Miami Florida has always attracted celebrities. Julio Iglesias, Gloria Estefan, the Bee Gees have been Miami’s residents for decades. Most Miami homes that belongs to celebrities or media personalities are located in the exclusives Star Island, North Bay Road, and Indian Creek.
Nowadays, celebrities living in Miami usually are for all regions of the world including, of course, the U.S. and Latin American. Besides, there is not a specific type of celebrity. For instance, musicians, actors, TV hosts, and more love the sunny city of Miami. Among celebrities that owned Miami waterfront homes and Miami houses: Lenny Kravitz, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova, Billy Joel, Jennifer Lopez and hubby Marc Anthony. In Star Island, you will Shaquille O’Neal, Rosie O’Donnell, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, while Andy Garcia calls Key Biscayne home. Other celebrities that call Miami their home are Matt Damon and Nicolas Cage.
Miami Carnival in its 24th annual edition brings live bands and calypsonians from the Caribbean Islands to Miami. This upcoming Miami event will be in Downtown Miami’s Bicentennial Park on October 12th.
The 2008 Miami Carnival grew from a small neighborhood festival to an international event within the first two years after its first edition in 1984. Nowadays, the 2008 Miami Carnival is North America’s most popular Carnival and the highest profit-generating festival in South Florida.
Guests book airfare and hotel accommodations as early as the November the year before each event. If you do not have your reservations yet, check out this selection of Miami Beach vacation rentals. Tickets run at $20 per person and anyone under the age of 12 gets in free.
Art Basel Miami (Art Fair Weekend) will be hosting some new fairs in the schedule and as reported by some experts in the matter around 25 art fairs will take place in the land of exiles, sun, sand and mojitos.
Miami Spice Restaurant Month presents remarkable dining experiences to locals and visitors for fixed prices. Fixed-price lunches for $23 and dinners for $36 at some of the best Miami restaurants are what you can expect from this event in Miami!
The $36 dinner includes an appetizer, entree and dessert, offering discounts of 25-60% off the restaurant’s standard prices.
Currently, a sneak preview of Miami Spice Month is taking place at nearly 40 of the 50th restaurants participating in this Miami event this year. Until June 30th, you will be able to find $23 lunches and $36 dinners in order to have a little taste of Miami Restaurant Month.
To name some of the restaurants being part of the preview, Chef Allen’,s Escoppazzo, La Cofradia, Michy’s, OLA, Pascal’s on Ponce, and Prime Blue Grill.
The popular South Beach restaurant Kobe Club Miami, located on 404 Washington Avenue, has just joined the list of Miami Spice Month participating restaurants. Kobe Club Miami is a new high-end restaurant offering an outstanding menu. Miami Spice Month offers the ideal opportunity for all people living in a budget to try out this South Beach restaurant.
Miami Spice Month is sponsored by Greater Miami Visitors’ Bureau. The sneak peak will be running until June 30th, yet the event will start on August 1st and run till September the 30th.
This Miami event provides great deals during the months of August and September at some of the best Miami restaurants.
From June 11th thru 21st Miami Florida Dance Festival will be in our fabulous city. Florida Dance Festival is sponsored by the Florida Dance Association, and will take place at the New World School of the Arts. This year’s festival will feature the standard: performances, classes and workshops in the different styles of dance. It is a Miami event that offers lots of entertainment for those who love dance and want to learn more about it.
2008 Redland Summer Fruit Festival
From June 21st thru the 22nd, 2008, Redland Summer Fruit Festival will take place in Homestead Florida. The Fruit & Spice Park is located at 24801 SW 187 Avenue, Homestead, Florida is the venue for this Miami event. This Miami Florida Festival showcases local agriculture, and tropical fruit plants. Over 50 vendor booths will be on site featuring local wines, delicious foods, and rare fruit samplings. For more information, call at 305-247-5727, or visit www.fruitandspicepark.org. General admission $6.
2008 Miami Zest Fest
This Miami Florida Festival is NOT for the weak. It features some of the best and spiciest foods around. Miami Zest Fest is scheduled from June 13th to the 15th, and it t is the first time this event will be held in Miami. The location is the very popular Miami Beach Convention Center, located at 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. In addition to some of the spiciest food around, there will also be live entertainment and cooking demonstrations by famous chefs and contests. For more information, call at (305) 673-7311, or visit www.zestfest2008.com.
A highly-recommended Miami event for all people interested in photography, art or erotic art! Presented in conjunction with Erotic Signature and Damien B. Contemporary Art Center, this Erotic Visual Art Exhibition, including winning art works and coinciding with the international launching of the book “The World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today Vol. II,” will be in Miami, Florida, from June 7th until July 31st ,2008. This upcoming Saturday (June 14th) is a perfect day to visit the Gallery at night because it is gallery walk night at Miami Wynwood Art District(every 2nd Saturday of each month.) Damien B. Contemporary Art Center Wynwood Art District is located at 282 NW 36th Street, Miami, FL 33127.
Paintings, photography, sculptures, drawings and digital images will be exhibited, created by a wide range of international artists.
Right: Johnny Gray “Ophelia Black and White”
Digital Art Vol. II Master Winner
Left: Ray Leaning “Bastet” Pencil Vol. I Fine Art Winner
If you are seeking photography schools, photography workshops, or photography seminars in Miami Beach, do not look any more. The ultimate 4-day photography workshop will be taking place in June, July, and August. Dates are scheduled from June 19th to 22nd, July 24th to 27th, and from August 28th to 31st, 2008. The 4-day photography workshop in Miami Beach is for people who do not want to spend months learning how to develop film and print b&m images.
The workshop is limited to 12 students and has a tuition fee of $1395.
This new photography workshop in Miami, Florida, is highly-advised because it will teach you require studio and location skills that will surely help you to become a professional photographer. Howard Austin Feld is the brain behind the photography workshop. Attendees will be working for four days at Howard’s indoors studio and outdoor locations. Howard’s new 4-day photography workshop in Miami Beach promises a very intense non-stop learning experience. Assisted by a team of professional experts, he will teach you everything from basic camera use to advanced lighting.
After finishing the workshop, you will have learned how to capture fresh and responsive photographs and how to use a wide variety of lenses and lighting. Howard will also guide you on how to create your own portfolio.
In addition to all, Howard will teach you his own personal trademark, Pixelimpressionism. You will learn how to photograph nude models, in studio and on location, and learn new ways to produce unforgettable images.
Howard Austin Feld is a successful photographer that gets high fees for his images of products, fashion, and travel.
Additionally, his artwork has appeared in thousands of advertisements and magazines.
These days, Howard has a very prosper photography gallery in one of the hottest spots of South Beach and after many years has decided it was around time to share his love for fine art photography.
2008 Father’s Day in Miami is Sunday June 15th! I will always remember my grandfather standing waiting for me at the corner of my elementary school. Every day my grandfather was there to take me home. It is today an unforgettable memory that make me appreciate even more the dedication and unconditional love a grandparent can give you. I am a lucky girl since the manly figures in my life has been positive and incredibly loving. My father has also influence my so much. Since my mother died when I was younger, my father and I have become pretty good friends. We are pretty close and I feel completely comfortable around him. I think I am a good girl and I owed that to him. He dedicated his life to me and most important of all I will always have those good memories with me.
Nowadays, we live in two different countries, yet we always find I way to see each other. This year is going to be very special since he will be visiting me on Father’s Day. As a consequence, I have been thinking what to do this 2008 Father’s Day in Miami, Florida, and I have come to the conclusion that the best thing is to keep it simple.
If I were at my hometown, Father’s Day will be surely a family celebration. All my uncles, my father, and grandfather together. Usually, we get together and enjoy a delicious barbecue and, of course, lots of beers. I love those family reunions because there are perfect opportunities to catch up with everybody. However, that is not the case. This 2008 Father’s Day in Miami will be only my dad, husband and me, so I want to do something fun, but yet simple and affordable.
Looking through the Internet, I found interesting tips that I have narrow to my father and I favorite activity, eating. We love to go out and discover new places. Furthermore, we love ethnic food. It does not have to be expensive, though. But it has to be good and fun.
There is an interesting event that caught my attention for this 2008 Father’s Day in Miami. At the Fairchild Tropical Gardenin Coral Gables, there is going to be a brunch held at the Visitors Center Ballroom from 10:30 a.m. thru 3:30 p.m. It seems to be a lot of fun because involves food in a local attraction that features beautiful gardens and art pieces by world-known artists. Currently, there is a Botero’s exhibition. Botero is a well-known Latin American artist that seems to be obsessed by heavy people. If this sounds good to you too, call at 305.256.8399 to make your reservations.
Miami is a great place to celebrate 2008 Father’s Day! I was thinking that maybe after the Fairchild, It will be nice just to relax on the beach since it is summer. You can take your father to a nice stroll on Lincoln Roadand relax on the beach of South Beach at the afternoon. If you are looking for something really affordable, because we all know about the recession, you can just plan a nice pick nick on the beach. For instance, prepare something yummy and put some drinks on cooler to spend the day in one of South Florida’s sunny beaches such as Hollywood Beach located a few minutes drive from Miami, or Matheson Hammock Park in Coral Gables, with a family-friendly ambiance really close to Miami’s Fairchild Tropical Garden.
In addition, taking your father to a nice restaurant is a great idea, too. If I have to choose I will go with Indian food because I know my father will love it. Besides, Indian cuisine is really friendly with vegetarians, as I am. Nevertheless, Italian cuisine is also a good choice. Who does not love Italian food? There are also great American style restaurants in Miami, and I am thinking men will love to be taken to a nice steakhouse in Miami to celebrate father’ day. For those looking for something truly unique, an Ethiopian restaurant can be ideal! just fun with flavors your dad might have no taste yet. Whichever restaurant you pick, remember to call in advance to see if it will be open and make your reservations since restaurants get pretty busy on Father’s Day.
Make this 2008 Father’s Day in Miami truly special! If you have not found a gift yet, I have a suggestion. A basket filled with six hand-selected microbrews from around the U.S. Besides, it also included award-winning gourmet snacks such as mixed nuts, pretzels, peanuts, and beef jerky. The basket has an estimated cost of $ 70. Nonetheless, if you want to save some money, you can do it yourself. Go to Home Depot and buy the basket. Then, go to your favorite supermarket and select the beers, you can go with imported beers if you preferred so. Add whatever you think your father will love!
Although there are still some complains on too much police force used, it seems the Hip-Hop Weekend in Miami went pretty smoothly. On Memorial Day Weekend, thousands of people came to Miami Beach. Hotels were packed and so were clubs, restaurants and businesses. Furthermore, this is one of the strongest holiday weekends in South Beach because it brings and important wave of cash to the city. Nonetheless, it is also a notorious weekend because of the number of arrests. Fortunately, during Miami Memorial Day Weekend 2008 there were not major problems on the beach. There were a total of 570 arrests made Thursday through Monday, and police say that is 27% less than last year.
This year, Miami Beach Police tried to be more tolerant, issuing more warnings for minor stuffs and noise violations… well, it seems this new approach worked perfectly, as sources reported.
