ity of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs= February 13 - February 19, 2014

City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs= February 13 - February 19, 2014

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 $10 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: www.mbculture.com Email Us Visit MB Webpage

TONIGHT!! SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA SERIES @ExoStage: Lincoln FREE Wednesday, February 12, 8:00 p.m. Exostage @ Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 Street www.mbculture.com Enjoy free movies every Wednesday night! This week: LINCOLN (2012) Directed by Steven Spielberg with Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field. The FREE SoundScape Cinema Series is presented generously by the Marilyn and Edward Gadinsky Charitable Foundation. Bring your blanket or beach chair and picnic! No glass please. THURSDAY NIGHT!! SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA SERIES @ExoStage: Mary Poppins FREE Thursday, February 13, 8:00 p.m. Exostage @ Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 Street www.mbculture.com Special Thursday night screening! MARY POPPINS (1964) Directed by Robert Stevenson with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. The FREE SoundScape Cinema Series is presented generously by the Marilyn and Edward Gadinsky CharitableFoundation. Bring your blanket or beach chair and picnic! No glass please. Art Club for Adults Thursday, February 13, 1:30 p.m. Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue 305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org The mission of this program is to stimulate creativity and provide an opportunity for discussions about art and life. Each week features a different program or activity for the class. For more Info: www.bassmuseum.org or call 305.673.7530. Members and Miami Beach Residents: free. Non-members: $8 (cost of museum admission) Valentines Concert under the Stars FREE Thursday, February 13th, 7:00 p.m.  North Shore Band Shell, 7275 Collins Avenue www.miamigaychorus.org What could be more romantic than enjoying a live performance in the balmy spring weather under the evening sky? Nothing, so bring a loved one to cuddle with while we entertain you. It is open to all and a FREE event. Spring Lecture Series: The case of the missing Miami detective, Michael Shayne FREE Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive 305.672.2014 www.mdpl.org Lecture by Susan Weiss. Michael Shayne was the creation of the novelist Davis Dresser who wrote these under the name Brett Halliday. Dresser lived in Miami from approximately 1927 to 1938 and made his living as a civil engineer. The lecture will present a picture of South Florida of that time period, and show how the area provided a wealth of material for the genre of noir detective fiction in the style of Dashiel Hammett and Raymond Chandler. OSCAR SHORTS 2014: ANIMATION Thursday, February 13 through Wednesday, February 19 Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue www.mbcinema.com The Nominees are: FERAL A wild boy who has grown up in the woods is found by a hunter and returned to civilization. GET A HORSE! Mickey Mouse and his friends are enjoying a wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete shows up with plans to ruin their day. MR HUBLOT The eccentric, isolated Mr. Hublot finds his carefully ordered world disrupted by the arrival of Robot Pet. POSSESIONS A man seeking shelter from a storm in a dilapidated shrine encounters a series of household objects inhabited by goblin spirits. ROOM ON THE BROOM A genial witch and her cat are joined on their broom by several friends as they set off on an adventure. OSCAR SHORTS 2014: LIVE ACTION Friday, February 14 through Wednesday, February 19 Miami Beach Cinematheque, 1130 Washington Avenue www.mbcinema.com The Nominees are: AQUEL NO ERA YO (THAT WASN'T ME) Paula, a Spanish aid worker, has an encounter with an African child soldier named Kaney. AVANT QUE DE TOUT PERDRE (JUST BEFORE LOSING EVERYTHING) Miriam has left her abusive husband and taken refuge with her children in the local supermarket where she works. HELIUM A dying boy finds comfort in the tales of a magical land calledHELIUM, told to him by the hospital janitor. PITÄÄKÖ MUN KAIKKI HOITAA? (DO I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING?) Sini tries frantically to get her family ready to leave for a wedding, but her husband and two children are interfering with her efforts. THE VOORMAN PROBLEM A psychiatrist is called to a prison to examine an inmate named Voorman, who is convinced he is a god. Bandshell Movie Night: Lincoln PG-13 FREE Friday, February 14, 7:00 p.m. North Shore Bandshell, 7275 Collins Avenue www.miamibeachparks.com Come out and enjoy a movie under the stars at our new North Shore Park Bandshell... FREE! Movie and start times subject to change. Lewis Black: The Rant Is Due Friday, February 14, 8:00 p.m. Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue www.ticketmaster.com Lewis Niles Black is an American comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his angry face, comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena. Viva Paris! Friday, February 14, 9:00 p.m. Saturday, February 15, 9:45 p.m. Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, 305.674.1040 www.vivaparisshow.com Immerse yourself into an exotic world that entertains the senses through dance, elegance and beauty with a sizzling flare of burlesque! This dynamite 80 min. show featuring a full international team of 20 artists/production experts, will let you step into the most celebrated French Cabaret and presents a colorful variety of acts that will dazzle and seduce the audience! Peter and the Wolf and Insects! FREE Saturday, February 15, 11:00 a.m. Miami Beach Regional Library, 222 Liberty Avenue www.momentumdance.com Peter and the Wolf by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev is the most popular children's work the company has ever offered! Kids join clever Peter and his friends the Bird and the Duck as they work together to outwit and capture the fierce Wolf. Insects is a new work for kids that looks at all sorts of creepy, crawly creatures through poetry and movement. Museum Tours Saturday, February 15, 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). New Music, Old Sources Saturday, February 15, 7:30 p.m. New World Center, 500 17 Street www.nws.edu Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Synergy Vocals.Composed in the late '60s for orchestra and eight amplified voices, Luciano Berio's Sinfonia comes to life with help from the British singing collective Synergy Vocals. The piece quotes a number of recognizable classical works-from Stravinsky, Ravel and Debussy-as well as literary pieces by Beckett and Joyce, thereby creating a modern collage of familiar texts. Party 80 - The Stars of the French 80's Pop - In Concert Saturday, February 15, 8:00 p.m. Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Avenue www.ticketmaster.com Party 80invites you to take a trip through time, during which you will sing along French Rock bands and singers who marked the French Top 50 during the 80s: Patrick Hernandez "Born to be alive", Jean-Luc Lahaye, Jean-Pierre Mader, Emile et images, Cookie Dingler and Début de Soirée. GRAPHIC DETAILS: CONFESSIONAL COMICS BY JEWISH WOMEN Continues through February 16, 2014 Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Avenue 305.672.5044 www.jmof.fiu.edu How did women contribute to the history of comics, and in particular, to autobiographical comics, a genre they helped birth? What is particularly Jewish and female about how they did it? And, why unveil parts of yourself and your life in comics? These are the questions posed to 18 artists, whose writings and drawings depict their own pain, laughter, shame, triumphs and self-doubts in a way that taps a collective nerve. A Valentine Fiesta! Sunday, February 16, 8:00 p.m. New World Symphony, 500 17 Street www.themiso.org Join MiSO for a romantic evening of music this Valentine's weekend! Recently hailed as one of the "Top Five Women Conductors on the Rise" by New York Public Radio (WQXR), guest conductor Gemma New will join one of the most versatile horn players of his generation, MiSO Principal Horn Hector Rodriguez, in a special Valentine's program that includes the passionate music of Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Ravel and Gershwin, and gorgeous solo horn works by Strauss and Saint-Saëns. Inside the Music Tuesday, February 18, 7:00 p.m. New World Center, 500 17 Street www.nws.edu Presented by the Fellows, Inside the Music is an intimate and interactive view into the world of classical music and symphonic musicians. These hour-long discussions explore an array of topics. A Q&A provides audience members the opportunity to take part in a post-presentation discussion. impromptu: FREE Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 p.m. ArtCenter/South Florida, 800 Lincoln Road www.artcentersf.org impromptu: is a bridge between the traditions of visual and musical art. One Wednesday evening each month from 7-9pm, New World Symphony fellows and friends perform in the ArtCenter's Richard Shack Gallery. SOUNDSCAPE CINEMA SERIES @ExoStage: Much Ado About Nothing FREE Wednesday, February 19, 8:00 p.m. Exostage @ Miami Beach SoundScape, 500 17 Street www.mbculture.com Enjoy free movies every Wednesday night! This week: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (2012) Directed by Joss Whedon with Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof. The FREE SoundScape Cinema Series is presented generously by the Marilyn and Edward Gadinsky Charitable Foundation. Bring your blanket or beach chair and picnic! No glass please. TIME Continues through February 23, 2014 Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue 305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org TIME presents a selection of historical and contemporary artworks, objects and artists' projects that engage with ideas of time. The concept of time enables us to live with a sense of order and regularity; to conceive of duration; past, present and future; and to maintain a sense of our place within this apparent continuum My Son the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy! Continues through March 2, 2014 Fridays and Saturdays, 8:00 p.m. Sundays, 2:00 p.m. Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre, 500 71st Street 305.397.8977 www.miamibeachstage.org My Son the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy! is Brad Zimmerman's hysterical and bittersweet tale of his 29 year struggle to "make it" in New York as an actor and comedian, while "temporarily" waiting tables to make a living.  His stories about family, career, childhood and a misbegotten love life are as warm and poignant as they are hilarious!" In His Own Likeness Continues through March 16, 2014 ArtCenter/South Florida, 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road 305.674.2728  www.artcentersf.org Curated by Marivi Veliz. Artists: Othón Castañeda, Rocío García, Eny Roland and Mario Santizo. In His Own Likeness primarily reaffirms existence, which in its diversity and complexity, is equally divine. Although, it does present us, in a somewhat provocative manner, an assortment of images of eroticized men alluding, rather than to God, to His gender-the masculinity attributed to Him-and as a result, to the power associated with the male gender. Piotr Uklanski: ESL Continues through March 16, 2014 Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Avenue 305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org Combined with selections from the collection of the Bass Museum of Art, Uklanski's works will address issues related to his ESL status-whether through their outsider relationship to American pop culture, their aspirations over the fabled American Dream, or through Americanized references to Polish history and art. One Out Of One Thousand Continues through March 23, 2014 ArtCenter/South Florida, 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road 305.674.2728  www.artcentersf.org Curated by Cristina Anglada, in partnership with Acción Cultural Española. Artists: Jenny Brillhart | Nicole Doran | Katerina Friderici | Marina Gonella | Gamliel Herrera | Babette Herschberger | Kathy Kissik | Rosa Naday Garmendia | Lori Nozick | Kerry Phillips | Natalie Zlamalova. This Too Shall Pass... FREE February 7 - March 27, 2013 Miami Beach Urban Studios Gallery, 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 440 www.mbus.fiu.edu This is India-based artist Saravanan Parasuraman's first exhibition outside of the Indian subcontinent. His work explores broad conceptual themes such as chaos, order, randomness, and fate through a meticulous attention to the materiality of form of an eclectic variety of media-from ball bearings and fiberglass to sand and silica. Organized by Alpesh Kantilal Patel. Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish: A Gastronomic Look at Florida Jews & Food Continues through October 5, 2014 Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Avenue 305.672.5044 www.jmof.fiu.edu From the pierogies of Poland to the salsas of South America, this exhibition will comprise a wide range of historic items that tell the story of Floridian Jews in the food industry - those who grow, prepare, distribute, cook and serve the foods we love. Pleasure, Fear and the Pursuit of Happiness FREE Ongoing Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive www.mbgarden.org Nayda Collazo-Llorens will be installing 2D textual art along the meandering concrete pathways in the Garden. The text is based on thoughts and memories--both real and imagined--collected from Miami Beach locals and visitors. An opening reception will be held June 28, 5-7 p.m. 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 OngoingBass 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 Art, 2100 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 Florida, 301 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. 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 OngoingArt 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

Ante la situacion de Venezuela IVAC se Pronuncia

 CONVOCATORIA

La situación en Venezuela en este momento es muy difícil. Ante la desesperación del pueblo por los grandes problemas del país (desabastecimiento, inflación, inseguridad, desempleo, regalos a otros países, corrupción, cortes eléctricos, colapso de los servicios públicos, etc) los estudiantes y dirigentes políticos han decidido protestar, lo cual ha causado en el gobierno una gran molestia que ha llevado incluso a que se apresen a varias personas y se le agredan a manifestantes.

El gobierno criminaliza la protesta, no tolera que el pueblo se exprese pacíficamente exigiendo sus derechos. La gran verdad es que el gobierno venezolano cada día viola más la constitución y los derechos humanos con la represión que lleva a cabo. Cada vez se coartan más los derechos de los venezolanos.

Recientemente en la isla de Margarita se apresaron a 7 personas entre ellos dos concejales. Y en los Estado Mérida y Táchira muchos estudiantes han quedado heridos producto de la represión que realiza el gobierno y sus bandas armadas.

Para mañana 12 de febrero el movimiento estudiantil ha llamado a protestas en todo el país y a esta convocatoria pacifica se ha sumado la mesa de la unidad democrática y los diversos sectores de la sociedad civil.
Pedimos a nuestros Senadores, Congresistas y demás autoridades del Gobierno de USA, que se manifiesten y apoyen a los movimientos democráticos en Venezuela que en estos momentos luchan por liberarse de los representantes de los hermanos Castro quienes defienden sus intereses en Venezuela.

Y a todos los compatriotas en el mundo les pedimos se organicen para que el día de mañana hayan manifestaciones en todo el mundo donde viva un Venezolano, nuestros hermanos necesitan nuestro apoyo en estos momentos críticos para el Pais.

En Miami nos concentraremos en:

2500 NW 87 Ave. Miami Fl. A las 12 del mediodia.

 
La Junta Directiva de IVAC

www.ivac.org

ceo@ivac.org

@ivacmiami

F.B. Independent Venezuelan American Citizens

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DE PARTE DE UN ESTUDIANTE DE MIAMI: Apoyo Venezuela #12F

Buenos días,

Como bien saben la mayoría, Venezuela está pasando por momentos difíciles; estudiantes entre muchas otras personas están siendo disparados y agredidos por ejercer su derecho constitucional a poder protestar. Protestar es un derecho humano y es algo que nosotros como estudiantes que también somos deberíamos defender.
En éste día les pedimos solamente que siempre lleven consigo algo de Venezuela (Gorra, franela, camisa vinotinto, etc.) con esto representarán su apoyo a los estudiantes que están siendo agredidos en Venezuela por protestar pacíficamente. Además de esto hagan saber a sus seguidores en twitter e Instagram y sus amigos en Facebook que apoyan a nuestros hermanos venezolanos que están dando todo por su patria en estos días poniendo tweets sugeridos abajo o creando sus propios tweets con mensajes de apoyo hacia Venezuela, hacer retweets de fotos que vean para que sus seguidores se enteren, compartir noticias en Facebook, twitter, imagines impactantes en Instagram, etc.
Nuestra mision es hacer saber que desde el exterior nosotros apoyamos a los estudiantes en Venezuela que dan la cara por el país y también hacer saber a las personas que aún no saben la realidad que estamos viviendo nosotros, nuestras familias y amigos.
Gracias y espero poder contar con todos ustedes, aunque algunos crean que es así cada esfuerzo cuenta! Cada tweet cuenta!.
Hashtags Trending
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#LaCalle
#LaSalida
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Tweets Sugeridos
·        No mas represión ya! #12FDespiertaVenezuela #LaSalida
·        Venezuela con los estudiantes Venezolanos en Miami con los estudiantes! #12F 
·        Estudiantes en el exterior apoyamos a los que se encuentran en Venezuela Protestar es un derecho constitucional y humano #LaCalle #12F
·        #12F protestar pacíficamente es un derecho!
·         Un día de decisiones en mi país!!! Que Dios bendiga a mi #Venezuela!!! #12FVenezuelaPaLaCalle
·         La Protesta es un derecho #LaSalida este #12F
·         Venezolanos en Miami con los estudiantes que dan todo por nuestro país #12F #Estudiantes
·         La Lucha no es estudiantil sino de toda Venezuela #12F #12FVenezuelaPaLaCalle
·         “Mama iré a luchar por Venezuela, sino vuelvo me fui con ella” #ApoyoEstudiantes #12F #LaSalida
·         Dios te bendiga Venezuela #12F #LaSalida #12FDespiertaVenezuela
·         No a los estudiantes presos #12F #LaCalle
·         Protestar es un derecho! NO a los estudiantes presos #12F #12FVenezuelaPaLaCalle

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Les recomendamos que sigan a las siguientes paginas en Facebook y en twitter para que estén enterados de todo lo que transcurre durante el #12F
https://www.facebook.com/RDIVenezuela
https://www.facebook.com/ventevenezuela
https://www.facebook.com/VoluntadPopular
https://www.facebook.com/UnidadVenezuela.org

@RDIVenezuela @VeneIdeal @DespiertaVene @Mariodgf @DolarToday @NelsonBocaranda @VoluntadPopular @DavidIMD @BeaOlavarria @PVasquezv @LeopoldoLopez @MariaCorinaYA @JJRendon @Claudialo29 @Flotischler @_Vzla

Gracias y Venezuela te agradece cualquier apoyo que puedas aportar en éste día.

Americas Community Center February 11, 2014 NETWORKING BREAKFAST IN WESTON On Wednesday February 12th at our B2B

Americas Community Center February 11, 2014                        NETWORKING BREAKFAST IN WESTON                      On Wednesday February 12th at our B2B   Desayuno de Negocios Doral Charlas de Productividad

LAST WEEK IN THE AMERICAS COMMUNITY CENTER!   DESAYUNO EL DORAL 6 DE FEBRERO DEL 2014 Como es habitual todos los jueves en la ciudad del Doral se realizan desayunos empresariales, con el fin de presentar un proyecto, debatir un tema en particular, evaluar un negocio y ante todo hacer relaciones interpersonales y profesionales dentro del sector. Este jueves se tuvo como expositor al Cónsul General de Ecuador, Eduardo Rivadeneira. Su charla estuvo direccionada de  manera motivacional, ofreciendo ayuda a personas con la iniciativa de crear su propia empresa, para que no se limitaran y creyeran que si se puede progresar. "ayudar es más que dar. Ayudar es una oportunidad, sólo es creer y no desistir y así obtienes algo positivo para la vida no solo profesional sino personal". Fueron algunas palabras con las que finalizó el Cónsul su exposición.  También estuvo presente Cesar Grajales de Libre Iniciativa (THE LIBRE INITIATIVE), hablando sobre la nueva Reforma de la salud, ya que esta información es importante y toda la  comunidad la debe conocer. Debo agregar que los desayunos que ofrece Americas Community Center, se realizan con el objetivo de procrear un espacio de interacción, donde la crítica, las ideas y tu negocio no tiene límite de ascender. Para concluir los invitamos a participar de estos espacios, que no se queden en casa; vengan y disfruten de un saludable desayuno empresarial.                                                                                             Associates Events

MIAMI APOYA A LOS ESTUDIANTES VENEZOLANOS

MIAMI APOYA A LOS ESTUDIANTES VENEZOLANOS

VISTETE DE VENEZUELA, LLEVA TUS CONSIGNAS, ACOMPANANOS!

LUGAR: 2500 NW 87 AVE. DORAL, FL, 33172

EL 12F A LAS 12

Florida Department of Environmental Protection Feb. 11, 2014 Newsletter Celebrate Valentine's Day at a State Park

Florida Department of Environmental Protection	Feb. 11, 2014 Newsletter
Celebrate Valentine's Day at a State Park ~Spend Valentine's Day with your sweetheart at Florida State Parks.~    Blue waters at Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys. Love is in the air at Florida's state parks. You and your significant other are invited to join us at any of our state parks for Valentine’s Day. Take a romantic hike with a ranger on Valentine’s Day from 9 to 11 am at Ravine Gardens State Park. Enjoy the beautiful ponds, plants and creatures throughout the park while enjoying your time with your love. Lovers Key State Park invites couples to the 5th Annual Valentine’s Day Vow Renewal Ceremony. Vow renewals will begin at 10 am or 3 pm on Friday, Feb. 14 and include a champagne toast, hors d’oeuvres, coffee, desserts, photos, and a special gifts. Your $75 non-refundable donation will benefit the Friends of Lovers Key, Inc. Contact Judy Greenwood at (708) 359-0466 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (708) 359-0466 GRATIS  end_of_the_skype_highlighting to register. Take your sweetheart on a romantic moonlight paddle at Manatee Springs State Park. The two-hour tours are available on both Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15 and begin at 6:30 pm. Love birds are able to take a full moon beach stroll at Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach on Valentine’s Day. Join a ranger underneath the light of a full moon at 5:30 pm and learn about some interesting moon facts. The Valentine’s Day Sunset Cruise at Crystal River Preserve State Park sets sail at 5:30 pm on Thursday, Feb. 13, Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15. Valentine’s Day games and prizes will entertain you as you witness a spectacular sunset on the Gulf of Mexico. Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park is offering a Sweethearts Forever evening cruise on Saturday, Feb. 15. The cruise begins at  5:15 p.m. At the conclusion of the river tour, a buffet featuring all types of delicious foods will be provided along with the beautiful sounds of the Dorian Q Jazz Quartet. $25 per person. If you are getting married, why not fall in love with a Florida State Park wedding? Whether simple and intimate or more elaborate, state parks offer beautiful natural scenery and breath-taking vistas at affordable prices. NEW Florida State Parks wedding rental flyers present information in an easy format to make your search for the perfect venue easier than ever. Visit our website and use the “Weddings” activity icon to find the park that’s right for your special event.
Experience History of the 34th Annual Reenactment of the Civil War Battle at Olustee ~2014 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War battle.~ Living historians reenact the Battle of Olustee. Join us for the 38th Annual Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee. Fought on Feb. 20, 1864, Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park is commemorating the 150-year anniversary of the Battle of Olustee. Full-scale artillery, mounted cavalry and three African American regiments took part in the battle that ended with 2,807 casualties and a Confederate victory. As Florida’s first state park, Olustee Battlefield prides itself in the reenactment. Throughout the weekend, more than 2,000 demonstrators will present living history impressions of military and civilian life at the time of Florida’s largest Civil War battle. The reenactment of a Civil War battle will take place on Saturday at 3:30 pm, whereas the Battle of Olustee Reenactment will begin at 1:30 pm on Sunday. Period music concerts, crafts, lectures, battlefield surgical practice and the lives of black and white civilians during the war will be portrayed. The event reenactment will take place on Friday, Feb. 14, Saturday, Feb. 15, and Sunday, Feb. 16 from 8 am to 5 pm.

Looking Ahead to March 2014

• Feb. 16-21 – Paddle Florida's Wild, Wonderful Withlacoochee, a 60-mile paddle
• Mar. 1 – An Evening With Clyde Butcher at Myakka River State Park
• Mar. 1 – 37th Reenactment of the Battle of Natural Bridge at Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park
• Mar. 1 – 18th Annual Azalea Days at Ravine Gardens State Park
• Mar. 1 -2 – 7th Annual Stone Age and Primative Arts Festival at Ochlockonee River State Park

Upcoming Special Events

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