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A weekend of bicycle thrills at the Shops at Sunset Place
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BY JOHN EDWARD SMITH
national champion and world record holder stunt cyclist thrilled audiences at The Shops at Sunset Place on Friday, December 4. Presented by Mack Cycle & Fitness and sponsored by Giant bicycles, Jeff Lenosky demonstrated why he is on top of his game. A professional “trials” rider since 1995, he has won the Bike Magazine Video Award, is the Bunnyhop World Record Holder, is a NORBA National Champion and twice championed the Teva Mountain Games and the North American Trials. After the stunt show, Mack Cycle hosted the premier showing of “Dust & Bones,” a mountain bike thriller at the AMC theatres. One of the featured cyclists in the movie, Kurt Sorge, a champion Big Mountain Trick Rider, traveled from British Colombia to be in Miami for the event. On Sunday, both Jeff Lenosky and Kurt Sorge were at Amelia Earhart Park to coach cyclists on mountain bike techniques. Mack Cycle & Fitness is a family-owned South Miami business serving the South Florida bicycling community for more than fifty years.
Read at the Great Wall of China T
BY ADRIANA SOL
his Christmas season, animals need love too. That is why Miami Veterinary Specialists, Miami’s premiere emergency and critical care facility, is bringing in the holidays by hosting a donation drive that will benefit the animals currently being cared for by Miami-Dade County Animal Services. Animal Services accepts all animals, which means that the shelter takes in over 34,000 dogs and cats every year. To help them provide the best care possible for their animals,
New World School of the Arts graphic design teachers Maria MartinezCañas, Annette M. Piskel and Visual Arts Dean Maggy Cuesta at the Great Wall, during their trip to Beijing, China to attend ICOGRADA World Design Congress.
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Ultima te Elvis Tribute Artists Tour comes to the BankUnited Center
BY LEE STEPHENS
National Champion and World Record holder Jeff Lenosky at Sunset Place demonstrating his bunnyhop style with two volunteers.
MVS hosting holiday drive for animals
n celebration of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s 75th birthday in 2010, On Stage Touring, LLC, in association with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., just announced the launch of the first-ever Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artists Tour. The 26-city nationwide tour will visit the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami on January 30, and tickets for the performance are on sale now. The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artists Tour is a multi-media extravaganza that pays homage to
Elvis Presley during various stages of his career. The performers are tribute artists who were previously selected as finalists at worldwide preliminary competitions for the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist competition, held annually by Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. The performers portray Elvis in one of four eras: the 1950s, 1960s, during his movie career and his concert years. The Elvis tribute artists will be joined by a –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– See
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