Art Fitness and Team Porchia, at South Pointe Park to enjoy our monthly free Budokon yoga experience. What better way to start your day than connecting with other singles, or the one you love, by flowing together on a beautiful Saturday Morning. This mix of yoga and martial arts is an exhileratingly creative twist on what you may have come to expect from your standard yoga class. Come join Celebrity Trainer Tony Porchia, yoga teacher, Philippa Copleston-Warren and Team Porchia for an experience that will leave you feeling centered and blissful all day. Men and Women of all experience levels welcome!

Where to Be: 2.6.15 to 2.12.15

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J Dilla Weekend 2/6/15

J Dilla Weekend
Sunday, 02/06/2015 – 02/08/2015 10:00 pm – 05:00 pm
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170 NE 38th St,
Miami, Florida 33137
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Cost: $25 – $80

DILLA WEEKEND – FEB 5-8 2014
Performances from Pete Rock, Mobb Deep, Joey Badass, Madlib, Talib Kweli, Slum Village, Dead Prez, Black Milk, Soulection, Camp Lo, and many more.

In recent years, fans have celebrated the legacy of the late, great producer J Dilla with the annual Dilla Day tribute concert in Detroit. In 2015, the festivities will be officially moving to the warmer climates of Miami, FL for a full weekend of Dilla events.

Presented by Dilla’s mother Ma Dukes, this year’s Dilla Day Weekend is set to take place in Miami from February 5th – February 8th. Confirmed performers include Mobb Deep, Joey Bada$$, Pete Rock, Madlib, Talib Kweli, Slum Village, Black Milk, ESTA, Camp Lo, and many more to be announced. The events will take place in a number of different locations around Midtown/Wynwood Miami including: The Stage, Bardot, and LMNT.

Brought to you by III Points, Nature Sounds, Addicted Affairs & DNA Entertainment.

 

Filmgate Interactive, Learn. Do. Share. – An Open Space For Collaboration, Design Fiction & Social Innovation 2/7/15

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Filmgate Interactive, Learn. Do. Share. – An Open Space For Collaboration, Design Fiction & Social Innovation
Sunday, 02/07/2015 – 02/08/2015 10:00 am – 05:00 pm
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1001 Washington Avenue,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
More Info Link
Cost: (305) 531-1001

Filmgate Interactive presents “Learn Do Share,” a roving event that mobilizes social innovation initiatives from around the world. Produced in collaboration with Reboot Stories, this workshop will welcome high-school teens, ages 14 to 19, to prototype, design and storyboard their wish for the future. Each event will take place over a three-day period that’s structured as a think tank, and is geared towards bringing together a tangible and realistic framework for resolution. Topics will range from DIY Urbanism and Youth Unemployment, to The Future of Education and The Sharing Economy. The Learn. Do. Share. at Filmgate will be led by Weiler and Megalis Martinez, Impact Designer of Reboot Stories and Board Member on LA Makerspace.

 

Tomato Festival Farmer’s Market 2/8/15

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Tomato Festival Farmer’s Market
Sunday, 02/08/2015 – 12:00 pm – 05:00 pm
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90 NE 17th St,,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: Free

Your neighborhood Farmer’s Market just got a whole lot greener: come enjoy fresh produce, specialty vendors, live music and much more as you peruse the stalls of Miami’s freshest farmers. The amazing Rhythm & Vine will be hosting a Pop-Up Beer Garden and culinary demonstrations from Chef Paulette Bilsky.

Stay tuned for a full list of vendors!

Arts + Entertainment District
90 NE 17th St,
Miami, Florida 33132

 

DoMENation is hitting Downtown Miami again at:

FORBIDDEN
950 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33132
(in the Mekka/Discotekka complex, Separate entrance and Parking in Rear).

For masculine men and their admirers…

Doors open 11pm

NO COVER BEFORE MIDNIGHT, $5 cover AFTER.

LATE NIGHT COMPLIMENTARY OPEN BAR 2:30 to 3:00 am

Music by DJ ALEX RAMOS

Photographs of Lampidis Cancer Foundation Annual Fundraiser at The District on 2/5/15

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Lampidis Cancer Foundation Annual Fundraiser at The District on Thursday, February 5, 2015.

Dr. Theodore Lampidis at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is a world leading authority on glucose metabolism and its effect on cancerous tumors. The National Cancer Institute has stated in their reviews of his research that “Dr. Lampidis’ work could eventually lead to cures in certain cancers.”  Unfortunately, due to federal funding cuts, his lab is at risk of closing, leaving his groundbreaking research with an uncertain future.

The food by Horacio Rivadero, Best Chef South Semi Finalist 2014 and the wine by YaYa Wines.

Lampidis Cancer Foundation mission is to bring the cancer treatment research of Dr. Theodore Lampidis through the clinical trial and testing phase so that this treatment protocol can begin to help those suffering from various types of cancer.

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Second Annual Kitchen Collab Brunch with Robert Irvine at Tongue and Cheek 2/20/15

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Second Annual Kitchen Collab Brunch with Robert Irvine at Tongue and Cheek
Friday, 02/20/2015 – 11:00 am – 03:00 pm
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431 Washington Avenue Miami Beach Fl. 33139,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $125 per person

Don’t miss Tongue & Cheek’s Second Annual Kitchen Collab Brunch with Robert Irvine. Irvine, star of Food Network’s Restaurant: Impossible will be teaming up with Chef Jamie DeRosa for a special three-course lunch at Miami Beach’s favorite SoFi restaurant.

Guests will also receive a signed copy of Irvine’s new book “Impossible to Easy.”

For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 305.704.2900

Studies of La Habana// Rafael Fornes 2/16/15

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Studies of La Habana// Rafael Fornes
Monday, 02/16/2015 – 02/28/2015 05:30 pm – 09:30 pm
Fornes-imageUniversity of Miami School of Architecture
1215 Dickinson Drive Coral Gables FL 33146,
1215 Dickinson Drive, Florida 33146
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Experience a beautiful collection of large-scale Caribbean town plans, developed while Rafael Fornes taught at the University of Miami School of Architecture.

The compositional layouts draw from historic sources, including the Vatican Museum’s Gallery of Maps, pre-WWII American town plans and Giambatista Nolli’s legendary 18th century plan of Rome. Local and ecological references are also highlighted on the maps, as elements of folklore and geography are woven into the compositions, providing a more complete and colorful understanding of the cultural identity of each town or city.

Rafael Fornés is a Cuban-American architect and artist with architecture degrees from the Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echevarría in Havana, Cuba, and Budapesti Müszaki Egyetem in Hungary.

He practiced at Dirección Provincial de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales, both in Havana; the Budapest Föváros Városépítési Tervezö Budapest, in Hungary, and, more recently, at Duany & Plater-Zyberk & Co., in Miami.

Fornés taught courses at the University of Miami School of Architecture, including Studies of Havana, Rome program graduate courses, and Open City Studio in Russia, in collaboration with the prestigious St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. He was honored with the UM SoA Faculty Award for part-time faculty in 2006, before becoming a visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame. Additionally, he served as lead coordinator of field trips and charrettes in Havana for the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism, and for both Notre Dame and Yale universities. He is currently working on a postgraduate program between the Institute of Classical Architecture & Arts and Colegio San Gerónimo, the oldest university in Cuba.

The exhibition will run from February 16 through February 28.

Love Duets, A Celebration of Dance, Love & the Love of Dance 2/15/15

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Love Duets, A Celebration of Dance, Love & the Love of Dance
Sunday, 02/15/2015 – 03:00 pm – 05:00 pm
PrintPAN, Performing Arts Network
13124 West Dixie Hwy, North Miami 33161,
13124 West Dixe Hwy, Florida North Miami 33161
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Cost: $15 in advance or $20 at the door; $10 for members, seniors and students

Celebrate Valentine’s weekend with a series of dance performances by eight of South Florida’s finest culturally rich dance ensembles. Love Duets provides an opportunity to experience the diverse genres of Atma Dance, Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Dance Now! Miami, Karen Peterson and Dancers, Momentum Dance Company, Tango Axis, TOC Project and Tradisyon Lakou Lakay.

Each dance company will showcase two dancers offering a unique, contemporary expression of love in its various forms, from romantic love to familial love. With seating limited to just 100 people, the performances provide an up close and personal experience in PAN’s intimate, in-studio theatre in North Miami.

Following each series of performances, the dancers will join the guests for a Meet & Greet wine and cheese reception. For tickets, call (305) 899-7739

Winn-Dixie Kick-Start To Wellness Event 2/7/15

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Winn-Dixie Kick-Start To Wellness Event
Saturday, 02/07/2015 – 11:00 am – 01:00 pm
0092-15_Calle8-KickstarttoWellness_WD_BS-RevWinn-Dixie Store #366
3701 Nw 7th St,
Miami, Florida 33126
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Cost: Free

To help celebrate the sponsorship of the 33rd Annual Winn-Dixie Carnaval Miami 5K Run/Walk, Winn-Dixie is inviting the community to improve their overall health with an opportunity to register for the legendary community event. Attendees can learn more about race organizer, the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, as well as one of the race benefactors, La Liga Contra el Cancer, while enjoying healthy food and refreshment sampling, as well as a musical performance from a local high school band.

Joan Cobb Marsh Exhibits Nature’s Light: Gardens and Interiors 2/14/15

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Joan Cobb Marsh Exhibits Nature’s Light: Gardens and Interiors
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 03/05/2015 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
12905-copyWilliams McCall Gallery
110 Washington Ave., CU-3,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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Cost: Free

Joan Cobb Marsh returns to Miami Beach with a new collection of oil paintings at the Williams McCall Gallery South of Fifth. Kicking off with an artist reception that is open to the public on Saturday, February 14th at 6 pm, the exhibit will run until March 5th. Nature’s Light: Gardens and Interiors features Marsh’s recent work inspired by Monet’s gardens in Giverny and her coveted Interiors. We will also introduce several of Marsh’s collages for the first time.

Joan Cobb Marsh is a known and globally collected artist who specializes in oil paintings. Marsh perfected her sensitivity to color as a young student of Henry Henche who was a protégé of Charles Hawthorne, the great American painter and founder of the renowned Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

During New England’s cold winter months, Marsh paints in South Beach. Her time in South Beach has inspired her brilliant and popular Port of Miami, South Pointe Park, Florida View, South Beach, and Everglades series.

Civic Engagement Thursday: Fem Art

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An older article, but we wanted share some backstory on these concepts of Art Revolutions, which are about access and exposure.

!Women Art Revolution Documents 40 Years of Feminist Art

By Amanda McCorquodale Fri., Sep. 23 2011 at 12:00 PM
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​After conducting a penis count of major NYC art institutions in the ’80s, activist group Guerilla Girls asked, Do ladies have to be naked to get into the Met?Only five percent of the exhibited artists were women while 85 percent of the nudes were female. While we haven’t done an exact tally, we’re confident that Miami’s weenie count is pretty balanced in comparison.

Think of local art superstars Christy Gast, Agustina Woodgate, Jillian Mayer, Susan Lee-Chun and Jen Stark. Add to that major curators like Bonnie Clearwater and Ruba Katrib at MOCA, and gallerists like Bernice Steinbum, and our feminist art report card looks pretty good. But it wasn’t always this way. A documentary, !War Art Revolution, which catalogs the feminist art movement, Filmmaker and artist Lynn Hershman Leeson has been filming frustrated women artists for over 40 years. Her latest, !W.AR., documents how their work was discredited by art programs, galleries, and museums for decades. Leeson herself sold one of her pieces in the mid-70s, only to have the collector return it when he found out she was a woman.

With an original score by Carrie Bowenstein (of Sleater Kinney and Wild Flag), the film is a collection of interviews with dozens (frankly, too many) feminist artists, female curators, and tenured art professors. It traces back to early activism like a protest at the Whitey where feminist artists projected their artwork on the outside of the building and placed eggs inside the walls where their work was ignored.

Censored from the white, male art world, women sought out rooms of their own by starting their own magazines, galleries, and academic programs. Judy Chicago, while developing the first female art program at Fresno Sate, noticed women were immediately drawn to “act out” via performance art. Another interviewed artist backs this up with “There’s a long tradition of women being looked upon. Performance art was a way of looking back.” (Interestingly, most of Miami’s major female artists work in performance.)

In a scene from 1990, House representatives spend an hour and half raging against vagina art as porn via a bill censoring Chicago’s The Dinner Party as a pornographic collection of ceramic “vaginal areas.” A highlight of the film, Rep. Ron Dellums, who once curated an exhibit of Vietnam war crimes outside his Congressional office, retorts with “Pornography are military weapons that look like phallic symbols capable of doing nothing but destroying human life.”

Even in its current treatment, the patron saint of the film is undoubtedly Ana Medieta, a Cuban exile performance artist (and the subject of Miami choreographer Ana Mendez recent The Body Is Present piece).

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​Mendieta was allegedly shoved out a window by her sculpture husband. His art world peers — Robert Rauschenberg, etc. — rallied him and raised funds for his defense. Mendieta’s husband was ultimately acquitted of her murder and went on to exhibit in the Guggenheim.

To some extent, the film wraps around the narrative of the filmmaker. Leeson closes the film by stating that one of her pieces, so undervalued back in to ’70s, was recently bought for 9,000 times its original price — ultimately funding this film.

!W.A.R. is a must-see in that it reveals the decades of struggle on which today’s women artists enjoy their success. As artist Harmony Hammond comments in the film, their fight was “excitement, it was empowering, and it was a lot of fucking work.”

Love Duets A Celebration of Dance, Love & the Love of Dance 2/13/15

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Love Duets A Celebration of Dance, Love & the Love of Dance
Friday, 02/13/2015 – 02/14/2015 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
PrintPAN, Performing Arts Network
13124 West Dixie Highway, North Miami, FL 33161,
13124 West Dixie Highway, Florida North Miami 33161
Webpage Link
Cost: $15 in advance or $20 at the door; $10 for members, seniors and students

Celebrate Valentine’s weekend with a series of dance performances by eight of South Florida’s finest culturally rich dance ensembles. Love Duets provides an opportunity to experience the diverse genres of Atma Dance, Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, Dance Now! Miami, Karen Peterson and Dancers, Momentum Dance Company, Tango Axis, TOC Project and Tradisyon Lakou Lakay.

Each dance company will showcase two dancers offering a unique, contemporary expression of love in its various forms, from romantic love to familial love. With seating limited to just 100 people, the performances provide an up close and personal experience in PAN’s intimate, in-studio theatre in North Miami.

Following each series of performances, the dancers will join the guests for a Meet & Greet wine and cheese reception.

BC Visiting Artist Talk & Workshop | Susan Taylor Glasgow 2/12/15

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BC Visiting Artist Talk & Workshop | Susan Taylor Glasgow
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 02/13/2015 06:30 pm – 08:00 pm
STGBroward College North Campus | Lecture Hall
1000 Coconut Creek Blvd. Bldg. 46 Room 152,
Coconut Creek, Florida 33066
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Cost: FREE

LECTURE | Sculptural & Figurative Glass / North Campus Lecture Hall Bldg. 46 Room 152

Utilizing her skills as a seamstress, Columbia, Missouri native Susan Taylor Glasgow has developed a unique approach to glass, stitching glass components together to create complex forms and imagery that borrows from the 1950’s. Since receiving her BFA in Design from the University of Iowa her work has become part of the permanent collections of several national and international museums.

This Event is Free to the Public

WORKSHOP | Tips for Artists / Text & Image in Ceramics | Ceramics Studio Bldg. 50 Room 125

February 13, 11am

Be part of an intimate, hands-on workshop with an acclaimed visual artist and hone your skills or learn something completely new. All supplies provided and free to the public.

Valentine’s Day at Steak Brasil 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Day at Steak Brasil
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 05:30 pm – 12:00 am
Steak-Brasil-8Steak Brasil
190 Southeast 1st Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Cost:

Enjoy the best of Brazil for Valentine’s, with arguably the most affordable Rodizio price in Miami’s swank downtown area, diners can indulge in flavorful cuts of meat ranging from lamb chops, smoked ribs, chicken, sausage and the staple item on the menu, the picanha for $25.99 a person. The fresh salad bar has a wide selection to complement the hearty meat options, including tomatoes, leafy greens, mixed salads and an assortment of cheeses. Diners can also enjoy a bottle of wine for only $25 to accompany their meal. Starting at 5:30 p.m. 190 Southeast 1st Avenue, Downtown, Miami, FL 33131, (305) 415-2006

Spreading Free Smiles Throughout South Florida: Dentistry From Our Hearts 4/8/15

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Spreading Free Smiles Throughout South Florida: Dentistry From Our Hearts
Sunday, 02/08/2015 – 09:00 am – 04:00 pm
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2797 NE 207 Street,
Aventura, Florida 33180
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Cost: FREE

Dentistry from Our Hearts: Spreading Free Smiles Throughout South Florida

February 4, 2015

AVENTURA, FL — The Dental Care Group and Dental Care Group Kids are bringing free smiles back to the community! On Sunday, February 8, 2015, they’ll host the 4th annual Dentistry from Our Hearts. Their dental teams will be donating their time to provide free services including exams, cleanings, fillings, bondings, extractions, x-rays and emergency care at both their Aventura and Pembroke Pines offices during this year’s event.

With the help of their fellow dentists, hygienists, clinical and administrative teams, volunteers and sponsors, Dr. Rick Mars, Dr. Joel Glicksman and Dr. Josh Coussa have treated over 1000 patients and donated nearly half a million dollars in dental care through the Dentistry from Our Hearts program since 2012.

Tooth decay, which is almost entirely preventable, is the most common chronic illness among school-age children. Left untreated, it can result in infection, unbearable pain, loss of teeth and acute systemic infection. Yet nearly one in four American children have untreated tooth decay. For low-income children, the rate doubles.

“For many, a visit to the dentist is unaffordable and inaccessible. More than 85 million Americans have no form of dental insurance. We are looking to address this concern and give back to the members of our community who need it the most,” said Dr. Rick Mars.

The event will take place from 9 am to 4 pm on February 8th. Patients will be seen on a first come first served basis. If you would like more information on this event, or to schedule an interview with Dr. Rick Mars, please contact Leslie de Lepine at (305)935-2797 ext. 249 or via email at Leslie@dentalcaregroup.net.

Dentistry from Our Hearts Event

When: Sunday, February 8, 2015
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm
Locations: Aventura – 2797 NE 207th Street, Aventura, FL 33180
Pembroke Pines – 12634 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027

The Unveiling of Tony D. Curry’s “The Proposal” at 1826 Restaurant & Lounge 2/14/15

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The Unveiling of Tony D. Curry’s “The Proposal” at 1826 Restaurant & Lounge
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 06:00 pm – 12:00 am
Invitation-to-the-Artist-Tony-D-Curry-Art-Debut-at-18261826 Restaurant & Lounge
1826 Collins Avenue,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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Tagir Saydkuzhin and Artist Tony Curry announce the launch of the contemporary grenade art “The Proposal” available for exclusive viewing and purchase at 1826 Restaurant & Lounge on Valentine’s Day.

Whether you are a collector or someone looking to give all of yourself in a contemporary statement “The Proposal” is an embellishment of significant proportion.

New York City artist Tony Curry has arrived in Miami and the art world is paying close attention. Self-proclaimed as a Fashion Surrealist he is best known for his painting titled “American Dream” depicting a breathtaking female draped in the iconic American flag wearing nothing more than a pair of red-soled Christian Louboutin high heels.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Curry’s debut of the limited edition sculpture series titled: “The Proposal” is a dichotomy of self-expression. A semblance of the male psyche that has always been at war with himself yields to the overpowering heartfelt appeal of true love. The inspirational piece is a beautifully crafted 24k gold hand grenade (non explosive) sculpture with an eye-popping engagement/wedding ring as the pull pin. A visual innovation for any collector; the grenade sculpture collection is being released in various chrome colors as well as precious metals.

The significant works create a must see exhibition for any contemporary art, fashion or fine food enthusiast. The premier at 1826 Restaurant and Lounge will be like no other. “I wanted to do something different on the art scene” explained Tagir Saydkuzhin. “Debuting world-class contemporary art combined with the best world-class food & music is innovation and that is what my restaurant is built on.”

“It is an honor to premier my work at 1826 Restaurant and Lounge,” said Curry “the hyper modern restaurant and nightclub is the perfect marriage for my work. I couldn’t think of a better partnership for The Proposal.”

Those looking to give all of yourself in a contemporary statement will view the “The Proposal” as a one of a kind embellishment of your eternal love. Meet us at 1826 Collins for a night to remember. For reservations call 305-763-8860.

About 1826 – Located in the heart of South Beach between 18th and 19th Street on Collins Avenue, 1826 Restaurant and Lounge is currently the hottest scene in Miami Beach. The four level 8,200 square foot hotspot is the vision of owner and Russian native Tagir Saydkuzhin who sought to combine the best food, the best music, the best service and now the best of the art world. The restaurant was designed by Samy Chams of Prospect Design. Its exquisite food is headed by Trophée Passion gold winning Chef Luke Bergman and team.

Valentine’s Day at Dolores Lolita’s 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Day at Dolores Lolita’s
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 05:00 pm – 12:00 am
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1000 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Cost: $22.99 – $32

Make your date go down in history at Brickell’s romantic Dolores but you can call me Lolita, enjoy its candle-lit dining room or panoramic views of the Miami skyline, as you sip on a $5 glass of house wine. Indulge on “Maybe the Best Serrano Ham Croquettes you have ever Tasted” or choose from 5 of it’s signature appetizers. For your entree impress your date with a Grilled Filet Mignon with Red Wine Reduction, Roasted Wedge Potatoes and Herb Butter or a Chilean Seabass, Pan-Seared with Cream Sauce, Sauteed Spinach with Mushrooms and Cherry Tomatoes or Gran Gnocchi di Patata in a Parmesan Cream Sauce, with Shrimp, Pesto and Fresh Portobello Mushrooms. This meal only sounds pricey but the Passion Group stays true to its well priced and chic motto, every entree comes with an appetizer for only $22.99 – $32.00.

Valentine’s Day at Love Is Blind 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Day at Love Is Blind
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 05:00 pm – 12:00 am
Love-is-Blind-48Love is Blind
225 Altara Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33146
Webpage Link
Cost: $22 – $32

Set the tone to your romantic evening at Love is Blind with its warm inviting décor and candles all around the venue. Lovers are encouraged to taste the 5 virtues and qualities of love with their new “Love is Blind” cocktail . It encompasses a shot Crazy, Passion, Humor, Lust and Happiness, from which gets mixed into a deliciously potent cocktail including Lemon drop, Red Berry Ciroc Grenadine, Pear Vodka, Viniarq Liquor,and champagne. After your pre dinner cocktail begin your candle lit dinner with one of their 6 signature appetizers which are always complimentary with any entree. Leave your date with a lasting impression with their Sesame Crusted Seared Tuna with Almond Cream Sauce, Baby Bok Choy and Caramelized Onions or a Grilled Filet Mignon with Red Wine Reduction or Roasted Wedge Potatoes and Herb Butter or Applewood Grilled Boneless Short Rib. Best of all your date night won’t break the bank as the appetizer and entree combo both range from $22 – $32. Looking for some extra brownie points? Why not treat your date to a $15 bottle of house wine! Your date will sure be loving you for this date!

Valentine’s day at Batch 2/14/15

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Valentine’s day at Batch
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 06:00 pm – 12:00 am
Batch-FlyerBatch Miami
30 SW 12 ST,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Cost:

Cupid has found the perfect match for Foodie lovers. Batch Gastropub will be featuring the perfect Party of Two Menu that includes 2 Entrees, 1 App, 1 Dessert & a bottle of bubbly for only $50pp. Care for a drink after dinner? They have you covered with its highly buzzed about Late Night Happy Hour with drinks starting at $4 from 12AM – 5AM. In the mood for a little dancing? Enjoy tunes lasting till 5AM. Dinner,Drinks & Dancing? Now that’s what we call a perfect Valentine’s. 30 SW 12th street Brickell FL 33130. (305)808-5555

Jared Hall Quartet at LILT Lounge 2/7/15

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Jared Hall Quartet at LILT Lounge
Saturday, 02/07/2015 – 10:00 pm –
Screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-4.13.11-PM2LILT Lounge
270 Biscayne Way Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Winner of the 2013 National Trumpet Competition Jazz Division, Jared Hall will showcase his well-polished skills in Latin Jazz. LILT Lounge brings the first high-design lounge to downtown Miami with nightly live music curated by Kristian Caro and creative cocktails by Dean Feddaoui. Lounge opens at 6 p.m. with social bites by acclaimed executive chef Wolfgang Birk including charcuterie & cheese, oysters & caviar, lobster cocktail and tuna tartare gazpacho. Happy Hour runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and includes fine champagnes from $7 per glass and a daily selection of oysters at $1.

Jesse McGinty Quartet at LILT Lounge 2/6/15

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Jesse McGinty Quartet at LILT Lounge
Friday, 02/06/2015 – 10:00 pm – 01:00 am
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270 Biscayne Way Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Saxophonist Jesse McGinty takes the spotlight with smooth jazz beats and a soothing vibrato. LILT Lounge brings the first high-design lounge to downtown Miami with nightly live music curated by Kristian Caro and creative cocktails by Dean Feddaoui. Lounge opens at 6 p.m. with social bites by acclaimed executive chef Wolfgang Birk including charcuterie & cheese, oysters & caviar, lobster cocktail and tuna tartare gazpacho. Happy Hour runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and includes fine champagnes from $7 per glass and a daily selection of oysters at $1.

Rose Max & Ramatis Trio at LILT Lounge 2/5/15

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Rose Max & Ramatis Trio at LILT Lounge
Thursday, 02/05/2015 – 10:00 pm – 01:00 am
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270 Biscayne Way Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Highly recognized in the Brazilian, Hispanic and American communities, Rio de Janeiro native Rose Max & Ramatis will be producing Brazilian classics like Bossa Nova and Samba at LILT Lounge. LILT Lounge brings the first high-design lounge to downtown Miami with nightly live music curated by Kristian Caro and creative cocktails by Dean Feddaoui. Lounge opens at 6 p.m. with social bites by acclaimed executive chef Wolfgang Birk including charcuterie & cheese, oysters & caviar, lobster cocktail and tuna tartare gazpacho. Happy Hour runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and includes fine champagnes from $7 per glass and a daily selection of oysters at $1.

Boca Health & Fitness Family Festival 3/28/15

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Boca Health & Fitness Family Festival
Saturday, 03/28/2015 – 10:00 am – 02:00 pm
IHMS-FB-LOGO_DBL-SIZE-copyEvolution Fitness
9793 Glades Road Boca Raton, FL 33434,
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
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Cost: a package of diapers

Fittest Couples Challenge

Kids Fun Olympics

MOMs on a Mission Master Fitness Challenge

Food

Fun for the entire family!

Pre-registration required at www.ihelpmoms.com/events. For more information, email info@ihelpmoms.com

Grammy Watch Party at Oak Tavern 2/8/15

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Grammy Watch Party at Oak Tavern
Sunday, 02/08/2015 – 05:00 pm – 09:30 pm
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35 NE 40th St.,
Miami, Florida 33137
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

And the Winner is…You!

Sparkle and shine, glitter and glitz, a glamorous evening it will be, if the night permits! Please join us for an evening at Oak Tavern’s Grammy Awards Viewing Party.

Specialty cocktails (Every Rose Has It’s Thorn – Chivas Regal, PAMA pomegranate liqueur, mint simple syrup, & lemon juice) + Ballot Card Guessing Game (the winner gets an $100 bar tab on their next visit).

This year’s show promises new and inventive musical collaborations (“Grammy moments”), pairing together nominees and 6 two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J as returning host — and some serious musical history just might be made. Experience it at Oak Tavern Miami!

KCC Productions presents Batuke Samba Funk at Pinecrest Gardens 2/21/15

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KCC Productions presents Batuke Samba Funk at Pinecrest Gardens
Saturday, 02/21/2015 – 08:00 pm – 10:30 pm
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11000 SW Red Rd,
Miami, Florida 33156
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Cost: $25-30

Come celebrate Carnaval in Rio at Pinecrest Gardens, with Batuke Samba Funk, Miami’s finest Brazilian band, presented by KCC Productions. The roots of Carnaval trace back to the ancient Romans and Greeks who celebrated the rites of spring. Across Europe, including France, Spain and Portugal, people annually gave thanks by throwing parties, wearing masks and dancing in the streets. Such traditions were carried over to the New World. Carnival has come a long way since it was brought to Rio, having become one of the biggest events in the World. Tonight it comes to Pinecrest!

If you like Funk, Afro Beat, and Brazilian music, this is the right band for you. Batuke is a mix of Brazilian rhythms like Samba and Afro-Brazilian, with the raw 70’s Funk, creating a groovy atmosphere wherever the seven-piece band plays. Batuke Samba Funk was created by Brazilian bass player, composer, and producer Diogo Brown in 2009. Diogo studied at the Conservatory of Rio de Janeiro, and is one of the most accomplished and recognized Brazilian musicians in South Florida. He has played alongside artists such as Ricky Martin, Chris Delano, Nouvele Vague, Caludia Leitte, Beatriz Luengo, Don Omar, and Youtel (Orixas), among others. The core of the band consists of five Brazilian musicians and adds two American musicians on the horns. You can expect a hand-clapping, foot-stomping good time worthy of the celebration. The program will also feature a samba dancer in full Carnaval costume to brighten the proceedings still further!

The show is part of the South Motors Jazz Series, and will be in Pinecrest’s Banyan Bowl, 11000 SW 57th Ave. (Red Road), starting at 8 PM. Tickets are $25 and $30, available at pinecrestgardens.org.

Reyka Vodka Visits Miami

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If there is one thing Miami is doing well, it’s cocktails. Handcrafted cocktail hotspots like the Broken Shaker and Bodega prove that our cocktail scene is innovative and ahead of the curve. Plus, our local mixologists are respected and recognizable figures in the national hospitality circles. Would you expect any less from a top-tier nightlife destination like Miami?

Reyka Vodka brand ambassador, Trevor Schneider, can vouch for Miami’s cocktail credibility. When New York’s very own “cocktail ninja” arrived to our beautiful city last Saturday, he was excited to see that Miami is bringing our mixology A-game. The Broken Shaker, he says, is the prime example of how high Miami is setting the bar. That said, it comes as no surprise that he selected The Broken Shaker as the backdrop for re-introducing Reyka Vodka to the Miami community.

Earlier this week, Trevor invited local influencers to the Freehand Miami for a tasting of classic cocktails reinvented with Reyka Vodka. The menu featured three signature cocktails bound to take Miami by storm: the Reyka Cooler, the Harvest Collins, and the Icelandic Paloma. We loved all three, especially because each one had a distinct claim-to-fame. For example, the Harvest Collins had strawberry-infused vodka that made it dangerously delicious.

The free-flowing drinks, the gorgeous weather, and Trevor’s charisma were all contributing factors to a good time. 27 Restaurant and Bar sealed the deal by furnishing exquisite hors d’oeuvres that, to no one’s surprise, impressed everyone present. Overall the night was an incredible success. We speak for everyone when we say that you’re welcome back any time Reyka Vodka!

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Bunnie Cakes 2nd Anniversary Cupcake Party 2/7/15

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Bunnie Cakes 2nd Anniversary Cupcake Party This Saturday!
Saturday, 02/07/2015 – 10:00 am – 07:00 pm
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2322 NE 2 Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33137
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Cost: Free

Join us and celebrate the second delicious year of Bunnie Cakes this Saturday! Fun for the entire family! Free cupcake for everyone all day with your purchase!

First 50 people will get a great gift bag from our sponsors!
Balloons for all the kids while supplies last!
…and lots and lots of delicious cupcakes!

When Mariana Cortez opened BunnieCakes, she blazed a trail for the food conscious folks of Miami and now she wants to celebrate with an all out bash at her Midtown Miami bakery. The event is free and open to the public, and free parking will be available between Mia Piccolo Montessori and Bunnie Cakes.

BunnieCakes is known for serving cupcakes with compassion. Cortez puts her heart into each creation – there’s even a small heart on the top of each and every cupcake. The bakery serves all kinds of baked goods, along with vegan (dairy free, egg free) gluten free, organic, allergy and earth friendly options. After a successful year at BunnieCakes storefront bakery, and a stint on the Food Network’s popular show Cupcake Wars, it’s time to celebrate! Expect family-friendly fun, such as face painting and balloons, plus gift bags and sponsored raffles. The first 50 customers will receive gift bags with prizes and coupons for future purchases.

Thank you to our sponsors!
Spris Pizza Midtown Miami
Bikram Yoga Central Miami
KIND Healthy Snacks
Mommy & Co. Hand Sanitizer
Fabz Fava Bean Snacks

Philanthropy Miami 2015: The Changing Tide in Philanthropy 3/5/15

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Philanthropy Miami 2015: The Changing Tide in Philanthropy
Thursday, 03/05/2015 – 03/05/2015 08:30 am – 05:00 pm
Layout 1Jungle Island
1111 Parrott Jungle Trail,
Miami, Florida 33132
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $195 in advance ($225 at the door)

LEAVE A LEGACY© (LeaveALegacyMiami.org) hosts PHILANTHROPY MIAMI 2015 – The Changing Tide in Philanthropy, What’s New and What’s Next in the Philanthropic Sector – on Thursday, March 5, a day-long summit showcasing innovative solutions to social problems and the latest trends and tools in fundraising.

What better way to spend a work day in Miami, than by learning about The Changing Tide in Philanthropy? And the highlight, Alberto Ibargüen shares how Knight Foundation Seeds Innovation, and how you can too.

E11EVEN MIAMI One Year Anniversary Hosted by Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg 2/6/15

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E11EVEN MIAMI One Year Anniversary Hosted by Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg
Friday, 02/06/2015 – 10:00 pm –
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29 NE 11th St.,
Miami, Florida 33132
RSVP Link
Cost: Complimentary entry before Midnight

Hosted by Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg with a special appearance by Jeff Beacher of Beacher’s Madhouse. Get on Jenny’s VIP Guest list. Complimentary entry before Midnight. Click here http://bit.ly/JennyList

Bridge to the Stars 3/14/15

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Bridge to the Stars
Saturday, 03/14/2015 – 03/14/2015 07:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Temple House
1415 Euclid Avenue,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $175

Miami Bridge Youth & Family Services, Inc.- Miami-Dade’s only 24-hour emergency shelter for abused, neglected, and abandoned youth – invites you to attend its signature fundraiser, the Bridge to the Stars ‘Arabian Nights’ gala. The enchanted evening at Miami Beach’s Temple House will be filled with exotic flavors, vibrant colors, belly dancing and a silent auction, as well as other exciting surprises. Proceeds from the event will benefit Miami Bridge, which – for nearly 30 years – has served as a vital resource of help, refuge and counseling for the community’s youth in need. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, visit http://miamibridge.org/miami-bridge-gala/

FIU Theatre presents Rumors by Neil Simon directed by Matthew Glass 2/27/15

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FIU Theatre presents Rumors by Neil Simon directed by Matthew Glass
Friday, 02/27/2015 – 03/08/2015 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Rumors-Poster-HRHerbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre
10910 SW 17th Street,
Miami, Florida 33199
Webpage Link
Cost: $10-$15

Rumors by Neil Simon directed by Matthew Glass
A dinner party with no food, a missing cook and an attempted suicide makes for an evening of calamity and comedy.

Performance Dates
February 27 – March 1 & March 4 – March 8 | Wednesday – Saturday 8PM, Sunday 2PM

Tickets
$10 FIU students
$12 Senior and FIU faculty + staff
$15 General admission
available at wpac.fiu.edu or 305-348-0496

Fabulous Miami Multi-Chamber of Commerce Event 2/4/15

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Multi-Chamber of Commerce Event
event1Wednesday, February 4th, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
it Espresso Lounge Miami
3201 Buena Vista Blvd Ste. 116
(MIDTOWN) Fl, 33127
Cost: Members $10,Non Members $15 in advance
Cost at the Door: Members $15 ,Non Members $20 at the door
rsvp@fabulousmiami.com
Valet Parking: Parking garage behind restaurant or street parking
Dress Code: Business Attire

The Chambers of Bolivia, Camacol,Coconut Grove, Colombia, Chile, Downtown Miami & Brickell, Ecuador, Haití, Honduras, Junior Chamber International, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru,Poland , along with Brickell Rotary Club of Miami Brickell, invite you to celebrate the Monthly Multichamber of Commerce networking.

Mix and mingle with local professionals, promote your business, share your ideas, expand your network and have fun! Bring your business card to participate in a raffle. Members $10 in advance and $15 at the door cash only Non-members $15 in advance and $20 at the door cash only

Casino Miami Industry & Comedy Night 2/5/14

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Casino Miami Industry & Comedy Night
Thursday, 02/05/2015 – 02/05/2015 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Proof-Digital-Advertising-NEW-copyClub Rio inside Casino Miami
3500 Northwest 37th Ave,
Miami, Florida 33142
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

Only featured once a month at Club Rio located inside Casino Miami is INDUSTRY NIGHT!

Drink Specials all night:

$2 Beers
$3 Well Drinks
$4 Margaritas
$5 Mojitos

$6 Combos
Fried Shrimp/Chicken Tenders or Wings
+Fries & Soda!

Industry night also showcases the best stand up comedy talent.

Get a chance to win cash prizes to play at the roulette and blackjack table games every 20 minutes during showtime!

Also, first time guests to the casino get a $35 card to try your luck at the slot machines!

Don’t miss out on what is rising to be one of the hottest and luckiest evenings to discover in Miami!

Contact us with any inquiries or info!
Manny Garavito
Brickwall Sessions Comedy Productions
www.brickwallsessions.com
305-498-7739
info@brickwallsessions.com

The Big Event -Big Brothers Big Sisters gala 2/28/15

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The Big Event -Big Brothers Big Sisters gala
Saturday, 02/28/2015 – 07:00 pm – 01:00 am
bbbs-logoJW Marriott Marquis Miami
255 Biscayne Boulevard Way,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost: 750.00+

The Big Event -Big Brothers Big Sisters annual agency gala, held in February, has been the talk of South Florida for over 10 years. This is not a boring black-tie function, but a festive, interactive party featuring an auction village, dinner, dancing, live entertainment and gourmet cuisine in some of Miami’s top venues. The Big Event is attended by Miami’s corporate and philanthropic elite.

Miami Marlins Winter Warm-Up 2/21/15

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Miami Marlins Winter Warm-Up
Saturday, 02/21/2015 – 10:00 am – 02:00 pm
Marlins Park
501 Marlins Way,
Miami, Florida 33125
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The event will take place on Saturday, February 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is free to the public. For the first time at Winter Warm-Up, fans will have the opportunity to take photos with the 1997 and 2003 World Series trophies from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Marlins’ dugout.

The day will commence with children from the Miracle League playing a game on the field from 10 to 11 a.m. In addition, fans can enjoy a fun-filled day with player autograph stations, a “Selfie Station” where fans can take pictures with a player and the opportunity to tweet questions to Marlins players and have them answered live on the field. There will also be carnival rides, a video game challenge against Marlins players, live music and entertainment, broadcasts from the Marlins’ flagship radio stations: 940 WINZ (English) and Radio Mambi 710 AM (Spanish), a Sports Card and Memorabilia Show, and activities for the entire family. Kids, ages 12 and under, can run the bases in a special Diamond Dash from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All events are FREE for fans.

Single-game tickets for the 2015 season will go on sale beginning at 10 a.m. at the Marlins Park ticket office and online at both Marlins.com and MarlinsBeisbol.com. Fans can also sit and select their seats for the 2015 season through a variety of new season ticket plans, including full season plans, 41 and 40-game half season plans, and a variety of new 20-game mini plans. Also on sale will be the return of the Jose’s Heroes Season Ticket Package, which features all 81 games in the Jose’s Heroes sections located below the Budweiser Bow Tie Bar in left field, plus six commemorative Jose’s Heroes T-shirts, “K” cards and an exclusive meet and greet with Jose Fernandez. The package is just $499.

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Miami Legal Arts Forum 2/12/15

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Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Miami Legal Arts Forum
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 05:30 pm – 08:00 pm
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2105 N. Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33127
RSVP Link
Cost: $20

Copyright and Street Art

Street art is a hot commodity in Miami, featured in our neighborhoods and in art auctions, fairs and events. It is also featured in advertisements, promotions and in other ways not always endorsed by the artists. Can street art be copyrighted? Artist’s rights have been in the news due to two well known law cases pitting street artists against corporate entities. The slippery nature of copyright law has
left many wondering where to draw the line. There are no easy answers. Join us for a moot court style forum to explore this important topic.

Featured speakers: Steve Eisenberg, Esq. & Jose Talavera, Esp. of Lipscomb Eisenberg & Baker PL; Jaime Gekas, Esq., Foley & Lardner LLP.

Along with curated art tours with street art specialist Sebastien Laboureau.

Networking cocktail reception follows event, a chance to mix and mingle with artists, attorneys, business professionals and others in creative industries.

Let’s Brunch! 2/8/15

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Let’s Brunch!
Sunday, 02/08/2015 – 02/07/2016 11:00 am – 03:00 pm
brunch2EDITED-1Sole on the Ocean
17315 Collins Ave,
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
Webpage Link
Cost: $45-$65

Fresh American Bistro, the newest dining experience in Sunny Isles Beach, announces the launch of its new brunch series, “Let’s brunch!” The menu, curated by brunch legend, Executive Chef Philippe Ruiz alongside Chef de Cuisine Diego Martinez, features Contemporary American cuisine with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients and can be enjoyed in the sleek, yet intimate dining room or on the restaurants wrap around outdoor terrace, overlooking breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean.

The $45 brunch offerings will be available on Sundays and includes a wide variety of delicious options.

Chef Philippe Ruiz has designed a buffet style brunch that features only the finest and freshest seasonal ingredients. In addition to beloved brunch staples such as Belgian Waffles and Eggs Benedict, guests will find offerings that are both innovative and familiar such as Mediterranean Grilled Chicken with Tarragon and Capers, Oysters with homemade mignonette and cocktail sauce, Spicy Lamb Sausage, and Citrus poached Atlantic Salmon. Other menu items include seasonal Caviar, cracked pepper skirt steak, silver dollar pancakes, stone crab, seasonal and dessert offerings and more.

Guests will also have the opportunity to enhance their brunch experience by choosing from a vast array of garnishes and spices to design their perfect brunch cocktail with F.A.B.’s side table Bloody Mary bar or free-flow Mimosas for just $20.

Fresh American Bistro will serve brunch every Sunday from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm. The restaurant accommodates 200 guests in the main dining room and up to 30 guests in the outdoor terrace. Reservations may be secured by calling (305) 923.9305

Fresh American Bistro, aka F.A.B, is a seasonally charged, casually refined American bistro concept located at the Sole on the Ocean Resort and Spa in the heart of Sunny Isles Beach. Overseen by a Michelin-starred executive chef Phillip Ruiz, F.A.B’s culinary team is dedicated to a fresh and seasonal cuisine that highlights products from local farms, fisheries, and artisan producers. Drawing from the abundant and natural resources of the area, chef Ruiz and his team created a perfect blend of classic American favorites executed with classic French techniques. F.A.B. overlooks the Atlantic Ocean from a sleek, yet intimate, dining room. Outfitted in a classic Americana style with subtle nautical references, the interior concept was conceived by hospitality creator Stephane Dupoux, who is credited with developing some of the most successful hospitality concepts worldwide, which include Buddha Bar, Nikki Beach and Seasalt and Pepper.

17th Annual Carnaval On The Mile 3/7/15-3/8/15

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17th Annual Carnaval On The Mile
Saturday, 03/07/2015 – 03/08/2015 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
DSCN0484Downtown Coral Gables
Coral Way (Miracle Mile) between SW 42nd Ave. & SW 32nd Ave.,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Kiwanis of Little Havana is set to welcome thousands of visitors in the heart of Coral Gables to enjoy a weekend-long celebration of art and music in every form during the 17th Annual Carnaval on the Mile. Event attendees can stroll along the mile and be inspired by an eclectic assembly of local artists and their unique arts and crafts, jewelry, paintings, sculptures, photography and more. More than 30 world-renowned musical acts will pack three stages, keeping the rhythm of Jazz, Funk, Samba and more pulsing through the crowd all weekend long. Families can enjoy two days of interactive games, craft making, product demonstrations and more, while local restaurants offer artisan eats to please any culinary cravings.

ExplorArt: Puerto Rico 2/12/15

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ExplorArt: Puerto Rico
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Timeline-FB-2Vargas Gallery
10131 Pines Blvd.,
Pembroke Pines, Florida 33026
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Vargas Gallery is proud to present our next exhibition ExplorArt: Puerto Rico. As a space committed to the growth and development of contemporary art in the USA and Latin America, we have created a new exhibition series called ExplorArt. Each year a new country will be selected to participate in an exhibition which includes members of the contemporary artscene of such place. To start our exhibition series we are happy to present artworks from the “Isla del Encanto”, Puerto Rico.

The selected artists explore concepts of metaphysics, colonialism, recycled art, technology and digital processes, the essence of humanity and others. The exhibition is meant to provide the South Florida community with an overview of contemporary puertorrican art. Participating artists include: Abdías Méndez Robles, Alejandra León Piñeda, Angel Rafael, Bárbara Díaz Tapia, Bobby M. Cruz, Carlos Ortiz, Edgardo Larregui, Frus Charoy (Melvin Reyes y Jeannette Michaelle Charoy), Juan Alberto Negroni, Julio Amill Martiz, Keoni García Lopez, Leandro Maseda, Lionel Cruet, Lorna Otero, Miguel A. Ruiz, Non Brand New (Oviany y Edward Victor) y Pedro Fortunato-Velázquez.

Vargas Gallery is the Vargas University professional art gallery coordinated by Vargas University Department of Art. Our mission is to encourage students, faculty and the local community to participate in a creative environment that exhibits works of art which engage spectators in dialogues with the contemporary artworld. Vargas Gallery exhibits the work of emerging artists as well as national and internationally recognized professional artists.

Join us Thursday, February 12th, 2015 from 6:00 pm-10:00 pm and collaborate with Vargas Gallery in building an art community in the City of Pembroke Pines. Exhibition will continue until March 26th, 2015.

For more information email us at: gallery@jmvu.edu

Awesome Miami Turns Two big birthday celebration 2/4/15

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Awesome Miami Turns Two
awesomemiamiFebruary 4th from 7-10 PM
Grand Central
697 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Tickets are only $10 beforehand and $15 at the door – get them while they’re hot! Hope to see you there!
Buy Tickets Online

Join us for the big birthday celebration.

Awesome Foundation MIAMI has awarded over $40,000 in microgrants in the past two years. Now it’s time to celebrate, and you’re invited!

We’re gathering up our grant winners from 2014 and throwing a big party at Grand Central.

Things that will be awesome:
See the grants we have awarded in 2014
An opportunity to vote for a grant winner yourself (!!)
Delicious food from Pollo Tropical
An open bar featuring Tito’s Vodka & Lemon City Tea punches created for the occasion by one of Miami’s craftiest mixologists, Natalia Cardenas
Beers from local favorites Biscayne Bay and Wynwood Brewing
Fantastic live music by the GPS quintet, thanks to Buskerfest Miami
Live poetry writing by The Biscayne Poet

International Orchid Festival at Fairchild 3/13/15 – 3/15/15

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International Orchid Festival at Fairchild
Friday, 03/13/2015 – 03/15/2015 09:30 am – 04:30 pm
????????Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road,
Coral Gables, Florida 33156
Webpage Link
Cost: $25 for adults, $18 for seniors 65+, $12 for ages 6-17; Free for Fairchild members and ages 5 and under

Beautiful, fragrant, and rare orchids will cover the lush landscape of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for the three-day International Orchid Festival, held Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 15 from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

More than 10,000 orchids and plants will be on view and available for purchase throughout the Garden. Stop by the Science Village to watch interactive demonstrations of the Million Orchid Project, which aims to reintroduce one million native and endangered orchids back into South Florida. Presented by the Orchid Society of Coral Gables, the breathtaking displays of rare and exotic orchid species at the American Orchid Society juried show are a must-see.

VLA Legal Arts Forum: Copyright and Street Art 2/12/15

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VLA Legal Arts Forum: Copyright and Street Art
vlamiaThursday, February 12, 5:30pm-8:00pm
SPACE BY 3
2105 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
Tickets: $20.00
Buy Tickets Online
#VLALegalArtsForum

Street art is a hot commodity in Miami, featured in our neighborhoods and in art auctions, fairs and events. It is also featured in advertisements, promotions and in other ways not always endorsed by the artists. Can street art be copyrighted? Artist’s rights have been in the news due to two well known law cases pitting street artists against corporate entities. The slippery nature of copyright law has left many wondering where to draw the line. There are no easy answers. Join us for a moot court style forum to explore this important topic.

#SocialMediaSUCKS Live Book Signing Event at Books & Books 3/9/15

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#SocialMediaSUCKS Live Book Signing Event at Books & Books
socialmediasucksMonday, March 9, 2015 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Books and Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Free RSVP Online

This will be the Official Miami stop of Sebastian Rusk’s book tour at Books & Books Coral Gables! Come meet him in person, hear a short talk about why he wrote the book and pick up a signed copy! ‘Social Media SUCKS’ is a story of how to build a brand from nothing except social media. A Social Media opinion of where we’re at and where we’re headed.

Talk about it Tuesday: Black Basel Guide to Use a reference through the year

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We want to take a quick minute to remind everyone to give thanks for the groups organizing in the city. Use these types of list to seek out other artists and people, venues, spaces to collaborate with throughout the year.

This article was shared from Miami.Com

Miami Soul Ultimate Black Basel Guide – Part 1: Soul Basel, Art Africa, Fusion MIA, and more at Art Basel 2014

Part 1 in the Miami Soul mega guide features a cadre of Black art, culture, and social events to experience at Art Basel 2014.
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By Fabiola Fleuranvil | Miami Soul | ffabulous1@gmail.com | @MsFab_MIASocial @MiamiSoul30511/29/2014

Miami Soul – your ultimate source for places to go, people to see, and things to do in the black social scene. Check out this week’s weekend guide from Miami Soul. For a list of weekly reoccurring events, check out miami.com/miami-soul.

Like last year’s Ultimate Black Basel guide, this year’s guide features a mega list of places to go, things to do, people to see, and all of the Black exhibits, art, culture, and events to experience during Art Basel. The Black art scene has grown exponentially in Miami with even more exhibits this year, including: Art Beat, Soul Basel Overtown,Prizm, Global Caribbean, Art Africa, Fusion MIA, Urban Arts Week, Haiti Contemporary, AYITI Kriye, and Shifting the Paradigm, From Overtown, Little Haiti, and West Coconut Grove in addition to all of the art fairs in Wynwood, the Design District and South Beach, there’s a cadre of events to check out, and you can use this guide as a cheat sheet.

So this is how you Basel it! Part 1 is the most comprehensive list you’ll find of all of the black exhibits to check out, support, and broaden your perspective and love for black art.Part 2 is the social guide with the social events and parties to check out so that you get a good balance of art appreciation + the Miami social life.

It’s highly recommend to use the free trolley to get between Wynwood, the Design District, and South Beach, and a schedule and map of routes is available at artbasel.com/-/media/ArtBasel/Documents/Visitor_Information/Shuttle_Bus_Schedule.pdf.

Miami Soul Ultimate Black Basel Guide – Part 2: The party guide for Art Basel 2014

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Art of Black Miami

December 3 – 7

The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Multicultural Tourism department showcases the diversity of black art, culture, and events in a diversity of communities, including Little Haiti, Overtown, West Coconut Grove, Wynwood, Opa-locka, and the Downtown area with the launch Art of Black Miami kicking off for Art Basel 2014. For info on events: ArtofBlackMiami.com

 

Soul Basel Overtown: A Celebration of Art, Music, and Culture in Colored Town

December 3 – 7

The Historic Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave, Miami
Exhibit hours: 9AM – 9PM

Soul Basel showcases the largest exhibition of art from Overtown urban expressionist artist, Purvis Young. More than 200 of Young’s creations will make up “A Man Among the People: A Purvis Homecoming” exhibition at Overtown’s Historic Lyric Theater from December 4 until March 2015. The lobby of the theater will be turned into a gallery showing art from South Florida visual artists.

Opening Reception of Soul Basel Overtown & 1st Wednesdays Black Alumni Art Basel Edition
Wednesday, December 3, 6PM – 9PM – The History Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave, Miami
The Historic Lyric Theater and the Black Archives Foundation hosts a cocktail reception for the preview of A Man Among the People: A Purvis Homecoming. A cocktail & hors d’oeuvre reception will be hosted by WPLG’s Neki Mohan from 6pm – 8pm. Admission $20 for the reception. Free admission and cash bar from 8pm until. The South Florida HBCU Alumni Alliance hosted by Fabiola Fleuranvil and Ed the World Famous will also co-host the reception as part of their monthly 1st Wednesdays HBCU/Black Alumni Networking Social. RSVP: BAFPurvisreception.eventbrite.com. For info: (786) 708-4610 or amckenzie@theblackarchives.org

Folk Life Friday’s Outdoor Marketplace
Friday, December 5, 11AM – 6PM – 9th Street Pedestrian Mall at NW 9th St & 2nd Ave
An outdoor marketplace presented by New Washington Heights CDC with live entertainment, tasty food, and arts and crafts.

Soul Basel Young Professionals Mixer: The Generation of Greatness
Friday, December 5, 7PM – 11PM – The History Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave, Miami
Mix and mingle with City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, and Headliner Market Group. Features complimentary wine & tapas, VIP appetizer buffer, and Create Your Own Masterpiece Painting.

 

 

Art Africa Miami Arts Fair

December 3 – 6, 11AM – 7PM

The Carver Building, 801 NW 3rd Ave, Overtown Miami
Info: ArtAfricaMiamiFair.com
Admission free

The 4th annual Art Africa fair showcases artistic works that blend the Black, Caribbean, social, political, and hip hop artistic strand. This year’s Art Africa Miami Arts Fair takes over the entire ground floor of the newly renovated Carver building at the entrance of Historic Overtown. Curated by The Urban Collective, this year’s theme “The Art Of Nobody” features world renowned artist Nobody (AKA TMNK) and other talented art nobodies from the African and Caribbean Diaspora. The exhibit also features a youth gallery exhibiting works from the Overtown Youth Coalition’s arts program.

First-look VIP Reception
Wednesday, December 3, 7PM – 9PM
Celebrate the opening exhibit and First Look at four exciting galleries with fashion mannequins and the art.

Art & Design
Thursday, December 4, 11AM – 7PM
Experience the unique design objects from master designer Michael O.

Art & Jazz
Friday, December 5, 5:30PM – 7PM
Groove to the soulful sounds of Gregory Ledon & Miami Jazz whose sound is rooted in the tradition of Miles Davis.

Art & Community
Saturday, December 6, 3PM – 5PM
Artist and community dialogue with the Nobodies outside the margin. Also includes a panel discussion “Art, Poverty, Ideas, and Vision” moderated by Dr. Carol Boyce Davis with a book signing to follow.

Soul Basel Brunch & Conversation
Sunday, December 7, 11AM – 2PM
Official close-out of Art Africa. Join the conversation, donate to a worthy organization, and have brunch with the Who’s Who of South Florida’s biggest cultural influencers as they discuss arts, culture, and emerging cultural hubs in Miami. Brunch inspired tasting menu by Rakkasan Chef and art exhibit by Overtown Youth Arts Coalition. Limited tickets $50. RSVP to Harris Public Relations at yvette@harrispublicrelations.com or (786) 897-8854.

 

 

Art Beat

December 4 – 6

Caribbean Marketplace Pop-up Gallery: open daily from 11am – 9pm with musical performances, LIVE art, conversations with artists, and food
Mural Mile: public street installation spanning 20 buildings along NE 2nd Ave from 54th St to 62nd St and NE/NW 54th St from NE 2nd Ave to NW 6th Ave
Admission is free and open to the public. Free trolleys offer transportation between the Design District and Little Haiti.
Info: ArtBeatMiami.com | Email: artbeatmiami@gmail.com

The inaugural highly anticipated Art Beat Miami satellite showcase of emerging and renowned artists from Haiti and around the world features a festival with highlights that include a conceptual pop-up gallery, Mural Mile of 20 building murals, a public art installation spanning Northeast Second Avenue, live mural paintings, upcycled garbage bin murals, a creative hackathon for young innovators, and a grande homage to Haitian-American neo-expressionist, Jean-Michel Basquiat.

The groundbreaking showcase is inspired by Chef Creole, owner and operator of 5 Chef Creole restaurants, and co-produced by B.ART Studio and made possible through partnerships among local galleries, community and civic arts organizations, including B.ART Studio, Northeast Second Avenue Partnership (NE2P), Little Haiti Optimist Club, Chef Creole Restaurant, Arte del Barrio, BKS, Yo-Space Miami, Midtown Studios, and Everyday People United.

Opening Reception
Thursday, December 4, 6PM – 9PM – Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Terr
Opening reception for Art Beat. At 8:30pm, a public shrine paying homage to neo-expressionist Jean-Michel Basquiat will be dedicated to celebrate his origins as a native son of Haiti.

The New Eden Movement Youth Design Studio
Friday, December 5, 4PM – 5:30PM – Art Studio I at Little Haiti Cultural Center
A youth-centered art day where local innovators of all ages are invited to participate in a free creative hack-a-thon. The Everyday People United social design collective will present The New Eden Movement workshop and host an interactive panel to teach youth about the influence of culture on technology, innovation, and art.

Conversations with the Artists & Happy Hour
Friday, December 5, 6PM – 8PM – Chef Creole Restaurant Tiki Hut, 200 NW 54th St
Meet exhibiting muralists and artists at an authentically Haitian happy hour hosted by Chef Creole Restaurant.

Art Beat Pop Up Gallery
Thursday, December 4 – Saturday, Dec 6, 12PM – 8PM – Caribbean Marketplace, 5925 NE 2nd Ave
These pop up galleries showcase diverse art, music, and culture through paintings, sculptures, installations, photography, and Mural mile of 20 building murals.

Celebrity Brunch with Chef Creole & Friends
Saturday, December 6, 11AM – 1PM – Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Terr
Art Beat comes to a close as master chef and beloved restaurateur, Wilkinson “Chef Creole” Sejour, entertains a grande feast with friends in an authentic celebration featuring culinary splendor, good vibes, LIVE art, and music. Tickets are $25 with proceeds to benefit participating charitable organizations. Tickets available at: eventbrite.com/e/art-beat-miami-celebrity-brunch-with-chef-creole-friends-tickets-14493044085?aff=es2&rank=0

Art Beat Closing Reception
Saturday, December 6, 6PM – 9PM – Caribbean Marketplace, 5925 NE 2nd Ave
A lively reception to close off the grand celebration of the inaugural Art Beat. Line up TBA.

 

Global Caribbean

December 4 – January 25, 2014

Little Haiti Cultural Complex, 212 NE 59th Terr

“Borderless Caribbean: Unmapped Trajectories – Annotating Art Histories”exhibition series is presented on the 20th anniversary of the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance as part of the its Global Caribbean contemporary art program now in its 6th addition and under the artistic director Edouard Duval Carrie and curated by museologist and cultural producer, Jorge Luis Gutierrez. The narrative of the exhibit aims to include historical references of unmapped trajectories of the Caribbean along with the political, cultural, social, religious, and economic related experiences with other parts of the world.

The exhibit is presented with support by the Green Family Foundation, the City of Miami, the Little Haiti Cultural Center, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs, Triennial Miami of Contemporary Art, FIU, and University of Miami and features a diversity of artists, including Luis Gonzalez Palma, Mario Benjamin, Wendy Wischer, Luis Cruz Azaceta, Francesca Lalanne, Tomas Esson, Christopher Cozier, Carlos Garaicoa, Flor Garduño, Flow Mafia Collective, Sergio Garcia, and Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow.

Art in Moon Workshop
December 3 – 4, 3PM – 5PM – Yeelen Gallery, 294 NW 54th St
Art in Motion features a two-day series of art workshops to immerse, inspire, and empower local youth to become creative agents and artists of the future. Participants will create collages and paintings around the central theme, “Street Art Culture and Pop Culture.” Registration info: monicawatkins@gmail.com or (832) 741-4657. Space is limited, and RSVP is required by Dec 1.

Vernissage
December 5, 10AM – 12PM – Little Haiti Cultural Complex, 260 NE 59th Terr
The preview event for the Borderless Caribbean exhibit presented by the Board of Directors of the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance.

 

 

Prizm

December 5 – 7

Miami Center for Architecture & Design, 100 NE 1st ave, Miami
Art Basel hours: 10AM – 5PM
Dec 8 – 22 weekday hours: 10AM – 5PM

Opening VIP Preview & Reception
Thursday, December 4, 7PM – 10PM
Prizm, MoCADA Museum, and Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation co-host the opening of the 2nd annual Prizm Art Fair with an evening of cocktails with exhibiting artists: T. Eliott Mansa, Amber Robles Gordon, Briana McCarthy, Asser Saint-Val, Frank Frazier, Gary L. Moore, and Johnnie Bess. Tunes provided by producer, composer, and curator King Britt.
RSVP ($10 donation accepted): eventbrite.com/e/prizm-opening-reception-tickets-13956904477

Lecture Panel | Art: Agent of Change
Saturday, December 6, 10AM – 12PM
Discussion on how art serves as an agent of change in Miami and how our panelists are working to create sustainable communities with art as their medium. Our estimable guests include:

  • Dr.George N’Namdi: Director of N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
  • Dr.Willie Logan: President and CEO of Opa-locka Community Development Corporation
  • Tracey Robertson-Carter: Executive Director of South Florida Cares Mentoring Movement
  • Neil Ramsay: Arts and Entrepreneurship Consultant

Coffee and Waffles will be served by Mad Chiller Coffee. Presented by: OLCDC, Miami Center for Architecture and Design, and National Organization for Minority Architects South Florida Chapter.

Holiday Happy Hour
Friday, December 19, 6PM – 8PM
Join Prizm for the Holiday Season for a holiday happy hour. General admission $10, donations are accepted.

 

 

Urban Arts Week

November 20 – January 15, 2015

KROMA Art Space, 3670 Grand Ave, Coconut Grove

Urban Arts International Art Fair showcases over 25 international renowned artists within various disciplines examining the tussle and lure of the urban landscape and consists of KROMA Art Space and Iris PhotoCollective. Art Basel events feature five events in five days and an inclusive art gallery experience in the heart of historic Coconut Grove.

Trends: Shaping the Future of Art
Tuesday, December 2, 5:30PM
Urban Arts Week opening panel discussion about the newest trends in art, why they are trending, and best practices to engage young artists.

KROMA Opening & Afro-Cuban Jazz Fusion
Tuesday, December 2, 7PM
Exhibit preview with live music. Admission $20 for non-guests.

Lounge Art
Thursday, December 4
Welcome event of great conversations with artists and trendsetters. Music by local DJ.

Sunday Breeze Art  Brunch
Sunday, December 7, 12PM
Sunday brunch with live jazz performance and Caribbean sounds.

The Color of Art – The Game – Panel Discussion
Sunday, December 7, 3PM – 4:30PM
Lively panel discussion on the importance of production, purchase, and power of art by and for people of color.

 

 

Fusion MIA: Abstract Masters

Dec 3 – 7

Location: Mana Village Wynwood Pop-up gallery, corner of 2nd Ave and 22nd St
Gallery: 10AM – 10PM (free and open to the public)
BET Art Lounge: 4PM – 9PM daily (featuring BET’s top talent, screenings, panels, and community workshops highlighting “Art is Life” as a central theme)
Fusion After Dark: 10PM – 1AM
Info: Fusionmia.com

RSVP info: eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-fusion-mia-presents-the-bet-art-lounge-tickets-14238376367?

The 2nd annual Fusion MIA, an eclectic and critically-acclaimed exhibit curated by father son duo George and Jumanni Nnamdi in the Wynwood Arts District, exhibits the nation’s top African-American Abstract artists, including Howardena Pindell, Rashid Johnson, David Hammons, and Ed Clark.

BET Networks will host the BET Art Lounge showcasing live art, music, and film in an 11,000 square foot pop up tent that will be home to the BET Art Lounge and showcasing upcoming BET and Centric shows and projects. BET Art Lounge will include screenings, talent meet and greets, exhibits, live performances, and community outreach efforts with local high school students and today’s hottest artists. Cast members from the hottest BET and Centric shows such as Being Mary Jane, Nellyville, and Single Ladies will be highlighted during the weekend of festivities. Lecture series will be presented by local Universities that focus on the power and the global influence of black art.

Through My Lens Reception
Wednesday, December 3
Presented by Microsoft and Play to Win Foundation, Fusion MIA kicks off with the photo exhibit, Through My Lens, featuring the emotional and artistic photographs of 25 high school students from Allapattah and Overtown. Ticketed event.

BET Art Lounge: Being Mary Jane Presents “The Stacy Barthe Acoustic Experience”
Wednesday, December 3, 7:30PM – 8:30PM
Being Mary Jane kicks off the BET Art Lounge with Grammy-nominated song writer and musical talent Stacy Barthe. Stacy, a featured musician on the upcoming season of BMJ, is featured on multiple spots promoting the upcoming season of BMJ. BET executive Tamara Gregory will introduce the show via promo and performance. Free.

Fusion After Dark – Heat & Hawks Official After Party
Wednesday, December 3, 11PM – 2AM
Fusion MIA kicks off Art Basel festivities with a white Heat night at the official welcome to Miami party with special guest appearances by the Hawks and Heat players to party the night away after the game and experience Miami’s hottest DJs and muralists as they paint the town to hip hop beats. Hosted by DJ Irie. Admission $25; VIP $50

Fusion After Dark
Thursday, December 4, 10PM – 1AM
Ticketed event

BET Presents H.I.S. Celebrity Style
Thursday, December 4, 7:30PM – 8:30PM
An introduction to H.I.S. followed by a conversation and Q&A on fashion and more. H.I.S. BET is the new destination for Black men. The event will feature a conversation with the stylish men of BET and will feature Boris Kodjoe’s menswear line, Nelly’s new show (via promo) Nellyville, and B.J. Britt from Being Mary Jane. Miami DJ K Foxx from 103.5 The Beat will moderate the evening. Free.

2nd Annual Fly Beyond Awards Dinner
Friday, December 5 – Private reception & BET Pink Carpet: 6PM – 8PM; Awards Dinner: 8PM – 10PM; Party to follow
The event kicks off with a private BET pink carpet reception at 6:30pm and flows into an awards dinner at 8pm celebrating the lives and careers of Smithsonian curator Dr. Tuliza Fleming, artist and African-American art historian and scholar David Driskell and BET CEO Debra Lee for their love and commitment to the Arts sponsored by Grey Goose. Attendees for the private dinner will include artists, collectors, curators, business professionals, taste makers, trendsetters, and media. Ticketed event.

MVM Boutique Fashion Preview Breakfast
Friday, December 5, 9AM – 11AM – Fusion Mia Garden Lounge, NW 23rd St Between NW 2nd Ave & NW 3rd Ave
Fashion and art collides as MVM Miami Boutique hosts a special preview of the 2015 collections of designer, Leila Kashanipour, and famed designer, Jay Godfrey, while enjoying a gourmet brunch catered by celebrity Chef Amaris Jones.

Fusion After Dark
Friday, December 5, 10PM – 1AM
Ticketed event

BET Art Talk
Saturday, December 6, 11AM – 12PM
Art is Life conversation featuring Smithsonian curator Dr. Tuliza Fleming and African-American art scholar David Driskell.

BET Art Lounge
Saturday, December 6, 4PM – 7PM
Preview screenings of BET’s upcoming shows, talent meet and greets, and community panels. Free admission.

BET Presents Book of Negros
Saturday, December 6, 6PM – 7PM
Gather for an introduction of the Book of Negroes via a 3-5 minute trailer followed by a conversation and Q&A with Clement Virgo, Book of Negroes Director, and Ajunanue Ellis, star of Book of Negroes. The discussion will be centered around the origin and historical relevance of the Book of Negroes and the important and unique role of the lead character, Aminata Diallo, in this historical and epic mini-series coming to BET. Free

Centric Presents Single Ladies & The Art of Fashion
Saturday, December 6, 7:30PM – 8:30PM
Join an introduction to the Centric rebrand and the show via a promo followed by a conversation and Q&A on fashion and more. Centric, the first network designed for Black Women, presents Single Ladies with a conversation with Letoya Luckett.

Fusion After Dark ft Erykah Badu
Saturday, December 6, 10PM – 2AM
Headliner Market Group hosts BET’s Art lounge Wynwood pop-up gallery with music by DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown aka Erykah Badu. Admission $25; VIP $50. Tickets available at wantickets.com/Events/ShowEvent.aspx?eventId=172042

Fusion MIA Farewell Brunch & “The Black Renaissance” Fashion Show
Sunday, December 7, 11AM – 2PM
Hosted by Jill Tracy of Hot 105. Ticketed event.

A Caribbean Bazaar
Sunday, December 7, 2PM – 6PM
Presented by Cultures To Go featuring at the fashion show, “Black Renaissance.”

 

 

Haiti Contemporary – “Les Jacmelien IV”

December 4 – April 10, 2015

Haitian Heritage Museum, 4141 NE 2nd Ave, Design District

Internationally-renowned Haitian-American Artist Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre known for his dynamic blend of vibrant graffiti, folk, graphics, and multimedia will feature his neo, and abstract expressionism series in a solo exhibition at the Haitian Heritage Museum show entitled “Haiti Contemporary- Les Jacmelien IV.”

VIP Opening Show
Thursday, December 4, 6:30PM
The fourth in a series of the Haitian Heritage Museum’s Les Jacmelien exhibit opens up with a VIP reception. RSVP required at hhmevents@comcast.net. Guests are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy valued at $10 or more to benefit children in Haiti.

 

 

Black Art in America

December 4 – 7

Brisky Gallery, 130 NW 24th St, Wynwood

Opening Launch
Wednesday, December 3, 11PM – 1:30AM
Multiple events over four days will offer you the opportunity to experience stellar installation of visual artworks, exhibitions, performances, and events.

Mobile Media Lounge “Get Juked” Art Exhibit/Opening
Thursday, December 4, 5PM – 10PM

In The Paint – The Wade Collection 2014
Billi Kid curates a ground-breaking exhibition of original artworks created by three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade who transformed sections of the 2011 NBA All-Star Game basketball court into extraordinary works of art using only his natural brush, the basketball. “In The Paint” is an exhibition and event hosted by the Brisky Gallery, in association with the NBA, Dwyane Wade, and the Wade Foundation.

Black Art in America Exhibit
Friday, December 5, 2PM – 10PM

Black Art in America Exhibit
Saturday, December 6

  • Art Exhibition – 11am – 10pm
  • Black Art In America Member Signup and Workshop – 11am – 1pm
  • Discussion: Why Black Art in America?- 2pm – 3pm
  • The New Outsider Is In — who will be instrumental in creating new works for the arts market?
  • The Art of Collecting – 4pm – 7pm
  • Collectors Cocktail Party – 8pm – 10pm

 

 

AYITI Kriye

December 2 – 4

Yeelen Gallery, 294 NW 54th St, Miami

AYITI KRIYE is a series of new photographic works by French artist Jerome Soimaud created immediately after Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake. Soimaud incorporates photographs of religious ceremonies and those taken in the aftermath of the Haïtian earthquake on the ground in Port-au-Prince to create a cohesive, spiritual, and physical understanding of Haïti. Born in Paris in 1964, Jerome Soimaud’s work has shown extensively in the U.S., Belgium, and France.

AYITI KRIYE Artist Reception
December 4, 7PM – 10PM
Partial proceeds will be donated to Motion (AIM) and their Batey 106 Project and the Little Haiti Cultural Center.

 

 

Shifting the Paradigm: The Art of George Edozie

December 2 – 7

Museum of Contemporary Art of North Miami (MOCA), 770 NE 125th St, North Miami

Curated by Pr. Nzegwu and featuring contemporary artist, George Edozie, Shifting the Paradigm is designed to tear down aging but still prevalent concepts surrounding the creation, consumption and interpretation of contemporary that will include the Moca Breakfasts – an engagement with contemporary aesthetic issues by scholars, critics, and artists — Moca Moving Images, the series of film screenings, and a host of both public and private events surrounding the exhibition.

Opening Reception
Tuesday, December 2, 7PM
The opening reception to launch a week of activities at MOCA. Free for MOCA members; $25 for non-members. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/shifting-the-paradigm-the-art-of-george-edozie-tickets-13827631819.

Art Bastion Miami Hosts Exclusive V.I.P. Wine Reception for Art Showing of Private Collection by Russian Artist Boris Chetkov 2/21/15

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Art Bastion Miami Hosts Exclusive V.I.P. Wine Reception for Art Showing of Private Collection by Russian Artist Boris Chetkov
Saturday, 02/21/2015 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Opening-Invite-Hoffman-at-Art-Bastion-2Art Bastion
2085 NW 2nd Avenue, #104,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost:
RSVP required: rcastro@thedanaagency.com

Global art agency and gallery, Art Bastion Miami, will be showcasing an art exhibit of exclusive paintings from the ‘twice forgotten’ Russian colorist and fantastical realist, Boris Chetkov (1926 – 2010), February 21 – March 21, 2015. A V.I.P. wine reception will be hosted by Art Bastion Miami opening night on February 21st, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., where guests will enjoy complimentary cocktails and a selection of passed hors d’oeuvres will be served.

The Boris Chetkov: Portraits exhibition consists of the largest private collection of many never-before-seen paintings by Chetkov, owned by collector Peter Hoffman, Jr., founder of the Hoffman Art Institute.

Opening the exhibition will be Russian art historian and broadcast journalist, Rosie Rockel, who has co-curated this thought-provoking exhibit with the Hoffman Art Institute. Ms. Rosie Rockel regularly presents arts coverage and is considered one of the leading critical voices on Russian 20th century and contemporary art.

Mr. Peter Hoffman, Jr., will be inaugurating the show, in addition to local and international Modern Art experts. They will consider the techniques and lasting relevance of Chetkov’s portraits, that depict the duality – public and private persona – and duplicity that living under communism engenders, a highly relevant topic in Miami today.

Spanning three decades, Boris Chetkov: Portraits, brings together 20 important works from the zenith of Chetkov’s long career working in Russia during one of the most tumultuous periods in 20th-century history. The exhibition includes bold works created during Khrushchev’s Thaw of the 1960s, through his years painting in secret while working officially as a glass artist, up to his paintings made during the liberal glasnost years of the 1980s.

Art Bastion was founded by internationally recognized art collector and curator, Sebastiano Varoli, with the mission of discovering and representing artists around the world and introducing their artwork to broader audiences. Varoli has collaborated with renowned art initiatives ranging from the Musée D’Orsay in Paris to the Royal Ballet in London and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice.

Boris Chetkov: Portraits Exhibition will be open to the public February 21 – March 21, 2015
Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

2015 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show 2/12/15-2/16/15

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2015 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show
Premier Day: Thursday, February 12th – 10 am – 6 pm
Miamarina at BaysideFriday, February 13th – 10 am – 8 pm
Saturday, February 14th – 10 am – 8 pm
Sunday, February 15th – 10 am – 8 pm
Monday, February 16th – 10 am – 6 pm
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Open from 9 am – 6 pm daily
The Yacht & Power Boat Show at Sea Isle Marina (no ticket required for this location)
1635 N. Bayshore Drive
Miami, FL 33132

Open from 10 am – 6 pm daily
Strictly Sail Miami at Miamarina at Bayside
400 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132

Admission:
Premier Day (February 12): $35
Adults (16 and older): $20
Five-day adult pass (Good all five days of the show): $85
Two-day adult pass (valid Feb. 12-16): $35
Youth 15 and under get in free (must be accompanied by an adult).
One ticket is good for all sites (includes free access to shuttle bus and water taxi).

For more information and advance ticket purchase, visit www.MiamiBoatShow.com.
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram: #MiamiBoatShow and #StrictlySailMiami

World’s premier boating event is hub for newest innovations, big boat debuts and marine technologies

Thousands of companies are preparing to introduce the recreational boating industry’s newest innovations next month as more than 100,000 boating enthusiasts from around the globe flock to Miami for one of the world’s largest boating events. The annual Progressive® Insurance Miami International Boat Show®, taking place February 12-16, 2015, spans three locations and will feature one-of-a-kind boat debuts, the latest marine gadgets and accessories galore.

Whether a buyer or dreamer, the 2015 Miami Boat Show is THE place to discover the best in boating. This year’s “best in show” features everything from the largest sailing yacht to ever visit the show and a hybrid GPS device, to the debut of the world’s largest center console fishing boat, a “green” yacht powered by natural gas, and an inflatable stand up paddleboard:

The unveiling of the world’s largest center console – HydraSports Custom 53’ Sueños.
The TOTO 110′ Palmer Johnson Sailing Yacht, one of the largest sailing yachts to ever be displayed at the boat show (docked at Strictly Sail at Miamarina at Bayside).
With the increasing popularity of stand up paddle boarding (SUP), Rynkel Inc. will debut the inflatable AIRHEAD Super Stable Standup Paddleboard, ideal for beginners, intermediates and larger riders.

The newest Garmin – navigate from land to sea on one device. In marine mode, the GPSMAP 640 provides tides and currents, depth contours, port plans, marine services and points of interest, while in automotive mode, the GPSMAP 640 announces street names with spoken turn-by-turn directions pulled from the preloaded City Navigator NT road maps for North America.

Record 97 new boating products honored for innovation – Show-goers can get a first glimpse at some of the industry’s best new products, recognized through the boat show’s Innovation Awards, which honor manufacturers and suppliers who bring new products to market. This year’s program received the highest amount of entries on record.
The new Accessory Pavilion, located outside the Miami Beach Convention Center, will showcase thousands of the latest boating gadgets and gear, plus engines and electronics from more than 85 companies.

Get green by learning more about sustainable, eco-friendly options such as the Intrepid 327 Center Console – the first hybrid yacht powered by natural gas.

Elevate – A day of workshops and activities for being Nicer 2/22/15

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Elevate. A day of workshops & activities for being Nicer.
Sunday, 02/22/2015 – 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
ELEVATEFBadMiami Beach Botanical Garden
831 Ninth Street,
Miami BEach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $30 in advance.

A day of Lifting your mind, body, spirit and social well-being.
Being A Better Person – through what we eat, how we take care of ourselves, how we treat ourselves and how we treat others. Many of us find some, most or all of these topics difficult to follow in our daily lives. Add the pressures of family, peers, ageing, economy and surroundings, and it often becomes overwhelming.
Join Unity Coalition|Coalicion Unida, the first and only organization for the Latino|Hispanic|LGBTQ Community since 2002, for a Day Of Being Nicer.

Attendees may choose from a variety of 1 and 2 hour workshops and activities throughout the day, including:
Guest Speaker: John J. McNeill | Father John McNeill was expelled from the Jesuit order for being openly gay, was a prisoner of war during WWII, co-founder of SAGE and with partner for 49 years. Sharing excerpts of Taking a Chance on God (a documentary about his life).
Welcome breakfast and healthy lunch, courtesy of Whole Foods
– Yoga and Meditation in the Garden with Joseph Armstrong
– Health and Wellness Fair | Agencies, organizations and vendors will have tables in main room to promote their services.
– Nutrition and You, sponsored by Care Resource, with nutritionist Rogoberto Ng
– Choose Your Life Choices – Quantumly with and Gus Briand
– Tools For Being Happier and Less Toxic with life coach Thea Sommer
– Painting in the Garden with David Sexton
– Personal Growth Through Poetry with Caridad Moro
– Socializing and Dating 101 with David Kessler, LCSW
– Trans Understanding and Support with Aryah Lester and Arianna Lint
– Annie Appleseed Project | Healthy ways to reduce Cancer risk, reduce recurrences, toxicities of conventional therapies and to introduce alternative treatments
– Spirituality, Faith and being LGBT with Harold Sloan-Marrero (Miami Beach Community Church), Rabbi Tom Heyn (Temple Israel) Lazarus Miles (olorisha) ordained Lukumi priest, and other faith leaders discuss what different faiths say, and don’t say, about homosexuality.
– Reiki and Kigong with Tony Salvetti
– Urban Habitat | Learning and caring for native plants with Howard Tonkin
– Creating Cocktails from the Garden with Hiro
– Elevate Tea Dance with DJ Miik – 8o’s music – easy listening, socializing)

Love is Blind Happy Hour 2/2/15

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Love is Blind Happy Hour
Monday, 02/02/2015 – 04:00 pm – 09:00 pm
unnamed-1Love is Blind
225 Altara Avenue,
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Come to the hottest Happy Hour in Coral Gables! Monday thru Fridays from 4:00-9:00 p.m. Enjoy Happy Hour specials and half off drinks. The perfect spot to come unwind after work or with your friends and family.

Valentine’s Day at The Trapiche Room 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Day at The Trapiche Room
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 06:00 pm – 10:30 pm
valentines-dayThe Trapiche Room
1109 Brickell Avenue Miami, FL,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost:

The JW Marriott Miami’s Executive Chef, Alex Paz, invites couples to the Trapiche Room to enjoy an exquisite Valentine’s Day Tasting Menu featuring Beausoleil Oysters, Hudson Valley Duck, Coho Salmon poached in Sumantra honey butter, and more. The delectable experience finalizes with a decadent chocolate soufflé. Available from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 14th, the romantic dinner is priced at $80 per person with the option of wine pairings for an additional $25. For reservations, please visit http://www.opentable.com or call (305) 329-3500.

2015 JITG Women’s Impact Conference and Luncheon 3/20/15

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2015 JITG Women’s Impact Conference & Luncheon
Friday, 03/20/2015 – 08:00 am – 04:00 pm
10897975_10152518287476372_7453592287792512975_nMiramar Cultural Center
2400 Civic Center Place,
Miramar, Florida 33025
Webpage Link
Cost:

In honor of Women’s History Month and in conjunction with the 10th Annual Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival, the City of Miami Gardens will host the 2015 WOMEN’S IMPACT CONFERENCE & LUNCHEON. Originally created in 2010 by Former City of Miami Gardens’ Mayor, Shirley Gibson. At the conference, women of varied races, creed and cultures are exposed to ideas and strategies for how to take time for self-discovery; essential activities associated with inspiration and motivation; and encourage women to live centered and complete lives by taking advantage of all of life’s endless possibilities. Attendees will be entertained and engaged, as distinguished experts deliver powerful tips, tools and information on topics to inspire women. This highly anticipated, and usually “sold-out” event, will take place at the beautiful property of Miramar Cultural Center, Miramar Florida from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm on Friday, March 20th, 2015.

The Jupiter Circle Inaugural Workshop Series 2/24/15

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The Jupiter Circle Inaugural Workshop Series
Tuesday, 02/24/2015 – 09:30 am – 12:00 pm
download-520x440Arts + Entertainment District
90 NE 17th St, Miami, Florida 33132,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: http://aedistrictmiami.com/calendar/the-jupiter-circle-1st-workshop/

The Jupiter Circle hosts their first complimentary workshop in a series that will walk you through the pillars of a successful social media presence. This workshop will outline the considerations + practical tactics to set up a social media strategy, including choosing the right platforms, developing content + measuring success.

Complimentary caffeinated sips + bites provided by Alaska Coffee Roasting.

RSVP required: RSVP@aedistrictmiami.com.

The Filling Station (Unit 1015)
90 NE 17th ST.

Sunday Sessions 2/8/15

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Sunday Sessions
Sunday, 02/08/2015 – 02/07/2016 11:00 am – 04:00 pm
Sunday-SessionsSole on the Ocean
17315 Collins Ave,
North Miami Beach, Florida 33160
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Enjoy live performances by reggae sensations Junior Jazz and Bradley Brown, tunes by Monsieur Zozzon, $10 Paella, drinks specials and more all beachside at Sole on the Ocean each and every Sunday! #SundaySessions

Music Monday: Eat & Beats #CulturalRiptides

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eatsandbeatsWe’ve been thinking about ideas and events – new companies that are combining all of the artistries to create spaces for diverse groups of food, people, music.  

We haven’t gone to check this scene out, but we think its worth investigating. 

Salud! 

Eats & Beats

Eats & Beats is the answer to those looking for an amazing food and wine event without the red velvet stanchion presence that one now expects at food events. The goal was to create an event that will not only satisfy the palate but also stimulate all of the senses. Comprised of a unique team of local hospitality and event consultants, the team behind this new Miami addition all bring unique elements to the equation ultimately, making the experience unique and of value to attendees coming out with “foodie” expectations. None other than Miami’s own DJ Irie put together the musical elements which included local DJ’s and bands adding a perfect ambiance to this fabulous affair.

Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge 2/19/15

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Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge!
Thursday, 02/19/2015 – 02/20/2015 09:00 pm – 02:00 am
10171048_10152312973233827_5921916376307917959_nMoca Cafe & Lounge
738 Ne 125th st,
miami, Florida 33160
Facebook Link
Cost: $6

Salsa & Bachata Thursdays sets the trend of the weekend in social dancing entertainment. During the month of January we will be celebrating the 2nd year anniversary with the best dance performances and shows. Great Guest DJ’s.

REMEMBER our Free Salsa Lesson starts at 9pm-10:00pm With Dvice Lds (Latin Dance Studio) very own Dominic Melendez!

Then, we Transform into an Underground Latin Lounge with DJ Puerto Rican Pete and Guest !!!

It’s 18 to PARTY! 21 to DRINK!

Entrance is in the Rear! Parking is FREE!

Ladies FREE B4 10:00pm. Ladies Please DRESS to IMPRESS!

Cover: Only $6!

We Set the Trend for the Weekend!

So Tell a Friend! Bring a Friend! Send A Friend!

6th Annual Valentine Masquerade Ball & Aquarian Birthday Bash 2/13/15

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6th Annual Valentine Masquerade Ball & Aquarian Birthday Bash
Friday, 02/13/2015 – 02/14/2015 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
10906192_10204622108171120_1308668014214664906_n1Yuca Lounge
501 Lincoln rd,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Facebook Link
Cost: $10

Salsa Fever, Negro Fino & Puerto Rican Pete present:
The 6th Annual Valentines Masquerade Party
And Aquarian Birthday Bash!!!!

ALL AQUARIANS GETS IN FREE!
THAT”S RIGHT NO COVER!!!!
We Provide FREE Masks!
( Feel Free to Bring your own if you wish)

LIVE PERFORMANCE By nuevolution and Elite International!!!!

It’s Gonna Be A BLAST!

Cover:
$10

AWESOME Latin Music With Miami’s Finest DJ Puerto Rican Pete & Guest

21+ to Drink!!!!
Tell a Friend!
Bring a Friend!!
Send a Friend!!!

Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge! 2/26/15

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Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge!
Thursday, 02/26/2015 – 02/27/2015 09:00 pm – 02:00 am
1600978_10204721334611719_3968401054276781196_nMoca Cafe & Lounge
738 Ne 125th st,
miami, Florida 33160
Facebook Link
Cost: $6

Salsa & Bachata Thursdays sets the trend of the weekend in social dancing entertainment. During the month of January we will be celebrating the 2nd year anniversary with the best dance performances and shows. Great Guest DJ’s.

REMEMBER our Free Salsa Lesson starts at 9pm-10:00pm With Dvice Lds (Latin Dance Studio) very own Dominic Melendez!

Then, we Transform into an Underground Latin Lounge with DJ Puerto Rican Pete and Guest !!!

It’s 18 to PARTY! 21 to DRINK!

Entrance is in the Rear! Parking is FREE!
Ladies FREE B4 10:00pm. Ladies Please DRESS to IMPRESS!
Cover: Only $6!

We Set the Trend for the Weekend!
So Tell a Friend! Bring a Friend! Send A Friend!

Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge! 2/12/15

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Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge!
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 02/13/2015 09:00 pm – 02:00 am
10151794_10152316421833827_3129640763081441667_nMoca Cafe & Lounge
738 Ne 125th st,
miami, Florida 33160
Facebook Link
Cost: $6

Salsa & Bachata Thursdays sets the trend of the weekend in social dancing entertainment. During the month of January we will be celebrating the 2nd year anniversary with the best dance performances and shows. Great Guest DJ’s.

REMEMBER our Free Salsa Lesson starts at 9pm-10:00pm With Dvice Lds (Latin Dance Studio) very own Dominic Melendez!

Then, we Transform into an Underground Latin Lounge with DJ Puerto Rican Pete and Guest !!!

It’s 18 to PARTY! 21 to DRINK!

Entrance is in the Rear! Parking is FREE!
Ladies FREE B4 10:00pm. Ladies Please DRESS to IMPRESS!
Cover: Only $6!

We Set the Trend for the Weekend!
So Tell a Friend! Bring a Friend! Send A Friend!

Sizzling Salsa Wednesday at Martini Bar Gulfstream 2/4/15

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Sizzling Salsa Wednesday @Martini Bar Gulfstream!
Wednesday, 02/04/2015 – 02/05/2015 09:00 pm – 02:00 am
Martini2martini bar gulfstream hallandale fl
601 Silks Run SUITE 2497,
hallandale, Florida 33009
Facebook Link
Cost: $5

A Power Pack Collaboration With Your Host …
Nelson Fritz and The “Miami Salsa Scene”!

We’re BACK!!!
Sizzling Salsa Wednesday!!!
The “ORIGINAL” Salsa Bachata Wednesday Party At Le Cafe…That We All Know And Love!!! And Where It All Started!!! NOW, You Can Relive Those Great Memories Again At Martini Bar Gulf Stream!

Featuring: One Of South FL Top DJ: DJ Charun Playing The BEST Latin Music!.. and Your Host Nelson Fritz aka Negro Fino!!!

Where?
At Martini Bar Gulf Stream:
601 Silks Run SUITE 2497 Hallandale Bch Fl 33009
With…
Drink Specials!
FREE Class At 9:15pm-10:30pm
FREE Parking!
FREE Before 10pm
Cover:$5

Back By Popular Demand!!!
Sizzling Salsa Wednesdays!!! At Martini Bar!!!

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Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge 2/12/15

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Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge!
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 02/13/2015 09:00 pm – 02:00 am
10401974_10152558773018827_3505130113014225535_nMoca Cafe & Lounge
738 Ne 125th st,
miami, Florida 33160
Facebook Link
Cost: $6

Salsa & Bachata Thursdays sets the trend of the weekend in social dancing entertainment. During the month of January we will be celebrating the 2nd year anniversary with the best dance performances and shows. Great Guest DJ’s.

REMEMBER our Free Salsa Lesson starts at 9pm-10:00pm With Dvice Lds (Latin Dance Studio) very own Dominic Melendez!

Then, we Transform into an Underground Latin Lounge with DJ Puerto Rican Pete and Guest !!!

It’s 18 to PARTY! 21 to DRINK!

Entrance is in the Rear! Parking is FREE!
Ladies FREE B4 10:00pm. Ladies Please DRESS to IMPRESS!
Cover: Only $6!

We Set the Trend for the Weekend!
So Tell a Friend! Bring a Friend! Send A Friend!

Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge /5/15

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Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Moca Lounge!
Thursday, 02/05/2015 – 02/06/2015 09:00 pm – 02:00 am
10620642_10203819729992167_3552626378703797091_nMoca Cafe & Lounge
738 Ne 125th st,
miami, Florida 33160
Facebook Link
Cost: $6

Salsa & Bachata Thursdays sets the trend of the weekend in social dancing entertainment. During the month of January we will be celebrating the 2nd year anniversary with the best dance performances and shows. Great Guest DJ’s.

REMEMBER our Free Salsa Lesson starts at 9pm-10:00pm With Dvice Lds (Latin Dance Studio) very own Dominic Melendez!

Then, we Transform into an Underground Latin Lounge with DJ Puerto Rican Pete and Guest !!!

It’s 18 to PARTY! 21 to DRINK!

Entrance is in the Rear! Parking is FREE!
Ladies FREE B4 10:00pm. Ladies Please DRESS to IMPRESS!
Cover: Only $6!

We Set the Trend for the Weekend!
So Tell a Friend! Bring a Friend! Send A Friend!

2015 St. Stephen’s Art Show Poster Unveiling 2/5/15

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2015 St. Stephen’s Art Show Poster Unveiling
Thursday, 02/05/2015 – 05:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Art-Show-Logo-Large1St Stephen’s Episcopal Church l Nepenthe Garden
2750 McFarlane Road,
Coconut Grove, Florida 33133
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Please join us in the Nepenthe Garden for a complimentary event to unveil this year’s commemorative show poster and celebrate award-winning photographer, Bob Green from Winter Park Florida.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 3rd to daisy@sseds.org

Music by the Solar Dogs, gourmet bites by Sidewalk Salads, beverages provided by Coca-Cola®, Stella Artois, Heineken & Copa Wines

Valentine’s Day Concert at Fairchild 2/14/15

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Valentine’s Day Concert at Fairchild
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Valentines-Day-Concert-Event-PhotoFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road,
Coral Gables, Florida 33156
Webpage Link
Cost: $75 for non-members, $60 for members, $20 for ages 6-17, free for ages 5 and under; $175 for non-member reserved tables, $150 for member reserved tables

Immerse yourself in the romantic sounds of jazz by legendary musician Arturo Sandoval surrounded by a lush tropical landscape at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s annual Valentine’s Day Concert.

Originally from Cuba, Arturo Sandoval is a Grammy Award-winning musician and composer known for his performances of jazz and classical music. He is a renowned trumpet player and often incorporates Latin influences into traditional jazz.

Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:00 p.m., rain or shine. Guests can set blankets and picnic baskets on the lawn or reserve private tables that include wine and a dinner buffet.

Kiwanis Of Little Havana Now Accepting Recipe Submissions For The Annual Winn-Dixie Carnaval Miami Cooking Contest 3/5/15

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Kiwanis Of Little Havana Now Accepting Recipe Submissions For The Annual Winn-Dixie Carnaval Miami Cooking Contest
Thursday, 03/05/2015 – 06:00 pm – 08:30 pm
DSCN0014Winn-Dixie Store #251
3275 SW 22nd St.,
Miami, Florida 33145
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Kiwanis of Little Havana, together with Winn-Dixie stores, invites aspiring chefs to participate in the Annual Winn-Dixie Carnaval Miami Cooking Contest, one of the most popular food competitions in South Florida. Culinary aficionados will have the opportunity to showcase their creativity against other food enthusiasts during a fun and competitive contest. Six participants will be chosen to compete for a variety of cash prizes, as well as the title of Winn-Dixie Carnaval Miami Cooking Contest Winner.

Contestants must develop an eight-serving recipe using any two of the following Winn-Dixie Own Brand products listed below:

Winn-Dixie Snack Nuts
Winn & Lovette Coffee
Winn-Dixie Crackers
Chek Soda
Winn-Dixie Mango Peach Salsa
Winn & Lovette Artisan Bread
Hickory Sweet Bacon
Prestige Ice Cream 

NOTE: All submissions must be submitted or postmarked by Monday, February 23. Contest participants will be selected based on creativity by a panel of judges and notified if they are chosen to participate.

To download an application or for more information, please visit http://carnavalmiami.com/index.php/events/cooking-contest or call (305) 644-8888.

Exquisite Writing: Poets Write Memoir with Neil de la Flor 2/26/15

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Exquisite Writing: Poets Write Memoir with Neil de la Flor
Thursday, 02/26/2015 – 03/19/2015 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
center-facebook-header-851x3152MDC Wolfson Campus
300 NE 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $100.00

In this poetry workshop, participants will be guided in using surrealist techniques to unearth ideas, images, textures and colors in order to revive memories in vivid detail. These techniques will be used to enrich our writing and make our personal stories come to life. This workshop is recommended for writers who enjoy word-play and are not afraid of experimentation. Format will include individual and collaborative work.

Miami, January 2015 –The Center for Writing and Literature Miami Dade College (The Center @ MDC), announced their spring 2015 creative writing course offerings. The Center’s non-Credit creative writing courses are offered throughout the year, giving aspiring writers the opportunity to receive critique and encouragement from published authors with extensive teaching experience.

The intensive workshops on fiction, nonfiction and poetry, as well as lunchtime readings and manuscript consultations. All workshops will be offered at MDC’s Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave and the MDC Museum of Art + Design, Freedom Tower both in downtown Miami.
Also, stay tune for the news on The Writer’s Institute. From May 6 through the 9, 2015, The Center for Writing and Literature will offer four days of intensive workshops on fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and publishing at Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College.
Space is limited. Register as soon as possible to secure your space. Payment must be received at time of registration and must have cleared at least five business days prior to the first day of class. Please note registration deadlines for each course.
To register and for complete details on the 2015 Spring Writing Courses, please visit http://www.flcenterlitarts.com/site/programs/writing/creative-writing.html

Wynwood ArtWalk Valentine’s Edition 2/14/15

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Wynwood ArtWalk Valentine’s Edition
Sunday, 02/14/2015 – 02/14/2015 05:00 pm – 12:00 am
Art-Walk-Valentine-LogoWynwood Arts District
2250 NW 2 AVE,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

Singles rejoice! This Valentine’s Day is all about them. ArtWalk, the center of Second Saturday Art Walk, is hosting the largest, free Valentine’s Day party this February 14th in the heart of Wynwood.

There’s a good chance that people will spot the love of their lives dancing to live music or roaming The Big Tent, while perusing live art displays. No worries if they’re shy and can’t break the ice? A street artist will get them involved in a titillating art lesson that will unleash their hidden creativity and keep the conversation going.

This Valentine’s Day, why bother with over-priced restaurants and over-flowing movie theaters?! ArtWalk will have 30 food trucks, several bars fully equipped with liquid courage, and a live video DJ to turn the heat up. This Valentine’s Day, singles unite at ArtWalk — where hook ups are free!

February 14, 2015
5:00 PM and goes ALL night

In the heart of Wynwood right on the main artery, NW 2nd Avenue.
(For GPS, use 2250 NW 2 AVE, Miami, Fl 33127)

No tickets needed. The event is FREE. ArtWalk is brought to you by the folks behind Wynwood Life and Basel House. For updates and information, follow them on Twitter and Instagram at WynwoodLife.

Grillin’ in the Grove 3/8/15

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Grillin’ in the Grove
Sunday, 03/08/2015 – 03/08/2015 11:00 am – 07:00 pm
LOGOPeacock Park
2820 McFarlane Road,
Coconut Grove, Florida 33133
Webpage Link
Cost: $15/adults – Kids 12/under Free

Miami weather is great year round, but in March, that’s when we start grilling. To kick off the season, Grillin’ in the Grove, a family friendly event with activities for all ages, will tempt your taste buds with a myriad of BBQ offerings ranging from American styles to international. Whether you’re itching for some Memphis, Texas or Kansas City barbecue or the well known Brazilian Churrasco and Argentine Parrillada, Grillin’ in the Grove will have it all.

Bring a lawn chair and umbrella to enjoy the barbecue prepared by a variety of local restaurants, while listening to live music. The price of food will vary depending on the vendor, but the event is free for kids 12 and under. In addition, all the rides at the Family Fun Zone will be complimentary. The adults can head over to The Pit, a pop-up sports bar offering liquor and flat screens for the sports fanatic in all of us.

What would a festival be without some friendly competition?! Grillin’ in the Grove has lined up two contests. The Best Backyard Burger, aimed at all the home-grillers out there, and The Greatest Grill contest geared towards restaurants, that will battle it out for the festival’s first place bragging rights. Festival goers can also check out one of six cooking workshops hosted by the festival, where expert chefs will cover a BBQ specialty. Not only will they be available for a Q&A session after the workshop, but lucky members of the audience will get to taste their wonderful creations. Seating is limited, so get to these workshops early.

Pre-purchase entry tickets for $15 at www.grillininthegrove.com or $20 at the door! Other entry ticket options include:

• Family Pack ($25) – Includes two Adult tickets and children under 12 are free. Save and buy the family pack. Food and beverage not included.
• VIP BBQ Experience ($65) – Only 500 will be sold. Includes: Private entrance (no lines), Access to VIP Bar, Complimentary Beer (no liquor), Complimentary BBQ Menu.

Sprung! Spring Beer Festival 3/7/15

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Sprung! Spring Beer Festival
Saturday, 03/07/2015 – 03/07/2015 02:30 pm – 07:00 pm
sprung-logo_transparent-backgroundPeacock Park
2820 McFarlane Road,
Coconut Grove, Florida 33133
Webpage Link
Cost: $40-$90

Grovetoberfest’s little sister will kick Spring into high gear on Saturday, March 7th. Her name is Sprung!, and she’s all grown up and poised to feature over 200 Spring and Summer ales in the heart of Coconut Grove from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Peacock Park.

4,000 beer fans will “get sprung” on unlimited samplings of New Belgium, Founder’s, SweetWater, Green Flash, Sierra Nevada, Brooklyn Brewery, Kona, Magic Hat, Shiner, Shipyard, Harpoon, Blue Moon and many others will showcase their spring and summer ales. There will also be a complete lineup of Florida beers from Schnebly, Cigar City, Tequesta Brewing and Florida Beer, along with local breweries such as Hialeah Brewing, Funky Buddha, Wynwood Brewing, and M.I.A. Beer enthusiasts will also be treated to a selection not available in South Florida, and in keeping with tradition, the homebrew section will showcase brews created by locals who are passionate about their beer. Keep an eye on these brewers, because more often than none, they end up opening a brewery of their own.

Sprung! will also bring back the Orange Pride Games Arena & Bar — a dedicated game section, which includes the ever-popular Human Bowling, Corn Hole, Giant Jenga, Beer Pong, and Mega Twister. The Bougainvillea’s Music Stage will feature live music, and The Gold Coast Beverage Distributor Culinary Experience will pair beer with the talents of four local chefs.

Pre-purchase tickets by visiting www.IGotSprung.com or calling (305)461-2700
$40 – General Admission (4PM entry)
$70 – Beer Socialite (3PM entry + souvenir bag with swag)
$90 – VIP (2:30 PM entry, VIP Lounge with special selection of food & beer and air-conditioned bathrooms)

Be Heard – Creating, Recording and Exploiting Your Music 2/12/15

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Be Heard – Creating, Recording and Exploiting Your Music
Thursday, February 12th, 6pm
beheardBall and Chain
1513 SW 8th street
Little Havana, Miami, FL
Complimentary Admission

The second music event from the Miami-Dade County Film and Entertainment Advisory Board is coming. The event will be a panel on recording music and the state of the industry with the heads and CEO’s of some of the biggest labels and studios, producers, engineers, musicians and more, with a special live music performance by one of Miami’s best. It will cover:

-Home studio vs major studio.
-What are labels looking for from an artist today?
-Should records be radio ready and the state of the industry?

Panelists:
-Steve Gibb- Guitarist/Vocalist for Barry Gibb, formerly of Black Label Society, Crowbar and Kingdom of Sorrow
-Ted Lucas- CEO of Slip and Slide Records
-Matt Knoble- Engineer/Producer, Lenny Kravitz
-Nir Seroussi- President of Sony Latin America

Live performance by Feneiva, one of the New Times top ten of all time from Miami.
Happy Hour and networking from 6-7 Panel at 7 Performance after

If you’re a musician, know a musician or do anything in the entertainment industry really, this will be a great one, so we hope to see you there!

Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days 3/7/15

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Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days
Saturday, 03/07/2015 – 12:30 pm – 02:30 pm
A4L LAS PopUp Flyer Virrick 5x7 5x7 FINALElizabeth Virrick Park
3255 Plaza Street,
MIAMI, Florida 33133
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Join us for Arts for Learning’s Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days!
Free Dance classes for the whole family, featuring A4L Teaching Artist, dancer & choreographer Marisol Blanco!

Dance sessions will be held every Saturday from
January 31st – March 7th from 12:30 – 2:30 pm at
Elizabeth Virrick Park (3255 Plaza Street, Miami, FL 33133).

Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days 2/28/15

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Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days
Saturday, 02/28/2015 – 12:30 pm – 02:30 pm
A4L LAS PopUp Flyer Virrick 5x7 5x7 FINALElizabeth Virrick Park
3255 Plaza Street,
MIAMI, Florida 33133
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Join us for Arts for Learning’s Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days!
Free Dance classes for the whole family, featuring A4L Teaching Artist, dancer & choreographer Marisol Blanco!

Dance sessions will be held every Saturday from
January 31st – March 7th from 12:30 – 2:30 pm at
Elizabeth Virrick Park (3255 Plaza Street, Miami, FL 33133).

Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days 2/21/15

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Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days
Saturday, 02/21/2015 – 12:30 pm – 02:30 pm
A4L LAS PopUp Flyer Virrick 5x7 5x7 FINALElizabeth Virrick Park
3255 Plaza Street,
MIAMI, Florida 33133
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Join us for Arts for Learning’s Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days!
Free Dance classes for the whole family, featuring A4L Teaching Artist, dancer & choreographer Marisol Blanco!

Dance sessions will be held every Saturday from
January 31st – March 7th from 12:30 – 2:30 pm at
Elizabeth Virrick Park (3255 Plaza Street, Miami, FL 33133).

Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days 2/14/15

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Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 12:30 pm – 02:30 pm
A4L LAS PopUp Flyer Virrick 5x7 5x7 FINALElizabeth Virrick Park
3255 Plaza Street,
MIAMI, Florida 33133
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Join us for Arts for Learning’s Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days!
Free Dance classes for the whole family, featuring A4L Teaching Artist, dancer & choreographer Marisol Blanco!

Dance sessions will be held every Saturday from
January 31st – March 7th from 12:30 – 2:30 pm at
Elizabeth Virrick Park (3255 Plaza Street, Miami, FL 33133).

Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days 2/7/15

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Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days
Saturday, 02/07/2015 – 12:30 pm – 02:30 pm
A4L LAS PopUp Flyer Virrick 5x7 5x7 FINALElizabeth Virrick Park
3255 Plaza Street,
MIAMI, Florida 33133
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Join us for Arts for Learning’s Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days!
Free Dance classes for the whole family, featuring A4L Teaching Artist, dancer & choreographer Marisol Blanco!

Dance sessions will be held every Saturday from
January 31st – March 7th from 12:30 – 2:30 pm at
Elizabeth Virrick Park (3255 Plaza Street, Miami, FL 33133).

Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days 1/31/15

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Arts for Learning Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days
Saturday, 01/31/2015 – 12:30 pm – 02:30 pm
A4L LAS PopUp Flyer Virrick 5x7 5x7 FINALElizabeth Virrick Park
3255 Plaza Street,
Miami, Florida 33133
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Join us this Saturday for A4L’s Lewis Arts Studio Pop-Up Family Arts Days!
Free Dance classes for the whole family, featuring A4L Teaching Artist, dancer & choreographer Marisol Blanco!

Dance sessions will be held every Saturday from
January 31st – March 7th from 12:30 – 2:30 pm at
Elizabeth Virrick Park (3255 Plaza Street, Miami, FL 33133).

Where to Be: 1.30.15 to 2.5.15

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En Concierto 1/30/15

En Concierto
Sunday, 01/30/2015 – 01/31/2015 09:00 pm –
10484591_10155051767680398_7841615355258776898_oCubaOcho
1465 SW 8th St,,
Miami, Florida 33135
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $20.00

CubaOcho and Mia 1450 am

Celebrates the new year with the first concert performance of 2015

Friday January 30, in CubaOcho

The ‘ VOICE ‘
Barbara Alonso
In concert

General Admission $12.00
Early VIP $ 20.00 at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/en-concierto-tickets-15072212393

VIP at the door $35
General at the door $15

CubaOcho, 1465 SW 8 St
Reservations ( 305 )-285-5880

 

Explore like a Local: Homestead Tour with The New Tropic 1/31/15

Explore like a Local: Homestead Tour with The New Tropic
Saturday, 01/31/2015 – 01/31/2015 11:00 am – 06:00 pm
NewTropic_ExploreLocal2The New Tropic
100 NE 2nd Street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $55

Join us for a field trip to Homestead, where we’ll learn about the orchid industry, taste and tour the incredible agriculture that grows in South Florida, and wrap it all up with a backyard BBQ at a family run tilapia farm.

We’ll be leaving from downtown Miami with our magic sweet school bus, in true field trip fashion. We’ll have food and drink (juice boxes!) on the way, and we’ll have activities to meet your fellow wanderers. Perhaps a sing-along or two. No permission slips needed. Though you do need a ticket.

We’ll meet up at 11:00AM on Saturday morning and will return to downtown Miami at 6:00PM.

 

Second Annual Super Bowl Party at Tongue & Cheek 2/1/15

Second Annual Super Bowl Party at Tongue & Cheek!
Sunday, 02/01/2015 – 06:30 pm –
T-and-CTongue & Cheek
431 Washington Avenue,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Watch the big game at Tongue & Cheek this Feb. 1st! Cheer on your team with food and drink specials at your favorite Miami Beach spot.

Enjoy $35 unlimited Super Bowl menu and $50 open bar. Or do both for just $75! The restaurant’s regular a la carte and happy hour menus are also available.

New England vs. Seattle….who will win! Kick off is at 6:30 p.m.

 Abstract Music All Stars 2/2/15

Live Music in Bar/Club
The Abstract Music All Stars features Inlight Music, Sicksdot Sanchez, Rony Joseph, Anastia Johnson, Josh Lebang, Supreme, Ja Rika and many more.
Ages: 21 and over
Price: $10

Vernáculo 2/3/15

Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) presents exclusively a newly-commissioned music video by producer collective Future Brown.

 Vernáculo comes from Future Brown’s debut album on Warp Records slated for release February 23/24, 2015.  Appropriating the advertising language of global beauty brands like L’Oreal and Revlon, “Vernaculo” is an exercise in capitalist surrealism. The video first debuted live at the museum’s official Art Basel Miami Beach celebration, PAMM Presents Future Brown featuring Kelela, A DIS Magazine + THV Entertainment Production.

 

Futurestates 2/4/15

Futurestates
Wednesday, 02/04/2015 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
24x36posterOutlined-013O Cinema
90 Northwest 29th Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost:

What will America look like in 10, 15, even 20 years? Futurestates, the revolutionary series produced by ITVS, has been proposing answers to these questions since 2010. For its fifth and final season, Futurestates is presented as an immersive online video experience featuring short films that imagine robots with feelings, what education looks like in a wired world, and the future of prisons and our penal system. The central question at the heart of Futurestates is how technologies we may take for granted have a profound effect on our capacity to feel, create, live… and be human.

 The Big Read Kick Off with Peniel Joseph 2/5/15

The Big Read Kick Off with Peniel Joseph

Thursday, 02/05/2015 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
140127_13157_joseph026.jpgLyric Theater
819 NW Second Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join us for a conversation with celebrated civil rights chronicler, Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, as we delve into the moral and ethical issues of our day. Dr. Joseph is Professor of History at Tufts University and the author of the award-winning Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America. He is a frequent national commentator on issues of race, democracy and civil rights who appears on C-SPAN’s Book TV, NPR, and PBS’s NewsHour. During the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Convention, Professor Joseph provided historical commentary for the PBS NewsHour. His most recent book is Stokely: A Life.
Presented in partnership with MDC Kendall Campus, The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc. and The Historic Lyric Theater Cultural Arts Complex in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, and Books & Books.

The 10th Annual Jazz In the Gardens Music Festival 3/21/15-3/22/15

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The 10th Annual Jazz In the Gardens Music Festival
Saturday, 03/21/2015 – 03/22/2015 03:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Jazz-In-The-Gardens_2015_Miami_FlyerSun Life Stadium
347 Don Shula Dr.,
Miami Gardens, Florida 33056
Webpage Link
Cost:

The City of Miami Gardens presents its 10th Annual Jazz in the Gardens music festival on March 21st and 22nd, 2015, at Sun Life Stadium (347 Don Shula Dr., Miami Gardens, FL 33056). The 2015 music festival will be hosted by celebrity comedians and now radio personalities D.L. Hughley and Rickey Smiley. Patrons will enjoy live performances by Maxwell, R. Kelly, Erykah Badu, Toni Braxton, RUN DMC, Men of Soul, Sheila E., Brian Culbertson, and local artists. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
JAZZ IN THE GARDENS LINEUP
Saturday, March 21st (Doors open at 3 p.m.)
– Local Band
– Local Band
– Sheila E
– Men of Soul (featuring Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, Freddie Jackson)
– Toni Braxton
– R Kelly
Sunday, March 22nd (Doors open at 3 p.m.)
– Local Band
– JITG All Star Jazz Band (featuring Roy Ayers on vibes, Lonnie Liston Smith on keyboards, Ronnie Laws on sax, Tom Browne on trumpet)
– Brian Culbertson
– Run DMC
– Erykah Badu
– Maxwell

Global Positioning for International Expansion The Right Way to Expand Internationally 2/12/15

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Global Positioning for International Expansion The Right Way to Expand Internationally
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 05:30 pm – 08:00 pm
DLA Piper LLP
200 S Biscayne Blvd Suite 2500,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join DLA Piper, Radius, and the Florida Venture Forum for a panel discussion, drinks, and hor d’oeuvres, as we discuss how to best position your company for international expansion.

During this panel discussion you will learn:

Steps companies should take to ensure they are truly prepared to expand
What to keep in mind when hiring employees in foreign countries
Legal issues that can sidetrack expanding companies
How to handle accounting and other financial issues
Big surprises and even bigger mistakes
The roles investors and board members can and should play

Nate “Dee” Delinois: A Solo Exhibition at FIU 2/12/15

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Nate “Dee” Delinois: A Solo Exhibition at FIU
Thursday, 02/12/2015 – 02/27/2015 06:30 pm – 09:30 pm
FB_IMG_1422500777691FIU Graham Center Art Gallery
10955 S.W. 15 ST, SW 8th S,
miami, Florida 33199
Webpage Link
Cost: free

Florida International University proudly presents the opening reception for the Solo exhibition of Miami artist Nate Dee. The exhibition will feature new works as when as pieces from his quote series of paintings.

Born and raised in South Florida, Nathan Delinois (Nate Dee) has numerous influences… this includes his Haitian background and the use of color in a lot of Haitian art, as well as in street art. The design quality of the Art Nouveau movement and the drama of Greek art from the Hellenistic. These elements can be seen in his work. Additionally, he takes some influences from the pop surrealists.

He has been featured in magazines such as Delve, Making Waves, WeMerge, DUO & the Miami New Times. In 2014 The New Times listed him as one of the 10 Miami Artists to follow on Instagram. In 2013 he was also given an Honorable mention by the magazine for their 2013 Miami Masterminds awards. He’s been featured on multiple blogs and has displayed his work in exhibits throughout South Florida.

Artist Statement
The series that I am working in is similar to a potpourri with a mélange of images and patterns. Usually based on a figurative element that is the focal point, the images and patterns are representative of my personal experiences, ideas, and philosophies. Although each piece is usually a direct response to the text contained with in, I still try to keep the actual meaning as ambiguous as possible. I want the viewer to find his or her own meaning and relationship to the artwork. At first glance there is a sense of whimsy in my work that is grounded by its urban visual elements.

Astor’s InTown Open House 2/11/15

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Astor’s InTown Open House
Wednesday, 02/11/2015 – 12:30 pm – 05:00 pm
InTown-Groundbreaking-aLLDay-Open-House-Feb-121InTown Sales Office
1940 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33135
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

Meet InTown’s talented brokers and enjoy a selection of hors d’oeuvres. Become an InTown resident today! Model of building will be present at site.

InTown is designed for young professionals, families, and anyone who wishes to live in a modern and artful residential tower that is walking distance from restaurants, retail stores and nightlife.

InTown will have two towers with 14 floors of one, two and three bedroom residences, as well as two story townhomes, just minutes away from Brickell Avenue and Miami International Airport. The InTown condominiums range in size from 660 to 1,176 square feet, and the town homes are 1,464 square feet. They will have such modern features as stainless-steel appliances, high-end fixtures and quartz countertops, in all kitchens and bathrooms. Each unit also will have full washer and dryer.

Battle Against Cancer FNU Showcase 2/11/15

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Battle Against Cancer FNU Showcase
Wednesday, 02/11/2015 – 02/15/2015 08:30 pm –
st-jude-home-game-flyerBucky Dent Gym
2250 West 60th Street,
Hialeah, Florida 33012
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

South Florida’s Newest Men’s College Basketball Team: The FNU Conquistadors will hosting the “Battle Against Cancer FNU Showcase” benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Enjoy 5 Days of heart-pounding, fast-breaking, slam dunking college basketball. The event runs from February 11th – 15th.

Acoustica21: Music bound to be free 2/7/15

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Acoustica21: Music bound to be free!
Saturday, 02/07/2015 – 02/07/2015 08:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Unbound-Photo-ColorBrisky Gallery
130 NW 24th Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
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Cost: $10; free with student ID

The thrilling University of Miami-based Unbound Improv Ensemble emerged from an initiative of the multi-instrumentalist Matthew Taylor, percussionist Tyson Voigt and vocalist Jennifer Voigt in October, 2013. Since then, the group has performed around the city, including the Acoustica21 concert last April. While the Unbound players are superbly trained to perform the “classical” music, they also possess incredible curiosity to explore musical soundscapes beyond those prescribed in the scores. “As musicians we are always striving to expand our sensibilities and remain open to new paths,” explains Taylor.
The performance is only a part of it. It is through the focused listening to each other that new spontaneous musical experience transpire. Their virtuosity and artistry enables them to devour an hour with the most engaging and surprising musical acrobatics, often moving in the space and using imaginative performance techniques. You may need to travel far beyond the state border to hear a high caliber improvised acoustic music such as that performed by the Unbound Improv Ensemble. “It is important that more voices are heard in music community of Miami,” says Taylor about offering the city this new musical experience. May these acoustic alchemists conjure an event that will long resonate in the ears of the Miami music lovers!

Writing about Work with Roxanna Elden 2/24/2015

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Writing about Work with Roxanna Elden
Tuesday, 02/24/2015 – 03/31/2015 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
center-facebook-header-851x3151MDC Wolfson Campus
300 NE 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: 125.00

Writing about Work with Roxanna Elden
Tuesdays: February 24 – March 31, 2015
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Registration $125
MDC Wolfson Campus, Downtown Miami Dade College

“People love to read about work. God knows why, but they do.” – Stephen King, On Writing. Jobs are often fertile ground for writing material, and those who write about work frequently find loyal audiences. We will examine a variety of work writing done well, including career confessionals such as Waiting, worksite-based novels such as The Firm, popular work-related blogs, and even work humor, such as Dilbert. The course will include in-class writing exercises as well as instructor and peer coaching for ongoing projects.

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The Center @ Miami Dade College Announces 2015 Creative Writing Courses
Miami, January 2015 –The Center for Writing and Literature Miami Dade College (The Center @ MDC), announced their spring 2015 creative writing course offerings. The Center’s non-Credit creative writing courses are offered throughout the year, giving aspiring writers the opportunity to receive critique and encouragement from published authors with extensive teaching experience.

The intensive workshops on fiction, nonfiction and poetry, as well as lunchtime readings and manuscript consultations. All workshops will be offered at MDC’s Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave and the MDC Museum of Art + Design, Freedom Tower both in downtown Miami.

Also, stay tune for the news on The Writer’s Institute. From May 6 through the 9, 2015, The Center for Writing and Literature will offer four days of intensive workshops on fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and publishing at Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College.

Space is limited. Register as soon as possible to secure your space. Payment must be received at time of registration and must have cleared at least five business days prior to the first day of class. Please note registration deadlines for each course.

To register and for complete details on the 2015 Spring Writing Courses, please visit http://www.flcenterlitarts.com/site/programs/writing/creative-writing.html

The Art of the Memoir: Autobiography into Literature with Bernard Cooper 2/13/15

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The Art of the Memoir: Autobiography into Literature with Bernard Cooper
Friday, 02/13/2015 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
center-facebook-header-851x315Freedom Tower – MDC
600 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: $50.00

The Memoir is one of the most popular and exciting genres in contemporary literature. But how does one begin to translate personal experience and shape it into a work of art that is accessible to readers whose experiences and concerns may be vastly different from our own? How can we begin to harness our autobiographical impulses and create stories that rival the best fiction and theater? How does one begin to shape the often amorphous sprawl of memory and contain it in the unified and emotionally stirring form we call a memoir? Given the fallibility of memory, why endeavor to write a memoir rather than a work of fiction? What are the emotional consequences and responsibilities of writing about people we know or have known? Is it permissible for the non-fiction writer to exaggerate, or even lie? This class will be a forum in which to discuss these and other pertinent questions.

More Information:
The Center @ Miami Dade College Announces 2015 Creative Writing Courses
Miami, January 2015 –The Center for Writing and Literature Miami Dade College (The Center @ MDC), announced their spring 2015 creative writing course offerings. The Center’s non-Credit creative writing courses are offered throughout the year, giving aspiring writers the opportunity to receive critique and encouragement from published authors with extensive teaching experience.

The intensive workshops on fiction, nonfiction and poetry, as well as lunchtime readings and manuscript consultations. All workshops will be offered at MDC’s Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave and the MDC Museum of Art + Design, Freedom Tower both in downtown Miami.
Also, stay tune for the news on The Writer’s Institute. From May 6 through the 9, 2015, The Center for Writing and Literature will offer four days of intensive workshops on fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and publishing at Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College.

Space is limited. Register as soon as possible to secure your space. Payment must be received at time of registration and must have cleared at least five business days prior to the first day of class. Please note registration deadlines for each course.

To register and for complete details on the 2015 Spring Writing Courses, please visit http://www.flcenterlitarts.com/site/programs/writing/creative-writing.html

Civic Engagement Thursday: Florida’s Access to Justice Crisis

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On January 8th, Emerge Miami provided us all with some thankful updates on Florida’s access or lack of access to justice within the our court systems. Take a look and share your thoughts.

Florida’s Access to Justice Crisis

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Emerge Miami

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By Leah Weston

In a landmark ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright, the United States Supreme Court enshrined the individual right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment. Gideon clarified that the Sixth Amendment, which provides for “the assistance of counsel” for all “criminal prosecutions,” requires courts to appoint lawyers for criminal defendants who cannot afford one. Writing for a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black concluded that:

Reason and reflection require us to recognize that in our adversary system of criminal justice, any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him. This seems to us to be an obvious truth. Governments, both state and federal, quite properly spend vast sums of money to establish machinery to try defendants accused of crime… That government hires lawyers to prosecute and defendants who have the money hire lawyers to defend are the strongest indications of the widespread belief that lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries.

What Gideon did not do, however, was extend that Sixth Amendment right to civil legal cases. Non-criminal legal cases comprise the bulk of all cases in our legal system and touch many areas of our lives. You can lose your home, your job, your family, and your livelihood in many types of legal proceedings because you cannot afford legal assistance. Unable to afford a lawyer, thousands of Americans who are not trained in the practice of law are forced to navigate an extremely complex legal system and represent themselves pro se, often against opposing parties who do have legal representation, like creditors, landlords, and, the government. Having access to a lawyer helps prevent the most vulnerable individuals and families, those who live at the edge of their means, from becoming destitute or homeless.

What happens when you cannot afford a lawyer?

For those who work a minimum wage job ($7.83/hour in Florida), especially in an expensive city (like Miami), it is already a major challenge to make ends meet each week, much less afford additional unanticipated expenses. At the same time, low wages can actually create numerous legal problems. Low-income families are at greater risk of losing their homes to foreclosure or eviction. These families are broken apart when a parent, sibling, or cousin faces deportation due to the complexities of U.S. immigration law. They experience personal tragedy like death and divorce. They lose their jobs or become too sick to work and must seek public assistance. The list goes on and on, and all of these events require interaction with the legal system.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, lawyers earn an average of approximately $63/hour. Put another way, a lawyer’s average hourly rate is eight times higher than the minimum wage in Florida. Unable to afford the typical cost of a lawyer, thousands of people turn to legal aid attorneys, legal services organizations, and private lawyers willing to offer their services pro bono.

Civil legal aid organizations provide pro bono legal representation for low-income individuals and families in a wide variety of cases–landlord/tenant and other housing issues, foreclosure, divorce, child support, immigration, consumer issues, health care, public benefits (e.g. food stamps, Social Security/Disability), and much, much more. Legal aid programs provide help to those who cannot afford legal representation during some of the most difficult circumstances of their lives. Civil legal aid is a crucial social service that helps lift people out of poverty, prevents people from losing their homes, keeps families together, and so much more.

The legal aid funding crisis in Florida

Right now, legal services organizations and the clients that they serve in Florida are in the midst of a major crisis. While some legal services agencies receive federal funding from the Legal Services Corporation, many do not accept federal funds because of the numerous crippling restrictions that come with federal dollars. Moreover, federal money for legal aid is never safe, as it is constantly subject to the political whimsies in the United States Congress.

Since 1981, many legal aid organizations in Florida have secured funding through an innovative mechanism called IOTA, which stands for Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts. Lawyers and law firms who hold money for clients–for example, holding money in escrow for a real estate transaction–must place them into a separate bank account which accrues interest. Any leftover interest from those accounts is used to fund legal services organizations through the Florida Bar Foundation.

This funding mechanism worked well when the economy was thriving. But in 2008, when the American economy crashed, interest rates fell to practically zero. Seven years later, the economy is finally beginning to bounce back, but the interest rates remain at historic lows. As a result, IOTA funding has diminished by 88 percent–from $44 million a year to a meager $5 million for the entire state of Florida.

The impact of these historically low interest rates has been devastating for legal services organizations and the clients that they serve. Moreover, Governor Rick Scott has vetoed funding for legal aid organizations from the state legislature on four separate occasions, making it absolutely clear that he has no desire to help the most vulnerable Floridians. Thanks to Governor Scott, Florida maintains the honorable distinction of being one of only three states that allocates ZERO state funding to civil legal aid. (The other two are Idaho and Wisconsin).

So it’s no wonder that Florida ranks among the ten worst states in the country in every measure of access to justice. There great infographics available at the National Center for Access to Justice, which created the Justice Index, an empirical study of how states measure on various access to justice issues.

If Florida remains on this disastrous track, I predict there will be no legal aid organizations left in five years. Thousands of needy individuals and families will not obtain the legal services they need. Access to the legal system will become a luxury available only to the most affluent. Such a state of affairs is not only unfair–it is un-American.

Legal aid lawyers in Florida work arduously every day to ensure that the most vulnerable citizens have a fair shot in our legal system. Unfortunately, legal aid lawyers have not been as successful in communicating with the public about what they do and why it is important. Creating a more fair legal system is in the broader public interest and cannot be solely the responsibility of the Bar to undertake.

For the sake of my clients, and all of the Floridians who may need a legal aid lawyer in the future, I implore more non-lawyers to rally for civil legal aid. Write to your representatives in the Florida House and Florida Senate. Write to Governor Rick Scott and tell him that, as a Floridian, you think that civil legal aid is a fundamental service for all. The legal aid organizations that have helped thousands of people without thought of reward need your support now more than ever.

The City of Miami Gardens 2nd Annual Heritage Bowl 2/24/15

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The City of Miami Gardens 2nd Annual Heritage Bowl
Tuesday, 02/24/2015 – 02/24/2015 10:00 am – 01:10 pm
heritagebowlFlorida Memorial University Lou Rawls Auditorium
15800 NW 42nd Avenue,,
Miami Gardens, Florida 33056
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Cost: Free

Miami-Dade senior high and middle school students demonstrate their
mastery of Black History facts in efforts to win monetary prizes and the coveted Carter G. Woodson Achievement Award. The structure of the Bowl is an academic quiz style tournament designed to increase and test student’s knowledge of Black History. Schools have the opportunity to form teams of 6 students who will compete in a round-robin tournament against neighboring schools.

Valentines Bliss 2/14/15

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Valentines Bliss
Saturday, 02/14/2015 – 08:00 pm – 05:00 am
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Grand Central 697 North Miami Ave Miami, FL 33132,
miami, Florida 33132
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Cost:

Rave the night away with all your sexy VIPBLISS.com friends! Everyone please follow theme and wear the colors of love. Coat check will be available for our female guests wearing scandalous and revealing attire. EDM compliments of the #BlissDJFam!

$250 Vodka & Champagne Bottle Package Available

Friday Night Laughs at Cortes Restaurant 1/30/15

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Friday Night Laughs at Cortes Restaurant
Friday, 01/30/2015 – 01/30/2015 07:30 pm – 10:00 pm
cortes3Cortes Restaurant
8 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Cost: 8.00

Downtown Miami has a new premiere venue for stand up comedy laughter and some of the most exquisite Peruvian eats.

Enjoy Friday night in a laid back and intimate setting where space is plush, amicable and inviting. With main dishes such as:

-Seafood Ceviche
-Steaks
-Risotto Dishes
+much, much, more
View the menu and Yelp reviews —>http://bit.ly/1BtP2Wg

This week:
Chris Miller
Mary Smith
Chris Zee
John Vargas

Hosted by Amarie Lee

Buy your tickets online and we will save a special place for you during showtime! See you there.

Matisyahu Unplugged: Barefoot Concert Series 2/15/15

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Matisyahu Unplugged: Barefoot Concert Series
Sunday, 02/15/2015 – 02/15/2015 04:00 pm – 09:00 pm
MATISYAHU3NEWPIC1Sole on the Ocean Resort & Spa
17315 Collins Avenue,
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
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Cost: Varies

Reggae sensation Matisyahu, will take center stage at Sole on the Ocean Sunday, February 15, 2015 for a live unplugged performance alongside Bushwood Band and more this coming President’s Day weekend. No stranger to live performances, Matisyahu, headlines the latest installment of Sole on the Ocean’s Barefoot Concert Series.

Matisyahu first rose to fame in 2005, quickly becoming known for blending traditional Jewish themes with Reggae, rock and hip hop beat-boxing sounds. Since his debut, Matisyahu has received rave reviews from both Rock n’ Roll and Reggae fans alike. Most recently, he was named Top Reggae Artist of the Year by Billboard. Drawing inspiration from reggae powerhouses such as Bob Marley, Buju Banton, and Sizzla, while remaining undeniably original, Matisyahu’s performances provide an uplifting and powerful experience for all in his presence.

“When I’m onstage, I’m not thinking about ideas. I’m not in my head at all. It’s a more physical experience,” saysMatisyahu.

In addition to Matisyahu, the Barefoot Concert Series will feature Bushwood, a six-piece reggae rock band, whose high energy and signature style have been igniting stages all across South Florida. Known for their ability to perfectly blend funk and reggae, this band loves to perform, and knows how to put on a great show. The event will take place beachside complete with stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean. Monsieur Zonzon will provide additional musical entertainment in form of a DJ set. Guest are invited to enjoy refreshing cocktails and culinary treats from a specialty menu curated by the executive chef Phillipe Ruiz, who helms Sole on the Ocean Resort and Spa’s new restaurant Fresh American Bistro.

Link to purchase tickets: http://www.wantickets.com/events/ShowEvent.aspx?eventId=175191