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The 2009 Miami Boat Show and the Coconut Grove Art Fair preliminary analysis!

The Miami boat show and Coconut Grove Art Fair Miami events are over and out and it is now time to analyze their success and see how they fared as compared to the way the Miami city guide normally describes them. It is too soon to draw an accurate analysis of the Miami events but a few trends emerged and are worth noting.

2009 Coconut Grove Art Fair

Judging by the amount of people walking the streets, this major Miami event was well attended. Attendance was high with more than 150,000 visitors. The results, as far as the amount of business conducted, is a totally different story. The crisis is definitely here and the drastic decrease in Miami events sales serves as proof.

2009 Miami Boat Show

Attendance was definitely down compared to last year’s show. Plenty of locals attended the Miami events show but international visitors were scarce. According to the Miami city guide, people normally come from far and wide to the Miami Boat Show. Miami Beach hotels did not get booked to full capacity as they normally do. The Miami city guide has noted that in past years, hotels in Miami were at full occupancy at full rate prices. We are in a crisis and it shows. People are just not in the mood. On average, the Miami Boat show Miami event attracts around 140,000 visitors per year. This year’s final count will surely show lower numbers. Travel agencies booking the Miami events boat show indicated that business went down 30% as compared to last year. However, sales will not be as weak as once thought before the Miami event took place. It seems that there was some action in the smaller segment of the market and the super luxury yacht segment. Aside from that, everything else buyers could not resist the Miami events incredible deals offered.

Cinco de MiMo was the first Miami event celebrating Miami modern architecture. The main objective of this Miami event is to set out to bring back to life a historic, motel section on Biscayne Boulevard.

This event in Miami was a big effort to bring more attention to this district in Miami, which run from Northeast 50th to 77th streets on Biscayne. This event in Miami featured a Frida Kahlo look-alike contest relating the event with the Mexican Holiday celebrated on May 5th. Besides party and celebration, the event in Miami featured walking tours where people were allow to see a mix of architectural Art Deco and Mediterranean styles. Walkers also heard stories of how this Miami neighborhood became what it is today. Resident of this Miami Neighborhood mentioned they could see a certain revival or the area the same way it happens with the South Beach Art Deco Festival, a Miami event that takes place every year on South Beach’s Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road.

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The Miami International Film Festival 2008 is already in town. This popular event in Miami is celebrating its 25^th edition with 120 films, workshops, and seminars. If you like movies, good movies I mean, there will be a great selection this year. You can enjoy the best of independent movies for the next 30 days.

You can buy tickets by phone calling at 305-405-MIFF (6433) from Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also, you can get your tickets in person during the festival at the Regal South Beach Cinema 18, located at 110 Lincoln Road, from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. In person, during the Festival: Patrons may purchase SAME DAY TICKETS ONLY at Festival venues. These box offices open one hour before the first screening of the day. The ticket prices move from $7 for students to $25 in the case of special screenings like the opening night. The General admission is $12. Cash preferred.

See a little introduction of my selection of must-see movies…

Miami Film Festival Venues:

• GUSMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (GUS)

174 East Flagler St., Downtown Miami

305-374-2444

• COLONY THEATRE (COL)

1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

305-674-1040

• TOWER THEATER (TWR)

1508 S.W. Eighth St. at 15th Ave., Little Havana

305-237-FILM (3456)

• REGAL SOUTH BEACH CINEMA 18 (R10, R11, R17, R18)

1100 Lincoln Rd., South Beach

305-674-6766

• BILL COSFORD CINEMA (COSF)

University of Miami, Second Floor, Memorial Building

Campo Sano Drive, Coral Gables

305-284-4861

• SUNRISE INTRACOASTAL CINEMA (INTR)

3701 N.E. 163rd St. at Sunny Isles Blvd., North Miami Beach

305-949-0064

• BYRON CARLYLE THEATER (BYC)

500 71st St., Miami Beach

305-867-4194

View the official film schedule…

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