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Can He Say That? COLUMN
Carlos the Arrogant By Charles Branham-Bailey If public corruption, wrongdoing, impropriety – any of it – were to rear up and bite Carlos Alvarez on the hiney, or slap him upside his face, it is disappointingly doubtful he’d ever know what bit him or hit him. What dumb stuff has our esteemed county mayor said or done now? ‘Cause you know, if it’s not something dumb he’s done, it’s something dumb he’s said. This time – surprise! – it’s not what he’s said or done, but rather what he’s refused to say or do. He’s refused to comment on what happened to Denis Morales a few weeks ago. Has resisted questions from the media. Clammed up. At one time, the mayor couldn’t say enough good things about Morales. Morales used to be hizzoner’s chief of staff. While still on the mayor’s payroll but not quite satisfied with his $206,000 salary, he flew down to Panama and earned some extra cash there moonlighting as a police trainee for the Panamanian National Police. But to do that, the dumbshit took paid administrative leave – instead of vacation time. In other words, he was on the county clock. Alvarez first defended his aide’s transgression. “Nothing you have described to me is unlawful, improper or unethical or poses a conflict of interest,” the mayor answered the Miami Herald in 2009 when confronted with his aide’s Panamanian moonlighting. “We are proud that the knowledge and skills our employees possess are sought after not only locally, but around the world.” Oh, yes. Your mayor is quoted as having really said that. And he likely said it with a straight face. Then, as the heat from the fallout began to burn the mayor’s britches, and as if his head had swiveled a full 360, Alvarez did an about-face and chastised his longtime friend for using county time for private gain. Morales was then demoted and his salary reduced. Enter the county’s commission on ethics and public trust (if public corruption, wrongdoing, impropriety – any of it – were to slap its members upside their faces, it is disappointingly doubtful they’d ever react forcefully to what hit ‘em). Two weeks ago, the commission gave Morales what amounted to a slap on the wrist: A $1,500 fine and a public scolding. He’s now a Miami-Dade police sergeant. Guess the outside police consulting work paid off in the end. Now, a county inspector general’s draft report blows the whistle and reveals that from 2007 to 2009, Morales and several high-ranking county police department officials took at least 40 trips to Panama as paid consultants.
Guess who approved Morales’ request forms for outside employment. His boss, the mayor. The Police Institute director, two police majors, two sergeants, and the assistant police director were all in cahoots on this moonlighting, raking up the frequent-flier miles between here and Panama City. In one case, claims the inspector general’s report, some of the group demanded an upgrade from a ticket agent, despite an MDPD policy banning such solicitations. And these are cops from that very department, bear in mind. This group earned over $400,000 in outside income which “should have raised a bright red flag,” admonishes the report. And the mayor’s response? The MDPD’s response? They failed to return calls to the media on the subject. Once the investigation is concluded, wanna bet anybody does jail time for any of this? These are Carlos Alvarez’s buddies, the cops. This is who he was before he became mayor – the police director of MDPD. And lately, it’s the police buddies of Alvarez’s past and present who are trudging in the mud, skirting the law, and earning headlines for all the wrong reasons. Men who are a disgrace. Men who broke the rules and cheated us. Men who should be on the other side of the bars rather than in front of them. This is a mayor who called for steep budget cuts last year but who, within weeks, lavished his own aides – including Morales – with steep pay raises. In his 2009 State of the County address, he declared, “Make no mistake, we are in for some tough times. We are all in this together.” All, that is, except the mayor and his office cronies on the 29th floor of County Hall. Within weeks, he had awarded Morales an 11% pay raise. In
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all, a dozen of Alvarez’s aides got pay hikes. Commissioner Sally Heyman was pretty pissed. “Everyone knew we were coming into tough times,” she steamed to the Herald, “yet now to find out he gave raises to his top staff – I find it appalling.” Coral Gables retiree Lazaro Gonzalez was pretty pissed, too. Enough to get up a petition campaign to recall the mayor. It failed this past February after drawing some 4,000 signatures shy of a needed 52,000. But, still, he managed to get nearly 48,000 angry citizens to sign in a matter of only two months. That’s a respectible number regardless. This is a mayor who is provided two county-owned Chevy Suburbans – plus two drivers – and, according to a Herald exposé in May, is soon to take possession of a new BMW Gran Turismo sedan. You and I are footing the bill, of course. This is a mayor who, you are hereby informed, earns a $233,123 salary and $92,187 in benefits. This is a mayor who told the Herald, “Some people have suggested that I give up the car allowance. My answer to that is, I am not going to do something that is symbolic.” Alvarez, the Herald story said, believes “erasing the perk for all county leaders is a legitimate question at a time of economic austerity, but he’s not ready to make the leap unless others do too.” Nice. Our mayor. Afraid to take the ball and lead. Carlos Alvarez has been mayor for six years already and has 2 left to go. Which is plenty of time for him to dig an even deeper latrine hole for his already-grungy reputation for being one of the most obtuse and politicallytone deaf civic leaders we’ve had, the type with which this county seems to be perpetually cursed. It’s also more than enough time for him to engrave an even deeper negative impression than he has already dug in the consciences of Miami-Dade citizens – growing numbers of whom detest him and think he is the worst mayor we’ve ever had, surpassing even the unremarkable, little-noted, and all-but-forgotten Alex Penelas. And who were we to think that electing the county’s former top cop meant getting a mayoral administration above scandal, above reproach? What gullible morons, we! Jimmy Morales, if we could only have a do-over election, we’d like to make it up to ya. But if we had even that, would we not repeat the same mistake? We had a chance with the petition campaign to recall Alvarez, but that fizzled. Why? Because the voters of this county are too pea-braincelled stupid to give a rat’s ass. Too numbed to realize when they’re being taken for a ride by a shoddy politician or a crappy leader, and seldom cognizant of the collective power within them to do anything to change the driver and toss him from the car. Yep. On this one, you voters have been asleep in the back seat. It’s been a bumpy ride, the rear bumper is hanging half-way off, and the muffler is scraping the ground, yet you don’t give a damn. That’s right, just go on
sleeping. Sorry to disturb you.
ENERGY COMPANIES 2, MOTHER NATURE 0 Big energy corporation becomes responsible for an environmental atrocity, displacing wildlife and transforming the affected area from beauty to eyesore. BP and its oil spill in the Gulf? Nope. Try FPL and its arbicidal assault on Miami Beach’s Flamingo Place last week. The 2500 block of Flamingo Place is one of those hidden, tucked-away treasures and little-known delights concealed from the crowds and masses that traverse the Billion Dollar Sandbar on any given day. It is a short residential street, just east of the Scott Rakow Youth Center on Pine Tree Drive. I enjoy biking this one particular block, for it has something in rare supply in Miami Beach: A canopy of tall trees shading the street. For the entire block, in fact. Google Map this – making sure to click on the 360-degree street view app – and you, too, can appreciate it in its natural quaintness. Riding down that shady street provides momentary respite from the heat of the summer sun. It is a relaxing segment I look forward to whenever my ride finds me in that area. One morning last week, I happened upon FPL trucks and their crews parked along the street. And the sound of chainsaws. They were cutting my trees! Trimming them, to be exact. Cutting away branches and limbs from the above-ground power lines that trace the west side of the street. Why the need to do this was beyond me, especially since those trees look like they’ve been there forever and never disturbed a thing. If they had, one would have figured they’d have been pruned a long time ago. When I returned later in the day, there lay the damage before my eyes: Limbs and branches strewn all down the west side of Flamingo. FPL’s workers are not known for their prudent pruning skills – nor, evidently, for picking up after themselves. But the trees on the west side of the street – imagine how weird your hand would look with the index and middle fingers hacked off – well, that’s how weird the trees now look. They now look like, well, weird. Not quite all there. Which they aren’t. They’re so lopped away! I also wondered, as I rode under this maimed canopy, how many birds FPL uprooted, how many nests they dislodged that day in their slap-dash chainsaw massacre. Might all of this destruction have been averted if they buried these lines underground? All in the name of progress. All in the name of keeping folks’ power running in case a storm or hurricane hits. Nature has to take a back seat to progress, must be FPL’s rationale. If they could have their way with lopping down any and every tree that trespassed anywhere near a power line, they probably would. Unless people get mad enough to say Halt! Not in my back yard. Or my front. Or my side. Or on my street. Or in my neighborhood. Keep your damn chainsaws away! Isn’t it enough that you want to jack up my electric bill each month with your goddamn rate hike requests? Now you want to hack up my trees?! Back to the fingers. Guess which one I’m saluting FPL with.
Politics COLUMN
Traffic Flaw As A Draw By Jeffrey Bradley
After a decade-plus of wheeler-dealers who skipped town after racking up a fortune playing politics and leaving the Beach holding the bag, what have we got? Besides the enormous debts, giant skyscrapers and noise problems that pit neighbor against business, we mean. At the risk of setting the water in the shark tank churning ominously, let’s include those intractable traffic problems the speculators left us as legacy, namely, traffic jams, congested mayhem, car crashes and pedestrian deaths. Long after the Save Miami Beach anti-development initiative that, sardonically, presaged the biggest high-rise development craze ever to hit the Beach, here’s what you get for your money—gridlock! And did you know how easily you could become one of the 60,000 people <cough, cough> who die every year <hack, hack> due to <ahchoo!> air pollution? More than 50 percent of it comes from transportation sources... your tailpipe, that is. So if you want to improve air quality, try reducing your vehicle trips or, better yet, abandon that clunker altogether and find other ways of getting around. You’ll automatically reduce air pollution when you opt for public transit. That’s just the beginning. To combat rising gas prices and traffic congestion use trains, buses, bikes, car pools, even walking—what a concept!— which in turn helps improve traffic by reducing the number of vehicles on the road; reduce the amount of emissions that heavy traffic generates; lower commuter costs, such as gas, car repair and maintenance; improve safety by reducing the number of accidents resulting from bumper-to-bumper traffic; reduce stress, and most importantly; reduce the number of productivity hours lost due to commuters being stuck in traffic. Just by leaving your beater home! And with oil spewing into the Gulf like there’s no tomorrow—think you could talk about that when you’re out playing golf, Mr President?—who wouldn’t want to help? (Yes, we know, we know; but Big Oil, the tire companies and SUV dealerships have been deadset against it for years). Ridding the road of cars is a good first step. But this new post-auto urban paradigm also includes more stop signs, bumpouts, highly-visible cross-
walks, wider sidewalks. Our way of bringing it all to fruition is by knitting together municipalities up and down the coast via steel wheels on steel rails. A streetcar system isn’t hard to come by if we encourage, enable—but especially enact—elected and administration officials to rise to the level of participation by giving up their cars and riding public transit for one week out of the month, and every month. (Believe us; improvement’ll happen <a snap of the fingers> that quick.) You don’t think they’re going to get out of those expensive cars of theirs otherwise, do you? Not one of them rides, or has ridden, to our knowledge, any public transit anywhere on the Beach. How can they know then what it actually means to ride the bus? They understand car issues because, you know, they’re in gridlock daily. (We bet they haven’t a clue that they add to the mess by virtue of being in it; irony, like honesty, is often lost on politicians.) Now, we hear that you must to admit to a problem before you can change it. And of course, and especially during campaign season, our commissioners brim with concern over our “deplorable” and “out of control” transportation system and promise relief… when they mean, of course, they’ll “fix” the problem by doing the inverse of what’s really needed. Streetcars will change everything as their paradigm calls for marginalizing the need for cars by adding streetscaping, sidewalks and bicycle lanes. But, past as prelude, streetcars are a bit of a sell. In fact, in our (not unsubstantial, we modestly admit) political experience, they engender no end of political skullduggery and the politics of No! The elegant BayLink streetcar project linking downtown Miami to South Beach over the MacArthur Causeway caused hysteria, shrillness and kneejerk negativism a few years back, and brought out the worst in too many people. As we said then (still holds true now), who needs a soap opera when you’ve got Miami Beach? Listen, down at City Hall you could hear the Looney Tunes music when the boobirds turned out. The backstory (there’s always a backstory) is that we’re all for streetcars because we have to use public transit (cars are no longer an option; even if we had one, we’d still want the streetcars), which makes us an expert when it comes to mass transit. And the lesson learned after nearly two decades of
riding stinky, unreliable buses is: pee-hew! Besides, with our roadways failing and the horrific parking, anyone not from Mars can see that alternative transport is desperately needed. And a streetcar/lightrail system would let us ride right past the polluting traffic jam instead of in it. As the ridership increases we’d get more people getting to more South Beach and downtown destinations, more parking, less congestion, coordinated traffic signals to allow surfing that signal-light ‘green wave’ (cars, too), low floors for the elders (no step-up struggling), and a sexy ride (this is South Beach). Like we said, Who rides buses that doesn’t have to? Waiting for one puts us in mind of a t-shirt with Loser on the back. C’mon; there’s hardly even a bus shelter to ward off that hot Florida sun. Savvy Miami Beach voters overwhelmingly approved this project, then urged their commissioners to ratify it (they did), and approve hiring an independent consultant—who came down foursquare for streetcars (not buses)—and even lined up the business community (the Board of Governors of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce voted 25 to1 for the project). So, we’ve got a “no brainer,” right? Not so fast, Gertrude! A powerful cabal down at City Hall backed by a gaggle of vocal boobirds emerged to have things undone and turn a transportation issue into political theatre. Then-mayor Dermer—he of the Dermerite Suburbanite Autocentricity—dragged his feet, and appeared intent on bullying a vacillating commission into the nay column. (Question is, why do commissioners—then as now—hide one behind the other instead of doing the right thing?) In the event, the vote was subverted by last-minute finagling and well-timed stridency (my oh, my, how the sparks did fly!) but, as the saying goes, You can’t argue with a big deal! And even when a vox populi public referendum sent the reaction faction packing, the mayor, filling key positions at the MPO and County level with pliant milquetoasts, managed to stall the project long enough for it to fall out of cycle… with the result that a traffic jam that once started in the late afternoon on the MacArthur now exists 24/7, and steadily grows worse—way to go, Mr ex-Mayor (no wonder your bid to regain power after you termed out via an ‘appointed’ commissionship was “derailed”)! Even today, we still see administrative types and commissioners—elected on a promise of vision, forward thinking and improving quality-oflife—get cold feet and renege but, fortunately, this idea is just too good to vanish. Besides, there are people determined to see that streetcars happen. People with money will flock to ride it, and leave their cars at home. Miami Beach, where’s your “vision thing”?
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FILMING URBAN STORIES IN THE EVERGLADES
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MOVIE MOJO $224 Million in Tax Credits Approved to Attract Filmmakers to Miami Written by John Hood
On Saturday night, at the Edge Zones Art Center in Wynwood, a gathering of Miami’s more cinematic-minded souls will meet. The occasion? A movie called Historias de la Urbe (Urban Stories). And while the flick isn’t entirely finished yet (the producers are looking at fall), the cast and the crew will be on hand to hype the project, as will Omar Roque, who will be performing excerpts from the film’s soundtrack. Directed by Carla and Vincente Forte, two transplanted Venezuelan siblings who’ve found something stirring in Miami, Historias de la Urbe is the first full scale feature completely backed by an outfit called Miami World Cinema Center (MWCC). And if the words of MWCC Director of Creative and Business Development Jose Luis Martinez are any indication, it’s just the kinda outfit Miami movie-makers need. “There never really has been an organization like this in South Florida;” Martinez told SunPost Weekly, “a non-profit arts organization that caters specifically to filmmakers in Miami.”
According to Martinez, MWCC got involved with the Fortes after a pitch meeting. The organization dug the filmmakers’ idea to of “shooting a series of intertwining stories of Spanish-speaking immigrants” and immediately gave them the green light. That was in March; by May they’d completed production, which is a rapid-fire filmmaking in any language. “Their script was pretty much in a place where we could go straight to development,” said Martinez. “So first we gave them production offices and took periodic meetings; then we helped them find the cast – we contacted local talent agencies and held casting calls right in the office. We helped them negotiate with different vendors (camera equipment, rentals), finding local crew… pretty much helped them every way we could.” The Fortes insist their film “could not” have been made without MWCC’s assistance. “They helped out with equipment, space, contacts, everything,” said Carla Forte, “and they’ve become like family to us.” And the Fortes aren’t the only cinematically-inclined Miamians due to benefit from MWCC’s expertise either. “We are in the development process of a few projects right now,” adds Martinez, “including a horror script from two Miami filmmakers now based in Puerto Rico that we’re slated to put into production in either late fall 2010 or early 2011. The film is called Bloodline, and the directors are Ibanez and Diego Meza. This will be their first feature as well.” MWCC was founded back in 2008 by Patrick de Bokay. De Bokay, who once helmed the Miami International Film Festival, is a member of the Florida Film Production Coalition, the group which spearheaded a campaign to get tax breaks for folks looking to shoot in Florida. And last week the Governor’s Office of Film and Entertainment announced they’d be issuing $242 million of just that over the next five years. According to the Film in Florida website “[o]f the 90 qualified projects, 52 projects have been certified,” and as of July 1, the “$53.5 million FY2010-2011 tax credit allocation” has been fulfilled. And while there’s still no word on just which films will be benefitting from the Office’s largess, it’s hopeful there’ll be action enough to spur Florida’s increasingly dormant film industry.
LEFT: HELL GLADES WITH TED VERNON. ABOVE: OMAR ROQUE
And if you ask Alfred Spellman, it’s an industry that surely is in need of some relief. “The 90s indie film heyday is long over,” said Spellman , “there is absolutely zero chance of an independently produced dramatic feature receiving any sort of meaningful distribution and anyone who thinks differently is kidding themselves.” Spellman, who with Billy Corben runs Rakontur, would definitely know the sad state of indie film. But as bad as it may be, that hasn’t stopped Rakontur from making some very radical and accomplished Miami movies, among them makers of Cocaine Cowboys, as well as the forthcoming Square Grouper. Nor has it stopped the folks behind Borscht, which began as a kinda alternative film festival and has now become somewhat of a movement in Miami movie-making. Says Minister of the Interior Lucas Leyva, Borscht is “now in the
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process of taking submissions for next year’s festival,” and they’ve added “a new program called Borscht’s Auris (pronounced Borschtasaurus) that incorporates the local music scene as well.” “In this program,” explains Leyva, “up to six local musicians will be partnered with up to six nationally-recognized independent filmmakers to create a short film in Miami.” “As an exclusive to you,” he adds, “I would like to reveal that one of the filmmakers we have secured is Barry Jenkins – one of Liberty City’s native sons. Barry has received much acclaim for his first full-length feature Medicine for Melancholy, which was nominated for several Independent Spirit Awards (I believe he was up against people like Sean Penn and Charlie Kaufman).” Leyva though is not simply some kinda administrator; no, he gets out and gets his hands dirty too – or in the case of what he did recently to a Ford Fiesta, bloody. Ford commissioned Leyva to create a film around their Fiesta, so he “created Lombries, about a Cuban-American grandfather and his grandson trying to escape post-apocalyptic Miami alive and uninfected by a mind-controlling parasite.” In other words, it was a bloodfest, and probably not exactly what Ford had in mind. “Giving a brand-new car prototype to a group of young twentysomethings is probably not the best idea,” cracked Leyva, “during the shoot the car was almost blown up, flipped over, sunk into Biscayne Bay, covered in blood, filled with insects and generally abused.” “For several days after the shoot,” he adds, “I was driving around the city with the car covered in blood and out of state tags, and not one cop stopped me. If I ever murder anyone I will make sure to be
blatant about it.” Another blood-loving Miamian who won’t be stopped by cops or anyone else is Aiden Dillard, whose swamp-set Hell Glades is slated to screen this fall.
Produced, written, directed, and edited by Dillard, executive produced by Accord Productions and Ted Vernon, and starring Ted and Robin Vernon, Katie Rotolo, Nicole Soden, Chelsea Harshman, Jenny Scordamaglia, Belkys Galvez, and Aban Sonia, Hell Glades promises to do to horror what alligators have done for the Everglades ever since we were primordial – and that’s put some teeth in the genre. Of course the film will also possess Dillard’s trademark smirk, just as it will contain all of his inherent optimism.
“I feel that there are golden opportunities for independent filmmakers here in Miami,” says Dillard, “it just takes some digging in the sand to find them. I relocated to this city from New York three years ago because I was attracted to the rich cultural diversity, stunning natural beauty, wonderful climate, and I have never looked back.” Will the Governor’s $242 million in tax breaks save our city’s film industry? Probably not. But it’s a shot in the right direction. Add talents like Rakontur, Leyva, Dillard and the Fortes, and there’s bound to be even more shots to come. Are you ready for your close-up?
ABOVE: HELL GLADES MOVIE POSTER. FAR RIGHT: JOHN HOOD ON SET. RIGHT: MAKE-UP ON A ZOMBIE
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July 8
THEATRE Out in the Tropics One of Cuba’s most important and daring theater companies, Teatro El Público, will perform Las Amargas Lágrimas de Petra Von Kant (The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant), their Spanish-language theatrical reinterpretation of the classic film. Part of the Out in the Tropics GLBT Performing Arts Festival that runs through July 11. Performed both nights in Spanish with English supertitles. Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. For info: fundarte.us
July 8
THEATRE Babalu Babalu: Lucie Arnaz Celebrates the Music of her Father, Desi Arnaz, is a loving tribute and also a chance to celebrate Desi Arnaz’s extraordinary musical legacy and the major role he played in planting the first seeds of the Latin music explosion in this country. Featuring a 16-piece orchestra, Babalu stars Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz, Jr. and local actor Raul Esparza. 7:30pm. Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. For info: arshtcenter.org
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SANTANA TICKETS CAN STILL BE BOUGHT FOR SANTANA AND THE UNIVERSAL TONE TOUR. SANTANA WILL BE PLAYING PALM BEACH FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. OPENING FOR THEM WILL BE STEVE WINWOOD. 7:30PM. $25.50 - $125.50. CRUZAN AMPHITHEATRE, 601-7 SANSBURYS WAY, WEST PALM BEACH. FOR INFO: LIVENATION.COM
July 9
ART Summer Exhibition Cremata Gallery is showing its annual Summer Exhibition featuring various artists including Enrique Toledo, making his art debut in Miami. The exhibition comprises 40 works including paintings, drawings and sculptures. Through August 1. Free. Cremata Fine Art, 1646 SW 8th Street; Miami. For info: crematagallery.com
July 9
ART Derek Buckner New York artist Derek Buckner works obsessively on series of paintings in which he takes on a specific subject (highway, truck, landscape), shown from a birds’ eye perspective, and explores its variation on a theme. His latest exhibition, Paredolia features a series of oil paintings portraying images of UFOs as the dominant feature. Through September 19. Main Library, 101 W. Flagler Street, Miami. For info: 305-375-2665 or mdpls.org
July 9
BOOKS The Facebook Effect The inside story of Facebook, told with the full, exclusive cooperation of founder Mark Zuckerberg and the company’s other leaders. Kirkpatrick will be talking and signing books. 8pm. Books and Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. For info: booksandbooks.com
July 9
BOOKS Riven Rock Join the Wolfsonian Book Club for some literary exploration as they tackle works whose subjects are relevant to current exhibitions and collection themes. This Friday the book is Riven Rock by T.C. Boyle. Author of The Road to Wellville. Free. 7pm. To become a member or to RSVP: 305.535.2644 or lydia@thewolf.fiu.edu.
July 10
PERFORMANCE Taylor Mac Sensational gender deconstructionist, performer, actor, composer and director Taylor Mac makes his South Florida premiere with his solo show The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac. Part of the Out in the Tropics GLBT Performing Arts Festival that runs through July 11. The evening is funny, surprising and adults-only outrageous, as Mac slips in and out of his stunning outfits, tells stories from his life, and sings his unique brand of smart and provocative original songs. 8pm. Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. For info: fundarte.us.
July 10 MUSIC
Kassav Kassav’ is celebrating 30 years together as the greatest French Caribbean Zouk band. Catch Kassav when they hit the Beach for a one night show. $40. 8pm. Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach. For info: rhythmfoundation.com
July 9
COMEDY DL Hughley Hilarious comedian DL Hughley will play the Improv for three nights, starting Friday. He currently stars in his own one-hour special for HBO entitled Unapologetic. $32. 8pm. Fort Lauderdale Improv., Seminole Paradise, 5700 Seminole Way Hollywood. For info: improvftl.com
TAP TAP AT THE FROST FIU. RIGHT: MANGO’S AT FAIRCHILD.
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July 10
EXPO Antiques Roadshow Even though tickets are sold out, (maybe one could buy some on eBay) it is worth mentioning Antiques Roadshow’s arrival on the Beach. The last time they were here in 2002, people packed the convention center with all sorts of collectibles and antiques. This time will be no different. The anticipation of being told that your quilt or hutch could be worth thousands, is well-worth schlepping grandma’s dining table by rented Uhaul to the convention center at 8am! Antiques Roadshow, 1901 Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach. For info: pbs.org
July 10
FESTIVAL International Mango Fest Fairchild’s 18th Annual International Mango Festival will celebrate The Mangos of India. Enjoy mango lectures and smoothies, view the world’s largest display of mangos, and take part in the world’s only mango auction plus so much more. 9:30am to 4:30pm. 10901 Old Cutler Rd; Pinecrest. For info: fairchildgarden.org
July 11
ART Tap Tap This exhibition, TapTap: Celebrating The Art of Haiti is part of a larger project to contribute works lost in the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti and assist in the rebuilding of the island’s cultural and artistic heritage. The exhibition will feature the works by artists of the lost patrimony from The Frost Art Museum’s large collection of Haitian art. Frost Art Museum, 10975 SW 17th St; Coral Gables. For info: thefrost.fiu.edu
July 11
BOOKS Julie Andrews Something fun to do with the kids on a Sunday afternoon is head to Books and Books for the autographing event with Julie Andrews. Her newest book is The Very Fairy Princess, starring Geraldine who knows, deep down, that she is a VERY fairy princess. From morning to night, Gerry does everything that fairy princesses do: she dresses in her royal attire, practices her flying skills, and she is always on Page 16 • Thursday, July 8, 2010 • SunPost Weekly • www.sunpostweekly.com
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the lookout for problems to solve. Tickets are required for this event. Books and Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. For info: booksandbooks.com
July 13
ART Florida Arcane This kooky exhibit rocks! From the Society for the Preservation of Lost Things and Missing Time comes a special installation of photographs, archival materials, and objects documenting the odd, arcane and archaic in the State of Florida entitled, Florida Arcane. The exhibition includes displays on Jacqueline Cochran, the Space Coast Polymath; the Archives of Dr. Eugene Birchwood, documenting his involvement with the Godsped Airstream Community; and brand new images of a failed city in the Okefenokee Swamp! Through September 19. Main Library, 101 W. Flagler Street, Miami. For info: 305-375-2665 or mdpls.org
July 14
THEATRE Two Islands Two Islands, two one-act plays entitled Island Blogosphere and The Jewish Nun open for a two-night run with 7pm cocktails. The worlds of one JewishAmerican woman and one Cuban-Americanas as they strive to find themselves while delving into life of the two particular islands that made them: Manhattan & Cuba. 8pm. $15. GAB Studio 105 Northwest 23 Street Miami. For info: thekrane.com FAR ABOVE: THE ARTWORK OF ENRIQUE TOLEDO AT CREMATA GALLERY. ABOVE LEFT: PERFORMANCE ARTIST TAYLOR MAC. LEFT: JACQUELINE COCHRAN EXHIBIT AT THE LIBRARY.
FOR KIDS Saturday, July 10 Miami Childrens Museum Cooking Club THE MCM KIDS COOKING CLUB IS ALL ABOUT TEACHING KIDS ABOUT HEALTHY COOKING. KIDS COME HOME WITH HEALTHY RECIPES THEY CAN MAKE AT HOME WITH MOM OR DAD. EACH MONTH IS A DIFFERENT CHEF AND A DIFFERENT HEALTHY RECIPE. THIS MONTH MCM WILL BE HOSTING MAKE IT TAKE IT WITH TINA AND PREPARING BERRY AMERICAN FRUIT PIZZA. YUMMO! 3:30PM. 980 MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY, MIAMI. FOR INFO: 305.373.KIDS OR MIAMICHILDRENSMUSEUM.ORG
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Cinema REVIEW
Pride and Prejudice By Ruben Rosario (ruben@sunpostweekly.com) Remember when attending a gay pride march felt like an act of defiance? A celebration of queerness that thumbed its nose to the hetero establishment? I suppose I should be glad most LGBT summer events currently taking place across the country double as glorified play dates for Daddy, Papa and the kids, but part of me yearns to know what it must have felt like for those brave, terrified souls who were on the front lines at the beginning of the gay rights movement. Watching Stonewall Uprising, the galvanizing new documentary playing this weekend at the Bill Cosford Cinema, I no longer had to wonder. The film, one of two gay-themed releases opening this weekend at area theaters, chronicles the June 28, 1969 police raid of a mafia-owned seedy bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village that escalated into the riots that gave the movement its “Rosa Parks moment.” Before they get to that watershed moment, though, directors Kate Davis and David Heilbroner, who based the film on David Carter’s nonfiction book, place the event in its proper sociological context. Psychologists still considered homosexuality a mental illness, and one interview subject recounts how patients would undergo aversion therapy disturbingly similar to the kind depicted in A Clockwork Orange. Footage of the 1966 CBS Reports story “The Homosexuals,” in which Detective John Sorenson lectures Dade County high school students about the dangers of “turning queer,” will be familiar to many South Florida viewers. Even more interesting is the role the mob played in facilitating an underground bar scene for New York’s gay and lesbian population. One patron even remembers how he would refuse to drink what he coined “Mafia house beer.” Stonewall Uprising doesn’t break any new ground stylistically. Its conventional mix of talking heads, archival footage and the occasional reenactment is seamlessly assembled but sometimes gives the film a musty, academic air. As Davis and Heilbroner begin to shift their focus toward the night of the riots, though, the level of detail with which they’re able to construct a chronology of events makes the film as riveting as
a police thriller; you suddenly forget you’re watching a PBS production. Howard Smith, a Village Voice reporter at the time of the incident, reveals he was trapped by law enforcement inside the bar…and then so many people showed up outside that the police were barricaded inside as well. Seymour Pine, one of six police officers who initially arrived to perform the raid, recalls that, when it became clear the rioters wanted to break down the door, guns were drawn but thankfully not fired. The filmmakers even include a rudimentary but effective animated sequence illustrating how rioters were able to surround the cops from all sides of the city block. The most priceless anecdote? How in the midst of the pandemonium that ensued some drag queens performed a Rockettes kick line in front of police, who reacted by smashing their heads with billy clubs. If that doesn’t instill a sense of empowerment, nothing will. Peter Bratt has activism in his blood. According to the website for his earnest father-son tale La Mission, the director’s mother, an Indigenous Peruvian woman, participated in the Indian Occupation of Alcatraz Island that took place the same year as the Stonewall riots. Too bad his filmmaking chops leave much to be desired. His brother Benjamin (yes, that Benjamin) fares considerably better in front of the camera. La Mission, which was the Closing Night selection at this year’s Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, tries to do for San Francisco’s Mission district what the infinitely superior Quinceañera did for Echo Park, which is to explore the gentrification of a neighborhood through Mexican American eyes. The Law and Order star plays Che Rivera, a short-fused bus driver with a shady past and a passion for building lowrider cars. He wishes his son Jes would join him in more macho bonding rituals like parading their wheels down the city streets on Friday nights. When he finds pictures of Jes and another guy (a gringo, no less) making out
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at a gay club, that temper of his flares up. In more capable hands, what happens next could have yielded a vivid portrait of a vibrant community, and La Mission is at its strongest when Peter detours from his main storyline to take in the sights and sounds of the barrio. What the film needed was a more naturalistic approach in the vein of Chop Shop and Goodbye Solo director Ramin Bahrani. Benjamin brings fire to his portrayal of a dinosaur from another era, but his brother leaves him adrift in a sea of clichés (his character’s an ex-con and a recovering alcoholic). There’s one scene that gives you a glimpse of the movie that could have been. Near the end of the film we see Che, utterly alone, watching a raindance procession on the street. As a portrait of a man struggling with his demons, it would have made a fine closing shot, but like much in this afterschool special with swear words, the man behind the camera doesn’t know when to let up. La Mission opens this weekend at AMC Sunset Place, AMC Aventura, and Sunrise Cinemas at Gateway in Fort Lauderdale; for showtimes go to fandango.com. For showtimes of Stonewall Uprising go to cosfordcinema.com. Happy Pride, readers.
Despicable Me...Too, Too Cute By Marguerite Gil (famae.org) In Journalism, one of the first things you’re taught is to avoid using words such as “Wonderful, Beautiful, Marvelous, Too Sweet, Too Cute” etc. A professor once told me that it made for interesting reading, when a writer goes to the trouble of finding obscure words to describe original thoughts. But there are times when you just have to disobey authority and go with the obvious. So, in my humble opinion, the newest animated film to hit the theatres this July 9th is DESPICABLE ME and it is “Too Cute, Adorable, Beautiful, Mar-
velous and So, So, Sweet” that it will probably give you a high-powered sugar rush and make you want to say aaaahhhhhhhhh. Steve Carell explained on NBC’s Today (7/7/10), that it was challenging for him to make the voice of the villain in the flick sound sneaky, smart, annoyed, bewildered, conniving, ruthless surprised, bored, disgusted, despicable and eventually fulfilled in his unexpected paternal role. But Carell succeeds magnificently in achieving the nuances needed to keep moviegoers mesmerized as does the rest of the vocal cast. The hype around this “Real 3D” film is well deserved. I saw a pre-screening of DESPICABLE ME with an audience filled with noisy young ones who couldn’t keep still and popcorn-heavy older viewers and everyone laughed for a variety of reasons at the clever and imaginative script. Kids chuckled and screeched at the lighter side of the film, while adults enjoyed the layers of ambiguous texts and jokes. The theme is easy…a villain, a rocket scientist, 3 orphans, a banker and a host of robots all combine to make this flick a
wonderful, colorful, adventurous, 3D viewing experience. From a dark and despicable start to light and loving finish, this delightful movie is “Too Sweet.” The digital visual effects were done in the Mac Guff, Paris-based studios in France, by some of the most talented animation partners anywhere. POLICE ARREST TWO DRAG QUEENS IN NYC CIRCA 1962. FROM STONEWALL UPRISING
For production notes and additional information about the animation process, go to cinemareview.com or just go to see the film and be marvelously entertained.
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Low Rent and High Minds Dig the Dirty Realism of John Brandon By John Hood Back 2008 a book came my way that had all the hallmarks of all the books I dig. It was violent, sure. But the violence was inevitable rather than gratuitous. It was also smart, subtle and sparingly written, in the manner of, say, James Crumley or early Richard Ford, though unlike the latter it stretched further than a short story. More importantly perhaps, it gave face to a criminal underclass that’s often overlooked in this age of glam bam gangsters; well, overlooked if you don’t know where to go looking anyway. That the book came courtesy of McSweeney’s only made it even more appealing. As chronic readers of this column know, I’ve long been a fan of everything that outfit puts out, whether it has an Internet Tendency or it is something of Quarterly Concern. That book was called Arkansas (McSweeney’s $22), and its author, John Brandon, had “worked at a lumber mill, a windshield warehouse, a Coca-Cola distributor, and several small factories” while bring it to life. In other words, he was neck-deep in hard living while he was writing it. And it was just that hard living which gave the book its hard life. Now Brandon’s back on the racks, this time with a turn entitled Citrus County (McSweeney’s $22; or both for $33). Set in the unshaved armpit of the Sunshine State, his second offering retains all those hallmarks that make him most readable and throws in a dose of bad love. It is said that at times during this writing Brandon worked at warehouses for both Sysco and FritoLay; at other times he was unemployed. Maybe that’s why there’s a certain desperation to the tall tale. Though frankly, noting the bleakness of the landscape and the dour lives that’ve gotta live on it, the desperation would be unavoidable – shit job or no shit job. As always I shan’t spoil the story except to say that if you care at all about books, and what they can do, then this dirty realism is for you. I’ll also say that there are very few writers who are as adept at stripping a sentence down to its very essence; nor are there many whose sentences leave a reader so black and blue. It is in that spirit that I sent Brandon a quick either/or. Here’s what he sent back: Adverbs or adjectives? Only use excellent, startling adverbs and adjectives, and only sparingly and cautiously. Verbs or nouns? Verbs make me tired. Busch Gardens or Weeki Wachee? Busch Gardens could exist anywhere, really. Buccaneer Bay
and the mermaids could only be in Hernando County. There’s a pretty good Thai restaurant that went in right around the corner, on 50. Eat there people, or you’re going to lose it. Disney or Universal? You’re not going to catch me speaking out of turn about old Walt. Like him or not, it’s an impressive accomplishment to purchase a county’s worth (at least) of Central Florida without anyone knowing you’re doing it until it’s too late. Hurricanes or tornadoes? There’s no such thing as a tornado party. Suwanee or St. John’s? Suwanee. There’s a great song about it and also it empties on the Gulf Coast. I think it does. Right? Hog’s Breath or Hurricane Reef? Either, as long as it’s accompanied by something from Kentucky. Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp or Ripley’s Museum? I’m going to go with the spiritualist camp. I need all the unseen help I can get. Trailer Parks or Subdivisions? Trailer parks are better to photograph, that’s for sure. And they don’t make you as bored. Less privacy, though, if you’re into that. Pick-up trucks or muscle cars? I enjoy quiet and I enjoy hauling things about town. Alligator Alley or A1A? Neither. You want Tamiami Trail. Alligator Alley, as locals know, has few visible alligators when compared with Tamiami Trail. They run parallel, both getting you from one side of Florida to the other. It’s like that Iceland/Greenland thing, like they’re trying to trick people. THE SWIMMING POOL AT THE SURF CLUB, LATE 1930S.
A Special Moment in Time
Miami Beach Suburbs – Part One By Seth H. Bramson (seth@sunpostweekly.com) As most SunPost readers are well aware, Miami Beach, while the largest of the villages, towns and cities on the east side of Biscayne Bay, has its own suburbs, one, debatably, to the south, one just to the west and six north of the city. The suburb to the south, Fisher Island, was actually, at one time, a little over 90 years ago, connected to the Miami Beach mainland and was separated from the rest of the city when Government Cut was opened as a ship channel to Miami’s port which was then (and until Dodge Island was built in the late 1960s and early 1970s) right on Biscayne Boulevard, from just north of Fifth Street to just south of 13th Street. At that time, only Gar Wood, the famed speedboat king and a friend of Carl Fisher, lived on the island. After paying Miami Beach taxes for several years following the separation from the city while receiving no municipal services of any kind (Miami Beach had no vessels which were capable of transporting garbage trucks, street cleaners or even police cars across the channel) Wood’s attorneys sued for secession in state courts. The court granted the request and Fisher Island (likely named by Wood for his friend) became part of then-Dade County, of which it remains today, with no municipal affiliation. At present, Fisher Island’s only connection to any other part of Miami-Dade County is via a ferry service which operates to Miami Beach’s Terminal Island on the MacArthur Causeway, just west of the Coast Guard base. While tenuous, that connection alone might allow those interested to refer to Fisher Island as a suburb of Miami Beach even though the mailing address for the island is Miami. Going north, the second suburb is the City of North Bay Village, which is composed of two islands which were built on the north and south sides of the 79th Street/John F. Kennedy Causeway, the story of which, in and of itself, is fascinating, for that causeway was the dream and goal of one man, Henry (Henri) Levy, who built Normandy Isle. Levi immigrated from France to America in 1900 to escape the antisemitism for which France was and is infamous. Settling in Cincinnati he met and married the great love of his life, Rose Strecker, from Lexington, Kentucky. While Rose was a recognized clothing designer, Henry became very successful in the then-new motion picture business, opening a chain of movie houses in Cincinnati. However, as had been the case with Henry Plant and Henry Flagler, the bitter-cold northern winters were creating health problems for his family and older daughter Clemence was suffering terribly from the weather, hence Levy, in 1922, moved the family to Miami Beach. Levy saw opportunities at every turn, although, according to daughter June Newbauer, he had problems purchasing property on the south end of the beach, possibly due to the anti-semitism of Miami Beach’s founders. Not allowing that kind of nonsense to stand in his way, Levy would develop Normandy Beach (Surfside), Normandy Beach South (Collins Avenue between 71st and 74th Streets) and Normandy Isle. It would be Levy who, ten years before his premature death in 1938, was able to convince state and local governments to complete a causeway, which he had long advocated, to connect 79th Street on the Miami side with what would become 71st Street on the beach side. That causeway, later to be known as the Kennedy or 79th Street Causeway, was completed and opened in 1929, thanks to the foresight and perseverance of a Jewish immigrant from France. www.sunpostweekly.com • SunPost Weekly • Thursday, July 8, 2010 • Page 19
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Summer Soiree for the Arts Michael Valdes, Malinka Max
Merle and Danny Weiss
Sheila Womble
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Summer Soiree for the Arts Kaylen James and Jeffrey Donovan
Wild Things By Mary Jo Almeida-Shore maryjoshore@sunpostweekly.com Photos by Mary Jo Almeida-Shore
LA FEE VERTE (THE GREEN FAIRY)
Fabulous shoes! Summer Soiree for the Arts
Tucked away in an unsuspecting little strip mall in the quiet, charming North Bay Village neighborhood is La Fee Verte (French for “the green fairy”) South Florida’s first burlesque/absinthe club. While the average passerby on his way to one of the many quaint neighboring restaurants would probably not even notice the place, which has only a makeshift sign above the door, those with a palate for racy adventures know exactly where they’re going. The space is tiny, yet ornate and classy, with bright red couches and banquettes and wall-to-wall paintings depicting erotic (yet tasteful) scenes. Upon entering, what is most striking, aside from the enormous chandelier, are the numerous contraptions, including ropes, scarves, and swing suspended from the ceiling- that signal-almost immediately, that you are in for one heck of a night. The entertainment includes seductive burlesque shows every half hour or so throughout the evening, during which gorgeous, scantily-dressed dancers perform atop/around/within the aforementioned contraptions. Our favorite show featured a woman, dressed in a skin-toned, bedazzled body suit, performing inside what can best be described as an orange slinky, flanked by hula hoops. She even did the maneuver you used to see on the commercials (which never actually worked) wherein the slinky would “walk” down the stairs from end to end. (We are not making this up! Watch the video on www.miamisocialholic.com.) And while most of us would have found ourselves trapped and suffocating in the giant, orange slinky, flailing on the ground and begging someone to “cut us out,” the dancer appeared graceful and unharmed throughout the entire performance. Not since Dita Von Teese straddled that gigantic, mechanical MAC lipstick at the Delano during Art Basel a few years back, have we been entertained in quite this way.
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Last Friday night, La Fee Verte celebrated the premiere of its monthly soirée Stiletto Mafia with hosts, fashion photographers, Navid and Antoine Verglas, the club’s owners and Jose Ortiz, the club’s creative consultant and event specialist. July’s Stiletto Mafia fêted four of Miami’s most stylish ladies, including fashion editor and stylist Jessica Bosch; VH1’s Basketball Wives reality star and Dulce boutique owner Evelyn Lozada; fashion editor of Florida International Magazine, Jilian Sanz and socialite, designer and creative director of Donald Pliner shoes, Lisa Pliner. Each hostess (with the exception of Pliner, who was unable to attend) – dressed to the nines and with very chic heels – held court at her table, mingling with friends and admiring the club’s seductive burlesque shows. All guests enjoyed La Fee Verte’s absinthe-based signature cocktails and danced the night away to the beats of local stylish DJ duo Ess & Emm. “La Fee Verte is a great venue to celebrate those who mold fashion in this city,” mused Jilian Sanz, “after all, burlesque dancers are similar to fashion industry professionals-both revel in the idea of getting the job done in the most perfect costume. Is there any other way?” Jose Ortiz, shared his thoughts about La Fee Verte,” I love that two fashion photographers opened a burlesque and absinthe club, inspired by the Moulin Rouge. It was a no-brainer for me to want to get involved. The performers are the best in town- Nicole Soden is our Madame of Mischief,” (we wonder what her resume looks like) “the music is great, Troy Kurtz and Ess/Emm are the best. We’ve also got amazing events such as Stiletto Mafia, Kiss the DJ and Collections on the Dance floor.”
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Julious Grant with Chrisette Michele and RISING ICONS award
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOO MIAMI Much earlier on Friday, a different type of wild celebration took place at Miami Metro Zoo, which turned the big 30 this 4th of July weekend. In honor of the milestone, the zoo received a new name, Zoo Miami, a new sign-that’s hard to miss and a new logo. The ebullient, Ron Magill, the zoo’s larger than life communications director and Mayor Carlos Alvarez, along with members of the Zoological Society of Florida, showcased these changes during a celebratory breakfast and ceremony, treating guests to a first-hand look at the spectacular new entrance to the zoo. Freddy Cohen, one of Zoo Miami’s original zoo keepers, was on hand to witness the new change. Cohen along with Magill recalled the days of the Crandon Park Zoo in Key Biscayne and how Zoo Miami, has evolved over from just six animals in tiny cages to six hundred animals with free roaming territory. Complementing the celebration, Zoo Miami is asking the public to submit cherished photos of their favorite memories of the zoo by June 15th. Photos can be mailed or dropped off to Andrea Obregon at the Zoological Society of Florida (12400 SW 152 Street; Miami, FL 33177). Chosen photos will be displayed at Dr. Wilde’s World and cannot be returned to their owners. Alongside this photo display will be an illustrated timeline of the Zoo’s history from inception to date. High resolution digital photos can be emailed to info@zsf.org.
ART SCENE Arts for Learning celebrated its 10 year anniversary with a swanky soiree at the Sagamore Hotel last Sunday afternoon. Guests gathered poolside sipping cocktails sponsored by Grey Goose Vodka, as our favorite Burn Notice spy on TV, Jeffery Donovan and model/socialite Malinka Max, played hosts to the artsy crowd. Attendees included: Merle and Danny Weiss, Gary Farmer, Vicky Di Santo, Miss Orlando 2010, Michael Valdes, James Cubbison of Miami Artzine and Harvey Burstein of Miami Arts Trust. Donovan addressed the intimate crowd, emphasizing the importance of the arts in children’s lives, and then went on to explain the effects the arts have had in his own career. Executive Director for Arts for Learning, Sheila Womble, went on moved the crowd with a short story about acclaimed actor Robert Redford. She recounted that when Redford was a boy he found it difficult to pay attention and
Merrett Stierheim, Eric Stephens, and Mayor Carlos Alvarez at the Metro Zoo’s 30th birthday party
Nestor Rodriguez, Merrett Stierheim, Eric Stephens, Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Jack Kardys
instead, would draw pictures in class. Throughout the third grade, he would illustrate different ideas that came to him. One day the teacher approached him and asked him to tell the story behind the picture. The teacher was completely astounded by his creativity and gave Redford the opportunity to draw a picture each week and tell the story behind it. Womble went on to explain how important it is for each child to have this same opportunity, and how Arts for Learning grants these life changing moments for students every day. For more information on the Arts for learning program visit www.Arts4Lmiami.org.
CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS: Dancing with the Stars’ Cheryl Burke, was spotted in Miami for a little R&R, sunbathing in a green Zingara bathing suit, enjoying cocktails with friends aboard Deep Impact executive Michael Rojas’ high-performance powerboat. . Sex and the City stylist Patricia Field partied at Wall at W South Beach. The fashionable redhead was joined by famed NYC DJ and music producer Little Louie Vega. A “Paul Bunyan” looking Luke Wilson joined friends at Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge Miami Beach on Friday night. Wilson cheered his group of friends as they bowled watching from the side lines. Vivica A. Fox hosted Ciroc’s White Party at Kitchen 305 at the Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort on Saturday, July 3rd. Dressed all in white, she sipped on champagne and Pinot Noir with an entourage of fifteen. On Sunday, Nick Hogan took to the turn tables poolside with sister Brooke Hogan and mother, Linda in tow. Actor Morris Chestnut hosted a party at Play Nightclub in South Beach. Among the guests that evening were: boxer Floyd Mayweather, NBA stars Udonis Haslem and James Posey, NFL stars Larry English, Adewale Ogunleye, and John St. Clair. Last weekend, the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF), took place, drawing 3,500 festival goers. Hosted by producer/director Robert Townsend at the New World Symphony Lincoln Theater, the weekend ended on a high-note with the recognition of Oscar nominated producer/director Lee Daniels receiving the Career Achievement Award.
Zoo Miami Communications Director Ron Magill with the new Zoo Miami logo
Michael Vita, Steve Adkins, Steve Rothaus and George Neary, Blue Diamond award winner at the Miami Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Gala Dinner
Steve Adkins, Commissioner Jorge Exposito, George Neary, Dr. Stacey Mancuso, Valerie Morse and William Talbert at the Gay & Lesbian Chamber Gala Dinner
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Angel Schmiedt at La Fee Verte's Stiletto Mafia
CHERYL BURKE OF DANCING WITH THE STARS WRAPS UP HER MIAMI VACATION CRUISING ON A DEEP IMPACT POWERBOAT
Ernesto Arguello and Jilian Sanz at La Fee Vert
Gino Campodonico and Joseph Quinones at La Fee Vert
Angel Schmiedt, Michael Shore, Marnie Howard, and friends
Evelyn Lozada at La Fee Verte's Stiletto Mafia
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La Fee Verte's Stiletto Mafia
Jessica Bosch, Evelyn Lozada and Jilian Sanz at La Fee Verte's Stiletto Mafia
Hanging at La Fee Verte's Stiletto Mafia
GO! UPCOMING SOCIAL EVENTS
Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All About the Benefits By Mary Jo Almeida-Shore maryjoshore@sunpostweekly.com
ART AT THE RIVIERA The Riviera South Beach Hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pool garden will be transformed into a series of surreal environments to benefit the SoBe Institute of the Arts this Thursday, July 8. Expect live musical performances by Latin Grammy Award Winning Artist Jorge Moreno, SoBe Arts students and faculty Rebekah Diaz and Viktor Nikolov. For a $25 donation, guests will enjoy cocktails courtesy of Stoli vodka and delicious hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres catered by Kung Fu Kitchen & Sushi. Additional VIP ticket options are available including a $50 VIP table and a $200 premium VIP package for two which includes open bar, table service and a one-night stay in a one-bedroom suite at The Riviera. Guests will also have the chance to bid on silent auction items including South Beach hotel packages, restaurant certificates, a Miami HEAT 2009-2010 team signed basketball, a VIP Dolphins ticket package and paintings from Romero Brito, to name a few. All proceeds from the auction and event will go to support the cost of tuition and resources needed to provide all students with the same opportunity to learn and perfect their talents. The party starts at 7 p.m. To pre purchase tickets for the event visit sobearts.org for information please contact 305.535.8284 ext. 3008.
DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T PASS ON THE PASSING Calix Gustav gallery will debut its newest exhibit The Passing on Saturday, July 10 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. with an opening reception and complimentary cocktails for all guests. The reception will take place at the gallery lo-
cated in the Wynwood Arts District (98 NW 29th Street) and will coincide with the bourgeoning neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly art walk. Calix Gustavâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Passing is set to exhibit the fleeting of time, new seasons and new beginnings representing rebirth through the works of Ecuadorian artist, Jovan Karlo Villalba; Colombian artist, Catalina Jaramillo and sculptor Richard Herzog. The Passing will run from July 10 through September 1, 2010. Regular gallery visiting hours are from Tuesday to Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit: calixgustav.com.
SHOP TO SUPPORT THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION Go shopping at Lilac And Lilies (229 B Commercial Blvd., Lauderdale by the Sea) to support a Fashion Fundraising Night on Wednesday, July 14th from 6 to 9 p.m. to benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Research. You are invited to an evening of shopping, cocktails and catering by Pizza Fusion and to browse the latest collections of their favorite designers including Trina Turk, Black Halo, Rebecca Taylor, BB Dakota, Jay Godfrey, LnA, ZAD and more. Twenty percent of sales (on non-sale merchandise) will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which has raised more than $179 million for Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treatment research. This special Lilac and Lilies event is being hosted by Liz Camp in an effort to help her reach fundraising goals for fellow Team Fox runners participating in the New York City Marathon on November 7. For more information, contact: 954.530.3109.
SUMMER GROOVE IS HERE The Summer Groove, will take place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, Fl.) from July 14-18. Hosted by Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade, The Groove is a five-day weekend event that features something for everyone: golf, comedy, music, a benefit dinner, youth summit, youth sports conference and basketball clinic. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a free block party, an all-star basketball game and numerous exclusive functions. Now in its 14th year, proceeds benefit Alonzo Mourning Charities and the Wadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Foundation. For more information, visit TheSummerGroove.com.
LOVE AT LUCKY STRIKE Get â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lucky in Loveâ&#x20AC;&#x153; at Lucky Strike Lanes & Loungeâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s Jewish singles dating event on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 7 pm. Tickets are on sale now for this fun-filled, action packed mixer at the very cool and hip Lucky Strike. Let loose and get the ball rolling with two free hours of bowling on the JDate-exclusive lanes. Enjoy free shoes, a free drink and great food specials as you mingle and roll the night away.
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Sex
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A Woman’s Workout
Being Me Smoke-Free
By Dr. Sonjia Kenya
Sonjia@drsonjia.com Ladies, when’s the last time you worked out the muscles down there? I’m not talking about your thighs or butt, although those may need some toning up too. The muscles I’m referring to are inside your vagina. Did you know that strengthening this area, also referred to as pelvic floor muscles, can help you experience the best sex of your life?!? If you’re shaking your head, thinking, “No, I didn’t know this,” you’re not alone. I couldn’t find one Miami woman (besides me) who knew that Kegels could improve sex. So much for our reputation as the sexiest city in the States. Yet, somewhere far away from our tropical oasis, women must be doing them because several websites, including Kegelmasters.com start off with a phrase like: “As a woman you likely already know that Kegel Exercises can have a phenomenal effect on your Sexual Responsiveness as well as dramatically intensify the Female Orgasm.” “Really?” said most of the ladies when I discussed the benefits of Kegels on sexual pleasure. Although each had heard the word before, only one of ten women said, “I do them sometimes when it comes to mind. Otherwise, no.” Another friend who recently gave birth said her doctor explained the benefits of Kegels on labor, but she also admitted to forgetting to follow that fitness prescription. To make sure the ladies weren’t just being shy about giving their man a squeeze, I tried to find Miami men who had experienced a Kegelmastered female. Sadly, I located just one employed man (biased sample again) who could describe sex with a woman who knew how to use her internal ecstasy enhancers. He’s still day-dreaming about her erotic expertise and wondering how she ever got away. So what’s the big deal about vaginally-fit females? Women with strong pubococcygeus (PC) muscles are more capable of having mindblowing orgasms from intercourse. Just like every other muscle in your body, when the PC muscle isn’t fit, it weakens and loses strength to do what it’s intended for. You know how cellulite creeps up when you avoid the gym?
Well the PC muscle also gets pretty flabby if you don’t work it out. Aging, pregnancy, and not having enough sex can make the situation even worse. It’s ironic how lack of sex causes PC muscles to weaken and weak PC muscles cause unfulfilling sex. How unfair is that? We all know that exercise increases your physiological sensibilities. A fit person, tuned into their body, is able to rely on their physical senses to respond to situations better than an unfit person. Likewise, a woman with strong PC muscles can feel more stimulation during intercourse and her ‘love muscles’ can also contract and release the penis to heighten pleasure for both parties involved. Unfortunately, research implies that very few women do Kegels before, during, or after intercourse. Of those that attempt the exercise, most do them wrong and require additional education. Not to worry ladies: your homework is on the way. The good news is that Kegel exercises can be done anwhere without anyone knowing what you’re up to. The first step is finding the right muscles to exercise. Sit or lay down and try to contract the muscles that you use to stop urinating. You should feel your pelvic muscles squeezing your urethra, as if to stop urine, and your anus. Try to isolate these muscles and do NOT use the stomach or butt muscles. Sometimes it also helps to visualize your PC muscles as a straw sucking up a full glass of liquid. As you squeeze your muscles, your pelvic floor rises up, just like liquid through a straw. If you’re still having a hard time, place a finger in your vagina and try to tighten the muscles surrounding your finger. Once you’ve found the right muscles, squeeze for 3-5 seconds and then relax. Repeat 10 times and do as often as possible. Start with once per day for a week, then increase to three times per day until it becomes habit. As your PC muscles get stronger, also increase the length of time of each contraction. Try 10 seconds at a time, then15 seconds at a time and be sure not to hold your breath while exercising. It will also be easier to stay on track if you designate a certain time each day for the exercises, such as driving to and
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By Jennifer Fragoso (jennifer@sunpostweekly.com)
from work, or before and after lunch. I almost forgot to emphasize that men go crazy for women who know how to work out their love muscles. But Kegels are not just for the females because males can also use these exercises to improve their skills in the sack! Weak erections, premature ejaculaton, and erectile dysfunction (ED) can be a thing of the past for men who do their Kegel exercises. That’s right – studies have shown that kegels help men achieve stronger, longer erections, and may even restore function in men suffering from ED. Some research has even shown this workout plan helps men strengthen their pelvic floor so much, they’re able to achieve orgasms without ejaculation, enabling some to literally last all night long and experience multiple climaxes along the way! How’s that for some motivation to work out? Strengthening these muscles will also help prevent bladder leakage and other urinary issues associated with sagging PC muscles. This is an especially good exercise for those who are scared of a few sprinkles when they sneeze or laugh too hard. Both men and women can improve bladder control and sexual satisfaction from this workout, so what’s stopping you from starting today? If you’re really motivated and want some exercise equipment to speed up results, simply do a quick online search for Kegels and you’ll find a bunch of websites overflowing with information and strengthening tools. Be sure to read the reviews and feedback before buying anything. Most important, remember that you need nothing more than motivation to start exercising that erogenous zone today! I gave you homework, it’s up to you to start studying. If the idea of a lasting relationship motivates you to workout, listen to what one man said about his love for a Kegel-experienced lady: “The woman who clinched my penis clinched my heart.”
Name: Jennifer Fragoso Age: 38 Years smoking: 23 SMOKE FREE: 18 Weeks
WEEK 19: JEN’S TOP 10 REASONS TO BE SMOKE-FREE 10. You will smell so much better. I was sitting next to a guy today who reeked of old musty smoke. Definitely not attractive! 9. That lingering cough will all but disappear. 8. Around $7.00 a pack and climbing. Are you mad? 7. You are tired of being tired all of the time. Fatigue goes hand in hand with smoking. When you quit your energy levels climb back up to normal. 6. Most of your friends have already quit. 5. Smoking wastes roughly 2 hours of every day. 4. Running is much more fun when you can breathe easily. 3. Your carbon footprint will become smaller. 2. Long flights are a breeze. 1. Life is too short to waste being chained to an addiction. Want to be a quitter too? Log on to ivillage.com
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along the top lash with the pencil and then use the “built –in smudger” tip to create your custom look in conjunction with your favorite Smoky Shadow Blast color duo. Liquiline Blast by Cover Girl is available at your neighborhood CVS, Target or Rite Aid or log on to covergirl.com to read product reviews.
Style
MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK
TRENDS
Sneak a peek of swimwear collections for 2011 at this annual extravaganza. Shows begin July 15 and go on through July 19. Designers like Trina Turk, Ed Hardy, Red Carter, True Religion, Tyler Rose, Luli Fama and many more will be showing their collections under the tents at The Raleigh Hotel.
Fashion Fix: A Dose of What’s Hip, Hot and Headed Our Way By Jennifer Fragoso (jennifer@sunpostweekly.com)
ABOVE: LIQUILINE BLAST BY COVER GIRL PICTURED IN BLACK FIRE AND VIOLET VOLTAGE. LEFT: PEACOCK TRI-BRA & TIE SIDE HIPSTER $146. FROM TRINA TURK. CHECK TO SEE IF YOU CAN STILL GRAB IT ON LINE AT TRINATURK.COM OR VISIT THE TRINA TURK BOUTIQUE AT THE BAL HARBOUR SHOPS.
TOMS For every pair of TOMS shoes you purchase one pair is donated to a child in need. It is that simple. You purchase a rad pair of shoes and someone else gets a pair too. These shoes are comfy, chic and pretty cheap. Buy a pair or more from the Glitters, Vegan or Calypso Canvas Wedge selections and raise not only your fashion sense but also your social consciousness. Comfort for a cause sounds like a win, win situation for everyone involved. Log on to toms.com for a retailer near you.
LIQUILINE BLAST BY COVER GIRL Leave it to the people at Cover Girl to give the artistically challenged another way to create flawlessly smokey eyes with minimal effort or talent for that matter. Liquiline Blast eyeliner goes on like a pencil but wears like a liquid liner. Use it with Smoky Shadow Blast to intensify that sought after smoldering eye effect. Simply line the eye
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: TOMS SHOES; 1. RED STRIPE CALYPSO CANVAS $69. 2. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY' RECYCLED TWILL $54. 3. ORANGE THARP LINEN $48. 4. GOLD GLITTERS $54.
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