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May 28, 2010
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FILM P. 24
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Awarehouse Kicks Off the Summer With Sound and Vision SEE PAGE 10 BOUND P.23
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Letters Does the City of Miami Beach Still Care for its Residents? To the Editor: What follows is an email I sent to one of my neighbors that called me this morning wondering why she had endure a trash filled and ill kept city park; Maurice Gibb Park here in Sunset Harbour. In full disclosure I ran for city commission in 2007 and lost to Deede Weithorn. "Libby, with respect to you phone call this morning about the deplorable state of Maurice Gibb Park; I could not agree with you more. Eversince the city went to using sub-contractors to maintain the park land and shrubs they have just deteriorated to a point where as you say it is arguably the worst maintained of the city parks. The waste hauling sub-contractor employee; many of whom I personally have observed when I walk our dogs; behave as if empty trash and re-cycling containers is an imposition on their personal lives; the trash containers are consistently overflowing; a situation I have observed more and more throughout the city. I am sure out political leaders and city administration will blame this on revenue shortfalls and budget cuts; however they will fail to explain why retired police and firefighters and other former city employees have been rewarded with lucrative six-figure pensions and why we are now paying more in real tax dollars and getting less for our money. The power of the unions over our elected officials has never been more evident than today when we all pay more and get less each budget cycle. Mrs. Tanner you asked why our park is a mess; it is simple arithmetic the city no longer has money to take care of its residents; it has to use a vast majority of our tax dollars to pay for retirement plans our elected officials blindly gave city employees in exchange for union endorsements and support for re-election. So we all will learn to adjust to living with less and less city services; that is the price we pay for the free ride given out by elected officials and the failure of city leaders to reign in this give away. In regards to your comment that Sunset Harbour seems to be a forgotten step child – YOU ARE CORRECT! We have been promised re-surfaced streets for five years, we are still waiting, Bay Rd, West Ave and 18th street have the worst street lighting of any part of this city. The city pours money into other neighborhoods and we sit and beg for new street shrubs, we sit with streets so poorly lit that they are plainly unsafe to walk at night. Graffiti is everywhere and nothing is done. And of course some city official will point to the parking garage as the city commitment to this neighborhood; that is so disingenuous; the garage is more about some elected officials making good on their commitment to move Property Management out of their backyard; Flamingo Park and down our throats in the guise of a parking garage. The fact that the entire garage deal financially benefits a well contacted developer never entered their minds; no of course not. Yes sure we can use parking for all the restaurants but at what cost and why a 350 car garage; a question I asked when I was on the Planning Board; oh we “the city needs parking” ah there is the answer the city needs parking not Sunset Harbour; valet operations here we come! So Mrs. Tanner the people you can address your comments too are all on the email; good luck getting them to listen. It shall be interesting to see just how the Tremont Towing makes out Tuesday at the Planning Board; my money is on them being given carte blanche to continue to operate just as they have; reckless, nosily, un-safe and with a total disregard to their neighbors."
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MIAMI ARCHITECTURE Miami's urbanscape has been redefined in the past couple of decades by Arquitectonica's "miami style" buildings. Some consider this architecture to be superficial or without substance but we can't deny the impact on our metropolis. Every time I go by 500 Brickell Bay Condos, I have to snap a photo to capture an intriguing angle of the building that always gets people commenting.
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David Shiffman Tee Shirt Entrepreneur By Cindie Martin WHO ARE YOU? David Shiffman, a young entrepreneur living in south Florida. WHAT DO YOU DO IN REAL LIFE? In real life? Opposed to my secret online identity? I go by "Shiffy" and my other business is Shiffy Studios, a creative studio that specializes in web development, branding and marketing. WHY TEE SHIRTS? You have to put something on in the morning, right? I have always been amused by all the funny and offensive t-shirt websites that fill the internet. It just seemed like the right thing to do. WHY JEWISH SAYINGS? There seemed to be a lack of jewish humor and jewish inspired designs on clothing. With the new collection we are currently working on we have Jewish inspired graphic designs that flow with current trends and are not in your face religious. Our customers like great quality clothing with great designs and like to represent their culture. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH CHALLAH CLOTHING? "Challah" which is a special bread eaten by jewish people on holidays is a play on the slang term "Holla!" DO YOU HAVE A RABBI ON SPEED DIAL? No, but I could google one if you need one real quick. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TEE SO FAR? My favorite so far is the "Jew York" shirt. Its a combination of humor and graphic design that really makes it different from everything else we have put out thus far. Keep and eye out for similar style designs in the future. Page 6 • Thursday, May 28, 2010 • SunPost Weekly • www.sunpostweekly.com
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Can He Say That? COLUMN
So What’s the Herald Got Against Porn? By Charles Branham-Bailey Once again the Miami Herald doesn't have their facts straight or a clue about what they're talking about. Which of course has never prevented them from going about printing it anyway. In a May 17 editorial (Miami needs new facility for big conventions), the paper lauds Tampa for its selection by the Republican National Committee to be the host city for the 2012 GOP convention, but chides us: “Miami has just as much going for it as Tampa, if not more. Except for one thing – a facility that can host a national political party convention.” Wrong. “This area can't compete for major conventions of any kind without an expanded, updated, modern facility. We have the beaches, the cruise port, the entertainment, the hotels and so much more, but the main piece of the puzzle is missing.” Wrong. “Unless they want to continue getting shut out of major convention business, local leaders have to come up with the resources to build a new convention center or upgrade the existing facility on Miami Beach.” Ughhhh. Read between those lines. Did you, too, detect a trace of Tear down the Jackie Gleason? Who says a convention has to be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center anyway? That was 1968 (when the GOP met here) and 1972 (when both parties convened here, not only in the same city but in the same convention hall). Somebody wake the Herald: Few modern-day national political conventions are held in convention centers; most are held in domed arenas. We have one of those – one that has yet to host a convention, but which surely is large enough to. And, besides, it's a better venue for such a big political pow-wow than the Miami Beach Convention Center. I'm talking about the American Airlines Arena. The AA (capacity 19,600) can host more people than Denver's Pepsi Center (19,309; 2008 Democratic site), St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center (18,064; 2008 GOP site), Boston's FleetCenter (18,624; 2004 Democratic site), Los Angeles' Staples Center (18,997; 2000 Democratic site), and Atlanta's Omni Coliseum (16,378; 1988 Democratic site), to name but a handful of recent convention venues. We are edged out, but only slightly, by NYC's Madison Square Gardens (19,763; 2004 GOP site) and Chicago's United Center (20,917; 1996 Democratic site), to name a few. The St. Pete Times Forum, where the GOP will meet
in 2012, has a capacity of only 900 more than the AA. So we do have a suitable facility to offer. Were Miami to win a future convention, the AA Arena would most likely be the gem venue in which to hold one. It's more than adequate to handle a capacity of thousands of delegates, officials, VIPs, and media. And without having to knock down the Jackie Gleason to justify someone's silly notion that if we simply build it, “they” will come. But the Herald really stubbed its toe when it concluded its editorial thus: “It should be a priority. Otherwise, Miami and Miami Beach will have to content themselves with the likes of this past weekend's 'Exxxotica Expo,' a porn show.” “A porn show.” Ouch. Exxxotica, as do most all conventions and conferences here, drew people to Miami Beach this month from all over. Nearly 20,000 attendees annually, so their website claims. Those conventioneers boarded in our hotels, ate in our restaurants, and dropped their cash in our stores and businesses. You can bet that Exxxotica added mega money to our coffers. So when exactly did the Herald turn anti-business?
lusty sensations – helped build the House of the Knight Brothers. Yet the Herald is too hoity-toity to dignify acknowledging this fact, choosing rather to show its disdain for the smut industry that helped it sell its papers and rake in all that revenue. Hmmmph. You don't wear hypocrisy all that well, Herald. But porn conventions have to be convened somewhere. So why not here? Now here's a thought: why not entice the Republicans to hold their 2016 convention here? AND, here's the kicker: have it run the same week as the Exxxotica show. Hell, I'll go one further: book 'em both in the same venue! That's right. After all, we now know these Republi-
“But why should the Miami Hypocrite, er, Herald, protest porn? After all, porn, to a degree, has helped make the Herald what it is.” In these hard times, can't we take our revenue any way we can get it, even from a porn convention? What's so wrong with the dollars that porn conventioneers bring? The dollars that get tucked into a g-string are the same American dollars you would find in any Sunday church collection plate. Okay, that may not have come out the way I intended it. But you get the point. A dollar is a dollar is a dollar. But why should the Miami Hypocrite, er, Herald, protest porn? After all, porn, to a degree, has helped make the Herald what it is. Give you an example: You know those “massage” parlor ads in the Herald's sports section, with the sexy ladies with their inviting smiles, curves, and cleavages? You can't get much pornier than that. Yes, porn – partially nekkid women, women revealing skin and inducing all sorts of carnal thoughts and
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cans love some good, all-American porn. Remember the April brouhaha when an aide to GOP chair Michael Steele got the RNC in all that hot water for dropping $2,000 in party money at a West Hollywood, Calif., lesbian bondage club? South Florida blogger Joy-Ann Reid (The Reid Report) recently greeted the news of the selection with this headline: “Strippers get ready: the RNC is coming to Tampa!” According to clubzone.com, Tampa has 40 strip clubs. Wow. Ya think maybe that was one of the attributes that helped boost the city's bid? Surely we can attract a major party convention with our slew of clubs. And if we can't attract the majors, let's not forget the Tea Partiers. Those folks are so tight in their panties, they absolutely NEED to let their hair down, have some fun, and, as Jack Nicholson told Shirley MacLaine in Terms of Endearment, “kill the bug that you have up your ass.” A
couple of shots – plus a table dance or two – and they'll soon be forgetting what made them so fire-breathing mad about that damn socialist in the White House, the one with the forged Hawaiian birth certificate. But getting back to the Republicans, just imagine: The Grand Old Partiers could meet to officially nominate Sarah Palin, or Mitt Romney, or Mike Huckabee for president – while poll dancers gyrate and wiggle their wares in the aisles. Adult film stars like Jenna Jameson and Ron Jeremy could give speeches from the podium, ensuring big TV ratings. Imagine the roll call balloting of the states... CONVENTION CHAIRWOMAN: "Iowa! 34 votes." IOWA DELEGATION SPOKESMAN: "Madam chairwoman, the great state of Iowa, the Hawkeye state where the corn is as high as an elephant's eye, the state who's got the prettiest pigs at the annual state fair, and proud to be the home state of the young, perky, red-haired lady in the tassels and blue g-string now perched on the swing under the CNN broadcast booth as well as the cutie pie that you see pole dancing in the aisle between the Alabama and New Jersey delegations, casts 11 votes for Sarah Palin, 10 votes for Mitt Romney, 4 votes for Mike Huckabee, 2 votes for Newt Gingrich, 2 votes for Rush Limbaugh, 1 vote for Glenn Beck, 1 vote for Ann Coulter, 1 vote for the late great Ronald Reagan, 1 vote for Mickey Mouse, and 1 abstention due to...uh, well... one of our delegates who forgot to vote 'cause he was too busy getting a lap dance from the blonde bombshell over near the North Dakota delegation." The director of the trade show management firm in charge of producing Exxxotica, quoted on the show's website, says “South Beach has really embraced [the show] and we’re looking forward to many years to come.” Too bad the local newspaper is too lofty to embrace it. Adult film star Joanna Angel, a tattooed brunette with a shock of pink locks, gave a taped chat and tour of this year's Exxxotica. Take one guess as to what local media monolith's website her two-minute video is posted at. Yep.
Politics COLUMN
Green Eggs And WiFi By Jeffrey Bradley A project requires three “legs” for successful completion: time, quality and money. Otherwise, it’s like fixing again and again a crookedy stool. So, where’s the free WiFi? If you have it, don’t tell the residents of Orchard Park. WiFi there is not on the menu. Here’s the problem. This system was designed eons ago, or at least before Hurricane Wilma. If you recall, all sorts of lines and utility poles crashed down during the Big One of ‘05. Hey, some of us fretted sans power for over a week. It was discovered back then that the poles serving Orchard Park were quaint throwbacks from the 1930s. Because of antiquification, and the way they connected to Mt. Sinai, FPL jumped Orchard Park ahead of other neighborhood projects and retrofitted the neighborhood with newer, larger, metallic poles. Very good of them, right? Not so fast, Gertrude. First ask yourself: When is a pole not a pole? When it’s in Orchard Park, of course! Turns out those old poles were “assets” that the modems, boosters and gateways had to be mounted on to construct the WiFi net. Oops! And when the technicians came to install equipment, the wooden poles were gone. Or different. Or something. See, during the Capital Improvement Projects ROW work, the creosote-soaked poles were whisked away, making room for fewer poles with upgraded acorn-top pedestrian lights instead of those vaguely menacing cobra-head thingums. Hurricane Wilma proved a kind of a Bernie Madoff weather event that robbed us of assets—and our WiFi. For Orchard Park, the waiting began. WiFi: How exciting! How adventurous! How forward-thinking! But… not quite ready. And—who knew?—down at City Hall the second act of the drama was unfolding with much ado over “coverage”, “acceptance rates” and contractor responsibility before the city would accept the system. Meeting expectations was harder than anyone imagined. Recall at the time that no other city had implemented WiFi successfully. But IBM was confident of pulling it off. There was a great deal riding on it, to the tune of $5 million. A dustup ensued over the expense incurred by offering this public amenity, and much back-and-forthing over who would accept, pay, and be held responsible, for failure. Meanwhile, the clock ticked away. Finally, appropriately enough, on Halloween the switch was flipped and the whole thing came online. And it worked, it worked! Oh, there were grumbles aplenty, and more trouble signing on to it than Windows Vista, but the city’s help desk was designed to deal with that. The number of users doubled, then doubled again as evermore people latched on to free Internet. Naysayers were overthrown, and the city rightly outdid the peacock in display and preening. But… no WiFi in Orchard Park. On nary a pole, and not in the rain. Not up on the roof, nor on the toy train. They got no free signals, nothing by damn. They didn’t get WiFi, Sam I Am.
Here’s the nexus of the crisis. The city’s got a problem, and knows it. Not only measured by who’s logging in where, but by the sheer number of complaints. They can see the great, big WiFi hole smack dab in the Orchard Park net. All of which occasioned an odd series of events. City staff and IBM bigwigs were soon seen flitting about the neighborhood, laptops in hand, seeking for signals. Marveling at the nattering parrot flocks, they scoured endlessly for WiFi. To little avail; there were more birds than waves. Then, while nervously considering a green conure swooping round a Royal palm—Eureka! There’s no signal because the poles are gone! But alas: the 90-day “test drive” had come and gone, with IBM meeting acceptance rates (even minus Orchard Park), and making the City spend extra funds in bringing what others already had. New poles were speedily ordered and, once installed, will be loaded with equipment posthaste. Until then, we still have the parrots. If the price of foot-dragging still hasn’t been borne in upon you, here’s another example (keep in mind time, quality, money): Orchard Park sits right next to the La Gorce/Pine Tree neighborhood, whose delays have cost them improvements, too. Adequate drainage there is basically like getting a Joe’s Stone Crab reservation: doesn’t exist. And tho’ both things are by now a tradition, most homeowners would rather not have standing water for days after it rains. The plan to address this (there is one, yes; there’s a plan for in this town for everything), has already been drawn up and funded, even for the side streets. It specifically called for increasing the size of “outfalls” from the drains to the Bay. Yet, so much time elapsed between system design and groundbreaking that the rules themselves changed. With permits denied because additional water can no longer be shunted into Biscayne Bay, the city must submit to a bureaucrat-heavy appeals process. Moreover, if it fails to convince DERM and DEP to waive these new rules, the administration will need to trudge back to the drawing boards and redesign a system to mitigate flooding. Is this as clear as Pluto on a cloudy night? Now, how long do you think this is going to take, and at what additional cost? We’re afraid to even raise the question of where the funding will come from. <Sigh> For now, this and other arcane issues like drying the land enough to build roads have halted the process. In fact, all further improvement projects have ground to a halt, except for that Indian Creek/Collins Avenue upgrade, snuck in while the higher-ups weren’t looking. (And don’t get us started on the lack of bicycle lanes or the postage-sized sidewalks of that project!) We think, somehow, that things could be better. Perhaps the Administration can find a way of speeding things up ‘cause—check it out, Nero—while they fiddle the rest of us burn. www.sunpostweekly.com • SunPost Weekly • Thursday, May 28, 2010 • Page 9
COVER STORY
A MAD MIX Awarehouse Kicks Off the Off-Season With a Mad Mix Of Sound and Vision Written by John Hood
Face it: Americans can be pretty biased. Even the most enlightened among us are often guilty of a certain kinda cultural xenophobia. We listen primarily to American and British music; follow primarily American and British artists and designers; read primarily American and British books; watch primarily American and British films. Indeed even at our most adventurous we generally explore no further than the European continent. And when we do watch a French film, or dig a German band, or read an Italian or a Spanish or a Portuguese novelist (in translation of course), we often pat ourselves on the back for doing so. On the very rare occasion when we bother to investigate anything any more exotic than that, hell, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready to give ourselves a medal.
20,000 square foot spread known as The Awarehouse, MQL is where graphic design and music collide. And where we can see, hear, feel and touch just what makes both so essential to each other. The action kicks off this Saturday night with a combination concert/art opening that’ll find New York-based, Dominican-blooded Pacha Massive and local Afro/Latin/Soul stirrers Elastic Bond taking the stage amid a barrage of 500 carefully chosen album covers. The LP sleeves represent the last four decades of Latin music, of every variety, and they range in image from Molotov’s near-pedophilia to Caetano Veloso’s Tropicalia trippy. There’s La Lupita’s burning amp, Modern Clix’ ut there’s a whole subset of sound and vision coming outta the other America, that continent to our south, as well as from the countries that share its language, and we’d do well to get with it. Because despite the fact that our town has more in common culturally with this other America than we do with, say, some place in the Midwest, if a Miamian isn’t bonded by blood to somewhere down there, it’s unlikely we’ll know much about it all. Well cats and kittens, get ready to remedy that situation. For we are about to get an opportunity to open our eyes and our ears to a history of sensation that’s done as much for others as we’ve done for ourselves. It’s called “Mira Que Lindas” (literally “Look How Pretty”), and it is a mad mix of vivid imagery and sonic wonder. Put together by Maria Del Valle, director of the Central Cultural Espanol (CCE Miami), who got the idea from Ruben Scaramuzzino of Madrid’s Zona de Obras Media, and going down in the
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urban wasteland, Upa’s grazing surreality, and Adrenalina’s winged pig. There are clean lines and streamlines and puns that play off of themselves. And unless you were either present at each release’s creation or you’re some kinda crazed collector, every single image is gonna be new to you, and it’s a cinch each will give you something to groove about. As of course will the array of acts set to take the stage over the 21 day salute to all this sound and vision. CCE teamed with Fabrikalink.com and the Latin Recording Academy® * (LARAS) to ensure the widest variety. And in addition to the aforementioned opening night line-up, there’ll be music from Nicaragua (Ramon Mejía of Perrozompopo), Spain (Fangoria, The Nancys Rubias), and Mexico (Nortec Collective’s Clorofila), as well as Miami’s own Grammy-nominated Xperimento. There’ll be DJs, (Le Spam, Mr. Pauer), workshops (Graphic Design and the Music Industry; Publishers and Songwriters), and acoustic showcases (among them Brazilian Yamando Acosta). In other words, there will be something for everyone who’s anyone at all. THE AWAREHOUSE
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And for those few of you who’ve not yet had the pleasure or the privilege of visiting The Awarehouse, there’s the majesty of the space itself. Home base of the label known as Acustronic as well as the band organicArma, it’s a multi-purpose, many-configured hotbed of cultural activity. The kinda action that doesn’t so much as fly below the radar, as much as it defies it, in every way possible. This is where tomorrow’s ideas get a run-through before the world gets a hold of them. And this is where now does down every moment of the day. That such a grand space happens to exist in the MIA, within 15 minutes of everyone’s proverbial fame, is a sure sign that this town is no longer a cultural ghost town. Yeah, Americans might be a little biased at times, even a tad naïve. But with shows like “Mira Que Lindas” hitting our shores we can ensure that we’re not. There’s a whole wild world out there, and it’s in all of our best interest to embrace it every chance we can get. Go ahead, see for yourself, and look how pretty and open mind can be. To Go: Awarehouse, 550 NW 29th Street, Wynwood Arts DistrictFree. $10 donation for concerts. For info: 305.448.9677 + 305.576.4004 or acustronic.com WORKSHOPS + ACOUSTIC SHOWCASES
(presented by The Latin Recording Academy) June 3: 8 pm – Aleks Syntec June 10: 8 pm - Debi Nova June 17: 8 pm – Yamandu Acosta CONCERTS
May 29: 8 pm – Pacha Massive, Elastic Bond June 5: 8 pm - Ramon Mejía (Perrozompopo), DJ Le Spam June 12: 8 pm – Fangoria, Las Nancys Rubias, Mr. Pauer June 19: 8 pm – Clorofila (Nortec Collective), Xperimento
FAR ABOVE: ORGANICARMA. ABOVE: THE SCULPTURE GARDEN.
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Calendar WHAT TO DO IN MIAMI THIS WEEK
IMOGEN HEAP
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May 27
ART Morris Lapidus To celebrate 50 years of Lincoln Road, ArtCenter/South Florida will be showing a new Morris Lapidus retrospective; A Quest for Emotion and Motion in Architecture. The exhibit will show the best of Lapidus in sketches and photographs including the Fontainebleau, Lincoln Road, Eden Roc and much more. Through July 18. Free. ArtCenter/South Florida Gallery, 924 Lincoln Road, Suite 205; Miami Beach. For info: artcentersf.org
May 27
DANCE Moving Shakespeare Momentum Dance Company joins Shakespeare Miami for an informal evening of poetry readings and improvisational dance based on sonnets and other poetry by William Shakespeare. 7pm. Free. Books and Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. For info: books and books.com or 305-424-4408.
May 27
ART Sacred Faces of Buddhism
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Miami Dade College’s Art Gallery System will showcase a unique private collection of Buddhist art representing various parts of Asia during the The Sacred Faces of Buddhism exhibition. The opening of the exhibition will include a reception and a visit from Buddhist monks and the abbot of the Tibetan monastery, Drepung Loseling. Through June 19. A Reception will kick off the exhibit at 6pm. Free. Miami Dade College InterAmerican Campus Art Gallery, 627 S.W. 27th Ave., Miami.
May 28
MUSIC Red, White and Bluegrass Festival Bluegrass festival through the weekend with The New River Boys, Untold Riches, Highway 41, Roger Bass and The Hillbillies, Alternative Traditions, The Cruddy Puppets and Southern Shores. Johnson Street Band Shell & the A1A in Hollywood. Free, city parking $10. For info: southfloridabluegrass.com
May 28
MUSIC Lanzallamas Catch the high energy vibes of world fusion musicians, Lanzallamas. This six piece ensemble will be rocking Van Dyke this Friday night in the Upstairs space. 9pm. Van Dyke Cafe, 846 Lincoln Rd; Miami Beach. For info: thevandykecafe.com
May 28
ART Art is Life Put a face on youth homelessness here in Miami, where over 3,100 kids are registered as homeless in public schools. Bakehouse and Stand Up are doing just that with their annual fundraiser Art Is Life. Featuring artist Stephen Gamson plus 170 student art contest entries, food Stations by Smith & Wollensky, Tropical Taco, and other restaurants. Performances by Arboles Libres, Sirens & Sealions, Maria Marocka and South Florida Youth Symphony. Live Paintings by Ross Ford, Luis Diaz, Floyd the Rock Artist, and more. Silent Auction & Raffle. 7pm reception, 8:30pm Gallery Opening. Bakehouse Art Complex, 561 NW 32 St, Wynwood, Miami. For info: bacfl.org
May 28
ART Olivier Donnet French photographer Olivier Donnet will be featured in a new exhibition at the Alliance Française in Miami. Opening reception 7pm. Runs through June 18. Alliance Française South Florida - 618 SW 8th Street - Miami. For info: 305.859.8760 or afmiami.org
May 28
FILM DocMiami Film Fest OLIVIER DONNET, SWIMMER 1.
DocMiami International Film Festival, is a three day festival of documentary filmmakers and concerts. The festival brings together emerging documentary filmmakers, film and music enthusiasts in a bohemian, one-of-akind event. Catch My Run, narrated by Billy Bob Thornton. Doral Golf Resort and Spa, 4400 NW 87th Ave; Doral. For info: docmiami.org www.sunpostweekly.com • SunPost Weekly • Thursday, May 28, 2010 • Page 15
Calendar WHAT TO DO IN MIAMI THIS WEEK
May 29
ART Three Dimensional Work The Carol Jazzar Gallery is showing a two person exhibition of new three-dimensional work by artists Jen Stark and Rory Macarthur. With shared concerns, exhaustive methodologies and a penchant to produce catalysts for a spiritual reverie through meditation and psychedelic awe, these artists and their occasionally overwhelming creations seem to tease magic from thin air, making work that floats and pulsates as if supplied by an unseen force. Runs through June 13. Carol Jazzar Gallery, 158 NW 91 St; Miami. For info: cjazzart.com
May 30
COMEDY Memorial Weekend Comedy Fest An evening of hilarity with some really funny top comedians. Earth Quake, Adele Givens, Gary Owen, Tony Rock, Benji Brown, Capone and Mark Curry. 8pm. $36.50-$56.50. James L. Knight, 400 SE 2nd Ave; Miami. For info: jlkc.com
May 30
FILM The Good, The Bad, and The Weird At the Cinematheque, The Good, The Bad, and The Weird is a South Korean New Wave Western set in the 1930s Manchurian desert where lawlessness rules and many different ethnic groups clash. In Korean with English subtitles. 8:55pm. $10. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way; Miami Beach. For info: mbcinema.com
June 1
MUSIC A Night of the Smiths Long been a favorite of U of M Alimni and Gables residents alike, Fox's is an institution in Miami. The first Tuesday of every month they will be hosting a Night of the Smiths with DJ Alden spinning all the Britpop you can handle in one evening. Twofor-one-drinks and $3 shots. no cover. 9pm. Fox's Sherron Inn, 6030 S Dixie Hwy; South Miami.
June 1
LECTURE Chenjerai Hove Florida Center for the Literary Arts will offer three Creative Writing Courses covering fiction, non-fiction and character development taught by locally and internationally-renown authors. This year’s instructors include Zimbabwean author, poet, essayist, playwright, and human rights activist Chenjerai Hove; Elaine Raco Chase, the author of 14 bestselling romance novels and a nominee for the prestigious Agatha Christie Award; and Essayist, poet, journalist, and visual artist Emma Trelles, a two-time nominee for the PushPage 16 • Thursday, May 28, 2010 • SunPost Weekly • www.sunpostweekly.com
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cart Prize for poetry. $125. 6:30pm. MDC Wolfson Campus, 300 NE 2nd Ave; Miami. For info: mdc.edu
June 1
FASHION Filthy Riches Couture Avant Garde Fashion's Filthy Riches Couture Fashion Show. Hosted by Vanessa James with R&B by DJ Joe Martorano. 10pm. Grass Restaurant, 28 Northeast 40th Street Miami. For info: grasslounge.com
June 2
MUSIC Afro-Kumbe A night with three members of two-time Latin Grammynominated Locos por Juana, in their newest incarnation, Afro Kumbe. The side project is an effort to delve into their Colombian roots, blending them with electronic sounds and making them more accessible. Aguardiente Shots $4. 11pm. No cover. Jazid, 1342 Washington Ave; Miami Beach. For info: jazid.com
June 2
MUSIC Imogen Heap To promote her new album Eclipse, musician Imogen Heap will hit Miami to wow audiences with her unusual sound. Geese and Ben Christophers will open. 8pm. $27.75. 1700 Washington Ave; Miami Beach. For info: livenation.com
June 3
THEATRE Summer Shorts Celebrating its 15th season this June in Miami, the Summer Shorts Theatre Festival is back with a whole summer filled with mayhem and theatre. Don't miss Camp Kappawanna by award-winning singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb and playwright Marco Ramirez. Through June 27. Carnival Theatre, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami. For info: arshtcenter.org
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Festive evening of food, flowers, fashion and fun! Now that the dust & construction are gone and the flowering shade trees, stately palms and decorative sidewalks are in place, the Miami Shores Chamber of Commerce and the merchants along the City of Miami Shores’ N.E. Second Avenue have joined forces to showcase the best of the Avenue. Rechristened as Village Place at Miami Shores, this town center boasts a variety of shops, services, dining choices and theatre – all within a safe & enjoyable stroll from each other and with plenty of free parking! The fun starts at 11 am with a Merchant Market, featuring a cornucopia of goods & services. Merchants will bring their businesses out onto the sidewalk and offer special demonstrations, samplings & events. An organic market, flower arranging demonstrations by Flower Bar, along with artists Marcello Ibanez, Alex Herrera & Alan Harris, sponsored by Brown-Forman and Bob Bourne of Keller-Williams, food samplings by Village Café, special events & offerings by Chase Bank, Urgent Care, Park Shore Pharmacy, the Law Offices of Harke Clasby & Bushman, and much more await you from 11am to 4pm at Village Place. At 4pm, the party atmosphere goes up a few notches as we make Village Place at NE Second Avenue a pedestrian-only promenade, featuring a vintage car show, Pet snacks & pet look-a-like contest by Jolly Mutt, a lemonade stand, balloons & face painting at Mike B's Toys, The grand Opening of A&A Village Treasures celebrates with a costume exhibition, cake, wine & cheese, and the 4 year anniversary of the Yoga Studio will feature live music & a video. Flower bar will offer a wine tasting & flower demonstrations, outdoor cooking at samplings await you at Village Café as well as a Frappuccino Sampling Station at Starbucks. Kids will enjoy a bounce house, Ice Cream specials, Clowns and a sidewalk chalk drawing contest at Mooies, as well as family fun and the mini makeovers at Romeur Boutique, Face painting by member artists of the Miami Shores Art League and entertainment by the Playground Theatre. For the adults, Pilates Miami Shores will offer complimentary tapas and a wine tasting by Cary Quintana – formerly of Vine, and will offer chair massages, as will Integrated Chiropractic. When you get hungry… Hot dogs, cotton candy and ice cream will be on sale throughout the street, as well as several great dining options await you. All this, plus tons of freebies, so what’s not to love about the first Village Walk at Village Place Street Festival? And while you are there, don’t forget to browse the local businesses like Carmen’s Boutique, Quan Yin Medical Center, Miami Shores Dry Cleaners, Beatriz Originals, Village Shoe Repair, MPower Project Fitness, Tropical Chevrolet and A World of Art. TO GO: Village Walk at Village Place Street Festival. Saturday, May 29th, 2010 – 11am to 8pm. Northeast Second Avenue, between 96 to 98th Street
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Being Me Smoke-Free
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By Jennifer Fragoso (jennifer@sunpostweekly.com)
Have you ever had sex with someone the first time you met them? If so, did it lead to a relationship? This was a tricky question that caused most men to think long and hard (no pun intended) before giving an accurate answer. What was the verdict? All but one person in two different cities said something akin to “No, I’ve never ended up in a real relationship with someone I had sex with on the same day we first met.” Instead of focusing on the usual suspects in Miami, I asked folks in Atlanta about their personal life since I visited last weekend to attend a health disparities meeting at the Centers for Disease Control. The question was spawned when the HIV/AIDS statistics were shown at the meeting. Despite my everyday work in the field, I’m still devastated each time I’m reminded that AIDS is killing tons of people unnecessarily. Not only is the disease 100% preventable, it is also very treatable. So if AIDS can be prevented and treated – why are so many people dying from it? While reviewing statistics I practically know by heart, I theorized: Maybe people don’t know they’ve been exposed due to sex with a practical stranger and therefore don’t take medication s in time. Based on my friends’ and patients’ relationships, some of which involve an HIV negative and an HIV positive partner, I figured committed couples would know each other’s status and if necessary, take appropriate precautions. To test my hypothesis, I asked people in Atlanta about their sexual history with strangers and a few Miamians also contributed their two cents. I defined strangers as those meeting for the very first time ever and relationships as bonds involving meaningful conversations, dinner reservations, and holding hands for an extended (beyond a couple of months) period of time. I rationalized that if sex with a stranger leads to relationships, people wouldn’t die so frequently from AIDS because they’ll communicate, learn about their risk, and if needed, access life-saving medications. However if sex with a stranger is NOT a likely road to real relationships, this risky behavior could be contributing to the HIV epidemic we’re still fighting in the U.S. Starting at Shout, a rooftop lounge in Atlanta’s trendy section of Midtown, I spotted the first respondent who just looked like answers were bursting from his closed mouth. After initially saying yes, the blueeyed man in his mid thirties scratched his shaved head and reversed his response, “No, I never got into a relationship with someone who I immediately had sex with. But I don’t know why. It’s not like I think anything bad about the girl. I guess it just never worked out. We may have had sex a few times after but not what I would call a relationship.” My research assistant/boyfriend
from Miami assured the stranger his response was right on track. “Yeah, it’s not like the girl is being judged as immoral. I’ve even tried to make a relationship work after a one night stand but it never seemed to go well.” Isn’t it great to hear about your boyfriend’s prior attempts at relationships? Note to self: get new research assistant. Seeking a feminine perspective, I settled into a conversation with two attractive women in their late 20’s. When asked if they ever had sex with a stranger, the just-married woman crinkled her face in disgust and spouted, “Ewww! I can’t imagine having a stranger touch me like that! That would do nothing for me!” Her friend also married and the mother of a toddler, had a very different opinion, “I loved them! Before I was married, it was great to have sex with someone you didn’t know. It was so exciting! But I never got into a relationship with a guy like that and I didn’t want to. If I had a one-night stand, it was just sex. I didn’t want to talk to the guy after because that’s not really who I am. It was a just a one- time fun thing. ” When they turned the question on me, I did my usual imitation of an objective scientist, “It’s a very interesting phenomenon. When you don’t know someone, you have no idea who they really are. They could have a mental disorder, a criminal record for rape or murder, an incurable disease, or be a multimillionaire priest on the run. Yet there is also a certain innocence and vulnerability about trusting someone you don’t know but are just starting to like. Many say it’s easier to disclose hard truths to strangers rather than people they love. Some people have great sex with someone they don’t know but can’t perform with someone with they love.” Saved by the arrival of the newlywed’s husband and his single friend, she slammed him with the question before ordered a drink. Pointing to his wife, he answered, “She’s the only person I’ve ever been exclusive with. I’ve had sex with women the first time we met and I may have called them again for more sex, but never a relationship. I guess you could say I’ve had sexual relationships with one-night stands but no feelings ever developed.” All eyes turned to the single friend. He said, “When you first asked the question, I thought I had relationships with girls I had easy sex with. But after thinking about it for awhile, I realize I have never been in a long relationship with a girl who slept with me as soon as we met.” Moving the conversation to the swanky W hotel, we found ourselves at Whiskey Park, one of the many hot spots operated by Cindy Crawford’s husband, Rande Gerber. Another head-scratching man in his mid thir-
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ties racked his brain before finally admitting, “No, I guess I have never had a relationship with a one-night stand. There’s no reason behind it though. I think I’ve tried to make it work but it just doesn’t.” He seemed so disappointed and a bit unsure, so I probed, “Are you sure? What about dinner? Have you ever gone to dinner with someone in that situation?” He perked up, “Yes. If I was hungry while we were hanging out I would feed her too.” How kind. Did you ever make reservations? Deflated, he admitted, “No. I never made reservations to have dinner with someone who had sex with me the first time we met.” His blond female friend echoed a similar story, “I wouldn’t want to have a relationship with someone I had sex with the same night we met because that’s not really who I am or how I want to represent myself to someone I like enough to be in a relationship with.” She continued, “Plus, it’s just awkward. Now that you’ve been as physically close as possible, you have to pretend to want to talk to this person you know nothing about.” Back in Miami, I sought insight from someone with tons of experience participating in one night stands. Although I knew the answer, I posed the question to my best friend gay neighbor. Without blinking, he said, “Yes. Six years was the longest relationship that started with the sex on the day we met. Just about every relationship I had started like that. Why wait so long? Sex is an important part of relationships. What if they don’t know how to shake the motion in the lotion? I know that sounds horribly cruel but there is something to be said for that validation.” And what if the sex is no good? “Then we’re cordial and we move on.” Based on my very biased standards, I had collected enough evidence to prove my hypothesis: Sex with a stranger increases the risk of catching something you don’t know you’ve been exposed to is probably not the sure-fire route to a relationship. Lack of communication among participants’ of one-night stands doesn’t foster a detailed exchange about sexual health or honesty of any kind. Fascinating dynamics influence sexual decisions, including chemical attraction, alcohol intake, and emotional balance. Before embarking on sex with someone you just met, consider how little you know about the person and their sexual health history. Ask yourself, “What do I want from this experience?” Because if it’s a relationship you’re seeking, you’re traveling down the wrong road.
Name: Jennifer Fragoso Age: 38 Years smoking: 23 SMOKE FREE: 12 Weeks
WEEK 13: SUCCESS EVEN UNDER STRESS I’ve been juggling quite a bit lately. With so many balls in the air it is no wonder my nerves are frayed but amidst all of the chaos I’ve noticed that although I’m being tested by foes that in the past have made me want to smoke, I simply haven’t. I’ve traveled across twelve states and still have not put a cigarette to my lips. Don’t think I haven’t thought of it because I have but not in the lustful sort of way you might expect but rather in this detached outside looking in kind of way. In an “aha” moment kind of way in that I clearly understand what defeated me before has no place in my life anymore. I stress therefore I smoke, I eat therefore I smoke, I drink therefore I smoke. No! Not any more. I have instead chosen to rise above the temptation of smoking by not thinking of it as an extension of my life anymore. I am not a smoker. I am a non-smoker. I am addicted only to that which controls me and smoking no longer controls me. All of the suffering I experienced during detox was worth it. The twists and turns and ups and downs of the emotional rollercoaster that is detox was grueling because it had to be. Nicotine addiction is a beast and it must be attacked with full force in order to be defeated. I have never gotten satisfaction from anything that came easily to me and perhaps that is why I am so pleased by my newly found and well deserved sobriety. I put in the work and now I’m awarded the spoils of being able to walk up more than a flight of stairs without experiencing any shortness of breath. I’m relishing my newfound ability to take a deep breath without feeling my entire body weight on top of my chest. Regardless of my external situation I am more and more focused on maintaining a healthy life. Diet and exercise are important and reinforce my decision to remain smoke-free. Although temptation is often present around me I try to turn my attention away from smoking and on to something else. Which gives me more power to defend myself against potential slipups. Being me smoke-free is no longer a challenge but rather a choice. If you too are ready to choose to loose cigarettes for good log on to qwitter.tobaccofreeflorida.com for help. It won’t be easy but trust me you wouldn’t want it any other way. Good luck!
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Upcoming Social Events By Mary Jo Almeida-Shore maryjoshore@sunpostweekly.com
On Thursday, May 27th, television personality, María Celeste Arrarás, will celebrate the 8th Anniversary of her show “Al Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste” at Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach. Arrarás is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has collaborated on special reports for Dateline, is a frequent guest co-host of the Today Show and is the bestselling author of Selena’s Secret. The party goes from 7 – 9 PM. For those of you actually sticking around for Memorial Day weekend, Play and RA offer some options. If Rap and Hip Hop are your thing, head to Play Nightclub, which will host several parties Memorial Day Weekend. On Thursday, May 27, check out the 5th Annual Gemini Bash 2010 hosted by super rapper Rick Ross with sounds by DJ Nasty and Sam Sneak. Friday, May 28, the party will be hosted by an array of superstars including: NBA star, Allen Iverson; R&B Emmy nominated pop singer, actor, model and dancer Mario; the stunning “Me & U” singer,
Cassie and model/socialite Amber Rose. Music will be by resident DJs Stevie J and DJ Top Feelin, with special guest sets by DJ Clue. R&B artists Pleasure P, Bow Wow, and Wale, host the party on Saturday and will also perform. Sunday, May 30, American Hip Hop artist Piles will release his new album “Goon Affiliated”. The well-known rapper will also do a live performance during the evening. For table reservations and more information, call 305-532-4340. Doors open at 11pm and close at 5am. Across town, RA Sushi South Miami presents, “Nicky’s Week” from May 30 to June 5 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The South Miami location along with 24 other RA Sushi locations, will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of various food and beverage items to help treat and cure children with life-threatening illnesses. Lots of cool events and initiatives take place every night. To see the full line-up, visit: .facebook.com/RAsushiSouthMiami. Dr. José Azel will host a launch event for his new book Mañana in Cuba at Books & Books in Coral Gables on Wednesday, June 2. The official event begins at 8:00 p.m. but guests are invited to attend a prereception celebration at 7:00 p.m. in the bookstore’s Mediterranean-style courtyard, with small plates and wines courtesy of The Café at Books & Books. Immediately following the outdoor soirée, Dr. Azel will discuss concepts from Mañana in Cuba. A question and answer period will follow, during which time Dr. Azel will autograph copies of his book. Notably, 100 percent of the author proceeds from sales of Mañana in Cuba will benefit the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-America Studies at the University of Miami, where Dr. Azel is a Senior Scholar. Rocco’s Rockin’ Birthday Party takes place on Friday, June 4 at Rocco’s Tacos in West Palm Beach. Owner Rocco Mangel will celebrate June babies with a Mexican-style cumpleanos fiesta, including a llive Pancho Villa mariachi band, DJ Adam Lipson, $3 Dos Equis and $5 Cabo Wabo Blanco cocktails. Rocco will also give presents to anyone with a June birthday with ID. The fun goes from 8 to midnight at 224 Clematis Street. For more information call (561) 650-1001 or visit: RoccosTacos.com or bigtimerestaurants.com.
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Belkys Nerey & Eduardo Marquez Alejandra Torres & Nicolette Moreno
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London Calling By Mary Jo Almeida-Shore maryjoshore@sunpostweekly.com Photos by Mary Jo Almeida-Shore
ZUMA, ZUMA, ZUMA!
Beto Biscaia, Ana Paula Fadia and Luca Mecarini
Daisy Casuso, Tracey Mourning, Leslie Wolfson
London’s award-winning restaurant, Zuma officially opened at EPIC Hotel and Residences this week, its first location in America, bringing its internationally acclaimed style of modern Japanese cuisine to downtown. The brainchild of German chef Rainer Becker, Zuma offers sophisticated Japanese cuisine in an informal Japanese dining style called Izakaya. Becker honed his skills and developed the concept behind Zuma during his six year tenure in Tokyo, before launching the first Zuma restaurant in London’s Knightsbridge. Such was the enormous success of the restaurant with London’s international clientele, that demand supported the development of additional Zuma restaurants across the globe. Since then, Becker has opened Zuma restaurants in Hong Kong, Istanbul and Dubai before bringing it to Miami. Zuma Miami promises the same success. The restaurant is sleek, stylish and spacious, the menu is categorized to satisfy the pickiest palate, and the servers are well-versed when interpreting the chef’s specialties. The best thing on the menu, by far is the marinated black cod wrapped in a hoba leaf. Even those, who, like us, are NOT fish fans are sure to find the cod, to quote SNL’s iconic, Linda Richman to be “Like Buttah!’” “Discuss!” Other favorites include: Gyu no tataki or seared beef with soy, ginger, lime and coriander; Gyuhire sumbiyaki karami sauce zuke or spicy beef tenderloin with sesame, red chilli and sweet soy; and the sushi, which is outstanding. The desserts at Zuma seem to have been inspired by the name of the building, as they are “epic.” Enjoying Zuma’s atmosphere and delicious food last week were several local VIPs, including: Tui Pranich, Gary and Dana Shear, Walid and Susie Wahab, Gisela and Diego Lowenstein, the Dascal family, Gabriella Arango and family, Elizabeth and Mitchel Taylor, Belkys Nerey, Frank Amadeo, Ingrid
Jonathan Soto, Frederick Dechnik and Aaron Castillo
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Casares, Deborah Wecselman, Norma Quintero, Maria Celeste Arraras, and Louis Aguirre. Internationally, Zuma has a significant celebrity following, including regulars such as: Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Lady Gaga, Tony Blair, Beyoncé, Jay Z, Victoria and David Beckham, Sarah Ferguson, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Antonio Banderas and Keith Richards among many others.
BRITISH INVASION AT ONE BAL HARBOUR London-born, model/designer/author, India Hicks, who happens to be Prince Charles’ Goddaughter, you know…the Prince of Wales…the one who married Diana (let’s take a moment)…THAT “Prince Charles” hosted a midweek soiree at the ultra-chic ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa in celebration of Whitehaus Media Group and Bal Harbour magazine’s spring 2010 issue. No stranger to chic soirees, Hicks who is of blue blood and was a bridesmaid at Charles and Diana’s wedding, must have felt a bit at home at ONE Bal Harbour, where an A-list crowd enjoyed cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose and smooth sounds from harpist, Robert Pereira. On-hand at the party were Bal Harbour magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Sarah Harrelson, ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa owners, Jorge and Juan Arevalo, Alejandra Torres, D. Ashlee Harrison, Belkys Nerey, Carlos Suarez, Craig Robins, George Lindemann, Hernan Arriaga, Jillian Jacobson-Altit, Leticia Grendene, Mike Batt, Oscar Seikaly and Yolanda Berkowitz.
Ashlee Harrison and friend at Mokai
Hello Campos and Ivette Naranjo at Cafeina
OSKLEN OPENS AND BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS Oskar Metsavaht celebrated the opening of the Brazilianbased Osklen Boutique on Lincoln Road on Wednesday night. The founder and creative director was joined by hosts Daniella Sredni, Katya Segovia and Marcus Panthera. Over 350 guests enjoyed bites provided by Parisian restaurant, Caviar Kaspia while mingling and sipping Cabana Cachaça cocktails. DJ Blaze provided the perfect soundtrack for the cocktail with upbeat Brazilian beats, as guests browsed through the store admiring Osklen’s casual yet trendy Samba collection. 15% of the evening’s proceeds benefitted the Bass Museum of Art. Notable guests in attendance included Brazilian personality Hello Campos, Jilian Sanz, Lolo Sudarsky, Brian Elias, Natalia Sanchez, Lizzy Dascal, Frederic Dechnik, Romain Cohen and Erika Sussman Cohen, pop artist Stephen Gamson, Susanne Birbragher, Candela Ferro, Nicola Siervo, and Oskar Metsavaht’s wife, Nazare, and Erin Newberg, among many others. Also on Wednesday night, Ocean Drive magazine threw a party at Mokai in honor of the May/June health and beauty issue along with featured “Bright Young Things” Lauren Gnazzo, Caroline Geys, Jordan Weinkle, Elaine Spottswood, and Leonardo Corredor. According to Gnazzo, “It’s an honor to be chosen as a Bright Young Thing for Ocean Drive. Working with industry greats such as Marc and Jochy was an absolute privilege. The Health and Beauty celebration at Mokai was a great success; it was amazing to see so many people show support to Ocean Drive and the B.Y.T.’s. “ Lots of fellow BYTs showed up to play, including Gnazzo’s boyfriend, Tito Gaudenzi, D. Ashlee Harrison, Jochy Ortiz, Nick D’Annunzio, Jamie Jo Harris, newlyweds, Marysol Patton and Philippe Pautesta, and Jilian Sanz.
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and guests intermingled with the designer, while shopping for unique items. On the same afternoon at the Forge, world renowned chef, Jacques Pepin, Chef Dewey LoSasso, and Forge owner Shareef Malnik attended the Johnson & Wales University Presidents Luncheon. That evening, Burt Reynolds, Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, and Bruce Campbell- better known as the cast of Burn Notice, enjoyed dinner at the newly re-opened restaurant. Later that night, Fabolous and Pharrell were spotted at Plunge Rooftop at Gansevoort Miami Beach. On Monday, Will Smith along with Karate Kid stars, Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith attended a special screening at the Regal South Beach to promote the “new and improved” version of the Karate Kid.
Jose Ortiz and Maile Rodriguez-Gamez at Mokai
Dewey Lo Sasso, Jacques Pepin, Shareef Malnik at The Forge Restaurant Wine Bar
India Hicks, Carlos Suarez, Sarah Harrelson & Craig Robins
Jorge Arevalo & Cheryl Stephenson
CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS: Happy Birthday Tony Parker! On Thursday, the NBA star dined at STK along with his wife Eva Longoria. The couple was joined by their best friends, Market America’s JR and Loren Ridinger and Scottie and Larsa Pippen. Saturday was quite busy in terms of celeb sightings. Domenico Vacca was at his Bal Harbour boutique during the afternoon promoting his new denim line. Terrell Owens, along with other VIPs OSKLEN opening Erika Cohen, Robert Wennett, Eva Hughes & Kelly Talamas
Rebecca Euceda, Gino Campodonico at People We Love at Cafeina
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Western Truths, Eastern Fiction By Ruben Rosario (ruben@sunpostweekly.com) The arrival of a new local film festival should be something to celebrate, yet another opportunity to witness the latest cinematic treasures in the company of equally enthusiastic cinephiles. But DocMiami, which unspools Memorial Day weekend at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa, has awoken the inner skeptic who lies beneath my cheery movie buff exterior, and he’s in a foul mood. It’s not the movies being screened that make me take issue with the brainchild of festival CEO and co-founder Monica Rosales. What draws my ire is the impersonal, dispiritingly corporate feel of the entire endeavor. DocMiami, which will also host three benefit concerts to help build schools in Tanzania, is being referred to in the press release as a “bohemian” gathering to celebrate “cutting edge” documentaries. Needless to say, there’s nothing bohemian about a festival whose website has all the appeal of a PowerPoint presentation. What’s being sold as a showcase for nonfiction cinema feels a lot more like a business seminar. Okay, rant’s over. Are the movies any good? The three films I previewed are a decidedly mixed bag. The most promising title, Carmen Ballvé and Eduardo Miyar’s Batey Mosquito, turns out to be the most disappointing. How do you screw up handling a ready-made documentary subject like a modern-day sugar cane plantation in the Dominican Republic? By treating it like a National Geographic photo spread. As we meet the workers of the titular location, it’s obvious that the ingredients for a compelling feature are there. In Spanish and Creole, the employees complain about poor working conditions, share their dreams, and reveal how their faith carries them through the strife. (A young man even plays a Christian song for the camera.) The film’s fragmented structure, though, prevents the filmmakers from shaping all the personal stories into a cohesive whole. Even worse, Miyar’s crisp video footage is frequently interrupted by inserts of Ballvé‘s black-and-white photographs. The effect is jarring every single time, and it turns Batey Mosquito into an endless ordeal. Endurance is a vital theme in My Run, Tim VandeSteeg’s chronicle of Minnesota resident Terry Hitchcock’s 2,000-mile run from St. Paul to Atlanta in 1996 to raise awareness of single parenting. Hitchcock, who was 57 at the time of his grueling interstate trek, lost his wife Sue to breast cancer when his three children were still young, and the best part of the film traces their marriage and Sue’s battle with the debilitating disease. My Run is also effective when depicting the flaring tempers and unforeseen setbacks that characterized whole portions
of Hitchcock’s journey. All too often, though, VandeSteeg resorts to the kind of “inspirational” rhetoric that cheapens and trivializes his subject. Billy Bob Thornton is credited as narrator, but his superfluous voiceovers amount to a series of interludes that tie one segment of the film to the next. At, barely half an hour, the best film I previewed is also the shortest. In She Wore Silver Wings, San Diego-based director Devin Scott pays tribute to his great aunt. Jean Landis, though, is no typical 91-year-old. From 1942 to 1944, she was a member of the WASPs (Women Air Force Service Pilots), pioneers who, in her words, “broke the ice” for American women in a post-Amelia Earhart world. Most of the film plays like a fluff piece, an audiovisual equivalent of a human interest story published by a local newspaper. Towards the end of She Wore Silver Wings, though, Scott lays bare the dismissive way the US military treated these women, who, for all their accomplishments, were unable to break the gender glass ceiling. Landis got paid considerably less than her male counterparts, was given no health or life insurance and, in December of 1944, was sent home. “We were deactivated just when we were needed the most,” she recalls. It’s a modest thrill to see Landis being given a ride in a replica of one of the fighter planes she flew during World War II, an ideal way to end this heartfelt portrait that’s corny in all the right places. All this real-life earnestness made me hunger for some genre escapism, and Kim Jee-Woon’s goofy ramen-noodle western The Good, the Bad, the Weird, which screens this weekend at the Miami
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HistoryMiami By Marguerite Gil (megs@sunpostweekly.com) Beach Cinematheque and the Bill Cosford Cinema, delivers the goods…at least until it runs out of steam. Set in 1930s Manchuria, the film’s no-man’sland comes across as a hodge-podge of sensibilities, equal parts Sergio Leone, Stanley Tong, John Woo, and Robert Rodriguez. The three Korean outlaws who cross paths in their search for an ancient treasure include bumbling thief Yoon Tae-go, coldblooded killer Park Chang-yi, and quietly stoic bounty hunter Park Do-Wong. The Good, the Bad, the Weird, which unfolds as a series of increasingly cluttered setpieces, could have used more of the latter character’s grounded resolve. “Life is about chasing and being chased,” he intones, and that pretty much sums up Kim’s aggressively wacky fusion of east and west. He’s a natural born filmmaker, especially during an impressively staged desert chase, but he needs to rein in his indulgent look-at-me zeal. When it comes to this weekend’s movie outlook, though, I’ll take fantasy over reality. For showtimes of The Good, the Bad, the Weird, go to mbcinema.com or com.miami.edu/cosford. For more info about DocMiami, go to docmiami.org.
Recently, the Historical Museum of Southern Florida unveiled their new name and shared their plans for a new direction. Now called HistoryMiami this premier cultural institution will continue to commit to gathering, organizing, preserving and celebrating Miami’s history. Guests can consult the extensive comprehensive collections dedicated to the rich culture of this area as well as visit ongoing exhibitions, take city tours, enjoy lectures, presentations and find eclectic historical and contemporary objects/coins/games/maps/books in the fun gift shop on the ground level. Presently on view through Aug. 29, 2010 Crime in Miami. This show explores the dual impact of Crime and Law Enforcement in Miami for the past century. To Go: 101C W Flagler St. Downtown Miami. For Info: historymiami.org or 305.375.1492.
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What is War Good For? A Whole Lot More Than You Might’ve Imagined By John Hood Seems the song was wrong after all. War is good for more than “absolutely nothing.” Hell, the same-named band that sang the same-named song is testament to that fact. And we need not mention the slew of similarly sentimented songs, let alone the multitude of movies or the legion of TV series that have left equally indelible marks on our culture. Most remarkably though, there are the words of war – the literature, the histories, and the first-hand accounts that bring it all home. One of the best and most recent books on the subject comes from Sebastian Junger. It too is entitled War (Twelve Books $26.99). And yes, it can be taken as either literature, history or a first-hand account. Indeed there are moments when it serves as all three simultaneously. But whatever it’s considered, there’s one thing for certain: War will be remembered long after the last bullet has been fired. This War happens to take place in Afghanistan, and it is both unique to American history. Never before have we waged war against something other than a nation or a state. Unfortunately there’s also an element of this war that isn’t so unique, and that of course is its tragic resemblance to the quagmire that was Vietnam. Junger, to his credit, isn’t concerned with any of this. Nor does he fret over any of the whys of this war. Like the soldiers with whom he’s deeply embedded, he’s far more occupied with the day-to-day vagaries. Then again, when the day-to-day consists of bullets flying inches overhead and bombs bursting beneath your Humvee, it’d be a bit difficult to entertain anything as abstract as politics. Here he’s in the Korengal Valley, undoubtedly the deadliest place in the country. His hosts: the men of 173rd Airborne Brigade's Battle Company, who are perhaps the leanest, meanest group of soldiers in the entire U.S. Army. Junger traveled to the Korengal four times in two years. And in that time he saw enough killing to spoil any sane person’s taste for armed conflict. Naturally, one’s gotta be a little crazy to wanna repeatedly hit one of the hottest war spots in all the world, and Junger doesn’t shy away from questioning his sanity. Nor does he hedge about his motives, though there are many instances when he wonders if what he’s doing even makes sense. As you might expect from the writer of such bestselling efforts as The Perfect Storm and A Death in Belmont, the story-telling is keen and compelling. One can almost feel those bullets whizzing by and feel the bombs bursting beneath his feet and in mid air. But the real proof of the fight seems to be in the downtime, when an man has ample opportunity to worry himself almost to death. Yes, among all the various things that are war, gutwrenching boredom is one of the most prevalent. And it is that space between firefights, when those who are trained
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A Special Moment in Time
The History of Miami Beach High is Coming! By Seth H. Bramson (seth@sunpostweekly.com)
and tuned to do nothing but battle, come all too close to completely losing it. The rise and the shine of war though comes inIn fact it is that usefulness that Junger insists is at the core of a soldier being. It is his being needed by the tribe that inspires him not just to re-up when his tour is over but to jump on a grenade when his brothers are in danger. War gives men purpose, something that’s genetically hard-wired in humans that has no use except in battle. As he told the Washington Post when dismissing the reality behind the “cowboying” in The Hurt Locker, saying “that would never happen.” "Part of the experience is being absolutely necessary to those nine other guys," Junger adds. "That's the real drug. It's a drug of emotional connection." Junger doesn’t concern himself with why we’re over there, just as the soldiers that he eats and sleeps and shits alongside don’t either. All that need be known is that Junger’s also had his heart and his mind set on swingin’ into Afghanistan wever since he was 12 and was taken by a photograph of horseman at the foot of a mountain in the Hindu Kush Junger and photographer Tim Hetherington put together a film about their time in Afghanistan that won the grand jury prize for best documentary at Sundance and is set for a June 25 release. The flick’s called Restrepo, which is the name given to one of the most beloved sergeants to serve and die in the Korenghal.
From all information presently available, it appears that Miami Beach High School began as Ida M. Fisher School in 1926, graduating its first very small class in 1928 and having its name changed to Miami Beach High School in 1935. While, at the moment, we are uncertain of when or why the nickname “Typhoons” was given, it is likely that it was fairly early and that the name “Typhoons” was chosen because the U of Miami had already been named the “Hurricanes” and a typhoon is a Pacific hurricane. Initially, Ida M. was under the jurisdiction of a Supervising Principal of Miami Beach Public Schools. Although always within Dade County, the Miami Beach School District functioned semi-autonomously until placed under the direction of the Dade County Board of Public Instruction some time in the 1940s. The name “Ida M. Fisher” was, of course, a misnomer, for, as Miami Beach’s founder, Carl Graham Fisher would state shortly after the school opened, “My mother’s middle name did not begin with an “M.,” but I am so honored that the school has been named after her that I am not going to protest!” Although, at the present time, no small amount of Beach High history is somewhat murky, it will all be “fleshed out” in the new and upcoming More Than 85 Years of Greatness: The History of Miami Beach High School, to be published by The History Press of Charleston (historypress.net) in the late spring of 2011. Ida Fisher/Miami Beach High was, it appears, the third high or fourth high school built in Dade County. Miami Central School later became Miami High School and that was followed by Miami Agricultural School which would become Thomas A. Edison (or just “Edison”) High School. Fisher was next but until the records are thoroughly searched it is possible that Ponce de Leon (Coral Gables High beginning in 1950) may have opened at almost the same time. There was an early high school in far south Dade County, but, again, those records will be hashed out once the actual writing of “More Than 85 Years of Greatness…” is under way. Fisher/Beach High was always a very special school. From the open hallways facing the courtyards and the beautiful patio of the original Drexel Avenue school to the pastel buildings of the “new Beach High” at 2231 Prairie Avenue to the large and spacious “new, new Beach High” recently dedicated at the same address, Miami Beach High, its faculty and students have always been extraordinary people. Beach High’s great football rival was, for many years, Miami High, and although Beach did not beat Miami High until the great 1970 team defeated the Stingarees in the Orange Bowl, the tying of the Stings by the 1950 Typhoons is considered one of the greatest prep football games in Dade County history. Because the “old” Beach High had simply become too small for its enlarging student body the decision was made by the School Board to build a new Miami Beach High. Regretfully and unhappily, for various reasons (the anti-semitism of the then-sitting School Board likely one of them) the “new” Beach High opened without air conditioning (except for the band room, Auditorium and offices) in May of 1960, in time for the Class of 1960 to graduate from the new school. Next week more on Beach High as well as information of, on and about “More Than 85 Years of Greatness: The History of Miami Beach High.” www.sunpostweekly.com • SunPost Weekly • Thursday, May 28, 2010 • Page 25
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Make Your Summer Wardrobe Sizzle From the Beach ro the Street By Jennifer Fragoso (jennifer@sunpostweekly.com)
ummer is around the corner and whether you are staying in town or bouncing around you’ll want to look your best. Here are a few things to help you “sizzle” in the summer sun whether you decide to explore the Côte d’Azur or lounge by The Standard’s super cool pool.
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