Basel info- thanks flor, rebecca, tomas

The Basel public event list is not incorporated- download it at http://www.artbaselmiamibeach.com/go/id/djf/

* www.artcircuits.com has good gallery listings and neighborhood maps

* Although many have private receptions and Gallery night is Saturday (7pm – 11pm), most galleries will be open throughout the week

* To get to those galleries that are in Wynwood, take the ICAS WYNWOOD PEDICABS. Operation begins on Thursday December 6th and will provide service between hub stations at Art Miami, Pulse, Scope, Photo Miami, Aqua Art, the MoCA Goldman Warehouse, the Rubell Collection, and the Margulies Warehouse. PediCabs will be available at the following times:
o Wednesday Dec. 5: 11AM-7PM
o Thursday Dec. 6: 9AM-7PM
o Friday-Sunday Dec. 7-9: 11AM-7PM
Service is free to the public, but please make sure to tip your PediCab driver.


ART FAIRS (Refer to each fair’s website for schedule & ticket info)
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+ Free Preview
++ Free Admission
*NOTE - Casa Decor is open through 12/16
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Art Basel Miami Beach
December 6-9, 2007
Convention Center/Collins Park,
1901 Convention Center, Miami Beach
200 leading art galleries from around the world exhibit 20th and 21st century art work by over 1500 artists. Numerous special exhibits & events.
Admission: $30 (one day), $45 (two days),
$65 (full run)
Hours: Noon-8pm daily, Sunday Noon-6pm
http://www.artbaselmiamibeach.com

AIPAD Photography Show
December 5-9, 2007
Wynwood Art District, 31st Street and
N. Miami Avenue, Miami
More than 45 of the world's leading photography art galleries will present a wide range of work by 19th century, modern and contemporary masters.
Admission: $15
Preview: December 4, 6-10pm, by invitation only
Hours: December 5, 10-3pm
December 6-8, 10-7pm, December 9, 10-6pm
http://www.aipad.com

+Aqua Miami Beach
December 5-9, 2007
Aqua Hotel, 1530 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Featuring 44 dealers and galleries with a third from the west coast.
Admission: $10 good for the week at
both Aqua locations
Preview: December 5, 12-4pm
(free and open to the public)
Hours: December 6-8, 11-8pm,
December 9, 11-4pm
http://www.aquaartmiami.com

+Aqua Wynwood
December 5-9, 2007
Wynwood Art District, 42 NE 25th Street, Miami
45 dealers with a focus on the west coast.
Admission: $10 good for the week at
both Aqua locations
Preview: December 5, 5-8pm
(free and open to the public)
Hours: December 6-8, 11-7pm,
December 9, 11-4pm
http://www.aquaartmiami.com

Art Miami
December 5-9, 2007
Wynwood Art District, 22nd Street
& NW 2nd Avenue, Miami
Nearly 100 galleries from 17 countries – many of them established galleries participating in Miami for the first time. Art Miami is the only fair to offer VIP visitors the services of an art advisor. Art advisors invited by Art Miami will be "on call" throughout the show's run.
Admission: $15
Hours: 11-7pm daily, Sunday 11-5pm
http://www.art-miami.com

++Art Now Fair
December 6-9, 2007
Claremont Hotel, 1700 Collins Avenue
at 17th Street, Miami Beach
The fair encourages participation from new and emerging galleries as well as established galleries new to the art fair scene. Galleries will exhibit in hotel rooms at the Claremont Hotel, allowing for creativity in presenting their works.
Admission: Free
Hours: 10-8pm, Sunday 10-6pm
Reception: December 7, 7-9pm
http://www.artnowfair.com

Art Photo Expo
December 2-9, 2007
The Surfcomber Hotel, 1717 Collins Avenue,
Miami Beach
More than 200 contemporary photographic images by twenty of the world’s top fashion photographers will be featured in this event.
Admission: $10 and free under 18 years-old
and students
Hours: Not available at this time
http://www.artphotoexpo.com

Bridge Art Fair
December 6-9, 2007
Catalina Hotel, 1732 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
More than 80 rooms of international emerging
and new contemporary art.
Admission: Not available at this time
Professional Preview: December 6, 12-4pm
Public Reception: December 6, 5-10pm
Hours: December 7-8, 10-8pm,
December 9, 10-6pm
http://www.bridgeartfair.com

Casa Decor
November 9 – December 16, 2007
1444 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
30,000 sq. ft of space transformed
into interior design concepts.
Admission: Not available at this time (many free events, otherwise admissions charge)
Hours: 11-6pm Sunday-Friday, Saturday 11-11pm
http://www.casadecor-usa.com

Design Miami
December 7-9, 2007
The Moore Building, 4040 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami
The Design Miami/Show presents Design Galleries, Satellite Exhibitions & Design Performances, Design Talks and Design Awards.
Admission: $5 to $15
Hours: 11-7pm daily
http://www.designmiami.com

++FLOW Art Fair
December 5-9, 2007
Dorset Hotel, 1732 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Invitational contemporary art fair presented by 27
art dealers and galleries.
Admission: Free
Opening Event: December 5, 6-10pm
Hours: December 5, 12-10pm
December 6-8, 10-8pm, December 9, 10-3pm
http://www.flowfair.com

Fountain Miami
December 6-9, 2007
Wynwood Art District, 2825 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami
This is billed as a guerrilla-style art fair - under the radar, but highly influential. The artwork shown truly reflects the avant-garde and in-your-face attitude equated with the Dada movement. Fourteen galleries will be featured.
Admission: Not available at this time
Opening Night: December 5, 6-10pm
Hours: 11-6 pm daily
Reception for the Artists: December 7, 7pm-Midnight
http://www.fountainexhibit.com

GEISAI Miami
December 5-9, 2007
Wynwood Art District, 2136 NW 1st Avenue, Miami
Six years since the first inception of GEISAI in Japan in the summer of 2001, this is the American debut of a fair that has been a launch pad into the art world for many emerging artists. Artist are selected by jury and not charged a fee. Sponsored by Pulse Art Fair.
Admission: $15 or a Pulse Miami admission
Hours: December 5, 10-4pm
December 6-8, 10-6pm, December 9, 10-5pm
http://www.geisai.us

++M*A*S*H
December 1-9, 2007
Design District, 3800 N. Miami Avenue, Miami
M*A*S*H is an all-media group exhibition taking place in a medical office normally assisting lower income residents. Featuring contemporary art.
Admission: Free
Hours: 11-7pm daily
VIP Opening: December 6, 8pm-Midnight
Gallery Walk: December 8, 8pm-Midnight
http://www.cottelston.com

++NADA ART FAIR MIAMI 2007
December 5-9, 2007
Ice Palace, 1400 N. Miami Avenue, Miami
Organized by New Art Dealers Alliance, this fair features eighty-one dealers showing artists in the early thrust of their careers.
Admission: Free
Benefit Preview: December 4th, 4-9pm
Hours: December 5, 11-7pm
December 6-8, 11-7pm, December 9, 11-4pm
http://www.newartdealers.org

Photo Miami
December 4-9, 2007
Wynwood Art District, NW 31st Street and N. Miami Avenue, Miami
Sixty international galleries, emerging
and established.
Admission: $15 for the entire run of the fair
Opening Reception: December 4, 6-10pm,
by invitation only
Hours: December 5th, 10-3pm
December 6-8, 10-7pm, December 9, 10-6pm
http://www.artfairsinc.com

PooL Art Fair
December 7-9, 2007
Cavalier Hotel, 1320 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
PooL's purpose is to create a meeting ground for outstanding artists, primarily those who do not have yet gallery representation. Show will be comprised of young contemporary art dealers, artist agents, emerging galleries, artists' collectives and non-profit organizations.
Admission: $10 or complimentary via online RSVP
Hours: 4pm-10pm
http://www.poolartfair.com/pool_miami_07/

Pulse Miami
December 5-9, 2007
Wynwood Art District, 2136 NW 1st Avenue,
NW 21st Street, Miami
The fair will follow its successful invitational format, representing about 70 galleries invited by the PULSE Invitational Committee. Located in new and better venue this year.
Admission: $15
Hours: December 5, 10-4pm
December 6-8, 10-6pm, December 9, 10-5pm
http://www.pulse-art.com

++RAM Miami
December 5-9, 2007
Miami City Ballet, 2200 Liberty Avenue, Miami Beach
A cohesive group of some of the world’s finest figurative artists. Internationally recognized and traditionally trained, the artists in RAM Miami create representational compositions that are unmistakably now.
Admission: Free
Hours: Wednesday to midnight, Thursday to 7pm
Friday and Saturday to 8pm, Sunday to 8pm
http://www.rammiami.com

++Red Dot Fair
December 6-9, 2007
South Seas Hotel,1751 Collins Avenue between 17th & 18th Street, Miami Beach
Galleries that will increase awareness and exposure of lesser known artists.
Admission: Free
Hours: December 6, 11-9pm
December 7-9, 11-8pm
http://www.reddotfair.com

Scope Miami
December 5-9, 2007
Wynwood Art District, 101 NW 34th Street,
Miami Beach
95 exhibitors from 28 countries, and a new 60,000 square foot pavilion to showcase the artworks. This is the fifth year Scope has been in Miami.
Admission: $12
Hours: December 5, 10-5pm
December 6-8, 10-8pm, December 9, 10-6pm
http://www.scope-art.com

++Sea Fair
December 1-9, 2007
Docked at Miami Beach Marina,
300 Alton Road, Miami
European and American galleries will exhibit their finest works of art.
Admission: Free with advanced online registration.
Hours: 1-9pm Daily, Sunday December 9, 1-7pm
http://www.expoships.com

++Zones Contemporary Art Fair Miami
December 6-10, 2007
Wynwood Art District, 2214 N. Miami Avenue, Miami.
The fair will again showcase Videos, Paintings, Photos, Sculpture, and Performances by a selection of established and emerging artists in an expanded space of 20,000 square feet. In addition, they are launching "TalkZones", a series of daily brunches, which will serve as networking spaces for art professionals. Located near Miami’s leading galleries and the Rubell, Margulies Collection and other art fairs.
Admission: Free
Hours: 10am-7pm
http://www.edgezones.org


DAILY VISIT (Dec. 5th – 9th unless otherwise noted)
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* 12p-6p, Luminarium at The Flamingo . Dec 6-9, 11a-5p
info & RSVP: http://flamingomiami.com/luminarium/
* W South Beach Avant Garde container exhibit “Container Village”. Noon to 8pm
* Visit and Breakfast @ The Moore Space 9am to noon
* Visit and Breakfast @ CIFO 9am to noon
* The Margulies Collection @ the Warehouse 591 NW 27 Street from 9am
* Rubell Family Collection, @ 95 NW 29 street from 9am
* Rosa& Carlos de la Cruz Collection 9am to noon, access w/ VIP card (Dec. 6th – 8th)
* December 6th to 8th, 2007 – Visit Craig Robbins Collection@ Dacra Headquarters 9am to noon, access w/ VIP card (Dec. 6th – 8th)
* AXA Art VIP Tours noon to 8pm, access w/ VIP card (Dec. 6th – 9th)
* Gen Art VANGUARD Exhibition @ Palm Court, 309 23rd street (off of Collins) Noon to 8pm www.genart.org (see Friday for Opening Party Details)
* HEIST & Blackbook Magazine Art Gallery, Retail Experience, Entertainment Lounge, 11 am – 6 pm, Charcoal Studios in Wynwood Art Gallery District 2135 NW 1st Street www.miamiheist.com
* Drifting Towards Happiness installation from Gustavo Tonelli @ Sanctuary Hotel presented by MAP Magazine
* The Expanded Painting Show curated by Nina Arias & Paco Barragan (Dec. 6th – 8th w guided tours on Friday from 9am – noon) 3800 North Miami Avenue

* We are honored and pleased to invite you to Michael & St. Armand’s first ENVIRONments experience; your invitation is attached. This celebration will be taking place during Art Basel Miami, Dec 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 at the beautiful showroom of FENDI CASA in the Design District of Miami.

After attending Art Basel Miami for several years we decided to offer a different experience, a place that is quiet… a place we could retreat to when the crowds and noise and hustle of all the art fairs got too much; we offer you an invitation-only VIP ENVIRONment where you can relax, have a cocktail, enjoy delicious culinary specialties, connect with extraordinary people, collect and appreciate the finest in design.

Please join us while we celebrate the joy of coming together in a unique ENVIRONment where we will offer works of art, many ‘never before seen’, from emerging, break-out and established artists.

We also encourage you to share this invitation with other extraordinary people in your network who will be in Miami at this time. They will thank you for sharing ENVIRONments with them. Space is limited.

REGISTRATION / RSVP REQUIRED FOR YOU AND YOUR GUEST AT
www.msamiami.eventbrite.com

Michael & St. Armand has a passion for culture, unique spaces and extraordinary, enterprising, individuals. We have earned the reputation for knowing how to make you feel as though you are part of something unique, something you have never quite experienced before…

Please join us in Miami and see what ENVIRONments is all about…


MONDAY

* Reclamation Project @ the Miami Science Museum 6pm - 830pm 3280 South Miami Avenue.
Details: Miami Science Museum invites you to help kick off Art Basel 2007 with a fantastic FREE event to highlight local artist Xavier Cortada’s, The Reclamation Project, a collaborative eco-art intervention Monday, December 3rd from 6pm to 8:30pm. The Reclamation Project explores our ability to coexist with the natural world. It reminds us of what our community looked like before all the concrete was poured. Food and liquor are graciously sponsored by Lovables Miami. Please RSVP by calling 305-646-4405 or via email at avilar@miamisci.org. MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM is located at: 3280 South Miami Avenue near Coconut Grove. For More information click here.

*8pm -10pm In Fashion Miami Beach Art Photo Expo @ the Surfcomber Hotel, drinks & dinner by the bite. RSVP to info@mbape.com (pending confirmation)

* PRE-ART BASEL PARTY
Celebrate with Miami artist Sheila Elias her retrospective that will travel to museums and galleries throughout North America. Accompanying the exhibit will be "Somewhere-Anywhere," a monograph of Elias, written and edited by noted critics and curators LA Peter Frank and NY Robert Morgan. This prolific and adventurous multimedia artist connects life and art through aesthetics and social consciousness. Her work, shown in major museum collections, includes paintings, photographs, sculptures and installations. Pictured: "Shattered" Sheila Elias Studio 1510 N.E. 130th Street, North Miami, 305-892-9198

* Cisneros event at Bass.

TUESDAY, 12/4

** Shuttles from Delano > MOCA and return or further to Moore Space and return to Delano. **

* 2pm to 5pm: Opening Lichtenstein @ Fairchild (VIP, RSVP required)
RSVP : Nannette Zapata 305.667.1651 x 3383, nzapata@fairchildgarden.org (confirmed-AR)

* 5pm to 7pm: Art Basel Welcome Party @ Delano. VIP, welcome reception invite only. (confirmed) Try your luck with RSVP @ floridaoffice@artbasel.com or abmb@garberandgoodman.com.

* 5pm – 8pm: MIAMI CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS book celebration at Sagamore hotel (free shuttle to MOCA from 6pm – 10pm) (Access w/ VIP card or invite)

* 7 – 9p (Tues & Wed) – Mondrian launch party at Delano poolside cabana. 305-672-2662 (need to confirm).

* 7-10P: Gustavo Tonelli @ Sanctuary (MAP Magazine party) (have invite)

* 7 to 9pm: MOCA & Interview Magazine Art in America Party @ the Museum of Contemporary Art (VIP, General admission is $25; free for MOCA members, City of North Miami residents and employees, and Art Basel VIPs and exhibitions.) (pending confirmation) Try your luck at: Erin Malone, emalone@mocanomi.org.
MOCA celebrates the opening of "Jorge Pardo: House," the first US museum survey with over 60 sculptures, paintings and installations from the ‘80's to the present. Pardo creates extraordinary works in the form of recognizable objects that cross the boundaries of art, design and architecture, often defying genre and definition. This reception is made possible by Art in America, Aventura Mall, Interview, Grey Goose Vodka and Stella Artois. Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), 770 N.E. 125th Street, North Miami, 305-893-6211

* 9pm to Midnight: Opening reception for French Kissin’ in the USA & Carlos Amorales: Faces @ the Moore Space access w/ invitation, VIP card (open to public thru March 8th, 2008) Try your luck w RSVP: info@themoorespace.org or Ibett Yanez, 305.438.1163

* Opening Night Art Positions (open to public). Collins bet 21 & 22nd. Performances, DJ, etc also.

* 7:30-9:30p Moooi (3438 North Miami Ave). After party at Circa 28. rsvp@moooimiami.com

* NetJets Event @ the Standard 7pm – 9pm

* 6pm – 9pm: Art Miami Opening (VIP reception )

* Cartier Dinner @ Botanical Gardens at 9pm

* Pulse Opening Reception (Tracy Young, the DJ Madonna hired for her wedding, will perform)

* Opening reception for “Melting from the Pot into the Fire” @ Diaspora Vibe Gallery 6pm – 10pm 3938 North Miami Avenue, 2nd level; 305-573-4046 or www.diasporavibe.net for more info

WEDNESDAY 12/5
* 9am to noon: Private View, Margulies collection @ the Warehouse, access w/ VIP card, exhibitor’s or press pass, no reservations needed. (public access other days at mcollection@bellsouth.net). Daily Dec 5-9.

* 9am – noon (10:30am-concerts, performances, discussions): Breakfast @ CIFO access w/ VIP card or invite. Access also public at: Patricia Garcia-Velez, 305-455-3335, pgarciavelez@cifo.org. Daily Dec 5-9.

* 9am to noon: Visit & Breakfast-The Moore Space. Public. info: Ibett Yanez, info@themoorespace.org, 305.438.1163.

* 10-11:30a: Conservations Premiere (10a coffee, 10:30 discussion). Art Guest Lounge (entrance lobby D). Public access.

* 2p: Flamingo Luminarium. info & RSVP: http://flamingomiami.com/luminarium/

* 2-5 pm: Pre-vernissage (AR)

* 5pm – 7pm: K/R: Projects/Writings/Buildings book celebration with Terence Riley & John Keenen @ Raleigh Penthouse Invite only (pending confirmation- list closed)

* 5pm to 8pm: Vernissage ABMB, Grand Opening of MB Convention Center,
Access w/ VIP card or invite.

* 6:30-8:30p: AQUA Miami Modern by the Sea, South Pool. Try your luck: RSVP to sole@dacra.com or 786-871-4805) (have invite, pending confirmation)

* 7pm: AQUA Miami Modern by the Sea by Beth Dunlop celebration @ Gorlin Tower @ Aqua (have invite, pending confirmation)

* 8pm – 10pm: Bass Museum Opening Reception for Promises of Paradise: Staging Mid-Century Miami Access w VIP card or invite (have invite, confirmed)

* 10pm – 11pm: Art Loves Music IGGY POP CONCERT @ Collins Park Beach (open to public)

* 6pm – 10pm Opening Night Art Positions Collins Park (open to public)

* UBS client dinner behind Delano (another on Friday)

* December 5th, 2007 -- Marlborough Gallery party @ the Setai 8:30pm-10:30pm

* Fluxus Concert featuring Descarga w/ Robert Chambers

* 10pm – 4am Off Island @ The Bakery: Art Basel VIP Late Night Lounge Live performances\ from the TM Sisters, Bhakti Baxter & the Mechanics, David Rohn, DJ’s Leo Fitzpatrick and Nat “The Vaperetto” Trottman; 75 NW 12th Street (1 block north of CIFO)-


* OPENING RECEPTION FOR FLOW 6 to 10 p.m.
flow Miami 2007 relocates to the newly redone Dorset Hotel and features 30 exhibitors from 25 cities. The work shown will be from emerging, mid-career and well established artists. Hours are Weds Noon to 6 p.m.; Thurs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Fri & Sat 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Opening reception features DJ and drinks, or stop by any night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for a "flowtini" or Budselect, compliments of Anheuser Busch. The Dorset Hotel, 1720 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach

THURSDAY 12/6

* 9a-12p: Rubell Colletion opening reception, Domino Magazine Breakfast (AR)

* Wynwood Art District Tour 9am – 12pm

* 7pm Masters’ Mystery Art VIP Cocktail & Show . The Ritz Carlton South Beach VIP & invite only. 305-348-2897. Hundreds of drawings collected from artists, celebrities and other VIPs will be sold for $50 to benefit Florida International University's Masters in Art program. The mystery elements comes into play when the name of the artist is revealed AFTER you purchase the piece! Past celebrity artists have included Madonna, Roberto Cavalli, Gloria Estefan, Andy Garcia and Whoopi Goldberg. All works are 6" x 9" and will remain on display anonymously through Saturday.

* 7pm – 11pm: MAM Party on the Plaza: Suenalo, cocktails, apps and unveiling of the plans for the future MAM Access w/ VIP card, MAM PARTners or Contributing Level ($250+) members

* 7pm – 11pm: Design Miami Vernissage Moore Building Access w/ VIP card or invite (confirmed)
Try your luck: alexandra@designmiami.com]

* 8pm -10pm: MoCA Shakers & Travel & Leisure Reception for Enoc Perez @ the Catalina Hotel’s Rooftop Terrace (3 rsvps confirmed-RM)

* 7pm-10pm: Map Magazine Party at Heist Miami at Charcoal Studios, 2135 NW 1st Av Miami. RSVP ASAP to: rsvp@themapmag.com (done)

* 7-11P Power Studios (3701 NE 2nd Avenue) exhibition of rare Persian art, sip on 10 Cane cocktails and enjoy hors d'oeuvres from Bond Street. Seyhoun Art Gallery will open a location in the Design District in 2008, so don't miss this sneak preview!
Please feel free to invite friends and RSVP to rsvp@iheartsupermarket.com. (RSVP’d pending confirmation)

* 7 for all Mankind’s Blank Canvas @ NADA reception 6pm – 8pm Invite only

* 7p-10p: Surface Magazine, Sweetface & Cointreau party at Santo (Lincoln Road) RSVP requiredhttp://surfacemag.com/rsvp/sweetface/

* Billy Joel Event @ Romero Britto

* The Ball of Artists @ Vizcaya 9pm to 1am

* MIAMI CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: CREATING A SCENE. curated by Gean Moreno. Book release and opening reception Thursday, December 6th, 8PM-10PM
Freedom Tower 600 Biscayne Blvd, Downtown Miami, FL 33132 www.artcentersf.org

FRIDAY 12/7

* 9:30-11 SCOPE Collector Breakfast w. Robert Wennett, visionary behind 111, revolutionary project designed by Herzog & de Meuron.

* 10am – 12pm: DAWNTOWN: A New Dawn for Downtown: Join world renowned urban planner Ricky Burdett as he discusses Global Cities. Response panel from local architectural dignitaries; Bernard Zyscovich, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk & Andres Viglucci Miami Dade College Chapman Center (enter on NE 4th street, between NE 1st & NE 2nd Avenues) Presented by MAM, MDC, the Downtown Development Authority and the City of Miami Mayor's Office. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! EVERYONE COME!. RSVP to gguerra@mdc.edu (RSVP’d, pending confirmation)

* 7pm – 9pm: Madam Bertin-Toublanc’s Private Soiree 2534 Galerie Bertin-Toublanc Invite only. rsvp@starservicesevents.com (mention you are a social Miami subscriber for free rsvp access) (confirmed)

* 7-10p: Calvin Kohli Champagne Reception @ Murano Portofino, 1000 S Pointe Drive #3302 (just show up)

* 8pm – Midnight: Gen Art Presents VANGUARD Official Party @ Palm Court (309 23rd street off of Collins) Complimentary access for Gen Art members; non-members can attend for $15 in advance/$20 door (cash only). CALL 305-695-8200 to join or www.genart.org for info. (RSVP confirmed)

* 9pm – Midnight (performance @ 10pm) New World Symphony Basel Bungalow Bash @ the Catalina Hotel Rooftop. Friends of the New World Symphony VIP members can attend; if you would like to join (AND YOU SHOULD!), contact Stacey Glassman @ stacey.glassman@nws.edu or 305-673-3330 (confirmed RSVP)

* 9pm to 1am Art Nexus Party @ Island Gardens on Watson Island Access w/ VIP card or invite

* Art Loves Architecture @ The Colony Theater 8:30 to 11pm

* Ocean Drive Magazine Green Charity Ball benefiting EMA, 8:30pm to midnight

* Miami Contemporary Artists book exhibition & signing @ art Center/South Florida 7pm – 10pm (open to public)

* Cointreaupolitan @ CASADECOR’07 5pm – 8pm 1444 Biscayne Blvd.

* JEREMY KOST FAME reception presented by Le BARON, Grand Life & Connor Contemporary Art Rok Bar 8pm – 10pm Invite only

* Off Island @ The Bakery: Art Basel VIP Late Night Lounge 10pm – 4am Live performance from TILT; 75 NW 12th Street (1 block north of CIFO)-

SATURDAY 12/8

* Breakfast @ CIFO 9am – 12pm w/ “Contemporary Art: Technology, Interactivity and the Object” discussion @ 1030am

* 1pm - 3pm: RUSH Philanthropic Event with Russel Simmons @ Intermix South Beach
RUSSELL SIMMONS' RUSH PHILANTHROPIC ART FOUNDATION SHOPPING EVENT AT INTERMIX. Russell Simmons, along with philanthropists Allison Weiss Brady and Chip Brady, host an invitation-only cocktail party and shopping event that benefits Russell's foundation Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. The organization supports education programs for at-risk children and supports emerging artists. Sponsors include Energy & Fuel Consultants, vodka from Grey Goose, Wicked Good Chocolates by Emack & Bolio's, and WWAgallery.com, a leading art gallery of vintage drawings from Disney, Warner Bros., and Peanuts. Event chairs are Melanie and Ryan Herman, Diane N. Weiss, and Jill Viner, co-owner of the Florida Panthers. The artwork of Shinique Smith will be featured, and a percentage of sales benefits Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. Pictured: Co-hosts Chip Brady, Allison Weiss Brady, and Russell Simmons. Intermix, 634 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, to inquire about invitations RSVP to: yerseven@hs-pr.com or 305-534-0008. Mention Marc Goodman or Amy Rosenberg invited you. (RSVP’d, confirmed)

* 2:30PM Panel Discussion - Was Miami Modern? (open to public)
On Saturday December 8, leading experts in the history of design and popular culture will meet at the Bass Museum of Art to discuss the achievements of mid-century architects, furniture designers and interior designers, and will explore their place within the tradition of American and European Modernism. PANELISTS
Georgette Ballance, Professor of Design History and Director of the Design Archives at the New World School of the Arts.
David Hickey, writer for American publications including Rolling Stone, Art News, Art in America, Artforum, Harper's Magazine, and Vanity Fair. He was Executive Editor for Art in America magazine, contributing editor to The Village Voice, and is currently Professor of English at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Thomas Hine, author of five books including Populuxe, a definitive text on mid-century popular culture and The Great Funk: Falling Apart and Coming Together (on a Shag Rug) in the Seventies. Mr. Hine is a Yale graduate and has taught courses at both the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. He has lectured at Yale, Syracuse, Drexel, and Michigan State Universities, museums including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of the City of New York, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and the Worcester Art Museum.
Pat Kirkham, Educator, author, editor and Professor of Design History and Cultural Studies at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. Her publications include Charles and Ray Eames (1995) and A View from the Interior: Women and Design (Yale University Press, 2000). Additional works include Twentieth- Century Interiors (2007); Saul Bass (2007) and Women Designers in the U. S. A., 1900- 2000: Diversity and Difference (2000).
Gwendolyn Wright, Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and Professor of History at Columbia University, and star of TV show, History Detective.
MODERATOR
Beth Dunlop Editor in Chief of Home Miami magazine and architecture critic for The Miami Herald. Ms. Dunlop won more than 30 awards for her writing and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She is the author of numerous books, including Florida's Vanishing Architecture, Building a Dream: The Art of Disney Architecture, Miami Trends and Traditions, and A House for My Mother. She has a Bachelor's degree from Vassar College.
Panel discussion is free with museum admission.
* 3:30 p.m DESIGN MATTERS WITH DEBBIE MILLMAN
The Wolfsonian hosts Debbie Millman, a renowned branding expert, designer and writer, who will moderate a "Design Matters" live session with Vancouver-based illustrator/designer Marian Bantjes, Miami-based Carlos Perez, the core of Elastic People, and George Mill, the Publikum Calendar Creative Director who started the project. Publikum Calendar 2008: Guide for Living features works by 12 world-renowned designers and is one of the most extraordinary calendars in the world. The event is free and open to the public The Wolfsonian-FIU

* 1-6PM: CASA BLANCA

* 6PM-11PM- Carlos Betancourt opening reception, Diana Lowenstein Gallery, RSVP: 305-576-1804 info@dlfinearts.com

* Vogue at Art Basel event and fashion show @ home of Loren Ridinger 7 - 9pm Access w/ VIP card or invite

* Art Forum and Perrier Jouet @ the Wolfsonian, 11pm - 2am Access w/ VIP card or invite

* 7pm – 11pm-Design District Street Fair & Wynwood Gallery Walk: visit www.wynwoodartdistrict.com and www.designdistrict.com for maps, participating galleries etc. (free & public)

* 8p-11p: SURFACE AND LEXUS INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE THE 10TH ANNUAL AVANT GUARDIAN ANNIVERSARY ISSUE AND PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT. THE VINCCI SOUTH BEACH. 1437 COLLINS AVENUE
DJ SETS BY PRINCE LANGUAGE. RSVP MANDATORY at: http://surfacemag.com/rsvp/mi10 (RSVP’d. pending confirmation)

* Art Loves Film@ the Colony Theater 8:30 - 11pm
Lou Reed presents...Julian Schnabel's BERLIN
Time: Doors open at 8:30 PM
Location: The Colony Theater | 1040 Lincoln Road. Please RSVP - Dorothy Karvi, Community Relations Manager, Miami International Film Festival. Dorothy@miamifilmfestival.com or 305 237 7693 (RSVP’d, pending confirmation if space avail.)

* Miami Contemporary Artists book discussion: “Evolution of Community” Freedom Tower 3pm

* KRELwear TEA Break during Art Basel: join designer Karelle Levy for tea & cookies @ her studio while you shop through her amazing designs (discounted for Basel!) 12pm – 6pm 180 NW 25th Street; call (305) 576-7465 for more info

* Cointreaupolitan @ CASADECOR’07 5pm – 8pm 1444 Biscayne Blvd.

* MAM Ball, Annual fundraising event Miami Art Museum, 7pm - 1am visit www.miamiartmuseum.org for information on membership & purchasing tix

* OPENING RECEPTION FOR DECEMBER SHOW, 7 to 11 p.m.
Three artists, three continents - through December 31 at Locust Projects. See "Pocket Stadium" by the Swiss-based duo known as L/B, Sabine Lang and Daniel Baumann in the main room; "Get Lost," curated by Canadian-born Mark Clintberg, in the Project room; and the site-specific mural project of Ed Young, a South African artist who will create a new mural every 4 months for one year (pictured). Participating in Clintberg's compilation of single-channel video art, a collective exploration of wandering and romanticism, are: Daniel Barrow, Slavica Ceperkovic, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, Susannah Wesley, Emily Vey Duke, Cooper Battersby and Stacey Watson. Locust Projects, 105 N.W. 23rd Street, Miami

SUNDAY

*9:30 a.m. to Noon, ANNUAL ART BASEL CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
Lowe Art Museum is celebrating Art Basel at their annual Art Collectors' Champagne Brunch. Enjoy chamber music performed by students from the UM Frost School of Music. The brunch is free for Lowe members and Art Basel VIP cardholders. Join now to be included. Lowe Art Museum at UM, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables , 305-284-3603

* 5p-8p: SCOPE BBQ

* KRELwear TEA Break during Art Basel: join designer Karelle Levy for tea & cookies @ her studio while you shop through her amazing designs (discounted for Basel!) 12pm – 6pm 180 NW 25th Street; call (305) 576-7465 for more info

* Emerging Miami Artists Q & A @ Scope followed by SCOPE BBQ from artist Jason Hedges

* Scope Closing Party @ SET 9pm

* Cointreaupolitan @ CASADECOR’07 5pm – 8pm 1444 Biscayne Blvd.

* Goodbye Party @ The Shore Club Hotel 8pm - late, Access w/VIP card