FUNDarte presents Out in the Tropics 2014 6/25/14-6/29/14

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Out in the Tropics Festival – 2014
fundarte_OITTEcard_1June 25-29, 2014
Miami Beach LGBT Visitors’ Center, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, INKUB8, On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium, and The Colony Theater
COST: Poetry Reading and Panel are Free to the Public. (Please RSVP at info@fundarte.us)
The Colony Theater and Miami Dade County Auditorium On.Stage Black.Box are ticketed events. See pricing below.

Now in its fifth season, FUNDarte’s Out in the Tropics is a unique, daring, and artistically outstanding performance festival that features work by some of today’s most innovative and relevant GLBTQ artists.

Calendar of Events:

Wednesday, June 25th – 6PM at Miami Beach Botanical Garden: Cocktail Party
Neil de la Flor reads from his new book “An Elephant’s Memory of Blizzards” – This cutting-edge literary work addresses the process of memory via a hybrid literary language that obscures boundaries between prose and poetry. Poet Carlos Pintado will also read from his work. Both poets will engage the audience in an interactive ‘reading’. The event will be presented in an informal Salon-style in an open-air environment at the magnificent, newly-remodeled Miami Beach Botanical Garden. FREE! Please RSVP at info@fundarte.us

Thursday, June 26th – 7PM at GLBT Visitors’ Center, Miami Beach (1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach): LGBTQ Community Panel – Cocktail Party
This informative and entertaining panel discussion features all artists participating in Out in the Tropics, along with local LGBTQ artists and activists, providing the local LGBTQ community with expanded possibilities for exploring LGBTQ culture in a safe and encouraging environment. Participants will have an opportunity to meet this year’s visiting artists in an intimate, informal setting conducive to conversation, intimate personal disclosure, and intercultural exchange. FREE! Please RSVP at info@fundarte.us.

Friday, June 27th – 8:30PM at The Colony Theater: “Uncovered: The Diary Project”
Sean Dorsey Dance Company’s “Uncovered: The Diary Project” is a series of powerful dances that reveal the lives and stories that history has tried to erase. This impactful and highly praised work is the culmination of a year-and-a-half long research process in which Dorsey uncovered and researched diaries of transgender and queer people – from the famous to the unknown. Dorsey’s company brings a poetic storytelling and well crafted dance to Miami for the second time!

$25 General Admission, $20 students (under 18) and seniors (over 65), with I.D. Purchase through www.colonytheatremiamibeach.com and by phone 305. 434.7091 (service charges apply), or in-person (no service charges) at the Colony Theater Box Office 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Tuesday through Saturday Noon to 5PM. Group rates are available.

Saturday, June 28th at 2PM: Master Class by Sean Dorsey
Most transgender people have never set foot in a dance class, yoga studio, or gym: these spaces often feel unsafe and even hostile toward their unique bodies and experiences. Dorsey’s Master Class provides a space where everyone can experience dance and movement in a supportive environment. The workshop is open to the general community, fostering an environment where all are equally accepted. FREE! Please RSVP at info@fundarte.us. Location TBD.

Saturday June 28th at 8:30 PM and Sunday, June 29th at 7:00 p.m. at On.Stage Black.Box Thetare at MDCA: “TOCABA” by Juan Carlos Lerida.
This new performance by choreographer, dancer and Flamenco scholar Juan Carlos Lerida and collaborators Raul Cantizano & Niño de Elche looks at the possible physicality of a flamenco trio, and breaks open its formalized structures by blurring the lines of the feminine and masculine, detonating the preconceived behaviors of guitarist (TO), singer (CA) and dancer (BA), and pushing the form to its limits. This playful and subversive performance irreverently confronts sacred notions, and feels like a virtuoso grunge band doing flamenco contact improvisation in a post-modern tablao. You will never look at Flamenco the same after this!

$30 General Admission, $25 students (under 18) and seniors (over 65), with I.D. Purchase through www.ticketmaster.com and by phone (800) 745-3000 (service charges apply), or in-person (no service charges) at the Miami Dade County Auditorium On.Stage Black.box day of show starting at 10:00 a.m. and in advance at the Miami Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W Flagler St., Miami, FL 33135 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Group rates are available by calling (786) 343-1422. A limited number of $50 VIP tickets are available, VIP tickets includes Wine or Champagne and preferred seats.

Sunday, June 29th – 1PM at MDCA On.Stage Black.Box: Master Class by Juan Carlos Lerida.
This class will cover body technique and improvisation based upon flamenco techniques and composition based upon choreographic elements of flamenco. Purpose: to develop and improve rhythmic perception and movement by means of flamenco and contemporary dance techniques. Practice: Using various theoretical and practical exercises, consisting of imaginative and ludic essence, dancers work to generate harmonious, natural relationships, which is fundamental in comprehending the movements and interpretations of flamenco. This class is recommended for dancers who want to add the style and/or aesthetics of flamenco to their creative language. FREE! RSVP at info@fundarte.us

FUNDarte presents Out In The Tropics 2014, featuring “Uncovered: The Diary Project” by Sean Dorsey Dance from San Francisco on Friday, June 27 at 8:30 p.m. at The Colony Theater (1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach); “TOCABA”, by Juan Carlos Lerida, from Seville, Spain, on Saturday June 28th at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday June 29th at 7:00 p.m. at the On.Stage Black Box theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium (2901 W Flagler St. Miami), and other free events, such as poetry readings by two of Miami’s most celebrated poets, Neil de la Flor and Carlos Pintado, in an interactive bi-lingual performative reading on Wednesday, June 25th at 6:00 p.m. at The Miami Beach Botanical Garden (2000 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach). Additionally, each of these artists will be giving free community workshops at distinct venues, and panel contributions at Miami Beach LGBT Visitors’ Center (1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach) during the festival.

Join FUNDarte for five days of performances, readings, workshops and panels by local, national and international artists that reflect Miami’s contemporary cultural identity, and address the complex themes of gender politics and society globally. We believe that the extraordinary work of these artists, and the timeliness of issues of identity, community, and cultural expression they raise will enrich and excite all audiences.

OITT is Miami’s first and only festival dedicated to GLBTQ artists and presents performance, poetry, workshops and reflection by some of the most dynamic queer artists working and performing today.

Yoga Immersion with Rina Yoga 5/30/14

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Yoga Immersion with Rina Yoga
Friday, 05/30/2014 – 06/02/2014 08:30 am – 09:00 pm
339Everglades Hostel in Homestead
20 SW 2nd Avenue,
Florida City, Florida 33034
Webpage Link
Cost: $1950 includes accommodations (dorm-style), materials, curriculum and breakfast plus 15 days free at the studio

Dates: May 30th, May 31st, June 1st and June 2nd.
Times: 8:00 am – 9:00 pm daily
Last day: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Rates:
Early Bird Special:Pay in full by April 15 and get $150 OFF!

Regular Rates (after April 15): $1950 includes accommodations (dorm-style), materials, curriculum and breakfast plus 15 days free at the studio.

May 5: Deposit of $750 due.
May 20: Remaining amount of $1200 due.

Location: Everglades Hostel in Homestead

20 SW 2nd Ave, Florida City, FL 33034

Free Parking

This training is for the student who wants to go deeper into their practice without wanting to become a teacher. You will learn in-depth teachings that will result in true transformational experiences in this weekend immersion. Connect with other like-minded students and take this trip into yourself.

Read more here:

http://www.rinayoga.com/training/yoga-immersion-with-rina-jakubowicz/

If you have questions or want to Register, please call us at 305-856-YOGA(9642) or email at info@rinayoga.com

Gente de Zona – Marlins Summer Concert Series 5/24/14

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Gente de Zona – Marlins Summer Concert Series
Saturday, 05/24/2014 – 05/24/2014 04:10 pm – 09:00 pm
5"x7" Post Card TemplateMarlins Park
501 Marlins Way,
Miami, Florida 33125
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Cost: Complimentary

Following the Marlins game on Saturday, May 24 at 4:10 p.m., Gente de Zona will take the stage in West Plaza at Marlins Park. Also on May 24, the Marlins will also be celebrating Cuban Heritage Day; all special event ticket holders will receive a limited-edition Marlins Cuban Heritage Cap (based on availability). Media looking to cover the event should e-mail jalvarez@marlins.com.

FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Sapphire Celebration 11/1/14

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FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Sapphire Celebration
Sunday, 11/01/2014 – 07:00 pm – 12:00 am
galaaaTrump National Doral Miami
4400 NW 87th Ave,
Doral, Florida 33178
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Cost: $400.00

This black-tie event will celebrate the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s innovative medical school mission. It will feature a luxury live auction, dinner, musical entertainment and dancing. The event will also include the presentations of the Dr. Herbert Wertheim Global Medical Leadership Award, Ambassador Steven & Dorothea Green Community Leadership Award and Benjamin Leon Founding Dean’s Award in recognition of individuals who have made remarkable contributions and been instrumental to the College’s growth and success in the medical field.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, providing medical student scholarships and much needed support for 21st century medical education and training.

National Hotel Miami Beach Helps Support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Portion of Proceeds of Rooms Booked now Through May 31 Benefit the Foundation 5/30/14

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National Hotel Miami Beach Helps Support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Portion of Proceeds of Rooms Booked now Through May 31 Benefit the Foundation
Friday, 05/30/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
National Hotel InteriorsNational Hotel Miami Beach
1677 Collins Avenue,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost:

Who/What:The National Hotel Miami Beach is helping to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by donating a portion of the proceeds of rooms booked to the foundation.

When: Guests must book their South Beach getaway at the National by May 31. This offer is valid for stays through September 30, 2014.

In addition, guests will receive a complimentary welcome drink and 15 percent off food and beverage at the hotel’s Tamara Bistro during their stay.

Why: Michelle Marchetti, the National’s Catering Manager, has been involved with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for many years. This year, she has been nominated for Woman of the Year. The National is supporting Michelle’s commitment to the organization by helping her reach her fundraising goal.

How: Full pre-payment is required at time of booking to ensure donation. Bookings are non-refundable and non-changeable reservations.

To book, guests must visit http://www.nationalhotel.com/specials/leukemia-lymphoma-society or call (305) 532 – 2311 and use code LLS.

Fundraiser: The National will also host a fundraiser on Friday, May 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Guests will receive a complimentary drink and light appetizers, with vintage cocktails at vintage prices available the remainder of the night. There will be live entertainment and a silent auction. $20 donation. Guests should RSVP MMarchetti@NationalHotel.com.

Luxury Italian Kitchen Brand Veneta Cucine Revealed Newly Renovated Showroom With Chic Relaunch Event

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Italian Staple Hosted Unveiling Event of North Miami Showroom

MIAMI – April 29, 2014 – On Thursday, April 24, the internationally-acclaimed luxury Italian kitchen brand Veneta Cucine unveiled its newly renovated showroom with a chic relaunch event. The 2,000-square-foot space was revealed among 300 guests in an evening entailing Italian design and innovation, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.  The much-anticipated event featured a live cooking demonstration by co-host and renowned Chef Philippe Fiore, who has been the private chef of A-list celebrities, such as Julio Iglesias, Chayanne, Mel Gibson and Shakira, to name a few.

“We are elated to show our newly remodeled showroom which has undergone a complete floor-to-ceiling transformation,” says Corrado Bonanno, store and design manager for Veneta Cucine. “Since introducing the brand to the US in 2004, Veneta Cucine continues to flourish thanks to the unflagging support from our consumers.”

Attendees were among the first to view Veneta Cucine’s luxe kitchens showcasing LED-backlit Onyx counter tops by Crystaline Stone and quartz counter tops by Caesarstone. Additional sponsors included Bang & Olufsen, Nespresso, FIAT of North Miami and Italian Prosecco wines by PW Wine Distributors.

Guests received goody bags and had the chance to win gifts by Bang & Olufsen and Nespresso.

The showroom is located at 2020 NE 163 Street, Suite 100 North Miami Beach, FL 33162.

About Veneta Cucine

Designed with contemporary flair, Veneta Cucine accentuates the appeal of any interior with effortless ease. Internationally-recognized, Veneta Cucine has a well-established reputation for its foundation on functionality, ergonomic designs, state-of-the-art technology and luxe appeal. The Italian company is now a leading brand throughout Europe and a staple for global consumers who choose “Made in Italy” brands. Backed up by a highly developed business sense, Veneta Cucine manages an extraordinary wide-ranging production with high quality standards, which incorporates state-of-the-art technology and the most skilled forms of craftsmanship. Reliability and beauty are the values that distinguish a range divided into areas of style that look to the most recent aesthetic forms and evolved functions, while remaining true to the heritage of traditional quality. For more information about Veneta Cucine, please visit www.venetacucineus.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Michelle Fonticiella
SpinHouse PR
786.246.2953
Michelle@spinhouse-pr.com

Sapori del Lord Byron in Rome is an Experience of Grandeur

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By Ari Kane, Photographs by Daniella Veras

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Our first true Italian meal was at the luxurious Sapori del Lord Byron. This resplendent restaurant is located in the five-star Lord Byron Hotel, about a 10-minute drive north of the touristic Roman circle. It boasts only 32 rooms and prides itself on being an under the radar establishment frequented by politicians and affluent foreigners. Sapori is included in the Rome Michelin Guide and has an antique, yet modern-aristocratic country club ambiance. The atmosphere coupled with exquisite service makes its patrons feel as if they were descended from noble origins.

The service at Sapori del Lord Byron was nothing short of impeccable. Nicola is a soft spoken, sweet and attentive sommelier that advised us on some immaculate wine pairings and shared insights on the art of wine, all with a warm, inviting smile. While most of our waiters in Miami struggle with our native tongue, our gracious and astute multilingual waiter, Alessandro speaks four: Italian, French, English and Spanish. They were both so amiable and meticulous the entire night, which speaks volumes, since most dinners in Rome last for over three hours.

The Crunchy Polenta Horn stuffed with Creamy Cod served with rosemary flavored chickpea puree was a creative treat. The smooth polenta had awesome chunks of flavorful cod. The cone was made of a fantastic crust that literally shattered deliciously in the mouth.

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The Eggplant Parmesan contained a soft noodle exterior with a side of pesto and topped with fresh basil leaves that blended together beautifully. It also included fried eggplant sticks that added a great crunchy layer of texture to this tasty plate. Continue reading “Sapori del Lord Byron in Rome is an Experience of Grandeur” →

Pied A Terre: Lovely French dining in a tranquil atmosphere by Betty Alvarez

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You will never know that tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Miami Beach lies a quaint and dainty hotel in the corner of James Avenue and 17th Street, the Cadet Hotel. This 1941 Art Deco Hotel with 34 rooms and suites is the home to a cozy and elegant restaurant, Pied a Terre. A restaurant with a cuisine like no other.

Pied a Terre prepares healthy french cuisine using classic French techniques used by Michelin-starred restaurants in France today. Their approach to dining incorporates innovative recipes created by seasonal visiting chefs who shares and trains the restaurant’s staff to create recipes especialy for Pied A Terre. Great and different concept.

Our experience started with a refreshing welcome cocktail. Afterwards, Patrick Gruest, Food/Wine consultant explained the different types of dishes and the wine that would most deliciously be a great pair.

For our appetizer, I picked the Fresh Wild Mushroom Risotto. In addition to being the right portion for an appetizer, the outburst of flavor was exceptional. The plate was served hot as the risotto was tender and delicious. The mushroom that complimented it gave its robust flavor. It came with one plantain chip for decor.

As for the entree, I picked the Seabass with Peruvian flavor. I had to try this dish as I am of Peruvian background. The Seabass was very juicy covered with an assorment of Peruvian sauces such as the Aji Amarillo. It also was decorated with tomato, parsley and anchored with Mussels. The meat was tender and melted in your mouth. My dish was paired with a crisp and semi-fruit white wine.

For dessert, the Valhora Chocolate Fondant, a silky smooth chocolate cake with Vanilla ice cream topped with a sweet treat along with rose-shaped strawberries. A great presentation to a tasteful treat. The right portion for the right sweetness. Another guest at the table ordered the chocolate macaroon. Now, I thought they were going to bring the normal small macaroon but boy was I mistaken. It was a huge macaroon with chocolate ice cream on the side with a treat.

All in all the experience was to die for and the ambiance brought a nostalgic memory in me. If you sit in the back table seating for around 10 you can never imagine that you are steps away from 17th Street and Collins Avenue. The curtains really do the trick in hiding it and you feel that you are away in paradise.

It was a pure delight that I want to experience again.

For more information please visit www.piedaterrerestaurant.com

Port of Miami Tunnel Opening 5/24/14

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Port of Miami Tunnel Opening
Sunday, 05/24/2014 – 05/24/2014 01:00 pm – 03:00 pm
Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: free with museum admission

Our Neighbor, the Port of Miami Tunnel , is finally complete! Try to construct your own tunnels, and learn about this project from one of the designers who helped create the giant floodgates.

Children ‘s Book Week with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Author John Archambault 5/17/14

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Children ‘s Book Week with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Author John Archambault
Sunday, 05/17/2014 – 05/17/2014 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Miami Children’s Museum
980 MacArthur Causeway,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: free with museum admission

Come and ignite your child’s spark for reading. Learn about age-appropriate books that are perfect for your child, such as Goodnight Moon, Where the Wild Things Are, and Moo, Baa, La La La. End the week with our Children’s Book Week Celebration on Saturday, May 17th

Photographs of Life Is Art presents Art/Work Connections #19: Copyright and Art with Ted VanCleave at Blu Moon Studio on 5/13/14

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Life Is Art presents Art/Work Connections #18:#19: Copyright and Art with Ted VanCleave at Blu Moon Studio Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Art/Work Connections is a monthly series of seminars presented by Life Is Art featuring business professionals speaking on a variety of topics vital to the success of working artists. This month we covered one of the scariest topics for many artists, copyright.

Ted VanCleave is an artist, writer, entrepreneur and artist rights advocate. His artworks can be found in collections across the US as well as internationally. He is represented by galleries in Switzerland, San Francisco, NYC, Palm Beach & Boca Raton. Ted is also co-founder of ImageRights International. ImageRights International is spearheading the global fight against the infringement of copyrighted visual works for commercial photographers. Through its services, the company vets, identifies and manages infringement claims on behalf of commercial photographers, artists, photo agencies and publishers. As a website creator, Ted’s award-winning website, The Totally Absurd Inventions, has enjoyed more than 60 million readers since it’s launch in August, 1997. www.imagerights.com

Blu Moon Studio is an artspace dedicated to bringing creative expression to the community with classes, workshops, exhibits , and original art. Founded in 2008 by owner and resident artist, Sheri Friedman , Blu Moon is conveniently located in the heart of artistically historic Coconut Grove. If you want to create art, see art, or collect art.. Blu Moon is the place to be.
Blu Moon Studio of Art. www.artclassesinmiami.com

The Art/Work Connections program is a monthly series of business seminars held at galleries and art spaces around South Florida targeted at artists and those working in the arts. Everyone is welcome and can benefit from them. Business professionals are brought in to cover a wide variety of topics including health care, financial planning, contract negotiation, copyright law, portfolio development, social media, marketing and much more. www.awc.lifeisartfest.org

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

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Hunter Valetine Concert At The Catalina Hotel & Beach Club 5/16/14

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Hunter Valetine Concert At The Catalina Hotel & Beach Club
Sunday, 05/16/2014 – 05/17/2014 07:00 pm – 12:00 am
Hunter-Valentine-1Catalina Hotel & Beach Club
1732 Collins Ave.,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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Cost: Free

In honor of this weekends celebrations of the 15th Annual Aqua Girl weekend the Catalina Hotel & Beach Club’s “Red Bar” is bringing all girl rock band, Hunter Valentine to perform a concert this Friday, May 16th at 7pm, the event is free and open to the public and will include cocktail specials all night long!!

Hunter Valentine is very well known in the lesbian community and has been featured on the hit TV show The L Word as well as opened for Cyndi Lauper on her 2013 She’s So Unusual: 30th Anniversary Tour .

The Brickwall Sessions Comedy Showcase III 5/25/14

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The Brickwall Sessions Comedy Showcase III
Sunday, 05/25/2014 – 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
flyeriiiMoonchine Asian Bistro
7100 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33138
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $5.00

The Brickwall Sessions is a local project. It is South Florida + Miami’s underground comedy showcase. The best kept comedy secret. It won’t make headlines because you have to see it for yourself. Every month the show features some of the best working comics from our area and displays their polished talent in a one of a kind variety show including a live podcast where comics and audience members converse current events and pop stuff with satire and booze.

Every dollar we make from sales gets placed back into the project! Its really like a donation to make South Florida comedy happen! Only $5 bucks online!

This is our One Year Anniversary! YES there will be cake for everyone!

SOS Venezuela Fundraiser 5/29/14

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SOS Venezuela Fundraiser
Thursday, 05/29/2014 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
10174884_741060605925622_4247215727296954611_nEleazar Delgado Studio
111 SW 3rd ST, 7th Floor,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: Donation

#SOSVenezuela

Evento de recaudación de fondos para estudiantes en Venezuela // Join us in supporting students in Venezuela.

Cocktail – Exposición de Arte – Subasta
Cocktail – Art Exhibition – Auctions

Donación sugerida $25/Suggested donation $25

Todas las donaciones van a la Fundación Venezuela Awareness Foundation // All money raised will go directly to the students in need through the Venezuela Awareness Foundation.

Miami Mixer at Eleazar Delgado Studio Urban Rebirth 5/16/14

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Miami Mixer at Eleazar Delgado Studio URBAN REBIRTH
Friday, 05/16/2014 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Promotional-image-provided-by-Paul-Morris-Morphoto-IncEleazar Delgado Studio
111 SW 3rd ST, 7th Floor,
Miami, Florida 33130
RSVP Link
Cost: Free

Urban environments are constantly shifting their purpose and focus, sometimes organically and other times by force. What comes to mind when you think of Urban Rebirth? Eight talented artists step up to the plate & make a strong statement on this subject matter. Please join us for the opening reception where a lively visual debate just might challenge your perspective.

Artist Lineup:

Joanne Caballero
Wayne Dollemore
Joan Futscher
Jane Harris
Helen Kagan
Tim Roberts
Annie Y. Saldaña
Robin White

FREE parking on site!

Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce To Honor Community Leaders at The Emerald Gala 6/21/14

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Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce To Honor Community Leaders at “The Emerald Gala”
Saturday, 06/21/2014 – 06:00 pm – 11:00 pm
GalaHeaderHilton Miami Downtown
1601 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: $200 per ticket

The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce (MDGLCC) will honor corporate and individual supporters of the Miami-Dade LGBT community at its 13th Annual Gala and Awards Presentation, “The Emerald Gala.” The honorees were selected for their long-term commitment to fostering diversity, as well as for their efforts in contributing to the overall quality of life in South Florida. This year’s gala will once again be presented by Wells Fargo.

“Our annual gala is the networking event of the year,” said Steve Adkins, MDGLCC president. “Six hundred people just get to have a lot of fun in the process. As the voice of the LGBT business community in Miami-Dade, the Chamber is especially proud to have such an accomplished and extraordinary group to recognize this year.”

The 2014 Honorees:

Regions Bank “Business of the Year”
Office Depot Foundation
Mary Wong, president, accepting

Morgan Stanley “Business Person of the Year”
Craig Smith, Source Events
Craig Smith, president & founder, accepting

AT&T “Non-Profit Organization of the Year”
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Russell Roybal, deputy executive director, accepting

The 13th Annual Gala and Awards Presentation, “The Emerald Gala,” presented by Wells Fargo,” starts at 6 p.m. with a reception and silent auction which will be followed by dinner, the awards presentation and an after party dance. Performing at the nightclub-themed after party will be the winner of the LGBT Visitor Center’s Pink Flamingo Awards “Favorite Drag Queen” Tiffany Fantasia.

All tickets to “The Emerald Gala” are VIP this year, Adkins said. Tickets are $2,000 for tables of 10 or $200 for individual tickets and include reserved seating, grand buffet dinner, an open bar featuring Bacardi Brands’ GREY GOOSE® vodka among others, a VIP gift bag, complimentary parking and participation in the grand raffle for a trip for two and four nights hotel stay in the beautiful island of Curaçao, courtesy of the Curaçao Tourist Board. Reservations are available online at www.gaybizgala.com, or by calling (305) 673-4440.

Miami Dance Festival Presents: An Evening of Water Ballet 5/15/14

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Miami Dance Festival Presents: An Evening of Water Ballet
May 15, 2014 at 7:00 PM
National Hotel
1677 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Free Admission

Momentum Dancers will be showcasing the water ballet performance Etude as well as the premiere of an all new water ballet at the National Hotel pool deck.

Miami Dance Festival 2014 celebrates its 11th edition in honor of dance as an art form while encouraging innovation and presenting a diverse palette of dance works in an array of genres and styles. This year, the Festival will consist of eight events and one panel discussion (one of the events to be announced in March) with some of the nation’s most talented industry leaders. Established by the Founder & Artistic Director of Momentum Dance Company, Delma Iles, the Festival is a combined effort of her dance company and other dance companies such as The PGK Dance Project (San Diego, CA). Their combined mission is to move and inspire attendees with newly choreographed performances as well as the classics.

Momentum Dance Company will again perform last year’s hit High Tide, choreographed by Delma Iles. The jazzy, modern work demands high energy and stamina from Momentum’s dancers with fast footwork, unusual jumps and lifts as well as constant changes of direction. It premiered last February at the West Florida Dance Festival and made its Miami premiere on Momentum’s 2013 Spring Season at the Colony Theater.

Soloist Emily Noe is expanding her untitled work from last season to include a larger group of dancers, playing with ideas of ghosts and illusion. The exquisite music by Scriabin will be played by Dr. Alan Ngim, one of Iles’ colleagues at the Miami Dade College Department of Arts and Philosophy.

This year’s historic modern dance work is To the West, by modern dance pioneer Eleanor King. This powerful solo will be performed by Momentum veteran and principal dancer Barbie Freeman. It evokes a mountainous western landscape with high cliffs, and deep rivers. The human being is dwarfed and awed by its grandeur, but persists with a courageous pioneering spirit as she makes her way in this glorious new territory. Freeman is being coached by Dr. Andrea Seidel of FIU, who learned the work directly from its creator. King’s work is currently enjoying a renewed interest from dance writers and historians. The original piano score will also be played by guest artist Dr. Alan Ngim.

“Our goal is to showcase dance as an accessible art form,” Says Miami Dance Festival Founder Delma Iles. “We hope to inspire and move our festival goers through the movement of our incredibly talented dancers and industry heroes.”

TrepTransit II at Government Center 5/19/14

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TrepTransit II at Government Center
treptransitMonday, May 19, 2014, 11:00 AM – 12:00PM
Government Center Metromover Station
101 NW First Street
Lounge Area. Second Floor
Miami, Florida 33128
Register Online

While enjoying Miami’s skyline, and public transit system, the goal of TrepTransit is to promote a free-wheeling exchange of ideas, discussion, and knowledge. This first goal is to allow companies to ask questions about current issues they are facing, and get meaningful answers from experienced operators. It’s like having your own Board of Directors, but instead of the board room, in the MetroMover.

The second goal is to share knowledge from a variety of subjects that are relevant to business regardless of stage. With the goal of skills sharing, an expert on a relevant subject or vertical market will share his/her knowledge. The ultimate goal of this exchange is to allow participants to consider new ideas, encourage discussion, and adoption of best practices, especially as it applies to entrepreneurs (Treps).

Join us for TrepTransit II as we ’embark’ on a mobile journey in support of all things entrepreneurs, business practices and startups.

FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014 7/31/14 to 8/2/14

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FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014
Thursday, 07/31/2014 – 08/02/2014 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
wpac5Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Black Box Theatre
10910 SW 17th Street,
Miami, Florida 33199
More Info Link
Cost: $10.00 General Admission | Cash or Check Only| Available at Door | No Advance Sales

Play On
By Rick Abbot; directed by Marina Pareja.
– The hilarious story of a theatre group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from an arrogant author who keeps revising the script.

Performances contain adult language and situations, not recommended for children.

FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014 7/24/14 to 7/26/14

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FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014
Thursday, 07/24/2014 – 07/26/2014 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
wpac4Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Black Box Theatre
10910 SW 17th Street,
Miami, Florida 33199
More Info Link
Cost: $10.00 General Admission | Cash or Check Only| Available at Door | No Advance Sales

Play On
By Rick Abbot; directed by Marina Pareja.
– The hilarious story of a theatre group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from an arrogant author who keeps revising the script.

Performances contain adult language and situations, not recommended for children.

FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014 7/17/14 to 7/19/14

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FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014
Thursday, 07/17/2014 – 07/19/2014 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
wpac3Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Black Box Theatre
10910 SW 17th Street,
Miami, Florida 33199
More Info Link
Cost: $10.00 General Admission | Cash or Check Only| Available at Door | No Advance Sales

Catherine’s Wheel, New Play Development Project Winner
By Juan C. Sanchez, directed by Michael Yawney
-What the living don’t know, the dead can teach.

Performances contain adult language and situations, not recommended for children.

FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014 7/10/14 to 7/12/14

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FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014
Thursday, 07/10/2014 – 07/12/2014 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
wpac2Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Black Box Theatre
10910 SW 17th Street,
Miami, Florida 33199
More Info Link
Cost: $10.00 General Admission | Cash or Check Only| Available at Door | No Advance Sales

Catherine’s Wheel, New Play Development Project Winner
By Juan C. Sanchez; directed by Michael Yawney.
-What the living don’t know, the dead can teach

Performances contain adult language and situations, not suitable for children.

FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014 6/26/14 to 6/28/14

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FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014
Thursday, 06/26/2014 – 06/28/2014 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
wpac1Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Black Box Theatre
10910 SW 17th Street,
Miami, Florida 33199
More Info Link
Cost: $10.00 General Admission | Cash or Check Only| Available at Door | No Advance Sales

FIU Theatre Presents Alternative Theatre Festival 2014.

Performances Include:

Gizmo Love
By John Kolvenbach; directed by Wilfredo Cabrera.
-This dark comedy is about the vicious world of Hollywood. It encompasses the guileless, the ruthless and the reckless.

Performances contain adult language and situations, not recommended for children.

FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014 6/19/14 to 8/2/14

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FIU Theatre Alternative Theatre Festival 2014
Thursday, 06/19/2014 – 06/21/2014 08:00 pm – 10:00 pm
wpacHerbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Black Box Theatre
10910 SW 17th Street,
Miami, Florida 33199
More Info Link
Cost: $10.00 General Admission | Cash or Check Only| Available at Door | No Advance Sales

FIU Theatre Presents Alternative Theatre Festival 2014.

Gizmo Love
By John Kolvenbach; directed by Wilfredo Cabrera.
-This dark comedy is about the vicious world of Hollywood. It encompasses the guileless, the ruthless and the reckless.

Performances contain adult language and situations, not recommended for children.

Discover Miami Through Music: “Masonic Mozart” 6/8/14

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Discover Miami Through Music: “Masonic Mozart”
Sunday, 06/08/2014 – 04:00 pm – 06:00 pm
srbuilding1Miami Scottish Rite Temple
471 NW 3rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33128
Webpage Link
Cost: $20-$40 Adults; $5 Students

Orchestra Miami performs “Masonic Mozart” at Miami’s Historic Scottish Rite Temple
The first in Orchestra Miami’s Discover Miami Through Music Series

Miami’s Scottish Rite Temple: You’ve driven by it a million times passing through downtown, marveled at its lovely & exotic Art Deco exterior, but have you actually been inside? Finally, here’s your opportunity with Orchestra Miami’s inaugural concert of the Discover Miami Through Music series, a series of concerts in Miami’s most interesting and historic landmarks.

The inaugural concert, entitled “Masonic Mozart” is an all-Mozart concert inside Miami’s iconic Scottish Rite Temple. One of history’s most celebrated Masons, Mozart wrote numerous pieces for Masonic Ritual, for his Masonic brothers or based on Masonic symbols. “Masonic Mozart” is your opportunity to hear some of this great music performed in the setting for which it was intended.

The program features Orchestra Miami’s principal clarinetist Richard Hancock in Mozart’s Concerto for Clarinet, K. 622 and special guest Dr. Tony Boutté as the tenor soloist in Die Mauerfreude, a cantata for tenor and orchestra. The concert opens with the gorgeous Overture to Die Zauberflöte (the “Masonic”opera) and closes with Mozart’s greatest symphonic achievement, the “Jupiter” Symphony N. 41, K. 551 in C Major. The 39 musicians from Orchestra Miami will be led by Artistic Director Elaine Rinaldi. Following the concert, Miami’s acclaimed historian Dr. Paul George will talk about the Scottish Rite building and the historic Lummus Park neighborhood.

Taste of the Terrace Grand Opening Celebration 5/17/14

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Taste of the Terrace Grand Opening Celebration
Saturday, 05/17/2014 – 05/17/2014 01:00 pm – 05:00 pm
ATT00242Dadeland Mall
7535 North Kendall Drive,
Miami, Florida 33156
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The festivities will begin on Saturday, May 17 at 1 p.m. on the lower level of the new wing with special guest emcee Roxanne Vargas of NBC 6 kicking off the celebration.

Saturday
1 p.m. – Festivities begin
1:45 p.m. – Balans chef demo
2:30 p.m. – Belly dancing
2:50 p.m. – DJ music
3 p.m. – CHAMPAGNE TOAST / RUNWAY FASHION SHOW BEGINS (Best Photo Opp)
4 p.m. – Fit2Run fitness demo
4:45 p.m. – DJ music
5 p.m. – Closing remarks

There will also be prize an hour winners every hour.

Shoppers can register to win hourly raffle prizes, enjoy strolling entertainment, taste bites from sampling stations hosted by Aroma Espresso Bar & Café, Balans, and Bobby’s Burger Palace, visit an assortment of Style Stops, and interact with dynamic beauty and chef demonstrations. Additionally, three lucky winners will receive complete makeovers by Dadeland Mall’s personal stylist. Guests can enter to win by liking and registering on Dadeland Mall’s Facebook page, or by visiting the Simon Guest Services booth.

At 3 p.m. on Saturday, Roxanne Vargas will lead a Champagne Toast, sponsored by Lexus of Kendall and Lexus of West Kendall, featuring oversized champagne bottles that will shower guests with confetti to mark the official opening. A runway show will begin immediately after showcasing hot summer looks.

For more information on ‘Taste of the Terrace’, please visit www.simon.com.

International Salsa Saturdays 5/17/14

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International Salsa Saturdays
Saturday, 05/17/2014 – 12/27/2014 09:00 pm – 03:00 pm
IMG_20140506_111414The Ren A Venue
10850 sw 72nd st,
miami, Florida 33173
Facebook Link
Cost: 10

Don Mecca Promotions DJ Jorge Charun and Rene Gueits Salsa Present….
Miami’s biggest Salsa and Open Format Party. Dancers from all over Miami, come and celebrate dance and a good time. Come join us every Saturday night for fun and a great time.

Ren Night Club….

Ladies free all night
Guys receive complimentary cocktail with entrance $10 GA

International Latin Saturdays
10855 sw 72nd st, Miami Fl
VIP and RSVP 7863093671

Sounds by DJ Jorge Charun
Salsa and Top40

Celebrating a birthday? Buy a bottle of vodka and get one free. Bottle specials starting at $100

#salsa #merengue #bachata #top40 #salsadancing #miami #coralgables #southmiami #kendall #homestead #brickell #women #mujeres #rubias #saturdays #clubs #tourist #weekends #djcharun #cuba #pr #dr #colombia #hialeah #reggaeton #promoter #vip #salsamiami #salsapartiesmiami #salsa #salsacubana #reggaetonparties #miamiclubs #salsaclubs #latinclubs #cubanclubs #colombianclubs #latinparties #salsasaturdays #bahcataparties #merengueparties #whattodomiami

Latin Flavor Salsa Fridays 5/16/14

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Latin Flavor Salsa Fridays
Friday, 05/16/2014 – 05/17/2014 09:00 pm – 02:30 am
1621864_238107886370153_1381864730_nThe Open Stage Club
2325 galiano st,
coral gables, Florida 33134
Webpage Link
Cost: 10

Latin Flavor Salsa Fridays at the Open Stage Club

Presented by Don Mecca Promotions and Rene Gueits Salsa Lovers

Latin Flavor Fridays is known as Miami’s hottest Salsa and Top 40 party. Dancers from all over Miami come to enjoy the weekly experience of a life time. Come join us for your the time of your life

Ladies free before 11 when you say DM Promotions and doors open at 9:00 pm
VIP and bottles starting at $100

Celebrating a birthday? Receive complimentary VIP and a bottle of champagne, must RSVP for your free offer.

Salsa merengue bachata and top 40 inside

All night terrace party, Top 40 and Open Format

Hosted by Don Mecca and Rene Gueits

SALSA CLASSES AT 9:30 BY SALSA KINGS

Sounds by DJ Kameo

CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY? CALL OR TEXT ABOUT COMPLIMENTARY VIP SERVICE.

VIP BOTTLE SPECIALS STARTING AT $90 AND TWO BOTTLES STARTING AT $140.

RSVP FOR BIRTHDAYS OR VIP @ 7863093671

2325 GALIANO ST, CORAL GABLES FL, 33134

DM Promotions “COME HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE”
#salsa #salsaparites #latin #miami #latinparties #hialeah #miamiclubs #coralgables #brickell #southbeach #bachataclubs #puertoricoricanclubs #panamanianclubs #colombianclubs #cubanclubs #dominicanclubs #top40 #house #salsanights #salsacubana #google #mulata #rubia #fridaynights #baila #timba #reggaeton #promoter #latinclubs #clubsmiami #touristdestination #whattodoinmiami
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2014 Donor Next Door Awards Luncheon 5/15/14

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2014 Donor Next Door Awards Luncheon
Thursday, 05/15/2014 – 05/15/2014 11:00 am – 01:30 pm
FB Banner_Layout 1Jungle Island
1111 Parrott Jungle Trail,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: $65

LEAVE A LEGACY© will honor Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón with the Community Champion Award at the 16th Annual Donor Next Door Luncheon.

LEAVE A LEGACY© established the Community Champion Award to honor individuals who contribute to the non-profit community and have shown a great commitment to Miami-Dade County through their activism to help the community’s most vulnerable.

Padrón, who was named one of the top 10 college presidents in the United States by Time Magazine, is known for revolutionizing the role of a community college by raising academic standards, offering four-year degrees and a competitive honors program. Today Miami Dade College has more than 170,000 students and graduates more minorities than any other college in the country.

At the Donor Next Door luncheon, City Year Miami Executive Director Said Ishoof will receive the Ruth Shack Leadership Award, which is given to an emerging leader who represents the qualities of ethics, dedication and service embodied by The Miami Foundation’s former president. City Year Miami currently works with students in 17 public schools – elementary, middle and senior high – in Miami-Dade County.

“At City Year, we want to challenge the culture of philanthropy in Miami,” said Isoof, who has been leading the organization since spring 2009. “We need their support to double our impact and play a bigger role in the lives of more students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.”

The Donor Next Door Luncheon will also honor leading patrons for their philanthropy to 31 charities.

Participating Nonprofits
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation
Barry University
Casa Valentina
Catalyst Miami
The Miami Foundation
Florida International University
Dade Heritage Trust, Inc.
Diabetes Research Foundation
The Education Fund
Feeding South Florida
The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Health Foundation of South Florida
HistoryMiami
Jewish Community Services of South Florida
Joshua’s Heart Foundation
Miami Children’s Health Hospital Foundation
Miami Dade College Foundation
Miami Jewish Health Systems
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind
Miami Rescue Mission/Broward Outreach Center
New World School of the Arts
Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast
Sunrise Community Inc.
Special Olympics Florida, Miami-Dade County
Switchboard of Miami, Inc.
Take Stock in Children
Teach for America
University of Miami
Voices for Children
The Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade County
Zoological Society of Miami
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LEAVE A LEGACY© is a program of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning (formerly Planned Giving Council) of Miami-Dade, comprised of non-profit leaders and allied business professionals involved in estate and financial planning, whose mission is to promote philanthropy in our community. For more information, visit LeaveALegacyMiami.org.

LEAVE A LEGACY© SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsor: Baptist Health South Florida Foundation

Program Sponsors: Chase Marketing Group, The Miami Foundation, The Northern Trust Company, United Way of Miami-Dade

Sustaining Sponsor: Partnership for Philanthropic Planning of Miami-Dade

Sustaining Sponsors: Akerman Senterfitt, Fiduciary Trust International, Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation, Morris Family Foundation, University of Miami

SMCSF Speed Marketing Roundtables 5/14/14

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SMCSF — Speed Marketing Roundtables
smcsfWednesday, May 14, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
R House
2727 Northwest 2nd Ave
Miami, Florida 33127
Register on Facebook

Join us for a unique learning experience at the exceptional R HOUSE in the heart of Wynwood. Arrive early and receive 2 for 1 drinks when you Instagram a photo of an R HOUSE food/beverage purchase!

This “roll-up your sleeves” experience combines the executive roundtable with speed networking for a dynamic and fast-paced conversation. One of our recognized peers will lead each roundtable discussion about their topic of expertise. There will be ten roundtables, including:

PR/News: Christine De La Huerta
Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Michael Schott
Social Media Strategy: Gaby Guzman & Liza Walton
Content Marketing: Marc Enriquez
Paid Media: Nate Mendenhall
Email: Sandi Abbott
Branding/Creative: Michelle Dow & Christy Vidal
Event Marketing: JennyLee Molina & Mabel De Beunza
Personal Branding: Nancy Richmond
Blogging: Blanca Stella Mejia

We will rotate roundtables every 20 minutes, giving you the opportunity to participate in 4 topics of your choice throughout the meetup. Come prepared with your questions and share your own experiences for others to learn from.

This meetup is open to everyone and free to attend thanks to our sponsors. See you there!

FIU Presents Panel on Love, Keynoted by Arun Gandhi 5/21/14

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FIU Presents Panel on Love, Keynoted by Arun Gandhi
Wednesday, 05/21/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:30 pm
flyer-One_World_Family-FIU-2014_v.-REDUCEDFlorida International University, Graham Center
11200 SW 8th Street,
Miami, Florida 33199
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Spiritual leaders from the east and west are converging in South Florida to discuss the universal concept of compassion. It’s a word used often, but how can compassion serve to improve individual lives and communities? During a panel discussion at Florida International University, the public is invited to hear from such respected sources as Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Arun Gandhi and Yogi Master Paramahamsa Prajnanananda – Prajnanananda is the 7th lineage leader of the ancient meditative practice Kriya Yoga — one of the oldest and most sacred of the meditative techniques from India.

The theme is Love and Compassion are Our True Nature, An Interfaith Dialogue. Registration begins at 6 p.m., panel commences at 6:30 p.m. and concludes at 9:30 p.m. after audience Q&A.

The purpose of both events is to promote love, compassion and intercultural understanding through a non-political forum where recognized leaders in a variety of traditions can expound on their views to achieving happiness and unity.

The symposium is dedicated to the memory of his Holiness Paramahamsa Hariharananda, the renowned spiritual leader of the Kriya Yoga Institute, and in celebration of his pilgrimage to the west, exactly 40 years ago.

These events are a rare opportunity for interested people to attend public discussions lead by notable leaders in the spiritual realm. Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made by calling 305-247-1960 or via email at institute@kriya.org

Retro Martini Tuesdays 6/3/14

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Retro Martini Tuesdays
Tuesday, 06/03/2014 – 07:00 pm – 01:00 am
RMT-SideB-Date060314Vezzoli 69 Martini Lounge
6900 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33138
Eventbrite Link
Cost: Free

Join us every Tuesday starting June 3rd, for a unique evening every Tuesday night as we host Retro Tuesday Martini at Vezzoli 69 Martini Lounge in Via Verdi Cucina Rustica.

Enjoy delicious martinis, savor exquisite tapas and dishes while you take a trip into the late and great 1950’s.

Featuring:
* Retro Fashion Show by L.A. Boudoir Miami.
* Delicious Tapas and exquisite dishes by renowned Miami chefs Fabrizio & Nicola Carro.
* Unique cocktails by celebrity mixologist Cristiano Vezzoli.
* Music by local guest DJs
* Martini Cocktail Specials All Evening Long

Hosted by Citrus Miami. Sponsored by Passion Spirits.

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Guests dressed in 1950’s attire will received a glass of Prosseco and Appetizer.*
* Limit to 1 per person.
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Reservations are strongly recommended.
For Reservations call: (786) 615-2870

Emerge Broward Golf Lessons & Cocktails 5/14/14

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Emerge Broward Golf Lessons & Cocktails
Wednesday, 05/14/2014 – 06:00 pm – 08:30 pm
golfPalm Aire Country Club
3710 Oaks Clubhouse Drive,
Pompano Beach, Florida 33069
Webpage Link
Cost: $35 for members, $45 for guests

The idea of this event is to add a little flavor to networking. Come play, learn a bit of golf, and build alliances. Learn how to perfect your golf swing and then toast to your hole-in-1! We will have wine, beer, and yummy bites. No golf experience needed. If you are an experienced golfer please still come and join us for contests. Clubs will be provided.

Emerge Broward Meet & Greet Sponsored by Northwestern Mutual 5/29/14

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Emerge Broward Meet & Greet Sponsored by Northwestern Mutual
Thursday, 05/29/2014 – 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
May-Meet-Greet1Bar Stache
109 SW 2nd Avenue,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Emerge Broward, a program of Leadership Broward Foundation, invites young professionals to its monthly Meet & Greet networking event. Free admission for Emerge Broward members, $10 for guests.

New members can register for annual membership ($25) at the event. That annual membership includes free admission to this event.

Deaths Door with The Grey 8s, Ben Wash and Ray Milian 5/13/14

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Deaths Door with The Grey 8s, Ben Wash and Ray Milian
Sunday, 05/13/2014 – 11:00 pm –
imageThe Garret
697 North Miami ave.,
Miami, Florida 33136
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

“The best Tuesday night ever” – Nylon Daily

“Dark and sexy dance party.” – Miami New Times

Sounds by:

The Grey 8s

RAY MILIAN

BEN WASH

Dj’s + Go-go Dancers + Old School Movies
NO COVER – DRINK SPECIALS

More Info: press@kingsheadrecords.com

Presented by King’s Head Records

Strength & Beauty Party at Pilates & Movement Center of Brickell 5/15/14

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Strength & Beauty Party at Pilates & Movement Center of Brickell
Thursday, 05/15/2014 – 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
PMCB_Event_May-15Pilates & Movement Center of Brickell
Infinity at Brickell Condos,
40 SW 13th Street Suite 504, Florida Miami 33131
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Join us on May 15th for an unforgettable celebration of Health, Wellness and Beauty. Get tips from our elite group of beauty, fitness and wellness experts while you relax with your friends, sip champagne, sample gourmet food from local Brickell restaurants and listen to great music. To rsvp, just send us an email via . Your glass of champagne is waiting! See you on May 15th!

World Cup Viewing Parties 6/12/14

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World Cup Viewing Parties
Thursday, 06/12/2014 – 07/13/2014 03:00 pm – 12:00 am
4x6_world_cup-_flyer1Clevelander Hotel & Pool-Patio
1020 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Clevelander Hotel located at the center of it all is the World Cup Viewing Headquarters on South Beach. Showing every game from June 12th-July13th. Each game will be packed with fun sports entertainment!

DASH Presents 14th Annual Phantom Film Festival 5/20/14

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DASH Presents 14th Annual Phantom Film Festival
Tuesday, 05/20/2014 – 07:00 pm –
DASHNew World Center
500 17th Street,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $15 general admission

On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 7 PM, Design and Architecture Senior High School (DASH) will present the 14th Annual Phantom Film Festival at the New World Center, 500 17th Street on Miami Beach. The annual event is a much-anticipated occasion, providing the school’s film/entertainment technology students with a venue to showcase their work.

In addition to being a forum for student to screen their work for a live audience, the Phantom Film Festival also served as an important fundraiser with proceeds going towards scholarships and equipment. Tickets are priced at $15 for general admission and are available via the DASH PTSA website at www.dashptsa.com. For those wishing to provide additional support to this important initiative, VIP tickets are available at $100. For more information on sponsorship opportunities call 305.573.7135.

Presents QT with SOPHIE & A. G. COOK 5/15/14

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Presents QT with SOPHIE & A. G. COOK
Thursday, 05/15/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
qt-pamm-webPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Every third Thursday evening, PAMM brings together an eclectic range of internationally-acclaimed artists for a live outdoor music series by the bay. This month, PAMM Presents QT with SOPHIE & A. G. COOK.

Free with museum admission

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Mothers Day Brunch Buffet at Moonchine Asian Bistro 5/11/14

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Mothers Day Brunch Buffet at Moonchine Asian Bistro
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 11:30 am – 04:00 pm
Fotor050932159Moonchine Asian Bistro
7100 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33138
Webpage Link
Cost: $19.50 Online Only

Come by and spend Mothers day at our patio garden or dining area! DJs will be spinning in a classic open format to add to your exclusive dining experience!

RSVP here and get access to our unlimited Mothers day Buffet for only 19.50$

Including:

Thai – Vietnamese BBQ

Eggs/Omelettes

French Rolls

Chaffing Dish Specials for all BBQ meats

Variety of seafood and fish

Desert Station

Fiesta Brazil 6/22/14

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Fiesta Brazil
Sunday, 06/22/2014 – 06:00 pm – 12:00 am
fiestabrazilClevelander Hotel & Pool-Patio
1020 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join us and our friends at 1210 ESPN Deportes for a fun filled night as we all cheer on the USA vs Portugal match. The night will be filled with games, prizes, giveaways and live coverage! As always, Clevelander brings you sexy, fun, sports entertainment at the center of it all on South Beach!

Watch Party by Clevelander & Bud Light 6/20/14

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Watch Party by Clevelander & Bud Light
Friday, 06/20/2014 – 06/21/2014 05:00 pm – 12:00 pm
BudVegasClevelander Hotel & Pool-Patio
1020 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Watch World Cup at Clevelander! Join us June 20-21st and you could win BIG. Our friends at Bud Light will be hosting a face painting contest for a chance to win a trip to:
Ultimate FIFA World Cup
Where: The Palms Hotel – Las Vegas
When: Saturday, July 12 – Monday, July 14

Young Performers Light Up the Night for Young Talent Big Dreams Finals 5/3/14

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Young Performers Light Up the Night for Young Talent Big Dreams Finals
Saturday, 05/03/2014 – 07:00 pm –
DSC_29101Actor’s Playhouse at Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile,
Coral Gables, Florida 33143
Webpage Link
Cost: $10

Young Performers Light Up the Night for Young Talent Big Dreams Finals
By Michael R. Malone, The Children’s Trust

Before beginning his original spoken word piece for the Young Talent Big Dreams finals, David Woodward paused in front of the microphone and closed his eyes, seeming to disappear.

Then he opened his eyes and launched his emotional performance, a fusion of words and gestures that spoke of the frustration and sometimes fury of the many boys and young men in Woodward’s Little Havana neighborhood who seek to rise above their poverty and shatter the stereotypes that weigh against them.

For his originality and creativity, Woodward, a 16-year-old junior and one of the top writers in his AP English course at SLAM Miami Charter Middle/High School, was named the overall Grand Prize Winner of Young Talent Big Dreams. This year marked the fourth and most ambitious rendition of the countywide talent contest, coordinated by the Actor’s Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre and sponsored by The Children’s Trust.
The cadre of judges, all professional artists or art critics, chose Woodward over a host of amazingly talented young musicians, dancers, composers and wordsmiths performing in a range of categories, both individual and group. For the top prize, Woodward received $500 in cash and a free trip for two – air fare, hotel and passes – to attend the live American Idol finale in Los Angeles, CA, courtesy of WSVN CH7.
Woodward, who’s been rhyming, rapping and creating original poetry since elementary school, credited his English teacher, Crystal Espinosa, at SLAM for helping him craft his award-winning performance piece. With her guidance, he revised the piece more than twenty times, working steadily on it for more than a month.

“Though I like to write, I wasn’t much of a reader before. The experience of competing in YTBD really taught me about perfecting my writing craft,” said Woodward, nicknamed the “silent assassin” by his classmates for the riveting power and precision infused in his work.

Winners were chosen for each of the categories, and 27 acts competed in all in the finals held Saturday, May 3 at the Actor’s Playhouse. These contestants were selected from the hundreds that participated over the past four months in the total seven auditions held at venues around the county.

“Every year the talent gets better and better, and the dreams get bigger and bigger for this competition,” said Charles M. Auslander, president and CEO of The Children’s Trust, adding that “The Trust is dedicated to helping to encourage the dreams of the children of Miami-Dade County.

Throughout the finals night as he has at all the auditions, emcee Earl Maulding kept the audience caffeinated with his infectious good humor as he sang the high praises of the performers who were competing and those who auditioned over the past few months.
¨These kids are just beyond believing. For many of them this contest is the first time that they walk onto a stage for an audition, but to hear and see them – you’d never know it. Their talents – and courage – are just off the charts,” commented Maulding, who directs the Young Audiences Theatre at Actors’ Playhouse.

Individual first-place winners in each category received $200. Ysabella Reyes, a 10-year-old who studies dance at Dance Hall and who dreams of becoming a ballroom dancer and choreographer wooed judges with her Individual Dance performance. Abdias L. Armenteros, a 9th grade student at Miami Union Academy took top prize in Individual Musical Instrument with his spirited saxophone performance. In the relatively new category for Individual Original Composition, Javmar Perez-Contreras, a 14-year-old pianist who attends Pinecrest Preparatory Middle High School, won first prize in stiff competition.

Carolina Rivero, an 8th-grader at St. Thomas the Apostle, delivered a spirited rendition of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” to win Individual Vocal Pop/Rock/Rap. Judges awarded top prize for Individual Vocal Theatre/Jazz/Classical to Amanda Gonzalez-Piloto, a freshman vocalist at the New World School of the Arts, who delighted the audience with her version of “Taylor the Latte Boy.”

In Bands competition, One Love, comprised of five young musicians – Carina Ubinas, 15, Joshua Paulus-Rosenow, 15, Carlos Ubinas, 14, Michael Ubinas, 11, and Gabriela Ubinas, 9 – who’ve been performing together just a few months, took top prize. Each musician received $50. In Group Dance, Monica Delgado, an 8th grader at Coral Way K-8, and Anne Wright, an 8th grader at Westminister Christian School, won top honors and $100 each. Both are dancers with the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet. Imani Coker, 16, and Naya Schere, 17, won top honors for Group Musical Instrument for their viola duet. Both are musicians in Coral Reef Senior High’s Orchestra Magnet. The two also received $100 each.

All category winners received master classes taught by local professionals and opportunities to attend a range of professional performances over the coming year; a pair of subscriptions to the Actors’ Playhouse 2014-15 Mainstage Season; local restaurant certificates; and professional headshots for their portfolios from Alberto Romeu Photography. The Individual Dance Winner also received a full scholarship to the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet.

Judges for the finals performance included: David Arisco, artistic director at Actors’ Playhouse; Lynn Martinez, WSVN CH7 News Anchor; Mary Carmen Catoya, Principal Dancer, Miami City Ballet; Howard Cohen, Features Writer, The Miami Herald; Natalie Lewis-Schere, Co-Founder and Executive Director of PATH; and Joel Someillan, Award-winning musical producer of Nickelodeon’s Dora The Explorer and Go Diego Go! TV shows.

Early in the evening, Actors’ Playhouse executive producing director Barbara Stein welcomed local dignitaries and graciously thanked the many event sponsors. At the end of the night, the stage was filled with beaming contestants, purple Finalist medallions swinging at their necks. Stein’s welcome words still echoed in the confettied air.

“This has been the most amazing competition, one that inspires the dreams of so many and that we’re so glad to be a part of. Nobody’s leaving here tonight who’s not a first-class winner.

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner Presents New Book: Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises at Miami Dade College 5/20/14

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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner Presents New Book: Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises at Miami Dade College
Tuesday, 05/20/2014 – 05/20/2014 07:30 pm – 09:30 pm
Stress-Test-Book-JacketMiami Dade Collegea Wolfson Campus Chapman Center
300 NE Second Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Geithner presided over the recent financial crisis in the U.S. from 2009 to 2013, when he served as the 75th Secretary of the Treasury under President Barack Obama. His decisions required swift and creative action to avert a second Great Depression and preserve the global economy. Stress Test is a candid account of the unprecedented effort to save the U.S. economy from collapse.

Vouchers for this event are available at Books & Books locations. The cost of the voucher is the price of the book ($35 + tax) and can be used as an entry for (2) people to the event. The voucher also entitles you to receive (1) autographed copy of the book, which will be available at the front entrance on the date of the event, with your voucher. For more details, call Books & Books or visit www.booksandbooks.com.

Kitchen 305 Celebrates Mother’s Day With All-You-Can-Eat Brunch 5/11/14

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Kitchen 305 Celebrates Mother’s Day With All-You-Can-Eat Brunch
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 11:00 am – 03:00 pm
Kitchen 305 at the Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort
16701 Collins Ave.,
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
Webpage Link
Cost: $35 per person

Enjoy a long meal with loved ones that starts with breakfast favorites including freshly baked breads, a pastry station, seasonal fruits and made-to-order omelets.

A seafood display will feature hand-rolled sushi, jumbo shrimp, Bluepoint oysters on the half shell, grilled Icelandic gravlax, snow crab claws and an assortment of smoked fish.

An antipasti and salad bar includes domestic and imported cheese, bruschetta station and a selection of cured meats and sausages.

Entrée options are comprised of Texas smoked prime rib smeared with chimichurri, horseradish mousseline and spicy mustard; stuffed leg of lamb with rock shrimp and chorizo and citrus marinated Atlantic salmon grilled with shiitake mushrooms and cippolini onions.

For those who savor sweets, a Viennese dessert bar will showcase assorted cakes, cookies, brownies, mini tarts and berries.

American Social Hosts Mother’s Day All-You-Can-Eat Brunch 5/11/14

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American Social Hosts Mother’s Day  All-You-Can-Eat Brunch

Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 11:00 am – 02:30 pm
551311_444803722268829_219884830_nAmerican Social
721 E. Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Webpage Link
Cost: $22.95 per person

Guests are invited to enjoy the restaurant’s endless chilled snow crabs, Belgian waffles, made-to-order omelets, ol’ fashioned chicken ‘n waffles, biscuits and gravy, hickory smoked bacon, apple wood sausage, slow roasted, salt and pepper prime rib, breakfast potatoes, house smoked Atlantic salmon, seasonal fruit, fresh baked pastries, artisanal breads and homemade dessert for $22.95. For $10 extra, patrons can indulge in unlimited mimosas and a full Bloody Mary bar.

In addition to raising a bottomless glass to all of the moms, AmSo will gift them with a single, long-stemmed red rose and a hand-dipped, chocolate covered strawberry.

For reservations, please call 954-764-7005.

2014 Wharton Business Statesman of the Year Award Ceremony 5/15/14

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2014 Wharton Business Statesman of the Year Award Ceremony
Thursday, 05/15/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
UnknownThe Four Seasons Miami
1435 Brickell Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33131
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Cost: $200.00

The Wharton Club of South Florida will be hosting the 2014 Wharton Business Statesman of the Year Award Ceremony on Thursday, May 15 at 6 p.m. This signature Wharton event will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami, 1435 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131. At the event, guests will have the opportunity to meet Manny Medina, one of South Florida’s most successful entrepreneurs who recently sold Terremark to Verizon for $1.4 billion and the visionary of the eMerge Americas technology conference.

World Wide Instameet Coral Gables 5/17/14

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World Wide Instameet Coral Gables
Saturday, 05/17/2014 – 11:00 am – 02:00 pm
instameerforwebCoral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

On May 17-18 Instagram.com will be hosting a World Wide Instameet where thousands of communities around the world will contribute through photography walks. The event brings together the top Instagrammers of the community. Which then post and repost images from the event to thousands of followers.
The Miami location for this Instameet is Coral Gables, a perfect location for its historic and photogenic architecture. The meeting place being at The Coral Gables Museum at 11 am. The Coral Gables Museum has welcomed all Instagrammers participating in this World Wide event to free admission and guided photographic city tour. Tour culminates at Leica Store in historic Miracle Mile.
Come meet, interact and collaborate in person with the people behind the lenses of some of Miami’s Top Instagram accounts. Don’t forget your cameras and walking shoes.

Miami Watercolor Society 41st Annual Spring Exhibition 5/17/14

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Miami Watercolor Society 41st Annual Spring Exhibition
Saturday, 05/17/2014 – 05:00 pm – 07:00 pm
springexhibitUniversity of Miami – College of Arts & Sciences,Wesley Foundations Building….
1210 Stanford Drive,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Miami Watercolor Society
presents the
41st Annual Spring Exhibition
at the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Miami.
Wesley Foundations Building.
1210 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables

Opening Reception
Saturday, May 17, 2014 – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Music by Paraiso Players.
Open to the public May 12- May 31, 2014
Gallery Hours: Call 305-284-2543

Cover Art: Aurora Sunshine – Kathryn Ford
Winner, Best in Show, Fall 2013
http://miamiwatercolor.org/

D.A.S.H. Alumni Inaugural 20 Yr. Reunion Celebration 5/24/14

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D.A.S.H. Alumni Inaugural 20 Yr. Reunion Celebration
Saturday, 05/24/2014 – 05/25/2014 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
DASH_20YearReunion_logoThe National YoungArts Foundation
2100 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost: $ 100

The Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH) Alumni Association invite you to join us in celebrating a milestone event for DASH, our Inaugural Alumni 20 Year Reunion on Saturday May 24, 2014 at 8PM. This will be a fabulous nostalgic evening bringing together professional alumni students in the design, art and architecture fields, faculty and prestigious Business Advisory Board Members for the first time in 20 years, to commemorate the first graduating classes and the evolution of the school as currently the #2 Magnet Public High School in the country. Featuring a premium open bar, delicious hors d’oeuvres and dancing. Other highlights include; a special video presentation with archived original footage of the inception of the school through its evolution to present day. There will also be a documentary movie being filmed this night about the impact the school has had on the re-development of the Design District and neighboring Midtown Miami. This presentation will be featured in Frank Gehry’s newly designed 360 degree projection suite with 15 foot long “Ice Bar” on the Penthouse Level of the landmark Bacardi Building, which is home to the YoungArts Foundation on 2100 Biscayne Blvd. Ticket prices are $100 per person. Proceeds will benefit the DASH Alumni Scholarship Fund. To purchase tickets please email Franzella@franzellaguido.com or call 305-458-4553.

American Craft Beer Week 5/12/14

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American Craft Beer Week
Monday, 05/12/2014 – 05/18/2014 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm
American-Craft-Beer-WeekBatch Gastropub
30 SW 12 ST,
Miami, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $45

Batch Gastropub in Miami will join in on the nationwide celebration with a week full of events for American Craft Beer week Monday, May 12 through Sunday, May 18. American Craft Beer Week is the national celebration of the craft beer revolution. By celebrating with Batch you are promoting flavorful and interesting world-class craft beers produced by local small and independent brewers. Gather up your beer enthusiast friends at Batch to honor the craft beer community.

Batch Gastropub sets out to create a unique dining and drinking experience. Toast to a hard day’s work with a three course meal & different craft beers in honor of the Craft Beer week. Guests will be welcomed with a specialty beer cocktail such as, The Ginger Shandy, a fusion of Funky Buddha Floridian with lime, simple syrup and ginger beer poured over ice, following its daily three course meal that includes an appetizer, entrée and dessert with a beer in between for $45. Featured beers include Samuel Adams, Funky Buddha, Gravity Brewlab, Wynwood Brewery and Cigar City.

Bottle and Bottega Launches Art Hunt Miami 5/12/14

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Bottle & Bottega Launches Art Hunt Miami
Monday, 05/12/2014 – 05/16/2014 12:00 am – 11:59 pm
Miami
Greater Miami,
1555 Crabtree Lane, Florida 
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Bottle & Bottega Launches Art Hunt Miami Sends Miami Art Lovers on an Adventure in Search of Coveted Collection of Paintings

WHAT: Beginning next week on Monday, May 12th, and running through Friday, May 16th, Bottle & Bottega is sending local Miami residents scavenging for artistic treasures. Hidden throughout many of Greater Miami’s chic dining venues, this community event features four local artists’ paintings. The Art Hunt is open to the public. Starting Monday, clues about where each of the four pieces of art is hidden will be posted to Bottle & Bottega Miami’s Facebook page: facebook.com/BottleBottegaMiami. Winners simply take a photo of their art discovery and post it to the Bottle & Bottega Miami Facebook page. The first to find a painting also wins two free tickets to an upcoming Bottle & Bottega public party. The art pieces will be in plain sight within each venue, and the posted clues will be fairly simple.

WHY: This is an opportunity for local art enthusiasts to experience an adventure in art unlike any before. Miami is sharing in a love of art that can now be seen all over the city – not confined to a studio or single section of the city.

WHO: Miami’s Art Hunt is open to everyone. Bottle & Bottega Miami invites all who seek to add a bit of adventure into their search for attractive art to join the fun and uncover the paintings in unexpected venues.  Interviews will also be available with Maris Bish, owner of Bottle & Bottega – Miami.

WHERE: Find out where to search at facebook.com/BottleBottegaMiami

DATE: Monday, May 12th through Friday, May 16th

COST: Free

ABOUT BOTTLE & BOTTEGA
A stroke of artistic genius paints a totally new picture of what is possible when friends, couples or colleagues get together for a Bottle & Bottega art party — an experience unlike any other. One part artistic adventure and one part cocktail party, Bottle & Bottega inspires the inner artist in everyone regardless of skill or practice, through a blend of hands-on art sessions, on-site professional instruction and, of course, a glass of your favorite wine. Bottle & Bottega paint and wine parties are perfect for individuals, couples and groups of all sizes for a variety of personal and professional occasions.

For more information about Bottle & Bottega – Miami and to book your next event, call (786) 505-9344, e-mail miami@bottle-bottega.com, or visit bottleandbottega.com/Miami.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jamie Izaks, (847) 897-7480 (office); (847) 975-2336 (mobile); jizaks@allpointspr.com

Stiletto Strut For Miami Women Who Rock 5/15/14

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Stiletto Strut For Miami Women Who Rock
Thursday, 05/15/2014 – 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
StilettoStrutEvent-WBHIBloomingdale’s Aventura Mall
19555 Biscayne Blvd.,
Aventura, Florida 33180
Webpage Link
Cost: $25 per person

Ladies, your love of shoes can finally pay off! Join us on Thursday, May 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bloomingdale’s in Aventura Mall for a fashion show and benefit event for the Women’s Breast Health Initiative, Florida Affiliate.

Strut your stuff on the catwalk in your hottest heels for the chance to win a pair of Gucci shoes worth $1,000! Celebrity judges will be selecting the winner of this fabulous prize.

From 6 to 8 p.m., 10% of all purchases at Bloomingdale’s in Aventura will be donated to the Women’s Breast Health Initiative, Florida Affiliate. The Women’s Breast Health Initiative is a nonprofit organization that supports early detection of breast cancer and heart disease among women. WBHI is committed to providing critical information and free health screenings to under-served and uninsured women in South Florida by visiting communities during their door-to-door outreach campaigns.

Registration for the fashion show is $25 per entrant and all funds raised during the evening support the Women’s Breast Health Initiative. Register for this fun event online at http://flbreasthealth.com/events/fundraisers/. For more information, contact Lexi Rich at (305) 631-2283 or Emily Zubizaretto at emily@miamiwomenwhorock.org.

The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach Offers The Mother Of Pearl Package In Celebration Of Mother’s Day 5/11/14

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The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach Offers The Mother Of Pearl Package In Celebration Of Mother’s Day
Thursday, 05/08/2014 – 05/31/2014 12:00 am –
Mother-of-Pearl-PicThe Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
One Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Rates starting from $999

The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach is celebrating Mom’s special day by offering the luxurious Mother of Pearl Package.

Pamper your parent with a jewel of a package to show gratitude for everything she does. The Mother of Pearl package offers Mom a lavish stay in a Lanai Pool room at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, Gourmet Pearl Platter Oyster tasting followed by a gorgeous pearl present, Kalla Floral Pearl Experience, and celebratory seafood brunch for two at Bistro One LR to cap off her getaway of indulgence.

The Mother Of Pearl Package
• 1 night accommodation in Lanai Pool room
• Chef Andres Meraz’s Gourmet Pearl Platter Oyster Tasting at The DiLido Beach Club which culminates with a gem of a surprise, a pearl jewelry present.
• Kalla Floral Experience featuring an exclusive pearl-inspired floral bouquet with stunning Phalaenopsis orchids, decadent Christopher Elbow chocolates and bottle of Napa Valley Chardonnay from the Hill Family Estate. All wrapped up in a beautiful Kalla gift box.
• Mother’s Day Sunday Seafood Brunch for two at Bistro One LR.

Rates starting from $999 and valid through May 31, 2014. For reservations, please call 786-276-4027.
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach is located at One Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL. For additional information visit ritzcarlton.com/southbeach or call (786) 276-4006.

Kalla is a luxury floral service that is revolutionizing the gifting experience. Delivering on the promise of uniqueness, Kalla offers a truly special service from start to finish. Senders choose from a curated selection of limited edition — and stunningly gorgeous — bouquets which vary according to season. Each bouquet tells its own story, offering a window into its origins and design. The brand exudes luxury in every detail, with award-winning flowers, hand-crafted boxes, artisanal chocolates and fine wine. For more information, visit Kalla.com.

The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach is an oasis of luxury and bliss located in the epicenter of South Beach – The restored Art Moderne building in Miami’s famed Art Deco district exudes an air of modern sophistication and refined elegance. The resort features 375 newly-renovated guest rooms that draw inspiration from the azure waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Miami’s golden sandy beaches and the vigor of South Beach. The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach lies on Miami’s most famous beach and is located just steps from Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road – a 10-block pedestrian esplanade with world renowned shopping, dining, nightlife and people-watching. Its centerpieces include the only Ritz-Carlton Spa featuring exclusively La Maison de Beauté Carita, a multi-million dollar art collection, The DiLido Beach Club – the only oceanfront restaurant on South Beach, VIP oceanfront cabanas, 24-hour Fitness Center, grand ballroom, meeting rooms, and elevated outdoor pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. For additional information about The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach please call (800) 241-3333, the hotel directly at 786-276-4000, a travel professional or visit The Ritz-Carlton web site at www.ritzcarlton.com.

Carla Fache Open Her Studio At The Fountainhead 5/17/14

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Carla Fache Open Her Studio At The Fountainhead
Saturday, 05/17/2014 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
InviteStudioFountainhead Studios
7338 NW Miami Ct,
Miami, Florida 33150
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Miami, FL May, 2014- Miami artist Carla Fache will be opening the doors of her Art studio on Saturday, May 17th

Visitors will have the opportunity to have an intimate look inside the artist’s studio and learn more about her new works.

In her studio, Fache will have some of her recent works in exhibition. Among them, “La Otra Mirada” an acrylic 3D painting, big paintings and a new installation.

“Opening the doors of my studio is like opening the door of color to my canvas’s mental space”, explains Fache.

Carla Fache is a chilean born, Miami-based visual artist who explores the frontiers of color, space, balance and matter, through her paintings and installations.

Her work unfolds the juncture of parallel scenarios that occur simultaneously to quotidian realities, providing dimensions of escape against the society status quo, leverage a reconnection through her canvas portals.

Color is essential in Fache’s work; she explores its infinite combinations and balance through careful blending primary and secondary colors, re- contextualizing the concept of coexistence, time and universality; a return to the essential.

Her work employs a variety of materials including traditional canvas, but also introducing unusual artifacts, expanding outside of the two-dimensional plane of the canvas and into the surrounding environment.

Her more recent exhibitions include: Florida Museum for Women Artists, The Invisible Dog Art Center-New York, Armory Art Center- Palm Beach, Cambridge Art Association-Boston and Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. Some of the places where her work has been exhibited are: CIFO Cisneros Fontanels Arts Foundation, The Bass Museum of Art, Deering Estate at Cutler, Lowe Art Museum, MOCA and Coral Gables Museum to mention a few.

Fache’s work has been included in many publications, such as: “Celeste Prize International 2011” New York, “White Hot Magazine”, “New York Art Collectors Book” NY, “Five centuries of Art” LA, “Libro de Arte Ibero Americano Contemporaneo” Argentina, “Studio Visit Magazine” by New American Paintings, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, Knight Arts, Miami New Times, SunPost, Sun-Sentinel among others. Her work is included in important private and corporate collections.

Artist website: www.carlafache.com

Taste of The Gables 2014 6/5/14

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Taste of The Gables 2014
Thursday, 06/05/2014 – 06/06/2014 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
CGRWWestin Colonnade Hotel
180 Aragon Avenue,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
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Cost:

The 7th annual Taste of the Gables is back to kick off Coral Gables Restaurant Week! Taste samples from 20 of your favorite Coral Gables Restaurant Week participants, vote for your “Best Taste of the Gables,” and try a cocktail or two! Presented by Barcardi USA Inc , there will be plenty of food and activities, so come with an empty stomach! Tickets are on sale now, so get yours before they sell out.
General Admission: $30 in advance / $40 the day of the event
VIP Admission: $55 in advance / $65 the day of the event.
Visit http://coralgablesrestaurantweek.com/taste/ for more info & to purchase tickets.

Mother’s Day Breakfast with Animal Friends 5/11/14

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Mother’s Day Breakfast with Animal Friends
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 08:00 am – 09:30 am
giraffe-baby-for-webZoo Miami
12400 SW 152 Street,
Miami, Florida 33177
Webpage Link
Cost: $30 – $45

Looking for that perfect gift for Mother’s Day? Treat your mom to a hot breakfast at Zoo Miami. What better place is there to celebrate Mother’s day than with her children at the Children’s Zoo, surrounded by zoo animals for a one of a kind dining experience, and we will do all the cooking! To round out the morning, you can watch the meerkats receive tasty tidbits of their favorite foods and participate in a special Mother’s day show highlighting animals’ behavior and personalities Recommended for families (children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult)

Registration Information:
Space is limited, so don’t wait until the last minute, early reservations ensure better seats!
$30 Members; $45 Non-members (same day entrance to the Zoo included)
Children ages 2 and under are free, but require a ticket. To download registration form, visit www.zoomiami.org. Completed tegistration form must be submitted with payment by fax, mail or email. Make checks payable to Zoological Society of FL (or ZSF).

Mail: Education Department
Zoological Society of Florida
12400 SW 152 ST
Miami, FL 33177
Fax: 305-255-7126
Email: education@zsf.org

Summer Savings Pass 5/19/14

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Summer Savings Pass
Monday, 05/19/2014 – 09/30/2014 09:30 am – 05:30 pm
SSP-WebZoo Miami
12400 SW 152 Street,
Miami, Florida 33177
Webpage Link
Cost: $46 – $56

4 attractions…4 months of fun…1 price! Lion Country Safari, Miami Seaquarium, Museum of Discovery and Science and Zoo Miami will be offering a ‘Summer Savings Pass’ for the fourth year in a row. The ‘Summer Savings Pass’ will give its buyers unlimited admission to all four attractions throughout the summer! 4 attractions…4 months of fun…1 low price.

The Summer Savings Pass will be available for purchase at Zoo Miami, www.zoomiami.org and at each of the other participating attractions beginning on May 19, 2014 and through September 30, 2014. At $56 plus tax, per adult and $46 plus tax, per child (ages 3-12), this pass grants unlimited admission through September 30th at Lion Country Safari, Miami Seaquarium, Museum of Discovery and Science and Zoo Miami. Annual pass holders of these attractions will be eligible to purchase this pass for only $31 plus tax, per adult, and $21 plus tax, per child. For more information on the Summer Savings Pass visit www.summersavingspass.com.

For complete details, visit www.zoomiami.org.

Sip and Bite Ladies Night 5/9/14

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Sip and Bite Ladies Night
Friday, 05/09/2014 – 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
Fri-may9-4Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Ladies enjoy two for one $7 Cosmos or Dirty Martini’s from 6-8pm this Friday with sounds by Dj SharpSound! Indulge in our Happy Hour specials & pleasure your palate with complementary welcome bites at the bar, with your beverage order. Stick around for Dj Killaka5 bringing your fav open format beats for our late night Wynwood Lounge Sessions!

Art Walk Encore 5/10/14

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Art Walk Encore
Saturday, 05/10/2014 – 05/11/2014 07:00 pm – 03:00 am
may10-v3Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Facebook Link
Cost: 5

Encore Presentation of Scratching the Surface by artist Emil Bodourov at 7pm. Discover his exploration into texture; materializing objects, to and faux. Stick around for Cafeina’s monthly Art Walk soirée with dance-worthy sounds by Dj A-Train! Enjoy drink specials, tapas till midnight and let’s celebrate art together this Saturday night! $5 Cover after 10pm

Author Michael Pollan to Present Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation 5/15/14

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Author Michael Pollan to Present Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Thursday, 05/15/2014 – 07:30 pm – 09:30 pm
Cooked-CoverMiami Dade College Wolfson Campus Auditorium
300 ne 2 avenue,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Center for Literature and Theatre at Miami Dade College (MDC), in collaboration with Books & Books, will host New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan.

For the past 25 years, Pollan has been writing about the places where nature and culture intersect. In Cooked, Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. He discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements – fire, water, air, and earth – to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook.

To receive a voucher (admission for one) to attend the event, purchase a copy of Cooked ($17 + tax) at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Miami Beach or Bal Harbour Shops. Attendees must show voucher and receipt to enter the event. For more information, contact Books & Books Coral Gables at 305-442-4408, or visit www.booksandbooks.com.

Kin Miami and Michael Kors Merrick Park Celebrate Mom! 5/9/14

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Kin Miami and Michael Kors Merrick Park Celebrate Mom!
Friday, 05/09/2014 – 05/09/2014 03:00 pm – 07:00 pm
MKxKIN-Mothers-Day-EventMICHAEL KORS MERRICK PARK
358 San Lorenzo Ave,
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Meet the ladies of Kin Miami, a fashion and lifestyle group, as they offer -on-1 fashion tips and help you find the perfect look for your special day!

Looking for a gift? Shop this season’s Mommy Must Haves selected by Kin Miami!

Enjoy complimentary “Mom”-osas!

psst…we will be raffling a Michael Kors handbag, so you better be there!

Visit our website, kinmiami.com
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter, @kinmiami
Like us on Facebook, Kin Miami

50 Eggs Guest Chef Series at Yardbird with Chef Michael Laukert 5/16/14

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50 Eggs Guest Chef Series at Yardbird with Chef Michael Laukert
Friday, 05/16/2014 – 12:00 am –
Guest-Chef-Dinner_Michael-Laukert-05-16-14Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
1600 Lenox Ave,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $75

50 Eggs continues the guest chef series on Friday, May 16 when Yardbird – Southern Table & Bar hosts guest Chef Michael Laukert of Hundred Acre Wine Group, for a one-night-only, midnight dinner collaboration. Laukert, bringing over 25 years of experience, is a chef and specialty food consultant, as well as editor and author of One True Vine: A Journal of Food, Wine, Life.

Chef Laukert and 50 Eggs Culinary Director Clayton Miller will serve a fabulous four-course dinner paired with three of Hundred Acre’s award-winning wines: Layer Cake Chardonnay; Layer Cake Cabernet Sauvignon and Cherry Tart Pinot Noir. The meal will also feature an exclusive preview of The Duke – a bourbon based on John Wayne’s 40 year-old recipe.

Tickets – priced at $75 per person (excluding tax and gratuity) – are limited and available for purchase online at www.50eggsinc.com/chefs.

Yardbird is located 1600 Lenox Avenue on Miami Beach. Telephone: (305) 538-5220; www.runchickenrun.com.

Beats and Burlesque Cabaret Shows 5/8/14

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Beats and Burlesque Cabaret Shows
Thursday, 05/08/2014 – 05/09/2014 08:00 pm – 01:00 am
BB-May8-v2Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
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Cost: Free

Cocktails, tapas & pasties.. oh my! Cafeina Wynwood Lounge presents, “Beats & Burlesque,” an evening for all with Aurora Natrix & her Ritz Glitz Revue! Gather your friends and enjoy tasty tapas, eclectic beats by DJ’s and a classic tease by Miami’s most titillating burlesque artists plus talented beauties from Florida & beyond! Enjoy art gazing in the gallery or explore your voyeuristic side, we won’t judge! Table Reservations at rsvp@cafeinamiami.com or 305.438.0792. Start with Happy Hour specials from 5-8 and stick around for the shows, beginning at 9pm.

Zoofari Summer Camp 6/16/14

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Zoofari Summer Camp
Monday, 06/16/2014 – 08/08/2014 09:00 am – 04:00 pm
sumcampimg2Zoo Miami
12400 SW 152 Street,
Miami, Florida 33177
Webpage Link
Cost: $195 per week for non-members; $175 per week for members

What to do with your children this summer? Enroll them in the most fun and educational camp around – Zoofari Summer Camp – which runs June 16 – August 8, 2014.

Activities include:
•Themed interactive presentations with animal skulls and other bone replicas
•Close encounters with animals from the Children’s Zoo collection
•Visits to animal exhibits and Q&A sessions with zookeepers
•Preparation of special treats for animal enrichment
•Monorail and carousel rides
•Arts and crafts
•Water play time (weather permitting)

Registration is required. To download registration form and get full details, visit www.zoomiami.org. Financial assistance is available, but limited. Early drop-off and extended care are offered.

This is a summer your children will remember forever!

Coral Gables Restaurant Week 6/9/14-6/29/14

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Coral Gables Restaurant Week
Sunday, 06/09/2014 – 06/29/2014 12:00 pm –
CGRW1Miracle Mile & Downtown Coral Gables
220 Miracle Mile,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Downtown Coral Gables is celebrating our 7th Annual Coral Gables Restaurant Week presented by Bacardi USA from June 9th-29th with exciting new restaurants and new unique events. This year, you have three whole weeks to taste your way through Coral Gables, giving you plenty of time to try new eateries and return to old favorites, all offering amazing prix-fixe menus at a discounted price.

For three weeks, restaurants will offer special three-course lunch and dinner menus. Guests (21 years of age and older) can pair those meals with the classic BACARDÍ® Cuba Libre, the official cocktail of Coral Gables Restaurant Week, and MARTINI® Prosecco as the featured wine.

Ascending the Spiral of Light 5/24/14-5/25/14

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Ascending the Spiral of Light
Asceending-the-spiral-of-light Saturday, May 24 – Sunday, May 25, 2014, 8:30am-6:00pm
EB Hotel Miami
4299 NW 36th St
Miami, FL 33166
Register Online

Patricia Cori, Returns to the U.S. for a Weekend of Accelerated Teachings Merging of New Science & Ancient Spirit

The Weekend Intensive Includes:
Revelations of the Atlantean Secret Codes
Initiations in the Sirian Vibratory Signatures
Full 12-Standed DNA Activation Process & Pineal Gland Awakening
Connecting with the New Hyperspace Elementals
Cellular Rewrites in the Sacred Languages of the Cosmos
Shamanic Astral Journeys to the Altars of Agharta and Beyond
AND A LIVE Channeling Session from the Sirian High Council

This is Patricia Cori UNLEASHED, so get ready!
If you have been waiting for the opportunity for Change & Personal Transformation OR if you have been taken her International Workshops & Live Anywhere in North America, This is Your Opportunity – So Do Not Miss it!

Sunshine Boulevard 5/31/14

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Sunshine Boulevard
Saturday, 05/31/2014 – 07:00 pm –
SUNSHINE-BOULEVARD-FINALLMNT
59 nw 36th street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Eventbrite Link
Cost:

Sunshine Boulevard Presented by SUTA INC & LMNT
Sunshine Boulevard, a networking event and fashion brand launch is a collaboration of emerging talent in the city of Miami. Focusing on the promotion and exposure of local entrepreneurs, SUTA INC & LMNT are proud to present fashion brands KSO, Vintage Modernite, and The Mix Market as they showcase their limited edition collections with exclusive live performances by We Are One and X-Factor Finalist Victoria Blue. Join us as we travel back in time to our Miami roots with a night of Music, Fashion, Hors d’oeuvres and Cocktails.

Fordistas Presents New Artist Exhibition Newspeak By Jufe 5/10/14

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Fordistas Presents New Artist Exhibition “Newspeak” By Jufe
Saturday, 05/10/2014 – 07:00 pm –
Jufe_Newspeak_final1Yo
2311 NW 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost:

Fordistas is pleased to present a new exhibition, “Newspeak,” by Puerto Rican artist JUFE at the Yo <3 305 Gallery in Wynwood. JUFE’s latest exhibition, ‘Newspeak’, sets out to explore the short-form language that is quickly redefining how we communicate one pixel at a time: Emoji.

Drawing inspiration from the fictional short-form language created by the totalitarian state in George Orwell’s novel 1984, JUFE’s ‘Newspeak’ focuses on the benefits of today’s widespread use of Emoji as a short-form communication. To JUFE, Emoji’s have increased our ability to express universal emotions otherwise difficult to articulate through syllables.

“Emoji’s are more open. They help us break down existing language barriers,” explains JUFE, who chose to capture 20 of his most used Emoji’s on canvas.

During his solo exhibition, a series of limited edition signed prints will be made available for purchase ranging from $20-$100, the complete proceeds of which will benefit Salute to Education (www.stescholarships.org).

About Fordistas

The Fordistas program is a platform for emerging arts + culture powered by South Florida Ford. Following the success of the 2013 Art Basel exhibition Friends and Family, street artists Axel Void, 2ALAS, Jufe, Pastel, Jaz, 2501 and Alexis Diaz, will be provided with a year-long residency through which Fordistas will make available living quarters, materials, the opportunity to feature their work in solo Art Walk exhibitions as well as to develop their work within a talent space where the local meets the global in order to demonstrate South Florida’s influence upon their work and vice versa.

The Fordistas Residency Program will culminate during Art Basel 2014 for a final exhibition that will document the process of these artists brought together by the collective in order to showcase not only how their work is affected by the city and, in turn, how the city affects their creative expression but also how relationships inform and transform artistic production.

For more information on Fordistas visit www.fordistas.com.

Hip Hop Workshops 6/28/14

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Hip Hop Workshops
Saturday, 06/28/2014 – 10:30 am – 03:00 pm
3.29.14-Flipsidekings_0197smallHistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Members: $5 Each / Non-Members: $10 Each

Don’t miss these unique workshops! Learning breaking, popping, graffiti, and beat boxing with members of the Flipside Kings. Beginners welcome. Space is limited. Advanced payment required. Register online or call 305-375-1601.

Members: $5 Each
Non-Members: $10 Each

Urban Arts Family Fun Day 6/14/14

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Urban Arts Family Fun Day
Saturday, 06/14/2014 – 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Heps-4HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Join the Flipside Kings for an afternoon of hip hop culture! Participate in interactive music, dance, and visual art demonstrations, and create your very own urban appeal.

Special Mother’s Day Brunch at Serendipity 3 5/11/14

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Special Mother’s Day Brunch at Serendipity 3
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 11:00 am – 04:00 pm
Serendipity3-MothersDay-14Serendipity 3 Miami
1102 Lincoln Rd,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Make Mother’s Day unforgettable this year with Serendipity 3 and indulge in the delicious ‘designed for Mom’ Brunch. Dig into this made for you menu with specials such as Breakfast in Bed Burrito, Made With Love French Toast, Omelet This One Slide, Let Them Eat (Pan)Cake, and Drivin’ Me Bananas Waffles.

WHAT: Mother’s Day Brunch at Serendipity 3
WHEN: Sunday, May 11th 2014 11AM-4PM
WHERE: Serendipity 3
1102 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139

The Gift of Life ‘Virtual’ Gala 6/22/14

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The Gift of Life ‘Virtual’ Gala
Sunday, 06/22/2014 – 07:00 pm –
Jay_ArleneThe comfort of your own home
Via Computer,
Anywhere USA, Florida 55555
Webpage Link
Cost:

Join The Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation as they off a $4 million dollar fundraising campaign at the 14th Annual Partners for Life ‘Virtual’ Gala.

The online gala will honor the life and legacy of Arlene Feinberg, matriarch of the organization, who passed away in January.

Gala guests will have the unique opportunity to experience the event in the comfort of their own homes, right on their computers, tablets or mobile devices. The event will be accessible through a private web address reserved only for virtual ticket purchasers, who will have access to exclusive video and other content developed for the special event.

To learn more about the 14th Annual Partners for Life ‘Virtual’ Gala, email Mindy Ginsberg at gala@giftoflife.org or call 1-800-9MARROW. Sponsorships are also available. Follow on Twitter using #GOLGala14.

Mommy & Me Yoga: A Day for Bonding Hearts 5/10/14

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Mommy & Me Yoga: A Day for Bonding Hearts
Saturday, 05/10/2014 – 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Rina Yoga in the Roads
1250 Coral Way,
Miami, Florida 33145
Webpage Link
Cost: $35 per parent + 1 child, $10 for additional children

Stretch, bond, and breathe in this special yoga workshop that enables you to reconnect with your body while enjoying time with your baby.
We’ll bring to life an adventure through movement and bonding postures. Be ready to hop like frogs, laugh, stretch and challenge yourself in this amazing workout that will allow you and your little one to complete relax as you both take deep breaths together.

Every kid must have an accompanying adult yoga buddy in order to participate.

Bring extra blankets, stuffed animals, and your stroller to the studio for this workshop, PLUS…Nannies and Dads are also welcomed!

Young Performers Light Up the Night for Young Talent Big Dreams Finals 5/3/14

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Young Performers Light Up the Night for Young Talent Big Dreams Finals
Wednesday, 05/03/2014, 07:00 pm - 
DSC_2910Actor’s Playhouse at Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile,
Coral Gables, Florida 33143
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Young Performers Light Up the Night for Young Talent Big Dreams Finals

By Michael R. Malone, The Children’s Trust

Before beginning his original spoken word piece for the Young Talent Big Dreams finals, David Woodward paused in front of the microphone and closed his eyes, seeming to disappear.

Then he opened his eyes and launched his emotional performance, a fusion of words and gestures that spoke of the frustration and sometimes fury of the many boys and young men in Woodward’s Little Havana neighborhood who seek to rise above their poverty and shatter the stereotypes that weigh against them.

For his originality and creativity, Woodward, a 16-year-old junior and one of the top writers in his AP English course at SLAM Miami Charter Middle/High School, was named the overall Grand Prize Winner of Young Talent Big Dreams. This year marked the fourth and most ambitious rendition of the countywide talent contest, coordinated by the Actor’s Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre and sponsored by The Children’s Trust.

The cadre of judges, all professional artists or art critics, chose Woodward over a host of amazingly talented young musicians, dancers, composers and wordsmiths performing in a range of categories, both individual and group. For the top prize, Woodward received $500 in cash and a free trip for two – air fare, hotel and passes – to attend the live American Idol finale in Los Angeles, CA, courtesy of WSVN CH7.

Woodward, who’s been rhyming, rapping and creating original poetry since elementary school, credited his English teacher, Crystal Espinosa, at SLAM for helping him craft his award-winning performance piece. With her guidance, he revised the piece more than twenty times, working steadily on it for more than a month.

“Though I like to write, I wasn’t much of a reader before. The experience of competing in YTBD really taught me about perfecting my writing craft,” said Woodward, nicknamed the “silent assassin” by his classmates for the riveting power and precision infused in his work.

Winners were chosen for each of the categories, and 27 acts competed in all in the finals held Saturday, May 3 at the Actor’s Playhouse. These contestants were selected from the hundreds that participated over the past four months in the total seven auditions held at venues around the county.

“Every year the talent gets better and better, and the dreams get bigger and bigger for this competition,” said Charles M. Auslander, president and CEO of The Children’s Trust, adding that “The Trust is dedicated to helping to encourage the dreams of the children of Miami-Dade County.

Throughout the finals night as he has at all the auditions, emcee Earl Maulding kept the audience caffeinated with his infectious good humor as he sang the high praises of the performers who were competing and those who auditioned over the past few months.

¨These kids are just beyond believing. For many of them this contest is the first time that they walk onto a stage for an audition, but to hear and see them – you’d never know it. Their talents – and courage – are just off the charts,” commented Maulding, who directs the Young Audiences Theatre at Actors’ Playhouse.

Individual first-place winners in each category received $200. Ysabella Reyes, a 10-year-old who studies dance at Dance Hall and who dreams of becoming a ballroom dancer and choreographer wooed judges with her Individual Dance performance. Abdias L. Armenteros, a 9th grade student at Miami Union Academy took top prize in Individual Musical Instrument with his spirited saxophone performance. In the relatively new category for Individual Original Composition, Javmar Perez-Contreras, a 14-year-old pianist who attends Pinecrest Preparatory Middle High School, won first prize in stiff competition.

Carolina Rivero, an 8th-grader at St. Thomas the Apostle, delivered a spirited rendition of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” to win Individual Vocal Pop/Rock/Rap. Judges awarded top prize for Individual Vocal Theatre/Jazz/Classical to Amanda Gonzalez-Piloto, a freshman vocalist at the New World School of the Arts, who delighted the audience with her version of “Taylor the Latte Boy.”

In Bands competition, One Love, comprised of five young musicians – Carina Ubinas, 15, Joshua Paulus-Rosenow, 15, Carlos Ubinas, 14, Michael Ubinas, 11, and Gabriela Ubinas, 9 – who’ve been performing together just a few months, took top prize. Each musician received $50. In Group Dance, Monica Delgado, an 8th grader at Coral Way K-8, and Anne Wright, an 8th grader at Westminister Christian School, won top honors and $100 each. Both are dancers with the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet. Imani Coker, 16, and Naya Schere, 17, won top honors for Group Musical Instrument for their viola duet. Both are musicians in Coral Reef Senior High’s Orchestra Magnet. The two also received $100 each.

All category winners received master classes taught by local professionals and opportunities to attend a range of professional performances over the coming year; a pair of subscriptions to the Actors’ Playhouse 2014-15 Mainstage Season; local restaurant certificates; and professional headshots for their portfolios from Alberto Romeu Photography. The Individual Dance Winner also received a full scholarship to the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet.

Judges for the finals performance included: David Arisco, artistic director at Actors’ Playhouse; Lynn Martinez, WSVN CH7 News Anchor; Mary Carmen Catoya, Principal Dancer, Miami City Ballet; Howard Cohen, Features Writer, The Miami Herald; Natalie Lewis-Schere, Co-Founder and Executive Director of PATH; and Joel Someillan, Award-winning musical producer of Nickelodeon’s Dora The Explorer and Go Diego Go! TV shows.

Early in the evening, Actors’ Playhouse executive producing director Barbara Stein welcomed local dignitaries and graciously thanked the many event sponsors. At the end of the night, the stage was filled with beaming contestants, purple Finalist medallions swinging at their necks. Stein’s welcome words still echoed in the confettied air.

“This has been the most amazing competition, one that inspires the dreams of so many and that we’re so glad to be a part of. Nobody’s leaving here tonight who’s not a first-class winner.”

‘Digital Oculus’ Exhibition Opens at Miami Beach Urban Studios 5/15/14-6/1/14

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‘Digital Oculus’ Exhibition Opens at Miami Beach Urban Studios 5/15, through 6/01
Thursday, 05/15/2014 – 05/15/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Untitled-1FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios
420 Lincoln Rd. Suite 440,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The FIU Art + Art History Department presents Digital Oculus at The College of Architecture + The Arts Miami Beach Urban Studios. The exhibition features the work of women artists that take a versatile approach to digital media.
“The term ‘oculus’ historically references a circular opening used in architecture to illuminate interior spaces,” said Jacek J. Kolasinski, curator of Digital Oculus and Chair of the Art + Art History Department. “It was thought to evoke a connection between spiritual and material worlds. In its contemporary context, ‘oculus’ may denote digital devices engaging corporeal and virtual realities.”
On May 15th, a reception will be held for Digital Oculus, with an introduction by Maria Elena González (BFA ’80).The exhibit will remain until 6/1/14.For a listing of artists please see link.
The reception for will take place on May 15th, 2014 at 7 PM-9 PM at the College of Architecture + The Arts Miami Beach Urban Studios: 420 Lincoln Rd. Suite 440, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Free and open to the public. RSVP Ashley Garcia asnigarc@fiu.edu 305.348.4971

Moonshine Sessions 5/7/14

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Moonshine Sessions
Wednesday, 05/07/2014 – 09:00 pm – 02:00 am
2014-04-21-21.55.32Cocktail Collection
626 S. Miami Ave,
miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: free

Tobacco Road’s old upstairs cabaret is now home to Miami’s newest cocktail lounge. It has a modern speakeasy feel and some of the best cocktails Miami has to offer. Every Wednesday night is Moonshine Sessions. Select cocktails are only $6 dollars all night while guests also enjoy sounds by Dream.Awake with Tiago. Come see the new cocktail and deep house music scene!

Screening: “Black Narcissus,” a film selected and introduced by artist Naomi Fisher 5/8/14

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Screening: “Black Narcissus,” a film selected and introduced by artist Naomi Fisher
Thursday, 05/08/2014 – 06:30 pm – 09:00 pm
BLACK NARCISSUSPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free with museum admission

Artist Naomi Fisher whose photograph in the permanent collection is on view in “AMERICANA: Desiring Landscape” speaks briefly about the role of the natural world in her imagery and introduces “Black Narcissus” (1947), a film of her choice which reflects similar ideas in the exhibition.

“Black Narcissus” (1947)
United Kingdom. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. 101 minutes
This academy award winning Powell and Pressburger classic is set in a community of nuns struggling to establish a convent high in the Himalayas. Their spiritual aims are hampered by the arrival of a beautiful native girl and a young general, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad. Winner of two Oscars for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.

The “Desiring Landscape” gallery considers how representations of the landscape have been a means to explore human desires-from the sensual and sexual to the materialistic-to alternate interpretations of history. In correlation to the film, a brief, free public tour of “Desiring Landscape” and “Edouard Duval-Carrié: Imagined Landscapes” will also be offered at 6:30pm.

Free with museum admission. Seating begins at 6:30pm. Introduction and film screening begins at 7pm.

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking

Photo: Still from “Black Narcissus” (1947)

Pre-Game Free Open Bar at Touche Rooftop Lounge and Restaurant 5/6/14

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Pre-Game Free Open Bar at Touche Rooftop Lounge and Restaurant
Tuesday, 05/06/2014 – 06:00 pm –
14_05_06_touche_HEATvsNETS_612Touche Rooftop Lounge and Restuarant
15 NE 11th St,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Come join us at Touché Rooftop and Restaurant as The Miami Heat take on The Brooklyn Nets for pre-game free open bar. No Cover. Watch the game on our 16ft LED screen with surround sounds, full service kitchen and bar.

The Biltmore Hotel Celebrates Mother’s Day 5/11/14

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The Biltmore Hotel Celebrates Mother’s Day
Thursday, 05/01/2014 – 05/31/2014 10:00 am –
Biltmore Hotel
1200 Anastasia Avenue,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Webpage Link
Cost: Price varies

Mother’s Day is on its way, and the Biltmore Hotel has several gift-worthy options to show appreciation for the special women in your life—be they your mother, sister or wife. With numerous amenities and dining options to help commemorate the number one woman in your life, the iconic property will provide unique experiences and a picturesque backdrop for family memories to be made.

Spend quality time around the table with the Mother’s Day dinner at Palme d’Or or Fontana. On May 11, Palme d’Or will offer a five-course French menu for $105 per person. A three-course Italian feast will also be served at Fontana for $95 per person. Call 305-913-3200 to make your reservation.

Mommy dearest can put up her feet and relax with rejuvenating treatments at the Biltmore Spa. From soothing massages and manicures to body scrubs and facials that restore her glow, the spa offers a tranquil environment for alone time or a special outing with her girlfriends. Moms-to-be can also enjoy prenatal massages.

Throughout the month of May, mothers can share a picture of their children when they check into the spa and receive 20 percent off any 70- or 90-minute spa service, with the Sharing is Caring promotion. Additionally, a gift card to the Biltmore Spa affords your loved one the option of year-round relief. With a $200 spa gift card purchase, receive a complimentary hand-blended body scrub or lotion in your mom’s signature scent. Personally made by you, the luxurious body scrub or lotion is a $30 value.

Whatever your mom’s style is, she’s sure to find something lovely at one of the Biltmore’s upcoming trunk shows. Featuring stylish clothing, jewelry and home accessories, the Biltmore’s Peacock and Finch will host Anatomie (May 8-9), Whitney Linen (May 10-11), La Costa Girl (May 11) and Mary Louise Designs (May 24-26) from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nothing says, “Thanks for all you do for me,” like funding your mother’s shopping spree!

For more information or to book a stay at the Biltmore, please call (800) 727-1926 or visit www.BiltmoreHotel.com.

Colors of the Caribbean Kids Zone 6/14/14

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Colors of the Caribbean Kids Zone
Saturday, 06/14/2014 – 06/14/2014 04:00 pm – 08:30 pm
Press-PhotoArtsPark at Young Circle
1 Young Circle Hollywood Blvd. and US 1,
Hollywood, Florida 33020
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Cost: Free

The Children’s Services Council Of Broward And The YMCA Of Broward County To Create Colorful and Fun Landscape For The Kids Zone At The 3rd annual Colors Of The Caribbean

Hollywood, Florida-The 3rd annual Colors of the Caribbean is proud to announce that their YMCA Kids Active Zone will be powered once again by the Children’s Services Council of Broward County (CSC) on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at ArtsPark at Young Circle in Hollywood, Florida. The kids zone will offer an array of activities dedicated to enriching the children’s experience at the festival for children ages 2-15 from 4pm-8:30pm. Activities include:
·         Outdoor Wilderness & Fishing: Simulated fishing and archery
·         Arts and Crafts: Eco-friendly art projects.
·         Tony tots Sports: Y sports for children age 3 -5
·         Diva Camp dress up and play station
·         Gymnastics Camp Demos
·         YFit sports and games
·         Pre-School camp experiences
·         Aquatics play area
·         Animals of the Caribbean educational Experience
·         Fun Flicks photo station
Kids Zumba 4:00-6:00
Steel Drum Performance 6:30-8:30

Colors of the Caribbean is a staple event within the community that is held annually in June to celebrate National Caribbean Heritage month. The event showcases delectable dishes, infectious music of the Caribbean and a colorful heritage of the Caribbean.

Visit www.colorsofthecaribbean.com or follow on Twitter, Instagram @colorsofcarib and on Facebook @colorsofthecaribbean for more information. Hash tags #Colors2014 and #ColorskidsFun

“The CSC is happy to partner with the YMCA of Broward County and the Caribbean Heritage Foundation to provide the KidZone at the annual Colors of the Caribbean – one of the fastest growing Caribbean cultural events in Broward County”,states Sandra Bernard-Bastien, Chief Communications Officer. Family friendly, top notch Caribbean entertainers, all at no cost to families in our part of the world. It allows us to spread the message of the work and worth of the CSC to a new audience.”
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The Children’s Services Council of Broward County (CSC) provides the leadership, advocacy and resources necessary to enhance children’s lives and empower them to become responsible productive adults through collaborative planning and funding of a continuum of quality care. For more information on the CSC visit www.cscbroward.org

“The YMCA of Broward County is committed to providing kids and families with fun, healthy activities that keep their minds and bodies active,” states Sheryl A. Woods, CEO & President, YMC of Broward County. Partnering with Children’s Services Council of Broward County and the Caribbean American Heritage Foundation to host the Kids Zone is a great opportunity for us to expand our reach to those in the Caribbean American community. We’re proud to be able to do this again for the second year.”
 
“We are happy to have this partnership with both CSC and YMCABC that will provide an engaging experience for our young attendees”, states Executive Director, Asa Sealy. “We are certain that the children will have just as much fun as the adults”.

Sponsors include: Hollywood CRA, City of Hollywood, The Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB, Aifos Agency, Island 360, 88th Films, Hot 105FM, Verizon Wireless and Caribbean Airlines.

Colors of the Caribbean Event Details
Hollywood ArtsPark Experience: Colors of the Caribbean
Presented by the Caribbean American Heritage Florida Inc., The Rhythm Foundation, City of Hollywood, Hollywood CRA, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
Caribbean- Inspired, Art, Music, Travel, Culture, Entertainment, Food and Drinks
Saturday, June 14th, 2014 from 4pm-11pm
Admission-Free
Produced by Aifos Agency

For Interviews and Media Credentials- Harris Public Relations– 786.897.8854 or yvette@harrispublicrelations.com
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SOFLO Prints and Publications 5/24/14

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SOFLO Prints & Publications
Saturday, 05/24/2014 – 05/24/2014 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATurn Based Press
100 NE 11th St.,
Maiami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Who: Other Electricities, Vice Versa Press, Tom Virgin, Julia Arredondo
What: SOFLO Prints & Publications
When: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday May 24th
Where: Turn Based Press
100 NE 11th St.
Miami, Florida 33130
Cost: Free

We are hosting the SOFLO Prints & Publications event scheduled for Saturday May 24th at Turn Based Press in Downtown Miami. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at Turn Based Press and will be open to the public and to all visiting artists. Members of the O,Miami Poetry Festival and faculty from the New World School for the Arts will also be in attendance, making this event an enjoyable and eclectic mix of artists, professionals, and curious locals.

The SOFLO Prints & Publications event is a single day art show featuring printed material by Jaffe Center for Book Arts Artists-In-Residence Julia Arredondo and Tom Virgin, a pop-up shop featuring Vice Versa Press paper goods, and an early bird cassette tape release by Miami-based music label Other Electricities.

For more information on the SOFLO Prints & Publications event please visit
http://www.turnbasedpress.com/
and view our Facebook event page here as well:
https://www.facebook.com/events/466041433529862/?fref=ts

Turn Based Press is a membership-supported community printshop located in the Downtown Arthouse complex of artist studios and art galleries. In it’s first few months of operation, Turn Based Press is an up-and-coming artist resource supporting the practice of printmaking as a tool for community and communication.

Batch Gastropub Celebrates Its Brunch Grand Opening With You’re The Reason Mom Drinks 5/11/14

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Batch Gastropub Celebrates Its Brunch Grand Opening With “You’re The Reason Mom Drinks!”
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 05/11/2014 11:30 am – 04:00 pm
Mothers-Day-FlyerBatch Gastropub
Batch Gastropub,
30 SW 12th Street, Florida Miami
Webpage Link
Cost:

MEDIA CONTACT
Identity Media, Inc
Ana Rivera
786.281.3259
ana@identitymediashop.com

BATCH GASTROPUB CELEBRATES ITS BRUNCH GRAND OPENING WITH
“YOU’RE THE REASON MOM DRINKS!”

Overflowing cocktails, delicious brunch bites, and live music will set to tone to the launch of Batch Gastropub’s weekly brunch party.

WHO/WHAT:

Batch Gastropub is set to celebrate their brunch’s Grand Opening with a bang hosting foodies, cocktail specialist, and brunch connoisseurs. The themed celebration “You’re The Reason Mom Drinks” will be the perfect excuse to enjoy the best brunch in Brickell with friends & moms alike. Guests will indulge with $10 Bottomless Mimosas, Sangria, Bellinis & a delectable Brunch Menu on May 11, 2014, from 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM.

Standing by their “Quality vs. Quantity” motto, Batch Gastropub patiently perfected selections to be released May 11th, marking it the official launch of their full brunch menu.

Brunch-goers will savor the first taste of new additions, such as the Batch Hash ‘n’ Egg which features pork belly and short rib served with potato, red onion, and a sunny side up egg. Another new dish is the Belgium Waffle & Country Fried Chicken made with maple butter, powdered sugar, and sticky honey chicken served on top of a finger-liking-good Belgium waffle. Sugar feinds can turn to Homer’s Doh’nut Waffles, made with donut batter, cinnamon-sugar, and a donut glaze.

Guests may also enjoy fan favorites like the Drunken French Toast, made with Madagascar vanilla bean, sweet rum, maple syrup, and crispy bacon or Batch’s innovative Cornbread Benedict made with slow poached eggs, fresh cornbread, crispy pork belly, and ranch “hollandaise.” Other options include the Spanish Frittata, made with scrambled egg, Spanish chorizo, diced red peppers, and caramelized onion, as well as the Hanger ‘n’ Eggs, a steak dish served with sunny side up eggs and rosemary wedge potatoes.

“We pride ourselves in our food and we look forward to creating the perfect brunch experience for all ” said Owner/Operator, Kevin Danilo.

Those who are late risers will not have to compromise their lunch cravings as Batch will be serving their Margherita Pizza, Pork Belly Tacos, Batch Brisket Burger, Asian Street Chicken Sandwich, Black ‘n’ Blue Steak Sandwich, and BLT Sandwich, as well as fresh and flavorful salads.

The brunch party will feature live music by Chris Alvy from 12:00 PM – 4:00PM. Come thirsty and indulge in $10 bottomless mimosas, sangrias, and bellinis or enjoy their signature batched cocktails and specialty drinks like the Chipotle Bloody Mary and Sangrita. After all, you are the reason Mom drinks!

WHERE: Batch Gastropub
30 SW 12th Street
Miami, FL 33130
(305)808-5555

Brunch Times
11:30 AM – 4:00 PM

DETAILS: For brunch images find link attached: http://we.tl/tsIgBtT6sd

WEBSITE: www.batchmiami.com

Brother Jimmy’s Mother’s Day Brunch 5/11/14

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Brother Jimmy’s Mother’s Day Brunch
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 11:00 am – 04:00 pm
Bjs-Brunch-Shrimp-Gritz_edited-1Brother Jimmy’s BBQ
5701 Sunset Drive,
Miami, Florida 33143
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

Treat Mom this Mother’s day to some Brother Jimmy’s Southern Comfort. Made-for-Mom deals include Jimmy’s Famous Monkey Bread, Berk’s Blues Pancakes, Skillet Brisket and eggs, Banana Jameson- infused French Toast, Shrimp N’ Gritz, and a Southern classic- Fried Chicken N’ Waffles. If that’s not enough, start your day off right with free Mother’s day Mimosas.

Unlimited mimosas/Miller Lite + 1 entree : $29.95

Now Serving in Two Locations:
Brother Jimmy’s BBQ: 900 S Miami Ave, Miami; 786-360-3650 | Brother Jimmy’s BBQ: 5701 Sunset Drive, Miami;

Get Pampered! Nurse Appreciation Week at All Uniform Wear 5/6/14 – 5/12/14

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Get Pampered! Nurse Appreciation Week at All Uniform Wear
Tuesday, 05/06/2014 – 05/12/2014 10:00 am – 07:00 pm
revision-2All Uniform Wear
Cutler Bay – Southland Mall,
20505 S. Dixie Hwy #855, Florida Cutler Bay
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

PR CONTACT:
Ana Rivera
786.281.3259

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ALL UNIFORM WEAR CELEBRATES NURSE APPRECIATION WEEK

Shop, Unwind, and Get Pampered

WHO/WHAT: All Uniform Wear is celebrating Nurse Appreciation week by pampering those that give so much to their community by offering mini manicures, hair styling, and massages in their stores.

All Uniform Wear stores are the ultimate destination for all uniforms including medical, corporate, industrial, hospitality, public safety, and school uniforms.

WHEN: May 6th – 12th, 2014

Monday, May 5th: PEMBROKE PINES / East, Pines Blvd
Tuesday, May 6th: KENDALL / Sunset Drive
Wednesday, May 7th: PEMBROKE PINES / West, Sheridan St.
Thursday, May 8th: MIAMI / Calle Ocho
Friday, May 9th: LITTLE HAVANA / SW 27th Ave
Saturday, May 10th: CUTLER BAY / Southland Mall

WHERE: Retail Locations in Miami, Pembroke Pines, Kendall,
Little Havana, Cutler Bay

QUESTIONS: Toll-Free 844-255-8643

About All Uniform Wear:
Established for 30 years; All Uniform Wear takes pride in its years of service and commitment to the uniform and custom embroidery industry. Initially servicing the Southeast Region of the United States, All Uniform Wear has expanded its distribution network to include the entire United States and Caribbean. The key to their success has been an unrelenting commitment to partnering with only the best manufacturers, producing the best quality embroidery in-house and delivering the most efficient and professional service. They own and operate their own 30,000 sq.ft. distribution center, 2,000 sq.ft digitizing studio, 10,000 sq.ft. embroidery factory and 22 retail locations which represent over 50,000 sq.ft of retail space combined. Their vast infrastructure and purchasing power allows them to price their embroidered products at the most competitive levels without sacrificing quality and service. Another key to their success has been their ability to offer a wide variety of uniform lines to a wide variety of customers. Whether they are servicing their national accounts or our mechanic down the block – SERVICE AND SELECTION is always key.

Website: www.alluniformwear.com // Facebook: facebook.com/alluniform.wear //
Twitter: twitter.com/alluniformwear
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Mother’s Day Celebration 5/11/14

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Mother’s Day Celebration
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 01:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Screen-shot-2014-05-04-at-8.20.19-PMAmerican Czech-Slovak Cultural Club
13325 Arch Creek Road,
North Miami, Florida 33181
Webpage Link
Cost: $16; $15 for club members

The American Czech-Slovak Cultural Club invites everyone to celebrate mothers, grandmothers and mothers-to-be with a special lunch and live music. The lunch includes salad, entree, dessert and coffee/tea. In addition, all mothers will receive a complimentary glass of wine or a soft drink of their choice. Children under 8 years old eat free.

Grand Opening of Salvation Tattoo Lounge’s New Location 5/10/14

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Grand Opening of Salvation Tattoo Lounge’s New Location
Saturday, 05/10/2014 – 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
6e72d678d2f411e38fdb0002c99b3e94_6Salvation Tattoo Lounge
1132 Normandy Drive,
Normandy, Florida 33141
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Check out Salvation Tattoo Lounge’s new location in Normandy! Come say hello to our talented team, enjoy a live DJ, BBQ, free small tattoos, and enter our raffle for a chance to win a $1,000 tattoo! You don’t want to miss this!

Photographs of Cordoba Medieval Street Fair on 5/4/14

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Cordoba Medieval Street Fair in Miami Shores on Sunday, May 4, 2014.  As part of the Opening Weekend festivities of Everybody Drinks the Same Water, Miami Theater Center hosted a family-friendly, four-block-long street fair in Miami Shores. Inspired by medieval Córdoba, the street fair will feature jugglers, flamenco and belly dancers, stilt performers, a contortionist, artists, live drummers and musicians, craftspeople, food trucks, face painting, and a parade that will showcase the cast of Everybody Drinks the Same Water

“EVERYBODY DRINKS THE SAME WATER begins as a Christian King has just taken control of the city of Cordoba, Spain, ending more than 500 years of Islamic rule. Moments after entering the castle, the new ruler drinks a glass of water and becomes violently ill. His family accuses the Muslim community of attempting to assassinate him, but the picture gets murkier with reports of Jews, Muslims, and other Christians getting sick. Evidently, the entire public water supply has been poisoned. Fear, anger, and suspicion infect the town. Frustrated by their elders’ inability to see beyond the finger pointing, three teenagers of different faiths decide to work together to unravel the mystery. Add to the mix inter-religious flirtations with potentially fatal consequences, and you get an engaging look at the past that teaches powerful lessons about the present.”

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A Civil Discourse on Cultural Diversity, Race and Inclusion forum 5/7/14

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A Civil Discourse on Cultural Diversity, Race and Inclusion forum
Wednesday, May 7, 1 p.m.
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW First St., 2nd Floor Commission Chambers
Miami, FL
Information: Office of Community Advocacy, 305-375-5730

Tensions between Hispanics and blacks and the way it could affect international commerce will be addressed during a joint meeting between the Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board and Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board.

Residents are invited to participate in a village dialogue called “A Civil Discourse on Cultural Diversity, Race and Inclusion,” on Wednesday, May 7, from 1-4 p.m. in the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW First St., Second Floor Commission Chambers. A panel of Miami-Dade-based professionals and prominent community advocates will engage on controversial topics, a statement announcing the meeting said.

“The ethnic and racial differences in Miami-Dade County have periodically created intergroup tensions. In a community like ours, being a global center and international hub with a direct impact on regional and international commerce, it is important that these issues be addressed. We believe that this discussion will allow residents the opportunity to address longstanding and divisive issues, discuss their feelings and clear up misunderstandings. We believe that every group brings something to the table and that it is necessary to acknowledge our differences and work toward capitalizing on our diversity while encouraging inclusiveness,” said Stephen Hunter Johnson, Black Affairs Advisory Board Chair.

The Black Affairs Advisory Board and the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board are housed in the Office of Community Advocacy and are charged with the responsibility of identifying issues of concern and making recommendations to the Miami-Dade Board of Commissioners as they relate to understanding and resolving issues affecting their County-wide constituency.

Photographs of You And I Are Love Pop Up Art Show At TSL Lounge on 5/3/14

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You and I are Love Pop Up Art Show at TSL Lounge on Saturday, May 3, 2014.

Featured Artist:  Sean Was Here, Nate Dee, Ingrid Yuzly Mathurin, Marie Kolbert, Ivan Roque, Mark Spoon Hill, Miss Lushy, Xavier Herran aka Scapetron, Carlos Alejandro, Keyani Watkins, Penny Fedor and HecOne Love.

Live Painting by:Claudia La Bianca, Jake Cordero, Aquarela, Melissa Rios, Chy Tea, Miss Lushy, Scapetron, Marvin Delgado and  Slax.

Artist Installments: Jackie Colome

Performance Arts: Jean Mi with Poncili Creacion Presenting:

“Shadows In The Field Of Dreams : A Shadow Puppet Theatre Performance”

Timothy Damien Foster (Performance Magician)

Featured Music: Master Feathers and META

Featured Visual Arts: [PASD] Sean Was Here

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TarotMau @ Cocktail Collection 5/22/14

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TarotMau @ Cocktail Collection
Thursday, 05/22/2014 – 07:00 pm – 02:00 am
mau-blue-frontCocktail Collection
626 S. Miami Ave.,
Maiami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost:

Cocktails. Culture.

Estudiomau’s Solo Show!

Last Call to see Estudiomau’s larger than life tarot deck.

Swing by May 22nd for the opening reception at Cocktail Collection.

22 Paintings, Discounted drinks and great location at Miami’s oldest bar. Can it get better?

Only if you join us!

10th Annual South Beach PhotoMarathon 5/18/14

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10th Annual South Beach PhotoMarathon
Sunday, 05/18/2014 – 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
logoSouth Beach
2000 Convention Center Drive,
South Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $40.00

Six hours. Six surprise topics. Six prizes. Don’t miss this exciting event open to all ages and areas of expertise who love photography! Bring your professional DSLR or your iPhone!

Photographs of Friendly Competition for a GOOD cause at Broken Shaker on 5/1/14

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Friendly Competition for a GOOD cause at Broken Shaker on Thursday, May 1, 2014.  Friends Fun Wine In A Can™ presented a Mix-ology competition, art and music benefit event.

A Great Cause and a Great Time benefiting Camillus House. ”

Music by Zoel and also an amazing art installation on Style Mafia Collection pieces hosted by Simonett Pereira, and curated by Yess Miakoda and Justin Hamel.

The collection introduces artists: Sabrina Yanguas, Gabriel Gimenez“GG”, Marcos Conde, Ivan Roque, Aquarela Sabol, Yuhmi Collective and Yuzly.

These remarkable works of were auctioned off with the proceeds benefiting Camillus House.  Camillus House mission: “Following the teachings and example of Jesus Christ, the mission of Camillus House is to provide Christian hospitality and respect for life through direct services of food, clothing, shelter, addiction counseling, behavioral health and job training, and health care to the poor and homeless of South Florida. We join in faith to facilitate the unfolding of God’s providential plan in every aspect of our organization. Our readiness to meet the complex needs and concerns of our homeless population identifies us as a mission of hope.”

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Miami Theater Center presents Córdoba Miami – A Medieval Street Fair 5/4/14

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Miami Theater Center presents Córdoba Miami – A Medieval Street Fair
033-MTC-EverybodyDrinksTheSameWaterwCredSmallSunday, May 4, Noon to 6:00 PM
NE 2ND Ave. in Miami Shores (from 96th to 100th streets) in front of Miami Theater Center
Miami Shores, FL

12:00 – 6:00 PM – A variety of live performances on stage (96th St./NE 2nd Ave.)
4:00 – 4:30 PM – Street Parade (from 100th St. to 96th Street on NE 2nd Ave.)
4:30 – 4:45 PM – Urban Tribal Project performance on stage (96th St./NE 2nd Ave.)

In celebration of the opening weekend of Miami Theater Center’s (MTC) world premiere, Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 7:00 PM, of Everybody Drinks The Same Water, written by Stephanie Ansin and Fernandocalzadilla and directed by Ansin, MTC will host Córdoba Miami – A Medieval Street Fair, featuring: Jugglers, Contortionists, Flamenco And Belly Dancers, Stilt Performers, Live Music, Street Performers In Period Costumes, Hand Balancers, Luciano Stazzone’s Urban Tribal Project, and a Parade Showcasing The Cast Of MTC’s World Premiere, Everybody Drinks The Same Water

Featured performers at this free, family-friendly community celebration, inspired by medieval Córdoba, will include a 15-member drum ensemble from Urban Tribal Project, directed by Miami Theater Center’s Resident Composer Luciano Stazzone (who has performed with music’s most illustrious starts, including Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Ludacris); an eclectic mix of street performers in period costumes, representing historical figures from medieval Córdoba, who will interact with the crowd; and a two-person hand balancing act, as well asflamenco and belly dancers, stilt performers, jugglers, a contortionist, an authentic Middle Eastern band, and a parade that will showcase the cast of MTC’s world premiere Everybody Drinks the Same Water, as well as food trucks and face painting.

Everybody Drinks The Same Water, a provocative murder mystery set in 13th century Córdoba, Spain, will be performed Saturday, May 3 through Sunday, June 1 in Miami Theater Center’s intimate Art Deco theater, 9806 NE 2nd Avenue.

Everybody Drinks The Same Water – Saturday, May 3 through Sunday, June 1 at MTC
The show begins as a Christian King has just taken control of the city of Córdoba, ending more than 500 years of Islamic rule. Moments after entering the castle, the new ruler drinks a glass of water and becomes violently ill. His family accuses the Muslim community of attempting to assassinate him, but the picture gets murkier with reports of Jews, Muslims, and other Christians getting sick. Evidently, the entire public water supply has been poisoned. Fear, anger, and suspicion infect the town. Frustrated by their elders’ inability to see beyond the finger pointing, three teenagers of different faiths work together to unravel the mystery. Add to the mix inter-religious flirtations with potentially fatal consequences, and you get an engaging look at the past that teaches powerful lessons about the present.

Performance Dates And Ticket Information – Everybody Drinks The Same Water
Tickets to Opening Night, Saturday, May 3, 2014, are priced at $35. A limited number of Opening Night tickets, priced at $150, include access the post-performance reception with the show’s cast and creative team. Tickets to all other performances are $25. Previews begin April 30, 2014, and the show runs through June 1, 2014. Saturday performances are at 7:00 PM; Sunday performances are at 2:00 PM; Tuesday and Thursday performances are at10:30 AM; and Wednesday and Friday performances are at 10:00 AM. Tickets may be purchased by calling 305.751.9550 or online atwww.mtcmiami.org. Group and student ticket prices are available.

Everybody Drinks The Same Water is the fifth MTC production by the stellar, local creative team comprised of writer-director Stephanie Ansin, writer-designer Fernando Calzadilla, composer-sound designer Luciano Stazzone, and choreographer Octavio Campos. They have become renowned for creating original productions that have earned MTC its status as a leader in producing sophisticated, visually stunning, innovative theatre with an international focus that is relevant to South Florida’s multicultural community. Last season, the creative team astonished critics and audiences alike with their imaginative adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters (2012). They have also worked together to adapt Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2008) and to create the world premieres The Red Thread (2011) and Inanna and the Huluppu Tree (2009). MTC’s significant contributions to South Florida’s cultural legacy are evidenced by having received two highly competitive awards from the Miami New Times, including a “Best of Miami” Award in 2013, and “Best New Theater” and “Best Production for a New Company” for its adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters.

Mama Knows Best At Café Prima Pasta 5/11/14

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Mama Knows Best At Café Prima Pasta
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 04:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Café Prima Pasta
414 71st Street,
Miami Beach, Florida 33141
Webpage Link
Cost:

We all know Italian mothers have a special way around the kitchen, and Mama Cea of Café Prima Pasta is no exception with her traditional, award-winning cuisine, which for the past 20 years has made celebrities such as Matt Damon, Lenny Kravitz and Dwyane Wade regulars of the family owned and operated restaurant.

Prima will celebrate Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 11th) with complimentary “mom-mosas” and new dinner specials added to its al la carte menu including Eggplant Rollatini ($14), sliced eggplant wrapped with ricotta and artisanal cheeses topped with pomodoro sauce; Short Rib Risotto ($14 or $28), braised short ribs over a bed of saffron risotto available as an appetizer or entrée; Lobster, Crab & Shrimp Ceviche ($18), fresh seafood medley marinated in lemon juice; Ravioli Porcini ($21), perfectly puffed pasta pockets stuffed with delicate porcini mushrooms in a creamy truffle sauce; Lobster Fra Diavolo ($38), whole lobster in a spicy marinara sauce served with homemade linguini or the Fish of the Day ($28), fresh catch straight from sea served with fire-grilled vegetables.

Hats Off to Moms Brunch featuring Online Photo Contest 5/11/14

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Hats Off to Moms Brunch featuring Online Photo Contest Winner to receive $100 gift certificate for the hotel’s restaurant and $100 American Express gift card
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 05/11/2014 11:00 am – 03:00 pm
INTER_Mothers-Day_04212014_FinalInterContinental at Doral Miami
13375 SW 136 St.,
Miami, Florida 33172
Click here for contest rules and more information.
Cost: Adults: $44.95++ Children 10 and under: $22.95++ Under 5: Free

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day, the InterContinental at Doral Miami will honor moms by holding a fashion hat photo contest during its special Mother’s Day brunch.

To RSVP call 305-468-1400 ext. 4318 or email ArmillaryGrill@R-HR.com.

EXPANSE: An Exploration of the Uncharted Urban 5/10/14

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EXPANSE: An Exploration of the Uncharted Urban
Saturday, 05/10/2014 – 05/31/2014 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
EXPANSE-postcard-frontWilliams McCall Gallery
110 Washington Ave., CU-3,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

EXPANSE: An Exploration of the Uncharted Urban opens at the Williams McCall Gallery South of Fifth featuring emerging artists Bisco Smith, David McCauley, and Claire Kowalewski. Kicking off with an artist reception that is open to the public on Saturday, May 10th at 6 pm, the exhibit will run until May 31st.

Bisco Smith’s work is often described as “refined grime” — a blend of fine art, graphic design, and graffiti deconstruction. David McCauley is a mixed media artist based in Miami, FL. As a paralyzed artist, art has played an important role for David in overcoming tremendous personal challenges. David’s artwork is a wide-ranging collection of mosaics, design, symmetry, typography, and photography. Claire Kowalewski is a high-distinction Caldwell Scholar at the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Kowalewski’s current work plays with traditional and city lifestyles that capture the viewers eye with vivid color and unfamiliar locale.

Downtown FULL MOON party MoonDance at TSL Lounge 5/16/14

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Downtown FULL MOON party – MOONDANCE at TSL Lounge
Friday, 05/16/2014 – 09:00 pm – 03:00 am
dfmp-may-flyer-front-final-600pxTSL Lounge
167 NW 23rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33137
Webpage Link
Cost: $5 before 10p; $10 before midnight; $15 after

(“Dance like you are adding extra years to your lifetime”)

The “downtown FULL MOON party” presents yet another chapter in its fun-filled, entertaining, and interactive Full Moon Celebration… We embrace the tremendous power of the energetic full moon and dance to its phenomenal monthly occurrences… It hasn’t let us down and we’ll return its loyalty in fold as we gather to dance and express our gratitude in the true spirit of oneness!!!

Please check updates on both our main website: www.dfullmoonparty.com, as well as our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/downtownfullmoonparty for continuous updates to our entertainment line-up… Since you know that we guarantee an “entertaining” evening, you can rest assured that we will not dissapoint!!! Since you know that we guarantee an “entertaining” evening, you can rest assured that we will not dissapoint!!!

Also, celebrating the birthday of Tracie Samara…
So, mark your calendar to make sure that you don’t miss the upcoming downtown FULL MOON party’s MOONDANCE event!
“A 1980’s Breakdance Themed Event”

BREAKDANCE WORKSHOP (Before event hours 7 – 9pm)
Come to learn a few basic moves from some of South Florida’s Top Breakdancers. You don’t need to have any special dance skillz to enjoy this fun, no-judgement and low stress dance workout… Plus, the workshop itself is free with a $5 admission to the event!

FREE admission before 11p for all drummers, musicians, and performers with proper instruments and spinning props/gears***

Door Admission: $5 before 10p; $10 before midnight; $15 after
NOTE: Pre-sold Tickets are available at: www.dfullmoonparty.com at discounted prices and also a free drink with each purchased ticket…
21+ Only Event

Featuring:
Live Music Performance: Mixed Culture
Guest Performer: TBD
Deejay / Music Producer: DJ Stingray
Guest Deejay: Alan Epstein
Art Exhibition: Charles Edward Soto
Hosted by: Tracie Samara, Sophie Moon, L’aine D’traveler, Naomi Ferrara, Anthony Bacchus, Sol Amor, Olivia Delaney
Lead Drummer: Bli Bi Eric Gore and Anthony Bacchus

Live Interactive Art
Come and paint art background of famous 1980’s Music Icons… Don’t know what we mean? Well, you’ll find out, but only if you are there!

Suggested Dresscode: (Very Important!) Creative Attire 1980’s style… It’s a BreakDancing Theme!

Mother’s Day Brunch at The News Lounge Cafe 5/11/14

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Mother’s Day Brunch at The News Lounge Cafe
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 11:00 am – 05:00 pm
Mothers-Day-BrunchThe News Lounge
5580 NE 4th Court,
Miami, Florida 33137
Webpage Link
Cost:

The News Lounge would like to invite you to a Special Mother’s Day Brunch… Treat your mom to Miami’s Best Organic Brunch and enjoy a great afternoon with DJ Chilly spinning Motown, Funk, Chilled and Soulful House Music…

RSVP required… You can reserve either online: www.thenewslounge.com or call: 305-758-9932

“Coastal Dreams” – Grand Opening and Philanthropic Design Contest Launch with Mark Brunetz 5/22/14

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“Coastal Dreams” – Grand Opening and Philanthropic Design Contest Launch with Mark Brunetz
Thursday, 05/22/2014 – 05/22/2014 06:00 pm –
CB-Aventura-Invitation-3The Carpet Boutique
2250 NE 163 St.,
Miami, Florida 33160
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

West Coast style meets East Coast living at the Grand Opening of the Carpet Boutique’s third showroom in sunny Aventura. The professional, student, or anyone interested in interior design is invited to join proprietors, the Gonzalez family, and toast to “dreams come true.” Emmy® Award-Winning, celebrity designer Mark Brunetz from Style Network’s Clean House hosts this event. Mark Brunetz is also launching the Florida campaign of the International Design Guild Contest, Design for a Difference, a national contest that awards the winning designer $25,000 in goods and services from IDG and collaborates with them to revitalize their nominated charity’s space.

To enter the Design for a Difference contest and nominate your favorite charitable organization, visit: www.idgcontest.com.

Match305 Release 5/14/14

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Match305 Release
match305Wednesday, May 14, at 6:00pm
The Lightbox at Goldman Warehouse
Register Online

We have spent the last several months measuring the attachment of Miamians to their community. If you’re passionate about Miami, you’ll want to hear about the findings.

On May 14th, we’re bringing together innovators, creatives, educators, philanthropists and more to discuss the Match305 findings, share ideas and collaborate with one another.

Bites and drinks provided.

Gift of Life presents Night of Laughter with Improv Comedy Club & Dinner Theatre 6/26/14

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Gift of Life presents Night of Laughter with Improv Comedy Club & Dinner Theatre
Thursday, 06/26/2014 – 08:00 pm –
City Place Improv
550 S. Rosemary Ave #250,
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Webpage Link
Cost: $15

Join us for a night of laughter and improv with comedian Josh Sneed to help benefit Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation. 100 percent of all ticket proceeds benefit Gift of Life. Each Ticket receives a complimentary pass that admits two guests to a future, non-special engagement show at the Improv.

News: The Youth Fair Helps Raise More than 5,000 lbs. of Food to Help Miami Rescue Mission

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Miami-Dade County Youth Fair Helps Raise More than 5,000 lbs. of Food to Help Replenish Miami Rescue Mission’s Communal Pantry and Feed the Homeless Through ‘Your Deal Their Meal’ Canned Food Drive

Youth Fair and Juicy’s Outlaw Grill also donate $1,000 each to further
support Miami Rescue Mission

This year the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition came together with Miami Rescue Mission in an effort to provide food for disadvantaged residents of South Florida. The ‘Your Deal Their Meal’ canned food drive offered Youth Fair guests an opportunity to support this exceptional cause as well as receive a special discount on admission.

The food drive kickoff took place on Friday, March 14th and ran all the way through the final day of The Youth Fair, Sunday, March 30th. Guests were invited to bring two cans of food per person in order to receive a $4 discount on admission. Several collection boxes were made available at the fairgrounds. 10,000 cans, equivalent to approximately 5,000 lbs. of canned food, were donated. Displaying the gathered cans in the collection bins allowed fairgoers to see the impact their donations were making in support of the Miami Rescue Mission.

In addition to the canned food drive efforts, the Miami Rescue Mission received a donation of $1,000 from the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition. The Miami Rescue Mission also received a $1,000 donation from this year’s top Youth Fair food concessionaire, Brett Enright, owner of Juicy’s Outlaw Grill. Mr. Enright’s donation was in addition to the dollars raised from the sale of the samples of his Guinness world record-setting hot dog.

This can food drive will provide some much-needed assistance to the Miami Rescue Mission, which supplies 950,000 nutritious meals annually and helps over 10,000 under-resourced and homeless individuals with food, furniture, clothing and other essential needs.

“It was an honor for us to have partnered with Miami Rescue Mission in hopes of raising awareness to end hunger right in our own backyard,” said Bob Hohenstein, President and CEO of The Youth Fair. “More than ever, South Florida residents are stepping up to serve their community and are realizing hunger is a reality everywhere. The entire Miami-Dade County Youth Fair family is very proud of this joint effort.”

“This food drive was a fantastic way to enjoy The Youth Fair and also help those who are in great need. The funds raised during ‘Your Deal Their Meal’ campaign will be used to feed the hungry, as well as finance life-changing programs which will lead to transformed lives,” said Rev. Ronald Brummitt, President of Miami Rescue Mission- Broward Outreach Centers.

About the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition
The Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition, known for generations as The Youth Fair, is a state of Florida chartered, private, not-for- profit organization that has donated well over $10 million in scholarships, awards and cash premiums to Miami-Dade County students and is dedicated to supporting education, showcasing youth achievement and promoting South Florida agriculture. The 2015 Youth Fair Opens March 19, 2015! For more information, please visit www.fairexpo.com or call (305) 223-7060.

About Miami Rescue Mission
Miami Rescue Mission, Inc. (MRM), a Florida not-for-profit corporation, is a charitable faith-based agency providing spiritual, physical, and social services to the poor and needy; including homeless men, women, and children. Its purposes are fulfilled through several centers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Our Mission: Transform lives of homeless men, women and children through comprehensive residential programs to effect lasting change and empower them to be productive members of society. We provide food, shelter, substance abuse treatment, education, computer literacy, job placement, healthcare, spiritual development and housing with Christian love, compassion and encouragement.

6th Annual ArtLab @ The Lowe Opens 5/16/14

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6th Annual ArtLab @ The Lowe Opens
May 16, 2014 – April 26, 2015
The Lowe Art Museum
University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables, FL
Public Program Admission is $10 for non-members and free for Lowe members.

Conquest and Coexistence: The Cultural Synthesis of Spanish Colonial Art
On View: May 16, 2014 – April 26, 2015

Conquest and Coexistence: The Cultural Synthesis of Spanish Colonial Art, the sixth installment of ArtLab @ The Lowe, opens May 16. The exhibition was curated by University of Miami students supervised by Karen Mathews, Assistant Professor of Art History. The ArtLab series provides hands-on museum experience to students, who curate an exhibition from the conceptual state to the final installation.

The Spanish conquest of the Americas could be characterized as one of the most cataclysmic events in early modern history. This exhibition explores the unique cultural synthesis forged in the Americas as the result of coexistence between Spanish colonizers and local populations, and the processes of dialogue and negotiation, cooperation and resistance that defined the formation of Spanish colonial visual culture.

The exhibition focuses on four themes that elucidate the new visual vocabulary and the varied patrons and audiences of Spanish colonial art:

· Travel, the first category, addresses the initial movement of Spanish culture overseas and its immediate mingling with the rich artistic traditions that already existed in the Americas.
· The second section, associated with the home, focuses on the religious art developed for private devotion in the colonies, where new Christian imagery was integrated with older religious belief systems and iconography.
· The section devoted to the Church concentrates on Christian art for public consumption, showing how the Church aimed to teach, convert, and amaze in its erecting of extraordinary architectural structures ornamented with a dazzling array of religious figures and scenes.
· Finally, the unimaginable wealth of the colonies manifested itself in secular art as well, and the aristocracy and upper middle class invested in luxury objects made of a variety of costly materials to display their affluence and status both at home and abroad.

Spanish colonial art was a visual hybrid, a meshing of cultures in a continual state of reformulation and reinterpretation throughout the centuries of its existence.

The ArtLab @ The Lowe series is generously sponsored by Stella M. Holmes. Travel support is provided by Copa Airlines, the Lowe Art Museum and the UM College of Arts and Sciences.

Contemporary Art Projects USA at SeaFair Miami First Friday Art Walk 5/2/14

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Contemporary Art Projects USA at SeaFair Miami First Friday Art Walk
Friday, 05/02/2014 – 05:00 pm – 11:00 pm
001a.Photo-Gallery-View-CopySeaFair
100 Chopin Plaza,
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
Webpage Link
Cost: By Invitation Only

SeaFair has been globally recognized as one of the most unique and luxurious vessels afloat and has become a Miami waterfront icon. Contemporary Art Projects USA joined this new program to enable international, national as well as national artists to exhibit and be part of this authentic, yet predominately private, super yacht to ensure the proper exposure to collectors, art lovers and international exclusive Miami Visitors.

Featuring Artists: Alexander Chaikovsky, Anica Shpilberg, Armando Colls, Gilbert Salinas, Carolina Rojas, Eumelia Castro, Magaly Barnola Otaola, Rainer Lagemann, Raquel Rub, William Stalhuth, Anabel Rub Peicher, Alejandro Leyva, Oswaldo Sandoval, Celia Zusman and Esteban Leyva and the Unique Kinetic Sculptures of Gary Traczyk

http://www.seafairmiami.com/contact-us.html

Beer Fest 5/24/14

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Beer Fest
Saturday, 05/24/2014 – 04:00 pm – 07:00 pm
PrintClevelander Marlins Park
501 Marlins Way,
Miami, Florida 33125
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $30-$45

Next Monthly Beer Fest: May 24th at Clevelander in Marlins Park

The Clevelander at Marlins Park has the perfect event for all beer enthusiasts to enjoy samples of international, domestic and local craft beer. Many brands will showcase their special brews at the Clevelander starting three hours prior to first pitch. Stay for the game and party all night inside the Clevelander!

BEERFEST PACKAGE INCLUDES:
• Unlimited beer samples 3 hours prior to first pitch
• One (1) 4 ounce beer mug for sampling
• One (1) game ticket for admission inside the Clevelander

Check out www.ClevelanderSports.com for updates.
For tickets: http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/mia/ticketing/supergroup.jsp?group=beerfest

Fight Night 5/3/14

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Fight Night
Sunday, 05/03/2014 – 06:00 pm – 01:00 am
LR-Mayweather-MaidanaClevelander Hotel & Pool-Patio
1020 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free before 9pm

Boxing Fight Night are always BIG at Clevelander.
We had huge turn out for the Pacquiao vs Bradley fight.

Next up: Mayweather vs Maidana on May 3rd live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas!

Reserve your table now by e-mailing bottleservice@clevelander.com for more information!

Cinco de Clevo 5/5/14

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Cinco de Clevo
Monday, 05/05/2014 – 05/06/2014 11:00 am – 05:00 am
2014Cinco-MonClevelander Hotel & Pool-Patio
1020 Ocean Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

3rd Annual Cinco de Cleve-O: May 5th

¡Olé! Come be a part of Cinco de Mayo at BOTH Clevelander South Beach and at Marlins Park where it will be all about tacos, tequila and sombreros!

Celebrate one of the biggest holidays in Miami with specials that can’t be beat: $5 shots of 1800 Tequila and Margaritas, $25 buckets of Corona, and $30 45 oz. Mega Margaritas with two Coronas!

As always, Clevelander will bring you live sexy fun entertainment all day and night!

In The Mix: Membership Mixer 5/13/14

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In The Mix: Membership Mixer
Tuesday, 05/13/2014 – 06:30 pm – 08:30 pm
10245344_617242911694042_2593424972279013301_nR HOUSE
2727 Northwest 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33127
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Join The Recording Academy® and fellow music community members for a casual networker hosted by Florida Chapter Board Governor Boris Milan. Enjoy 2-for-1 drink specials and complimentary hors d’oeuvres courtesy of R HOUSE.

Free admission for Recording Academy members and anyone who would like to learn about or join The Recording Academy. RSVP to florida@grammy.com.

Special thanks to our sponsors: R HOUSE, SAE Institute, SESAC, and the Tampa Hillsborough Film & Digital Media Commission.

The Miami Naked Painting Party 5/3/14

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The Miami Naked Painting Party
Saturday, 05/03/2014 – 05/04/2014 09:00 pm – 04:00 am
LMNT-Naked-Paint-Party-5.3.14-copyLMNT Studios
59 NW 36th Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Buy Tickets Link
Cost: $30-35

The famed Naked Painting Party originally from New York City is making it’s way around the globe and stopping in Miami. Hundreds of attendees get together to collectively body paint each other in the buff in one of the biggest most collaborative art and nightlife events around. The Naked Painting Parties have been featured in every major trade from Time out NY to New York Times and will be hitting up London, Mexico, Berlin, Croatia and more cities. Join us April 26th at LMNT gallery for the first ever MIAMI edition!

Feel free to email us with any questions at RSVP@SocialExposureNYC.com

1st year Anniversary of First Friday Downtown Gallery Walk on SeaFair Art Gallery Center 5/2/14

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1st year Anniversary of First Friday Downtown Gallery Walk on SeaFair Art Gallery Center
seafairartwalkFriday, May 2, 5-9 pm
Bayfront Park South Dock
Chopin Plaza
Miami, FL 33131
Complimentary Admission
RSVP Online

Twenty Two Galleries Exhibiting Contemporary Art, Photography, Sculpture, Urban Street Art, Studio Art Jewelry, Hand Painted Contemporary Fashions, Video Art, New Technology with Over fifty international and local artists

Join us in our Galleries Celebrating the 1st Anniversary of Downtown’s First Friday Art Walk

After the Opening Cruise with us on the Art After Dark Skyline City Lights Cruise, 9-11 PM
Enjoy a spectacular two hour cruise on Biscayne Bay overlooking the city lights Miami’s Magic City
$59 per person
Complimentary Glass of Presco
Click for Tickets

Marlins Park To Host Adopt-O-Mania 5/4/14

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Marlins Park To Host Adopt-O-Mania
AdoptOMania_Flyer2Sunday, May 4; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Marlins Park West Plaza
501 Marlins Way,
Miami, FL, 33125

Miami Marlins, Miami-Dade Animal Services, Humane Society of Greater Miami and The Cat Network

The first 100 guests to adopt a cat or dog will receive two (2) FREE tickets to a select Marlins regular season home game in June 2014. Over 100 pet recruits will be on-site and available for adoption. There will be reduced fee pet adoptions at 50 percent off, free vaccinations and free spay/neuter (MUST call and register for appointment prior to event; call 3-1-1 for appointments for dogs, and call 305-233-9958 or email meowmobile@thecatnetwork.org for appointments for cats).

LGBT Red Hot and In Style 5/8/14

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LGBT Red Hot and In Style
Thursday, 05/08/2014 – 08:00 pm – 11:00 pm
joeThe Manor
2345 Wilton Drive,
Wilton Manors, Florida 33305
More Info Link
Cost: $20

A benefit for Deliver the Dream, the event features local LGBT men and women who are bravely putting themselves on the auction block, offering an exciting first-date to the highest bidder, with fun-filled date packages included.

Fearless bachelors and bachelorettes include Alan Kurland, Bryan Wilson, Gabriel Rodriguez, Merrick Williams, Monica Baryo, Sara Barnett, Sherri Rockower and Valerie Lopez among others. Several of them are representing businesses such as The Manor, The Village Pub and SunServe.

Bidding on a bachelor or bachelorette includes an entire date package. These range from fine dining at The Palm in Bal Harbour to an outdoor kayaking adventure, private yoga lesson or a one-day rental of a Jaguar.

Whether you are looking for that special someone, or just want to mix and mingle for a cause, Red Hot & In Style promises to be a fun night out. Joe Posa, in the persona of Joan Rivers, and Malcolm Neitzey are the hosts for the evening, guaranteeing a touch of drama and lots of excitement.

XIV Neon Beach Sessions at Hyde Beach 5/4/14

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XIV Neon Beach Sessions at Hyde Beach
Sunday, 05/04/2014 – 05/04/2014 12:00 pm – 08:00 pm
xiv_050414620x620Hyde Beach
1701 Collins Ave,
Miami, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost:

XIV Neon Beach Sessions
Summertime Sounds by Julian Ingrosso, Damaged Goods and Los de La Vega
*Sunday, May 4th*
12pm till Dusk

Kick-off summer with Miami’s wildest day to night party. Rarely does a day party come along that is worthy of staying in the night before, but sbe’s infamous XIV Sessions Miami is back on Sunday, May 4th, 2014 and might just be the perfect excuse to spend your Saturday night resting up and prepping instead of partying. This month’s Neon Beach edition will feature XIV Sessions’ signature over-the-top production with Hyde’s sexiest servers dressed in bright costumes and delivering libations amongst oversized beach balls, floats and oversized sunglasses. DJs Julian Ingrosso, Damaged Goods and Los de La Vega will keep the party going all day long. Until Friday, May 2nd, guests can also enter for a chance to win a special “Spray Package & $75.00 Food Credit” sweepstakes at www.hydebeach.com/xivpackage. For more information, visit http://hydebeach.com/event.cfm?cart&id=118457.

“Cocktales – Confessions of a Nymphomaniac” 5/1/14

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“Cocktales – Confessions of a Nymphomaniac”
Thursday, 05/01/2014 – 04/01/2014 09:30 pm – 11:00 pm
cocktales_eveandherpipi-thumb-560x378Bardot
3456 N Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: $10

A two-woman farce with a three-man parade, “Cocktales” follows Eve’s escape from the Garden of Eden to Dr. Truth’s TV show where she begs Dr. Truth to treat her predilection for erection. The reluctant analyst however forces Eve to look her own twisted sexuality in the eye.

This run of “Cocktales” will feature local talent and is directed by David Michael Sirois, a Miami New Times Best New Work and Silver Palms award recipient.

APRIL 30 – MAY 1
WED. • THURS. @ 9:30 PM

Special discount for the final show Thursday, May 1st.
Arrive dressed like a nymphomniac or bring your sex slave and
get half off on your ticket. Only $10.

Learn more at www.cocktalesplay.com

“Tjasa Ferme’s writing in this piece is nothing short of brilliant.”
-Monica Trombley, Woman Around Town

“New play Cocktales challenges sexual norms…a whirlwind of flashbacks, game shows, hypnosis, transsexual virgin videos, dancing studs and a giant vagina.”
-JoAnn DeLuna, Globosexuals

“Raw, funny, and totally entertaining… Inspired direction with absurd innovation by Kira Simring.”
– Richmond Shepard, TotalTheater

“Fantastic!!! Ferme is brilliant and mad!”
-Christopher Koulouris, scallywagandvagabond.com

Miami’s Economic Wave of Opportunity 5/9/14

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Miami’s Economic Wave of Opportunity
Friday, 05/09/2014 – 08:00 am – 10:00 am
The Beacon Council
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2400,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

An event on Miami’s economic wave of opportunity presented by Action Coach in partnership with The Beacon Council and Miami Growth Advisors on May 9. This informative event with help small business owners prepare and capitalize on the economic boom specifically brought on by the new tunnel at the Port of Miami.

The panel will be moderated by Jody Johnson, founder of Miami Growth Advisors and co-owner of Action Coach Team Sage, who will be leading a Q+A on how to attract the right people for the job, where to invest efforts and money, and what businesses needs to have in place to guarantee success. Panelists include Mary Young discussing hiring millennial’s, Ann Machado discussing teamwork, J. Antonio Villamil discussing macroeconomics, and Carolina Rendeiro discussing community growth.

Emerge Broward: Develop with Dale Carnegie 5/6/14

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Emerge Broward: Develop with Dale Carnegie
Tuesday, 05/06/2014 – 06:30 pm – 07:30 pm
dc-logoGreenspoon Marder
200 East Broward Blvd. Suite 1500,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
More Info Link
Cost: $5 for Emerge Broward, $10 for guests

“How to stand out in your professional field.” This is a 45 minute interactive presentation brought to you by Dale Carnegie Training. The representative will cover the following topics:

-Make a winning first impression
-Engage and connect quickly when networking
-Learn 9 ways to influence people
Dale Carnegie Training emphasizes practical principles and processes by designing programs that offer people the knowledge, skills and practices they need to add value to the business. Connecting proven solutions with real-world challenges, Dale Carnegie Training is recognized internationally as the leader in bringing out the best in people.

To learn more about Dale Carnegie Training, please visit http://www.dalecarnegie.com/about_us/

Parking: Park in the PNC Building parking garage and we will validate. Go to 15th Floor for event.

5th Annual Cinco de Mayo Bash 5/3/14

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5th Annual Cinco de Mayo Bash
Saturday, 05/03/2014 – 05/04/2014 09:00 pm – 03:00 am
may3v2Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Cafeina, the first lounge, gallery and garden venue in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District, will be celebrating it’s 5th annual Cinco de Mayo party with a plethora of tequila and fabulous drink specials all night on, Saturday, May 3rd. The bohemian-chic bash include $5 tequila shots, $5 Modelo Especial and $7 margaritas all night; perfect to pair with Cafeina’s succulent angus beef empanadas. Enjoy open format music by Dj Garcia and dress up with themed gratis party favors from Cafeina! No cover. 21 and over only.

Boukman Eksperyans at Big Night in Little Haiti celebrating Haitian Heritage Month 5/16/14

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Boukman Eksperyans at Big Night in Little Haiti celebrating Haitian Heritage Month
Friday, 05/16/2014 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
BNLHMay14web1Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59 Terrace,
Miami, Florida 33137
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

A very special night to celebrate Haitian Heritage Month, featuring the legendary Haitian rasin (roots) group Boukman Eksperyans in concert.

In the gallery, Haiti by Design, presented with the Haitian Cultural Alliance.

Open studios next door in the Haitian Cultural Alliance.

A rocking after party at 7th Circuit with the Moksha Roots Allstars and special guests.

The night will featuring delicious kreyol cuisine from Leela’s Lakay, ice cold Prestige Beer and Clairin Rum at the bar, and more. Have you tried Clairin? It is a uniquely Haitian rum, imported to the US for the first time!

The hands-on art activities for kids are sponsored by Positive Impact Foundation / Kose Famn and Bass Museum of Art.

Big Night in Little Haiti takes place every 3rd Friday, free, at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. Major support is provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Additional sponsors and partners include Prestige Beer, FIU Latin American and Caribbean Center, FIAT of North Miami, BonBagayLakay, AmericanAirlines, The Miami Foundation, City of Miami, Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Headliner Award Breakfast with NPR’s Michel Martin 5/8/14

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Headliner Award Breakfast with NPR’s Michel Martin
Thursday, 05/08/2014 – 05/08/2014 08:00 am – 10:00 am
mccj-martin-CN-ad-v2Jungle Island
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: $30

MCCJ is thrilled to announce that this year’s recipient of the Hank Meyer National Headliner Award is Emmy Award winning journalist, Michel Martin. Ms. Martin joined NPR after a long career at ABC News. Her national radio show on NPR, Tell Me More, is powered by her own interest and focuses heavily on topics of race, religion and spirituality.

Martin has had an illustrious journalistic career. After working the local news beat for The Washington Post and becoming White House correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Martin joined ABC News in 1992. At ABC, she reported for Nightline and was awarded an Emmy for a report that aired on Day One. In 2001, she hosted the PBS show Life 360. Since April 2007, she has hosted the one-hour daily NPR news and talk show, which covers everything from immigration to parenting in a multicultural family. “I am fascinated by people who live lives different from my own, and at the same time, I feel connected to all of these lives being a journalist, a woman of color, a wife and mother,” said Martin.

NPR fans are welcome to register for this breakfast, where they’ll have an opportunity to chat with the journalist. The Hank Meyers Award has traditionally gone to journalists who mirror MCCJ’s mission of creating an inclusive community, including Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Barbara Walters, Tom Brokaw, Leonard Pitts Jr., and last year, ABC’s John Quiñones.

Reservations for the Headliner Breakfast with Michel Martin, call 305-755-6096, or go to www.miamiccj.org. $30.00 pp includes breakfast and parking.

MCCJ was founded in Miami in 1935 as the Miami Coalition of Christians & Jews. It creates a safe haven for dialog, trains inclusive leaders and promotes understanding for all faiths, races and cultures through education, advocacy and conflict resolution. It hosts the oldest interfaith clergy dialog in the United States and presents prejudice reducing programs in local high schools, among other activities. For more information, please visit www.miamiccj.org

Tracy Mourning’s Hats Off Luncheon 5/6/14

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Tracy Mourning’s Hats Off Luncheon
192-HoneyShine-11thHatsOffTuesday, May 6; 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Parrot Jungle Treetop Ballroom
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail
Miami, FL

Tickets to the luncheon are just $150 and a table of 10 is $2000.
RSVP is required by April 21, 2014 to Jessica Geter at RSVP@honeyshine.org or 305-854-2444.

All proceeds from the “Hats Off” luncheon will go to the Honey Shine Mentoring Program.

The Honey Shine Mentoring Program will light up the Treetop Ballroom at Jungle Island once again on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 for the program’s signature fundraising event, the 12th Annual “Hats Off” Luncheon. Each year, Tracy Wilson Mourning, founder of the Honey Shine Mentoring Program, its Lady Bug members, and friends, sport their favorite hats at this highly anticipated luncheon held to raise the funds necessary to continue empowering young girls enrolled in the Honey Shine program. This year’s luncheon will take place from 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Attendees are highly encouraged to wear their favorite hat and Miami chic in order to become walking demonstrations to help young girls imagine, create, and achieve their dreams.

More than 650 are expected to enjoy this year’s décor, reminiscent of Miami’s unique style of chic and this year’s theme “Architects of Our Future: Imagine. Create. Achieve.” Start your engines at 10:30AM and enjoy a welcome champagne reception and silent auction chock with designer and vintage handbags, vacation stays, unique experiences, jewelry and more! Then stroll into the Treetop ballroom where guests will enjoy a noon luncheon, followed by the “Honey Bug” Showcase, the highlight of the event, a spectacular fashion show that illuminates how Honey Shine taps into the spirits of the young women in their care with a bit of love, focus and self-confidence. Sponsored by Coca Cola, the Honey Bugs will be styled by the Melticuleaux Consulting Group and strut clothes provided by Aventura Mall, Bloomingdales, Gap, Gap Kids, MIA Shoes, and Peace Love World.

“What is so exciting about this year, and every year, is that we get to showcase our Honey Bugs,” says Mourning. “I have been to many luncheons in Miami and our Hats Off Luncheon for Honey Shine truly is all about our Honey Bugs. They are the ‘Architects of Our Future,’ so our theme is ‘Imagine. Create. Achieve.’ This is what we want them to do.”

2J Justin Beal and Jesse Willenbring: Exhaustion Conversation with the artists and Opening Reception 5/3/14

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2J Justin Beal and Jesse Willenbring: Exhaustion Conversation with the artists and Opening Reception
2J table_at Locust ProjectsMay 3, 7pm
Locust Projects
3852 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33127

On view May 3-June 14, 2014
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm

Exhaustion is the debut exhibition by 2J, a new collaborative venture between sculptor Justin Beal and painter Jesse Willenbring. Building on Beal’s background as an architect and Willenbring’s background as a graphic designer, 2J is a hybridized approach to object-making based on refined geometries and extreme surface treatments. Images culled from both artists’ archives of source material are printed and painted directly on glass with varying degrees of transparency and arranged in space like so many layers of a photoshop files rendered at an architecturalscale. Treating images with a sculptural sensibility, 2J produces furniture, objects and installations that collapse the boundary between surface and support and undermine the conventional binaries of repression and expression that so often divide the realms of design and art.

Exhaustion is a site-specific installation designed to address both Locust Project’s interior architecture and its location at the center of Miami’s Design District. The exhibition includes tables and walls made from steel and glass and layered with imagery from a variety of sources, including Marco Zanini’s designs for Memphis Milano, pre-digital print advertisements for Hilti Tools, Geoffrey Beene and Herman Miller and scans from Egon von Furstenberg’s seminal book Decorating for Men: The Power Look at Home. The tables and walls throughout the gallery support a series of vertical and horizontal glass planes that divide the space into layers of superimposed and overlapping imagery. Each glass panel is printed with a directto-substrate digital printing method more commonly associated with commercial signage and advertising. The images in the exhibition, many of which have previously appeared both in print and in Willenbring and Beal’s work, have been recycled, repeated and manipulated to the point of exhaustion and then redeployed as part of 2J’s visual language. As a final gesture, a selection of works by Beal and Willenbring will hang on and amidst the walls.

Justin Beal received a BA in Architecture from Yale and an MFA from the University of Southern California. He also attended the Whitney Independent Studio Program. He has had recent solo exhibitions at Bortolami and ACME Los Angeles and LA>

Marlins Think Tank Week 5/1/14-5/6/14

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Marlins Think Tank Week
May 1-2 and May 5-6
Elementary and Middle Schools across Miami Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties

The Marlins Think Tank is an online curriculum-enhancement program that utilizes the Miami Marlins as the basis for learning. Marlins Think Tank aims to enrich the learning experiences of children in grades 4-6 by linking baseball to the curriculum areas of writing, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and health & fitness. The program provides lesson plans which meet Common Core State Standards as adopted by the Florida Department of Education, with the Miami Marlins as the lesson theme.

All 4th-6th grade classrooms in South Florida are eligible to receive a visit from Miami Marlins players, coaches and broadcasters during Marlins Think Tank Week. To participate in the contest, classrooms complete a lesson plan and submit it to the Miami Marlins. This year, 16 classrooms were selected at random as winners of the contest. During Think Tank Week, the entire 25-man roster canvases elementary and middle schools across South Florida.

Marlins Ayudan (Spanish for “help”) is the signature outreach initiative of the Miami Marlins. The purpose of Marlins Ayudan is to provide a sustainable corps of volunteers willing and ready to effectuate positive change in the South Florida community. It is the fabric of the Club’s corporate culture and engages every front office employee with schools and charities throughout South Florida. The goal of Marlins Ayudan is to leave a lasting legacy through impactful service activities that tackle the community’s most pressing needs. The three-tier Ayudan methodology consists of organizational service days, team events and individual volunteer opportunities. Since its inception in 2010, Marlins Ayudan has contributed over 22,000 hours of service and established partnerships and traditions of giving that inspire employees to pursue their passions and contribute their time and talents year-round.

African Heritage Summer Arts Conservatory 6/9/14

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African Heritage Summer Arts Conservatory
Monday, 06/09/2014 – 08/15/2014 07:30 am – 06:00 am
summer-arts-flier-jpegAfrican Heritage Cultural Art Center
6161 NW 22nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33142
Webpage Link
Cost: $500

Registration is currently open for the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center 39th Annual Summer Arts Conservatory. This dynamic 10 week program offers youth, ages 5 – 16 the opportunity to engage in unique cultural experiences through Dance, Drama, Media, Fashion Arts, Visual Arts, Instrumental Music, & Vocal Music. The program culminates in a Fashion Show, Summer Arts Festival & Recital on August 1st , August 9th, and August 15th.

The program runs June 9th – August 15th at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, 6161 NW 22nd Ave. Doors open at 7:30am with classes from 8:30am-5pm and late pick-up until 6pm. Tuition is $500 for the 10 week program. A deposit of $162 is required to reserve a space. Participants can save $50 when paid in full.

Zoo Tots: Zoo Fiesta! 5/5/14

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Zoo Tots: Zoo Fiesta!
Monday, 05/05/2014 – 11:30 am – 04:00 pm
zootots-v21Zoo Miami
12400 SW 152 Street,
Miami, Florida 33177
Webpage Link
Cost: Members: $10/child; non-members: $14/child

Let’s celebrate Cinco de Mayo together! You and your child will enjoy the colors and sounds of Mexican culture and wildlife. Wearing a Mexican item will be the perfect accessory that day!

Your child will have a blast in this program designed for young children and their parents. It will bring you and your child closer to nature through animal encounters, storytelling, and other fun and exciting activities.

For complete information, visit www.zoomiami.org.

TCI Coffee Talk 5/28/14

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TCI Coffee Talk
Wednesday, 05/28/2014 – 08:00 am – 09:30 am
GCI Worldwide Corporation
410 East Las Olas Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
RSVP Link
Cost: Free

Please join us for our Coffee Talk series in Broward!

Our goal for Coffee Talk is to create a special learning environment where anything can happen. Where we engage in conversations that really matter, ask questions that challenge our thinking, and walk away rejuvenated with insights and ideas for moving forward.

Discussion Topic: “The Power of Strategic Alliances When Leading Change or Growing Your Business”
A Tactical Tool for Successful Women in Leadership
Led by Giselle Cheminand, President & CEO, GCI Worldwide Corporation

Interested in learning more about TCI? Non-members are welcome to join!

RSVP today at http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e97qv4uchube61zw/a011hhumo4gtx/questions.

Intercultural Dialogue Through the Arts An Evening of Diverse Dance and Music with the Multicultural Education Center 5/24/14

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Intercultural Dialogue Through the Arts An Evening of Diverse Dance and Music with the Multicultural Education Center
Saturday, 05/24/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: $6.00

Join us for an evening of diverse dances, songs, and music from around the world showcasing the talents of the Multicultural Education Center’s youth members. The performance connects visitors to the RACE exhibition by opening a dialogue on how artistic expression with a mixture of races links communities and celebrates cultural diversity. Visitors will also have time to explore the RACE exhibition during intermission featuring an international food tasting and drum serenade. This will be the last RACE Cultural Program.

The Discrimination Free Zone Foundation Fundraiser at Donna Pascoe Salon and Beauty Store 5/18/14

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The Discrimination Free Zone Foundation Fundraiser at Donna Pascoe Salon and Beauty Store
Sunday, 05/18/2014 – 05/18/2014 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Discrimination-Free-ZoneDonna Pascoe Salon and Beauty Store
2 SE 6th Avenue,
Delray Beach, Florida 33483
Webpage Link
Cost: Customers will be treated to a 50 percent discount on all services and a chance to enter a raffle for several complete makeovers. All proceeds will go towards The Discrimination Free Zone Foundation.

The Discrimination Free Zone Foundation, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit aimed at eliminating derogatory language and the harm those words cause, is hosting a fundraiser on May 18th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM EST, at the Donna Pascoe Salon and Beauty Store, located at 2 SE 6th Avenue, in Delray Beach, Florida. Customers will be treated to a 50 percent discount on all services and a chance to enter a raffle for several complete makeovers. All proceeds will go towards The Discrimination Free Zone Foundation.

Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch at the National Hotel Miami Beach 5/11/14

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Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch at the National Hotel Miami Beach
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 05/11/2014 11:00 am – 03:00 am
National Hotel InteriorsMother’s Day Jazz Brunch at the National Hotel Miami Beach
1677 Collins Avenue,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: $55

What: A classic Mother’s Day Brunch with a touch of sizzle – featuring gourmet buffet, unlimited Mimosas, Bellinis, Bloody Marys and Sangria, live Jazz music and a special Moet & Chandon Champagne gift for Moms.

Located in the visually stunning Tamara Bistro, seamlessly integrating indoors and outdoors, the Jazz Brunch at the National is a great way for moms to lounge away their day.

Pricing:
Buffet – $55 Adults / Children under 12 – $25
Unlimited Mimosas, Bellinis, Bloody Marys, Sangria – Additional $25

To view brunch menu:
Visit the National’s Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/NationalHotel

Follow the National on Twitter and Instagram: @NationalMiami

Soul Of Miami and Life Is Art present the River Of Art #14 Pop-Up Show and Networker 5/20/14

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Soul Of Miami and Life Is Art present the River Of Art #14 Pop-Up Show and Networker
RiverOfArtWeb14SOULTuesday, May 20, 6:30pm-9:30pm
Porcao Farm to Grill
901 South Miami Ave, #101
Miami, FL 33130
Tickets: $10 with Advance RSVP using discount code “SOUL”
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($20 regular price without RSVP)
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Hashtag: #RiverOfArt

Bringing People and Art Together
A dynamic social networker and artist show. Come enjoy a welcome drink, tasty food, good company, great art, meet the artists and support the community!

Featured Artists: Jonathan Brooks, Kelan K. Putbrese, Edwive Seme

Featured Charities: Net Impact, Badges of Courage Foundation

Supported by Sweat Records – Fabulous Miami – Tony Major Events – YOMiami – SocialMedia305 – PARK Project – You and I Are Love

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

Art is an inspiring talking point, whether you like a piece or are puzzled by it, discussing it is a great way to break the ice. Culture is one of the primary elements that build community. Hosting a business networker within an art show is a unique way to encourage socializing. Some events include live performances and other surprises! These shows are also important fundraisers and help us continue our programs.

Jonathan Brooks
Jonathan Brooks is an award winning photographer/visual artist, whose work has been exhibited in Art Basel Miami, New York City, Amsterdam, and the United Kingdom. Brooks graduated magna cum laude with a BS degree in Advertising and Fine Art Photography from the University of Miami. He recently launched his line of Teach&Greet Bilingual Greeting Cards on CardGnome.com. He is a rare Miami native who currently writes and photographs reviews for GreatFoodList.com and is the shop owner of Jonathan Brooks Visual Arts on Etsy.com. As a 2013 top ten finalist in the RED, Carl Zeiss, Adobe , HD Video Pro and Digital Video Pro magazines’ 7th Annual Emerging Pro Still & Motion Competition, he just finished his first short film 5 SKULLS, which can be found on vimeo or youtube. He is also currently trying to fund his The True Cuba book project on Kickstarter.

Kelan K. Putbrese
I am an Artisan, and I am a maker of Alchemic Contrivances… with fanciful natures that are intriguing, fun, and a bit absurd – with a daring dash of Steampunk!
And these Contrivances, they come from what? you ask. Well, to answer that in a roundabout way, I’ll start you with a bit of my background. My interests are manifold. I had the opportunity to grow up near the Smithsonian museums and the National Gallery of Art. Visiting these was an oft loved adventure. Another adventure I love is reading: Science-fiction, history, and whatever I could pore through in the sciences.
I was fascinated by such classics as “The Time Machine,” “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” “Frankenstein,” and last but not least “Green Eggs and Ham.” These worlds are filled with adventure, strange devices, and many curiosities; indeed the many stories and movies of the like filled my life with imagination and creative energy.
My pieces, fabricated individually from an amalgam of both old and contemporary parts, are born from these stories. They are fashioned from a day before mass production and describe, today, a retro-futuristic style.
These days I’ll often be found in what I call my Lab tinkering, aside my Alchemist Lamp, with devices that may have been found in any of these stories.

Edwive Seme
Edwive Seme is an emerging artist in Miami who has spent most of his life drawing from the inspirations he got from cartoons. He continuously evolve his style and explore new grounds to not only grow as an artist but to also present something fresh to whoever sees his work. He wants to question the world as we know it through his artworks and therefore always tries to focus as much on the subject matter as the quality in his works. When he draws/ paints, he involves himself in the process as much as possible, so that he can become connected to everything he creates; in a way each piece of art is a piece of him. He believes this is one of the best ways to create because having a connection to his creations brings out a certain passion, which can be seen in the final product. His ultimate goal in the final product is to provide visual pleasure, mental turbulence and questioning, and emotional connection.

Net Impact
We provide service programs through Service Corp to help local sustainable businesses and nonprofits by offering our skills, expertise, and knowledge as working professionals to help organizations overcome their challenges to becoming more successful. The Service Corp programs are performed quarterly with the help of a rotating expert Panel, chosen every month from professionals in sustainability, running nonprofits, and entrepreneurs who have faced and overcame similar challenges as those we help.

Badges of Courage Foundation
Badges of Courage Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded by Macarena Zilveti in 2010. Her great-grandmother, grandmother, mother and aun had breast cancer and were all survivors. After her mother had a radical mastectomy, Macarena knew she had to do something to help others afflicted with this terrible disease. The Badges of Courageâ„¢ were created to help raise funds and to pay tribute to these strong and courageous women.
The foundation provides patients who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer and in treatment, with basic living expenses such as mortgage and rent payments, child care payments, utilities, food, medical insurance premiums, and other life necessities. Our goal is to give these women tranquility and hope at a time when they need it most— when they are faced with breast cancer.

Southland Mall Presents “The Festive Fridays Event Series” 5/2/14

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Southland Mall Presents “The Festive Fridays Event Series”
Friday, 05/02/2014 – 05/30/2014 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
Hipnotic-Dance-Studio-DancersSouthland Mall
20505 South Dixie Highway,
Miami, Florida 33189
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Cost: free

Southland Mall curated an exciting line up of performers and culturally inspired events this month as part of their “Festive Fridays” event series. Every Friday evening, shoppers have the opportunity to enjoy entertainment-based activities alongside their family and friends. The “Festive Friday” stage is located inside the mall’s Center Court and each event begins at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m.

Below is a list of events for the month of May:

• May 2nd – Students from The Genesis Ju-Jitsu Center will demonstrate classical forms of Ju-Jitsu as well as several self-defense routines throughout the evening.
• May 9th – Raquel Torrent presents her highly popular “Art & Juice” workshop. The Center Court will be transformed into an art studio where children will be able to paint their own original art piece with the guidance of Torrent’s instructions.
• May 16th & May 23rd – Join the Montessori School as they present seven student rock bands ranging from K to 6th grade. Bands like “The Cats,” “Diamond Blue,” “The Avengers” and “Paulina & The Rockers” will be sure to make you want to groove!
• May 30th – Performers from Hipnotic Dance Studio host an evening full of belly dancing, salsa dancing and hip hop.

“Festive Fridays” are free events that are open to the public. Southland Mall is conveniently located on U.S. 1 and S.W. 205th Street, off the Florida Turnpike, Exits 11 or 12. For more information on Southland Mall or to learn about partnership opportunities for upcoming “Festive Fridays,” email inquiries to info@thinkpeacock.com.

Grand Opening: Taste of the Terrace at Dadeland 5/17/14

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Grand Opening: Taste of the Terrace at Dadeland
Saturday, 05/17/2014 – 05/17/2014 01:00 pm – 05:00 pm
860420_767945599883988_6270688956314241342_oDadeland Mall
7535 North Kendall Drive,
Miami, Florida 33156
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Calling all Dadeland Fashionistas and Foodies!

Share your style, please your palate and support local charities at the Dadeland Mall Grand Opening Celebration of the new Terrace Dining at Dadeland.
Join us on Saturday, May 17th, from 1 – 5 pm, for tastings and chef demonstration from our newest restaurants, a festive champagne toast, runway show featuring Dadeland spring fashion collections, live music, dance performances, a chance to win a complete makeover, prizes every hour, and many more surprises!

Dadeland mall is located at 7535 N Kendall Dr, Miami, Fl 33156.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/295948957230088/ to learn more.

Ikura Sushi Lounge Grand Opening 4/30/14

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Ikura Sushi Lounge Grand Opening
Wednesday, 04/30/2014 – 06:30 pm – 10:00 pm
photoIkura Sushi Lounge
143 Giralda Ave,
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
RSVP Link
Cost: Free

Celebrate The Grand Opening of Ikura Sushi Lounge, April 30, 2014, Enjoy Sushi with a Peruvian & Caribbean Flair in The Heart of Coral Gables!

Join us and celebrate while indulging your taste buds in delectable new sushi with complimentary drinks and lite bites.

Friendly Competition for a GOOD cause 5/1/14

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Friendly Competition for a GOOD cause
Thursday, 05/01/2014 – 05/01/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Event Flyer Final2Broken Shaker
2727 indian creek drive,
2727 indian creek drive, Florida 33140
Facebook Link
Cost: free

BROKEN SHAKER AT FREEHAND MIAMI

Thursday, May 1st
from 7pm – 9pm

Friends Fun Wine In A Canâ„¢ To Present A Mix-ology Competition, Art And Music Benefit Event

A Great Cause and a Great Time!!

This event will also benefit the homeless
community of South Florida – Camillus House! Come one, come all,

The night will bring to you Friends Fun sampling with Mixologists on hand, who will compete to
be “The Official Friends Fun Wine Mixologist” using refreshing alternative wine cocktail mixes while
supporting a cause.

Enjoy music by Zoel while sipping Friends Fun Wine In A Canâ„¢,

Also take in an amazing art installation on Style Mafia Collection pieces hosted by Simonett Pereira, and curated by Yess Miakoda and Justin Hamel.

The collection introduces artists;
Sabrina Yanguas,
Gabriel Gimenez“GG”
Marcos Conde
Ivan Roque
Aquarela Sabol
Yuhmi
Yuzly.

These remarkable works of will be auctioned off with the proceeds benefiting Camillus House, an
organization that provides services to aid the poor and homeless of South Florida.

Mark your calendars, and plan to enjoy an eclectic evening and atmosphere while supporting such an
important cause.

Real Housewife of Miami, Marysol Patton, is sharing the fun and bringing
friends together to sip Friends Fun Wine In A Canâ„¢.
Last month, Friends Beverage Group announced the Miami-native and reality TV star as their celebrity
ambassador for their wine drink, Friends Fun Wine®. “I’m excited to represent this amazing new brand,”
said Marysol Patton, brand spokesperson, who also has an interest in the company. “It’s a fun product
that fits my active, on-the-go-lifestyle! Friends Fun Wine has delicious flavors that I can’t wait to share
with my family, friends and fans!”

Following the announcement, her friends joined the fun! Real Housewife of Miami, Adriana De
Moura tweeted from RikRak salon as she was sipping Friends Fun Wine In A Canâ„¢ while getting ready
for an event, while Mercedes “MJ” Javid and Reza Farahan of Shahs of Sunset (the American reality
television series on Bravo) were drinking Friends Fun Wine as they were going boating

Opening Reception John Bailly : The City 4/30/14

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Opening Reception John Bailly : The City
Wednesday, 04/30/2014 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Tohu-Bohu-Oil-on-Canvas-by-John-Bailly-at-CVC-Miami-Opening-4-30-14-mresCenter for Visual Communication
541 NW 27th St,
Miami, Florida 33127
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Painter John Bailly recasts Miami’s metamorphosis through bold large scale paintings that reframe our idea of the city.
Bailly explores the significance of Miami’s place in the modern, globalized world by referencing Troy, Mexico City, and Paris. He uses the newly unearthed archaeology of the Tequesta Indian Settlement on the Miami River to link Miami to its roots and ground our idea of who we have become.

Beachside Soiree at Dos Caminos to Raise Money for LLS Man of the Year 4/29/14

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Beachside Soiree at Dos Caminos to Raise Money for LLS Man of the Year
Tuesday, 04/29/2014 – 06:00 pm – 08:00 pm
LLSKickoffDos Caminos
1140 Seabreeze Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Webpage Link
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door

Savor Tonight and Dos Caminos have partnered up to host a beachside soirée at the restaurant on Tues., April 29th to raise money for LLS Man of the Year, Jon Hines. Dos Caminos, a local hotspot, brings the vibrant spirit of Mexico City to Fort Lauderdale complete with authentic and upscale Mexican cuisine like fresh guacamole, killer margaritas and South of the Border staples — and over 100 tequilas.

Cost: $15 in advance or $20 at the door – this includes two (2) drinks (choice of beer, wine or a margarita), a selection of complimentary hors d’oeuvres and comped valet — a portion of which will go to LLS. Hors d’oeuvres to be served include chips and guacamole; Mini Mexican Chopped Salads; La Flaca Tacos with sesame seared yellowfin tuna; and Chicken Taquitos.

Paquitos Cinco de Mayo Block Party 5/5/14

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Paquitos Cinco de Mayo Block Party
Monday, 05/05/2014 – 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
PaquitosCincoPaqutios Mexican Resturant
16265 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, Florida 33160
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Paquitos Mexican Restaurant, the official house of Taco Tuesday, and ESPN Deportes partner up for a day long Cinco de Mayo event. The block party will feature live music by DJ Africa, mariachis, a mechanical bull, Mexican bites, delicious drinks by sponsors Maestro Dobel and Omelca tequila and much more.

HCOA Energy Challenge 5/3/14

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HCOA Energy Challenge
Saturday, 05/03/2014 – 02:00 pm – 06:00 pm
HCOA_EnergyChallengeLogoLOA Fitness For Women Miami Lakes
6625 Miami Lakes Drive Suite 100,
Miami, Florida 33014
Webpage Link
Cost: $5 minimum donation to Lotus House.

HCOA Fitness for Women, the leading ladies-only fitness center, has partnered with Lotus House to host their first annual Energy Challenge in Miami. The HCOA Energy Challenge is an event created to promote health, fitness and wellness in the community. The energy challenge will feature live music, a Zumba marathon, a XCO Fitness class, cycling, functional training and much more. The event is opened to the general public and a minimum donation of $5 is required to participate. To RSVP contact HCOA Fitness for Women at 305-556-8377. All proceeds will be donated to Lotus House.

First Friday Open Studio 5/2/14

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First Friday Open Studio
Friday, 05/02/2014 – 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Studio_Promo_PicEleazar Delgado Studio
111 SW 3rd ST, 7th Floor,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Please join us at Eleazar Delgado Studio in the heart of Downtown at McCormick Place Friday, January 3rd and every 1st Friday for a night of beautiful Miami-inspired art with Selected Works on display. Visit the artist’s work space and maybe even catch him painting live as he walks you through his process.

This month our resident artists, Monique Lassooij Art & Aquarela Sabol ART, will join Eleazar Delgado in the main gallery for a collaborative show.

FREE parking on site!

Follow on Twitter @EleazarDelgado #MiamiArt

For more information and to view Eleazar Delgado’s art please visit: http://www.eleazardelgado.com/.

Live Preformance by Calle Sol 5/3/14

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Live Preformance by Calle Sol
Saturday, 05/03/2014 – 10:00 pm – 12:00 am
14_05_03_callesol_touche_612Touche Rooftop Lounge & Restuarant
29 NE 11st,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Centrally located in the heart of Downtown Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District. The intimate 58 seat indoor dining room features an open kitchen and serves an array of classic Italian dishes, sushi and sashimi.  The open-air rooftop lounge include fire-pits, communal tables, and comfortable couches that line the wood plank deck featuring the rooftop bandshell which hosts some of Miami’s most popular live band performances, singers, jazz quartets, salsa orchestras, and resident DJs.

Live Performance by Face2Face at Touche Rooftop Lounge & Restuarant 5/2/14

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Live Performance by Face2Face at Touche Rooftop Lounge & Restuarant
Friday, 05/02/2014 – 10:00 pm – 12:00 am
14_05_02_facetoface_touche_612Touche Rooftop Lounge & Restuarant
29 NE 11st,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Centrally located in the heart of Downtown Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District. The intimate 58 seat indoor dining room features an open kitchen and serves an array of classic Italian dishes, sushi and sashimi.  The open-air rooftop lounge include fire-pits, communal tables, and comfortable couches that line the wood plank deck featuring the rooftop bandshell which hosts some of Miami’s most popular live band performances, singers, jazz quartets, salsa orchestras, and resident DJs.

Live Preformance by Michelle Manzo at Touche Rooftop Lounge & Restaurant 5/1/14

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Live Preformance by Michelle Manzo at Touche Rooftop Lounge & Restaurant
Thursday, 05/01/2014 – 10:00 pm – 12:00 am
14_05_01_michellemanzo_touche_612Touche Rooftop Lounge & Restaurant
29 NE 11st,
Miami, Florida 33132
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Centrally located in the heart of Downtown Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District. The intimate 58 seat indoor dining room features an open kitchen and serves an array of classic Italian dishes, sushi and sashimi.  The open-air rooftop lounge include fire-pits, communal tables, and comfortable couches that line the wood plank deck featuring the rooftop bandshell which hosts some of Miami’s most popular live band performances, singers, jazz quartets, salsa orchestras, and resident DJs.

Photographs of Wynwood Life: Cultural Street Festival on 4/27/14

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Wynwood Life: Cultural Street Festival on Sunday, April 27, 2014.  What a great festival so much wonderful art, music and great people.

Location: 6th Ave. between 22nd and 24th streets.

Dates and Times: Friday, April 25th, 2014 5pm – 11pm, Saturday, April 26th, 2014 12pm – 11pm and Sunday, April 27th, 2014 12pm – 11pm.

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Organizers of Wynwood Life couldn’t be happier. The street festival that promised to fill the street of Wynwood’s 6th Avenue with art and music lovers drew close to 18,000 people over the course of three days. Wynwood Life street fest over-delivered on what it promised in the areas of art, music, fashion and fun! “Lots of cool people. Lots of great vibe. Art was created, showed and sold. Music was danced to and fashion was strutted. We were proud to have Trek6 involved as our first poster artists. Wynwood Life is here to stay, and we hope to see everyone back next year,” said Tony Albelo, Wynwood Life organizer.

In the spirit of showcasing local talent, the festival featured Miami style bloggers, who turned heads during their own fashion show hosted by Kelly Saks. On Saturday night, the Peroni Art & Fashion Stage featured a bathing suit fashion show hosted by Annie Vazquez. Sunday night’s show was put on by Style Mafia, Jane Rose and Miami fashion blogger Maya King.

People came from all over South Florida to see the 11 live art displays curated by WynwoodMap.com, which featured graffiti artists including Gons One w/ SSK, Luis Berros, Diana Contreras and Luis Valle. What they got was all 11 plus a bonus live art display from DeepInPaint body painter, Shannon De Freitas.

Baloji, the Congolese-Belgium hip hop artists, who performed on Friday night, was a total hit, with thousands of new fans jamming to his contagious rhythm. It was standing room only on Saturday night with Problem Kids rocking the house, and on Sunday, Suénalo brought their fan base with their eclectic hip hop, Spanish infused vibe to the stage.

To close the festival, Wynwood Life had a music and art mashup that featured DJ Mr. Pauer, Miami’s Latin Grammy® nominated artist/producer, on stage while graffiti artist Hec One Love painted in front of the stage to the beat of his music. Hec One Love is well known for collaborating with Trek6 on the mural “Lovism”. Meanwhile over at the Peroni Art & Fashion stage, an impromptu collaborative painting took place between Kazilla and Coinslot, making this festival an eye-catching experience.

Wynwood Life Street Festival took place on 6th Avenue, between 22nd and 24th Streets in Wynwood the weekend of April 25th. For more information, go to www.wynwoodlife.com. To catch the latest news, check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WynwoodLife, or follow them on Twitter and Instagram at @WynwoodLife.

Photographs of La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup X on 4/27/14

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La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup X on Sunday, April 27, 2014.

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The 2014 La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup X, the world’s largest and most prestigious Beach Polo competition, culminated on Sunday, April 27th with an exciting men’s final that marked the tournament’s Ten Year Anniversary, a decade of world class cavalry and social fun in the sun.

Thursday, April 24th opened with a series of hard fought matches during the competition’s first day of the La Martina South Beach Women’s Polo Cup VI, as female teams battled it out to claim the prestigious title.

The eight teams of women, consisting of players from all over the world, competed in two divisions of play for the sixth consecutive year with the team from La Martina (Scarlet Davenport, Maggie McNamara and Laura Willson) taking top honors in Division One with a 2-1 win over the Eden Roc/Cheeki team (Kaila Doud, Slaney O’Hanlon and Lynn O’Connor). Doud was named MVP while Laura Willson’s “Little Joe” received Best Playing Pony honors.

FontaineBleau Aviation (Lynda Mariano, Sabina Barnett and Kerstie Allen) won Division Two in convincing fashion, in a 7-1 defeat of the Jet Blue team (Coco Smith, Bobette Martin and Leah Masters). Kerstie Allen scored all seven goals for FontaineBleau Aviation to earn MVP honors in her division, with her horse “Kai” taking Best Playing Pony honors.

The opening match of the tenth annual La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup men’s competition on Friday, April 26th saw a parity in the 2:00pm match with The Raleigh team representing Pakistan beating the La Martina team, representing Argentina, in the final seconds, 11-10. Heightening the excitement on the day, the 3:00pm match up had the Yellow Cab team, representing Russia, defeating the talented Metropolitan by COMO team, representing USA, in a triple overtime shoot out, resulting in a 7-6 score. In the final game of the day, the Merchant Hub team, representing Brazil, saw Luis Escobar scoring nine goals, including a pair of 2-pointers, for a 10-8 victory over the Eden Roc/La Herradura team, representing Mexico.

Some fast paced action on the sands of Miami Beach on Saturday set the scene for Sunday’s finals of the 2015 La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup with the team from The Raleigh Hotel, representing Pakistan (2-0), and the team from Yellow Cab, representing Russia (2-0) making their way to the finals of the competition’s 10 Year Anniversary.

Pakistan (Bash Kazi, Juan Monteverde and Brandon Phillips) opened Saturday’s action with an 8-7 win over a plucky Metropolitan by COMO team, representing USA (Lance Vetter, Guille Usandizaga and John Gobin), winning their second match in two days and securing a place in the finals. In the day’s second game, the team from Yellow Cab, representing Russia (Tyler Garber, Tavi Usandizaga and Sebastian Merlos) spanked the Eden Roc team, representing Mexico 13-8. It was Russia’s second win that paved the way for their appearance in Sunday’s title game.

The La Martina team, representing Argentina (MZ. Kazi, David Tafuri, Carlitas Gracida and Tommy Biddle) upset the team from Merchant Hub, representing Brazil (Tommy Kato, Pelan Escapite and Luis Escobar) run for the title by holding on for a 7-6 win in the final seconds of play.

Fifty-two chukkers of Polo on the beach ended with a flourish on Sunday afternoon as the Yellow Cab team representing Russia (Tyler Garber, Tavi Usandizaga and Sebastian Merlos) scooped an impressive 12-5 win over The Raleigh team representing Pakistan (Bash Kazi, Juan Monteverde and Brandon Phillips) in the final of the 2014 La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup. MVP Sebastian Merlos set the pace for Russia’s Yellow Cab with nine goals, including a two-pointer from one end of the arena, to lead all scoring.

Earlier in the day, the Merchant Hub team, representing Brazil (Tommy Kato, Pelon Escapite and Luis Escobar) won the Carl Fisher International Challenge Cup in an 8-5 win over the La Martina team, representing Argentina (MZ. Kazi, David Tafuri, Carlitos Gracida and Tommy Biddle). Pelon Escapite took MVP honors with teammate Luis Escobar’s “Geevo” being named Best Playing Pony. During the opening match of the day, the Metropolitan by COMO team, representing USA (Lance Vetter, Guille Usandizaga and John Gobin) registered a 9-6 win over the Eden Roc team, representing Mexico (Jason Crowder, Mariano Gracida and Weston Gracida) in the final of the Fleischman Memorial Cup.

“This year’s La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup was a spectacular success,” said Bruce Orosz, president and co-founder of The Polo Life, LLC. “We wanted to make our Ten Year Anniversary extremely special and our largest attendance to-date made the occasion the most memorable celebration and truly shows how the competition has become one of the most popular annual events in South Florida. The Miami Beach Polo World Cup sets the international stage for our first overseas tournament in China this July. We’d like to thank all of our sponsors, patrons and supporters for helping us reach this year’s wonderful milestone.”

Attendees at this year’s La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup experienced the annual series of VIP events that took place each night and in to the early hours. Specialty cocktails courtesy of Perfect Vodka were served as players, patrons and sponsor representatives mingled at the Metropolitan by COMO, Baoli, Adore nightclub and SLS Hotel South Beach, as part of a very active after-hours social schedule. During the day on Saturday, La Martina showcased its latest lines of contemporary styles during an elegantly produced fashion show in the VIP tent. On Sunday, Lou La Vie presented Auto Art Miami, a curated installation of 50 of the world’s most significant automobiles, valued at over $100 million and installed throughout Collins Park for art lovers, enthusiasts and design aficionados to enjoy before, during and after the tournament’s match play.

The traditional post-event awards ceremony was held at the end of each tournament to celebrate the winning teams from both competitions, during which Robert Kiger, owner of Elegante Polo, presented the trophy to the women’s champions and Adrian Simonetti, president of La Martina, did the honors for the men’s.

This year’s La Martina South Beach Women’s Polo Cup VI and La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup X was sponsored by La Martina, Lou La Vie (Auto Art Miami), Mecum Yacht Auctions, Perfect Vodka and A&E, with support from the GMCVB and Miami Beach VCA.

More than 10,000 people attended this year’s La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup over the four days, and the tournament featured the world’s top professional polo players from as far as Russia, Switzerland and Malaysia, as well as the very best from South America.

Each year, the Miami Beach Polo World Cup is produced by the event’s founding organizations, The Polo Life, LLC and ACT Productions, based in Miami Beach, owned by President and CEO, Bruce Orosz. For more information, visit www.miamipolo.com or www.thepololife.com

Photographs of Association of Fundraising Professionals Member Mixer at Earl’s Kitchen + Bar on 4/24/14

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Association of Fundraising Professionals Member Mixer at Earl’s Kitchen + Bar on Thursday, April 24, 2014.

Association of Fundraising Professionals Mission: “The Association of Fundraising Professionals represents more than 30,000 members in 200 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs. The association fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession.”

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Photographs of Arts and Business Council of Miami Creative Happy Hour at The Stage on 4/24/14

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Arts and Business Council of Miami Creative Happy Hour at The Stage on Thursday, April 24, 2014.

Arts and Business Council of Miami Mission: “Our mission to foster and build partnerships between business and the arts that are mutually beneficial and contribute to the economic and cultural vitality of Greater Miami and the South Florida Region. We accomplish this mission with programs that promote voluntarism, build arts management capacity, gather and disseminate relevant information, and advocate closer ties between business and the arts.”

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Photographs of The Miami Rum Renaissance Festival Grand Tasting on 4/26/14

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The Miami Rum Renaissance Festival Grand Tasting at the Miami Airport Convention Center on Saturday, April 26, 2014.  This is a must go to event, so much fun!!!!!

The Miami Rum Renaissance Festival, the largest gathering of rum producers, professionals and enthusiasts in the world, returns to the Doubletree Hotel Miami Airport Convention Center for three days of rum tastings, seminars and festivities April 25 to 27, 2014.

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Mother’s Day Breakfast with Animal Friends 5/11/14

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Mother’s Day Breakfast with Animal Friends
Sunday, 05/11/2014 – 08:00 am – 09:30 am
giraffe-baby-for-webZoo Miami
12400 SW 152 Street,
Miami, Florida 33177
Webpage Link
Cost: $30 – $45

Recommended for families (children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult)

Looking for that perfect gift for Mother’s Day? Treat your mom to a hot breakfast at Zoo Miami. What better place is there to celebrate Mother’s day than with her children at the Children’s Zoo, surrounded by zoo animals for a one of a kind dining experience, and we will do all the cooking! To round out the morning, you can watch the meerkats receive tasty tidbits of their favorite foods and participate in a special Mother’s day show highlighting animals’ behavior and personalities.

Registration Information:
Space is limited, so don’t wait until the last minute, early reservations ensure better seats!
$30 Members; $45 Non-members (same day entrance to the Zoo included)
Children ages 2 and under are free, but require a ticket.
To download registration form, visit www.zoomiami.org.

Completed Registration form must be submitted with payment by fax, mail or email by May 1. Make checks payable to Zoological Society of FL (or ZSF).

Mail: Education Department
Zoological Society of Florida
12400 SW 152 ST
Miami, FL 33177
Fax: 305-255-7126
Email: education@zsf.org

Salsa Bachata Thursday at Moca Lounge 5/8/14

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Salsa Bachata Thursday at Moca Lounge!
Thursday, 05/08/2014 – 05/09/2014 09:00 pm – 02:30 am
Girls-dancingMoca Cafe & Lounge
738 Ne 125th St,
Miami, Florida 33160-2141
Webpage Link
Cost: $5

Hi Everyone!

We had a lot of people at Moca, Thanks to you! And we want to do it again this Thursday! So we ask that you Bring a Friend, a Date, and/or even bring your Family!

REMEMBER our Free Salsa Lesson starts at 9pm-10:00pm With Dvice Lds (Latin Dance Studio) very own Dominic Melendez!

Then, we Transform into an Underground Latin Lounge with DJ Puerto Rican Puerto Rican Pete and Guest DJZ!!!

It’s 18 to PARTY! 21 to DRINK!

Entrance is in the Rear! Parking is FREE!
Ladies FREE B4 10:00pm. Ladies Please DRESS to IMPRESS!
Cover: Only $5!

We Set the Trend for the Weekend!
So Tell a Friend! Bring a Friend! Send A Friend!

Address: 738 NE 125th St Miami Fl 33160. Next Door to Billy’s Pub! And The MOCA Museum!

Tell a Friend! Bring a Friend! Send a Friend!

Salsa Bachata Thursday at Moca Lounge 5/1/14

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Salsa Bachata Thursday at Moca Lounge!
Thursday, 05/01/2014 – 05/02/2014 09:00 pm – 02:30 am
10258555_10202708945103239_1117460179823795862_n1Moca Cafe & Lounge
738 Ne 125th St,
Miami, Florida 33160-2141
Webpage Link
Cost: $5

Hi Everyone!

We had a lot of people at Moca, Thanks to you! And we want to do it again this Thursday! So we ask that you Bring a Friend, a Date, and/or even bring your Family!

REMEMBER our Free Salsa Lesson starts at 9pm-10:00pm With Dvice Lds (Latin Dance Studio) very own Dominic Melendez!

Then, we Transform into an Underground Latin Lounge with DJ Puerto Rican Puerto Rican Pete and Guest DJZ!!!

It’s 18 to PARTY! 21 to DRINK!

Entrance is in the Rear! Parking is FREE!
Ladies FREE B4 10:00pm. Ladies Please DRESS to IMPRESS!
Cover: Only $5!

We Set the Trend for the Weekend!
So Tell a Friend! Bring a Friend! Send A Friend!

Address: 738 NE 125th St Miami Fl 33160. Next Door to Billy’s Pub! And The MOCA Museum!

Tell a Friend! Bring a Friend! Send a Friend!

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind’s Music Under The Stars: Bon Appétit Miami 4/30/14

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Miami Lighthouse for the Blind’s Music Under The Stars: Bon Appétit Miami
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
lighthouseMiami Lighthouse for the Blind
601 SW 8th Ave.
Miami, FL
Donation: $75 per ticket • $140 per pair
click here for tickets.

Dine under the stars with fabulous food from restaurants that include Whisk, City Hall The Restaurant, OTC, Shorty’s Bar-B-Q, El Carajo and many more. Enjoy delicious beverages provided by Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Rex Goliath Wine, plus participate in a super silent auction featuring getaways, spa packages, sports memorabilia, gift certificates for fine dining and much more.

Relax to special musical performances by the Miami Lighthouse Better Chance Music Production Programâ„¢ with a guest appearance by Latin Grammy winner Paul Hoyle. An outstanding multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Paul Hoyle has written music for movies and TV shows and has worked with top artists such as Shakira, Julio Iglesias, Jon Secada and Albita.

Since its inception in 1992 by the Miami Dade Optometric Physicians Association, the Heiken Children’s Vision Program at Miami Lighthouse has provided free comprehensive eye care to over 80,000 low-income school children who had no other source for vision care.

Flight: Aloft in the Everglades Opening Reception 5/7/14

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Flight: Aloft in the Everglades Opening Reception
flightWednesday, May 7 from 7- 10 p.m.
ArtCenter’s Richard Shack Gallery
800 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach

Wendy Call | Lisa Elmaleh | Naomi Fisher | Gustavo Matamoros | Adam Nadel | Trong Nguyen | Rebecca Reeve | Nathaniel Sandler | Susan Silas

Join us for the opening reception of Flight in partnership with AIRIE.

Flight is an exhibition, curated by Deborah Mitchell, that presents new work by artists who participated in the AIRIE residency at Everglades National Park. The artists in the exhibition each spent a month living and working in the park, immersed in the ecological and cultural concerns of the River of Grass. Their works explore many facets of our cultural experience of nature in this World Heritage Site. In Flight, the Everglades are considered through aerial views of suburban encroachment, birds taking wing, the ethereal nature of wind, and even the stark contrast of nuclear missiles housed deep in the wilderness.

Giosvany Echevarria Opening Exhibition at Cernuda Arte 5/2/14

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Giosvany Echevarria Opening Exhibition at Cernuda Arte
SONY DSCFriday, May 2, 2014, 7 – 10 p.m.
Cernuda Arte
3155 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Giosvany Echevarría: Dialogues with Nature

A one-person exhibition featuring nineteen paintings inspired by the Viñales Valley of Cuba. The artist, Giosvany Echevarría, has gained notoriety as one of the best landscape painters in today’s art scene.

Please join us and meet the artist who has traveled from his native town Pinar del Río, Cuba to be present at the Opening event. This will be the artist’s first solo show in the United States.

The exhibition is accompanied by a 16 page full-color catalog.

Image: Giosvany Echevarría, Morning Has Broken, 2011, oil on canvas, 78 1/2 x 78 1/2 inches

FUNDarte presents Miami On Stage: Knight New Works By Miami Artists 5/8/14-9/26/14

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FUNDarte presents Miami On Stage: Knight New Works By Miami Artists
fundarte_MiamiOnStageEcard3_1May 8th and 9th
July 11th and 12th
July 19th and 20th
August 22nd and 23rd
September 26th

www.fundarte.us

FUNDarte proudly presents new work by Miami artists commissioned by the Knight Arts Challenge Award for New Commissioned Works by The Knight Foundation. These cutting-edge projects showcase new creations by Miami artists in music, dance, film, and interdisciplinary performance, exploring diverse themes and disciplines that express the creative voices of our community.

Resonances, by Jose Luis Rodriguez
May 8th and 9th – On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium
July 19th and 20th – South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center Black Box Theater
Contemporary Flamenco guitarist and composer from Spain Jose Luis Rodriquez performs his dynamic new project Resonancias. The project includes a live performance of original guitar and electronic compositions by Jose Luis Rodriguez , featuring special guest artist Gustavo Matamoros, Alex Jordan on second guitar, and movement interventions by Niurca Marquez that at once instigate, incite, threaten, and invite Rodriguez to step outside of his comfort zone on stage. These are enveloped in the artistry of filmmaker Carla Forte and the dramaturgy and scenic design of Guggenheim Fellowship Recipient Alexey Taran, which functions as a living installation within the work.

A todo color, (work in progress) a documentary film by Randy Valdes
July 11th and 12th – On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium
This cutting-edge documentary, produced by fresh, new local media talent Randy Valdes, tells the story of how Cuban artists manage to disseminate their art and truths beyond the boundaries of Cuba. The piece explores the artists’ personal and creative journeys, how their influence defines the artistic language of the Cuban cultural Diaspora, and how each incorporates the influences of their newly adopted cultural environments into the ever-evolving phenomenon of world Cuban music.

Writing In Sand, by Carlos Caballero
August 22nd and 23rd – On.Stage Black.Box Theater at Miami Dade County Auditorium
This experimental interdisciplinary performance invites local collaborators into a dialogue that explores themes of displacement, immigration, trauma, disability, personal crises, and assimilation as a mirror of Miami itself. The piece exposes how artists process and divulge their most pressing personal issues in a game of theatrical lottery, while providing a commentary on life in this multicultural city vis-à-vis the process of creation, artistic and emotional survival, and aesthetic self-development within Miami’s diverse artistic community.

Life is a Song – Yisel Duque in Concert –
September 26th – The Gleason Room Backstage at the Fillmore
Singer-songwriter Yisel Duque’s on-stage performance is an explosion of raw intimacy with personalized rare melodies and rhythmic vestiges of Cuban and Brazilian movements. Yisel’s work is endowed with a rare labyrinth of soothing, intimate, and delicate cadence that grabs you and brings chills up your spine; ironically, at the same time, you’ll feel as though she is whispering her sultry and powerful voice directly into your ear. Yisel’s edgy yet delicate sounds are influenced by the musical worlds of Brazil’s Jobim, England’s Beatles, Cuba’s José Antonio Mendez, the classical music of Yo-Yo Ma, Alternative Rock’s Coldplay, Belgium’s Toots Thielemans, and Jazz great Ella Fitzgerald.

Supermodel Petra Nemcova Appearance at Bloomingdale’s Aventura 5/3/14

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Supermodel Petra Nemcova Appearance at Bloomingdale’s Aventura
petranemcovaSaturday, May 3, 3-6 PM
Bloomingdale’s – Aventura Mall
Cosmetics on Level 1

Supermodel, philanthropist and budding entrepreneur Petra Nemcova will make a personal appearance to share her inspiration behind her home décor brand, Be The Light New York at Bloomingdale’s Aventura

The first in Be The Light New York’s luxury home décor products, the World Collection, features six scents that capture Nemcova’s various discoveries over her more than a decade of intense travel. Petra has learned that every country has treasures which they are proud of and which help make up the rich tapestry of their culture and heritage. BE THE LIGHT NEW YORK carefully selects these treasures from inspiring countries and delivers them to your home and life.

Collaborating with fragrance master Laura Slatkin of Nest Fragrances, each World Collection candle is made from soy wax, blended with natural oils, and hand poured with love in America.

Made.In.Miami Fashion Design Expo 5/10/14

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Made.In.Miami Fashion Design Expo
Saturday, May 10, 2014, 2:00PM to 8:00PM
African Heritage Cultural Arts Center
6161 NW 22nd Ave
Miami, FL 33142
Register Online

Made.In. Miami is the Fashion Design Expo exclusively dedicated to emerging Miami & Broward Designers. 8 finalists will receive facility work space, equipment, models,photographers,publicity,etc. MIM gives designers an opportunity to connect with the seasoned and up -and- coming in their industry. Finalists will present a fashion show of their work. One grand jury winner will receive flight & accommodation to NYC Couture Fashion Week 2015, expenses paid for by Made.In.Miami.

Submissions are now being accepted. Early entry is December 22nd – February 28th ($40).
Late Entry begins March 1st – March 16th ($60). The 8 Finalists that will make up the Official Designers of Made.In.Miami and will be chosen by a jury to be announced on the 31st of March.

Please visit www.madeinmia.co for detailed information, dates, and guidelines.

Galleria Ca’ d’Oro Presents Rosa Rosae Event 5/17/14

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Galleria Ca’ d’Oro Presents Rosa Rosae Event
Invitation for May 16- for ScreenOpening May 17, 2014
Invitation Only May 16, 2014
Galleria Ca’ d’Oro
4141 NE Second Ave, Suite 105F
Miami Design District.

Rosa Rosae an exhibition showcasing the exceptional works by talented artists Ludmilla Radchenko and Vittorio Sacco begins Saturday, May 17th.

An invitation only reception for an advance viewing of the exhibition will be held on Friday evening, May 16th. It is being held during Fashion Week in Miami, a moment where both art and fashion cross over in one of Miami’s most creative and exciting times of the year.

Galleria Ca’ d’Oro is honored to announce an exhibition showcasing the exceptional works by talented artists Ludmilla Radchenko and Vittorio Sacco. Curated by Gloria Porcella, director and owner of the famous Roman and Miami Galleries and entitled Rosa Rosae, it is designed to bring to Miami the artistic flavor of these unique European artists.

The exhibition, beginning Saturday, May 17 and running for three weeks, will be held at the newly opened space of Galleria Ca’ d’Oro, Suite 105F, 4141 NE Second Avenue in Miami’s Design District. The Galleria’s goal is to grow together with the most talented emerging European artists by bringing quality, design and innovation to South Florida. Very different from each other in terms of style, medium, personalities and artistic orientations, Ludmilla Radchenko and Vittorio Sacco are united in this show through the theme of roses; a subject matter portrayed by both artists in one of their main works, which gave name to the exhibition, Rosa Rosae.

Ludmilla Radchenko, a young female Siberian Pop artist has the ability to blend unique and sometimes startling photographs with aspects of digital collage and lively acrylic painting to create an entirely unique art form. In the classic Pop Art style, Radchenko presents her subjects over and over, loading it with social content in order to expand and at times exploit its meaning. The bright colors and broad lines that appear as she applies paint to the digital prints serve to create new levels of meaning and also add emotive elements to the overall effect. The results are paintings that reverberate with numerous meanings meant to connect with the viewer.

Vittorio Sacco always had a great passion for photography. The artist’s work truly embodies an Italian essence that expresses a passion for food, a keen eye for simple beauty, style and design. While in New York he joined Bianchi Films where he was able to combine the graphic beauty of his still photography with the elegance of motion pictures. Throughout his career the artist has worked for many important advertising campaigns such as Lindt, Barilla and Kraft among others. Vittorio Sacco is one of those artists who make food and simple objects into poetry. They evoke in the spectator a sense of tangibility and desire to reach what is portrayed. The artist has the ability to transform simple and common everyday objects into appealing, luxurious and sensual elements, which stimulate our senses. On the other hand, his black and white photos of places are somewhat supernatural, where he immortalizes empty spaces where presence is perceived among the ruins. Primitive and yet modern they seem to evoke a post-apocalyptic scene.

Since 1970, Galleria Ca’ d’Oro (House of Gold), located near Piazza di Spagna, one of Rome’s most iconic and prestigious destinations has been renown as one of the leading contemporary art galleries in Italy representing famous figures in the art world such as Dali, de Chirico, and Filippo de Pisis. In 2010 the Gallery opened its doors in Miami. During Art Week and Art Basel Miami Galleria Ca’ d’Oro made its mark in Miami with the most talked about public art installations, the Regeneration Art Project, the exhibition of the famous Pink snails and during Art Basel Miami 2012, with the FOReverglades project. In 2013 the Galleria participated in distinguished Art Fairs such as Context-Art Miami, Scope New York and Art Wynwood Miami. The same year the gallery successfully reintroduced 8 Giant Red Snails in Central Park and Columbus Circle in New York City. The installation’s popularity demonstrated once again the international prestige and acclaim of the gallery in the US.

Today with its new location in the Miami Design District Galleria Ca’ d’Oro lead by Owner and Director Gloria Porcella continues to bring its experience and expertise to the US promoting Italian and European contemporary art with passion and enthusiasm. Galleria Ca’ d’Oro offers not only some of the most important works by artists of the 20th, and 21st centuries, but also offers personalized art advisory, the implementation of public art installations and museum quality exhibitions. Among the artists represented are Giorgio de Chirico’s Sculptures, Salvador Dali’s sculptures, Alfredo Rapetti Mogol and the famous Cracking Art Group animals by William Sweetlove, Renzo Nucara, Federico Comelli Ferrari and Ivan Lardshneider.

Miami Rum Renaissance Grand Tasting 2014

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Yesterday, April 26, 2014, I attended the first day of the Miami Rum Renaissance Grand Tasting (Check out my recap). Except for all of the vendors simultaneously running out of rum a bit  early, I had a terrific time. And I definitely had enough rum for any one individual. Here are some photos of the event.

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Photographs of Wynwood Life: Cultural Street Festival on 4/25/14

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Wynwood Life: Cultural Street Festival on Friday, April 25, 2014.  What a great festival so much wonderful art, music and great people.

Location: 6th Ave. between 22nd and 24th streets.

Dates and Times: Friday, April 25th, 2014 5pm – 11pm, Saturday, April 26th, 2014 12pm – 11pm and Sunday, April 27th, 2014 12pm – 11pm.

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Photographs of GMCVB Partnership Mixer at Lucky Strike on 4/23/14

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Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) Partnership Mixer at Lucky Strike on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

“The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is a private, not-for-profit sales and marketing organization. It is a private-public partnership with more than 1,000 private business members and four local governments: Miami-Dade, City of Miami Beach, City of Miami and the Village of Bal Harbour.”

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Cinco At The Jungle 5/4/14

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Cinco At The Jungle
CINCO-AT-JUNGLE-ISLANDSun. May 4th, 2014, 4:00PM to 11:00PM
Jungle Island
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail

general admission: $58
VIP admission: $90 and includes access to exclusive VIP lounges, meet & greet with artists, preferred show seatings, private animal encounter, 1 classic margarita, sponsored 1 oz. shot, Jose Cuervo infused cupcakes from Ana Paz Cakes, sombrero and other memorabilia.
For every ticket purchase, participants also receive one free ticket back to Jungle Island valid Monday-Friday through June 30, 2014.
Buy tickets here. To Save 50%, Use promotional code CINCO

Get ready as Cinco de Mayo takes a turn for the wild side. “BrickellFest” presents Cinco at the Jungle at the celebrated Jungle Island on Sunday, May 4th, 2014. Event producers are planning a non-stop party experience combining animal encounters with concerts, food, spirits, and even a little Mexican wrestling action.

A family-friendly attraction by day, Jungle Island will transform its tropical grounds into an adult playground and the ultimate Cinco de Mayo celebration by night during the park’s first-ever Cinco at Jungle Island.

Presented by Jungle Island and Vitamin C- the creators of BrickellFest Events, Cinco at Jungle Island will offer non-stop entertainment and simultaneous events throughout the island, including the following:

Live Bands (Cris Cab, Jared Dylan and La Linea)
DJs (DJ Irie, Retrokidd and Javi C)
Food Truck Alley curated by Sef Gonzalez, “The Burger Beast” (Da Burger Shack, Ceviche 305, Box of Chacos, HipPops, Munchcakes, King of Racks BBQ, Cheeseburger Baby, TopFries, CrazyDilla, Healthnut on Wheels, Sugaryummy Mama and Chacos Tacos)
Animal Encounters
Corona Beer and Jose Cuervo Margaritas
Sunset Concert on La Playa
Late-night Animal Shows
Mechanical Bull Rides
Mini-Mexican Wrestlers
Zip Lines
And much more….

As the new venue for this blowout fiesta, Jungle Island provides a stunning backdrop with lush views and unbeatable location to draw attendees from across South Florida. During this open-air event, multiple experiences will simultaneously take place around the island including musical performances and entertainment from the hottest talent in town. Groove to Cris Cab and the Miami Heat’s own DJ Irie, as well as Robby Hunter Band, Jared Dylan, La Linea, and Aron G Trio. Additionally, DJ sets by local favorites Dany Stern, Drew and Javi C will keep the crowd in a festive mood.

No Cinco de Mayo party is a true event without amazing food and Cinco at the Jungle certainly delivers. Cinco at the Jungle also will offer event-goers an array of cuisine and Mexican fare from top restaurants, plus a “Food Truck Alley” curated by Sef Gonzalez, A.K.A. “The Burger Beast.” Mini-Mexican wrestlers, mechanical bull rides, multiple beers and a variety of flavored margaritas, a sunset concert on La Playa, and late night animal shows round out what will be the most spectacular and fun-filled Cinco de Mayo yet.

Need to raise the bar? Within the unique logistics of this fete, a VIP lounge experience will be complete with premium spirits to fresh cigars provided by Maya Celva Cigar Company. With the purchase of VIP tickets, guests receive (1) classic margarita, sponsored 1 oz. shot plus the glass, sombrero, mug, meet & greet with the artists, private animal encounter, and preferred seating for shows, as well as access to VIP areas.

Event sponsors for Cinco at the Jungle include Corona Beer, José Cuervo Tequila, Three Olives Vodka, Dewar’s W/L, Matusalem Rum, and Maya Selva Cigars, along with many more.

Photographs of Miami Rum Renaissance Festival VIP Party at Bacardi Penthouse on 4/23/14

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Miami Rum Renaissance Festival VIP Party at Bacardi Penthouse on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

The Miami Rum Renaissance Festival, the largest gathering of rum producers, professionals and enthusiasts in the world, returns to the Doubletree Hotel Miami Airport Convention Center for three days of rum tastings, seminars and festivities April 25 to 27, 2014.

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Sassicaia, Oreno, and More – A Vertical and Dinner 5/9/14

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Sassicaia, Oreno, and More – A Vertical and Dinner
Friday, 05/09/2014 – 05/09/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
WBTB-May9-Sassicaia-Vertical-PromoWine by the Bay
888 Biscayne Blvd. #112,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link
Cost: $90.00

Experience a unique vertical tasting designed for the “Wine Maven.” Taste some of the most famous Italian wines complemented with sumptuous dishes created by Chef Daniele Cosmo of Cielgourmet Catering. A RSVP is required by contacting 305.455.9791 or info@winebtb.com. A limited amount of advance tickets can be purchased at Local Wine Events: http://www.localwineevents.com/events/detail/532368

The Wine:

 Sassicaia, Vintage 2003, 2006 and 2010
 Il Pareto, Tenuta di Nozzole, Vintage 2004, 2007 and 2010
 Tenuta Sette Ponti, Oreno, Vintage 2003, 2005 and 2011
 Tenuta Nardi, Brunello di Montalcino Monachiara, Vintage 2001, 2005 and 2006
 Chiarlo, Barolo Cerequio, Vintage 2005, 2006 and 2007
 Masi, Amarone, Vintage 2001 and 2006

The Menu:

 Tartare of Foie Gras served on honey crispy bread, marjoram, apples and peaches marinated in rosemary balsamic sauce;
 Truffle and porcini risotto served inside a Parmesan cheese crust;
 Filet Mignon with Barolo Sauce;
 Textures of chocolates

Mother’s Day Wine Tasting Class at Wine by the Bay 5/8/14

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Mother’s Day Wine Tasting Class at Wine by the Bay
Thursday, 05/08/2014 – 05/08/2014 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
WinebtbexteriorSmallWine by the Bay
888 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 112,
Miami, Florida 33132
Facebook Link
Cost: $40.00

Wine by the Bay will host a special, Mother’s Day Wine Tasting Class that highlights female winemakers: Elisabetta Foradori, Elena Walch, Nicole Abiouness, Angela Osborne, Anna Monticelli, and others who have distinguished themselves as producers of extraordinary wines.

To attend, the cost is $40.00 per person and a RSVP is required by contacting 305.455.9791 or info@winebtb.com. A limited amount of advance tickets are available at Local Wine Events: http://www.localwineevents.com/events/detail/531657

Leonel Matheu: Crossroads to the Dystopia 7/12/14

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Leonel Matheu: Crossroads to the Dystopia
Saturday, 07/12/2014 – 09/14/2014 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
crossroads_of_the_Dystopia-12The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum – FIU
10975 SW 17th Street,
Miami, Florida 33199
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

If a single symbol could summarize the iconic work of Leonel Matheu (Havana, 1967), this would be that enigmatic head –a sort of dome- that appears as a constant throughout his work. Self-portrait and collective portrayal of a nation marked by diaspora and dystopia, this symbol embodies the symptoms and stigma of contemporary global society.
With a masterful use of the synthetic graphic design language, Matheu builds up a personal and yet universal iconography that interweaves in intimate fables of our daily existence. Spirituality, technology, passion, solitude, dreams, chimeras and deceptions are at the core of this thoughtful body of works.
“Crossroads of the Dystopia” is the first major museum survey exhibition of this midcareer versatile artist whose work ranges from drawing with colored pencils, ink on paper, oil on canvases, video and multimedia installations, to public installations and qualification of architectural spaces. Presented by Dotfiftyone Gallery and curated by Janet Batet, the exhibition resumes moreover twenty years of work and provides a comprehensive overview of Matheu’s most distinctive imagery.
Leonel Matheu, who presently resides between Miami and Los Angeles, has been one of the figures that have marked the local arts Miami in the last twenty years. He graduated at the Institute of Graphic Design of Havana in 1987. In 1992 he settled in Miami, Florida. His artwork is part of public collections in various art museums, between them are the MOCA-Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami Beach, The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University in Miami, The Lowe Art Museum in Coral Gables, The Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, The Young at Art Museum in Davie, Georgia Museum of Art at University of Georgia in Athens, The Mobile Museum of Art in Alabama, The University Art Museum in Radford University, Virginia among others.

By Janet Batet
art wirrer and curator

Grand Opening Of Brother Jimmy’s Bbq Restaurant In South Miami At Sunset Place 4/25/14-4/26/15

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Grand Opening Of Brother Jimmy’s Bbq Restaurant In South Miami At Sunset Place This Weekend
Friday, 04/25/2014 – 04/26/2014 05:00 pm – 10:00 pm
BrotherJimmysBBQBrother Jimmy’s BBQ
5701 Sunset Drive,
Miami, Florida 33143
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

Serving authentic North Carolina slow smoked barbeque, the restaurant that made a name for itself in Mary Brickell Village, and has been delighting New Yorkers for over two decades, is now bringing its acclaimed BBQ cuisine to South Miami at Sunset Place.

Grand Opening festivities for the public begin on Friday night with fashion shows, a mechanical riding bull, line dancing performers and kid’s line dancing lessons.

Just as it did in the Northeast and in Miami’s Mary Brickell Village, the casual, energetic restaurant with acclaimed BBQ cuisine, Brother Jimmy’s BBQ is now serving up their serious barbeque Southern style fare in South Miami with the opening of its newest location at Sunset Place.

Friday
5pm – 7pm Happy Hour Kick Off
6:30pm Line Dance Show
7:30pm Line Dance Show
9pm Fashion Show
5pm – 10pm Mechanical Riding Bull

Saturday
1pm – 6pm Family Fun
1pm Bull Riding Lessons for Kids & Adults
1pm – 4pm Face Painting
2pm Line Dance Show
2:30pm Line Dancing Lessons for Kids
4pm Line Dance Show
5pm Line Dance Show
10pm “The Rejects” perform
1pm – 6pm Mechanical Riding Bull

About Brother Jimmy’s BBQ Miami Restaurants:
The local trio behind the Brother Jimmy’s Miami locations are University of Miami Hurricanes alumni and former teammates turned NFL superstars. Jon Vilma, Jon Beason & D.J. Williams launched the first location in Mary Brickell Village 2 years ago. In this short time, they not only established proven success, but they have also expanded the business with a full catering menu, a new back-door takeout window and “Sweet Sui,” a food truck that can be seen at weekly events across South Florida and competing at BBQ cook-offs throughout the region.

Brother Jimmy’s has celebrated over 20 years of legendary North Carolina, slow-smokin’ barbeque. Their mission was, and still is, to bring to quality “down-home” cooking, hospitality and authentic cuisine to Miami. Brother Jimmy’s energetic environment stays true to the original New York locations providing the perfect atmosphere for serious dining, food & drinks after-work, lunch, brunch or dinner with friends and family.

The Unfinished Black Civil Rights Agenda An Encore Repeat Event 5/8/14

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The Unfinished Black Civil Rights Agenda An Encore Repeat Event
Thursday, 05/08/2014 – 05:30 pm – 07:30 pm
KEY-ROLAND-ALEXANDER-FOULKESTYRONE BRYANT REGIONAL LIBRARY
2230 N.W. 21 Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Webpage Link
Cost: FREE

In her 2013 article, “Trayvon Martin, Race, and Anthropology,” Dr. Leith Mullings (President, American Anthropological Association) spoke out, stepped up to, and challenged, conventional wisdom regarding “diversity.”

“Diversity,” wrote Mullings, “has become a threadbare term used… to refer to almost any type of variation… [while] admirable…[diversity, expanded, fails] to address the historical injustices of racial exclusion…[and] obscures the systemic character of racism in the United States.

All forms of discrimination are lamentable, but they are not equal, nor even necessarily comparable, [they]…require different interventions.”

By 2015, our nation will have commemorated several of those key, momentous, interventions targeting extant anti-Black/pro-White racist world-views, laws, systems, beliefs, attitudes, customs, and practices.

To date, Civil Rights laws throughout south Florida, and across our nation, have failed:
(i) To End White Privilege,
(II) To Abolish, what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called, the “Disease of Racism,” and
(III) To Close the resulting disparities lived by diverse Black men, women, and children through Euro-centric Educational, Medical, Military and Prison Industrial Complexes.

Even With President Barak Hussein Obama In The White House!

Accordingly, for Dr. Mary Francis Berry (Longtime Former Chairwoman, the United States Commission on Civil Rights), and despite the frenzy over Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights, “the crux of the problem today is there is no [Black] civil rights movement…[ because] President Obama is the prize in the minds of most people… at the end of the struggle… [He] was our payoff…” She added, “There will be a [re-vitalized] civil rights movement when Obama is no longer president [and]problems that Black people have remain!”

Unfinished Black Civil Rights Agenda Items
(10 of 365 identified)
(1) Psychological Residuals & Legacy of White European Trans-Atlantic Slavery and Trade of Black African Slaves.
(2) Need for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
(3) Financial Reparations to ALL Documented Descendants of Black African Slaves.
(4) Elimination of Mass Incarceration of Black Boys and Men.
(5) Re-Construction of the Black Nuclear and Extended Families.
(6) Elimination of Anti-Black Stereotypes.
(7) Ongoing Apologies to descendants of Black African Slaves.
(8) Elimination of ongoing attacks on Black Pan- African Organizational Unity.
(9) Re-Inclusion of Black Males positively in the public and private imageries of the United States at home and abroad.
(10) Increase in U.S. Foreign Aid / Assistance to ALL nations in Black Sub- Saharan Africa.

Broward College South Campus Office of Cultural Affairs aka BSOCA Hosts Origin Art Exhibit by Gary G Logan 5/2/14

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Broward College South Campus Office of Cultural Affairs aka BSOCA Hosts Origin Art Exhibit by Gary G Logan
Sunday, 05/02/2014 – 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Broward College South Campus
7200 Pines Boulevard,
Pembroke Pines, Florida 33024
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Gary G. Logan’s “Origin,” a collection of 24 works, is currently on display at Broward College’s South Campus gallery through June 13, 2014.
In the spirit of Neo-Romanticism, Logan’s vivid colors and rich textures explore the mystery of the planet and the Taoist elements of fire, earth, metal, water and wood. Logan’s reinterpretations of nature are metaphors for the soul’s “inner landscapes” and emotions. Please visit www.bsoca.org for more information.

Artist Reception Friday, May 2, 2014
7- 9 p.m.

Aqua Foundation for Women to Host Concert Benefiting LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Initiative 5/17/14

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Aqua Foundation for Women to Host Concert Benefiting LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Initiative
Saturday, 05/17/2014 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 am
BEVERLY-MCCLELLANGrand Central
697 North Miami Ave,
Miami, Florida 33136
Webpage Link
Cost: $25 advance; $30 at the door

This year, Aqua Girl will host its first ever “aquaSOUNDS” fundraising concert to benefit Aqua Foundation’s LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Initiative. The concert will take place at Grand Central on Saturday, May 17th, just before the infamous Temptation dance party.

All bands featured in the concert are from South Florida and are connected to the local LGBTQ community. The local bands will warm up the crowd for headliner Beverly McClellan of NBC’s “The Voice” who will perform as the closing act. A soulful rock singer with honest lyrics and a raw sound, McClellan plays more than 10 instruments and has already released five independent albums since her appearance on the hit show.

The Aqua LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Initiative funds crucial services for the homeless LGBTQ youth population in Miami-Dade County. As much as 40% of the homeless youth population in Miami-Dade is LGBTQ. This means that compared to the general population, the LGBTQ community is vastly over-represented among the homeless youth population.

“AquaSOUNDS” is made possible through the generous support of Perennial Strategy Group and BB&T.

WHO
Beverly McClellan
Rock ‘n’ roll is built on a foundation of great vocalists, and Beverly McClellan is quickly becoming its newest cornerstone. NBC-TV’s “The Voice” introduced her to the world as a singer of stunning power and range with the presence and ability to draw comparisons to Etta James, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt and Melissa Etheridge, to name just a few of the great torchbearers whose legacies she evokes.

Jess Domain
Jess Domain’s original music has been heard on more than 30 TV shows, including The Katie Couric Show, Law & Order, Damages & Melrose Place. Her soulful voice & upbeat pop melodies are paired with honest lyrics that always find their way home.

Emily Sheila
A Miami native, Emily Sheila sprouts musical flowers that dance all the way to the Sun creating flowing folky vibes throughout the nation.

A Girl Named Chuck
Armed with a rich voice and acoustic structure, A Girl Named Chuck has got the melodic ease that few have. Originally part of the folk scene in South Florida; the Miami Herald dubbed her a “Local Legend at age 17.”

Paul Bellantoni
The sounds of Paul Bellantoni can best be described as an eclectic mix of blues and folk with a tribal twist. Utilizing his poetic lyrics to convey his life through verse in an unapologetic manner.

Elisa Seda
Previously of Urban Rebel, Elisa Seda is a member of Pandia, a band who was named the official cover band of 93 Rock and headlined the 2nd Annual Rock and Brew Festival at the Hard Rock in October.

Es Oh
A local musician, Es Oh is a queer singer/songwriter and violinist with a soulful sound.

DJ Zehno
Realizing her passion for music at a young age, Stephanie Arzeno decided to switch career paths from being a pre-law student, to a full time music DJ. With all her diversity and knowledge of music, DJ Zehno is on her way to becoming one of the most renowned DJ’s in Miami.

WHEN
Saturday, May 17th
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

WHERE
Grand Central, 697 North Miami Ave, Miami

TICKETS
$25 in advance, $30 at the door. $20 in advance for Aqua Foundation for Women members.
To purchase tickets, please visit http://www.aquagirl.org.

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About Aqua Girl
Aqua Girl® is the largest charity women’s week in the country. Thousands of women from all over the United States and the world will descend on South Beach to listen to live music, bask in the sun at our famous pool parties, dance the night away to the sounds of internationally known DJs, and enjoy dining at fine restaurants and VIP cocktail parties.100% of the proceeds benefit Aqua Foundation for Women.

About Aqua Foundation for Women
The mission of the Aqua Foundation for Women is to serve as the funding catalyst for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender wellness and equality in South Florida through grants, scholarships and initiatives. Our financial contributions are awarded to local organizations addressing LBT interests such as equality, wellness, families and youth empowerment. The Foundation is also dedicated to supporting secondary education, mentoring programs, cultural enrichment, leadership growth, community service, and civic interests. Located in Miami, Florida, you can visit AFW online at www.aquafoundation.org.

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Acoustica 21: Eclectic Music Miami 5/3/14

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Acoustica 21: Eclectic Music Miami
Saturday, 05/03/2014 – 05/03/2014 02:00 pm – 03:00 pm
JorgeBakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd St.,
Miami, Florida 33127
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Cost: $10 donation

Acoustica 21: Eclectic Music Miami

Saturday, May 3 at 2PM
Bakehouse Art Complex, 561 NW 32nd St Miami, FL 33127.
$10 donation
http://www.fetafoundation.org/Season_3/Acoustica_21-3-7.html
https://www.facebook.com/events/577669255675209

in collaboration with the Bakehouse Art Complex

A tantalizing collection of solo and chamber music pieces of eclectic styles from the masters of the 20th century and three Miami-based living composers (including three world premieres) are programmed on this concert. The music works by Juan Calderon, Jorge Gomez Abrante, Juraj Kojs, Olivier Messiaen, Armando Rodríguez Ruidíaz, and Iannis Xennakis will resonate throughout the inspiring Bakehouse Art Complex. We are welcoming the all-star Miami-based performers that include Jorge Gomez Abrante, (classical guitar), Eric Gottlieb (piano and toy piano), Jose Lopez (piano), Laura Wilcox (viola), Catherine Weinfield (oboe), and Michael Zell (percussion). Come and hear what has been boiling in the Miami performance scene and enjoy meeting both the performers and composers in person!

Program:
1. Armando Rodríguez Ruidíaz: Occupied Space for classical guitar and electronics. Jorge Gomez (classical guitar).
2. Olivier Messiaen: I Sleep, But My Heart Is Awake. Eric Gottlieb (piano)
3. Jorge Gómez Abrante: Tetrachord Variations for classical guitar. Jorge Gomez (classical guitar)

4. Iannis Xenakis: Dmaathen for oboe and percussion. Catherine Weinfield (oboe), and Michael Zell (percussion)

6. Juan Calderon: Study for Chord Progressions Using Open Strings (dedicated to Jorge Gómez Abrante) for classical guitar. Jorge Gomez (classical guitar)*

7. Jorge Gomez Abrante: Pieces for toy piano and electronics. Eric Gottlieb (toy piano)*

8. Juraj Kojs: Where the Light Surrenders for viola and piano. Jose Lopez (piano) and Laura Wilcox (viola)*

*World premiere.

Shleu Shleu Miami All Stars: Presented by PAMM and the Rhythm Foundation 5/1/14

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Shleu Shleu Miami All Stars: Presented by PAMM and the Rhythm Foundation
Thursday, 05/01/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Shleu-ShleuPérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, Florida 33132
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Cost: Free

In honor of Haitian Heritage Month and a season at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) dedicated to Caribbean art, PAMM and the Rhythm Foundation present Shleu Shleu Miami All Stars, one of the longest running musical groups in the history of Haitian Kompa music. The event also kicks off the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Miami Museum Month.

Visitors are invited to dance to Shleu Shleu Miami All Stars on the outdoor terrace, enjoy cocktails from PAMM’s waterfront bars, and enjoy Caribbean art exhibitions including “Caribbean: Crossroads of the World” and “Edouard Duval-Carrié: Imagined Landscapes.”

Free and open to the public.
Free First Thursdays is made possible in part with support from Knight Foundation.

Self-parking on-site as available ($2/hour) / Metromover: Museum Park station / pamm.org/parking
Photo courtesy the Rhythm Foundation.

FLa-Fra Presents Cédric Andrieux 4/26/14

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FLa-Fra Presents Cédric Andrieux
Saturday, 04/26/2014 – 08:30 pm – 10:30 pm
CEDRICrevColony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Rd,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Webpage Link
Cost: Tickets: $20-50

Renowned contemporary dancer Cédric Andrieux trained in France then spent years with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company before returning to France to join the Lyon Opera Ballet. He will perform identical concerts on April 25 and 26 at the Colony Theatre. Cédric Andrieux is a solo set on Andrieux by leading French choreographer Jérôme Bel. This work, created in 2009 for the Paris Opera Ballet, has since been performed throughout the world. In this solo, danced and narrated by Andrieux, the French-born dancer traces the arc of his development in and out of the studio and on and off the stage. His story begins with his early training as a contemporary dancer, then moves on to his time at a prestigious conservatory in Paris and continues through his professional life as a performer with the company and Lyon Opera Ballet. His droll narrative is punctuated with danced illustrations that include excerpts from milestone dance works, by Cunningham and Trisha Brown, as well as a humorous look at Cunningham’s rigorous daily class. Clever, humorous and touching, Cédric Andrieux offers incredible insight into the world of a performer who has lived the history of contemporary dance.

Cinco De Mayo at Taco Beach Shack 5/5/14

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Cinco De Mayo at Taco Beach Shack
Sunday, 05/04/2014 – 05/06/2014 12:00 pm – 02:00 am
tbs_cincodemayo_enflyer-1Taco Beach Shack
334 Arizona Street,
Hollywood, Florida 33019
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Annual Cinco De Mayo Celebration at Taco Beach Shack in Hollywood will be celebrated this year with a 2-Day Celebration, May 4th-5th from Noon-2AM!!

-$5 for 3 Mini Tacos (Beef or Chicken)

-$3 Modelo Drafts & $15 Domestic Beer Buckets

-Corona Girls in the Shack giving away freebies!

-Taco Eating Contest: Winner receives a 1 Night stay at Catalina Hotel & Beach Club

-Live Music & Entertainment: Mariachi Band, Free Pony Rides, Face Painting & Appearance by Jack the Donkey!

Feel the Force Hurricane and Other Hazards Day 5/31/14

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Feel the Force Hurricane and Other Hazards Day
Sunday, 05/31/2014 – 10:00 am – 06:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Are you prepared? The International Hurricane Research Center and the Miami-Dade County Emergency Management Department have joined forces with the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science to deliver a full day of hands-on activities, meet and greets with local meteorologists and Hurricane Hunters, and fun games to test your hurricane and preparedness knowledge. Join us to learn how best to protect yourself, your house, and your pets!

MCCJ Film Series in collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial The Last Survivor 5/21/14

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MCCJ Film Series in collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial The Last Survivor
Wednesday, 05/21/2014 – 06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: $6 per person

View the film screening of this moving film exploring the true stories of genocide survivors. The Last Survivor connects visitors with the RACE exhibition by exploring real stories that resonate with the exhibition’s powerful message. Following the discussion, visitors will have time to explore the RACE exhibition.

CoderDojo Miami 5/18/14

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CoderDojo Miami
Sunday, 05/18/2014 – 02:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Learn how to create computer programs to tell a story. Build games, cool apps, devices, or make 3D printable objects to show how to realize ideas. No prior programming experience is necessary and choose to bring a family laptop or use the computer in the Teen Tech Center.

For Children ages 8 to 17. Advanced registration required.

CoderDojo Miami 5/4/14

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CoderDojo Miami
Sunday, 05/04/2014 – 02:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33129
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Learn how to create computer programs to tell a story. Build games, cool apps, devices, or make 3D printable objects to show how to realize ideas. No prior programming experience is necessary and choose to bring a family laptop or use the computer in the Teen Tech Center.

For Children ages 8 to 17. Advanced registration required.

Fabulous First Friday 5/2/14

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Fabulous First Friday
Friday, 05/02/2014 – 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33133
Webpage Link
Cost: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) and rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., weather permitting.)

Later in the evening, check out Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s famous Laser Shows in the Planetarium.
Laser Show admission: $4.00 per child, $8.00 per adult

Check out our Activity Room for kids, a fun alternative for your little ones! Swing by the Space Gallery for a few hands-on activities and demonstrations! Kids ages 3 and up. (8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.)

Reduced Admission at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 5/9/14

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Reduced Admission at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Friday, 05/09/2014 – 07:30 am – 04:30 pm
Overlook-VistaFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road,
Coral Gables, Florida 33156
Webpage Link
Cost: $2 – $15

Started by the American Public Gardens Association, National Public Gardens Day is a national celebration that invites communities to explore the beauty of their local green spaces while raising awareness of the important role public gardens play in promoting conservation, education, and environmental preservation.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will mark this special day with $10 off regular garden admission. We invite everyone to enjoy Fairchild’s 83 acres of lush landscaping, including our Wings of the Tropics butterfly exhibit, Rainforest, Succulent Garden, Palmetum, Edible Garden, and much more. Food is available in the Glasshouse Café and Lakeside Café.

SeaFair Miami Launches Daily Luxury Cruises and Open House 4/26/14

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SeaFair Miami Launches Daily Luxury Cruises & Open House
Saturday, 04/26/2014 – 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
lSeaFair Miami
Docked at the Bayfront Park South Dock at Chopin Plaza in downtown Miami adjacent to the InterContinental Hotel., 
Miami, Florida 33131
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Cruises start Sunday, April 27th
Book Your Cruise Now

Please visit us at your leisure between 11 am and 11 pm on Saturday, April 26th for an Open House. SeaFair Miami will offer unique shopping & dining cruises onboard a luxury $40 Million mega-yacht in the pristine waters of Biscayne Bay beginning April 27th. Choose from Daily Sunset & City Lights Sailings or Weekend Afternoon Cruises, both with an optional Gourmet Buffet and/or Ala Carte Al Fresco dining. Exclusive Holiday Sailings with unique programming, such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Fourth of July & New Year’s Eve, will also be featured throughout the year. SeaFair Miami is uniquely positioned as a luxury daily cruise experience and is perfect for residents, visitors, individuals, couples and groups. Private Charters of the yacht are an unparalleled choice for corporate meetings and incentives, social gatherings and galas, exhibitions, fundraisers and more … the possibilities are endless. Per person pricing is from $79 on weekdays and $89 on weekends. Optional gourmet brunch or dinner, sales tax and service charges are additional.

SeaFair Miami will be open to the general public for an Open House on Saturday, April 26th from 11 am to 11 pm. The ship will remain at the dock for this event.

We will offer our first Weekend Afternoon Sailing with optional Brunch and/or Al Fresco Dining on Sunday, April 27th. Click Here for more information or to make reservations. To inquire about hosting your group and/or a private charter of the ship, please email sales@seafairmiami.com or call 305-713-5030. Be sure to tell them Soul Of Miami sent you!

Hope to see you onboard!

Soul Of Miami Welcomes the Public Allies Miami Community Forum

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publicalliescatalystamericorpSoul Of Miami proudly presents the Public Allies Miami Community Forum, in partnership with Public Allies Miami. Through this, the participants of Public Allies Miami will tell their stories, the stories of the organizations with which they work, the neighborhoods in which they work, and the stories of our community. You will get to see Miami through the eyes of its young, emerging leaders and philanthropists. It may be prose, photographs, poetry or something else entirely, but it is all part of the real soul of Miami!

Public Allies Miami is young adults who serve in nonprofit organizations to help make Miami thrive for all people. Each year, 20 young leaders devote ten months to an intensive leadership experience in diverse nonprofits. Here are their service stories. For more information about Public Allies Miami, visit catalystmiami.org.

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Inside Faces at MAC Fine Art 4/26/14

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INSIDE FACES at MAC Fine Art
Saturday, 04/26/2014 – 06/23/2014 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
inside-FACES-evite-revisedMAC Fine Art
833 NE 4th Avenue,
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33304
Facebook Link
Cost: Free

Inside FACES
curatorial statement
Rochi Llaneza

Most street artists early in the graffiti movement wouldn’t show their faces,
and their visual aesthetics was mainly a font-­‐based style. Much has
changed since then, for example, Gregos, a street artist from Paris uses his own face on walls across the world. In general, street art has become a rising creative industry with international influences.
But far from the common objectification we find in some of today’s street
art, this particular group of artists who are mainly street artists, have a
strong connection to these FACES.
The artists in this exhibition cite from iconic historical images as 2alas, to
controversial socio-­‐political references used by Claudia Calle, James Brutus
and Evoca1; to the anthropomorphic imagery created by Julie Friel’s
imagination. Dan Walker uses found objects and re-­‐uses them as palette to
create portraits of random ‘found’ people. Stefan Von Fouts recycles not only objects but also ideas in order to seduce the viewer to examine commercial fads and appetites. “The gorilla in the room” by Ruben Ubiera is a metaphor for what’s happening with street art today: “post graffism…the art no one wanted to call art, but its now staring right at you”.
With the fast paced world we live in, we sense that life is like a rat-­‐race existence where everything is temporary and transient, example, street art on exterior walls. By bringing the message these artists render inside the
walls of an art space, we try to hold the missive a bit longer.

Photographs of Record Store Day 2014 and Sweatstock 5 on 4/19/14

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Record Store Day 2014 and Sweatstock 5 at Sweat Records on Saturday, April 19, 2014.  Celebrating Nine years of Sweat Records and Record Store Day 2014 with a free pop-up music festival.  Could not have picked a better day for this wonderful festival.

Awesome Foundation Street Stage: Aj Davila Y Terror Amor (San Juan, PR), Sunbears! (Jacksonville), Telekinetic Walrus,  Eons,  Nobodies,  Eagle Chief, My Deer, Kazoots, The Bows & Ties, with DJs Chalk, Mr. Brown, Action Pat, and Woozles between bands and emcee Daniel Reskin of Casa de Haha!

Audio Junkie Stage at Churchill’s Pub: Purple, Orbweaver, Plastic Pinks, Shroud Eater, Suede Dudes, Whorish Boorish, Nixa, Pariuh!, Bobby Flan, The Jellyfish Brothers, Los Bastardos Magnificos, Gun Hoes, Alx Czo, Dividends, Haochi Waves, Pocket Of Lollipops, Juju Pie, Casual Creatures, Humanfluidrot, and The Bearings, with DJs Peligro, Jolt Radio and OS DA MU to mix it up!

Food trucks: Ms. Cheezious, Los Chamos and Ben & Jerry’s (free ice cream!)

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