Art Walk: First Fridays Coral Gables (Friday July 3)

I am achieving supreme procrastination at work today. It's pretty zenful.

It is still Monday, and I am still looking forward to this upcoming weekend!!

This Friday is First Friday in Coral Gables. Similar to Art Walk in the Wynwood/Design District area, but in the Gables..Great art, just not as many galleries as the other areas, but it's the Gables! After checking out art, you have bars (Yardhouse!) and restaurants (Les Halles is one of my favorites) to check out...

Listed below are the galleries with showings for this Friday evening. A nice way to kick off the long weekend!

THE AMERICAS COLLECTION 214 Andalusia Ave. Coral Gables, FL 33134 305 446 5578 EMAIL WEB Mon - Fri 10:30 - 5:30 Sat 12 - 5 Opening Reception Friday July 3, 7 – 10 Gallery Night Reception Friday August 7, 7 - 10 Jean Jacques Ribi, L'Eva 2/5, Digital Photography, 44 x 30 in	From June 5 – June 30 Opening Night Reception At The New Official Address 214 Andalusia Ave. Friday June 5, 7 - 10 Splendid Summer Show: Group Exhibition. From July 3 to August 31 BODY Of Works: Capturing The Human FIGURE.
LAWRENCE SAVAGE GALLERIES 4217 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, FL 33146 305 446 1222 EMAIL WEB Mon – Sat. 11 – 5 & by appt Gallery Night Receptions on Jun 5, Jul 3 & Aug 7, 7 - 10 Hidalgo, Jennifer Lopez, Acrylic on Canvas, 55 x 55 in; Galactica, Acrylic on Canvas, 76 x 67 in	Lawrence Savage Galleries Presents East Village Gallery Leonardo Hidalgo in recent years has gained an abundant amount of notoriety across the globe. His latest collection is painting the town red among many other vibrant colors. The Ecuadorian-born latest inspiration is recollecting his past, his childhood years, which he claims now gives him the ability to see life today through child-like eyes. Today, his paintings are a true reflection of that vision. He uses bright colors, and the result is a high energy series that can help you get back in touch with your youth “and I want everyone to feel like I do, like they can be in touch with their inner child again.” He says he wants people to feel just as alive and just as passionate about life as he does; he wants people who look at his artwork to feel that same fervor. Also on exhibit in the main gallery is the internationally renownedJamali and Shie Moreno’s artwork of individual expression
KLARA CHAVARRIA CONTEMPORARY ART Gallery and Studio space 2912 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, Fl 33134 305 282 2116 EMAIL WEB Tue - Fri 11- 5 Sat 12 – 5 & by appt. Summer Hours: Tue - Fri 11:30 - 3:30 - Sat 12 – 4 and always by appt. Gallery Night Receptions on Jun 5, Jul 3 & Aug 7, 7 - 10 Klara Chavarria, Our Love I / Nuestro Amor I, Mixed media on canvas	Klara Chavarría In recent years, her work has gained immense notoriety & her work is in collections throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe, including a public collection piece exhibited at the Museum of Science and Industry and at O'Hare International Airport, both in Chicago, IL. The award winning artist’s work is recognized for her philosophical and whimsical style, which incorporates figurative and abstract elements transcending into creating an eclectic and spiritually filled body of work. “My work reflects a deep interest in our human condition, our yearnings and a search for a true purpose in life. I want to make the invisible visible and the intangible tangible. In my work I want to capture our soul, our experiences, relationships, deep emotions, feelings and how these influence our existence. I am interested in the inner and thespiritual aspects of our lives and how it is all connected to our physical world.”Artist Statement
JORGE M. SORI FINE ARTS 2790 Ponce De Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, FL 33134 305 567 3115 EMAIL Tue – Sat 11 – 5:30 Sat by appt. Gallery Night Receptions on Jun 5, Jul 3 & Aug 7, 7 - 10 Renato Meziat, Crystal Ball and Roses, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 40 x 30 in.	Renato Meziat. Recent Works Renato Meziat was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1952. In 1978 and 1979, his work was chosen for display at the prestigious I Salao National de Artes Plasticas. Then in 1980, his solo exhibition graced the halls of the Galeria Ipanema in his native city. Meziat ranks among the top notch realist contemporary painters, influenced by the works of Chilean master Claudio Bravo. Well cultured, attentive observer of the different "realities" that surrounded him, skilled in the handling of shades and colors, self-taught, who was born to pint, he searches in art the means to becoming a man of the 21st century. Meziat shows us his work with remarkable simplicity and elegance. His painting are, many times, successful at making us smile. Never academic, his compositions are always well balanced and sophisticated.
H. BENITEZ FINE ART GALLERY 305 Alcazar Avenue Suite #4 Coral Gables Fl 33134 786 877 1045 EMAIL WEB Mon-Friday 11:30 to 7 Saturday 1 to 8 Summer Nights Hours Friday-Saturday 6:00pm to 10:30pm Monday -Friday from 11:30 am to 6:00pm Gallery Night Receptions on Jun 5, Jul 3 & Aug 7, 6 – 10:30 All images are copyright Library of Congress Washington DC H Benitez Fine Art Gallery Inc. / Humberto Benitez	Humberto Benítez Hot Summer Nights at H Benitez Fine Art Gallery Passion, Movement and Color with the latest exhibition Old Havana.
DURBAN SEGNINI GALLERY 3072 SW 38 Ave Miami, Fl 33146 305 774 7740 EMAIL WEB Mon-Friday 10 - 6 Sat 11 - 4 Gallery Night Receptions on Jun 5, Jul 3 & Aug 7, 7 - 10 Fernando De Szyszlo, Ronda Nocturna, Orrantia, 2008, Acrylic on canvas, 39 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. (100 x 100 cm)	Collective Show. Soto, Cruz Diez, Paternosto, Becerra, de Volder, De Szyszlo, among others. Durban Segnini gallery is devoted to promoting, disseminating and collecting contemporary art. Among others, they have exhibited and sold to private collectors and to museums the works of César Paternosto, Josef Albers, George Braque, Antoni Tàpies, Juan Gris, Antonio Saura, Gonzalo Fonseca, Agustín Cárdenas, Julio Le Parc, Victor Vasarely, Robert Jacobsen, Alexander Calder, Jeff Koons, Donald Baechler, Roberto Matta, Jesus Soto, Fernando De Szyszlo, Antonio Seguí, Eduardo Ramírez-Villamizar, Carmelo Arden-Quin, Gyula Kosice, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Narciso Debourg, Edgar Negret, Waltercio Caldas, Alejandro Otero, Omar Rayo, Luís Fernado Peláez, Rafael Gomezbarros and Mateo Manaure. .
ARTSPACE/ VIRGINIA MILLER GALLERIES CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL ART 169 Madeira Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134 305 444 4493 EMAIL WEB Mon – Fri 11 - 6 and by appt. Gallery Night Receptions on Jun 5, Jul 3 & Aug 7, 7 - 10 Gunther Gerzso, Turquoise-Green II	From June to September Joyas Latinoamericanas. Antonio Amaral, Fernando Botero, Humberto Castro, Siron Franco, Sergio Garval, Gunther Gerzso, Wifredo Lam, Cesar Menendez, Heriberto Mora, Ramon Oviedo, Diego Rivera, Arnaldo Roche-Rabell, Elmar Rojas, Rufino Tamayo, among others.

Live Nation Contest and Upcoming Concerts

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Please check out upcoming concerts by Live Nation in the Tri County Area.

Live Nation announced today that its "No Service Fee Wednesday" program for July 1 will continue to give music fans deep discounts on 4-Pack ticket packages and will expand the offer to include 6-Pack tickets as well. These programs already save fans money with lower prices for purchasing a 4 or 6 ticket bundle. With the service fee eliminated on 4-Packs this Wednesday, music fans will enjoy a 40% average discount when compared to the regular price of individual tickets. Fans who buy 6-Packs will save even more – an average 54% over the purchase of individual tickets.

The new offer, which is valid for all 4-Packs and 6-Packs at Live Nation ticketed amphitheaters, runs for 24 hours beginning on Wednesday, July 1 at 12:01 a.m. local time, only at LiveNation.com. Parking, municipal taxes and certain venue fees may still apply.

The service fee free 4-Packs and 6-Packs are available only at Live Nation ticketed amphitheaters in the U.S. and Canada

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Hump Day Wednesday...and a look ahead at the weekend!

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Wednesday, June 24th

8 - 11PM

Awarehouse (550 N.W. 29th St.) Miami, FL

Additional DJ sets by Wildlife, Johan Hugo! Plus songs from Terry Lynn's critically acclaimed album "KingstonLogic 2.0"

Free Red Stripe Lager

This is a private, RSVP only event. You must be 21+ for entry.

Admission Based On Capacity.

After party at The Electric Pickle presented by Red Stripe

2826 North Miami Ave. Miami, FL

Download the album

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Thursday June 25th @ Uva in Coral Gables: DAY MUSIC DIED

(Corner of Ponce & Valencia) DMD will be performing @ 10pm. $5 @ the door. Come out and support. We purpously scheduled the show early so all you crazy little mugs can go! See you there! Don't forget to check us out on myspace. www.myspace.com/dmd we have 2 new Songs up Maybe and Fly on the Wall Leave us some feed back!

From Thrillist:

The Abbey Brewing Co.'s All-Day 14th Birthday Party
Sunday 1pm-1am; 1115 16th St, South Beach; 305.538.8110
The Abbey's not waiting til 21 to get housed, toasting their big 1-4 with a 12hr birthday bash; $25 gets you all-you-can-grab pig roast plus all-you-can-handle beers, including some of their award-winning house brews like Immaculate IPA, Theodore's Imperial Stout, Friar Frank's Benediction Bock, 10%abv Brother Dan's Double, and various other reminders that monks are drunks.
Impress everyone with your knowledge of caramelized raisin flavorings by boning up on the brews at AbbeyBrewingCompany.com

Free Drinks/Food: Red Koi Birthday Party
Sat; 317 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; 305.446.2690
One year old Koi's giving the gifts to you, including an 8-10 open Bacardi/Singha bar, complimentary pad thai and sushi, and entertainment including Japanese drummers -- so...Tommy Li?
The oversized sushi shots will blow your tiny mind at RedKoiLounge.com

Charitable Drinking:Live Rescue at Electric Pickle
Thurs, 9pm; 2826 N Miami Ave, Miami; 305.456.5613
A caring donation to environmental film nonprofit Rescue Earth earns you a two-hour open bar with Veev vodka and Presidente, sizzling vocal electronic tunes from Afrobeta, 3 DJs upstairs, live rockabilly downstairs, and a silent auction for a painting from local boy Ross Ford, whose bizarrely abstract "Iterative Expressions" of faces that look like everyone's do after a two-hour open vodka bar with Veev vodka and Presidente.
Tickets're $20 at the door, or $15 atWantTickets.com

Graziano's in Brickell

From Thrillist:

Graziano's Brickell

Now open, 177 SW 7th St, Miami, Brickell; 305.860.1426

It helps to stick with what you know as you expand your repertoire: Mark Wahlberg produced Entourage, based on his wild life, and also starred in Rock Star, based on sucking wildly at music. For a resto that really knows its meat, hit up Graziano's in Brickell.

Housed in a slick-looking bistro space with walls of wine and a generous patio, the new, still meat-crazed Graziano's is helmed by an Italian/Argentine family who ran butcher shops in Buenos Aires before doing the same here, where they started serving sausage sandwiches before eventually opening their first restaurant 20 proteinaceous years ago. The sprawling menu starts with light apps like tuna, wild salmon, or sea bass carpaccio, then gets meaty with stuff like Cognac-flambeed game sausages (spicy wild boar, pheasant, & chicken w/ hazelnut), pork tongue marinated in vinaigrette, and grilled sweetbreads, painstakingly crafted by the tiny pastry chef in cows' thymus glands. Entrees include a crop of house-made pastas, but the core is grilled meats, like a 22oz rack of Iowa lamb, 32oz wide-cut Angus short ribs, Angus skirt steak with an intact membrane (making for a crispy shell and medium-rare interior), and caramelized pears, prunes, and apples in a port reduction applied to grilled Kobe-like Kurobuta pork tenderloin, a Berkshire pig you can eat medium-rare, known for rich marbleization and soft fat, which're the result of a stress-free upbringing, unlike those prep-school pigs.

There's also a light summer menu including Seattle mussels in a leek wine sauce, bay scallops involtini in ciboulette, and an artisan cheese plate with hard, aged stuff like Manchego Pasamontes, and softies like blue Stilton and burratina di buffalo, all of which'll help you stick to what you know: sucking wildly at not being fat.

View the menu vastness here. Graziano’s also hosts a free wine tasting every Thursday night from 6:30PM to 9PM.

Weekend Guide: June 18-21

From Daily Candy:

The Weekend Guide

What to Do This Weekend

SEE
Pop! Pop! Show
What: More than 30 works of art referencing pop culture from Lost to Prince, plus snacks and tunes.
Why: Get to the art of the matter.
When: Sat., 7 p.m.
Where: Pinkghost, 21 W. Las Olas Blvd., ste. b, Fort Lauderdale (954-616-1304).

BUYShop Miami
What: Gen Art’s purchase party is back with discounted merch from local designers, including LaLucca, Krelwear, Tricia Fix, andAdriana Castro.
Why: The gang’s all here.
When: Thurs. VIP, 6 p.m.; main event, 7-11 p.m.
Where: The Moore Building, 4040 NE 2nd Ave., Design District.

BROWSE
En Avance Summer Sale
What: The DD boutique offers big names like Jasmine Di Milo, Dsquared2, Etro, Milly, Robert Rodriguez, and Antik Batik for up to 50 percent off.
Why: Shop it like it’s hot.When: Till it runs out.Where: 161 NE 40th St., Design District (305-576-0056).

DRINK (and SHOP)
Champagne Fridays
What: Free bubbly and bites alongside a trunk show from newbie local line Nibbatti.
Why: A portion of clothing sales goes to rebuilding efforts in New Orleans, the designers’ hometown.
When: Fri., 5-7 p.m.
Where: The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, 3300 SW 27th Ave., Coconut Grove (305-644-4680).

SAVE

The Raleigh Happy Hour
What: The hotel pleases with a new weekly, late-night, two-for-one drink special at The Martini Bar.
Why: It’s the real happy hour.
When: Fri., 10 p.m.-1 a.m.Where: 1775 Collins Ave., South Beach (305-534-6300).

(from www.miami.com)

Asher Roth
It's not Eminem, not hardly. It's Asher Roth, the suburban white rapper who (thank the Maker) doesn't waste listeners' time rhyming about how he came up the hard way in Morrisville, PA. Instead, he rhymes about college parties, pizza slices and other innocuous details of middle class life. Check him out at Mansion Friday night.

So Raw Music Festival

At the last music festival you attended, you ate suspicious baked goods and heard tons of great tunes.

But they were inside your head.

For live local music, there’s this weekend’s inaugural So Raw Festival: seventeen garage-rock bands playing over two days. A local art collect

ive — three college students who want to showcase raw talent in Miami — is

throwing the event.

There’ll be local bands (Jacuzzi Boys, Teepee, Electric Bunnies), along with out-of-state up-and-comers like The Yolks and Pink Reason. (Never heard of them? That’s kind of the point.) Also on hand: works by local artists and all-you-can-drink Select Vodka and beer (or BYO).

The night shows will be at the ISM Gallery in Wynwood, and Saturday afternoon’s affair is at the UES Garden. A weekend pass is just $18.

The price won’t mushroom.

Miami's Happy Hour with a Cause

United Way Young Leaders invite you to join us this Thursday at Club 50 at the Viceroy. Five percent of Club 50's proceeds will go to United Way of Miami-Dade, which is working to advance the common good by supporting programs that focus on education, income and health - the building blocks for a good life.

Thursday, June 18, 2009
6 - 10 pm
Club 50 at the Viceroy
485 Brickell Avenue, Miami

Rsvp to Janett Serrano at serranoj@unitedwaymiami.org or (305) 646-7021 by June 17, 2009. Please be sure to include your name and workplace affiliation.

Saturday, June 20, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Museum of Contemporary Art

770 N.E. 125th St.,
Miami, FL 33161

For only $5, students ages 13 through 22 will have a chance to experience Culture Shock MOCA Madness, an interactive event celebrating the Convention exhibition. The event is from Noon to 3:00 p.m. and includes lunch by Pollo Tropical, an exclusive behind the scenes tour and presentation, a scavenger hunt, prizes and more. Tickets are just $5 at http://www.cultureshoc... The event is limited to only 50 people. For more information about the exhibition visithttp://www.mocanomi.org

Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
Cool Summer Savings for Miami-Dade Residents!

Every Monday through Friday

June 1st – August 31st, 2009

BUY ONE – GET ONE

Buy one Miami-Dade resident admission,

get the second resident admission FREE.*

*Must show proof of residency and not valid with

any other discount offer.Highest priced admission must be purchased first.

must be purchased first.