Life Hands You Lemons Fundraiser with Ryan Bleaken

In his continuing efforts to raise funds and awareness for the fight against childhood cancer, Ryan Bleaken will host the second annual Life Hands You Lemons fundraising event on Friday, March 10 from 7-10:30 PM at World Café Live. The concert will feature six live bands and a silent auction. Bleaken was inspired to host an event for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) to honor his friend Max Levine, who passed away after battling neuroblastoma.  Max’s family and the family of Max’s friend Matt Schechter, who passed away after battling leukemia, created the M&M Fund to fund research for high risk pediatric cancers through ALSF. Doors open at 6:30 PM, with music starting at 7 PM. The lineup is Native Riff, The Dead Flowers, Stonehaven, Without Lime, Forever Vista and MONKO. The silent auction features items such as art, home cooking and music lessons. For more information, visit the Life Hands You Lemons Facebook event.

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show

The 2017 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, Holland: Flowering the World,” will celebrate the beauty and ingenuity of Dutch culture, from vivid flower fields to innovative eco-design, on March 11 to 19 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. No other country is as well known for its floral industry as the Netherlands, which fills the world with color. The Philadelphia Flower Show will transport guests to the rainbow landscapes of tulips, hyacinths and daffodils and the cut-flower and bulb markets that have shaped Dutch history. America’s premier floral and garden designers will celebrate facets of Holland’s culture throughout the 10 acres of exhibition halls at the Philadelphia Flower Show, which supports the transformative greening and beautification work of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The Flower Show will also explore the innovation that has defined Holland’s approach to its unique landscape, from windmills – one of the earliest uses of natural energy – to 21st-century ecodomes and the Dutch Wave movement, which takes a natural and sustainable approach to landscape design. Leading designers from Holland, including Nico Wissing, Bart Hoes, Bart Bresser, and New Jersey-born Carrie Preston, will share their extraordinary floral and garden styles in major exhibits at the Flower Show. For tickets and more information visit: https://theflowershow.com/

WHAT:                 Garces Events hosts their Sixth Annual Wedding Showcase

WHERE:              Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

WHEN:                 Sunday, March 5th, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.   RSVP:                

  Reserve spaces at www.philadelphia.garcesevents.com
Tickets for the wedding couple are complimentary Additional guests may attend at $20 each   ACTIVITIES:

• Guests will sample a wide array of Garces Events most popular wedding menu items
• Each Garces restaurant will be featured at a station that will allow guests to taste the items but also understand the design aesthetic that Garces provides
• Catch breathtaking views of the city at sunset
• Meet with some of our favorite wedding professionals
• Win exclusive giveaways and raffle prizes throughout the showcase
• Receive a special showcase venue offer when you RSVP
• Swag bag from participating vendors
• Book at the event and celebrate on the spot with a complimentary bottle of champagne

PARTICIPATING VENDORS: Bella Bridesmaids, Brass Tacks Events, Carl Alan, Center Stage, Denise Fike, Desserts by Dana, Devon & Pinkett, Emily Wren Photography, Event FX, Homewood Suites University City, Jessica Hendrix Photography, Lil Pop Shop, Love Me Do, Nature’s Gallery, Petit Jardin, The Private Gym/Bones Fitness Partners, PSH Cinema Studio, Rabbit Rabbit Crew, The Rittenhouse Spa & Club-Hair by Paul Labrecque, Royal Valet, Scratch DJs, Shannon Wellington Weddings, The Wedding Pros and Zachary Andrew Events.   MENU: Passed hors d’oeuvres will include: barbacoa chicken dumplings, kobe beef canapés, pickled beets, mushroom arancini, shrimp toast and albondigas.   Amada Station: Plancha Station; Vegetarian Paella; Chicken, Chorizo and Veggie Brochettes   Distrito Station: Mahi Mahi Taco, Chipotle Remoulade, Avocado, Red Cabbage, Lime; Guacamole Bar and Salsa Roja   Garces Trading Company Station: Hand Made Mozzarella Station;  Seasonal Antipasti     The Olde Bar Station: Raw bar and Ceviche featuring Shrimp with Remoulade,  Oyster on the half shell and Salmon Ceviche   Tinto/Village Whiskey Station: Village Burger Slider, Nashville hot Chicken Slider; Specialty Cocktail   Dessert Bar: Macarons, Bouchons, Apple cider cake donuts, Lime Verrine, Cookies, Cheesecake pops, Cream Puffs, Red Velvet Cupcakes     EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS FOR GARCES WEDDING:

• Garces brides and grooms receive 10% off all food and beverage for any other wedding related event booked at Garces restaurants, including showers, bachelor and bachelorette parties, rehearsal dinner, post wedding brunch etc.
• A celebratory gift for your one-year anniversary
• Pre ceremony cocktails and hors d’oeuvres for the wedding party
• Day-of attendant to assist throughout the evening
• Invitation for the wedding couple and two guests to attend a private wedding tasting event
• Social media spotlight on @garcesevents

Gilt Sample Sale by Gilt City

The Gilt Sample Sale: Miami begins today at 7:00 p.m. – Held in partnership with Style Saves, is a celebrated shopping party featuring a treasure trove of designer finds—at up to 80% off retail—plus free cocktails, snacks, styling services and more. This year’s location is 59 N.W. 14^th Street. For more information visit: https://www.gilt.com/city/miami/offer/gcwarehousemiami17.

Junior’s Restaurant in Boca Raton Serves New Yorker Shake

THIS WEEKEND ONLY Junior’s Restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida will offer a special milkshake in collaboration with the ultra-popular Black Tap New York. The New Yorker Shake will be served Friday, March 3rd through Sunday, March 5th at Junior’s Restaurant in Boca Raton’s Mizner Park for $19. This specially-created Crazy Shake features a vanilla frosted and graham cracker rim and is topped with a slice of Junior’s Strawberry Cheesecake: an homage to New York City as well as a once-in-a-lifetime dessert! JUST GO!

Announcing Rosé Saturdays at Nikki Beach

Drink Pink at Nikki Beach Every Saturday with rosé by the glass for $5 and Bottles of rosé for $25. Spend the afternoon sipping rosé, dining on light bites from Nikki Beach’s lunch menu and feasting on sunset specials from 4 – 6pm, while dancing and soaking up the endless sunshine. The vibe is Côte d’Azur chic as the DJ spins happy house music. A Miami Beach landmark since1998, Nikki Beach continues to delight guests with its South of France-style joie de vivre, lively DJs and dancers and iconic white daybeds and teepees. Nikki Beach is located at 1 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL.

Lunch is served from noon til 6pm.

From 4pm – 6pm, Sunset Special light bites include:

$2 oysters

$7 ceviches

$20 lobster rolls

$15 Prosciutto di Parma Pizza

The Habit CharClub

The Habit Restaurants, Inc. is giving all existing and new members a free Charburger with cheese during the month of March.   The Habit Burger Grill has four Palm Beach County locations:  1831 S. Federal Highway, Delray Beach; Buckingham Plaza at 280 South State Road 7, Royal Palm Beach; 3333 Northlake Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens; and 5560 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton.  The Miami location is at Fountain Square, 9971 West Flagler Street, Miami. The Habit CharClub is a free program that offers members perks including exclusive updates from The Habit executive chef, a special treat on your birthday, invitations to grand openings and special events, first-hand information about new menu items and limited time offerings, and more. For a limited time, March 1-31, 2017, The Habit will be rewarding existing CharClub members with an offer for a free Charburger with cheese.  Everyone is invited to participate, and if you are not a member, ‘make it a habit’ and sign up for the CharClub by visiting http://www.habitburger.com/charclub. Once you have signed up for the CharClub, your free Charburger offer will be sent directly to your email, no strings attached. Connect with The Habit on social media at facebook.com/habitburger, instagram.com/habitburgergrill, twitter.com/habitburger  and youtube.com/habittube.

9^th Annual Vizcaya Preservation Luncheon

On March 7, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens will welcome South Florida’s boldest fashion-forward supporters to its 9^th Annual Vizcaya Preservation Luncheon, known informally as “The Hat Luncheon.”  Each year this must-go event attracts 300 guests from Miami, Palm Beach and New York for a beautiful, stylish day including a champagne lunch and informal modeling in Vizcaya’s European-style grounds.Tickets can be purchased online starting at $350 per person. Tables of 10 guests are available for $3,500 and premier James Deering tables of 10 for $5,000. For more information about the Preservation Luncheon, visit www.vizcayapreservation.org or email events@vizcaya.org.

Miami Symphony Pop-Up Series

The Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO) and the Miami Design District’s Miami Symphony Pop-Up Series is returning to the famed Palm Court on Friday, March 10, 2017 from 5 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The live music event has become increasingly popular with each performance—the last saw over 2,000 guests in attendance—and the upcoming is slated to be bigger. The pop-up classical music performance is bringing in special musical artists including Emily Estefan, who is fresh off of debuting on four Billboard charts to make this complimentary event even more special for attendees.

The Miami Symphony Pop-Up Series is the culmination of a vision that the Design District and MISO are collaborating on to bring together families and members of the community with a shared passion for culture, art and music, and to enjoy them all in one inspiring space—the Design District’s Palm Court.

The neighborhood is also offering free parking and admission to encourage guests to attend and experience sounds from world-class musicians surrounded by art and architecture under the stars.

Cork & Fork at Carnaval on the Mile

Join Chefs Michelle Bernstein, Adrianne Calvo, Cindy Hutson and Eileen Andrade as they host the 2nd Annual Cork & Fork food and wine tasting, held during Carnaval on the Mile. The two-day event will feature intimate culinary demonstrations, tastings from participating chefs and local restaurants, book signings and live entertainment, all benefiting the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana’s youth programs. More information on the event, including participating restaurants can be found at http://carnavalmiami.com/cork-fork/.

Saturday, March 4, 2017 (1 – 4pm, 7 – 10pm) & Sunday, March 5, 2017 (11am – 2pm, 4 – 7pm)

Pavilion Tent
Alhambra Circle and Salzedo
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Tickets are $50 per session and can be purchased via the event’s Eventbrite page here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cork-fork-carnaval-on-the-mile-tickets-29537702062?aff=es2