Thursday, August 28, 2008

Chicas from Telemundo

Daily Candy Weekend Guide

The Weekend Guide
What to Do This Weekend



This weekend is a labor of love.

TASTE
The American Institute of Wine & Food Dinner
What: A poolside dinner starring eight local chefs, including David Mullen (Bourbon Steak) and Dewey LoSasso (North One 10).
Why: Pledge allegiance to the united plates of America.
When: Sat., 7:30-10 p.m.
Where: The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club, 19999 W. Country Club Dr., Aventura. R.S.V.P. at 305-663-9641.

LUST
The Last Mistress
What: An official selection at Cannes, the titillating French film explores scandal and sex among 19th-century aristocrats.
Why: Take a tour de France.
When: Fri.-Sun., 7:45 & 9:45 p.m.
Where: The Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Espanola Way (305-673-4567).



SPONSORED LISTING
DRINK
Bacardi Mojito
What: A tasty mix of lime, sugar, and mint, muddled together, mixed with premium Bacardi rum, and topped off with a splash of club soda for a bubbly kick.
Why: It’s summertime enjoyment at its finest.
When: When you are craving a bold refreshing taste.
Where: Go to bacardimojito.com for the recipe.


LISTEN
Roger Sanchez
What: Get all hot and sweaty dancing to the ground-breaking rhythms of the infamous house DJ.
Why: Can’t beat it.
When: Sat., 11 p.m.
Where: Mansion, 1235 Washington Ave., South Beach (305-531-5535). Tickets online at wantickets.com.

SEE
Imaginary Land, Real World: Haiti
What: Nineteen Haitian artists present works to benefit the At Risk Children Foundation, improving the lives of the country’s orphaned.
Why: Give a little of that art and soul.
When: Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: Open Doors, 7300 Biscayne Blvd. (305-751-1023).

EAT
Chef Allen’s
What: The landmark resto reopens with a modern look and revised bistro menu showcasing locally caught fish and regional produce.
Why: It’s a fresh start.
When: Sun.-Thurs., 6-10:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 6-11 p.m.
Where: 19088 NE 29th Ave., Aventura (305-935-2900).

Monday, August 25, 2008

New Restaurant- cafe barcelona- from Daily Candy

Basque in the Glory
Cafe Barcelona Opens



Good things come in small packages. Sadly, South Beach never got the memo.

Between the colossal clubs and the mega restaurants, there’s no neighborhood spot to just hang out.

Unless you count Cafe Barcelona, the tapas lounge that just opened on Espanola Way.

The tiny Spanish joint serves a variety of pinchos (bread with toppings). The little apps come in pairs and are all less than $6. Standouts include Spanish Iberico ham with garlic and tomato, eggplant topped with goat cheese and red peppers, and pork with caramelized apples.

Pull up a seat at the snug bar for some Spanish wine or a cocktail prepared with fresh-squeezed juice. The charm lies in the Spanish-tiled walls, Basque art collages, and exposed silver-foil air ducts — all of which give it a hidden gem vibe.

Turns out, size does matter.


Cafe Barcelona, 440 Espanola Way, Miami Beach (305-538-8272).

Friday, August 22, 2008

Associate General Counsel for Bacardi USA

Assistant General Counsel
Bacardi USA
Miami, FL
Job I.D. 2008006


About Bacardi U.S.A.;

Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., a United States distributor and marketer of premium beverage alcohol products, is a subsidiary of Bacardi Limited, the largest privately owned spirits company in the world, and a leader in the global spirits business.

We boast a brand portfolio of some of the most recognized and top selling spirits in the world. Bacardi U.S.A. is best known for BACARDI rum, which has been the number-one selling spirit in the United States for more than 25 years. In addition to BACARDI rum, the Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. portfolio includes: GREY GOOSE vodka, the world’s favorite super premium vodka; DEWAR’S Scotch, the top selling blended Scotch in the U.S.; BOMBAY SAPPHIRE gin, the top super premium gin in the U.S; .MARTINI & ROSSI vermouth, the favorite vermouth in the world; CAZADORES blue agave tequila, the top selling 100% blue agave tequila in the world and other notable brands and labels.

Position Overview

We are actively seeking a seasoned Corporate Attorney to serve as Assistant General Counsel to our company’s unique needs. Our target candidate will have a minimum of 10 years experience as a practicing attorney, and with a mix of in-house and law firm experience. We have a strong preference for a legal advisor with experience in the beverage alcohol industry, or other heavily regulated consumer products.

The Assistant General Counsel will serve as legal advisor to the North American (Senior) General Counsel and Senior management on various corporate matters, with a special emphasis on beverage alcohol, commercial, transactional, litigation, environmental, antitrust, and employment matters. Assistant General Counsel participates with and advises internal clients at all levels of the organization and assumes substantial responsibility for managing outside counsel and other professionals.

This position services and benefits Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., its North America Region affiliates, including Bacardi Corporation in Puerto Rico, and other related companies, including certain global affiliates as well as its ultimate Bermuda-based parent company, Bacardi Limited.

The Assistant General Counsel must be accessible, responsive, thorough, analytical, and creative in providing legal options and recommendations to management and the North American General Counsel and must possess sufficient business acumen in order package legal advice in a proper business context. These functions achieve the organization’s objectives by managing legal risks and thereby avoiding or minimizing the Company’s legal exposure while advancing the Company’s business objectives.

In addition to assisting in the management of the overall legal affairs of Bacardi USA, subsidiaries in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, and other subsidiaries within the region, duties will also include:

• Negotiate, draft, review, and monitor full spectrum of commercial transactions involving the North America Region affiliates. Representative transactions include distribution, license, supply, advertising/promotional, consulting, transportation, information technology, confidentiality, finance, and commercial lease agreements.
• Manage litigation and pre-litigation claims. Direct and participate in dispute resolution and other litigation risk management activities. Participate in budgeting, forecasting, and controlling outside legal costs associated with litigation, assist with financial auditors’ inquiries regarding legal matters, and direct/manage outside counsel activities.
• Manage environmental, health and safety related legal issues involving the Company’s distillery in Puerto Rico. Ensure compliance with EPA’s and local Environmental Quality Board’s laws, permits, and regulations.
• Assisting with or managing special North American legal projects such as employment matters, internal investigations, company policies, Pension Plan issues, insurance coverage issues, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

1. JD Degree, with strong academic credentials. Admission to a State Bar, in good standing.
2. At least 10-15 years experience as a practicing attorney with a reputable law firm and/or corporate law department. Preferred experience with beverage alcohol, environmental, contract drafting, managing litigation, and providing legal advice on general corporate matters.
3. Substantial legal knowledge regarding general principles of law, including contract, UCC, litigation, licensing, anti-trust, environmental, beverage alcohol, and employment legal issues.
4. Ability to package legal advice within proper business context. Superior written and oral communication skills, analytical skills, attention to detail, and time management skills.
5. Fluency in verbal and written Spanish language is strongly desired.

Benefits
We offer competitive base pay, a generous bonus program, and truly outstanding benefits. Benefits include:

• 100% company paid health and dental insurance premiums for employees AND their eligible dependents (eligible to enroll from date of hire, no payroll deductions!)
• 100% company paid life insurance (up to 3x annual salary)
• 401k, company matched
• 100% company paid pension/retirement program
• L/T, S/T disability insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• flexible spending account
• complimentary meals served at our lunchroom facilities
• executive dining room
• annual product allowance


If you meet our qualifications and would like to explore becoming part of the Bacardi U.S.A. family, please apply online or email a copy of your resume to careers@bacardi.com , and include the job code 2008006 in your subject line.



Catherine Roman
Corporate Recruiter
Bacardi USA
2100 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL. 33137
croman@bacardi.com
www.bacardilimited.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/catroman

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

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Democratic events

Upcoming Meetings & Events


Obama Happy Hour - HALF PRICE DRINKS!!! - Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 6:00 PM, Badrutt's Place - 1250 South Miami Ave

Ron Brown Democratic Black Caucus, CANCELLED this month - Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 7:00 PM, South Miami Elks 6304 SW 78th St. South Miami

Democracia Al Dia radio show - Thursday, August 14, 2008, 7:00 PM, 1550 AM every Thursday 7-8pm

Three Village Dem Club meeting..Biscayne Park, Miami Shores and El Portal. - Thursday, August 14, 2008, 7:30 PM, Starbucks Miami Shores

Voter Reg with Obama Vols - Friday, August 15, 2008, 7:00 AM, Miami Dade Auditorium

Beach Blanket Bingo Voter Registration! - Saturday, August 16, 2008, All day, all over Miami Beach

Team Taddeo Beach Canvass Kick-off! - Saturday, August 16, 2008, 10:00 AM, Burger King on 41st St. in Miami Beach

Phonebank for Change for Annette Taddeo - Saturday, August 16, 2008, 12:00 PM, 11509 South Dixie Highway

Fundraiser for Frank Morra, candidate for St Rep #111 - Saturday, August 16, 2008, 9:00 AM, coffee at the home of Mayor Horace Fileu, S. Miami

Canvass For Change Parties - Sunday, August 17, 2008, All day, several, see inside...

"Financially and Politically Yours" Call-In Radio Talk Show - Sunday, August 17, 2008, 8:00 AM, 1360 AM Radio

DemVets Meeting - Monday, August 18, 2008, 7:00 PM, American Legion Post 98 in Coral Gables

Dynamic Democratic Womens Club Of Miami Dade - Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 6:00 PM, N W 62nd Street and 10th Avenue

Democrats of South Dade Meeting - Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 7:00 PM, UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH

The Liberty City Democratic Club - Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 7:00 PM, 1600 NW 77th Terr., Miami

Luncheon with St Atty Kathy Fernandez Rundle - Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 11:30 AM, Gulfstream Park

Town Hall forum for St Rep Dist 118 - Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 7:00 PM, Florida City, City Hall

Greater Homestead-Florida City Dem Club meeting - Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 7:00 PM, for August, see Forum below...

Adlai Stevenson Democratic Club - Thursday, August 21, 2008, 11:00 AM, North Shore Park

Democracia Al Dia radio show - Thursday, August 21, 2008, 7:00 PM, 1550 AM every Thursday 7-8pm

Reception w Sen Clinton to benefit Obama Victory Fund - Thursday, August 21, 2008, 7:30 PM, Miami Beach

Voter Registration at Citizenship Ceremonies - Friday, August 22, 2008, 7:00 AM, Miami Dade Auditorium

Inter Club Council meeting - Saturday, August 23, 2008, 1:00 PM, 9507 S. DIXIE HIGHWAY

Canvassing with Frank Morra, cand for St Rep #111 - Saturday, August 23, 2008, 10:00 AM, meet at 2701 DeSoto Blvd, C. Gables

Phonebank for Change for Annette Taddeo - Saturday, August 23, 2008, 12:00 PM, 11509 South Dixie Highway

Campaign Committee Meeting - Saturday, August 23, 2008, 2:00 PM, South Miami-Coral Gables Elks Club

"Financially and Politically Yours" Call-In Radio Talk Show - Sunday, August 24, 2008, 8:00 AM, 1360 AM Radio

Young Democrats meeting - Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 6:30 PM, Gordon Biersch

The Liberty City Democratic Club - Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 7:00 PM, 1600 NW 77th Terr., Miami

Biscayne Corridor Democratic Club - Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 7:00 PM, Piccadily Cafeteria, 13250 Biscayne Blvd.

LATIN-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL GENERAL MEETING - Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 7:00 PM, Larkin Hospital annex - Second floor

Your Weekly Miami.Myopenbar.com Listings‏

National Hotel
1677 Collins Ave.,
South Beach
305-532-2311

Friday, August 15th
complimentary chicken wings and other appetizers, entire bar 2-for-1 / 5:00pm-10:00pm
Foofy consumer rights groups in the UK claim that "buy one get one free" is a deceptive business practice, and as a result such offers are often dubbed "buy one, throw the other away". Where's the trash? This just became a true open bar. WED | THURS | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUES Wednesday, August 13th
Wine Down Wednesdayscomplimentary wine if you roll the dice and get a 2 or 5, no cover / 5:00pm-8:00pm
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Level 25
1395 Brickell Ave.,
Brickell
305-503-6500


Here's the deal, Johnny Vegas: roll a 2 or a 5 and you get a free glass of tasty vino. Don't and you pay $5, still about 1/3 of what this Hilton-owned bar charges for its grapes. I know that sorta sucks (get it?), but at least you can enjoy the sickest (maybe the only sick) view of downtown mia.
Happy Houropen bar champagne for chicas, 2-for-1 mojitos for the dudes / 4pm-8pm
Bodeguita del Medio
3138 Coral Way,
Coral Way
305-441-7016


Look, you grew some cajones and now have a date with a sweet latin dime. Show her you're not the type of gringo who thinks Bongos is for real and take her to this spot, which is filled with poets, businessmen, and others in search of good latin music, inventive modern Cuban fare, and arguably the most killer selection of mojitos in the city. C'mon, asere, make it happen.
Happy Hour!1/2 price entire bar / 5:30pm-7:30pm
Domo Japones
4000 NE 2nd Ave.,
Wynwood


Well, at least for two hours a day this artsy 'hood caters to artsy wallets. If they really behave, maybe -- just maybe -- there will be a place to snag a $20 blue plate special just around the corner!
New Wednesdays!Complimentary well drinks, no cover / 5:00pm-7:00pm
Uva
2626 Ponce de Leon Blvd.,
Coral Gables


I know what you're thinking: "why should I go to the GABLES when there is so much to be consumed elsewhere? Well, it's simple: vive en Miami, dude. Translation: disco, salsa, and marengue all become considerably easier after 6 vodka tees.
Free Beercomplimentary Amber Bock with $15 food purchase / 5:00pm-close
Sushin
10501 N Kendall Dr,
Kendall


Saru mo ki kara ochiru: "everyone makes mistakes." So what will be yours, Daniel-San, after poppin' back Uni and flooding your gyoza-filled insides with Amber Bock? We don't care. Sweep the leg, Johnny. Sweep the leg.
WED | THURS | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUES Thursday, August 14th
Money Shot Thursdays2-4-1 everything, no cover til midnight / 10:00pm-11:00pm & 3:00am-4:00am
Vagabond
30 NE 14th St.,
Overton
305-379-0508


Isn't Money Shot that awful Canadian band that thought its profane name would somehow generate good music like Toronto's Holy Fuck or Vancouver's New Pornographers? Yeah, that's them. Idiots.
New Thursdays!Complimentary well drinks, no cover / 5:00pm-7:00pm
Uva
2626 Ponce de Leon Blvd.,
Coral Gables


I know what you're thinking: "why should I go to the GABLES when there is so much to be consumed elsewhere? Well, it's simple: vive en Miami, dude. Translation: disco, salsa, and marengue all become considerably easier after 6 vodka tees.
Mee Drunk NaoFree draft beer with $10 food purchase / 11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Sum Yum Gai
1403 Washington Ave.,
South Beach
305-604-8889


Fine, that's not the real event title. Sum Yum doesn't have time for clever headlines and glossy flyers. But that's certainly how most denizens feel after a plate of Kung Pao chicken and 72 ounces of swipe.
Happy HourHalf-off all liquor, 40% off beer / 4:00pm-8:00pm
Monty's Raw Bar
300 Alton Rd.,


You're lost in Margaritaville and NO, there is no woman to blame for that, asshole. You came here on your own.
WED | THURS | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUES Friday, August 15th
Vagabond Fridays$1 Stella and PBR, no cover / 10pm-12am
Vagabond
30 NE 14th St.,
Overton
305-379-0508


Dolla beer from Leuven and Milwaukee, Jenny Lewis lookalikes abound, and that intoxicating Hercules and Love Affair track. Now THAT'S change I can believe in. This week: the sounds of Airship Rocketship.
Happy Hourcomplimentary chicken wings and other appetizers, entire bar 2-for-1 / 5:00pm-10:00pm
National Hotel
1677 Collins Ave.,
South Beach
305-532-2311


Foofy consumer rights groups in the UK claim that "buy one get one free" is a deceptive business practice, and as a result such offers are often dubbed "buy one, throw the other away". Where's the trash? This just became a true open bar.
Happy Hourcomplimentary hors d'oeuvres, $6 cocktails / 6:00pm-7:00pm
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Level 25
1395 Brickell Ave.,
Brickell
305-503-6500


If you don't want to drop a hex on a killer cocktail, show up for the toothsome bites (courtesy of Chef Michael Gilligan), which will no doubt be reproduced in liquid form at 2:45 am somewhere between The Room and, well, your bathroom.
Happy Hour Fridays!$2 sake mojitos, $1 sake shooters, no cover / 6:00pm-8:00pm
Moonchine Asian Bistro
7100 Biscayne Blvd.,
Biscayne Corridor


During World War II, Kamikaze pilots drank sake prior to carrying out their missions. I suggest you do the same before launching a full-throttle offensive on your Naoko Yamano-inspired waitress.
Cocktail HourComplimentary hors d'oeuvres and champagne, no cover, drink specials all night after 8:00pm / 6:00pm-8:00pm
View Bar
10295 Collins Ave.,
Regent Bal Harbour Hotel


So they tell me the original name chosen for Bal Harbour was Bay Harbour. However, the planning committee didn't think that was appropriate for a city that was on the beach. Thus, the "b" was taken from the word bay and the "a" and "l" were taken from the word Atlantic; hence the word "Bal" was created. Man, the excuses we drum up for being just plain hammered are fucking incredible.
Happy Days of Summer1/2 price entire bar / 3:00pm-7:00pm
Pelican Bar & Restaurant
826 Ocean Dr.,
South Beach
305-673-1000


A folktale from India says that a pelican killed her young by rough treatment but was then so contrite that she resurrected them with her own blood. You're probably filling similarly contrite, spending your afternoons on Ocean getting blasted. Fuckin' lush.
Happy HourHalf-off all liquor, 40% off beer / 4:00pm-8:00pm
Monty's Raw Bar
300 Alton Rd.,


You're lost in Margaritaville and NO, there is no woman to blame for that, asshole. You came here on your own.
WED | THURS | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUES Saturday, August 16th
A Night Time AffairComplimentary Belvedere Vodka, no cover, RSVP at http://miaminewtimes.com/polls/guestlist/ / 11:00pm-12:00am
Vagabond
30 NE 14th St.,
Overton
305-379-0508


A night time affair? C'mon, there's really no point in lending sophistication to an evening that starts with an hour of free vodka and ends with your head buried in an Overtown toilet, looking for that $200 bag of baking soda like you're Ewan Mc-fucking-Gregor.
Back Door BambyComplimentary Belvidere cocktails, no cover / 10:00pm-11:00pm
Vagabond
30 NE 14th St.,
Overton
305-379-0508


A little less Mott the Hoople and a little more "hey I have friends that are gay", but all in all, if you don't have fun at this party (which has been going on forever), you'll probably realize why you never get laid.
Mee Drunk NaoFree draft beer with $10 food purchase / 11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Sum Yum Gai
1403 Washington Ave.,
South Beach
305-604-8889


Fine, that's not the real event title. Sum Yum doesn't have time for clever headlines and glossy flyers. But that's certainly how most denizens feel after a plate of Kung Pao chicken and 72 ounces of swipe.
Red Bull Saturdays2-for-1 Red Bull Vodkas, no cover / 6:00pm-10:00pm
Hemisphere Bar
1601 Collins Ave.,
Inside the Loews Hotel
South Beach
305-604-1601


Here's a way to ensure you won't be in need of Bolivian marching powder come 3:00 a.m.
WED | THURS | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUES Sunday, August 17th
Happy Hour Sun ShowerComplimentary cocktails, no cover / 7:00pm-8:00pm
The Catalina Hotel & Beach Club
1732-1756 Collins Avenue,
South Beach
305-674-1160


It's Sunday and you look like shit, so why not come here and stare at all the people who look like Natalie fucking Portman, even while nursing a 24-hour coke hangover and a weekend void of bathing.
Signature Cocktail Night2-for-1 / 6:00pm-10:00 pm
Hemisphere Bar
1601 Collins Ave.,
Inside the Loews Hotel
South Beach
305-604-1601


It's Sunday, do you REALLY need another drink? Sunday, bloody fucking Sunday.
WED | THURS | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUES Monday, August 18th
Mee Drunk NaoFree draft beer with $10 food purchase / 11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Sum Yum Gai
1403 Washington Ave.,
South Beach
305-604-8889


Fine, that's not the real event title. Sum Yum doesn't have time for clever headlines and glossy flyers. But that's certainly how most denizens feel after a plate of Kung Pao chicken and 72 ounces of swipe.
Happy Days of Summer1/2 price entire bar / 3:00pm-7:00pm
Pelican Bar & Restaurant
826 Ocean Dr.,
South Beach
305-673-1000


A folktale from India says that a pelican killed her young by rough treatment but was then so contrite that she resurrected them with her own blood. You're probably feeling similarly contrite, spending your afternoons on Ocean getting blasted. Fuckin' lush.
Beer Night2 for 1 draft beer, no cover / 6:00pm-10:00pm
Hemisphere Bar
1601 Collins Ave.,
Inside the Loews Hotel
South Beach
305-604-1601


Nobody's here except the four drunken whores who missed their flight back to Charlotte last night. But the beer is cheap and the week is young.
WED | THURS | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUES Tuesday, August 19th
1/2 price wine night!all bottles of wine 1/2 off / 6:00pm-close
Novecento
1080 Alton Rd.,
Miami Beach
South Beach
305-531-8100


Monday I am always poor. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday too. Oh, Saturday can't spend a dime on you, but Tuesday, I'm in love. She may not like The Cure, but she'll be your Lovecat after a few bottles of discounted Mendoza.
Shuffle Tuesdays2-for-1 well drinks, Maker's Mark, Jack Daniels, and more, no cover / 11:00pm-3:00am
Fox's
6030 S Dixie Hwy.,


Fox's also offers a handy carryout service that stays open almost all night. So if you need to get back to the beach, pick up a few road sodas for the trip back.
1/2 price wines!1/2 price wines, no cover / 6:00pm-10:00pm
Hemisphere Bar
1601 Collins Ave.,
Inside the Loews Hotel
South Beach
305-604-1601


There's still nobody here.
Happy HourHalf-off all liquor, 40% off beer / 4:00pm-8:00pm
Monty's Raw Bar
300 Alton Rd.,


You're lost in Margaritaville and there is no woman to blame for that, asshole. You came here on your own.
EVERY DAY
Happy HourComplimentary Beefeater Gin, Dewars Scotch, and Absolut Vodka, on ice or with soda / 7:00pm-8:00pm
Whitehall Hotel
808 Collins Ave.,
Apt. 309
South Beach


The real reason for drinking is the desire to behave a certain way, and to subsequently be able to blame it on alcohol. So take this hour to justify the handjob you'll try to procure at 4:00am from your roommate's little cousin. In a cab.
Happy Hourentire bar 2 for 1 / 8:00am-7:00pm
Mac's Club Deuce
222 14th St,
South Beach


Oh, I know what you're thinking. "Dude, this is NOT an open bar." Simmer down, tight-fisted twat. When drinks are already about as cheap as a roadside arepa, the least you could do is cough up a coupla quarters and make it appear as if you serve some purpose in life.
Happy HourComplimentary vodka, rum, and gin, no cover / 7:00pm-8:00pm
Chesterfield Hotel
855 Collins Ave,
South Beach
305-531-5831


Well, the truth is, I'll know more by 8:00.
Happy Hour2-for-1, entire bar / 5:00pm-7:00pm
Clinton Hotel
825 Washington Ave.,
South Beach
305-938-4040


Any place that names its restaurant Ratatouille immediately after a film of the same name strikes it big is respectfully shady in my book. I'll drink to that.
Happy Hour2-for-1, entire bar / 4:00pm-8:00pm
Indian Creek Hotel
2727 Indian Creek Dr.,
South Beach
305-531-2727


Get your date drunk enough so she won't want to eat at the delicious Creek 28, which won't be 2-for-1.
Happy Hour2-for-1 Everything / 12:00pm-12:00am
Bellini
510 Ocean Dr.,
South Beach


This address changes hands more often than Pee Wee Herman at the movies. n.b. -- This place is now called Barolo; same deal.
Happy HourHappy Hour! Everything full-price! / 4:00pm-7:00pm
Segafredo Brickell
1421 S. Miami Ave.,
Brickell


That's right, folks, they call it happy hour simply because "happy people come." At least that's what I was told by the staff. Whatever. This place blows; it's like Vidal Sasoon and Starbucks had anal sex.

Breaking Presidential News

This Week at The Wolfsonian-FIU‏

THIS WEEK AT THE WOLFSONIAN-FIU

SUMMER FILM SERIES
CINEMATIC DETOURS: ROAD MOVIES
The "road movies" genre has much to tell us about national identity. The films in our annual summer series, while depicting the personal crises and transformations of their characters, offer us a valuable lens into the culture and times in which they were produced. The films are screened each Thursday in August at 7pm and introduced by University of Miami film studies scholars. Presented with the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France/Miami Chapter at the Consulate General. Free for members and students; $10 all others.

Thursday, August 14, 7pm
GUN CRAZY (1949, USA, Joseph Lewis, 86 min, b&w, 16mm)—This low-budget "B" noir depicts a deadly crime spree perpetrated by a newly married Second World War veteran fixated on guns and a female six-shooter who's an ex-carnival performer. The pair go together like "guns and ammunition." The film, noteworthy for remarkable location shooting, includes a celebrated bank heist sequence that plays out in one long take. Deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress in 1998, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

PLAN AHEAD FOR...
Friday, August 22, 7pm
JOSHUA HAWLEY ON THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE MAKING OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA—Join the Wolf Pack and the Association of Yale Alumni as they present Theodore Roosevelt: Preacher of Righteousness. In his book, Joshua Hawley explores the dimensions of Roosevelt's politics—its historical context, intellectual sources, practice, and its effect on his era and our own. Book signing and reception to follow in The Wolfsonian's lobby. RSVP required: 305.535.2631 or thea@thewolf.fiu.edu. Sponsored by the Yale Club of Miami and David R. Sanchez of Stonehaven LLC, and in collaboration with Legal Art Miami. $10 admission.

Sunday, August 24, 3pm
FREE FILM SCREENINGS: MIAMI NOIR: THE ARTHUR E. TEELE STORY (2008, USA, 60 min) AND MILIA (2008, USA, 15 min)—Join filmmakers Sam Rega, Joshua Miller, and Jorge Valdes-Iga for the screenings of Miami Noir: The Arthur E. Teele Story and Milia. Miami Noir is a documentary that examines the events that led up to the suicide of Miami City Commissioner Arthur Teele, Jr. in the lobby of the Miami Herald newspaper building on July 27, 2005. This film blends interviews with dramatizations to portray one of Miami's most controversial, political, and human interest stories.

In Milia, Nathaniel, a New York fashion photographer, stumbles upon the headshot of Milia, a model who strongly reminds him of a past love. Intrigued, Nathaniel books Milia for test shots, only to realize that she is his daughter. Unaware of this, Milia finds herself falling in love with her father. Both films are free and open to the public and followed by an engaging Q + A session with the filmmakers.

Win tickets to My Morning Jacket, Mansion, and more‏

Design and create your own jewelry! Learn how to make necklaces, earrings, and bracelets with string, wire, or chain! We carry semi-precious stones, sterling silver and gold-filled findings, Swarovski crystals, glass beads, and many beads from around the world. Set up your appointment today! Bijoux Design Creations, Inc. 4776 SW 72nd Ave. Miami, FL 33155. 305.740.3442. www.bijouxdesigns.com




What is Santo Stars? Santo Stars is the biggest talent competition to ever hit Miami! Each Tuesday, auditions will take place from 1pm-5pm. The audience, celebrity judges, and readers will vote contestants into the semi finals each week. The grand prizes package is valued at over $100,000. $20,000 being cash! Audition dates are Aug. 19th, Aug. 26th from 1pm to 5pm. at the Santo Stage at Santo - 430 Lincoln Road; Miami Beach.

Sign up is easy simply go to: www.myspace.com/santostars and click the link to register and pay the registration fee. You may also call 305.532.2882. The complete list of rules and regulations is there.




WIN TICKETS TO SEE :


MY MORNING JACKET
Performing Live at The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater- Friday August 29th. Rolling Stone says they are "fast becoming one of the premier live bands of the planet". Spend an evening with My Morning Jacket! With a show that is unrivaled. One of today's most talked about bands! Tickets are onsale now at livenation.com.



http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/325946/




Laurenzo's Italian Market 16385 W.Dixie Hwy.North Miami, FL.305.945.6381.
Farmer's Market 305.944.5052-Open 7 Days a Week!

Affordable Catering Specials For Your Parties! 1/2 Tray Services Serves 10-12 Full Tray Serves 20-24


Garlic Rolls-1Dz. $3.95
Italian Salad w/ Famous Creamy Italian Dressing...$24.95...$49.95
Southern Lasagna Beef & Ricotta...$49.95...$99.95
Northern Lasagna Bolognese & Bechamel...$49.95...$99.95
Eggplant Parmigiana...$49.95...$99.95
Chicken Parm or Francese, w/Lemoni...$49.95...$99.95
Sicillian Cannolis, Plain...$1.99 Ea.
Chipes or Pistachios...$2.50 Ea




The Forge is a staple of Miami Beach night life, and their new Friday night party is just proof again why the Forge will always be a Hot Spot in Miami. The fashion shows being presented are top of the line and quite frankly, so are their beverages. The music is one of a kind. The rock drummer, named “the Pope” plays along with music producer J. Felix and his insanely good music to form the ultimate combination. This aspect combined with fashion, makes the tagline “where fashion meets fun”, extremely true-life. Located: 432 west 41 st. Miami Beach, FL




International Real Estate Presentation
"Costa Rica & Belize" Hot Real Estate Today.
- Happy Hour Presentation | RSVP Here



When: This Saturday, August 16th!
Where: Mango's Tropical Cafe
Time: Starts at 5:00 p.m.
Address: 900 Ocean Drive
Seating very limited: 70 Seats!
Door Prize: Trip for 2 to Costa Rica!!
Gift Bag by duPont Registry!!!
Complimentary OPEN BAR (Happy Hour)
(866) 805-6708 | Hosted by http://IREAB.Org

FREE Admission - Pending Seat Availability
Seeking Investors, Realtors & People Who Want to Retire Abroad to Attend.

Park at 7th Street for ample parking.


Come and listen to the sounds as your feet move your body! Mansion Nightclub brings to you Roger Sanchez Saturday, August 30th!! Give your heart a treat while it beats to the sounds of Roger Sanchez!!!! Don't miss this! Mansion Nightclub, 123 Washington Ave., Miami Bch.
www.mansionmiami.com




Fashion Rendezvous this Friday August 15th at “O”. Located at 330 Lincoln Road between (Washington and Collins on Lincoln) Doors open at 10 P.M. A night of fashion, entertainment, arts, and a good party; enjoy the Samba Dancers, 10 Swimsuit models in Brazilian Bikinis, and a photography gallery showcasing photographers. Ladies drink FREE from 10 to 11 P.M. Stay after the fashion show and enjoy the sounds of DJ Ssandro spinning Brazilian House Re-Mixes and International beats downstairs and upstairs Hip Hop. Over 13 sponsors and 15% of all proceeds from revenue dollars and tickets at the door are going to the Make a Wish Foundation. Hosted and Lead Sponsors: megtalent.com and Sobe VIP Nights. For more info call: 305-531-9835 or go online to: myspace.com/sobevipnights









Win free tickets to:
Mansion presents Roger Sanchez

Saturday, August 30th join Roger Sanchez at Mansion! Don't miss this! Register to win your FREE tickets now!
www.miaminewtimes.com/promotions/freestuff/



Win free tickets to:
Stealth Records presents Martijn Ten Velden

Sunday, August 17th Stealth Records presents Martijn Ten Velden at Set Nightclub. 320 Lincoln Rd., Miami Bch. Don't miss out! Register to win your FREE tickets now!!

www.miaminewtimes.com/promotions/freestuff/



WIN TICKETS TO SEE COMEDIAN JIM GAFFIGAN! The 2008 Comedy Central Live Tour with Jim Gaffigan… “The Sexy Tour” coming to South Florida Friday August 15th at The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater. Don’t miss this hilarious night with Jim Gaffigan- star of TBS’ My Boys and also featured in numerous films such as THE LOVE GURU, and THREE KINGS.
Tickets still available at livenation.com



Win tickets to Super Saturdays with the Florida Marlins as they take on the Cubs! Join new Times and the Marlins for Super Saturday. Enjoy America's pastime in the Florida fall. Eat hotdogs, win prizes and check out a great concert afterwards!

www.miaminewtimes.com/promotions/freestuff/

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

CMO-VP for SaaS‏

We are conducting an executive search for the Chief Marketing Officer/Vice President Marketing for a successful SaaS company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area. (Title depends upon experience.) Company is the leader in an emerging market space that is on target to be a $5B market in the next 3-5 years. Company has grown 400% each year for the last couple of years. Company does not need to raise additional venture money. CEO’s last venture was extremely successful with an exit strategy in the billions. He brought dozens of people with him from his last venture to this company, but needs a top notch CMO/VP of Marketing. Need a world class marketing leader to create and execute a strategic marketing plan that drives the company from under $20M to over $40M within a relatively short period of time. Must have held a position within the last twelve months as a Chief Marketing Officer or VP of Marketing at a very well positioned, branded, successful enterprise software company and/or SaaS company.

Please let me know if you know someone that would be a good match for this opportunity. Whenever you refer someone to us that we place, we will send you a check for $1000 as a Referral Bonus. Please make sure the person you refer mentions your name so you can get credit for the referral. Or send me the person's contact info and we will contact the person directly. (Phone number and email address preferred.) We also have several other executive positions open with other clients, so please check out the list on our website: www.matchstar.com. Listed below my signature is additional information about this opportunity. Also, the complete job description is listed on our website, along with all of our other open positions.

TO APPLY FOR A POSITION, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE: http://www.matchstar.com/job_listings_open.html
CLICK ON THE POSITION: CMO – VP Marketing – SAAS– SF Bay Area

Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely, Carolyne

Carolyne P. Connor, Founder & President
MATCHSTAR VENTURE SEARCH {!http://www.matchstar.com/}
1395 Piccard Drive, Suite #180
Rockville, MD 20850
415.520.4600 (direct)
415.276.1900 (fax)
connor@matchstar.com


MatchStar Venture Search will be featured with a monthly blog on the home page of the AlwaysOn Network. The blog, titled “Ask The Recruiter,” is a Dear Abby of sorts for the tech exec community, where MatchStar President Carolyne Connor fields Q&A from company executives and candidates searching for world class people and growth opportunities. The monthly blog can be found on the home page of AlwaysOn at www.AlwaysOn.goingon.com or directly at http://www.goingon.com/blog/CPCrecruit.



POSITION: Chief Marketing Officer/Vice President Marketing (Title depends upon experience.) This senior management position reporting directly to the CEO. However, you will only have a handful of people reporting to you initially. Need someone that can roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done, while building and managing a team.

COMPANY: Successful SaaS company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area. (Title depends upon experience.) Company is the leader in an emerging market space that is on target to be a $5B market in the next 3-5 years. Company has grown 400% each year for the last couple of years. Company does not need to raise additional venture money. CEO’s last venture was extremely successful with an exit strategy in the billions. He brought dozens of people with him from his last venture to this company, but needs a top notch CMO/VP of Marketing. Need a world class marketing leader to create and execute a strategic marketing plan that drives the company from under $20M to over $40M within a relatively short period of time.

LOCATION: This position will be headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Company is willing to relocate the right candidate. But, working remotely is not an option.

COMPENSATION: Board is willing and able to put together the right package for the right candidate. The focus is on hiring the BEST candidate. This is a key position, reporting directly to the CEO. Compensation includes base, bonus, stock options, 401k and full benefits package.

MANAGEMENT STYLE/CORPORATE CULTURE: This position will be the Company’s top marketing officer, reporting directly to the CEO. As a key member of the management team, you will actively participate in the important decisions facing the Company. The CEO is very big on creativity and challenging norms. He believes in hiring the best people, then providing them with clear incentives and responsibilities. Get the A++ people on the bus first, and then let them drive it. Focus is on results. Need someone who thrives under tough timeline pressure and the need to show pragmatic, measurable results. He wants someone who knows how to work effectively as part of a management team by building respect and trust.


POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

-- Must have held a position within the last twelve months as a Chief Marketing Officer or VP of Marketing at a very well positioned, branded, successful enterprise software company and/or SaaS company.

-- Must enjoy the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a small company, but also have experience scaling up an enterprise to significant organization size and revenues. Experience working in a dynamic (i.e. “startup”) environment is preferred as well as a successful track record building a product from early adoption through market share leadership. The new CMO-VP Marketing must have experience building a company from under $20M in revenues to over $40M at least once in their career while in a marketing leadership role.

-- Must have significant experience marketing enterprise software and/or solutions to at least one of the following two verticals: 1) e-Commerce/Media websites like Yahoo, eBay, Google, etc. 2) B2B or consumer companies like Oracle, Salesforce, Apple, Adobe, Symantec, VMWare, etc.

-- Must understand web technologies, web application, and related technologies like web analytics, content management, search, SEO & SEM, CRM, email, e-Commerce or media platforms.

-- Must be able to build a world class brand. Someone that will be very strategic in building up the marketing image and presence of the brand in its several marketplaces. Must be able to outline at least one example of how you successfully built “buzz” around a brand that was virtually unknown when you started working on it. The new CMO-VP will benefit from the fact that the Company’s team is stable and mature, with capable management in product development, professional services, customer support, sales, and finance. The new CMO-VP will also “have plenty to work with,” thanks to an excellent product that generates quantifiable results for major customers who are pleased to provide references.

-- Must be able to lead. Must understand the core of marketing. Must be able to personally communicate in small meetings and large presentations. Must have experience developing brand collateral materials, speeches, presentations and all other support materials, online and offline, geared toward the needs of specific opportunities and audiences.

-- Must be eager and able to build a crisp, compelling message for a variety of audiences. Must have natural born marketing talent that can make complex things simple. Prefer someone with experience taking a company through an IPO.

-- Must have strong communications background and business acumen.

-- Prefer candidates that earned undergraduate and MBA degrees from respected universities. However, experience and talent are more important. Looking for candidates that are highly intuitive on strategy and highly analytical on execution. Must be results focused.

This Wednesday, August 6th - Join Speaker Pelosi at the Biltmore‏

Please Join

Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi


HOSTS

Michael Adler • Stephen Bittel • Hon. Elaine Bloom
Ambassador Paul Cejas • Eric Copeland • Alfredo Duran
Austin Forman • Hector Formoso-Murias • FJ Pollak


At a Reception Benefiting
JOE GARCIA
Candidate for U.S. Congress (FL-25)

Wednesday, August 6th
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Location:
Biltmore Hotel
1200 Anastasia Ave.
Coral Gables, FL

Suggested Contribution: $1000
Co-Host: Contribute or Raise $2500

Contribute Online: www.joegarcia08.com/contribute

Please make checks payable to:
Joe Garcia for Congress
P.O. Box 0595
Miami, FL 33196-0595


RSVP REQUIRED
For Questions or to RSVP:
Courtney Whitney (305) 495-4847 / CWhitney at joegarcia08.com

Miami Beach Cinemateque - August 2008 schedule

T H E M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E
The ongoing HD film festival where you don't just watch, you experience!

512 Española Way at Plaza España (305) 67-FILMS (673-567) www.MBCINEMA.com



“BEST ARTS UPGRADE...an absolute playground for the true film

aficionado. HD is sure to make one cool destination even better."

-Miami Sunpost BEST OF SOUTH FLORIDA 2008

“BEST PLACE TO WATCH A MOVIE"

-Miami Sunpost BEST OF SOUTH FLORIDA 2008,"Personal Best", Octavio Campos




13 WED

This event has been POSTPONED to a date TBA.

We hope to have Elliot at MBC in the near future!

An Evening with Elliot Tiber

Author of Taking Woodstock





AUG 14 THU 8:30pm:

“A Voyeur’s Journey:

The Films of ATOM EGOYAN”

With the MBC July/August Photographic Exhibition:

"WHERE THE DESIGN LIES:

Recreating Miami 1959 / 1974"

The Sweet Hereafter (Canada/1997)

With Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus



On a winter's day, in the small rural community of Sam Dent, British Columbia, a school bus inexplicably crashes into a frozen lake, taking the lives of fourteen children and injuring many others. Shortly thereafter, Mitchell Stephens (Ian Holm), a big city lawyer, comes to the community with promises to compensate its citizens for their loss. With a view to mounting a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the accident victims, Stephens interviews the survivors of the crash and the families who are mourning the deaths of their children. Through a series of emotionally charged meetings, we are presented with a prismatic view of the accident and its impact on the town. At the same time, through the interviews and a series of flashbacks, we discover disturbing secrets which reveal that, in some ways, the community was already on the road to losing its children.

WINNER: Cannes Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, FIPRESCI, Ecumenical

Genie Awards Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Cinematography

Independent Spirit Awards Best Foreign Film

Toronto Int. Film Festival Best Canadian Film

Toronto Film Critics Best Film, Best Director

Nominated: Academy Awards Best Director, Adapted Screenplay

“Presented midway through this latest, biggest and most wrenching film by the brilliantly analytical Atom Egoyan, the image (of the accident) becomes the basis for a many-faceted moral inquiry. In the aftermath of such calamity, how does life go on?”

-Janet Maslin, New York Times





15 FRI, 16 SAT, 17 SUN, 18 MON

7:50pm & 9:20pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin/Canada/2008)

With Darcy Fehr, Ann Savage, Amy Stewert, Louis Negin




This is Guy Maddin’s hilariously wacky and profoundly touching goodbye letter to his childhood hometown. The film is a documentary (or “docu-fantasia” as Maddin proclaims) that blends local and personal history with surrealist images and metaphorical myths that cover everything from the fire at the local park, which leads to a frozen lake of distressed horse heads, to pivotal, sometimes traumatic, factually heightened scenes from Maddin’s own childhood.

"As surprising and delightful as any filmmaker has ever been."

– Robert Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

WINNER: Toronto Int. Film Festival Best Canadian Feature Film 2008

“A GREAT FILM! It is outrageous, illogical, hilarious, and imaginative; in short, Maddin in top form.”—Filmmaker Magazine

“AS WITTY and MOVING as it’s VISUALLY DAZZLING”-Empire

“Hynotic and very funny. . .Truly ONE OF A KIND!- Total Films

“The finest, funniest, saddest film I’ve seen”—Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine





21 THU 8:30pm:

“A Voyeur’s Journey: ATOM EGOYAN”

Felicia’s Journey (Canada/1999)

With Bob Hoskins, Elaine Cassidy, Arsinée Khanjian




In the brilliantly realized surreal thriller, adapted from William Trevor's popular novel, Felicia (Elaine Cassidy), a pregnant Irish girl searching for her boyfriend in the English midlands, is befriended by Joseph Hilditch (Bob Hoskins), a catering manager who also happens to be a serial killer. Atom Egoyan, Canada's most gifted filmmaker, elevates this cat-and-mouse game into a film that transcends genre by entering the characters' consciousness and implying a world of half-discernible connections in which the weather, the landscape and the chance encounters of strangers suggest the sense of a grand design. — Stephen Holden, The New York Times

WINNER: Genie Awards Best Actor, Screenplay, Cinematography

Vallladolid Int. Film Festival Golden Spike Award Atom Egoyan

Bodil Awards Best Non American Film

Canadian Cinematograpohers Awards Best Cinematography

“Egoyan captures the terror and awe of a classic fairy tale in "Felicia's Journey".

The polarities of good and evil, the temptations and bizarre characters that felicia encounters on here odyssey and the sense of instability--of running hopelessly, as if through a dream--are all here."--Edward Guthman, San Francisco Chronicle





22 FRI, 23 SAT 7:50pm & 9:30pm:

“A Weekend OUT!”

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

Chris and Don, a Love Story (Guido Santi, Tina Mascara/2008)

The Hollywood Life of Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy

“No one believed they could last so long. . .”

Documentary with Don Bachardy, Christopher Isherwood, John Boorman,

Leslie Caron, Liza Minnelli, Gloria Stuart, Michael York




Chris and Don is the true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose Berlin Stories was the basis for all incarnations of Cabaret) and American portrait painter Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior. From Isherwood’s Kit-Kat-Club years in Weimar-era Germany (the inspiration for his most famous work) to the couple’s first meeting on the beaches of 1950s Malibu, their against-all-odds saga is brought to dazzling life by a treasure trove of multimedia. With Isherwood’s status as an out-and-proud gay maverick, and Bachardy’s eventual artistic triumph away from the considerable shadow of his life partner, Chris and Don is above all a joyful celebration of a most extraordinary couple.

WINNER: Best Documentary Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

“Of all the people I came to know in Los Angeles, their marriage was the only one that endured.”—John Boorman, director

“DEEPLY MOVING. Grounded in the artistic inspiration. . .two men found in each other”—Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly





24 SUN One Night Only! 8pm:

“SILENTS...PLEASE!”

A NEW series of classic silent films with LIVE accompaniment!

In collaboration with KINO and The SoBe Music Institute

Queen Kelly (Erich Von Stroheim/USA/1928)

Starring Gloria Swanson as “Queen Kelly”

Ever wonder what came before SUNSET BOULEVARD, the last time Gloria Swanson and Erich Von Stroheim worked together, until that film in 1950?



Photo: Gloria Swanson by Edward Steichen©, 1924

In 1928, after years of struggles within the studio system, master director Erich Von Stroheim found the opportunity to create his crowning achievement: a storybook romance of intoxicating beauty, counterbalanced with a frightfully grim tale of moral corruption. Gloria Swanson, powerful in 1928 enough to be both star and producer, stars as an innocent convent girl who falls under the spell of a handsome prince (Walter Byron) on the eve of his marriage to a diabolical queen (Seena Owen). Unreleased in the United States, Queen Kelly might have been Von Stroheim's greatest film had actress/producer Swanson not halted it in mid-production. Kino presents the critically-acclaimed restoration of Von Stroheim's ambitious epic, which incorporates many of the scenes (set within an African brothel) that caused Swanson to shut down the film.

“A true artist—My God, he had talent”—Orson Welles

The KINO score of the film will be supplemented by a LIVE performance by Ryoji Yamaguchi on classical and acoustic guitar

from the SoBe Music Institute

$12 and $10 MBC Members, Students, and Seniors





28 THU 8:30pm:

“A Voyeur’s Journey: ATOM EGOYAN”

Where The Truth Lies (Canada/2005) (NC17 version)

With Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman, Kristin Adams

“When you have everything you want, how far is too far?”



In 1950s Miami, Lanny Morris (Kevin Bacon) and Vince Collins (Colin Firth) are superstar entertainers, an odd couple comedy act (based, loosely, on Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin and other lounge performers). The night a beautiful naked corpse is found in the bath of their hotel suite, the duo breaks up and they never speak again ... until 15 years later they are somehow brought together by an ambitious young writer, Karen O'Connor (Alison Lohman) who is desperately trying to write the Vince Collins biography - complete with details surrounding the mystery death - but competing with Lanny's own plans to publish his life story. . ..

“Terrific. . .a magnificently convoluted noir plot!”—Roger Ebert

WINNER: Outstanding Production Design Director’s Guild of Canada

Genie Awards Best Screenplay

“The set and costumes are supremely evocative, beautifully juxtaposing the shiny giddiness of the '50s and the cooler, darker atmospherics of the '70s.”

--Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune

“Beautifully shot and designed, with a lush orchestral score, Where The Truth Lies is a cinematic pleasure, powerfully combining story and character.”-Urban Cinefile






29 FRI, 30 SAT, 31 SUN 7:45pm & 9:45pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

The Last Mistress (Une vielle maîtresse)

(Catherine Breillat/France/2008)

With Asia Argento, Fu-ad Ait Aattou, Roxane Mesquida



The Last Mistress marks the monumental pairing of cinema's premiere provocateur, director Catherine Breillat (Romance, Fat Girl) with the most fearless and explosive actor of our generation, Asia Argento (Marie Antoinette, Boarding Gate). A penniless rogue, Ryno de Marigny (newcomer Fu-ad Ait Aattou), shocks 19th century France with his engagement to the virginal gem of the aristocracy, Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida of Fat Girl). As lurid speculations of Ryno's ten year affair with the carnal Vellini (Argento) manifest, a supremely erotic and wickedly humorous depiction of human lust is revealed - overriding the brittle facade of nobility and reverence. Bolstered by Breillat's mastery of the medium and Argento's commanding performance, The Last Mistress is a highly entertaining yet incredibly provocative film that has resulted in unanimous praise from audiences and critics across the world.

In French with English subtitles

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Cannes Film Festival, New York Int Film Festival,

AFI Int Film Festival, Toronto Int. Film Festival, Chigo Int. Film Festival

“TORRID and ARRESTING! Breillat’s film, without a doubt, contains the most explicit sex, and talk about sex, ever seen in a historical costume drama”

—Screen International

“It’s the kind of film. . .in its aesthetic daring, in the violence of its idea, in its expansive idea, is a film you want to see several times”. –Manhola Dargis, New York Times

“SCANDALOUS and EXOTIC! Asia Argento’s tour-de-force performance.

--Amy Taubin, Film Comment







TICKETS:

FILMS: $10 or $7 MBC Members & Students

SILENTS...PLEASE! $12 or $10 MBC Members/Students/Seniors

Doors open fifteen minutes before screenings

Where the Design Lies: Recreating MIAMI Exhibition: complimentary



T H E M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E

The ongoing HD film festival where you don't just watch, you experience!

512 Española Way at Plaza España (305) 67-FILMS (673-4567) www.MBCINEMA.com










Ordinary

movies?

NEVER!





MBC is supported by the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council and the

Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council,

the Miami Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners

MAYA ANGELOU'S‏

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
enough
money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
something
perfect to wear if the employer,
or date of her dreams
wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD
HAVE .
a youth she's content to leave behind....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
a past juicy
enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her
old age....


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
one friend who
always makes her laugh.. and one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
a good piece
of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her
family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
eight
matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for
a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
a feeling of
control over her destiny..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD
KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to quit
a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend
without;
ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN
SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK
AWAY...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her
childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she
would and wouldn't do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW....
how to live
alone... even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY
WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to
go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table..
or a
charming Inn in the woods....
when her soul needs
soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
What she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a
month...and a year...

AND
REMEMBER:

GOOD FRIENDS ARE LIKE STARS.

YOU DON'T ALWAYS SEE THEM,

BUT YOU ALWAYS KNOW THEY ARE
THERE!!!!!!

Be yourself...everyone else is
already
taken.

Miami Beach Cinemateque - August 2008 schedule

13 WED 7pm Meet & Greet Reception/ 8pm film:

An Evening with Elliot Tiber

Author of Taking Woodstock



Before there was a Woodstock Concert, there was Elliot Tiber.

In the summer of 1969, Elliot Tiber’s life changed in a way he never could have foreseen. Greenwich Village had become the mecca for gay people in America. There, Elliot had socialized with the likes of Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, Andy Warhol, and a talented young photographer named Robert Mapplethorpe. Then on Friday, June 27, Elliot walked into the Stonewall Inn and witnessed the riot that would galvanize the gay movement in the United States. And on July 17, when Elliot read that the Woodstock Concert promoters had lost their license to stage the show in Wallkill, he called to offer his help in finding a new venue. In the days that followed, Elliot found himself swept up in a vortex that would change his life forever.

The events that unfolded during that hot New York summer have come to be recognized as major turning points in our cultural history. Few, however, have enjoyed Elliot Tiber’s unique view of those events. Taking Woodstock is the funny, touching, and true story of the man who enabled Woodstock to take place. It is also the personal story of one man who took stock of his life, his lifestyle, and his future. In short, Taking Woodstock is like no history of Woodstock you have ever experienced.



Meet Elliot Tiber, the man who SAVED Woodstock, and whose book and docu-comedy film are being made into a feature film by Ang Lee! Elliot will introduce his film, and there will be a Q&A and booksigning afterwards.



This is a fundraising event for Gay American Heroes. The “adoption of a hero”, wine and cheese reception, film, and After Party at HALO are included in the ticket price of $40.


*Please be advised that Gay American Heroes will be filming an upcoming documentary during the event.





14 THU

“A Voyeur’s Journey: ATOM EGOYAN”

The Sweet Hereafter (Canada/1997)

With Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus



On a winter's day, in the small rural community of Sam Dent, British Columbia, a school bus inexplicably crashes into a frozen lake, taking the lives of fourteen children and injuring many others. Shortly thereafter, Mitchell Stephens (Ian Holm), a big city lawyer, comes to the community with promises to compensate its citizens for their loss. With a view to mounting a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the accident victims, Stephens interviews the survivors of the crash and the families who are mourning the deaths of their children. Through a series of emotionally charged meetings, we are presented with a prismatic view of the accident and its impact on the town. At the same time, through the interviews and a series of flashbacks, we discover disturbing secrets which reveal that, in some ways, the community was already on the road to losing its children.

WINNER: Cannes Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, FIPRESCI, Ecumenical

Genie Awards Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Cinematography

Independent Spirit Awards Best Foreign Film

Toronto Int. Film Festival Best Canadian Film

Toronto Film Critics Best Film, Best Director

Nominated: Academy Awards Best Director, Adapted Screenplay

“Presented midway through this latest, biggest and most wrenching film by the brilliantly analytical Atom Egoyan, the image (of the accident) becomes the basis for a many-faceted moral inquiry. In the aftermath of such calamity, how does life go on?”

-Janet Maslin, New York Times





15 FRI, 16 SAT, 17 SUN, 18 MON

7:50pm & 9:20pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin/Canada/2008)

With Darcy Fehr, Ann Savage, Amy Stewert, Louis Negin




This is Guy Maddin’s hilariously wacky and profoundly touching goodbye letter to his childhood hometown. The film is a documentary (or “docu-fantasia” as Maddin proclaims) that blends local and personal history with surrealist images and metaphorical myths that cover everything from the fire at the local park, which leads to a frozen lake of distressed horse heads, to pivotal, sometimes traumatic, factually heightened scenes from Maddin’s own childhood.

"As surprising and delightful as any filmmaker has ever been."

– Robert Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

WINNER: Toronto Int. Film Festival Best Canadian Feature Film 2008

“A GREAT FILM! It is outrageous, illogical, hilarious, and imaginative; in short, Maddin in top form.”—Filmmaker Magazine

“AS WITTY and MOVING as it’s VISUALLY DAZZLING”-Empire

“Hynotic and very funny. . .Truly ONE OF A KIND!- Total Films

“The finest, funniest, saddest film I’ve seen”—Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine





21 THU 8:30pm:

“A Voyeur’s Journey: ATOM EGOYAN”

Felicia’s Journey (Canada/1999)

With Bob Hoskins, Elaine Cassidy, Arsinée Khanjian




In the brilliantly realized surreal thriller, adapted from William Trevor's popular novel, Felicia (Elaine Cassidy), a pregnant Irish girl searching for her boyfriend in the English midlands, is befriended by Joseph Hilditch (Bob Hoskins), a catering manager who also happens to be a serial killer. Atom Egoyan, Canada's most gifted filmmaker, elevates this cat-and-mouse game into a film that transcends genre by entering the characters' consciousness and implying a world of half-discernible connections in which the weather, the landscape and the chance encounters of strangers suggest the sense of a grand design. — Stephen Holden, The New York Times

WINNER: Genie Awards Best Actor, Screenplay, Cinematography

Vallladolid Int. Film Festival Golden Spike Award Atom Egoyan

Bodil Awards Best Non American Film

Canadian Cinematograpohers Awards Best Cinematography

“Egoyan captures the terror and awe of a classic fairy tale in "Felicia's Journey".

The polarities of good and evil, the temptations and bizarre characters that felicia encounters on here odyssey and the sense of instability--of running hopelessly, as if through a dream--are all here."--Edward Guthman, San Francisco Chronicle





22 FRI, 23 SAT 7:50pm & 9:30pm:

“A Weekend OUT!”

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

Chris and Don, a Love Story (Guido Santi, Tina Mascara/2008)

The Hollywood Life of Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy

“No one believed they could last so long. . .”

Documentary with Don Bachardy, Christopher Isherwood, John Boorman,

Leslie Caron, Liza Minnelli, Gloria Stuart, Michael York




Chris and Don is the true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood (whose Berlin Stories was the basis for all incarnations of Cabaret) and American portrait painter Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior. From Isherwood’s Kit-Kat-Club years in Weimar-era Germany (the inspiration for his most famous work) to the couple’s first meeting on the beaches of 1950s Malibu, their against-all-odds saga is brought to dazzling life by a treasure trove of multimedia. With Isherwood’s status as an out-and-proud gay maverick, and Bachardy’s eventual artistic triumph away from the considerable shadow of his life partner, Chris and Don is above all a joyful celebration of a most extraordinary couple.

WINNER: Best Documentary Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

“Of all the people I came to know in Los Angeles, their marriage was the only one that endured.”—John Boorman, director

“DEEPLY MOVING. Grounded in the artistic inspiration. . .two men found in each other”—Chuck Wilson, LA Weekly





24 SUN One Night Only! 8pm:

“SILENTS...PLEASE!”

A NEW series of classic silent films with LIVE accompaniment!

In collaboration with KINO and The SoBe Music Institute

Queen Kelly (Erich Von Stroheim/USA/1928)

Starring Gloria Swanson as “Queen Kelly”

Ever wonder what came before SUNSET BOULEVARD, the last time Gloria Swanson and Erich Von Stroheim worked together, until that film in 1950?



Photo: Gloria Swanson by Edward Steichen©, 1924

In 1928, after years of struggles within the studio system, master director Erich Von Stroheim found the opportunity to create his crowning achievement: a storybook romance of intoxicating beauty, counterbalanced with a frightfully grim tale of moral corruption. Gloria Swanson, powerful in 1928 enough to be both star and producer, stars as an innocent convent girl who falls under the spell of a handsome prince (Walter Byron) on the eve of his marriage to a diabolical queen (Seena Owen). Unreleased in the United States, Queen Kelly might have been Von Stroheim's greatest film had actress/producer Swanson not halted it in mid-production. Kino presents the critically-acclaimed restoration of Von Stroheim's ambitious epic, which incorporates many of the scenes (set within an African brothel) that caused Swanson to shut down the film.

“A true artist—My God, he had talent”—Orson Welles

The KINO score of the film will be supplemented by a LIVE performance by Ryoji Yamaguchi on classical and acoustic guitar

from the SoBe Music Institute

$12 and $10 MBC Members, Students, and Seniors





28 THU 8:30pm:

“A Voyeur’s Journey: ATOM EGOYAN”

Where The Truth Lies (Canada/2005) (NC17 version)

With Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman, Kristin Adams

“When you have everything you want, how far is too far?”



In 1950s Miami, Lanny Morris (Kevin Bacon) and Vince Collins (Colin Firth) are superstar entertainers, an odd couple comedy act (based, loosely, on Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin and other lounge performers). The night a beautiful naked corpse is found in the bath of their hotel suite, the duo breaks up and they never speak again ... until 15 years later they are somehow brought together by an ambitious young writer, Karen O'Connor (Alison Lohman) who is desperately trying to write the Vince Collins biography - complete with details surrounding the mystery death - but competing with Lanny's own plans to publish his life story. . .

“Terrific. . .a magnificently convoluted noir plot!”—Roger Ebert

WINNER: Outstanding Production Design Director’s Guild of Canada

Genie Awards Best Screenplay

“The set and costumes are supremely evocative, beautifully juxtaposing the shiny giddiness of the '50s and the cooler, darker atmospherics of the '70s.”

--Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune

“Beautifully shot and designed, with a lush orchestral score, Where The Truth Lies is a cinematic pleasure, powerfully combining story and character.”-Urban Cinefile






29 FRI, 30 SAT, 31 SUN 7:45pm & 9:45pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

The Last Mistress (Une vielle maîtresse)

(Catherine Breillat/France/2008)

With Asia Argento, Fu-ad Ait Aattou, Roxane Mesquida



The Last Mistress marks the monumental pairing of cinema's premiere provocateur, director Catherine Breillat (Romance, Fat Girl) with the most fearless and explosive actor of our generation, Asia Argento (Marie Antoinette, Boarding Gate). A penniless rogue, Ryno de Marigny (newcomer Fu-ad Ait Aattou), shocks 19th century France with his engagement to the virginal gem of the aristocracy, Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida of Fat Girl). As lurid speculations of Ryno's ten year affair with the carnal Vellini (Argento) manifest, a supremely erotic and wickedly humorous depiction of human lust is revealed - overriding the brittle facade of nobility and reverence. Bolstered by Breillat's mastery of the medium and Argento's commanding performance, The Last Mistress is a highly entertaining yet incredibly provocative film that has resulted in unanimous praise from audiences and critics across the world.

In French with English subtitles

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Cannes Film Festival, New York Int Film Festival,

AFI Int Film Festival, Toronto Int. Film Festival, Chigo Int. Film Festival

“TORRID and ARRESTING! Breillat’s film, without a doubt, contains the most explicit sex, and talk about sex, ever seen in a historical costume drama”

—Screen International

“It’s the kind of film. . .in its aesthetic daring, in the violence of its idea, in its expansive idea, is a film you want to see several times”. –Manhola Dargis, New York Times

“SCANDALOUS and EXOTIC! Asia Argento’s tour-de-force performance.

--Amy Taubin, Film Comment







TICKETS:

FILMS: $10 or $7 MBC Members & Students

Full Grown Men Premiere Aug 01: $12 and $10 MBC Members/Students

SILENTS...PLEASE! $12 or $10 MBC Members/Students/Seniors

Man On Wire: MBC Members FREE, otherwise $10 and $7 Students

An Evening with Elliot Tiber: $40

Doors open fifteen minutes before screenings

Where the Design Lies: Recreating MIAMI Exhibition: complimentary



T H E M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E

The ongoing HD film festival where you don't just watch, you experience!

512 Española Way at Plaza España (305) 67-FILMS (673-4567) www.MBCINEMA.com










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NEVER!





MBC is supported by the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council and the

Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council,

the Miami Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners

Fridays at The Tides South Beach

Fridays at The Tides South Beach
Escape and get an early start on the weekend
Specially priced libations and tapas
Complimentary chef¹s choice tapas sampler with first round of drinks
Tension Melting Relaxation from 6:30-7:30pm
Music by DJ Max
Fridays 5-8pm, August-September
Forward to your friends!

Spa

Oh My Bod
MySpa Opens



CandyGrl: I just heard about a luxe spa where you can get a happy ending.

JuliBB: Really? I could use one. Turns out Trevor’s gay.

CandyGrl: No surprise there. Anyhow, MySpa just opened in the InterContinental Miami hotel. The swank spot has all the typical gems: private treatment rooms, steam, sauna, and a couples’ suite. What really stands out is the unusual services.

JuliBB: Yes, tell me about them.

CandyGrl: My fave is the Sunshine, a hydrosensory treatment. Water jets massage your bod while color therapy stimulates your mind and the scent of orange blossoms invigorates you. It finishes off with a scrub and antioxidant moisturizer.

JuliBB: Sometimes a shower is the only thing that does it. Is that when you get your happy ending?

CandyGrl: Nope, that’s at checkout. Say code word DailyCandy and get 20 percent off any treatment.

JuliBB: Wow. That’s way more than I get off.


MySpa, InterContinental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza (305-372-4444 or myspamiami.com).

MEMBER PRESALE: Fito Páez and Jorge Celedón with Jimmy Zambrano‏

Fito Páez
"Solo Acompañado"
September 19 @ 8 PM
Knight Concert Hall

A megastar of Latin American rock and roll with the global appeal of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, Fito Páez has been the lyrical voice and musical conscience of Argentina for an entire generation.

He has produced hit songs such as "Mariposa Tecknicolor" and "Tema de Piluso"; recorded the best-selling rock album in Argentine history (El amor después del amor); sold out stadiums, concert halls, and music festivals throughout the continent; and won several Latin Grammy® Awards (one last year for El Mundo cabe en una canción - Best Rock Solo Vocal Album). At this performance, he'll be joined by some special musical guests soon to be announced!

LOG IN
and use promo code FITO to order your tickets today,
or call the box office at 305.949.6722.
Public sale begins August 9.

Presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center and Day 1 Entertainment





Jorge Celedón & Jimmy Zambrano
"Sinfónico"
October 3 @ 8 PM
Knight Concert Hall

Singer Jorge Celedón and accordionist Jimmy Zambrano, two of the most highly acclaimed Colombian Vallenato artists today, play an energetic mix of up-tempo dance music and romantic ballads. Individually, they are top musicians, but it's their partnership for the past decade with six hit albums and countless live appearances that have made them favorite performers of Colombians (their hit "Esta Vida" was #1 for 45 weeks!) throughout the Americas and Europe.

At the Knight Concert Hall, they'll combine the emblematic instruments of Vallenato—such as the caja, guacharaca, and accordion—with the big instrumental sounds of a symphonic orchestra for the first time in the US, playing hits such as "Ay Hombre", "Cuatro Rosas" and "Esta Vida."

LOG IN
and use promo code JORGEJIMMY to order your tickets today, or call the box office at 305.949.6722.
Public sale begins August 9.

Presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center and Day 1 Entertainment

Small favor, big impact‏

hope this email finds you well and that you’ve had a great summer. I have a small favor to ask of you that could make a big impact for Adopt-A-Classroom and America’s teachers.

For the second year, American Express Members Project is giving away $1.5 million to the project that receives the most nominations on the Members Project website www.membersproject.com. Last year, we made it into the Top 25. This year, I’d like to win, and focus national attention to the importance of teachers in our communities and the issues they face.

I greatly appreciate your taking a few minutes to go to www.membersproject.com and nominate “Adopt a classroom. Support America’s Teachers.”

You do NOT need to be an American Express cardholder to nominate a project. (This is a big difference from last year’s campaign.)

Click here to go to www.membersproject.com and nominate “Adopt a classroom. Support America’s Teachers.” and help Adopt-A-Classroom win $1.5 million to support America’s teachers.

As an fyi, this is the first of 3 rounds of voting. The next round narrows it from Top 25 to Top 5 and the final round narrows it to a winner.

Thanks so much for doing this. Please forward this email to your friends and family.

Jamie


James Rosenberg
Founder, Executive Director
Adopt-A-Classroom

Beautiful Lake Front Home - Completely Upgraded.

2000 / 2br - Beautiful Lake Front Home - Completely Upgraded (Dania Beach)

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Absolutely beautiful lakefront home in Dania Beach! This 2 bedroon 1 1/2 Bathroom home has been completely upgraded. Upstairs loft can be used as a third bedroom. Owner will rent property furnished or unfurnished. Cleaning Service will come in and clean once per month. Rental price is negotiable. Call listing agent today!

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Crandall Associates presents a Vice President opportunity‏

If you are interested in exploring your options, this is a terrific opportunity to join a multi billion dollar company that is a leader in its market niche. This is an organization with virtually unlimited career potential.



My client, located in Southern Florida, is a publicly held company that provides insurance products for the senior market. They have asked me to recruit a Vice President who will help individual agents create activity through direct marketing channels including direct mail and the web.



This position is responsible for the strategy, tactics and programs to create interest and generate leads for my client’s products. There is some travel required.



This position pays a generous base salary plus bonus, and offers a comprehensive benefits plan as well as the opportunity to join a growing, profitable organization.



Joanna, if you might be interested in this opportunity, please call me as soon as possible at (516) 767-6800 or email wendy at crandallassociates.com, and refer to 272-BY. And if by chance this position does not hold interest for you but you know of someone who would be a good fit, we would welcome a referral. Thank you!

Florida Residents: Bahamas cruises from $179 with an upgrade‏

Special Florida Resident Rates from just $179* per person
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Offer is valid on 3- and 4-day Bahamas cruises from Miami aboard Norwegian Sky. So enjoy Nassau, Grand Bahama Island and Great Stirrup Cay this season before it's too late.

Hurry, 3rd & 4th availability goes quickly.
Offer expires August 17th.

Request Promotion Code: PGRE1

Visit ncl.com for more details.

FREE! Party with a Purpose at D&B - Aug 27 for UCP‏

This month's party will benefit:


United Cerebral Palsy of South Florida serves more than 1,300 infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities at over 60 locations in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. 100% of the raffle funds raised at this events will go directly to this worthy organization.

Can you recommend someone for this key position at Bling Nation?‏

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If you have a moment, I'd appreciate your help. Please take a look and forward this job on to anyone you think would be interested in the position, or anyone else who could help me find a great candidate.

Thanks for your help!
-Puneet

Company: Bling Nation
Job Title: Business Operations Director
Description:
Exceptional Business Operations Director position for exciting Bay Area start up in mobile payments technology:

This is a ground floor opportunity for a driven and experienced business operations director to play a key role in driving real change within the banking industry. The Business Operations Director will lead product and program management and be a key contributor to the successful launch of Bling Nation's innovative mobile payment technology platform. The sky is the limit regarding how successful you can be in this role and Bling Nation is offering a very competitive compensation package that reflects the importance of this position to our future success.

The team that successfully tackled on line banking and trading, video games, banking for the unbanked, is now turning its attention to its biggest business opportunity ever by disrupting the $140 Billion a year US payments industry with a proprietary delivery platform that capitalizes on the convergence of three of the most powerful trends ever to impact financial services. Bling Nation intends to move very quickly to secure a dominant position in this market over the next couple of years. Bling Nation has developed an open payment-clearing network (BlingLink) for financial institutions, making it possible for a wide range of devices to access BlingLink, including mobile phones and Merchant POS systems among others. The BlingLink provides the Financial Institution with the ability to clear payments at a small fraction of their current costs while providing a new set of services for current customers and services to attract new customers who have not yet settled on a long-term Financial Institution relationships.

Working in close partnership with the COO the Business Operations Director will immediately take ownership for leading our product and program management activities to ensure a successful product launch. Excellent communication skills and prior experience working with a variety of team members will be key as you interface on a regular basis with cross functional teams, and particularly our development team, to provide guidance and feedback on the product requirements and work closely with the business development team to develop and monitor our sales process. Your proven program management and client management skills will enable you to lead effective deployment of the Bling Nation solution at customer sites and ensure that all projects are completed on time and within budget while your outstanding attention to detail and ability to follow up with customers will ensure that we continue to improve our service and products. Your technical knowledge will be key to success in this role and you must already have relevant experience in deploying payments and/or banking technology solutions at financial institutions (ideally with small/regional banks or credit unions) as this will quickly enable you to understand our technology and outstanding value proposition. Your willingness to be flexible combined with your hands on attitude will ensure that you quickly make an impact and become a highly valued leader within our company while your exceptional problem solving ability will be put to good use as you identify and resolve critical issues. As the business grows you will also have the opportunity to build and grow a strong and talented team to support the expansion of Bling Nation

To apply for this position or refer someone you know, please use the link below to our online application system managed by Accolo.

http://jobs.accolo.com/14920

Salsa Classes

SALSA MIA CLASSES
South Beach
FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS 8:15 PM at Yuca
6 Levels, Cuban Style Casino Rueda

Coral Gables
TUESDAYS 8:15 PM at Body & Soul
3 Levels, Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced One-On-One

Salsa Classes @ Yuca Lounge
Salsa Fridays & Sundays
Classes 8:15 pm
2 full hours of group Salsa classes
All Levels
Beginners through Advanced
Salsa Nightclub Fridays
11:00 pm Sizzling Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha Cha Cha and a great mix of Latin music.

DJs Alex & Puerto Rican Russ
Live Percussionist "Timbalero" every Friday

Location Yuca Lounge, 501 Lincoln Rd. (NW corner of Lincoln & Drexel). South Beach. Parking - Click here for parking details.




Salsa Classes @ Body & Soul


Salsa Tuesdays
Classes 8:15 pm

All Levels -Beginners through Advanced

Style - One-On-One

Emphasis - one-on-one partner work, posture, core structure, timing, musicality, body movements, styling, turns, footwork, tricks, dips and much more.

Location - Body & Soul, 355 Greco Ave. Coral Gables (US1 & Le Jeune Rd.) Right next to Merrick Village. Free parking

Studio - Wood Floors, Mirrors all around, a State of the Art Sound System, and a fabulous Juice Bar with all of the best shakes and healthy snacks.

Barack's VP: Be the First to Know‏

Barack Obama is about to make one of the most important decisions of this campaign -- choosing a running mate.

You have helped build this movement from the bottom up, and Barack wants you to be the first to know his choice.

Sign up today to be the first to know:

http://my.barackobama.com/vp

You will receive an email the moment Barack makes his decision, or you can text VP to 62262 to receive a text message on your mobile phone.

Once you've signed up, please forward this email to your friends, family, and coworkers to let them know about this special opportunity.

No other campaign has done this before. You can be part of this important moment.

Be the first to know who Barack selects as his running mate.

National Writers' Workshop 2008‏

Dozens of exciting writers now confirmed! Last days for Buy 3, Get 1 Free! Don't miss out on a weekend of networking, inspiration and practical writing advice at the 2008 National Writers' Workshop! Sept. 20-21, 2008Hyatt Pier 66, Fort Lauderdale Act now and save money with our Buy 3, Get 1 Free offer. Buy three regular-priced registrations for just $110, and get one free through Aug. 15. **Registration just $110 before Sept. 1. $130 at the door.Just $60 for students and teachers. Get more info and sign up at www.sun-sentinel.com/writers Featuring:Dave Barry, best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, The Miami HeraldGene Weingarten, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and feature writer, The Washington PostJonathon King, veteran cops reporter and award winning author of the Max Freeman crime series Colin Harrison, magazine writer and editor and author of books including Afterburn and The FinderGary Kebbel, journalism program officer at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in MiamiBarbara Parker, best-selling author known for her "Suspicion" series, including the recent Dark of DaysJane Dystel, President, Dystel & Goderich Literary ManagementDamien Cave, Miami bureau chief and former Iraq war correspondent, The New York TimesJim Benning, writer for travelchannel.com and cofounder of the online travel magazine World HumLaurel Touby, founder and CEO of journalism networking site MediaBistro.com Leonard Pitts Jr., Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, The Miami HeraldRoy Peter Clark, writing coach at the Poynter Institute, author and editorMindy McAdams, professor of online and interactive journalism, University of Florida And more. . .

Richard Steinberg for Democratic Primary for the State House, District 106

friend, Miami Beach Vice Mayor Richard Steinberg, is running in the Democratic Primary for the State House, District 106. Richard has been a great leader in our community as an elected official in Miami Beach for the past seven years and as the current President of the Miami-Dade County League of Cities. In Miami Beach, Richard has been a champion for human rights, the environment, education and ethical government. Richard has also been extremely involved with a number of charities, including Big Brothers Big Sister.



In Tallahassee, Richard will work hard on our behalf. He will continue to be a strong voice as he fights for our school children, seniors, families and small businesses. But he needs our support to address these priorities.



Voter turnout is expected to be very low, so every single vote counts. We need to make sure all of our Democratic family and friends who live in the District vote. The District includes the Beaches from 41st Street north to the Broward County line, and on the Mainland includes Keystone Point, North Miami Beach, Aventura, Highland Lakes and Skylake.



Early voting has already started (click here for times and locations) and Election Day is just around the corner (August 26th). Time is of the essence. Let’s help get Florida back on track by electing Richard Steinberg!



Let me share with you what some of our local community organizations are saying about Richard:



The Fraternal Order of Police, District 6 said in their endorsement letter “…we believe that you [Richard Steinberg] have shown a genuine interest in serving our community, and that you are a friend to law enforcement.”



The South Florida Council of Firefighters said in their endorsement letter, “…we believe that you [Richard Steinberg] are by far the most qualified to understand the unique set of issues and concerns that confront firefighters and paramedics. We feel comfortable that once you are elected to the Florida House of Representatives you will know our issues and how to forward them through the political process."



The Service Employees International Union of Florida said in their endorsement letter “We believe we share a common vision for Florida- one in which working families have respect and the right for fair representation.”

In addition to the organizations listed above, Richard is honored to have the support of Senator Gwen Margolis, United Teachers of Dade, Communications Workers of America Local 3178, SAVE Dade, Equality Florida and many more.

You may also visit Richard’s website at www.RichardSteinberg.com for more information. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail Richard (Richard at RichardSteinberg.com).

Once again, please encourage all your friends and family to vote for Democrat Richard Steinberg for State House. You can even do it by simply forwarding this e-mail!

Regards,

Save The Date! Nightscape back at the Bierhaus August 23!‏

Urgent: Save the date! Saturday August 23



School is Almost in:

Last chance to kick up your heels before Homework Starts!

here is your first Field research Assignment:

Come kick up your heels and party! with

Nightscape

Returning to



The Bierhaus!



Saturday, August 23rd 9:00pm to 1:00am

(join us for dinner beforehand!)



Dance your Butt off and toast to friends along with some really talented professionals

(Hail, Hail All Nightscapers!)

Saturday, August 23rd 9:00pm to 1:00am



60 Merrick Way (near 37th Ave between Coral Way and Alhambra (Satchmo location))

Coral Gables, FL 33134 Call (305) 774-1883 For more Fritz & Franz info www.bierhaus.com




Fritz & Franz Bierhaus



Nightscape (nit'skap') n 1. A R&B/ blues/ jazz group that improves a person's outlook, view or vista of night scene. 2. A group of wonderfully spirited and eccentric professionals achieving proper balance between corporate and bohemian pursuits whenever playing music together. 3. A state of mind, esp. a mindset achieving joy in life through the appreciation of and occasional practice of joint musical expression resulting in random acts of dance. –v –scaped, -scaping. To enhance or improve the mental framework of a group of people by coloring night with exuberant and infectious music. To be moved to spontaneous dance by the infectious music of 'Nightscape' –night'scap'er n A beloved member of or a supporter of the R&B/blues/jazz band 'Nightscape'.


night'scap'er comments and quotes:



Harald Neuweg, Owner Fritz & Franz Bierhaus

"Booking Nightscape is a sure thing for a really great night. The music is terrific. They always bring a lot of people and the sales when they play are better than any other band in South Florida. People get into the grove with Nightscape. It's always a party and the crowd is staying to the end."



Denis Renuart, President, Full Sail Marketing

"Nightscape is the best damn blues/ Rock/ R&B band in the South East! Natty has the voice of an angel dressed in blue-jeans and the bluesy soul of Coco Taylor with the heart wrenching emotive tonality of Bonnie Raitt and Eva Cassidy wrapped into one".


Hiram Norman, Director, America Online
"Whenever I'm in town I always try to catch a Nightscape show. Their energy and
enthusiasm is infectious. They always deliver a great evening"

Megan Marconi, Producer, Las Vegas Little Blackbook
"Nightscape's rhythm section of Goldberg and Norman hold down a steady beat
that packs a one-two punch. They lay down tracks for some great music."


Andy Hooper, Director Human Resources, Burger King

"Nightscape's cool grooves and powerful vocals will have you on your feet, and maybe on the tables before the night's over. Their sets are sure to make you groove - with cool jazz to classic rock 'n roll, the band knows how to get the house on its feet"



Kate Kindarski, Consultant, Global Merchant Investment Group

"Nightscape knows how to really make the blues come alive; they pick up the pace, make it really lively and run themes that are gritty in their truth but always make you smile in relating…like their version of Copeland's "I Always Get My Man" or Newman's "Leave Your Hat On".



Salvador Sanlley, President, G-Star Airlines, Santiago Chile

"Nightscape's music is an infectious time machine and it transports me back to some of the happiest times of my life ... life at its best. I love being transported and love watching those guys playing the transporter."



Sherry Mitchell-Bruker, Ph.D. Research Hydrologist Everglades National Park

"Whenever Nightscape plays, we get a group of our friends together and come for a good time. We enjoy the mix of blues, jazz and rock. They are a great band!"

Stacy VanBuren, Sales Representative Brava, breast enhancing systems

"I love Nightscape. I love going to see them because they love what they do, you can always see and sense that they are having a blast and that joyous energy just spills out to the crowd. It is great entertainment and it is always so much fun."



Jaime Escandon, President, Renata Productions

"I mark my calendar for all of Nightscape's "public" gigs. I try not to miss them.
Natty is an angel and the band is the best! I get a lot of pleasure out of watching them play and listening to their music."



Al Arostegui, Real Estate Broker.

"As a Miami Native who has been in and around the local music scene, even as a drummer, for over 40 years, I can tell you that "Nightscape" has put together some of the best entertainment in the local Blues/ R&B/ Rock/ get your ass up and dance genre that I have ever seen. I am a huge fan and have asked them to notify me for every gig they 'play out'. I am always looking forward to the next time I see them play."



Spencer Jones, Entrepreneur

"Nightscape is a great band, but I have yet to understand how they got such a cute girl to sing (so well) with a bunch of old farts."



Jeff Baker, renowned music critic from Boston

"About Nightscape--Spencer Jones got it right".



Harald Neuweg, Owner The Bierhaus in Coral Gables:

Whenever Nightscape has played at the Bierhaus over the past 5 years, you always pulled in a lot of people, a lot more than most bands, but last Saturday night was maybe the best Saturday we have ever had since opening the Bierhaus. You guys did a fantastic job and Natty's voice is getting
better every time she performs (she blew me away on "At Last"). I really had a great time, especially knowing it would be one of my last times to hear you at the Bierhaus before heading off to open the new restaurant in Aspen, (unless you come and make an appearance in Aspen!) *I appreciated
the performance very much as well as all the hard work that all of you have put into Nightscape and making if a great experience for your fans over the years*.

*Please thank everyone in the band for me and your friends and fans of Nightscape* *for such a great evening*. *Your Nightscaper crowd is exceptional and we love it when we can be of service to them.*

I am very happy to be able to call you and all the members of Nightscape my Friends. I know Peter will have you at the Bierhaus many more times over the coming years. I sincerely appreciate all that you have done for me and the Bierhaus family over the past years.

All the best,