Thursday, June 6, 2013

TROPICAL STORM ANDREA FORCES STATE PARK CAMPGROUND CLOSURES


TROPICAL STORM ANDREA FORCES STATE PARK CAMPGROUND CLOSURES

~State Parks evacuate campgrounds due to tornado and flood warnings~


TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Park Service is issuing 30 state park campground closures due to Tropical Storm Andrea's expected landfall in the Big Bend region. As of Thursday, all parks remain open for day use except for Anclote Key Preserve.
Tropical Storm Andrea is expected to make landfall Thursday in the vicinity of Cedar Key. The primary effects from Andrea are expected to be heavy rainfall across much of the Florida peninsula and southeastern U.S, minor to locally moderate storm surge flooding along portions of the west coast of Florida, and isolated tornadoes across the Florida peninsula. Numerous tornado warnings and river flood warnings are in effect across the state.
The Department advises that the public check the state parks website for updates on the status of parks and trails, which park staff is constantly updating. For the most up to date alerts on Tropical Storm Andrea's effects, follow the Department on Twitter @FLDepAlert and @FLStateParks.
The following park and trail campgrounds are currently closed:
St. George Island State Park
Ochlockonee River State Park
Fanning Springs State Park
Fort Clinch State Park
Gold Head Branch State Park
Lafayette Blue Springs State Park
Little Talbot Island State Park
Manatee Springs State Park
O'Leno State Park
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
Rainbow Springs State Park
River Rise Preserve State Park
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Suwannee River State Park
Suwannee River Wilderness Trail Camps
Anastasia State Park
Cross Florida Greenway
Faver-Dykes State Park
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach
Kissimmee Prairie Reserve State Park
Ravine Gardens State Park
Silver River State Park
Alafia River State Park
Anclote Key Preserve State Park
Caladesi Island State Park
Highlands Hamock State Park
Hillsborough River State Park
Lake Manatee River State Park
Oscar Scherer State Park
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park - All shows and boat tours are cancelled and slides are closed to the pubic.
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MERECIDO HOMENAJE REALIZADO A DON FABIO ANDRADE POR PARTE DE MERCHANT PROCESSING SOLUTIONS

El 5 de Junio a las 7:45 am en El Rick Case Honda en Weston, Merchant Processing Solutions, Inc. (MPS) una corporación registrada en la Florida tuvo el honor de presentar un reconocimiento a Fabio Andrade y Las Américas Community Center por su constante labor y liderazgo a la comunidad empresarial del sur de la Florida.  
Américas Community Center es una excelente organización que se enfoca en educar y conectar a los dueños de negocios para procrear nuevos contactos e intercambiar negocios. Fabio nos enseña lo importante que es cultivar y crear relaciones empresariales solidas desde un ambiente de intercambio y de ayuda y de dar antes de recibir.

Estamos infinitamente agradecidos por tener un profesional del calibre de Fabio Andrade comprometido con nuestra comunidad, su organización es un verdadero vehículo para el intercambio y crecimiento de su negocio.

 Claudia M Mosley
Vice President, CFO
Merchant Processing Solutions (MPS)


City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs

City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs=June 6 - June 12, 2013

The City of Miami Beach provides this information to you as a courtesy. The inclusion of this information does not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any event. Although reasonable efforts are made to ensure the information is correct at the time of distribution, information is subject to change. The City of Miami Beach cannot be held liable for exchange of monies, ticket transactions or cancellations with the individual event producers/venues.
 
The Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Program, with guidance from the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, develops, coordinates and promotes the performing and visual arts groups in Miami Beach. To date, Cultural Affairs has awarded over $9 million in grants to approximately 130 diverse not-for-profit arts groups, which contribute so richly to the artistic landscape of the City, proving that the Council plays an integral leadership role in supporting, promoting and advocating the unique and extensive scope of cultural offerings in Miami Beach.
For more events visit:

     

PAM ANN starring in "COCKPIT"
Thursday, June 6, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, June 7, 8:00 p.m.
Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
305.674.1040 www.ticketmaster.com
Pam Ann is the air born alter-ego of Australian performance artist Caroline Reid. An established icon in LGBT culture, Reid's brilliance shines as the flight-attendant-from-hell Pam Ann; a wicked mixture of vamp, camp and sky high insanity.
<body>matter: the body queered, queerness embodiedFREE
Opens Friday, June 7, 2013
Miami Beach Urban Studios (MBUS), 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 420
www.mbus.fiu.edu
Exhibition of artwork exploring gender and sexuality by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, alternative and queer-identified students at Florida International University (FIU); curated by recent FIU BFA in studio art alumnus Ian Honoré and produced by FIU Postdoctoral Fellow in Counseling Dr. Tyler Wasson. Opening will include drag host(esse)s on Friday, June 7, 7-9pm. The exhibition continues through July 30, 2013.
BERT STERN: ORIGINAL MADMAN
Friday, June 7 - Saturday, June 8, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 9, 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday June 11- Wednesday, June 12, 7:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
Bert Stern: Original Mad Man is the definitive voyage into the life and work of one of the greatest American photographers of all time. Filmmaker Shannah Laumeister uncovers Stern - from his bad boy antics (including a liaison with Monroe) to his iconic photography.
Beats after Sunset
Friday, June 7, 8:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
The first Friday of every month on the terrace. Guest Dj and complimentary specialty cocktails (21+) Members: Free. Non-members: $10 (cost of museum admission)
"Best of CANNES" NO
Friday, June 7 - Saturday, June 8, 8:50 p.m.
Sunday, June 9, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday June 11- Wednesday, June 12, 8:50 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote YES or NO to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. (In Spanish with English subtitles).
Garden Tours
Saturday, June 8, 2:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive
Have you ever wanted to know more about the Garden's role in the history of Miami Beach, or what the heck that tree with the spines is out by the gate entrance? Guided tours are back! We have knowledgeable docents ready to show you just how much is really packed into our 2.6 acres, every Saturday at 2 p.m. Tours generally last 30 minutes with a suggested $5 donation.
Museum Tours
Saturday, June 8, 2:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
Docent led tours of the museum exhibitions. For more Info: www.bassmuseum.orgor call 305.673.7530 Members and Miami Beach Residents: free. Non-members: $8 (cost of museum admission).
In Motion Dance Company's Spring Showcase
Saturday, June 8, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 9, 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road
305.751.2229 www.inmotionmiami.com
Hate! An American Love Story
Saturday, June 8, 7:00 p.m.
Arts at St. John's, 4760 Pine Tree Drive
786.309.1275 www.artsatstjohns.com
In Celebration of LGBT Pride Month, Arts at St. John's presents Hate! An American Love Story. Written, Produced, and Directed by Christina N. Alexander, this work includes 16 monologues on varied perspectives of what and who defines love in America. $20 at the door, $15 online, $10 for Students and Seniors, Active duty Military and their family FREE (with valid ID) (This show is not recommended to youth ages 13 and younger)
THE MAGIC FLUTE
Sunday, June 9, 1:00 p.m.
Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue
www.mbcinema.com
Mozart's classic opera The Magic Flute is breathtakingly transformed in a spectacular film version conceived and directed by Kenneth Branagh with a newly-adapted libretto by Stephen Fry.
Picasso to Koons: The Artist as Jeweler 
Continues through July 21, 2013
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
The exhibition of some 200 works by 135 artists is an intimate, often whimsical side of some of the greatest artists of recent times, each offering a singular vision of adornment. The exceptional and little-known works of wearable sculpture will reward viewers with new insights into the creative wellsprings of such artistic giants as Georges Braque, Max Ernst, Lucio Fontana, Louise Nevelson, Anthony Caro, Yoko Ono, and Anish Kapoor.
Eve Sussman | Rufus Corporation
Continues through August 11, 2013
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
Eve Sussman | Rufus Corporation is a presentation of the video artist's recent projects. This exhibition will present two major video installations, including an entirely new exploration of her noted film The Rape of the Sabine Women. The exhibition continues through August 11, 2013. 
Modern Meals: Remaking American Foods from Farm to Kitchen
Continues through August 18, 2013
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
Modern Mealsexamines how people in the U.S. began eating foods that were mass-produced in the first half of the 20th century. Images and artifacts from The Wolfsonian's collection illustrate the movement of food from the field, to the factory, supermarket, and kitchen table, in order to explore how modern technology, design, and business practices created new meanings for food and eating in this era.
Women in Motion: Fitness, Sport, and the Female Figure
Continues through August 18, 2013
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
Women in Motiondisplays images of physically active women produced by governments, fitness advocates, advertisers, and artists in Europe and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. Both exhibitions examine aspects of everyday culture in the early 20th century that are still of great concern today, from the methods through which our foods are produced, to equal access to athletic opportunities for women. 
Bat Mitzvah Comes Of Age
Continues through September 15, 2013
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Avenue
305.672.5044 www.jewishmuseum.com
On Saturday morning, March 18, 1922 - two years after American women received the right to vote - Judith Kaplan, daughter of Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, became the first American girl to mark her bat mitzvah during a public worship service. In the decades that followed, many other girls and women became the "first" in their communities, helping to reshape American Judaism.
Untitled ([construction of good)]
Ongoing
The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
The Wolfsonian-FIU presents a new site-specific exhibit, Untitled ([construction of good)] by artist Bhakti Baxter in The Wolfsonian Bridge Tender House beginning November 29th. The installation will take place in the steel structure created in the Art Deco style outside of the museum entrance. The focus of the exhibit will be on the construction of good for mankind, focusing on how the meanings of things are perpetually shaped by their human and historical contexts.
Egyptian Gallery
Ongoing
Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
The Bass Museum of Art invites visitors to experience the ancient world at the only Egyptian Gallery in Florida.  The gallery offers a unique opportunity to learn about one of the world's oldest and most mysterious civilizations from its surviving objects, including an Egyptian sarcophagus and mummy.
Watercolors-English and American
Ongoing
World Erotic Art Museum, 1205 Washington Avenue
305.532.9336  www.weam.com
The extraordinary persona of Sylvie Jones, the famed London artist who has also written such popular children's books as "Who's in the Tub," will be on view. Tickets are $15 with no one under 18 admitted. 
Art and Design in the Modern Age: Selections from the Wolfsonian Collection
Ongoing
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
305.531.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
The nearly 300 works on display, 1885 to 1945,  provide insight into the ways design has influenced and adapted to the modern world.
Artcenter/South Florida Artists-In-Residence Ongoing
FREE
 Artcenter/South Florida, 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road
305.674.2728 www.artcentersf.org
ArtCenter/South Florida ("ACSF") announces the arrival of four new Artists-in-Residence and welcomes visitors to their working studios. 
Selections from the Collection
Ongoing
Bass Museum of Art2100 Collins Avenue
305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org 
The permanent collection of the Bass Museum of Art spans more than five hundred years and four continents, including works from Renaissance and Baroque paintings; Rococo court painting and English portraiture; painting and sculpture of North America and much more.
MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida
OngoingJewish Museum of Florida301 Washington Avenue
305.672.5044    www.jewishmuseum.com
More than 500 photos and artifacts that depict the Jewish experience in Florida since 1763. The exhibit includes three films and a timeline wall of Jewish history.
Jazid
Nightly -- Varying Times
1342 Washington Avenue
305.673.9372 www.jazid.net
Jazid is proud to be the longest-running nightclub on Miami Beach with live music every night of the week. Jazid's diverse music includes a multi-cultural mix of Latin and American jazz, funk, cumbia, reggae, rock, and more.
Van Dyke Cafe
Live Jazz Nightly
846 Lincoln Road
305.534.3600 www.thevandykecafe.com
Join us Upstairs at the Van Dyke, the perfect place to enjoy live music, lounge and socialize. 
Free Fridays at the Wolf  FREE 
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. 
Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave.
305.535.1001 www.wolfsonian.org
FREE gallery admission with the support of The Miami Herald. Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. with innovative programming at 7:00 pm. 
Guided, Private and Self-Guided Tours of the Art Deco Historic District
Ongoing
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive
305.672.2014 www.mdpl.org    
All tours take approximately 90 minutes. Prices vary.
Art Deco Bike and Segway Tours
Ongoing
Bike and Roll, 210 Tenth Street
305.604.0001 www.bikeandroll.com
$39 adults/$29 kids and students.