5/17: Welcome Back Weekend!

Almost Memorial Day Weekend....Almost Memorial Day Weekend.......

Even though it is pretty much summer in Miami year round, Memorial Day Weekend starts off the real summer season in Miami. Long sunny days, random hellish rain storms, beach days, bike rides, boating, BBQ's, iced coffee...you get my drift. Almost time..Our last weekend in Miami before the true summer season (and probably the last weekend in town for most locals this month.....you know everyone runs away next weekend...right?) 

Cheers to the weekend!! What will you do?

(Pic below is from the amazing Official Miami Book)

FRIDAY

Big Night in Little Haiti

If you have never been to this event in Little Haiti...(or to Little Haiti period), check out this monthly event hosted by Rhythm Foundation. It's a great night of Haitian Kompas, art, food, dancing and culture. All we hear/see are negative images of Haiti...when the reality is Haiti is a beautiful, beautiful country with amazing food, beautiful beaches, incredible art, and music that just gets you in an undescribable mood. 

side note: white haitians exist. biased opinion :-)

Movie Night at Brickell World Plaza

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

A free movie in the heart of the city.
Bring chairs/blankets/snacks (and your drinks in a flask)

Great date/friends/family night!

SATURDAY

Fairchild's Butterfly Migration Parade

Have you been to Fairchild recently? Seen the new butterfly gardens?
If not, this may be the perfect intro into Fairchild's butterfly world.

Fairchild is hosting Miami's first-ever Butterfly Migration Parade, a day full of butterfly-themed family fun. Participate in the whimsical parade down Old Cutler Road from 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., then spend the day at Fairchild from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. to join in fun activities like the butterfly costume contest, live music and butterfly viewings. Tasty treats are provided by the Glasshouse Café and food trucks. Make sure to visit the Wings of the Tropics exhibit to marvel at the thousands of vibrantly colored butterflies swooping overhead.

Wendy Williams at Books & Books- Coral Gables

Bird Road Art Walk

An original artist warehouse community off of Bird Road/SR 826.
Great art walk in another unexplored part of town
(unless you grew up here! we've all been to Tropical Park, and Tropical Chinese Restaurant
 which are near by) 

Miami Museum Month

Saturday 5/18 is also International Museum Day

The Miami participants of International Museum Day:

Bass Museum of Art

Special events include a Fantasy Theatre Factory performance at 3 p.m. of ”Gordon Gumshoe – Fantasy Detective.”

Lowe Art Museum

Miami Art Museum

Docent-led tours of New Work Miami 2013 and Frames of Reference are at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

The Wolfsonian 

SUNDAY

Nothing really exciting to share going on this Sunday...relax & enjoy the sunshine!

Our usual favorite is the Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market and if you feel orchid-y, check out the Redland International Orchid Show (If you're heading this far southwest, grab some juice at Robert is Here and check out the amazingly unknown and beautiful Wat Buddharangsi Thai Temple!)

(so I lied..there may be really cool things to do this Sunday!)

Miami Museum Month

As always, make your own adventures in Miami, and check out our Miami Musts for ideas!

Happy Weekend!

Fri 5/17: Big Night in Little Haiti

Friday May 17, 2013

Big Night in Little Haiti

Sak Pase!

May is Haitian Heritage Month, and some wonderful events are planned for the Little Haiti Cultural Center to celebrate, and Big Night in Little Haiti will be a highlight.

Friday May 17th, 6pm - 10pm

Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59 Terrace, Miami 33137

FREE

Big Night in Little Haiti celebrates Haitian Heritage Month

Live concerts in the plaza by konpa legends Skah Shah #1 and rising new stars X-Tassy

Also featuring Rara Lakay, DJ Mack of Mizikpam.com, and ESMIA Children's Orchestra of Miami Music Project

in the gallery, Donna Karan's Discover Haiti, presented by Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance and Urban Zen Project

Delicious kreyol cuisine, cold drinks, activities for kids and much more.

http://BigNightLittleHaiti.com or 305 960 2969

Produced by Rhythm Foundation and the Little Haiti Cultural Center

Major support from the John S and James L Knight Foundation and Boom

Sat 5/18: Bird Road Art Walk

Join us for

the Bird Road Art Walk

Saturday, May 18, 2013 

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

(& the third Saturday of every month) 

Miami's Bird Road Art District is centrally located
just east of the Palmetto Expressway (SR-826) and south of Bird Road (SW 40 St).
Most of the studios are located just off of SW 74 & SW 75 Ave.

Experience Miami's Art Scene at the 

Bird Road Art Walk!

If you haven't been to the Bird Road Art Walk, you're missing out on the walk that does away with formal galleries and takes you behind-the-scenes into the working studios of 30+ Miami-based independent artists and alternative spaces.

On the third Saturday of each month the artists' open their doors from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm, each venue offers their own exhibitions, refreshments and artistic vibes to create a unique experience for art collectors and enthusiasts alike. Here the emphasis is all about the ART. 

Miami New Times recognized the Bird Road Art Walk as Miami's Best Art Walk 2011. Miami New Times Best of Miami 

The Bird Road Art Walk is organized by an alliance of artists and creative businesses founded in 2010. The member-powered organization promotes and funds experiences that bring artists, art enthusiasts, collectors and the South Florida community to the Bird Road Art District. 

Fri 5/17: Movie Night at Brickell World Plaza

Brickell World Plaza  is hosting another Movie Night on Friday, May 17, 2013.

We will be screening Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade!

 Friday, May 17th 2013. from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Movies on the Plaza is a free, family-friendly event sponsored by Brickell World Plaza each month.

Parking is free in the surface lot. Chair rentals are available.

Bring dinner. Bring snacks. Coolers are allowed, but please, no glass or bottles. Movies nights are subject to favorable weather conditions.

For more information please call (305) 384-7170

Where: Brickell World Plaza

600 Brickell Ave. Miami, FL 33131

Sat 5/18: Fairchild's Butterfly Migration Parade

Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8:30 AM

Matheson Hammock Park to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Spread your wings and join us for Fairchild's first-ever Butterfly Migration Parade starring you!

Fairchild is hosting Miami's first-ever Butterfly Migration Parade, a day full of butterfly-themed family fun. Participate in the whimsical parade down Old Cutler Road from 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., then spend the day at Fairchild from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. to join in fun activities like the butterfly costume contest, live music and butterfly viewings. Tasty treats are provided by the Glasshouse Café and food trucks. Make sure to visit the Wings of the Tropics exhibit to marvel at the thousands of vibrantly colored butterflies swooping overhead. 

Admission is free for parade participants, Fairchild members and children 5 and under,
$25 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and up, and $12 for children 6-17.
Participants will line up from 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Butterfly Migration Parade begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Matheson Hammock Park entrance. The road will close to vehicular traffic from approximately 8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. until all the participants have entered Fairchild.

Head south on Old Cutler Road from the Matheson Hammock Park entrance with a delightful caravan of whimsical, wonderful floats, bands and much more. Be sure to dress up and bring your butterfly wings to celebrate our fluttering friends!

Then, once the parade reaches Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, you are invited for a full day of butterfly-themed family fun!

Mon 5/13: Love and a Movie

Mondays...suck. 

Check out O Cinema & Love and Vegetables as they present

LOVE AND A MOVIE!

Perfect way to unwind on a crazy Monday evening, and perfect dinner for Miami Vegans or those who celebrate Meatless Mondays!

The Movie:

GIMME THE LOOT

Malcolm and Sofia, two determined teens from the Bronx, are the ultimate graffiti-writers. When a rival gang buffs their latest masterpiece, they must hatch a plan to get revenge by tagging an iconic NYC landmark, but they need to raise $500 to pull off their spectacular scheme.

Over the course of two whirlwind, sun-soaked summer days, Malcolm and Sofia travel on an epic urban adventure involving black market spray cans, illicit bodegas, stolen sneakers, a high wire heist, and a beautiful, rich girl’s necklace that is literally their key to becoming the biggest writers in the City.

The Menu:

Graffiti Salad

Create your own art on the tray with a medley of black beans, lentils, squash, greens, millet,

and house sprouts, and with a splash of three different seasonal dressings: Spicy Mango Lime, White Bean Cucumber, and Green Goddess

The Loot: Portobello Mushroom Tacos with Salsa Verde

Assemble your own taquitos from a selection of marinated mushroom strips, Earth ‘N Us Farm greens, salsa verde, and spicy mango chutney.

Bronx Summer Quinoa Pilaf

Enjoy a mixture of South Florida Summer Vegetables cooked together with Quinoa and a

mixture of spices and flavors found along 187th Street.

6 Train Sweet Potato Fries

Our Salt and Vinegar Sweet Potato Fries are just like riding the 6 train into the Pelham Bay Park

Station: a little sweet, a little salty, and a whisper of sour.

Dessert: Big Apple Crumb Cake

We hit a homerun with this Big Apple Cake, created with local cane sugar, our special Bronx Spice Mixture, and finished with Graffiti Writing Crumb Topping.

Mid Movie Snack: Chocolate Sun Pillows

Chocolate and Sunflower Butter may come from two different neighborhoods, but that doesn’t

stop their friendship. We stuff Sunflower Butter inside little chocolate pillows to create a love that

has no boundaries.

About Love and Vegetables:

Love and Vegetables is a Community pop-up Cafe that operates on a pay-what-you-can basis throughout South Florida. Love and Vegetables’ mission is to feed all in our community with dignity and respect, regardless of means to pay; if guests cannot afford their meal, they are welcome to volunteer their time in exchange. In addition to its healthy, creative, vegan fare, the cafe also offers educational workshops and opportunities to learn about growing, minding, harvesting, and preparing vegetables and vegan dishes.

Tickets: $32

O Cinema Wynwood
90 NW 29th Street Miami, FL
(305) 571-9970

5/10: Welcome Back Weekend

Sun is shining, weather is sweet. Make you want to move...your dancing feet!

Welcome Back Weekend! Have a happy and relaxing one!

FRIDAY

DWNTWN Miami Concert Series

SATURDAY

Exposition de Empanadas Bike Tour

Taste of Haiti

Design District Gallery Walk

Wynwood Art Walk

Blackbird Ordinary Bird Bash

May is Miami Museusm Month

SUNDAY

Call your mother! Happy Mother's Day!

 

Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market

May is Miami Museusm Month

Bike & Food Truck Invasion at Tobacco Road

Sat 5/11: Blackbird Ordinary's Bird Bash

Blackbird Ordinary Bird Bash

Celebrating 1.5 Year Anniversary!!!!

May 11, 2013 5-10pm

Bands: Spam Allstars, Deaf Poets, Eagle Chief (formerly Arboles Libres)

DJs: Contra, Sharpsound, Haitian Hillbilly, Damion Yancy, Louie Arson, Patrick Walsh

*Open bar 5-6pm

*Drink specials all night

*Carnival games, snowcones, cotton candy, & a dunk tank!

*We'll also have a couple food trucks out front 

*21+, No cover

https://www.facebook.com/events/499937520059794/

Sat 5/11: Design District Gallery Walk

It happens every Second Saturday of every month. 

Gallery Night in the Miami Design District

Gallery Night in the Design District was the first art walk I can remember in the area way back when places like Piccadilly Garden (PopLife Thursday Nights, awesome!), Grass, SoHo Lounge, Brosia/Mai Tardi (can't believe what they did with this space) and such were around. The good old days..

Nowadays, everyone and everyone else seem to go to Wynwood Art Walk and I'm all for local spots getting recognition and business and all, but WAW is just way too crowded for me. I actually like to go and look at art. Get inspired, lost, touched by art, maybe with a drink in hand. I hate to be bombarded by hipsters photo bombing and instagramming every second of their lives, or have other people's sweat drip on me. 

With the revamp of the Design District (Bonjour! Cartier, LV, Hermes, Dior and other high end shops) comes a classier gallery walk. 

Have some cocktails at Oak Tavern

and a bite to eat at Mandolin Aegean Bistro

 

Check out the galleries!

  

LOCUST PROJECTS

PRECIPICE/POSTMODEM

Locust Projects is pleased to present Precipice/PostModem by Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer. Mayer is known for eclectic video installations that compress virtual, cinematic, and physical space. This will be Mayer’s largest exhibition to date, passing fluidly from cinema to installation in both the physical and digital realm while incorporating interactive and technological elements to create a nonlinear meta-narrative. In the Project Room - Tracey Goodman & Valerie Snobeck: Out of Place Curated by Joanna Kleinberg Romanow, Assistant Curator, Drawing Center, New York.

3852 North Miami Avenue

HAITIAN HERITAGE MUSEUM

CHIMEN LIBETE

The Month of May is Haitian Heritage Month, a nationally celebrated time where the Haitian culture is celebrated throughout the United States and in Haiti. During this very special moth the Haitian Heritage Museum is pleased to present Chimen Libete (The Road to Freedom) - A collaboration between the Haitian Heritage Museum and the Museum of the Haitian National Pantheon (MUPANAH) in Haiti, to feature an exhibition of the historical account of freedom from slavery in Haiti. 4141 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 105C

DE LA CRUZ COLLECTION CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE

TERRA NON DESCOPERTA

Last opportunity to see Alfredo Jaar’s Terra Non Descoperta. Three light boxes with color transparencies sit on the floor. They show a beautiful sea in three parts. A text by Christopher Columbus is overlaid on the images, describing his obsession with finding gold. The spectator is seduced by these images to approach the work. The light boxes, placed some 20 inches from the wall where fifteen gold-framed mirrors hang horizontally facing them; suddenly, a reflection appears on the mirrors. They show us images that are inset on the other side of the light boxes, the side facing the wall. They are gold miners from Serra Pelada, in the Brazilian Amazon. But the mirrors also reflect us. We find ourselves together with the miners in the space of the mirror. 23 NE 41 Street

SWAMPSPACE GALLERY

PRESQUE VU BY MAITEJOSUNE URRECHAGA

Yes, No or I Don't Know Why, are common responses to questions. When the answer is "On the Tip of the Tongue", some call it "Presque Vu" or almost seen. To experience the work of Maitejosune Urrechaga is similar in character to these psycholinguistic phenomenon. For her solo show, Maitejosune explores through portraiture the universal experience of unconscious thoughts and impulses as yet unexplained by science or spirituality. 150 NE 42 Street 

Wed 5/8: Moonlit Movies at Midtown Miami

Join the Shops at Midtown Miami on Wednesday May 8th 

to watch Disney's Wreck It Ralph under the stars!

The movie will begin at 8pm at the iconic Fountain Plaza in the center of the Shops at Midtown Miami. 

Bring your beach chairs and blankets!

Make it a family movie night or a date night! Popchips will be making a special appearance and giving away samples!

5/3: Welcome Back Weekend

It's Friday!!!!!!! It's a gorgeous morning, and I would be really happy if the weather reports were all lies, and the sun will be here to stay for the weekend. Hoping the sunshine cooperates, there are many fun things going on around town this weekend. 

On a side note, we've made a few changes to our blog layout. We have a new logo (Woo!), we've added information about us, a link where you can subscribe to receive our posts via email, and updated our lists of Miami Musts. Pays to be productive until 3am! 

Happy Weekend to YOU!

FRIDAY

Coral Gables Gallery Night

Downtown Miami First Friday Art Walk

Beats after Sunset at Bass Museum

A Night with Florida Grand Opera at the Wolfsonian Museum

SATURDAY

Food Blogger Bake Sale: Support your local foodie bloggers and purchase their bake sale treats!

Money raised will benefit No Kid Hungry.

Coconut Grove Art Walk

Zakafest- A Celebration of Haitian Culture 

Brew at the Zoo (sad note: you will not be drinking with the animals.)

Museum Month: Visit the museums of Miami during the month of May. All visitors will be offered a Buy One, Get One Free admission at participating museums.

SUNDAY

Cinco de Drinko (Cinco de Mayo)

-Downtown Miami/Brickell

-Everywhere Else

Greynolds Park- Party in the Park 

Museum Month: Visit the museums of Miami during the month of May. All visitors will be offered a Buy One, Get One Free admission at participating museums.

Sat 5/4: Food Blogger Bake Sale

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Food Blogger Bake Sale

Tropical Park (7900 SW 40th St) 

alongside the SouthWest Community Farmer's market.

Thanks to FatGirl Hedonist for sharing the following: 

This is the fourth year the Food Blogger bakesale is going on in Miami and the second year I'll be participating in it. Last year our bakesale ended up ranking third in the nation, let me say that one more time fo some emphasis, THIRD IN THE NATION. 100% of all the proceeds from the bakesale go to Share Our Strength. Share Our Strength is a national non-profit organization that is working towards bringing an end to childhood hunger here in Uhmerrica.

If you're a food blogger (yea I'm lookin at you Burger Beast, GourmandJ, Chat Chow TV, and South Florida Burger Overload) feel free to join the team, there's lots of ways to help. You can either bake with us for the day of the actual bakesale, help with online fundraising or just help spread the word through your social media outlets. Last year we were able to make it to the top 3 bakesales in the country, getting beaten out by NYC by only a couple of dollars. Best part is, Domino Sugar matched our fundraising efforts, making our total donation $7,304. I know that with more hands on deck, this little bakesale can be the best in the country. 

Along with the bakesale, there is a whole online fundraiser going on. You can make a donation as small as $1, because any little bit will help. This year, nearly one in five kids in Uhmerrica will face hunger. That's more than 16 million right here in our own country. Next time you're in line at Starbucks, think about donating the money you're about to spend on hungry children. Btw, a $1 donation will help feed one child with 10 meals... like I said any little bit helps! Did my guilt trip work? If so, feel free to donate a couple of dollars here. 



2012 Miami Food Blogger Bakesale

In an effort to try and raise the most money possible, we've put together a pretty awesome raffle. The raffle winners will be announced at the actual bakesale on May 4. Raffle tickets will be sold for $5 each, 3 for $10. If you can't make it out to the actual bakesale on 5/4, any local person that has made an online donation will be eligible for a raffle entry! So what the heck is being givin away in this raffle anyway? Well a butt-load of gift certificates to some of my favorite local restaurants and other really neat stuff:  



 • Cooking class for two at Williams-Sonoma South Beach

• $100 gift certificate to Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant & Wine Bar.

• Lunch for two (valued at up to $100) at EDGE Steak & Bar.

• Wokstar Eleanor Hoh is donating a Gift certificate for two people to attend one of Wokstar Eleanor  Hoh's cooking classes.

• $50 gift certificate to 660 Restaurant at the Angler's Resort.

• $50 gift certificate to Blue Collar Restaurant.

• $25 gift certificates to CRAVE Restaurant.

• $50 gift certificate to Lee & Marie's Cakery.

• $25 gift certificates to Sweetness Bakeshop & Café.

• $50 gift certificate to OTC.

• $25 gift certificate to Spice Galore.

• $50 gift certificate to Have Gastro-Lounge.

 

Now onto the actual bakesale! Last year we had everything from bundt cakes to doggie snacks up for sale. Although I can't vouch for the other baking bloggers, I will be making my Toffee, Pecan & Bacon Blondies. Yea you read that right. So where the hell is it going to happen? Tropical Park (7900 SW 40th St) alongside the SouthWest Community Farmer's market. Like I mentioned before, it is happening May 4, 2013 and it starts at 10:00am. Bring your kids, your dog and your abuela. Feel free to check out the Facebook event invite!

Fatgirl Hedonist's Toffee, Pecan & Bacon Blondies

 

Some of the goodies for sale at the 2012 bakesale!

 

 

Come out, donate, buy some sweets, join the raffle and help a good cause!

May: Miami Museum Month

BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE — During May, all visitors and locals will be offered "Buy One, Get One Free" admission at participating museums. 

JOIN ONE, SEE THEM ALL — During this month-long program, membership at any one of these participating museums will work as a free pass to any of the other museums.* 

Whether you just joined or have been a member for years, this is an incredible opportunity to museum hop and experience the Miami cultural scene. 

To join a museum, or with questions specific to a participating museum, please find their information on the participants' page and contact them directly. 

¤ ArtCenter/South Florida

¤ Bakehouse Art Complex

¤ Bass Museum of Art

¤ City of Miami Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum

¤ Coral Gables Merrick House

¤ Coral Gables Museum

¤ The Dezer Collection 

¤ Gold Coast Railroad Museum

¤ The Haitian Heritage Museum

¤ HistoryMiami

¤ Holocaust Memorial

¤ Jewish Museum of Florida — FIU

¤ Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami

¤ Miami Art Museum

¤ Miami Beach Botanical Garden

¤ Miami Children's Museum

¤ Miami Science Museum

¤ MOCA—Museum of Contemorary Art

¤ Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum

¤ Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

¤ Wings Over Miami Air Museum

¤ The Wolfsonian—FIU

¤ World Erotic Art Museum

Miami Trolley expands to Midtown/Design District

The City of Miami has expanded their free trolley service to the Midtown and Design District areas. It's a little weird that there are no stops from Margaret Pace Park until you get to Midtown, so if this is supposed to service all those shiny new towers, and the towers to come....you missed a few stops City of Miami.. 

It's also a bit odd that they don't extend service South to Coconut Grove (Grove Grapevine is upset about this too..see his post) Maybe they will add service once the whole Scotty's/Charthouse tax situation/RFP situation is figured out, but there are some great restaurants, bars and parks that are missed by not having some stops in the Grove..

The new Biscayne/Brickell Route below:

Design District
Midtown Miami
R. Clemente Park

Margaret Pace Park
OMNI Station
Arsht Center
Museum Park
Arena
Freedom Tower
Bayside
Bayfront Park
Flagler Street
Knight Center
Miami Circle
Brickell Park
Brickell Village
Southside Park
Financial District
Simpson Park
1814 Brickell Park
Wainwright Park
Vizcaya Museum
Mercy Hospital
R. Clemente Park
Midtown Miami
Design District

Wednesday Wallcasts on the Beach: May

The FREE SoundScape Cinema Series is presented generously by the Marilyn and Edward Gadinsky Charitable Foundation. It is held at the Miami Beach SoundScape ExoStage, corner of 17 Street and Washington Avenue. Movies begin at 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

May 1    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Directed by Mike Newell

May 8    Sunset Boulevard  (1950)  Directed by Billy Wilder

May 15 Jaws  (1975) Directed by Steven Spielberg

May 22 Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Directed by Gurinder Chadha

May 29 Superman (1978) Directed by Richard Donner