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Thought I would share BrickGal's Happy Hour in Brickell with you all!
It's Friday!!! Wishing you all a wonderfully sunny and happy weekend!

 http://brickgals.com/brickell-happy-hour/

Happy Hour

It’s Friday, so duh it’s time for happy hour.  You’ve probably felt like crap today after you were overly ambitious last night about stickin’ it to the man.  Waaaa.  Get over it.  Come 5 o’clock (on the dot, in my drop top, cruisin the streets) your body will bounce back and your mind will rally.  Trust.  So, hit the streets (not in a turning tricks sort of way) cause BrickGals has rounded up the hood’s top Friday Happy Hours.  Check it. (Vanilla Ice style).
Brother Jimmy’s:  The newest BBQ joint/sports bar in Brickell features Free Pig Roast Friday’s!! 4-7pm for free pig and Happy Hour specials including $2 drafts and $3 cocktails!!  Finger licking good!
Burger N Beer Joint: From 3-7pm, BNB features a plethora of HH specials, including beers starting at $2.50, $3 glasses of house wine and $4.50 well cocktails.  $3 Food Plates include Prime Angus Sliders (2), Chicken Tender Bucket, Mini Corn Dog Bucket, Zucchini Fry Bucket, Sweet Potato Fry Bucket, Skinny Fry Bucket, and Fried Dill Pickle Bucket.
Doraku Sushi:  South Beach’s long time fav, Doraku Sushi opened in Brickell earlier this year.  They offer just as good of a HH from 5-7 daily that includes beers/sakes/wines starting at $3 and food (especially the delectable sweet & spicy edamane) starting at $2.
Dominique Bistro: Authentic French cuisine by day, European electro lounge at night, Dominique Bistro features Happy Hour M-F from 5pm to 8pm.  Half off cocktails, $3 beer and Veuve Clicquot Beat the Clock help the BrickGals dance the night away.
Fado:  With a Brickell Happy Hour Menu to die for, Fado also offers perfect pints of Smithwicks and Harp, shots like their infamous Pickleback, Irish Breakfast Shot and more for just $5 from 5 – 8 pm.  Food deals are good too - $3, $4 and $5 small plates.  I’ve heard from an inside source that some very date-able men frequent this spot on FriDaze.
Brickell Irish Pub: Friday Happy Hour Unplugged (4-8 pm) features $5 Well drinks and $4 Draft beer 7 days a week.  Ask for Lucas… he’s a stud.
Tobacco Road Happy Hour
Segafredo: This saucy hot spot is serving up specialty drinks and bites from 4-8.  If you love the tall hot Latin men, here. Bam.
El Vato: Tell Frida to leave her unibrow at home because Vato has the longest HH of the bunch (12-8 daily)!  Get a little loco.
Balans: Love sitting outside people watching?  This classy joint offers the best view of all the sweet somethings going down in the hood.  From 3 – 8pm, beers ($3), wine ($5), and cocktails and martinis ($6.95) make the scene of this cafe.
Edge, Steak & Bar: Half off Small Bites on bar menu and $1 East Coast Oysters with mojo mignonette in addition to 50% off draft beer, well cocktails, specialty cocktails, iconoclast chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and lunettea prosecco make take this Happy Hour high class. 3-7 pm daily.
Tobacco Road:  Happy Hour at 6pm with 99 cent drinks and DJ Oski on the patio 6pm-2am. Find your graduate school men here.
Mandarin Oriental:  Class it up skanks, the weekly Friday ”Happiest of Hours” at Mandarin Oriental Miami from will take place at Oasis Pool Bar from 5:30-7:30 pm.  Enjoy cocktails and select wines for 6 bucks each along with a special menu of small bites.
More Coming Soon…
Fairchild Palms at Georgia's Union
Come together with friends for an amazing Fairchild Palms soulful gathering you don't want to miss! See you at Georgia's Union, a southern inspired organic soul kitchen located on Miami Beach.
Where: 1787 Purdy Avenue, Miami Beach | When: Thursday, September 27 •  7-10pm
| Happy Hour drink specials!
| Complimentary appetizers
| Hospitality southern style
| Hang out with the warmest group of young professionals in Miami!
RSVP NOW
$10 donation at the door. All proceeds from this event goes to support environmental education.
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The Fairchild Palms is the young professionals’ group affiliated with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. All proceeds benefit the Fairchild Challenge environmental outreach program distributed to schools nationwide.
Manno Charlemagne at Big Night in Little Haiti July 20

Big Night in Little Haiti - FREE
This Friday, September 21th, 6PM - 10PM
Little Haiti Cultural Center
212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami 33137


Classic konpa from legendary band Les Freres Dejean, and a fiery opening set by rara rockers Empress Addi.  Sounds good! In the gallery, The Big Picture exhibition with IPC Visual Labl.  Delicious Haitian food, cold Prestige beer, activities to keep the kids busy, and you have a Big Night.
  • Les Freres Dejean take us directly to the golden age of konpa music.  Formed in Haiti in 1963 by Lyonel Dejean, the group was originally called The Brothers of Petionville, playing elegant dance parties and concerts alongside their colleagues in other legendary orchestras of the day, the Shleu Shleu All Stars, The Ambassadors and more. They forged a new rhythm from their shared love of big band jazz, Haiti's rich musical heritage and Caribbean dance rhythms like merengue and Cuban son.  The group have become revered statesmen of the konpa genre, yet still promise to bring the crowd to their feet dancing in concert.
  • Empress Addi is a singer whose group Rara Rock, Haitian roots-rock music, is influenced by her life as a mother, writer, artist and student. She has been singing since the age of two, and also has dabbled in radio, TV and is now engulfed in her first love, music. Her passion for social justice and humanity has made her an unconventional deviant from pop culture. Her live shows become platforms to promote self-awareness and love for self and all, with soul-provoking melodies
  • Mizikpam, your online Haitian and world music radio station, with DJ Mack, between sets.  [Mizikpam.com]   
  • In the gallery:  The Big Picture.   The exhibit, presented by IPC Visual Lab, brings together the work of 17 photojournalists with 17 distinct points of view of the world.
  • Family Art Corner by Positive Impact Foundation  
  • A raffle of goodies from our sponsor, Madame Gougousse: a basket with with their famous jasmine scented rice, cooking oil, coconut milk, plantain chips, seasoning, and more.
  • Haitian Food and Drinks for sale, including delicious Prestige Beer
  • Free Secured parking
7th Circuit Studios welcomes you to enjoy their gallery and boutique, just across from the Center at NE 59th Street, 6PM - 10PM.  228 NE 59 Street, Miami.   They host the after show jam, starting at 10PM, featuring the Moksha Roots All Stars and special guests.  [Moksha website] 

Join us as we kick off autumn and Oktoberfest! The Beer Snob Bicycle Pub Crawl returns for its sixth installment come Saturday, September 22nd 2012. Once again we'll be visiting a few new establishments and some old favorites so be sure to check out the itinerary & map provided below. Join as as we celebrate good beer, food and cycling! Come experience for yourself why the New Times dubbed us Best Urban Bike Ride 2011 and Best Activity While Intoxicated 2010.

Saturday, September 22nd 2012
4pm

We'll be starting off at 4pm at The Abbey on South Beach where all Abbey house brews are just $4.50 for cyclists! We'll then make a stop at Wood Tavern / Lester's, Bloom, Will Call, and finally The Filling Station. The pub crawl conveniently ends near the Government Center Metrorail Station in Downtown Miami for those who wish to take the train back home vs riding. 

Suggested route available here. Total distance is approximately 8 miles.

Remember to bring a bicycle lock. A light is also recommended since it'll be dusk by the time we leave the last bar. The pub crawl should be over by 9:30pm. Cyclists ride at their own risk and assume responsibility for their own safety!

Please remember to DRINK RESPONSIBLY, obey all traffic laws and be courteous to others. This is not a Critical Mass ride and there will be no corking. We invite you to come out and have a good time, meet new cyclists, try some different beers, but most importantly to ride safely. 21+

RSVP on Facebook.



Below is a list of the bars we will be visiting (in order) : 

*For those who wish to ride from downtown to The Abbey (Miami Beach) via Venetian Causeway with a group, we'll be meeting at the Adrienne Arsht Center Metromover Station (formerly Omni - 15th/Biscayne) at 3:30pm.


4:00pm
The Abbey Brewing Company
1115 16th Street
Miami Beach, FL 33139
All Abbey house brews $4.50 (Abbey Immaculate IPA, Brother Aaron's Quadruple, and Father Theodore's Imperial Stout). Cash only!


5:00pm (2 spots in 1 stop)
Wood Tavern
2531 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
50% off all drinks!

Lester's
2519 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
50% off all drinks!


6:00pm
Bloom
2751 N. Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33127
All beers $5!


7:00pm
Will Call
700 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33132
50% off all drinks!


8:00pm
The Filling Station
95 Southeast 2nd Street
Miami, FL 33131
$3 - $4 beer specials. See beer menu.
$5 food menu (burgers, wings, veggie wraps, pulled pork, and grilled chicken sandwiches).
Miami Beach Food Truck & Music Fest

  • In celebration of National Yoga Month, exhale will be offering complimentary yoga classes throughout the day. Stay into the evening for a party with live music, healthy cocktails, light bites and special giveaways.
  • Established to heighten awareness of yoga’s proven health benefits and provide people with tools to enhance their well-being, National Yoga Month started as a grassroots campaign, and has since spread its influence across the globe.
  • Exhale's yoga program includes a full suite of classes designed to revive and restore. Groove with Music Yoga Flow or chill with exhale Yin. “We take an athletic yet mindful approach to the practice,” the team says.
  • The exhale philosophy is built on a set of crucial values—community, integrity, passion, positive energy and balance. Their mission is to send students on “a path to transformation that is accessible on a daily basis.”
Join us as we celebrate National Yoga Month with complimentary yoga classes and an unforgettable evening yoga bash! 


Choose from the following complimentary yoga classes:
8:00am: Core Fusion Yoga with Alex
12:15pm: Exhale Vinyasa Flow with Pablo
6:00pm: Music Yoga Flow with Jodi and music by DJ Mack
7:15pm: Exhale Slow Flow with Jodi and music by DJ Mack
Visit exhalespa.com/namasday to book your free yoga class


Throughout the day enjoy:
- Mini spa samplers
- Special discounts on spa and mind body purchases


Join us for our evening yoga bash and enjoy:
- Music by DJ Mack
- Cleansing cocktails
- Light bites from Area 31
- Vita Coco and Popnature samples
- Braiding by blo bar
- Oriental ear seeding 
- Trunkshows from Anatomie Clothing, Zeki Swimwear, Taudry Jewelry, JaBella Jewelry, and Ashley Howell Jewelry
- Mindful City and Boca Tanning salon will also be on site!
- Gift bags and giveaways for evening class participants with items from exhale, Splits 59, Sparkly Soul, Tata Harper, Erica Sara Designs, Kyma Lounge, Popchips, and Keen-Wah Bars
- NamasDAY afterparty at Kyma Lounge

Join the #namasDAY online conversation!
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NAMASDAY

  • Free yoga classes
  • Live music at night
  • Cocktails + light bites
  • Raffles
  • Trunk shows
  • A #namasDAY not to be missed!

Enjoy complimentary admission to the Deering Estate at Cutler on the following Saturdays: 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012. 

Bring your family and friends and enjoy complimentary admission as well as hands on eco-art activities, science discovery programs, and historic house tours - all for free! 

We invite our guests to "P.L.A.Y." - Preservation, Learning, Adventure, Year-Round - and enjoy the many tours, educational programs, and special events that the Estate has to offer. 

The FEE-FREE P.L.A.Y. DAYS were created to honor the Deering Estate's partner organizations and the community: 

July 21 honoring Village of Palmetto Bay & its Residents.
All guests to the Estate are free.

August 18th honoring Teachers and Environmental Educators in Miami Dade County.
All guests to the Estate are free.

September 15th honoring Scouts.
All guests to the Estate are free.
"Join us this autumn for fun, educational bicycle tours through The City Beautiful. All tours start at the Coral Gables Museum. $10 per person; $5 for Museum members. Space is limited. Please RSVP to (305) 603-8067."

Secret Gardens - September 16, 11am
Find serenity in the beautiful secret gardens of Coral Gables. Join us as we gain access behind the walled gardens of local churches, universities and private homes for a sneak peek of tropical splendor. Our horticulturist expert will lead this lovely, informative tour.

Pinewood Cemetery - October 21, 11am
Want to get into the Halloween spirit? Join us for a ride to the oldest cemetery south of the Miami River, and the final resting place of many of Dade County’s pioneer settlers. Though Pinewood Cemetery was once abandoned, overgrown, and desecrated by vandals and thieves, it is now protected and recognized as a historic site within the City of Coral Gables.

Wartime Heroes - November 18, 11am
Did you know that the Biltmore Hotel was a V.A. Hospital where General Eisenhower himself stayed for bursitis treatment? That the American Legion Post 98 is one of the longest established downtown buildings? Coral Gables has been host and home to many American soldiers. Join us for this historical tour, including a stop at the Biltmore. *Veterans are free!

Gables Bike Tours are co-presented by Coral Gables Museum and Bike Walk Coral Gables.
Bike rentals are available at No Boundaries, conveniently located across the street from the Coral Gables Museum.

The first DWNTWN ART DAYS
ARTS AND CULTURE EVENT
SEPTEMBER 7 & 8
Download DwnTwn Art Days calendar and maps pdf

Day and Night for Family programming, happy hour exhibitions and events, exclusive arts and culture experiences and an after party. 
 
Downtown Miami is home to Miami's most renowned arts and culture institutions and organizations.  In its second year, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) arts and culture initiative DWNTWN Arts and Culture is working to bring together all of Downtown's exciting arts and culture activities and events under one cohesive umbrella.  

A major highlight of this is DWNTWN Art Days-- the first collective two day arts and culture event spanning Downtown Miami. This event includes not only exhibitions, exclusive art tours, artists open studios, it also features outdoor performances, a bike ride, a kickball match and last but definitely not least a dedicated arts and culture trolley for easy access to all of our arts and culture venues. 

Meet your Neighbors  
Thursday, September 6, 2012
@ Mary Brickell Village  
900 S Miami Avenue 
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.



Mary Brickell Village will be booming with activity
as you Meet your Neighbors...

Tastings by Balans, Brickell Perfumes, Brother Jimmy's BBQ, 
Doraku, Grimpa, Rosa Mexicano, Tapas Xperience, Taverna Opa, 
The Oceanaire Seafood Room, and Toscana Divino. 

Libations by: B2000, Blue Martini, Brickell Perfumes, Burger & Beer Joint,  Downtownmiami.com, Fado, Grimpa, and UniK Wax. 

Entertainment: Brickell Art Walk Preview, Henna Art at Mogra, Humidor Cigar Rolling, Massage Envy and live jazz by the Dee Dee Wilde Group.


 Please RSVP at info@downtownmiami.net or by calling
(305) 379-7070
DEFYING GRAVITY ONE AIRCRAFT AT A TIME: 
RED BULL FLUGTAG RETURNS TO MIAMI
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What happens before and after takeoff is optional, but landing is mandatory. Red Bull Flugtag is soaring into Miami this fall for the first time since 2010, and applications are now being accepted from avid aviators throughout the Southeast. Bayfront Park will welcome thousands of South Florida residents and visitors to its beautiful waterfront to see the flights and follies of Red Bull Flugtag on Saturday, Nov. 3. Flugtag, German for “flying day,” is a competition that dares the brave and tests the brainy to design, build and pilot homemade aircrafts off a 30-foot high ramp in hopes of achieving human-powered flight. Forty teams will be chosen to test their “wiiings” and compete in the flying spectacle that awes millions around the world.

Past applicants have created crafts representing everything the imagination can bring to life, from fairy tales and comic book characters to iPhones and cheeseburgers. Entry is now open through September 1, 2012, and applications can be submitted online at redbullflugtagusa.com or via snail-mail. Interested teams should draw up their blueprints of an imaginative craft and prepare to fly…at least for a few seconds.

PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF
Entrants must compile a team of no more than five people – four flight crew members and one pilot – to create a unique flying contraption concept. While distance is important, creativity and showmanship are necessary to impress the judges.  These criteria have inspired such outrageous crafts as a towering Pope-mobile, an airborne outhouse, gangsters, hotdogs and a replica of Santa and his flying sleigh.

While the sky may be the limit on creativity, there are still a few flight regulations. All aircrafts must be entirely human-powered – no motors or stored energy such as slingshots or catapults – and cannot exceed 450 pounds (including the pilot). Remember that size does matter, and all crafts must be less than 30 feet wide.

Grove Cares is pleased to announce that on Saturday August 25, 2015 it will once again be hosting its annual Charity Fundraiser, FESTIDAN, at Peacock Park in Coconut Grove, Florida. The event benefits the ALS foundation which is a foundation founded to help fund scientific research to find a cure for the disease commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”. 

The event consists of performances by four (4) live musical acts on a sound stage. We are please to announce this year that DJ Ethics, Outereach, Day Music Died, and Problem Kids will be performing. Guests are encouraged to come to the event with all their tailgating needs as the event’s slogan is “This is Tailgating!”. The event will be held on August 25, 2012 from 2 o’clock p.m. until 10 o’clock p.m. with the last act scheduled to take the stage at 8. The event is open to members of the public 21 years of age and older. In exchange for a $30.00 donation at the door, or $25.00 prepaid at www.festidan.com, guests are provided with a wrist band giving them admission to the event and free beer all day provided by the event sponsors. 

Being that the event is outdoors and in the middle of August, the event has a very “T-Shirt & Sandal” vibe to it which coincides well with the tropical atmosphere of Coconut Grove. This is the sixth year the event is being held and Grove Cares Board Members anticipate that this will be our most successful event to date due to the overwhelming support the event has received from the community. For pictures of previous years and more information, please visit
www.festidan.com. 

Guests are encouraged to bring all items they would bring to a tailgate. The following list should help guests who will be tailgating:

1) Water - bring plenty - There will be free beer but you'll need
water. It's going to be HOT!!!!!
2) Tents (the tailgating type) or other source of shade and protection in the event of rain
3) Chairs, blankets, or something to sit on underneath your shade. It's an all day event.
4) Coolers with your food!
5) Sunscreen
6) BBQ if you are grilling
7) Swimsuit and Towels
8) Your ID (license) - 21+ only!
9) Games to play (bocci ball, risky dangles, washers, horse shoes, dominoes, frisbees, footballs, etc)
10) Trash bags to put all of your garbage!
11) Water - yes, it's on here twice for a reason


Weather won't faze us....RAIN OR SHINE BABY!

Enjoy complimentary admission to the Deering Estate at Cutler on the following Saturdays: 

AUGUST 18, & SEPTEMBER 15, 2012. 

Bring your family and friends and enjoy complimentary admission as well as hands on eco-art activities, science discovery programs, and historic house tours - all for free! 

We invite our guests to "P.L.A.Y." - Preservation, Learning, Adventure, Year-Round - and enjoy the many tours, educational programs, and special events that the Estate has to offer. 

The FEE-FREE P.L.A.Y. DAYS were created to honor the Deering Estate's partner organizations and the community: 

July 21 honoring Village of Palmetto Bay & its Residents.
All guests to the Estate are free.

August 18th honoring Teachers and Environmental Educators in Miami Dade County.
All guests to the Estate are free.

September 15th honoring Scouts.
All guests to the Estate are free.


FRI. AUGUST 17TH - 6pm TO 10pm
Free!

6:30pm: Rasin Lakay in the plaza

8:00pm: Jean P Jam in the plaza

Between sets, Mizikpam.com brings you DJ Mack

Family Art Corner hosted by Positive Impact Foundation.
In the gallery: IPC Photo Lab Exhibition
Big Picture: 17 photojournalists and 17 distinct views on the news

7th Circuit Studios, (228 NE 59 Street) hosts an after show party each month featuring the Moksha Roots Allstars and special guests. Before 10PM the gallery is free. After 10PM, admission is $10.MokshaFamily.com