October 2010 www.miamiandbeaches.com
OUT AND ABOUT IN MIAMI
MIAMI ATTRACTIONS PROGRAM CELEBRATES A SECOND YEAR – October is Miami’s Attraction month! For the second consecutive year, The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is running an amazing program offering tourists and locals discounts on admission to the city’s countless attractions (valid October 1-31). The marvelous choices are historic to adventuresome, natural to man-made. Some of the money-saving deals include coupons offering 50% off admission price to Monkey Jungle and Miami-Dade Parks Eco-Adventures as well as “one adult free with one adult admission” at The Miami Seaquarium and Jungle Island. The kaleidoscope of attractions also includes: Deering Estate at Cutler, Everglades Alligator Farm, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens and many more. The program also aims to generate greater public awareness of Miami’s unique attractions through a dedicated website. For more information visit, www.EveryonesAKid.com.
VILLAGE OF MERRICK PARK SHOWS OFF ITS GROOVE – Village of Merrick Park kicks off its LIVE music series inviting patrons to enjoy a multicultural mix of melodies in The Garden. Guests can relax and take in the sounds of Jazz, Bossanova, World Music, Flamenco, Classics, Pop Melodies, Contemporary and Latin Grooves. Shoppers can listen to light musical stylings while also enjoying the many features the shopping center has to offer including world-class boutiques, fine dining and light bites. The event series kicks off Saturday, October 2nd with an eclectic lineup and will continue each Saturday and Sunday in The Garden through May 2011. For more information, visit www.VillageofMerrickPark.com.
UNIQUE RESTAURANT ARRIVES TO CORAL GABLES – Seasons 52, the popular fresh grill and wine bar, will debut its first Miami location at 321 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables on November 15, 2010. The 300-seat restaurant will bring to the area a fresh dining experience that celebrates living well, along with an award-winning wine list and nightly live entertainment. Seasons 52 is known for its seasonally inspired menu that features the freshest ingredients in flavorful dishes that are thoughtfully prepared. The restaurant uses natural cooking techniques like wood-fire grilling, brick oven cooking and caramelizing vegetables to let the flavors shine through in its dishes. The result is a delicious, fully satisfying meal, and every menu item is less than 475 calories. Good wine is also a significant part of the Seasons 52 experience, offering an award-winning international wine list handcrafted by Master Sommelier George Miliotes, one of only 170 sommeliers in the world to hold this distinction. The restaurant’s circular piano bar will feature live music nightly, adding to the casually sophisticated ambience. For more information, visit www.Seasons52.com.
WYNWOOD ART PARK EVOLVES – Wynwood Walls, an exciting outdoor Art Park, featuring 15 murals by 23 internationally respected artists will be evolving to better serve the locals, tourists and art community. The Art Park, which took root as a collaboration between Tony Goldman, of Goldman Properties, and Jeffrey Deitch of Deitch Projects, launched during Art Basel 2009, and remains open to the public, free of charge, and serves as a focal point of Wynwood’s cultural center. Wynwood Walls showcases the vibrant global medium of street art and was curated to enhance the cultural experience in Miami. The first phase of Wynwood Walls encompassed murals by artists from Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Phase 2 of The Walls will begin in November 2010 with the opening of the artful Wynwood Kitchen & Bar (WKB). This hip restaurant and bar will be located at the opposite corner of the Art Park boasting an al fresco dining area in the outdoor Art Park, and indoor murals by Shepard Fairey and Christian Awe. It will offer innovative contemporary cuisine and world class art. In 2011, the Walls will more than double in number with a minimum of 15 newly commissioned wall murals and expand to the contiguous property to the West, creating an even larger Art Park for guests to enjoy. For more information, call 917-539-7812 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 917-539-7812 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
CORAL GABLES ART CINEMA MAKES IT DEBUT – The new Coral Gables Art Cinema debuting October 15th, 2010 is positioned to become an important destination for film lovers in Greater Miami and beyond with the most advanced technology of any stand-alone, nonprofit movie theater in the region. The cinema provides 144 stadium-configured seats, and a comfortable, intimate space in the heart of Coral Gables’ cultural district. Longtime film industry leader Steven Krams is the founder and president of the Coral Gables Cinemateque, Inc., the nonprofit that runs the cinema, which was developed in partnership with the city of Coral Gables, Magna-Tech Electronic Co. and the Coral Gables Community Foundation. The Coral Gables Art Cinema offers a state-of-the-art theater and arts center that includes 35mm, 16mm (for archival prints) and pristine 2k/4k true industry-standard theatrical quality digital projection, Dolby digital sound, an onsite gallery, gourmet café and covered outdoor patio seating. The cinema will showcase American independent and international features, both fiction and documentaries, in addition to repertory films, special programs and film festival events, which vividly speak to the multilingual and multicultural diversity of South Florida. For more information, visit www.CoralGablesCinemateque.org.
SPORTS & NIGHTLIFE AT SUN LIFE STADIUM – South Florida’s Sun Life Stadium now offers more than just a game experience with its new LIV nightclub on premises. The ultra hip end zone-adjacent outpost of the Fontainebleau Resort, which has just opened is a collision of Miami Beach nightclubbing and the thrill and splendor of live NFL football. Game lovers and even those non-fanatics, can enjoy a special outing by purchasing a ticket for LIV available only for game day. Perks include entering near the player’s entrance and landing on a slice of the club found at the Fontainebleau Resort. Inside the club guests will find a spacious dance floor, theater-style seating, multiple bars, state-of-the-art lighting, eight cabanas and 60 HD-TVs. For those die-hard fans, the ticket also entitles a leather seat on the 200 level. For more information, visit www.MIamiDolphins.com.
Calendar of Events:
MIAMI ATTRACTIONS MONTH Oct. 1-31 www.EveryonesAKid.com
OKTOBERFEST MIAMI Oct 1-10 www.OktoberfestMiami.com
BIRD DAY AT FAIRCHILD Oct 3 www.FairchildGarden.org
MIAMI STYLE AWARDS Oct 7 www.MiamiFashionWeek.com
MIAMI CARNIVAL Oct. 8 www.MiamiCarnival.us
DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL Oct 10-12 www.MiamiDragonBoat.com
MONSTER SPLASH BASH Oct. 29-31 www.MiamiSeaquarium.com
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR Oct. 30-31 www.JungleIsland.com
ZOO BOO Oct. 30-31 www.MiamiMetroZoo.com
HOUSE OF HORROR AMUSEMENT PARK Oct 7-31 www.HouseofHorrorPark.com
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