Tonight: Matisyahu

Empire Events invites you to a special private appearance by renowned singer and songwriter, Matisyahu. Combining the sounds of Bob Marley and Shlomo Carlebach, yet remaining wholly original, Matisyahu's performance is an uplifting, powerful experience for all in his presence Sounds by DJ Sub Zero.
For Bottle Service Reservations please call me immediately at 305.803.3111

miami corporate run 4/29

i'll be out there running, or more likely, attempting to run along with the rest of corporate miami ;-) beware of traffic through the brickell/downtown area as it will be blocked off!!! happy runnings to you :-)

Juntos-Together for a Purpose Annual Fundraiser

Chances are if you're under 32, grew up and went to school in Miami, then you've probably heard of Juntos. It's a non-profit org that was established a few years ago by a group of young men who lost two close, young friends to cancer. Their foundation is dedicated to raising awareness and funds to help educate and find cures for cancer.

This weekend is their annual fundraiser, which is being held at CIFO. Always a fun event going towards a great cause, and pretty much like a high school and college reunion.

Date : Saturday, May 1, 2010 • Time: 8:00PM • Location: CIFO Building 1018 North Miami Avenue

Cost : Tickets are $70 per person in advance

$90 at the door.

Crome Yellow @ Frost Art Museum, FIU

Image Courtesy FIU Art + Art History Department Target Wednesday After Hours April 28, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Crome Yellow, BFA Student Exhibition. The Spring Bachelor of Fine Arts class of 2010 at FIU’s School of Art & Art History, presents a series of works produced during their tenure at FIU. This exhibition is curated by Pip Brant. The evening will include light refreshments and live musical performance by Sound Image Sound, FLEA laptop ensemble and clarinetist Julian Santacoloma from the NODUS ensemble. More information available athttp://thefrost.fiu.edu Target Wednesday After Hours are free and open to the public. For more information please contact the Education Department at 305.348.6963.

30 Seconds to Mars @ Fillmore tonight!

30 Seconds to Mars, @ the Fillmore, Miami Beach. 7pm, tix are about $30

Brew at the Zoo!

Come celebrate Miami New Times & Miami Metrozoo's Brew at the Zoo on Saturday, May 1st. Come out and sample 100-plus kinds of beer from around the globe and enjoy. The party runs from 5pm to 11pm.

Want to avoid the crowds and be among the first to taste the best brews? You will need a VIP pass - the VIP pass includes designated tented VIP area, unlim ited beer & spirits samples and catered food.

Performing Live: The Dan Band (as seen on Old School, Starsky & Hutch, and The Hangover) Plus Local Favorites JUKE and KING BEE.

Date: May 1, 2010

Location: Miami Metrozoo

Time: 5pm-11pm

Ticket Price: $25 Pre Sale

$35 at the Door

$65 VIP

Brickell Art Gallery Night..Photography

BRICKELL GALLERY NIGHT: LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS

Tuesday, April 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

lazy sundays/earth day festivities @ the standard, miami beach

Pinecrest Earth Day Festival/Farmer's Market

Today until 4pm at Pinecrest Gardens

http://pinecrest-fl.gov/gardens/earthday/index.htm

Features a farmer’s market, "green" vendors booths, workshops, demonstrations on variety of “earth-friendly” topics, contests and activities for kids and adults, interactive and environmental educational opportunities, garden tours, school performances and fashion shows. Includes different workshops on green topics and demonstrations of Tai Chi and yoga. Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops present planting exhibitions, and the Youth Advisory Council organizes the entertainment, including school performances, a fashion show and a talent show. The Pinecrest village also sponsors an Earth Day Art Contest for area school children, designed to educate and motivate the community to make “Earth Day Every Day”. Entries will be exhibited in the Historical Entrance Building. Judging categories are photography, sculpture and poetry. One winner selected in each category and gifted with a $125 Apple gift card. Michelle Piwko, Miss Earth Florida, judges the competition

i heart miami on facebook!

we setup a facebook page..still learning how to make a "page" work as it's totally different from the normal profiles!! please add us (button to the left or http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Heart-Miami/115222388499250?ref=sgm) and share us with your friends!!!!

:-)

thank you!!!

swamp stomp...saturday 4/24

and no, this does not relate to gator swamp (UF)...

Come out and experience the fourth annual Swamp Stomp on April 24th. Come out and enjoy a day in beautiful Virginia Key listening to home-grown sounds in a free spirited festival atmosphere. The event is very affordable and will feature great bands performing on two stages, and a slew of bars to get your beer on - what else could anyone ask for?

The entertainment line-up for the 2010 Swamp Stomp includes The Lee Boys, Jahfe, Juke, ArtOfficial, Rachel Goodrich, Beckham County Trainwreck, Bridget+Luke, DJ A-Train, and The Swamp Stomp Revue - a collection of core players with special guests from almost every band in the festival.

Food & Garden Festival at Fairchild

When:

Saturday, April 24, 2010 - Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Description:

Come see what's cooking at Fairchild during our annual celebration of local foods and the gorgeous gardens they grow in, then take home spectacular plants from our 31st Annual Spring Plant Sale. Gather new tips and recipes from our popular culinary demonstrations taught by local chefs using local produce. Shop our farmers' market! Local growers showcase the best fruits, vegetables and herbs available in South Florida. Hear lectures on growing your own edible garden, sustainability, horticultural therapy and more! Shop vendors selling plants adapted to South Florida, including plants from Fairchild's own nursery.

Today...Downtown Dadeland LIME Grand Opening...(free food!)

Thursday, April 22, 2010
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill Downtown Dadeland
9005 SW 72nd Place
Miami, FL

Free food, drinks and live music courtesy of the new Downtown Dadeland Lime Fresh Mexican Grill®. The festivities are in honor of Amigos For Kids®, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect in South Florida.

No RSVP required, but everyone who calls/or writes in ahead will be automatically entered to win a Lime gift basket, including Lime gear and gift cards.

Indie Bazaar: Handmade Arts/Crafts Fair

Heinekin Transatlantic Festival- Vieux Farka Toure & Locos por Juana

I try to go to everything put on by the rhythm foundation..mainly cause most of their shows have rhythm..no but really, they bring in amazing acts from all over the world, and its always a good crowd, energy and music..I've seen Locos por Juana a few times, and they have that latin funk miami vibe..good times! :)

Heineken TransAtlantic Festival: Night 2
Vieux Farka Toure
and
Locos Por Juana

Saturday April 24
7PM sharp

North Beach Bandshell
7275 Collins Ave
Miami Beach 33141

Tickets are $20 through Groovetickets.com or area outlets (BASE, Sweat Records, RadioActive Records, Via Brazil North Beach); or call (305) 672-5202
Tickets at the door are $25

After Show party: DJ Moses at Sandbar Lounge. Free 21+

Vieux Farka Toure

Locos Por Juana

Miami goin Green!

Miami goin Green!

Saturday April 24, Bayfront Park...FREE!

It's the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day and Bayfront Park will once again host Miami Goin' Green, an eco-friendly celebration on Saturday April 24, 2010. The event that's scheduled to run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. will offer live entertainment, hands-on activities for the entire family and close to 80 green exhibitors.

Last year, it drew close to 10,000 people and organizers plan to exceed those numbers by providing a variety of unique exhibitors, two open stages that will showcase live performances and seminars throughout the day and green-friendly interactive activities including:
U.S. Gas & Electric Bike Valet and Wash - Bike your way to Miami's Bayfront Park and your bike will be taken care of at this valet.
Alternative Fuel Alley - Take a stroll down this alley to see electric cars and other high-efficiency vehicles.
Human-Powered Bike Blender - Jump on this bike to blend your very own eco-friendly smoothie.
Jungle Island Experience - Enjoy the animal performances brought to you by your favorite jungle, and visit their horticulture area to see how green you can get without the use of pesticides.
Hybrid Test Drives - For those non-green vehicle owners looking to make the switch, check out the hybrids and highly efficient vehicles on display and available for test drives.
Secure Paper Shredding - Bring in your documents for hassle-free, complimentary secure shredding.
Fashion Forward: A Clothing Swap - Browse the mini-store and bring lightly worn items that you no longer wear such as suits, dresses, children's clothes, shoes, purses and belts in order to swap them for items that you will wear.
eWaste Drop Off - This tech recycling station will collect old tech items that require special disposal such as batteries, cell phones, computers and monitors.
Traditional Recycling Stations - Discard paper, plastic and aluminum cans at one of several stations throughout the park.

In addition to this event, Miami Goin' Green will celebrate Earth Day's 40th Anniversary on Thursday April 22 by attempting a Solar-powered ocean crossing from the Bahamas to Miami on a green catamaran. This type of crossing is the first of its kind on a retail boat. Because event-organizers strive to reduce, reuse and recycle, Miami Goin' Green will operate on 100% alternative fuel with solar-power and bio-diesel generators.

caetano veloso!

oi brasileiros. caetano veloso in town today 4/20 at the fillmore, miami beach!

more wine, more food..

miami is just a town of gluttons..and i love it.

miami wine and food festival, coral gables.

april 22-24

Miami Beach Polo World Cup

Yep. I had absolutely no idea that this was going on in Miami this week/weekend.

Hot polo men (shirtless?) and I can tan on the beach at the same time..

I'm in. fancy bikini, straw hat, sunscreen (don't want to look like the old ladies at the hamptons polo matches..) and all.

Interesting indeed.

Schedule here: http://www.miamipolo.com/Schedule.html

Most interesting highlights
Friday 4/23: Players Night/After Hours at the Red Room/Shore Club

Saturday 4/24: Players Night/After Hours at the Florida Room/Delano

Sunday 4/25: World Cup Polo Finals

Earthfest 2010

This is a call to all Earthlings in South Florida:

Come celebrate Earth, the Greater Everglades, and a sustainable South Florida!

Organic Gardening: Permaculture Design, Food Forestry, and Garden Pests & Diseases

Mind, Body, Soul: Yoga, Meditaitve Transformation, Movement Therapy, Deep Ecology, Sacred Sound Healing, Qigong, Thai-Yoga

Food: Raw Food Preparation, Juicing, Food Music (performance)

Earth & Nature: Every Child Outdoors, Global Warming, Water, Nature Hikes, Tram Tours

World Cafe Dialogs on Local Movements: Alternative Energy • Local Foods • Sustainable Community Design • Transition Intitiatives

Each and every one of us has the power to bring about a more sustainable world through our everyday actions and personal choices.

sweatstock!

We are beyond excited to be celebrating Sweat Records' 5-Year Anniversary AND Record Store Day 2010 with a free, all-ages block party called SWEATSTOCK!

Headlining will be LA lo-fi punk duo NO AGE (Sub Pop)!!!!!

Along with performances by some of Miami's finest including:
ANR
THE JACUZZI BOYS
OTTO VON SCHIRACH
MILLION YOUNG
ANIMAL TROPICAL
BEINGS
RAFFA & RAINER
BLACK BOBBY
JUAN BASSHEAD + MC JUMANJI
+ more including a special PURE IMAGINATION LIVE reading, the CASA DE HA-HA comics, MORPHOLOGIC projections and other surprises...

Inside, check out DJ/live sets by PANIC BOMBER, DJs CONTRA, MIKE DEUCE, HOTTPANTS, INDUCE, RAY MILIAN, + MR. PHARMACIST (Cat Power)!

Plus, a massive FRIENDSWITHYOU toy giveaway, cupcakes, food, the FEVERISH ICE CREAM TRUCK, a vegan bake sale and of course a ton of exclusive RSD releases!

Store opens at 10am for RSD stuff, block party starts at noon in-store and in the lot next to Sweat. Additionally, Churchill's next door will have a show that night featuring a slew of other great Miami bands.

This event has been made possible in part by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

why i heart miami

why i heart miami.

This Saturday..Design District Family Day and Art Walk

special screening. miami short film festival

Nourishing Overtown: Roots in the City Farmers Market Grand Opening

Michael's Genuine Food & Drink in partnership with
Wholesome Wave Foundation,
Human Services Coalition, and Roots in the City

Invite you to the Grand Opening and Dedication of Overtown's Roots in the City Farmers Market

First Urban Farmers Market in the State to Offer Two for One on Local, Healthy Fruits and Vegetables

Purchased with Food Stamps

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Northwest Second Avenue and Tenth Street, Overtown (Miami)

2:00 p.m. Ribbon Cutting with:

Thomas Regalado, City of Miami Mayor
Richard Dunn, City of Miami Commissioner

Michel Nischan, Wholesome Wave Foundation
Michael Schwartz, Michael's Genuine Food & Drink
Dr. Marvin Dunn, Roots in the City
Daniella Levine, Human Services Coalition

Fresh fruits and vegetables from our local family farmers Teena's Pride, Bee Heaven Farms, and Roots in the City's gardens -- plus Hani's Mediterranean Organics

Booker T. Washington High School's Overtown Community Cookbook Available for Purchase
Complimentary Samples of Community Dishes from Michael's Genuine Food & Drink Street Cart
Entertainment Provided by the Booker T. Washington High School Band

For more information, please visit our restaurant blog at http://www.thegenuinekitchen.com/farmersmarket

Michael's Genuine Food & Drink is located at:

130 N.E. 40th Street
Atlas Plaza Miami, FL 33137
Phone: 305.573.5550
Fax: 305.573.0066