Interfaith Service Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1/19/14

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Interfaith Service Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Sunday, 01/19/2014 – 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
MLK-2013Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
200 NE 12th ST,
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Webpage Link
Cost: free

Congregation B’nai Israel and Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church will hold their annual interfaith service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The service is always a powerfuland uplifting tribute to Dr. King filled with musical and spiritual offerings from both congregations. The relationship between these two congregations was initiated in1984 when Congregation B’nai Israel approached the Church. Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church is the largest and oldest African-American church in Boca Raton. Since then, both congregations have been active together for many other social action programs.

Art Basel Showcase with Good Graeff, The Lovers Key, and Wyld Fly 12/6/13

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Art Basel Showcase with Good Graeff, The Lovers Key, and Wyld Fly
Friday, 12/06/2013 – 09:00 pm –
ArtbaselShowcaseWEBWill Call Miami
700 NE 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: Free

Will Call brings a little music and a little downtown to Art Basel this year with a showcase performance by Good Graeff and special guests The Lovers Key and Wyld Fly. The show will start a little bit earlier than usual (9pm) as we welcome attendees to Stephen Gamson’s Basel event next door.

Follow the #MiamiMusicScene hashtag for updates on the show

 

Basel Finale Concert with The Revivalists and late show with The Heavy Pets 12/7/13

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Basel Finale Concert w The Revivalists & special late show w The Heavy Pets
Saturday, 12/07/2013 – 01/08/2014 11:00 pm –
1401312_538058126269895_2098844096_oWill Call Miami
700 NE 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: $10

Holy hell what a show we have to close our Art Basel week!!!

Coz Canler presents a barn burner with your buddy The Haitian Hillbilly spinnin’ all night!!!

$10 | 11pm-6am
JUke starts off the night at 11pm and will pave the way for the very first Will Call appearance of The Revivalists!!!

The Revivialists are blowing up, and you need to catch them in a decent sized room while you still can.

Then everyone better get their big boy/girl pants on, because The Heavy Pets are gonna blow minds with a 4am show to rival anyone you have ever seen and have you dancing till dawn!

This is gonna be one of those shows you tell people about for years….Don’t miss it!

Thanksgiving Eve Party with The Lee Boys 11/27/13

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Thanksgiving Eve Party with The Lee Boys
Wednesday, 11/27/2013 – 11:00 pm –
The-Lee-BoysWill Call Miami
700 NE 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link
Cost: $10

Head on down to Will Call on Thanksgiving Eve for a rousing live performance by The Lee Boys. This event will be immediately following the HEAT Road Rally.

The Lee Boys are one of America’s finest African-American sacred steel ensembles. This family group consists of three brothers, Alvin Lee (guitar), Derrick Lee and Keith Lee (vocals) with their three nephews, Roosevelt Collier (pedal steel guitar), Alvin Cordy Jr. (7-string bass) and Earl Walker (drums).

Follow the #MiamiMusicScene hashtag for show updates.

Miami Heat Road Rally sponsored by Bacardi 11/27/13

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Miami Heat Road Rally sponsored by Bacardi
Wednesday, 11/27/2013 – 07:30 pm –
Heat-HomeWill Call Miami
700 NE 2nd Ave,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Head to Will Call to watch the Heat take on Cleveland in LeBron’s hometown. Game starts at 7:30pm. We will have an In-Game Announcer, HEAT dancers, the Extreme Team, Burnie & more! Plus, we have over 20 screens you can watch the game from! Immediately following this event, we will have a live performance by The Lee Boys

Design District Dining for Art Basel Miami Week 2013

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The Miami Design District is a unique, 18 square-block neighborhood just north of downtown Miami comprised of creative experiences and is committed to the unity of design, fashion, art and architecture. The Miami Design District is owned by Miami Design District Associates, a partnership between Craig Robins’ company Dacra, and L Real Estate, a real estate development and investment fund, sponsored by LVMH and Groupe Arnault. Below is a list of some of the dining opportunities in this chic neighborhood.

Crumb On Parchment
James Beard Award winning Chef, Michelle Bernstein’s bakery and cafe. Cozy, Country Shabby Chic decor with simple and delicious breakfast, lunch and pastries.
Melin Building, 3930 NE 2nd Avenue, Atrium

Egg & Dart
The menu honors traditional Greek cuisine by bringing fresh, wholesome cooking and offering diners a sumptuous array of small plates, greek staples like hummus, and main courses of impeccably grilled meats and seafood.
4029 N Miami Avenue

Harry’s Pizzeria
Harry’s is a casual neighborhood joint bringing more fresh, simple, pure food and drink to the Miami Design District. From seasonally-inspired pizzas from the woodburning oven to a new, welcoming counter where local and craft beers freely flow, Harry’s radiates the relaxed vibe on which Michael’s Genuine has built its reputation.
Madonna Building, 3918 N Miami Avenue

Mandol In Aegean Bistro
Mandolin Aegean Bistro dedicates to create dishes that are simple, rustic and authentic to the villages of Greece and Turkey. Always using seasonal ingredients, local purveyors and growers, and freshly caught fish of the day.
4314 NE 2nd Avenue

Mc Kitchen
MC Kitchen is the first Miami restaurant by nationally celebrated chef Dena Marino. With an emphasis on seasonal, organic and house-made ingredients, the MC Kitchen’s menu showcases Marino’s rustic Italian heritage.
Open from 11 am to 11 pm daily.
4141 NE 2nd Avenue

Mercato
Mercato is an artisanal Italian café, where diners will find freshly made croissants, scones, bread, cookies, salads and sandwiches. Guests can stop by and grab fresh berries, fruit, yogurt, coffees, gourmet chips, and artisanal chocolates.
4141 NE 2nd Avenue

Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink is a showcase for the cuisine of Chef/Owner Michael Schwartz, with prices designed to encourage frequent dining. This unpretentious bistro seats 90 indoors and out, with another 14 seats at a handsome bar.
130 NE 40th Street

Oak Tavern
The Oak Tavern offers a comprehensive American menu that extends the spirit of hospitality and sharing, with a selection of small plates, snacks, pizzas, charcuterie and large plates as well as daily specials, all crafted from fresh, quality ingredients.
35 NE 40th Street

The Cypress Room
A nod to the spirit of classic 1920s fine dining, The Cypress Room is welcoming with a freshly polished finish in food, service, bar, and decor. The dinner menu, composed by chef de cuisine Roel Alcudia, centers around the restaurant’s woodburning grill and rotisserie.
3620 NE 2nd Avenue

The Embassy
A quaint restaurant serving pintxos, tapas and a crudo bar, by Chef Alan Hughes.
4600 NE 2nd Avenue

Photographs of 2nd Annual Pop-Up Piano Miami Preview Mixer at Miami Iron Side on 11/25/13

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2nd Annual Pop-Up Piano Miami Preview Mixer at Miami Iron Side on Monday, November 25, 2013.

Pop-Up Piano Mission:  “Injecting infectious sounds into South Florida’s live music scene.”

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Pop-Up Piano Miami hosted its second annual Piano Preview Mixer on Monday, November 25 at Miami Iron Side in anticipation for its main events presented by The Related Group during the week of Art Basel Miami Beach. Anyone in Miami looking for the perfect nexus of art and music needed not look further than last night’s Pop-Up Piano Miami Preview Mixer.

The chic venue at Miami Iron Side was adorned with the nearly completed, painted pianos from this year’s participating PUPM artists. Artists Chor Boogie, Evoca 1, Nate Dee, Tomas Loewy, and Rone mingled with guests as they showcased their creations. KIND Healthy Snacks, Onli Beverages, Popsicleta, and Burgers & Beer joint food truck provided tasty treats, while Bombay Sapphire Martini hosted an interactive create-your-own cocktail experience. Danceable beats filled the room by DJ Thizz and DJ Knockers, building the anticipation for performances by Suenalo and students of PUPM beneficiary Guitars Over Guns.

In addition to music and art, jewelry designer Tiffany Ortiz from TAudrey showcased her original PUPM necklace, which was created to help raise awareness about the project. As the night progressed, more and more guests were decked out in their new TAudrey accessory.

The crowd came to a silence as the students of Guitars Over Guns took the stage. Santamaria Arocho played an acoustic cover of Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball”, Biana Manzanares recreated “When I’m Gone” by Anna Kendrick as seen in the movie Pitch Perfect, and Rody Lafrance performed his own solo arrangement of Beatles songs.

Following the students, Raquel Sofia continued to drive the musical momentum with her energetic performance. Finally, Suenalo took the stage. The band ignited the room into a dancing frenzy, as sharp Latin horn stabs punctuated the cool air flowing through the Little River warehouse venue. The evening was a true celebration of art, charity, and music, especially since Suenalo members are also mentors for the Guitars Over Guns students.

The Piano Preview Mixer has set the tone for the upcoming PUPM’s Hyde & Seek Pop-Up Concert Series presented by The Related Group. Stay tuned for announcements regarding concert performers and dates. To learn more about PUPM, please visit www.popuppianomia.com. To learn more about Guitars Over Guns, please visit www.guitarsoverguns.org.

Lila Nikole and Simply Productions Present Fusion Fashion and Art Show 12/5/13

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Lila Nikole and Simply Productions Present Fusion Fashion and Art Show
Thursday, 12/05/2013 – 12/06/2013 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
Fusion-flyerLMNT
59 West 36th Street, 
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: 10.00

Lila Nikole, fashion designer for upscale swimwear line Lila Nikole Collection, and Jessica Marquez, owner of Simply Productions, will host the second annual fundraiser, Fusion art and fashion event on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., at the L.M.N.T Art Gallery, located at 59 NW 36 St., in Midtown. The event will benefit Project Save Imagination, a foundation that supports students with an avid interest in the arts and music but lack the funds or opportunities to pursue their dreams.

“The goal of Project Save Imagination is to raise fund for underprivileged children and boost public arts programs that have suffered from budget cuts,” said Lila Nikole. “Without art, music, fashion and theater, these students are unable to fully realize their greatness and potential. Project Save Imagination grants them that opportunity.”

Taking place during Art Basel 2013, “Fusion” is a funky, fashion-forward mash-up fundraiser that will combine enthralling live musical performances, an art to wear fashion show, fine art and photography gallery displays, and the attendance of top models, trend setters and celebrities. Lila Nikole will reveal her new collection inspired by Frida Kahlo, mexican folk art and Dia De Los Muertos.

The event will be hosted by Aisha Thalia. Music will be provided by DJ Affect, Mobius 8, DJ Mad Linx and Jo’zzy. Participating artist is Aaron Maybin. Photography display is by Derick G. Throughout the event, there will be fashion exhibits from the Lila Nikole Collection. The event is sponsored by Affect Made and Aveda.

Gourmet Mingle at Preservation: Cured | Pickled | Smoked 11/26/13

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Gourmet Mingle at Preservation: Cured | Pickled | Smoked
Tuesday, 11/26/2013 – 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
PickledPreservation
3614 Quantum Lakes Dr,
Boynton Beach, Florida 33426
Webpage Link
Cost: $10 in advance, $15 at the door

Join Savor Tonight’s gourmet social club at Preservation. This hidden gem, located in a strip mall Sunny Isles, opened mid-summer to rave reviews — and if you’re into cured meats, pickled vegetables and smoking your food, you’ve come to the right place.

We’ll be visiting Preservation on Tues, Nov. 26th from 6-8 pm for an evening of gourmet bites and good conversation — and all are invited to attend.

Cost for this event is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. This includes 1 drink and a selection of complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

Drink Options: Spiced Apple Sorbet with Bubbles; Rekorderlig Wild Berries Cider and Sake
Ginger Beer; House Red or White Wine

Food being served: Pretzel bites with cheese sauce; Mini Short Rib Flautas; Smoked Tomato Bruschetta; Salami Cotto, Queso Iberico, Local Smoked Honey; Smoked Meatballs; Pickled Deviled Eggs & Smoked Salmon Croquettes

Wendy White: CURVA Artist’s Talk 12/5/13

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Wendy White: CURVA Artist’s Talk
Thursday, 12/05/2013 – 12:30 pm – 01:30 pm
White_invite_image_lowresM Building
194 NW 30th St.,
Miami, Florida 33127
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Cost: Free

The Savannah College of Art and Design presents CURVA, a solo exhibition of recent works by alumna Wendy White (B.F.A., fibers, 1993) at The M Building, 194 NW 30th St., Miami, Florida, Dec. 4-20, to coincide with Art Basel Miami Beach.

White has received international acclaim for her large-scale paintings and installations that merge the mediums of painting, sculpture and architecture. The title,CURVA, refers to the Italian term for the section of soccer stadium seating where the most fervent fans, or “Ultràs,” sit. The exhibition will comprise works from White’s 3-stripes, Multiple-canvas and PVC series, highlighting her ability to distill text-based symbology into both complex palimpsests and hybrid constructs.

Hands up. Shooting Daisy in Wynwood District. 12/4/13

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Hands up. Shooting Daisy in Wynwood District.
Wednesday, 12/04/2013 – 12/08/2013 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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Wynwood Arts District,
3111 NE 1stt Avenue at NE 30th St, Florida 33137
Webpage Link
Cost:

In the heart of Midtown Miami’s Wynwood Art District – alongside powerhouse art fairs like Art Basel, Art Miami, Scope and Miami Project – SPECTRUM showcases innovative new art in an elegant, gallery-style exhibition space. The juried, contemporary art fair is featuring an international slate of artists and galleries.
Hands up!
Shooting Daisy in Wynwood District

Nicole Furman at SPECTRUM Miami 2013

Miami’s Wynwood Art District is the home to more than fifty galleries, five museums, seven art complexes and many art fairs and studios. Global art lovers enjoy discovering this district and named it one of most stylish neighbourhoods in the world. SPECTRUM showcases the best innovative, contemporary art from 50 top galleries and 50 juried studios representing talented artists from around the globe. It is an important event for all serious collectors, curators, museum directors and interior designers, providing an intimate look at some of the most important work at the forefront of the international contemporary art movement.

A lifelong fascination with painting, body painting, performances, installations and photography shapes the work of Nicole Furman. The artworks of her series: Disney Fantasy Series, Hommage Series and Silhouette Series will be displayed in her individual booth No. 613 at SPECTRUM Miami.

In reviewing her artistic concepts, the Bogota based artist explains the meaning behind her Disney Fantasy Series: “Utilizing Disney characters as symbols of innocence, I seek to question its mere purity- of innocence, that is- discovering that innocence perhaps never was. Alongside, I play with the adult side of the “Ultimate Fantasy” that Disney symbolizes: with a nude body as my canvas and the satisfaction of fulfilling expectations: a proper woman and a macho man, deconstructed.

In regards to her other works she mentions: “The Silhouette Series begins the search and exploration of feminine beauty (inside and out) finding it plagued with secret identities and insecurities. At the same time, it is a very personal and vulnerable journey, rendering my body and self as subject matter in various images. While in the Hommage Series I seek for my aesthetic within the pre-existent remembering that it is all a process of construction and reconstruction.”

Nicole Furman lives and works in Bogota, Colombia. She enrolled in a two year IB Higher Level Art Program in Lima, Peru where she focused on body painting and short term performance. She also took art courses with a focus on Visual Studies and Art History at Brown University, Providence, RI and Photography, Printmaking and Oil Painting Courses at the Art Center of South Florida where she further developped her artistic career.

Nicole Furman participated in various art performance projects of former NYU Tisch Art Students and produced a number of performances and series of body paints of great artistic vision, original content and unprecedented style while living in both Lima and Providence. Amoungst her juried and curated solo shows it should mentioned, that her works were displayed at TOAF (The Other Art Fair)-London, Feria de Arte Odeon-Bogota and Preview Berlin Art Fair-Berlin. Nicole Furman is an emerging multi media artist and body painter. Throughout her career, she has presented a sustained, eloquent, and provocative exploration of the construction of male and female roles and identites drawn from the unlimited supply of images from movies, TV, magazines, fashion and art history.

Working with several third party models and herself as model, Nicole has captured herself and others in a range of guises and personas which are at times amusing and disturbing, distasteful and affecting. To create her photographs she assumes multiple roles. With an arsenal of wigs, costumes, masks, and most importantly, body paints, she has deftly altered the (painted) bodies physique of herself and others, and surroundings to create a myriad of intriguing tableaus and characters.

Highlighted in the exhibition are in-depth presentations of her key series, including the ground-breaking series “Disney Fantasy” (2013), with photos of Minnie, Daisy, Donal Duck and Mickey which feature the painted bodies in non-stereotypical female or male roles – or the Beautiful works from her Silhouettes Series (2012), her self portraits, that address the experience and representation of beauty, personal layers, self exploration, and mental emotion, in the context of contemporary obsessions with youth, status, reality – and the miracle of our subconsciousness. Be careful. Shootin’ Daisy is waiting in Wynwood District. Or inside yourself?

LOCATION

Nicole Furman at SPECTRUM Miami: Booth No. 613

Spectrum Miami Tent
Wynwood Arts District
3111 NE 1stt Avenue at NE 30th St
Miami, Fl 33137
info@redwoodmg.com
www.spectrum-miami.com

SPECTRUM Miami

Opening Party
Wednesday, December 4: 6pm – 10pm
VIP Preview : Access for VIP Cardholders & Press

Fair Hours:
Thursday, December 5: 12pm – 8pm
Friday, December 6: 12pm – 9pm
Saturday, December 7: 12pm – 9pm
Sunday, December 8: 11am – 5pm

General Admissions:
Opening Preview + Weekend Pass: $25
Trade/ General Admission: $10
Seniors over 60: $15
Children under 16: free

CONTACT ARTIST
Nicole Furman
nicole@cheznicolette.com
www.cheznicolette.com

Copyright Nicole Furman
“Shootin’ Daisy 2”, 2013, C-Print, 150 x 150 cm (from Disney Fantasy Series)

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Hit Magazine and Vedado Social Club Release Party 11/29/13

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Hit Magazine & Vedado Social Club
hitmagazineFriday, November 29, 2013
The News Louge
5580 NE 4th Court
Miami, Florida
www.hitmagazinemedia.com

To RSVP for the Red Carpet Event: Karla Más Hit Magazine Media makamas@hitmagazine.com

Hit Magazine Media, LLC in conjunction with Vedado Social Club, Oh la la Salon, and L’amour Boutique, will host a Red Carpet Event to celebrate the recent unveiling of a Hit Magazine in Miami.

Miami-based Hit Magazine Media, LLC recently unveiled a monthly “Hit Magazine” in Miami with a contemporary approach that brings Latin music and entertainment content together for consumers between the ages of 18-35. Hit Magazine was established since 2009 designed to provide the South Florida market, a unique vehicle throughout the year, where readers can enjoy a social calendar with news and information about events, Latin music’s greatest artists, hits, concerts, entertainment and the who’s who behind the scenes. To celebrate their immediate release and unprecedented success, a red carpet event with appearances by Kelvis Ochoa & David Torrens. Red carpet begins at 10:00pm followed by a glamorous fashion show by Designer Yas Gonzalez and L’amour Boutique.

With the explosive growth of social media, the music and entertainment industry in South Florida continues to flourish, setting new stages for Editor & Publisher, Yas Gonzalez who persevered to create a Hit Magazine for their target market to stay.

“This type of synergy that brings a monthly print and online method of providing consumers a social calendar of events, full of fun and vibrant music and entertainment content for regional South Florida readers to enjoy, is sure to bring a new paradigm of social media and content together, says publisher, Yas Gonzalez, who goes on to say that she wants to give her readers and advertisers alike, the ability to interact and take their content with them in the form of a magazine, or jump online at their convenience.”

Hit Magazine Media LLC, was established in 2009 and is a traditional magazine publishing company headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Venus Orbit 2nd Launch at Fine Line 12/2/13

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Venus Orbit 2nd Launch
venusorbitMonday, December 2, 2013, 10AM-6PM
Fine Line
4217 Ponce de Leon Blvd
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Register Online

Open House Offering a Brilliant Constellation of Holiday Gifts and Style
Hors d’oeuvres and Beverages
15% discount on all sales the day of event!

Plus, all guests who become a Venus Orbit Star or above, the day of the event, will receive a $500 gift card to use at Fine Line.

Corporate Sponsor: Paula and Bob Brockway, Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables | Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay

Honorary Chair: Swanee DiMare

Black Violin at TheStageMiami Art Basel 2013 12/7/13

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Black Violin at TheStageMiami Art Basel 2013
blackviolinsSaturday, December 7, 2013, 10:00pm
The Stage Miami
Miami Design District 170 NE 38th Street
Miami, Florida 33137
21+
Presale Tickets $15
Available now.

Music By Heron – Klassik – Methods

Art Basel week is the time of the year when the vanguard of the art world converges on Miami Beach. This year, The Stage Miami will be presenting a gallery of the best of old school hip-hop and new urban sounds during the height of Art Basel, featuring De La Soul on Thursday, December 5, the Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah on December 6 during Beats & Rhymes Fridays and Black Violin on Saturday, December 7, among others.

Black Violin
Black Violin wowed show-goers at The Stage this past summer with a performance that artfully combined classical influences with hip hop beats. Founders Kev Marcus (violin) and Wil B (viola) are four-time winners of “Showtime at the Apollo” who met while students at Fort Lauderdale’s Dillard High School of Performing Arts. The group, which now includes a drummer, cellist and a DJ, has also worked with Kanye West, 50 Cent,Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Aretha Franklin and The Eagles, among others.

De La Soul Tickets
Ghostface Killah Tickets
Weekend package (3 Shows)

Base at Space 11/30/13

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Base at Space
Saturday, 11/30/2013 – 12/01/2013 10:00 pm – 06:00 am
1452479_672653482756995_2026358605_nClub Space
34 NE 11th St, Miami, FL 33132,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link
Cost: Free before 12:30 on Red Rabbit guestlist $20 – $40 after

“Foundation of A System”

This SATURDAY at BASE, we are hyped to welcome DJ Kurr and Salda!!!!!

Also on the decks, RR’s own Johnny Terror and Radamas. Come experience the NEW UNDERGROUND taking place in the BASEment of Club Space!!! Tell your friends to tell their friends, everybody is welcome to experience what goes down in the BASement after dark… #WERAGEHARDER

-Doors open at 10:00 PM

-FREE ENTRANCE WITH THE “RED RABBIT” GUEST LIST UNTIL 12:30AM

-VIP TABLES STARTING AT $80 PER PERSON
Fo More Information: Christy@redrabbitpresents.com

“I MUST CREATE MY OWN SYSTEM, OR BE ENSLAVED BY ANOTHER MANS.” -WILLIAM BLAKE

Tea Time 12/1/13

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Tea Time
teatimeSunday, December 1, 2013, 4:00pm until 8:00pm
Art Britannia – Miami
3940 North Miami Avenue
Miami, Fl 33127

Friends and Family Preview

We invite you to join us before all the Basel festivities begin to a Sunday Tea Party.

Enjoy the latest arrivals from across the pond, whilst sipping on tea infused cocktails by Hendrick’s Gin.

Art Basel Event at Midtown Pawn Boutique 12/7/13

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Art Basel Event at Midtown Pawn Boutique
midtownpawnSaturday, December 7, 7:00pm-10:00pm
Midtown Pawn
261 NW 36th St
Miami, FL 33127

Featuring Artist Diana Contreras doing a live painting art installation.
A Pocket Gallery featuring local artists.
Music and Visuals by DJ Maximus 3000
Fashion Show by Mary Salazar Pop-up Boutique
Complimentary cupcakes by Dulcinea
Complimentary Cosmos, Beer & Wine
Photo booth by FunClickUSA
Free Valet Parking

Basel Exhibition Preview at Bakehouse Art Complex 11/29/13

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Basel Exhibition Preview @ Bakehouse Art Complex
togetherweflyBakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd St
Miami, Florida 33127
$5 admission; Free for BAC Members.

Artists: BAC Resident Artists; Curator: Ananda DeMello

Audrey Love Gallery: Together We Fly
The transformation of a utilitarian object into a work of art allows artists to go beyond their usual medium while presenting individual artistic views and ideas. This exhibition will make you fall head over heels for the BAC and its artists.

Swenson Gallery: Two of a kind
Artists will create small works in an edition of 2, lowering the cost of each piece while maintaining a sense of exclusivity. Take a double look!

On view through January 11, 2014

Art Basel Cocktail Reception 12/5/13

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Art Basel Cocktail Reception
Thursday, 12/05/2013 – 06:00 pm – 07:30 pm
ArtBasel_VictorMatthews_CocktailParty_EblastMiami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway ,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Miami Children’s Museum and Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation present the Art Basel Cocktail Reception to celebrate the unveiling of the Children’s Sculpture Garden at MCM. It is a collaboration of Victor Matthews and MCM’s after school students.

The event is free with admission. Please RSVP by contacting Yanet at 305.373.5437 ext. 112 or yanet@miamichildrensmuseum.org.

Local Artist Profiles: Miguel Franco

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Artist Miguel Franco

 

Get to know local artist Miguel Franco: an artist with transcending dreams.

By: Tatiana Enriquez

In his book The Interpretation of Dreams, Sigmund Freud wrote, “The dream is the liberation of the spirit from the pressure of external nature, a detachment of the soul from the fetters of matter.” Local Artist Miguel Franco is able to step deep into his subconscious mind, away from the tethers of reality, and explore the realms of his imagination through his dreams. There, he is free to act upon every whim and collect the treasures that lie within the very epicenter of his psyche. These treasures enable him to create intricate, bright, and exciting works of art that he so generously shares with us.
More about Miguel:
Miguel Franco was born in Cuba in 1958. He became involved in the arts at a very young age while in school. Once he immigrated to the United States and began living in Miami, Fl his need to create art continued. He began painting and drawing  in a figurative and surrealist style and tapped into his limitless imagination. He possesses a unique, trademark style that is immediately recognizable.
He also makes sure to give back to his community. He recently donated a piece titled “Ya Basta” to American Verde,  Common Ground for Conservation, an organization whose mission is to promote “green” business practices in Florida as a culture of sustainability and  provide technical assistance to implement these practices. (http://www.cgconservation.org/). Miguel chose this piece because “it symbolizes the need for humanity to stop mistreating Mother Earth.”
He confesses that his  inspiration comes from “dreams where [he]  is able to visualize and retain them in [his] mind to later bring them to life. It is like traveling to another dimension as a tourist and bringing back souvenirs.” He believes “imagination is an alternate universe where we can travel at light speed without fear of receiving a citation. It is here, where artists don’t have brakes.”

Miguel  believes that the “Miami Art Scene is a great resource for up and coming new artists who want to be seen and heard. Overall, I think it is an excellent organization, and I applaud what they stand for.” He believes that in order for our art community to grow, “networking is important to keep something like this alive. I definitely am a promoter for them, and I try to educate people on their existence and purpose any time I can.”

His advice to new and emerging artists is to “make an effort with your art, and have all of your pieces come from your soul. There is a day for all artists who persevere, to succeed.”

So, what’s next for Miguel Franco, and what can we look forward to? He says, “at this time, I am working on several pieces of new art. I am working on a future partnership with a men’s clothing designer. I have plans to exhibit my art in the near future; however no date has been set. For future dates, you can follow me on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/miguel.franco.731?fref=ts: Miguel Franco.

 

Mediums:

Acrylic

Oil

El Descanso

“El Descanso”, copyright Miguel Franco Art

 

La Maquina del Tiempo, 6/7/12, 2:19 PM, 16C, 6000x8000 (0+0), 100%, Repro 2.2 v2, 1/8 s, R102.4, G79.3, B98.0

“Coeficiente y Mas”, copyright Miguel Franco Art

 

La Maquina del Tiempo Cubana

“La Maquina Del Tiempo Cubana”, copyright Miguel Franco Art

 

List of Exhibitions and/or awards received:

2008- Exhibition Walter & Cane Gallery

2009- Collective Exhibition “Art of Freedom” Gallery

2010- Renne Gallery

2010- Leal’s Gallery

2010- Collective Exhibition “Artistas Por Una America Verde”

2010- First Fame Doral Park Country Club Exhibition

2011- Moon Lighter Premier Exposition

2011- Miami Art Basel

2011- Collection Exhibition “Art Festival” Wynwood Art District

2012- Third Annual F.A.M.E. Event, Doral Country Club

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Buskerfest Miami 12/13/13

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Buskerfest Miami
Friday, 12/13/2013 – 05:00 pm – 10:00 pm
buskerfest-2Downtown Miami
Metromover Inner Loop,
Miami, Florida 33133
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Explore Downtown Miami through art, music, food and transit!

This December 13th, from 5 – 9pm, local bands from all over South Florida will be performing sets at each of the eight downtown inner loop Metromover stations. Hop from station to station and revel in the diversity of both the local music scene and historic Downtown Miami! Track your travels with a complimentary “passport” available from our volunteers at any station and collect stamps for a chance to win awesome prizes at our closing raffle.

Then at 9pm, join all your fellow Buskerfest Miami! attendees in Bayfront Park at the Tina Hills Pavilion where the Spam Allstars* will close out the night with one of their signature bring-the-house-down sets!

Buskerfest Miami! is a project of Whereby.us, a community organization that plans and executes small projects to improve greater Miami.

Caribbean Fantastic: The Work of Jean Claude Legagneur 12/1/13-1/4/14

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Caribbean Fantastic: The Work of Jean Claude Legagneur
THE BLACK FANTASTIC FLYER-1December 1, 2013 -January 2, 2014
Multitudes Gallery
5570 Northeast 10th Place
Miami Florida 33179

African Diaspora during Art Basel Miami

Sunday, December 1st, 8pm-10pm
Dîner Preview: The Hundred Most…
The legendary hospitality and elegance of reception of Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Box will be deployed once again in this enchanted evening-presentation of a chosen masterworks to hundred most…. personalities of South Florida

Wednesday December 4 : 7:30 PM-10 PM
Night Of Haitian Diplomacy : Opening Night
Under the patronage of the Haitian Government and the Consul General of Haiti in Miami , The Night of the Haitian diplomacy is at the heart of the dynamics of the New Cultural Diplomacy policy of the Haitian government. The presence of Haitian diplomats in the United States as well as of those in the Caribbean, Africa and beyond is anticipated. With artists, Hollywood stars, great collectors and other guests of the city, this night will present African Diaspora in all its potentialities .

Thursday December 5 : 8 PM-10 PM
Jazz @ Multitudes Gregory Ledon & the Miami Jazz quartets
Rooted in the tradition of Miles Davies, he encountered at a very young age, Ledon’s style employs a more subdued approach than that found in other contemporaneous jazz idioms. His tonal sonorities of this player, similar to pastel colors which Miles believed was a lighter sound, thus more expressive.

Friday December 6: 8 PM-10PM
Hollywood United For Haiti: An Evening with Jimmy Jean Louis
The actor who masterfully interpreted historical consciousness through Toussaint Louverture: The Battle of the Eagles is also a humanitarian whose work focuses on the construction and operation of a school in the Haitian countryside. This auction night will be attended by the Hollywood stars with his fans colleagues and personalities of the arts and culture.

Caribbean Fantastic: The Work of Jean Claude Legagneur aims at reintroducing the Haitian master to the international public of Art Basel Miami. Absent from the South Floridian scene for decades, Jean Claude Legagneur comes back to Miami at a time when, contemporary art, exhausted by an at nauseam repetition of Marcel Duchamp’s’ famous gesture of exhibiting a urinal, does not realize that it has lost all its potential power of subversion. Legagneur, far from this boisterous claim, remains within a more discreet approach with works that retain a real liberating dimension.

Caribbean Fantastic: is an exhibition of about Fifty works (50) by the Haitien master artist.

Caribbean Fantastic: is organized by the Florida Africana Studies Consortium of South Florida (FLASC), the Consulate General of Haiti in Miami, Hollywood Artist United for Haiti and the local / international committee. The exhibition runs from 1 December 2013 to January 2, 2014 with opening night coinciding with the official opening of Art Basel Miami December 4, 2013.

Caribbean Fantastic: will be accompanied by a series of arts programs and related events designed to highlight Caribbean and African Diaspora aesthetic productions and Black contemporary issues in these times of globalization and transnationalism.

Basel Biergarten 12/5/13-12/7/13

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Basel Biergarten
baselbeirgartenDec. 5-7, 2013 4pm to 3am
Mitrani Warehouse
2600 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, Florida 33127
Website

There’s nothing better than Basel, Bacon and Beer, unless of course you have all three. Fortunately, The Basel Biergarten is back for another round. From Thursday Dec. 5 at 4pm through Saturday Dec. 7th, Wynwood art enthusiasts, local music lovers and foodies alike, will have a go-to haven popping up at 2600 NW 2nd Avenue, in the heart of the neighborhood. “The focus of the event is local: local artists, local beer, local musicians. We work closely with Brown Distributing and support their Drink Like a Local campaign,” says co-founder Andres Barrientos.

The Basel Biergarten team comprised of Chef Andres Barrientos and Chef James Bowers of Miami Smokers, Gaudi Castro, Brandon Brugal and Mixed Media Collective will continue their annual Basel week tradition, combining beer, bacon, street art and music. The pop-up Biergarten, in conjunction with the Drink Like a Local Campaign, will be serving up top craft beers from Florida breweries.

In addition, Barrientos and Bowers will be launching a new taco shop concept, “Smokeys Cantina” and serving their signature Miami Smokers Candied bacon, bacon jerky and other smoked treats, creating perfect beer-friendly pairings. The 7,000 square foot outdoor space will be transformed with lush Florida plants, 1000 feet of strung lighting and eclectic seating to create a one of a kind pop-up biergarten experience. Several notable artists including Daniel (Krave) Fila and Atomiko will be painting live during the festivities.

The Biergarten will also showcase live music daily by Gummdrops, a local collaborative platform that shines a light on some of the city�s best emerging talent. Gummdrops in collaboration with Jolt Radio will be broadcasting live from the Biergarten, so you can expect some your favorite local bands to drop in for sets daily. In keeping with the Miami Smokers motto; “We believe in the art of doing things the right way -no shortcuts or cutting corners,” guests can expect nothing but the best local art, music, eats and of course, beer.

The Dutch Invade December Art Fair Week 11/28/13-12/8/13

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The Dutch Invade December Art Fair Week
Caleidoscoop_Evite_FINALMural Installations from November 28 – December 6, 2013
Celebration Party – Friday December 6, 2013 7pm
Open to the Public – Friday December 6, – Sunday December 8, 2013
250 NW 24th Street
Miami Florida 33142
www.250wynwood.com
thecaleidoscoop.com

A collaborative project featuring world class street and graffiti artists from the Netherlands: The London Police, Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman and Hass & Hahn – Favela/Philly painting and their international peers will work together to create a garden of murals in the lot on 250 NW 24th Street in Wynwood. The mural installation begins November 28 and ends with a celebration on December 6, 2013.

As an inaugural project, event and a Dutch initiative, Caleidoscoop is working directly with the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York is contributing with the specific purpose to produce a “satellite fair” that the Consulate can be exceedingly proud of and to demonstrate the ways in which cultural collaborations and contributions of the Dutch can be made during the highly-profiled December Art Fair week.

The lot of 250 NW 24th street is empty now, but will soon be the home of a new 11-unit live/work space and the first development to break ground in the popular community since 2006. The motivation behind 250 Wynwood is “to create a neighborhood so people can keep creating and growing” a fitting mantra for this inaugural event that showcases international cultural involvement and collaboration.

Providing artistic and curatorial support, Caleidoscoop is partnering with Kallenbach Gallery, Andenken and Unruly, three of the most respected galleries in the Netherlands. The promotion and organization of Caleidoscoop is made possible with the efforts of a number of entities. Largely the brainchild of Made Creative, a Dutch nonprofit and Catapult 13, a Miami based design firm, Caleidoscoop has the long term goal of being an annual event in Miami to showcase the extensive art and design talent of the Netherlands.

Prizm Art Fair Featuring Artists Representing the African Diaspora and Emerging Markets at Marquis Miami 12/5/13-12/8/13

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Prizm Art Fair Featuring Artists Representing the African Diaspora and Emerging Markets
PRIZM-BASS PASS-02Friday, December 6, 12-7pm
Saturday, December 7, 12-7pm
Sunday, December 8, 12 – 6pm
Marquis Miami
1100 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132

Prizm Art Fair Event Schedule
Thursday, December 5, 11:11pm
(Across The Street From Los Jaichacker’s Stellar Project At Pérez Art Museum Miami)

Friday, December 6, 10:45 – 11:15am
Miami Community & Education Day
Hosted By South Florida Cares and Susan Taylor (Essence Magazine)
Please Rsvp to info@prizmartfair.com

Saturday, December 7
Art & Technology Day Hosted By Our Favorite Community Tech Connoisseurs Brian Brackeen (Kairos) and Felecia Hatcher (Code Fever Miami)
University Of Miami Life Sciences Park
Miami Innovation Center

Sunday, December 8
New Wave: Collectors & Curators Brunch
12:00 – 4:00pm
An Afternoon Of Yoga, International Dj’s and Cosmic Mimosas.

A talented collective of established and emerging artists from locales as varied as the Democratic Republic of Congo to Washington D.C. will showcase contemporary art at the inaugural blockbuster Prizm Art Fair to be held December 5-8, 2013 at the Marquis Miami (1100 Biscayne Blvd, downtown Miami). The opening night reception will take place on December 5th from 11pm-2am and is open to the public. Admission is free. Prizm Art Fair is a collaborative effort between, Mikhaile Solomon, designer and arts advocate who is the founder of Prizm Art Fair and Marie Vickles, an independent curator, arts educator, and artist based in South Florida. Salient works presented will highlight the diversity evident in contemporary visual art practices including painting, sculpture and mixed media installations. The goal of Prizm Art Fair during Art Basel week is to showcase a diverse group of artists who reflect the depth of talent in emerging markets adding to the caliber of artists represented in South Florida. Ms. Solomon and Ms. Vickles are two women committed to creating a platform to ensure that Prizm Art Fair provides opportunities for artists of the African Diaspora, emerging markets and those inspired by the Diaspora within one of the biggest art destination events in the country.

Curator and Creative Director of the Fair, Marie Vickles, states that “Prizm Art Fair is presenting a new aesthetic inspired by varied forms of traditional art-making paired with contemporary techniques and technology, which is the essence of creativity meeting spirituality in the purest sense of holistic creation. Artists will present work that will inspire and challenge the notions of what the African Diaspora and emerging art markets are creating in a ‘stream-of-consciousness’ beyond the mainstream. Both the serious collector and new-comer should expect a refreshing experience.”

Prizm Art Fair will feature the works of some of the most talented local and international artists of color and galleries including: Lerone Wifon, Amber Robles-Gordon, Addonis Parker, T. Eliott Mansa, Bayunga Kialeuka, Asser Saint-Val, Jerome Soimaud, Gallery Guichard: National Curator for the Bombay Sapphire Series and Yeelen Gallery. The select artists are actively engaged in perpetuating Miami’s growth as a cultural hub or are truly redefining their world by bringing into focus socio-political and cultural issues pertinent to the people of African descent in our global community.

“We’re really excited about the submissions we’ve received from local, national and international artists. We’re looking forward showcasing an exceptional group of exhibiting artists and galleries from the African Diaspora. We are deeply thankful for the support of Marquis Miami, Frank Frazier, Ms. Deborah Shelton Tynes, Minna Dunn and all of our sponsors for their unwavering support and belief in our project”, states Mikhaile Solomon, Founder and Director of Prizm.

Miami’s Independent Thinkers partnership with SCOPE Miami during Art Basel 12/2/13-12/8/13

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Miami’s Independent Thinkers Art Basel 2013
mitscopeDecember 2nd-8th, 2012
SCOPE Pavilion
1000 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Platinum Preview Gala: Mon | Dec 02 | 5PM – 9PM *By invitation or Platinum VIP Card for entry
First View: Tues | Dec 03 | 1PM – 9PM *For VIPs & Press (or $100 donation at door)
Wed | Dec 04 | 11:00AM – 8:00PM
Thurs | Dec 05 | 11:00AM – 8:00PM
Fri | Dec 06 | 11:00AM – 8:00PM
Sat | Dec 07 | 11:00AM – 8:00PM
Sun | Dec 08 | 11:00AM – 8:00PM

Miami’s Independent Thinkers is dedicated to showcasing local artists announces location for the 5th edition event, December 2nd-8th, 2013 SCOPE at its new location on the sands of Miami Beach.

Heather Read, Sara Read, Laraine Hart and Kerry McLaney present Miami’s Independent Thinkers ART BASEL 2013, a collaborative multimedia art exhibition showcasing Miami’s premiere, emerging and young artists. To be held at SCOPE Miami Beach new location on the sands of Miami Beach.

SCOPE taps into the cultural psyche to present only the most pioneering work across multiple creative disciplines. With over 50 art shows spanning more than a decade, SCOPE has solidified its position as the premier showcase for international emerging contemporary art and multi-disciplinary creative programming. SCOPE’s extensive reach enables an unrivaled opportunity for networking with art patrons, creative professionals and a culturally relevant public audience. Renowned for presenting the most innovative galleries, artists and curators, SCOPE Art Shows in Miami, Basel, New York, London and the Hamptons have garnered extensive critical acclaim, with sales of over $450 million and attendance of over 700,000 visitors.

The 7-day fair aims to feature local artists working across a range of media – painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, muralists, performance and new media artists. The fair will run from December 2nd-8th, 2013 during Art Basel

Gator in the Bay – Art Basel Miami 2013 12/4/13-12/8/13

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Gator in the Bay – Art Basel Miami 2013
banner calendar handout front VERTicalDecember 4th-8th, 2013
Biscayne Bay
Miami, FL

The Gator in the Bay is a 33,000 pound alligator the size of a football field that will float in Biscayne Bay during Art Basel Miami 2013. The head is a steel sculpture built on a self-propelled barge. The upper jaw is built on the boom of a crane that allows it to open and close. The body will be a photo mosaic printed on material called Floating Art Tile. Using 104 Floating Art Tiles, with each tile 4ft x 8ft and each will have over 3000 unique images the size of a postage stamp, an illusion of the alligator will appear.

A 5 day event was created around Gator in the Bay, from Dec 4th-8th during Art Basel Miami 2013 at the Miami Yacht Club on Watson Island, that will be free to attend and is family friendly. However, we encourage the adults to come back and dance with the Gator at night. Each day has a unique theme and something special happening with the Gator in the Bay. This will be a great time to educate the community about our water issues and why we need the Everglades. This is a perfect location for the 5 day event for many reasons: easy access, easy free parking, security, sanitation, full-bar, full service restaurant with incredibly beautiful views.

If you purchase your tile before December 1st, you can be scheduled to attach your Floating Art Tile and be recorded in the culltural history of Art Basel and Miami.

The purpose of Gator in the Bay Project is to raise awareness for the Florida Everglades. The purpose of the art piece is to show the cooperation between industry and nature.

The Gator in the Bay was featured in over 30 foreign newspapers front page, interviewed by ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR, CNN, Fox News, Yahoo News, Discovery Channel, Huffington Post, The Examiner, thank you Sun Sentinel, and the Miami Herald – A photo of Gator in the Bay – Phase 1 unveiled during Art Basel 2012 was used to promote Art Basel Hong Kong. This year we will be completing the entire alligator which is sure to get attention. During Art Basel 2012, Lambeth & Nagel estimate over $8 million in media advertising was generated as a result of Gator in the Bay.

Sagamore, The Art Hotel, Presents Framing The Moving Image For Art Basel 2013 12/3/13-12/8/13

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Sagamore, The Art Hotel, Presents Framing The Moving Image For Art Basel 2013
sagamoreDecember 3-8, 2013
Sagamore Hotel
1671 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.SagamoreHotel.com.

Art collectors and owners of the Sagamore Hotel, Martin and Cricket Taplin—also the Art Hotel’s curator—are pleased to announce the installation – FRAMING THE MOVING IMAGE. The exhibition explores the way artists capture, compose and represent traditions and histories, as well as the changing material landscapes – locally and globally – through the moving image.

Framing The Moving Image will open to the public at Sagamore, The Art Hotel, during Art Basel Miami Beach 2013, providing an opportunity for guests to experience and to view this new installation of innovative film, video and performance art, among other select works.

The entire installation was curated by John Hanhardt, world renowned film and media art curator, and embraces the diverse styles and genres from the avant-gardes, beginning with 1950s and 1960s, to contemporary reflections of present media landscape that will highlight the variety of practices shaping today’s art world. In addition to media art, Mr. Hanhardt has selected, as part of the installation, several photographs from The Cricket Taplin Collection.

Hanhardt has held curatorial posts at MoMA, the Walker Art Center, the Whitney Museum of Art, and the Guggenheim Museum. He is currently consulting as Senior Curator for Media Arts at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Works permanently installed as part of Framing The Moving Image, include the following:

In Interstices, a site-specific piece created for the Sagamore, Bill Beirne collaborates with a Miami-based dance company to choreograph a series of live performances that re-enact behaviors that might ordinarily take place in areas monitored by surveillance cameras. The performances will be captured by cameras located around the hotel and projected on a widescreen video monitor in the lobby.

Shannon Plumb’s Paper Collection (2007) takes a playful look at fashion models and the fashion industry in a video narrative in which she plays all the characters.

Star Spangled to Death (1956-1960), by legendary avant-garde artist Ken Jacobs, is a seminal eight-hour film featuring Jack Smith and other artists. A virtuosic collection of filmed and found footage, it comments on American history and the state of the economy.

The Water Series, a multi-channel meditation on the movement and texture of water by Ernie Gehr, is displayed on screens installed on the hotel’s garden wall. Gehr is one of the leading artists of the international avant-garde cinema, and his films are distinguished by their formal elegance and treatment of filmic space and time.

Between the Frames (1983-1991), by Spanish artist Antoni Muntadas, is a major multi-part series that examines the art world through chapters that explore the roles played by dealers, collectors, galleries, museums, docents, critics, and the media. Produced over 20 years ago, it is an extraordinary representation of the art world and a revealing reflection of what has changed, and what has not. This is the first time it will be presented on a hotel channel.

Reflecting on the history of film technology, Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder’s “Threadbare” is a film projector wrapped in 16 mm film footage that creates a silhouette suggesting Mickey Mouse’s head. The richly imagined sculpture offers profound insights into the nature of the medium.

Kathleen Graves is a new-media artist who creates a richly imagined body of work out of the materials of technology and everyday life. Her playful and beautiful Bot Studies, 2013, are small sculptures made from packaging, plants, and found materials. They refer to robots and botanical drawings and are a rendering of possible new life forms.

Takeshi Murata is one of the most exciting new artists exploring digital moving-image making. The elaborate, Night Moves (2013), a collaboration with Billy Grant, creates an imaginary narrative centered on a virtual studio floating through space. Hypnotic and beautiful, it represents a new artistic sensibility that appropriates from cartoons, Anime, and popular culture.

Raphael Montanez Ortiz created a number of important avant-garde films, including Newsreel (1958), which deconstructed found footage, and Dance Number 22 (1993), a computer-laser video that manipulates a sequence from a Marx Brothers film.

The photographer Peter Moore interpreted the avant-garde events of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City. Iconic images such as Untitled (Nam June Paik performing at Café Au Go Go), November 9, 1964;Trisha Brown, “Man Walking Down the Side of a Building,” 80 Wooster St., NYC, 1970; and Untitled (Joan Jonas, “Organic Honey’s Vertical Roll), 1973, are evidence that he was a key artist of his generation.

John Hanhardt participated in advising the Sagamore on the selection of the new, cutting-edge equipment and technology necessary to best present the installation.

Hanhardt’s installation will remain permanently as part of the Sagamore’s year-round art program. This includes any of the live performance presentations in the installation, which will be recorded. Following Art Basel, Cricket Taplin will rotate the video programming on screens throughout the hotel, allowing Sagamore’s guests and visitors to view the full video art program on an ongoing basis, including at several podiums located in the hotel lobby.

Also, available at the hotel during Art Basel 2013 will be an innovative book by artists Melissa Dubbin and Aaron Davidson, which reflects on the moving image and how it is received. The piece was commissioned by Cricket and the original manuscript will be available on a permanent basis.

“It has been an education, honor and a pleasure to have the opportunity to work directly with John Hanhardt on this inspiring installation,” said Cricket Taplin. “The program truly captures the history as media art progressed over the past few decades and provides an engaging Art Basel exhibition that will thoroughly stimulate the senses.”

Art Basel Miami Reception Gala for Fusion X ~ Art Ascension Exhibition 12/7/13

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Art Basel Miami Reception Gala for “Fusion X ~ Art Ascension” Exhibition
x-artSaturday, December 7th from 7-11 p.m.
Art Fusion Galleries
3550 North Miami Avenue
At North Miami Avenue & 36th Street
Midtown Miami
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Featuring over 60 emerging to mid-career contemporary artists, this exhibition marks our 12th Anniversary and honors Miami’s exciting Art Basel season. This exhibition celebrates the foresight underlying the immense spectrum of human creativity that spans across more than thirty one countries. In honor of Miami’s annual Art Basel season, the selection showcases an assembled collection of unrivaled depth and quality that is truly global. Drawn from works ranging from contemporary paintings and photography to marble, bronze and mixed-media sculptures, this exhibition is composed of some 500 pieces. Inspired by our belief that each artist in their respective medium creates a visual connection with each viewer, our collection invites audiences to experience an ascension of sensory delight. Art Fusion Galleries is proud to host this exhibition in our grand gallery space which boasts over 8,000 square feet of pristine contemporary gallery space.

Heineken Light Your Night Series of Electrifying Events During Art Basel 12/3/13-12/7/13

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Heineken Light Your Night Series of Electrifying Events During Art Basel
lightyournightDecember 3-7, 2013
Locations Below

Heineken Light Your Night Challenge Exhibit + VIP Launch Event
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 | 8:30 p.m.
Light Box at Goldman Warehouse
404 NW 26 Street,
Miami, FL 33127
RSVP Required to heinekenlight@jl-pr.com by Friday, November 29.
Must Be 21 or over. Space is limited.
Five South Florida multi-media artists, Yuri Tuma, Juan Carlos Zaldivar, Clifton Childree, Brandon Opalka, and Kevin Arrow, will transform the Light Box at Goldman Warehouse into a maze of light installations. A panel of judges will select one of these talented artists as the winner of the Light Your Night Challenge and award them a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Amsterdam, home of Heineken.

Light :: Flow
Thursday, December 5, 2013 | 10:00 p.m.
Mana Wynwood
318 NW 23 Street
Miami, FL 33132
Light :: Flow Kinetic Motion Interactive Experience at Mana Wynwood
Heineken Light Your Night will showcase Light :: Flow. This interactive kinetic motion installation by Tecné Collective, portrays an abstract representation of human movement, through light and kinetic rhythm. Music by DARKSIDE (Nicolas Jaar & Dave Harrington) in the Sound Garden. Tickets at artbaselmanawynwood.com.
Live Music by: DARKSIDE (Nicolas Jaar & Dave Harrington)

Hyperopticks :: Monumental Video Mapping The Grand Finale Official Basel Castle After Party
Saturday, December 12, 2013, 11:00 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. – 12:15 a.m.
Grand Central
679 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Presented by: Heineken Light, Overthrow, Embrace & POPLIFE
Video Installations and Official Basel Castle After Party at Grand Central
A monumental video mapping installation will transform the façade of Grand Central into an eight-minute show-stopping audiovisual experience. Tecné Collective’s Hyperopticks will explore the characteristics of contemporary art movements such as Op-Art, Art Cinetiqué, and Deconstructivism.

Heineken Light has partnered with the award-winning Tecné Collective to bring Heineken “Light Your Night” to Art Basel Miami. Taking place December 3 to December 7, Heineken “Light Your Night” will serve as a platform for local and international artists to interpret Heineken Light’s “Bounce” campaign through the use of light. The creations, by local and internationals artists, will be showcased in a series of events including a monumental video mapping experience, kinetic light motion installations, and an interactive light show challenge.

Heineken Light Your Night will feature video mapping and kinetic motion events designed by award-winning Tecné Collective, a group of technologists and artists featuring Gorka Cortázar (Madrid) and Rodrigo Arcaya (Miami), in collaboration with Wyzton Borrero Peréz of Klang! (Barcelona). The internationally recognized Tecné Collective was awarded “Best Spatial Media Art” by the Media Architecture Biennale, and most recently received the Illumni Infinity Award and the International Association of Lighting Designers’ Award of Excellence, among other accolades.

“Heineken Light is excited to partner with renowned artists to bring a series of light-inspired events to Miami during one of the most significant art explosions of the year,” says Pattie Falch, Brand Director, Heineken Sponsorships.

Related Group Jorge Pérez and Whitewall Magazine Michael Klug VIP Cocktail Art Reception 12/6/13

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Related Group Jorge Pérez and Whitewall Magazine Michael Klug VIP Cocktail Art Reception
Marea Whitewall invitationFriday, December 6, from 5-7pm
Marea
91 Collins Avenue (off 1st Street)
South Beach Miami, FL 33139
Not open to the public.

The Related Group and Jorge Pérez host an exclusive gathering for Whitewall Magazine’s VIPs during Art Basel at the sales gallery of their South of Fifth luxury condo Marea, designed by Yabu Pushelberg. Related commissioned artists Markus Linnenbrink from Germany and Riccardo de Marchi from Italy to create artistic designs for the boutique condo’s interiors. Perez, an avid patron of the arts, will also be celebrating that same week the opening of the new museum that bears his name, the Pérez Art Museum Miami.

Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres by Karla Events.

Marea is the second condo Related has launched in South of Fifth this year, following the sold-out One Ocean.

Creative Time Krug Champagne Brunch 12/6/13

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Creative Time Krug Champagne Brunch
Friday, Dec. 6 from 11.30am – 1pm
The Standard Hotel
40 Island Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139

30 of Basel’s who’s who – artists, celebrities, etc. will enjoy sips of Krug Grand Cuvee benefitting the arts non-profit organization based in NYC, known for commissioning highly acclaimed public art projects. A few names from past Creative Time events include Donna Karan, Marisa Tomei, Jason Wu, Theophilus London, Waris Ahluwalia, Cecilia Dean, Vlad Roitfeld & Giovanna Battaglia, Terry Richardson, Andre Saraiva, Tom Sachs, Marina Abramovic, Mickalene Thomas, among others.

Not open to the public.

Wallpaper* Handmade Exhibition with Jaguar and Opening Event 12/4/13-12/8/13

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Wallpaper* Handmade Exhibition with Jaguar and Opening Event
Wednesday, December 4, 2013: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Exhibition Preview
Thursday, December 5, 2013: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Exhibition Preview
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: VIP Opening Celebration
8:30 PM – 11:00 PM: Grand Opening Celebration
Friday, December 6, 2013: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 7, 2013: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 8, 2013: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
3841 NE 2nd Avenue, 1st Floor / Unit 103
(entrance on NE 39th Street)
Miami Design District

The groundbreaking exhibition showcasing a curated selection of about 50 works resulting from unique design and brand collaborations, from partners such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Harry Winston, Hermès, Dunhill, Tom Ford, Poltrona Frau, Veuve Clicquot, Nike, Marc Jacobs, Baccarat with designers, architects and artists such as Barber Osgerby, Karl Lagerfeld, David Collins, Richard Meier, Piero Lissoni, Zaha Hadid Architects and Sou Fujimoto. The VIP event will bring out the designers, brand reps and top names in the design, fashion and luxury world. The exhibition will also exclusively introduce, for the first time in the US, five new collaborations between Jaguar and designers Fredrikson Stallard, Moritz Waldemeyer, Mathieu Gustafsson, architects Neri & Hu and marble specialist Salvatori.

HarrisArt presents Art For The Holidays: a unique shopping experience 11/29/13-11/30/13

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HarrisArt presents Art For The Holidays: a unique shopping experience
Friday, 11/29/2013 – 11/30/2013 11:00 am – 04:00 pm
HARRISART-Art-for-the-Holidays-flyer_edited-1Nov.-29-30HarrisArt
4432 SW 74 Ave,
Miami, Florida 33155
Facebook Link
Cost: free

HarrisArt presents Art for the Holidays. Enjoy, an artsy kind of shopping experience this year on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday at HarrisArt. Browse through a selection of unique works of art perfect to give or to keep. Select the perfect gift from a wide collection of work by Miami-based artists Joan Futscher and Jane Harris ranging from painting, water colors, charcoals and drawings to mix media including whimsical animal sculptures and fine hand–painted furniture all at very Special Holiday Prices.

Open for Black Friday, November 29th and Small Business Saturday, November 30th, 11 am – 4 pm
For more information please contact 786.390.5447 or 305.978.3684.

Let the Holidays Begin!

Look Alive Fest 12/6/13-12/7/13

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Look Alive Fest
Day 1, Dec 6 2013, doors 8pm, bands 9pm sharp,
lookaliveChurchill’s Pub
5501 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33137
$10
featuring Wolf Eyes, Guardian Alien, Chronic Youth, Rubber O Cement, Teepee, Cop City/Chill Pillars.
complimentary Beck’s beer is available to the first 100 guests with proper ID. Please drink responsibly.

Day 2, Dec 7 2013, doors 8pm, bands 9pm
Gramps
176 NW 24th St
Miami, FL 33127
free entry before 10pm with RSVP (http://lookalivefest.com/rsvp_2013).
featuring Indian Jewelry, Pontiak, White Mystery, The Wiggins, Lil Daggers, Nerve City.

Spilt Milk Projects, Gramps, and AdHoc.fm present two nights of underground music and art during Art Basel weekend. Made in Miami. Featuring Wolf Eyes (SUB Pop Records, Mi) And Indian Jewelry (TX) During Art Basel Miami Beach Weekend

Credit: Brian Butler (The Upper Hand Art) and Mike Del Marmol

Spilt Milk Projects, Gramps, and Ad Hoc (NYC) present the inaugural Look Alive Fest, featuring exclusive headlining Florida performances by seminal noise rock trio Wolf Eyes from Detroit, MI, and experimental rock outsiders Indian Jewelry from Austin, TX. The Look Alive Fest is a home grown alternative festival curated by working musicians, offering something radically different for discerning fans of adventurous music during Art Basel Miami Beach weekend. The event features both national headliners and notable local bands, including Lil Daggers, Teepee, Cop City/Chill Pillars, and Nerve City.

Wolf Eyes (Sub Pop, American Tapes, De Stijl),comprised of Nate Young, John Olson, and Jim Baljo, are undeniably one of the most vital, important American noise bands around today. They have released countless CD-Rs, LPs, and tapes since 1996, including collaborations with Black Dice, Smegma, Stare Case, academic jazz musician Anthony Braxton, and too many side projects to name. “Wolf Eyes remain one of the most important experimental bands in the world” according to Pitchfork Media. Wolf Eyes were recently featured on the cover of The Wire (their second time gracing the cover of the esteemed UK avant-garde magazine), which included a feature discussing the evolution of the band, as well as its newest album, No Answer: Lower Floors (2013, CD/LP via De Stijl). Wolf Eyes will headline the first night of the fest on Friday, December 6 at Churchill’s Pub, supported by Guardian Alien featuring drummer Greg Fox from Brooklyn black metal band Liturgy, a reunion set from Gainesville grunge rockers Chronic Youth, and performance piece by celebrated Bay Area noisemaker Rubber O Cement. Local support includes an increasingly rare appearance by psychedelic shoegaze band Teepee and the eccentric Cop City/Chill Pillars.

Indian Jewelry (Reverberation Appreciation Society) headlines the second night on Saturday, December 7 at Gramps. Indian Jewelry is a noise rock collective founded by Tex Kerschen and Erika Thrasher, accompanied by Mary Sharpe on percussion and electronics, along with a fluid, rotating cast of local musicians and collaborators. Together they are flagbearers for the long Texas tradition of outsider rock ‘n’ roll – a grand, precarious history spanning the 13th Floor Elevators and Red Krayola, Jandek and Butthole Surfers. As a prolific touring band, Indian Jewelry is noted for seizure inducing live shows, featuring little more than a strobe light in total darkness. “Indian Jewelry stand at a kind of musical crossroads,” according to Dazed and Confused Magazine, “where the gloriously dark moments of rock n’roll’s past hang side by side with clunky rave synths and a droned-out attitude.” Pontiak (Thrill Jockey), comprised of brothers Jennings, Van and Lain Carney who play neo-psychedelic rock with stoner rock flourishes, will provide direct support for Indian Jewelry, as well as White Mystery, a brother and sister garage rock duo from Chicago, IL, and The Wiggins from Houston, TX. Local support includes loner rock nomad Nerve City (Sacred Bones) with a full band, and purveyors of heavy psych, Lil Daggers (Beyond Beyond is Beyond).

Easter Seals of South Florida Festival of Chefs 2013

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 25th Annual festival of Chefs

When an event combines tasty cuisine and a cause we believe in, we will definitely be there with forks in hand. Easter Seals of South Florida, is a wonderful organization that “provides exceptional services to ensure that all children and adults with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities.” They help kids with disabilities learn how to take care of themselves and secure jobs.

Easter Seals threw its 25th edition of Festival of the Chefs to help raise money and awareness for its Easter Seals South Florida’s Culinary Arts High School, a vocational training program for students ages 16 through 22 with autism and other disabilities. The grand event took place in Coral Gables and was tremendously fun. Celebrity chef Ingrid Hoffman hosted and some of the best restaurants and dessert shops from Miami served up their culinary treats. We will highlight our favorites below:

Chef Kareem Anguin of Oceanaire Seafood Room had the best dish of the night with his Smoked Scallops and BBQ Short Ribs. The scallops were cooked to perfection, thick cut and juicy enough that a bib should ALMOST have been required. The short ribs were perfectly balanced with sweetness and a slight kick. Bravo, Chef Kareem!

Chef Luis Lopez of City Hall Restaurant was our next favorite dish with his big supremely flavorful BBQ Brisket Sliders. The brisket was sweet, drenched in sauce and the bun perfectly complimented this delightful sandwich.

 

Ched Norman Van Aken of Tuyo Restaurant served up a savory dish of alliteration with his Brazilian Creamy Cracked Conch Chowder with saffron, coconut, orange and star anise. We really enjoyed this rich and creamy take on chowder.

Chef Jorge Montes of Roho Kitchen had a solid Short Rib Empanada with Truffled Aioli. This delicious baked concoction was quite a treat.

 

 

We had stuffed our faces soooooo much that we did not believe we had room for dessert… that is until we went upstairs and the mere whiff of the intoxicating dessert scents wafting through the air reset our appetites so we could squeeze some tasty sugar into our already bloated bellies.

Our two favorites were:

The Donut Divas enchanted us with deep fried red velvet oreos. We were stuffed to the freaking gills, but still managed to down three plates of this debaucherous confection.

 

The Nothing Bundt Cakes table was out of control with about 10 different versions of its decadent cakes that had the soft crisp texture of real cake but when one bites into the piece it is ridiculously juicy, wet and flavorful. Truly magnificent cakes!

 

The event was a smash with gallons of wine and champagne flowing, a silent auction with great prizes and good, down to earth and astute people that were a pleasure to meet and converse with. We can not wait until the 26th edition.

 

 

 

Scrumptious Burgerliscious Returns for a Third Bite

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Very few events induce as much anticipated excitement as a nectarous burger orgy feast… well maybe a real orgy. We are still salivating as we type this review of Burgerliscious 3 (literally took a break to eat a burger while writing this). This bodacious burger bonanza returned on November 7th for the third straight year at Fred B. Hartnett Ponce Circle Park in Coral Gables. Guests were privy to devour appetizing burgers from over 20 participating Coral Gables restaurants and vote for their favorite.

The general admission ticket was $60, which got you 6 sliders and 2 Sam Adams beers or for $125 you could go VIP that got you unlimited everything, plus access to the VIP Jack Daniels bar and Seasons 52‘s deliriously divine dessert station. In addition to the literally tons of meat on hand, there were also handful of other highlights. The always Spasty (spicy and tasty) Pika Sauce was there sharing its tantalizing spread. The incredible Roc Kat Ice Cream was slinging caramel ice cream with Sam Adams Cherry Wheat beer soaked cherries.

We sincerely had some of the best cafecito of our lives when we discovered Gulejo, this socially conscious company sources its beans from Nicaragua and created a cold brew was so smooth and gratifying. One of our favorite 80’s cover bands Mad World Orchestra played great tunes while we stuffed our faces like gordisimos having our last Death Row meal.

Swine Southern Table and Bar won the People’s choice award with their deviantly succulent  brisket, short rib and pork shoulder patty with bacon schmear and smoked then grilled pork belly bacon.

Shake Shack‘s burger won the Judge’s award with its signature 100% all-natural Angus beef (hormones and antibiotics free) proprietary blend. Personally, we think the Shack makes a mediocre burger (patty) with a great potato bun. We were perplexed that it, once again, took home the crown.  Some Shake Shake fans claim they put crack in their burgers and were the best.

We will highlight our actual faves in no particular order:

Sushi Maki really went off the farm and served an inspiring & mouthwatering Kobe Beef patty with a juicy thick toothsome scallop on top, coupled with kimchee, spicy mayo and a toasted Hawaiian sweet bun that was, in a word, HEAVENLY and our personal fave.

Tarpon Bend had the most creative dish with its Farmhouse patty consisting of pork, cow, chicken and turkey topped with bacon, a fired egg and a Sam Adams derived spicy mayo. This burger should have won the “Most Animals Massacred to Feed Us” award.

Books & Books brought us an early Greek inspired Thanksgiving treat with an awesome turkey burger topped with pico de gallo, lemon dill feta and parmesan tzatiki sauce in a pita. This burger was so yummy we would agree to re-read the first excruciating 100 pages of 50 Shades of Grey again if it came with this dish.

Christy’s kept it simple and superb with its supremely juicy meat, delicious bun, caramelized onions, addictive bacon and a blue cheese topping that sets the world right again.

Burger festivals are some of the best events this world has to offer. We really do not appreciate having to wait a whole year for another stab. So event producers, please get your shit together and, like the amazeballs beer festivals we love, have one at least every six months. We promise people will show up twice a year to embrace burger gluttony.

 

Photos of Halloween on Lincoln Road – 10/31/13

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Aahhh Halloween, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” The weather is breaking, the holidays are approaching, people are festive and costumes are super-duper fun. From the debaucherous slutty ones to the over the top grandiose ones, to the creative smile inducing ones, we adore costumes. The best spot to see all these lovely costumes is always Lincoln Road and this year was the most packed ever, with streets so crowded by 10:00 that traversing them was virtually impossible. We swung by after midnight and had a much easier time. It is funny to see thousands upon thousands of people still out partying on a Thursday night at 2:00 AM. God Bless Miami. If we ruled the world, we would do different themed Halloweens every month.

Pre-ArtFrazzle 2013 11/30/13-12/1/13

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Pre-ArtFrazzle 2013
LH_Pre-Art_Frazzle copyNovember 30 – December 1, 2013
Little Havana
Miami, FL

Take the Love Bus from Wynwood to Little Havana and experience the lively, colorful diversity of our cultural and culinary art scene.

Live music, video installations, exhibits, mural painting, dance performances and more will be showcased at our studios, galleries, plazas and local businesses!

Parodi Lecture in Philosophy of Art The Distracted Exhibition by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev 12/8/13

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Parodi Lecture in Philosophy of Art: “The Distracted Exhibition. On Enchantment and Composting Archival Shreds.” by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
Sunday, 12/08/2013, 11:30am
Pérez Art Museum Miami, Auditorium
1103 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132

This lecture by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev explores the question of the art exhibition as an embodied and “dis-tracted” archive(dis / trahere = to pull or to draw in another direction), and it focuses on how objects function in relation to the experience of witnessing – the artist’s witnessing of the world, the viewer’s witnessing of the artwork, and even the art object’s witnessing of the spectacle within which it is caught and entrapped. dOCUMENTA (13) was both an art exhibition, a process and a state of mind. In it, the notion of archive was viewed with suspicion and pulled towards forms of symbiotic decomposition and recomposition – a cultural quasi-compost. With examples of artworks and projects created for dOUCUMENTA (13), including Mario Garcia Torres, Rossella Biscotti, Claire Pentecost, Michael Rakowitz, And And And, Adrian Villar-Rojas and Dihn Q Lee.

Christov-Bakargiev is artistic director for dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel (2009-2012); visiting professor at: The Cooper Union, New York (2013); Northwestern University, Evanston-Chicago (2013-2015); Goethe -Universität Frankfurt am Main / Institut für Philosophie University, Frankfurt (2013-2015); Leverhulme Professor, University of Leeds (2014).

Lecture is free with museum admission.

The Parodi Lecture in Philosophy of Art is supported by Gonzalo Parodi.

Pérez Art Museum Miami Premiere Gala 12/7/13

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Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Premiere Gala
Saturday, 12/07/2013, 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
More Info

THE hottest ticket for Basel week, the night will honor Darlene and Jorge Pérez, for their $40 million donation in cash and art to PAMM. Over 700 celebrities, collectors, artists and socialites will make a historic red carpet walk into the formal opening celebration, presented by Fortune International’s Jade Signature, of the new Museum that has the world’s attention. Marc Anthony will give a special live performance during the dinner.

More than 700 of the art world’s VIPs are expected to attend Pérez Art Museum Miami’s (PAMM) biggest event of the year as they commemorate the opening of the new Herzog & de Meuron designed building. Top collectors, gallerists, artists and celebrities will celebrate the momentous event, expected to be one of the highlights of the season.

The night will honor Darlene and Jorge M. Pérez, beginning with a cocktail reception in the gallery spaces followed by a seated dinner and dancing in the park. Guests will also be treated to a special performance by Grammy Award-winning Latin superstar Marc Anthony. Stephen Starr, owner of STARR restaurants including the famed Morimoto, Buddakan and Bal Harbour’s Makoto, has been named exclusive caterer and restaurateur for the museum, and will be creating a customized menu for the occasion.

Premiere PAMM Gala Chairs are Constance and Miguel B. ‘Mike’ Fernandez, Susana and Alberto Ibargüen, Dorothy and Aaron Podhurst, Jacquelyn Soffer and Craig Robins, Ricardo Restrepo and Lee Brian Schrager. To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, contact events@pamm.org.

PAMM Presents Los Jaichackers: Night Shade/Solanaceae celebrating Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week 12/5/13

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PAMM Presents Los Jaichackers: Night Shade/Solanaceae celebrating Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week
Thursday, 12/05/2013, 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
More Info

By invitation only:
PAMM Sustaining and above level members; PAMM Contemporaries; Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB), Art Miami and Design Miami/ VIP and exhibitor pass card holders. Invitation admits two and is non-transferrable.

5:30 to 7 p.m. for VIP Maserati Toast
Maserati North America will host the VIP Toast at PAMM just before the Museum welcomes members and Art Basel VIPS for the special opening celebration and Maserati VIP Lounge experience. The event will also present The Ghibli, Maserati’s latest car to revolutionize the luxury automobile industry by defining “accessible luxury.” Serving as the museum’s opening party, PAMM Presents LOS JAICHACKERS, the evening will debut a new project, Night Shade/Solanaceae, featuring sculpture, video, and music.

Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) celebrates its first Miami Art Week in its new, state-of-the-art facility with a special opening celebration featuring a major performance by multimedia art collaborative LOS JAICHACKERS. For this one-night-only performance titled Night Shade/Solanaceae, LOS JAICHACKERS will transform the museum into a site of cultural collisions through musical performances, video and sculpture.

Created in response to Miami’s unique cultural and visual landscape, LOS JAICHACKERS’ Night Shade/Solanaceae will include two new videos and enlist the musical talents of TOTAL FREEDOM (Los Angeles), DJ LENGUA (Los Angeles) and Los Master Plus (Guadalajara, Mexico). TOTAL FREEDOM combines solid club beats with his own global and freeform sensibilities, and Los Master Plus is a duo that covers contemporary songs by über pop bands such as Daft Punk, Radiohead, No Doubt and Dr. Dre in Spanish, reworking them through the unique musical styles of techno-cumbia. LOS JAICHACKERS will debut a new video, which was shot in Miami, with live musical accompaniment on a stage set that combines ideas of contraband and piracy within contemporary culture, music and art. This set is comprised of massive ice sculptures that derive their form from the sound systems of Jamaica, South America and Mexico. These sculptures will slowly melt away over the course of the evening, revealing mysterious packages and strange, exotic night fruits. In addition, a series of sculptures, which refer to the anti-pirating messages for Louis Vuitton goods found at local swap meets, will be displayed inside the museum.

LOS JAICHACKERS is a collaboration between Eamon Ore-Giron and Julio Cesar Morales, artists based in Los Angeles and Phoenix. As part of their multifaceted practice, they collaborate with other artists and musicians to produce programs that ‘trace the global DNA of emerging musical subcultures in Latin America, the border, the United States and abroad.’ Their piece, Night Shade/Solanaceae, has been specially commissioned by PAMM for its inaugural opening and is the first program of the Museum’s new time-based arts initiative.

Purely Poetry. a night to write & recite 11/23/13

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Purely Poetry. a night to write & recite.
Saturday, Nov 23, 8:00pm
Moonchine Asian Bistro + Lounge + Bar
7100 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, Florida 33138

any poets out there ever wish they had a night just for them? i mean, we love all arts, expression, and music, but sometimes, poets just need a quiet room to listen to the subtleties of each others work. in that regard, we present to you

PURELY POETRY.
an intimate evening of delicate art.
recital and dinner.

featuring:

Benjamin Shahoulian
Poala Christina Tavarez
Dimitri Jean-Baptiste Mungary
Jacob Hartley
Cathleen Shameless
Rio Chavarro
Nelson Alvarez De La Campa
Dan Serro
Alonso Menendez
Renda Writer
Hazmin Valdes
David Hollister
Josh Weiss
Sergio Mora

$10 COVER INCLUDES DINNER ENTREE
free valet

18+ . 8 PM

dinner served at 8 pm – 9pm.
poetry recital 9 pm – 11 pm

Photographs from NVEEE 3rd Annual “Not on My Watch” VIP Reception at Brasileiro Restaurant on 11/22/13

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National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE) 3rd Annual “Not on My Watch” VIP Reception Benefiting Bullying and Suicide Prevention Efforts at Brasileiro Restaurant on Friday, November 22, 2013.

NVEEE Mission: “To prevent bullying, violence, and suicide among youth, families and communities through direct service, mentoring and prevention education.”

History: “NVEEE is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in October 2009. We are a diverse team of professional educators, business leaders, parents and students who took our concerns about student safety and well-being and put our passion into action–moving from bystanders to upstanders and community leaders.”

NVEEE has reached over 10,000 teachers, students, parents, and community leaders through its Mentoring Program, Peace Ambassador Program, After School Program, and its signature Not On My Watch School-wide Bullying Prevention Programs.

NVEEE was also honored in Washington D.C. by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson With a Proclamation entered into the Library of Congress and the Congressional Records of the United States for its work in providing children and families with support services, and being “agents of change.”

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Miami Book Fair International 2013 11/17/13-11/24/13

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Miami Book Fair International 2013
November 14-24, 2013
Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus
300 Northeast 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33132
www.miamibookfair.com

Street Fair Hours: Fri., Nov. 22 – Sun., Nov. 24: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Street Fair Admission: Fri. Nov. 22: FREE FOR ALL; Sat., Nov. 23 – Sun., Nov. 24: $8 / 13 to 18 and over 62: $5 / 12 and under: FREE

The Fair, in its 30th year, will open Sunday November 17th with the popular Evenings With… series, featuring six nights of readings and discussions with noted authors from the United States and around the world.

On Friday, the Street Fair gets under way. The highlight of the Street Fair is the Festival of Authors, with more than 350 authors reading and discussing their work, including the Latin American and Spanish authors who participate in the IberoAmerican Authors Program. Thousands of South Florida schoolchildren will help kick off the Street Fair, making the trip downtown Friday to hear authors and participate in Children’s Alley activities, including theater, arts-and-crafts, storytelling and readings by children’s book authors. Comics and graphic novels are once again featured, with the school of comics on Friday and a new section just for kids and teens, as well as presentations over the weekend by renowned graphic novelists and illustrators.

During Street Fair weekend, more than 250 publishers and booksellers exhibit and sell books, with special features like the antiquarians, who showcase of signed first editions, original manuscripts and other collectibles.

The Miami Book Fair is more than a great festival, it’s a community brought together by shared passions — a passion for books and reading, and for making South Florida a great place to live, work, play and learn. We are extremely proud to help create this event alongside our never-tiring Book Fair team, the 1500 volunteers who bring their bright smiles and goodwill, the hundreds of authors (and others!) who share their talent, and the hundreds of thousands of people who pour into downtown Miami every November to enjoy it all. Thank you!

Jagwar Ma Concert during Art Basel 12/5/13

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Jagwar Ma Concert during Art Basel
Thursday, 12/05/2013 – 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
blackbird_jagwar_poplife1Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: epoplife.com/RSVP

Blackbird Ordinary and Poplife present a special Basel performance by Australian trio Jagwar Ma on Thursday, December 5th. Their debut album Howlin released in June 2013 under Mom + Pop Music to critical acclaim, many crediting the band with revitalizing the Madchester phenomenon of the 80’s and 90’s. With Howlin, the band not only brings a reminiscent sound but adds their own unique flair for an album of psychedelic grooves and pure dance rock charm. Additional music by DJs Contra and Mike Deuce. Doors at 10pm. FREE with rsvp to http://epoplife.com/rsvp/.

KIND Pop-Up Mural Project and Mixer 12/7/13

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KIND Pop-Up Mural Project and Mixer
Saturday, 12/07/2013 – 12/07/2013 05:00 pm – 10:00 pm
FlyerWynwood Warehouse
97 NW 25th Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Eventbrite Link
Cost: 0.00

Spreading Kindness Through Creativity At Art Basel

KIND Healthy Snacks® to Create a Pop-Up Experience That Inspires the Community to Do the KIND Thing®

KIND Healthy Snacks is inviting the community to do the KIND thing at Art Basel 2013 through an immersive pop-up experience that will entail:

• Asking attendees “what’s your #kindawesome?” and having them depict their answers artistically on a 25-by-6-foot mural. Post-event, this larger-than-life piece of art will be donated back to the community.

• A flower art installation that will allow the community to pick a flower to pass onto a friend, family member or stranger to brighten their day.

Emceed by Mack on the Radio from Y100 Miami, healthy & delicious snacks, and of course, doing the KIND thing. Learn more about how you can get involved in the KIND Movement. Enjoy refreshing coconut water from the Vita Coco Coconut Water hydration station, delectable bites provided by Whole Foods Market and premium, organic mixed cocktails served-up by MixItUp Miamiâ„¢. Blindfold Magazine will also be onsite doing a live photo shoot and to top it all off this project will be turned into a documentary short film by the Emmy Award winning Warhon Global.

Village of Merrick Park 11th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony 11/14/13

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Village of Merrick Park 11th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
Thursday, 11/14/2013 – 11/14/2013 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Tree2Village of Merrick Park
358 San Lorenzo Ave,
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Uniting Miami’s local community to kick off the holiday season, Village of Merrick Park
hosted its annual tree lighting ceremony. In its 11th year, the majestic 50-foot tree
decorated with over 50,000 LED lights is the undeniable symbol of the holidays in Miami.
Thousands of locals gathered together for a night full of live entertainment including a visit
from Santa Claus and special performances by the Coral Gables High School Choir.

Families also enjoyed cookie decorating, with Pottery Barn Kids and holiday ornament
decorating with Gymboree Play & Learn. Guests were encouraged to bring an unwrapped
toy to the event for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation gift drive.

Second Annual Shop-O-Holly Brunch Series 11/16/13

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Second Annual Shop-O-Holly Brunch Series
Saturday, 11/16/2013 – 11/15/2013 11:30 am – 02:30 pm
IMG_2167Village of Merrick Park
358 San Lorenzo Ave,
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Webpage Link
Cost:

Flowing into the weekend with Miami’s marquee community philanthropists and influencers,Village of Merrick Park hosted its Second Annual Shop-o-holly Brunch series, hosted with two iconic, local non-profit organizations – this year, Fairchild Tropical Botanic
Garden and United Way Women’s Leaders.

The brunches featured traditional brunch favorites by Sawa, C’est Bon and A Joy Wallace
Catering accompanied by Zonin Prosecco and Zonin Rose courtesy of Zonin Prosecco and Miami Cocktail Co.’s Sweet Tea and Piña Coladas followed by shopping!

Select retailers including: Michael Kors, Emilio Robba, Azzurro Boutique, Carlo Pazolini,
Adolfo Dominguez, Rugs by Zhaleh, Gymboree Play & Music, Luggage & More, Silvia
Tcherassi, Athleta, Caché, Agent Provocateur and J. Crew offered donations to the charities, gift with purchase or discounts exclusively to brunch patrons for that weekend only.

MatzoBall 12/24/13

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MatzoBall
Tuesday, 12/24/2013 – 09:00 pm –
MatzoBallFlyer1113a-Miami01-72dpiLiv
4441 Collins Ave,
Miami Beach, Florida 33140
Webpage Link
Cost: $30

The Matzoball began 27 years ago as an annual Jewish singles event taking place on Christmas Eve in multiple cities across the US. Young Jews would find themselves on vacation with nothing to do on a night where practically everything was closed. This posed a problem because even staying at home was not an option – everything on the Television and radio was geared toward the celebration of Christmas! So why not throw a big party where all your friends could get together and mingle, socialize and network?

Why not indeed! Twenty-seven years and innumerable friendships, hookups and marriages later, the Matzoball is now an American Jewish institution that includes events year round as well as travel opportunities and more!

Dark Days Screening 11/25/13

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Dark Days Screening
Monday, 11/25/2013 – 09:00 pm – 05:00 am
599103_482980555093104_319880258_nBlackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

Blackbird Ordinary presents a special screening of Dark Days – documenting director Marc Singer’s experience with a homeless community living in NYC’s abandoned tunnel systems in 2000. The film won numerous awards including Best Documentary/Non-fiction film at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, and three Sundance Film Festival Awards in 2000. Guests can enjoy $8 daiquiris and Old Fashioneds all night, and a Q&A with director Marc Singer immediately following the film. Showtime 9pm. 21+ no cover! For info and reservations call 305.671.3307.

Community Days Free admission for Miami-Dade residents 12/4/13-12/8/13

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Community Days Free admission for Miami-Dade residents
12/04/2013 to 12/08/2013
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
Contact: education@pamm.org

Miami-Dade County residents receive free museum admission opening week (with ID). PAMM Community days is generously underwritten by Macy’s.

On December 4, 2013, the Miami Art Museum will reopen as the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in its new Herzog & de Meuron-designed facility. With its reopening, the Museum will strengthen its role as a vital cultural and educational center, serving as a resource commensurate with Miami’s thriving community of artists, designers, and collectors, its art-engaged public, and the location of one of the world’s most important art fairs, Art Basel Miami Beach. The Museum will continue to serve one of the most diverse populations in one of the fastest growing regions in the country, where a confluence of Caribbean, North American, and South American cultures adds vibrancy and variety to civic activity.

PAMM’s design reflects the natural and urban landscape of Miami and responds to the city’s rapid growth as a cultural destination. The facility is situated on the northeast side, bordering the MacArthur Causeway, with its front façade oriented toward the green space of the park, the bay, and the city, making it a highly visible landmark amid Miami’s cityscape. PAMM includes 32,000 square feet of galleries as well as education facilities, a shop, waterfront café, and exterior plazas and gardens. The new building supports the institution’s expanded mission to serve local populations as a dynamic social forum, stimulating collection growth and enabling the Museum to better fulfill its role as the principal contemporary visual arts and educational resource in the region.

Art Miami VIP Preview benefiting PAMM 12/3/13

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Art Miami VIP Preview benefiting PAMM
art-miami-logo-webTuesday, 12/03/2013, 5:30pm to 10:00pm
Art Miami Pavilion
Midtown Miami – Wynwood
3101 NE 1st Ave.
Miami, FL 33137
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Art Miami VIP Cardholders are invited to a preview benefitting PAMM.

Collectors, curators, artists, art enthusiasts and members of the press are invited to experience an exclusive First View of the highly anticipated Art Miami and CONTEXT Fairs for a cocktail reception benefiting Pérez Art Museum Miami.

This can’t miss event is the first opportunity to acquire the finest works from the emerging, cutting-edge, contemporary and modern art movements prior to the Fairs’ opening to the public the following day.

Primary Projects Opens New Downtown Gallery with Kenton Parker Opening Reception 12/6/13

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Primary Projects Opens New Downtown Gallery with Kenton Parker Opening Reception
Opening Reception: Friday, December 6, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
primaryPrimary Projects
151 NE 7th Street
Miami, FL 33132
RSVP@primaryprojectspace.com

On View: December 2, 2013 – January 24, 2014

Primary Projects (“PRIMARY”), an ambitious platform for contemporary artists and curators, presents Contender, new works from Kenton Parker during Art Basel Miami. In a solo show dedicated to self-portraiture through sculpture, painting, installation and photography, the artist challenges the viewer with a swell of raw emotions. On location at Milk Studios (Los Angeles), Parker calls on long-time friend and photographer, Patrick Hoelck, to capture the madness that makes-up the artist’s multiple personalities. Parker tacked on the roles of producer, director, editor and subject for this exhibition, exposing his various states of being behind and in front of the lens. Contender is the most extensive, self-referential and personal body of work of Parker’s career, revealing a narrative that ultimately speaks to the human condition.

“Kenton Parker is a contender in every sense of the word,” said Books Bischof, PRIMARY founder and curator. “The purity of Parker is what makes him such a precious commodity. This exhibition contains an opportune moment to encounter the extensive character make-up of this uniquely creative eccentric.”

Parker’s self-portraits challenge the boundaries between artist and subject in a process where he meticulously sketches and storyboards each photo shoot of himself. Scenarios, among others, include fighting, purging, nudity and apathy – plots so universal and powerfully executed that in pieces such as “From Bad to Worse” or “We Both Knew This Was Coming,” the line between how the artist is feeling and what he is staging is easily blurred.

In “Always Sorry,” a lush installation that takes on the form and function of a flower boutique, Parker creates a unique opportunity to engage audiences with a poetic, intimate, living object. The life cycle of the flower traces the growth, beauty, decomposition and death as a ritual of existence. On a journey that asks viewers to become acutely aware of their own humanity, Parker invites them to relive their memories in his safe space at PRIMARY.

PRIMARY Opens New Gallery Space in Downtown Miami
Curated by Cristina Gonzalez, Typoe and Books Bischof, Contender will inaugurate PRIMARY’s new Downtown Miami 5,000-sq. ft. space. Officially opening its doors to the public on Monday, December 2, the reception is slated for Friday, December 6 to coincide with the area’s monthly ArtWalk. PRIMARY’s relocation to Downtown is one of several organizations finding inspiration in the city center, including the Perez Art Museum of Miami, a satellite space by the Wolfsonian Museum, DWNTWN Arthouse, Dimensions Variable and more. A trolley operated by the Downtown Development Authority will shuttle visitors to and from Miami Beach during December art fair week. For more information about navigating Downtown Miami, please visit www.miamidda.com.

Art Basel Week Hours: Monday, December 2 – Saturday, December 7 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., and Sunday, December 8, from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Regular Hours: Tuesdays – Fridays from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m and Saturdays from noon – 5:00 p.m.

YogArt presented by jugofresh Returns During Art Basel 2013 at Wynwood Walls 12/5/13-12/8/13

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YogArt presented by jugofresh Returns During Art Basel 2013 at Wynwood Walls
yogartDecember 5 – 8, 2013
Wynwood Walls
NW 2nd Ave at NW 25th St
Miami, FL 33127
www.yogartevent.com

YogArt, South Florida’s unique addition to the world-renowned Art Basel weekend, returns to Wynwood Walls with new presenting sponsor jugofresh and new musical talent MC Yogi!

This pairing of Jivamukti yoga practice with the inspiring art at Wynwood Walls and live music offers everyone the opportunity to “Take a Breather During Basel”, and participate in an enhanced yoga experience during one of Miami’s busiest weekends of the year.

“One of the reasons we chose Wynwood Walls as our next location was specifically for wonderful events such as the YogArt festivities,” said Matthew Sherman, juice sommelier and founder of jugofresh. “At jugofresh, we are dedicated to healthy lifestyles and bold choices, so having this blend of art, music and health take place in our backyard proves that jugofresh is firmly planted in the most exciting destination in Miami.”

YogArt sessions are available during both the morning and early evening hours during Art Basel, and each class lasts approximately one hour. Each session will feature special introductory remarks from prominent members of the South Florida community, including Goldman Properties Chief Executive Officer Jessica Goldman, renowned collector Jason Rubell and Pérez Art Museum Miami Director Thomas Collins. Based out of Northern California, new talent MC Yogi’s vast and loyal fans are drawn to his upbeat tunes, with world beat, hip-hop, Bollywood, reggae, and dancehall influences, that he pairs with dazzling collage art made from photos of his own personal journeys through India. Lead by South Florida’s own Dawn B. Feinberg, a widely recognized certified yoga instructor and licensed movement therapist, sessions will also be accompanied by live music from world-recognized DJ Drez, known for his vast experience with the Jahta beat, Krishna Kishora Rico of The Mayapuris, healthy bites, cocktails, and more. Joining Feinberg will be special guest instructors Christy Nones McKenzie and Paul Toliuszis.

Since premiering during Art Basel 2009, Wynwood Walls, Miami’s open air “museum of the streets” has continued to attract visitors from around the world. Currently encompassing more than 40 dazzling, cutting edge murals created by respected street artists from Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States, Wynwood Walls continues to evolve each year and has become one of Art Basel’s most sought after destinations. Headlining the vast array of programing for 2013 is an exhibit entitled “Women on the Walls.” Co-curated with arts guru Jeffrey Deitch,”Women on the Walls” will highlight nine, large scale original murals and a rare gallery exhibition presenting the works of international artists including: Lady Pink, Maya Hayuk, Swoon, Miss Van, Faith 47, Sheryo, Aiko, Claw Money, Fafi, Jess&Katie, Kashink, Myla, Shansia Hassani and Too Fly.

This colorful backdrop provides the perfect atmosphere for an energizing and uplifting yoga experience to prepare for the weekend’s Art Basel activities.
To reserve your spot during the third annual YogArt, visit www.yogartevent.com for pricing and a complete schedule of activities. Tickets are available on the YogArt website in advance, as well as on-site. YogArt sessions are made possible by valued sponsors Badoit®, evian® natural spring water, ginnybakes, Green Monkey, Haute Living, jugofresh, KIND, MIAMI magazine, MORE Moringa, Ocean Drive, The Sacred Space, VitaFrute cocktails by VeeV, Stacked Wines, Wynwood Walls, and ZICO.

Darkside Performs at Mana Wynwood During Art Basel 2013 12/5/13

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Darkside to Perform in Miami at Mana Wynwood During Art Basel 2013
darkside flyerThursday, December 5, 2013, Doors open at 10pm
Mana Wynwood Production Village
318 NW 23rd Street
Miami, FL 33132
artbaselmanawynwood.com

Music and art collide at Mana Wynwood during Art Basel 2013 as the large event space, 3P Production and Flaunt Magazine play host to a 3-night concert series kicking off with electronic music band Darkside.

Flaunt Magazine; 3P Production, the creative team behind Bardot and III Points Festival; and Mana Wynwood, the largest multipurpose production studio and raw space in Miami?s Wynwood Arts District, will play host to a 3-night concert series during Art Basel Week that aims to bring art and music together. Art Basel at Mana Wynwood will bring some of electronic music?s most well known artists to the stage including Darkside, the collaborative duo of electronic producer Nicolas Jaar and guitarist Dave Harrington.

This one-of-a-kind concert series will be brought to life with an eye-catching mural project on the outer walls of Mana Wynwood titled Shoot for the Moon. In addition, the concert space will be transformed into an indoor garden oasis fittingly called the Sound Garden. The 3-night series will kick off with Darkside’s premiere show of their debut album, Psychic, on Thursday, December 5th.

DARKSIDE is the collaborative duo of electronic producer Nicolas Jaar and guitarist Dave Harrington. The two musicians have vastly different backgrounds, but over the course of several years of touring together they found common ground: DARKSIDE. Dave and Nico use each other as mediums, working on primal instinct and summoning a hybrid of electronic music and psychedelic rock with the kind of artistic depth and breadth for which the term ?progressive? was coined.

Stand for Service 12/11/13

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Stand for Service
Wednesday, 12/11/2013 – 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
Stand-for-Service-logo-for-realCatalyst Miami
1900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 200,
Miami, Florida 33132
RSVP Link
Cost: Free

The Florida ServiceNation coalition, led by local national service programs including Catlyst Miami, AmeriCorps Alums Miami, and Daughters2Mothers invites you to Stand forService Miami. The goal of this event is to showcase the broad and diverse support national service enjoys in Florida and highlight the numerous ways AmeriCorps and Senior Corps produce enormous value to our state and the nation as a whole. It is also a chance forAmeriCorps and SeniorCorps supporters to come together and learn how they can get involved in the growing service coalition.

This free event is open to the public and will feature special guest speakers, Free food, give aways and more. (RSVP required)

Arts Kuala Lumpur-Miami Innaugural Exhibit 12/4/13-12/8/13

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Schedule:
December 4, 2013 – Vernissage (By invitation only) – 7:30pm – 10:00pm
December 5, 2013 – Private Event (By invitation only) – 7:30pm – 10:00pm
December 6, 7 & 8, 2013 – Open to the public – 10:00am – 10:00pm
2235 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33127

The Inaugural Exhibit of Malaysian Art During Art Basel Week Miami 2013 Will Feature Over 30 Artists

With one of the largest contemporary art shows in the world around the corner, is not a surprise that artists, galleries and collectors alike are planning their best moves as participants or attendees of exhibits, shows or events during Art Basel Week in Miami in December.

One of the new additions, and a very promising one, will be Arts Kuala Lumpur-Miami, an art exhibit event that will showcase some of the best emerging, mid-career and established Malaysian artists, through multiple creative disciplines. Its premiere edition will coincide with Art Basel Week in Miami, FL (USA), and other important art related fairs such as Design Miami, Scope, Art Asia, and many more.

The works of 30 Malaysian artists, selected by Norsham Blasko, will cross the oceans to be exposed to the international art world at Arts Kuala Lumpur-Miami’s own venue in the heart of the renowned Wynwood Arts District, in Miami, one of the largest and most prominent creative communities in the United States.

Malaysia is melting-pot of races and religions where Malays, Indians, Chinese and many other ethnic groups live together in peace and harmony, reflected in the gracefulness and hospitality that its people is known for. The arts play a fundamental role as an expression of multiple cultures sharing their own heritage; other important disciplines include dance, music and crafts. This multicultural nation has become a gastronomical paradise and home to hundreds of colorful festivals as well.

This government-supported initiative will comprehensively blend art, lifestyle and corporate branding through an avant-garde schedule of events that will position Malaysian artists within the international art market, while sharing their impactful and creative genius with the world.

Arts Kuala Lumpur is the joint effort of iMAGE International Connection Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) and The Connector Group International LLC (USA). The project is organized by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) in collaboration with National Visual Art Gallery (NVAG), Malaysia.

Passage to India Pop-up Restaurant Closing and Diwali Celebration at the Ritz-Carlton

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On Sunday, Nov 3 as A Passage to India celebrated Diwali, India’s biggest and most important holiday, with delectable feasting, gift exchanges and fireworks to mark the occasion.

Different regions of India celebrate Diwali a bit differently, commemorating struggles of different gods, but all have as their common theme the triumph of good over evil

We enjoyed live performances, traditional clay lamps, firecrackers and complimentary henna application.  A Passage to India is a pop-up Indian restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove that was open for a limited time.

 

All GBS Locations: Store Small Business Saturday Sale 11/30/13

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ALL GBS LOCATIONS: Store Small Business Saturday Sale
Saturday, 11/30/2013 – 09:00 am – 07:00 pm
GBS-Logo1GBS, The Beauty Store
All Locations
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Stop by GBS, The Beauty Store on Small Business Saturday (November 30) for savings and gifts galore!

Just a few of our get-gorgeous, get-it-now special offers:

– Free Solano curling iron with purchase of any Solano flat iron or blow dryer. $70 retail value!
– Buy the New Pureology Fresh Approach Dry Shampoo and get the full-size Dry Conditioner Free. $24 retail value!
– Free Full-Size Gradual Self-Tanning Sunscreen Mousse SPF 20 with any $25 Supergoop purchase. $38 retail value!
– Free Glam Lipstick with any $25 NYX purchase.
– Get five Free Miracurl styling products when you buy a Babyliss Miracurl styling tool. $75 retail value.
– Buy two get one Free on all Lord & Berry Cosmetics
– Free Brazilian Heat 1″ tourmaline flat iron when you buy New Infrared Dryer. $90 retail value.

Plus Must-Have holiday gift sets!

American Express cardholders enjoy an added bonus: Visit ShopSmall.com to enroll your eligible American Express card and get a $10 Statement Credit when you spend $10 or more.

Visit the website to find a location near you.

Los Ranchos at the Falls After Party for 17th Annual Miracle on 136th Street Holiday Parade 11/23/13

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Los Ranchos at the Falls After Party for 17th Annual Miracle on 136th Street Holiday Parade
Saturday, November 23rd at 5:30 p.m
Los Ranchos Steakhouse at The Falls Terrace
8888 SW 136 Street
Miami, FL 33176.

Los Ranchos Steakhouse at The Falls will host the first ever official Holiday Parade After Party. The public is invited to attend the after party, which begins immediately following the end of the parade. The restaurant will offer free appetizers and diverse drinks at reduced prices. The Los Ranchos Mariachis will perform at the after party, as well as in the parade. Space is limited and is available on a first come, first serve basis.

“We feel like there is no better way to kick off the holidays than with a party featuring live music, a bite to eat and drink specials. Our terrace is the perfect setting,” said Evelyn Alvarado, General Manager.

Los Ranchos, now an Icon in Miami, was founded in 1981 and was the first restaurant to introduce the Churrasco, Gallo Pinto, and Tres Leches to the Miami community, all of which are now considered classic staples of Miami’s Latin cuisine. The Latin Steakhouse known for its chimichurri flavored tenderloin churrascos, has expanded to four restaurant locations including Hialeah’s Westland Mall, Bayside Marketplace, The Falls and its original location in Sweetwater. Los Ranchos uniquely services all of its fresh hand cut steaks and signature sauces daily, and direct from its own specialized commissary, ensuring that all guests enjoy the same top quality and consistency.

Photos of the Reel Horror Ball: AMC’s The Walking Dead at the Moore Building – 10/31/13

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Reel Horror Ball Presented AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’  brought the zombie apocalypse to Miami. This fifth installment of the Reel Horror Ball event series took place Oct. 31st at The Moore Building in the Design District. Party goers dressed to kill as “walkers” and other eerie characters at this ultimate zombie takeover experience. Throughout the evening, multiple DJs performed and revelers were be able to get a firsthand glimpse of actual props from the hit television show. In addition, there were various dance rooms for all those walking dead zombies looking for a place to dance the night away. Afrobeta preformed and lit it up.

 

 

 

Miami Children’s Museum Winter Camp Global Kids Holiday Passport 11/23/13

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Miami Children’s Museum Winter Camp Global Kids Holiday Passport
Monday, 12/23/2013 – 12/27/2013 10:00 am –
Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with Admission

Miami Children’s Museum Winter Camp
Global Kids Holiday Passport
Pre-K (4) – 5th Grade
Week One: December 23rd – 27th, Week Two: December 30th – January 3rd
(No camp on New Year’s Day or Christmas & no after care on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve)
9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join us as we trot the globe to see how different cultures celebrate New Year’s and other winter holidays!

$160/wk members, $180/wk non-members
Before & after care available for additional fee.

Register now by calling Yanet at: 305-373-KIDS (5437) x112 or email yanet@miamichildrensmuseum.org
Miami Children’s Museum: 980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami FL 33132
www.miamichildrensmuseum.org

Late Paintings and Drawings by Cuban-born, New York Artist Manuel Pardo 1952-2012 12/7/13-12/29/13

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Late Paintings and Drawings by Cuban-born, New York Artist Manuel Pardo 1952-2012
Saturday, 12/07/2013 – 12/29/2013 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Pardo_WEB-0042Williams McCall Gallery
110 Washington Avenue, CU-3,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Manuel Pardo (1952-2012) was born on July 4th in Cardenas, Cuba. He first showed his work in New York’s East Village in the eighties, where he was introduced to Marcia Tucker, founder and director of the New Museum in NY when she included him in the groundbreaking exhibition, The Other Man: Alternative Representation of Masculinity. Pardo went on to exhibit internationally in solo exhibitions in New York, Paris, Mexico City, Cologne, Havana, and Milan. Exhibitions include Late 20th Still Lifes at the New Museum curated by Marcia Tucker, Le Jardin at Museo Metropolitano de Monterrey, México, and Un Cubain á Paris at Galerie Piltzer, Paris, France. Corporate commissions and events include The Motherland Series; Murals by Manuel Pardo at the British Airways terminal and JFK International airport, NY; and Hérmes & Visa for Masaryk: Arte Moda & Visa, curated by Justo Sierra, in México City, México.

Pardo’s drawings have also been featured in many exhibitions including 100 Artists see Satan, UCLA California State Fullerton; MiArt 2008 in Milan, Italy; Quinceañera for (projectroom: in the America(s) post…) curated by Omar-Pascal; and Citibank Boston with Gary Marotta Fine Art g-1.

Playing on the old cliché, A Gay Man and his Mother, Manuel Pardo, an openly gay artist, was best known for his series Mother & I, dedicating his work to his hero, his mother Gladys. In 2011 Manuel Pardo’s retrospective took place at the Begovich Gallery, The Fullerton Museum at CSUF accompanied by the publication of his monograph Manuel Pardo Universo Soñado in Technicolor, coordinated by Andrea Harris; foreward by Susana Torruella Leval, Director Emeritus, El Museo del Barrio; and essays contributed by Mike McGee, Director, CSUF Begovich Gallery; and David Frankel, Editorial Director at MOMA, The Complex Solace of Manuel Pardo.

Obituary: Manuel Pardo died in November 2012 after a short illness while enjoying the success of his career survey show entitled Stardust at California State University, Fullerton 2011 and book entitled “Universo Sonado In Technicolor” released in 2012. An informal memorial show entitled “The Solstice Of Manuel Pardo” curated by Christine McCarthy, Executive Director of Provincetown Art Association and Museum and Gary Marotta of Gary Marotta Fine Art g-1 in Provincetown was held at The Highline Loft in New York from April 26-May 18, 2013. The artist’s obituary, written by David Frankel, Senior Editor, Publications Department, Museum Of Modern Art, New York appeared in The Huffington Post on May 16, 2013.

Southland Mall presents it 5th Annual Black Friday Balloon Drop 11/29/13

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Southland Mall presents it 5th Annual Black Friday Balloon Drop
Friday, 11/29/2013 – 11/29/2013 06:00 am – 09:00 am
balloonsdropSouthland Mall
20505 South Dixie Highway ,
Miami, Florida 33189
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join us for the 5th Annual Black Friday Balloon Drop, taking place at 8am in the Sears Wing, Center Court, Macy’s and JCPenney Wings! Our friends from Y100 FM will be broadcasting live from Southland Mall from 6am-9am! Hundreds of balloons filled with mall gift cards, movie passes, store offers and more will descend from the rafters in four separate locations inside the mall (Sears Wing, Center Court, and JC Penney & Macy’s Wings) at 8am! Mall opens at 6am that day!

Southland Mall Kids Club Event 11/30/13

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Southland Mall Kids Club Event
Saturday, 11/30/2013 – 11/30/2013 01:00 pm – 03:00 pm
061024_burnieSouthland Mall
20505 South Dixie Highway,
Miami, Florida 33189
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Don’t miss our monthly Kids’ Club Event, sponsored by South Florida Parenting and The Miami Heat. Featuring games, music, holiday-themed arts & crafts, giveaways and more! Special appearance by Burnie, the popular Miami HEAT mascot! All children twelve and under welcomed. ALL ACTIVITIES FREE

Miami Children’s Museum, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and artist Victor Matthews Sculpture Garden

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Miami Children’s Museum, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and artist Victor Matthews Children’s Sculpture Garden Reception
Thursday, December 5 from 6pm- 7:30pm
Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway
Miami, FL 33132
Please RSVP for this event no later than Monday, November 25 th to Yanet at (305) 373-KIDS (5437) ext 112 or yanet@miamichildrensmuseum.org.

Miami Children’s Museum, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, and International Artist Victor Matthews will collaborate in creating a permanent Children’s Sculpture Garden at the Museum’s Watson Island location during this year’s Art Basel.

International artist Victor Matthews serves on the board of Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation in New York and has been exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions in the US and abroad, including the 48th Venice Biennale, Museum Sala Uno (Rome), Stephen Wirtz Gallery (San Francisco), Perry Rubenstein Gallery (New York), Space SBH Gallery (St Barths) and The Sculpture Center (New York). Most recently, his work was chosen as part of a two-person exhibition for the 55th Venice Biennale, 2013. The work and the show then travelled to the BOCA Museum of Art from July-Sept 2013. At this years Art Basel Miami Victor will unveil a sculpture of his own and work alongside Rush Philanthropic and MCM education teams and youth in both NYC and Miami to create a permanent Children’s Sculpture Garden at MCM.

Founded by brothers Russell, Danny and Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons, Rush Philanthropic is dedicated to providing inner-city youth with significant exposure and access to the arts, and to providing exhibition opportunities to emerging and underrepresented artists. Rush’s education programs (Rush Toddlers, Kids, and Teens, and Rush Gallery in the Schools) directly serve over 2,900 students each year. Victor and Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation are excited to partner with Miami Children’s Museum (MCM) in order to further our collective mission of engaging and educating youth through art.

“It’s great for Rush to have likeminded partners like Miami Children’s Museum. This collaboration not only allows Rush’s NYC students and their Miami peers to create a sculpture celebrating their mutual communities,” says Russell Simmons, Rush Philanthropic Co-Founder, “but it also promotes the importance of arts education during Art Basel, the biggest annual arts celebration in the country”.

In the weeks leading up to Art Basel Miami 2013, Victor Matthews will work with three groups of students to collaborate on an 8-foot sculpture inspired by his own work. Rush’s NYC students will use found items and imagery from their own NYC neighborhoods. Victor Matthews will then work with students from Miami Children’s Museum after school program to create their portion of the sculpture representative of themselves, their city, and culture; Miami sessions will be held at Miami Children’s Museum and at a local Rush partner school, the New World School. Miami sessions will be held during the week of November 18th. The sculpture will be part of MCM’s permanent Children’s Sculpture Garden at the Museum’s Watson Island location.

Victor Matthews and the Rush Philanthropic Education team will also support Miami Children’s Museum’s ArtKids at Art Basel Miami Beach Convention Center location. From mixed media to building blocks and beyond, a variety of art exploration stations will be available for budding young artists to create their own original works of art. Participating children there will have the opportunity to create sculpture and other artworks inspired by the work of NYC and Miami students.

“Our partnership with Rush Philanthropic is a perfect example of how we can bring creativity and appreciation of the art world to all the children and families we come into contact with,” states Deborah Spiegelman, Executive Director and CEO of Miami Children’s Museum. “We look forward to more projects like this one in the future.”

Holiday Breakfast with the Zoo Squad 12/21/13

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Holiday Breakfast with the Zoo Squad
Saturday, 12/21/2013 – 08:00 am – 09:30 am
zoomascotsZoo Miami
12400 SW 152 Street,
Miami, Florida 33177
Webpage Link
Cost: $24.95

Guests interested in celebrating the holidays at the zoo can also attend a Holiday Breakfast with the Zoo Squad on December 21, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. In addition to photos with the Zoo Squad mascots, Gigi the giraffe and Kaz the rhino, guests can start their day right with an all-you-can-eat hot breakfast that includes an assortment of fresh fruit juices, coffee, tea, eggs, sausage, bacon, country style potatoes, and fruit!

Holiday Breakfast with the Zoo Squad admission includes zoo admission, parking, an all day pass for the Monorail and an all you can eat hot breakfast. General admission is $24.95 plus tax per adult; $22.95 plus tax per child age 3-12. Zoo members are: $19.95 plus tax per adult; $17.95 plus tax per child. Children ages 2 and under are free. To make a reservation and purchase tickets, go to shop.zoomiami.org, call Group Sales at 305-251-0400, ext. 84993 or 84951 or email zoogroupsales@miamidade.gov.

Fernanda Salinas / Pasion del Cielo

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Pasion del Cielo, located in the heart of Coral Gables, is on a mission to provide its customers with a completely unique coffee experience. Chat Chow TV met with the Pasion del Cielo’s operations director Fernanada Salinas to learn about the shop and its interesting selections.

What sets this four-year-old coffee shop apart from others is its diverse amount of coffee choices. Pasion del Cielo carries 11 different varieties of organic coffee beans, which are carefully selected from some of the world’s most exotic countries. When ordering guests can also see a comparative chart that describes the levels of aroma, flavor, body and acidity in each coffee. In addition to the wide range of coffee choices the shop also serves up pastries, sandwiches, wraps, salads and different sweets.

If guests enjoy the coffee, they can buy the coffee beans in-store to use at home or order them online at the Pasion del Cielo website. Syrups, mugs, and even artwork can also be purchased on their site and shipped throughout the country.

Decorating the shop’s walls is a rotating collection of artwork. Pasion del Cielo enjoys supporting the local art community by hosting an “artist of the month,” where each month they choose a different South Florida based artist to exhibit their artwork on the walls of the store in order to help them gain exposure in the area.

Wonder what Salinas favorite coffee bean is? Or how Pasion del Cielo’s coffee can be compared to wine? Find out all that and more in the video above.

Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki 11/24/13

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Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki
Sunday, 11/24/2013 – 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
typhoonRelief_SocialMedia_FORPOSTING-1Sushi Maki
2334 Ponce de Leon Blvd,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Sushi Maki is teaming up with Samaritan’s Purse in the relief efforts for those affected by the typhoon. This Sunday, November 24th, 10% of ALL sales at ALL Sushi Maki locations will be donated to the families affected by the typhoon.

Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki 11/24/13

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Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki
Sunday, 11/24/2013 – 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
typhoonRelief_SocialMedia_FORPOSTING-11Sushi Maki
1000 S Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Sushi Maki is teaming up with Samaritan’s Purse in the relief efforts for those affected by the typhoon. This Sunday, November 24th, 10% of ALL sales at ALL Sushi Maki locations will be donated to the families affected by the typhoon.

Volunteer Spotlight Series 12/10/13

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Volunteer Spotlight Series
Tuesday, 12/10/2013 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Final-FlyerThe News Lounge
5580 NE 4th Ct, 
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link

Cost: $10

Musicians On Call is hosting a Volunteer Spotlight Concert, featuring amazing musicians who donate their time to play for hospital patients. Your $10 entry fee gets you one complimentary cocktail. Join us – silent auction prizes, networking, live music and happy hour drink prices all while supporting the local music scene and a great cause!

Jade Signature Sponsored NYC Real Estate Summit 11/14/13

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Jade Signature Sponsored NYC Real Estate Summit
Thursday, 11/14/2013 – 11/14/2013 12:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Core Club
66 East 55th Street,
New York, New York 10022
Webpage Link
Cost:

JADE SIGNATURE SPONSORS DISCUSSION OF TODAY’S MOST CRITICAL REAL ESTATE TOPICS

WHAT: Jade Signature, Fortune International’s new residential development that’s raising the bar for Miami design, sponsored Haute Living magazine’s Titans of Business NYC Real Estate Summit. The summit brought together New York and Miami’s most powerful real estate leaders to discuss the hot-button issues affecting today’s development scene.

Titans of Business Panel Members: Howard Lorber from Douglas Elliman, R.Donahue Peebles from The Peebles Corporation, Joe Cayre from Midtown Equities, Stephan M. Ross from The Related Companies, Kevin Maloney from Property Markets Group and Ian Schrager from The Ian Schrager Company

Notable attendees: Ryan Serhant of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing, Steven M. Kamali of Steven Kamali Hospitality, John Meadow of LDV Hospitality, Andrea Greenberg of Fortune International, Moderators Dennis Kneale and Melissa Francis of FOX Business News, Michael Stern of JDS Development, Michael Rudin of Rudin Management Company and Scott Alper of The Witkoff Group

Link to photos: http://ge.tt/1GECrI01/v/0

PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images for Haute Living

PHOTO CAPTION: [NAME] at Haute Living’s Titan of Business New York City Real Estate Summit sponsored by Jade Signature

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Zakarin Martinez Public Relations
Dana Herndon
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Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki 11/24/13

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Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki
Sunday, 11/24/2013 – 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
typhoonRelief_SocialMedia_FORPOSTING-14Sushi Maki
11531 SW 88th Street,
Miami, Florida 33176
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Sushi Maki is teaming up with Samaritan’s Purse in the relief efforts for those affected by the typhoon. This Sunday, November 24th, 10% of ALL sales at ALL Sushi Maki locations will be donated to the families affected by the typhoon.

National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE) to Host 3rd Annual “Not on My Watch” VIP Reception Benefiting Bullying and Suicide Prevention Efforts 11/22/13

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National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE) to Host 3rd Annual “Not on My Watch” VIP Reception Benefiting Bullying and Suicide Prevention Efforts
Friday, 11/22/2013 – 11/22/2013 07:00 pm – 11:00 pm
NVEEEBrasileiro Restaurant
801 Brickell Bay Drive,
Miami, Florida 33131
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $25.00

During National Anti-Bullying Week, National Voices for Equality, Education, and Enlightenment (NVEEE) will honor community members dedicated to making a difference in the lives of youth and families at their 3rd Annual “Not on My Watch” VIP Reception. This reception is attended by elected officials, business leaders, educators, community partners and parents who support bullying prevention efforts in the South Florida community and beyond.

Sponsored by community partners Kaufman, Rossin & Co and Printhouse USA, the event takes place on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Brasileiro Restaurant (801 Brickell Bay Drive, Miami, FL 33131) from 7:00p.m – 11:00p.m and will include a live auction and special performances by NVEEE Teen Spokesperson and Peace Ambassador, Katie Steel and a dance performance by NVEEE Peace Ambassador Jordynn Lurie. For more information about NVEEE visit http://www.NVEEE.org, or to purchase tickets ($25.00) visit http://tinyurl.com/mxbefzk.

The reception will be emceed by NBC Investigative Reporter, Willard Sheppard. 2013 Honorees include: George Castrataro of the Law Offices of George Castrataro, Lori Scott of “The Achievables” , Miami Beach City Commissioner Michael Gongora, New York Times Bestselling Author Laura Duksta, alongside community media partners She Magazine and Mark’s List.

The organization is excited to welcome Dr. Bober as a special guest speaker. “Bullying remains a complex social phenomenon, which has an impact on virtually all aspects of society, said Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober, Medical Director of Pediatric Psychiatry at Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital. “We must continue to pursue evidence based interventions and public policy changes to provide a safe and nurturing environment for all of our children.”

The purpose of the reception is to continue fundraising efforts which allows NVEEE to sponsor bullying and harassment prevention workshops throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Education is an essential component of how NVEEE engages families and communities in moving towards social change. In four years, NVEEE has reached over 15,000 students, parents, educators and administrators through its signature “Not on My Watch” School-wide Bullying & Harassment Prevention Program, and was recently featured on an episode of ABC’s “Secret Millionaire” for their work in the community.

Their signature “Not On My Watch” Bullying & Harassment Prevention Program teaches students social skills, how to model specific actions, and demonstrates ways of being and behaving that can empower students to reduce peer-harassment, as well as reduce self-harm. “Not On My Watch” serves as a catalyst to support peer-led intervention to alter school cultures around bullying. Additionally, Workshop Surveys are used to assess the school’s and community’s specific needs, and to capture data unique to each school’s social and ecological frameworks — a practice recommended in leading bullying prevention research.

This work would not be possible without the support of continued sponsors including: Kaufman, Rossin & Co., Printhouse USA, Erin Mia Milchman, Brasileiro Restaurant, Miami Events Photobooth, Sky High Design, Freedom Concierge Services, Tito’s Vodka and Allure Rejuvenation and Anti-Aging Spa.

About NVEEE:

NVEEE is a community-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent bullying, violence, and suicide among youth, families and communities through direct service, mentoring and prevention education.

Education is an essential component of how NVEEE engages families and communities in moving towards social change. In four years, NVEEE has reached over 15,000 students, parents, educators and administrators through its signature “Not on My Watch” School-wide Bullying & Harassment Prevention Program, and was recently featured on an episode of ABC’s Secret Millionaire for its work in the community. Visit our website at http://www.NVEEE.org.

Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki 11/24/13

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Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki
Sunday, 11/24/2013 – 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
typhoonRelief_SocialMedia_FORPOSTING-13Sushi Maki
14491 South Dixie Highway,
Palmetto Bay, Florida 33176
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Sushi Maki is teaming up with Samaritan’s Purse in the relief efforts for those affected by the typhoon. This Sunday, November 24th, 10% of ALL sales at ALL Sushi Maki locations will be donated to the families affected by the typhoon.

Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki 11/24/13

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Typhoon Haiyan Relief Day at Sushi Maki
Sunday, 11/24/2013 – 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
typhoonRelief_SocialMedia_FORPOSTING-12Sushi Maki
5812 Sunset Drive,
South Miami, Florida 33143
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Sushi Maki is teaming up with Samaritan’s Purse in the relief efforts for those affected by the typhoon. This Sunday, November 24th, 10% of ALL sales at ALL Sushi Maki locations will be donated to the families affected by the typhoon.

Art Black Friday 11/23/13

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Art Black Friday
Saturday, 11/23/2013 – 11/30/2013 11:00 am – 06:00 pm
invitateArte Venezolano en Miami
7432 SW 42 St,
Miami, Florida 33155
Facebook Link
Cost: Free event

Why wait for Black Friday or Small Business Saturday? Join Arte Venezolano en Miami for their annual “Art Black Friday” event offering unique works of art with special holiday pricing. For more info please call 786.338.3957

City Theatre Presents Lunch with Chris Matthews, Host of MSNBC’s Hardball, Journalistic Icon and Best-Selling Author 11/25/13

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City Theatre Presents Lunch with Chris Matthews, Host of MSNBC’s Hardball, Journalistic Icon and Best-Selling Author
Monday, 11/25/2013 – 12:00 pm –
ChrisMatthewsStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
150 West Flagler Street, Suite 2200,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost:

City Theatre will host an intimate business lunch with Chris Matthews, anchor of MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” and the NBC-syndicated “The Chris Matthews Show” on Monday, November 25, 2013. A television commentator with remarkable depth and breadth of experience, Mr. Matthews will share his in-depth political analysis, fiery opinions and sharp humor about politics, the arts, and his new book, “Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked”.

Matthews will begin his talk at 12 p.m. at Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., 150 West Flagler Street, Suite 2200, Miami, FL. Proceeds from the luncheon will benefit City Theatre’s 2013-2014 Season.

Matthews has been following American politics since his teenage years and started working in the U.S. Senate after a term in the Peace Corps. He has worked as a presidential speechwriter in the White House and as top aide to Speaker of the House Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill Jr. (D-Mass.).

In the late 1980s, Matthews switched to full-time journalism as Washington Bureau Chief for the San Francisco Examiner before turning his career to television. He launched “Hardball” in 1997 and the show has been on the air every weekday night since. In 2002, NBC premiered Sunday morning’s “The Chris Matthews Show.”

He’s the author of five best-selling books, in addition to the 2011 release “Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero” and the featured book, a personal history about conservative President Ronald Reagan (served 1981-1989) and liberal Speaker Tip O’Neill. As a top aide to O’Neill, Matthews saw firsthand how the two political leaders forged compromises that shaped America’s future and became one of history’s most celebrated political pairings-the epitome of how ideological opposites can get things done.

This event is made possible by Artistic Directing Sponsor Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. Producing Sponsors include Colson Hicks Eidson, Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. and the Miami HEAT. Directing Sponsors include: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Apollo Bank, Aventura Limousine, Benihana, Books & Books, Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, P.A., Key Biscayne Community Foundation and Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford, P.A.

For more information regarding this program, purchasing tickets or about City Theatre, please call (305) 755-9401.

About City Theatre
City Theatre is a professional theatre company founded in February 1996 and dedicated to the development and production of new work, specifically the short play format, featured in its award-winning annual Summer Shorts Festivals. Since its inception, the company has received over 15,000 national script submissions (with over 900 submitted for this season alone); produced over 375 original short plays by established playwrights and important new voices in the theatre; and brought together the largest ensemble annually of artists, actors, directors, designers, and production staff for programming that includes the annual Summer Shorts – America’s Short Play Festival, The Festival Family Musical, Shorts 4 Kids Educational Tour and the CityWrights Conference.

Hardball with Chris Matthews airs on MSNBC Monday-Friday at 7 PM Eastern.

Jingle Bell Rock Winter Music Festival 12/13/13

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Jingle Bell Rock Winter Music Festival
Friday, 12/13/2013 – 06:00 pm – 02:00 am
jingle-bell-rock-dj-oski-tobacco-road-a-jpgTobacco Road
626 South Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: 10

The 5th Annual Jingle Bell Rock Winter Music Festival. Going down Friday December 13th, 2013 at Tobacco Road with 25 bands on 3 stages, live music, DJs, Dominoes & Poker Tables, Toy Drive, $100 Santa Costume Contest, Vendors, Raffles, Give-a-ways and much more. All for a good cause.

Each band will play one holiday song their set, in their own style plus their original music

The festival starts at 6pm with drinks for only $2 for 102 minutes. Free till 9pm. 21 & up. $10

Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1427853490767252/

<<<>>>>
Located next to Tobacco Road!!!
Brickell Smoke Shop is your one stop shop for glass pipes, water pipes, hookahs, vaporizers, tobacco, cigars, and much more!
13 SW 7th St.
Miami, Florida 33130
(305) 967-8187
http://www.brickellsmokeshop.com/
Like them now at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brickell-Smoke-Shop/218780918262365

Brickell Smoke Shop, presents
An Official DJ Oski Show.

Jingle Bell Rock All Stars

Upstairs Cabaret Stage:
10pm • Ekkoz
11pm • Static On The Line
12am • Junior Diaz
1am • People Watch

Outside Patio Stage:
DJ Digitall Digit
8pm • Lil Miss Florida T H
9pm • Hybiskus
10pm • DaniMo
11pm • Rite To Bare Arms
12am • Behind_The_Houses
1am • The Glass Bottles
130am • Bottles Belafonte

Outside Parking Lot Stage:
DJ Oski Gonzalezi
830pm • The Von
9pm • Yovanni Medel
930pm • Graet Outdoors
10pm • Scott Becker
1030pm • Riot Agents
11pm • Nicole Weber
1130pm • Phineas J. Whoopie
12am • Sicksdot Sanchez
1230am • Jack Stevens Band
1am • Cubita Da Poet of DNA FAM
130am • 7 Seas

Inside Main Bar:
11pm-4am • Deejay Smooth

We are collecting new toys for kids in need for the holidays. Your donation will go to a great cause and directly help a family in need for the holidays.

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Help some dogs in need as well!
Xtreme Rescue
We are a non profit extreme rescue located in Homestead Florida.We take the worst of the worst , we battle to save the ones no one wants. I’m not here so sweet talk anyone , its all about the dogs.
Info at: xtremerescueinc@yahoo.com

Mailing Address for Donations:
Xtreme Rescue Inc
PO Box 900703
Homestead FL 33090
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If you would like to play, be a vendor or sponsor
this wonderful event please email your info to jinglebellrock@yahoo.com and call 305.303.3976.

Jingle Bell Rock
Winter Music Music Festival
Friday December 13th, 2013 • 6pm-2am
Tobacco Road• 626 South Miami Ave • Miami, FL
Info hotline: 305.303.3976
Email: jinglebellrock@yahoo.com
Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1427853490767252

Photographs of #GiveMiamiDay Reception #Justgive on 11/20/13

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Photos #GiveMiamiDay Reception at Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A on Wednesday, November 20, 2013.   If you have not donated yet there is still time until Midnight November 21! Go to Give Day Miami, pick your favorite charity and just give.

“The Miami Foundation and partners will match a percentage of all donations between $25 and $10,000 on Give Miami Day. Support every participating nonprofit by making a gift to the incentive match pool.”

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Walking on Thin Ice 11/21/13

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Walking on Thin Ice
Thursday, 11/21/2013 – 11/21/2013 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Josafat-Flyer2Cafeina Wynwood Exhibition Center
297 nw 23 st,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

BlinkGroup is proud to present “Walking on Thin Ice”, the new exhibition by renowned artist, Josafat Miranda. Miranda will be debuting his latest works at the Wynwood Exhibition Center Thursday, November 21, 2013. For more information regarding “Walking on Thin Ice” exhibition, contact Elizabeth Reyes at Elizabeth@Blinkgroup.net or visit BlinkGroup.net.

Miami Marine Stadium Celebrates 50th Birthday at Coral Gables Museum 12/22/13

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Miami Marine Stadium Celebrates 50th Birthday
December 22nd, 2013 at 6:30pm
MMS 50th Birthday v11 copyCoral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tickets must be purchased in advance for only $25.
Purchase Tickets Online

This December, the Miami Marine Stadium turns 50! To celebrate, Friends of Miami Marine Stadium will host a screening of the Elvis Presley film “Clambake”–scenes of which were shot at the Marine Stadium in 1967. The evening will include a “Latin clambake” featuring paella, a cash bar, and a comfy seat to watch the film. The event will be held outdoors in the patio (indoors if necessary) at the Coral Gables Museum currently featuring the exhibit “Concrete Paradise: Miami Marine Stadium.”

The film, which tells the story of an heir to an oil fortune (Elvis Presley) who trades places with a water ski instructor at a Florida Hotel, features Elvis in his youth as a budding heartthrob and submerses him in the 1960’s surfside antics of the South Florida lifestyle. Those attending the screening will see the vintage hydroplane boat racing shot on sight at the Marine Stadium!

Built in 1963 for boat racing, the Marine Stadium had a tremendous opening night which featured the Tommy Bartlett Water show, a 17 piece jazz orchestra, a 40 person choir singing selections from the opera Die Fledermaus, and fireworks. The Stadium hosted boat races, Easter Sunrise Services, spectacles of all kinds, and performers including Jimmy Buffett, Ray Charles, and The Who during its years of operation from 1963 to 1992. The Stadium was shuttered in 1992 after Hurricane Andrew. But, in 2008, a new non-profit group–Friends of Miami Marine Stadium–was formed to develop a plan to restore and operate the Marine Stadium. In July of 2013, the City of Miami approved the site plan as proposed by Friends of Miami Marine Stadium and fundraising has commenced.

The Clambake evening is sponsored by the Miami Parrot Heat Club. The Parrot Head Club is comprised of devout fans of Jimmy Buffett, perhaps the most beloved of all Marine Stadium performers. “There has not been a single event that has united fans of Jimmy Buffett more than that August, 1985 Live By The Bay Concert at the Marine Stadium”, said Brenda Braley, President of the Miami Parrot Head Club. “The people who were there still talk about it 28 years later while the rest of us dream that it will happen again.” There are a limited number of tickets available and they must be purchased in advance.

Base at Space 11/23/13

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Base at Space
Saturday, 11/23/2013 – 11/24/2013 10:00 pm – 02:00 pm
996636_669951969693813_338746964_nClub Space
34 NE 11th St, Miami, FL 33132,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link
Cost: Free before 12:30 on Red Rabbit guestlist

“Foundation of A System”

This SATURDAY at BASE, we are very excited to welcome Enzo Picardi!

Also on the decks, RR’s own Johnny Terror and Radamas. Come experience the NEW UNDERGROUND taking place in the BASEment of Club Space!!! Tell your friends to tell their friends, everybody is welcome to experience what goes down in the BASement after dark… #WERAGEHARDER

-Doors open at 10:00 PM

-FREE ENTRANCE WITH THE “RED RABBIT” GUEST LIST UNTIL 12:30AM

-VIP TABLES STARTING AT $80 PER PERSON
Fo More Information: Christy@redrabbitpresents.com

“I MUST CREATE MY OWN SYSTEM, OR BE ENSLAVED BY ANOTHER MANS.” -WILLIAM BLAKE

Learn the Secrets of Your Sexual Desires 12/3/13

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Learn the Secrets of Your Sexual Desires
Tuesday, 12/03/2013 – 12/03/2013 07:00 pm – 09:30 pm
7784e9528d27d87f2fcb4e6da429ebdd_z1m01Valencia Shores Club
7751 Valencia Shores Blvd,
Lake Worth, Florida 33467
Facebook Link
Cost: free

Dr. Maureen Whelihan, a gynecologist and sex educator, and Anne Rodgers, a former newspaper reporter wrote a book, Kiss & Tell, about the secrets of women’s sexual desires, with a beat focused on women over the age of 45. 1300 patients from Dr Whelihan’s practice between the ages of 15 and 97 participated in a survey about sexual desire, orgasm, thoughts and preferences. Come listen to Dr. Whelihan and Anne candidly speak about the secrets that women have shared about what sexually drives them. At the end of the seminar copies of the book will be sold and you will have the opportunity to have them signed by the authors. There will be time for Anne and Dr. Whelihan to answer any of your questions about the subject.
Whether young or old, male or female, you will be fascinated by this seminar and book filled with secret truths from women and how they view sexual desire across the decades of their lives.

Zoo Lights 12/20/13 – 12/30/13

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Zoo Lights
Friday, 12/20/2013 – 12/30/2013 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Zoo_lightsZoo Miami
12400 SW 152 Street,
Miami, Florida 33177
Webpage Link
Cost: $5

The zoo’s glorious grounds come to light for nine brilliant nights during Zoo Lights, December 20 – 30 (excludes Dec. 24-25) from 7 – 10 p.m. (ticket booths close at 9:30 p.m.). Guests can enjoy thousands of bright animal-shaped lights along our walkways, listen to wonderful holiday music, sip hot chocolate, munch on delicious cookies, take a spin on the carousel, “ice skate,” and have your picture taken with Santa. General admission is only $5 per person plus tax. Included with admission is a pair of 3D glasses, which will make the Zoo Lights experience even more engaging and amusing. Food, beverages, carousel rides, “ice skating,” and photos with Santa are all available at additional costs.

Learn the Secrets of Your Sexual Desires 1/23/14

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Learn the Secrets of Your Sexual Desires
Thursday, 01/23/2014 – 01/23/2014 07:00 pm – 09:30 pm
7784e9528d27d87f2fcb4e6da429ebdd_z1m0StoneBridge Golf Club
10343 Stonebridge Blvd,
Boca Raton, Florida 33498
Facebook Link
Cost: free

Dr. Maureen Whelihan, a gynecologist and sex educator, and Anne Rodgers, a former newspaper reporter wrote a book, Kiss & Tell, about the secrets of women’s sexual desires, with a beat focused on women over the age of 45. 1300 patients from Dr Whelihan’s practice between the ages of 15 and 97 participated in a survey about sexual desire, orgasm, thoughts and preferences. Come listen to Dr. Whelihan and Anne candidly speak about the secrets that women have shared about what sexually drives them. At the end of the seminar copies of the book will be sold and you will have the opportunity to have them signed by the authors. There will be time for Anne and Dr. Whelihan to answer any of your questions about the subject.
Whether young or old, male or female, you will be fascinated by this seminar and book filled with secret truths from women and how they view sexual desire across the decades of their lives.

30% off everything at Monc Boutique for Additional Black Friday Sales 11/27/13, 11/29/13

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30% off everything at Monc Boutique for Additional Black Friday Sales
Wednesday, 11/27/2013 – 10:00 am – 07:00 pm
Low-ResMonc Boutique
7222 Red Rd,
Coral Gables, Florida 33143
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Monc Boutique will offer 30% off everything in store as well as 50% off selected items on November 27th and Black Friday the 29th.

Art Garden by Idan Zareski 12/4/13-12/31/13

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Art Garden by Idan Zareski
zareskiWednesday, December 4, 2013
92 NE 40th Street
Miami FL 33137
Miami Design District

“The Big Foot Art Garden” by Idan Zareski and Markowicz Fine Art Concept by David Landau Designs.

A public installation of gigantic sculptures by Israeli-French artist Idan Zareski from his “Big Foot” sculpture series. From Dec 4th to December 31st, music and video projections every evening.

www.markowiczfineart.com
www.davidlandaudesigns.com

BlogFest 2013 11/30/13

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BlogFest 2013 
Saturday, 11/30/2013 – 02:00 pm – 08:00 pm
NikkiSiixxBlogFest2013FlyerWake Up Star Studio
120 NW 25th Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
RSVP Link
Cost: 10.00

NikkiSiixx.com Presents BLOGFEST 2013

A Day Event that is meant for Bloggers, Musicians, Producers, DJs, Clothing Lines, and Music Lovers . Come prepared and be ready to network with CDs and Business Cards!

Music By DJ TR3S
Hosted By: NikkiSiixx & Special Guests

18^
$10 Door Cover
Doors Open at 2PM
Show Starts 3PM-8PM

Performances:
Silent Hand ENT
Ebanga The Songstress
Chyna J
Art Morera
Meyday Hansen
King Docious
Doobz Da Kidsta

Come Meet With Your Favorites!!!
Sponsors:
NikkiSiixx.com
Womazing.com
JojosBlock.com
BEZ Stylz
HypeGirls.com
Mellystarz.com
Valholla Entertainment
SimplyAnnick.net

Any questions or concerns please feel free to contact NikkiSiixx.

The Art of the Entrepeneur 12/3/13-12/8/13

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The Art of the Entrepeneur
Sunday, 12/03/2013 – 12/08/2013 05:00 pm –
1235436_598040143588329_560377783_nThe Lab Miami
400 NW 26th Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

“I’m Not Delusional: The Art of the Entrepreneur”

Hugh MacLeod’s Art Basel debut will take place December 3-8, 2013 and will be hosted by our friends at THE LAB MIAMI, in the heart of the Wynwood Arts District.

It will showcase hundreds of works that that tell the emotional journey of the entrepreneur; the cycle from idea to real business.

Please join us.

RSVP: art@gapingvoid.com

Casting calls and auditions for the 2014 Florida Renaissance Festival 12/5/13

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Casting calls and auditions for the 2014 Florida Renaissance Festival
Thursday, 12/05/2013 – 07:00 pm –
King-FerdinandStudio One
800 N.W. 57th Place,
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

Casting calls and auditions for the 2014 Florida Renaissance Festival – Deerfield Beach and Miami shows. The Deerfield Beach show will take place at Quiet Waters Park on weekends from February 8, 2014 to March 16, 2014. The Miami show will kick off on the weekend of March 29, 2014 at Cauley Square Historic Village until April 13, 2014. More information on the Florida Renaissance Festival: www.ren-fest.com.

AUDITION
NOTES: Please prepare a one-minute monologue and a 32 bars up-tempo Broadway song to sing acapella. Actors must have weekend availability and flexible schedules.

How to Apply:
Appointments Only for Auditions: Call 954-771-7117 or Email JL@BobbyRodriguezProductions.com to reserve your audition spot. Must provide 1) full name, 2) email address, 3) telephone contact number, 4) date & time preference.

Thanksgiving Eve with Bill Campbell and Leo Casino! 11/27/13

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Thanksgiving Eve with Bill Campbell and Leo Casino!
Wednesday, 11/27/2013 – 09:00 pm –
Bill-and-Leo-Thanksgiving-EvePiano Hollywood at The Seminole Hard Rock Casino/Hotel
5805 Seminole Way,
Hollywood, Florida 33314
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join us for this very special holiday musical event. On the same stage will be Bill Campbell and Leo Casino, two of Miami’s most sought after musical entertainers. Bill and Leo will bring Bill’s “Legendary Open-Mic Show” to new heights tonight. Bill’s piano wizardry and Leo’s ‘sweetest sax this side of heaven’ are electrifying when they perform together. Come join our magical, musical Thanksgiving-eve celebration!

MYNC and NYC Vocalist Bianca Linta on Black Friday at FIFTY! 11/29/13

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MYNC and NYC Vocalist Bianca Linta on Black Friday at FIFTY!
Sunday, 11/29/2013 – 10:00 pm –
1395274_10151691904217063_373598802_nFIFTY at the Viceroy Hotel
485 Brickell Ave,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost: $20

www.wantickets.com/Rickc

Use Promocode “Black Friday” to save $ on Tickets!

MYNC >> http://www.youtube.com/myncdj
His official remixes for Calvin Harris, Avicii, NERVO, AZARI & III have received widespread acclaim and lead to a worldwide tour with a relentless production schedule. He also mixed the official Space Ibiza compilation for the 4th year in a row. This Londoner is on meteoric rise.

Bianca Linta >> www.soundcloud.com
Big Room House DJ & EDM recording artist. A Romanian transplant now making waves in New York City that can best described as the “Futuristic Jeanne d’Arc” of DJs and EDM vocalists. She’s played all over the world, and has become a permanent fixture in all the major spots in NYC.

For Table Reservations
text “MYNC” to 786 273 7401

You are late? So what?

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I once read that Miami is where punctuality comes to die.

After about 6 years living here, I think that’s fairly accurate.   I have had to change my formerly punctual ways to assimilate to the society where I live. Here, even those who complain about other people’s tardiness, can’t manage to make it on time. Still, business gets done, kids get to school, friends find each other, and life goes on because for better or for worse tardiness is embedded in the culture.

Normally, I wouldn’t give this much thought (at least not anymore) except for the fact that I am still bent out of shape over the fact that I was locked out of my cooking class because I was 5 minutes late. FIVE MINUTES.

I often look at things from an evolutionary perspective.  It is my belief that perhaps the reason why being somewhat late is normal to the point that it’s almost expected, is that we know that we live in a city where traffic is bad, parking is a nightmare, the weather can be a bit extreme, and quite frankly, most people aren’t big on efficiency.  We accept tardiness because deep down we know that it is possible we will be late too.

I know, I shouldn’t have been late (and I wouldn’t have been late had I been able to find parking).  Still, by being so strict about punctuality, I feel like they violated our social contract; and quite frankly, I was offended by their course of action.  By not letting me enter, I felt that this business (which is neither small nor local) was judging our lifestyle.  And this is not okay.

Part of the fun of living in Miami is how laid back it is.  Even when something is urgent, it somehow doesn’t seem so pressing.  I am not justifying tardiness but by the same token, I think that those who can’t tolerate it are probably in the wrong place. It is doubtful that you’ll find many locals eager to live in a hurry just so they can make it on time…

Rik Rak Salon, Boutique & Bar Host an Evening of Philanthropy and Fashion 11/20/13

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Rik Rak Salon, Boutique & Bar Host an Evening of Philanthropy and Fashion
FINAL EVITE Philanthropy and FashionWednesday, November 20th, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Rik Rak Salon, Boutique & Bar
1428 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131

Rik Rak Salon, Boutique & Bar will host a private reception showcasing the vibrant paintings of Miami-based artist Gina Ramos along with a pop-up-shop highlighting the boutique’s latest fall/winter fashion collections. Guests will enjoy a selection of Rik Rak’s indulgent services including complimentary eyebrow waterproof painting, $5 mini manicures and $10 mini manicures with mood polish (a color altered-by-mood gel polish). Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served throughout the evening. 10% off of the evening’s proceeds will go to benefit the Chapman Partnership, an organization dedicated to providing the necessary resources and assistance for homeless men, women and children.

The Second Annual Pop-Up Piano Miami Preview Mixer 11/25/13

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The Second Annual Pop-Up Piano Miami Preview Mixer
Monday, November 25, 2013, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Miami Iron Side
7600 NE 4th Ct
Miami, FL 33138
(Parking available on streets)
RSVP Online. Limited space is available.

*Guitars Over Guns Special Student Performance at 8:40 p.m.
**Suenalo Performance at 9 p.m.

Pop-Up Piano Miami, Miami Iron Side, KIND Healthy Snacks, and Bombay Sapphire Martini are pleased to host the second annual Preview Mixer in celebration of this year’s selected artists for the piano creations.

Media and the community will have the opportunity to meet & greet with Pop-Up Piano Miami’s official 2013 artists. PUPM’s beneficiary this year, Guitars Over Guns, will also be on-site to honor the artists with a special musical performance by their students. Local favorite, Suenalo, will perform later in the evening. In between performances, beats will be dropped by DJ Thizz and DJ Knockers.

Guests will indulge in the ultimate experience by making their own Bombay Sapphire Martini inspired cocktails and enjoying delicious nibbles by KIND Healthy Snacks. Also in the mix will be Onli beverages and jewelry designer Tiffany Ortiz from TAudrey who has partnered with PUPM to create a necklace to help raise awareness about the project. The necklaces will be available for purchase at the event. Miami Iron Side is where the artists are working diligently to finish the pianos in time for Art Basel Miami Beach week. Join us for a sneak peek of the nearly completed pianos.

Utrecht Art Supplies Coral Gables, the official art supply sponsor for this year, has graciously supplied all the artistic materials for the following artists to create their masterpieces on the pianos: Chor Boogie (www.chorboogie.com); Evoca1 (www.evoca1.com); Nate Dee (www.natedee.com); Tomas Loewy (www.tomasloewy.com); and Rone (www.r-o-n-e.com/). Other confirmed artists to be announced soon.

Capture the memories of the evening with Snap Events photo booth experience which will offer a variety of comical props and entertaining themes.

The Iconic Archive Costume Exhibit during Miami Art Week at the Arsht Center 12/2/13 – 12/7/13

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The Iconic Archive Costume Exhibit during Miami Art Week
Monday, December 2 – Saturday, December 7, 11am – 6pm
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
Peacock Foundation Studio
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
www.TheArtofFashionShow.com

Tickets are now on sale for $25 General Admission and $15 for Students and Seniors
Purchase Online

“The Iconic Archive” Costume Exhibition Presented by The Art of Fashion Showâ„¢ and Curated by Luis Valenzuela

“The Iconic Archive” is a unique costume exhibition that explores fashion as art and celebrates the interconnected roles of fashion visionaries as artists. The exhibition’s layout is creatively comprised of thematic installments that highlight the timelessness of authentic creations worn and inspired by iconic figures throughout history such as Frida Kahlo, Celia Cruz and Elizabeth Taylor among others.

This unique exhibit also features pieces designed by the most influential fashion houses around the globe including Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Christian Dior and Pucci. “The Iconic Archives” Costume Exhibition is sponsored by Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour and is supported by Art Miami, Fashion Group International and Miami International University of Art & Design. A portion of the proceeds from the Opening V.I.P. Reception and Press Preview hosted on Sunday, December 1 from 4pm – 6pm will benefit the Celia Cruz Foundation.

The Art of Fashion Show™ 2013 presents “The Iconic Archive,” a unique costume exhibition that explores fashion as art and celebrates the interconnected roles of fashion visionaries as artists. Since 2002, Miami’s Art Week has highlighted the most prestigious art shows throughout the first week of December and draws more than 200,000 art enthusiasts, collectors, dealers, curators, artists, designers and art lovers. “The Iconic Archives” Costume Exhibition will be one of the highlighted shows this year.

The exhibition’s layout is creatively comprised of thematic installments that highlight the timelessness of creations worn by iconic figures throughout history as well as pieces designed by the most influential fashion houses around the globe. The viewer will transcend time with pieces inspired by significant historical fashion icons such as 18th-century French Queen Marie Antoinette and Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Another installment will then take the viewer on a private tour into the personal wardrobe collections of icons such as Celia Cruz, Elizabeth Taylor, Greta Garbo, Maria Felix, Sara Montiel and Libertad Lamarque among others. The viewer will then move on to experience contemporary pieces designed by acclaimed fashion-houses including Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Christian Dior and Pucci. On display in this installment will be current pieces from Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour and fashion collectors like Bernice Steinbaum, Lili Estefan, Madeleine Kirsh of C. Madeleine’s, Tata Fernandez and the endangered animal-inspired eco-fashion collection by the Gabby Wild Foundation and Project Runway alumni. Curator Luis Valenzuela masterfully creates a visual experience with gowns, accessories and costumes that bring to life the distinctive style of some of the greatest legends of all-time.

In an effort to support Miami’s emerging design talent, Miami International University of Art & Design students Parker Trumble, Samantha de la Fuente and Mario Valladares have been selected to showcase their original pieces in “The Iconic Archive.” The Art of Fashion Show™ 2013 program will also feature a pop-up gallery highlighting one-of-a-kind fashion accessories including the Emerald Project by Lizette Chalela.

A portion of the proceeds from the Opening V.I.P. Reception and Press Preview hosted on Sunday, December 1 from 4pm – 6pm will benefit the Celia Cruz Foundation as a tribute to the 10th Anniversary of her passing and her incredible legacy. Tickets to the Opening V.I.P. Reception and Press Preview are now on sale at www.arshtcenter.org/tickets.

“The Iconic Archive” is sponsored by Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour and is supported by Art Miami, Fashion Group International and Miami International University of Art & Design.

Curator Luis Valenzuela has successfully organized art exhibitions in distinguished institutions such as The Chelsea Art Museum New York City and The Kennedy Center Washington D.C. as well as at art fairs such as Art Miami and Art Wynwood. His work has also been featured at Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus and New York Fashion Week. Most notable of Valenzuela’s work as a curator is his collaboration with art champion and pioneer Bernice Steinbaum.

Cocktail networking event at I Like My Health 11/20/13

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Cocktail networking event at I Like My Health
ilikemyhealthWednesday, November 20th 2013, 6:00pm to 9:00pm
I Like My Health
2000 S Dixie Hwy. Suite 113
Miami FL, 33131
rsvp@fabulousmiami.com
Cost: Free
Dress Code: Business Attire

You are cordially invited to our Cocktail, Networking Event!
Host: Dr. Jorge Gaviria, MD
MD Diplomate of American Board Hair restoration 25 years of experience
Free microscopic hair and scalp analysis, $250 Value
Gentleman are welcome!
Sambista- Appetizers – Wine, Don’t forget to bring business cards!
RSVP is recommended as space is limited.

Welcome drink courtesy of Iceberg Vodka.

Chippendales Limited Engagement at Mansion Nightclub 1/9/14-1/25/14

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Chippendales Limited Engagement at Mansion Nightclub
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, January 9-25, 2013
ChippendalesConstructionMansion Nightclub
1235 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
chippendales.com

Chippendales- the #1 male revue in the world – heads from Las Vegas and Europe to Miami with plans to usher in a new entertainment experience on South Beach.

“Miami is an ideal location for us,” says Chippendales Managing Partner, Kevin Denberg. “As one of those few unique cities, like Las Vegas, where the energy is authentic and electric, we are looking forward to working with our local partners to offer one of the most exciting additions to the cityʼs nightlife scene. Our goal is for Chippendales Miami to be the ultimate pre-party on the beach for women.”

The legendary all-male production, which excites millions of women each year, has partnered with the Opium Groupʼs acclaimed Mansion Nightclub for a limited engagement beginning January 9 th and continuing each Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights through January 25, 2014. Completely transforming the 40,000 square foot venue into a sultry theatre of spontaneity, the audience will experience the showʼs rousing, choreographed numbers via a whole new layout including private tables, plush couches and raised banquets set on the dance floor to offer the best view from any angle.

“Chippendales is a perfect fit for Miami Beach,” says Opium Group Spokesperson, Vanessa Menkes. “The long-time Vegas staple fills a gap in the market and will give birthday girls, bachelorettes and the women of South Beach a place to let loose and call their own. Mansion may never be the same!”

Performances begin at 9pm each night, doors open at 8 pm, and guests are invited to stay with complimentary access to spend the rest of their evening at Mansion Nightclub. Tickets will range from $49.95 to $99.95 and offer a mix of cabaret and traditional theatre-style seating. Bachelorettes and birthday girls are invited as our guests for free!

Photographs of Americans for Immigrant Justice an Immigrant Artist Showcase and Networker on 11/14/13

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Americans for Immigrant Justice presented an Immigrant Artist Showcase a Networker and Social Event at the Offices of Greenberg Traurig on Thursday, November 14, 2013.

Mission:  “To protect and promote the basic human rights of immigrants through a unique combination of free direct services, impact litigation, policy reform, and public education at local, state, and national levels.”

Vision:  “To bring about an American society where immigrants are not subjected to abuse or injustice; are not afraid to seek help; have a fair opportunity to make their case in the system that governs them; and have their contributions valued and encouraged.”

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Alessandra Gold Presents KruZIn x Art Basel Series 12/4/13-12/8/13

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Wednesday, December 4, 5pm-12am
Alessandra Gold Concept Store
3326 North Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33127

Miami’s own Alessandra Gold Concept Store (AGCS), and its resident sneaker label KruZin, will celebrate Art Basel Miami 2013 by hosting the launch of a sneaker collection honoring the coming Chinese Year of the Horse, and featuring international artist collaborations forged especially for this Basel Miami event. KruZin’s CEO, Ming Wei-Shih, will travel from the company’s Taipei headquarters to officiate the launch.

On Wednesday December 4th, 2013 AGCS will host an invite-only press and VIP viewing and artist meet-and-greet event, opening at 5:00PM for press, and at 6:30PM for other invited guests. Co-hosting the event with Alessandra Gold (KruZin Creative Director) is CEO, Author and TV personality, Tomi Rose (as seen on “Hot Listings Miami”).

Event attendees will witness the transformation of the AGCS space (inside and out) into art in its own right with a full-scale installation created by Gilberto Mendes, CEO and Art Director for famed Brazilian event-as-art company, “Perverts” (http://www.perverts.com.br).

Featured Artists:
· Yuri Tuma: born in Sao Paulo (Brazil), and living and working in Miami. Tuma’s art centers around photography, but he is a frequent collaborator in other media including video, sculpture, fashion and installation art. His art involves transformation of photograph images into formulaic patterns creating optical art pieces unusual to the field of photography (http://www.yurituma.com/).
· Malcolm Stuart: working and living in LA, Malcolm is at the forefront of contemporary airbrush art and is well known for his custom hand air brushed art and painting onto apparel, adopted by artist mavens such as Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Ke$ha and the emerging fashion house JoyRich (http://malcolmstuart.com/).
· Kamikvze – by James Velez: born and raised in Miami, James is an emergent multi-dimensional artist exhibiting superb skills in drawing and painting. Collaborations minted in this young artist’s career include Martellus Bennett, IMKING.CO and Coin$lot (http://instagram.com/kamikvze#).
· Guava de Artist was born and raised in Antigua and Barbuda. He works out of Takamatsu (Japan) and Miami. He is a self-taught graphic cartoonist that uses various materials (wood, vinyl, metal, acrylic paint, etc) to create art pieces on apparel, footwear walls, and canvases (https://www.facebook.com/guavadeartist).

“Miami is becoming a culture melting pot where some of the world’s most cutting edge international cultural events happen, Art Basel, Winter Music Conference, ULTRA, Miami International Fashion Week and Swim Week, bring people worldwide to Miami for a world-class experience. It is important for me as a Miami transplant, to rise with Miami’s star. In just two short years of creating AGCS in Miami, it has managed to become an international bridge between art and fashion. That is why this year, we felt it made sense to create clothes and shoes that celebrate what Basel means to art worldwide,” said creative director and principal, Alessandra Gold, when asked about the genesis of the Basel events and collection.

AGCS will also host three open-to-the public events on Friday December 6th, Saturday December 7th and the wrap party on Sunday December 8th. The art of Brazilian painter Fernando De Oliveira will also be displayed in the Gold Photography Studio as an appendix – additional exclusive Basel exhibit.

Photographs of Affordable Care Act at HistoryMiami on 11/18/13

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Life Is Art and the Life is Art and the Arts & Business Council presented the Arts and the Affordable Care Act forum at HistoryMiami on Monday, November 18, 2013.  This forum was presented to outline the possibilities and penalties, opportunities and threats faced by artists and arts groups about the new health care law.  It covered aspects of the new insurance options to help you understand what your options are.

Panelists:
Louis Balbirer – Kaufman Rossin & Co.
Maura Shiffman – MPH, Community Health Specialist, Health Council of South Florida
Sandra Garcia – Marketplace Certified Agent, Creative Healthcare Marketing
Sean Dugan – Senior Vice-President, Hayes Company

Sponsored drinks and bites provided by Elwoods GastroPub, KIND Healthy Snacks, Marley Coffee, Scratch Bakery, Mad Chiller, Vita Coco

Supporting Sponsor: Health Council of South Florida
Switchboard of Miami with Cognosante
Host Sponsor: HistoryMiami
Free Garage parking available on NW 2nd Ave provided by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Additional support by Action PR

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PANORAMA Saturday 11/30/13

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PANORAMA Saturday
Saturday, 11/30/2013 – 10:00 pm –
Viceroy Miami’s FIFTY Ultra Lounge
485 Brickell AVe 50th Floor,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost:

Saturday at FIFTY gets exciting with special performances from some of the city’s best DJs. Enjoy DJs RZ Spinz and Ariel Assault in the main lounge and dance the night away while the Sky Patio blasts beats from DJs Jose Estrada and Halo Jumpers. Two special dancers will be keeping the party alive throughout the night while guests take in the great music, beautiful views, and vibe of the night. Doors open at 10 pm.
*Miami Live Month Special: FIFTY loves the ladies of Miami. Ladies will enjoy 2-for-1 drinks and complimentary admissions until 1 am each Saturday in November.

Wine Down Wednesday 12/4/13

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Wine Down Wednesday
Wednesday, 12/04/2013 – 05:00 pm – 07:00 pm
Bob-Marley-PhotoHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: $10

Join HistoryMiami for the last Wine Down Wednesday of the year! Sip on delicious refreshments, explore the Bob Marley Messenger exhibition, and enjoy a special poetry event, The Messengers: A Spoken Word Experience, hosted by ”Soulcialite” Ingrid B. Free parking available at the Miami-Dade Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Ave.

Entrepreneurs Forum & Expo 11/19/13

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Entrepreneurs Forum & Expo
Tuesday, 11/19/2013 – 03:00 pm – 07:00 pm
zoomscreencapCrown Center Executive Plaza
1451 W Cypress Creek Rd #300,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Completely free event featuring presenters from Small Business Admin, Sunshine Health Care (1 of 7 approved Florida Affordable Healthcare Act/Obamacare plans), Office Depot, plus a dozen more. Mini-workshops on spying on your competition’s marketing tactics, financial planning, marketing, developing your business, etc.

Brother Jimmy’s BBQ is Cooking Thanksgiving for The Family 11/27/13

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Brother Jimmy’s BBQ is Cooking Thanksgiving for The Family
Wednesday, 11/27/2013 – 11:30 am –
bj_logoBrother Jimmy’s BBQ
900 S. Miami Avenue Suite 135 ,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost:

Brother Jimmy’s BBQ is Cooking Thanksgiving for The Family This Season-Come Pick Your Turkey by Next Wednesday November 27

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and, let’s face it, the holidays are stressful enough. Maybe this year, you’re just not really up to having to cook. So, instead, you want to skip all of the stress and let somebody else cook for you. Brother Jimmy’s BBQ can help!

This two to sixteen hour on venue smoking process utilizes hickory wood for our ribs and brisket and cherry wood for our chicken. This slow smoked method infuses our food with a unique and distinctive flavor that makes Brother Jimmy’s BBQ a truly outstanding venue for authentic North Carolina BBQ. Our smoked turkey is offered at the price of $65 for 12 lbs – 14 lbs depending on the bird.

Whether it’s stuffing, slow smoked turkey brisket, candied yams, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, or assorted dessert bars, Brother Jimmy’s BBQ has your Turkey Day spread covered.

Philip Bloom 3 Day Master Class Making the Eco Doc 2/3/14

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Philip Bloom 3 Day Master Class Making the Eco Doc
Monday, 02/03/2014 – 02/05/2014 09:00 am – 08:00 pm
image_philip-bloomThe Betsy Hotel South Beach
1440 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $1199

A three-day master class with one of the world’s best digital image creators, British filmmaker Philip Bloom. Limited to 24 pre-selected participants, the group will be shooting & editing their own narrative eco documentary short. In partnership with LOVE THE EVERGLADES activist group, the hosted excursion will include a shuttle bus and an airboat ride into the world heritage site and home of 36 different threatened species, THE EVERGLADES, a wildlife haven and a home of the Miccosukee Tribe.

Brother Jimmy’s BBQ presents fight night Manny “PACMAN” Pacquiao VS. Brandon Rios, Saturday November 23rd 9:00pm 11/23/13

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Brother Jimmy’s BBQ presents fight night Manny “PACMAN” Pacquiao VS. Brandon Rios, Saturday November 23rd 9:00pm
Sunday, 11/23/2013 – 09:00 pm –
BrotherJimmysFightNightBrother Jimmy’s BBQ
900 S. Miami Avenue Suite 135 ,
Miami , Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

For one of the rare times in recent years, the big fight won’t be in Las Vegas, but the party WILL be at Brother Jimmy’s BBQ in Brickell. This Saturday November 23 watch blow for blow with great food, signature cocktails and a hype crowd, as Manny “PACMAN” Pacquiao and Brandon Rios square off in the ring at the Cotai Arena from Macau, China. No matter which corner you favor, Brother Jimmy’s BBQ wants to be your choice for the main event.

Only place in Brickell to watch this big event. No cover charge and $10 Bacardi Oakheart buckets.

Taco 2’sDays at Fung Ku 11/19/13

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Taco 2’sDays at Fung Ku
Tuesday, 11/19/2013 – 02/25/2014 01:00 pm – 12:00 am
fungku_2sdaysFung Ku
1720 Collins Ave. ,
Miami Beach, Florida 33141
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Were blowing up every Tuesday night with 2’s of everything at the new Fung Ku!! Join us for $2 Chicken, Pulled Pork or Veggie Tacos, $2 Tequila Shots all day from 1pm-8pm Then at 7:30pm live music begins by Miami’s own 2Dope Girls!!

Don’t forget to take plenty of pictures and follow and tag us on Instagram @fungku #2sDays

GMSHRM 2013 Holiday and Diversity Celebration: A Multi-Cultural Extravaganza 11/19/13

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GMSHRM’s 2013 Holiday & Diversity Celebration: A Multi-Cultural Extravaganza!
gmshrmTuesday, November 19th, 2013 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The Frost Art Museum, F.I.U., Modesto Maidique Campus
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, 33199

Cost: Members/Sister Chapter Members $45, Non-Members $55, Student Members $25. Walk-ins $10 late chg.

GMSHRM invites you to a diversity event with a celebratory twist, in lieu of our traditional holiday party. Come celebrate the richness of South Florida’s cultural heritage, while networking with your fellow HR professionals.

Greater Miami SHRM cordially invites you to a very special, diversity-focused networking event! Miami ranks among the highest in the U.S. for its multi-cultural arts & entertainment. It literally has artists and entertainers from around the world that celebrate our multi-ethnic flavor. This year, GMSHRM’s Diversity event will host a multi-cultural reception fully embracing the sounds and flavors of South Florida. Come celebrate Las Culturas de Miami!

Tango Lovers at Colony Theatre 11/20/13

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Tango Lovers at Colony Theatre
Wednesday, 11/20/2013 – 05:00 pm – 07:00 pm
tango-lovers-bannerColony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost:

Inspired by the rhythms of big cities comes TANGO LOVERS bringing all the passion and sensuality directly from Rio de la Plata: Argentina and Uruguay. “El Pais” from Uruguay calls it “Tango at the best Broadway Style”. With its unique appeal to all generations, TANGO LOVERS features a multi-award winning cast with world-class dancers accompanied by the rhythms of an orchestra, members of Symphonic and Philharmonic ensembles and talented vocalists.

TANGO LOVERS tells you stories through their intense artistic expression. TANGO LOVERS blends the different sensations of tango taking them to high levels through a display of dance, lighting and stunning dresses, walking the audience through different stages and nuances of Tango until our modern days.

For more information, visit TangoLovers.com

Like Us – Facebook.com/ColonyTheatreMiamiBeach

Follow Us – Twitter.com/ColonyTheatreMB

Purchase your tickets at Ticketmaster:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/106597/1912179/?date=2013-11-20

Penthouse 50 Presents Black Friday 11/29/13

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Penthouse 50 Presents Black Friday – Friday, November 29
Friday, 11/29/2013 – 10:00 pm –
Viceroy Miami’s FIFTY Ultra Lounge
485 Brickell Ave 50th Floor,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost:

Black Friday is more than shopping, and FIFTY has a party to prove it. Enjoy the sounds of DJs Nikolas and LAZARDI throughout the night with the best view in Miami. An amazing stilt performer will be a sight to see while you sip on cocktails on the Sky Patio overlooking Biscayne Bay. Doors open at 10 pm.
*Miami Live Month Special: Guests will enjoy a complimentary vodka bottle for a group of five ladies or more each Friday in November. (First come, first serve for up to 3 tables. This offer is valid from 10 pm – 2 am)

PANORAMA Saturday at FIFTY 11/22/13

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PANORAMA Saturday at FIFTY – Saturday, November 23
Saturday, 11/23/2013 – 10:00 pm –
Viceroy Miami’s FIFTY Ultra Lounge
485 Brickell Ave 50th Floor,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost:

PANORAMA Saturday at FIFTY brings musical talent and amazing acts. Guests can revel on the Sky Patio with a striking view of Miami, secluded cabana beds and a private pool while listening to DJs AH3 and Gino G. DJ Joseph Anthony will be spinning in the main room while an LED hula hoop performer lights up the lounge. Doors open at 10 pm.
*Miami Live Month Special: FIFTY loves the ladies of Miami. Ladies will enjoy 2-for-1 drinks and complimentary admissions until 1 am each Saturday in November.

FIFTY Ultra Lounge Casino Night Roaring 20s Edition 11/22/13

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FIFTY Ultra Lounge Casino Night Roaring 20s Edition – Friday, November 22
Friday, 11/22/2013 – 10:00 pm –
Viceroy Miami’s FIFTY Ultra Lounge
485 Brickell Ave 50th Floor,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost:

Prepare for a party fit for a Gatsby and travel back to the 1920s fifty floors above the present. FIFTY at Viceroy Miami takes on the Roaring 20s at Penthouse 50 on Friday, November 22. Bet on having a night to remember with DJ Nikolas setting the mood inside the lounge. Follow two burlesque performers out onto the Sky Patio with DJ LAZARDI, sip on cocktails, reserve a cabana, and enjoy stunning views of Biscayne Bay. Doors open at 10 pm.
*Miami Live Month Special: Guests will enjoy a complimentary vodka bottle for a group of five ladies or more each Friday in November. (First come, first serve for up to 3 tables. This offer is valid from 10 pm – 2 am)

Stache Opens in Ft. Lauderdale with a Visit from the Ardbeg Rocket

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Saturday evening marked the opening of Stache, a bar in Ft. Lauderdale with a 1920’s speakeasy theme. The grand opening featured a visit from the Ardbeg Rocket, currently touring to celebrate the launch of some of its Scotch into space back in 2011. We were given the opportunity to sample four different Ardbeg Scotches as well as a few cocktails. The brand’s Consumer Development Manager Trisha Cancilla also made a presentation about the different products.

The bar was full of models dressed like astronauts in addition to all the employees in their 1920’s attire. I got to put on goggles and get a space gun for a studio portrait, too. In the end, my favorite Scotches were the Ardbeg Galileo, finished in Marsala casks, and Ardbeg Uigeadail, finished in Sherry casks.

The bar was beautiful. Two floors with great decorations. Very roomy and comfortable with a big back yard as well. Live music played. Great theme. Bar Stache is located at 109 SW 2nd Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312, just south of Broward Blvd. If you go soon, you may see that the sign hasn’t been updated yet and still reflects the former tenant, Himmie Health Club. That’s the right place though!

Unestablished 12/6/13

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Unestablished
Friday, 12/06/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
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7200 NW 35 Avenue ,
Miami, Florida 33147
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Unestablished is collective event of Art, Music, and Film, in support of local upcoming artists. The goal is to provide a foundation and a voice for which the artists can present their work without limitation from a standard gallery setting.

The event allows audience and artist to coexist in a symbiotic relationship during an influential and high demand art period. There will be live bands and DJ performances. Any sale of work is 100% belonging to the artist.

During the event we will be accepting donations for the audience to vote which artist, out of all categories, will receive the collected amount to fund their next project. The categories being shown will range from: photography, painting, sculpture, illustration, film, and performance art.

Tobacco-Free Workgroup 11/25/13

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Tobacco-Free Workgroup
Monday, 11/25/2013 – 11/25/2013 09:30 am – 11:30 am
Beacon Center
8323 NW 12 St. Suite 212,
Miami, Florida 33126
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

If smoking bothers you here is your chance to do something about it!! The Tobacco-Free Workgroup meets at the Beacon Center on the last Monday of every other month at 9:30am. Our focus areas are tobacco free multi-unit dwellings, restriction of candy flavored tobacco, and tobacco control in schools K-12. For more information please call 305-278-0442.

Karaoke and Happy Hour Thursdays at The Flat 11/21/13, 11/28/13, 12/5/13, 12/12/13, 12/19/13, 12/26/13

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Karaoke and Happy Hour Thursdays at The Flat
Thursday, 11/21/2013 – 08:00 pm –
The-Flat-bar-view-4The Flat
500 S. Pointe Dr.,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost:

Do Thursday nights in South Beach right: come to The Flat for karaoke Thursdays! Also enjoy $6-$8 drinks as part of our Very Happy Hour from 8-10 p.m. Available every Thursday!

Soul Of Miami Presents Life Is Art T-Shirt Award and Art Basel Welcome Party 12/2/13

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Soul Of Miami Presents
T-Shirt Award and Art Basel Welcome Party
Sponsored by SPECTRUM Art Fair
Monday, December 2, 2013, 6:00pm-10:00pm or later
t-shirtpartyflyerweb07Cafe Babbo
97 NW 25th Street #103
Miami, FL 33127
Tickets: $20
T-Shirts: $20 Regular Price
* Advance Ticket + T-shirt Combo Deal – Order your ticket by November 25 and get a free t-shirt!
Buy Tickets Now

Join us for our biggest party in years! It will feature the big reveal of the winning t-shirt design and welcome in the big Art Basel Miami 2013 Week. T-Shirt Award Ceremony! $500 cash award and prizes to the winning artist and design reveal.

Music
Max Holm Quartet
Pocket of Lollipops
Bows and Ties
DJ Hank Justice

Performance
Prince Aderele – Fire Show
ViKerrious – Interactive Character
Renda Writer – Spoken Poetry

Interactive Art
WallBrawl f/ Derek Wilson & Rigo Leon – Art competition
Robert Korhonen – Live portraits
Ileana Collazo – Live painting
Art and Wine Miami – Guided Art Creation
Oscar Fuentes – Written Poetry
Nicole Malcolm – Live Painting
Christ Riggs – Live Pyramid Painting
Wasabi Fashion Kult – Popup Fashion and Live Model Painting

Freshly Squeezed Massages

Sponsors
SPECTRUM Art Fair – Major Supporter
Cafe Babbo
Andy Toonz Studios
Acidfeed – Twitter Wall
CreativGlu
Ekena

Refreshments Sponsored By
El Dorado Rum
courtesy of AMC Liaisons
Iceberg Vodka
Cockspur Rum
World of Beer Midtown
Le Koke Wine & Bites
Casa Panza – Paella
Divino Ceviche – Quinua & Ceviche
El Cristo Restaurant – Sandwiches
Mad Chiller
Complimentary Food & Beverage service are first-come, first-served.

Prize Donations
Med Aesthetics Miami – Hair Removal Sessions
Fabriqueart – Custom Fabric Portrait
DU20 Holistic Oasis – One-and-a-half-hour Float
Allure Rejuvenation & Anti Aging – Gift Certificate + travel kit of Dermagenetics Ultracustom Skin Care www.AllureVIP.com
Erin Milchman – One Month Facebook Marketing

SOMtshirtbannerAll funds go to supporting Life Is Art’s mission of helping the arts and community in South Florida.
*Life Is Art is a certified 501(c)3 charitable corporation. Donations are greatly appreciated and taxdeductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Miami River Art Fair 2013 12/5/13-12/8/13

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Miami River Art Fair 2013
MRAF2013-AD-8-75x5-75 GAYFILMVIP Collector’s Preview December 5, 6 – 11pm
Fair Hours: December 6 – 8, 12-8pm
Downtown Miami Convention Center
James L. Knight International Center
400 SE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33131 USA
Website

The Miami River Art Fair is the first and only international contemporary art fair in the Downtown Miami-Brickell area during Art Basel week showcasing selected national and international Galleries, Special Projects, and Curated Solo & Collective Exhibitions.

The 2nd Edition of the Miami River Art Fair will take place December 5 – 8, 2013 in the Downtown-Brickell Miami Convention Center and will welcome thousands of art professionals, elite art collectors and art lovers from all over the world.

The Miami River Art Fair 2013 will offer 40,000 square feet of both indoor and outdoor exhibition space with world-class artists and galleries in an indoor booth setting at the Riverfront Hall – inside the James L. Knight International Center. This indoor exhibition space overlooks the one-of-a-kind outdoor Riverwalk Sculpture Mall which will feature monumental sculptures alongside luxury yachts docked on the banks of the historic Miami River. The MRAF 2013 will also feature the Riverfront Hall Terrace and the Riverfront Mural Hall.

The Miami River Art Fair will present a diverse range of curatorial concepts, with more than fifty cutting-edge Special Projects, Curated Group and Solo Exhibitions by renowned figures and emerging artists from around the world.

The MRAF 2013 welcomes the Solo presentation by Monaco Modern’ Art featuring Philippe Pastor (Monaco) with a series of works never seen before; New works presented by Alexandre Baptista (Portugal), Karl W Lu (Australia), Kiko Sobrino (Brazil), Tierry Du Parc (France), Qui Chi Chen (China), Chingo Oe (Japan) , Jesus Led (Spain), Francoise Palsterman (France), Mario Zarza (Mexico), Eduardo Lacarra (Spain-Venezuela), Echenique (Spain), Marcelo Holzinger (Argentina-USA), Villotaf (Spain) and Willow (Italy) who will be in charge of designing the private shuttle wrap.

Additional highlights in the Riverfront Hall will include: Gaga Gallery (Korea) presenting works by Chang Hoon Woo, Jeong Nam kim, Song Juk Lee, Young Sook Oh; Nina Torres Fine Art (Miami) showing a selection of works by artists from Latin America including Rufino Tamayo and Diego Rivera; a Cuban Pavilion presenting works by Roberto Fabelo, Mariano Rodriguez, Amelia Pelaez, and new works by Kcho; Eka & Moor Gallery (Spain) presenting a group of artists from Europe; Mayjune Gallery (Korea) presenting Park Hyun Soo, Keejim Jin Ho, Park Chul Hawn, Kim Aesook; Art History Consulting (Germany) presenting a curated project with artists from Germany and Switzerland among others.

Finally, the Riverwalk Sculpture Mall will showcase Christina Saradopoulou (Greece), Marina Atelier (France), Emili Armengol (Spain), Attila JK (Budapest), Octavio Cuellar and Rafael Consuegra (Cuba).

The full list of artists participating at the Miami River Art Fair 2013 is available at www.MiamiRiverArtFair.com

New Material Art Fair 12/5/13-12/8/13

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New Material
newmaterialDecember 5-8, 2013
The Chesterfield, Lily And Leon Hotels
855 Collins Ave
Miami Beach
Website

Public Hours
Friday & Saturday, 6 – 7 December, 2013, Noon to 8pm
Sunday, 8 December, 2013, Noon to 6pm

Opening Night
Thursday, 5 December, 2013, 6pm to 10pm

New Material is a boutique exposition premiering this December at the Chesterfield Hotel, one block from Scope, and three blocks from the Untitled Art Fair, concurrent with Art Basel Miami Beach. The focus of New Material is to expose brave departures in the practices of established artists and galleries; particularly bodies of work unfettered by trends and to date untested in the commercial realm.

The focus of this year’s New Material Art Fair is to expose audiences to brave departures in the practices of established artists and galleries, and provide the opportunity for patrons to engage with these untested breaks in artistic pattern. New Material contends that economic success can sometimes stunt the impulse for experimentation, and that creativity requires risk, courage, and a willingness to at times forgo recognition, acceptance and profit for the sake of an artist’s natural inclination towards growth. This pivotal stage can include everything from subtle shifts in style, experimentation with media, materials, or recognized ranges of aesthetic interests, to a complete abandonment of the tried and true. New Material seeks to provide asylum for artists engaged in this vulnerable state of flux.

When considering the escalating number of satellite fairs, quantity can cloud quality. New Material attempts to return focus to the artist’s process as a distinguishing premise, in a context where materiality, making and the market continue to mutate.

NADA Art Fair 12/5/13-12/8/13

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New Art Dealers of America Art Fair
nadaOpening Preview by Invitation, Thursday, December 5, 10am–2pm
Open to the Public:
Thursday, Dec 5; 2pm–8pm
Friday, Dec 6; 11am–8pm
Saturday, Dec 7; 11am–8pm
Sunday, Dec 8; 11am–5pm
The Deauville Beach Resort
6701 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33141
Admission is free and open to the public.

Each December in Miami, NADA runs a renowned art fair to vigorously pursue our goals of exploring new or underexposed art that is not typical of the “art establishment.” NADA’s fair is held in parallel with Art Basel Miami Beach and is recognized as a much needed alternative assembly of the world’s youngest and strongest art galleries dealing with emerging Contemporary Art. It is the only major American art fair to be run by a non-profit organization.

2013 Exhibitor List:
Belgium, Brussels: Sorry We’re Closed; Canada, Vancouver: The Apartment; Estonia, Tallinn: Temnikova & Kasela; France, Paris: Galerie Joseph Tang; Germany, Berlin: Dan Gunn; Cologne: Blanket / Natalia Hug, Galerie Christian Lethert; Düsseldorf: LINN LÃœHN; Frankfurt: Galerie Parisa Kind, Jacky Strenz; Ireland, Dublin: mother’s tankstation; Italy, Rome: FRUTTA, Federica Schiavo; Japan, Tokyo: Misako and Rosen, MUJIN-TO Production, XYZ Collective; Mexico, Mexico City: Yautepec; Puerto Rico, San Juan: Roberto Paradise; Romania, Cluj-Napoca: SABOT; Scotland, Glasgow: KENDALL KOPPE; United Kingdom, London: Josh Lilley, Seventeen, Rob Tuffnell, Jonathan Viner, House of Voltaire; USA, Brooklyn: 247365, C L E A R I N G, Devon Dikeou, The Journal, Know More Games, The Still House Group; Chicago: Shane Campbell; Kansas City: BILL BRADY KC; Los Angeles: Thomas Duncan, Freedman Fitzpatrick, Francois Ghebaly, International Art Objects, Mihai Nicodim, NIGHT GALLERY, Paradise Garage, Redling Fine Art, Tif Sigfrids, Young Art; Miami: Locust Projects; Milwaukee: The Green Gallery; Minneapolis: David Petersen, Midway Contemporary; New York: Alden Projects, American Contemporary, Nicelle Beauchene, Brennan and Griffin, Callicoon Fine Arts, CANADA, Churner and Churner, Clifton Benevento, Lisa Cooley, COPE CYBULSKI, Andrew Edlin, Eleven Rivington, Derek Eller, Thomas Erben, ESSEX STREET, Feature Inc., Zach Feuer, Foxy Production, James Fuentes, Laurel Gitlen, Jack Hanley, The Hole, Horton Gallery, Independent Curators International (ICI), Invisible-Exports, JTT, Karma, Klaus von Nichtssagend, David Lewis, Magic Flying Carpets, Marlborough Chelsea, Martos Gallery/Shoot the Lobster, P!, Eli Ping, Recess, ROOM EAST, Kerry Schuss, SculptureCenter, Joe Sheftel Gallery, Simone Subal Gallery, Rachel Uffner Gallery, Kate Werble Gallery, White Columns; Oakland: CREATIVE GROWTH; Portland: Adams and Ollman; San Francisco: Jessica Silverman Gallery

Phaidon Press and the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) are delighted to announce a new partnership celebrating and exploring emerging art capitals around the globe. The revival of NADA’s celebrated member conference, NADA CON, together with the landmark publication of Phaidon’s Art Cities of the Future: 21st Century Avant-Gardes serve as a platform for the collaboration, to be featured in programming for NADA members and the public at large. The partnership will launch at NADA Miami Beach 2013, with a collaboration with Artsy to draw visitor’s attention to galleries and artists from the twelve cities featured in the Phaidon book.

The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is pleased to announce a partnership with American Apparel for NADA Miami Beach 2013 – ‘NADA by American Apparel’ an artist-designed, limited edition line with one exclusive item released for sale, every day of NADA Miami Beach 2013. NADA by American Apparel will feature artwork by four American contemporary artists, each represented by a NADA exhibiting gallery, printed on American Apparel merchandise of their selection. The 2013 featured artists are Anya Kielar, Andrew Kuo, Cary Leibowitz, and Scott Reeder.

INK Miami Art Fair 12/4/13-12/8/13

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INK Miami Art Fair
ink_logoDecember 4 – 8, 2013
Suites of Dorchester
1850 Collins Avenue (19th St)
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

Wednesday, 12 pm – 5 pm
Thursday, 10 am – 7 pm
Friday, 10 am – 7 pm
Saturday, 10 am – 7 pm
Sunday, 10 am – 3 pm

¡Desayuno Cubano! Preview Breakfast
Wednesday, December 4, 10 am

Pulp Party! Sponsored by XL Insurance
Thursday, December 5, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Celebrate INK Miami as the premiere venue for works on paper. Cash Bar, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and music by DJ King Eulas. VIP Registration

INK Miami is a contemporary art fair held annually in December during Art Basel Miami Beach. The Fair is unique among Miami’s fairs for its focus on contemporary works on paper by internationally renowned artists. It is sponsored by the International Fine Print Dealers Association and exhibitors are selected from among members of the Association for their outstanding ability to offer collectors a diverse survey of 20th century masterworks and justpublished editions by leading contemporary artists. Since its founding in 2006, the Fair has attracted a loyal following among museum curators and committed collectors of works on paper.

Aaron Galleries | Chicago, IL
Catherine E. Burns | Oakland, CA
Childs Gallery | Boston, MA
Dolan/Maxwell | Philadelphia, PA
Dranoff Fine Art | New York, NY
Pia Gallo | New York, NY
Graphicstudio/U.S.F. | Tampa, FL
Marlborough Graphics | New York, NY
The Old Print Shop | New York, NY
Leslie Sacks Fine Art- Modern | Los Angeles, CA
Leslie Sacks Fine Art- Contemporary | Los Angeles, CA
Carl Solway Gallery | Cincinnati, OH
Stoney Road Press | Dublin, Ireland
Tamarind Institute | Albuquerque, NM
Tandem Press | Madison, WI
Verne Collection, Inc. | Cleveland, OH

Seven Miami 2013 CANCELED

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Seven Miami 2013
CANCELED
Information from their website:

We regret that SEVEN will not appear in Miami this December 2013 due to last minute building permit complications. We’ll see you next year!

Nature’s Conservancy Award Ceremony for LoKal 11/19/13

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Nature’s Conservancy Award Ceremony for LoKal
November 19 at 11 a.m.
LoKal
3190 Commodore Plaza
Miami, FL 33133

The Nature’s Plate Burger will be on the menu from November 17-20.

The award ceremony will celebrate LoKal being named the most green and sustainable restaurant in Miami as well spread awareness for the Nature’s Conservancy. The Conservancy urges people to eat local foods, which is not only better for your health because locally sourced food is less processed, it helps local businesses and our city thrive.

LoKal will be offering he Nature’s Plate burger for a limited time in honor of them being named the greenest and most sustainable restaurant in Miami by the Nature’s Conservancy. LoKal’s talented chefs have created this burger made with locally sourced ingredients including grass-fed beef from Florida Fresh Meat Company in Ocala, portabella mushrooms from Central Florida, local avocados, rooftop arugula, red onions, jack cheese, and LoKal’s homemade sauce. The Nature’s Conservancy will present the Nature’s Plate Award to the restaurant on November 19 and the special burger will be featured on their menu from November 17-20.

Mayfair Hotel Kicks Off Art Basel Week Presenting Miami Says Art 2

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Mayfair Hotel Kicks Off Art Basel Week Presenting Miami Says Art 2
Image releaseDec. 2-8, 10:00am-8:00pm
The Mayfair Hotel & Spa Miami
Palm Terrace
3000 Florida Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL
Free and open to the public

Last year’s Art Basel Week kicked off with a much talked-about tribute to Miami’s arts pioneers – alongside the city’s new cultural visionaries – with the retrospective of visionary artist Martin Kreloff’s 1976 “Miami Says Art” (which 36 years ago brought together the city’s then up-and-coming arts luminaries to look into his camera and exclaim “ART”). During last year’s Art Basel Week, Kreloff reunited cast members from his original 1976 show alongside Miami’s current crop of cultural champions, all coming together to help create a new time-capsule honoring Miami’s arts evolution, and providing a window into the city’s bright future as an art destination. The photos and resulting artwork have been kept under lock-and-key for a whole year, and the much-anticipated installation will be revealed for the first time at a preview reception for the media on Monday, December 2, at noon at the Mayfair Hotel in Coconut Grove.

Miami Says Art 2 features a wall series of portraits by Kreloff, featuring some of the original 1976 cast alongside Miami’s new museum directors, gallerists, performing arts leaders and directors of cultural institutions (all once again looking at the camera and proclaiming “ART!”). Kreloff has also collaborated with Miami artist Gustavo Oviedo on a black-box installation featuring video, projections and sound art, “Art Euphoria” melding photos, original artwork, video and sound recordings for an experiential walk-through time capsule.

The original 1976 “Miami Says Art” cast included: American figurative artist Alex Katz; Arnold L. Lehman (now the director of the Brooklyn Museum, who presented the 1976 exhibition while then serving as director of Miami‘s Metropolitan Museum and Art Center); philanthropists and collectors Ruth and Richard Shack, and Martin Z. Marguiles; Judy Drucker, cultural impresaria; socialite/designer Gloria Vanderbilt; publicist Charlie Cinnamon; Miami arts advocate Margarita Cano; gallerists Dorothy Blau, Gloria Luria and Virginia Miller (co-presenter of the 1976 exhibition); abstractionist Lynne Golob Gelfman; and the Founding Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, Lou Anne Colodny.

Last year’s tribute reprised the original 1976 art happening, gathering more than 100 arts leaders alongside original cast members, including: Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Chairman Adolfo Henriques, and Executive Director Monty Trainer (also president of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival); director of the Brooklyn Museum Arnold Lehman; New World Symphony CEO Howard Herring; president/CEO of the Arsht Center John Richard; Dr. Carol Damian, director of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum at FIU; Wolfsonian director Cathy Leff; Dr. Jeffrey Hodgson, New World School of the Arts Provost; Ruth Shack; Dahlia Morgan; Swannee DiMare, Frances Sevilla-Sacasa; Dennis Edwards; Carmen Betancourt-Lewis; Deborah Hoffman; Harvey Burstein; Roberta and Eric Fliss; Marc Levin; artist Lynn Gelfman; gallerist Virginia Miller; Mary Luft; Rosie Gordon-Wallace; Beth Boone; Michael and Mary Ellen Peyton; Iran Issa-Khan; Maria del Valle; Susan Caraballo; George Neary; Octavio Campos; Jane Wooldridge and Robert Rosenberg. Kreloff and Oviedo are asking last year’s participants to send in voice-recordings via their mobile phones, saying the word “ART,” to incorporate into the black box installation as sound art.

The artist Martin Kreloff says: “After many years of living and working on the West Coast, Miami welcomed me back with open arms, as if it was urging me to return home … and what a homecoming it has become! From the sleepy burg I first encountered when I moved to Miami in 1967, the city has exploded into a vibrant and vital cultural destination that pulsates with the glow of a world class art scene. Playing off the original concept of the 1976 show, we photographed Miami’s cultural and artistic leaders (both past and present) last year during Art Basel week, jubilantly proclaiming the word “ART!” From that jumping off point, I’ve taken the photos and added the playful, colorful psychedelic patterns that were utilized in the artwork from the 1976 show. I’ve also collaborated with Miami artist Gustavo Oviedo on a black box multimedia installation. What will this year’s Miami Says Art be like? All I can say is … Miami: You really know how to say ART!.” Said the General Manager of The Mayfair Hotel & Spa Miami, Axel Gasser: “The Mayfair Hotel & Spa is proud to kick off Art Basel Week with Miami Says Art-2, also launching the Mayfair Hotel’s 30th anniversary yearlong celebrations and recognizing Miami’s cultural history and the future of our art destination in true Mayfair style.”

Art on the Move: Locust Projects Public Art Initiative Reception 12/5/13

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Art on the Move: Locust Projects’ New Public Art Initiative Reception
AngelOterobusbackThursday, December 5, 7-10pm
Locust Projects
3852 North Miami Ave
Miami FL 33127

December 2013
Angel Otero: Art on the Move
Bus routes throughout Miami Beach: BM-120, S-119
Metro Rail: Government Center Stop

Now celebrating its 15th year presenting experimental contemporary art, Locust Projects is pleased to announce artist Angel Otero has been commissioned to create a work for Art on the Move, part of Locust Projects’ ongoing public commissions initiative. The New York based Puerto Rican artist embeds personal history in his densely stratified abstract paintings. Otero’s investigational process begins with thickly layered compositions painted on large planes of glass. These “oil skins” are then scraped off in sheets and draped onto canvas, revealing layers of under painting and distorting the original image. Otero’s artwork will appear on the backs of Miami Beach buses and at Miami Metro Rail stops in December 2013.
Art on the Move features specially commissioned artists’ projects in public spaces around Miami. Through this effort, new work by artists such as Nicole Eisenman, Agustina Woodgate and Liam Gillick has appeared on billboards, bus shelters and bus backs throughout the county.

Intercontinental Miami Hotel Dance Off for 200 Foot Digital Canvas 11/21/13

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Intercontinental Miami Hotel Dance Off for 200 Foot Digital Canvas
Thursday, November 21st from 10:00 am – 2 pm; Walk-up line begins forming along the hotel’s baywalk at 7:00 am
ICM dance-offInterContinental Miami
100 Chopin Plaza
Miami, FL 33131
Pricing: Free and Open to the Public
RSVP Online

What to bring: All you need are your dancing shoes. We’ll provide the music.

Dancing With Miami’s Skyline: InterContinental Miami Hotel to Hold “Dance Off” in Search of Miami’s ‘Next Top Dancer’ for its 200-ft Tall Digital Canvas

The InterContinental Miami hotel is retiring its 200-ft-tall dancing lady and is looking for the next mover and shaker who will take her place in Miami’s skyline! All genres of dance are encouraged to audition for the role on Thursday, November 21st. The hotel will provide the music, you provide the moves! Judges include Jane Castro from VH1, along with members from the Miami City Ballet and the Miami Heat! In addition to the pride that comes with watching yourself light up the night sky in downtown Miami, winners will receive a free ‘staycation’ package at the hotel. Must be 18 & older to audition. The first 200 RSVPs will be accepted online—in addition, the first 200 dancers in line at 7 am on November 21st will be guaranteed a tryout.

Creamhotel and DBS present Fair Enough 12/7/13

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Creamhotel and DBS present Fair Enough
Saturday, December 7, 5:00pm-3:00am
fairenoughTSL Lounge
167 NW 23rd St
Miami, Florida 33127
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Creamhotel and Disco Before Sunset partner up this year for Miami Art Basel to bring you Fair Enough, a one-off, artistic showcase that proposes visual and performance arts and electronic music combined. Organized in collaboration with Minimax.

Visual Artists:
GG, Miami, USA
Olivia Kirzhneva, Miami, USA
Mike Maka, Melbourne, Australia
Solo, Rome, Italy

“Floor Dimensional” Performance by Math Powerland, Miami, USA
LED projections by Defne Onen, Istanbul, Turkey

DJs:
Navid Izadi (Wolf + Lamb) Live
Cem G, NYC, USA
Arsene Lupin b2b Momus, NYC, USA
Low Pitch Orchestra, NYC, USA
Jeremy Ismael, Miami, USA
Gran Moxy, Miami, USA

“Fair Enough” emphasizes the “live” aspect of art and music: during the Art Basel Week, Art Fairs are filled up with a multitude of finished art products to look at. Instead, Fair Enough presents the crowd with a live and interactive experience. A group of international artists will perform and create visual artworks on the spot, in front and among people, who will be able to meet and interact with them and to witness the creative process first hand. At the turntables a line-up of renown DJs will play a wide range of styles, from disco to house and techno.

Going from fair to fair and visiting hundreds of booths can be really tiring. Fair Enough wishes to give a creative break to art crowds and beyond with an off-the-wall gathering where Art is to be enjoyed, lived and experienced.

Fashion Avenue- Christmas Fashion Bazaar event 12/14/13

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Fashion Avenue- Christmas Fashion Bazaar event
Saturday, 12/14/2013 – 12/15/2013 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
fave_inviteMilander Auditorium
4800 Palm Avenue,
Hialeah, Florida 33012
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Fashion Avenue is an annual Christmas Bazaar featuring the latest apparel, jewelry, and accessories as well as ongoing fashion shows, a beauty bar and much more. This event will be held for the first time at its new and renovated location at the Milander Center for Arts & Entertainment.

With the holidays just around the corner this will be a great opportunity for vendors and local artist to sell to those last minute Christmas shoppers. If you are interested in being a vendor, you can still register here: http://fave.missmodesty.net. Vendor slots will be closing soon and space is limited.

4th annual Basel Castle 12/7/13

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4th annual Basel Castle
BASELCASTLE2013Saturday, December 7, 12:00pm – 11:00pm
Grand Central Park
721 NW 1st Ave
Miami, FL 33136
www.baselcastle.com

Saturday December 7th will mark the fourth edition of the art and music mega-event that is Basel Castle!  The annual event has earned the reputation as one of the best of Art Basel Miami Beach week, and due to popular demand the event’s producers The Overthrow, Embrace and ABV expand yet again to a true festival style event at Grand Central Park (700 North Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33136). With over 8,000 expected to make it inside this year, Basel Castle 2013 will feature a one-of-a-kind music stage, large-scale art installations, live murals from some of the world’s most influential contemporary artists, and more.

Art: Every aspect of the event incorporates dynamic visual art elements curated by Atlanta’s multi-platform creative studio ABV (A Better View) with new installations and live art from Greg Mike, Nychos, Skinner,  L’amour Supreme, Madsteez, Jeremyville and many more. Exclusive to Basel Castle, artists will be creating one of a kind carnival-style games that fans can play to win prizes. There will also be large-scale sculptures and installations including the unveiling of a very special interpretation of Nickelodeon’s Sponge Bob Square Pants by Lamour Supreme. Most important is the ability for guests to interact with the art and the artists directly watching them create on the spot throughout the event.  Additional pop up galleries/group exhibits, brand collaborations and apparel will be available with the opportunity to purchase original work as well as limited edition work created by the featured artists.

Music: Once again, the musical lineup includes some of the biggest names in ground-breaking music spanning many genres. Young Turks record artist SBTRKT will be DJ’ing. French electronic sensation Gesaffelstein, whose new album “Aleph” was named Mixmag’s Album of the Month, will be performing live. Chance The Rapper will be making his Miami debut after releasing the biggest mixtape of 2013 ‘Acid Rap’ which Pitchfork called “genius”. Travi$ Scott, the hip-hop prodigy who is so talented he is currently signed with both Kanye West and T.I., will be bringing his high energy stage antics along with trap DJs/fashion moguls #BeenTrill. Bromance founder Brodinski will be displaying his global party rocking skills as will worldwide trap ambassador Heroes x Villains. Two of Red Bull Sound Select national talents Mystery Skulls and Cusses will be representing the program from across the country.  Also performing will be Miami’s own rising rap star Robb Bank$ and electric soul man Austin Paul, recent Tomorrow World Festival DJ Niko Javan, as well as The Overthrow family of Tamara Sky, Damaged Goods, Spinstyles, Pirate Stereo, Blkk Morris and more. Plus, on November 23rd, there will be a big announcement about another superstar act who will be performing, so make sure to stay tuned to the website and Facebook page! Previous Basel Castle musical performers have included Pharrell Williams, Yelawolf, Theophilus London, Purity Ring, Trinidad James, Twin Shadow and many more.

And Much More: With the expansion, you can expect more one of a kind awesomeness, including the release of extremely limited edition gear from some of fashions most exciting young brands like Beentrill, Fresh I Am, and Mishka. Tech accessories brand ST.ART Initiative is presenting a pop-up boutique with the opportunity to purchase exclusive product collaborations, apparel, prints, and toys by hand selected brands and participating artists. iHome, the number #1 Brand in digital audio will collaborate with Rony’s Photo Booth to create a social photo booth experience. Guests will also enter to win iHome gear with use of an official hash-tag on Twitter and Instagram as well as receive a high quality print to take home. Some of Miami’s top food trucks will be on-site peddling their tasty goods as well. Karmaloop will be on hand as the official media partner, and plenty of New Amsterdam Vodka, Jägermeister, Heinken Light, and Strongbow Hard Cider will be flowing for guests 21+. Please enjoy responsibly.

Basel Castle 2013 promises to continue to be one of the premier celebrations of Art Basel Miami week. What wonders lie within these walls…

Life and Death in Art Basel by P L 0 T 12/6/13

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Life and Death in Art Basel by P L 0 T
pl0tFriday, December 6, 2013, 7:00pm-5:00am
The Vagabond
30 NE 14th St.
Miami, Florida 33132

21+ Guys // 18+ Ladies
Pre-Sales

From December 5th to 8th, Miami will host the 12th annual edition of Art Basel, one of the biggest art gatherings worldwide. It is time for art enthusiasts to be glamoured once again, by something we like to call Paradoxes.

On December 6th, after their very successful first encounter during Art Basel 2012; PL0T will team up with it’s acclaimed partner label LIFE AND DEATH to present the second edition of a series of events during Art Basel weekend.
Staring Tale of Us, Dj Tennis, Thugfucker and Mind Against (US debut).

After a very booming year and improbable events in the universe, the founders of Life and Death return to their beloved Miami to challenge themselves upon the creation of a materialized encounter, and take us exploring between Life and Death. Based on the vision of bringing the strange and undisguised sounds of the label to full sensory dimension, this 10 hour affair shall not resemble a conventional club night nor yet another label showcase; taking this opportunity to debut one of the labels most prominent up and comer, Mind Against; along with the already unshakable legends. Expect mind-boggling music and a physical transformation of The Vagabond’s three main performance areas, all of which will be equipped with cutting edge sound systems, including the club’s own custom Funktion 1, to ensure that patrons and art aficionados alike will enjoy the full spectrum of this exquisite multi-sensory experience.

And of course, a PL0T party is not a party without showcasing Miami’s most prominent local talent. This time we are inviting to the decks Dsan Powell and Baez, to join our notorious resident trouble maker Alejandro Sab.

Come and be part of a night of paradoxes between Life and Death.
Special hosts in crime:
UN_MUTE
Sub-Motus
and SpeakerBox
NY official host: Autobrent
& girls girls girls…. Clau, Mariel, Yana, Uchi, Kat, Mel & Becks …;) trouble

Moksha Art Fair 2013 12/4/13-12/7/13

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Moksha Art Fair 2013
mokshaDecember 4-7, 7:00pm-4:00am
7Th Circuit Productions
228 NE 59 St
Miami, FL 33137

“Return To The Dreamtime”
Advance Discount Tickets
website

The 2013 Moksha Art Fair coincides with Art Basel Miami Beach, a city-wide, world-class art expo. This premier showcase features an eclectic array of visual art, live music and distinctive presentations.

The 5th Annual Moksha Art Fair “Return to the Dreamtime” refers to Aboriginal mythology that aligns consciousness and communal connections through plants, animals, locations and certain tribal rituals. This year we are honored to welcome back Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, Mark Henson and other national and international artists for exclusive exhibits, panel discussions and live painting. In addition, we will feature a tribute to Terrence McKenna and the 20th Anniversary of his ground-breaking presentation of Alien Dreamtime.

The Moksha Art Fair is a nexus for local and international visionary artists, collectors and admirers to explore the inner dimensions of creativity through art and music. The term “Moksha” translates to “liberation” and “enlightenment”. The Moksha Family Arts Collective is comprised of established and emerging artists, musicians, performers and technicians. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to share in the experience and be part of the magic!

We invite you to attend the entire event: artist lectures, panel discussions, gallery exhibitions and multi-media performances throughout the week.

Stephen Gamson Opening Cocktail Reception 12/6/13

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Stephen Gamson Opening Cocktail Reception
Friday, 12/06/2013 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Gamson_Basel_Ball_InviteGamson Art Studios
147 NE 7th Street,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Come join Stephen Gamson as he celebrate’s his Grand Opening Cocktail Reception at his studio. Open Bar and hors d’ oeuvres as well as celebrities in attendance. This night will be a great night during Art Basel week as he exhibits his new line as well as his previous line of work. 147 NE 7th Street, Miami, Florida 33132 A block and a half across from the American Airlines Arena.

Miami Reggae Festival 11/23/13

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Miami Reggae Festival
Saturday, November 23, 1:00pm-11:00pm
Peacock Park
2820 McFarlane Rd
Miami, FL 33133
www.rockersmovement.com

The Miami Reggae Festival and its organizers, Rockers Movement, have partnered with the non-‐profit organization TECHO to raise funds, food and awareness for residents living in poverty. The November 23rd event held at Coconut Grove’s Peacock Park will unify Miami’s diverse community through music while donating a portion of all ticket proceeds plus food collected at the event to aid Dade County residents living in poverty.

Music has always had the power to unite and inspire humanitarianism. “The Miami Reggae Festival takes it to the top, offering the highest quality of performance, political ambience and service to community available anywhere, “ says Carole Boyce Davies, Writer & Cornell University Professor of English and Africana Studies. “Truly international in orientation, there is no other place where one can experience such a rich presentation of the best in reggae talent. Miami proves again, this time through its Reggae Festival, that it is the place to be for the internationalizing of Caribbean culture.”

In reflection of South Florida’s diverse cultural heritage, the Miami Reggae Festival brings together music from around the world including Stephen Marley from Jamaica, Tiken Jah Fakoly from Africa’s Ivory Coast, Cultura Profética from Puerto Rico, Natiruts from Brazil, Midnite from St. Croix USVI, Gondwana from Chile, and many more -‐ a full musical lineup is below.

Attendees of the Miami Reggae Festival are asked to bring non-‐perishable and canned food items for donation in observance of Thanksgiving. The rations collected at the event will be organized that night by TECHO volunteers and immediately re-‐ distributed the following day to families in need in Coconut Grove, Overtown and Liberty City by artists, volunteers, and staff members of TECHO and Rockers Movement.

Subsequently, a portion of proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to TECHO -‐ a youth led non-‐profit organization at work in 19 countries including Latin American and the Caribbean. Through the joint work of families living in extreme hardship and youth volunteers, TECHO seeks to overcome poverty. “Rockers Movement will amplify our message and continue to scream that Miami is committed to overcoming poverty,” says Nicolas Berardi, US CEO of TECHO. To date, the organization has mobilized more than half a million youth volunteers and built over 3,000 houses for families living in Latin American slums.

Rockers Movement, in association with Fertile Earth Foundation, Unity is Change, Dade Recycling, Artecology Organization & Lady Green Recycling, is proud to promote the Zero Waste Initiative at Miami Reggae Festival. In a committed effort towards sustainability, the Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle model will be implemented to prevent trash and organic materials from going into landfills and incinerators, thus diverting over 20 tons of waste and greatly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The festival will also work food vendors to collect edible food items to feed people and food scraps to feed animals.

Miami Reggae Festival is a family-‐friendly event featuring an artisan village of visual arts and handicrafts; various culinary vendors; an “Artecology Experience,” offering interactive games for kids about sustainability, healthy living seminars and workshops, including AEROGA ® Yoga in the Park, meditation, and dance; plus drum sessions, a bike valet, and so much more.

Tickets for Miami Reggae Festival are currently on sale and can be purchased online and through various South Florida locations. General admission tickets are $45; VIP tickets are $75 and include access to a VIP lounge with private bathrooms. Kids 12 and younger are free when accompanied by a paid adult. In the spirit of unity and service, Miami Reggae Festival is offering free admission before 3 pm to all attendees who contribute two or more non-‐perishable food items.

Miami Reggae Festival is made possible with the 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.

Performing at Miami Reggae Festival:
Stephen Marley (Jamaica)
Tiken Jah Fakoly (Africa’s Ivory Coast)
Cultura Profética (Puerto Rico)
Natiruts (Brazil)
Midnite (St. Croix USVI)
Gondwana (Chile)
Black Slate
Carroll Thompson (United Kingdom)
Bachaco (Venezuela) Causion (Antigua)
Don One Musical Showcase (Jamaica)
Cornerstone Sounds (Cuba)
DJ Majestic (Trinidad & Tobago)

Fashion Happy Hour 11/22/13

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Fashion Happy Hour
fashionhappyhourFriday, November 22, 2013 at 7:00pn-12:00am
Jalan Jalan
150 Northwest 24th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Register Online

Fashion Happy Hour is a monthly fashion event, perfect for shopping, networking, and having fun with friends.

Friday, November 22nd will be the last event of 2013 to celebrate a great year of fashion, art, and style.

Join us at Jalan Jalan Miami, home of the most luxurious furniture of Design District and Wynwood, to have a great time meeting the most unique local and international designers and businesses, enjoying drink specials, and the best live music and DJs. Always expect surprises at Fashion Happy Hour!

Save the date! You can’t miss it.

Brazil ArtFair 12/4/13-12/8/13

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Brazil ArtFair
brazilfairDecember 4-8, 2013, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Brazil ArtFair Pavilion
3501 Midtown Blvd
Miami, FL 33137
Website

Brazil ArtFair is the first fair dedicated to Brazilian contemporary art and design in Miami. Housed in a 25,000 square foot exposition center at Midtown Miami, Brazil ArtFair will present work from 15 Brazilian art galleries, an exhibition of work by Brazilian artists curated by Luisa Duarte, and Orchestra Brasil, a selection of innovative contemporary furniture by 18 of Brazil’s leading design studios.

Stephen Gamson Opening Cocktail Reception 12/6/13

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Stephen Gamson Opening Cocktail Reception
gamsongamsonFriday, December 6, 6:00pm until 10:00pm
Gamson Studio
147 NE 7th St
Miami, FL
INVITE ONLY

Come join Stephen Gamson as he celebrate’s his Grand Opening Cocktail Reception at his studio. Open Bar and hors d’ oeuvres as well as celebrities in attendance. This night will be a great night during Art Basel week as he exhibits his new line as well as his previous line of work.

Photographs of Mad Hatter Arts Festival at The Barnacle Historic State Park on 11/16/13

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Mad Hatter Arts Festival at The Barnacle Historic State Park on Saturday, November 16, 2013.

“The Mad Hatter Arts Festival celebrates its 9th year and is back at The Barnacle and along the sidewalks of Main Highway. This juried event features artists of all types of media. Chalk It Up! the street painting will be nearly on Commodore Plaza. Street painting dates to the 16th century Italy when artists traveled from town to town transforming streets in to temporary art galleries. This truly ephermeral art form is experiencing a 21st century renaissance. The theme is Through The Looking Glass.”

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Mobile Micro Theater at Miami River Art Fair 12/5/13-12/6/13

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Mobile Micro Theater at Miami River Art Fair
mmtThursday, December 5 – Friday, December 6, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
James L. Knight International Center
400 Southeast 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
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Mobile Micro Theater (MMT) will be hosting a special evening of performance art at the Miami River Art Fair on Thursday December 5th and Saturday December 6th at the Downtown Miami Convention Center.

$20 gets you two V.I.P. tickets to Miami River Art Fair’s, invite only, black tie Vernissage event plus admission for two into two performances on the evening of Thursday December 5th from 6:00-11pm.
*Only 30 tickets available!

$10 gets you two tickets to the Miami River Art Fair plus admission into one performance on the evening of Friday December 6th from 5:00-7:30pm.
*Only 40 tickets available!

Performances include opera, dance, mime, and theater. Read the full descriptions below:
DoublePLUSGood by Santo Cordero, Opera
DoublePLUSGood presents the human voice as the instrument that communicates with our psyche and conscious selves. It exposes a contemporary society that nurses on excess, speed, and the anticipation of the “next big thing” and how these conditions alter our perceptions.

Life by Nina Martin, Mime
“Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?” (Marcel Marceau)

Full Disclosure by Katie Wiegman, Dance
“Full Disclosure” looks at the idea of a secret, what it represents to us individually, and what it becomes when it is exposed publicly. The work investigates the role of the audience as co-creators in a performance, participating actively with their presence and actions impacting the outcome of the work.

On Eating Forbidden Fruit by Danielle Kipnis, Dance
“On Eating Forbidden Fruit” explores a two-fold idea of possession. Through a multi-media experience, “On Eating Forbidden Fruit” challenges spatial limits and moves the audience through a playful exploration of what is forbidden, yet beautiful.

iFeel by Lab9, Theater
Explore a future not far from our current reality as we provide an opportunity to purchase real emotions via a technological device.

Website: heroesunite.org/mmt
Event Website: miamiriverartfair.com
Instagram: mmtheater

* You can pick up your tickets at the door on the day of the event *

Our City Thoughts Launch Cool Story Bro, Tell it again!

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Our City Thoughts Launch Cool Story Bro, Tell it again!
thoughtsFriday, December 6, 8:00pm – 10:30om
The IdeaGarden at The LAB Miami
400 Northwest 26th Street
Miami, FL 33127
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Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 during the week of Art Basel, Our City Thoughts hosts it’s official launch at The LAB MIAMI’s never before seen Idea Garden. During this one-day special event, the public will have the chance to see firsthand the diverse collection of video, photography and written narratives the OCT team has compiled in the last six months.

At this interactive local event with a global footprint, the community has the chance to learn about OCT, engage with city innovators, and share their thoughts of Miami.

The unveiling of “The Cube” also takes place – a video booth designed to capture personal ideas, impressions, and stories about Miami and its future.

The event is designed as a multisensory experience combining powerful black and white portraits, multi-screens playing the inspired video interviews, and “The Cube” – the live video booth.

The release and showing culminates with a fireside chat with an awesome pannel sharing their city thoughts. The focus of the conversation: how we are telling and will tell the layered renaissance narrative of technology, culture, and innovation happening in Miami and the Americas.

Panelist:
Jordan Melnick, Co-founder at Sktchy & Beached Miami
Nancy Dahlberg, Editor for Technology & Business for Miami Herald
Jose Hernandez-Solaun, Senior Vice President of GE Capital
Jaret Davis, Managing Partner at Greenberg Taurig
Felecia Hatcher, Chief Popsicle/ Owner at Feverish and Co- Founder of Code Fever
Frankie Coletto, Founder & CEO at PassTheNotes

Photographs of Byejoe Miami Launch Party at HaVen Gastro-Lounge on 11/12/13

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Byejoe Miami Launch Party at HaVen Gastro-Lounge on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.

“Byejoe is artfully distilled in the East using the finest red sorghum, and skillfully refined in the West using revolutionary patented technology. The result is an alluring ultra premium spirit that’s smooth and sophisticated for contemporary tastes. Enjoy byejoe as you like it – on the rocks, in shots or your favorite fusion cocktails. And get ready to experience the new spirit of china.”

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Parker Projekts Interactive Art Fair 12/4/13-12/8/13

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Parker Projekts Interactive Art Fair
interactiveWednesday, December 4 – Sunday, December 8, 12:00pm-8:00pm
Parker Projekts
1035 N Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33136
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The Interactive Art Fair (IAF), a week-long exhibition series aimed at showcasing established and emerging artists working in technology and education, will embark on its inaugural run with a December 3-8, coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach.
From its unique vantage point in Miami’s Park West neighborhood, recognized for its budding tech scene, the IAF will feature art, lectures, interactive workshops and music created in and for the digital realm, introducing local and global art patrons alike to the multifaceted relationship between technology and art.

“The Interactive Art Fair is a prototype for what we feel is the future of the ‘art fair’ experience,” says founder Allyson Parker of Parker Projekts. “As the cleave between art and technology narrows, the more opportunity there is for us to create that experience for a new type of art buyer.”

The IAF will prominently feature the work of accomplished artists and technologists like Gabriella Levine, who explores the relationship between art, technology and ecology, Melissa F. Clarke, known for creating multimedia installations using sound, video and interactive art, and ChiKA, who choreographs “minimalist geometric visual narratives” to live music.

“I’m very happy to be a part of a project that aims to support artists working with digital media and that addresses the intersection between art, technology and education,” says IAF curator Andrea Wolf, Director of Brooklyn’s Reverse gallery.
“New technologies confront us with an interesting challenge: to question images and to search for their true nature without being engrossed by all the tools simply capable of high precision.”

In just its first year, the IAF has secured partnerships with a wide array of renowned names, including multinational augmented reality mobile application developer Layar, the Californiabased TakeOver Agency and Miami’s own Product 81, who will illustrate the longstanding impact of the IAF within the local community.
While the IAF is high-minded, it appeals to a broad demographic, including Millennials who understand and work with various technological mediums daily. “[The IAF] is not just for the collector who can invest in a physical art piece,” says Parker. “It’s for any member of the creative class that sees the wealth of investing in ideas, and the future.” The Interactive Art Fair will host a VIP and press preview on December 3 rd, and will open to the public from December 4-8. For additional information, visit InteractiveArtFair.com or follow the IAF on Twitter: @IAF_Miami, #interactiveartfair.

Little Sun at YoungArts 12/4/13-12/7/13

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Little Sun at YoungArts
littlesunWednesday, December 4 – Saturday, December 7, 6:00pm-2:00am
YoungArts Campus, Tower Building
2100 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33137
Register

Youngarts + Moma Ps1 Present
Olafur Eliasson: Little Sun

Inaugural Project In The Frank Gehry Designed Youngarts Gallery.

Artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen developed the Little Sun solar-powered lamp to get clean, affordable light to the 1.6 billion people in the world without electricity. Little Sun is at once a work of art, a global project, a social business, and a way to connect the world through sharing light. Not only for off-grid areas, Little Sun lamps are popular across the globe. Purchasing Little Suns in areas of the world with electricity makes the lamps available in off-grid areas at reduced, locally affordable prices, where they are providing a clear alternative to unsafe and toxic fuel-based lighting like kerosene lanterns.

Miami Street Photography Festival 2013 12/5/13-12/8/13

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Miami Street Photography Festival 2013
streetDecember 5-8, 2013
Trendy Studio
196 Northwest 24th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Entrance to all festival events are free and open to the public.
Schedule

The Miami Street Photography Festival brings to Miami the best of contemporary Street Photography from around the world. Dubbed by Harper’s Bazaar Hotlist as an “Art Basel Top Ten” in its inaugural season, this year’s event will take place December 5-8, 2013 during the height of Art Basel. It will feature an international photo exhibit that will showcase the best images from emerging street photographers worldwide and evening Lectures with master photographers Bruce Gilden, Constantine Manos, Alex and Rebecca Webb and Maggie Steber. A photowalk by Leica Academie, where participants can practice their photography in the streets of Miami, workshops and portfolio reviews by professionals are also scheduled. MSPF 2013 will take place in Miami’s vibrant Wynwood Arts District at Trendy Studio. Sponsored by Leica, Miami Dade College, Ona Bags, Dale Labs, Cyberlink, Viewbook, ISP Magazine, Gramps.

Photographs of Ocean Drive Magazine – Miami Dish at Loews Miami Beach Hotel on 11/12/13

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Ocean Drive Magazine – Miami Dish at Loews Miami Beach Hotel on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.  We enjoyed complimentary small plates by HaVen Gastro-Lounge, Jean Paul’s House, Huahua’s Taqueria and Lure Fishbar and an amazing gourmet dessert bar by Sugar Lace in the Infiniti Lounge .  Wonderful specialty cocktails courtesy of Herradura Tequila.  This evening also  showcased the Herradura Tequila’s 2013 Barrel Art Collection where Miami artists were tasked with transforming tequila oak barrels into works of art, they are truly amazing.

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A Portrait of Marina Abramović at YoungArts 12/4/13-12/7/13

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A Portrait of Marina Abramović at YoungArts
youngartsWednesday, December 4 – Saturday, December 7, 6:00pm-9:00pm
YoungArts Campus, Jewel Box
2100 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33137
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YoungArts will present the world premiere of the new short film installation A Portrait of Marina Abramović by emerging artist Matthu Placek. Free public screenings will be held during Art Basel in Miami Beach, December 4-7, 2013, every 15 minutes beginning at 6 p.m. in the Jewel Box on the YoungArts Campus, located at 2100 Biscayne Boulevard.

Pop-Up Mural Project & Mixer Art Basel Miami presented by KIND Healthy Snacks 12/7/13

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Pop-Up Mural Project & Mixer Art Basel Miami presented by KIND Healthy Snacks
Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Lot @ Wynwood Warehouse
97 Northwest 25th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Register Online

Join KIND Healthy Snacks and friends during Art Basel week for a fun night of live art, good tunes (emceed by Mack from Y100), video screenings, networking, and of course, kind-doing. Channel your inner artist and leave your mark on the KIND pop-up wall. Enjoy refreshing coconut water from the VitaCoco® hydration station, delectable bites provided by Whole Foods Market® and fresh, organic cocktails served-up by MIXITUP Miami™. Blindfold Magazine will also be onsite giving away magazines and swag. Please RSVP via this site (free and open to the public).

KIND’s focus is to make the world a little kinder, one act at a time, with no arm-twisting. Their message of holistic kindness has been the foundation of its business since day one, and continues each time a new snack is created, or a new social initiative is introduced. One simple, foundational belief underpins it all: There’s more to business than just profit. During the Pop-up Mural Project & Mixer event, KIND will be posing the question to attendees, “What makes you #kindawesome?” Event goers will be able to express their answers by creating their own piece of artwork on the KIND pop-up wall. Mural projects like this fall directly in line with the core values of KIND, calling attention to the significance of the arts and the development of the community, fostering new ways of thinking, increasing teamwork, and creating a focal point of conversation. The final art piece will be donated to the Chapman Partnership of Miami-Dade County.

Russian Pavilion Miami Art Basel Week 12/3/13-12/8/13

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Russian Pavilion Miami Art Basel Week
russianWednesday, December 4th – Sunday, December 8th, 12pm -9pm
Kavachnina Contemporary
46 NW 36th St
Miami, FL 33127
Register Online
Website

VIP and press preview: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2pm – 9 pm
Gala event, Friday, December 6th, 10pm – 2 am.
With special performance by Ariana

The Russian Pavilion is a juried exhibition showcasing emerging, mid- career and established artists from Russia, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Baltic regions during leading international fairs of contemporary and modern art. The Russian Pavilion is envisioned as a forum for critics, collectors and connoisseurs to view the works and to have a unique possibility to meet some of the artists in person.

Several cultural institutions in the United State supported the idea of Russian Pavilion and became its cultural partners, including the Museum of Russian Art (New Jersey), the Kolodzei Art Foundation, Kavachnina Contemporary, Northern Cross and the Russian American Cultural Center.

Such presentations of Russian culture abroad are certainly not new. Sergei Diaghilev (1872-1929) was one of the first advocates for Russian art and culture abroad. The 1907 Russian Seasons Abroad tour was a sensation for European audiences and a triumph for Russian art. The Russian Pavilion continues the tradition of Russian Seasons into the 21st century by presenting contemporary living artists from different locations.

The inaugural Russian Pavilion NY also coincided with the centennial of the famous 1913 New York Armory Show which introduced the American public to European avant-garde painting and sculpture, including works by such European modernists as Paul Cezanne, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin and others. Initiator of the Russian Pavilion Artem Mirolevich and Valery Yershov – two artists of contrasting styles and personalities – contribute to the spirit of the Armory Show centennial in New York by continuing the introduction of international artists to the American public.

The artists range widely in age and country of origin. They cover several generations, from Ernst Neizvestny (1925) to Sasha Meret (1955), Igor Vishnyakov (1968), Igor Molochevsky (1976), Blue Noses Group (founded in 1999 by Viacheslav Mizin and Alexander Shaburov) and others.

Coming from different backgrounds and now residing in the United States, Europe and Russia emerging and well-known artists experiment with traditional and new media in search for self-expression and a unique creative vision. Russian Pavilion features paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, photography, video installations and performances and strives for highest quality and originality.

Russian Pavilion embraces Russian culture in the United States plus cultural and historical memory and intercultural interpretations. Some of the artworks presented in the show strike and amaze the viewer’s imagination, emphasizing their unique-subjective human essence, with meaning shifting just beneath the surface. The juxtaposition and collision of different artistic individualities, styles and media make the Russian Pavilion of great interest to today’s public.

You And I Are Love Pop Up Art Show Art Basel Edition 12/7/13

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You And I Are Love Pop Up Art Show Art Basel Edition
loveSaturday, December 7, 2013 at 7:00pm-12:00am
The LAB Miami
400 Northwest 26th Street
Miami, FL 33127
www.youandiarelove.com

24 Local Miami Artists (Line-up To Be Announced)
Live Painting
Live T-Shirt Silk-Screen Printing
Party In The Lot-Live Music (Line-up To Be Announced)

VIP Cocktail Reception 7:00pm – 8:00pm
VIP Tickets- $45
Exclusive view of the exhibit during the cocktail party, food by Prestige Catering, Seriously Delicious Cookies by a local baker Cindy Lou, YouAndIAreLove T-Shirt and Stickers, exclusive VIP pass to all our future art shows, and a big shout out on our social media tweets.

General Admission 8:00pm – Midnight
Tickets- $5
Complimentary drinks and entry to our exhibit and party lot.

Basel Friends Package (only sold online)
Price- $25
You And I Are Love T-Shirt and Stickers.

Miami Art Basel Weekend: RonDayVu Day Party at Gavanna 12/7/13

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Miami Art Basel Weekend: RonDayVu Day Party at Gavanna
rondayvupartyflyer1Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Gavanna
10 Northeast 40 Street
Miami, FL 33137
Get your tickets at www.LASG.info
#LivAlive #RonDAYvuDayParty @LivAliveSoGroup

The last big weekend of the year and we have a unforgettable daytime experience just for you. Art Basel presents primier art work from across the globe, drawing over 50,000 visitors to miami each year.

Have a taste of Miami flavor in the mist of fine art and witness a rich social scene and amazng Miami landscape in the Miami Design Distrct

RonDayVu Day Party, A Carribean Daytime Experience.
Instagram: #rondayvudayparty #livalive
*Please consider bottle service and advance ticket purchase as a means to guarantee admission and awesome experience at a premier location

Half Off Drinks (3PM-4PM)
Hors D’oeuvres (3PM-5PM)
Complimentary Bottle To The Very Next Person Who Purchase A Bottle: Vip Service: William (786) 508-2995 Or Don (786) 970-0685 Or Www.Lasg.Info
Business Owners, Managers And Organization Presidents: We Have Complimentary Tickets For Your Outstanding Employess & Board Members. If You Think They Deserve It, Contact Us Asap
I’m Celebrating My Birthday & I’m Looking For Other Sagittarius To Join Me. Come One, Come All. Let’s Represent Sagittarius! Ladies Give Me A High Five And Guys Give Me A Fist Bump When You See Me- (WILLIAM Of Liv Alive Social Group)
Seven Lounge(Next Door) Will Be Closed For A Private Party

What To Expect:
Amazing Dj’s: Dj Selfborn & Dj Mikecooley
R&B | Rare Favorites | Hip Hop | Raggae | Kompa | Zouk | Open Format
Networking | Mingling | Dancing | Chanting Your Favorite Songs
A Journey: Low To High Energy Party Vibe You Won’t Forget
Attire: Fashionably Chic
If You Rsvp For Free Entry, There Is A Cover Charge After 5pm
A Rich Social Climate
Suggestions:
Arrive Early And Avoid Art Basel/Holiday Traffic
If You Plan On Eating Before The Event, Eat In The Immediate Area Preferably Walking Distance To Gavanna.
Do Your Own Reserch To See How You Want To Navigate
Valet Parking. If You Plan On Parking Any Where Else I Stress To Get There Early Because Parking Lots And Street Parking Will Fill Up Fast

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of WebCongress Miami 2013 at James L. Knight International Center on 11/7/13 – 11/8/13

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Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon of WebCongress Miami 2013 at James L. Knight International Center on Thursday, November 7th and Friday, November 8, 2013.

About WebCongress:
 “WebCongress is a Digital Marketing Event covering Technical Innovations. It will attract web professionals and media from all over Europe, and Latin- America. We have one principal goal: teaching online marketing strategies by involving leading companies in the industry. Our core business is a leading event in terms of tech & digital marketing recognized by its high quality content and fascinating speakers. Each year it’s organized in different cities in Spain and in the world such as San Francisco, Miami, Bogota and Amsterdam. More than 10.000 people come together to be inspired, be educated and do business on a global scale. A general impression of WebCongress looks as follows: 1) inspirational and strategic conferences – 2) intensive training with workshops – 3) the most famous WebParty, the ideal place for networking with attendees, keynote speakers, and conference teachers. At WebCongress you will learn from conferences and workshops. The agenda list topics such as, SEO, Link building, Blog Marketing, WordPress, Email Marketing, Ecommerce, Video Marketing, SEM, Community Management, Social Media Marketing, Apps, Mobile and more.”

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

Photographs by Anthony Jordon of Stiltsville Boat Tour via HistoryMiami on 11/10/13

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Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon of Stiltsville Boat Tour via HistoryMiami on Sunday, November 10, 2013.  This beautiful boat trip with Dr. Paul George to one of Miami’s hidden gems– Stiltsville, a remnant community of seven houses perched on stilts in the middle of the turquoise waters of Biscayne Bay. Also, got to see the Cape Florida Lighthouse and learn about the history of Key Biscayne and stories of nefarious mobsters.

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

Photographs of Go Green Fashionista 2013 at Briza On The Bay on 11/8/13

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Go Green Fashionista 2013 at Briza On The Bay on Friday, November 8, 2013.

“Go Green Fashionista is a MOVEMENT honoring environmental awareness through community outreach, while introducing holistic sustainable living and eco-friendly fashion.” 
“Go Green Fashionista’s Mission:  To be informed and inspired by holistic and cost effective habits in relations to the earth.”

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Photographs of Miamiartzine.com 8th Anniversary Fundraiser at Liquor Lounge on 11/11/13

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Miamiartzine.com 8th Anniversary Fundraiser at Liquor Lounge on Monday, November 11, 2013.  Along with celebrating the 8th year of Miamiartzine.com they also honored Senator Gwen Margolis, Mr. Ray Bresilin, and Mr. Patrick Pecoraro for their service to our community and support of the arts.

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Miss Art Deco 2014 Beauty Pageant 1/11/14

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Miss Art Deco 2014 Beauty Pageant
Saturday, 01/11/2014 – 01/11/2014 06:00 pm – 08:30 pm
Art-Deco-2014-PosterRebeca Sosa Theater
1401 Westward Drive,
Miami Springs, Florida 33166
Webpage Link
Cost: 20

The second annual Miss Art Deco Beauty Pageant is now back. Pageant held this upcoming Saturday January 11, 2014. Searching for our next winners. The winners will be part of the Art Deco Weekend Festival Parade and the annual Art Deco Fashion Show in Miami Beach and advance to Miss Florida USA and Miss Florida Teen USA. Winners will also receive sponsored prizes.

For more information visit the website.
Feel free to call Fatima at 305-753-1224 or email at Beautytouchesbyf@aol.com
Deadline to register is January 6, 2014.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door

Photographs of Friends of Nature Festival at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park on 11/9/13

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Friends of Nature Festival at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park on Saturday, November 9, 2013.

“Friends of Nature Music Festival (FON FEST) aims to raise awareness about saving the planet through two days of spectacular music, food, entertainment and a wide variety of activities as well as exhibitors.”

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Brooklyn Brewery Food and Arts Festival 12/9/13-12/15/13

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Brooklyn Brewery Food & Arts Festival
December 9 – 15
Around Miami
Website1

Brooklyn Brewery is taking its neighborhood on the road. Collaborating with friends old and new, the Brewery has bundled up some of its favorite events into The Brooklyn Brewery Mash as a benefit for Slow Food USA. Including its last stop in Miami from December 9 – 15, The Mash will drop in 11 cities during 2013 and roll out a roster of parties, comedy, concerts, pop-up supperclubs and readings, all featuring humanity’s favorite beverage.

Watch the trailer here.

“The Mash is an expression of Brooklyn art, music, food and the cultural links we see with many cities around the world,” says Brooklyn Brewery President & Co-founder Steve Hindy. “There is a revolution happening in the world of food and the world of beer, and we are happy to celebrate this revolution with our friends around the US.”

NYC food and art organizations have been closely linked to Brooklyn Brewery from the beginning. Be it a beer dinner, cook-off, concert or film festival, the ethos of these happenings has consistently mirrored the consideration and creativity behind the making of The Brewery’s beer. Paired with the flavor and flair of Brooklyn, classic nightlife is re-imagined as a more interactive experience. During The Mash, participants will enjoy an array of perennial and rare Brooklyn beers.

Helping color in The Mash, NBNY, the organizers of Brooklyn’s Bring to Light festival, will create their immersive installations of light and projection art throughout the tour. Continuing a tradition of giving back, Brooklyn Brewery cooked up The Mash as a benefit to Slow Food USA. Proceeds from every ticket sold will go to Slow Food chapters in each city.

“We’re absolutely delighted to have the support of the Brooklyn Brewery as it launches its Mash tour,” says Richard McCarthy, Executive Director of Slow Food USA. “Brooklyn Brewmaster Garrett Oliver has been a Slow Food supporter for a long time and we’re looking forward to the celebrations in the various local communities.”

Art Of The Burger
Mon, Dec 9, 7pm; Shake Shack; 1450 S Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, FL – $25
Shake Shack Culinary Director Mark Rosati talks about the flavor profile of the hamburger and shares his insights on how different burgers on Shake Shack’s menu pair with beers selected by Brooklyn Brewery House Chef Andrew Gerson.

Mash HQ
Tue, Dec 10 – Fri Dec 13, 5-7pm; Abbey Brewing; 1115 16th St, Miami Beach, FL – Free
Brooklyn beer specials, new and special offerings, giveaways and general info available on The Mash.

Chaos Cooking
Tue, Dec 10, 6pm – Free
Four hours of social cooking, eating, conversations and new friends. Everyone brings the ingredients to make a dish of their choice and helps return the space to its original condition. What are you making? For location details, go to ChaosCooking.com.

Local 2 Ways
Wed, Dec 11, 7pm; The Federal; 5132 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL – $60
Multi-course beer dinner celebrating local cuisine, interpreted 2 ways by Chef Cesar Zapata & Aniece Meinhold of The Federal and Brooklyn Brewery House Chef Andrew Gerson.

Slow Supper with Chef Miguel Aguilar
Thu, Dec 12, 7pm; Wynwood Walls; NW 2nd Ave between 25th & 26th St, Miami, FL– $80
Guests will feast on a meal prepared in collaboration between Brooklyn House Chef Andrew Gerson & Chef Miguel Aguilar of Wynwood Kitchen & Bar. Projection installations from Brooklyn’s NBNY. All proceeds benefit Slow Food Miami.

NY Night Train Soul Clap & Dance-Off with DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin
Thurs, Dec 12, 10pm; Gramps; 176 NW 24th St, Miami, FL – Free
Compete for a trip to New York for the Dance-Off championship at Brooklyn Bowl and $100 cash prize after getting warmed up with the exquisite 1960s soul 45s of world famous Brooklyn DJ Jonathan Toubin. Must be 21 years of age to win.

Books & Beer with Allan Shulman
Fri, Dec 13, 6pm; Bakehouse Art Complex; 561 NW 32nd St, Miami, FL – $10
Togather and Brooklyn Brewery present a conversation and Q&A with one of Miami’s most celebrated & respected architects, Allan Shulman. Shulman has worked on some of Miami’s most celebrated projects and is the mastermind behind numerous award winning projects in residential, corporate, urban development & hotels. Your ticket includes a complimentary Brooklyn beer and a percentage of ticket sales will benefit Slow Food Miami.

Found Footage Festival
Fri, Dec 13 & Sat, Dec 14, 9pm; O Cinema; 90 NW 29th St, Miami, FL – $12
A hilarious comedy event that showcases footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters across the country. Featuring special guest comedian Kurt Braunohler.

Eat, Drink & Learn with Brooklyn Brewery House Chef Andrew Gerson
Sat, Dec 14, 4pm; Total Wine & More; 8851 SW 136th St, Miami, FL – Free
Join House Chef Andrew Gerson for a delicious demo and class on the art of pairing beer and cheese.

Slideluck
Sun, Dec 15, 6pm; Gramps; 176 NW 24th St, Miami, FL – Free
Slideluck is a non-profit that hosts slideshows combined with potluck dinners in over 75 cities around the world. Bring your favorite dish to share, come see fantastic art, and stay for live music at their Miami debut. Artists are encouraged to submit their work for consideration by December 1st.

Opening Reception of Between Walls 11/20/13

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Opening Reception of Between Walls
betweenwallsWednesday, November 20, 2013 | 6-10pm
ArtCenter’s Richard Shack Gallery
800 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach

Juan López
Presented in partnership with Acción Cultural Española(AC/E) and the Bass Museum of Art
On View November 16, 2013 – January 12, 2014

Juan López’ work explores the aesthetic possibilities of the urban environment, playing with spaces, mixing video projections and installations, designing complex iconic buildings and changing the perception of the architecture. In Between Walls, he introduces the pedestrian mall into the gallery in one piece while exposing the exhibition and its visitors through another. By extending drawing onto the gallery’s architecture, López manipulates the interior of the space. These interventions that modify the established could be considered a form of poetic resistance.

tc: temporary contemporary at the Bass Museum of Art is made possible through the support of ArtPlace, National Endowment for the Arts, Knight Foundation and Funding Arts Network, Inc.

Photographs from the 2nd Annual Art of Transformation in Opa Locka on 11/15/13

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2nd Annual Art of Transformation: Celebrating The New Opa-Locka at Opa-locka Executive Airport Private Hangar 51 on Friday, November 15, 2013.  The Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC) hosted a wonderful evening dedicated to the historic past, present and bright future of the Opa-locka community. The 2nd annual fundraising event celebrated the revitalization plan to create visual, physical, and economically-sustainable design that involves and empowers residents, while converting the city into a true “Community of Choice.”

We got to see a special preview exhibit by renowned New York-based photographer Hunter Barnes (presenting portraits from his recent residency in Opa-locka), and an architectural installation by Germane Barnes. American hip-hop duo Black Violin performed an eclectic mix of Jazz, hip-hop, funk, and blue grass with Kev Marcus on his violin and Wil B on his viola, they were absolutely amazing.

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Photographs of Miami New Times 2nd Annual Web Awards at Shots Miami on 11/14/13

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Miami New Times 2nd Annual Web Awards at Shots Miami on Thursday, November 14, 2013.

Miami Web Award 2013 Winners:

Best Start-Up App: Epicurator
Funniest Twitterer: @PepeBillete
Best Media Twitterer: @LeBatardShow
Best Miami Celebrity Twitterer: @KingJames
Best Food Instagram User: @fatgirlhedonist
Best Artistic Instagram User: @skymongers
Best Vine Presence: Jessi Smiles
Best Podcast: Geekgasm
Best Flickr User: Blue Skyz Media
Best Music Blog: Nightdrive Miami
Best Food Blog: Fatgirl Hedonist
Best Arts & Culture Blog: Miami Pop
Best Sports Blog: State of the U
Best Fashion Blog: The Fashion Poet
Best Political/News Blog: Eye on Miami
Best Neighborhood Blog: Coconut Grove Grapevine
Best Viral Video: Miami Style

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Fred Snitzer Gallery presents Enrique Martinez Celaya: Burning as it were a lamp 11/23/13

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Fred Snitzer Gallery presents Enrique Martinez Celaya: Burning as it were a lamp. 
Saturday, 11/23/2013 – 01/16/2014 06:00 pm – 05:00 pm
clip_image002Fredric Snitzer Gallery
2249 NW 1st Place,
MIAMI, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Enrique Martínez Celaya

Burning as it were a Lamp

23 November 2013 – 16 January 2014

Opening reception: Saturday, November 23, 6-8pm

Fredric Snitzer Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition, Enrique Martínez Celaya: Burning as it were a lamp. The exhibition will be the artist’s first at the gallery.

MC2 Modeling Agency Season Kick Off Party 11/16/13

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MC2 Modeling Agency Season Kick Off Party
Saturday, 11/16/2013 – 11/16/2013 08:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Complimentary-Cocktail-Mc2-600x800SLS HOTEL – HYDE BEACH
1701 Collins Ave,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
RSVP Link
Cost: BY INVITATION ONLY

Hi Friends,

Below is a release to our event this Saturday the 16th at the SLS Hotel in South Beach

Best,
Iggy G.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 14, 2013

MC2 MODEL MANAGEMENT TO HOST EVENT THAT WILL KICK OFF THE SEASON IN STYLE

Miami, FL – On Saturday, November 16th at 8:30pm, MC2 Model Management, invites all industry friends, families, employees and clients to a complimentary cocktail hour at Hyde Beach in the SLS Hotel.
Hosted by President Jeff Fuller and Model Manager / International Scout, Iggy Goncalves – along with Photo Reps Kelly Sue and Mark Parker of Creative Management – this event is set to bring the Modeling Industry together for a pleasurable night that will serve as a way for professionals from all over South Florida, Latin America, and parts of Europe to network and kick off the season.
Welcoming guests from all major production companies, media/public relations firms, casting agencies, stylist, photographers, makeup artists, to name just a few, the night promises to be an enjoyable seeing old friends and making new ones.

If you will be in the South Beach area, you don’t want to miss this opportunity to join MC2 in welcoming the start of a successful new season. To RSVP, please call 305-672-8300 or email, iggy@mc2mm.com

About MC2 Model Management:
MC2 Model Management, formerly known as Karin Models of America, has offices in New York, Miami, and Tel Aviv. It has been successfully representing models from all over the world through their boutique style career and global management approach. The company differentiates themselves by maintaining a healthy, long lasting and lucrative career for each individual model. MC2 has worked with, and facilitated feature opportunities for their models in major publications, catalogs, television commercials, and major motion pictures. An impressive roster of clients that includes names such as, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Número, and Garnier, to name just a few, and their global partnerships that have been harnessed over 20 years in the modeling business.

For Additional Information:
Iggy Goncalves
Model Manager & International Scout
MC2 Model Management
T: 305.672.8300
www.mc2mm.com

The Biggest Small Office Holiday Party 12/12/13

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The Biggest Small Office Holiday Party
Thursday, 12/12/2013 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
INTER_BiggestLittleHoliday_ls_v2ArmillaryContactInterContinental at Doral Miami
2505 NW 87th Ave,
Doral, Florida 33172
Facebook Link
Cost: $35.00

This year’s small office party will be anything but boring. Ditch the fruit punch, cheese whiz and Christmas carols and trade up to premium drinks, sushi, Paella and to the sounds of DJ Epixx!

Join the group of small businesses that will set the bar for this year’s holiday party season at The Biggest Small Office Holiday Party on December 12th. Tell your boss that this year you don’t want your grandfather’s office party.

All this for only $35.00, all inclusive. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

For tickets call 305-468-1400 Ext. 1386-1396 or email ArmillaryGrill@r-hr.com

Similac launches “Strong Moms Espanol” in Miami 11/16/13

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Similac launches “Strong Moms Espanol” in Miami
Saturday, 11/16/2013 – 10:00 am – 02:00 pm
Miami-Invite-EnglishCatalyst Miami
1900 Biscayne Blvd, #200,
Miami, Florida 33132
Twitter Link
Cost: Free

All moms and soon-to-be moms are invited to the launch of #StrongMomsEspanol in Miami!

Join SIMILAC, the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, and dietitian Claudia Gonzalez at Catalyst Miami in Midtown for a day filled with maternal empowerment and fun activities!

Ryan Nyquist Autograph Signing 11/16/13

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Ryan Nyquist Autograph Signing
Saturday, 11/16/2013 – 11/16/2013 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
Homestead-Miami Speedway
1 Speedway Blvd, Homestead, FL 33035,
Homestead, Florida 33035
Webpage Link
Cost:

Ryan Nyquist, pro BMX medalist who holds 13 X Games titles, will be signing autographs on Saturday, Nov 16th 2013 from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. at the ASA Big Air Triples BMX competition. Nyquist will be available for signings at the GoBank Booth located at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Mad Hatter Arts Festival 11/16/13-11/17/13

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Mad Hatter Arts Festival
November 16-17, 2013
Coconut Grove

The Mad Hatter Arts Festival celebrates its 9th year with a return to The Barnacle and along the sidewalks of Main Highway. This juried event features artists of all types of media. Chalk It Up! the street painting will be nearly on Commodore Plaza. Street painting dates to the 16th century Italy when artists traveled from town to town transforming streets in to temporary art galleries. This truly ephermeral art form is experiencing a 21st century renaissance. The theme is Through The Looking Glass.

As always, music is a highlight of the Mad Hatter, plus there is a participatory drum circle, various hat contests to enter, and activities for kids of all ages. Food will be available for purchase from The Barnacle Society’s concession stand or venture into the Village for drinks and treats at participating restaurants and eateries. Return with a picnic to The Barnacle on Saturday evening when the gates reopen at 6pm for a special screening of the classic, Alice In Wonderland. Movie begins at 7pm with no entry after 7:15. Movie tickets are $5 per person for ages 6 and over; $3 for ages 2-5 and free for ages under 2.

The Mad Hatter Arts Festival is a fun, zany art and music festival, held each autumn in the historic village of Coconut Grove, located on lovely Biscayne Bay. “The Grove” has a deep Bohemian history of quirky artists and musicians. In fact, the name of the festival draws its inspiration from a popular 1970s song Coconut Grove written by John Sebastian of the internationally famous group, the Lovin’ Spoonful.

The two-day event celebrates its ninth year on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17, with artists exhibiting on the grounds of The Barnacle Historic State Park and on the sidewalks along Main Highway. Other components of the Festival can be seen around the Grove. Bring your friends, bring your family, and join the fun “…in Coconut Grove.”

Penthouse 50 Dating and Looking Singles Mixer 11/15/13

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Penthouse 50 Dating & Looking Singles Mixer
Friday, 11/15/2013 – 10:00 pm –
Viceroy Miami’s FIFTY Ultra Lounge
485 Brickell Ave,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost:

The Miami dating scene gets even better at Penthouse 50 with the Dating & Looking Singles Mixer on November 15th. Meet your match at FIFTY Ultra Lounge in the intimacy of the main room while dancing to the sounds of DJ Nikolas. Check out the Sky Patio for an incredible ambiance with the best view of Miami while marveling over the amazing LED hula hoop performer swaying to the beats of DJ LAZARDI throughout the night.

To celebrate Miami Live Month, enjoy a complimentary vodka bottle for a group of five ladies or more every Friday in November. (First come, first serve up to 3 tables. Offer valid from 10 pm – 2 am)

WHERE Guest Book Debut 11/21/13

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WHERE Guest Book Debut
Thursday, 11/21/2013 – 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
nov-21-e-viteMoreno’s at Riviera South Beach
2000 Liberty Ave.,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: free

WHERE invites you to the unveiling of the 2014 Miami Guest Book. Hosted by Moreno’s Cuba, the newest restaurant concept created by Grammy Award winning entertainer Jorge Moreno and renowned hotelier Nathan Lieberman. Complimentary cocktails, light bites, and live entertainment.

Do You Believe In Make Believe 12/7/13

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Do You Believe In Make Believe
Saturday, 12/07/2013 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Step-fourOutsider Gallery of Cutler Bay
20412 Old Cutler Road,
Cutler Bay, Florida 33189
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

The show, “Do You Believe in Make Believe,” reflects life before technology and computers. In addition to presenting a wide variety of artistic styles, the gallery will also have an open mic for local musicians, singers, writers, poets and storytellers. The gallery will continue its support of charities that benefit the community with 100% of proceeds going to Feeding South Florida. The agency distributes emergency food supplies to families and individuals facing difficult times. Admission is free, but every $2 raffle ticket sale for local goods and services makes it possible for 12 meals to be served. For more information, go to FeedingSouthFlorida.org. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

In the Par, Outta the Box 12/6/13

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In the Par, Outta the Box
Friday, 12/06/2013 – 02/23/2014 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Inside-Outside-postcard-front-4x6Biscayne National Park
9700 SW 328 Street,
9700 SW 328 Street, Florida 33033
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

The show, “In the Park, Outta the Box,” presents the beauty and seldom-seen aspects of the park in both unique and traditional manners. Art of various mediums will be showcased. “The artists from The Outsider Gallery are honored to have this opportunity to work with the park and show their talent at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery,” The show will continue through Feb. 23, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. Admission is free.

Enjoy Latin Jazz Night with Rene Toledo and Ed Calle at Arena Lounge 11/15/13

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Enjoy Latin Jazz Night with Rene Toledo and Ed Calle at Arena Lounge
Friday, 11/15/2013 – 07:30 pm –
CALENDARArena Restaurant and Performance Lounge
653 Washington Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33139
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Arena Lounge, opening November 14th, 2013, is one of the few truly new spots to open up on Miami Beach. This full restaurant and performance lounge, will feature Latin Jazz Night on Friday, November 15 at 7:30pm with Rene Toledo Quintet featuring the Grammy Nominated-Ed Calle, on Sax.

If that isn’t enough excitement, Arena is bringing on Sammy Figueroa to perform on stage every Thursday at 8pm- Starting December 19th!

Check out Arena’s performance calendar to book your next Jazzy Outing!

Neiman Marcus Meet & Greet with Top Fashion Bloggers and Haute Hippie Founder 11/21/13

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Neiman Marcus Meet & Greet with Top Fashion Bloggers and Haute Hippie Founder
Thursday, 11/21/2013 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
1Neiman Marcus
9700 Collins Avenue,
Bal Harbour, Florida 33154
RSVP Link
Cost: Free

Join top fashion bloggers Lynsee Hee Kyeong, Carmen Ordonez, Dara Michelle, Carla St. Louis, and Dee Trillo alongside stylists Alex Hamdan and Romina Nabhen at Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour.

On Thursday, November 21st, guests are cordially invited to enjoy complimentary delectable bites and refreshing drinks while viewing the latest Haute Hippie collection designed for the eclectic and fashionable lady. Meet Founder and Creativer Director of Haute Hippie, Trish Wescoat Pound, as she shows you how to blend her latest vintage-inspired pieces to create a sophisticated, yet edgy look.

Thursday, November 21 2013
6:00 – 9:00 PM

9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL

Neiman Marcus
CUSP
Level One

MANO Fine Art presents Circa Now: An Homage to Cuba’s Vanguard era 11/16/13

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MANO Fine Art presents Circa Now: An Homage to Cuba’s Vanguard era
Saturday, 11/16/2013 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Circa-Now-November-2013-invitation_edited-101MANO Fine Art Project Space
4225 SW 75 Ave (2nd Flr),
Miami, Florida 33155
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Miami-based artist, MANO turns to Cuba’s Vanguard movement as inspiration for his newest collection “Circa Now”, returning to a more gestural format of abstract expressionism, MANO pays homage to Cuban masters such as Cundo Bermundez, Antonio Gattorno and Amelia Pelaez among others, interpreting their works using unlikely materials such as jute, applying thick layers of paint and natural pigments to create richly textured works in celebration of his heritage.

MANO Fine Art presents Circa Now: An Homage to Cuba’s Vanguard era 11/16/13

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MANO Fine Art presents Circa Now: An Homage to Cuba’s Vanguard era
Saturday, 11/16/2013 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Circa-Now-November-2013-invitation_edited-10MANO Fine Art Project Space
4225 SW 75 Ave (2nd Flr),
Miami, Florida Miami
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Miami-based artist, MANO turns to Cuba’s Vanguard movement as inspiration for his newest collection “Circa Now”, returning to a more gestural format of abstract expressionism, MANO pays homage to Cuban masters such as Cundo Bermundez, Antonio Gattorno and Amelia Pelaez among others, interpreting their works using unlikely materials such as jute, applying thick layers of paint and natural pigments to create richly textured works in celebration of his heritage.

Pre Thanksgiving Latin Bash@ Legends Cafe 11/27/13

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Pre Thanksgiving Latin Bash@ Legends Cafe
Wednesday, 11/27/2013 – 10:00 pm –
PreThanksgiving_LegendsCafe_FinalLegends Cafe
2029 Harrison St,
Hollywood , Florida 33020
Webpage Link
Cost: 10.00

PRE THANKSGIVING BASH @ LEGENDS CAFE WED Nov 27th NO WORK THURSDAY!!!

DJ Charun Presents:

It is time to celebrate life and time to be thankful for everything we have been blessed with. What a better way to celebrate than to come out salsa dancing at your favorite Broward spot.

Performances by:

Al Liquid Silver
Prestige Dance Company
Elite Dance
Salsa Essence Dance Academy
Salsa Driven’s Furia Divina All Ladies Team
Dvice Lds

This promises to be a night to remember!

Guest Dj Pablo Alejandro will be in the house putting down some of that hard core salsa and bachata everyone loves.

Music by one of MiAMI’s Top Salsa DJS!!!.DJ JORGE CHARUN SPINNING THE NEW, THE CLASSIC AND THE HOTTEST OF THE HOTTEST ALL NIGHT LONG,Salsa. Merengue, Bachata and more!

Cover $10. Doors open at 10:00 p.m.

DRINK SPECIALS:

$20 Buckets of Domestic (Bud, Bud Light) $25 Buckets of Import beer (Corona, Heineken, etc)
$5 Rum a Cokes $ Margaritas

If you want to celebrate your bday 703-568-8171 to make reservations.

Fresh to death presents: David Wolfe 11/21/13

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Fresh to death presents: David Wolfe
Thursday, 11/21/2013 – 06:30 pm –
DAVID_WOLFE_FLYER_finalThe Nice Look Gallery
217 nw 25th street Miami, FL 33127,
Miami, Florida 33127
Eventbrite Link
Cost: $55

jugofresh kicks off fresh to death, an educational and inspiring series, bringing the “freshest” personalities in their respective fields

jugofresh brings the holistic guru to Wynwood for an informative talk that will make you want to #drinkmadjuice

Tickets are available in our Sunset Harbor location or EventBrite

The Nice Look Gallery at the Wynwood Walls
217 nw 25th street
Miami, FL 33127

[Actions. Speak. Louder.] ONE Campaign Night of Advocacy in Miami Beach 11/16/13

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[Actions. Speak. Louder.] ONE Campaign Night of Advocacy in Miami Beach
Saturday, 11/16/2013 – 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
1462883_10201597817522012_1115903187_nHaven South Beach
1237 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Facebook Link
Cost: FREE

The shutdown might be over. But the budget battle on Capitol Hill continues. Between now and January 15th, Congress will be debating what next year’s federal budget will look like. What’s that mean for us? A lot of work in these next few weeks to make sure cost-effective, poverty-fighting programs don’t get cut.

So join us at the beautiful Haven South Beach Lounge located in the heart of Miami Beach and help to protect these life saving programs!

* Complimentary cocktail to the first people fifty people to show up by 6:30 pm
* Take Action, Plus FREE ONE memorabilia, Volunteer opportunities, music and Prizes!
* Delicious food, drink specials, meet some amazing volunteers, and have a lot of fun (sounds crazy, but it really is fun…and did we mention there will be prizes and food?).

[Actions .Speak. Louder] ONE Campaign

One Thousand Museum Sales Gallery Opening 11/8/13

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One Thousand Museum Sales Gallery Opening
Friday, 11/08/2013 – 11/08/2013 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Stephan Wurster, Chris Levine, Michael Powers, & Susie & Walid WahabOne Thousand Museum Sales Gallery
1040 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost:

The world’s biggest architecture firm showed off why she’s called Dame Zaha Hadid Friday night during a private gathering for 100 influencers in arts, culture and real estate as a prelude to Art Basel. One Thousand Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects, the highly anticipated tower catapulting downtown Miami’s skyline into the future, debuted its million-dollar-plus Sales Gallery. The London-based Zaha Hadid Architects unveiled the space, with an interactive 3D Tower hologram and 120’ ceiling art installation.

Notable guests: One Thousand Museum Project Director Chris Lepine and Lead Architect Stephan Wurster, Lead Designer Michael Powers, joined Developers Louis Birdman and Gregg Covin, ONE Sotheby’s Founder and Owner Mayi de la Vega, Iran Issa-Kahn, Walid and Susie Wahab, Uli and Kirsten Petzold, Christian and Xin Rassionoux, Daniel de la Vega and Tui Pranich

Winter Break Daze at Zoo Miami 11/26/13-1/3/14

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Winter Break Daze at Zoo Miami
Thursday, 12/26/2013 – 01/03/2014 09:00 am – 03:00 pm
WBD-logoZoo Miami
12400 SW 152 Street,
Miami, Florida 33177
Webpage Link
Cost:

Looking for a fun, sate, and educational place to send your child during the holiday vacation? Winter break daze is designed to immerse children into the world of wildlife and conservation. Join us for a fun-filled learning adventure that includes live animal presentations, visits to animal exhibits, Q & A sessions with zookeepers, animal enrichment activities, and much more! Ages 4-9

December 26, 27, 30, 31*2013 and January 2-3 2013
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (*Dec. 31, 9a.m. – 12 p.m.)

For detailed information and to download registration form, visit www.zoomiami.org.

Marketing and Building Your Personal Brand with Rina Yoga 11/20/13

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Marketing and Building Your Personal Brand with Rina Yoga
Wednesday, 11/20/2013 – 09:30 am – 11:00 am
Rina Yoga in the Roads
1250 Coral Way ,
Miami, Florida 33145
Webpage Link
Cost: $40

Date: Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Cost: $20 Femfessional members $40 non-members
Place: Rina Yoga in The Roads
1250 Coral Way, Miami, Fl 33145

Join Rina Jakubowicz, founder of the Rina Yoga Studios for a personal branding class that will change your business. Learn the secrets behind building your personal brand. After the workshop, stay for a yoga class!

Nikki Beach Miami Beach Introduces a New Spanish Sundown Dinner Party Every Saturday Evening 11/16/13

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Nikki Beach Miami Beach Introduces a New Spanish Sundown Dinner Party Every Saturday Evening
Spanish_SundownEvery Saturday, Beginning November 16, 6 PM – 12 AM
Nikki Beach Miami Beach
One Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

With 3 locations in Spain, Nikki Beach will bring a bit of Ibiza, Mallorca and Marbella to Miami Beach every Saturday night with their new Spanish Sundown Dinner series. Featuring a flamenco show, weekly food & cocktail specials and a live Paella station, Nikki Beach Miami is the perfect spot to dine before a night out on the town!