Don't Miss the Downtown Hollywood ArtWalk This Saturday, Dec. 17

Enjoy strolling the quaint, tree-lined sidewalks of historic Downtown Hollywood while being serenaded by the sounds of a jazz saxophone, or the soft strings of a violin or harp. Take a moment to look over the shoulder of an artist painting and visit the art galleries and businesses showcasing local, regional and international artwork.


The ArtWalk takes place the third Saturday of every month, from 7pm-10pm. Please park in one of the Municipal Garages from 6am-10pm. The first two hours are FREE, and the cost is $1 per hour thereafter. Garages locations: 20th Avenue Municipal Garage (between Harrison Street and Van Buren Street), or 19th Avenue Municipal Garage (between Tyler Street & Polk Street).


Please download an event map to locate the garages and to help navigate the ArtWalk. A complete list of ArtWalk participants is below.

The Shade Post
2028 Harrison St., #102 
954-920-0029
www.ArtOfShade.com
A fashion lab and showroom for the Art of Shade, a recycled, redesigned one-of-a-kind label by designer Kayce Armstrong. Fashions from bikinis to couture gowns!


ANSU Gallery
Fine Arts | Collectibles | Gifts 
2028 Harrison St., #104
954-454-5632
www.AnsuGallery.com
Local artists show and sell their fine art. One-of-a-kind hand-painted porcelain collectibles and papier mâché sculptures. Hand-painted murals on tiles, magnets & more.


D'Art Vine
2000 Harrison St., #4
954-455-5594
www.DArtVine.com
Art gallery and custom framing.


Armando Perez Creations
Fine Artist | Jewelry Designer | Wax and Metal Sculptor
2029 Harrison St., #5
954-241-0081
www.ArmandoPerezCreations.com
Original oil paintings and jewelry designs by artist Armando Perez. Custom made jewelry and commissioned artwork.


ArtsPark Visual Arts Pavilion Gallery
One Young Circle
954-921-3500
www.HollywoodFL.org/artspark
In the Visual Arts Pavilion, visitors can enjoy demonstrations of glass blowing, jewelry making & sculpting, view rotating exhibitions and purchase original artwork.

And don't forget to stop by these amazing

Downtown Hollywood eateries & local businesses:

Cuenca's Montecristo Lounge of Hollywood
1928A Harrison St.
954-364-7660
www.facebook.com/Montecristo.Lounge
The Montecristo Lounge is a classic, relaxing and cozy members only cigar club that hosts a public "Art and Cigars" exhibition each month that attracts cigar aficionados and art lovers alike.


Niki's Café
2028 Harrison St., #103
954-920-7878
A fusion of European & Caribbean flavors ("Eurobbean") where you can enjoy the highest quality in imported cheeses and wines or a delicious plate of Latin food and ice cold beer.


Café Volare
2033 Harrison St.
954-655-5432 
Gourmet International food, fresh baked items, homemade pastas and desserts. Everything is fresh and made on the premises.


Megabite Chillout Lounge
1910B Hollywood Blvd.
954-237-2888
www.MegabiteCyberCafe.com
Chic internet lounge with live music, fanciful and exquisite food. Beer is served at 23°F and there are 20 flavors of bubble tea.


Alexandria Mediterranean Restaurant
2050 Hollywood Blvd.
954-925-4521
www.Alexandria-Restaurant.com
Offering our guests a full liquor bar, a hookah lounge, the best belly dance show every night, special VIP events and much more, all while enjoying the best Mediterranean seafood in town.


Goddess Store & Studio
2017 Harrison St.
954-929-2369
www.GoddessStore.com
Experience a variety of dance forms and yoga at our unique studio. An easy and fun way to maintain and improve your health and wellness. FREE Monthly Dance, Poetry and Art Events.


Kerry's Papery
2029 Hollywood Blvd.
954-547-3165
www.KerrysPapery.com
Invitation and stationery studio.


Comfort Zone Studio & Spa
2028 Harrison St., #101
954-923-2030
www.ComfortZoneSpa.com
Specializing in romantic couples treatments and spa parties. Customized facials, LED facial rejuvenation, a variety of massages, European waxing, natural nail services and more!


Paul Miller Hair Studio
2019 Hollywood Blvd.
954-922-9710
www.PaulMillerHair.com
Paul Miller Hair Studio features an upbeat and trendy atmosphere influenced by some of the most talented and professional hair stylists in Florida. Local and regional artists' work on display during ArtWalk (in December only).


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Hard Rock’s 40th Anniversary Memorabilia Tour Heads To Miami & Hollywood

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Jacket

On Sunday, Aug. 14, Hard Rock’s 40th Anniversary Memorabilia Tour, featuring memorabilia from the world’s greatest rock legends and icons, will head to Hard Rock Cafe Miami, and then roll on to its next tour stop at the Hard Rock Cafe in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on August 15-17. 


Fans will have the chance to experience rock history with Hard Rock’s 40th Anniversary Memorabilia Tour, honoring the lives and legends of rock’s greatest, like Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and John Lennon, as well as today’s hottest artists, including Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg and Katy Perry, and many more.  From unique clothes and lyrics, to historic instruments and rare personal items, Hard Rock has chosen the top 40 most iconic pieces of music memorabilia from its collection and will take guests through some of the most memorable years in rock history. 

Madonna's "Like A Virgin" Dress

Hard Rock’s memorabilia team scoured its vault and searched Hard Rock Cafes and Hotels worldwide to find the best pieces, and with more than 73,000 items in the collection, it was an extremely difficult task.  With so many unique items to choose from, Hard Rock took to its Facebook page and asked fans to vote on the final items included on the tour.  Pieces from AC/DC, KISS, Slash and Kurt Cobain are just a few of the items that won over the hearts of Hard Rock fans worldwide and found a place on this historic tour.


For more information, please visit www.hardrock.com. 

Hard Rock International 40th Anniversary Memorabilia Tour Includes:

• Freddie Mercury of Queen:  Striped spandex outfit worn onstage by Freddie during Queen’s Jazz tour in 1979
• Jimi Hendrix:  Custom Gibson Flying V played by Jimi at the Isle of Wight festival and in the film Rainbow Bridge and handwritten lyrics to “Midnight Lightning”
• Steven Tyler of Aerosmith:  Striped outfit and scarf-covered microphone stand used by Steven during Aerosmith’s Back in the Saddle tour in 1984 
• Buddy Holly:  Glasses
• Pete Townshend of The Who:  Gibson SG Special played at Woodstock
• Johnny Cash:  Handmade Grammer guitar and assorted lyric sheets
• Marc Bolan of T Rex:  Extremely rare Veleno aluminum guitar built for Marc Bolan in 1971
• Michael Jackson:  Jacket worn in the video “Beat It”
• Madonna:   Wedding dress worn on the cover of her “Like a Virgin” album and during her performance at the 1st  MTV Video Music Awards in 1984
• John Bonham of Led Zeppelin:  White suit from the London boutique  Granny Takes a Trip
• Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath:  Red Gibson SG “Monkey Guitar” used to record the first five Black Sabbath albums
• Peter Frampton:  Outfit and talkbox  from Frampton Comes Alive
• Katy Perry:  Dress worn when she dove on a birthday cake at the 2008 MTV Latin American Awards
• John Lennon:  Jacket worn on the cover of Rubber Soul and handwritten lyrics to “Imagine”
• Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones:  Vox “Teardrop” guitar
• Jim Morrison of The Doors:  Leather coat and handwritten lyrics to “Crawling King Snake”
• Brandon Flowers of The Killers:  Feathered jacket
• Snoop Dogg:  Coat worn in the movie Starsky & Hutch
• Justin Bieber:   Skateboard used in the video for “One Time”
• Prince:  Stage-used “Cloud Guitar”
• Bob Marley:  Guild 12-string used to record the Kaya album
• Will.I.Am of Black Eyed Peas:  Jacket worn in the video for “Hey Mama”
• Janis Joplin:  Poncho from the cover of Pearl and handwritten letter
• Jay Chou:  Elaborate stage outfit
• Ray Charles:  Braille Playboy Magazine
• John Lee Hooker:  Handwritten letter
• Stuart Sutcliffe of The Beatles:   Love letter to Astrid Kircherr
• Sex Pistols:  Telegram from Malcolm McClaren announcing the departure of Glen Matlock and the addition of Sid Vicious
• Marvin Gaye:  Address book
• Elvis Presley:  Scotty Moore's Gibson Super 400 used by Elvis on the '68 Comeback Special
• Bono of U2:  Comical letter written by Bono to Sting
• Bob Dylan:  Handwritten lyrics to "I Want You" and "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again"
• Sid Vicious:  White tux jacket from the "My Way" video
• Ace Frehley of KISS:  Outfit from the 1975 Alive! tour
• Malcolm Young of AC/DC:  1959 Gretsch White Falcon guitar
• George Harrison of The Beatles:  Letter written in 1962 and handwritten lyrics to "While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
• Neil Young:  Buckskin poncho from his days in Buffalo Springfield
• Slash:  Custom Les Paul from Guns N’ Roses’ Use Your Illusion tour
• Kurt Cobain:  Handwritten lyrics
• Morrisey:  Handwritten Letter

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Miami Reggae Festival Raises Awareness of America's Hungry

The people behind Rockaz MVMT, a premier event production company with more t 15 years successful events to date, understand the importance of using the transformative force of music to stir social conscience, to actualize social change.

That is precisely what they aim to accomplish with the launch of a national Feed the Hungry campaign, using free, first-rate concerts to incentivize people to help feed America’s hungry. The national initiative kicks off in Miami, with the Miami Reggae Festival, Saturday, April 30, 3pm, at Coconut Grove’s Peacock Park, 2820 McFarlane Road.


“It’s important we started in our own back yard,” said event organizer Alfonso Brooks. “It’s doubly important we not wait for a natural disaster to recognize the growing hunger epidemic, or to seek out ways to help our brothers and sisters.”


The concert, where the only admission is a minimum donation of two non-perishable food items per person, features a lineup as diverse as Miami itself. From Jamaica - Luciano | Puerto Rico - Cultura Profetica, Colombia - Ephniko, Haiti - Jahfe, Canada Bonnie Casey, Miami - Spam All Stars, St. Maarten - Connis, the musicians themselves represent a collective conscious of cultural awareness, of giving back.


“Hunger knows no color, no creed,” Brooks said. “That’s why it was critical for us to ensure we offer a lineup that reflects the Miami landscape.”


And it is just as important for the benefactor of the event to serve a diverse population, ensuring the core message of unity and humanitarianism. Event organizers chose Curley’s House because of its reach. Curley’s House services the needy across Miami-Dade County, regardless or race, creed, color, religion or sexual orientation.


For more information please call 305-763-4509 or visit www.miamireggaefestival.com and facebook.com/rockazmvmt.




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The Great Taste of the Grove Food & Wine Festival

The Great Taste of the Grove Food & Wine Festival is celebrating 21 years of excellence in culinary arts and beverages, as well as Going Green this year with the addition of the ECO-Education Lounge. Come out and enjoy the beautiful Miami weather while enjoying great musical entertainment from all genres and tasting delicacies and beverages from area restaurants and hotels.

"Best of the Taste" awards are given out to participating restaurants annually based on outstanding taste and presentation, and are voted on by local dignitaries and celebrity chefs. Tasting tickets for food & beverage will be available at the event for purchase between $1 and $8.

Participating restaurants include Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar & Latin Grill, Atchana's East/West Kitchen, The Burgundy Room Bar & Grill, and many more!!

This year organizaers strived to broaden the event's scope by bringing in high-end, cutting-edge components such as TEKBOARD interactive systems, a full-scale "Sommelier Tasting Grove," "Connoisseur Spirits Lounge" and “Beans & Blends Coffee House,” to provide  guests with the opportunity to taste the best wine and spirits on the market as well as learn how to prepare cocktails & meals for special occasions via live demonstrations. Also included at this year’s event is the Kid’s Adventure Park with great activities & a Child ID station for thumb printing and making IDs to protect your children.

Event takes place April 16-17, 11am-7pm at Peacock Park, 2820 McFarlane Road, Coconut Grove.

FREE GENERAL ADMISSION!! VIP area tickets are $20 and include special tastings, butler service and giveaways! For more information visit the event website, www.thegreattasteofthegrove.com.

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The Barnacle Society Presents 'The Commodore’s Birthday Party'

Join The Barnacle Society as we celebrate the 160th birthday of Ralph Middleton Munroe on April 10 at 6 pm. Commodore Munroe was a pioneer and leading citizen of Coconut Grove. Each year The Barnacle Society gathers to celebrate his remarkable life.

"The Barnacle," Ralph Munroe's home

The party is held on the lawn of The Barnacle, Ralph Munroe’s home built in 1891. Included in admission is a barbeque dinner catered by Top Chef contestant Howie Kleinberg’s Bulldog BBQ, live music by American Celtic Rock band Three Jacks, and of course, birthday cake. Bulldog BBQ was named as one of Bon Appetite’s top 10 new barbeque restaurants in American in 2009. Three Jacks are a local band with international credentials. Expect a great night of food, music, and friendship on these historic and beautiful grounds.

The Barnacle Historic State Park is located in downtown Coconut Grove (Miami) at 3485 Main Highway, across the street from the Coconut Grove Playhouse.

Proceeds from this event support preservation of The Barnacle. Admission is $45 at the door; $10 children 10 and under. For additional information call 305-442-6866 or visit www.thebarnacle.org.

The Barnacle Society, Inc. is a volunteer nonprofit, citizen-supported organization created to generate public awareness, education, and financial support for the preservation and maintenance of The Barnacle Historic State Park.

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Noted Lutenist Hopkinson Smith Brings Classical Music Program to Coral Gables

World-renowned lute player, Hopkinson Smith comes to St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Coral Gables, on April 5 at 8 pm, to perform for the Miami Bach Society. This will be his third South Florida appearance. Featuring Spanish music of the 17th century, his program will include music by Francesco Guerau and Antonio de Santa Cruz, but will focus primarily on the colorful and immediately accessible figure of Gaspar Sanz. 

Hopkinson Smith plays the lute,
an instrument common of the early
Renaissance through the late Baroque eras.

Hailed as “without doubt the finest lute player in the world today” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Mr. Smith, lives in Switzerland where he teaches at the renowned early music conservatory the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, from which he graduated in the mid 1970s. Since the mid-80s, he has focused primarily on the solo repertoires for early plucked instruments producing a series of prize-winning recordings for Astrée. These feature Spanish music for vihuela and baroque guitar, French lute music of the Renaissance and baroque, early 17th century Italian music and the German high baroque.  


The recording of his lute arrangements of the Bach solo violin Sonatas and Partitas, released in the year 2000, has been universally acclaimed by the press. Gramophone magazine called it “the best recording of these works on any instrument.” More recently, a recording on Renaissance lute was awarded a Diapason d’Or and called “superb” by Le Monde. A Dowland recording, out since early 2005, also won a Diapason d’Or and was called “wonderfully personal” in a review in the New York Times.


With his recitals and series of more than 20 solo recordings, he continues to rediscover and bring to life works that are among the most expressive and intimate in the entire domain of early music.


St. Philip’s Church is located at 1142 Andalusia Avenue at the corner of Coral Way and Columbus Boulevard. Advanced tickets cost $30 for general admission or $40 preferred admission. Tickets will cost $5 more at the door.  All students 18 and under are admitted free. College and graduate students pay $5.


For tickets and information call 305-669-1376 or visit www.miamibachsociety.org.


The Miami Bach Society is the area’s principal organization performing and presenting classical music written before 1800. 


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Beautifully Hopeful: Celebrity Glam Squad Host the First Annual Hope for Haiti Gala

South Florida’s premiere beauty and fashion resource, the Celebrity Glam Squad, will host their First Annual Celebrity Glam Squad “Hope for Haiti,” Cocktail Gala on March 18 at Player’s Exotic Car Rental, located at 4101 NW 25 St., Miami, from 6-10pm.

The event benefit the Haiti Cherie Heritage Foundation with 100 percent of the proceeds raised being donated to the organization. The Haiti Cherie Heritage Foundation has assisted and aided devastated rural towns in Haiti since the earthquake last year.

Founded by Milande David, Celebrity Glam Squad’s team of “Glam Dolls,” has worked on countless events, glammed up dozens of celebrities, socialites and South Florida fashionistas since their inception in 2009.

Miami’s newest soiree will be hosted by Danielle Knox host of Lifetime’s “Balancing Act,” and Miss Earth Florida, Kelly Saks. Guests will be treated to a fabulous fashion show by designers: CLOAK, Franovik Designs, Sarahi House of Fashion, Tanya-Marie Designs, Viranski and ZoeNation. The Celebrity Glam Squad and local sponsors, including Player’s Exotic Car Rental, have come together in order to celebrate the Haitian community and the revival of the devastated island.

The venue will be transformed into a fabulous lounge, Miami style. Attendees will also be provided with delicious cocktails and sumptuous bites in the “Taste of Miami,” area as they linger over the exotic cars placed throughout the venue. The new Rolls Royce Ghost, Bentleys, Lamborghinis and Ferraris will be spotlighted as attendees stroll the event.

Ear candy will be provided by DJ Fly Guy, who spins at some of Miami’s hottest clubs, with a special surprise performance by one of South Florida’s top emerging music artists. The night will be filled with nonstop music, fashion and fun! With key South Florida businesses participating, this definitely promises to be an amazing night of fashion, beauty, music and most importantly philanthropy!

The Haiti Cherie Heritage Foundation is a Miami-based organization, striving to assist the country of Haiti. Their mission statement “Helping to make a difference one community at a time,” perfectly describes the dedication and passion towards rebuilding Haiti. The foundation provides medical supplies and helps build homes in rural towns in Haiti with the assistance of all donation dollars.

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